When Li Shu saw Jia Heng, he bowed his hands and said, "Sir, the news came from Youzhifang Alley that the supervisors of the Imperial College recently wanted to gather a crowd to cause trouble."
Shen Fang, the governor of Liangjiang, did not dare to ask Lu Chaoyun to send people to monitor Jia Heng, the commander-in-chief in imperial robes. However, Jia Heng sent people to pay attention to several of Shen Fang's staff. When he secretly instigated people to stir up public opinion among the scholars, the detective came
Come and report the news.
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Li Shu and said softly: "Why are they making trouble?"
The scholar's rebellion failed for three years. What he could do was to attack the Yasi. Of course, he might also besiege his mansion?
"There are rumors in the Imperial College that the imperial court was divided into three regions to recruit scholars, the north, the south, and the middle, and a new province of Anhui was established. I don't know whether it is the southern province or the northern province, but it may be the central province." Li Shu said in a low voice.
When Jia Heng heard this, he frowned, thought for a moment, and asked: "The Yamen of the Governor of Liangjiang wants to add fuel to the flames to the scholars?"
Li Shu nodded and said, "That seems to be the case."
"Let's wait and see how the situation develops and observe the reaction of the scholars." Jia Heng said in a deep voice.
This Shen Fang should not have used this method to discredit the imperial government's plans. Otherwise, when the emperor came to question him, Shen Fang, who had already been convicted, would definitely not be able to bear the consequences.
Therefore, Shen Fang seemed to have another reason, and he was a little puzzled for a while.
In fact, this kind of self-directed and self-acted thing is not easy to predict.
Jia Heng thought about it, picked up the tea cup, lowered his head and took a sip, looking at the swirling tea soup.
Even if those supervisors were in trouble, he could get Li Shouzhong to come out and calm the public opinion, and then...
Thinking of this, Jia Heng put down the tea cup, a sneer on his calm face, and suddenly realized something in his heart.
What a shame, Shen Fang, this is a cruel trick.
Not only did he disgust him, but he also plucked himself out, and betrayed him to the emperor again, killing three birds with one stone.
Jia Heng put down the tea cup and walked towards the inner hall of the back house. At this moment, Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue were holding Shui Xin and talking to Yuan Chun.
At this time, Princess Chu Zhen Qing and Princess Beijing Zhen Xue asked: "Ziyu, what happened?"
Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at Mopan, thinking to himself, he couldn't chase people away before he left.
"It's nothing." Jia Heng said in a low voice.
Zhen Qing looked at the young man's face, lowered her eyes, and guessed the cause of the matter.
Jia Heng said softly: "I have something to do later. Sister, please chat with the princess for a while first."
Today is the New Year, so I have to go see Jinyang.
Yuanchun's eyes were earnest and he said softly: "Brother Heng, please go."
On such a special day as today, Hengdi should also go see His Highness.
Jia Heng nodded without saying much, then packed up and headed to Jinyang Princess Mansion.
Princess's Mansion——
The eldest princess of Jinyang was dressed in a red dress. She sat alone on a pearwood grandmaster's chair in the attic. She looked at the snowy scene in the courtyard. She stopped sewing for a moment, turned her eyes to Lianxue and asked:
"Lianxue, what time is it?"
"Your Highness, it's not time yet." Lianxue said softly.
The eldest princess of Jinyang sighed quietly and looked at the plum blossoms in the courtyard.
I know he's busy, so it seems like he won't be here today.
At this moment, a female official went up to the attic and called: "Your Highness, Marquis Yongning is here."
Jia Heng was in the front yard at the moment, talking to Fu Qiufang who came out to entertain, and said softly: "What did your brother say to you in the letter?"
Fu Qiufang looked at the young man opposite and said, "I didn't say anything, I just asked me to serve the eldest princess properly."
In fact, the brother's letter said that he asked her to serve the young man Wuhou in front of him. This was because he wanted her to be a concubine for the young man in front of him.
Jia Heng looked at the girl with quiet eyebrows and said in a clear voice: "After the New Year, if you have a chance, go and see your brother. He misses you very much."
Fu Qiufang nodded and said softly: "Your Highness has been waiting for the Marquis for a long time."
According to her observation, the relationship between Her Royal Highness the Princess and the young Marquis Wu in front of her is probably not as simple as the little princess, and she cannot say much about these noble people.
Jia Heng didn't say much. He got up and walked along the long corridor, with long or short shadows reflected on the green eaves and white walls, to the back house.
Climbing up to the attic and looking at the beauty sitting on the attic, Jia Heng called softly: "Jinyang."
Princess Jinyang turned to look at the young man, smiled softly, and asked, "Are you done?"
Jia Heng said: "Come here and see if you have eaten?"
Compared to making dumplings with Mopan and Xueer in the mansion, Jinyang is indeed much more lonely.
Before the eldest princess of Jinyang could speak, Lianxue said softly: "Her Royal Highness has been waiting for the Marquis."
"Lianxue." Princess Jinyang rolled her eyes at Lianxue and stopped her.
Upon hearing this, Jia Heng hurriedly came forward, hugged the beauty's increasingly plump waist, and said softly: "Jinyang, why don't you have this lunch?"
"I am not hungry." Princess Jinyang said softly.
Jia Heng smiled and said, "What should I do if my son is hungry?"
Princess Jinyang: "..."
The beauty's eyebrows were twitching, and she said shyly and angrily: "What kind of son? There is no guarantee that you will have a son or a daughter."
Jia Heng said softly: "Lianxue, let the chef make dumplings and bring them over."
Lianxue responded in a low voice, then turned around and went about her business with a smile on her face.
Princess Yingying of Jinyang turned around and said with concern: "Have you had your meal?"
Jia Heng smiled and said, "I've eaten, but I'm not full. I'll eat some more with you."
If I weren't worried that it was too late, I would have to accompany Jinyang to make dumplings. Alas, I can only wait until the next New Year's Eve.
After saying that, he took the beauty's hand, sat down on the Arhat bed covered with soft quilts, and said softly: "You are getting more and more calm, so don't live in this attic. Going up and down the stairs is very inconvenient, and the back house is not
Don’t have a house, live in other houses.”
The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "I just want to stand on a high place and look far away when I am alone. It will not be so boring."
Jia Heng looked at the beauty's beautiful face quietly, as if feeling a hint of loneliness, and said, "Are you alone at home?"
Princess Jinyang smiled and said: "There are some. When Yuan Chun is here, can you tell me who you like to be obsessed with?"
Anyway, she saw that this man liked hugging Yuanchun, and he didn't feel heavy about it, so he just...
Also, when she lay on Yuanchun's back and hugged him, Yuanchun's touch was softer and more delicate. No wonder he couldn't put it down.
Jia Heng: "..."
Jia Heng stretched out his hand to hold the beauty's slender crotch. The touch was delicate and soft, and his eyes overflowed with love. He said softly: "Sister, please come over these days and I will talk to you more."
In fact, the beauty said this to him tactfully, asking him to come and accompany her more.
It can only be said that after Jinyang became pregnant, her mentality seemed to have become more like that of a smaller woman.
The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled sweetly and said: "You have been in charge of setting up three divisions in Jiangnan Province recently. What did you say?"
Jia Heng said: "The results will be almost there in the next few days. I will try not to delay until the Chinese New Year to roughly determine the officials of the three divisions. All the officials of the former Jiangzuo Chief Secretary cannot be retained and transferred to the Si Yamen."
Princess Jinyang nodded, her expression paused, and she said softly: "It's fine this way, but making such a big move can easily lead to trouble, and it's not dignified for everyone. It's almost the New Year."
At this moment, Lianxue brought a plate of dumplings over and said softly: "Your Highness, the dumplings are ready."
Saying that, he put it on the small table.
Jia Heng said warmly: "Jinyang, let's eat some dumplings."
Princess Jinyang sat down and said with a smile: "Don't tell me, I'm really hungry now."
At this time, Jia Heng also picked up Kuaizi, picked up a dumpling, took a bite, and whispered: "Jinyang."
The eldest princess of Jinyang glanced at the young man who was chewing, smiled and said: "Since you are full, don't force yourself to eat anymore, otherwise you will get tired of it."
Jia Heng ate the dumplings and said, "Why are you tired of it? I actually have a big appetite."
At the end of the sentence, I felt that this was a bit strange.
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at the young man with shining eyes, smiled softly, said no more, lowered her head and took a bite.
She actually wanted to see when he would tell her what was going on with the two Zhen sisters?
At first, he and the Zhen family clearly refused Yuanchun's marriage because of the King of Chu, and they seemed to respect the Zhen family and stay away from them. However, now they seem to be "acquainted with Jia" with the Zhen family sisters.
Also, she heard something from Xinxin the day before yesterday. When her aunt and mother came over, they frequently talked about things in the study. She was puzzled. How could she talk about so many things with the Zhen sisters?
Jia Heng gently picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and looked at the gentle and watery beauty.
Jin Yang is suspicious of him. He will talk to Jin Yang later.
He has nothing to hide from Jinyang. He has given birth to a child for himself. Previously, he was worried about shocking Jinyang.
Princess Jinyang ate a few pieces of dumplings, raised her phoenix eyes, looked at the young man with a thoughtful look on his face, and asked: "Is there any news from the north?"
Jia Heng put down Kuaizi and said: "We have sent detectives to Chahar Mongolia, but no news has been delivered yet. The matter in the south needs to be settled as soon as possible."
He needed to rush there before the Lantern Festival, and then lead his troops northward to Datong and Taiyuan.
In fact, we are quite pressed for time.
The eldest princess of Jinyang thought for a while, then looked at the young man opposite her with beautiful eyes, feeling a little sad, and asked: "How many days after the new year are you leaving?"
Jia Heng said softly: "After the second day of the Lunar New Year, here in Jiangnan, I will deliver the memorials of the inspected officials to the capital."
The eldest princess of Jinyang sighed softly, a look of loss appeared on her crystal jade face.
Not to mention the long separations, there was still a vixen outside to seduce her, and even when she came to Jiangnan, Rong Gong didn't stay with her for a few days.
Jia Heng saw a hint of resentment in the beauty Wen Ning's eyebrows. He came closer and held the beauty's slender hand, and said softly: "I have nothing to do these days. I will stay with you here more."
The beauty said softly, "Hmm", put down Kuai Zi, rested her head on Jia Heng's shoulder, with a smile on her soft jade face, and said: "It's not that I'm clinging to you, it's your child who's making trouble. I've been suffering from morning sickness lately.
It’s awesome.”
As he said that, he gently stroked his lower abdomen with his bare hands, but his face showed a look of happiness and sweetness.
Jia Heng asked: "Have you ever seen an imperial doctor?"
The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "The medical officer said that I have been thinking too much. Recently, I should eat lightly, think less and worry less, and sleep more soundly at night."
She has been missing him these past few days, and secondly, she is also thinking about the future of her child.
Jia Heng said softly: "Then I will sleep with you these few nights."
Anyway, when Jinyang fell asleep with him, his sleep was very sweet.
Princess Jinyang said: "Have you finished your work over there?"
"I'm pretty busy now. I was originally going to see the Naval Academy in Chongmingsha in the past two days, but I'm still waiting for a good show. I won't be in a hurry to go back and watch it again." Jia Heng smiled and said.
Princess Jinyang looked surprised and said, "What's the show?"
Jia Heng explained what happened and said: "The supervisors of the Imperial College wanted to cause trouble in order to threaten the imperial court's national policy."
"This..." Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes were condensed, she looked at the young man softly, and asked: "Do you have a plan to deal with it?"
Jia Heng said softly: "We have some countermeasures. Li Shibo will be asked to appease them when the time comes. In addition, the province of Anhui will be changed to the south first, and then to the north. This will break up the unity of the Jiangnan scholars little by little."
Since there is a division between north and south, there should be some changes in the imperial examination system.
"Actually, these are all trivial matters." Jia Heng looked pale and said softly: "Lianxue, ask the kitchen to cook a bowl of Tremella fungus and lotus seed soup."
You can't go without eating anything at noon.
Lianxue responded softly, and then left Yingying.
Jia Heng said, took the beauty's hand and came to the inner room, sat on the bed with soft quilts, raised his eyes to look at the beauty's charming phoenix eyes, and whispered: "Actually, I want to tell you something.
Son."
If Jin Yang knows about Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue, he can help him deal with it. After all, the beauty has seen many such things in the palace.
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at the young man with a half-smile, and said softly: "Tell me, so that I can hear what shocking things you have done."
Jia Heng: "..."
"It's a long story. It starts when I came back from the battle in Henan..." Jia Heng adjusted his words and began to tell the whole story.
Under the curved eyebrows of Princess Jinyang, her phoenix eyes blinked, her pink lips pursed slightly, and she listened attentively.
Until she heard Princess Chu Zhen Qing inviting the young man in front of her to a banquet and then drugging him...
"This Zhen Qing, does she even plot against her own sister? Still thinking of blackmailing you?" Princess Jinyang stood on her head with her eyebrows on her head, with a sinister look in her eyes, obviously very annoyed.
This is said to be an aphrodisiac, but what if it is a poison?
Jia Heng said softly: "Don't get excited, she used to be a bit of a snake and scorpion woman."
The eldest princess of Jinyang's eyes were as bright as water, and she stared at the boy. She suddenly felt enlightened and said in surprise: "No wonder, so the child in the belly of the two sisters is yours."
With her man's temperament, such threats would definitely be a waste of money, and would shoot himself in the foot.
Jia Heng's face looked a little unnatural when the beauty looked at him, and he said weakly: "I can't help myself either."
"Then what happened next?" The eldest princess of Jinyang stared at the young man with her beautiful eyes wandering, but she didn't know what to feel in her heart.
She asked how come both sisters were pregnant all of a sudden, and both of them were born to her man? Isn’t this too... ridiculous?
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Since Zhen Qing is holding on to her, I'm worried that the fish will die and the net will be broken, and also... Zhen Xue is really innocent, and many things will end up being mistakes."
When Zhen Qing started to bind Qingxue, he had no idea what to do.
The eldest princess of Jinyang chuckled and said softly: "I said that the two sisters often look for you. You have done good things."
Jia Heng sighed and remained silent for a while.
In fact, he is also responsible for this matter.
"Aren't you happy now? Look, you have been wronged." The eldest princess of Jinyang had a bit of amusement in her eyes. She gently grabbed the young man's hand and said softly, showing concern, "
However, this kind of thing is indeed a bit tricky. You can't make it public, it will insult the blood of the Tian family, it's a big or small matter, and you still can't handle it now."
When Jia Heng heard this, he turned his eyes to look at the gorgeous beauty. He felt moved in his heart and whispered: "Jinyang."
Jinyang always tolerated him with her broad mind, no matter what he did.
If you get a wife like this, what else can a husband ask for?
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at the young man with concern and soft eyes, and whispered: "However, you'd better be more careful about Zhen Qing, this sinister character. She is pregnant with your child now, and she has something to rely on in the future.
It’s hard to say that he would take too many risks.”
Jia Heng hugged the beauty tightly and said softly: "I know it well."
He will educate Zhen Qing well and stop using those despicable methods against his own family.
The eldest princess of Jinyang turned her eyes to the young man, sighed quietly, and said softly: "You don't know how vicious a woman is after she has a child, in order for the child to have a good background in the future. Those cruel and vicious people in the palace
Things, you don’t know.”
That Zhen Qing is like this, she doesn't know the future...
Jia Heng said softly: "Don't worry, I will take good care of her."
The eldest princess of Jinyang leaned her head against the boy's arms and whispered: "You should restrain yourself recently and don't let others see any clues."
Jia Heng nodded and said "Yeah".
Just as the couple was talking, because today is the New Year, the prison students in the Imperial College have left the prison one after another and returned home. However, through the connection of individual leaders, an undercurrent is coming.
brewing.
At this moment, in the Wutong Alley south of Zhuque Street, in the former Imperial Academy's ceremonial wine house, Fang Yaochun, there was not much lively atmosphere during the New Year, with only a few servants sweeping the dust on the door lintel.
The mansion is even more gloomy and miserable.
In the hall of the back house, Fang Yaochun has been dismissed from his post for a month or two. Now he is idle at home. He can only read books, play chess, express his feelings about the mountains and rivers, and masturbate.
The Fang family itself is also a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River. The family has vast hectares of fertile land and dozens of shops, so they have no worries about food and drink.
Fang Yaochun was also a scholar. In the same year he was in the Imperial College, he had many friends and disciples. He was even dismissed from his post this time. If Jia Heng hadn't impeached him and would be re-instated in one or two years, it would have been a statutory leave.
Just like Jia Yucun in the original work of "A Dream of Red Mansions", he was dismissed from office for the crime of corruption, but he was reinstated after a few years. This is officialdom.
It is not easy to train an official in the imperial court.
Only the "double opening" of "destroying words since birth and never using them again" can truly end political life.
Fang Yaochun's son, Fang Kuang, entered the house, bowed respectfully and said, "Father."
Fang Yaochun stared at his son, his face showed surprise, and said softly: "Kuang'er, what's wrong?"
If it hadn't been for his son's marriage to the Zhen family, which offended the Marquis of Yongning, he, the Imperial Prince, would not have been removed from his position.
Fang Kuang said: "There have been rumors about the Imperial College recently, does father know about it?"
Fang Kuang is currently studying in the Imperial College and heard some trivial sounds from the same year.
"What rumors?" Fang Yaochun frowned and said thoughtfully.
As a former Imperial College priest, although he was dismissed, his attention could not help but fall on the former Imperial College.
Fang Kuang said: "I heard from Shao Xiangxian, Yang Zhou and others who were in prison in the same year that when the new province of Anhui was established, the imperial examination quota system was about to be implemented. It's okay to be in the northern volume. Compared with the northerners, we southern scholars
Talented people make it easier, but I heard that Anhui will take the middle examination, and the prison students from Taiping Prefecture, Chizhou Prefecture, Anqing Prefecture and other places have become excited and want to find an explanation from the imperial envoy Yongning Marquis."
At the end of the sentence, Fang Kuang's fair-skinned face became gloomy, and a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes.
That bitch Zhen Lan! She said she didn’t want to be his concubine, but ended up following Jia to Shenjing. Wasn’t she just trying to be someone else’s concubine?!
Moreover, a conflict also caused his father to lose his position as an official in the Imperial College.
When he thought of that cold and pretty girl with willow eyebrows and narrow eyes, expressing her love gracefully under others, the resentment in Fang Kuang's heart grew like poisonous weeds, twisting his heart.
Fang Yaochun frowned, put down the book in his hand, and asked: "Is this ever true?"
"Everyone in the prison said so, saying that the imperial court wanted to suppress the southerners." Fang Kuang said in a low voice.
Fang Yaochun was silent for a moment and asked, "What are those supervisors planning to do?"
Fang Kuang said softly: "They all said that they would surround Ningguo Mansion and ask Jia Heng's son to give an explanation, and even expel him back to Beijing."
Fang Yaochun's expression suddenly changed, a look of fear appeared in his eyes, and he said: "This... Jia Heng's son is the commander-in-chief of Jinyi. What should happen if Jinyi Tiqi is sent?"
Fang Kuang sneered and said: "Father, if there is really a bloody conflict, then I will definitely bear the infamy of Qianqiu. These are not just one or two scholars. There are about two to three hundred people this time. If we add some to watch the fun,
Yes, there are about four to five hundred people."
Fang Yaochun got up, paced back and forth, his mind went back and forth, thinking about the reason, and said coldly: "No matter what, that kid's errand will be ruined at that time. Even though the emperor's favor and trust are different, and he can't bear the blame, but
The child’s prestige will surely be ruined!”
During the period when he was dismissed and at home, he didn't think about revenge every day. That kid was too hateful. He just had a dispute over the Zhen family. How could he be so cruel as to impeach him and remove him from office?
But the child was at the height of his powers, and the emperor only listened to his lies.
The treacherous ministers are in power and the imperial court is corrupted!
Fang Kuang said softly: "Father can take advantage of the situation to calm people's hearts, and he will become famous among scholars."
In fact, this was an idea given to him by his good friend Du Ding, in order to win the hearts of scholars with this noble and upright act.
This is what heroes think alike.
When Shen Fang thought about using the Imperial Academy to cause trouble, showing that he had the overall situation in mind and was tolerant for the sake of the country, wise men were also keenly aware of the joints involved.
Fang Yaochun made up his mind and whispered: "Kuang'er, go and watch and see when they surround Ning Guo Mansion. As a father, go and persuade the supervisor."
When Marquis Yongning impeached him, he ignored the past grudges and repaid evil with kindness!
Hearing this, Fang Kuang bowed his hands and said quickly: "Father, I'll go back first."