Chapter 469: Kill the heart first and then touch up the knife
The emperor is indeed very passive.
In today's government and the public, even though he is the emperor, the Supreme Emperor is still able to interfere in all directions. In order to continue to hold power, the old man even got involved with the faction of heroes who have been weakening, and gave the emperor everything.
Constraints, what are these things!
Now in both the government and the public, apart from the newcomers promoted through the imperial examination, the emperor is most attentive to his younger brother, King Zhongshun.
Therefore, the emperor had already made up his mind as soon as he came up, and he would never let King Zhongshun be punished for this matter.
Of course, the emperor had already made up his mind as soon as he came up. Afterwards, he really had to call King Zhongshun alone and give him a good scolding behind closed doors:
A dignified prince has passed his forties. Can you use your brain more before doing things? Can you be more careful when doing things? You don't care about the front and the back, and you have to ask your brother to give you some advice.
"Wipe your butt", don't you blush.
But for the current matter, the emperor could only appease Jia Lian.
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"Are you trying to embarrass me?"
As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, he gave Jia Lian a "head start."
"Applying grace and power at the same time" is the basic "technique of controlling people" that is necessary for superiors.
"Signing in the east and attacking in the west" is a common "emperor's tactic" used by those in power.
In short, the leader doesn’t want his subordinates to suddenly guess what he’s thinking.
That seems unprofessional.
In other words, the leader doesn't want to "appear" that his subordinates have suddenly guessed his mind.
Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills.
Life is like chess, it all depends on face.
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At this time, everyone is like playing chess.
When a courtier is "captured" by the emperor, he often has to "jump the horse" quickly after "taking the lead", and be both offensive and defensive, so don't fail to accept the emperor's play.
The ministers must know how to adapt to the needs of the plot, quickly act frightened, and say things that "the ministers would never dare to do", so that the emperor can earn enough face first.
Then, the emperor who has regained the initiative will not be able to pursue and fight shamelessly. Instead, he will make a magnanimous and high-profile gesture and launch an offensive to appease this minister who "knows the taste".
Finally, the emperor promised some benefits, and the ministers took advantage of the opportunity to kowtow in gratitude. The monarch and his ministers were harmonious, and all the clouds cleared one day.
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But this time, Jia Lian did not act according to this script.
He just said seriously:
"I will never dare to embarrass the emperor. I want money."
The emperor has never seen such a minister, and he was really a little confused for a while.
After being stunned for a while, the emperor finally said:
"Don't you have a salary?"
The emperor never expected that after hearing this, Jia Lian curled up and shed tears:
"Returning to the emperor, I dare not deceive the emperor. There are too many people in my family, and the salary is really not enough."
Crying at the emperor?
If the emperor hadn't been holding back today to intercede with King Zhongshun, he would definitely have reprimanded Jia Lian for "disrespecting the emperor", and he would have been fined half a year's salary at least.
However, the emperor is also a kind man:
The twenty-year-old promising young man in front of you is crying because his salary is too small. Do you still have the heart to fine him another half-year's salary?
The emperor's heart softened and he asked again:
"You are young and weak, but you have already reached the third rank. You have a salary of 130 taels of silver every year. How can you say you don't have enough money?"
As a result, as soon as he said these words, Jia Lian covered his face and started crying:
"Your Majesty... If it were me, one hundred and thirty taels of silver would be enough to spend, but my whole family...
Let's talk about my father. Early this morning, I just spent eight hundred taels of silver to buy a concubine... I went to persuade him, but my father felt ashamed. I thought he wanted to send the concubine back.
As a result... As a result, he had to give his concubine to me... I am a son, what can I do to my father?
Your Majesty is wise and knows how loyal, brave and capable my ancestors are, but now... the descendants of my family are hopeless. They only know how to eat, drink, play and show off. When it comes to spending money, one is more capable than the other, and when it comes to frugality, one is less capable than the other.
Ken.
My father's salary as a hereditary first-class general is not enough for him to drink for a year. He has to buy and coax concubines every now and then...
The salary of my second uncle's minister, a foreign minister, is not enough to support his son's four wet nurses, eight maids, eight maids, four servants and eight servants for a year.<
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In our Rongguo Mansion, my father, second uncle and minister, who are now serving as ministers, have three salaries, but they have to support thousands of people, all of whom are elders. What can I do if I am a junior...
To put it bluntly, our Jia family is now a weasel laying waste to rats - every life is worse than a lifetime... The salary of one hundred and thirty taels of silver is not enough to buy rat medicine..." p>
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Jia Lian's last words stunned the stern-faced emperor, who still made a "chip" sound in his throat.
However, looking at Jia Lian who was forced to cry by money, the emperor felt an inexplicable feeling of comfort in his heart.
Hehe, this is also an "unlucky son" who is about to be driven crazy by his ignorant father.
However, what Jia Lian said next made the emperor's heart suddenly twitch.
"Originally, we descendants can still enjoy the wealth left by our ancestors, but this time to build a provincial residence for Concubine Jia, my family has already spent all their money, even if the money is used up, the family's wealth is also there.
No matter what.
But who would have thought that the slave Lai Da actually colluded with outsiders and squandered all the money in the family, and the provincial residence was suspended for two or three months.
During this period, Zou He, the chief steward of the Beijing Prince's Mansion, also tried to woo Lai Da several times, asking him how much money Jia's family still needed to build a provincial residence, saying that the Prince of Beijing was willing to help.
I naturally know that this money is not worth it, so now I don’t care about my face, so I ransacked my slave’s house first and took out some money to save the money, which is better than using money that shouldn’t be used.” p>
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The emperor's heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, the information from the Chaofeng Division is indeed true!
The housekeeper of the Jia family and Zou He, the general manager of the Beijing Palace, secretly met at the "Qingquan Teahouse" in Nancheng, just for this reason.
It seems that the King of Beijing had previously wooed Baoyu and often invited him to the palace for banquets. However, the ignorant dandy knew nothing about the situation at home. The King of Beijing then sent Zou He, the manager of the Jia family, to inquire about Lai Da, the manager of the Jia family. .
Thinking of this, the emperor's face suddenly filled with gentleness and kindness, as if Jia Lian was his beloved nephew, he smiled and said:
"Don't cry, don't cry. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. This is called 'not bullying the emperor'. It's very good. I want to reward you."
After pondering for a moment, he said:
"That Wanfang and the pawnshop, the shopkeeper and the clerk are all guilty, and they are all sent to the frontier as slaves. The pawnshop will pay you compensation, how about it?"
Jia Lian thought:
This emperor really knows how to calculate, why is this just to give me a pawnshop? It is simply to get rid of the pawnshop owner and clerk, so that they will not talk too much in the capital. In fact, it is to excuse King Zhongshun?
Hum hum, I took back all the land and property deeds that Lai Da sent to the pawn shop early in the morning. Why do I need a shabby pawn shop at this time?
So Jia Lian shook his head and said:
"This matter has been reported to the official. The owner of the pawnshop and all the clerks are assigned according to the law. The pawnshop itself will naturally have to confiscate it and return it to the public. I dare not take it."
The emperor had no choice but to ask Jia Lian to bid: