From the Red Mansion, you can travel through the world of martial arts

Chapter 135 Buddhist Sutra
The word "marry" cannot be used to refer to a princess. Instead, it should be referred to as "shang", which almost means marrying up.

Jia Wei had no such thoughts about Princess Shang, and even felt a little resistant.

First, the benefits are limited. The son-in-law is also one of the foreign relatives, but his status is not noble. Theoretically, the main responsibility of the son-in-law is to take care of the princess, and he has no real power other than that.

But throughout the dynasties, when it came to the power of foreign relatives, it was always the emperor's wife's or mother's family, and there was no place for the son-in-law of the emperor.

If Jia Yu married the princess and became her son-in-law, apart from making the emperor trust him more and being careful to avoid suspicion, his power would not increase much.

Now it is a question of how long the emperor can live, so it is not advisable to be too closely tied to him.

Moreover, the one he married was Princess Jianning. Jia Wei felt that it was even more unnecessary. As long as he had that idea, it would not be a problem to make the emperor his uncle...

You're already on the bus, why do you need to pay for the ticket?
Blood loss!
Jia Wei looked at Dai Quan's departing back, his thoughts in a mess.

He carefully analyzed what Dai Quan had just said, and it seemed that Dai Quan did not deliberately reveal this matter to him in exchange for money.

It was more like testing the emperor's attitude on his behalf...

Jia Wei shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Occasionally, the Dragon Guards would come to greet him along the way, and he also held the actual position of the commander of the Dragon Guards.

It seems that his power in the imperial city is still very stable.

Before leaving the palace, two palace maids blocked the way.

Jia Wei frowned. Someone from Jianning?

From now on, he has to cut off all ties with Jianning.

Asked that I am not familiar with it!
Only two palace maids said, "Master Jia, please stay. The Queen Mother invites you."

Queen Mother?

A picture flashed through Jia Wei's mind...

The waves are surging!
"lead the way."

Compared with Princess Jianning, the fake empress dowager is much better. She is sweet-mouthed and doesn't get involved. The empress dowager is a widow on the surface, so the emperor can't let her remarry Jia Wei, right?
Fengzao Palace.

"I am here to see the Queen Mother."

Jia Wei bowed perfunctorily and looked up at the empress dowager.

She was dressed in a beautiful palace dress, with a phoenix hairpin and a bridal robe, and looked elegant and graceful. Her face was pretty but her eyes were frosty. When Jia Wei saw her, he felt a burning sensation in his lower abdomen.

Hmm... there must be drug in the air again!
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jia Wei glanced at the palace maids standing by and asked bluntly, "I wonder why the Queen Mother summoned me here?"

"You all go down."

"Yes." Several palace servants received the order and retreated slowly.

Seeing this, Jia Wei didn't hesitate and walked directly to a chair nearby and sat down.

The Queen Mother just glared at him and said nothing more. After all, she was used to Jia Wei's insolence.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. Does the Queen Mother miss me?" Jia Wei pressed on: "I miss the Queen Mother so much. I think about her day and night..."

"How dare you!" The Queen Mother clenched her fists and scolded in a low voice.

Her face flushed, as if she recalled some bad memories.

Jia Wei no longer liked to act pretentiously. He had just returned to the capital city of Shenjing and was very busy with a lot of things to do.

Jia Wei stood up and slowly approached the Queen Mother, who tensed up instantly, "You, what do you want to do?"

Jia Wei walked up to the Queen Mother and slowly leaned down. The Queen Mother quickly leaned back to avoid him, revealing her snow-white neck. She quickly supported his chest with her hands, and said in shock and anger: "Jia Wei, you are too presumptuous!"

The Queen Mother was teased like this, and the action was exactly the same as that day. In a rage, she gathered all her internal strength and slapped Jia Wei on the chest!
"boom!"

The Queen Mother's palm fell down, but Jia Wei's body did not move at all, and her palm became numb instead.

In her panic and shock, she discovered that Jia Wei's martial arts skills had actually improved a lot...

Of course, she didn't know that Jia Wei had deliberately restrained his strength, otherwise the Nine Yang Divine Power would have broken her hand bones.

"The Queen Mother is a little too presumptuous."

As he spoke, Jia Wei stretched out his hand and grasped her chin, his voice neither cold nor indifferent: "If you have something to say, just say it. Who are you turning your back on?"

The Queen Mother looked up at him, and the two of them stared at each other from close range. Jia Wei looked at that flawless, slightly stubborn face, and his heart softened a little. He let go of her hand and softened his voice a little.

"If I can help the Queen Mother, I will not refuse."

The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and suppressed the anger in her heart.

"Your Jia family has a precious book that is passed down from generation to generation."

She said it in a confirming tone, not a question.

Jia Wei's heart was moved. The Jia family had a treasured book passed down from generation to generation? How could he not know about it?
Now he is the leader of the former Ningguo Mansion and the head of the Jia family. He doesn't know that most of the situation is in the hands of Lady Jia of the Rongguo Mansion.

Wait! A family heirloom?

Could it be the Sutra of Forty-two Chapters?

This fake queen mother was originally the Holy Maiden of the Dragon Sect. She entered the palace pretending to be the queen mother just for the sake of the Forty-two Chapters Sutra...

Good, good, good! The 42-chapter Sutra, which was given to each of the eight banner leaders, has now been guarded by the military meritorious lineage of the four kings and eight dukes, right?

The four Wangs should each have a copy, and it is reasonable for the Jia family, which has two dukes, to have one copy as well.

Jia Wei looked at the Queen Mother and said, "What precious book? Isn't it the Sutra of Forty-two Chapters?"

The Queen Mother had no doubts: "Do you have the copy of the Jia family?"

It really is the Sutra of Forty-two Chapters!

"Of course, my Ningguo lineage is the eldest branch of the Jia family, and I am the patriarch. If the family heirloom is not given to me, who else can it be given to?"

Jia Wei thought that he should find an opportunity to take it from Grandmother Jia. She couldn't hold it steadily in her hand!

The Queen Mother said calmly, "This palace has always loved Buddhism and studied Buddhist scriptures. Lord Jia, can you bring the Forty-two Chapter Sutra into the palace so that I can copy it?" Jia Yu smiled and said, "Does the Queen Mother think I know nothing?"

The Queen Mother was silent for a moment, thinking that if the Jia family's 42-chapter sutra was in Jia Wei's hands, the Dragon Sect would have no chance of taking it by force, but there was no good way to outsmart it at the moment...

Jia Wei just said that if he could help her, he would definitely not refuse, but he changed his mind right away. How shameless!
But Jia Wei continued, "If the Queen Mother wants the Buddhist scriptures, it's not impossible."

As for the Buddhist scriptures, just find someone to copy one.

That’s right, it’s all about cheating!
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up. She understood the deep meaning of Jia Wei's words and asked, "What do you want?"

"I was lucky enough to have a close encounter with the Queen Mother that day, but I missed her so much. If the Queen Mother was willing to take off her belt and dress, and serve me wholeheartedly for a night, I would be willing to help her collect all eight Buddhist scriptures, let alone one..."

Before Jia Wei could finish his words, the angry Queen Mother grabbed the teacup beside her and threw it at his handsome face.

Jia Wei grabbed her wrist and said with a smile: "If you don't want to, then don't want to. Why are you so anxious? But if you want the Buddhist scriptures, it seems that the Queen Mother has no other way except the beauty trap..."

"I will wipe out your entire family and confiscate the Jia family, and then I will naturally be able to get it!" said the Queen Mother angrily.

Jia Wei was not panicked at all, "Then I will wait for the Queen to come and exterminate my entire family?"

Jia Wei looked at the empress dowager who was gritting her teeth in hatred, and thought for a moment, wouldn't it be a loss if he made a trip to Fengzao Palace and got nothing in return?

Suddenly he leaned over and kissed the Queen Mother's red lips...

"Oh!"

After a while, Jia Wei left Fengzao Palace while wiping his mouth.

The emperor’s stepmother is awesome!
After leaving the imperial city, Jia Wei headed non-stop to the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The Jinyi Guards Supervisory Command.

Jia Wei sat in the main hall, and below him, Shen Lian, Jin Yichuan, the Northern Pacification Envoy Zhang Ying, the Southern Pacification Envoy Pei Lun and other officials were lined up in two rows.

Captain Lu Jianxing is still guarding the imperial envoy in Lianghuai.

According to the rules, those who went south were promoted first.

The first was to win over the hearts of the people by using both kindness and force; the second was that after the eunuch party was purged, there were still a large number of vacant positions in the Jinyiwei that needed to be filled.

"Deputy Captain Shen Lian was promoted to Captain; Captain Jin Yichuan was promoted to deputy Captain; Captain Ma Guocheng was promoted to deputy Captain..."

After showing his favor, Jia Wei took a sip of tea, spat out the tea leaves, and said in a cold voice: "Tell me, what happened to the fire in the document library?"

Zhang Ying, the Northern Pacification Envoy, was sweating profusely. He immediately knelt down and explained, "The night before five days ago, the archives caught fire. It seems that someone secretly broke into the archives and set the fire...

"Your Excellency was not in the capital a few days ago. After that incident, the case library was taken over by the people from the Western Factory, so we were a little careless in guarding it. I am derelict in my duty. Please punish me, Your Excellency."

Jia Wei chuckled: "The people from the Western Factory are really good at reaching out..."

Zhang Ying thought he had gotten away with it, and just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Jia Wei sternly say, "But aren't you too useless? Just give it to them if they ask for it?"

Zhang Ying said in a trembling voice: "The current head of the West Factory is Eunuch Tian Yu, who is deeply trusted by the Imperial Concubine. He has been ordered to investigate the treasure ship case. I, your humble servant, ..."

Zhang Ying was talking halfway when he saw Jia Wei's unfriendly expression, so he shut up immediately and kowtowed.

"Remove your post as Northern Pacification Commissioner and hand it over to..." Jia Wei glanced around, "and let Shen Lian take on the concurrent post. The personnel on duty that night will be demoted two levels and then handed over to the Southern Pacification Office for careful interrogation. If anyone is found to have colluded with the thieves, they will be immediately imprisoned and charged."

Suddenly, a chill rose behind everyone, and Pei Lun stepped forward and responded, "Yes."

Jia Wei stood up and looked around at everyone: "The Imperial Guards will immediately start investigating the case of your majesty falling into the water. No matter who is involved, we will not tolerate it! Anyone from the East and West factories who dares to make a move will be treated as an accomplice. Arrest them and throw them into the imperial prison first."

"Yes!" all the Jinyiwei officials said in unison.

"Shen Lian stays here, and the rest of you go down to do your work."

Jia Wei ordered the others to leave the main hall as if relieved, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

Jia Wei looked at Shen Lian in the hall, "Do you remember the Zhao Wuji treason case that I asked you to investigate last time?"

Shen Lian hurriedly replied: "Remember, I investigated the Ministry of War, but the clues were cut off."

"I suspect that the damage to the treasure ship and the fall of His Majesty into the water were also caused by Prince Ningjing... The fire in the archives was most likely set by Lu Wenzhao." Jia Wei said.

"After you go down, have someone secretly search for Lu Wenzhao, focusing on the inns and teahouses in the city."

"I humbly obey my orders!"

"Jin Yichuan should avoid suspicion in this matter." Jia Wei added.

Jin Yichuan is Ding Baiying's apprentice, and Lu Wenzhao is his uncle. If he is asked to catch someone, he will definitely fail.

"I obey your command." Shen Lian's heart skipped a beat, because Jia Wei knew Jin Yichuan's secret.

"Go check the Ministry of Works and keep an eye on the power of Prince Ningjing. If you find anything, hand it over to me immediately."

Shen Lian thought about it for a moment and understood Jia Wei's meaning.

For example, the last time Zhao Wuji was involved in a rebellion, Jia Zhen from the Jia family was involved.

Jia Zheng, the head of the Jia family's Rongguo Mansion, was working in the Ministry of Works...

What Jia Wei meant was that if the matter involved Jia Zheng and the Jia family, he should report it to him secretly first and then deal with it.

Shen Lian did not hesitate and immediately responded: "I obey your command!"

The three brothers were all promoted by Jia Wei.

If it weren't for Jia Wei, it would have taken who knows how long the eldest brother Lu Jianxing would have to wait and how much money would have been spent on the arrangements. The problem of the third brother Jin Yichuan would have been impossible to handle.

And now, the three brothers have transformed themselves into two captains and one deputy captain.

Such kindness must be repaid with gratitude.

As long as Jia Wei doesn't lead them to rebel, they will do their best to fulfill any task assigned to them...

(End of this chapter)