On this day, Jia Zheng was glowing, sitting in the main hall of Rongxi Hall, accepting the worship of the descendants of the Jia family and the congratulations of the senior officials in the imperial court.
Over the years, as Jia Ke's status has become higher and higher, although he is still a fifth-rank petty official, his status is constantly rising. In the capital, even if he meets the six ministers, he must be respectful.
Call him "Sir".
There are many senior officials from the Six Ministries who came to celebrate him today. These people have seen Jia Ke's growing power and have slowly moved closer to him. They can also be regarded as their disciples and former officials of Jia's family.
Although these people are not the main officials of the Six Ministries, each of them is considered to be somewhat powerful, and they are all middle-level or above officials among the Six Ministries.
Almost every one of these people is of higher rank than Jia Zheng, but now they all have to bow respectfully to Jia Zheng. Such a scene is something he can only see in his dreams, so Jia Zheng is particularly excited today and can't stop
I urge everyone to have a drink.
As Jia Zheng's eldest son and his most promising son, Jia Ke always stayed by his side and returned gifts to various officials who came to congratulate him.
As for Jia Zheng's other two sons, Jia Zhu and Jia Baoyu, one could only sit at the banquet and hand over his hands to the guests due to poor health. The other would not have bothered to attend if it was not Jia Zheng's birthday banquet, so he was alone
Sitting next to Jia Zhu, he didn't bother to pay attention to the officials at the table.
While everyone was pushing cups and changing cups, a servant suddenly came to Jia Ke and reported, "Master, Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of Yangxin Palace, has come to deliver the order."
Jia Ke was not surprised when he heard this, but Jia Zheng, Jia She and others beside him were frightened and at a loss. They all knew that Jia Ke and the emperor had never gotten along. On this day, Jia Zheng's birthday
When the emperor came to deliver some decree, he must have come to disrupt the situation.
Jia Ke was already a little shocked when he saw the two heads of family. He stood up quickly and ordered all the banquets to be removed. He ordered the singing to stop and asked the servants to open the middle door and set up the incense table in preparation for receiving the order.
Then Jia Ke came to Jia Zheng and said, "Father, don't be alarmed. Today is my father's birthday banquet. Even if the emperor is unreasonable, he will not disturb the situation at this time."
After Jia Ke persuaded Jia Zheng, he continued: "Father, we should kneel down at the gate to receive the imperial edict now. Otherwise, others will gossip."
After Jia Ke's reminder, Jia Zheng and Jia She came to their senses. They hurriedly straightened their clothes and walked out. Jia Ke followed behind them, and officials at all levels who came to the banquet also swarmed out.
This group of people was huge, probably dozens of people in size, and each one was a third or fourth grade official.
Jia Zheng came to the gate, and as you knelt at the gate to receive the imperial edict, the great eunuch Xia Shouzhong came with a dozen little eunuchs riding tall horses.
When Xia Shouzhong saw Jia Zheng, Jia Ke and others kneeling at the door to receive the imperial edict, he immediately jumped off his horse. He first came to Jia Zheng's side. With a smile on his face, he went to help the housekeeper up, "What are you doing, sir?"
Please get up quickly, the emperor has already said it. There is no need for you to be so polite."
After Xia Shouzhong helped Jia Zheng, he hurriedly came to Jia Ke, quickly helped him up, and said with a smile on his face: "Master Jia, you can actually come to greet our family in person before working hard. What does this mean to our family?"
Can you bear it?"
Jia Ke stood up and smiled and replied to Xia Shouzhong: "Eunuch Xia is the emperor's close person. Since he is here to deliver the imperial edict, we naturally have to come to greet him according to the rules."
Xia Shouzhong said with a smile that he didn't dare. After saying that, he said to the ministers who were still kneeling behind him: "Everyone, please get up quickly." He looked at the ministers who were kneeling behind him, although he had a smile on his face.
But there was a cold glint in his eyes. The people here included almost half of the third-rank officials in the imperial court. Among them were many who had opposed Jia Ke before.
It seems that Jia Ke has been working very hard to win over the courtiers for a period of time, but within a few months, so many ministers have defected to Jia Ke. If he is allowed to develop like this for a few more years, it will be okay.
Several senior officials are all Jia Ke's people. Fortunately, none of the real leaders of the faction in the court are against Jia Ke. Otherwise, as long as one of these people becomes Jia Ke's disciple, it will not be able to lead
A dozen officials, but an entire faction, plus the businessmen and gentry behind them who can influence the situation, the power is already considerable.
Although these stragglers seem to be many in number now, they actually do not affect the overall situation. In the future, if the emperor finds an opportunity to deal with them, they will not cause turmoil in the court.
After everyone stood up, the officials kneeling on the ground also saluted Xia Shouzhong and called him "Xia Daban". After all, Xia Shouzhong no longer had a position and was just a personal eunuch beside the emperor.
Xia Shouzhong also smiled and kept bowing his hands to the ministers, and then said to Jia Zheng and Jia Ke: "Two adults, let's go to the middle hall to receive the order. It is really not the place to talk at the gate."
Jia Zheng suddenly realized that he should lead the way quickly, and everyone came to the Hall of Rongxi. By this time, the incense table had been set up in the Hall of Rongxi.
Jia Zheng led everyone to kneel down in front of the case, preparing to listen to the imperial edict.
Xia Shouzhong did not waste any time. He went directly to the incense table and said, "By special decree, I will declare Jia Zheng to the court immediately and see you in Linjing Hall."
After Xia Shouzhong read out the imperial edict, he quickly walked around the incense table, came to Jia Zheng again, helped him up, and then said with respect and flattery: "Sir, I am here to congratulate you in advance. What is the specific matter? You have arrived.
In the palace, the emperor naturally announced that we, as slaves, will not talk too much."
After Jia Zheng came to his senses, he quickly saluted Xia Shouzhong and invited him inside to serve tea. If he had time, he would have a few more glasses of wine at home before returning to the palace.
However, Xia Shouzhong all declined with a smile. He only said that he would return to the palace and deliver orders to the emperor, so he took the young eunuch and rode away.
After Xia Shouzhong left, Jia Zheng felt very uneasy and asked Jia Ke next to him: "I wonder what's going on? Could it be that the emperor is dissatisfied with our family and wants to give us some trouble?"
Jia Ke thought for a while. The emperor has been relatively stable during this period of time. There is no need to cause trouble for Jia Ke on Jia Zheng's happy day. Otherwise, if he gets angry, even the emperor will have to give in. And just now Xia Shouzhong
It was said that there was a happy event, and with the news from the spies in the palace during this period, Jia Ke had confidence in his heart, so he advised Jia Zheng: "Father, please rest assured. Since Xia Shouzhong said that there is a happy event, naturally not
There will be something unexpected. Father, just go ahead with peace of mind, I expect it will be fine."
After hearing Jia Ke's comfort, Jia Zheng felt relieved, quickly changed into court clothes, took Lin Zhixiao and a few servants, and went directly to the palace.
At this time, Jia Mu and others who were in the back hall got the news and sent someone to inquire about the specific matter. Jia She quickly went through the process and explained it to the nun. After a while, words came from inside, asking Jia She and Jia Ke to
Jia Zhen and others went inside to talk to Jia Mu.
They entered the back hall and saw that the banquet in the hall had been removed. Jia Mu was sitting on a low couch, accompanied by Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing on both sides. Below were Qin Keqing, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng.
The three of them entered the inner house, first bowed to Jia Mu, and then stood aside to listen to Jia Mu's instructions.
"What's going on? The emperor announced that the second child has entered the palace for no reason." Jia Mu said impatiently after they finished their salutes.
Jia She and Jia Zhen were both confused now, so they looked at Jia Ke together. Not only the two of them, but also Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing and others also looked at Jia Ke.
Jia Ke took a step forward, raised his hands and said to Jia Mu: "Old lady, don't worry, I think Bi Ran is going to have something happy happen to our family."
"How do you know? Is there some news you are hiding from me?" Jia Mu didn't believe it.
"How dare I hide it from you, old lady? Xia Shouzhong just finished delivering the decree and congratulated him personally in front of my father. I guess there is some happy event." Although Jia Ke knew the situation, he was not prepared to tell them. They were very worried anyway.
You will soon know the cause and effect. Moreover, there are many spies in Jia's house. If you tell too much, you may leak the spies in the palace.
Everyone waited anxiously in the room for about an hour, and suddenly Lin Zhixiao and several others ran in panting.
Lin Zhixiao came in, bowed to the old lady, and immediately said excitedly: "According to the master's order, I ask the old lady to lead the ladies and waiters into the palace to express gratitude."
When Jia Mu heard what he said, she breathed a sigh of relief at first, knowing that it was not bad news, otherwise there would be no words of thanks. But then she turned around and thought, what does this meaningless thing mean?
Jia Mu quickly asked him about the whole story, and Lin Zhixiao replied excitedly: "The servants have been waiting outside and don't know the specific situation. But later, Eunuch Xia came out to congratulate him and said that the eldest daughter of our family was named the Minister of Fengzao Palace.
, and was given the title of Concubine of Virtue and Virtue. Later, when the master came out, he also asked me to come back and report to the old lady."
When everyone heard this, they were overjoyed. Unhappy, they all prepared to go back and put on their court uniforms so that they could enter the palace to thank the emperor.
It has been many years since Jia Yuanchun entered the palace of the emperor who was still the third prince at that time. After the emperor ascended the throne, all the old people in the palace were granted titles. Only Jia Yuanchun was only divided into one concubine. Now she has finally come to the end of her hardships.
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But no one noticed that the tea cup in Jia Ke's hand had been crushed. Originally, Jia Ke thought that he had traveled through time, and the main plot of Dream of Red Mansions should have changed. Unexpectedly, things still developed step by step, and Jia Yuanchun was still named.
A virtuous concubine.
The thing is already very obvious. In Jia Ke's opinion, there is no title for Concubine Xiande. This is simply a posthumous title. It has never been heard of in any dynasty or generation. There are two words for enfeoffing a concubine. Anyone with such a title is dead.
people.
The emperor didn't give Jia Yuanchun a title, he just hoped that she would die early. Unexpectedly, the emperor's hatred for the Jia family had reached such an extent that he didn't even cover it up.
Jia Ke was extremely angry now. The emperor gave Jia Yuanchun such a title on Jia Zheng's birthday. Did he really think that Jia Ke was a fool?
Let him record this account first, and give him retribution when he takes charge of the world.