Chapter 54: King Ning's Judgment
Imperial City, outside Wuying Palace.
Gao Xian was scolding the blind little eunuch, and his temper was quite good.
"Hey...Eunuch Gao, what happened? Why are you so angry?"
Jia Yun, who was patrolling the palace guard, happened to see this scene and stepped forward to greet him.
Gao Xian turned his head and glanced at Jia Yun, then waved the young eunuch away with his hand, turned around and said, "Isn't this Jia Shenling? Why do you have time today? Do you want to see your Majesty again?"
Jia Yun raised his eyebrows. Gao Xian's tone was unkind and he seemed dissatisfied with him.
Gao Xian glanced at Jia Yun and felt quite unhappy. He didn't know what his master meant. Why did he think so highly of this new guy? His cowardly behavior yesterday was so disgusting.
Jia Yun replied: "There is no need to meet with His Majesty. It's just a daily inspection. In addition, I came here specifically to see Eunuch Gao."
Gao Xian snorted coldly. After Jia Yun was promoted to the Chief of the Arch Guard Department, he showed more and more disrespect for him, which really made people angry.
"I, the manager, don't worry about Mr. Jia. If you have anything to do, just tell me." Gao Xian said bluntly.
Jia Yun's expression was as usual, he looked around, took out a large banknote from his arms, and said: "Yesterday I got the benefit of the Xue family. Thinking of Eunuch Gao's help in my first interview with the Holy Spirit,
I came here to express my gratitude.”
Gao Xian looked at the banknote in Jia Yun's hand and was surprised. He looked up at Jia Yun and suddenly put on a troubled expression. He smiled and said: "Hey... Mr. Jia, you are so polite. You are valued by His Majesty."
Talent, this manager is just giving me a few tips, it’s not worth anything.”
Jia Yun said with a smile: "In my father-in-law's eyes, it's not worth anything, but in my eyes, it's a big deal. If my father-in-law refuses to accept it, is he looking down on me?"
After saying that, Jia Yun stuffed the silver note into Gao Xian's hand. Perhaps the eunuch chief was used to being pampered and had no strength in his hand, so Jia Yun stuffed it into Gao Xian's hand easily.
Gao Xian pretended to sigh, and then accepted it, saying: "Well, it is Master Jia's wish after all. It's my fault if I don't accept it. In this case, I won't reject it."
Seeing Gao Xian accept it with a smile, Jia Yun said goodbye: "Okay, Eunuch Gao, I still have official duties, so I won't disturb my father-in-law to serve your majesty."
Gao Xian was startled when he heard this. Isn't this Jia Yun a fool if he gives away money and doesn't ask for anything?
But Jia Yun really had nothing to ask for, but yesterday when Gao Xian heard that Emperor Chongming asked Jia Yun to accept the benefits of the Xue family, Jia Yun saw Gao Xian's greedy eyes.
As a close servant of Emperor Chongming, Gao Xian could be said to be the most caring person to Emperor Chongming. Although Jia Yun was also a close servant, in comparison, Gao Xian was closer than Jia Yun.
Although Jia Yun is not afraid of Gao Xian, there is no need to antagonize him. They are both people around Emperor Chongming, so living in peace is the right way.
If Gao Xian, an eunuch, said something bad, Jia Yun might be in trouble. Throughout the ages, there have been countless good ministers and loyal generals who have been framed by the eunuchs around the emperor.
In order to prevent Gao Xian from causing trouble, Jia Yun naturally had to take precautions and establish a good relationship first. Peaceful coexistence is the right way. There is no chance that we will have anything to do with each other in the future.
Gao Xian was naturally happy to receive money and not have to do anything yet. Seeing Jia Yun walking away, he thought of the banknote in his arms, which was a full ten thousand taels. This attitude really made Gao Xian appreciate it. The previous haze was gone.
Just sweep it away.
"As expected of the Xue family, who are like "pearls are like earth, gold is like iron," they are really generous." Gao Xian sighed in admiration, dusted off the Buddha dust, turned around and walked towards the palace.
Wangfu Street, Ningwangfu.
At this time, King Ning looked indifferent, and Feng Ziying, who was at the bottom, looked uneasy. He didn't know what King Ning was calling him for.
After a moment of silence, Prince Ning suddenly said: "Ziying, let's put aside the matter of that boy from the Jia family for now."
Feng Ziying was startled when she heard this. The boy from the Jia family mentioned by King Ning should be Jia Yun. Feng Ziying wanted to understand and was puzzled. Jia Yun was in a special position. It would be very helpful to win him over. Why should he let go?
Prince Ning saw Feng Ziying's doubts and asked: "Have you gained anything from the Jia family in recent days?"
Feng Ziying thought about it and realized that he had not seen Jia Yun since Jia Yun declined Feng Ziying's kindness during his trip to Yaxing. He had also asked for a favor, but Jia Yun refused Feng Ziying on the grounds that he was busy with official duties. It was so unreasonable.
Failure to advance would be quite difficult for Feng Ziying.
After hesitating for a moment, Feng Ziying replied: "Nothing has been gained yet."
Prince Ning sneered and said, "In my opinion, that boy won't be friends with you. It's just a waste of effort."
Feng Ziying pondered for a long time and felt that what Prince Ning said was reasonable. After all, Jia Yun showed a posture of rejecting people thousands of miles away and clearly did not want to have anything to do with him.
However, Feng Ziying was not one to be discouraged, and immediately said: "I want to try again. If I can win over him, many things will be much easier to handle."
Prince Ning looked up at Feng Ziying and said nonchalantly: "It's up to you, but don't hold out any hope."
Feng Ziying didn't take it seriously and said, "Jia Yun is useless except for being favored by the Holy One. I can handle it with certainty."
In Feng Ziying's view, Jia Yun was not good at writing, martial arts, and was lecherous. He was not considered a talent. His only saving grace was that he was a member of the Holy Family and occupied the position of the Archguard. The rest was not worth mentioning. This kind of person,
Feng Ziying asked herself whether she could control it, and she was very confident.
Prince Ning shook his head and said with a smile: "It is great that Ziying has such confidence. I also believe that your talents are a hundred times better than those of the Jia family."
Feng Ziying saw that King Ning was speaking beautifully, but his expression seemed to be disbelief, and he felt quite uncomfortable. He didn't know why King Ning looked at Jia Yun so differently. He asked, "What do you think, Your Highness? I really can't understand Jia Yun."
What's so clever about that kid?"
Prince Ning pondered for a moment and said with great sincerity: "The person that Brother Huang likes must have something special about him."
Feng Ziying didn't know what to say when she heard this. Just because the emperor liked it, there must be something extraordinary? Who knows where the treacherous officials came from? Throughout the ages, there have been many flatterers in high positions...
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Seeing that Feng Ziying didn't take it seriously, thinking that he was his confidant, he reminded him: "I know very well what kind of person the emperor is. If there is nothing special about him, he won't look at him differently. Ziying, don't you
Do you think the Jia boy's promotion to an official position is too strange?"
Feng Ziying was stunned when he heard this. He really didn't understand what Prince Ning meant. However, Jia Yun's official promotion was indeed strange. He had investigated before and found that Jia Yun was originally a junior general. For some reason, he was summoned by Emperor Chongming. In their opinion, maybe it was
Emperor Chongming must be willing to benevolent to the Duke of Guo!
Secondly, Jia Yun was originally studying in the Imperial College in name only, but within a few months, he was suddenly promoted to the rank of counselor of the Imperial Guard Department. Such high regard was really shocking. If he wanted to be the Duke of Enguo, he should promote his direct descendants, such as Ning Guo.
The right person should be Jia Rong of the Duke or Jia Lian of the Rongguo Duke, not Jia Yun who has passed away to the side branch. Feng Ziying can't figure out the reason for this.
Feng Ziying looked at Prince Ning and saw that he seemed to have gained something, so he asked: "I am stupid and don't know the reason. I hope your highness can give me some advice."
Prince Ning was silent for a moment and explained: "Based on my understanding of the emperor's brother, I am afraid that he really thinks highly of Jia Yun. Perhaps there is something special about Jia Yun that we don't know."
Feng Ziying also fell silent after hearing this. King Ning's words really woke him up. Nowadays, if Jia Yun is really a good-for-nothing, he won't think so highly of him. It must be as King Ning thought.
Maybe there is something they don't know.
After thinking for a moment, Feng Ziying remembered that King Ning had said that Emperor Chongming behaved abnormally after meeting Jia Yun during a private visit incognito. Perhaps this is the reason...
Seeing that Feng Ziying had come to his senses, King Ning stopped talking. He had no way of knowing what Emperor Chongming and Jia Yun were talking about during the meeting. Only a handful of people knew the content of the meeting. Those people were Emperor Chongming's confidants and there was no way to find out.
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Although Feng Ziying remembered this matter, he still had doubts in his heart. After all, it had not been confirmed. Except for Emperor Chongming himself, no one seemed to be sure that Jia Yun's promotion was related to that meeting.
Regarding Feng Ziying's suspicion, King Ning still felt that he should make it clear to him. For some reason, when he met Jia Yun for the first time yesterday, he felt an inexplicable disgust towards Jia Yun. It was not because Jia Yun was disrespectful to him, but because Jia Yun was disrespectful to him.
A feeling similar to a sixth sense.
"Ziying, although I don't know what Jia Yun's strengths are, I think what he does is quite interesting."
"Doing something?" Feng Ziying murmured, obviously confused.
Prince Ning continued: "Take the matter of the Guards Department as an example. This guy got the power to remove him. He only dealt with a few people from Feng Bangning. The rest of the people were not touched at all, including the newly appointed deputy staff commander and deputy lieutenant.
Most of the people who originally served in the Guards Department had little to do with the Duke's government. Don't you think this arrangement is quite interesting?"
"Are you saying that Jia Yun is loyal to the Holy One?" Feng Ziying said in surprise, apparently having figured out the reason. As the newly appointed chief of the Arch Guard Department, Jia Yun should logically promote his close associates, but not only did he not do this
Even Li Bangguo, who was disrespectful to Jia Yun before, did not deal with it and still retained his original position. You must know that this dismissal is only for this time. There will be no such opportunity in the future, leaving a person who is at odds with himself.
Deputy Chief of Staff, don't you repay evil with kindness and try to influence others?
King Ning nodded when he heard this. Whether it was about guarding the Wei Si or neglecting him yesterday, Jia Yun was showing his loyalty to Emperor Chongming.
"This Jia Yun seems to me to be a smart man, as wise as a fool. He knows that his foundation is weak, so he devotes himself wholeheartedly to being loyal to the emperor. Only in this way will his position be more stable, and others will have to think carefully if they want to move him.
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Feng Ziying also understood at this time that no matter whether Jia Yun was really capable or not, even with this loyalty, the emperor would not leave him in the cold. Thinking about it this way, he was really not without merit. No wonder King Ning ordered him to transfer Jia Yun's
Chapter completed!