serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 242 Contest
Even though there were two large basins of charcoal fire in the study, Duke Yizhong who was sitting by the brazier still felt cold, not his body but his heart.

At this time, Yizhong County King felt the isolation he had never experienced before, which made him uncomfortable, and his heart was churning for a while. He threw the tongs in his hand, stood up, walked to the window and looked at the snowflakes falling outside the window.

Ever since the Dragon Head Palace was sealed off, he knew that Xu Yuanlu was unreliable, so he had been sending people to watch him secretly. Sure enough, Xu Yuanlu went back and forth with the inspector of ceremonies secretly behind his back, and even discovered old man Kong's unusual behavior.

No matter how hard the Yizhong County King was, he realized that everything was set up by the emperor in order to obtain solid evidence so that they could be wiped out.

He thinks he is not someone who can't afford to lose, and he understands the truth of the winner and the loser, so he doesn't think it is wrong for the emperor to plot against him, but he can't accept the betrayal of others!
He not only promised to restore the Southern Zong Kong family, but also promised to confer titles of princes, bestow swords and maces, and allow him to act cheaply in Yanzhou Prefecture.

This kind of treatment is something that even the children of the royal family cannot enjoy.

The most hateful thing is that the old man Kong not only chose to betray, but also helped the emperor to calculate himself.Therefore, when he learned that the operation failed and the Kong family was not silenced, he decisively killed the old man Kong and left a letter of confession, making the entire Nanzong Kong family pay for their stupidity.

Thinking of Jia Yucun who was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of War again, Yizhong County King felt strong irritability again, snorted coldly, turned around and walked to the desk, picked up the rice paper on the desk, and began to write on it.

With the stroke of the brush, a word "forbearance" appeared on the rice paper.

At this time, the thick curtain was raised, and the old housekeeper Zhang Bo hurried in, saying: "My lord, the people of the Wu Ya family have already set off, and I guarantee that nothing will go wrong."

King Yizhong threw the pen away, washed his hands in the copper basin next to him, wiped it, and said: "The people of the Wu Ya family are leaving for Liaodong."

The old butler: "."

King Yizhong: "Uncle Zhang, you are too honest." Then he took out a letter from the box on the desk and handed it to him.

The old butler took the letter and looked at it, his expression changed, he gritted his teeth and said, "There is nothing good about Manchu Tartars!"

King Yizhong laughed: "You underestimate Zhen Fu, we can see things clearly, he can also see the doorway clearly, he will not let his people die in vain."

The old housekeeper nodded. The emperor didn't trust the Zhenfu Division, and the Criminal Division did not move. Only the Yongweiying could work for the emperor.

After being silent for a while, the old housekeeper asked, "Then let the emperor escort him to the capital? If someone really falls into the hands of the chief inspector."

"impossible!"

King Yizhong smiled slightly: "How can such a good opportunity be wasted? Doesn't the emperor want evidence? Give it to him. I want to see how he can attack his own brother?"

The old housekeeper smiled happily: "Yes! Let them bite dogs!"

After a little hesitation, he said again: "Although the Supreme Emperor gave this team of dead men to the prince and King Zhongshun to jointly control, but he can definitely guess that it is the prince, will this be possible?"

A sneer appeared on the corner of Yizhong County King's mouth, and he said lightly: "Let me tell you, even if the queen mother intercedes this time, King Zhongshun will have to be imprisoned in the clan's mansion for at least one year! Without King Zhongshun as a sick ghost, the old man will only can rely on me."

Only then did the old housekeeper become happy again: "When the time comes, take advantage of the military chaos, and set fire to the clan mansion, and let King Zhongshun pay for his life!"

Speaking of this, he gritted his teeth: "It's cheaper for him."

King Yizhong sighed: "That's the only way to go." Suddenly remembered, he asked the old housekeeper, "What's the reaction of each yamen?"

The old housekeeper: "Civil officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Imperial Academy, the Imperial Academy and the Six Ministries are writing memorials to kill the Southern Zong Kong family!"

Without saying a word, the voice of the captain of the guard came from outside the door: "My lord, there is an urgent letter from Daxiangguo Temple."

A gleam of light flashed in Yizhong County King's eyes: "Come in."

The captain of the guard walked in and handed a letter to King Yizhong.

King Yizhong took the letter and tore it open to read, then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at the old housekeeper: "It's getting more and more interesting." Then he looked at the captain of the guard.

The captain of the guard understood and withdrew.

Handing the letter to the old housekeeper, King Yizhong sat down, picked up a pen and began to write.

The old housekeeper quickly became excited, and said loudly: "Okay! This old dog Obi has finally done something. My lord, let's spread the news. Rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry. What's more, this group of corrupt officials raised Having so many servants is definitely enough for the emperor to drink a pot."

After a pause, "He wants to live a stable year, but there is no way!"

The king of Yizhong County shook his head, put the written letter into an envelope, and said: "Colleging with the enemy and treason is to punish the nine clans. With so many officials involved in the case, it is estimated that 3 or [-] people will be punished. Let him kill, kill Having killed so many people, a reputation as a tyrant cannot escape."

The old housekeeper nodded solemnly.

King Yizhong handed the letter to the old housekeeper: "Send this letter to Jia Hu."

The heavy snow made the sky and the earth chaotic, and it was impossible to see the situation on the opposite side clearly.

Chief Assistant Song Chengliang was wearing a thick fur cloak, holding the hot Mrs. Tang in his arms, still cold, coughing all the way from the gate of Wenyuan Pavilion to the cabinet duty room.

The official case of the cabinet was full of memorials. Standing in the room, Mei Changwen and Deng Hanlin looked away from the official case, looked at each other again, and smiled knowingly.

Before the official case, Mr. Yang Ge sat there without raising his head, processing the official documents without distraction.

Wang Hetang came, and was sitting on a chair facing the window in the south at this time, without saying a word.

Zhao Zixun and Qian Shangshu also came and sat under the north window without saying a word.

With a cough, Song Chengliang walked in from the opened cotton curtain.

Zhao Zixun hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "Why is the chief assistant here?"

Song Chengliang sighed: "Such a big thing happened, can I not come?!" As he spoke, his eyes turned directly to the piles of memorials.

Mei Changwen hurried over and said, "Shoufu, these are the memorials to the impeachment of the Southern Zong Kong family. Please forward the cabinet to the emperor!"

Song Chengliang nodded.

Deng Hanlin: "Shoufu, these are just the memorials of some officials, there are six more."

Song Chengliang interrupted him, and said flatly: "This case will be interrogated by the cabinet together with the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Go back first."

Deng Hanlin was startled, and met Mei Changwen's eyes, and could only back out.

Song Chengliang looked at Elder Yang Ge: "It's your hard work here."

Elder Yang Ge: "Yes." He sat down and continued to process official documents.

Song Chengliang turned his attention to Wang Hetang, Zhao Zixun and Qian Shangshu again: "Go, go to the study."

Zhao Zixun: "Then these memorials?"

Song Chengliang was silent for a while, and said: "If this is the case, I won't come." Then he turned and walked out.

As soon as these words came out, the three of them looked at each other in dismay, and immediately sensed that another bloody storm was coming, so they picked up the cloak on the hanger and walked out.

Watching them go out, Mr. Yang Ge sighed silently, then put the completed official document on the official case, and picked up another official document.
Ningguo Mansion

Sitting in front of the desk in the study, Jia Hu finished reading the letter from King Yizhong, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, stood up, walked to the brazier, and threw the letter into the brazier.

Looking at the letter that turned into ashes, Jia Hu sneered, this kid painted a big cake on his body, and he is also the king of the iron hat, bah!

There is not a word of truth in his mouth.

I admired this kid again in my heart, he was so smart that he not only escaped the emperor's calculations, but also slapped the emperor backhand.

And O Bi, an old man, chose to confess the officials they bribed at this time, with ulterior motives.

This year is not a good year!
Going to the door and opening the thick curtain, looking at the heavy snow outside, Jia Hu said to Lin San: "Order to call the civil officials, Ling officials and Fang officials to sing opera to relieve boredom!" After speaking, he turned to the backyard. go.

(End of this chapter)