serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 214
It was getting dark gradually, and the blazing torches and bright lanterns illuminated the square of Qianqing Palace as bright as day.

Teams of Fanzi from the Criminal Division and the Imperial Army lined up in the snowstorm to stand by.

In the brightly lit upper study room, four pots of open fire were burned with sandalwood early in the day, warm as spring.

Song Chengliang, Zhao Zixun and Qian Shangshu all came and sat there silently looking at the emperor.

Emperor Jianwu was sitting in front of the case at this time, looking carefully at the trial records one by one, raising his head from time to time to think silently, and then looking down after thinking for a while, after reading the last page, he stood there in a daze.

After a while of silence, Emperor Jianwu said, "You guys should take a look too."

There were only four people in the empty hall, the monarch and his ministers. Zhao Zixun stood up, hurriedly walked to the side of the case, collected the trial records sent by Wan Ping one by one, walked back to Song Chengliang, and held them there.

Song Chengliang just looked at the case record in his hand and remained motionless.

Emperor Jianwu sighed softly: "Look. There's nothing shameful about it, it's just another joke."

Song Chengliang: "Yes." He took the trial record and read it carefully.

Emperor Jianwu: "Look at it too."

Zhao Zixun and Qian Shangshu: "Yes." They moved their heads closer.

After reading the last page, Zhao Zixun sent the stack of trial records back to the imperial case and pressed it with a paperweight.

"What do you think?" Emperor Jianwu asked.

Song Chengliang: "This matter is beyond the reach of ministers and others."

Emperor Jianwu sighed again: "That's right. I can't even make up my mind. Come on, I'll show you something." Then, he took out a piece of paper from the official document and handed it to Zhao Zixun.

Zhao Zixun stepped forward, took it with both hands, and walked back to Song Chengliang, the three of them looked together.

Emperor Jianwu sat quietly, and glanced at the three people who were carefully looking at the ink paper from time to time.

Looking at it, the expressions of Song Chengliang and the three became unusually dignified.

Emperor Jianwu: "The one who is guilty is Wuya Ruixing. The old concubine has great kindness to the royal family. The Zhen family cannot be left behind. I have decided to raise this child in the palace and let the old concubine personally raise him. He will become a pillar of the imperial court in the future."

Song Chengliang was startled, so were Zhao Zixun and Qian Shangshu, and they all stood up.

Emperor Jianwu: "Jia amnesty is for my face."

The three of them are all shrewd people, and when they think of the Fanzi and the Imperial Army in the square of Qianqing Palace, they still don't understand.

Zhao Zixun walked to the side of the case and presented the ink note to him.

Emperor Jianwu took the ink note, and looked out of the window: "The Jia family ordered to protect that woman and child in the camp. I just want to see who is colluding with the Manchu Tartars. Well! It's on my head, shame on me!"

The three quickly knelt down.

Song Chengliang had no choice but to speak: "We can't listen to one-sided words in everything. Based on these confessions alone, we can't be sure that they have obeyed the orders of the Supreme Emperor. Maybe this
It was a conspiracy of the Manchus. "

Emperor Jianwu shook his head: "I have already guessed it, but there is no direct evidence. I thought that even if I couldn't lure the person behind the scenes, I could defeat a few vicious dogs that bit people. It's a pity that I only caught a fly, and it hasn't been involved in this case yet."

Song Chengliang fell silent, and there was silence in the study room.

"Get up."

Emperor Jianwu looked at Song Chengliang again: "Those unruly people who spread rumors to slander the Yongwei Camp, as well as the officials involved in the case in Wanping County will be ordered to be executed at Caishikou in three days! Zhongshun King and Yizhong County King will be executed."

Song Chengliang: "Follow the order."

Emperor Jianwu stood up from the dragon chair: "It's boring. Open the window to let in some air."

Zhao Zixun went to the window and opened the windows one by one, and a gust of cold wind immediately blew many snowflakes in.

Everyone was shivering, looking out the window at the heavy snow.

Song Chengliang was getting old, and subconsciously wrapped his official robe tightly around his body, and then he reacted and let go of his hand.

Emperor Jianwu had already seen it, and said to Zhao Zixun, "Close the window."

"Yes." Zhao Zixun immediately closed the windows.

Immediately, it was not so cold. Emperor Jianwu walked up and down, and said, "I heard that the Qing officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Imperial Academy, and the Imperial College are planning to impeach Jia Hu. It's fine if they are honest officials. I'm afraid that some people will use the name of an honest official to stir up trouble everywhere, lest the world will not be chaotic."

The three looked at each other and looked at the emperor together.

Emperor Jianwu stopped in his tracks: "I would like to say hello to you, everyone manages their own people well. If something happens, it will not look good."

After a pause, "The government has made such a mess. The responsibility lies with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Imperial Academy, and the Imperial College, especially the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Li Party, the Li Party, and the Mei Party. It's a mess! Cleaning up the government starts with the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"

The three of them replied in unison: "The minister waits for the order."

Emperor Jianwu: "Jia Yucun is not directly involved in this matter, but he has ulterior motives. I have ordered Dai Quan to dismiss him and send him to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The Chinese New Year is almost here. Let's talk about other things after the New Year."

The three replied in unison: "Yes."

"Ah."

Emperor Jianwu nodded, and then looked at Song Chengliang: "Tell the Manchus, if you don't agree to my terms, wait for Jia Hu to come back and talk to them."

This sentence made the three of them look at each other and smile, Song Chengliang replied with a smile: "Yes."

"It's cold, you all go back." Emperor Jianwu said gently.

Song Chengliang, Zhao Zixun and Qian Shangshu bowed deeply: "Yes." They slowly backed out.

Looking at the three people who had exited the gate of the palace, Emperor Jianwu was stunned, and the light in his eyes was dimmed. He thought that even if he could not get the criminal evidence of King Zhongshun and King Yizhong County, he would have a reason to dismiss Mei Changwen and others, but the bamboo basket fetched water in vain.

Regardless of whether this matter was because they falsely used the name of the Supreme Emperor, they were targeting their own weakness and insisted on forcing themselves to have the reputation of imprisoning their biological father.

Thinking of this, Emperor Jianwu's eyes showed a fierce light.

At this moment, Dai Quan walked in with a cold air: "Your Majesty, I have been sent to Daming Palace."

"Ah."

Emperor Jianwu responded, and looked at Dai Quan: "Send ten eunuchs from the Criminal Division to guard them closely!"

"Yes."

Dai Quan hesitated for a moment and said, "That woman was gifted to death by the concubine."

Emperor Jianwu was taken aback for a moment, and thought for a while: "Then send the body to the Manchus."

Dai Quan lowered his head: "Yes."

Emperor Jianwu: "Immediately go to the jail and send Xia Shouzhong back to Longshou Palace"

"Your Majesty." Dai Quan was startled, and couldn't believe his ears.

The fierce light in Emperor Jianwu's eyes appeared again: "Break one of his legs, as long as you don't delay his errands."

Dai Quan's eyes lit up: "Follow the order."

At this time, there was a big fire burning in Mei Changwen's study. Outside it was snowing and cold, but inside it was as warm as spring.

Mei Changwen was lying on a recliner, holding a volume of books in his hand, and looking at it carelessly.

Mei Zonglu hurried in and whispered something in his ear.

Mei Changwen was startled, sat up hastily, and was stunned on the spot.

Mei Zonglu: "Father's guess is right. This is a game, and it's a game we're doing with the Jia family today. Please enter the urn."

Mei Changwen's eyes were distracted, and he sat there in a daze.

It was snowing heavily, the place was completely white, and the Jia Amnesty Courtyard was brightly lit.

Jia Amnesty was sitting under the lamp reading the letter at this time, and he read it very seriously.After reading it, he folded the letter and put it in the box on the desk, stood up, walked to the window and looked out at the snowy night dimly illuminated by the light, heaving a sigh of relief, the emperor did not issue an order to interrogate Jia Yucun.

It was clearly one step away, but it ended hastily. What on earth is the emperor going to do?
A step back is a step back, and the Taishanghuang and the others will press hard.

A sneer came to the corner of his mouth, all that Yizhong County King did was in the name of the Supreme Emperor, and he himself was completely out of it.

Song Chengliang's letter also talked about the matter of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The big and small Li parties in the emperor's mouth, one is Li Shouzhong, and the other is Li Mao who took refuge in Jia's family.

Suddenly a gust of cold wind came through the thick curtain, Jiao Da walked in and said, "My lord, the emperor sent that woman's body to the concierge."

Jia Amnesty was startled at first, then laughed, Zhen Fu's way was broken.

Jiao Da went on to say: "The news came from Anhui that the Yongwei Battalion was withdrawn on the [-]th and returned to Beijing ahead of schedule."

Jia She nodded, looked at the snowflakes falling outside, and said, "Your second master should be back too."

(End of this chapter)