Chapter 300: Living on the Floor
Both had broken legs, but neither was in danger of death.
This was the first thing Shen Ning paid attention to.
The second one...
But I didn't expect to hear some dispute between Lord Left and Lord Right.
Does this mean that there are radicals and conservatives in the Japanese court? That's a good plan.
The way forward and retreat is all calculated.
The strength of Dazhao is that the conservatives have the upper hand in the court, and they can seek peace.
Da Zhao is barely powerful, but it cannot fight on several fronts, which would allow the radicals to gain the upper hand in the court and lead to another Japanese pirate rebellion.
Even the conservative and radical factions can take turns to test the waters in Jiangnan a few more times.
They can't lose anyway, right?
Shen Ning couldn't help but sneer, "Was Qi Zixiu present at the time?"
"yes!"
Isn’t this what mother specifically told me to do? Jia Zhen didn't understand why his mother suddenly asked this and could only nod.
"Does he have any sympathy for those Japanese people?"
ah? Jia Zhen thought for a moment, "Son... son only paid attention to the man named Kaneda Shoji at that time, and did not pay attention to Master Qi."
"...My grandson just feels that Lord Qi is very dissatisfied with the fact that we tortured the Japanese before interrogating them."
When Shen Ning looked over, Rong Ge'er said honestly, "He should still be dissatisfied because our family was assassinated and his official career was frustrated."
Um? Shen Ning asked anxiously, "He was dismissed from his post?"
"No."
Rong Ge'er asked someone about the old man's attitude, "He was demoted from the rich land of Jiangnan to Luzhou Prefecture in Sichuan."
Shen Ning: “…”
"Mother, Lord Qi must be dissatisfied with our family. We..."
"We were assassinated in his jurisdiction. Why is he upset with us?"
Chen Ning interrupted Jia Zhen's words, "Why isn't he dissatisfied with the assassin? He is afraid before the battle. Let someone check, besides writing a memorial to defend himself, who else did he write letters to?"
"yes!"
Seeing his mother's expression, Jia Zhen hurried away obediently.
"Brother Rong, do you think the emperor and grandmother are harsh on Qi Zixiu?"
"No!"
Rong Ge'er shook his head. "Although the Japanese invasion in Da Zhao was not as severe as in the previous dynasty, it has always existed." He said, "The court repeatedly ordered to investigate those people, but they still managed to come to Xuzhou to assassinate our family. It is obvious that the leaders of all parties did not use iron-blooded means to investigate seriously."
The emperor has reason to be angry.
The Japanese pirates have always existed because of the interests of certain people in Jiangnan.
The military and political authorities in Jiangnan were derelict in their duties.
"Yeah, I don't want to check, I even want to avoid it."
Chen Ning sighed, "That's why the Japanese pirates have been wreaking havoc in my Great Zhao until now."
Even in modern times.
After experiencing the desperate Anti-Japanese War years like our ancestors, the poverty has also penetrated into all walks of life in the country.
There are always some people who, for their own interests, safeguard their daily lives.
"Forget it, let's not talk about those people. Let's leave early when your father comes back!"
Leave early and come back early.
"yes!"
Rong Ge'er saw that his grandmother's things were packed up and said, "Then I'll go get a taxi."
Shen Ning waved her hand and let him go.
After a hundred days of recovery, the three people in prison wanted to escape on their own, but it was impossible, at least now.
Someone saved...
Shen Ning actually hoped that someone would come to rescue them.
Only by saving them would the emperor pay more attention to the problems of Japanese pirates and officials and gentry in Jiangnan. Shen Ning drank the last sip of tea and opened her arms to catch her daughter who was walking towards her crookedly.
At the gate of the yamen, Qi Zixiu had a wooden face as he watched the Jia family's extremely long convoy quickly move away under the escort of elite soldiers, guards and escorts.
"Sir," the master was standing next to him, "When Madam Shen looked back at me when she got on the car just now... why did I feel something was wrong?"
Isn’t it said that Mrs. Shen is a scholar? Their master suffered an unexpected disaster, but they did not show sympathy or say a word of kindness. Instead, when they turned back before leaving, they looked at their master with a cold, suspicious and scrutinizing gaze. For some reason, the master always felt a little uneasy.
"Could it be that she really blamed us for not protecting her properly for the assassination by the Japanese pirates?"
That's too much.
“…”
Qi Zixiu narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
There are so many people outside and they are talking nonsense.
Although he had been operating in Xuzhou for several years and had a very good reputation as an official, Shen used his own strength in the capital and various means to force the Jin people to abandon their country and honestly hand over most of the property they had looted from the Central Plains... This alone was enough to shock the court and the public.
Speaking ill of Shen's here...
Qi Zixiu is not that stupid.
Although he had some admiration for her, he could not fully acknowledge her so-called contributions.
The Jin people had already reached the end of their strength.
Without the Shen family, if you want to get the protection of Dazhao in the end, you still have to pay what you owe.
It's a pity that the officials and teachers in the court are too gentlemanly to do things like Shen, who was like a shrew and scolded in the streets, so that she got such a great credit in vain.
This woman... must have some tricks up her sleeve.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be known as a shrew.
But the main reason why she was able to intimidate Suo Jin and his men was that Da Zhao's six-shot revolver really crushed the Russians.
Qi Zixiu sighed in his heart.
No, he had to write a letter to the teacher. This woman was unreasonable. She could vent her anger on him because of the assassination by Japanese pirates, and she could vent her anger on the teacher because of him.
He who strikes first is the strongest; he who strikes last will suffer.
He strode back and continued to grind the ink.
At this time, Qi Zixiu's mother and wife also knew about his exile, and were returning from the villa in sadness and anger.
Their carriage happened to meet the Jia family's convoy at the other corner of the street.
It obviously has nothing to do with their Qi family. In order to let Madam Shen live happily and safely, they gave up their house. How could they not care about the relationship between the two families at all? When the Qi family's carriage gave way, Old Lady Qi and Madam Qi quickly got off the carriage and whispered a few words to the steward.
After a while, the Qi family's horses pulling many boxes and cages were startled. Although the horsemen pulled fast, the boxes and cages fell to the ground.
The Jia family's convoy stopped as a matter of course.
"Please have mercy, madam!"
Old Madam Qi didn't need anyone's help, she trembled and leaned on her crutches to walk towards Chen Ning's carriage, "My son has been working diligently in Xuzhou, and the Japanese pirates have nothing to do with him. I beg Madam and Lord Jia to submit a petition and explain my grievances!"
As the old lady spoke, she knelt down and said, "Madam, please have mercy on me. Lord Jia, please have mercy on me. My son is innocent!"
In the capital, weren't Shen and Jia Zhen also assassinated? Flies don't target seamless eggs.
Why don't they kill other people but your family?
"Please have mercy, madam!"
As she spoke, the old lady crawled forward on her knees.
The soldiers and guards on both sides didn't know how to stop it for a moment. While looking at the carriage, they also looked at Jia Zhen beside the carriage.
Jia Zhen frowned and was about to wave his hand to have someone help the old lady away, but she started to cry again, "Please have mercy on me, Madam, please have mercy on me, Lord Jia, we are all deeply saddened by the assassination of the two Japanese pirates. We have moved out overnight..."
"Japanese pirates are rampant in Jiangnan. Do you think this is normal, old lady?"
Shen Ning lifted the car curtain and signaled with her eyes that Xiaodong and Xiaonan who came from the car behind should help her up.
Old Madam Qi didn't want to get up, but the two little girls were really strong. "Lord Qi is guarding a region for the emperor, and the Japanese pirates are under his jurisdiction. Do you think it's normal for them to be so well prepared to attack this lady?"
Chen Ning's voice was extremely cold. "If all the officials in Jiangnan were as conscientious as Lord Qi, then you can imagine what kind of life the people in Jiangnan would live. They are in my own territory of Dazhao, and their lives are threatened by Japanese pirates at any time. What is the so-called parent official?"
At this point, her eyes became stern, "Someone, go out and ask Qi Zixiu whether he is conscientious or just sitting there doing nothing."
As soon as he finished speaking, several guards of Qi Youding rushed out, grabbed the old woman and walked out.
The road ahead was open, and when Shen Ning dropped the curtain, the carriage started quickly again.
Old Mrs. Qi didn't expect that she wouldn't be given a chance to speak at all.
How could her son be a mere cloak-and-dagger? The old lady wanted to curse, but she was too angry.
She had been pampered for many years, and had been flattered in the local area ever since her son asked for a title. She had never been treated like this before, and she fainted on the spot.
But the old lady fainting did not mean that Shen Ning’s accountability was over.
Qi Youding and his men rushed straight to the government office and ruthlessly slammed her words into Qi Zixiu's face.
Qi Zixiu wanted to refute, saying that you were also assassinated in the capital, and that people have identified you and will bring harm to others no matter where you go.
But he couldn't say these things so blatantly even though everyone knew them.
A lady of the first rank was assassinated by Japanese pirates in his jurisdiction. He was indeed negligent and derelict in his duty, but Qi Zixiu sincerely felt that he was excusable! He didn't understand why Mrs. Shen, who was also a scholar, had no empathy at all.
They also poured out all their anger towards the Japanese pirates on him.
How innocent he is!
Is it wrong for his mother to stand up for him?
How much effort did he put in to get to this point?
Because of this assassination, his smooth career came to an abrupt end.
If the Shen and Jia families have any intention, they should say something for him! Qi Zixiu was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick, but Qi Youding and the others didn't have time to listen to his nonsense, as they still had to catch the boat.
When he couldn't fart, several people turned around and left.
Qi Zixiu wanted to call for help, but his eyes turned black from anger.
Besides, what could he say to a few servants? His mother stopped a car on the street because she wanted everyone in the world to know his grievances, but Shen asked him several questions in a row, and he...
Qi Zixiu fell down all of a sudden.
At this time, everyone in Xuzhou knew that he had been demoted.
So, he definitely wanted to sympathize.
But what Mrs. Shen said is not without reason! She was a lady of the first rank, but she could be assassinated in her own territory. If ordinary people like them did something to offend the Japanese pirates, the result would be predictable.
In Jiangnan, many people died inexplicably and even entire families were wiped out. I heard that many of them were caused by Japanese pirates.
This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is, is there anything wrong with dealing with the Japanese pirates? The Japanese pirates assassinated Madam Shen, so it must be that Madam Shen did something to scare them.
Otherwise, would the emperor send so many people to protect him? So Qi Zixiu drank the medicine, and none of the gentry who were supposed to come and greet him came.
At this time, Shen Ning had already stood on the ship heading to Jinling again.
Xuzhou is not far from Jinling.
"Zhen'er, have you written a letter about the safety of your family?"
"My son wrote this the other day."
Jia Zhen was also worried about Youshi.
He had not written a letter home before, and no one in the mansion knew whether they had heard about the assassination attempt, or whether they had kept the news from Youshi.
But no matter how it is blocked, with the emperor's action, those in the officialdom who should know it would have probably known it long ago.
Jia Zhen only hoped that when he could no longer keep the secret at home, his letters from home would arrive in time.
"Have you said anything to your uncle?"
"without!"
Jia Zhen actually wanted his uncle to help him vent his anger.
But his mother did not allow him to do so, and coupled with Wang's previous rumors, he had no choice but to endure it.
“…”
Shen Ning glanced at him and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "The wind here is pretty good, you're lucky to be here... blow it."
This son really deserves the reputation of being a scoundrel in vain.
She flicked her sleeves, turned around and left, leaving Jia Zhen alone and confused.
The wind is nice, but the spring wind is very strong. If it is not good, it will make people sick. How can the mother let him blow it?
…
Beijing, Rongguo Mansion.
After being busy for several days, Jia She finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the letters from Tianjin and Tongzhou.
He has already made all the necessary arrangements.
Next, it depends on when the Japanese delegation will arrive in Beijing.
"master!"
Lin Zhixiao came over happily, "Guess who's here?"
Jia She: “…”
He has been visiting others recently. Who is visiting him?
But seeing Lin Zhixiao so happy...
"Is Cheng Luo here?"
A son-in-law is half a son.
Although Cheng Luo is not his biological son-in-law, he is almost like his biological son-in-law.
Even though he only holds a title, he has no real job.
But it's still different with him by my side than without him.
"No, it's Jin Muchuan, Lord Jin. Lord Jin who once followed the old master of the East Palace and Master Jing."
he? Jia She stood up at once, "Where is the person? Come in!"
“Hahaha~”
Jin Muchuan laughed and walked into his study, "Master She, how are you?"
The Jia family has been on a downward spiral.
In fact, Jin Muchuan had already given up on his preparations for promotion.
But if he doesn't get promoted, he won't lose out.
Originally he was just a soldier.
Without the old master and the respectful master, he is nothing.
Thinking of this love, he only regretted that he was too far away from Beijing.
When he heard the news that Jia Jing had passed away, he locked himself in the room for a day and a night.
He made a tablet himself and placed it together with the old man's, and received incense and offerings from him. However, he did not expect that the situation would change and he would return to Beijing.
Although the emperor called him urgently, he stayed in Jinling for two days and went to the old man's grave to pay his respects in person. When he met Jia Zhen on the road, he was in a hurry and couldn't greet Mrs. Shen.
"Is it really you? Little Jinzi?"
Jia She was so happy that he wanted to jump. "When did you come back? Did you go to Beijing to report on your work or..."
"I have been in Beijing for three days and am now in the Beijing camp."
"Beijing Camp?"
Jia She patted his shoulder vigorously, "Okay, okay, that's your old place."
This guy had risen all the way up from a small soldier, and there was no old man in the Beijing camp who didn't know him.
Even newcomers have heard of his legend.
"It's the old place."
Jin Muchuan smiled, "The generals around the capital are all somewhat close to me, Old Jin. I heard that Master She is going to do something big, how about adding me as one?"
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