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He even subtly mentioned it when he visited Yuan Chun in the palace.

As for the consequences, Yuan Chun directly ordered Lady Wang not to visit the palace for six months.

I heard that Madam Wang did indeed fall ill not long after, but it didn't attract much attention from others.

In Jia Huan's opinion, it would be more advantageous for Yuan Chun to give birth to a princess than to give birth to a prince!

The main issue is that the Rong family at this time might not be able to protect the princes in the palace so that they could grow up smoothly.

You could ask Dai Quan, the Grand Chancellor of the Daming Palace, about the pathetic lives those princes who weren't favored enough or whose maternal families weren't powerful enough led in the palace.

Previously, those obscure princes could still reach adulthood smoothly as long as they weren't too neglected and weren't too unlucky.

But since the current emperor took the throne, such good things no longer exist.

Neither Yuan Chun nor the Rong family had enough power to protect the young prince and ensure his smooth growth into adulthood.

Now that Yuan Chun has given birth to a princess, there is no threat.

At least, there will be more than 80% less hostility in the palace, and life won't be too bad.

Of course, he wouldn't voice these thoughts, lest the old lady also become defensive.

That year, Jia Huan and Jia Cong spent the Dragon Boat Festival away from home.

After he had thoroughly tricked Lady Wang, Jia Huan's visits to the mansion became noticeably less frequent.

Although Aunt Zhao was quite dissatisfied, she wouldn't really get angry because she had Madam Wang as a shield.

In fact, at this time, his connection with the Rong family was basically limited to the eight major estates outside the city.

Wang Xifeng had told him that, at Zhou Rui's urging, Madam Wang was considering taking back the eight major estates, but had not yet put it into practice.

This can't happen!

The eight estates are quite important to Jia Huan, and cannot be easily taken back.

Not only was the farm well-stocked with food and supplies, but it was also an important base for Jia Huan to train his underlings.

Many of the underlings in the Ningrong Street gang received their formal martial arts training at Tianzhuang.

In addition, the Eight Great Estates also established a primary school, which also served as an important practice base for the martial arts and medical schools.

In fact, the Badatianzhuang area was also a place where Jia Huan tested some new agricultural technologies.

He wouldn't easily give up such an important place without an alternative, no matter who comes.

This is also one of the main reasons why he would seize any opportunity to ruthlessly harm Madam Wang.

As for Zhou Rui, he didn't take him seriously. He was just a piece of trash with some ability, and he could easily deal with him at any time.

Once the Dragon Boat Festival was over, Jia Huan, along with Jia Cong, began to frequently leave the city.

Sometimes we stayed at the farm, sometimes we went to Tongzhou, and sometimes we would take a trip to Tianjin. The main purpose was to broaden Jia Cong's horizons and increase his knowledge.

At the same time, his subordinates and the scattered mountain strongholds all received his orders.

Privately, they inquired about the situation of notorious bandit strongholds and outlaws in the area north of the Yellow River, or about information about roving bandits.

They didn't have the intention of directly eliminating harm for the people, but rather were making preliminary preparations for what would happen later.

During this process, he got involved in some conflicts in the martial arts world, and Jia Cong personally took action, fighting several times with martial arts masters, which gave him a good time.

Of course, he mostly communicates with his subordinates.

These guys are scattered around, involved in more underworld affairs, and know some very secret information.

Jia Huan didn't intend for Jia Cong to follow the path of the martial arts world; he merely wanted him to know some of the tricks of the trade so that he wouldn't be caught off guard and suffer a mishap when he went out to do something in the future.

It wasn't that he was overly worried, but once Jia Cong gained power, the things he did in the following period would greatly offend the Jianghu forces in the north, and who knew how they would deal with it.

During this period, Jia Huan spent most of his time at the manor outside the city.

It wasn't until the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching that he returned to the capital with Jia Cong.

Months of travel and experience had transformed Jia Cong's entire demeanor and spirit.

The first thing I did upon returning to the martial arts school was to give each of the remaining martial arts instructors a good beating.

This was the task Jia Huan had assigned him!

Without Jia Huan and Jia Cong keeping an eye on things, who knows where the guys who stayed at the martial arts school have really gotten their minds wandering these past few months?

He should just accept the beating. As long as he behaves himself, it won't happen again.

Even so, Jia Cong still found it quite difficult to fight.

He himself is making progress, and the martial arts instructors who stayed behind at the martial arts school are not idle either.

With Jia Cong's help in suppressing the violence, Jia Huan naturally handled the affairs of the martial arts school with ease.

Several months' worth of accumulated tasks were handled in just one morning.

The capital city has been quite peaceful recently, with no unexpected incidents or changes.

The western part of the city was a gathering place for powerful and wealthy people, and the Five Cities Military Command kept it under strict guard.

With the cooperation of the gang members, few people in the underworld dare to cause trouble here.

Those who had that courage either died quietly or enjoyed free service in the Jingzhao Prefecture prison.

By this time, the wave of imperial concubines visiting their families, which had begun in the first month of last year and was initiated by the current emperor, had basically come to an end.

The families of the five deceived imperial concubines collectively paid out more than three million taels of silver.

The economic impact of this move directly approached ten million taels of silver; they've definitely made a fortune right now.

Otherwise, where would he get the confidence to cause trouble in that northwestern border region?

Without the cover of the imperial concubines' visit to their families, the sporadic battles on the northwestern border were quickly noticed by those with ulterior motives, and the court officials' attempts to object were swiftly suppressed.

"What's going on these days? Recklessly provoking conflict on the border is definitely not a good thing!"

After Jia Huan returned, he naturally went to the main study of the Rong Mansion to pay his respects to the Second Master Zheng, where he heard the Master's somewhat worried and uneasy words.

"Master, you shouldn't have said that, nor should you have objected!"

Jia Huan was somewhat speechless, and reminded him, "This is a good thing for our noble family!"

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Chapter 233 Too Much Silence Isn't a Good Thing (Please Subscribe and Vote)

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I wonder what Master Zheng is thinking?

He was a top-tier nobleman's son and the head of the Rong family, making him a core member of the noble group.

As a result, the way they approached the problem was exactly the same as that of scholars!

Such behavior is absolutely unacceptable.

Normally it would be fine, but now that the civil service group is suppressing them, the noble class has little room to maneuver.

To put it bluntly, for the nobility to grow, they need war, and it has to be a continuous war.

Whether you're looking to make money or accumulate military achievements, this is the best environment!

Why were the aristocratic groups suppressed?

In just twenty years, it went from being a core mainstream force in the court to one of the suppressed mainstream forces, and it continues to decline. Besides being severely harmed by the deposition of the crown prince, the fact that the country was at peace also left no room for the powerful noble groups to exert their influence.

Promotions are made step by step, but there are only so many military officer positions. No matter how capable you are, you will eventually be worn down by time and end up just another ordinary person.

Currently, he has grand ambitions and has even begun probing the northwestern border. As a core member of the nobility group, I should be thinking about how to solidify his resolve to wage war.

Instead of thinking like the civil officials, they believed that recklessly provoking border conflicts was not a good thing and that they should dissuade the emperor from acting rashly.

Of course, Jia Huan didn't directly reveal the inside story, as Master Zheng probably wouldn't like to hear it.

Sure enough, upon hearing Jia Huan's advice, Master Zheng frowned slightly and said with displeasure, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Are you aware that instability on the northwestern frontier could very well lead to turmoil in the imperial court?"

Oh my god, are you coming again?

"All I know is that many idle sons of noble families now have the opportunity to accumulate military merits and rise in rank!"

“Those nobles and military generals who were capable and talented but could not use their abilities because of the peaceful times also had the opportunity to shine!”

"Even ordinary people whose upward mobility has been largely cut off now have the possibility of making a fortune!"

"Many positions that were originally firmly held by civil officials may now be coveted by noble and high-ranking officials!"

"For example, they could infiltrate the intelligence system, the grain transport system, the salt administration system, and even the Ministry of Revenue!"

"Sir, this is a golden opportunity for you to take the next step!"

"Your Highness Consort Yuan has already given birth to a princess, you can't possibly not get any benefits at all, can you?"

The Second Master Zheng was stunned and didn't know how to refute it for a moment.

Jia Huan's every word revolved around the interests of the nobles, and even if Master Zheng was muddle-headed, he knew he couldn't easily oppose him.

"I know what you're thinking, sir!"