King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 116 The Flying Jia Family

On the southeast side of the imperial city, the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry is located here.

Jia Zheng worked here and arrived at the Yamen on time every day. He was definitely the most punctual person in the Ministry of Industry.

It's just because he is a cautious person, and he doesn't want to be caught wrong.

As usual, after handling the daily official documents, Jia Zheng took out his own good tea and shared it with the colleagues in the value room.

Prices in the capital are relatively high, and the middle and lower-level capital officials are relatively financially struggling, so they will definitely not buy top-quality tea.

Although the Rongguo Mansion was lonely, it was still skinny and a camel was bigger than a horse. The basic necessities of life were high-quality, and sharing with colleagues seemed normal, and it was also a good way to win relationships.

Therefore, in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, Jia Zheng's popularity has always been very good, but he just couldn't get promoted.

"By the way, brother Zhao wanted to see the treasures of brush and ink yesterday, but I brought them from home today, so brother Zhao should take them back and have a look!"

After saying this, Jia Zheng picked up a book from the desk and handed it to the gray-haired official next to him.

The man was overjoyed, and said: "Thank you Brother Jia, this book is very rare to buy in the market, I went there a few times and never came across it, it was sold out as soon as it came out!"

This book was in limited print, so it was normal that it could not be bought. When he learned that his colleagues wanted it wholeheartedly, Jia Zheng sent someone to get it.

"Hey... It's a trivial matter, why bother to say thank you, just take it and have a look!"

The two were about to continue their courtesies when a small official outside walked into the duty room and came directly in front of Jia Zheng.

"Lord Jia, Lord Qin, please go!"

Hearing this, Jia Zheng immediately replied, "I'm going right away!"

After bidding farewell to several colleagues in the value room, Jia Zheng followed the clerk out of the room.

"I don't know why Master Qin called me?"

The clerk replied: "I don't know this little one, but I only know that Mr. Qin's face is embarrassing. You have to be careful!"

The reason why Jia Zheng was reminded of these things was also because the scribe did not take advantage of him.

"Thank you!"

Lord Qin who summoned Jia Zheng was his immediate boss, Qin Yishan, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry.

Arriving outside Qin Yishan's official hall, Jia Zheng tidied up his coat and hat before entering the room.

When I came to the east side hall, behind the desk inside, there was a purple-robed official writing with a pen. This person was Qin Yishan.

"Jia Zheng, a low-ranking official, pay homage to your lord!" When he said this, Jia Zheng bowed his hands and bowed in salute.

Qin Yishan lifted his pen and raised his head, his eyes swept to Jia Zheng like a torch, and then picked up a document from the table.

"This is an official letter from the cabinet. The Censor of the Procuratorate impeached you, saying that your Jia family has a bad manner!"

Your own family was impeached?Jia Zheng was shocked.

Under Qin Yishan's signal, Jia Zheng immediately entered the hall, took the official letter and read it carefully.

The censor was impeached, the atmosphere in Jia's house was not good, the defense of men and women was useless, and the servant woman Ding was arrogant and rude...

In short, all kinds of big hats were put on Jia Zheng's head, spraying his house into a dilapidated settlement from the level of etiquette.

His Jia family was also a hero who swept the world with the ancestors in the past. Although he has not fallen here, he is still a family of respect and etiquette. How can he suffer such humiliation.

"My lord, this is slander!" Jia Zheng said immediately.

Hearing this, Qin Yishan's face became even more ugly, and he said immediately: "Since it's slander, you should write a letter to defend yourself!"

Officials who have been impeached should suspend their duties if they are sensible. Such a choice can be called a clear conscience.

Then quickly find a way to meet and pass the investigation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Generally speaking, as long as the Jia family has no major problems, the investigation will not be too harsh.

The etiquette is strict, and there is nothing wrong with anyone. If the imperial censor of impeachment pursues after him, he will also make himself a target of public criticism.

And if the impeached person writes a letter to defend himself, it will also break the unspoken rules, causing the censor to chase and beat him, and it will be troublesome if things get big.

That's why Qin Yishan scolded Jia Zheng, hoping that he would follow the rules and not "discredit" the Ministry of Industry.

Of course, the Jia family was put together like this, and it was not a small loss to lose face.

After being reprimanded by Qin Yishan, Jia Zheng immediately bent down and replied: "My lord, I would like to suspend my post and wait for participation!"

"Since that's the case, let's go back to deliver the goods now, and don't have to come tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

Seeing Jia Zheng leaving lonely, Qin Yishan became busy again. He had a bad impression of Jia Zheng, just because he was not from a formal background.

As for Jia Zheng, his suspension was not dismissal. He was still a member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, but he no longer had to come to the yamen to do errands.

As for when to be reinstated, we have to wait until the investigation by the Metropolitan Procuratorate is over.

After the delivery was over, Jia Zheng left the imperial city, got into the sedan chair and rushed to the mansion. At this moment, his heart was full of anger.

In fact, he didn't take much care of the family affairs, and basically handed over Jia Lian and his wife.

Now that something like this happened, how could he not be strict about it.

As soon as the sedan chair reached Ningrong Street, Jia Zheng lifted the curtain and looked in the direction of his house.

But I saw the young man on duty at the door, sitting on a bench, laughing and playing, looking very happy, under the plaque of "Zao Rongguo Mansion".

When they saw Jia Zheng's sedan chair appearing, the servants immediately got up and lined up in two rows on the left and right to greet him.

The sedan chair stopped at the gate of the mansion, and Jia Zheng got off the sedan chair and walked towards the mansion. His ashen face made all the servants tremble.

After entering the gate, Jia Zheng did not go into the deep house, but went west to the outer study.

"Pass on my words, let Lian Er and Lai Da come and see me!"

"Yes!"

After entering the study, Jia Zheng became more and more angry, and even the maid who came in to serve tea was scolded by him because the tea was too hot.

After a little relief, Lai Da has already trotted over, and he was already out of breath when he entered the study.

"Sir, what are your orders?"

"The boy at the gate, who is in charge?"

"Returning to the master, Lin Zhixiao is leading this errand, do you have any orders from the master?"

Jia Zheng said coldly: "Just now when I came back, I saw the boy at the door laughing and playing, completely disregarding the prestige of the government, it's really disgusting!"

"Since Lin Zhixiao is in charge, he has been negligent. First, he will change his silver rice for three months. Today, all the servants on duty at the gate will be sold to me!"

Seeing that Jia Zheng was so angry, Lai Da didn't dare to speak too much, and immediately replied: "Young man, let's do it!"

As soon as Lai Da walked out the door, he ran into Jia Lian head-on.

"Second Master..."

"Master is in there?" Jia Lian didn't know what was going on.

"Exactly!"

After entering the study, seeing Jia Zheng's gloomy face, Jia Lian felt a chill down his back.

"Master, what are you looking for with your nephew?"

"The censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate impeached our family, saying that our family's atmosphere is not good, and the servant Ding is arrogant and rude. For this reason, I have suspended my job pending participation!"

Jia Zheng's suspension of duty to wait for participation is really not a trivial matter, and Jia Lian was dumbfounded when he heard it.

"Just now when I came back, I saw that the servants and maids in the mansion have no rules. Now you and your daughter-in-law are in charge of all the affairs of the mansion!"

Having said this, Jia Zheng became more and more impatient, and scolded: "You just managed it like this?"

Jia Lian couldn't bear the pressure of the cauldron, so he knelt down on the ground.

"My nephew is at fault, please punish me!"

Punishment is unnecessary, the most important thing right now is to clean up the family traditions and rules immediately, so as not to be caught by others.

Just heard Jia Zheng say: "In just a few days, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is going to come to the mansion to investigate, you hurry up and set up the rules for me!"

"Yes!"

Walking in front of Jia Lian, Jia Zheng became more serious and said: "If our family is really convicted of crimes, what will it be like to live in this world after falling into you? What will it be like to see our ancestors!"

"My nephew understands, so I'll go back and summon the steward for a lecture, sir, don't get angry!"

"Quickly... catch a few of them and punish them severely!" Jia Zhengyu urged earnestly.

(End of this chapter)