The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 151: The Golden Clothes
When Jia Rong got home, he found a large group of people kneeling at the door.

"What's going on? Are you here to file a complaint?"

Jia Rong rode his horse to the door and walked past a group of kneeling people.

More than a hundred people were kneeling at the gate of Ning Mansion. Most of them were maids and wives dressed in decent clothes, and there were also many noble women who looked like ladies.

Wang Xifeng was standing at the door and hurried over to say, "Master, these are the wife, daughters and maids of the Minister of Personnel. I heard that the whole family was arrested by the Jinyi Guards during lunch today. No one in the mansion escaped."

"It seems that their master and the men in the mansion have been thrown into prison. The women of marriageable age are kneeling here, saying that if we don't accept them as slaves here, they will be sent to the military camp to serve as prostitutes for the soldiers."

Jia Rong felt that this emperor was a piece of shit, always treating people like toys and giving them away as rewards.

Jia Rong asked curiously, "What exactly did he do wrong?"

He still didn't realize it, mainly because the real reason was indeed unbelievable. Like Jia Rong and Lord Hong, they didn't think there was anything wrong with eating, so they couldn't think of the reason.

Although there is only a fine line between a smart person and a madman, a smart person really cannot figure out the motives of a madman.

Could anyone have guessed that Jia Rong would slap the emperor just for fun?

Wang Xifeng said: "It is said that he formed a clique for personal gain, accepted bribes, and forcibly married married women as concubines. He also kept dozens of concubines at home and illegally employed hundreds of slaves."

Jia Rong felt that everything was a reason, yet nothing seemed like a reason.

"It's so cold. If you kneel for too long, your knees will hurt forever." Jia Rong sighed, "Let them warm up inside first, give them some hot water and tea, and I'll go find out what happened."

Wang Xifeng said quickly: "Yes!"

Jia Rong rode out for a stroll on his horse again and went to the Jinyi Army to inquire about the news.

The Embroidered Uniform Army's base was near the imperial palace, a military stronghold that no outsiders were allowed to enter.

Jia Rong dismounted as soon as he arrived at the door.

As soon as he dismounted, the Jinyiwei on duty came over quickly.

"My Lord, just go in directly. Why dismount? If the commander finds out, he will slap us in the face."

The Jinyiwei flattered Jia Rong and hurriedly took him into the gate.

Jia Rong said, "It's not convenient to come in on horseback."

Actually, I had been riding the horse for too long and my butt was uncomfortable, so I got off and took a walk.

Jia Rong quickly went to the main hall and sat down to drink tea. There was a stove burning here, and the room was warm like autumn.

After a few minutes, Jinyiwei Commander Feng walked in quickly.

"Duke!" Commander Feng quickly knelt down and greeted Jia Rong who was sitting there.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Commander Feng is too polite. When I got home just now, I saw a group of women kneeling in front of my door. I heard that it was arranged by the Jinyi Army, so I came here to ask."

Commander Feng stood about a meter and a half in front of Jia Rong and said with a smile, "The Duke should have told his servants to come over and ask. It's my fault that I didn't explain clearly. If I had waited at the door of the Duke's house, the Duke wouldn't have come over."

"Commander Feng, you don't have to be polite. Sit down and talk." Jia Rong drank tea. The military expenditure here in the Jinyi Army was very high, and the tea was also good.

They were all people who were used to a good life, and Jia Rong didn't believe that Lord Hong's family was being investigated for corruption and bribery.

The Minister of Personnel cannot be an honest person. The power that comes with this position requires him to engage in corruption, bribery, and forming cliques for personal gain.

"Thank you, Lord!" Commander Feng quickly walked to the side and sat down. Theoretically, he didn't need to be polite to Jia Rong, as the two were not in the same system at all.

But in the imperial system, Jia Rong and he belong to the same system.

Jia Rong is highly valued by the emperor and has served as Vice Minister of War and Military Governor of the Beijing Camp. It is very likely that he will become his direct superior in the future.

Not to mention Commander Feng, even the eunuchs around the emperor and the empress had to be polite to Jia Rong. The current uncle of the emperor and the only duke of the country would take the initiative to call Jia Rong Duke Ning when they saw him.

Jia Rong is not the emperor, but his actual power and influence are greater than that of the emperor.

The emperor is also bound by ancestral rules and court order.

Jia Rong has none of these.

"What on earth did Lord Hong commit?"

Jia Rong asked the reason directly.

Commander Feng did not hide anything and said directly, "A few days ago, someone from the Duke's residence asked about the food specifications of Lord Hong's family. Because the New Year is coming soon, every household is preparing for the New Year. The emperor asked what the Ministry of Internal Affairs would give the Duke this year. He said that the salary was suspended this year, so he asked for more food so that he could have a good New Year."

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the Duke's family has been buying bear paws, camel hooves, tiger meat and other precious and rare ingredients recently. The Ministry of Internal Affairs was not well prepared. When they found out that they learned from Lord Hong's family, they were very angry, but they still asked people to prepare."

Jia Rong then realized that it was not about corruption, bribery, forming cliques for personal gain, bullying men and women, and taking human lives, but that he had brought shame to the Emperor.

"I learned from Lord Hong not because his family eats well, but because his family is the head of the civil service. I want to give my children a good education environment, at least not to be embarrassed when it comes to eating."

"But seeing that Lord Hong is disloyal and unrighteous despite his high position, learning from him would do more harm than good, so I'd better not learn from him. I'll just live a good life, just like in the past few years."

Commander Feng complimented, "Your Excellency the Duke is very wise!"

Jia Rong said casually, "I already have quite a few people in my family, and now I have more than a hundred people. How can I accommodate them?"

Commander Feng smiled and said, "If Ning Mansion is full, there is still Rong Mansion. These people are not going to be ladies or wives. They are all used as servants to do laundry and cooking. They are all lowly. It doesn't matter if they die."

Jia Rong had nothing more to say. "That's it. I won't bother Lord Feng any more. I also wish Lord Feng a happy new year in advance."

Jia Rong stood up casually and bowed casually.

Commander Feng said hurriedly, "I am sorry for the small one. I should be the one wishing you a happy new year."

Jia Rong didn't have time to exchange pleasantries with him, so he just said a few words and left.

Commander Feng saw Jia Rong off. He only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Jia Rong leave, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

"This jinx is finally gone."

Commander Feng didn't dare to say it out loud, but only complained in his heart.

Jia Rong's attitude has long been unimportant. Not only the prince and his uncle don't care, even the high-ranking officials don't care about Jia Rong's attitude.

Judging from Jia Rong's attitude, generally speaking, nothing good would happen if you met and talked with Jia Rong alone.

Moreover, Jia Rong is even more difficult to deal with than those eunuchs and civil servants. Others at least frame people and fabricate evidence to kill people.

Jia Rong is the kind of jinx who always causes trouble for people, whether related or unrelated, for no reason.

Those who don't offend Jia Rong may not be unlucky, but those who offend Jia Rong will definitely be unlucky! !
Jia Rong returned home quickly. While touching the grandmothers of the first and second grandmothers of the Zhen family, he said, "This world... has added so many poor grandmothers."

(End of this chapter)