Jia Ke took over the land deeds, there were three of them. Looking at these land deeds, Jia Ke asked strangely: "How did Li An get so much property?"
Liu Hong said: "I think I used the extra 20% of the rent money to slowly save it."
Lin Zhixiao retorted: "No, the money, land, and jewelry add up to dozens of times the land rent he increased privately. They cannot be land rent money."
Liu Hong continued what Lin Zhixiao said: "That is, someone gave money to Li An and asked him to buy the land on his behalf and put it in the name of the Jia family to avoid taxes."
Jia Ke said: "No matter who this person is, this land is mine now. If he fails to steal the chicken, he will lose the rice."
Lin Zhixiao said: "It's better to clarify the problem. Let Liu Yu ask Li An again and see what he has to say."
Jia Ke said: "What you said makes sense. Liu Yu, you can ask again later."
Liu Yu replied: "I'll do it right away." Then he went out.
Jia Ke said to Lin Zhixiao: "Please carefully count the confiscated property and make sure nothing is omitted. We will go back to the house tomorrow and don't let anyone find any loopholes."
Lin Zhixiao agreed, and after saluting Jia Ke, he went out to check.
Liu Hong said to Jia Ke: "Uncle, I will also go and help Lin Zhixiao."
Jia Ke said: "Go ahead. You must be careful and careful."
After a while, Liu Yu came back and reported to Jia Ke: "Uncle, do you know what happened? It turned out that Lai Da paid for it and Li Anbang bought the land. Li An helped Lai Da take care of these lands.
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Jia Ke said: "I guess it's his home. There is no one else in Jia's house except his home."
After dinner, Lin Zhixiao called back.
"My uncle has already found out. There are 5,325 taels of silver, 1,320 acres of farmland, and 120 pieces of gold and silver jewelry."
"I didn't expect there to be so many. I'll ask you later if Li An's confession is complete. If so, you can all rest. We'll rush back home tomorrow morning."
Lin Zhixiao said: "I have just read the oral confession. There is no problem. It is very clear. Don't worry, sir."
Early the next morning, Jia Ke called Lin Zhixiao and asked, "Have the belongings collected yesterday been loaded into the car?"
Lin Ji-hyo replied: "Don't worry, sir. It has been loaded into the car and nothing is missing."
Jia Ke said, "Call Liu Yu in. I have something to tell you." Lin Zhixiao went out and brought Liu Yu into the hall.
Jia Ke said to Liu Yuyu: "Leave two teams of people to guard the house. The others are carrying the vehicles and follow me back to the house."
Liu Yu agreed and went out to give orders.
After a while, Lin Zhixiao came in to report and said: "Uncle, everything is ready. Do you want to set off now?"
Jia Ke said: "Now that you are ready, let's get ready to hit the road after breakfast and try to get back to Jia's mansion before dark."
After having some breakfast, Jia Ke walked out and saw five or six cars parked at the door. Jia Ke got on the first car. Lin Zhixiao and the driver sat on the edge of the car as usual, and the motorcade began to approach the official.
Drive towards the road.
The motorcade arrived at the official road and headed in the direction of the capital.
Because we started early, there were no obstacles along the way, so we returned to Jia Mansion in the afternoon.
The motorcade stopped in front of the west corner gate, and a servant hurriedly came forward to ask,
Lin Zhixiao stepped forward and explained: "This is the uncle coming back. Quickly get out of the way and let the convoy in."
But how could the servant dare to let so many strangers in? The two sides were arguing. Jia Ke came out of the car at this time. The servant immediately went up and saluted him. Jia Ke said to him: "I have something to see my father."
, you open the door and let us in, don’t worry if it’s none of your business.”
When the motorcade entered the west corner gate, Jia Ke said to Lin Zhixiao: "You wait here first and arrange for everyone to rest first. I will go see my father and explain the whole story to him."
Lin Zhixiao said: "You can go, uncle, I will arrange that nothing will happen here."
Jia Ke added: "Give me Li An's testimony and the financial records obtained from Li An's family."
Lin Zhixiao dared to take out a stack of paper from his arms and handed it to Jia Ke.
Jia Ke took it in his hand and looked through it. When he saw that nothing was missing, he put it in his arms.
Seeing that there were no omissions, Jia Ke went to Mengpo Zhai, Jia Zheng's outer study. When the boys outside the small study saw that it was Jia Ke, they were all surprised. It was rumored that Jia Ke had been driven to the countryside.
Why did you appear here? But you still came forward to salute and say hello.
Jia Ke asked him: "Is father in the study?"
The boy quickly replied: "The master is in the study, playing chess with some of his husbands."
Jia Ke said: "Go in and inform me. Tell me that I want to see my father."
The young man didn't dare to neglect and immediately went in to report back.
Not long after, the door curtain opened and Jia Zheng walked out quickly, followed by his Qing guests. As soon as Jia Ke saw Jia Zheng coming out in person, he immediately stepped forward, knelt on the ground and saluted Jia Zheng, saying: "Unfilial."
My son, Jia Ke, I want to knock on my face to see my father and ask him how he is."
Jia Zheng hadn't seen Jia Ke for several months and missed him very much. When he saw Jia Ke kneeling down to salute him, he stepped forward and helped Jia Ke up. He said, "My son is in good health. Are you used to it in Caozhuang?"
Jia Ke stood up and replied: "Everything is going well for my son in Xiacaozhuang. He practices martial arts every day and trains his troops. He is living a very fulfilling life."
Zhan Guang, a guest of the Qing Dynasty, saw his father and son chatting non-stop outside the study, so he stepped forward and said, "Dong Weng, this is not the place to talk in the courtyard. It's not too late to start talking when you enter the house."
Jia Zheng finally woke up, took Jia Ke's hand, and entered the study.
Seeing that their father and son had not seen each other for many days, Jia Zheng's four guests must have something to say, so they left.
In the study room, Jia Zheng took the main seat, and Jia Ke stood next to Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng calmed down at this time, returned to his original seriousness, and asked Jia Ke with a straight face: "If you don't go down to Caozhuang to practice, will you practice?"
Wu. Why are you coming home? I can tell you that if you are greedy for the prosperity of the capital, you will not bear the pain. I advise you to stop thinking, or I will break your legs."
Jia Ke quickly said: "Learning martial arts is the path chosen by my son. No matter how difficult it is, he will continue on. I came back today because I have something important to report to my father."
Jia Zheng heard that he did not come back because he was greedy for glory or afraid of hard work, and nodded with satisfaction. Hearing that Jia Ke said that he had something important to report, he said: "You are a young man, if you have anything important to report, just do it."
Go back and see your aunt, she has missed you very much these days when you have been away."
Jia Ke quickly said: "Father, my son is really in trouble. I don't know about my father, but I remember that a few days ago my son's village, Wangjiatun, reported that there was a drought this year."
Jia Zheng thought that Jia Ke was worried about Zhuangzi, so he said, "You don't need me to do this for you. You just need to concentrate on practicing and don't worry about other things."
Jia Ke said to Jia Zheng: "Son, it is because of this incident that my son found out that Li An and Lai Da, the stewards of Wangjiatun, jointly deceived the government. Wangjiatun was not affected by the disaster at all."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he was surprised and said: "How is this possible? Lai Da has served our family for many years without making any mistakes. How can he do this betrayal of the Lord?"
Jia Ke said to Jia Zheng: "Father, how dare your son deceive his father." He said while taking out the evidence from his arms and handing it to Jia Zheng, he said: "Father, this is Li An's confession, and the evidence obtained from Li An's house."
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Jia Zheng took it and looked through it carefully. When he saw only half of it, he became furious and said, "This dog slave has no power? Let me skin him or not."
Jia Zheng said to Jia Ke: "You go back to rest first and have a good reunion with your aunt. This matter must be explained to the Jia family."