Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 132 What is the Emperor’s Sword?

When Jia Qiong heard about the errands arranged for him by Emperor Longqing, he almost burst into tears.

He thought that Emperor Longqing would ask him to go to the Sixth Ministry, the Sixth Section, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or even be demoted to a government office such as Taichang Temple and Guanglu Temple.

But he never expected that he would let himself be the county magistrate, or the magistrate of Chang'an at the foot of the imperial city. This is a huge pitfall!

He thought to himself that I was still on vacation, and Qin Keqing hadn't married yet, so did he still have human rights?

He really couldn't figure out Emperor Longqing's intention, so he simply started to implement the plan he had been planning for many days.

He had to test what Emperor Longqing's attitude was towards him.

Jia Qiong first showed a constipated expression, and then seemed to realize something and immediately restrained herself. She solemnly raised her hands and said, "I obey the decree..."

Emperor Long Qing saw all the subtle changes in his expression, and a subtle smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Jia Qiong had behaved too evilly in the past, which inevitably made him feel that Jia Qiong was too scheming.

This time, he suddenly "showed his flaws", and now he looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy.

The last bit of suspicion in Emperor Longqing's heart was mostly eliminated, and he even felt a sense of intimacy. After all, Jia Qiong was about to become his son-in-law.

Wang Mu has already thoroughly analyzed Jia Qiong's character of Emperor Longqing.

When he is suspicious of someone, he will become harsh and use various means to suppress that person.

But if he recognizes someone, he will be very dependent on and tolerant of that person, and may even be a little indulgent at times.

Just like Wang Mu, Emperor Longqing relied heavily on him in the first few years after he ascended the throne and almost obeyed his words.

But when he felt that Wang Mu's prestige was too high and might be detrimental to his rule, he began to support Zhang Chunyang to check and balance him.

And when Wang Mu resolutely gave up his power and chose to become an official.

The suspicion in Emperor Longqing's heart dissipated, and he regained his trust and reliance on Wang Mu. He even kept him in the capital for three years and often invited him to the palace to ask for advice.

The same goes for Zhang Chunyang. Back then, he "confronted" the royal party because he guessed Emperor Longqing's thoughts and gained Emperor Longqing's trust.

Therefore, Emperor Longqing could tolerate his promotion of party members, which caused the power of the Fujian Party to expand rapidly.

But when Wang Mu became official and the royal party gradually failed to restrain the Fujian party, Emperor Longqing became wary of Zhang Chunyang again.

So he promoted Zhang Chunyang to the position of chief minister, but only gave him the false title of Prince Shaobao.

If Zhang Chunyang didn't have too many party members now, his power might not be as powerful as when he was the Minister of Civil Affairs.

Emperor Longqing's suspicion of Jia Qiong was now gone. Thinking of his son-in-law's outstanding performances in the past, his love for talent suddenly arose.

He smiled and said: "I know that it is difficult to be the magistrate of Chang'an, so I can let you make a request.

Think carefully, whatever you want, I can satisfy you today. "

Dai Quan, who was waiting next to him, turned his head and looked at Emperor Longqing strangely when he heard this, wondering what was wrong with the emperor, how could he say such a thing.

Letting Jia Qiong, a noble scholar, go to that big black hole in Chang'an County, it looks like he will be demoted.

But when he said something like this later, it sounded like Jane was in the emperor's heart, which made him really confused.

Jia Qiong was ecstatic, knowing that his little move had had an effect.

Emperor Longqing's attitude is obviously different from before, which shows that his first step in changing his character has been successful.

However, Emperor Longqing's change seemed a bit too big. His mind changed and he decided to continue taking risks and test it out.

He pretended to be thinking, rolled his eyes, and finally fixed his gaze on the Shang Fang Emperor Sword hanging on the wall behind Emperor Longqing.

His eyes lit up, he bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you also know that I have been fond of martial arts since I was a child.

But I haven’t found a weapon that I can take advantage of. I think the sword on the wall seems pretty good..."

After listening to Jia Qiong's words, Mr. Dai, a member of the melon-eating crowd, immediately stared at him. He looked at Jia Qiong as if he was looking at some kind of endangered animal.

Emperor Longqing was also shocked. He began to doubt his life and wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.

He cursed in his heart: You can have the Emperor's Sword if you want it. If you dare to say it again, try it. Believe it or not, I will kill you now!

Sure enough, he is still a child with a dirty mouth. Even if he pretends to be mature, his political awareness is still too low. It seems that he will need more training and training in the future.

However, he has already let out his words, and it is difficult to change his words.

He glanced sideways at Dai Quan and thought to himself, it's your turn to show up now. Hurry up and scold him so that I can put an end to this.

Who knew that Eunuch Dai was concentrating on watching the giant pandas at this time, and did not receive the secret glances from Emperor Longqing to him at all.Emperor Longqing secretly cursed that bastard, and could only suppress his anger and said: "Jia Qiong, do you know what kind of sword this is?"

Jia Qiong said: "I know that this should be a Longquan sword."

Emperor Longqing narrowed his eyes and said: "This is the Longquan sword, but it is also the sword of the emperor. How can it be given to others lightly? Can you, a small sixth-grade official, bear it?"

Emperor Longqing wanted Jia Qiong to retreat, but unexpectedly he said: "I thought this Longquan sword was just an ordinary sword, not the emperor's sword."

Emperor Longqing was furious when he heard this. He slapped the table and said, "Damn it, I don't know if it's the Emperor's Sword.

You said this is not the Emperor's Sword, please tell me the truth, otherwise I will punish you severely! "

Jia Qiong was sweating on his head at this moment, but he still said firmly: "Your Majesty, the sword of the emperor, with Yanxi Stone City as the front, Qi Dai as the hoe; Jin Wei as the backbone, Zhou and Song Dynasties as Tan, and Han Wei as the pinch.

It is surrounded by the four barbarians, wrapped by the four seasons; surrounded by the Bohai Sea, and brought by the Changshan Mountains; controlled by the five elements, and governed by punishment and virtue; opened by yin and yang, held by spring and summer, and moved by autumn and winter.

This sword has no front, no upper lift, no lower case, no side to luck.

Go up to the floating clouds and go down to the Jedi era.

Once this sword is used, the princes will be conquered by the world.

This is the sword of the emperor.

I don't dare to covet the Emperor's Sword. Please take back the power of the Emperor on the Longquan Sword and only give me this common people's sword that can cut iron like clay. "

Eunuch Dai was completely stunned. His mouth opened involuntarily, and unknown liquid flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Emperor Longqing was speechless by Jia Qiong's words. He looked at Jia Qiong blankly, as if he saw a familiar figure in him.

After thinking for a long time, he finally realized: Yes, this shameless feeling is exactly the same as that of Wang Mu!
He had been tricked by Wang Mu into taking away many of his beloved things, but Wang Mu was not as ruthless as this kid.

You're going to cheat me with the Emperor's Sword when you come up!Sure enough, it is better than blue.

Thinking of this, the anger in Emperor Longqing's heart subsided a lot.

After all, Wang Mu was both a mentor and a friend to him. He tried his best to help him rise to power, and worked diligently to help him stabilize the government. He was a loyal minister in his heart.

He said angrily: "As expected of the number one scholar in the third place, you are really eloquent.

Isn't it unfair to make you the magistrate of Chang'an? How about I let you be the censor of Zuodu? "

Jia Qiong immediately replied: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty, I really don't dare to accept it.

However, if the emperor really asks me to be the censor of Zuodu, I will fight to the death! "

Emperor Longqing twitched his lips when he heard this, and shouted to Dai Quan, who was already in a sluggish state next to him: "You bastard, what are you doing standing still?
Give him the sword and tell him to get out of here! "

After saying this, Emperor Longqing got up and left angrily.

When he reached the door, he did not forget to stop and say: "If you dare to act recklessly with this sword, I will chop off your head with it!"

Jia Qiong quickly knelt down to thank him: "I thank you, Lord, for your kindness. Long live my emperor!"

Only then did Dai Quan come to his senses. He hurriedly wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, carefully took off the Emperor's Sword and handed it to Jia Qiong.

Jia Qiong took it with both hands, smiled at Dai Quan and said, "Thank you so much, father-in-law."

After saying that, he stood up, holding the sword in his left hand and pulling it out of his cuff with his right hand.

When Dai Quan saw it, his old face immediately turned into a chrysanthemum smile, and he said repeatedly: "Oh, I don't dare.

The No. [-] scholar is really a great talent. The Zajia family is really impressed by what he did today.

Mr. Jia is now in the emperor's heart. I wonder if the Zajia family will have to rely on you more in the future. "

When Jia Qiong saw how enthusiastic he was, she knew that the old boy had misunderstood that he wanted to bribe him.

He said in his heart: What are you thinking about? I am the top among the pure people, how can I associate with eunuchs?

"Haha, father-in-law was joking. I'll treat you to tea when I'm free someday. I'll take my leave."

Jia Qiong took out a sweat towel, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and walked away under Dai Quan's dull eyes.

The effect of Jia Qiong's test this time was very significant, and he had probably felt his weight in Emperor Longqing's heart.

More importantly, it initially established a new personality in Emperor Longqing's mind, which was crucial to his future actions.

(End of this chapter)