"The emperor is destined to be blessed by heaven, and the rule is said"
"Since ancient times, royal marriages have always wanted a daughter with a harmonious family and excellent talents, learning and conduct. ”
“The daughter of the Xue family lost her father at a young age, so she is definitely not a blessed person, so how can she be selected into the royal family”
“Therefore, she will be deprived of her position as princess and will choose another good match at another time”< /p>
After hearing the content of the imperial edict, Baochai no longer cared about the rules and looked up at the eunuch who was delivering the edict on the steps.
Baochai was immediately horrified when she saw this man's face glowing green and looking at him with a ferocious smile.
"Left and right, capture this charming and charming daughter of the Lord and throw her into death row"
After the eunuch passed the order, the guards on the left and right immediately stepped forward to capture Baochai.
"No, I want to see the Thirteenth Master, I want to see the Thirteenth Master" Baochai struggled to back away, his face full of fear.
However, the guards ignored her struggle and walked towards Baochai with long strides. The murderous aura made Baochai terrified.
"Thirteenth Master, save me"
In the study, Baochai shouted this and immediately opened his eyes.
Baochai raised his head slightly, looked around with his eyes, and found that there were indeed no eunuchs and guards. Only then did Baochai confirm that it was just a nightmare.
That dream was too scary for her, because in the dream she would lose what she cared about most, and she would not be able to become Zhu Jinghong's wife.
"Girl, what's wrong with you?"
Ying'er walked in from outside the house, her eyes full of doubts, and said, "Master Thirteen is still on the way."
Taking out a handkerchief, Baochai gently wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "What day is today?"
"Today is July 16th"
Answer After that, Ying'er made a cup of tea and handed it to Baochai. "The girl had a nightmare."
Baochai said lightly, "I dreamed of ghosts. It scared me a lot."
"Ah, I wonder what the girl dreamed about?" Ying'er suddenly became interested.
Pinching Ying'er's little face, Baochai smiled and said, "You are the naughty one."
"Looking at it, Master Thirteen will be arriving in the next two days"
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Ying'er nodded and replied with a smile, "That's right. When the girl and the Thirteenth Master return to Beijing and become princesses, our family will have even more benefits."
Stand up , Baochai said slowly, "It's just a little more face from others, what else can it do?"
Following Baochai, Ying'er said happily, "Then there are many benefits. In the future, our family Business will be better, at least the government won't ask for cards."
To show that she knew more, Ying'er continued, "I also heard from the boy below that this time Yingtian Mansion To clear the land, our family has been underreported by thousands of acres of land."
Other Baochai thought it was okay, but when she learned that thousands of acres of land were underreported, she immediately became uneasy.
Although the Xue family is wealthy, their focus is on business. Therefore, compared with other wealthy families, their land holdings are really small..
Of course, this is not relative to the rich families in this province. In fact, the Xue family also has more than 6,000 acres of land, and they are definitely unusual big landowners.
Six thousand acres of farmland was underreported by over a thousand acres. This proportion of false reporting is not small.
Originally this was nothing, but Baochai had been in the palace for a long time and had heard a lot of gossip. He knew that clearing land was the most important matter for the court.
His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to this matter, so he uses Yingtian Mansion as a pilot project to implement the Qingzhang. If the Xue family cheats on this matter, it will definitely be a disaster if it is found out.
Thinking of this, and then thinking of the scene in the dream just now, Baochai started sweating on his forehead.
"Immediately, go and ask your mother and brother to come see me."
After being ordained, Baochai stayed in the boudoir and learned various royal etiquette systems. She could not wait until Zhu Jinghong personally welcomed her. Go out.
And she can’t see anyone except her closest relatives.
At this moment, outside his boudoir, there are female officials from the Shangyi Bureau guarding him, and there are also Jinyiwei and people from Dongchang outside the courtyard, so there is no room for fraud.
"Yes"
Ying'er responded, then trotted out to deliver the message.
In the past, she was a daughter. No matter how smart she was, she did not have a strong voice, and her ability to interfere in family affairs was extremely weak. She mainly relied on persuading her mother and brother to exert influence.
But since the Xue family was registered and Baochai received the royal appointment letter, her status in the family has become higher and higher. Now she can make the final decision on all major family affairs.
When Aunt Xue and Xue Pan arrived, Baochai was already in the flower hall taking a closer look at the clothes. This was the dress that was delivered with him on the day of the ceremony.
The phoenix crown of Princess Chaopin is embroidered with various patterns of birds and animals, revealing her unparalleled nobility.
There are only two sets of this level of service in the world, one is in Prince Rui’s Mansion in the capital, and the other is right in front of Baochai.
"Baochai, why are you calling us?"
As time goes by, even as a biological mother, Aunt Xue feels a sense of alienation and awe when facing Baochai. feel.
There is no way, in front of her is not only her biological daughter, but also the future princess of the Ming Dynasty.
Turn around, Baochai asked calmly, "I heard that Yingtian Mansion is clearing land recently, but I don't know if the land at home has ever been cleared."
"How can my sister care about these things?" "Little things" Xue Pan asked with a smile.
But when Baochai suppressed his smile, Xue Pan couldn't laugh anymore.
No matter how easy-going Baochai behaves, in this strict hierarchical feudal society, the change of status forcibly changed everything.
"Recently, there was an official mission to clear the father-in-law, and it was completed two days ago."
Baochai then asked, "How much land does our family have in the official registration?"
"Five thousand five hundred acres" Xue Pan replied.
Hearing this, Baochai was immediately shocked. The false report was more than she imagined.
"How much land does our family really have?"
"A total of more than 11,200 acres."
Hearing this, Baochai was even more shocked, so she immediately asked, "After the land was given to the tenants, I remember that there were still 6,300 acres left. Why? There are so many more fields. Could it be that when did the clan purchase additional land?"
Xue Pan replied, "Because my sister was elected as the princess, some old friends in Jinling each donated some land to our family, so Only two thousand acres more."
This was indeed a situation Baochai had not expected. For a moment, she froze on the spot and began to think about how to deal with this matter.
It is true. The land is 11,200 acres, and the report to the court is 5,500 acres. It is not an exaggeration to say that such a large vacancy is a disaster.
"Brother, take it with you immediately. Go to Yingtian Mansion to report the land deed to our family truthfully."
"Ah sister, do you know why if you report it truthfully, how much more food will our family pay?" Xue Pan immediately panicked.< /p>
Obviously he is reluctant to part with the money, so he has to remind his sister not to do such stupid things.
“Of course I know, but I know better that hiding the land is against national policy. Qian Kezhi. What a sin this is?" Baochai said in a harsh tone.
Seeing her change of color, not to mention Xue Pan, even Aunt Xue felt uneasy.
"Sister, I have you. Here, our family is not afraid of any sin," Xue Pan replied bravely.
Baochai said with a serious expression, "Brother, have you forgotten that all our family has received is a royal engagement letter, and I have not yet married into the royal family. , and has not been canonized by the royal family."
At this time, Baochai had no intention of talking nonsense, and immediately said, "This matter cannot be delayed. The Thirteenth Master will arrive in two days. We must do it before he comes. Do it right, otherwise he will never spare you."
If you want to say who is the strongest deterrent to Xue Pan, the answer is naturally Zhu Jinghong.
So after Baochai finished speaking, Xue Pan I dare not say more.
"Brother, what are you still doing?"
"I'll get it done right away" Xue Pan saluted and turned around to leave.
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Only Aunt Xue stayed in the house, her expression looking very complicated. She could clearly feel that Baochai and the Xue family were no longer of the same mind.
Just like when she married into the Xue family, When borrowing money from her natal brother, she always puts her husband's family's interests first. At this time, Baochai solemnly said, "Mom, I am doing this all for the Xue family."
Ten years of orthodoxy. , July 18th.
Ten miles east of the west gate of Yingtian Mansion, Jia Yucun, the prefect, stood under the pavilion and stared blankly at the end of the official road in the distance.
Today is the day Zhu Jinghong arrived in Ying. On a sunny day, all the local officials in Jinling came to greet him. At this moment, there were hundreds of officials under the pergola.
Everyone else was talking and laughing, but Jia Yucun frowned attentively. The atmosphere at the scene seemed out of place.
Others only thought that he was worried, but that was not the case at all.
The matter started more than a month ago. At that time, the imperial court's envoys arrived and went to XueJia Yucun also went to listen to the imperial edict.
It was then that he learned that the daughter of the Xue family that Zhu Jinghong was going to marry was named Baochai.
When Shi Fei was waiting in the bed, Jia Yucun felt extremely frightened when he thought of these words of praise that he had been reciting for more than ten years.
Why is Jia Hua Jia Shifei so unlucky that his words of praise are so taboo?
"Here, here, gentlemen"
Hearing someone coming to deliver a message, everyone's conversations ended one after another, and they all looked towards the end of the official road.
Sure enough, a large number of ceremonial flags appeared in the distance, and it was Zhu Jinghong's team who had arrived.
"Stand still, stand still," someone shouted.
As for the welcoming scene, they have rehearsed it several times, so it doesn't look messy at the moment.
Officials stood up one after another. The people at the front were the chief envoy Zheng Xianlin, the inspector-general He Gujin, the inspector-general Zhao Xuyan, the commander-in-chief Wang Quanyi, and the imperial guard Qian who had been in office for more than half a year. Household Li Shunchang.
In the team at the other end, Zhu Jinghong was sitting alone in a sedan chair, playing with a delicate knife.
Many officials gave him gifts along the way. He was not very interested in gold, silver, treasures and other items, but he couldn't put it down except the knife.
“It’s perfect for cutting barbecue and other things.”
As the soul of the new century, for Zhu Jinghong, he has to work hard and enjoy his life without neglecting it, so he is determined to She is determined to marry Baochai.
If you can't even marry someone you like, then there's no point in fighting. In his opinion, compromise is an excuse for the weak. He, Zhu Jinghong, wants his career and marriage to be successful.
"Your Majesty, the Jinling magistrate is waiting in front and is about to speak." Yu Hai's voice came from outside the sedan chair.
"Yeah"
When Zhu Jinghong's honor guard arrived, plus his guards and entourage, as well as Jinling officials and others, there were at least three to four thousand people around the pergola.
When Zhu Jinghong got off the sedan chair, led by several senior officials, all the local officials in Jinling knelt down to pay homage.
"I am waiting for you to see Your Highness"
Civil and military officials kneel down to pay homage. This is a special treatment only available to princes. If they were replaced by princes, they would just hand over their hands, and there would be no So many people come.
"No courtesy, everyone" Zhu Jinghong said with a smile as he walked out of the sedan.
I saw Zheng Xianlin coming up to him, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty has been traveling all the way, and I think he is very tired. I have specially prepared some tea today, and I also asked Your Majesty to sit down for a while to relieve his fatigue."
< p>Stepping forward, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile, "We are all acquaintances. There is no need to get so acquainted. You all should be more casual."Everyone spontaneously moved to both sides so that Zhu Jinghong could smoothly lead to the pergola. Inside.
As he walked towards the pergola, the officials on both sides bowed and saluted, with smiles on their faces.
Zhu Jinghong didn’t know any of these people, but he responded with a smile. It’s so-called not to hit the smiling person, not to mention that he was here to get married..
"I have met the Thirteenth Master"
"Oh Magistrate Jia"
Faced with Jia Yucun's greeting, Zhu Jinghong only responded with this sentence, and then continued As he walked forward, only Zheng Xianlin and the others followed him.
Just now Jia Yucun confirmed that Zhu Jinghong had no intention of questioning him.
Now that Zhu Jinghong came to the center of the pergola, it was indeed cooler because it was shaded.
After sitting down, Zhu Jinghong motioned to everyone, "I have already said that we are all acquaintances, so there is no need to be too restrained and everyone should sit down."
"Thank you, Your Highness"
p>Everyone sat down according to their rank, and those who could sit in the front at this moment were naturally Zheng Xianlin and a few others. Jia Yucun could only sit in the second row.
Hearing Zheng Xianlin say again, "Your Highness, please have some tea."
Taking the tea cup from Yu Hai's hand, Zhu Jinghong smiled and said, "Everyone, please"
Everyone drank together After drinking tea, they each put down their teacups and looked at Zhu Jinghong.
Looking at the crowd, Zhu Jinghong asked with a smile, "How are you doing when I come back to my old place after a year?"
"Thank you for your great blessing, everything goes well for me." Zheng Xianlin replied.
At this moment, I heard Zhu Jinghong say, "About this time last year, all of you here were frowning, and your hair was turning gray because of the imperial errands."
"Yes, yes"
Some people echoed below, and these words brought back their not-so-good memories.
Zhu Jinghong’s expression became more and more modest. He only heard him say slowly, “The deficits of various prefectures and counties have scared you all out of your wits. I said that day that I would be able to protect you with my face. What happens now?” ”
In order to provide money and food for the showdown that day, all prefectures and counties were required to truthfully report their deficits, which really made these local officials very uneasy.
Normally speaking, being in a deficit and being demoted or dismissed from office are all minor punishments. A slightly more serious punishment could be exile. But now that so many people are safe and sound, it is unbelievable for everyone to think about it.
This is exactly what Zhu Jinghong said. It was indeed his face that was big enough to persuade the emperor not to pursue the matter.
Everyone at the scene was wondering whether the prince's contribution was attributable to this.
At this time, the inspector He Gujin said, "I am so grateful for the people your Highness has protected."
"Yes, yes."
Although he followed the route of a military general, But if he can win some people's hearts, Zhu Jinghong will not give up in vain.
But then he said, "What you said is a big mistake."
When everyone was curious, they only heard Zhu Jinghong continue to say, "How can this be my protection? This is The Holy One should love and protect you."
The emperor's spies are everywhere in the team. At this time, flattering the emperor and pleasing the old man is Zhu Jinghong's more important purpose.
"If the Holy One does not sympathize with your difficulties, let alone my face, I will not be able to protect you even if you are beaten to death."
Isn't this correct?No matter how correct he was, everyone was a veteran in officialdom. Immediately afterwards, they were grateful for the emperor's grace, and everyone looked extremely emotional.
"Everyone"
As he raised his voice, everyone gradually became quiet and glanced at Zhu Jinghong again.
"I often listen to your majesty's teachings to treat the meritorious officials of the imperial court kindly, and more importantly, to care for the capable ministers who are honest and practical."
At the moment, Yingtian Mansion is clearing up the land, and at this moment Zhu Jinghong said With such a sentence, it is easy for people to think that it means something.
So everyone speculated that his words might have been ordered by the emperor, just to knock some people present.
In fact, when the same words are heard in different people's ears, they will have different thoughts and perceptions.
For example, in Jia Yucun's ears, he only felt endless encouragement and only thought about completing the emperor's mission.
As for those who caused mischief behind the scenes, they felt a little scared at the moment. Last year, the chief secretary and counselor Qian Ruiming and others had a very miserable end.
"Everyone, drink tea, drink tea." Zhu Jinghong picked up the tea cup again.
Originally everyone was very happy, but after hearing Zhu Jinghong’s next words, the atmosphere became a little heavy.
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