Just when the Zhen brothers were panicking.
Jia Cong's messenger rushed to Zhen's house and handed Jia Cong's letter to Zhen Yingjia.
"Uncle Zhen, this is a letter from our Duke. Please read it."
Zhen Yingjia took the letter and took a look at the seal on it. It was intact. Then she asked, "Does Mr. Ning Guo have anything else to do? Did he ask you to take a message?"
The soldier shook his head and said: "Our Duke just asked me to give the letter to Uncle Zhen, and then asked me to go to the old house of Ningguo Mansion and have someone clean it up. When the matter in Yangzhou is finished, the Duke will Come to Jinling in person."
Zhen Yingjia nodded and asked the soldiers to retreat.
I opened Jia Cong's letter and read it carefully.
The letter read: "Brother Zhen, you just returned to Jinling in the morning, and the imperial envoy arrived in Yangzhou at noon. His Majesty knew what the Salt Gang had done, and was very angry. He ordered his younger brother to take charge of annihilating the Salt Gang.
Since Brother Zhen has some relationship with the Salt Gang, I will give you a favor and give you a warning in advance so that you can be mentally prepared. Now that the imperial edict has been issued, it is irreversible.
For Brother Zhen's sake, I don't have to take action personally regarding the Salt Gang matter, but you must also let me do the work for His Majesty, and I must have heads and money.
Brother Zhen can discuss it with the people from the Yan Gang, and the younger brother will rush to Jinling on a certain day...
By the way, Brother Zhen, how could Ruyan's body contract be in Bai Ruosong's hands? As soon as you left, he took the body deed to ask for someone. What do you mean? "
Zhen Yingjia finally breathed a sigh of relief after reading the letter.
Unexpectedly, His Majesty would put Jia Cong in charge of wiping out the Salt Gang. Jia Cong was still giving him face, so he made a trip to Yangzhou to see him.
That would be much easier to handle. As for the heads and money, it wasn't a big deal. I had already prepared to cut off the tail for survival.
Since Jia Cong is willing to give face, he will not let Jia Cong fail to do his job.
However, when he saw the last sentence, his face suddenly darkened, and he knew who did it without even thinking.
Zhen Yingli saw that her eldest brother was silent and his face turned dark, so she couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with eldest brother? What did Jia Cong write in his letter?"
Zhen Yingjia glared at Zhen Yingli fiercely and threw the letter to him.
He said angrily: "Look at what you did, you really have no sense at all. What you did not only slapped Jia Cong in the face, but also slapped your elder brother in the face, making people think that your elder brother is a man who doesn't keep his word." villain.
His Majesty has issued an order to put Jia Cong in charge of wiping out the Salt Gang. Fortunately, Jia Cong is not as knowledgeable as you. He has agreed to let us do it ourselves. Now we don't have to worry. "
Zhen Yingli took the letter and read it quickly. When he saw the last sentence, a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face.
"Brother, I just wanted to cause trouble for Jia Cong, but I didn't think anything of it. Bai Ruosong didn't dare to do anything to him. However, Jia Cong is a kid who knows how to cause trouble and is willing to give face to our Zhen family."
Zhen Yingjia hated the iron and said: "You, what can I say about you? What you do is really becoming more and more dishonest. You are not even as good as a young boy. You are really going back as you live."
If you ask the boy from the Bai family to find trouble with Jia Cong, isn't that just looking for trouble? Can that kid be Jia Cong's opponent? You underestimate Jia Cong too much. Jia Cong came out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. How could he not have some means? "
Zhen Ying said rationally: "Brother, I know that Jia Cong is not simple, and I don't want to provoke him, so I asked the Bai family boy to find out his background. The Bai family is also very powerful in Yangzhou. I believe Jia Cong can't do anything to him." Sample."
Zhen Yingjia looked at this younger brother and didn't know what to say.
"Forget it, Jia Cong doesn't pay too much attention. When he comes, do your best to fulfill your friendship as a landlord and try to eliminate the unpleasantness.
Now, the Jia family is different. The sudden rise of Jia Cong has brought the Jia family back to its peak period. There is still a concubine in the palace to take care of it. Moreover, Jia Cong is so young. The Jia family will continue to prosper in the next few decades. .
Establishing a good relationship with him will only benefit our Zhen family, not any harm. After all, our two families are old relatives and there is still some affection for each other. "
"I know, brother, I will definitely handle this matter."
Two more days passed, but Jia Cong still hadn't arrived.
A piece of news from Yangzhou shocked Zhen Yingli, and he hurriedly found Zhen Yingjia.
"Brother, there is news from Yangzhou that the Bai family, the Li family, the Zhang family, and the Yun family all asked Jia Cong to confiscate their homes and wipe out their families. This guy is so cruel. How dare he do it?"
When Zhen Yingjia heard this, she suddenly stood up.
He said with a face of shock: "How is this possible? Didn't the eight major salt merchants all form an alliance? Moreover, they are all connected with the government. It is impossible for the people in the government to just ignore it, right? That is their God of Wealth. "
Zhen Yingli said with an ugly face: "The news said that General Zheng led the troops directly, but as soon as he got halfway, his head was blown off and he died. If something like this happened, others would not dare to take action. ”
"What? General Zheng was directly beaten to death? Could it be that Jia Cong also did this? How dare he? He is a dignified second-grade official."
Hearing the news, Zhen Yingjia was really shocked.
Why does Jia Cong act so unscrupulously? Aren't you afraid that the emperor will punish him?
Zhen Yingli said: "General Zheng's death was strange. No one discovered the murderer, and no one of the soldiers around him discovered it. Although there is no evidence, this matter must be related to Jia Cong."
Zhen Yingjia nodded. He also felt that this matter must be related to Jia Cong.
"Why does Jia Cong want to deal with those salt merchants? It's not just because of Bai Ruosong's matter, right? It shouldn't be a big deal like this?"
When Zhen Yingli heard this, his expression became even more ugly.
"Brother, the news is that the three of Bai Ruosong and Yun Yi collaborated with Yun Yi to poison and murder Lin Ruhai. Jia Cong found out and then ransacked their homes and wiped out the four families."
Zhen Yingjia suddenly realized that if this was the case, it could be explained, but Jia Cong was too cruel.
Seeing Zhen Yingli's ugly face and thinking of his relationship with Bai Ruosong, he couldn't help but be shocked. Could this bastard be involved in it?
He looked at Zhen Yingli with a serious look on his face and asked, "This matter doesn't have anything to do with you, does it? Are you involved in it?"
Zhen Yingli quickly shook his head and said, "Brother, it really has nothing to do with me. This matter has nothing to do with me. I only heard about it after the fact."
Even though he said this, he felt guilty in his heart.
The death mandala was provided by himself. Bai Ruosong, Li Yaojin and the others wonder if they will give it to themselves?
Bai Ruosong knew a lot about him. What if he confessed everything?
Will Jia Cong let him go?
Jia Cong's cruelty and unscrupulousness really frightened Zhen Yingli.
What scares him the most is what happened to Jia Min. Once Jia Cong finds out, I really don't know how he will deal with him?
At this moment, Zhen Yingli had the idea of escape.
However, after thinking about it again, he gave up this idea. Wouldn't this make Jia Cong think that he had a guilty conscience and was not bringing it upon himself?
Anyway, Bai Ruosong is dead, and there is no evidence to prove it. Even if Bai Ruosong said something, it is only one side of the story. As long as he refuses to admit it, there is nothing Jia Cong can do against him.
Thinking of this, I relaxed a little and slowly calmed down.
When Zhen Yingjia saw her brother's denial, she believed him, thinking that she had a good relationship with Bai Ruosong, and that's why she was in a bad mood.
"Since you don't have anything to do, that's the best. Now, you also know how ruthless Jia Cong is. When he comes to Jinling, you must entertain him well and try your best to satisfy him on the issue of the Salt Gang. .
People like Jia Cong should not be enemies if they can be friends, and should not be provoked if they can, because no one knows what he will do next moment. "
Zhen Yingli said: "Brother, don't worry. When Jia Cong comes to Jinling, I will definitely entertain him well and won't provoke him."
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When Jia Cong returned to Xunyan Yamen, it was almost lunch time.
When I returned to my yard, I heard Qingwen making noises in the house. She was probably bragging to Dayu'er again.
Although Dayu'er was snatched back by Qingwen, the relationship between the two is very good.
Seeing Jia Cong enter the door, Qingwen said happily: "Master, I'm back."
Seeing that Qingwen came back safely, Jia Cong was completely relieved. Although he knew that nothing could happen to her, he was still a little worried.
Jia Cong opened his arms and said with a smile: "Come here quickly and let me hug you. I haven't seen anyone for so many days and I miss you."
Qingwen giggled and fell into Jia Cong's arms.
Holding Jia Cong's neck with both hands, he raised his head and looked at Jia Cong and said, "Master, I miss you too. This is the first time I have been away from you for so long."
Jia Cong lowered his head and kissed her little face, and said, "How about it? How do you feel about leading the team out by yourself? You're not hurt, are you?"
Qingwen smiled and said: "It's good, but I'm not used to it when I'm not by my side. How can I get hurt when dealing with those little miscellaneous fish? This mission has been successfully completed."
Jia Cong nodded, looked up at Qiu Ju and Dongmei, and asked, "You two are not injured, are you?"
The two of them clasped their fists together and said, "Master, we will be fine when we return home. This operation went very smoothly and no one was injured."
Qingwen stood up and said: "Sir, we have wiped out all the senior officials of the Salt Gang. We found the Salt Gang's bank and brought back some gold and silver notes. The gold was brought directly back to the ship by Wangcai, and only the I brought the banknote back."
Looking at the thick stack of silver notes in Qingwen's hand, it must be at least about one hundred thousand taels.
Jia Cong said: "In the future, when you go out to perform tasks, safety is your top priority. Don't put yourself in danger just because of some money. Our family is not short of money, and your safety is the most important."
Qingwen smiled and said, "I understand, sir, we didn't carry too much. Each of us carried thirty kilograms of gold, so it won't affect our normal operations."
Jia Cong said: "Everyone who participated in the operation this time will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver. The three of you will each receive one thousand taels. Let Yuanyang put the rest into his account."
Qingwen said: "Yes, I understand."
Yuanyang smiled and said: "During this period, we have earned a lot of money. I think we came to Yangzhou this time to make a fortune. We will not be able to spend all the money we earned this time in our lifetime."
Qingwen said: "Master, you won't ransack your house again, right?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Qingwen, who knows me, raided several salt merchants again. This time, people patrolling the salt yamen followed, and they got a little bit, less than 10%. If we did it ourselves, It can be at least 30% lower.”
Yuanyang said: "Master, haven't you finished copying it? Why didn't you come back all night yesterday? Where were you again?"
Hearing this, the other people all looked at Jia Cong.
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Although those salt merchants have finished copying, there are still some tails that have not been dealt with. I must seize the time to deal with them. Qingwen understands this."
Qingwen nodded and said: "If you cut the grass without eradicating the root, it will grow again with the spring breeze. Since you have done something, you must deal with it cleanly and not leave any future troubles."
Yuanyang glanced at them, they really had a tacit understanding.
It's not that she doesn't believe Jia Cong, it's just that recently, Jia Lian hangs out in brothels and boats every day, and everyone in the house knows about it, and they're afraid that Jia Cong will become bad by following Jia Lian's example.
She went out with Jia Lian that time and didn't come back for one night, so she became a little suspicious.
He walked to Jia Cong, helped him tidy up his clothes, lowered his head and smelled him.
Seeing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but sigh, this mandarin duck's intuition is so accurate. He reached out to hold her little face and said with a smile: "You are almost jealous. Didn't I feed you enough?"
After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed her until Yuanyang's face was red and her ears were red, and she was panting, then she let go.
"Bah, you know how to make trouble. It's almost dinner time. I'll go see if the food is ready."
After saying that, he ran away and was a little embarrassed to watch so many people being kissed by Jia Cong.
Jia Cong laughed and said, "I'll take care of you later in the evening."
"Who is Mr. Jia trying to deal with?"
A crisp voice sounded from outside the door, accompanied by a burst of laughter.
Jia Cong turned around and saw Lin Daiyu, Xichun, and Shi Xiangyun walking in together.
"Hey, three sisters are here, please come inside quickly."
Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "I heard that Qingwen is back. Let's come over to see this female general who has returned victoriously."
Shi Xiangyun said: "Qingwen, tell us about your trip to Jinling to fight?"
Qingwen looked at Jia Cong and said, "How do you say this?"
Jia Cong said: "Choose some interesting things to tell them. I just heard you and Da Yu'er bragging. But this matter is not allowed to be mentioned to outsiders."
Xichun said: "Well, well, we just listen and won't tell outsiders."
Qingwen told the general story, and several people who listened were stunned. When they heard the last part about lying to Zhang Jie, they all giggled and said that Qingwen was so bad.
Shi Xiangyun said: "Third brother, when will you take us out for a walk? We haven't gone out to play since we came to Yangzhou."
Jia Conongang thought for a while and said: "Uncle Lin's illness has improved and there is no serious problem anymore. All he needs to do is take good care of him. I have also killed the murderer of Uncle Lin. Basically, there is nothing wrong with him.
I will take you around these few days, have a good time in Yangzhou City, buy some gifts you like, and then I will go to Jinling to complete the mission entrusted to me by His Majesty. "
"Brother, is it true? That's great."
