Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

Waiter Li from Jinyi Mansion came suddenly, with a decree to ransack the house. The servants of Jia's family heard that there were two wars. Jia Amnesty was dripping with cold sweat at that time, and looked at Jia Daishan tremblingly. Seeing that he didn't speak, he could only bite Teeth are silent.

Jia Daishan asked the waiter Li: "When people get old, their brains become confused. The old man still doesn't understand what crime he has committed. Waiter Li only said that the emperor ransacked the house in spoken words. I don't know if he can convict the old minister? Is there an imperial edict?"

Li Tangguan was respectful and polite to Jia Daishan, even if he ransacked the house according to the order, he didn't say bad words to Jia Daishan and let people lock him up. Hearing the words, he said politely; The emperor gave oral instructions that all those involved in this treason case should be ransacked and taken into custody. The empress, Li Xueshi, Jiang Shangshu and other adults tried to persuade him, but the emperor didn't listen, and was even more furious. Even the Ningguo Mansion next door, as well as the Shanguo Mansion, Liguo Mansion, Qi State Mansion, etc., were all affected, when I came out, the entire Jinyi Mansion was out."

Jia Daishan snorted, not feeling afraid at all, but asked with concern: "The emperor's dragon face is furious? Why is it so? Now that the rebellion has been suppressed, and the bandit leader has been punished, it should be Haiyan and Heqing. Why did the emperor become furious?" furious?"

Li Tangguan raised his eyebrows and did not hide it: "I am afraid that the Duke may not know that this morning, Her Royal Highness the Second Princess failed to survive the smallpox and has already gone. The Sixth Prince is not doing well now, I am afraid..."

Jia Daishan changed his color for the first time today and frowned.Jia Amnesty exclaimed directly, and shouted, "The Second Princess has passed away? How could it be, how could it be so sudden?"

Li Tangguan said sadly: "It's all caused by the rebellious party. The second princess was not in good health due to illness, but she couldn't get good care during the chaos, and she was so young. She suddenly recovered for a while last night. It is said that the Emperor Du Zhaorong was very happy at that time, but he didn't want to get up in the morning...His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince is now in a coma, and it is especially unknown whether he can escape from the danger." Looking at Jia Daishan and Jia She, "Most of the rebellious conspirators are detained in the sky prison, In the past two days, there have been quite a few accusations against your lords. The emperor first pressed that there was no Zhu Zhu, and Li Xueshi and others also pleaded for it, but now..."

I don't know how Jia Daishan was thinking about countermeasures, but after hearing this, he bowed his body and thanked Li Tangwai: "Thank you Master Li for pointing the way for me, I don't dare to embarrass you, so let's go with you. "

Li Tangwai was very grateful and said with a smile: "My lord really understands righteousness." He made a gesture and asked a guard in brocade clothes to lead Jia Daishan and Jia Amnesty out.Jia Daishan and Jia Amnesty are the serious male masters in Rongguo Mansion who have grown up. As for Jia Hu, Jia Zhu and Jia Lian's children, they all followed Jia Mu and the others.

Li Tangguan was so polite to these people, and his cronies were very puzzled: "My lord, this Rongguo Mansion is going to be confiscated, and the Duke of this country has lost his title...Why are you still so polite?"

Li Tangguan scolded: "You don't wink, how many times have I taught you to keep your eyes far away, don't just stare at your eyes. Who is this Rongguo Mansion? It can be collapsed casually?" But looking at it now, whether he can really be convicted is another matter. The decree only said to be detained, but not really sent.Now that so many nobles are involved, there will always be someone to help out.Even if it really didn't work out in the end, there were still three thousand nails on the rotten ship, and for a noble family like Rongguo Mansion, it was enough for a relative to come out to help a few.What's the benefit of him, Mr. Li, offending someone to death today?Can he let him go when he is all right?Can relatives see him bullying the elders?It's not just being polite, what's the big deal.

Seeing that the confidant is still dissatisfied, Li Tangwan just pretends that he can't see it, even if he is a confidant, some things are hard to say clearly, since he can't understand, the future will be there.Shouting loudly to those Jin Yiwei who were on errands, he said sternly: "Find out all the official documents, newspapers, books and books from all over the place, if there is one missing thing, I can't clean you up!"

Jia She heard someone shouting from a distance: "Hurry up, pack up these books quickly, don't break them or get them dirty, then we won't be able to see them, and we will all be left behind." Jumping wildly, he couldn't stop calling Jia Daishan: "Master..."

Jia Daishan glanced at him, the warning look in his eyes caused Jia Shen to choke the rest of his words in his throat, and lowered his head.Jia Daishan looked away dissatisfied, boarded the prison car brought by Jinyi Mansion, closed his eyes and sat down, calm and composed as if sitting at home, without any abnormality.

Looking at Jia Daishan like this, Jia Amnesty inexplicably felt that he was ashamed of being so trembling now, his face was burning hot, so he hurriedly adjusted his clothes, followed Jia Daishan's movements, and sat down on the prison car as gracefully as possible. down.

Feeling Jia Amnesty's movements, Jia Daishan opened his eyes to scan, and then closed them again.I was a little happy in my heart, finally, this boss hasn't really reached home yet.

Naturally, this prison cart is not as comfortable as my own carriage, and it is only surrounded by bare wooden railings. People are sitting inside, and the eyes of people around them are enough to make people feel embarrassed. He didn't dare to look at the eyes of the people around him, and the unpleasant words he heard made him wish that the assassin had a hole for him to slip in.Jia Daishan scolded him: "It's just that the emperor misunderstood us, and when the truth comes out, he will give us justice. We have a clear conscience, why should we care about these eyes!" Jia She was ashamed.

When the prison car turned the corner on Ningrong Street, Jia She recognized the direction the road led to, and exclaimed in a low voice: "This is not going to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, this is to force us to go to Zhao Prison." Zhao Prison, since It turned out that the cells where the royal family and nobles entered only when they committed crimes were stronger and tighter than ordinary cells.

Jia Daishan's face became more and more unsightly, the emperor was so wary of them old people?

Jia's mother, Zhang's family, and Wang's family members are treated much better than Jia Daishan and Jia Amnesty.The people from the Jinyi Mansion did not put them in jail. On the contrary, after the people from the Jinyi Mansion searched the mansion for a short time, there was a commotion, and then Princess Tang An's son-in-law Cai Qiwen came in with a serious face. Jia's mother, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang said hello, and said: "It is hard to violate the sacred order, so I can only wrong my wife and two grandmas."

Jia's mother wanted to inquire about the news and asked what was going on, but Cai Qiwen didn't hide anything, and told all he knew, and only persuaded Jia's mother: "The Duke of the country has also made great military exploits, and he has made great contributions to the country. The two families are also considered old friends, Qi Wen is a junior, but he can't bear his wife to suffer, I just hope that my wife can tell you frankly, has your residence ever had any contact with that criminal?"

Mother Jia cried until she couldn't breathe, and howled, "This is a great injustice. Our master is the most loyal person, how could he collude with those rebellious parties? Son-in-law, this Someone must have framed it, someone must have intentionally wronged our family."

Under Jia's mother's weeping, there was still a little bit of grace on weekdays. Cai Qiwen may be because of the old friendship between the two families or because he couldn't bear it, but he comforted him softly: "Madam, please rest assured, the emperor is just a temporary bereavement." The pain and blow were too great, and then thunder and fury broke out in the house, and when the emperor passes this test, he will naturally know the innocence in the house, and by then, everything will be safe and sound."

What else could Mother Jia say, forced herself to smile, wiped away her tears and said: "Thanks to the good words of the son-in-law, I was in a panic for a while, but I forgot about it. Today is the most sage person, and tomorrow will be the same." , I must know the sincerity of our Rongguo Mansion towards the present. I only pray that the sixth prince will be safe and sound, and that he will survive this calamity, and his life will be safe and peaceful.

"Madam has a heart." After Cai Qiwen finished speaking, he felt a little guilty, "But now, I am afraid that Madam and the two grandmas of your family will be wronged."

Zhang's and Wang's hurriedly said they didn't dare, and Jia's mother was even more grateful: "It's a great kindness for the son-in-law to take care of the old man in such a way. I don't dare to ask for anything more."

Cai Qiwen asked people from Jinyi Mansion to lock Jiamu Zhang's family, Wang's family, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu's children, as well as a few close maids and mothers, in a courtyard that had not been used for a long time in Rongguo Mansion, and brought some water and food. , the weather is not cold at all, although it is not as good as the ordinary life of gold and jade, it is much better than Jia Hu's life in the palace.If it wasn't for the wailing and begging of the shattering girl and woman, and the yelling and harmony of the Jinyi mansion searching the house, it wouldn't be too sad - just for Jia Hu.

Mother Jia couldn't swallow the rough food that Cai Qiwen asked someone to bring, but she drank a few sips of water hastily, then shook her hand and refused to eat any more. steamed stuffed bun.

Jia Hu also came back with a few buns, coaxed Jia Lian to eat them, and then persuaded Zhang to eat: "Mother, at this moment, the most important thing is to preserve yourself. You are not in good health, so you can't be hungry anymore. Even if you can't swallow it, for the son's sake, eat a little bit, so that the son can rest assured." Earlier, Jia Hu's life and death in the palace were unknown, and when the rebellion happened again, Mrs. Zhang was worried day and night, so she broke down and fell ill. It took a long time to get better, but it was better to see Jia Hu come back safely.Unexpectedly, after only two days in Anwen, such a disaster would happen again. At this moment, no one asked a doctor to decoct Mrs. Zhang.

After a series of shocks, Zhang's face was pale and pale, and he really had no appetite to eat anything, but looking at Jia Hu's persistent eyes, he couldn't bear to refute his son's intentions, so he could only endure the discomfort and took Jia Hu's hand. Hu took bites of the steamed stuffed bun with difficulty.

Jia Hu said in a low voice: "I know the taste is not very good, but after all, it is for food. It is still warm at the moment, and the taste will be even worse when it cools down. Mother, you are weak now, but your son and younger brother can only eat it." Relying on you, for my brother, mother, and me, please bear with it." While passing the water to Zhang's mouth, as expected, after what he said, Zhang's energy was all hesitant, and he ate three Baozi, drank a large bowl of water, and whispered to coax Jia Lian to sleep.

Jia Zhu is also a sensible child. Seeing Jia Hu doing this, she also took buns for Wang to eat. Most mothers are like this. For the sake of their son, they will do it even if they don't want to.Jia Zhu persisted, and Wang took his hand and swallowed a bun like poison.

Outside, the sound of shouting and drinking from Jinyi Mansion became more and more noisy, and there were also the sounds of many boxes being moved.

Everyone's heart felt cold for a while, Wang said in a low voice: "I've heard that the people in Jinyi Mansion are cruel and cruel, and they value pennies and pennies. I'm afraid it's our mansion..."

Muscle Jia's face trembled, and it took a long time before she said: "The wealth is gone to people's peace. If we can survive this calamity safely, what are these properties worth?"

Mrs. Wang glanced at Jia Mu, seeing that her face was so ugly, she lowered her head and said nothing, hugged Jia Zhu, and was in a daze.

"I don't know what's wrong with the master." Mother Jia said in a low voice, "The second brother is not in Beijing, so I saved myself from suffering."

Zhang's tears flowed down her cheeks, and she hugged Jia Lian and cried softly: "Our uncle has never suffered so much, and we don't know how the situation is now?" how to live

Jia Hu was most afraid of Mrs. Zhang crying, the stagnant qi hurting the liver, Mrs. Zhang had just recovered from a serious illness, and her viscera were still weak. Fan, but said loudly: "Mother, don't cry, the master and father will be safe and sound."

Although Jia's mother didn't believe the child's words, she still had a glimmer of hope, and said, "Brother Hu, why are you so sure?"

Jia Hu couldn't show his timidity at this moment, and said solemnly: "Madam forgot, the rebel army just ravaged the capital in front, according to Chai Concubine's words, the emperor was furious because of the second princess and the sixth prince. The whole family is involved, not to mention our family and Dongfu respecting uncle, the grandson thought, the grandfathers of Qi Guogong's family are also in-laws and old friends all over the world. The Japanese army was defeated like a mountain? It can be seen that our family has never participated in these things. The emperor is just a loving father now, and he is too sad for his children. When he calms down, he will naturally know the pros and cons. When the time comes, he will Let us go."

What Jia Mu said was similar to what Jia Mu said before Cai Qiwen, but anyone with a keen mind thought of one thing. The emperor was so generous that he ransacked most of the lords in the capital, and the person in charge was also taken away. , completely disregarding the forces formed behind these people.Isn't he afraid of the instability of the country?Presumably there must be some other purpose.As long as the emperor is thinking about it, then he is not afraid that he will kill the donkey and really deal with them.

Mother Jia figured this out, her complexion became much better, and she reprimanded Jia Hu with a straight face, "You little child, what do you know, stop talking nonsense."

Seeing Mrs. Zhang, Jia Hu suddenly understood, her face became more bloody, impatient with Jia's mother, she said yes, and leaned against the corner of the wall and stopped talking.Mrs. Zhang looked at this precocious eldest son, because of smallpox, now there are some faint scars on his delicate and handsome face, which has left a regrettable blemish on that delicate and fair little face.The once chubby little cheeks are now sunken, and the backs of the hands resting on the knees are clearly defined. Whose children's little hands are not chubby and soft, but he has become so thin... He just came from the palace. How long has it been since he escaped from danger, and has eaten a few good meals, and then he will suffer this crime again!

Unlike Jia Hu who has been confused about outside affairs in the palace, Mrs. Zhang knows more.Jia She is not able to keep things a secret, Mrs. Zhang and him have been married for many years, some little tricks, maybe Jia She is not aware of it, but Mrs. Zhang is very clear about it.Before the rebellion, Jia She was still complaining to him about respecting the uncle in the Eastern Mansion, but when the rebellion started, he couldn't sleep all night, and when he was behind his back, he nervously murmured something like "a catastrophe is imminent", just like the frightened bird, at midnight. Some noises can make him startled and he is extremely on guard.

There are also people from Jia Daishan. Although they are very secretive in their work, Mrs. Zhang has known the depth of the water in the mansion since she entered the mansion, so she secretly installed her own people everywhere. Although many things were reported as gossip, now Mrs. Zhang thought about it, but something was wrong.During that time, the master's subordinates must have moved too frequently, right?

Why is Jia Amnesty so angry with Uncle Jing?During the rebellion, uncle Jing came to see the master every day. Was it really to discuss the situation outside?

Mrs. Zhang didn't dare to delve into the tricks inside, but she knew that what happened this time was not as simple as Jia Hu imagined, and it could be easily uncovered.Even if it is really temporarily avoided later, it is definitely not the end.The emperor will never be happy with these noble families.

Mrs. Zhang never told Jia Hu that when the rebellion started, even the families of high-ranking and powerful uncles such as the Li family of the country and the general of the Jinwu Guard were attacked and harassed. Even a fly didn't come forward. Although the rebels were salivating, they didn't dare to offend them at all!

Such a huge power revealed among the lords in this rebellion, I am afraid that it will make the emperor unable to eat and sleep.

Zhang's prediction was not wrong. The emperor planned to deal with the remnants of his elder brother who fought for the throne back then, but when he looked back, he found that those families of lords who once thought they relied on the power of the imperial power to survive were actually connected by in-laws. The densely packed net, all prosperous and all damaged, has already begun to affect the imperial power.

Aristocratic families, prime ministers, powerful ministers, are there still fewer puppet emperors whose steles are erected in the past?The emperor would never allow it, and he eventually became a nominal monarch who depended on the faces of his courtiers.The relationship between these lords is too close now.

Holding the books and superstitions confiscated from various houses, the emperor's eyes flashed coldly, he flicked the secret letter with his fingers, and said with a sneer: "Hmph, what a loyal and loyal Dingcheng Hou's mansion, I don't know, he is like me. A good nephew still has such friendship, 5 taels of filial piety, Xie Qing's family is really my loyal servants!"

A group of people waiting below hurriedly lowered their heads, the emperor was about to burst into anger, and no one wanted to be caught and used as a punching bag.

The emperor was good at forbearance. After the anger passed, he quickly calmed down and asked with a cold face: "What happened to the other people's homes?"

Chai Qiwen suddenly knelt down and pleaded guilty: "I am incompetent. Although I have found a lot of things in various houses and there are many problems, I have never obtained anything related to treason."

Qi Ze, governor of the Jinyi Mansion, also said: "The ministers are all the most proficient in those organ techniques in the Jinyi Mansion. As expected, many secret rooms were found in each family, but there are only a few important letter evidences."

Both of them were a little ashamed, and kowtowed in embarrassment: "I have let down the trust of the Holy Majesty, and I am incompetent. Please punish me by the Emperor."

However, the emperor nodded in relief, got off the throne to help them up, and sighed: "Wenzhi and Huairen, one of you is my brother-in-law, and the other is my reading companion. How can I doubt your loyalty? Guina is a fox who has become a spirit, and he is associated with the rebellious party. Most of the letters were probably burned at that time. Where can you find them? It is beyond my expectation to get these now. Zhen It’s time to reward you again.”

Cai Qi's words were written by Qi Ze, and Qi Ze's word was Huairen. When he heard the words, he suddenly knelt down again: "The emperor has a lot of trust, and I really dare not be a minister."

The emperor put on a serious face: "I said you deserve what you deserve." He called the servants in and said, "I will pass on my will, and Cai Consort Qi will give you two dendrobiums, one hundred taels of gold, and one hundred pieces of brocade for meritorious service."

Cai Qiwen and Qi Ze thanked him again. At the end, Cai Qiwen still didn't understand, and asked: "Your Majesty, I am really ashamed of receiving this reward. I am afraid that these evidences are not enough to make those in Zhao Prison bow their heads and confess..."

The emperor waved his hand: "You don't have to worry about that. These old foxes have experienced all kinds of things in the world, and now they should naturally know why I moved them. Now they are smart, so they should take action."

Although Cai Qiwen and Qi Ze didn't understand yet, but the emperor didn't want to say it, who would dare to ask?After retreating for a while, the emperor was reviewing the memorial alone, and the civil servants and censors had already been fired up, and none of the memorials that were presented showed any interest in him.

Zhou Ruhai came in and reported in a low voice: "The sixth prince's high fever is getting worse, Madam Du Zhaorong passed out from crying again, Qingyi Pavilion sent someone to report, Your Majesty, look..."

The emperor immediately lowered his face: "Did you see that I am reviewing the memorial? Du Zhaorong is really getting more and more presumptuous. He knows that I am dealing with important military affairs, but he dares to disturb her." It is true that she has been praised too much during this time. Are you wild?With a cold snort, "Send the message, I will be there later."

Zhou Ruhai bowed his head and did not speak, and sure enough, the emperor became sullen after a while, and said displeasedly: "Come on, let's not miss her now... come here, go to Qingyi Pavilion!" If Du Zhaorong was not the second princess' biological mother, he Still using this excuse... hum!

At the same time, in Zhao Prison, Qi Guogong, Xiu Guogong Jia Daishan and Jia Jing and other people who had been prepared called the servant to come, and after a while, they were taken to a better room, where naturally someone was waiting for them Follow up and talk.

As for the Dingchenghou Mansion and Jingtianhou, who had too many bad things on their minds, their obscene clothes were soaked in cold sweat.

Three days later, the sixth prince turned from danger to safety. Although there was a mark on his face and his left hand was not very responsive, his life was safe after all.The emperor was very happy and worried. At this time, someone testified that Jingtian Hou, Dingcheng Hou, Ministry of Industry, Li Shi, Li Shilang, Military Department, Zhang Yuan, Zhang Shen, and more than a dozen families participated in the rebellion of Tu Youming. All the men were executed, and the women's family members were made slaves of officials, and they were not pardoned.

Xiuguo Gongfu, Qiguogongfu, Zhenguogongfu and other honorable families also had their sons and nephews reprimanded and dismissed from office.

The common people heard that these people colluded with the rebels. When beheading them in the vegetable market, they only threw rotten leaves and rotten eggs on those people's heads, and called the holy majesty for being too merciful.

After leaving Dezhao Prison, several princes and princes looked at each other and all smiled wryly. If the time had been ten years earlier, they were old and immortal, so why bother to retreat step by step today?It's a pity that the brothers who fought back and forth on the battlefield of the dragon and horse spirit without frowning, are now either very old or have a bowl of loess. In the early years, we lived and died together and worked together to advance and retreat. Now, now, each has his own mind to care about his children and grandchildren, and it is impossible to unite In order to leave a glimmer of life for future generations, they can only endure the pain and cut off their tails to survive, so that those worthless children and grandchildren can live happily for a few more generations.The [-] King Qin's troops who countered the rebellion are still stationed outside the city, so what can they do?

Now that the world is at peace, the emperor wants to use civil servants more. It's better not to pay attention to these nobles.They are courtiers, and the powerful ones put pressure on the royal family. Isn't it just courting death?I only hope that their peace and order can be exchanged for a little peace.

A few days later, the old man of Shan Guogong's mansion was greedy for sweet and sour fish, which caused his old illness and lay down.When Jia Daishan was talking to Jia She in the study, his eyes darkened and he almost fell to the ground.

Jia Amnesty hurriedly supported him, and called for the imperial physician. Jia Daishan grabbed him and said, "I just fell ill because I opened the window at night because I was greedy for the cold. I fell ill because I was old and weak. Boss, remember gone?"

Jia Shemu stood there in a daze, Jia Daishan grabbed his arm fiercely, and cursed, "Did you hear my words?!"

Jia She burst into tears, nodded and said: "Son, son heard, father really, really should not, but he didn't care about his body so much, greedy for cold and got cold, calling son, calling son's heart..."

Jia Daishan smiled, fell on the chair, and murmured in a low voice before falling into the darkness: "Zheng'er..."