My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 35
Hearing this, Feng Tang looked at Jia Yu for a long time with a strange expression. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but he remained silent.

Jia Yu, who was so frightened by the sight, couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Shi, what's wrong with you?"

Feng Tang then said: "Boy, tell me the truth, is your reputation as a scholar true?"

Jia Yu frowned: "Of course it's true. Do you suspect it's false?"

The corners of Feng Tang's mouth twitched even more fiercely, "It's not that I suspect it's false, but that your Majesty does."

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is suspicious, why are you?"

Jia Yu became a little unhappy, "Even your Majesty can't accuse someone of innocence out of thin air."

"The dirty man is innocent?"

Feng Tang snorted softly, "I want to ask you, did you write the letter you gave me the day before yesterday?"

"Yes."

"It's not over."

Feng Tang said angrily: "Your letter was written in a twisted and twisted way like an eight-year-old naughty boy, but it was actually written in simple Chinese characters throughout.

Not to mention Your Majesty, even I have doubts about how your young scholar passed the exam.

Is it possible that the local examiners and academic administrators in Jinling are all blind? "

"I……"

Jia Yu was speechless now.

In fact, he only remembered after sending the letter that traditional Chinese characters were still used in this era. Although simplified Chinese characters in later generations also existed in this era, they were rarely used in formal correspondence.

Not to mention having to present something to the emperor.

The most terrible thing is that Jia Yu's handwriting is so good that he can call himself a brother to a primary school student.

It is estimated that this is the first time Emperor Changping has seen such an ugly word.

No wonder people would doubt where his reputation as a scholar came from.

No examiner with a normal IQ would let him pass, right?
But what young people in the 21st century pay attention to is that I am not embarrassed, so it is others who are embarrassed.

Jia Yu coughed twice, waved her hand, and naturally changed the topic.

"Okay, but that's not important. At worst, we just don't have anything to do with those civil servants. Anyway, my reputation as a scholar has been revoked."

"You!"

Feng Tang laughed helplessly. Fortunately, this boy's reputation was revoked. Otherwise, if he entered the court as an official in the future, someone might really use this to attack him.

"By the way, Shibo, this is the money bill we seized from the houses of the Erlong Mountain bandits, Qi Jianhui and others. Please take a look at it."

After speaking, Jia Yu took out a list from her arms and handed it to Feng Tang.

Feng Tang took the list, glanced at it, and read slowly.

"A total of 1 taels of silver, 600 taels of gold, and antique calligraphy and paintings, stores, and shops are estimated to be over 40 taels."

"Hiss... Is this Qi Jianhui so crazy about amassing money?"

Feng Tang looked at the list in his hand, his thick eyebrows twitching twice.

After a while, he sighed softly and stuffed the list into his arms, "Okay, I'll have someone check it out again right away, and then report it to the emperor."

After speaking, he explained: "It's not that I don't believe you, but the matter is so important that I have to be careful."

"It doesn't matter, that's what it should be." Jia Yu said she didn't mind. With such a large amount of money, if something went wrong, it would be no small matter. No matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful.

After daybreak, Feng Tang immediately went to the magistrate's office in Changping Prefecture and showed him the imperial edict of Emperor Changping.

After seeing the imperial edict, the Changping prefect's expression suddenly changed. Qi Jianhui had been able to collude with thieves and do whatever he wanted in Changping over the years. To say that the prefect of Changping had no idea about it would be an insult to everyone's intelligence.

However, Feng Tang may have received instructions before he came. He told the prefect that this matter would only pursue Qi Jianhui and others, and would not extend the scope to the civil service system.

The prefect felt relieved. In order to express his position, he almost met and cooperated with Feng Tang's requirements.

After five days of busy work, Feng Tang finally disposed of the property of Qi Jianhui and others, as well as all the shops and goods under his name, and obtained a total of 150 taels in cash and more than 600 taels in gold.

On the sixth day, the front selection camp returned to Shenjing with great force.

When they escorted Bai Yin to Dongzhimen of Shenjing, Jia Yu suddenly asked Feng Tang.

"Shibo, when we get to Shenjing, where will our money be escorted?"

"Needless to say, of course he will be escorted to the Ministry of Household Warehouse." Feng Tang replied without thinking.

Jia Yu sighed softly, "Shibo, you were so smart all your life but you were confused for a while."

"What's wrong with being smart all the time but being confused for a while? You kid, please explain clearly." Feng Tang's thick eyebrows frowned immediately.

Since he recognized Jia Yu and the relationship between the two quickly became closer, Feng Tang also spoke more and more casually to Jia Yu, making it clear that he regarded him as his nephew.

"Shibo, don't even think about it. If you really want to send this money to the Ministry of Revenue, will this money have anything to do with His Majesty?

Don't forget who you are now! "

"Eh..."

Feng Tang slapped his thigh, "I almost did something wrong!

Come on, take a detour to Yongding Gate immediately! "

"Yes!"

At Jia Yu's suggestion, Feng Tang and his party made a large circle from east to south and entered Yongdingwen.

When Feng Tang, Jia Yu and the [-] soldiers of the Select Front Battalion led Qi Jianhui and hundreds of Changping Prefecture officers, Erlong Mountain bandits and dozens of carts full of silver into the city, the people of the entire Shenjing City were shocked. .

Almost everyone flocked to Zhengyangmen Street to watch the excitement, and the huge street was almost completely packed with people watching the excitement.

Qiu Liang quickly mobilized more than 2000 soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to maintain order.

After a difficult march, the large group of people was stopped by the gatekeepers at Zhengyang Gate.

Feng Tang handed over his belt and imperial edict to the gatekeepers, and asked the eunuchs to report to the emperor immediately. He said that he had been ordered to suppress thieves and was now returning to Beijing to pay the edict.

In less than two-quarters of an hour, the imperial army quickly conveyed the decree of Emperor Changping, allowing them to enter the inner city.

The effect of this sensation was officially revealed when the large group of people and more than 200 carts passed through Qipan Street and entered Daming Gate.

You must know that the street leading from Daming Gate to Chengtian Gate is home to almost all departments in Daxia, including the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, the Zongren Mansion, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, the left and right fronts, and the Central Military Governor's Mansion.

Then the scene on Zhengyangmen Street was replayed, except that the people watching just now were ordinary people, and now the people watching were Manchu officials from Daxia in Shenjing.

Unlike those Qi Jianhui and the Erlongshan gangsters who only focused on the prison car, these officials focused their attention on the dozens of large cars at the end of the team.

Experienced officials saw those tired and sweaty draft horses and the sound of rattling on the bluestone, and they wondered on their knees what was loaded in these cars.

(End of this chapter)