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At this time, Jia Baoyu, who had eaten a vegetable pancake and didn't want to eat anymore, came over and said, "Thank you, sir, for your generous helping hand. We will all remember the kindness between you and Brother Ruolan."
"It's a pity that the Prince of Beijing is patrolling the border, otherwise I would ask him for help. He is the best at helping those in need."
Xie Yu quickly stretched out his hand and said: "You must not think like this. Prince Beijing is helping people in need, and An Neng is not forming a clique for personal gain. In the eyes of the emperor, he is more guilty than you."
"If you ask for help from Prince Beijing, of course, young people like Bao Er Ye and Jia Lan who have no official positions should treat it as nothing serious. They just lose their future in the imperial examination."
"But an exile like Mr. Lao cannot escape."
Jia Lian kept listening to Xie Yu's words with his ears pricked up, and couldn't help but interrupt: "What about us!"
Xie Yu: "If you don't plead, you can be sentenced to exile at most, and you can also spend money to atone for your sins. But if you plead, you won't be able to escape with Zhan Lijue."
"The Emperor can't do anything to King Beijing for the time being, and he can't do anything to you either."
Jia Baoyu: "How could this be? If you want to accuse me, there's no need to blame me. Then I won't ask for it."
"Thank you, Sir. As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed, but in the past, I hope you will forgive me!"
Xie Yu: "Second Master Bao is also a kindhearted person. I hope that after this catastrophe, the Jia family can rise again."
"Second Master Bao, you know you don't like official career and economics, but this is the only hope for rebuilding the Jia family in the future."
"I know that Second Master Bao is a kind-hearted person. Thinking about the Jia family members who will be living abroad in the future, in a few days, I will send you some books on official career and economics. You really have to study hard this time."
"The right way is that the king of Zhou was restrained and acted out the Book of Changes. This difficult situation is a good time to study and make progress."
Jia Zheng: "Thank you, Sir, don't worry, I will supervise this evil."
Xie Yugang wanted to say again, the soldier is here.
He cupped his hands and said, "General, the patrol will be here soon. Don't worry. Since you are a relative of the general's family, I will take good care of you."
Xie Yu gave him a kick first, and then said: "You are a good guy, you are really promising now."
Then he said to Jia Zheng: "If you have anything to ask for, sir, just ask him. I don't dare to neglect him."
When Xie Yu left, the soldier smiled more and asked him why he was so happy after being beaten.
This soldier didn't understand. General Xie regarded him as one of his own. This kick was worth a thousand pieces of gold to this soldier.
After this, the soldier was recruited back by Wei Ruolan and promoted.
Xie Yu pretended to have done nothing and continued to patrol.
He was surprised when he suddenly heard the cries of many women. When he hurried over, many inspectors and the Ministry of Internal Affairs also passed by.
It turned out that after Jia's mother became more sober, she knew that Jia's house had been raided, and she died without a breath.
After all, Jia Mu was a first-grade concubine, so her death was naturally different, so she quickly reported it to the palace.
Xie Yu took the opportunity to say that his wife was Jia Mu's grandson-in-law. If possible, he could take her back to his house for temporary placement and keep a low profile.
Otherwise, if it spreads outside and the decree comes down from above, it will not look good to everyone.
The bureaucrats who were trying to get rid of this trouble agreed regardless of their previous thoughts.
Handling it in a low-key manner will not affect the emperor's intention of destroying the Jia family.
Now that the terms have been negotiated, Xie Yu together with the young Jia Lan, Qiao Jie and Ping'er who can take care of him, as well as the Yuanyang and other girls in Jia's mother's room, Sister Liu in the kitchen, and twenty or thirty people, let him go. The Ministry of Internal Affairs estimated a low price on the spot, and Xie Yu said that he would pay the price tomorrow.
Everyone turned a blind eye, and Xie Yu's actions made them feel relieved.
After all, Xie Yu solved the problem for them. As a first-grade wife, she can enjoy the funeral treatment of a first-grade imperial official.
But after all, what happened during the inspection of Jia's house. Although Jia's mother was a criminal official, Mrs. Gaoming was different from a court official. She was an official position that the royal family valued the honor of its ministers.
I have only heard of ministers being dismissed from office, but rarely heard of wives being dismissed.
In fact, in the past, the descendants of the Jia family were not able to live up to expectations. There was an old concubine in the palace who supported the Jia family, and Jia Mu also supported the Jia family among the wealthy families. It was not because of Jia Mu's age, but also because of her first-class imperial concubine.
This is one of the reasons why most officials are reluctant to raid homes. There are too many things to do and it’s troublesome.
Of course, all the belongings of these people must be left behind.
No matter, Jia Zheng and Jia She knew how sad Jia Mu was when she passed away.
When the Jia family was prosperous, they never expected that today, there would be very few properties belonging to the sacrificial property, and Tiezha Temple would also be banned.
Xie Yu didn't hesitate to have any taboos. After informing his family, he brought all these people back to his mansion.
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Lin Daiyu, who had received the news, had already asked people to buy white linen and other funeral items, and was waiting for Xie Yu with tears in her eyes.
Xie Yu handed over to Lin Daiyu a letter that Jia Mu asked Yuanyang to leave for Lin Daiyu before leaving.
She asked Lin Daiyu to stuff the letter into her arms without reading it. After seeing Jia Mu for the last time, she let Jia Mu lie down in an ordinary fir coffin that she had hastily purchased at a coffin shop.
It's not that there are better ones, but it's better to keep a low profile now. In fact, the fir board is not too bad.
It happened too fast and too carelessly, it just had to be that way.
Even so, he couldn't spend the night in the mansion. When the city gate opened, Lin Daiyu would be asked to follow him, and he would just go to a secluded village outside the city that had been prepared for the day.
Speaking of this secluded place, it turned out that it was impossible to grow crops because there was no water source.
It consists of three barren hilltops surrounded by several wild purple maple forests and red sandalwood shrubs that collect rainwater when it rains. Because the purple rocks in the soil have weathered and turned purple, the locals called it Zijiapo.
Although Xie Yu has been buying land over the years, mostly small pieces, the really good land, especially the large tracts of good land surrounding the city of Zhuangzi and other courtyards, have all been bought by wealthy households in the capital.
Xie Yu saw that this place was quite suitable, so he spent money to buy it.
Because it was purple soil, although it was large, no officials noticed it because it was barren.
Xie Yu only made a rough outline map by observing the terrain, topography, and water source direction with the blessing of Muchen Bead and Feng Yue Baojian.
Then I just arranged for people to hire surrounding villagers to clean and dig ditches according to my own instructions and lay the foundation.
Although the villagers were curious about Xie Yu, a wealthy family, digging ditches on the purple mud slopes with no water source, but they heard that they had money to pay and had two square meals to eat, they wished they could dig trenches for the rest of their lives!
After all, ordinary poor people in this era still had two meals a day, one dry and one thin, and they rarely had enough to eat.
It is even common for people to eat wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger during frequent breaks.
After two years of digging, I finally found the outline of Xie Yu's heart.
And when Xie Yu was selected as a tribute scholar, he got the title of Chuanlu, and entered the post of Imperial Academy.
Thanks to Jiazheng's relationship, we borrowed some craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry who could do private work outside, and planned to open a kiln to bake bricks, tiles, and pottery. Although they were a little rough, they were somewhat practical.
After all, the status of craftsmen today is different from that of later generations, as they are mostly controlled by the government.
He also used Muchen Beads and Feng Yue Baojian to observe, and asked people to dig out several water sources first. The purple maple forest and red sandalwood bushes are good. They should not only be preserved but also expanded. They will also be a sight in the future.
Planting fruit trees on the barren hills, planting crops on the lower hills, and building villages and courtyards to open up wasteland at the same time. Although it costs a lot, once a set of process design is done, reliable people are arranged to supervise the work, and manpower, material resources, and financial resources are prepared.
When Lin Daiyu got married, this Zhuangzi was regarded as her own property. During the inspection, the outline of it naturally appeared in Lin Daiyu's eyes.
Later, she went to inspect Xie Yu's property and took a look at it. Being an artistic person, she paid silver rewards to the craftsmen and supervisors. After making some demands, she named the village "Red Sandalwood Castle". .
Later, many detailed additions were made to Xie Yu's rough layout in the distance.
After several years of construction, and after people who are willing to become Zhuangding move in one after another, the Red Sandalwood Castle has generally taken shape.
Up to now, water sources from canals have been diverted from the three barren mountains, which not only provides power for the newly opened mills, oil mills, textile workshops and other workshops, but also provides water sources for the grain fields at the foot of the mountains, plus the farmhouses provided by Ye Xiang Shop. Fat.
Although the soil quality of the newly opened seven to eight thousand acres of grain fields is poor, with the help of farmyard manure, the yield per mu may be average at first, but the adjustment time is relatively short, so it still has great potential.
Just because it is a new development and relatively sparsely populated, it does not attract too much attention.
First, the mourning hall for Jia Mu was set up here. Under the guidance of Lin Daiyu, Ping'er put on mourning clothes for Jia Lan and Qiao Jie to worship. This was both legitimate and low-key.
Of course, this low profile is only for everyone to see in official circles, and those who are interested will naturally know it.
Sure enough, as soon as Lin Daiyu and the others left, people from the Xue family and Wang family came.
It's just that Da Xia will be Qing, so it's useless to come to Xie Yu.
In fact, they also knew it, and just wanted to entrust some wealth with Xie Yu to prepare for a comeback in the future.
Xie Yu naturally refused, and must refuse. Now Xie Yu's behavior has already passed the mark.
But he couldn't let them down too much, so he gave them an idea. It was already too late to buy a sacrificial field now.
They can let the young ladies in their mansion get married as soon as they can. As long as they get married, legally, although they are still relatives, they are no longer a family.
Of course, don't make up your own mind. If you really don't want to get married, you can also use the name of filial piety and go to watch the funeral of Mrs. Jia Mu, the wife of Yipingaoming. It's just some women, and the palace won't make it difficult.
This is only limited to young ladies who have not yet left the court, or brides who have just entered the palace. Their crimes are easier to explain.
By the way, you must be clean and bring more clothes, but be sure not to bring accessories or belongings. If you especially want to hide your banknotes, don’t blame yourself for falling out.
In this way, Xie Yu could barely get through.
Now in the world, there is no royal land. If the Jia family falls, the situation is obvious. The four bastards and eight princes will definitely be pushed down by the wall. If the men want to hide, it is impossible.
After finally being comforted, Yingchun sent someone again to say that Sun Shaozu, the wolf from Zhongshan, had bullied her.
Xie Yu was already a little angry, so when he met someone who was short-sighted, he immediately informed him. Several "old friends" in the Jingying camp found a mistake for Sun Shaozu and gave him a good beating before settling the matter.
Over at the Rongxi Hall, the soldier also had a hint to buy some white linen paper money, prepared a brazier and sent it to the Rongxi Hall, and asked Jia Zheng and others to wear paper and burn it.
In this case, even if the censor saw it, he would not say anything. After all, the word "filial piety" can explain everything.
The next day, Xie Yu brought Jia Yun over and spent money to redeem Xiaohong's parents, Lin Zhixiao's family. However, because Lin Zhixiao controlled the bank of Rongguo Mansion, he could not leave for a while and had to wait for questioning.
Then, Xie Yucai came to the raided Ningguo Mansion and saw Jia Rong, who had suffered a stroke and was half-dead from starvation.
After three days of continuous counting and interrogation, these fierce and cruel people were naturally all confessed. Among them, the original Jiangnan Zhen family and the other three major families were involved. It was like pulling out the carrots and bringing out the mud.
After confirming that there were no major differences, Jia pardoned Jia Lian and Jia Zheng were sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
The family records of the two houses, such as Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. You, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, and Xue Baochai, were sent to the inner prison of the government, which was specially designed to hold high-ranking women.
I heard that Xichun quietly became a monk before becoming a monk in the Jia family, which helped him avoid this disaster.
Other servants and servants, including Jia Baoyu and Jia Huan, were sent to the Prison Temple for resettlement.
Fortunately, Xie Yu had arranged for superiors everywhere, so they wouldn't suffer too much.
Of course, it will definitely be incomparable to before, one in the sky and one on the earth.
Then, the emperor acted faster than Xie Yu expected, and it seemed that he knew how to cut through the mess with a sharp knife.
Then they began to search the Xue family and the Wang family. These were the king of Beijing and the others who had real power. Under the emperor's design, they had been sent out and patrolled the border. They were really beyond the reach of the police.
In addition, they were a little hesitant about Xie Yu's suggestion, and they thought that as long as they could show dignity for this, they could get away with it, and then everything would be covered up.
Xie Yu was so angry and funny, these people really didn't shed tears until they saw the coffin.
But looking at Lin Daiyu's face, she had to step forward.
This is the reason why the crab is full of fishy food if you don't eat it.
I see Xie Yu running back and forth every day, busy for her so-called relatives.
Although Lin Daiyu also felt sorry for Xie Yu, she had to urge Xie Yu when she saw the weak look in her eyes.
On this day, Xie Yugang sent Xue Baoqin, Xue Biao and Xing Xiuyan to Red Sandalwood Castle.
After receiving the letter from Fei Ge, Wei Ruolan and Shi Xiangyun finally came back.
Telling Lin Daiyu the good news, Lin Daiyu finally couldn't help but threw herself into Xie Yu's arms and started crying.
It happened that Xue Baoqin came to talk to Lin Daiyu about something, which was a bit embarrassing!
After Xue Baoqin left, Lin Daiyu brought a wooden box to Xie Yu, which contained the Four Books and Five Classics written by her, and wanted Xie Yu to hand it over to Jia Fuyu.
In fact, Lin Daiyu originally didn't like this kind of book on official career economics, but everyone in the world is learning this. You can ignore it but you can't ignore it.
As the mistress of the Xie family, I had nothing to do and did some research. I originally wanted to compare with Xie Yu, but now I thought it would be appropriate to give it to Jia Baoyu who was trapped in the prison temple.
Xie Yu naturally promised to bring her, and then Lin Daiyu said that this girl Baoqin was prettier than her. Mother Jia had praised her many times during her lifetime. If Xie Yu agreed, she could give Xue Baoqin the position of an equal wife, and she would have children in the future. Legitimate son and legitimate daughter.
Xie Yu left with a look of displeasure, and Lin Daiyu felt that she couldn't understand Xie Yu. Compared with what she got, Xie Yu paid too much for her.
But Lin Daiyu only had Jia Baoyu in her heart, so naturally she couldn't accept Xie Yu, so she could only secretly promise to be like this in her next life.
To be honest, Xie Yu was a little moved by Lin Daiyu's reminder.
This Xue Baoqin is the most beautiful woman Xie Yu has ever seen in this world besides Miaoyu. She is even more beautiful than Lin Daiyu.
