Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 121 Into the Palace Face Saint
Having said that, Wang Chongshan and Sun Li glanced at each other, feeling suddenly enlightened.

Next, the three began to discuss the next plan and details.

Three days later, everything was ready.

Early this morning, outside the Jingzhao Mansion, an old man with an extraordinary bearing brought a veiled woman to the front of the drum and rang the drum.

Jingzhao Mansion is not like a local yamen, it is located at the foot of the emperor, ordinary people dare not come here to play drums, unless there is a big grievance.

If you come to play the drums for a trivial matter, the consequences will be serious.

In the lightest case, they were hit with ten slaps, and in the severe case, they were bedridden.

"Dong dong dong..."

With the sound of the drum, a rotating official named Yu Huan brought the master to the court.

Under the hall, a group of yamen servants ate mightily in a rhythmic manner as usual.

"Whoever plays the drum, bring it to the hall!"

After entering the hall, Yu Huan slapped the gavel tree and yelled.

Soon, the yamen servant brought the old man and the veiled woman to the court.

"Fang...Master Fang?"

Seeing the old man coming to the hall, Yu Huan couldn't help being surprised, subconsciously got up and cupped his hands.

This old man is not an ordinary person, but Fang Peishan, a famous man in the capital, a famous contemporary Confucianist, has been in the Imperial Academy, served as a secretary in the Imperial Academy, and has many disciples.

Later, due to health reasons, he resigned and stayed at home to support his life.

Anyone who can ask him to come forward to help with the lawsuit must not be an ordinary person.

Fang Peishan bowed his hands back and said with a smile, "Master Yu, the old man has resigned from office and returned home, so there is no need to address him anymore."

The woman standing beside him bowed profusely: "Little girl Du Yuniang, please see my lord!"

Upon hearing the name, Yu Huan was taken aback: "You...you are Du Yuniang?"

The story between her and Sun Li has already caused a sensation in the capital. After all, Sun Litang's new champion has added a bit of mystery and sadness to the story of this gifted scholar and beautiful woman.

Today, there are countless versions circulating in the capital.

In the most widely circulated version, it is said that Du Yuniang had drowned, but she was reluctant to part with Sun Li, so she accompanied Sun Li as a female ghost.

There is also a version that said that Du Yuniang was unconscious, but Sun Li had deep affection and did not give up on her, and tried every means to wake her up.

Although Yu Huan seldom paid attention to folk gossip, he had heard this matter mentioned more than once.

After all, one of the two is the champion of the new department, and the other is the precious daughter of the former servant of the household department.

"Back to the adults, it is the little girl!"

In order to confirm his identity, Yu Huan couldn't help but asked again: "Is your father Du Zhengyi, the former servant of the household department?"

As soon as her father was mentioned, Du Yuniang couldn't help feeling sad, took off her veil, choked up and said, "It's my late father."

At this time, Fang Peishan took out a pleading paper and said: "Master Yu, the old man came here today to defend Du Yuniang on behalf of his father. This is the pleading paper, please have a look at it, Master Yu."

"This……"

Master broke out in a cold sweat, and glanced at Yu Huan.

Yu Huan was also in a cold sweat, complaining inwardly, why is he so unlucky, and why is he on duty today?
Seeing that the two did not respond, Fang Peishan took the initiative to put the pleading paper on the case, and helped to spread it out: "My lord, please have a look."

Yu Huan glanced at a few lines, and it turned out to be a complaint for Du Zhengyi, suing the current household secretary Wu Yonghe for framing.

The muscles on Yu Huan's face trembled a few times, and he forced a smile on his face and said, "Old Fang, this... This case cannot be handled by Jingzhao Prefecture.

You also know that this case was tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and it was finally approved by the emperor's pen..."

This is not a refusal, the Jingzhao Mansion really can't try this case, the level is not enough to put it bluntly.

At the beginning, this case was presided over by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the emperor personally ordered severe punishment. How could Jingzhao Mansion have the qualifications to retry the case?
Of course Fang Peishan also knew that the Jingzhao Mansion would not be able to intervene, but he had to follow the plan and follow the steps.

To put it simply, it is to let the news spread first, so that those forces hiding behind the scenes can move, otherwise, wouldn't it be a one-man show?
He was able to show up because of Zhou Yu's face.

In fact, Fang Peishan didn't know Zhou Yu before, but he always admired Zhou Yu's talent, and praised Zhou Yu in front of others more than once.

It was inconvenient for Zhou Yu to come forward in person in this case, so he secretly visited several famous people in the capital.

For example, Mr. Zhong Ge, Fang Peishan and others.

In short, they are all famous Confucian scholars who have gone out of the Imperial Academy.

Now Zhou Yu is not only the Marquis of Jing'an, but also a famous Confucianist in the dynasty... This is not something he proclaimed himself, the emperor himself said so.

Therefore, it was reasonable for Zhou Yu to visit these famous Confucian scholars.What's more, he also sent out wedding posts by the way.

This is a kind of etiquette. Even if the other party is too old to travel far, he can still send someone to congratulate him.

"Since the Jingzhao Mansion can't interrogate, I will trouble Master Yu to present this case step by step. If there is any news, please send someone to let me know as a thank you!"

"Yes, yes, Yu will definitely pass this pleading to Lord Fu Yin, and ask Lord Fu Yin to make a decision."

"Then thank you, Master Yu, and the old man will leave."

"I have a spare adult, the little girl will leave first."

Du Yuniang also saluted Yu Huan, then turned around and left with Fang Peishan.

As soon as the two left, Yu Huan immediately took the pleadings and ran to the inner office and found the governor of Jingzhao.

"Lord Zou, something is wrong..."

"what happened?"

"My lord, please take a look..."

Yu Huan didn't bother to explain, and directly presented the pleadings.

When Fu Yin saw the content of the complaint, his expression changed in shock: "What... what's going on here? Mr. Fang has never participated in court disputes, and has already resigned for retirement. Why did he suddenly think of taking the lead in this old case?"

"That's right, the lower officials are also quite strange. You know, once this pile is turned over, it will definitely shake the government and the public. I don't know how much commotion it will cause."

"No...it's not right..."

Fu Yin had a serious face and muttered to himself.

Yu Huan echoed, "It's really weird. As far as I know, Lord Fang and Shilang Du are just acquaintances, and the case has already been settled. How risky is it to come out to reverse the case at this time?
One careless move, not to mention the reputation of a lifetime, I'm afraid it will even..."

Speaking of this, Yu Huan seemed to have scruples, so he didn't say anything further.

Fu Yin pondered for a while, and said: "No, with Mr. Fang's personality, he would not easily get involved in such a fight.

The official suspects that someone is planning this matter behind the scenes, and his purpose may not be as simple as overturning the case. "

"Yes, yes, your lord is right. If this case were to be reversed, too many people would be involved. The point is, the original case was..."

Having said that, Yu Huan stopped talking again.

Of course, even if he didn't mention Fu Yin, he knew that what he wanted to talk about was today's day.

How easy is it to reverse the case approved by the emperor's imperial pen?Unless the emperor himself is willing to stand up...

"Forget it, don't make wild guesses, this case is beyond your control, and it's probably far more complicated than you and I imagined.

In this way, before this matter spreads, quickly transfer the pleadings to the Ministry of Punishment..."

"Yes, my lord!"

Therefore, Yu Huan immediately sent the complaint to the Ministry of Punishment.

Sure enough, the news spread quickly, like a boulder thrown into a lake, causing an uproar.

People from all walks of life moved after hearing the news, some were secretly discussing countermeasures, some were waiting to watch the excitement, some were worried, and some were running around...

Now that Zhou Yu had already made a move, he didn't care about hiding his whereabouts, and even came outside the palace gate openly.

This time the clothes were quite formal, with a purple gold crown on his head and a dragon pattern robe.

The dragon pattern robe is not a dragon robe, but the exclusive robe of the princes and marquises of the Dagan Dynasty to show their status.

The styles of the robes are all similar, the difference lies in the dragon pattern, from which one can tell the other party's title.

When the guards at the palace gate saw Lord Hou coming, they did not dare to neglect, they all stepped forward to greet him.

Zhou Yu took out his waist card and said, "Please inform me that Zhou Yu, Marquis of Jing'an, is asking to see His Majesty."

The guard inspected the badge, and raised his hand respectfully: "Please, Lord Hou!"

It is not easy to see the emperor, nor is it easy to see the emperor.

Generally speaking, when officials with low official rank seek to see the emperor, they can only wait outside the palace and wait for the notification. Only after the emperor agrees can they enter the palace.

Those with high official rank will usually be taken to the hall near the inner palace to wait. In this way, once the emperor agrees to summon them, they can meet soon.

Zhou Yu was personally conferred by the emperor, so of course he is eligible to enter the palace to receive orders.

Taking Zhou Yu into the hall, the guard went to the eunuch of the inner palace to transfer the report.

After waiting for about a cup of tea, a eunuch who was about forty years old hurried into the hall, bowed his hands to Zhou Yu and bowed: "Slave Hai Dagui sees the Lord Marquis."

"Hehe, Eunuch Hai doesn't need to be too polite."

Zhou Yu stood up and raised his hand.

Just based on the respectful attitude of the other party, he can also guess the emperor's attitude.

Sure enough, Hai Dagui said again: "Master Hou, there is a decree from the Holy Spirit to call for an audience with Master Hou in his study."

"Thank you, Lord!"

Zhou Yu cupped his hands in the air, and then said: "I would like to ask Mr. Hai to lead the way."

"My Lord, please!"

"Eunuch Hai, please!"

Not long after, the two arrived outside the Imperial Study Room together.

At this time, Hai Dafu stopped, and said in a sharp voice: "Report to the emperor, the Marquis of Jing'an is here."

"come in."

"According to the order!"

Hai Dafu responded, and then raised his hand to Zhou Yu: "Master, please!"

"Thank you, Eunuch!"

Zhou Yu arched his hands, and then walked into the imperial study with Hai Dagui.

"My lord, Zhou Yu sees the emperor, I wish my emperor long live, long live, long live!"

"Hahaha, Marquis of Jing'an, Marquis of Jing'an, you are willing to enter the palace to see me."

Yonghe Dile chuckled, and then told Hai Dagui: "Give me a seat and serve tea!"

"Yes!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhou Yu cupped his hands in thanks, and then sat down.

Before he could speak, Emperor Yonghe smiled and asked, "Aiqing, I heard that you are going to get married?"

Zhou Yu cupped his hands and said, "It's unexpected that the emperor still cares about such a trivial matter."

"Aiqing's words are wrong. How can a big marriage be a trivial matter? Isn't there a popular saying among the people?
There are four great joys in life, sweet rains after a long drought, old acquaintances in a foreign country, wedding nights in the bridal chamber, and the time of being named on the gold list.

Now, Aiqing is about to have a wedding in her bridal chamber, and the students taught by Aiqing are also on the gold list, and they are the top students in high school. At this moment, Aiqing can be regarded as a double happiness.

If we meet our old acquaintance again in the capital, wouldn't it be four happiness and three happiness? "

"According to the auspicious words of the emperor..."

"I also heard that the unusual woman Aiqing married was a disciple of the Cultivation of Immortals sect, right?"

"You really can't hide anything from the emperor. That's right, Min'er is indeed a disciple of the Cultivation of Immortals sect."

Hearing this, Emperor Yonghe said with emotion from the bottom of his heart: "Speaking of which, I really envy you and your husband and wife, they are simply the real couple of gods and immortals."

"The emperor's reputation is too high. Regardless of whether he cultivates immortality or not, the ministers and Min'er are still the people of the big cadres."

Honestly, who wouldn't?
In fact, for immortal cultivators, the change of dynasty has little to do with them, they are basically like people from two worlds.

Unless the world is in chaos and demons are everywhere, they will come forward to subdue demons and eliminate demons.After all, chaos in the world is not a good thing for cultivating immortals, and it will affect cultivation.

However, Emperor Yonghe was very happy when he heard it.

"I am very pleased to have Aiqing's words. At that time, I will also prepare a big gift for the virtuous couple."

"The minister is terrified..."

"Aiqing, you came at the right time. I have some troubles recently. Aiqing might as well give me some advice."

"Oh? I wonder what worries the emperor?"

"Last time, I went to war against the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Turks who repeatedly invaded my territory, and finally won a big victory. Aiqing has contributed a lot to this incident..."

Zhou Yu smiled modestly: "Actually, I didn't do much, I just wrote two poems out of anger."

"It was these two poems of Aiqing that boosted morale and made me finally determined to fight back.

It's just that the border has just stabilized for a while, and recently those foreigners have started to harass them again and again.Including the coastal area, there are also many Japanese pirates who rob fishing villages from time to time.

In this regard, some ministers of the DPRK and China are fighting, and some are making peace, which makes me a little troubled. I don't know what Ai Qing thinks? "

Zhou Yu thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, the general trend of the world today is that war is not suitable for peace."

"Oh? Can Aiqing tell you the reason?"

"It's very simple, most of the ministers who advocate peace, I think most of them are out of selfishness and don't want to fight.

Because once there is a war, their comfortable life will inevitably be affected.

However, they often admit it, often impassioned, and use the people as an example.

It is said that the war is as fierce as a tiger, and once the war breaks out, it will be the common people who will suffer..."

"That's right, almost all the ministers who opposed the war said the same thing."

Zhou Yu said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, I'm not saying that these anti-war ministers are all out of selfishness, some of them may really be thinking of the common people, but their vision is too short-sighted.

Natural selection, the law of the jungle, this is the law of heaven, and everything in the world cannot escape this law.

If we make concessions step by step and blindly seek peace for the sake of temporary peace, it will only intensify our opponents and erode our land, resources, and dignity step by step.

These ministers advocate seeking peace, but what are they seeking?
Is it possible to say a few good words to the other party, drink a few drinks and shake hands and make peace without attacking each other?

This is just wishful thinking.

Yichen guessed that most of the ministers who advocate peace have come up with some bad ideas, such as getting married, cutting land, sending gold, silver, and food, right? "

Emperor Yonghe smiled wryly and nodded: "That's right, that's pretty much what it means."

Since ancient times, when the two countries have confronted each other, whoever negotiates peace first will definitely be the one who suffers.

If you want to negotiate a peace, you have to get some benefits.

Therefore, those Huns, Xianbei, Turks, Koryo, and Japanese pirates all came with this idea.

They hope that the Central Plains will take the initiative to initiate a peace, so that they will get a lot of benefits.

For a long time, what majesty is there in the Daqian Dynasty?Maybe one day the other party will make a big attack...

(End of this chapter)