Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 228 Hate and Love
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Soon, the court was dismissed.

Emperor Anping had just returned to the Yangxin Palace when Xia Shouzhong entered the palace and bowed carefully, saying, "Your Majesty, Lord Jia wants to see you."

"Oh?"

Emperor Anping was slightly stunned and thought: What is he doing here?
Although he was puzzled, Emperor Anping nodded and said, "Please invite Lord Jia in."

"Yes."

Xia Shouzhong agreed and hurried down to invite someone.

After a while, Jia Jing entered the hall.

salute.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Emperor Anping smiled slightly.

"No need to be polite, Lord Jia."

"Someone, give Elder Jia a seat."

The young eunuch hurriedly brought over a brocade stool.

Jia Jing bowed again to express his gratitude, then sat on the stool.

Emperor Anping smiled and said, "I have wanted to talk to Lord Jia alone several times, but every time I thought of you being busy with official duties all day and not having time to spare, I did not dare to disturb you."

Jia Jing said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? It is the duty of a minister to share your worries. Why bother you? From now on, if your Majesty gives you any instructions, I will do my best until my death."

"Haha."

Emperor Anping smiled and said, "Your Excellency is too serious. As long as we are united as one, why should we worry about the unrest in the country and the people?"

Jia Jing said respectfully: "Your Majesty is absolutely right."

Emperor Anping took a sip of tea and seemed very satisfied with Jia Jing's attitude at this time. He smiled and said, "I wonder if the Lord has something to do this time?"

Jia Jing thought for a moment, and said solemnly, "The war in the northwest has been going on for several months, and there is no result yet. Now it is almost late autumn. I am worried that the Tatars in the northwest will go south to plunder regardless of the consequences. Your Majesty needs to make arrangements early."

"I...know!"

Emperor Anping nodded and said with some embarrassment: "It's just that... after a few months of fighting, the Northwest Army's pay is a little insufficient. If we continue to send more soldiers, we may run out of food and grass. Can Minister Jia think of a way to temporarily transfer one or two million?"

Jia Jing nodded without thinking, "The Ministry of Revenue just received 3 million taels, so it shouldn't be difficult to give 2 million to the west."

"it is good!"

Emperor Anping clapped his hands and said, "I'll leave this matter to Lord Jia, and there's no time to lose..."

"I will go to the Ministry of Revenue to ask for money now." Jia Jing stood up and said.

"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Jia..."

After a while, Jia Jing left.

Emperor Anping sighed.

Only after he became emperor did he realize how difficult and poor life was.

Although he was dissatisfied with Jia Jing's self-willed attitude in some matters, he could not do without Jia Jing.

Take the military pay for the Northwest Army for example. The other ministers were all just eyeing their treasury and wanted to empty it out.

Only Jia Jing asked for money from the Ministry of Revenue.

Such a minister is really...

It makes people hate and love it!
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After leaving the Yangxin Palace, Jia Jing did not go directly to the Ministry of Revenue, but instead went to find Dai Quan who was serving in the Dengxian Pavilion.

Since the new internal minister had become Xia Shouzhong, Dai Quan became the 'old' internal minister, and his power was no longer as great as before.

"Lord Jia, you are the only one who still remembers us. I really want to cry, woooo." Dai Quan held Jia Jing's hand, tears of emotion streaming down his face.

Jia Jing patted Dai Quan on the shoulder and consoled him, "Don't worry, sir. We have been friends for many years. We should support each other. You are free now. If you are free, please come to my place for tea more often."

"Hey!"

Dai Quan agreed with tears in his eyes.

Jia Jing asked, "How is the emperor these days?"

Dai Quan took out a handkerchief, wiped his tears and said, "I have been fine these past two days, and I am much more energetic than before, but my body has become weaker and weaker. I tried to persuade him this morning, but the emperor scolded me for being ignorant and sent me downstairs, not allowing me to serve him."

"Don't worry, eunuch. The emperor was just speaking in anger. Let me go in and persuade him."

Jia Jing straightened his clothes and prepared to meet the emperor. Dai Quan was overjoyed: "Thank you, Lord."

At one point, after the young eunuch reported, Jia Jing entered the Dengxian Pavilion.

The retired emperor was sitting on a cushion, wearing a Taoist robe, holding a whisk, with a smile on his face, looking like an immortal.

"My dear Lord Jia, I just counted with my fingers and found that you have good news for me!" said the emperor with a smile.

Jia Jing cupped his hands and said with a smile, "The Holy Emperor has a keen eye. I have indeed brought you good news."

The emperor was surprised and asked, "Is it true? What is it?"

Jia Jing said solemnly, "Lin Ruhai won a great victory in Nanyang and seized a lot of loot. In addition to filling the national treasury, another one million taels have been handed over to Eunuch Dai to be sent to the inner treasury."

"OK!"

The emperor was very happy.

Practicing Taoism also costs money!
"Lord Jia is indeed my most trusted minister. I will reward you with ten thousand pieces of silk, a thousand ounces of gold, a hundred pearls, agates, calligraphy and antiques..."

The emperor said a lot of things casually. The eunuchs beside him were busy making a few remarks, preparing to go to Ningguo Mansion to announce the decree later.

Jia Jing thanked him and said casually, "We encountered setbacks in the war this spring, but it was thanks to Eunuch Dai's intervention and his strong support in sending out military supervisors to help us that we were able to achieve this great victory..."

"Haha, that old fellow still has such foresight? I just punished him to go outside this morning. Might as well let him come back and serve." The emperor said casually.

Dai Quan, who was waiting at the door, was excited. He thanked Jia Jing profusely and then quietly retreated.

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After the court session, Ye Xiang returned home with a lot on his mind and sat on the chair in the study with his eyes closed to rest.

What did Jia Jing say when he went to see the emperor?

He probably knew that his own actions this morning had caused the emperor's displeasure, and was preparing to do something to resolve it.

only……

Once the nail is driven into the ground, blood will be shed sooner or later!
It's just a matter of time.

Just then.

"Hahaha, haha, come and play in the mud, it's fun." A voice came from far away, and someone came in with a "clang".

A young man covered in mud and dirt.

Ye Xiang frowned.

I wanted to scold him, but when I saw my son's stupid look, I couldn't bear it.

"Someone, come and accompany the eldest master out to play."

"Yes, sir."

The book boy beside him quickly agreed and coaxed Ye Xiaoge Lao, "My dear, I love playing in the mud the most. Let's play in the mud together."

"Okay, okay."

Elder Ye clapped his hands and went downstairs with the servant.

Ye Xiang narrowed his eyes slightly for a while.

"Somebody come!"

"Go and ask the imperial doctors to come and tell them that I have caught a cold."

The housekeeper was shocked.

"Master, you..."

Ye Xiang waved his hand: "Just go and ask for help!"

The housekeeper was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. He knew that he had said too much and nodded cautiously: "Yes, Master!"

After a while, two old doctors from the Imperial Hospital came together. When they heard that Ye Xiang had caught a cold, they both looked very worried.

However, after meeting Ye Xiang, he became a little suspicious.

Both of them are highly skilled in medical skills. They can roughly tell whether a person is sick just by using the word "look" in the four methods of diagnosis and treatment.

"Master Ye, you..."

"No hurry, have some tea first."

Ye Xiang said with a smile.

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(End of this chapter)