The Red Mansions

Chapter 601

Chapter 601

Henan governor's yamen, backyard

After dinner, Jia Heng and Princess Xianning came to the study alone. By the bright candlelight, one can see a yellowed map spread out on a square red lacquered pear wood, which is the map of the Yellow River's water flow.

Previously, Jia Heng called the magistrates of the counties to coordinate with the people, and then he devoted himself to building dikes and weirs. In the past few days, he has frequently inspected the embankments of the Yellow River.

"According to what the gatekeeper said, the summer rains are pouring down this year, and the Yellow River will become flooded. Regardless of the place in Henan, I am afraid that Huaiyang and other places are afraid." Jia Heng looked deeply at the map of the direction of the Yellow River, and measured his fingers back and forth on the map of the old course of the Yellow River. Gestures.

The middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, Henan and Huaiyang, have been repeatedly hit by the Yellow River. Once it collapses, countless people along the coast will be killed or injured.

He is the governor of Henan's military and government, and he is confident that he can keep a piece of Henan intact. However, he is not sure whether the river embankment passing through Huaiyang can stop the summer flood. Everything depends on whether the river embankment built by the governor of Nanhe can withstand it. Live the flood.

"Governor of Nanhe, Gao Bin, is from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and should belong to the Zhejiang Party. Gao Bin and Governor of Liangjiang, Shen Fang, are still brothers-in-law. Gao Bin's appointment as Governor of Nanhe is also related to Shen Fang's full support." Jia Heng put down the ruler in his hand. , stern eyes lingering in Huaiyang and other places.

There are lakes such as Huaihe River and Hongze Lake here. Once the Yellow River and Huaihe River flood together, it is unknown how many people will suffer from floods.

"Tomorrow, I will write about the prefectures and counties along the Nanhe River, and call the police for the summer flood." Jia Heng looked deeply, thinking.

Although he is the governor of Henan and the minister of military aircraft, he can't issue orders across provinces, he can only remind him.

"Maybe wait half a month later, and then submit the memorial to the court. At that time, I will go to the general secretary to pass and copy the residence newspaper. After half a month, one letter will be enough to attract the attention of the emperor and courtiers." Jia Heng thought for a while, "Finally, in a private capacity. Write to Gao Bin, Shen Fang and others, as to whether they listen to it or not, it is up to them."

This is the response he can make. If it is not for the minister of military aircraft on his head, inter-provincial interference in the civil affairs of other provinces is a hateful thing.

"Sir." Just as Jia Heng's face was like dark water, and he fell into deep thought, a pleasant voice as cold as melting ice and snow came from behind the study screen.

Princess Xianning changed into a water-green long dress with a slender waist and a high girdle, which perfectly complemented her tall and bright figure. Her hair was tied up in a cloud bun, and she wore jasper hairpins. On her petite and exquisite earlobes, the ear holes were matched with earrings. , the end of which falls in the shape of a butterfly, which shines through the light, and the light and shadow intersect, bright and moving.

At this moment, Xianning walked gracefully and elegantly, and came here. Perhaps it was because he had just bathed, his originally white and shiny jade cheeks, the snowy cheeks were slightly red, delicate and charming, and there was a lingering feeling of carelessness between the quiet eyebrows and eyes. lazy meaning.

Before, Princess Xianning promised Jia Heng a dance, so she went to take a bath just now, changed her clothes, and came back again, ready to dance for Jia Heng.

Jia Heng followed the sound, raised his eyes to look at the beautiful and graceful girl, his eyes staggered at the hem of the low-cut skirt, and praised: "Your Highness's green skirt and sleeves are a bit of clear water. The rhyme in the lotus wind."

At this moment, Princess Xianning still wears a string of crystal necklaces under her white and beautiful neck, which are hidden in the placket along her exquisite jade-like collarbone, which makes Jia Heng quite curious as to what kind of material it is made of.

"Sir." Being sized up by Jia Heng, Princess Xianning felt ashamed and happy. Under Chunshan's black eyebrows, her bright eyes drooped slightly, and her snowy skin and jade face turned red like a cloud at some point.

Jia Heng nodded, walked away from the desk, reached out to grab Princess Xianning's slender catkin, and asked, "Xianning, your necklace is pretty? It's made of pearls?"

Princess Xianning: "???"

The young man who knew himself was teasing himself again, his bright eyes rolled over angrily, and was about to speak, when suddenly he felt the shadow approaching him, so he couldn't help but close his bright eyes.

This is already... her and her husband's daily life.

I didn't get used to it at the beginning, but now I am immersed in it, and I never get tired of it.

Ok?

After a while, Jia Heng hugged Xian Ning, who was delicate and trembling, and said softly, "What dance are you dancing?"

Princess Xianning's jade face was slightly red, and she said in a trembling voice: "I want to dance a Xiang lady. This is the dance of Chu people's "Nine Songs" arranged by the mother and concubine when she was free in the palace, according to the method of water sleeves. There was a short solo."

Jia Heng lost his focus for a moment, and murmured, "Mrs. Xiang?"

He knew Mrs. Xiang because of... Mother Tianxian.

However, although it is a classical dance, it is more of a classical dance restored by later generations, and it may not be more charming than the ancients today.

Princess Xianning said happily, then took Jia Heng's hand and walked towards the inner room.

Jia Heng also got up, went to the inner room, found a chair and sat down, picked up a pot of tea from the small table, sipped it slowly, and planned to enjoy the dance.

"It's a pity that there is no music here." Jia Heng looked at the girl with a delicate figure and a graceful figure, and secretly thought.

It seemed that in front of Jia Heng, Princess Xianning was a little shy, took a deep breath, and made a gesture, her figure was as soft as a willow, like a weak willow supporting the wind, lightly piled up with smoke, but the flowing cloud sleeve in her hand just shake up...

Suddenly, Xia Houying's clear voice came from outside the study: "My lord, there are flying pigeons passing letters from the middle of the capital."

Jia Heng looked serious, put down the teacup in his hand, looked apologetically at Princess Xianning who was stunned in place, and said softly: "Your Highness, wait a moment, I'll go and have a look."

Without waiting for further words, he walked around the screen, looked at Xia Houying in the flying fish suit with a frosty face, looked into those clear eyes for a moment, and asked, "Where's the paper?"

"Here." Xia Houying passed her over, her eyes were gloomy, and her heart was filled with mixed emotions.

The young man in front of her, when Cuihua Mountain broke the bandit's lair, she still thought of it.

Who would have thought that it was those half-hearted, promiscuous people who used to hook up with His Royal Highness Jinyang, and now they are flirting with Princess Xianning these days, so that in order to deceive others, she now replaced Liu Jixian's responsibilities as guards and messengers outside.

So, when His Royal Highness Jinyang comes to Henan, do you want to tell her?

At this moment, Jia Heng stretched out his hand to take the paper compiled by Jinyi Fuwei, and watched it by the light, his complexion changed slightly, and he frowned and remained silent.

And this scene was naturally seen by Xia Houying, who had already read the paper, and frowned. Could it be that His Highness Jinyang's coming here ruined his good deed?

Jia Heng stopped reading and was silent for a while.

"What's the matter, sir? Are you frowning?" At this moment, Princess Xianning stepped out from the inner room, and under her beautiful eyebrows, her shining eyes were staring curiously at the boy in python.

Xia Houying glanced at Princess Xianning, her eyes couldn't help being a little quieter, she cupped her hands, and turned to go to guard under the eaves.

Jia Heng put down the note paper, took Princess Xianning's jade hand, walked towards the inner room, sat down, faced the gaze of those crystal clear eyes, and said in a gentle voice: "Because of the chaos in Henan, the Holy Majesty has promoted me to be the third-class Yongning Uncle, by the way, posthumously confer the honor of my late concubine as the wife of Chaopin, the edict of the reward is still on the way, and it will be delivered within six hundred miles in a few days."

When Princess Xianning heard the words, a look of joy appeared between Qingli's brows and eyes, and she said softly: "This is a good thing."

"Well, Uncle Yongning?"

Just for a moment, the girl's bright eyes blinked, and she looked at Jia Heng softly, and ripples appeared in the lake of her heart

Is this... the meaning she understood?

Sir, will forever belong to her Xianning?

However, being promoted to the No. [-] rank should be a happy event, why does the husband look so dispirited?

Jia Heng looked intently at the girl with clear eyes, and said: "There is one more thing, the Holy Majesty heard that I went to the Shuzhi River, and planned to allocate a sum of money to support."

"Father knows that the affairs of the river are very important, so it's not surprising that he can allocate the money. This should also be a happy event." Princess Xianning nodded, her face as cold as frost and jade showed doubts.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said suddenly: "The ones who escorted the money are... the little princess and the eldest princess of Jinyang."

Princess Xianning: "???"

what?

So, Chanyue and...she is coming?

She just needs to stay in the capital, why do she have to travel all the way here?

Jia Heng paused, and explained: "The Holy Majesty is also a little hesitant now, so he passed the letter on Feige, and came to ask me what I mean."

He didn't want Jinyang to come over to check the post, but if he refused like this, it would hurt Jinyang's heart again.

Jinyang probably missed him, and he must have thought about it badly, otherwise he wouldn't have left Beijing to come here.

Moreover, when he heard that he would not come back for two or three months, the pain of lovesickness became more and more unbearable.

Princess Xianning frowned, the deep light in her clear eyes flashed away, she was silent for a moment, Yurong said quietly: "Then sir, you might as well tell your father that Fang Jing in the Central Plains, everything is complicated, find an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to come over." That’s good, there’s no need to make a big fuss.”

Jia Heng: "..."

Facing the young man's amazed and playful eyes, Princess Xianning's cheeky cheeks flushed red like a cloud, her cherry lips moved, and said falteringly: "Sir... There is no need for the Central Plains and the others to come here. "

It is enough to have her, what is that man and his cousin coming here for?

"The eldest princess and the young princess are here on behalf of the queen mother to visit her family in Luoyang, and by the way, on behalf of the saint, to see the situation in Henan. I don't think they will stay for long." Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said softly.

I couldn't help thinking in my heart that the three monks had no water to drink.

Princess Xianning's bright eyes fixed on Jia Heng, she was silent for a while, sighed softly, and said softly: "Sir, then let them come over."

She could see the entanglement of the husband. In fact, the husband also missed that person in his heart. After all, he already had such a close relationship with that person.

Thinking of this, I can't help but think of the attic again last year, it seems that the nose is still hovering...

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and said: "There is no rush for now, here, there is still enough money to repair the embankment, wait for half a month, the Central Plains will be quieter, I will pick them up myself."

If someone else went to escort him, he didn't feel at ease. Only when he led the cavalry and Jin Yiwei to Tongguan to pick him up, and he saw Li'er with his own eyes, could he be at ease.

Princess Xianning Yurong paused for a moment, pursed her cherry lips, a soreness arose in the depths of her heart for no reason, and she said softly, "En."

Do you want to pick it up in person?It's really considerate.

Jia Heng stretched out his hand to hold the girl's slender catkin, and gently brought it into his arms. During the past few days, he could also feel some disappointment in Xianning, and he said with relief: "Tomorrow we will finish the survey of the river channel, and we will go to the prefecture below. Inspection, you go down with me, mainly to accompany you to see the scenery of the Central Plains."

As he said, he pinched Xianning's face which was as cold as snow, and felt his muscles and bones were clear and soft to the touch.

Princess Xianning's intelligent appearance, she probably knew about his relationship with Jinyang long ago, but the moths flew into the flame...to win love with a sword.

Princess Xianning's jade cheeks were tinged with blush, her eyes flickered, she took a light look at Jia Heng, and said quietly: "Then when she comes over, it will be good for Mr. to accompany her well."

Jia Heng: "..."

Now Xianning doesn't even call out?During the conversation, she was addressing her... Forget it, it doesn't matter if you don't address her.

"It's really a little vinegar jar." Jia Heng said softly, in Xianning's shyness, he lowered his head and held it.

Princess Xianning snorted and closed her bright eyes again.

After a while, Princess Xianning nestled the red jade-faced head into Jia Heng's arms, and listening to the strong heartbeat, said softly: "Sir, it's my fault, it's me..."

"It has nothing to do with you, flies don't bite seamless eggs." Jia Heng said softly.

Xianning: "???"

Who is the fly?what?

Princess Xianning suppressed the strangeness in her heart, suddenly remembered something, and said in a charming voice: "Uncle has prepared wine and food, and I would like to invite my husband for a drink tomorrow, do you have time?"

Jia Heng thought for a while and asked: "He is busy presiding over the rectification of officials recently, why does he have time to treat me to dinner?"

Princess Xianning said: "Before, I was busy with the official affairs in Kaifeng Prefecture, so I didn't have time to chat with my husband. Now we have a light meal, so we can chat."

"Then tomorrow night." Jia Heng agreed.

Compared with Song Jing, it doesn't hurt to be closer to Song Xuan, but it still can't be too close.

"Then I'll tell my aunt early tomorrow morning." Princess Xianning said happily, paying attention with joy in her bright eyes.

"Well, let's not talk about this for now, let's go to see Mrs. Xiang." Jia Heng thought for a while, then suddenly leaned into the girl's ear and whispered.

Princess Xianning's beautiful and beautiful face blushed slightly, and she let out a "hmm" like a mosquito.

The two returned to the inner room again. Princess Xianning's long sleeves fluttered and her figure was graceful. When Jia Heng saw the dancing posture, before Princess Xianning finished dancing, she hugged Yiren and tried the material of the pearl necklace herself. .

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Shenjing City, Qijun Palace——

In the study room, the lights were brightly lit. King Qi County, who came back from Weinan County later, nestled his fat body in the chair of the grand master, and his small eyes were full of exhaustion.

Sitting in a row on the pear wood chair with the backrest at the bottom are Dou Rong, Xu Shaozhen, and Master Huitong. There is also a special person, Jia Yucun.

Since the downfall of King Zhongshun, Jia Yucun has taken refuge in Chen Cheng, King of Qi County, and accompanied King Qi County to Gongling before, acting as an agent of Ji Yiwen.

After all, he was born as a Jinshi in the two rankings, so he was naturally proficient in official documents, and gradually gained the trust of the King of Qi County, and was granted the post of chief secretary of the mansion.

King Qi took a sip from the teacup, and sighed: "I'm exhausted, I suspect that I've lost ten catties on this trip."

In the beginning, King Qi and King Chu had just taken over the task of supervising the imperial mausoleum, and they were more diligent and filial than anyone else. But as time passed, they couldn't bear to stay in Gongling and suffer, so the two brothers agreed that you and I Five days, and then the remaining five days to jointly ask and supervise.

Supervising each other, no one dared to do anything, but the progress of the project was accelerated a lot.

Jia Yucun said with a smile: "My lord has been spending his days and nights in Weinan these days. His filial piety is truly touching, and he will enter the palace tomorrow to have an audience with the Emperor and His Majesty."

Dou Rong took a look at King Qi's big fat face that was almost glowing under the candlelight, his face was expressionless, he got up, took out a letter from his sleeve, and said in a cang voice: "Your Majesty, this is Henan Province. The secret report, please have a look at it.”

When Chen Cheng, king of Qi County, raised the Sanhe gang as his servants, he used the accumulated wealth to form a huge intelligence force, and this intelligence force spread all over the country, serving as eyes and ears.

King Qi Jun took the paper and read it, the fat on his face twitched, and said coldly: "This Jia Ziyu, relying on his father's trust, is going to toss the bottom of the sky in Henan! First he tossed the officials, and now he Tossing ordinary people to build river embankments, the governance is so harsh and impetuous, just watch, it won't be long before there will be strict participation in science."

The note paper clearly recorded Jia Heng's actions in Henan and other places a few days ago, such as asking the rebellious people to report the evil deeds of the local gentry, and conscripting men to build river embankments.

"My lord, Jia Ziyu sealed off the frontier for a province. Even if there are complaints from the place where he is tossing, with his great achievements in calming the chaos, at most he will return to Beijing in despair. The Holy Majesty will not punish him." Dou Rong said with a serious face, and whispered: "My lord just now Come back, maybe I don’t know anything about it, Jia Ziyu was promoted to the third-class uncle just this afternoon, titled Yongning.”

"Uncle Yongning?" Duke Qi's complexion changed suddenly, his eyes flickered with coldness, and he said angrily: "Just to quell a small rebellion, he was made an earl, and the emperor dotes on him too much."

Jia Yucun's brows were also deeply frowned, and there was a trace of resentment in the depths of his eyes.

In the past, he voted for the family of Jia's family. It can be said that he was wholeheartedly flattering and flattering, but he ended up being dismissed from office. He voted for Prince Zhongshun, who fell again. Now he votes for King Qi. When he assists King Qi to become a great treasure, he will definitely let Jia Every family is ruined and no one is left behind!

Dou Rongcang said: "My lord, it's useless to talk about it now."

Duke Qi frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Dou Changshi, who do you think this Jia Heng is supporting?"

Dou Rong shook his head and said: "From the moment we look at it, Jia Ziyu is from the palace. He and the King of Wei seem to be getting closer because they work in the same office in Wucheng Bingmasi, but as far as I know Jia Ziyu doesn't often go to Wucheng Bingmasi to ask questions, and he is close to the king of Wei, but Princess Xianning went to Henan with the army, so the prince has to guard against it."

In the eyes of King Qi, the sisters of the Song family are almost indistinguishable from each other, and Princess Xianning, who was born to Concubine Duanrong, is naturally regarded as the lineage of King Wei.

Speaking of Princess Xianning, the King of Qi County had a gloomy complexion, with a cold look in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "My concubine told me that when Xianning reached the age of marriage, she probably fell in love with Jia Ziyu. This little sister is crazy all day long. She didn't know how to be careful, and now she's hooking up with a married man, and the royal family's face has been completely lost to her!"

He knows his father who is in the deep palace better than anyone else. He wanted to recruit Jia Heng's son as his son-in-law. Unfortunately, the son has already married. If he really wants to abandon his wife, that would be a good thing. He is greedy for wealth and glory. , So far reduced to the laughing stock of the world.

Master Huitong said: "My lord, the king of Wei is now in Wucheng to serve as soldiers, and Princess Xianning is traveling with the army. Does the palace belong to the king of Wei? Are you paving the way for him?"

Duke Qi shook his head and said: "I can't say that, I think I know my father well, but he is married to the Nan'an family... we have to think of a way to reduce his arrogance."

He said in a low voice: "Dou Changshi, you asked someone to tell us about the nails we planted in the Imperial Academy, and you said that the chaos in the Central Plains has been put down, and the two saints fainted one after another because of previous incidents. You should establish the foundation of the country and stabilize the hearts of Chinese and foreign people. "

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked. Without him, the matter of the country is too sensitive.

Jia Yucun's expression changed when he heard the words, and his eyes showed bitter thoughts.

At the beginning, this Jinling governor who needed some advice from his disciples on how to be an official, now, with the ups and downs of his official career, has two ups and downs, and his scheming has begun to be used to figure out personnel affairs.

Dou Rong thought for a while when he heard the words, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed: "My lord, this strategy is very clever."

Monk Huitong's eyes flickered, he was a little puzzled, and looked at Xu Shaozhen.

Xu Shaozhen thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "At that time, the scientific path was clear and the public opinion was great. This is to set up the king of Wei."

King Qi's small eyes flashed, he nodded and said: "Liu Zheng is in charge of the Hanlin Academy, and many of them are students of Liu Zheng. At that time, my father was suspicious."

Liu Zheng, a scholar in charge of the Imperial Academy, had a daughter who married the King of Chu as his side concubine. If the Imperial Academy advocated the early establishment of the country, then Emperor Chongping must have thought that the King of Chu framed the King of Wei, and he would have a bad impression of the King of Chu. It was his other intention.

When Xu Shaozhen heard the words, he also came to his senses, almost praising him: "Wonderful, my lord, is this a trick to kill with a knife?"

King Qijun said: "It's not just killing people with a borrowed knife, but my father is always suspicious. Therefore, the East Palace has had no owner for many years, and it has been hanging but not standing. With the public opinion of science and Taoism, I don't believe that the two people in the palace can sit still. Will they be borrowed?" The noise? At that time, because of the previous matter of the dragon's body, the emperor was very agitated. Seeing that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty begged for the establishment of the crown prince, what would he think? This is to lure the snake out of the hole."

For many years, Emperor Chongping did not establish a prince, just to learn from the reign of Longzhi. The prince was established early, and it was easy to be attacked by the feudal lords.

Once a prince is established, if he does not agree with him in the future, if he wants to dethrone, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the court and shake the foundation of the country, so let's not establish a prince at the beginning, so as to observe the conduct of the princes.

Listening to what King Qi said, Jia Yucun secretly admired him.

He really didn't expect that the king of Qi County who was as fat as a pig and dealt with carelessly in front of him would have such a scheming plan?

One plan within one plan.

Dou Rong nodded, but he was not surprised, and said: "My lord's strategy is good, but it must not be found out by the palace. It will not be too late to launch it after the lord succeeds King Chu and goes to Weinan."

Prince Qi laughed and said: "What Dou Changshi said is true. At that time, King Chu's brother was in Beijing, and my father even suspected that he was fanning the flames behind his back. I was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and this king would pick him out."

The reason why he did this boldly was because he saw that his father didn't want to decide the crown prince's intentions early, and whoever mentioned this matter would be against his father.

Jia Yucun pondered what King Qi and Dou Changshi said, or learned the way here.

He is a person who is good at learning. He used what he learned before, and dispatched the smart gourd monk to the northern Xinjiang to serve as an army.

Xu Shaozhen's eyes flickered, he lowered his voice, and said, "My lord, do you want to bring Jia's family in?"

"How do you say it?" Duke Qi became a little interested.

Xu Shaozhen said with a smile: "If Jia Zheng's superiors agree, the lord thinks that the palace will be suspicious and jealous at that time? Then the Jia family can control the 20 troops in the Beijing camp, and also manage the Jinyi Mansion."

Jia Yucun's eyes lit up, thinking about the possibility of this strategy.

"My lord can't." Facing everyone's strange gazes, Dou Rong's complexion changed slightly, and he explained: "This is superfluous. The Jia family suffered a loss in the past, and most likely they would not participate in this matter. , find out the truth, and concentrate on dealing with the prince... Besides, the palace obeyed that man's words, if it's a fake show, it's too late to regret it."

If the calculation fails, but instead makes the palace firm in the mind of King Wei, then it is really making wedding dresses for others, and it is a big joke in the world.

The Duke of Qi's face paused, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear, he hurriedly said: "What Dou Changshi reminded is that now Jia Heng's military minister is very favored by his father. Once the matter involves Jia's family, his father will probably If you want to ask Jia Heng's opinion, if Jia Heng dares to say that King Wei has the appearance of a king...Although he probably won't say that, but he is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, father is really..."

If the father is confused, then he really wants to cry but has no tears.

Xu Shaozhen heard the words, and said resentfully: "My lord, if you don't know the official, you will go in and talk nonsense for a while, I hope you will forgive me."

"It's okay, Mr. Xu doesn't know the weight of Jia Heng in the heart of the emperor. He quickly quelled the chaos in Henan, and the emperor has high hopes for him in the border affairs. When he shows his true shape in the border affairs, then will be the new enemy." The day when the old accounts are settled." Duke Qi said coldly.

Now Jia Heng's child is his father's favorite, so why wasn't he back then?

And the side matter is the touchstone for Jia Heng's son, the tartars are not easy to deal with, when the son shows his true form, someone will take care of the son without him taking action.

Jia Yucun's eyes flickered, thinking about the joints.

He has just established himself in the palace, so he still listens more and speaks less. Once he says something wrong, it is easy to be suspected of superior intelligence, so he still needs to sort it out carefully.

In fact, he thought he could form a party between the Jia family and the king of Wei, and concoct rumors that Jia Heng used the capital camp and Jinyi mansion to support the king of Wei, forcing the emperor to abdicate and raise him, which aroused suspicion in the palace. It is true that death is not far away.

However, perhaps it is true as the prince said, the time is not yet ripe, and we have to wait for the Donglu incident before making any calculations.

Dou Rong said in a low voice: "My lord, there is one more thing. The Zhen family has gone to Beijing."

Duke Qi frowned, his small mung bean-sized eyes flickered, and said, "The Zhen family?"

Dou Rong said: "My lord, she is Zhen Yingjia's wife. She arrived in Beijing yesterday and visited Ningguo Mansion today. It just so happened that Jia Heng was promoted to the third-class Yongningbo. Princess Chu and Princess Beijing all went to celebrate. Speaking of which, the Zhen family A few days ago, the two concubines often went to Jia's house, and it was obvious that they wanted to befriend the King of Chu."

Duke Qi's eyes showed some thought, and he said: "I remember, the king of Chu sent someone to mention Najia's daughter as a side concubine, but she was rejected, and the trouble was not very good at that time."

"My lord, at this time and at that time, Jia Heng has secured his position in the capital camp. Even if the King of Chu is angry, he can only endure it." Dou Rong said with a serious face, "Besides, the two families are old relatives for decades, but the two families are old relatives for decades. There won't be a rift because of this matter, if the two of them communicate with each other..."

Duke Qi sneered, and said: "This king is waiting for their collusion. Once the father finds out, what awaits them is a catastrophe!"

How could the king of Chu collude with the generals in charge of the Beijing camp? How could the emperor tolerate it, even if it was Jia Heng? Besides, Jia Heng was originally used to deal with the four kings and eight lords. Since it is a knife, it should be held in the hands of the emperor. Can you choose another master?

Xu Shaozhen said: "My lord, the Wang family in Yangzhou asked when will I meet you?"

"No one is offended by the Yangzhou salt merchants. Tell them that if they want to board this king's ship, they should completely cut off contact with the Zhen family and concentrate on serving them." King Qi said coldly.

Yangzhou salt merchants operate in the salt industry in Yangzhou. Almost every Buddha and Bodhisattva they meet will offer a stick of incense. Whether it is the Zhen family in Jiangnan, or Shen Fang, the governor of Liangjiang who belongs to the Zhejiang Party, and the governor’s office in Jiangnan, they will pay filial piety every year and festival. , it can be said that no one is to blame.

However, due to the recent rectification of the salt affairs by the imperial court, Yangzhou salt merchants spent a lot of money on management in the capital. Of course, not only the king of Qi, but also the party of Zhejiang.

"Dou Changshi, tomorrow you will meet someone with me, if you get his support, we will be even more powerful." King Qi said.

Dou Rong nodded, already having some guesses in his mind, he nodded in response.

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(End of this chapter)