Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 153 The Old Concubine's Compromise, Emperor Jingshun's Discouragement

Weng and son-in-law made a good guess about the concubine.

Previously, the Zhen family was wiped out due to an overseas fleet.

The loss was enormous.

The boat is not expensive.

The cost of a lucky boat is between 800 and [-] taels.

A hundred ships are only 8 taels.

but!

First, the construction of ships is not easy.

Timbers for building large ships even require years of processing.

Water control, oiling, painting and so on.

Many processes are extremely cumbersome and time-consuming.

If you want to save hundreds of ships, it will take more than ten years of work.

It may not be available at cost price.

Because most of the shipyards are custom-made, but priority should be given to naval forces everywhere.

Ten ships and eight ships are still barely enough, but there are hundreds of ships...

Unless the navy is evacuated.

Otherwise, even if it is purchased at a high price, it may not be able to make up the number.

Second, it is the manpower on board.

This is not just a matter of skilled sailors, but a group of the most loyal subordinates of the Zhen family.

Overnight, half of the capable members of the Zhen family disappeared at sea.

There are quite a few of them, even the relatives of the Zhen family.

Third, it is the direct loss and indirect loss of the goods.

The direct loss is easy to understand, that is, the money and goods lost together with the ship.

Indirect losses refer to related transactions.

Now the Zhen family's business related to sea trade has come to a standstill, or to a semi-standstill.

As such.

The Zhen family's only chance to plug the hole.

Nearly obliterated.

Zhen Yingjia said that she wanted to make a comeback and was busy rebuilding the fleet.

In fact, it is just to reassure people.

His real response was to write a letter to the old concubine.

Ask the old concubine for help to promote the daughter of the Zhen family.

He said that even if the future is cold, he can save more blood for the Zhen family.

This is not the first time this has been said.

The old concubine understood it at a glance.

Emperor Jingshun has no heirs, and too many families have the idea of ​​reaching the sky in one step.

If you want to send someone into the palace, what are you talking about?

Nothing more than these.

The old concubine also wanted to do her best for the clan, but Emperor Jingshun refused to accept the offer.

This time it was the same as before, Emperor Jingshun talked about him from left to right.

Just make up an excuse and leave.

When the Zhen family got the news, they felt like it was making things worse.

That was extreme urgency!
Emperor Jingshun knew all about the Zhen family's affairs for a long time.

If it weren't for the old concubine's side, it would be no problem to ransack the family and exterminate the family.

Even, even if there is an old concubine.

Emperor Jingshun wanted to kill them several times to live a healthy life.

Not to mention promoting the daughter of the Zhen family, even if she was selected as a female historian to enter the palace.

Of course, Emperor Jingshun would not refuse directly.

While evading at most, the old concubine was left in the cold for a few days.

To ask is to be busy with government affairs.

But the morning and evening peace of the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager have never been missing.

Although the resolution is not ingenious, it makes people unable to find out where it went wrong.

The Zhen family knew more or less about their own situation.

I've been trying to make up for it over the years.

It's a pity, even if overseas business is still there.

That little money is a drop in the bucket.

Now that there is no overseas business, Zhen Yingjia even wants to start showing off.

I'm not going to care about any more holes.

At this moment, the Zhen family is like a trapped beast.

Want to seize every opportunity to escape.

A few days ago, Zhen Yingjia saw how powerful the four princes and eight princes are in a group.

That is the existence for which the cabinet suspends partisanship.

The Zhen family immediately wanted to join this alliance.

Speaking of which, the Zhen family is not only very close to the Jia family,

The second girl of the Zhen family is also the main concubine of Prince Jing.

It can be said that they have good friendships with the Four Kings and Eight Dukes.

Zhen Yingjia thought about it, but in the end she was afraid that something would happen to the Jia family.

Choose Beijing King as a breakthrough.

Hope to join this new political alliance smoothly.

At the same time, Zhen Yingjia wrote a petition letter to the old concubine.

This time, he finally did not ask for the women of the Zhen family to enter the palace again, but only asked the old concubine to give them a chance to survive.

Having said that, how could the old concubine not understand.

This is simply not something she can do.

So I still begged her to let the Zhen family woman enter the palace, seeking the only chance.

In fact, she had long understood that it would be difficult for a girl from the Zhen family to enter the palace.

The only chance is to conceive a dragon heir after entering the palace.

It's like ascending to the sky.

After receiving the appeal letter, she decided to try her best one last time.

This is a woman's sense of responsibility to her natal family.

The old concubine only hoped to beg for the only time in her lifetime.

Can impress this son who became the emperor.

As soon as Emperor Jingshun arrived, the old concubine said nothing.

Approximately... no.

It is to persecute this son.

He simply stated clearly that he wanted the emperor to give the Zhen family a way out.

Letting a girl from the Zhen family enter the palace is also to spread the branches and leaves for the royal family.

As for whether she can conceive a dragon heir, it depends on whether the Zhen family has this blessing.

If she is pregnant, forget it and let her worry about it.

If she fails to conceive, it will be the fate of the Zhen family.

With such a clear statement, Emperor Jingshun was forced into a corner.

For a while, neither advancing nor retreating.

In any case, the person in front of him was none other than his biological mother after all.

It is human nature to want to do something for the family.

But he is the emperor, so he has to consider other factors.

At this time, Emperor Jingshun began to look around.

I wanted to find an excuse to leave again.

But just happened to see the female Shi who was waiting on the side, trembling and having nowhere to hide.

She heard the mother and son's conversation almost the whole time.

There are too many things involved, and I am terrified.

This female history is none other than Jia Yuanchun, the eldest daughter of the Jia family.

She is the personal history of the old concubine.

Emperor Jingshun knew it naturally.

Seeing her at the same time, Emperor Jingshun immediately thought of a brilliant idea.

If it goes well, it can stop the Zhen family's mouth.

It can also divide the nobles such as the four princes and eight princes.

By the way, to appease Wang Ziteng and other important officials on the border.

And the one who should take refuge, the Shijia brothers,
Lin Ruhai, Li Shouzhong, Jia Yucun.

It's like killing a dozen birds with one stone!

Oh, and there is Feng Yuan.

A young fifth rank with both civil and military skills can barely catch the emperor's eyes.

Thinking of this, Emperor Jingshun made it clear to the old concubine.

The Zhen family needn't think about it.

However, Yuan Chun can be named a concubine.

If there are heirs, it will be considered a way of life for the Zhen family.

In this way, the concubine's idea of ​​letting herself spend scattered leaves was fulfilled, and the concubine's confidant came to the emperor's side.

You don't have to be confined to the women of the Zhen family.

When the old concubine heard the words, she understood the emperor's attitude.

It was obvious that he didn't want to let the Zhen family go.

Don't even want to give it a chance!
Then we can only pin our hopes on the emperor's promise and Yuan Chun's protection.

The emperor's promise is hard to say, but Yuan Chun's asylum must be obtained!

So from the beginning of the day, the old concubine kept beating Yuan Chun.

She almost had the safety of the Zhen family engraved on her forehead.

Yuanchun was under a lot of pressure, and broke down and cried several times.

More than a month later, the old concubine also received a reply from the Zhen family.

In the letter, Zhen Yingjia first thanked the old concubine for her hard work for the Zhen family.

He also expressed his belief in the old lady's choice.

After all, compared to before.

It can be regarded as a chance to breathe.

Even if there is only one straw, Zhen Yingjia has to hurry up!

So, after Emperor Jingshun saw the old concubine again.

Let Xia Bingzhong pass on the word of mouth, and beat Jia's mansion by the way.

This is what happened next.

At this time, in the Linjing Hall of Taiji Palace.

Emperor Jingshun and Xia Bingzhong were asking questions.

Linjing Hall is the place where the emperor read and collected books, which is a rare private space.

Of course, there is no such thing as a royal study room in this era.

Emperor Jingshun summoned Jia Zheng here and said a lot of beating words.

Seeing that Jia Zheng was trembling, he had already begun to enjoy it in his heart.

The two mansions of Ningrong and Rong belonged to him, and the alliance of four kings and eight princes collapsed immediately.

Unfortunately.

With Jia Zheng's political awareness, most of them didn't understand.

After listening to the speech of Emperor Jingshun Yunshan Wuma tremblingly.

He only understood that this grace was meant by the old concubine.

As for the others, it was really difficult for him.

After leaving here, Jia Zheng hurriedly went to the East Palace again.

He said he was looking for the Supreme Emperor to thank him.

At the same time, she asked Mother Jia to take her wife to meet the Empress Dowager and the old concubine Xie En.

"Did you go to his house without knocking?"

Emperor Jingshun felt that his plan was perfect, why didn't it achieve results?
He called Xia Bingzhong over and wanted to review the matter.

"Your Majesty, this old slave has been wronged!"

Xia Bingzhong quickly knelt down on the ground and said with aggrieved words:
"When I arrived at Jia's house, I rode straight into the main hall without saying a word. After delivering the oral order, I didn't say a word, didn't drink a sip of tea, and rode straight back to the palace."

Emperor Jingshun frowned and murmured:
"Could it be that someone leaked the news?"

Xia Bingzhong raised his head with an aggrieved face, and said:

"They asked people to inquire around, and the people in the palace never revealed a single word!"

Speaking of this, Xia Bingzhong suddenly showed some hesitation on his face.

I remembered Feng Yibo came to ask.

But he naturally wouldn't say that, but hesitantly said:
"My lord, there is a saying that I don't know whether to say or not."

Emperor Jingshun was in a fit of anger, and impatiently spit out a word:

"Say!"

"The Ningrong Second Mansion has been in decline for a long time, and in these two generations, except for Jia Jing from the Ning Mansion, no one can provoke the leader."

When it comes to Jia's mansion, Xia Bingzhong talks eloquently, as if he knows it well.

"But Jia Jing and..."

When he mentioned the word "back then", he felt a little slip of the tongue,

Although the current Holy Majesty does not mind this matter, it is forbidden to mention it in the palace after all.

But at this moment, he could only bite the bullet and continue:
"After getting involved with that matter, I haven't even returned to the mansion. It seems that this means that I want to paint the ground as a prison, and I have a mysterious view from myself."

After quickly finishing these words, Xia Bingzhong expressed his conjecture, saying:
"So the old slave guessed..."

Having said that, he paused, and then said bitterly:
"Could it be the leftover waste, I didn't understand that it was beating?"

It seemed that what he said was a bit too much, and he quickly added:

"Or if Ron got carried away, that's unknown."

After Xia Bingzhong finished speaking, he quickly lowered his head and knelt down on the ground.

The alternate's flattery was meaningless, and Emperor Jingshun directly filtered it out.

But what was said earlier is very reasonable, Emperor Jingshun couldn't help believing it.

I was a little angry at these wastes in Jia's house, and said with emotion in my mouth:
"If that's the case, wouldn't what Yu just said to Jia Zheng become nonsense?"

"Your Majesty, you have a golden eloquence, and it is his blessing that he can be taught by you!"

Xia Bingzhong shuddered in fright, but he still bravely added, saying:
"However, Jia Zheng walked away from us and went directly to the East Palace."

Having said that, he swallowed, and then whispered:
"Gulu! I think it's probably because I didn't understand what the Holy Majesty meant."

If you understand, you should not ask the Supreme Emperor to thank you, but declare your political position!

Just like Li Shouzhong.

"This bunch of trash!"

Emperor Jingshun slapped the desk, causing Xia Bingzhong to cling to the ground in fright.

He didn't want to be angered.

"I wanted to give them a chance."

Emperor Jingshun didn't continue to get angry, just sighed, and said:

"Now it seems……"

Thinking about it, I thought it was a good strategy to kill birds with one stone.

Now it fails at this point.

Emperor Jingshun couldn't help but shook his head, feeling a little angry.

"Trash is trash."

(End of this chapter)