The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 617
Facing Jia Lian's sudden flattery, not only the princes and princes in the palace were speechless, even the Supreme Emperor was stunned.

Emperor Ningkang couldn't help the corners of his mouth twitching, and he almost couldn't hold back his smile even when he was extremely upset.

Looking at Jia Lian, who was kneeling on the ground in a serious manner, begging the Supreme Emperor to fulfill his wish, Emperor Ningkang felt that this was not abrupt at all, even very Jia Lian.

This kid has an active mind and is a good-looking guy, which has never changed.After careful calculation, I seem to have been deceived by his appearance at the beginning...

"Hahaha, okay, I will grant your wish."

The Supreme Emperor smiled happily, and actually agreed to Jia Lian's request.For a moment, everyone in the hall didn't know whether to envy Jia Lian for winning the Emperor's favor, or to laugh at him for wasting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But Jia Lian didn't care about these people's thoughts.

He didn't need to please the Emperor, nor did he feel that he had lost any golden opportunity.

First of all, the Supreme Emperor has abdicated.He might not even bother to ask about important matters such as land clearing.

Therefore, to please him is far less beneficial than hugging Emperor Ningkang's thigh.

What's more, it was the first time he met the Supreme Emperor today, and he didn't think that he could really get any great benefits from the Supreme Emperor.But the disadvantages are certain. If you take the Supreme Emperor at this time, you will definitely lose it from Emperor Ningkang in the future.

But if you don't take it at this time, you should maintain a good relationship with Emperor Ningkang. In the future, after Emperor Ningkang removes all the stumbling blocks left by the Supreme Emperor, how many good opportunities are waiting for him to grab!
Be a long-sighted person.

Under Jia Lian's operation, the atmosphere of the banquet was obviously improved.

Jia Lian finally withdrew and let the Supreme Emperor continue to count his birthday gifts.

After reading all the selected birthday gifts, it was past noon, and the Supreme Emperor didn't stay any longer, and left with the Queen Mother on the grounds that he was tired.

And Emperor Ningkang immediately left the Chonghua Hall with the Queen.

All the saints left the table, and the scene became really lively, and it became much more casual.

The fourth prince is a careless person, he quickly forgot what happened before, and went everywhere to find someone to drink and brag about.

And Jia Lian, who had shown his face before, naturally faced toasts and entanglements from people with various thoughts from the clan and relatives.

Jia Lian doesn't like people toasting him. Except for his sisters, he doesn't like to ask someone to toast, no matter how noble the other party is.

When people come, he will deal with it. If no one comes, he will sit and eat delicious food and drink, and occasionally enjoy music and dancing girls...

Suddenly, he noticed a little eunuch approaching him, and said in a low voice: "Marquis Zhenyuan, the Queen Mother has summoned you."

"Queen Mother?" Jia Lian was puzzled, but didn't show it on his face. He glanced at the little eunuch, nodded, and followed him out of the seat.

When he arrived outside the Chonghua Palace, there were indeed several court ladies waiting for him. Seeing his attire and posture, he could undoubtedly be someone from the Chonghua Palace.

It's just that Jia Lian still couldn't figure out why the queen mother summoned him.It's fine to summon her, but she's still so mysterious.

And followed these palace maids to the inner palace, not long before they came to a side courtyard.

The maids stopped and signaled Jia Lian to go on, but they bowed and then retreated.

Jia Lian didn't think he would be in any danger in Chonghua Palace, so although he was puzzled, he still walked forward.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly laughed, and walked quickly towards the beautiful figure under the begonia flowers in front of him.

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In Daming Palace, when Dai Quan walked into the south study room, he saw documents and imperial decrees scattered all over the floor, while Emperor Ningkang bowed his head behind the smooth dragon table, splashing ink quickly.

Dai Quan motioned calmly to the little eunuch standing beside him to clean up the ground, then approached Emperor Ningkang, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Xiao from the Cabinet are out to see you!"

As soon as the words fell, a gloomy look suddenly appeared on the face of Ningkang Emperor who was still calm.

"He dares to come to see me!"

Dai Quan, who knew Emperor Ningkang's temper well, did not dare to answer a word at this time.

Fortunately, after a while, Emperor Ningkang put away the calligraphy practice pen, put the pen on the pen stand, and said, "Let them in."

"The old minister kowtows to His Majesty."

"My son sees my father."

Emperor Ningkang didn't let Ping down as usual, he didn't even raise his head, he just looked at the book in his hand, and after a while he asked slowly: "I don't know why Mr. Xiao Ge came to see me in such a hurry ?”

"The veteran knows that he has offended Long Yan, so he has come here to plead guilty to His Majesty."

"Sorry?"

When Emperor Ningkang heard these two words, he couldn't suppress his inner anger.

"There is no need to plead guilty. Mr. Xiao Ge is devoted to the sake of our country, the great Wei, the country, and the country. This is something that even I can't compare to. He can be said to be the most loyal courtier in my dynasty. What is the crime?"

Xiao Jingdao: "If Your Majesty really thinks of this old minister in his heart, the old minister will die without regret! The policy of clearing up the land seems to be a good policy, but it is actually harmful to the country..."

"enough!"

"If Mr. Xiao Ge came to plead guilty to me, there is no need. If he came to teach me, I don't want to listen. If there is nothing else, you should retreat first."

Emperor Ningkang's indifferent attitude made Xiao Jing's heart sink, but he still insisted on saying: "The old minister knows that your majesty can't trust the old minister, but the old minister still wants to tell your majesty that the old minister's actions today are not due to personal interests. The old minister's loyalty to your majesty, Loyalty to Wei, the world can learn from it, and the sun and the moon can show it."

"Hum hum."

Hearing Emperor Ningkang's speechless ridicule, Xiao Jing said heartily: "If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, I would like to donate all the estates in my family and donate them to the imperial court to show my loyalty!"

Xiao Jing said in a serious voice, combined with his resolute and helpless expression at this time, it seems that he is really a good minister who is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but is not considered considerate by the emperor.

Emperor Ningkang stared at the gray sideburn in front of him. He was already a veteran minister of the cabinet during the time of the Supreme Emperor, but he didn't have the slightest bit of pity and respect in his heart.

"No need, Xiao Ge is getting old, you should leave those farms and real estate of your family to Xiao Ge for the elderly, so that the world will not talk about me in the future and treat Zhongliang harshly."

Emperor Ningkang deliberately added an accent to the word Zhongliang.

Naturally, it is impossible for him to think that Xiao Jing is Zhongliang, this old bastard, over the years, he does not know how many obstacles he has been bothered by.

He didn't care about those things in the past, because those things could still be regarded as differences in the concept of governing the country, and he could allow the courtiers in the court to have slightly different ideas from him.

But Xiao Jing's actions today not only touched his bottom line thoroughly, but also trampled his dignity as an emperor on the ground, which has already exceeded the limit he can tolerate.In his heart, Xiao Jing has been sentenced to death.

Therefore, he was too lazy to talk nonsense with Xiao Jing.For the sake of the Supreme Emperor, allow him to live a few more years.

As for why Xiao Jing did this this time, in Emperor Ningkang's view, there are probably only two possibilities.

One is to invite fame to buy straight, to prevent the policy of clearing up the land, and to oppose him as the emperor to show his aspirations of defying imperial power and being loyal to the country.

The second is that this old man has benefited from others, or colluded with interest groups such as the court, the clan, and let him come forward to lead today's affairs.

In these two points, Emperor Ningkang is more inclined to the latter.Because in Emperor Ningkang's view, these people today, especially Xiao Jing and the clan kings cooperated so tacitly, and at this last moment, they dealt him the heaviest blow.

If there is no premeditation, how can it be done?
What's more, Emperor Ningkang even suspected that today's matter was basically led by the Supreme Emperor, and Xiao Jing was just a pawn...

If this is the case, Emperor Ningkang has nothing to say.What made him extremely chilling was that if the Supreme Emperor disagreed with the matter of clearing the land, why didn't he explain it to him earlier, but why did he wait until he had overcome many obstacles and everything was ready before giving him a blow?
Emperor Ningkang didn't want to pursue the truth, because it was meaningless.Unless he dared to risk the displeasure of the world and directly oppose the Supreme Emperor!
Therefore, it is impossible for him to do anything to Xiao Jing now, and it is even more impossible for him to donate any family property. Doesn't that just mean his invitation to be named?
Xiao Jing's words were blocked one after another, he knew in his heart that no matter what he said, Emperor Ningkang would not be able to listen to him, he sighed in his heart, expressed his loyalty again, and left the South Study Room.

Since the prince and Xiao Jing entered the south study room, he has been kneeling all the time, not daring to interrupt a word.

At this time Xiao Jing left, but Emperor Ningkang seemed to have forgotten him, and went to read with his head down.

As a last resort, he could only prompt aloud: "Father?"

Emperor Ningkang glanced at him, "What are you still doing here? Could it be that you also want to be like your great father-in-law, and share with me how clearing up land and mu is harmful to the country? It is a chaos that shakes the foundation of our great Wei." Politics?"

Hearing Emperor Ningkang's sarcasm, the prince's heart trembled, he was miserable, and he blamed Xiao Jing to death in his heart.

For such a big matter, Xiao Jing did it without revealing to him in advance, how passive this made him!Even though this matter has nothing to do with him, Emperor Ningkang might not believe it.

After all, Xiao Jing is not only his father-in-law, but also one of his most crucial and important supporters in the court.

More importantly, he was also skeptical and unsupportive of the matter of clearing acres of land from the beginning.Now that Xiao Jing took the lead in causing this incident, if Emperor Ningkang suspected that he was behind the plot, he would be in trouble as the crown prince!
"Father, today's matter has nothing to do with my son. Ever since my father decided to formulate the policy of clearing the land, my son has devoted all his energy to running around for the smooth implementation of the policy of clearing the land.

My son swears to God, today's incident is really caused by Xiao Ge's willful behavior, and has nothing to do with my son. I just found out about it just now, so I ask my father to trust me. "

Emperor Ningkang looked at him, wondering if he believed his words.After a while, seeing that the prince had nothing to say, he said in a cold voice: "This time, you have worked hard to prepare for the birthday of the Supreme Emperor.

After your birthday is over, you can cultivate with peace of mind. For the time being, you don't have to worry about government affairs. "

"Father..."

"Back off, I'm tired."

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(End of this chapter)