The novel "Kaifeng Mansion" directly ignited the flames of cleaning up unrest in the capital, and the fire quickly spread.
The streets were tense for a while, but the tense atmosphere soon passed.
After all, there are many powerful officials in the capital, and those who are not on the stage have more or less backing backgrounds, so cleaning up is just a matter of wind.
If it really takes a long time, the officials in charge may be in trouble.
Of course, just like a gust of cleaning, the Shuntian government prison cells and the prison cells in the two counties under its jurisdiction were overcrowded in a short period of time.
Even the prison of the Ministry of Punishment has many new faces.
Fortunately, the Ministry of Punishment was extremely efficient in convicting and punishing people, and issued the judgment documents quickly.
Those culprits who want to be executed by Qiu Houwen are basically sent to the prisons of the Ministry of Punishment for further training.
The rest of the thieves were all sent to the border fortresses of Shanxi Province. As for where they were ultimately assigned for labor reform, it was an internal matter within Shanxi Province.
For a time, long escort teams appeared from time to time on the official road from the capital to Jin Province, making the official road a mess.
Such a scene shocked the Xue family and the others who had just arrived in the capital area.
That's right, the leader of the Xue family in Jinling finally went to Beijing.
Similar to the story of Red Mansions, the influence of Jia Rong's existence on Daqian is mainly in the north, while the influence in the south is very slight.
In other words, Lin Ruhai was fished out of the big whirlpool in Yangzhou. As for other things, there were no major changes.
Even the salt-drying method that Lin Ruhai wanted to promote was shelved by the southern officialdom and local powerful forces.
As for the boundaries of Jinling, except that Jia Yucun did not become the prefect, the others are not much changed from the story of the Red Mansion.
It is already very difficult for Jia Rong to manage the Jia clan in the capital, so naturally he will not bother to target the Jinling clan in a thankless manner.
Besides, the Jinling clan may not give you face.
Since there are no big changes, then something should happen to the stupid overlord Xue Pan. Who told him to be lawless and act unscrupulously?
Perhaps it was fate, or the fate between him and Xiang Ling, but this time it was still because of Xiang Ling that he killed someone and fled to the capital.
This time, the prefect of Jinling was not Jia Yucun, and the Xue family still helped Daibawang escape from prison through connections.
It was also luck that the prefect of Jinling did not determine the identity of a dead person for Daibawang this time.
However, because the person Xue Pan killed was the son of a landlord, the impact was quite bad.
Once anyone got to the bottom of it, neither the prefect of Jinling nor Xue Pan would be able to afford it, so Aunt Xue simply took her two children to Beijing for the sake of Bawang's safety and reputation.
It's okay to say that it's okay to seek refuge with relatives, or it's okay to avoid disaster.
Of course, viewers who are familiar with the original novel Red Mansions know that Aunt Xue not only protects her son, but also wants to get rid of clan troubles.
After all, the Xue family is an imperial merchant family, and the family's business network is spread all over the country.
In a feudal era like Daqian, this was quite an incredible wealth resource.
Xue Pan is an out-and-out playboy, and his abilities are simply not enough to serve as the head of the Xue family.
Since the death of Xue Pan's father, the previous head of the Xue family, the Xue family's business territory has shrunk greatly in a short period of time.
The interests of the rest of the family were harmed, and Xue Pan, the patriarch, was naturally questioned.
If Aunt Xue hadn't relied on the power of the Wang family and the Jia family to forcibly suppress the dissatisfaction within the Xue family, she and her children would have been in a very dangerous situation.
After seeing this and the fact that Xue Pan could no longer appear in Jinling, he hurriedly left Jinling.
The situation was similar to the original work. Probably because they wanted to wait and see the direction of the wind, the Xue family and their party spent more than a year on the road before arriving in the capital area.
I just didn't expect that as soon as I arrived outside the capital, I saw a long distribution team, blocking the official road.
A few people from the Xue family came to visit, and then Aunt Xue, Xue Pan and Xue Baochai all knew what was going on.
"Why are all the criminals in the capital sent to Jin Province?"
Aunt Xue was very confused. It seemed that there were no such rules in the past.
"Mother, maybe Jin Province needs these criminals!"
Xue Baochai saw clearly, shook his head and said: "Let's stop first and wait for these criminals to leave before leaving!"
Regardless of ancient or modern times, ordinary people are reluctant to approach criminals.
After saying that, he intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Xue Pan, who had an impatient face: "Brother, please pay attention. The capital is at the feet of the emperor, and I will not tolerate my presumptuous behavior!"
"My sister is joking, how can I do this in the capital?"
Xue Pan rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Besides, don't we have relatives in the capital? Is there something that our relatives can't settle?"
Aunt Xue said: "Even if the relatives can settle things, you can't act like you did in Jinling!"
"I know, mother!"
Xue Pan couldn't bear the lectures from his mother and sister, so he rode his horse and rushed away, shouting: "I'll go to the front to check out the situation!"
Seeing Xue Pan's retreating figure, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai sighed at the same time.
"Don't worry, mother!"
After the Xue family's motorcade came to a stop, Xue Baochai consoled him: "I heard that the Jia family's school is quite famous, and its management is very strict!"
"When we get to the capital, let my brother enter the Jia family to study, so that he can change his temper!"
"That's a good idea!"
Aunt Xue was overjoyed when she heard this and nodded: "That's indeed the case!"
This time, when the Xue family came to Beijing, it was naturally impossible for them to come in the name of seeking refuge with their relatives, so they would not be looked down upon by their relatives.
Just like the original work, they used the pretext of letting Xue Baochai enter the palace as a companion to the princess and princesses.
Of course, given that the Xue family's house in Beijing was old and dilapidated and needed a long time to clean and repair, it was natural that they had to temporarily stay with relatives.
Prince Teng of the Wang family has been working as an official in other places. The person staying at the Wang family's residence at this time is not very familiar with Aunt Xue, so naturally he will not welcome the Xue family and his party to stay here.
Of course, Aunt Xue was not very happy to stay at the Wang family.
Speaking of snobbery, Aunt Xue also has it, but she doesn't show it openly, but her behavior has shown it clearly.
Naturally, the Xue family wanted to stay at the Jia family. Whether they wanted to gain a foothold in the capital, enter the circle of upper-class dignitaries, or want to consolidate their position as an imperial merchant, leveraging the power of the Jia family was a good choice.
Not to mention, at this time, the Jia family in Beijing can be said to be prosperous, which is much better than the Xue family, which is in decline.
Of course, in order to avoid embarrassment, Aunt Xue went to Mrs. Wang, the head wife of Xinrong Mansion, early to explain her meaning clearly, and received a positive response from Mrs. Wang...