Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 229 He's Arsenic
The next day.

In the duty room, Lai Shangrong began to write furiously again.

Now he can also understand Shangyi, Jinyiwei is the emperor's secret service agency, judging from the previous few times of getting along, it is impossible for Qi Ning to make his own claims and hint to himself that he can intercede.

Contacting himself to improve firearms, it is not difficult to guess that the emperor wanted to deliberately show favor.

However, he had no feelings for his uncle Lai Sheng, and he had a falling out over improving paper-making recipes, so he had no sympathy for him.

However, after all, Youshi is considered his own woman, and Qin Keqing. They are all innocent, and they cannot just ignore her death, let alone the result of her own reporting.

In this era, the female relatives of criminals, as long as they did not commit serious crimes such as rebellion and did not participate in the case, were generally not guilty of the same crime.

Most of them were used as official prostitutes, sent to the frontiers for labor service, or sold directly.

Judging from the current handling, the female relatives have not been imprisoned, and the seriousness is no more than the above three forms.

With his current ability, as long as he saves the lives of the two of them, there will be a lot of room for maneuver later.

Fortunately, both of them had some connection with him, so rescuing people would not make the emperor feel out of place.

The emperor was very clear about his relationship with Qin Ye and Qin Zhong, and Qin Keqing happened to be Qin Ye's adopted daughter.

Youshi is more direct. After all, she is the sister of her concubine. As long as she names her, the emperor should not be merciful.

I just relied on the Holy Family to plead for mercy, and if I wanted to grant a marriage, it would be hard to open my mouth again.

However, as the saying goes, there is hope only when people are alive, and saving people should come first.

Although he had not expected such a battle to occur this time, as long as the two of them could be saved, it was still a good result.

Especially when Jia Zhen and his son are finished, Qin Keqing can be regarded as reborn.

Thinking of this, Lai Shangrong couldn't help but think of the words of a certain actor from the beautiful country in later generations, standing on the ruins of a certain country, and said... Although they had nothing, they were free...

However, he, Lai Shangrong, will not let people have nothing like the beautiful country does, and then talk about so-called values.

Instead, he plans to put his own efforts into practice and give them a new life.

Qin Keqing didn't know it yet, but You always shouted "die, die" every time, but he came back to life afterwards.

Although the idea is good, the Jia family is not limited to the Ning Mansion. After all, the Rong Mansion is still there. When the time comes, I am afraid that the Rong Mansion will take into account the reputation of the Jia family and may not compete with him for people.

When the time comes, should we fight to steal people, or should we be conceding and make plans later?
Although it may not be easy to get close, maybe Wang Xifeng and Li Wan can help and help cover up?

Thinking of Wang Xifeng and Li Wan, I can't help but think of the charming scene last night.

He felt deeply about Wang Xifeng's deliberate greeting. He fidgeted with his waist like a dog wagging its tail begging for mercy.

The dog slaves, toads, and thieves who were talked about in the past did not appear once.

He was still a little confused at first, but when he thought that he had also misjudged the emperor's anger, the answer was readily apparent.

It seems that the arrest of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong gave her a big fright, which made her pretend to be a bit intimidating.

However, if the spicy phoenix turns into a soft phoenix, it will lose some of its chewiness. It seems that she has to be told, and at least let her put on a show.

I have to say that men are indeed mean-spirited sometimes, but in such a large harem, if the characters are all the same and submissive, it will lose a bit of color.

Ah!
Good-looking skins are all the same, but interesting souls are unique.

Lai Shangrong didn't feel ashamed at all. Instead, he felt complacent. He felt that he was out of the ordinary and had gotten rid of the superficial superficiality and risen to the level of the soul.

In fact, this means that he is not lacking now, otherwise, there is no need to care about spirit or not.

The so-called why not eat minced meat, this is probably the feeling!

I was thinking about whether I had something or not, so I didn't waste my time on hand. I finished writing a eloquent letter asking for mercy. It had just passed the Chen hour. Calculating the time, the emperor should not have gone to court yet.Unlike his treatment of Lai Sheng, he was afraid that he would delay the verdict of the case too late, so he hurriedly sent the secret certificate to the palace, attached the banknote, and told Eunuch Zhou who sent the certificate to deliver it in time. .

However, Lai Shangrong guessed wrong.

As the Emperor turned around, Qin Ye died, and Jia Zhen's case broke out, the court was in turmoil, and there was a wave of resignations.

As the saying goes, if you do more and make more mistakes, if you are already carrying the relationship, if you continue to be an eyesore in the court, your risk will definitely increase greatly.

Therefore, the personnel involved in the corruption case of the Camp and Maintenance Department submitted their resignations one after another.

The emperor also did not write ink, so he always looked at it accurately.

The minister of official affairs, the minister of affairs, and the minister of work were all vacant. The emperor also made a decisive decision and arranged for his close associates.

There is a lot less friction in government affairs, and things are handled much faster than before.

At this moment, I am listening to Qining's report on the case in the imperial study.

As soon as he patted Long An, he shouted: "What a great king! Lai Aiqing really did not disappoint me."

He cheered for Lai Shangrong, but felt troubled in his heart.

New firearms are about to be installed, and this reward cannot be denied.

It’s just that he has been an official for less than two years, and he is not a serious second-ranked Jinshi. In addition, he does not want to be released outside. There is indeed not a wide range of choices for pragmatic positions in the capital. It seems that he can only make a fuss about the title. It's a pity that Lai Shangrong doesn't have any children yet, otherwise...

Although being a solitary minister is not rare, there are actually not many people who are capable and willing to be solitary ministers.

After all, they were all influenced by the Four Books and Five Classics, and were bound by aristocratic families. Even if there were a few who committed suicide, most of them were making fuss about their private lives.

But there are very few people like Lai Shangrong who are willing to put themselves on the opposite side of aristocratic families.

For example, there were only a few people who carried out reforms in the previous dynasty and established the foundations of aristocratic families, but there were only a few of them after looking through the history books.

Thinking of this, I can't help but eager to help him, a lonely minister, so that he can truly concentrate on nothing.

But making the secret known to the public is obviously not in line with the current vital interests. After all, with Lai Shangrong's current official position, he will undoubtedly be roasted on the fire. The ancients even knew that buying horse bones for a thousand dollars would chill people's hearts.

Just when I was thinking about whether I had something or not, I heard from outside the hall that Lai Shangrong was handing over a message.

He hurriedly asked Xia Shouzhong to hand over the fold, took the secret fold and opened it, he couldn't help but beam with joy.

An idea came to mind.

Since it is difficult to make the secret known to the public, then Ningguo Mansion should be given to him and let him occupy it.

I would like to ask, which aristocratic family in the world can tolerate a former slave living in the master's house and using the master's wives and concubines?

Although he is not from the Ning Mansion, such ambiguity prevents it from going too far. It not only makes these families think of him and fear that he will become a benchmark, but it is also plausible.

The goal was achieved and the issue of rewards was solved. After all, Ningguo Mansion is a dignified palace. Isn't such a big house enough?

However, even the emperor could only do this but not say it.

Thinking of this, he smiled at Qi Ning below and said: "Jia Zhen and other people involved in the case will be executed according to what I just said! I have already approved the confiscation of Ning's family property. Jia Jing's housekeeping is incompetent and deprived of it." Born as a Jinshi, since he wanted to practice Taoism, he should concentrate on becoming a Taoist priest.

But for the time being, the female relatives of the Ning Mansion do not need to be sold, nor do they need to be included in the Jiaofang Division. They should be registered in the house first, and when I find a meritorious official, I will reward them with the house! "

Even if some people have doubts about this, as an emperor who manages everything every day, he would not pay attention to the background of a subordinate, but he happened to meet Lai Shangrong for his meritorious service, so he rewarded the house.

Who dares to make any associations?
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(End of this chapter)