The Promotion of Yuanchun in the Red Chamber

Jia Rong lowered her head slightly, but she kept winking at her aunt, but she didn't dare to look at Sheng Shang from the corner of her eye.

Before Yuan Chun could speak, Zhao Zhizhen laughed: Do you think I'm "in the way"?

Yuan Chun lightly pushed Zhao Zhizhen's arm, "The peach blossoms are in full bloom in the garden, won't your majesty go for a stroll?"

Zhao Zhizhen said: "Are you going to drive me away?" After a pause, he joked again, "You aunt and nephew should talk faster." After speaking, he got up and walked away with the servants and guards.

Jia Rong's chin was about to poke her collarbone at this moment: When the Holy Majesty gets along with his aunt, he is no different from ordinary loving couples. The key is that the maids in the palace also look like they are used to it!

Li Jing returned safely with nearly [-] elite troops, and there were few losses—this was the most elite cavalry in Daqi, and at the same time, he was the most loyal to him. Panic.At this time, I went to the garden again and saw that the garden was full of lush green trees and beautiful flowers, and my complexion was indeed a little brighter.

When Yuanchun talked to his nephew, he invited his eldest son to enjoy the flowers and drink tea together—Zhao Han had just returned from the camp in the north, and besides the business-like reporting, father and son also had something to say about themselves.

In other words, Yuanchun "occupied" the study of Yuqing Palace to talk to his nephew, so it was not good to leave Zhao Zhizhen alone for too long.So she didn't even have to exchange pleasantries, "Brother Rong, how are your arrangements in the Ning Mansion going?" She added a special sentence, "Don't be restrained, don't get separated just because I entered the palace."

My aunt has become a noble concubine, and she is more prestigious than before... Jia Rong thinks that there is no harm in being polite, "Hui Gui..." Seeing Yuan Chun frowned slightly, she immediately changed her words, "Back to aunt, my father has moved to my grandfather now Rest in the Taoist temple." It's just that he left home and brought two tender girls to serve him... What kind of rest is this?

Jia Rong knew in her heart: to be able to take the family business and manpower from his father, and gradually grasp the power in the clan, his ability and potential are certainly favored by most people in the clan, all because of his aunt's preference.

Otherwise, based on his father's many letters, suggestions and filial piety to the deposed prince, whether the Ning Mansion can be preserved is still a matter of debate - we must know that there are not many living people left in the direct branch of the Fei family.

In short, the higher you stand, the more you will see, and the more you will be in awe and gratitude.

Yuan Chun only smiled when he heard the words, "Let your father go and enjoy his life with peace of mind."

If Brother Zhen was not her natal brother, and he resolutely did not join forces with the Fei family on the night of Jia Gongbian, otherwise he would have escaped the fate of being assigned.

Hearing his nephew's answer, Yuan Chun said again, "You are justifiable in your succession to the title, and you should take care of the black sheep." There are a lot of people in the Jia family, but there are too many people who like to find faults while they are idle.Now that several masters know that they have hugged the wrong thigh, they are thinking behind closed doors, isn't this a good opportunity to "establish rules"?

"Nephew remembers." Jia Rong secretly cheered herself up, but she couldn't help but whisper, "Nephew's daughter-in-law...do you want her to come into the palace?"

How to treat Qin Keqing, I really have to ask Yuan Chun to ask: At that time, everyone was blocked outside the customs. If Jia Rong's cheap brother-in-law hadn't contributed money and contacted through the middle, everyone might not have food and shelter until the right time to send troops; The elder brother-in-law also contributed a lot to taking the boat back to the capital by sea to report the letter, and even meeting the deposed prince by mistake.

Jia Rong knew that even for the sake of her brother-in-law, she couldn't deal with Qin Keqing casually—after all, Jia Rong had at most disliked Qin Keqing, but not hatred.He has been able to distinguish between right and wrong, knowing that his father is the root of the trouble.

Yuan Chun also had pity for this niece and daughter-in-law: with her big brother Zhen's personal virtues, she didn't believe it would be Qin Keqing at all~ tease~ dial first!

Besides, there are many unspeakable things about Qin Keqing's life experience, if she treats her better, Brother Rong might lose face here.Yuan Chun persuaded: "For her brother's sake, don't treat her harshly. It's best to keep a little respect for each other, but don't make troubles, let outsiders know, and talk about our family affairs, it will be good for your future. There are also quite a few disadvantages." She also touched on the nephew's family affairs, and finally she reminded, "It's rare to be at home, and you should also take care of the things in the south for me."

Jia Rong solemnly agreed, and said cautiously, "Looking at the inside and outside meaning of the Zhen family's words, those families in the south who are optimistic about His Highness seem to be a little dissatisfied with the Holy Majesty." The Zhen family is also one of the people who followed the wrong person. Fortunately, his family has always been on good terms with Ning Rong's two houses, and now he is trying his best to please the Holy Majesty through the way of the imperial concubine.

Yuan Chun nodded, and asked again, "Is there anything the Zhen family begs you for?"

Jia Rong "sold" Zhen Yingjia without hesitation, "Whether it's a letter or the steward who came to visit the mansion, I didn't say it clearly, but my nephew guesses that the master of the Zhen family wants to seek an official in Beijing."

Foreign appointment, Beijing official, then foreign appointment, and then Beijing official... After such a few cycles, gradually promoted, only then can he enter the main center and have the opportunity to see Tianyan from time to time.No matter how much Zhen Yingjia "dominates" in Jinling, he is nothing more than a coward at best, and he has not made any changes in his official position for many years, and this time he has misjudged the person...how can we not be in a hurry?Even taking a risky gamble is within reason.

But please put it on Jia Rong's head, Yuan Chun was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, Jia Rong was young after all, so she was favored by her—Zhen Yingjia must think this kid is easy to fool.

Yuan Chun smiled slightly, and stopped mentioning the Zhen family, "Did your Second Uncle Lian ask you anything?"

Jia Rong's shoulders stiffened, her knees softened, and she immediately begged for mercy, "Auntie, please forgive my nephew! How can my nephew say what's wrong with Second Uncle Lian?"

It cannot be said, but it is not without "right and wrong".Yuan Chun understood, "Could it be that your second uncle Lian can go to the doctor in an emergency?"

It is said that Jia Lian is really on pins and needles now, at a loss what to do: Mrs. Wang and her daughter-in-law came to the palace to visit together, and they only brought Li Wan with them, and Sister Feng didn't even mention it!

It is almost a well-known fact that Wang Ziteng bet on the former eldest prince Zhao Zhidi early on.Sister Feng has been close to her uncle for many years, but she did not expect that after a palace change, the Supreme Emperor decisively abolished the crown prince, and passed the throne to the current emperor. The hero, who is full of wit and tricks, is also dumbfounded just like Jia Lian.

In fact, Mrs. Wang, like Sister Feng, has always been partial to her natal family, but when she realized that her children were in conflict with her natal brothers, she chose her children... Having said that, I have to admit that Jia Zhu is really too powerful. Persuaded my mother to come and go with my aunt Jia Min more often.

And the biggest advantage of interacting with sister-in-law Jia Min is that Mrs. Wang's knowledge is definitely more than five-rank orders.As for Baoyu, he seldom hung out in the inner house...but he often practiced riding and archery with his elder brother Jia Zhu, and went out to visit friends.

Yuan Chun was greatly relieved by the transformation of her mother and younger brother, as if she had been completely reborn. She didn't mind the other "little things" so much, and asked with a smile, "Is there any movement from Dudu Wang?"

But he doesn't even call him uncle anymore.This uncle is not small, but at the pass, his heart is all for Zhao Zhidi.Most of the news about the northern camp was passed on to His Royal Highness by him, and when Li Jing and others were trapped outside the customs, the words and deeds of this governor were also disgraceful!No wonder he ended up "sudden death" in his previous life.

Sure enough, Jia Rong took a peek at Yuan Chun's complexion, and said cautiously again, "Wang Dudu... used a lot of money."

Yuan Chun smiled and said, "You are well informed."

Jia Rong smiled and said: "After all, because of relatives, sometimes I can't be blind and deaf even if I want to."

Jia Rong has a low official position and is young, so it is not difficult to get in touch with.As anxious as Wang Ziteng was to restore the Sacred Heart, there were so many people who wanted to use Jia Rong to climb up to the imperial concubine and her natal brother.

The aunt and nephew chatted for less than half an hour before Zhao Zhizhen sent the eunuch in charge to talk.

Seeing the visitor, Yuan Chun couldn't help laughing and asked, "Why are you here again?"

This eunuch was the chief executive of the original palace, and he said in a calm voice, "My concubine, if you are free, you might as well sit with him in the courtyard."

Yuan Chun turned his head and looked at his nephew, "Listen, are you going to make up for it?"

Jia Rong was most afraid that the noble concubine was joking with the Holy Majesty, and Jia Rong was most afraid that he would answer casually, which "just happened" to reach the Holy Majesty's ears... He was also a soldier of the Holy Majesty, and he knew that the Majesty had always killed people in the northern camp without blinking an eye.

However, as the "old man" of the royal residence, the chief eunuch can still praise Yuan Chun, "The Holy Majesty can't live without you."

Yuan Chun waved his hand, "Your mouth is sweet."

When her eyes fell back on her nephew, Jia Rong immediately said, "Nephew is resigning now, the family is still waiting for news." After he returned home, he had to talk to his uncle Jia Zhu for a while.

However, Yuanchun said that after leaving Yuqing Palace, he went back to change and freshen up first, and then went to the garden to "meet" Zhao Zhizhen after adding clothes.

The corners of Yuan Chun's face and mouth were slightly raised, stepping on the heels of embroidered shoes, facing the holy sage's smiling face, he walked quickly towards him with fluttering clothes, and suddenly his ankle sprained, almost "paying homage".

From pregnancy to confinement, Yuan Chun really didn't wear shoes with heels for a few days.

Zhao Zhizhen took Yuan Chun from the hand of the court lady, and hurriedly showed her the wound: it was a little swollen, but definitely not broken.

He couldn't help sighing: "If you can't wear it well, don't wear it. In case you fall..." He was halfway through, when he suddenly remembered whether Yuan Chun's feet should be sprained or sprained when he wears flat shoes... Women are the ones who please themselves, Yuan Chun It's for him to concentrate on dressing up, so he better not pour cold water on it.

Yuan Chun only thought that Zhao Zhizhen had committed another crime with his hard work, so he argued, "I'm used to falling too, and I'm also very worried..." Yuan Chun was not short, but Zhao Zhizhen was too tall, "My lord, if I don't dress well Higher, you can only see your chin and nostrils when you look up a little..."

Around... Everyone's expressions froze, and then they lowered their heads slightly, with a look of trying to hold back a smile.As for Zhao Zhizhen looking at the serious Yuan Chun, he suddenly coughed lightly, "Aifei's eloquence is really getting better." After speaking, he also laughed.

Yuan Chun was overjoyed immediately, "I think so too." The Holy Majesty was really in a good mood, and asked the servant beside him, "Who was talking with the Holy Majesty just now?"

The servant replied: "It's the eldest prince." The eldest prince here is naturally Zhao Han, the eldest son of Zhao Zhizhen.

Only then did Yuan Chun say with genuine joy: "The eldest prince has indeed lived up to your expectations!"

Zhao Zhizhen nodded, "I have been running the North Camp for many years, but I never thought that something went wrong during the palace change."

Yuan Chun's eyes were fixed, and he took back the calf that was on Zhao Zhizhen's lap, "You didn't tell me about this in detail."

At that time, the Supreme Emperor quickly decided to pass on the throne, so Zhao Zhizhen had no choice but to take a walk in the camp, and after returning, he seemed to be fine...

Getting along for many years is enough for Yuan Chun to see that Zhao Zhizhen in the capital is more willing to pretend to be a gentle and quiet gentleman, rather than an iron-blooded marshal who kills without blinking an eye.And Zhao Zhizhen who is too calm is really unusual... But she didn't ask anything at that time, I believe that the Holy One also wanted to hold Dabao first before talking.

When she was preparing to enter the palace, she had too many things to do, her body was not very refreshed, and she didn't have the energy to "inquire" too much.

Now she is somewhat sure that she can always get the answer to what she wants to know: there is no need to insinuate, but to ask directly from the mouth of the Holy One.

At the same time, she became a concubine, got along day and night as usual after she ascended the throne, and almost never kept secrets from her about military and state affairs... How could Yuan Chun not have a similar estimate of his own "weight"?

Sure enough, Zhao Zhizhen said without hesitation, "At that time, many people were killed, and you couldn't rest in confinement, how can I tell you in detail?"

How could Yuan Chun turn a blind eye to the caring meaning inside and outside the words?She quickly smiled and said, "You are right."

With a wave of Zhao Zhizhen's hand, the confidants around him were ordered to retreat, leaving only two servants guarding behind the Holy Master.

After Zhao Zhizhen waited for everyone to withdraw, he continued, "Fei Jiaguang's family property confiscated can be said to be incomparably rich. At the end of last year, there were rumors that I wanted to support myself."

As far as "supporting soldiers and self-respect" is concerned, Yuan Chun knows that there are not too few people who are willing to believe these words.

As Zhao Zhizhen gained more and more trust from his father and secured the military power, the people who had misjudged him in the past, offended him or even never paid attention to him felt remorse, and of course wanted to corrupt him and try their best to lower his reputation Of course, most of Zhao Zhizhen's brothers are also happy to see the success, maybe there is one or two "credits" behind them-the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it, nothing more than this.

However, the emperor at that time did not believe it, but he did not deliberately stop it: because Zhao Zhizhen had little contact with the big families of Daqi, and he had never been respected by civil servants...... Besides, the camp in the north was eventually It's just one of the many elites in Daqi.

This son is almost a good seed of a "lonely minister". No matter how hard he tempers his temper, he might become a loyal and prudent general!

And when these rumors spread to the camp in the north, Zhao Zhizhen's confidants may not be shaken, but they are inevitably worried... As for others, they may see the hope of "replacing the Seventh Prince": after all, there are no factions in the camp. Quite a few, it's just that there is a clear distinction between strong and weak.

So Li Jing and the others couldn't return to Daqi for a while... It didn't seem surprising.

It's a pity that the Taishanghuang didn't expect the Fei family to go crazy and take risks, but he didn't expect them to act so early and so decisively!He hadn't thought of how to calm down the change in the army, the Fei family first "reacted" and surrounded the gate of Qianqing with the prince's guard and some guards in the palace!

Naturally, there is no need to elaborate on what happened later, Zhao Zhizhen took over the throne from his guilty father.

However, on the night of the palace change, a small school sent by the Fei family to the army sent a letter saying: The Seventh Prince's intentions are wrong, and the Crown Prince is leading people to guard the Holy Majesty... This is purely confusing right and wrong. Just think carefully about the Seventh Prince Zhao Zhizhen in the capital. How much troops can be mobilized, this statement is true and false.

Helplessly, this rumor was really timely, and it even touched the hearts of some people.The Fortune Palace came and went even faster, and the next day a special envoy came with an imperial decree...

Not many days later, Zhao Zhizhen came to the camp in person, and his handling methods were even more vigorous: it was confirmed that none of the generals involved with the Fei family were still alive, and those who had "active minds" were directly stripped of their official positions. Even... even these people don't need to be taken back to Beijing for interrogation - because a few of them committed suicide directly in prison.

Yuan Chun thought about it for a while, and then he understood Zhao Zhizhen's thoughts at that time: Youdao means that the emperor makes the dead ministers have to die, and this is also applicable to the prince, but the minister or the prince who has to die should really have no resentment, hatred or anger Are you interested?

Before the bloody aura of the northern camp dissipated, the remaining generals had seen their new king's true temper: this one was actually more ruthless than his father!Zhao Zhizhen didn't want to kill easily, but obviously he didn't mind getting blood on his hands.

The camp in the north has been docile since then, and the camp in the suburbs of Beijing and the imperial guards are loyal to the Holy One: whoever becomes the emperor is loyal to him...Less aside, at least in a few years, the north is afraid that there will be no more storms .

However, due to the gap between civil and military, civil servants and many aristocratic families in Beijing still have to follow their rules and weigh the weight of the new monarch.For example, many early birds who were instigated or coaxed were trying to threaten Zhao Zhizhen with military pay and war in the south. Some of them wanted to use this to get rid of the crime. After all, the Fei family was very powerful, and there were countless people who had contacts with his family; The other part is simply the vacancies left after the downfall of the financial planners: including official positions, contacts, land and business routes.

The Zhen family and the Xue family are also part of the latter, but they all feel that relying on the imperial concubine, their wishes will have a chance to "reach heaven".

Yuan Chun knew what the two families were thinking, as for whether they could get what they wanted, it depended on how they acted.However, the Wang family has completely admitted failure this time, pleading guilty and accepting punishment. They just hope that they can vent their anger after being punished by the Holy Spirit. Interestingly, Empress Han's natal family is also in a similar situation to the Wang family... …

Zhao Zhizhen seemed to be still kind, but he hated this family deeply.At this moment, he had exhausted the greediness of these people in a few words, which made Yuan Chun hear bursts of murderous intent.Yuan Chun thought for a moment, and finally persuaded softly, "Which monkeys can you think about getting rid of?"

Zhao Zhizhen smiled slightly, "Kill the chickens and monkeys together."

Some of these greedy people have been operating river and water transport for many years, and there are also big grain merchants and big salt merchants. If they are really determined to attack together, the war against King Pingnan will be difficult!

And the real big families who haven't made a serious head yet, are waiting for the Holy One to make mistakes, how can they really cut off this group of obtrusive people regardless of the consequences...

It is better to kill a group of people who have not been wronged, and then recruit a group of people who can still do crimes and meritorious deeds, but the premise is that the Holy One must first show his methods.

Zhao Zhizhen obviously thought the same way, so he asked, "Are your natal family's relatives and friends in Jinling still useful?"

Yuan Chun is very sincere, "If it is an ordinary time, it is okay to follow the rules, but they are brave enough to do things, and most of them can't be mentioned." Among the four families of King Xue of Jiashi, only the historians still have peace and glory in the end. "My grandmother's two I don’t know much about my nephew Shi Ding Shi Nai’s abilities, so I dare not speak nonsense, but his character should be reliable.”

Zhao Zhizhen asked curiously, "How can you see that?"

Yuan Chun said slowly: "My natal family back then...you know, everyone had different thoughts."

At that time, Jia She, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen were optimistic about the prince, Jia Lian was more partial to the eldest prince, while Jia Zhu and Jia Rong were on the side of the seventh prince. These are not secrets, and Yuan Chun has nothing to hide. , and I became a concubine, and they don't see how warm and flattering they are. I think that a person who can control his heart can always endure loneliness and ~temptation~temptation."

"You're right."

Yuan Chun suddenly had an idea, and thought of Brother Rong's brother-in-law who was like a "noble man", she said again, "I have limited knowledge, I have an idea, just listen to it, if it doesn't work, don't take it to heart."

"When did I blame you?" Zhao Zhizhen asked curiously, "Let's hear it."

Yuan Chun boldly suggested: "If those people are really playing tricks on transporting soldiers' pay, why don't you try shipping by sea?"

Zhao Zhizhen's eyes moved slightly, looking at Yuan Chun but did not speak immediately.

"My nephew's brother-in-law has a lot of family background, and he has a lot of big ships in his hands," Yuan Chun added, "I heard that the son-in-law's family also has a fleet. He can treat the fleet as a serious business, and it has always been large. It won't be small."

Before Yuan Chun finished speaking, Zhao Zhizhen hugged Yuan Chun in his arms.

Yuan Chun pressed tightly against Zhao Zhizhen's chest, and for a moment only the sound of His Majesty's heartbeat could be heard.

After a while, Zhao Zhizhen put his chin on Yuan Chun's shoulder and said two words, "Great kindness!"