The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 72 The Emperor's Conjecture

Emperor Ningkang waited for Jia Lian to leave before he said to Dai Quan beside him, "What do you think of this son?"

As Emperor Ningkang's most trusted eunuch, Dai Quan knew Emperor Ningkang's character very well.

He could see clearly that when he summoned King Duan just now, the name was appeasement, but it was actually beating.On the other hand, when he met Jia Lian, he raised it high and put it down gently when Jia Lian beat Prince Duan's son, which might stir up conflicts between the clan and the nobles.

Therefore, Dai Quan said with a cheerful smile, "I can't tell the difference between Jia Tongzhi, but His Majesty thinks highly of him. To be able to catch His Majesty's eyes, he must be a rare talent."

Emperor Ningkang sneered: "I value him? Huh, it's not bad, but what I value more is his identity.

Don't you think that his identity is very useful to me? "

Dai Quan smiled and understood what Emperor Ningkang meant.

As the head of the Daming Palace, Emperor Ningkang would hardly hide it from him if it was not a confidential matter, and even a lot of news that Emperor Ningkang got came from him.

So he knew that the name Jia Lian had indeed appeared in front of Emperor Ningkang many times recently.

First, Lin Ruhai recommended it to Emperor Ningkang. Out of curiosity, Emperor Ningkang sent someone to investigate Jia Lian, but Emperor Ningkang was somewhat disappointed by the results.

The second time, it was a very small thing.Jin Yiwei secretly reported that the Jia family of the Rongguo Mansion seemed to have contacts with the Zhang family of Uncle Linzi recently.

These two families were not a big family, at least to the emperor.

However, the two of them happened to have one characteristic.

The Jia family has a family of two males, and they have a very high status among the founding families.

But Linzi Bo Mansion is one of the representatives of the new nobility!

Because of the marriage between these two families back then, there were several big news stories, and there were few big families in Beijing who didn't know about it.

After many years now, the two families have good news about their reunion, so it is easy to attract the attention of others.

For others, it might just be a topic after dinner, but for the emperor, it has a different meaning.

Now that Emperor Ningkang's throne has been stabilized, it is time to work hard to govern. At this time, he needs the support of as many forces as possible.

Coincidentally, no matter the old aristocrats headed by the four kings and eight princes, or the emerging aristocrats after the founding of the country, they are all decisive forces in the Wei court.

Emperor Ningkang was already being wooed in many ways.

Now Emperor Ningkang probably noticed that Jia Lian actually had two identities.As the grandson of Duke Rong and the grandson of Uncle Linzi, if he took Jia Lian for his own use, he would be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

Although he guessed Ning Kangdi's thoughts in his heart, Dai Quan only said: "This old slave doesn't quite understand what role Jia Tongzhi's identity can have on His Majesty, but it is his great fortune to be able to be useful to His Majesty no matter what his identity is. gone."

Emperor Ningkang didn't care when he saw Dai Quan laughing. At this time, Dai Quan only needed to be a microphone for him.

"Unfortunately, although the background is good, whether it is worthy of great use is still unknown."

Emperor Ningkang sighed again.

With Jia Lian's status, if he uses it well, he can maximize the role of the dignified nobles at the lowest cost.Otherwise, even if the matter in the fourth prince's mansion today may cause conflicts between the clan and the nobles, he will not personally deal with it.

It is enough to send a big eunuch.

The reason why Jia Lian was summoned in person was to see if Jia Lian was worth using.

If he is really a dandy, no matter how special his status is, he will not take a second look.

After thinking about Jia Lian's previous response, Emperor Ningkang turned his head and asked Dai Quan again: "I seem to have heard you say that the current Rongguo Mansion seems to be headed by Jia Zheng, a member of the Ministry of Industry, rather than the head of the residence and the emperor. Jia She is in charge? What's going on here?"

The emperor didn't pay much attention to the fading clan like the Jia Mansion, but now that he thought of it, he asked.

Dai Quan smiled and said: "Your Majesty is right, his family's situation is really special.

After Xian Rong Guogong, the eldest son Jia Shexi succeeded to the throne, but because Mrs. Rong Guotai didn't like it, he didn't live in the main hall. Instead, Jia Zheng, a member of the Ministry of Industry, lived in the main hall and took care of his mother day and night.

What's rare is that the family is in harmony, and no turmoil has arisen because of disputes over family property and titles, which is considered a miracle in the Xun family. "

Dai Quan actually knew more inside information, but he only told Emperor Ningkang what was known to the world.

Emperor Ningkang listened, and snorted coldly: "Since ancient times, parents have been partial, of course. It's just that you say that the family is harmonious, but I don't believe it.

As the saying goes... how can a family tolerate two masters?If this Rongguo Mansion is really like this, it will only be a matter of time before the family changes. "

Emperor Ningkang originally wanted to say the common saying, "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country", but he immediately thought of the Supreme Emperor, and he knew it was wrong to say so, so he swallowed it.

As for the family affairs of the Jia family, he had no intention of meddling. He knew Jia Zheng and Jia She.In his eyes, Jia Zheng was just a middle-of-the-road person, but he was much better than the eldest son of Rong Guogong who had a very bad reputation. Naturally, he couldn't be willing to support Jia She.

Instead, it suddenly reminded him of people's different evaluations of Jia Lian.

From this point of view, since the situation in Rongguo Mansion is so complicated, it may be possible to explain why Lin Ruhai has an excellent evaluation of Jia Lian, while the people in Beijing are roughly the opposite.

It turned out that he only recommended Jia Lian to him because Lin Ruhai had selfish motives or was deceived for a while.

According to the results of his own inspection just now, the rumors in Beijing and China are quite inconsistent, but Lin Ruhai's evaluation is more accurate.

In this way, he couldn't help but doubt that when Jia Lian was in Beijing, did he deliberately show a bit of naughtiness?
As one of the many princes of the Supreme Emperor, Emperor Ningkang is too familiar with this taste!

If the family affairs are not peaceful, the children will suffer more. I don't know if Jia Lian deliberately hides his clumsiness, is he just trying to protect himself, or is he bearing the burden of humiliation and plotting to take back the family property for his father...

He hoped it was the latter.

In this case, all the unreasonable things that happened to Jia Lian can be justified.

After figuring this out, Emperor Ningkang didn't bother to analyze Jia Lian's thoughts. He just needed to be sure that Jia Lian was not a waste, and that was all. The others were not important.In the future, if Jia Lian can handle the errands well, the problems of the Rongguo Mansion can be solved for Jia Lian with just one sentence.

As for what Jia Lian said about Lin Ruhai...

Emperor Ningkang felt a little embarrassed.He was very satisfied with Lin Ruhai when he served as the salt censor for a few years, and he really didn't want to replace Lin Ruhai.

But if Jia Lian hadn't lied, he would just let it go, and if something really happened to Lin Ruhai, he wouldn't want to see it.

After thinking for a long time, he told Dai Quan, "Turn around and arrange for a competent imperial physician to go to Yangzhou, let him conduct a detailed examination of Lin Ruhai's physical condition, and send a report back to Beijing as soon as possible."

After making arrangements for Lin Ruhai, Emperor Ningkang changed his face, and said to the eunuch standing at the door: "Tell those things that don't grow up to come in!"

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(End of this chapter)