Chapter 518: No Taboos
Perhaps in the eyes of others, a high-ranking official like Taifu Siqing is a height that is difficult to reach in a lifetime.
But in the eyes of the Emperor Taishang and the emperor, the Taifu Siqing is a transition used to brush up Jia Cong's qualifications.
Jia Cong's particularity, at the beginning, Wei Qinghe's old man's sentence was born to know, and Su Hui was born, which had already made the second saint properly arrange Jia Cong's future.
How could such a talent really let him go to Taifu Temple to raise horses?
There is Jia Cong, three generations of Daxia Kewang!
If it weren't for Jia Cong's age being too young, just the merits he had made in the past few years would be enough to be crowned a duke.
How could he make up for this kid's qualifications, so that the second saint would lose his hair straight.
"Chong Ge'er ......"
The old man of the Emperor Taishang beckoned to his obedient grandson, and Liu Chong obediently stepped forward.
I only listened to the old man's advice: "Although you are three years older than Jia Cong, his talent is far higher than yours." Go to work under him, he is your teacher, and you have to forget your identity as the son...... Remember, you are a newcomer who has just joined the company, listen more, watch more, learn more, and talk less! β
Liu Chong not only did not resist the eight-character request, but bowed to Jia Cong with a disciple salute.
This was out of Jia Cong's expectations, so startled that he avoided the side, and said in return: "Shizi...... What is this doing, brother, where can I afford to be a brother, let's learn from each other in the future, learn from each other......"
Everyone is so familiar with each other, and it's so formal, isn't this destroying the feelings between brothers~
The old thirteen on the side slapped his thigh and laughed: "Aren't you brothers!" β
Liu Ke never does things falsely, he prefers to go straight.
"Dad, let the young people decide their own affairs, as long as they, the young people, do the things you explain to the fourth brother."
The old man also nodded, approving his own unreliable but reliable old thirteen words.
"Alright, that's it. But ......"
The old man suddenly changed his words: "There is something you have to be mentally prepared for in advance, you should also see what happened at the court meeting a few days ago, with the continuous advancement of the new policy, whether it is the DPRK or the people, the resistance to the new policy is getting bigger and bigger." Although Zhou Jiong can still hold it down for the time being, one day he will not be able to hold it down. At that time, many things will be difficult to handle in the court, and at that time, it will be time for you to stand in the foreground. β
These words of the Emperor Taishang made the atmosphere in the pavilion become solemn.
I saw that the old man had a solemn expression, and his eyes were staring at Jia Cong with deep meaning: "Many times, it is not necessary to have a deep hatred to fight for life and death. Jia Cong, you are good at everything, but you are occasionally a woman's kindness. There are some things that should be crossed by the rules, and when it is time to die, do not hesitate. Otherwise, it's you who dies! β
In fact, these words are still just touching the surface, and the deeper meaning is not to say it, Jia Cong has already tasted it.
The old man is reminding him that people who are not ruthless are unstable in the court.
Besides, it's such a thing as changing the law, how many of the law-changers from the past and present have a good end?
Jia Cong's mind flashed a number of famous and virtuous ministers, such as Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng, and the new law was not completely destroyed after his death.
Old man Wei Qinghe also said something similar to him at the beginning, and Zhou Jiong also hinted to him a few days ago.
What kind of nickname does Lord Shoufu want, this is to remind him that if he dies, it will be his turn to change the law.
Those who preside over the reform of the law can die, but the new law must continue.
This change, which was laid out by Wei Qinghe and implemented by Zhou Jiong, is likely to take several generations of sacrificial efforts to completely solve the chronic diseases accumulated for thousands of years.
And the danger and tribulation in this is incalculable, the Emperor Taishang understands, the emperor understands, Zhou Jiong understands, and Jia Cong himself understands.
"Let's dig up the foundation of others, which is more hated than the hatred of killing our father and taking our wife. I understand, who has not been hated by people for their teeth in the past generations? β
The bloodless struggle is the most terrifying, but Jia Cong doesn't care about it.
He spread his hands indifferently and grinned: "But I'm not afraid, with you protecting me and Your Majesty protecting me, I just offended the whole world, and I won't be afraid!" β
Jia Congtian's appearance of not being afraid of the ground made the old man laugh out loud, and the fourth child was probably because of this kid's uninhibited temperament, so he trusted him.
Sometimes, only people who have no taboos can do great things.
The old man said with relief: "You kid...... Rest assured, they don't represent the people of the whole world, and the people of the dynasty are on our side! β
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It's another year of the Flower Dynasty Festival, as soon as the sky is bright, the Huanghuafang Lin Mansion has already opened the door, and the servants who are sprinkling and sweeping, hanging red silk, and pasting silk flowers are busy going in and out.
Mo Ge'er put on a brand-new red jacket and wore it like a big red envelope.
Today, Daiyu and Lu, Lin Shangshu, who has been busy for several days, deliberately took leave at home, and he was sitting at the table, with Jin Se, and a pair of children while having breakfast, while talking about the ceremony.
Daiyu has a headache, and it's so troublesome to give a gift!
"Someone from the palace came to tell my daughter yesterday that the crown prince and the crown princess will come to the house at the end of today's day. Third Brother Bai and several brothers will greet the guests at the front door, and then let Second Brother Lian and Brother Cong go to entertain His Royal Highness the Prince......"
This is also a helpless thing, the Lin family can talk to the prince only Lin Ruhai and Lin Bai, and the others are worse in terms of identity.
Master Lin was going to entertain guests in the front hall, and Lin Bai wanted to take a few brothers to greet him at the front door, so he could only borrow his cousin's cousin.
Fortunately, the emperor will not come today, otherwise it would be troublesome......
Lin Ruhai nodded, her daughter's identity is special, and today's ceremony not only has to invite the royal family, but also has to be presided over by people from Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Rites.
On the contrary, he, who is a father, has to stand aside today.
Knock knock~
"Master, the old lady and uncle are here."
"So early?"
As he was talking, Lin Ruhai saw through the window the old man who was holding his granddaughter and striding towards this side.
"Brother-in-law, hurry up and wait at the gate, Niangniang's Luan is almost here!"
Which sissy? Needless to say, of course, it was Concubine Xian Yuanchun.
Lin Ruhai and the others got up in surprise, and they didn't care about breakfast, and hurriedly beckoned people of all sizes in the house to gather at the gate.
As soon as the people were assembled, a group of dragon guards walked in from the street entrance first, and stood in shifts, guarding both sides of the road.
duangγduangγduang~
The gong sounded on Jingjie, and the imperial concubine's honor guard appeared in Huanghuafang for the first time.
The people on both sides opened their doors one after another, looking curiously and surprised at the coercive and luxurious phoenix guard of honor.
"It's a phoenix guard of honor!"
"Oh! I remembered that Mrs. Lin's maiden family had a princess! β
After Master Lin entered Beijing, he lived in Rongguo Mansion for three years, and the Lin family was very low-key, and the neighbors almost forgot the strong in-law relationship of the Lin family.
When this Feng arrived, the neighbors realized that the Lin family not only had a Shangshu lord, but also their in-laws were also top-notch existences.
"Ouch, the etiquette prepared by our family is light, hurry up and change it, find out the most precious thing in the house, if it doesn't work, hurry up and buy it, the relationship between the Lin family is really good!"
Some people patted their thighs with regret and complained to their wives and children that the preparation was too light.
But the wife on the side pouted and replied: "The master is wrong, it's not that the relationship between the Lin family is heavenly, Miss Lin is the princess of the royal seal, and the family itself is the sky!" The concubine has already put away the original one and prepared the big gift again, where can she wait for now. β
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Yuan Chun left the palace today, not just to participate in Daiyu's ceremony.
In fact, she will not go back for the time being when she leaves the palace today, and when Daiyu and the ceremony are over, she will return to Rongguo Mansion with the people of the Jia family to live temporarily.
"It's the niece who disturbed my uncle's purity, and it's really the people from the Ministry of Etiquette who have to let the niece come over with a full set of honor guards."
Yuan Chun went to the inner hall after entering the house, changed the luxurious and heavy palace clothes on his body, and put on a light pink skirt, with only a jade and gold hairpin inserted in his bun, and the whole person looked a lot more relaxed.
There will be no people from the Ministry of Etiquette staring, the inner hall is full of relatives, and Yuan Chun is too lazy to care about the palace rules and etiquette, hugging Mo Ge'er to laugh and play.
When Lin Ruhai heard Yuan Chun's self-proclaimed and explained, he obeyed her and asked with a smile: "Niangniang didn't bring the little prince out?" β
"The sage sent someone to pick up his brother yesterday and lived in the Emperor's Palace with the five princes and Chun'er."
Yuan Chun is also helpless, she wants to take her son back to the house to save her relatives, but the old man now likes to play with his grandchildren more and more, the prince and others are not fun when they are old, and now they are asking people to pick up their little grandsons at every turn.
The old lady said happily when she heard this: "This is a good thing, the more the saint loves the little prince, the more others have to be careful." β
Everyone in the room nodded, especially Jia Jing and Jia Yu, who had experienced the battle for the heir in the last years of Zhaowu, and the two of them understood this truth the most.
Don't look at the calm in the palace now, but everyone knows that the wind in the palace has never stopped!
"By the way, what about Brother Cong?"
Since Yuan Chun entered the mansion, he has never seen Jia Cong.
It is said that today is Daiyu and Lu, and no one will be missing Jia Cong!
Master Pardon smiled bitterly: "Before dawn today, Cao Jiugong sent someone to knock on our door and called Brother Cong to ......."
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Jia Cong sat in the study of the Dragon Guard's Governor's Mansion, yawning constantly, glancing at the ticking table clock from time to time.
"That's the thing, according to Mr. Qingteng, although the situation on the Wusizang side is temporarily controllable, there are still too few of us on the plateau. If it was only the monks and officials of Uszang, it would be fine, but now that there are English people mixed in, it is indeed inadequate. β
The secret guards of the Dragon Guard, who rushed all the way back to the capital from Uszang, brought Xu Jin's secret letters, one to the palace and one to the Dragon Guard.
Cao Jiugong entered the palace before dawn, and at the same time asked people to invite Jia Cong, the universal pass.
When he came back from the palace, he conveyed the emperor's will as soon as possible.
At this time, Jia Cong's opinion is the main one!
"Your Majesty's meaning, now that the north and the south are safe, the army preparing for the war has been arranged. You are the person who is most familiar with the West, and it is up to you to decide whether to fight, how to fight, who to fight, and where to transfer troops. β
Jia Cong didn't sleep well last night, and he was alarmed before dawn, and he was in a hurry to go to Lin's house to celebrate Sister Lin's birthday and give a gift, which would be irritable.
Hearing Cao Jiugong say this, he immediately replied: "Of course you have to fight!" Territorial battles have always been a matter of strength. These monks and officials in Uszang thought that with the support of the English, they could ignore the Celestial Empire, so they used cannons and swords to teach them how to behave! β
Cao Jiugong nodded, asked people to take the map, spread it out and said: "The fight is definitely going to be fought, according to the news from the Uszang side, there are also shadows of the Rakshasa people in the direction of the Western Regions, and these people are faintly colluding with the English and the Uszambians." Brother Cong, tell me the truth, if there is a war between the two ends, how sure are we? β
Jia Cong smiled when he heard this: "I don't dare to say ten percent, but nine out of nine still have it!" β
"Oh? With such a high degree of certainty? β
Although Cao Jiugong also wants the Celestial Empire to win all battles, but in the end, he is also from a military family, and he also has the governor of the Chinese army, so it is not clear that there is no army in this world that will win all battles.
Moreover, this time the Celestial Empire not only has to face England and Uszang, but also has to fight wits and courage with the people of the Rakshasa Kingdom on the northwest border.
saw Jia Cong pouting disdainfully: "Dudu, do you still remember the letter from the West?" β
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"Master, my uncle has arrived!"
The housekeeper Lin Fu personally welcomed Jia Cong into the inner hall, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Yuan Chun sitting in the first place, laughing with the old lady.
"Big sister came so early? I thought my big sister would arrive before noon. β
Jia Cong saluted several elders to greet him, Yuan Chun saw Jia Cong's tired face, waved his hand to excuse him, and asked, "What happened?" I heard my uncle say that Cao Dudu called you over before dawn. β
Everyone's eyes are looking at Jia Cong, there is no big deal, Cao Jiugong, the governor of the Dragon Guards and the governor of the Chinese army, will not be so anxious to call Jia Cong over.
I saw Jia Cong helplessly responding: "It was the teacher who sent back the letter from Uszang, there are shadows of the English and Rakshasa people over there, the teacher is worried that we don't have enough manpower over there, and wants to transfer some soldiers and horses." β
Before Yuan Chun could react, Jia Lian, who was sitting on the side, slapped his thigh suddenly: "Hey, it's a good thing, it's my turn to lead the troops over this time......"
Syllable~
Master Pardon raised his hand and came up to his son's brain: "If you have anything to do, if you want to go, you and I should go!" β
Boom!
"What are you doing with Lian'er? Don't you want to think about how old you are, the place where Uszang is also where you can go? You don't want to die? β
The old lady slapped the table suddenly, and the sudden attack startled the old man a lot.
I saw that the old lady's face was solemn, and the old man who usually had no taboos was a little embarrassed.
The room was a little dull for a while, but at this time, I saw Jia Jing holding a tea cup, tasting tea, and saying quietly: "Auntie, don't worry, it's impossible for our family to lead troops over this time......"
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That's all for tonight, continue tomorrow, good night!
(End of chapter)