Jin Yuliangyuan of the Red Chamber

"How are you two preparing? I can wait to see your performance!"

In the warm room, Shuihong asked Jia Lian and Baoyu with a smile.There was a blush on his face, which showed that he was really happy, and he drank a few more glasses.

Baoyu added wine to him with a smile, and Jia Lian smiled and said, "It's almost the same, not to mention Baoyu, a proper Xueba, absolutely no problem!" The two ancients couldn't understand: "Xueba? What is that? ""Can't eat." Baoyu answered silently in his heart.

Jia Lian saw that Baoyu didn't speak, so he laughed and said, "That's child prodigy and genius, and the four books, five classics, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all worth mentioning!" As for piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I really don't know anything!" Everyone else laughed.

This year the four of them got together in the water-soluble manor. Because of the Chinese New Year, Baoyu returned to the mansion years ago, and only left after the first month.These three years have really made a good start, and it will be easy to do something in the future.As a result, Shuihong Shuirong felt a lot more relaxed, and was no longer always preoccupied like in previous years.

The four of them sat and drank, and Shuihong smiled and said to Baoyu, "I'll start rectifying Yangzhou after the first month. Then you can bring her back, so you won't be listless all the time." People blushed in the laughter: "I'm so listless, you all make fun of me!"

Shui Hong sighed: "The most important thing is not the money, but that those people colluded with the Dongying people. It is really unbearable. If they don't get rid of them, they will still treat me as if I have no one! This time I want to shock them. Don't let it go." Others felt the same way, not to mention Jia Lian and Baoyu, who grew up listening to stories about Little Japan, so they didn't have the slightest impression of them.

Roughly mentioned two sentences, the next is gossip.Having fun until late at night, several people went back separately.Shui Rong just rested here, and Shui Hong was not so free, so he went back to the palace.Baoyu and Jialian returned home.

As soon as the Lantern Festival was over and the imperial court was over, the ministers and the emperor started to go to work, and Baoyu returned to the other courtyard.What Shui Rong said about the learned gentleman is not false, he sent people here long ago, Baoyu often sat and discussed with them, and learned a lot, now he can ask the gentleman out of question by himself.

When the ice was first broken in March, Shuihong dispatched a team of brocade guards to go to Yangzhou with the imperial decree.

Yangzhou chief envoy Zhang Yuming's residence.

Kneeling on the ground in horror, he repeatedly kowtowed to the Jin Yiwei who announced the decree, and begged with a trembling voice: "The emperor is merciful! Old minister... I have been wronged by the old minister! I have never done anything!" The Jin Yiwei sneered: "My lord is so confused. Will there be any mistakes in His Majesty's will? You will give up when you find out. Come, search!"

He waved his hand back, and more than [-] young and strong guards in Jinyi filed in and searched here inch by inch.

Someone whispered a few words in the leader's ear, and he turned around after listening and ordered: "Take care of Mr. Zhang, and I'll come as soon as I go." Zhang Yuming was shaking like a sieve, and was locked in a corner room by two people watch.He forced himself to be calm, and hoped that the place would not be discovered.As long as there is no evidence, at most they will be closed for a while and then demoted, at least they still have their lives!

But before he was made to wait long, he was picked out again.This time he was escorted to the lobby of the magistrate of Yangzhou. There was no one sitting at the head, and the leading official was sitting on a chair beside him, with a thick stack of papers on the table.

He took a sip of tea slowly, put down the teacup, twitched his fingers and knocked on the table, and said lazily, "Master Zhang, do you know what this is?" Zhang Yuming saw those things at the first sight when he came in, and his face turned pale , I couldn't even speak: it's over, it's all over now.There was only this voice in his head.

Boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were carried out from Zhang's private treasury. In the study, bedroom, and other rooms, all kinds of precious jade, porcelain, calligraphy, paintings and antiques were also searched out, and all of them were registered in the book.

The female family members and children of Zhang's family were detained in the courtyard, all crying loudly, with their hair disheveled and disheveled, and there were officers and soldiers blocking the house outside, and there were more and more people watching the fun outside. They all shook their heads and pointed.

"Tsk tsk, I don't know what serious crime I committed, this crying is so miserable!"

"These officials are nothing good. They must have done something wrong and were found out by the Holy Majesty. They deserve today!" Already!"

The Zhang family has been accumulating money for many years, and the accumulated amount is not a small amount. A group of Jin Yiwei was busy moving things and doing roll call records, and it took two days of work before it was almost done.In the evening of that day, the leader of Jinyiwei named Wang Qi sat in the main hall of the Zhang residence, listening to the reports of the subordinates.

"... After counting by his subordinates, Zhang Yuming's mansion found more than 300 taels of gold, more than 40 taels of silver, 250 million copper coins, two large carts of various antiques, jade, calligraphy and paintings, and a large cart of porcelain, worth [-] taels of silver. , [-] six bolts of silk and satin of various colors, and more than [-] taels of silver."

He couldn't help but gasped: "...good guy! What a big appetite!" He took the thick account book and roughly flipped through it, and said with a smile: "With these things, we can easily deal with business .Order to go down, pack all the things into the car, and detain the criminals, and we will set off for the capital tomorrow morning."

The others also breathed a sigh of relief. They have been dizzy from raiding their homes for the past few days. They are finally done, and they can take a good rest after returning to Beijing for work.

Wang Qi also instructed them: "Don't be too shallow, no one can move those things, the emperor is not easy to talk to. We have done a good job this time, are we afraid that we won't be rewarded when we go back? How much face will that be?" Remind them of the matter of the emperor ordering people to deal with those corrupt officials years ago, scaring away those who were still cautious: at that time, their Jinyiwei was in charge of interrogation, think about those punishments, and use them on others without realizing it What, but if you are yourself, then you have to think about it.

Seeing that they were all more respectful and careful than before, Wang Qi nodded in satisfaction.He is only in his early twenties now, but he has worked hard for six or seven years in the commander department of the Jinyiwei Capital. If it is said that this job is not his turn, there are many seniors in the department who are more senior than him. But the emperor just sent him.He felt that this was a good opportunity to perform, and he put all his energy into doing it beautifully, and maybe he could be promoted to a lower level when he went back.

And he could tell a little bit... Your Majesty obviously doesn't want to use old people. They have all been in high positions for a long time, and they have a lot of friends and complicated relationships. How can the Emperor be at ease?It will only slowly promote juniors like him who have been crushed to death before, but want to stand out, and have little involvement with the people in the court.

He is considered a hundred households now, maybe the emperor will make him a thousand households... The more he thinks about it, the more beautiful he becomes, and he almost wakes up laughing in his dream.

On the second day, a group of people set off in a mighty way. Wang Qi rode in front, followed by more than a dozen carts. Each cart was guarded by five or six people. Zhang Yuming and his family members crowded behind. In the big mule cart, it was tightly covered.In the formerly glorious Zhang Mansion, the imperial seal was pasted on the gate to seal the mansion, and the plaque on the door was also taken off, making it look dilapidated.

One month later, the emperor issued an edict: Zhang Yuming, the chief envoy of Southern Zhili, accumulated money all the year round during his tenure, and he did not know how to control himself. Ignoring it, after the examination by Dali Temple, the evidence of the crime was convincing, and Zhang Yuming was sentenced to be cut in half. If his family did not know, he was not guilty. Year.

After taking over the big head of Jiangnan, the anti-corruption campaign that has been going on for years is finally coming to an end.The post of chief envoy was vacant, and Shui Hong let Lin Ruhai fill it with a stroke of his pen.

People with a discerning eye can see that the downfall of Zhang Yuming may have something to do with Lin Ruhai.Probably... since the decree to reprimand Lin Hai last year, the layout has started, right?

No matter what other people think, Lin Ruhai took office soon.The emperor specially announced him to come to the capital to encourage him, causing many people who were waiting to see his jokes to choke out old blood!If others don't say it, Jia Yucun hates it the most!He hadn't advanced an inch in the past few years, but Lin Ruhai had suddenly become a second-rank official, and he was still in that filthy rich place in the south of the Yangtze River!

In the Rong Mansion, Jia Zheng regretted too much. Why didn't Daiyu stay in the first place?Now I am too embarrassed to pick people up again, or people will think that they are people who are following the trend and pushing the high and the low.

Jia's mother was also a little bit worried. She didn't expect him to get up again so soon. Now the Jia's family is even more inferior. Speaking of which, they just have a false name as the Duke's Mansion, and they don't even have a single person who can make a move. Jia Zheng... ...It's just a little Yuanwailang.

Compared with them, Sister Jia Lianfeng was much happier.He just thinks that everything is going well. Now that he has both children and a happy family, the exam is about to take place, and when he is appointed as an official, he will be able to start a mansion by himself. Baoyu and Daiyu are probably not hindered, so he is really happy just thinking about it.

Sister Feng has taken good care of her these past few years, and her life is happy and relaxed. She has become plump and more charming, like Jia Lian's treasure.The two were happy for a while, and Jia Lian even talked about moving out in the future, and asked Sister Feng to prepare earlier, which made Sister Feng laugh and scold: "I don't know what to worry about now! When it really comes, do you still need to talk about it? Just ready! What a quickie."

Hearing the frost blowing snow was also a joy. Baoyu told the people to clean the room well, move out the bedding, tables and chairs, etc. to dry, and also add some new furniture. The weather in early spring was quite cold, and asked people to make a few boxes. Thick clothes boots cloak.The people in the first hospital were so busy that Baoyu didn't have the heart to study. She just stretched her neck and looked forward to it every day, and sent someone to deliver a letter every day.

Smoke and dust rose from the official road from Yangzhou to Shangdu.

The author has something to say: Daddy Lin has finally been promoted...it's not easy!