[Red Chamber] Jia Huan's Army

When the news of the concubine Xiande's death reached the Jia family, it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, which made people overwhelmed.Mrs. Wang was still telling Mother Jia how her daughter was favored by the emperor during dinner today, and even the Holy Majesty had dinner in Fengzao Palace.She couldn't believe that her daughter who was still talking to her during the day just said that she was gone.Mrs. Wang was stunned for a long time with a pale face, and then she rolled her eyes and fell to the ground without saying a word.Not to mention Jia Mu who vomited a mouthful of blood when she heard the news.Among the several masters, the big house is not the most important thing. Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, who are in charge of all kinds of affairs in the house, are both bedridden. In the family, the Xue family is busy with Xue Pan's affairs at this time, the Wang family has long been in decline, and the Shi family is even more irrelevant.The only one who can help is You Shi from Ningguo Mansion.The huge Jia Mansion was in chaos because of this incident.

However, misfortunes never come singly. Less than ten days after the funeral of the virtuous concubine, the grief of the Jia family has not dissipated, but they have suffered a greater blow.

One day, Jia Zheng and Jia Amnesty were at Mother Jia's residence to relieve the old lady's boredom, when they saw Lai Da hurried over with sweat on his face, because this was the inner courtyard and it was not easy to come in, so they had to wait at the gate of the courtyard to see him.

Jia Zheng saw that the maid who had passed on the message was very anxious, so he comforted Jia's mother a few words, and then went out with Jia Amnesty.As soon as he got out of the yard, he saw Lai Da weeping, and said anxiously: "Master Zhao, Master Zhao from Xuanjia Guard Prison led people in, and the front and back doors were surrounded by soldiers."

When Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng heard this, their faces changed. It would never be a good thing for Xuanjiawei to come to the door.They couldn't help rushing out anxiously.

When the two went to the main hall, they saw Mr. Zhao sitting in the hall with a serious face, and he didn't touch the tea on the table. There were several burly soldiers standing around him.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Jia Zheng cautiously probed in his heart: "My lord Zhao came here, and I am too far away to welcome you. It is really rude."

Mr. Zhao is obviously a military commander, and he doesn't like this way of speaking.He cut straight to the point and said: "I have an imperial decree here, and I hope Mr. Jia will gather all the men in the family, so that I can announce the decree."

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were already ashen-faced by the scene. After hearing this, they dared not delay, and hurriedly ordered their servants to summon all the children of the Jia family.After a while, all the men of Rongguo Mansion gathered in Rongxi Hall, and even Jia Baoyu, who had always been reluctant to appear on such occasions, was found with an inexplicable expression.The last time this kind of spectacular scene happened was the time when Xue Pan went to Beijing and Jia Zheng warned them.

Master Zhao saw that everyone was almost there, so he took the imperial decree and said: "There is a decree: 'Jia, the first-class general after Rong Guogong, pardoned the traffic officials and bullied the weak; Hiding the stolen goods; the two have failed my kindness and violated the virtues of their ancestors. According to the law, they should be exiled to the north, remember their ancestors, remove their positions, and demote them to ordinary people. They will never be hired. I respect this'."

After Mr. Zhao announced his will, he glanced vaguely at Jia She, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling all over, feeling very sympathetic to the person involved.He cleared his throat, and then said: "Since the two adults have been relegated to common people, the things that violate the regulations in this mansion cannot be kept anymore. The Holy Majesty asked me to bring people to pack these things into storage, and please inform the two adults The female relatives in the backyard, so as not to collide with them. I’m afraid I can’t live in this mansion bestowed by the emperor, the Holy Majesty gave me half a month, and I hope you two will be considerate.”

Jia Amnesty accepted the imperial edict with trembling hands, and then waved his hand feebly, telling the servants beside him to notify the backyard.

Sitting on the hospital bed, Jia's mother seemed to have a premonition. She didn't care about Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang who were fidgeting beside her, and just closed her eyes.Sure enough, not long after, a servant girl came crying and said: "The master sent someone to say that Xuanjiawei brought people to clean up the illegal things. I hope the wives and grandmas in the backyard will take all the girls away. Those who wear Soldiers in boots and caps are already heading for the backyard."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang became completely flustered. They looked at Jia's mother at a loss, and Jia's mother was even more frustrating, saying that collecting illegal items was essentially ransacking the house?She tightly gathered the quilt in her hands, suppressing the gloom in her heart, and ordered: "Bring all the female relatives to my house."

For a moment, accompanied by the sound of crying and rushing to the ground, the entire backyard was in chaos.Until then, Mother Jia couldn't hold on any longer and passed out.The scene was in a panic again.When they gradually calmed down, they discovered a fact that frightened them even more: the Ningguo Mansion next door was also full of crying, and they probably didn't escape there.In fact, Mo Lian would never let Ningguo Mansion deal with the royal blood privately.

At the same time Mr. Zhao proclaimed the decree, some officials also went to the Xue family with the decree, and announced the punishment for Xue Pan, robbing the women of the people, deliberately killing people, colluding with pirates, and punishing several crimes - beheaded and judged, go to the Xue family emperor The title of Shang, Xue's family were all demoted to common people.As soon as this decree was made, the Xue family was in a state of nonsense.

Of the four families of King Xue of Jia Shi, there is only one historian left who has long since fallen.Mo Lian's thunderous tactics could not be described as ruthless. The most disturbing thing was that except for King Nan'an who was far away from the border and didn't ask about the affairs of the capital, the other three kings who stayed in the capital kept silent about it.Especially the King of Beijing Jing, who has always had a close relationship with the Jia family, did not come forward to deal with it this time.

"Too impatient!" The Supreme Emperor frowned, put down the teacup heavily, and then reprimanded, "Earlier, you were told to show both kindness and power, and pay attention to the influence of those old families, but it turned out that you were lucky, and this time you got rid of both of them! Or when the imperial concubine is newly mourned, how do you let outsiders think of you as the emperor?"

Mo Lian bowed his head and knelt down, but did not speak.To be honest, he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong. These aristocratic families were like moths to the country. Not only did they not contribute at all, but they were also entangled and difficult to eradicate.Only by defeating each of them can we restore a political clarity.The matter of Xue Pan gave him an opportunity. If he didn't seize this opportunity, he would not know how much he would have to deal with them in the future.What's more, Xue Pan and Jia's family challenged his bottom line again and again, and he didn't want to show mercy at all.

The Supreme Emperor watched Mo Lian bow his head in silence, and became even more angry: "If you don't say one, two, three today, don't get up."

Mo Lian was silent for a while, before he said: "Before the Jia family and the Xue family were sent to the court, I had already communicated with the three kings, and the ministers in the court also agreed, and I did not insist on going my own way. Secretly deal with the royal blood, privately hide the Zhen family's property, transportation, etc. Officials from other places colluded with pirates to sabotage the major event of disaster relief, each of these items is enough for them to steal the family and exterminate the family, and I have already shown mercy."

After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor did not speak. He took a sip of tea slowly, and then his voice became much calmer: "The matter of the royal bloodline cannot be put on the table at all. You know what is going on with the pirates. You know it in your heart. Don't talk about the virtuous concubine. I think you have been stunned, and you have to chill the hearts of those old families?"

Mo Lian was confident at first, but when he heard this, his heart tightened, but he didn't express anything on his face. Instead, he saluted and said in a low voice, "My son is terrified, how dare you ask the emperor what you mean?"

The Supreme Emperor looked at Mo Lian's unrepentant look, and his tone became more and more cold: "Do you have to explain it alone? Starting from the Wang family, which incident has not been followed by his shadow? Even if the evidence of Wang Ziteng's collusion with the enemy and treason is convincing, it is his own fault. What about Concubine Jia? What about the Xue family? Don’t think that you can solve the problem if you communicate with these old families. If this matter puts them all in danger and unites them, how will you, the emperor, deal with yourself?”

Mo Lian was naturally not a fool. He had already considered these situations, so he communicated with the representatives of the old family and the three kings who stayed in the capital beforehand.And he promised that as long as the old family didn't touch the foundation of the country and touch his bottom line, things like Jia and Xue's would never happen again.What's more, although he demoted the two families to common people, he did not prohibit the two families from taking the imperial examinations to obtain scholars. With the level of the Jia family and Jia Lan, he might be able to return to this circle in three to five years. I didn't intend to kill them all.It's just that it's inconvenient to tell the Supreme Emperor publicly.Now the matter of Jia Huan is the most important issue for him.

"It's my son who is reckless." Mo Lian admitted honestly.

"Forget it," the Supreme Emperor rubbed his forehead. Through this matter, he already knew that although this son seemed smooth, he was most jealous inside, and could not bear a trace of gloom, and once he made a decision, no one could stop him.The most important thing is that this son's control over the imperial court has greatly exceeded his expectations. Although the two major families were exiled, the old families in the imperial court did not do anything radical, and they didn't even find themselves complaining. It can be seen that Mo Lian is no longer the child who needed his own advice back then, "As long as you can keep the government in check, this matter will be over. Don't be so reckless next time."

Mo Lian nodded in agreement, then looked at the Supreme Emperor, waiting for him to say something.He knew that since Jia Huan had brought Jia Huan to the public to say about the personality of Emperor Ether, he would definitely not pass it by in such a way.

After waiting for a long time, the Supreme Emperor really said: "Although I am very masculine, as the Ninth Five-Year Lord, you have to figure out what you should do and what you should not do."

Mo Lian was still silent, he didn't want to say anything against his will, but he was afraid that his sincere words would anger the Supreme Emperor.As everyone knows, it was this kind of attitude that made the Supreme Emperor even more worried and angry, and his mood was very complicated.

"A mere earl, lonely to see how to fascinate you?"