Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 297 Cleaning up the portal

Everyone stood up to greet him.

Aunt Lai hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I pay my respects to the third master."

Jia Cong didn't even bother to look at her, he just said hello to the old lady.

Seeing that he looked strange, Jia Mu thought it was an external matter and ignored him, so she asked Aunt Lai to get up.

He smiled and said, "You came just in time. The boy from Grandma Lai's family has been elected as the magistrate of Jiangyin County. He is going to have a drink at home to celebrate. Is your uncle willing to honor him?"

Sister Feng curled her lips and sneered slightly, even serving wine when she was about to die.

Jia Cong said calmly: "I'm afraid I can't handle the wine at Lai's house."

Grandma Lai was taken aback and looked at the old lady with horror on her face.

Jia Mu frowned and said, "What are these words?"

Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "Mama Lai, please step aside first."

"Old lady..." Grandma Lai observed her words and saw that Jia Cong's face was full of murderous intent, not joking, so she hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

Jia Mu was startled, but fortunately she was not too old to argue with Jia Cong for an old slave, so she hurriedly said: "Hel Grandma Lai down first."

The two big girls, Amber and Guzi, rushed up and pulled Grandma Lai down.

Jia Cong glanced at him and said, "The servants all retreated to wait outside."

Hula, the girls, wives, and mothers-in-law all left the hall in an instant.

Only Jia Mu, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, Mrs. Wang, Tan Chun and others were left.

"Brother Cong, what happened?" Jia Mu said.

Jia Cong said: "Today I led people to plunder Fusi, Beizhen..."

ah? Everyone exclaimed, is this... Brother Cong rebelling?

"You...you are too bold. What kind of place is Jinyi Beitang? If you want to rebel," Jia Mu said angrily, slapping the table.

Jia Cong said: "The old lady must have forgotten that I am now the co-president of Jinyiwei and the envoy of Nanzhen. It is my duty to supervise and rectify Jinyiwei."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and almost forgot about this.

"Speaking of serious matters, are you trying to show off your authority in front of us?" Jia Mu scolded.

Jia Cong took out the case file booklet from his arms and said coldly: "I found this from the Beisi file. It records how the clansmen and family members of the East and West Prefectures used the name of the Duke's House in the past twenty years. They are doing evil things outside, even killing themselves for the sake of money!"

Everyone was shocked, this... these things had never been heard of before.

Jia Mu hesitated and said, "Could it be a false accusation? Never have such things happened in our family."

Jia Cong asked back: "The old lady means that Beizhen Fusi has been deceived?"

"This..." Even if Jia Mu doesn't understand, she still knows that people in Beisi will not be so stupid. If they want to wrongly accuse people, why do they need to record this? Since I took the trouble to write it down, there must be real evidence.

"Who is involved?" Jia Mu asked.

Jia Cong pulled out a list from his sleeve and said: "The leaders are Grandma Lai's two sons and several grandsons, as well as Li Gui, Zhou Rui, Lai Wang, Lai Xi, Shan Daliang, Wu Xindeng, Dai Liang, Yu Xin, Zhang Cai and other stewards married their wives.

In addition, there are the branch clan members such as Jia Jue, Jia Kun, Jia Jing, Jia Chang, Jia Ling, and Jia Qin. "

Jia Mu shook her head and said, "That's ridiculous. Could it be that our family has become a den of thieves?"

Jia Cong sneered and said, "The old lady doesn't believe it, just call her in and ask."

Jia Mu immediately sent someone to call him.

Not long after, more than a dozen stewards and their wives knelt on the ground, and Aunt Lai also came in and knelt down to cry out for injustice.

Jia Cong sneered, and these bastards shouted their grievances. Except that their words were not so elegant, they were the same as the dozen or so corrupt officials imprisoned in the prison. They all had superb acting skills.

Jia's mother said angrily: "You dirty things, the government has raised you with fine clothes, high-rise buildings, carriages, horses and servants, and you are still doing random things and killing people outside under the banner of the two governments. How many heads have you grown?" "

"Old lady, I was wronged. I really don't dare to do such an outrageous thing." Everyone hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy, bursting into tears and crying until their hearts were broken.

Jia Mu hesitated and said: "Brother Cong, I don't think they are hypocritical..."

Jia Cong waved his hand, handed the file to Tan Chun, and said, "Third sister, I will read it to anyone who complains."

"Yes."

Tanchun took the file and looked at it, his face suddenly turned pale. Read:

"In the 300th year of Changtai, on a certain day of the month, Lai Da, the steward of the Rongguo Mansion, competed with others to buy a maid, and his servants beat him and seriously injured him to death. Wanping County did not dare to punish him because of his family status in Rongguo, so he only fined him taels of silver. Done hastily."

"In the thirty-first year of Changtai, on a certain day in a certain month, Zhou Rui, the steward of the Rongguo Mansion, competed with others to buy land and made his slaves set fire to other people's houses at night, causing two deaths and four injuries to Gan Erniu's family in Dong'an County. Dong'an County accepted bribes and violated the law. The case was hastily closed because there was no solid evidence.”

"In the second year of Xifeng, on a certain day of the month, Wu Xindeng, the steward of the Rongguo Mansion, colluded with Jia Jue, a member of the Jia family, to set up a gambling game. Wu Xindeng gave up his capital, Jia Jue came forward to invite people, and the gangsters set up a scam to lure the gentry of Xinghuafang to reveal their youngest son. Chun is enough.

He defrauded him of more than 3,000 taels of silver, and then gave him another 5,000 taels of usury. As a result, his family was in deep debt and was unable to repay it, so he came to his door to force him to pay, resulting in the destruction of his family and the death of his wife. Jiemo and his wife died of anger, and Xie Chun committed suicide. The family property and population were divided up.

The local ruffian got the silver, Jia Jue took over the house of the second daughter-in-law of the Jie family, and Wu Xindeng got the land. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Jie family had no way to appeal. On a certain day of the month, she handed a blood letter to Fusi in Beizhen Town to express her injustice. She hit a pillar and died on the spot. "

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As Tanchun read out the crimes one by one, all the officers' faces turned pale and their backs were dripping with sweat.

Jia Cong's murderous intention, which he had suppressed just now by Sister Feng, resurfaced and went straight to the top of his head, becoming even stronger.

If Sister Feng could still pretend that she was in the back house and didn't know anything about it, these people were the direct perpetrators of the crime, and they were even more hateful and could be killed.

"Stop reading." Mother Jia waved her hand to interrupt Tanchun and looked at a group of stewards underground.

Many of them are old people of three or four lifetimes, and Aunt Lai is his roommate. If everything goes wrong, who will be in charge of the house in the future? Where should I put my face and that of my wife?

"Brother Cong, these old sesame seeds and rotten millet things have been going on for a long time. What is the truth? How can we just believe these few words? Besides, those officials who were close to the people also made their own judgments back then.

Now that you are also in charge of Nansi, and you are living in seclusion, I think if you suppress it, everything will be prosperous for your family and your family. "Jia Mu sighed.

"Thank you, old lady, for being so kind. I can't repay you for being shattered into pieces." Everyone kowtowed their heads.

Aunt Lai sobbed: "Old lady, this slave has disgraced you, so just drag me to take my life. I won't have the shame to see anyone in the future, so it's better to die cleanly."

Jia Mu waved her hands tiredly and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you."

Seeing Jia Cong's face as cold as frost, Sister Feng hurriedly advised: "Old lady, the national law is ruthless, and these cases are too shocking. It's better to let Brother Cong take them back to ask them clearly, and it will be easier to explain."

Jia Mu frowned and said, "What are you telling me? Are you just looking for lice to crawl on your head? Now that everything is over and the officials back then have also decided the case, why do you still ask?"

Sister Feng smiled bitterly at Jia Cong, "I will be scolded for you."

Jia Cong sneered: "Old lady, do you want Cong to protect these evil beasts?"

Mrs. Wang interjected: "There is no such thing as shelter. It's just hiding from relatives, which is also allowed by the law. What's more, it may not be clear what the facts were back then."     Well done! Jia Cong sneered and said, "Mrs., is it possible that I got it wrong? Cong is here just to inform you, not to ask for anyone's advice.

Hiding from each other? Are these dog slaves considered my relatives, the first-class Dang Kou Bo?

Don't talk about them, even Jia Chang, Jia Ling, Jia Qin and other serious Jia clan members, I have no intention of letting them go. They should have been arrested and taken to Nanzhen Fusi at this moment. According to their charges, they are the least serious. All are beheaded! "

Mrs. Wang was choked and could not speak. She just clenched her teeth and said nothing. A trace of deep hatred flashed in her lowered eyelids.

Jia Mu said angrily: "I know that now that you have become an uncle, no one cares about you anymore. You are disgusted with us in your heart and think we are in your way.

You don’t need to show off in front of me. My wives and I will go back to Nanjing immediately. Everyone is clean, everyone is clean! Come on, hurry up and prepare a sedan and horse for me. "

Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, Yuanyang and others were busy trying to persuade him.

Jia Cong looked on coldly, he was not Jia Zheng, so he could not do this. He only said: "If the old lady wants to go back to Nan Province to relax, Cong will be responsible for chartering the largest boat for you.

However, it is better to sort out the things here first, and it is not too late to leave, so as not to worry about it on the road. "

Everyone was shocked, Brother Cong was about to shake things up.

Jia Cong continued: "The old lady knows it well. It is not easy for Cong, a concubine, to get to where he is today. Thanks to the protection of his ancestors, he has some abilities at least.

Cong knows that the world is difficult, so he loves feathers more than his life. Firstly, he will never dare to bring shame to his ancestors, and secondly, he will never allow anyone to dare to tarnish the name I earned through bloody battles and life-and-death battles!

I know these people are all old Chen people, and the old lady is reluctant to let them go, but a family like ours still needs a few slaves?

If you buy these ones and replace them with a few new ones, it will only take a blink of an eye. What is it worth? Could it be that the new slave dared to disrespect the old lady? Na Cong killed him first to vent his anger on the old lady. "

Jia's mother was originally angry, but after hearing these powerful words, she couldn't help but calm down. Now Brother Cong is no longer comparable to Jia She or Jia Zheng, but a leading figure in the Jia family and a dignified martial artist.

I broke up with him for the sake of a few minions and made him suffer. It was not good for the Jia family and I was sorry for the ancestors.

Yin sighed: "I don't understand these principles. It's just that these slaves have grown up watching them since childhood, so they are inevitably soft-hearted."

Jia Cong said: "Cong has always known that the old lady is compassionate towards the poor and the weak, and has a bodhisattva heart, but the human heart is sinister. Now that Cong has offended Commander Wan of the Jinyi Guards and hated the Bei Division, he will soon be expelled."

And if these slaves are not dealt with today, they will become sharp knives that kill Conghe in the house tomorrow! The viper stings the hand, the strong man relieves his wrist, and asks the old lady to make a decision. "

Now that Jia Mu is on the road, Jia Cong is happy to give her a step up.

Jia Mu sighed and said, "I'm too confused and don't understand what's going on outside. You just have to figure it out."

"Cong obeys the order."

Jia Cong turned around and shouted: "Send my soldiers and cavalry to come and fetch the man."

The girl at the door ran away like flying.

Suddenly the hall was filled with cries and shouts.

"Old lady, Third Master, please spare your life."

"I don't dare to do it anymore."

"Old lady, I was wronged."

"Madam, madam, help me."

"Second Grandma, save me, the usury money is being released for you." Wang's daughter-in-law shouted.

"Damn you, you went to place loan sharks and you dared to accuse me falsely, and you still don't repent when you are about to die!" Sister Feng saw everyone looking over and scolded her angrily. I wish I could strangle Wang's daughter-in-law to death.

Only Tanchun read the file and knew about Sister Feng's "heroic deeds", but he just kept silent, secretly thinking that the third brother seemed to be ruthless, but in fact he was affectionate, and finally saved the second sister-in-law. Alas, the second sister-in-law is really too stupid and dares to make any money.

Jia Cong kicked Zhou Rui's family who screamed the loudest, and shouted coldly: "Whoever dares to yell even a word again will be shot without mercy!"

Suddenly, the whole world became quiet.

After a while, dozens of soldiers came in and dragged everyone down.

"Putting down Aunt Lai has nothing to do with her," Jia Mu said.

Jia Cong waved his hand, and the soldiers put Grandma Lai to the ground.

Jia Mu glanced at her and shook her head. The friendship in this life was ruined. She was born into a wealthy family and was someone who could afford to let go. She sighed: "Come here, take Grandma Lai to the countryside to live her life." , give her 10 taels of silver a month."

"Yes." Two nuns came over and helped Aunt Lai out.

Aunt Lai was already so frightened that her liver and gallbladder were split apart and all her thoughts were lost. She could not say anything. She was dragged away like a puddle of mud.

Jia Cong asked again: "Where is Lin Zhixiao?"

"My servant is here, please give me your orders, Third Master." Lin Zhixiao escaped the wave of purges and was trembling with fear. He was already waiting at the door. When he heard the call, he hurriedly came in and knelt down.

"You must be an honest steward of the house. This time you will be lucky. Send more boys out. According to this list, lead my soldiers and Tiqi to seize people and ransack the house. If one of them escapes, you know the consequences." Jia Cong Throw him the list.

"Yes, yes, I will take care of it immediately." Lin Zhixiao kowtowed and hurried away.

After finishing the business, Jia Cong looked at Jia Mu and said with a smile: "Don't be sad, old lady. When the house is raided, I guarantee that you will be happy from ear to ear, and we can also have a prosperous New Year."

Sister Feng joked: "Brother Cong, what do you say?"

Jia Cong laughed and said: "These bastards don't even pay attention to national laws, let alone family laws. They must move the money from the house to their own house. I heard that the Lai family's garden is half the size of the Grand View Garden."

Just look at it and when it is copied out, you masters may not be as wealthy as your slaves. Sister-in-law Feng can also breathe a sigh of relief, lest she cry poverty when she sees me. "

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

Jia Mu was also happy. After all, it is always a pleasure to make a fortune.

In fact, she didn't know what these servants were like, she just couldn't bear to fall in love with them, and she had to rely on them to control the entire household.

Yin smiled and said: "You are the only one who is smart. You are a great uncle, and you are still using your brains on the servants. By the way, did you just ask someone to take away the stewards of Dongfu?"

"That's natural. We must eliminate evil." Jia Cong said.

"Well, I should have informed Brother Rong in advance." Jia Mu said.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "When elders are doing things, do you need to inform him? He will naturally know when Tiqi comes to the door."

"Now you are acting like an elder. Who didn't take the elders seriously just now?" Jia Mu pretended to be angry.

Jia Cong laughed and said: "Isn't Cong afraid that old ladies and ladies will be deceived by slaves, so he just fights with reason? The heart of filial piety can be learned from the sun."

If there were no issues of principle involved, he would be happy to coax the old lady. After all, he was quite old and had a job, so it was hard to go too far.

Everyone covered their mouths to hold back laughter.

(End of this chapter)