Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

After Jia Lian and Jia She finished visiting the graves of Wu and Jia Hu, they walked halfway up the mountain and saw a monk and a Taoist priest walking not far ahead.

When I walked in, I saw a monk with a skinny head and a Taoist priest with a lame head. Both of them were dressed in tatters, and they were talking about something in their mouths.

Seeing that it was a monk and a Taoist priest, Jia Lian didn't pay much attention to it, and was about to walk over, but when he didn't want to, he heard the monk shout: "This benefactor!"

The scarlet-headed monk suddenly yelled, which startled Jia Lian. He couldn't help but stop, looked back at the monk, and asked politely, "What's the matter, master?"

I saw the monk with a scarlet head counting something with his fingers, then his face turned pale with fright, his eyes widened, and he looked at Jia Lian with ghostly eyes.

"Are you Jia Lian?"

The lame Taoist next to him heard what the scarlet-headed monk said, and quickly counted his fingers. He also turned pale with fright, and looked at the luxurious young man in front of him in disbelief.

"impossible!"

Jia Lian saw that the monk with the scarlet head and the lame Taoist all looked terrified of seeing a ghost when they saw him, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"I'm Jia Lian, what's wrong?"

The scarlet-headed monk came to Jia Lian in a blink of an eye, staring at Jia Lian with his eyes, as if he wanted to see through Jia Lian.

Jia Lian looked straight at the scarlet-headed monk without fear, "Master, what do you want to do?"

The scarlet-headed monk took two steps back and glared at Jia Lian angrily: "You are not Jia Lian!"

Hearing this, Jia Lian's heart skipped a beat, astonishment flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

"I'm not Jia Lian, don't you?" What's the background of this monk?

My heart was full of doubts, and suddenly a flash of light flashed in my mind, wait, this lame monk and lame Taoist priest are not the monks and Taoist priests in the original book, right?No wonder it can be seen that he is not Jia Lian.

"You are not Jia Lian, who are you?"

The lame Taoist walked up to the scarlet-headed monk and stared at Jia Lian with the eyes of a monster: "Who are you, and why are you attached to Jia Lian?"

The two of them came from the fairy world, but they couldn't see the origin of the person in front of them.

Jia Amnesty was very angry when he heard the monk and the Taoist say that about his son. He walked over and scolded, "Crazy monk, crazy Taoist, what nonsense are you talking about?" , "Go, go, it's really bad luck."

"Father, let's go."

"Go quickly."

"Wait." The monk with a scarlet head suddenly stood in front of Jia Lian and the others, and continued to question, "Who the hell are you and where did you come from?"

The lame Taoist scolded, "Where the hell are you?"

The words of the monk and Taoist angered Jia She completely, and Jia She shouted at the two of them: "You two lunatics, get out of here, or don't blame me for being rude!"

"This benefactor, your son is possessed by a monster." The lame Taoist persuaded, "He is not your son, and your son Jia Lian has no official luck in his life." The fake Jia Lian in front of him has a golden aura of auspiciousness all over his body. , Looking around, this person has been prosperous and wealthy all his life, he is an extremely minister, and he is a pillar of the country.However, they had been to Jia's house before. Jia Lian was ignorant and incompetent in his life, and had no achievements. He was exiled to a distant place in his thirties and died on the way to exile.

This sentence made Jia She very angry. Jia She rolled up his sleeves and shook his fist at the lame Taoist priest.

"I beat you to death, you crazy Taoist."

"The benefactor, stop." The scarlet head monk hurriedly pulled Jia She away, not wanting to be punched by Jia She.

"Father, forget it, you two lunatics, there's no need to argue with them." Jia Lian was still a little afraid of these two people, after all, they were gods in the original book.

"Who told them to talk nonsense."

"You don't need to take what the madman says seriously." Jia Lian comforted her softly, "Don't bother with them, let's go back."

"kindness."

The skinny monk stood in front of Jia Lian again, and said with a stern face, "I don't care who you are, you poor monk, but you changed Jia Lian's fate, changed the fate of many people, and destroyed the fate arrangement. I can't keep you in this world." After finishing speaking, he slapped Jia Lian on his forehead, "The poor monk wants to drive away you, a monster who has taken over other people's bodies."

When Jia Lian heard this, his heart sank suddenly, and then his forehead was hit, and then he couldn't move his whole body.

"Crazy monk, you dare to attack my son, I will fight with you." Jia Amnesty punched and kicked the scarlet monk, but the scarlet monk refused to let go of Jia Lian.

Seeing that the lame-headed monk was still unable to drive away the evil spirits who occupied Jia Lian, the lame Taoist came to his aid and slapped Jia Lian in the abdomen.

"The evildoer doesn't want to die, so hurry up and get out of Jia Lian's body!"

Jia Lian didn't feel anything, neither pain nor itching, but his whole body was stiff and unable to move.

"Let me go, you two lunatics."

"Let go of me." No matter how Jia Amnesty hit the monk and Taoist priest, neither of them responded.He had no choice but to pick up the stone at his feet and slam it on the heads of the two of them.

The monk and the Taoist were beaten badly, and they let go of Jia Lian in pain.

Jia Amnesty guarded Jia Lian behind him, holding the stone that had just hit the head of the monk and Taoist priest, and said angrily, "If you two lunatics dare to attack brother Lian, don't blame me for being rude!"

Jia Lian was able to move now, and pulled Jia Amnesty behind him, looking at the scarlet monk and the lame Taoist priest with cold eyes.

"If you two attack me again, don't blame me for killing me!"

The scarlet-headed monk and the lame Taoist priest looked at each other, and they could see deep puzzlement and doubt in each other's eyes.

The person in front of him is obviously not Jia Lian, but why can't this soul that occupies Jia Lian's body be expelled?

This soul has a golden and auspicious aura, it is not a monster or a ghost, what is the origin of it?

The scarlet-headed monk and the lame Taoist saw that Jia Lian could not be expelled, so they had to give up, go back and check, and then come to Jia Lian again.

Seeing that the monk with the scarlet head and the lame Taoist left without saying a word, Jia Amnesty threw the stone in his hand at the two of them in the back.

Looking at the back of the two leaving, Jia Lian narrowed her eyes slightly with a thoughtful expression.Judging by the looks of the monk with the scarlet head and the lame Taoist priest, he will come to him in the future, which is troublesome.

Judging from the situation just now, the two of them wanted to force him out of Jia Lian's body, but they failed.At that moment just now, he was really afraid that his soul would be forced out of Jia Lian's body by these two people.Now it seems that the lame monk and the lame Taoist priest can't do anything to him, and he won't be forced out of his prototype by them.

If these two people come to trouble him again next time, he will definitely not let them go, even if they are gods.

"Father, don't get angry with two lunatics, it's not worth it to spoil your body."

"Those two lunatics actually called you a monster, can I not be angry?"

"It's just the crazy words of the two lunatics, you don't have to worry about it." Jia Lian reassured, "Today we are here to tell mother and elder brother good news, don't spoil the good mood because of the two lunatics."

Jia Amnesty was comforted by Jia Lian, and his mood immediately improved a lot: "You are right."

This episode was quickly forgotten by Jia She.

The father and son rushed back to Liuyuan Mansion, just in time for lunch.

After lunch, I heard that Zhou Rui's family had been arrested.

Lai Shangrong said: "Young master, this matter was reported by the second master, and was arrested by the police of Jingzhao Mansion Yin. Before the second wife stole so much money from Jia's mansion, the old lady suspected that Zhou Rui's family also stole money from the mansion. After stealing a lot of money, I sent someone to investigate the matter, and then it was found out that Zhou Rui's family took a lot of money."

This matter was arranged by Jia Lian, so he was not surprised to hear that Zhou Rui's family was arrested.

With the temper of that old lady, Mrs. Wang, she must feel uncomfortable after being taken away by Mrs. Wang, and she will definitely investigate the servants who used to serve Mrs. Wang.He asked Yuqin and the others to send the evidence that Zhou Rui's family took away the money from Jia's mansion to Jia's mansion. Jia's mother and Jia Zheng would definitely not let Zhou Rui's family go.

Zhou Rui's family has been domineering in Rongguo Mansion these years, and because they are the stewards of Rongguo Mansion, they have done a lot of bad things outside, embezzled and accepted a lot of money.Such scumbags should be severely punished.

"With the temperament of an old lady, it is normal to investigate Wang's former servants."

"Young Master, you don't know something. Mr. Fu Yin sent someone to search Zhou Rui's house. They found 10,000 to [-] silver and bank notes, as well as a lot of land and house deeds. These things add up to [-]+ taels of silver." Lai Shangrong thought in his heart. I was very jealous, I didn't expect Zhou Rui's family to get so much money from Jia's house.

"It's not surprising that they have followed Mrs. Wang to Jia's mansion for more than [-] years, and they got so much money." Jia Lian heard the jealousy and unwillingness in Lai Shangrong's tone, and thought it was funny in his heart. Lai Da's family probably made more money than Zhou Rui's family. More.

"I really didn't expect Zhou Rui's family to be so courageous."

"What kind of master there is, there will be what kind of slave."

"Master is right." Lai Shangrong didn't say anything about it, and asked cautiously, "Master, you said before that you would recommend the young one to be the county magistrate, I don't know..."

"I've recommended it for you, but it costs 6 taels of silver." Jia Lian asked intentionally, "Can your family come up with 6 taels of silver?"

"Young master, don't worry, my family can come up with 6 taels of silver." Lai Shangrong knelt down towards Jia Lian, and kowtowed three times, "Young master, thank you for your kindness, and your kindness, I will never forget it forever. If there is anything that needs to be done by the little one, even if the little one goes up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire, I will help the young master to complete it."

"Get up first."

Lai Shangrong stood up, his eyes were red with tears, and his voice was choked up: "Master, you are my little reborn parents."

"Your family can really come up with 6 taels of silver?" Jia Lian pretended to be surprised, "6 taels is not a small amount."

"Master, these young parents have been saving money, plus they have used the money from the old lady to do some business, made some money, and grandmother's savings, they can barely get together 6 taels. If No matter how much you have, you won’t be able to take it out.”

Jia Lian said with a smile: "It seems that your family is quite rich."

"The main reason is to do a small business and make some money."

Jia Lian remembered that Lai Da's family lived in a very good place. When Lai Shangrong became the county magistrate, he even invited Jia's mother and the others to dinner, and the ostentation was very extravagant.It seems that Lai Da's family is really very rich, maybe several times richer than Zhou Rui's family.

"You take my recommendation letter to buy an official tomorrow." Jia Lian took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Lai Shangrong.

Lai Shangrong took the letter respectfully with both hands, looking cautious, as if he was holding an imperial decree.

"Although the magistrate's official position is very low, he is still an official. You will be a good magistrate in the future, and you must do things well for the people." Jia Lian sternly said, "Don't act like that just because you are the magistrate." The matter of bullying the common people."

Lai Shangrong hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Young master, please obey the young master's orders and try to be a good county magistrate!"

"You were recommended by me. If you do something bad, it will affect me. At that time, don't blame me for not thinking of the relationship between master and servant, and beat you hard!"

Lai Shangrong was frightened by Jia Lian's words, "I will obey the young master's words and will never do bad things."

"If you do something bad, I will be the first to let you go!"

"Little understand!"

"As long as you know."

"Young Master Xie!"

"Get up."

Lai Shangrong thanked Jia Lian again from the bottom of his heart, then left, and ran back to Jia's mansion to find Lai Da and Lai everyone.

Lai and his wife were very happy to see their son holding the letter of recommendation written by Jia Lian in his hand.

"Master Xie Lian's great kindness."

"Mother, after finishing the matter tomorrow, we will personally go to Liuyuan Mansion to thank Young Master."

"That is for sure."

"Mother, the young master has helped us so much, you will continue to help the young master in the future." Lai Shangrong still had a conscience and demolished the bridge before crossing the river.

"You don't need to say this, as long as Young Master Lian can still use me, I will always help Young Master Lian."

The fact that Lai Shangrong bought an official to become a county magistrate is over for the time being. Let's continue to return to the Jia family and the Wang family.

After Mrs. Wang asked about the beheading, the excitement in the capital temporarily came to an end, but the lawsuit between the Jia family and the Wang family did not end.

The Jia family insisted on this matter, but the Wang family refused to admit it, so the two families became deadlocked, which made Jingzhao's head very big, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

A few days ago, Emperor Longwu reprimanded Wang Ziteng severely for the crime of Mrs. Wang, saying that the Wang family's upbringing was not good, and fined Wang Ziteng half a year's salary.

This incident spread in the capital, and the reputation and status of the Wang family plummeted instantly.

It was a trivial matter that Wang Ziteng was fined half a year's salary. The main reason was that Emperor Longwu said that the Wang family's education was not good. This sentence was a fatal blow to the Wang family.

With the words of the emperor, how dare the aristocratic families in the capital dare to associate with the Wang family. If they are infected and educated badly, the whole family will be ruined.

Jing Zhaofu Yin was still worried about how to deal with the lawsuit between the Jia family and the Wang family, but he did not expect that the emperor would reprimand the prince Teng, which gave him an idea.

The Jia mansion has no key evidence to prove that the Wang family instigated Mrs. Wang to steal the money from the Jia mansion, so Jingzhao's prefect had no choice but to turn a corner and use Mrs. Wang as an excuse to ask the Wang family to pay some money to the Jia mansion for comfort. Mrs. Wang used to be the daughter of the Wang family. Your daughter of the Wang family has done so many wicked things to the Jia family. It is right for your Wang family to pay the Jia family some money for comfort.

Yin of Jingzhao Mansion ordered the Wang family to pay the Jia Mansion 5 taels of silver. The 5 taels of silver is not much, but it is not very little.

The Wang family naturally didn't want to pay Jia's 5 taels of silver, but Wang Ziteng had just been reprimanded by the emperor, and the Wang family dared not pay Jia's 5 taels of silver.

The Jia family got 5 taels of silver, and felt a little better, but they still hated the Wang family in their hearts. After all, the Wang family stole several 10 taels of silver from their Jia mansion.

The lawsuit between the Jia Mansion and the Wang family is over, and the excitement in the capital is also over, and peace has returned.

In the blink of an eye, it is the end of the year, the twelfth lunar month.

Whether it's aristocratic families or ordinary people, they are all busy preparing for the New Year.

Just when everyone thought that this year would be a lively, peaceful and peaceful year, another event broke out in the imperial court that made the whole capital panic.

This incident is the previous case of corruption and bribery of Jiangnan officials.

Emperor Longwu ordered the Second Prince and the Third Division to thoroughly investigate the matter. It took more than a month, nearly two months, and the investigation was finally completed.

After investigation, three-quarters of the officials in Jiangnan were corrupt and bribery, and only one-quarter of the officials were innocent.

This result made Emperor Longwu furious and ordered to severely punish these three quarters of the officials.

Three-quarters of officials in the south of the Yangtze River were involved in corruption and bribery. Thirty to forty of them were sentenced to death, one to two hundred were exiled, and the remaining hundreds were imprisoned.

This order of Emperor Longwu was to thoroughly wash the officials in the south of the Yangtze River with blood, and frightened all the civil and military officials.

I thought it would be enough for Emperor Longwu to bloodbath the officials in the south of the Yangtze River, but he didn't expect to involve the officials in the capital.

Many officials in the capital were also involved in the corruption and bribery case of Jiangnan officials.Emperor Longwu was furious and ordered the heads of four officials of the capital to be beheaded. The rest of the dozen or so officials involved in the capital were exiled for six thousand miles and could never return to Beijing.

In fact, there were quite a few officials in the capital involved in the corruption and bribery case of Jiangnan officials, but Emperor Longwu couldn't kill them all, so he had to find some important officials to make an example of them.

The case of Jiangnan officials' embezzlement and bribery involved not only the officials in the capital, but also the eldest prince and the fourth prince, especially the fourth prince.

"Fourth, you really let me down!"

"Father, my son was wronged, and I don't know anything."

Emperor Longwu smashed the memorial to the fourth prince's face, and said angrily: "With so much evidence here, you are still called wronged!"

The eldest prince really wanted to make trouble at this time, but he couldn't protect himself, so it was better for him not to say anything at this time.

"Father, my son really doesn't know."

Emperor Longwu was too lazy to listen to the fourth prince's excuses, and said coldly: "Prince Jin was demoted to the county king, and the county prince's mansion is under confinement. Without my order, no one is allowed to visit."

Hearing this, the fourth prince was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, and shouted with a face ashamed: "Father, forgive me..."

"Pull the fourth child down."

"Yes." The guard standing at the gate of the Golden Luan Hall came in and escorted the Fourth Prince away.