The Red Chamber: Lianyufengchai

Qiu Hua Yindie sneered and said, "Grandma said, all these things are available in the house. Uncle Rui should keep it for himself to marry his wife!"

Jiao Da raised his horse, looked at the embarrassed Jia Rui and laughed, "I will meet your grandfather next time, and I will talk to him properly. Get out! Don't let me see you!"

Jia Rui dodged beside him in embarrassment, the dust flying up covered his face, and he felt lost.

This little episode was spread by Jiao Da's mouth, but Jia Zhen didn't care. It's just a matter of hearing that Jia Rui was veiled in the alley in front of his door. Damn, it's really good to lie down for two or three months.

Well deserved!

It's just that the reputation of Ning Guofu is even more unbearable.

And it has been said that in the new year, all provincial jurors will go to the Ministry of Rites to submit letters in the first month of the first month, and only then will they be eligible to participate in the February Spring Festival.

Jia Lian was also among them. He came out of the Ministry of Rites and went to the Jixian Street Construction Office as usual, which was on the steps of Jianmei Zhai. The old lady of the Qin family saw Jia Lian as if she saw her relatives, and came over immediately, "Jia Gongzi , you are here, our girl has something to look for you."

Jia Lian frowned. Usually they exchanged letters at most, and they didn't let this old woman pass the word, "What's the matter? Did your girl draw a good sample again? Just bring it here."

The old woman smiled and said, "Young Master Jia, it's indeed our girl who asked me to come to you, take out a sachet and show it to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian took it and put it into his arms silently, "Speak."

The old woman stopped talking.

Jia Lian led her into the inner room. The old woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Young Master Jia, please save our master!"

Qin Ye? What can he do? Staying in the most lucrative department of the Ministry of Industry, holding the lowest salary, living the most melancholy life, with a single mind, no matter how Jia Lian rams, he will not let go, and will Several matchmakers who came to the door scolded a bloody head.

It is also because of this that Jia Lian hates him so deeply, how could he save him? I just heard the old woman say: "Our master was framed!"

Chapter [*] It seems that I can pass the entrance examination. kiln.It's too small a thing.

I don't know that it will only be printed this year. Jiang Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry heard gossip and common sayings from somewhere, saying that when Qinye was repairing the building, he deliberately violated the rules of the court and used public tools without authorization for personal gain.

Lord Shang Shu was immediately furious, and he asked Qin Ye to ask him without any explanation, and he got the truth.

It turned out that the craftsmen in Qinye's underground building built an additional facade when they were in the middle of Sichuan. Jia Lian paid the silver according to the price, but the silver did not go into the warehouse, and went directly into the pocket of the craftsman.

The amount is very small, but only forty or fifty taels of silver, but if Master Shang Shu has obtained a treasure, he not only imprisoned Qin Ye, but he is also drafting a book to impeach Jia Lian for private use of "[*]" weapons, withholding the public money and even giving it to the township examination. When the careers are put together, there are ten deadly sins.

With the respect of the Shangshu, a six-rank junior official in the impeachment district said that he should be sure to take nine.Even if what he said was biased, the emperor would give him this face.

Therefore, now it is not only Qin Ye's business, but also Jia Lian's life.Jia Lian and Qin Ye were standing on the same boat, and they were both prosperous and damaged.

Jia Lian shook her head and sighed, she actually knew about this kind of thing later than an old lady in the Qin family. If she really ransacked her house and beheaded her, it is estimated that she would be arrested by the Jinyi Army now, and she would not know anything about it!

Jia Lian had no choice but to write a letter to Keqing, telling her not to worry, she would think about it herself.

When the incident happened suddenly, Jia Lian had no choice but to check the accounts immediately to sort out the cause and effect.

Just a little bit of eyebrows, the little eunuch summoned by the palace came to Jia Lian as a last resort, made up the Mawusha and made up the clothes, and then went to the palace to see the car, still in the warm pavilion of Daming Palace.

The emperor sat on the kang, and there were several people sitting on two chairs on the ground.

Jiang Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is naturally there, but Zhang Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is also there? When the sulfur was over, the emperor threw a memorial to Jia Lian, "Jiang Shangshu impeached you and spent public funds for personal gain. What do you say?"

Jia Lian read it at a glance and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, what Jiang Shangshu said in it is true, but the minister does not dare to admit the crime of impeaching the minister."

The emperor yawned, Dai Quan offered him a cup of tea, he drank two, and then asked if it was true, why didn't he admit it?"

Jia Lian said: "I have indeed built an extra street frontage in the middle of Sichuan, which is not in the plan. But I have already paid the full amount of silver taels, which is a lot of money. Please take a look at the emperor!" The account was submitted.

The emperor threw it aside and didn't look at it, "There's not much money, and the temporary addition is not a big deal, but why didn't you report it afterwards?"

Jia Lian felt that this was already a pleading, "The minister of the emperor originally planned to have it printed in a few days and then reported it to the Ministry of Industry for the record. Who knew that Jiang Shangshu's movement was so fast, the minister also did not expect it."

"What about your filing?" the emperor asked Jia Lian to take out a few pages of paper, and there was a drawing inside.

The emperor handed it over to Jiang Shangshu and a certain person, and sneered: "This must be done temporarily. Your Majesty, as you said, this is a trivial matter, and it doesn't involve a lot of money, but the behavior is typical of the Ministry of Industry. There has always been a lot of abuses, and most of them are such private exchanges. Over time, the top and the bottom have become effective, so that the court regulations have disappeared. Please start this case, and the prospective ministers will strictly investigate the corruption and fraud, and only then will they live up to the emperor's grace."

Jia Lian couldn't help laughing and said: "Mr. Jiang, you are good at seeing the big from the small! You still need to investigate this matter? All the facts are there. The subordinate asks himself that there is no mistake, what kind of corruption is under the hat? Officials can't handle it."

Jiang Shuji didn't look at him at all, "Your Majesty, the legal network is so sloppy and not omission of ministers, it's not against Mr. Jia, it's just that this is the first case that the minister has encountered. It must be severely punished.”

Jia Lian smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this minister agrees with Mr. Jiang's strict investigation of corruption, but there is one premise. Only when all the rules and regulations are in place can we talk about breaking the rules. As far as the minister knows, since Mr. Jiang took office, all the The process of building and repairing projects is the same. There are many people who temporarily change the drawings. Some have filed, some have not. Some have been paid silver taels, and some have not yet been carefully investigated by Mr. Jiang. Since the Dang has stated in advance that all projects that have been built over a period of time must be repaired according to regulations, those who do not report in advance shall not be changed, and then they shall be allowed to pay the payment on time. If you think of it as soon as it comes out, it will come out as soon as you see who is not pleasing to the eye, and you will find a reason to participate in it."

Someone Jiang sneered: "Mr. Jia is admitting that he violated the rules?"

Jia Lian spread his hands and smiled and said, "I mean, Mr. Jiang is going to make a rule and I should ask which rule of the Ministry of Industry says that this is unacceptable, and what kind of punishment will be imposed?"

Someone Jiang snorted coldly, "Your Majesty, the facts are there, and Director Jia is not allowed to deny it. The minister please order Director Jia to suspend his post for investigation. During the suspension period, he is suspected of corruption and cannot participate in the next month's meeting."

So what was his purpose? Jia Lian racked his brains and couldn't figure out where he offended Jiang Shangshu? Where did the grievances come from? Zhang Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites laughed; "As Director Jia said, since Mr. Jiang has no rules and regulations to prohibit it, where did he come from? In my opinion, it is more important to make rules first."

The emperor asked Jia Lian, "You, who fell at the bottom of the list, can be admitted to the jinshi?"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't take the test, you don't know that you can't do it. If you can pass the test, it's like the minister's township test. The ministers don't believe that they can pass the test."

The emperor clasped his fingers on the kang table with a thumping sound.

A certain Jiang played: "Your Majesty, the ability to test is a great ceremony for the talent of the country, so you need to be cautious."

The emperor smiled and said, "You seem to be saying that Jia Lian will definitely be admitted to the jinshi. He is already his ancestor Diyou when he was admitted to Juren."

The emperor smiled, and the underground people naturally laughed.

Jiang Shangshu's plan was unsuccessful, but 3.3 didn't look annoyed at all, and he didn't even hold a grudge against Jia Lian.He also patted Jia Lian's shoulder kindly, "Brother Jia, we are officials in the same dynasty, and we have always been right about things and not people. If you have time, you can come to the Ministry of Industry to sit down."

Jia Lian frowned, unable to see clearly the attitude of the mysterious emperor Zu Hu, which Jia Lian expected.Who knows how much he has contributed to enriching the emperor’s inner circle? It stands to reason that Jia Lian should be the emperor’s favorite, right? If he wants to bring him down, shouldn’t he be charged with murder, arson or treason? Even if it is true, will the emperor still deal with him? Just to show Jiang Xie's own integrity? Look, I impeached Jia Lian, but the emperor is not allowed, and I have no way!

Is that so?

Chapter [*] I Never Want His Money Jia Lian finally came back online. Except for the emperor's ridicule, there was nothing and so on. Qin Ye should be fine.

In the afternoon, Qin Ye went home dejectedly.One to take home is a one-year penalty.

This kind of punishment is not a punishment for Jia Lian at all, but for Qin Ye, it is almost a disaster. There are twenty or thirty people in their family, and they all depend on his salary and his inconvenient income to maintain. , "It's not easy to live in Chang'an"!

Thinking of the lack of income in the next year, Qin Ye immediately thought of Suanshengsheng.

It's really hard to get a hero with a penny, and Tao Yuanming doesn't bow down for five buckets of rice. In the end, he can't avoid begging. It's hard! It's hard!

Facing the inquiries of his wife and children, he had to force a smile and say: "It's nothing, it's just a one-year fine. Tomorrow I'll go to be a western banquet for someone, don't worry, who knows that Keqing will give him a stack of votes, "Father, this is the money my daughter has earned in recent months.

Let's make it all for the family. 21", "Father, Qin Ye holds the meeting ticket and can't help but feel dizzy when he sees the numbers on it. It's all five soils and one, and you can estimate it at will. I'm not afraid that there will be thousands of Qin Ye's eyes widening. He scolded: "This is all given by Jia Lian?" His hands were shaking, and he slapped the table heavily, "This is his ulterior motive, even if I starve to death, I can't ask you to return his money, return to!"

With tears in her eyes, Keqing knelt in front of Qin Ye and said, "Father, this is what my daughter earned by designing things for him, not him."

Qin Ye reprimanded: "Silly daughter, do you think this money is so easy to earn? Dad's salary is only four taels, plus the rest are only one hundred taels. How long have you known him? Could this white flower spend a thousand taels of silver come from a strong wind? What? He clearly has plans for you!"

Ke Qing choked and said, "Father, it's not what you think, then he doesn't know who I am! Besides, everything designed by my daughter is easy to sell, and my brother Jia has made a lot of money because of this, these are just mine. draw."

Qin Ye just shook his head: "Daughter, I will never accept a tael of silver from him, and you will never be his concubine!"

Keqing wiped her tears, "Daughter listens to father's words. It's just that this money has nothing to do with marrying him or not. You agree to subsidize the family!"

Qin Ye was still blowing his beard and staring, but he didn't agree.

The wife of Qin Ye next to him was his house fill. Just when she learned that her husband was being fined, she felt that the sky was falling.

But now the situation has turned around, but taking out thousands of taels of silver at once, not only relieved the urgent need, but even made life better, why not? So she stepped forward to put away the tickets and smiled; "Since my daughter said so. Now, it must be true. What else do you suspect? It's really a little bit of a chicken intestine to say something unpleasant. If that son Jia is really that lecherous, how much can he buy in Yangzhou for a thousand taels? Although our daughter looks beautiful , not necessarily…”

"Shut up!" Qin Ye patted the table again and again, "Women's opinion! What do you know? We took his money today, then tomorrow our daughter will... I can't agree!"

When he said this, he burst into tears, "Daughter, being a concubine is not what you think. The suffering cannot be explained in one sentence. If you don't want to be a proper wife, you will be beaten to death and children. , you return all the tickets, this is not one thousand taels of silver, this is your life!

Keqing threw herself into Qin Ye's arms, "Father! My daughter can't watch her parents suffer, nor can she watch her younger brother suffer from hunger. He still has to study for the imperial examination, and will be an official slaughter in the future, and he will shine in the door."

Qin Ye said distressedly: "Keqing, you have suffered from the misery of the world since you were born. Dad just wants you to stay away from the pain, marry a wishful man, and live a happy life, but I never thought that you would be like this in exchange for me. The old man's remnant daughter, I can't be so selfish."

Ke Qing wiped her tears and said, "Father, if it wasn't for your adoption, your daughter would not know where she would end up. It was you who saved your daughter and allowed her to take care of her for over ten years. Now is the time for her to repay. , Daughter is always going to marry, marrying an unknown person together."

Might as well marry him. "

"Keqing!" Qin Ye stood up tremblingly, "You don't have to, you don't have to!"

With tears on her face, Keqing smiled and said, "Dad, you don't have to worry about your daughter. Master Jia treats her well."

"Have you seen it?" Qin Ye's face was full of Keqing and he shook his head hurriedly: "No! My daughter is saying, maybe Mr. Jia will treat her well! Maybe his wife is kind and can accommodate her daughter."

Qin Ye looked at Keqing in a daze, how could that parent let their daughter be a concubine if there was any chance? But now he can't do anything about it. Mrs. Qin can understand what her husband is thinking with a look, and is busy supporting Keqing, Weepingly said: "Daughter, it's so hard on you! It's just that we're talking a little bit here, maybe someone Jia Gongzi doesn't have this idea at all? Or, didn't that Ning Guofu ask someone to ask? Let's marry Keqing early, depending on who he is, can he be better than Ning Guofu?"

Keqing blushed and explained to her in a low voice: "This Jia Lian Master Jia is the uncle of that Jia Gongzi 633 in Ningguo Mansion."

"What? Uncle?" Mrs. Qin was taken aback, then smiled: "It's okay to be older, as long as you can feel sorry for others. When I married your father, he was also an uncle with a pretty face. It turned red, "Mother, although they are uncles and nephews, in fact, Young Master Jia Lian is not yet twenty! He is also handsome, and he was awarded a sixth-rank official only last year. "

"Sixth grade?" Mrs. Qin looked at Qin Ye, "much taller than your father's poor ambassador!

If you marry him in the future, will your father kowtow to him? Can you be accommodating, so you can avoid it? Your father's health is not good. "

"mother!"

"nonsense!"

The father and daughter drank at the same time and said Qin Quren with a smile: "Okay, okay, I won't give it away. I will tell the kitchen to make some delicious food in the evening. Forget it, let's order a table directly in Fengle Building. It didn't take a whole lot of money for Qin Ye to call her a prodigal, but he hurriedly said with a smile: "Dad just returned home, so he should wash away the dust for him. "

Qin Ye just sighed, "Keqing, in the future, if he treats you badly, Dad will try his best not to, and he will also seek justice for you."

"Father!" Ke Qingjiao angered herself.

Chapter [*] Jia Lian still doesn't know what happened in Qin's house, the penultimate Wenhui.

Early in the morning, he received a post from Zhang Junming, a teacher who was studying in a foreign country, and asked him to go to Chunfenglou to participate in the Wenhui!

Jia Lian has always been insensitive to this kind of literary skills.

If you have this skill to talk about it, it is better to make a piece of glass and sell it for a few hundred taels, or talk to your family to enhance your relationship.

Although he really didn't want to go, Master Zhang was his teacher. In this era of respecting teachers and respecting Taoism, unless Jia Lian broke his leg and couldn't walk, he would go even with a knife.

Therefore, Jia Lian entered the Chunfeng Building with a face of helplessness. Chunfeng Building is a small two-story building. The bottom floor is full of merchants and pawns, and the upper floor is where the nobles and scholars meet and feast.

It's just that today the upper-level Du Xuezheng Master Zhang was hired and invited to gather the scholars of Jinke.

This is the great honor of Chunfenglou. Be sure to prepare ink, ink, ink, ink, ink, and ink treasures. Maybe one of them will become a jinshi or a high-ranking official in the future, and his words will be valuable!

Jia changed a straight jacket on purpose, with a plain half arm covering on the outside, wearing a Dongpo scarf on the head, with a mesh towel to tie his hair, and a silk sash around his waist.Find an inconspicuous place to sit in a corner.

But Jia Lian's demeanor, no matter how deep he hides it, will shine brightly, and he won't be recognized until he walks to the window, "This is not Jia Lian, who ranked [*]th in the National Exam ?"

When the voice came out, everyone looked at him in unison.

It's been a long time since I heard his name and didn't know him!