Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 298 has profound meaning

Jia Mu glared at him and said, "Now that you have taken over all the management of the family, what will you do in the future?"

Jia Cong knew what she meant and said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this? I recommend a few, including those who want to attract wealth, those who want treasures, and their wives. They are old people in the house, and they are honest enough to serve me. They can just be stewards."

In addition, my young man is prosperous and diligent, so he should be a steward. The other old ladies looked at the arrangement and thought that it was hard to find three-legged sheep these days, and there were more people with two legs. "

Jia Mu smiled and nodded, very satisfied. Jia Cong was quite sensible and didn't do everything for her.

"In that case, just go about your outside affairs. I'll discuss it with my wife and Brother Feng before we decide."

Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng said hurriedly: "But it depends on the old lady's orders."

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Cong, please leave."

When I came out and returned to Rongxi Hall, I saw Qiao Yin, the commander of Qianhu, waiting for him.

"Qiao Qianhu, there are many people involved in this case, including Jia family members and servants in charge. Go back and ask Zhou Wei to interrogate me strictly. No matter who is involved, I must catch them all and get all the stolen goods. Then send them to Shuntian Mansion. Let them be punished severely.”

"Yes, sir." Qiao Yin said hurriedly, cupping his hands.

"If it involves the two masters of Rongguo Mansion..."

Jia Cong hesitated for a moment, Jia Zheng should be fine, and Jia She was definitely involved.

It's just that in this era, father and son are almost the same. If something goes wrong with me, his son will definitely take the blame. Therefore, although Jia Cong wanted to kill him with his own hands, he had to save him first to avoid being attacked by political opponents.

Qiao Yin is an old errand man, so how could he not understand these things? He smiled and said: "Your Excellency, you are too worried. The two gentlemen are of noble status, highly respected, upright and upright, and have no worries about money. How could they be involved in these scandalous things?" inside?

It must be that the servants are afraid of punishment and bite randomly, or they are cheating in the name of the masters. Don't worry, sir, I will carefully screen you in this humble position so that my reputation will not be tarnished. "

Jia Cong nodded with satisfaction. Every one of the thousands of members of the Jinyiwei family was a fine person, so it was easy to talk to them.

"Also, if someone bites my second sister-in-law..."

"I've seen many such unscrupulous slaves who bite my master and hold low positions. How can I be deceived by them? Don't worry, sir, I won't let anyone ruin the honor of my second grandma."

Qiao Yin secretly thought that the two young ladies of the Qin family in the Ning Mansion and the Wang family in the Rong Mansion were graceful and stunning, and were the most beautiful young ladies in the wealthy houses in Shenjing.

Sir, you don't mention the old lady, the eldest lady, the second wife, or the eldest grandma, but only the second grandma. This statement has a profound meaning, and I have to understand it hard.

Jia Cong didn't know that his "deep meaning" had been figured out in his heart, so he nodded and said: "You are all good at it, so I won't say more.

Take 20,000 of the stolen money for yourselves and distribute it to your brothers in the department, and treat it as the money I reward you for running errands. "

Qiao Yin hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Brothers are all honored and inspired by being able to serve you. How dare you receive such a big reward for a trivial matter?"

Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "Public is public, private is private. You clean up the house for me, and you should leave a few hard-earned money. No need to say more, just do it like this."

"Yes. I humbly thank you for your kindness on behalf of the brothers." Qiao Yin bowed.

Men from wealthy families are different, they spend a lot of money, unlike the previous few governors, who were more stingy than the others and deserved to be killed.

The east and west mansions were in chaos all night, and Jia Cong ignored him and went to rest. Zhang Yuanba led his people to guard the door of Rongxi Hall, and no one dared to disturb him for minor matters.

For example, Jia Dairu, Jia Daixiu, Jia Daizuo, Jia Daijian, Jia Daiyi and other elders from the Jia Jingzhong clan came to see the old lady. They were blocked by Jia Cong's soldiers outside the gate. drive people away.

"Third Master has an order. The old lady is tired today and no one has been seen. Those who ask for mercy, I will send you to Nanzhen Fusi Yamen to plead for mercy. The old lady does not care about national laws and prison terms!"

The old men were so frightened that they would rather die than go in. A few unscrupulous young men were gone, and they seemed to be running away.

Another example is when Jia Rong was sitting at home, misfortune came from the sky, and he and his two aunts, Second Sister You and Third Sister You, were happily happy. Suddenly, they heard Ti riding up to the door to take someone, and they were so frightened that they ran out peeing.

Seeing that they were arresting Lai Er and several other housekeepers, they breathed a sigh of relief, asked about the reason, and hurriedly went to Xifu to ask for an audience with Jia Cong.

He didn't care about the life or death of a few slaves. He only cared about how to deal with the stolen property, unlike Zhuangzi in Liaodong who was "managed" again.

He was stopped at the door of Rongxi Hall. Zhang Yuanba glanced at him condescendingly and said angrily: "Uncle Rong, please come back. The third master is resting and there is no one around."

Jia Rong looked at the copper hammer in his hand that was bigger than her own head, and said with a smile: "Brother Yuanba, how dare I disturb my third uncle's rest? I just want to ask that bastard Lai Er how to deal with the stolen money at home." ? Ordinarily they are all stolen from Dongfu..."

Zhang Yuanba was nagging him. He waved his copper hammer and said impatiently: "Go home and wait. The third master has his own ideas."

"Yes, yes." Jia Rong had no choice but to ask to see the old lady but couldn't, so she had to leave in frustration.

I thought to myself, if I call Keqing to inquire tomorrow, there will definitely be a reply.

Mrs. Xing over there heard that there was a big change in the management here, and hurriedly came over to see Jia Cong. She wanted to find some errands for Wang Shanbao and several other confidants. She thought that after all, she was the legitimate mother, and brother Cong should be given some dignity.

Unexpectedly, he was also stopped in the Rongxi Hall and was not allowed to enter.

"You are so rebellious, how dare you stop me? Call Brother Cong out, and I want to ask what the rules are!" Mrs. Xing was rejected and said angrily.

Zhang Yuanba knew that Mrs. Xing had a different identity, so he had to ask someone to go in and report. Not long after, Qingwen came out. Zhang Yuanba knew Qingwen's weight very well, so he quickly changed his face and said with a smile: "Girl, the eldest lady is here, what do you mean by the third master?"

Qingwen glanced at Mrs.

Come on! Zhang Yuanba turned around and turned into a stone man again. His eyes widened and he said: "Madam, please come back. The military orders are like mountains. I dare not violate them."

"You!" Mrs. Xing didn't expect that as an eldest lady, she would be humiliated even in the house, so she had no choice but to leave with others in resentment.

Early the next morning, Jia Cong went to Nansi. As soon as they entered the inner hall, thousands of households came to talk.

"Your Majesty, my brothers were busy all night last night and arrested a total of 93 criminals." Qiao Yin hurriedly stepped forward to report.

"Why is it better than there are more on the list?"

"Because during the interrogation, many people confessed accomplices who have not yet been recorded in the case." Zhou Wei said hurriedly, this was his credit.

"Well, thank you for your hard work," Jia Cong said.

"I will serve you even if I die, but what is the value of this little thing?

Now you are our backbone and pillar, and all the brothers will fight to the death to help you rise to the top, and we will follow the chickens and dogs to heaven. "Everyone laughed.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "My brothers and I share weal and woe, and depend on each other for life and death. If I take a bite, my brothers will take half a bite."

Wen Zhendao: "Sir, last night Zhao Shilang, Lu Shilang, Yang Shilang and other old party officials sent people to visit the prisoners in custody and asked when they would be released from prison."

"What did you say?"

"The humble reply is that our department will be rebuilt and there is insufficient manpower. The cases of the prisoners are complicated and have wide implications. It will take time to verify them carefully.

Our company will make a fair decision and will never wrongly accuse honest officials and loyal ministers. Ask them to be patient. "Wen Zhen said.

"Yes, very good. These prisoners are not allowed to be released until our Nansi matter is sorted out, lest those people from the old party cross the river and burn the bridge." Jia Cong said.

"Don't worry, sir, I'll understand later." Everyone said with cupped hands.

Jia Cong pondered for a while and said: "I have one more thing to ask you. After this incident, if these prisoners are really released, and it is found that these people are guilty of heinous crimes in the future, then our Nan Division..."

Zhou Wei smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir. The case was handled by the Northern Division, we just took over the verification.

All we need to do is find out the errors and omissions in the case file, and report to His Majesty that there are inconsistencies in the case file, that there is no real evidence, that he was beaten into a trap, etc. Due to insufficient evidence and the initial resumption of the Southern Division, there is no way to verify it. There is no suspicion of guilt, so he is temporarily released and goes home. , check again later. "

Wen Zhen cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou is worthy of being a master of punishment and prison. This judgment is smooth and stable. He can play both sides and has a reserved position.

If someone turns up the old score in the future, the crime will not be investigated clearly by the Bei Division, and the case file will not be clear, and we have nothing to do with it. If the old party dares to rebel, we have the evidence of these people's crimes and can arrest them at any time. Wonderful, wonderful. "

Everyone smiled and nodded. If they didn't have this method, would the officials in the world still be afraid of the Jin Yiwei?

From the first day he reached an agreement with the old party, Jia Cong had no intention of keeping his promise. Since he chose to lean towards the new party, he was already incompatible with the old party. The temporary cooperation was just about getting what each wanted, and naturally he had to leave something to be desired.

Zhou Wei smiled and said: "It is easy for us, the Jinyi Guards, to incriminate others. If we want to exonerate others, it is just a matter of digging into the bag."

Jia Cong laughed and said, "Okay! With all of you here, I can sit back and relax."

"I am willing to die for your lord." Everyone bowed in unison.

"Zhou Wei, I have to avoid suspicion in the Rongfu case. After the investigation of my family's unjust thing is clear, all the files, evidence, etc. will be transferred to the Shuntian Mansion Office to urge the Fuyin to make a strict and speedy verdict. By the way, the government office What kind of party is Yin?" Jia Cong asked.

"Your Excellency, Yin Ranfei of Shuntian Prefecture is a disciple of Su Haochu, a scholar of Wenhua Palace, and a die-hard member of the old party."

"Well, I will say hello to Minister Zhao and the others. I guess they won't refuse." Jia Cong said.

Zhou Wei smiled and said: "My lord is gentle and elegant, I admire you for your humble position. But you don't have to be too polite to these officials. If you don't eat the toast, we will also drink wine as a penalty."

Unless he can really be as good as Yang Zhen and Lu Zhi, he will have to do whatever we ask him to do. "

Everyone smiled and nodded.

Jia Cong laughed and said, "I'm being pedantic, so I won't say hello to avoid owing any favors."

"Exactly." Everyone said.

"But we must get this done before Bei Si takes action."

"Don't worry, sir, I will ensure that my job will be completed within today." Zhou Wei said.

(End of this chapter)