Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 183 Jia Qiong’s Political Group

Jia Qiong got Yuntao's interrogation record and looked through it.

From this point of view, Yun Guang and Sun Dexia indeed have nothing to do with each other.

Yuntao only had some friendship with Sun Dexia, and he was the one who connected Sun Dexia with General Xiao Guan. He also said he didn't know about the smuggling.

In prison, Yun Tao was locked in a separate cell.

He was covered in blood and lying on the straw like a puddle of mud. He had obviously endured a lot of torture.

At this time, the door of the cell suddenly opened, and Jia Qiong walked in wearing a royal guard's clothes, holding an oil paper bag in his hand.

He closed the cell door and walked to Yuntao.

Open the paper bag, reveal the roast chicken inside, and put it next to Yuntao.

The smell of roasted chicken made Yuntao immediately struggle to sit up.

He looked at the roast chicken on the ground and asked with some surprise: "Is this...for me to eat? When did your food get so good?"

Jia Qiong smiled and said, "Your family asked me to come and see you and give you a few words."

Jia Qiong said, taking out a jade pendant from his arms, which was a token given to him by Yun Guang.

Yun Tao recognized it at a glance. This was the gift he gave to Yun Guang when he celebrated his birthday last year.

He immediately believed it and immediately picked up the roast chicken and started to eat it.

The food in the prison was only clear soup with little water. He didn't know how long it had been since he saw meat and fish.

Jia Qiong lowered her voice and said, "I won't be able to stay too long, I have something to ask you.

Your family is trying to find a way to rescue your uncle. Only when he gets out can you hope to get out.

But if you confess your uncle too, not even gods can save you.

You haven't confessed about your uncle yet, have you? "

Yuntao said vaguely while eating roast chicken: "My uncle doesn't know anything, what should I confess?"

Jia Qiong nodded and said, "They are afraid that you will not be able to withstand the torture of Jin Yiwei."

Yun Tao said angrily: "That bastard Sun Dexia made me known as a traitor.

If I had known that he was a Wala spy, I would have killed him with a knife.

Just let my family members rest assured that if one person does the work, the other person will take responsibility. Even if I am beaten to death, I will not accuse my uncle. "

Jia Qiong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll leave first when the words are here."

After hearing this, Yuntao hurriedly said: "Little brother, can you come often to bring me food in the future? Even the dogs here won't eat it."

"You think the prison is run by my family. You can come if you want and just stay there."

Jia Qiong deceived Yun Tao, and he was basically sure that Yun Guang was not colluding with Wala, so he started to worry about it.

This Yun Guang is loyal to the Jia family and has affection and righteousness towards his nephew.

Being able to serve as the commander of the left-behind Sidusi in Shenjing is obviously not bad at all, and he is a useful person.

Emperor Longqing's Jia Qiong didn't know his intentions for the time being, so he made up his mind to report the actual situation directly to see how the emperor would react.

When Jia Qiong left Beizhen Fusi, it was getting late.

He made an appointment with his classmates to have a gathering at home today, so he went home directly and ordered his servants to prepare a banquet.

In the evening, Jia Qiong's classmates and friends arrived one after another.

Tao Dachun, Pan Daohong, Gongsun Yue, Jiang Wuji, Zhou Xi, Han Wei and Song Mian were in the Hanlin Academy.

Yu Jie, Li Chong and Chen Guofeng served in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Section.

In the six departments are Guan Xiaoda, Wu Chengxuan, Chen Menglong, Guan Shanyue, Xu Fengnian and Yuan Kefa.

These are the group of "cronies" that Jia Qiong can trust most in the government today.There are others who are still on vacation and have not returned to Beijing yet.

Most of them are still in the political observation period and have no actual experience. Generally, they need to go through an internship period of two to three years before they can be awarded actual positions.

In the flower hall, everyone gathered together happily. This was the first time since the palace examination that so many people gathered together.

In the past, Jia Qiong was the spiritual leader of this group of people, but now that he has been promoted to the rank of bachelor, he is already qualified to become the absolute leader of this group of people.

As Yu Jie and Chen Guofeng finally arrived, Tao Dachun said: "Yu Jing, everyone is here, please say a few words to everyone."

Jia Qiong nodded, stood up with a wine glass in hand and said, "Everyone, I still clearly remember the time I said goodbye to all my classmates at Phoenix Beach the year before last.

I said at that time that I would gather with everyone in the court one day to help the world together.

Come, let's drink this cup to the fullest to celebrate our reunion in the court. "

"Okay, drink this cup to the brim!"

Everyone stood up one after another, picked up their wine glasses and drank down the wine in one gulp.

Han Wei smiled and said: "The song "Qin Yuan Chun" written by Yu Jing was probably composed at that time.

This is one of my favorite poems by Yu Jing, but it’s a pity that I wasn’t there at the time. "

Gongsun Yue asked with a smile: "Jade capital is so prosperous today, is there any good work to celebrate?"

Jia Qiong shook his head and said: "The current situation is difficult, how can I still have the enthusiasm to write poetry.

Today I heard in Fusi, Beizhen, that the messenger reporting the locust plague from Henan has arrived in Beijing. Jizhou and Shandong may not be spared either. "

Song Mian nodded and said: "I just came back from Shandong not long ago. From what I saw along the way, a locust plague this autumn is a foregone conclusion."

Tao Dachun said: “Fortunately, the court has prepared disaster relief funds in advance.

This is all thanks to Yujing. Without the 170 million taels of silver you collected, I don’t know how many people would have starved to death in this disaster. "

Xu Fengnian was assigned to the Ministry of Household Affairs to observe government affairs and had the best understanding of Dachu's financial situation.

He said: “In recent years, there have been severe disasters, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has been in deficit for several consecutive years.

If there is another large-scale locust plague in the north this year, the autumn grain harvest will be greatly reduced, which will really make things worse. "

Wu Chengxuan said: "The Ministry of War receives pay reminders from other provinces every day. Even the pay of the border troops has not been paid for three months. How can we ensure the morale of the army after a long time?

Continuing like this is not the solution. For the present, only reform is the way out. "

Guan Xiaoda said: "The emperor should also have thoughts of reform, but the current situation is so difficult, it is really not a good time to reform, we have to survive this period."

Wu Chengxuan obviously disagreed with his point of view and retorted: "How long can the court last like this?

Only by implementing reforms as soon as possible can we have a chance to reverse the situation. If we delay it for a long time, it will become more difficult to recover. "

Li Chong said: "I think Brother Dao Hong is right. The time for reform has not yet come, and implementing it now will probably do more harm than good to the government."

Zhou Xi objected: "Brother Ju An, the current situation is that the imperial court can no longer sustain it. How long will it take if we don't ask for change at this time?"

……

Everyone has their own opinions on the matter of reform, and it is obvious that they generally agree that Dachu needs reform.

However, they hold different opinions on the timing of the reform. One side is conservative and the other is radical.

These people were basically former classmates and friends, but after a few months they had different political views.

Seeing everyone arguing, Song Mian asked, "Yu Jing, what do you think?"

Jia Qiong knew that he had to unify the group's thinking, otherwise problems would arise sooner or later.

He looked around at the crowd and said, "It's pointless for you to argue about this now!"

(End of this chapter)