Just when Jiang Changning was thinking over and over again, he heard Xiulan say in surprise outside: "This servant greets the prince, may the prince live long and happy."
Jiang Changning was stunned. Why was Prince Jin here
Didn’t Ke Ji seduce him into bed
When Prince Jin walked into the room, he saw his little princess sitting on the kang, staring at him blankly.
She asked with a smile: "After not seeing you for two days, you don't remember your man?"
"Why are you here?" Jiang Changning asked.
"You used the wrong words. I'm going back to the yard, not coming here. What delicious food have you made? Why don't you take it out for me to eat." Prince Jin sat down beside her.
"How do you know that osmanthus cakes are made?" Jiang Changning asked in surprise.
King Jin pinched her chin and said with a smile: "I know everything and I can do everything."
Jiang Changning pried his hands apart, "Can you still eat?"
"It's been a while since I had lunch, so of course I can eat it." The King of Jin didn't know whether he could send the tonic soup in time.
"I mean a beautiful lady gave you something just now."
"The beautiful lady who sent the gift is you."
"I am a yellow-faced woman, but I can be called a beauty. The beauty I am talking about is the one who can dance and sing."
There was a smell of vinegar and a smile in Prince Jin's eyes. He must have married a jealous person.
"Not every woman can enter Jingshe Hall." Prince Jin said seriously.
"What kind of women can enter?" Jiang Changning asked tentatively.
"Only yellow-faced women can enter."
Jiang Changning couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips slightly. King Jin reached out and hugged him into his arms, "You little heartless man."
"How do I have no conscience?" Jiang Changning said sullenly.
There have always been infatuated women and unfaithful men.
The two of them reconciled and Prince Jin moved back to Rujingyuan.
Upon learning of this situation, Chen Yi secretly thanked God that she did not act rashly.
Park said: "You really have some tricks!"
It is not easy to gain the prince's favor from the princess.
The Prince of Jin was in a very good mood after making peace with the princess and getting to eat meat. During the morning court session, the emperor agreed to trade with the Chagatai Kingdom.
While discussing a matter, the King of Jin was isolated.
Of course, the emperor still tried to cover up, "Prince Jin just came back from investigating a case in Jiangnan. He is also in charge of the Ministry of Rites and is also in charge of compiling books. He is very busy. I will not add any more burdens to Prince Jin."
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty." Prince Jin had never thought of discussing the trade in person, and the fact that the Emperor did not allow him to participate was exactly what he wanted.
The emperor ordered the Minister of the Honglu Temple to lead the group, assisted by the Junior Minister of the Four Barbarians Hall, the Right Junior Minister of the Honglu Temple, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Director of the Ministry of Rites, as well as the Crown Prince of Ding, to negotiate the matter of mutual trade with the Chagatai Kingdom's envoys.
Although mutual trade is in the interests of both countries, the emperor's meaning is: "We can no longer follow the old rules."
There were many reasons why Emperor Guangzong closed the trade between the two countries. The most important reason was that the Dongcha State used the money earned from the trade to mine iron ore and sell ironware, becoming increasingly powerful.
During the Chenglong Crisis, if the Dongcha Kingdom had not also experienced civil strife, and the old Prince of Jin had not guarded the border to prevent the Dongcha Kingdom's cavalry from invading, the Qin Dynasty would have been in danger.
In order to prevent the Chagatai Kingdom from using the money of the Qin Dynasty to grow stronger, we cannot use money to trade with the Chagatai Kingdom. What else can we use
Even if you are exchanging items for other items, you have to choose a suitable item.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites asked the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to come up with a set of rules. The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the national finances and had the best understanding of the country's wealth. It would be most appropriate for him to come up with a set of rules on what to use to trade with the Chagatai Kingdom.
This is what the other four people think, but the Ministry of Revenue Yuanwailang does not think so, "I am just a fifth-rank Yuanwailang, asking me to take the regulations, what a joke."
Although he was angry, he did not dare to complain in front of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. There was nothing he could do about it, as he was of a low official rank.
Among the five officials participating in the negotiations, plus the Prince of Ding, he was half a level higher than the head of the Ministry of Rites.
Do not interfere in matters that are not your responsibility.
The Prince of Jin was not worried at all. He collected a large number of books from Jiangnan and led the officials of the Hanlin Academy to classify them.
He found a book called "Strange and Interesting Stories", which recorded various rural strange stories and anecdotes such as foxes, ghosts, gods, cause and effect, retribution, exhortation to good and punishment of evil.
The first story: There was an old woman selling flowers. She said that a private house had been vacant for many years and was occupied by a fox. She admired the handsome boy next door, so she disguised herself as a young woman to seduce him.
Fearing that the secret would be exposed, the man was shocked and she falsely used another name to deceive the man.
As they became more and more intimate and decided not to abandon each other, he told her the truth: she was a fox girl.
The young man was pleased with her beauty and did not reject her, and continued to embrace her like a pair of mandarin ducks.
This book is quite interesting. The little princess likes to read miscellaneous books, and I think she will like this one.
At the beginning of the You hour, Prince Jin took the book home and prepared to give it to Jiang Changning.
As soon as he walked out of the yamen, he was stopped by someone. The person who stopped him was the King of Jiujiang.
"Nephew Yuxian." Prince Jiujiang called him affectionately.
King Jin bowed his hands in greeting and said, "Uncle, are you waiting for my nephew here?"
"I have something to ask of you." Jiujiang King smiled, "How about we go to a restaurant and talk while we eat?"
"No need to have a meal, let's just find a teahouse, drink tea and chat." Prince Jin did not want to dine at the same table with the alcoholic Prince Jiujiang.
"It's already this late. Why are you drinking tea? Let's go to the restaurant. Your uncle will treat you." King Jiujiang said as he was about to drag the person away.
"Let me invite my uncle." Prince Jin made a gesture of invitation and avoided the hand of Prince Jiujiang.
We arrived at the restaurant, sat down in a private room on the second floor, and ordered some food and drinks.
The King of Jiujiang was in no hurry to speak, and the King of Jin did not urge him either.
In fact, King Jin could guess why King Jiujiang came to him. One of the accomplices in the Jiangnan corruption case was the brother-in-law of King Jiujiang's brother-in-law.
The relationship seems a bit distant, but after investigation, it was found that this person relied on the power of Jiujiang Palace.
The Prince of Jin returned to the capital first and deliberately let Cao Jiang escort the people back to the capital later. This was to see how the people hiding behind would act after knowing the truth.
He sat on the fishing platform, waiting for the fish to take the bait. The King of Jiujiang arrived relatively late.
According to intelligence, Cao Jiang will escort the prisoner to Beijing the day after tomorrow.
When criminals arrived in Beijing, they were handed over to the Ministry of Justice. After a round of torture, eight out of ten would confess. The two who did not confess would not be able to withstand the punishment and would die.
When the food and wine were served, Prince Jiujiang picked up the pot to pour wine for Prince Jin.
"Uncle, this is not appropriate. I will pour it for you." The King of Jin used his strength to grab the wine pot and poured two glasses of wine. "Uncle, I toast to you."
"Come to think of it, we uncle and nephew haven't had a drink for a long time." King Jiujiang raised his glass.
The King of Jin laughed and said, "My nephew was busy with government affairs and neglected it."
"It's good to be busy with government affairs, unlike the one in my family who does nothing all day long." Prince Jiujiang had a son late. His son is only sixteen years old now and is still studying in the Imperial College.
When the King of Jin saw that the King of Jiujiang had finished his wine, he poured him another glass.
If you ask the Crown Prince of Jiujiang, he won't tell you.
The Prince of Jiujiang did have the merit of following the emperor, but unfortunately he was a heavy drinker and made mistakes repeatedly, thus losing the emperor's favor. Now he can only hold a sinecure.
It cannot be said that he is completely useless, but if you want to use him, you must be cautious.
(End of this chapter)