Red Mansion Jia Lan: Do you want to run away tonight to visit your relatives? Chapter 107: The Emperor in the Study Room Confessed and Congratulated Master Jia Lan to Pay Residence
Chapter 107: The Emperor in the Study Room Confessed and Congratulated Master Jia Lan to Pay Residence
"Sing loudly when you have wine, but stop drying up if you don't have wine. If you have a beard to send guests off, a stone minister can do it..."
When he went to the study room, the emperor put down the book "Business Master: Feelings" in his hand and laughed dumbly: "I didn't expect Jia Lan to have such a heroic and indulgent side."
Zhu Sidao, who was sitting at the bottom, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "After all, he is still a young man who has not yet been crowned. It is normal for him to have some conflicts of temper when being provoked like this.
But this guy does have some talent. I didn’t expect that there would be such an outlier among the martial arts.”
"For other military honors, they are alien, but not necessarily for the Jia family, right? I think there was also a Jinshi in the Ningguo family back then." The emperor said pointedly.
Zhu Sidao's face changed slightly when he heard this.
He was not in Shenjing during the Forbidden Gate Incident, but served as the governor of Guangnan in other places. Most of the real situations at that time were told to him by the emperor.
Based on his knowledge of the emperor over the years, he vaguely felt that the emperor had a rather complicated attitude towards the Jia family.
Both respect and fear?
Could it be that the emperor had something on his mind?
Zhu Sidao fell into deep thought, but at this time, it would be more harm than good to try to influence the Jia family, which had almost no power.
After thinking carefully, this true imperial master looked at the emperor cautiously: "The Holy One values this son of Jia Lan so much, but he wants to keep him by his side and train him well?"
The emperor said "hmm" and glanced behind him. Dai Quandeng, the steward who was waiting on the side, immediately dismissed the servants and then walked out, gently closing the door curtain of the study room and guarding the outside.
"I do have this idea..." The emperor sighed and said quietly: "Teacher, I am already fifty-three this year! You still look very strong, but I know that my body is not that old.
It’s alive.”
"Your Majesty!"
Zhu Sidao was shocked. Emperor Qingfeng was the most stubborn when he was young and never showed his weakness to others. Now he is...
"First assistant, I only have three sons who have grown up. The prince Xiao Xu is loyal, but he is weak; the second son Xiao Liang, the king of Liang, is a martial artist; the third son Xiao Shi, the third son, is the most similar to me. He has a gloomy temperament and is the most dignified man.
, but it is the last thing you can rely on as a king."
The emperor sighed: "I really envy the Supreme Emperor...Looking at his spirit, it seems that it is not difficult to live to be a hundred years old."
"Your Majesty! The prince has the appearance of a benevolent king, and he will definitely be a wise king in the future. The emperor has chosen such a prince for the country, which shows that the candle is bright and bright, so why should the emperor worry about it?"
"Chief Assistant, it's not like you don't know..." The emperor sighed again, "The prince's health has never been very good. How is he supposed to bear such heavy government affairs?"
The emperor pointed at the hill-like memorial, and Zhu Sidao was silent for a while after looking at it.
"I value Jia Lan not because of his talent, but because of his rules." The emperor's words shocked Zhu Sidao slightly. He suppressed his uneasiness and listened patiently.
"Where does the current predicament of the imperial court come from? The annual income is decreasing day by day. The reason why the annual income is decreasing is because corrupt officials are prevalent and the national system is collapsing day by day. Although Jia Lan does occasionally act out of the ordinary, he always has good intentions.
They are all in compliance with the rules. After I heard that he was elected, he not only declined the persuasion of his tribe to put the land in his name to avoid taxes, but also asked the Rongguo Mansion to pay the taxes truthfully. This summer's tax alone, the Rongguo Mansion paid a lot more.
One thousand taels.
Also, refugees from Hedong have been pouring into Shenjing recently, and it was Jia Lan who persuaded the Rongguo government to provide 5,000 shi of grain to help the victims.
What I value is his rules!"
The emperor picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a sip of tea, and talked.
Zhu Sidao had some understanding after hearing the words. He somewhat understood what the emperor meant, and couldn't help but feel a little funny.
This emperor's perspective on people has always been so strange.
Just paying taxes properly made the emperor favor Jialan so much.
But as he thought about it, Zhu Sidao felt a little bitter in his heart. Now, even being law-abiding and paying taxes has become a virtue.
After sighing, he said: "The emperor is clearly aware of the current bad government. Therefore, I have repeatedly said that the emperor is practicing inaction while clarifying the administration of officials. The so-called clear and deposed officials, suppression of luck, high tribute, and selection of superiors. Use people for the purpose, and
It is not about setting up positions based on people, convicting people from serious crimes and deposing them, and implementing policies with sincerity."
The emperor nodded slightly after hearing this: "The four-pronged strategy of the First Assistant to govern the country, neither speed nor slowness, is indeed a good way to govern the country. If the First Assistant had not clarified the powers and established rules in recent years, various places would have been even more chaotic. But I am really unwilling to do so..."<
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Zhu Sidao was silent for a long time. He had always understood the mood of Emperor Qingfeng. Even Zhu Sidao himself had imagined that one day he would become the chief minister and he would be able to change the long-standing bad government.
Only after he actually took this position did he realize that there were undercurrents and bright waves coming one after another. If Zhu Sidao had not been senior, had some skills of his own, and relied on the support of the emperor, he might not even be able to get out of the six departments.
"I'm thinking that Jia Lan is still young. If he can pass the exam next year, he might as well stay in the Hanlin Academy for observation for a few years. If possible, he can be sent to serve as a foreign official. By then, he will have arrived.
In the 1990s, it would be good to have such a civil servant among the martial arts to balance it."
Zhu Sidao couldn't help but nodded. He was a typical scholar, and he still didn't trust military generals. On the contrary, if Jia Lan had a Jinshi background, then having such an "own person" among the martial arts would be beneficial to the civil service group. "Ahem..." Suddenly Zhu Sidao felt a little stuffy and coughed.
The emperor immediately expressed concern: "Is the chief minister okay? He has been busy relieving the victims these past few days, which has caused the chief minister to stay with me for a few days..."
After saying that, he hurriedly called Dai Quan to send the imperial doctor.
Here the emperor is chatting with Jia Lan, and there Jia Lan himself is also chatting with the teacher.
At this time, he was sitting at ease in the residence of his master Sheng Hong.
Feng Ziying said that the old lady of the Sheng family was born in the Xu family of Yongping Hou, which seems true. The style of this Sheng Mansion is that of an old house at first glance, with tall and wide pillars, square stone benches, and the whole courtyard is full of the Northern Kingdoms in the early years.
The style is probably that of the mansions that were renovated by the Ministry of Industry and given to meritorious officials during the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Why does Jia Lan recognize it? Because there are many such layouts in the Rongguo Mansion. Although the Jia Mansion as a whole has become extravagant after the death of the previous Duke Rongguo, some basic layouts in the mansion are still the same.
"Originally, I thought you were slacking off once you achieved success, but the fact that you can say something like this proves that you do have your own ideas."
After speaking, Shenghong picked up the tea lid and blew on the tea, took a sip, raised his head and glanced at Jia Lan, smiling lightly.
"Speaking of which, my family has a lot of connections with yours. My mother's ancestors were born in the Marquis of Yongping. They fought two fierce battles in Liaodong. The Marquis of Yongping served under the command of Duke Rongguo. You and I are old acquaintances.
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Jia Lan's expression was slightly stern. Sheng Hong's words seemed to be trying to make a relationship, but there was clearly something in his tone. According to Sheng Hong's character, he shouldn't be trying to make things happen like this.