Red House Farm Stay

The entanglement caused by the granary lasted for more than half a month, and finally when the matter was about to be clarified, it ended with the posthumous posthumous posthumous title of the Minister of the Household Department.

As soon as Hubu Shangshu died, he was naturally charged with all the crimes, and even Jia Lian's being framed became his fault.

After Jia Lian was released, he was not overly happy, stepped over the brazier to take a bath, and even refused to rest.He only said that he had slept enough in the prison and couldn't sleep at all, so he went to find Jia Lan after changing his clothes.

"What's the situation now?" Jia Lian suffered a heavy loss this time. Although he came back, no one must have paid for the loss of this batch of grain.Of course, he doesn't care about these now, because there are more important things to plan.

"These grains were jointly produced by several aristocratic families and the King Zhongyong. The Minister of the Household Department is just a puppet. In the end, he was pushed out to take the blame, and this matter has been stopped. It seems that the emperor also knows that these covers cannot be lifted. .”

If it is really revealed, no matter how he faces it, more than half of the people will probably be involved.How to fight this battle, how to apportion food.

"What did Huo Shangshu say, he just let it go?" Jia Lian asked. The reason was that there was a problem with the food and grass sent to the front line. If Huo Shangshu didn't let go, the matter would not end so quickly.

"Huo Shangshu doesn't pursue it, but the premise is that these aristocratic families and King Zhongyong provide enough food for the front line." For Huo Shangshu, winning a big battle is serious business.

"That's fine, are you really going to fight this time?" Jia Lian asked worriedly.

"Yes, I must go." Jia Lan's eyes were dark, and after Jia Lian's incident, he felt more and more that the Jia family was weak and weak, and they were just lambs waiting to be slaughtered.This time, Jia Rong retreated completely, with King Zhongyong as his backer. In any case, there are still more tough battles to be fought.He must have military merits in order to have a little support.

"Where are those disciples in the clan?" Jia Lian patted him on the shoulder, knowing that he couldn't persuade him, so he had already selected some young disciples from the clan to join the army, and had many people to help him.

"They will all go to the battlefield this time, I will try my best..."

"On the battlefield, take care of yourself, life and death."

"I know Second Uncle."

Jia Lan also told him that Wang Ren was sentenced to exile on the charge of conspiring with Jia Liu to steal food sold to the army.

This was what Jia Lian expected, and he couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said, "It's cheaper for him."

"What are you laughing at?" Jia Lian couldn't help asking when she saw that Jia Lan couldn't help laughing.

"Second Uncle doesn't know, Wang Ren's little family business is all sold out, and his mother-in-law is crying and grabbing the ground, Qiaojie specially went to watch for a long time, and she didn't want to leave after seeing it."

"What?" Jia Lian didn't know at all.

Hearing that Mr. Cai took the IOU to the Wang family to ask for money, Wang Ren's family didn't know Mr. Cai and wanted to deny it. When Mr. Cai's personal guards appeared, they were frightened again.On the one hand, he said perfunctorily that he wanted to raise money, on the other hand, he made up his mind to take all the money and ran away.

Jia Zhuo didn't let Mr. Cai speak out, and only jumped out when she sold all her family property, including her own dowry, and was about to leave the city.

The mother-in-law of Wang Ren's family seemed to be crazy. Not to mention the family property, even the silver bracelet in her hand was taken off by Sister Qiao.When I returned to my natal home, I had only my clothes left, and even the bank notes sewn in the insoles were found, so I was really penniless.

"This girl..." Jia Lian smiled and shook her head.

Suddenly thought of a question, hesitantly said: "Tell me, does she always hold grudges?"

Jia Lan was speechless, "What do you think?"

How could it be possible not to hold grudges, and try if you were sold out.

"Isn't this impossible? Jia Rong is now the long history of the palace. If I go to provoke him, I'm going to provoke King Zhongyong. The seventh prince is still young, so I can't...damn..." Jia Lian suddenly said a dirty word, and turned head away.

For the empress's sake, helping the Seventh Prince to the throne will make life easier for the Jia family in the future. This has always been Jia Lian's highest purpose for a long time, so he said that there is no obstacle.

But just now, he suddenly realized that he was wrong, and it was a big mistake.When he was framed, the empress only wanted to stay out of it, and only sister Qiao and Jia Lan ran around.Of course, there are Wang Gou'er and several members of the Jia family.

The empress never regarded him as a relative, he was just a hand that the empress extended outside the palace, a tool.The tool is gone, you can change it, it's that simple.

That woman was ruthless at all.What he had already thought through in prison, he lost his head because of the joy of being released from prison for a while, but now Jalan mentioned it, and he regained consciousness.

In this case, why did he wrong his daughter for her sake.Qiaojie has been wronged for long enough, no matter what, he, the father, should give her an explanation.

"What, father, he went to the yamen to sue the officials, suing Jia Rong for buying and selling human beings, and forcing good people to be cheap?" Jia Zhuo "Teng" stood up and looked at Ping'er in disbelief.

Ping'er nodded with tears in his eyes, "Yes, your father didn't tell anyone, I just thought he went to Jia Lan and returned in a while. But he didn't go home, he went directly to the Yamen. The people sued the officials, he wanted to was taken into custody."

He just got out of the prison and went back in without even spending a night.

This time, he entered willingly.

The yamen of Dali Temple stomped their feet repeatedly, eating and drinking so that Jia Lian was put in a separate cell.It's true that this master is a commoner, but he is also the second brother of the empress.Dali Siqing just wanted to get this master away quickly, so he sent someone to invite Jia Lan over.

"Look, this is clearly your Jia family's housework. I think it's a private total. How to compensate and punish is up to the clan to decide." It's hard for an upright official to decide on housework, and there are still King Zhongyong and Mr. Empress, Dali Temple Minister thought to herself, what virtue and ability do I have to solve this kind of case.

Jia Lan shook her head, "Your Excellency cannot shirk this matter. At the beginning, Jia Rong, Wang Ren and others avoided Jia Lian from selling his daughter Qiao Jie, but they had filed a case in the yamen."

"That would have been annulled long ago. When the Empress Canonized, the Emperor has already annulled the deeds of all Jia's daughters." Dali Siqing looked depressed.

"That being said, sister Qiao was under ten years old at the time, and the court was lenient and did not punish her. Jia Rong and Wang Ren are first cousins ​​and uncles, and when Jia Lian was still alive, neither of them had the right to sell Qiao sister. .How did you prepare the case, and who handled it. Don’t your lords think that this place needs to be cleaned up?”

What Jia Lan said made Dali Siqing understand that Jia Lian was determined to seek justice for his daughter.

"It's not good for you at all." Dali Siqing said bitterly.Offending so many people is just for a scrap of paper, and even Jia Rong is only fined some silver. With the protection of the Zhongyong King, the board may not be able to bear it.Doing so will not pay off at all.

Jia Lan also understands that doing this will not benefit Jia Lian at all. No, maybe it can't be said that. For Jia Lian, this is a justice that a father should seek for his daughter.As for the benefits, Jia Lian may have cared about it before, but now he may have something more to care about.

Before Jia Lan could reply, Dali Siqing had no choice but to flick his sleeves, and he had to find a way to get over this mess.

While Ping'er entered the palace to thank him, he told Jia Peng that Jia Lian was now in the cell of Dali Temple and sued Jia Rong and Wang Ren.

"Is the second brother crazy? It doesn't make any sense to mention this matter again. Oh, I understand, I want to pull Jia Rong from the position of the chief history of the palace." The chief history of the palace is an official, Although he is a very small official, he is also registered in the Ministry of Officials.

If Jia Rong is punished by Dali Temple, according to the regulations of the Ministry of Officials, he will no longer be able to hold an official position.As long as King Zhongyong doesn't care, he can only be a doorman, and he will not even be able to enter the court as an official in the future.

Last time the scandal was covered up, but this time it was a real violation of the law. There is no precedent for a prisoner to be an official in Da Viet.

After trying to understand this, the expression on Jia Peng's face softened, and he comforted Ping'er and said: "I know about this matter, and I will find a chance to mention it to the emperor."

The point is Jia Lan, he must make a contribution this time, Jia Peng thought so in his heart, but he didn't mention it in front of Ping'er.

It was Ping'er who took the initiative, "There are dozens of children from the Jia family going out together this time."

"Okay, all the children who go to war will be rewarded." Jia Peng was overjoyed. After Ping'er left, Aunt Duan prepared the rewards herself, and sent the eunuch Da Zhang Qigu to every household.

Jia Peng didn't take the initiative to mention it to the emperor, but the seventh prince suddenly became enthusiastic about civil law, which made the emperor suspicious of his knowledge from time to time.

"What's wrong with the emperor, why are you interested in these things recently?" The emperor asked doubtfully while drinking the soup delivered by the empress herself.

Jia Peng smiled lightly and shook his head, "This kid is helping me to share my worries. I said that the officials will deal with it according to the law, but he insists on finding out what the law is and how to punish him. There's nothing I can do about him. This kid loves to be serious, he can't even fall asleep if he doesn't understand everything, I really don't know who he looks like."

"Naturally he looks like Zhen." The emperor laughed heartily, feeling that the youngest son is very cute.

"However, what exactly is it that made him worry."

"Well, does the emperor remember that the concubine once mentioned that her niece was sold at that time?" Jia Peng spoke very skillfully, and mentioned in a subtle way that Jia's family was all descended from criminal ministers. Because of this, even if Jia Lian was the queen's relative The elder brother was not awarded an official position.Jialan's official position was obtained through the imperial examination, which is another matter.

Only Jia Rong actually became the chief history of the palace. This is why Jia's family has repeatedly approached Jia Lian to inquire.

Jia Lian tried his best to appease the tribe, and sent a group of young people who were determined to serve the country into the military camp. This time, he also went out with the army to destroy the anti-king.

"The second elder brother of the concubine, as the eldest son of the eldest son, naturally hopes that the Jia clan will learn from the lesson and get back on their feet, so as to live up to the glory of their ancestors. Even Jia Rong and Wang Ren have been forbearance when they bought and sold girls in the clan. The reason for not sending it out is because they are a family. But this time, the matter of the food probably made the second brother sad. In addition, Qiaojie was always in poor health because of being overly frightened when she was young. , the child fell ill. The second brother was annoyed and decided to settle it with Jia Rong."

Jia Peng sighed again, "I also blame the concubine for being bad. The Seventh Prince had no intention of knowing about this and came to ask me. The concubine couldn't hold back for a while, and said that if the concubine hadn't entered the palace that day, they might have sold it too. The Seventh Prince got angry and said he wanted to find out exactly what punishment Jia Rong deserved."

The emperor's brows were tightly knit together, and it took a long time before he gradually relaxed.

He is very satisfied with Jia Lian and Jia Lan, but when compared, Jia Rong looks even more unbearable.When the family was in decline, he fished in troubled waters and sold the girls of the clan to please the anti-king. Now that he has surrendered to the Zhongyong King, there is another food incident.

Yes, in the eyes of the emperor, his son is not wrong, and those who are wrong are the people below.

He is really a typical villain, whoever he is attached to will bring trouble to anyone.The emperor has already labeled him in his heart as a dog.He would never let such a person stay with his son.

After Jia Peng finished speaking, he didn't mention any more, and didn't even ask the emperor what he meant. He just talked about the little things about the seventh prince for a long time, and felt sorry for the emperor who lost weight and wanted to take care of his body.

"Only Zitong has me in his heart, and he never seeks favor from me." The emperor touched Jia Peng's cheek, "Go, I will go over to have dinner with you and the emperor in the evening."

"Yes." Full of joy, Jia Peng stepped back, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, she knew that the emperor had been persuaded by her.

As for how the minister of Dali Temple will judge, Jia Peng is not worried at all, and even hopes that the minister of Dali Temple will favor Jia Rong.

Dali Siqing really lived up to expectations and successfully favored Jia Rong under the influence of King Zhongyong.Of course, he did not convict Jia Rong, nor did he dare to convict Jia Lian of false accusation.It is only said that the situation was complicated at that time, and Wang Ren was in the lead, and Jia Rong knew about it at most. He casually added 20 years to Wang Ren's exile, which meant that he would never come back for the rest of his life.

The emperor made an exception and asked Dali Temple Minister to present the basis for the judgment, and asked the seventh prince to come up and tell him how to judge the case.

The Seventh Prince was young, and it was his first time to go to court, but he was not afraid at all, and his bearing was stable.After receiving the memorial, he said loudly: "In this case, Jia Lian sued Jia Rong and Wang Ren for selling the daughters of the Jia family, a total of ten people. According to Article 30 of the Civil Law, if the parents are present, the rest are not eligible to sell the daughters of the people as slaves. .Anyone who breaks the law will be punished with thirty rods, three years in prison and fined and confiscated taels of silver.”

Dali Siqing broke out in a cold sweat. As soon as the seventh prince appeared, he understood what the emperor meant.He only hated himself for getting along so well with Xi Ni, but forgot to inquire about the emperor's thoughts.It stands to reason that the emperor used to ignore these things, and he was most happy to see them and Xi Ni balance the two forces, why did he change his style now.

But the Seventh Prince didn't finish his words, "However, this case only solves one thing and not the other. On the surface, it seems that Jia Lian sued the palace chief Shi Jia Rong for the case, but let's look at it again. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Officials , All appointed officials must check the history of the three generations and the person himself. If he has a criminal record, he must not take office. Jia Rong is the son of a criminal minister. If he was not elected by the imperial examination, how would he appoint a long history? And this case, is it another case? In order to keep his official position, he covered up in every possible way and made it into what he is today."

After the Seventh Prince finished speaking, not only Dasi Liqing was sweating alone, but the Minister of the Ministry of Officials immediately stood up as his companion.Without a single excuse, he directly said that he was negligent and asked the emperor to come down.

The emperor wanted to study the seventh prince, "You see how to punish him."

The seventh prince smiled shyly, "I just memorized the law for a few days, and I have some experience, and I deliberately show off in front of my father. How can I speak nonsense about things in the court. I only know that my father often Said, all the ministers are capable ministers who govern the world, so I think, occasionally being deceived by the people below is not uncommon."

If he was older, these words would be suspected of buying people's hearts, but he is only seven years old, so these words seem very sincere and credible.

The corners of the emperor's mouth almost grinned to the ears when he smiled. Would the people below not know what it meant?Needless to say, King Zhongyong lost to the Seventh Prince in this round.Although one is already a prince with military merits and opened a mansion, and the other is a boy who is only seven years old, but who is to say that he is a son-in-law who has a favored mother-in-law above him.

Who dares to say that this matter has nothing to do with the empress, it's just that she handles things so beautifully that people can't talk about it.In addition, she is a queen, a dignified and dignified wife, and it is her duty to be favored. For a while, King Zhongyong couldn't find a place to talk.

Of course, in the end, Jia Rong was sentenced to thirty rods, but he redeemed his sentence with silver.As for the post of long history, it was naturally ruthlessly erased by the officials.It is taken for granted that he is hopeless with any official position in his life.

Jia Rong was carried back to the palace. Seeing his lower body was bloody and bloody, he was furious with loyalty and royal arrogance. It was Jia Rong who endured pain and persuaded him to be patient for the time being.

"How can you bear it? Now the emperor is clearly trying to give that yellow-mouthed kid a boost. In order to make him show off, he put my face on the ground and stomped on it. He is only seven years old this year. It's okay when he grows up. .”

King Zhongyong has a bad temper. He regarded the throne as his own for a long time, and suddenly he canonized the queen, and then the seventh prince became his son. The most irritating thing is his eyes.The first two years were peaceful, but until this year, he gradually discovered that the emperor favored his younger son more and more, and he had no choice but to stand aside.

In addition to the two cases of Liangcao and Jia Rong, in his eyes, it was clearly not a matter of right or wrong, it was the emperor who favored the seventh prince, and thus he sided with Jia Lian.

"My lord, be patient. When the army comes back from the rebellion, Jia Lan will occupy a high position, and the Jia family will turn around soon, so we have no part to talk about. Your lord, you have already been crowned king. From now on, we wives can live a peaceful life." Jia Rong Weeping, but sneaking a look at King Zhongyong's increasingly ferocious face from between his fingers, while weeping, the corners of his lips were slightly pursed to one place, and slowly curled up.

Jia Lian came back from prison again, and Ping'er and Jia Zhuo were waiting for him at the second gate.Seeing her daughter hugging her son, and the identical smiling faces of the siblings, Jia Lian suppressed her smile and put on a majestic look, "Well, I'm fine, you don't have to make it so grand."

"Brother An, call him dad." Jia Zhuo shook Brother An's little arm, and he heard him call out crisply, "Special..."

"It's Daddy."

"Tute..."

"Good son." No matter what the name was, Jia Lian was very happy, looked sideways at her daughter, and heard her say: "Daddy, go take a shower and change clothes first, the food is ready, and it's all cooked by mother herself. "

"Well, good, good." The smile on Jia Lian's face finally couldn't be held back, the teeth of the smile were seen by others, and they didn't know how to put it away.

Ping'er smiled secretly, supported Jia Lian, and asked Jia Zhuo to take An Ge to play first.

"Why is there no crispy cheese? Doesn't Qiaojie like to eat it?" Jia Lian asked while looking at the food.

"I've eaten it in the afternoon, as a snack." Sister Qiao quickly responded.

"Well, girls, don't always dress so plainly. It's not that father doesn't have money. He asked your mother to buy you some new clothes and jewelry for you to wear."

"Understood." Ping'er and Jia Zhuo said in unison, looked at each other and smiled.

"It's a pity that this trip was a loss-making business, otherwise your dowry should have been settled, but just wait, your father will earn it back for you."

"It's not necessarily a loss-making business." Jia Zhuo took out a roll of bank notes and handed it to Jia Lian.

"What is this?" Ping'er and Jia Lian looked at her nervously, they would not take money from their daughter's private house.

"In the afternoon, Mr. Cai sent it. He said that it was useless for him to keep the money. After knowing that his father was wronged, the money was wasted, so he sent it." Needless to say, the money was Wang Ren. all of the property.

"That's a lot." Ping'er counted, and there were as many as 3 taels. Over the years, relying on Jia Rong's power, Wang Ren has scraped a lot of money.

"Daughter wants to..." Jia Zhuo looked at Jia Lian and slowly expressed his thoughts.

1 taels is enough to make up for the shortfall of your own family. If the remaining silver is still in your own hands, it will be no different from Wang Renzhi and his ilk.Simply use it in the Jia family to build ethnology.

"Please, sir, buy another house, free repairs, free three meals for children with good grades, especially outstanding ones, free four-season clothes and even a monthly certificate." Jia Zhuo put forward his own ideas.

"This is a good idea. It doesn't take much money to set up a school, and the rest is used to buy the sacrificial field. It is clearly stated that the expenses of ethnology will be paid out of the income of the sacrificial field. From generation to generation, it will never be changed." Jia Lian was very happy. When it comes to common affairs, his mind is extremely flexible, and he is more thoughtful than Jia Zhuo thought.

Jia Zhuo narrowed his eyes with a smile, "It's all up to my father's arrangement."

"I'll do it tomorrow." Jia Lian was so excited that he couldn't sit still.

"No matter what you do, you two have to eat first." Ping'er pushed the two people who were about to move back to the dining table.

It was the first time that Jia Zhuo and Jia Lian could talk together. When eating, there was a smile on the corners of his brows and eyes.