[Red Chamber] Come for a hexagram?

The memorials submitted by the civil officials to Kangxi display all the crimes committed by Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion from the past to the present.The first is the Ningguo Mansion, who is not trustworthy and can do whatever he wants with his title.To put it lightly, it is to commit crimes and violate the law, and to put it more seriously, it is to be a lord. Such behavior is to discredit the royal family, make the emperor lose face, and reduce the prestige.In short, the people in Ningguo Mansion have committed a heinous crime.As for Rongguo Mansion, the rumors outside were not as bad as Ningguo Mansion.But the crime of champerty is enough for them to drink a pot.

Kangxi planned to investigate the Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion a long time ago, occupying the title and doing nothing, wasting the money in the treasury every year, and those people are not even considered useless, they are moths.But recently, he has been busy with affairs, so he can't find time to deal with a few mediocre and incompetent Lord Hou.

But now, since the brochures have all been handed over, let's take advantage of the opportunity to check it out.Even though Kangxi had some confidence in the matter of the Jia family, he still needed to send someone to check it thoroughly, lest the civil servants avoid the important things in the notes, or exaggerate the facts.As an emperor, the most taboo is partial listening and partial belief.Therefore, the emperor sent a newly appointed governor of Jingzhao to investigate the matter.At the same time, it is also a test to see if the governor of Jingzhao can use it.After all...he was recommended by someone from the Jia family, and then he embarked on an official career, all the way up to this point.

This person is Jia Yucun, and he has a very close relationship with this person in Jia's mansion.This Jia Yucun was originally a Jinshi and was promoted to the magistrate.At that time, Jia Yucun was a very motivated and ambitious scholar who liked to talk high-spirited speeches. Many officials were displeased, and he felt that they were not as capable as himself, and they had no merit in doing things and should not be in office. He didn't hide it, and then he was found wrong by his superiors, and he was dismissed after reading it.The changes in Jia Yucun started from then on.Down and out, he met Lin Ruhai, who taught Lin Ruhai's daughter Lin Daiyu for a period of time, and was her enlightenment teacher.Later, because of his outstanding talent, he was recommended to Jia Zheng by a letter from Lin Ruhai. Jia Zheng, relying on his family's power and connections, found him a job in Yingtian Mansion.Jia Yucun tasted the sweetness, so by going through the back door and pleasing his superiors, coupled with his original talent, he rose all the way to the fourth rank of official, the position of Jingzhao Fuyin.

All in all, the Jia family is kind to him.

It's a pity that this Jia Yucun is not a person who knows how to repay his kindness.Although Jia Zheng could help him find an official position, he would definitely not be able to find a fourth-rank position, and what he got back then was just a small official.It is the result of his own hard work that he can get to where he is today.How could he be willing to take the risk of losing his black hat again in order to repay a small favor at the beginning.

After Jia Yucun got the order, he really went to investigate seriously. Although these rumors sound absurd, they are indeed true. As long as Jia Yucun investigates carefully, he will soon find out the filth hidden inside.Not only that, but he also caught a lot of things that were not said in the rumors.Enough evidence had been obtained, and all he had to do was hand over the paperwork to the emperor. While waiting to investigate Jia's mansion, Jia Yucun stopped all actions and began to go to the restaurant to listen to music and drink tea.He is waiting for a person - Wang Ren.

In this era, many officials and common people, even the emperor, did not have the habit of eating lunch on time, and two meals a day was the norm.But this Wang Ren prefers to have lunch at noon, when the sun is the biggest and hottest, and then have another meal in the evening at You hour. This habit has been maintained for many years.In the end, many people started to follow suit, firstly Dali Temple, and then ordinary people with some money.And he not only ate in the Dali Temple, but also often went to the restaurant to order two dishes and a bowl of rice for lunch during the middle of the day, and he only went to one restaurant to eat, which became the specific scenery of that restaurant.Even the owner of the restaurant had the habit of vacating Wang Ren's favorite table during the middle of the day for the Minister of Dali Temple.Anyway, there were very few people coming to the restaurant during the middle of the day, no matter whether Wang Ren came or not, the restaurant would never be full and there would be no seats during the middle of the day, and it was nothing to leave a vacant seat.Jia Yucun thought that if he stayed here for three or four days, he would always meet him.

Unexpectedly, Wang Ren did not wait, but he waited for another person, Feng Ziying, the son of Feng Tang, the general of martial arts.

This Feng Ziying was holding a coquettishly dressed woman in his arms, and walked in while chatting and laughing with another young man.Jia Yucun looked up and couldn't help laughing.Coincidentally, the other person is Xue Pan, the only son of the Xue family.Jia Yucun was thinking about whether to go up and say hello, but of course the person who said hello was the only son of the general, not Xue Pan, who was gradually losing power.However, before his butt left the stool, he saw another person coming in from the door of the restaurant, that is, Jia Lian from Jia Rongguo Mansion.As soon as Jia Lian entered the restaurant, he saw two people on the table next to him. He was startled, and immediately went to talk.Jia Yucun settled down and quietly eavesdropped on what they were saying.

"Isn't this cousin Xue and the Feng family brothers?" Jia Lian said pleasantly, and stepped forward to cup his hands, "What a coincidence. I haven't seen you for a few days, but is it okay?"

"It's good or bad, it's all like this." Xue Pan waved his hand, "Cousin Lian is here to eat? Coincidentally, at the same table."

"It's only been over an hour since I finished breakfast. I'm not hungry. This time, I came here for my wife. She wanted to eat the rice balls made with rice from this shop, which made me hard. If it wasn't for seeing that she still had one in her belly, I would I'm too lazy to run this trip for her." Although Jia Lian was still complaining, his face was full of joy.

Jia Yucun paused while holding the teacup, and continued to listen.

"Oh? Sister-in-law Feng is pregnant again, this is a happy event!" Xue Pan said.

"I'm not talking about her." When talking about Wang Xifeng, Jia Lian showed displeasure on his face, "It's a concubine I married before. The tigress in my family has a big temper and a bad stomach. After so many years, give it to me." A daughter was born."

"I remember that Wang Xifeng is Wang Ren's own sister." Feng Ziying interrupted at this moment, "Aren't you afraid that he will get angry and trouble you?"

"That's right, and if you marry a concubine, are you really not afraid of ending up like the last time?" Xue Pan said in a low voice without finishing his sentence.

"Tsk! If I want to marry, I will marry. What else can she care about as a woman! Hmph! The family background of the Zhang family I newly married is not ordinary, and his father is also a third-rank official, the minister of Guanglu Temple. She dares to move! Wang Ren? Now Wang Ren is not willing to support her, and I don't know what she has done, what the brothers and sisters have done will now become enemies!" Jia Lian patted the table and said, "I want to see Wang Ren for a relationship now, but I can't see it!"

Feng Ziying raised her eyelids to glance at Jia Lian, lowered her head to drink, and did not express any opinion on this.It was Xue Dafool ​​who comforted Jia Lian, and then talked about Wang Ren, both inside and outside the words were belittling.He was also envious of Wang Ren at first, and thought it was a talent to be able to be such a big official.But since the Shijia case last time, his perception of Wang Ren immediately changed.Although the matter of the historian had no effect on the Xue family, but in the end they were four families with the same ties. Wang Ren's actions, in Xue Pan's eyes, were the actions of a person who disregarded the relationship between relatives and had no affection.

It was enough for Jia Yucun to hear this, so he put down the tea money and walked out of the door quickly.Feng Ziying glanced sideways at the door, then turned her head and continued flirting with the woman beside her.

Jia Yucun didn't hang around outside, but went straight back to his home, took out a brush and started to write a memorial.Write down the criminal evidence of Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion one by one, not only that, but also tell about your own case handling process and how much evidence you have obtained.After finishing writing, I slowly dried the ink with my mouth, then read it carefully from beginning to end, and smiled with satisfaction.After investigating Jia's mansion, not only can he get a lot of money, but he may even be promoted to a higher level when he reports to the emperor.Didn't Wang Ren get his current position by moving down the Shifu?Not afraid of power, just and honest, see, he can do it too.

After packing up the memorial, Jia Yucun remembered the minister of Guanglu Temple whose daughter married into Jia's mansion, surnamed Zhang.That's the guy right.

This Minister of Guanglu Temple surnamed Zhang is the henchman of the prince. This person often circles around the prince on weekdays. He is very good at flattering the horse. The prostitute was sent to the prince's mansion as a concubine.Except for the prince, the relationship with other princes is very bad.Now that the prince has fallen, he is just like a timid quail, huddling in a corner of the court and behaving carefully.The one who married Jia Lian should be a concubine, he would not get involved in any case for the concubine's husband.

Therefore, Jia Yucun sent this memorial to the advance money with peace of mind, and then waited for the emperor to let him seize the imperial edict of Jia's two mansions.Sure enough, Kangxi was furious when he saw it. The Jia family had committed more crimes than he imagined.Immediately issued an imperial decree to take away the title of the Jia family and put several masters of the Jia family in prison.

But to Jia Yucun's surprise, it was not him who was sent to quarrel this time, but Yinzhen, the fourth son of Kangxi, and his youngest brother, King Zhongshun.Jia Yucun thought to himself that he didn't seem to be valued by the emperor as he imagined.King Zhongshun was very happy when he received the imperial decree to search Jia's mansion.Jia Daishan, the former owner of the Jia Mansion, was a powerful minister in the court when he was alive, and he was a political enemy with King Zhongshun at that time.It's just that King Zhongshun was still young at that time, and he boiled the old man Jia Daishan to death. Now it's Jia She's turn to be in charge, and Jia's mansion is getting worse day by day.King Zhongshun, who had long been enmity with Jia's mansion, would only be reconciled if he came up to step on it.Not to mention that the person who went to copy Jia's house was still himself, Zhongshun Wang happily went to Dali Temple to show off in front of Wang Ren all afternoon.

Wang Ren: ... By the way, why are you showing off to me?

King Zhongshun: Because your sister is in Jia's mansion!

Wang Ren: Do whatever you want!do not bother me!

King Zhongshun: ~(≧▽≦)/~

The next day, King Zhongshun and Fourth Master Yinzhen went to Jia's Mansion, one to Ningguo Mansion and the other to Rongguo Mansion.After announcing the emperor's disposition of the two Hou Ye's mansions, he began to arrest people and copy things.

Fourth Master went to Ningguo Mansion, and Prince Zhongshun went to Rongguo Mansion.And looking at the appearance of the two dukes' mansions, we can know the character of the two.

A group of officers and soldiers from the Ningguo Mansion took away the man from the Ningguo Mansion and...

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A group of officers and soldiers from Ningguo Mansion took away the men from Ningguo Mansion and guarded the women in a small courtyard.Then the officers and soldiers ran to each courtyard in a line, searched out all the valuables and put them in the small courtyard. Every box was recorded in the book, and the fourth master personally watched it. Can't get any oil and water.

In contrast, the Rongguo Mansion is in chaos.King Zhongshun, who had never dealt with Jia's family, was merciless in his attack, arresting all the males and imprisoning the female relatives.Then they began to search, and all the valuable things were searched, not only that, even pear wood tables and chairs, huge porcelain vases were not missed, and those who could not be taken away were smashed.The doors and locks that could not be opened were pried open even harder, wanting to dig three feet into the ground. The small coffers of Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng, and even the dowry were not kept.If it is not really unreasonable, those red-eyed officials would like to search for the golden hairpin on the woman's head and the accessories on the man's body.It is true that locusts cross the border without leaving a leaf behind.

At this time, Wang Xifeng in the small courtyard held her daughter who was not yet two years old in her arms and felt sad.

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