Chapter 115: Emperor Longxing is furious
"Ma Chuang, Xie Yun! Take your trusted followers and leave the city immediately and head to Xuanzhen Temple! Besiege Xuanzhen Temple and wait for orders!"
"Sir!" The expressions of the two men changed drastically. How could they not know the connection between Xuanzhen Temple and the Jia family?
"Go ahead, I know what's going on!"
The two of them immediately obeyed the order and left.
"Lu Feng, take two teams of personal guards back to the mansion immediately and guard the front and back of the East Mansion. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my order! Anyone who dares to trespass will be killed!"
"Cheng Yuhu, load the eight-ox crossbow and heavy armor onto the cart and accompany me into the palace immediately!"
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Inside the palace, Emperor Longxing had just finished a court meeting. During this period, with the deliberate letting go of the emperor, Niu Jizong had gradually gained a foothold in the camp. With the addition of more than ten thousand soldiers from the city's military department, he had a rare sense of security.
Although it is still far from enough, at least there is hope.
"This kid is really my lucky star!" Emperor Longxing said with a big laugh in the back hall.
Xia Shouzhong smiled and said, "That's right. If it weren't for your Majesty's insight, who would have known that such a naughty boy could be so brave as to be the leader of the three armies? Moreover, I have heard that the Bingma Division is completely different from before after being renovated by Lord Jia. Who knows, he will definitely be a capable man in your Majesty's hands in the future."
"Hahaha!" Emperor Longxing laughed loudly.
Outside the palace, a eunuch hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, Jia Cong, the commander of the Wucheng Army, wants to see you!"
"Just when I mentioned this kid, he's here!" Emperor Longxing said with a smile, "Announce him!"
Soon, Jia Cong appeared in the hall. "Your Majesty, I am Jia Cong, the commander of the Wucheng Army, and I apologize to your Majesty!"
Seeing Jia Cong covered in blood, Emperor Longxing was also shocked. "What happened? Quick, call the imperial physician over!"
Jia Cong bowed and said, "My injuries are fine. I came here to apologize to Your Majesty!"
"Oh?" Emperor Longxing frowned, "Why are you asking for forgiveness?"
Jia Cong dragged the account book with both hands and presented it, "Today, I wiped out the Black Tiger Gang in South City. The gang members were more than 300 strong and young men. Not only did they have armor, but they also had crossbows and eight-ox crossbows!"
"Bang!" Emperor Longxing slammed the dragon table hard, "They deserve to be killed. These thieves, what do they want to do? Do they want to rebel?"
He shouted angrily, then took the account book that Xia Shouzhong brought to look at it. He knew that if that was all, Jia Cong would have done a great deed and would never ask for forgiveness. It was very likely that there was other information in the account book, and it was related to Jia Cong.
Sure enough, when he saw the words "Xuanzhen Temple", his face turned pale.
He gritted his teeth and remained silent for a long while, then said, "Come here, take Lord Jia to the side hall and let the imperial physician treat his injuries!"
Jia Cong felt a little relieved. Emperor Longxing addressed him as "Love Lord Jia", which clearly showed that things had not reached the worst possible extent!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Jia Cong left, Emperor Longxing suddenly became furious and swept away all the memorials, paperweights and other things on the dragon table. "Assholes, a bunch of traitors! You deserve to be killed!"
"I was just about to use Jia Cong, but these bastards caused such a thing. They deserve to die!"
Emperor Longxing was indeed furious. If it were any other time, the worst that could happen was that he would report to the retired emperor and have all those incompetent people beheaded.
However, with the rise of Jia Cong, and the founding lineage under Jia Cong's guidance, they began to move closer to him intentionally, and he did not want to break this situation. If this group of bastards did something like this, what should Jia Cong do if he dealt with them according to the law? How could he still use Jia Cong? But if he didn't deal with them, even the crime of rebellion, what prestige would he have!
Now he really wanted to slap those people in Ningguo Mansion to death one by one.
After a long temper tantrum, he shouted angrily, "Go to the Daming Palace!"
Emperor Longxing hurried to Daming Palace, but heard the retired emperor say, "An emperor should calm his mind and never get angry about anything!"
Emperor Longxing took a deep breath, then bowed, "Thank you very much for your teachings, father!"
After he sat down, the emperor asked, "Tell me, what happened?"
Emperor Longxing told the story in detail. The retired emperor couldn't help but frowned slightly. He knew the events of the past very well. Jia Jing was the former crown prince's counselor and was loyal to him. So after the former crown prince got into trouble, he became a monk and practiced Taoism! But now... was there something wrong? Or did Jia Jing have other plans?
"Have you investigated this matter thoroughly? Who is behind this?"
Emperor Longxing shook his head. "Jia Cong arrested all the remaining people, but this matter involves Ningguo Mansion, so he did not interrogate them rashly! I plan to let Tu Huai take over this matter."
"Well, let the Royal Guards investigate! They are just some underground rats, they can't cause any big waves!"
"The reason you are so angry is because of how to deal with Ningguo Mansion?"
Emperor Longxing nodded slightly.
"Alas, it's a pity that Jia Daihua was a loyal minister in the past, but now he has such a son! You want to use Jia Cong, but you are unwilling to let go of Ningguo Mansion..."
The emperor was silent for a long time, and then asked, "Who else is in Ningguo Mansion?"
"Not to mention that Jia Jing became a monk at Xuanzhen Temple, his son Jia Zhen inherited the Ningguo Mansion and was a third-class general. Jia Zhen has one son, Jia Rong, and the rest are from side branches!" (Jia Qiang's branch is not considered the main branch here.)
"What are the personalities of these two people?"
Dai Quan came up to him and whispered something, and the emperor smiled disdainfully.
"They are just two ridiculous fools!"
"In that case, let's just deal with the Ningguo Mansion. As for Jia Cong, it's fine. Just show him some favor!" said the retired emperor calmly.
"Father, but..."
The Emperor Taishang waved his hand to interrupt Emperor Longxing, and then said, "Ningguo Mansion must do it, but it cannot be put on the table like this, otherwise Jia Cong is a descendant after all, even if you want to use him, Jia Cong can't be an official."
"Jia Zhen and Jia Rong died suddenly of illness, and Jia Jing died in an explosion in his furnace while refining an elixir! Let's give Ningguo Mansion to Jia Cong. Firstly, it's a favor, and secondly, it can be regarded as leaving some dignity for Jia Daihua and Jia Yan."
Emperor Longxing was delighted at first, but then hesitantly asked, "Isn't it against the rules to let Jia Cong be adopted by Ningguo Mansion?"
The Emperor laughed loudly, stepped forward and patted the Longxing Emperor on the shoulder, "Emperor, remember! You are the supreme ruler of the world, and your words are the rules. Moreover, I will let the old ministers in the court and the Yuanping lineage all help you in this matter, so you can rest assured and do it."
"Also, Jia Cong has also made contributions. Since you want to spend a fortune to buy horse bones, although you cannot be promoted to a noble title, the reward can be a bit more generous."
Emperor Longxing finally felt relieved, then nodded and left.
When he returned to Longshou Palace, Tu Huai was already waiting!
After Emperor Longxing gave Tu Huai a few instructions, Tu Huai left quickly! At the same time, Dai Quan, who received the order from the retired emperor, also sent a group of internal guards to disperse.
