Rongguo Mansion, Rongxi Hall.

Jia Qiang entered the main room, raised her head and saw a large red gold plaque on the Kowloon green ground. On the plaque were written three big Chinese characters: "Rongxi Hall".

There is a line of small characters at the end: "On a certain year, month and day, a letter was given to Jia Yuan, Duke of Rongguo", and there is also "Treasure of tens of thousands of Chen Han".

In the middle of the hall, there is a large red sandalwood carved chi table, with a green bronze tripod about three feet high, hanging to be followed by a large ink dragon painting.

There are sixteen nanmu chairs in two rows underground, and there is also a pair of couplets, which are ebony couplets inlaid with chiseled silver writing, saying:

The sun and moon shine brightly on the seat, and the haze glows in front of the hall.

A line of small characters below reads: "My fellow disciple Xun Xi of Dong'an County paid homage to Mu Shi in his handwritten calligraphy."

Most of the sixteen chairs in the main hall were filled with people at the moment.

Seeing Jia Qiang following Jia Zheng, Wang Ziteng and his party arrived. Except for Jia She, everyone else stood up one after another under the leadership of Niu Jizong.

Of course, Jia Qiang's age and official position are not worthy of their treatment, but after all, Jia Qiang is a member of the Ning Mansion, and anyone who knows etiquette will not neglect it.

Jia Zheng and Jia Qiang introduced one by one: "This is Uncle Niu, the first-class descendant of the Duke of Zhenguo, the first-class descendant Liu Fang and Liu Jue of the Duke of Li, and the third-rank hereditary Wei Zhen of the Duke of Qi.

General Chen Ruiwen, Mr. Chen, this is Mr. Ma Shangma, the hereditary third-rank Weiyuan general of the Duke of Zhiguo, and this is Mr. Xiaokang, the hereditary first-class son of the Duke of Xiuguo..."

Every time she introduced someone, Jia Qiang treated them with the courtesy of a junior, without any violation of the rules.

After introducing the last person, Qiu Liang, the grandson of Marquis Jingtian, the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, Jia Zheng smiled and said: "Brother Qiu Shi and you are still colleagues. He is the commander of the North City Army and Horses Division, and you are the commander of the East City Army and Horses Division. In the future,

You can get closer and closer."

After seeing it with courtesy, Jia Qiang said: "When you have some time, you can ask Master Qiu for advice."

Qiu Liang was a bearded man. Hearing this, he laughed and said, "You also have the title of fifth-grade embroidered clothing guard Qianhu. You are one rank higher than me. Can I give you some advice?"

Jia Qiang shook her head and said: "In the eyes of many people, I am just a sycophant who just got a title in vain. There are indeed many things I need to ask for advice on the affairs of the Military and Horse Division."

Hearing this, Qiu Liang looked at Jia Qiang carefully, smiled a little meaningfully, and said: "It seems that the rumors are indeed not true. Everyone says that you are extremely domineering. You don't even recognize your relatives. You even dare to scold me. I didn't expect that you would ask me for advice."

Lao Qiu's day. On the first day you went to the Yamen, you took the big seal from He Jian. I can't teach you anything with this method. If there is anything you don't understand, we can discuss it together.

However, Wang Butang is your superior and an old relative of the Jia family, so with him here, what are you afraid of?"

Wang Ziteng glanced at the two of them lightly and said, "Let's talk about business first."

After that, he took the seat on the right side of the table.

Interestingly, the seat on the left is actually occupied by Jia Zheng.

And Jia She can only sit on the right side of the high chair...

Jia Qiang didn't dwell on this, and after casually finding an empty chair and sitting down, she heard Jia Zheng say to Wang Ziteng and others: "The Duke of Zhao has repeatedly and arbitrarily beaten my nephews, which is unbearable."

.Early tomorrow morning, we will jointly submit a letter requesting the court to thoroughly investigate this matter."

Prince Teng nodded, although a few people seemed to frown, but since the Jia family members themselves had said so, they couldn't say much.

But at this time, Jia Qiang said doubtfully: "Master Zheng, as far as I know, we don't seem to have the right to submit the documents directly to the emperor. Except for the officials in the border areas, there are only a few people in Beijing who have the ability to do so.

Why. In this case, after we submit the letter, the paper will be sent to the military aircraft department first, and Zhao Guogong has always been the military minister. Of course he does not dare to detain the paper, but as long as the paper is kept for a few days, the seriousness of the matter will become clear.

, it will be greatly reduced. I wonder if what I said is right?"

Before Jia Zheng could speak, Jia She spat: "What do you know? Duke Zhao has not been in court for many years, he only has a name! A child with a yellow mouth has no hair on his mouth, so he should say less to avoid embarrassment. ." After being scolded by Jia Qiang several times and losing his face, Jia She no longer dared to curse others.

Therefore, after he finished scolding, he felt even more aggrieved...

Jia Qiangli ignored him and asked Wang Ziteng: "Da Sima, are the three prime ministers of the Military Aircraft Department willing to offend Duke Zhao Guo for the sake of a Xue family and a Jia family?"

Wang Ziteng frowned when he heard this. After being silent for a while, he slowly shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it will be a favor to Zhao Guogong's family."

When Jia She heard this, he became angry and ashamed. He felt that he had lost face in front of the nobles and was about to curse. However, Niu Jizong suddenly asked: "In your opinion, what should we do?"

Liu Fang chuckled and said, "You can't let us gather our troops to take revenge, can you?"

Everyone burst into laughter. After nightfall, not to mention that they did not have military power in their hands. Even if they did have military power, if they dared to mobilize their own troops late at night, even if they were their own soldiers, to disturb the important areas of the capital, it would be a serious crime for the Yijiu people.

Jia Qiang shook her head and said: "If you gentlemen are serious, we will go to Shuntian Mansion together tonight to beat drums and redress the grievances!"

"Shuntian Mansion?"

Niu Jizong, who looked to be no more than forty years old, was stout, with narrow eyes and light eyebrows. He smiled like a Tathagata. He said funnyly: "If you say that the clan's mansion is more reliable, after all, the nobles above the uncle's mansion are the clan's clan members." Mansion manager. What's the point of going to Shuntian Mansion?"

Jia Qiang shook her head and said: "If you go to the Zongren Mansion, it will be a private matter. Moreover, Li You, the Zhengzhongshun King of the great clan, has a personal enmity with my family, so he will not wait for me. If you go to the Shuntian Mansion, it is a public affair. Even the grandson of Zhao Guogong is a grandson." People of Yan people. The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, let alone the grandson of Zhao Guogong? I have heard that Han Zong, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, is upright and upright. In the heart of the emperor, he hates the sons of powerful people who do lawlessness the most. I think he can get justice for us. .”

After hearing this, everyone became thoughtful.

Du Jiashe's face was full of disgust, and he said: "You can't imagine that people like us would go to the Yamen to file a lawsuit! You are shameless, and we still want shame!"

Jia Qiang sneered, and was about to say something when she heard Niu Jizong chuckle and say: "Hey, Master Pardon, what you said is wrong, I thought this was a clever plan. It's not just a day or two that the palace has been dissatisfied with Yuanping's heroes, it's just I have been unable to find a reason to deal with them. That old official Han Zong is indeed a tough guy. It is in line with the art of war to let him take the lead. This young man of yours is indeed worthy of his reputation."

Jia She hesitated when he heard the words, snorted coldly, and said no more.

Liu Fang, the first-class son of Duke Li Guo, glanced at Niu Jizong, then asked Jia Qiang with a smile: "I'm asking you, can I just call you Brother Qiang?"

Jia Qiang nodded and said: "Your Majesty is the elder, so naturally you can."

Liu Fang laughed and said: "Brother Qiang, I will do as you say. We will go there later. This time, we must take a bite of Yuan Ping's hero! However, I also heard that you The master is Lin Ruhai, the new left servant of the household department, and he is about to recover the shortfall. Is it true or false?"

Jia Qiang didn't hide anything about this matter, nodded and said: "It's exactly what happened, and just tonight, the first loss has been recorded in the account. It's my husband's teacher, Master Ming, the chief scholar of Hanlin Academy, Jing'an Sir, I delivered it to my door in person."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions suddenly changed.

Some people who understood it took a deep breath and said in their hearts: Cruel!

Ma Shang, the hereditary third-rank Weiyuan general of the Duke of Zhiguo, frowned when he heard this and said: "Could this be a lie? I know that the old master of the Jing'an Gongming bachelor's family is a poor man, and he has two people who eat, drink, whore and gamble at home. Listen,

It is said that he borrowed a lot of money in order to repair Lao Shizi's book, can he afford to pay back the shortfall?"

Seeing everyone looking at her suspiciously, Jia Qiang smiled and said: "It's true as Mr. Ma said, it is indeed like this in Mr. Jing'an's house. Sir, he originally thought that the old man came to look for a favor, but he didn't expect that the old man would spend more than ten years as a day.

The books he repaired were sold to a bookstore called Shengshi Bookstore. The money earned from the sale was just enough to pay off the shortfall. He thought that paying back the shortfall was a matter of course and an act of loyalty to the emperor and the country. After he had the money, he did not dare to delay, and immediately

Sent to my husband's house. His high moral integrity makes my husband and I deeply admire him."

Seeing what he said in such detail, everyone no longer had any doubts, but all of them looked unhappy.

It seems that I owe a lot of money...

Even Jia She's face turned gloomy because he also secretly borrowed five thousand taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs and has not paid it back yet...

It would have been okay if he could have kept the windfall he had made in Ningguo Mansion. However, when he entered the palace that day, the emperor was so furious that he almost lost his liver and gallbladder.

The huge amount of windfall money still had to be dug out of his pocket, making him sleep restless for several days.

Unexpectedly, the house leaked and it rained all night. At this time, the court recovered the shortfall again.

This is going to force him to death!

Hou Xiaokang, the hereditary first-class son of Duke Xiu, looked at Jia Qiang. After hesitating for a while, he said with difficulty: "Brother Qiang, can you talk to Lin Hubu and be tolerant to us, the founder of the country?"

2. Talking about the roots, the ancestors of the Lin family are also from the founding lineage of the country. Although they were awarded the title of princes based on their literary merits, not military honors, they are still of the same lineage, and they have incense and love, right?"

Jia Qiang was a little puzzled and said: "The heroes of Yuanping are all poor, so they are the big borrowers. Why did you also borrow money from the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

The scene was silent for a moment, and everyone's expressions became embarrassed. Jia Qiang knew that he had made a mistake, and knew that the more these people declined, the more they wanted to be dignified. He hurriedly said: "In short, the heroes of Yuanping are the ones who borrow the most money."

, they are incomparable with us. We all have the foundation left by our ancestors, but their reputation is loud, but they have no benefits at all. Many families rely on the Ministry of Household Affairs to make a living at a loss. Therefore, this time it is mainly targeted at them.

As for the families who have long-term friendships... I will try my best to explain it to you in front of my husband, so that even if I pay it back, I won’t have to pay it all back at once. But this time, we, the founding heroes, must be united and take the opportunity to pursue Yuan Ping fiercely.

The hero took a few bites of meat and pushed them in front, so that they could pay back the loss first! The harder we beat them, the more painful it became, and the more aggrieved we felt, so I could handle it better and asked my husband to be lenient.

.”

As soon as this statement came out, a few people who had never spoken, such as Shi Guangzhu, the first-class son of the Duke of Tui, Jiang Zining, the second-class son of the Pingyuan Marquis, and Xie Qiong, the second-class male of the Dingcheng Marquis and the Beijing guerrilla, all started talking.

He stood up and said loudly: "The Yuanping traitor has gone too far! If we let him off lightly this time, how can we, the founder of the country, have any face to see others? Our ancestors' face has also been lost! Let's go! Just press

As Brother Qiang said, go to Shuntian Mansion and beat the drum of grievance! Tonight, let the old official Han Zong arrest that lawless bastard!! Otherwise, we will pick up the elixirs in each ancestral hall.

Write iron coupons, beat the drums, and go to the palace to redress the injustice!!!"

When Jia Qiang heard this, she was shocked. When it comes to money, these old nobles are still ruthless!

However, he likes...
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