Jia Zheng through the Red Mansions

"Stop writing!" Hong Xi looked at Jia Zheng looking up at himself, and felt bitter in his heart: "I've been lying to you, I've been lying to you!"

Jia Zheng looked at Hongxi, who had never experienced such pain before him, and quickly stood up and held him down. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Hongxi plunge into his arms and put his hands through his armpit rings. Hugging his own back, the boy at this time was tall and tall, his chin was just over half of his shoulder, and more than half of his face was buried in the opponent's shoulder blade.

Hongxi's suppressed voice sounded in his ear, every single word struck Jia Zheng's heart.

Going around, it turns out that the real mastermind behind this scene is actually the crown prince sitting firmly in the capital, and the Xue family is nothing more than a victim pushed out, even the younger sister Jia Min was almost involved in this incident. in progress.

Gently pushing away Hong Xi's body holding her, looking at the pale face of the young man opposite, his eyes didn't know where to look but refused to look at his face, but Jia Zheng could clearly see that Hong Xi's eyes At this moment, there is only deep despair left.

Sighing, Jia Zheng looked at Hongxi like this, but there was no anger at being deceived that should have risen in his heart, only the urge to hold his hand, he knew it clearly, and said to himself If these things were revealed, Hongxi would lose something.

Sensing Jia Zheng's approaching hand, Hong Xi looked up at Jia Zheng in disbelief, but Hong Xi didn't even notice the longing in his eyes.

"This paper still has to be submitted." Jia Zheng said with a wry smile, impeaching the prince is absolutely unacceptable, Hongxi is the prince's biological son!

If the emperor is able to abolish the prince and then establish the crown prince, and he will not hesitate to reprimand the other elder brothers because the princes are eyeing the prince, you know Kangxi's expectations for this prince. This expectation is about to be broken, but this broken person is It must not be Hongxi, the prince's son.

If Jia Zheng knew that the prince was abolished again in September of the 51st year of Kangxi this year, perhaps he would not speculate on Kangxi's mood in this way, and would not insist on handing in the impeachment of the eighth and ninth elder brothers for colluding with officials and businessmen in Jiangnan. Excuse, it will not cause trouble later.Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world.

The zhezi was urgently sent to the capital for [-] miles. After the zhezi was handed in, the case of Jiangnan was finally concluded. Hongxi and Jia Zheng didn't delay here anymore, and boarded the boat and rushed back to the capital.

At the same time when Jia Zheng's booklet was handed over, the fourth elder brother Yinzhen and the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang brought back from Jiangdu the felon Xu Zuyin in the Jiangnan case and the fake imperial envoy who was making a lot of noise in Jiangnan at this time. Jia Zheng and Hongxi in the capital knew nothing about this.

Jia Zheng and Hongxi, who had rushed back to the capital, were called into the Qianqing Palace immediately. Kangxi looked at the two kneeling down with a stern expression, and after a while he said: "I ordered you to go to the south of the Yangtze River to investigate the case for the imperial envoy. I found these things!"

The emperor was furious, Jia Zheng and Hong Xi did not dare to speak, but knelt down quietly and listened.

"Hongxi, this is the first time I have let you go on business. You have let me down so much." After Kangxi said that, Hongxi was about to plead guilty when Kangxi changed his subject and pointed at Jia Zheng: "Hongxi is still young. You can't help but think about it lightly, but Jia Shi read you, and you were blinded by this superficial illusion and eager to claim credit, which is even more sinful!"

In fact, Kangxi knew in his heart that Jia Zheng did this to protect Hongxi, and it was his duty for a slave to do this for his master. However, Kangxi just wanted to use this incident to test Hongxi's heart and serve him as a minister and son. Jia Zheng's attitude was abruptly disturbed by Jia Zheng, how could Kangxi not be furious?

"The minister is guilty." Jia Zheng kowtowed quickly.

Kangxi glanced at the memorial again, and said: "Although this Xue family is not the mastermind, it is also a heinous crime, but you still submit a book to plead for the Xue family, aren't you afraid that I will treat you as an accomplice?"

Jia Zheng kowtowed again and replied respectfully: "Now the person who made the mistake is dead, and the orphans and widows of the Xue family have nothing to do with this matter. The emperor is benevolent and virtuous. Naturally, he is aware of every detail and will not implicate innocent people."

The top hat was tightly buttoned, and although Kangxi felt uncomfortable, he had to agree with what Jia Zheng said, if the man from the Xue family was still alive, even if he gave the order to kill everyone, everyone in the world would have nothing to say. , but now that he is dead, if he pursues the matter afterwards and confiscates the orphan and widow's property and life, Kangxi is also afraid that the impact of this matter will be bad.

Holding back his breath, Kangxi snorted coldly: "Master Jia's wearing a flower feather, it's time to take it off!"

Hong Xi was startled, and quickly said, "Huang Mafa..."

Just after he said three words, Kangxi gave him a stare, and Jia Zheng, who was next to him, also took off the flower feather on his head and kowtowed to thank him.

In July of the 51st year of Kangxi, Jia Zheng, who was promoted from an unknown additional head of the Ministry of Industry to a bachelor of the Imperial Academy and an accompanying imperial envoy, was dismissed by the emperor.

Above the court, everyone had different thoughts, and even in the Imperial Academy, everyone's attitude towards Jia Zhu became more unpredictable, but at this time Jia Zhu didn't have any thoughts to speculate on the thoughts of his colleagues. Wan, pregnant in October, gave birth to a big fat boy for herself!

This is the eldest grandson of Jia Zheng's house, and the whole family is delighted from ear to ear. The birth of the child also dilutes the depressed atmosphere in Jia's mansion because of Jia Zheng's dismissal.

Jia Zhu chose the word Lan as the child's name, and Jia's mother agreed again and again. Jia Zheng looked at the monkey-like child with his eyes closed, and felt emotional that he was actually a grandfather!

Speaking of which, the only one in the whole family who is not worried about being dismissed from office is Jia Zheng himself.

Now the fourth elder brother Yinzhen and the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang have uncovered all the criminal evidence of the prince. Although Kangxi did not issue a decree to abolish the prince, the prince has actually been circled, but this time it is surprising that , Hongxi was confiscated in Dorobelle, and built another mansion away from the prince's mansion. Everyone clearly understood Kangxi's attitude towards the emperor's eldest grandson. No one dared to point out that Hongxi did not make any achievements in this investigation. objection.

The result was better than I expected. In the end, Hong Xi was not implicated in the prince's affairs. Although he was dismissed from office, he was not interested in the officialdom. I'm afraid I won't be able to see Hong Xi often in the future.

Just as he was thinking, he saw Jia Zhu walking into the study from the outside.

"Father." Jia Zhu said softly.

"Why, are you willing to let go of your fat son?" Jia Zheng joked.

Hearing Jia Zheng mentioning his son, Jia Zhu showed a smirk on his face, and then remembered his purpose of coming to find his father, and quickly restrained the smile on his face: "What do you think about the prince this time, Dad? Will there be such a mistake?"

Through getting along with his father in the past two years, Jia Zhu naturally knew that Jia Zheng could not make such a mistake, but the result now is that his father was dismissed from office, and His Highness, the eldest grandson who made more mistakes, was named Baylor!

Did he fulfill himself by sacrificing his father?Thinking of this, Jia Zhu felt that his father was not worth it.

Seeing Jia Zhu's angry face, Jia Zheng couldn't help laughing: "Now that you are in the officialdom, Zhu Er, you should know that there are things you have to do."

Jia Zhu stared at her father for a while, and found that there was no trace of resentment on his father's face. Suddenly, a thought came to her mind, and she couldn't help asking, "Father, don't you want to be an official?"

Jia Zheng was slightly taken aback, and nodded, "Exactly."

Jia Zhu was silent, and suddenly thought of the day when he was following the great scholar, looking at the four eunuchs who were rolled up in the straw mat and the wooden stick stained with dried blood in front of the palace, his son appeared in front of him just now. The grinning little face in his arms suddenly understood something.

Should I try to figure out what is right and wrong in the officialdom, or should I live a normal life with a few acres of Susukida and my wife and children? The balance in my heart began to tilt slowly. However, from the day I was studying, I told myself that one day I will enter the court and become an official, and I will serve the country and the people. , heavy can not be ignored.

"Father, tell me, what is the purpose of being an official?" The question lingering in his heart was finally asked, and Jia Zhu looked at his father.

Jia Zheng restrained the smile on his face, a trace of helplessness appeared in his eyes, yes, what is it for?

In the heart of a king, the country is the most important thing, but this country is not the country of the people, but the country of the royal family; in the heart of a good minister, the people are the most important thing, if one is not careful, stepping over the bottom line of the emperor will eventually lead to a disaster of death , Such examples are not uncommon, but how can he tell Jia Zhu?

"Zhu'er, there are some things that you have to experience for yourself to understand. What I think may not be suitable for you." Jia Zheng patted Jia Zhu on the shoulder lightly.

Jia Zhu lowered his head in thought, and Jia Zheng quietly left the study.

At this time, Shidaimu was waiting at the door of the study room, when he saw Jia Zheng coming out, he hurriedly greeted him: "Master, Your Highness, Grandson, please go to Baylor's Mansion."

Jia Zheng was taken aback for a moment. He hadn't seen Hong Xi since this incident, and when he heard Daimu mention it, he felt a strange feeling in his heart for some reason.

It was the first time for Jia Zheng to visit the mansion given to Hongxi. This Baylor mansion was not too far from Jia's mansion. When Jia Zheng entered, Hongxi was already waiting for him in the hall.

When Hongxi saw Jia Zheng, the first thing he said was, "Wait a minute, I will find a way to ask Huang Mafa's grace to restore you to your post."

Jia Zheng was dumbfounded, looking at Hongxi's anxious expression, his eyes became softer unconsciously: "The emperor is in a rage, you must not offend him anymore, now that I have no official status, I was thinking of taking advantage of it This is a chance to go to Yangzhou to the Lin family, and return this hairpin to my sister by the way."

After he returned to Jia's mansion, he received a letter from Lin Ruhai. The letter said that Jia Min was seriously ill, and he invited a doctor to see him. He said that it was due to depression in his heart. When Jia Zheng was dismissed from office, the news reached Jia Min's ears, which made Jia Min sick from anxiety, but Jia Zheng knew that Jia Min's illness might be related to what Hongxi told him.

Untie the bell and let the person who tied it, it just so happens that I have free time now, it's time to go to Jiangnan again.

After hearing Jia Zheng's words, Hongxi was anxious. If Jia Zheng went to Jiangnan, he didn't know when he would be back. What would he do?He hasn't seen each other for only half a month, and his heart is burning with pain. If it takes a year or so, it won't work!Hongxi made up her mind that she couldn't let Jia Zheng go alone, she had to figure out a way to go along with her!

Lin Ruhai... Hongxi rolled her eyes and had an idea in her mind.