Qingxu Guan, in front of the attic, Jia Mu, supported by Yuanyang, Fengwan and others, looked into the distance, with a bit of eagerness on her face, and said softly: "We'll have to call someone to urge her."
If Daiyu, Tanchun, and Xiangyun had not followed Jia Heng, Jia's mother would have asked people to search for them long ago, and she would not have had to complain when they came back.
"People are coming, people are coming."
At this time, a woman ran over from a distance and said with a smile: "I said I went to the back mountain to see the scenery."
Qin Keqing said softly: "My husband, he doesn't usually like to listen to operas."
Jia Mu nodded and said, "I saw it just now. He didn't look interesting."
Sister Feng also smiled and said: "Brother Heng doesn't listen to opera very much, but he is different from the men next to him."
Jia Mu smiled and said softly: "He was so bored that he went to look around, but he took my Yu'er and the others with him."
Sister Feng smiled and said: "Old ancestors, brothers and sisters sometimes play and talk together."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Not long after, four people appeared, Jia Heng, Tan Chun, Xiang Yun, and Dai Yu, who was being carried by a woman.
Seeing this, Jia's mother's expression changed, she walked a few steps quickly and said anxiously: "Yu'er, what's wrong with her?"
Mrs. Wang also cast her gaze and moved her lips.
Jia Heng looked calm and said in a clear voice: "Sister Lin said she was tired of walking, so I asked my mother-in-law to carry her on her back."
Daiyu also got off the old lady, shook her head gently, and said softly: "Grandma, I'm fine. I'm just accompanying Brother Heng to look around at the scenery."
Seeing this, Jia Mu felt relieved. She quickly stepped forward, hugged Daiyu's shoulders, and called out: "My Yu'er..."
Then the heartfelt screams began.
She didn't realize it in the past, but at this moment, Daiyu felt a little ashamed at being called out. She subconsciously looked at Jia Heng with her starry eyes, but saw that his face was still calm, and her heart was slightly relaxed.
Little did they know that this was someone who had managed their expressions well, and there were no micro-expressions at all.
Jia Heng's eyes were indifferent. Looking at this scene, he actually had speculations about Daiyu's marriage.
If he guessed correctly, Jia Mu should be a member of Bao Dai's party, and the marriage between wood and stone should be something Jia Mu would like to see. Even in the original work, Sister Feng mentioned their marriage in private.
Because the reason is very simple. Daiyu's grandfather was a prince, and her father was an official in Kejia. He successively served as the doctor of Lantai Temple and the censor of Xunyan. With such a noble family background, let alone the precious jade, she would be the crown prince and the queen in the future. All is enough.
The only drawback may be that he is frail and sick, and is born with deficiencies, but if he takes good care of himself, it is actually not a big problem.
On the other hand, Baochai was strong on the inside, but he suffered from the disadvantage of his birth.
On this side of the room, Mother Jia held Daiyu in her arms and comforted her for a while, then looked at Tanchun and Xiangyun, and said with a smile: "You guys come over too, we'll go back soon."
Xiangyun and Tanchun stepped forward with a chuckle.
Jia Heng said in a clear voice: "It's getting late, it's time to go back."
Jia Mu nodded and said with a smile: "My interest is exhausted today. Girl Feng and Brother Heng, please pack up and we'll set off."
Sister Feng responded with a smile.
Then everyone prepared their carriages and horses, and marched out of Qingxu Temple towards the Jia Mansion on Ningrong Street.
On the carriage, Daiyu, Tanchun, and Xiangyun were sitting in the carriage. Tanchun gently took Daiyu's hand and said softly: "Sister Lin, are your legs still sore?"
When she got into the car just now, Sister Lin's brows were furrowed and she seemed to be unhappy.
Daiyu said in a clear voice: "It's much better now."
Tan Chun was silent for a moment and said, "Sister Lin, were you worried that the old lady would blame Brother Heng just now?"
Seeing that she was worried, Daiyu pursed her pink lips and said softly: "It's because of my lack of physical strength that I ruined everyone's happiness. If Brother Heng is blamed for this, I feel even more regretful."
Xiangyun pinched the handkerchief and said with a chuckle: "Sister Lin is always a carefree person, and I don't see anyone complaining."
Tanchun said: "Sister Yun, Sister Lin are also kind-hearted."
Then he looked at Daiyu and said softly: "Brother Heng has prepared some medicinal wine for bruises. I will ask for some when I get back and apply it on it."
Daiyu nodded and responded.
Tan Chun smiled and said, "Sister Lin should go out for walks more often. The ancients said that reading thousands of books means traveling thousands of miles."
Daiyu nodded and said, "I never noticed before that this scenery is so different."
In fact, except for taking a boat to Kyoto when she was five or six years old, Daiyu had always lived in the small house of Jia Mansion. She had Baoyu and other brothers and sisters in front of her, and could not see much of the prosperous world outside.
Therefore, if you have not seen the world, how can you have a world view?
The three sisters talked, and in the evening, the Jia family's travel convoy returned to Ningrong Street.
In the Ningguo Mansion, the setting sun shines in the evening, and the afterglow falls between the roof beams and eaves, covering this century-old prince's mansion with a layer of golden gauze.
In the study, Jia Heng sat behind the mahogany desk, looking down at the materials on Donglu and Han Jiubian that he had borrowed from the Ministry of War. They mainly recorded details about the rise of the Jin Kingdom and the fall of Liaodong.
It has been more than twenty years since the fall of Liaodong in the 27th year of Longzhi, and the world was shaken. However, the cause of the war can be traced back to the unification war of the Jurchen tribes in the 18th year of Longzhi.
At that time, the Jurchen tribes in Hetuala City had integrated all the Jurchen tribes except Ye He tribe. Ye He asked for help from the Han Dynasty. At that time, the Supreme Emperor ordered the guards and towns in Liaodong to send troops, but the Chen and Han soldiers were incompetent and could not control them after repeated battles. .
Five years later, the slave chiefs revolted against the Han. Fushun fell and Shenjing was shaken. At that time, the Supreme Emperor trusted Tan Jinzhiyan, who was then the Minister of War, and led the expedition in person. He took up residence in Peiping. Tan Shangshu mobilized five soldiers and an army of 200,000. They attacked the city of Tuala, and what followed was a terrible defeat.
The next year, the Donglu fell into Kaiyuan and Tieling successively, and two years later, they fell into Liaoyang and Shenyang. At this point, the vast territory outside the pass was no longer owned by the Han Dynasty.
"Although there is no explicit statement in it... During this period, I am afraid that the government will be in turmoil and the sky will be full of excitement." Jia Heng frowned and continued to read, and saw a thrilling line of text below, "The Tenth Supervisor of King Zhao Thirty thousand troops were sent from Handan to Peiping to contain the enemy's southward advance. The King of Zhou led 140,000 troops to guard Luoyang and screen Xijing."
"Yes, after the fall of Liaodong, the world was shaken, the Supreme Emperor's prestige was damaged, and even the throne felt vaguely unstable. If an emperor feels that the throne is unstable, the emperor and his ministers will be suspicious... If I am not wrong, this is the deposed prince. There's a reason." Jia Heng looked at the words on it and inferred from some clues.
Because Emperor Longzhi reigned for thirty-nine years, to the twenty-seventh year of Longzhi, he was still rich. However, as the prince was still strong, he naturally had many civil and military supporters under his command. And with the fall of Liaodong in such a big defeat, how could all the civil and military officials do it? Isn't the public sentiment fierce and people's hearts fluctuating?
"Is that so? Maybe you can try to insinuate the single mother...the eldest princess of Jinyang? Or ask the old lady in Xifu at night. Even if nothing big happens in the back house, it's impossible not to hear a little bit. .”
Of course, Jia Mu’s knowledge is limited and she probably can’t tell much.
I asked the eldest princess of Jinyang, but I was worried about violating other people's taboos.
Jia Heng was thinking to himself when he heard footsteps. He looked up at Qin Keqing and said warmly: "Did you send them all over to Xifu?"
"Sent it over." Qin Keqing walked forward with graceful steps and whispered softly: "Husband, the third sister and the servant girl are still in the inner hall. I want to ask you if you have any drinking wine?"
When Jia Heng heard this, he was startled for a moment and said in a clear voice: "There is some medicinal wine, but where is she now?"
Love and knowledge are for Daiyu.
"It's in the inner hall." Qin Keqing smiled gently and said with a bit of amusement: "Did your husband accompany them to climb the mountain?"
Jia Heng smiled and said, "I just sat on the pavilion on the back mountain for a while."
With that said, he stood up and took out the medicinal wine from the drawer of the bookcase, looked at Qin Keqing, and said warmly: "I usually prepare some for my martial arts practice, but I will use it now. When we are free, let's go and enjoy the scenery inside and outside Shenjing City."
"Um."
Qin Keqing nodded happily and said softly: "I'll give her the medicinal wine."
Jia Heng smiled and took Qin Keqing's slender hand, and said softly: "Let's go together. Suddenly I remembered that Mr. Zheng's protégé Fu Shi will come to visit later. I'll see you in the outer flower hall later." Then he followed Jia Heng out of the inner study. , came to the inner hall and saw the servant.
Qin Keqing said nothing and followed Jia Heng towards the inner hall.
He gave the medicinal wine to the waiter, gave a few instructions, and then sat down to sip the fragrant tea. The couple just chatted about each other, not long after they sat down.
In the evening, a servant from outside came to report, "Fu Tongpan and the second master have come together."
When Jia Heng heard this, he was startled and thought to himself, Fu Shi actually invited Jia Zheng to make peace with the middleman.
After thinking for a while, he looked at Qin Keqing and said, "I'll go take a look in front."
In the front hall, Fu Shi was already sitting in the flower hall. He was dressed in casual clothes and talking to Jia Zheng with a calm expression on his face.
Jia Zheng originally did not want to go there, but Fu Shi took his wife and sister to visit Jia's mother in Rongguo Mansion as a student.
Jia Mu liked Fu Qiufang's character and stayed aside to talk for a while, then asked Jia Zheng to follow him and take a look.
As soon as he saw Jia Heng coming out of the backyard, Fu Shi's expression changed, he stood up, saluted and said, "Fu Shi has met Mr. Heng."
He is polite to someone based on his rank in the officialdom, but his title is intended to be affectionate.
Jia Zheng on the side also stood up with a smile and said: "Zi Yu, did you go to Qingxu Temple to have a wedding ceremony smoothly?"
"Thank you, Mr. Second, for your concern. It's quite satisfactory." Jia Heng nodded to Jia Zheng and exchanged a few words. Then he looked at Fu Shi, his tone turned a little cold, and said, "Master Fu, there is no need to be polite. Sit down." stop."
It was obvious that he didn't take Fu Shi's tricks seriously.
Then, Jia Heng sat on a chair nearby. At this time, a maidservant served the three of them with fragrant tea.
With a flattering smile on his face, Fu Shi said, "I have heard for a long time that your Excellency is very promising at a young age, but now that I have seen it, I see that you are really handsome and majestic."
Jia Zheng was also twirling his beard while listening, with a look of pride on his face.
Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at Fu Shi, and said in a calm tone: "Fu Tong has been punished. I heard from the second master that Mr. Fu has something to do with me. There is no one else in the hall now, so you might as well speak frankly."
He also had a vague understanding of Fu Shi. He was good at speculation and profiteering, and he probably wasn't very honest as an official.
Although it is said that if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if the people are careful, there will be no disciples. In the officialdom of the Han Dynasty, corruption has become common, but he does not accept everyone.
Whether he can help Fu Shi, and to what extent he can help him, depends on Fu Shi himself. Whether he is worthy is one, and how clean he is is second.
Fu Shi smiled and said, "To be honest with Mr. Jia, I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. I asked Dong Weng to take the liberty of visiting and ask for something."
Jia Heng looked indifferent. He held the tea cup on the small table, picked up the bowl, and fiddled with the tea foam without saying a word.
Fu Shi raised his head and looked at Jia Heng, collected his thoughts, and said cautiously: "Previously, Lai Sheng of your family violated national laws and was sentenced to death in prison. At that time, the Lai family asked Dong Weng's name to come over and ask the subordinate to do something for him. He recommended the jailer of Jingzhao Yamen, who seemed to want to do illegal things. The lower official couldn't show his face at that time, so he had no choice but to accept five thousand taels of silver from him. Originally, he wanted to go to Dongweng to punish him afterwards, but he didn't expect the official document of Jingzhao's case. I was busy and forgot about it for a while. Yesterday, Yu Censor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate asked the junior officials about it, and the official suddenly remembered this matter..."
Jia Heng took a sip of tea and said, "Fu Tongpan, I remember that I had a word with you when I first arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, right?"
Fu Shi felt his heart tremble and said anxiously: "Uncle Heng, even if I have ten heads, I dare not let Lai Sheng go. This is an important case decided by the imperial court. How dare I interfere with it?"
Fu Shi felt very upset and secretly thought that he regretted not listening to his little sister's words.
"Then you tell the truth to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. If you are as upright as the censor, you won't be wronged." Jia Heng said with a calm face.
Fu Shi's expression changed slightly and he said: "Uncle Heng, with Yu Shi... this is a violation after all."
Once he admits himself, he will not be able to keep the black hat on his head, and he may even go to jail.
If everything is not weighed on the scale of four liang, it will be impossible to stop it if it is weighed on the scale of thousands of kilograms.
Jia Heng put down the tea cup and asked, "Then you come to my door now and want me to intercede for you?"
Fu Shi smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Heng is aware of this."
Jia Heng snorted coldly, cast his sharp eyes at Fu Shi, and shouted: "Then do you know that Lai Sheng and Jia Zhen once colluded with thieves to harm me?"
Jia Zheng's expression paused and he wanted to say something, but he finally sighed.
When Fu Shi heard this, his expression changed, and he suddenly stood up from his seat, knelt down with a bang, and said, "Uncle Heng, I am a low-ranking official... I will never dare to go against Uncle Heng."
When Jia Zheng saw this, he hesitated and said, "Zi Yu, Fu Tong judged that he would not have such intention."
Hearing this, Fu Shi turned to look at Jia Zheng as if he were listening to a fairy voice, and said, "Dong Weng, no matter how bold the student is, he will not dare to help the imperial criminal escape."
Jia Heng looked indifferent and remained silent.
At this time, Fu Shi took a few steps on his knees, with an earthy face, and said, "Uncle Heng, please save me, please save me."
Jia Zheng felt extremely shaken when he saw this scene.
Although Fu Shi was Jia Zheng's disciple, this was the first time Jia Zheng had seen him be so servile and servile.
Jia Heng said: "I don't know how to save you. If the Metropolitan Procuratorate gets some evidence of your corruption and perversion of the law, then no one can save you."
Yu De is a member of Han Huang's party. He speaks for Fu Shi. Yu De must betray his face, but he owes everyone a favor.
However, Jingzhao Yamen does need one of its own.
But he didn't know what Fu Shi's past was, and he still needed someone to investigate him secretly.
Fu Shi's face turned pale and he said, "Uncle Heng, the Metropolitan Procuratorate just wants to investigate and there is no solid evidence yet."
Jia Zheng advised from the side: "Zi Yu, Fu Tongpan has helped the government a lot in these years."
Jia Heng's eyes were cold, and he smiled in his heart. If it was to help Jia She carelessly kill people, then it was not helping, but aiding the evildoers.
Thinking of this, he looked at Fu Shi and said, "Fu Tongpan, you have been an official in Jingzhao Mansion for nearly ten years, right?"
Fu Shi raised his head, with fear in his heart, and responded: "It's worthy of nine years."
"Then you should know that when you walk by the river, how can your shoes not get wet? If you do something unscrupulous, even if I can save you for a while, I won't be able to save you for the rest of your life." Jia Heng said coldly.
Fu Shi's expression changed slightly and he said urgently: "Uncle Heng, I swear to God that I have never done anything so unconscionable as this."
Jia Zheng said quickly: "Zi Yu, Fu Tongpan's official reputation in Jingzhao Yamen is still acceptable."
Jia Heng thought for a while and said indifferently: "For the sake of the second master, I will give you some advice."
When Fu Shi heard this, his heart was shaken and he said, "Please let me know clearly."
Jia Heng said: "What are you talking about? I can't deliver the message to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. However, you can return the money you received to the Duke of Xifu. Then you said you would leave Xifu early in the morning and informed the second master of Xifu." , the Metropolitan Procuratorate will probably not come to ask, and if the Metropolitan Procuratorate discovers other corruption and abuse of justice, there is nothing I can do."
Asking him to give Yu De a message may play into Yu De's hands. He is worried that he has no favors to owe, and it is not worth it to serve as a tester.
After explaining the whereabouts of the five thousand taels of silver, Yu De was so shrewd that he might not even come to Jia's house to ask.
When Fu Shi heard this, his heart was agitated, and he thanked him profusely and said, "Thank you so much, Uncle Heng. Thank you so much, Uncle Heng, for your noble hand."
