Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

"Sir, is there something fishy about this?"

Pang Chao said: "Dai Quan is a man who is unjust for profit. The first thing he does is to show you Dongchang's methods. The second thing is to test your bottom line. The third thing is to express his dissatisfaction."

Jia Cong sneered and said: "It's just a castration. If you dare to provoke, the Jin Yiwei will take over."

Pang Chao shook his head and said: "The time has not come yet, and it is not appropriate to conflict with him head-on at this time. After all, if he dares to be so unscrupulous, he has received orders from the emperor to rectify the East Factory.

If you use violence to fight violence, I will probably sidestep the situation and order you to give up your interests to help Dongchang revitalize.

After all, Dai Quan is a person who has grown up from a young envoy to a senior official. He is an absolute confidant, and the power of eunuchs comes from above. There is no possibility of rebellion and rebellion. He is more trustworthy than a powerful official like you. In other words, Dai Quan was trained by this emperor. This is to check and balance you, so it’s not appropriate to have a head-on confrontation. "

Jia Cong held back his anger and said, "What do you mean, sir?"

"Follow the plan. Since Dai Yanei said he didn't know, you can also say you don't know and let the people below take care of it. There will be room for change no matter what happens. As long as...that's it."

After hearing this, Jia Cong said with a smile: "Okay, let's do it! If you don't give him some color, Dai Quan might think that Jin Yiwei is a little wife who can be bullied."

"Somebody come!"

"The humble post is here." Wen Youfang came in hurriedly.

"Go...do you understand?"

"I understand my humble position, so I will go and deliver the order."
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In the banquet-like restaurant, there are a dozen or so Dongchang fanboys in the banquet restaurant, who are changing cups and cups, and are surrounding the man at the head table to praise him.

"Dai Yameni still has a good idea. He got tens of thousands of silver without any effort, and Jin Yiwei didn't even dare to let go."

"It goes without saying that there are no weak soldiers under a strong general, and the yamen has a deep inside knowledge. Isn't it easy to handle such a trivial matter?"

"If you ask me, we are too polite to Jin Yiwei. Since ancient times, when has Jin Yiwei dared to challenge us?

Tai Zhi's intention is that "the East Factory does not only have the power to assassinate and rape, but also has the power to inspect Chinese and foreign officials, as well as the Jinyiwei official school." We are obviously in charge of them, but now they are treated as equals, giving them face! "

"That's it. We didn't care about handing over the files last time, but now they are so demanding to get some money. We have to do it ourselves. Isn't this a toast and a penalty drink?"

"What I'm saying is, I don't think they dare to go against us. Why don't we go get a few more tomorrow?"

"That's right, let's get a few more. How can one family have enough to eat after being poor for so long?" Everyone laughed.

Dai Zeyan raised his hand and said with a smile: "Brothers, don't be anxious. Since the matter has begun, there is no reason to give up halfway. Let's recruit more people tomorrow and follow me..."

boom! The door to the private room was kicked open, and a dozen Jinyi captains rushed in with cold faces.

"You are so brave!"

"What are you doing? Are you looking for death!"

"Who allowed you to come in?"

"Get out of here!"

"Want to rebel?! Do you recognize this brand?"

The Jinyiwei Baihu who led the team smiled coldly and shouted: "Take it!"

"What are you doing?!"

Several fans still wanted to resist, but they were knocked to the ground with the handle of a knife and dragged away like a dead dog.

The others who dared to resist were all tied up one by one.

"You, you are so bold! My uncle is Dai's Prime Minister, how dare you touch me?" Dai Zeyan was also frightened and hurriedly moved his backer out.

"You are so brave. You dare to pretend to be the nephew of Prime Minister Dai Nei. You will be punished with an additional penalty! Take it down for me!" The hundred households sneered and waved their hands.

The two captains had already pounced on him, punched and kicked him, beat him up, and tied him up with a rope.

Seeing that it was almost done, Baihu said: "Close the team! Go back and torture them carefully."

"Order."

After listening to Wen Youfang's report at home, Jia Cong said calmly: "Brothers from Dongchang rarely come to our guard, so I ordered Zhou Wei to greet him.

Dai Zeyan spared him his life, but the others could not be allowed to die in our own defense, nor could they be allowed to live any longer. "

"Order."

After Dai Quan learned about it, he hurriedly sent someone to deliver a message to Nan Si asking for the person.

Wen Zhen, an old man, just said, "There are many prisoners and we need to distinguish them carefully. Please wait for a few days," and immediately pushed it away.

Dai Quan knew very well what kind of place Jinyiwei was. People would die in half a day, so how could he dare to "wait a few days"? Knowing that it was Jia Cong's revenge, he hurriedly sent someone to Dingguo Mansion to lodge a complaint.

After the young eunuch returned, he only replied: "The soldiers in the house said that Duke Dingguo had to work all night and had no food and clothing. He became ill due to overwork and was seriously ill. He couldn't see anything. He has ordered Nansi to investigate the matter thoroughly and give an explanation to the general manager. ”

Dai Quan sighed. He had been pure since he was a child. He treated his nephew as his own son. He had always doted on him and would never let anything happen to him.

Knowing that Jia Cong had caught his fate, he could only wave his hand and said: "It seems that I need to go to Duke Ding's place in person."

Because he left the palace immediately and went to Dingguo Mansion.

Jia Cong had already put on makeup and was lying on the bed waiting for him. When he saw him coming in, he struggled to get up, but was held down by Ruyi again.

"Hey, you don't have to be polite, your Majesty, just lie down." Dai Quan said hurriedly, and gave Ruyi another thousand words: "I have seen Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"You don't have to be polite, steward."

Ruyi nodded, looked at Jia Cong and complained: "I've told you many times to take care of yourself, but you didn't listen.

Can the official business be done? Now that I am tired and sick, not to mention delaying official duties, my family will suffer a loss, so why bother. "

Jia Cong looked "haggard" and nodded, as if he had no strength to speak.

Ruyi turned her back to Dai Quan and rolled her eyes at him. "You are so obscene. If you are so good at acting, why don't you sing in an opera?"

"Forget it, the manager is here to see you. Let's talk. Don't talk for too long. I'll go check on your medicine."

"Princess, please go slowly. I will leave after saying a few words to the Duke." Dai Quan said with an apologetic smile.

After Ruyi went out, he went over to greet him and said, "Oh, my lord, it was fine when we met before. Why are you so upset after not seeing each other for a few days?"

After all, Dai Quan was used to serving others. These words of concern came from the inside out, full of emotion, as if Jia Cong was really his closest relative.

Jia Cong's complexion was sallow, his lips were chapped, and he was breathless. He reluctantly opened his eyes and said, "Thank you, sir. Only today did Cong know... what is... illness that comes like a mountain, cough cough."

I have... ordered the people below to investigate the matter you sent to explain, don't worry... ahem... you and my brother..."

Dai Quan hurriedly said: "Brother, please don't worry about it. Little things are worth nothing. It's important to take good care of your health. Did you invite a doctor? Alas, I heard that you were sick. You were so anxious that you came out of the palace in a hurry and forgot about it." Bring the imperial doctor, and I will go back and ask the old minister in the palace to come and take a look at you."

Jia Cong said: "Thank you for your love, manager. I saw the imperial doctor. It's okay. He said... he became ill due to overwork. He just needs to rest for a few days. I think it's all caused by... the shortfall in paying off the debt a few days ago."

Dai Quan said: "Okay, I'll feel relieved now. I still have something to apologize to your brother for."

Jia Cong said "surprisingly": "Why did the manager say this? Why are you and me brothers... so different from each other?"

"It's like this. The day before yesterday, a few people were eager to do their best, and they misunderstood the cooperation you and I talked about. They hurriedly went to Qiao Yuan's house to run errands.

As a result, I failed to run an errand and accidentally injured a few lives, causing trouble to my brother. Our family is really ashamed. "Dai Quan sighed.

Jia Cong waved his hands feebly and said: "It's just... a trivial matter, why bother? I'll send someone to... explain it to Mr. Qiao..."

Dai Quan said hurriedly: "I have ordered people to return the property of Yuan Qiao's wife's family intact, and also provide generous compensation to the shopkeepers.

I was about to severely punish the relevant people, but I heard that those few fans had been arrested by the Jinyiwei. Brother, let me decide whether you should punish them on your behalf, or we should take them back to teach you a lesson. "

Jia Cong said: "What happened... The flood really washed away the Dragon King Temple. I hope the manager will forgive me."

"What the hell, I'm an honest person, and it's understandable that things go wrong occasionally when doing business."

"What the general manager said is that these are people from the East Factory. How dare Cong go beyond his duties? He should be taken back by the general manager and disciplined." Jia Cong said, "Don't worry, general manager. I will issue another order and they will be... released... released immediately." people."

"Hey, thank you for your kindness, brother. Come, drink some water to moisturize yourself." Seeing that he might not be able to breathe at any time, Dai Quan hurriedly took the tea bowl next to him and served him a sip.

"Thank you, manager." Jia Cong raised his hand and pulled the bell rope at the head of the bed. Qingwen walked in and Fuli said, "What do you want me to do?"

"Go...get my tooth tag to send an order to Wen Zhen to put it down...for other things, let the people from Dongchang... be released first. Let them go." Jia Cong took out his command badge.

"Yes." Qingwen quickly took it and turned around to go out.

Dai Quan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Brother, you have a good rest. We won't disturb you anymore. I'll come see you another day." After saying that, he tucked him in the quilt thoughtfully.

"Thank you... Manager, please forgive me for not being able to see you off."

"Hey, lie down quickly and catch the wind carefully. What do you and I brothers mean by these false etiquettes? Stay around." Dai Quan hurriedly pressed him down and said a few words of comfort before getting up and leaving.

After he left, Qingwen slipped in and said with a giggle: "I can even go on stage to sing. I fooled him into being stunned."

Jia Cong turned over and said with a smile: "It's not about cheating, it's just a show." He said he was going to hug her.

Qingwen hurriedly dodged, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Look at what your face looks like, why don't you go wash it off." Then she ordered someone to bring a basin to help Jia Cong wash up.

In the Dongchang Yamen, Dai Quan looked at the dozen or so people who were carried back, his face ashen.

Except for Dai Zeyan, everyone else had been tortured, and all of them were transformed into human beings. They died within a moment of being brought back.

Dai Zeyan was also covered in bruises, muscles and bones, and he would not be able to get out of bed unless he rested for several months.

"Uncle, Jinyiwei...you have gone too far to bully others. You have to make the decision for us..." Dai Zeyan's face was pale and he was much weaker than Jia Cong just now.

Dai Quan nodded, waved his hand and ordered someone to carry him down for treatment, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Come here, call me the execution officers, supervisors, and foremen." Dai Quan said coldly.

"Yes."

Dai Quan discussed secretly with everyone in Dongchang for a long time, and then returned to the palace before the keys were locked.

Hearing that Jin Shang was still approving the papers in Yangxin Hall, Dai Quan hurried to serve him. Along the way, he asked Jin Shang Jin'er who he had met and what he was asking about.

When he learned that he had received a secret letter, he was a little cautious. He naturally knew that Emperor Xifeng had other sources of information besides him and Jia Cong.

Mi Zhe is one of them. Officials above the prefecture level, heads of ministries and academies, and ministers of science and education all have the power to go to Mi Zhe.

Officials in Beijing only need to seal the seal into a special box and submit it to the General Affairs Department.

Seeing him come in, Emperor Xifeng glanced at him and said calmly: "How is Jia Cong?"

Dai Quan bowed and apologized and said with a smile: "When I returned to the Holy Land, I went to see Duke Ding. He said that he was sick due to overwork. The disease was so severe that even the Duke was struggling.

However, he was in good spirits. The imperial doctor looked at him and said that he would just rest for a few days and take some medicine, and that he would be fine. "

Emperor Xifeng said: "I heard that Jin Yiwei arrested several people from Dongchang today and tortured them severely. Among them was your nephew. What happened?"

Dai Quan's heart skipped a beat, knowing that someone had tipped off the news, so he hurriedly said: "I heard about it when I left the palace. I blame the people under me for being eager for quick success, investigating the case, and arresting a good person by mistake.

Because those people were from the Qiao family of Shanxi merchants, they had always done business in partnership with Jin Yiwei, so they offended Jin Yiwei and were taken to the prison and tortured.

For the sake of the emperor, Duke Dingguo returned the people to the slaves. Except for the dog nephew who still had a breath, the rest of them died, but they were clean, so he spared the slaves to teach them a lesson. "

Emperor Xifeng heard the hint of complaint in his words, and snorted coldly, saying: "Now is a troubled time, and the court is hiring people. You and Jia Cong should not cause trouble for me by fighting in each other. Everything must be done with the overall situation in mind." Heavy."

Dai Quan hurriedly knelt down, knowing that he could not hide it from Emperor Xifeng, so he simply kowtowed and said: "I obey the order. It's just that Dongchang has been tortured by Xia Ni for many years. Although the sticky rod has been repaired, it still needs to be rectified. The people below are also eager to serve the Holy Emperor. , I wanted to develop some financial resources, so I acted too hastily. I beg the emperor to forgive me.

From now on, I should be of one heart and one mind with Duke Ding, and serve His Majesty as hard as I can. "

Emperor Xifeng said calmly: "If you want to open up money, don't act recklessly. Learn more from Jia Cong and do things politely. If these things happen too much and the censor impeaches you, do you still want your dog head?"

"Yes, I obey the order and will strictly discipline my subordinates from now on."

Seeing his aggrieved look, Emperor Xifeng did not want to be too harsh on his own dog, so he said: "The money needed by Dongchang will be allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to rectify and eliminate the remnants of Xia Ni as soon as possible."

Now that he has defeated the Supreme Emperor and taken charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he has sufficient internal funds.

"My servant obeys the order." Dai Quan was overjoyed and kowtowed to thank him.

More than ten days later, Jia Cong "recovered from illness" and returned to court.

After he came to court, Dai Quan sent someone to tell him that Emperor Xifeng had summoned him.

Outside the Yangxin Hall, the two "good brothers" met again.

"Is the general manager okay?" Jia Cong said hello with a smile, and then sighed with a sad face: "I heard about Qian'er. The people below did not do anything serious and injured several generals of the general manager. Cong Shen I apologize and apologize to the manager today."

Dai Quan hurriedly supported him and said with a smile: "Is my brother in good health? Why bother him for such a trivial matter?" Due to Emperor Xifeng's strict order, he could only bear with Jia Cong's "asking for forgiveness".

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Thanks to the manager, it's already great."

"Okay, our family is happy from the bottom of our hearts to see that my brother is so active again." Dai Quan smiled, with a warm expression that made people feel like spring breeze. It seemed that there was never any barrier between the two of them.

Jia Cong knew that there was a suspicion, so he pretended not to notice it and said with a smile: "I wonder what your Majesty is calling you for today?"

Dai Quan looked around and said mysteriously: "Cultivate the feudal lord." (End of this chapter)