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After hearing that King Yong had accepted the debt collection errand, Jia Jue went to Prince Yong's Mansion the next day with 20 taels of silver notes.

When King Yong heard that his servants came to report Jia Jue's arrival, he knew roughly what he was doing.

"The humble minister Jia Jue has seen the prince."

"Get up, are you here to pay back the money?"

"If you go back to the prince, yes!"

"How many?"

"In the past, the Rongguo Mansion borrowed 60 taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and my grandfather repaid 40 taels when he was there. Today, the minister took the remaining 20 taels." After finishing speaking, Jia Jue handed over the box that Jia's mother had given him.

"20 taels? This king remembers that there is still 100 million taels in Ningguo Mansion."

"Returning to the prince, yes, it's just that Ningguo Mansion is the direct line of the Jia family. Grandmother has already written to and respected uncle to explain the seriousness of the matter. The result is still unknown." No matter what Rongguo Mansion can't force Ningguo Mansion to repay the debt .

No matter how close the two families are, they are still two families, not to mention that Rongning and Ningfu are actually not very close inside.The Ningguo Mansion's admission of Qin Keqing meant that they were on the side of the prince.But as far as he knew, the Rongguo Mansion had never turned to the crown prince.

As for Prince Gong, it was only Mrs. Wang who was involved with the Zhen family.Otherwise, the Zhen family would send money to the Jia family to save their lives, and it would not have been sent to Mrs. Wang.

Ever since Mrs. Wang was half-dead, the Jia family and the Zhen family have stopped giving gifts to everyone.

After Jia Jue finished speaking, King Yong didn't say anything else, but asked someone to collect the 20 taels of bank notes, and returned the IOU from the Ministry of Households to Jia Jue.

Looking at the IOU in his hand, Jia Jue breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sit! I heard that you are doing well in the Hanlin Academy?"

"Thank you, my lord. The academics of the Imperial Academy are very knowledgeable, while the mediocre ministers are less talented, so I just took this opportunity to ask for advice. These days are also fruitful." Jia Jue's words were half true.

"It's a good thing that you have such a desire to learn, but you are already a member of the officialdom, and what you have to think about is sharing the worries of the court and the Holy One."

"My lord taught me a lesson." Jia Jue actually really wanted to visit the Dali Temple in the Ministry of Punishment.It's just that it's not up to him to be an official.

"My king is valued by the emperor, and I have taken over the matter of recovering the debt owed by the household department. What do you think about this?"

Ideas, what ideas could he have.

Jia Jue thought for a while: "Returning to the prince, I feel that most of the ministers in the court are from the imperial examination, and they may be lacking in financial management, which is why they can't make ends meet. In this case, it is better to ask the emperor to send down the Holy Grace Some accountants who are good at management will help those adults. This will reduce some unnecessary extravagant expenses.” Do you want to limit high consumption? There are such measures in modern times.

King Yong: ...

Mr. Xun, who was listening quietly at the side: ...

Jia Jue felt the stagnation in the atmosphere, and coughed a few times: "Is this method inappropriate?"

Mr. Xun looked at him with eyes that made Jia Jue's scalp tingle.

"Ahem, you should step back first."

"Yes, my lord, I will take my leave."

After only King Yong and Mr. Xun were left in the room, Mr. Xun suddenly laughed out loud.

"My lord, you're a son-in-law-to-be very interesting. He's lucky to have such a bad idea."

Prince Yong also smiled: "It's just a child's idea, the emperor will not agree."

His father was no longer as decisive and strict as he was when he was young.It's ridiculous to be afraid of leaving a bad name in the history books. Isn't the stability of the country the most important thing?To say something disrespectful, if the country is overthrown, even if he gets to the bottom, he will have no face to meet his ancestors.

Jia Jue followed the servant of the palace, and found that the route was a bit different from when he came, but he remained calm, followed the man behind him through the garden and left unhurriedly.

Two days later, news came from the court that the emperor was going to take the crown prince and Prince Gong to escape the summer heat.

Jia Jue immediately sensed the danger inside.

The emperor's intention should be to take the crown prince and Prince Gong out to prevent those officials who have borrowed money from interceding with them. At that time, King Yong will be in a dilemma.

But as the saying goes, rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry, and cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents.If King Yong is in a hurry to pursue debts, then those people are likely to encourage the prince and Prince Gong to do something outrageous.

Then the emperor will be in danger.

Originally, Jia Jue wanted to go to Prince Yong's Mansion to remind him, but he suddenly stopped halfway.How did he know that this matter was not within King Yong's plan.

After all, he himself felt that King Yong should be the last one to ascend the throne.

Thinking of this, Jia Jue directly changed the direction and walked home. After hastily changing his official uniform, Jia Jue went to Rongqing Hall.

When he arrived at Rongqing Hall, he found that there were quite a few people in the room.

Mrs. Xing, Aunt Xue, Sanchun, Xue Baochai, and Wang Xifeng were all there, and a group of women were chatting and laughing very lively.

Jia Jue greeted the elders present one by one. Seeing that Jia Jue came to greet him at this time, Xue's mother and daughter knew that there must be something to tell Jia's mother, and they consciously found an excuse to resign and leave.

The same is true for Wang Xifeng, who took Mrs. Xing and Sanchun with her when she left.

Jia Jue and Jia Mu talked about what happened in the court, and carefully expressed their speculations.

"Grandmother, recently our house has to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside. We need to stock up more when purchasing, but it's best not to let others know."

"...Don't worry, grandma knows well." Jia's mother held Jia Jue's hand trembling slightly: "Jue'er, why don't you ask for a period of leave."

"Grandmother, it's okay, grandson will take care of himself." No matter what, he still has room for protection, and there is no problem with safety.

"But a sword has no eyes."

"The matter is just my grandson's speculation. It would be too eye-catching if my grandson asks for leave for no reason."

"Not for nothing."

"what?"

"How about grandma pretending to be sick?" Mother Jia didn't shy away from anything for the safety of her grandson.

"Uh, grandma, you still have to take charge of the family affairs. Then you will be the god of the sea." Jia Jue's seniority does not have an advantage, and she still has to rely on the old lady to control the situation.

"Then use your father!"

"what?"

"Don't worry, it won't affect his body. Grandma has a prescription here, just to clear his stomach." Jiamu made a final decision on the 'sick' candidate.

"Where is the second uncle?"

"... Put it down too, don't worry about it, grandma will take care of it for you."

Seeing the light in the old lady's eyes, Jia Jue silently lit the wax for his cheap father and second uncle.

Here the emperor left with the crown prince and Prince Gong, and King Yong's debt collection action also began, first the ceremony and then the soldiers, anyway, if the money was not paid, the King Yong would let the soldiers patrolling the city camp to surround those people's houses.Every day's purchases will be followed, and big fish and meat are not allowed to buy.

All of a sudden, there were many dissatisfied people in the court.

The same is true for Ningguo Mansion next door.

The siege of Ningguo Mansion frightened the people of Rongguo Mansion. It was rare for Jia She to have a sense of being a family member, but instead of going out to inquire about things, he ran into Jia Mu's house in panic.

"Old lady, does our family have outstanding debts?" He vaguely remembered that his father had paid some, but not all of them.

After listening to the eldest son's question, Jia's mother gave him a pair of supercilious eyes.

"Our family's arrears have been paid off. When you realize it, our family will be under siege just like Dongfu."

"Hey, it's my mother who is the best." Jia Amnesty was not angry, and felt relieved when he heard that his family no longer owed money to the household department.

"Stay at home these days, don't go out to fool around, and tell your brother. Show a bit of family dignity." Jia Mu said lightly.

"Yes, mother!"

"Also, if Ningguo Mansion asks you or asks Jue'er for help, you are not allowed to agree without authorization, do you understand?"

"But mother, after all, our two houses are..."

"If you think you've lived too long, then you can do it, and then don't blame the old woman for not loving mother and child."

"...No, no, no! Mother, my son will definitely listen to you, everything you say." Jia She was so frightened that Jia She broke out in a cold sweat.

Mother Jia glanced at him: "Boss, you should know how much weight you have with your second child. The family does not ask you to make any contributions, but don't hold back. Everything your father taught you is that the family is the most important thing." Reason, I don't think you should have forgotten."

"Yes, mother!" Jia Amnesty was in a trance when he thought of his father.The education of those heirs feels far away from him, but it is so clear in retrospect.

As King Yong's actions to recover the arrears became more and more serious, the atmosphere in the capital became more and more tense.Many people have begun to close their doors.The daily patrol tasks of the patrol battalion in the capital are getting heavier and heavier.

Jia Amnesty received Jia Zhen's call for help, saying that he begged Jia Jue to go to King Yong to intercede, and they could pay back a sum of money first.

It's just that Jia Amnesty didn't dare to decide on his own, so he could only tell Jia Mu the news.

This day, Jia Jue was working in the Imperial Academy as usual. He had a difficult life recently. Many officials who owed money looked at him unkindly, especially Cao Shidao.I always feel like he is going to eat him.

Jia Jue had to be more careful and think twice before doing anything.We must not give them a handle.

During the lunch break, Jia Jue received the news that Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were seriously ill.

"Steward Lin, what's going on here?"

"Third Master, last night the Eldest Master and the Second Master drank a little wine in the yard, but they would not be able to get up today. The old lady has already invited the imperial doctor in the palace. The Second Master Lian is not at home, so the old lady asked the servants to invite him Third master, go back, third master, please go back and have a look. The house is already in chaos." Lin Butler wiped away his tears.

Jia Jue turned pale with shock, and hurriedly looked at his superior, Pei Shidao.

"Master Jia, go home and have a look, filial piety is the most important thing, I will watch the things here."

"Thank you, Mr. Pei." Jia Jue gratefully saluted Pei Shi, and left with Butler Lin in a hurry.

"Lord Pei, this Jia Xiuzhuan..."

"Does Master Cao have any comments?"

"Is this against the rules?"

"Then Mr. Cao means that the father is sick, and the son of man should go through all the formalities in a leisurely manner before talking about other things?"

"No, that's not what I meant."

"That's the best. After all, Daqing governs the world with filial piety."

Jia Jue hurried back to Jia's house and found that Jia's mother's mood was still stable, so she knew that it was Jia's mother's handwriting that Jia pardoned them.After seeing Jia Amnesty, Jia Jue went to Rongqing Hall.

"Grandma, father, are they all right?"

"It'll be fine, just to clear their stomachs."

Jia Jue also knew that Jia She and Jia Zheng's symptoms were diarrhea.Diarrhea was not a trivial matter in ancient times, but it allowed him to stay at home justifiably.

"Grandmother invited two imperial physicians this time, don't worry."

"Grandmother is thoughtful." At that time, some people suspected that there would be witnesses to prove that Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were indeed ill.