dream of red mansion

Chapter 643 Countermeasures
It was not the first time Yang Xu saw Jia Zheng, but it was the first time he entered Rongguo Mansion, and it was also the first time he went to Mengpozhai.

Originally, he vaguely heard that Rongguo Mansion's finances were a bit stretched, and thought that Rongguo Mansion should not be as grand as Ningguo Mansion.Now that he met Meng Pozhai, he realized that he had guessed completely wrong.

Compared with Jia Qing's outer study, Mengpozhai's layout is many times more luxurious.

All kinds of famous paintings, copybooks, rare treasures and antiques are innumerable.

Obviously, even if these hundred-year-old mansions are going into decline, their heritage is not comparable to that of ordinary clans.

"May I ask what your name is?"

Yang Xu met Jia Zheng, but Jia Zheng didn't know Yang Xu.Therefore, Jia Zheng gave full play to his character of courtesy and corporal, and proposed to respect Yang Xu.

"Don't dare, the student's surname is Yang Mingxu, and the name is Shihong. The master can call me Shihong."

Yang Xu is not a humble and pedantic person, taking advantage of Jia Qing's influence, since Jia Zheng treated him so courteously, he took the opportunity to draw in the relationship with Jia Zheng.

Yang Xu has been in Jia's mansion for a long time, and he has already figured out the personnel relations of Jia's mansion. He knows that in addition to Jia Qing, he only needs to maintain sufficient respect for Jia Zheng in the entire Jia mansion.

Others, including the first prize runner, Jia Amnesty, don't need to care.Because the relationship between Jia Qing and Jia Amnesty was not harmonious.

Jia Zheng likes to judge people by their appearance. Seeing that Yang Xu behaved like a scholar and that he was recommended by Jia Qing, he had a good impression of him, so he warmly greeted him to take a seat, and asked Zhan, Shan and others to discuss the matter with him. He explained.

Yang Xu listened carefully, and then made a conclusion: "This matter is not for the master, but for the noble concubine in the palace!"

Jia Zheng was surprised: "Why did you say that, sir?"

Yang Xu then said: "It's not that the students deliberately showed off in front of the master, you just need to think about it in reverse, the reason is very simple.

His Majesty has not been canonized as a queen for several years since the death of the first queen.Rumor has it that it was caused by the deep love between His Majesty and the late Empress and his wife, and His Majesty's remembrance day and night.But just as a country cannot be without a king for a day, the harem cannot be without a king for a day.

It can be seen from His Majesty's appointment of two concubines at the same time, that His Majesty already intends to appoint a queen.As for the candidates for the empress, from the present point of view, the most likely candidates are Concubine Wu and Concubine Jia!
The master has been an official for many years, he has been careful about competition and encouragement, and has never turned against others. If someone says that someone impeaching the master at this time is aimed at the master himself, the students will not believe it.

At this time, tarnishing the master's reputation is tantamount to reducing the weight of Concubine Jia in His Majesty's heart!If the master is convicted of the crime this time, it will be a big blow to the imperial concubine. "

Yang Xu stood in the middle, talking eloquently, with a calm voice, as if he had a plan in mind.

Jia Lian, Zhan Guang, Shan Pinren and others looked at each other in blank dismay, with a faint glint in their eyes.Even Jia Zheng furrowed his brows deeply. It's not like he didn't think about this matter as loyally as he did.

Indeed, the temptation is too great!

What is a queen?In short, mother of a nation!
Although it is not as good as sitting on a big treasure, it is not much better to be in the back seat!
Just as men all over the world look up to the throne, the latter is also the greatest ambition of women all over the world.

Take the simplest example.Assuming that Yuan Chun is canonized as a queen, not only will she officially become one of the masters of the entire Great Chu Empire, but the Jia family will also be promoted to the most dazzling family in Great Chu immediately!

Second only to Royal.

Even the queen mother's mother family can't compare, because the current queen mother comes from a poor family.This dynasty is not as good as the previous Ming Dynasty, and there is no additional title reward for the head of the country or the uncle of the country.

Therefore, the mother's family of today's empress dowager can only be regarded as a famous family that no one can bully.

And the Jia family, the century-old Duke's mansion.Once they become descendants, they are the most powerful relatives.

Perhaps, the descendants are too powerful, which is not entirely a good thing for Yuanchun's promotion.

"According to what Mr. Wu said, this matter should be the result of the Wu family's secret collusion? If so, how should we deal with it?"

Jia Zheng didn't keep thinking about it, and returned to the current problem.

"I'm not sure if it's the Wu family's students, but they must be people who don't want to see the imperial concubine take the throne. In this way, our way of dealing with it is very simple and clear.

As long as someone impeaches the Wu family at this time, no matter what the crime is, as long as there is something to say, they can offset the unfavorable situation brought about by the impeachment of the master.

I heard that Concubine Wu Guifei's father is currently under threat to build the Huangling Mausoleum for the Supreme Emperor, so it shouldn't be too difficult to catch his mistakes.Furthermore, at the beginning of the year, when Concubine Wu Guifei went back to the mansion to visit her relatives, the garden where she temporarily stayed was built by the Wu family at a site outside the city.
How could the Wu family afford such a huge sum of money when they were just newly promoted nobles during the time of the Supreme Emperor?If we start from this matter, I believe we will be able to find a lot of illegal evidence.

All in all, we have no control over the situation in the palace, but we must not let the imperial concubine be in a disadvantageous position when facing Wu Guifei because of external affairs. "

Jia Zheng took a deep look at Yang Xu.This strategy can be described as simple and direct to the extreme!I don't know who is going to beat me, but I just need to know who my opponent is.

Jia Qing smiled: "Leave this matter to me, master don't have to worry about it."

Jia Qing is also very satisfied with Yang Xu's strategy.With such a huge conflict of interests involved, no matter whether his Wu family's butt is clean or dirty, he will be discredited!
This is the battle between the court and the harem.The Wu family and the Jia family are the first to bear the brunt. If anyone still thinks of peace or concession at this time, they will be called fools.

Even Jia Zheng didn't say anything to refute.

Seeing Jia Qing expressing his support for his strategy, Yang Xu also showed a smile on his face, and continued: "This strategy is just a way to make peace. First, we will even out our unfavorable situation. Next, what we want to guarantee is that absolutely Can't be convicted.

Among the several crimes listed by the Metropolitan Procuratorate when it participated in the performance, there is only one point that we need to completely refute, and that is the point of accepting bribes, which caused the construction of the Princess Mansion to fail.The Princess Mansion is the palace built by the Supreme Emperor for Princess Xingyue. If there is a problem with the palace, no one can afford this crime.

Fortunately, the master handled things safely and did not give anyone a handle.However, the other party seems to have fabricated witnesses and physical evidence, pointing out that the master's subordinates set up cards to collect bribes during the construction process. This is the most difficult point, because the probability of this actually happening is too high to be guarded against.

As for other crimes such as dereliction of duty and maltreatment of craftsmen, there is not enough evidence. "

Jia Zheng frowned.

Yang Xu was right, it was this that made him feel restless.This morning, the official came out to join him with conclusive words, saying that he indulged slaves, committed murder, threatened and extorted bribes, and he was really frightened.After all, the other party even made it clear who the sufferer was, when, why, who the briber was asking for, and how much bribe he asked for. He could only kneel down and plead guilty.

Fortunately, the most important issue for the imperial court today is the war situation in the northwest. After receiving the memorial, Emperor Zhengqing did not express his position, only saying that this matter will be discussed later.

Therefore, as soon as Jia Zhengcai returned to the mansion, he quickly summoned all the diners to discuss, and after no results, he asked Jia Qing to come over for advice.

Seeing Jia Zheng's look of concern, Yang Xu knew that he had no idea about this matter, so he said: "Master, there is no need to worry too much. Maybe Second Master can help Master solve this matter."

"How?" Jia Zheng asked happily.

"I need to discuss with the second master about the specifics before I can come up with the charter. It is not convenient to tell you at the moment. But the master only needs to remember that there has never been any illegal activity in the construction of the princess mansion. Behavior, even if there is any, is the decision of the officials or servants below, and has nothing to do with the master.

Next, the most important thing for the master is to complete the final project of the Princess Mansion, so as not to leave any talk for others. "

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(End of this chapter)