The most rigid Jia Amnesty in the history of the Red Chamber

Ever since Jia Amnesty woke up, Hui Hui confronted him, and Hui Hui was so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke, Jia's mother still remembered it all.This time, Jia Amnesty disappeared for so long and suddenly came back again. Mother Jia has no news in the court now, and she doesn't know whether Jia Amnesty has made meritorious service or caused trouble. Hearing only a few words from the master, she was frightened and confused. Who knew Jia Amnesty Mother was facing the enemy for half a day, but Jia She didn't even come to the courtyard where he lived.

Naturally, Jia Amnesty didn't have time to pay attention to Jia's mother, let alone pay attention to it, he didn't even have time to listen to the steward's mother-in-law.As soon as Jia Lian and his sister were settled in the house, the mother-in-law came back and said that Jia Jing was here.

It was rumored that Jia She was dead, and Jia Jing and Zuo Liang knew the inside story, but that day when Jia She met him, he went to northern Xinjiang. ask deeply.Hearing that Jia Amnesty was returning to Beijing, Jia Jing came to Rongguo Mansion as soon as he fell into office.

Although Jia Jing tried his best to reduce his presence in the officialdom, the Minister of the Ministry of War was already a high-ranking official in the court, and he was well-informed.When they met in the study, Jia Jing already knew that Jia Amnesty and Beidou's men had returned with Tatar Prince Agula.

"Brother Xie, you are really good at riding for thousands of miles alone. Not only did you retreat completely, but you also brought back Agula. Agula is the second son of the Tatar king. It is rumored that he is good at fighting and is proficient in Chinese. This time, you have made great contributions again. , I'm afraid that the title will be promoted again, and the glory of the Duke's Mansion will be restored."

It was Liu Xuan who captured Agula alive on the battlefield that day. Jia She only knew that this person was an important general of the Tatars, and he only learned of Agula's identity on the way back to the camp.At this moment, seeing Jia Jing's love for the Tatar royal family, he thought to himself: This is the insight that a noble son should have.But he said in his mouth: "When struggling to survive, everyone can rely on some skills. The bitterness in it is not enough for outsiders. Brother Jing is not an outsider, so I will say it directly. If you can stay in the capital safely, who If you are willing to take risks alone, what kind of meritorious service will you make?"

After Jia She made a series of unworldly meritorious deeds, he really regressed and withdrew. Later, Jia She was sent to work abroad.Jia Jing naturally believed that Jia She's words came from the bottom of his heart, and sighed: "Learn literary and martial arts, be a good at the emperor's family, Brother She said these words to me, and you can't say them outside." After a pause, Jia Jing continued: "Brother Xi's trip went well, the last time he said that no one would believe what he found, have you found all the evidence?"

"It's not that easy." Jia She shook his head lightly: "But I got the evidence that Hou Zhao colluded with the Tatars, and I have given it to the emperor. The business trip last year is over. As for no one will believe it It won’t be too late to investigate that matter in the future.” No one that Jia Jing asked would believe that it was related to Princess Yongchang’s mansion, and when Jia She went south to Jiangnan to collect grain, he had already picked up all the things taken out of Princess Yongchang’s mansion over again.Princess Yongchang's mansion is very careful, and there is no valid evidence for what is placed on the desk majestically.

Jia Jing listened, but did not continue to ask.Jia Amnesty asked Emperor Jinghuai and the officials of the court about the war in northern Xinjiang.It is nothing more than two factions: one faction thinks that Prince Jing has won a great victory over the Tatar army in less than a year, and that Situ Jing should be credited with the first merit; On the front line, the victory over the Tatar army should be credited to the third-class general Liu Xuan.

The matter of who should be given the first credit has turned into a matter of appointing the commander-in-chief of northern Xinjiang.After Hou Zhao's sudden death, the Northern Xinjiang soldiers and horses were divided into two groups.One is the former northern Xinjiang garrison, temporarily commanded by Nie Kaicheng, the former deputy general of northern Xinjiang; the other is the [-] Beijing battalion soldiers sent by Emperor Jinghuai to accompany Situ Jing, commanded by Liu Xuan.

Those who support the faction of giving Situ Jing the first meritorious service also support the promotion of Nie Kaicheng, the former deputy commander-in-chief, and Liu Xuan as the deputy commander-in-chief; Chief soldier.

Jia Amnesty listened quietly to Jia Jing's words, and asked, "Is there a final conclusion on this matter?"

Jia Jing shook his head: "Looking at the meaning of the emperor, it seems that he is willing to maintain the status quo."

Jia Amnesty nodded and said, "It's the emperor's mind to restrain each other. If the emperor wants to unify the military power in northern Xinjiang, he can send me to the northern border for the first time, and I can be awarded the rank of general soldier; Set the commander down."

Jia Jing thinks so.Emperor Jinghuai was not a person without suspicion, otherwise the matter of the former prince would not have happened; after the truth about the former prince became known, Emperor Jinghuai became even more suspicious. "This time Brother She brought back the evidence of Hou Zhao's collusion with the Tatars. I am afraid that the emperor will be more and more unwilling to hand over the military power in northern Xinjiang to one person." Hou Zhao dared to go his own way and collude with foreign enemies. Covering the sky, is there no one to check and balance?Now that the drawbacks of one person monopolizing power are revealed, Emperor Jinghuai is bound to decentralize power in northern Xinjiang.On this point, Jia Jing and Jia Amnesty quickly reached a consensus.

In addition to the matter in northern Xinjiang, Jia She also asked Jia Jing about the time he left Beijing, other major events in the court, and Jia Jing's analysis of the situation in the court; With the joint clan, the fate of the two prefectures is linked together, so naturally they know everything.After listening to Jia Jing's words, he had an understanding of the situation in the DPRK and China. Jia Amnesty thanked him and sent Jia Jing out of the mansion.

Since receiving the case of investigating Beijiang, a lot of things have happened, and Jia Amnesty can't be idle for a moment.After sending Jia Jing away, Jia Amnesty met with the steward who came back from Jinling Zhuangzi.

All the properties and supplies in Jinling under his name were taken away by himself, and the managers of various shops found that the warehouses were all empty, and everyone was scared out of their wits.Some stewards were afraid of taking responsibility, so they ran away; there were also stewards who had ideas and immediately reported to the officials.The reporter found that there were more than one mysteriously stolen mansions, and all of them belonged to the Zhongyonghou Mansion.

So Zhuangtou and the stewards worked together and sent a steward who was trusted by everyone to go north.

The manager who came was surnamed Li and named Li Shi. He could write and count, and he spoke clearly.

After listening to Li Shi's account of the strange things about the shops in Jinling, Jia She knew that the so-called mysterious theft of these shops was just taken away by his master, but he said with a wry smile: "The big treasury of the Rongguo Mansion was also stolen the year before last. Well, the lost property has not been found so far. I have not guarded my property in the mansion every day, and it is difficult to guard against thieves. It is no wonder that things are lost in the warehouse. Therefore, I decided not to pursue the property stolen from the big warehouse in the former mansion for the time being. The theft of the Jinling Manor Shop. It’s just not an example. In the future, all managers must be more careful, and if there is a next time, they will not be forgiven.”

After hearing this, Li Shi kowtowed to Jia Amnesty with great gratitude, and said that he would go back to the south of the Yangtze River and tell the other officials the news, so that everyone would not worry about it every day.

Jia Amnesty asked about the situation of each farm shop, and learned that some heads and managers of the farms had fled out of fear of responsibility.Jia Amnesty then ordered Li Shi to go back to do an overview of the properties of the various villages and shops in Jinling. Li Shi was in charge of the management of each of the villages and shops that had escaped. answer.Naturally, when this matter is done, Jia Amnesty may give Li Shi a fair reward; if Li Shi finds some unusable people for his own sake, and deliberately colludes with others to fill his own pocket, he will be punished with the theft.

Li Shi was originally worried about being punished, so he came to the capital tremblingly, but who knows that the master is generous and does not pursue it, and he got such a good job.

Jia Amnesty nodded and said that he knew Li Shi was reliable, so he sent him away.Li Shi had nowhere to go, and I not only gave him hope, but also showed him some kindness. If Li Shi had a heart, I would have bought this heart.The so-called imperial technique is common in ancient and modern times.

Since Jia She came from the end of the world, his loyalty to people's hearts is estimated to be very conservative; but Li Shi is just an ordinary slave in the feudal society, and when such a big event happened in Zhuangzi, he dared to be entrusted by various stewards to go to Beijing, which shows that he is a responsible person. people.Such a person has been loyal since he received Jia She's grace.

Jia Amnesty took care of the housework and didn't rest until late.

Regarding the case of Hou Zhao's collusion with northern Xinjiang, there were naturally three divisions to hear it, but Jia Amnesty did not participate in the trial.Originally, Jia Amnesty intended to try not to get involved in court affairs, but since Agula's case was cut off from court affairs, Jia Amnesty couldn't wish for it.It's just that as the person who captured and brought Agula back, Jia She was not so easily excluded from the case. The reason why it went so smoothly, Jia She knew it was promoted by the Yongchang Princess's House after a little thought.

Speaking of Princess Yongchang's Mansion, before Jia She returned to the capital, she vaguely knew that Jia She was coming back soon.

Situ Jing was a pawn launched by Princess Yongchang's mansion to prepare for rebellion. I am afraid that Princess Yongchang's mansion is more aware of the movements in northern Xinjiang than the imperial court.Someone brought a person rushing southward from northern Xinjiang. Lu Fengyu guessed that the two were Jia She who brought the real Agula back to the capital and sent people to hunt them down. intercept.Had it not been for Jia Amnesty's assistance from the Po Army Department, it would not have been so easy to return to Beijing.

So when the news of Jia Amnesty's return to Beijing came out, it was true that Princess Yongchang's mansion was furious, but they were not caught off guard.I don't know how many court officials are controlled by the lord hiding in the Princess Mansion, and I don't know how those minions in the Yongchang Princess Mansion operate. In short, there is no Jia Amnesty in the list of interrogation of Agula.

Of course, Jia Amnesty was not completely ignorant of the progress of Agula's case. He had cooperated with Xu Yan many times, and the two became friends.

On this day, Xu Yan went to Zhongyonghou's mansion to sit for a while, talking about Agula's case, Xu Yan said: "There is nothing to investigate in this case."

"What? The trial was clear so quickly?" Jia She asked.

Xu Yan shook his head: "There is no way to re-trial. The Marquis came back that day and reported to the emperor; Agula was also thrown into the prison. Because it was related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, the emperor ordered Agula to be interrogated the next day. Early in the morning, a jailer reported that Agula was seriously injured in the head, and passed out in prison."

Hearing this, Jia She looked up at Xu Yan: "Could it be that he hasn't been rescued yet?"

Xu Yan said: "After being rescued, Agula is still demented. Don't talk about asking anything, he won't understand it. Now he can't understand what I'm asking."

Jia She listened quietly, without even moving an eyebrow: "The detainment of Agula back to the capital was assisted by the Po Army Department. I wonder if Agula's injury and dementia will implicate Master Xu?" Jia She asked.

"I can't talk about being involved, but because of this matter, the emperor may have some prejudices against Po Junbu." Xu Yan's tone was also quite free and easy. He knew that Emperor Jinghuai was suspicious, but he didn't get too entangled in this matter.

Jia She said with a smile: "Could it be that someone has slandered the emperor, saying that Agula was seriously injured in prison, and it was Master Xu's order?"

Xu Yan raised his eyebrows, neither admitting nor denying it.Jia Amnesty nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.Anyone who can participate in the case of Agula is not a fool.Agula was suddenly seriously injured, and then became demented. Some people didn't want Agula to tell the truth.

After a while, Jia Shecai said: "This is indeed very good. Hou Zhao is a local feudal official. He dared to collude with foreign enemies. Whether he was instigated by someone or not, and whether there are any accomplices in the court. If we follow the clues to find out, I don't know if he will talk about it again." What happened and who was involved; Agula is so demented that he can't tell the truth, the case of Beijiang has become an unsolved case. The matter of colluding with foreign enemies will be settled on Hou Zhao alone."

Xu Yan drank the tea in the cup in one breath, took the teapot to refill the cup, and said, "Why didn't Hou Ye ask why Agula was injured?" Because Agula was brought to Beizhili by Jia She , and was escorted back with the assistance of the Po Army Department. The matter of Agula's injury has already been brought to Xu Yan and Jia She by someone in the court.

Jia She smiled: "I am different from Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu should know my situation. I don't want to go further, I just want to be safe and smooth."

Xu Yan was promoted and reused by Emperor Jinghuai, so he naturally understood Emperor Jinghuai. If a person with such outstanding achievements as Jia She does not know how to retreat, Emperor Jinghuai may not tolerate him.Hearing what Jia She said, Xu Yan was quite dissatisfied with Jia She. He sighed slightly and said, "Master Hou has a magnanimous heart, and he doesn't worry about everything. This kind of open-mindedness is enviable. From the perspective of Master Hou, who is Agula?" Hurt?"

"Actually, no matter who hurt Agula, it shouldn't be you or me. If we want Agula to shut up, why do we have to travel thousands of miles to bring him back to the capital? Just find a place to shut him up forever, we all There are many opportunities. Logically speaking, no matter what, this basin of dirty water cannot be poured on you and me." Jia She said.

If it is said who hurt Agula, Jia She naturally has a suspect in his heart: Princess Yongchang's mansion has a huge conspiracy, and if it wants to succeed, it needs external force.Now the external force has not only been discovered by others, but also brought back important witnesses. No one has more motives to silence than Princess Yongchang's mansion.However, if this is said, will Emperor Jing Huai believe it?If you don't believe it, it's better not to say it.

After hearing Jia She's words, Xu Yan smiled wryly and said, "What Hou Ye said is very true. I also said the same thing during the interrogation of the three divisions. But, guess what Hou Ye said, what kind of troubles have I received?"

Jia Amnesty raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Yan, after a little thought he understood, and said: "If I have the intention to lead the emperor to suspect Master Xu, I will tell the story of a thief shouting "Catch the thief" and clearing the suspicion in the court."

After hearing this, Xu Yan smiled and said, "As expected of Lord Hou, he really knows things like a god."

When Jia Amnesty heard this, he just laughed and didn't answer.The Yongchang Princess Mansion has a speaker in the court, and through the mouth of the speaker, he and Xu Yan deliberately injured Agula in order to prevent Agula from revealing too much; but they brought the demented Agula back to the capital, because people are He was caught by himself and escorted with Po Junbu, who would suspect himself and Xu Yan?This is a plan to go to the Tiger Mountain.

The two were silent for a while, and then Jia She asked: "Master Xu has always been valued by the emperor, such words can actually convince the emperor, then, who is the one who said these words?"

No matter what Jia She could have expected, Xu Yan was never surprised. It wasn't until Jia She said these words that Xu Yan showed surprise and asked: "Master Hou asked such a question, so naturally he expected it again?"

Jia Amnesty didn't deny it, and said to himself: "Agula's dementia now, whether Mr. Xu or the other party, are all one-sided. Naturally, in such an unsolved case, everyone has a reason. It depends on who the emperor believes. Mr. Xu made a special trip to talk to me about this matter today, which shows that the emperor is more inclined to trust the other party. If the emperor trusts the other party more than Mr. Xu, I am afraid it is a member of the royal family."

Xu Yan was established at a young age, not only in charge of the Beidou Department, but after the Dezhou Cang case, he became more and more valued by Emperor Jinghuai, and the influence of the Pojun Department has jumped to the top of the Seven Departments.Naturally, no matter from which aspect, Xu Yan is an outstanding talent.But compared to Jia She, Xu Yan still sighed to himself. After hearing Jia She's analysis, he showed admiration, and stretched out his hand to make a three-character gesture.

The third prince, Situ Jun.

In fact, Jia She could already guess that the words of alienation between Emperor Jinghuai and Xu Yan were said by a certain prince, the third prince and five princes were all possible.It is not surprising to see this result.However, for Princess Yongchang's Mansion, Jia She has a little more admiration. It is worthy of the existence of daring to challenge the imperial power, with outstanding wisdom and foresight.

But since Jia She can guess that a certain prince is the person in charge of Princess Yongchang's mansion, he naturally sees through the routine of Princess Yongchang's mansion.

According to Jia She's guess, Princess Yongchang's mansion had private contact with at least two princes.For Emperor Jinghuai, Princess Yongchang was the aunt who helped Emperor Jinghuai to sit on the throne when he first came to the throne. Emperor Jinghuai naturally had a sense of trust in Princess Yongchang.

Regarding Situ Jing, Princess Yongchang privately said to Situ Jing, I will support you in seizing the throne, you go to the northern border first and become a vassal, and when the time comes, you will either rise up or use the Qing emperor's side as an excuse to attack the capital, and I will cooperate with you inside and outside the capital.Situ Jing was ambitious, so he naturally believed it.In fact, Situ Jing was not capable enough, and when he arrived in northern Xinjiang, he was also controlled by Lu Fengyu to death.As far as northern Xinjiang is concerned, except for the Liuxuan tribe, other forces have already fallen into the hands of Princess Yongchang's mansion.

And in the capital, Princess Yongchang told Situ Jun privately that I support you on the throne.Situ Jun saw the fact that Princess Yongchang pushed Situ Jing to become a feudal vassal, eliminating his rivals on the way to the throne, so he naturally believed in this aunt wholeheartedly.

Because Situ Jun and Situ Jing had their own thoughts, if they were not close friends, they would naturally not want to reveal half of it to the outside world.It is also because of this that Princess Yongchang bet on Situ Jing and Situ Jun. The two brothers will definitely keep their secrets. The Princess Yongchang House is not worried about the testimony of the two brothers Situ Jun. Naturally, their strategy will not be exposed.

In this way, Emperor Jinghuai, Situ Jun, Situ Jing and his father and son all trusted Princess Yongchang, and the movements of the three forces were in the hands of Princess Yongchang's mansion. Many things in the court seemed to be the result of mutual checks and balances between the father and son of the Situ family. All three of them have become pawns on the chessboard of Princess Yongchang's Mansion.

What a powerful method!She deserved to be the woman who was able to stabilize the court situation with one hand when the Tai | Ancestor passed away, internal and external troubles, and it was no wonder that the father and son of the Situ family were played by her in the applause.

Jia Amnesty had already analyzed the cause and effect clearly, but said in his mouth: "No wonder, there is a difference between the third prince and Mr. Xu. To the emperor, there is a difference between closeness and distance. Even if the emperor does not suspect Mr. Xu because of this, he must be I will remember the words of the third prince. In the future, if Mr. Xu makes the emperor suspicious again, the emperor will probably think about it."

Not every strife can be resolved overnight, but as long as a seed of suspicion is planted, if other opportunities arise, this seed will always take root and germinate.In recent years, Xu Yan has made a lot of achievements in Beidou, and he has become more and more valued by Emperor Jinghuai. Because of this, Princess Yongchang's mansion has moved against Xu Yan.

Situ Jun's divorce between Emperor Jinghuai and Xu Yan was different from Ouyang Hua's speech when he divorced Emperor Jinghuai from himself, but it was the same.Such estrangements passed one by one, and one day, Emperor Jinghuai would personally cut off all his powerful arms.

On the one hand, he sent Situ Jing to northern Xinjiang to secretly accumulate strength; on the other hand, he cultivated Situ Jun's ambition in the capital; , and Emperor Jinghuai had no one available.At that time, will Emperor Jinghuai still be able to defend this huge country?

Xu Yan had already thought of Jia Amnesty's words, and smiled wryly: "So, I am in the same situation as Lord Hou. Earlier, Lord Hou said that he did not want to make progress, but to seek peace. Why don't I want to do that? It's just that I can't." Beidou knows many secret affairs of the royal family, and because of this, Xu Yan can't help himself.

After hearing this, Jia Amnesty comforted Xu Yan a little, and sent him out of the Hou Mansion.

Princess Yongchang's mansion fooled Agula, and it was not without benefits for Jia She.Agula was captured alive by Liu Xuan, and in order to cover up the fact that he had been hiding in Liu Xuan's army, he told Emperor Jing Huai that Agula was captured by himself on the battlefield.

Because Agula didn't know Liu Xuan and himself, as long as he didn't participate in the interrogation, he wouldn't be out of favor.If he participated in the interrogation and Agula recognized him, the matter would be exposed immediately. Although he had already thought of an excuse, it would take a lot of effort to explain it, and the effect might not be good.

At this time, Princess Yongchang's mansion was afraid that Agula's confession would bring them out, so they made a move first, and then covered it up for Jia Amnesty.

This time, Jia Amnesty brought back physical evidence, but the two sides of the alliance, Agula, have become demented, Hou Zhao has also died suddenly, and all witnesses have been destroyed. Even if they know the fact that the Hou Zhao is collaborating with the enemy country, there is nothing more to interrogate.The case was put on hold, and if the Tatars sent envoys to communicate the matter, Honglu Temple would naturally come forward.

In terms of force, the Tatars were not enough to challenge the imperial court. Although the Tatars originally sent out soldiers in collusion with Situ Jing, Situ Jing must have refused to admit it until now.Then, the Tatar king can only act as Situ Jing treacherous and suffer a dark loss.On the bright side, the Tatars provoked the war first, but suffered a crushing defeat. Even if the commander was captured alive and taken back to the capital, would the Tatar king really dare to raise his troops to question him?

According to Jia Amnesty's estimate, the Tatar king did not dare.Then, the Beijiang case was settled on Hou Zhao.Hou Zhao colluded with foreign enemies, but he was already 'dead'. Situ Jing managed the northern border well, and he made military achievements as soon as he arrived in the northern border, and he gained Emperor Jinghuai's trust more and more.Emperor Jinghuai thought that the threat from the imperial court had been eliminated, and since then he could sit back and relax; Princess Yongchang's mansion finished everything perfectly and waited for the right time.Really a perfect ending.