The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Shuzi

Chapter 38 The Brocade Guard Appears in the Palace of Mental Cultivation (Please collect recommendation tickets)
At the time when the officials and guests were being held in the Ningguo Mansion, the Rongguo Mansion was full of excitement and joy.

Many honorable relatives of the Jia family, colleagues and neighborly family members gathered together, and Yingying Yanyan's was far beyond the ordinary.But to say that Rongguo Mansion is the busiest at this time, it is a small theater troupe specially invited.

In this era when there are no TVs and mobile phones, eating wine and listening to operas has become the main program of Rongfu banquets.

However, the difference from Ningguo Mansion is that Ning Mansion is full of elders, who can drink wine freely, and can even guess with their fists when they are excited, while the banquets in Rongguo Mansion are all female relatives. Eat some drinks, but most of them are fruit wines and rice wines, and even more so.

There are so many family members of powerful and powerful families in Shenjing City, if some jokes are really made in front of everyone because of drunkenness, it is estimated that it will spread throughout Shenjing the next day.

That's the real death scene.

It is worth mentioning that at the beginning of the banquet, Jia Baoyu, the phoenix egg, was clamoring to play and celebrate with his sisters in the Rongguo Mansion.

It's just that as soon as the words came out, everyone in Jia's house changed color suddenly, and even Jia's mother's face suddenly turned cold.

"Today is the grand day for our Jia family to return to the first-class noble family in Shenjing. There are distinguished guests visiting at home. In the past, they were all from our own family, so it's fine to play a joke, but now it's the yellow mud that muddles our brains and makes us confused. Is it all right?"

Jia Zheng blushed while he was saying these two sentences, and called the young man next to him to ask for family law.The bluffing Baoyu almost lost his heart and soul, how could he dare to talk about staying in Rongfu for a banquet?
Let's talk about the guests at the Rongfu banquet.

During the whole banquet, many maidservants shuttled back and forth, passing hot and cold dishes, dessert soups, and various fruit wines to the table in a steady stream. After the meal, various fresh and tender seasonal melons and fruits were placed on the table.

In the hall, under the congratulations of everyone, Jia's mother laughed heartily from time to time. In the situation in front of her, Jia's mother has been away for a long time since the old Duke left.

Naturally, most of the topics of conversation revolved around Jia Jing's affairs, after all, this was the root cause of today's banquet.

Just talking about Jia Jing, he couldn't help mentioning that he was not as young as the weak crown, and he had already made the achievements of Marquis Wu; more importantly, this young Marquis Wu hadn't married yet!

Thinking of this, whether it is the old concubines in the palace or the wives of other honorable families, they all have different thoughts in their hearts.

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On the outskirts of Shenjing, Green Willow Villa.

Just when Ningrong and Rongfu were having a big banquet for guests and friends, a very sumptuous banquet was also held in a large courtyard of Green Willow Villa.

At the table, Laifu was sitting there eating wine with a middle-aged man with a vicissitudes of life.

"The third master originally wanted to come and sit with you, uncle, but he really couldn't get away, so he asked me to have a drink or two with you, uncle on his behalf!" Laifu raised his glass and looked at the middle-aged said the man.

The middle-aged man had a look of regret on his face, and said: "Brother Jing is talented, but unfortunately, as an uncle, I can't help him! Instead, I want him to work hard for me..."

Just as he was talking, a plainly dressed woman came out of the next room, holding a crying child less than two years old in her arms.

"Head of the household, the child is clamoring for you!" said the woman.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man hurriedly stood up and took the child over. During his actions, he saw that one of his legs was not smooth, but he was somewhat disabled.

Look carefully, isn't it the lame butcher back then?
Holding the child, the middle-aged man looked a little shy, "At the end of the day, as an uncle, I want my nephew to pay for my wife, hey..."

Laifu hurriedly poured wine for the middle-aged man again, and said with a smile: "I guess you would say that. The third master said that you are his uncle. Isn't it right for a nephew to respect his uncle! Besides, Back then, it was all thanks to hanging out with you, practicing your courage, so you weren't afraid of the blood on the battlefield, didn't you?"

"What the third master means is that after a while, I plan to buy you a larger store property, so that you can have some money in your account every year and every month."

The middle-aged man waved his hands again and again, and said: "Compared to the hard work of being that butcher in the past, and the blood and feces all over his body, it is already a fairy-like life now! Where do I need any shop business?"

"Besides, it's just helping my nephew to look after the house. Zhuangzi gives so much money every month, which is enough for the family's food and clothing!" Holding the child in his arms, the middle-aged man's face was full of happiness. "I am content with what I am now!"

Hearing this, Lai Fu nodded secretly in his heart, but still smiled on his face and said: "You can't just take care of the house, the big and small things in the third master's village, but I still count on you to help him take care of them! As the third master Uncle, you can be regarded as the half owner of this place!"

When the middle-aged man heard the words, he nodded again and again, with a proud look on his face.

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Hall of Mental Cultivation.

It was rare for Emperor Hongde not to review the memorial today. Instead, he sat quietly on the dragon chair behind the imperial case. The anger rising in his eyes was enough to ignite the entire capital city.

Some time ago, after learning from Jia Jing's words that there were problems with the government soldiers and officials in Beizhili and Shandong, Emperor Hongde had a bad premonition in his heart.

Because this was no longer a trivial matter, especially when it involved military matters, Emperor Hongde went to the Dragon Head Palace to worship on the same day.

It just so happened that the Supreme Emperor also wanted to delegate power because of his ups and downs recently, so he allocated a part of the Jinyiwei who had been in his hands to Emperor Hongde. The person in charge of these Jinyiwei was a commander named Fang Zheng. .

With Jin Yiwei's more detailed and comprehensive source of information, Emperor Hongde discovered that the huge Zhou Empire was already riddled with holes.

There are natural disasters and man-made disasters outside, and local officials are corrupt inside, and the people can be said to be living in dire straits.

Emperor Hongde holds the Jinyiwei in his hand, and after having a wide range of information sources, he finally understands that the Supreme Emperor will target those civil servant groups more and more recently.

Especially in the past two years, the imperial government allocated [-]% or [-]% of the relief money and food allocated by the government due to natural disasters in various places to the victims, which is already remarkable.Thirty percent of the money was lost before it left the warehouse. This was all done by those civil servants!

Emperor Hongde looked at the secret fold of Jinyiwei on the imperial case, his complexion became colder and colder, under the rising anger in his heart, a cold light flickered in his eyes, and the strong murderous intent made the whole Hall of Mental Cultivation feel like falling into an ice cave.

After a long time, Emperor Hongde let out a heavy breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.

Rubbing his temples, Emperor Hongde closed his eyes for a while, and finally said:

"Qiu Shi'an, pass on my will and announce that Lin Ruhai, the inspector of Yan and Huaihe Rivers, will come to Beijing to report on his duties!"

Qiu Shi'an hurriedly responded, and was about to report to the cabinet to draft an order, but after walking more than ten steps, he was stopped by Emperor Hongde again.

"Re-announce the Beijing Camp Jiedu Envoy Prince Teng to enter the palace!"

Qiu Shi'an bowed again and promised.

Watching Qiu Shi'an's figure leave, Emperor Hongde leaned on the dragon chair with his eyes closed, slowly pinched the bridge of his nose with his left hand, rested his right hand on the armrest of the dragon chair casually, and lightly tapped the wooden armrest with his index finger.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

The crisp knocking sound echoed in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and a needle could be heard in the Hall of Mental Cultivation at this moment.

After a long while, Emperor Hongde, who had recovered his mood, opened his eyes and was about to read the memorial, but saw Fang Zheng, the commander of Jin Yiwei, standing there still bowed.

Looking at the respectful commander of Jinyiwei in the hall, Emperor Hongde's expression alternately brightened and darkened, and suddenly he thought of the Jia family, his eyes lit up.

"Fangzheng, I entrust you with a task today!"

"The minister is here!" Fangzheng replied, and at the same time his figure became lower by three points.

"Give me a look at Marquis Zhaowu, be detailed and reliable! It's your first errand after coming here!"

"The minister leads the order!"

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