Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 293 Be Baoyu's Face... (Happy New Year)

Sun Heting is definitely a difficult character, otherwise he would not be able to rise from a small doctor to governor in just five or six years.

But Brother Rong also wanted to get some information from him, some information about the changes in the situation between North Korea and China.He said: "I've been pondering a recipe in my heart, but it will take a few years, at most, decades to test it out. Your Excellency Governor's idea of ​​using cement to build seawalls is very good, but it's hard to put out a fire near a distant water. Now we have to build ponds with strips of stone.”

Sun Heting observed that Jia Rong didn't look like a liar, and couldn't help sighing.

"It's been expected, it's been expected a long time ago, no wonder the Zhen family didn't use the natural objects produced in Ningguo Mansion to build a pond." While speaking, Sun Heting gave Jia Rong a strange look, and asked politely: "Since the place where the huge waves hit cannot OK, how about using cement instead of concrete for other places where we plan to build earthen ponds with concrete?"

"Not good." Jia Rong continued to shake her head.

"This? Why?" Sun Heting was puzzled.According to him, the cement solidifies like a stone. Although it is harder than the stones used in the Wushitang, it is much stronger than the composite soil.

Jia Rong smiled wryly and said: "If such a business comes to our door, if it is feasible, how can the lower officials not do it? It turns out that the Sanhe soil pond is already enough, even if it is reinforced with cement, the pond still needs to be built with Sanhe soil. This is a waste of people and money. , not for officials."

"Young Lord Gao Yi." Sun Heting cupped his hands, and when he smiled, the mustache on his lips was like a knife's edge, and said: "Young Lord Lao is not sincere, and Thirteenth Lord is also a young Lord like a nephew. Let me tell you something, brother Rong, please don’t be offended."

Brother Rong said in surprise, "Brother, just tell me."

"Far Dai Quan."

Sun Heting said three words lightly, and bid farewell again.

Jia Rong was stunned, motionless, and kept pondering the meaning of these three words.

"Far Dai Quan, Yuan Dai Quan?"

Slowly, his eyes narrowed, and he hurriedly called Steward Shi to come in.

Steward Shi asked, "Master, are you going to the household department now?"

"No, you go to the back street to find Jia Xiao and ask him something."

Steward Shi didn't know why, so he just nodded as instructed.He added: "Curry has ordered 2 taels of cash."

"It will not be moved in the resettlement treasury, and we will discuss the debt repayment of the household department later."

At this moment, Jia Rong was really flustered.His self-consciousness tells him that there will be major changes in the court recently.Of course, the premise is that what Sun Heting said is the truth, and the three words of warning are correct.

He watched Steward Shi rushing to lead people out, and made calculations in his heart.

Squinting, he felt tired and couldn't help but close his eyes.After thinking for a long time, I got a little clue.

Dai Quan is the inner eunuch of the Daming Palace, and a close friend of the Supreme Emperor.What Sun Heting said about Dai Quan was not simply referring to Dai Quan, the eunuch, but was he referring to the Supreme Emperor?

It has been six years since Emperor Xiande ascended the throne, and the Supreme Emperor is old. It is too difficult to restore the throne after six years.

Just in time, Steward Shi led Jia Xiao in.

Jia Rong opened her eyes and hurriedly asked, "Has there been any changes in Shenjing City recently?"

Jia Xiao heard the ins and outs from Steward Shi, and also knew what Uncle Rong said, and hurriedly said: "In recent months, my nephew has been looking for the whereabouts of Li Sanniang, the holy religion, but I have rarely inquired about other matters. I only know that officials in the DPRK and China have been transferred frequently recently. , and several batches of Jinyi Guards went on inspections in various provinces."

Frequent transfers?

Yes, even the historians have been transferred to other provinces.

It does not seem like an ordinary transfer.

Jia Rong pondered for a while, then asked: "How much do you know about Sun Heting?"

Jia Xiao replied: "Sun Heting, a native of Tongshan in the south of the Yangtze River, donated 700 taels of silver to a member of the household department, Wailang, in the early years. Later, when he ascended the throne, he appointed Prince Zhongshun as the prime minister of the household department. During this period, Sun Heting was valued by Prince Zhongshun because of his management skills. He was recommended to the emperor, and was transferred to the Yanyi Road in Yunnan that year. Sun Heting also showed the ability to suppress smuggling and bandits. After that..."

"Wait, Sun Heting was promoted by King Zhongshun?" Jia Rong asked.

"It's today..."

Jia Rong raised her hand to signal Jia Xiao to be quiet, and he probably understood.Perhaps Sun Heting looked at King Zhongshun's face, but because of the attitude of the palace, the signal he sent out proved that the power struggle between Emperor Xiande and Emperor Guangxi had reached the final decisive battle.

Reminiscent of the transfer of historians, the Zhen family and the governor of Jiangnan were emptied of part of their power, which shows that the present has the upper hand at this moment.

Brother Rong sighed.Damn it, the two emperors Zhenghui had a fart relationship with the Jia family.Is Sun Heting sincerely admonishing, or is Sun Heting now using Sun Heting's hand to cut off the connection between the Supreme Emperor and the Jia family?
None of this matters anymore.

Jia Rong's moral sense is not so strong.If it is said that a few days ago, he was still thinking about how to save the country and the people, but now he is only thinking about how to save himself and Jia's family.

What he thought most beautifully was that the Supreme Emperor and the emperor could fight any way they wanted, as long as the Jia family didn't suffer in the end.

"Don't look for Li Sanniang, calm down recently, go back."

Uncle Rong dismissed Jia Xiao, but his mind became even heavier.After sighing several times, he had no choice but to go to the clean room next to the ancestral hall.

Sometimes, he has to admit that Jia Jing really sees farther than he does.Sometimes, I have to find Jia Jing, an old fox, to learn from.However, Li Sanniang is now imprisoned in the Ningguo Mansion, basically it is not much different from being dead.

The Holy Church doesn't have to worry too much. What we need to worry about now is the huge impact of a complete transfer of power.What should the Jia family do if the Supreme Emperor completely loses power?
What kind of situation will Yuanchun face in the palace?
"Are you afraid?"

Jia Jing's voice came from the darkness.

Jia Rong watched the door of the clean room being closed tightly, and green smoke curled upwards in the darkness.He replied: "There are more than 1000 people in Jia's family. Although their lives are safe, there is no guarantee that they will end up as prostitutes."

"You are a young boy after all." Jia Jing laughed out loud after hearing this, "The Jia family is not a chaotic party, and the other is not a huge evil. Dismissal from office and confiscation of family property is the greatest punishment. Worrying at this time is purely unfounded. .”

Jia Rong saw that he was not fooled, so she stopped showing off her cunning, and said straightly: "The Zhen family supported by the Supreme Emperor is about to lose power in the south of the Yangtze River, and the other families are transferred to Moxi. Those who go to Moxi go to Moxi. Wait until all the families lose their power. , the Jia family can't let it go?"

Jia Jing walked out of the darkness with a smile, holding a whisk in his hand as if he was an expert in the world.Slowly said: "The royal family is the clan, who in the world is not at their mercy? Even if they don't lose their power, so what? If you are a general and a Taibao, you have to kill what you should, let alone my Jia family."

Jia Rong asked: "How to use it without being affected by the affairs in the palace."

Jia Jing smiled and replied, "Can Lian'er of Xifu come back from Ping'an Prefecture?"

Jia Rong didn't know why, so she replied, "Second Uncle Lian came back two days ago, and Grandpa She even rewarded a maid and some money."

Jia Jing said: "Since we have returned, if Rong'er is worried about the palace dealing with Jia's family, he only needs to tie Lian'er into the palace, and Ningrong and Rongfu will have nothing to worry about."

"What?"

Jia Rong was shocked and completely stayed where she was.He said in a daze, "Master, are you joking?"

"How can I be joking." Jia Jing approached lightly, and said softly: "Didn't Rong'er keep asking what Lian'er was doing in Ping'an Prefecture? I can tell you, it was all because of the two governments and Prince Yizhong and Prince Yiyong in the past. The trip was caught by the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture."

blackmail?

Jia Rong had tens of thousands of conjectures, but she never imagined that the truth was like this.He also didn't believe it, as far as he knew, the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture would still send things to Jia Shena.

If it is extortion, how can they communicate with each other.

"Rong'er doesn't believe it?" Jia Jing said slowly, "You can ask Lian'er to come over and ask."

Jia Rong was silent.

For a long time, there was no other sound in the clean room.

Faced with Jia Jing's advice, Brother Rong remained silent.Pressing Jia Lian into the palace?no need.Even if he had to go to the palace to plead guilty, it would be him, the head of the Jia family, the Xijue of the Ningguo Mansion, and the second-class bodyguard.

What will be the consequences of doing so?

Jia Rong felt that she needed to calm down, and she must not be impulsive at this time.Walking out of the clean room, he decided not to go to the household department today.Wandering around in the mansion full of worries, I don't know how to get outside the Yixia Pavilion.

I asked the maid to inquire, and it turned out that Wang Xifeng had gone to Xifu to greet the old lady early in the morning, and she hadn't come back yet.

After turning around, I heard that a maid from Yihong Courtyard came to look for her.

Jia Rong doesn't want to talk to Baoyu now. Although she has entered the Grand View Garden, she doesn't go to the Yihong Courtyard.After passing the Qinfang Pavilion and approaching the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, I didn't deliberately go around, but just watched the scenery with a calm mind.

"Maybe it's not as serious as I thought."

"It's because I made a fuss out of a molehill, I'm too sensitive."

He kept asking himself in his heart.

In fact, Jia Rong also knew that it was no wonder he was sensitive about such things.Where did he come into contact with such a big event before, he thought it was a person who had been living in a flat building, and was suddenly pulled up to the roof of a dozens of stories high building.Looking at the abyss under your feet, how can you not feel fear?
"At least Jia Jing is not in a hurry, it shouldn't be a big deal."

He comforted himself.

"I must be too sensitive."

With a sigh, he smiled wryly, thinking that tomorrow he would go to the household department to return the 2 taels of silver to show his attitude, so that Emperor Xiande would not miss Jia's house one day.Now that I am on duty in the Water Conservancy Camp, with the task of camping the fields and achievements in flood control, the emperor will not touch Jia's house for a while.

Thinking of this, I feel relaxed again.

Just as I was about to go back, I saw a maid coming out of Xiaoxiang Hall, but not from Daiyu's room.

"Why is Master Xiao Rong here? Did he go to see Miss Lin?"

Brother Rong shook his head and asked curiously, "Is Uncle Bao in there?"

Sheyue replied: "The second master heard from the maids that Miss Lin is not feeling well in the rainy weather, so he asked me to bring some spiced tea."

"He has a heart." Brother Rong said with a smile, "Miss, let's go back first, I'll stroll by the lake."

Sheyue said: "Second Master is still looking for someone to invite Uncle Xiaorong today. If this happens, Uncle Xiao Rong might as well go and see our Second Master. Recently Second Master is upset, and only Uncle Xiao Rong can relieve it."

This……

Jia Rong really didn't want to see Baoyu. There was no solution to his situation.But here I met Musk Moon again, so I had no choice but to go with her.

Before entering the house, I heard Qingwen arguing with Baoyu just beside the path of Yihongkuai green flowers and grass.

The maids here are not all obedient.

Just as she was about to enter the house, she saw Qingwen rushing fiercely, and Brother Rong couldn't dodge in time and was bumped into his arms.

"What are you doing so recklessly?" Jia Rong scolded with a cheeky face.I only felt warmth in my hands, but I forgot that when he dodged, he raised his hands and subconsciously protected people.

In the room, Baoyu could only see the situation outside, her round face was flushed with shame or anger.He only stared at the palm resting on Qingwen's slender waist, her five fingers were printed into the skirt pants.

She Yue next to her opened her eyes and did not dare to look too much, because she could clearly see Uncle Xiao Rong's right hand, which was between Uncle Xiao Rong and Qingwen.

The four fingers are facing outwards, and the thumb has disappeared between the cracks.

It really penetrated the conscience.

Qingwen couldn't say a word at the moment, and after Zha felt her heart was pinched twice, her head was blank.

ps: Happy New Year everyone, all wishes come true, wealth is abundant.

(End of this chapter)