King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 17 Protector Talisman

[I heard that the starting point has a reward function, but I don't quite believe it! 】

As the sun was setting to the west, a carriage arrived at the Yamen of Yingtian Mansion, accompanied by more than a dozen police officers.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a purple official uniform got out from inside, attracting the servant on duty at the entrance of the government office to salute.

"See the Grand Master!"

There is no doubt that the person who came was Jia Yucun, the magistrate of Yingtian.

I saw him with a round waist, a thick face, a broad mouth, and a fierce aura, so it's no wonder that everyone was in awe of him.

Ignoring these people, Jia Yucun went straight into the government office.

After returning from Liyang, he first went to the palace to meet the prince, trying to explain why he was late, but naturally he couldn't make it.

So at this moment, Jia Yucun was full of anger.

Originally, he was happy to come to Jinling to take office, but Jia Yucun would never have thought that he would encounter such a mess.

Ying Tianfu and the following counties were short of money and food, which happened to make him encounter an audit.

After months of cleaning up in the early stage, Jia Yucun had a good grasp of the local situation in advance, which gave him time to prepare for the cleaning up.

In the past few days, he first met with a few county magistrates, and then met with the local prominent families. In the past seven or eight days, Ying Tianfu's accounts have been flattened nine out of ten.

On the other side of Liyang, after his supervision and mediation, all the shortfalls owed have been made up, and the first batch of military rations has begun to be shipped.

This was something to be happy about, but what happened today washed away his good mood.

Fortunately, Jia's mansion is related to the crown prince, so even though there was an unsatisfactory act today, the crown prince would not blame him... Jia Yucun comforted himself in this way.

When he walked into the front hall of the government office, he saw a few people walking towards him, they were the adjutants of the government office.

The leader is Zhang Fangshi, a fellow acquaintance, and Hu Jin'an, the pusher, is also among them.

"Fu Zun, you are back!"

Jia Yucun nodded, took off his official hat and said, "I went to the palace first, but unfortunately I didn't get summoned by the crown prince, what a sin..."

"Fu Zun is responsible for the king's order, devoted himself to his duties, and ran around in person. The prince knows the inside story, so he will definitely not blame him!"

Zhang Fangshi had a warm face. He was about 50 years old, and there was basically no possibility of further improvement. He was in the state of a good old man in the government office.

"I hope!" Jia Yucun sighed.

All the way into the back office, everyone sat down according to their ranks and talked about today's discussion.

Ten minutes later, the discussion was coming to an end, and Jia Yucun was informed of the latest situation.

When everyone was silent, Jia Yucun put down his teacup and said slowly: "No matter other mansions, we Yingtian Mansion is the most benevolent place in Jinling, and we should set an example to fulfill our duties..."

"The deficiencies in the counties below have basically been made up, but the government's accounts have not been sorted out, and time is running out..."

"You are each in charge of one place, and you have to deal with your own accounts. If there is a mess after five days, don't blame the king for being ruthless!"

At the end, Jia Yucun's eyes flashed sharply, causing everyone's hearts to tighten.

"Do you understand?"

"I will understand!" Everyone replied.

"Okay, go to your own business!"

After the crowd dispersed, Village Chief Jia Yu breathed a sigh of relief, squinting his eyes and slumped on a chair.

At this moment, a young man dressed as a yamen servant popped his head outside the hall.

Seeing that Jia Yucun was resting, he planned to leave first and report the matter later.

But before he turned around and took two steps, he heard a voice behind him.

"What's the matter?"

Hearing Jia Yucun's voice, a smile appeared on Wang Cheng's face, and he turned around slowly to salute: "The little one sees the elder!"

Opening his eyes, looking at this old acquaintance, Jia Yucun said, "Excuse me, come in if you have something to say!"

Wang Cheng was the little novice of the Gourd Temple back then. Jia Yucun's eyes were darkened after he took office. This fellow clarified the relationship in the yamen and revealed his identity.

When Jia Yucun was not in the yamen, Wang Cheng was the pair of eyes he left behind, watching everything in the yamen for him.

Entering the lobby, Wang Cheng hooked his waist and said: "Seeing that the elder is resting, I dare not disturb you!"

"I'm not here for the past two days, is there any movement in the yamen?"

"Returning to the master, everything is the same as usual, but a case was made yesterday, and I don't know if I should say it or not!"

"case?"

This Wang Cheng has always been alert, since he brought up the case, it seems that he should listen... Jia Yucun thought to himself.

"tell me the story!"

Lifting the teapot on the side, Wang Cheng walked slowly to Jia Yucun, and said while mixing tea: "Yesterday in Wuding Gate, the uncle of the Xue family and the son of a squire fought for a maidservant. The son of things has met!"

"The young master of Zhenjiangwei couldn't understand Uncle Xue bullying the market, so he clashed with Xue's family. The two sides fought each other and injured people's lives..."

"After killing Xue's servants, the young master of Zhenjiang Wei ordered his subordinates to bring the two parties to the government office, and asked our government office to judge impartially!"

"These dandies are really helpless..." Jia Yucun couldn't help cursing.

As an official from a poor family, he naturally hated these domineering children of aristocratic families.

Dispelling the anger in his heart, Jia Yucun asked, "How is the trial going so far?"

"I heard... Uncle Xue promised Mr. Hu a large sum of money to deal with the son of Zhenjiangwei."

"As a result, someone else went back to the mansion, and then sent someone to the mansion to send a message, saying that the matter of revenge is over, and the money Mr. Hu wanted is gone!"

If you want to know these inside stories, you will definitely not know if you don't inquire carefully.

But at this moment, Jia Yucun didn't care about Wang Cheng's diligence, he was only angry with Hu Jin'an's audacity.

What time is it now?The crown prince went to Yingtian to kiss him, and if things got serious if he messed around like this, wouldn't he be making himself unhappy?
"Is Hu Jin'an taking advantage of money? For the sake of money, he treats the life lawsuit like a joke, and he thinks he hasn't caused enough trouble for this official!"

Of course, Jia Yucun knew that Hu Jin'an was so bold to make money in order to make up for the shortfall.

"My lord, it's not just for making money. The Xue family uncle ordered, and Mr. Hu is not good at showing him face!"

Jia Yucun looked puzzled: "Oh? What is the origin of this Xue family?"

"Master was honored to be in Jinling, didn't he copy an official amulet from the province?" Wang Cheng asked rhetorically.

"Official talisman? What is it? I don't know!"

Hearing this, Wang Cheng burst into laughter, and the opportunity to express himself came again.

"It's not bad, even if you don't know this, how can you be an official for a long time!"

Seeing Jia Yucun's displeasure, Wang Cheng quickly explained: "Nowadays, everyone who is a local official has a private list in his hand, which lists the names and surnames of the most powerful, wealthy and noble gentry in this province. However..."

"If you don't know, if you offend such a family for a while, not only the official title, but also your life may not be saved, so the nickname is 'Official Protection Talisman'."

Speaking of this, Wang Cheng took out a booklet from his arms, handed it to Jia Yucun respectfully and said, "The Xue family just mentioned is on this official amulet!"

Leaning at Wang Cheng, Jia Yucun's wood pipe transferred it to the booklet, and the words "Guardian Talisman" were particularly eye-catching.

Receiving it inadvertently, Jia Yucun slowly opened the homepage, and Wang Chenggong stood aside.

"Jia is not fake, Bai Yu is the horse of Tang Jin..."

"Efang Palace, three hundred miles away, can't accommodate a history of Jinling..."

"There is a shortage of white jade beds in the East China Sea. The Dragon King has come to invite the King of Jinling..."

"There is a lot of snow in a good year, pearls are like earth and gold is like iron..."

(End of this chapter)