The Second Master of the Iron-blooded Lian of the Red Chamber

There is a big court meeting on ten days in this dynasty, and the ten days have passed, and it is the day of the court meeting again.

Jia Daishan arrived at Donghua Gate early in the morning wearing court clothes. Coincidentally, King Zhongshun came very early this time, before the gate of Donghua Gate was opened, and many princes, nobles, civil and military officials also did not come.

"My lord is polite." Jia Daishan didn't expect King Zhongshun to come so early, so it's not easy to turn a blind eye, so he saluted King Zhongshun.

"The Duke of the country is free of courtesy." King Zhongshun and Jia Daishan, on the surface, still have a friendship of life and death together. Jia Daishan was halfway through the ceremony, and was supported by King Zhongshun affectionately: "It is said that Po Jun is at home these days. Nongsun, it's really enviable to live a happy life."

Jia Daishan said with a smile: "Now that I am old, my ambitions are gone, but it is a bit of fun for children and grandchildren to walk around their knees. Those who know me are also princes."

The two were chatting and joking when the Crown Prince Taifu Pei Yuanshan came.Pei Yuanshan is a great Confucian of his generation, and his fame spread far and wide during the previous dynasty.After the Tai | Ancestor won the country, the corporal of the virtuous and worthy, visited the thatched cottage three times and invited Pei Yuanshan to become an official.Calculated, Pei Yuanshan is already the elder of the two dynasties, and he is also full of peaches and plums.

Although Pei Yuanshan is old, he has always been full of energy. It was not until today that Jia Daishan saw a trace of dragon bell in Pei Yuanshan.

"King Zhongshun and Lord Guo, you should be courteous." When Pei Yuanshan saw King Zhongshun and Jia Daishan, he also performed the ceremony.In terms of rank, King Zhongshun and Jia Daishan are high, but in terms of age, it is Pei Yuanshan Gao. King Zhongshun and Jia Daishan said almost at the same time: "Lord Pei is free."

Pei Yuanshan straightened up and thanked the two with a smile.

Jia Daishan glanced at Pei Yuanshan. Apart from being the prince and tutor, he could also be labeled as a survivor of the previous dynasty. If the prince was convicted, Pei Yuanshan must be the worst one.The prince made a mistake, naturally the master did not teach him well, not to mention that the master was still a survivor of the previous dynasty, so it is no wonder that Pei Yuanshan's face is full of fatigue.

Pei Yuanshan naturally knew that someone who suddenly launched an attack on Yue Hai must involve Dou Chong, and Dou Chong was his favorite disciple.A generation of great Confucianists did not earn their reputation in vain, and it was precisely because he felt the delicate situation of the prince that Pei Yuanshan was very pessimistic.

But at this moment, Pei Yuanshan was in good spirits when he saw Jia Daishan, thinking that Jia Daishan was Dou Chong's in-laws and the crown prince accompanied Jia Jing's uncle, his situation was not much better than his own, but he was so energetic, why should he be so tired?Pei Yuanshan seemed to be infected by Jia Daishan, and he also straightened his back. After only one meeting, the spirit that was taken away seemed to come back.

The three of them were talking, and other royal family members and civil and military officials also came one after another, so they lined up according to their rank, and entered in order after the palace gate opened.

The top priority of the court today is to inspect the Guangdong Sea.This morning, it was inevitable that someone would mention this matter.

Among them, the second prince, Situ Jie, was the most active.Situ Jie walked out of the train and said, "I have reported to my father, I believe that it is better to inspect the local officials sooner rather than later. If the inspection is late and the news is leaked, the local officials are afraid that they will cover up the traces of the chaos of the officials. , to deceive the superior and the inferior, to avoid the court’s accountability. Now that the candidate for going south to Guangdong Hai has been agreed, it is better to set off as soon as possible.” Situ Jie wished that this time he would beat his eldest brother as the crown prince, so he was very enthusiastic.

Jia Daishan stood in the train, still looking calm, but he couldn't help laughing in his heart: Situ Jie is really too active, such a person, even if the prince commits a crime, it is not his turn.

Since there is the second prince to be the first bird, it is natural that someone climbs along the pole.

The fifth prince walked out of the train and said: "What the second brother said is even true, and my son and minister agree."

King Zhongshun also said: "My brother seconded the proposal."

The rest of the voices of "Senior ministers." voices kept coming and going, obviously there were many courtiers who supported the inspection team to go south as soon as possible.

Pei Yuanshan was already disheartened, but just now outside Donghua's gate, he was aroused by Jia Daishan's demeanor, and he seemed to have a desire to survive.Standing out of the train, he said: "The minister seconded the proposal."

After a short pause, Pei Yuanshan said again: "Report to the emperor, I have something important to announce."

Jing Hedi glanced at Pei Yuanshan, who had a low sense of existence these days, and said, "Zuzao."

Pei Yuanshan held up the wat board and said: "I think that what the second prince said just now is very true. Local officials are the best at hearing the wind and acting on it. When they hear the imperial court patrolling places, they often drive away beggars and refugees, cover up the problems of local officials, and pretend to be peaceful by singing and dancing. To understand the real people's sentiments, it is better to inspect places sooner rather than later.

In order to prevent other places from hearing that the imperial court is inspecting Guangdong and Hai, and covering up the problems of the officials in the areas under its jurisdiction in advance, the minister thought that it is better to send several patrol teams to go to the important provinces of the country to monitor the officials in various places. , understand the sentiments of the people. "

Anyone who is politically sensitive can vaguely feel that the rain is coming and the wind is coming, and Pei Yuanshan, as the prince and tutor, is more sensitive than others.There are no eggs under an overturned nest, so why not save yourself?Regardless of the situation in Guangdong, the other provinces may not be free from problems. If they can drag other provinces into the water, even if they can't encircle Wei and save Zhao, at least they can win the law and not blame the public.

Originally, Pei Yuanshan was the prince's grand tutor, and everyone in the prince's lineage should avoid suspicion. He mentioned this, so it was inevitable that he would excuse the prince in advance.But the second prince, Situ Jie, started the conversation, and there were many people who seconded it. Pei Yuanshan raised this matter at this moment, because he was concerned about the country and the people, and shared the worries for the Holy One.There is no reason why the world is not as big as it is to only inspect the Guangdong Sea and not other places.

King Zhongshun didn't show it on the face, but gasped in his heart. Originally, it was a sure thing to patrol Guangdong, but he didn't expect Situ Jie to come out to pass the ladder to the other party at this time. Sure enough, Pei Yuanshan seized the opportunity and went on it.

"My son and minister seconded the proposal." The third prince, Situ Lei, spoke first.

"My minister agrees."

"The minister seconded the proposal"...

Seeing that there were more and more people who seconded the proposal, King Zhongshun gritted his teeth and said, "My brother seconded the proposal." King Zhongshun still has the trust of Emperor Jing He, and he still holds Qiming in his hand. At this moment, he must not let Emperor Jing He see that he is promoting Touring Guangdong has selfish motives.Inspecting other provinces may disturb his layout for many years and spit out some local forces that he has already controlled, but as long as he is still in control of the Qiming organization, he can always mislead Jing and Emperor with information and affect his judgment and decision-making.After quickly weighing the pros and cons, King Zhongshun also stood up to support Pei Yuanshan.

"My minister seconded the proposal." Jia Daishan also held up the wat board to support Pei Yuanshan.

"Inspecting places is beneficial to the country and the people. If you want to investigate, you must investigate carefully and strictly, and you can't just watch the flowers. The world is so big that you must pay attention to it. From the perspective of the lovers, you must send inspectors to inspect. Which provinces?" Emperor Jinghe asked.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials walked out of the train and said: "I think that the south of the Yangtze River is rich and rich, and pays the main tax burden of the country; Shandong is located in the southeast of the capital, and the canal connecting the north and the south passes through Shandong, choking the throat of the north-south currency. The northwest gateway; the two lakes are one of the granaries of the country, and together with the Guangdong Sea, there are five places in total. These five places are related to the stability of the country. I think that this time, five patrol envoys can be sent to the five places. In this way, the Metropolitan Procuratorate also arranged It can also prevent the power of the national inspection from being too scattered, and the inspection is broad but not detailed; it also avoids giving these five important places too much time to cover up local problems."

The words of Minister of the Ministry of Officials are well-founded, well thought out, and after a brief discussion, there are many people who seconded the proposal. In the end, it was decided in this way, and then the candidates sent to the five places were discussed.

King Zhongshun gritted his teeth with hatred.However, due to the situation, he could not stand up to oppose it. With the overall situation already settled, King Zhongshun only hoped that the inspectors sent to various places would be beneficial to him.

Since the second prince, Situ Jie, stood up and fired the first shot, Pei Yuanshan followed suit, and officials from the prince's line also took the opportunity to follow up. The inspection that was originally aimed at one place in Guangdong became a tour for five places across the country.The original situation where the prince's family was being beaten passively also turned into everyone going into the water together.

The other four groups of candidates who went on patrol agreed to leave at the meeting.This time, with the help of the second prince, Jia Daishan was in a good mood.

Pei Yuanshan's political literacy is good. After the dynasty was over, he walked alone and did not communicate with anyone.Only in this way, he was inspired by the second prince when he proposed to inspect important towns across the country. Only in this way can he prove that Pei Yuanshan is not a group or a party, and he is dedicated to the country.In short, Pei Yuanshan had already made up his mind to bite the second prince to death and not let him go.

After the dynasty was over, King Zhongshun also paid attention to Pei Yuanshan's movement, but found nothing.

After this court meeting, for many princes, nobles, civil and military officials, it is destined to be a sleepless night.But no matter who the person who can't sleep is, it won't be Jia Daishan anyway.This is much better than the previous situation of walking on thin ice. Jia Daishan feels very optimistic.

In Prince Zhongshun's mansion, Mr. Lu sighed after hearing King Zhongshun's speech about the court meeting, "It's careless."

King Zhongshun was full of helplessness, and sighed: "If I had known this, I would have quickly facilitated the patrol trip to the south of Guangdong. I think Jia Daishan is too high." This is good for King Zhongshun, and he never shirks responsibility easily.Spying on the enemy's situation is a business that is always in danger. If there is a boss who is good at shirking responsibility, it is very easy for the spies and secret agents under him to be distracted.The fact that King Zhongshun has been in charge of Qiming for many years has something to do with his temperament.

Mr. Lu hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "It's my negligence, please forgive me. If Wang Ziteng hadn't been allowed to lead the snake out of the cave and go south to Yuehai, he should have already set off, and today's incident would not have happened."

King Zhongshun waved his hand and said, "I don't want to do it with you. It's your job to offer suggestions. Whether you accept them or not is up to me. It's my own decision to keep Prince Teng temporarily and lead Jia Daishan to deal with Situ Jie. This loss was caused by this king's wrong decision. Fortunately, this king still has Qiming in his hands, so he has the upper hand after all."

"No!" Mr. Lu quickly stopped.

"What do you mean, sir?"

"My lord, this time the five patrols set out at the same time to inspect the five provinces. After all, it is difficult for us to grasp all the news from the five routes. If there is too much discrepancy between the news reported by a certain patrol to the emperor and the news sent by Qiming, even The emperor's trust in the prince this time will also consume the emperor's trust in the prince. Now that our layout has not been completed, the prince must not make a small loss." Mr. Lu persuaded.

"Could it be that we let the layout go to waste for many years?" Now that the province of Shandong has been secretly acquired by King Zhongshun. King Zhongshun's plan is an important piece of chess, but it has also been included in the scope of this inspection. To let King Zhongshun abandon it is tantamount to cutting his flesh.

Mr. Lu said: "Actually, the prince also knows that this matter has to be endured, so he will support Pei Yuanshan and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials at the court. No matter how unwilling, he can only endure it for the time being. As long as the prince still has the emperor's trust, after this time, in the future We can still recapture a few strategically important places. Therefore, my subordinates suggest that this five-province tour, no matter how other people report the situation in various places after returning to the court, Qiming must tell the truth."

King Zhongshun nodded while his face was heavy.Although he was angry in his heart, he knew which was more serious.

King Zhongshun understood the truth that patience can be turned into steel, but he didn't show much on the surface, but the second prince, Situ Jie, didn't have this kind of wisdom and tolerance.

After the dynasty was dispersed, the second prince was very proud.One of his proposals was supported by Pei Yuanshan, and then was seconded by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. If he made any gains from this visit to the five provinces, it would be his own credit, and his father would definitely look up to him.

But Situ Jie was confused, and Situ Jie's counselors were not. After Situ Jie returned to the mansion, he bragged about today's court affairs to his counselors.

"Mr. Zuo, what's the matter with you? You don't seem very happy that the king showed his face in the hall?" Situ Jie finally found out that Zuo Kaihe's expression was wrong, and asked tentatively.

Situjie's counselor was named Zuo Kaihe, Zuo Kaihe was also a Jinshi, and he took the post of chief officer in the Ministry of Industry.Even so, Zuo Kaihe is a real Jinshi talent, and the fact that Situ Jie was being used by others can be tasted after just a few ears.

So Zuo Kaihe analyzed the various interlocking relationships to Situ Jie.

Situ Jie didn't have the city of King Zhongshun. Even if King Zhongshun suffered a heavy loss, he could still hide it from the outside and adjust his strategy coldly and rationally, which was considered flexible.After hearing this, Situ Jie became furious:

"This old man Pei Yuanshan, he is just a mere courtier, yet he dares to use this king. Let's see if this king will tear him down next time!"

Knowing Situ Jie's temperament, Zuo Kaihe hurriedly persuaded him, "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Situ Jie is a person who doesn't use his brain when doing things, and often regrets afterwards.Therefore, Zuo Kaihe persuaded him a lot, and often later proved that Zuo Kaihe was right.After many times, Situ Jie was willing to listen to Zuo Kaihe's persuasion.

Situ Jie finally shut up, his chest still rising and falling, panting heavily.

Zuo Kaihe continued to persuade: "My lord, now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty support the inspection of the five provinces. Although this idea was not yours, it was also because of you. No matter what you say in your back, you must be remembered in the face of it." Congratulations; if you are obstructive at this moment, and you don’t say it out of face, wouldn’t it make people think that you had ulterior motives when you suggested that the patrol team going to Guangdong should start earlier?”

Situ Jie couldn't be persuaded by others, but the word 'ulterior motive' hit the bull's-eye.Because he had thoughts that he shouldn't have, Situ Jie was afraid that others would find out. Although he didn't hide it well, his thoughts were known to the government and the public, but Situ Jie was afraid that others would tell the truth.

So, although Situ Jie was still full of anger, Zuo Kaihe knew that he would not trouble Pei Yuanshan anymore.

For the Duke's Mansion this time, it was considered to have reversed the unfavorable situation.Jia Lian was stunned for a moment after listening to Jia Daishan's recitation of the court affairs, then raised his head and asked Jia Daishan, "Is it really nothing to do with the grandfather that the crown prince and Taifu are suddenly in trouble?"

Jia Daishan said with a smile: "Prince and Taifu, the elders of the two dynasties, devoted themselves to the country, and proposed to increase the scope of inspections, which is an act of worrying about the country and the people. I really want to share the worries for the country, but I dare not plunder other people's beauty in this matter."

Jia Daishan said so, but Jia Lian always felt that there were other meanings shining in Jia Daishan's smiling wrinkles.It's too powerful, it doesn't show mountains and dews, but it hits a hit and returns to the balance of power.This is indeed the quality of a good general.

The original tour of Guangdong Hai became a five-way patrol starting together.Except for Chu Liang, Wang Ziteng, and Shi Ding who went south to Guangdong Hai; the other four-way inspection teams have also carefully considered their candidates. , Check and balance each other.For Jing and Emperor, it was a relatively good result.

For the Ningrong Second Mansion, there is also a piece of good news, in which Jia Jing was elected to join the patrol team to patrol Shandong.

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, and the supervisory censor went on tour for as short as a few months, as long as a year, and what's more, due to other obstacles, it took more than a year.

On the eve of departure, Jia Jing came to Lixiangyuan of Rongguo Mansion and had a long talk with Jia Daishan. No one else knew what the two said.Just set off the next day, Jia Jing took away two long-term followers recommended by Jia Daishan.And Jia Jing sent someone to give Jia Min a big gift in advance.Jia Min will reach the age of Ji this year, so based on time, it is very likely that Jia Jing will not have returned to Beijing by then.

Of course, even if Jia Jing is not in the capital, and Mrs. Jia Jing is still there, Jia Min's birthday gift is still indispensable. Jia Jing is willing to give it in advance, that is his heart.

Looking forward to half a year, at the end of the year, all patrol teams have not returned to Beijing, but Lin Ruhai and Jia Min's wedding is getting closer, and this is the busiest thing in Rongguo Mansion.