Chapter 133: Shi Xiangyun's Return and Yuan Chun's Marriage Discussion!
Chapter 133 Shi Xiangyun returns and discusses marriage with General Yuanchun! (2-in-1)
It was naturally impossible for Jia Lian to fail the first battle of the Daqing Dynasty's external expansion!
[Jia Lian's Army] Three thousand personal guards who drank blood and donated blood, and whose murderous intent seeped into their bones and souls. It is estimated that half of them will be sent to follow the army to suppress the battle. I guess it will be enough.
It's amazing to send Dahei, the top level four legendary level combat power, Jia Lian really can't think of a reason to lose!
Jia Lian discussed with Mr. Pardon again and made a long-term plan for most of the family to move overseas after they were granted the title.
Jia She also sent letters to the south of the Yangtze River one after another, and began to mobilize the power and relatives of the Jia family in the south. As the former head of the Eight Founding Dukes, the power of the Jia family around Jinling, the ancestral homeland, cannot be underestimated.
Of course, the reason why Jia She worked so hard was not only for his family and son, but also what Jia Lian said: After conquering Luzon in the early stage, the Jia family refused to take any land, but it was still okay to ask the Supreme Emperor to pardon him and set him free!
Freedom, without experiencing the feeling of losing it, it is difficult for anyone to truly understand the preciousness of freedom!
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After that, in the streets and alleys of Shenjing City, no matter how big or small officials, slaves of wealthy families, or ordinary people, everyone was talking about the conquest of Luzon.
This is not to say that the Daqing court has become like a sieve. This is because the emperor and courtiers are deliberately guiding public opinion and public sentiment.
After a hundred years of peace, the life of the officials of the Daqing Dynasty gradually became not so easy, at least not as good as imagined.
The government's tax revenue has been declining year after year. There were severe droughts in northern Shaanxi and eastern Shandong the year before last, and severe floods in northern Hunan and southern Jiangxi last year. Just disaster relief, reconstruction and pensions have left the Ministry of Household Affairs struggling to cope with the situation.
Even if Jia Lian hadn't obtained 40 million taels of silver from the treasury this year by slaughtering Jiangnan with blood, the emperor would not have been able to use the money to conquer Luzon.
We have to admit that the huge overseas wealth and 30% of the future tax revenue from the fiefdom are also one of the reasons why Emperor Baode took huge risks to support the use of foreign troops.
Seeing that the Daqing Dynasty was very likely to go back to the old path of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Baode's original plan was to wait until the death of the Supreme Emperor before slowly launching some changes. For this reason, there were several members of his imperial party.
At this time, all the great talents were out in the state capital, traveling around the world.
But now, Emperor Baode felt that Jia Lian's suggestion of finding food outside seemed easier to implement.
Since Wang Mang of the Han Dynasty, there have been various reforms in all dynasties. Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty, and countless other wise ministers, and even Mr. Mingyang, the founder of Xinxue, have done these things, but
Most of the things left behind are only lessons!
It can be seen that the success rate of internal reforms is just that.
At least Jia Lian said something that the Supreme Emperor and Emperor Baode agreed with and even aspired to: Zhou, has eight hundred years of national destiny!
Anyway, what will be enfeoffed later is not the existing land, so it will make sense when we meet our ancestors in the future.
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Although the Daqing court has roughly agreed on the plan, and there are a lot of discussions in the city of Shenjing, all parties still consciously limit the channels for the spread of news southward and overseas. This kind of thing must guide public opinion but must also be restricted.
My son is the most difficult to handle.
The Tianjin Shipping Department has been responsible for monitoring the sea. In short, it is to prevent the Daqing court's movements from being leaked overseas to the greatest extent, so as not to add variables to the subsequent war.
Another reason is that in twenty days it will be the most important festival for flower growers - the Spring Festival. This is not a good time to declare war.
As the New Year approaches, more and more people come to the streets and alleys of Shenjing City to buy new year's goods. This year, the Ministry of Household Affairs received a large amount of silver. Salaries and welfare payments to officials of all sizes in the court were particularly timely, and some of the previous years' compensation was even reissued.
of wages owed.
Now that the officials of all sizes have money, the number of people spending money has naturally increased, and the merchants of all sizes are smiling. This has also made the New Year atmosphere in Shenjing City more and more intense.
The Rongqing Hall was particularly lively today. Jia Lian came a little late because of his daily discussions with Jia She. When he arrived, he only saw an old lady holding a five or six-year-old girl in her arms.
With the consolation of all the maids and wives, the general stopped crying.
Jia Lian cast a questioning look at the beautiful maid Qingyun who was holding the curtain for him. It must be said that the old lady was definitely a senior member of the Beauty Association, and the maids around her were all extremely good-looking.
Qingyun has long hair like a waterfall, a fair face with melon seeds, almond eyes and peach cheeks, curved eyebrows, and extremely delicate facial features.
She had been serving the old lady for more than ten years and was naturally very familiar with Jia Lian. She could tell at a glance what Jia Lian wanted to ask.
Immediately, he quickly explained to Jia Lian what happened in Rongqing Hall today.
It turns out that the pink and jade-like little girl being held in the arms of the old lady at this moment is the famous Shi Xiangyun!
This person looks about the same size as Xichun, the youngest of the four springs. He was born in a prince family, so his appearance is naturally very good. But for some reason, Shi Xiangyun at this time seems a little thin, and his temperament is also different than that of the younger one.
Sometimes it looks a little dull.
As for how she came to the old lady of Rongqingtang at this time, we have to start with the relationship between the Shi family and the Jia family.
The Shi family and the Jia family were originally known as the four major families, so naturally they were closely related, not to mention that the Shi family was the old lady's natal family.
But since the death of the old man Jia Daishan, everyone in the historians doesn't know what kind of psychology they have. Maybe they feel that Jia She's generation has been ruined. Anyway, they probably feel that the Jia family is destined to be completely destroyed.
All of a sudden, the contacts with this place suddenly faded away, and the number of visits gradually decreased. After the eldest son of the Shi family, Shi Xiangyun's father, died of illness five or six years ago, the two brothers who inherited the two titles of the Shi family even
Even the New Year's rites and Boxing Day rites have been reduced to an extremely insignificant level.
This attitude almost meant to completely break off the Jia family. This behavior of her mother's family once made the old lady heartbroken.
But today, the two brothers from the Shi family probably heard that the Jia family was getting angry again, so they came to visit the old lady and their aunt shamelessly.
It's hard to say whether this reaction was slow or sensitive. The two princes of the Shi family knew that their status in their aunt's heart was very unbearable, so they specially brought the only bloodline left by their late brother, the only one among the younger generations of the Shi family who had ever
Shi Xiangyun who spent a long time in front of the old lady.
Sure enough, you can grasp the old lady's seven inches!
When Jia Lian saw this, he stepped forward with a dull face and said a few words to the Shi family and his wife who were sitting beside them, but he didn't even smile.
"You two, my grandmother is old after all. It is difficult for her to entertain guests like this today. Please be patient with her. Jia will definitely come to apologize someday."
As he spoke, Jia Lian motioned to the strong female servant standing beside him to see off the guests, but at the end, he added one sentence.
"Sister Xiangyun rarely sees her grandmother, so she will stay in the house for a few days!"
Although the two brothers from the Shi family had already expected that this visit would be met with a cold reception. However, when they saw that Jia Lian, a junior, treated them completely as foreign guests, the two brothers could not help but smile.
The two marquises didn't know what they had encountered before. Although their expressions were equally ugly at the moment, they just pursed their lips tightly and said nothing.
But if the two princes of the Shi family came to visit today, how could they not know what Jia Lian could do?
With a look of panic and despair on his face, Jia Lian shouted several times to the old ladies in the hall, and left in embarrassment with their respective wives.
Although the two of them were indeed a little angry at being dumped by a junior, they were not as exaggerated as they showed. Even today's scene was roughly what they expected. Now they appeared a little aggrieved in front of the old lady of Rongqingtang. Next
It’s hard for the old lady to show off her face when she comes again. It’s great that she will do it next time...
As long as the old lady is stabilized, no matter how hard Jia Lian tries, he won't be able to treat them like he does today. By then...
Anyway, the Shi family brothers thought that they had no intention of doing anything bad, they just wanted to follow the Jia family and gain some credit. The Shi family... was also very interested in the fiefdom!
And today, Shi Xiangyun can be asked to stay by Jia Lian, which proves that the old lady still has feelings for her natal family, so there is a lot to be done!
The two princes of the Shi family walked out of the gate of Rongguo Mansion with expressions of grievance and regret. Their expressions immediately changed, and the joy on their faces almost overflowed...
Xiangyun's father, the former Baolinghou, passed away. Since he had no son, the Baolinghou position was inherited by his younger brother Shi Nai. Xiangyun's mother died in childbirth when she was born, and her aunt was her father's second wife.
This woman married into a noble family and had nothing to do for half a year, but she still couldn't tolerate little Xiangyun, who was more than one year old at the time, and even put the reputation of killing her parents on little Xiangyun.
Under such circumstances, Shi Nai, who inherited the position of Baolinghou, was actually a little embarrassed in his heart. Somehow he thought of giving little Xiangyun to Rongqingtang for the old lady to adopt. The old lady did not refuse and took Xiangyun in.
He was raised in Rongqing Hall for three years.
When Xiangyun's aunt had been a widow for three years, and because the old lady from Rongqingtang had raised Xiangyun without any incident for three years, there were vague rumors in the historians accusing her of being unkind.
After hearing this, he became so angry that he died of illness.
After the death of his aunt, the second son of the Shi family was either worried about his reputation or wanted to continue to dilute the relationship with the Jia family, so he finally took Shi Xiangyun back. Until today...
"Hey! Whose sister is this? How come she is so beautiful? Has the ancestor found a long-lost granddaughter?"
What he said made even the old lady laugh out loud.
"You hozen, you are talking nonsense!"
The old lady also really likes Wang Xifeng. First of all, Feng Yatou is really good-looking, and Wang Xifeng is generous and neat in her work. It is remarkable to assist Qin Keqing in managing the housework during this period. She has indeed fallen into the old lady's favour.
Eye.
At this time, the grandmother who had taken care of Shi Xiangyun beside the old lady took the opportunity to introduce Wang Xifeng:
"Ms. Feng, this is our cousin Miss Shi. She is the grand-niece of the old Feng Jun. Logically, Miss Shi must call you sister-in-law."
When Wang Xifeng heard this, she quickly squatted down, took off a mutton-fat jade bracelet from her jade arm, and put it on Shi Xiangyun's hand. The little girl was so surprised that she quickly declined, and was afraid that the movement would be too big.
Be careful and drop it.
Jia Lian came to Wang Xifeng's side, with a warm smile on his face and looked at the little girl who was leaning in the old lady's arms and refusing Wang Xifeng's greeting gift with some uneasiness on her face.
"Girl Yun, do you still know me?"
"Brother Lian, Xiangyun recognizes him..."
"Well, you said it yourself before, asking your brother to marry you more wives and sister-in-laws. Many people gave you gifts. Don't accept it now. Later, there will be a sister-in-law whom your brother marries for you who will also give you gifts.
Give it to Xiangyun."
Seeing the familiar Jia Lian, Shi Xiangyun finally accepted Wang Xifeng's meeting gift and thanked Wang Xifeng very well. Wang Xifeng was so happy that she couldn't help but smile. What made her feel like she had drunk honey the most was Jia Lian's words. It seemed that he was
He really puts himself and Qin Keqing on the same level... at least in the same position!
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After the two princes of the Shi family left, they avoided Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Baoyu and Daiyu who were in the Nuan Pavilion, and then returned to the main hall.
"It's Sister Xiangyun!"
Yingchun exclaimed, which immediately attracted all the little sisters to crowd towards the old lady. This frightened a group of maids and women to quickly get out of the way, for fear of hurting some of the little ancestors.
When Shi Xiangyun saw his friends who had been away for more than a year, he couldn't help but put on a pure smile on his face. After a while, a group of little guys gathered together to chat. Lin Daiyu and the youngest brother Lin Yong were also very excited about this new arrival.
Partner's senses are great.
Then this group of little ones clamored and clamored to take Shi Xiangyun to the big flower hall in the backyard to see the little earth dragons. The old lady was so noisy that she had a headache, so she quickly waved her hand to express her consent.
Jia Lian sat down and had a conversation with the old lady. The old lady's recipes in recent years have been arranged by Jia Lian. Jia Lian, who is in the realm of health-preserving and refining gods, prepared them for her. Mr. Shi has always been in good health. Although he has been experiencing continuous experiences these days.
After hearing about Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun, the old man's mood fluctuated violently, but it was nothing serious.
At this time, the old lady was chattering about the various exchanges she had with Yuan Chun some time ago. Now there are several dignitaries who have preliminary intentions with the Jia family. The old lady wants to ask Jia Lian's opinion.
As soon as the topic of the old lady started, Yuan Chun's pretty face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly said, "I'm going to see my brothers and sisters." Then she secretly glared at Jia Lian, who was looking at her with a teasing expression, and covered her face.
And go.
There are actually three families that the old lady and the Wang family are optimistic about: a third-generation grandson of Zhao Guogong’s Chen family, Niu Qiao, a third-generation grandson of the Bull family in Zhenguo, and another family that is a scholarly family that has been serving as officials for generations -
Li family.
The Chen family of Zhao Guogong is the only martial artist still standing in the cabinet. Needless to say, his importance is needless to say. But what Jia Lian dislikes is that the eldest grandson of the third generation of their family has been engaged to Zhen Yuhuan, the second daughter of the Zhen family in Jiangnan. The marriage will be next year.
It's over.
Jia Lian had told Zhen Yingjia face to face that they would never see each other until they were old and dead. How could he let Yuan Chun face such an embarrassment? He might even have to be submissive to the Zhen family daughter. After all, she was marrying her eldest grandson.
As for the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, that's all. They are both from the Eight Dukes family, so they generally know everything about it. The Niu family is pretty good now, and if Yuanchun likes it, it can be an alternative.
What’s interesting is that the Li family from Lunan...
To make up for yesterday's update, there should be at least one more update.
