Master of Karma in the Red Chamber

Not long after Jia Zheng left, Lai Da, the housekeeper of Rongfu, came to the door.He sent a message in the name of Jia's mother, and wanted to ask Master Jing if he knew the news, but he was sent back by two words from the gatekeeper.

"How do you say it?" Seeing Lai Da coming in, Jia's mother stretched her neck and asked.

Lai Da muffled his head and gritted his teeth: "There is a bolt on the door over there, saying that they respect the master for going to bed early today."

It wasn't long after Jia Zheng came here to sit down here.He moved his lips unconvinced when he heard this, and he was about to say something, but finally held back.If others knew that he had indeed entered the Ning Mansion just now, but he didn't have the guts to ask Yan Liang face to face, he would be laughed at.

"This Jia Jing, it seems that he is still thinking about the formation." After Jia's mother complained about Jia Jing's stinginess again, she thought of Jia Amnesty again.Now she has developed a habit, but whenever Jia Jing is involved, she will be the first to think of asking Jia Amnesty to go out.

As soon as Jia's mother opened her mouth, someone from the other side reported that Jia Amnesty had just had a stomachache and was asking a doctor for treatment.

Jia's mother thought it was a coincidence, and Jia Amnesty might have done it on purpose.So he sent someone to check and found out that he was really sick, so he sighed helplessly.

"Look at your elder brother, that's it, it doesn't work at critical times."

"Brother, he's feeling uncomfortable, and there's nothing he can do about it." Jia Zheng sighed helplessly.

Jia Mu glared at him: "You are just too simple and honest. It is always right to be more careful in the future. I have sent someone to ask about your brother-in-law Lin, but he still doesn't know what's going on. Check it out for us."

"Okay." Jia Zheng nodded.

The people who went to Wang's house to inquire about news soon also came back. The gate of Wang's house is now guarded by forbidden soldiers and no one is allowed to come and go, so they have not heard any news.

Mother Jia sighed again when she heard this, and suddenly had a feeling that his previous judgment on the Wang family seemed to be wrong, and this time Wang Ziteng might really get into trouble.

Let's settle down for one night. After Lin Ruhai went to court the next day, Jia Zheng sent his servant to inquire.Lin Ruhai asked someone to send the boy back on the grounds that he was busy with business, and then discuss later.This move made Jia Mu and Jia Zheng even more uneasy.

Lin Ruhai himself was anxious and sweated a little on his forehead, because he heard something terrible in the court hall this morning, the person who participated in this Prince Teng turned out to be Yan Liang.Lin Ruhai planned to see Yan Liang first to ask about the situation, and then to reply to Jia's family.As a result, when he arrived at the Ministry of Officials, Yan Liang was not there, no wonder he didn't go to court, it turned out that he was ordered to go outside Beijing to do business.

Lin Ruhai thought about it several times, but he didn't know what to do. After all, he couldn't offend both Yan Liang and Jia Mu too much, so he could only delay as long as he could.

Yan Liangcai rushed back to the Ministry of Officials before he was put on duty in the evening.Lin Ruhai got the news and hurried over to stop him, asking him why he wanted to join Prince Teng.

"Of course it's the duty of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, do you still need to ask?" Yan Liang's tone was surprisingly cold, which Lin Ruhai had never met before.

Lin Ruhai was slightly taken aback, only to realize that what his colleagues said was true, the new Minister of Staff is indeed a person who looks gentle but is ruthless.

"But you just keep silent. The other party is the brother-in-law of Zheng's second brother. How will you explain to him when you see him later?" Lin Ruhai felt that even if Wang Ziteng really committed a crime, he couldn't cover it up, but he should. Inform Jiamu and them in advance.One cannot even disregard the face of relatives, otherwise one will be alone and helpless in the future, and it will be difficult for oneself.

"Oh, when they planned me out, they didn't even think about what to do. Why should I explain it? Besides, if you do something wrong, you deserve it. You deserve it. You can't blame others." When it comes to Wang Ziteng, no one can do it. Be nice to him.It's fine if Wang Ziteng is a person who has done good deeds, but none of the karma he has created is justifiable. Poor.Yan Liang told him to dismount one day earlier, which was equivalent to saving all those who might be oppressed by him in the future.Such a great deed of doing good deeds, Yan Liang got the opportunity, there is no reason to miss it.

"It's just that I talk too much and meddle in my own business." Lin Ruhai looked at Yan Liang, feeling that he didn't understand the good intentions in his words.He sighed helplessly, not knowing what to say.

If all Yan Liang's accusations against Wang Ziteng are true, then there is nothing wrong with Yan Liang's actions. Indeed, as he said, he was just doing his own duty.It's just that being so stern and selfless, I'm afraid it will make his brothers in the clan and Jia Mu feel uncomfortable after all.

Yan Liang sent Lin Ruhai away, and returned to the official department calmly with a cold face on his face. After recording the work done today, he packed up his things and went back.

Wu Qiumao waited outside the official department, first saw Master Lin driving away with a dark face, and then saw his own master going out with an unfriendly expression.Knowing what was going on, she didn't dare to speak along the way, and waited carefully with anxiety.

Arriving at the Ning Mansion, Wu Qiumao turned his head and winked at the people in the mansion after stepping on his feet.It didn't take a moment for everyone in the house to know that Master Jing was in a bad mood today and had to be careful in serving him.Jia Zhen and Jia Rong's father and son naturally also got the news, and they each brought their homework.Jia Zhen went first, while Jia Rong waited temporarily in the wing room.

After entering the door, Jia Zhen calmly came to Yan Liang to pay his respects, and behaved as well as she could.

"This is the article that Mr. Today left for his son and the son wrote according to the question. I also ask my father to review it. If there are any mistakes, my son will definitely correct them." Jia Zhen bowed her waist and bowed her head, offering the article in her hands with both hands.

Yan Liang opened his eyes and glanced at it. It was a historical treatise, which was based on an analysis of "the Zhou and Tang Dynasties put more emphasis on the outside than the inside, while the Qin and Wei dynasties put more emphasis on the outside than the inside".Jia Zhen's article was written like a scratch, missing a point.Yan Liang was going to point it out, but seeing Jia Zhen standing there nervously, she was already ready to be scolded.Yan Liang suddenly couldn't bear it anymore. He used to feel helpless and fearful when he arrived at this time, but today he was surprised, showing an attitude of willingness to be taught.

Yan Liang thought about it, waved his hand, and said: "It's not bad, but it needs to continue to improve."

This is already a great compliment to Jia Zhen. She saluted the master again and again happily, and said happily: "Son must work hard and learn from Mr. By the way, father, my son went to the temple to pray for blessings this afternoon. My son asks for a peace talisman for you. Also, this plate of plum blossom cakes is for your daughter-in-law to honor you."

Yan Liang took a sip and nodded. "It's hard for her to have such filial piety. Treat her better on weekdays. You two should respect each other as guests. Don't let me hear gossip."

Jia Zhen agreed one by one.Jia Rong came in next, and she was more obedient and obedient than before.Yan Liang understood in this way that both father and son knew that he was in a bad mood today, and they were afraid that he would get angry.

After hearing the news, Wu Qiumao rushed to report back to Yan Liang: "My lord, Mr. Lin has gone to Rong Mansion."

"Ah."

Yan Liang ordered to go down and asked people to serve dinner in advance.Because after a while, he might be disturbed by those people and lose his appetite.

Yan Liang's time as Minister of the Ministry of Officials was very short, and he didn't have the mature conditions to shake a character like Wang Ziteng.This time, it was a coincidence that he held the ironclad evidence of Wang Ziteng's corruption in his hand. It happened that an official talked about it while having dinner in the elegant room of Guangyuan Building, and the waiter in the shop in his building listened attentively.The waiter in this store is named Xiaoqi, although he has only been working upstairs for half a month, he is clever and quick-witted, and this time he memorized all the gift lists mentioned in his head.Afterwards, Yan Liang listened to Xiao Qi's retelling, wrote down the gift list as a basis, and then ordered the officials to follow the sixth-rank official who didn't know what to say, and finally found out Wang Ziteng's corruption in detail.After this official was arrested by Yan Liang, he confessed quickly, and also confessed to his middleman, who was Wang Ziteng's subordinate Liu Shichang.

Just when Yan Liang was hesitating whether to report on Wang Ziteng based on this little evidence, he received an anonymous letter with the location where Wang Ziteng hid his dirt.As for who sent the letter, Yan Liang probably guessed two possible people.However, no matter what the purpose of these two possible people is, the content of the letter is indeed true, and it will be of great use to Yan Liang.Wang Ziteng has done a lot of evil, and Mrs. Wang has caused trouble for him several times. If he is punished earlier, he can relax himself, so why not do it.

After careful consideration, Yan Liang decided to secretly report this to the emperor in advance.After that, the relevant witnesses were arrested under the emperor's order, and the stolen goods on the gift list were also searched.This time the evidence is certain, and no one can shake it.And judging from the current situation, when the emperor decreed to depose Prince Teng, he clearly pointed out that he was charged with "corruption and forming a party", and the word "forming a party" was deliberately added after corruption.This was not mentioned in Yan Liang's reference book. These two words not only remind Yan Liang not to worry that someone will intercede with Wang Ziteng, but also give Yan Liang an answer in disguise.The real mastermind behind sending him the anonymous letter was the emperor.The second child and seventh child from the Guangyuan Building shop disappeared afterwards, probably because of the emperor's arrangement.Yan Liang finally understood a little bit, the emperor's deep intention of promoting him at the beginning.Now that the emperor himself intends to use his hands to deal with Wang Ziteng, there is no need for Yan Liang to fear the forces behind Wang Ziteng.Since it is a party, it will definitely be unlucky.

The reason why the emperor suddenly promoted him was that he wanted a bold and careful minister to help him get ahead and get rid of the thorns in his eyes that he had been eyeing for a long time.Yan Liang still didn't know how the emperor could be considered by no one, maybe it was because of his official luck.However, it is not a safe thing to accompany a king like a tiger.His current foundation in the court is unstable, and he doesn't have much friendship with anyone. Now that he helps the emperor with this matter, it is considered that he has offended a wave of forces first.

Yan Liang reckoned that the emperor used him to deal with Wang Ziteng, and there might be another consideration, to see if he could be ruthless, deny his relatives, and attack their old friends and in-laws of the Jia family.After all, the emperor had always had a bad impression of Ningrong and Rongfu, which Yan Liang could deduce from the words of the chief eunuch Dou Rui.So this time the emperor intends to use him, maybe half of the meaning is a test.Now he has passed the test with the emperor, and he should get more reuse from the emperor in the future.

"Master, as you expected, Master Zheng came to the door after getting the news from the Rong Mansion." Wu Qiumao saw that his master was lost in thought, so he didn't dare to speak too loudly, and kept the volume down to the minimum.

Yan Liang pursed his lips, but his words were cold, "I don't see you."

Wu Qiumao winked at the person who answered.After a while, the man came back with a look of embarrassment on his face.Jia Zheng was already going crazy, and started kicking the gate of Ning Mansion disregarding his image.Anyway, it was night now, and there was no one on Ningrong Street, so the two families would know each other by kicking him like this, so they wouldn't be afraid of embarrassment.

The gate of the Rong Mansion is old, and it should be replaced with a new one. It is also good to ask him to take the opportunity to move his legs and feet.Yan Liang ordered: "Let him kick, and when the sound stops, he will open the door."

Wu Qiumao saw that the master only had a gentle face, holding the pages of the book with his slender fingers, and after turning over an article, his eyes fixed on the words in the book, as still as still water.A master with such a demeanor looks like a jade carving. At first glance, it looks warm and beautiful, but if you really touch it, it will be the coldness that penetrates into your skin.It is such a calm master who can drive the second master of the Rong family, who is known for his integrity and filial piety, into a frenzy. This is not ordinary ability.

When Yan Liang saw the end of the third book, a report came from outside the door, saying that Jia Zheng had entered the government, along with Jia She and Lin Ruhai.When people came in, Yan Liang saw the expressions of these three people clearly. Obviously, the two behind had to be ordered by Jia's mother to come to help increase their power.

Jia Zheng came aggressively, and he was the first one to rush through the door. His eyes staring at Yan Liang almost burst into flames, wishing he could burn him to death on the spot.

"Jia Yanliang, what did our brother-in-law do to hurt you? You want to hurt him like this!"

"Your words are new." Yan Liang moved his fingers, except for the thumb, the fingertips of the four fingers tapped on the table in turn.

"Let me ask you, why didn't you let us in just now? Why, you have done something wrong, so you are guilty and dare not meet? You dare not answer? You have done such treacherous things to your relatives, and you dare to call yourself the patriarch. Do you still dare to talk about the clan motto of respect, humility, and filial piety?" Jia Zheng was furious, questioning and attacking Yan Liang repeatedly, "I think you, the patriarch, are not as good as your bastard son!"

Yan Liang raised the corner of his mouth, feeling a little funny.Originally, he just thought that Jia Zheng was stupid, but now it seems that he really thinks highly of him, he doesn't even deserve the word stupid.

"Second brother, I think it's better to ask the matter clearly first." Lin Ruhai couldn't listen anymore, and couldn't help but persuade Jia Zheng.

Jia Amnesty was a spectator. Before Yan Liang fooled him about his illness, he still cared about it. Today he is not going to speak for Yan Liang.Anyway, he knew in his heart that Yan Liang could defeat a hundred with one, and Jia Zheng was nothing to him.

"What are you talking about? If he really knew his mistake, he would let me open the door after knocking on it for so long? Jia Yanliang, I don't call you big brother anymore. I think you are at odds with me and always pick on me. My problem is to trouble our Rongfu! I, Jia Cunzhou, used to be too good-tempered, so I was bullied by you again and again. Today, I will get everything back!" Jia Zheng made a gesture after saying that Roll up your sleeves, as if you want to hit someone.Both Lin Ruhai and Jia She were dumbfounded. They didn't expect that a scholar like Jia Zheng would make a move, so both of them hurriedly stopped them.

At this time, Jia Zhen heard the news, saw it, took a stride, then stepped forward, and stood in front of Yan Liang.

Jia Zhen: "Second Uncle Zheng, what are you doing? Do you want to beat my father?"

This martial artist, when shouting to fight and kill, his expression will be more fierce than usual.Jia Zhen also turned her eyes round, she didn't think much of it, but in the eyes of Jia Zheng and others, it was fierce and murderous.

Jia Zheng paused slightly, and moved his foot back.

Lin Ruhai: "..."

Jia Amnesty: "..."

The originally lively place became quiet in an instant.

Yan Liang was smiling, and patted Jia Zhen on the shoulder, "It's okay."

Only then did Jia Zhen realize that she had overdone it, she laughed and scratched her head, standing normally. "Learning martial arts recently, I accidentally...but, second uncle, what do you mean by that?"

"I, I..." Jia Zheng put down his sleeves in embarrassment.

Yan Liang gave Jia Zhen a few words and sent him away.At this time, Jia Zheng also calmed down, because just when Jia Zhen left, he saw Yuan Hanzai standing at the door fiercely.This Yuan Hanzai has been on the battlefield and killed people.Jia Zheng knew that he was too impulsive just now, and he was a little over his control. He wanted to move Yan Liang in the Ningguo Mansion, so what was the difference from seeking his own ideas?

Seeing that Jia Zheng had finally shut up, Yan Liang slowly opened his mouth: "You just said that I've 'broken my faith'. As a subject, do you know what is trust and what is righteousness? Doing your duty and loyally protecting the Lord are your first priority. Faithful. Regarding Wang Ziteng, I am only doing my duty as a courtier, so what's wrong?"

"You are talking nonsense, my brother Wang was wronged by you." Jia Zheng naturally did not believe that the mighty and resolute Wang Ziteng would commit such a thing.

"If I said I was wronged, I was wronged? Can saints and civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty listen to me?"

Yan Liang's two rhetorical questions made Jia Zheng's neck thick and red.

"Some people have bad brains and always feel that others will tolerate their actions without limit. Jia Cunzhou, I am not your parents, I am not that generous, and I will forgive you for everything. If you leave now, at least you can save yourself a decent meal. Beat it, or don't blame me for being rude." Yan Liang suddenly changed his face, clapped his hands, and called a group of servants to come up.

Jia Zheng had never encountered such a situation of being forced to leave before, his face was dull, full of resentment, he pointed at Yan Liang with shaking fingers, and vowed to avenge this!

Yan Liang was really curious, what ability did their Rongfu have to fight against him. "Grasshoppers after autumn can also be so insolent. It's really exciting."

Yan Liang's accusations against Sang Huai's sarcasm made Jia Zheng feel even more depressed.Anger and humiliation turned into two balls of sulking, rampaging in his chest, making him almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

Jia Zheng left with the support of Lin Ruhai and Jia She.After leaving the house, Jia Amnesty kept complaining, blaming Jia Zheng for his incompetence and causing trouble, which made brother-in-law Lin unable to go home so late.

Lin Ruhai hurriedly said, "It's okay."

Jia Zheng had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart, forced himself to be calm and said many words of thanks to Lin Ruhai.Lin Ruhai reluctantly complied, and after leaving the mansion, he bid farewell to the two brothers, Fang secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Wu Qiumao hurried over to pass the message in front of Lin Ruhai's car, and he bowed to Lin Ruhai. "The master said, it's better for you not to get involved in this matter."

Lin Ruhai frowned and nodded. When he got home, he heard Jia Min's anxious question, so he had no choice but to tell the truth.

If it was in the past, Jia Min would definitely have complained about the second room, but now that Yan Liang is kind to them, and the second brother and second sister-in-law who always thought they were good have changed, Jia Min doesn't know how to choose.

"Then there must be something wrong with the Wang family. Will the honorable elder brother do something too sharp this time, and it will be difficult to be a man in the clan in the future? He didn't disclose any news in advance. After all, he is a relative of the family. Isn't that a little bit strange?" pass."

"If you are doing things for the emperor, then all of this makes sense. If you reveal the news in advance, I'm afraid you will scare the snake and catch a bird as big as Wang Ziteng. This time the evidence is convincing. Wang Ziteng does have a problem, so we can't blame him." Brother respectfully clean him up." Lin Ruhai had the same doubts as Jia Min at first, but after this period of fuss, he suddenly saw clearly.

That night, Mother Jia couldn't sleep, and finally fell asleep in the second half of the night.Mrs. Wang couldn't sleep at all, she kept her eyes open until dawn, her heart was almost broken with worry.Early in the morning, with a pale face, she came to explain the situation to Jia Mu, and then took a carriage and went straight to her elder brother's house.When he arrived at the place, he saw that the surrounding area of ​​the mansion was heavily guarded by the imperial guards, so he asked the coachman to turn to the back door, but it was the same.

Mrs. Wang suddenly remembered that there was a dog hole in the north wall of the mansion. When she left in the morning, she specially brought a slender little maid, who should be able to climb in.

However, when her carriage turned around to the north of the mansion, there were actually four guards in front of the dog cave.

Mrs. Wang's carriage was also discovered by the guards, and they surrounded it to inquire about the details.In desperation, Mrs. Wang had no choice but to ask her subordinates to report the source, and she still used money to apologize to them, so she was able to escape and fled back to Rongfu in a panic.

Mrs. Wang was so frightened that she almost fell face down when she entered the room. Fortunately, Zhou Rui's family supported her.

Mother Jia hurriedly asked about the situation, and Mrs. Wang shook her head with a pale face.Mother Jia's face darkened, and she remained silent.With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Wang looked at Mother Jia pitifully. She hoped that this time, Mother Jia could comfort her with a few words like before, even if it was just one sentence.But the old lady didn't say anything, she just kept thinking, her face was not pretty.

Jia's mother is now more and more aware of the seriousness of Wang Ziteng's incident this time, and she may not be able to keep the Wang family this time.These four major families are originally intertwined and intricately linked together, one prospers and the other loses.This time the Wang family was in trouble and the Rong Mansion had no backing. From now on, relying on Jia Zheng's power brought by a junior official of the fifth rank was useless at all.As soon as Wang Ziteng fell down, among the four great families, only Jia Yanliang, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in the Ning Mansion, attracted people's attention.By the way, there is also her obedient and powerful son-in-law Lin Ruhai. He just hopes that as long as he is allowed to support Jia Zheng as soon as possible, the status of Rongfu will not be worse than that of Ningfu.

Mrs. Wang was very disappointed, and she was very afraid that she would not be able to gain a foothold in the Rong Mansion after the Wang family lost power. Her self-esteem at this moment did not allow her to lose face in front of Jia Mu.After Jia Zheng returned home, he heard that Mrs. Wang had been to Wang's house and was almost arrested, and he complained that she was too impulsive.At this moment, he didn't want to listen to Mrs. Wang's crying, so he turned around and went to Aunt Zhao to rest.

Since Jia Zheng made a big disturbance in Ning Mansion that night, Ning Rong and Ning Rong Mansions are now in a state of incompatibility, and they have begun to stop communicating with each other.

In the middle of the month, the investigation of Wang Ziteng's case was clear, and the emperor formally mentioned it in the court, and discussed the result with his ministers.

Fan Qingsheng, the censor of the left capital of Yushitai, stood up and questioned the evidence that was finalized in this case, and sincerely stated to the emperor Wang Ziteng's meritorious service over the years.

"I feel that Mr. Wang is brave and resolute. Is he the kind of petty person who embezzles the money of small officials at will? I'm afraid there is something hidden in it. Please think carefully and carefully."

Then two or three people stood up for reconsideration.

Duan Gaoyu, king of Kang, also appeared on the list, listing Wang Ziteng's lifting of the rebellion in Beijing, and begging his father to think twice and investigate again.

The emperor glanced at all the officials and looked at Yan Liang.

"Jia Aiqing, what do you think?"

"I don't understand." Yan Liang cupped his hands.

The emperor's eyes were sharp, "Oh? What do you mean?"

"How to think twice before the ironclad evidence."

The author has something to say: You can show off the big fat chapter that you have worked hard for ︿(￣︶￣)︿The prostitute is so hardworking.

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Thanks to the disobedient Gigi for throwing 2 grenades, one for Mua,

Thanks to my old friend who loves the fox Ying for throwing a landmine, what, Fat Fish misses you, hold on