The Red Chamber: My Stunning Confidante with a Variety of Styles

Jia Jue wanted to have a good talk with Shi Xiangyun, but he was at his wits end.

Because he won the No. [-] Scholar, he became extremely busy. First, there were a series of official activities, such as street parades, thanking teachers, etc., and then he called on various teachers and leaders, and finally, various relatives and friends came to visit and socialize.

Because of the lingering shadow of the second lord Rong Ning, Jia's mansion also has many old friends in the capital, and people keep coming to visit, so Jia Jue is so busy that he keeps his feet on the ground.

After finally coping with it, I found that the day to officially "go to work" has arrived.

Before dawn, Jia Jue was woken up by a group of maids, because today was his day to be on duty, and there happened to be a court meeting, so he had to get up early.

Although there was no corresponding official uniform in the servants of the emperor, Jia Jue was given a unicorn suit. After he put on the unicorn suit, he looked majestic and luxurious, which made the eyes of all the maids glisten with splendor.

Before it was too late, he rode a carriage and headed straight for the imperial city.

When he arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he happened to run into Zhao Qi who was walking out of the hall.

Zhao Qi looked at him and nodded in satisfaction: "Follow me to court."

Jia Jue responded and followed behind him.

But when he came to the Golden Luan Hall, he was a little confused because he didn't know where he should stand.

It stands to reason that the bigger the official, the closer to the front, and the smaller the official, the closer to the outside. Given his rank, he might have to stand outside the hall, but that would be too embarrassing.

Just as he was hesitating, Liu Tian beside him patted him lightly and pointed him to a place.

Jia Jue looked in the direction Liu Tian pointed, but saw that it was actually the bottom of the dragon chair steps. Standing there was indeed close to the emperor, but it was equivalent to standing in front of all the ministers.

Liu Tian glanced at him and reminded: "Lord Jia, don't forget that you are the servant of the 'Son of Heaven'."

He added an accent to the word "Son of Heaven".It means, if everything follows common sense, how can it show the majesty of the emperor?
Jia Jue smiled slightly at Liu Tian, ​​and then stood by the steps.

Sure enough, as soon as he stood still, he immediately attracted many attentions, and these gazes also contained many different emotions:
Encouragement, surprise, irritation, puzzlement, ridicule, etc., and so on.

Jia Jue ignored these gazes and just stood there with a calm face.

After a while, Zhao Qi stepped down and everyone saluted together.

"If you have something to play, leave the court if you have nothing to do!" After Zhao Qi sat down, Liu Tian yelled at the top of his voice.

After the words fell, all the courtiers did not speak, and there was nothing important to report.

In fact, Zhao Qi was quite diligent in his administration. Many things had already been dealt with, but there was nothing to discuss at the court meeting.

Jia Jue sighed slightly when he saw this, he didn't expect his first time to be so fast.

But just when he thought he was about to retire, a person stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a letter to announce!"

Jia Jue followed the prestige, but saw that the man was the minister of Honglu Temple.

"Aiqing, please tell me." Zhao Qi said.

The Minister of Honglu Temple said: "Your Majesty, the Fusang envoy arrived in the capital yesterday. When the Fusang envoy Tang Zexiong met with the minister, he proposed to marry the princess of our dynasty. Here is the letter of credence."

Jia Jue's heart was shocked when he heard the words, the Fusang envoy finally arrived.

"Present it." Zhao Qi said.

Liu Tian immediately stepped forward to take the letter of credence from the hand of Honglu Temple Minister, and handed it to Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi took it and glanced at everyone: "My dear friends, the Fusang State Book says that I would like to marry you with one million taels of silver, ten million stones of grain, one hundred thousand cattle, sheep and livestock, and countless other rare treasures. The princess of this dynasty."

hum.

As soon as these words came out, all the courtiers began to discuss in a low voice.

Jia Jue also frowned, but she still came.

At this time, a courtier stood up and said:
"Your Majesty! The Fusang Kingdom is a subsidiary state of our dynasty. Now they are willing to marry the princess. It is for the good of Qin and Jin with our dynasty. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. I think this is feasible."

After the words fell, many courtiers seconded the proposal one after another.

Jia Jue sighed slightly in his heart, although the locust plague was wiped out, the food was greatly damaged, and the world was short of food.Winter is coming, which will be very difficult for many people.

If the request of the Fusang Kingdom is agreed, tens of millions of stones of grain and [-] head of livestock will enable many people to survive.

And this is also the reason why the courtiers agree.

Hearing this, Zhao Qi looked around the crowd and asked, "Do you all agree?"

Everyone looked at each other, and no one raised any objections. It is still a good deal to exchange the lives of countless people with a princess.

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhao Qi finally turned his attention to Jia Jue: "Jia Jue, what do you think?"

This sentence made Jia Jue the focus of the audience again, and all eyes were on him again.

Jia Jue didn't expect that Zhao Qi would take the initiative to ask him, but he wasn't stage frightened, so he replied after a moment of pondering:
"Your Majesty, I believe that this matter should be discussed in the long run."

Everyone looked at him in surprise, and Zhao Qi also asked curiously: "Why did you say that? How can we make a long-term plan?"

Jia Jue said loudly: "Your Majesty, the so-called 'respectful people must ask for something'. Although Fusang is a vassal state of our court in name, it has never paid tribute to our court, and even has frequent friction with our court. There must be a reason for not putting my court in my eyes, but now uncharacteristically asking the princess to marry me. Therefore, this minister thinks that it is time to find out the reason."

Many people who said this frowned. What Jia Jue said made sense. They really didn't think of this level, but they were disturbed by this generous betrothal gift.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Jia said is also what I worry about in my heart, and my minister seconded it!" Chen Jiang, Minister of the Household Department, came out and said.

"My humble minister seconded the proposal! This matter really shouldn't be rushed." Huang Tao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments also agreed.

With their leadership, quite a few courtiers stood up to support Jia Jue.

Zhao Qi pondered for a while, then nodded slowly: "It makes sense. Even with this letter of credence, I have already received three letters of credence from the Fusang Kingdom. It is absolutely unreasonable for him to urge you so much and give such a betrothal gift. Ordinary."

Everyone looked at Jia Jue after hearing the words, their eyes were full of surprise, they did not expect that Jia Jue had such insight and thoughts, this number one scholar is not a scholar who only knows how to read.

Zhao Qi glanced at everyone, and suddenly said: "Yes, let's put this matter on hold for now, and talk to the Fusang envoy first."

All the ministers said yes.

After this incident, the Chaohui had nothing else to do, and the Chaohui also dispersed.

Jia Jue followed Zhao Qi to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. He just stood still when he saw Zhao Qi looking at him with a half-smile:
"At the meeting just now, are you speaking from your heart?"

Jia Jue replied, "Does Your Majesty want to hear the truth or lies?"

"What do you think?" Zhao Qi glared at him.

Jia Jue chuckled: "Your Majesty, I have selfish intentions, but this matter is indeed abnormal."

"Hmph! I knew it!" Zhao Qi glared at him again, how could he not see Zhao Jing's thoughts on Jia Jue with his shrewdness.

He walked back and forth a few steps, then said to Jia Jue:
"Since this is the case, I will give you a chance to find out this matter within three days!"

Jia Jue was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that this matter would fall on him, but this was exactly what he wanted.

He bowed and said: "My minister obeys the order!"

After finishing speaking, he exited the hall.

Looking at his back, Zhao Qi's eyes were complicated, and he sighed softly:
"You guys, what should I do?"