Jiapingguan Chronicle

"The beginning of a nightmare?" Shen Cha blinked, "How could it be? Logically speaking, one is not considered a relative after passing the fifth server, and to be precise, one is not considered a family. Don't mention being involved, there is no family registration at all." Any relationship, if you are not in the same place, even the face of fellow countrymen will not be counted."

"Of course, but at that time the Jin family was considered a big tree, and the clan members were too ostentatious. Whenever there was a disturbance, a group of people would come to criticize it. You see, the Wang and Xie clans are also like this. The guy threw a cartful of melons, pears, peaches, handkerchiefs and jewelry. At the next day's meeting, someone would read a book, saying that the family style was not upright, the head of the family was negligent, and asked the emperor at that time to punish them. Penalties, salary cuts, etc., are already commonplace and commonplace.”

"Isn't this the typical case of saying grapes are sour if you can't eat grapes?" Shen Cha sneered, "Isn't that the way of the previous dynasty? If you like good-looking people, throw what you like on the carriage of good-looking people? See others Yes, it’s just that I can’t get these, so I’m envious and jealous, and I have no choice but to rely on Shenyi to relieve my inner dissatisfaction.”

"That's true. Although the previous dynasty selected officials based on their faces, there were also many ordinary-looking people who entered the court as officials. These people also had good family backgrounds. Therefore, there is no envy for family background, it can only be It's just jealous in appearance."

"Speaking seriously, those scholars nowadays are only envious of the glamorous side of a big clan like Wang Xie. They just hope that they can be born at that time and also be in the limelight like that, but they don't know their suffering behind their backs. I don't know. I don’t know if it’s true, but I’ve heard it before. At that time, the study of the head of the famous family, who was very popular at that time, kept the lights on all night and all night. He held meetings with his confidantes and aides almost all the time. hard work."

"It will never be outdated to seek his own government in his position." Jin Jing smiled, looked at the boxes that had been dug up one by one, and frowned slightly, "How much evidence did Ning Cheng search, and why are there so many boxes? ?”

"That depends on what the Ning family has done. If they had done their duty, they wouldn't have so many excuses in other people's hands, would they?"

"You are right. If you can do your duty, even if you are targeted, you won't suffer such a big loss." Jin Jing smiled wryly, "After something happened to the Jin family, they were actually quite cautious. , you know someone will be watching you. Of course, all the big clans have people watching, and those people hope that something goes wrong with these families, so that they can drag people down and put them on top."

"Based on my understanding of the two big families of Wang Xie, they can stand for hundreds of years because the family is very competitive, there are many talented people, there are also many capable, knowledgeable, and visionary people, and the inheritance from generation to generation continues. .Although there are a lot of references, most of them are insignificant, not enough to shake the foundation of a family."

"But the Jin family is different. The overthrow will happen overnight. Whether it is the main family, the direct descendants, or other offshoots, there is no time for any reaction. A century-old family collapsed like this."

"In this world, apart from treason and witchcraft, I'm afraid I can't think of other crimes that can make a century-old family collapse like this."

"And character and fame."

"Impossible?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, glanced at Mei Lin who was waving towards him, and then at the boxes she directed the other guards to move out of the big pit dug, heaved a sigh of relief, and continued to talk to Jin Jing Said, "I don't quite understand this point. There are many people in our court who have bad reputations but are very capable. According to their standards, I am afraid that they will not be able to be officials."

"It was different from us at that time. Some things at our time might just be laughed off, or someone else's conversation after dinner, but if they were put in the previous court or a little earlier, they could be pointed at the nose in the street. Those who scold, beat, or even behave badly will be paraded in the streets, and the whole family will be shamed."

"But it's not worth ransacking the family, is it?" Shen Cha shook her head lightly, "So, what happened to brother Xiaojing's family that brought about such a murderous disaster?" She looked at Jin Jing and gently picked her up. Eyebrow, said, "I know, there is a high-sounding reason and an unspeakable reason, right?"

"Smart!" Jin Jing snapped her fingers, "Which one do you want to listen to?"

"Both want to hear, is there a problem?" Seeing Jin Jing shaking her head, Shen Cha smiled and said, "Then let's talk about the high-sounding reason first!"

"As you said, there will be some dirty things in every family, especially in a prosperous family. There will always be problems of one kind or another, and some scum will appear. He has done unspeakable evil."

"It's just bullying men and women, what else can I do?"

"Things like the Ning family and the Luan family."

"That's not unusual!" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "It just sounds disgusting, and I want to tear up the perpetrator. It's just that although this kind of thing is against ethics, it won't ruin the family, even if it's high-sounding The reason is not enough to convict this crime. If it is only based on this, I am afraid that everyone in the world will understand that the Jin family has offended someone who should not be offended, and has been silenced."

"Of course, it must not be so obvious." Jin Jing sighed, "But I heard from my father that the members of the Jin family did do something grievous back then. There is no room for refutation, only a confession."

"Is it so serious? What's the matter?"

"At that time, the patriarch's uncle and the uncle's two sons were quite inhumane. They bullied men and women, seized the family's land, gave loan sharks, and forced them to sell their sons and daughters."

"This..." Shen Cha sneered, "Don't say these things were put back in the past, even now it is a capital crime! A state transshipment envoy two years ago, was it not because of this that his family was ransacked? Emperor, Your Majesty I hate this kind of thing even more, once I know it, once I have real evidence, it is absolutely impossible to tolerate it, and it is impossible to be kind."

"Of course, but don't worry, it's not over yet. After you listen to the following, you may be even angrier, and those things were not done by humans." Seeing Shen Cha's widened eyes , Jin Jing sneered, and said, "At that time, the head of the family had a half-brother. It is said that he was very honest at first, but I don't know why he hooked up with that uncle's sons later, and started to do it. They make a living by buying and selling officials. Every time they sell an official position, a large amount of gold will enter the account." He sighed softly, "The pricing is related to the size of the official position. The small one is 100 taels of gold, and the big one is [-] taels of gold. A thousand taels of gold, but for those peasants whose land has been seized by them, ten taels of silver is a sky-high price, and they have to sell their sons and daughters to pay it back."

"The fields of the rich are connected with rice fields, and the poor have no place to stand." Shen Cha said with a serious face, "Back then when the Taizu rebelled against the previous dynasty, he used this banner. I dare not say that there are no such people in Great Xia now, but at least It won't be so arrogant and blatant like the previous dynasty." She looked at Jin Jing, "These are all criminals, aren't they?"

"But according to the laws at the time, it was actually not enough to confiscate the house, let alone bring down the whole family." Jin Jing clapped her hands, "There is another reason for the collapse so quickly, that is, the irresistible reason for speaking."

"It's unspeakable, it's just the above transactions and exchanges, there is one party that can't be revealed, isn't it?"

"Smart, Xiaocha is smart, and you can see through it." Jin Jing nodded, "Think about it, they buy and sell officials, and there must be vacancies. Although the Jin family also has a place in the court, but if you want to To do this kind of business of buying and selling officials, there must be a channel. Their channel was the third prince of the emperor at that time. You also know that the previous dynasty had fierce competition for the throne, and they wanted to buy people's hearts and courtiers to support them. For myself, I need to spend a huge amount of money, apart from the filial piety of my disciples, the main source of this money is this kind of secret business."

"Government dominated by big clans, official positions are indeed relatively easy to buy and sell, because basically no one from a poor family will become an official, so those who occupy these official positions are the children of those famous families, and these people are the least short of money." Shen Chadian Nodded, "This is to find all kinds of ways to give gold to the princes who have seized the throne. As for whether you can be a good official, no one cares."

"That's right!" Jin Jing frowned slightly, seeing a few guards on the side of the vegetable field accidentally stepping on a hole dug by others and fell down, she shook her head helplessly, "Be careful, all of you, before you step back, you must Pay attention to whether there is a hole in the back. For those who have already dug out the box, fill the hole."

"Yes, you have to be careful." Shen Cha nodded, and said to Merlin, "Come out first, lift out these boxes, and then fill in the holes that have already been dug."

"Yes!" Merlin nodded, "The boss, did Ning Cheng say how many boxes were buried in total?"

"Let me see." Shen Cha took out the picture from his waist, glanced roughly, "21 boxes, click on them, how many have been dug out now?"

"Seventeen." Merlin and two guards moved out the large and small boxes that were dug out. Looking at the pit inside, she thought for a while and said, "You go find a car, we will first Load these boxes on the truck, and I will dig the rest slowly by myself."

The guards nodded, leaving a few to look at the box, and four others ran back to find a carriage, ready to come and pull the box.

Shen Cha pulled Jin Jing and stood aside again, and the two continued their previous chat.

"So, the Jin family meddled with the prince to seize the throne, but the prince they supported had completely lost the possibility of becoming the throne, so all the things he had done were found out, and his supporters also fell down. .Although it was not done by the family, but in order to eradicate the roots, the entire Jin family ceased to exist."

"Almost!" Jin Jing nodded, "So, the Jin family never re-emerged, mainly because they didn't have the idea and effort. Later you also knew what happened to Miaomiao and me, and we didn't even want to It has something to do with this kind of thing. Fortunately, Uncle Shen, Aunt Shen, Uncle Xue, Aunt Xue, and Master Huilan accepted us, otherwise we would not be able to live so well, would we?"

"That's great. People like the Ning family who think about dividing the world equally every day really don't know what they are going to face."

"So, I think it's absurd. Sharing the world equally with the emperor sounds good. It looks very important to the emperor, but in fact I don't have any trust." Seeing the surprise on Shen Cha's face, Jin Jing sighed, "Do you think the emperor of the previous dynasty trusted the big clan headed by Wang Xie? Not at all. Do you think the matters of the Jin family, especially the business of buying and selling official positions, are so secretive, how did they get discovered? Three It's impossible for the prince to say, after all, he can't cut off the money, but who made it?"

"The eyeliner of the former emperor?"

"That's right!" Jin Jing snapped her fingers, "I've never had any trust, it's all because I have to rely on these big clans, I was really forced to do nothing, and this rule was set by the ancestors, and it was expressly stipulated that future generations cannot destroy it." Lose this agreement, so even if they want to get rid of these big clans, there is no way. However, it is indeed because of these big clans that the level of the previous dynasty has survived for more than 200 years. If it were not for the support of those big clans, even 50 years I can't stand it anymore."

"That's true." Shen Cha nodded, "That is to say, the emperor of the previous dynasty arranged eyeliners in all the main clans and important branches?"

"Yeah!" Jin Jing sighed, "They installed them, and they bought them. Once they feel that the time has come, or they are threatened, they will start to ask these eyeliners to provide some criminal evidence they have collected on weekdays, and then one by one. It will be revealed bit by bit. From the innocuous behavior at the beginning to this appalling transaction, it will eventually be made public. Just like what happened to our family, everyone knows that the Jin family is buying and selling official positions. He is a criminal minister who has brought disaster to the country and the people, but what he doesn't know is that the person behind it is the third prince."

"Then what happened to the third prince?"

"It's just that there is no way to fight for the throne, but he still spent his life carefree and without worrying about food and clothing."

Shen Cha didn't know what to say, so she could only pat Jin Jing gently to show her comfort.

"I'm fine, and it didn't happen to me. I don't feel that kind of despair, and I can't feel that feeling of being betrayed or abandoned." Jin Jing shrugged, "However, until now I feel that what kind of scholar , What kind of warriors, as long as they live happily, they are fine, and such things as leaving a name in history are far away from me, so I don't care much."

"That's good enough." Shen Cha tugged at Jin Jing's sleeve, "Brother Xiao Jing, Miao Miao and us, as long as we have us, we have a home, right?"

"That's right, as long as you are all here, our home will be there."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Merlin yelling, and then saw her waving at them.

"Boss, Brother Xiaojing, come and see what's in this box!"