Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 192 Stupid and hopeless
Xia Shouzhong smiled and stretched out his hand to caress the token whose surface was as smooth as a child's skin, secretly thinking that this token must be a treasure.

He patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, Lord Liu Yuan, our family not only personally selects people for the county master, but also tells them to serve carefully. If someone really dares to neglect the county master, then these palace people don't have to live."

Shi Zhongkui nodded with a smile, and then got into the sedan chair.

When the Xuanzhi team came to Jia's house again, the sky was already dark.

The gatekeepers of Ningrong and Rongfu saw a long line of embroidered guards and imperial guards from a distance, and everyone's legs trembled in fright.

Fortunately, the two prefectures deserved to be honored for a hundred years, and some people have seen a lot of the world.

After seeing clearly that the embroidered clothes guards were followed by the imperial guards, it was only then that they realized that it should be the team proclaiming the decree.

After being afraid, he was overjoyed and rushed into the mansion to report.

When I saw Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and Jia Lian coming out of Jia Mu's room, I didn't make it clear after talking for a long time.

An angry Jia Zhen kicked over.

Normally, Jia Zhen would never dare to do this in front of Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng.

But just now in Jiamu's Rongqing hall, Jiazhen said that she would go to Xuanzhen Temple to practice for three to five months, and Jia Zhen's heart skipped a beat.

Just when she was about to find a reason to refuse, Jia's mother went on to say that Jia Jing would be informed of this matter.

Now Jia Zhen can't agree to it or not.

When Jia Jing was in a hurry to discipline his son, just like Jia Zheng, he would really beat him to death with a stick.

And Jia Zhen, who won the title and inherited the family business of the Ningguo Mansion, could only kneel on the ground and bear it to death if she did not want to commit the crime of disobedience.

If you directly admit your mistakes, you will be beaten severely at most, but if you are disobedient, you deserve to be beaten to death.

It is not impossible to even open the ancestral hall and drive out the Jia family, and be given death.

So while Jia Zhen didn't dare to refute Jia Mu, she also had an ominous premonition in her heart.

Of course, Jia Zhen hadn't thought about it before, even with Shi Zhongkui's help, she should still be punished in the end.

But he never expected that Mother Jia wanted to become a Taoist monk.

Busily knelt on the ground and prayed, "Old Ancestor, grandson didn't do anything wrong, do you have to make trouble to the point of making grandson a Taoist priest?"

Mother Jia sighed, to be honest, Jia Zhen is still very filial to herself.

If the son-in-law hadn't said that the matter of the Ningguo Mansion might affect the Rongguo Mansion, he would have kept him no matter what.

But now no one knows what the emperor thinks, and it is not easy to ask Jia Zhen what mistakes he has made, nor can he ask the truth.

So it's a good idea to let Jia Zhen go to Xuanzhen to wait and see.

If you can't do anything, you will be able to keep him if you are directly ordered to become a monk in the Taoist temple.

If things turn around, just come back in three to five months.

"Brother Zhen, this time you have to listen to me no matter what, otherwise when disaster strikes, you will lose your chance even if you want to become a monk and continue to enjoy yourself."

Jia Zhen's pupils shrank, secretly wondering if it was her and Qin Keqing's business, and the Embroidered Yiwei found out, and even found real evidence or witnesses?

There was a ghost in her heart, so Jia Zhen didn't dare to beg for mercy.

Thinking about the things I had done again and again, I realized that Mother Jia was indeed looking for a way out for herself.

But if you really become a Taoist priest in Xuanzhenguan, with your own father and old man Jia Jing watching, it is basically impossible for you to want to be as domineering as in Ningguo Mansion in the future.

So Jia Zhen's mood was as bad as it could be.

Seeing that the servant who came to sue was panting and said for a long time that he couldn't understand, how could he bear it, he kicked over without thinking.

And Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng surprisingly did not reprimand him.

But after Jia Zhen received the imperial edict, she should be even more angry, but she had no choice but to accept the edict.

And given Jia Zhen's unfamiliarity with the officialdom, he might not have imagined the twists and turns.

So on the way to Jia's mansion, Shi Zhongkui decided to speak clearly after thinking about it.

The servant of the Rongguo Mansion who was being beaten slowed down, knelt on the ground and shouted, "My lord, my lord, this is the decree team."

When Jia She and the others heard this, they were worried, and at the same time they hurriedly ordered people to prepare incense cases and other things, and then ordered people to go to the inner house to tell Jia Mu and others to wear imperial uniforms.

When Jia Zheng ordered the National People's Congress to open the middle door and come out, he saw Xia Shouzhong hurriedly got off the sedan chair and ran to a sedan chair that obviously only a fourth-rank official could make.

Not to mention lifting the car curtain with his own hands, his waist almost bent to the side of the car door.

That gesture was as respectful as it could be.

Jia Lian saw at a glance that it was Shi Zhongkui's sedan chair, and hurriedly reminded him, "My lord, my lord, it's Bo Qian's sedan chair."

After hearing this, Jia Zheng, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen felt at ease.

He hurried down the steps to meet him.

"I've seen my father-in-law, my second uncle, my eldest brother Zhen, and my second brother Lian."

Seeing Shi Zhongkui's serious expression, Jia Zheng and the others couldn't help but thump in their hearts, and hurriedly asked, "Is Boqian here to announce the decree, or...?"

Shi Zhongkui looked at Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch hurried back to order his sedan chair, and asked for the wooden box containing the imperial decree.

Shi Zhongkui didn't hide it either, "It's both good and bad."

Then he said to Jia Lian, "Second Brother Lian ordered someone to follow my servant to fetch Brother Rong. There is an imperial decree related to him."

After hearing this, Jia Zhen's face turned pale, and she almost lost her footing but was supported by Jia Lian.

Shi Zhongkui looked at Jia Zhen who was begging for help, frowned and shook his head, "Brother Zhen, it's not that I don't want to plead with His Majesty, but this is already the best result.

Otherwise, based on what happened when your daughter-in-law was buried the year before last, and other things, it would be trivial to be exiled from the army.Moreover, while the Rongguo Mansion is being implicated, it is hard to say whether the Ningguo Mansion can be kept. "

After Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng heard this, they couldn't help but think of the gossip they had heard about Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing.

You must know that Qin Keqing is the main wife of Jia Rongming, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Jia Zhen is heinous.

Jia Zheng scolded directly angrily, "You, an unfilial son, did a good deed. And I persuaded you back then, it's not right for Rong's daughter-in-law to use the wooden masonry coffin of Prince Yizhong, but what about you?

Willful and reckless, without fear, who is to blame for today's disaster? "

Jia Zhen was struggling at first, but after hearing this, her dejected legs softened, but she pushed Jia Lian who was supporting her.

With a plop, he knelt down in front of Jia Zheng, hugged his leg and howled loudly.

Seeing this, Xia Shouzhong and the others could only wait on the sidelines, so as not to be asked to participate, but they were unable or unwilling to help.

When we meet in the future, we will not look good.

But Jia Zhen's trick really worked, Jia Zheng's heart softened, he looked at Shi Zhongkui and said, "Bo Qian, I don't ask you to exonerate Zhen'er for uncle's sake, but please help him find a way out for the sake of relatives. "

Jia She hurriedly echoed, "My son-in-law, no matter how miserable Zhen'er is, he is still your cousin and brother-in-law. We can't just sit and see him with no way out!"

Jia Lian was also terribly frightened. This is the dignified head of the Ningguo Mansion, and he will be punished if he says he will commit a crime, without even the slightest chance to react.

In addition, she was used to playing with Jia Zhen since she was a child, no matter how many scandals Jia Zhen has done, she has no negligence or ill intentions towards the brothers and parents of the Jia family.

Therefore, from the standpoint of the Jia family, it is really unreasonable not to ask for a marriage for Jia Zhen.

Shi Zhongkui waved his hand to stop Jia Lian.

He sighed and said, "Your Majesty is merciful, the imperial decree clearly states that Jia Rong of Ningguo Mansion Jia Zhenxie Department Taichang Yuan manages the ancestral temple, and Jia Rong enters the Tuntian Division to listen to the order.

If he has meritorious service, Ningguo Mansion can inherit Ningguo Mansion in his generation without being downgraded to Xijue. "

Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian were overjoyed after hearing this, and without thinking about it, they knelt on the ground and shouted words like "the emperor's grace is mighty, thank you Lord Long En".

And Jia Zhen struggled for a while, probably knowing that the imperial decree had been issued and nothing should be done, so she couldn't help but bowed three times and kowtowed nine times to thank her respectfully and tearfully.

Then grief came from my heart, and I howled again.

Even Jia Mu, Xing, and Mrs. Wang who hurried to the front yard to receive the order heard the cry.

Mother Jia's face turned pale, and she hurriedly told Lai Da and Lai Er, "Quickly go and find out, what is it that makes Zhen'er cry like this."

As the housekeeper of Ningguo Mansion, Lai Er is of course more anxious than Lai Da.

In his opinion, if something happened to Jia Zhen, the loss of the title would mean that the Ningguo Mansion would be over.

Then it will be difficult for me as a housekeeper to live a stable life, let alone making money.

Uneasy, he rushed out without thinking.

Shi Zhongkui saw Lai Er's terrified face, he ran out from the middle door regardless of the rules.

Lai Da, who was following him, wanted to hold him back, but he only had time to hold him back after Lai Er stepped through the middle door.

With a thought, he shouted instantly, "Bold."

While everyone was frightened by him, they couldn't help but look after him, and followed his gaze.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng's faces turned red in anger.

Seeing that Lai Er should have reacted, he crawled back to the yard from the middle door.

Then he followed Lai Da and ran out from the side door.

It's a pity that it was already too late, so Shi Zhongkui shouted angrily, "Where is the big Han general, take down these two dog slaves who don't know their dignity and ignore the imperial power for me."

There were still a small number of people in the Xiuyiwei who couldn't figure it out, but the eunuchs such as the imperial army and Xia Shouzhong who followed could understand Shi Zhongkui's meaning at a glance.

The so-called generals of the Han Dynasty are the guards of the palace. This group of people is tall and tall, and most of them are soldiers with military merits and the eldest sons of some noble families.

The first thing to do when entering the palace is to be taught various rules and taboos.

It can be said that combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed due to years of lack of training, but no one knows the rules better than them.

I and others accompanied the imperial envoy who announced the decree to the door. Before entering Jia's house, a servant dared to come out from the middle door.

To put it more seriously, it means that the Jia family sent two servants out to meet the imperial edict.

This is a crime of disrespect, and no one will say anything if you catch it and chop it up.

Hearing Shi Zhongkui's angry shout, how dare he hesitate.

Immediately, more than a dozen people rushed over with Fang Tian's painted halberd, golden knife and golden axe, and the weapons in their hands pointed directly at Lai Da and Lai Er.

As long as these two guys have the slightest movement, they will be chopped with a knife or an axe.

What Lai Da and Lai Er said earlier about Shi Zhongkui scared the souls of the dead, and now they saw the knife and ax on their bodies, so they dared to move.

Kneeling on the ground directly, Lai Er even shouted 'injustice'.

Immediately, he was grabbed by the collar and dragged to the steps of the main entrance.

Shi Zhongkui smiled, these two guys were really scared and stupid, and they were so stupid that there was no medicine to save them.

In other words, at least Lai Er had lost much fear of the Jia family in his heart.

Although Lai Da didn't come out from the middle gate, he also raised a wolf-hearted Lai Shangrong.

"Slap your mouth, give me a hard hit on that dog slave who still dares to quibble."

As soon as Lai Da heard his brother say "wronged", he knew it was bad.

Fortunately, Lai Da heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Shi Zhongkui say he was beating Lai Er.

Brother Dark Dao is really confused, how could he be wronged by this matter?

And the big Han general will not care who Lai Er's housekeeper is, and how prestige he is outside on weekdays.

Four people were separated to firmly hold down the arms of the two brothers, and another person drew out a single knife and hit him hard on the mouth with the scabbard.

With just one blow, Lai Er broke at least five or six teeth, and after two more strokes, the blood was already scattered and splashed.

After a few more strokes, the face was already bloody.

The frightened servants of Jia's gatekeeper knelt on the ground and trembled.

On the other hand, Lai Da turned pale with fright and trembled all over. When the blood splashed on his face, he was so frightened that he lost control of himself.

The two guards who were pressing down on him were angered secretly, and they clasped his arms tightly with both hands, and Lai Da couldn't help begging for mercy loudly because of the pain.

But surprisingly, Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and Jia Zhen didn't have the slightest intention to intercede for them.

Even after turning Xia Shouzhong with a livid face, Jia She and the others knew that the harder the beating was at this time, the less the Jia family would be implicated.

Moreover, he looked at Shi Zhongkui gratefully in his heart.

If he hadn't spoken first, when the decree-declaring team returned, there would be embroidered clothes guards, imperial guards, and little eunuchs who would report that Lai Er came out of the middle gate to meet the decree-declaring team.

At that time, it was not enough to beat two slaves.

After beating at least fifteen or six times in succession, he was in charge of the lord's guards, and then he stopped and looked at Shi Zhongkui, lest he was really killed, and in the end he would also be in bad luck.

Shi Zhongkui also knew that using a scabbard to slap someone's mouth is completely different from hitting someone with the palm of his hand.

After being beaten fifteen or six times, it was definitely the guards who kept their hands.

Otherwise, three or five hits can make people stupid, and even say hello to the forehead, it is not difficult to beat them to death.

"Drag it away and throw it in the corner."

The guards who got the order grabbed Lai Da and Lai Er by their hair and dragged them to the corner of the wall.

Then, like throwing a rag, it was thrown directly to the bottom of the wall, and it was ignored.

As long as it is not killed on the spot, no one will jump out to make trouble in custody.

Really counting, the crime of disrespect is just a beating, but it is a minor crime.

In the end, Jia Zheng was jealous of Mother Jia and Nanny Lai, and winked at Jia Lian, but Jia Lian could only wave his hands at his servant who was kneeling not far away.

He motioned him to check on Lai Er's injury.

Shi Zhongkui didn't care about this, and said to Xia Shouzhong with a smile, "Elder-in-law, it's going to be completely dark this day, why don't you go in and announce the decree first. As for the servant who doesn't respect you, let an accompanying eunuch take him to the embroidery guards to deal with." That's it."

After hearing this, Xia Shouzhong cursed in his heart.

Although it could not be more appropriate to hand over the crime of disrespect to the inner prison and the embroidered clothes guard.

But Xia Shouzhong knew in his heart that if he was killed on the spot, there would be no trouble.

But if you hand it over to yourself, it's not worth killing, and it's not worth not killing.

(End of this chapter)