Chapter 111 Begging for mercy
A strategy to control the Japanese? !
What a good strategy to control Japanese invaders.
Sending Jia Zheng off, Wang Ziteng's heart was turbulent.
He never expected that Mrs. Shen would come up with such a shameless strategy to deal with the Japanese, but if implemented..., it would be a good solution once and for all.
Hiss~
Wang Ziteng couldn't help but think about the possibility of the Wang family grabbing a title.
The Wang family was once in charge of maritime affairs, and there is still a rumor in Jinling's hometown that there is a shortage of white jade beds in the East China Sea, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling.
Although the Wang family has declined rapidly after the sea ban, there are still many old family members in Jinling who have experience in sea navigation.
No, we have to call all those people back.
After thinking about this, Wang Ziteng shouted, "Here comes someone."
When he wanted to use this to bring the Wang family back to glory, Jia Zheng, who left the Wang family, felt even worse.
My uncle doesn’t look right.
He forgot that he was also a military attache. Military attaches were afraid that if the world was not in chaos, they would have no room for promotion.
Bang~
In the carriage, Jia Zheng slammed the table and said, "Detour to the Imperial College."
My in-laws, Mr. Li, was a civil servant, and his son Jia Zhu was also a civil servant. I have an idea, go there first to see my son, and then find my in-laws.
The carriage rolled forward. Shen Ning, who was returning home from Rongguo Mansion, took a nap and finally saw the big boy.
“Mother!”
Jia Zhen looked like she hadn’t rested well. She had a little dark circles under her eyes, but she was in good spirits. “The Japanese pirate’s boat is parked at Tongzhou Pier, and her son has ordered Xing’er to return it. We’re at our house, turn back..."
"How many boats are there?"
Shen Ning is still very satisfied with Jia Zhen's acumen.
After all, she asked him to go to Tongzhou, not to Tianjin.
It is rare for him to have his own ideas when he finds something is wrong.
“One!”
“Do you know how old you are?”
“I don’t know this yet, but their horses are all pulled from the boat, so they must not It will be small.”
The treasure ships traveling by sea are not small, and the minimum is thirty-two feet.
Their prices start at anywhere from ten thousand liang to upwards.
Their family picked up ten thousand taels of silver for nothing!
"Hurry up and send someone to ask for details, and then..."
Shen Ning thought for a moment, "Dedicate it to the emperor."
Jia Zhen: "..."
"Where did the Japanese pirates come from? Do you think the government won't investigate them? Do you think you are the only one concerned about their ships?"
From Tongzhou to the capital, there are many more powerful people than the Jia family.
"Be proactive and hand it over to the emperor. You may still get some hard-earned money, but if it's too late..., the censor may be impeached."
"Mother... "
Jia Zhen was reluctant to give up. Just when she was about to persuade him, the maid hurriedly reported, "Madam, uncle, Manager Wang from the Nan'an Palace has come over and said that he wants to meet with the uncle to discuss something. "< br>
"Did you hear that? Where is King Nan'an."
Shen Ning waved her hand, "I've already smelled the smell. If you don't want to make wedding clothes for others, just hurry up."
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"Then... my son is gone."
Jia Zhen went to fool the Nan'an Palace with her head and brains drooping.
Shen Ning sighed softly and said to Qing Ping: "Go, knock on the door of Ning'an Hall and ask Jiao Da if everything is ready?"
" "Yes!"
Qing Ping hurried away, and Shen Ning leaned on the soft pillow, "My aunt will take the two children to the house tomorrow, Qingzhu, go pick out some sets of the small jewelry. , let me take a look.”
Lin Changan’s is acceptable, but Xiao Daiyu’s, she wants to choose it herself.
For her daughter, she can look for it again in the future, but for Daiyu, she wants the best now.
“By the way, haven’t the gold locks you asked the Luo goldsmith to punch out yet?”
Shen Ning asked the Luo goldsmith from Kyoto to punch six gold locks. Each golden lock has a blessing. In short, Xue Baochai will never let Xue Baochai talk about the golden lock.
"What a coincidence, madam, when you went to Xifu, the shopkeeper of Hongyun Gold Tower sent six gold locks."
Qingzhu entered the back room and quickly brought a big box over. After opening it, there were six burnt blue jade boxes with gold locks inside. "Look, they are all very beautiful."
Shen Ning raised her hand. I took one and said, "Well, it's very beautiful."
Opening the blue-inlaid jade box, the gold lock inside is exquisite and unique, with the words 'Long-lasting Fortune and Longevity' on the front and 'Longevity of Nanshan' on the back!
The handwriting is simple and vigorous, as if it came from the golden lock. Shen Ning liked it as soon as he saw it, "This has a good meaning, give it to Miss Lin."
Looking at the little girl's body, Better than in the book.
However, Shen Ning felt that it was good that the little girl did not enter the house lying down during the long journey from Jiangnan to the capital and did not call the doctor immediately.
After all, Xiao Daiyu at that time had already lost her brother and mother, and she was still in filial piety.
If it were other children, following a strange cousin and traveling so far to their grandmother’s house, which they had never been to before, they would also feel uneasy.
It’s normal to have a little deficiency on your face!
“Yes!”
Qingzhu and other personal maids clearly felt that their wives really liked the cousin, "Then Madam, choose another girl for us."
Shen Ning continued, "This is auspicious As you wish, the flowers are full and the moon is full, for the eldest girl of Xifu."
Although she is getting married, she is still a girl of their generation.
"Everything goes well, and blessings are as good as the east sea to welcome the spring to the second girl."
Jia She must have a little love for this daughter, and he can't sell her again no matter what, right?
Shen Ning decided to be nicer to the little girl so that Jia She would not dare to despise this daughter.
"Flowers bloom, wealth and wealth, and good things come to the three girls one after another."
Shen Ning is looking for her biological daughter, "Well, the house is plump and the butterflies are fluttering for our Yue'er."
There is one left, keep it, and give it to whomever you like in the future.
“My wife has chosen well.”
Although it doesn’t feel as good as everything going as planned, flowers blooming and wealth, but, my wife smiled so well when she saw this, so let’s just keep it that way!
Anyway, the four girls are still young and cannot protest yet.
But they didn’t know that what Shen Ning chose for Jia Yue was her greatest blessing.
In the Red Mansion, this child had never received any love from anyone, so he did not know how to love, and eventually escaped into Buddhism.
Here, she hopes that her little daughter will have a harmonious family and a happy life!
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In Shoukang Palace, the Supreme Emperor, His Majesty, and Mr. Dong tasted the salt newly made by Jia Lian, and they were all very excited.
Improved low-grade salt has been turned into high-grade refined salt. The process looks simple, which is really great!
“Are you particular about how to control the heat?”
Dong Xiaoquan noticed that Jia Lian’s method of cooking bitter salt was slightly different, and he tasted the bitterness again. When I found out that salt was no longer bitter and was classified as high-quality salt, I couldn’t help but ask about it.
"Yes!"
Jia Lian couldn't explain the principle well. He followed everything from his uncle's letter, "The reason why this salt is bitter is because there is a substance in it that is poisonous, but its solubility is lower than that of normal salt." High, so when you boil the water again, you should fish out the precipitated salt in time before it precipitates."
At this point, he paused and said, "If it's too late. , this poison will also precipitate like salt, so when we eat it, it will still be bitter and poisonous."
"That's it!"
The Emperor and the Emperor looked at each other and knew. After understanding this point, it is convenient to let professionals study it, "Jia Lian, you have worked hard."
The old man was very happy, this kid is down-to-earth, "Isn't there one person missing from the Military Arsenal Department? ”
He looked at the emperor’s son.
The emperor nodded quickly, "Yes, Mr. Li, the doctor in the arsenal department, had his mother go last month and will return to his hometown to guard the country for three years."
The man who is the king of Jin is staring at him.
His people can't be snatched anyway.
"That's fine, you go back and draw up a decree." The Supreme Emperor looked at Jia Lian and said with a smile: "Just give this position to Jia Lian!"
"Yes!"
"I... "
When the emperor also looked at him with a smile, Jia Lian fell to his knees and said, "Jia Lian, thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. Long live, long live, long live!"
It turns out that he is really good! Can you be an official?
Still an official with money and leisure.
As a descendant of a family of military generals, Jia Lian knew how fat the Auxiliary was.
"Get up!" King Jin was tripped by his mother. When he rushed over from a distance, he saw the emperor personally helping Jia Lian.
Looking at their smiling faces, he knew they were late.
But, do you think that there is nothing he can do about it?
The King of Jin walked over with a smile on his face, "Father!" He first bowed to the Supreme Emperor, and then offered his hand to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, what's going on here?"
Huh? It looks like salt.
He looked at several plates and felt something was wrong for some reason, "Is this salt?"
"Well, it is salt, good salt."
< br>The Supreme Emperor was still smiling. He watched Dong Xiaoquan and Jia Lian finish their salutes to the King of Jin, and then said: "Lin Ruhai did a great thing in Jiangnan that benefited the country and the people, and has a lasting impact." He turned to the emperor and said: "Then You must be sure of all the Japanese tricks!”
“…Yes!”
The emperor was overjoyed.
He has been waiting for this day for a long time. "Master Lin was selected by my father and sent to Jiangnan." He flattered his father sincerely. "He and his father are like horses and bole." , A thousand-mile horse always exists, but a Bole does not always exist. The son... the son still has to learn from his father.”
“Hahaha~”
The Supreme Emperor also felt this way, but if the emperor's son took the initiative to promote it, could he be missing from the history books?
The old man felt completely comfortable and laughed on the spot, "As an emperor, knowing people and utilizing them well is the first priority." He taught his son on the spot, "Just like Dong Xiaoquan, he has a hard head, a cruel touch, and a poisonous mouth. , and likes to be serious in everything, so put him in the position of Shuntian Prefecture Yin. Even your brother, King Jin, must be honest in front of him, hahaha..."
King Jin: "..."
Dong Xiaoquan: "..."
"Father, Mr. Dong is going to be angry."
The emperor smiled, "In front of him, my son is also very honest."< br>
"Haha~hahaha~~~~"
"Father!"
The King of Jin stepped forward and said, "Sir, Mr. Dong, I think of something. Today, thirty corpses are placed in front of the Shuntian government office. It is said that the Jia family brought them back from Tianjin. The Jia family reported that they were Japanese pirates, but how could the Japanese pirates come to our capital?
< br>Also, when the Jia family encountered bandits, shouldn’t they report it to the government? Why did they kill them themselves?”
The point is not that bandits and Japanese pirates, but that the Jia family actually committed suicide privately.
The children of the Jia family have long since stopped joining the army. What skills do they have to kill so many bandits?
The King of Jin hoped that the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor would be more vigilant and not be fooled by the appearance of the Jia family.
The King of Jin looked at Jia Lian, "You are from the Jia family, do you know what is going on?"
"...In reply to the prince."
The King of Jin The look in his eyes was evil.
Jia Lian was beating the drum in his heart, but he was careful on his face, "Those people are really Japanese pirates. They are foreign aid invited by Li Haifeng, the escaped Li family. They attacked us at the junction of Tianjin and Cangzhou. I want to report it to the police, but under the circumstances, I can’t spare anyone!”
He recounted the situation when he encountered the bandit that day.
As for my father and Brother Zhen rushing to pick them up, the main reason is that Aunt Min has been away from home for many years, and everyone in the family, from the old lady to the aunt in Dongfu, is worried about her. In addition, there are people in the Li family who have escaped outside. They were also worried, so they rushed to pick him up.
“So there are still those ships in Cangzhou where the Japanese pirates are riding?”
King Jin was very good at grasping the key points and asked him next.
"This..., I don't know much about it, but the emperor can send someone to check it out."
"That caravan disguised by Li Haifeng..."
Jin Wang's eyes pondered, "Where are you now?"
"Most of the goods of Li Haifeng's disguised caravan left in Tianjin to compensate all those who died and fought bravely to kill the enemy."
Jia Lian said frankly, "Their master is chasing us, so there are not many things, just a few valuable items that are difficult to sell. Now, the Tianjin government office, I..." He hesitated, "I returned the purchase price, I bought a few coral rings and hairpins."
He looked at the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor aggrievedly, "I bought them cheaply, I..." He searched for them, "I am willing to pay the difference."
"What are you trying to make up for? You deserve this."
The Supreme Emperor turned coldly and said, "The general is outside and the military orders are not obeyed. King Jin, don't you even understand this? ? If I ask for instructions on everything, how can I be like today? "
On that day, the four princes and eight princes fought on separate lines, and it was their own decision.
"Li Haifeng's caravan is the spoils of the Jia family."
The reason why the battle was so smooth back then was because his father never cared about the little property.
When the country is in trouble, the four princes and eight princes also do their best.
Now...
The Supreme Emperor's eyes were stern, "What? The King of Jin doesn't want the Jia family to take Japanese pirates, but he also wants the Japanese pirates to kill the descendants of my meritorious officials in Da Zhao?"< br>
How long did it take for Jia Zhencai to be assassinated?
The Jia family has withdrawn from the army.
As the prince said back then, the Jia family is the most trustworthy. Four kings and eight kilometers away, they have the cleanest retreat from the army.
But even if they are completely withdrawn, a female member of the Jia family can still be angry because of the Japanese pirates and provide the country with strategies to control the Japanese pirates.
This is the foundation of the Wuxun family.
How could Mr. Shen know that if he hadn't seen and heard a lot at Jia's house?
"My son dare not!"
King Jin was so frightened that he knelt down on the spot, "My son... is wrong, father, please calm down!"
"..."
The Supreme Emperor looked at his son, the expression on his face did not soften, "Now that I know my mistake, I will go back home and think about it for three months."
Three months are enough for the emperor. The salt farm and Japanese control matters have been implemented.
"Go!"
"...My son, please retire!"
The king of Jin got up and retreated very sadly and dejectedly.
Although he has always known that his father treated his senior ministers favorably, Jia Lian is already his grandson.
He is his beloved son.
How can it be like this?
"Jia Lian, get up too."
The Supreme Emperor looked at Jia Lian who was a little scared and sighed with emotion.
The two houses of the Jia family, Ning and Rong, still support each other like their ancestors. Compared with the royal family, it is really...
The Supreme Emperor felt a little pain in his heart. He knew that the emperor and King Jin were now A surface light.
In the court, King Jin’s people have been stumbling upon the emperor.
The other princes are staggering around, just for their own benefit, helping King Jin today, and helping the emperor tomorrow.
On the other hand, the Jia family, as always, even if they are not in the court, Jia Lian can truthfully tell the truth about the filial piety of the Li family and hold it out, which is very rare.
“Dai Quan!”
"My servant is here."
"Take out the silver that Jia Lian presented in the palace and return it to him. It was earned by his own ability."
"The Supreme Emperor..."
Jia Lian just stood up and knelt down quickly, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. If I take it home, not only will my father beat me, but my aunt will also beat me. Even the aunt of Dongfu will definitely punish me in the ancestral hall." . ”
They’re really going to knock him.
“That day I took the silver and beat someone. I went home and told my uncle that my uncle had originally suggested that I hand it over to the state treasury. I also said so in front of my elders. If I take it home again, you know. , My father has never encountered such a good thing, and he will definitely have no objection to handing it over to the treasury, but if I want to take it myself..., he will definitely be angry with me and find a way to beat me! "
His dad can really do it.
And on the way back to Beijing, Jia Lian felt that his father looked at him unkindly.
After all, when the uncle was punishing people, Brother Lianzhu went to kneel in the ancestral hall.
He was the only one who escaped.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty..."
"Pfft~"
The Emperor saw that he was really scared and couldn't help bursting into laughter, "Father, please spare him." Well, then Jia She..., my son heard that he was indeed a bit confused."
The Supreme Emperor: "..."
The old man was also speechless by Jia Lian's simple plea. .
Why does it mean that my father has never encountered such a good thing, and he has no objection to handing it over to the treasury, but he has to beat him when he takes it?
Such an acting style...
Hiss~
The Supreme Emperor has a toothache, which is indeed very Jia-like.