Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

The officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were all smiling and flattering, and they were busy directing Lifu to carry the box inside.

Their lives would be easier if the household department had money, and Jia Cong would do all the things that offended people. They would be happy to enjoy the fruits of their labor, not to mention flattering him, and even calling them daddy would be fine.

"My lord, the harvest this time is not small." Feng Yuan glanced at it and said with a smile.

Jia Cong stretched out two fingers and gestured.

"High, really high." Feng Yuan gave a thumbs up, overjoyed.

With more than 20 million in cash in the treasury, life became easier.

Jia Cong had his own plan and said: "This time I have offended everyone I can in one go. I hope Brother Zhengfang will seek justice."

Feng Yuan beat his chest loudly and said sternly: "No need to pay attention to the instructions. It is said that the true qualities of a hero can only be revealed when the sea is flowing.

My brother is loyal to the country. If anyone dares to touch you, hundreds of people in my household will definitely fight against him! "

Jia Cong chuckled and said, "Thank you so much, brother Gao Yi."

"It is obligatory."

While the two were talking, they suddenly saw two small yellow gates coming on Pegasus.

"Your Majesty has urgently summoned Duke Ding to see you."

Jia Cong was well prepared and said, "Lead the way! Brother Zhengfang, I'll see you soon."

Feng Yuan looked at his leaving figure and wondered in his heart what tricks this kid was up to again.

"Your Majesty, I see you, Jia Cong, and I respectfully send you your holy greetings." Jia Cong entered the Yangxin Hall by familiar means, bowed his head and bowed.

Emperor Xifeng finally found a punching bag and shouted: "What are you doing! Why did you suddenly confiscate the properties of so many clansmen and nobles in the capital!"

You, you are so bold and so bold! Who gave you the courage! I am so angry! "

Jia Cong said calmly: "I am reporting to Your Majesty that I am acting in accordance with His Majesty's decree. This is exactly the courage Your Majesty gave me."

Emperor Xifeng scolded: "You bastard! When will I ask you to steal people's property?"

Jia Cong innocently said: "Your Majesty, aren't you acting expediently? I issued an ultimatum three days ago, but now it is the uncle who owes the debt. He is regarded as a waste of paper, so I have no choice but to enforce the law impartially."

Emperor Xifeng was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, saying: "You will cause trouble for me. You will return whatever you copied."

Jia Cong spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I've sold everything and I'm not going back."

Emperor Xifeng was stunned and snorted coldly: "You are very clever. You can get back exactly how much you paid for it."

Jia Cong whispered: "Your Majesty, will you return all the more than 20 million taels?"

Duan Zhun, Huo Peng and others were silent at first, but when they heard this number, they raised their eyebrows and looked at each other with a smile.

Huo Peng hurriedly left the class and said: "Your Majesty, I think this matter needs long-term consideration."

"I second the proposal."

Emperor Xifeng was also surprised. He got more than 20 million silver in one day, and he felt a little reluctant to part with it.

Don't mention it, although Jia Cong is a bastard who can cause trouble, he is really good at making money.

Yin coughed dryly, glared at Jia Cong and said, "Get up."

"I thank your Majesty for your kindness." Jia Cong said hurriedly.

"You can climb along the pole. When will I say I don't offend you?" Emperor Xifeng scolded.

Jia Cong said with a smile: "I have a heart as deep as water, and I am not loyal to the powerful. I have saved more than 20 million yuan in deficit for the national treasury. Is it worth it for a small mistake? Prime Minister Huo, it's your turn to speak."

Huo Peng couldn't bear to laugh and said: "I think that Duke Dingguo is a man of integrity and cold demeanor, and he serves the country, so it is not appropriate to criticize him harshly."

Gu Tao and Dong Yi also said: "I second the proposal."

Emperor Xifeng's previous anger had already gone with the more than 20 million silver, because he took advantage of the situation and walked down the steps, saying calmly: "Well, since you are focused on running the errand, even if your means are a little inferior, I won't pursue it.

Keep half of the money so that the Queen can use it to send them away so that they don't have to come to my place and make noise every day. "

Jia Cong said: "I thank you for your grace, but now I can't get the money."

"Huh? What are you talking about? You didn't copy it, you sold it?" Emperor Xifeng frowned.

"Your Majesty, I am deeply afraid that it is not appropriate to leave such a large amount of money in Jinyiwei. I have just sent it to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Please ask your Majesty to summon Feng Butang to report it." Jia Cong said with a pure face.

Duan Zhun, Huo Peng and others secretly nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. They had just heard that Emperor Xifeng wanted to withdraw half of the money, which was more than 10 million yuan, but they were frightened. Now that the money is in Feng Yuan's pocket, it is safe. .

Emperor Xifeng felt a headache when he thought about having to fight Feng Yuan. He rubbed his temples, glared at Jia Cong, waved his hands and said, "Why are you still standing here! Do you think I don't have enough headaches?"

"Yes, I will retire." Jia Cong agreed, glanced up secretly, and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, there is still a lot of shortcomings left. I thought that I would not be able to do anything for a long time, so I simply did nothing. Never stop..."

"Okay, you should go back and rest. Isn't it chaotic enough? The settlement is postponed." Emperor Xifeng said.

"I obey the order." Jia Cong sighed, bowed and stepped back, smiling secretly in his heart. Mr. Pang's move of advancing while retreating was really powerful.

It seemed like a fierce move, but it actually gave the powerful people a chance to make trouble.

As a result, in order to maintain the stability of the DPRK, the payment will definitely be suspended, and at the same time, it will be reduced or reduced as appropriate. These people will suffer a small loss but take a big advantage.

When we meet in the future, Jia Cong will also say that he will not offend anyone to death.

As for how Feng Yuan was arguing with Emperor Xifeng, Jia Cong didn't care and had to let him attract some firepower.

It is estimated that with his brave temperament and the secret help of several academicians, it would be difficult for Emperor Xifeng to get money.

No matter what, the pressure on myself has been relieved.

"Zilong, you came out so soon?" He met Feng Yuan on the road.

Jia Cong smiled and said, "I came out naturally after I handed in my duties. Now it's Brother Zhengfang's turn to do my duty."

Feng Yuan's heart tightened, he pulled him and whispered: "Are you kidding me?"

"That's absolutely not the case. I worked hard and worked hard to deliver more than 20 million silver to my eldest brother. How can anyone be so shady? Well, how about you do this to me another day?" Jia Cong muttered.

Feng Yuan chuckled: "It's a joke, it's my fault, brother."

"It doesn't matter, it's important to go and see the saint quickly." Jia Cong patted his shoulder and smiled smartly.

Feng Yuan was a little confused, always feeling that something was wrong.
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Beijing Palace, Lingxiu Zhai
Jiang Yuhan was lying under Shuixun's knees, kneading his calves to relieve his fatigue.

"Your Majesty, after the banquet the day before yesterday, General Manager Dai ordered me to investigate the criminal evidence of the servants in the family. Today, Dingguo Gong went to war and confiscated the property of the mansion. These two people seem to be deliberately targeting you, Your Majesty." Jiang Yuhan said softly, He looked at Shui Rong with admiration on his face.

Faced with the joint attack by the two secret espionage leaders of the country and the DPRK, King Beijing's handsome face showed no emotion, and it seemed that everything was as he expected.

Instead, he smiled faintly, caressed Jiang Yuhan's girl-like cheeks, and said: "Qiguan'er, what do you think this king should do?" Jiang Yuhan said: "The slave family thinks that it is not appropriate to offend the factory guard at the same time, as this will only make it worse. It’s better to stick together than divide and conquer.”

King Beijing smiled and said, "Just tell me."

Jiang Yuhan said angrily: "Your Majesty is as wise as the sea. He must have thought of it a long time ago, but now he comes to take the exam for the slave family."

King Beijing smiled and said: "This is a misunderstanding. Just because you have been in Dongchang for a long time, you have a deep understanding of the factory's security methods, which is beyond my reach. Your design will naturally be more sophisticated."

Jiang Yuhan pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Your Majesty is too modest. I only have a little knowledge, please give me your advice."

"Good man, hurry up and say it. I want to thank you so much." King Beijing smiled slightly and pulled Jiang Yuhan to sit on his lap.

Jiang Yuhan smiled "bashfully" and said: "Back then, Emperor Taizong set up the Dongchang as a supervisor because the Jinyiwei had too much power. From then on, all the Jinyiwei were under the Dongchang.

Since Jia Cong's rise, he has gradually regained his former prestige. However, Eunuch Xia used to be a member of the Supreme Emperor, but now he wishes that Jinyiwei would be freed from the shackles of Dongchang and used by him.

Now that General Manager Dai is in charge of the Dongchang, he is now a confidant of the emperor and is far more reliable than Jia Cong. If the Jinyi guards are still so sharp and wantonly breaking the rules, how can the emperor not be worried? How could Mr. Dai be so angry?
Don't forget, Duke Dingguo is still the governor of the left. After he is a distinguished noble, he is also the prince-in-law. He has too much power, which is always not a good thing for Jin Shang. "

King Beijing smiled and said: "Yes, since ancient times, the two dogs of the factory guard have been greedy, cruel and violent by nature. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. There is no such thing as a good relationship.

Temporary friendship is only due to interests. Those who make friends with each other for the benefit of others will be separated after all the benefits are exhausted. "

Jiang Yuhan covered her mouth and smiled: "Your Majesty hit the nail on the head."

King Beijing waved his hand and said: "This matter needs to be dealt with slowly, so let's not mention it for now. Now that General Manager Dai has given the order, wouldn't it make people suspicious if you don't have some inside information?"

Jiang Yuhan said: "It doesn't matter. I only picked up some insignificant crimes and presented them. I just pretended that important matters have not been found. I don't think Dongchang will doubt me."

If it really comes to a critical moment of life and death, I will definitely be able to escape by resorting to the bitter flesh trick. "

King Beijing sighed: "To protect me, you have to put yourself in danger."

Jiang Yuhan held his hand and said: "Your Majesty is the master of my family, and I am willing to do anything."

King Beijing smiled and nodded, holding his hand and walking towards the bed with the gilded red phoenix and Chaoyang.
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As soon as Jia Cong left the palace, he saw Wen Youfang waiting outside the palace gate. Seeing him coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward to take care of things.

After hearing this, Jia Cong frowned slightly and said, "Tell Lao Wen and Wang Fei to come to the Yamen to see me."

"Yes."

Just as Jia Cong returned to the Admiral's Yamen and sat down, Wen Zhen and Wang Fei also arrived and hurriedly greeted him.

"No need, tell me what's going on."

"My lord, I think it was because Dongchang was a little unhappy when he saw that my guard was prospering under your leadership, so he started to think about it."

As he spoke, Wen Zhen took out a letter and said, "This is the note sent by Dongchang just now. I will send a copy of the corresponding case file here for supervision."

Jia Cong took the note and glanced at it. Although the wording was polite, the meaning was clear.

To put it simply, our Dongchang was established by Emperor Taizong and was responsible for supervising the Jinyi Guards to prevent illegal activities. Please send a copy of the file before a certain date.

Bang, Jia Cong threw the folder on the table and snorted coldly: "In the past, the commander of the Jinyi Guards had no follow-up, and the Dongchang Supervisor was the one to supervise. Now, it is actually the superintendent who is under supervision. What do you think?"

Wen Zhen knew his temper and said hurriedly: "My lord, I think that the Dongchang teacher has a reputation for this matter and is righteous and righteous, so it is not appropriate to be harsh in order to avoid the suspicion of the emperor.

It's better to avoid the important and take the easy, and respond to the situation in a hypocritical manner. In this way, even if the trouble comes to the imperial court, your Excellency will still have something to say. "

"tell me the story."

"Yes. I thought that since Dongchang wants to monitor our case files, we don't have to share everything with each other. We only need to submit a summary of each case. In this way, we will get the job done without letting them find any loopholes." Wen Zhendao .

Jia Cong thought for a while and said: "This method is okay to fool Dongchang. If Dai Quan sues to the emperor... how to resolve it?"

Wen Zhen said with a smile: "If the Holy One asks, he will say that the matter is confidential and the transcribers must be carefully screened. Moreover, the volume is huge and transcribing is time-consuming, so I will provide a summary for future reference, and then provide details one after another.

Then we would submit some trivial, long and bloated case files to Dongchang every now and then. It was so procrastinating and intermittent that they had nothing to do. "

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Okay, okay, Lao Wen, you are indeed an old fox, slippery. If you want to do this, Dongchang will have no choice but to do nothing. Just do it like this and go."

"Thank you for the gold medal, sir. I am ashamed of my humble position and do not deserve it. I just want to work for you and me wholeheartedly." Wen Zhen bowed.

Jia Cong said a few words of encouragement, dismissed Wen Zhen, and left Wang Fei behind, asking: "How is the investigation of Jiang Yuhan's case?"

Wang Fei hurriedly said: "Returning to your lord, I received your order the day before yesterday. I ordered my subordinates to pay close attention to those few clues. As expected, almost all of them were cut off, leaving only some things that are not on the table."

"Huh? You mean Jiang Yuhan really betrayed Dongchang?" Jia Cong asked with a focused gaze.

"It should be so, otherwise there is no way to explain why the clue was broken as soon as it was handed over to him." Wang Fei said.

"Is there something wrong with the person who summoned Dongchang?" Jia Cong asked.

"The person who contacted Jiang Yuhan was the comprador of the Beijing Prince's Palace. This person is an old man from Dongchang and has been under low-level surveillance. There is no suspicion."

"Will there be any problems with his online presence?"

"His superior is Hua Yuanliang, the person in charge of the Dongchang Execution Department, and there is no suspicion. If no evidence of the crime of King Beijing is found, he will be the first to suffer misfortune."

Jia Cong nodded slowly and said: "Jiang Yuhan was trained by Dongchang since he was a child. Why did he dare to betray Dongchang? How could he be so bold?"

Wang Fei smiled obscenely and said, "According to my humble observation, I'm afraid he's trapped by love."

"What do you mean?"

"Jiang Yuhan was raised as a girl since she was a child, and was trained by Dongchang to be a sannyasi, traveling among the powerful for them and spying on intelligence.

As for the young Wang Sun of Shuiluo, he has a graceful demeanor and is one of the best among people. I think he has already conquered his body and mind. "Wang Fei said.

Jia Cong was shocked by the absurdity. Would King Beijing like men? However, I feel a little relieved when I think about the customs of this era. Uncle Xing, Jia Lian, Xue Pan and others are all as good as Long Yang. This can be regarded as an "elegant thing" for the nobles.

Even if he hadn't blocked them back then, Baoyu and Qin Zhong would have gradually fallen into this path after hanging around for a long time.

Yin said: "Do you have any evidence?"

"Yes. Since Jiang Yuhan was bought into the Beijing Prince's Mansion, she has slept with him more times than all the prince's wives and concubines combined, which shows.

It was only natural that King Beijing valued him so much, and he worked hard to repay her. "Wang Fei said.

Jia Cong laughed dumbly, but he didn't expect that the King of Beijing would use himself as bait to use the handsome man's trick to rebel against the Dongchang secret agent, and he was really willing to do it.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong was a little gossipy and a little unbelievable, and asked: "I have met Jiang Yuhan twice. Although she seems to be a little weak in literary skills, she doesn't have much of a womanizer. Is the information true?"

Wang Fei smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir. I have verified it carefully. Jiang Yuhan seemed to be a handsome young man when he was socializing with outsiders, but when he entered the inner house, he became very charming."

If nothing else, how could a grown man wear women's obscene clothes every day? He has used the things in Duobao Pavilion a lot. These are all said by the girl who served him, and they are guaranteed to be reliable. "

Jia Cong laughed. (End of chapter)