After the incident in the East Palace in the 49th year of Zhaowu, Jia Jing went out of the capital to visit the temple, while Jia She imprisoned himself at home.
The power of both Ning and Rong mansions was controlled by Jia Mu, and the Lai family also rose to the occasion. Lai Da became the steward of Rong Guo Mansion, and Lai Er went to Ning Guo Mansion.
The complex affairs of the two governments are basically managed by the Lai family. Although there are accounts for the expenses of the public house, how can such a wasteful person not be stained with oil and water when he enters the treasury?
Regarding the Lai family, Jia Cong did not just make a sudden decision, but had been planning it for two or three years. After he told everything he knew, Jia She immediately arranged for his own soldiers to secretly investigate the situation of the Lai family, and also sent people to Dongfu to invite his cousin Jia Jing.
Jia Jing sipped the tea and said leisurely: "I have heard about the Lai family for a long time..."
Hearing what his cousin said, Jia She couldn't help but wonder: "Then why didn't Brother Jing take action earlier..."
"Which one makes them feel more at ease, a Jia family with strict rules and a tight seal, or a Jia family with no rules and no distinction between master and servant, with sieves everywhere?"
Jia Jing laughed at himself: "The master of Ningguo Mansion has gone to refine elixirs and practice Taoism. The master of Rongguo Mansion can only hide at home and play with women. He is either a slave or a master. There are not many useful people in the two houses. I just want to They can know what the Jia family is like by just asking around. If this doesn't reassure them, it means our family is really at a critical moment of life and death."
The former leader of military honors, the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp, and the commander-in-chief of Yansui Town all came from the Jia family. There were too many people waiting to divide this huge power and wealth after the Jia family fell.
While the Supreme Emperor was still there and the remaining shadow of his ancestors could still save the lives of the two mansions, Jia Jingsi chose to turn a blind eye and did his best to create a scene that would be unbearable for the descendants of the Ningrong and Rong mansions. He tried every means to Lower the enemy's alertness.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Ning and Rong mansions to become so corrupt that one could find out what was going on inside with just one tael of silver. The people who planned the two houses back then didn't even bother sending spies.
"Let the Lai family's affairs rest for a few days. I want to see which path Lai Shangrong will take."
Jia Jing sneered and said: "What a coincidence. First Jia Shifei and then Lai Shangrong. When did our Jia family actually have the power of the official department? Is this because I hate my Jia family for not being guilty enough to punish the nine tribes, or is it selling off official positions? Selling nobles, smuggling prohibited items, taking lawsuits, violating laws and regulations...it's almost treason!"
"Then let's put it aside first. We'll take this opportunity to find out who else is cheating in the house and clean them up at once."
Jia She also agreed with his cousin's point of view. Many things were too coincidental, and the Jia family's rules were broken too quickly.
Behind every coincidence is a crime worthy of beheading. In just four or five years, in addition to the serious crime of rebellion, the Jia family has been charged with several serious crimes that are enough to confiscate the family and exterminate the family.
It’s time to clean up the moths in both houses!
Today is different from the past. The Jia family has risen again. If the dogs that wag their tails at outsiders are not slaughtered and the fences of their own homes are not tied up, I am afraid that the two saints in the palace will have doubts about the abilities of the Jia family.
"And the letter from the queen..."
When Jia She was gritting his teeth and thinking about how to deal with the group of slaves who were cheating on others, Jia Jing suddenly changed the subject and mentioned the letter Yuanchun asked Jia Cong to bring back the day before.
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He quickly asked: "Brother Jing, have you found out? Is Brother Rong's daughter-in-law really the crown prince's daughter?"
What a shocking secret. Jia Cong, who was a little drowsy by the side, immediately sat up straight.
But Jia Jing shook his head, frowned and said, "I haven't seen the original letter, so I'm not sure it was really written by His Highness himself. However, I followed the pictures in the letter and found something wrong..."
Speaking of this, Jia Jing asked back: "Brother Shen, do you still remember what His Highness said when he proposed our brother's marriage?"
"Of course I remember. At that time, only Lian'er and Brother Rong were in their marriageable years. His Highness said that he had an old friend who left blood, and only leaving it to my family would make him feel at ease. Moreover, this girl was of noble birth and had a noble character. A teacher can be a wife to everyone."
Jia She smiled bitterly and said, "What a coincidence. At that time, Lian'er was clamoring not to marry a girl who was not from the Wang family. Otherwise, His Highness would have chosen Lian'er for marriage."
hiss! There is such an inside story. Jia Cong looked curious and ate the melon with his hands.
Jia Jing nodded and said, "I originally thought that Brother Rong's daughter-in-law was a descendant of the Zhang family. At that time, Taifu Zhang was involved in a party, and the whole family was exiled to Lingnan..."
"I also thought she was the great-granddaughter of Mrs. Zhang. Even the old lady thought so. Otherwise, how could she value Brother Rong's daughter-in-law so much?"
Jia Cong was confused when he heard the conversation between his uncle and his father. Why did Mrs. Zhang appear again?
"Uncle, Dad, who is this Taifu?"
Jia She raised his hand and rubbed his son's head, and explained to him: "The former crown prince Zhang Ting, a great scholar in the world, had been in charge of the central government for more than ten years. He was also the teacher of the crown prince, your uncle and me. It's a pity that someone Deliberately slandering, falsely accusing the Taifu of forming a clique for personal gain, and inciting the prince to rebel... Alas, later on, the saint thought of his hard work and merit, and was spared the death penalty, and his family was exiled to Lingnan, so he was exempted from the material criticism of the court. "
Jia Cong was still a little confused and asked doubtfully: "Did Taifu Zhang really form a party? Did he really trick the prince into rebelling?"
"The evidence is so conclusive that even the saints have to believe it."
Both Jia Jing brothers had sad expressions on their faces, and Jia Jing sighed: "It's ridiculous that the people who impeached the Taifu for embezzling millions of dollars to control rivers and silver personally led a team to ransack the house, and only found less than 20,000 taels of silver. Those other How credible is the evidence of the crime?"
"Then why didn't the saint re-investigate the case?"
Jia Jing looked at the innocent little nephew in front of him and said with a gloomy expression: "It doesn't matter what the Taifu's crime is. What's important is that he has stayed in the Central Center and the East Palace for too long. Someone needs him to leave His Highness and the capital. Especially those from Jiangnan and the Jin Party. Of course, the saint may not have the same idea in his heart!"
The dirty party struggle is indeed the most destructive place.
Jia Cong was thoughtful, and for the first time he had the clearest understanding of party struggle.
"Later, His Highness had a big quarrel with the Saint. The next day, the Saint issued an order to exile dozens of members of the Zhang family to Lingnan. Fortunately, Yazhou Zhizhou was a disciple of His Highness, so the Taifu family was preserved. At that time, the Grand Tutor’s granddaughter-in-law had just given birth to a daughter. She was worried about an accident on the way to Lingnan, so she entrusted His Highness to take care of her.”
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Jia Jing told the matter in detail, and finally sighed: "This is also the reason why I once suspected that Brother Rong's daughter-in-law was a daughter of the Zhang family. However, after secret investigation, His Highness had intended to entrust the Zhang family's baby girl to Su Muyao in Suzhou to raise her. Later, Su Muyao did have a daughter when he returned to the south. It is said that his daughter escaped into Buddhism when she was three years old and went to Xuan Tomb Panxiang Temple to practice on her behalf... Now it seems that the identity of Brother Rong's wife is still unknown!"
A native of Suzhou, he escaped into Buddhist Buddhism when he was three years old and taught cultivation at Xuan Tomb Panxiang Temple... Isn't this wonderful jade? Why are you related to Miaoyu again?
Jia Cong couldn't figure out the relationship between the characters at this moment, and looked at his uncle and father blankly.
I saw Jia She rubbing his brows and asking: "Then what should we do now? Sister Yuan... Your Majesty has already presented the letter to the Queen Mother. This matter cannot be hidden from Your Majesty. I'm afraid Your Majesty is also waiting for us." attitude. Dear brother, as the empress said, this matter cannot be delayed."
"It really can't be delayed. I will go to the palace early tomorrow morning to ask for an audience with His Majesty. If it is true or false, you can confirm the identity of Brother Rong's wife by just taking a look at the original letter."
Jia Jing suddenly turned his gaze to the confused little fat man and smiled: "Brother Cong, can you help me with something?"
"Ah? Uncle, tell me."
"It's not a big deal, I just want to ask Brother Cong to help my uncle beat up a few people..."
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It's just beating up a few people, it's really not a big deal.
But when Jia Jing came back from the palace the next day, he made a list of people he wanted to beat and had his soldiers send them to Jia Cong.
"Liu Ye!"
"Water soluble!"
"Zi Teng!"
hiss!
"The first two are okay, at most they will get a few slaps afterwards, but I can't beat Wang Ziteng!"
Jia Cong has in his hand the oracle of absolutism given by the saint himself, and several gifts given by the emperor. It’s really hard to beat up a prince or king.
What a big deal.
But running to the Wang family to beat up Wang Ziteng is no different from seeking death. This man is not only his elder, but also the number one serious military commander.
People are really good at kung fu, but my few banker moves are really not good enough.
"Third Master, the old patriarch said that Wang Ziteng can't beat him, so he can take it out on Wang Ren first. Tomorrow's banquet, Third Master can look for an opportunity to beat these three people up, and we can test each family's reaction... "
"Uncle Twelve, tomorrow we are hosting a banquet to celebrate my eldest sister's concubine. Isn't this inappropriate?"
Jia Twelve sneered and said, "Does Third Master know that Liu Ye and Shui Rong plan to come to the house to congratulate them personally?"
"It's a little strange."
Jia Cong also felt baffled. The imperial concubine was just a concubine in the final analysis. There was no reason for a prince and a county prince to come to Rongguo Mansion in person to congratulate her.
Just listen to Jia Twelve explain: "Including Wang Ren sent by Wang Ziteng, these three families are here to collect debts from our family. Because they think that the eldest girl's ability to become a concubine is due to the letter."
"In other words, Brother Rong's wife is really the old prince's daughter? This secret was leaked by the conspiracy of Prince Yi Zhong's Palace, Beijing County Prince's Palace and the Wang family?"
Jia Twelve nodded and replied in a low voice: "The old patriarch went to the Qinzheng Palace in person. Governor Cao has found out that Shuirong got the letter from Princess Yi Zhong, and it was Wang Ziteng who sent it to the eldest daughter... Empress In your hand. His Majesty said, let the Jia family take good care of Grandma Rong!"
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Jia Cong carefully wiped the Yanling knife in his hand and said with a cold smile: "In that case, I won't be polite. Uncle Twelve will go back and tell the uncle that tomorrow's banquet will definitely be quite lively. But I still ask the uncle to come by then. Rongxi Hall is trying to get me, and I'm worried that the old lady has lost her mind and wants me to make amends to these three families."
Now that Qin Keqing's identity has been confirmed, the daughter of the former crown prince has become the hottest potato.
Although Jia Cong has not yet figured out His Majesty the Emperor's thoughts, he can still guess the plans of Liu Ye Shuirong and others.
This kind of business, which adds trouble to the Jia family and stabs the emperor's heart, can be said to be a sure-profit business.
Although the emperor has not shown any precautions against the Jia family because of Qin Keqing's incident, the emperor's heart is unpredictable, and no one knows whether this incident will cause a rift between the emperor and his ministers in the future.
After all, the future prince's wife of the Jia family was personally given the marriage proposal by the late prince, and the elders of the two houses actually agreed in unison.
A baby girl brought back from the health care center turned out to be the future wife of Ning Rongjia's family. Did Qin Keqing take the script of the heroine?
Who would believe it if the Jia family didn't know her true identity?
Jia Cong sent Jia Twelve away and wiped the sword on the table silently. Looking at the Yanling Dao, Yujian and the golden token given by Yu, he felt an indescribable feeling of uneasiness in his heart at this time.
The emperor was really too kind to him, and he really didn't want to have any quarrel with the emperor in the future.
Jia Cong thought about it alone in the room for a long time, but he still had no good way to solve the matter.
He sighed deeply: "Your Majesty, how about I secretly kill Brother Rong's wife, and you just pretend that she doesn't exist?"
Qin Keqing is indeed the most beautiful woman Jia Cong has seen so far, including Sister Lin who has not yet grown up.
But in Jia Cong's heart, beauty is really not as good as the emperor who treats him as his own son and nephew. If he was asked to choose one of the two, Jia Cong would not hesitate to take a piece of white silk to see Qin Keqing off.
Alas, what a sin!
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The emperor decreed that Yuanchun be made a virtuous concubine, one of the four concubines, and the imperial edict was sent to Rongguo Mansion on the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Ningrong and Rongfu immediately became lively. Various military nobles, civil and military officials and even wealthy businessmen from the capital came to congratulate them. Carriages were lined up from Ningrong Street to the gate of Yongfang in Dashi, and many guests had to get off the car and walk. .
Jia She's injury has not recovered yet, and Jia Lian is still in Jiangnan. The only people in the two houses who could entertain guests were Jia Jing and Jia Zheng, who had just returned to Beijing to take charge of the overall situation of the Jia family, and their descendants led by Jia Baoyu.
The female family members were personally entertained by the old lady in the Rongxi Hall, and the male guests were
Jia Jing and Jia Zheng accompanied them, while Jia Baoyu, Jia Cong, Jia Huan, Jia Rong and Jia Qiang, greeted the congratulatory guests at the gate.
"Oh, Brother Lian is not here, so all these annoying things have been pushed onto me!"
Although Jia Baoyu had just recovered from a serious illness, Mr. Yu's medicine was indeed miraculous. After a few days, Mr. Bao was able to jump around and play with the maids again.
I just heard him complaining to Jia Cong and others: "I heard someone say today that there are many sisters from various houses. I originally thought that I could meet the sisters from each house at Rongxi Hall. Woolen cloth……"
"Shh!"
Jia Cong quickly smiled bitterly to stop Baoyu from continuing to make mistakes, and whispered: "Brother Bao, please don't be stupid today. My eldest sister is the concubine, so many people are staring at our family with wide eyes. Don't make any trouble." Sorry for being rude. My eldest sister is already having a hard time in the palace, so let’s not cause any trouble to her."
Grandpa Tian, if Mr. Bao is really allowed to cause any rudeness in the Hall of Rongxi, the imperial concubine's brother does not know the rules of men and women and does not know etiquette. This alone is enough to embarrass Yuan Chun in front of the concubines of the Sixth Palace. .
Fortunately, Baoyu only talked about it. After hearing Jia Cong's reminder, he muttered in a low voice: "I mean, brother Wang Ren just told me that the Lord of Shui County in Beijing Palace is beautiful and fragrant. , I just wanted to take a sneak peek..."
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I am suffering from illness and my brain is not working very well, so I will update one chapter first.
Starting from tomorrow, we will maintain a daily update of 6,000 words, and we will add more updates on weekends.
When I feel better, I will make up for what I owe.
Myocarditis doctor said you can’t stay up late, so I’ll update it here first. Sorry. ,
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