The Red Mansion En Xiaohou

Chapter 121 A small test of expertise, the Chen family takes action (please subscribe!)
The emperor remained silent because he was afraid that it would be revealed that you had a bad heart and couldn't bear it.

The Supreme Emperor pressed the Emperor repeatedly.

The emperor refused to say anything. He only said that this was the first couple he wanted to marry since he came to the throne, and asked the Supreme Emperor to give in to him.

The Supreme Emperor could only give up.

Concubine Zhen was sent to a nunnery outside Beijing by the Empress Dowager on the pretext of praying for blessings from the Supreme Emperor, which was funded by the imperial court.

Although King Zhongxiao doesn't want to, he is now like a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river and cannot protect himself, so he has no ability to take care of Princess Zhen anymore.

As for his eldest son born to Concubine Zhen.

Concubine Zhen's death was still useful. At least he would not be expelled from the clan, but he could not inherit the title of King Zhongxiao.

The remaining Zheng family is determined to reconcile with King Zhongxiao, but now that so many scandals have been exposed in the royal family, there must not be another scandal.

The matter of Zheng's reconciliation with Li was delayed.

But the Zheng family has broken up with Prince Zhongxiao and will never return to Prince Zhongxiao's palace.

Seeing Mrs. Zheng's physical condition and Mr. Zheng's pleading, the Supreme Emperor raised his hand and agreed that Ms. Zheng would not return to Prince Zhongxiao's Mansion.

In addition, King Zhongxiao was not allowed to disturb him anymore. After setting this rule, the Zheng family felt much better.

But it was inevitable that the Supreme Emperor's favoritism would leave knots in his heart.

In the end, Jia Shan and Jia Lian were arranged by the emperor and the Supreme Emperor to collect debts.

Jia Shan and Jia Lian looked at each other and just wanted to ask who understands.

But for fun, he turned out to be the ultimate victim.

Asking for an account is something that is blatantly offensive. Fortunately, the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor promised that the account would be paid back and the Jia family's money would be returned.

In addition, Yuanchun was released from the palace.

Just the fact that Yuanchun left the palace was worth it.

Yuanchun will be a disaster sooner or later in the palace.

After all, there are only two ways for palace maids, either to survive until they are no longer able to work and then be released.

Either climb up the ladder and strive to become the emperor's concubine, or be lucky enough to do well and be granted marriage by the emperor and empress.

From the current point of view, the possibility of Yuanchun being granted marriage is almost zero.

This is Yuanchun's age. Now Yuanchun is already an older leftover girl in her 20s. In ordinary families, she has several children, and in a few years she will be old enough to be a grandmother.

How could one be granted marriage at such an age? The only way was to become the emperor's concubine.

Being an emperor's concubine is indispensable to taking sides, especially if Yuanchun accidentally gives birth to a fat boy for the emperor.

This is even worse.

Their Rongguo Mansion has gotten to this point because they have suffered the loss of taking sides.

This team must not stand any longer. The two returned to Rongguo Mansion gratefully and told Jia She what happened.

Early the next morning, a debt collector from the Ministry of Revenue came to the door.

Neither Jia Lian nor Jia Shan had slept well. Seeing the debt collector was like seeing the living king of hell.

"I have met Mr. Xiao Jia and Mr. Lian. I am the person in charge of debt collection in the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Looking at the boss of the household department who was like a chicken, Jia Shan wished she could give him a slap.

"You're welcome, you are the king's principal."

Jia Shan asked about his identity, and the head of the household department with two beards smiled happily.

"Exactly. I am very happy that Mr. Jia can meet Xiaguan."

Jia Shan twitched the corners of her mouth, wondering if she recognized him.

When the Department of Agriculture was still a grassroots team, he came to him.

At that time, he was in charge of the Ministry of Industry.

However, after not seeing him for a few months, he was transferred to the household department.

Nowadays, things have changed, and he, Jia Shan, is a person who holds grudges. If I remember correctly, he was very difficult for him at the time.

And if it weren't for Jia Zheng, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to find a single craftsman, let alone build those equipment.

Jashan spoke calmly.

"A few months ago, I asked you for something."

The boss named Wang was stunned and couldn't think of anything.

Jashan reminded again.

"Master Wang, noble people tend to forget things. At that time, the Department of Agriculture was not called the Department of Agriculture, but the Department of Pesticides."

The eyes of Mr. Wang in front of him gradually widened.

He remembered that this happened when he was in the Ministry of Industry.

Damn him.

At that time, he had just been promoted, and when he saw that it was just a little-known department, especially one with a lower rank than him, and it wanted so many things, he started to make things difficult for him.

Thinking of this, the boss thought that he had done a good job in the Ministry of Works, but was suddenly transferred to the Ministry of Accounts to take over this mess.

Manager Wang now wishes he could slap himself twice.

What was he thinking at the time?

Jia Shan kept staring at him, while Jia Lian was still in a daze.

Xiao Si is not the kind of person who makes things difficult for his subordinates. Why is he holding on to this boss today?

After reacting, Manager Wang began to salute and apologize to Jia Shan.

"My lord, Xiao Jia, please forgive me. I was blind at that time and offended my lord. Please forgive me."

Seeing Chief Wang's fawning appearance, Jia Shan only felt bored.

What he hates most is this kind of person who flatters his superiors and bullies his subordinates.

And if he was just an ordinary official at that time, he would have to pay for the things himself.

Jia Shan stared at Mr. Wang who was apologizing in front of him.

"If you are smart, you will resign early. If you are not as good as me, I will give you a copy in the court."

Jia Shan threatened Mr. Wang.

Such a person is a scourge, and he may not be clean when he climbs up.

Hearing Jia Shan's words, Chief Wang's eyes were full of disbelief. How could he end up like this after serving as an official for twenty years?

Manager Wang looked directly at Jia Shan.

"I'm not going to resign even if I'm downgraded."

Hearing his words, Jia Shan couldn't help but feel happy. Why not resign?
He was asked to resign on his own because he was still young and wanted to give him some dignity. People in the province said that he was overbearing.

But if he refuses, then don't blame him for being rude. She directly writes a letter accusing him of corruption and asks the emperor to check his background.

In addition, Jia Shan followed the path of a pure minister and was only loyal to the emperor and the prince throughout his life.

No matter who is behind him, he, Jia Shan, is not afraid.

Jia Shan ordered the dogs to be released to drive away the people.

The principal who came early in the morning was kicked out by Jia Shan. Jia Lian was still in a state of confusion and looked at Jia Lian.

"Xiaosi, you have driven away the head of the household department, how can you still ask for the account?"

"He has all the notes."

Jia Shan glanced at Jia Lian.

"Don't be afraid, I'll go to the Minister of Household Affairs and ask for it."

Hearing Jia Shan's words, Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then why did the master offend you and make you so angry?"

Jashan couldn't help but snort.

"How else can I offend? When I first took office as the admiral of the Department of Pesticides, I went to the Ministry of Industry with a note approved by the Minister of Household Affairs. This boss was quite bold. He only made a few small copper objects for a thousand taels of silver, and the rest Let me come up with the stuff myself.”

Good guy!
Jia Lian called out in his heart, good guy, how greedy can he be?

Take the big head for yourself and the small head for the court.

No one else has the courage, so no wonder he was kicked to the household department to take over this mess.

If he keeps doing this, the court will make him empty out.

Immediately afterwards, Jia Lian remembered something again. If the principal was so greedy and could still stay in the court, there must be quite a lot of power behind him.

Worry flashed in Jia Lian's eyes.

"Don't be too radical in everything, Xiaosi."

Jia Lian reminded Jia Shan, and Jia Shan nodded to Jia Lian.

"I'm worried about my second brother."

"Whose house are we going to pay today?"

Jia Shan looked at the list. Now everyone has probably received news about Xia Shouzhong being investigated.

After careful study, Jashan looked up.

"Go to Chen's house first!"

"Chen family?"

"The Duke of Qi's Mansion!" Jia Shan replied lightly, and a strange color appeared on Jia Lian's face.

When we come up, we will first check the four bastards among them. This is not good.

Jia Shan, who saw what Jia Lian was thinking, looked at him lightly again.

"Since my grandfather was here, the Duke of Qi's mansion has never had any dealings with our Rongguo mansion."

After saying this, Jia Lian understood.

Jia Shan wanted to establish his prestige in their four kings and eight kilometers. Now that his Jia family is in decline, the families below his family in these four kings and eight kilometers have begun to be dishonest and continue to erode the prestige of their Jia family in the army. .

It's really time to give them a good shake.

With Jia Lian thinking, Jia Shan took him to Hubu.

When he met the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance felt nervous, fearing that this bastard would give up and hide away.

When he found out that Jia Shan was here to ask for the note, Shangshu laughed and stopped hiding. He readily gave the note to Jia Shan, then patted Jia Shan on the shoulder and praised Jia Shan as the pillar of the country.

After that, I took a few more glances at Jia Lian, and saw that Jia Lian's appearance was extraordinary. I couldn't help but praise Jia Lian for his beauty, willfulness, and the appearance of Pan An in ancient times.

This made several ministers couldn't help but take a look at Jia Lian. He was indeed good-looking.

Among them, those who knew Jia Daishan even praised Jia Lian's grandfather.

Jia Lian and Jia Shan came out of the household department.

Sitting in the carriage, Jia Shan and Jia Lian looked at each other.

"Second brother, I will be promoted in the future. With this relationship, I can be promoted to the household department."

"The other second brother is also very interested in this money, but..."

Jia Shan paused for a moment, and Jia Lian looked at Jia Shan anxiously.

Say it, say it quickly!

Jashan sighed deeply.

Jia Shan remembered what Jia Lian had done with the money before and shook her head.

"Second brother, it's better not to go to the household department. I'm afraid you won't be able to resist the temptation."

Jashan said truthfully.

Jia Lian's face was full of dissatisfaction.

"What you said is wrong. I, your second brother, am the one who can best withstand temptation."

Jia Shan’s eyes were full of disbelief.

Regarding this, he, Jia Shan, is more willing to believe that sows can climb trees.

"Xiaosi, you don't believe it!"

Jia Shan smiled helplessly, yes, he didn't believe it!

Jia Lian groaned.

"Your second brother, I have not been greedy at all since I became the county magistrate."

When Jashan thought about it carefully, it seemed like not.

I heard that money was put into it, which made Sister Feng unhappy.

But
"Then what did the second brother do with the money yesterday?"

Jia Lian smiled evilly.

"Don't you understand this? This is the rule of confiscation."

"Have you ever seen someone ransack a house and refuse to take anything?"

Jia Lian asked Jia Shan. Jia Shan thought about it carefully and realized that he had never seen it before.

As the saying goes, everyone has a share in it. From top to bottom, officials and officials will always get a little profit from it.

And as long as this is not excessive, you can take it as long as it is a reward for the people below.

Jia Lian's fan opens and closes.

"Yesterday, a bunch of eunuchs were watching, and none of the officials below me got any profit from it."

"They were all off duty and were dragged here. Not only did they have no wages, but they worked hard. Not to mention anything else, there was one of the eunuchs who helped out yesterday."

Jia Shan shook his head. Although the eunuchs were respectful to him and Jia Lian yesterday, when it came time to take action, no one helped them. They were all there to watch the fun.

The dirty work was all done by the yamen servants.

Jashan suddenly realized.

Jia Lian got angry.

"Xiaosi, you still have to learn from me in terms of how you behave."

Jashan was still a little confused.

"But where are the eunuchs? Second brother, it's not good for you to take them openly."

Seeing Jia Shan's stubbornness, Jia Lian couldn't help but hit Jia Shan on the head with the fan in his hand.

Jashan covered her head, showing pain.

"I really don't know whether to call you smart or stupid."

"The eunuchs were a little unhappy when I took it."

Jia Shan shook his head. The eunuchs at that time pretended not to see it.

"I didn't take much, so I just took a hundred or so taels from it. These eunuchs also knew that it was the hard work money I got for the people below, and none of them opened their mouths. It's just you who have such a mouth, which made me talk to you. I paid 100 taels of silver, including a treat and reward."

Jia Shan, who knew she had done something wrong, apologized to Jia Lian with a smile.

Jia Lian glanced sideways at Jia Shan, and the two of them arrived at the Duke of Qi's mansion in the Hubu carriage.

When the door of the Duke of Qi's mansion saw the carriage of the Ministry of Revenue, he quickly closed the door.

Jia Shan and Jia Lian looked at each other, wondering what kind of operation this was.

"Knock on the door, little man."

The coachman, who was used to such scenes, calmly knocked on the door.

"Open the door, someone from the household department is coming!"

The coachman shouted at a loud voice, but the door didn't even open a crack.

So bold and blatantly refusing to pay the debt.

Jashan took the stapled booklet in her hand and flipped through it.

The Duke of Qi's Mansion borrowed more than 30 taels from the imperial court, which was more than what his Rongguo Mansion borrowed.

As for the Duke of Qi's family, they have had many heirs since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Just by dividing the family, a lot of money was divided. When the current Duke of Qi took office, the money in his hands shrank rapidly.

Life has never been like that of the historians, but they can no longer support the extravagance of their ancestors.

Seeing that the coachman couldn't knock the door, Jia Shan asked the coachman to take his seal to Fengqiwei to borrow someone.

After a while, he borrowed it from the current Jiedushi of Fengqiwei.

The visitor bowed to Jia Shan.

"Master Xiao Jia."

Jashan smiled and nodded.

"All the heroes should know why I asked you to wait here."

The leader's lips curled up, and his rough cheeks looked like chrysanthemums in full bloom.

"Don't worry, Mr. Xiao Jia, we will cooperate with you in the play."

"Call the door!"

Jia Shan was polite first and then asked the groom to call the door again. The groom's mind began to knock on the door, this time the noise was smaller.

There was still no movement inside.

Jia Shan looked at Feng Qiwei who was ready to try.

Damn it, they haven't raided many homes since they were established.

I have to copy enough this time.

The fierce Feng Qiwei started to move out without saying a word, leading the people to get the big sticks used for siege.

Jia Shan's eyes finally opened. Feng Qiwei's men used big sticks to knock open the door of the Duke of Qi's mansion.

There was a loud noise, and Menzi hurried over to take a look.

Just in time to see this scene of banging on the door, Feng Qiwei hadn't put down the big stick he was holding.

Menzi's eyes widened, filled with shock.

He had never seen such a world, and he immediately fell to the ground and cried.

"My lord, please forgive me. I'm just a disciple of Duke Qi's mansion. I've never caused any trouble."

The leader of Feng Qiwei glanced at the door with disgust.

Is this a rich slave from a wealthy family? It's nothing more than that.

"Feng Qiwei is handling the case and calls your master out!"

Hearing the three characters Feng Qiwei, Menzi got up from the ground and ran inside.

(End of this chapter)