Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Aunt Xue breathed a sigh of relief and said, "How much do you want? Just ask. As long as I can save Pan'er, I don't care if my family and business are ruined."

"With my aunt's words, I will give it a try. Sister Bao, please send your aunt back to rest first. Don't be too worried, there is still a lot of hope in this case."

Baochai nodded, looked at Jia Cong, and said softly: "Cong'er, thank you for your hard work."

Jia Cong gave her a "nothing" look, saying nothing.

Baochai's nose felt sour and she almost shed tears again, and she hurriedly helped Aunt Xue go.

Jia Cong winked at Daiyu.

Daiyu rolled her eyes at him, knowing that he asked her to comfort Baochai, so she got up and went.

Looking at the remaining Jia family members in the hall, Jia Cong said: "Are you curious why I want to involve the whole family in the Gongjin case?"

Li Wan saw that he wanted to discuss business, so he hurriedly led his sisters to avoid it.

"Sister-in-law, don't leave. We are all members of the Jia family, so it doesn't hurt to listen. Otherwise, if you really want to confiscate your family and exterminate your family, you will be a fool."

Everyone was shocked, why did they confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans?

"You bastard, what are you talking about? I'm not afraid that my ancestors will hear it." Jia Mu scolded. She only listens to words that are unlucky and sees things that are unlucky.

Jia Cong shrugged and said: "In ancient times, no dynasty lasted forever, let alone a family?"

"Bah! You're getting even crazier! Bring me the golden staff and jade ruler given by the Holy Spirit. I'm going to teach this bastard a lesson today!" Jia Mu said angrily.

Everyone was busy trying to persuade him.

Jia Cong gave up immediately and said with a smile: "It's just a joke to liven up the atmosphere. Why does the old lady take it seriously?"

"Don't tell me anything serious yet." Jia Mu glared at him.

Jia Cong nodded and said: "The reason why I risked the world's disapproval and intervened in this case today is because I have no choice."

"Who forced you to speak with a knife?" Jia Mu scolded.

"Factory guard." Jia Cong said calmly, "This case affects the whole body. Even if Cong stands by and watches, it will eventually be implicated in the Jia family. Jia Shi Wang Xue, one will be prosperous and one will suffer, is it an empty talk? "

Everyone was speechless.

Jia Mu also remained silent, always feeling a little lucky.

"Maybe it won't involve our family."

Jia Cong shook his head and said: "Old lady, the court is like a battlefield. If Cong puts his family's life on the kindness of the enemy, he would be sorry for his ancestors. Even if his family is destroyed, Cong will still fight with the enemy!"

"You! Are you going to make me mad to death? Well, say something about ruining the whole family." Mother Jia slapped the table and said angrily.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Isn't this an analogy? The old lady doesn't like to hear it, so I won't say it. Speaking of this case, have you ever heard of a saying called sausage cutting?"

Everyone was at a loss.

"Third brother, what is sausage?" Tanchun asked.

"It's sausage."

Everyone shook their heads.

"For example, Third Sister, if you have a sausage in your hand now, and I secretly cut you into a small piece, will you fight me to the death?"

Tanchun shook his head: "It's not worth it for this little thing."

Jia Cong said: "Okay, how about I cut it into a small section every few days?"

Everyone understood what Jia Cong meant. To put it bluntly, the enemy would take advantage of it.

"The Xue family is not the purpose of the factory guards. Getting rid of me is their ultimate goal. In the final analysis, this matter started because of me. If I had not been the governor of Nanzhen, the Xue family would not have been involved. "

After all, Jia Zheng knew something about government affairs and said hurriedly: "You are also working for His Majesty. Doesn't the Emperor just care about it?"

"Of course the emperor wants to take care of it, but it's complicated when it involves the emperor. Even if your majesty wants to show mercy, he still needs a reason. I am going to find this reason so that I can protect the Xue family and us."

After saying that, Jia Cong stood up and said: "We've made an appointment, so I'll go first. Old lady, don't worry, our family won't fall down so easily.

By the way, Sister-in-law Feng, please post for me the residences of the six princes, as well as Anrenhou, Pingyuanhou, Dingchenghou, Xiangyanghou, Jingtianhou, as well as the Feng family, Han family, Chen family, Wei family, etc. , just say that I have a new concubine, and I will treat the heads of each family to a drink tonight. "

Sister Feng hurriedly nodded in agreement, and now Jia Cong, the first-class earl and the envoy of Nanzhen, was enough to invite these people.
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Jia Cong changed into casual clothes, hurried out and rushed to Jiang Yue Tower.

The name of the building comes from Liu Yuxi's poem "Tasting Tea": Tonight there is more moonlight over the Xiangjiang River, illuminating a bowl full of flowers.

This is a famous high-end teahouse in Shenjing City, where there are many scholars talking and laughing, and there are no idle people coming and going.

Looking around, the people here are either wealthy officials and foreigners wearing splendid coats and embroidered coats, or they are scholar Xianggong in green Confucian shirts and talking fast.

As soon as Jia Cong arrived downstairs, a boy came up to him and asked him to go upstairs.

I met Feng Yuan, the right servant of the Ministry of Revenue, in the private room of "Yike".

"Brother, please sit down quickly. Let's serve tea." Feng Yuan said with a smile, without any of the arrogance of the Confucian scholars in the Golden Palace.

Jia Cong secretly warned that he must ask for something when he is polite. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I have seen you, sir."

Nowadays, civil servants are in power, so it is better to be more respectful. I didn't see the dignified Marquis Wu and the right governor Li Meng being stunned this morning.

No matter how many soldiers you have, if I don’t give you money or food, you have to beg me, it’s that simple.

Do you still dare to rebel?

Feng Yuan waved his hand and said: "We are not in the yamen, so how can we call me by my official position? If you think highly of me, Fatty Feng, just call me brother, and I will call you brother to get closer."

Jia Cong said hurriedly: "Thank you, brother. I am flattered."

Feng Yuan chuckled and said, "I have achieved great success at a young age, and I am ashamed of myself."

"Brother's domineering and majestic appearance on the Golden Palace this morning, leaving me alone and dying with the enemy, is quite similar to the legacy of Zhang Yide of Yan people. I admire him endlessly." Jia Cong said.

"It's an ordinary thing, what's it worth?" Feng Yuan laughed, patted Jia Cong on the shoulder and sat down.

The two of them chatted about business and gradually got down to business.

"I saw my brother making an impassioned speech in the Golden Palace. Was it because he wanted to make money for the Xue family? It's no wonder. Xue, the king of Jia Shi, broke his bones and connected his tendons. I am a man of good temper. I will offer you tea instead of wine. One drink for you." Feng Yuan smiled.

Jia Cong hurriedly raised his glass in response and asked tentatively: "I wonder if I can give you some advice when I call you here?" Feng Yuan smiled and nodded and said, "What do you think of this case?"

Jia Cong thought for a moment and said, "Kung fu lies beyond poetry."

"Okay. As expected, he is worthy of being the most talented man in the world. This sentence is a wonderful poem." Feng Yuan said with a smile while stroking his palms.

"How dare you? How dare you." Jia Cong smiled faintly and looked at Feng Yuan. He wanted me to beg you, so why don't you do it again? Thinking too much.

Feng Yuan said with a smile: "I won't beat around the bush anymore. I am a shrewd man. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, I was able to make great changes in Yangzhou and earn 120 million yuan by talking and laughing.

Thanks to my brother, our household department has finally lived a comfortable life for two years. The invitation today is also Jiang Zhongtang's intention. We have benefited from my brother's great favor, and we must repay him at least one or two. "

Jia Cong's heart moved slightly. Jiang Feng, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, heard from Fang Ji that this person adheres to the golden mean, is impartial, neither new nor old.

Therefore, he has been in charge of the household department, and the old and new parties have nothing to say.

"Brother, you are too polite. We are all working for the imperial court. Talking about TOEFL, glory, and repayment, isn't this embarrassing me?

If you have any advice, I'm here to listen. "Jia Cong is not naive enough to think that these old bureaucrats would want to repay their kindness.

Feng Yuan stared into Jia Cong's eyes and said, "Brother, I have thought of a way to exonerate the Xue family. I wonder if I am interested?"

"Oh? Brother actually has such wisdom. I would like to hear the details." Jia Cong said.

"My brother, who is in charge of Nanzhen Fusi, should have heard the theory of atonement."

Jia Cong's eyes moved slightly. He had naturally heard Zhou Wei say that the so-called atonement was to "pay money to avoid the crime." To put it bluntly, it meant spending money to avoid the crime.

"Atonement can only redeem ordinary crimes. This is disrespectful... and an unforgivable crime. It cannot be redeemed except for the iron coupons written in elixirs." Jia Cong said.

Feng Yuan said with a smile: "It depends on how many people in the court think that the Xue family has committed a crime of disrespect."

"Brother means..." Jia Cong had already guessed.

"Ask the Xue family to send some money to the Ministry of Household Affairs to serve the imperial court. Jiang Zhongtang, Yan Budang, my brother, and all my colleagues were moved by the Xue family's act of loyalty, and we all argued for it.

This case must have been caused by the Xue family's servants cutting corners and seeking small profits, which was not the Xue family's original intention. At most, it is a crime of lax discipline. It is not disrespectful, so it can be redeemed. Brother, do you think so? "

Feng Yuan smiled like a fat pig's head, and he was also very cunning.

Jia Cong hesitated and said: "What I said makes sense. I don't know how much money is needed."

Feng Yuan stretched out a carrot-like finger furtively.

"one million?"

Feng Yuan shook his head.

Jia Cong changed his expression and said, "Brother, is the threshold for 'serving' the imperial court so high?"

Feng Yuandao: "If it's not like this, it's not enough to move God."

Jia Cong chuckled, stood up and said, "I'll send this much money directly to His Majesty. I'm afraid it will be enough to move heaven. I won't bother you, brother, and I'll say goodbye." After saying that, he was ready to leave.

This group of shameless people who sit on the fence actually cheated me out of money. You are only a few people, how useful can you be?

Feng Yuan hurriedly pulled him and said: "Brother, stay here, everything can be easily discussed, why bother? Enjoy tea and tea."

The two sat down again, and Jia Cong said: "It's not that we are stingy, we are really powerless, so we can only live up to my brother's kindness."

Feng Yuan knew in his heart that he couldn't deceive him, so he had to tell the truth and said: "Brother, I was really helpless, so I made this move.

You have also seen the scene this morning. The Ministry of Revenue really can't get rid of the blame. I'm almost forced to sell my ass. I hope I can take care of myself. "

Jia Cong sneered, "My brother's physique, even if he has the ambition to sell his life to save the country, is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Feng Yuan didn't feel dissatisfied and said with a smile: "It's fun to make fun of. But the method mentioned by Brother Yu can at least increase the chance of the Xue family's escape by 30%. Now let alone the Ministry of Accounts is short of money, the emperor is also short of money. As long as there is a large sum of money With money, everything is easy to talk about.

Although you can still get money by plundering the Xue family, the factory guards will definitely intervene in this case. If you continue to exploit them at all levels, it is still unclear how much money will be put into the national treasury, and water from afar will not quench the thirst of the nearer.

Besides, Your Majesty still has some love for your brother, so he may not be willing to plunder the Xue family. "

Jia Cong said: "Forgive me for speaking frankly, now in the court there are either new parties or old parties. How many moderate factions like me are there?"

Feng Yuan said with a smile: "I'm confused. Don't you know that money makes people push their wheels? If my money is allocated to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will have to speak for me; if it is allocated to the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Punishment will have to speak for me. What does the old and the new have to do with each other?”

"That makes sense. Brother, tell me straight away. How much money is needed? It's okay not to mention the amount just now." Jia Cong said.

"Okay, brother, please speak quickly, I won't be verbose."

Feng Yuan pinched his chin and thought for a while, then said: "Sitting around at this time, as if it were love, nine million taels is fine."

Fuck you, Jia Cong almost couldn't help but curse, what's the difference between this and just now?

Yin endured his anger and said: "The Xue family's business is not prosperous, so two million taels are loyal."

"Only in the Zhongchen Yi Holy Dynasty, eight million taels are indispensable." Feng Yuan said seriously.

"Thousands of rivers and mountains are always the same, and three million taels will do the trick." Jia Cong frowned.

"Young people don't understand, seven million taels is barely enough." Feng Yuan couldn't hold himself any longer.

"I beg you, brother, to stay on the safe side. Four million taels is the limit." Jia Cong sighed.

"Falled into the sea of ​​reincarnation and death, six million taels will never change!" Damn it, I've never seen such a bargain, Feng Yuan said angrily.

"What's the use of a poor family? Five million taels to make friends." Jia Cong had to add.

"Everything is empty, just one more bite will make it successful." Feng Yuan was helpless and shook his head.

"Brother, don't look for trouble. Five million taels is quite a lot." Jia Cong firmly held the bottom line.

"Prisoner, five million is five million, pay first." Feng Yuan said angrily.

Jia Cong shook his head and said, "Brother, it's not that I can't trust you. It's just that this matter hasn't been finalized yet. I'll hand over the money first. If the matter doesn't get done, will the Ministry of Revenue pay me back?" He was not that naive yet.

Feng Yuan had no choice but to say: "Then hand over half first, and then hand over the remaining half after the matter is completed."

Jia Cong said: "Brother, you also know that brothers are not people who have never seen money, so they will not default on five million yuan?

Let's do this. After the deal is completed, my brother will give me an additional fifty thousand as a reward for my brother. How about that? Just make a friend. "

"It's a deal." Feng Yuan was overjoyed. This boy was indeed rich, and it was worth talking to him for so long. (End of chapter)