Jia Zheng respectfully sent the prince to vacate the palace, and happened to catch up with a young eunuch who came to the door. He said that Prime Minister Dai Nei had news about Miss Yuanchun and wanted to tell Jia's family, so he handed Jia Zheng a letter.
Jia Zheng ordered someone to give the young eunuch ten taels of silver, took the letter back to his house, opened the letter and read it carefully.
I saw the letter said:
Yuanchun was smart and very useful in the palace of Mrs. Zhen. Even the Supreme Emperor praised Miss Yuanchun many times.
The Zhen family and the Jia family were old relatives, and Mrs. Zhen also intended to bridge the gap between Yuanchun and Emperor Longqing.
But after all, the four major families are now in decline, and there is no one who can carry the throne, and there is no value worthy of Emperor Longqing's attention and win over.
Now, with great difficulty, the prince was appointed as the governor of the capital and took charge of the capital, but he suffered from insufficient foundation and difficulty in making progress. The four major families have always been in the same spirit. Why did they get confused in such a matter?
If Wang Jieshuai can completely control the capital camp, it will be a huge benefit to the Jia family. With such an uncle here, Yuanchun is still worried that he will not be able to get ahead in the palace?
After reading the letter, Jia Zheng did not dare to neglect, and quickly took the letter to find Jia's mother.
After hearing the contents of the letter, Mother Jia understood clearly that asking the Jia family to help Wang Ziteng was probably the intention of the Supreme Emperor. Dai Quan was the eunuch under the Supreme Emperor, and he was also the microphone for the Supreme Emperor.
Without thinking, Jia's mother ordered: "Yuanyang, go and invite the elder here, and tell him that I have something to say to him."
Not long after, Jia She followed the mandarin duck and walked in. In the past, Jia She might have thought of teasing the girl with the symbol of the mandarin duck, but today, Jia She's face was full of seriousness and struggle.
This surprised Yuanyang, who was used to seeing Jia She's leering look.
After Jia She met Jia's mother, he already had a clear understanding in his heart when he saw Jia Zheng sitting next to her.
"The son has met his mother."
Jia Mu said pleasantly: "Well, okay, you sit down, I have something to tell you."
Jia She sat down as he was told.
Jia Mu waved her hand to signal the maids to leave, leaving only mother and son in the hall.
Jia Mu: "This is a letter from Eunuch Dai in the palace. Please read it." Jia Mu motioned to her maid to hand the letter to Jia She.
Jia She glanced at ten lines and finished reading the letter in a short time. Then he frowned and alarm bells rang in his heart!!
"What is the Emperor going to do? Prince Teng was originally His Majesty's servant, but now that there is the shadow of Prince Yohitada behind his back, it is enough to be fatal.
Why does the Supreme Emperor still want to help Wang Ziteng control the Beijing camp? So, the Supreme Emperor wants Wang Ziteng to completely fall over to Prince Yi Zhong, and intends to support Prince Yi Zhong in the ring with His Majesty??"
When a person gets old, he will always feel insecure, especially the emperor who once controlled the world and ruled all the people. Therefore, he hopes to support his grandson to check and balance his son, and then regain his authority.
In particular, the relationship between the Supreme Emperor and Emperor Longqing was not very good, and it was a coincidence that Emperor Longqing was chosen to succeed him.
Who would have thought that the old Prince Yizhong, who was originally designated as the heir, would force him into the palace just because he wanted to force him into the palace?
It was difficult for the Taishang Prince to have heirs. He only had four sons in total by broadcasting. The eldest son was Prince Yizhong, who had a gentle personality and had a palace. Prince Yizhong was born to the old concubine Zhen.
The second son, Emperor Longqing, had a bold and generous character, with a rough and a fine touch.
One of the third and fourth sons was deposed due to the struggle for power, and the other died in infancy.
By the way, the old Concubine Zhen was not an economical person. The Queen Mother had no children, so she voluntarily raised the old Prince Yizhong under the Queen Mother's knees as her own son.
Because of this, the old Prince Yi Zhong became the crown prince.
To be honest, even now, Jia She can't figure out why the old Prince Yizhong suddenly forced him into the palace.
After the attempt to force the palace failed, he, the former prince, accompanied him to study, and his status also plummeted. He was supposed to inherit the position of marquis, but he was demoted several ranks in a row and was only granted the title of first-class general.
Brother Zhen from Ningguo Mansion next door even voluntarily gave up his bright future and became a monk.
In order to make Emperor Longqing no longer afraid of the Jia family, his father Jia Daishan and his uncle Jia Daihua chose to fight in the north and died of serious injuries on purpose! They naturally returned the military power to Emperor Longqing without offending the emperor.
Because of this, the Jia family was saved.
In that struggle, the four princes and eight princes suffered heavy losses! Nine out of ten of them lost their control over the army.
Even now when Jia She recalls those days, he still has lingering fears.
But as Wang Ziteng said, it is impossible to avoid the storm because some people do not want the Jia family to stay out of it.
Jia She's cold sweat was already falling from his forehead. After a moment of silence, he said, "What does mother mean..."
Mother Jia: "Our family originally belonged to the Supreme Emperor, but now that we are the Supreme Emperor..."
Jia She: "Mother, the world now belongs to Your Majesty, not the Supreme Emperor."
When Jia Mu heard this, she immediately became angry. She slapped the table so hard that the tea cup fell over: "You bastard! What are you talking about!!"
If it were in the past, Jia She would have knelt down and kowtowed due to his filial piety, but today Jia She sat on the chair without moving at all: "Mother, this is the last legacy that father left for the house. Do you really want to...
And brother Zheng, you should also understand the situation of our family over the years. If there are talents among his descendants in the future, our Jia family may one day make a comeback relying on this last foundation.
Do you really want to trade him for the temporary wealth in front of you?"
Jia Zheng was speechless and murmured speechlessly.
Mother Jia: "What does temporary wealth mean? The old man and your father were in business for two generations. Is there only a little bit of incense left? I know it in my heart, and I won't be done with it after just one use."
Jia She felt bitter in his heart when he saw Jia Mu's determined look.
No matter how good the relationship is, it will fade over time! What's more, when people leave, the tea will cool down, which is the eternal true meaning of officialdom.
After so many years, the two most capable members of Jia She's generation voluntarily decadently degenerated in order to reassure Emperor Longqing, and the rest were all masters with high ambitions and low hands.
Among Jia Lian's generation, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu originally had superior qualifications. When they grow up to be both civil and military, it might be possible for the Jia family to make a comeback, but it's a pity...
As for Jia Lian, although he is well versed in the world, he is still a petty person and has difficulty in entering the court. Not to mention Jia Baoyu, who has high qualifications but is a pure sex ghost. In addition, there are rumors that he was born with a jade in his hand. Whoever enters the court will be punished by Jia Lian.
You can't enter the court!! Otherwise it will be the disaster of annihilation.
The remaining concubine Jia Cong of Jia She is just a middle-aged man. There is also Jia Huan. Although he seems to be a little petty at present, he has not yet been determined after all. He is also quite smart, knows how to tolerate, and can put down his face. It seems that he is still a good person at the moment.
There is hope for success.
What's more, there is Jia Lan in the next generation. Although he is too young, he is Zhongzheng, smart and has a stable character.
After another ten years, maybe the Jia family will be revived.
But now looking at the appearance of Jia Mu and Jia Zheng, they will definitely not be with each other if they don't make friends. What's more, now that the Supreme Emperor has spoken, there is no way to avoid it and there is no way to retreat...
Jia She was upset for a while, but just then Jia Zheng came up to make noise again.
Jia She raised his hand and slapped the tea bowl on the table, smashing the tea bowl into pieces. The broken tea bowl pricked his palm and blood flowed out.
Jia Mu and Jia Zheng were so frightened by this scene that they lost their voices and stopped talking.
Jia She took off half of the jade pendant from around his neck, threw it to Jia Zheng, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to Jia Mu several times, then turned and left.