The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 339 Suppression
The weather is getting warmer, and the heating in Nuanxiang Palace has not been turned off, but it is not burning as hot.

Lin Daiyu, who had just completed one month of postpartum pregnancy, was having a group sex with her good sisters Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun.

The three of them ran on the circular track between Nuanxiang Palace and Baicao Palace. Jia Rong himself also had the need to exercise and liked quietness, so he built a separate square area near Baicao Palace.

There is an air-raid shelter underground, and there are also special buildings underground in the Holy Palace for storing large amounts of gold and high-value treasures.

Above is the grassland for daily exercise, dancing and fitness. Someone will regularly mow this football field-sized lawn, and there is also a 500-meter running track nearby.

Lin Daiyu was trying hard to hold on. Although she also wanted to work together as a sister, she had already fallen behind by one and a half laps due to the inconsistent speed.

Beside Lin Daiyu, Zijuan held the scooter with both hands and followed Lin Daiyu to look after her.

"Master, hurry up, Lady Baochai is catching up with you again."

Lin Daiyu's face was covered with sweat, and she soon couldn't run any longer. She said with difficulty: "No more... I'll walk for a while..."

Zijuan smiled and said, "Let's go for a walk. We have to walk the three kilometers today anyway."

Lin Daiyu was walking with great effort, and not far away Xue Baochai, who was wearing a sports T-shirt and shorts, was about to catch up with Lin Daiyu, who was two laps behind.

Lin Daiyu saw Xue Baochai passing by and shouted, "Baochai, slow down."

Xue Baochai ran out angrily, "Hurry up!"

Lin Daiyu was panting and her throat was sore. She walked two or three more rounds accompanied by her maid Zijuan before she finished.

Half an hour had passed at this time, and Zijuan and Xueyan helped Lin Daiyu into the house.

Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun were drinking tea. When they saw Lin Daiyu coming out sweating profusely, they looked at her with a smile.

"We've finished our showers, go take one now, don't catch a cold."

Lin Daiyu didn't want to move at all and just sat down.

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "Hurry up and get up. You can't sit like this after exercising. It's a small matter if the sofa is dirty. Sister Daiyu's health is more important~"

Hearing Xue Baochai's emphasis on the word "tight", Lin Daiyu quickly touched her waist and said, "I'll go take a bath and weigh myself carefully. I should have lost two pounds."

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "I see you haven't lost weight, but Zijuan has."

Zijuan smiled and said, "Yes, I ran several laps today as well."

Lin Daiyu, who was exhausted, was very confident, "I definitely lost weight!"

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "Go take a bath!"

Lin Daiyu quickly took the maids to take a bath. There was also a hot water pool in Nuanxiang Palace where the hot water was changed every hour, and the sisters would usually take a bath together.

They had been honest with each other for a long time, whether in bed or in the bathroom.

However, some people's rooms have private bathtubs.

Lin Daiyu quickly arrived at Yingchun's room.

Yingchun was doing sit-ups in the room, with a maid helping her to massage her legs, and several servants offering help beside her.

Lin Daiyu walked in quickly, and Yingchun just saw Lin Daiyu coming in.

"Sister Daiyu, what's wrong? Why are you so anxious?"

Lin Daiyu wiped the dried sweat off her face and said, "I just ran 3,000 meters. I want to borrow my sister's bathtub to take a bath."

Yingchun smiled and said, "Okay, then hurry up and use it. I have to take a shower in an hour."

"Don't worry." Lin Daiyu quickly went to take a bath. This was not the first time she had borrowed the bathtub.

Yingchun quickly continued to exercise her waist and reduced the fat on her belly.

Starting from this month, losing weight and slimming down has become a top priority for the women in the harem.

Whether it is Jia Yuanchun, Wang Xifeng, or the nuns in Cihang Temple, they all have to pay attention to body management.

A woman who doesn't care about her figure definitely doesn't really want to serve a man.

Although Jia Rong does not keep his word, he does sometimes keep his word.

Everything he says he dares to do!
Anyone who does not pay attention to body management, gives up on themselves, and becomes lazy and gluttonous after giving birth, making themselves like a fat pig, will be driven out by Jia Rong and will take over the matter with his son and daughter.

All the ladies in the Holy Palace started to do fitness exercises, so their palace costumes and ordinary clothes were naturally no longer suitable for them. Instead, the shorts and short-sleeved shirts that they were embarrassed to wear before came in handy.

A fitness trend spread from the Holy Palace to the circle of noble women who accompanied the emperor into the palace.

Whether a woman is beautiful or not, everyone has the same aesthetic taste.

Ordinary people don’t have places to exercise at home, and it’s not easy to run because of the strict etiquette.

The Shenggong is a large place with a relaxing environment, especially the Shenggong Technician College also has a dedicated gym.

Jia Rong was busy building airplanes and teaching students, and he had stopped being interested in women recently, but most of the people around him were female students.

He has also become much more diligent in government affairs and it seems that he is no longer sick.

A lot of things have been streamlined in government affairs, and the tasks, capabilities and powers of each department, as well as the scope of responsibility have been redefined.

In particular, the number of people attending court was reduced a lot, allowing more people to get things done instead of wasting most of the day in meetings.

The number of people attending a meeting is fixed at 200, with senior officials from 100 office buildings participating, and the rest being recruited from various departments. Generally, people are called in only when there is something important to discuss.

But there must be rules, and Jia Rong has never thought of establishing a democratic system.

"Greetings to His Majesty! Long live the Holy Emperor!"

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jia Rong sat on the throne and looked at the two hundred people standing below. As the number of people decreased, there would be no seats left, so everyone should speak up quickly if they had anything to say.

Jia Rong said directly: "After talking with the British princess last year, I sent people to England to build a school. Now it has been completed. I named it the University of London. Now we need some people to teach Chinese and various physical and chemical knowledge." The right prime minister said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have drawn up a list of names for this matter. Among them are some craftsmen from the Ministry of Works and students who have passed the imperial examinations."

Jia Rong nodded, "That's good, but the fortifications are the country's sharp weapon, so they can't be passed on lightly. Just pass on a few of my medical books. Focus on the simple ones like physics and chemistry. Laying a good foundation is better than anything else. Also, teach more about etiquette, morality, integrity and shame."

The right prime minister understood Jia Rong's idea and said, "I obey your order!"

The left prime minister came out to report the matter.

"Your Majesty, the West Asian Railway was attacked by foreign bandits, causing several casualties. The local governor requested the court to send troops to quell the rebellion."

Jia Rong frowned when he heard this. "Does the imperial court need to send troops for such a small matter? Let them solve it themselves. If they can't even kill a few bandits, how can they keep their official position?"

The left prime minister quickly said, "As you wish."

The Minister of War was helpless. The world was at peace now and there were few opportunities to make achievements.

Nowadays, His Majesty does not suppress military men like other emperors. Many military men, especially the garrisons and soldiers in border areas, want to make achievements and become kings or dukes.

The soldiers below were equally warlike, all wanting to fight and get rewards.

The Minister of War actually doesn't want to fight a war. Now that he is already a top official, he doesn't want to go any further.

However, whether it is the soldiers on the frontier who want to be promoted, or the countless meritorious young men in the Beijing camp who want to be promoted and granted titles, they are all seeking more opportunities to participate in the war.

Even if there are no more capable fighters outside, they still think about fighting to get promoted.

Without fighting, there will be no money, no achievements, no chance to get ahead, and no way to be on an equal footing with those rich and powerful people.

There are still many places that have not been conquered, such as Russia in the north, and America and Africa on the other side of the ocean!
However, Jia Rong has always had little desire to fight.

At present, the warriors have not yet angered Jia Rong, and Jia Rong has never taken this group of people seriously.

If Jia Rong was provoked and he noticed this group of people, then Jia Rong would be able to do the same things that emperors of all dynasties could do, and would be even more shameless.

There are no such prestigious people in the army nowadays. No matter east, west, south, north or center, Jia Rong can win wherever he goes. Anyone with a normal brain can win as well. It doesn't show how powerful the general is.

Take Spain for example. Both the navy and the army could be easily defeated, and there is no sign of anyone being irreplaceable.

And basically, winning a battle would bring lifelong honors, and very few people could lead the army twice in a row.

Jia Rong also handled various court affairs and promulgated various laws.

This went on for a few months. When May came, Jia Rong suddenly frowned when he got up to go to the bathroom in the morning.

"How did I become the emperor?"

Jia Rong frowned, looking puzzled.

I wasted my prime years enjoying myself, singing praises, and being unrestrained, and instead I was busy running around in the palace all day long... Why am I such an idiot!

After thinking about this, Jia Rong felt extremely uncomfortable and felt extremely wronged.

Fortunately, today is the day for court attendance, so Jia Rong decided to go and curse some people to cheer himself up.

May 1st, the seventh year of the Holy Dynasty.

"Greetings to His Majesty! Long live the Holy Emperor!"

"Ah."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After everyone stood up, the Right Prime Minister reported the matter despite knowing that the Holy Emperor was in a bad mood.

"Your Majesty, military intelligence has come from the northeast. A tribe near Lake Baikal has invaded the border of Kazakhstan Province. The Northeast Military Region requests that the rebellion be suppressed!"

Jia Rong was excited when he heard this, "I can go by myself, it's a good opportunity to try out the power of airplanes and cannons."

The Right Prime Minister said quickly: "How can Your Majesty take risks so easily? Just leave this kind of small matter to the subordinates."

The left prime minister also said quickly: "Your Majesty's health is the most important thing. These barbarians are not worthy of your personal visit! Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?"

Jia Rong thought about it, then nodded quickly and said, "That's right, planes are not safe either, we can just leave this matter to the military."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Everyone thought that Jia Rong could not be persuaded, but he was persuaded anyway?

The Minister of War was about to nominate one of his own to judge, but Jia Rong said, "Let the King of Liao go to quell the rebellion on my behalf. He is not young anymore, and he has been in the Northeast for thirty or forty years. If he doesn't have this little ability, he is too useless."

"Let him take his family's guns, cannons and servants to quell the rebellion. I will give him half of what he gets, and he can keep the rest."

Jia Rong did not let anyone from the Beijing camp go, nor did he let his relative Jia Lan go, but let the King of Liao do it himself.

The Left Prime Minister knew that this was most likely something that the border areas were responsible for, or it could be a collusion between the Beijing camp and the border areas.

No matter what, at least the emperor should have known about it, otherwise he would not have proposed to go, and then said he would not go and gave the opportunity to the King of Liao instead of those people in the military.

Everyone knows that Jia Rong owns the most mysterious spy agency, and no major or minor events in the country can be hidden from this Holy Emperor!

In fact, no. Jia Rong simply determined the corruption capabilities of some people based on the conversation and behavior of those corrupt officials' wives.

There are hundreds of thousands of officials in the imperial court, and Jia Rong is sure that at least 99% of them are corrupt, so he basically won't make a mistake.

After resolving the military issue, Jia Rong continued, "I have received a secret report that someone has used the name of my relative to commit crimes, not only occupying the farmland of the people, but also causing death."

"Minister of Punishment, Imperial Clan Minister, Minister of Revenue, and Supreme Court Justice! Go visit the people for a few days, and then send people to Jizhou, Jinling, Songjiang, Suzhou, and Hangzhou to investigate. I want a detailed report!"

"No matter if they are my relatives or relatives of various princes and nobles, if their family traditions are not good, if the relationships between men and women are not decent, and if they always make trouble like those people in Rongguo Mansion and disregard human ethics, then such a family will definitely be useless!"

Jia Rong had nothing to do, so he suppressed Jia Yuanchun's faction again.

The prince's family are all former members of the Rongguo Mansion.

(End of this chapter)