serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 243

Qianqing Palace

study room

It's snowing cold outside, but warm like spring inside.

Song Chengliang was sitting on a chair next to the case and coughing.

Wang Hetang, Zhao Zixun and Qian Shangshu stood in the hall holding their voices silently, not daring to say anything.

Emperor Jianwu with a livid face stood in front of the south window, looking out of the window in a daze.

Dai Quan held a bowl of hot tea to Song Chengliang and let Song Chengliang drink a few sips. Song Chengliang felt better, nodded to Dai Quan, turned his eyes to the emperor, thought for a while, and said, "E Bi It was an ulterior motive to hand over the list at the time! He wanted to muddy the water and make the court chaotic, so as to buy them time."

Emperor Jianwu turned around, walked straight to the imperial case and sat down without saying a word.

Wang Hetang said: "This matter must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise it will be troublesome if it is spread by interested people."

Two words popped out of Emperor Jianwu's mouth coldly: "Arrest!"

Dai Quan replied: "Yes." He took the list from the royal case and walked out.

Wang Hetang's eyes turned to Song Chengliang.

Zhao Zixun and Qian Shangshu also turned their gazes to Song Chengliang.

Song Chengliang hesitated for a while and asked, "Your Majesty, how should these officials involved be interrogated? How should they be convicted?"

Hearing this, Emperor Jianwu sneered and said: "The Manchus still dare not lie to me. But this matter is no small matter. We must check the matter clearly. If there is an unjust, false or wrong case, the imperial court will have a clean face. "

Only then did Song Chengliang's face relax, and he stood up: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Wang Hetang, Zhao Zixun and Qian Shangshu quickly agreed: "The emperor is wise."

Emperor Jianwu went on to say: "In the case of Duke Yansheng's murder, the cabinet summoned the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to interrogate the accomplices. It is necessary to conduct a detailed trial and give an explanation to the subjects of the world."

Song Chengliang: "Yes."

Emperor Jianwu: "As for this matter, I will personally interrogate it."

Wang Hetang took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's better to hand this matter over to the Ministry of War. This is a big case involving tens of thousands of people. It's too hostile. Only people from the military are the most suitable!" "

After hearing this, Emperor Jianwu was stunned, his eyes slowly turning.

Wang Hetang went on to say: "The interrogation methods of the military are much more powerful than those of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. When I went outside the customs in the first half of the year, I was fortunate enough to witness the interrogation of Manchu Tartars by the Yongwei Battalion. As long as the method is put on the wooden shackles, there is no question that cannot be answered. .”

Emperor Jianwu didn't show his face, and asked: "Tell me, who is the best to send?"

Wang Hetang hesitated for a while, and then said: "This case is too hostile, and you must not be too young. Since this case is of great importance, the person who presides over this case cannot be too far away from His Majesty, nor can it be too close." Having said that, He glanced at Emperor Jianwu.

Emperor Jianwu: "Speak."

Wang Hetang: "Send the Duke's stone light pearl!"

Emperor Jianwu's eyes lit up, he nodded, and said, "Let Shi Guangzhu be appointed Minister of the Ministry of War to preside over this case."

Song Chengliang quickly replied: "Yes."

Emperor Jianwu suddenly remembered: "I propose two decrees: first, the writing of the king of Yizhong County will be withdrawn and the envoy of the Ministry of punishment will be withdrawn. Second, the writing of Li Jin, the left servant of the Ministry of punishment, will be promoted to the minister of the Ministry of punishment."

Song Chengliang was startled: "Yes."

Wang Hetang took advantage of the opportunity and said, "May I ask the emperor, when will the memorial of Ouyang Lin, governor of Liangjiang, resign and return to his hometown for retirement be approved?"

As soon as these words were said, Song Chengliang, Zhao Zixun and Qian Shangshu were all taken aback, and they all looked at Wang Hetang.

Wang Hetang looked unusually calm, and explained: "Ouyang Lin's memorial to resignation was entrusted to me to present to the emperor, and there is no traffic envoy."

Song Chengliang, Zhao Zixun, and Qian Shangshu turned their attention to the emperor again.

Emperor Jianwu stood up, took a few steps, and then said: "He is allowed to return to his hometown for the elderly, and he will be placed according to the specifications of a first-rank official."

Wang Hetang: "Yes."

Emperor Jianwu stopped in his tracks: "Draft the decree. Lin Ruhai will be promoted to the governor of Liangjiang. After receiving the decree, he will go to Beijing to see me immediately!"

Song Chengliang replied: "Yes."

At this moment, everything outside the imperial city was in chaos. Except for the Zongren Mansion and Qin Tianjian, the gates of all sizes were full of forbidden troops with guns and knives, full of murderous looks, and a tense and terrifying atmosphere.

In front of the gate of Guanglu Temple with red lacquer and copper nails, the officials of the Tixing Division were lined up in two rows, standing there with knives on their shoulders.

There was a noise from inside the door.

The officials of Guanglu Temple stood outside the lobby, all of them stretched their necks and looked into the lobby.

The two criminal officials took off the official hat of Guanglu Temple, stripped off the government office, and put them in handcuffs.

The minister of Guanglu Temple tried his best to hold on, and shouted loudly: "This old man is a court official of the third grade, I want to see the emperor!"

The chief eunuch of the criminal punishment department waved his hand in disdain: "Let's go to the prison!"

Fanzi of Ti Xing Si lifted him up and dragged him out.

With a cold snort, the Chief Eunuch of the Criminal Division went out, and suddenly caught sight of Jia Zheng standing behind the crowd, hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and saluted: "Master!"

Jia Zheng turned sideways, clasped his hands together, and asked, "May I ask the manager, what happened?"

The eunuch hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Guanglu Siqing colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country, and the miscellaneous family ordered him to arrest him and put him in prison."

Jia Zheng was startled.

The great eunuch smiled apologetically and said, "Congratulations to the master, you are going to be promoted again!"

Jia Zheng was startled again, and stared at him blankly.

The big eunuch leaned forward and said in a low voice: "This is a big prison, many officials must be implicated, and there will be a lot of vacancies in each yamen. No one wants to come to Guanglu Temple, the Qingshui yamen, at this time.

In addition, according to the rules, the official position of the third rank cannot be filled by the replacement official.The miscellaneous family still has an errand, so I will take my leave first. "After finishing speaking, he walked out quickly.

There was a commotion among the officials watching.

Jia Zheng stood there in a daze, his eyebrows furrowed tightly, why was he going to be promoted again?
Heavy snow is falling down one after another.

Backyard of Ningguo Mansion

Jiao Da, covered in snowflakes, strode in.

As soon as he walked into the yard, he could only hear the melodious rhyme of the flute and the melodious singing in Jia Hu's main room.

Jiao Da hesitated for a moment, then strode towards the main room.

At this time, Jia Hu was lying on the reclining chair, with his eyes slightly closed, his hands resting on the handles and following the script of the play. Hu Po sat on the low stool beside him and gently beat his legs.His eyes looked at the civil servant who was acting.

In the middle, the civil servants were performing a play, and Lingguan and Fangguan were playing a flute and a flute. None of the three of them wiped their faces or wore costumes.

At this time, Jiao Da's voice came from outside: "Second Master, Jiao Da is here."

Jia Hu opened his eyes: "Come in."

A corner of the thick cotton curtain was lifted, and Jiao Da got in through the crack of the cotton curtain.

Seeing Jiao Da coming in, the civil officials, Ling officials and Fang officials all stopped and retreated to the corner.

Jia Hu sat up straight and looked at Jiao Da.

Jiao Da came over and said in a low voice: "The Division of Criminal Justice and the Forbidden Army are arresting people. Your Majesty ordered Shi Guangzhu, Duke Shan of the State, to be appointed Minister of the Ministry of War to hear the case."

Jia Hu nodded.

Jiao Da raised his voice: "Congratulations to the second master, Your Majesty decreed to promote the uncle to the governor of Liangjiang, and let the uncle go to Beijing to report on his duties."

Hearing this, Jia Hu was overjoyed, and said to Hu Po: "Tell the kitchen, prepare the food and drink. I want to drink tonight."

Amber replied with a smile: "Yes." She walked out.

Jia Hu suddenly remembered: "Hey, why haven't these girls come here today?"

Jiao Da's eyes flashed: "Rongguo Mansion has relatives here."

Jia Hu: "Oh? What kind of relative, why don't I know?"

Jiao Da replied: "The second wife of Xue's family has come to Beijing, and he is in Rongqing Hall."

Xue Baoqin has entered Beijing?

Her marriage with the Mei family has long since retired, what is she doing in Beijing at this time?
Jia Hu shook his head, then Jiao Da asked again: "How is it?"

Jiao Da: "There is no news yet."

Jia Hu thought for a while: "I'll just wait here, and come as soon as I get news."

Jiao Da: "Yes." After answering, he turned and walked out.

Seeing Jiao Da walk out the door, Jia Hu waved his hand: "Keep singing!"

(End of this chapter)