Sister Xue of the Red Chamber

The one who wanted to be captured first Xu argued that he was right and wrong, but he was reprimanded by the emperor

The court meeting on the first day of the first lunar month would not be wasted for Jia Zheng, a petty official from the fifth rank.

It's just a premise in the San Dynasty that the two Zuodu censors, Santai and Liu Tongxun, Ren Lanzhi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Hadaha, Han Guangji, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and Jia Zheng and Jia Lian went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to answer the question.

Qianlong sat on the kang by himself, shouted after everyone saluted, and asked Jia Zheng with a smile: "It's been five days, Jia Yuanwailang can think about it, why do you want to defend yourself?"

Jia Zheng took half a step forward, knelt down and said, "Back to the emperor, I think that the pure will be pure, and the turbid will be turbid. I ask myself that I have always acted properly, and I am not afraid of slander from others!"

Ren Lanzhi sneered and said: "Jia Yuanwailang is right! Such a sentence really saves everything." Then he scolded: "The emperor is very tolerant, and I will allow you five days to try to defend yourself. It's good for you, five days have passed, not to mention that you haven't even brought up your self-defense papers, and you're saying these are just prevarications! Are you guilty?"

"I... I failed to understand the emperor's good intentions! I am guilty." Jia Zheng trembled like chaff when he heard the words.

"Hey, Master Ren doesn't have to be like this." Qianlong said, "Jia Yuanwailang has been with the Ministry of Industry all year round, and he only pinches the head and the tail on weekdays. I'm afraid I haven't written the scriptures. I don't know if I have to write a self-defense." Zhezi, forget it."

Then he said to Jia Zheng, "I forgive you for not guilty first. You first explain clearly what the adults have participated in, and I will decide for myself."

Jia Zheng was stunned.

Where did he think about how to justify!In his opinion, he got an official position from Jia She and occupied Rongxi Hall because he was more talented than Jia She.Didn't the Holy Majesty always admire people of insight?

As for Jia Lian, he wasn't worried at all.I am Jia Lian's second uncle, and it is Jia Lian's blessing to ask Jia Lian to help with something.Wasn't it the same in the mansion in the past!

Besides, I don't even look at the official affairs that Jia Lian arranged for me, such as settling accounts, purchasing, and supervising work. How could these things be done by scholars?In Jia's mansion, these things are either done by a professional person like Jia Lian who handles common affairs, or some things are taken care of by a woman like Wang Xifeng. Disgraceful!

I haven't reprimanded Jia Lian yet, how dare I ask myself to do what those servants do!Where is it his turn to say more!

Seeing that Jia Zheng didn't answer for a long time, Qianlong thought he was in a trance, and shook his head.Stopping Ren Lanzhi who wanted to scold him to wake him up, he said in person, "Jia Yuanwailang? After thinking about it for a long time, have you figured it out?"

Jia Zheng hurriedly said, "Back to the emperor, I don't know where to start."

"Oh, I don't know where to start?" Qianlong rubbed his chin, "Then I will trouble my lords and remind you."

"Minister, lead the decree." Santai took a step forward, and first asked: "I would like to ask Jia Yuanwailang, who lives in the Rongxi Hall, the main courtyard of the Rong Mansion?"

Jia Zheng said, "It's the lower official's residence."

Santai asked again: "Rongxi Hall is the main courtyard of Rongfu, and it should be lived by the head of the Rongfu. Why is Jia Yuanwailang living?"

Jia Zheng was puzzled and said: "The lower officials are the people in charge of the Rongguo Mansion, why can't they live in the main courtyard?"

Ren Lanzhi flicked his sleeves, "Joke! You live in the main courtyard of Rong Mansion every day, have you ever seen the door plaque of Rong Mansion? Noble man! Even if you don’t mention this incident, Jia She, Jia Enhou is the eldest son of Rong Guogong, and he is the head of this Rong Mansion, so what does it have to do with you? It's just my brother's house!"

"This...was my mother's idea. Eldest brother was only interested in having fun and not doing his job. My mother couldn't see it, so she told him to live far away. There are ministers living in Rongxi hall, so I can be filial to my mother. " Jia Zheng said hurriedly.

"Enhou is just having fun? Not doing business?" Santai laughed, turned around and bowed to Qianlong, and said: "I have met with Jia She, the first-class auxiliary general, a few times, and he is a knowledgeable person. Although he has no intention of competing with the imperial examination, He also knows a lot about Jinshi calligraphy and painting, astronomy and geography, Yi Xueshu and so on. Although it is a partial field, if he can write books and biography, it will be beneficial to the society. As for not doing a proper job, it is even more a joke! It was all given over to him, Jia Zheng, and he himself only got a title. Apart from dealing with people, where else can he do other things in his daily life? He is lucky, and it is really ridiculous to use this to attack Enhou!"

Saying that, Santai turned to Jia Zheng and said, "I have finished all the questions I want to ask. I hope Jia Yuanwailang will take care of himself."

Qianlong said: "Then Liu Yushi is also the Minister, do you have something to ask?"

Liu Tongxun bowed and said, "I have something to ask."

Qianlong raised his hand.

Liu Tongxun turned around and asked Jia Zheng, "Master Jia, how many errands have you handled in your life in the Ministry of Industry for more than [-] years?"

This statement hits the nail on the head.Before Jia Lian joined the Ministry of Industry, Jia Zheng was just a member of the Ministry of Industry. He went to the Ministry every day to order hair, but no one told him for more than 30 years. to go.As for the time to do the master's work, that is needless to say.

Jia Zheng replied: "I... I don't know who has been jealous of me, and actually murdered me! I have been in the Ministry of Industry for more than [-] years, and I have treated me like nothing! I have not had a half serious thing in more than [-] years. The errand is entrusted to the minister. I implore the emperor to punish these villains severely!"

Qianlong's face darkened, Hadaha and Han Guangji snorted coldly.

There were three emperors from Kangxi to Qianlong who confessed that Jia Zheng could not be used; those who did not use Jia Zheng are now bearing the brunt of the two Ministers of the Ministry of Industry.Jia Zheng's words offended the three people in the palace, and the Supreme Emperor of Yuanmingyuan must be added, which is extremely stupid.

Hadaha immediately jumped out, pointed at Jia Zheng and scolded angrily: "You have been hanging out for 30 years, you are incompetent! After Jia Langzhong took office, didn't you be assigned to the Ministry of Warships? What did you do! That day I I personally brought you to the Department of Camps, and told Jia Langzhong not to delay the official business because of scruples about seniority, and also told you not to rely on your status as an elder, do you remember? Why are the people in the procuratorate saying that you will push away all official business? Gave it to Jia Langzhong?"

Jia Zheng said angrily, "Lian'er has a vicious mind, and all the work I entrust to me all day is doing accounts, supervising work, and purchasing, which is disgraceful! As a scholar, I will definitely not do it!"

"Ridiculous!" Ren Lanzhi scolded: "You have never passed the child's exam, and you are worthy of being called a scholar?"

Hadaha also said: "In our Ministry of Industry, there are four divisions, the Tuntian Division, the Yingxi Division, the Yuheng Division, and the Dushui Division. The Tuntian Division is in charge of Tuntian affairs, as well as the mausoleum, and the tombs of kings, dukes, and officials. Camp and repair Division, in charge of the construction of temples, palaces, city walls, warehouses, barracks, etc. Division Yuheng, in charge of the harvesting of mountains and lakes, and pottery. Dushui Division, in charge of river canals, waterways, roads and bridges, etc. In your eyes, is there any division that is not insulting to gentleness?"

Jia Zheng was sweating profusely, but he couldn't reply a word.

"Okay." Qianlong waved his hand. "Jia Zheng, do you have anything to say?"

Jia Zheng hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed his head, and said: "The minister stands upright, and because of lack of flattery, he made up words and caused disaster. May my emperor be wise, and wash away the grievances for my minister!"

Qianlong sneered and said, "You live in Rongxitang, the main courtyard of Rongfu, but?"

Look, Jia Zheng said tremblingly, "Yes."

"The official position awarded by the Rong Mansion along with the title was given to you?"

"Yes."

"You pretend to be the head of the Rong Mansion outside, but?"

"Yes......"

"Since you joined the Ministry of Industry, you have made no achievements... Forget it, I don't ask you this question. Hadaha, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, so you can answer it."

"Back to the emperor, that's exactly what it is."

Qianlong asked Jia Zheng again, "Since Jia Lian joined the Ministry of Industry as a doctor, has he ever entrusted you with an errand?"

"Have."

"Have you ever handled it yourself?"

"This... never."

"Is Jia Lian taking care of everything for you?"

"Yes."

Qianlong tossed the teacup, "Your elder brother gave you the official position, not only are you ungrateful, but you slander him! Now you occupy the main house of Rongfu and pretend to be the head of the Rongfu, but you still don't know your mistakes!" In other words, the Rong Mansion was bestowed by the royal family, and because of the title, it was given to those who should be free to attack it. If you seize it without authorization, it is disloyal; It is unfilial for you to seize the official position and occupy the house for the second time; it is unkind for you to impose your official duties on your nephew, and even to dissatisfy your nephew; It is unrighteous to slander Jia Amnesty and disregard brotherhood! Such an unfaithful, unfilial, benevolent and unrighteous person, why should he be wronged?"

Jia Zheng was speechless, and could only prostrate himself on the ground: "Chen...Chen...Chen, this is a talent that is underappreciated, and ambition is hard to pay!" As he spoke, he burst into tears.

Qianlong laughed, shook his head, and said: "Before, you kept saying that Jia She was only having fun and not doing business. Why didn't you think about yourself? Since you have joined the Ministry of Industry, you should do your job well. Wai Lang, the secretary, is nothing more than settling accounts, supervising work, and buying things, but you call it "disgraceful to the gentleman", isn't it ridiculous? You call yourself a scholar, but you haven't even passed the boy's exam. You have been admitted to the Ministry of Industry It's Jia En, why don't you still want to enter the Imperial Academy? Non-jinshi are not allowed to enter the Imperial Academy! If you can pass the imperial examination and get a second grade, you can go to the Imperial Academy to study even if you don't know how to do general affairs. But you don't have that ability! Besides Even if Lord Ren won the first place, and now he is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, he also served as Minister of the Ministry of War, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. After I succeeded to the throne, Lord Ren also served as Minister of the Ministry of Households. This is the knowledge Scholar! You have been in the Ministry of Industry for more than 30 years, and you haven’t learned anything, how dare I use you!”

After Qianlong finished speaking, he took a breath, and turned to ask Jia Lian who had never said a word since entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation: "Jia Lian, you have done so many errands for Jia Zheng. Tell me, why do you cover up?" he!"

Jia Lian saluted respectfully, and said respectfully, "I'm guilty. I shouldn't have shielded my second uncle for the sake of face. Now that I think about it, I could have ordered the errands as usual. If my second uncle didn't understand something, It’s better to speak out to help. I know that I have made a big mistake, so I implore the emperor to forgive me.”

Jia Lian's confession calmed down Qianlong's anger.

He thought for a while and said, "That's all. You are stupid and filial, so it's not a big mistake. You didn't read much, so you turned around and copied a copy of the Four Books and Five Classics as punishment. As for you, Jia Zheng... ..." Qianlong finally decided to let him go temporarily, and when he looked back, he would cry, "After half a year of shutting up and thinking, I will be demoted to three levels to keep him!"

The author has something to say: Crying stupidly by myself

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A card is empty!

Jia Zheng has to go back and forth several times to get even more high

But I can't get high when I keep repeating these few words of scolding him

So I have been struggling with how to scold him in another way. . . . . .