On the southeast side of the imperial city, the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry is located here.
Jia Zheng worked here and arrived at the Yamen on time every day. He was definitely the most punctual person in the Ministry of Industry.
Just because he is a cautious person and does not want to be caught in the slightest mistake.
As usual, after finishing the daily official documents, Jia Zheng took out his good tea and shared it with his colleagues in the room.
Prices in the capital are high, and the middle and lower-level officials in the capital are relatively financially strapped, so they will definitely not buy top-quality tea.
Although the Rongguo Mansion is lonely, it is so thin that a camel is bigger than a horse. The food, clothing, housing and transportation are of high quality. Sharing it with colleagues seems normal, and it is also a good way to build relationships.
Therefore, Jia Zheng has always been very popular in the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, but he cannot be promoted in official positions.
"By the way, Brother Zhao wanted to see the treasure of calligraphy and ink yesterday. I brought it from home today. Brother Zhao, please take it back and look at it!"
After saying this, Jia Zheng picked up a letter from the desk and handed it to the gray-haired official next to him.
The man was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Brother Jia. This book is very rare to find on the market. I've been there several times and haven't come across it. It's sold out as soon as it's new!"
This book was rarely printed, so it was normal for it to be unavailable. When he learned that his colleagues wanted it, Jia Zheng sent his subordinates to get it.
"Hey...it's just a trivial matter, why bother saying thank you, just show it to me!"
The two were about to continue their polite greetings when a clerk outside walked into the duty room and came directly to Jia Zheng.
"Master Jia, Master Qin, please go there!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Zheng immediately replied: "I'll go right away!"
After saying goodbye to several colleagues in the duty room, Jia Zheng followed the clerk out of the room.
"I wonder why Mr. Qin summoned me?"
The scribe replied: "This little one doesn't know, I just know that Mr. Qin looks embarrassed, so you have to be careful when dealing with it!"
The reason why Jia Zheng was reminded of this was because the scribe took advantage of him a lot.
"Thank you very much!"
Mr. Qin who summoned Jia Zheng was his immediate superior, Qin Yishan, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Arriving outside Qin Yishan's official hall, Jia Zheng tidied his clothes and clothes before walking into the door.
When I came outside the east side hall, I saw an official in purple robe writing with a pen behind the desk inside. This person was Qin Yishan.
"Jia Zheng, a humble servant, pays homage to your lord!" When he said this, Jia Zheng bowed and bowed.
Qin Yishan raised his head after writing, glanced at Jia Zheng like a torch, and then picked up a document from the table.
"This is an official letter from the cabinet. The Supervisory Yuan censor impeaches you, saying that your Jia family has unhealthy habits!"
His family was actually impeached? Jia Zheng was shocked.
At Qin Yishan's signal, Jia Zheng immediately entered the hall, took the official letter and read it carefully.
The imperial censor was impeached, the atmosphere in the Jia family was unhealthy, the male and female defenses were useless, and the servant girl Ding was arrogant and rude...
In short, all kinds of big hats were slapped on Jia Zheng's head, and his family was ruined from the perspective of etiquette and law.
Back then, his Jia family was also a hero who conquered the world with his ancestors. Although he is now in decline, he is still a decent family. How can he suffer such humiliation.
"Sir, this is slander!" Jia Zheng said immediately.
Hearing this, Qin Yishan's face became even more ugly, and he immediately said: "Since it is a slander, just write a letter to defend yourself!"
Officials who are subject to impeachment should be suspended from office pending trial if they are sensible. Only such a choice can have a clear conscience.
Then he quickly thought of a way to meet and pass the investigation by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Generally speaking, as long as there are no major problems with the Jia family, the investigation will not be too harsh.
Etiquette and laws are strict, and who's family has nothing to do with it? If the impeachment censor pursues him, he will also make himself the target of public criticism.
And if the impeached person writes a letter to defend himself, he will also break the unspoken rules, causing the censor to pursue and fight fiercely, which will cause trouble if the matter becomes serious.
That's why Qin Yishan scolded Jia Zheng, hoping that he would follow the rules and not "smear" the Ministry of Industry.
Of course, for the Jia family to be treated like this, the loss of face is considered a considerable loss.
After being scolded by Qin Yishan, Jia Zheng immediately bent down and replied: "Sir, I am willing to suspend my duties pending participation in this humble position!"
"In that case, go back and deliver now, so you don't have to come tomorrow!"
"yes!"
Seeing Jia Zheng go away lonely, Qin Yishan got busy again. He had a bad impression of Jia Zheng because he was not from a proper background in Kejia.
Let’s talk about Jia Zheng. His suspension was not removal from his post. He was still a member of the Ministry of Industry, but he no longer had to come to the Yamen for errands.
As for when he will be reinstated, he will have to wait until the investigation by the Metropolitan Procuratorate is completed. The length of time is unpredictable. It will take ten days and a half.
After the delivery was completed, Jia Zheng left the imperial city, got on the sedan chair and rushed to the mansion. At this moment, his heart was filled with anger.
He actually didn't care much about family affairs and basically left it to Jia Lian and his wife.
Now that something like this happened, how could he not take strict measures.
As soon as the sedan arrived at Ningrong Street, Jia Zheng opened the curtain and looked in the direction of his house.
But I saw the boy on duty at the door, sitting on a bench under the plaque "Edict to build Rongguo Mansion", laughing and playing, looking very happy.
When they saw Jia Zheng's sedan appearing, the boys immediately stood up and lined up in two rows to greet him.
The sedan stopped at the gate of the mansion. Jia Zheng got off the sedan and walked towards the mansion. His livid face made all the servants tremble.
After entering the gate, Jia Zheng did not go into the deep house, but walked west to the outer study.
"Pass my message and ask Lian Er and Lai Da to come and see me!"
"yes!"
Entering the study, Jia Zheng became more and more angry as he thought about it. Even the maid who came in to serve tea was scolded by him because the tea was too hot.
After a little relief, Lai Da trotted over and entered the study room, already out of breath.
"Sir, what are your orders?"
"The boy at the gate, who is in charge?"
"Replying to the master, it is Lin Zhixiao who is leading this errand. Does the master have any instructions?"
Jia Zheng said coldly: "When I came back just now, I saw the boys laughing and playing at the door, completely ignoring the dignity of the government. It's so disgusting!"
"Since Lin Zhixiao is in charge, he has made an oversight. First, he has to sell three months of silver rice. The boy on duty at the door today will sell all of it to me!"
Seeing that Jia Zheng was so angry, Lai Da didn't dare to say anything, so he immediately replied: "I'll do it now, little man!"
As soon as Lai Da walked out of the door, he met Jia Lian.
"Second Master..."
"Master is in there?" Jia Lian still didn't know what was going on.
"Exactly!"
When he entered the study and saw Jia Zheng's gloomy face, Jia Lian felt a chill down his back.
"Master, what do you want from your nephew?"
"The Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate impeached our family, saying that our family has a bad atmosphere and that our servant Ding is arrogant and rude. For this reason, I have been suspended pending trial!"
Jia Zheng was suspended from his job pending participation. This was really no small matter. Jia Lian was stunned when he heard it.
"I just came back and I saw that the servants and maids in the mansion have no rules. Now you and your wife are in charge of all the affairs in the mansion!"
At this point, Jia Zheng became more and more angry and scolded: "Is this how you manage it?"
Jia Lian couldn't bear the pressure of this big pot, and he immediately knelt on the ground.
"My nephew made a mistake, please punish me!"
There is no need for punishment. The most important thing right now is to immediately clean up the family tradition and rules, so as not to be caught.
Just listen to Jia Zheng say: "In the next few days, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will come to the mansion to verify the evidence. Please quickly set up the rules for me!"
"yes!"
Walking in front of Jia Lian, Jia Zheng said more seriously: "If our family is really found guilty, how can I live in the world without you? How can I go to see our ancestors!"
"My nephew understands. I will go back and call the steward for a lecture. Master, please don't be angry!"
"Hurry...catch a few of them and punish them severely!" Jia Zheng warned earnestly.
(End of chapter)
