Jia Lian was originally worried about what would happen if Wang Xifeng and Daiyu met, so he came here to have a look.
At this time, seeing that the relationship between the two of them was harmonious, as if they were sisters, Jia Lian felt at ease.
Although he also knew that Wang Xifeng must have used some "means" against Daiyu, such as trying to conquer Daiyu. But he didn't mind. As long as Wang Xifeng was willing to restrain his temper and not embarrass Daiyu, he could
Its tolerance.
Besides, with Daiyu's intelligence, if Sister Feng can really win her over and become a well-behaved sister, that would be her ability. Based on Daiyu's personality of keeping strangers away from her, Sister Feng will definitely bribe her if she doesn't show some sincerity.
Can't.
Just look at him and you will know that it took several years of ardent care to win Xiao Nizi's love when Daiyu lost her mother and her father was busy with government affairs and lacked care!
Moreover, this kind of routine can only be used once. Even if Wang Xifeng wants to imitate the tiger and the cat, it will be difficult.
Just when the three of them had finished talking and looked at each other speechlessly, the housekeeper's wife hurried over and said that some Eunuch Dai from the palace had come to express condolences.
Daiyu and even Wang Xifeng didn't react much. With the current status of the Jia family, they had contacts with many eunuchs in the palace. Even the first palace manager, they had heard a lot.
But as soon as Jia Lian heard the words of Eunuch Dai, he immediately stood up, said a few words to Wang and Lin, and left in a hurry.
When we came to the mourning hall, we saw several small yellow doors in a row. Among them, Dai Quan was in the mourning hall, lighting incense to the coffin, and Jia Lian was waiting beside it.
"Master Zhenyuan, you are well."
After Dai Quan finished expressing his condolences, he turned around and saw Jia Lian, and walked over with a smile.
Jia Lian was also busy returning the courtesy.
"This old slave is here today on the emperor's order to express condolences to Mr. Lin. Furthermore, the emperor has an order to send the Marquis to the palace, please."
Jia Lian was not surprised by Emperor Ningkang's summons, because Lin Ruhai said that he had written to the emperor recommending him to go to Jiangnan to investigate the case.
Originally, he should have taken the initiative to see Emperor Ning Kang after the meeting, but it was delayed because of Lin Ruhai's funeral.
He thought that this matter was quite complicated, so he had better let the people in the court sort it out and make it smoother. He would also be able to see some rumors more clearly, so that it would be easier for him to act.
So he asked Dai Quan to wait, and he went in and changed his clothes, then followed Dai Quan into the palace.
On the way, naturally he couldn't help himself and asked Dai Quan about the situation.
Based on the tacit understanding between him and Dai Quan many times, Dai Quan would be happy to tell him about such an insensitive topic. If Dai Quan hesitates to him one day, he may need to reflect and be vigilant.
As expected, Dai Quan did not mince words: "Don't you know, Lord Marquis? It's not a matter of inspecting salt in Huaihe River and Huaihe River. An Siyuan was detained by His Majesty and returned to Beijing for trial because he failed to supervise the salt administration. However, in
He fell ill and died on the way.
The ministers had a quarrel about this matter at the court meeting, and they had another quarrel at the court meeting this morning. Some people believe that after His Majesty changed the salt policy, salt merchants were required to transport grain and grass to the border in exchange for salt.
This has increased the burden on salt merchants, so it is natural that the salt tax has been reduced.
Others questioned that no matter how much the reduction was, it should not reach more than 30%. Moreover, if the Yanzheng below was magnanimous, how could An Siyuan die halfway through? Therefore, His Majesty issued a strict decree.
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Your Majesty is also very troubled by this matter. He remembered that not long ago, Mr. Lin recommended the Marquis to your Majesty, so he asked the old slave to recommend the Marquis."
Jia Lian understood. In fact, he learned about this matter from Jia Zheng.
Jia Zheng only thought that this was a corruption case with great influence, and the future direction was unpredictable, but Jia Lian could see from the clues that there was a full-fledged partisanship inside.
As for the partisanship, there are only a few conflicts of interest between the DPRK and China today.
The highest-level struggle for imperial power between the Supreme Emperor and Emperor Ningkang, the civil and military struggle, nobles and courtiers, clear and turbid currents, the prince and the third prince...
You only need to make simple exclusions based on the trends of the situation, and you can roughly guess it.
However, Jia Lian had no intention of participating in these struggles. His position was very clear. He was to be a military commander trusted by Emperor Ningkang, command troops, achieve meritorious service, and be awarded titles, and reach the pinnacle of his life.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, he only needs to consider Emperor Ning Kang's thoughts.
From the fact that Emperor Ning Kang asked Dai Quan to report to him, we can roughly guess that Lin Ruhai's prediction was correct. Emperor Ning Kang really wanted to investigate the case thoroughly, just like Lin Ruhai.
With this background, Jia Lian naturally walked into the Daming Palace with confidence.
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"I heard that you are in charge of Lin Ruhai's funeral?"
"Your Majesty, my uncle has no children, and he has been very kind to his ministers since he was a child. Therefore, it is natural that he should be the one to pay his last respects."
After briefly asking Jia Lian, Emperor Ning Kang, who was standing behind the dragon table practicing calligraphy, didn't know what he was thinking and didn't speak for a long time.
Jia Lian did not ask further questions and stood quietly in the hall waiting.
"I have no children..."
After a long time, Emperor Ningkang heard a deep sigh.
As his latent minister, Lin Ruhai, although not necessarily the closest, must be among the most talented and most loyal to him.
But it wasn't until Lin Ruhai became seriously ill that he didn't know that Lin Ruhai didn't even have a son to support him until he died.
Thinking of the memorial that Lin Ruhai wrote to him before his death, in which he expressed his sincere loyalty to the emperor and his country, he felt very moved. Perhaps only a loyal minister like Lin Ruhai, who was well-read in poetry and well-educated, could have such character.
Before Lin Ruhai died, he was still thinking about how to be loyal to him. Just because he heard that something big had happened in the Jiangnan salt administration, he couldn't wait to recommend someone who would go south to supervise him, and promised that he would also follow suit.
assist……
Even if he dies, he must hand over the people around him who are familiar with salt administration to Jia Lian and let Jia Lian complete the matter on his behalf. Therefore, as long as he is willing to send Jia Lian as the imperial envoy, he will be very sure that the case will be investigated.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Pulling aside the four characters "loyal to the king and serving the country" on the case, he started writing again, and continued to talk to Jia Lian without raising his head: "I heard that Lin Ruhai has a daughter.
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When Jia Lian heard Emperor Ningkang ask about Daiyu, he felt suddenly.
It’s not that Emperor Ningkang would fall in love with Daiyu, but because, under normal circumstances, Emperor Ningkang would not care about the orphan of a dead minister. But no matter what the reason was, since Emperor Ningkang had found out about Daiyu, he would not
I can guarantee that Emperor Ning Kang knew that he planned to marry Daiyu as his concubine with a large gift.
As far as other ministers are concerned, marrying an official lady as a second wife is rare, but it is not impossible.
But he is different. Only last year he acted like a "husband and wife are deeply in love" and sternly rejected the Queen Mother's offer of marriage. This year he married the daughter of a high-ranking official as his concubine in a high-profile manner.
Why, do you look down on the Tian family or the Queen Mother?
Jia Lian, who knew very well that it was better not to take chances in front of Emperor Ningkang, immediately nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right, I have only one daughter.
Because my little cousin had been frail and sick since she was a child, and it was difficult to treat with medicine or stone, Chen's uncle was worried that after he left, his cousin would be left alone and helpless, so when he was dying, he entrusted his cousin to me, and was even willing to let his cousin and me become concubines...
Wei Chen couldn't bear to refuse my uncle's request, so he had to agree."
Emperor Ning Kang raised his head and glanced at Jia Lian, and suddenly snorted: "Why, you also accept a second wife? I remember that last year, the Queen Mother wanted to marry the eldest princess to you, weren't you willing to die? I thought that you and the king
Sir, love is truly stronger than gold, and I will never betray you even if I die."
No matter how dignified Emperor Ningkang was, he was still a normal person.
Normal people have normal emotions.
Jia Lian passed up the opportunity to marry her daughter and turned around and accepted Lin Ruhai's daughter. It would be surprising if he didn't have any objections.
Jia Lian hurriedly knelt down and explained: "Your Majesty, please calm down and allow me to express my feelings.
The two must not be confused. Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, is such a heavenly figure. It was such an honor for me to be chosen by the Queen Mother as her consort.
However, no matter how arrogant I am, I still know that there are differences in respect.
If I want to marry the eldest princess, I must divorce my wife first. However, the Wang family is fierce and self-respecting. If she is divorced, she will inevitably die.
I really dare not do such a treacherous and unconscionable thing. In this way, I can only let down the great love of the Queen Mother.
But my uncle entrusted my cousin to me, just asking me to take care of my cousin for the rest of her life. Although my cousin is my uncle's daughter, she belongs to the class of weak girls in the golden harem. I feel confident that I can shoulder this responsibility, so I didn't refuse my uncle.
I hope your Majesty will understand the true meaning of this."
Emperor Ning Kang just made a casual remark. In fact, he did not take this matter to heart.
Moreover, as Jia Lianyuo said, his daughter is naturally very different from the daughter of his ministers.
Jia Lian dared to ask Lin Ruhai's daughter to be his concubine. Is it possible that he dared to ask the princess to be his concubine? If he dares to think like that, I will chop off his head.
It was through this topic that he felt a little bit of Lin Ruhai's thoughts during his lifetime.
Lin Ruhai must have loved her only daughter very much, otherwise she would not have let go of her until her death. She would rather sacrifice her reputation and find someone she could trust to take care of her for the rest of her life.
It makes me feel sad to think about it.
In fact, he can come to me. As long as I give my will, can't I guarantee that his daughter will be safe and prosperous for the rest of her life?
Emperor Ning Kang was a little blamed. Lin Ruhai even refused to beg him at the last moment.
This is the so-called Qingliu, and it is the real Qingliu. Be loyal to him wholeheartedly and never bother the Holy Listener for your own private affairs.
Emperor Ning Kang felt this way afterward because he felt Lin Ruhai's loyalty and pitied him for having no children.
In fact, if Lin Ruhai really came to beg him for her daughter's affairs, I'm afraid he would be a little unhappy even if he agreed.
After all, kindness comes from the Supreme Being. How can it be reasonable for a minister to take the initiative to beg?
He is the lord of the world and has hundreds of millions of subjects. If he makes an example casually, there will be many restless people in the future.
People are like this. He may not be happy if others come to him for help. But if others don't come to him for help, he will secretly feel guilty and blamed.
"Get up. I don't want to argue with you about the past.
However, Lin Ruhai was a public servant all his life and did not even care about his family. It is not an exaggeration to call him a national scholar.
Since you have been entrusted by him, you should keep your word and not let him down..."
Emperor Ningkang originally intended to teach Jia Lian not to let down Lin Ruhai's great trust, but suddenly he remembered that Jia Lian was a military commander and he would be useful in many places in the future.
If you lead troops outside, three to five years is normal.
And it sounds like Lin Ruhai's daughter is as frail and sickly as Lin Ruhai, and Jia Lian's fierce wife, Mrs. Wang, is rumored not to be a good match.
If Jia Lian is at home, he will naturally be suppressed. If Jia Lian is away on an expedition, I am afraid that the Wang family will be the master of the family.
So he pondered for a moment and changed his words: "Lin Ruhai has served me for half his life and has never received many rewards from me.
This time he died young. Since he only had one daughter to worry about, I will give him a reward.
Come, tell me my message:
The daughter of the former Lantai Ling, she is gentle and quiet, a lady from a well-known family, and is a model of ladylike beauty for everyone. She is titled 'Rural Lord' and given the title 'Lin'."