serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 336
By this time it was getting dark.

Jia She sat silently in front of the desk, lost in thought.

Wang Shanbao walked in: "Master, Second Master Lian is back."

Jia She came back from his thoughts: "Let him come in."

"Yes."

Wang Shanbao withdrew.

Jia Lian, dressed in official robes, slipped in through the opened door curtain, walked to the desk, and said hello to Jia She: "Master."

Jia She waved his hand: "Sit down."

Jia Lian opened the tea lid and saw that the tea bowl was dry. He went out and brought in a copper pot.He went to the desk to make tea and poured himself a bowl of tea.

Jia She took a sip from the tea bowl and said with a smile: "Your wife said that your temper is worse than your official position. I think it's not bad."

"Listen to her nonsense."

Jia Lian dragged a chair over to the desk and sat down. He picked up the tea bowl and took a few sips before putting it down. He asked with a smile: "I sent Girl Feng to give you two bottles of snuff. I think the snuff is still good." OK?"

Jia She smiled and nodded: "I feel good after using it."

Jia Lian smiled and said: "It was sent by the governor of Fujian. It contains ambergris, which can calm the mind and improve the mood."

Jia She: "Oh?"

Jia Lian hurriedly explained: "It's not a big deal. The governor of Fujian learned that the imperial court wanted to build another warship, and he hoped to allocate more to the Fujian shipyard."

Jia Amnesty nodded.

After chatting for a while, Jia Lian took out a letter from his sleeve and said, "This is a letter written by Wang Hetang, the chief minister. He said that the matter is of great importance. Please open it immediately." He handed the letter to Jia Lian. amnesty.

Jia She took the letter, opened the seal and read it. His brows furrowed as he looked at it.

Jia Lian looked at Jia She, opened his mouth, but said nothing.

Jia She threw the letter on the desk and asked, "Has he told you?"

Jia Lian: "Yes."

Jia She leaned back on the chair and looked at him: "What do you think?"

"This is an opportunity."

"What chance? A chance for you to go further? Or to bring down the royalists?"

"This"

"You can say whatever you think in your heart."

Jia Lian: "Yes. That 'royalist' Jin Shuqing relied on the emperor's favor to jump up and down in the household department, making his son very passive."

Jia She smiled slightly: "So you just want to go with the flow and use this matter to get rid of him? By the way, you can also sit on the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance. Isn't it?"

".Yes."

"Ha~ The heat is still not enough. If this matter were placed on your second brother, he would refuse without hesitation. Do you know why?"

"This"

"Hey! You are a fan of the authorities. I have reminded you a long time ago that your official position comes from our family's strength in the military, not your ability."

"I understand. It is precisely because our family can influence the old Duke's New Army and the Yangtze River Navy that they will make this deal with us."

"Deal? Bullshit deal! They're making nothing!"

"But."

Jia She raised his hand and interrupted him: "You want to say that they promised to be the Minister of the Ministry of Finance? Don't be naive. The surname of the Great Zhou Dynasty was Wu! Official positions like the Minister of the Ministry of Finance must be appointed by the emperor himself. There is no way the emperor will let you hold it. The Minister of Household Affairs will not do so for at least ten years."

Jia Lian was stunned and couldn't figure out what his bottomless father meant, so he could only look at him quietly.

Jia She looked at him and then said: "The weapons from the Ministry of War and the food and salary from the Ministry of Households are powerful weapons to check and balance the military. The current national policy is to launch wars abroad and rob the food, gold and silver mines and other materials needed by the court. Therefore, the Ministry of War must be controlled by people from the military. The Ministry of Household became the emperor's knife to check and balance the military.

Why does Jin Shuqing dare to jump up and down in the household department, always suppressing you, the left minister of the household department?It was because he figured out the emperor's thoughts.To tell you the truth, the emperor knew exactly how much grain the Jia family merchants purchased from Siam and other places, and who they sold the grain to.Do you still want to be the Minister of Household Affairs? ! "After saying that, he snorted in his nostrils.

Jia Lian was startled again.Jia She shook the letter: "Let's talk about this matter again. Do you really think that the emperor is blind? Also, if this matter leads to the defeat of Southern Xinjiang, let alone the emperor's explanation, the Nan'an County Prince's Palace and the Wei family It’s hard to explain! Do we still need the love of generations?”

Jia Lian trembled.

Jia She: "If something happens, they will hide far away, but we can't hide. If the emperor doesn't deal well with our family and the old man, he will definitely attack the Yangtze River Navy."

Jia Lian's expression changed.

Jia She took a sip from the tea bowl, put it down, and then continued: "At that time, whether it is to give an explanation to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in southern Xinjiang, or to appease other military forces that have good relations with our family, your second brother will Kill you without mercy!"

Like thunder and lightning, Jia Lian was shocked so hard that his face turned pale.

Jia She: "There is still Jia Cong in the big room. When that time comes, I won't help you."

Jia Lian was confused for a while, and then he muttered: "But I promised Wang Hetang, he won't threaten us with this, right?"

Jia She glanced at him sideways: "You? You're nothing! In their eyes, anything Lin Yatou says has more weight than you."

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After hearing this, Jia Lian blushed, but was speechless.

Jia She sighed softly, and his solemn face relaxed at this moment. He looked at Jia Lian and said softly after a long time: "You have always been a bit smart and can be considered eloquent, but you are not suitable for being in officialdom. troubled you."

Jia Lian nodded numbly.

Jia She smiled bitterly: "Okay. Don't worry about this matter. I will handle it for you." As he said that, he took out a piece of paper from the scroll and handed it to Jia Lian, "This was just sent. Take a look."

Jia Lian took it and looked at it, and was shocked: "Jia Yucun came to Beijing? And he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?!"

"It's better to enter Beijing on the palace's official ship."

Jia She's face became solemn again: "This news will spread throughout the capital tomorrow. I wonder what kind of storm it will cause? With the addition of Jia Yucun, the troublemaker, the strength of the royalist party has increased by two points."

Jia Lian's heart moved: "The emperor is here for our family?"

Jia She smiled: "If I were your second brother, I wouldn't have said what you said. The emperor is not targeting any family, but to balance the situation. Of course, there will definitely be people who will be provoked by the emperor, but it will definitely not be us. Home. The emperor also needs to use your second brother to check and balance other border troops."

After a pause, "Let me tell you one more thing. The emperor has been staying at Fengzao Palace almost every night recently."

Jia Lian's eyes widened: "What do you want me to do?"

Jia She: "Tell me, what will happen if your eldest sister gives birth to another prince?"

Jia Lian's eyes opened wider.

Jia She stood up, walked to the window and looked at the lanterns hanging under the corridor in the distance: "The emperor's calculations have not been made until more than ten or twenty years later."

Jia Lian was completely stunned, his mind in chaos.

"This should be that person's idea." Jia She looked into the distance and suddenly said this.

Jia Lian's mind couldn't keep up with Jia She. He hadn't figured out what happened just now. When he heard him suddenly say this again, he had to ask: "Whose idea? Who are you talking about?"

Jia She still looked into the distance: "You are really stupid! Besides Song Chengliang, who else can give advice to the emperor! This is a conspiracy. Use the two princes to seize the heir to consume the Jia family's strength. You will win. After ascending the throne, the loser can be canonized as the king of the land developed by the Jia family. In this way, the power of the Jia family can be slowly dispersed."

Jia Lian: "Can't we just not get involved? Anyway, the eldest sister's children will inherit the throne."

Jia She: "Do you know what it means that people's hearts are like water? It's because they are all your eldest sister's children that the noble military lineage and the generals under your second brother will be divided and drawn together. At that time, it will be your second brother There’s no way to stop it! People’s hearts are greedy.”

Jia Lian was a little anxious: "What should we do? We can't expect that the eldest sister will give birth to princesses in the future!"

Jia She slowly turned back to look at him.

Jia Lian lowered his head.

Looking at his timid son, Jia She felt very uncomfortable: "Go back."

Jia Lian heard Jia She's melancholy from his tone, but did not dare to speak. He bowed politely and walked out of the study.

"Hurry up and give birth to a son. I will train him personally in the future." Jia She added.

Jia Lian paused for a moment and replied, "Yes." He strode out.

Jia She stood there, unable to see his expression clearly because of the darkness.
(End of this chapter)