Chapter 53 Doubt
In the Yangxin Palace, Emperor Xiaomu held the secret report handed over by the secret guard and remained silent for a long time.
His people didn't find out who attacked Wang Ziteng, because the other party tried to cover up everything.
This is a capable person!
But who?
Even if the people on my father's side had a dispute with Wang Ziteng, they would not be so cruel. As for the other brothers, at least for now, they are still far from being able to replace Wang Ziteng. As for his side... even if those few wanted to make a move, they couldn't do it so inconspicuously.
Who could it be?
Emperor Xiaomu is not afraid of people who are open to him, but he is afraid of people who are secretive.
"Everyone...what's going on in the past two days?"
Just those few.
The secret guard hesitated for a moment, "...None at all!"
What? Are you all just waiting and watching?
Or does it have nothing to do with them?
Emperor Xiaomu frowned deeply and picked up the secret report again to take a look.
Wang Ziteng has no capable brothers, and the Wang family has no capable descendants. The one who has been busy these days is Jia Zhu of Rongguo Mansion. He is very concerned about the affairs of the Wang family, but...
"Jia Zhu went home to seek help, but the people sent by Ningguo Mansion Jia Zhen just walked around the street and then returned to the mansion?"
"yes!"
There was a hint of happiness in the secret guard's voice.
Since the two families are not in harmony, the secret guards like them can't even sleep with peace of mind, let alone the emperor.
“Okay, okay…”
Emperor Xiaomu thought of something, his eyes burning, "I heard that Jia Zhen is very filial, and the discord between the two families is because of Madam Shen, right?"
“It should be!”
The secret guard raised his voice slightly, "Mrs. Shen's reputation as a fierce woman spread throughout Rongguo Mansion. Later, that Madam Wang said she was apologizing to Madam Shen, but not only did she not carry the whip, she also did not express anything. It is said that Madam Shen ignored her and directly asked her daughter-in-law Youshi to see the guest off."
“…”
Emperor Xiaomu was very satisfied with what he heard.
Mrs. Shen from Ningguo Mansion is really a wonderful person.
"You still have to investigate this matter."
Putting down the secret report, Emperor Xiaomu took a sip of tea and said, "This time, let's start with the Beijing camp and see how many big fish are waiting for an opportunity in this muddy water."
The muddy water makes it easier for some people to drink and eat meat.
"It doesn't matter how they eat or kill us, but there is one thing: if anyone tries to attack the army horses again, we will kill them."
Today is different from the founding of the country. Anyone in the Beijing camp can be replaced, but military horses cannot.
The court is still short of horses! Emperor Xiaomu said, "If you send two of your new apprentices to the Beijing camp, I will be in trouble."
"yes!"
After the secret guard bowed solemnly, his figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.
The emperor drank his tea and reread his memorial.
However, his face soon turned gloomy.
Bang~Emperor Xiaomu threw the memorial paper down in anger, gathered his strength, picked it up again and ran straight to the Changshou Palace where the retired emperor was.
After a long while, the emperor put down the memorial in his hand.
"How do you want to stay?"
"There were definitely Japanese pirates, but Xie Jie, the Minister of State during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, pointed out in Qiantai Wozhuan that 'pirates and merchants are the same people. When the market is open, pirates become merchants, and when the market is closed, merchants become pirates.'"
Emperor Xiaomu looked at his father and said, "I agree with you. The treasury is empty now. It is time to reopen the sea trade. While enriching the treasury, we can also fight against the real Japanese pirates."
Half of the reason why Taizu was able to succeed in driving the Manchus who had invaded the Central Plains out of Shanhaiguan was due to the huge profits at sea.
But the emperor forbade...
"We'll talk about maritime trade later."
The emperor frowned, "As for these 'bandits'..." He thought for a moment, "No matter if they are real or fake, they are all very rich." He gave his son a rare reminder, "Find someone to suppress them first!"
"……yes!"
Emperor Xiaomu was slightly stunned, "Father wants to use the Prince of Nan'an?"
The Emperor: “…”
If he wanted to use the words of the Prince of Nan'an, he would have just spoken up.
"Didn't this 'Kou' happen right under Nan'an's nose?"
The person who temporarily replaced Wang Ziteng in the Beijing camp was still his man.
The emperor was slightly satisfied with his obedient son and was willing to give him a little sweetness. "He has been there for many years, but he is becoming less and less able to control the situation. You should choose someone else to suppress the bandits!"
Ah? Emperor Xiaomu calmed down and bowed deeply, "Yes!"
After walking a long way out of the Changshou Palace, he turned around and looked at where his father lived.
Finally, he got some more!
Emperor Xiaomu felt happy and a little sighed in his heart. When he turned around, his steps became steady again.
…
At Ningguo Mansion, Shen Ning first read the February newspaper that Hao Daer had subscribed to.
It seemed that the thin booklet of official newspapers was very interesting to her.
Opening the first page, "In February of the sixth year of Emperor Xiaomu, there were 43 imperial edicts, one of which was to the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, outside the Guangning Gate of the capital, there used to be a charity hall for the elderly, the sick and the helpless..."
It was very difficult for her to read the words connected together.
By guesswork, of the 43 imperial edicts in February, eight were about spring ploughing, and the other three were addressed to the Imperial Medical Bureau, which fully demonstrated his concern for the retired emperor. Other matters ranging from the reinstatement of officials to the nine frontier military garrisons were also included.
It also includes the Kaifeng snow disaster issue that Shen Ning had been concerned about.
Emperor Xiaomu not only exempted Kaifeng and the four surrounding counties from taxes this year, but also urged officials at all levels to voluntarily send seeds.
Unlike other places, where you have to pay back double the amount of seeds you borrow, the seeds in Kaifeng are all free.
He seems to be a good emperor!
Shen Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the children of the Jia family don't seek death in the future, and for the sake of the four dukes in two generations, the daughters of the Jia family will never end up in such a miserable situation.
"Mrs!"
Qingzhu bowed, "Xing'er, who is beside you, just said that the teacher from the school has arrived, so you won't be coming to eat lunch at noon."
"Teacher from the school?"
Shen Ning raised her eyebrows, "Then tell the kitchen to add two more dishes for me."
"yes!"
Qingzhu glanced down and the little maid waiting to run errands hurried out.
"By the way, Qingping went to the West Mansion early this morning to deliver a birthday gift, why hasn't she…"
"Ma'am, I'm back."
Qing Ping hurried through the corner gate. "Someone from the Wang family just came to tell the old lady of the West Mansion the good news that Master Wang Er has woken up."
Everything is fine? Shen Ning nodded slightly, "It's a happy event."
On Mrs. Wang’s birthday, Wang Zisheng woke up and would definitely give herself the title of a blessed person in the future.
Hum~ Shen Ning hummed in her stomach, "How is Lord Wang's leg?"
If possible, she really hoped that Wang Ziteng's legs could be dislocated so that he could not be a military officer.
Leaving the Beijing camp and keeping a low profile in the future would make their families safer.
"It should be fine. I heard that Lord Wang is paying special attention to him. He is now always accompanied by four personal guards."
At the same time, Wang family.
Jia Zhu looked at the twelve personal guards that his uncle had transferred from the Beijing camp, and he always felt something was wrong.
Although his uncle's status was enough to arrange personal guards, he was very familiar with at least five of these twelve people.
He had never been to the Beijing camp.
These five people... seemed to be still young. They followed their second brother Lian and cousin Wang Ren to climb over the wall and reach the long-abandoned courtyard at the back of the Wang family's house.
All three of them were beaten at that time.
Jia Zhu was a good boy since he was young, and he was beaten only a few times, so the impression was particularly deep.
But back then, the Wang family was the first to disband the palace guards. If...
Jia Zhu was very worried.
He suddenly realized that his uncle's heart might be much bigger than he thought.
"Zhu'er, I'm sorry to bother you these days."
Wang Ziteng, who was carried over on a bench, looked at his capable nephew and said, "I heard from your mother that you will be returning to the Imperial College tomorrow?"
"yes!"
Jia Zhu nodded, "I originally wanted to invite my mother to celebrate her birthday."
"...During this investigation into your second uncle's case, I'm afraid you have already caught the attention of many people with ulterior motives."
The only person who could have accomplished such a coincidence in the horse-startling case was someone who was familiar with the Beijing camp and the personalities of his family.
These two..., not many.
Wang Ziteng has been thinking about it over and over again these days, and suddenly he has become more distrustful of the Jia family.
The Beijing camp was once the domain of the Jia family.
Jia Zhen is uneducated and cannot do such a perfect thing, but Jia Jing can.
"The guards of Rongguo Mansion have been disbanded. Go and ask your elder brother Zhen to assign you two guards first."
"Um!"
Jia Zhu nodded in agreement.
He had a good idea. Since he had already asked for the palace guards, Brother Zhen would pay more attention to the safety of the two palaces.
"By the way," Wang Ziteng asked as if he had suddenly thought of something, "Does your uncle Jing still communicate with you?"
"Since the second half of last year, Uncle Jing has stopped replying to my letters."
Jia Zhu felt very sorry.
Although Uncle Jing did not inherit the title, he was very clear that he was the mainstay of the Jia family.
Unfortunately, from the increasingly scarce letters, Jia Zhu could see that his uncle was going further and further on the road of studying Taoist doctrines.
"Hmm~" Wang Ziteng frowned slightly, "I heard that the old lady asked him to go down the mountain, and he did. He also agreed to many rude requests from Madam Shen?"
Jia Zhu: “…”
Why is his uncle asking him this about matters concerning elders?
"Among our peers, this is how you respect your uncle!"
Wang Ziteng gave a thumbs up and said, "All the officers in the Beijing camp who have seen you respect your uncle will praise you."
He was helpless. If he wanted to gain recognition from those people, he could only mention Jia Jing again and again.
"Come to think of it, your great grandfather gave him most of the military affairs of the Beijing Camp in order to train him."
Jia Jing, who was not a military man but a scholar, used his pen and eloquence to subdue all the troublemakers in the Beijing army.
Even during military exercises, the battalions under his command beat the opponents so hard that they had no chance to fight back.
One cannot think too deeply about Jia Jing. Once one thinks too deeply about him... Wang Ziteng will feel a little scared.
He promoted him to the position of Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp, but did not hand over everything in his hands to him. Was he on guard against him from the beginning?
He was on guard against him in the Beijing camp, and on the Wang family side...
Wang Ziteng had reason to suspect that the maid who died by hitting her head against the pillar was the one Jia Jing had targeted when he set up a secret agent in the Wang family.
But he didn't dare tell this to his nephew.
If all his guesses were correct, then Jia Jing's sudden attack on him was most likely because he had discovered his plan some time ago.
Wang Ziteng couldn't help but struggle, "I can get to where I am today... It's all thanks to you respecting my uncle."
It was not easy for him to get to where he is now. His leg was broken and his second brother almost lost his life. Isn't that good enough? Without him, it would not be easy for the Jia family to raise another person in the current Beijing camp.
Wang Ziteng touched his broken leg and said, "I heard that Madam Shen didn't leave him a penny. I feel really bad."
As he spoke, he took out a purse and handed it over, "Zhu'er, after thinking about it, I feel that you should go to the Taoist temple to see your uncle Jing and at least take care of your life."
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