serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 11
After getting the news from Leng Zixing, Jia Yucun became worried. The reinstatement of the emperor was his chance to stand up, but he knew better the truth that no one in the court should be an official. !
After careful consideration, Jia Yucun decided to tell Lin Ruhai about the matter and ask him to recommend it for him. After making the decision, Jia Yucun immediately rushed to the Yanzheng Yamen.

After staying in the Yanzheng Yamen for more than a year, all the guards knew him. He walked into the Yanzheng Yamen without notification, but saw the housekeeper leading a few soldiers out of the study. Looking haggard after a long journey, it is not the officers and soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, is it them?
"Mr. Jia!"

The butler greeted briefly, and then led the people out.

The door of the study room was open, and from a distance, Lin Ruhai was seen sitting on a chair for the doctor to check his pulse.

Seeing that the man was wearing a sixth-rank official uniform, Jia Yucun knew that he was an imperial physician, and asked the servant with a smile, "Emperor physician?"

Boy: "Yes."

It is a common practice for doctors to check the pulse, to close your eyes and concentrate, that cannot be disturbed at all.Jia Yucun had something on his mind, but he had to stand in the courtyard.

Doctor Wang opened his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Lin Yanzheng's body is fine. I think it's because of the busy work these few days. He just needs to take care of himself, take a good rest, and add a few supplements."

Lin Ruhai nodded: "It's time to work. Jian Jing and the little girl will have to worry about Lao Wang's imperial physician."

While tidying up, Wang imperial physician replied: "Lin Yan's politicians have tricked me. It's my uncle's intention to ask Mrs. Madam and the young lady for pulse. I will do my best."

"Master, Mr. Jia is here." A servant at the door reported in a low voice.

"please come in."

Lin Ruhai said to the old mother beside him: "Please go to the back house for a pulse check, don't be negligent."

Imperial Physician Wang walked out of the study, Jia Yucun walked into the study, the two passed by the door, Jia Yucun smiled at Imperial Physician Wang, but Imperial Physician Wang stepped out of the study door without looking.

Jia Yucun's expression was very kind, he bowed to Lin Ruhai, and then asked, "Your Excellency is not well?"

Lin Ruhai shook his head: "Sir, please sit down!"

"Thank you sir."

Jia Yucun sat down and said: "Your Majesty's kindness is so great that you sent the imperial physician south to take care of your body. It is really a model for the emperor and ministers through the ages!"

Lin Ruhai was startled, took a sip from the teacup on the coffee table beside him, put it down, and said, "You have read the palace report of the imperial court, the new minister who supervises the regiment training is a child of the Jia family in Shenjing, named Jia Hu, from the Ningguo Mansion. He is now a third-class uncle, awarded the rank of General Zhaoyong of the third rank. He was seriously injured in the First Battle of Ningyuan. His Majesty ordered Imperial Physician Wang to take care of him. The mother-in-law of the Zhong family wrote to him, so he ordered his own soldiers to escort Imperial Physician Wang to serve Jian Jing and his daughter. Please pulse."

Jia Yucun pretended to be surprised: "I never thought that the new Minister of Supervision and Training would be the nephew of a noble lady. It seems that Your Majesty still has the trust of His Majesty."

Lin Ruhai: "It's not right and wrong, we as courtiers can't comment on it."

Jia Yucun smiled awkwardly: "Meng Lang was born late."

Lin Ruhai just shook his head, and suddenly remembered something, and said to Jia Yucun: "Congratulations, sir, the news has come in, and after the deliberation and approval of the cabinet and the Ministry of Officials, the resignation of those who resigned due to the death of their parents or were demoted due to incidents .”

Jia Yucun was overjoyed, but pretended to be silent for a while, before saying, "Your Majesty is kind, but it doesn't matter if you were born late in Beijing."

At this moment, the butler hurried over and reported: "Master, the Salt Transport Envoy is here."

"Farewell, Mr. Wan!"

Jia Yucun stood up, bowed to Lin Ruhai, bowed his head and backed out.

Lin Ruhai nodded in satisfaction, and said to the housekeeper, "Please come in."

"Yes." The butler walked out quickly.

After a while, the salt transporter rushed in like a gust of wind, and said anxiously: "Let's do it! Do it! The new minister who supervises the regiment and training has killed the salt merchant!"

Lin Ruhai: "Speak slowly, what's wrong?"

Salt transport envoy: "Mr. Wang took the three candidates who were attached to the Wang family to recruit prostitutes in Guangling Station, and the new minister who supervised the regiment and training ran into them. He was beaten to death at the gate of the station."

Lin Ruhai was taken aback, and the Salt Transport Envoy continued, "This gentleman is not kind! He just sent Mr. Wang together, and now Mr. Wang has rushed to Jiangning Liangjiang Governor's Yamen, bringing 10 taels to make amends."

"What's going on here?"

The Salt Envoy smiled and told the whole story, Lin Ruhai smiled wryly, it seems that Jia Hu has another status, imperial envoy, otherwise he wouldn't dare to kill the three candidates directly.

Minister of regiment training is a temporary official position with little power, but if Jia Hu still has the status of imperial envoy, he can calmly mobilize local resources in Yangzhou, including manpower, material resources, and financial resources. , Jia Hu will have great power.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai said to the salt transport envoy: "The new minister who supervises the training regiment is a son of the Jia family in the capital, and the nephew of Jianjing."

As soon as this remark came out, the Salt Transport Envoy was overjoyed and excitedly said: "As long as we can eradicate illegal salt before March next year, we will not worry about not being able to collect salt tax."

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai felt relieved, and said, "It's time to kill the last batch. Over the past four years, at least two million taels of tax money have been lost in the treasury."

Salt transport envoy: "It's not easy. Their smuggling is very secretive. They couldn't catch it at the time, and there will be no evidence afterwards."

Lin Ruhai looked at the salt transport envoy.

Salt transport envoy: "The reason why the Lianghuai salt department has been lost year after year is, in the final analysis, the result of the collusion between the government and businessmen. There is no problem in the salt affairs. There are salt merchants and Cao Gang's eyeliner in every wharf and main road. , Jiangnan Daying’s three operations only captured a small handful of private salt, and it is estimated that at least [-]% of them escaped.”

After a pause, he said again: "There are problems with the private sector, the river defense battalion, and the patrol battalion, but they can't be cleaned up."

Lin Ruhai's long sword eyebrows trembled: "The network of salt merchants is intricate and unbreakable! The "Great Zhou Law" can't do anything to them, and His Majesty also saw this, so he transferred people from the border. The military camp is not about law. place of law."

The butler came in: "Master, the master of the prefect of Yangzhou is here."

Lin Ruhai was startled for a moment, then smiled: "Please."

After a while, the master came in and was startled when he saw the Salt Envoy, then said: "So it's just right that the Salt Envoy is here."

Lin Ruhai: "What's the matter?"

Master: "Officials and local gentry from various government offices in this prefecture hosted a banquet in Taohuawu to welcome the wind, and specially ordered the younger ones to invite the two adults."

Lin Ruhai and Yanyun Envoy glanced at each other: "Understood."

The Yanzheng yamen is a standard three-entry courtyard, with the front yamen and the back house.

The room was filled with the smell of medicine. In the ward, Jia Min was lying on the couch, his face was pale, without a trace of blood, and he had lost a lot of weight. Several old nuns stood silently by the side, ready to serve at any time.

Doctor Wang lowered his head and examined the hand for half a day, and then examined the hand, frowning. After half a stick of incense, he got up and began to write the prescription.

"Young lady is fine. It's just a weak spleen and stomach and a lack of Qi and blood. If you take the medicine according to the prescription and supplement it with medicinal food, you can recover within three to two years at most."

Doctor Wang handed the prescription to an old woman: "Ginseng Yangrong Pill is not suitable for female sons. Long-term illness will lead to physical weakness, and physical weakness is not easy to be nourished. It is best not to use it."

The old mother: "Doctor Wang, how is our wife's illness?"

Physician Wang was in a dilemma, hesitated for a long time before saying: "Madam's illness, I have to discuss it with my uncle."

Jia Min knew it in his heart, but he forced a smile on his face and said, "It's labor. Please go out and enjoy the tea."

Several old nuns hurriedly answered "yes" and led Dr. Wang to the front yard.

The sound of footsteps outside the house was getting farther and farther away. Lin Daiyu came out from behind the green gauze cabinet. Her eyes were red and she was sobbing non-stop. She walked to the bedside and held Jia Min's hand tightly, and said tearfully: "Mother , The imperial hospital also has the attending imperial physician who treats the emperor, let's go to Beijing. You are not saying that your grandmother's family has hairpin tassels for generations, it is a real powerful family. You can definitely ask the attending imperial physician to diagnose your pulse."

"Don't cry, I don't like to see your tears."

Jia Min sighed, "The imperial court has a system. Don't say that your grandmother's family can't invite the attending physician. Even the emperor Long En, the mother's illness can't be cured. The Wang imperial physician has worked in the palace for generations, and his medical skills and vision are no worse than the attending imperial physician. "

Daiyu took out the handkerchief and wiped away the tears from her face. Jia Min swallowed a sigh of relief: "'Death and life are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky', and it is not something human can do. You are the flesh that fell from your mother. For you Father think, think for me, you have to take care of yourself." While speaking, he coughed two or three times.

Daiyu said "oh", then lowered her head again.

At this moment, Wang Momo hurried in, she stepped forward with some excitement, and said in an excited tone: "Miss, the second master is here! The second master of Ningguo Mansion is here."

Jia Min didn't even react when he heard "Second Lord" for the first time.

It wasn't until Mother Wang mentioned "Ningguo Mansion" that Jia Min realized who the second master was.

"Where is the person?"

"Speak to Imperial Physician Wang at the Yamen."

Grandma Wang said happily: "The magistrate of Yangzhou, the officials of the government offices, and the local gentry hosted a banquet for the second master in Taohuawu, and the uncle also went. The second master was worried about the illness of the young lady, so he went straight to our house when he entered the city. .”

After a pause, "The butler has already gone to inform my aunt."

(End of this chapter)