serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 238

Song House
The door of the study room was covered by a thick cotton curtain. The Chief Assistant Song Chengliang, the chief eunuch Dai Quan and Wang Ziteng sat silently in front of a big brazier. A big brazier was burning under the north window. It's snowing cold, but it's as warm as spring inside.

Dai Quan held the tongs and kept flicking the fire in the brazier with his head lowered, obviously feeling very heavy.

Suddenly, a gust of cold wind came in through the thick curtain, and Jia Hu, who was wearing a fox fur cloak, walked in. When he saw Dai Quan and Wang Ziteng, he was startled for a moment, and then walked over.

Dai Quan and Wang Ziteng stood up at the same time.

Jia Hu clasped his hands together, and said with a smile, "So Director Dai and Uncle are here." He looked at Song Chengliang who was sitting there, and asked, "Are you all right?"

Song Chengliang chuckled: "Please remember, this has been much better, but I still can't sleep well at night."

Dai Quan continued: "It's the same with the emperor. He works on state affairs during the day and wakes up after sleeping for two hours at night. How can this be done!"

Jia Hu smiled, hung the cloak on the hanger, dragged a chair, sat down by the brazier, and looked at Wang Ziteng again: "I haven't seen you for a few days, my uncle's complexion has changed, it seems It's recovering well."

Wang Ziteng replied: "I also want to thank the old lady. After eating for seven days, it has improved a lot. When this old ginseng is finished, the lost blood energy will be almost replenished."

Jia Hu nodded with satisfaction: "After a while, I will ask Baoyu to give you another 300-year-old mountain ginseng, which will strengthen the foundation." Then he turned his attention to Dai Quan, "Don't forget the new year's wine in the first month. gone."

Dai Quan replied without hesitation: "Don't worry, the miscellaneous family will definitely follow you to gain knowledge and broaden your horizons."

Jia Hu still wanted to talk, but Song Chengliang said: "Let's talk about serious things first, and talk about gossip later."

Wang Ziteng cleared his throat and said to Jia Hu: "You are right, Wang Ren really has something to hide from me. But it is not about the Chongwenmen Camp. Wang's cronies are assigned to work in Chongwenmen."

Jia Hu was surprised: "How is it possible? He doesn't have the power!"

Dai Quan answered, "It's Jia Yucun."

Jia Hu's eyes sparkled, "I'm not afraid."

Dai Quan smiled bitterly: "No one thought that Jia Yucun would be so courageous! The most terrible thing is that Jia Yucun signed more than [-] appointment documents before he was sent to prison. These people are scattered in Shanxi, Zhili and the grasslands outside the pass.”

After a pause, "These people all made military exploits in the Anhui War. I have checked all the files, and they are clean and there is no problem at all."

Jia Hu smiled: "It's easy, just hang Jia Yucun up and beat him up and it will all be clear."

Dai Quan just shook his head and didn't speak.

Song Chengliang said: "Jia Yucun is being imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, where the Yizhong County King is. Doing so will scare the snake."

Jia Hu: "We know that their intentions are not righteous, why do we let them do such nonsense? If you want me to say, arrest them directly. Those who should be confined, those who should be decapitated, the world will be peaceful!"

Dai Quan and Wang Ziteng looked at each other and looked at Song Chengliang together.

Song Chengliang shook his head: "This is the court, not your barracks. It is impossible to decide life and death, let alone punish without guilt! Mencius said: If you kill a soldier without guilt, the doctor can go; if you kill without guilt The people, the scholars can move."

Having said that, he put on a serious face: "If His Majesty ordered the death of King Zhongshun and King Yizhong County without proof, what would you think? Would you worry that you would end up like this in the future?!"

Jia Hu was silent.

Dai Quan sighed and said: "In all dynasties and dynasties, except for the founding king, no emperor could kill. It's not that he didn't dare, but he couldn't do it. The Great Zhou Dynasty was not Manchu, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were royal ministers. Not a slave."

Jia Hu thought for a moment and said, "What do you want me to do?"

Dai Quan: "It is up to you to transfer Jia Yucun from the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to the prison of the Ministry of Military Affairs."

Jia Hu was stunned: "Is there any difference? It's completely superfluous!"

Song Chengliang shook his head: "The current King Zhongshun and King Yizhong County are gamblers who bet on everything. If they are gamblers, they have a fluke mentality. To tell you the truth, the closure of Longshou Palace is a test for them. Although they will The Kong family pushed to the front to take the lead, but it is enough to prove that they are self-righteous and smart."

Jia Hu waved his hand and said with a smile, "I've been confused by you all. I don't understand, I really don't understand. I can help you go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to pick up people, but I don't care about the rest. Whether it succeeds or not, it has nothing to do with me!"

Song Chengliang nodded, and continued: "I still need to lend you a team of personal soldiers to act as a blindfold."

Jia Hu: "Who pays the wages?"

As soon as these words came out, Song Chengliang was the first to be blindfolded on the spot.

Dai Quan and Wang Ziteng were also blindfolded.

Jia Hu was surprised: "You don't want to take advantage of it for nothing!"

Dai Quan: "Aren't they your personal soldiers?"

Jia Hu: "Yes. But this is an extra errand, and wages must be paid."

Dai Quan was silent for a while: "Okay. The money will come from the miscellaneous family."

At this moment, Song Chengliang took out an official document from his sleeve and handed it to Jia Hu: "I know you are busy, everything is ready for you, now go and take Jia Yucun to the prison of the Ministry of Military Affairs."

Jia Hu took the official document, glanced at it, stuffed it into his sleeve, and asked, "Can you type it?"

Song Chengliang sighed: "You man! Why can't you control your temper?"

Dai Quan quickly interrupted him and stood up: "Don't hit him too hard! It's not easy for the wound to heal in such a cold day."

Jia Hu stood up: "Okay." After speaking, he took the cloak and went out.

Watching Jia Hu go out, Dai Quan hesitated, and asked Song Chengliang, "Can it work?"

Song Chengliang shook his head, and said lightly: "The top priority is to solve the Kong family. Therefore, we must hold back Yizhong County King, and we must not let him ruin His Majesty's important affairs."

Dai Quan nodded, glanced at Wang Ziteng first, and then said: "Please also ask the first assistant to submit the Taoist book, and recommend General Wang as the right servant of the Ministry of Rites."

Prison
Looking at the empty prison cell, King Yizhong kicked Prison Cheng to his knees on the ground.

King Yizhong's eyes were red: "Who told you to let him go!"

The jailer: "If you go back to the county king, Ning Guogong will come in person, and you still have the official documents of the cabinet in your hand. I dare not stop him from my humble position."

Prince Yizhong changed his expression: "Do you know where you took him?"

The Prisoner: "I heard that he will be taken to the prison of the Ministry of War."

At this moment, an official from the Ministry of Punishment hurried in and approached King Yizhong: "He is in the prison of the Ministry of War."

With a snort, Yizhong County King: "Change them all one by one!" He said, and walked out quickly with his entourage.

military prison
Jia Hu squinted his eyes slightly, and looked at Jia Yucun with a smile on his mouth: "Don't you have anything to say to me?" As he spoke, the five fingers grasping Jia Yucun's left wrist slowly strengthened, and the knuckles made a crackling sound.

Sweat began to ooze from Jia Yucun's forehead.

Jia Hu still smiled: "Let's talk."

The beads of sweat on Jia Yucun's forehead grew bigger and bigger, but he still didn't say a word.

The smile on Jia Hu's face remained unchanged, but his fingers became more vigorous.

Jia Yucun was sweating profusely, he bit his teeth, but still did not let go.

Jia Hu slowly let go of his fingers and stood up: "I don't want to say yes, let me hang him up first!"

Lin San came in with four soldiers, tied Jia Yucun's hands behind his back with a rope, and hung him on the cell door with his feet in the air. After a while, the sweat on Jia Yucun's forehead began to rain down.

Jia Hu walked up to Jia Yucun: "Speak."

Jia Yucun still didn't speak.

Jia Hu looked at him with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be quite stubborn." Then, he pinched Jia Yucun's ankle and pulled it violently. Jia Yucun couldn't stand it, and immediately howled like a pig.

At this moment, Prisoner hurriedly ran in and said: "Master Guo, the King of Yizhong County is here."

Jia Hu let go of his hand slowly: "Think about it carefully." He strode out.

(End of this chapter)