Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 255 Didn't the palace send lanterns?

"Congratulations, my lord, for being honored as a cabinet minister."

Ye Mansion has undoubtedly become an upstart in the capital, even though it is during the rest period, it is still full of people.

"Well, when did you return to Beijing?"

Ye Baichuan warmly greeted Jia Ying to take a seat, the two parties were considered to be familiar with each other, and it didn't seem too polite.

Power really changes a person, seeing Ye Baichuan again this time, Jia Ying always felt that the other person looked much younger.

Ordinarily, even before joining the cabinet, Ye Baichuan's position was not considered low. As the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he was promoted to a heavenly official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which many people would not envy.

However, Shang Shu and the cabinet ministers are so inferior after all. For people like Ye Baichuan and Fu Donglai, if they don't become bachelors, they can't realize their ambitions.

On the other hand, Feng Yankuan was very indifferent to whether he was promoted to the court or not. He was not capable of governing the world. To him, it didn't make much difference from the Inspector's Office to the Ministry of Rites.

If the emperor hadn't insisted on keeping him, he would have chosen to retire a long time ago with a crippled old leg.

"I came back three days ago. I said goodbye to my lord Guyuan. In the blink of an eye, more than a year passed. The emperor lived up to it. My lord returned to Beijing again. It's a pity that the younger generation is no longer in Beijing on the day my lord enters the cabinet."

Ye Baichuan glanced at Jia Ying, and said with a smile: "There is no need to be so flattering between you and me. I don't know your character yet. If you have nothing to do, you will go to the Three Treasures Hall. If there is anything, please tell me quickly."

Jia Ying guessed that Ye Baichuan was meeting someone just now, and he was in a hurry to get back, but he didn't know how to inquire about it.

"The younger generation heard that your lord once mentioned the matter of opening the sea in the court." Jia Ying said in an intriguing way.

Ye Baichuan raised his eyebrows, while gently scratching the tea bowl in his hand, he said slowly, "Why did you mention this all of a sudden?"

"Your Excellency knows that His Majesty sent juniors to the south of the Yangtze River to suppress the Japanese."

Ye Baichuan thought about it for a while, and then understood the reason. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head and said, "It's all old calendars, so don't mention it."

Jia Ying was taken aback for a moment, what do you mean by that?

I couldn't help scolding the old fox in my heart, it was really hard to speak out.

The room fell silent, Jia Ying was thinking about how to lure the other party to the bait, Ye Baichuan was waiting for Jia Ying to leave by himself, there were indeed guests in his house, but his previous friendship with Jia Ying made it difficult for him to speak up People, young people who are only 20 years old in the capital, are the only ones who can treat themselves like this.

Jia Ying's thoughts turned to why Ye Baichuan was inconsistent.

"My lord, I still have [-] bolts of cloth and [-] shi of grain here. The navy is not in a hurry to use them right now."

These were all intercepted by him and were not registered.

"What do you mean? Although Donglai Gong's political reform has achieved some results, the excess food and grass in the household department this year are either transferred to Liaodong or used to relieve the newly registered people. The imperial court has no surplus food. Your navy office, You can still move out three thousand stones, it's not easy for you kid."

As we all know, compared with the frontier army and the Beijing camp, the naval divisions in Dagan are like raised by their stepmothers. In most cases, they have to find food for themselves. They are not even as good as the local guards. Fortunately, they are supported by the local government with.

It seems that Fu Donglai did not mention to Ye Baichuan about Jia Ying's supply of food to the household department.

Jia Ying didn't answer directly, but said: "The younger generation heard that many people have recently moved to Liaodong. The wasteland has not been reclaimed, and they will not be able to support themselves before next autumn."

"You don't worry about the suppression of the Japanese, what are you always staring at in Liaodong?"

Mentioning this matter, Ye Baichuan frowned inadvertently, paused and asked, "Do you have a solution?"

"Open the sea." Jia Ying said emphatically.

Ye Baichuan chuckled and shook his head.

"Do you know how many people the imperial court will move to Liaodong?"

"Before summer next year, there will be 10 households with a population of nearly [-]. Opening the sea is not something that can be done at will. Even if it is brought up to court, the officials and the cabinet may not agree. Liaodong supplies food?"

"Only by opening the sea can the younger generation let go to suppress the Japanese. The smuggling in the sea is very prosperous. I think the adults know something about it. Those Japanese pirates have been entrenched overseas for many years. I am afraid that no one can count how much wealth they have accumulated. The younger generation can use the money to buy it." Grain." Jia Ying took every step of the way and brought the topic back on track.

"Aren't your sailors at a disadvantage?" Ye Baichuan was curious about what Jia Ying was thinking.

"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future, and besides, the task His Majesty gave to the younger generation is to suppress the Japanese, nothing else is important."

From Ye Baichuan's point of view, Jia Ying seemed to be eager for quick success. After all, he was a young man, impatient and unwilling to admit defeat easily.

It took seven years for him to manage Guangdong and Guangxi and eliminate the pirates near Guangzhou Bay.

"It's not that this old man doesn't want to support you, but that this old man has no time to be distracted. Thinking about it, you also know that most of the officials are opposed to the strategy of Liaodong. They think that the icy and snowy land is useless if they come."

Ye Baichuan put down his tea bowl, and then he said seriously to Jia Ying: "It's not easy for me to deal with these people, now I support you to open the sea."

"Since you have come to look for this old man, I think you have some knowledge of what happened before. This old man can be sure that the officials who oppose the opening of the sea are probably no less than those who oppose the management of Liaodong."

Jia Ying nodded.

"This junior knows this well, but it depends on human effort. Your lord cooperates with you from south to north. I provide rations, grass, and military pay for your lord. Your lord fully supports me in opening the sea. If you don't see me, you won't count."

"Are you so confident?" Ye Baichuan asked with interest.

"What Your Majesty wants is for me to do great work for the country Fu Minfeng, and to create a prosperous world that has never been seen in ancient times. Whether it is the strategy of Liaodong or the reopening of maritime trade, it does not conflict with His Majesty's ideas."

"Fu Ge's old mind is only for the New Deal, but the Ministry of Households is short of money. This is also a fact, and the sea trade can bring infinite wealth to Daqian, and Liaodong can solve the problem of resettlement of the newly registered population."

Jia Ying pointed to the sky: "Your Majesty Zhao Lai made a wise decision. You and Duke Donglai are in the cabinet, and there are juniors outside. No matter how you look at it, this arrangement will not be bad."

"If you say a thousand words and ten thousand, it depends on the effect in the end. Whether the sea trade is good or bad, the adults are probably more clear than the younger generation. The younger generation is very confident."

Looking at the confident Jia Ying, Ye Baichuan thought about the feasibility of this matter. Liaodong is freezing cold, and what is lacking is not only grain and grass, but also cloth and cotton.

Liaodong cannot be defeated!

"Old Fu Ge over there."

"This junior has invited his tutor to come forward, and we are only waiting for news today."

Ye Baichuan sat for a while and pondered, then said: "If you have news, send someone to deliver a letter."

Jia Ying left Ye Mansion with a smile on his face. He had already been to Fu Donglai's place, and he asked Feng Hengshi to come forward, just to increase the weight.

Just waiting for the day when the seal is opened.

In order to celebrate the achievement of the goal, Jia Ying took time to go to the general office of Yunji again. Running back and forth is always a bit troublesome, but Qi Sixian and Xu Wenyu have always refused to agree, so he can only follow them.

When I went in, I was heroic, but when I came out, I could only walk against the wall in order to avoid flashing my waist, and the speed of returning blood was a bit slow. It has been two days, shouldn't it?

Jia Ying suspected that the nourishing ingredients Baochun bought were fake.

Jia Ying was in pain and joy, and the days were looking forward to more and more.

The annual Lantern Festival is just around the corner.

In the evening of that day, everyone in Jia's mansion gathered in the mansion, waiting for a letter from the palace.

The reunion night of the Lantern Festival is a rare day when the heavenly family and the people share the festive celebration. As usual, if there are nobles in the palace, they will be rewarded with palace lanterns on the night of Shangyuan Day. Putting up lantern riddles on the screen is just in response to the saying that the monarch and the people have fun together and the whole family is reunited.

It's just that this year's Shangyuan Day made everyone in Jia's family wait in vain. Not to mention the palace lanterns, even the eunuch with Xin'er didn't see anyone.

The Lantern Festival, which was celebrated all over the world, became a sleepless night in Jia's mansion.

Jia Ying was also puzzled by this, the Jia family is full of grace, so it shouldn't be.

But no matter how anxious he was, he could only wait until dawn before sending someone to inquire about the news.

Early the next morning, the mansion sent someone to contact the familiar eunuch in the palace to inquire about the situation.

But he returned disappointed, and the person he sent said that he hadn't seen anyone at all.

This is intentional hiding.

Ordinarily there shouldn't be any problems in the palace right now, could it be because of the changes brought about by me?But when it comes to the palace, Jia Ying has always been cautious, not daring to intervene without authorization, for fear of causing some accidents.

The men of Jia's family gathered in Rongxi Hall, Jia Zheng paced back and forth anxiously, Jia Lian had already stepped out in person.

But not long after, when Jia Lian returned, he still failed to bring any useful news. Xia Shouzhong was still reluctant to come out to meet him. He asked the little eunuch, but he couldn't tell.

"Ying'er, what should we do now?" Jia Zheng looked at Jia Ying and asked, and everyone also looked over.

"Second Master, don't be impatient. I've sent someone to inquire. Wait a little longer."

Jia Ying really didn't worry about anything, the inside and the outside were in harmony, not to mention that Wang Ziteng was carrying a heavy burden, and he was no longer the one who was dispensable at the beginning. Tens of thousands of soldiers from the Hunan Army camp guarded the gate of the northwest, and it was just at the prince's door. Let them use it under the tent. Although the southern navy is a new army, it has more than [-] troops.

The land of Suhu is the granary of the world. The court is on this occasion, and it is impossible to watch Jiangnan go wrong, otherwise the Liaodong army and people will starve.

This is a general trend, enough to affect the imperial court and even the harem.

What's more, he had only met Jia De before, and he didn't notice any change in the other party's view of the Jia family.

Their majesty has great ambitions, and it is impossible for the things in the harem to affect his layout of the world. Even if something happens, there is a high probability that he will endure it and will not find it for the court at this stall. trouble.

This is also where Jia Ying's confidence lies. Among the people present, he is the only one who can sit still.

Haida had already sent someone to deliver a letter to him. This was the first time that Jia Ying had used the hidden son who had hidden in the early stage, and Xi'er had also been sent to contact Dai Quan in the palace.

Dai Quan, as the great eunuch in attendance, if there is any trouble in the harem, he will never be able to hide it from him.

Now all we can do is wait.

It was near noon that Xi'er came back.

"Second Lord, I haven't seen Director Dai, but a young eunuch is the one who sent the message."

"Director Dai sent a letter to the second master, saying that yesterday evening, there was something wrong with the West Palace, and His Majesty ordered the Empress Palace to be confined for three days, to reflect on the past, and did not say anything else."

Nishinomiya?Grounded?
Something really happened.

When Jia Zheng and the others heard the words, their complexions suddenly collapsed, and they didn't know why they offended Tian Yan, they were even more restless than before, but they didn't dare to inform the old lady.

Jia Ying calmly analyzed the matter.

West Palace, that is to say, this matter involves the empress dowager.

There seems to be no involvement or discord between the Jia family and the concubine.

Foot restraint is not a trivial matter, Emperor Longyan is furious?

Immediately, Jia Ying shook her head.

Dai Quan was a person close to the emperor, and he was still willing to deliver a letter to him at this time, which to some extent also represented the attitude of the emperor.

That old yin dog is not an ordinary spirit, he has a high ability to observe words and emotions.

Since the emperor didn't hate Concubine Yuan, it was only for the sake of giving face to Concubine Yuan.

It seems that the problem still lies with the West Palace, and it is necessary to find out what happened in the West Palace last night.

Also, although Xia Shouzhong is very close to the Jia family, he should belong to the empress, especially when it comes to the inner court, Xia Shouzhong comes to pass orders every time.

Xia Shouzhong didn't want to meet, this is worth pondering.

"Second Master, during these days when I'm not here, what has happened to your mother?" Jia Ying asked.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zheng shook his head.

"The palace is like a pool of stagnant water. There may not be any changes in the past few years. A stone the size of a fist is thrown, and it can cause waves. If there is any change, the mansion should receive news. .”

No change?
"Oh, by the way, does it count if the empress is in charge of the Shang Palace Bureau?" Jia Zheng remembered something.

Concubine Yuan has been promoted again?It's not about status, it's about rights.

"When did this happen, why haven't I heard of it?"

"It probably happened in July and August. At that time, you hadn't returned to Beijing, and it was only when Jiaofang entered the province. The empress raised her mouth and never mentioned it to you."

"Is it His Majesty's order?"

Jia Zheng shook his head and said, "That's not clear, and the empress didn't say anything."

The six female officials, as well as some of the internal offices of the Twelfth Bureau of the Internal Supervision Bureau, are all in charge of the queen. Of course, the queen is in charge of the harem, and when she is inevitably busy, she will also choose someone from among the concubines to assist her.

Is it because of the queen?
It's possible, otherwise Xia Shouzhong wouldn't have shied away from even delivering a letter.

Of course, all of this is his guess. As for the specific matter, we have to wait for news from Haida to see if there is anything specific.

It's good enough for Dai Quan to give a word, and it's not a waste of his investment in the other party. No matter how much it involves, the other party can't reveal too much about the affairs of the palace.

"Second Master, don't worry, this matter, in my opinion, should not be as bad as everyone thinks." Jia Ying could only calm everyone down first.

"How to say?" Jia Zheng asked anxiously.

"Since Eunuch Dai is willing to pass us a message, please explain."

When Jia Zheng heard the words and thought about it carefully, he also felt that it was so reasonable.

"It's only about three days. Let's inquire again. It's really not possible. After the confinement is over, let the wife enter the palace for an interview and ask face to face."

Jia Zheng heard the words, hesitantly said: "I was grounded just now, we will enter the palace here, I'm afraid."

Jia Ying understood what Jia Zheng was worried about, and said with a sneer, "Second Master, don't worry. It's human nature for mother and daughter to share their family relationship. What's the matter after seeing each other? Besides, we usually keep our duties, and this pass , but it can’t be as if nothing happened.”

"The attitude of the two should be shown, otherwise, in the future, no one will dare to step on us."

People are good at being bullied, Jia Ying just wants to let those who are interested know that Concubine Yuan's natal family is not empty.

Jia Zheng nodded, and asked again, "Where is the old lady?"

"Let's be honest."

Jia Mu is not an ordinary old woman, her mentality is good!This little scene can't scare her.

(End of this chapter)