The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

In all dynasties, there have been acts of selling officials and nobles, which means that the court's vitality is about to run out, and it has begun to decline.Now, the founding of the Daxing Dynasty is only four generations old, and even including his father and grandfather who were crowned by the first emperor in order to support his appearance, there are only six generations. From the perspective of the previous dynasty, this is the dynasty that has just reached its peak and should be the most glorious era.However, judging from Ning Shan's experience, none of the dynasties of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms could last to the sixth generation, and now it's time to end the game.Therefore, he proposed to let the emperor use his official title to call for food donations.And what he didn't realize was that the emperor, who shouldn't have agreed, agreed without even thinking about it.

When the Supreme Emperor in Daming Palace heard about this, he curled his lips in disdain, and he knew that the fourth child was incompetent and stingy, and it was really useless to give him the throne.But thanks to his incompetence, he was able to use his strength to plan and still hold the power in the court.The sixth prince and the seventh prince flattered them endlessly. The emperor was so happy that he smiled, and he turned around and ordered someone to tell the emperor to come over and ask him to mention the prince to his younger brothers. They are all the emperor's brothers. Who can be fooled with a broken county king?You have taken the throne, so of course you should all be crowned princes.

The Daxing Dynasty did not have the practice of dividing the fiefdoms for the princes. No matter the prince, county or king, they only had the annual regulations given by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they gave 20 taels of fixed silver when they first left the palace to build the mansion.In the last few years of the Taishanghuang's reign, he was busy dealing with the high-ranking and ambitious sons, and he didn't take care to confer titles on the little princes. Now that he is enthroned, he thinks that he doesn't have a brother of his own mother anyway, so he just Give it to a county king and send it out of the palace.Nowadays, the emperor's younger brothers have no high titles and no real power, and they have no respect for the elder brother who is the emperor, so they flatter the emperor all day long, hoping to exchange some real benefits for themselves, or it is best to pull the present down from the horse , Change yourself to the top position.

Nowadays, he is very stingy to his younger brothers, but he is still considered a big family to his own son. The eldest prince, second prince, and third prince have already grown up, and the fourth and sixth princes have all died young. He had submitted papers to invite the crown prince, but the Supreme Emperor had no time to talk to him at the time, and he handed in the papers to invite the concubine son and the eldest son successively, but none of them approved. This made the current third prince and the eldest prince hopeful, but at the same time feared each other .As soon as they came to the throne today, neither of them had ever followed into the palace, so they directly sealed the prince and built the palace. The second and fifth princes were also ordinary, only the youngest, seven or three, lived in the palace for a few years, and now they have arrived at the palace. It's time to leave the palace and start a mansion, and the first princes haven't surrendered yet, and the next generation of princes are fighting openly and secretly again with their own talents.

Among them, the first prince is the eldest, the third prince is the first son, and the second prince's mother's family is the most competitive. The emperor's son, the sixth prince, is not from a high family background. Xiang's eldest nephew agreed to help him, and in the future, he would make himself the hereditary iron hat prince.The Seventh Prince was quite scheming, on the surface he helped the third prince, but in private he hooked up with the second prince, but in fact he wanted to use the influence of the second prince's mother's family to help him.Although there were only five princes from two generations before and after, the commotion was not less than that of the dozen or so princes from the previous dynasty who seized the throne together.Furthermore, because the emperor's own dragon chair was crumbling, the fight for the heirloom became even more exciting.The sons of the Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince are helping their fathers to curry favor with the Supreme Emperor in order to seize the heir apparent, and at the same time they are fighting openly and secretly for the position of the eldest son. At this time, they are the sons of the eldest son. Once their own father can ascend to the throne, he will be half a prince. , Of course, you have to earn a high.

The education in this dynasty doesn’t look very good. What the princes and lords fight for the most is the support of the dignitaries, the royal relatives and real money. There are not many military powers, and it may be that the emperor is too tight. Keep them out of it.The Taishanghuang probably learned the lesson of Xianyizhong Prince's seizure of the heir, and kept holding the soldier talisman in his hand, not loosening it at all. The camp in the middle of the capital was also led by confidant generals, at least, it seemed to be his confidant generals.

Jia Rong and Jia Qiang can enter management training, although they are Ning Shantuo's people, but the Jianrui Camp can accept it, and it is because of the face of the four kings and eight princes. On the surface, at least the Jia family is facing the Supreme Emperor. If they are really cronies today , They may not be able to get in yet.

The military camp has always been the place where people are trained the most. After two and a half years, Jia Rong and Jia Qiang have a new look. Now standing in front of Ning Shan, she is dressed in a warrior uniform, with sharp eyes and a resolute face. Her two fair faces are also tanned. Much, the motherly temperament shared by the men of the Jia family disappeared. Ning Shan was quite satisfied with it, and turned to investigate the connotation: "What do you two think now?"

Although Jia Rong is the only Miao Miao in the Ningguo Mansion, his father really doesn't think much of him. He has always grown up to such a size in a daze and at will. Although the appearance has been changed in the past six months, the inside has not improved much: " It's all up to Uncle Ning to order."

Ning Shan didn't like to hear this: "I can't tell you anything. If you have no idea, why don't you go back to the camp and stay for half a year?"

Jia Qiang was more clever, and hurriedly answered, "Uncle Ning's orders are absolutely obedient, and he will think highly of us when he goes back to the camp, so he should not refuse, but if he can do more things for Uncle Ning outside, it's also good for you guys." It's an honor."

Ning Shan also saw that although Jia Rong was the one who made the decision between the two, Jia Qiang was the one who had the real idea. She smiled and said, "I don't need you to do anything now, I just think that your garden will be repaired. Going out of the palace to visit relatives, you are also foreign relatives, it is not good to stay in the capital camp forever."

Jia Rong said disdainfully: "It's just a nobleman, can you really claim to be a relative of the emperor?" If it is a concubine, they will brag and boast for a while, but what is a nobleman worth?There are no nobles in the palace every three years, how has there ever been less?Except for the favored few, the others are not as respectable as the queen's female officials.

Jia Qiang smiled and said nothing. Although he is a direct descendant of the Jia family, he has no father or mother. He lived with Jia Zhen and grew up with Jia Rong. He is used to following Jia Rong in everything. Throwing into the barracks was out of good intentions to accompany Jia Rong.

Ning Shan didn't think it was a big deal for a nobleman, but after seeing too much of the seriousness of the Jia family, she was curious about these two people who were obviously dismissive: "Isn't the Rongguo Mansion next door to you in full swing?" Jia Zhen Ning Shan also heard about it when she gave up Huifang Garden for Qingjing. It was Jia She who said it when she complained routinely. Don't do him a favor, and even said that you want to teach him a lesson, nagging for a long time before giving up.

Jia Qiang said: "Although Jia's family is one family and two peoples, after all, it is a matter of ancestors. Now it is just that the generals have not issued five uniforms." no temper.

After Ning Shan listened, she didn't ask any more questions: "I have some news here, you can go back and tell Jia Zhen, and say that the emperor will make an order to ask all the wealthy families to donate rice grains in stock to relieve the famine in Shaanxi and Gansu. , if you do well, there may be a reward."

Jia Rong's eyes lit up: "Is it like Uncle Xi's last time?" Jia Xi returned the silver in exchange for a marquis of Rongguo, even though he was a false noble, he is quite handsome, if they Ningguo Mansion could also get Ningguo Hou, you can get rich again for three generations by doing nothing.

Ning Shan didn't dare to make such a guarantee: "I didn't say it would be so high, but it would definitely not be for nothing. Just be quick, the first batch will be rewarded."

Jia Rong nodded again and again: "Understood, I understand, even before the imperial decree is issued, I will see if you are ready. I understand. This news will definitely not be leaked."

I don't care about Ning Shan's matter if it is leaked: "It's up to you, if there is something good people say, it doesn't matter." Anyway, even if the Rongguo Mansion knows, there is nothing to donate now, the money is almost spent, and the inventory Chen Mi and the others may not be willing to do so, maybe they still want to use it to repay the money to decorate the other courtyard.

Jia Qiang was more clever, thinking she understood Ning Shan's meaning, she secretly said to Jia Rong: "Uncle Ning's meaning should be that you don't tell Xi Fu." Jia Rong suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly.

After sending the two away, Ning Shan went to Jia She and asked if there was any grain left in Zhuangzi in his hand.The famine in Shaanxi and Gansu affected tens of thousands of lives, and Ning Shan couldn't ignore it like the emperor did.

Although Jia Amnesty didn't know the details, Ning Shan would always answer positively when asked: "All the private houses in my hands have been replaced with gold and silver, so as not to be taken away by the old lady. Many of my antiques are now on display. In the second room, I have learned the lesson. Now all the Zhuangzi are under the name of Rongguo Mansion, I can move some of them, but not too much." While talking, thinking that the Zhuangzi in Heishantou mainly produces game fur, There is not much rice grain, but the ancestral sacrificial field in the south of the Yangtze River is ripe twice a year. There should be some old rice from last year, but I don't know how to get it.

After hearing this, Ning Shan shook her head and said, "If there are no ready-made ones, that's all." When Jia She managed to get the grain, and then transported it to Beijing, and sent it to Shaanxi and Gansu, it would take too long. It's fast.

In a few days, the court and the central government discussed the drought in Shaanxi and Gansu. Some officials proposed to open the national treasury to relieve the disaster. The emperor took advantage of the situation and ordered imperial merchants from all over the country to donate money and rice.

Jia Zhen got the news early in the morning, and excitedly called the village heads under Ningguo Mansion to ask them to prepare rice grains. If they didn't have enough rice, they would use the money to buy it from other villages. The more the better, the better.Although Ningguo Mansion is also extravagant, it is far richer than Rongguo Mansion, because the mistress of this mansion has never emptied the warehouse to fill up her private house like Rongguo Mansion, and there are fewer masters and slaves than Rongguo Mansion. So insane, so the family background is quite strong.Jia Zhen wanted to grab the top spot if she went all out, so naturally she would not be stingy with the money, and spent a lot of money to buy it in the Jiangnan area, so when the imperial decree was issued, she ostentatiously sent the rice bag as thick as a hill to the Ministry of Households on the same day.

Such a commotion in the Ningguo Mansion would naturally alarm the Rongguo Mansion. Jia Zheng sent people to inquire, and he also knew the imperial decree, but he didn't know why Jia Zhen had prepared it so early in the morning.Just as Jia Zhen planned, Jia Zheng's first reaction when he knew the content of the imperial decree was Jia Amnesty's title. Jia She took advantage of the previous repayment of the treasury owed money, so it should be his turn this time.Sui Xingxing went to talk to Shi Taijun about Xiang, and asked her to help out by donating her own rice and returning a title.

When Shi Taijun heard about this, he couldn't believe it: "How can there be such a good thing twice? Zheng'er, you are honest and honest, don't be deceived by outsiders?"

Jia Zheng said: "Many servants saw with their own eyes that Jia Zhen of the East Mansion escorted many bags of rice noodles to the household department. How could it be fake?"

It's okay not to mention Jia Zhen, but when he was mentioned, Shi Taijun became angry: "Didn't he know about this early in the morning? No, there must be something wrong here. Where did he get the news? Zhenger, you go and watch it. As soon as Zhen'er comes back, I'll ask him to come to see me. I'll check it out myself." While speaking, he also asked people to check his own grain storehouse and how much money was sent by the villages last year.

Jia Zheng didn't care about these trivial matters, so he called Mrs. Wang, told her to follow Shi Taijun's orders, and walked away by himself.