Rongguo Public House
Rongxi Hall.
When everyone heard the news of the death of the Ningguo Prefecture's Godly General Jia Mu, their expressions changed.
Grandmother Jia looked at Jia Zheng and asked,"
"Has the Imperial Court sent reinforcements? Brother Mu's corpse?"
"Third Brother Mu's corpse hasn't been sent back yet. I heard that it was snatched back by Brother Hu.”
Jia Zheng replied.
"Brother Mu's son, Jia Hu? He seemed to be only thirteen years old this year, only a few years older than Baoyu.”
"Send someone to Yanmen Pass to bring back Brother Mu's body and Jia Hu's child. We can't leave Jia Hu alone at the border. The Ningguo Mansion should prepare. Wait ~" Grandmother Jia said with a sad face.
"Mother!"
Jia Zheng interrupted her before she could finish.
"Mother, Third Brother Mu's posthumous title is Wu Ning. Jia Hu led the Tiger Troop Battalion to defeat the Tartars and was conferred the title of First Earl. But he still needed to guard the border for several months, so Jia Hu could not return yet.”
"What is it? First class earl."
Grandmother Jia stood up in shock.
"Zheng 'er, did you hear wrongly?”
"Mother, I'm not deaf. I heard it clearly. Jia Hu repelled the Tartar army of 100,000 and was conferred the title of a first rank earl.”
Jia Zheng said with a bitter smile. He was still in his prime and had not reached the point where he was old and blind.
"However, the imperial edict will only be issued after Jia Hu returns.”
Jia Zheng suddenly thought of something and said.
"That doesn't matter. It's good to wait for Hu 'er to come back before issuing it. It's just the right time to let the ancestors of the Jia residence see that the Jia residence has produced a Saint Child.”
Grandmother Jia said indifferently,
Capital City.
In the Great Ming Palace.
Emperor Wu Yun brought the Empress to the Great Ming Palace.
"Father!"
Emperor Wu Yu stared at the gate of the Great Ming Palace.
"Go and pass on the message. Zhen has come to see the Retired Emperor!”
Emperor Wu Yun said to Xia Bingzhong.
Xia Bingzhong took small steps forward and explained the situation to the guards at the door. The guard turned around and walked into the Great Ming Palace.
Not long after, Dai Quan walked out.
"Emperor, Retired Emperor invites you in!”
"Yes ~"
Emperor Wu Yun nodded and led the Empress into the Great Ming Palace.
The interior of the palace was lavishly decorated. A dignified old man sat on a couch and played chess.
"Your son greets Imperial Father!"
Emperor Wu Yun led the Empress to kneel down.
"Son, you're here. Get up!”
The Retired Emperor looked up at Emperor Wu Yun and saw that the Empress's abdomen was arched.
"The Empress has another prince?"
"Replying to Imperial Father, yes, there are still seven or eight months. Your son will have a prince again, and you will have an imperial grandson!”
Emperor Wu Yun stood up and replied.
"Good, not bad! Go and find the imperial consort to receive your reward!"
"Thank you, Imperial Father!"
The Empress said happily and then left the Great Ming Palace.
After the Empress left, Retired Emperor looked at Emperor Wu Yun.
"Have a seat. Let's play a few games of chess.”
"Yes."
Emperor Wu Yun had indeed come to see the Retired Emperor. Hearing the Retired Emperor's words, he took a few steps forward and sat down.
"Is my son blaming me? Always meddling in the affairs of the court."
Although Emperor Wu Yun was unhappy, he didn't show it.
"Imperial Father, what are you saying? How could your son blame Imperial Father?”
Emperor Wu Yun said.
The Retired Emperor seemed to have read Emperor Wu Yun's mind and said,"
"Imperial son, zhen knows that you are blaming zhen in your heart, blaming zhen for always interfering in the matters of the imperial court. This time, that brat Jia Hu of the Ningguo Manor should have been conferred the title of Marquis due to his contributions. You did the same, but zhen had to interfere and only conferred Jia Hu the title of First Earl.”
"Imperial Father, your son does not have the intention to blame Imperial Father. It is just that your son does not understand. Jia Hu's military merits could have made him a third marquis, so why was he demoted to only a first rank earl?”
Emperor Wu Yun said calmly as if he couldn't see the Retired Emperor's eyes.
"Ha, my son, you have been on the throne for six years. I will test you. Who do you think is the most powerful in the court?”
The Retired Emperor saw Emperor Wu Yun's calm face and said nonchalantly.
"The greatest power in the court, the civil servant group?”
Isn't this the mess that you left behind?
Emperor Wu Yun didn't say anything on the surface, but he was secretly slandering the Retired Emperor.
"Father, it's a civil servant."
Emperor Wu Yun replied seriously.
"You're not stupid. You know it's a civil servant. Who do you think is in control of everything?”
Retired Emperor continued to ask.
Emperor Wu Yun was even more confused. Wasn't Father in control?
Why would you ask such a stupid question? I don't think I'm the stupid one, but you, Imperial Father.
The Retired Emperor saw that Emperor Wu Yun didn't reply and guessed what he was thinking.
"Hmph, do you think it's me? To tell you the truth, the civil servants are in my hands on the surface, but there is someone else in the dark. Back then, when I used the civil servants, I felt that I could not get rid of them. I was about to deal with the civil servants, but not long after, what happened to you?”
The Retired Emperor said to Emperor Wu Yun with a gloomy face.
This was the first time he had heard of such a big thing. Wu Yun Emperor was dumbfounded. The Retired Emperor was not the one in charge of the civil officials.
Who else could it be? Recently, he had also tried to rope in civil officials in an attempt to resist the Retired Emperor, but he had never been able to catch a big fish. There were a few small fish.
Now, Imperial Father, you are telling me that my enemy is not you, but the person who secretly controls the civil servants.
Emperor Wu Yun's mind was in a mess.
"What happened?"
Wu Yun Emperor repeated.
Suddenly, a thought flashed across his mind. Could it be that matter?
The Retired Emperor saw that Emperor Wu Yun seemed to understand. He said,"
"That's right, it's that matter. When Zhen was about to take action, the Crown Prince rebelled!”
It was indeed this matter.
"After the Crown Prince rebelled, Zhen thought a lot and found many strange things. Zhen once sent people to secretly investigate that the Crown Prince's rebellion was inextricably linked to the civil officials. When Zhen was about to lay everything out, Zhen fell ill and the matter was left unsettled. Zhen has been secretly observing for the past few years, but his actions back then alarmed the people behind the civil officials.”
The Retired Emperor sighed deeply and continued,
"In the early years, I had a discussion with the commander of the capital camp, Jia Daihua. We thought that we had to completely grasp the military power in our hands before we could dig deeper. Unexpectedly, Jia Daihua left before me. At this time, the Jia family came to plead with me to give Jia Daihua's third son, Jia Mu, a position at the border. I agreed to it, and it was a good time to investigate Jia Mu. I didn't expect him to die on the battlefield.”
"Humph!"
The Retired Emperor seemed to have thought of something. He snorted coldly and continued,
"Fortunately, another Jia Hu appeared. After the good news entered the capital, I sent people to investigate Jia Hu. He was very useful and was also a member of the founding family of the Jia family. He could replace Jia Daihua to complete the mission at that time.”
"However, Jia Hu is still young, so he was directly conferred the title of Marquis. I am afraid that there are people behind him who want to deal with him. I am afraid that he will not be able to withstand it, so I conferred him the title of First Earl. It is not too high but not too low. It is enough to make those villains fear him.”
After he finished speaking, he saw Emperor Wu Yun was still thinking and ordered him to leave.
"After saying so much, Zhen is also tired. My son, go back and slowly think about it!”
Afterward, Retired Emperor looked at the chessboard in front of him and then looked out of the window. He muttered to himself,
"This game of chess has just begun.”
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