Two people who were cheering in the crowd died in prison. Su Tao and others immediately rushed over to take a look. It was obvious that they had been silenced, and the injury was in the heart. Su Cheng was also following behind, but when he saw the corpse, he felt uncomfortable and closed his eyes to endure it.
Jia Cong looked at it funny and said, "You're not going to the battlefield. If you don't like watching it, don't watch it." He sent her away.
Chen Ruijin leaned over to check the wound and said: "The murderer was ruthless and killed with one stab, but he was not very strong and was not a skilled practitioner."
Jia Cong touched his chin and said, "Then he is not a foreigner? Oh, the murderer is in the Yamen."
Su Tao immediately ordered a search for the murder weapon - naturally it was done by people brought by the Taiwanese government. He also summoned all the government officials for questioning. These government officials had just been on duty for a short time, and all of them screamed louder than thunder. When asked, they shook their heads and the others did not know.
, and did not reveal any flaws. Su Tao was a clever woman, but Chen Ruijin whispered from the side: "These don't look like they have the courage to kill people."
Jia Cong looked around for a moment, then turned around and took the master and asked: "May I ask why Mr. Su can't find a suitable yamen servant? Why don't young and ambitious young men do it?"
The master said: "I dislike the small salary."
"Is it much more profitable to do something else than to be a government servant? Nanchang Mansion is not that rich, right?"
The master shook his head: "Because the yamen servants made a lot in the past, but now they suddenly make less. We, the adults, don't allow them to dominate. The benefits of being a yamen servant are gone, so who will do it anymore."
The corner of Jia Cong's mouth twitched: "Now that those government officials have stopped working, what are they doing now? Sitting and living in vain? I don't believe they can still do other jobs after they have been working as mice for many years."
The master sighed: "Mr. Jia, I'm telling you the truth. Our master is not afraid of anything else, but this is the biggest headache. Mr. Xie's servants have all gone to work on the Xie family's property."
"Huh? The Xie family's property? Didn't Xie Jing return to the capital?"
"Although he has gone back, the Xie family still has many properties here."
"Pfft..." Jia Cong laughed dumbly, "Then did they do anything bad? Such as tax evasion, passing off inferior goods, and so on."
The master sighed again: "Not only that, but also bullying and bullying, buying and selling by force. We adults don't have many people in our hands, and it's not easy to manage because of our face."
Jia Cong was stunned: "Face? Does his family have any friendship with the Su family?"
The master quickly glanced at Su Tao, and seeing that he was focused on asking questions, he said in a low voice: "I investigated my predecessor's property just after I took office. I'm afraid I have a bad reputation."
Jia Cong was so surprised that he didn't choke to death! "Putting the cart before the horse! Mr. Su doesn't care either?"
The master looked at the sky: "The old man doesn't care."
Jia Cong frowned slightly, turned to Su Tao and said, "I'll go see Mr. first and leave a few people for my senior brother." Su Tao nodded. Jia Cong and his wife then left for the Su Mansion.
Usually, most of the magistrate's family lived in the government office. The Su family had a large population and could not live in the back office, so they bought another house near the government office. Seeing that Su Tao was almost involved in a riot, Jia Cong was worried about his reputation, so it was inevitable that he would have trouble.
I was a little worried, fearing that old Su Zheng would have a bad life. As soon as I entered the gate of the Su Mansion, I realized that I had been worrying too much. The house was very exquisitely decorated, and in the words of later generations, it was a typical southern feature. The main hall was very elegant,
There were several priceless antiques, and the hanging curtains looked plain, but upon closer inspection they were all made of tapestry and satin. Jia Cong smiled at his wife and said, "The old man still enjoys his life."
Chen Ruijin also whispered: "I'm afraid there is some reason. Mr. Su is not from a prince's palace. Didn't you show enough filial piety when you were in the capital? I didn't see him hanging the door curtains with silk tapestry, for fear of spoiling things."
Jia Cong's eyes moved.
Not long after, an old servant who was familiar with Jia Cong in Beijing hurriedly came out to greet him, stepped forward with a smile and greeted Qian'er: "Master Cong, you are here!"
Jia Cong hurriedly asked: "How are you, sir?"
"Okay, okay!" said the old servant, "I asked my servant to invite the third master and the third grandma to come over."
Jia Cong felt that the old servant's expression was a bit subtle, so he thought about it for a while and asked: "Sir, have you been waiting for me for a long time? How do you say 'here he comes'?"
The old servant said: "Sir, I didn't expect the third master to come so early."
Jia Cong puffed up his face and said, "Did he write a letter to me, or did he guess that I would come?"
The old servant smiled and said, "I said that since Third Master Cong is spending the Chinese New Year in Shu, he will not be able to pass through Jiangxi when he returns to the south after the Chinese New Year."
"oh."
Then he followed the old servant to Su Zheng's courtyard. He saw that the old man was in good spirits and was sitting in the courtyard having tea. Jia Cong and his wife came forward to greet him, and a servant brought tea. After saying some warm and welcoming words, Jia Cong
Then he told the old man what happened at the gate of the magistrate's office just now.
Su Zheng frowned upon hearing this: "So arrogant?"
Jia Cong said: "There are a lot of doubts about that matter, and I don't have a clue yet. By the way, sir, senior brother, won't you clean up the mess left by the previous prefect?"
Su Zheng hummed: "Since he is afraid of ruining his reputation, let him endure it. Let's see how long he can endure it."
Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "Sir, the longer he endures, the longer many people will suffer."
Su Zheng said: "Isn't it more difficult when Xie Jing lived in the early years? Although there are kind-hearted people among the people, there are few who bully good people and fear evil. Besides, King Yan's men and horses have all gone to the mountains to suppress bandits."
"Then why don't you let me send some people?"
Su Zheng said slowly: "Although your senior brother has been an official in several places, he has never encountered the situation where the people are as strong as the officials. If you don't let him suffer, I'm afraid he will be more pedantic than my old man." He coughed and said, "He
That problem of losing face must be cured."
The corner of Jia Cong's mouth twitched: "You keep fixing him. That's all. You are the boss and you have the final say."
Su Zheng asked: "How many people did you bring?"
"There are only about twenty of them with me. If you want more, you can bring them in. One is worth ten."
Su Zheng nodded: "In that case, let's forget about those little fights and fights over restaurants outside for the time being. You killed two people in public today, which is enough to make the people in the forest fearful for a while."
Jia Cong thought: "Sir, there are too many doubts about that matter. I think it would be better to find out as soon as possible."
Su Zheng glared at him: "Just put it down if I tell you to."
Jia Cong shrank his neck: "Yes, yes!"
Su Zheng cleared his throat and said: "Call Miss Chen——"
Chen Ruijin saw the master and apprentice talking and just sat quietly beside him. Hearing the call to her, he stood up quickly: "Sir."
Su Zheng waved his hand: "Sit down and talk." Chen Ruijin was slightly blessed and sat back. Su Zheng said, "You are highly skilled in martial arts, aren't you?"
"yes."
"Take people to seal the Chulongzhai on Zhuzi Street."
Jia Cong hurriedly said: "Sir, I'm going!"
"Let your wife go." Su Zheng said, "Those two moves of yours will look like a trick to anyone with a discerning eye."
Jia Cong touched his nose: "Do you want to fight in front of others?"
"No need. Just seal it according to the rules."
Chen Ruijin asked: "Whose family does Chulongzhai belong to? What does it do?"
Su Zheng said: "The only shop selling the Four Treasures of the Study on the entire Zhuzi Street is at the east end. It is the property of the Marquis of Dingcheng."
Jia Cong was a little curious and blinked: "Sir, let me follow you to see the lively headquarters. Even if a female bandit goes out, she has to bring a military advisor with her, right?"
Su Zheng said: "You keep it, I have something to talk to you about." Then he said to Chen Ruijin, "The shop next to Chulongzhai is called Duobaolou. It is a silver shop. You also sealed it for me." He thought for a while.
, ordered people to take the four treasures of the study. He wrote a list and handed it to Chen Ruijin, "Maybe you can go and take a look today. If you have time, seal them immediately in order. If you don't, go back tomorrow. Anyway, you have to slip away.
The seal is finished."
Chen Ruijin took the order and agreed. Jia Cong glanced at it and saw that there were thirty or forty of them. He couldn't help but gasped: "So many! Are they all from their family?"
"It's all. Even if it doesn't bear their name, it's still their family's property."
Chen Ruijin said: "There are only about forty, so we can go there in time."
Jia Cong said: "What is the name of the seal? Is it the name of senior brother?"
Su Zheng said: "That's fine, it's up to you. I don't care what your name is."
Chen Ruijin thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I understand." He stood up, bowed and left.
Jia Cong followed her out of the courtyard with his eyes, and then heard Su Zheng complain: "You guys are still useful! Even the wives you marry are useful. Your senior brother can only be a Taiping master."
Jia Cong laughed and said: "He just got used to peace in his early years. Besides, if we hadn't been talking about you for so many years, you would be a bit ignorant."
Su Zheng glared at him: "Are you looking for a fight?"
Jia Cong held his head and said, "Sir, spare your life!" Then he asked him why he left him behind.
Su Zheng sighed softly and said in a low voice: "Let me ask you, do you know where the Seventh Prince is?"
Jia Cong was stunned: "Huh? Why did it suddenly involve the Seventh Prince?"
Su Zheng said: "When Xie Jing and your senior brother handed over official duties, they asked your senior brother to take care of their family's property. Our family had just arrived in Nanchang Mansion at that time. Who knew that their family was actually doing business like that! So he agreed. He
He came to see me again and said that there was nothing he could do and he had to earn two dollars to keep. Maybe he would find the seventh prince some time and be able to support him."
"His uncle!" Jia Cong couldn't help but cursed, "You're playing this trick with me!" When Dai Quan and others sent the seventh prince to the Rongguo Mansion, in order to have one less person know more about safety,
After thinking about it, I only told Lin Hai quietly, but not Su Zheng. Who would have thought that Dingchenghou Mansion would actually play this side ball? He quickly told him, "Sir, he let him play! He told you about the Seventh Prince just to test you.
"If you don't know, he just takes the sheep... well, he just goes down the slope and picks up the donkeys one by one." Nai paused, "The seventh prince has no relationship with their family for a long time. It was our family that raised them. In the early years, he didn't
I knew what the world would become, so I didn’t dare to tell my husband.”
Su Zheng was surprised: "Does your family raise them?"
Jia Cong snorted: "It was their family who sent it to our house! He actually put a big clove of garlic in front of you. He thinks that we are ineffective in communicating. The child is doing well now. He was with Xie's family for the past two years.
They turned their backs - the Xie family wanted him to publicize his identity and go out, and then go to the empress dowager and the little saint to get a piece of land for fun, so that they could become the father-in-law and uncle-in-law of the old country. The seventh prince didn't want to, so they broke up.
"
Su Zheng was angry and slapped the table: "How brave! What does it mean to be the seventh prince?"
"It's just a tool~~ The son born between my daughter and the emperor, isn't it just a tool used by the prince's maternal family to gain power and status? It's a shame that you always give them face. I think senior brother is just lost in the local area and has underestimated it far.
How shameless are the royal relatives? How many local tycoons can be so shameless? Those who are so shameless have already gone to Beijing."
Su Zheng glanced at him: "You are also in the capital."
Jia Cong chuckled: "Our family is shameless. Otherwise, we would have been kicked out of the capital long ago - no, if the Duke's government leaves the capital, he will definitely be banished." Nai sighed, "Our family really has no choice!
"
The more Su Zheng thought about it, the more he felt that he was aggrieved by this, and he became sulky with a dark face. Jia Cong hurriedly tried to persuade him for a long time. Su Zheng snorted: "I just wanted to teach them a lesson so that they can do business easily in the future. Now look at it.
Come on, we have to settle old accounts together."
Jia Cong stroked his palm: "Mr. Mighty~~"
At the other end, Chen Ruijin led people up to Zhuzi Street to check out the shops. The first store on the east side was actually Chulongzhai. It was such a big store! It was four or five as big as the other shops next to it. When I went in and took a look, I couldn't help but take a deep breath.
: I had expected that the things in this shop would be expensive, but I never thought they would be that expensive. They are ten times more expensive than ordinary shops. But the business in this shop is very prosperous, and many people are buying things in it. Just looking at it makes me wonder.
Like a child from a wealthy family.
She then found a scholar and asked quietly: "Sir, the things in this shop are so expensive, is there anywhere else to buy the Four Treasures of the Study?"
The scholar glanced at her and said, "Sister-in-law must be a foreigner."
"good."
The scholar whispered: "It seems that the government examination is about to take place. Those who come to buy pens and ink are all scholars who are about to take the examination."
Chen Ruijin asked curiously: "Are all the scholars in Jiangxi so rich?" He looked at him twice - there was obviously a patch on his sleeve.
The scholar burst into tears: "Sister-in-law, I don't know... In the Jiangxi Prefectural Examination, you can only take the exam with the four treasures of their study, otherwise you won't even be able to enter the examination room!"
Chen Ruijin frowned: "No way. Master Su has the most upright official conduct, how can he do such a thing."
The scholar sighed: "Master Su is just a small prefect..." He lowered his voice and said, "This shop has a long history. How can I afford to offend Master Su?"
Chen Ruijin shook his head: "You must have let Dingcheng Houfu scare you for too long." The scholar was stunned. Chen Ruijin smiled and said, "Sir, don't worry, you will definitely not be forced to use this house's products for this year's government exam." He looked again.
She looked at him and said, "Sir, if you bought something, please return it immediately."
The scholar was hesitant about the letter, and he hesitated for a long time before saying: "I don't know, sister-in-law..."
Chen Ruijin smiled and clapped his hands twice. Soldiers from the nearby special battalion gathered around him. Chen Ruijin asked loudly: "Who is in charge?"
The shopkeeper noticed her good demeanor and hurried forward to hit Qian'er: "What do you want from this grandma?"
Chen Ruijin took out a sign from his arms and flashed it in front of him: "Do you know the words?"
When the shopkeeper took a look, he turned out to be the "Jinyiwei"! He was so frightened that his calves trembled: "I recognize...I recognize you! What are your orders, sir?"
"It's not a big deal." Chen Ruijin smiled and said, "Let all the guests go out quickly. I am following the instructions of the saint to seal down your shop." The customers around him were in an uproar, and the scholar just now shouted "ouch".
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then he cupped his hands and said, "I'm afraid the saint won't care about such trivial matters."
"Sages naturally don't care about these trivial matters," Chen Ruijin leisurely took out a musket from his arms, "I do."