The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Shuzi

Chapter 36
In the early morning of the next day, Jia Jing tidied up early in the morning and ordered Laifu to bring the horses, then got on the horses and went straight to the Yu Heng Division of the Ministry of Industry.

In Yu Heng Division, Fang Xiaojin, who came back from a visit to the Minister of Industry, stared at Jia Jing who was sitting in the office, carefully looking through the recent account books, and fell into a daze.

"I have met Marquis Zhaowu, so I don't know why Lord Hou is here?" Fang Xiaojin asked cautiously.

Jia Jing raised her head, looked at Fang Xiaojin who was standing at the door, and said with a smile, "Master Fang, it's cold outside, what are you doing standing at the door, hurry in and sit down."

"Some time ago, I was ordered to quell the rebellion. I left too hastily, but I couldn't hand over to Mr. Fang properly. This time, I came to take inventory of Yu Heng's treasury and make a signature. After all, I was an official in Yu Heng. In the field, there must be a beginning and an end in doing things!"

Hearing this, Fang Xiaojin lingered to sit inside, and then watched Jia Jing continue to flip through the account book in his hand, writing and drawing with a fine vermilion pen in his hand.

Pointing to a few account books that had already been turned over, Jia Jing said: "Master Fang, these books have been checked by the Marquis, and there are obvious discrepancies between the amount of materials stored in the treasury and the account books, and they have now been circled. Now, Master Fang, do you have anything you want to say to Ben Hou?"

"The accounts do not match? This is impossible!" Fang Xiaojin got up and took the basic account books on the table into his hands, quickly flipped to the place with a red circle, looked at them one by one, and then took people to the treasury to count them carefully again.

After carefully questioning his cronies and confirming that except for Jia Jing who went in and out of the treasury to check the materials in the morning, no one else had entered the treasury, Fang Xiaojin only felt his eyes darken for a while.

"Last time, there were only some iron ingots missing, but it was easy to make up for it. Why are those precious things missing this time?"

Then he called several of his subordinates to come over, and after careful questioning, Fang Xiaojin gave up thinking completely.

"It's been a long time since I asked everyone to look at the claws and tails below. They are all like wind in their ears. They dig too much!" Fang Xiaojin's face was full of anger, "Dig a little today, and dig a little tomorrow, but here is the same as this one." The official said that hard work is here?! You have been warned to be careful, be careful, it’s nothing in the past, but now you are caught by that master again, you all talk about it, what should I do?"

"This……"

The four principals were all at a loss for a while, what else could be done in this situation?It's not like you can only pay out of your own pocket like last time!
But it’s all iron ingots before, the price is not too high, but this time there are a lot of valuables, and the four of them really don’t want to buy them out of their own pockets. That's it!
Seeing the embarrassing faces of the four principals under him, Fang Xiaojin became more and more angry, "Don't say anything? Well, I will tell you for you! It's better to let that master make things worse, and save days. trouble!"

"My lord, no, no!" Seeing that Fang Xiaojin really didn't seem to be joking, Qiao Weiming, who was in charge of sending and receiving various official utensils of Yu Heng Division, hurried forward, grabbed Fang Xiaojin, and at the same time kept pointing to the other three with his eyes. Master.

"Yes, my lord, I was just thinking about how to deal with this matter, planning how to change it later..."

"The current strategy is to make up the things first, and we will make up the pieces together, and we should be pretty much the same!"

The three said hurriedly.

Hearing this, Fang Xiaojin's face looked better. After thinking for a while, he added, "Then before noon, all of them will be gathered together, and the difference is not much, and I will fill it up! We must settle the matter today. That master will sign and leave today!!”

……

It wasn't until the sun was setting that Jia Jing, who was full of harvest, came out of the Ministry of Industry. Looking at her storage space that was filled again, Jia Jing had a smile on her face.

After going out, Lai Fu had already been waiting there with his horse, and it was already evening when the two rode their horses back to Rongguo Mansion.

As soon as he returned to the house to change his official uniform, Lai Dashi came to ask for instructions, saying that the banquet had been set up, and that the honorable relatives, colleagues, friends and neighbors of various families had already come over one after another, and Jia Jing, the protagonist, could not be missing.

While following Lai Da to the door, Jia Jing asked, "How did the mansion arrange this banquet?"

"It's all according to your request, Third Master, and Master Zhen watched it personally!" Lai Da replied.

The news of Jia Jing's conferment of Marquis has been spread among officials in Shenjing since noon yesterday, shortly after the morning court ended; in the afternoon, shortly after Jia Jing returned to Rong Mansion, Qiu Shi'an went to read the imperial decree again, Such a series of actions has already made the Jia family a hot topic of conversation in the entire Shenjing these days after dinner.

And last night, after the Jia family sent invitations to various families, many honorable families, old relatives in Beijing, and acquainted colleagues and neighbors all agreed to attend today's banquet.

It was precisely because of this that Ningrong Street, which had been clean for a long time, became lively again.

The official sedan chairs, horses, servants and servants of each family are in constant communication.

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Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Emperor Hongde continued the work of approving memorials day after day, and seeing that the sun was about to set in the west, he finally put down the vermilion pen in his hand, rubbed his temples, and relieved many emotions in his heart.

"Qiu Shian, what did Marquis Zhaowu do today?"

Qiu Shi'an on one side hurried forward and replied: "Return to Your Majesty, Marquis Zhao Wu went to the Ministry of Industry early this morning, saying that although his time in the Ministry of Industry was short, he must have a beginning and an end, so he went to the Ministry of Industry to sign off on the handover matters. .”

"Didn't you go to the Ministry of War and the Gyeonggi Camp?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Marquis Zhaowu is in the Ministry of Industry all day today. By the way, Marquis Zhaowu has another brochure to submit."

As he said that, Qiu Shi'an took out an account book from his sleeve and presented it to Emperor Hongde's imperial case, "When Marquis Zhaowu came out of the Ministry of Industry, he presented it in person. He didn't go to the cabinet, and the important officials handed it directly to His Majesty." !"

Flipping through the account book presented by Jia Jing, looking at the vermilion circles on it, Emperor Hongde didn't get angry, "This book, Jia Jing should also present it to the Supreme Emperor, right?"

"When Marquis Zhaowu presented the brochure, he was summoned to the Longshou Palace by the Supreme Emperor. I think there must be someone there." Qiu Shi'an replied.

"This Jia Jing, he really doesn't look like a young man who is not as good as a weak crown!" Emperor Hongde admired, full of admiration for Jia Jing, "This is the real honor, between me and the Supreme Emperor. Time, impartiality, it can be regarded as a balance, not easy!"

After a short rest, Emperor Hongde picked up the memorial and read it again. While watching, he suddenly remembered something, raised his head and asked, "Is the Jia family holding a banquet for the Marquis today?"

Qiu Shi'an bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, yes, except for the old relatives of the Jia family, the nobles, the four kings and eight princes who founded the country, the rest of the families have also gone."

Emperor Hongde pondered for a while, and said to Qiu Shi'an: "You go to the library later, pick up two purple gold crowns, a few jade belts, and those miscellaneous things such as palace brocade and satin, beads and strings, and pick some to give away. In the past, it was said that it was rewarded by the Supreme Emperor and me!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

After a long time, a voice in the Hall of Mental Cultivation resounded faintly, "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, this group of founding heroes..."

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