On the night of August 15 in the tenth year of Wanli.

Matsue Huatei.

Xu Jie also knew about Zhang Juzheng's death, and therefore specially instructed the house to hold a more grand Mid-Autumn Festival banquet this year, and to invite all the relatives to the reunion.

Xu Ying was even more in a good mood, and said to Xu Jie: "Father, the era you said about waiting for the Son of Heaven to grow up and for the son to be the country is finally coming. ”

"Ziwei, I'm relieved, and wait for him to bring good news."

Xu Jie also said with a smile.

Xu Ying nodded: "It is rumored that Jinyiwei has secretly gone south, and I don't know who he is here to take." ”

"Jinyiwei going south?"

Xu Jie was suddenly stunned.

"That's right! It was news from Nandu, saying that there were a lot of people, but because there were now officers and soldiers from the Inspection Department everywhere, no one dared to stop them, not to mention that Hai Rui was still in Nanzhi, and the Wu people were afraid of him. ”

Xu Ying sneered as she spoke: "But presumably, these inspection departments can't be arrogant for too long, and he Hai Rui won't stay in the governor of Nanzhi for long." ”

Xu Jie frowned and said: "Hope, hope is to take Zhang Dang in Nanzhi." ”

"They all said that it might be, after all, Zhang Dang, Sun Guangyou, and Tian Le of Nanzhi have gone too far recently!"

"Now, they only know that they are facing Zhangjiangling and Haigangfeng, attacking the gentry, and owe us a lot of blood debts to the gentry.

It's always easy to look for the better.

Xu Ying is no exception.

It's just that Xu Jie still wrinkled his eyebrows: "No matter what the situation is, our Xu family can't act rashly!" I've endured it for so many years, and it's not too late. ”

"Understood!"

Xu Ying responded, and only said: "But should we send someone to Beijing to inquire, and inquire if we have begun to liquidate him Jiangling now, and when will the chaos be rectified?" ”

"Not necessarily!"

Xu Jie waved his hand and said, "We have to believe in Ziwei!" ”

But just when Xu Jie's family was celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion night, Bai Yiqing, the head of the East Factory, personally came to Xu Mansion in Huating County with a large team of Jinyi Guards, and surrounded Xu Mansion.

The house slaves of the Xu family also hurriedly informed Xu Ying of this situation at this time.

"What?!"

Xu Ying was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly came to Xu Jie, kneeling down with a crying face: "Father! ”

Xu Jie, who couldn't close his mouth because of watching the gag, turned around when he saw this: "What happened?" ”

"Jinyiwei has come to raid our home!"

Xu Ying replied in pain.

For a while, except for Xu Jie, the rest of the Xu family became panicked.

"Rush in, get everyone under control, and guard the exits! Don't let one go! ”

"If there is resistance, detain it first!"

"Inspect the Xu Mansion Treasury immediately!"

At this moment, a large number of stubborn brocade guards had rushed in, and hundreds of households and other brocade guards began to order.

"Get out of here!"

At this time, Xu Jie saw that his family slave was knocked to the ground by the captain of the Jinyi Guard, and then took over the intersection of the garden behind.

Bai Yiqing walked towards Xu Jie at this time, and took out the holy decree: "By order, copy the rebel Xu Jie and his descendants, and have no family property!" The holy decree indicated that because Xu Jie and his family were involved in the smuggling of prohibited things, and instructed the excavation of the tomb of the Taishi Zhangfu, although he was the first assistant of the two dynasties, his crime was so great that it was really unforgivable, so he had to be detained in Beijing and strictly handled! ”

"Nonsense!"

"My Xu family is blessed by the country, how could I do such a thing?!"

Xu Jie suddenly shouted, and then said: "Slander, this is pure slander!" ”

Bai Yiqing sneered and said, "Mr. Xu, do you think our Jinyiwei dares to slander you casually?" ”

Xu Jie's face sank at this time, and then he said: "Then please show your evidence, otherwise you can't take the old man for no reason, the old man would rather die than be humiliated by this plain one!" ”

"Bring it on!"

At this time, Bai Yiqing turned around and shouted.

Not long after, Wang Dingbo, who was doing business for the Xu family and other gentry, and Yan Xinji and Yang Xie, who were involved in smuggling for Wang Dingbo, were also detained.

Xu Jie didn't know Yan Xinji and Yang Xie, but he knew Wang Dingbo.

Xu Ying also knew Wang Dingbo, and when she saw Wang Dingbo, she looked at Xu Jie even more uneasily: "Father! ”

"Hold on!"

Xu Jie glanced at Xu Ying with deep eyes, whispered a command, and then looked at Bai Yiqing: "Does Ti Shuai want to rely on them to make the contemptible admit that he is guilty?!" ”

Xu Jie sneered: "The old man is also an auxiliary minister of the two dynasties, how can he be greedy enough to collude with businessmen to do smuggling and digging up the tombs of the emperor, it's really funny!" ”

Bai Yiqing only smiled: "Then may I ask, why does Mr. Xu regularly collect a large amount of silver from Wang Dingbo every year, according to your villagers, it takes hundreds of boats to transport silver from the Wang family to your mansion every year." We also have a receipt copied from his Wang family, don't the old gentleman admit it? ”

Xu Jie asked Xu Ying directly: "Is there such a thing?" ”

Xu Ying replied: "That is all Wang Xiaolian admired your father's virtue and knowledge, and took the initiative to donate. ”

"It was donated by the sinner!"

Wang Dingbo also replied at this time.

Xu Jie looked at Bai Yiqing: "Ti Shuai heard it, this is of course because the dog is greedy for money, and the contemptible people are negligent in housework, so that some rich businessmen donate such a huge amount of silver into the government every year without knowing it, not that the despicable mansion is really smuggling." ”

"It's not! You're smuggling! ”

At this time, Xu Jie's granddaughter, the ninth girl, suddenly stood up, walked out of it, and said to Wang Ding: "Your son Wang Zhong who was raised in our family has been detained by Jinyiwei, including your daughter Begonia, who was raised by my side as a maid. ”

Then, Bai Yiqing looked at Wang Dingbo: "That's right, Wang Xiaolian, aren't you still willing to tell the truth?" ”

Wang Dingbao looked at the ninth girl: "Is this true?" ”

Xu Jie also looked at his daughter Nine Girls in surprise.

The ninth girl smiled: "How can there be a fake, do you see that the maid next to me now has your daughter?" ”

"Daddy!"

At this time, Wang Dingbo's son and daughter were also escorted over by Jinyi Guard.

Seeing this, Wang Dingbo hurriedly changed his attitude: "Okay, I, I'll tell the truth!" ”

"I didn't donate this silver to the Xu family, it belongs to the Xu family!"

"I was originally a slave of the Xu family, the brother of the third master (Xu Ying), I was released from the house thirty years ago, bought the county officials, got a good record, and was supported by the Xu family to study and raise a career, and was admitted to the lift, and then helped the Xu family do some business. In order to control me, the Xu family controlled my two children, but if I did things seriously for the Xu family, they would support the two children to become talents and treat them as the masters of the Xu family, and only after they grew up and became officials would they show them the deed of cooperation between me and the Xu family, so that they could change back to their original surnames and glorify their ancestors. It stands to reason that no one knows about this, but since you know it from the Nine Girls, you must have also got the deed. ”

"Of course!"

Bai Yiqing commanded as he spoke: "The ninth girl is our Jinyi Guard's people. ”

Xu Jie turned his head and looked at his daughter Nine Girls gloomily: "You unfilial person, how can you betray the Xu family?!" ”

"You are only allowed to sell me to the Zhang family as a child, to serve an old man in his fifties, and let me be a concubine for Zhang Jiangling like my niece went to be a concubine for others, and I am not allowed to sell you?!"

"Even the Jinyiwei, who is an eagle dog, knows that everyone is Han and has equal personalities."

"Father, how can you only treat yourself as a human being, and treat me, your own daughter, as a human being?! And just be one, an object that can be sent back and forth?! ”

At this time, the ninth girl asked Xu Jie.

Xu Jie's teeth trembled as a result, and his hands trembled slightly.

And the ninth girl continued here: "What Sister Tan Yangzi who came out of the edict is right, I must first know that I am a person, a citizen of the country, the most noble Chinese Han in the world, not an animal slave who is bought and sold at will, so that I can preach filial piety, because if I don't treat the Han people as human beings, I am not worthy of preaching filial piety!" Even if it is a parent, it should be righteous to kill relatives, so as not to harm the world and betray the country! ”

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Syllable!

Xu Jie suddenly gave the ninth girl a slap: "You rebel girl!" The old man should have beaten you to death a long time ago! Let you give Gangneung a martyr! ”

The ninth girl covered her face and looked at Xu Jie, and only smiled coldly: "My daughter believes that her father dares to kill her daughter, but unfortunately you can't now." ”

Poof!

Xu Jie spit out a mouthful of blood here, and smiled bitterly: "I forgot, my daughter is also a person who will have grievances, and you Jinyi Wei will really install people in my mansion." ”