The eldest master, the old man, ignored the dissatisfied looks of everyone in the room and said leisurely: "This is the emperor's wish!"
What, what the eldest master did this time was ordered by the emperor?
"Boss, don't bluff people!"
Jia Mu's heart suddenly relaxed, and she said coldly: "How could the emperor let you do such a thing?"
"Not long ago, dozens of felons imprisoned in the Shuntian Prefecture Prison committed collective suicide on the Double Ninth Festival..."
The elder did not hide anything, and directly explained the reason why he became the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, and finally said: "How many people in the capital have such ability and motivation?"
Shocking!
Everyone in the room, including Jia Mu, was shocked when they heard these secrets.
This was the embodiment of the most extreme power struggle in the imperial court, shocking a group of people who had never seen or even heard of it, and were so shocked that they could not control themselves.
Jia Mu sighed, feeling disappointed and lost by the reactions of the juniors.
Rong Guofu has been far away from the inner circle of power in the capital for too long.
only……
"Boss, even if this is the emperor's intention, you have also severely offended Prince Zhongshun. What should we do if he deliberately targets Rongguo Mansion?"
Mother Jia was quite calm and had seen the world. She quickly calmed down and expressed her worries.
The hearts of Jia Zheng and others sank suddenly, and they couldn't help complaining: "Brother, even if it is His Majesty's intention, he is too impulsive this time!"
"That's right, the other party is a prince after all. No matter how bad the relationship with the emperor is, it's still easy to deal with us. How about I go back and ask my second brother to help me make peace?"
Mrs. Wang also showed her presence, appearing to have good intentions but actually showing off her suggestions.
"Brothers and sisters, it's better not to bother. Wang Ziteng doesn't have the strength to intervene in the disputes between the royal families!"
The elder smiled lightly and joked unceremoniously.
"Hmph, my second brother is a dignified military governor of the capital. Even Prince Zhongshun must give him some respect!"
Mrs. Wang sneered back and said arrogantly: "I believe Prince Zhongshun will always have some scruples when my second brother comes forward!"
"Tsk, if Wang Ziteng really dares to come forward, then he will basically have to stop at the position of Jingying Jiedu!"
The elder chuckled softly and was too lazy to continue talking nonsense with the palace. Seeing Jia Mu looking at him with a serious face, he put his hand on the armrest with gentle force, broke off two pieces of wood in front of everyone's surprised eyes, and shook his hands violently
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After two muffled sounds, the handrail wood in his hand turned into a pile of sawdust and fell to the ground.
Everyone in the room was shocked by the eldest master's cruel methods. They were all dumbfounded and wondered what the eldest master meant by this.
"Don't worry, old lady, with my current martial arts skills, Prince Zhongshun will not dare to make any plans in the palace until he is sure to kill me!"
When he said this, the elder was very confident, as if that was the case.
"Boss, have you mastered the martial arts passed down from your family?"
Mother Jia's eyes flashed, and she spoke earnestly: "If that's the case, you really don't have to worry about the pressure from Prince Zhongshun!"
"Roughly the same!"
The elder smiled softly, neither admitting nor denying it, but Jia Mu thought he had acquiesced, and suddenly there was an inexplicable complicated look on his face.
"Okay, okay, this will make the old lady feel relieved!"
Jia Mu's face was full of joy, she nodded her head and said yes. As expected, she didn't mention the great master again, as if he had never appeared at all.
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The elders exchanged strong blows against Prince Zhongshun, and made Prince Zhongshun very embarrassed. For a time, he became very popular and famous.
Even the prestige of Shuntian Mansion seems to have increased accordingly.
Under such a situation, in the eyes of outsiders, the eldest master will definitely take some violent actions, and he may even target Prince Yi Zhong, another big boss in the clan.
The reason is very simple. The eldest master has a bit of the attitude of today's confidant. He used to forcefully confront Prince Zhongshun. If he said that he didn't have secret instructions from him, even a fool would not believe it!
It's a pity that they all guessed wrong. After the eldest boss threatened him, he suddenly fell silent.
Such a result made a lot of people who wanted to watch the fun quite dissatisfied. Isn't this completely contrary to what they had in mind?
However, the eldest master had no intention of cooperating at all, and he did not continue to be arrogant and domineering to challenge Prince Yi Zhong, but returned to calm.
Every day is to preside over the normal operation of Shuntian Mansion Office, as long as it is generally passable.
The same is true. As time goes by, new things in the capital appear one after another. Soon the great master's majestic history is forgotten, and only some guys will talk about it when they are drunk and chatting about eating cattle.
However, no one noticed that the Shuntian Government Office's control over the entire capital city was strengthening little by little.
There were no grand operations, just trivial matters. The number of thieves and thieves arrested was average, but for some reason the overall public security in the capital was slowly improving.
The elder is not as diligent in official duties as he imagined. He goes to court on time every day and goes to the Yamen for work. If there is nothing particularly important when it is time to go to the Yamen, he will go home on time to rest.
According to the elder, there is endless work. He really has little interest in dealing with those trivial matters that involve entangled interests. He will never be stiff when he can be the boss. He should spread the power in his hands instead of busy with those things.
The messy things that happen in other people's homes are not as interesting as going home to hold your children and play with them.
That's right, after the eldest master became the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, he lived in another courtyard for most of the time. Only when Xiu Mu waited for a short period of time would he return to the east courtyard of Rong Prefecture to stay for a few nights. This was also Jia Mu's request.
The reason is very strong. I don't want outsiders to think that there is civil strife in Rong Mansion. Maybe some people who can't see the situation clearly want to attack Rong Mansion.
hehe……
The elder does not deny the possibility, but he is probably more worried about Jia Zheng's career.
Not long after the eldest man severely damaged Prince Zhongshun's face, the second son of Zheng also returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry and sat on the bench. It was funny to see his cheerful look, but the eldest man had no intention of making fun of him.
After experiencing the dredging of the Tongzhou Canal, it was obvious that he valued his official position even more.
It's just a pity that trashy snacks are trashy snacks. They only have a handful of good cards but they play badly. The road to promotion for the political boss is still far away.
Yuanchun, who had high hopes for her, was still working as a female official for Concubine Zhengui. There was still about half a year before the plan was implemented. The mansion and the second room spent a total of fifty thousand taels on Yuanchun's expenses in the palace in just six months.
Silver, don't be too crazy.
A mere female official in the palace of a noble concubine actually had the courage to lavish gold and silver in the palace. She was simply slapping those concubines with insufficient family background in the face.
The second family and his family are willing to spend a huge price on Yuanchun, and the eldest master will not object outright, but it is impossible for the eldest family to follow suit.
"How could eldest brother do this? If I become a concubine in Yuanchun, won't eldest brother benefit from it?"
Jia Zheng was quite active in asking for money to support Yuanchun's activities. Seeing that the eldest family did not want to provide money, he was immediately dissatisfied and went to the eldest man to question him directly.
"Second brother, I will tell you clearly about Yuanchun!"
The elder smiled and said: "If Yuanchun can successfully become a concubine, Dafang and I will not ask for the slightest benefit from her, and Dafang will not spend any money on her, so that's it!"
"Brother, how can you say that?"
Jia Zheng was stunned at first, and then said dissatisfiedly, "Rongguo Mansion is a whole, and when Yuanchun comes to power, the entire mansion will benefit!"
"I said I don't want any benefit, so I won't take it!"
The elder said categorically: "When the time comes, the second bedroom will have the support of Yuanchun, and there will be no need to continue to stay in the house. After you move out, the benefits of Yuanchun will naturally be enjoyed by your second bedroom!"
"Brother, after all this, you still want to drive me away!"
Jia Zheng looked unhappy and said angrily: "Brother, don't worry, I will move out of the mansion after the New Year's Eve in Yuanchun, and I will no longer take advantage of the mansion!"
Lying on grass!
Seeing Zheng Laoer's expression like a wounded beast, the elder had the urge to curse.
Now, is it okay that the lord and head of the Rongguo Mansion are Lian Er? It’s not appropriate for an uncle of your second wife to live in the mansion, not to mention how many little tricks your daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wang, has made?
Since you think so, the elder won't say anything more and just wait for the results of Yuanchun to come out. I just hope that the second brother will not put the responsibility on the elder.
Speaking of Mrs. Wang, she is really a strange person, a greedy person who only cares about money.
He is no longer in charge of the family, and he uses Jia Mu's relationship from time to time to cause trouble. Not to mention, this person has done a lot of illegal and disciplinary things in private.
When it comes to loan sharking and litigation, be sure not to do it too hotly.
The eldest master had secretly discovered many of her problems before. During his time as an official in the Rong Mansion, he had corrupted a huge public treasury, but he still didn't know how to restrain himself.
The most outrageous thing is that this person had no idea what kind of dark intentions he had. Since he lost his stewardship, he actually forged Lian Er's name sticker and showed it off. The other officials either did it for the sake of the Rongguo Mansion, or they
For the sake of the Xungui Group, they also gave her some face, allowing Mrs. Wang to make a lot of dirty money by using such means.
It's ridiculous. Mrs. Wang thought she was doing it secretly, but she didn't know how crude her methods were. Many maids and women in the mansion had a clear conscience, but they just didn't have the courage to report it.
The old man was both angry and funny, but Mrs. Wang was really "gloomy". Not only did she blame Lian Er and Wang Xifeng for everything, but she also made a lot of money for both.
But, did she really think that such a crude method could succeed? It was simply impossible.
As for why the eldest brother targeted Mrs. Wang, there is no other reason than that the Shuntian Prefecture official rescued a family that was almost driven to death by loan sharks while on patrol, and the bully who came forward to demand the loan sharks was none other than Mrs. Wang's subordinates.