serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 402 The newspaper office was burned down

The sun is already westward.

At this time, the lobby of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was crowded with people standing or sitting, including censors from all walks of life and officials from the Hanlin Academy and Imperial College.

Zhu Qizhen, the newly appointed left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and several senior officials of the Mei Party sat there with their heads lowered.

All the officials were like ants on a hot pot. They were restless sitting and standing, constantly stretching their necks to look at the door of the second hall.

No one expected that Jia She's revenge would come so quickly. They had just sat down to discuss how to impeach Jia Hu, force the Jia family to close the newspaper, and regain control of public opinion.

Just after taking a sip of tea, people from Dali Temple rushed over and took out a list of people to arrest in front of everyone. The charges were for beating the Shangguan and committing indecent assault!
After that, even if Jia She stops interfering, these people will be removed from their official positions and go back to wait for election.

The attack was not successful, but several mainstays were killed. For a time, everyone's hearts were filled with dark clouds.

Suddenly, the self-ringing bell in the corner rang, and everyone understood that the office was closed!

Finally, footsteps were heard outside the door, and everyone's eyes widened. Only Liang Jianzhang, the new censor of Youqiandu, came in, but Mei Changwen was not there.

Liang Jianzhang walked in and sat down silently.

Zhu Qizhen exchanged glances with several senior officials of the Mei Party, and asked Liang Jianzhang: "What did Mr. Ge say?"

Liang Jianzhang said with a sad expression: "Mr. Ge said that Mr. Mei has returned to Beijing, and he has gone back to see his son."

"Fuck!" Someone shouted in a low voice.

One of the imperial censors spoke: "What a big deal! We brought him into the cabinet, but he turned his back and refused to recognize us."

Another censor: "I think his courage has been shattered!"

A doctor from the Imperial College said: "This is unreasonable! We are fighting against the cabinet, fighting against the distinguished military, and fighting against the Jia family. What are we fighting for? It is for the sake of the country, the country, the national economy and the people's livelihood! For this reason, Wang Yushi and Deng Hanlin have given their lives to the great nation. Zhou. He gets the benefits but wants to withdraw, no way!"

The bachelor of the Hanlin Academy said loudly: "If he dares to make peace with the noble army and collude with the Jia family, we will join in with him!"

Everyone was excited: "Yes! Even him participates!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, and everyone became quiet again.

Zhu Qizhen: "Don't get into trouble, everyone. Mr. Mei Ge has always hated evil and has a clear stance. He should be avoiding it to avoid suspicion. At this juncture, we can't cause him any trouble. Later, I will visit him in person. .”

Liang Jianzhang: "What Mr. Zhu said is absolutely true. Everyone should go back first."

Zhu Qizhen stood up and said, "Everyone, please go back." He stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture.

After seeing off the Qingliu people, Zhu Qizhen returned to the lobby of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, his face darkened, and he said to Liang Jianzhang and several senior Mei Party officials: "He wants to stay out of the matter and protect himself wisely."

Liang Jianzhang exchanged glances with several people, and then said: "At this juncture, we have to win over him, otherwise we will not be able to withstand the Jia family's revenge."

After a pause, "I don't know how many heads the Jia family will chop off with this sword swing, but we will definitely not be able to escape. Since we can't escape, let's make an earth-shattering scene for him! Drag him into the water, and maybe... You can force the cabinet to raise its hand and let us live."

Zhu Qizhen: "Earth-shaking? What kind of trouble?"

Liang Jianzhang: "Come!" As he said that, several people came together.

I don’t know what Liang Jianzhang said, but Zhu Qizhen and several senior officials of the Mei Party all showed horrified looks.
Beining County Prince's Mansion Living Room

The sun had already set, and William came again, sitting at a very distance with his hands on his knees.

A soldier came out: "My prince is busy and really can't come out to meet the guests. Please forgive me."

William hesitated and took out a letter from his sleeve: "Then please pass this letter to your prince. It is of great importance and please open it immediately." He handed it over with both hands.

The soldier took the letter and said, "Please."

William stood up, hugged him with both hands and said, "I'm sorry." He turned around and walked out.

On the other side of Huifang Garden, Jia Hu was walking with Lin Daiyu.

Jia Hu supported Lin Daiyu in front, while Amber, Zicuckoo, and Xueyan followed closely behind. The old woman, maids, steward's wife, and mother-in-law were all guarding the door of Huifang Garden on three levels outside. .

Lin Daiyu held Jia Hu's hand and said softly: "I gave birth to another princess. Now I have a son and a daughter, which makes up for the misfortune."

Jia Hu: "Yes, we have both children." Lin Daiyu glanced at him: "What's wrong?"

Jia Hu shook his head and suddenly remembered: "Hey, your uncle is so powerful today." Jia She denounced all the officials and told Lin Daiyu about Li Shouzhong who was half-dead with anger.

Lin Daiyu smiled.

A breeze blew, Jia Hu stopped, and Hu Hu quickly handed over the cloak.

Putting the cloak on her, Jia Hu looked up at the sky and said, "Let's go back after walking for a while."

Lin Daiyu stretched out her hand to feel the breeze and said with a smile: "Let's fly a kite tomorrow."

Jia Hu thought for a while: "Let's forget it. If the wind is small, you can't fly. If the wind is strong, you can't blow the wind."

Lin Daiyu smiled: "I'll come back tomorrow to welcome the Spring Festival. It's hard to let her sit with me in the room all the time while I watch you play."

At this moment, Grandma Wang came over and said, "Second Master, Jiao Da is here and waiting outside the courtyard gate."

Lin Daiyu let go of her hand: "Go quickly."

Jia Hu: "Yes." Then he said to Hu Hu and Zicuckoo: "It's good to take care of them." He walked out.

Outside the courtyard gate, Jiao Da and the soldier were standing there waiting.

As soon as they saw Jia Hu coming out, Jiao Da and the soldier rushed to greet him: "Your Majesty."

Jia Hu glanced at Jiao Da first, and then asked the soldier, "Is he gone?"

The soldier took out a letter from his sleeve: "Yes. Before leaving, I left a letter saying that it is of great importance and please open it immediately."

Jia Hu took the letter, opened the seal and read it. After only reading a few lines, his face turned ugly.

The Dutch became more and more bold, and actually provided the Annamites with a large number of muskets and artillery.

After folding the letter, Jia Hu said, "I understand."

The soldier retreated.

Jiao Da took a step forward and said in a low voice: "The news just came, Chen Hao is dead. Our informant said that Liang Jianzhang, the censor of Youqiandu, went to see Mei Changwen after leaving the Yamen, and the two of them whispered and agreed. After a while, Liang Jianzhang went to see Chen Hao. Without saying a word, Chen Hao killed him in front of Liang Jianzhang, Zhang Guangru, and Dali Temple officials. It was probably Liang Jianzhang who had tricked Lamei Changwen!"

"That's interesting. Go on." Jia Hu looked at him intently.

Jiao Da: "Before disbanding the government, Liang Jianzhang went to the cabinet to find Mei Changwen, hoping that he could go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but Mei Changwen refused. The informant there said that the Mei Party officials and Qingliu were very dissatisfied with Mei Changwen, saying They said a lot of unpleasant things. They wanted to create a whirlpool and drag Mei Changwen into it."

Jia Hu thought about it for a while. Since Jia Yucun was sent to Caishikou, Mei Changwen had kept a low profile. Maybe he was afraid, or maybe he had a heavy responsibility.

"Liang Jianzhang and Zhu Qizhen used Chen Hao to embezzle more than [-] yuan. This is a capital crime. Will they jump over the wall and attack the newspaper office. The death of Chen Hao is not enough to drag down a cabinet bachelor." Jiao Da said suddenly.

Jia Hu's eyes lit up, he thought for a moment, and then waved.

Jiao Da turned his head sideways.

Jia Hu whispered a few words into his ear.
It was already very late at night, and Dongshi Street was unusually quiet. The whole street was dark and empty, except for a few lanterns in front of a few restaurants that were blown by the night wind.

The private room facing the street on the second floor of the restaurant diagonally opposite the newspaper office was actually filled with big men holding frontier army standard waist knives!
Jiao Da was sitting alone on a chair by the window, with a waist knife on his lap. A large piece of window paper in front of him was cut out. This position happened to allow him to see the newspaper office.

Suddenly, several dark figures appeared at the east end of the street. After running a few steps, they squatted down along the wall.

coming!

His big eyes were shining with excitement. Just now, he changed his mind and decided not to follow Jia Hu's order and let these people burn the newspaper office. Only if people die can things get serious and the Jia family can get something. Greater good!

Compared to Jia She, Jia Hu is still too kind.

Several dark figures came with knives.

The shadows sneaked outside the door, nodded to each other, and with a bang, the door was kicked open, and several shadows broke in.

Jiao laughed, because he was worried that the noise would not be loud enough!
Sure enough, the newspaper office was quickly ignited. Looking at the raging fire in front of him, Jiao Da became extremely excited and excited. Burn it, burn it. The bigger the fire, the better.
(End of this chapter)