Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 329 Fighting under orders

Emperor Xifeng's face darkened, another man came asking for money, and he couldn't help but glare at Jia Cong.

Jia Cong hurriedly took two steps away from Fatty Feng, indicating that he had nothing to do with him.

"This case is a private case of Jin Yiwei, and the stolen goods should be classified as internal funds." Emperor Xifeng said calmly.

Feng Yuan was well prepared and said loudly: "Although it is a private case, it is a matter of public interest. This case originated from the Kongcang case. In the Kongcang case, the perpetrators of corruption were the money and grain donated by the Ministry of Households, which were later embezzled by Jin Yiwei.

Although it has been dealt with twice, tracing back to the source, it is always the money of the Ministry of Household Affairs, which should be returned to the national treasury. "

"What Mr. Feng said is reasonable, and I second my opinion."

"I second the proposal."

Jia Cong secretly thought that he was too naive, and even asking for 10% just now was extremely difficult.

Fatty Feng is good, he wants a spoonful of stew.

Looking at Feng Yuan who was fighting with him again, Emperor Xifeng had a headache. He glared at Jia Cong sideways and said, "Jia Cong, this is your case. Please explain it clearly."

ah? When Jia Cong was called out, looking at Fatty Feng's shameless look, he thought to himself that it was a good thing he had saved his life.

Yin said angrily: "Sir Feng, the stolen money and goods seized in this case mainly belong to the gentry families who were wrongly accused in the past. And the stolen money that has been embezzled in the Bei Division's investigation and handling of cases over the years has anything to do with your warehouse? How can you return it? Into the treasury?”

Emperor Xifeng nodded, feeling very relieved. To deal with shameless people, you have to use shameless people.

Feng Yuan's eyes widened and he argued: "That's wrong. It was the property of the wronged person that was put into the warehouse back then. The wealth in the warehouse was left at home by the Bei Division criminals. Now, we are waiting for this money The money is put into the treasury to offset it, and it has to be returned to the owner of the suffering.”

All the officials secretly sighed at Feng Yuan's obscene skills and said in unison: "This statement makes sense."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "That's right." Since Emperor Xifeng allowed himself to stand out, he could only offend these officials.

"How dare you speak dirty words in front of the emperor." Everyone scolded.

Jia Cong secretly thought that I had worked so hard to handle the case and only got 10%. How could it be such a good thing that you want to kill everyone as soon as you open your mouth?

Now that they were arguing for Emperor Xifeng, how could Jia Cong be timid? He sneered and said: "Master Feng said that the money came from the warehouse, and I said that the money came from the owner's family property. Both of them have different opinions, and there is no evidence. , cannot be used according to law.

It should be regarded as an ownerless thing. Since this case is an internal case of Jinyiwei, it should be classified as internal funds. "

"That makes sense." Emperor Xifeng smiled and nodded.

Feng Yuan was anxious and quickly winked at Jia Cong, "What are you trying to do?" It was agreed to give half of it to the Ministry of Finance.

Jia Cong rolled his eyes at him angrily, "No matter how hard you try, I can't go too far."

The two people's eyes collided for a moment, and they already understood.

Feng Yuandao: "We have our own evidence. The amount of money that was confiscated and put into the warehouse back then was only 200 million taels, but the warehouse suffered a loss of tens of millions of taels. Where is the shortfall?"

"That makes sense, makes sense." The officials breathed a sigh of relief. This sentence was very weighty, and it was up to Fatty Feng to bargain.

Jia Cong found it difficult to do so, and said: "Even so, the silver in the warehouse and the property of the owner are combined into one, making it difficult to distinguish them. What's your clever plan, Mr. Feng?"

Feng Yuan stretched out a hand and said: "According to calculations, at least 500 million silver must be put into the treasury to make up for the losses of the year."

Emperor Xifeng was shocked and his face darkened before Jia Cong took away 150 million. This one was even more ruthless, asking for 500 million.

Jia Cong sneered and said: "Master Feng should know very well that one bite cannot make you fat..."

Hey, some people couldn't help laughing.

"The total amount obtained from this inspection is less than five million. Do you still want the emperor to give you some more?"

Jia Cong breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he only revealed the figure of 500 million to Fatty Feng. Otherwise, Fatty Feng would have seen through the secret agreement between the two of us based on Fatty Feng's greed.

Emperor Xifeng nodded, Jia Cong was quite clever.

Feng Yuandao: "In that case, 400 million is not enough, but I can get by if I tighten my belt."

Jia Cong shook his head and said: "It's too much. The money in the warehouse is beyond this amount. After all, these criminals are not just greedy for your family."

"How about three million?" Feng Yuandao

"Is three million too little?"

"Three million is too little."

All the officials hurriedly agreed.

Only the six chief ministers did not say a word, and the old god was there, sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Jia Cong shook his head and said: "Master Feng said it lightly. Why don't you come to Jinyiwei to handle the case from now on? 300 million is too much, and Cong can't explain it."

Feng Yuan frowned and said: "Forget it! A gentleman always feels sorry for his inadequacy. I will take one more step back, 250 million. If it is less than one point, I will give you advice and ask the court to discuss it."

Look at it! Jia Cong curled his lips, cupped his hands and said, "I don't have enough intelligence to make a decision. Please ask the Holy Judge."

Emperor Xifeng looked at the dozens of pairs of eyes waiting for food, and sighed: "Let's just do it."

"Your Majesty!" Everyone was busy flattering him.

Only Jia Cong secretly laughed. This time, the emperor had to remember his own merits?

"Everyone, please step back. The noise makes me upset." Emperor Xifeng waved his hand.

"I'm waiting to retire."

Everyone exited one after another.

"Old Feng, you are really brave today, I admire you. Do you think I will get the money from the river workers?"

"Old Feng, thanks to you today, otherwise the money would be gone again, and my money for repairing the Gongyuan would have been available earlier."

"Old Feng, we have given you enough support today. At least you have allocated your military pay first."

People walked all the way, surrounding Feng Yuan and asking for money.

Jia Cong chuckled and passed by.

Feng Yuanzheng was a little proud. When he saw Jia Cong's expression, he couldn't help but slap his thigh. This despicable, treacherous and cunning boy, please coax me!

Seeing that Jia Cong was far away, Feng Yuan couldn't explain it. His face suddenly darkened and he said, "We'll wait for another day to discuss official matters. We haven't even got the money yet. What's the rush?" After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Everyone looked at each other in shock. Fatty Feng was indeed a dog, and he would bite anyone he told him to bite.
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Xia Shouzhong entered the Leshou Hall tremblingly with a memorial in his hands.

The bright sunshine in the afternoon did not drive away the fear in his heart.

"Holy Emperor, this is a document submitted by the Military Aircraft Department, and it has been approved by His Majesty."

The Supreme Emperor was taking a nap while leaning on the kang, and said slowly: "But the case of Wan Jin and Tang Yan?"

"Yes."

"What did the military aircraft department say?"

"The Military Aircraft Department has reported the whole case."

"What did the emperor say?"

"His Majesty Zhu Pi: Please submit to the Supreme Emperor to view the Holy Judgment."

The Supreme Emperor sighed, his son couldn't help his mother, since the emperor wanted a royal guard, he should give it to him.

It is not a good sign to shake the court over such trivial matters.

Yin said calmly: "Wan and Tang are responsible for their own faults and cannot be pardoned. They committed such a shocking crime. Even if I try to show mercy, how can I block the mouth of Youyou in the world and let the emperor handle it strictly according to the law?"

"Yes." Xia Shouzhong breathed a sigh of relief. A considerable part of Jin Yiwei's greedy money was given to him. The dead Taoist friend was not dead, so he hurriedly withdrew and went to preach on his own.
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But he said that Jia Cong hurried home quickly and thought that he was late. Who knew that everyone was waiting for him to start the banquet.

"Old lady, what are you waiting for me to do? Isn't it Cong's fault to be starving?" Jia Cong cupped his hands and smiled.

"You are the big boss today. If you don't come, who would dare to eat?" Sister Feng said with a smile.

"Don't talk nonsense, there is no old lady waiting for me." Jia Cong said.

Mother Jia smiled and said: "Today is the birth of Bao Yatou. It is best for the whole family to be reunited. You don't need to say anything, sit down quickly. You have been busy for a long time. You must be hungry sooner or later?"

Although Jia Cong knew that this was Jia Mu's trick to win over her, he still couldn't help but feel warm in his heart and said with a smile, "I was hungry, but seeing Sister Bao dressed up better than Chang'e today, I feel full again."

Everyone laughed, and Baochai also smiled and rolled her eyes at him, "What the hell?"

Jia Huan joked: "Why is this?"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "The ancients said that beauty is delicious, don't you understand?"

Everyone laughed.

Du Daiyu spat secretly, she was a dirty person and could only speak sweet words.

Jia Mu smiled and shook her head, and ordered people to pass on the food.

After everyone had eaten, they ordered a show.

Jia Mu must call Baochai first.

Baochai refused again and again, but had no choice but to order "Havoc in Heaven" from "Journey to the West" with a discount.

Mother Jia liked it very much and asked Aunt Xue to order it. Aunt Xue saw that Baochai had ordered it and refused to order it again.

Jia Mu then ordered Sister Feng to order some food.

Sister Feng knew that Jia Mu liked to be lively and even more fond of making jokes, so she ordered the play "Liu Er as a Clothes".

Jia Mu really liked it more, and ordered Daiyu to order it.

Daiyu asked Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang to wait.

Jia's mother said: "I took you here to have fun today. Let's just take care of ourselves and ignore them. Can't I sing operas and serve wine for them?"

They are here to listen and eat for free, it is already cheap, and they are still allowed to order it! "As he said this, everyone laughed.

Dai Yufang clicked out. Then Baoyu, Shi Xiangyun, Ying, Tan, Xi, Li Wan, etc. all ordered.

When it came time to banquet tea and fruits, Jia Mu ordered Baochai to order some.

Baochai ordered a play called "Lu Zhishen Drunk in Mount Wutai".

Jia Cong was a little strange and said softly: "Sister Bao, is there also Lu Zhishen in this world?"

Lu Zhishen was from the Northern Song Dynasty. This time and space had completely changed since the Tang Dynasty, but there was still such a person.

Baochai glanced at him doubtfully and said with a smile: "Lu Zhishen was a great monk in the previous dynasty. Later Luocao became a bandit. Later he served the court and was not rewarded. He saw through the mortal world and left. Haven't you heard?"

Jia Cong smiled dryly and said: "The flower monk Lu Zhishen uprooted the weeping willows, caused a havoc in the wild boar forest, and beat Guanxi with fists. How could I not know?"

"Huh? I don't know what you are talking about. What stories are they? I am very ignorant." Baochai laughed softly.

Um... Jia Cong was stunned. It seems that time and space have changed a lot. Even though there is this person, things are not the same.

"I'll talk to you later."

Baochai glanced at him with a smile. Brother Cong had a lot of stories in his belly. He hadn't finished "Swordsman" before, but now there were more stories about Lu Zhishen.

Seeing that there was no one around, Daiyu was a little unhappy, so she picked up a peanut and threw it at Jia Cong.

"Brother Cong, if you have any stories, tell us."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Let's talk about Lu Zhishen. If you want to listen, I will tell you about it later."

Daiyu smiled and rolled her eyes at him before letting him go.

Baoyu shook his head and said, "Lu Zhishen is a rude man. What good stories can he tell?"

Baochai said: "You have listened to the plays in the past few years in vain. Not to mention other plays, "Drunk in Wutai Mountain" alone has great pomp and wonderful diction."

Baoyu said: "I have always been afraid of these excitements."

Baochai smiled and said: "If you want to say that this is a lively play, you still don't know the opera. The piece "Parasitic Grass" in this play is so wonderfully filled in. How could you have known it?"

(End of this chapter)