Chapter 182 Jiayu's Sincerity
Chapter 182 Jiayu's Sincerity
The Third Prince couldn't help but open his heart and sighed, "Cheng Tanhua also knows that my father has assigned me some tasks, not too big or too small. If I do them well, it's my duty, but if I don't do them well, it would be too stupid. It seems that no matter what I do, I can't please my father. I'm really worried lately!"
Cheng Jiayu smiled mysteriously and showed his second sincerity.
"Your Highness is right. It is not the job that can please His Majesty. But I have a way to make His Majesty happy! Perhaps Your Highness can try it, but it will cost some face. It depends on whether Your Highness is willing to do it!"
The Third Prince was very surprised: "Tanhua Cheng, tell me what you are talking about."
"It's very simple. Your Highness, look, wasn't last year very different?"
The third prince didn't understand: "Last year? Why is it different?"
Cheng Jiayu stood up and talked freely:
"Last year, your majesty punished the corrupt official Governor Wu, and hundreds of officials, both big and small, were brought down."
"Since the dragons were raging in Suzhou and Qishan County, countless people were killed. Your Majesty mobilized the granaries in the south of the Yangtze River to save the people."
"There was a drought in Yuzhou, and His Majesty sent two top scholars to provide relief, which attracted a goddess to descend to earth, and also provided food such as potatoes!"
Then Cheng Jiayu smiled and asked the Third Prince: "Aren't these all achievements of your Majesty? Your Highness, don't you think so?"
The third prince nodded blankly: "Yes, this is all thanks to my father!"
Cheng Jiayu smiled complacently: "What I mentioned are just a few of the major events. Your Majesty has done a lot for the country and the people. No matter how big or small, Your Highness should collect them! Once Your Highness has collected them, there are many great scholars in the capital!"
The third prince was still stunned: "That's good, but what's the use?"
Cheng Jiayu was a little bit overwhelmed at this time, but still smiled and said: "As long as Your Highness is courteous and humble, and puts down his face to visit a few more families, we can get a lot of manuscripts praising Your Majesty! Then we can classify and organize them, and then improve them and publish a collection!"
"Collection of essays? Do you mean to win the support of the people for my father? That's a good idea! But will it work?"
"Of course, Your Highness, you see, the events written by the great scholars are all true and well-founded. Although they have been polished, no one will question whether they are exaggerated or false! And the students of the great scholars are spread all over the academies, so will your majesty's achievements also be sung throughout the world?
More importantly, we need to link the goddess' descent to the earth with your majesty's merits! Potatoes are said to have been planted in many places, and there will be harvests every year in the future, so this collection of articles will never be a flash in the pan, and will surely flourish forever!
By then, the emperor will be very happy, and your chance will come, Third Prince, right?"
The Third Prince's eyes shone brightly, and he quickly stood up and said to Cheng Jiayu: "Brother Cheng, thank you so much! If I can make a breakthrough one day, I will definitely thank you very much!"
Cheng Jiayu also returned the gift. Although he said he was not worthy of it, he was already extremely proud in his heart. He knew that he had almost won the heart of the Third Prince.
"Oh, by the way, Your Highness, you must keep this matter low-key. When you visit the great scholar, just say you want to learn. After you get the manuscript, you must ask them to keep it confidential. We may also make some changes based on Your Majesty's taboos."
The Third Prince asked doubtfully, "Will the great scholars agree to this?"
Cheng Jiayu laughed: "Don't worry, Your Highness! The great scholar who is unwilling to agree does not need to write it, but he will not offend Your Highness, so he will definitely keep it secret! As for the revision, after all, it is an opportunity to leave a name in history, as long as they are reluctant to give up, they will agree!"
The third prince was overjoyed and nodded in agreement repeatedly. No matter what, he didn't want the great scholars to write anything that would be unfavorable to him.
Cheng Jiayu was even more satisfied. Humph, what do you mean Bai Lin is not a fish in the pond? That's all thanks to your majesty!
He dared to guarantee that once the collection of essays came out, Bai Lin's name would definitely not be on it! As for the names of other officials, it all depended on whether they could show him enough sincerity!
After returning home, Cheng Jiayu was extremely excited. He went to Chen Wei's room and kissed her directly without saying a word.
Chen Wei was overwhelmed and her clothes were scattered all over the floor in a blink of an eye. After getting on the bed, she was aroused by him and felt itchy. However, she was shy at heart. She clearly wanted more, but she couldn't let go of the restraint in her heart and looked like she wanted to accept but not accept.
Cheng Jiayu loved her childish character and became more passionate in her pursuit.
After torturing Chen Wei until midnight, Cheng Jiayu finally felt a little tired. He seemed not to have been so happy in a long time.
The system was right. There were many spiritual objects in the capital. There were more than ten of them among the rewards from the third prince alone. This made him feel relieved and uncomfortable in recent days. Not only that, he also found out the news about Qin Sha!
It is said that Qin Ge Lao arranged a fifth-rank official position for her, but she was unwilling to do so and often went to a theater to listen to operas to relieve her boredom.
Isn't this the opportunity? So he started going to the opera from time to time a few days ago.
However, he has not had much patience with women recently, and whenever he can talk to Qin Sha, he will immediately use a filter!
Early the next morning, Cheng Jiayu tortured Chen Wei again, looked satisfied, and went out.
At this time, Qin Sha was sitting in a private room on the second floor of the theater, watching the performance on the stage. Interestingly, the performance was the story of the drought in Yuzhou.
Of course it has been adapted, from Magistrate Hu opening the granaries to release grain to punishing human sacrifice, to Ji Yuanda and Bai Lin delivering grain for disaster relief, and the finale being the goddess descending to earth, all are lifelike.
In addition, the characters in the play are all positive and the government is very supportive, so this true story with a fantasy touch is very popular. It is definitely the most popular opera in the capital, without a doubt.
The handsome boy who played Bai Lin also became a famous actor in Beijing, attracting the attention of countless women, Qin Sha being one of them.
These days, as Qin Kun slowly analyzed the situation in the court for her, she understood that the so-called emerging forces were not all newcomers who had just become officials, but many seemingly inconspicuous but capable people.
Some of them disdain to join the old parties because it is difficult to make a name for themselves, while others are young and frivolous and feel that their talents are not appreciated. But in the end, they are all brought together by Bai Lin out of admiration or interest.
At the beginning, many people thought that they were just banding together for warmth and were a group of scattered sand, but in the end, Bai Lin continuously selected and brought them together, forming a force that could not be ignored.
Even Ji Yuanda became Bai Lin's deputy. The two of them worked together not only to forge ahead in promoting government policies, but also to act in a dodgey manner in front of many old foxes.
Simply put, they are not high-ranking officials, but they all have real power!
In the end, even Qin Kun sighed that some people seemed to have their fate changed by others. Zen Master Guiyuan was worthy of his reputation. A golden fish should not be kept in a pond. It will turn into a dragon when it encounters wind and cloud.
Therefore, Qin Sha finally gradually realized that her grandfather, Qin Ge Lao, was really far-sighted when he considered Bai Lin.
But now she saw Bai Lin getting stronger, but she missed the opportunity. Not only did she fail to become the Crown Princess, but she also became an abandoned child of her grandfather! What was that fifth-rank official? It was just an empty position. Apart from having a father who was a great scholar, what else was there worth mentioning?
She was so angry!
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