The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 475 Jia Lian's Counterattack

It took 20 years for Zhang Wen to start from an ordinary soldier and finally achieve the garrison of the Jinyi Army, which is an official position of the fifth rank.

Although military officers are not as valuable as civil officials, and are often looked down upon by civil officials, Zhang Wen is already satisfied with this.

My ancestors in my hometown have been farming in Zhili for generations, and I have made such a career, which has already made the folks in ten miles and eight villages very envious.

Every time I go home and see the envious eyes of the folks, Zhang Wen feels infinitely satisfied.

Life seems to be going well, but it's just a little unsatisfactory recently.

His younger brother Zhang Cai, who was a housekeeper in Rongguo Mansion, disappeared.

Because of the recent case of Jiao Da, a servant of Rongguo Mansion, Zhang Wen's first reaction was whether Zhang Cai asked Rongguo Mansion to get rid of him.

However, he has no evidence so far.

Rongguo Mansion has reported to the officials, and the case is currently being investigated in Shuntian Mansion.

Today, Zhang Wen went to Shuntian Mansion to inquire to see if there was any progress in the case.

He was told to wait slowly.

He suspected that the Rongguo Mansion had done something wrong, and he really wanted to make a big fuss in the Rongguo Mansion.

If it was another small family, he could even bring a few brothers to the door directly, find an excuse, and have his house confiscated.

However, Rongguo Mansion can't do it.

Although the Jinyi Army can run rampant in the imperial capital, he still doesn't have the guts to ask him to go directly to the Rongguo Mansion to make trouble.

He went to find his boss, but Xie Kun only said that the case was already being investigated in Shuntian Mansion, and it was not good for him to intervene.

He knew that this was Xie Kun's intentional evasion.

Zhang Wen didn't understand why Xie Kun flinched at this moment since the investigation of Jia's errand was entrusted by the emperor.

It seems that after Jiao Da's death, there is no mention of Jia's affairs.

However, Zhang Wen was not reconciled.

The younger brother Zhang Cai was brought out by himself.Now my younger brother is gone for no apparent reason, and I can't explain to my parents when I go home.

He decided that after waiting for a while, if there was no result, he would take action.

The Rongguo Mansion must pay the price for this.

As for the price, Zhang Wen hasn't figured it out yet.

What he thought was that he wanted to go to the house of his new concubine and spend some time with her.

Zhang Wen is very satisfied with this concubine.In recent days, he has been here almost every day, and almost never goes home.

It was already dark, Zhang Wen felt a little regretful, he ate too much wine and was delayed for a while.There is an open space to go to my concubine's house. There have been two homicide cases there before.

Even he, passing by there at night, felt a little panicked.

However, he immediately felt a little funny again.

The Garrison Department of the Jinyi Army, even ordinary civil and military officials are afraid of seeing him, and are they afraid of walking for a while?
Indistinctly, a few black figures came in front of them, moving so quickly that the sound of footsteps could hardly be heard.

Did he really see a ghost?
While speaking, several black shadows came to him.

"But the Jinyi Army is on guard?"

Someone has spoken.

This time Zhang Wen is relieved, it is good to be human.

"Yes, it's my officer. Who are you? It's dark, why are you still wandering here?"

"It's dark at night and the road is not easy to walk. We'll give you a ride."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Wen felt that he had been hit hard on the neck, and then his body went limp.

"Second Uncle Lian, this guy is still a guard, why is he so vulnerable?"

Jia Qiang said with a smile.

"Don't talk nonsense, brother Yun, you pick him up and throw him into the well quickly."

"Yes, Second Uncle Lian, don't talk nonsense."

Half a month later, Lai Da, the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion, found Shuntian Mansion and said that because the housekeeper Zhang Cai had been missing for a long time and there was no news so far, the mansion was planning to arrange a new housekeeper to take over Zhang Cai's position.

When checking the accounts, it was found that Zhang Cai's dealings were short of 800 taels of silver.Now the Rongguo Mansion has expelled Zhang Cai.I hope that after the government finds Zhang Cai in the future, they will recover the money he lost.

Because of this clue, Shuntian Mansion suspected that Zhang Cai might have absconded with the money after being greedy for money.So he sent sea arrest documents to various places to arrest Zhang Cai.

After the government corps was abolished, Ni Er returned to the imperial capital.

Originally, like others, he could have stayed in Pukui to farm or start a small business.However, he still came back.

When he came back this time, he returned home in good clothes and came back as a hero.
Because he was the hero who pacified the South Wendura Grassland and defeated the Tatars.

At the beginning, Ni Er felt very ashamed because he followed the second master Bao of Jia's mansion to the Yeduju barracks to make trouble, and was forcibly recruited by the fourth master Min of the mansion to serve as a soldier.

In the past two years, I have been fighting and training soldiers desperately, just to fight for breath.

This time, he can come back confidently.

In fact, he really came back confidently.Because he is a man who has made military exploits.

After returning, Ni Er went back to his old business and continued to lend usury in the casino.

This job is actually pretty good.

Every day there are people who lose all their money in the casino and are eager to get it back.These people are his best customers.

This job is very leisurely, as long as he stays in the casino every day, someone will take the initiative to find him.

He is not the only one who does this business. When he is free, Ni Er chats with them.

It is also very pleasant to chat and drink tea at the same time.

"Do you know? At the time of the Battle of Hongshitan, the fight was terrible. That time, we fought against Mailai people. We had 800 people, and we beat him 4000 people. At that time, the second master Lian of Rongguo Mansion , that’s our battalion commander, I’m with my brother Huang Mao, and I’ve killed every one of them…”

"Ni Er, how many times have you told us about this? I'm tired of hearing it."

"Okay, then I'm going to tell you something new. Last winter, we braved the heavy snow to fight the Tatars. This time, Chief Min led us in person. Chief Min, do you know? It's Min Si from Rongguo Mansion Lord."

"Ni Er, who doesn't know Fourth Master Min, that's the real guy."

"The heavy snow was more than two feet thick. The Tatars never imagined that we would come at this time. Chief Min is simply using his soldiers like a god. In the snow and ice, we blocked the Sidwa people .”

"Ni Er, you have already talked about this paragraph."

"Later, Chief Min made a bet with Xi Mairui, the leader of the Sidwa tribe, that he would beat thirty of them by himself. Guess what?"

"Officer Min alone defeated thirty Tatar warriors."

"Did I say that too?"

"The imperial court's 15 troops retreated. It was you who defeated the Tatars at Erdaojiang and blocked the [-] Tatar cavalry going south. It was you who rescued the crown prince and His Highness Chang'an, and it was you who recovered South Wendula."

"Oh, you all know that."

"Ni Er, how many times have I heard you say it. We know your affairs better than you do yourself."

"You know everything? Do you know where my godson is?"

"Since when did you have a godson?"

"My godson is in Rongguo Mansion."

"Ni Er, stop bragging, people in Rongguo Mansion still recognize you as a godfather?"

"Hey, you don't know this, do you? To tell you the truth, that is the son of my brother Huang Mao."

"Isn't your brother Huang Mao from Zhili? How did his son end up in Rongguo Mansion?"

"Second Master Lian took the two of them back, and the old ancestor made the decision and stayed in the mansion."

"Ni Er, is this really the case?"

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Second Master Lian. No, Second Master Lian is here."

Jia Lian did come, but no one asked Jia Lian.

These people who make a living in the casino are all very discerning people.

The second master Lian of Rongguo Mansion is not something they can easily talk to. They still have these eyesight and self-knowledge.

Ni Er followed Jia Lian outside.

"Ni Er, how is he recently?"

"Head, I lost a lot tonight. In the past half a month alone, I have borrowed more than 3000 taels. It is said that I have borrowed a lot from other casinos. Many people want to ask him for debts."

"He owes everybody else, you know?"

"Know some."

"Go find out who he owes the usury, and list the details for me."

"Okay, as far as I know, there are more than 1 taels. Don't look at him as the commander of the Jinyi Army of the third rank, his ability to gamble is really average. Others treat him like a sheep, but he himself doesn't know it."

"Is he still going to Liansheng Casino?"

"I used to go there all the time, and I owed a lot of money there, and I didn't pay it, so I came here."

"Go to Liansheng and check to see who he owes? Is Yongchang's son-in-law really investing in Liansheng?"

"Of course it's true. His family's housekeeper comes on time on the second day of every month to get his dividends. Not only Yongchang's son-in-law, but Prince Zhongshun also bought shares in Shengkui Gambling House. Xie Kun also owed a lot of money there. .Now they are chasing him for the bill.”

"You have him everywhere. In short, as long as you can collect it, who is owed, and how much is owed, find out. The more detailed the better."

"Understood, Captain."

"Okay, let's do it as soon as possible, I'll go back first."

"Yes, Second Master Lian..."

"Ni Er, what else is there?"

"It's okay, I just want to ask, where is Chief Min now?"

"Doing business in Dabei, what's the matter, do you need to talk to Chief Min?"

"It's okay, it's just that I'm a little tired of staying here, and I want to follow Chief Min, that would be refreshing."

I have finished telling others what I did in the past, and now I have nothing to talk about.

Only by following Chief Min and doing some earth-shattering things, can I tell stories to those guys in the future, scaring them for a moment.

"If you're really tired of staying here, go to Bu Kui after finishing this matter. Miss Ping'er, Miss Shen and Chen Yejun are all there. They should know where Chief Min is."

Half a month later, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Shuntian Mansion, Criminal Ministry, and Dali Temple received anonymous letters almost at the same time, saying that Xie Kun, the commander of the Jinyi Army, was corrupt and perverted the law.

In order to repay the gambling debts, Xie Kun ordered his subordinates to blackmail the merchants, frame the imperial court officials, and extort money.

At the same time, Liu Changfeng, the Chief University Officer of the Military Aircraft Division and the Chief of the Nine Gates Admiral Liu Changfeng, also received the same anonymous letter.

Although the bosses everywhere usually gritted their teeth with hatred for Xie Kun, but because Xie Kun was deeply trusted by the emperor, they did not dare to act rashly.Just quietly suppressed the anonymous report letter.

Xie Kun heard the news, took the initiative to face the saint, and argued that he had been framed, and asked the emperor to allow him to track down who was framing him.

The emperor agreed, so Xie Kun began to investigate.

Two days later, more than 100 large-character posters appeared overnight on East and West Chang'an Streets and the streets and alleys of the imperial capital, listing the amount of silver owed by Xie Kun to various casinos, as well as a list of some creditors.

Among them is Ni Er, a drunk on Ning Rong Street.

This matter spread throughout the imperial capital within a day, almost becoming a household name.

In the early morning of the next day, Yang Kui, the censor of the Supervisory Academy, played a petition to impeach Xie Kun.

Yang Kui started, followed by Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Admiral of Nine Gates, Minister of Dali Temple, Shuntianfu, Bachelor of Lu University, Bachelor of Ji University, King Beijing and others.

Although the crown prince wanted to oppose it, more and more people came to second the proposal.I had to endure it.

The emperor issued an order to suspend Xie Kun for investigation.

Zhou Tong, the imperial guard, led the Imperial Forest Army to Daheimen, captured Xie Kun, and handed it over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for investigation.

(End of this chapter)