Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 230 Assassination
In the Rongxi Hall of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian quickly entered the door.

He glanced at his wife Wang Xifeng, and there was not much affection between husband and wife in his eyes. The relationship between the two couples was good and bad. They had had a quarrel in the past two days and were making trouble.

"Did you send the money?" Jia Mu asked hurriedly when she saw Jia Lian.

"Both pieces of silver have been sent!" Jia Lian looked away from Wang Xifeng and replied.

"Just send it over. This palace can't be built without money!" Jia Mu nodded.

She also knows that there is not much money in the house, but these two sums of money cannot be saved, and they must continue to be given.

One of the two pieces of silver was for Dai Quan, and the other was for Yuan Chun. Yuan Chun needed a reward in the palace, and he couldn't do it without some money.

As for Dai Quan, they maintain an old relationship and ask him to take care of Yuanchun in the palace.

"Ancestor, the Zhen family in Jiangnan was ransacked. Can some of the property left in the house be disposed of?" Wang Xifeng couldn't help having a headache when she heard about the silver. She gritted her teeth and asked.

"You all get out!" After hearing what Wang Xifeng said, Mother Jia waved her hands to the maids and nuns around her and ordered.

"Can you talk about that matter casually?" When the maids and nuns all left Rongxi Hall, Jia Mu asked slightly annoyed.

The huge Zhen family in Jiangnan copied everything at once. The Zhen family in Jiangnan received no less favor than the Rongguo Mansion. Seeing the situation of the Zhen family in Jiangnan, Jia Mu couldn't help but worry about the Rongguo Mansion.

She was mainly worried about whether the Jiangnan Zhen family's storing their belongings in their own house would cause trouble for her family. As a result, Wang Xifeng openly spoke out about it while still in Rongxi Hall.

"I'm talking too much, but the money in the palace is really going to bottom out. I think the Zhen family in Jiangnan is in ruins. Disposal of those belongings can also alleviate the difficulties in the family!" Wang Xifeng patted her mouth and explained again. road.

Since the Grand View Garden was built, the Rongguo Mansion's finances have been in big trouble.

Although Rongguofu's industries continued to bring in income, the expenses were too high and this income was simply not enough.

When the Grand View Garden was built before, part of the property of the Zhen family in Jiangnan was taken, and a part was left. Wang Xifeng, the head of the family, knew about this.

When she heard that the Zhen family in Jiangnan had been ransacked, the first thing she thought of was the remaining belongings.

"The use of the Zhen family's property before was just a temporary measure. I was still thinking of making up for the part that was used, but don't touch the rest yet!" Jia Mu shook her head and said.

Jiangnan Zhen's house was ransacked, but we still have to look at the situation.

The Supreme Emperor is still here, so it's really hard to tell how things will develop.

Wang Xifeng lowered her head helplessly. She would do anything for the sake of the government. She even loaned the public money at usury just to increase the money in the government.

Mrs. Wang was not involved in the conversation from beginning to end.

Mrs. Wang holds the Buddhist beads in her hand, and she has handed over all matters in the house to Wang Xifeng. Unless it is something that can be deducted from the money, the rest has nothing to do with her.

"Ancestor, there is one more thing. The news from my eldest sister is that Jiahou has been promoted again!" Jia Lian waited until Wang Xifeng had negotiated well before continuing to report.

"What officer was promoted?" Mrs. Wang asked at this time.

The reason why she pays so much attention is because she often compares her Baoyu with Jia Qiang. Although the two are incomparable at all, as a mother, she always thinks that Baoyu has not grown up yet and will be stronger than Jia Qiang when he grows up. .

Now I heard that Jia Qiang had been promoted again, which made Baoyu's pursuit more difficult.

"I heard he is a cabinet bachelor!" Jia Lian replied.

"Hiss!" Jia Mu took a breath of cold air.

Mrs. Wang was also shocked. They were very clear about official matters.

"Jia Zhen deserves to die. Even if she dies, she will be sorry for her ancestors!" Jia's mother said angrily.

When she got angry, she couldn't help but sway and became dizzy. The mandarin ducks on the side quickly stepped forward to help her.

She waved her hand to indicate that it was okay.

From a second-grade cabinet bachelor, in terms of power alone, he is already in the cabinet at the peak of Daqian's power. Although there are cabinet bachelors, co-organizing bachelors, and nine other cabinet bachelors of the same level, these are not It does not affect the important status of cabinet bachelors.

Although the Jia family has three princes, in fact, the actual positions held by the three princes are not as good as Jia Qiang, a cabinet bachelor.

The three princes all hold military positions. The cabinet bachelor is the highest among civil servants, and civil servants are naturally nobler than military attachés.

"Girl Feng, you are usually the shrewdest, but do you have a way to make friends with Jiahou Mansion?" After Jia Mu was angry, she thought about it and asked Wang Xifeng.

She was also ill and sought medical treatment in a hurry. In order to make friends with Jiahou Mansion, she thought of many ways.

He took the initiative to give gifts and asked people to help him speak, but unfortunately no matter what method he used, the Jiahou Mansion was extremely indifferent.

Even under the influence of the Jiahou Mansion, the relationship between the Lin family and the Rongguo Mansion has weakened.

"Old Ancestor, the only one I'm familiar with in Jiahou Mansion is Xichun. Maybe we can think of a solution from Xichun's side!" Wang Xifeng's mind turned quickly and she thought of a solution in a moment.

"I haven't seen Xichun since she was brought to Jiahou's Mansion. When I invite her to come and sit in the house, we will be a family after all!" Jia Mu nodded in agreement.

Jia Qiang put on the newly given python suit and walked into Jiuqing's room.

"Xueshi Jia, congratulations on your promotion!" As soon as he entered Jiuqing's room, officials kept congratulating him.

And his title was also changed from Jiahou to Jiaxueshi. In the eyes of officials, the status of cabinet bachelor was more noble than that of Chaopin Marquis.

Generally speaking, an official is called by his or her highest position.

Now Jia Qiang is a cabinet bachelor, so she is also called Jia Xueshi.

Jia Qiang responded while walking, but she was complaining about this title in her heart. Jia Xueshi sounded like a 'fake bachelor'.

"Hey, everyone can see clearly the python suit of Jia Qiang!" When Bao Shangshu greeted Jia Qiang, he saw the python suit on Jia Qiang and couldn't help shouting.

"Xueshi Jia, come to my side!" Prince Zhongshun grabbed Jia Qiang and asked her to stand side by side with him.

After comparing the two, the officials discovered that the python suit worn by Prince Zhongshun was the same as that worn by Jia Qiang. Both were embroidered with a sitting python.

"I also have a brand new python suit here. The size is just right for Bachelor Jia. I will send it to you tomorrow!" Prince Zhongshun said with a smile.

He treated Jia Qiang in front of him with an equal attitude. In fact, even he did not dare to underestimate Jia Qiang.

"Thank you so much, Prince Zhongshun!" Jia Qiang thanked him.

This was Prince Zhongshun's kindness. In fact, this was the only python suit given by the palace.

If you want to have a replacement, you have to find a way to make it yourself. You can spend money to ask the palace to do it for you, but this kind of embroidery will not be completed in a few months.

Prince Zhongshun sent a python suit, which shortened Jia Qiang's waiting time. As for the cost of embroidering such a python suit, neither of them cared.

In this court meeting, Jia Qiang was arranged to stand in the civil service column, ranking behind the two cabinet bachelors. They were both ranked in the middle among the cabinet bachelors.

Don't underestimate this ranking. To a certain extent, this ranking is a reflection of your status in the cabinet.

There was nothing important at the court meeting, so it ended early. This is the normal state of the court meeting. Jia Qiang went to the cabinet lounge and changed into the official robe of a second-grade civil servant before entering the cabinet.

Although he was promoted and became a formal member of the cabinet, his job has not changed. He is still responsible for the allocation of the two cabinet bachelors.

The only difference is that the documents he handles can be stamped by himself, and they no longer need to be stamped by the two cabinet bachelors.

This is a change in power. As long as the opinions assigned to him are not contrary to the two cabinet bachelors, what will be sent to the Supreme Emperor and Emperor Jingwen will be the opinions stamped with his seal.

After the cabinet was finished, he left the cabinet and saw Xia Shouzhong waiting outside.

"But your Majesty wants to see me?" Jia Qiang walked over and asked.

"No, the master asked me to tell you that King Shuirong of Beijing and Princess Beijing passed away yesterday!" Xia Shouzhong shook his head and said.

Jia Qiang was startled. Combined with the news that the Zhen family in Jiangnan was raided, it seemed that the Zhen family was completely finished.

Princess Beijing is the second daughter of the Zhen family. This one has been living in the cold palace. If she does not die, it means that the emperor still has some kindness to her.

Now that Princess Beijing is dead, it means that the last bit of kindness the Emperor had towards the Zhen family has faded away.

Jia Qiang would not believe that Princess Beijing died on her own, otherwise she would not have died on the same day as Prince Shuirong of Beijing by such a coincidence.

"Shui Xun left behind descendants?" Jia Qiang asked.

"I left a son. In the past two years, Shui Xiong has been taking big medicine to support his body. The palace has chosen several women who are good at giving birth, but it's a pity that he can only have one son in two years." Xia Shouzhong said it was a pity, but in fact, his eyes were filled with tears. Ironic meaning.

Xia Shouzhong didn't like Beijing Wang Shuirong, who almost killed him.

"That's all, let's kill each other!" Jia Qiang shook her head and said.

"Jia Hou is still generous, but it is normal for children to get sick or something. It is not easy to live and grow up!" Xia Shouzhong said with a smile.

Jia Qiang felt cold in her heart. How could he not understand what Xia Shouzhong meant, which was to kill the children left by Wang Shuirong of Beijing.

After breaking up with Xia Shouzhong, Jia Qiang left the palace.

He had just been promoted to cabinet bachelor, so he went to court in a double sedan chair. When he left the palace, the sedan chair was still waiting at the palace gate.

He lowered his head and sat in the sedan chair, and two bearers lifted the sedan chair.

The sedan passed through an alley, which he must pass every day.

"Stop the sedan, there is an ambush!" He ordered in a deep voice while sitting in the sedan.

The two bearers stopped the sedan, stood in front of it, and took out two short guns from their back waists.

These two bearers are two rank-5 warriors. Jia Qiang is the only one in the world who has the luxury of using rank-5 warriors as bearers.

At this moment, two crossbow arrows were shot from the alley.

When the crossbow arrow was fired, it opened a canvas hiding the heavy crossbow.

This canvas is extremely finely painted. If you enter the alley from Jia Qiang's side, you will not be able to discover the authenticity of the canvas, let alone the layout hidden behind the canvas.

Behind the canvas are two heavy crossbows, controlled by two crossbowmen. The bow strings have been fully drawn and the crossbow arrows have been placed, just waiting for Jia Qiang to appear.

In order to find this opportunity, I investigated Jia Qiang's daily route of action and found that this opportunity would only occur when she went to court.

During the imperial court, this place was under the curfew of the Beijing camp. It was not easy to arrange an assassination from the curfew area of ​​the Beijing camp.

When they went to court, since it was daytime, although it was still close to the imperial city, it was not very strict, giving them the opportunity to arrange the two heavy crossbows.

The short guns in the hands of the two bearers waved and blocked the two heavy crossbow arrows. Although they couldn't help but take two steps back, they were not successful in intercepting them.

The two assassins did not have a second chance to pull the string, and the two bearers had already pounced on it.

The winding time of a heavy crossbow is not short, especially when operated by a single person, the time is even longer.

The assassin was caught, and Jia Qiang came to the heavy crossbow.

Looking at the heavy crossbow, a sinister look flashed in his eyes.

Although the arrows fired by the heavy crossbow would not be hurt even if he blocked them with his body, this was a provocation to him.

This is the capital, a place managed by the capital camp. Someone can transport two heavy crossbows here and assassinate him. Without the help of the forces in the capital, it would be impossible to complete.

The two assassins were caught, and they both bit the poison hidden in their mouths.

Weird smiles appeared on their faces, as if they were laughing at Jia Qiang's helplessness.

"In front of me, life or death is not up to you!" Jia Qiang said in a deep voice.

He patted the two of them lightly, and two 'Healing Techniques [Advanced]' were applied to them.

The so-called poison of the two assassins was washed away by the life energy before it had full effect.

"Take them back to the house and I will interrogate them personally!" Jia Qiang ordered coldly.

The two assassins were tied to pillars in the side room. They were still in extreme shock.

The poison they took could kill people instantly with just one drop. However, they clearly bit the poison, but Jia Qiang detoxified them with a tap.

In order to prevent them from committing suicide, their mouths were gagged with cloth at this time.

Jia Qiang changed her clothes and walked into the side room.

He has no interest in interrogating such dead soldiers. Those who commit suicide immediately after the assassination fails are either dead soldiers who have been trained since childhood and have been brainwashed since childhood. There is no possibility of betrayal.

Or someone important to him or her is being hijacked and forced to participate in the assassination. Such a person will also not confess, because once he confesses, the kidnapped relative will die.

Of course, prolonged torture may still break down the inner defenses of two people.

But this would take too long, and Jia Qiang didn't want to delay it for that long.

He waved his hand, and a mirror appeared in his hand, which was the 'Feng Yue Treasure Mirror'.

Now he is very good at using the 'Feng Yue Treasure Mirror'. After using the 'Feng Yue Treasure Mirror' to influence their minds, he took the cloth from their mouths.

"Who sent you here?" Jia Qiang asked calmly.

"Liu Fang, Duke Li of the State!" they both replied at the same time.

Hearing this answer, Jia Qiang was still surprised. He had no deep grudge against Duke Li Guo and could use the heavy crossbows in the army to assassinate him.

But he knew that it was impossible for these two people to lie under the influence of 'Fengyue Baojian'.

(End of this chapter)