[Red Mansion] The third master of jade-like stone treasures

Chapter 134

"Cough cough! Cough cough!"

Emperor Zhao was so angry that he coughed up blood.

Jiang Lu was shocked and hurriedly called for the imperial physician.But Emperor Zhao stopped him and said: "For a small problem, don't call the imperial doctor! Bring me some pills!"

Although Jiang Lu thought it was wrong, Emperor Zhao was stubborn, so he had no choice but to take the elixir that Emperor Zhao usually took.After Emperor Zhao took it, he poured out three or four of them without looking at them, and stuffed them into his mouth.

After swallowing the elixir and drinking tea, Emperor Zhao stared at Jiang Lu and ordered, "Don't reveal a single word about my body to others, or I'll want your head!"

Jiang Lu hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to promise: "Yes! Even if the slave is dead, he won't say a word to the second person!"

"Okay, let's go!" Emperor Zhao waved his hand and pushed him out.

Jiang Lu was a little uneasy, he always felt that something big was going to happen.

When he first entered the palace, he was lucky. The master he followed was an old eunuch who had served two emperors.At that time, his master told him that if an emperor refuses to listen to anyone's persuasion, something big will happen!

He felt that Emperor Zhao just couldn't listen to anyone's words now, no matter whether it was persuasion or anything else, if he said one more word, it seemed like he was going to be furious.

The more Jiang Lu thought about it, the more disturbed he became, he felt that he was getting old, and now that he was in this position, he had to worry about his own life every day.

Could it be that he really had to find a way out for himself?

Before Jiang Lu could make a move, King Zhongshun had already received the news.

Today, Emperor Zhao was furious and demoted Yan Guiren!

Who is Yan Guiren?That represents the faces of Yuan Chun and the Jia family!

Since Emperor Zhao recently hated Lady Yan and even dismissed her as a dresser, it means that he is very dissatisfied with Yuanchun or the Jia family recently!

Yuanchun and the little princess lived well in the other courtyard. They ate fast and recited Buddha honestly. They should not have offended Emperor Zhao, so it is likely that Jia Baocong was the one who disliked Emperor Zhao.

Thinking about this level, King Zhongshun was very happy, and hurriedly summoned all his staff: "This time, you must dig out the information! It doesn't matter whether it is a fact or a fabrication, in short, you must dig deeper into Jia Baocong and the Jia family's black information! Once, this king will definitely crush the Jia family to death!"

The staff members below were all bloodied, their faces flushed, and they scrambled to express that they would not let King Zhongshun down.

It is also said that Emperor Zhao, although he reprimanded Qiaoyan, grounded her and all the attendants in the palace.But she kept it a secret from the outside world, only saying that she was disrespectful in front of the imperial court, and that no distinction was made between superiority and inferiority.And the real reason, only the queen has heard a little bit.

But she was also very scheming, and she hid it inside while grasping the handle, and would not easily tell others the truth.So Yuanchun and Baocong only thought that Qiaoyan said something wrong and did something wrong, which made Emperor Zhao unhappy.

The emperor's mind is inherently unpredictable, not to mention that Emperor Zhao issued a seal order to conceal it deliberately.Outsiders are even more unknown.

For a while, inside and outside the palace, all they knew was that the newcomer had fallen out of favor, that Concubine Chen had once again captured Emperor Zhao's heart, that the limelight prevailed again, and even the empress shunned the light.

The little maids and eunuchs discussed in secret, mostly saying that Concubine Chen Gui was very skilled, even if she was old and a newcomer entered the palace, she couldn't steal her favor.In Emperor Zhao's heart, Concubine Chen Gui is really the first-class sweetheart, if not for the fact that the little prince is still young, he might even be crowned prince.

When the queen heard this, she naturally hated her so much that her teeth itch!

Originally, the most painful thing in her life was that after only giving birth to two princesses, she could no longer have children.With no possibility of having a prince, she had no choice but to try her best to adopt him.But where is it so easy to adopt a prince?

It is good to choose a mother and concubine, but people still die of illness.After the identity is suitable, you have to observe whether your temperament is good, whether you are smart or not, and whether you can behave in the world. All aspects have to be considered.Even if everything goes well and the adopted prince grows up safely, he still has to worry about whether the prince is caring or not, whether he will listen to her and respect her.

If she managed to turn the prince into a prince and ascended the throne as the emperor, but in the end the prince pretended to be someone else, then wouldn't she, the queen mother, make a wedding dress for another family in vain?

Rumors in the palace hit the queen's pain point, it's an unforgivable crime!

Therefore, the queen interrogated all the eunuchs and maids in the palace on the grounds that there were thieves in the palace and stole things, and those who secretly took refuge in Chen Guifei were sent to the Punishment Department to clean up a lot .

Because the queen dealt with small fish and shrimps, although Chen Guifei was angry, she didn't take it seriously.She has been busy hugging her son recently to make Emperor Zhao happy!

She didn't know why Emperor Zhao suddenly became enthusiastic about her again, but enthusiasm is better than indifference, right?If Emperor Zhao is really coaxed for a few years, when her son grows up and the queen's adopted son becomes disabled, it's really hard to say who will be the crown prince!

"What's so great about a queen? It's just that she has the advantage of being a single person." Concubine Chen Gui hummed a ditty, hugged her babbling son affectionately, and teased her babbling son, with a three-character scripture in front of her, teaching the child word by word Read: "Emperor, look, what word is this? This word reads 'person'!"

The little prince: "Ahhh..."

The maid at the side was fanning and echoed with a smile: "Oh, our little prince is so smart, he can learn to recite the Three Character Classic at such a young age, he must be a Wenqu star from the sky!"

Every time Emperor Zhao was with Chen Guifei and the little prince, he would gain a lot of admiration and satisfaction.But when he went to court, his mood was not so good.

Because every time you go up to court, you can see Baocong.Although he stood far away, standing in the corner.

But Emperor Zhao could see him at a glance every time, and he didn't know whether it was because of the light shining on his body, or some spells or talismans that attracted people's attention.

The more you look at it, the less pleasing it is, young, good-looking, and the wife married at home is also good-looking.Also entered the court as an official, with excellent political achievements, capable of writing and military... Doesn't this person have shortcomings?

Emperor Zhao's face darkened, he held back his gaze, and did not look at Bao Cong.

At this time, a sentence suddenly entered his ears: "Although the Holy Majesty is tolerant, the Jia family still owes the court nearly 100 million taels. After so many years, they have to pay it back? I heard that the Jia family opened After entering Yushixuan, the semicolons spread all over the country, and my family has made a lot of money, so can't I use some to pay off my debts?"

Whoa!This is to impeach Jia Baocong and the Jia family!

Emperor Zhao's eyes lit up in an instant, and he looked at Bao Cong openly: "Jia Aiqing, Li Aiqing is right, your Jia family's debts should be paid off, and it's the end of this month, and you should pay back the money as soon as possible."

Bao Cong was almost taken aback, he hurried out of the line, hesitated and said: "My Majesty, the Yushixuan run by my family is only used to make ends meet, not for profit like a businessman. Besides, that Yushixuan is also a partnership with others The property doesn't belong to the Jia family, so can you give me a little more time for this million taels of silver?"

He was really surprised, the money owed by the Jia family had been agreed to repay part of it every month, and the time limit was fixed, why did someone suddenly ask the Jia family to pay off the remaining taels of silver all at once?

What's even more strange is Emperor Zhao's attitude!Emperor Zhao didn't even ask a question, and agreed directly!And let him pay back a million taels of silver this month!

His family is not a gold digger, so how can they pay back a million taels all of a sudden?

Is it okay to pay a few thousand taels a month?

But Emperor Zhao hasn't answered whether he can allow some time.Immediately, another courtier jumped up and said: "My Majesty, I want to impeach Mr. Jia Baocong, and use Yushixuan to collude with Bogda Yushan in Xinjiang! Your Majesty! Jia Baocong's collusion with local officials so openly must be a secret plot. !"

As soon as the words fell, another person jumped out: "Your Majesty! Jia Baocong is using Yushixuan to cover up, and he wants to fornicate inside and outside to plot rebellion!"

"Your Majesty! Jia Baocong competes with the people for profit. He is not a righteous person!"

"My lord! Jia Baocong formed a clique for personal gain and bribed the minister of the Ministry of War with evil intentions!"

"No, I'm not, I didn't..." Bao Cong was really stupid now, his voice was completely drowned in the human voice.

what happened?Without any notice, what are these courtiers suddenly saying?

And Emperor Zhao stood aloof, listening to the court's lively speeches like a vegetable market with an expressionless face, as if a storm was brewing.

Sure enough, until one person shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Jia Baocong has taken the descendants of Yizhong Queen by his side! He has evil intentions, and his heart can be punished!"

Hearing this, Emperor Zhao raised his hand and slapped the back of the chair heavily: "Quiet!"

Afterwards, everyone fell silent, and finally the man held up a memorial with both hands on his head.

Bao Cong frowned, looked at Emperor Zhao, and then at the courtiers, doubts came up one after another in his heart.

The descendant of King Yizhong is Qingshuang, an official slave who has been by his side for many years.Bao Cong had figured out his identity a long time ago, and it was also a well-known secret of the Jia family.

Jia's family was originally the government of the state, so it is nothing to use an official slave.Even if Jia's family is not the Duke's mansion now, it is still an official's family, and it's nothing if you don't care about using an official slave.

But to count...it's not the case.

Emperor Zhao's face was dark, and he said in a dark voice: "Submit it."

The memorial was taken over by Jiang Lu with both hands, and respectfully paid to Emperor Zhao.Emperor Zhao read the memorial slowly, then remained silent for a long time, then looked at Bao Cong: "What do you have to say?"

Bao Cong knelt on the ground a long time ago, "Your Majesty, this official slave named Qingshuang was bought by my family to be my reading companion in the early years. He has always been honest, and I have not found any evil intentions in him. The minister has taken him in until now only because of the friendship we have had with him for many years, and it is not because of any conspiracy, please ask your majesty to find out!"

King Zhongshun stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Jia Baocong is used to making good use of rhetoric. When Rongguo's mansion was confiscated, the Jia family should have returned the official slaves to the government, and the government would reassign them to other families as slaves. But he deliberately Concealing it, not to mention taking in the descendants of King Yizhong, but also secretly sponsoring and entertaining them, as if they were honored as guests! This trip must be because the Jia family admires King Yizhong as a talent!"

"This king also heard that when the young lady of Ningguo's mansion passed away, the coffin of Prince Yizhong was used. The Jia family and Prince Yizhong are obviously the same breed! The Jia family is ambitious and plots evil, and its heart can be punished! I also invite the emperor to come and go!" Order, thoroughly investigate this matter!"

When Wang Fei of Zhongshun brought the Jia family and King Yizhong together, Bao Cong knew that something was wrong, and he hurriedly explained: "That's not the case! Your Majesty, the Jia family has always been loyal to the Emperor and the court! Never Two-hearted!" Then he glared at King Zhongshun: "When it comes to taking in officials and slaves, it's not just my Jia family? Could it be that there are officials and slaves in the house, all of them are ambitious and plotting to do something wrong!"

King Zhongshun smiled and said: "But the servants in your house are indeed descendants of Prince Yizhong, right?"

Bao Cong was so choked that he couldn't speak.

Qingshuang was born in the concubine of Prince Yizhong's son. When Prince Yizhong's house was ransacked, he was still young and was raised outside, so he was not on the family register, so he escaped.

Unexpectedly, King Zhongshun would take this opportunity to accuse him of treason!

Immediately, Bao Cong was so angry that blood rushed to his forehead, and regardless of being still in the court, he yelled at King Zhongshun on the spot: "I am a small official who draws maps for the court all day long, what can I plan? Just like you Are you forming a party for private interests and covering the sky with one hand in the court?"

The truth was blatantly yelled out like this, and King Zhongshun was so angry that he yelled again and again: "You are talking nonsense! You spout blood! You want to rebel! The Duke's Mansion was copied, and you hold a grudge! You want to take revenge on the Holy One and the court... ..”

"You are the one who rebelled! You colluded with the courtiers and the harem to cover up the sky with one hand..."

In this way, Bao Cong quarreled openly with King Zhongshun and his followers.

It was the first time that Bao Cong himself was so angry in the court that his face was red.He used to watch others quarrel, he never imagined that one day he would do the same.

However, he will be charged with the crime of treason, which affects the whole family, so why does he care about etiquette and shame?In the face of life-saving, no image dignity is worth mentioning!

Emperor Zhao just watched a group of ministers quarreling and watched quietly for half an hour. Then, he fined King Zhongshun with three months' salary and put Bao Cong in prison.

Well, major crimes such as forming a party for personal gain and treason take time to investigate carefully.