Chapter 45 Emperor Yongkang combines work and rest
At the door of Hubu Yamen.
Shui Rong looked at the beauty in front of him, her red lips and white teeth, and her round and jade face looked quite cute.
"But something?"
Although he was a little surprised to see Jia Yuanchun, Shui Rong was just surprised and calmed down in the blink of an eye.
Jia Yuanchun's posture clearly meant that he was waiting at the Hubu Yamen. She was the female historian of Shou'an Palace. Since she came to invite people, it must be the old concubine's order. Shui Rong also had the purpose of looking for him. Guess, it's probably because of my cousin.
Otherwise, a female official from the other side would come and look for him?It can't be just for sex! Yuanchun didn't realize he was there, and Yingying bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine heard that you came to the imperial city, and the special minister asked you to go to Shou'an Palace."
The imperial concubine is the old concubine of the Zhen family, she is so senior.
Shui Rong did not enter the palace city, but was in the inner city of the imperial city. Not long after entering the imperial city, the old concubine received the news and sent someone to summon her. It seemed that the imperial city had many eyes and ears. The moment Shui Rong stepped into the imperial city, everyone in the palace must have received the news.
He didn't think about it for the moment, since the old concubine sent someone to summon him, he had to go and see him no matter what. After all, the old concubine was also a water-soluble grandmother, and she had to respect her elders.
Moreover, my cousin has lived in the palace for many days, and the marriage should be settled, but she always puts it off and misses her daughter's home instead.
Hope it can have a happy ending! Thinking of this, Shui Rong said warmly: "Then the history of working women will lead the way."
When dealing with others, Shui Rong has always been humble and courteous. Regardless of their status, it is not because they are from his daughter's family that he treats them politely.
Listening to the other party's warm voice is as warm as the spring breeze in March.
Yuan Chun couldn't help but feel a little curious in his heart, and looked at the popular Beijing County Prince in front of him with his beautiful bright eyes.
What comes into view is a face that is as beautiful as a crown jade. It has both good looks and a good expression. It has a demeanor of "a stranger is like jade, and a young man is unparalleled in the world".
Involuntarily, Yuanchun felt an inexplicable throbbing in his heart, and an imperceptible rouge appeared on his round face.
Regardless of anything else, this is simply the reaction of seeing a handsome person. Just like a man will be inexplicably moved when he sees a beautiful woman, the same will happen to a woman when she sees a handsome young man with a face as beautiful as a crown jewel.
The so-called lustful heart is common to everyone, regardless of gender. This is human nature.
Speaking more carefully, this was not the first time Yuanchun and Shuirong met. They had met each other last time in Qianqing Palace, but they were in the main hall at that time. Yuanchun was not as noble as Shuirong, so he behaved well and looked straight. Out of the corner of her eye, she only saw a rough outline. If someone hadn't reminded her before, she wouldn't have known that this was the Prince of Beijing County.
However, Yuanchun was living in the palace after all. In the blink of an eye, his bright eyes were lowered, and his expression became as usual, as if he had never seen it before. He saw his blessed body and bowed, and said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty, you are welcome. This is my duty. Please, Your Majesty." Come with me."
After saying that, he walked forward with lotus steps to lead the way.
Yuanchun only peeked out of the corner of his eye, so Shui Rong didn't notice the instant change of mentality of his daughter's family, and followed Yuanchun towards Shou'an Palace.
Just looking at Yuan Chun's back, with her curls and graceful figure, she couldn't help but sigh, the golden hairpin in the Red Mansion is really elegant and exquisite.
Speaking of which, when Zi Shuirong traveled through the world of Red Mansions, the only gold hairpins he had seen were Ke Qing and Jia Yuanchun in front of him. Both of them were good-looking, and I don't know what the other gold hairpins were like.
I believe that all normal men have this curiosity.
However, Shui Rong's curiosity soon subsided, and it was better to do less than to do more. Just mind your own business.
And even if Shui Rong has this idea, so what if her daughter's house has only two doors to go, how can she meet her husband at will? There are two golden hairpins she saw, one is a female historian in the palace, and the other is a general. "Please" come and take me as my concubine, it's just a matter of fate.
What's more, there are so many stunning beauties in the world, why should we cling to the name of the golden hairpin, regardless of the others, the wandering cat Yingluo next to Shui Rong, the "heaven and earth" girl Du Yuejiao, the equally elegant and vulgar Qing Xi, the fresh and pleasant Cousin Zhen Hua, and Bei Jing. They are both first-rate beauties, no less beautiful than Jin Chai.
If you are well-informed, you will naturally not be easily fooled by beauty. All you have is a trace of curiosity about Jin Chai's name.
Qianqing Palace, inside Xinuang Pavilion.
After King Zhongshun left Shuirong, he went straight to Xinuang Pavilion to see Emperor Yongkang, and told him one by one about Shuirong's return of the owed silver as promised and his promise to help pay the debt.
When Emperor Yongkang heard this, he couldn't help but smile a little on his stern face, and said, "Yes, since Xiaoliu agreed, the Ministry of Accounts will start preparing for the end of the year to pay back the arrears."
Calling for payment of silver arrears has always been a worry for Emperor Yongkang. In addition to the matter of silver, it also represents Emperor Yongkang's control over the court. How can he show the majesty of the emperor when it is difficult to collect even the arrears of silver owed by 's just that there are many people involved, and it's all a mess left over from the time of the Supreme Emperor. Emperor Yongkang didn't work hard to rectify it, so he was procrastinating. Now that Shuixun is waving the flag and shouting, Emperor Yongkang can take advantage of the situation to call for payment, sweeping away the haze in the court.
King Zhongshun was also in a good mood at this time. In fact, Emperor Yongkang only had ideas about calling for the payment of silver arrears, but he did not issue an order. He had set a trap for Shui Rong, and Shui Rong was really good and fell into his trap.
Seeing Emperor Yongkang's decree, King Zhongshun agreed: "My brother obeys the decree."
After agreeing, King Zhongshun saw that Emperor Yongkang was in a happy mood. After thinking for a moment, he reminded: "Brother, Xiao Liu said that he can only persuade with words. The details are not yet known, so you should not have too much hope."
Although there is water-soluble persuasion, the effect is still uncertain. If it is far from the estimate, Emperor Yongkang will be disappointed.
Emperor Yongkang waved his hands when he heard this and said, "I know, but as long as Xiao Liu has this intention, he can at least collect [-]% or [-]% of the money, which is better than trying in vain."
The Ministry of Revenue was able to collect [-]% or [-]% of the outstanding silver. In addition to replenishing the national treasury, it also represented a change in the style of the court. Everything was difficult at the beginning, but with this change, the follow-up would be much easier.
After saying that, Emperor Yongkang paused for a moment, his eyes became sharp, and he said calmly: "I'm afraid that Xiaoliu will be perfunctory and become a joke in the end."
King Zhongshun was silent when he heard this. Since Emperor Yongkang came to the throne, the Ministry of Revenue has been calling for the payment of arrears, but the effect is not high, and many jokes have been made, so that the ministers did not take it seriously at all.
Therefore, there have been no reminders in the past two years. If the reminder is now to have no effect, it will be a joke again and the court's face will be hurt. Therefore, it is not surprising that Emperor Yongkang is worried.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit cold, King Zhongshun changed the subject and joked: "What the emperor said is really possible. Xiao Liu is a very slippery boy. He may really be able to talk to me."
Emperor Yongkang frowned when he heard this. He was talking about business. What was the reason for King Zhongshun's joking tone?
Fortunately, Emperor Yongkang knew that King Zhongshun was not an innocent target, but that there was something in his words, so he remained silent and waited for King Zhongshun to say something. If it were anyone else, he would probably get angry.
When the emperor is angry, it will not end well.
When King Zhongshun saw Emperor Yongkang staring at him, he chuckled, and immediately told Emperor Yongkang the interesting story of hanging a sheep's head in water and selling it for dog meat.
After hearing this, Emperor Yongkang had a strange look on his face. He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, laughed angrily, and cursed: "Your majestic Prince Beijing, you have such dirty intentions. This little Liu is really getting more and more ridiculous." .”
The nobles of the royal family represent the face of the royal family. If Shui Rong has such stubborn intentions that cannot be put on the table, it is the face of the royal family that will be lost if word spreads. If he had known this earlier, he should not have turned a blind eye and pointed it out directly. as well.
King Zhongshun did not explain when he saw this, but responded with a smile: "Isn't that right? The emperor said that he was a profiteer at the beginning, and I thought it was very reasonable. Xiaoliu is indeed treacherous. I can't use this stubborn intention. On my brother."
After hearing this, Emperor Yongkang raised his eyes and glanced at King Zhongshun, who had something to say. After a moment, he suddenly realized.
Although what King Zhongshun said was just a digression, he understood the meaning behind it. The so-called profiteers had a strong point in their hearts, and they were engaged in business that benefited themselves at the expense of others.
Judging from what Shui Rong has done in recent times, he doesn't care about the affairs of the court. In this case, compared with offending the emperor and a prince, compared with doing things perfunctorily, is it still unclear which is more serious? In short, Shuixun should not be perfunctory, which reassured Emperor Yongkang a lot.
After groaning, Emperor Yongkang didn't say much, and said in a deep voice: "You should pay more attention to this matter. As for Xiao Liu, as long as you cooperate well, you don't need to pay attention to the rest. If he wants to be a profiteer, let him go."
King Zhongshun understood clearly after hearing this. He understood in his heart that Emperor Yongkang had a very high tolerance for Shui Rong, not to mention the emptiness of blood and family ties. Shui Rong was backed by the Beijing Palace and had deep-rooted ties, so he needed to be comforted first. , and secondly, they came to the Supreme Emperor. From the time when the Supreme Emperor adopted Shui Rong, they understood that the Supreme Emperor's thoughts were simply because of the fight for the legitimate son. They were afraid that Shui Rong, who was inexperienced in worldly affairs, would be used by someone with intentions, so they kept him out of the matter to protect his safety.
Therefore, as long as the water dissolution is not too noisy, Emperor Yongkang will treat it as invisible.
Although Shui Rong was acting nonsense at the moment, they were just children's jokes and there was no need for a big fight. Even Emperor Yongkang was happy to see this situation.
Thinking of this, King Zhongshun said respectfully: "Brother, don't worry, I understand. As for Xiao Liu, there is no need to worry about this period of time. Just now, Shou'an Palace sent someone to take Xiao Liu there. At this time, he may not have enough time to take care of himself."
"Oh, Shou'an Palace?" Emperor Yongkang became somewhat interested when he heard this. He knew what Shou'an Palace meant, and he just wanted to marry the Zhen family to the Beijing Palace.
It's just that Shui Rong didn't agree. If Shui Rong went to Shou'an Palace at this time, it would be a showdown.
Emperor Yongkang tapped the imperial desk with his index finger, and after a moment he said: "Speaking of it, I am busy with state affairs and have not been able to pay my respects to the imperial grandmother for some days. It just so happens that I am free at this time, so I will go to pay my respects to the imperial grandmother."
King Zhongshun paused when he heard this, and looked at the memorial on the imperial case in silence.
The royal brother is busy with political affairs, so he really needs to balance work and rest, right? (End of this chapter)