Lin Ruhai impeached Wang Ziteng and Prince Yue lied about his military achievements and deceived the emperor. The person who suffered the most was Jia Zheng.

Mr. Zheng considers himself a pure man and has always been loyal to the emperor and serving the country. Unfortunately, his abilities are limited and he cannot show his talents in the officialdom.

Out of similar interests, Jia Zheng attached great importance to Lin Ruhai, his brother-in-law, and pinned his ideals and ambitions on him.

But this time Lin Ruhai expressed his impeachment of Wang Ziteng, which put him in torment. One was his brother-in-law, whom he had high hopes for, and the other was his elder brother-in-law who held military power. No matter who the two were,

The one who fell down and was most seriously injured was the Concubine Xian who was in the palace.

In the end, Lin Ruhai was dismissed from office pending investigation by the emperor. Jia Zheng was disappointed but also relieved.

Although he and Lin Ruhai had similar interests, they did not want Prince Teng, who held military power, to fall, which would be even more detrimental to the Jia family.

…

That afternoon, Jia Zheng discussed with several Qing guests in Mengpo Zhai how the emperor would deal with his brother-in-law Lin Ruhai.

It was okay for several Qing guests to be courteous, but they turned a blind eye to the affairs of the court. In addition, one of the people Lin Ruhai impeached was Wang Ziteng, which made them even more scrupulous and unable to speak out.

Fu Shi is a disciple of Jia Zheng. He was born as a Jinshi. He is currently the fifth-rank magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture. He is also the most experienced official among them.

He smiled at Jia Zheng and said: "In my humble opinion, Lord Lin's return to Beijing for investigation is just a temporary setback. It may take a year at most, or half a year at least. Lord Lin will definitely be reactivated by the emperor."

When Jia Zheng heard this, he said happily: "So, if Ruhai returns to Beijing this time, he will not be punished by the court?"

Hu Silai was a master of flattery and was best at understanding people's hearts. When he saw that Fu Shi had guessed Jia Zheng's thoughts, he immediately spoke up and said: "Don't worry, old man, Mr. Lin is in the emperor's heart. Although he has committed a small crime this time,

If you pass, you will definitely be able to recover in the future.”

Zhan Guang said anxiously: "Old man, in my opinion, after Mr. Lin returns to Beijing, he will probably change his position elsewhere."

Fu Shi frowned when he heard this. These Qing guest ministers still had time to recite poems and paint paintings, but when it came to important court affairs, they just talked nonsense.

Jia Zheng was very happy to hear it. Although he felt that Zhan Guang's words were outrageous, these words were also his inner hope. He should probably take them seriously.

Fu Shi: "My disciple feels that after Mr. Lin returns to Beijing, he will be idle for a while, but his nephew may be reused."

Jia Zheng asked in surprise: "How can you say this?"

Fu Shi: "I heard from the prefect at the banquet last time that Lord Lin's nephew is training a new army in Zuowuwei. He is very valued by the emperor. His troops, equipment and treatment are different from other armies. It can be seen that

The emperor has high hopes for his training."

Jia Zheng twisted his beard and said with a smile: "I had only heard that Ruoyu was assigned by the emperor to train in the army, and I was worried about him, but I never thought that he has the talent to run the army."

Zhan Guang quickly flattered him and said: "I heard that Mr. Lin's nephew just won the Jinshi this autumn, and now he is showing his talent in the army. It is rare to see such a talented young man with both literary and military skills!"

Hu Silai pretended to be emotional and said: "Master Lin has someone to succeed him!"

Ji Haogu was a piano master who was not good at flattering. When he saw Zhan Guang and Hu Silai, Jia Zheng was very happy, so he joked, "General Lin is the contemporary Huo Qubing."

Fu Shi secretly laughed in his heart. "How can you praise everyone so much? Huo Qubing died young. You are cursing others to die young."

Jia Zheng hadn't thought about this yet. Just when he was smiling happily, he saw Cheng Rixing walking in from outside the door. He cupped his hands and said to him, "Old man, please forgive me for being a little late in coming down."

Jia Zheng said hurriedly: "No imitation, no imitation."

Cheng Riching took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Jia Zheng, saying: "I met Mr. Lin's nephew outside the mansion. He has a letter and asked me to deliver it to the old man."

"oh,"

Jia Zheng took the letter and opened it while asking: "Since Ruoyu is outside the house, why don't you come in?"

Cheng Riching said in surprise: "Don't you know this yet?"

"Know what?"

"The servants of your mansion do not allow General Lin Shen to enter the mansion."

"What?"

When Jia Zheng heard this, his face darkened and he blocked his relatives from the door. To him, this kind of thing was like a slap in the face.

Since there were several people sitting in the room, he couldn't say anything, so he had to lower his head and read the letter in his hand.

Zheng Laoye’s table book:

The younger generation has heard that a house that accumulates good deeds will always be blessed, and a house that does evil will always be in trouble.

When I came to Beijing that day, my aunt was given a maid as a gift from your house. Out of trust in her brother and sister-in-law, my aunt did not ask for her family, thinking that your house would treat her well.

It is said that due to the political disagreement between the two elders, the servants of your mansion treated Wu Gui, your cousin, badly. When my younger sister heard about it, she asked me for help. The younger generation wanted to pay a large sum of money to redeem her, but your servant refused to let her go.

In desperation, I have no choice but to ask Mr. Zheng for help, and I beg you to treat me kindly out of your deep love for my aunt, brother and sister. I will be grateful to you.

Junior Lin Yun kowtows

…

After Jia Zheng read the letter, he felt his cheeks were burning.

Lin Yun was a junior and didn't even recognize him as his uncle. He didn't come to ask for servants. He was clearly accusing himself of being a poor housekeeper and not worthy of being his elder.

Jia Zheng put away the letter and smiled awkwardly at the Qing guests: "I still have some things to deal with. Please go back."

Everyone was full of curiosity and didn't know what was written in the letter. But since Jia Zheng didn't tell him, they couldn't ask, so they had to stand up and say goodbye.

After all the Qing guests had gone out, Jia Zheng shouted angrily: "Here comes someone."

A senior attendant ran in, bowed and asked, "What are your orders, Master?"

"Tell Lian'er and Butler Lai to come see me quickly."

"yes."

…

Not long after, Jia Lian and Lai Da walked into the study together.

Jia Zheng looked at the two of them and asked, "Who gave the order not to allow Brother Yun to enter the house?"

When Jia Lian heard this, his heart suddenly suddenly turned out that Brother Yun wanted to start from the master, and he didn't know who helped him spread the news.

Lai Da looked at Jia Lian, hoping that he would take the initiative to report to Mr. Zheng, but Jia Lian lowered his head and said nothing, as if he would not speak even if he died.

Jia Zheng raised his hand and patted the table, "Lai Da, do you still regard me as your master?"

Lai Da fell to his knees and said with a panic look on his face: "Reply to the master, it was my wife's order."

"I just guessed it was her."

After a pause, Jia Zheng asked again: "Does the old lady know about this?"

Lai Da: "I don't know, old servant."

Jia Zheng turned to Jia Lian and asked, "Lian'er, does the old lady know about this?"

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "My ancestors don't know."

When Jia Zheng heard this, his expression softened slightly, and then he asked Lai Da: "What's going on with that Wu Gui?"

Lai Da looked confused and said: "Wu Gui, what Wu Gui?"

Jia Lian looked at Lai Da with disdain and said in his heart, "How long has it been and you still want to fool around and dream in front of me?"

Jia Zheng threw the letter in Lai Da's face and cursed angrily: "Brother Yun has written to ask for help. You still want to pretend to be stupid with me?"

Lai Da quickly picked up the letter, read it hastily, and then said aggrievedly: "I don't dare to deceive the master. I really don't know about this."

Jia Zheng said coldly: "You mean Brother Yun is framing you?"

"Old servant dare not."

Jia Zheng turned to Jia Lian and asked, "Lian'er, do you know about this?"

Jia Lian said hurriedly: "There is indeed a cook named Wu Gui in the house. My nephew asked the woman in charge of the kitchen in the afternoon. She said that it was the superior who told her to punish Wu Gui."

Jia Zheng asked Lai Da again: "What else do you have to say?"

A trace of cold sweat broke out on Lai Da's forehead. He raised his head and said to Jia Zheng: "It is true that my old servant has never given this order. Please let me go and find out. I will definitely give you an explanation."

"Okay, I'll give you a chance. If you can't give me a reasonable explanation, I will hand you over to the old lady."

"Yes." Lai Da got up from the ground in response, put the letter on the desk, turned around and ran quickly outside.

…

After Lai Da left, Jia Zheng asked Jia Lian: "Brother Yun said that he wanted to redeem Wu Gui and his family. Did you ask your wife to mention it?"

Jia Lian nodded and said, "I asked Brother Feng to mention it to my wife."

"She refused?"

"yes."

Jia Zheng thought for a while and then said: "Go and send Wu Gui and his family to Linyuan and hand them over to Brother Yun."

Jia Lian hesitated and said: "Where's your wife?"

Jia Zheng: "I will inform her myself, you don't have to worry."

"yes."

…
To be continued...