[Red Chamber] I just want to be a dummy

That's right, Jia Jing's behavior was intentional.

Jia Jing remembered that in the previous life, Song Biao used this method to step on the throne of the Jia family when the new emperor asked for the debt owed by the treasury.

The family who was born as a military general borrowed more or less money from the treasury for military expenses because of marching and fighting during the founding of the country.

Before the new emperor came to the throne, the sons of today seized the throne, from forcing the palace to rebelling, from asking Taoist priests to curse to colluding with foreign countries, these few worry-free sons basically do all kinds of things they can and cannot do. Made a side.

This also led to the discovery that after the new emperor ascended the throne, there was really only one treasury left in the treasury, and there was no money at all.

And the money borrowed from the national treasury was used for military expenses, and the new emperor didn't know about it because the transfer of imperial power was not very formal at that time.

The new emperor only knew that the national treasury was empty, but the nobles who usually bloomed with flowers and flourished with fire and prosperity owed the treasury a lot of money, and then began to pursue the arrears.

The nobles have been pampered and pampered for many years, and everyone thinks that the money was not spent on their own family in the first place, so they are naturally unwilling to pay back the money.

In addition, when the new emperor first came to the throne, the emperor's throne was not very stable, so the nobles didn't care about the new emperor at all.

And at that time, the masters and servants of the Ningrong and Rongfu families had already emptied their family assets, so how could they get the money out.

It was at that time that Song Biao started to sell the family heirlooms left by his ancestors on the street. Not only did he not sell any of them, but he was also praised by the new emperor as loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and even the debts were waived.

Originally, Song Biao used tricks to save his family from repaying the debt. This has nothing to do with the Jia family. At most, they have tricks, but the Jia family is relatively rare.

But Song Biao is also good at pulling and stepping, so he has to step on Jia's family.

What to say, although their family owed the money to the treasury for military expenses, unlike the Jia family, it was only for the repair of their ancestral house, but the money was owed by their own family, so they had to pay it back by themselves.

This skill of pulling and stepping with one hand really made Jia Jing amazed.

However, this time, Song Biao was caught in the big sale.

"I heard that you went back to sell the family heirlooms left by the old Duke?" The emperor sat in the high hall with a look on his face.

Song Biao was full of confidence, and secretly said: "Sure enough, as long as you mention the things left by your father, the emperor will definitely soften his heart."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I can't do anything about it. The mansion really doesn't have any money, so I can only deal with the things left by my father first." Song Biao cried miserably.

Of course, what Song Biao said was not a lie. He did embezzle a lot of money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs over the years, but most of it was spent on the second prince. In these years, he gave the second prince every year. Less than 10 taels of silver.

Song Biao was very clear about this aspect, as long as the second prince could dismount the prince and ascend the throne himself, then the Song family would be the emperor's surrogate family in the future.

Let's look at how the Zhou family is treated today, then the future glory of the Song family must not stop there.

So Song Biao was always generous when giving money to the second prince, but he kept a small amount for himself, which was regarded as embezzlement for the second prince, and now he was asked to take out the money, but he really couldn't get it out.

The emperor almost sneered when he was sitting on the throne. What do you mean there is no money in the mansion? Then Song Biao's greed all these years must have been fed to the dogs.

The emperor looked at his second son's expression again, and had a rough guess in his heart.

Oh, it turned out to be for the dog son of my family.

"I also know that your family is in difficulty, and I remember that your father was selfless for the country and the people. Even if it is for your father's sake, I will not embarrass you." The emperor looked at Song Biao and said word by word.

Song Biao didn't hear the malice in today's words at all, and he just thought it was his own trickery that succeeded. Although it was a pity that the two yellow-haired children Jia Jing and Jia She forcibly bought those ancient fans, Song Biao was also in his heart. I am a little proud, and it is not a loss to use a few ancient fans to arouse the memory of my father today.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion." Song Biao didn't think he was wrong at all anyway.

"Don't be so busy thanking me. Although you can't pay it back, there is still a shortfall in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and someone has to fill it." Today, he glanced at the second prince coldly and said: "Second brother, I heard that you are right. People under the sect have always been generous, Song Biao is your uncle, and you must be willing to pay back his debts."

It's not that the second prince is willing or not, but that he doesn't have the money to pay it back.

"My son..."

Just as the second prince was about to refute, he listened to the present and said, "Okay, this matter is for the sake of Duke Yi and Concubine Hui. As long as the second child can pay back the money for your uncle, then Song Biao's corruption Just let it go. If you don't make it, I will always give an explanation to the world."

What I said today made Song Biao's liver start to tremble.

Since the previous dynasty, the law has always been extremely strict on corruption. If you embezzle more than a hundred taels, you can be imprisoned for three years. If you embezzle more than a thousand taels, you will be confiscated.With the amount of his corruption, it is enough to hack a hundred times.

Song Biao was really panicked at this time, but the emperor didn't give him any chance to argue.

The second prince also had a frighteningly ugly expression.

From the perspective of personal emotions alone, Song Biao is his own uncle, and he has devoted his heart and soul to him all these years, which is three points better than his own son.

Coupled with the fact that the second prince wants to seize the heir, not occupying the head or taking the heir, naturally there are not many people who come to seek refuge, most of them are waiting to see, and those who can use it under his hands and can use it with confidence, the highest official position is Song Biao .

What's more, a large part of the second prince's followers today is because of the second prince's grandfather, Song Biao's biological father, Duke Yi.

Therefore, in terms of emotion and reason, it is impossible for the second prince to give up Song Biao, and he can only spend money to avoid disaster.

But the point is that the second prince doesn't have money either.

Yes, Song Biao gave the second prince a lot of money, but the second prince really has a lot to spend money on.

First of all, the second concubine, although her grandfather Lu Fang was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but before her grandfather passed the exam, their family said it was a farming and studying family at best, but at worst it was eating from the ground.

Mr. Lu is an upright official. He has been an official for so many years and has not saved much money.However, the Lu family has many children. The second concubine is the elder sister, but there are five younger sisters and seven brothers.This meant that when the Lu family gave the second concubine the dowry, they had to consider the future marriages of the second concubine's younger siblings, so they would definitely not give too much.

And the second prince is a face-saving person. He is married to the prince. The former princess comes from a wealthy family. It was a famous family in the previous dynasty. There are many capable people in the family, and the wealth has been accumulated over many generations. up.The crown prince's dowry can really be regarded as red makeup.

The second prince felt that even though his Yue family might not be as good as the crown prince's Yue family in terms of connections, they couldn't lag behind in terms of dowry.

But the Lu family really had no money, and the second prince didn't know it, so in order to look good, the second prince used 5 taels to buy the second prince's dowry in the name of Concubine Hui.

Then go out of the palace to build a mansion. As a prince, except for the crown prince, everyone will have to go out of the palace to start a mansion when they reach a certain age. Of course, the money is paid by the current Household Affairs Office.

But the second prince was the first prince in this dynasty to go out of the palace to build a mansion, and then he suffered from a face-saving problem. He felt that if he didn't build a little more brilliant, wouldn't that make the prince who didn't have to go out to build a mansion look down on him.

The Second Prince gave out a large amount of money to rebuild the Second Prince's Mansion on the basis of the House of Internal Affairs.

Just these two sums of money are enough for the second prince to squander a lot of money that Song Biao gave him.

The second prince is neither a heir nor a son, and his own talents or skills are not that outstanding, at least his personality charm is not enough to make people follow him to seize the heir.

So in many cases, whatever the second prince wants to do, he needs money to open the way.

The second prince himself doesn't have any way to get rich, so it's no wonder that the second prince can save money in such a random way.

Concubine Hui's place is similar, although the monthly allowance of Concubine Hui is not low, and Concubine Hui is in the palace, there is the Ministry of Internal Affairs for board and lodging, so it is reasonable to say that there is no expense.

But Concubine Hui has always liked beautiful clothes and beautiful accessories. She has a high status and her natal family is rich, so naturally she doesn't have to worry about the embezzlement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

So Concubine Hui doesn't have much money.

The second prince spends money happily, but now he has to worry about money.

The second prince knew his father well, and he was always benevolent nowadays. Officials who have been corrupted over the years are basically held high and put down gently.

Such a thunderous fury, just like this once.

"Uncle, what did you do to anger father?" The second prince asked anxiously.

By the time Song Biao finished speaking, the second prince had already blamed the Jia family on reporting Song Biao's corruption.

Otherwise, how dare Jia Jing come out to disrupt the situation when he is half a boy.

"Oh, the crown prince gave birth to a son-in-law, but the Jia family put all their bets on it. Good job, the Jia family will wait for me." The second prince gritted his teeth.

Originally, although the Jia family was said to be a hard-core prince's party, the Jia family had always followed the emperor. In the prince's party, at most they could only be regarded as leading the way, but they never suppressed them for the prince.

The second prince only thought it was the Jia family who wanted to please the prince, so he did this. He didn't think of the eighth and ninth princes at all.