Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 302 Jia Rong's Preparation

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"My lord, please see your Majesty."

Jia Jing bowed respectfully towards the sky.

"Mr. Jia, please stop being polite."

Emperor Anping said this weakly while sitting on the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, you must take care of your health first. The country cannot do without you, and the people of Daxia cannot do without you either..."

Jia Jing made some flattering remarks as usual. Emperor Anping had heard them a lot in recent days and was a little annoyed. He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Lord Jia. I know that I summoned Lord Jia today for other important matters."

Jia Jing said seriously, "Your Majesty, please speak."

Emperor Anping thought for a moment and sighed, "It's not that I don't understand human nature. I should have allowed Lord Jia to rest for a month. It's just that the treasury is becoming increasingly empty, and the reform of Jiangnan's commercial tax is imminent, so I had no choice but to find Lord Jia..."

Jia Jingyi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I dare not forget the business tax reform for a day, and I dare not sacrifice public affairs for personal interests. I was originally going to ask for your permission in the next two days."

Emperor Anping was delighted: "Mr. Jia is indeed a pillar of the country. I grant you the imperial sword and full authority to handle the reform of Jiangnan commercial taxes. You have the power to execute first and report later."

Eunuch Xia Shouzhong hurriedly and carefully took down the imperial sword hanging on the wall, held the sword in both hands, bent over and handed it forward.

Jia Jing hurriedly bowed and took the sword, then knelt down again and said, "I will do my best and will not stop until my death!"

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In the evening, when it was almost time to light the lamps, Jia Jing returned home.

Jia Rong hurried to the study to show the note that Baoqin brought to his grandfather.

Jia Jing took a look and his expression gradually became solemn.

After a while, he waved his hand and said, "You go back first. I have my own ideas on this matter."

It seems that he doesn't want Jia Rong to get involved.

Jia Rong was just happy to have a leisurely life. His master was in charge of everything, so he just had to enjoy himself.

Of course, you can't just enjoy yourself blindly. It is still necessary to make appropriate plans for your retreat. In case your grandfather fails to win the fight and loses, you will not lose everything with your support.

"By the way, the emperor has approved my appointment as the imperial envoy to Nanjing to oversee the commercial tax reform this morning. I will be leaving for the south soon. You should keep a low profile in Beijing and avoid going out for drinking and gatherings... The White Lotus Sect has been getting really rampant recently, and they are ready to kill me."

There was a hint of coldness in Jia Jing's eyes.

The White Lotus Sect colluded with court officials, and its wanton assassination activities had made many people dissatisfied, uneasy, and even wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.

Including Jia Jing.

If you can assassinate the prince today, you can assassinate me tomorrow!
How can I stay?
"Also, if those princes or kings ask you out, remember to find a reason to decline."

Jia Rong: "Don't worry, Master. I understand."

He actually didn't take it to heart.

Because he didn't plan to stay in Beijing forever.

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"Xiao Xiao."

"Master, what's the matter?"

"I want to go to Nanyang to have a look," Jia Rong said casually, and then added: "But the master will definitely not agree."

Xiao Xiao: "...then what else do you say?"

Jia Rong continued, "Grandpa is about to go to Nanjing to preside over the commercial tax reform. This cannot be completed overnight. It may take one or two years. We can go to Nanyang secretly to have a look." Xiao Xiao blinked speechlessly: "What if... we are discovered?"

Jia Rong smiled confidently: "Don't worry, Master loves me so much, even if he finds out, it won't matter, at most he'll scold me a few times."

This is called being fearless.

Xiao Xiao curled her lips and said, "Of course you are not afraid, but I am afraid that the master will get angry and chase me away."

Jia Rong patted Xiao Xiao's thin shoulders and smiled to comfort her: "Don't worry, Master knows that you have been following me since you were a child and are loyal to me. I will not chase you away even if I chase anyone else."

"It's settled. After Master asks for permission to go to Jiangnan, we will set off for Nanyang. You should tell Ping'er, Qingwen, Xiangling and the others to keep it a secret and not let anyone else know."

"How is this possible?" Xiao Xiao shook her head decisively. "One or two days is fine, but a round trip to Southeast Asia would take at least half a year, and I might not be back for a year. How can I hide this?"

"It takes a day to hide it."

As one of the fallbacks, the development of Nanyang is of vital importance. He was not at ease with only a few younger brothers messing around there, so he had to go and take a look in person. He had this idea a long time ago, but he had been delayed until now because he had been fettered by the imperial examination.

"Go and prepare quietly."

"it is good……"

Seeing that Jia Rong was determined to do so, Xiao Xiao had no choice but to agree and go out to prepare manpower.

Going overseas is not like going to other places. Danger may occur at any time. Martial arts skills are secondary. The key is to be familiar with water and have rich experience in the martial arts world. Fortunately, she has many senior brothers, sisters, junior brothers and sisters...

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The Hall of Mental Cultivation of Daming Palace.

Emperor Anping decided that since he had to pretend to be sick, he would do it thoroughly and simply did not go to court. He also temporarily handed over the memorials to the Imperial Household Department and was only responsible for the final imperial approval and seal.

It's true, I feel so relieved now. My headaches and dizziness are greatly relieved. I can sleep soundly at night and wake up naturally.

It seems that I really need to take a good rest for a while, nourish my dragon body, and give birth to a few more princes...

Emperor Anping was just thinking this when a young eunuch came in and knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Jinyiwei Commander Zhao Quan wants to see you."

"Xuan."

Zhao Quan's recent performance really impressed him. Not only did he solve the case of the assassination of the second brother, but he also followed the clues to find the clues of Prince Yi Zhong, who was a threat to him.

These days, he often wondered, what was the point of selecting so many officials through the imperial examination? They were all just sitting there doing nothing, or they were either very good at learning the doctrine of the mean or were not as capable as Zhao Quan, who was born in a wild way.

It seems that in the future we need to recruit talents without any restrictions and cannot rely solely on the imperial examination.

Soon, Zhao Quan was carried up.

Emperor Anping was shocked when he saw this and stood up from his chair: "Lord Zhao, what are you doing..."

Zhao Quan leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being able to perform the ceremony."

Emperor Anping said, "Am I so unreasonable? My dear minister, how can I be polite to you when you are like this?"

"Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

Zhao Quan was laid on the ground, his body motionless, only his lips moved slightly as he said, "I was ordered to investigate the assassination of the Second Prince. I had already found clues about the key person, but I didn't expect someone to hold a grudge against me. During the arrest, I was ambushed and killed by the White Lotus Sect traitors... Woohoo, I am useless, please punish me, Your Majesty."

Zhao Quan cried and recounted the story half true and half false. It was not that he intended to deceive the emperor, but the truth was so embarrassing that he was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

If Emperor Anping knew that his Jinyiwei commander was such a waste, wouldn't he dismiss him from his post?
Emperor Anping was furious after hearing this, and slammed his hand on the table: "How ridiculous! Those people are simply lawless!"

He assassinated the prince, he assassinated the ministers, are you going to assassinate me next time?

I won’t be able to sleep or eat unless I find out the truth!
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(End of this chapter)