The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber
Chapter 26 Chapter 1 Paparazzi
"The author of "Secrets of Neighborhood" is really a genius. If I put this person above the court, he will know the insufficiency of the world. From now on, there will be ten more kings of Jin , is nothing to be afraid of. Now that you have found him, immediately call him into the palace and ask him to come and see me quickly."
After the King Jin rebellion incident, the emperor had a thorn in his heart.Therefore, he attaches great importance to Jia She, and hopes that his talent can be used for himself.
The emperor was very reluctant to see anything like King Jin happen again.In the world he dominated, someone had changed for nearly a year, and he didn't notice it at all.If this matter hadn't been revealed in the book "Secrets of the Neighbor" as soon as possible, I'm afraid he and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would still be kept in the dark.If this matter has been kept secret, no one will know, relying on the king of Jin to cheat hundreds of thousands of disaster relief money and food from the court to recruit soldiers and horses, and wait until everything is ready, to surprise and outflank the capital from the rear... By then, even if the court has 80 tigers Iron cavalry can't change the fact that the country has changed hands.
Under such a painful lesson, how can a king not reflect.Now he must find a credible and capable person to supervise the changes of the courtiers and royal family and nobles.Once someone has a strange feeling, you can take precautions and kill them by surprise.
"Your Majesty, Rong Chen made a mistake and said too much. If Jia She is called into the palace so rashly today, I'm afraid it will attract people's attention, and the truth will be found out by those with ulterior motives. If Jia She's identity is confirmed, it will be revealed. Going out will cause many courtiers to be on guard. If so, it will go against the original intention of the Holy Majesty." Song Xi suggested.
The emperor frowned and thought, it is indeed the case.For a long time, any disturbance in the Hall of Supreme Harmony would attract courtiers to search for the source.In the eyes of outsiders, Jia She is only a playboy who knows how to eat, drink and have fun all day long. If he suddenly summons Jia She into the palace without any reason, it will definitely arouse suspicion and inquiry from others.Just like what Song Xi said, if these courtiers knew that Jia Amnesty had the ability to pry into the truth, they would definitely be vigilant and guard against him fiercely.
Seeing that the emperor was still hesitating, Song Xi tried to persuade him again: ""Secrets of Neighbors" is just a miscellaneous book circulated in the capital. The author of the book was ordered by the sage to investigate the courtiers' sneaking, and everything will be different. Those with a guilty conscience will inevitably destroy the evidence, and be vigilant day and night, so as to avoid giving others blame."
The emperor pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement with what Song Xi said, "But this matter will not be hidden for long."
"It doesn't matter what happens in the future, as long as we keep the secret for now. Even though Jia Amnesty has the unique ability to judge the news, he still has to rely on the information collected by others to sort out the results. Right now, he must first be with the courtiers and local officials. It is not honorable to install eyeliner and spread the news network widely, and it is best to do it quietly to avoid side effects. As for the news network and other things are arranged, it doesn't matter when the emperor wants to reveal his identity."
"I still want to see him." The emperor sighed regretfully.
"It's not impossible, first find an excuse and let the emperor reward him, so that no one will be suspicious." Song Xi thought for a while pretending to be contemplative, and then suggested, "It's okay to take the opportunity to give him a real job. In the future, it will be convenient to send people to the palace to report back."
"Very good." The emperor nodded in approval, and asked Song Xi to arrange everything, and he just waited for the good news.
Song Xi was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something, so he reported back to the emperor.The emperor was in a good mood at the moment, and nodded in agreement after listening to it without saying a word.
Song Xi then went out of the palace and went to the Rongfu to see Jia She.
Song Xi paid a sudden visit to Rongfu and did not post a name card in advance.The young servants in the Rong Mansion were terrified, and hurried to report to Jia Amnesty.
Jia Amnesty was just being lazy, he was lying on the couch reading a book in casual clothes, his hair was not even brushed up, he just tied it behind his head with a navy blue headband.
After hearing the boy's report, Jia Amnesty sent him off: "Just say he's not here."
"People are already outside the door, and I heard your words." Song Xi's voice was slightly high, with a bit of high spirits.
When Jia Amnesty got up and was about to put on some clothes, he saw Song Xi enter the room without hesitation.
Song Xi stood at the door with his hands behind his back, and first looked at the bedroom, but only glanced at it, and finally settled on Jia She.
Jia Amnesty was wearing a dark blue brocade robe with scattered flowers, a beautiful blue spider-patterned jade belt tied around his waist, and his black hair was loose on his shoulders. He was staring at him with cold and angry tiger eyes.
Song Xi raised his eyebrows, "Why, I came to see you specially, are you angry?"
"Mr. Song has been famous all over the world as a child prodigy since he was a child. At the age of 16, he entered the Imperial Academy at the second place in the year of Wuzi in high school. He has been an official for at least thirteen years. He should be a man full of knowledge and knowledge. But now How can you visit other people's residence rashly, and be so disrespectful and ruin the gentle matter?"
Jia She felt that he was in such a state of being unable to see others, so he satirized Song Xi's trespassing behavior very dissatisfied.
He turned and saw that Song Xi had already sat down very politely, and he didn't bother to move at all, anyway, his disheveled appearance had already been seen by others.He simply sat back on the arhat couch, leaned against the big cushion, and yawned.
"My gentleness disappeared as early as the first issue of "Secrets Next Door". You are the culprit, but now you think I'm rude."
Song Xi glanced at the book on the small short-legged huanghuali wood table on the couch, and it was indeed another miscellaneous book.He got up to get it, flipped through it casually, but it was just talking about rural affairs, not interesting at all.
"I think you're bored too, I came just in time." Song Xi sighed again.
"Nonsense." Jia Amnesty snatched back the book, flipped through it and continued reading, "I just saw the important part."
Song Xi: "Only this book, except that its literary talent is a little better than yours, has nothing to recommend it. It can't compare to the one you wrote yourself."
"It's just to imitate other people's literary talents, so as not to be always called 'general'." When Jia Amnesty said "general", he deliberately glanced at Song Xi.
Song Xi laughed, feeling a little wronged, "I commented on your literary talent before, but I deliberately said it better to take into account your feelings."
"Of course I know, that's why I hope that my literary talent can improve a little bit, so that this 'average' evaluation is worthy of the name." Jia She said very seriously.
Song Xi laughed again, this Jia She always made some words and deeds from time to time, which surprised him quite a bit.He found that the more he got in touch with Jia She, the more curious he became about him, and he couldn't help but want to find out more.He had never encountered this kind of situation before, and it felt wonderful. He thought it was very interesting, so he enjoyed it very much.
"I just came out of the palace and got some kindness. I didn't want to take it back, so I thought about throwing it at your house. Also, I mentioned you to the emperor today."
Jia Amnesty expected that he came because of this, otherwise he wouldn't have come back so late.
"Is there anything urgent and urgent?" Jia Amnesty deliberately emphasized the word 'urgent'.
Song Xi thought carefully about what Jia She considered to be an 'important' situation, and then simply replied, "No."
Jia Amnesty: "Let's not take this as an example, tell me, what's the matter?"
"I don't want to talk anymore, so I'll leave." Song Xi got up and left.
Jia She looked at him sideways, sneered, then grabbed the book on the table and continued to read.
Song Xi paced to the door, but didn't hear Jia She's words to keep him, so he looked back at him with some dissatisfaction.
"Why don't you leave?" Jia Amnesty asked him in a pretentiously puzzled tone, but his gaze was still on the book, and his fair neck was loomingly hidden by a strand of black hair.
Song Xi moved his throat, sat back instead, and said with a cold face: "I'm thirsty, and you still have the face to say I'm rude, how about your hospitality?"
Jia Amnesty immediately asked someone to serve tea to Song Xi, and then put down the book to read him.
Song Xi: "The emperor wanted to see you immediately, but I stopped him."
Jia Amnesty nodded, and gave Song Xi a thankful look, "Please be considerate."
Song Xi saw that he didn't need to explain too much, and Jia She could immediately understand his intentions, and felt a lot more comfortable.He just likes to deal with such smart people. If he is too stupid to explain everything, it will really be tiring.
"I have already discussed with the emperor, and I will find an excuse for you to see him again. By the way, what kind of official do you want to be?"
Jia Amnesty thought for a while, then said: "Censor, a doctor who happened to be a censor, there is no one in charge for me to do things. Besides, this official is Qingshui Yamen, unremarkable, what he does is related to supervision and impeachment. , if I collect evidence from this position to participate in other people, it will be justifiable, at least no one will notice the difference in a short time."
"If you enter Yushitai, you can only start from the supervisory censor of the fourth rank at the highest. Although Sun Yingwu has left from the first-rank doctor censor, you are still in charge of Yushi Zhongcheng and others above you. It's not comfortable." Song Xi paused for a moment, then came up with an idea, "Forget it, I'll think of an excuse later so they don't care about you, just do your own thing."
Jia Amnesty nodded, and after thanking Song Xi, he was still rude and sent him away quickly.
Song Xi scolded him for crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, but he had no choice but to leave.
Early the next morning, when Jia Zheng heard about Song Xi's visit last night, he was a little curious and came to inquire about Jia Amnesty.How could Jia Amnesty be in the mood to talk to him about his words, and he only sent pig hairs to deal with Jia Zheng's questioning.Zhu Mao knew how to measure, so he picked out the unimportant parts and told Jia Zheng the truth.
"Brother, why did you dismiss people so casually?" Jia Zheng became a little impatient after hearing what happened from the boy, "Then what kind of person is Song Xi? Entertaining him at a tea banquet, there is no reason to drive him away before his butt is hot."
Jia Amnesty heard something else, "Is it because I didn't call you and introduce Song Xi to you?"
Jia Zheng was said to be the center of the matter, so he immediately avoided Jia She's gaze, and looked away, "I don't know what elder brother said, no matter who comes, the courtesy of hospitality cannot be discarded. Eldest brother treats you so casually, if you turn around, you may bring trouble to the entire Rong Mansion." They were all looked down upon.”
Jia Amnesty looked at Jia Zheng and asked him if he had finished speaking, after which he was going to greet Jia Mu.Jia Zheng also went to meet Jia's mother together.
Jia's mother's body has only slowed down these days, and now she is enjoying the family happiness blindly.Seeing the two brothers entering the room side by side, Jia's mother was kind, and asked with a smile how the two of them were doing in recent days.
Jia Zheng hurriedly bowed and reported carefully, and asked Jia's mother not to worry about it.
Jia Amnesty also nodded, expressing that there was nothing wrong.
"Last night, I got some bird's nest ginseng. It's a pity that I used it. Later, I got someone to bring it to my mother. Miss Lin is not in good health, so it's just right for her to use."
"That's good." Mother Jia laughed.
Daiyu was also there at the moment, hurried over to salute and thank Jia Amnesty.
Jia She told her not to be polite, and told her: "It doesn't matter, it's only serious to take care of yourself first. I will send someone to Yangzhou in two days. If you have anything to say, you want to talk to your father." Said, then wrote a letter to me, and sent it along."
Hearing this, Daiyu's slightly sad eyes immediately flashed with surprise, and her voice of thanks became much lighter.
It can be seen how this little girl misses her family and her father.
Jia She sighed, patted Daiyu's little head, and could only tell her to live a more comfortable life and not to be wronged.
After Daiyu agreed, she retired with her sisters, and hurried back to write a letter to her father.
Jia's mother asked Jia Amnesty strangely: "What can you do, and you still send someone to Yangzhou?"
"What you do in partnership with others is not limited to going to Yangzhou, but also Suzhou, Liuzhou, Yongzhou, Yunzhou..."
The more Jia Mu listened, the more confused she became. She was about to ask Jia She in detail when she heard Jia She talk about Daiyu again.
"I still say the same thing, who cares about such an older child, not to mention that he is not in good health, a little weak. If you want me to say that my brother-in-law is cruel, he is willing to send such a good child here. "
"Don't wrong him, your brother-in-law and I want him. It's really inconvenient for him to take care of Miss Lin." Mother Jia sighed.
"You can be polite when you want someone, but he is serious about giving others. The child is so big and crying, he really has the heart to send her so far. I don't think I have wronged him." Jia She insisted.
Regardless of Lin Ruhai's character, even if he is talented and upright, he is still not a qualified father.It would be fine if he was in a dangerous situation and had something to hide, but he is not. Now that he is an official in Yangzhou and lives peacefully, how difficult can it be for him.In short, under such circumstances, he casually let go of Daiyu, even if he didn't love enough, and no matter how many reasons he found, he was not convincing.
Jia's mother glared at Jia She: "What do you know, a widow and an eldest daughter have no one to raise them, so they should be sent to me here, your brother-in-law is right."
"Even if he is deceived by such a common saying and is willing to abandon his own children, he is still very powerful." Jia Amnesty was upset when he committed stubbornness.
Jia's mother was displeased, "What are you talking about all this time, and then you start talking nonsense again. You treat yourself like your brother-in-law Tanhualang, just like you. You don't behave properly all day long, and you don't follow the rules."
"The rules are for others to see, but you have to live your own life." Jia She continued.
Annoyed, Jiamu told him to stop talking.At this time, Jia Zheng mentioned Song Xi's visit yesterday.Jia's mother immediately changed her attitude, and forced Jia Amnesty to talk about the details.
"It's nothing. I got to know you because of the Xing family. You all know that. He may have been thirsty on the way yesterday. He ran to me to drink tea and chat for a while. He thought he couldn't hold his things. It’s convenient, so I gave me those ginseng and bird’s nests that were bestowed by the emperor.” Jia Amnesty replied succinctly.
Jia's mother didn't believe what Jia She said, but when she heard that Song Xi was visiting suddenly, she thought it might be because she was really thirsty and knocked on the door.
Jia Zheng went on to add the story, that is, how Jia Amnesty drove people away.
"You guy, someone gave you something from the palace with good intentions, yet you sent him away without saying a few words, and even said such rude words, boss, I'm really mad at you. You used to be unreliable in doing things, but you can still mess around with others, but now you don’t even have this kind of promise." Jia Mu was very dissatisfied and taught Jia She.
Jia Amnesty was too lazy to say anything when she was talking nonsense as Jia's mother.
Jia's mother was even more angry, and said something about Jia Amnesty, but Jia Amnesty acted as if she hadn't heard it at all, so she just bowed silently and left.
Mother Jia hated it so much that she scolded Jia Amnesty in front of Jia Zheng, "This family will have to be taken care of by you in the future. Look at your elder brother, who can do nothing but cause trouble. Who is Mr. Song?" Can you offend me? If you dare to neglect others like this, I am afraid that my old lady will not be able to find the sun in the east tomorrow. Remember to ask someone to tell the gatekeepers, and if that Master Song comes back later, he will tell you to go Accept. I will also prepare some presents, and you will make another trip later to the Song Mansion to make amends."
Jia Zheng hurriedly agreed, and after resigning, he drove to the Ministry of Industry to be on duty.It was a bit late by then, but fortunately the official in charge of Dianmao had a good relationship with Jia Zheng, so he let him go.Jia Zheng hurriedly bowed and saluted to thank him.
The man asked: "You are never late, but what happened at home today?"
Jia Zheng sighed, and hurriedly told the other party what happened.However, Jia Zheng omitted the part about Jia Amnesty, and only said that Song Xi visited the Rong Mansion yesterday and gave him some gifts, and that his mother explained to him a little bit more this morning, so he was delayed for a while, so he was late.When the man heard that Song Xi actually visited the Rong Mansion last night, he congratulated Jia Zheng again and again, and his attitude towards Jia Zheng became more enthusiastic than before, and he even shared some of the Mengding Huangya he just got with Jia Zheng.
Jia Zheng was naturally happy to accept it. After thanking him, he went to work in his own place.Unexpectedly, during this morning, many people came to greet him, some gave him gifts, and even got a piece of his favorite Yishui inkstone.Jia Zheng was very happy in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, he only jumped for joy in his heart.
In the afternoon, Song Xi sent someone to find Wang Heshun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Wang Heshun was very afraid of Song Xi, so since he thought that Jia Zheng could make Song Xi come to him in person, the relationship between the two must be very good.So he sent someone to call Jia Zheng over and let him go with him.If something really happened later, Song Xi would look at Jia Zheng's face and spare him.
Wang Heshun was afraid that Jia Zheng would avoid suspicion and reject him if he knew the truth, so he didn't directly tell Jia Zheng that he was going to see Song Xi, but only asked him to follow him and accompany him to do business.Jia Zheng was very happy when he thought that he had won the favor of the minister of the Ministry of Industry, so he naturally followed happily.
When the two of them rode in the car for about two sticks of incense, the car stopped.Jia Zheng got out of the car first, and when he looked up, he saw the gate of the Sun Mansion in front of him. He was a bit surprised, and turned to look at Wang Heshun questioningly.
Wang Heshun said: "Si Tianjian said that Fengshui here is good, and it will be rebuilt into a palace."
Jia Zheng hurriedly nodded to express his understanding.
The two entered through the side door, and they could see the workers coming and going near the Eryi Gate inside, pushing cart materials in and out.When the leading supervisor saw Wang Heshun, he hurriedly shouted to stop and asked everyone to greet Wang Heshun together.
Wang Heshun waved his hands impatiently, "Don't dare, Mr. Song is still inside, don't hurt me, do whatever you want."
Everyone hurriedly agreed, and only started to work after Wang Heshun and Jia She went in first.
Following the guidance of the supervisor just now, Wang Heshun ran directly to the back garden of the Sun Mansion.
Jia Zheng walked all this way, but he had a conspiracy in his heart, and finally couldn't help asking: "Master Wang, you just said that you want to see Master Song, who is Master Song?"
Wang Heshun patted Jia Zheng's shoulder with a smile, "It's Mr. Song you know very well."
Jia Zheng was stunned for a moment, and immediately felt that it was impossible.The Lord Song he was familiar with was just a small official from the fifth rank, so he was not worthy of being Wang Heshun, a dignified minister of the Ministry of Industry, who called him 'Master'.
When Jia Zheng wanted to ask again, he saw a person standing in front of the waterside pavilion. This man was wearing a luxurious purple brocade robe, facing them sideways.
At this age and this appearance, Jia Zheng guessed it without much questioning. It must be Song Xi, a scholar of the Martial Arts Hall.
"I have met Mr. Song. This is Jia Zheng, a member of the Ministry of Industry. I am planning to let him take charge of the reconstruction of the palace." Wang Heshun deliberately introduced. After speaking, he also carefully observed Song Xi's expression. .Unexpectedly, Song Xi didn't even look at Jia Zheng, but cut him with cold eyes.
"I asked you to demolish the row of houses on the east side yesterday and start construction overnight. Why hasn't it started yet?"
"Returning to your lord, yesterday the third prince specially sent someone to explain to the lower official, and told the lower official not to move the house of the Sun's residence for the time being, but to move some materials first." Wang Heshun said coyly.
"Who will the Holy Majesty assign to be responsible for the reconstruction of the palace?"
"Lord Song." Wang Heshun replied weakly with his head down.
"Then what did you think of what I said yesterday?"
Wang Heshun: "But after the mansion is rebuilt, it will eventually be given to the Third Highness—"
Before Wang Heshun finished speaking, Song Xi suddenly laughed softly.
Wang Heshun took a sneak peek and saw that the corners of Song Xi's upturned eyes were full of coldness, so he knew that this incident had annoyed him, so he quickly stopped talking and made up for his mistakes.Unexpectedly, Song Xi became even more angry. Wang Heshun quickly winked at Jia Zheng behind him, hoping that he could say something for him.
Jia Zheng felt what Wang and Shunde meant, but his official rank could not talk to Song Xi at all, so he didn't have the courage to say so.Moreover, Song Xi's power is too compelling, even if he is of high grade, he may still be so frightened that his mouth trembles and he can't speak.
"Wang Heshun, it's very good that you dare to resist the order." Song Xi flicked his sleeves and wanted to leave.
Wang Heshun was stunned for a moment before realizing that Song Xi was accusing him of only listening to the words of the third prince, but despising the words of the person appointed by the emperor, that is, 'resisting the edict'.He was so scared that he hurriedly chased after him, apologizing and explaining that he really didn't do it on purpose.
"At that time, the lower official only considered that the Sun Mansion was rebuilt for the third prince to become king in the future, so he wanted to follow the wishes of his future master."
"If there is any objection, you should send someone to inform me, and ask me what I think before doing it. You have made such a decision without taking me seriously. Now I don't dare to take care of this matter. I will report it to the emperor later. , put off this work, and from now on, only Wang Shilang can make the decision.”
"Don't, don't, Master Song, I really know I was wrong, I will kneel down and apologize to you!"
Song Xi didn't care about these things, he took a big step and hurried away.Wang Heshun hurriedly pulled Jia Zheng, begging him to intercede for him.Jia Zheng was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding.
Wang Heshun said: "Why, you still pretend to be confused and don't want to help me? Think I don't know the relationship between the two of you? He went to the Rong Mansion to look for you in person last night. Is your relationship normal? Jia Cunzhou, I'm usually in The Ministry of Industry treats you well, you have to give me face no matter what happened today."
Jia Zheng stared blankly, speechless.But Wang Heshun threw face at him and pushed him to go and persuade Song Xi to come back.Jia Zheng didn't dare to talk to Song Xi, but Wang Heshun was not easy to explain. At this moment, he only hated himself for being sloppy in the morning and not telling the truth about the situation.Now that he has caused such a big trouble, what can he do? He has nothing to do.
Wang Heshun urged: "You should go quickly!"
Jia Zheng had no choice but to pretend to run forward and chase in the direction of Song Xi.After chasing all the way outside the gate of Eryi, seeing Song Xi getting into the car, Jia Zheng just stood there dryly, not knowing what to do, he just hoped that the car would drive away quickly so that he could tell Wang Heshun that he didn't catch up. .Unexpectedly, the car did not move for a long time, until Wang Heshun ran to his side, and did not move.
Wang Heshun glared at Jia Zheng, intending to tell him to talk to Song Xi quickly.Jia Zheng had no choice but to move slowly towards the carriage.
At this time, Song Xi's cold voice suddenly came from inside the car.
"You are Jia Enhou's younger brother?"
Jia Zheng hurriedly cupped his hands and pointed in the direction of the car, "It's the next official."
After a while of silence, the car drove away.
It took Jia Zheng a while to regain his composure and straightened his body.
Wang Heshun went through the conversation just now in his mind, then rushed to Jia Zheng and asked him if he knew Song Xi well.
Jia Zheng blushed in embarrassment, then shook his head.
"Oh, I didn't know each other before, so why are you bragging that Song Xi visited your house to see you in the morning! I was thinking, what is Mr. Song's status, why did he condescend to go to Ningguo Mansion? It turns out that you are just bragging about it. "
Jia Zheng was busy explaining.Wang Heshun didn't want to talk to him at all, so he gave Jia Zheng a hard look, and walked away.
In the end, Jia Zheng hired a car to go home at his own expense. As soon as he arrived at the Ministry of Industry, he saw many officials and colleagues looking at him strangely.As soon as he sat down, he found that the tea leaves, pastries and inkstones he had received on the table were gone.Then I heard someone whispering, scolding him for hypocrisy and so on.
Jia Zheng was very depressed, his head drooped, his face was so hot that he left in a hurry when he was on duty.While he was waiting for the carriage, he heard two colleagues chatting about the matter of the third prince's husband, former prince Taibao Jiang Hongtre.
"Master Jiang is a great protector, why was he suddenly sent home by His Majesty?"
"I offended Mr. Song. I heard that the third prince mocked Mr. Song and was rude to Mr. Song. Mr. Song has a good personality and didn't care about the third prince. Instead, he said that it was the husband who didn't teach the third prince well, so he turned around and followed him. The emperor said that Mr. Jiang is too old for the princes to study, so Mr. Jiang has to retire and return home."
"The third prince is also quite courageous. Uncle Guo is his elder after all, and he is such a great person. He dares to speak nonsense to offend you. It's so disrespectful..."
Jia Zheng wanted to listen again, but the two people noticed him and lowered their voices.Jia Zheng hurried home by car.He still had lingering fears about what happened during the day, and since Wang Heshun was his immediate superior, he really couldn't afford to offend him, so he hurried to Rongxi Hall to ask Jia She for help, but he was not there.
Jia Amnesty spent the whole day waiting for people in the neighbor's house. Seeing that it was almost dusk, he finally saw Wu Hanlin bring in a woman carrying a child, so he felt relieved.
Originally, after Sun Yingwu's family was convicted, Wu Hanlin came to settle accounts, denounced the Sun family, and asked for his grandson.But the Sun family just refused to let him go.The government can't control this kind of matter about the descendants of the family. Even if Wu Hanlin's father has a lot of twists and turns, it's useless, he can only cry with tears.
Later, Wu Hanlin received a letter, signed with the four-character seal of "Secrets of the Neighbor", reminding him what to do and when to go back to Wu's son.Wu Hanlin asked for leave three days ago and went to Songyue County where Sun Yingwu's family moved. Following the instructions in the letter, he found a few women to cry at the door of Sun's house every day, telling how Sun Xinyang had murdered his daughter.In this way, the neighbors began to watch, gradually knowing the identity of the Sun family and the shameless deeds of their youngest son. There were many discussions, and some even began to scold them face to face.Sun Yingwu's family was really afraid that they would not be able to survive in Songyue County if this continued, so they agreed to write a contract and hand over the child to Wu Hanlin to be raised "voluntarily".
Wu Hanlin just gave up and hurried back with the child.Fortunately, the Sun family has not completely lost their humanity. The old lady of the Sun family still feels sorry for her little grandson's son, but since they lived a life without anyone to take care of them, the old lady has been taking care of the child in a hurry. It's rough.Fortunately, the child is more than one year old and can bear a little trouble.Although he had become thinner and weaker in the past few days, because he was rescued in time, he didn't let the child suffer any more.
Wu Hanlin was very happy at this moment. After asking Fang Zhenglu to thank the author on his behalf, he vowed again and again to keep the matter secret, and said that if the neighbor's secret information was useful to get their Wu family's place in the future, he would definitely do so even if he died. do it.
Before Wu Hanlin left, he thanked him again and said goodbye.
A letter drafted by Jia Amnesty was also finished and handed over to Fang Zhenglu.
After Fangzhenglu glanced at the letter, he looked at Jia Amnesty in puzzlement: "Master, what is this?"
Jia Amnesty: "Do you still remember the nearly 500 slaves who were expelled by the Sun family?"
Fang Zhenglu nodded, he thought for a while, and suddenly realized, "The master means to print hundreds of copies of this letter and send them to them separately, so that they will all become members of the news network."
"When the Sun family sent them away, Bai took away the deed of selling their lives, and each of them got 50 taels of silver. This is not a small amount, it is enough for them to settle down and live a life with rice and meat. If such a good thing happens, Who can I trust to be blessed?" Jia She raised his eyebrows.
Fang Zhenglu suddenly understood, "I understand, it's naturally because of the 'book'."
"I asked Heizhu to investigate, and most of them chose to stay in the capital, either buying land or doing some small business. They have also experienced storms, a blessing in disguise, and they will know how to be grateful." Jia She said.
Fang Zhenglu saw the letter and wrote four words 'burn after reading' at the end.
"Send so much out, but not everyone is obedient and burns the letter after reading it. Besides, not every servant can read and write. If they can't read the letter, they have to ask others to read it for them, and they can't keep the secret from it." Fang Zheng Lu pondered.
Jia She smiled, "I didn't intend to hide it, but it's better not to fly the letter paper all over the sky, otherwise it would be too rampant to attract the attention of the government. Don't be afraid if there are as many people who know it. If you spread it back and forth, everyone knows that there is something wrong." The news is that it is not bad to find a beggar with a red string in his left hand to wipe the ashes from his face on the street."
"Master, you are not as careful as you used to be this time, you are a little blatant." Fang Zhenglu slightly reminded Jia She.
"As long as we don't go too far, don't worry, no one dares to provoke us." Jia Amnesty stared into Fang Zhenglu's eyes when he spoke, the purpose was to convince him that his words were reliable.
Fang Zhenglu nodded, his life was given by the master, he would naturally believe what the master said.
Jia Amnesty: "One more thing. I want to find a painter who has good brushwork and can draw quickly and likewise. It would be best if he is like Gu Hongzhong, a painter of the Southern Tang Dynasty."
Fang Zhenglu nodded. During this period of time, there were quite a few literati and painters among the guests of the Neighborhood Pavilion. He looked around carefully, and it should be easy to find a person with good craftsmanship and a reliable mouth.
Jia Amnesty still needs to find a sculptor who can carve out the things drawn by the painter and successfully print them on paper.This matter probably depends on Song Xi, after all, there are many talents in the Sanzifang under his name, and there must be no shortage of people who can carve and paint.
Jia Amnesty continued to ponder for a moment, and Fang Zheng said, "Starting tomorrow, the fourth issue of My Neighbor's Mystery will be available for pre-order and on sale. You post the news outside the door, and ask the black pigs to help spread the news. Whoever buys it will be sold." A copy of five taels of silver. You want Wanfu to register all the people who made the reservation, and ask them to sign and pledge. When the fourth issue comes out, let them come here to sign up and pick up the goods."
Fang Zhenglu thought it was quite fresh, and after writing them down one by one, he asked Jia She, "Then we won't distribute them to various mansions this time?"
"I won't publish it anymore. There is no business in the world that only loses money for a lifetime. If this book wants to continue, it must make a profit."
This time, Jia Amnesty not only wants to sell books, but also inserts advertisements on the pages of the books.The matter of recruiting advertisements was also handed over to Fang Zhenglu.
"Just find the shops that literati and women like to visit, and tell them that you will draw pictures of their special products and print them in books. You can also write five sentences on the side of the pictures. Later, we will write them on the front of the pictures. Indicate the name and location of the shop above."
Fang Zhenglu heard another new thing, nodded his head hurriedly, expressing that he would give it a try.
"As for the cost, the first page is tentatively 100 taels, the middle page is 80 taels, and the last page is 50 taels. It doesn't matter if you can't recruit, you don't have to mind too much. After all, this thing is too new, and there should not be many people who dare to try it."
Fang Zhenglu agreed one by one, since the fourth issue was mentioned, he couldn't avoid asking Jia Amnesty if he had made up his mind about the content.
Jia Amnesty's face suddenly became serious, "Although the black pig has not yet found any evidence, I think Wang Shengjing, the son of Wang Ziteng, should have blood on his hands, and more than one person died."
After the King Jin rebellion incident, the emperor had a thorn in his heart.Therefore, he attaches great importance to Jia She, and hopes that his talent can be used for himself.
The emperor was very reluctant to see anything like King Jin happen again.In the world he dominated, someone had changed for nearly a year, and he didn't notice it at all.If this matter hadn't been revealed in the book "Secrets of the Neighbor" as soon as possible, I'm afraid he and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would still be kept in the dark.If this matter has been kept secret, no one will know, relying on the king of Jin to cheat hundreds of thousands of disaster relief money and food from the court to recruit soldiers and horses, and wait until everything is ready, to surprise and outflank the capital from the rear... By then, even if the court has 80 tigers Iron cavalry can't change the fact that the country has changed hands.
Under such a painful lesson, how can a king not reflect.Now he must find a credible and capable person to supervise the changes of the courtiers and royal family and nobles.Once someone has a strange feeling, you can take precautions and kill them by surprise.
"Your Majesty, Rong Chen made a mistake and said too much. If Jia She is called into the palace so rashly today, I'm afraid it will attract people's attention, and the truth will be found out by those with ulterior motives. If Jia She's identity is confirmed, it will be revealed. Going out will cause many courtiers to be on guard. If so, it will go against the original intention of the Holy Majesty." Song Xi suggested.
The emperor frowned and thought, it is indeed the case.For a long time, any disturbance in the Hall of Supreme Harmony would attract courtiers to search for the source.In the eyes of outsiders, Jia She is only a playboy who knows how to eat, drink and have fun all day long. If he suddenly summons Jia She into the palace without any reason, it will definitely arouse suspicion and inquiry from others.Just like what Song Xi said, if these courtiers knew that Jia Amnesty had the ability to pry into the truth, they would definitely be vigilant and guard against him fiercely.
Seeing that the emperor was still hesitating, Song Xi tried to persuade him again: ""Secrets of Neighbors" is just a miscellaneous book circulated in the capital. The author of the book was ordered by the sage to investigate the courtiers' sneaking, and everything will be different. Those with a guilty conscience will inevitably destroy the evidence, and be vigilant day and night, so as to avoid giving others blame."
The emperor pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement with what Song Xi said, "But this matter will not be hidden for long."
"It doesn't matter what happens in the future, as long as we keep the secret for now. Even though Jia Amnesty has the unique ability to judge the news, he still has to rely on the information collected by others to sort out the results. Right now, he must first be with the courtiers and local officials. It is not honorable to install eyeliner and spread the news network widely, and it is best to do it quietly to avoid side effects. As for the news network and other things are arranged, it doesn't matter when the emperor wants to reveal his identity."
"I still want to see him." The emperor sighed regretfully.
"It's not impossible, first find an excuse and let the emperor reward him, so that no one will be suspicious." Song Xi thought for a while pretending to be contemplative, and then suggested, "It's okay to take the opportunity to give him a real job. In the future, it will be convenient to send people to the palace to report back."
"Very good." The emperor nodded in approval, and asked Song Xi to arrange everything, and he just waited for the good news.
Song Xi was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something, so he reported back to the emperor.The emperor was in a good mood at the moment, and nodded in agreement after listening to it without saying a word.
Song Xi then went out of the palace and went to the Rongfu to see Jia She.
Song Xi paid a sudden visit to Rongfu and did not post a name card in advance.The young servants in the Rong Mansion were terrified, and hurried to report to Jia Amnesty.
Jia Amnesty was just being lazy, he was lying on the couch reading a book in casual clothes, his hair was not even brushed up, he just tied it behind his head with a navy blue headband.
After hearing the boy's report, Jia Amnesty sent him off: "Just say he's not here."
"People are already outside the door, and I heard your words." Song Xi's voice was slightly high, with a bit of high spirits.
When Jia Amnesty got up and was about to put on some clothes, he saw Song Xi enter the room without hesitation.
Song Xi stood at the door with his hands behind his back, and first looked at the bedroom, but only glanced at it, and finally settled on Jia She.
Jia Amnesty was wearing a dark blue brocade robe with scattered flowers, a beautiful blue spider-patterned jade belt tied around his waist, and his black hair was loose on his shoulders. He was staring at him with cold and angry tiger eyes.
Song Xi raised his eyebrows, "Why, I came to see you specially, are you angry?"
"Mr. Song has been famous all over the world as a child prodigy since he was a child. At the age of 16, he entered the Imperial Academy at the second place in the year of Wuzi in high school. He has been an official for at least thirteen years. He should be a man full of knowledge and knowledge. But now How can you visit other people's residence rashly, and be so disrespectful and ruin the gentle matter?"
Jia She felt that he was in such a state of being unable to see others, so he satirized Song Xi's trespassing behavior very dissatisfied.
He turned and saw that Song Xi had already sat down very politely, and he didn't bother to move at all, anyway, his disheveled appearance had already been seen by others.He simply sat back on the arhat couch, leaned against the big cushion, and yawned.
"My gentleness disappeared as early as the first issue of "Secrets Next Door". You are the culprit, but now you think I'm rude."
Song Xi glanced at the book on the small short-legged huanghuali wood table on the couch, and it was indeed another miscellaneous book.He got up to get it, flipped through it casually, but it was just talking about rural affairs, not interesting at all.
"I think you're bored too, I came just in time." Song Xi sighed again.
"Nonsense." Jia Amnesty snatched back the book, flipped through it and continued reading, "I just saw the important part."
Song Xi: "Only this book, except that its literary talent is a little better than yours, has nothing to recommend it. It can't compare to the one you wrote yourself."
"It's just to imitate other people's literary talents, so as not to be always called 'general'." When Jia Amnesty said "general", he deliberately glanced at Song Xi.
Song Xi laughed, feeling a little wronged, "I commented on your literary talent before, but I deliberately said it better to take into account your feelings."
"Of course I know, that's why I hope that my literary talent can improve a little bit, so that this 'average' evaluation is worthy of the name." Jia She said very seriously.
Song Xi laughed again, this Jia She always made some words and deeds from time to time, which surprised him quite a bit.He found that the more he got in touch with Jia She, the more curious he became about him, and he couldn't help but want to find out more.He had never encountered this kind of situation before, and it felt wonderful. He thought it was very interesting, so he enjoyed it very much.
"I just came out of the palace and got some kindness. I didn't want to take it back, so I thought about throwing it at your house. Also, I mentioned you to the emperor today."
Jia Amnesty expected that he came because of this, otherwise he wouldn't have come back so late.
"Is there anything urgent and urgent?" Jia Amnesty deliberately emphasized the word 'urgent'.
Song Xi thought carefully about what Jia She considered to be an 'important' situation, and then simply replied, "No."
Jia Amnesty: "Let's not take this as an example, tell me, what's the matter?"
"I don't want to talk anymore, so I'll leave." Song Xi got up and left.
Jia She looked at him sideways, sneered, then grabbed the book on the table and continued to read.
Song Xi paced to the door, but didn't hear Jia She's words to keep him, so he looked back at him with some dissatisfaction.
"Why don't you leave?" Jia Amnesty asked him in a pretentiously puzzled tone, but his gaze was still on the book, and his fair neck was loomingly hidden by a strand of black hair.
Song Xi moved his throat, sat back instead, and said with a cold face: "I'm thirsty, and you still have the face to say I'm rude, how about your hospitality?"
Jia Amnesty immediately asked someone to serve tea to Song Xi, and then put down the book to read him.
Song Xi: "The emperor wanted to see you immediately, but I stopped him."
Jia Amnesty nodded, and gave Song Xi a thankful look, "Please be considerate."
Song Xi saw that he didn't need to explain too much, and Jia She could immediately understand his intentions, and felt a lot more comfortable.He just likes to deal with such smart people. If he is too stupid to explain everything, it will really be tiring.
"I have already discussed with the emperor, and I will find an excuse for you to see him again. By the way, what kind of official do you want to be?"
Jia Amnesty thought for a while, then said: "Censor, a doctor who happened to be a censor, there is no one in charge for me to do things. Besides, this official is Qingshui Yamen, unremarkable, what he does is related to supervision and impeachment. , if I collect evidence from this position to participate in other people, it will be justifiable, at least no one will notice the difference in a short time."
"If you enter Yushitai, you can only start from the supervisory censor of the fourth rank at the highest. Although Sun Yingwu has left from the first-rank doctor censor, you are still in charge of Yushi Zhongcheng and others above you. It's not comfortable." Song Xi paused for a moment, then came up with an idea, "Forget it, I'll think of an excuse later so they don't care about you, just do your own thing."
Jia Amnesty nodded, and after thanking Song Xi, he was still rude and sent him away quickly.
Song Xi scolded him for crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, but he had no choice but to leave.
Early the next morning, when Jia Zheng heard about Song Xi's visit last night, he was a little curious and came to inquire about Jia Amnesty.How could Jia Amnesty be in the mood to talk to him about his words, and he only sent pig hairs to deal with Jia Zheng's questioning.Zhu Mao knew how to measure, so he picked out the unimportant parts and told Jia Zheng the truth.
"Brother, why did you dismiss people so casually?" Jia Zheng became a little impatient after hearing what happened from the boy, "Then what kind of person is Song Xi? Entertaining him at a tea banquet, there is no reason to drive him away before his butt is hot."
Jia Amnesty heard something else, "Is it because I didn't call you and introduce Song Xi to you?"
Jia Zheng was said to be the center of the matter, so he immediately avoided Jia She's gaze, and looked away, "I don't know what elder brother said, no matter who comes, the courtesy of hospitality cannot be discarded. Eldest brother treats you so casually, if you turn around, you may bring trouble to the entire Rong Mansion." They were all looked down upon.”
Jia Amnesty looked at Jia Zheng and asked him if he had finished speaking, after which he was going to greet Jia Mu.Jia Zheng also went to meet Jia's mother together.
Jia's mother's body has only slowed down these days, and now she is enjoying the family happiness blindly.Seeing the two brothers entering the room side by side, Jia's mother was kind, and asked with a smile how the two of them were doing in recent days.
Jia Zheng hurriedly bowed and reported carefully, and asked Jia's mother not to worry about it.
Jia Amnesty also nodded, expressing that there was nothing wrong.
"Last night, I got some bird's nest ginseng. It's a pity that I used it. Later, I got someone to bring it to my mother. Miss Lin is not in good health, so it's just right for her to use."
"That's good." Mother Jia laughed.
Daiyu was also there at the moment, hurried over to salute and thank Jia Amnesty.
Jia She told her not to be polite, and told her: "It doesn't matter, it's only serious to take care of yourself first. I will send someone to Yangzhou in two days. If you have anything to say, you want to talk to your father." Said, then wrote a letter to me, and sent it along."
Hearing this, Daiyu's slightly sad eyes immediately flashed with surprise, and her voice of thanks became much lighter.
It can be seen how this little girl misses her family and her father.
Jia She sighed, patted Daiyu's little head, and could only tell her to live a more comfortable life and not to be wronged.
After Daiyu agreed, she retired with her sisters, and hurried back to write a letter to her father.
Jia's mother asked Jia Amnesty strangely: "What can you do, and you still send someone to Yangzhou?"
"What you do in partnership with others is not limited to going to Yangzhou, but also Suzhou, Liuzhou, Yongzhou, Yunzhou..."
The more Jia Mu listened, the more confused she became. She was about to ask Jia She in detail when she heard Jia She talk about Daiyu again.
"I still say the same thing, who cares about such an older child, not to mention that he is not in good health, a little weak. If you want me to say that my brother-in-law is cruel, he is willing to send such a good child here. "
"Don't wrong him, your brother-in-law and I want him. It's really inconvenient for him to take care of Miss Lin." Mother Jia sighed.
"You can be polite when you want someone, but he is serious about giving others. The child is so big and crying, he really has the heart to send her so far. I don't think I have wronged him." Jia She insisted.
Regardless of Lin Ruhai's character, even if he is talented and upright, he is still not a qualified father.It would be fine if he was in a dangerous situation and had something to hide, but he is not. Now that he is an official in Yangzhou and lives peacefully, how difficult can it be for him.In short, under such circumstances, he casually let go of Daiyu, even if he didn't love enough, and no matter how many reasons he found, he was not convincing.
Jia's mother glared at Jia She: "What do you know, a widow and an eldest daughter have no one to raise them, so they should be sent to me here, your brother-in-law is right."
"Even if he is deceived by such a common saying and is willing to abandon his own children, he is still very powerful." Jia Amnesty was upset when he committed stubbornness.
Jia's mother was displeased, "What are you talking about all this time, and then you start talking nonsense again. You treat yourself like your brother-in-law Tanhualang, just like you. You don't behave properly all day long, and you don't follow the rules."
"The rules are for others to see, but you have to live your own life." Jia She continued.
Annoyed, Jiamu told him to stop talking.At this time, Jia Zheng mentioned Song Xi's visit yesterday.Jia's mother immediately changed her attitude, and forced Jia Amnesty to talk about the details.
"It's nothing. I got to know you because of the Xing family. You all know that. He may have been thirsty on the way yesterday. He ran to me to drink tea and chat for a while. He thought he couldn't hold his things. It’s convenient, so I gave me those ginseng and bird’s nests that were bestowed by the emperor.” Jia Amnesty replied succinctly.
Jia's mother didn't believe what Jia She said, but when she heard that Song Xi was visiting suddenly, she thought it might be because she was really thirsty and knocked on the door.
Jia Zheng went on to add the story, that is, how Jia Amnesty drove people away.
"You guy, someone gave you something from the palace with good intentions, yet you sent him away without saying a few words, and even said such rude words, boss, I'm really mad at you. You used to be unreliable in doing things, but you can still mess around with others, but now you don’t even have this kind of promise." Jia Mu was very dissatisfied and taught Jia She.
Jia Amnesty was too lazy to say anything when she was talking nonsense as Jia's mother.
Jia's mother was even more angry, and said something about Jia Amnesty, but Jia Amnesty acted as if she hadn't heard it at all, so she just bowed silently and left.
Mother Jia hated it so much that she scolded Jia Amnesty in front of Jia Zheng, "This family will have to be taken care of by you in the future. Look at your elder brother, who can do nothing but cause trouble. Who is Mr. Song?" Can you offend me? If you dare to neglect others like this, I am afraid that my old lady will not be able to find the sun in the east tomorrow. Remember to ask someone to tell the gatekeepers, and if that Master Song comes back later, he will tell you to go Accept. I will also prepare some presents, and you will make another trip later to the Song Mansion to make amends."
Jia Zheng hurriedly agreed, and after resigning, he drove to the Ministry of Industry to be on duty.It was a bit late by then, but fortunately the official in charge of Dianmao had a good relationship with Jia Zheng, so he let him go.Jia Zheng hurriedly bowed and saluted to thank him.
The man asked: "You are never late, but what happened at home today?"
Jia Zheng sighed, and hurriedly told the other party what happened.However, Jia Zheng omitted the part about Jia Amnesty, and only said that Song Xi visited the Rong Mansion yesterday and gave him some gifts, and that his mother explained to him a little bit more this morning, so he was delayed for a while, so he was late.When the man heard that Song Xi actually visited the Rong Mansion last night, he congratulated Jia Zheng again and again, and his attitude towards Jia Zheng became more enthusiastic than before, and he even shared some of the Mengding Huangya he just got with Jia Zheng.
Jia Zheng was naturally happy to accept it. After thanking him, he went to work in his own place.Unexpectedly, during this morning, many people came to greet him, some gave him gifts, and even got a piece of his favorite Yishui inkstone.Jia Zheng was very happy in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, he only jumped for joy in his heart.
In the afternoon, Song Xi sent someone to find Wang Heshun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Wang Heshun was very afraid of Song Xi, so since he thought that Jia Zheng could make Song Xi come to him in person, the relationship between the two must be very good.So he sent someone to call Jia Zheng over and let him go with him.If something really happened later, Song Xi would look at Jia Zheng's face and spare him.
Wang Heshun was afraid that Jia Zheng would avoid suspicion and reject him if he knew the truth, so he didn't directly tell Jia Zheng that he was going to see Song Xi, but only asked him to follow him and accompany him to do business.Jia Zheng was very happy when he thought that he had won the favor of the minister of the Ministry of Industry, so he naturally followed happily.
When the two of them rode in the car for about two sticks of incense, the car stopped.Jia Zheng got out of the car first, and when he looked up, he saw the gate of the Sun Mansion in front of him. He was a bit surprised, and turned to look at Wang Heshun questioningly.
Wang Heshun said: "Si Tianjian said that Fengshui here is good, and it will be rebuilt into a palace."
Jia Zheng hurriedly nodded to express his understanding.
The two entered through the side door, and they could see the workers coming and going near the Eryi Gate inside, pushing cart materials in and out.When the leading supervisor saw Wang Heshun, he hurriedly shouted to stop and asked everyone to greet Wang Heshun together.
Wang Heshun waved his hands impatiently, "Don't dare, Mr. Song is still inside, don't hurt me, do whatever you want."
Everyone hurriedly agreed, and only started to work after Wang Heshun and Jia She went in first.
Following the guidance of the supervisor just now, Wang Heshun ran directly to the back garden of the Sun Mansion.
Jia Zheng walked all this way, but he had a conspiracy in his heart, and finally couldn't help asking: "Master Wang, you just said that you want to see Master Song, who is Master Song?"
Wang Heshun patted Jia Zheng's shoulder with a smile, "It's Mr. Song you know very well."
Jia Zheng was stunned for a moment, and immediately felt that it was impossible.The Lord Song he was familiar with was just a small official from the fifth rank, so he was not worthy of being Wang Heshun, a dignified minister of the Ministry of Industry, who called him 'Master'.
When Jia Zheng wanted to ask again, he saw a person standing in front of the waterside pavilion. This man was wearing a luxurious purple brocade robe, facing them sideways.
At this age and this appearance, Jia Zheng guessed it without much questioning. It must be Song Xi, a scholar of the Martial Arts Hall.
"I have met Mr. Song. This is Jia Zheng, a member of the Ministry of Industry. I am planning to let him take charge of the reconstruction of the palace." Wang Heshun deliberately introduced. After speaking, he also carefully observed Song Xi's expression. .Unexpectedly, Song Xi didn't even look at Jia Zheng, but cut him with cold eyes.
"I asked you to demolish the row of houses on the east side yesterday and start construction overnight. Why hasn't it started yet?"
"Returning to your lord, yesterday the third prince specially sent someone to explain to the lower official, and told the lower official not to move the house of the Sun's residence for the time being, but to move some materials first." Wang Heshun said coyly.
"Who will the Holy Majesty assign to be responsible for the reconstruction of the palace?"
"Lord Song." Wang Heshun replied weakly with his head down.
"Then what did you think of what I said yesterday?"
Wang Heshun: "But after the mansion is rebuilt, it will eventually be given to the Third Highness—"
Before Wang Heshun finished speaking, Song Xi suddenly laughed softly.
Wang Heshun took a sneak peek and saw that the corners of Song Xi's upturned eyes were full of coldness, so he knew that this incident had annoyed him, so he quickly stopped talking and made up for his mistakes.Unexpectedly, Song Xi became even more angry. Wang Heshun quickly winked at Jia Zheng behind him, hoping that he could say something for him.
Jia Zheng felt what Wang and Shunde meant, but his official rank could not talk to Song Xi at all, so he didn't have the courage to say so.Moreover, Song Xi's power is too compelling, even if he is of high grade, he may still be so frightened that his mouth trembles and he can't speak.
"Wang Heshun, it's very good that you dare to resist the order." Song Xi flicked his sleeves and wanted to leave.
Wang Heshun was stunned for a moment before realizing that Song Xi was accusing him of only listening to the words of the third prince, but despising the words of the person appointed by the emperor, that is, 'resisting the edict'.He was so scared that he hurriedly chased after him, apologizing and explaining that he really didn't do it on purpose.
"At that time, the lower official only considered that the Sun Mansion was rebuilt for the third prince to become king in the future, so he wanted to follow the wishes of his future master."
"If there is any objection, you should send someone to inform me, and ask me what I think before doing it. You have made such a decision without taking me seriously. Now I don't dare to take care of this matter. I will report it to the emperor later. , put off this work, and from now on, only Wang Shilang can make the decision.”
"Don't, don't, Master Song, I really know I was wrong, I will kneel down and apologize to you!"
Song Xi didn't care about these things, he took a big step and hurried away.Wang Heshun hurriedly pulled Jia Zheng, begging him to intercede for him.Jia Zheng was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding.
Wang Heshun said: "Why, you still pretend to be confused and don't want to help me? Think I don't know the relationship between the two of you? He went to the Rong Mansion to look for you in person last night. Is your relationship normal? Jia Cunzhou, I'm usually in The Ministry of Industry treats you well, you have to give me face no matter what happened today."
Jia Zheng stared blankly, speechless.But Wang Heshun threw face at him and pushed him to go and persuade Song Xi to come back.Jia Zheng didn't dare to talk to Song Xi, but Wang Heshun was not easy to explain. At this moment, he only hated himself for being sloppy in the morning and not telling the truth about the situation.Now that he has caused such a big trouble, what can he do? He has nothing to do.
Wang Heshun urged: "You should go quickly!"
Jia Zheng had no choice but to pretend to run forward and chase in the direction of Song Xi.After chasing all the way outside the gate of Eryi, seeing Song Xi getting into the car, Jia Zheng just stood there dryly, not knowing what to do, he just hoped that the car would drive away quickly so that he could tell Wang Heshun that he didn't catch up. .Unexpectedly, the car did not move for a long time, until Wang Heshun ran to his side, and did not move.
Wang Heshun glared at Jia Zheng, intending to tell him to talk to Song Xi quickly.Jia Zheng had no choice but to move slowly towards the carriage.
At this time, Song Xi's cold voice suddenly came from inside the car.
"You are Jia Enhou's younger brother?"
Jia Zheng hurriedly cupped his hands and pointed in the direction of the car, "It's the next official."
After a while of silence, the car drove away.
It took Jia Zheng a while to regain his composure and straightened his body.
Wang Heshun went through the conversation just now in his mind, then rushed to Jia Zheng and asked him if he knew Song Xi well.
Jia Zheng blushed in embarrassment, then shook his head.
"Oh, I didn't know each other before, so why are you bragging that Song Xi visited your house to see you in the morning! I was thinking, what is Mr. Song's status, why did he condescend to go to Ningguo Mansion? It turns out that you are just bragging about it. "
Jia Zheng was busy explaining.Wang Heshun didn't want to talk to him at all, so he gave Jia Zheng a hard look, and walked away.
In the end, Jia Zheng hired a car to go home at his own expense. As soon as he arrived at the Ministry of Industry, he saw many officials and colleagues looking at him strangely.As soon as he sat down, he found that the tea leaves, pastries and inkstones he had received on the table were gone.Then I heard someone whispering, scolding him for hypocrisy and so on.
Jia Zheng was very depressed, his head drooped, his face was so hot that he left in a hurry when he was on duty.While he was waiting for the carriage, he heard two colleagues chatting about the matter of the third prince's husband, former prince Taibao Jiang Hongtre.
"Master Jiang is a great protector, why was he suddenly sent home by His Majesty?"
"I offended Mr. Song. I heard that the third prince mocked Mr. Song and was rude to Mr. Song. Mr. Song has a good personality and didn't care about the third prince. Instead, he said that it was the husband who didn't teach the third prince well, so he turned around and followed him. The emperor said that Mr. Jiang is too old for the princes to study, so Mr. Jiang has to retire and return home."
"The third prince is also quite courageous. Uncle Guo is his elder after all, and he is such a great person. He dares to speak nonsense to offend you. It's so disrespectful..."
Jia Zheng wanted to listen again, but the two people noticed him and lowered their voices.Jia Zheng hurried home by car.He still had lingering fears about what happened during the day, and since Wang Heshun was his immediate superior, he really couldn't afford to offend him, so he hurried to Rongxi Hall to ask Jia She for help, but he was not there.
Jia Amnesty spent the whole day waiting for people in the neighbor's house. Seeing that it was almost dusk, he finally saw Wu Hanlin bring in a woman carrying a child, so he felt relieved.
Originally, after Sun Yingwu's family was convicted, Wu Hanlin came to settle accounts, denounced the Sun family, and asked for his grandson.But the Sun family just refused to let him go.The government can't control this kind of matter about the descendants of the family. Even if Wu Hanlin's father has a lot of twists and turns, it's useless, he can only cry with tears.
Later, Wu Hanlin received a letter, signed with the four-character seal of "Secrets of the Neighbor", reminding him what to do and when to go back to Wu's son.Wu Hanlin asked for leave three days ago and went to Songyue County where Sun Yingwu's family moved. Following the instructions in the letter, he found a few women to cry at the door of Sun's house every day, telling how Sun Xinyang had murdered his daughter.In this way, the neighbors began to watch, gradually knowing the identity of the Sun family and the shameless deeds of their youngest son. There were many discussions, and some even began to scold them face to face.Sun Yingwu's family was really afraid that they would not be able to survive in Songyue County if this continued, so they agreed to write a contract and hand over the child to Wu Hanlin to be raised "voluntarily".
Wu Hanlin just gave up and hurried back with the child.Fortunately, the Sun family has not completely lost their humanity. The old lady of the Sun family still feels sorry for her little grandson's son, but since they lived a life without anyone to take care of them, the old lady has been taking care of the child in a hurry. It's rough.Fortunately, the child is more than one year old and can bear a little trouble.Although he had become thinner and weaker in the past few days, because he was rescued in time, he didn't let the child suffer any more.
Wu Hanlin was very happy at this moment. After asking Fang Zhenglu to thank the author on his behalf, he vowed again and again to keep the matter secret, and said that if the neighbor's secret information was useful to get their Wu family's place in the future, he would definitely do so even if he died. do it.
Before Wu Hanlin left, he thanked him again and said goodbye.
A letter drafted by Jia Amnesty was also finished and handed over to Fang Zhenglu.
After Fangzhenglu glanced at the letter, he looked at Jia Amnesty in puzzlement: "Master, what is this?"
Jia Amnesty: "Do you still remember the nearly 500 slaves who were expelled by the Sun family?"
Fang Zhenglu nodded, he thought for a while, and suddenly realized, "The master means to print hundreds of copies of this letter and send them to them separately, so that they will all become members of the news network."
"When the Sun family sent them away, Bai took away the deed of selling their lives, and each of them got 50 taels of silver. This is not a small amount, it is enough for them to settle down and live a life with rice and meat. If such a good thing happens, Who can I trust to be blessed?" Jia She raised his eyebrows.
Fang Zhenglu suddenly understood, "I understand, it's naturally because of the 'book'."
"I asked Heizhu to investigate, and most of them chose to stay in the capital, either buying land or doing some small business. They have also experienced storms, a blessing in disguise, and they will know how to be grateful." Jia She said.
Fang Zhenglu saw the letter and wrote four words 'burn after reading' at the end.
"Send so much out, but not everyone is obedient and burns the letter after reading it. Besides, not every servant can read and write. If they can't read the letter, they have to ask others to read it for them, and they can't keep the secret from it." Fang Zheng Lu pondered.
Jia She smiled, "I didn't intend to hide it, but it's better not to fly the letter paper all over the sky, otherwise it would be too rampant to attract the attention of the government. Don't be afraid if there are as many people who know it. If you spread it back and forth, everyone knows that there is something wrong." The news is that it is not bad to find a beggar with a red string in his left hand to wipe the ashes from his face on the street."
"Master, you are not as careful as you used to be this time, you are a little blatant." Fang Zhenglu slightly reminded Jia She.
"As long as we don't go too far, don't worry, no one dares to provoke us." Jia Amnesty stared into Fang Zhenglu's eyes when he spoke, the purpose was to convince him that his words were reliable.
Fang Zhenglu nodded, his life was given by the master, he would naturally believe what the master said.
Jia Amnesty: "One more thing. I want to find a painter who has good brushwork and can draw quickly and likewise. It would be best if he is like Gu Hongzhong, a painter of the Southern Tang Dynasty."
Fang Zhenglu nodded. During this period of time, there were quite a few literati and painters among the guests of the Neighborhood Pavilion. He looked around carefully, and it should be easy to find a person with good craftsmanship and a reliable mouth.
Jia Amnesty still needs to find a sculptor who can carve out the things drawn by the painter and successfully print them on paper.This matter probably depends on Song Xi, after all, there are many talents in the Sanzifang under his name, and there must be no shortage of people who can carve and paint.
Jia Amnesty continued to ponder for a moment, and Fang Zheng said, "Starting tomorrow, the fourth issue of My Neighbor's Mystery will be available for pre-order and on sale. You post the news outside the door, and ask the black pigs to help spread the news. Whoever buys it will be sold." A copy of five taels of silver. You want Wanfu to register all the people who made the reservation, and ask them to sign and pledge. When the fourth issue comes out, let them come here to sign up and pick up the goods."
Fang Zhenglu thought it was quite fresh, and after writing them down one by one, he asked Jia She, "Then we won't distribute them to various mansions this time?"
"I won't publish it anymore. There is no business in the world that only loses money for a lifetime. If this book wants to continue, it must make a profit."
This time, Jia Amnesty not only wants to sell books, but also inserts advertisements on the pages of the books.The matter of recruiting advertisements was also handed over to Fang Zhenglu.
"Just find the shops that literati and women like to visit, and tell them that you will draw pictures of their special products and print them in books. You can also write five sentences on the side of the pictures. Later, we will write them on the front of the pictures. Indicate the name and location of the shop above."
Fang Zhenglu heard another new thing, nodded his head hurriedly, expressing that he would give it a try.
"As for the cost, the first page is tentatively 100 taels, the middle page is 80 taels, and the last page is 50 taels. It doesn't matter if you can't recruit, you don't have to mind too much. After all, this thing is too new, and there should not be many people who dare to try it."
Fang Zhenglu agreed one by one, since the fourth issue was mentioned, he couldn't avoid asking Jia Amnesty if he had made up his mind about the content.
Jia Amnesty's face suddenly became serious, "Although the black pig has not yet found any evidence, I think Wang Shengjing, the son of Wang Ziteng, should have blood on his hands, and more than one person died."
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