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Chapter 161 Immediately dispatch troops to surround the East Factory

Jia Wei sat down between Baochai and Yuanchun, chatted with Li for a few words, and then rarely spoke.

He felt the gazes of the girls in the palace but didn't care. He just chatted with the two people beside him to pass the time. He thought about going back to the palace and going to bed early after the banquet.

Suddenly, a maid came in and reported, "Madam, the housekeeper from Rongguo Mansion came to visit. He said his surname is Lin and he has something urgent to do with Master Xu."

Jia Wei turned his head and looked at Yuanchun, whose face was full of worry.

Lin Zhixiao's arrival indicated that something had happened in the West Mansion. He couldn't even wait for Jia Wei to finish his drink and return home, which shows how urgent the matter was.

Mrs. Wang and the others were still puzzled when they saw Baoyu coming in from the door.

"Madam, I just saw Lin Zhixiao outside. He said that the guards from the East Factory came to arrest the master, and asked Brother Wei to go back to help..."

It turned out that something happened to Jia Zheng. Jia Wei was stunned.

"What! The master was arrested?" Mrs. Wang turned pale with fright. Yuanchun stood up and looked at Jia Wei again.

"Brother..."

Jia Wei did not speak. He exchanged a glance with Baochai before he stood up and said calmly, "I'll go back and take a look."

Jia Wei then said goodbye to Li and others, turned around and left, walking slowly and calmly.

Upon hearing that Jia Zheng had gotten into trouble, Mrs. Wang and the others could no longer stay in the palace for the banquet, so they all said goodbye.

Jia Wei left the palace, leaving a group of people to escort Yuanchun and others, then rode a fast horse and returned with a group of people.

On the way, Jia Wei was thinking that Jia Zheng was just a figurehead in the Ministry of Works, and although he did nothing, he would not offend anyone.

The East Factory was dispatched tonight, so Jia Zheng must be involved in something big... and the only big event in the capital recently was the case of the emperor falling into the water.

Inside the Rongguo Mansion, the gatehouse was wide open and there was chaos inside and outside the Rongxi Hall.

Just now, a group of guards from the Eastern Depot knocked on the door, broke into Rong Xi Tang, and took Jia Zheng away.

When Grandmother Jia heard the sad news, she was so frightened that she fainted. It was Lin Zhixiao who took the lead and went to the palace to invite Jia Wei back to take charge of the situation.

At this time, Jia She heard the news that Jia Zheng had been arrested, and also came over from the east wing, hypocritically comforting Jia Mu.

Jia She sat in the hall, looking at Yuanyang who was serving Jia's mother, and felt a little excited. He immediately made up his mind to find a chance to ask for Yuanyang...

"What happened to Zheng'er? How did he provoke the people from the East Factory to arrest him?" Grandmother Jia was still pale and had not yet recovered.

Yuanyang comforted Lady Jia, "Don't worry, old lady. Steward Lin has already gone to the palace to invite Second Master Yu. I guess Second Master Yu is on his way now."

Grandmother Jia reacted and hurriedly shouted to a maid, "Send someone to urge them."

Jia She sneered, "Perhaps it was that boy who caused the trouble. Ever since he came to the capital, our Jia family has never been at peace.

"First, Zhen'er passed away, and Rong'er is also missing in the west. Now even my second brother has been captured by the East Factory. When did our Jia family have any grudge against the East Factory?"

Yuanyang was holding back her words, and Grandmother Jia was a little dissatisfied. "If you have nothing to do, go back and rest. Otherwise, you will cause trouble again when you see him."

Jia She was dissatisfied and said, "How can an elder avoid a younger person?"

Grandmother Jia drove Jia She away, but Jia She insisted on staying as he also wanted to know what happened to Jia Zheng.

The East Factory came to arrest people, how could it be a small matter? If he didn't figure it out, how could he sleep at night?
While they were talking in the room, a maid suddenly came in and said, "Second Master Wei has entered the mansion..."

Jia Wei led several imperial guards and strode into the Rong Mansion with a frown on his face.

When Jia's mother saw him, she said, "Brother Yu, go and save Zheng'er!" Jia Yu glanced at Jia She who was standing beside him and said, "Has Master Zheng been arrested? Did the people from the East Factory tell us what he had done wrong?"

"I didn't say anything..."

Jia She shouted, "Brother, let me ask you, as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, how can you allow the people from the East Factory to break into Rong Xi Tang and arrest people? How can you be the head of the clan?"

Jia Wei glanced at him coldly. He was already in a bad mood tonight because of Yuanchun's matter.

"Who the hell are you? How dare you make noise in front of me?" He didn't waste any words and said directly, "Come here, slap your face!"

"Yes!" Two imperial guards responded and went to catch Jia She, and slapped him twice on the old face.

Jia She fell down immediately. Grandmother Jia was stunned. She turned to Jia Wei and could not say a word...

Jia Wei didn't care at all. "Old lady, please be patient. I will go to the East Factory to check it out myself."

After saying that, Jia Wei turned around and left. Jia's mother also realized what Jia She was planning. The most urgent thing was to rely on Jia Wei to save Jia Zheng!
Grandmother Jia shouted, "Go quickly, my dear brother, and save Zheng'er's life!"

When Jia Wei left Rong Mansion, he saw another group of people coming from the East Mansion on Ningrong Street. They were Shen Lian and others.

When Shen Lian saw Jia Wei, he immediately stopped his horse, knelt down and apologized: "I have failed to do my job well, please punish me, my lord!"

"What happened?" Jia Wei's face was not looking good. "Get up and answer the question."

Shen Lian then approached and whispered, "Regarding the case of His Majesty falling into the water - our people in the East Factory reported back that the East Factory found the documents for the original construction of the treasure ship. The people who supervised the construction included Guo Zhen, the eunuch of the East Factory, and several officials from the Ministry of Works... Jia Zheng, the former deputy minister of the Ministry of Works, was also among them."

"What about Guo Zhen?" As soon as Jia Wei asked, he had the answer in his mind.

Shen Lian said: "The night before your Majesty fell into the water in Youxiyuan, Eunuch Guo was secretly murdered... I have already sent people to capture several other officials from the Ministry of Works."

Jia Wei felt the complexity of the matter. Now, it was no longer a question of whether to save Jia Zheng or not.

Jia Zheng probably did not participate in the assassination of the emperor, and he did not have the courage to do so, but now that he has entered the East Factory, the East Factory has the final say on whether it is right or wrong.

At first, the East Factory was only responsible for investigating and arresting people, and did not have the right to interrogate criminals. The captured suspects would be handed over to the Jinyiwei Beizhenfu Division for trial.

However, during the period when Wei Ao was in power, in order to expand his own power, he built a prison for the East Factory and added the power of interrogation.

In fact, the Dongchang's ability to torture, extract confessions, frame up people, and make false accusations is no weaker than that of the Jinyiwei.

Jia Wei didn't even need to think about it, as Jia Zheng, a weak and corrupt scholar, would definitely not be able to withstand the severe torture of the Dongchang officials.

If the East Factory was allowed to catch Jia Zheng and make trouble, one can imagine how the situation would develop, and it might even implicate him.

By then, Jia Zheng will surely die, and the situation will be very unfavorable to Jia Wei...

After thinking this through, Jia Wei no longer hesitated, and immediately jumped on his horse and shouted, "Immediately dispatch the guards on duty to surround the East Jishi Factory!"

Shen Lian was shocked. The East Factory was responsible for supervising the Embroidered Uniform Guard. In fact, its power was even greater than that of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

This was very obvious when Wei Ao was in power. Fortunately, the current commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is Jia Wei, and he is not afraid of the East Factory.

But the East Factory is located to the north of the Dong'anmen Gate of the Imperial City, and it would be too taboo to send troops directly to surround it!

Shen Lian wanted to advise him, but Jia Wei had been in the Jinyiwei for a long time, so he did not dare to speak and could only respond:

"I obey your orders!"

(End of this chapter)