King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 48 Help
"Oh~" Zhu Jinghong looked him up and down again.

This word responded with ups and downs in tone, which made Jia Yucun go in without knowing it. At this moment, he was both excited and apprehensive.

The excitement is that if the prince really mentions it often, his opportunity to go straight to Jia Yucun's Qingyun will come.

The worry is that he offended Zhu Jinghong just now after all, and the other party was young and moody, if so.

"Jia Yucun..."

"The minister is..."

Jia Yucun hooked his waist, his expression was extremely humble, he looked more like a slave than Yu Hai who was standing beside him.

After taking a look at Jia Yucun, he saw that the other party had the usual refined temperament of a literati, and he really couldn't see that his character would deteriorate in the future.

But in fact, his change is not uncommon. None of the officials in the Manchu Dynasty was a well-educated literati, but there were several officials who followed the teachings of saints to guard themselves.

"How long have you been in the prefect of Yingtian Ren? How many cases have you been sentenced?" Zhu Jinghong asked casually.

This question was rather abrupt, but it made Jia Yucun even more excited.

Could it be that the crown prince really values ​​it, that's why the thirteenth master asked himself these things?

Jia Yucun respectfully replied: "Responding to Lord Thirteen's words, I have been rehabilitated by Your Majesty Long En, and I have been in Yingtian for less than a month. As for the judgment... I have the officials in charge of the yamen, and I only take care of the general situation!"

Jumping off the horse, Zhu Jinghong took off his helmet, and the eunuch on the side quickly took it over.

After greeting all the guards to eat fruit, Zhu Jinghong looked at Jia Yucun, and said slowly, "Recently, according to the procuratorate, some people sued the officials, and I remember that the defendant is from Yingtianfu!"

"The Thirteenth Master's Mingjian, it is Hu Jin'an, the governor of the government!"

Zhu Jinghong asked casually: "How is this person's character? Is what he told you true?"

"This... I just arrived in Yingtian, and I haven't sorted out all the big and small matters. I really don't know whether Hu Jin'an committed a crime or not!"

Seeing that Jia Yucun was eager to get rid of the relationship, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but smiled, and said, "Hu Jinan is your subordinate, and now he is involved in a lawsuit, so you didn't do anything?"

What does the thirteenth master mean by this?Is it warning me to take a stand?But I haven't thought it through yet!
"Master Thirteen, I'm also looking into this matter, but I haven't found any clues. I think Hu Jin'an is innocent!"

These words were unclear, obviously Jia Yucun hadn't considered clearly which side he was going to fall on.

"Really? It's said that corruption is rampant nowadays, you have to check it out!"

"If there is negligence, it is inevitable that there will be dereliction of duty!"

Jia Yucun hurriedly said: "Your thirteenth master's instruction, I must keep it in mind, and I will definitely investigate it after I go back!"

He finally understood that if he was on the wrong team, Hu Jin'an would be convicted of dereliction of duty when he was found out for bad debts.

Of course, Jia Yucun was not frightened. He still followed his previous plan and waited and waited for a while before making a decision.

At first he thought that he could say goodbye when the words came to this point, but Zhu Jinghong asked again: "You came to the palace, but something happened?"

"I have come to pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince, I have something to report to His Highness!"

"What's the matter? Are you in a hurry?" Zhu Jinghong asked.

If you are in a hurry, Zhu Jinghong can also act as an agent. If you really can't, you can invite the prince.

"The Xue family of Jinling asked the government office, saying that the emperor's envoy his family is currently receiving has made some mistakes in the Zhenjiang mansion, and they want to let the crown prince make the decision!"

The Xue family was dispatched by the Supervisor of Rituals, but Zhu Jinghong, who was in charge of the errand, had never known about it, so he happened to ask today to hear about it.

After listening to Jia Yucun's detailed explanation, Zhu Jinghong had a general understanding.

"I know the matter, you go back now... I will tell the fourth brother!"

It is finally possible to say goodbye, Jia Yucun can be said to have wished for it.

"Thank you Thirteenth Lord for your help, that minister will leave!"

"Don't forget to clarify the affairs of Ying Tianfu, go!"

"Yes!"

Jia Yucun bid farewell and left, while Zhu Jinghong was lost in thought.

The Xue family was preparing military supplies for the suppression of the Japanese, and now being made things difficult by the local officials in Jinling, it is obviously a disaster.

Therefore, this favor is to help, on the one hand, it is for the overall situation of suppressing the Japanese, and on the other hand, it is for personal favors.

What kind of favor?Of course it was a favor for the Xue family.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jinghong ordered: "Yu Hai, send someone to call Li Wenzhao!"

Zhu Jinghong really couldn't tell the difference between those local officials in Jinling who were reliable and those who were not, so he simply asked Li Wenzhao to help.

For the royal family, the eunuchs of the inner court are the most trusted, then the military guards of the Shangzhiqin, then the noble group, and finally the civil officials and scholar-officials.

Although his official rank is not high, Li Wenzhao is definitely a big shot in Jinling, and he is involved in many official duties every day.

However, Zhu Jinghong was called, no matter how busy he was, he had to rush over, and it took less than half an hour.

When Li Wenzhao arrived, Zhu Jinghong was already sweating profusely from practice, and a group of guards were even panting, and some of them were even injured.

"Fun, let's come again next time!"

Hearing this, everyone else could only hold back, but Hou Jing couldn't help complaining: "Master Thirteen, didn't you say you won't practice fists and kicks, so don't lie to us next time?"

He, Hou Jing, is also the young master of the Duke's Mansion. He is the baby of his parents and grandmothers in the Duke's Mansion. Who would have thought that he would be beaten up like this today.

The most important thing is that he has known Zhu Jinghong for several years, and he has suffered this kind of beating a lot.

Zhu Jinghong said very straightforwardly: "Hou Jing, if you don't want to, then I won't call you in the future!"

"Master Thirteen, I didn't mean that!" Hou Jing quickly explained.

If he was really abandoned by this small circle, would his previous beatings be in vain?
"Okay, you all go back and rest, I will treat you to a drink tonight!"

A group of guards dispersed one after another, and then Zhu Jinghong asked the eunuch to remove his armor, and said to Li Wenzhao, "Li Qianhu, don't come here!"

"I pay my respects to the Thirteenth Master. I don't know what orders the Thirteenth Master has for calling me over!"

Signaling Li Wenzhao to get up, Zhu Jinghong said calmly, "I'm not talking about orders, I just want to ask you something!"

"Let those local yamen settle the accounts, have they settled the accounts seriously, and have they falsified again?"

"You Jinyiwei are in charge of monitoring the place. There are more than a thousand people scattered in various yamen, so the news is naturally the most well-informed!"

Today's Jinyiwei has been changed into a specialized intelligence agency, and thousands of households have been set up in all provinces, and it has the largest establishment among the Shangzhiqin military guards.

After hearing Zhu Jinghong's words, Li Wenzhao recounted the news he collected by category.

In fact, even if Zhu Jinghong didn't come to ask about this matter, Li Wenzhao would find time to report it.

Generally speaking, after Zhu Jinghong issued a strict order after the last meeting, the yamen of the prefectures and counties are indeed busy, trying to make up for the lack of money and food as much as possible.

Although the task has not been completed yet, but there are still five or six days before the deadline, Zhu Jinghong is not in a panic.

"I called you here this time, besides asking about the situation, I also need your help!"

"It's my honor to be able to serve the Thirteenth Lord!"

After finishing his sentence, Li Wenzhao added: "As long as you can do what you can, Lord Thirteen will just order you!"

"It's not a big deal, isn't the Xue family in Jinling helping to purchase military supplies? It seems that someone in Zhenjiang Mansion is in trouble today, you have to find a way!"

"Can it be done?"

Li Wenzhao really knew about Xue's family being embarrassed, even more clearly than Xue Pan.

"I will find a way when I get back!" Li Wenzhao agreed very simply.

"You are still capable of doing things. After this great victory in suppressing the Japanese, I will ask for credit for you when you return to Beijing!"

"With your ability, you are wronged in the little Jinling. I think it's okay to be an acquaintance!"

There is no doubt that Zhu Jinghong has started to paint big cakes again, but it is really comforting to hear, and Li Wenzhao also smiled.

"Thank you Thirteenth Master for your support!"

(End of this chapter)