I'm in the Red Mansion
Chapter 237: See Ping An Province Again
After the fighting in the room stopped, Xiangling brought the basin and Qingwen held the towel, and the two maids came to the bed together.
Qingwen smiled and said, "Madam Hong, I will help you clean yourself."
Hong Xiu buried her head in the quilt in shame and couldn't help but say, "That's enough, you two, you talk as if I have never served you."
The two maids, Qingwen and Xiangling, could not help giggling.
After Qingwen and Xiangling helped Jia Cong and Hongxiu to clean themselves, they went back to their rooms and went to sleep without saying a word all night.
The next morning, Jia Cong woke up early. Hongxiu helped Jia Cong get up with great pain, and then she got up too, fearing that the two maids, Qingwen and Xiangling, would come in and laugh at her.
And when these three girls met, there was no need for anyone to laugh at anyone else.
Now that they all became the Third Master's women, they were all back to the same starting line.
But after Jia Cong got up and had his meal, he went to Kou's house again.
This day happened to be a holiday, and Prime Minister Kou was at home on holiday.
Soon, Jia Cong entered Kou's mansion with gifts.
In the study, looking at Jia Cong, Kou Xiang couldn't help but say: "Master, I want to congratulate you. You have won six prizes in a row and become famous in one fell swoop, becoming the first person in this dynasty!"
Jia Cong smiled and said, "This is all due to Master's good teaching."
Kou Xiang smiled and said, "There are only top-ranking students, but no top-ranking teachers. The fact that you were able to pass the exam is entirely due to your diligence and love of study, and has little to do with being a teacher."
Jia Cong also laughed and said, "Master, why are you so modest? Back then, Master was also the top scholar! Therefore, there are both top-ranking students and top-ranking masters."
Kou Xiang laughed and said, "Although I was also the top scholar that year, I didn't achieve the feat of winning six prizes in a row like you did!"
"However, you and I, both the master and the apprentice, are both number one in the imperial examinations. This can create a good story!"
"By the way, your father-in-law is now in good health, and the emperor has issued an order to appoint him as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."
"Your Majesty has made this move, and he is preparing to make a big move!"
"Now that you have passed the imperial examination and become the editor of the Imperial Academy, it is not appropriate for you to be too prominent at the moment."
"The Hanlin Academy is the place that trains people the most. You can read the imperial edicts and documents issued by the court over the years at will."
"Therefore, I advise you to study and hone your skills in the Hanlin Academy with peace of mind, read more, think more, and talk less and do less."
"Practice for a few years, and once you have fully understood the court's movements, it won't be too late to be transferred to the local areas."
Hearing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but show a thoughtful look on his face.
Although Emperor Yonglong has been on the throne for many years, the overall situation of the court is still firmly controlled by the retired emperor.
And now, Emperor Yonglong appointed Lin Ruhai as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the country's money and grain. The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was a third-rank official, just below the Minister of Revenue.
Equivalent to the Deputy Minister of Finance in later generations.
All the civil and military officials in the court knew that Lin Ruhai was His Majesty's man and a lone minister.
Emperor Yonglong placed Lin Ruhai in the Ministry of Revenue, which meant that the emperor had ideas about the Ministry of Revenue.
Whoever controls the Ministry of Revenue controls the money and grain.
Faced with Emperor Yonglong's move, the retired emperor might not necessarily fight back.
I'm afraid that Qin Xiang's faction will also take some action.
Next, I’m afraid the government will be in chaos.
As for what Prime Minister Kou had instructed him about, Jia Cong understood his good intentions.
Prime Minister Kou asked him to keep a low profile as much as possible in the Hanlin Academy and spend several years to enrich himself.
After several years of training, they were sent down to local areas. In later times, they were said to be sent down to local areas for gilding.
Because according to the unspoken rules of Daxia's officialdom, one cannot enter the cabinet without experience in local administration.
If you want to be a prime minister, going to the local places to get gilded is an essential step. And it is best to build up a good reputation in the local area.
The prime ministers of every dynasty, except those treacherous ones, would usually stay in the local area for ten or even twenty to thirty years to gain influence, and then enter the cabinet and gain power in one fell swoop.
As long as one has great prestige, he can convince all officials.
This is the benefit of cultivating hope.
Prime Minister Kou was prepared to let him take this path.
Jia Cong did not object to this approach.
After all, I am only eighteen years old now. Even if I train in the Hanlin Academy for six years, I will only be twenty-four years old.
He was sent down to the countryside to live for twenty years, and he was only forty-four years old.
At this age, once he is transferred back to the capital, even if he cannot become a prime minister, he will definitely enter one of the six ministries and probably start as a vice minister.
As long as he can make achievements, it won't be difficult to become the prime minister.
If this were really possible, then the master and the disciple would both be top scorers and prime ministers.
Just as he thought of this, Jia Cong saw Prime Minister Kou handing him another official newspaper.
"You will soon be entering the Imperial Academy, so you should read this court bulletin first to learn about the court's developments."
The Dibao is also known as the Dichao or the Dichao.
Each county had an office in the capital, and this residence was called a "di".
Permanent representatives were sent there whose task was to serve as liaison between the emperor and the county governors.
The emperor's edicts, imperial edicts, ministers' memorials and other official documents, as well as political information such as important palace affairs, were regularly written on silk.
Then messengers riding fast horses would deliver it to the hands of county governors via the post roads.
As the prime minister, Kou Xiang naturally did not need to read the court bulletin. The inside story he understood was much more detailed than what was in the court bulletin.
The reason why Prime Minister Kou brought this official report was naturally for him to read.
Jia Cong did not refuse. He took the report from Prime Minister Kou and slowly read it.
After reading all the information in the court bulletin, Jia Cong's face became solemn.
It turns out that the pressure on the Great Xia Kingdom is so great now.
The first is the enormous pressure brought by the Qing Dynasty in the north. The annual border expenditure is a huge number.
Then there are the three classes, and the imperial court also pays them a large sum of military pay and other expenses every year.
In recent years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have occurred frequently in local counties.
Emperor Yonglong was facing enormous pressure, but the retired emperor was still trying to check and balance him. In the court, there were officials such as Prime Minister Qin who were hindering him.
It has to be said that Emperor Yonglong was quite miserable as an emperor.
But what concerned Jia Cong the most was a piece of news about Ping'an Prefecture.
What caught Jia Cong's attention were the three words "Ping'an Prefecture".
Because Ping'an Prefecture was also mentioned in the original text of Dream of the Red Chamber.
In the 66th chapter of the Red Mansion:
As they were talking, Long Er came back and said:
"The master has something to do, it's a confidential matter, and he wants to send the second master to Ping'an Prefecture. He will leave in three to five days, and it will take half a month to go back and forth. He can't come today. Please ask the old lady to decide the matter with the second aunt early, and the master will come tomorrow to make a decision."
One day, Jia Lian arrived at Ping'an Prefecture and met with the governor. After finishing his official duties, he was asked to come back around October, and Jia Lian obeyed.
It was the old man Jia She who sent Jia Lian to Ping'an Prefecture.
Ping'an Prefecture is adjacent to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.
This time Jia She sent Jia Lian to Ping'an Prefecture to meet with the governor of Ping'an Prefecture. It is very likely that he was doing smuggling business with the governor of Ping'an Prefecture. (End of this chapter)
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