Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 174: Emperor Longyou is furious

Since before Emperor Longyou ascended the throne, many palaces in the palace had been renovated.

Among them, the Qianqing Palace, where the emperor stayed, had a five-ridged, four-slope, double-eaved hip roof with nine small beasts on the eaves, which was the highest standard of the royal family.

In the Qianqing Palace, there are nine rooms wide and five rooms deep, with a total of forty-five rooms.

Although the residence was more spacious, Emperor Longyou usually did not stay overnight in the Qianqing Palace, but went to live with the empress in the Kunning Palace. The relationship between the two remained as deep as before.

Emperor Longyou felt much more comfortable simply by moving his daily office from the side hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

That day, after the morning court session, Emperor Longyou, who was already upset by listening to the ministers arguing about the new policies, became even less in the mood when he started reading the memorials.

"It's hard to walk, everything is not going well."

Emperor Longyou sighed and asked Xia Shouzhong beside him, "Do you know how Yue Ling is doing in Cangzhou recently? Has he sent any memorials?"

Xia Shouzhong pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "There has indeed been no news recently, but according to the date, Marquis Anjing should have taken office a few days ago, so it's time for him to send back news."

Emperor Longyou sighed again, still feeling upset about the fact that Yue Ling, his first meritorious minister, failed to attend his coronation ceremony.

I read the memorials until noon, when a eunuch hurried in from outside, holding a memorial in his hand, "Your Majesty..."

Seeing that the eunuch was a little out of order, Xia Shouzhong, who had just taken over as the chief steward, hurriedly reminded him, "Your Majesty is busy. If it's not urgent, wait until noon after His Majesty has finished his meal."

The eunuch adjusted the brim of his hat and nodded repeatedly, "General Manager Xia, this is the memorial sent by Marquis Anjing from Cangzhou City. Is it urgent?"

Hearing this, Xia Shouzhong was startled and said hurriedly, "Urgent, urgent, extremely urgent. Give it to us, and we will present it to His Majesty."

"Okay, thank you, Manager Xia."

Xia Shouzhong took the memorial and treated it as a treasure.

Emperor Longyou had been in a bad mood recently, and only with the Empress's comfort could he feel better.

This time, with Marquis Anjing's memorial, Emperor Longyou will surely be able to calm his nerves.

Thinking this in his mind, Xia Shouzhong walked quickly into the hall, came to the desk of Emperor Longyou, bowed and presented the memorial.

Emperor Longyou tilted his head and looked, "Where did this urgent report come from?"

Xia Shouzhong replied, "It is not an urgent report, but a memorial from Marquis Anjing, so it was not sent through the Secretariat but presented directly to Your Majesty."

"Yue Ling sent back a message?"

Emperor Longyou's brows lit up with joy. He put down his red brush and took the memorial.

Xia Shouzhong breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "Sure enough, it has to be Yue Ling. Your Majesty really values ​​him too much."

Emperor Longyou wiped his hands with a silk scarf, unfolded the memorial, and began to read it from top to bottom.

"Your Majesty reigns over the world and benefits all living beings. I am a humble official in front of your majesty. I always remember your majesty's great grace and dare not be negligent..."

The opening words were all about caring and concern, which made Emperor Longyou's mouth slightly smile, showing the friendship between the monarch and his subject.

Then, the words in the memorial made Emperor Longyou frown, "...I, the minister, was touring Cangzhou on behalf of the emperor, originally to investigate the people's sentiments and relieve their difficulties, to show your majesty's compassion for the people. But I didn't expect that the officials and businessmen in the city colluded with each other, and Cangzhou was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. Moreover, Cangzhou Tongpan Jiqing colluded with Cangzhou soldiers and horses to ambush and kill me. Fortunately, I have extraordinary martial arts and escaped from it, turning defeat into victory."

"Cangzhou is still in trouble, and all kinds of difficulties are coming one after another. I secretly hope that Your Majesty will lend a hand to Cangzhou and help me with disaster relief and people's livelihood."

"I have the following countermeasures..."

After reading the entire article, Emperor Longyou was furious. He slammed the table and stood up, saying, "Crazy! They are all crazy! How dare they kill Yue Ling! Yue Ling is my confidant. He went to Cangzhou on my behalf to provide disaster relief to the people. Do you think I will be killed by them even if I go to Cangzhou?"

"Draft an order immediately and send it to Yue Ling. Anyone who is involved in this will not be tolerated! All three clans will be exterminated!"

"Swindler, damned businessman! How dare you trap Yue Ling? Let's kill them together."

Originally the atmosphere in the palace was quite good, but Emperor Longyou suddenly became furious and frightened Xia Shouzhong greatly.

After stabilizing himself, Xia Shouzhong tried to comfort him, "Your Majesty, please don't get angry. It's not worth it to damage your body just because of a few corrupt officials and black-hearted merchants. With the ability of Marquis Anjing, he can deal with the Northern Barbarian Army. How can he be a match for these rabble?"

Emperor Longyou took a few deep breaths and said, "Forget it. If I get involved, I will be criticized by the civil officials. These bastards have been impeaching Yue Ling since he left the capital. They fabricated all kinds of rumors to throw dirty water on Yue Ling. Why can't they let him show up when the Northern Barbarians are at the gates of the city?"

"Yue Ling also told us his response. All his requests were approved. The Ministry of Revenue was asked to open the warehouses to release the grain and send a fast ship to Cangzhou."

After a brief pause, Emperor Longyou corrected him, "Don't let the Ministry of Revenue release the grain. Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs handle the release from the imperial warehouse!"

"Huangcang?!"

Xia Shouzhong looked at Emperor Longyou in surprise, "The grain in the imperial warehouse may not be enough to provide disaster relief for the entire city..."

Emperor Longyou said again: "Then buy it and send it to Yue Ling. Go and do it quickly!"

Xia Shouzhong nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I'll do it right away!"

Just as Xia Shouzhong was about to leave, he heard Emperor Longyou say again, "No, what if the food is robbed by those lunatics?"

Xia Shouzhong turned around and said awkwardly, "I'm afraid no one would have the guts to rob the government grain, right?"

Emperor Longyou shook his head. "How can we know that there won't be some crazy people who would take such a risk? Do you believe that Yue Ling would be assassinated before he leaves the capital?"

Xia Shouzhong hurriedly shook his head, "I will never believe it." Longyou nodded, "That's exactly the point. Let Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding lead 2,000 people from the Firearms Battalion to escort the food and grass, and select two doctors from the Imperial Hospital to send them. In case of any unexpected events, Yue Ling will have someone to use. In addition to food, prepare some medicinal materials and clothes, and go and do it."

"The slaves obey."

"How about selecting a few chefs from the imperial kitchen and sending them over with Yue Ling?"

……

Cangzhou City, the inner courtyard of the government office,

After getting up early in the morning, Yue Ling walked into the ear room first.

I also learned from Sister Lin last night that Zijuan was ill and had rested on the couch for the whole day.

To Yue Ling, the oldest maid, Zijuan, was about the same age as a little girl, so he went to her room to show some concern.

Sitting next to Zijuan, he saw that her lips were slightly pale and her face was full of fatigue, which really scared Yue Ling.

"Zijuan, how do you feel? I'll go find a doctor outside."

Zijuan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she tried to open her eyes. Seeing Yue Ling sitting beside her couch, she hurriedly said, "Master, you can't be here. You will only be contaminated by bad luck if you stay here. Master, I'm fine, you can go out first."

How can it be okay if you insist on going out by yourself and keep saying things like superstition and uncleanness?

Yue Ling frowned, stood up and asked, "Zijuan, didn't we agree that we would not hide anything from each other in the future? How come you forgot after just two days?"

Of course Zijuan remembered every word she had said to the master. At this moment, she pursed her lips, feeling too embarrassed to speak.

"Master, you'd better leave first. You shouldn't be here. It's not good for your health to be contaminated by filth."

Yue Ling said helplessly: "Well, if you don't want to talk, I won't force you. I'll go find a doctor to see you. If anything happens to you, how can I deal with it and how can I give an explanation to Sister Lin?"

Zijuan suppressed her shame and said, "Then Master, please find an older maid for me..."

Seeing Zijuan's drooping eyebrows and her face slowly turning red, Yue Ling suddenly came to his senses.

They were somewhat neglected in the past, and these little girls are growing up slowly.

"Oh, you have menstrual cramps?"

Zijuan felt even more embarrassed, but she didn't have the strength to push the master out, so she could only turn her head away and pretend not to hear.

But Yue Ling stood beside his bed, still chattering.

Yue Ling explained with great experience, "It's not a big problem, but it will be a problem if you hold it in. I'll go find Xueyan later and give you a hot compress on your stomach. You'll feel much better if you drink some ginger and brown sugar water."

"Don't take a bath these few days. Keep warm and don't catch a cold. Don't move around. If you need to change the sutra cloth, let Xueyan help you."

Zijuan laughed out of shame and covered her mouth in unbearable pain.

"why are you laughing?"

Zijuan turned back and looked at Yue Ling and said, "Master doesn't look like a master now, but more like an old lady."

Yue Ling couldn't help but laugh with her. He covered her tightly with the quilt, smoothed her messy hair, and then said, "It's my negligence again. You should have been looked after by Keqing when you were at home, right? That's why you are fine."

"Be at ease, I am still here with you."

Zijuan nodded, her eyes like shining stars.

After coming out of Zijuan's ear room, Yue Ling closed the door for her, said a few words to Xueyan, and then went to the hall to handle official business.

When Yue Ling sat at his desk, he began to look through documents and make plans.

Jia Yun came to report at the right time, and after entering the room and bowing, he said, "Master, today is the fourth day. What should we do with the families who have not come to deliver food?"

Now Yue Ling's face had lost all the warmth he had in Zijuan's room. There was a coldness in his brows that even Jia Yun couldn't help shivering when he saw him.

Jia Yun was sure that if these unscrupulous businessmen stood in front of the master, the master would chop off their heads with one knife.

After thinking for a while, Yue Ling circled the last two merchants on the list of Cangzhou City. "Start with these two families first, and put pressure on them layer by layer. I want to make them slowly feel fear and death. This is the fate of those who go against me!"

Jia Yun bowed and said, "As you wish!"

……

Huang's Mansion,

There was still singing and dancing in the lobby. Huang Wenhua, the head of the Huang family, was sharing a breakfast with several other wealthy merchants in the city.

Just when the guests were having a great time, a servant came hurriedly from outside to report.

"Master, the government office has started a fight! A group of people just came out of the government office, wearing armor and carrying swords on their waists, heading straight for the Pan family in the east of the city!"

"What? Yue Ling is among them?"

　I have finished updating. Today is the 29th day. Tomorrow will be a full month. It is not easy. QAQ
　　
　
(End of this chapter)