Rongguo Mansion, Mengpo Zhai
It was evening, the sky was dim, and candles were lit in the study. The candles were as bright as day.
Under the Xuan window, Jia Zheng, wearing a blue round-neck shirt and a scholar's square scarf, was playing chess with several Qing guests across a chess field. He was twirling his beard and looking at the black and white pieces on the chess field with a thoughtful look on his face.
Since Jia Zheng was on the bench in the Ministry of Works, and when Jia She and Jia Lian were exiled, Jia Zheng was still depressed. Now he rarely goes to the Ministry of Works to work. Except for taking care of gardening in the East and West Prefectures, he usually works with A group of Qingqing drank wine, played chess and chanted poems to relieve their worries.
Today, due to a turbulence in the middle of the day, the East and West mansions were in chaos. Jia Zheng helped with the arrangements for a while, and then returned to the study to play chess with a few Qing guests.
At this moment, a servant entered the hall and reported: "Master, Judge Fu Tong of Jingzhao Mansion is in the flower hall in the front yard. He said he has something important to see and wants to see the master."
"Bring him to the study." Jia Zheng raised his head, but did not get up. Instead, he put down a chess piece, twirled his beard with his hand, and thought about the chess game.
After a while, Fu Shi looked hurriedly and followed the servant into Mengpozhai's study. There was a trace of suppressed excitement in his eyebrows. He cupped his hands and said, "Student has met Dong Weng."
Jia Zheng then stood up from behind Qiping, looked at Fu Shi, and asked curiously: "Today the earth dragon is stirring, and the common people in Jingzhao are uneasy. You are an official in Jingzhao Mansion, why do you have so much time?"
"Dong Weng, we have given orders to the gatekeepers, and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division has also cleared the streets and collapsed buildings." Fu Shi said, and then said with unspeakable excitement in his voice: "Dong Weng, you know, when someone comes out of the capital It’s a big deal.”
"Something big happened?" Jia Zhengning frowned, sat down, pointed to another chair, and motioned for Fu Shi to sit down.
"Dong Weng, now the news has spread all over the Shenjing City. I heard that the emperor's mausoleum was collapsed by the earthquake, and it was implicated in the corruption case of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After lunch today, the Jinyi Mansion's cavalry went out to arrest Pan from the Ministry of Industry. The two officials, Mr. and Lu, surrounded the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the afternoon and arrested many officials, many of whom were imprisoned." Fu Shi said urgently.
There is no airtight wall in this world, especially in the political center of the Han Dynasty like Shenjing. As the Jinyi Mansion Tiqi went out to arrest relevant officials, the news first caused an earthquake in the officialdom of the capital.
It can be said to be the largest case in the past ten years!
Especially when the Prince Consort of Yongchang and his retinue returned from a visit to Gongling Mausoleum and confirmed that the Emperor's mausoleum had collapsed, the news spread like wildfire.
At this time, the Emperor's resolute handling methods were demonstrated. He immediately put a "big black pot" on the heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Works, which put an end to the fluctuation of people's hearts.
This is much smarter than waiting for rumors to spread, and then letting the chief minister of the cabinet take the blame for the leader's "immorality".
This is what is called, even if there is no corruption, these people still have to be responsible. Besides, wherever there is a project, there must be corruption. Corruption comes back to corruption. The key is whether it can be done.
As soon as Fu Shi said this, Cheng Rixing, Shan Pinren, Zhan Guang, Bu Guxiu and other Qing guests in Mengpozhai's study all looked at each other in confusion, obviously not understanding the reason.
It's okay to let a few people chat in front of Jia Zheng and gossip, but the changes in the political situation are unpredictable, and for these people, it is undoubtedly like seeing flowers in the smoke.
Jia Zheng was also slightly frightened. He twirled his beard and thought, then frowned and said, "Were Mr. Lu and Pan from the Ministry of Industry arrested?"
"Dong Weng, isn't it? Besides, Dong Weng, guess who captured him?" Fu Shi said briskly, finally unable to hold back, he laughed softly.
Previously, Jia Zheng had to take a leave of absence because he was wearing small shoes by a court official at the Ministry of Industry, and was "unemployed" at home. Fu Shi had been murmuring in his heart, but now, he suddenly felt that the dark clouds in the sky had dispersed.
Jia Zheng listened to what Fu Shi said and thought about it. A bright light suddenly flashed in his mind. His hand twirling his beard paused slightly and asked: "Jinyi Tiqi, but... Ziyu?"
At this time, all the Qing guests suddenly appeared in front of each other, and they vaguely understood the meaning.
"Yes, the one who is supervising the case now is Uncle Heng." Fu Shi looked strange and said at this point: "Now we have arrested two court officials, as well as the big and small officials of the Tuntian Cleaning Department, all of them have been arrested. Prison, prepare for interrogation.”
Mr. Cheng Riching, who was originally listening to Mr. Qingke, rolled his eyes and said congratulations: "The day when Mr. Zheng will return to the Ministry of Industry is not far away."
Jia Zheng was "sitting on the bench" for many days due to the fact that the official was using the capital to investigate. After that, Jia She and Jia Lian were exiled. In the huge Rongguo Mansion, the servants smelled some bad signs.
To put it bluntly, even the dog raised by Sister Feng and Fang Wang'er knew that Rongguo Mansion was "carrying" the word. Now this is undoubtedly great news.
"Dong Weng, is it more than that?" Fu Shi smiled, stood up from the chair, and faced Jia Zheng, who had already left his seat, walked to the door and looked into the distance with his hands behind his back, and whispered: "Dong Weng is just I’m afraid I can take another step forward.”
It has to be said that the general judge of Jingzhao Mansion is the most proficient and sensitive to these official affairs.
Jia Zhengning frowned, and he was actually a little happy, but he was always reserved, so he frowned and thought.
I don't know why, but I suddenly remembered what Jia Heng said the day before yesterday about "waiting for the opportunity". My heart was slightly shaken, and I blurted out: "Zi Yu..."
However, when he opened his mouth and was about to say it, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. When he reached his mouth, he changed his words and said, "Ziyu, we still have to look at his opinion on this matter."
Out of emotion, he actually said an inverted sentence that people from Shandong province love to say.
However, it is obvious that the Chinese word order is out of order, which does not affect the transmission and reception of information. Fu Shi smiled and said: "The uncle is now the governor of Jinyi and the minister of military aircraft. He can be said to be a holy family member. Jane is in the heart of the emperor. As long as he works for Dong Weng, Dong Weng It will be of great use in the near future, and this time, the opportunity is indeed rare. Dong Weng has always been a breeze in the office, working conscientiously, but now thousands of horses are in silence, Dong Wengcheng can be said to have emerged from the mud and is untainted. As for the fact that he was framed by Pan Lu's traitor before, it is even more obvious. Sincerely loyal.”
Jia Zheng was born into a prince's family, and he was a tolerant man. He was not very familiar with the officialdom of welcoming and sending people off, but he also had the advantage of being honest and honest.
Cheng Rixing also got up and complimented with a smile: "Zhenggong is an official in the Ministry of Industry. If he doesn't collude with those corrupt officials, the court will not fail to notice."
Zhan Guang also smiled and said: "The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the loyal ministers. Zheng Gong has been an official in the Ministry of Industry for more than ten years. It is just a matter of silence, and it is a blockbuster."
It has to be said that the ability of these Qing guest husbands to say auspicious words to please others is not the same. In the original work, it is said that Baoyu "will show his talents in the examination room in three or two years" and "a young phoenix is as clear as an old phoenix."
Jia Zheng was also shaken and elated by what he said, but although there was a hint of joy on his face, he still waved his hands and sighed: "In the end, it still depends on the court's intention. Now I am talking to myself, and I am talking to myself. It’s too early, but the imperial mausoleum collapsed, what happened?”
As he said that, he looked at Fu Shi with questioning eyes.
Fu Shi explained: "Dong Weng, what else can I say? It must be the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry. The relevant officials have taken advantage of it and embezzled money. This is usually not obvious, but this time they have tampered with the imperial mausoleum. The sky is clear." can not watch anymore."
"I have been in the Ministry of Industry for many years, and I have also seen some chaos and abuses that have been accumulated for a long time." Jia Zheng nodded and continued, "And Gongling was supervised by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there was King Zhongshun. A close vassal of the country supervises and supervises the agency. However, this prince is the emperor’s brother after all. I’m afraid…”
The subtext in my heart is that I'm afraid I still can't shake the feudal king in the slightest.
"Dong Weng's words are wrong. The imperial mausoleum is related to the dignity of the Tian family. Does Dong Weng know how Jinyi Mansion arrested relevant officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Fu Shi said in a low voice.
Jia Zheng said: "Oh?"
At this time, all the guests and ministers of the Qing Dynasty also pricked up their ears and listened to the two men talking about "political secrets".
"In front of the House of Internal Affairs, the guards of the House of Internal Affairs blocked Jinyi Tiqi, and the leading general led the troops to resist arrest. Uncle Heng led the guards of the House of Jinyi over, drew out the Emperor's Sword, and killed the general on the spot, and then the Jinyi House broke into the House of Internal Affairs Mansion, take away the relevant officials." Fu Shi said, with a faint look of excitement on his face.
Jia Zheng was shocked and said in surprise: "Beheaded a general?"
The other Qingke husbands looked at each other and said to themselves, is it such a big fuss? Did you see blood?
"The leading military officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the student still recognizes him. He lives on Changhe Street, and he came to Jingzhao Mansion to look for students to do things. I didn't expect to end up like this." Although Fu Shi said with emotion, he actually didn't Not much sympathy.
Jia Zhengning frowned, feeling shocked.
The dignified fourth-grade military attachés all lost their heads, which shows the serious nature of the Huangling case.
Fu Shi said: "Dong Weng, the most urgent thing is to have more discussions with Uncle Heng."
Although the words were not fully stated, the meaning was very clear. If we discussed more, we would have the opportunity to further our career.
Jia Zheng nodded and didn't say much.
"Dong Weng, I'm going to inquire about the news first, and I'll come back to visit Dong Weng later." Seeing that Jia Zheng had listened, Fu Shi felt a little calmer and said his goodbyes.
Jia Zheng personally escorted Fu Shi to the west corridor and watched him disappear around the corner of the Moon Gate. Fang took a deep breath of the fresh air after the rain.
Then he turned back to the house, exchanged a few words with several Qing guests, and then went to Ningguo Mansion, intending to tell Jia Mu the "good news" about King Zhongshun's involvement in the case.
In fact, not only Jia Zheng was worried about King Zhongshun, but Jia's mother was even more worried.
The words are divided into two parts, Ningguo Mansion, the rain curtain is deep in the courtyard, and the Linxuan Lake in the southwest is shrouded in rain and fog, the mist is vast, like a curtain and fog.
The green leaves of willow trees by the lake are stretching in the spring breeze, and the rockeries with many mountains are closer to the sight. The attic with red eaves and blue tiles, green walls and black tiles stands majestically in the wind and rain.
The lights on the second floor were brightly lit from the attic, and in the rain and mist, music and laughter were intertwined.
Because today is Daiyu's birth, Qin Keqing posted a message early in the morning to invite Rong Guo and other female relatives to come and celebrate Daiyu's birth.
But at noon, the earth dragon stirred, and the east and west mansions were frightened. Fortunately, it didn't take long before there was only a small earthquake, and the east and west mansions returned to calm.
Qin Keqing asked people to clean up the dust in front of the attic, and after lunch, he invited the female family members of the Xifu to Tianxiang Tower to listen to the play.
In the evening, the rain gradually became heavier, and everyone's interest in listening to the opera naturally waned. After a scene, Jia Mu was obviously hungry, so she started setting out food.
At this moment, long square lacquer tables were covered with plates of delicacies, as well as bananas, apples, pears, oranges and other fruits.
Mother Jia is sitting in the main seat, with Qin Keqing on her left and Daiyu on her right. Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Aunt Xue, Li Wan and Sister Feng are sitting below in turn.
Young girls such as Yuanchun, Baochai, Xiangyun, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You were sitting next to Qin Keqing's left hand. They were rich and beautiful, with green and red flowers, and colorful purples and reds. Fight for beauty.
Well, Baoyu originally clamored to come over to Sister Lin's baby, but because the injury on her buttocks had not completely healed, she was unable to do so. Under Yuanchun's dissuasion, she regretted that she could not make the trip.
At this time, Sister Feng and Ping'er, leading a few women, arranged the dishes with a smile.
After several days, the sadness and burdens in Sister Feng's heart have dissipated a lot, and her bright and picturesque face has gradually returned to its bright and charming face.
Mother Jia smiled, turned to look at Qin Keqing, and asked, "Brother Heng, my wife, why is Brother Heng so late and not back yet?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone stopped talking and laughing and looked at the beautiful girl.
Sitting next to Jia's mother, Daiyu, who was wearing a navy collar and a moon-white background, frowned slightly, and her eyes moved unwaveringly towards the woman with a bright face, like spring flowers and autumn moon, and she took a sip. Pursing her lips.
I haven't seen him all day, maybe I was really busy and forgot about it.
This son is her biological son.
Qin Keqing said softly: "My husband went to the palace early in the morning to sit on the military plane and did not come back at noon."
Baochai took the tea cup from Ying'er and took some time to taste it, her apricot eyes slightly drooped. In fact, she didn't see him much these days, mainly because there were so many people, especially her brother who went to Wucheng Soldiers and Horses. After the divorce, if they stay together every day, it will easily arouse suspicion.
Jia Mu glanced at the vast night outside and murmured, "It's already night, and you haven't come back yet?"
"Maybe I'm staying at the military aircraft today. It was like this for a few days some time ago." Sanjie You said.
Yuanchun thought for a while and said softly: "Could it be that the earth dragon stirred up in the middle of the afternoon and Hengdi went to deal with something?"
Mother Jia nodded, then looked at Qin Keqing and said: "Brother Heng, she has more and more errands, but she can't abandon her family affairs because of official business. You two have not been married for long, so you should... I still I want to have more great-grandchildren soon."
When Qin Keqing heard this, Xiafei's cheeks were not easy to speak for a moment, and he just lowered his head.
Li Wan was peeling an orange by himself at the side. Hearing Jia Mu's words, his elegant face froze slightly.
More great-grandchildren?
Baochai's apricot eyes flashed under her curved eyebrows, her expression was a little unnatural, and she secretly glanced at the charming and unprovoked woman.
Seeing this scene, Mrs. Wang was sitting aside, with an indifferent expression, and a look of dismay on her face. She glanced at the beautiful girl and thought to herself, such a gorgeous and charming look is not something that lasts forever, and besides, it shouldn't be. It’s easy to have a baby, otherwise why would it take so long for your stomach to move without any movement?
I'm afraid not...
As he said this, he couldn't help but look at his eldest daughter. She has a plump face and plump figure. She looks like she is good at giving birth. This is the appearance of being graceful, wealthy, and living in a comfortable home. If it is judged in a photo book, it will be a long-lasting blessing. .
It's just a pity... I can no longer be a princess or concubine in this life, and now I am getting older day by day, what if this is delayed?
Absolutely not.
Later, she would use her sworn brother's daughter-in-law to decide on the eldest girl's marriage in front of the old lady. At that time, Uncle Heng would not be able to interfere with it anymore.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look anxiously at the screen in the distance, and said to myself: "It's so late, my sworn brother and his wife haven't come here yet?"
It turned out that Mrs. Wang, who had disappeared in Jia Heng's eyes, planned to take back the control of her daughter's marriage today.
It was said that Cao Cao Cao Cao had arrived. At this moment, a nanny came in and said: "Old lady, madam, Grandma Wang Jiayi is here."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she felt happy, pressed the beads in her hand, and waited patiently.
When Jia Mu heard this, her face was startled, and she was clearly confused. What was the Wang family's daughter-in-law doing here so unexpectedly?
Is it a birthday gift for Daiyu?
Well, it doesn't seem to matter if relatives only have a reason to move around.
Without thinking too much, he ordered his grandma to invite the people over.
Not long after, Wang Yi's wife, accompanied by several nannies and maids, came to Tianxiang Tower.
Seeing that my belly is getting bigger day by day
(End of chapter)
