Chapter 108: Sword Drawing
The carriage was moving slowly forward.
Rong Ge'er hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "Grandmother, do you think Mr. Dong should go to the palace overnight or write the memorial overnight?"
When they left, Lord Dong saw them off personally, and it seemed that he was particularly moved by his grandmother's proposal.
“…”
Shen Ning didn't say anything for a moment.
She hoped to enter the palace overnight.
Many things need to be done impulsively.
But the emperor is still here.
Even if Lord Dong came to the palace overnight, the Emperor would certainly have a lot to consider.
He first had to get the support of the retired emperor, but the retired emperor... had long lost his enterprising spirit.
Shen Ning sighed quietly, "This is not something we can consider."
In this era, there is actually very little she can do.
But no matter how little..., she still wants to do something.
"Let's have our people check out which missionaries there are in the capital tomorrow!"
Missionaries who can travel across the ocean are all capable.
"You said that Grandmother asked them to come to the clan school to tell you about the outside world?"
"OK!"
Rong Ge'er nodded vigorously. "Although they look a little strange, it doesn't stop us from being curious about them."
“…”
Shen Ning frowned, "When you go to their country someday, they might also say that you look weird."
"They are too far away from us. I don't want to go."
Rong Ge'er shook his head and didn't want to go to such a country. "It's Japan. When my grandson grows up, I want to go and see it."
He wanted to occupy an island and win a powerful title for the Jia family like his ancestors.
“…”
Shen Ning patted her grandson's hand and said, "When you grow up and can go to Japan, help your grandmother do one more thing."
"You say."
"For all the islands you see..., put up a monument and name them."
"……good!"
Although he didn't know why his grandmother wanted to do this, it was not a big deal. Rong Ge'er hesitated for a moment before agreeing, "Grandma, do you think that after the monument is erected, it will be ours?"
"You could say that."
"What about an island that cannot be inhabited?"
"Just because it can't be inhabited doesn't mean there's nothing in that sea, right?"
Shen Ning smiled, "And an uninhabitable island doesn't mean it's barren. There may be a lot of minerals on it. It's just that people who go out to sea don't know about it, so they always miss it."
This? It's possible.
Jia Rong suddenly realized that his grandmother was even more capable than his grandfather, and she thought about things... very long-term.
"There are four dragon kings in Journey to the West. Rong Ge'er, do you think those four dragon kings belong to our Dazhao?"
"……Calculate!"
Jia Rong hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
Although the late Ming Dynasty suffered from wars, no country on the sea dared to fight them.
Dazhao inherited the former Ming Dynasty, so the former Ming Dynasty’s maritime borders naturally became theirs.
"That's it."
Shen Ning leaned against him and said, "When you grow up, I will draw all the four seas that belong to us into the Dazhao sea map and mark every island in it."
This is better than any title.
“If you grow up and can’t go to sea, then hire someone to do it.”
"Grandma, I will grow up soon."
Rong Ge'er has never left Beijing since he was a child.
He is now afraid that when he grows up, the Jia family will still want to avoid suspicion on him, so he cannot join the army or go to Japan to occupy an island.
"Yeah?"
Shen Ning smiled, "Then grandma will wait."
Children all hope to grow up quickly.
But when you grow up..., you will understand how good it is to be a child.
"I'll ask Jiao Da to teach you how to swim later."
Speaking of which, Jiao Da is truly a versatile talent.
Shen Ning thought for a moment, "Forget it, he's old, there should be several people in the palace guards who can teach duck swimming, you can learn from them." At this point, she was still worried, "On weekdays, not only should you pay more attention to Jiao Da's health, but you should also let everyone pay more attention."
"My grandson knows."
Jia Rong nodded vigorously, "Every time Manager Chen checked your pulse, he would check it for you."
He and his father are both very careful.
"He just doesn't like seeing the doctor. He always fights for it."
"Old and young, old and young, next time Shopkeeper Chen comes to check your pulse, you should coax him and don't argue with him."
Shen Ning said, "This time the Li family colluded with the Japanese pirates. Your father was so bold to step forward and do it because the guards trained by Jiao Da were as good as elite soldiers and brave generals."
"My grandson knows."
The grandfather and grandson were talking slowly here, while Jia Zheng, who was in the carriage behind, remained silent all the way.
My sister-in-law can really turn black into white.
It was obvious that he was afraid that the Japanese pirates would use someone else to retaliate against their family, but he ended up leaving Lord Dong stunned.
but……
Thinking that his sister-in-law actually wanted to use the same method against him, Jia Zheng couldn't help but frown.
Dazhao is a country of etiquette, how could it do what the Japanese pirates did? The people of Dazhao have not offended Dazhao.
Sister-in-law is like this...
Jia Zheng couldn't help rubbing his eyebrows.
He didn't dare to confront his sister-in-law openly.
And judging from Mr. Dong's expression, he also supports my sister-in-law's point of view.
so……
Jia Zheng sighed. He was not good at military affairs!
However, he can't do it, but his uncle can.
Or maybe he should go find his uncle and talk to him about what happened today.
Although Jia Zheng was not very satisfied with his eldest brother-in-law for a while in the last horse-frightening case, he also knew that his eldest brother-in-law was still the biggest helper for their second branch outside.
He had to get better, he had to regain control of the Beijing camp.
Or even..., he could invite Marquis Xinping to his home and talk to him about the Japanese pirates.
When my sister was attacked this time, my eldest brother, Lian'er and Zhen'er from the East Palace all went there. As the future son-in-law of the Jia family, Marquis Xinping should at least come to our house to ask about the situation.
Thinking of this, Jia Zheng was satisfied. He closed his eyes and staggered back home.
But this night was destined to be a restless night.
The emperor, who had been busy all night and was about to rest in Kunning Palace, heard that his Shuntian prefect had entered the palace overnight. He thought that some shocking case or major event had occurred, so he quickly put on his boots that he had just taken off and hurried forward.
When he heard that Lin Ruhai's family was attacked, he couldn't help but slam the table.
Lord Dong saw that he was about to start scolding, so he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please don't worry. Lord Lin's family is fine. Because they haven't been back to Beijing for many years, everyone in the Jia family is paying close attention to their visit. Jia She and Jia Zhen went to greet them with their relatives. When they were halfway there, they found the Japanese pirates besieging them and killed them on the spot."
emperor:"……"
Is this true or false?
Lin Ruhai did a very good job in Jiangnan, so he had to protect his family when they came to Beijing.
What's more, Jia Lian is also among them.
The emperor was counting on him to know about the salt fields.
"Since you have nothing to do, why are you not sleeping in the middle of the night and running into the palace to harass me?"
Doesn't this Dong know that he is still young? Doesn't he know that he has a queen and concubines?
Don't you know that having children is also an important factor in stabilizing his throne? "Your Majesty, how can you say this about me?"
Dong Xiaoquan looked speechless, "When I entered the palace..." He paused and looked around.
The emperor waved his hand speechlessly and asked all the palace people to leave.
Soon, Eunuch Liu and others withdrew, and even the palace door was closed to them.
"Your Majesty, I received a letter from Madam Shen of Ningguo Mansion today." Dong Xiaoquan said, "She provided me with a plan to deal with the Japanese."
Oh? The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me about it."
Jia Jing is very talented.
But the Jia family didn't let him join the army.
However, Jia Jing, who did not join the army, would greet him first when he stood in the Beijing camp.
And such a Jia Jing, for so many years, has only been with Madam Shen, and even when she confiscated all his private money, he dared not say anything.
The emperor believed that Mrs. Shen was also very talented, so he was very interested in her at this time.
Just by hearing this..., he also got involved.
Eunuch Liu and others who were waiting outside all fell asleep, and the palace door was not opened.
The emperor and Dong Xiaoquan even took out maps.
They all wanted to take advantage of the major case of collusion between the Li family and the Japanese pirates to suppress several major salt merchant families and add more silver to the national treasury.
The retired emperor obviously had the same idea, but he still wanted him to be the first.
The emperor is willing to do it and wants to do it.
As long as the money is used for the right purposes and not taken away by Prince Jin or any of his brothers for private work, he doesn't mind a little hardship and fatigue.
But now...
If we can defeat a few families, help a few obedient ones to atone for our sins, and use the money in our hands to recruit soldiers from Japan, it seems like a good idea.
The emperor was not afraid that those people would never return to Dazhao.
Fallen leaves must return to their roots.
What's more, as long as they can make achievements, he will not hesitate to reward them, so that they can bring honor to their ancestors and provide honors to their wives and children.
"Japanese copper is a good thing."
The emperor drank a sip of the tea that had long gone cold and said, "We only imported one million kilograms from there this year."
There is also copper in Dazhao, but where there is copper, although mining is easy, transportation is difficult.
It would be better to buy it from Japan.
The copper there is of better quality, and some of it is red copper that can be called fine quality.
"Their hateful Tokugawa shogunate relied on those coppers to make higher and higher demands on our Da Zhao every year."
From porcelain, silk, tea to ironware..., people want more and more.
"This plan... is very good, very good."
The emperor turned around in the hall and suddenly saw the hourglass. He paused and said, "Well, you can stay in the duty room today! After the morning court tomorrow, come with me to see the emperor."
My father is old, and we can’t disturb him now.
The emperor suppressed his thoughts, of course he was also afraid that he would act on impulse and not think things through.
"As for Madam Shen... since she doesn't want to be famous, then you will take care of it first."
If we treat others in their own way, we will probably be impeached and criticized by some hypocritical people.
The emperor looked at Dong Xiaoquan and said, "If there is any blind impeachment..."
"Your Majesty, the Li family colluded with the Japanese pirates in Jiangnan and seized three of our salt fields." Dong Xiaoquan blew his beard, "This time the Jia family will transport the bodies of the Japanese pirates to Beijing. You can let them see them for three days. If they still don't open their eyes and talk about benevolence and righteousness and caring for other people's people, you can find another reason to banish them to Jiangnan to have a taste of the Japanese pirates' power."
If there were no Japanese pirates, they could also find some people to pretend to be them.
Today, businessmen and officials in Jiangnan are very good at change.
Dong Xiaoquan was the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and also held a position in the Ministry of Justice. He was very clear about how rotten the situation in Jiangnan was.
If we don't take care of it anymore, it will be like the previous Ming Dynasty, with Japanese pirates running rampant.
"I—I agree."
The emperor looked at Old Man Dong and couldn't help laughing.
…
On the second day, at the bustling city gate, people who were queuing to enter the city saw a long line coming from behind.
The bloody smell... made the city gate officer run over and ask, "Who is coming?"
"Hand over the case!"
The Dianshi who came with Tianjin hurriedly rode forward and raised his token, "Get out of the way quickly."
Before he finished speaking, four carriages carrying corpses drove over.
Everyone was stunned.
This this...
The smell of blood was so strong that it was hard to breathe.
When a scholar saw the head of the Sharp-Eyed Third Master with his fierce eyes still wide open, his heart trembled, his steps weakened, and he almost fell down on the spot.
"This way please!"
The city gate officer was startled and hurriedly asked them to leave first.
The people gave way obediently.
"Manager Lin!"
The Dianshi did not leave immediately. Instead, he turned to look at Lin Zhixiao, who was also riding a horse and came over seriously, and asked, "Do you want to go with us to Shuntian Prefecture?"
"nature!"
That's what the manager does.
Lin Zhixiao nodded.
"Ahem~"
The Dianshi coughed again, "Such a shocking case, Lord Dong will definitely have a lot of questions, the heroes who participated in killing these Japanese pirates..."
"Let's go, brothers!"
Huo Qi and four other palace guards also rode forward and said, "Don't worry, I won't embarrass you, sir."
"So... please!"
The Dianshi bowed and made a gesture of invitation.
His polite manner made the people around him stretch their heads to take a closer look at the convoy behind.
Ahhh, so many people have blood on their bodies.
Everyone couldn't help but wonder whose carriage the these people were protecting belonged to.
"Look, there's the Jia family logo on that carriage."
"I remember now, isn't that Chief Steward Lin the chief steward of Rongguo Mansion?"
“Yes, yes, yes.”
"Oh my god, why would the Jia family fight with the Japanese pirates? Did we hear it wrong?"
"Did you mention the Japanese pirates? Why didn't I hear it?"
People who were far away certainly didn't hear it.
"I didn't hear it either."
Those who were so shocked that they forgot to listen were among them.
"Let's go to Shuntian Prefecture. I'm sure they know."
Many people who had left the city stopped leaving and chose to go to Shuntian Prefecture to watch the excitement.
There were several dead bodies in the carriages.
And the mule cart that was sealed tightly in the middle...
This is a big deal!
The timid ones, fearing that something unexpected might happen and that they would be affected, also followed the carriage carrying the corpses.
Along the way, everyone was shocked by what they saw.
The corpses piled up on the carriage were so scary.
The team quickly split up, one going to Shuntian Prefecture and the other going to Ningrong Street.
At this moment, everyone who noticed this couldn't help but look more towards the direction of Ningrong Street.
The Jia family... is doing something big again!
No one knew that it was Jia Min's idea to leave the bodies piled up on the bare boards without any cover.
Ever since she learned that the Li family dared to harm the Jia family, she felt that the Jia family needed a major event to shock the world.
These Japanese pirates are the swords that the Jia family shows to the world.
No matter who it is, seeing the deaths of those Japanese pirates, they would probably think about whether they want to fight the Jia family again and risk their lives.
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