The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

Originally, Qi Tian came to do this in secret, but Jia Lian didn't know about it, so it was nothing.However, after secretly teasing himself, he kept his mouth open and told his closest friend Liu Yuanqing, the inspector of Fujian Province.

Liu Yuanqing and Li Yongxin, the former governor of Fujian, are cousins, but they are even closer than brothers.When Liu Yuanqing was five years old, his father died early, so he went back to Liu's family with his mother.As the elder brother, Li Yongxin has been taken care of by Liu Yuanqing like his own father since he was a child, and later even his cousin's sister-in-law helped take care of his marriage.

Who is Li Yongxin? Some time ago, he just came to Beijing to serve as the Minister of the Household Department, and he is planning to be promoted to the Minister of the Household Department.He was the one who replaced Duan Zhiyong.

Although Li Yongxin didn't have a deep relationship with Jia Lian, he admired Jia Lian's personality very much. He met with him a few times and had a good impression. When he communicated with his cousin in Fujian, he gave Jia Lian a high evaluation when he was expressing his recent situation. .The speaker had no intention, but the listener had intentions. Liu Yuanqing believed his elder cousin's words. He had a good impression of Jia Lian when he didn't meet the real person, and it became even better when he actually met him.

It stands to reason that with Liu Yuanqing's character, he would not be able to betray his friends.But Qi Tianlai's behavior was really too much, it was the memorial heard by Shang Datian, implying a major event of forming a party.The fourth prince has already been deposed by the emperor to the current situation, if the same thing happens again and provokes holy wrath, even if he is a prince, he may not even be able to save his life.And Jia Lian, as a foreign minister involved in the incident, will end up worse than the prince.It was a matter of human life, but also of people's livelihood. Liu Yuanqing thought about it all night, and finally decided to inform Jia Lian.

"Master Hou, it is reasonable to say that I will not change to be such a villain who complains, and Qi Tianlai is my best friend, but I never thought that he would be such a jealous and vicious villain who behaved in such a nasty way. It's a waste of time. Even if I bear the name of betraying my friend today, I must tell you clearly about it. Lord Hou, Qi Tianlai's booklet was sent out yesterday. If you go after it now, you should pay it back. In time." Liu Yuanqing said anxiously.

"Hmph, this Qi Tianlai is so daring!" The Fourth Prince Yin Zhen suddenly pushed the door open with a gust of wind.

Liu Yuanqing was startled, jumped up from the chair suddenly, and hurriedly saluted the fourth prince.

Jia Lian, who was seated at the top, was much calmer in comparison, he stared at Yin Zhen for a while showing surprise, then stood up in a neither humble nor haughty manner, to greet him.

Yinzhen was stunned, and smiled embarrassedly to help Jia Lian, "No courtesy, no courtesy, no courtesy. I wanted to show up suddenly to give you a surprise. I didn't want you to have guests, it would be rude."

Jia Lian twitched the corner of his mouth, Yin Zhen really thought they were fools?Will no one tell him who is in the house before entering the door?Obviously he just wanted to eavesdrop.

Having been wild in this place for more than half a year, people are like savages, don't you know etiquette?

Although Jia Lian didn't look at him after he sat down, Yin Zhen was so cruel that Jia Lian's eyes looked a little strange, this guy seemed to be mocking himself in his heart.

Liu Yuanqing still stood there with her neck shrunk.

"You—" Yinzhen pointed at the price, and found that Liu Yuanqing was still there, and let's not mention that matter, and deal with this important matter first.Yinzhen was angry as soon as he said it, slammed a row of tables, and cursed bitterly, "Who knows why I was exiled to Fujian? If Qi Tianlai's booklet is really submitted, I will be abolished!"

"My lord, it's still too late to catch up now." Liu Yuanqing continued to remind.

Yin Zhen nodded, and was about to wave to greet the guards, but Jia Lian gave him a glare.Yinzhen's mind changed rapidly, he immediately stopped, and sent the guards back.

"What can you do?" Yin Zhen looked at Jia Lian.

"The mouth grows on someone, we can't stop it." Jia Lian said coldly.

Seeing his attitude, Yinzhen guessed that he must have a solution, "This king is going crazy, if you want to say something sarcastic, please say it!"

Jia Lian looked at him with raised eyebrows, and said innocently, "I really don't know."

Liu Yuanqing's eyes followed the conversation between the two, secretly turning back and forth.Listening to Master Jia's tone to the fourth prince, the relationship between these two people is definitely not ordinary.Whether or not what Qi Qitian said was true, Liu Yuanqing became entangled in his heart.

Jia Lian glanced at Liu Yuanqing, and said coldly: "Now the prince has done nothing wrong. If he is really sending people to chase and stop the memorial of the third-rank official, then he is really wrong. Stopping the memorial is a big violation of the imperial power. If the matter reaches the emperor's ears, it will be very serious, and there is no room for any sophistry."

Especially for this emperor who was suspicious beyond the sky, anything that violated the imperial power could kill him.

"From what you said, it seems to be true." Yin Zhen calmed down a little, rubbing his chin.

Liu Yuanqing heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, it's okay, Lord Jia and the fourth prince are not forming a party, they just have a good relationship.He did nothing wrong, and the big cousin did not misunderstand the person.

"Could it be that this king was so wronged by Qi Tianlai and willing to accept this punishment?" Yinzhen felt that he was right on the edge of a cliff, if he was pulled by someone, he would be able to regain his glory and continue to fight in front of his father. Difference.But if someone pushes it, it will be beyond redemption.

"Why does the prince think that he will be punished?" Jia Lian asked him back.

Yin Zhen sneered, and asked back: "Isn't it?"

When no one complained, the emperor would suddenly plot against him, mistakenly thinking that he was forming a party.Now that someone really reported it, it's no wonder the old man didn't think much about it.

The fourth prince seemed annoyed.

Liu Yuanqing blinked in embarrassment, and wiped away Jia Lian's sweat in her heart.

"Does your lord know about Poppy?"

Yinzhen was a little confused, why did Jia Lian ask this question suddenly, but he still replied: "I don't know."

"A poisonous flower introduced from overseas, which was introduced to my country very early. For example, it is recorded in "Supplements to Materia Medica" in the Tang Dynasty. The poppy flower has four petals, red and white, with a light red halo on it, and is sac-shaped. Like an arrow, with fine rice in it."

"Why are you talking about this?" Yin Zhen was almost fainted by Jia Lian.

"This kind of opium poppy has appeared in Yangzhou City. If people smoke the fruit, they will gradually become addicted, and it is difficult to quit, and eventually they will die due to chronic poisoning."

Yinzhen raised his eyebrows, "Listen to you, this thing is a poisonous weed, just like poison, just tell the world to use it carefully."

"This thing is different from ordinary poisons. Once it is used, it will produce a pleasant feeling, but it cannot last for a long time. Once it is stopped, it will cause anxiety, panic, and fear. If it is stopped for a long time, it will be like ten thousand ants gnawing on the bone. , Pain like ten thousand needles piercing the heart, giving birth to a strong desire to smoke again. Once this thing is touched, it will not stop. If it is used by someone with a heart, it is easy to make the smoker go bankrupt and never recover."

"It's so powerful." Yinzhen realized the seriousness of the problem, and asked Jia Lian about the cause of the incident, and to what extent, he got up immediately, and said to Jia Lian righteously, "If it's as you speculated In that case, someone in Yangzhou City planted a large area of ​​this plant, and his heart can be punished, and he must not be allowed to succeed. Tomorrow, you and I will set off to Yangzhou City to investigate the matter."

Jia Lian asked someone to present a booklet to Yin Zhen, "Uncle Tuolin's favor, I have already obtained some useful information from the Yangzhou Procuratorate."

Yin Zhen immediately took it over to look at it, and found that in the past two months, three famous families in Yangzhou City have fallen.

"Afterwards, the relatives checked the family property, and it was all cleared." After reading this, Yin Zhen gradually opened his eyes wide, and he felt the conspiracy behind this incident.

Liu Yuanqing was in a state of stupidity, he was completely puzzled how the conversation between the two of them would develop into poppies.When the time comes, if you don't stop the person who delivered the memorial, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up.

"My lord, my lord, what about Mr. Qi?" Liu Yuanqing couldn't help asking.

Yinzhen shuddered and glared at Jia Lian: "Your matter should be dealt with properly, but we have more important things in front of us. The issue of the memorial can't be solved, so we don't have the life to worry about the poppy issue!"

Jia Lian nodded, before serving the tea, he smiled at Yin Zhen relaxedly: "That's right."

"That's right? That's right, you still want to drink tea!" If it wasn't for his status, he really wanted to jump on the spot.Yin Zhen didn't understand, he was quite a calm person, but he would always be pushed into a rage by Jia Lian.

"Master Liu, can you hear me clearly?" Jia Lian suddenly turned to ask Liu Yuanqing after drinking tea.

Liu Yuanqing was still in a state of wonder and bewilderment, but suddenly he shuddered when he heard these words, and then nodded blankly.

Yin Zhen followed to look at Liu Yuanqing with doubts.

"I met with the fourth prince today to discuss a sudden and strange case in Yangzhou City. Mr. Liu is very procuratorial, listening and assisting on the side, and will report the matter to the court as usual." Jia Lian stared closely. Liu Yuanchun looked away after confirming that he had no resistance.

When Yin Zhen and Liu Yuanqing heard this, they both suddenly realized.No wonder what he said just now was for this reason.

Yinzhen laughed loudly and said to Liu Yuanqing: "Then please trouble Mrs. Liu, I will keep this love in my heart."

Yinzhen bowed his hands to Liu Yuanqing seriously, expressing his gratitude.

Liu Yuanqing hurriedly bowed and said that he didn't dare to act, "I'm a procurator, and I have the responsibility to assist the two adults in investigating the case. If the two adults don't mind this matter, I will contact the Yangzhou procurator for an investigation. As for the matter of reporting the facts , it’s nothing more than a small effort for the subordinates, not worth mentioning.”

report the facts...

Yinzhen likes Liu Yuanqing's words very much, it can be seen that this person is smart and knowledgeable about current affairs, and may be useful in the future.

Afterwards, Jia Lian specially recommended Mu Ban for Yin Zhen.Yinzhen heard that this person was wrongly imprisoned, so he had to sell Jia Lian's face and help him settle the matter.And Muban saw the noble fourth prince with his own eyes because of the relationship of Lord Jia, and felt that he was blessed by the world.Master Jia valued him so much, he couldn't disappoint Master Hou, and since then worked hard every night to study the tasks that Master Hou had left for him.

Jia Lian was quite a bargain, but Muban got a subordinate who loyally followed and worked hard for the fourth prince when he found a face, no matter how you think about it, it was a cheap thing.

Yin Zhen is shrewd and can see through Jia Lian's purpose of introducing Mu Ban to him at a glance, "Is this person very important to you?"

"It's very important. Not only him, but also many talents are very important to me. It's just that I can't find them one by one due to my limited ability. When I was in Jinling to monitor this person, I saw him in person. It’s a remodeled grain lifter, so I want to see it here in person.”

Yinzhen suddenly looked at Jia Lian in surprise, pointed at himself, and asked him innocently: "Didn't you come to Fujian just to see me?"

Jia Lian bowed slightly: "My lord has experienced many battles, he is calm and intelligent, so there is no need for lower officials to worry about it."

"I have always thought that you are the only reliable person around me. After hearing what you said today, I finally realized the truth. Mr. Jia, you are a ruthless villain." Yin Zhen knew that Jia Lian was not pedantic, no I don't mind words like villains, so I made this joke casually.

Sure enough, Jia Lian didn't mind, she didn't deny it at all, she just nodded in agreement, and smiled to persuade Yinzhen to use him carefully in the future.

"It's already broken, and you only got to know the truth today, it's too late, too late." Yin Zhen laughed, for more than half a year, he was finally able to laugh out loud.

That afternoon, when Yinzhen returned to his residence, he suddenly heard that Qi Tianlai, the chief envoy, had handed over a post.Yin Zhen read the letter, his expression suddenly changed, he felt angry and funny, did Qi Tianlai regard him as a fool?Yesterday, he secretly plotted against him and wrote a booklet to complain, but today he thought he was fine, and came to curry favor with him, and even paid him a visit, and invited him to enjoy the scenery on a boat.

Yinzhen tore up the letter, said "no" coldly, and strode away.

Yinzhen hid in the study and sorted out the facts of the case again. When he was frowning, he found out the arrangement of the items recorded in the yamen documents at the time of the crime.When I arrived at the Jianjun's study room, it said "a scroll of paintings fell behind the table case".Yinzhen, who had been to the scene, suddenly remembered that pair, and hurriedly ordered someone to fetch it overnight.

After the scroll was unfolded, it was indeed the one he had seen at the beginning, with several coquettish flowers blooming on the scroll.Yinzhen counted carefully, there are four petals, some are red and some are white, he has never seen this flower before, but he thinks it is very similar to the poppy that Jia Lian mentioned today.

Early the next morning, Yinzhen brought the painting and confirmed it to Jia Lian in person. After getting a positive answer, Yinzhen was extremely surprised.

"I just found out that this matter has something to do with the Wenhua Palace, but I didn't expect it to be related to the Yangzhou case you mentioned. There must be a huge conspiracy behind this matter of seeking wealth and killing one's life." Yin Zhen said.

Jia Lian was still staring at the painting. It was different from the ordinary ink paintings he had seen. Generally, ink and wash depictions were only "painting bones", and the depiction was of a kind of grace, not particularly delicate.But this painting is different. The poppies are painted vividly and realistically.Jia Lian couldn't help but think of the fancy shape on the Yangzhou skinny horse, and immediately asked someone to compare it, and it was exactly the same.It's just that there are more paintings on the paintings, and only a part of the clothes are embroidered.

"Before women embroider, they always draw the shape. Could this painting be used for embroidery?" Yin Zhen asked.

Jia Lian looked at the blank space where the signature was signed, and agreed: "If it is a painting, it should be written with a few words of signature."

Two days later, Liu Yuanqing sent news that the location of poppies had been found in Yangzhou, and they were planted in a remote village [-] miles away from Yangzhou City. All the villagers there were employed by one person. , must be kept secret, and outsiders must be prohibited from coming, otherwise there will be no generous rewards.The villagers were fed up with poverty, so they naturally accepted their money and were obedient. Because the village was remote and few people came and went, the news had been kept secret.

And the person in charge of contacting the villagers is a steward of Xiangmanlou, named Laifu, and he should also be instructed by others.

What is the specific situation, you have to go to interrogate yourself to find out.Yin Zhen and Jia Lian set off immediately.When they arrived in Yangzhou, Jia Lian didn't stop much, and went directly to Beijing by boat, and bid farewell to the fourth prince.

Yin Zhen was puzzled: "Why didn't you stay and solve this case with me?"

Jia Lian: "Your Majesty, don't forget that the book that Qi Tian came to participate in is still on his way to Beijing. Even with Liu Yuanqing's follow-up explanation, there is no guarantee that he will not doubt it. If I continue to stay here and accompany me, what do you think he will think? ?” This he, of course, refers to the emperor.

Yinzhen hurriedly sent Jia Lian to leave without any complaints.

The fourth prince followed his Xiangmanlou.

Jia Lian returned to Beijing by boat with Lin Ruhai, Jia Zheng and Baoyu.

It's been a lot of fun along the way.Jia Zheng urged Baoyu to study, and asked Baoyu to compose poems in front of Lin Ruhai when he was free.Baoyu's poetry writing level fluctuated from time to time, and sometimes she was scolded by Jia Zheng, almost like a fool. If she made some bad things, she would have to be scolded by Jia Zheng again.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Lian laughed and watched the excitement, but didn't say much.

Only when Baoyu had time to see Lin Ruhai when Jia Zheng was resting would he ask Daiyu in a roundabout way if she was okay and what Daiyu liked to eat and play with.

Lin Ruhai saw that Baoyu did not avoid suspicion, so he did not avoid suspicion, and told Baoyu about Daiyu's collection of big caterpillars.

Baoyu was startled, and it took him a long time to recover, with a look of surprise on his face.Sister Lin actually likes to collect bugs?Baoyu imagined in his mind, the weak and flowery sister Lin, rolling up her sleeves and catching caterpillars all over the garden.Caterpillars are big and fat, move like maggots, and are disgusting to think about.Sister Meimei Delin actually held up a fat green worm and smiled at herself... Baoyu shook her head and stroked her chest, still in shock.

Jia Lian saw that Baoyu was a little crazy, and asked him what was wrong.

"No, nothing happened. I may be a little seasick, second brother, uncle, let me go back to the room first." Baoyu hurriedly saluted and fled back.

Lin Ruhai snorted, "Look how scared he is!"

"He is a person who doesn't care about worldly affairs, so he can't stand the things you describe." Jia Lian smiled meaningfully.

Lin Ruhai rolled his eyes at him, "Still talking about me, I don't know who made Daiyu's problem."

"Haha," Jia Lian laughed, "uncle can't just describe it differently. If you say that she loves raising butterflies, she will have the spirit of being out of the world. You insist on telling Baoyu that she makes green worms, and you also specifically emphasize that the worms are big." You're fat, it's no wonder you're called Baoyu. Besides, I think playing with bugs is more fun than burying flowers. One is rotten in the soil, and the other is a butterfly from a cocoon. No matter how you look at it, the latter is more fun. .My nephew helped you improve her hobbies, shouldn't you thank me well?"

"Is there a way to improve your hobbies? You guys, your mouth is getting worse and worse. I can't even name you. You're just like this at a young age. It's uncertain what will happen in the future, but I can't afford to offend you." Lin Ruhai Run on Jia Lian said.

Jia Lian laughed even more: "It's best if you think so. After you return to Beijing and get promoted this time, don't 'offend' and embarrass me, a junior. I'm just asking for blessings."

"Nonsense again." Lin Ruhai said.

"Really," Jia Lian stretched, and stood on the deck, looking at the gradually emerging autumn scenery on the river bank.

Lin Ruhai remembered that Jia Lian had said this to him earlier, and he thought it was unbelievable before, but now he also vaguely had this premonition.Before leaving, the emperor said a lot of important words to him, and he expected that if there were no accidents during this long journey, there should be some changes.

Just when Jia Lian left Yangzhou for five days, the emperor received an offer from Qi Tianlai, the chief envoy of Fujian.

After reading it, the emperor's face was gloomy, and he lost his book, not knowing what to think.He had just let go of Jia Lian's matter, and when he made such a fuss again, he really didn't know whether to believe it or not.Before the praises were all over the world, he felt jealous and felt a lot of displeasure, because he thought about the problem of King Beijing, and finally put it on hold.Now there is another faction, and it is difficult to distinguish the real from the fake, which makes him even more headache.

Today is the fifteenth day, and the emperor is going to the queen's palace.Seeing that the emperor looked down, the empress told him some trivial interesting things in the palace in a soft voice, and the emperor had to put down his guard, so the empress carefully asked the emperor if there was something unhappy that he could tell her.

The emperor also felt that it would be better to talk about it, so he talked about it to the queen.The Empress absolutely did not dare to make any statement on the government, but she just said a few words to Jia Lian in a gentle manner, saying that he was loyal, talented, and even more famous among the people.

The last sentence caused the emperor to ask the bottom line, "Do you have any basis for saying that he has a great reputation among the people?"

"The concubine listened to what the wives said, and everyone was unanimous, so the concubine naturally felt that this was the case. Could it be that the concubine was wrong? What knowledge can the concubine have? People in the deep palace can only listen to others. That's all nonsense, don't blame the concubine." The empress rolled her eyes softly and leaned into the emperor's arms, which was rare and gentle.

The emperor's heart warmed, and he thought of the empress's hard work in managing the harem for himself over the years.He came to visit Japan as usual, but now he changed his mind and stayed directly in the Queen's Palace.

The old couple loves each other, and when they think of their old love, there are many sweet memories to remember, which makes the emperor who is used to being served by newcomers feel differently, and it is inevitable that he and the empress will become closer because of this.

Early the next morning, the empress mentioned Jia Lian again, saying that he was good at the koi carp that he enshrined to the imperial garden, all kinds of flowers that he offered to the empress dowager, and praised him with all the words and examples.

The emperor made no statement on the face, but his mood was gloomy for two days afterwards.

Talent, choice, coiled in his mind for a long time...

Two days later, the emperor received a note from the Fujian procuratorate, which reported many suspicious aspects of the Yangzhou poppy case.This kind of poison can be used by someone with a heart, and can easily destroy the House of Fame. This made the emperor attach great importance to it, and immediately ordered the fourth prince to investigate the case strictly.

As for his repeated doubts about Jia Lian in the past two days, and the fact that he and the fourth brother formed a party, the emperor had a cautious approach in his mind.

Soon, Jia Lian returned.

Before the emperor had time to implement his ideas to Jia Lian, he heard Jia Lian resign.

"What did you say, say it again!" The emperor stared.

Jia Lian replied without emotion: "Back to the emperor, I request to resign, and ask the emperor to withdraw the titles of the minister and the Rongfu together."