The eldest son of the red mansion

"Long Live Lord, I'm talking. I heard that this time the old uncle's trip is very ostentatious. The local officials in the south of the Yangtze River are very respectful, which made him very popular. He even went to his family's ancestral grave to re- It’s settled for a while. That’s why our empress dowager is homesick.”

Jia Ke was so angry that she wanted to laugh. The Empress Dowager was born in the capital, and she never went back to her hometown, so she felt homesick.

The two of them were talking here, when they suddenly saw the door curtain raised, an old woman came out, saw Jia Ke and Xia Mai talking there, hurriedly stepped forward to salute Jia Ke, and then said with a smile on her face: "Long Live Lord, The Empress Dowager knew you were coming, but she never saw you entering the house, so she asked her servants to come out to have a look."

After hearing this, Jia Ke could only follow the old woman into the main hall.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Zhou was sitting on the bed crying. Seeing this, Jia Ke hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile, "What's wrong with the old empress? Who offended you? Tell me, my son will vent his anger on you."

The Empress Dowager Zhou glanced at Jia Ke angrily, then turned her face away and continued to cry there.

Jia Ke could only touch his nose, and then sat on the other side of the Kang. Immediately, Xia Mai brought a cup of tea to Jia Ke's weaving, and then whispered to Jia Ke to Queen Mother Zhou, which meant to let Jia Ke persuaded him.

Jia Ke took a sip of the tea, and then asked nonchalantly, "Mother, I seem to have heard that Zhou Wang went to the south of the Yangtze River, and there was still quite a commotion. Now there are several censors attending him."

After hearing Jia Ke's words, Queen Mother Zhou really focused her attention, and asked with her eyes wide open, "What's the reason? I just went back to visit my relatives. What's the matter with those censors?"

"The queen mother may not know that it's all right for Zhou Wang to go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, but he shouldn't occupy the people's land by force. I heard that the disturbance in the local area is very unpleasant."

The Empress Dowager Zhou lowered her head and pondered for a while after hearing this, and then said: "Your uncle has made a mistake in this matter. It is not easy for ordinary people. How can you take other people's fields by force? I still have 3000 taels of private money here. You can take it. Ordering people to be sent to the south of the Yangtze River is my compensation to the sufferer."

After hearing this, Jia Ke smiled all over her face. His mother was indeed the kind woman she was before, and she did not forget the sufferings of the people because of her high position.

"Since the Empress Dowager cares about the suffering of the people and wants to compensate those who suffer, it is better to send the money to them personally, and let those people know the empress dowager's compassion."

"What did you say? I'm in the deep palace, how can I go to Jiangnan?"

Jia Ke smiled and said, "Son, I've been thinking about it for a while, and I'm planning to go to Jiangnan to check the people's conditions in Jiangnan. Why don't my mother go with me and go back to my hometown to take a look? Isn't there a chance to make up for those who suffer?"

When the Queen Mother heard this, her eyes lit up immediately, "It's true, you won't lie to me, will you?"

"Mother, don't worry, it's true. In a few days, I will announce in the court hall that the Ministry of Rites will prepare for our trip to the south of the Yangtze River."

Upon receiving this news, the Empress Dowager Zhou now had a smile all over her face, grabbed Jia Ke's hand, patted it lightly and said, "I know you are a filial person, as long as I can go back to Jiangnan to have a look in this life, I will Even death is worth it."

"What did mother say? Your future blessings are still great? Just enjoy your blessings."

The Empress Dowager Zhou laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth, and the maids and old mothers next to her also came to make fun of her, saying that the Empress Dowager Zhou was the luckiest person in the world.

Jia Ke returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation after visiting the Empress Dowager Zhou.

But Jia Ke didn't know that the big things in the palace were strictly controlled, but the small things were spread quickly.

In less than a day, everyone in the palace already knew that Jia Ke was planning to go to the south of the Yangtze River.

So many concubines who wanted to go to Jiangnan to see, all ran to the Palace of Compassion and Peace, interceded with the Queen Mother Zhou, and wanted to follow to Jiangnan to have a look.

As expected, Jia Ke did not break his promise. Three days later, he made a big court and publicly announced that he would go to the south of the Yangtze River to observe the people's sentiments.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had heard the news a long time ago, and now that Ting Jia Ke said it himself, he was not much surprised.

If it was in the past, due to the shortage of money and food in the court, if Jia Ke wanted to go to the south of the Yangtze River, countless ministers would naturally jump out to persuade him.

But since Jia Ke reformed taxation, the imperial court now has an annual income of 8000 to 1000 million taels.In addition to the various expenses of the imperial court, there is at least a surplus of [-] million taels of silver every year, and this money is piled up in the treasury, and it is almost moldy.

And if the money is not active, how can the officials of all sizes make a fortune out of it? So after Jia Ke proposed to go to the south of the Yangtze River, the ministers did not object. He is a rare Mingjun in the world.

In fact, these ministers knew in their hearts that Jia Ke wanted to visit the mountains and rivers when he came to Jiangnan.

Sitting on the throne, Jia Ke saw that the ministers below all agreed to go to the south of the Yangtze River, and the smile on his face never stopped.

In all these years, although Jia Ke has become the emperor, he has never traveled far except for wars.

Jia Ke also yearned for Jiangnan very much, and always envied Emperor Qianlong's visits to Jiangnan. Now that he can finally follow suit, the delicacies and beauties in Jiangnan may have been waiting impatiently.

Now that he is going to go to the south of the Yangtze River, the affairs of the court will naturally have to be arranged.

It has been several times since Jia Ke was not in the imperial court in Beijing, so he is naturally familiar with the road. Fan Kang is still in charge of the capital, and Sun Yan, the chief minister of the military aircraft department, accompanied Jia Ke.

And this time when Jia Ke went to Jiangnan, he would definitely bring his concubine with him, so Xue Baochai could not be allowed to sit in the palace anymore, and he had to choose a supervisor among the princes.

As for the candidates to supervise the country, everyone has to think about it. Among the adult princes, only Chu Wang Jia Zhi and Wu Wang Jia Mao have this qualification. The others are either young or mediocre.

So the ministers proposed these two options for Jia Ke to choose.

In fact, Jia Ke had already had an idea in his mind. When it comes to the candidate to supervise the country, Jia Ke still hoped that it would be Wu Wang Jia Mao, but Chu Wang Jia Zhi was the eldest son after all.

And Jia Ke also wanted to test Chu King Jia Zhi this time, to see if he did any tricks when he was not in the capital, whether he was dedicated to the public or was hiding his narrow-mindedness.

So Jia Ke made an order in court that Jia Zhi, the king of Chu, would supervise the country on his behalf while he was away.

But just in case, Jia Ke still issued an imperial decree. During the period when Jia Ke was not in the capital, if the ministers of civil and military affairs in the capital felt that the matter was important and Jia Zhi, the king of Chu, could not realize it, he could submit the secret book by himself. The 800-mile delivery was expedited to Jia Ke.

Chapter 772

Jia Ke actually decided to go on a southern tour, so the elders in the palace naturally wanted to say hello.

First of all, Jia Ke went to Ningshou Palace, told Mother Jia about her going south, and asked Mother Jia if she wanted to go south together.

In fact, Jia Ke was being polite, and he knew in his heart that at such an advanced age, how could Jia's mother endure the fatigue of traveling and traveling.

Sure enough, Jia Ke guessed right. Mother Jia was not interested in going south, so she rejected Jia Ke's request to go south with her on the spot, and only asked Jia Ke to pay attention to her health when she went south.

Next, Jia Ke went to Kangning Palace again, where she asked the Supreme Emperor Jia Zheng if she wanted to go south with her.

Originally, Jia Zheng had this idea. After all, he only went to Jinling once when he was young, and paid homage to his ancestor's grave once.Decades have passed in a flash, and it is time to go to the Jinling ancestral grave to worship again.

But Jia Zheng had been pampered in the palace all these years, enjoying the glory and wealth, so he was a little lazy. After thinking about it, he still refused Jia Ke.

"I won't go, I'm getting old and don't want to do any more activities, but I have something to tell you."

"If you have anything to do, just tell me, and I will do my best."

Jia Zheng smiled, and then said: "It's not a big deal. You know that I went to the Jinling ancestral tomb decades ago. This time, after you go back, go to the tomb for me to worship the ancestors, and then repair the ancestral tomb. .”

As soon as Jia Ke heard that it was this matter, she immediately said in a big way: "So it's just like this, so father doesn't have to worry about it. If I win this time, I will definitely go to the ancestral grave to worship and repair the ancestral grave along the way."

Jia Zheng was satisfied after listening to this, but at this time Concubine Zhao, who was listening aside, interrupted and said: "The emperor wants to go south, why don't you take Jia Huan along by the way, so that he can learn a lot."

Jia Ke was taken aback for a moment when she heard this, and then she understood that Concubine Zhao wanted to benefit Jia Huan, but it was a trivial matter, and Jia Ke agreed on the spot.

When Jia Zheng heard that Concubine Zhao asked Jia Ke to take Jia Huan away, his heart skipped a beat. During this time, Jia Baoyu only knew about practicing Zen and worshiping the Buddha. .

So Jia Zheng also said: "Since Jia Huan is going, why don't you take Baoyu with you and let him go to the south to relax, maybe it will be better."

Jia Ke naturally agreed to this matter. After all, taking one person is taking care of one person, and taking two people is also taking care of two people.

Now that Jia Baoyu was mentioned, Jia Ke asked casually, "I heard that Baoyu and Fan Shangshu's daughter are engaged, how is it now?"