Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 270 The Old Fox's Keen Sense of Smell
Zhen Yingjia was taken aback for a moment, but then did not refute.

He even nodded and said:

"In a cold state, wealth is more important than poverty."

After a word of emotion, he sighed:

"I never thought that it would be fine if no one paid attention to me after I entered Beijing, but the first person to visit me would be Captain Feng!"

When the Zhen family was prosperous, relatives and friends were all over Wei.

But these friendships disappeared in an instant when the Zhen family was raided.

Except for Feng Yuan, an enemy, none of his relatives came to visit him.

Feeling the desolation in his words, Feng Yibo couldn't feel the slightest pity.

However, he still smiled and said:
"It's not that no one cares about the Zhen family. At least the governor of Rongguo Jia's mansion pleaded for the Zhen family at the court meeting. The virtuous concubine of Fengzao Palace also worked for you in the palace, and was thrown into the prison because of this. Leng Gong."

Not many people know about Concubine Xiande's self-imprisonment in the Cold Palace.

Only a few people who are related to the palace can know a little bit of the inside story.

But Yuan Chun's biological mother, Mrs. Wang, has to go to the palace every month.

Nature knows all about it.

The Xue family's mother and daughter often went to Rongfu, and Madam Wang inevitably shared a few words of pain with her own sister.

The mother and daughter will not talk nonsense to outsiders, but of course Baochai will not hide it from Feng Yibo.

Zhen Yingjia heard people from the Jia family pleading for him, and even Concubine Xiande was implicated by the Zhen family.

He was dumbfounded at first, but then he smiled gratifiedly and said:
"It seems that the old concubine is not mistaken, the Jia family is indeed worth entrusting!"

The word "also" is very intriguing.

It's a pity that no one present heard the deep meaning.

Before the Zhen family ransacked the house, Zhen Yingjia had already noticed it.

To be precise, it was when the old concubine passed away.

He was prepared and quietly transferred part of his property.

One of them is the Rongguo Jia Mansion.

Now that Jia Zheng was pleading for the Zhen family at the court meeting, Zhen Yingjia was naturally relieved that she believed in the right person.

However, the cunning rabbit has three caves.

No matter how trustworthy the Jia family is, he will not put all his eggs in one basket.

In addition to the Jia family, several other relatives also helped to hide part of it.

Even now the Zhen family has been confiscated.

But as long as one of them is kept, it is enough for the women and children in the family to live decently.

Hearing that the Jia family was working hard for him, Zhen Yingjia understood that this property should be preserved.

Feng Yibo naturally didn't know about this, he just thought he was a little optimistic about the Zhen family's affairs.

Immediately sneered and poured a basin of cold water, said:
"It's a pity that doing this is useless except to implicate them. The Zhen family has committed a lot of crimes. No matter who pleads for mercy, they will not be able to save your lives!"

Seeing that the smile on Zhen Yingjia's face gradually subsided, Feng Yibo smiled with satisfaction, and asked again:
"Master Zhen doesn't want to ask, why am I here?"

As long as there is still a glimmer of life in the Zhen family, Zhen Yingjia doesn't want to let it go.

Hearing that the Jia family's intercession was invalid, he was frowning in thought.

Hearing Feng Yibo's question again, Zhen Yingjia sneered and said:

"Lieutenant Feng colluded with the King of Donghai County and wanted to put the Zhen family to death. He came here today because he thought he had something to do, so he wanted to see my joke."

During the interrogation process, he already knew that his crime was added to the crime, and he was sentenced to be beheaded and put in prison.

The reason for this is precisely because at the critical moment, he was plotted by the Duke of Donghai and Feng Yibo.

This also confirmed his previous conjecture, confirming that the Zhen family fleet was plundered by Donghai County.

Otherwise, those Zhen family members who disappeared would not appear out of thin air as witnesses.

Apparently, the other party had planned for many years to keep those people alive.

At this time, the Zhen family was dealt a fatal blow.

"Pity!"

Feng Yibo shook his head lightly, then smiled and said:
"I thought Lord Zhen would kneel down and beg me to let me go when he saw me, but now it seems that Lord Zhen hasn't figured out the situation yet."

He came here this time to discuss with Yang Mingxin about killing Zhen Yingjia.

But he didn't say anything at the last minute.

So he made up an excuse and said he wanted to come and see Zhen Yingjia.

This is just playing by ear, how can there be any plan?
The reason why he asked Zhen Yingjia just now was if he knew why he came.

In fact, he was making an excuse for himself to come here.

Now, Zhen Yingjia felt that she was here to laugh at him.

Then Feng Yibo naturally wouldn't mind making fun of him.

Anyway, it's not a waste of time.

"As the saying goes: Don't be hostile to villains, villains have their own enemies, don't flatter gentlemen, gentlemen are selfless."

When Zhen Yingjia speaks, she always likes clouds and mountains and fog, throwing out a lot of reasoning.

This makes it feel unfathomable.

Even at this time, he was already in prison, and this problem has not changed.

Having said that, he looked at Feng Yibo and said with a smile:

"Whether you're an enemy or a gentleman, what's the difference?"

Obviously, the enemy will put him to death, and the gentleman will not accept his begging for mercy.

For Zhen Yingjia, whether Feng Yibo is an enemy or a gentleman, the result is the same.

Then what's the use of him begging Feng Yibo?

"Speaking of which, we are indeed rivals. Compared to Mr. Zhen, I can barely be considered a gentleman."

Hearing this, Feng Yibo nodded first.

It seemed that he agreed with Zhen Yingjia's words.

But then, he said mockingly again:

"I didn't expect Master Zhen to have some self-knowledge, and he also knew that what he did was the behavior of a villain."

He is the enemy, so Zhen Yingjia is naturally a villain.

Hearing such irony, Zhen Yingjia did not refute.

"The fly is attached to the horse, and if you win, you will be victorious. It is hard to escape the shame of being behind. The pine and radish are tall, and you will be tall. It is a shame to climb up."

He still shook his head and threw out a lot of reasoning, and then said with regret:

"If I don't do this, I'm afraid the Zhen family won't be able to survive now, and the family will be ransacked and exterminated long ago."

Feng Yibo saw that although he was upright and confident, he was somewhat repentant, so he nodded and said:
"It's rare that Master Zhen still knows the word 'shame'!"

He also thought that Zhen Yingjia meant being forced to do nothing.

But also ashamed of his actions.

Unexpectedly, when Zhen Yingjia heard the words, she shook her head, and made another reason:
"Ask about the virtues of the ancestors, what I enjoy in my body is the difficulty of its accumulation."

"Ask about the well-being of our descendants, and what we have done to ourselves is to think about the ease of overthrow."

It's like he wouldn't be able to speak otherwise.

After some emotion, Zhen Yingjia sighed again:
"There are many things that I can only choose to face, and I have no other choice."

With Feng Yibo's talent for discovering flowers, hearing Zhen Yingjia's words would make him feel awkward.

It always makes people feel like a cloud and a fog.

Fortunately, now that these words were spoken, Feng Yibo finally understood.

Daring to love flies and radishes is not Zhen Yingjia's self-comparison.

They were talking about the ancestors of the Zhen family!

In other words, Zhen Yingjia was saying that his ancestors had no shame.

It was his ancestors who made such a choice that made him, a junior, have no choice.

This led to the current "overthrow" of the Zhen family.

When Feng Yibo heard this, Zhen Yingjia immediately laughed shamelessly.

He and Yang Mingxin looked at each other, then looked at Zhen Yingjia again, and asked with a smile:

"You said it was all the fault of the ancestors, but if you don't mention the salt profit, what about colluding with Japanese pirates?"

The matter of salt profit is a hole left by the ancestors of the Zhen family.

But regarding the Japanese pirates, it was after Zhen Yingjia became the head of the family that he colluded with them.

Let the Japanese plague intensify in the south of the Yangtze River.

Hearing that Zhen Yingjia blamed everything on his ancestors, Feng Yibo was naturally furious.

"Could it be that the poisoning of the south of the Yangtze River and the harm of countless people was not your choice, but your ancestor's fault?"

These words made Zhen Yingjia silent for a moment.

"Master Zhen is a transparent person, but it's a pity that he made a mistake."

Seeing that he didn't speak, Feng Yibo sighed, shook his head and said:

"To be honest, if you hadn't colluded with the Japanese pirates, the Zhen family could barely survive."

Having said that, he paused slightly, and only looked at Zhen Yingjia coldly.

Seeing that he hesitated to speak, but still did not refute, he said again:

"But from the moment you colluded with Japanese pirates and poisoned Jiangnan, the fate of the Zhen family was already doomed."

At this moment, Zhen Yingjia frowned slightly, and said in surprise:
"I didn't expect Feng Duwei to be for the people in the south of the Yangtze River. I thought you were for Lin Ruhai!"

Zhen Yingjia guessed that the other party already knew about the poisoning of the Lin family.

Otherwise, the Weng and son-in-law wouldn't be like this, they would keep staring at the Zhen family.

But now, judging from Feng Yibo's tone, it seems that his collusion with Japanese pirates made him even more angry.

This made Zhen Yingjia a little confused.

Is it because he has suppressed Japanese pirates that he hates himself?
Should not be!

Is there really a gentleman in this world who cares about the country and the people?

Since childhood, Zhen Yingjia had the ideal of being a gentleman.

It is also because of this that he has developed a full of benevolence, righteousness and morality.

It's just a pity that there is always a gap between ideals and reality.

The moment he takes over the head of the Zhen family, this gentleman will not be able to do it.

Unless, he is willing to abandon the family.

Or, sacrifice the family as a stepping stone on his way to being a gentleman.

It is a pity that this set is deviant in the clan society where relatives hide from each other.

The killing of relatives by righteousness only exists in drama and history.

In such an environment, it simply does not work.

If you really do that, you can only be treated as a fool.

"All."

Feng Yibo didn't know the emotion in his heart.

Now, he doesn't have to deny anything,
At the moment, he nodded.

Dafang admitted that there were factors of the Lin family in the confrontation with the Zhen family.

He then added:
"National enmity and family hatred are all there, but no matter who we are for, we all represent justice, while you, as well as the Zhen family, are full of crimes."

Having said that, Feng Yibo mocked again:
"If I were you, I wouldn't be able to eat or sleep on death row."

He wanted to use words to stimulate Zhen Yingjia.

Unexpectedly, Zhen Yingjia didn't like this at all.

"Being a man is just blindly frank, and the traces are hidden even if they are hidden. If the intention is not clean at all, it is public and private."

These words were obviously satirizing Feng Yibo, he said that he was for the people in the south of the Yangtze River, but in fact he was taking personal revenge.

"Feng Duwei doesn't have to mock me, you and I are just the same."

Zhen Yingjia smiled, and proudly said:
"However, since I arrived in the capital, I have completely let go. Now I eat well and sleep soundly, and I am a hundred times more free than when I was in Jinling."

Obviously, he didn't take Feng Yibo's sarcasm seriously.

Not only did he satirize Feng Yibo in turn, but he also felt at ease with the current situation.

"It's strange that Mr. Zhen will collude with the Japanese pirates. It turns out that he is such a shameless person."

Hearing this, Feng Yibo snorted coldly, and continued to taunt:

"If I were you, I might have found a rope to hang myself long ago. How can I wait until now?"

He came here on a temporary basis, and now he wants to try it temporarily.

Let's see if I can stimulate Zhen Yingjia.

After all, the two didn't have much contact. If he had stronger self-esteem, he might commit suicide in prison.

That would save yourself the hassle.

Unexpectedly, the more he said this, the brighter Zhen Yingjia's smile became.

"Originally, I really had such an idea, but now after hearing Feng Duwei's words, I feel that I can't die."

This time Zhen Yingjia didn't say much, but the joy on his face was obviously beyond his control.

He tried hard not to let the corners of his mouth turn up, his expression was unavoidably weird for a while and said:
"If I'm not mistaken, the Zhen family's affairs may still be repeated. Feng Duwei is here, doesn't it mean that he wants me to commit suicide?"

Feng Yibo was shocked in his heart, but there was nothing missing on his face.

"Self-judgment? Isn't that cheap, Mr. Zhen?"

Naturally, he would not admit it, and pretended to be indifferent, and said:
"After the autumn trial next year, Mr. Zhen will be escorted to Caishikou and beheaded."

Speaking of this, he smiled sinisterly and said:

"There is still less than a year left. Master Zhen will be able to live with his fingers in the future."

Not only did my own temptation not work, but it also let the old guy smell some information.

Feng Yibo could only leave one sentence, hoping to have some influence on him.

After speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave.

"Thank you Feng Duwei for visiting, let me know that there is still hope for life."

Seeing that Feng Yibo was about to leave, Zhen Yingjia shook the heavy shackle behind him, as if clasping his hands.

"It's good that Mr. Zhen can think about it, I hope to see you so optimistic again in a few days."

Feng Yibo paused, then said something with a smile, and then turned to leave.

The jailer hurriedly led the way, and Yang Mingxin also hurriedly followed.

At this moment, Zhen Yingjia called out to his back again:

"Don't worry, Captain Feng, I will definitely count things carefully, and I won't give up easily."

The old fox!
Zhen Yingjia guessed that things might repeat.

It made Feng Yibo feel a little irritated.

Hearing Zhen Yingjia's words, he didn't look back.

Because, he didn't want to reveal any more information to Zhen Yingjia.

This is when people in the officialdom have conflicts, even to the point of life and death.

There is also a reason for harmony on the surface.

Never hold back when it's time to fight, and play like a dog in court meetings.

Or, behind the stumbling block Yin people.

Not a big deal.

But if you talk about it, you must be right about the matter and not about the person.

Usually, it is time for the two sides to compete in internal strength.

If you can't suppress the fire in person, you can't hold your breath.

If it is small, it means there is no city mansion, and if it is large, it means there is no pattern.

Spreading it out can only make people look down on it.

Also because of anger, the opponent caught the opportunity.

Or be robbed of information, or be taken into account.

He was even dazzled by anger and did something irrational.

Feng Yibo's temptation just now made Zhen Yingjia smell life.

Now, this old fox just wanted to stir up his anger.

Good to take the opportunity to get more information.

Feng Yibo figured this out, how could he make Zhen Yingjia happy?

Today, Zhen Yingjia taught him a lesson.

To deal with such an old fox in the future, we must never fight unprepared battles again.

Just be prepared!

After leaving the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Feng Yibo did not follow Yang Mingxin into the Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

The two parted at the entrance of the criminal department, and met in the Zhuangyuan building when they met for rest.

Feng Yibo turned around and got into the carriage, continuing to think in the carriage.

He thought about what to do next and what arrangements to make.

Yang Mingxin must not be able to find it, so he has to start elsewhere.

When he was lost in thought, the carriage had already left the Ministry of Justice.

Turned at least two corners.

But obviously, there is still a long way to go from the Feng residence.

But at this moment, the carriage stopped without warning.

He only heard his long follower, Daping, shouting loudly:

"Who are you? How dare you block my lord's way?"

(End of this chapter)