Shenjing City, the Imperial Palace's Imperial Study.

Emperor Longqing closed the fold in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, and sighed slightly.

The situation in Shaanxi is becoming more and more chaotic, and it has gradually escaped the control of the imperial court, which makes Emperor Longqing a little angry in his heart, and he can't figure it out.

The disaster relief plan was started ahead of schedule, and a large amount of grain was transported to the disaster area in Shaanxi, but the situation still came to this point.

The money was spent, and the matter was done, but it had no effect, which made Emperor Longqing very incomprehensible.

How so?

Emperor Longqing was extremely depressed in his heart, and he felt a little powerless.

Suddenly remembered what Jia Cong said last time, the relief food that can really reach the hands of the victims is not even thirty percent, or even less. They were all corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and even united with black-hearted businessmen to resell grain, raise grain prices, and make profits from it.

He knew that Jia Cong would not let go of it without it, could it be that the court officials were really corrupt to this extent?

Thinking of this result, Emperor Longqing felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

A few years ago, the emperor was constrained, so that he could not completely control the court, and he was powerless to change the situation in the court.

Now that the emperor is slowly delegating power, there is such a mess again, even if he wants to rectify it, there is no time now, and he has to clean up this mess first.

Emperor Longqing leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes slightly, and kept thinking about countermeasures in his heart.

Dai Quan stood below, and when he saw Emperor Longqing's appearance, he was a little worried.

As the confidant eunuch of Emperor Longqing, he is in charge of most of the palace, and he knows Emperor Longqing's physical condition better than anyone else.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have found a way out for himself in advance and hugged Jia Cong's thigh.

"Master, are you alright? Why don't you go back and get some rest?"

Emperor Longqing didn't open his eyes, but just waved his hand and said, "It's okay, just take a rest." Dai Quan, Jia Cong's bastard boy has disappeared for two months, and now there is news of him?"

Dai Quan arched his hand and said: "Back to the master, I just received the following report, saying that three days ago, Ning Guogong returned to the mouth of the Yangtze River, and now he is returning by boat, if he doesn't go to other places, it is estimated that he will be able to return to Beijing soon."

Emperor Longqing sighed and said, "I thought that this bastard boy had run away, and it would be good to be able to come back. Now that the state is in a difficult situation, I feel that there is no one to use, hey!"

Dai Quan hesitated for a moment, and said boldly: "Master, seeing that you are so troubled, the old slave also empathizes, and the master has to take care of his body more."

Ning Guogong and the master have always been close, both capable and loyal to the master, why not the master reuse Ning Guogong? With him on the horse, the chaos in Shaanxi can be calmed down with a snap of a finger, and even if it is Liaodong, it is estimated that it can be recovered quickly."

When Emperor Longqing heard this, his eyes froze, he looked at Dai Quan, and said with an unkind face: "What, that kid Jia Cong bought you and asked you to help him say good things?" Does he really want to take control of the military?"

When Dai Quan heard this, he was so frightened that he knelt down with a plop.

"The master clearly observed that the old slave had nothing to do with the Ningguo Prince, that is, he gave the old slave some gifts during the New Year's Festival, and did not have any requests for the old slave. The old slave made this suggestion, all for the sake of the master, I don't want to see the master in trouble, let alone the master to burn down the body, the old slave has a sincere heart, and the world can learn from it."

When Emperor Longqing heard him say this, the concern in his words was overflowing, and he gave up.

"Alright, get up."

"Thank you, master."

Dai Quan got up, wiped the cold sweat on his head, and secretly regretted in his heart that he shouldn't have spoken to Jia Cong so directly.

The master above, but he is a suspicious by nature, he actually made such a mistake, it is really undeserved.

In this way, I am afraid that it will backfire, let alone Jia Cong.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Emperor Longqing say: "Although Jia Cong is the most suitable candidate, his ability and loyalty are not a problem, but he is too young and too strong, if he is not coerced, who will be able to govern him in the future.

So, where there is

I don't want to use him anymore, this is also to protect him, but also to leave him to future generations, I hope he can understand my hard work!"

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On this day, a three-story ship docked at the Tongzhou wharf.

Hulala, 200 soldiers came down from the ship to disperse the idle people on the dock.

Then, one left and one right, standing in two rows, standing quietly on both sides of the ship.

Jia Cong led the horse and got off the boat, followed by a carriage, there were more than 20 carriages, which got off the boat one after another, and went along the main road in the direction of the capital.

It wasn't until the vehicle passed, and two hundred soldiers followed.

The huge procession gradually left the dock and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Who is that? It's a big show."

"You're too lonely and unheard, you don't even know the famous Ning Guogong, the one at the front is Ning Guogong."

"It turned out to be Ning Guogong, I don't know where this went?"

"I don't know, how can we, the small people, know about the big people."

"Actually, it's not a secret, I heard that Ning Guogong went out on a trip with his family scroll, so he should have come back from his travels."

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Jia Cong's team slowly moved from the east of the city to the west of the city.

The news of Ning Guogong's return also quickly spread in all directions, spreading throughout the entire Shenjing City, and that King Jia Yan was back.

The news also reached the Rongguo Mansion and the ears of the old lady and others.

"Old lady, I heard that Ning Guogong has returned, he has already entered the city, and he will be home soon."

When Jia's mother heard this, her face bloomed with joy, this grandson still listened to herself, received her own news, and came back so soon.

"Okay, okay, it's good to come back, it's good to come back, Brother Cong'er and they've been gone for three months, I miss them a little bit, and I don't know what happened to those girls?"

Aunt Xue smiled: "No, Bao Yatou has never left my side, and when she is not by my side for a while, I also miss it tightly, and I am relieved that I am back now."

Mother Jia said with a smile: "Follow Brother Cong'er out, what else is there to worry about, this child is the most secure in doing things, and it is very reassuring, I am not worried, but I miss them a little."

Wang Xifeng said: "Brother Cong has great ability, we all know this, the family is not stable during this time, and now that he is back, we don't have to be afraid, see who dares to trouble us again."

Mother Jia said: "Well, that bastard of the Zhou family, relying on the power of Zhou Guifei, actually bought a murderer to hurt Baoyu, we can't do anything about him, Brother Cong is back, there is a way to clean them up, see how arrogant they are."

When Li Kun heard that Jia Cong was back, he remembered the dream of that day for no reason, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

My heart is even more complicated, and I am eager to see Jia Cong soon.

This thought startled Li Kun, and he quickly gathered his mind and secretly said injustice in his heart.

Jia Cong's team soon entered Ningrong Street and stopped in front of Ning Guofu.

The gate of Ning Guofu was wide open, and Zhang Fu led a group of stewards and subordinates, waiting respectfully outside the gate.

"The old slave greets Grandpa Guo and welcomes Grandpa Guo back to his home."

"Welcome Grandpa Guo back to his home."

Jia Cong turned over and dismounted, glanced at everyone, waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, get up."

"Grandpa Xie Guo."

Only then did everyone stand up and stand quietly on both sides of the gate, waiting for Jia Cong to enter the door.

Jia Cong handed the reins to Chunlan and walked into Ning Guofu.

Subsequently, the carriages also drove into Ning Guofu, passed through the second gate, and directly entered the inner courtyard.

You Shi stood at the door, saw Jia Cong and the others, and quickly greeted him.

With a happy face, he said, "Brother Cong, are you back?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, we are back, you have worked hard these days."

You Shi smiled: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back, the things in your own family are not hard, you are not at home these days, and my sister-in-law is really not used to it."

At this time, two beautiful shadows flashed behind You Shi, looking at Jia Cong with a resentful face, it was Second Sister You and Third Sister You.

Jia Cong was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, but he didn't expect the two sisters to be there.

Looking at the expressions of the two, he should have complained that he didn't bring the two of them with him.

These two have already shown their hearts to themselves, but they have never attacked them, and the two of them have emotions in their hearts, and it makes sense.

Jia Cong glanced at the two of them and said with a smile, "The second sister and the third sister are also there? It's getting prettier and prettier, and I've got a lot of gifts back this time, so you'll get one later."

Third Sister You snorted and said, "Grandpa Guo, you don't take our sisters with you when you go out to play, don't you look down on us?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "The third sister is too careful, one is that you were not there at the time, and the other one is afraid of affecting your reputation, after all, you are all big girls, and there will be opportunities in the future."

Second Sister You pulled Third Sister You, stepped forward and said, "The slave family has seen Grandpa Guo, don't be angry, Grandpa Guo, Third Sister is such a character, and she also talks to my mother."

Jia Cong said, "Well, I know her temperament, I'm not angry, let's go to the house first."

You Shi smiled: "I'm very bored at home alone, so I called the second sister and the third sister over and joined me as companions, don't talk about it here, let's go back first, those girls have all gotten off."

Jia Cong looked at it, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and others also got out of the carriage and looked this way.

You Shi took the lead and said, "You're finally back, how did you have a good time?"

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, it's good, but it's hard for you to be at home alone, so come with us next time."

You Shi smiled: "That's good, I haven't been far away in my life, and I'm going to touch Sister Lin's light in the future."

At this time, everyone also came up to salute and greet each other for a while, and then came to the lobby.

The movement here will soon reach the ears of the old lady, and someone should be calling soon, so it is better to go over in advance.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong said, "Let's drink saliva, take a little rest, let's go and say hello to the old lady first, the old lady should know that we are back, if we go late, it is estimated that someone will come to call."

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she stood up and said, "Then let's go now, don't wait for the old lady to call, it's the same to go to the old lady to rest, we haven't seen us for so long, the old lady must miss us."

Yingchun said, "That's the truth, then let's go and say hello to the old lady first."

Everyone nodded in agreement and stood up.

Xue Baochai said: "Since you are going to greet the old lady, let's bring the gift for the old lady with you, and make her old man happy."

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Then bring the gifts for the old lady first, and as for the others, let's send them slowly later." Let's go first, and the rest of you can do whatever you want, and if you're tired, you can go and rest."

Lin Daiyu said, "That's good, then let's go, Zijuan, you and the second sister of Heping will bring the gift for the old lady."

The mandarin duck said, "I'll also go and ask the old lady to say goodbye."

Jia Cong, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Shi Xiangyun, Sanchun sisters, and You Shi walked through the Grand View Garden first and went to Jia's mother's courtyard.

Ping'er, Mandarin Duck, Zijuan, Ying'er and other maids also followed with gifts selected by their own sons.

As soon as they entered Jia's mother's courtyard, the little girls shouted, "Grandpa Guo is back, the girls are back."

After shouting, he came to Jia Cong to salute.

"The slave and maid greet the grandfather of the country, and the girls say goodbye, and I wish the grandfather of the country good luck and prosperous fortune."

These girls of Jia's mother are all tight-eyed, and they speak decently, which makes people feel comfortable to listen to.

Jia Cong laughed and said, "Get up."

I touched my pocket, there was nothing, I usually didn't bring those gold and silver things, usually Li Biao and Qingwen helped me carry them, and I only had some silver tickets on me.

Just as they were hesitating to give them a silver ticket, the mandarin duck walked up from behind.

"Grandpa Guo has no habit of bringing silver, so come to me to receive the reward."

As he spoke, he took out a money bag, grabbed a handful from it, and gave it to the group of little girls.

The little girls accepted the money and said happily, "Thank you, Grandpa Guo, thank you, Sister Mandarin Duck."

At this moment, Amber lifted the curtain and walked out of the house.

smiled at everyone and said, "Grandpa Guo, girls, the old lady has been waiting for you for a while, come in quickly."

Jia Cong nodded and walked into the house first, and everyone followed.

There are really a lot of people in the house, and when they heard that Jia Cong was back, everyone who should have come came, Aunt Xue, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Li Kun, and Sister Feng were all there.

Jia Cong glanced around, nodded at everyone, and then walked quickly towards Jia Mu in front of him.

I haven't seen her for three months, and Jia Mu is still the same, and there is a trace of wetness in her eyes when she looks at Jia Cong.

Jia Cong came to the front and bowed: "Grandson greets the old lady, I haven't seen her for many days, how is the old lady?"

At this time, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Shi Xiangyun, and Sanchun sisters also saluted together: "Granddaughter greets the old lady, we are all back."

Mother Jia looked at the grandchildren in front of her and said happily, "Okay, okay, it's good to come back, I haven't seen you for a while, my wife misses you a little, come over quickly, let me take a good look."