Jia Lu through the Red Chamber

Chapter 189

"The emperor!" Li Quan yelled and hurried to support the emperor.

"Father!" The second princess reached out to touch him, but he swung her away.

"Your uncle is seriously injured, and your old father is also old and sick. You are only thinking about your own private affairs at this time! Disloyal and unfilial! I don't have a daughter like you, why don't you hurry up! Cough cough!"

Li Quan went up with the spittoon in his hand, coaxing softly, and waved his hands behind his back, signaling the second princess to leave first.

The second princess changed from shyness to fear in an instant, tears streaming down her face, as if she had been slapped several times, she covered her face and ran out the door.

I ran all the way without seeing the emperor coming, and was stopped by the eunuchs. The emperor was not very close to the second princess, but the young sister was crying like this, so she was relieved. The second princess was full of the emperor just now. Without her as a daughter, under the worry and fear, she couldn't say anything, she just cried.

Logically, this was a disgrace in front of the palace, but the emperor didn't bother with her, so he let her go.

Afterwards, I sent a little eunuch to inquire, and I still went to pay my respects to the emperor. As soon as I arrived at Ningshou Palace, I saw the imperial physician coming and going, saying that the emperor was in a hurry and fell ill again. It sounds like even if he is sick, the palace will still be there from time to time. When the scolding of the unfilial son and the unfilial daughter came over, his face turned dark immediately, the unfilial son was probably talking about him again, right?Not wanting to touch his bad luck, he turned around and left.

On the way back, the little eunuch came forward and turned back. It turned out that it was the old sage who was born because the second princess fell in love with the second master Qiang.

Jia Qiang?The emperor raised his eyebrows.

It was the young general in white robe who made a big splash on the hunting ground, but later became a scapegoat and was demoted. Madam Jia Jieyu, everyone in the Jia family looks good!But if you think about it, that's all.

Returning to the Qianqing Palace where I live daily, there are eunuchs coming and going, saying that Young Master Jiang is here, and the emperor asked someone to come in.

"My servant pays my respects to the emperor." Jiang Zining knelt on one knee to say hello.

"Get up, what is the relationship between us brothers, do we still need to stick to such etiquette? Get up quickly!" As he said, he went down the steps and was about to help him up.

"The present is different from the past, and etiquette cannot be discarded." Jiang Zining stepped aside.

"You! You are also the commander of the Jinwu Guard now, why are you still so serious." The emperor smiled helplessly.

After the two were seated, the emperor asked, "How is the formation of the navy?"

Jiang Zining shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate. After so many years of seaside peace, there are very few skilled sailors. Except for the Nan'an County King in the south, there are some good players. In the north, there are mostly landlubbers, and there are not enough teachers. , progress is very difficult."

Hearing this, even the emperor became anxious, "Where's the Jiangnan Cao army?"

"It's been rotten for a long time. The Cao army came from the reform of the Cao Gang. It was originally not clear about the aristocratic family in the south of the Yangtze River. When Wen Sugong was still there, he was still a little bit modest. Later, when Wen Su was seriously ill, the Zhen family wanted nothing to do. Expansion, treating the entire Cao army as his own private army. The subsequent suppression of the Zhen family, not only did not save the situation, but more people talked about fishing, which is completely unusable."

"Wouldn't it be that to resist the Japanese pirates and the daughter of Qianxiang Kingdom have to rely on the old man of Nan'an County King!"

Jiang Zining didn't speak, and the emperor leaned heavily on the dragon chair.

After a long while, the emperor gritted his teeth and said, "I have lost my sense of propriety. These four kings and eight princes have always been prosperous, all of them are prosperous and all of them are damaged. What are the four major families that have been extended? As long as I still need one of them, I will take care of you." Can't be moved, damn it!"

"Bang!" With a loud sound, the emperor slammed heavily on the table.

"Please appease the emperor, the four kings and eight princes have been established since the founding of the country, even if they are all abolished, they can only be divided and dissolved, not all at once!" Braving the emperor's wrath, Jiang Zining advised.

"I know." The emperor let go of his clenched fist and said,

"Ai Qing thinks among these four kings and eight princes, who should win over and who should suppress?"

Hearing his "Ai Qing", she knew that he was very angry, so she said,

"The four kings and eight princes are intricate and complicated, and I dare not speak out without authorization. The most urgent thing is to prepare for the navy, and I think the prince Teng Wang's family can be used."

"Oh? Zining continued."

Jiang Zining pondered for a moment, and organized his remarks, "Just now the emperor asked me if there are any available people, but I didn't answer, this royal family may be available. The ancestor of their family is the county magistrate under the command of the Du Taiwei. Regarding the arrival of foreign merchants and envoys, in the heyday, there were countless good merchant ships. Although they are defeated now, they still have a solid foundation. I heard that the overseas business of the royal family's in-laws, Jia Jianing, is booming. , I'm afraid there will be a shadow of the Wang family again."

"You mean you might have borrowed the influence of the Wang family?" The emperor's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again, "That old fox Wang Ziteng is not something we can easily calculate."

Among the so-called four major families, the Jia family has always been the leader, why?Just because they accounted for two of the eight princes, but in Wang Ziteng's generation, relying on his own ability, he reversed the form and became the existence that the four major families relied on.

You must know that he is still the second son. Under the eldest son inheritance system, only the eldest son can obtain the greatest resources in the family. To put it bluntly, Wang Ziteng climbed up by himself without the help of many families.Even the present who has always looked down on him still thinks he is a very nice person.

Jiang Zining said confidently, "Master Wang Ziteng is indeed very capable, but he is just a person with two hands. There is only Wang Ren, a nephew and descendant. He only knows how to eat, drink and play. The Wang family has no successors. Only by watching and interacting with relatives and clansmen can he be able to survive." Maintaining his own power, so he has one of the biggest weaknesses, which is his ignorant trust and favoritism towards relatives and clansmen."

Following Jiang Zining's train of thought, the emperor thought carefully,

"Although Wang Ziteng has many friendships, but because of his unfriendly temperament, he has made many enemies. If you want to start with him, you can only start with their in-laws. The Xue family has long since fallen, and there is no use for it. Historian?"

Thinking of the two Shijia brothers, he shook his head and said, "The Shijia brothers are considered to be high-ranking and powerful, and it is easy to get some money. You can tell that they will not do it easily just by looking at how poor their family is."

"Then only the Jia family will be left."

The Jia family and the Xue family have been married for two generations. Their family is like a sieve, and their minds are not clear. The only one who is a little sober is Jia Jing, who is not capable enough. In today's eyes, this Jia family is the best pawn.

However, the emperor was still a little hesitant, and he still couldn't let go of the two brothers Rongqiang due to the urgent shortage of talents.

Jiang Zining looked at his face. They have been cousins ​​for many years, and they have worked together for many years. They also have a certainty about his thoughts. That, the little girl who was so scared to death but still helped her avoid the patrols, that's all, let's just repay the little girl for saving her life!