Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 13 The emperor is not easy to be

"Your Majesty, the Jiangnan Salt Policy Draft drafted by the minister overnight is here for His Majesty's preview."

The original Juanqinzhai, now the Imperial Study Room, Fu Donglai respectfully handed over the booklet he had drawn up after he bowed and kowtowed.

Emperor Jiade, who was fed up with being fooled by his courtiers, couldn't help smiling, and looked at Fu Donglai with a more kind look, and said, "Aiqing, please get up quickly! Aiqing is also a person who has reached the age of destiny, and she should take good care of her body." That's right, although the Jiangnan Salt Administration is in a hurry, it can still be done overnight, so why should the ministers stay up all night to sort it out?"

Then he turned to Dai Quan, who was at the side, and said, "Big Companion, go and get a soft chair for the ministers to sit down and talk. Make a note, from now on, the ministers don't need to kneel down when they meet me in private."

Fu Donglai panicked and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty Long En, I am so grateful!"

Emperor Jiade waved his hand and said: "Don't talk about these things, let's talk about business!"

Fu Donglai is vigorous and resolute, and Jiade is not impatient. He is not good at being too assertive, but since the first month of this year, he has been in the Imperial Study Room or the Linjing Hall almost every day. Even the concubines in the harem rarely go there.

No way, the Supreme Emperor left him a mess, how could he have the mood to enjoy himself!

Emperor Jiade opened Fu Donglai's memorabilia, read it carefully, and made some suggestions and changes of his own from time to time, Fu Donglai never refused.

"Well, that's right. Just follow the brochure for specific matters. You can transfer him to the cabinet later, and let the cabinet send him to Yangzhou in an expedited manner. There is no need to say anything else."

Emperor Jiade approved the word "according to the law" with a red pen, so that this document does not need to be drafted by the cabinet. Jiade is deliberately bypassing the cabinet and releasing a signal to take power!

However, in this way, Fu Donglai was placed in a non-embarrassing position.

According to common sense, the interests of cabinet ministers should be the same when facing the emperor, that is, to work together to check and balance to prevent excessive imperial power.

Now, no matter how the rest of them looked at it, it was Fu Donglai who took the lead in leaning on the emperor's side. I'm afraid it was inevitable that he would be isolated.

Since ancient times, the heart of an emperor has been unpredictable. One second he was still caring for your hard work, and the next moment he put you in a sea of ​​flames.

Because he is ~ dragon!
But Fu Donglai didn't realize it. From the day he entered Beijing, he knew his future path, and even had a glimpse of the future ending.

The minister of the reform, it is hard to say what will happen after the death!
Confronting the cabinet ministers is just the first step in everything.

"Your Majesty, the candidates to send to Yangzhou."

Fu Donglai asked the key point. No matter how good the government order is, it depends on who will implement it, otherwise good things will easily turn bad!
Emperor Jiade was silent again, and began to worry in his heart: "Lin Ruhai? He is quite diligent, and he came from Tanhua, but he is a courtier sent by the late emperor. Can he use it with confidence? But if not, there is no suitable one in my hands for a while. Fu Donglai is right, no one is more familiar with Jiangnan's salt administration than Lin Ruhai, that's all."

"Why is Aiqing so optimistic about this person?" Emperor Jiade still wanted to ask more clearly, so as to feel at ease.

Fu Donglai replied: "Your Majesty, I dare not hide it, then Lin Ruhai has something to do with me!"

"Oh?" Emperor Jiade's expression was inexplicable, his face changed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Fu Donglai didn't wait for Jiade to ask questions, and explained on his own: "Lin Ruhai's father, Lord Huai En, was once the teacher of the minister. Therefore, the minister will naturally have a close heart to Lin Ruhai. I hope your majesty will forgive me."

Emperor Jiade's expression became calm at this moment, and he thought in his heart: "Fu Shi is not the kind of crony person."

"If you want to come to Aiqing to choose him, it's not just out of personal favor, right?"

Fu Donglai smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, if you only care about personal favors but have no talent, I am afraid that the minister will not only not use him, but will take him down from his current position to prevent him from being harmed by his official career. Lin Ruhai has been in the Yangzhou Salt Administration Office these years, and he has never missed salt lessons every year, and it is more than half more than the previous Salt Envoy. The Yangzhou Salt Administration Office has been in his hands for these years, and he has slowly recovered.

Moreover, Lin Ruhai himself is a clean and honest official. In Yangzhou for so many years, his family has always lived in the Yanzheng Yamen, and he has never bought a property for himself. Besides, he only has one daughter under his knees, so he doesn't have much to worry about. Because of this, it is reassuring to use. "

After hearing this, Emperor Jiade's face gradually relaxed, he nodded secretly, and said: "Let's go to him, and tell him the four words 'diligence and dedication' for me."

Being able to get Emperor Jiade's sage's word of mouth, this is also Lin Ruhai's first step in the emperor's heart.

After finishing speaking, Emperor Jiade said again: "You also write another letter to Feng Hengshi, telling him that I will allow him to play, and allow him to be arbitrary in Huguang, and officials below the third rank can dispose of it by themselves.

I will issue an order here to officially order him to be the governor of Huguang, thoroughly investigate the case of Qi Benzhong and Bao Siyu, and temporarily control all military and political affairs in Huguang if necessary.But there is not much time left for him, two or three months at most.

In addition, I also conveyed a word to him for me, saying, "I hope to see him open up a new situation in Huguang, and then I will use him again." "

At this time, Fu Donglai was a little hesitant, and said, "Your Majesty, do you think this matter should go to the cabinet?"

Emperor Jiade frowned and said, "Will the cabinet agree? Last time, Feng Yankuan was only appointed as the governor of Huguang, but the cabinet obstructed him in every possible way. Now he has specific errands on him. I'm worried."

I, Emperor Jiade, don't want to lose face?How can you be an emperor if you reject it several times?
Fu Donglai said: "Your Majesty, do you think the cabinet will approve it?"

"Tell me why?" Emperor Jiade became interested.

"Last time in the case of Qi Benzhong, they resisted each other because Qi Benzhong was not an official after all, but now Bao Sichou not only died in office, but also died in the Yamen of Yuezhou Zhizhou for no apparent reason. Even if it was a coincidence, That would have to be done after court investigations and evidence of coincidences, otherwise the case would not be closed in a hurry and would not comply with regulations. Therefore, the minister thought that the cabinet would not raise objections.

In addition, if you want to move Huguang, you need to say hello to Li Xiang and Xu Xiang, otherwise, local resistance is inevitable.Therefore, the minister believes that it is necessary to submit this proposal to the cabinet for approval. "

Emperor Jiade also said that it was easy to say, and the power was easy to handle, so the Jiangnan Yanzheng matter was fine. A few private boats were placed there, and all the officials knew that the emperor was short of money, so it was not easy to object.

But now the entire officialdom in Huguang is going to be mobilized. If you don't say hello to the cabinet, all the officials in the court and central government will jump out and object.

Nothing else, scary!At that time, I am afraid that some people's wishes will be fulfilled.

Fu Donglai's words were reasonable and polite, Emperor Jiade accepted the opinion.

"Big Companion, notify the cabinet to draft this matter." Emperor Jiade approved a note and handed it to Dai Quan, and said: "Tell them, two of my ministers died for unknown reasons, I am very angry, let them hurry up When the result is given, you just wait there, and when you get the result, you will immediately stamp the order, and choose the one that is more exciting and set off for Huguang immediately."

He also told Fu Donglai: "You write a letter to Feng Yankuan, and let the eunuch who passed the decree take it with you."

"The slave obeys the order!"

At that moment, Dai Quan left the imperial study and went to the cabinet.

After Dai Quan left, Emperor Jiade asked Fu Donglai again: "I just mentioned Qi Benzhong, and I suddenly remembered that Qi Benzhong had no children in his life, only one daughter. I saw her when I was in the mansion, and now she The whole family was killed, and I can't just ignore it, Qi Benzhong is my subject after all. Feng Yankuan mentioned in the letter that this woman has also come to Beijing, right?"

Fu Donglai replied: "Return to Your Majesty, yes. They came to the capital together with Feng Hengshi's students, and the two of them also contributed to the Huguang incident."

Emperor Jiade nodded, and said: "After she enters the capital, you can see her on my behalf, try to satisfy any request, and arrange it properly, and I won't see her."

Fu Donglai nodded in agreement.

No matter how expensive Qi Sixian's status was, she was only the daughter of a former official of Daqian, and to be remembered by the emperor would be nothing more than a great favor.With the dignity of the emperor, there is no need to meet in person.

"Well, you can go too, I still have some things to deal with here."

Fu Donglai resigned immediately.

Here, Emperor Jiade returned to the couch, and said again: "Dai Quan, bring me the papers that I haven't finished approving yesterday."

After the words fell, he remembered that Dai Quan had gone to the cabinet to handle errands, and was about to call for someone outside the hall, when footsteps sounded outside the hall.

Jia De looked up, but a female official walked in with a stack of memorials.

"Oh, it's you! How is it? Are you still used to staying in the imperial study?" Emperor Jiade obviously knew the person, and asked with a slight smile.

The woman gently placed the memorial on the low table on the couch, and began to help Jiade grind it very consciously, and replied softly: "Returning to Your Majesty, slaves are not used to anything, they serve His Majesty the same everywhere. "

It's not that Emperor Jiade doesn't like beauty, but he really doesn't have the time and energy. Now that he has red sleeves to add fragrance and Zhilan enters the house, he doesn't refuse. Instead, listening to the crisp and weak voice, he feels much better.

Immediately said: "Well, you will grind for me at the side, and sort out these notebooks for me. Once there are too many notebooks, it will be messy, and I can't tell them apart."

The female officer lightly opened her red lips and said, "Yes!"

But he said that this woman was none other than Jia Yuanchun who had been conferred Zhaoyi two days ago and led the royal study.

With a beauty by his side, Emperor Jiade's work was naturally very relaxed and interesting.

On the canal near the capital.

Lin Daiyu looked at the scene on both sides of the strait, and asked Jia Ying who was on the side: "Second brother, are you almost in the capital?"

Jia Ying nodded and said, "Cangzhou is ahead, and Tongzhou Wharf is ahead, which is the outskirts of the capital."

Daiyu had never been to the capital, so she asked curiously, "Second brother, you have been to the capital, can you tell me what it's like there?"

Traveling far away, Daiyu finally has a worry and uneasiness about the unknown in her heart.

Jia Ying smiled and said, "Your second elder brother was not as old as you are when he entered Beijing. After so many years, how can he remember what it was like, but it must be very big and prosperous."

Daiyu was dissatisfied with the answer, and turned to Qi Sixian on the other side, saying, "Sister, have you ever been to the capital?"

Qi Sixian took Daiyu's hand, smiled and said: "I lived there for a while when I was young, but it was similar to your second elder brother. I left when I was very young, but I can't remember it now."

Daiyu didn't speak anymore, but her eyebrows were slightly frowned into a river.

Jia Ying noticed this scene, and knew that although Daiyu was young, she had a sensitive mind, so she had to be reassured.

Immediately said: "Mr. Yucun entered the exam in the early years, maybe he should know something, we might as well go to him, how about?"

Daiyu frowns and smiles, and suddenly smells the fragrance of wintersweet on the building boat.

(End of this chapter)