All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 168: The Past of Mrs. Gou Ge
The emperor knew that his life would not last long.

He was the one who knew his own injuries best, and he could feel his vitality slipping away.

Before death comes, he wants to fulfill as many of his wishes as possible.

On the one hand, he wanted to insist on seeing the birth of Concubine Xian De's son to ensure that his incense and sacrifices would continue.

On the other hand, we should give full play to our own ideas of governing the country as much as possible.

Different from the emperor who loved luxury and extravagance.

The emperor was frugal and worked hard to govern the country because he wanted to accomplish something.

He knew very well that the first condition for doing anything was to have enough money and food, so he started to recover the arrears and deficits on a large scale.

Among them, especially those royal relatives, civil and military nobles who borrowed money from the national treasury but never returned it.

The debt collection from the emperor was as stressful as a mountain pressing down on one's head.

Because the emperor has the power to collect debts with armed forces, if you don't pay back the money, he will take your life~~~
At this critical moment when everyone was in danger, the first-class general Jia She came to the Ministry of Revenue and asked the newly appointed official Jia Yucun for a loan.

Jia Yucun, who had already received a greeting from Chen Ran, wanted to help the Jia family for the sake of Concubine Xian De.

"Your Majesty is collecting the deficit. All those who have borrowed money from the treasury must pay it back, no matter what the reasons or excuses are. If they cannot pay it back, Your Majesty will not show mercy."

This was not done out of kindness, but purely to curry favor with Concubine Xian De through the Jia family.

After all, everyone can see clearly what the future situation will be. The emperor will not last long, and the future throne is expected to fall to the child of Concubine Xian De.

Of course, the prerequisite is that a son can be born.

He invested in advance, so it is rare to get sincere advice.

It’s a pity that the seductive glance was shown to a blind man.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Jia She turned his nose up and snorted, "This is not for our Jia family to use. This is prepared for the visit of Concubine Xian De, and for the Crown Prince in Concubine Xian De's belly!"

"Just one question, will you give me the money?"

He was eager to make a fortune from it, so he had no chance of listening to Jia Yucun's advice.

Well, it’s hard to persuade that damn ghost with kind words.

As the maiden family of Concubine Xian De, your Jia family should be very low-key at this time, so low-key that no one in the capital can even remember that your family exists.

But why are you making such a big fuss about visiting your parents, exposing your true colors to everyone?

Intelligent people know that you are just showing off, but those who have something else in mind will definitely keep you in mind!
Jia Yucun was complaining in his heart, but he said with a smile, "Of course I will lend it to you. After all, I have already asked Mr. Ran for help. How much does it cost to build a garden?"

Jia She raised a finger boldly.

"One hundred thousand taels?" Jia Yucun frowned. "It's just to build a garden. One hundred thousand taels is too much. It's not like building a palace."

"One hundred thousand taels?" Jia She sneered, "To send away beggars, it's one million taels!"

"One, one, one million taels?!"

Jia Yucun jumped up directly'(°ー°〃)'

He really wanted to say, 'Are you fucking crazy?!'

That's one million taels of silver, enough for an army to fight a war. How could you spend one million taels just to build a garden?
"Are you joking, Lord En?"

"Who is joking with you?" Jia She stood up impatiently, "Hurry up and send the silver to Jia's house. The craftsmen are ready and are just waiting for the silver to start working."

After Jia She left, Jia Yucun did not dare to neglect him and hurried into the palace to see the emperor and reported the matter to him.

If he had privately agreed to give one million taels of silver to the Jia family, he would definitely not have survived more than three days.

I thought the emperor would be furious, but he didn't show any expression at all. He just squinted his eyes and thought about something.

After a long while, the emperor slowly said, "Give it to them."

After leaving the imperial study, Jia Yucun was still feeling uneasy.

This is a huge sum of money of one million taels. If the censors find out that I gave one million taels of silver to my in-laws, wouldn't I be impeached to death?

As for the emperor's oral instructions, he knew very well what it meant to be a scapegoat.

I kept waiting outside until it was getting dark, and finally Xia Bingzhong came out.

"Eunuch Xia."

Stamping his feet, Jia Yucun hurried forward to greet.

"Master Jia? It's so late, why haven't you gone home yet?"

Jia Yucun skillfully took out the banknote and put it into Xia Bingzhong's hand, then smiled and said, "I have something I don't understand. I hope you can give me some advice."

After pinching the thickness of the banknote, Xia Bingzhong put it away with satisfaction, and responded with a more cordial smile, "I don't deserve it. Lord Jia, you are asking about the Jia family's claim for money, right?"

"That's exactly what happened." Jia Yucun smiled bitterly, "Let the eunuch know that I am not at ease."

Xia Bingzhong laughed again, "Did Duke Ning tell you about this?"

"Yes." Jia Yucun nodded quickly. "If it weren't for what Lord Ran said, I would never have met Marquis Jia En."

"In that case, there's nothing to worry about." Xia Bingzhong, considering the silver note, said earnestly, "Ran Gong is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty. Since he's the one who asked, he won't let you take the blame."

"But," Jia Yucun was still worried, "That's one million taels!"

The amount of silver that King Zhongshun had borrowed from the national treasury over the years was only about 200,000 taels. The Jia family was really asking for too much!
Xia Bingzhong's next words were very meaningful. "Lord Jia, do you know the story of Lady Gou Ge?"

Jia Yucun is a true scholar, so he naturally knows "this"

"Lord Jia, please think about it carefully." Xia Bingzhong said with a smile, then turned around and left to eat.

The eunuchs who serve the emperor also need to eat.

All the way back to the mansion, Jiao Xing came forward to serve them dinner.

Looking at the delicious food in front of him, Jia Yucun felt that it tasted like chewing wax. After a long while, he suddenly slapped the table and said, "I see!"

He finally figured it out.

Lady Gou Ge gave birth to Liu Fuling. The elderly Emperor Wu of Han was worried that the foreign relatives would become too powerful, so he decided to kill the mother and keep the son.

It's not just the mother who went, but the entire maternal family!

The emperor's intention was to take this opportunity to wipe out the Jia family, a foreign relative family.
After all, the unborn prince is still young, and if his mother's family is powerful, it will be harmful rather than beneficial to the country.

After figuring this out, Jia Yucun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But he frowned again, "There must be someone to assist the prince in his administration. According to Xia Bingzhong, the emperor should choose Chen Ran. But why? Why does the emperor trust Chen Ran so much? Why would Chen Ran help the prince grow up?"

"Master." Jiao Xing asked cautiously, "What happened?"

"nothing."

Jia Yucun waved his hand and immediately warned, "From now on, you are not allowed to have any contact with the Jia family!"

"what?"

"What?" Jia Yucun shouted, "Remember it!"

The Jia family is about to be in bad luck. The day the prince is born will be the day when the Jia family will be in bad luck.

Of course you should sever the relationship in advance so as not to get implicated.

After all, he had been well-educated and knew that since ancient times, no one involved in the conflicts surrounding the throne had a good ending!

When the silver was delivered to the Jia family, the whole mansion went into a frenzy.

From top to bottom, everyone is busy making money, the masters and mistresses, the housekeepers and servants also make money.

Everyone was eating their fill and looking extremely rich.

In the original novel, this money was Lin Ruhai's inheritance and Lin Daiyu's dowry.

Now it has been replaced with silver from the national treasury, but the result has not changed at all.

After handing over Huifang Garden, Chen Ran arranged for the girls to live in the front yard.

He also obtained an imperial edict from the emperor to grant the marriage, and officially married Lin Daiyu as his co-wife.

Upon hearing the news, Jia Baoyu, who was still lying in bed recuperating from his injuries, was heartbroken and started crying and making a fuss.

Unfortunately, no one cared about his dissatisfaction.

Even Lady Jia, who loved him the most in the past, could only say a few words of comfort, saying that she would choose a truly noble lady as his wife in the future.

After Concubine Xian De became pregnant, the Jia family became very picky and even looked down on Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai has also been very depressed recently.

My brother rarely comes back for several months, and I never see him at all.

The mother sighed and couldn't say anything.

Seeing Yingchun, Tanchun and even Lin Daiyu, who were younger than her, getting married one by one, how could she not be anxious?
You know, at her age, in this era of ethics, she is gradually becoming an older leftover woman.

But she couldn't find a husband on her own.

As for Jia Baoyu, as soon as he saw his face, he immediately became calm and free from desires.

With such a melancholy mood, he looked a little dazed when he attended Lin Daiyu's farewell banquet before her wedding.

The banquet was held in the courtyard, and the people were the same, Yingchun, Tanchun, Shi Xiangyun, Qin Keqing, etc., who were the same people when we had gatherings in Huifang Garden in the past.

But one by one, they all married Chen Ran, and she herself became an outsider.

Perhaps because she had drunk too much, Shi Xiangyun, who always spoke without thinking, said casually, "It's great that both of us sisters have married the master and will be together for the rest of our lives."

It sounded like there was nothing wrong with it, but Xue Baochai was sitting at the table.

The girls all looked at her, making her pretty face turn red.

It was Qin Keqing who helped her and changed the subject by joking.

Back in Lixiang Courtyard, Xue Baochai lay on the couch to rest, with a lot of thoughts swirling in her mind.

"Could it be that my final destination is to live next door?"

Chen Ran is a good person who knows how to care about other people's health.

After marrying Lin Daiyu, he was very concerned about her frail and sickly body.

Not only did she proactively provide massage services to help promote A's growth, but every time at a critical moment, she would choose Zijuan to take over to prevent Lin Daiyu from accidentally falling into the trap and causing trouble.

He is also a person who takes the overall situation into consideration.

Among the many sisters in the family, no one has ever been neglected.

He strictly followed the schedule set by Qin Keqing and treated all the girls equally so that they could all get his comfort.

He even took time out to comfort the girls who were not on the schedule.

Just like Sister Feng.

Since the construction of the Grand View Garden began, the two had fewer opportunities to meet.

So every time we are alone together, we speak little and make the most of our time.

Before Feng Jie packed up and left this time, she took the initiative to ask, "The Jia family is discussing arranging for Baoyu to live in the garden after the virtuous concubine comes to visit her parents."

Hearing this, Chen Ran laughed cordially, "Live in a garden? Impossible. The best he can do for the rest of his life is live in a dilapidated temple!"

(End of this chapter)