serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 400 February
Since Emperor Jianwu died before the construction of his mausoleum was completed, his coffin was moved to the Shouhuang Palace in Jingshan after resting for 49 and [-] days in the Qianqing Palace. After the mausoleum was completed, it was then buried in the underground palace.

At dawn on the tenth day of the second lunar month, civil and military officials lined up from Donghua Gate to Jingshan. They lay in white robes on the left side of the road and cried to see them off. The successor emperor Yongxing cried and walked all the way. After a very complicated ceremony, Emperor Jianwu's The coffin was placed in the Shouhuang Hall in Jingshan.

From the next day, except for the ban on marriage for three months, the lives of ordinary people gradually returned to normal.

"Extra number, extra number, Chen Hao, a doctor in the Treasury Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, borrowed 10 taels of treasury silver to make loan sharks among the people, and he received 5000 taels of interest every month." While shouting, the young man got into the restaurant on the street.

The underground hall was noisily filled with drinkers.

There was a group of noisy drinkers sitting in the corner of the store. As soon as they saw the young man coming in, someone shouted: "Bring me a newspaper with one liter of rice!"

Everyone laughed heartily.

In the blink of an eye, almost a month has passed and the people have gradually accepted the newspaper.Through newspapers, they learned about many things and things that they had never had access to before. It turned out that Liaodong is not a barren land. Not only can rice be grown, but there are countless treasures in the mountains; salt in coastal production areas only costs ten cents a pound, and outside the customs Grassland beef and mutton cost twenty or thirty cents per kilogram.
In addition, the Jia family's newspapers have become as popular as banknotes.

The young man walked over, handed a newspaper to a drinker, then handed a newspaper to each of the tables on the side, and then walked to the second floor.

The drinker took the newspaper and opened it to read. The drinkers next to him all looked at him.

"Hey! The price of food has been reduced, one or two yuan per stone!" The drinker exclaimed in surprise.

"This much?"

"Fuck! The grain I just bought yesterday, I lost two hundred coins just after sleeping."

A burst of laughter.

The drinker then said: "You may have to lose seven to eight hundred cents. The ship carrying Nanyang rice has already docked at Tianjin Pier."

Another burst of laughter.

The drunkard who spoke blushed: "Read the newspaper, read the newspaper."

The drinker smiled and said, "What we are talking about today is that the prince led the troops to defeat the Tatar prince. We will talk about it later. Let me see which official has committed an offense."

As he spoke, his eyes fell on the lower left corner of the newspaper, and he said loudly: "Chen Hao, a treasury doctor in the Ministry of Finance, borrowed 10 taels of silver and made loan sharks among the people, earning 5000 taels of interest every month. He made profits by selling goods transported by water, Every income is more than [-] taels. Is this it?" After saying that, he looked confused.

Everyone was also stunned. The previous revelations were all about officials' secret mistakes, which opened the eyes and ears of the people in the capital.

At this time, an old Beijinger spoke: "There's a lot of stuff here! This Kuying Langzhong is responsible for collecting and sorting out the tax money collected. Because of the special errands, this position is not very long-term. It is generally stipulated that it will be replaced every three years, at most No more than five years.

Although the treasury is strictly managed, a large amount of money is handled every day. If you really want to commit corruption, there are still many ways.Officials who can take this position have a great background behind them."

After a pause, "Xiang Zhuang danced with the sword, aiming at Pei Gong! The prince is going to cause a big prison."

With a "wow" sound, everyone started making noises
In the cabinet duty room at this time, Wang Hetang finished reading the newspaper, closed it gently, and thought about it carefully.

At this moment, Li Shouzhong hurriedly walked in: "There's already a explosion outside."

Wang Hetang twitched the corners of his eyes, and then smiled bitterly: "This matter will definitely cause a big disturbance. In terms of duties, the investigation should start from the Household Department. In terms of cases, the investigation should start from Chen Hao. However, Chen Hao is Among the officials of the Mei Party, more than half of the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs were royalist officials promoted by the late emperor.

In addition, this matter must involve corruption, and a large group of people must be involved.The country's affairs are so difficult. What if a big prison breaks out and shakes the country's foundation? "

Li Shouzhong: "Yes, I was worried that something would happen, so I just ordered someone to send Chen Hao back to his home for custody."

Seeing that Wang Hetang was silent, he continued: "This matter cannot be hidden. Considering the complicated personnel relationships involved, we cannot thoroughly investigate and can only end it hastily. Chen Hao is a member of the Mei Party, so let the royalists go. Hear the case. Zhang Guangru is not only the leader of the royalist party, but also has a good reputation in the hearts of the people in the capital, so he used his name as 'Zhang Qingtian' to solve the matter."

Wang Hetang hesitated for a while, and then sighed: "Oh, this is the only way." Li Shouzhong hesitated: "Should we invite the prince to discuss the newspaper? Since Dong Pan was exiled outside the customs, this has been No. 8 is the official who was exposed by the official report. Everyone in the DPRK and the Central Government is in danger. As time goes by, the government will be in chaos."

Wang Hetang looked at him: "What do you think?"

Li Shouzhong: "It would be best to close the newspaper office, or not expose officials' secret mistakes in newspapers."

Wang Hetang thought for a while: "It's better that you go there yourself."

Li Shouzhong: "Okay, I'll go now." After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

Wang Hetang sat there in a daze, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He looked at the newspaper in front of him, his eyes flashing with a faint light. After this period of coldly watching, he had already figured out what Jia Hu was thinking and used the newspaper to do something. Ruin the reputation of civil servants, and then take action against the civil servant group to gain greater power.
Looking at Li Shouzhong's back gradually disappearing outside the Yimen, Jia Hu's lips curled up with smile lines.

He did not expect that Li Shouzhong was such a person. Instead of trying to solve the problem, he came to persuade him not to continue to expose officials' secret mistakes in the newspaper, and even vaguely proposed to close the newspaper.

This is Qingliu!

The heat is almost over, and the next step is to wait for the east wind from the south.
A breeze blew across his face, and Jia Hu came back from his thoughts, turned around and walked towards the backyard.

"Your Majesty!" Lai Sheng's voice came from behind.

Jia Hu stopped.

Lai Sheng walked over quickly: "Your Majesty, the old lady took the second wife into the palace. She said that the royal concubine in the palace is giving birth."

Jia Hu was startled for a moment, then said calmly: "I know." After that, he walked straight into the backyard.

When he came outside the main room, he heard laughter in the room. Jia Hu stopped and listened quietly. It turned out that it was Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai talking. He opened the door curtain and walked in.

As soon as he saw Jia Hu come in, Xue Baochai stood up quickly, wished Jia Hu good luck, and said to Lin Daiyu, "I'll come back tomorrow." After that, he walked out.

Jia Hu asked with a smile: "Why did Miss Bao talk to you so lively and run away when she saw me coming in?"

Lin Daiyu looked at him with a smile: "We are talking privately, so don't pry."

Jia Hu smiled and said, "You are willing to say it, but I am not willing to listen yet."

Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled: "I have been sitting for a long time. Please help me get up and walk around."

"Be careful."

Jia Hu carefully lifted Lin Daiyu up and helped her move slowly: "It's your birthday tomorrow. Is there anything in particular you want to eat? I'll have the kitchen prepare it in advance."

Lin Daiyu looked at him: "Aren't you going out tomorrow?"

After hearing this, Jia Hu looked at her strangely: "Why should I go out?!"

Lin Daiyu curled her lips: "You ask me? You have something to do every time I celebrate my birthday."

This was obviously a slander. Jia Hu pretended not to hear and helped her walk slowly step by step. He said with a smile: "Yang Dayong came early in the morning, which means I will come back to see you in the Spring Festival."

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu's smile returned to her face: "It's been more than a month since she came back. I really miss her."

Jia Hu smiled.

(End of this chapter)