The Red Mansions

Chapter 1046 Xianning: Her morality is still 8 miles away

Chapter 1046 Xianning: Her morality is still a thousand miles away...

Just as Jia Heng led the fleet approaching Jiangnan, the news that Gao Zhongping went to Yangzhou late at night to meet Jia Heng gradually spread to the ears of the gentry in Jiangnan.

In the evening, Zijin Mountain, Du Mansion, and the halls

Du Wan, the old man of the Du family, put down the ball of paper in his hand, looked at his third son Du Cun, and said in a cang voice, "For Bo Jun's letter, Gao Zhongping went to Yangzhou overnight to meet the Duke of Wei."

Du Cun said: "Father, once these two join forces, it will be even more difficult to deal with."

Du Wan nodded and said: "Our family is from several generations, yesterday those people pointed at our family to fight against God's will.

"What does father mean?" Du Cunning frowned and asked softly.

Du Wandao: "Observe the reaction of the imperial court earlier. If Shenjing insists on implementing the New Deal, it will not be able to stop the general trend, and it will be used as a raft again."

Du Cun said: "What my father said is very true. If the court insists on implementing the new policy, we will indeed be irreversible. But why did my father agree to those few families yesterday?"

Du Wan said: "There are some things that must not go against the will of the people. Our family has existed for decades since Taizong's reign, and in your brother's generation, there are no more high-ranking and high-ranking children, and there are some high-ranking generals in Jiangnan. "

Du Cun said: "What my father said is true."

"But now we still have to look at the direction of the wind. If you know how to make progress, let's also look at the methods of this Duke of Wei." Du Wancang said in a low voice with a flash of light in his old eyes.

Jinling

The evening rain is drizzling, the dark clouds are gloomy, and the sparse raindrops are falling one after another. After the rain, the willow trees on the bank of the ferry are lush and lush, and the emerald jade is smoky.

A two-story boat was sailing on the river. Jia Heng stood on the deck of the flag boat, looking at the Jinling City in the distance. The Chinese character flags on the top of the city wall of blue bricks and black tiles were fluttering, which was obviously a little more desolate.

Chen Xiao beside her held an umbrella and said in a low voice, "It's finally here."

Jia Heng whispered: "Yes, what happened in the Six Dynasties was just a private plan."

Hearing this, Chen Xiao glanced at the young man with clear eyes. For some reason, she always felt that the young man just now seemed to have a passion that traveled through time and space.

Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Xiaoxiao, if the new policy can be implemented this time, it can extend the country for another hundred years for the great man."

Chen Xiao's eyes flashed, if you can recognize your ancestor and return to your clan, how can it last for a hundred years?

And as the cables were laid one after another, a large number of guards of the Jinyi Mansion began to get off the boats quickly, and deployed control around the ferry.

Officials from the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and other officials who stayed behind in Nanjing, as well as the generals of the Jiangnan Camp, came out of the city with umbrellas in the distance to greet them in large numbers.

Because Jia Heng is the imperial envoy on behalf of Tian Xunhun, and also in charge of the task of supervising the New Deal, even if the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing and some official officials have other ideas, they will go out of the city to greet him at this moment.

Besides, I have to meet Jia Heng face to face, and find out what the Duke of Wei has to say.

Jia Heng got off the boat slowly, surrounded by a large number of guards from the Jinyi Mansion, and quickly walked towards the welcoming crowd.

The civil servants present at the scene were headed by Yuan Tu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing. This person also had another identity. He was the teacher of King Chen Qin of Chu. The generals were led by Annan Hou Yezhen, and the generals of Jiangnan Camp.

The two sides met and greeted each other.

Marquis Annan Yezhen had a smile on his heroic face, with eagerness in his eyes, he cupped his hands and said, "Duke Wei, long time no see."

When I left Jiangnan last year, the young man in front of me was only the Marquis of Wu. I didn't expect that in just a few months, he would become the third-class Duke of the Han Dynasty, and his power would shake the world.

All the worries about the war in northern Xinjiang at the beginning now seem to be unfounded.

Yuan Tu looked at the boy in the python suit with a smile, and said pleasantly, "Duke Wei has worked hard on the pommel horse all the way, and it's been a lot of hard work."

At this moment, Jia Heng cupped his hands and said: "Jia has met Mr. Yuan, and you adults."

Even though he is a prince and a new noble, many of them are old ministers of the Longzhi Dynasty. They are old and should be more considerate in their etiquette.

Yuan Tu said loudly: "This old man is in the south of the Yangtze River. Hearing that the Duke of Wei led the king's division to defeat the barbarians in the northern border, I feel so happy beyond words."

Shen Bing, who had been relegated from Liangjiang governor to household servant, frowned slightly, his eyes flickered coldly, looking at the boy in python suit, he couldn't help sneering in his heart.

Even if the new deal can be achieved, Wei Guogong will also offend the officials and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River behind him.

Which one of them didn't have children who bought property and farmed in the south of the Yangtze River?Thousands of hectares of fertile land, criss-crossed fields?

At this moment, in addition to Shen Fang, the surrounding officials in Jinling also include Tan Jie, the Minister of Hubu, Dong Chongxue, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel, Wu Hefei and Ying Yuanlu, the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, Kuang Chun, the censor of Youdu of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, Yan Mao, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Yan Mao, the Minister of the Ministry of War. A group of senior officials including Shangshu Jieyue all looked at the young man, some of them were not seeing Jia Heng for the first time, while others were seeing him for the first time.

In fact, apart from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War, most of the officials of the Six Ministries in Nanjing are in a state of retirement and unemployment, and many of them are former ministers of the Longzhi Dynasty.

It can be said that this is a very large bureaucratic class, and it is simply impossible for the New Deal to bypass these people.

Once bloody conflicts break out at the local level, they will definitely make a big fuss and criticize the new policy as an evil policy.

Now, Jia Heng, who is the emperor's son-in-law, directly rushes to put pressure on these people, intimidating and luring them, which can minimize the damage caused by the implementation of the New Deal.

Because... they are all people who want face!

Before it's time for you to die, at most you will complain a few words, want to talk about it, play tricks, the cabinet ministers in the center of Shenjing and even the emperor may order reprimands, which will affect the official career of your own children.

Are you sure you want to affect the official career of your children for the sake of paying some extra taxes every year?

Since they all have weaknesses, they can't smash bottles and cans. Cut five cities today and ten cities tomorrow.

Just like a certain group who bought an unfinished building, they can only swallow their anger, and they can't even speak out through various channels like ordinary people.

But Du Wan, the Patriarch of the Du family, did not come, but his son Du You led a few retinues among the gentry, and looked at the chattering and laughing young man.

Jia Heng had finished exchanging greetings with Yuan Tu and the others, and everyone headed towards Jinling City mightily, and the wind and rain were blowing down from the sky.

The boats behind them headed for Ningguo Mansion in Jinling City under the arrangement of carriages.

In the restaurant——

The Nanjing officials sat down around one table after another, mostly secretly looking at the young man and observing him secretly.

Yuan Tudao: "Last year, the King of Jurchens was clamoring for pirates and causing great chaos in the south of the Yangtze River. Thanks to Duke Wei's efforts to turn the tide, otherwise there would be a catastrophe in Jinling, and Duke Wei went to the north to meet the enemy. Lord Yan said, Duke Wei's going here will definitely be a success, and his power will shake the desert. Sure enough, after Duke Wei went to the northern border, he won a complete victory, returned the captive chieftain, and presented the victory to the Taimiao. We, the old ministers of Longzhi , Hearing all this, tears wet the front of his clothes, weeping with joy."

Jia Heng said: "Mr. Yuan is overly praised."

At this time, everyone was also complimenting him one after another. Most of them were compliments such as "Young Junyan" and "Guo Qiancheng".

All the people here didn't mention the new policy at all, they were more concerned about the attitude of the boy in the python suit.

Until Dong Chongxue, Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, said in a low voice: "The four new policies proposed by the Duke of Wei are even more strategic, and I, the old officials who have heard about them for many years, admire them."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone looked at the boy in the python suit, wanting to hear what he would say.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "The new policy of whipping, returning the fire to the public, etc. are all good policies to understand the suffering of the people's livelihood and alleviate the disaster, but such a shocking thing happened in the Changzhou government of Jiangsu Province. Most people, deeply favored by the country, use this to criticize the New Deal for their own self-interest!"

Everyone present felt awe-struck when they heard the young man's harsh words.

In fact, all the high-ranking officials of Nanjing City present were present, and none of the Kodao officials were qualified to come and join in the fun, but there were also one or two officials who had criticized the New Deal at the time, and their faces were a little unsightly.

Jia Heng said: "You are all wise men. You should know the benefits of the four new policies to our Han Dynasty. Since they are good laws and good policies, why did such a thing happen in Changzhou Prefecture?"

The officials present were silent.

Jia Heng looked at Yuan Tu at the side, and said, "Mr. Yuan is well-versed in the present, what do you think a whip can do for a family?"

Yuan Tu was stared at by the young man, and said: "It's good that a whip is a good law, but it should not be rushed, especially for the clearing of Zhang Tianmu. Local provinces, prefectures and counties have fish scale books. The law can still be tried."

Jia Heng smiled and said: "The population is reported once every five years, and the fish scale book is ten years old. Since I ascended the throne, the fish scale book has not been revised for 16 years, and the population has not been checked for ten years. It is necessary to investigate and prepare for future policy implementation.”

At this time, Tan Jie, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said: "What the Duke of Wei said is true, he cleared the land, but the local officials were eager to make meritorious deeds and resorted to drastic methods, which led to this incident. It can be seen that the new policy needs to be implemented slowly."

Jia Heng looked at Tan Jie and said: "What is the truth about the case in Changzhou Prefecture? Jinyi Prefecture will send people to investigate and verify it. No matter what, the blood of the magistrate of Wujin County in Changzhou Prefecture cannot be shed in vain. I was an official of the Han Dynasty and two Jinshi were buried alive. Until death, where will I put the face of the big man, and where will I put the seniors in the examination hall?"

Opening your mouth must be called the community, and opening your mouth is righteousness, standing on the moral high ground and wielding a moral stick.

Some officials also said yes one after another, expressing righteous indignation.

Jia Heng observed the expressions of the officials present and kept some of their expressions in mind for later questioning.

Gathering his mind, he said, "Let's not mention the New Deal. Today is a banquet to cleanse the dust. Let's have a drink together. Jinling has outstanding people. You are all famous ministers of the former court. Jia also has a lot to ask for."

Even though it was midsummer, the officials in the south of the Yangtze River felt a chill in their bones for a reception banquet. The Duke of Wei really came prepared.

After the banquet, they all dispersed. About Jia Heng's stern attitude towards the implementation of the New Deal gradually spread to the entire Jiangnan shilin officialdom through the officials of the Six Ministries of Nanjing.

That is a new policy of whipping, sharing the income of the family, and so on. It is imperative and it is impossible to change the course.

Jia Heng rode back to Ningguo Mansion under the guard of Jinyi Mansion.

At this moment, the Ningguo Mansion is brightly lit, shining brightly like the day, and there are various lanterns hanging in the winding corridors in the courtyard, making hoarse sounds under the summer wind.

Stepping into the backyard, I saw Sister Feng and Ping'er directing a group of maids to be busy. The young woman Huaxin was wearing a pomegranate red dress, her black hair was tied up in a beautiful bun, the gold hairpin was shining, and the emerald earrings on her earlobes were green and green. Exquisite and graceful, while walking, the waist of the peach porpoise is plump and graceful.

Seeing the boy in the python suit, Sister Feng was overjoyed, with a smile on her beautiful face, she said: "Brother Heng, are you back?"

Jia Heng nodded slightly, and asked: "Sister Lin and Sister Xue both had dinner and rested in the courtyard?"

Sister Feng smiled and said, "I tidied up the courtyard in the backyard, and I've already lived in it. Thanks to the fact that we have a lot of yards and houses, we can live in it."

As soon as I came back, I asked those young girls of them, but I didn't ask her if she had eaten?She has been busy for a long time.

Jia Heng looked at Wen Wen and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Sister-in-law Feng."

I will reward Sister Feng well later.

When Sister Feng heard this, the slight resentment in her heart dissipated, and under Liu Shao's eyebrows, Dan Feng blinked and asked. "Brother Heng, are you going to meet those officials from Jinling?"

Jia Heng said: "Go and talk."

Sister Feng looked at the drunken blush on the young man's face, and felt a little pity in her heart. She said in a charming voice: "Brother Heng, please drink less. Drinking is harmful to your health."

Jia Heng said: "I didn't drink a few drinks. It's just that my face looked a little red because of the alcohol."

With Sister Feng's drawn eyes, she really regarded him more and more as her own man.

How should I put it, although he thinks that his relationship with Sister Feng is still just a bed partner, but Sister Feng doesn't seem to think so, or it has been a long time, and Sister Feng's relationship has become more dependent.

As for love, there should be no such thing. In the past, he didn't care much about Sister Feng.

At this moment, Sister Feng picked up a teacup and poured a cup for Jia Heng, her pink lips slightly parted, and she said with a coquettish smile, "I'm watching over here, Brother Heng, don't worry."

Jia Heng took the teacup and took a sip.

At this moment, Sister Feng looked at the boy with beautiful eyes full of water. The boy's face was clear and sharp, with a heroic demeanor.

From the time when she was in the wicker alley, how could she have imagined that one day, this enemy would bully her so ruthlessly?

Although it was only a few times, it seemed to be happier than the past so many years.

Thinking about it, Sister Feng spat in her heart, a slight blush appeared on the cheeks of that gorgeous melon-seeded face, and there was a bit of shame in Danfeng's eyes.

Jia Heng put down the teacup, looked up, and suddenly met those charming and flowing eyes, his heart skipped a beat.

She secretly thought that Sister Feng was really addicted. The look in her eyes just now made her want to... peel and eat him.

Although Sister Feng has a lot of addictions and eats frequently, she eats a small amount of food, and soon she has to be forgiven again and again. Li Wan can come once in a long time, but she eats too much.

I don't say anything myself, I just don't say a word, but I don't let go every time.

It seems that he wants to make up for all the tuition fees he owed for so many years.

At this moment, Li Chanyue, Princess Xianning and Chen Xiao in the backyard seemed to know the news of Jia Heng's return.

Xian Ning came from outside and asked with a smile: "Sir, when are we going there?"

I'm going to see that person in a while.

Jia Heng settled down, and said in a gentle voice, "After I take a shower and change clothes, I'll go in the carriage."

On the first day of coming to Jinling, I must go to Jinyang. It has been nearly half a year since I saw my mother-in-law.

As for Mopan and Xue'er, they could only wait for tomorrow, and he went to see Zhen Qing with the greetings from King Chu.

Jinling, Princess Jinyang Mansion

The pitch-black night enveloped the earth, the sky was covered with overcast clouds, and the pattering rain fell on the leaves of the sycamore trees, making a sound of "patta pata", and the breeze was blowing slowly, and the feeling of coolness permeated.

A horse-drawn carriage with eight treasure hairpin tassels, under the escort of Jia Ding and Jinyi Mansion Guards, slowly parked on the bluestone road in front of the Princess Jinyang's mansion, and a ball of orange lanterns was reflected in the water.

Escorted by Chen Xiao, Jia Heng, Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue got out of the carriage, came to the gate with red lacquer and copper nails, reported to the mansion, and went straight to the back house.

At this moment, candles were burning brightly in the hall, and the lights were brightly lit.

The eldest princess of Jinyang wore a red dress and sat on the Arhat bed. She had a beautiful face like a peach, and her face was not covered with makeup under her head. Fu Qiufang and several female officials were beside her serving the beauty.

At this time, accompanied by the sound of light footsteps, Yuan Chun walked into the hall with joy on his face, and said: "Your Highness, Brother Heng and His Highness Xianning have come down, and they are now entering the mansion."

The eldest princess of Jinyang gave a "hmm" and stroked her protruding belly. Seeing the round and smooth jade face, she smiled lightly and said, "I won't go to greet him."

After a while, several lanterns were slowly coming from the veranda. Jia Heng, wearing a green shirt with a straight skirt and black boots towards the clouds, stepped across the threshold. The color of anticipation.

"Brother Heng." Yuan Chun, who was dressed as a female official, had a joyful face and bright eyes, looked at the young man with joy, and seemed to call out in a whisper.

After not seeing each other for half a year, and experiencing Jia Heng leading the Northern Expedition, one can imagine how much the beauty misses her.

Jia Heng looked at Yuan Chun and said softly, "Big sister."

Yuanchun is more plump than at the beginning of the year, especially the graceful and glamorous demeanor, which already has the demeanor of the original "virtuous concubine".

At this moment, Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue behind Jia Heng also looked at Princess Jinyang who was about to get up, and the little princess walked forward first, calling sweetly: "Mother."

"Hey," the eldest princess of Jinyang also looked away from her lover for a while, and looked at Li Chanyue. A smile appeared on her plump and graceful face like a peony flower. She took Li Chanyue's hand and said, "Chanyue , is back too, um, it looks a lot better."

The beauty looked at Li Chanyue, seeing the charming charm in the corners of her brows and eyes, how could she not know that the little Princess is already a married woman.

Princess Xianning approached and called her aunt softly. When her gaze under the willow eyebrows swept over the protruding abdomen, a few complicated colors were seen in the clear eyes that were shining and moist.

Princess Jinyang narrowed her eyes, glanced at Princess Xianning, and said softly, "Xianning, did you get what you wanted this time?"

At this time, Lianxue had already dismissed her grandma and the maid. Even Fu Qiufang glanced at a few people, shook his head secretly, and followed his grandma out of the wing.

Princess Xianning smiled lightly, and said: "Chanyue is not the same, you don't know how much Chanyue has been clinging to Mr. during this time, occupying Mr. every day, even I don't give it to you."

"Cousin, you... you are talking nonsense, I don't have it." Hearing this, Li Chanyue was ashamed, and Zang Xingyunyue took a peek at Princess Jinyang.

What does my cousin say?

Jinyang eldest princess Yuyan smiled sweetly, took Li Chanyue's hand, and said softly: "Chanyue should also take my part with me."

Xianning: "..."

My good guy, she's still a million miles away from her morality.

At this time, Jia Heng held Yuan Chun's soft plain hand, met the beautiful eyes that gazed with affection, and said softly: "Everything is fine at home, the old lady, Mr. Zheng and Baoyu are all fine, big sister don't have to worry."

Yuan Chun's plump face had a bright smile, and her beautiful eyes shone brightly. It was probably the smile of Concubine Yuan when she was visiting her relatives. She said softly, "Brother Heng, Your Highness is waiting for you there."

Brother Heng reunited with His Highness after a long absence, so he should have a good talk. As for her...she'd better wait until night.

Jia Heng turned his gaze to Princess Jinyang, met those beautiful eyes that were as soft as water, and said, "Jinyang."

All of a sudden, there were also some thoughts in my mind. Since the first farewell, it was half a year ago, and now I see you again, Jinyang is even more plump. It seems that as the body gets heavier, the intellectual and elegant maternal breath between the eyebrows and eyes becomes more intense.

The longing in the crystal clear eyes of Princess Jinyang overflowed like a tide, and she called out in a low voice: "Ziyu."

Saying that, he got up from the Arhat bed.

"Just sit down." Jia Heng came closer, sat on the soft couch, gently pulled the beauty's catkin, and asked: "Are you and the child okay?"

Because I was worried about hurting the child, I didn't hold it.

There was a slight smile on the plump face of the eldest princess of Jinyang, and a blush appeared on her rosy cheeks. She lowered her head and caressed her swollen belly. Yongli's brows and eyes were full of happiness, and she said: "Everything is fine." , The child keeps kicking me recently."

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "I'll listen to the child's movements."

Princess Xianning looked at the two people who had a warm reunion, her eyes were blank for a moment, she couldn't help but secretly touched her belly, and sighed quietly in her heart.

It's been so long, and there seems to be no movement. Could it be... less mahjong playing?

Jia Heng listened to the child, felt the inexplicable feeling of the bloodline through his belly, got up, looked at the beautiful beauty, and asked: "I will give birth in a few months, what does the doctor say?" ?”

The beauty smiled and said: "The doctor said that the pulse is stable and the fetus is also fine, so I should think less."

Jia Heng pulled the beauty's bare hands, the originally slender bare hands softened a little, and smiled lightly: "That's pretty good."

Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes were full of mid-autumn waves, and she said softly, "Did you go to meet those officials from the Jinling Mansion just now?"

It was clearly the beauty who smelled the faint smell of alcohol.

Jia Heng moved a little further away, and said: "The reception banquet is mainly to find out what I say, but I didn't say anything else."

Princess Jinyang frowned and said: "Although these people don't know the general situation, they are numerous and powerful. If they are united, it will be difficult to deal with them. They need to be differentiated."

Jia Heng said: "Well, I already have some plans in mind."

The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at the young man with her beautiful eyes full of water, and asked softly: "What's going on over there in the northwest?"

If according to the results of the great victory against the captives, the emperor brother just married a daughter, he should be able to use her again, I don't know what kind of mentality the two of them are now.

The feelings of the parties are more real.

(End of this chapter)