Battle of the Red Mansions

The evidence has been collected almost, with Tu Jingyang here, the imperial envoys can directly arrest people after they arrive in the south of the Yangtze River.

When he is brought to the capital and released to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, no matter how capable he is, he can only stay there honestly.

Under Tu Jingjue's governance, the Ministry of Punishment is no longer just a decoration like it was a few years ago.

Lin Ruhai didn't take part in the following matters at all, and he still has a few years of seniority in Jiangnan. If the local clan thinks about this matter, I'm afraid he will be here before he survives.

Tu Jingjue thought the same way, he kept the credit in mind, and let the imperial envoy do things like show up in public.

Not long after the year, the Jiangnan corruption case that shocked the whole country came to light. The emperor beheaded all the governor-level officials involved in the case in a rage, and the rest either ransacked their homes or sent them to the army.

After such a storm of blood and blood, a large number of seats in the Jiangnan officialdom were vacant. Taking advantage of this meeting, Tu Jingjue arranged for his confidants to go there, and the Jiangnan officialdom that had been tolerated by the Supreme Emperor for decades was finally cleared up.

At this time, innocence is meritorious service. Lin Ruhai has worked hard in Yangzhou for several years without fault. He is very valuable in the presence of corrupt officials. Tu Jingjue didn't want to treat him badly, so he directly referred him to the position of governor of Jiangsu. Of course , At the same time, he did not forget to let him concurrently serve as the salt administration.

Lin Ruhai's ability is well known to everyone, and it is not unreasonable to promote him to the position of governor now, although there is some preference.

Now that the imperial court is employing people, newcomers always have to practice for a few years before they can be entrusted with important tasks. He can't find a better person to replace the salt class for the time being. Yes, if you go to the capital in the future, you can go directly to Yushitai.

With the promotion of his official position, Lin Ruhai's official duties have become increasingly busy, and he is often busy at home until late at night. Jia Min takes care of the two children on weekdays, and no longer deliberately inquires about the news in the capital. When he is in a good mood, his body also recovers. up.

With the turmoil outside, the masters of the Lin Mansion were not affected at all by the chaos outside, which was rare.

When the Rongguo Mansion obituary was sent to Yangzhou, Lin Ruhai was stunned for a while before he realized it.

The governor and the inspector of salt and censor are completely different official positions, and it is not so easy to get up. Whether it is the yamen or the family, there are always endless official affairs on his desk, so he has not been in charge of the affairs of the capital for some days.

Prince Ning'an sent news here and there, and he couldn't hide any major events from him, but obviously, the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion hadn't reached the point where Prince Ning'an could be rushed to Yangzhou.

Although Rong Guogong was seriously ill, if he hadn't discovered that Jia's mother had been in too frequent contact with Jiangnan Zhen's family, and even had money exchanges, he wouldn't have died in a fit of anger.

Their family's business is all in the capital, and even if they have ancestral property in Jinling, it has nothing to do with the Zhen family. Duke Rong can't guess what's wrong with the money exchange.

He fought innocently all his life, but he didn't expect to fall into his own family in the end. No wonder the emperor's attitude towards him has become more and more strange recently. It turns out that these ignorant women are behind the scenes.

Those people dared to touch the money for disaster relief, and usually they didn't know how much ill-gotten wealth they had collected. The emperor refused to be cruel to Jia's family for his sake, so how could he tolerate these people making trouble in the back house?

However, even though he thought so, Duke Rong had more energy than he wanted. He was already too sick to get out of bed, and being so angry was even more serious.

I don't know why the Duke of the State suddenly got angry, and the people in the Rongguo Mansion were crying in panic, and they couldn't care less about the things in the south of the Yangtze River.

Being able to wipe out the official circles in the south of the Yangtze River at once has achieved its goal. Tu Jingjue didn't think that he would take advantage of this to liquidate the nobles in the capital.

What's more, Duke Rong has just passed away, so he can only feel sorry for the servants of Rong Guo's mansion.

Outsiders don't know how filthy the Rongguo Mansion is. They can only see that the Duke of Rongguo was loyal to the emperor for the country but secretly murdered Zhongliang.

Tu Jingjue never does things that are thankless.

After making arrangements for the people from the Rongguo Mansion who came to report the funeral, Lin Ruhai didn't let them go directly to Jia Min to say this, but pushed the business affairs beside him to inform him.

The madam and the father and daughter of the Duke are deeply in love, if they are suddenly disturbed by these people, I don't know what troubles will arise.

Brother Yu and sister Dai are still young, Madam can't have an accident at this time, otherwise the family will be in chaos.

All the way to the backyard, Lin Ruhai looked at the quiet yard and suddenly had a bad feeling.

Frowning and walking into the room, Brother Yu and Sister Dai were taken out by the nanny, Jia Min was the only one sitting in the room crying, with a few pages of letter paper wet with tears lying on the side.

It turned out that Duke Rong sent a letter to his daughter who had been in pain all his life before he passed away. The letter told what happened in Rongguo Mansion these days.

The Duke of the State has no idea that a woman without talent is a virtue. Among his sons and daughters, Jia Min is the only one who is extremely intelligent and has been loved by him since childhood. If he is reborn as a boy, he will take this child to fight in the army no matter what.

But now, his daughter is living a smooth life in her husband's house, so he doesn't expect anything, just don't let him be dragged down by his mother's house.

The Duke of the State can see clearly that the Rongguo Mansion is a big family business, and neither of his two sons can support it. If they are down-to-earth, it will be fine, but if they don’t know how to repent and make some ill-gotten gains, sooner or later they will be on the road to ruin. .

If they had half of Min'er's Min, they wouldn't have done such a rebellious thing. The country was nervous, and the emperor must have stared at the wealthy Xungui for more than a day or two.

Things are getting so big now, I'm afraid the emperor has already started to arrange things a long time ago.

Jia Min's body trembled as she thought of all the entrustments her father had written on the letter paper before he died. She thought her mother was just being confused, but she never thought that they would get involved in those things at home, and even make her father's anger worse and even die. Death.

If you only mess around in the back house, it's fine, at most it's just a joke for others to see, but if you get involved in the front court, then if you're not careful, you will ransack your family and destroy your family!

Without his father, Rongguo Mansion can still stand such a toss?

Mother and father have been together for so many years, so how could it be possible that they don't know the benefits and disadvantages? If so, why did they intervene in the matter of the Zhen family in Jiangnan? Could it be that she thought that a Rongguo mansion could be bigger than the royal family?

Seeing Jia Min like this, Lin Ruhai also knew that he didn't need to say anything, stepped forward and hugged him in his arms to comfort him for a while, Lin Ruhai sighed, but finally said nothing.

He also understands the behavior of the two brothers-in-law. Now that the Duke of Guo is gone, it's hard to say what the Rongguo Mansion will be like in the future.

Crying in Lin Ruhai's arms for a while, Jia Min wiped the tears from his face and his eyes were red and swollen, "Husband, my father was innocent all his life, but he never expected to encounter such a thing in his later years. Housewives should not be involved in official affairs, but my father did." I told you, let our family live a good life, if the big brother and the second brother in the capital really do something rebellious, don't put yourself on it."

It is said that it is the eldest brother and the second brother, but Jia Min also knows that with the temperament of the two elder brothers in their family, they will not and dare not make such a big thing, and the only ones who dare to do it are the ignorant and fearless mother and second sister-in-law.

It is said that a woman's ignorance is virtue, but if she doesn't understand the laws of the country and the family, how can she teach a child who is educated and reasonable?

Lin Ruhai sighed again, then sat down next to him and read Rong Guogong's letter with a glance, "The two brothers-in-law have both received the emperor's favor. You are humble and kind, and you are not like someone who is frivolous, Madam, please relax."

Hearing Lin Ruhai's comfort, Jia Min just shook his head and didn't want to say more about it. Instead, he asked who came to Yangzhou to report the funeral and where he was arranged.

Husband is busy with government affairs and can't leave, but she must go to the capital. Her father has favored her since she was a child. It is unfilial to let her father worry about her before she dies. How can she not even send her the last journey.

Taking advantage of this meeting, she can still persuade her mother well, if she really can't, she can only follow her father's last wish.

Moreover, people are selfish, even if her father didn't tell her, she would not bring a good family into it. It is not easy for her husband to be in the officialdom, so how could she have the heart to drag the Lin family into it because of her mother's affairs.

Lin Ruhai really couldn't leave now, if not, he would go to the capital together for this trip.

Looking at their wife with some embarrassment, Lin Ruhai thought for a while, and then told Jia Min when to leave and how many people he would bring with him.

For Rongguo Mansion, Jia Min is already an outsider after all.

The two children are too young to go with them, and when they arrive in the capital, Jia Min probably won't have the extra thought to take care of the children. Therefore, neither of the couple intends to let brother Yu and sister Dai follow.

After finally calming down, Jia Min saw someone from Rongguo Mansion, and couldn't help crying again after hearing what the man said, and then let them rest for another night. Early the next morning, Jia Min brought The man went to the capital by boat with them.

The two children who only knew that their mother was going back to their natal family to visit their relatives, but didn't know what was going on, watched their mother leave with a look of reluctance, and then obediently followed the nanny back to their small yard.

Daiyu, who was just able to walk, took her brother by the hand, turned her head to look at the gate as she walked, and only hoped that her mother would come back again.

She was still young and had never left her mother. When she saw her mother go out for the first time, even if she didn't know how to say anything, she couldn't help but feel panic in her heart.

Lin Ruhai, who sent people away, came back, and seeing Brother Yu dragging Sister Dai, who was about to cry, at a loss, the depression in his heart also dissipated a lot.

"What's the matter, our sister Dai is starting to miss her mother?" Lin Ruhai stepped forward to hug the little girl who was holding her mouth, and Lin Ruhai held brother Yu by the other hand, with a little tenderness in her eyes.

I just hope that my wife can come back from the capital as soon as possible, that my father-in-law can see things clearly, and he will be even clearer when he and Tu Jingyang find out everything.

It's just that I didn't expect it to become what it is now. It can only be said that it was a trick of good fortune.