Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 403: An assassination plan

Baochai felt sweet in her heart and couldn't help but be curious, whispering: "What is that sanitary napkin?"

Jia Cong laughed and said: "This is a shocking invention, and it is also used by my daughter's family. Sister Bao is very smart. Can you guess what it is?"

Baochai thought for a moment and said, "As the name suggests, could it be something like a handkerchief or sweat towel?"

Jia Cong said: "No. It's..." and whispered a few words into her crystal clear ears.

Hearing this, Baochai was so ashamed that she turned around and wanted to escape, but she couldn't break away from Jia Cong's arms. She could only blush and stamp her feet and said: "You are such a dirty guy, why are you thinking of all the shameless things? We are still here." Young Master, Lord Guochao, I am not ashamed!"

Jia Cong said: "Sister Bao, don't underestimate me. How about I give you a trial first when the sample is made? If you feel it's not good, Cong is willing to serve as a military judge."

"Bah, I don't need these dirty things." Baochai said angrily.

"Forget it, I'll let Xiang Ling try it out first. Don't be jealous," Jia Cong said.

"I'm just too lazy to care. There's no business that's hard to do. I'm not afraid of making people laugh when I do this." Baochai twisted Jia Cong's face and spat.

"Isn't this a necessity?" Jia Cong buried his head in Baochai's neck and said, "After returning to Beijing this time, I will ask the old lady to propose marriage to Aunt Xue and marry Sister Bao home. From now on, you will take care of this for me. It’s about the stall, okay?”

Baochai was ashamed and happy at the same time, and a huge sense of happiness arose spontaneously. She whispered: "I have little knowledge, so I will take care of your troubles carefully."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "If Sister Bao can't take care of it, is there anyone in the world who can? Cong has always believed in one thing."

"What's the matter?"

"Sister Bao is the best wife in the world, no one else. For Cong to be favored by my sister, it is because of the virtues of our eighteenth generation ancestors."

Hearing this, Baochai's heart seemed to melt. She clung to Jia Cong and said shyly: "Cong'er, how can I be so good? What you said is outrageous. If you let Jia Cong know, you might not know how to laugh. I."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "She laughs at you because she is not me. This is called beauty being in the eye of the beholder."

Baochai sneered and punched his chest lightly: "You know how to make people happy. That's how I was deceived by you."

"Being able to deceive sister into her heart is the happiest thing in Cong's life." Jia Cong said with a smile.

"Bah, little thief."

"Good sister, you see we are about to get married, please give me some favors today." Jia Cong said with saliva on his face, he was still worried about the last time he was disturbed by Sister Feng.

"Who wants to marry you if you are not ashamed?" Baochai glanced at Jia Cong, biting his lip and said with his almond-shaped eyes.

"If Aunt Xue objects, I can only make the raw rice into cooked rice with Sister Bao first, and then ask her about it."

"Bastard, obscene. Is the door closed?" Baochai spat, and fell into Jia Cong's arms as softly as if there were no bones.
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In the city of Shenjing, the official residence of Zhize, the grand bachelor and chief assistant of Baohe Palace.

Today, two other colleagues from the Military Aircraft Department, Su Haochu, a bachelor of Wenhua Palace, Song Rui, a bachelor of Wuying Palace, and several old party officials came to congratulate him on his concubine.

Everyone gave gifts hastily, had a meal, and came to the inner study room to talk. The atmosphere suddenly became solemn and solemn, which was very different from the joy and harmony outside.

Shi Zhize didn't even bother to enter the bridal chamber. He left his new concubine aside and discussed it secretly with his colleagues.

Everyone looked ugly and remained silent. From time to time they glanced at Su Haochu. His hometown had been raided, and no one was as resentful as him.

Sure enough, Su Haochu didn't care about the dignity of the middle hall, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Chunyu, I got the news yesterday that Gu Tao and Jia Cong were going against the grain and killing innocent people indiscriminately in Jiangnan in order to promote new laws.

Treating the gentry's family like pigs and dogs, killing them wantonly, even my family suffered a great disaster, with more than seventy members of the family, no one was spared. Now the officialdom is in turmoil, and the gentry is in a boil. Please ask the chief minister to uphold justice. "Shi Zhize's name is Chunyu.

Everyone nodded in agreement, obviously getting the news.

The Su family was Su Haochu's ancestral family. Although Jia Cong did not kill any of his direct blood relatives, others were not so lucky.

In fact, at Su Haochu's level, he may not care about the lives and deaths of the dozens of members of his family, but Jia Cong's digging into his foundation is tantamount to a direct slap in his face.

If he has no means to respond, who will pay him filial piety in the future? How could he have the dignity to hold the position of minister?

"My condolences to Brother Juyuan. I am aware of what happened in the south of the Yangtze River. I feel your brother's grief. I want to listen to the opinions of all my colleagues first and then make long-term plans."

Shi Zhize said in a harmonious voice. Although he was nearly seventy years old, his eyes were still dimly lit when he looked around, and he was obviously not an old fool.

All of them are closely related to the Jiangnan gentry, and their own families are all rich and have thousands of acres of fertile land. Although Jia Cong did not kill them, if the new law is implemented, they will be the ones who suffer the most. How can he swallow his anger?

Song Rui, another great scholar, also said in a gloomy tone: "This time the new party borrowed the help of the Jin Yiwei to go on a killing spree and conquered the city first. If we remain peaceful and peaceful, we are afraid that the government will be in chaos and the country will be ruined.

It should be noted that the appetite of the New Party is by no means limited to Jiangnan. When the New Party becomes powerful, will there be any place for us and others to establish themselves in the court?

A few days ago, the Holy Emperor had issued an order to recall two new party officials, Lin Ruhai from the Salt Academy of Yangzhou and Ding Xian, the governor of Henan. His intention is self-evident. "

"What Xinzhai Gong said is absolutely true. People in the New Party are promoting evil laws under the guise of serving the country and the people. It is nothing more than Xiangzhuang's sword dance with Pei Gong in mind. Their ultimate goal is to drive us away so that they can control the direction of the court." "We must not sit back and wait for death. We must have a fight with the Supreme Emperor while he is still here."

"What I'm saying is that since the New Party regards us as a thorn in its side, I vow to fight with them."

Seeing everyone opening their mouths to angrily denounce the New Party, Shi Zhize said: "I already know what you all mean. Please refer to my humble opinions."

"Please make it clear." Everyone said hurriedly.

Shi Zhize said slowly: "Looking at the New Party's trip, it is not difficult to find that they want to use Jia Cong's hand to eliminate dissidents and force the new law. I think they have obtained the tacit approval of the Holy One. This is one of them.

Second, the new party has a weak foundation and has little support in local government offices. Now, although it has pushed the new law in Jiangnan, it seems unstoppable, but in fact it is in turmoil. However, something happened and the new law was abolished.

Three of them killed wealthy families so wantonly, and even three large salt merchants who were loyal to the country and had repeatedly taken over were wiped out. This was obviously contrary to the Emperor's preferential treatment of the gentry.

There are so many famous families in the world, and the lessons from the Jiangnan murder case are not far away. Who is not afraid of the cruelty of the new law? "

They were all old officials, so shrewd that they could tell the truth at a glance. They all nodded and said, "What Chunyu Gong said is absolutely true. The new party is too eager for success, causing the new law to become a cruel law."

"If you have good luck, there will be plenty of help, but if you have bad luck, there will be little help. Why should we worry?" Shi Zhize said.

Su Haochu frowned and said, "Mr. Chunyu, having said that, what's the plan?" He was too lazy to listen to the truth, he just wanted to take revenge immediately and let the world see that his majesty in the palace should not be insulted.

"Yes, please ask the chief minister to draw up a charter so that we can act according to the charter and stabilize people's hearts." Everyone said.

Shi Zhize's slightly cloudy eyes flashed with brilliance, and he said calmly: "Attacking one of them is not as good as the rest. A thousand-mile embankment collapses in an ant nest."

Su Haochu said: "But start with Jia Cong?"

Everyone nodded secretly. Now it is easiest to control the situation by moving Jia Cong. First, he has made many enemies, not only offending his relatives and nobles, but even hating the emperor.

Second, this person is not a direct descendant of the New Party, and the New Party may not fully support him at critical moments. Third, there are a lot of shit happening in the Jia family, so there is no need to worry about finding a handle.

Shi Zhize nodded and said: "Exactly. I have set up a game for him and will wait for him to return to Beijing."

Everyone was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Chun Yu Gong has already laid out a trap without saying a word. I would like to hear the details."

Shi Zhize shook his head and said with a smile: "This matter is very involved and has not yet been settled. It is not convenient to disclose it for the time being. I hope everyone will forgive me."

Everyone hurriedly said: "I'll take care of it, but just listen to the chief minister's instructions." They also understood that if things are not kept secret, there will be harm, so they didn't worry too much.

After chatting for a long time, Shi Zhize sent everyone out and secretly winked at the two great scholars Su and Song.

The two of them understood and deliberately fell behind, returning to the study with Shi Zhize to talk.

"Mr. Chunyu, if you have any orders, it doesn't matter." Su Haochu said.

Shi Zhize cupped his hands towards the two of them and said: "Brother Songfeng, Brother Xinzhai, Jia Cong was born in a royal palace and was loved by the emperor and empress. He is also the sharp sword of the new party in fighting against dissent. Now he is in charge of the Jin Yiwei. What are you going to do with it?" It's really not easy to get rid of him, and we need the help of you two."

Su Hao's first nickname was Juyuan, and his nickname was Songfeng. Song Rui's courtesy name is Ziming and his nickname is Xinzhai.

Song Rui said: "We have been friends for decades, and we are like one body. What do you want me to do, just say it?"

Shi Zhize said: "Brother Songfeng, please contact Hou Bo's nobles. They have been jealous of Jia Cong for a long time. I think these soldiers will never want to watch Jia Cong cross the border."

"This is easy." Su Haochu nodded.

"Brother Shinzhai, please contact the loyal and upright people in the DPRK. I think my colleagues who usually uphold moderation will be frightened by the brutality of the new party this time."

Song Ruidao: "This is a very good statement. This time the new party miscalculated. They wanted to intimidate the old party, but they didn't know that they pushed more people towards the old party."

Shi Zhize said: "Brother Xinzhai hit the mark. I will look for an opportunity to report to the Supreme Emperor. As long as he gives some instructions, most of the clan will follow suit."

The two nodded in agreement.

Su Haochu looked gloomy and said, "We still need to rely on Dongchang's power to fight poison with poison to achieve the best results."

"This is a great thing to say." Shi Zhize said with a smile, "Now that the factory guards are at odds with each other, how can Dongchang stand by and watch?"

"Do you have any clever ideas?" Song Rui asked.

Shi Zhize smiled slightly and said: "I mean...that's it. What do you two think?"

Su Haochu and Song Rui's eyes lit up and they said with a smile: "Gong Guo has unpredictable opportunities. Jia Cong's son is dead."

(End of this chapter)