serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 228 Buried
Study room behind the large tent of the Chinese Army

Xie Qiong and Eunuch Zhao hurried in.

The chair in front of the desk was empty, and Jia Hu was lying on the reclining chair beside him, holding a volume of books in his hand.

Jia Heng held his breath and stood beside him with his head down.

Eunuch Zhao was taken aback, and immediately said: "There is another news from the East City, except that the Metropolitan Procuratorate went to a street patrol censor and a group of street patrol soldiers, but no one from Shuntian Mansion, Bing Ma Si, and the infantry yamen went. Even the soldiers patrolling the streets walked around.

The most important thing right now is to get all the soldiers back to the camp, those Qingliu may go out of the palace at any time, and there is no telling what will happen. "

Jia Hu stared at the book: "It's all tied up! Tie it behind the horse, drag it back to the camp for me, and hang it on the flagpole!"

Eunuch Zhao was shocked.

Xie Qiong was also shocked, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "They violated military discipline and shouldn't beat people, but if the other party is provocative first, let's beat each of them with twenty army sticks."

Jia Hu squinted at him: "Who said I'm going to punish them?" Then turned his gaze to Jia Heng: "Take someone to drag everyone surnamed Kong back. If anyone stops, tie them up and drag them back."

Jia Heng raised his eyebrows and replied loudly: "No!" He turned around and walked out quickly.

Eunuch Zhao panicked: "Marshal, their surname is Kong."

Jia Hu only glanced at Eunuch Zhao, but said nothing.

Eunuch Zhao looked at Xie Qiong, motioning for him to persuade him.

Xie Qiong pondered for a moment, and then said: "This matter is very troublesome. These people are obviously ordered by others, and their identities are not ordinary. They are descendants of Duke Yansheng. Commander, whether you can listen or not, The last general has to say something, we have to endure this matter."

Jia Hu stood up and put the book in his hand on the desk: "Didn't you say that the Yongwei Camp should not be humiliated with the matter of Wang Dalei? Why do we have to endure it when it involves the Kong family?"

Xie Qiong was embarrassed, and replied falteringly: "This Kong family, Qingliu have been looking for trouble recently, let's talk about it after the wind has passed."

Jia Hu's gaze turned to Eunuch Zhao.

Just as eunuch Zhao was about to speak, Jia Hu suddenly asked, "Do you know why His Majesty inspected the army?"

Xie Qiong and Eunuch Zhao looked at each other and looked at Jia Hu together.

Ignoring them, Jia Hu went on to say, "It's not just to show the Manchus, Mongols, and other vassal states about the great strength of the Zhou Dynasty, but also to warn those in the court who harbor evil intentions."

Eunuch Zhao nodded.

Jia Hu raised his voice: "If you choose to be patient at this time, it will definitely affect the morale of the army. Besides, why should we be patient?! Just because their surname is Kong?"

Xie Qiong lowered his head.

Jia Hu suddenly shouted loudly: "Come on!"

Eunuch Zhao and Xie Qiong were startled.

Lin San rushed in with a team of personal soldiers.

Jia Hu: "Go and tell Liu Xianglian to immediately withdraw all patrols to the camp!"

A soldier responded and hurried out.

Eunuch Zhao and Xie Qiong were there in a daze.

Jia Hu said to Lin San: "Take someone to dig a big hole outside the camp, and then erect a flagpole on the side."

Lin San: "Yes." He led the people out quickly.

Eunuch Zhao's eyes flashed, and he dug a hole, planning to bury someone!
The sky in the twelfth lunar month changed as soon as it was said, and it was gray and full of clouds.

Cabinet value
After staying up all night and being tired all morning, Mr. Yang Ge didn't rest on the couch until early noon. At this time, his tiredness had faded a lot, and he was sitting in front of a big case and flipping through official documents.

Since the beginning of winter, Chief Assistant Song Chengliang has been ill, and he has to go back to rest for an hour or two every day, and almost all the affairs of the cabinet are on him.

After putting away the processed official documents, Old Yang Ge sighed. He could clearly feel his body weakened a lot, and shouted to the outside: "Come here!"

An officer on duty walked in.

Elder Yang Ge: "Has everyone left the side hall?"

The officer on duty replied: "All gone."

Old Yang Ge nodded: "Yeah." He pointed to the brazier again: "Make the fire bigger!"

The official hurriedly added some charcoal to the brazier, bent down and blew on the fire, and the fire ignited blazingly.

Suddenly a gust of cold wind came in through the thick curtain, Zhao Zixun hurried in and said, "Something happened, those children of the Kong family were arrested and sent to the Yongwei camp."

Old Yang Ge smiled wryly: "It's good to let it out."

Zhao Zixun: "He was dragged out of the city by being tied behind a horse"

Yang Ge was stunned, from Dongshi to the Yongwei camp for more than thirty li, such a long distance, he would be useless even if he didn't die.

Zhao Zixun was in a hurry: "If it kills someone, it won't end well!"

Before he could say a word, he heard footsteps outside, and the left servant of the Ministry of Rites came in through the crack of the door curtain, panting: "Something has happened! Several Qingliu took people out of the city and said they were going to the Yongwei Camp to dignify people. I need to ask Ning Guogong for an explanation."

Yang Ge's old face darkened: "Nonsense! Is there a place for reasoning? Trespassing the barracks is a death penalty!" He said and looked at Zhao Zixun, "Go and stop them immediately, and don't make trouble at this time. "

"Yes." Zhao Zixun bowed to him, turned and walked out.

Watching Zhao Zixun go out, Elder Yang Ge felt that the situation was serious, so he stood up, thought for a while, and said to the officer on duty: "Go to the Sixth Department and pass on my words. No one is allowed to leave the city today, let alone go to the Yongwei Camp to make trouble. Those who violate the order will be dismissed immediately and investigated!"

The officer on duty: "Yes." He hurried out.

Elder Yang Ge pondered for a moment, and said to the left servant of the Ministry of Rites: "Go, go to the study."

Zhao Zixun drove the horse and galloped, causing passers-by to dodge in shock.

The attendants waved their whips and followed closely, rushed out of Guang'an Gate, and galloped towards the Yongwei camp.

The horse's hooves sounded urgently, mud and water splashed, Zhao Zixun and his party of more than ten people quickly saw the camp.

There was a sad horn sound.

Zhao Zixun's heart skipped a beat, and he whipped hard on the horse's buttocks, and the horse sped forward in pain.

In front of the gate, those Qingliu and their entourage had been tied up by Wuhuada. In front of them was a big pit with several flagpoles erected beside it. The children of the Confucius family were hanging on the flagpoles, covered in blood. , life and death unknown.

At this time, Jia Hu came out, followed by Eunuch Zhao and Xie Qiong.

Seeing Jia Hu, those Qingliu shouted immediately:

"Let go! This old man is the censor of the imperial court, and murdering the censor is a capital crime of beheading!"

"Jia Hu! You are so cowardly, you are against all scholars by killing the disciples of the Confucius family!"

"Disrespectful! I will impeach you in front of the emperor"

Jia Hu glanced at their faces, and then asked Eunuch Zhao, "According to the military regulations, what crime should one commit when trespassing on the barracks?"

Eunuch Zhao did not hesitate, and replied loudly: "Anyone who trespasses on the barracks shall be beheaded!"

Those Qingliu were dumbfounded.

Jia Hu took a step forward and said calmly: "You are all scholars, so naturally you can't deal with it according to the rules. You still have to have the privileges and decency you deserve."

After hearing this, several people felt relieved, and heard Jia Hu yell again: "Buried!"

A group of wolves and tigers threw several Qingliu and their entourage into the pit like throwing animals.

The soldiers who had been prepared a long time ago rushed up and filled the soil without saying a word.

"Keep people under the knife! Keep people under the knife—"

Zhao Zixun got off his horse and shouted out of breath, "Wait for the execution, I have something to say to Duke Ning."

Jia Hu raised his hand, and the soldiers made way for a passage.

Zhao Zixun came over in a hurry: "Mr. Ning, let me ask you for a favor on their behalf."

Jia Hu interrupted him unceremoniously: "Military law is ruthless!"

Zhao Zixun became anxious, and turned his gaze to Eunuch Zhao, "Supervisor Zhao?"

Eunuch Zhao shook his head.

Those few Qingliu finally came to their senses and shouted loudly: "Old Zhao Ge, we didn't trespass in the barracks, we didn't enter the barracks at all!"

Xie Qiong smiled: "The three miles around the camp belong to the military control area, and anyone who trespasses will die!" As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Zixun again.

Zhao Zixun was taken aback for a moment, seeing that the pit was being filled with more and more soil, he immediately shouted: "Slow! There is no imperial decree, killing the censor without authorization is a felony, you must not implicate Duke Ning!"

The soldiers were stunned and looked at Jia Hu together.

Zhao Zixun seized the opportunity and said: "The imperial decree is already on the way, please wait for a moment, Lord Ning, at this time, no one is killed!"

At this moment, there was a rush of hoofbeats, and everyone looked closely.

The horse team gradually approached, and the leader was the deputy chief eunuch of Qianqing Palace.

Zhao Zixun was overjoyed.

After galloping outside the gate, the horse team stopped.

The eunuch, the deputy head of the Qianqing Palace, got off his horse and walked towards Jia Hu with a box containing the imperial decree. When he was ten steps away from Jia Hu, he stood still and glanced in another direction.

Zhao Zixun was stunned.

Jia Hu waved his hand: "Bury!"

(End of this chapter)