Siheyuan: I have broken space

In the capital, there were only three people in the emperor's study, the emperor, Dai Quan, and Wang Tingxuan.

The emperor asked: "So, you are the only one in your group who survived, pretending to be a mountain doctor and met Lin Ruhai?"

"My subordinate was seriously injured, and I found out that Lin Ruhai was about to die of illness, so I had no choice but to take a chance. At that time, Jia Lian of the Rongguo Mansion was disposing of the Lin family's property, and one of the stores that took over the Lin family's property was the Zhen family's shop."

The old lady of the Zhen family in Jiangnan is the emperor's wet nurse. Because of this relationship, the Zhen family is quite favored by the emperor. The Zhen family can be said to have everything in Jiangnan, and is the money bag for other princes competing for the throne. The emperor still cannot control Jiangnan.

It's because the Zhen family is here.

The power of the Rongguo Mansion is in the capital, and there are not many capable people in the mansion. They can't even manage their own farms and shops, let alone the Lin family's shops in Jiangnan.

Jia Lian was also not familiar with the power in Jiangnan. Most of the Lin family's property was sold to the Zhen family, and the Zhen family helped find buyers for them.

Speaking of the Zhen family, it was also to let the emperor know that there was really no other way to act like this at that time.

The emperor said: "Although my actions are reckless, there are merits."

The emperor settled the matter, and the atmosphere in the room relaxed.

Dai Quan said: "Your Majesty, this is also the first time for him to run an errand. It is inevitable to make some mistakes."

Dai Quan should not have said these words. The reason why he came forward was because the original owner and Dai Quan were friends.

Before the emperor ascended the throne, his power was weak and there were not many available people under his command. When he was keeping a low profile, most of them were in the farmyard. The emperor rarely interfered with Wang Tingxuan and his group, and Dai Quan was in charge.

The emperor was in a good mood and did not blame Dai Quan. He said, "How do you know this is his first time on an errand?"

"Your Majesty, Tingxuan is an orphan you adopted in another hospital. You gave him this name."

Speaking of this, the emperor's trust and favor towards Wang Tingxuan increased.

"Tell me, what else have you discovered in Yangzhou?"

You can also hear the closeness in the emperor's tone.

Wang Tingxuan said: "Master Lin once sent a secret message to the emperor through Rongguo Mansion."

"Rongguo Mansion?"

"The daughter of Jia Zheng of the Rongguo Mansion was a female historian in front of the Queen."

Nothing could be seen from the emperor's expression, but the anger in his heart could be guessed from his clenched fists.

Jia Yuanchun's origin is not a secret, nor is the Jia family's purpose of sending her to the palace. But after she was assigned to Prince Zhongyong's palace, and even after he became the emperor, the Jia family still did not show loyalty to him.

These actions of the Jia family, besides showing that they do not think highly of the emperor, what else can they mean? If the emperor was not alive, how could the Jia family be so carefree?

The book writes that Jia Yuanchun was granted the title of concubine on Jia Zheng’s birthday.

Jia Yuanchun was selected into the palace. To put it bluntly, she was a palace maid. Even if she was a female historian in front of the empress, she was just a higher-level palace maid.

Such a background actually accounts for two very important words in the concubine's title.

Words like "virtue" are usually single words when used on concubines. When these two words are used on a concubine, it doesn't look like a title, but like a posthumous title.

On Jia Zheng's birthday, he gave his daughter a posthumous title and sent someone to tell the Jia family. The meaning is self-evident.

Wang Tingxuan's purpose in saying this was to help Lin Ruhai gain favor in front of the emperor and indirectly help rewrite Lin Daiyu's fate.

After saying this, Wang Tingxuan continued: "Your Majesty, when my subordinate was recuperating in Yangzhou, I met a Westerner and bought from him the method of making glass and mirrors. This man assured me that this method is absolutely true.

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Dai Quan took the production method from Wang Tingxuan, checked it, and then handed it over to the emperor.

The emperor was overjoyed in his heart.

The Supreme Emperor was still here, so the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was not handed over to the Emperor, and the salt tax from Jiangnan was not handed over either.

The financial power of the emperor and the court is still in the hands of the Supreme Emperor, and the emperor urgently needs to find new sources of wealth.

But the real money-makers in Chu State are in the hands of the wealthy families. If the emperor rashly intervenes, officials will definitely stop him on the grounds of competing with the people for profit.

The emperor tried every means for money, and Wang Tingxuan's move could be said to have solved his urgent need.

The emperor read it several times and saw nothing, so he still asked: "Can you guarantee that this is true?"

"My subordinates have not verified it, but I am 70% or 80% sure."

"It's 70% or 80% sure, that's not too small. If it really succeeds, I'll give you a lot of rewards. What's your current position?"

Wang Tingxuan is now a peripheral member of the secret guard, not even a formal member. He can only become a formal secret guard after this mission is completed.

Dai Quan said something in the emperor's ear.

After the emperor heard this, he thought for a while and then said: "You will be a first-class bodyguard in the Daming Palace."

The Daming Palace is now the residence of the emperor. The guards in the Daming Palace are the emperor's bodyguards and cannot serve unless they are close associates. The first-class guards are the emperor's personal bodyguards. Saints are often seen walking in front of the emperor, so the grade of the first-class guards is fourth grade.

In other words, Wang Tingxuan is now a fourth-rank official, which is not a small favor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor continued: "Dai Quan will be responsible for the production of glass and mirrors, and you will assist."

This is a good job. You don't have to stand guard like other guards.

Wang Tingxuan didn't have the badge to enter the palace yet, so the emperor asked Dai Quan to escort him out.

"Tingxuan, we are acquaintances. The saint attaches great importance to glass and mirrors. The Za family has to serve the saint, and I hope you will not disappoint the saint."

Wang Tingxuan said: "This is natural, please don't worry, Prime Minister Dai."

"You used to live in a farm, do you have a place to live now?"

Of course this doesn't happen.

Dai Quan said: "Someone gave me a second-entry house in Tonghua Hutong. If you don't mind it, I will give that house to you."

The people living near Tonghua Hutong are all dignitaries, and it's not far from the palace. The houses there are naturally not bad, not to mention that they were given to Dai Quan by others.

Dai Quan looked down on Erjin's house, but Wang Tingxuan would not dislike it.

"Thank you, Prime Minister Dai. I am worried that I have no place to stay."

Dai Quan did not hesitate to give the deed of the house to Wang Tingxuan directly. As long as it was transferred to the government, the house would belong to him.

Wang Tingxuan also knew the purpose of Dai Quan's actions, which was just to win over him. Even if Dai Quan didn't do this, Wang Tingxuan would still need to be attached to him for the time being. Since he grew up in the emperor's farm, the person responsible was still Dai Quan.

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Wang Tingxuan found Tonghua Hutong according to the address. Most of the houses here are for third-level residences, and they are occupied by officials of the third and fourth grades, mostly civil servants.

No wonder Dai Quan didn't want to come here. With his status, being surrounded by a group of civil servants would definitely make his stay uncomfortable.

Wang Tingxuan found his own yard, next to the largest yard in Tonghua Hutong. These two yards were also the only uninhabited yards in Tonghua Hutong.

There was only an old servant taking care of the house. Wang Tingxuan took out the house deed. After reading it, the old servant knelt down to Wang Tingxuan and said, "Old slave Zheng An, please see me."

Kneeling and worshiping is the etiquette of this era, and there is nothing that Wang Tingxuan can do if he is not used to it.

"Please tell me about the situation in the yard."

The old servant was quite conscientious and kept the yard very clean, which Wang Tingxuan was most satisfied with. At the same time, the old servant also handed over the family's deed, apparently hoping that Wang Tingxuan would take them in.

"Since you are willing to follow me, as long as you handle your errands well, I will not treat you badly. Tomorrow you go find some servants and put up a good show at home."

Wang Tingxuan was not familiar with any of this, so he could only let Zheng An do it.

From then on, Wang Tingxuan settled in this world.