Red Mansion Beijingwang

Chapter 119 Xiangling Calligraphy
Beijing Prince's Mansion, in the study.

The remaining smoke from the incense burner curled up on the large rosewood marble table. Shui Rong, a man in brocade clothes, sat on a high chair made of yellow rosewood. His left hand supported his chin and his right hand held a wolf hair. His eyebrows were slightly wrinkled and his eyes were deep, as if in a fantasy world. Looking at the rice paper on the big case, the rice paper records the candidates for the official positions of the current Chinese Military Governor's Mansion.

The Fifth Military Governor's Office is the highest military institution that commands the Daqian army. It follows the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty. Outsiders are not allowed to predict it, but the governor is responsible for his status. It is divided into five offices, each with a complete system. Each office has left and right The Governor, the Governor Tongzhi, the Governor Qianshi, and subordinate agencies such as the Experience Department are under them. Although they are restricted by the Ministry of War, they are an independent agency.

In the Central Military Governor's Mansion, although the left and right governors are both of the same rank, the left governor has more power than the right governor. The left governor is the highest officer of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion.

Previously, the left governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion was held by the old Beijing County Prince. Since the death of the old Beijing County Prince, his position has been vacant. Now that Emperor Yongkang intends to let Shui Rong control the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, he naturally takes up the post of left governor.

As for the right governor, Shui Rong, who is currently serving, also knows that it is the Marquis of Haining who cannot afford to pay the money owed to the national treasury. Now that Shui Rong is about to take charge of the Central Military Governor's Mansion, his subordinates naturally need to be replaced by people he trusts. Haining Marquis and Shui Rong Of course he couldn't stay because he was not united, and he had previously promised Feng Qing, the governor of the capital camp, to serve as the right governor of the Central Military Governor's Mansion.

No matter what, it is not appropriate for Marquis Haining to stay in the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion.

And it's not just the right governor position. When the water was dissolved and the branches were left to be removed, those old ministries who did not respect the orders of the Prince of Beijing also needed to be eliminated.

The governor Tongzhi is the first rank, and is divided into the responsibilities of the palm seal. Shui Rong intends to let Niu Jizong of the Zhenguogong Palace take the position, while the governor Qianshi is the second rank, who is mainly in charge of military discipline, training and other affairs. Shui Rong intends to let the first rank of the Liguogong Palace be in charge. When Liu Fang takes over, these two people are from a distinguished family and have enough qualifications to take over.

After giving the top management of the Central Army Governor's Mansion a new look, those below them no longer need to worry about Shui Rong. Feng Qing and others will naturally understand that, after all, Shui Rong, as the boss, will not do everything by himself. They must not let them do things seriously. Arrange some capable people yourself.

It’s just that the ideal is full, but the reality is cruel. At present, the water-soluble arrangements are in place. However, the Governor’s Office of the Chinese Army has the power and responsibility to select generals. It is the Ministry of War that is responsible for the appointment, dismissal, and promotion of officers. After all, this move is suspected of seizing power from the Ministry of War. You can't just dismiss him at his word. Once this starts, the impact will be huge. The big men in the Ministry of War will not just watch because of the identity of Prince Shui Rong. Even Emperor Yongkang, as the emperor, He also needs to consider the pros and cons.

It is not troublesome to be the governor's colleague and the governor's assistant, but the right governor is a first-class position and the highest official position for a military commander. It will be even more difficult to remove him without reason.

Perhaps this was also Hou Haining's confidence. If he wanted to reasonably win the position of right governor, Shui Rong had to find a reasonable excuse so that Emperor Yongkang could act logically and block everyone's opinions without breaking the rules.

From the current point of view, the obvious handle for Hou Haining is the money owed by the Ministry of Revenue. It is not impossible to use this as an excuse to blame him. It is just that Haining Hou's family is not the only one who defaults on the money owed by the Ministry of Revenue. If he uses this to make trouble, I am afraid that Most of the nobles in the capital will be implicated, and small things will become big things.

Since Shui Rong chose to take action, it meant that he had turned against him. As the saying goes, rabbits bite when they are anxious, so Haining Hou would definitely not sit still and wait for death. Once things failed, Haining Hou would pay back the silver, and Emperor Yongkang would not be able to hold on to it.

Shui Rong didn't want to have such a disgusting stubbornness left behind after turning against him. Either he didn't do it, or if he did, he would be beaten to death with a stick.

But it doesn’t matter. In the original work, the Jia family, a wealthy family, was ruined just because of its reputation of “bullying the weak”, and the Haining Marquis Mansion defaulted on the money it owed to the Ministry of Household Affairs. This shows its internal decline. Just find some For mistakes, it is enough to give an explanation to everyone.

If you want to blame, it can only be blamed on Hou Haining being in the wrong team.

Previously, Shui Rong was busy with marriage matters, so he had no time to spare. Now, it was time for someone to investigate the situation in the Haining Hou Mansion.

At this moment, Xiang Ling came in with tea. Shui Rong raised his eyes and took a look. Without saying much, he held up the wolf hair and wrote the word Feng Qing on the position of the right governor.

Xiang Ling placed the tea cup next to the big case, and then stood aside obediently. When she saw Shui Rong writing with a pen, a flash of light flashed through her smart eyes, and she stood on tiptoe with her embroidered shoes and looked down.

Shui Rong noticed something, saw Xiang Ling looking at the rice paper intently, and asked casually: "Xiang Ling, what's wrong?"

What was recorded on the rice paper was Shui Rong's next arrangement, which was not meant for others to see. However, Xiang Ling was fine. She was Shui Rong's maid, and she only stayed around the palace's back house on weekdays. She was very relieved, so she treated her The peeking thing didn't bother me.

Xiangling saw that her little move was discovered, a flash of panic flashed in her eyes, and she held the handkerchief in her hand, looking a little uneasy.

However, Xiangling had been in the palace for a long time. Knowing that his prince had a gentle temper, he was not afraid, but a little panicked about being caught. So he lowered his head and whispered in a low voice: "This slave looks at the handwriting of the prince. It’s so beautiful!”

Shui Rong chuckled when he heard this. His calligraphy was copied from Yan Zhenqing's regular script. The font was regular and looked better. However, like the maids around him, he didn't care about it. Xiang Ling was the only one who did.

After groaning, Shui Rong asked, "Xiang Ling, are you literate?"

Hearing this, Xiang Ling shook her head and said in a disappointed tone, "This slave is illiterate." Shui Rong didn't say much after hearing this. Generally speaking, maids are mostly illiterate, which is in line with contemporary people's views on daughters' families. For these daughters, knitting and weaving are the main business, while reading and literacy are extra.

A lady from a famous family is like this, let alone a maid. In the original work, the attacker once said: "We are illiterate, so we don't want those who are literate." Even Qingwen, who loves to argue the most, did not refute this sentence. It can be seen that even if The same is true for these famous maids.

Of course, there are also some maids who have followed the young master since childhood and are literate under the influence of their ears and eyes, but they only account for a small number.

Looking at Xiang Ling's longing expression, Shui Rong knew something about it. In the original work, Xiang Ling was a lover of reading. There was also a wonderful scene of "Xiang Ling learning poetry", and he was called a "poetry nerd", which shows that he was a fan of Xiang Ling. People interested in literature.

Since Xiang Ling came to serve him, Shui Rong would not treat her badly, and he had planned to take her into his room from the beginning. Her color was charming, and it would be a pity if she was illiterate.

Take Yingluo next to Shui Rong, for example. This little hoof was also illiterate earlier, but Shui Rong wanted to let her get the aroma of books, so he let her learn calligraphy. However, she was lazy and only had half a tube of ink in her belly, so she could only read.

But this is enough. Reading can make sense and keep Yingluo from being vulgar. He doesn't want the concubine around him to be as disgusting as Aunt Zhao.

After groaning, Shui Rong said in a clear voice: "If you want to read, just study with me from now on. I will teach you how to read if you have time."

Hearing Shui Rong teach her how to read, Xiangling's expression was shocked, her eyes flashed, and she whispered: "Is this okay, slave?"

She is just a maid, so she has no qualifications to study, so she should let the prince teach her.
Shui Rong smiled and said nothing when he heard the words, thinking that things were mostly settled, so he put away the rice paper recording the arrangements of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, took another piece of rice paper, and held a wolf brush in his hand to wave ink.

"To learn to read, you must first know your own name. Come and see, this is your name."

Xiangling's beautiful eyes flashed when she heard this, and she stepped forward to take a look. She saw two large and upright characters written on the rice paper. For a moment, Xiangling felt confused. She couldn't help but caress the rice paper with her bare hands and murmured: "This is your slave's name."

Shui Rong looked at the absent-minded Xiang Ling, her small and moist lips were outlined with the charm of red water chestnuts, her beautiful autumn eyes were clear and not romantic, even though her heart was surging, her face was still gentle and quiet, looking like a completely good baby.

After a moment of silence, Shui Rong immediately said, "I'll take you with a pen to write your name first."

With that said, Shui Rong got up from his chair, reached out and grabbed Xiang Ling's right hand, and led him to the case.

At this time, Xiangling's charming face was flushed, her heart was beating "bang bang", and she was so flustered that she didn't know when to hold the pen and followed the prince's guidance.

Shui Rong felt Xiang Ling's stiffness, and also knew the beauty's shyness. Not only Xiang Ling, but Shui Rong was also a little strange. After all, he was holding the girl's delicate jade hand, and the fragrant fragrance of her delicate body penetrated straight into his nose!
Shui Rong didn't find this slightly intimate scene offensive at all. After all, she knew Xiangling's position. When Yingluo was serving her, Little Hooves had seen the basics.

With a chuckle, Shui Rong said softly: "Xiang Ling, pay attention to the essentials and don't lose your mind."

Hearing this, Xiangling glanced back at the young man behind her. Seeing his warm smile, she felt much calmer and she hummed softly.

Looking at the strokes, Xiangling's mind was gradually attracted, and she concentrated on feeling the prince's guidance.

Seeing this, Shui Rong couldn't help but feel happy, Xiang Ling was indeed a good seedling.

While Shui Rong was teaching one stroke after another, Qingwen walked in and saw the prince and Xiang Ling getting intimate, and her long eyelashes trembled involuntarily.

Xiangling also noticed Qingwen, Yurong panicked as if she had been caught, and subconsciously wanted to retract her hand.

However, Shui Rong ignored her, grabbed Xiang Ling's hand and continued to wave ink, asking without raising her head: "Qingwen, what happened."

Qingwen curled her lips when she saw this and replied softly: "Your Majesty, the Princess's family is here."

After the water was dissolved, he raised his eyes and looked at Qingwen. The Jia family's golden hairpin had arrived.
(End of this chapter)