The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 191 Jia Cong: Senior sister loves me the most

The two brothers had long known the absurdity of the Supreme Emperor. Although King Zhongshun did not say that the actor was accustomed to serving others and was gentle and charming, even more so than a woman, they could tell from the emperor's angry brows. It can be seen that there is no need to say more about these words.

Actors may not all be used to sing opera.

"Then actor, just keep it. Look at your body, it's worse than mine. It's going to be hard on you this time when you go to the south. There's no one in the court for me to use. If I use those people, who wouldn't be a good hand at fooling me?" ."

"Brother Huang and Brother Chen are out of touch when they say this! This is also the custom in the imperial court. Back then... it wasn't always like this. The courtiers are used to it. Since Brother Huang became emperor, in my opinion, it has become It's much better. In addition, there is a lot of fresh atmosphere in the court. I think that in a year or two, the atmosphere should be able to be eliminated. "

Emperor Taiqi laughed and said, "Speaking of which, Yuanze was the first to have a relationship with Prince Zhongshun. Although he is young, he has done a lot for the court in these years."

King Zhongshun had a sudden thought. What did the emperor mean by saying this?
"Your Majesty, Xian Ning was the first to introduce what happened that day. When Jia Cong was kneeling in front of the Rongguo Mansion, Xian Ning happened to be returning from the palace. He was originally there to watch the excitement, but unexpectedly, he met the Jia family. It was just a matter of time. Later, Jia Cong went to sell poems, and Meng Jixi was tricked twice by him. Later, Dongshan Garden took a fancy to Jia Cong's poetic talent, and the emperor happened to go there again. After talking and talking, in the end It is also to lead him to the emperor and serve the country!"

Emperor Taiqi nodded while listening, recalling what happened back then. At that time, to him, Jia Cong was just a rice seedling planted in a wheat field. He knew what his intentions were, and he didn't know what he wanted to do. I didn't have high hopes, after all, Jia Cong was still young at that time.

Who would have thought that in just a few years, he would now become a powerful warrior in his own hands, capable of both civil and military skills, which is really useful!

"Please take a look at this memorial!" Emperor Taiqi handed to King Zhongshun a memorial that Jia Cong had submitted when he was in Jiangnan. It related to maritime trade, opening up maritime restrictions, establishing a municipal shipping department, and increasing commercial taxes. thing.

At the same time, there was also preparation for the construction of the Shenbing camp, but Emperor Taiqi had already complied with Jia Cong's request and had all arranged it properly.

The more King Zhongshun looked at it, the more shocked he became. Finally, he closed the memorial and remembered the whole story. He could not help but raise his head and said to Emperor Taiqi, "Your Majesty, if the five great families in Jiangnan do not fall, the national policy in this memorial will be I’m afraid it will be difficult to promote implementation!”

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Taiqi was also stunned for a while, and then he came back to his senses. His face was already covered with ice and frost, "I have never thought about opening the sea ban, but as long as I think about the rampant Japanese pirates, I can only Give up this idea. How much money did the court invest in fighting the Japanese for so many years? In the end, the more we resisted, the more money we spent. Who can believe it?"

Zhongshun Wang said, "Your Majesty, since the past dynasties, the imperial court has relied on the people's donations and taxes to survive. At present, the imperial court's tax revenue is less and less every year. In addition to natural disasters, I think man-made disasters account for the majority. I went to the south of the Yangtze River, how lucky I am. The land is occupied by powerful and wealthy people, but these people have the means not to pay for the food, so the people are displaced. If things go on like this, I really don’t know what will happen to the country of Dashun in the future."

If these words were said to an ordinary minister, Emperor Taiqi would probably push him out or behead him in anger at this time. But King Zhongshun is different. He is also a member of the Mu family. This is what he said sincerely to Emperor Taiqi, When Emperor Taiqi heard this, he felt more at ease. This younger brother was still working for the court and worrying about the country.

"This time, you stationed in Jiangnan and returned the land confiscated by these five aristocratic families and the Lin'an uncle's family to the people. How was the local response?"

"The people are naturally grateful and praise the emperor endlessly. However, I am still worried. I don't know how many days these lands will be in the hands of the people. I don't know how many people have already set their sights on it before I leave."

"The administration of officials must be rectified!" Emperor Tai Qi's heart was filled with the pride of a strong man who would cut off his wrists. "Before rectifying the administration of officials, we must first rectify the army. I will ask Jia Cong for his opinion on this matter when he comes back."

After Emperor Taiqi finished speaking, he looked at King Zhongshun and said, "I called you here to ask what the Supreme Emperor meant. Although there was a lot of money confiscated this time, it was just some floating wealth that could not be used. Although it was all kept in the treasure chest, Ku, if the Supreme Emperor is really desperate, there is nothing I can do."

King Zhongshun sighed, "Brother, I only have one daughter, Xianning. I am already old. This time I went to the south of the Yangtze River for business, and my body and bones really couldn't hold it any longer. I went to the Daming Palace yesterday. I glanced at my father, who would have thought that my father is so old and is being instigated by people around him to become more and more stupid. I want to ask for an order to go to the Daming Palace to serve my father every day, so that I can live in peace!"

After saying that, King Zhongshun knelt on the ground. Emperor Taiqi was surprised, and he hurriedly leaned over to help him up, "Emperor brother, why is this? How can I let you bear the reputation of being unfilial in the future? , How many people in the court today are the people left behind by my father? I, Yuji, have been walking on thin ice these past few years, and it is only because of this that I have no choice."

King Zhongshun shook his head slowly, his eyes full of determination, "Brother, it's too late! If you wait any longer, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos. There has been a drought in Henan for three years, and thieves are everywhere. If we can't stop it, To appease my brother, I am worried that it may provoke a civil uprising. With a response, the Eastern captives will become even more contemptuous, making the situation in Liaodong even worse."

"Let me think about this carefully!" Emperor Tai Qi still couldn't bear it in his heart. This younger brother had sacrificed a lot for him. He used some force to pull King Zhongshun up from the ground and said, "Xian Ning, I As my biological son, I will ask the Ministry of Rites to draw up a decree later and make her a princess. In the future, your lineage will either let Xian Ning find a son-in-law, or adopt an adopted son to inherit the incest, or will you still refuse to remarry? "

Before, Emperor Taiqi had not cared about his younger brother's marriage, but King Zhongshun was extremely disgusted, or in other words, very repelled by the marriage. At this time, he still frowned and shook his head, "Brother, I have no intention of remarrying. It's a matter of adoption." , I don’t dare to ask the emperor’s son to be adopted by my younger brother. If I choose something else, it would be too far away. I will let Xian Ning find a son-in-law in the future. I don’t care about the incest.”

"My emperor's sixth son is still young, so it might be a good idea to adopt him as yours in the future!"

King Zhongshun said in his heart that the emperor's son had the potential to be a prince in the future. If he agreed to adopt him, wouldn't it be ruining people's hopes? In the future, they would not be father and son, but enemies. He resisted extremely and said, "Brother Emperor Unknown to everyone, Xian Ning only had feelings for Jia Congfei from the same family. When her younger brother entered the palace, she had already gone to see Jia Cong outside the city. Jia Cong already had a wife, and his younger brother didn't stop him no matter what. Now, I am very resentful towards my brother. I only have one daughter, so I am inevitably a bit arrogant, and I am already riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off."

When Emperor Taiqi heard this, he understood what King Zhongshun meant. Once Xianning was named a princess, he would build a princess palace according to the regulations. In the future, the prince-in-law could marry into his wife, which would be equivalent to Jia Cong carrying two yolks on one shoulder. In the future, Xian Ning would Ning's son is named Mu. It would be a good idea for him to be kind and inherit the loyalty and obedience of the royal family.

"The nobles I brought into the palace in the past two years have all given birth to a little princess for me. If you are willing to remarry, you will be able to have a legitimate son in a year or two. Why not?"

Emperor Taiqi looked at the beautiful hair on King Zhongshun's temples, and at this moment, his heart felt a little soft.

King Zhongshun shook his head. He knew very well that if he had no children, the emperor would dare to use Jia Cong boldly. Once he had a son and Jia Cong and Xian Ning became husband and wife, the emperor would definitely understand Jia Cong. If you remain cautious, the friendship between the monarch and his ministers will be greatly reduced, which will be detrimental to the country.

Moreover, he was really careless and powerless.

"Brother, please help me! My father is very old. He was manipulated by traitors in the Daming Palace and did many stupid things. As a son of a human being, how can I bear to see the verbal and written criticism in the future? My brother Serving my father may prevent him from being deceived, and allow him to recover from his illness and prolong his life."

Emperor Taiqi closed his eyes and was silent for a long time. Finally, he nodded heavily, "If this is the case, the court will need to reorganize its layout. Do you have an idea of ​​the cabinet candidates?"

King Zhongshun thought for a while and shook his head, "My brother has been living in seclusion these years and has not met anyone. However, the emperor has opened up a new school to recruit scholars and collected all the talents in the world. The emperor is rich all over the world, so are you afraid that there will be no talents?"

"That's right! By the way, you are in Jiangnan. How is Xiong Bichen?"

"Xiong Bichen has devoted himself to teaching in the past two years, and he should have recognized a few talents. Why doesn't the emperor recommend him?"

"It makes sense. Speaking of which, he is still Jia Cong's teacher, and Zhang Qilin is also his disciple." Emperor Tai Qi said this, and King Zhongshun's heart skipped a beat again. Xiong Bichen's disciples have old friends all over the world. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
While the emperor ordered Song Hong to write a letter to Xiong Bichen, he and King Zhongshun went to the Daming Palace to visit the Supreme Emperor. The two brothers were in heavy hearts. After all, they planned to put their old father, the former emperor, under house arrest and isolate themselves from the world. , is not something worth being happy about.

This matter will be handled by King Zhongshun. Firstly, he is concerned about the emperor's reputation. Secondly, if there is any accident, the emperor still has a buffer zone.

This is also King Zhongshun's loyalty to the emperor. Today, the two of them went over there to inquire about the news and see how the layout was planned. King Zhongshun felt a little sad in his heart, while Emperor Taiqi tried his best to hide it under the calm face. , which is excitement and anxiety.

Finally, father and son have reached this point.

In the Chinese army camp, after Jia Cong sent his soldiers out to inform Daiyu, he sat in the camp and wrote a memorial. This time, he pulled out the [-] battalion. Most of them were killed or injured, and very few survived. The three thousand battalions were his new recruits. If Jia Cong wanted to keep these three thousand battalions, he had to think of a proper way.

He believed that Emperor Taiqi had the same intention and had no intention of returning the Three Thousand Camp to the Beijing camp. However, the emperor did not want to make random guesses, so he knocked on the door with a memorial explaining the past and present of the Three Thousand Camp.

There were footsteps outside the camp. Jia Cong heard Kong An's exclamation. He quickly pricked up his ears and heard a familiar voice, "Where is your Marquis?"

"Inside, inside!"

No wonder Kong An was so shocked. The person who came was Xian Ning.

Jia Cong hurriedly stood up and went to greet him. Xianning had already opened the tent and stepped in. She was wearing a bright red embroidered flying fish suit, her black hair was tied on top of her head with a jade hairpin, and she wore a large hat. A brimmed hat, under the brim of the hat, a face that is proud of the frost and snow. Under the beautiful eyebrows, a pair of bright eyes with good eyes are very heroic. Under the bridge of the nose, the red lips are dyed, pink and delicate.

"Zhu'er?"

When Jia Cong called out, Xianning rushed over like a baby swallow and threw herself into Jia Cong's arms in front of Kong An.

Kong An immediately wanted to dig his eyes out, turned around hurriedly, was so shocked that he walked out of the tent hand and foot, thoughtfully closed the tent curtain, and stood guard at the door.

This princess is also a little too courageous.

Jia Cong hugged the beauty into his arms, lowered his head and placed a kiss on her forehead. A sweet fragrance hit his nostrils, and his heart was filled with thousands of ripples. He picked up Xian Ning and came to the room behind the screen. The camp bed sat down.With their eyes facing each other, longing and affection flowed. Xian Ning held Jia Congxu's face as warm as spring in his hands, slowly closed his big heroic eyes, and pressed his soft lips shyly against Jia Congxu's. On the lips.

In an instant, Jia Cong turned his back on her guest. He held her head down and pressed it toward him. After a verbal battle, the two of them were out of breath.

"When did you come back from Jiangnan?"

Their cheeks were pressed together. Jia Cong leaned down and took the two delicate pink petals between his lips. Their eyes were facing each other, very close to each other. Jia Cong's hands were restlessly moving upwards.

"You've been back a long time ago. Why are you back now?" Xian Ning's eyes, full of heroic spirit, were slightly squinted at this time, and his hand was touching Jia Cong's face between his neck. His mind was already in a state of mush. He didn't hear clearly what Jia Cong said, so he only answered based on instinct.

"I came to see you, but you are acting like this. Can't you just say a few words?" Xianning took a deep breath and was shocked when he heard a rustle in his clothes. He came to his senses and said, "I have to go back in a while. I'll turn around." What should I wear?"

They are no longer young. At that time, Jia Cong was young and short, and could still wear Xian Ning's fur coat. Now, Jia Cong is more than a head taller than Xian Ning, and his clothes are Xian Ning's. Ning can no longer wear it.

"It's okay. I have a needle and thread here. I'll sew it up for you in a while. The stitches on this dress are too loose. I just pulled it lightly, but it broke."

The little coat has been exposed, with a bellyband embroidered with pink lotus flowers inside. The water is flowing, the snow peaks are majestic, and thousands of piles of snow are rippling in front of him. Jia Cong has already taken a breath, and it seems that he has become a lot older after not seeing him for a few days.

But Xian Ning felt happy when she saw her lover infatuated with him.

At the very least, he still doesn't care about his body.

This is probably like doing happy things with a lover, regardless of fate or fate!

The camp bed was a little overwhelmed, so Jia Cong didn't want to exert too much force, but he was so gentle and calm, his fingers gently twisted, the strings were slowly plucked, and the sound of the piano poured out thousands of miles, like the Yellow River bursting its banks and flooding the golden mountains.

"Don't let me go without your clothes!" Xianning was so embarrassed that she buried her face on Jia Cong's shoulder. She moved uneasily, but she didn't know how beautiful the red plum blossoms were blooming among the white snow. Human landscape.

"Well, don't be afraid. I'll have plenty of clothes to change soon."

Xian Ning was leaning on his other arm, and the white snow and red plum blossoms were blooming, waiting for the rain and dew.

Not long after, Xian Ning's two slender and straight legs were stretched tightly again. She felt a little uneven, trembling her hands, and looked at the fine sweat on Jia Cong's forehead, the blue veins on his forehead, and his red eyes with blurred eyes. , feeling heartbroken, "Would you like me to... help you too?"

"Senior sister loves me the most, please love me a little bit!"

……

Jia Cong was shocked when he saw Xian Ning was about to enter. How could a noble person like Tianhuang serve someone like this? He called out "Senior Sister" and was about to stop him when he saw Xian Ning glance at him sideways. Her charming eyes are as silky as silk, and her cheeks are swollen high.

Jia Cong gasped.

After spending some time, Jia Cong calmed down, handed the handkerchief to Xian Ning, and then handed her the herbal tea on the small table not far away, "After you came, I didn't even pour you a cup of tea. ."

The two of them were busy doing this.

They joined hands again and sat side by side on the bed. Jia Cong picked up the clothes and helped her put them on one by one. "When I return to Beijing this time, the emperor will definitely ask me about the reward. I am already a marquis, so it is not good to invite you again." He rewards me, and I want to propose a marriage to the emperor."

Xian Ning was already paralyzed. The experience just now was a bit new to her. She was like a lowly person in a brothel, doing such things as serving a man. I wonder what her junior brother would think?
But, I have to say, she felt very happy when she saw her junior brother look like that. After all, this was a matter between men and women, so you could do whatever you wanted!
"You must listen to your father on this matter. Before I came, your father had already entered the palace. However, regardless of whether you mention the marriage first or not, you can only let the emperor remember your military exploits this time. I heard , the last time the court originally discussed the title was earl, it is not easy to make him a marquis. The emperor's uncle was fighting with the cabinet, but fortunately you did not embarrass him. "

Xian Ning moved in Jia Cong's arms and said, "Things between you and me are already like this. I can no longer tolerate anyone else in my heart. If there is a chance in the future, I will be your wife. If I can't , this way, it’s okay for you to always feel that you owe me.”

"I owe no one and I don't want to owe you. If the current military achievements are not enough for the emperor to marry you, it will wait for the future. However, Zhu'er, if you and I don't become husband and wife, the day between you and me will be nothing more than a mere friendship. It’s not easy to blend in deeply on the surface, so are you willing?”

What are these words, just to scare her!

Xian Ning's eyes flashed with charm, and her mature style was gentle. She glanced sideways at Jia Cong and said, "My father's intention is for you to marry me. Are you really willing?"

"Why not?" Jia Cong didn't care who the child he would have with Xian Ning would have the same surname. "Be my woman and do it openly. I don't like being secretive."

Naturally, Jia Cong couldn't allow Xian Ning to be his concubine, either in terms of status or emotions.

And he is naturally unwilling to do underground work. When a husband and wife live together as equals, one party always gives without complaint or regret. As time goes by, there will be too much debt and resentment, and this relationship will have to come to an end.

Besides, it’s not like there’s no solution to this matter, so why bother yourself?

Xian Ning was moved. In fact, she was also thinking about Jia Cong. Even though Jia Cong was not a marquis and had no title, she was not willing to let him bear the reputation of being a bride-in-law and be ashamed of the world.

The more willing Jia Cong was, the more unwilling she felt.

"Okay, leave this matter to me, and you can leave it alone for the time being. If you feel that you can't live with it, how about you hurt me again?"

Xian Ning was so embarrassed by his troubles that she pinched his waist suddenly, but she didn't hesitate to use more force, "That's all I think about all day long!"

"I miss you all the time! When I go back, will I also love my senior sister?"

"You've gone back, how can anything be so cheap? I can't believe it's hard for me to even see you."

"There will always be a chance. I still have a yard over there with Master, and I left someone to take care of it. If you miss me, go there."

"Isn't it, isn't it done, it's done...

After all, I still didn’t have the nerve to say the word cheating.

Jia Cong saw her blushing cheeks, lowered his head, cast a dark shadow, and held what she wanted to say in his mouth. He held the soft fragrance and warm jade in his arms, and his heart was filled with emotions as if the two of them were in a strong wind and rain. In the small boat, the wind and high waves rushed up and down.

When it was almost dusk, the two of them got ready and came out of the camp. Jia Cong ordered a hundred personal guards to escort him and personally led Xian Ning back to the capital. Of course, he couldn't enter the city. He was still a hundred steps away from the city gate. At that time, he stopped his horse and watched the soldiers escort Xian Ning into the city.

Early the next morning, before dawn, all the soldiers and horses of the five cities got busy, arranging people to clean the streets, dispatching people to maintain order on the streets, and ordering all pedestrians to avoid, waiting for Jia Cong to lead his generals into the city to present prisoners.

There are also gifts presented by the people of Ningxia Town in gratitude for the emperor's grace and might, which will also be presented to the emperor by Ning Guohou. At this moment, no one knows what these gifts are, and curiosity arouses the anticipation of the people in the capital.

It was just past midnight, and the restaurants and teahouses on both sides of the Royal Street were already full. Everyone stretched their necks to look at the grand scene today.

In the private room on the second floor of the restaurant that occupies the best position on Nanmen Street, Feng Ziying and others ordered a banquet and were drinking slowly. Surrounded by Wei Ruolan, Jia Baoyu, Xue Pan and others .

(End of this chapter)