serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 194 Zhen Yingjia's Pain
Fuyang, Caishikou Execution Ground.

The area around the execution ground was already full of ordinary people waiting to watch.

Jia Lian and Yang Dayong sat in the beheading shed as the beheading officers.

All the officials from Yingzhou Mansion came and stood in the open space in front of the execution platform one by one, but no one said anything.

Someone whispered, "Here we come!"

The earth-shattering cries were getting closer and closer, and everyone looked around in unison.

The people onlookers made a commotion, and saw that the magistrate of Yingzhou was tied up and escorted by a group of armored soldiers, followed by some officials and gentry.

Looking at these officials and gentry who are domineering in the city on weekdays, the common people couldn't help expressing their hatred for a while, cursing secretly, these thieves will also have such a day.

The magistrate of Yingzhou and others had long lost their former momentum, and were dragged to the execution platform by soldiers.

Jia Lian and Yang Dayong took out their pocket watches from their pockets, and the hands gradually pointed to three quarters in the afternoon.

The two stood up at the same time, Jia Lian stretched out his hand to the command arrow, grabbed a command arrow, pulled it out, shouted: "cut!" and threw the command arrow on the ground.

A flash of swords!
More than a dozen heads rolled to the ground!

The officials of the Yingzhou government who were watching the punishment all turned pale and stood there in a daze.

The people onlookers burst into cheers!

Inside the government hall

Jia Hu was sitting in front of the big case, looking down at the account books.

Hu Jiancheng, magistrate of Fuyang County, stood in front of the case with his head down and hands down.

At this moment, eunuch Zhao rushed in like a gust of wind, and shouted loudly: "These bastard profiteers should be punished!"

Without looking up, Jia Hu asked, "What's wrong?"

Eunuch Zhao: "They actually colluded with the rebels and sold the grain in the official warehouse to the rebels."

Hu Jiancheng was stunned. He knew that the prefect of Yingzhou was corrupt and accepted bribes, stole the grain from the official warehouse, and resold it to private traders for profit. He did not expect that the grain was sold to the rebels.

After reading the account book, Jia Hu closed it gently, concentrating on it.

As soon as he entered the city yesterday, Jia Hu encountered the legendary sue for blocking the road. It was still the official suing the official, and it was the Fuyang county magistrate Hu Jiancheng who sued the prefect of Yingzhou.

After reading Hu Jiancheng's complaint, Jia Hudun felt that something was wrong, and quickly asked Yang Dayong to lead troops to surround several official warehouses and open them for food inspection. The scene inside made him furious, most of the official warehouses were empty, After checking, there were only 1 shi of grain in the official warehouse of Fuyang City, which was a full [-] shi less than the account book.

Not counting the Vanguard Battalion, Jia Hu has [-] main forces under his command. In addition, [-] young and strong men were selected from the captives to form a criminal army, plus handymen, nearly [-]. People eat horses and chew, which consumes a lot. For three days, this completely disrupted Jia Hu's battle plan.

At this time, a member of the Criminal Division came in hurriedly, "Boss, the homes of all the officials, gentry and businessmen involved in the case have been searched." He handed over the paper in his hand.

Eunuch Zhao took it and looked at it, and almost jumped up: "It's less than five thousand shi of grain, which is not enough to fit between teeth. What's the use of so much money?" He said, turning his eyes to Jia Hu.

Jia Hu looked at Hu Jiancheng and asked, "Is there food in Fuyang City?"

"Go back to the adults."

Hu Jiancheng replied: "This year, the autumn harvest in Yingzhou Prefecture starts on August [-]th, and ends on the second day of September in Fuyang County."

Jia Hu and Eunuch Zhao met.

Jia Hu leaned back slightly: "I heard that this is your third term, why haven't you been promoted yet?"

Hu Jiancheng blushed suddenly: "The lower official has a bad temper and often offends his superiors, so he has been spinning around in the county magistrate's position."

Jia Hu smiled slightly, took out a piece of paper from the official document, shook it, and said to Hu Jiancheng, "You are an upright official who does practical things for the people."

Hu Jiancheng was a little excited: "Based on what your lord said, the persistence of the next official for so many years was not in vain."

Jia Hu: "As long as I do things for the imperial court sincerely, I will never hesitate to promote talents for the country. Lin San!"

Lin San walked in with a tray, and he could see a black gauze and an official uniform.

Hu Jiancheng seemed to have a premonition, and saw his chest rising and falling, and his face flushed.

With a smile on his face, Jia Hu asked Hu Jiancheng: "To raise [-] shi of grain within two days, do you dare to accept this military order?"

Eunuch Zhao then said: "There is no joke in the army. If you violate the order, you will be beheaded."

Hu Jiancheng was taken aback for a moment, and then replied loudly: "To benefit the country, life and death are the basis of life and death. There is nothing to be afraid of!"

Jia Hu clapped the big case: "Okay! From now on, you will be the agent for the prefect of Yingzhou!"

Eunuch Zhao: "As long as you complete the military order within two days, the miscellaneous family and the general will recommend you to the imperial court as the magistrate of Yingzhou."

Hu Jiancheng: "Yes."

Jia Hu glanced at Lin San.

Lin San walked forward with a tray in his hand: "Master Hu."

Jia Hu: "You can get the money for buying grain from the stolen money confiscated by the Criminal Criminal Division."

"Yes!"

Hu Jiancheng, who took the tray, raised his head and strode out of the yamen.

Looking at Hu Jiancheng's disappearing figure, Eunuch Zhao sighed: "He is a good official! However, because he spoke and acted for the common people, he offended his superiors and colleagues, and was not tolerated by the gentry. How many three years will his life end up like this! "

Jia Hu nodded. There were too many things like this, and they couldn't handle them. The power to appoint and remove local officials rested with the imperial court.

Today's matter is just a stopgap measure.

I also thought of Jia Amnesty’s secret letter, 5000 taels bought a piece of news from Dai Quan, the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, King Zhongshun suggested to the emperor to send civil servants outside the pass to assist the military guards in handling government affairs, manage and educate the Mongols, and gradually Sinicize outside the pass .

To assist in handling government affairs and educate the Mongols is because the Zhongshun King Group wants to take the opportunity to eliminate its influence outside the pass, and perhaps also want to control the Mongolian armed forces.

This is not the first time that Dai Quan has traded information with the Jia family. On August 3000th, he sold news of the collusion between King Zhongshun and King Yizhong to Jia Amnesty for [-] taels.

This incident once again refreshed Jia Hu's understanding of Yizhong County King, who can have no bottom line for power, and Zhongshun King is his father-killing enemy!

Among the four members of the three generations of the royal family, only the emperor is considered a normal person, one is a lunatic, one is a fool, and one is mentally ill.

This may be a good opportunity, the last memorial to impeach the Ministry of Officials and the cabinet, give him a good bombardment!
Drag them all into the water, and pull their eyes back from the gate.

Thinking of this, Jia Hu immediately picked up the pen, spread out the blank chapter and began to write quickly.

After finishing writing, Jia Hu nodded and blew on the ink, took off a jade seal from his waist, took a deep breath from his mouth, and stamped it squarely on the memorial, the bronze seal of Minister of War It has been brought back to the capital by the eunuch who passed the decree, so he can only use the Ningguo Gong jade seal that was just sent.

Like Jia Amnesty, Niu Jizong was also honored by his son and was reappointed by the emperor as Minister of the Ministry of War.

Jia Hu raised his head and said to Eunuch Zhao: "Supervisor Zhao, this is the inscription on the impeachment of the cabinet and the Ministry of Officials, please come and sign your name!" As he spoke, he pushed the memorial over.

Eunuch Zhao hesitated for a moment, walked over, took a closer look, and said, "Okay." He picked up a pen, signed on it, then took out the official seal from his sleeve, and stamped it.

Lin San has prepared leather envelopes, feathers and baking varnish.

Jia Hu put the memorial in an envelope, baked the seal, stamped it, took out three feathers from the tray, and stuck them on the baking paint. After thinking about it, he stuck another one.

Eunuch Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then laughed. The imperial court had an old system, and the military report of victory was expedited by six hundred miles, and the expedited eight hundred miles could only be used to transmit very urgent military information, such as border emergencies, military rebellions, etc. special circumstances.

This momentum alone can set off a stormy wave in the court.

Jia Hu delivered the [-] miles urgently.

Eunuch Zhao took it with both hands, and shouted loudly, "Come on!"

A fan came in in response.

Eunuch Zhao: "Send it to the palace immediately!"

That fan: "Yes." He took the memorial with both hands, put it in his arms, turned around and strode out.

Eunuch Zhao's face gradually became serious: "I don't know how many people will be involved in this!"

Jia Hu: "The Enke Scholars promoted by the emperor have been practicing in the Six Departments of the Cabinet for almost a year, and it is time to come out to work. Only these people can be united with the emperor, can the New Deal be implemented, and this deeply evil situation can be reversed. Turn around."

After a pause, "We can fight for the emperor and defend the world, but we cannot rule the world. Talented people are the foundation of governing the country!"

Hearing this, Eunuch Zhao gave Jia Hu a strange look, then nodded.

Suddenly, Jia Lian's voice came from outside the lobby: "Marshal, may I come in?"

Jia Hu turned around and saw Jia Lian standing by the door holding a bundle.

Jia Lian was taken over by Jia Hu from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he was fully responsible for the food, grass and military supplies of the army.

Jia Hu shook his hand: "This is not a big camp, second brother Lian doesn't have to be like this."

"Back to Commander, the rules in the barracks must be obeyed."

Jia Lian walked in with the bundle in his hands, walked up to Supervisor Zhao and greeted him with a smile, then put the bundle on the big case: "It was just delivered from home."

Jia Hu was overjoyed, and untied the bundle, revealing a wooden box, quickly took out the purse from his bosom, and took out a key to unlock it.

Open the lid of the box, and on the top is a roll of rice paper tied with a red string. Erase the red string, unfold it, and the painting is a crane with spread wings, which looks quite similar. Jia Hu smiled and handed it to Jia Lian. "The crane painted by the fourth girl."

Then he said to Eunuch Zhao at the side: "Supervisor Zhao also take a look, this is a painting drawn by my sister."

Eunuch Zhao immediately came over with a smile on his face, took a serious look, and said with a smile: "Although the miscellaneous masters don't know how to paint, this crane is vivid and lifelike. It can be seen that he studied under a famous master and has extraordinary painting skills."

Jia Lian suppressed a smile and said, "The fourth younger sister's painting skills have indeed improved."

Jia Hu was bright in his heart, but still very happy. He took out Lin Daiyu's letter and read it carefully. A smile could not help appearing on his face. He looked at it, suppressed his smile, thought for a while, and then looked down.

After reading the last page, Jia Hu was stunned for a moment, and then a trace of potential self-esteem and satisfaction flashed across his face, but at almost the same time, an emotion that he couldn't explain welled up in his heart.

Stuffing Lin Daiyu's letter into his bosom, Jia Hu stood up and paced back and forth in the lobby. Before he knew it, he had been away from home for almost half a year. worried.

Thinking of this, Jia Hu said as he walked: "Jinling's grain cannot be transported, and Henan's grain harvest is still poor this year, and self-protection is not enough. There is simply not much grain to come, so we can only rely on Huguang."

Eunuch Zhao and Jia Lian looked at each other, and then both looked at Jia Hu.

Jia Hu went to the door and stood still: "We must defeat the rebels in Lu'an as soon as possible, open up the food roads in Huguang, mobilize troops from Shaanxi and Hubei provinces to first break the siege of Jixianguan, and then slowly encircle and suppress the entrenched forces in Luzhou. The main force of the rebel army in the government. Counting the time, the old Duke and Wang Dalei should have arrived in Fengyang, and the strategic layout of closing the door and beating dogs has been initially formed. As long as the Jixian Pass is not lost, we will win."

After a pause, "Go home before the Spring Festival."

Eunuch Zhao hesitated for a moment, then said: "The [-] elite soldiers of Anhui Wei are all in Anqing Mansion, and Jixian Pass cannot be lost."

Jia Hu shook his head, turned around, walked to sit down in front of the big case, pondered for a moment, and said to Jia Lian: "You immediately prepare three days' rations and concentrated feed for the cavalry. After tomorrow evening, I will personally lead the cavalry to attack Lu'an and break the border. The current stalemate, end this war as soon as possible."

Capital
The sun was still shining brightly at noon, but now it was windy.

Imperial City
Qianqing Palace

Zhen Yingjia came out with a dejected expression, perhaps because she was too tired, she staggered when she crossed the threshold, and the little yellow door beside her quickly supported him, and then she stood still.

After calming down, Zhen Yingjia pushed open the small yellow door and walked out with difficulty.

After walking two steps, Zhen Yingjia stopped, looked back at the Qianqing Palace, then sighed deeply, and walked forward again. At this time, his mind was full of the secret report sent back from Shengjing by the Zhen Fusi .

The Zhen family's old house was destroyed in the fire, and the old lady and Baoyu were buried in the sea of ​​fire. Such a big event could not be concealed. After the news reached Daming Palace, the old concubine passed out at that time, and she is still lying on the bed.

Now the Zhen family moved to Xicheng and lived in the mansion bestowed by the emperor.

Half an hour ago, the eunuch came to the door with an order, saying that Zhen Fu's case had a result.

Zhen Yingjia came to the Palace of Qianqing with anxiety, but the emperor threw the secret report just delivered from Shengjing on the ground without saying a word.

Under Dai Quan's reminder, Zhen Yingjia picked up the secret report and read it. The more she looked at it, the more startled she became, and her heart became colder and colder. It's hard to accept that that woman is really from the Qing Dynasty, and she is also the daughter of the Wu Ya clan.

And that evil person, he fled to Shengjing and changed his name to Wuya Ruixing, so he became the eldest son of the Wuya clan.

In addition, there was one more thing mentioned in the secret report, the fire in Dongcheng was caused by that villain, and the secret agent of the Zhenfu Division also said that the Wu Ya family had another prostitute, and it was suspected that it was with that villain.

After reading the secret report, Zhen Yingjia completely understood that the three missing bodies were Sanyatou and her two maidservants.

That villain set fire to the Zhen family's old house, burned his grandmother and younger brother to death, and made the Zhen family extinct.

All this is because of the mistakes I made back then, not only taking that woman in, but also allowing her to give birth to a concubine's eldest son, causing the Zhen family's back house to be in chaos for more than ten years, and now it has pushed the Zhen family into the abyss.

Zhen Yingjia burst out laughing suddenly, the laughter was so sharp.

The surrounding officials and eunuchs were startled by his terrible laughter.

Zhen Yingjia actually burst into tears from laughing, and shouted loudly after laughing: "Zhen Yingjia, this is all your retribution!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was stunned!
Suddenly, Zhen Yingjia's eyes darkened, and she fell backwards
(End of this chapter)