As soon as August entered, the weather gradually cooled down, and more than a dozen officials were sitting in the Baishuizhai of the Humble Garden, discussing matters.It wasn't that hot in the room, but the voices of their arguing were louder than louder.

The presidency is vacant, but it is not that there is no one to preside over this discussion.

The long princess was sitting by the window facing the water, she seemed to be out of the way, with her head down, flipping through the handbook presented on the side.

He sat very dignified, dressed simply, with black hair tied up only with a snow-white silk ribbon, and a flower tine inlaid with full-color blood-ruby gemstones on his sideburns..

Gu Zhiping, the editor of the Imperial Academy, was waiting on the pen and ink.

He tilted his head and saw the long princess turning a page with her thin white fingers and writing it with a red pen, he couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment.

This is his third month with the long princess.

In February of this year, Gu Zhiping Capital rushed to pass the first-class Jinshi examination. In April, he was selected as Tanhua in the palace examination and entered the Imperial Academy as an editor.

In May of that year, a seven-day discussion broke out in the Huaixin Hall of the Guozijian, arguing about the emperor's way of monarch and ministers and the way of human relations between men and women.

Cheng Zhili was nearly eighty years old, but he still presided over it himself, and he never missed a single day of the seven days.

People from the Hanlin Academy also went to watch.It's not that Gu Zhiping hasn't discussed with his classmates in the academy, but this is the first time he has seen such a posture.Even a petty official like him who has been admitted to Jinshi knows that he is talking about the current situation.

Fei Jinyi is the son-in-law of Princess Xianqu and has been in power for many years.Back then, Fei Jinyi made an appointment with the subjects of the world, saying that when the long princess grows up, gets married and has children, and gives birth to an imperial heir, the throne will be returned to the Rong family.However, the long princess was nineteen years old, but she didn't get married. Instead, she wanted to participate in the government as a princess.come up with a result.

Such a major government event has nothing to do with a small official like Gu Zhiping who has no qualifications. He is from a small place and his family background is considered good, but compared with the nobles in High Capital, he is not worth mentioning. He knows how to be cautious in his words and deedsreason.

During the seven days, Gu Zhiping listened and memorized, but in the end he wrote an article and handed it in.

The final result is that the emperor's faction won a complete victory, and the long princess's participation in politics is a foregone conclusion.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, Qi Zeqing, the professor of Yangfuzhai, came to him personally and asked him if he would like to write decrees for the long princess and serve the pen and ink.

Gu Zhiping didn't know how to answer for a moment.

The reason for choosing him is also very simple, he is Xinke Tanhualang, and his articles are well written, and his handwriting is also good.The family background is clean and the character is not arrogant.During the few months in Beijing, Qi Zeqing saw the people in the Imperial Academy one by one, and felt that Gu Zhiping was the most careful in dealing with people, and he did not cling to the powerful, and seemed to have a good personality.

This matter came very urgently, there was no room for Gu Zhiping to discuss it with the teacher's family, Qi Zeqing didn't intend to force it, but just pick and choose.

After a sleepless night, Gu Zhiping found Qi Zeqing, willing to work for the long princess.

Another day later, after taking a shower and changing clothes, he was led by Qi Zeqing to the palace, where he met the long princess who was rumored to be excellent in character and learning, gentle, frugal and docile.

He went in with his head down, listening to Qi Zeqing introduce himself to the long princess.

The long princess agreed casually, her voice was slightly lowered, she paused every word, and called his name slowly.

"Gu Zhiping."

Gu Zhiping raised his head.

"Is that your name?"

The long princess was sitting on a chair not far away, wearing a complicated palace dress, so beautiful that he really didn't dare to look directly at it.

Since then, he has been serving the long princess with him, mainly writing decrees for the long princess and passing them down.

The window facing the water is open, and most of the lotus flowers in the lake have withered, leaving a little residual red, swaying in the wind.

But no one watched such a beautiful scenery, and the noise in Baishuizhai became more and more serious.

Summer has just passed, and winter is not far away. The people here are arguing about supplies for the northern border war after autumn.

The battle with the northern border the year before last has not really come to an end.

The people in the Ministry of War sighed: "The government is difficult, and we must overcome the difficulties together. If the battle in the northern border is defeated, and the people go all the way south, burning, killing and looting, it will add fuel to the fire and make it even more difficult to support."

As soon as these words came out, the left servant of the household department said loudly: "I naturally know that the war is very tight now, and I have calculated with Lord Shang Shu for a long time, and want to allocate funds to the northern border, but the floods in the past few months have just passed, and the victims have been displaced.There is a lot of mourning, and it is winter at this time, and the relief money must be distributed so that the victims can survive this winter."

"you!"

All the money is in the hands of the household department. If they don't speak up and don't want to allocate funds, it's useless for others to wear out their mouths.

This matter has been quarreled in the court for half a month, and every time Fei Jinyi keeps silent, letting the two sides quarrel.Now it's just a hot potato and thrown into Rong Jian's hands, let's see how he handles it.

If you want to participate in politics, you have to have that ability.

The long princess is not the emperor after all, if she is a little careless, if her handling is wrong, others will have a reason to criticize her.

It's really noisy.

Rong Jian put down the memorial in his hand, flexed his fingers, and clasped his knuckles on the table a few times, the sound was not loud, but all the people present stopped and looked at him.

There is no screen between the seat of the long princess and everyone, he no longer needs such things as screens and curtains, and he no longer has to decorate himself with expensive jewelry, the long princess now has that kind of power.

Due to his busy schedule, Rong Jian had to learn to use two things at once, just now he was reviewing the memorial and listening to their quarreling words.I also wanted to air them out, to see what they could say when they got excited about arguing.

The long princess lowered her eyebrows and narrowed her eyes, as if she didn't care about the quarrel of these people, named the name of the left servant of the household department, and said in a serious way: "Master Jiang, tell me that the remaining silver taels in the treasury are not needed for disaster relief., how much is left."

This meant to provide disaster relief first, and Jiang Feitao, the servant of the household department, was very happy. He was not very good at calculating accounts, and he was not very good at remembering. He stumbled and talked for a long time in front of Rong Jian before he could come up with a general idea.

He looked calm, nodded slightly, and said unhurriedly: "What does your lord mean, after the disaster relief has been dealt with, there is not a single penny left in the treasury, and you can't get out a tael of silver?"

The tone of the long princess didn't seem to be blaming, but Jiang Feitao didn't dare to answer the words. He smiled coyly: "Your Highness, this is the real situation in the treasury. I have no choice but to change the money."

Rong Jian nodded and was not angry.A year and a half ago, his silence was still a bluff, but now he has really calmed down.

There was silence in Baishui Zhai, and everyone thought that the matter had settled down. After all, compared with disaster relief, wars should be put in the second place.Otherwise, when the disaster victims become refugees and flood into High Capital, the reputation of the long princess will be completely destroyed.

This is a smart move.

But before waiting for a moment, Rong Jian asked casually: "I heard that the Jiang family in the south of the Yangtze River has been passed down from generation to generation. What generation is Mr. Jiang from?"

Jiang Feitao was stunned by this, his intuition was wrong, but he had to answer such a question, he said cautiously: "This minister is the ninth generation of the Jiang family, but he can't be counted as a direct descendant, he just received a little shade from the family."

Rong Jian said softly: "Master Jiang is the ninth generation, it seems that the Jiang family has been in Jiangnan for eleven generations."

Jiang Feitao didn't understand the meaning of his exclamation, so he didn't answer.

Rong Jian waved to Jiang Feitao, motioning for him to speak in front of her.

Jiang Feitao walked over, not daring to look up.

Rong Jian took a sip of tea and moistened his throat: "This flood occurred in the south of the Yangtze River, and the south of the Yangtze River is the place where several aristocratic families passed on. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. The Jiang family, which has been supported by the people of the south of the Yangtze River for eleven generations, presumably the money is still affordable."

Since the previous dynasty, it is no secret that the aristocratic clans have privately expropriated land and amassed wealth.Although Rong Jian didn't fully mention the name, it was almost undisguised.

Jiang Feitao was terrified and dared not speak, and he said after a while: "Your Highness, this is absolutely impossible, we are all heirs of poetry and books, how could we save a whole place with the power of one family."

Rong Jian let out an "oh", and said lightly: "Why is it the strength of a family? There are also the Wang family, Zhou family, and Xie family, don't they all feel grateful for the past, do you know the importance?"

This is the meaning of dragging all the major families in the south of the Yangtze River into the water.

Jiang Feitao had heard that the long princess was tough, but he didn't know that he could be so tough, and he didn't expect it to happen today.

He didn't dare to take on such a big burden, not to mention the other three families, even the Jiang family dared to tear him apart.

Jiang Feitao said tremblingly: "Your Highness, my minister..."

Rong Jian put down the teacup and looked at him calmly, without any change in tone: "What I mean is that Mr. Jiang is right. There must be money for the disaster relief for the winter, and there must be money for the northern border. After the northern border is finished, there is estimated to be more than 500,000 taels of silver left in the warehouse. After all, the number of soldiers is far less than that of the victims. But the remaining silver, Mr. Jiang, I have also thought of a way to make up for you. You just do it.”

Hearing this, Jiang Feitao was not as proud as he was a quarter of an hour ago, he couldn't even stand still, and fell to his knees.And those who had just quarreled were all silent, not saying a word, not even admonishing anyone.

Rong Jian closed his eyes, turning a blind eye to the person in front of him.He chose today because he didn't intend to hide it from others, and he wanted to discuss it with the family in private.

Of course, once these words came out, there was really no need to argue anymore, everyone dispersed, and Jiang Feitao was helped out.

Gu Zhiping was stunned watching from the sidelines, he knew the power of the family, but the long princess dared to force people to donate money in public.

He raised his head, looked at Rong Jian's expression, and couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, why..."

Rong Jian was thinking about something just now, when he came back to his senses, he didn't pay attention to what Gu Zhiping asked, and said: "You draw up a few posts for Bengong. When you are finished, pass it to Bengong for a look."

The imitation is naturally the post of Wang Zhoujiang and Xie Sijia.What he said to Jiang Feitao today was just the beginning, and it foreshadowed how he would deal with this matter in the future.

Gu Zhiping hesitated to speak, he was taken aback for a moment, and then responded.

The news that Rong Jian publicly forced the Jiang family to donate money for disaster relief quickly spread throughout the government and the public.

Less than a quarter of an hour after the officials left Baishuizhai, Fei Jinyi learned about the situation from Zhang Deshui.

He was furious, kicked the little eunuch away, and said coldly: "This is Zhen's good daughter, Da Yin's good princess, she can do this kind of thing!"

However, this time is not two years ago, everything about Rong JIan can be at his mercy, and now he can only pretend that nothing happened.

As for the marriage with Fei Shichun, it is wishful thinking, almost impossible.

He can no longer force this princess who grew up in the deep palace to do anything. It is difficult for Fei Jinyi to intervene in his marriage, the people or things he contacts.

Rong Jian was protected by Jin Yiwei in the palace, supported by civil servants headed by Cui Gui in the court, and Ming Ye, who was thousands of miles away and armed with a heavy army, was Rong Jian's strongest support.

Releasing Ming Ye and letting him go to the northern border to supervise the army was one of the most regrettable things in Fei Jinyi's life, and it directly caused a situation that was completely out of his control now.

He threw this errand to Rong Jian, not only because it was a hot potato, but also because this choice would create an indelible gap between Rong Jian and Ming Ye.

It is a fact that there is not enough silver in the treasury.

Rong Jian had to maintain a good reputation if he wanted to become emperor. He had to choose to give relief to the victims, so that he would have no money left to give to Beijiang.

No matter how loyal the general is, if he is fighting outside, but cannot get supplies, he will inevitably have dissatisfaction.

Unexpectedly, Rong Jian took advantage of his previously unbreakable relationship with Mingye to intimidate the aristocratic family and let them enter the game to make up for the shortfall.

Fei Jinyi is very clear about the virtues of the aristocratic family. Under the threat of force, it is only a matter of time before they succumb to taking money to eliminate disasters.

But it doesn't matter.

Fei Jinyi smiled coldly, how could there be such an easy thing in the world, it is absolutely impossible for Rong JIan to become the throne.

After Cui Gui heard the news, he immediately got up and prepared to meet Rong Jian.

Most of the time, Rong Jian still works in the Changle Palace, this is the safest place, everyone can stand the scrutiny inside and out.

When Cui Gui came, Rong Jian was dealing with official business in Linfeng, when he saw the chief assistant came, he asked someone to watch tea and give him a seat.

Cui Gui didn't refuse, sat on the chair and said, "Your Highness has managed such a tricky task."

Rong Jian smiled: "Shoufu, don't think I'm aggressive."

In fact, he was really aggressive, that's why Cui Gui was in such a hurry.

They hadn't discussed it before.

Rong Jian thought for a moment, and explained: "The family has countless wealth, but they don't want to give up any money. Even after the flood, they bought land at a lower price to make profits. Such a thing can't be let go so easily. This timeFor disaster relief, they either spend money or spit out the land."

Of course he has the confidence to say such words to threaten the family.

Rong Jian lowered his head, his neck was slightly bent, revealing a very white nape, which was rarely seen by others, and belonged to Rong Jian's delicate and weak side.But it was just a flash, without anyone noticing.

He thought of Ming Ye.

Two months after Mingye went to the northern border, Nanchuan City was besieged, hundreds of thousands of people were on the verge of life and death, and it was the city that Mingye guarded.After that, Mingye was supervising the army on the surface, but actually performed the duties of a general, but at that time it was still a deception.It wasn't until the winter was over that the counterattacks against the tribes of the northern border could be regarded as showing the true self to the people of the world.

The soldiers of the northern border only listened to orders from Yu Mingye, because he made up the previous monthly salary, and because he was invincible, he kept the dead frontier soldiers alive.

Hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and strong generals, even though the northern border was entangled in the war, they would not be able to invade the capital and support Rong Jian to proclaim themselves emperor, but they still frightened Fei Jinyi terribly.

Mingye is only twenty years old, but he has already become a general.

Although the northern border is far away, the land march is slow, but if you march further, the canals extend in all directions, and the river flows down, which is Jiangnan.

Of course, it is impossible for Rong Jian to do that, he is not crazy, but it is not impossible to threaten the family.

The power of the aristocratic family in the local area is deeply intertwined and hard to shake. The money for disaster relief has been put down, and there is not much left after layer upon layer of exploitation.Even if the disaster relief money is really released, it will only enrich the aristocratic family.

Rong Jian said: "Either give the money or return the land, choose one of the two."

Cui Gui remained silent. It's not that he didn't know the reason, but the consequences of doing so were also obvious, that is, he offended the aristocratic family severely, which would be very detrimental to enthronement in the future.After all, the aristocratic family is like a wall, and seeing that the long princess is powerful, they want to reverse it.Their plan is that the long princess will get married after all. Even if they become the emperor, they will squeeze in a few more and give birth to an imperial heir. Even if they have to wait for a long time, there is still a chance.

But Rong Jian's doing so was undoubtedly out of plan. The knife directly pierced the most painful piece of flesh in the family, and he would definitely do his best to prevent Rong Jian from ascending the throne.

But now is just the beginning, not irreparable.

Cui Guiyi pointed out: "The general may not have other ways."

Mingye has another way to get money and food, which is well known to everyone, but it has not been clarified yet.

Rong JIan has watched "The Evil Seed", and he can probably guess that it is the Wanlai Chamber of Commerce.

He turned his head and said softly: "What if there is no one? Even if there is, it is his property."

It was impossible for Rong JIan to bear that eventuality.

After a pause, he said again: "Shoufu, I bet that they dare not bet. I will not lose."

The weather has cooled down, but the bamboo curtains haven't been changed yet, Rong Jian is sitting quietly behind the half-drawn curtains.The setting sun melted into gold, and the dim yellow sunlight was reflected on Rong Jian's body in folds and folds. His face was cold, in the interlacing of light and dark, it looked unfathomable, and the city was extremely deep.

Even Cui Gui couldn't fully understand him.

During this year and a half, Cui Gui often lamented that fortunately he had to take such a path at that time, otherwise he might not dare to bet on the long princess because of his advanced age.

And the current situation proves that he has not made the wrong bet.

After all, Cui Gui didn't stop Rong Jian from making a decision.

After Cui Gui left, Rong Jian was really tired, there were too many things to do today, and he didn't have a moment to spare.Then he took a sip of strong tea, barely lifted his spirits, and continued to deal with the rest.

After a while, as the sun was about to set, Ling Song opened the curtain and walked in.

She is currently in charge of the affairs of the House of Internal Affairs. She is usually very busy and cannot come to Changle Hall often. She came here in person at this time because of important matters.

Rong Jian looked up at Ling Song, waiting for her to speak.

Ling Song passed the things in his hands forward: "Your Highness, it's a letter from the General."

Rong Jian was stunned, and after he realized it, he didn't care about any gaffes. He stood up with his hands on his hands, and took two steps forward with his shoes on. Because he was too anxious, he stumbled when he tripped over the leg of the table, and then took it.The letter in Ling Song's hand.

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