Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 273 New Year’s Goods
"What's going on? Didn't you mean to do something against Jiahou and blame it on the emperor's brothers?" The third prince Li Hongkang asked as he looked at his personal eunuch.

The personal eunuch hesitated and didn't know what to say, which made him even more dissatisfied.

In recent days, Li Hongkang has been very proud of himself, and his achievements have even been praised by the Emperor.

But there was no news from the personal eunuch about the strategy that was originally agreed upon.

"Master, I proposed the agreed strategy to those families, but when they heard that it was to deal with Jia Hou, they all rejected it!" the personal eunuch replied helplessly.

"It's not like we really want them to do anything, why don't we do this little thing?" Li Hongkang frowned.

The companies they mentioned were the Lords who had taken refuge with Li Hongkang, and only the Lords had the ability to mobilize powerful manpower to do things.

"I have inquired, and now no force in the capital dares to target Jiahou's mansion. Jiahou's revenge is really too terrible!" the personal eunuch explained.

The personal eunuch told Li Hongkang some things about Jia Qiang. Some things Li Hongkang knew, some things he didn't.

The second daughter of Princess Zhen's family of Beijing sent dead soldiers to attack the Lin Mansion. As a result, the Prince's Mansion of Beijing was massacred, and the Zhen family was impeached and confiscated by Jia Qiang.

The discussions on the third prince's side were also the same among the fifth and seventh princes.

But he had also thought about it. Once he got the throne, the first person he had to deal with was Jia Qiang.

The seventh prince is the biological son of Emperor Jingwen. As long as he can contact Emperor Jingwen, I believe these resources will fall into his hands.

In order to become the emperor, he didn't care about making a big deal. Even if some of the promises couldn't be fulfilled in the end, he had become the emperor by then, and no one dared to force him.

However, some important ministers could not be moved even if they were offered big cakes, such as Wu Zicang, the military governor of Jingying, who was one of them.

The personal eunuch, the person who handled the matter, would naturally keep part of it. Anyway, Li Hongkang's money came easily.

He had already inquired about it, and Jade Girl heard that she would soon be his aunt. Youshi was a special being in Jiahou Mansion and was respected by Jia Qiang.

The East Palace was under confinement, but Emperor Jingwen had been the emperor for so many years and had intelligence agencies and some trusted ministers in his hands.

A motorcade carrying new year's goods arrived at Jiahou Mansion on the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month.

In other words, the Supreme Emperor was testing the Seventh Prince, otherwise the Seventh Prince's probing behavior would be enough for the Seventh Prince to end up with the same fate as Emperor Jingwen.

When Li Hongkang recruits talents, he does not consider the cost every time, and also buys information, etc., and the money is flowing like water.

"If you think of a way, Wu Zicang must be captured. His position is too important!" Li Hongkang patted the table and said in a more serious tone.

The Chinese New Year is getting closer and closer, and it’s snowing heavily in Beijing.

The personal eunuch couldn't help but touch his pocket. There were a lot of banknotes there.

Jia Qiang's threat was really too great, which made him feel like he couldn't sleep or eat well.

Butler Lu Xun received Jiang Jingchen, who was leading the team, and welcomed the team into the mansion.

He didn't know that Emperor Jingwen ordered people to poison Cining Palace. Although the crime was placed on Concubine Xiande who committed suicide, it also made the East Palace unable to contact the outside world.

In addition, because the four government offices participated in the operation against Jia Qiang, the four government offices were almost evacuated. Those who had the same experience as the four government offices also had other officials who were enemies of Jia Qiang. Home.

Therefore, the seventh prince spent many times more money in the palace than the other two princes, but he has not been able to get in touch until now.

It can be said that Jia Qiang is a hedgehog. Once Jia Qiang and his family are touched, the consequences will be a thunderous counterattack.

The Supreme Emperor's lack of questioning reflected the words and deeds of the three princes.

To be honest, Li Hongkang's foundation is too weak. The reason why he can have so many defectors is that he can draw the big pie.

The Supreme Emperor's control over the palace reached its extreme with the fall of Emperor Jingwen.

At least for a short period of time, no one in the palace could communicate privately.

Eunuchs cannot like women, and their only pleasure is money. This is true for most eunuchs, and personal eunuchs are no exception.

"Master, we don't have enough money!" the personal eunuch reminded softly.

"Then Wu Zicang is willing to take refuge?" Li Hongkang thought of Jingying again and asked.

"Wu Zicang is not easy to contact. I sent people over and they couldn't even meet him!" the personal eunuch shook his head and replied.

How important is the Jingying Jiedu Envoy? He is the only commander of the garrison in the capital.

It's just that the seventh prince has one more choice than the other two princes, which is to find a way to contact the East Palace and seek support from the East Palace.

"Yes!" the personal eunuch responded.

"Forget it, without Jia Qiang's support, I won't get it, and neither will the two emperor brothers!" Li Hongkang couldn't help but be afraid when he heard the personal eunuch's explanation.

The personal eunuch nodded helplessly, thinking about how to proceed with this matter.

The supporters of the three princes also increased from low-level officials to high-level officials over time.

As for Jia Tanchun, her surname was Jia, and she was raised by the Jiahou Mansion as their own young lady.

Prince Zhongshun sent dead soldiers to attack Jia Qiang, and Prince Zhongshun's palace was massacred afterwards.

This was not the first time Jiang Jingchen came to Jiahou Mansion to deliver New Year's goods. He was taken to meet Feicui, Youshi and Tanchun, who was new this year.

When he was recruiting supporters, he promised many high-ranking families that these families would fully support him even for the sake of future high-ranking positions.

"Young man, I've met three girls!" Jiang Jingchen bowed and said.

He had a reputation, so he did not kneel down to salute, but he did not dare to go beyond what he said.

"Why are you short of money again? Let's ask the families who have taken refuge in us!" Li Hongkang waved his hand indifferently and said.

"I heard that you have done great things in western Liaoning, and I have praised you. I will meet you when I come back from duty!" Feicui said with a smile.

Speaking of this matter, I have to say that when Rongguo Mansion was ransacked, Zhuangzi in western Liaoning was sold to Jiahou Mansion at a discount.

The Jiahou Mansion took over Zhuangzi over there, and did not specially arrange for anyone to go there, but only sent a few letters.

Jiang Jingchen is in Heishan Village, which is very close to Zhuangzi in Rongguo Mansion.

So Jiang Jingchen took charge, and Liaoxi sent a cavalry team to cooperate with him, and took Zhuangzi back. He also took out more than 500,000 taels of silver from Zhuangzi, and the original stewards were sent to the local yamen.

The Rongguo Mansion just doesn't know about this. If they knew about it, they would probably be angry to death.

They sold Zhuangzi without taking it seriously, and the embezzled money alone was enough for the Rongguo Mansion at that time to pay off its debts.

In the end, all Zhuangzi in Rongguo Mansion were managed by Jiang Jingchen.

Jiang Jingchen is a smart man and knows the importance. When he saw that Jia Qiang was just a letter, he asked the army to send sergeants to help. He knew that even in a remote place like western Liaoning, he could not do anything excessive.

Otherwise, Jia Qiang can take back everything Jiang Jingchen has now at any time. Only Jiang Jingchen, who has lost everything, understands the preciousness of life now, so Jiang Jingchen does not dare to have any objections.

"The Emerald Girl Mountain is ridiculous. The Marquis ordered everything from thousands of miles away. The younger one just did things according to the Marquis's instructions, so he has no merit!" Jiang Jingchen said modestly.

"After all, I am a scholar, but I can't compare to you!" Jade shook his head and laughed.

"This is this year's gift list!" Jiang Jingchen presented the thick gift list. Jade took the gift list and was surprised, because this year the size of Zhuangzi has increased several times, making the goods much more than in previous years.

She delivered the gift list to Youshi, who checked it before handing it over to Tanchun.

"So many!" Tan Chun knew how many New Year's goods Rongguo Mansion received every year, and was shocked when he saw the gift list.

How did she know that the New Year's goods received by Rongguo Mansion had been exploited at all levels.

Unlike the New Year's goods from Jiahou Mansion, they are truly the wishes of Zhuangzi in Liaoxi.

"The newly acquired Zhuangzi has less preparation time. This year it is still a little less, but next year it will be more!" Jiang Jingchen explained with a smile.

Tanchun knew why Rongguo Mansion was defeated. Just by looking at the difference in the gift lists, he could tell how much property Rongguo Mansion had lost.

The matter of counting the goods will be handled by Butler Lu Xun.

Jade, Youshi and Tanchun discuss the distribution of some items in the gift list, such as some precious furs, which must be given to the madam and all the girls.

There is no need to tell Jia Qiang about such trivial matters. Lin Daiyu is pregnant. Jia Min has warned many times not to worry about Lin Daiyu due to affairs in the house.

Therefore, the affairs in the mansion are now handled by Feicui, Youshi and Tanchun through consultation.

Jade and Youshi could have decided that the reason why they brought Tanchun along was not only for Tanchun to learn housekeeping, but also for self-supervision.

Tanchun's status is special, and she will not attract criticism if she is involved.

Jia Qiang returned home, heard Jade's announcement, and met Jiang Jingchen in the hall.

When Jiang Jingchen saw Jia Qiang, he came forward and knelt on the ground and saluted.

His gratitude to Jia Qiang cannot be described in words. Jia Qiang gave him everything he has now.

"Get up!" Jia Qiang waved her hand and said.

Jiang Jingchen stood up and stood with his hands tied.

"You have done a good job in Liaoxi, and I will reward you for your merit. When you find someone who can replace you in Liaoxi, I will recommend you to be an official in Liaoxi!" Jia Qiang said lightly.

Jia Qiang's understanding of Jiang Jingchen was far beyond what Jiang Jingchen could know.

Throughout the north, Jia Qiang established an intelligence network relying on the army.

Everything Jiang Jingchen did formed information and was sent to him.

Jiang Jingchen managed to avoid being greedy, which is remarkable.

You must know that in western Liaoning, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Zhuangzi is under the full control of Jiang Jingchen, and his words are orders.

Like the Wushi brothers before, they just couldn't hold back their greed.

Jiang Jingchen has worked in western Liaoning for several years, and with this contribution, Jia Qiang will give him a chance.

"Thank you, Mr. Marquis, but I want to keep this credit. When the dog grows up, I also ask Mr. Marquis to recommend a good teacher so that he can study and gain fame!" Jiang Jingchen said with a bow.

He takes a longer-term view. With his qualifications, even if he becomes an official, he will only be a seventh-grade petty official.

Over the years, he was too lazy and did not study hard. He could not go far in the officialdom with his reputation as a scholar. He was able to become a seventh-rank official because of Jia Qiang's help.

He thought about his son, if he worked hard to train him, he might be able to become something useful.

The most important thing is that he stayed in Zhuangzi in western Liaoning and was a subordinate of Jiahou Mansion. This incense and love can help his son more.

"Okay, I agree to this!" Jia Qiang responded with a smile.

It was a reward anyway, and he admired Jiang Jingchen very much. This thought was remarkable.

"I will definitely manage the village well for the Marquis, and I dare not disappoint the Marquis's expectations!" When Jiang Jingchen heard Jia Qiang's consent, he knelt down excitedly and saluted with thanks.

In the Xiaoxiang Pavilion of the Grand View Garden, Tanchun and the maids brought specialties from western Liaoning, which made the girls very excited.

What Lin Daiyu got was the best, two pieces of firefox fur, which felt warm and comfortable in winter.

Miaoyu got two pieces of white fox fur, which looked even more delicate against Miaoyu's white jade-like skin.

The furs of the other girls were also extraordinary, and the girls discussed together how to use the furs.

"Is there one there, Master?" Miaoyu asked curiously.

"Yes, this time a white tiger skin was sent from Liaoxi, and they are about to put it on the main seat of the main hall!" Tanchun knew it and replied with a smile.

"Don't put the white tiger skin in the main hall, put it in the study room!" Lin Daiyu pointed out.

"Listen to Sister Lin!" Tan Chun nodded and responded.

"The white tiger has a special meaning. The master is now in a high position and may be used to make a fuss about it!" Lin Daiyu still explained.

The White Tiger's miraculous powers are not something ordinary people can afford. Legend has it that winning the White Tiger is linked to winning the world.

Tanchun realized that he almost did something wrong.

"You and Jade will both get a share of the things distributed in the mansion, don't forget it!" Lin Daiyu explained again.

"Yes, Sister Lin!" Tan Chun said with warmth in his heart.

She is now studying housekeeping. Originally, based on her thoughts, she would not participate in this assignment.

But with Lin Daiyu's words, she didn't have to think too much.

"The palace has rewarded some honors. You and Jade can discuss how to distribute them to the sisters!" Lin Daiyu pointed to the box beside her and said.

The closer to the end of the year, the more rewards there will be in this palace.

Some were rewarded by the Supreme Emperor, and some were rewarded by the Queen Mother. This year, there was no reward from Emperor Jingwen, but the rewards from the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother were obviously much heavier.

What's even more strange is that for expensive things like heads and noodles, especially the fine ones made in the palace, the Queen Mother would reward them with more than ten sets.

In Lin Daiyu's view, it seemed that the Queen Mother calculated the number of women in Jiahou's house.

"Let me choose first!" Miaoyu said anxiously.

Yun Fei and Zhu Jun's eyes were full of surprises, and they didn't have much resistance to the palace's headgear.

The other women were relatively more reserved, but they couldn't help but look at the box.

"Why can't you wait any longer? Forget it, Sister Tanchun, take the box away quickly to save Miaoyu from bothering me!" Lin Daiyu pointed to the box with a slight smile.

She knows her family's wealth, and she just likes these things. She is willing to share them with her sisters because she has more in her hands.

Tanchun took the box and opened it in front of the girls, and was greeted with bursts of laughter.

(End of this chapter)