Chapter 166 Jia Zhu is busy (1st update)
In the Xinping Hou Mansion, the emperor's preference was obvious, and the queen's rewards came in an endless stream.
When they moved, the other kings naturally didn't show any respect. Even King Jin went over to sit down.
It's okay if he doesn't sit down. Once he sits down, he can't help but think of his mother and concubine's original plan for him.
Yuanchun is one of his tools to steal the throne.
He missed the throne. If his son became a prince, it would be easier to fight for.
King Jin drank a glass of wine in one gulp, feeling even more angry.
The plan will be implemented soon. As long as Yuanchun is in the palace, Rongguo Mansion can only keep the treasure on her side.
Rongguo Mansion is controlled by Yuanchun, how far can Ningguo Mansion run?
And Yuanchun will be controlled by his mother and concubine...
It's a shame that Shen ruined everything.
King Jin grinded his teeth and poured himself another glass of wine.
"Uncle Jin Wang, I'm so excited today!"
After receiving the news from home, King Zhongshun hurried back.
For his only daughter, King Zhongshun was afraid of melting it when he held it in his mouth, and he was afraid of dropping it when he held it in his hands.
But on Wanshou Day, his precious daughter almost died.
His mother and the princess were so frightened that they became seriously ill and have not recovered yet.
So today King Zhongshun not only went to Jia's house to have a drink and gave gifts to Ningguo Mansion, but he also rushed here to make faces.
"Come on, come on, my nephew will have a drink with you."
Although he is a nephew, he is the same age as King Jin.
How big King Jin's ambition is, others don't know, doesn't he know it?
King Zhongshun had a drink with King Jin and said in a loud voice: "At the Lantern Festival on August 15th, my nephew heard that you suffered a great disaster."
King Jin: "..."
He vaguely understood that this nephew was not here to drink with him.
This is looking for trouble!
On the surface, he was still the victim of the assassination on August 15th, but some old foxes had already become suspicious of him based on his father's attitude.
But no matter how suspicious they are, they will not interfere in the royal affairs and will only pretend not to know.
But this nephew...
"Drink!"
King Jin felt guilty. He did not dare to let his nephew continue talking about this issue, "Today is Luo Er's big day, don't talk about those things that make people unhappy."
"Haha, yes!"
King Zhongshun was smiling, but he already knew in his heart that the so-called assassination that day was most likely directed and performed by Uncle Wang himself.
The purpose is still Mrs. Shen, her daughter’s savior.
After all, when Princess Baofeng was here, none of the uncles present showed any concern, so how could they be afraid of disappointing Cheng Luo at his wedding banquet?
Ho~
King Zhongshun sneered in his heart.
"It's rare that all the uncles can come together like this. Come on, nephew, I'd like to toast all the uncles."
Everyone still wants to fight for the throne?
Stop being funny.
But it was because of the emperor's attitude towards Cheng Luo that they had to come over to show their affection for their nephew.
From this point of view alone, they lost.
"Cheers!"
Prince Cheng smiled and fucked his nephew, "Zian!" He called out his name, "I heard that you did a good job in Jiangnan. You also played an important role in the smooth progress of this border war."
He didn't deal with King Jin.
When Lu Kun, the Western God of Wealth, voted in the name of King Jin, he was really unhappy.
But I didn't expect that the Western God of Wealth had not yet grasped the heat in King Jin's hand, but because of Jia Zhen, he was taken away by the emperor.
Now that the treasury is rich, the border war can proceed smoothly. As long as the river loop that his father lost back then can be won back, the emperor's position will be as secure as a mountain.
King Cheng couldn't grab it himself.
At this moment, it was natural that while disgusting King Jin, he secretly surrendered to the emperor in full view of the public.
After all, so many princes gathered together, and if his good brother couldn't come, he would have to send someone to monitor them.
King Cheng is not afraid that what he says here will not spread over there.
"Don't dare!"
King Zhongshun smiled and said, "That's all because of the Emperor's strategizing."
Just give the credit to the emperor.
The two foxes looked at each other and drank another drink.
"Zian!"
Another prince came up to King Zhongshun and said, "I heard that you also destroyed a few Japanese pirates' dens over there?"
"Well, I smashed three."
King Zhongshun smiled very heartily, "Don't tell me, their ships are really good."
Those ships were parked at Tongzhou Wharf, and their people were conducting maintenance and research at the same time. "One of them was bought from Folangji. Oh, there were several cannons installed on that ship. That is to say, our people were doing it at night." Touch it and move quickly, otherwise..."
He smiled and shook his head, "That's really hard to fight."
"Then...were there any casualties that day?"
An adult from the Ministry of War couldn't help but ask him.
"No!"
King Zhongshun's eyebrows flew up, "A dozen of our army's masters touched it quietly, and the Japanese pirates guarding the ship were silenced without even making a sound."
Those people are the real Japanese pirates.
Although the policy to control the Japanese secretly proposed by Mr. Dong has not yet been issued, it has been secretly implemented in the army.
The results have been seen.
King Zhongshun felt that one day he would have to have a drink with Lao Dong.
After all, those people are now his soldiers.
Even if he will not be involved in military affairs in the future, there will always be a sense of incense.
"Come on, come on, tell us, where are those pirates hiding? I heard that they all have a lot of money..."
"Where is the money left? Didn't you already tell me? I bought a big ship called Fo Langji."
King Zhongshun looked around and made sure that many people were really listening. Then he said in a slightly lower voice: "I heard that those Japanese pirates would take the really good things and transport them back to the Japanese country. So, My next step is to visit them.”
It is impossible for him to go around, but he believes that as soon as this word comes out, many people will want to go around.
If he wins, Dazhao will give him a title.
Can’t win...
Dazhao also suffered no losses.
King Yaozhongshun said that Master Dong’s policy of controlling Japanese invaders can be applied to many places.
The whole meal lasted until the sky was dark, and many people were still not satisfied.
But the emperor who received the secret report was already very satisfied.
The nephew of King Zhongshun is really good.
Although he occasionally messes up a bit, his ability to do things is very good.
In fact, if it weren't for the ongoing war in the north, the emperor would have immediately implemented a policy to control the Japanese.
However, this night is destined to be unstable.
In the middle of the night, a fire suddenly broke out in the direction of Shuntian Mansion. When the firefighting army quickly dispatched to put out the fire, news came that Mr. Dong had been assassinated and almost died.
Early in the morning, all parties in the capital once again imposed martial law.
While Shen Ning was sitting on a soft chair, holding her daughter and being carried around the garden by several women, the officials from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division and Shuntian Prefecture were checking for people with Japanese accents.
"Mother!"
Jia Zhen hurried over and waved the maids and women to stay away. Then she hugged her sister who was reaching out to him and said: "Master Dong has been assassinated."
What?
Shen Ning was slightly stunned, "Master Dong from Shuntian Mansion?"
"Yes!"
Jia Zhen nodded, "My son heard that it was because of the policy to control the Japanese."
Shen Ning: "..."
"Those Japanese set a fire and attracted everyone's attention, and then they moved their hands on Mr. Dong."
"How is Master Dong?" "I heard he was seriously injured."
Jia Zhen's face turned pale with fright.
The policy to control the Japanese was given by his mother.
"Mother..."
"Shh~, what does this have to do with us?"
Although Shen Ning was worried about Master Dong's injury, this matter... it really had nothing to do with her anymore.
"As long as you keep an eye on him, when someone goes to visit Mr. Dong, you should also bring more medicinal materials and go see him."
"No!"
Jia Zhen will naturally pay attention to this.
"My son heard from Brother Rong that when you told Mr. Dong the strategy to control the Japanese, Uncle Zheng from Xifu was also with you that day."
Shen Ning: "..."
Her complexion also gradually changed.
Would Zheng Er, a fool, tell anyone else about this?
If you tell me...
“Uncle Zheng’s mind is not very clear!”
Jia Zhen was afraid that her good second uncle would sell his mother.
"My son, let's ask him if he has told others about the plan to control the Japanese?"
Jia Zhen is now afraid that the good second uncle would not have connected Lord Dong's assassination with his mother's plan to control the Japanese. Then when he left, he would remember it and would use this to retaliate against them.
This is not impossible!
Uncle Zheng's brain is different from theirs.
As long as he's smart, he doesn't have to worry.
But he is stupid and stupid and doesn't know it.
Shen Ning is also worried about the big boy's worries.
Really, sometimes you are not afraid of smart people, but you are afraid of fools who think they are smart.
"...Wait a minute!"
Shen Ning sighed, "Go and ask again. Is the assassination of Mr. Dong really related to the Japanese pirates? Or is it that the strategy to control the Japanese has been implemented secretly, and the Japanese country has suffered losses as a result?"
She was on tenterhooks, always wanting to know some good news.
Otherwise it would be such a loss.
"...No need to ask."
Jia Zhen's face was a little strange, "King Zhongshun mentioned it when he was drinking at the Xinping Marquis Mansion..."
He said all the words that King Zhongshun said.
"My son heard that Fo Langji's ship is very good, and it is now docked at Tongzhou Pier."
If he wasn't worried about his mother, he would have wanted to ride over and take a look.
"A lot of people should have gone over to watch the fun today."
"...Okay then!"
Shen Ning finally felt a little comforted, "I'll go to your Uncle Zheng's place myself. He is injured at home now, and the news outside is not very good. I can just try to ask myself."
There shouldn't have been such a rush.
But if she had to wait for Hao Daer and the others to come back, she might not be so impulsive as to go to Mr. Dong and tell him how to deal with the Japanese.
Shen Ning sighed in her heart, "However, if he suffers, he may not tell us the truth."
This is the saddest thing.
"In this way, you check the boy next to him and ask him if he has been anywhere or written any letters in the next two days."
"Hey!"
Jia Zhen was about to leave with her sister in her arms, but suddenly she felt something was wrong. She turned back and was about to return her sister to her mother. Jia Zhen, who had gone to the Imperial College early in the morning to prepare for school, rushed over.
Of course he had heard about the news outside, so he looked very bad.
"Pearl, didn't you go to school?"
Seeing Jia Zhu's appearance, Shen Ning's heart skipped a beat.
"My nephew went to school, but he came back."
Jia Zhu had no choice, Lord Dong was assassinated.
"Brother, it would be better if you are here too."
He looked around. The maid who had just led him over retreated into the distance. Then he said: "Uncle, Mr. Dong has been assassinated. He was targeted by the Japanese because of his plan to control the Japanese."
He didn't have time to hesitate.
Things are not easy at my uncle's house.
Especially when the Jia family and Wang family have fallen out.
His uncle's leg has recovered, but he has not been able to return to Beijing Camp.
"After my father met Mr. Dong with you that night, he went to see my uncle the next day."
Jia Zhu didn't know what was happening to her.
As a son, he kept trying to deal with the aftermath of his father. "That day, he felt that it was wrong for Mr. Dong to be tempted by the plan to control the Japanese, so he went to tell the uncle of the Wang family, and then the uncle might also deal with it. Wa Zhice was very tempted, but he was not convinced and wanted to talk to my father-in-law. "
Jia Zhen: "..."
Shen Ning: "..."
The expressions of both of them changed.
"I was also called at that time, and I went ahead of my father-in-law."
Jia Zhu felt sorry for his father at first, because his butt was really beaten, but now that he talked about the stupid things he did, he really regretted why he didn't beat him earlier. "I stopped him." He scolded his father at that time. Must be quite fierce.
"I asked the boy afterward and he never went to find anyone else. I also went to my uncle's house and asked him to forget about it."
But originally, his uncle was willing to keep this secret, but now?
Jia Zhu was worried that his uncle would spread the news through gossip.
To the Japanese, the Jia family were also considered enemies.
They don't care if the news is true, but since the aunt is mentioned, they must have seen her before and won't let her go.
"But now my uncle may remember this matter again."
So, he ran back in a hurry, "Auntie, brother, please pay more attention. I will go to my uncle's place now."
If that doesn't work, call Yuanchun and work together as lobbyists.
In short, there is some gossip outside that the Jia family and the Wang family are in a fight to the death.
Relationships need to be connected, and the possibility of a fight to the death must be made clear.
His uncle could never let the Wang family and Jia family get to that point, "But he might also make some demands."
My uncle also wants to run for office.
He wanted to return to Beijing Camp.
This is the biggest problem.
But everyone knows that the Jia family and the Wang family have fallen out.
If we reconcile again...
I'm afraid the emperor will feel upset.
"I..."
"No matter what the request is, you can't agree to it."
What Jia Zhu could think of, Shen Ning also thought of, "He can only shut his mouth and tell him that if there are rumors spreading outside, the Jia family will only doubt him. By then, the two families will be complete enemies." .”
Although they have turned against each other now, they are still in conflict with each other.
"Pearl, don't be afraid!"
She didn't even know that Jia Zhu had done so many things behind her back. "It's not so easy for assassins to sneak into Jia's family."
Shen Ning touched her leg and said, "Not everyone can come in around me."
Then she went to the missionaries in the capital and asked them to buy a musket.
"On your uncle's matter, the emperor is watching, and so are the civil and military officials of the court. We, the Jia family, can no longer compromise."
Once compromised, everyone in the Jia family will be affected.
It is impossible for Jia Lian to become a doctor in the arsenal. Even if Jia Zhu passes the exam next year, the emperor will only push him downwards.
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