Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 74 Jia Rong is appointed an official
  Ning Guo Mansion, in the south hall.

An incense table was set up in the hall. Dai Quan, wearing an official hat and a red python dragon robe, was standing in the hall, holding an imperial decree, overlooking the Jia clan.

At this moment, Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang and others, according to the Jia clan's seniority status, respectfully knelt on the ground and bowed their heads to listen to the edict.

On both sides of the hall, the princes and grandsons of the four princes with different surnames also bowed their heads and knelt down. Including the gentlemen from the princes and marquises, they all knelt on the ground respectfully according to their official ranks. Line up from inside the hall to outside the hall.

At this moment, the entire main courtyard of Ningguo Mansion was all solemn and respectful, bowing their heads to listen to the edict.

This is the majesty of imperial power!

"By God's blessing, the Supreme Emperor issued an edict: It has been more than seven years since I moved to the Daming Palace. At the beginning of the pursuit of Wei Jian Zuo, Miao Gong was still in his youth, and the sacred weapon was of great importance, but Fu Ke defeated Yin Meng Ning...

"Jia Rong, the great-great-grandson of Ning Guo, is upright, respectful, filial, and capable of both civil and military affairs. He can be used for great purposes. He is given a background as a guerrilla in the Beijing camp in preparation for the examination.

"I hope that you will work diligently and live up to my expectations. I will be prosperous in the spring and autumn, and I will take care of all the situations. I will seek governance together with my Chinese and foreign ministers. I will always maintain my cool virtue..."

Jia Rong has been appointed an official!
  At this moment, everyone in the hall listened to the Supreme Emperor's decree, all with complicated expressions and turmoil in their hearts.

Today is Jia Rong's "big wedding", and the Supreme Emperor actually personally issued an order to reward him with an official position.

Oh my God!
  Is this a political signal that the Supreme Emperor has abandoned his past grievances and wants to re-activate the Ningrong Jia clan?
  Some well-informed people quickly thought of the collusion between "Zhang Ziteng", the governor of the Beijing camp, "Zhang Cai", the governor of the Beijing camp, and "Cao Yuan", the co-governor of the Beijing camp, and secretly colluded to "reform the accumulated shortcomings of the Beijing camp". .

"Wizi Teng was fooling around with Cao and Zhang. The news reached the Supreme Emperor and made the old emperor angry..."

The princes and grandchildren of the four princes and princes with different surnames lowered their heads and frowned, thinking about the pros and cons.

The gentlemen of the Duke and Marquis Mansion, who were kneeling on the floor, also had complicated expressions. Some are excited, some are gloomy, and they are different from each other.

Most of those who were excited and excited belonged to the "old party of the Supreme Emperor" who were close to the Jia people.

The one with a gloomy look belonged to the "Emperor's New Party" that was hostile to the Jia people.

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  At this moment, both Jia Rong and the Jia clan members, after hearing the Supreme Emperor's decree, all looked excited and couldn't help crying with joy.

Jia Rong has been appointed an official!
  This is the first time that Ning Rongjia's house has received the "favor" of the Supreme Emperor after more than ten years.

Thank God, the Supreme Emperor did not "abandon" them, and the Jia clan's persistence was correct.

The Supreme Emperor has "calmed down".

The day when the Jia clan regains military power and returns to the court is not far away!

"Your Majesty, Jiarong, thank you for your kindness. Long live my emperor!"

After Dai Quan read out the imperial edict, Jia Rong bowed with great ceremony, stepped forward to receive the edict, and placed it on the incense table for worship. Then he wanted to invite Dai Quan into the hall to speak.

"Jia Youyi, don't worry. There is also a decree of honoring the lady here. Let's take the Za family to the back hall and read it out together." Seeing Jia Rong enshrining the imperial edict, Dai Quan took out a roll of decrees with a gold scroll from his sleeve. Ce Bao said with a smile.

"Yes, Grandpa Dai, please come with me." Jia Rong respectfully led Dai Quan to turn around the rosewood screen and go to the Ning'an Hall in the back house.

Dai Quan was a eunuch, so he could enter the back house of Ningguo Mansion without worrying about disturbing his family members.

When they turned out of the Xiangnan Hall, Jia Rong said with a smile: "Grandpa Dai, my grandson knows that you will not forget me. Sure enough, I have brought good news today. When you leave later, my grandson will still have 1000 taels." Sincerely."

When talking to eunuchs, it is tacky to talk about feelings, only to touch people's hearts is to talk directly about money.

look!

The 3000 taels of silver from last time, wouldn’t this come in handy?

During his banquet with guests, the Supreme Emperor personally issued a decree to reward him for his "Beijing Camp Guerrilla" background. Released a "goodwill" political signal.

Of course, Jia Rong would have to ask Dai Quan for specific reasons.

This is the function of these 1000 taels of silver.

Hearing Jia Rong's "filial piety" of another 1000 taels of silver, Dai Quan smiled with satisfaction, leaned in and whispered: "You are so lucky, the prince in Jingying is so noisy! How dare you show up in Cao Yuan's " "The signature of "The Accumulated Shortcomings of the Gejing Camp" is really ungrateful and has angered the emperor."

Dai Quan only mentioned a few words, and Jia Rong "understood everything". Like many examples throughout history. When the Supreme Emperor "Emperor Yongxing" ascended to the throne, he only handed over the power to the current "Emperor Long'an". The military power was not handed over. After all, even if his own son does not have military power, the Supreme Emperor will not be able to sleep well while living in the Daming Palace.

And what about "Emperor Long'an"?

When he first ascended the throne, he pretended to be a dutiful son for a few days. But gradually, he became dissatisfied. What kind of political creature is the emperor? That is the supreme power of "I am the only one in heaven and on earth".

What does it mean to have multiple "overlords" on your head?

Moreover, this overlord also holds military power and can "turn his back" and depose the emperor at any time!
  Although, this chance is very small and almost negligible. But it was a thorn that penetrated deeply into Emperor Long'an's heart, making him unable to sleep at night.

Thus, since the fourth year of Long'an, the "game" between the emperor and the emperor over military power began.

For example, Jingying.

At the beginning of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, under the establishment of Emperor Taizu, Jingying was the top leader of the Jingying Jiedushi. However, in order to prevent the Jingying Jiedushi from "exerting power", he separated the power of troop deployment and granted it to the Minister of War, who was called the "Governor of the Jingying Rongzheng" and jointly managed the Jingying with the Jingying Jiedushi.

In fact, he is a "political commissar".

He is still in name only, he doesn't have much power at all, and he doesn't care about things.

The person in charge of the specific affairs is the Minister of War, and one person is appointed to "assist in charge of the military affairs of the Beijing camp". He is called the "Co-Governor" and assists the "Governor-General" in managing the Beijing camp.

In fact, I only manage some logistical work.

Unless there is a "Great Parade" or "Beijing Exercise", he will basically not show up in the Beijing camp.

But in the Long'an Dynasty, because the actual military power was not in the hands of the emperor. These two official positions came in handy. Emperor Long'an appointed the Minister of War and the Minister of Zuo to "deeply" participate in the management of the Beijing camp, hoping to seize power!
  And what about "Wang Ziteng", the governor of the Beijing Camp?

Although he came here through the political connections of Ning Guofu, or in other words, he was the "spokesperson" of Wuxun Group.

But being in the "old party of the Supreme Emperor", he knew that the emperor was the hope for the future. The Emperor will eventually die, and the Emperor's old party will be politically liquidated.

And he comes from a low background, even if both parties are in the stage of "liquidation and compromise". No one from those top nobles would speak for him. Disgrace is certain!
  The problem is that Wang Ziteng is afraid that if he loses his official position and power, he will also be "ransacked and charged", which would be miserable.

Therefore, his keen political sense told Wang Ziteng: he must "abandon the darkness and turn to the light", throw himself into the arms of the emperor, and be loyal to his only sun!
  However, his identity is embarrassing.

He was elected based on the resources of the Jia clan. If he changes his camp "openly". Then the entire "old party" forces will collectively attack him. The Supreme Emperor in the Ming Palace would also "dislike" him. It may be too late to "promote success", and you will be eliminated early.

This "hesitant" attitude made him want to "get close" to the emperor, but he did not dare to get too close.

Until this time, Cao Yuan, the left minister of the Ministry of War and the assistant in charge of the military affairs of the Jingying Camp, prepared a letter "A Summary of the Accumulated Shortcomings of the Jingying Camp". Prince Tengcai decided to "take a risk" and test the "heart" of the Supreme Emperor. If the Supreme Emperor "tacitly agrees", then this matter will take a turn for the better.

After all, the "accumulated shortcomings" of Beijing Camp are indeed very "serious"! He believed that the Supreme Emperor also vaguely knew. Therefore, after discussing with Cao Zhang, Wang Ziteng and Cao Zhang decided to write "the serious disadvantages of the Beijing camp" into "The Accumulative Shortcomings of the Jingying Camp", and put it out in a clear and open manner, allowing everyone to participate in the discussion.

In this case, he is "loyal to the public and loyal to the country", and he is the one who has accumulated abuses in the Beijing camp to the point of being intolerable. Instead of taking a political stand and participating in the "old and new party struggles".

Wang Ziteng thought very well.

But don’t treat other people like fools either.

We are all thousand-year-old foxes, what kind of chat are you doing with me?

Who doesn’t know who?

Sure enough, as soon as this letter "A Summary of the Accumulated Shortcomings of the Gejing Camp" was published, it immediately caused an uproar in the court. Countless civil and military officials looked sideways and began to quarrel.

Wang Ziteng's "rebellion" made the "old party officials" very angry and criticized him collectively. Although Wang Ziteng explained a lot, no one believed it. Even the Supreme Emperor was angry. I'm not dead yet, and everyone is rushing to serve as a pawn for the emperor?
  At that time, Dai Quan stood in front of the Supreme Emperor and made a few slanderous words "at the right time".

To say that Prince Teng is too shameless and betray the trust of the Supreme Emperor is not as sensible as the young brother from Ningguo Mansion. Therefore, under the curiosity of the Supreme Emperor, Dai Quan very appropriately talked about his visit to Jia Zhen's condition a few days ago, and his chance encounter with Jia Rong. He told how Jia Rong was an excellent archer, won the first prize at the Dongping County Prince's Garden Party, and also won the Taiping Competition. Lou writes poetry.

Finally, he mentioned the most crucial sentence.

That's what Jia Rong said when he met Dai Quan that day, "I just want an opportunity to serve the Supreme Emperor and make contributions to the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)