[Red Chamber] Come for a hexagram?

"It's a lot worse." Wang Ren said.

"Hehe, it's not only a lot of difference!" Yin Xiang threw down the account book and said, "It's only three months, and the difference between the expected salt money and the money sold is tens of thousands of taels! It's only the first three months. The accounts can be so different, and the amount of money embezzled in five years' accounts will be millions of dollars!"

Wang Ren nodded, a million silver is quite a huge sum in this place.

"Then...you left me to settle accounts by myself, what did you go to investigate?" Wang Ren said.

"Go and check to see if no one has entered the Lin Mansion." Yinxiang sighed, "For example, the maid who has just gone to the Lin Mansion."

"Is there any result?" Wang Ren asked.

"Not at all. Since Lin Ruhai fell ill, the Lin family's daughter is also considered smart. Not only is she useless, but she has also investigated the mansion and sold a lot of dishonest people. All the people left in the Lin mansion are the old people and family members in the mansion. To give birth to a child, the contract of sale is in the hands of the Lin family, so there should be no possibility of betrayal."

Wang Ren nodded in agreement, these are already servants of the Lin family, and they will have no good results if the Lin family loses.

"I think your thinking may be too simple." Wang Ren thought for a while and said, "It's not enough to keep an eye on who enters the Lin Mansion. The bigger the family, the more people there are. There are more slaves and maidservants." , and the relationship is also complicated.”

Yinxiang raised his eyebrows: "For example?"

"Well, the maid who gave birth to a child had an affair with an outsider?" Wang Ren said.

Yinxiang frowned, obviously disgusted by what Wang Ren mentioned.

"Would such a thing happen to such a scholarly family?" Yin Xiang asked disgustedly.

"Nothing is impossible." Wang Rendao: "The scholarly family is the Lin family, not the maids and boys. Besides, Lin Ruhai is seriously ill, and Lin Dai... Even if Miss Lin is a girl who takes care of the house, she is still young. I don’t know much about that kind of thing. I don’t keep an eye on the maids all the time. As long as those lower maids or young daughters-in-law go out, they will always meet all kinds of people. It’s not difficult to be seduced thing."

Yinxiang nodded thoughtfully.

"So, you just went to investigate this matter all day?" Wang Ren squinted at Yinxiang with contempt on his face: "It's not as many results as I sat at the desk all day."

"That's not true." Yin Xiang said while supporting his forehead: "Such a large amount of money has been lost, there must be someone who takes the lead. The leader must have a high official position. I plan to check with the highest officials first to see if there is any involvement in the case." possible."

"The highest official position here?" Wang Ren thought for a while and said, "They are all transferred to the salt transport envoy, the transport envoy, and the Shi industry, from the third rank. Is he the one you want to investigate?"

Yinxiang nodded.

"The results of it?"

Yinxiang shook his head bitterly.

"Give it up, Mr. Shi Xingye is a good and honest official, although he is not very smart, he is still a bit pedantic." Wang Ren said.

"How do you know?" Yin Xiang came to his senses after asking a question, and said, "Looking at the picture again?"

"Why, don't you believe it?" Wang Ren gritted his teeth: "If you don't believe me, just go and check it out. I'm sure you won't find anything."

"If you don't check him, then who do you think I should check?" Yinxiang said, "Who should I go to find such a large sum of money?"

Wang Ren thought for a while and said, "I'll see when we let those high-ranking officials come over for a gathering."

Yinxiang squinted at him.

"what?"

"Although I still don't believe it...it's okay to let you take a look." Yinxiang said: "In three days' time, I will be invited to a restaurant for a gathering, and all high-ranking officials will be there."

"Okay." Wang Ren thought for a while and asked again: "Then what about these three days?"

"You go to settle the accounts." Yinxiang replied: "I will continue to investigate the case."

Wang Ren: "Hey, how about we change?"

Yinxiang turned his head and approached Wang Ren's ear, laughed in a low voice, "No way!" Then he stood up and left.

Wang Ren: Damn it.

Three days later, according to what Yinxiang said before, Yinxiang, the thirteenth elder brother, and Wang Ren, the imperial envoy, were invited by Shi Yeye and other officials to the largest restaurant in Yangzhou for a meal.

The largest private room upstairs was reserved by these people. Apart from Yinxiang and Wang Ren, a total of seven officials including Shiye were present.They are all official positions above rank five.

On the surface, Yin Xiang and Wang Ren are welcome, but in fact, they are just inquiring about each other.

Although Shi Xing was the highest rank among these officials, he hardly said anything other than the initial toast, as if he was still worried about the official salt.Yinxiang observed his reaction secretly, and saw nothing suspicious.I thought to myself that Wang Ren might be right again.Aspects are born from the heart, rather than knowing how to look at looks, Yinxiang believes that it is because Wang Ren is good at looking at people.

Yinxiang responded to a flattering official, then turned his head and glanced at Wang Ren, and then saw Wang Ren staring closely at the face of a fourth-rank official.Although the official rank of the official is higher than that of Wang Ren, who is the fifth rank, but Wang Ren is now an imperial envoy, and he came to Yangzhou to investigate the official salt, and he always carried the jade pendant that was awarded by Kangxi.Therefore, the official didn't dare to say anything to Wang Ren's impolite attitude, so he could only lean on him abruptly, his face started to sweat, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't hold back.

Yinxiang continued drinking and chatting, turning a blind eye to Wang Ren's actions, even though many officials were stared at by Wang Ren one by one.

This banquet has been drinking for a long time, even Yinxiang is a little drunk when he usually drinks well, and half of the officials on the table have drunk too much. Fortunately, they still have some sense, not when the elder brother and the imperial envoy are there. Get carried away.During the banquet, Yin Xiang never mentioned the matter of the official salt, and whenever someone wanted to talk about it, Yin Xiang lightly blocked it back.Wang Ren, on the other hand, is a master who doesn't talk much except for looking at people, so this banquet is really just a reception after all the tossing.

After the banquet, Yin Xiang and Wang Ren left first, called a carriage, and went straight to the hotel.

After Yinxiang returned to the room, he sat at the table and poured himself a cup of tea, drinking slowly to hangover.Wang Ren sat beside him, looking straight at him: "Are you still awake?"

"Very sober." Yinxiang squinted his eyes, like a lazy little leopard.Gentle and dangerous.

"Seven officials, five corrupt." Wang Ren stretched out a slap and said, "Two of them are not greedy, including the Shi industry. The officialdom in Yangzhou is hopeless." up.

"Aren't there two more?" Yinxiang sneered.

"Hehe, including the fallen Lin Ruhai, there are three of them." Wang Ren said, "I have already written a letter to Lin Jing, and I think this letter should also go to Lin Jing. I don't know what he should do?"

"Did you write to Lin Jing?" Yinxiang said, "How did you write the letter?"

"Don't worry, I didn't mention the matter of the Yanzheng. I just told him that Lin Ruhai was in poor health, Lin Dai... Miss Lin was in tears." Wang Ren said.

"It doesn't matter if you tell him." Yin Xiang said with a faint breath of wine: "Then Lin Jing is filial, and he has been thinking about Yangzhou's father and sister when he was in the capital. After knowing this, no matter what happens to him. No matter how high the official position is, how good the reputation is now, I will definitely leave everything behind and rush back to Yangzhou."

Wang Ren recalled Lin Jing's face and nodded.

"And once he asks his father to return Yangzhou, his father will definitely approve." Yinxiang said: "But he will not be dismissed from office. Lin Jing is talented, but has no other background except a Lin family. With Jia's mansion is not far away. The father's favorite thing is to show kindness, so not only will he not be dismissed, but he will also be promoted in the name of his filial piety, rewarded with gold, silver, and even sent to Yangzhou for protection .”

Wang Ren tilted his head and looked at Yinxiang: "You really understand His Majesty's thoughts."

"Of course I understand." Yinxiang said indifferently: "I don't understand, how can I get a seat beside my father?"

In fact, the comparison of the succession is just the understanding of Kangxi.

The prince knew Kangxi well, but he didn't understand it thoroughly, so he always regarded the elder brother as a strong enemy.But the elder brother didn't know Kangxi at all, so he dared to openly challenge the prince.Among their brothers, the one who knows Kangxi best is probably Lao Ba Yinhu.

Wang Ren was speechless.

Just like what Yinxiang said, Lin Jing received Wang Ren's letter that day, and his eyes were red immediately after reading it.

Lin Jing lost her mother when she was young, and lost her father when she was a little older.There is only one stepmother who treats him harshly.Although his family was related to Lin Ruhai's family, they basically had no contact with each other. His family was poor. Even though he was smart and loved reading since he was a child, he didn't have the money to go to the imperial examinations at all.

I thought that there would be no great prospects in this life, but I didn't want to be sent into the family by my stepmother, saying that it was a Tanhua from a scholarly family in my family who wanted to adopt a child.

He was almost ten years old at that time, and if he wanted to adopt a child, who would want him to be so old.

The stepmother didn't send him here with the hope that he would be selected, but took this opportunity to throw him out completely.

Unexpectedly, because of this, his life path took a complete turn.Lin Ruhai was in a hurry to adopt a son mainly for his helpless daughter, and wanted to find an older and smarter child who could take care of her younger sister.Although he was the elder brother whom he met later, after all, Lin Daiyu was not within the five not to marry.Therefore, Lin Jing, who was a little dirty at the time, had the ability to remember with a photograph, and his clever mind was just as Lin Ruhai wanted.And after taking it away, treat it like your own.And give it the name Jing.Lin Jing did not disappoint Lin Ruhai either. In just two or three years, she immediately passed the scientific examination and became the youngest second place.

For Lin Jing, his father has been kind to him, and his younger sister is the responsibility his father entrusted to him.No matter which one it is for, he has no way to stay in the court.On the day I received the letter, I prepared a note to ask the emperor to resign and return to Yangzhou.

And how could Kangxi dismiss Lin Jing from his official position because he needed to return to his hometown to take care of his father and sister? Not only did he not dismiss him, he even mentioned it, and then sent him back to Yangzhou.

Lin Jing left, but Kangxi fell into deep thought while practicing calligraphy in the palace.

Lin Ruhai suddenly became seriously ill, and he was afraid that he might die.Lin Jing is young, so it's okay to go back and help out, but he can't suppress the dozens of officials in Yangzhou.Wang Ren is good at looking at people and has good ability to handle affairs, although he does not play cards according to common sense.It's just that Wang Ren and Shisan walked too close together, I don't know if they will stand in line in the future...

It doesn't matter if Wang Ren is on Shisan's side.As long as the fourth child is around, Thirteen will never have such thoughts.

The fourth child has a stable personality and doesn't like to joke. Apart from getting closer with Shisan since childhood, he has a little distance from the other elder brothers and has not established any cliques.But usually speaking, I still prefer the prince. After all, the prince is my future heir, and it is not wrong for him to favor the prince.

But Wang Ziteng's side... I'm afraid it's hard to say.Wang Ziteng is biased towards the prince, and so is the family behind him.Wang Ziteng is okay, but those families...

I don't know who Wang Ren will choose between his father and Shisan.

Forget it, let's wait for Shisan and Wang Ren to come back.

Emperor Kangxi put down his brush, got up and left.

The eunuch Li Yu who was serving beside him stepped forward to clear the table and glanced at it.The words 'Wang Ren', 'Lin Jing', 'Wang Ziteng' and 'Jia's Mansion' were written on the white rice paper, among which the words 'Wang Ziteng' and 'Jia's Mansion' were circled and crossed.

Li Yu silently picked up the rice paper and burned it.

As the most useful eunuch around Emperor Kangxi, he has reached the full level of the skill of 'seeing but not seeing, knowing but not speaking'.