Chapter 309 Qin Zhong returns to Beijing

Yang Shoufu went to find the emperor and found that Jia Rong was playing table marbles with the emperor.

In recent days, table marbles have become particularly popular, and children of all ages in Kyoto are playing them.

Yang Shoufu also saw his great-grandson and great-granddaughter playing this game.

The dignified Holy Lord is actually playing a child's game. It's just nonsense.

Yang Shoufu vented his anger on Jia Rong. After kneeling down to worship the emperor, he immediately asked Jia Rong: "Mr. Jia Ge, have you finished your work?"

"It's been completed a long time ago."

"Nearly a thousand memorials have been approved?"

"What took an hour has been completed long ago. I will send this important memorial to the emperor for review.

The emperor thinks that I have done a good job, so he specially rewarded me for playing a game."

The emperor, who was a little embarrassed about being caught playing games, felt confident after hearing what Jia Rong said.

I'm right, I did this to win over my ministers.

Jia Rong stood up and stood beside Yang Shoufu, raised his hands and said to the emperor: "When the chief minister comes, there must be something important. I will not disturb the emperor. I will leave."

The emperor had no reason to disagree, so he immediately asked Jia Rong to leave.

Yang Shoufu wondered why Jia Rong finished reading the memorial so quickly, and wanted to go back and check it out.

Before Yang Shoufu could go back, the emperor took out a memorial and said: "The memorial from Yongning Mansion said that an iron cable bridge will be built on the bank of the river, and the support of the imperial court is needed.

Jia Rong said that this chain bridge connected the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, which was conducive to the people entering the inland and the exchange of goods, and it was also conducive to the government's decrees to go to the chieftain's territory. He suggested building this bridge."

"What do you think?" The emperor handed the memorial to Eunuch Xia.

Eunuch Xia handed the memorial to Yang Shoufu.

Yang Shoufu took it over and looked at it. Jia Rong's suggestions were very pertinent, mostly from the perspective of local people and ministers from the Ministry of Industry.

But what he valued more was Jia Rong’s supplementary remarks.

Jia Rong said: "We can use the efforts of repairing the iron cable bridge to show kindness to the people, establish the image of the court, and weaken the influence of the local chieftains on the people."

Yang Shoufu said with some worry: "We have always controlled the rebellious people by controlling the chieftains.

If we directly contact the local people, will the chieftain be unhappy or even make the chieftain rebel?"

The emperor nodded: "Your worries are all reasonable.

But the people under the jurisdiction of the chieftain only knew that the chieftain did not know the emperor, and had no sense of belonging to the imperial court, let alone permanent submission."

"Go and discuss with Jia Rong and find out what Fushun Chieftain can do."

Yang Shoufu bowed: "I obey your orders."

This Jia Rong is really good at finding things to do.

Before the matter of dispatching officials to the grasslands in the north was completed, he reached out to the chieftains in the southwest.

Is it possible that he wants to take action against Southwest?

No, we can’t increase Jia Rong’s strength, let alone Zhang Ding’s party.

Yang Shoufu suppressed the memorial and did not publish it, let alone mention the Fushun Chieftain.

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Qin Zhong suffered a lot and finally returned to Kyoto with the help of Xing Shang.

Fortunately, he has his sister watching over him and an old servant taking care of him, so he has a place to stay when he returns to Kyoto.

Qin Zhong changed his clothes, had a bowl of pig's feet noodles, and went to Ningguo Mansion to ask for an audience.

Qin Keqing cried with joy when she heard the news that Qin Zhong had returned to Beijing, and even went to the Central Courtyard to see Qin Zhong happily.

Seeing that Qin Zhong was dark and thin, with a lot of acne marks on his face, but still looked like a fairy boy back then, Qin Keqing hugged Qin Zhong and cried bitterly.

"It's no use, sister. I couldn't save you."

Qin Zhong hugged his sister and cried bitterly, telling him about the hardships of mining.

He added: "Thanks to the money my sister sends me every month, I am alive to this day."

Qin Keqing cursed Zhi'er, "If it weren't for that cheap maid, you wouldn't be here today. You'd have to die a good death."

Qin Zhong regretted it deeply. If he hadn't been obsessed with it, he wouldn't be like this today.

"I regret it!"

Qin Keqing took Qin Zhong to meet Youshi.

You felt sorry for Qin Zhong and asked her maid to give Qin Zhong five taels of silver, "Take this money, make up for it, find a good job in the future, and don't do stupid things again."

Qin Zhong expresses his gratitude and kowtows in gratitude.

Qin Keqing wants to take Qin Zhong to meet Zhang.

Zhang didn't like Qin Zhong, so he spared his visit and asked Yaqing to send him two taels of silver and a piece of cloth.

"Grandma's instructions: I hope you will live a good life in the future and never kill anyone again."

Qin Zhong was submissive and had no confidence in facing the big girl.

Qin Zhong thought that since he was here, he might as well go next door to see Jia Baoyu.

Qin Zhong made a request to Qin Keqing, "Why don't you drop by and see Jia Baoyu?"

Qin Keqing thought about it and agreed.

Because the weather was still cold, Jia Baoyu didn't like to study in the study, so he excused himself from illness and hid in the greenhouse playing tabletop marble games with the girls.

Upon hearing Qin Zhong's return, Jia Baoyu walked out of the greenhouse.

"Where is Jingqing (Qin Zhong's nickname)? Let him come to see me quickly."

The attacker on the side laughed and said: "How can it be so fast? I'm afraid I just reached the end of the corridor."

Jia Baoyu stepped on his boots and walked into the snow. Xiren couldn't call him back.

Qingwen caught up with her brocade hat and mink fur coat, "Second Master, please put on your clothes and go."

Jia Baoyu went to the other end of the corridor to wait for Qin Zhong. As soon as he stood firm, he saw someone coming from the other end, but he couldn't see clearly.

Baoyu was very happy when he heard some sounds.

I haven’t seen Qin Zhong for a long time. I wonder if he has changed.

Recalling the first time I met Qin Zhong, he was slightly thinner, with delicate features, pink face and red lips. He also had a handsome figure and elegant demeanor, and seemed to be above him.

Qin Zhong was timid and girlish at the time. He seemed timid, but he was not timid at all when doing things.

When I saw Aunt Qin approaching with the girls, when did she have a black man next to her?

It’s so ugly.

Qin Zhong looked at Jia Baoyu and thought that Mr. Bao had not changed at all and was more handsome than before.

Jia Baoyu didn't see Qin Zhong and asked anxiously: "Aunt Qin, where is my brother Jingqing?"

Qin Keqing's eyes were moist and he said: "Thankfully you still care about him, not many people in this world care about him."

Qin Keqing stepped aside to give way to Qin Zhong and said to Qin Zhong: "Quick, meet the second master."

Qin Zhong stepped forward and said with emotion, "Baoyu, do you still remember me?"

"Ah!"

Jia Baoyu was shocked.

The black boy in front of you is your good brother Qin Zhong!

Jia Baoyu held Qin Zhong's hand with both hands and asked in shock: "How did you become like this?"

Seeing the shock in Jia Baoyu's eyes, Qin Zhong choked and said: "All the way to the mining area, you are exposed to the sun and rain. Even if you do easy work in the mine, it is not done by humans.

Coupled with not eating well, it becomes like this."

The rough man in front of him was no longer the same as the Qin Zhong in his memory, and the joy in Jia Baoyu's heart dissipated.

Hearing Qin Zhong's hoarse and unpleasant voice, the last bit of joy in Jia Baoyu's heart disappeared.

"Come here and tell us what you have been through."

Jia Baoyu didn't dislike him very much and asked Qin Zhong to come over to have tea and tell stories.

Hearing Qin Zhong's experience, Jia Baoyu burst into tears. Thinking about what happened to her, she felt even sadder.

Jia Baoyu told Qin Zhong that the eldest man was deprived of his title, exiled, his home was ransacked, and his personal maids were reduced and sold.

"I never thought that so many things would happen to you."

Qin Zhong let out a long sigh, then took Jia Baoyu's hand and said: "You and I both thought that we were more knowledgeable than everyone else before, and those people were common people. Now I realize that I was wrong. In the future, I will still aspire to gain fame and glory."

Appearance is the most important thing.”
To be continued...