After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 128 Gold Ingots
Jin Jiashu was stunned, looked at the engraving on the bottom of the gold ingot, then looked up at Xie Wenzai's gentle but serious face, still a little confused in his mind.

He had seen this box of gold ingots from his father Jin Juren, but he had never taken them out to play with. He did not know what was engraved on the bottom of the gold ingots, let alone the meaning of the engraving.

He knew the origin of this box of gold ingots, but he never knew that it might reveal the secrets of their father and son!
Jin Jiashu was speechless. Xie Wenzai observed the expression on his face and simply spoke more clearly: "The inner government casts gold and silver ingots and gold and silver utensils every year. If you are in the capital, you will occasionally see those made by the inner government on the market. Gold ingots all come from the hands of high-ranking families and relatives of the emperor. But this kind of gold ingots..." He paused, "Usually they are given by the emperor to his ministers. Those who receive gold are considered If you want to take it out for use, you won’t transfer the entire box of gold ingots to others, which would be a bit disrespectful.”

Such a whole box of gold ingots, a total of 2000 taels, is definitely not a reward that ordinary courtiers can get.Generally speaking, if the royal family, royal relatives, powerful ministers and high-ranking officials can receive 500 taels of gold and silver each time, they are already very respectable. If they can receive more than a thousand taels of gold, they are the most popular people in the royal family!
At that time, Xie Wenzai's advisor, Duke Wu Wen'an, was the Minister of the Sixth Ministry and the head of the state. During the period when his relationship with Emperor Deguang, his son-in-law, was the best, he could only receive 500 taels of gold as a gift.

Not long after Mr. Sun Ge entered the cabinet, it was the time when Sun Guifei's favor was at its peak, and even the queen had to stay away. At that time, he was only rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold. Some people already thought that the emperor was too partial to him, which caused countless criticisms. .

How can a Jin Juren be so virtuous and capable that he can receive a reward of two thousand gold pieces at a time?
This is not even the number of multiple bounty stacks.The box was engraved with the imperial seal in an inconspicuous place, which was a matching item given together with the gold ingots. It can be seen that this gold gift reached a full box of 2000 taels.Who can get such a generous bounty from the emperor at once?Did the emperor reward Jin Juren?Or was there another person who received the reward, but that person transferred the reward and the box to Jin Juren?

Or...Jin Juren is not the owner of this box of gold, but is just the messenger responsible for delivering it?

But if he was not the owner of the gold, why would the second wife of the Jin family resent him for taking away the gold to the point of colluding with the killer and killing his whole family?

Xie Wenzai explained clearly to Jin Jiashu the meaning of this box of gold ingots. Looking at the young man's pale face, although he couldn't bear it, he still gave a warning: "You'd better tell the truth. If you can get the gold ingots given by the emperor, It is impossible for a person to die in Chang'an Mansion without knowing anything. It's just that Zhuang Tong can't recognize the origin of this box of gold ingots. There are also nobles of this dynasty in Chang'an Mansion. Someone will find out soon, and they will definitely find it by then. Report the matter to the capital and ask the capital for the identity of the owner of the box of gold. Once the capital is alerted, sooner or later someone will come to take over the case. If the Chang'an Mansion cannot find any useful clues by then, they will definitely be punished. And People from the capital will take over the investigation and they will not show mercy to you and let you keep silent."

The key is, if Jin Jiashu admits that he is the son of Jin Juren, as the heir to the imperial gold ingot, people from the capital may be a little polite to him; but if he insists that he is the son of a servant woman, people from the capital will not They will take him seriously, and if they get anxious, it is not impossible to torture him.What secret was he hiding?Is it really necessary to suffer like this?
Xie Wenzai hoped that Jin Jiashu would think carefully and not make the wrong decision and ruin his good life.

After saying these words, Xie Wenzai mentioned the disposal of the bodies of the murdered people.Now all the dead people of the Jin family have been moved to the nearby Yizhuang, waiting for the government to come for further examination.However, considering their posthumous affairs, the government needs to temporarily withdraw a sum of money from Jin Juren's estate to purchase shrouds, coffins, incense candles and other things. After the autopsy is completed, the deceased will be properly buried.The coffin will be temporarily stored in the charity village until relatives of the Jin family come to collect the body.As for the relics and inheritance left behind, they will be returned to relatives along with the coffin.

At present, Zhuang Tongpan has planned to send people to Zunhua Prefecture to investigate Jin Juren's identity, and notify his relatives to collect the body. At the same time, he will also investigate the whereabouts and criminal evidence of everyone in the second room of the Jin family.If according to what Jin Jiashu said, the second brother-in-law of the Jin family participated in the murder of Jin Juren and his family, it is certainly impossible for the Chang'an government office to let them deal with the Jin family's funeral affairs and make money from death.But in this case, who can preside over the funeral of the Jin family?Who can send them back to their hometown for burial?
Xie Wenzai hoped that Jin Jiashu would think clearly and not cause his relatives to die without a burial place.It’s not that the corpses of passers-by who died in Chang’an have always been parked in the Yi Zhuang. No relatives came to pick them up. In the end, they could only rely on the kindness of local villagers and gentry, and were buried in simple coffins and buried in a foreign land. How desolate it was.If Jin Jiashu insisted on his identity as the son of a servant woman, the most he could do was take away his mother's body.If you want to take away all members of the Jin family and the relics of the Jin family, you must have a letter of authorization from a relative of the Jin family, or have a reliable guarantor come forward to endorse him.Because the Chang'an government office needed to be on guard, some outsiders took away the dead people and belongings of the Jin family under false pretense, but then dumped the bodies in the wilderness afterwards, taking away only the property.If something like this really happened, the Chang'an government office would be ashamed to say anything, and the Jin family's relatives might hold them responsible later, and there would be no end to the trouble!
The more Jin Jiashu listened, the paler his face became, and his whole body was already shaky.

Seeing this, Xie Wenzai stopped forcing the child and gave him some time to think.He put away the gold ingots again and stood up: "Think carefully about what is more important. You may have concerns in your heart, but you are still young after all. You are not clear about many things and have not considered them thoroughly enough. It is inevitable that There will be times when you make mistakes. If you have any questions, just come and ask me. My surname is Xie, Xie Wenzai, I am the cousin of Hai Dushi who saved you, and I live in this courtyard now. In the afternoon, Zhuang Tongpan or Chang'an Magistrate Geng of the county may come to you to ask more about the case. If you have anything to say, you can tell them with confidence. These two are upright and kind-hearted elders with a clear reputation and will definitely help you. The one who administers justice.”

After saying that, Xie Wenzai glanced at the robe in Jin Jiashu's hand again, and also saw the edge of the envelope exposed at the cuff, but he did not say anything, just left the wing calmly, and helped Jin Jiashu close the door with his backhand, letting him The latter lay on the kang and thought quietly.

However, after Xie Wenzai left the side room, he did not immediately go back to the main room where he lived to pack his luggage. Instead, he strode to the yard next door. As expected, he heard the sound of slight footsteps leaving quickly.

It must be that boy Baoshun who is eavesdropping!

Xie Wenzai smiled coldly, walked all the way to the east wing where Hai Jiao lived, and closed the door with his backhand. When he saw Hai Jiao and Haitang, brother and sister, standing in the room, as if talking, he raised his hand to stop Haitang from speaking: "Tangtang doesn't have to I covered it up for your brother. I know that your brother was eavesdropping outside the wing just now, and he didn’t run away until I came out!"

Haijiao's eyes widened, and a trace of grievance appeared on his face.

It’s true that he eavesdropped, but he did so with his sister!When the brother and sister were caught, it was enough to be punished together. Why did the cousin only scold him but not his sister? !
Haitang, who used Qinggong when escaping, pinched her brother quietly and warned him not to betray her, but said calmly: "Cousin, don't be angry. Just now, you heard what my brother and I were talking to Jin Jiashu outside the wing. Right? We just want to persuade Jin Jiashu to tell the truth. So many people have died. If Jin Jiashu knew the inside story, how could he deliberately conceal the clues?!"

(End of this chapter)