The Heart of the Red Chamber

The Jiangnan Salt Administration made a big fuss. After all, the country’s annual tax revenue is about 3000 million taels, and the Jiangnan side burned more than 200 million taels. Not to mention the emperor, even the Buddha will be angry. .

As the first offender, Zhen Yingjia naturally couldn't escape, and the Zhen family was also ruthless, so they directly abandoned Zhen Yingjia. Before the interrogation started, Zhen Yingjia was killed in the prison, and left a letter written in blood. The confession put all the charges on himself.And Zhen Weicun, the patriarch of the Zhen family, went to Beijing to plead guilty, and wept there in front of the Supreme Emperor. As expected, the Supreme Emperor softened his heart, and only held Zhen Yingjia's responsibility. Of course, the rest of the officials involved were not like that. Good luck, there was an old matriarch who was the grandmother of the Supreme Emperor, and the patriarch who was the companion of the Supreme Emperor. Although the nine clans were not implicated, the whole clan was implicated. A large number of death row prisoners, these people will be executed next autumn, and the remaining days will be counted.

Although King Yizhong suffered a heavy loss this time, the emperor was also furious.

It's not because of anything else, but because the gap of more than 200 million taels has not been filled at all. So many houses have been searched, and their own property, but only about half of them have been recovered. The batch of stolen goods that were originally hidden in Zhen's house Silver disappeared for no apparent reason, and the Secretary of General Administration in the south was unable to figure out exactly how the money disappeared.

The Zhen family cried desperately for poverty again, and pretended to dispose of a lot of property. They collected less than 20 taels of silver and handed it over to the Supreme Emperor. It was obvious that their family had gone bankrupt, and after that, they just wanted money. !With the protection of the Supreme Emperor, the emperor naturally couldn't kill them, so he could only swallow his anger in his stomach.For more than half a month, the courtiers did not see the emperor smiling.

The missing more than 100 million taels of silver has become a thorn in the hearts of many people. I don’t know how many people are thinking about the whereabouts of the money. The king of Yizhong County is also very depressed. He has suffered a heavy loss this time, but he didn’t get much silver. When asked about the Zhen family, the Zhen family pushed [-], only saying that Zhen Yingjia was responsible for this matter, and only some clues were left before his death, and the Zhen family was also investigating.

How could King Yizhong believe this? He only felt that the Zhen family had a different heart, and he felt ruthless in his heart, thinking that if the Zhen family fell into his hands, he must show them his methods!

The Zhen family was also very annoyed. Zhen Yingjia was the most outstanding person of the Zhen family's generation. The successor of the patriarch identified by Zhen Weicun turned out to be just like this. The Zhen family did not get any benefit from it. Therefore, the Zhen family felt that the money was a The compensation that the Zhen family deserves can't come to the end, the Zhen family will lose both money and life!Moreover, the Zhen family is also a little disappointed with Yizhong County King. The Zhen family followed his father back then, and now they follow him. So far, they have not seen any benefits. At the beginning, they just took some money. Jiangnan is the emperor of the land. If money is missing, it will be collected directly from the treasury. Anyway, the wool comes from the sheep.

But now, it's not just money, it's the people in Zhen Yingjia's house. Although only one Zhen Yingjia died, the remaining people, even if the Zhen family takes care of them, they will never be able to get ahead. Girls are even more implicated, not to mention marrying a good family, it will take a lot of effort to get out of the humble family.

The Zhen family, who was disappointed with the King of Yizhong County, looked at the now old Supreme Emperor, and had plans in their hearts. No matter what, it seems that the emperor has the upper hand now. The Zhen family cannot pin their hopes on a narrow-minded master. Therefore, Zhen Weicun had no choice but to express his surrender to the emperor. Of course, whether it was a court or a bandit den, such things as surrender always required a certificate of surrender.

The Zhen family has followed the Yizhong County King and his son for decades, so they naturally know a lot about the Yizhong County King, so Zhen Weicun sold the Yizhong County King very neatly.The emperor also reciprocated. Zhen Weicun, who was originally just a idle job, was immediately promoted to the cabinet as a bachelor, and suddenly became a first-rank official.

The Zhen family was elated by this, but they didn't think about what kind of person the emperor is today. In his opinion, when the emperor ascended the throne, the Zhen family should know the current affairs and surrender as soon as possible. Turning around, how can the emperor be so easy to fool? The key issue is still on the disappearing more than 100 million taels. The emperor thought in his heart that the Zhen family owed nearly 100 million taels to the treasury several times in the past. I won't talk about not paying back the deficit, after all, it is also for the royal family, and it is common sense not to pay it back for a while.But, the more than 100 million taels is a serious salt tax, and that is what the Zhen family deserves?The Zhen family thought too well.

At this time, the kindness to the Zhen family is mostly due to the relationship between the Supreme Emperor, and most of it is for the sake of the officials. As long as you follow the emperor, the emperor will always reward you. In this way, there are some people who are loyal to the county king's party Started to waver.

The endurance of Yizhong County King is almost reaching the limit, and the little tricks below are constant. The emperor has endured for so many years, and he has almost cultivated into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Therefore, he is still enduring. There is no way, he wants power and wants The famous emperor is so troublesome. He doesn't want to leave a reputation in the history books for killing his relatives, especially if there is an overlord who still holds some power. He can't be like Li Shimin, just say, my brothers are all dead. Now, you should obediently retire to the old age!He has to be filial, after all, this is the foundation of governing the country and cannot be shaken.

When the government and the opposition were undercurrents, Wang Ziteng still maintained a loyal face. Under the hint of the emperor, he also began to reorganize the military department. Up to now, the king of Yizhong County has no other choice but to force the palace if he wants to succeed. Naturally, the emperor didn't want someone who didn't pay attention to be killed by that nephew. Therefore, he was also making preparations in secret, and Wang Ziteng, as Minister of the Ministry of War, naturally couldn't stay out of the matter.

Time flies, and it’s winter in a flash, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. The families who built the family-saving villas have almost completed the construction. Those craftsmen and related merchants have made a lot of money, and they can have a very nourishing New Year.And those families who almost broke their fortunes to build relatives' villas are also looking forward to it. No matter what era they are in, everyone has to admit that the power of pillow wind cannot be underestimated. Moreover, the emperor has always treated the harem with a bowl of water. , does not specialize in doting on water, and generally high-grade concubines are rarely neglected. Therefore, most people think that although they spend a lot of money now, as long as the empress is favored in the palace, she will naturally be able to take care of her natal family. At that time, how much money can't be earned back!

The Jia family is naturally one of so many families. Although Lin Daiyu is not good at talking about family wealth, Mrs. Li came to the door a few times and knocked openly and secretly. They have it, and they can only misappropriate it now, and they have to return it in the future.And after hearing that Jia Baoyu was still living with girls from the Jia family until now, now Lin Daiyu is considered to be a girl from his family. How can a girl's reputation stand up to such abuse? , You have to avoid suspicion before marriage, not to mention the posture of the Jia family, who are holding Jia Baoyu's marriage, hanging several people!There is Lin Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun, and Xue Baochai!

Mrs. Li had a bit of pity for Lin Daiyu, so she directly mentioned it to Shi Taijun. Since Lin Ruhai entrusted her daughter to their family, their family naturally has the right to educate Lin Daiyu. Shi Taijun, you are old and don't have so much energy. However, there is no such trouble in my family, so after consulting Lin Daiyu's opinion, I directly took Lin Daiyu back to the Lin residence.

Although the Jia family was extremely dissatisfied with this, Shi Taijun taught the Jia Wang family several times for this, and finally had to acquiesce in this. Although Jia Baoyu almost cried about it, the matter is a foregone conclusion. According to Mrs. Li's intention , before Lin Daiyu takes off her clothes, it is best not to go out again.

The Jia family was busy preparing for the mother-in-law's family visit, so it was not easy to make trouble. After Shi Taijun knew that Lin Daiyu had acquiesced, he couldn't help but feel that this granddaughter was ignorant of flattery, so he had to give up in the end, just for the sake of the already spent Lin family. Shi Taijun would not think too much about his granddaughter marrying his grandson because of his family wealth, but Jia Wang's family had a headache because of this, and secretly hated Lin Daiyu for not dying as soon as possible.

Many families in Chang'an who had given birth to concubines made preparations and waited for their mothers to go home to visit relatives. Wang Ren's eldest son was born.

Wang Ziteng, a grandfather, was even more excited than Wang Ren, a new father. He almost tore off a strand of his well-maintained beard. The great hero Lin Wan who gave birth to his grandson was even more considerate.

As his father, Wang Ren was directly deprived of the right to choose a name. Wang Ziteng held a book like "Shuowen Jiezi" and searched for a suitable name word by word.

The Wang family has come to this generation, which is the "Japanese" generation. Although Wang Lun married early, no matter whether it is the main wife or the concubines full of concubines, nothing was born. Two days after the diagnosis, I fell in the yard and had a miscarriage immediately. I also went there within a few months because I didn't get a good recuperation after the miscarriage.

Therefore, Wang Ren, the son, is the eldest grandson of the Wang family Zhenger Bajing.Wang Ziteng pondered for five or six days before he chose the word "Xi". In addition, he was afraid that the child would not be able to bear the word, so he chose a nickname, "Fusheng".

Because it was around the Chinese New Year and everyone was very busy, so whether it was the third day or the full moon, there was no more than half. It was just that my family celebrated together and waited until the hundredth day to make up for it.

Fu Sheng was born very well, his face shape was similar to Lin Wan's, but his eyebrows and eyes were more like Wang Ren's.Wang Ren was very happy about this, and wanted to keep it in his own house, but quickly gave up his mind.The boy had a very loud voice, and he would howl at the slightest disappointment. Wang Ren couldn't coax him at all. In the end, he pushed the matter to the nanny, who would just tease him when he came back from the yamen.