Emperor Tianzhi is looking forward to the return of Jia Yun and his party this time. Well, of course he is not missing Jia Yun, but is thinking about Jia Yun's property that was confiscated this time...
Because of this, when Jia Yun and other seven palace guards arrived at the palace, Emperor Tianzhi was busy with other things. After learning that the seven palace guards had returned, he put other matters aside and immediately summoned the seven
Palace guard.
"Jia Yun, please report back to me in detail about this incident in Huainan." Emperor Tianzhi said impatiently, but he still did not forget to add: "You must be frank and detailed, and you must not falsify or conceal anything."
Immediately, Jia Yun told the story of Huainan frankly and in detail, including interceding on behalf of certain people and the matter of Governor Xie Baichuan.
In fact, Jia Yun was clever in begging for mercy. He told those people at that time that he would beg for mercy in front of the emperor, but he did not guarantee that his plea would be effective. If the plea was not effective, we cannot blame him for not keeping his word.
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When Emperor Tianzhi heard that Jia Yun had confiscated a total of about 600,000 taels of property during the house raid, he was surprised, surprised and angry.
Needless to say, it was a surprise. For the current Emperor Tianzhi, this property was a huge amount, and it could also solve his current problem of lack of money.
What’s surprising is that Huainan alone has gained so much wealth from private coal mining over the years, and that’s not all. For example, these officials and private coal traders must have spent a lot of wealth over the years. Another example is that Xie Baichuan must have
There are still many related properties that have not been inspected...
Emperor Tianzhi felt that Jia Yun's coal mine business was even more reliable. Several private coal merchants in Huainan were making money by mining private coal. Now the Coal Mine Department is responsible for vigorously mining coal mines in Anhui and even the whole country, and also vigorously manufacturing briquettes. It can be imagined that
How much wealth will be earned? Coal mines alone can solve Emperor Tianzhi's problem of lack of money.
The anger lies in the fact that in Emperor Tianzhi's view, all the coal mines in the world belong to the imperial court and are equivalent to him. These officials and private coal traders are equivalent to stealing his wealth. How can this be unreasonable!
But overall, Emperor Tianzhi was in a good mood this time.
What satisfied him most was not that Jia Yun found out the truth about Qin Ye's death, but the other three points.
First, Jia Yun has completely settled the mess related to coal mines in Anhui, which means that the coal mining industry can continue smoothly.
Second, he obtained approximately 600,000 taels of silver in one fell swoop.
Third, Emperor Tianzhi took the opportunity to gain more military power.
Lou Shoufeng was originally a military attache of the Supreme Emperor, but now he was dismissed due to a major case, and the Supreme Emperor was unable to stop him. While Emperor Tianzhi transferred Qin Houxiang to the post of Chief Soldier of Shouchun Town, he also arranged for a military attache who was loyal to him to take over as the Chief Soldier of Xuzhou Town.
Emperor Tianzhi controlled even more military power.
Because he was in a good mood, because Jia Yun performed well this time, and because Jia Yun's plea was well-measured and did not plead excessively, Emperor Tianzhi agreed to Jia Yun's plea.
For example, in the Lou family of Lou Shoufeng, except for Lou Biao, no one else will be executed, and none of the female family members will be sent to the Jiaofang Division.
For example, Fang Nianhai, the deputy commander in chief of Shouchun Town, helped Jia Yun and Qin Houxiang stabilize the Shouchun Town barracks and truthfully confessed. He will not be severely punished this time, but there will still be minor punishments. The deputy commander in chief will definitely be
If you fail to do it, your official position will be reduced.
For another example, Zhou Yan, the seventh-rank commander, was spared the death penalty this time, and his family members were not greatly affected.
As for the way Jia Yun dealt with Xie Baichuan, Emperor Tianzhi also agreed.
Xie Baichuan was also a member of Emperor Kangxing, the Supreme Emperor, and his connections among the princes and ministers of the imperial court were not simple.
This time Jia Yun moved Lou Shoufeng, but did not provoke the Supreme Emperor. However, if Jia Yun also moved Xie Baichuan, then the Supreme Emperor would most likely be provoked, and at the same time some princes and ministers would be provoked. Once this happens, even the Tianzhi Emperor
You will feel troublesome.
Not only did Jia Yun not touch Xie Baichuan, she also took the opportunity to "discuss" with Xie Baichuan and let Xie Baichuan assist Anhui's coal mining industry. This move was really brilliant.
Originally, although Emperor Tianzhi had great appreciation for Jia Yun, in his heart, Jia Yun's age had always been a flaw because he was too young and had not yet reached adulthood.
Emperor Tianzhi was very satisfied with what Jia Yun did in Huainan this time. He believed that although Jia Yun was not old, he was really a genius from heaven. Needless to say, he had extraordinary abilities in martial arts and bravery.
You are resourceful, mature and steady, and you are worthy of a big job!
In addition, Jia Yun's frank and detailed attitude in her reply this time also made Emperor Tianzhi very satisfied. Hehe, he even told the story of Lou Biao sending the maid off in a frank and detailed manner.
And when Emperor Tianzhi learned that the maid had been given to Qin Ye's daughter by Jia Yun, Emperor Tianzhi had no intention of getting the maid back, nor did he blame Jia Yun at all, she was just a maid.
When Jia Yun finished speaking frankly and in detail about the affairs of Huainan, Emperor Tianzhi was extremely generous and rewarded Jia Yun one hundred taels of gold. Meng Jing, Mu Fu, Zhao Xiuyuan, Yu Keping, Cao Wu, and Tang Daqian also received a certain amount.
bounty.
Not only that, Emperor Tianzhi also promoted Cao Wu and Tang Daqian from outer court guards to inner court guards.
Tang Daqian was excited about this, but Cao Wu felt uneasy.
Previously, Cao Wu was a bodyguard of the outer court, and his boss was his father, Cao Wei. He was reprimanded by his father many times. Now that he has become a bodyguard of the inner court, his bosses are the imperial ministers and ministers of the internal bodyguards...
Jia Yun did not worry about Cao Wu because of this. Cao Wu already had some experience as a palace guard and had learned some lessons. Now that he is an inner court guard, he will naturally perform better than before. At least he should follow some very important rules.
Will not offend.
Under this premise, with his father Cao Wei protecting him, he should not cause any big trouble in the inner guard.
In the view of Emperor Tianzhi, the credit of Meng Jing and the six men this time is not as good as the credit of hunting down Eunuch Pang last time. This time the six men are like errands. The credit mainly belongs to Jia Yun, and the credit of Meng Jing and the six men last time was recorded.
It hadn't been long, so Emperor Tianzhi didn't record the merits of the six people again this time.
However, the six people gained a lot this time. They all received a bounty, and they also gained a good impression in Emperor Tianzhi's heart. Cao Wu and Tang Daqian also became imperial guards.
Of course, the one who has the most favorable impressions this time is undoubtedly Jia Yun.
Although Jia Yun only received a bounty of one hundred taels of gold this time, he will not be disappointed because of this. He believes that his achievements this time will speed up his progress in becoming a second-grade high-ranking official...
In fact, what Jia Yun didn't know was that because of his Rongguofu bloodline and the special relationship between Rongguofu and Chang'an Camp, he had already become a pawn in Emperor Tianzhi's mind that could be put to good use.
Even without his contribution this time, Emperor Tianzhi had already planned to promote Jia Yun to Chang'an camp as a second-class military general after he had served as a first-class imperial guard by his side for one or two years and became his confidant.
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And Jia Yun's contribution this time may also speed up this process.
That’s not all…
At this time, Emperor Tianzhi suddenly said to Jia Yun: "You have made great contributions this time, but I can't promote you anymore. Your promotion speed is already very fast, and your achievements this time are not enough to promote you to a second-grade official."
, not to mention that the palace guard must be at least a year, let alone a promotion, it is not a military merit."
"In this way, in addition to the one hundred taels of gold that I volunteered to reward you this time, if you want any other rewards, just tell me and I will reward you if I think you can."
Jia Yun had experienced similar situations more than once in her previous life. A leader had said similar words to Jia Yun, asking Jia Yun to take the initiative to ask for the reward she wanted.
But Jia Yun never dreamed that one day he would be told such words by the emperor in the world of Red Mansions.
what to do?
Many people will think that at this time, you should be humble and stop asking for any rewards.
But Jia Yun didn't think so. In his opinion, of course he couldn't take the initiative to offer excessive rewards at this time. That would definitely make Emperor Tianzhi dissatisfied with him and think that he didn't appreciate praise.
At this time, it is not a good idea to not take the initiative to ask for any reward. Doing so will appear hypocritical. Excessive modesty is hypocrisy.
So the best thing to do at this time is to take the initiative to ask for other rewards, but the reward must be well proportioned and cannot be too high.
In fact, understanding of world affairs is knowledge, and understanding of human feelings is writing.
After pondering for a while, Jia Yun had an idea, and said to Emperor Tianzhi: "The emperor treats me so favorably, and I am deeply grateful. If I refuse, it would seem hypocritical. I really want to ask for a reward from the emperor.
It’s just that this matter may offend the Emperor.”
Emperor Tianzhi snorted: "You are quite versatile. Do you want to ask me to promise not to blame you first, and then you dare to say it?"
Jia Yun nodded decisively: "Yes, the emperor is really a wise man."
Emperor Tianzhi deliberately said in a deep voice: "Speak quickly and don't beat around the bush with me. As long as the reward you want is not excessive, I won't blame you."
Jia Yun said: "Weichen boldly asked the emperor to allow him to have lunch with the emperor. It's already lunch time and Weichen is hungry."
Emperor Tianzhi: "..."
Meng Jing, Mu Fu, Zhao Xiuyuan, Yu Keping, Cao Wu, and Tang Daqian, who had been staying at the scene, were all shocked when they heard Jia Yun's words.
God, he is so brave. Does this mean he wants the emperor to treat him to a meal?
Although the emperor often invited people to dinner, they were usually relatives of the emperor, princes and ministers. As a minister, Jia Yun took the initiative to ask the emperor to invite him to dinner. It was really brave...
Having said that, this kind of reward is indeed not excessive. Jia Yun firstly did not take the initiative to be promoted to an official position, and secondly, she did not take the initiative to ask for more property. She just wanted Emperor Tianzhi to treat him as a host.
Jia Yun quickly added: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I don't mean to offend you. On the contrary, I want to have lunch with the Emperor because in my heart, the Emperor is a very noble person. If I can
Having lunch with the emperor will make Wei Chen feel extremely honored, and it will also be an honor for Wei Chen's family."
Meng Jing and the other six couldn't help but glance at Jia Yun secretly. At this moment, in their hearts, Jia Yun, a prodigy born from heaven, has two more extraordinary things, that is, he has an unusually thick skin.
The ability to flatter is also an extraordinary cow!
Even Dai Quan, the eunuch in charge of the palace who had been standing nearby, had always been proud of his ability to flatter Emperor Tianzhi, but at this moment, Dai Quan suddenly felt like he was being outdone by Jia Yun in this regard...
Of course Emperor Tianzhi also knew that Jia Yun was trying to flatter him, but he still fell for it, otherwise Dai Quan would not have become the eunuch in charge of the palace and his confidant eunuch.
Emperor Tianzhi nodded: "Yes!"
Meng Jing, Mu Fu, Zhao Xiuyuan, Yu Keping, Cao Wu, and Tang Daqian were all envious. They also wanted to have lunch with Emperor Tianzhi.
However, Emperor Tianzhi only said "yes" to Jia Yun and had no intention of staying with them for lunch, and they were not as shameless and good at flattering as Jia Yun. Besides, they also knew that their visit this time
The credit was much smaller than that of Jia Yun, and it was not enough for Emperor Tianzhi, a very noble emperor, to treat them to a meal.
And Jia Yun did this, of course, not for the sake of flattery!
Haha, Emperor Tianzhi asked him to propose a reward himself, but he didn't propose anything excessive. He just wanted to have lunch with Emperor Tianzhi. Emperor Tianzhi couldn't refuse, right?
Even though this was just a lunch, for Jia Yun, it was another wave of good impression in Emperor Tianzhi's heart.
Proposing such a simple but special reward can make Emperor Tianzhi feel good, and having lunch with Emperor Tianzhi can also make Emperor Tianzhi feel good.
So at noon that day, Jia Yun stayed in Qianqing Palace under the envy of Meng Jing and others, and had a simple but special lunch with Emperor Tianzhi.
During the entire lunch, Emperor Tianzhi and Jia Yun did not communicate much, but this did not affect the significance of this lunch to Jia Yun.
After finishing lunch, Jia Yun naturally left the palace and returned to his mansion. He found a soldier standing outside the door waiting for him. This soldier was the three soldiers he had sent to protect Qin Keqing and his party.
One of the soldiers, who was supposed to be at Qin Ye's house right now, actually ran back.
Seeing Jia Yun coming back, the soldier hurried forward and said to Jia Yun: "Sir, something happened at Master Qin's house!"
Jia Yun frowned subconsciously: "What's the matter?"
He also became worried, fearing that something serious had happened to Qin Keqing.
The soldier immediately told what happened.
After Jia Yun heard this, her brows furrowed even more tightly, but her worries immediately dissipated.
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Qin Ye's relatives learned about Qin Ye's death and moved into Qin Ye's second house without permission. This time Qin Keqing took Qin Ye's coffin back and was guarded by three of Jia Yun's soldiers, but none of his relatives
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