Chapter 90: The Fool Gets Trapped
When the Tartars entered the customs, the mountains and rivers were broken.
Jia Yuan Jia played them in a bloody battle with the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty for 20 years, and finally expelled the Tartars from the border to recover the Central Plains.
Emperor Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty died of illness in the seventeenth year of his reign, and the emperor is located in the current Taishang Emperor.
Emperor Taishang has been in power for many years, attaching great importance to cultural governance, coupled with the wind and rain, the national strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty is flourishing.
He has many sons, and in order to compete for the throne, the sons are fiercely competitive, and the civil and military officials, the emperor's relatives and nobles are involved in it.
During that time, the entire Great Zhou was in chaos, and the Emperor Taishang was seriously ill, and even a mutiny broke out.
Exhausted, the crown prince who deposed the mutiny was located in the current emperor.
Unexpectedly, his illness was cured.
Now it's embarrassing.
The current emperor is ambitious and capable, so naturally it is impossible to be a puppet. And the Emperor Taishang thought that he would have a blessing if he didn't die, and he wanted to take back the power he had held for many years. That's how the two sides are aligned.
Compared with the Emperor Taishang, the current emperor has a greater advantage. Because the emperor is too old, and the current emperor is only middle-aged.
"What you did in Yangzhou, I already know. You're doing a good job. ”
Wang Xiao, who had been an emperor, felt strange in his heart when he heard others calling me in front of him. If this is in the Ming world, the dead people are not one or two.
But fortunately, Wang Xiao clearly knows that every world is a new beginning, and he can adapt well to the changes in his identity.
"It's all relying on His Majesty's divine might, and what Weichen does is insignificant."
has been flattered for so long, how to speak, Wang Xiao naturally knows.
As for the ministers, although Jia Yu is a bastard, he is a first-class general of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The identity that Wang Xiao inherited from Jia Lian is naturally also a minister.
"Lin Aiqing said that you are strong in martial arts and archery like a god. can also write a good Wei monument. Lin Ruhai got a lot of money from the Yanzheng Yamen and gave it to the emperor to supply the emperor to use to form secret spies. He knows Wang Xiao's past comments. It's because I know that I feel weird.
Wang Xiao told the rhetoric of the second room of the Jia family's big house again.
"Hmph."
The emperor was obviously dissatisfied with the broken things of the Jia family, "Jia Yuan Jia Yan, a generation of heroes." Jia Daishan is also a character. Why are future generations so unbearable. If it weren't for the sake of the ancestors of the Jia family, I would have disposed of them a long time ago. ”
Obedient and listening, the emperor's words were obviously talking about Jia pardon, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and them, but in fact, they were talking to Wang Xiao.
"There is only one sentence on the basis of the Jia family, and that is to be loyal to Your Majesty. They just forgot about this duty. ”
The emperor, who had always been known for his majesty in front of his ministers, slowly curled the corners of his mouth, becoming more and more satisfied with Wang Xiao.
"There you go."
Wang Xiao said goodbye and left, and the emperor greeted Lin Ruhai, "I thought that the Jia family would be inferior to the next generation, but I didn't expect a unicorn." The future rise and fall of the Jia family fell on this son. ”
The emperor has a large-scale secret spy system in his hands, and he has made great contributions when he ascended the throne.
Wang Xiao made repeated calculations in Yangzhou City, and the matter of killing Jiang Chun was not only Lin Ruhai's words, but also the secret spies lurking in He Meng's group of guards were also reported.
He had known about the situation of the Jia family for a long time. It's just that most of the wealthy families are like this, so he naturally doesn't bother to care.
Lin Ruhai smiled and saluted, and then told the emperor about Mrs. Wang's abuse of Lin Daiyu and Jia Yu's bullshit.
"Is this still human?"
The emperor was furious, but soon looked at Lin Ruhai suspiciously, "What are you going to do?" ”
Lin Ruhai immediately informed the emperor of the matter he had discussed with Wang Xiao.
As the emperor's confidant, Lin Ruhai knows how pervasive the emperor's secret spy is. It is impossible for him and Wang Xiao to hide what they want to do from the emperor. Rather than this, it is better to confess directly to the emperor.
"He really doesn't care about titles?" The emperor's focus was not on how to deal with Jia Yu, it was just a bed bug that could be pinched to death with a single finger. What he cares about is that a capable character like Wang Xiao doesn't even care about the title, then what does he care about?
Looking at the emperor who looked wrong, Lin Ruhai sighed in his heart. The so-called companion is like a tiger.
"How could it not be cared. It's just that instead of letting those people completely ruin the Jia family like this, it is better to come forward and earn back the title of the ancestor with both hands. ”
After a long time, the emperor picked up the teacup and said, "Okay, I'll give him this opportunity." ”
To deal with a fool like Jia Yu, you really don't need any too advanced strategy.
After the matter of the Hengyuan came out, Jia Yu took the initiative to lean over like a fly that smelled something.
In addition to wanting to seize this profitable industry, he also fell in love with the mother-in-law of the proprietor.
The proprietor's mother-in-law has a beautiful face, which is somewhat similar to Wang Xifeng. And he is also considered an imperial relative, and his ancestor is a relative of Emperor Taizu. It's just that Emperor Taizu has never been very interested in his relatives, so he has no status for generations.
Jia Yu raised money everywhere, but he couldn't interfere with the Jia family's property, and he spent as much as he could. I won't be able to get any money in a short time.
Just when he was depressed and angry with his concubine, someone took the initiative to find him.
The person who came to know him was introduced by a friend's friend. I heard that he was raising money recently, so I showed him the way.
"I know a friend who works in the river yamen, and he can get silver from the yamen."
Jia Yu is stupid, but the basic truth is still understood, "The silver of the river yamen?" It's too hot. ”
The river yamen is in charge of building dikes to resist floods.
In ancient times, due to the limitation of the level of science and technology, it took a lot of money and material resources to control the flooding of the river, so this yamen was very rich.
"What's so hot. Recently, the wind and rain have been good, and there is nowhere to spend the money in the yamen, so it is nothing to take out some interest. If you don't want to, then I didn't say it. ”
Jia Yu couldn't borrow money everywhere, and now that he has the opportunity, he is naturally unwilling to let it go.
Thinking of the mother-in-law who was somewhat similar to Wang Xifeng, Jia Yu gritted his teeth and made up his mind, "Okay, I'll borrow it." ”
In Jia Yu's opinion, as long as you can get the Hengyuan, whether you mortgage it or sell it, you can get a large amount of silver. When the time comes, repaying the loan is just a trivial matter.
"It's okay to borrow money, but you have to have something to pledge."
This stumped Jia Yu, and he couldn't take out the Jia family's property as a mortgage.
The friend's friend was also considerate: "Don't be so troublesome, can others still doubt your reputation as a first-class general?" Just take your Great Seal as collateral. ”
Of course, the title can't be empty words, there must be tokens.
There are documents, royal decrees, and everything, as well as a large seal that belongs to him.
Therefore, Jia Yu had no brains, and he didn't care about anything for the sake of women's blood, and actually used the largest capital of his life as a mortgage, and borrowed silver from the river yamen.
In his opinion, the case of the owner of the Hengyuan couldn't be fished out with no amount of money, because there were unknown bigwigs behind it.
The silver taels were lent out, and the Hengyuan and the owner's mother-in-law were all their own.
The people and the rich have to redeem the Great Seal again. It's done in a secretive way, and no one will know about it.
Jia Yu was full of confidence and lent the silver taels borrowed from the river yamen to Hengyuan at a high interest. When the day came, he went directly to someone's house to ask for money.
Faced with the begging of the owner's mother-in-law for a few days, Jia Yu smiled and rushed over to pick up other people's clothes. He also said that it was okay to have a grace period of a few days, but he had to pay interest.
Then at this time, the owner of the Hengyuan, who had been captured before, came back.
Jia Yu was beaten violently, and then arrested and sent to the official.
When he was still shouting that he was a first-class general, people from Dali Temple came.
The incident of the river yamen misappropriating the money for repairing the river without authorization was issued, and the matter of Jia Yu was also exposed.
The news was stabbed directly to the emperor, who was very angry about it.
The people of the river yamen fell into bad luck, caught and caught, flowed and killed.
The emperor's statement to Jia Yu was, since you are not even rare with the title seal, then you don't want the title.
In the end, Jia Yu was deprived of his title because he was involved in the river work case, intended to be in the XX clan, and was exiled to Qiongzhou Island and was pardoned.
When the news reached Rongguo Mansion, there was chaos all of a sudden.
The foundation of Rongguofu lies in the title, and without the title, Rongguofu will become a common people.
What's even worse is that without the title, their family, big and small, doesn't even have the qualifications to live in Rongguo Mansion.
Because the Rongguo Mansion was forgiven, that is, it was built by order of the emperor. Among them, there are also places where the emperor gave their names, such as Rongxi Hall, and many objects that the emperor bestowed.
All of this will be taken away by the emperor with the loss of the title.
The Jia family's incense has not run out yet, and many people have come forward to help.
But what Jia Yu did was undoubted, especially the matter of using the big seal of the first-class general as collateral in exchange for money, which was a heinous disrespect, and if it was really strictly investigated, it would be no problem to directly raid the house.
In the Rongqing Hall, Jia Mu forcefully pestled the crutches in her hand, "This evil obstacle!" It's just a matter of doing evil at home all day long, and even the big seal dares to steal out to exchange for silver. The faces of the ancestors of the Jia family were all lost by him! ”
Mrs. Xing sat on the chair in despair, like a mourner.
Mrs. Wang's face was ugly, and her hands and feet were cold.
Although the matter is in the big house, it is the entire Jia family that is unlucky. If the family property is confiscated, or even implicated Jia Zheng, who is a langzhong in the Ministry of Industry, the second room will also be unlucky.
Wang Xifeng looked at Ping'er with a strange expression, but they clearly remembered what Wang Xiao said before leaving.
Dabao's face, who was sitting next to Jia's mother, was irrelevant, and he had no interest in the title or anything. I think that this kind of worldly thing is as unbearable as sludge.
He never thought he could be anything without this sludge.
Jia Zhen and Jia Rong's father and son don't mean to be sad, after all, this is the bad luck of Rongguo Mansion and has nothing to do with their Ning Guofu. It's just that of course, it is necessary to show the meaning of sharing weal and sorrow on the face.
Although the girls of the Jia family behind the screen are not very old, most of them are precocious. knew that the Jia family had a catastrophe this time.
And Aunt Xue is reconsidering the matter of Xue Baochai and Jia Baoyu in her heart.
The Jia family is obviously about to fall.
As for the many servants, maids, and wives, not to mention much. People's hearts fluctuate, and they all have a kind of mind that flies separately when a catastrophe comes.
Just when the gloomy clouds were at the top, Wang Xiao and Lin Ruhai came over.
"The old lady has no need to worry."
Lin Ruhai came forward to salute, "The son-in-law and Brother Lian have already met the emperor, and His Majesty said that the Jia family has made great contributions to the country." Jia Yu has no virtue and does not lead the Jia family. Franchise Lian Ge'er inherited the three products of Weiyuan General Lord. ”
As soon as these words came out, the entire flower pavilion suddenly cried, and everyone's eyes fell on Wang Xiao.
"Huh?"