Jia Heng returned to the house, and not long after dinner, the guards of Jinyi Mansion came to report that Zhang Yongchuan, the governor of Jiangnan, asked to see him.
Jia Heng put down the memorial in his hand and came to the hall.
Zhang Yongchuan stood up from his seat, with a respectful expression on his face, saluted the young man in the python suit, cupped his hands and said, "I have met Duke Wei."
Jia Heng stretched out his hand to support you and said softly: "Master Zhang, please get up quickly."
Zhang Yongchuan's face paused slightly and asked: "Mr. Wei Guo, how are you doing with the Queen?"
Jia Heng said: "At present, the Queen's body is in good condition, and the Jinyi Mansion is tracking the assassin."
Zhang Yongchuan hesitated and asked, "Who is this gangster?"
Although he is the governor of a province, he may not be of sufficient rank when asked about this matter.
"The remnants of the Longzhi Dynasty and King Zhao's party." Jia Heng said coldly.
Zhang Yongchuan was shocked and said in a low voice: "It's these gangsters who are causing trouble?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Master Zhang, don't be alarmed. I have written a memorial about this matter and submitted it to the capital. Soon, the imperial court will strictly investigate the remnants of the former King Zhao's party."
Waiting for next year will not only implement the New Deal, but also clean up the remnants of the Longzhi Dynasty.
There was a hint of surprise on Zhang Yongchuan's face, and he said softly: "Mr. Wei Guo, I wonder what the situation is over there in Hangzhou Mansion?"
Jia Heng said: "Hauge's troops have been repulsed, and Hangzhou Prefecture is as safe as a rock. This time the Jurchens and the remnants of the Korean Navy launched a surprise attack from the sea and almost caused a catastrophe in the counties of Hangzhou Prefecture. Fortunately, here
This time we basically destroyed the maritime power of the North Korean navy, and from now on, our southern waters of the Han Dynasty will no longer be harassed by the Jurchens."
Zhang Yongchuan's heart moved slightly when he heard this.
In other words, the impeachment of Jia Heng threatened by the King of Liang no longer exists. Especially since the Queen is safe and sound, the young Duke cannot be shaken.
Previously, when Liang Wang Chen Wei went to meet with a group of Jiangsu officials, he publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with Jia Heng. Then the Jiangsu officials who originally had a grudge against Jia Heng because of the New Deal planned to secretly communicate with the clan censor in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The officials exchanged letters to impeach Jia Heng.
With the deepening of the Qing Dynasty, the interests of some officials and gentry who had purchased property and camped in Suzhou were harmed. Although it was impossible to obstruct the New Deal openly and openly, it would still be possible if they took advantage of Jia Heng's mistakes and omissions to criticize and impeach him.
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Jia Heng said: "Sir Zhang, how is the implementation of the New Deal in Suzhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture recently? Are there any local governments or counties that are obstructing the New Deal?"
Zhang Yongchuan said: "Don't worry, Lord Wei, now the gentry in Jiangsu Province from top to bottom are looking forward to the New Deal."
Jia Heng said: "This is the real way in which the people do not pay taxes and the state uses the resources. If the people are robbed, the people will become resentful, which will shake the foundation of the country."
Zhang Yongchuan said softly: "What Duke Wei Guo said is true."
After that, Jia Heng talked with Zhang Yongchuan for a while, and when night fell, Zhang Yongchuan took his leave.
At this time, Liu Jixian entered the hall and said in a deep voice: "Captain, has the news come from Hangzhou and Zhoushan?"
"What should I say?" Jia Heng put down the book in his hand, raised his eyes and looked at Liu Jixian, and asked.
Liu Jixian pondered: "In Zhoushan, Shui Yu and General Dong worked together to annihilate Abate's troops. Abate was killed by General Shui Yushui. The Jurchens on the island were wiped out. Most of the North Korean navy begged to surrender. Princess Le'an is now
We have already led our troops to Hangzhou Prefecture to join Commander Jie."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Send the news that the Queen's fleet is safe and sound to the Song family over there in Hangzhou. They may know the news of the attack."
Xiaoxiao must be on her way here already. She may not arrive in Suzhou tomorrow.
Liu Jixian responded with a yes and said: "Captain, Jinyi Mansion traced the remnants of King Zhao and tortured some of the dead soldiers. It was found that most of them were subordinates of King Zhao in the former army, and they were not related to the White Lotus Sect entrenched in Shandong.
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Jia Heng nodded and said: "I understand, I will be imprisoned in Jinyi Mansion for now. Recently, I will be closely protecting the Queen and Prince Liang."
Xiaoxiao is the White Lotus Saint. These dead men should not know Xiaoxiao, otherwise, he would have to try to cover up for Xiaoxiao.
After Liu Jixian left, Jia Heng thought for a while and said nothing again all night.
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next day
One night passed, the north wind howled, and it snowed last night. The branches of the bare trees were covered with a thin layer of snow.
Jia Heng got up, washed his face, and planned to go to Queen Song's wing to pay her respects.
At this moment, in the side room, Empress Song had just finished eating red dates and glutinous rice porridge and washed her hands. Her face, which was originally as pale as paper, became much rosier.
After a day passed, the wound on the crook of the leg had gradually healed and was no longer as painful as yesterday.
Queen Song said: "Nianyun, is it snowing outside?"
"Madam, it's snowing outside, but it's not very heavy. This morning, I passed by the garden and saw a few red plum trees in bloom." Nianyun was actually only sixteen or seventeen years old, and she chuckled sweetly,
Said softly.
A slight blush appeared on the white jade face of Queen Song, and she said softly: "Bring me two branches in a while and put them in a vase."
Nianyun responded.
Empress Song didn't know why, but she felt a little strange in her heart, and asked softly: "Where did Duke Wei go?"
Nianyun said: "This slave has not seen Duke Wei either. Perhaps he has gone to do some business. However, there are many Jinyi palace guards around, all of whom are protecting the empress."
Empress Song pursed her pink lips and asked softly: "Have you ever met Prince Liang?"
Nianyun said: "His Royal Highness Prince Liang came over early in the morning to say hello to the empress, but the empress was resting and then left."
Queen Song nodded and said nothing else, "Go and bring some books for me to take a look at."
The beauty was also a little bored at the moment, with no one to talk to to relieve her boredom.
Nianyun responded softly, then went to the bookshelf to pick up a book, and then handed it over.
"Go and pick up the plum blossom in the backyard." Empress Song took the storybook and began to read it.
After a while, a young man's voice suddenly came from under the eaves of the outer corridor, "Jia Heng asks to see the Queen."
Because Empress Song had just experienced an assassination, she really could not trust other nuns, and the nuns on the Taihu boat had not come over yet. Therefore, at this moment, Empress Song was only served by Nianyun, while Xia Shouzhong was doing rough things in the backyard.
The maid's duties include helping with boiling medicine, fetching water, etc.
Jia Heng wanted to recruit the maids and maids from other official families to serve Empress Song nearby, but he had just experienced an assassination and was afraid of being unreliable. After thinking about it, the palace female officials and maids on the Taihu boat would arrive in Suzhou in one day at most.
Mansion.
Jia Heng was slightly startled when he saw that there was no movement in the inner compartment. He crossed the threshold and entered the hall. Then he turned to the left compartment and called behind the screen: "Your Majesty."
At this time, Empress Song was sitting on the bed in the inner room and reading a book. When she heard this, she said, "Is this Ziyu?"
Jia Heng walked around the screen, looked at the beauty in the back room, and asked, "Come and see your empress. Is your empress reading a book?"
Today, the beauty simply combed her hair into a bun, with pink temples and buns, and her appearance is beautiful. However, because she is sitting on the hospital bed, her cheeks have not been painted with any enamel, but her eyebrows are phoenix-like, her cheeks are starry, and her complexion is plump, bright, and beautiful.
Less charming than before.
"I have nothing to do, let's look through the book." Queen Song saw the young man in the python suit, and for some reason a joy suddenly surged deep in her heart. Her soft and soft voice was vaguely bright.
"You didn't go to deal with official duties?" Queen Song asked with her beautiful eyes looking at the young man under her slender eyebrows.
Jia Heng looked at the plump and graceful beauty and said softly: "I went to see the governor of Jiangsu yesterday. I don't have any official business today, so I came over to see... sweet girl."
The last three words, the address is naturally much lighter, lest the walls have ears.
Queen Song: "..."
Tianniuer? You are really addicted to arousal.
The beauty's phoenix eyes looked at the boy in the python suit with annoyance, a slight blush appeared on her cheeks unconsciously, and she scolded: "You are so impudent, I told you not to shout anymore."
Jia Heng said: "Then don't call me sweet girl from now on."
Empress Song glanced at Jia Heng with her beautiful eyes, and scolded her icy and jade-skinned face, "Let people hear you, you are so careful about your wealth and life!"
Everything that happened before was just an illusion, but now that I have woken up from the dream, I cannot make the same mistake again and again.
Jia Heng's eyes were as calm as water, and he said softly: "If I can be called a sweet girl for the rest of my life, what can I do if I risk my life and fortune?"
Of course, this kind of thing...just listen to it.
When the beauty heard this, her heart trembled. When she met that clear and burning gaze, she felt her face turn red. She pursed her pink lips, clenched the square handkerchief in her palm a little tighter, changed the topic and asked: "Where is Hangzhou Mansion?"
How about it?"
It's really crazy. What a lifetime, it's completely ridiculous.
But when the beauty's phoenix eyes are filled with shame and annoyance, a trace of contentment inevitably arises deep in her heart.
Although she is no longer in her prime, she is still...unparalleled in beauty.
Jia Heng did not continue, and said seriously: "Yesterday, we sent the news to the Hangzhou government. The Song family must have been very anxious when they found out that the empress was assassinated. They also went to report yesterday that she was safe."
The beauty nodded, calmed down, and asked: "That's right. Are you planning to go to Jinling next?"
Jia Heng said: "It depends on the situation, not necessarily."
He also wanted to see Jinyang and the child, but Xianning and Chanyue should have come from Jinling.
Queen Song said: "The Chinese New Year will be here in half a month. I want to go back to Hangzhou to celebrate the Chinese New Year with my father and the others. Do you think Chen Yuan will assassinate me?"
If this little fox could accompany her to Hangzhou, it might be safer.
Jia Heng shook his head and said thoughtfully: "It's hard to say."
Queen Song's eyes flashed, her pink lips moved, but she stopped talking.
If it were in the past, when the Empress of Song Dynasty went south to Hangzhou, Jia Heng, the commander in chief, would obviously accompany and protect her all the way. The beauty gave the order directly, but she didn't know if she felt unnatural, so she didn't say anything else.
Jia Heng said: "If your Majesty wants to go to Hangzhou to visit relatives, how about I escort your Majesty back after Xianning, Chanyue and Song Yan come over?"
When Queen Song heard this, her jade face was slightly startled. She looked at the young man and said delicately: "Don't you still have something serious to do?"
Jia Heng smiled and said: "It is more important to protect the empress."
Queen Song: "..."
Su clenched the handkerchief tightly, and her charming and flowing eyes met those sharp sword-like eyes. The smile contained in them was really scorching, and her eyelashes trembled, and she dodged slightly.
Jia Heng said: "But before that, I might go to Jinling to see my sisters at home."
Fortunately, Hangzhou Mansion and Jinling Mansion are not far away, so he can spend time with Jinyang and his children before the end of the year.
Jinyang has been away for more than a year, and it is time to return to the capital to meet the Emperor and Empress Dowager Feng.
While the two were talking, Nianyun's voice sounded from outside, saying: "Mother, the red plums have been picked."
While she was talking, the graceful and quiet beauty entered the hall, holding a bouquet of red plums in her hand, her face full of joy, and then she saw Jia Heng sitting on the embroidered pier beside her.
Jia Heng glanced at Nian Yun and saw the young girl dressed in female official's clothes, with a graceful and beautiful figure. She thought to herself that it was fortunate that she had not crossed half a step beyond the thunder pool.
In fact, he didn't dare to act rashly anymore.
After all, he is not really a great master. He has a radius of tens of feet and can hear a needle drop. If a female official sees him, it will be a disaster.
However, I'm afraid this personal female officer must be Empress Song's confidant.
Empress Song's eyes were soft and sparkling, and she said softly: "Put the red plum in the bottle on the desk."
The female officer responded softly, then passed by Jia Heng, bringing up a fragrant breeze, and placed red plums on the vase on the desk.
Empress Song ordered: "You go and wait outside while I have a few words with Duke Wei alone."
The female officer responded softly, then bowed and left.
A young concubine or empress would definitely not be able to be alone like this, but because of Empress Song's age and Jia Heng's marriage relationship with the Tian family, no one would doubt her.
Looking at the young man in python suit who looked at Hongmei, under the wingless crown with the word "mountain", the carved, clear face seemed to be enveloped in a layer of dark and unclear light.
Empress Song broke the silence and said: "In the twelfth lunar month, only the red plum blossoms are uniquely fragrant."
Jia Heng turned around and said softly: "Although the red plum blossoms are beautiful and beautiful, they still can't compare to..."
Although he didn't say the next words, his eyes fell on the beauty's beautiful, plump face.
The beauty's beautiful eyebrows were furrowed, her face was full of shame and anger, and she scolded: "You...you are talking crazy again."
I don't know what it feels like.
Maybe he is really obsessed with her, but it is impossible for the two of them to be together.
It can be said that after leaving the cave in Shigong Mountain, there was no such lonely environment, and reason gained the upper hand again.
Yesterday's idea of promising Song Yan was exactly the beauty's compromise, and perhaps it also contained some kind of emotional comfort.
Queen Song's voice was soft and waxy, and she said: "The palace cannot but reward you for your contribution this time. I have a niece, Yan'er, whom you have also met. She will be of marriageable age next year. What do you think of her?"
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Jia Heng looked at the gorgeous beauty and said in a soft and unnoticeable voice: "She looks a bit like Tian Niuer, but she is still younger."
Queen Song said: "After this year, you will be old enough to marry someone."
She is somewhat similar to her, so the boy in front of me has been thinking about her for a long time?
Jia Heng said: "However, this time I want to pray to the palace to give Ziwei a wife, and then I will make the daughter of the Xue family my wife."
I promised Baochai at the beginning, and now I have fulfilled my promise.
After retaking the big island and repelling Haug, you can almost ask for a wedding treasure hairpin.
Daiyu is actually a bit more troublesome, because Lin Ruhai is the Minister of Household Affairs. Once he asks for the title of Daiyu, in the eyes of outsiders, will he marry a civil servant and increase his power?
After all, the military power is great, and the rest is financial power.
But Baochai was different. She was the daughter of a merchant and came from a declining imperial merchant family. She proposed a marriage to the emperor, so he would not be suspected of having other intentions.
After all, you are asking for a royal decree for the daughter of a merchant, so it is truly a marriage for the sake of marriage.
When Queen Song heard this, her crystal jade face was slightly startled, and she asked softly: "That daughter of the Xue family of the imperial merchant?"
The beauty remembered that before, Xia Shouzhong valued the daughter of the Xue family and favored Jia Heng, so he married Xue Pan.
"Your Majesty Mingjian." Jia Heng said softly: "The daughter of the Xue family and Wei Chen have known each other since Wei Mo. Wei Chen has a deep friendship with her, but they have no status to give her. Now that there is an opportunity, Wei Chen also wants to give her a status.
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In fact, conferring Baochai a title this time is a bit too much. Well, why not confer Baochai and Baoqin together?
Madam Xue?
From the perspective of outsiders, does it look more glamorous and absurd?
Perhaps it can give the impression that Duke Wei is obsessed with women.
It is worth mentioning that neither Jia Heng's memorial to request for merit nor Chen's memorial to the attack on Empress Song of the Song Dynasty mentioned the marriage grant. The latter is easy to understand, but even if the former had this idea, it would not be mentioned.
It's better to bring it up first.
The only option is to have a follow-up face-to-face talk with Emperor Chongping.
Empress Song's face was as cold as frost, she snorted coldly, looked at the young man with her clear phoenix eyes, and said, "I didn't expect that Duke Wei Guo was a love interest?"
For some reason, the beauty felt some unspeakable anger deep in her heart.
Jia Heng: "..."
Why does this tone sound sour?
Empress Song also felt that something was wrong with her words just now. As her beautiful eyes flickered, Yong Li's beautiful face showed a hint of unnaturalness. She pursed her pink lips, thought for a while, and said softly: "You two get along first, and then I will get married."
There is no need to rush the matter. We will wait until you have achieved meritorious service later. Anyway, you yourself know that you have no title. This year, you were promoted from a marquis to a first-class Duke. Even at the founding of the country, it was almost like this.
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Jia Heng said: "What the empress said is true. I have no other extravagant aspirations for fame, honor, and fortune."
It's hard to say, Xianning has actually mentioned Song Yan's matter several times, and what he's most worried about is that the Song family won't agree, and he doesn't want Queen Song to take the initiative to propose it. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as a different outcome.
However, before that, we still have to cultivate our relationship, and Xian is like Chan Yue. Every day she feels that she did not have a good relationship with him before marriage, and the relationship between Xian Ning and him is not as deep as Xian Ning's. She feels regretful and resentful for this.
Empress Song looked at the young man again, and a complex look appeared on the beauty's snow-skinned face. She said softly and softly: "You must treat Yan'er well in the future, just like you treat Xianning and Chanyue, and you must not wrong her."
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Under Jia Heng's sharp eyebrows, he looked at the beauty with burning eyes and said in a warm voice: "Yan'er is like a queen, and the ministers will definitely regard her as a treasure."
Queen Song: "..."
Wan Wan class Qing?
Really, why are you talking crazy again? This little fox is really not afraid that she will find out his mistakes and let him help Ran'er plan?
Some people want to get the right words from the young man in front of them, but they don't know whether to be specific. But it won't work this way all the time. I can only slowly look for opportunities.
While the two were talking, Nianyun outside said: "My dear, Princess Le'an has arrived at the mansion, looking for Duke Wei."
It turned out that after Chen Xiao left Hangzhou, he led a group of people on fast horses to look for Jia Heng. On the way, he heard that Queen Song had been assassinated, and he became even more anxious. He rode fast horses all the way to Suzhou, and finally arrived in Suzhou today.
Mansion.
Jia Heng said warmly: "Mother, Xiaoxiao is here, I will go to greet you."
Queen Song's clear phoenix eyes flashed, she looked at Jia Heng, and asked angrily: "Xiaoxiao? You don't usually call Xianning so affectionate, do you?"
Sometimes I feel a little helpless, why do a pair of girls from the Chen family fall in love with the same person? This Jia Ziyu is really the magic star of the old Chen family.
At this moment, the beauty does not know the existence of Princess Jinyang.
Jia Heng said: "Xianning and Xiaoxiao are more in love with each other than Jin. They won't have any quarrel over these trivial matters."
After all, they are good sisters who advance and retreat together.
"Go ahead and ask Xiao'er to come over later and I will ask her." Queen Song said softly.
Jia Heng stood up, cupped his hands and said, "The humble minister is leaving."
After saying that, she left the Empress Song's wing with a calm expression. Because she was so bright and beautiful, she didn't actually worry about any choreographic remarks.
At this moment, in the front hall, the Princess of Le'an, Chen Xiao, was dressed in a flying fish suit, with a cold and jade-like face full of dust. She reached out to pick up the tea cup on the side and took a sip of it.
Under the breeze, the pink lips were slightly chapped.