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Chapter 128 Chapter 127 Entering the Palace (for Subscription)

Shi Zhongkui's words of congratulations came out a little loudly, and everyone in the Jia family immediately returned to smiling.

It's a pity that Jia Zheng didn't hear the hint of "the greatness of the emperor's grace" and told him not to go to the Dragon Head Palace in person after he entered the palace to thank the emperor, but to use the above table to thank the emperor.

Even if you are really afraid of the Supreme Emperor's questioning, don't rush to the Dragon Head Palace to thank you as soon as you leave the palace.

It only needs to let the sedan chair stop outside the palace for a quarter of an hour, and the emperor will definitely feel much better.

I understand that the Jia family is actually the same as myself, they are forced to do so.
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Shi Zhongkui saw that Jia Zheng's smile was restored, and it was even brighter than before.

But he sighed again in his heart that this family really had no sense of crisis, and the smile on his face became brighter, showing it to the eunuchs on the side.

Then he used the Jia family's happy event as an excuse and left directly.

Jia Baoyu, who wanted to have a good chat with Shi Zhongkui, quickly asked, "Why?"

Jia's mother laughed, and took Jia Baoshi to explain.

"My dear grandson, your second brother-in-law is here to avoid suspicion. In case there is an imperial edict coming over later, he is also an imperial envoy for the imperial edict, and he neither stands nor hides, so he has to leave first."

When other people heard it, they thought it should be so.

Wang Xifeng grinned and said, "Second brother-in-law Zhang is really handsome, and he is the number one scholar at first sight. It's a pity that we saw him, but he didn't have a chance to meet second sister. Maybe he is scolding his mother right now?"

Everyone laughed when they heard it.

Jia Mu pretended to be angry, but she was actually very satisfied with Shi Zhongkui's avoidance just now.

In addition, Shi Zhongkui was indeed handsome, 1.7 meters tall and wearing an official uniform, showing a faint majesty all over his body, which immediately compared Jia Lian.

Smiling and cursing, "You monkey will arrange your sister and brother-in-law. Someday you will offend him, and if you don't give you New Year's Day gifts, let's see if you are angry."

"Hey," Wang Xifeng said with a nonchalant expression, "Then I'll call the door and ask the second sister to ask for it. No matter how capable my brother-in-law is, he can't drive my own sister-in-law out of the house.

No way, on the contrary, I can bring back all the good things from my brother-in-law's house, and honor the old lady, the elder, the master and the two wives. "

When everyone heard this, they laughed again.

"If you really do that, you poor hukou, your brother-in-law really can't do anything about you."

After chatting for a while, Xia Shouzhong from the palace came directly to Jia's house with the imperial decree as expected.

Soon Shi Zhongkui learned that Xia Shouzhong came to announce the decree, but he only brought two young eunuchs with him.

People with a little more political sensitivity can basically understand that the emperor is upset, otherwise the size would never be so small.

Even a little perfunctory.

It's a pity that just as Shi Zhongkui worried, everyone in Jia's family was fascinated by wealth and power, or they were simply stupid and couldn't see the problem.

After the decree was read, Xia Shouzhong didn't stay any longer, took a bank note, said some auspicious words of congratulations, and left.

Jia Zheng was busy asking for thanks, the whole family was in a mess and no one cared what Shi Zhongkui and Jia Zheng said.

Unexpectedly, the emperor asked casually as Shi Zhongkui expected, and Shi Zhongkui, the son-in-law, didn't stay and talk to the old lady when he came to the door?

Jia Zheng suddenly thought of Shi Zhongkui's words, and his heart tightened.

He didn't say, "Being a man must have foresight", but knelt on the ground and said, "Bo Qian saw that my Jia family wore a red robe, and advised the young minister that since the Jia family has no scholar with a reputation, there is no Serving in the military.

In the future, you need to be more cautious in your life and actions.

He also said that Yuan Chun was able to become a concubine because of the great grace of the emperor, and it was all thanks to His Majesty's great grace. "

The corner of the emperor's mouth turned up slightly after hearing this, and he was in a good mood.

But when the words came to his lips, it turned into, "The number one scholar appointed by me is long-winded, and I know the loyalty of the Jia family.

How could he, a niece and son-in-law, talk to Ai Qing like this? It's really impolite. "

Jia Zheng didn't hear the emperor's words at all, it was all irony and temptation.

I just thought that the emperor was really dissatisfied with Shi Zhongkui, so he kowtowed again to explain.

This explanation also made the emperor understand that Jia Zheng was really the same as the news from Xiuyiwei's spies.

Ordinarily, if this kind of courtiers let them be rice worms, they should be rice worms. Anyway, compared with some other dignitaries who have military power, and some princes, the Jia family is not a threat at all.

There's no reason why the man-eating tiger doesn't fight first, but instead hunts the mouse that steals the rice.

But whoever asked the Supreme Emperor to use Jia Yuanchun as a trick, the Jia family couldn't avoid it even if they wanted to.

Moreover, he and Wang Ziteng are related by marriage, which is even more unavoidable when it comes to military power.

"Go to Dragon Head Palace to thank you, lest father be unhappy if you go late."

Jia Zheng was really stupid, he left the palace very obediently, and went straight to Longshou Palace.

The emperor who heard Xia Shouzhong's report suddenly turned ugly.

Then he sighed, "As long as Jia Zheng is half as smart as my No. [-] scholar, the Jia family will not be reduced to a serious official."

Xia Shouzhong chuckled, "Your Majesty, the number one scholar is the sixth yuan and the first in history.

There should not be many people in the world who are smarter than him.

However, no matter how smart the champion is, he is still not His Majesty's courtier. "

With what Jia Zheng said before, the emperor's attitude towards Shi Zhongkui became better again.

However, the emperor thought that after the Qionglin Banquet the day after tomorrow, Shi Zhongkui would have to show his thanks, and it would only take a few days, so let's wait and see.

Xia Shouzhong secretly took a peek at the emperor, and seeing the smile on his face, he felt happy too.

The last time he took 4500 taels of silver from Shi Zhongkui, this time he won the first prize, and according to the agreement, it was another 5 taels.

Adding in the 400 taels for the meal, we got nearly 10,000 taels.

Xia Shouzhong didn't want anything to happen to Shi Zhongkui for such a straightforward patron.

And this time, if we sell the conversation between the emperor and Jia Zheng just now, we don’t know if we can get a few hundred taels or 1000 taels.

No, it will cost 1 taels. After all, what I said just now was aimed at Zhuangyuan Lang.

As for the 750 taels that saffron earns every month, Xia Shouzhong always believed that it was Xue Pan's credit.

When Shi Zhongkui learned about this, it was already the night when he returned from meeting Yu Honggao in Daxing the next day.

After thinking about it, I decided to send 6000 taels there.

But this time he didn't give all the silver notes. Instead, he asked Chinchilla to bring a purple gold and red gourd, and put a few silver notes of 3900 taels, and then 2100 taels of silver ingots and some scattered silver.

Xia Shouzhong should be able to guess that this is a shortage of money.

But when Xia Shouzhong found out, he just smiled, he didn't care whether Shi Zhongkui was short of money or not.

In short, if you get your own news, you have to give it if you don’t give it.

This made Shi Zhongkui understand in the future that he can only talk about money with eunuchs, and this group of people will become more and more greedy.

So much so that Shi Zhongkui let Chin Maoshu go to the place where Xia Shouzhong hid the money with a muttering in his heart, and almost emptied it all.

Fortunately, he was quite sensible and understood that if he wanted to do it, he might as well kill Xia Shouzhong first, and then take his money.

And it's kind of stupid to do so.

A few pieces of news alone are not comparable to 10,000 taels of silver.

The Qionglin Banquet was actually similar to the Luming Banquet, except that the participants were of higher rank. This time, no one asked him to compose poems, and Shi Zhongkui didn't want to show off any more.

Scholars of the same discipline in ancient times would basically form an alliance spontaneously. As the number one scholar, Shi Zhongkui was naturally the leader of these 200 people, and of course he cared more about strengthening the relationship between everyone.

Not only was the drink dry, but the attitude and tone were surprisingly humble and kind.

Immediately, many Jinshi of the same discipline had a very good first impression of him.

But it is a pity that attracting these people can only be regarded as an investment, and it will take at least three years to get a return.

And the ones who can really play a role are the twenty or thirty who have become Shu Jishi and stayed in the Imperial Academy to observe politics after the big exam.

How about these Shu Jishi continue to stay in the Imperial Academy, remain unknown for many years, and put their life goals on the cabinet.

Otherwise, he would go to Yushitai and Liubu to serve as Shizhong, the so-called Yanguan.

For other people, once released, they may not see each other for ten years.

After the Qionglin banquet, except for the first and third people who went directly to the Imperial Academy to report and become officials directly.

Both the second and third graders had to stay in the Ministry of Rites or the Imperial Academy to prepare for the exam, and this time the big exam can be said to directly determine the ceiling for future promotions of Jinshi.

The importance is no less than that of the general examination and palace examination.

Therefore, in the next three months, the Shinke Scholars don't have the time and effort to visit each other and enhance their relationship.

Shi Zhongkui wrote a sincere thank you form, but did not wait for the emperor's response.

My mind couldn't help but focus on the rice fields in Gyeonggi.

It was already the tenth day of April, and some people in Gyeonggi were preparing to sow seeds. If they didn't act, there would definitely be a censor who would join him.

Fortunately, I asked the Daxing land owner to explore the rice fields in Daxing last year, so I don't have to worry about this most manpower-intensive and material-resource-intensive job.

Unexpectedly, after the emperor accepted his thank you form, Xia Shouzhong came to the door in person the next day and announced himself into the palace.

Shi Zhongkui handed Xia Shouzhong a silver bill of one hundred taels without hesitation.

The eunuch took a peek at it, and felt happy in his heart, and said with a smile, "Duke Zhuangyuan, your majesty has encountered some troubles in announcing you into the palace."

The reason why the emperor sought out Shi Zhongkui was very simple. After the Supreme Emperor had favored Jia's family and won over the nobles, he made another move.

When the emperor plotted against the former Anle County King, he used the name of the queen to issue a decree that the old matriarchs and wives of the concubines in the palace can enter the palace to see the concubines before the New Year's Day.

To a certain extent, this really won the hearts of the concubines and their natal families.

And if the palace is monolithic, it will not be a good thing for the Supreme Emperor.

Since the emperor can extend favor to concubines, the Supreme Emperor simply made it clear that on the second and sixth day of every month, all the concubines and female family members of the concubine's family can enter the palace.

The emperor said that he could come once during the New Year's Eve, but the Supreme Emperor ordered that he could enter the palace on 6 days of each month.

Although no one would really come six times a month, in case something happened, there was no need to wait for a month, or even several months.

The concubines and their families must be more grateful to the Supreme Emperor.

The emperor's intention to find Shi Zhongkui is obvious, this is a temptation.

Of course, the emperor would definitely not ask Shi Zhongkui directly for a solution to this matter.

But he is the sixth-yuan Jidi, and he was compiled by the Imperial Academy, so it is no problem for him to draft the imperial decree.

After hearing this, Shi Zhongkui understood that the emperor was unwilling to make such a decree.

Since ancient times, there have been examples of foreign relatives intervening in politics.

And when a woman becomes jealous, she really does everything she can, and she is even more ruthless than a man.

In addition, there are too many people entering the palace, so it is inevitable that there will be a lot of people talking and spreading the secrets of the palace.

There will also be hidden dangers in safety, and even directly give some people with evil intentions the opportunity to hook up with the palace.

Shi Zhongkui thought for a few seconds and said, "Your Majesty, can this decree still be discussed and discussed?"

"Ai Qing, what do you think is inappropriate?"

After Shi Zhongkui expressed his worries, the emperor's expression became even more gloomy.

"I plan to be more kind and allow concubines from other courts to return home to visit relatives. What does Ai Qing think?"

Shi Zhongkui instantly heard the emperor's meaning, and he could not disobey the emperor's will, so the emperor simply asked people to choose sides.

The smarter concubine will definitely settle down when she hears this order.

And there must be quite a few other concubines' homes, but due to the restrictions on specifications, these other homes must not exceed the standard when they are built.

So when the concubine returns home to visit relatives, the other court has to change.

If this is a rebuilt or newly built family, if it is either stupid or has ulterior motives, it will definitely be classified as a target that must be guarded against by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, there are still a lot of stupid people in this world who are forced to do so or who are blinded by wealth."

When the emperor heard this, he was immediately amused by him, and at the same time understood Shi Zhongkui's attitude.

And Shi Zhongkui was also the only one who spoke so straightforwardly in front of him.

But sometimes you have to be direct.

Misunderstandings occur instead of going around.

"What does Ai Qing mean?"

"Since it can't be changed, why don't you give grace to the wives and old wives of your mother's family", Shi Zhongkui explained with a smile, "This obedience is inherently heavy.

If more gold and silver accessories were rewarded, the minister felt that there should be few old ladies willing to go out with dozens of catties of gold and silver on their backs every three days. "

"Bastard", the emperor scolded him, but his tone made it clear that he was in a good mood.

Then he frowned and said, "As Aiqing said, there are quite a few people who are blinded by profit. Aiqing's method can only remind smart people."

Shi Zhongkui shook his head, the emperor's words were indeed correct.

The temptation brought by power is indeed not something ordinary people can resist and understand.

He sighed and said, "If you obey your father at home, obey your husband when you get married, and be loyal to the emperor and patriotism, if you don't understand the long-term truth, then there is nothing to say. Let them build another courtyard."

The emperor understood as soon as he heard it.

If a concubine in the harem is coerced by her family to build a provincial house, she must only care about the family and not the husband of the emperor.

As for loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, in the long run, the focus is on loyalty to the emperor.

The emperor is the legitimate ruler of a country. If you are not loyal to the emperor but loyal to the Supreme Emperor, you will be liquidated in the future.

Seeing the emperor's satisfied smile, Shi Zhongkui continued tentatively, "I have seen it in various ancient books, and the cost of huge trees and strange stones is not small."

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