Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 136 The Backstab from the Third Commander
"Father, it's my child's troubled family. I've troubled you. My child is sorry for you!" Xu Fengyan knelt on the ground, crying with tears all over her face.

"Hurry up and say it! Do you have to wait for the decree to confiscate the house before you say it?" Xu Zhemu's beard and hair were all stretched out.

"It's useless, father, my boy was deceived by them. The last time all the officials joined forces to force His Majesty to sin against him, it was the officials who contacted Zhuang Wenyun, Kang Xiaolian and the others. And... and this time. "Xu Fengyan said with despair on his face, hesitating.

"How much do you know about the things in Huguang?" After hearing this, Xu Zhemu's body shook for a while, and he was about to collapse, but he forced himself to ask.

Xu Fengyan shook his head and said, "Father, I really don't know what's going on in Huguang, but every year they send a sum of money to the old house in Jiayu County."

"How much money have you collected from them over the years?" Xu Zhemu asked again.

Xu Fengyan still shook his head and said: "The old family is counting and keeping accounts for those money, my child has not asked in detail, but in the past two years, Fei Lian and the others have given a little more, and each time it is about a million taels."

"You..." Xu Zhemu raised his slap and wanted to hit it, but finally stopped in mid-air.

In his fifties, Xu Zhemu, who was close to his sixtieth birthday, suddenly hunched down from his originally tall and straight figure, and his state of mind, which had been nurtured by the ups and downs of his half-life official career, was completely shocked at this moment.

"No wonder your sister always says that you seem to be wearing a human skin, with a respectful and humble face, but you are actually arrogant. I will tell you in every possible way that those people can be used, but you can't believe them, and you can't get involved in their bad things Leaving, you took my advice as a deaf ear. It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous that I Xu Zhemu has seen countless people in half my life, but in the end I was blinded by my son, hahahaha."

"No wonder, no wonder these years, as long as Huguang's political affairs are involved, he, Li Baobao, has become dumb and deaf. Everyone said that Li and Xu are in the same court. Hehe, what a big irony. For more than thirty years, it’s like painting in the air, but it’s nothing more than an illusion. It’s a dream to find a deer among the bananas. Now, it’s hard for friends, fishermen and woodcutters to find a pine forest and a hut.”

Xu Fengyan had never seen such a slumped side of his father who was as stalwart as Mount Tai in his heart. At this time, his father looked like a helpless old farmer in the field in the face of natural disasters, but he still had luck in his heart.

"Father, you are Dagan's second assistant and His Majesty's right-hand man. Your Majesty will spare us, right?"

Xu Zhemu looked at his son who was still unwilling to give up, and let out a sad smile. This was the son he was proud of, and this was the son of Daigan Jisuke, who was an official at a young age and became a member of the military arsenal cleanup department Uiro.

"Fool, now is not the time to think about whether His Majesty will spare our father and son, but how to make His Majesty spare your younger brothers and sisters. Go ahead and think quietly for your father."

Xu's second child outside the study heard everything in his ears. He raised his legs several times and wanted to approach the study, but finally held back and turned to Xu Wenyu's boudoir.

In the early morning of the next day, all the officials rushed to the Fengtian Gate early as usual, waiting for the morning court.

Following the rebellion of the Huguang vassal king, who was quickly quelled and escorted to Beijing, the strange cloud in Beijing suddenly dissipated, and all kinds of rumors and secrets that had been circulating in the streets and alleys in the past disappeared.In this game about imperial power, the emperor finally won a comprehensive victory.The dark clouds dissipated, and the officials in the middle of the court naturally relaxed, and their faces were filled with smiles.

Among the top cabinet members, Mr. Li Ge still looks like an old god no matter how big the matter is. Mr. Fu Ge seems to be much younger today, with his head held high, and every step is firm and powerful. , The elders on Tuesday were still automatically ignored by everyone.The one who surprised all the officials was Elder Xu Ge, who was the second assistant. Why did he look so much older after not seeing him overnight?
At the fifth watch, the gate of Fengtian opens, and all officials enter the pilgrimage to meet.

"Your Majesty is in the morning, there is a class to play!"

As Dai Quan's drake voice dropped, he woke up Xu Zhemu, who was immersed in God, and stretched out his trembling right hand to fumble into his sleeve pocket. There was a confession letter he had drafted overnight, and the matter came to an end. At this point, even his second assistant, besides pleading guilty and resigning, can't think of any way to avoid the Xu family's misfortune.Xu Zhemu knew that with what their father and son did, not to mention that Jiade would never let it go easily, even the officials in the court would inevitably step on them a few times afterwards, he never thought that only by one Zhezi was able to make Jiade show mercy, but it was nothing more than an attitude to the emperor: as a courtier, he knew he was wrong, and as long as he could not implicate his second daughter, Xu Zhemu was even ready to be imprisoned, beheaded or exiled.

Just when he was about to take a step, Fu Donglai behind him stepped out of the class first and said: "Fu Shi, a scholar of Chenhu Dongge University, has this performance."

Jia De didn't hesitate for a moment, sat high on the dragon seat, his face was covered by the crown, so that the officials couldn't see his anger, and he said softly: "Speak!"

I saw Fu Donglai holding a memorandum and said loudly: "My minister, Fu Shi, the last book impeached Jining Marquis Fan Si, An Hebodang's allegiance, household servant Zhuang Wenyun, inspector's left deputy governor Shi Kang Xiaolian, and military minister. Ma Fang, General Administration Secretary Zuo Tongzheng Huang Bin, military member Wailang Xu Fengyan and other officials of the DPRK and China have been accused of forming a party for personal gain, gaining power and accumulating wealth, communicating with foreign officials, deceiving the saints, secretly colluding with the rebellious vassals to build momentum for them, etc. Twelve crimes, please Your Majesty Punish the treacherous and sycophants, and return to the court in Qingming."

"Big Companion, bring up Fu Qing's playbook." Jia De calmly ordered Dai Quan to the side.

After Dai Quan presented the memorandum, Jiade glanced over it briefly, then looked at all the officials in the hall and asked: "Can anyone defend Fu Qing's bullets?"

In the main hall, Ma Fang, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Huang Bin, Zuo Tongzheng, Secretary of the General Administration, hurriedly came out of the class and knelt down to play and cry for grievances.

Jia Defu asked the crowd again: "Where are the others?"

However, an official from the Procuratorate came out of the hall and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, Kang Xiaolian, the left deputy capital censor, asked for leave yesterday and did not go to court."

An official from the household department also came out and said: "Zhuang Wenyun, the servant of the household department, also asked for leave yesterday and never went to court."

"What else?" Jad asked again.

But Dai Quan who was at the side replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Marquis of Jining and Uncle An He have no vacancies in the court, and today is not a grand meeting, so they are not in the palace. As for the military officer Xu Fengyan, he is still outside the palace. shift."

Hu Ting, the little eunuch guarding the palace gate, came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Xu Fengyan, a member of the Ministry of War, is pleading guilty outside the palace."

Jiade nodded silently, but he heard Fu Donglai who was outside the train say: "Your Majesty, I also have Huguang Governor and Nanjing Youdu Yushi Feng Hengshi handing over the memorial, which is about Fei Lian, the former governor of Huguang. According to the accusations of envoy Zhong Shanlang, envoy Zhong Shanlang, envoy Pan Gui and others for embezzlement of Mexican military pay and rations, collusion with the feudal vassal, and making friends with officials from the court and China, along with three boxes of evidence such as account books and letters, the minister has ordered people to take them outside the hall."

All the officials in the hall, big and small, sensed that something was wrong from the moment Fu Donglai came out of work. The cabinet ministers have all personally ended up. How can things be small?In particular, one of the people impeached was the eldest son of the current court minister.

All the officials became silent again, and at the same time looked at Xu Zhemu in front of the train.

Jia De's eyes also turned around, and after a moment of silence, Fu asked Xu Zhemu calmly: "Xu Qing, I remember that Fei Lian and Zhong Shanlang were recommended by you, right? Your son was also involved in Fu Qing's bullet, and Xu Fengyan also pleaded guilty outside the palace, what can Xu Qing say?"

Xu Zhemu glanced at Li Endi, who was standing motionless in front of him, and then at Fu Donglai, who had cut off all his backs. He sighed in his heart, and put the resignation in his hand back into his sleeve pocket again. In the middle, Fucai came out of the class and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, it is a minister who does not know people well and has no way to teach his son. He is ashamed of His Majesty's grace. The son of the minister, Xu Fengyan, is perverse and ignorant. He does not know the court's laws and punishments. He has committed a serious crime. Your Majesty please Strictly deal with Xu Fengyan's crimes, only 'collude with rebellious vassals to build momentum for him', I hope His Majesty will clearly investigate!"

If this article is recognized, then the one who copied is not one family, but nine clans!

Without this, Xu Zhemu might be able to plead guilty to the emperor and resign, and go home to await trial, but now that Fu Donglai has connected the Xu family and Yang Huang first, if Xu Zhemu is pleading guilty and resigning, then Even if the article of "colluding with the rebels" is also recognized, then there will be no room for turning around.

The life and death of him and his eldest son had already been preordained, no matter how good the outcome was, it would not be any better. He wanted to make a final fight for his youngest son and daughter.He is the deputy assistant of the chief executive, and he has been a cabinet minister for nearly ten years. Even if he is guilty, the imperial court can't punish him immediately with just one bullet. According to the routine, he has to go through a series of review procedures.Maybe. There is still a chance.

But Jiade looked at Li Endi again and asked, "What does Li Aiqing think?"

Li Endi, who had been silent all this time, walked out of the train tremblingly, and said: "Return to Your Majesty, this matter involves our cabinet ministers, so don't be careless. The old ministers think that the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, the Inspectorate, and Dali Temple should be ordered. The matter of Xu Fengyan will be interrogated, if there is something wrong, Xu Fengyan should be punished. If what he said is not true, Xu Ge has been in the cabinet for nearly ten years and has worked hard for me. The court should return the Xu family's innocence."

Fu Donglai glanced at Li Endi from the sidelines, feeling extremely afraid of the chief assistant.Xu Fengyan is guilty, how can Xu Zhemu, as a father, get away with it?But Li Endi only mentioned Xu Fengyan's crime, and interceded for Xu Zhemu without showing any traces. There is no guarantee that when the three divisions will interrogate, the chief assistant will not intervene.
But Jia De looked at Yang and Zhou Zhou on the other side.

But I heard Yang Jing say: "Your Majesty, I think what Li Ge said is reasonable."

Zhou Quan: "The minister seconded the proposal."

Jiade didn't expect the two clay sculptures to come up with any different opinions, and then he looked away, looked at the officials in the hall and said: "Remove Xu Fengyan and others from their posts and put them in prison, and let Li Qian'an, the servant of the punishment department, be the chief judge. Pang Wei, the right deputy governor of the court, and Gu Lincang, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, are the deputy judges, and they jointly tried Xu Fengyan's case, and Yang Yu, the right patriarch, and Jia Ying, the supervisory censor, were appointed as the supervisors. Do you have any objections?"

Jia Ying has not been idle for the past few days. He went to Xuanzhen Temple, and after he came back, he began to buy things like three animals, wine and fruit, glutinous rice sugar, gold and silver tea, silk, satin and jade, all kinds of things. .

With the mentality of trying, he proposed to Jia Jing to be a matchmaker for him and Daiyu, and to propose a marriage to the Lin family, but he did not expect that Jia Jing, who has never liked to socialize in ordinary affairs, would agree without hesitation. After returning, Jia Ying began to prepare.

Among the three matchmakers and six recruiters, there are already matchmakers for the male and female sides, and Jia Ying only needs to hire another red woman.The rest is Na Cai, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, requesting a date, and welcoming the six items. He and Daiyu are only engaged at the moment, and the six engagements only need to go through the first five items and set a date for marriage.Right now he's preparing what Nacho needs.

Just when Jia Ying was about to invite the old lady to Lin's mansion to propose marriage, she heard Xi'er came to report that several inner eunuchs from the palace came outside, and they came with the imperial decree.

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