My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 224 Arresting people

"So what about the Great Emperor?"

Jia Yu didn't agree very much with what Lin Ruhai said. He asked instead: "My son-in-law didn't call them to the Jiangnan Camp on his own initiative. He, Lu Peiyi, came with an open fire and led an army to kill them. Aren't we allowed to resist?"

"But……"

"Nothing but!"

For Jia Yu, who traveled from later generations, imperial power is not sacred and inviolable. The idea that the king must die and the ministers must die does not work for him at all.

He said decisively: "Father-in-law, it's not that my son-in-law is disrespectful to you. It's that at this moment, we have an arrow on the string that has to be fired.

If Lu Peiyi really led his troops to Yangzhou City, it means that Lu Peiyi has made the decision to fight with us.

If we are still timid and lose the mentality of fighting to the death, the only way out for us is death. You must know that now we have no way out! "

Jia Yu's words also shook Lin Ruhai's body, and he murmured to himself: "Yes... there is no way out."

After pondering for a long time, he smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that since the death of Yu'er's mother, I have been content to just muddle along, and I will never regain the lofty ambitions of the past.

Lin Ruhai took a breath: "Two million taels...you are brave enough.

Seeing her old father's gaze, Daiyu was so frightened that she quickly pulled her little hand out of the "devil's clutches".

However, he didn't want to correct him, so he accepted Lin Ruhai's words.

It wasn't until Jia Yu said the next words that the two of them looked much better.

"Yu'er, don't worry, how could I do something stupid? With you and Yuan Chun by my side in this life, my life is enough."

However, after such an interruption, the tense atmosphere just now became much more relaxed.

"Haha..." Lin Ruhai glanced at Jia Yu meaningfully.

But Lin Ruhai still supported him unreservedly. This kind of trust and love was the most rare and valuable thing.

No matter what... Now that I recognize you as my son-in-law, we are a family, and I will naturally support you unconditionally in whatever you decide.

So Lin Ruhai just gave a few instructions and said no more.

This boy is a very bold man. From this boy who almost starved to death more than a year ago, he has now accumulated a huge net worth. To say that he is an incorruptible person, even a three-year-old child would not believe it.

Now that you've made a decision, go ahead and do it.

"Say all the bastard things you say. If others listen to these words, disaster will happen in a blink of an eye. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about sister Yuanchun and the child in her belly.

"That's all."

In the eyes of people of this era, his behavior is undoubtedly extremely deviant. If he were a rigid old man, he might have to exterminate his relatives in a righteous way.

Although my son-in-law has no ambitions for that position, he does not want to be a lamb to be slaughtered.

"Father!" Seeing Lin Ruhai say this, Daiyu's heart tightened, and she grabbed his sleeve and looked at him worriedly.

Before Lin Ruhai could say anything, Daiyu slapped him on the arm bitterly and cursed:

This much silver is not a small amount, so be careful when sending people to transport the silver. If you are caught, even if you have ten heads, it won't be enough to chop you off. "

Two million taels of silver would have to be loaded into dozens of large vehicles and escorted all the way to the capital. It would be really difficult for an ordinary merchant to do this.

To be disrespectful, it's time to think about yourself. "

Not to mention anything else, just because our son-in-law can bring so much money to the court this time, even if the son-in-law goes too far, I think the emperor and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will hold their noses and recognize it. "

"Father-in-law, there is no need to worry."

But he never noticed the meaningful look in Jia Yu's eyes when she heard Lin Ruhai talking about two million taels of silver.

Jia Yu continued: "Actually, Your Majesty values ​​your father-in-law very much, otherwise he would not have allowed his son-in-law to bring Dr. Wang over to treat you.

Seeing Daiyu's delicate face with pale face and rolling tears, Jia Yu couldn't help but feel a pain in her heart. He held her little hand and comforted her softly:

Moreover, it is a common problem among Daxia officials to pluck the hair of wild geese. What can they do with just the little salary given by the court?

Seeing Lin Ruhai who was thinking about herself, Jia Yu was moved and couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

You have worked hard for His Majesty as the Salt Inspector for ten years. For the salt tax, you not only robbed your aunt and cousin, but also almost robbed yourself.

"Hmph...I didn't know that you men always say one thing and do another." Daiyu felt ashamed after being held by her hand. She twitched her hand slightly but failed to pull it out, so she could only let him He held it, but still reprimanded him unwillingly.

After listening to Lin Ruhai's words, Jia Yu just laughed and stretched out two fingers towards the two of them.

"Okay, you have to pay attention, I'm still here." Lin Ruhai on the side couldn't stand it anymore, coughed lightly and glanced at the two of them with dissatisfaction.

Besides, if something happens to you, how will Sister Yuanchun and I live? "

"Think twice, tell the truth... how much money did you get from this house raid? I don't believe it. The eight major salt merchants and more than 20 merchants have accumulated a net worth of more than a kilogram."

Not to mention anything else, even he himself, during his years in Yangzhou, even if he was not deliberately corrupt, didn't he also accumulate a huge net worth?

If he is like this, let alone this hairy-footed son-in-law who is as good as a monkey?

Even if I screw up, the worst I can do is show off my old face and go to Shenjing in person to apologize to His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor. "

But he then said: "Father-in-law, the money we gave to the court is not just the 56 million taels confiscated from the house. After we auction the salt that we took back from the eight major salt merchants, we will probably also give it to the court." There will be a great harvest.”

After spending so many days together, Lin Ruhai finally figured out the nature of his cheap son-in-law.

When Lin Ruhai heard the words: The emperor will be conquered by those with strong soldiers and horses, his whole body trembled. Daiyu on the side was not much better, her little face turned pale with fright.

But it is not difficult for Jia Yu. The tens of thousands of troops are not just decorations.

He said sincerely: "My father-in-law, An Chongrong once said that the emperor is the one who has strong soldiers and horses.

Lin Ruhai waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "I'm old...I can't keep up with the speed of you young people.

I don’t care about the future, I just need to recuperate at home. "

Hearing what Lin Ruhai said, Jia Yu felt happy, knowing that Lin Ruhai had already expressed her tacit approval for what he was going to do next, and he would also silently support him behind the scenes.

With Lin Ruhai's endorsement, Jia Yu's last concern was put aside.

After saying something to Lin Ruhai and Daiyu, he hurried out. After Jia Yu left, Lin Ruhai waved to Daiyu: "Yu'er, help my father up and bring the table over."

"Father, what are you doing? In such a hurry?" Daiyu scolded him angrily, but still went over to help Lin Ruhai up.

"I'm wiping your future husband's butt." Lin Ruhai rolled his eyes at his little cotton-padded jacket angrily.

"What this boy is going to do now is an earth-shattering event. If he doesn't do anything right, he will be crushed to pieces. If I don't give His Majesty a break in advance, if someone sues him preconceived, it will be troublesome to recover."

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Jia Yu, who left the Yanyan Censor's Mansion, came to the street with dozens of soldiers. At this time, the streets of Yangzhou had returned to peace, and the merchants all opened their shops and started doing business, and even the prices returned to their original prices. .

This is not because these businessmen suddenly realized their conscience, but the bloody facts of the past two days showed them how terrible the consequences of disobedience will be.

The eight salt merchants headed by Ding Shoudao and the more than 20 merchants who followed them all the way were a lesson learned from the past.

The supply of goods has been restored on the market, and the people's minds have naturally calmed down.

The streets were full of smiling soldiers and civilians queuing up to buy grain. Everyone behaved in a well-behaved manner, not daring to fight or grab. It was as if countless people had gathered on the street to buy some grain a few days ago.

Seeing this scene, Jia Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that what he had done these days was still meaningful, at least to the people at the bottom.

"Sir, where are we going now?" Zhao Qiubai asked at the side.

"Go to the Huben camp, mobilize troops... and arrest people!" Jia Yu's answer was a concise and concise sentence.

Time slowly came to the afternoon, when the people who had worked all day were preparing to go home, they found that countless musketeers suddenly surrounded the governor's Yamen.

"You...what are you going to do?"

The people guarding the governor's yamen are not the yamen, but the Fubiao camp affiliated with the governor.

Seeing the soldiers from the Huben Battalion surrounding the governor's Yamen, the leading officer was startled, but he still stepped forward to stop them.

Jia Yu dismounted and stepped forward to the Fubiao camp officer and said coldly: "Lan Renxian, the governor of Jiangsu, colluded with the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou. The evidence is conclusive. I have come to arrest him. Do you want to stop me now?" "

"I don't dare to be humble!"

The officer from the Fubiao Battalion suppressed the fear in his heart and said, "May I ask if you have His Majesty's imperial edict or an official document from the Ministry of Punishment?"

Jia Yu shook her head, "I don't have any of these, but Lan Renxian has made up his mind today. Are you sure you want to stop me?"

"Yes!"

The officer still stood in front of Jia Yu, "If you still want to pass by, then just step over the body of the humble officer..."

"boom!"

As soon as the officer finished speaking, he heard a loud noise, and then a big hole appeared in his chest.

As a puff of white smoke rose, Jia Yu inserted the short gun back into her waist.

Then he shouted sternly to the more than ten Fubiao soldiers behind him: "Whoever dares to stop me will be punished!"

"Put down your weapons, put your hands on your head, everyone squat down!"

At this time, the musketeers behind Jia Yu also raised their muskets and pointed them at the remaining Fubiao camp soldiers.

Seeing that their officer was killed just because of a disagreement, the remaining soldiers were all dumbfounded. They quickly threw away their weapons and squatted on the ground obediently with their heads in their hands.

"walk into……"

Jia Yu didn't waste any time and led hundreds of musketeers into the governor's office.

There were also some government officials along the way who wanted to stop them, but when they saw the murderous musketeers and Jia Yu, they all shrank aside in fear.

Soon, Jia Yu led the troops to the backyard of the governor's office. This was also where Lan Renxian rested on weekdays, and his family members also lived here.

When Jia Yu came to the backyard, he happened to see Lan Renxian coming out with more than a dozen servants. When he saw the gloomy-looking Jia Yu and a large group of murderous musketeers coming over, his face flashed. Became pale.

He gritted his teeth and yelled angrily: "Jia Yu... don't be too arrogant. This is the governor's office, and I am also the governor of a province appointed by your majesty. Without your majesty's decree and official documents from the Ministry of Punishments, if you dare to kill me , that is to harm your colleagues, and you will kill everyone!"

"Kill you... no no..."

Jia Yu sneered: "Lan Renxian, don't stop acting. When it comes to killing your colleagues, you started it first.

Ding Shoudao has confessed everything a long time ago. Over the years that Mr. Lin has been in Yangzhou, his wives have died one after another. It was you and the salt merchants who secretly poisoned him to death.

Since this year, you have even refused to let Master Lin off. If His Majesty had not shown mercy and specially sent a royal doctor from the palace to treat Master Lin, I am afraid that Master Lin would have followed in the footsteps of Mrs. Lin and her youngest son before long. .

To be honest, I really want to dig out all your hearts and see if they are evil! "

At the end of the sentence, Jia Yu was still stern.

Lan Renxian's face turned pale, but he was still unconvinced: "So what? As the saying goes, being an official for thousands of miles is just for money. Which official in the world is not greedy?

Since Lin Ruhai came to Yangzhou, he has tried his best to fight against his boss and salt merchants every day.

The officer had also advised him to just turn a blind eye, and the benefits would be his anyway.

But how did he do it? Not only did he turn a deaf ear to his officer's words, but he also frequently led the river patrol battalion to investigate and deal with illegal salt. He was going to ruin everyone's jobs.

If such a person does not die, who will die? "

Seeing Lan Renxian acting so naturally, Jia Yu was so angry.

He was too lazy to curse: "Lan Renxian, I admit that the salaries of Daxia officials are indeed a bit low.

Even His Majesty knows this, so on weekdays, His Majesty just turns a blind eye when everyone shows some respect and consumes some ice, charcoal and fire.

But you are going too far. The salt tax is only more than three million taels a year, but you can't do it. You are trying to dig up the roots of the Great Xia Dynasty!

If you were Your Majesty, would you allow the servants below to empty out all your wealth?

That's all... I won't say any more. If you have anything to say, please leave it to Shenjing to meet His Majesty in person.

Someone is coming... Seal this place and arrest everyone in the barracks. No one is allowed to be let go! "

(End of this chapter)