Idle courtiers

Chapter 362 Jiajing's Heart

Jiajing looked at Zhou Nan in disgust: "Why are you still here?"

Zhou Nan couldn't wait for the emperor to ask the eunuch to get rid of himself, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I heard that the palace intended to choose a minister as the prince's son-in-law. Fortunately, Long Live God, I don't embarrass the minister. In fact, the reason why the minister would rather die than obey , It is also selfish. I studied since I was a child, and I want to learn literary and martial arts, and I will be the emperor's family."

"From a big point of view, it's about serving the country and the people, showing off your ambitions, and leaving a name in history. From a small point of view, you just want to be famous and start a family, and be an official so that you can honor your ancestors. But you can't go to The imperial examination is over."

"After all, the eldest princess is a girl, so it is inevitable to act impulsively. If the minister promised to be a son-in-law in the past, he will be surrounded by emotion and reason when things happen. If it doesn't work, he will die and remonstrate. Why is it different from today's situation? It is the fault of the minister. It's my fault, please majesty to punish me."

Hearing what he said, Jiajing's face looked better, and he scolded: "What's the use of talking about it now? What if things don't happen and they happen?"

These words caught Zhou Nan's heart, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, if you are willing to go to the Princess's Mansion to Jiemian Your Highness, you will definitely handle this errand properly?" Anyway, let's escape from this Xiyuan first.Staying here is a dead end.

Huang Jin: "Zhou Nan, don't talk nonsense, do you dare to be sure?"

Zhou Nan said this as if he could control Princess Jiashan as long as he became the captain-in-law and had the status of a husband.Don't you know that the princess and the son-in-law are the superior-subordinate relationship between the emperor and his ministers.

Jiashan has the demeanor of a princess from the Tang Dynasty, and Huang Jin also has a headache.

Zhou Nan: "Dare to use your head as a guarantee."

Jiajing's tone was cold: "Why do you?"

Zhou Nan: "I have one more thing to report. I have committed a serious crime. Please forgive me."

"What's the matter with you?"

Zhou Nan: "The night before yesterday, the minister and His Highness the Princess met once at Shicha Beach, and they had a pleasant conversation. Thinking about it, she is willing to listen to what the minister has to say."

"What, you met Jiashan... The prince said about the meeting between you and Concubine Li the night before yesterday, so that person was the princess?" Huang Jin was taken aback: "It turned out to be true, Zhou Nan, how are you?" Be bold, don’t hurry up and recruit from the truth.”

"What a wicked bastard, say it!" Jiajing heard that his daughter had a private meeting with Zhou Nan. As a father, he was subconsciously furious and gritted his teeth.

Zhou Nan: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. There is another reason for this matter. Long live, please listen to me and finish my sentence."

At the moment, he completely obeyed the matter of selling the ultimatum to raise military expenses for the Fujian front line.Of course, it is hidden that Chen Hong used his identity to coerce him to resign from the position of Daolu Secretary. He only said that he was far away from the rivers and lakes and worried about his king.

It's a pity that people are quiet and have no way to speak up.I heard that the royal family is waiting for an imperial edict at Princess Jiashan's residence.Recalling that she almost became a son-in-law once, which can be regarded as fate, she made an appointment with the princess and asked His Highness to give a message to the palace.

In the end, Lord Zhou said aggrievedly that he did not have any unreasonable thoughts about the princess, and also kept the rules of his subordinates.

Zhou Nan: "Your Majesty, this way of accumulating wealth is against the imperial court system and deserves death!"

After all, he went to the ground like Huang Jin and took off his hat.Feel the ground slightly hot, this year's summer is extremely hot.

As soon as the hat was taken off, sweat as big as soybeans fell down and dripped on the ground in front of him.

Jiajing was taken aback when he heard that Zhou Nan had come up with such an ingenious way to raise money.What is even more surprising is that with such a simple method, he can earn 20 taels of silver every year.The military expenditure on the front line in Fujian has always been a headache for him. The country's finances are already so difficult that the little money in the treasury alone is not enough to pay for it.

Every time he discusses this matter with the important ministers in the court and orders them to come up with an idea.Everyone pushed back and forth, but in the end, they all asked him to send internal funds for emergency.Co-author, all your ideas are on my head.If I have issued the internal treasury silver from the beginning, why discuss it with you?

The reason why the emperor used Tan Lun as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang was not only a test of King Yu's ability to govern, but it might not have meant that he was out of sight and out of mind.

However, this method tastes weird when you think about it.

That's right, although monks and Taoists are not considered officials and do not receive a penny from the state, they can enjoy the privilege of being exempted from all taxes.After receiving the ultimatum, he is considered a public servant.Moreover, the number of places for a degree certificate is limited, and it needs to be certified by the state, which is a public weapon.

Private sale of public objects, what is the national law?
How bold?

Zhou Nan had been anticipating that Jiajing would think so, and hurriedly added: "Your Majesty, when I told the princess about this matter, His Highness suddenly said that the father has temporarily lived in the Yuxi Palace since Renshou Palace passed away. It is broken and old, and it is midsummer now, and when it rains, water leaks everywhere. As a daughter, she sees her father's poverty, and feels like a knife in her heart. So she decides for Brother Wang, and adds two hundred more copies to repair it for Long Live Xinggong, to fulfill the filial piety of children."

While talking, suddenly, there was a thunder outside.A gust of wind blew open the doors and windows, and then there was a "crash", and the torrential rain poured down. In an instant, the outside of the hall was covered with mist.

In just an instant, raindrops dripped down from the temple and fell to the ground.

Huang Jin, who was still kneeling before, hurriedly stood up, and found a copper basin to connect to it.

Seeing the rain, Zhou Nan rejoiced in his heart: This rain is so coincidental!
Jiajing: "Jiashan really said so, good boy, good boy." There was a light of joy on his face, and his eyes were a little moist: "Huang Jin, what do you think?"

Huang Jin quickly closed the doors and windows, and said in a low voice: "Master Zhou's discussion is against the rules, but it is also for the sake of the court and society. Besides, Her Royal Highness is also filial. Fujian is also waiting for the rice to be cooked. right."

Jiajing sighed: "Yes, state affairs and family affairs are all mixed up. Jiashan is filial, and I am very pleased. If I don't do it, I will chill the hearts of the children. Let it be like this. Don't make an example."

Jiajing glanced at Zhou Nan who was kneeling on the ground again: "So, it was Jiashan who met you at Shicha Beach the night before yesterday. Are you willing to persuade her?"

He knew a little bit in his heart that his daughter had been widowed for many years and had no heirs, so she loved Zhu Yijun very much, as if she was her own child.On weekdays, whenever I have free time, I will take it and live there for two days.

Yu Wang and his wife were extremely strict with Zhu Yijun. Presumably, his grandson also treated his aunt as his own mother.

Zhou Nan and Jiashan had a tryst, and Zhu Yijun must have accidentally seen it.

In the middle of the night, lonely men and widows are walking by the seaside of Shicha. If they say nothing is wrong, they must be believed.

Children are all selfish, so if Zhou Nan came out to rob his aunt, he would naturally hold grudges and wanted to put Zhou Nan to death.However, it is not a capital offense for Zhou Nan to have an affair with his aunt.When the incident happened, at worst, an imperial decree ordered him to be a son-in-law.

If he wanted to completely behead Master Zhou, he could only falsely accuse him of having an affair with his own mother.In this way, even Mantian gods and Buddhas could not save his life.

What a shrewd person Jiajing is, this deliberation instantly came up with what he thought was a reasonable reason.

I can't help feeling in my heart: Zhu Yijun is only four years old, with such a careful mind and such means, he will definitely be a generation of heroes in the future, what a great grandson!

Strange to say, Jiajing was secretly relieved.

Seeing the rainwater leaking from the roof, feeling the deep love and filial piety of his daughter, and knowing his grandson's methods, Jiajing's mood suddenly improved at this moment.

Zhou Nan couldn't see the change in Jiajing's attitude, knowing that his move was right, he patted his chest and promised: "Your Majesty, I promise to persuade the princess to properly handle the matter of killing the female official with a cane, just to accompany some money. You won't be entangled, so as to tarnish the reputation of the Tian Family."

Jiajing nodded: "Okay, this matter is up to you to deal with, Huang Jin, you don't have to worry about it." He hesitated for a moment: "My princess, Zhou Nan... Well, the common people say that, marry off The water poured out by my daughter, is it not the case in my Tianjia... let her go..." But he stopped talking, staring at the fire in the furnace in a trance.

As a father, he knows best what kind of temperament his daughter is, but in the past, when he was not out of the cabinet, he was governed by the rules of the palace.Since she got married, she has no scruples about making such a scandal.

If I had known this earlier, I should have forced Zhou Nan to join the royal family as a son-in-law?

With a man, Jiashan would not do such absurd things.

Hey, when I was on duty in the cabinet, I promised Zhou Nan not to be the captain-in-law. You have no jokes, so naturally I can't go back on my word.

He looked at Zhou Nan out of the corner of his eye, but saw that although Master Zhou was a little older, he was born like a tree and looked like a handsome man.Speaking of which, he is really a bit of a nobleman.This kind of temperament in people, Jiajing has only seen in the court officials.

Such a character is born to be extremely good.

It's a pity that the better he is, the less likely he is to be the royal son-in-law?
No way, no way!
Well, I just hope that one day Zhou Nan will truly love Jiashan and change his mind.That's right, Jiashan was born with a beautiful face, she is a peerless beauty, any man would like it.

I am sure of this.

Jiajing is of course the son of Yi Li's family, and in his mind, Jiashan is naturally a great beauty.Even if the beauty is so beautiful that it does not bring disaster to the country and the people, it is also utterly tragic, but it still has its unique shining points.

At this moment, he looked at Zhou Nan like a father-in-law looking at his son-in-law: "Huang Jin, present the Qing Ci written by Zhou Nan."

"Yes, master." Huang Jin held it with both hands.

Jiajing casually put it in the furnace and burned it, and then sat cross-legged on the futon, muttering silently.

Zhou Nan: "Your Majesty, your crimes cannot be pardoned, please punish your father."

Huang Jin had been the emperor for many years, so he naturally knew that the emperor's mind had changed, so he waved to him with a smile: "Master Zhou, please step back, Your Majesty forgives you, you did a good job with your old poem, the master used it, don't bother him The practice of the old man."

After coming out of Xiyuan, the rain had completely stopped, and the sky was full of stars again.It was only at this time that he realized that his legs were still weak. What happened today is really unbearable!

(End of this chapter)