The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 241 Famous Quotes
Jiangnan, Hangzhou

The emperor has lived in the Jiangnan Palace for almost half a year. The winter here is not too cold, not as cold as in the north.

However, after being away from home for so long, the emperor began to miss his hometown.

On this day, when the emperor was attending court with all the officials from the south of the Yangtze River to discuss the spring plowing matters, the eunuch Wu, who was in charge of the information of the imperial guards, stepped forward to report the news.

Eunuchs are also officials, and there are many high-ranking eunuchs and internal officials in the court.

Especially since several first- and second-rank officials were not brought along this time, most of the people attending the court were the main officials in charge of various departments.

Although they are not high-ranking officials, they are all people who get things done.

"Your Majesty, this morning, the capital sent an urgent message of eight hundred miles. The capital sent food again. During the Lantern Festival, assassins in black broke into the Cining Palace from the Meridian Gate and killed more than 20 people including the King of Shu and the King of Liao at the banquet."

The emperor, who was originally bored because of boring things, was no longer bored at this time. He recalled the fear of being dominated by the assassin.

The ghost looming over the Forbidden City is like a sharp sword that may fall at any time!

The emperor quickly asked, "How is Prince Zhongxiao?"

Eunuch Wu replied, "Your Majesty, since Your Majesty left, Prince Zhongxiao has rarely entered the palace, and has not participated in palace celebrations. He has never been involved in government affairs. After the incident, the Empress urgently summoned Prince Zhongxiao to the palace to handle the funeral of the King of Shu and the King of Liao."

The emperor was in great pain at this time, and two more princes had died...

But the more important thing at this time is not to let Jia Rong be idle.

The emperor knew very well what those people in the court were thinking. Now that something had happened, he would definitely ask someone to go back and take charge, but how could he go back?
"Immediately draft an order to have my uncle, Prince Zhongxiao, come to the palace to assist with official duties. He must not idle away at home any longer!"

"According to the order."

Eunuch Wu agreed honestly.

The other officials also had their own ideas.

Now the emperor has lived in Jiangnan for several months and has no intention of leaving. It is obvious that he is planning to move the capital.

Moreover, he did not bring many high-ranking officials with him this time. He directly selected talented and capable people from the local area and used them directly.

From the power of the dragon?

For the scholars in Jiangnan, it must be a great thing to have the emperor by their side!
If I could send my daughter over there to give birth to a dragon, I would be instantly successful!
It is especially better for local officials, as they can directly become Beijing officials.

It also brings many benefits to local people, as they can directly obtain Beijing household registration.

A large amount of wealth no longer needs to be transported to the north, but can be directly kept for consumption.

Power, status and identity will all be improved.

For the Jiangnan gentry who did not want to be emperors, the emperor's relocation of the capital was equivalent to changing the emperor, which meant that the Jiangnan people's rebellion had succeeded!
Everyone wanted to keep the emperor.

Keeping the emperor means keeping power.

Soon it was evening and Jia Rong's letter arrived.

After reading Jia Rong's letter, the emperor threw it directly into the brazier and burned it.

Jia Rong asked the emperor to go back, but the emperor wouldn't listen.

"Those ministers must have forced the uncle to write this letter, and it was stamped with the seal that was kept in the imperial study!"

The emperor was very angry, but he just didn't want to go back.

The south of the Yangtze River is great. It’s starting to thaw in less than February. It’s not as cold as the north. The most important thing is that life here is so easy!

The prosperous Jiangnan is the emperor's favorite, as for the desolate and barren capital?

I'm so unfamiliar!
"Pass on my order! Build ships! Conquer the Japanese island!"

In order to avoid being called back by those bastards to die, the emperor decided to find something for himself to do. He sent people to attack Fuso and Nanyue to promote the country's prestige!
Soon the news was quickly delivered to the capital.

Jia Rong sat in the Golden Palace and looked speechlessly at the group of incompetent officials below.

"The Emperor said that there is a war in the south and asked us to send 10 million taels of silver as military expenses. Do you think I should go, or should someone of yours escort the official silver south?"

The left prime minister immediately shouted, "No! Absolutely not! Fusang and Nanyue have already sent envoys to ask for peace. These two places are small and poor countries. Why should we attack them? This is nonsense!"

As soon as the left prime minister finished shouting, the right prime minister followed suit and said, "I second the motion! We should invite the emperor back immediately. We can't keep making such a fuss like this!"

Jia Rong sat on the emperor's throne with his legs crossed, which was obviously not in compliance with the rules and even had some rebellious meaning. But who cares about this?
It was the emperor himself who asked Jia Rong to handle state affairs, and the procedures were legal.

Jia Rong is the only prince in the capital now. When the emperor is not around, he is the one who handles things. Moreover, neither the officials nor the emperor's relatives object to this matter.

Jia Rong rested his cheek with one hand and sat sideways on the yellow chair.

"Then I'll go to Jiangnan. I've been there before."

"No!" The Left Prime Minister objected again.

Jia Rong frowned, "Why not?"

Zong Zheng shouted: "If the prince goes to Jiangnan and doesn't come back, what will happen to the capital then?"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "How could I not come back? My family is all here."

The others were silent for a while.

The attitude was expressed in silence.

They don't believe it.

Now Jia Rong is the only prince in the capital. The other princes refuse to come, and even the emperor refuses to come back.

If Jia Rong ran away, there would be no one in charge of the capital.

The left and right prime ministers were civil servants who had only been promoted for a short time. Moreover, they had no military power and were unable to control the situation at all.

Jia Rong was born into a noble family with rich merits, and his family had extensive connections in the military, so he was naturally able to unify the military's forces.

Next are the members of the royal family, who are deeply trusted by the retired emperor and the current emperor, and have close relations with several military camps of the emperor's relatives, and are able to command those eunuch chiefs and military leaders.

He has the support of the army and the royal family, and is popular among the people. Many people in the capital also recognize this man who always comes out to save the tide in times of crisis.

Although all the storms and strong waves were caused by Jia Rong, others don't know it.

If I knew... I would support him becoming the emperor even more!

Apart from being unfamiliar with the civil service group, Jia Rong is basically the only one who can currently integrate the forces of all parties with the Dragon-Suppressing Stone.

The cabinet minister stepped forward and said, "Someone must be in charge of the capital now. If Prince Zhongxiao also leaves, the capital will surely be in chaos. Moreover, the emperor has ordered Prince Zhongxiao to be the regent and take charge of state affairs. If Prince Zhongxiao is not here, wouldn't that be a violation of the emperor's will?"

Jia Rong said angrily, "The emperor only told me to come to the palace to assist in official business, but he didn't say how long I would be here. I can just work for one day and then go back. Besides, the emperor is looking for trouble to start a war. If I don't go and persuade the emperor, what will happen if he keeps messing around?"

The emperor's master stood up and said, "Please ask the loyal and filial king to stay in Beijing and persuade the emperor. I will do it myself!!"

Jia Rong said casually, "Okay then. I will send troops to escort the official silver southward. Fighting a war is not a bad thing. Every dynasty has expanded their territory. After we fight in several places in the south, there will be only the sea. By then, the emperor should be back."

"As for the affairs of the court, you can just take care of them yourselves. For the major matters, wait for the Queen to make the decision. Tomorrow I will ask the Queen to attend the court once in three days and govern the country from behind the curtain."

"I'm still the same as before. If there's anything important or urgent, just call me. For ordinary matters, ask the Queen, and then issue an order to invite the King of Zhenxi and the King of Zhou to come."

Jia Rong slowly stood up from the throne.

Just when everyone thought he was about to leave the court, he slowly opened his mouth.

“The most precious thing a person has is life, which belongs to a person only once.”

“One’s life should be spent in this way: when one looks back on the past, one will not regret having wasted one’s years, nor be ashamed of having accomplished nothing.”

"So that when he is dying, he can say, I have devoted my entire life and all my energy to the most precious cause in life!"

Under the gaze of everyone, Jia Rong walked down from the golden supreme throne.

"My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror."

"Everything we do is justice!"

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He is so good! Jia Rong is so good!

After Jia Rong walked out of the Golden Palace, the silence in the palace was deafening, and the hearts of the civil and military officials were surgeing!
Jia Rong's famous quote in the Golden Palace quickly spread in this week's court bulletin.

After seeing this, King Zhou and King Zhenxi were extremely ashamed, but they refused to go to the capital to die.

(End of this chapter)