Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 163 Dinner with the Emperor

Emperor Longqing was startled by the number reported by Jia Qiong, and asked again uncertainly. Dai Quan also looked at him with bright eyes.

"Back to the emperor, the total fine is 170 taels.

All have been collected and deposited in the Chang'an County silver warehouse, ready to be delivered to the national treasury at any time. "

Emperor Longqing asked curiously: "Why are there so many? How did you punish them?"

Jia Qiong hurriedly presented the account book, and then said: "Wei ministers are punished on a per-head basis, and there are records in the Jinhu Gang's accounts.

The minister posted a notice three days ago and fined one person 300 taels of silver.

After it expired yesterday, I personally came to collect it and increased it to 600 taels per person.

This is the account details. Your Majesty, please take a look at them. "

Emperor Longqing didn't care about eating anymore. He took the account book and looked through it immediately. He nodded while reading, the smile on his face couldn't stop.

When he turned to the last page, Emperor Longqing asked strangely: "Well, this Zuihua House has only been bought by 58 people, why did you pay 10 taels of silver?"

Jia Qiong said: "Back to the emperor, the owner of Zuihualou said that he was working for Prince Zhongshun.

Maybe he knew that the court had financial difficulties and insisted on paying more.

He is very patriotic and cannot be stopped by his ministers.

I am planning to petition the Emperor to commend the loyal and obedient prince. "

The corners of Emperor Longqing's mouth twitched when he heard this. He was the only one who believed Jia Qiong's words.

He knew that Jia Qiong was not getting along with King Zhongshun, so he must be deliberately making things difficult for him.

Moreover, Jia Qiong's words were too damaging. If King Zhongshun was rewarded for paying an extra fine at Zuihualou, would there be room for his face?

Emperor Longqing said in his heart: This boy has a heart to help the world and bring peace to the people. He has an upright temperament, but he is also full of scheming means.

The idea of ​​being punished in a brothel may sound ridiculous at first, but he has conclusive evidence of guilt in his hand, and his words are reasonable and blameless.

Although those brothels were fined heavily and it would be painful for a while, there was no way to say that the imperial court's excessive extortion would not have any negative impact on the court.

As a result, he received a large sum of money, which greatly eased the pressure on the treasury.

Acting with impetus and considering things so thoughtfully, he is truly a talent bestowed upon Da Chu by God.

However, this guy has a bit of a tough temperament and doesn't care about offending anyone at all.

A few days ago, he had scolded Dai Quan in a roundabout way, but now he was mocking King Zhongshun without any scruples.

It's like a peerless magic weapon. It's sharp and sharp, and I'm afraid it will inevitably be attacked and annihilated in the future.

Such a minister was also his son-in-law, so he had to take good care of him and not let Jia Qiong die on the way.

Thinking of this, Emperor Longqing smiled and said: "Okay, you did this job very well, but I wrongly blamed you.

I will keep this credit in mind for you, and I will reward you when you find out the details of the Golden Tiger Gang.

These fines come at the right time and can solve the court's urgent needs. Please hand them over to the inner treasury as soon as possible. "

"Yes, I will do it as soon as I get back."

Emperor Longqing glanced at the account book again, and suddenly laughed and said: "Your stomach is really growling, I can hear it from such a distance.

Come, sit down and eat with me.

Dai Quan, bring him a stool and a pair of bowls and chopsticks. "

Dai Quan replied depressedly: "No."

After saying that, he gave Jia Qiong a blank look, moved a stool over to Jia Qiong angrily, and then went down to get the dishes and chopsticks.

It is a great honor for a courtier to be able to eat at the same table as the emperor, and to eat while sitting down.

Anyone who can receive this kind of treatment is the emperor's confidant.

Such breaking news will spread throughout the court within a day.

By doing this, Emperor Longqing was undoubtedly sending a signal to the outside world: I value Jia Qiong very much, and those who impeached him should give me pause.Jia Qiong did not refuse after hearing the words, and cupped her hands and said: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I have been busy all night and haven't eaten breakfast yet.

I was really hungry now, which made the emperor laugh. "

After hearing this, Emperor Longqing became more aware of Jia Qiong's true temperament and said with a smile: "Eat more when you are hungry. I can't eat much with so many dishes."

To be honest, the quality of the imperial cuisine in the palace is still very good.

Da Chu inherited the food culture of the Song Dynasty, and both the government and the public were very particular about food. This can be seen from the various foods in the Jia Mansion in the original work.

Compared with other emperors, Emperor Longqing's lunch was very simple, with eight dishes.

Shrimp with pepper and vinegar, sheep's head and hoof with fire, goose meat, white meat with garlic vinegar, steamed chicken with five flavors, grilled fish with bamboo shoots, vegetarian soup with clear sauce, and three delicacies soup.

There is also a staple dish, beef crystal dumplings.

The Shangshi Bureau in the palace has gathered together famous chefs from all over the world, and their skills are naturally not bad. Although these dishes use ordinary ingredients, they are delicious and delicious.

Jia Qiong had no scruples and opened her belly to eat.

Emperor Longqing looked at his eating appearance and couldn't help but smile.

"Jia Qiong, you are the number one scholar in my dynasty, why do you look so indecent?"

Jia Qiong hurriedly put down the bowl and chopsticks, stood up and bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, this is a bad habit I developed in the academy.

The dining hall closes at a certain time, but my husband always waits for us.

I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child and have eaten a lot. If I eat slowly, I will starve. "

Emperor Longqing waved his hand and said, "Just sit down and eat, be casual, don't be too formal."

Jia Qiong then sat down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. You're welcome."

After speaking, he turned to Dai Quan and said, "Eunuch Dai, do you have a few bowls of rice? I can't get enough of this."

"..."

Dai Quan's blood pressure soared when he heard this. He snorted and tilted his head, pretending not to hear, and ignored Jia Qiong at all.

"Go to the imperial kitchen and ask if there is anything to eat and bring some."

Emperor Longqing had spoken, and Dai Quan had to go no matter how unhappy he was. He rolled his eyes at Jia Qiong bitterly before turning around and leaving.

Emperor Longqing looked at Jia Qiong who was consuming food like a storm, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and his appetite seemed to be better.

The news that Emperor Longqing stayed with Jia Qiong for a meal quickly spread among the government and the public.

Those memorials to impeach Jia Qiong quickly disappeared without a trace.

In fact, the reason why Jia Qiong dared to do this this time was not because of reckless behavior.

But he had already calculated that the powerful people behind these brothels would not risk their lives to get him just for this small amount of money.

First of all, for the powerful people who can get a piece of the pie from Pingkangfang, a mere two to thirty thousand taels of silver is not a big sum of money.

Moreover, Jia Qiong was not targeting a particular family this time, and he did not know who the people behind these brothels were.

So even if you offend someone, it's not a deep grudge.

The reason why there are so many memorials to him is simply because these powerful people received protection fees.

Now that something happened to the place they were covering, they had to express their feelings, otherwise wouldn't they have gotten the money in vain?

If Jia Qiong is just an ordinary official with no foundation and dares to do this, he will definitely be doomed.

However, given Jia Qiong's identity and background, this turmoil will not affect him at all.

Even if Emperor Longqing convicts him, he still has sufficient reasons to defend himself.

Through this action, he could not only improve his prestige and raise a huge amount of disaster relief funds, but also further gain the trust of Emperor Longqing.

Killing three birds with one stone, the benefits far outweigh the harm. How could Jia Qiong not do such a cost-effective deal?

(End of this chapter)