Rebirth of the third master of the ring of the Red Chamber

Jia Zheng inherited the coveted title, and within a few days of the good times, news came that the emperor had confiscated the money owed by the household department, and sent Jin Yiwei to ransack the houses one by one.

An ominous premonition arose in Jia Zheng's heart, and he hurried towards the main courtyard.

Jia's mother rested on the kang, and the newly bought little girl knelt down and beat her legs.Although the furnishings in the house have been emptied, it looks brighter than before. The delicate and small copper stove is slowly emitting green smoke, exuding a light and elegant aroma.Compared with the dilapidated small courtyard before, Rongguo Mansion, which has fallen, is like heaven.

"Put harder." Mother Jia sighed contentedly.

The little girl agreed softly, using a little force.

"Mother, does the Rongguo Mansion owe money to the Ministry of Households?" Jia Zheng's anxious cry broke the silence of the room.

"Financial money from the household department? I seem to have heard about it from the Duke. What's the matter?" Jia Mu sat up straight and asked.

"The emperor is currently collecting the debt owed by the household department. If he refuses to return it, his home may be ransacked. Mother, please find out how much our family owes." Jia Zheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead frequently.

Hearing that the house was going to be ransacked, Mother Jia was in a hurry, she hurriedly waved the little girl back, and found an old mahogany box from the cage, which contained the house deed, land deed, ledger and other things. I paid it back.

Mother Jia poured out the things and searched one by one, but found no IOUs. Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she saw that there was a mezzanine at the bottom of the box. When she opened it, there was a thin account book, which recorded the amount owed by the three generations of the Jia family. , There are more than 160 million taels in total.

What is the concept of more than 160 million taels?In the heyday of the Jia Mansion, the repayment would have ruined the family property, not to mention that the family property has already been ruined now.When Jia Mu rolled her eyes, she was about to turn over.

Jia Zheng quickly pinched her and asked her what to do.

"Let's wait and see. There are so many people borrowing money, the emperor can't confiscate all of them. Four kings and eight princes, which one would he dare to touch? In the end, it will be nothing." Jiamu said firmly.

Jia Zhenglue felt relieved, and the more he thought about it when he returned to the study, the more he felt that something was wrong, so he ordered the new boy to inquire about the situation, and that night he got the news that Marquis Shenwei copied Zhongshun Palace and Nan'an Palace.Another day later, the homes of the other three kings with different surnames were ransacked, and the aristocratic families voluntarily handed in their arrears in order to ask the emperor to give them a lighter punishment.

Jia Zheng was completely bewildered, and hurried to the main courtyard for help.

Mother Jia stared at the account book, and it took a long time before she laughed miserably, "Well, I said Jia Huan and the boss are so straightforward, but they are waiting here! What we won is not a title, but a curse! Go find Aunt Zhao and ask her to return the money! She is the son of the Rongguo family, and her slave status is still listed on the genealogy, if she doesn't obey, I will ruin her reputation!"

Jia Zheng remembered this and hurried to discuss with Mrs. Wang.

Madam Wang is naturally very willing to make things difficult for Aunt Zhao. After discussing with Mrs. Xuanweihou, she secretly killed her at the banquet, but she came back with a wound all over her body, and recounted Aunt Zhao's actions with embellishment. .

Mother Jia was startled, so she went to Ningguo Mansion to look up the genealogy cheekily, but saw that there was no name of Aunt Zhao's family on it, and even Jia Huan was separated separately, which had nothing to do with Rongguo Mansion.

"Well, when did this happen? Aunt Zhao is Zheng'er's concubine. Apart from being a slave, she is also divorced from her husband. Why didn't Zheng'er even hear the news! How can you make your own decisions?" Jia Mu pointed Jia Zhen asked with her nose.

Jia Zhen explained patiently, "At that time, Eunuch Cao, the chief executive, personally supervised the matter, saying that the emperor wanted to give Marquis Shenwei a clean background. The emperor has already opened his mouth, so what can I do? The old lady Don't be annoyed, no matter how annoying you are, that's all! To tell you the truth, our family owes more than 200 million taels, and I'm trying to find a way here."

Mother Jia returned to the Rongguo Mansion in a daze, and immediately dug out the account books to count the family assets.Jia Zheng was also very anxious at first, but after a few days, he told Jia's mother not to raise any more money, and just wanted to enjoy life in An'an, while he went to Ningguo Mansion all day long, not knowing what he was doing.

On Longevity Day, Jia Zheng ordered the cook to bring the whole family together with a table of good food and wine.After drinking two jugs of wine, he was a little drunk. Seeing Mu Jia's frowning and sighing, he waved his hands and said with a smile, "Today is a good day, so I should smile. After tonight, the more than 100 million taels of silver owed will be paid." It’s not a big deal, and with the new emperor ascending the throne, I hope I can get back up, and sooner or later I can restore the glory of Rongguo Mansion.”

Jiamu and the others were stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in unison, "The new emperor ascends the throne?"

"That's right, the Supreme Emperor is very dissatisfied with the Zhengsheng Emperor, and together with the four princes and eight princes, he wants to dismiss him and push the Ninth Prince to the throne. I have been discussing this with Zhen'er and the others these days." Seeing that Jia's mother was more worried, Jia Zheng then reassured, "Mother, don't worry, nothing will happen. The Supreme Emperor sits in the town, the four princes and eight princes support him, and the five princes besiege the imperial city with heavy troops. It will definitely be done."

Jia's mother bowed her head and said nothing, Baoyu was ignorant, but Mrs. Wang clapped her hands and laughed, saying that there is no unparalleled road.

The family opened their eyes and waited until the middle of the night, when they heard the turmoil and commotion outside. When the sky was turning pale, they hurriedly sent a servant to inquire about the situation, but what they brought back was not good news, but a thunderbolt from the blue sky.

"The Ninth Prince has lost? All the four princes have been imprisoned? Marquis Shenwei is now leading Jin Yiwei all over the city to arrest the rebels? Did you find out clearly?" Jia Zheng asked again and again.Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang's faces were ashen, and they were on the verge of falling.No matter how ignorant Baoyu is, he knows that the Jia family is in trouble again!

"Returning to the lord, the little ones have inquired clearly. Not only the four kings, but three or four out of ten nobles in the city have been imprisoned, and all the relatives of the nine clans have been detained. The emperor issued an imperial decree early today, expressly saying that he would rather kill the rebels by mistake than kill them." Let it go." The boy nodded affirmatively, and ran away while Jia Zheng was in a daze.He could see that this family might also be involved, and if he didn't run away at this time, he could only wait to be beheaded.

"How could this be? How could this be?" Mother Jia murmured first, then raised her crutches and beat Jia Zheng severely, cursing angrily, "You scoundrel! You just need to repay the money properly, at worst, you can exchange your title for it. You want to mix up such a serious crime of beheading! You have caused our family to suffer! My Baoyu has not yet married, has not yet had a child, and has a bright future, all of which have been ruined by you..."

It was the first time for Jia Zheng to be beaten by his mother when he grew up so big. He was a little stunned for a while, but when he came back to his senses, he saw many soldiers with swords and halberds rushing in. After going out, he staggered to Ningguo Mansion, but he saw thick smoke everywhere in the mansion, devastated everywhere, and the scene was even more tragic.

Jia Zheng quickly turned his head away, not daring to look any further.

The dungeon was already overcrowded, so there was no distinction between male and female prisoners, and they were all packed together, and all the people who entered were familiar faces.A gloomy and dim corridor leads to the innermost torture chamber. People are brought in every day, and then there is a horrific and continuous howl.Some were sent back half dead, and some were thrown out as corpses.

The shadow of death hangs over everyone.

Jia Zheng and Jia Mu huddled in a corner and shivered, and suddenly heard a familiar voice in desperation, "It's really not easy to play, starting tomorrow I will soak him in blood, and I will cure his haemorrhage Just do it."

Many people echoed, their tone very flattering.

Jia Zheng looked up, only to see Jia Huan strolling past in a golden red robe, wiping his fingers with a white handkerchief in his hand, surrounded by many officials, all of them were first- and second-rank officials in their attire, yes He bowed his knees in awe and awe.

Wherever he passed, prisoners kowtowed one after another and howled, "Mr. Jia, please forgive me! Mr. Jia, I was wronged. I beg you to learn from me..."

"Jia Gong?" Jia Zheng was very surprised.

A prisoner who was acquainted with him sarcastically said, "Now he is the Duke of Dingguo, the real one above ten thousand people and one under one. You have raised a good son!"

When Jia Mu heard the cloudy eyes burst into light, she immediately pushed everyone aside and squeezed to the prison door, crying, "Brother Huan, please save us. Conspiring against the nine clans is a serious crime. You are directly related to us." Blood relatives!"

"Isn't it written in the cut-off book that the uncle will transfer the title and family property to you, and you will completely sever ties with me and uncle. The emperor has already filed a record, and I will never be involved in the slightest. In this way, this I should also thank you for your greed! When I was young, I never gave you any warmth, but I murdered my father several times, and now I come to cling to you when I am in trouble. I don’t want such direct blood relatives." Jia Huan just gave her a cold look and left. far away.

After hearing these words, the torture officials did not give any preferential treatment to the members of the Jia family.

Jia's mother lay limp on the ground, and an official from the Criminal Department sarcastically said, "If you hadn't murdered Ding Guogong back then, the Jia family would not know how famous it is now, and it would be sooner or later to become the number one family in Daqing. God's sins are forgiven, but people You can't live if you commit crimes!" He shook his head all the way, and went all the way.

Jia Zheng was silent for a while, then violently strangled Mrs. Wang's neck, and shouted, "Poison woman, it's you! Why did you want to kill brother Huan! It's your fault that our family has such a field! Go to hell!"

Mrs. Wang scratched the back of his hand with her sharp nails, forcing him to let go, and said insultingly, "If you and Jia Zhen hadn't messed around and got involved in this conspiracy, how could our family have suffered? You have the face to blame me! Married I've only suffered eight lifetimes of blood misfortune for you, a wretch!"

The two fought together.Jia's mother and Baoyu cried, and everyone in the prison watched all this numbly.

In the hopeless waiting, the imperial decree finally came down, directly participating in the rebellion to punish the nine clans, and indirect participants depending on the situation: either beheaded for public display, or exiled for thousands of miles, or classified as a lowly citizen.

Jia Zhengren spoke lightly, and only had dinner with Jia Zhen a few times, and got some inside information. The crime was not serious, so he was sentenced to exile.Because Jia Mu couldn't bear the blow and was old, she died of illness in prison soon. It was Jia Amnesty who came to collect the body and held a decent funeral.Mrs. Wang and Jia Baoyu were beaten into cheap status and dragged to the vegetable market for sale.

Clothes were ragged, hair was unkempt, and a strong stench was emitted from her body. Baoyu had never been so embarrassed in her life, and she didn't dare to look up at anyone.Mrs. Wang looked around in panic, and found a familiar figure in the crowd, she shouted, "Brother Lan, good boy, save grandma and your second uncle Bao!"

As long as Jalan is willing to buy them for ten taels of silver, they will be free!

Jia Lan walked up to the two of them and whispered word by word, "At first you forced my mother to hang herself, and then abandoned us. Today I will not care about your life or death. A farewell message to you - good and evil will be rewarded, The way of heaven is reincarnation. Just bear the karma!"

After the words fell, he walked away without looking back.

Mrs. Wang called him desperately, and she covered her face and wept bitterly when she saw that he really ignored him.Baoyu kept murmuring the words "good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and the way of heaven is like reincarnation", and suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.