Chapter 288 Concubine Yuan is pregnant

"Master Jia, what a rare guest!"

"What kind of guest are we? We are all our own people. What is Mr. Jia doing here?"

People from the Ministry of War were very polite to Jia Rong.

A little too polite.

It’s no wonder that once Jia Rong is generous, everyone who works for him will benefit.

Secondly, Jia Rong created opportunities for them to make meritorious deeds, and there may be more opportunities in the future.

"Is Master Shangshu inside?" Jia Rong asked.

"My lord has been summoned by the emperor. If you come to see the minister, you will have to wait for some time."

"No, I'll go find him directly."

It's just right for the emperor, so we can talk about it together.

The emperor is quite hard-working and does not slack off in government affairs.

Jia Rong found the emperor in the small garden near Qianqing Palace, but the emperor did not go to the harem.

There are so many warblers in the harem now, I'm just afraid of a chance encounter.

When Eunuch Xia saw Jia Rong coming, he didn't stop him much and took him directly to the emperor.

"My lord, pay homage to the Emperor."

"Zi Qian is here, let's play chess together."

Qian Shangshu is a sturdy man weighing one hundred and eighty pounds. He is sitting huddled on a small bench, which is really uncomfortable.

But there was no trace of discomfort on his face, and his body was even motionless.

This kind of skill cannot be mastered in just a few years.

Jia Rong came over to take a look. There were many red stones and few black stones on the military chess board.

Seeing that the emperor used red stones, Jia Rong knew the outcome of the battle, "Qian Shangshu is going to lose."

Qian Shangshu raised his eyebrows and said softly: "Losing? Impossible. We can turn defeat into victory right away."

This big man spoke as gracefully as a woman in front of the emperor.

"If Shangshu's art of war is not good, I don't know if the soldiers and horses under his command are good." Jia Rong said, staring at the chessboard.

Shangshu looked up at Jia Rong and suddenly said with a smile: "The emperor also said that he is sincere. Look at this little fox, he always means what he says."

Only then did the emperor remember the purpose of asking Jia Rong, "What do you do?"

"Master Shangshu is just talking on paper. I don't know if he can defeat others with real swords and guns?" Jia Rong asked.

Qian Peng: Why is everything ready? Do you want to start the war in advance?

When Jia Rong saw that the emperor was also looking at him, he said: "Yesterday, people from below came to report that the ships of the fertilizer factory and the feed factory were robbed by water thieves. All the goods of the three ships were stolen, and even the steam ship was not Let it go."

"Not only are there fertilizers, feed, and salt on the ship, but there are also dividends for the court in the first quarter."

Jia Rong exaggerated everything just to attract their attention.

"How come chemical fertilizers go north? Aren't they kept and sold locally?" Shangshu asked.

Jia Rong said: "This is phosphate fertilizer processed from sea guano and transported from the south to near Kyoto.

There are four factories on the ship that want to send dividends to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The money is not much, only 70,000 taels of silver."

"Seventy thousand taels!"

Qian Shangshu couldn't sit still, "If this isn't much, what is much?"

"You bastard, what do the local sailors do for food?"

The emperor was about to say that seventy thousand taels was not much, but after hearing Shangshu's reaction, he understood.

It's not that he doesn't have much money, but that he has too much money in his warehouse, which makes him feel that money is not a problem.

"This art of war must be coordinated with the soldiers and generals, otherwise these soldiers and horses will not be able to walk when they are sent out."

Qian Shangshu laughed and scolded Jia Rong, "You bastard, you are criticizing Sang and Huai."

Qian Shangshu handed over to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please let me retire. I will go back and ask people to suppress the bandits. I will definitely catch all these water thieves and mountain bandits."

You brat, the complaint has been brought to the emperor.

"Bandits are like leeks that will grow if you cut them in batches. But if you don't cut them, they will grow into cancerous tumors. Lord Shangshu, tell me about these water thieves. Why don't the bandits know how to become soldiers?

At least I have something to eat."

The emperor agreed with what Jia Rong said, "What Jia Rong said is right. It is the time to employ people. It is better to let them join the military camp to serve their crimes and perform meritorious services."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Qian Peng glanced at Jia Rong.

Jia Rong just smiled and had no intention of leaving.

Qian Peng turned around and left, immediately returning to the Ministry of War to convene a meeting with personnel from all parties to discuss the suppression of bandits.

Mr. Minister: "This time is different from usual. It doesn't mean that we just send out an official document and let all parties report some results.

This time we are robbing something from the government, so we have to break their hands to make them remember."

Master Langzhong: "Just let the commanders from all walks of life take people out to practice, otherwise it will be useless when it comes to use, and it will lose the face of all parties."

Qian Shangshu: "Start from Kyoto, expand to various places, and carry out nationwide anti-bandit activities.

Not only are we suppressing bandits, we also eradicate any bullies we see."

The official drafted the manuscript for the minister to review.

Lord Shangshu saw it and thought it was okay, so he stamped it.

The minister sent it to the cabinet for approval. The cabinet understood the intention of the Ministry of War and immediately agreed to the plan of the Ministry of War.

Sun Qiong, Wang Ziteng's son-in-law, received the copied official document and shouted directly: "This is not suppressing bandits, it is just training troops."

"It doesn't matter whether he is a bandit suppressor or not, take him out and practice, otherwise the opportunity will be snatched away by others."

Jia Lian also passed the news he got to Ping'an Jing and asked the Jiedushi of Ping'an Jing to cooperate in suppressing bandits (training troops).

He passed on some of Kyoto's guesses and the news he heard, asking the other party to seize this opportunity, whether to eat porridge or to eat depends on this time.

The military camp outside Kyoto received orders from the Ministry of War.

Chen Ruiwen went to order the general, "bandits have been rampant recently, and pedestrians are not safe. We..."

Get ready immediately after receiving the order.

"Qiu Newsboy..." shouted the boss.

Qiu newsboy came trotting over. "Sir, the little one is here."

"Go down with the order and set out tonight to suppress the bandits in Hutou Mountain."

"Yes."

……

On the third day of April, news came from the palace that Concubine Yuan was pregnant. She was still three months old.

Emperor Longyan was delighted and immediately sent an imperial edict calling Jia Zheng to return to Beijing.

The emperor showed mercy and allowed people from the Jia family to enter the palace to visit Concubine Yuan.

The female family members of the Jia family cheered for joy, and the wives all dressed up according to their grades.

Mrs. Wang trotted to change clothes.

Jia Mu also changed into Taijun's clothes and prepared to enter the palace.

This time Concubine Yuan followed the order and asked Mrs. Zhang to follow her into the palace.

Jia Lian also changed his court clothes and led Jia Baoyu into the palace in a sedan chair accompanying Jia Mu.

The laughter and laughter in the Jia family became more lively.

Jia Rong happened to be in the palace. He couldn't go to the harem, but he could stop the team and say a few words to the lady.

Not many people entered the palace, but they walked slowly, and Jia Rong could talk a lot.

"There is a medical girl next to Concubine Yuan. Ask Concubine Yuan if she is willing to let her go. I promised that girl that I would let her out of the palace."

"What if the empress doesn't want to let me go?"

"Just ask that girl if she wants to leave the palace. If she wants to leave the palace, I will find a way to make her leave."

"Okay."

"You give Second Aunt You a good beating, and don't let her foolishly fall into the trap of outsiders and harm her and the fetus."

Mrs. Zhang nodded, her eyes became much more serious, the task of entering the palace was a little heavier.
To be continued...