Chapter 168
"If you like it so much, let's find a husband and have one." Ronghua teased the two princes in his arms while quipped to Chen Jia. Both children are very close to Ronghua. Ronghua took two gadgets for the two children to enjoy, and both of them quieted down.
"I also want to, but it's a pity that I have such good luck to give birth to two little babies at once?" Chen Jia smiled flatteringly at the two little princes in his arms, and as a result, one of them stretched out his hands and began to rub Chen Jia's face vigorously, playing a face deformation game, and the other actually stretched out his hand and began to pull Chen Jia's hair. Chen Jia quickly lost the battle and said bluntly: "It's not good if it's too much, it's too noisy." ”
Ronghua looked back and saw Chen Jia being tossed by his two twin sons. He bent down with a smile.
"Okay, let them go play with the nurse, Bi Lotus, you hurry up and freshen up for the county master." Ronghua patted his son and asked them to find the nurse, and when the nurse saw this, she hurriedly took one of them out.
"It's fine." The feeling of that little hand touching his face is still quite funny, but Chen Jia is really not angry.
"You'll have to face the saint later, seeing that the early dynasty is coming to an end. Let's freshen up. ”
"Okay." Chen Jia obediently complied. Bi Lotus has very good craftsmanship, and quickly got Chen Jia a bun. handed Chen Jia a handkerchief to wipe his face.
The two didn't talk for long, and sure enough, Chu Xiuyu knew that Chen Jia was in the Nine Summer Palace, so he asked Dexi to call Chen Jia to the imperial study.
"The courtiers see the emperor." The imperial study is still the same, except for a few ornaments, a qiē as usual.
"Have you already trained?" Chu Xiuyu asked softly.
"Nope. However, the latter should be based on actual combat, training can only exercise skills, and actual combat can make them more flexible. Chen Jia raised his head and looked at the tip of Chu Xiuyu's nose.
Chu Xiuyu subconsciously looked at Chen Jia. Wheat-colored skin, but a face is more radiant than before, those eyes always make people feel much deeper than before, it can be seen how she has lived this year, he still can't help asking: "Have you trained yourself?" ”
"Naturally, you have to train yourself. Otherwise, how to know which method has an effect. Chen Jia wants to choose two people with good grades to train again. Chen Jia thought of the twenty people who stayed in the capital, and it was a good idea to allocate two to be responsible for training the new force.
"That's right, Cheng Hu did a good job in Yuancheng. I found that those who have led soldiers or know kung fu have done well, but Sun Aoting can't, he is a civil official. He only increased his troops by 20,000, and Jiang Wenhan was the most unexpected, adding 80,000 troops. Chu Xiuyu's tone was flat and unfazed. There doesn't seem to be any love in it.
Chen Jia said in his heart. The Sun family also has kung fu, but it's a pity that in your palace, you are tied up as a concubine.
"The blessing of His Majesty." Since you have praised your eldest brother, you should also talk about kind words.
"It's not like you. I remember the first time I met me, you weren't so polite. Thinking of the first time he saw Chen Jia, Chen Jia's arrogant and unafraid appearance, Chu Xiuyu couldn't help but bend the corners of his mouth.
"The minister wants to go to Shengcheng to see how Shengcheng raises military expenses. It's also good to give Brother Sun a reference. When Chen Jia saw him say this, he was not polite.
"That's right. If you can pay for him out of your own pocket, I guess he won't have to worry. Chu Xiuyu said with a smile.
Chen Jia scolded in his heart, he said before that he would have no worries in two years, but as a result, as soon as he asked for money, he said no, let himself be the first to pad, my money is earned by myself, let me train people, I haven't asked you for money yet, and I actually started the idea of military spending.
"The emperor laughed, the courtiers raised so many specially trained dead soldiers, which one gave a pension of thousands of taels, and four hundred people spent me four million taels at once, not including the usual training expenses. Just training these fifty is a huge loss. Is the emperor going to help me with this amount of money? If the emperor comes out, the courtiers will give these silver to my eldest brother Sun, so that he can solve his urgent needs. ”
"Among the five cities, only Shengcheng is still paying taxes on money and grain, and my treasury is empty now." Chu Xiuyu said in his heart, I am poor now, and I rarely even go to the harem, and I usually like to reward some gadgets and gold and silver after pampering my concubines. But now there is no money to reward. Naturally, there is no need to go to the harem.
Chen Jia couldn't imagine that the king of a country would cry to himself when he was poor. It's really drunk.
"That being the case, the emperor should think more about how to fill the treasury, Chen Jia will also see how Shengcheng is governed on this trip, and if there is any good method, it can also be promoted throughout the country."
"That's fine. You are ready to prepare and set off, this competition is in charge of Wu Taibao, I will give you a holy decree, you will bring it to him by the way. Chu Xiuyu said, picked up a holy decree on the case, and wrote it. While he was writing, Dexi was recording beside him, and it was said that every holy decree issued by the palace should be recorded. Chu Xiuyu finished writing, stamped the treasure seal, and handed over the holy decree to Chen Jia.
Chen Jia glanced at it, and asked Wu Taibao to return to Beijing immediately when he saw the holy decree, saying that he had important things to do, and said that Chen Jia would be in charge of follow-up affairs during the competition. This is clearly the result of letting myself pick up Wu Taibao's easy work for a year.
"Why did you make me do such an offending thing?" Chen Jia muttered and put away the holy decree.
"If he doesn't do what he does, kill him on the spot." Chu Xiuyu heard the muttering and frowned slightly, he was also alert to what Wu Taibao was doing in Jiang Wenhan's territory.
Wu Taibao went to Shengcheng not only did not languish, but proposed a lot of useful suggestions for Jiang Wenhan to govern Shengcheng. The two jointly governed Shengcheng smoothly, the people were simple, rich and prosperous. Although Shengcheng is also its own territory, there have always been some rebellions of princes with military power in all dynasties. The two of them are in Shengcheng, and Chu Xiuyu can't reach it, so he can pull Wu Taibao back to the capital to prevent trouble.
Chen Jia was startled when she heard this. Could it be that there is something wrong with Wu Taibao?
"The courtiers obey!"
Chen Jia gave a salute and prepared to leave. But he suddenly heard Chu Xiuyu say something in the back. "Actually, you're still beautiful even if it's dark!"
Chen Jia quickened his pace and walked out of the imperial study, as if he hadn't heard it. This guy hasn't been in the harem for too long, and his aesthetics have changed?
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When Chen Jia went home, he saw Cheng Dazhuang and Chen looking at the accounts, and the two looked much older. Not to mention that the hair was half white, Chen even had some slumped backs.
"Dad, mother." Chen Jia called lightly.
"Niko, are you finally alright?" When Chen heard Chen Jia's voice, he turned back with a look of surprise.
At this moment, Chen Jia regretted very much that he hadn't made it clear to his family before, and asked Peony and Begonia to follow his will, and even hide it from his family. As a result, his father and mother were worried day and night, and they were worried about their white heads.
"I'm sorry, mother, I'm fine." Chen Jia hurriedly pounced and hugged Chen. Chen sighed lightly and hugged Chen Jia as well. "It's okay, but I'm worried about my mother. Begonia and Peony didn't say that your disease was contagious, and they didn't let your father and mother go in to see you, saying that there would be a royal doctor to treat you every day, so we didn't have to worry, but you haven't been good for so long, how can my mother not worry. Chen's eyes turned red as he chattered, and his voice was choked.
Chen Jia threw herself into Chen's arms, tears streaming out of her eyes.
"It's my fault that my mother is worried." (To be continued......)