Chapter 28 A tribute to the Nine Heavens
A woman's winding path leads to a secluded place. The ancients said it was: the door to be born and the house to be killed.
Women are also divided into types. Women like Wang Xifeng are strong and rigid. Even if they do something wrong, it is difficult to admit their mistakes. She never thinks she is wrong, she is so sad, and she is strong, and she is unforgivable.
Ordinary men cannot suppress such women. If such women are not restrained for a long time and control their husbands too strictly, then not many feudal men can bear it. The result will inevitably fall apart and they will fly away when the disaster comes.
If in modern society, a person like Wang Xifeng is a strong woman, he might live a better life. He would be too smart to calculate the life of Qingqing. It is good to be smart, but it would be fine to use it to fill his personal pockets. The least thing is to do evil, oppress the weak, and hurt the innocent.
In the scene of "Wang Xifeng relying on her power to marry her", she forcibly arranged for Caixia to marry Zhou Rui's son. Zhou Rui's son gambling and drinking, and did not study well. Caixia's family was unwilling to do so. However, for the sake of her so-called face, Wang Xifeng split the son of the garrison in front, Zhang Jin's pair of mandarin ducks, and then overbearing to promote the marriage that Caixia's family was unwilling to do. The women in the Red Mansion did much evil and were no match for her.
Caixia, such a honest and careful girl, ruined her life's happiness because of Wang Xifeng's words.
After her brother-in-law Jia Cong attacked, she threw away the power of the housekeeper and was in a mess. She had to endure many jokes from servants, sisters-in-law, sister-in-law, girl, and cousins in vain. Although those jokes were private, she wanted to get what they said, and these comments were even more unbearable. Her hatred and poisonous intention towards Jia Cong were always under her heart.
Originally, he thought he was just a big child, his biological mother was a humble one, like Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan, who could be ravaged at will, but he suddenly became as smart as a prodigy. He read the four books and could do eight-legged essays, and was no less scheming than her. Now the master and the eldest wife were better at him than her. After all, if Jia Cong succeeded, his mother and the eldest wife would have a bright face and had a great contribution to taking care of their husbands and children. There are not many such things, but they are not uncommon. She also heard that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the national scientific examination. How many prodigy are there? She doesn't believe that Jia Cong can pass the five barriers and kill six generals. She also wants to take the county examination next year. She is too arrogant!
But now she had no choice but to be in her mistake. All the servants knew her vicious and greedy nature. Wang Ziteng could not help with such family affairs. What's more, everyone pushed her down the wall and the money fell and the tree fell and the money was scattered. Her reputation as a wife was getting worse and worse. What's the reason? Jia Lian was in his twenties and had no offspring! No concubine (Ping'er was just a married couple, no concubine title)! Isn't it just her jealous? In feudal aristocratic family, men had no concubines, others would say that the official couple was jealous and had a bad reputation!
Whenever Wang Xifeng thinks of this, she hates her brother-in-law so much that she can't help but take out his heart and eat it in one bite!
No one has ever forced her to this point. Fortunately, the old lady still likes her jokes and livens the atmosphere. "On How to Give the Old Man" can probably be an argumentative figure. As long as the old lady is there, she will have the chance to make a comeback.
After dinner in the morning, Jia Lian wanted to pay tribute, but Wang Xifeng refused to go, so Jia Lian went there by himself and met Jia Cong when he went to Jia She's main hall.
Jia Cong was replying to his parents and was going to visit Liu Dongsheng's mansion. Mrs. Jia She and Xing agreed happily, and Jia Lian was surprised: "It seems that Brother Cong has made his studies, otherwise how could the Censor Liu meet him?"
Thinking about it this way, it was not easy to cause the unhappiness of his beloved wife to lose the power of the housekeeper. From the perspective of the overall situation of the family, he could tell which is more important.
Jia Cong knew that Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng would not last long. Wang Xifeng could no longer threaten him. He and Jia Lian had nothing to say. However, there was one thing he began to plan to make money. Although the relationship with his servants was important, it would not be possible without profit. Money can make the devil push, and it was difficult to talk about without money.
Of course, it is not too late to solve Senior Sister Qin’s trouble first, and then make money.
Wang Xifeng's menstrual period has come these days, and women are in trouble. There are a few days every month, and sometimes it is not fixed, which makes Second Master Lian have nowhere to vent his anger. After Jia She left Gaole, Jia Lian and Jia She's maid were in love and openly rubbed her hands in the main hall: "Qiutong, Second Master misses you to death."
"Oh, so shameless. You usually have a wife and girl. What do you want to do to us?" Qiu Tong wanted to refuse and greet her, but she was unhappy, but she was so happy in her heart. The old man is immortal and not powerful, wouldn't it be a waste of her youth!
"Oh..." Jia Lian gave me a sincere instruction, pinched her butt, and took it to her nostrils and sniffed intoxication: "My wife is the best for others, and my article is the best for myself. Have you never heard of it?"
Jia Lian is telling a man's psychology of "a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a steal."
"Bah! What should I do if the master knows?"
"In a few years, I beg you to the master. I'm a concubine, it's nothing to give my son."
Before he was brave enough to get along here, he came back with regret. Without his wife Wang Xifeng's nourishment, Master Lian was depressed. Seeing that the servant Zhaoer looked good and had good skin, he ordered him to take off his pants and fight in the wing room for 300 rounds. Zhaoer raised his buttocks and turned around: "Mr. Second Master, the money has been gambled again."
"Don't worry, you are indispensable." Jia Lian opened his mouth: "I don't love you anything else, I just love your white butt..."
Mr. Lian said: Wang Xifeng doesn’t let me play with women, can’t I play with men?
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If it is food, drink, accommodation and transportation, and the money to study for teachers, Jia She provides enough, but Jia Cong is not a person who is content with the status quo. Eight-legged essays and scientific examinations are just tools for him to gain power. When his love for Chinese studies is transformed into a tool, that little interest is not enough. He always has to do things during the period, do things he should do, want to do, and can do, especially in such a family, where he has a source of wealth and saves a lot of constraints.
One of the four major satirical novels in the late Qing Dynasty, "The Appearance of the Officialdom", begins with the introduction of: The imperial examination can be an official, make money, and be in the hall to beat people.
There is a golden house in the book, a beautiful woman in the book, and a thousand bells of millet in the book. The ancients have already read it clearly. Reading is for money, beauty, and eating.
Kang Youwei's "Theory of Material Saving the Country" summarizes the things that we Chinese value most for thousands of years: housing, clothing, and food. It is still applicable to this day.
Jia Cong did not expect anything like family affection. His biological mother was no longer alive, and he did not feel tired of living like this. Perhaps his family background in his previous life was similar. Although he was born in the countryside, his grandparents came from the Republic of China. His father and brothers and sisters were seven or eight. For a mere acre of land, a road in the boundary line, a few trees in the forest, uncles and uncles could not recognize each other and fight. Therefore, he did not pray for this. People's hearts and human nature could not stand the test. They were as beautiful as Lin Meimei and Bao. If they were down and asked to marry a civilian, they would not want to.
Most people's lives are like purgatory and lonely.
Of course he believed that there is warmth in the world, but there is sunshine and darkness. A person is a polyhedral. The person he sees is just one side or several sides, feelings, and worldly affairs.
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Xinglong Street, Liu Mansion, and most of the material level in Yongle was pretty good. Medium-class families like the Jia Mansion were also luxurious. Qin Ye and Liu Dongsheng's houses all called themselves mansions and plaques were hung. Beijing officials with backgrounds and backgrounds all belonged to the official family, and were provided by the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Water Resources, first build themselves and then build others.
Sun Fu dismounted the horse first and wanted to tie the two horses to the poplar trees by the roadside. The gatekeeper of Liu's mansion came out and said, "Go and go! What are you doing?"
Jia Cong winked at Sun Fu and took out Liu Dongsheng's close-fitting jade pendant. Seeing the situation, Sun Fu handed over two taels and nine cents of silver. The gatekeeper wanted to collect more, but when he saw his master's jade pendant, he had to give up, smile and asked them to lead the horses to the stables in the front yard. Sun Fu complained: "Hehe, I just don't give you enough three taels, I'll be disgusting you."
His master naturally didn't know what he thought. The concierge informed him and left them to the study to use tea. Liu Dongsheng came after a while.
The places where ancient people received customers were particular, from low to high according to their closeness, generally: living room, study room, and flower hall.
Liu Dongsheng first asked him how he was doing his studies. The servants had a tea and had a chat for a while. Liu Dongsheng said, "Wanping County Magistrate Fan Lin has some friendship with me. If Zili passed the county and was demoted, I will investigate. If he failed the county, I will never show favoritism."
When he spoke, the scars on his face were really a bit creepy. It was probably just looking at him, and he thought he had no majesty, so he had not been promoted for a long time. Of course, it was not important. Maybe it was because the Ministry of Personnel's Wenxuan Department was not enough to give gifts. Liu Dongsheng's temperament was similar to Qin Ye, but there was a difference. Listening to his conversation, this person paid more attention to political achievements. Qin Ye was relatively clear, and people like Liu Dongsheng were suitable for being a censor, so he was right.
Jia Cong replied "Yes". As soon as he thought it was almost done, he naturally took out the files of Jia Zhen's crime, one by one, one by one, and it was clear.
After seeing this, Liu Dongsheng said strangely: "Zi Li, this Jia Zhen is your cousin, why don't you care about it..."
"Mr. Xiang Xin is not to hide it from it. Both public and private, and the younger generation should not hide it. My brother does this to ignore the younger generation and family. This is private. My brother's illegal affairs are ashamed of his ancestors and ancestors, and the Emperor's Grain. This is public." Jia Cong spoke clearly and his tone was neither high nor low: "Also, my brother coveted his daughter-in-law, and Qin Shi is the daughter of his younger teacher..."
"Beast!" Liu Dongsheng slapped the table and was furious. The scar on his face was twisted and looked even more ugly: "If Liu Xiangxin had known that Jia Zhen was such a shameless person! How could he wait until today!"
Jia Cong was overjoyed. He listened to Qin Ye's words and looked at Liu Dongsheng's behavior. He expected that Liu Dongsheng would be a person who hated evil. Although Liu Dongsheng was a little harsh in some aspects, he was still a good official. He was a little sure of his feelings when he came. However, there was too much involvement in the officialdom. He didn't know whether Liu Dongsheng would take risks, but as long as there was hope, he would do it.
There is nothing to do, and it is 100% successful. For Jia Cong, there is hope.
Jia Cong said: "What I can do is that my brother covet Qin's family and cannot sue the official position. How can I provide evidence? Second, if I provide evidence, Qin's chastity will be detrimental to what kind of face will he live in the world? Third, what are the faces of my younger generation going to see the teacher? Wouldn't I be worthy of the kindness of educating the teacher?"
Suddenly he stood up, Jia Cong bowed long: "Mr. Xiangxin, you are always the censor of Xicheng, Feng Xianzheng of the Censorate, and one of the three court examples of the court. Before taking office as Gyeonggi Province, Mr. Xiangxin had the right to review the officials and nobles of Xicheng, so I can only come to ask you. I have no intention of teasing. I really don't want the teacher to be sad and my family is shamed."
"You can't tease me, but you're smart, I'm asking for the right one." Liu Dongsheng didn't agree and pondered: "You go back first, I'll be responsible for this matter."
Jia Cong said he left the study room, and suddenly, Liu Dongsheng came out and called again, observed him carefully, and patted his shoulder for a moment: "Zi Li, I heard from Langzhong Qin that you want to go to Yongding River with him? Your studies cannot be ruined, and traveling thousands of miles is also right. I, Liu Dongsheng, have been wasting half of my life. As a matter of only a few, even if you are not a clear stream in the future, if you are an official, even if you are not a good official, you will still serve the people. Even if you repay me today, can you agree?"
"Sister follow the teachings."
"Okay, go."
The power of the four major families has been deeply rooted for many years and is connected with each other. They are not only four families, but also many disciples like Wang Ziteng, and Jia Zheng is also recommended by Jia Yucun by Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng will also have disciples such as Fu Shi and Lai Shangrong in the future.
In the official network, there are very few people, a few families, etc., which often affect the whole body, which is very terrible.
Is the book being impeached?
Liu Dongsheng had already passed the age of memorials after the qi and blood were rushing. Those people were usually young censors, and there were also people who hated evil spirits. They did not have to take into account their future and would rather die.
In ancient times, some people were like this. Reputation is more important than life. They died for the sake of their reputation. They were willing and happy to seize the emperor's mistakes and swear hard.
An official in the Ming Dynasty suffered a court stick and was proud of it. He dried a piece of butt meat from the Jinyiwei and hung it on his door, hoping to be remembered forever...
Emperor Jiajing was criticized by Hai Rui, and Hai Rui was so famous. Emperor Wanli was criticized for being "drinking, sex, money and wealth", and had no temper at all.
But Liu Dongsheng is not. He is not young and has thought a lot. He thought about how to write so that his opponent would not retaliate against him. If Jia Zhen loses his title as soon as he submits the memorial, it will be beneficial to his reputation. The key is Emperor Yongle's temperament. He knows one thing: His Majesty is fierce, violent, and has all the evidence and physical evidence. He still has some grasp.
There is another level of is Dai Quan from the Silijian. In fact, eunuchs like Dai Quan do not have the ability of men, so they abnormally seize power and money. The more the court officials look down on them, the more they become more and more serious they have to be above the foreign court. For example, gifts, Jia Zhen is just one of them. He has a good relationship and cannot be said at all. As long as Dai Quan himself is not involved, the cabinet ticket is drafted, the Silijian will submit the prize.
The censor of Dashun had great power. Even a censor or a seventh-rank official had the right to report the news. On the contrary, if the impeachment was not verified, the censor would be punished first. Therefore, Liu Dongsheng ordered the people of the Xicheng Military and Ma Si to verify that these situations of Jia Zhen were mostly true before he could be sure. He used to be "loyal and honest" in front of his colleagues and the emperor, and the land annexation of Ningfu could be related to His Majesty's new policy...
After considering all aspects, Liu Dongsheng quoted the classics and re-revised Zhu Xi's collection of notes, the Four Books and Five Classics, and the Holy Ancestor's "The Saint's Edict and Broadcom" and wrote a memorial with great literary talent. He was very satisfied and said that Jia Zhen was a disdainful person who despised the king's law, failed the favor of heaven, bullied people with power, forcibly robbed women of the people, abused tenants, and did not have a single dirty word.
Liu Dongsheng must have considered his reputation first. Yang Qinghe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was his examiner. Yang Qinghe came forward. Whether it was a CD or not, he had never been valued. If he did this, Yang Qinghe thought he was timid and afraid of things, so he dismissed this plan. As for selling Jia Cong's favor, that was the last reason. Jia Cong still couldn't reach the level of selling favors, but there were multiple possibilities for future relationships, which was better than nothing.
The memorial was first submitted to the Tongzheng Department. Gao Wenqi, the envoy of Tongzheng, was a member of Prince Zhongshun. He first informed the prince. After discussing, he saw that there was nothing wrong with the rules and presented it to the cabinet. The cabinet ministers carefully read it, and added the votes to the government, and they were very thoughtful and transferred to the government. The government officials would like to pass the money. Then they would submit it to Emperor Yongle.
Liu Dongsheng was waiting, Jia Zhen finished his work and was anxious when he learned about being involved.
Jia Cong didn't wait. He was still doing another thing, his methods were not just that.
Chapter completed!