Jia Jing, national teacher of the Red Chamber

Mother Jia thought about sending someone out to ask for help. Even if she was in the capital, it would take three to five days for Xin'er to come back. The two in Jiangnan would go back and forth for two to three months.The most important thing right now is the government's investigation after five days.

The first thing is to buy those slaves who stole things from the master, especially those who came back from Ningfu.Mother Jia thought that this time they were planted, and they would have to move. They might not be able to live in a big house by then, and naturally they wouldn't need so many servants.

So Mother Jia took the deed and Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang tied up the women and servants who had found things from the house.The only good news is that the offenders did not have any capable slaves in front of their masters. They probably knew through their ears and eyes that these things were not something they could take, so they didn't do anything.

This time, about one-third of the people in the Rong Mansion went to the staff, and the rest was to count the belongings.

Jia Jing started to run into trouble again. He went to Jiangnan at the end of January. At that time, he gave Lin Ruhai a trial pack. Later, he took 100 million taels of silver from him, saying that it was a elixir that he had sold for five years.

But now things have changed, making him feel that it is not a good thing to let this heaven-defying pill flow out.Listening to what Eunuch Dai and the emperor said, the new King of Beijing Jing spent half of his family property in order to make his father wake up and confess his last words, and the elixir was only valid for three days.In addition, this elixir was originally refined for the emperor, but now it is used to prolong Jia Min's life. Who is Jia Min?The daughter that the old lady of Rongfu puts on top of her heart, she lived a long life, which is definitely not a good thing for Jia Jing.

Better ashes to ashes to ashes.

Counting the days, Lin Ruhai should only have one pill in his hand.After Jia Jing thought about it, there was absolutely no reason to spit out the money he ate, and the money Lin Ruhai gave him was almost half of his family property, so let it be.Jia Jing summoned monks and priests again, and gave them two pills to give to Lin Ruhai.

Jia Jing also said very politely, "I thought it was my relatives, so I bought it according to the cost. Now that Rongfu is doing this kind of thing, I will sell you four pills for 100 million taels, which can prolong your life for one year. , I'll give you the one with more."

The monk conveyed the words as they were.

Lin Ruhai has been in a state of desperation recently. First, the inner house is restless. Jia Min is sad for his dead son all day long. The food is not good, and even Daiyu has been sick several times.When the first emperor passed away suddenly, he didn't know who to hand over the money in his hand.

Ordinarily, with his annual income of 200 million silver, Zhu Jiu Clan is light, not to mention that he took half of it to sell pills to renew Jia Min's life.However, it has been three months since the emperor died, and the new emperor's decree has not yet come down. Lin Ruhai is more and more sure that the former emperor died suddenly and did not explain anything, so no one will know about the money.

Lin Ruhai was both happy and worried, happy that no one would know about embezzlement of public funds, and worried about what to do in the future.Originally, it was agreed with the emperor to use "bribery" instead of tax money, but the emperor was afraid of being discovered, so he didn't have a clear order, and there was no evidence except for a few verbal confessions.

How should he tell the new emperor, "Your Majesty, please tell me that the late emperor asked me to accept bribes in lieu of tax money, 200 million taels a year, and I spent half of this year's money." Lin Ruhai's head got dizzy after thinking about it.If he didn’t spend the 100 million taels, it’s okay to say, but if he didn’t say it, the emperor saw that the money handed in this year was half less than in previous years. Where could he find the shortfall?

So when the monk brought Jia Jing's words, he was really shocked and angry, but when the letter from Rongfu arrived two days later, he was only shocked.

The emperor is about to make a move?From the Jia family, clean up the families with a little bit of status and property one by one?Then how can he keep his Lin family?

The people who visited him next made him wish he could grow old overnight.

The visitor was young, wearing coarse clothes, holding the late emperor's jade pendant, and went straight to the silver as soon as he opened his mouth, "Master Lin, I am Kang He, the eldest son of King Zhongshun. I heard that Master Lin has a sum of money in his hand. My father wants to borrow it."

Lin Ruhai was startled, his face showed a little flaw, Kang He who was sitting opposite was secretly happy, his father really expected it.

"The imperial court has a decree that members of the royal family are not allowed to leave the capital without a reason. You must have no clear decree to disguise yourself, so you are not afraid of the emperor punishing you." Lin Ruhai asked with a normal expression.

"Lord Lin's words are wrong. If you don't tell me, no one will know that I have left Beijing." Kang He had already been confessed by King Zhongshun before he left, so don't be afraid of him, Lin Ruhai.

Ever since King Zhongshun lost his position as emperor at a critical moment, he has been waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback, and the most important thing here is money.He has been the prince for so many years, and he has the most contact with government affairs other than the old emperor. He can vaguely feel that Lin Ruhai has a sum of money in his hand that no one except the emperor knows, and the amount is huge. Yin Zi must have not confessed, so he sent his son to try Lin Ruhai himself.

King Zhongshun was lying on the bed pretending to be sick, and had someone pretend to be Kang He to wait on the bed. There were only a few people who could see King Zhongshun, and they only saw a young man who looked like a prince holding a medicine bowl from a distance. will not be suspicious.So Kang He went out of the capital smoothly, all the way to the south of the Yangtze River.

Although Lin Ruhai was only absent-minded for a short moment, Kang He came here to do this, so he still noticed it.He also said: "Master Lin, my father would like to grant him the position of prime minister and give him a first-class prince."

"Otherwise, if the money is shaken out, Master Lin must have nothing good to eat. Poor Master Lin's lovely wife and child, alas..."

This kind of statement is naturally to seek to usurp the throne. Lin Ruhai understood it, and at the same time he also understood the threat from King Zhongshun, but he still wanted to fight for it. Anyone listen.

"Thanks to the great love of the prince, but I, Lin Ruhai, am a clean and honest official and loyal to His Majesty, so I will definitely not participate in this matter. Your son is looking for the wrong person for this trip." Lin Ruhai stood up and stroked his sleeves, wanting to leave.

Kang He sneered, "Master Lin, let's think about it for a few more days. My father has been the crown prince for so many years, and has been acting as an agent of the government for two or three years. Does Lin Ruhai really know nothing about being my father? Besides, Mr. Lin's Yue family The title has been confiscated by the emperor, and everyone with meritorious service in Beijing is in danger, isn't Lord Lin afraid?"

"It's better to lend the money to my father, and the reward will be doubled in the future!"

"See off!" Lin Ruhai still left.

There is almost no choice in the road ahead of him. If he is not given the money, he will face the danger of losing his official position and punishing the nine clans. If he is given the money, he will become a thief who seeks to usurp the throne.

Lin Ruhai sat in the study until dark, until Daiyu came to look for him with a small lantern.

Seeing Daiyu's face, Lin Ruhai suddenly remembered another person's face.

That monk!The monk who came to Daiyu to abduct her when she was three years old, the monk who came to give him the elixir last time!

Jia Jing wanted to abduct Daiyu since she was three years old!

Lin Ruhai suddenly stood up from the chair, picked up Daiyu, and walked quickly to the backyard. He wanted to ask Jia Min exactly what kind of person Jia Jing from Ningfu was.What did he want Daiyu to do in the past?

Jia Jing, who had been narrated by Lin Ruhai all night, didn't feel anything strange.He was sitting in the yard, enjoying the breeze, eating grapes. It would be even better if he could ignore the little tree that had been planted in the yard and kept calling his sister.

Tomorrow is the day when Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion will separate clans, Jia Jing has been thinking about it for a long time, since the first day he wanted to separate from this group of relatives who only do bad things.Of course, the people in his Ning Mansion are all good. Although his son is stupid, he can share adversity. His grandson has no education, but he is smart. There is also Qiang'er, who can risk his life to sue the imperial court. This is a warm family. what.

In addition to the two families of the branch clan who must be present, there are also the elders of the clan, the witnesses of the government and the witnesses of both parties.However, since this branch was ordered by the emperor himself, and there is a big red seal on it, the testimony of the elders is not important.

The seal at the gate of the Ning Mansion was torn off, and the three people from the Rong Mansion and the four people from the Ning Mansion sat in the ancestral hall respectively. The emperor sent Eunuch Dai to be a witness. Back to the emperor was choked by Jia's mother, Mr. Zhang who was eager to make a decision.As for the testimony of the Rong Mansion, Mrs. Wang's natal family did not come, saying that it was because Wang Ziteng was ill, and the old lady's natal family also did not come. It is said that it was because the distance was too far to participate in such things.

The key to the division of the clan is how to distribute the sacrificial fields, ancestral halls, and ancestral properties shared by the two families.This government has set rules, so don't get too entangled.

But for the Rong Mansion, it is not something to be thankful for. First of all, Rong Guogong and his son's grandchildren, including the old lady's ex-husband Jia Daishan, were invited out of the ancestral hall.Seeing this scene, some people in the Rong Mansion were already crying.

The elders of the family came down. The elders surnamed Jia were older than Jia Jing. There were two elders, Jia Dairu and Jia Daixiu. .

"Since I was kicked out of Jia's house in Ning Mansion, it's better for the two of you to return to Rong Mansion."

Eunuch Dai nodded at the side, "That's right, the two of you must have the same heart with Rongfu."

Mr. Zhang is overqualified, he continued to nod, "Remember this, Jia Dairu and Jia Daishan belong to the Rong Mansion."

For offering sacrifices to the fields, Jia Jing said that he could do whatever he wanted, but the Rong Mansion on the opposite side was short of money, so he was willing to give half of his money.

The officials in charge of supervising the fields took the land deeds shared by the two families and began to discount the price. "Five hundred acres of top-grade fields, two taels of silver per mu, a total of 1000 taels..."

Jia Amnesty poked Jia Zheng, this is not right, it was still in twos and fives when it was bought, there is no reason to lower it?

"A thousand acres of medium-sized fields, one tael of silver per mu, a total of 1000 taels..." The official continued to add item by item.

"My lord, my lord." Jia Amnesty couldn't hold back his voice, "The price seems to be low?"

The official glared at him and said, "This is the official price."

Jia She shrank back in dismay and fell silent.

At the end of the whole day's division of the clan, the people from both sides pressed red handprints on the government documents, and the Rongfu took the ancestral tablet and 3000 taels of silver and left in despair.

Jia Jing then took out the blueprints of the two prefectures that the emperor gave him, spread them out on the table, and said, "My lord, I'm going to make a big move. Whoever takes a fancy to which one, choose it yourself."