The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 189 Amnesty for the World
Jia Rong quickly arrived at the palace to deliver the medicine and report, and he chose to go there early in the morning when it was cool.

The emperor quickly got off the dragon bed to greet him and met Jia Rong in the imperial study.

"My dear brother, I've been waiting for a long time!"

When Jia Rong saw that the emperor had chosen the study as the venue, he knew that he had probably slept in some woman's room last night.

"It took a little time to refine a total of 200 pills. The emperor is strong and healthy, so he naturally doesn't need these, but they can also be rewarded to those meritorious old ministers to save money for the treasury."

The emperor smiled and said, "Brother, sit down and say that the treasury is now full and there is too much money to spend. The summer grain has been harvested this year. Except for two or three places that have some problems, the rest are good. It will be another bumper year."

"The taxes in Jiangnan have been paid honestly, and are about the same as last year. In addition, a lot of silver was confiscated from the Shanxi merchants."

"The disaster victims and shack dwellers that my father was worried about in the past few years have now settled down, paid taxes on time, and obeyed the teachings."

"The treasury now has 20 million more taels of silver than when I first took over. I have already asked the Ministry of Industry to prepare everything. When you come out, I will have the craftsmen start expanding your palace by two times!"

Jia Rong said politely, "Thank you, Your Majesty. However, I also know that natural disasters are more likely to occur in various places in summer and autumn. It is better to use manpower and material resources to disaster relief and wait until autumn and winter."

In fact, he didn't want to move. Jia Rong planned to stay at home before autumn and do other things after it got cooler.

The emperor insisted: "Disaster relief has nothing to do with these people in the capital. They don't want to go out to work. I know everything about what's going on here!"

"Brother, there is no need to say more. Just let me take care of this matter. I have long wanted to tear down your broken garden and build a better one!"

Seeing this, Jia Rong nodded and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty looks very healthy, and the marks on your face are much better than before I went into seclusion."

The emperor reached out and touched his feet and could still clearly feel the marks.

"Do you have any more medicine for my brother? I can't disturb you in the past two or three months. The few boxes of medicine you left for me were gone in just over a month."

Jia Rong explained: "I will go to the Imperial Pharmacy and take some medicine back to make it. In about half a month, I will be able to prepare more than ten boxes."

The emperor was very satisfied with Jia Rong and summoned more than a dozen imperial doctors in the past few months, but none of them had any skills.

The Imperial Medical Service had a system for selecting imperial physicians, which was generally based on internal and local recommendations.

One of the tasks of local officials was to recommend talents to the imperial court, including famous officials, filial sons and daughters, famous doctors, and even blacksmiths and veterinarians.

Jia Rong is the best doctor in the country and also the most loyal one.

The emperor had a lot to say to Jia Rong, so he sat down and started chatting with him.

"When I was selecting beauties, I found a few good imperial chefs. My royal brother, please stay and have dinner with me and try some of our delicious dishes."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Okay, but I've already eaten this morning."

The emperor smiled and said, "Just give it a try. When I eat alone, I often think of my brother. It's better for us to eat together."

Jia Rong thought of the queen.

"Why don't you eat with the Queen?"

The emperor was not very happy when he heard the queen.

"Don't worry about her, my brother. I never officially made her the queen."

Jia Rong said: "I don't care about the affairs of the emperor's harem, as long as the emperor has more children."

The emperor smiled.

"During the past two or three months, my brother has been in seclusion. I have added more than a hundred beauties to my harem. However, I am not a licentious person and have always been restrained. I have just favored more than thirty people."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Your Majesty is in the prime of youth. When I was seventeen or eighteen, I used to take it once a day. I will prescribe some mild tonic medicine for Your Majesty. You can take it once a day. Remember not to take too much. Stop when you are satisfied."

The emperor was even happier.

"Don't worry, my brother. I only take it once every two or three days. After I get the medicine, I will continue to take care of myself and practice meditation so as not to hurt the root cause."

"It just so happens that my royal brother is here. Please accompany me for dinner first. After dinner, please go to the harem to check on my beauties. If they are pregnant, it would be a good thing. If not, I would like my royal brother to help me check again."

Jia Rong also has a high level of attainment in men's diseases. A successful male doctor would definitely not be completely ignorant of such matters.

"According to the order!"

The emperor had breakfast with Jia Rong and originally planned to go to the harem with Jia Rong, but another minister came to report something.

Jia Rong went there himself and quickly gathered all the women favored by the emperor into one courtyard.

"See you, my lord!"

A group of beauties from the capital or other places half-knelt and saluted Jia Rong.

Jia Rong was sitting on a chair with a table in front of him.

"Everyone line up and come here. I am here on the orders of the Emperor to check if you are pregnant."

Jia Rong took a casual look and picked out a pretty one first.

"What's your name, where do you live, how old are you, when was the first time, and how long did you use it for?"

Jia Rong soon asked many embarrassing questions.

Jia Rong would ask more questions about who was pretty.

Because she was ugly, Jia Rong wondered what the emperor's aesthetic taste was.

"Your Highness, my father is the Governor of Guangzhou. He once sent glass fish tanks and Western toys to your family."

The daughter of the Governor of Guangzhou whispered to Jia Rong to establish a relationship. Jia Rong frowned, "How were you chosen? I have been secluded at home recently and have not participated in the affairs of the court."

Before the woman could speak, the eunuch next to her said, "The commercial and shipping taxes paid by the Governor of Guangzhou this year are twice as much as last year."

What the hell!

Being an emperor is really hard. For the sake of stability of the country, are you willing to do it with your eyes closed?

He looked at the face in front of him, how did he get hard? Would it be the same even if the lights were turned off?

Jia Rong said with emotion: "You are lucky, you are indeed pregnant. You should serve the emperor well in the future."

The daughter of the Governor of Guangzhou was delighted, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jia Rong was thanked by the woman and no longer had any intention of looking at the beauty.

The quality feels very average.

Whether it is the emperor or local officials, birth and power are important criteria, and beauty is just a by-product.

In other words, the emperor would care a little, and the officials and recommenders would use their virtues to force the emperor to admit that these people were beauties.

As an emperor, sometimes for the sake of political correctness, he has to admit that virtue is more important than beauty.

Whether it is the Crown Princess or the people in the palace now, the Emperor has no control over their affairs.

It can only be said that you are answering a multiple-choice question from several options selected by others.

Jia Rong still felt that being an emperor was tiring and annoying.

Being a prince is already very comfortable now. We should also learn from previous experiences and try not to change the emperor.

Although the emperor had changed, his family could still live a good life relying on his medical skills and fists, but it was really tiring to change emperors all the time.

Jia Rong quickly went to the imperial study to find the emperor.

As soon as he entered, he saw his father-in-law Jia Zheng and a few others standing in the hall, and the emperor sitting behind a desk on a high platform.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. I have checked the pulses of more than 30 beauties, three of whom are pregnant."

As soon as Jia Rong finished speaking, several old men quickly shouted, "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

The others were slow to react, and it was not appropriate to continue speaking at this time, so they could only pretend to be happy.

The emperor was indeed happy, "Thank you, my brother!"

Jia Rong said: "It is my duty as an official!"

The emperor nodded and said to his ministers, "Next month is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Pass the order to grant amnesty to the whole country! The Dali Temple officials, please compile a list of those who have been exiled or punished in recent years and send it to me. I will pardon some people as appropriate."

The Dali Temple Minister was responsible for cases across the country, especially some major cases in the capital.

"The minister obeys the order!"

At this time, Jia Zheng quickly thought of his son Jia Baoyu.

However, Jia Zheng did not say that if Jia Rong was willing to help, this kind of thing would definitely be accomplished.

If Jia Rong refuses, it means the situation does not allow it.

The emperor looked at Jia Rong again and said, "In the future, if you need any medicinal herbs or how much you need each year, you can directly ask the local officials and governors for supplies. You don't need to report to me."

"As you command." Jia Rong said politely, "I will devote myself to the study of elixirs and provide various elixirs for the emperor and the national treasury."

The court session was soon over. Jia Rong had no mood to accompany the emperor for dinner, so he went to see the empress to compare the speed of recovery from her acne scars. Then he and Jia Zheng left the court and went home.

Jia Zheng said, "There was a flood in Nanjing, and the Emperor ordered me to go and provide relief."

Jia Rong said indifferently: "Go ahead, I will tell the emperor about Baoyu's matter."

Jia Zheng heaved a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jia Rong and his father-in-law didn't have much to say, "I'm going back first."

Jia Zheng said quickly: "There is one more thing."

Jia Zheng usually didn't go to the garden, so he took the opportunity to talk about Jia Baoyu's marriage.

"Lord Wang Ziteng wants to marry his daughter to Baoyu. I think Baoyu is not worthy of the girl, but Lord Wang thinks it's okay."

Jia Rong laughed and said, "He doesn't take Jia Baoyu seriously. He wants me to be his backer and stabilize the alliance of the four major families."

"Just agree. With me here, his position will be secure, and he won't have to worry about his property being confiscated."

Jia Zheng whispered, "But Baoyu has no children. I don't know if Lord Wang knows this."

Jia Rong said casually, "Don't worry about it. Lord Wang already has a son. He married his daughter off just to seek stability for the next ten years. His Wang family already has descendants, and you, my father-in-law, also have Jia Lan and Jia Huan. Why worry so much?"

Seeing this, Jia Zheng couldn't object. After all, if his son could marry a lady from a wealthy family, he would have no regrets.

Jia Rong said, "Take Jia Lan with you. Jia Baoyu will have no descendants in this life. It's up to him how he enjoys his life. Just be happy. But Jia Lan can't be like him."

Jia Zheng nodded. He was probably the person in the Jia family who cared most about his grandson.

(End of this chapter)