The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

Mr. Ji listed several items in the secret letter, detailing the handling of the Jiangnan matter. Naturally, he did not dare to make a big deal about this matter. He had already reported it to the emperor before, and it was also discussed by the cabinet. The method of follow-up handling of the Jiangnan incident is not his own opinion.

The secret letter lists all the specific handling measures, and every official involved is described in it, supplemented by detailed evidence, and then the big merchants are also included in it, and the accounts of each family are also briefly described.

This secret letter, speaking with facts and data, showed the emperor the general result of his handling of the Jiangnan incident, and also confirmed to the emperor that he had no acts of favoritism and enriching his own pocket.

The officials implicated in the case of King Wu's rebellion have all been escorted to Beijing, and they are being tried by the three courts in Beijing and China, so he is not in charge of the accounts, and the big merchants involved with King Wu, although they are tried in Jiangnan , will also be escorted to Beijing after the Spring Festival of the next year, and the emperor will be asked to try again at that time.

In this way, Mr. Ji finally got himself out of the scope of self-enrichment.

After reading the secret letter from Master Ji, the emperor sat silent for a long time.

At this time, Ji Heng was reading a book in the arms of Xia Li, waiting for Song Taifu to come to teach.

The emperor tapped the secret letter on the table and asked the servant to call Ji Heng to come.

Ji Heng came in very quickly, and bowed politely. In the past, the emperor would not be willing to watch him kneel, after all, it was cold.

This time, he watched Ji Heng finish his salute, and then said, "Let's get back down."

Ji Heng thanked him before slowly standing up, seeing that Song Taifu hadn't come yet, he didn't ask.

The emperor said at this time, "Junqing, this is a secret letter from your father to me, please take a look."

Ji Heng was stunned for a moment, and said, "How dare a humble official read the secret letter beyond the norm."

The emperor said: "I told you to watch it, so you just watch it."

Ji Heng had no choice but to thank him, went over respectfully and took the letter into his hands, and then stood by the desk to read the letter.

This secret letter has dozens of pages and tens of thousands of words. It can be seen that it is written by his father himself, and it is definitely not written by the Qing people around him.

After reading it, Ji Heng felt that his father's letter clearly explained to the emperor the result of the subsequent handling of the Wu Wang case. In fact, he himself didn't think there was anything tricky in it.

After reading it, he respectfully put away the letter and returned it to the emperor. When the emperor took it back, he raised his eyes to see the emperor's expression, and the emperor happened to look at him, so their eyes met.

Ji Heng's expression was deep and slightly sad, and the emperor's eyes were deep and full of resentment. Both of them could see the other's eyes clearly, and they couldn't help being a little startled.

Ji Heng couldn't understand that the resentment in the emperor's eyes was not so much directed at his father, but rather at him not understanding his intentions, and having an affair with his cousin at home.

The emperor said: "Junqing, what do you think?"

Ji Heng took a few steps back, then knelt down on the ground, touched his forehead to the ground, and said: "It's about Weichen's father, it's not easy for Weichen to say."

The emperor said: "This is in front of me, just speak up."

Ji Heng intentionally hesitated for a while before he said: "I feel that my father handles the follow-up matters of King Wu's case. According to the scriptures, I agree with him. The Jiangnan area is the most prosperous place in Dayong. How much money he can put out now is that it can continuously provide money for the treasury in the future, which is the guarantee of Dayong's finances. My father dealt with the merchants in the Jiangnan area who had had contacts with King Wu lightly, and my ministers also I think this is the most appropriate way. Wu Wang has been in the south of the Yangtze River for more than ten years. If the merchants there want to do business in a flexible manner, it is impossible not to be attached to Wu Wang. Except for a few people who have a close relationship with Wu Wang, other It's not a heinous crime. If it is dealt with strictly, the merchants will be implicated in a wide range, which will cause panic. The commerce in the south of the Yangtze River will be greatly affected, and it will also affect the income of the court. My father is worried that there will be too many people implicated. It will make the civilians in the south of the Yangtze River be instigated by businessmen to rebel, and things will be even more difficult to deal with. This is also reasonable."

The emperor was silent for a while and did not respond. After a while, he said, "Why didn't you say that your uncle's family is also deeply rooted in the Jiangnan area, but he is not among the people involved this time."

Ji Heng knew that the emperor was definitely going to talk about this matter, so he didn't panic, but said in an orderly manner: "Wu Wang also wanted to win over uncle, and uncle moved the family business to Guangzhou two or three years ago in order not to be involved in this matter. "

The emperor slapped the table with his hand hard, thinking he was very angry, "Isn't that at your family's favor?"

Ji Heng was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to say, "It's human nature for me to think that my relatives should not be in danger."

The emperor also knew that he was already making trouble for no reason at this time, but he was so panicked that he couldn't help it.

The emperor sat there, looking at Ji Heng who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, the anger and resentment surging in his chest could not be suppressed, it took him a long time to take a few deep breaths, and said, "Okay, get up."

But Ji Heng said: "This humble minister is guilty and dare not get up."

The emperor sneered, "You are angry with me."

Ji Heng said: "I didn't dare, it's just that your majesty asked me what I meant, and I didn't dare to prevaricate you, so I told the truth, and it wasn't because I wanted to speak for my father, if it was Another official, this is what I mean when dealing with the Jiangnan matter. The Jiangnan case is a big one, attracting the attention of all people. Your Majesty, you will get married next year. The result of the Jiangnan case will also affect the people's judgment on you. , should not be too aggressive, and should not be too loose. Too aggressive will leave the emperor with a brutal reputation, too loose will make everyone have no confidence in you, and other vassals will also be ready to move. It is appropriate to be strict when dealing with officials in the Jiangnan area, but when dealing with businessmen, But it should not be too strict. My father meant this, and I reported it to the emperor for consideration before. The emperor also agreed. It's just that in the case of Jiangnan, the final income can't make up for the military expenditure. If the emperor is angry because of this, then my humble minister I don't think it should bother you so much."

The emperor said lightly, "Give me a reason."

Ji Heng said: "Your Majesty is in charge of the government. When you first took power, you must slowly clean up the court, so that all people will belong to you, Your Majesty. Based on the case of King Wu, there are not a few officials in the capital who have had close contacts with him. King Wu This case has provided you, the emperor, with such a good opportunity to gradually sort out the affairs of the court. Naturally, it cannot be compared with a little money. Besides, in order to enrich the treasury, we still have to deal with it from the root. But it’s just a drop in the bucket.”

The emperor sighed, didn't agree with him, didn't say he didn't think so, just said: "Get up."

Ji Heng still couldn't get up on his knees, the emperor said angrily, "I told you to get up quickly."

Ji Heng raised his head and took a look at the distraught emperor. Speaking of which, the emperor seldom gets angry. Even if he gets angry, his anger is always in his heart, so it rarely shows on the surface.

Ji Heng said at this time, "It's the minister who still has something to report."

The emperor frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

Ji Heng said: "It's the matter of the third sister of Weichen. I wrote to my father about it before, but my father felt that the third sister of Weichen didn't have the beauty to enter the royal family, and she was born as a concubine. She really couldn't serve the emperor. To live up to the Emperor's kindness, I have no choice but to let the third sister not enter the palace."

The emperor stared angrily, "You've been making me angry on purpose lately, haven't you?"

Ji Heng said: "Your Majesty, I only hope that your holy body will be healthy and your country will be stable, and I have no intention of making you angry at all."

The two looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

Finally, the emperor said angrily, "Go down."

Ji Heng sighed in his heart, and said: "I wish the emperor the Holy Body to be well and healthy, and I will take my leave."

So he took a few steps back on his knees before getting up and going out.

After seeing him leave, the emperor suddenly fell down on the desk, feeling very uncomfortable.

He looked at the secret letter sent by Mrs. Ji again, wondering if he was too suspicious. If you are so entangled in this matter, who can you trust completely in the future?

Ji Heng left the palace that day, and it was approaching the end of the new year. Because there were too many things to do this year, the imperial court did not seal the holiday until the 26th of the twelfth lunar month.

Mr. Ji was in the south of the Yangtze River, so he didn't have time to go home for the New Year.

The choice of queen was decided by the queen mother, without any suspense, it fell on the head of Zhao Zhili's cousin Zhao Zhiya.

Because it was decided by the Queen Mother, although many people in the court were dissatisfied, they were finally suppressed.

Two years ago, I was preparing for the emperor's wedding, so the emperor's betrothal gift was prepared long ago. A few years ago, the emperor offered the betrothal gift to the Zhao family. The 64 sets of betrothal gifts came out of the palace and entered The Yongchang Hou Mansion.

And Qin Tianjian also calculated the auspicious day of the emperor's wedding, which is in May.

It was only half a year before May, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple and other departments had to be busy preparing for this matter to ensure that everything was ready for the emperor's wedding.

Ji Heng returned home from the palace that day, probably because he was in a bad mood, and the wind blew again, and he fell ill when he returned.

In fact, this illness was nothing to him, after all, he was used to getting sick like this every winter.

It's just that this time the illness was more severe than in previous years, almost sleeping on the bed all day long, with a low-grade fever, and his whole body was aching and weak.

Fortunately, the cough is not serious, so there is no need to worry about it turning into pneumonia.

The emperor had a falling out with Ji Heng that day, and he regretted it.

Ji Heng has always been cautious and cautious in front of him, so if they fall out, Ji Heng will definitely be more alienated from him in the future.

On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, he asked someone to send a gift to Jifu. It was not a very expensive thing, just 100 taels of gold, and the palace's facial fat, mouth fat, spices, etc., as well as four bolts of brocade, and two light fur coats. , two exquisitely crafted brass hand warmers, and a set of the Four Treasures of the Study...

Although they are all small and not luxurious things, it can be seen that the emperor's intentions.

Moreover, the emperor personally sent Liu Sheng to deliver the gift. When Liu Sheng returned to the palace, he said to the emperor, "Young Master Ji has a cold and is too sick to get out of bed. The slave waited for a long time before he was helped out by Mrs. Ji." Received the ceremony and thanked the emperor for his kindness."

The emperor was very surprised and worried, "Is it so serious?"

Knowing that the emperor and Ji Heng had a conflict, Liu Sheng wrapped a 100 taels of gold silver note for Liu Sheng and added a beautiful little Jade Buddha. The emperor would give gifts to all the favored ministers, and the servants could also make a fortune in gifts this time, but there were very few who could be as generous as the Jifu.The Duke's Mansion only gave out 50 taels of silver ingots according to the rules.

Liu Sheng knew very well that the emperor treated Ji Heng differently. Since the two had a conflict, the emperor had a worried look on his face. He naturally did not dare to neglect Ji Heng. Heng speaks.

So I exaggerated in front of the emperor, "I looked at Mr. Ji, my face was pale, and I broke out in a cold sweat after saying a few words. I'm afraid it's very bad. I asked Mrs. Ji a few more words. Mrs. Ji said that Mr. Ji had never The palace fell ill after returning home, it has been several days."

The emperor felt even more uncomfortable now, and waved Liu Sheng out.