Jia Zheng through the Red Mansions

The Zhen family in Suzhou doesn’t know that their home has been taken care of by the emperor. Originally, the second master Zhen was a little moved and suspected that it was a loss. After learning about the relationship between the former magistrate and Lord Xuezheng, I feel more and more that Master Xuezheng embarrasses me because of personal grievances and has nothing to do with the emperor.

Thinking of this, Master Zhen Er's originally tense mood suddenly dissipated, and the Zhen Manor returned to its previous lively and relaxed state. Master Zhen Er wrote to Jinling's mother, saying that everything was in order, and please don't worry about it. , this side also fulfilled his promise, and actively asked the shops under his rule to make up all the taxes.

The Zhen family at the top let the words go, and the shop owners naturally dare not disobey, but they are not willing to let them pluck their hair suddenly, so they began to show their magical powers, entrusting all kinds of connections to the magistrate's yamen to dredge It doesn't matter, the pawns who come to collect taxes are getting soft when they take money.

Jia Zheng took all of these into consideration, and told Liu Bao not to take any action for the time being, but to remember all these people one by one, and he wanted to settle accounts together, and among them, Master Zhang played the most subtle role.

Jia Zheng has figured out the details of this master. He was born as a scholar. He had a reputation as a child prodigy since he was a child. Jia Zheng looked at this master's experience and what he had done, and discovered the contradiction in his bones. On the one hand, he couldn't let go of the backbone of a former scholar, and on the other hand, he had to bow his head in front of reality and do things that violated his original intention.

Under such circumstances, the olive branch he threw out was Master Zhang's life-saving straw. He urgently needed to do something so that he could tell himself that he had at least redeemed his past sins.

Therefore, Master Zhang perfectly completed the task assigned by Jia Zheng. When he was promoted several times to handle the cases, he showed that he was very dependent on the master, which made the group of pawns feel relieved, and they became more unscrupulous in collecting money.

Master Zhen Er looked at this situation with cold eyes, and he still had a feeling of seeing Jia Zheng's jokes in his heart. Now that his worries have been put down, his treatment of Jia Zheng is naturally not the same as before. Since it is a personal grudge with Mr. Xuezheng , it’s no big deal, although he opened his mouth because of his promise and the relationship between Zhen and Jia’s family, but seeing how much of the white money flowed out, he also felt heartbroken.

In the end, when the criminal evidence of the pawns was collected almost one by one, together with the testimony of the small traders headed by Jia Qiang, Jia Zheng's sudden attack caught these people by surprise.

A group of shops were all sealed up, and the vacancies in the prison were filled with formerly well-dressed bosses. The market in Suzhou was reshuffled, and Jia Qiang's group of people majestically squeezed into the once impenetrable business.

As for the Zhen family?These people are not afraid of the Zhen family. They all know that the Zhen family is just looking at the scenery now, and the inside is empty, and there is only a skeleton left to look scary there. They unite, and the Zhen family wants to move. They also have to weigh their weight, and with the escort of local parents within three years, it is enough for them.

Jia Zheng did not kill them all. After sending all these people to prison, Jia Zheng let them know that they are very poor recently and will soon enter the autumn flood. It will take money to prevent floods and build dams to widen the river and store granaries. Money is needed to build the Nursing Hall and Puji Hall, and the imperial examinations also need money. There are a lot of them. Jia Zheng found that this list of items is really useful!

At this time, which group of wealthy businessmen would not obediently spend money in exchange for peace. Hearing this talk, everyone rushed to donate money. The considerable amount was far beyond Jia Zheng's expectations. Liu Bao participated in it, and he remembered clearly the amount of each pen, and the expenses were clearly written. Jia Zheng knew that he had made such a big move, and he had to report to Kangxi if he didn't keep it all. It didn't go into my own pocket, and all the money was spent on the common people.

Things are going well here for Jia Zheng, and Song Zhu has people watching his every move. Now he wants to investigate the deficiencies in the weaving of Zhen's family in Suzhou, and it is absolutely impossible to avoid the prefect of the prefecture, but he couldn't before. Determined whether Jia Zheng would do something bad or not, and whether he could trust him, he tried again and again to test him out, but at this moment, seeing Jia Zheng's actions completely disrespecting the Zhen family, Song Zhu also had a plan in his heart.

On this day, he went to the magistrate's yamen in person, and straight to the point, he said these words to Jia Zheng: "You are very scheming, and you used me to arrange the Zhen family together. I really admire it."

Although these words were eccentric, the smile on Song Zhu's face was not in the slightest. After Jia Zheng heard this, he remembered what Balbu had told him before, and he knew in his heart that Song Zhu couldn't help it.

This is indeed the case. As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake. No matter how capable the people Song Zhu brings are, they have no contacts in Suzhou after all. The first thing he takes a fancy to is Jia Zheng's close friendship with the famous Lin family in Suzhou. It is the local magistrate again. This time, through the matter of punishing officials and shops, he also saw that this Jia Zheng not only has two brushes, but also has local cronies, so it is natural for him to join forces with him now. Get twice the result with half the effort.

Therefore, after Jia Zheng smiled and apologized, Song Zhu stopped holding it and said directly: "Now we are all doing things for the emperor. This thing is done well, and you have a share of the credit."

Would you like to give me a sweet treat first?Jia Zheng was thinking in his heart, but his face still had a look of joy: "Your Excellency can give this opportunity to the lower official, it really makes the lower official feel nothing in return."

Song Zhu smiled first, and then sighed: "The fact that the Zhen family was short-lived is definitely true, but the evidence is insufficient. Now as long as one key evidence can be obtained, the matter will be settled. .”

Jia Zheng heard the words and said: "Even the adults say this, and the lower officials are even more frightened. I don't know if the adults have any good strategies. If there is a need to step down, the lower officials will definitely die."

Song Zhu didn't expect Jia Zheng to come up with any good solution right away, it was expected after hearing this, he just smiled and said: "There is no need to die, I just want to borrow your people to use, I wonder if it is possible? "

Jia Zheng laughed in his heart. Hearing this, Song Zhu still didn't think much of his ability, but focused his eyes on the people around him. After laughing, Jia Zheng also sighed in his heart. I am really too mediocre!

Song Zhu, the calm Chazhen family over there, is hosting the annual examination on the surface. Jia Zheng is busy with several recent projects here. There was no fish in Zhiqing, and those people didn't do too much, so he didn't study it carefully. Thinking of the benefits brought to the common people after all these were completed, Jia Zheng finally felt a little satisfied.

He has no ambitions, he just hopes that he can do his best to do something practical for the common people.

Now that Liu Bao was asked by Song Zhu to help, Master Zhang took the opportunity to follow Jia Zheng. When the accounts he wrote down turned into a huge project in front of him, he was thinking about how to please him. I don't know where he lost it. In the past, when he was determined to seek fame and fame, he also had this kind of mind for the country and the people, but he has been repeatedly frustrated until now. If he hadn't met an adult, I am afraid he would not have changed his mind.

Jia Zheng didn't know it, but the momentary shock in front of him really changed Master Zhang's conflicted and struggling mood. The integrity of a literati is always the hardest to wear away. Once liberated, all greed and fear can be crushed.

After Jia Zheng resigned, this Master Zhang resigned from his position as a master. The master is different from a yamen servant and is not a pariah. He can still take the scientific examination. The master started again from the children's examination. .3. During the imperial examination, Kangxi knew that he was a participant in the Suzhou incident and appreciated him very much. Duty, after Yongzheng came to the throne, he was promoted again and again. Although he was already in his sixtieth birthday, he was still strong and strong, and became a legend in the history of officials-these are all things to come.

Jia Zheng returned to the mansion at this time, and Jia Zhu sent a letter from home. The things in the letter made Jia Zheng change his face: Mrs. Wang is ill.

Jia Zhu's letter did not specify clearly, but the person who sent the letter was a clever man, and he got Jia Zhu's order, so he told Jia Zheng everything.

It turned out that since moving into the new mansion, Jia Zhu's daughter-in-law Li Wan was the housekeeper, and the old lady pointed out that Mrs. Wang was still required to introspect in her own room. Greetings to Mrs. Wang, although Li Wan was not stupid for coming and going, but after all, he was a little immature, and Mrs. Wang set a lot of words out. After careful consideration, he realized that he had said something wrong, but it was too late.

Li Wan is indeed too tired. Now that Jia Lan is still young, she is not at ease and will leave them all to the nanny. Although Jia's mother brings Baoyu, Tanchun, and Xichun with her, after all, her age is there. Li Wan We also need to help, and Jia Huan, he is still with Aunt Zhao, but he is a sensible person, and Li Wan also needs to support him a little bit, and these plus the burden of the housekeeper, Li Wan really can't bear it.

Mrs. Wang spent all her energy leisurely trying to find ways to get her power back. How could Li Wan cope with such a disparity?Mrs. Wang hoped that Li Wan would be as busy as possible, so she proposed to go to the temple to eat fast and chant Buddha for a few days to pray for the master. A series of issues such as , routes and safety, etc., are even more difficult to do at one time.

But everything was properly arranged, and in the end something big happened. Just as Mrs. Wang stepped out of the mansion, a woman suddenly came out from the side alley. Shouting something, with a gleaming sharp knife in his hand, he rushed over in a daze.

The servant next to her reacted quickly, and in the end Mrs. Wang just got a cut on her arm, and the crazy woman was pushed to the ground by everyone, and the corner of her mouth was bleeding, but she still shouted sharply: "I will hold you even if I die!" To be buried with you, I have worked so hard to serve you for so many years, but in the end I ended up like this, I will not let you go, you wait—"

Mrs. Wang was frightened and injured, so there is no need to go to this temple, just go back to the mansion to heal her wounds. The wound on this body is healed, but Mrs. Wang is really sick. As soon as she closes her eyes, she will see that The face of the crazy woman, the new maids in the mansion did not understand the identity of the crazy woman, in fact, the former maids who came with Jia Mu did not remember who she was, but Mrs. Few of the maids had good results. They knew it, so when they heard these little maids inquiring, they took the guess in their hearts as the truth, and the more they talked, the more they felt that what they said was right. These new maids were all dumbfounded Well, the wife in their impression is a kind, good-natured person with a bodhisattva heart, how could it be so scary?

Afterwards, the night guard maids would be awakened by Mrs. Wang’s screams every night, and Mother Jia had to send many more people to Mrs. Wang’s room, but even so, Mrs. Wang’s condition became worse and worse. He said that he was not sick and only prescribed some tranquilizing medicine. He took a lot of this medicine, but he still didn't get better.

Mrs. Wang lost weight day by day, and her body became weaker and weaker. Later, the imperial doctor shook her head again and again, saying that she was afraid that something was wrong and asked them to prepare for the funeral. Jia Zhu wrote a letter and asked someone to send it to Jia Zheng immediately. past.

Seeing his mother like this, Jia Zhu felt very uncomfortable. If it wasn't for his biological mother, he could have said a sarcastic remark of his own making, but now, he was so complicated that he didn't know what it was like.

And who is that crazy woman?No one pays attention to her anymore, she is just a lunatic, Jia Mu let her go and saw that she was pitiful and did not embarrass her, the speculation in the house became more and more true, and Jia Zhu believed it in her ears, so Jia Zhu missed The only chance to know that Hongxi is hiding behind this incident.

Mrs. Wang solved it, Aunt Zhao is nothing to worry about, she is just a stupid woman, two big stones fell to the ground in Hongxi's heart, as for his side Fujin who made him unable to handle, a trace of cruelty flashed in Hongxi's eyes Well, he is bound to disappoint his first wife, so at least he can get rid of this person who blocked her heart for her, well, let her be buried with her!

Hongxi made up her mind, left from the study, and went to Fujin's courtyard here. In the following time, everyone in the entire Baylor Mansion knew that Fujin Guan Jia's family was very fond of Lord Baylor. In the room, I have never been to other people's place!This Guan Jia family had really enjoyed a good time for quite a while, but she was so proud that she didn't know what a miserable end she had in the end.

Hongxi cleared up all the obstacles step by step, but Jia Zheng didn't say anything for a long time after hearing the servant's reply. Mrs. Wang's fate like this was unexpected to him. He felt emotional in his heart, but didn't I have seen pity—— I have seen the places where the poor people gather in Suzhou, and the farmers who have become beggars because of the floods and have no money to manage. His heart will never be moved by Mrs. Wang. This is the so-called self-destruction if you do many unrighteous actions. Jia Zheng sighed, wrote back to Jia Zhu, and asked this servant to take him back.

Sending off the servants, this matter is a housework, so you must tell Jia Min, Jia Zheng went to the Lin Mansion, and Jia Min sighed for a while when she heard this. The relationship with her is just normal, and she can also vaguely sense that the second sister-in-law and Yan Yuese always have a trace of hostility towards her behind her, and when she gets married, she will naturally lose her relationship.

It's just that Jia Min thinks that at his mother's age, separated from his family, lived with his second brother, and his second sister-in-law looks like this, his mother and Zhu's daughter-in-law are more courageous, what should I do if my mother is also exhausted.

He also thought about the family letter sent back by Lin Ruhai, saying that the affairs of the border had changed. I am afraid that the above meant that he would stay in office for an unknown period of time. Jia Min thought that there was no major matter in the Lin family, and she and Lin Ruhai were not extravagant. There are too many people, the population in the mansion is not prosperous, so there are not so many people to serve, so the mansion is very quiet now, and the person in charge is his own old man, so there is no problem. Thinking of this, Jia Min couldn't help moving to the capital thought.

Since she got married, she has never seen her mother again, and she really misses her, and Daiyu is grown up now, and half of her brothers and sisters around her are really lonely. She watched Daiyu immersed in the sea of ​​books at a young age, If she hadn't always brought her housekeeper and asked her to learn these things, her temperament might be what she is now. She likes her daughter's quick wit and character, and doesn't want too much worldly to change her daughter's shining He was afraid that his daughter's personality would develop into withdrawn, and the second elder brother always talked about the two girls in the family. Jia Min thought that maybe it would be better for Daiyu to have more sisters of the same age around her.

This idea can't be erased from life's achievements, Jia Min decided to go back to Beijing to visit relatives.