Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 224
Time flies, and before you know it, half of February has passed, and the days are about to enter March.

In a few days, it will be the spring festival.

Tomb-sweeping Day, also known as March Festival, is a day for outings and worshiping ancestors.

Sacrifice, compared to the ancients, was never a trivial matter.No, there are still some days left, and someone has already started preparations.

People's homes are busy welcoming the day of worshiping their ancestors, while the state has to offer sacrifices to the country.

The so-called Sheji, the God of Agriculture.

If the emperor wants to rule the world, the most important thing that cannot be ignored is farming.

This year's warm spring came a little late, and the season of spring plowing was naturally delayed a lot.However, as the weather gets warmer, spring plowing is also on the agenda.

Every spring, the emperor will hold a spring plowing ceremony in the suburbs of Beijing, which is also an annual event in Dagan.

The household department set the day of the spring plowing ceremony on February 29th.

Counting the days, there are less than two days left, and Jia Ying will be busy again. Naturally, the emperor's trip cannot be underestimated.

This day Jia Ying inspected the soldiers and horses in the five cities. The southeast, northwest, and north were all gone, and only the middle city was left. Because it was close to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, he arranged it before returning to the Yamen.

When he arrived at the gate, the gate guards had already seen him from a distance, and reported inside. When he turned around, he bumped into several guards who came out of the gate.

A dozen or so guards, some from Zheng Ding and some from the urban management team, were swearing, all dressed up, walking out with weapons in their hands, without noticing the door.

"Huzi is in a hurry to do something, and he doesn't look at people."

Menzi stood firm and hurriedly reminded everyone: "Your Excellency is here, don't stand in class."

Everyone raised their eyes and saw Jia Ying coming on horseback. They hurriedly lined up on both sides to welcome Jia Ying into the yamen.

Jia Ying, who got off her horse, stopped in front of the door and asked, "What are you doing?"

One of them replied with a smile on his face: "My lord, the group of embroidery guards came out to make trouble again. Our urban management brothers were bullied, and the brothers are going to help."

Ever since Jia Ying set up an urban management brigade, the Embroidery Guards had lost a share of income, so naturally they refused to give up easily.

Since it is not common to steal a home, even if it is a lucky encounter, not everyone can reap the benefits.It seems that the embroidered school captains sent to patrol the streets are all out of power in the yamen, and they all point to their filial piety to generate income on weekdays.

Why can the two counties of Wan and Da in the Ministry of Hukou share the benefits, and leave their embroidered clothes and guards alone?Going forward, the capital city has always been ruled by the Embroidered Guards, soldiers, horses, and patrol battalions are just younger brothers, and the policemen in Wanda and Daxian counties are not even worthy of a follower.It's clear that they have joined forces to target them. With such a gap, a man can't swallow this breath, let alone the embroidered guard who is used to bossing around.

Before Shangyuan, it was quite restrained. Since February, the friction between the two sides has become more and more. People in Beijing often see the three parties fighting on the street, and even attract the Xuncheng Yushi impeachment.

But Jiade seemed to be happy with this matter, and didn't pay too much attention to it.

I don't know if it's because Dou Zhang is too incompetent, or what, the embroidered guards under his rule are too low-key.If it was different from the usual, whoever dared to provoke them at will in the yamen in the middle of the capital would have too late to hide.

Yang You seems to have a lot of grievances with Xiu Yiwei. The reason why Jia Ying is willing to accompany Yang You in such a mess is also because he has guessed Jia De's mind and is confident.

Dou Zhang, the commander, seems a little unqualified, and he is probably going to be replaced.

"Don't lose the prestige of our soldiers and horses." Jia Ying said lightly, then walked into the yamen.

The faces of the soldiers, horses, yamen and servants were overjoyed. There was someone above them, what were they afraid of? He sneered ferociously, as if he had seen the tragedy of the Embroidered Guard after being besieged by them.

Before reaching the Yamen lobby, Jia Ying seemed to see a sneaky figure out of the corner of his eye, and seemed to be avoiding him intentionally.

He is a martial artist who has experienced battles, and his perception of his surroundings is better than ordinary people without squinting.

Moreover, the figure seemed somewhat familiar, obviously heading for the back door.

Jia Ying, the admiral of the soldiers and horses, naturally would not surrender his status, and acted like shouting loudly, but just winked at Xi'er at the side.

Xi'er understood, and gestured to the two attendants behind her, and the three of them made a detour to block people outside the back door.

Liao Wenbin came out from the lobby to welcome Xi'er and the three of them leaving suddenly for some unknown reason, but he didn't want to ask too many questions, so he just welcomed Jia Ying into the lobby.

"My lord, wait a moment, Che Limu will be there in a moment." Liao Wenbin personally brought a cup of hot tea and said to Jia Ying.

"I'm not busy. Is Midtown safe these days? What are you busy with?" Jia Ying didn't care about Che Zhen's matter, but asked casually.

As the admiral of Bingmasi, after he set the tone for Bingmasi's future development, he seldom asked about it. For one thing, Bingmasi dealt with trivial matters, and he didn't bother to bother. As an official, he had to Learn to give yourself leisure.Secondly, it can be regarded as a school test. Under pressure, a person's loyalty and treachery cannot be seen. Soldiers and horses are very important to him. He also wants to see what he will be like when he is not around. If the positive obeys the negative and the negative violates, it is necessary to change someone.

When all the habits become natural, he can be completely at ease.

"Responding to my lord, there is a lord in charge, so I don't dare to break the curfew. Everything is safe. Yesterday, a street patrolman brought back some interest lenders, and the officials are interrogating them." Liao Wenbin replied. .

"Yes." Jia Ying nodded.

At this time, Che Zhen walked in with a stack of account books.

Liao Wenbin said: "My lord, these are the accounts reported by various departments recently, please have a look at them."

Che Zhen gently put down the account book and explained the general situation of the account book.

Jia Ying casually flipped through a few pages, then stopped reading, and chatted with the two of them.

Most of the scribes under Che Zhen's hands are his people, and if they really want anything, they can't escape his ears.

While talking, Xi'er stepped in, walked to Jia Ying's side, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Jia Ying frowned slightly, then relaxed again, waved her hand, Xi'er turned around and waited outside the lobby.

Although Jia Ying frowned only for a moment, but Liao Wenbin, who is used to observing words and expressions, still noticed it, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad.

But Jia Ying's voice sounded: "Are all the prisoners arrested yesterday in the Si Ya Prison?"

Hearing this question, Liao Wenbin's heart skipped a beat, with a bad premonition.

Just when someone came to plead with him, he agreed, and Jia Ying came in and asked about this matter. Although Jia Ying's authority in the Wucheng Military Division was growing, and all the commanders were dissatisfied, how long did they get along with each other? The days are still short, and Jia Ying's mannerisms are still unclear for a while.

However, Liao Wenbin wasn't too worried. After all, this matter was also related to Jia Ying himself. As a subordinate, he was just to share the worries of Shangguan, but not for personal gain.

"If you go back to your lord, they are all in prison at the moment."

"Are there any guests just now?" Jia Ying asked for no reason.

Liao Wenbin thought it was true, and replied honestly: "Yes."

Jia Ying did not speak, waiting for the other party's explanation.

Liao Wenbin flirted with Che Zhen who was at the side, and Che Zhen understood it, and then retreated.

When there were only two people left in the hall, Liao Wenbin said: "Not long after I entered the office this morning, someone came to pay respects with a door sticker from the Rong Mansion. I thought that I belonged to the Lord's mansion, so I invited them in."

"What did he want from you?"

Liao Wenbin replied truthfully: "If you want to save the two people, you are two of them who were brought back yesterday. The lower officials agreed, but before you have time to release them, your lord has arrived."

"Why did you arrange for him to leave through the back door?"

Liao Wenbin smiled wryly and said: "My lord, if you want to talk about the chief officials of the various departments in the capital, who doesn't have a relative, it is inevitable that they will come to the door if they are involved in the affairs of the department. If it is just a small matter, we who are subordinates Quan Dang passed with his eyes closed, and he would not push the matter to the Shangguan. It's just that the people from the master's house, after all, came to look for it privately. If they bumped into each other, it would be embarrassing for each other. If it is spread out, it will also hinder your official voice, so I arranged for him to leave through the back door."

As he said that, he added another sentence: "This is also an unwritten practice of a yamen in Beijing. Everyone came here like this, especially our soldiers and horses, who have a lot of power and inferiority. There are so many people in Beijing. It's not easy for a high-ranking official to refuse to show favor."

In fact, he originally thought this way too, just to curry favor with Jia Ying, he really had no other intentions.

However, now it seems that his flattery has been patted on the horse's hoof.

Jia Ying understands the ways of the world.

"What did he tell you?"

"Just say that those two people have old relationship with Rongfu, please ask me to ask for favor, I didn't elaborate on anything else, and I didn't ask too much."

Liao Wenbin took out another bank note from his cuff, put it on the table next to Jia Ying, and said with a shy smile, "I said it was for tea, so I accepted it."

200 taels is not too little, and Liao Wenbin's annual salary is not so much.

Seeing Jia Ying's silence, Liao Wenbin felt uneasy. The master's temperament is really unpredictable.

"Put away the silver ticket. Since it was given by someone else, there is no reason to spit out the meat in your mouth."

Liao Wenbin did not dare to reach out to take back the banknote.

"Free up all the prisons, send those who should be sent to the Ministry of Punishment, and those who should be released, and those two will stay."

"In addition, I will borrow your prison for a while."

Liao Wenbin didn't dare to say too much, he just said: "I'll do it now, my subordinate."

"Put the banknotes away."

Is this a hush money?How could Liao Wenbin refuse.

Zhongcheng Bingma Division.

prison.

Hearing the screams coming from the depths of the prison, Dai Liang's body shook like chaff.

He never expected to meet Jia Ying here. Although he was a little guilty, he wasn't too scared at first.

Jia Ying is the chief officer of the Wucheng Bingma Division. To some extent, this Bingma Division is similar to Jia's back garden.As a prominent servant of the Jia family, it was natural for him to find someone from the Bing Ma Si to handle his affairs, and he also knew the rules of the yamen. Since such a small matter was found on the head of the people below, he would usually not stab it I went to Shangguan.

These servants also come here on weekdays.

How about an old saying?Dogs fight people.

Well, it sounds ugly, but it makes sense.

If it's not just one family, the servants of every family are almost the same.

Although he was lucky, when Xi'er appeared in front of him with someone, the luck in his heart disappeared.

But he still comforted himself by saying that after all, he is a prominent manager of the Rong Mansion, even if the second master doesn't like it, if he thinks about it, even if he finds out, he will just be reprimanded.

Just like Mr. Zheng and Mr. She, even the most surly Mr. Zhen in the East Mansion wants to give them some dignity.

Even Lian's second grandma, who was always aggressive, would be fined for several months and reprimanded at most.

Unexpectedly, he didn't even see Jia Ying's face, and was directly put in this dark, damp and moldy prison.

Then, Xi'er walked in with a few servants, and the screams have not stopped until now.

Erye Ying, what does this mean?
Don't want to let him go?But what he did was nothing!

Why are house slaves different from other servants?Isn't it just to be able to enjoy the glory of the master and share a share of the face of the master?
A fox pretends to be a tiger and does not know.

Why can't I get to him?

The screams finally stopped, and Xi'er came out with a confession in her hand. When passing by Dai Liang's cell, Dai Liang climbed up to the railing and said to Xi'er as if he was desperately trying to grab hold of straws. : "Xi'er, why didn't the second master see me?"

Xi'er glanced coldly, but didn't answer.

"Xi'er, Xi'er, tell the second master that Dai Liangzhi is wrong?"

"Oh, Xi'er, don't go! Xi'er"

"Hey, what the hell! It's the slave's life to be different!"

Just as Dai Liang was pacing back and forth in the cell in panic, footsteps came from the corridor.

Dai Liang hurriedly turned around.

"Second Master!"

puff.

"Second Master, I know I was wrong, please forgive me." Dai Liang kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Jia Ying looked at Dai Liang who kowtowed and begged for mercy, and his heart grew cold.

I've heard that the servants of the Jia family are smarter than their masters, know how to calculate, can take advantage of situations, and their family background is even more prosperous than the idle officials.

Jia Ying thought it was all right, it didn't matter if the servant was smarter, and it didn't matter if he made some money.

A slave is also a human being, and as a human being, he will give up and be greedy.Even if it is replaced by another batch, can it be guaranteed that there will be no problem?

So, as long as it's not a big deal, Jia Ying doesn't want to tear up the friendship that has been maintained for generations.

He endured the last time when a servant stole and sold something from the garden without permission.

Not having enough status at that time was one thing, but the main reason was that he didn't want to overstep the authority of the people in the East Mansion as the masters of the West Mansion, which would embarrass Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang.

But today is different, this is the scourge coming to his territory.

Since you want to take advantage of him, you must be prepared to pay the price.

"I remember that you are the steward of the warehouse, your name is Dai Liang, right?" Jia Ying's cold voice sounded.

"It's the slave." Dai Liang said while weeping and repenting.

"More than 5 taels of silver, you are in charge, where did you get so much money?"

After Jia Ying saw the confession, she was really taken aback, thinking that Sister Feng had lied to him and continued to engage in this destructive business.

In fact, he still has this suspicion at this moment. After all, those two profit-seeking Qingpis only know that the money came from Jia's house, and it was Dai Liang who handed them over to them. As for who else is behind Dai Liang, they dare not inquire further. .

It is understandable for a servant in charge to save some property.

Raising a cat or a dog will have feelings after a long time, let alone a human being, which has been got along for several generations.

The kindness of the Jia family to the slaves probably comes from this.

It is also a good thing for the servants to save a fortune, and if they meet promising ones, they can also support and support them.

Not only Jia Zheng did this, but also Jia Ying.

Many of the students in the ethnology were born as domestic slaves, because Jia Ying changed the rules of the ethnology, which made such a good thing happen.

Hundreds of years old homes in the world are nothing more than accumulated virtues, and homes with ever-prosperous yin virtues will celebrate six more days.

This is also the true thought in Jia Ying's heart.

But the belongings belong to the family, and the 5 taels of silver are all idle money.

The private money of the masters in the mansion is probably not so much.

"Second Lord, it's not just a slave, it's the spare money that a few of us stewards put together. We released it because we thought we could get some interest." Dai Liang replied.

"Second Master, I know I'm wrong. I shouldn't be doing anything wrong in the name of the mansion. I beg Second Master to forgive me for a while."

"You know you're afraid now?" Jia Ying snorted coldly and said, "Who are in charge? How much money did each of them spend? Whose idea was it that you came to Bing Ma Si? Also, how did you get there? Has Zhongcheng released money?"

"You have explained everything carefully. If there is even half of the truth, I will convict you of deceiving the master as a slave. Even if you are killed, no one will be able to say anything wrong."

Dai Liang didn't dare to say it, if he really said it, his little life would be completely over.

At the moment, he can only play tricks and beg for mercy. He only hopes that the relationship between master and servant of several generations can play a role in saving his life.

　I got stuck for a long time, let’s write a small chapter today, and I will make it up for everyone tomorrow.

　　Alas, I have to get stuck every once in a while, my head is big.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)