Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 286 Dare to Touch the Jia Mansion?

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"Brother Rong, there have been a lot of things going on in the court recently. Even the White Lotus rebels are causing trouble in Kyoto. You must be especially careful when you go out. You must bring at least ten guards with you when you go out."

After discussing the matter with his staff, Jia Jing left Jia Rong alone and patiently and carefully instructed him. Jia Rong naturally knew how serious it was and nodded: "Don't worry, Master. I know."

Those grandsons were so bold that they dared to assassinate the second prince. What else would they not dare to do? This had already violated the bottom line of the court officials and even the emperor.

Jia Rong was very suspicious that Prince Beijing was involved. After all, Bai Caier had clearly stated that her master had gone to Prince Beijing to discuss the matter.

"The Prince of Beijing's Mansion seems to be involved with the White Lotus Sect. This assassination..." Jia Rong said carefully, at least the master must be prepared.

Jia Jing seemed to know something, and after thinking for a while, he said, "As the saying goes, less trouble is worse than more trouble. I will go to Nanjing in a few days to ask for permission. The assassination will be handled by the Jinyiwei. We don't need to care about it."

"understood."

After staying in the grandfather's study until the evening, Jia Rong returned to his own courtyard in a bad mood.

Emperor Anping actually used the Jinyiwei, and at this juncture, no one dared to object.

He had to be careful. Apart from anything else, if Emperor Anping knew that he had so much money, would he let him go? I'm afraid he would be thinking about how to deal with him when he went to bed at night.

"Sir, there's something going on with the Jinyiwei!" Xiao Xiao said seriously.

Jia Rong actually already knew it, but he still asked, "What's going on?"

Xiao Xiao said: "My senior brother in the Jinyiwei sent me news that Jinyiwei commander Zhao Quan is preparing to recruit soldiers again, and has taken over the investigation of the assassination of the second prince."

"But, hey, they don't have any money."

Xiao Xiao smiled with some gloating. If you have no money to recruit soldiers, who will serve you?

Jia Rong saw it clearly and sneered, "Those bastards, if they don't have money, they will definitely find a way to get it."

How? Of course, they confiscated the property.

The consistent style of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"The Jinyiwei is powerful now and certainly won't be short of money. You can take this opportunity to place more spies in it," Jia Rong said.

Xiao Xiao frowned and said, "Are you not afraid of being discovered? The new recruits of the Jinyiwei must be strictly checked. I can't guarantee that they won't betray the Jia family."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. The Jinyiwei is recruiting soldiers and horses. There must be more than just us to place people there. Anyone who is capable will take the opportunity to send people in to gather information."

The important thing is, even if we find out, what can we do?

Do you dare to touch the Jia Mansion now?

Not to mention that the emperor is still alive, no one knows how many people from the Jia family are in the Beijing camp, not even Jia Rong.

The only person who knew about this was Jia Jing himself.

If one wants to take down a behemoth like the Jia family, especially a family with deep ties to the military, one must first clip its wings step by step.

Otherwise, there may be backlash.

"My grandfather said that this batch of fifteen junior brothers and sisters are very reliable. He has brought them up since childhood and their family backgrounds are also very clean. Why not find a few of them to join?" Xiao Xiao suggested.

"Okay, you decide."

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"Master, there is news from Nanyang."

Jia Rong had just made arrangements for Xiao Xiao when Ping'er hurried in and handed him a secret letter.

Jia Rong took the letter and read it.

Mixed joys and sorrows.

Fortunately, the Dutch wanted to make a comeback, but hundreds of warships unfortunately encountered a storm at sea and were almost wiped out. Before they could escape, they were caught up by Xue Ke and others.

The Dutch surrendered readily and had no intention of resisting at all, which was quite like sending their heads thousands of miles away.

A large number of ships, artillery and supplies were seized.

What is worrying is that the Spanish on Luzon Island can no longer sit still and want to curb the development of the Daxia navy.

They are well aware of Daxia's background and strength. Once they gain a foothold in Southeast Asia, these outsiders from the West will definitely not have a good time.

"If you want to fight, then fight."

"Who's afraid of who at our doorstep?"

After Jia Rong put away the letter, he went to find Jia Jing again and said, "Grandpa, there is some trouble in Nanyang again."

"Oh? What trouble?" Nanyang's trade has become the economic pillar of Ningguo Mansion, and Jia Jing has to pay attention to it.

Jia Rong said seriously, "The Spanish on Luzon Island are causing trouble and are very rampant. They are probably afraid that our Great Xia will affect their interests after we gain a foothold in Southeast Asia."

"joke."

Jia Jing slammed the table in anger and said, "What kind of barbarians dare to show off in front of my Great Xia family? They are really tired of living."

He didn't take Spain seriously at all.

How many people are there in that place?
Is it worthy of being called a country?
Jia Rong chuckled and said, "Your Excellency, that's a good idea. We must deal with them! Luzon has been our country since ancient times. How can we let the barbarians occupy it? It's a pity that my father-in-law is already in the Ministry of Rites. I'm afraid he can't go to Southeast Asia to serve the country."

Jia Jing waved his hand calmly: "It doesn't matter, the Lianghuai Coastal Defense and Penglai Navy are already mine."

Jia Rong: “…”

When did this happen?
I do not know how?
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Cabinet Office.

Several clerks were discussing the assassination of the second prince.

"Have you heard? The White Lotus Sect disappeared without a trace again. Even the Royal Guards couldn't find them."

"Jinyiwei? They are just conceited losers. The Ministry of Justice and the Censorate are not good enough. What can these illiterate barbarians do?"

"Yes, but it's just flattery in front of the emperor..."

"Ahem, Lord Jia is here."

Everyone stopped talking and stood up to greet each other.

"Good morning, Mr. Jia."

"Ah."

Jia Jing smiled and nodded, then went inside, sat down and began to sort out his official business.

Soon Ye Xiang also walked in, and everyone complimented and greeted him again.

Ye Xiang nodded slightly, and without any delay, went straight in to find Jia Jing.

There is something he must discuss with Jia Jing.

"Brother Jia, you came really early today."

Ye Xiang walked to Jia Jing's desk and said with a smile.

Jia Jing was slightly stunned, but his expression remained calm. He had originally wanted to see Ye Gao for something, but he didn't expect Ye Gao to come to him directly.

This was a happy event, and he didn't think Ye Gao would come over to chat with him for no reason.

It must be something big.

This way he can be more proactive.

"Brother Ye is here early too."

Jia Jing replied with a smile.

Ye Xiang naturally knew that he would be at a disadvantage if he came to Jia Jing rashly like this, but he had no choice at this time and could only suffer the loss.

I'll make it up to you later.

"We all serve the country and share the emperor's worries. It is only right that we come earlier to handle official business." Prime Minister Ye said seriously.

Jia Jing nodded.

"That's right, Brother Ye, that's a good idea."

After saying a few useless words, Ye Xiang began to get to the point and said solemnly: "Brother Jia, have you heard? The Northwest Tartars seem to be making unusual moves again."

This time Jia Jing was really stunned. He had not paid much attention to the affairs of the northwestern border recently, and he did not expect that the Tartars could not help themselves so soon.

"No way? Didn't we scare them off last year? Why are they here again?" Jia Jing asked in confusion.

Are you scared?

So scared!
Ye Xiang cursed inwardly.

Others don't know how last year's big win came about, but don't you know? You're pretending to be confused here.

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(End of this chapter)