The Rich and the Idlers of the Red Chamber

Jia She was wearing a coarse cloth bunt, and was carefully transplanting a golden peony in full bloom into a flowerpot. The hybrid of peony and peony has a longer flowering period, and the peony has all withered. This peony is still in full bloom.

Jia She used the peonies and peonies to crossbreed many varieties, especially a yellow series, but it is only now that the traits have stabilized.

The problem is, there is an old man next to Jia Amnesty, who looks like he is wearing an ordinary stone blue gown, but there is a Tianhuang jade pendant hanging on his waist.

Jia Amnesty transplanted the pot of golden building properly, exhaled lightly, took a towel over to wipe his hands, and then said to the old man with a bit of complaint: "If the Holy Majesty wants to see these peonies cultivated by me, In the past few days, you will naturally pick good ones to go in, how come the saint is actually wearing a white dragon fish suit, and came here in person?"

The old man is the current saint. He is looking at the enchanting peonies in the peony garden with great interest at the moment, and said: "Put this peony in the palace. It’s not the same smell! Besides, I’m tired of staying in the palace, so come out to get some fresh air!”

Jia She really wanted to roll his eyes, you old man wants to come out to breathe, you can't go anywhere, you have to go to your own village, isn't this purely embarrassing him?However, everyone came, and Jia Amnesty couldn't persuade them to go back, so he had to wait carefully on the sidelines.

Over the years, Jia Amnesty has almost never been to the court unless it is a time when the pilgrimage is needed for New Year's Eve, but the number of times he has seen the Holy Majesty is probably less than that of the cabinet elders. It's just old and confused, the government is controlled by treacherous eunuchs like Dai Quan, and the cabinet often fights like black-eyed chickens with Dai Quan.The grown-up princes came out one by one, formed cliques in the court for personal gain, installed cronies, eliminated dissidents, and made a mess. The sage didn't mean to intervene.

In fact, anyone with a heart knows that, to be precise, the government is still under the control of the sage. Who is Dai Quan? , but the support of the saints.Why have treacherous eunuchs often caused chaos since ancient times, but they still trust eunuchs more than ministers or even concubines when changing lands? It is because eunuchs have no children, and all their authority can only come from the emperor. With a few guards attacking, those powerful eunuchs could only wait to be killed.

The ministers are different. These ministers have fellow countrymen, the same age, teachers, relatives and friends. They hold real power in their hands, and they also have a group of loyal subordinates under their hands. Weaving a powerful network of interests, if there is no sufficient reason , even the emperor, can not arbitrarily question a powerful official, so as not to cause retaliation.

The Holy Majesty is getting old now, he doesn't have so much energy, and he is slack in government affairs. Therefore, Dai Quan is used to check and balance the ministers below. If Dai Quan does something outrageous, it is not the fault of the saint. At most, he has the name of negligence. That's it.What's more, Dai Quan is a proper person. Although he has been fighting against the officials in the court according to the meaning of the saint, he has not really touched the bottom line after all.

As for the following princes, the same is true for the Holy One. Those who can check and balance these princes are their brothers. Therefore, these princes are constantly fighting with each other, but they all have to be filial to the Holy Father. After all, the Holy One is in control of their ultimate destiny. People, therefore, the Holy One can sit high in the Golden Luan Hall, watch the sons below fight for each other, and occasionally push behind, so that the balance between them can continue to be maintained. In this way, even if the saint is negligent, he can still grasp it. The movement of the court, after all, the final choice is still in the hands of the Holy One.

The Holy One is now a bystander, but he sees everything very clearly. He is not too young now, and the group of people who are the same age as the Saint have passed away one after another over the years. It doesn't feel like a holiday, so now he sees it more openly, and he is actually a little bored with the things about his sons.On the one hand, I can't wait for you to die, on the other hand, I have to consider his thoughts, and pretend to be a brother and friend in front of him.This made him feel ridiculous, but at the same time feel a little sad.

In the past two years in the court hall, there have been people tentatively writing letters, asking the sage to establish a crown prince and set the position of the East Palace, but the sage has no such intentions at all. The eldest son is gone now, and the following are either Li Xian or Li Ai. The problem is, The Holy One has too many sons, and he has loved many sons sincerely, but after these sons grow up, they are not just sons, but competitors who want to snatch their authority.Therefore, the Holy Majesty really doesn't have any pure love for the sons below, but mostly wants to use them.In this way, whoever can take the position depends on who of them can hit the mind of the Holy One.

Jia She never told the Holy Master about such things. When the Holy Master came, Jia She treated him as a distinguished elder who came to visit. Now that he had cleaned his hands, he took the Holy Master to admire the various peonies he had cultivated. The Holy One also admired it.

Although the Holy Majesty is old, his physical strength is still quite good. After turning most of the peony garden around, he only felt a little short of breath, and his body began to sweat slightly.

Jia Amnesty led His Majesty and Dai Quan, who was waiting on the side, out of the Peony Garden, went to rest in the house, ordered someone to fetch water to wash up, and also ordered someone to serve tea and snacks.

The Holy Majesty drank tea with a smile, and said, "Enhou is comfortable here!"

This is indeed the case here for Jia She, Jia She's Zhuangzi looks small, but it is full of ingenuity, not to mention warm in winter and cool in summer, Jia She has fully adopted biogas as the energy source for Zhuangzi, and it is a sacrifice for this. It cost a lot.After all, he only knew some principles before, but he couldn't figure out the structure. He took a lot of wrong paths at first, and almost gave up the house, but finally got it right.

It’s just that Jia Amnesty originally wanted to promote this thing, but later found that it is still a bit expensive for ordinary people. These days, ironware and the like are really not cheap because of the cost of smelting technology. Therefore, building A biogas digester is not difficult, but what is difficult is the supporting facilities. After all, the pipelines and the stove must be made of iron, and they must be sealed properly. Otherwise, it is non-toxic if it leaks, but if it happens Open flames, if there is a fire or even an explosion, then the gain outweighs the loss.In this way, whether it is the cost of materials or labor costs, it is not a small amount.

Therefore, except for the family that Jia She is familiar with, and under the recommendation of Jia She, they have built a few biogas ponds in their own homes, others are not interested in this. If Jia She can make a biogas lamp, it will be another The thing is, the problem is that Jia Amnesty tried a lot of materials, but failed. In the end, he still had to use seamless iron pipes to make something similar to a candelabra, but there is such a thing as laying pipes. , The money for making valves and lighting oil lamps is enough.

This is the tragedy caused by insufficient productivity. Even if there are good things, they can't be used well.But the Holy Majesty had heard of this, and after knowing that what Jia She made was not grounded, and he was devastated, he was very happy.

At this moment, the Holy Majesty felt that Jia She is really a wonderful person after experiencing it himself. If there are any luxurious decorations here, there are none, but it is such a place that actually seems to many people. Some simple rooms were arranged by Jia She to be extremely comfortable and comfortable, which caused the Holy Majesty to yearn for them.

Jia Amnesty heard what His Majesty said, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty also knows my nature, and most of all I want pleasure, but as long as I can live comfortably, I am not afraid of spending money!"

Thinking of the things Jia She created, the Holy Majesty couldn't help but also laughed: "Of course you are not afraid of spending money. If you are not as good at collecting money as the God of Wealth, you are not far behind! Over the years, The price of glass mirrors on the market is only [-]% of what it was before, so you can earn a lot from it!"

Jia She chuckled: "My sage has learned from me, I just earn some hard-earned money for a living, but there are other people in here!" He also looked at the sage, and the sage also had a share here. I got a piece of the pie!

The Holy Majesty was amused by Jia She's words: "Take it as if I don't know. Before, I really thought that glass was so valuable. After you opened a workshop there, I realized that this glass is actually sand. Even if the mirror you sold was coated with silver, how much would it be worth? As a result, you dare to sell a target mirror as big as your palm for ten taels of silver. I don’t need to calculate the profit here. Come on!"

Jia Amnesty couldn't help crying out: "Your Majesty, you can't say that. Now that you know how glass is made, you can find any craftsman to try it, and he still can't make it! I came up with this recipe for testing. , It cost a lot of money! What's more, if it weren't for the minister, the people in Fanbang would have earned all the money!"

The sage wasn't angry when Jia Amnesty played tricks like this, and said with a smile, "Okay, don't cry poorly, you have this formula in your hand, there are many people who are jealous!" That's enough, but how can an emperor focus on money? Now his internal treasury is full, but the national treasury is a little empty. The household department is crying for poverty all day long, and the emperor is also upset.

The Holy Majesty looked at Jia She with a loving expression. To be honest, in the Holy Majesty’s mind, in a sense, Jia She was more reliable than his own sons. Jia She was not a person who was greedy for power and position. , can be amused, and sincerely cares about him as the emperor. The Holy One himself is not hard-hearted, so he has always been more tolerant towards Jia Amnesty. Now he sighed: "You, when I am in power now, I can naturally protect you. I can live with you, but I am old now, and when the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, you will still be so unscrupulous, maybe you have violated the taboo of the new emperor!"

Jia Amnesty was startled when he heard what the Holy One said. He took a closer look at His Majesty's complexion, and then said a little puzzled: "If the Holy Majesty is in good health and takes good care of himself, it will not be a problem in another ten or twenty years. Why is it so ominous?" words!"

His Majesty saw that Jia She did not say anything like eternal life, a smile appeared on his face, he patted Jia She's hand, which already had obvious age spots, but he didn't care, just said: "Enhou, you are a real child. You didn't say anything to me about long live and long live. The one who can live forever in the world is the tortoise. Even if it is a tortoise, if it wants to live a long life, it often does the tortoise's breath. Think less Thinking is the only way to last long! The emperors in the world have worked hard, and how many people can live long! Now that I have reached this age, I have already looked away. I watch the next few sons fight like black-eyed chickens every day, and it is not true. This matter, if I go on like this, I'm afraid it will repeat what happened at Iron Net Mountain!"

The rebellion at Iron Net Mountain was a taboo for saints, and he hardly ever dared to mention it, but now the saint himself said it lightly, with no fluctuations in his expression, and continued to say: "I'm only a few days old. I have a son, whether you want to let them go, or you want to let yourself go, this matter should be settled!"

Jia Amnesty was puzzled, he really didn't know what kind of nerve the Holy Majesty was committing, he ran over to tell him about this, and he wailed in his heart, I knew about this kind of thing in advance, is there really no problem?

Seeing the funny expression on Jia She's face, the sage just felt happy, and he said with a smile: "Don't you ask me who I chose?"

Jia She shook his head resolutely, and said: "The matter of setting up the crown prince is a state matter, but it is actually your family matter, the Holy Majesty. I am just an idle marquis, how can I get involved in such matters!"

Speaking of this, Jia She's face showed a look of crying: "Your Majesty, if you tell me about this, isn't this putting me on fire? I'm timid and can't stand being scared!"

Jia Amnesty was really flustered, he never dared to think highly of the emperor's integrity, in case the sage came back and revealed the news that he told Jia Amnesty who would be the new king in the future, all the ministers and princes would run away Come to the door, Jia Amnesty will have no time to bury himself, and the whole family will not want to be quiet.

"Look at you scared like this!" The saint looked at Jia She's expression, and the whole family felt refreshed, "If you know who the new emperor is, you should join us as soon as possible and fight for the success of the dragon. Your chance, what are you worried about!"

Jia She hurriedly said: "Whatever you want, do what you want. I am just a idler who only knows how to play and make money. If you can live in peace like the title An Le bestowed by you, then it is my good fortune. As for the others , I don’t need to think about it!”

The Holy One smiled and said: "You don't care about this, you have several children in your family now, don't your children care?"

Jia She sighed: "Your Majesty, I only know one thing, that children and grandchildren have their own blessings. The son of the minister, the Holy Majesty also knows a little bit. The eldest son of the minister, like the minister, also likes those miscellaneous studies and calculations, but he is not into it." The material of being an official in the court, intrigue is no match for others. The second son of the minister has learned the medical skills of the minister. What did they say before that they want to compile an unprecedented medical book and record the world's proven prescriptions? If you have your own ambitions, what do you want me to do? You can do more for your children and grandchildren, and you are worthy of them. If you can take care of them for a while, you can also take care of them for a lifetime, even if there are some unfilial sons in the future. , the minister was already gone by then, so there is no need to worry about it!"

It was the first time for the Holy Majesty to hear people say this. Hearing this, the Holy Majesty could not help but sigh softly. The reason why Jia She got his trust and closeness was in a sense because of Jia She's temperament. Jia She was easy to be content. Not a greedy person, he took a deep look at Jia She, and then said: "Enhou, if you can be consistent all the time, it will be your blessing!"

Speaking of this, the saint showed a mocking look on his face: "Forget it, since you don't want to know, then forget it, if you regret it in the future, don't say I didn't give you a chance!"

Jia She felt relieved for a moment, and then said with a playful smile: "I believe in Your Majesty. Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and loves me very much. I believe that the crown prince chosen by Your Majesty must be like this. If this is the case, what should I worry about?" where?"

The sage laughed, stood up, and said, "Enhou trusted me so much, I'm really happy! It's done, it's getting late today, and I should go back to the palace!"

Jia Amnesty hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, I respectfully send you off!"

The sage walked back, and when he was leaving, he suddenly remembered those pots of peonies, and said with a smile, "How about your pots of peonies, you don't need to turn around and go in, I'll take them away today. Watch for two more days!"

Jia She never knew that when a sage is still such a rascal, there is nothing he can do about it. He is a sage, no matter what you do, you have to admit it. Heart, a new era has arrived.

To be honest, Jia She really doesn't know who the sage wants to choose as the emperor. Now the oldest fourth prince, Tu Mingyi, is usually a silent one, but since he asked for his order to investigate the Shibosi, he has been It showed his methodical nature.

The matter of the Shibo Division, on the one hand, because the sage came up with a means of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot, and directly set up a new anti-smuggling office to fight the Shibo Division, on the other hand, it was also Tu Mingyi who made a decisive move and beat the Shibo Division. Bosi and those people were caught off guard.Who would have known that a prince and prince would leave the ceremonial guards where they were, and lead his people in a light car, and first contacted the local garrison, and then suddenly launched an attack, directly controlling the main officials of the Shibo Department?

After the person is caught, then everything is easy to say, there is no confession under the three woods, not to mention, even if the officials are not good enough to use torture casually, the house servants and the low-level officials who dealt with them do not have this level. Guarantee, therefore, was torn out by Tu Mingyi abruptly, and finally almost wiped out the entire Shibosi. Although because of this, Tu Mingyi left a harsh impression on the minister, but after returning to the court, it was Rewarded by saints.

But the sixth prince, Tu Minghui, is different. Tu Minghui's mother's family is noble, and he has won the support of many nobles. Now he is working in the Ministry of War, and he is also in charge of the military department of the five cities. He is the only one among the princes who has military power. Therefore, among the saints, they also have a high status.

The other is Tu Mingyun, if you really want to talk about it these years, Tu Mingyun has always maintained a relatively independent attitude, has no contact with courtiers, does not seem to form a party for personal gain, and does not have much power in his hands, but he However, he can always get the approval and reward of the saint, but Tu Mingyun keeps a respectful distance from the courtiers who want to join him, so that the courtiers can't figure out whether he has the heart to seize the heir.

The eighth prince Tu Mingsheng has always been a little transparent, but the ninth prince died when he was seven or eight years old. As for the tenth prince Tu Mingxi, he is not a contender for the throne. Among the princes, he is the dullest one. He always speaks and does things a little slower than others. Therefore, he has never been liked by the saint. After he became an adult, he was just appointed a county king and left the palace. He didn't even have an errand. The concubine is just the daughter of a fifth-rank official.However, like the two of them, no matter which brother ascends the throne, it will not have any influence on them, and even in order to show the new emperor's kindness to his brothers, he may even get grace.

In addition, the most competitive one is Tu Minghao. However, to be honest, Jia She feels that the most unlikely one is Tu Minghao. The imprint of the Zhen family on Tu Minghao is too deep. It's not that the sage doesn't know about the matter, it's just that he's just turning a blind eye when he thinks about the affection he had back then.

Now that the Zhen family has almost lost their duty to be a courtier, when Tu Minghao was called back, the Zhen family can only be more arrogant and domineering. Although Tu Minghao has some clever means, but his foundation comes from the Zhen family , not himself, if he had the courage, it would be fine to wipe out the Zhen family, but he still has feelings for the foreign family. In this way, unless the saint wants the world to be in chaos, otherwise, he will never be called a disciple. Minghao succeeded to the throne.

After the sage left, Jia She thought about it for a long time, and finally shook his head. It was really hard for him to guess the sage's mind. Jia She didn't remember the original book clearly, and the original book didn't say who became the emperor, but , Jia Amnesty quickly put this matter aside, just like what he said to the saint before, it doesn't matter who becomes the emperor.What's more, according to the sage's meaning, the sage can be regarded as a way out for him. When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will present the secret recipe of glass and mirrors. With such a large amount of money in the account, no matter who The emperor will never have trouble with money.

Thinking of this, Jia Amnesty still felt a little emotional. The sage meant enough to him. In the end, he could still think of leaving a way out for Jia Amnesty. I am afraid that no matter who becomes the emperor in the future, no one can be like the sage. To myself.

It wasn't long before the Saint's Longevity Day, and Jia Amnesty naturally wore a big dress to go to the court to celebrate. As a result, at the state banquet on the Longevity Day, the Saint directly threw a big thunder, and he announced that he would take the Zen seat.