Wang Ziteng finally received a letter from home.
He was hit by an arrow on the battlefield, and after retaliating fiercely, he commanded the war while recovering from his wounds.
When the letter from home arrived, his first reaction was to frown.
"Master, this is not the letter from the Second Master, this is the letter from Jinling."
Wang Jin knew that their master was worried about the Second Master’s incompetence.
When the master left Beijing, he asked the second master to stay at home and live a good life behind closed doors. He did close the door, but the secret clues left in the family said that the second master took Master Ren to live a life of debauchery and often brought women back home from outside.
This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that his eldest aunt died so tragically, but he did not speak up for her at the first time. Instead, he was beaten at home by Jia Zhen.
The master loves the eldest aunt, otherwise she would not have been injured this time.
"Jinling?"
Wang Ziteng paused while holding the letter, frowning even more deeply. "According to the time, Jia Zhen has returned home with the coffin, right?"
Uh~Wang Jin’s expression changed.
He forgot about it.
Then this letter... I'm afraid it's not a good thing either.
"Never mind, Zipeng always knows how to do things in moderation."
Wang Ziteng opened the letter, but he didn't know what was going on until he read it. His hands started shaking.
Japanese?
Why are they Japanese?
Zipeng is so stupid! Although he was in Annan, he always had Dazhao in his heart.
Every once in a while, a secret agent in Beijing would report to him the latest major events.
When the Rakshasa delegation and the Japanese delegation were about to enter Dazhao together, Wang Ziteng felt that Dazhao should be on guard against the Japanese in the south of the Yangtze River.
If things go wrong, the Japanese pirate rebellion will rise again in our dynasty.
Fortunately, not long after that, Shen of Ningguo Mansion and Jia Zhen were assassinated in Xuzhou Prefecture.
Although it was a pity that the two were not killed, we were also glad that these Japanese were not smart enough to provoke the tigress Shen.
With her in Jiangnan, together with that scoundrel Jia Zhen, they will at least be able to strike a blow to the Japanese first.
Regardless of whether there will be Japanese rebellion in the future, it is always a good idea to strike a few blows to suppress the Japanese arrogance.
But I didn't expect that Zipeng would also get involved in the Japanese affairs.
This is really confusing!
When Wang Ziteng saw that his cousin said in the letter that Prefect Chen had imprisoned the Japanese before the Jia family arrived, he tried his best to ask the ninth and tenth branches of the Jia family to help intercede, but Shen didn't care at all that he was an elder, etc., he was so angry that he wanted to rush into the letter and slap him a few times.
This is also stupid!
He did not want to get involved in the affairs of the Japanese, so he let those people stay in prison and wait for Shen and Jia Zhen to return to Beijing, where he would have no job.
But once he got involved...
Wang Ziteng couldn't help but suspect that he was also thrown into jail.
"Does Zipeng have a close relationship with the Japanese?"
Wang Ziteng took a deep breath and asked Wang Jin with some anticipation.
He wished he had said that the relationship wasn't deep.
Wang Jin saw their master's expression and knew that it was not good, but hiding it would not work.
He could only stammer, "Master, the mansion was short of money at the time, and Master Peng got a connection overseas through the Xue family. The introducer of that connection was the Japanese. Master Peng originally wanted to get rid of those Japanese, but they were also very cunning, and Master Peng has never been able to do so over the years."
Although silver was sent to the capital every year, it was more than half less than what they had originally expected.
Wang Jin suspected that Mr. Peng had also embezzled a lot of money.
Their master must have had the same guess, but he didn't let him investigate, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
"I heard that those people also did some business in Jinling by using Master Peng. Did those businesses go wrong?"
“…There must be something wrong with the business.”
Wang Ziteng sighed and threw the letter to Wang Jin, "Go back right away. I'm afraid the situation in my hometown has been chaotic."
What? Wang Jin quickly read the letter.
After reading it, he didn't dare to speak.
Master Peng is confused! The family had written several times, all of which told him that the master, the second master, and even the eldest aunt had suffered at the hands of Shen. Why hadn't he learned his lesson and was jumping in front of them at this time? Jia Jing's death was also related to the Japanese, and his family was assassinated in Xuzhou...
At this time, no matter who goes to plead for the Japanese, they will be enemies to Shen and Jia Zhen! "What if... I'm late to go back?"
Wang Jin is scared! Looking at Madam Shen’s appearance, you can tell that she is not someone who can endure anger.
If you endure it, there must be a bigger trick.
Master Peng is so used to being the king in his hometown that he doesn't know how high the sky is or how thick the earth is.
He tried to touch someone's reverse scale...
I'm afraid he would have been bleeding by now.
"Master, didn't you say the other day that the Emperor would take great precautions against the Japanese?"
Wang Jin was also worried about their master.
Now that he has gone back, what should we do with the master? Besides, what can he do when he goes back?
It’s too late for everything!
Even if it's not too late, Master Peng has already been involved in the Japanese affairs, and if they go in again... they will most likely get into trouble.
"At this time, we must first clear ourselves!"
Over the years, Master Peng has been managing the family property in his hometown, but his business is getting worse year by year.
We got some from the Xue family and sent a lot to Beijing, but that was planned when the old man was alive.
Besides, the mistress of the Xue family is still their second aunt.
"As long as you are well, the other setbacks of the Wang family are nothing."
this? Wang Ziteng was silent.
His biggest weakness is that there is no one useful in the family.
The Jia family is in decline, but its foundation is still there. It doesn’t matter if one or two generations are ruined, we can just look forward to the next generation.
Wang Family...
If he falls, it will be extremely difficult for the Wang family to return to its peak.
Among the four great families, even the Xue family has pearls as valuable as dirt and gold as valuable as iron.
What does the Wang family have? Ever since the Wang family received the emperor, they have been in deficit.
But the emperor emeritus was not immune.
My brother is not doing well.
If he spent one tael of silver, his second brother would have to spend at least eight cents.
But he is doing the right thing! Wang Ziteng closed his eyes and sighed deeply, "Forget it, prepare the pen and ink."
He wanted to write a letter to the prefect of Nanjing, demanding that no one from the Wang family who had any connection with the Japanese be tolerated.
"……yes!"
Wang Jin was relieved.
He was afraid that their master would get impulsive and get himself into trouble.
In fact, after the master took action against the Japanese in the capital, if Master Peng had been a little smarter, he should have let go of the transactions with the Japanese.
You have to know that the title of General Zhennan was obtained after their master took action against the Japanese.
Since the Japanese were able to assassinate the people of Ningguo Mansion, they could naturally also assassinate their master.
The Ningguo Mansion investigated the Japanese and brought down Master Peng, which might have helped their master avoid future risks.
Wang Jin convinced himself in his heart and ground the ink for Wang Ziteng himself with great peace of mind.
…
In the capital, the emperor was already calculating when the Ningguo family would return.
It's really not impossible. Governor Yu has almost defeated the Japanese delegation.
This news had already spread as the Luosha envoys entered the capital. The Japanese hiding in Dazhao now hated Madam Shen the most, apart from Prefect Yu.
Although one hundred soldiers had been given for protection, the journey back was very long. If the Japanese were to organize another assassination, they would definitely include those one hundred soldiers.
And there are so many things you can do on the water.
But the emperor couldn't issue an order directly, asking them to return quickly.
Since we are escorting the coffin back to the hometown, we naturally have to accompany the ancestors for a period of time.
Alas~ The emperor wanted to sigh.
The Weapon Manufacturing Bureau is producing a large number of new grenades.
It won't be long before it's distributed to the front line.
The emperor was confident that he could make those Rakshasas cry for their parents, so he kept delaying the process and never summoned them.
But when you drink water, remember the person who dug the well.
The inspiration for this grenade came from the poisonous cigarette bottle dropped by the Japanese after Mrs. Shen was assassinated in Xuzhou Prefecture.
"Your Majesty, the Rakshasa envoys have gathered at the Ministry of Rites again."
Liu An felt that the Ministry of Rites was about to collapse.
"Gather if you will!"
Now that the emperor had grenades, he paid even less attention to those Russians who were rushing to negotiate.
Anyway, no one can take away the land that belongs to Dazhao.
He is still waiting for Mongolia to ask for help.
Of course, part of the first batch of grenades has already been shipped to General Jiang in Ningxia.
He wanted the Mongols to see the new inventions of Dazhao.
He wanted to force them to seek help and voluntarily join the territory of Dazhao.
"The Ministry of Rites will take care of their affairs for the time being. As for Jiangnan, please pick out all the memorials from there and let me read them first."
Compared with the Rakshasas, the Japanese actually posed a greater threat to Dazhao.
"yes!"
Liu An hurriedly turned over the memorial from Jiangnan to him.
After a while, the emperor looked at the memorial from Prefect Chen and sat there for a long time without moving.
The four great families of Jinling are Jia, Wang, Shi and Xue. Not to mention the Jia family, the other three families have also made great contributions to the founding of Dazhao.
I didn’t expect that…
Seeing that Jia Zhen could actually say that family rules do not exceed national laws, and clan rules do not exceed royal rules, he felt so relieved.
As expected, people who read more Dazhao Code and Dagao will be more law-abiding.
Before...
The emperor knew very well that in many places and in many people's hearts, clan laws were more important than national laws.
If there is any problem, they will handle it within the clan.
It's okay to meet a good clan leader, but if you meet a bad one...
He had been emperor for several years, but what impressed him most was the village massacre that year.
Everyone in a village was surnamed Li. The clan leader, who was also the village chief, not only seized the property of an orphan girl, but also wanted to sell the girl from her uncles and aunts. As a result, the girl ran away. The chief came back every day in the middle of the night to poison the well. Everyone in the village, young and old, including chickens, ducks and geese, was killed in less than seven days.
In the end, the emperor himself sentenced him to immediate execution.
Unlike others, the emperor was often bullied since he was a child, and he actually felt quite sympathetic towards the girl.
If those people knew a little bit of law and were decent human beings, they would not force others into a desperate situation and fight to the death with them.
In fact, the child didn't even live to see the day of his execution.
She killed an entire village and was thrown into jail. She was happy in jail for three days before she fell ill and died.
After the emperor asked someone to investigate, he felt very sad.
He secretly dealt with the yamen runners who withheld her food, but he could not calm down for a long time.
Later, the incident of Sister Baofeng happened. She was a princess of a certain country and had such a hard time living in her husband's family. One can imagine what it would be like for her to meet such a heartless family.
In recent years, he has vigorously cracked down on the behavior of favoring concubines and neglecting wives. Once impeached, the official will be demoted at the very least, and dismissed at the worst. However, he can only control the officials in the court.
The world is so big.
The biggest problem is that ordinary people do not understand the law, do not know the law, and do not know how to protect themselves according to the law.
The Dazhao Code and the Dagao still need to be implemented! The emperor had long known from the secret guards that everyone in the Jia family was reading the Da Zhao Lu and the Da Gao.
Even in the clan studies, there is a class every two days to interpret the Dazhao Law.
This matter...maybe it can be promoted.
"Order the governors of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Justice and above to enter the palace immediately."
"yes!"
As the news spread to too many people, Liu An hurried out and asked the young eunuchs to act separately.
At this time, Bazel Ackerman, Iris Roberts and others, who had been surrounding the Ministry of Rites for a long time and wanted the emperor to summon them earlier, thought that there was finally hope and just kept waiting.
But this wait lasted from daytime until sunset.
Seeing that the yamen runners were about to go off work, they could only return to Huitong Hall in dejected mood.
Damn it, I’ve already said that the Japanese delegation has nothing to do with them, it has nothing to do with them, so why didn’t the Emperor of Dazhao listen at all? After a few days in Beijing, they also found out who was assassinated by the Japanese.
What about the founding duke’s family?
That's the Duke's family who is comparable to them!
The Japanese are really looking for death.
It’s hateful that they are seeking death themselves and also bringing trouble to others.
"Sir, that Mizuno Chihide is here again."
When the interpreter came over, Iris Roberts was furious. He whipped out his belt and strode out.
…
At Rongguo Mansion, late at night, Grandmother Jia saw her nephew Shi Nai.
Originally, she was happy that her nephew came over no matter what, but what did she hear? Shen and Jia Zhen actually knocked people out in their hometown regardless of their relationship.
"...Aunt, you better take care of it!"
Shi Nai had a headache. "If we don't care, our relatives back home will be offended. It's fine if they offend themselves, but if we... don't help them, it will be difficult for us to go back home in the future."
“…”
Grandmother Jia also immediately started to have a headache.
Is it that she doesn't want to care? She can't control it!
Besides, who are those people from the Wang family?
Is it reasonable for Wang Zipeng to collude with the Japanese pirates?
If something happened to Shen in Xuzhou, the Jia family would be doomed.
The old lady rubbed her brows and said slowly, "Isn't this a case handled by the Jinling prefect? Shen is your cousin's wife, Zhen'er and Yue'er are also your nephews and nieces, and Rong'er is a very good child. Their whole family almost died at the hands of the Japanese pirates, and the emperor knew to send people to protect them. What's going on? What the relatives said, but they spoke for the Japanese pirates?"
Speaking of this, the old lady also became angry.
"Who are the Wang family? Who is Wang Zipeng? You don't need to tell me about their family affairs."
This nephew also wants her to take care of Shen and Zhen'er?
No wonder the emperor was unwilling to use me even after the silver was returned.
Really not as good as Ding'er.
Also a son of a historian, he earned his title on his own and is now fighting on the front lines against the Russians.
The Rakshasa delegation also colluded with the Japanese delegation.
"If you speak up for the Japanese, you can't blame Zhen'er for taking revenge on them."
Although the old lady was troubled and felt that Shen Ning and Jia Zhen had gone too far, compared to those relatives whom she could not even remember what they looked like, of course Shen Ning and Jia Zhen were closer to her. "As long as they do not break the law and are honest, they will be fine, right?"
She looked at her nephew, "You're still letting an old woman take care of you? You're the head of the Shi family. A member of the family has violated the law. Don't you know what you're going to do? And you still want to protect him? Is that what your father and your brother taught you?"
Everything has been settled now. If you don't find a way to make it more perfect and leave a good impression on the Emperor, what are you still jumping around for? (End of this chapter)
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