Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 306 Step through the iron shoes and find nowhere

Time flies, it’s March in spring.

In the duty room of Yushitai Yamen.

Lai Shangrong was looking through the notes left by Lin Ruhai as the censor of the Salt Patrol.

He originally had the fictitious title of Dr. Lantai and was also a member of the Yushitai. He was just a doctor of Lantai Temple. He only had a fictitious title and no actual position. Therefore, he had never been here before taking the post of the Censor of the Salt Patrol. value room.

The salt patrol censor also belongs to the category of censor, because there is a prefix with the word "Xun", which is somewhat similar to the position of imperial envoy, except that it is not an imperial envoy on patrol, but a permanent dispatch.

Lin Ruhai died of illness while in office, and it was inevitable that he had unfinished official duties. The emperor did not send a new censor to patrol salt, and no normal handover procedures were carried out, so the records and notes have been sealed in the censor's desk.

This is not the first time Lai Shangrong has come here to handle official business. The past few times he came here, he cleaned up Lin Ruhai's unfinished work and ordered relevant personnel to organize, summarize and verify some information.

"Has the case mentioned last time been investigated clearly? Why has the case been closed and the person dealt with, but the stolen money has not been recovered?"

"My lord, my subordinates asked the relevant personnel responsible for the search and found no dirty silver in the prisoner's house."

"After checking these, you dare to come and report?" Lai Shangrong said solemnly.

"No, no, no! Your Excellency has misunderstood. My subordinates have already sent people to inquire about the place. I just came back yesterday. This family also has a daughter, but she has already become a monk in the family temple. According to the laws of Daxia, when the family is raided, the ancestral hall and the family temple Other properties are not included in the inspection. Therefore..."

The ancestral halls and family temples of the Great Xia Dynasty are indeed not within the scope of the property raids. This is also the way out that Qin Keqing asked Wang Xifeng in his dream in the original work. Xichun became a monk, and he may not have considered guarding these assets for the Jia family.

But it is not absolute. The property rights of family temples and ancestral halls must be registered.

Secondly, ancient times are different from modern times, because the imperial power did not go to the countryside, and the rural areas were still dominated by country gentlemen. Officials who resigned had to return to their hometowns and play the role of country gentlemen at the same time.

Therefore, the property of the family temple and ancestral hall must be purchased in the ancestral home, and there is a limit.

Otherwise, the officials who committed the crime would store the stolen money in their family temples, which would be a waste of money.

Of course, Lin Ruhai would not be so disorganized when doing things. Just looking at the time of the case, we can know that this case was handled in the last period of his life. Lai Shangrong estimated that when the work was completed, his physical condition was no longer able to intervene in the case. Subsequent development.

"Then go check out the prisoner's family temple and where his daughter is now a monk!"

"Sir, my subordinates sent people to track down the convict's daughter who became a monk. They came to the capital and found out that she is currently practicing in the Rongguo Mansion, and her name is Miaoyu."

After saying that, he secretly raised his eyes to observe Lai Shangrong's expression, and saw that Lai Shangrong's expression was uncertain, and his facial features were twisted in one place, looking a little distorted.

Although the rank of the Yushi Yanguan is not high, he is the Qingliu among the Qingliu. Lai Shangrong's background, reputation and acting style can be said to be unique in Yushitai. Not to mention that he is not related to Qingliu, it can even be said that , is a filthy mud.

Of course, most of this is due to Mei Gong's rumor-mongering. Otherwise, Lai Shangrong can be called a lucky villain, but he is still far from being filthy.

At least, on the surface.

Therefore, although these subordinate officials seemed to be in awe on the surface, they actually showed no respect at all. Instead, they kept thinking about how to kick him out of their own team.

"My lord, look..."

He didn't have good intentions, but seeing Lai Shangrong's moody expression, he thought that he was afraid of offending the old master, so he purposely spoke instructively.The censor originally had the right to hear and report, and once Lai Shangrong played a favoritism, it is estimated that the impeachment memorial would be sent to the emperor, so as to save the chaff for the censor.

However, in the eyes of Yushitai officials, this matter was also a conspiracy. Even if Lai Shangrong enforced the law impartially and went to Rong Mansion to recover the dirty money, he would definitely end up with the reputation of provoking his old master.

It's a pity that he guessed Lai Shangrong's thoughts wrongly. He just felt that there was no place to be found after wearing iron shoes, and it took no effort to get it. He was ecstatic in his heart, and because it involved the Rong Mansion, it was inconvenient to show his excitement in front of his subordinates, so he only showed it after suppressing it. The facial features are ferocious.

Lai Shangrong has no doubts about whether Miaoyu is carrying dirty money.

When Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden, she drank from the teacup that Miaoyu said she didn't want. It was a teacup from Cheng Kiln. Even in this era, it was worth hundreds of taels of silver. Many people in later generations interpreted that Grandma Liu sold that cup. Only then can I redeem my sister Qiao's body.

Although she was cultivating in the Grand View Garden, the food and drink expenses were not provided by the Jia family. Otherwise, she would not be able to throw away the owner's things without his permission.

No wonder Xing Xiuyan said that she was out of step with the times and that she was too powerful. When he said this, it all made sense.

After regaining his composure, he shouted: "What are you looking at? No one can stop the court from recovering the dirty silver!"

Thinking of Wang Xifeng's reminder when forming the association, he paused and said, "But it's a matter of concern for the imperial concubine. I'll wait until I report it to the emperor first."

The subordinate who reported to him heard that he wanted to ask for instructions and report. Now the conspiracy had no effect. He was disappointed and couldn't help but secretly cursed. To put it nicely, it was not because he was afraid of offending his old boss.

He didn't care about the Rong Mansion, but accompanying the emperor was like accompanying a tiger. As long as the emperor was involved, he was extra cautious.

Although Yuan Chun may not be favored judging from the fact that the emperor bestowed Ning Mansion on himself and knocked on Rong Mansion, he is still habitually cautious.

After sending away the subordinate who reported the report, Lai Shangrong started writing the memorial.

The memorial contains a special description of how he worked extremely hard to recover the stolen money for the court and traced it to Miaoyu who was practicing in Rongfu. Considering that Miaoyu was praying for the imperial concubine after all, he was afraid of affecting the emperor's Because of his prestige, he wrote to Chen Zuo and proposed a solution for the Rong Mansion to expel the person first and then pursue the case.

Emperor Zhenglong was also very pleased when he saw the memorial.

The emperor had many things to do, so last time he had an impromptu idea to fulfill Mei Gong's wish, but after all, it was just a whim and he didn't take it to heart.

Therefore, after the matter was shelved, the original idea was forgotten.

But at this moment, looking at Lai Shangrong's memorial, I couldn't help but think of Mei Gong again.

It wasn't that he was making random associations, but that the two men's acting styles formed a sharp contrast.

Because Mei Gong disliked the Xue family, she did not hesitate to throw dirty water on the emperor in order to break off the engagement, but Lai Shangrong took the emperor's reputation into consideration and was thoughtful.

Thinking of this, I can't help but hesitate a little, since Lai Shangrong is so loyal, is it necessary to add more bricks and tiles?
However, the emperor is an emperor after all, and the emperor's mind is an instinct engraved in his bones. Absolute trust in him is impossible.

On the contrary, the more trusting a person is, the more he needs various checks and balances.

Therefore, after only a slight hesitation, he made a decision, took Lai Shangrong's memorial, and rushed to Yuanchun Garden where Yuanchun was located.

(End of this chapter)