was scolded by Jia Cong, and Ning Zechen was not angry at all.

He spoke again and said to Emperor Chongkang: "Your Majesty, the Jia family is already a giant family in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are still four major families in Jiangnan to this day. Jia is not fake, Bai Yu is a horse for Tang Jin, so ......"

Emperor Chongkang didn't wait for Ning Zechen to continue, and asked lightly: "How much does the Jia family occupy in Jiangnan?" ”

Ning Zechen didn't even think about it, so he reported the detailed data and said: "The twelve houses of the Jia family in Jinling cover a total area of 87,654 acres in the provinces south of the Yangtze River. ”

"Have you ever paid the field tax?"

"The noble family, never."

When Emperor Chongkang heard this, his brows furrowed, and he said: "The noble family, only Yongye Tian can be tax-exempt. Is the Yongye field of the Jia family in Jiangnan? ”

Ning Zechen shook his head and said: "Emperor Taizu Shengzu is wise, and he has long expected the harm of Xungui's enclosure, so he has already set the Yongye Field, which is the founding of the country, in Heiliao. Jiajia Rongning two mansions, a total of 26 granges, a total of 120,000 acres of fertile land, not in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

When Emperor Chongkang heard this, he looked at Jia Cong with a gloomy face and said, "What's going on?" ”

Jia Cong was not flustered, he thought for a while and said: "Chen Chu took over the Jia family, and the specific affairs are not very clear. However, the Jia family now has a total of 18 granges in Heiliao, totaling more than 70,000 acres, and the others have been resold...... Maybe he bought land in the southern province later, but the minister will solve this problem. ”

Emperor Chongkang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and asked: "The eighth room of your Jia family and the twelfth room of Jinling have already been separated, how to solve it?" ”

Jia Cong bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is still the patriarch of the Jia clan......"

Emperor Chongkang sneered: "I am still the Great Qiandi Emperor, how many people are willing to listen to what I say?" ”

Jia Cong had to take out the dry goods and said: "Your Majesty, the minister does not shy away from saying that the founding heroes are in the same vein, and by this generation, most of them have become corrupt and degenerate, and they have become greedy and incompetent. If it is only like this, there will be a few unscrupulous children who act perversely, bully others, disregard the law of the country, and disgrace their ancestors. As a brocade cloth, the minister can't just look outside and not look at home. So ......"

Emperor Chongkang's face was faintly strange, and he said: "The difficulty of the clan is the difficulty of the capital. Kissing and hiding each other is natural. Are you preparing to kill your relatives with a spicy hand? ”

Jia Cong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, although the ministers are intellectually negligent, they have different opinions. ”

Chong Kangdi saw that he was standing in a group of cabinet ministers and answering seriously, and he looked at him with a blank look, and couldn't help but have a smile on his face, and said, "Oh? Since there are different opinions, you might as well talk about it. A fool thinks a thousand times, and there will be one gain. ”

Jia Cong bowed and responded, "Yes." Your Majesty, the ministers think that when someone in the clan disregards the laws of the country and commits misdeeds that cause trouble to the people, it is not wise and good to cover them up, but will condone their evil deeds more and more, and eventually harm others and themselves, and affect the whole clan. Only when you see pests and take the opportunity to remove the rot can you protect the tree from being young forever!

Therefore, the minister thinks that the strict requirements for the clan are not to ignore filial piety, but to be loyal and filial!

The minister believes that if the spirit of the ancestors in the sky knows, they will praise the minister! ”

"Uh-huh!"

Looking at Jia Cong's confident and steady appearance, Emperor Chongkang couldn't hide his affection, and after chuckling twice, he said to Ning Zechen: "If Xianrong Guoquan has knowledge, he will be glad to have this good grandson." ”

Ning Zechen nodded and agreed: "Giving birth to a son should be like Jia Qingchen." ”

However, such high-level praise did not make Jia Cong very happy, but sighed helplessly in his heart.

It is strange that this pair of monarchs and ministers were able to drive away all the old party bigwigs who had been entrenched in the dynasty for decades, and they simply acted against the sky and forcibly implemented the new law of "competing with the people for profit".

They are really pragmatic, singing and harmonizing, forcing Jia Cong to the point where he has to be loyal to the king......

Lin Qinghe said: "In ancient times, there were 12 Ganluo as the prime minister, can't I produce a talent today?" ”

Hearing this, Jia Cong turned his head to look at him, his eyes faintly seemed to be mentally retarded.

Ganro is not a good death......

Seeing that Jia Cong was always awake, it was difficult for the calculating people in the hall to hide their stupidity.

However, for the strongman in the court, everything is a joke.

The more enlightened and capable the minister, the more practical it is.

For them, everything else is left unmentioned, as long as it is useful.

The new law is a big deal, not to mention Ning Zechen and others, even Emperor Chongkang has become the king of some people's mouths.

But so what?

As long as you obediently implement the new law, everything is easy to say, and you can scold a few words in private.

But if you dare to block the new law, even if your mouth is full of praise, it will not do you any good.

Such a pragmatic person does not have a burden in his heart for calling Jia Cong a young courtier.

As long as it's easy to use, it's okay.

Jia Cong was born in a big family in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Jia family is still one of the best in Jinling.

Second, the new law is the most difficult place to implement in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also the most prosperous place in Wenhua.

Many Confucian celebrities with high prestige, not to mention the local governor and magistrate, even Ning Zechen went in person, and they should also be treated with courtesy.

Ning Zechen's mentorship is not a "wealthy family".

However, in this regard, Jia Cong has a unique advantage.

He is now the most famous in Jiangnan and the closed disciple of Song Changong, who has almost become a saint.

There is also the descendant of Confucius of the Heavenly Sect, which is valued by Mr. Yansheng Gongmin.

Therefore, he is a famous teacher, and he can be regarded as his own person in Jiangnan Wenxiang......

Third, Jia Cong himself is even more talented.

Several poems are famous all over the world and sung by the world.

When such talents go south, they will be admired and loved by the people of Jiangnan.

There will always be a lot of tolerance for what they do......

In addition, Jia Cong has never acted rashly, and he can be entrusted with heavy responsibilities.

These three advantages are rarely available, so they can be used.

Of course, this matter will naturally not be dominated by him.

The court is not so ridiculous, Jia Cong is too young after all......

Emperor Chongkang looked at Jia Cong and said softly: "It's not for you to go against those people, you go to the south, first set up the Jinyi Guard, the dignified Jinyi pro-army commander, the Sanpin Commander, can't you just take those people under your command to do things?" Besides, there are a lot of foreigners in the south, so you just want to collect some information about the countries in the western part of the sea for me, and make it more detailed. I read the recital you presented before, but I didn't expect that Xu Risheng and Zhang Cheng would be brothers with the Ross Rakshasa Ghost, and they almost broke a big deal. In this case, the more you collect, the better. ”

Hearing Emperor Chongkang mention it, Jia Cong was happy in his heart, and he didn't waste a night's effort, and said: "Your Majesty, Erros is focused on the West, so he will never provoke Daqian, and he doesn't have that strength." The minister believed that the territory of the Great Qianqian must not be ceded by any means. Beihai is the land of Su Wu shepherding sheep in the Han Dynasty, and it has been the rivers and mountains of my Han family since ancient times, and it must not be abandoned! ”

When all the monarchs and ministers heard this, their faces became strange.

Wu Qichuan twitched the corners of his mouth and asked, "Jia Cong, when Su Wu was shepherding sheep...... That is the territory of the Huns, how can it be my Han family since ancient times? ”

Jia Cong didn't even have a trace of admitting his mistake, and said with a straight face: "Lord Wu, where are the Huns today?" ”

Without waiting for Wu Qichuan to answer, he replied to himself: "Since the two Han Dynasty, the strong Han iron cavalry broke the Xiongnu into two parts, the north is nowhere to be found, but the south is subjugated to the Han Dynasty, giving the country a surname, and becoming the fence of the Han."

After Wei Wu unified the north, he divided the Xiongnu into five tribes to make them independent of each other in order to divide and rule. These five parts live in present-day Fenyang, Qi County, Xi County, Xinzhou and Wenshui, all in the territory of western Shanxi.

Although it was chaotic again in the future, it still failed after all, and the bloodlines were scattered and integrated into the bloodlines of various ethnic groups in China.

Today, the surname Liu in Jinxi may not be without his blood.

Therefore, the land occupied by the Xiongnu should be the land embraced by the great cadres.

Beihai has been the territory of Daqian since ancient times! ”

Emperor Chongkang looked at Jia Cong for a long time, then nodded slowly and said, "What you said is very reasonable, and I think the same way......

Jia Cong bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise! ”

Ning Zechen coughed dryly twice on the side......

Emperor Chongkang came back to his senses and felt that such a distant and wild place should not be the focus of today, and it could not be diverted by Jia Cong......

After he cleared his throat, Zhengse said, "You have just returned from Heiliao, and you don't have to leave for the south immediately. I'll give you another three days of rest to recuperate at home. After going south, first, we must set up the skeleton of the brocade guard as soon as possible and recruit manpower. Second, to assist the Liangjiang Governor and implement the new law. You can't just clean up the fields of the Jia family, and get by without guilt, you are still a second-class uncle, the commander of Jinyi, you have to let the new law prevail in Jiangnan! ”

Jia Cong understands that what people value is not how powerful he is, but that he wants to borrow his identity to use as a gun and a knife for the governors of Jiangnan, and cut through obstacles for the new law.

It's just that although he understands, there is no way to push back.

He is not Ning Yuan, and he has no father and ancestor to shelter him from the wind and rain on his head.

The emperor would not ask him if he could go, only how he would do it......

Since this is the case, Jia Cong has to fight for some initiative, he bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister goes to Jiangnan, but he has to obey the orders of the governors of the provinces in Jiangnan?" ”

Emperor Chongkang thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Jinyi Wei is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and he can't obey the orders of the Xinjiang ministers. If they encounter something difficult to solve and need direct help with the imperial power, they can ask you to help. You go south with the sword of the Son of Heaven, and you can do it cheaply. However, caution must be exercised.

In the land south of the Yangtze River, most of the world's taxes come from other places, and there must be no great turmoil. ”

Jia Cong said: "The minister naturally understands, how dare he act recklessly? It's just that if the governor of Southern Province asks Jinyi to go out and take people directly, can the minister act at his discretion? ”

Emperor Chongkang looked at Jia Cong and said, "Naturally." ”

He asked, "But do you have any other scruples?" ”

Jia Cong thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the minister checks it, when the Jinyi pro-army was in the Holy Ancestor and the Emperor Taishang Dynasty, there was a firearms department. If the minister goes south this time, if he can achieve the best harmony, he thinks that he may not be optimistic. Jiangnan Giant Room has a huge wealth, although it is illegal gains, it can be forcibly deprived, and it is inevitable that there will be dogs jumping off the wall in a hurry. Jin Yiwei Xinli, if he only relies on swords, he may not be able to stop the people who are hungry for profit. Therefore, the minister hoped that the firearms department could be reinstated. ”

……

Shenjing West City, Rongguo Mansion.

In the Rongqing Hall, Jia's mother was half-leaning on the soft couch on the high platform, looking still a little tired.

I didn't sleep all night last night, coupled with my cranky thoughts and fears, and I lost too much energy.

Although I got up early to make up for sleep, I still felt uncomfortable......

On the side of the high platform, Mrs. Wang's face was also pale and pale, she spent a night with Jia Zheng last night, and she was not young anymore, so her complexion was naturally not too good at the moment.

However, I fought hard and listened to Aunt Xue and Mother Jia's conversation.

Mother Jia sighed and said, "Auntie, look at it, they all say that I ignore such a capable grandson and only love Baoyu, but they can't see Baoyu's good!" When did Baoyu make such a fuss? Although he also made a fuss, he was angry with his sisters at home, and the laughter was over.

But look at that...... It's only been three days since he came back, and he and Sun Xingzhi made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, like Nezha making trouble in the Dragon Palace, and the people who stirred up the peace didn't have a moment to live.

Kowtow to me early this morning, and let me worry less about outside affairs, but can you rest assured?

I was called by the palace again to defend myself, and I don't know what fault I made......"

Where does Aunt Xue know this, she can only pick up the good ones and say: "There will be no big obstacles, otherwise I wouldn't have invited my brother to go." ”

Jia Mu thought about it, but she still pinched her eyebrows and said, "If I change to Baoyu, I won't be worried." But this grandson, it's so uneasy......"

He said to Sister Feng again: "Send someone to the front to take a look." ”

At this moment, no one knows whether Jia Mu hopes that Jia Cong is good or that he is not good......

I'm afraid that even she herself is in such a difficult situation, so she is so tormented.

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "I have already sent two groups of people to wait in Dongfu, as long as the third brother comes back, he must come over here first......" Seeing that Jia's mother had a bad face, she hurriedly smiled and said: "Well, since the old lady cares about her grandson so much, can I, the granddaughter-in-law, stop me?" I'm going to greet ...... personally."

Baochai, Tanchun and others in the hall were worried, and they were eating and laughing at Sister Feng'er's slip of the tongue.

I heard the voice of communication outside:

"Third Master Cong is back!"

……