Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 252 Growing Roots
Before leaving, Chen Wenxin said to Chen Wenren: "Brother, do you remember what I told you two years ago in the grasslands in the suburbs of Beijing?"

"of course I remember."

Chen Wenren naturally remembered that because of her words, the emperor was angry with her.

She was favored for the first time at that time, but she was only a small resident.

The Chen family became very popular because of her favor, and there were countless people who fawned on the Chen family.

She was very displeased with this at the time, and hoped that the Chen family and his son would refuse these favors, so as not to attract attention.

"This time is different from the past. My eldest brother told my father that we have to do the opposite now."

Chen Wenren was stunned for a moment, not understanding what she meant.

She explained: "I heard that after Shengjia stayed in Changchun Garden, many adults went to Nianxin Garden to enjoy the autumn wind, right?"

These adults are not low-level officials, if they are low-level officials, they would not dare to bother Chen Xihai.

In fact, they are all important adults in the court, but there is no place to stay near Changchun Garden, and they want to be closer to the emperor.

After all, apart from going to court, the emperor still had to summon ministers in charge of various aspects frequently.

If you get closer and come faster, the emperor will naturally think about it often.

Those who were far away, the emperor also found it troublesome, and gradually they called less.

Only ministers whom the emperor relies heavily on and trust can be fortunate enough to have a resting place in Changchun Garden.

You have to behave well, and you can't lose your manners in front of the emperor's palace people.

It was different in Nianxin Garden. Chen Xihai arranged them properly, and they had tea and snacks.

Although he himself doesn't often come out to accompany the guests, instead he lets the grown-ups feel at ease and doesn't have to stick to etiquette.

So even those ministers who can rest in Changchun Garden like to run to Nianxin Garden.

The two gardens are separated by a wall, and when the emperor calls, he can arrive there on foot.

"Yes, quite a lot. Father is bothering those grown-ups, and rarely accompany guests unless it is extremely important."

Chen Wenxin smiled and said: "Brother, why not talk to father, apart from the royal gardens in the suburbs of Beijing, there are not many gardens awarded to ministers. It is also very hard for the adults to prepare for the emperor's call. Why don't our Chen family How about opening the door of convenience so that the emperor can handle government affairs more conveniently?"

What these words meant was that he blatantly hoped that Chen Xihai would make friends with the ministers.

"Besides, this matter has to be hard on my father."

Although Chen Wenren and Chen Wenyi are good friends, they are just a bit behind in age.

Most of the ministers who are officials in the court are from Chen Xihai's generation, and some are even higher than Chen Xihai.

The emperor likes to appoint young courtiers, it is because he is also young, and the thinking of young people is more compatible.

It's just that young people have a natural disadvantage, no matter how talented you are, no matter how high your military skills are.

Even if your official position is higher than others, your seniority is still lower than others.

Therefore, when Chen Wenyi made friends with Wang Xi, Huang Ji and others, even though their official positions were not lower than theirs, they did not dare to take the big ones.

Let Chen Xihai make friends with these ministers, it will be easier for people of the same age to get closer, and there will be no inferiority in seniority.

Chen Wenren understood it this time, but he still didn't understand.

"Didn't you say that you can't make friends with courtiers, so as not to attract attention?"

Chen Wenren is obviously a smart person, but he still doesn't have enough comprehension in these matters.

Chen Wenyi answered: "Brother, now that the Chen family makes or doesn't make friends with ministers, this tree is already very big."

Chen Wenxin is a high-ranking concubine, and the Chen family has two third-rank officials and one fourth-rank official.

This tree is really too big.

But the foundation is not stable, and it is easy to provoke jealousy and hatred.

Since it is inevitable that the big tree attracts the wind, it is better to go along with the flow and establish a relationship with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and give more help.

"Especially the Han courtiers, as well as the family of my concubine's mother who is friendly with me in the palace, and the ministers who have a hostile relationship with Tong Jia's clan."

The enemy of the enemy is the friend.

"Don't worry, I will tell my father the exact words. You have to be more careful when you are with the emperor. After all, Concubine Tong is in power now."

When Chen Wenren talked about Concubine Tong Guifei, he felt lingering fears, as if returning to the night when Chen Wenxin was punished to kneel in the heavy rain.

"Don't worry, brother."

Her eyes were full of confidence, "With the emperor here, everything will go well."

She actually hinted that the emperor wanted the Chen family to make more friends with ministers?
How is this possible?As a person in power, he should hate his ministers forming cliques for personal gain the most.

Wait, if the emperor wants to use the strength of one party to defeat the other...

He immediately understood that the emperor had long been displeased with Tong Guowei or Suo'etu, whose power was so powerful that it affected the emperor's government.

For the sake of the former empress and the prince, and Suo'etu was much more careful than Tong Guowei, the emperor was not afraid of him.

As for Tong Guowei, the emperor was already angry.

Even they can see that after the Eight Banners enter the customs, the combat power is much worse than before. Could it be that the emperor can't see it?
This is a common problem of the Manchu ministers in the current court. When the country is defeated, they start to sit back and enjoy it.

It should be known that it is easy to conquer the country, but it is difficult to defend the country.

Seeing these big Manchurian clans grow up and start to erode the good situation in front of them, the emperor naturally couldn't bear it.

Now he wants to use the strength of the Chen family to beat the Tong Jia clan and the Manchu ministers who are attached to the Tong Jia clan.

Therefore, as long as the Chen family does not make any serious mistakes, the emperor will definitely keep it.

This is the same as the emperor lifted Nalan Mingzhu to the current high position. This is the king's check and balance technique.

Chen Wenren told Chen Xihai what he said, and Chen Xihai understood the key point, so he was naturally unambiguous.

He also knows the current situation of the Chen family above the court, if he is just a first-class guard, it will be fine, and Tong Guowei and others don't look at it.

The most eye-catching members of the Chen family now are nothing more than Chen Wenyi, a young and talented general of Wuji, and Chen Wenxin, a diligent concubine who has won the sacred heart.

These two are the most outstanding looking children of the Chen family, and they are destined to take the most eye-catching path.

He didn't want the child to get involved in the center of the court. The more he was in that position, the more he had to watch the warmth and warmth of human relationships.

To bear more damage.

It's a pity that it's not up to him to get to where he is today.

Now that this is the case, he can only think of a way to make their future journey easier.

On this day, several ministers who were blowing the autumn breeze in Nianxin Garden were sitting in the Xibi Studio on the mountainside.

"Look, the mountain spring in Nianxin Garden is really refreshing."

An old man said this, and then asked the servant of the Chen family beside him: "The tea we drink is boiled with this spring water?"

The servant said with a smile: "My lord has good taste, it comes out as soon as you taste it. This tea is indeed brewed with mountain springs, and our master likes it very much."

"No wonder."

Another adult said: "Obviously they are all high-quality Biluochun, but my tea is not as fragrant as this one. I think it is due to the water."

Chen Xihai walked in from the outside, just in time to hear the conversation of several adults.

"Do my colleagues like this spring water? Why don't I ask the servants to fill a few jars with clean earthen jars, and bring them back to make tea when you return home in the evening."

When everyone saw Chen Xihai coming in, they hurriedly got up and greeted each other.

"How embarrassing is this, I am ashamed to disturb Mr. Chen often in Nianxin Garden, how can I even eat and take?"

These adults are also ashamed, and they are ashamed to ask for this spring water.

"Let's sit down and talk, drink tea and drink tea."

Everyone sat down in the order of the guest of honor, Chen Xihai said with a smile: "My colleagues also know that my garden was rewarded by the emperor, not my own. The kindness of the heavenly family should be shared by all the ministers."

He said modestly, "I'm thinking privately that the emperor is now moving to Changchun Garden, and it's not good for all my colleagues to rush back and forth from the middle of Beijing to the suburbs of Beijing. Seeing that the weather is getting hotter, how about getting heatstroke?"

"So I purposely set up several houses in the garden, so that all my colleagues can have a place to stay and wait for the emperor's call at any time."

Everyone couldn't help being overjoyed when they heard this, and they were very happy to have a place to sit in the Nianxin Garden. Unexpectedly, Chen Xihai even provided them with a separate house.

"Master Hai, I heard that you are afraid of the heat? Shall I choose a room with a backside for you?"

"Lord Li, I heard that you always like to cultivate bamboo, and there are bamboos near Concubine Qin's Tingyu Pavilion, why don't you arrange a place for you near there?"

"Oh, Master Zhang Jia..."

As soon as Chen Xihai revealed his tone, those hard-working adults all came to the door one after another, brazenly trying to occupy a place to stay.

If they could settle down so close to Changchun Garden, it would be much more convenient for them to wait for the emperor's call!
The adults didn't care about face anymore, lest they come too late and all the guest rooms in Nianxin Garden would be taken up.

Chen Xihai also took the initiative to offer olive branches to some "reserved" adults.

"Lord Nalan, I heard that you have a back problem, why don't you lie down and rest in the Nianxin Garden?"

Nalan Mingzhu's butt hurts from sitting on a hard bench in Changchun Garden, so naturally she would not refuse when she heard this.

"Master Ma Jia, the little concubine Qin is being taken care of by Concubine Rong in the palace, why don't you come to my garden and have a talk?"

Ma Jiagaishan hastily cupped his hands to return the gift, "Where is it? It's because Concubine Qin has taken good care of Concubine Rong."

The two went to Nianxin Garden while talking...

In just a few days, the Nianxin Garden was full of ministers, as lively as in court.

The emperor was overjoyed when he heard the news, and said to Chen Wenxin: "I didn't expect your father to hide so deeply. It's a pity for him to be a first-class bodyguard. He should be a diplomatic envoy!"

He looked like a dutiful scholar, but he didn't expect to have such a means when he really wanted to win over the courtiers.

Not to mention that the emperor didn't expect it, even Chen Wenxin didn't expect it.

"Father did hide it deeply, even hiding it from my own daughter."

Chen Wenxin clicked his tongue, "I just revealed Xuan Ye's tone to my elder brother. I didn't expect to have such an effect."

The emperor promoted Concubine Tong's position while establishing the crown prince.

But he can't make Tong Guowei and others proud of it.

It is necessary to reward, but also to beat.

So he suggested that Chen Wenxin should let the Chen family make more friends with ministers and strengthen their influence again.

Chen Wenxin is now a concubine, and the three members of the Chen family, father and son, are officials.

The current Chen family already has enough ability to expand their influence in the court.

(End of this chapter)