Dai Quan submitted a secret letter to Emperor Chongrui and said:
"Your Majesty, this is a secret letter sent by Lin Ruhai, the Yangzhou Yanshu Censor. According to the sender, he was seriously ill and was ready to die in the line of duty. Donate to Yangzhou. Please ask Your Majesty to appoint a replacement as soon as possible."
Emperor Chongrui frowned slightly, took the secret letter, opened it and looked at it, frowned immediately, and his face was gloomy.
"Big partner, look at this secret letter."
As he said that, Emperor Chongrui threw the secret letter at Dai Quan.
Dai Quan hurriedly caught it and spread out his browsing.
"Your Majesty, the situation in Jinling Province is complicated and needs to be rectified urgently, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!"
As an internal eunuch, Dai Quan has always been cautious in his words and actions, and dared not interfere in the government affairs, for fear of taking responsibility for the eunuchs to take power and interfering in the government affairs.
But after reading the secret letter, he felt shocked and involuntarily reminded him.
Emperor Chongrui sighed:
"Even your inner court, who has always been tight-lipped, was shocked to this point, which shows how critical this matter is!
Who do you think I should send as the imperial envoy to Yangzhou to rectify the officialdom?”
Dai Quan thought for a while and said:
"The civil and military officials in the court are likely to have collusion with officials at all levels in Yangzhou, and an isolated minister who has not formed a clique for personal gain will be sent to deal with it."
Emperor Chongrui said:
"You are usually taciturn and keep your stupidity in your daily life. Today, you have a lot of insights, which makes me look at you with admiration.
Then what do you think if I sent Jia Chen as the imperial envoy?"
Dai Quan was slightly shocked. He had never expected that Emperor Chongrui would like to use Jia Chen, a young man so much!
After pondering for a moment, Dai Quan said hesitantly:
"Jia Chen is both civil and military, and has both moral integrity and talent. He is indeed a young talent, but he is only thirteen years old, and he is just a fourth-grade imperial guard with a knife. His rank is too low and he is afraid that it will be difficult to overwhelm the Yangzhou officialdom."
Emperor Chongrui chuckled and said:
"I appointed him as an imperial envoy, as if I were here in person, but I would ignore the level of rank. I would give him a Shangfang sword, and I could kill him first and then report him. Who dares to object to the officials at all levels in Yangzhou?"
Dai Quan nodded repeatedly and said with a flattering smile:
"Your Majesty is wise, and I am shallow in my opinion. I should not speak nonsense. I hope Your Majesty will forgive you!"
Emperor Chongrui said with a smile:
"Since you have confessed, I will send you to Jiangnan to support Jia Chen."
Dai Quan smiled bitterly:
"Your Majesty, I have never been to another province alone to do the work, I am afraid that it will cause trouble for the state."
Emperor Chongrui said:
"It's okay, when local officials from Yangzhou came to Beijing to report their work, they basically saw you.
You are my inner minister, and where local officials dare to challenge you? With you here, Jia Chen will be more worried about his work. I am more at ease."
Dai Quan had no choice but to agree: "I received the order!"
Emperor Chongrui said:
"If Lin Ruhai said it correctly in the secret letter, then you will definitely be very dangerous and extremely dangerous when you go to Jiangnan this time. I will send Zhuque, the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, to lead a thousand Jinyiwei guards to escort you and Jia Chen to Yangzhou.
You can let Jia Chen take the lead and let him find a way to break the situation. If he is in danger, you will order Zhuque to take someone to rescue him.
I want to take this opportunity to take the exam to see how poorly he is doing?"
Dai Quan sighed:
"Your Majesty really favors Jia Chen. Please rest assured. I will definitely take the exam strictly for him!"
At the same time, Dai Quan was slightly shocked. Jia Chen was just a little bit in the heart of the emperor at such a young age. His holy family was rich and his future was unlimited!
It seems that Your Majesty wants to reuse Jia Chen, and Jia Chen will lead the founding lineage in the future.
This Jia Chen may become the next Duke Rong.
At the same time, in Rongqing Hall, Rongguo Mansion.
Lin Daiyu threw herself into Jia Mu's arms and cried:
"Old ancestor, I received a letter from my father. He is seriously ill and I must go back to Yangzhou to see him immediately."
Jia Mu patted Lin Daiyu's back and comforted her:
"Good kids, auspicious people will have their own appearance. Lingzun is a rare good official. He will be fine. You, a girl, traveling through mountains and rivers and showing up in public. How inconvenient is it. I will send Brother Lian to take you home."
Lin Daiyu said:
"Brother Lian needs to deal with many miscellaneous things in Rong's mansion, so it is not convenient to get out. I want to ask Brother Chen to escort me home."
Jia Mu narrowed her eyes thoughtfully and smiled unnaturally:
"That's fine. I'll send someone to invite Chen'er over now. As long as he wants, I'll let him accompany you."
After saying that, Jia Mu sent Yuanyang to find Jia Chen.
At this time, Jia Chen had just eaten and drank enough and came out of Lixiangyuan.
Yuanyang sent several maids and servants to search everywhere, and finally found Jia Chen.
There was no time to explain in detail, Yuanyang quickly invited Jia Chen to Rongqing Hall.
Jia Chen saw Lin Daiyu crying in the rain at first sight, and her heart immediately tightened.
"Jia Chen has seen the old lady!" Jia Chen gave a tribute without being humble or arrogant.
"No need to be polite!"
Jia Mu exchanged a few words to him, and then talked about Lin Daiyu's father's serious illness.
Jia Chen immediately said:
"Then I will accompany Lin to Yangzhou."
Lin Daiyu felt warm in her heart. Before Jia Chen could make a request, she took the initiative to escort herself. It was so nice to her.
The warm current in my heart brewed into sweetness, Lin Daiyu said:
"Thank you, Brother Chen."
Jia Chen smiled and said with a gentle smile:
"You don't have to be polite, your business is mine."
Jia Mu looked at the two men with obsessed eyes, as if she had some insight, her eyes flashed and her face was complicated.
After patiently holding on to the many things in my heart, Jia Mu told:
"Chen'er, Daiyu, from Shenjing to Yangzhou, the road is long and long, and the road is long. You should take care of yourself on the road.
One of you is the future pillar of our Jia family, and the other is my beloved granddaughter. They are both my heart, but you must not make any mistakes.
In order to be sure, I will send Brother Lian to accompany you."
In fact, Jia Mu was out of good intentions, but she wanted to secretly instruct Jia Lian to stare at Jia Chen and Lin Daiyu, so that they would not let them go alone, widowed, and do things that would go beyond the rules and rituals on the road.
As soon as these words were spoken, Jia Chen quickly realized this meaning.
But he didn't care about Jia Mu's attitude towards his marriage with Lin Daiyu. As long as he was strong enough, Jia Mu could not stop him from marrying Daiyu.
At this moment, a servant hurried in and said:
"Report to our ancestors, an angel came to announce the decree!"
Jia Mu hurriedly changed into the phoenix crown and robe of the first-class lady, wearing big makeup, summoned all the masters of the Rongguo Mansion to welcome the angel outside the Rongfu gate.
The last time the angel came, he issued an order to Jia Chen. Today, Jia Mu had the experience of the last time, so she simply took Jia Chen to the outside of the mansion to receive the order.
Jia Mu did not send anyone to inform Ningguo Mansion, and Jia Zhen was still ill in bed and was unconscious. Jia Rong was infected with the cold. Youshi was a gourd with a sawed mouth, and even if she came, it was a decoration.
After a while, with the sound of gongs becoming louder and louder, a team of royal ceremonial guards came over.
Dai Quan was helped out of the sedan chair by two eunuchs and read the decree to Jia Chen.
The masters of the Jia family were all shocked. Unexpectedly, the emperor appointed Jia Chen as the imperial envoy.
He is only thirteen years old!
Moreover, the grade is only four grades.
The emperor really has a lot of eyes for Jia Chen, and his holy relatives are generous!
Jia Mu was overjoyed. It seemed that the Jia family was revived!
But he still hopes that Jia Baoyu can marry Lin Daiyu, but he does not want Jia Chen to take away his love with his sword.
On the other hand, Emperor Chongrui was extremely anxious when he received the battle report from the Jiubian Army Town.
Feng Tang claimed in the military newspaper that because he was old and his memory was getting worse and worse, he often forgot about everything and was worried that it would miss the military opportunity, and hoped that the court would send another general to take over him in command of the nine borders.
Emperor Chongrui had to apply for the elderly and sick Qi Jiguang.
At this time, Qi Jiguang's condition was also not optimistic, so he could only lie in the carriage while sick and rushed to Shanhaiguan.
In fact, Emperor Chongrui did not trust Qi Jiguang very much because he was a general promoted by the Supreme Emperor and was not his confidant.
Dai Quan was not around, so Emperor Chongrui transferred Xia Shouzhong, the chief minister of the Six Palaces, to serve him.
Emperor Chongrui said:
"Xia Aiqing, I want to send someone to supervise Qi Jiguang. Who do you think can take on this important task?"
Xia Shouzhong smiled bitterly:
"The empress is in the inner palace all year round, and only contacts with concubines, female officials, palace maids and eunuchs in the six palaces. She is not familiar with the government and dare not speak nonsense."
Emperor Chongrui's eyes lit up and he said with a smile:
"In ancient times, Mulan joined the army for her father, and Liang Hongyu, the Song Dynasty, beat the drums and fought against Jinshan. You reminded me that there are many maids in the harem, and there are many female heroes who are both wise and resourceful. Tell me, who can take on this important task among the female officials?"
Xia Shouzhong rolled his eyes and said with a smile:
"I think that the female Shi Jia Yuanchun is knowledgeable and talented, and can take on this position."
In fact, he had no good intentions and wanted to lead Jia Yuanchun away, so he would be able to die in the battle on the front line of the Nine Borders.
In this way, the queen and Zhou Guiren are missing a potential enemy who compete for favor, and they will inevitably be grateful to themselves.
Emperor Chongrui pondered for a moment and chuckled:
"You are very sensible, but she is a female after all, and she is afraid she can't help but be alone. I sent Wen Tiren, the Minister of Rites, as the Chief Supervisor, and Jia Yuanchun, as the Deputy Supervisor, to the Nine-Border Supervisor."
In fact, Emperor Chongrui did not expect Jia Yuanchun to do anything, but because he realized that the queen and Zhou Guiren were hostile to Jia Yuanchun recently, and wanted to transfer Jia Yuanchun to the frontier and stay away from the whirlpool of fighting in the harem.
Emperor Chongrui wanted to support Jia Chen as the leader of the founding lineage, so he naturally had to find a way to protect Jia Chen's cousin Jia Yuanchun.
At least, Jia Yuanchun cannot be allowed to die in the palace.
Emperor Chongrui actually did not like Jia Yuanchun. For him, Jia Yuanchun was just a political tool.
That is why Emperor Chongrui transferred Jia Yuanchun to a frontier frontline like Jiubian Jun Town, a bitter and cold place.