The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 468
Jia Ke finished her morning business at the Military Aircraft Office, left the office of the Military Aircraft Office, and was walking outside the palace when suddenly a young eunuch came by.

Seeing Jia Ke coming, the little eunuch immediately bowed his head and stood by the roadside waiting for Jia Ke to pass by.

When Jia Ke passed by the little eunuch, he heard him say something in a low voice, "Liu Yu went to Dongnuan Pavilion and had a good chat with the emperor. It seems that he has already contacted the soldiers and horses in several nearby provinces."

But Jia Ke didn't seem to see the little eunuch, and walked over directly.Jia Ke is used to these things.In fact, Jia Ke's spies are already everywhere in this palace, and the emperor's every move is under Jia Ke's surveillance.

Even the emperor himself didn't know about this, he always thought that there were hidden guards left by the emperor in the palace, so it was naturally impenetrable.Little did he know that Jia Ke had penetrated like a sieve.

Jia Ke just walked out of the palace without any expression on his face, but when he got on the horse, a smile appeared on his face.

The emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore, I'm afraid this year is the time to reveal the mystery, and it's time for him to bear it for so many years.

Now the complaints against the emperor in the world are very serious, because the emperor has raised taxes several times in disregard of Jia Ke's objection.

The reason why the emperor did this was because the disasters in Shaanxi and the Lianghuai area were getting worse.Now this year's tax revenue is really short, not to mention the emperor has embezzled 300 million taels.

In order to prevent turmoil in these two places, the emperor had to increase taxes on other places to make up for the losses caused by these two places and the silver needed for disaster relief.

However, Jia Ke stopped him several times as if he was merciful, and shed crocodile tears several times in the court hall. Many ministers from poor backgrounds saw this situation and thought that Jia Ke cared about the people at the bottom and thought that the people were difficult, so he did it. Weeping bitterly, he admonished the emperor.

Therefore, Jia Ke gained a lot of virtuous names among the people and the court, but the emperor's reputation began to stink.This time, not only ordinary people, but even businessmen and gentry from all over the world were dissatisfied with the emperor, thinking that he would do anything for money.

After Jia Ke returned to the Marquis of Wuyang Mansion, she locked herself in the study and thought about it for the whole afternoon, but she didn't see anyone.

Now that the emperor is ready to do something, he can't sit still. The only people the emperor can move now are those generals, but these people are secretly arranged by himself, and the emperor is simply seeking his own death by using them.

The next step is to deal with the aftermath, which is not a trivial matter.If it is not good, the world will repeat itself.Jia Ke thought about it, and decided to learn Cao Cao for a while before talking.

It is possible to ascend the throne only if these people who oppose him can be dealt with almost as well as those of the royal family.

The most important thing is that apart from the army, other controls in Jiangnan are still relatively weak. If there is a way to rectify Jiangnan, some local gentry and aristocrats need to be dealt with. Otherwise, these people will be agitating underneath. It's going to be a mess.

Thinking of Jiangnan, Jia Ke was the first to realize that her stumbling block was the Zhen family.

The Zhen family has been in Jiangnan for decades, and they have been controlling the intelligence exchanges in Jiangnan for these decades. It can be said that many of the gentry are deeply entrenched, and they all come from their family's protégés.

Although it is said that the Zhen family and the Jia family are old relatives, in the face of interests, this little relationship is nothing.

It seems that the two sides are destined to have a duel, and when dealing with Jiangnan, as long as there is no Zhen family, the other people are headless tigers, and they can be dealt with casually.

After Jia Ke figured out her strategy, she breathed a sigh of relief.Then he got up and went to the back house and Qin Keqing, kissed me and I went.

Besides, Shi Nai in Baolinghou's mansion has been restless for the past few days, and ordered the housekeeper to guard the gate every day, because he was afraid that no one would be there when the official sent the documents, which would delay things.

On this day, Shi Nai was pretending to be reading a book in the study room, but he didn't even know when he got the book. Now he was staring blankly at the front, thinking about when the official department would deliver the documents.

Suddenly the housekeeper outside shouted softly: "Master, the housekeeper Lin of Rongguo Mansion is here. He is waiting for you to summon me at the door."

As soon as Shi Nai heard it, he understood that there was news about his official position, and immediately ordered: "Please come in quickly, why don't you stay there."

The butler quickly withdrew what he had promised, and after a while, he led Lin Zhixiao to the study of Marquis Bowling's mansion.

After Lin Zhixiao entered the study, he saw Shi Nai reading a book leisurely there, and admired his concentration in his heart. If it was him, he would have already rushed to the room.

"Little Lin Zhixiao, please greet Lord Hou."

"Get up, who sent you this time? What's the matter?" Shi Nai put the book on the desk as if nothing had happened. It was only later that he realized that he had got the book, and he blushed a little.Fortunately, Lin Zhixiao kept his head down and didn't notice it, otherwise the fun would be great.

"If you go back to Lord Hou, our master and uncle ordered me to come and deliver the documents."

"What is it? Bring it here and let me have a look." Although Shi Nai didn't feel anxious on his face, in his heart he wished he could snatch the document from Lin Zhixiao immediately.

Lin Zhixiao quickly took a few steps forward, took out an envelope from his pocket, and raised his hands above his head to present it to Shi Nai.

Shi Nai stood up from his seat, leaned slightly, and took the envelope.Just standing there and opening it to take a closer look, Li Ke's brows were filled with joy.

It turned out that it contained a confession document, which clearly stated: Specially appointed by Baoling Hou Shi Nai to know Yangzhou Prefecture.Then on the back of the document is Shi Nai's appearance, and then there are the official seals and the approval documents from the Military Aircraft Department.

Shi Nai's hands trembled a little while holding this thin document. With it, he could be a magistrate in Yangzhou Prefecture.

Shi Nai stood blankly holding the paperwork and didn't come back to his senses for a long time. The butler next to him hurriedly reminded him: "Master, Lord, Steward Lin is still standing there, what do you want?"

Shi Nai only realized it now, and said to the butler, "Reward, reward 50 taels of silver for Steward Lin to go back and drink tea."

But the housekeeper was a little embarrassed, 50 taels of silver was not a small amount for their family.I don't know if it counts when it comes to Madam.

Shi Nai saw his embarrassment, "You take Steward Lin to find Madam to get the reward, Madam will naturally know what's going on."

Lin Zhixiao watched the interaction between their master and servant below, and found it funny.The majestic Hou's Mansion is actually embarrassed by 50 taels of silver. Who can believe it?
The housekeeper took Lin Zhixiao out of the study, and went to his wife to receive the reward.Besides, Shi Nai couldn't get enough of reading this document.

Now Shi Nai fantasizes about how he can get rid of his arms when he arrives in Yangzhou, and he doesn't say anything about sharing the emperor's worries.

Another thing is whether those people who I went to Yangzhou to take office are rebellious, or should I give them a blow after going again, let them know how powerful they are, and then they can be used.

The most important thing is to cooperate with other officials in Yangzhou. Those who talk about Taoism and the water transportation yamen are higher than his official position. Should I curry favor with them or ignore them.These are all questions.

I don't know how long it took, suddenly there was noise outside the study.Shi Nai frowned, thinking that whoever was so closed-eyed would come to make him angry as soon as he was happy.Unexpectedly, when the door opened, it was his wife Zhang who came in.

It turned out that Mrs. Zhang knew what was going on when the housekeeper came to her to collect Lin Zhixiao's reward.Although I felt sorry for so much money, I still gave it out for the sake of Hou Fu's face.I thought in my heart that if I took the 50 taels, they would be able to get 5 taels next year.

After Mrs. Zhang sent Lin Zhixiao away, she waited in the house for Shi Nai to return to the back house to give her good news, but in the end, neither came nor did she wait.

So Mrs. Zhang couldn't wait any longer, so she took the maid and mother-in-law out of the second door and went straight to Shi Nai's outer study.

As soon as Mrs. Zhang entered the door of the study, she saw Shi Nai sitting there with a piece of paper in a daze.

It wasn't until Mrs. Zhang came in that Shi Nai realized it, and gave her a displeased look, "Why are you here? You don't have to disturb my reading pleasure."

Mrs. Zhang was not as knowledgeable as him, and walked to his side with a smile, "Master, did the Rongguo Mansion send documents? I saw that you have never been in the back house, so come and have a look."

Shi Nai stroked his beard as if he didn't care at all, and handed the document in front of Mrs Zhang, "There's nothing to worry about, I just want to spend more time in that study and think about going to any office. How should I share the worries of the emperor?"

Mrs. Zhang took the document with a smile, read it carefully several times, and the smile on her face became even brighter.This is not a light document, it is tens of thousands of taels of silver a year.

Shi Nai looked at her, and said with a disdainful smile: "Look at your worthless appearance, you are so far away. In a few years, I might be able to return to Beijing to be the Minister of Six Departments."

But Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes secretly. He didn't know how capable Shi Nai was. He was already thankful for being a magistrate. He also wanted to be the Minister of the Six Departments. Why didn't he go to heaven?

"Master, I read the paperwork saying that you will be appointed within a month, should we pack up and go south immediately?"

Mrs. Zhang couldn't wait any longer. When she was in the capital, even though she was the wife of the Hou's mansion, she was said to be a first-class imperial order.But what's the use!There are many wives of the Hou's mansion who are as bright as her in the capital.It is far behind the wife of the magistrate of Yangzhou.When I arrived in Yangzhou, it was my own one-acre three-point land, and the people there had to curry favor with me, so I would be happy.Where does one have to be cautious when doing anything in the capital, afraid of offending some powerful person?
(End of this chapter)