Turning the tide in the Red Chamber

Chapter 101 [101] The initial success of the chain plan
Daming Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The sun shines through the open door, illuminating half of the hall.

Emperor Chongrui sat on the dragon chair, looked down at the piles of memorials on the imperial case, and said with a sneer:

"It's true that a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Mother Jia submitted a memorial, and the four kings, eight princes, twelve lords and other veterans of the founding line also followed the memorial.

Mrs. Shi wants her second son, Jia Zheng, to succeed him to the throne, which is really what everyone expects and what the people want. "

Xia Shouzhong smiled eccentrically and said:
"As expected, everyone is hurt and everyone is prosperous. Just because of the Jia family's affairs, the whole family of the founding of the country responded in groups, and they all made a petition."

Emperor Chongrui sneered and said, "Ratchet of the same feather!"

Xia Shouzhong laughed and said:

"Old Madam Shi did this because Jia She, the eldest master of the Jia family, was not doing his job properly, and he was petty and short-sighted.

But the second master is upright, humble and kind, and has two sons under his knees. Although the eldest son, Jia Zhu, died young, he gained fame in the examination and married a girl from the Guozijianji Restaurant.

The second son, Jia Baoyu, was even more extraordinary. It is said that when he was born, the house was full of clouds and the fragrance of orchids, and when the grass fell, he still had a psychic jade in his mouth that could dispel disasters.

These two sons are hundreds of times stronger than Jia Lian and Jia Cong under Jia She's knees. "

Emperor Chongrui nodded slightly with a half-smile, and said with deep meaning:

"You old man, you have lived in the palace all year round, and you know the Jia family very well."

Hearing this, Xia Shouzhong's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly explained:
"The old slave also listened to others, so he remembered these two sentences.

It is said that because of this incident, the old lady of the Rongguo Mansion favored Mr. Zheng and asked Mr. Zheng to live in Rongxi Hall. "

Emperor Chongrui said:

"You only know one thing, but you don't know the other thing. On the surface, Mrs. Shi prefers Jia Zheng because of what you said. In fact, it is because Jia Amnesty was not born to Mrs. Shi, and Jia Zheng is her only biological child." son."

Xia Shouzhong was slightly taken aback. Seeing that Emperor Chongrui knew the Jia family's affairs very well, he guessed that someone had mentioned this in the secret booklet for Emperor Chongrui, so he said with a smile:

"This old slave heard that Master Xi usually seeks pleasure and plays with his concubine in his house, which is exactly what he said about poor people. There must be something to hate."

Emperor Chongrui sneered and said:

"Jia Amnesty is critically ill, and the Jia family has not rushed to Jinling for the funeral?"

Emperor Chongrui's tone was teasing, knowing that the second wife of the Jia family wanted Jia Amnesty to return to the West as soon as possible so that he could replace him.

Xia Shouzhong reported:

"According to the information from Jin Yiwei, Mrs. Shi has sent people to Jinling."

Emperor Chongrui sneered and said, "I have done my calculations. If the Jia family wants to see Jia Amnesty for the last time, they should really leave for Jinling as soon as possible."

Xia Shouzhong said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Emperor Chongrui shook his head and sighed softly, thinking to himself:

It is said that the Tian family has no kinship, and the Duke's family does not give way too much.

Emperor Chongrui only felt that the affairs of the Jia family were in chaos. The mother was unkind and the son was unfilial. Everyone praised the humble and kind second wife of the Jia family. come out.

Emperor Chongrui subconsciously believed that Jia Amnesty was made mad by Jia Mu and Jia Zheng.

In short, this Jia family is simply out of order, only one Jia Chen makes Emperor Chongrui feel comfortable.

In this matter, the grievances between Mrs. Shi, Jia Amnesty, and Jia Zheng involved human relations and filial piety.

It seems that it is just a courtier's family matter, but it will inevitably be alluded to him and the Supreme Emperor. It is inevitable that someone with a heart will say something to drive a wedge between him and the Supreme Emperor.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongrui ordered Xia Shouzhong to send the booklet of the old matriarch Shi and the booklet of princes and ministers interceding for Jia Zheng to the Supreme Emperor, and begged the Supreme Emperor to make a decision on his behalf.

In this way, not only is filial piety complete, but the matter is also pushed out.

When the Supreme Emperor saw this book, he was disdainful because Jia Zheng was too demanding, and because Jia She was too narrow-minded, he couldn't laugh or cry.

At the same time, the Supreme Emperor expected that Emperor Chongrui did not know how to deal with the grievances between Jiamu and Jia She because of the word filial piety, and thought that he still had old feelings for Jia's family, so he begged him to make a decision for him to show his filial piety, so he reciprocated To Emperor Chongrui:
"Since the father can die and the son can succeed, why should the brother end up with the younger brother?"

Since ancient times, the royal orthodoxy has always been that the father dies and the son succeeds, and the brother dies. In this situation, if it is not forced, it is someone who is trying to usurp the throne.

The words Taishanghuang seem to be talking about the Jia family's affairs, but also seem to be talking about their royal family's affairs.

When Emperor Chongrui heard this, he was filled with emotion immediately, and bowed to the palace where the Supreme Emperor lived.

Emperor Chongrui repeatedly compared the second room of the Jia family's eldest room, and saw that the second room had already taken advantage of the right time, place and people and had suppressed the first room to the point of being powerless to fight back, so he couldn't help but want to help the first room.

Having made up his mind, Emperor Chongrui took a ink pen and wrote a few words on Mrs. Shi's booklet: "Brothers will eventually reach out to younger brothers, and it is not beautiful in the end."

Although he didn't say it clearly, Emperor Chongrui has actually expressed his attitude, that is, he disagrees with what Jia Mu asked.

Xia Shouzhong walked away from Emperor Chongrui, thinking back and forth, thinking that everyone thought he would recommend a promising person, His Majesty would definitely ask that promising person to inherit the Jia family business and revive the ancestral business.

However, as everyone knows, His Majesty doesn't care if the Jia family is successful or not.

It is estimated that His Majesty wished that Jia's family would fall into the hands of a libertine, so that he would be defeated as soon as possible.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Xia Shouzhong went to Rongfu in person and read out the will to Jia Mu.

After listening to the imperial decree, Jia Mu knew that His Majesty had rejected her request, so she had to send people all the way to Jinling without stopping to tell Jia Zheng His Majesty's will.

At this time, in the Jia family's ancestral house in Jinling City, the coffins, paper figurines and paper horses were all ready, and it was only for Jia She to swallow his last breath.

However, that night, something serious happened in the Jinling ancestral house.

At three o'clock that night, someone in the front yard of the old house suddenly yelled that there was a thief, and then the front yard was brightly lit, and there were shouts everywhere, and it became a mess.

Jia Chen put on his clothes calmly and went out to check.

I saw Jia Lian rushing out of the door in a panic in his clothes, joined Jin Cai and other servants, and went to the front hall first.

As the noisy crowd rushed to the front hall, Jia Chen saw that the lids of the three coffins had been lifted.

Jia Lian was stunned and stunned.

Jia Chen, on the other hand, was calm and composed. He first called the men and women who had been summoned from the shop and Zhuangzi to join up, and then took Jia Lian to Jia's amnesty courtyard.

Seeing Jia Amnesty, Jia Lian's eyes turned red anxiously and said:
"Master Qi, it's not good. Someone opened the coffin. In the front hall and the porter, there are more than [-] servants who were all poured out with sweat medicine."

Jia Amnesty took a deep breath and said anxiously:
"What's in the coffin?"

Jia Lian's face was embarrassed, his eyes flustered, and he didn't know where the treasure was.

Seeing this situation, Jia She's throat became sweet, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, fell down on the chair, and cursed in a hissing voice:

"If I didn't listen to you, why did I come to this..."

As he spoke, he couldn't catch his breath, and rolled his eyes and was about to faint.

Jia Lian hurriedly ordered: "Please come to the doctor!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly stroked Jia She's chest, and hurriedly explained:

"The son only accompanied the master to the front hall once, and never went there again to avoid suspicion. It is definitely not the son's flaws.

Besides, the idea is from the son. If something happens, the son will be the first to be suspected. So, how can the son play such a crooked mind? "

Jia Chen smoothed things over and said:
"Second brother Lian has always been respectful and filial to his uncle, he will never do such a thing."

Jia Lian glanced at Jia Chen gratefully, and continued to say to Jia Amnesty:

"Take a step back and say, the master's things will belong to the son sooner or later. If the son wanted to count those things, he would have stolen the things from the warehouse behind the master's back, how could the master know?"

"If it's not you, then who?"

A burst of urgency hit his heart, dizziness, Jia She gnashed his teeth, and his eyes became dizzy, as if the candle in the room was blown out by someone.

(End of this chapter)