Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 189

As soon as he heard that he needed to report to Emperor Taishan, Shi Zhongkui immediately pretended to be afraid of trouble and said, "Can't you borrow the place of the City God of Gyeonggi?"

"this,,,."

Ri Youshen's face was full of hesitation, but his heart was already full of joy.

With Shi Zhongkui's words, the Great Zhou court's emphasis on the Gyeonggi City God will inevitably be raised several levels.

If it can be canonized again by the current Emperor of Great Zhou, then the entire City God system will benefit.

Not only is the incense more prosperous, but every year the Ministry of Rites personally presides over the sacrifices, except for some specific sacrifices, there is a high probability that all other activities will be held in the Town God's Temple.

So Ri Youshen just thought for a few seconds, then cupped his hands and said, "If my lord can repair a book by himself, I believe that Lord Chenghuang will give you this face."

When Liu Changji and others heard this, their hearts were already a little numb.

Seeing that Shi Zhongkui shied away, he even talked about his virtues and capabilities, how he could make Chenghuang give him face with just a letter.

At this point in the secret passage, there is really no need to act.

But Shi Zhongkui really didn't want to, something happened to Ma Daopo's matter, so he didn't even think about interrogating the ghost at night.

"Why don't you wait and take that Ma Daopo to the underworld first, and if there is any result, just send me a letter."

"Yes, my lord."

Riyoushen and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. With Shi Zhongkui's words, they can use some tricks secretly on Huangquan Road to solve the trouble of Ma Daopo for some underworld servants.

Immediately, Shi Zhongkui and the others saw the soul of Ma Daopo, who had been tightly bound by the shackles with the chains of seduction.

"My lord, the culprit has been captured. I will retire first and return to the Yin Division to return to my life."

"Ok".

After Shi Zhongkui finished speaking, the soldiers of the Yin Division saluted him together, and suddenly they all disappeared.

After a long while, Shi Zhongkui coughed, smiled and said to Liu Changji, who had regained his senses, "Although the Ma Daopo has already subdued the law, I'll go in and search for it.

So as not to miss the evidence, or there are clues of accomplices. "

Liu Changji hurriedly nodded in agreement, and shouted at the embroidered guard, "Go in and search carefully, if you can find other accomplices, it will be a great achievement."

"Yes", the people at Embroidery Guard became more courageous this time.

Led by a thousand households, they rushed straight into Ma Daopo's small temple.

The first thing that catches the eye is the dead body of Ma Daopo, who has not moved, and then he finds the packed baggage, gold and silver and other belongings.

"My lord, if I had waited an hour and a half later, this monster might have escaped."

Shi Zhongkui nodded, "Don't worry about belongings, since Ma Daopo is in a hurry to leave, she probably didn't have time to burn letters, gifts and gift lists from previous years.

I don't care about those people who were cheated of money by her, just why she wanted to harm the Ningguo Mansion this time.

There is also the technique of the five ghosts and nightmares, which must require some kind of medium to practice, that is to say, there is a high probability that there will be his internal support or helpers in the Ningguo Mansion. "

Jia Zhen, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu were shocked.

Jia Zhen stepped forward quickly, "My dear brother, is there really a ghost in my house?"

Shi Zhongkui didn't rush to answer, but looked at the embroidered guards and asked, "Have you ever found villains, paper talismans, birthday horoscopes and other strange things in Ningguo Mansion?"

"No." After finishing speaking, Shi Zhongkui shook his head and said, "There must be a date of birth, otherwise, if Ma Daopo can cast spells without the date of birth.

Just now, the God General Liujia had to take action in person to subdue her. "

"My lord's lesson," Huang Ruisong, the commander, stood up and reported, "It is true that five paper-painted ghosts with birthdays written on them were found in Ningfu, and they are under the bed in the master bedroom of Dengxian Pavilion.

Daoist Chang Lingzi and Chang Zhenzi also said before that if someone hadn't slept on the big bed in Dengxian Pavilion, and the caster's cultivation level was not at home, the five little ghosts would definitely go to find Master Zhen. "

Jia Zhen was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. If it wasn't for Mrs. You who suddenly brought her two daughters from home to avoid trouble, and was arranged to live in Dengxian Pavilion by herself, the person who was recruited would be herself.

So Jia Zhen was scared, and then angry.

Without thinking about it, he ran into the small temple and began to search for possible clues.

The Xiaoxiao and Lishi of Xiuyiwei wanted to stop him, but before he could open his mouth, he was stopped by a Baihu who led the team.

Seeing Baihu pouting in Shi Zhongkui's direction, everyone reacted quickly.

The miraculous abilities that Shi Zhongkui showed just now have made him go beyond the rules of officialdom to a certain extent.

At least Xiu Yiwei would never dare to provoke him.

Besides, the holy family is in the midst of prosperity, even the big embroidered guard had to keep a low voice when facing him, and kept avoiding him again and again.

Seeing that the embroidered guards didn't care about Jia Zhen at all, Jia Lian stepped forward to help find clues.

Shi Zhongkui originally thought about simply framing Lai Er, the head of the Ning Mansion, and Lai Da, the head of the Rongguo Mansion, for having an affair with Ma Daopo.

But if you think about it carefully, the level of this kind of framing is really low.

Someone with a smarter mind can understand after a little thought that the Lai family will never kill their benefactor.

Instead, they hope that Ningrong and Rongfu will be more prosperous and rich, so that they can continue to lie in the two mansions and continue to suck blood, while doing things and doing business outside can be smoother.

It's better to find nothing, Jia Zhen and the rest of the Jia family will be more anxious and suspicious.

When people are anxious and life-threatening, they can easily be misled.

After searching for half a day, more and more things were moved by Xiu Yiwei to the open space in the courtyard of the small temple.

"My lord, all the useful things are here."

Shi Zhongkui frowned and nodded, looked at his fellow commander Huang Ruisong and asked, "Master Huang, except for the paper figurines, incense sticks, straw figurines and other props for evil.

You should tidy up the sesame oil, blessing cards and other items sent by the noble families and store them in the embroidery guard's warehouse.

However, in my opinion, these are just ordinary things, and it is nothing more than that the families were deceived by this Ma Daopo.I will truthfully report this matter to His Majesty, and will not make it difficult for you. "

"Yes", Huang Ruisong hurriedly agreed.

After hearing this, Jia Zheng couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

It is said that it will not make it difficult for the embroidery guards, but in fact, it is more to avoid the trouble of being targeted by the embroidery guards.

The old women and wives in the inner house, such as the old concubine of Nan'an County, will definitely be grateful to him in their hearts.

Otherwise, if this matter spreads to the outside world, the ghost knows how big a disturbance it will cause.

It is not impossible to force a few housewives to death.

As for anyone who had an accident or died in a strange way and wanted to take revenge or investigate further, it had nothing to do with Shi Zhongkui.

There is no reason to stop others.

Huang Ruisong then held several account books and said, "My lord, what do you think should be done with the confiscated account books?"

Shi Zhongkui waved his hand without even looking at it, "My job is to track down the murderer behind the scenes, and the rest are your business."

Liu Changji, Huang Ruisong and other high-level Embroidered Guards secretly scolded Shi Zhongkui for being naughty.

Although this account book only records how much sesame oil, offerings, etc. money Ma Daopo received from which house.

Who else spent money on amulets and other things.

But if you think about it for a while, you can see that there is definitely a clue that Ma Daopo collected money to harm people for her employer.

Even in the entire ledger, those property receipts and expenditures whose specific reasons cannot be explained are likely to be evidence of murder.

The most troublesome thing is that in the past few years, many women and children who died strangely or prematurely in Xungui's family can faintly match the time of several income and expenditures in the ledger.

It can be said that Ma Daopo's death is more than justified, but if the account book is spread to the outside world, there will definitely be a big disturbance.

Maybe in a few days, there will be news of a certain concubine, wife dying of a serious illness, or even brothers killing each other from the homes of nobles and officials.

Thinking of this, Liu Changji shivered violently, and said to Huang Ruisong in a sharp voice, "Hurry up and bring someone to escort these books into the palace and hand them over to His Majesty."

Huang Ruisong hurriedly nodded, saluted Shi Zhongkui, and hurriedly led them to the palace.

Shi Zhongkui didn't care about this matter, and murmured to Jia Zhen, "Brother Zhen, although no clues related to the Ning Mansion have been found, my younger brother thinks that the inside of the Ning Mansion still needs to be investigated.

Whether it was to find out the loopholes of the Ning Mansion's guards, or to prevent the relationship between the inner ghost and Ma Daopo, they had always had face-to-face secret talks.

Check it out, and it will give you a lot of peace of mind. "

Jia Zhen, who was still rejoicing in her heart, immediately felt that Shi Zhongkui's words were right.

After hearing this, Jia Zheng nodded and said, "Bo Qian is right, such a big incident happened this time, even I want to order someone to clean up the Rongguo Mansion.

Otherwise, if there is another moth, not to mention harming my nephew of the Jia family, it will make the old lady sad and sad, and it will also be caused by my children and grandchildren's unfilial piety. "

In ancient times, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness were valued, and this filial piety was ranked above benevolence and righteousness. One can imagine how serious the consequences would be if the name of unfilial piety was carried on one's back.

Jia Zhen, Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu, who did not speak, hurriedly bowed and saluted in unison.

Shi Zhongkui was secretly happy, and then he saw Jia Zheng looking at him and said, "Bo Qian, Ningrong and Rongfu have been in operation for a hundred years, and the relationship between the two is complicated.

Uncle Wei thought that if he could take advantage of this incident and use your authority to order someone to investigate, then he could really sort out the two prefectures.

It's just that if you do this, it will inevitably make you infamy. "

After hearing this, Shi Zhongkui cursed in his heart, if anyone said that Jia Zheng was a rotten Confucian and an old master who didn't know how to adapt, he would keep a big mouth and slap him.

Maybe this old guy just doesn't like to meddle in mundane affairs, but it doesn't mean that he is a fool, let alone that he has no plans.

Of course Shi Zhongkui refused to be scapegoated for no reason, and said with a smile, "Second Uncle, every family in every prefecture, who hasn't ordered the food and card.

Even if you suffer a loss, it is just a waste of money every year.

In addition, it has only been a long time since the eldest sister became a concubine, and it is the time when the fire is cooking oil and the scenery is boundless.

The most important thing for your mansion is not to focus on this trivial matter.

What I am most afraid of are those side houses and stewards who work outside under the banner of Jia's family.

These people rely on the power of the master's family, if they just do business and make some money, it's okay.

But once they act recklessly, they will harm people's homes and lives.

Throughout the ages, the reputations of many wealthy and famous families have been ruined by domestic slaves.

As far as the official censor is concerned, it is often this kind of thing, so we have to guard against it. "

Jia Zheng couldn't help falling silent when he heard this.

What Shi Zhongkui said was short of saying clearly that the housekeepers and housekeepers of the Jia family were doing mischief outside under the banner of the Jia family.

Jia Lian was so frightened that he didn't dare to show his breath, and he didn't even dare to wink at Shi Zhongkui.

As the head of the family, Shi Zhongkui had the same attitude as Jia Zheng and even Jia Zhen on this matter, so Jia Lian dared not ask him why he brought up such a matter.

But as a descendant of the Jia family who specializes in foreign affairs, Jia Lian really knows the way inside.

Before starting a business partnership with Shi Zhongkui, he himself was one of the people who benefited from it.

As long as you really check it carefully, the custody will poke a big hole.

Those who are in charge of the family, as well as Jia Qiang, Jia Qin and others who are in charge of purchasing a certain item in the Grand View Garden, all checked and found out. Even Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Wang Xifeng and Jia She couldn't even think about it.

"Alas," Jia Zheng sighed heavily, "What my nephew said is, but this matter is too urgent, and we have to think about it in the long run."

Shi Zhongkui sneered in his heart, what a long-term plan, it's just that he doesn't have the courage to expose this matter.

This is the end of it.

Jia Zhen didn't mention the matter of investigating the ghost, so Shi Zhongkui couldn't help sneering, from now on, Jia's poor family can't even maintain the family business, and you will regret it sometimes.

At the begging of Jia Zheng and Jia Lian, he sat in the sedan chair that had already rushed over to the palace, and stopped by Jia's family to inform Jia's mother in person.

Shi Zhongkui thought to himself that if Jia Zheng disagreed, he would not take the opportunity to check on the Lai family, after all, this was an internal matter of the Jia family.

If you meddle in the affairs of other families, regardless of whether it is beneficial to the Jia family in the end, Xungui and the officials will definitely scold him for meddling in their own business.

The head of the family is not necessarily ignorant of many things, but he does not want to expose his family's ugliness.

In this world where imperial examinations and being an official determine status, if the Lian family is not well managed, how can one be an official?
However, Jia Zheng disagreed, but it didn't mean that Shi Zhongkui had no other way to focus on the Lai family.

Even Jia Zheng's attitude that only wanted to cover up was better.

If he really finds out that there is something wrong with the Lai family, he will only think about how to cover it up, then his chances of getting that garden will be great.

No, anyway, I am not short of money, what I lack is the time to build a yard and it is difficult to buy a large piece of land in the capital near the imperial city.

So in order to avoid trouble, it is safest to spend money to buy the newly built garden.

It's not right, why should I help the Jia family, and I have to give them money.

There is no such good thing in the world.

Even relatives, unless they are mothers, fathers and brothers, they are not so selfless.

Shi Zhongkui knew in his heart that there were actually such people, and there were quite a few of them.

Even in the ancient society with strong family values, relatives help each other, even if they lose a little money, there are many people who have to help.

On the contrary, in modern society, people are indifferent to human feelings, and even treat selfless people as fools to ridicule and abuse.

It can only be said that life has become better, but his heart has become colder. Shi Zhongkui himself has no choice but to follow the trend.

That's why he developed his character of selfishness and unwillingness to suffer losses.

As for the garden, Shi Zhongkui just had people call Cui Hezhong, who was in the embroidered clothes and guarding hundreds of households, to give some instructions, and then he waited for the news with peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)