serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 65
At night, a carriage drove out from the side gate of Nanyang Bo's Mansion, and hundreds of cavalry waiting not far away rushed forward and guarded the carriage.

Under the dim light, Jia Hu and Liu Fang sat facing each other.

Liu Fang seemed a little preoccupied, hesitated for a while, and then said: "There is such a big commotion, and the palace chooses to remain silent. It's not a good sign!"

Jia Hu nodded, Shui Rong and the others led the soldiers from various prefectures dressed as householders to beat up the civil officials who stopped at Xuanwumen, then rushed to Dongcheng, beat up the civil officials who were mourning at Pei's house, and The mourning shed was smashed, and even the mourning hall would have been demolished if Niu Jizong hadn't stopped it.

I heard from the soldiers that, except for the female relatives who were hiding in the mourning hall, all the Pei family from the old man Pei Yan down to the family servants were beaten. up.

Although Jia Hu doesn't like Shui Rong, he still admires what he did today, even though he has his own plans.

But this has nothing to do with me, as long as I firmly hold the military power of the Yongwei Battalion, I and the Jia family are safe.

Jia Hu lowered his voice: "You said, could it be water-soluble?"

Liu Fang sighed, and said, "This kid is in deep water. He can't see through it!"

Jia Hu was startled for a moment, then smiled: "Whether it's him or not, he's not at ease today."

Liu Fang looked deeply at Jia Hu, and suddenly, she also smiled: "He has no good intentions, but it is an opportunity for you! Several people from the Kaiguo lineage entered the palace and became concubines, but only your Jia family The eldest girl of the past has become the concubine of today. Don't you understand?"

Jia Hu nodded.

Liu Fang: "We are all old, and our descendants don't have a worthy Hu brother. You must hold on to the military power in your hands. I don't tell you what you mean. Your Majesty is determined to deal with the grassland. The strength of the Chahar Department should not be underestimated when using troops, this battle will not be over in a month or two, I estimate it will be fought until the end of the year."

Paused, "The Manchus will not send troops, and it is estimated that the Khalkha alliance will not send troops to join the war. At most, they will support them with food, grass and weapons."

Jia Hu nodded. Over the years, the strength of the Chahar Tribe has soared, annexing several surrounding tribes, large and small, not only breaking the rules set by the Manchus, but also posing a great threat to other tribes.

Liu Fang went on to say: "I will find a way to persuade Shi Guangzhu to give up his military power, and then select [-] elites from the [-] Right Sentinels to join the Yongwei Battalion, so that you will have [-] elites under your command."

"Why?" Jia Hu blurted out.

Liu Fang raised her head, she was talking, but her eyes were looking away: "We are getting old, and we have to find a backer for our unworthy descendants."

Jia Hu: "Did something happen?" After speaking, he fixed his eyes on Liu Fang.

Liu Fang didn't answer, but leaned against the wall of the car, closed her eyes and meditated.

Yizhong Junwang's study.

With a single lamp, Prince Yizhong and King Beijing were sitting opposite Shui Rong.

Shui Rong took out a list from his sleeve: "This is a list I wrote down when I searched in the Yongwei Camp. It is full of officials and gentry who have been involved in the case. The small ones were dismissed from office and exiled, and the big ones ransacked their families."

With that said, he handed the list to King Yizhong.

King Yizhong was slightly startled, took the list and looked at it, his eyes slowly turning.

Shui Rong: "My lord doesn't believe me?"

King Yizhong nodded.

Shui Rong smiled: "Actually, I and the county king have the same purpose, just to protect ourselves."

Duke Yizhong hesitated for a while before asking, "What do you want to do?"

Shui Rong replied with a smile: "The concubine has not been around for a few years, and the emperor is also old. The prince has also seen what happened today. The honorables have their own ideas. I was suspected by the emperor, and the prince is now thinking about it. In this case , we must make plans early to have the strength to protect ourselves."

King Yizhong gritted his teeth and said, "Since you say that, I won't hide it from you. The emperor's grandfather's health is getting worse and worse, and he has become obsessed with pills. In a few years, maybe."

Shui Rong's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Does Your Majesty know?"

King Yizhong shook his head.

Shui Rong: "That's good. It seems that the time left for the prince is running out, we must hurry up, even if we die, we must be as vigorous as the prince."

King Yizhong smiled bitterly, then nodded vigorously.

Shui Rong stood up, cupped his hands, and walked out with a smile.

It was already dawn, but it was gray.

Outside the Meridian Gate, more than a hundred officials knelt down again in darkness.

The chief eunuch on duty forced himself to stand there: "If you have anything you want to say, just write a note and hand it in. What kind of words are stuck here!"

Paused, "The sages in ancient times were strict with themselves and lenient with others. However, your lords use the standards of saints to measure others, and to yourself. Hehe, everyone is embarrassed to say it. As the old saying goes, the sky is big, and the dead are the big ones." .But you don’t even need to know about this, there are gods in the air!”

The more than 100 officials kneeling there heard it, but they didn't say a word, just knelt there with their heads bowed.

At this moment, Pei Yan was supported by Xu Maochun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and walked out from the left door, followed by Zhao Zixun, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Pei Yan didn't wear an official hat, and was wrapped in white silk all over his head. He slowly looked at the crowd and spoke slowly: "At this time, everyone shouldn't come here. It's the Pei family who did something wrong. I'm sorry for the emperor, I'm sorry for everyone, and I'm sorry. I'm sorry for the people of the world. Your Majesty knows that everyone has been wronged, and also knows that life in the capital is not easy."

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Zixun.

Zhao Zixun said loudly: "Your Majesty will allocate 100 million silver from the internal treasury, 78 will be returned to the state treasury for officials below the fifth rank, and the remaining 22 will be used to supplement household expenses."

All the officials were excited when they heard the words.

Zhao Zixun: "These money was originally intended to be used to build the mausoleum. Your Majesty can't bear the fact that everyone has worked hard for the court all their lives, but in the end they are destitute and even old. Now, take it all out and pay off everyone's debts."

All the officials cried together: "Your Majesty."

In the afternoon, a decree came out from the Qianqing Palace, seeing that all the concubines and concubines in the palace have been in the palace for many years, is there any reason not to miss their family and parents?Therefore, the favor was widely distributed, and the family members of Jiaofang were allowed to enter the palace on the second and sixth day of each month to have a look at it, so as to gather family happiness!

Two days later, another decree from the Qianqing Palace said that the family members of Jiaofang entered the palace, there must be a state system, and the mother and daughter could not be comfortable.Unexpectedly, he was very generous with his convenience, and specially ordered all the noble relatives of Jiaofang, except for the favor of entering the palace on the [-]th.

, where there is a home in Chongyu other courtyard, where you can stay in Guanfang, you may wish to invite the inner court Luanyu to enter its private residence, so that you can fully enjoy the family relationship and the ultimate nature of family relationships.

With this decree, the nobles are all enthusiastically grateful.

Several families have already invited people from the Ministry of Industry to draw designs, and they are planning to build a family-friendly courtyard.

Also, Wu Tianyou, the father of Concubine Wu, thought the house was too small, so he hurried out of the city to visit the place.

The Rongqing Hall resumed laughter and joy.

Jiamu sat on the couch, Daiyu sat on the left, Xiangyun sat on the right, Wang Xifeng and Li Wan stood on both sides, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Youshi, Qinshi and Baoyu, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun sisters all exist.

Since Laiwang and his wife were killed by Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng no longer had the pride of the past, and took the initiative to send 1 taels of money to the temples, and then served wine for guests. She was given to Jia Lian as her aunt.

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Jia Lian's heart softened, and he took the initiative to intercede with Jia Amnesty, but she was not allowed to enter the Buddhist hall, but the right to housekeeper was deprived, and now Li Wan is the housekeeper, with Wang Xifeng helping her.

Just as I was talking, I heard footsteps outside, and Jia Lian walked in, "Father sent me back and forth to the old lady: the gentlemen have already agreed, starting from the east area, passing through the garden in the East Mansion, and turning to the north, the total measurement is accurate. , about three and a half miles long, can be built to build a provincial hospital.

The second master invited an old man named Shan Ziye from the Ministry of Industry to design the garden, and the drawings will be available in two days.Father said, just wait for the old lady to look at it, if there is something wrong with it, then make changes, so that it can be sent to the palace for the empress to have a look at. "

Jia Mu nodded and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, please ask the people from the Ministry of Industry to work harder. The drawings will be released tomorrow, and more tea money will be enough. By the way, can you make a list?"

"Going back to the old lady, the stream is brought from the Huifang Garden, and the bamboo trees, mountains and rocks can be moved from the father's yard. These two things can save some money. The people from the Ministry of Industry roughly calculated the general account, including the main hall, about There are 20 groups of buildings, more than [-] scenic spots, and three mountains will be piled up."

Everyone was shocked, how much would it cost?
Even Jia Mu, who was used to seeing riches and honors, was slightly startled, and asked, "Why do you want so much?"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Old lady, this is the royal rule, and the Ministry of Industry also follows the rules."

But Jia's mother couldn't laugh: "How much does it cost?"

"130 million taels."

Mother Jia's hands trembled. After the garden was built, the days of Jia's family would not be over.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, 130 million, it would cost so much to build a garden, I dare not even think about it.

Mrs. Xing said: "How do you get the money?"

Mrs. Wang was shocked and stared at Jia Lian.

"If you go back to your wife, the two government accounts will each contribute 35 taels, the big house will give 20, the second room will give [-], the son and brother Rong will each give [-], the second brother will give [-], and Mrs. Lin will give [-]." .”

After hearing this, a trace of displeasure flashed across Mrs. Xing's face.

Mrs. Wang's expression became uncomfortable, 20, Jia Zheng really dared to answer, and turned to Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue hurriedly turned her head away.

Mother Jia saw it all, and said: "You and Rong'er don't have to pay, I will pay the money, and you live a good life, which is the greatest filial piety."

You Shi quickly stood up: "I'll pay for Rong'er's share. I dare not let the old lady fill in."

Jia Mu: "I know you have money, but it was given to you by his second uncle."

He glanced at Mrs. Xing dissatisfiedly, "That's the matter."

(End of this chapter)