Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 593 Jia Zhen Roars in Court
In the yamen of Shuntian Prefecture,
It was quiet at the moment. Everyone was doubtful, but they didn't dare to make any noise.

From left to right,
The confessions presented were passed from Kang Mengyu's hand to the east one after another. They contained the contents mentioned by the two of them just now. Zhang Jinyu didn't bother to read them. The civil servants didn't just pick them up and it depends on how they were interrogated.

After reading the confession and the indelible evidence, the Marquis of Xiangyang felt a shadow cast over his heart.
I don’t know what Marquis Luo Yun meant. Did he really not protect Jiazhen? Or did he deliberately disturb the civil servants’ back-up plan? Let’s see for now.

The Grand Eunuch was always sitting on one side, saying nothing, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, as if he was asleep there. Xiao Mingzi was close to him, and was tapping the Grand Eunuch's shoulder from behind. Not to mention how comfortable it was.

Zhang Jinyu wanted to scold her when she looked at it. The rich landlord was just like this. The chair he made was still hard and hurt his buttocks. But that old guy was good, he actually had a soft couch to cushion him. Thinking of this, he felt resentful in his heart. He looked at it. Jia Zhen was even more displeased.

Mr. Chang, the Minister of Punishment beside him, always had a smile on his face. He reached out and took the confession handed over by the Marquis of Xiangyang. He put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully. It wasn't that he didn't believe the scribe's record. It was really a bit strange today, and the three of them didn't know it. What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?

After reading it from beginning to end, there were no omissions. What was going on? Did Marquis Luo Yun really have no selfish motives? He asked tentatively;
"Master Marquis, the confession is written quite neatly. It seems that this person from Shuntian Mansion is an old scribe. There are no mistakes in the writing."

Then Chang Zuo handed the confession to Meng Li and Feng Yongwen in turn. They each took a confession and checked it. There was nothing wrong from top to bottom. They looked at each other and nodded.
"Master Marquis, there are no mistakes in the confession. It is written clearly and clearly."

The two of them put the confession in a corner of the desk, kept it, and then stared at Marquis Luo Yun, wanting to see what would happen next.

"Okay, since there is no mistake, this confession will be accepted. Now that the accuser and witnesses have given their testimonies, let the defendant come forward to defend his innocence. We can't listen to what one family says, right, Mr. Chang,"

After Master Chang finished speaking, he hit Jingmu Tang hard again, and the sound of "pop" made the people around him move their mouths. It was too loud.

"The person coming is Jia Zhen, the mighty general of Ningguo Mansion!"

"Who are you? Why are you making so many noises? I am sincerely cultivating Taoism in my own house. How can I cultivate the demonic way? As for bewitching slaves to worship the demonic way, it is really nonsense. As for the warning from God, it is even more ridiculous. , it could also be because I ate an extra bowl of rice that day,"

"The Marquis is right. Someone, please bring Jia Zhen and Jia Rong to the court."

Zhang Jinyu saw Jia Zhen's tough mouth and knew that these small scenes could not scare him, so she waved her hand and asked with a smile,

The momentum was sufficient. Only the officials in the hall had a look of disdain on their faces. Unexpectedly, Marquis Luo Yun had such power. Even the Grand Eunuch wanted to fawn over him. Only Yan Cong understood in his heart that Marquis Luo Yun was unfathomable. It could be said that he was It was tacitly understood. This time, it seemed that the Marquis supported him. Thinking of this, he felt confident in his heart.

Zhang Jinyu didn't know why, but when she saw Jia Zhen, she had the urge to hit him. Although she couldn't do it, her eyes looked at him with a strange look.
Master Chang shouted loudly;

Why couldn't Jia Zhen see the person presiding over the trial at the high platform, among whom was Marquis Luo Yun? She felt resentful in her heart and couldn't get rid of her anger. She snorted coldly,
"Huh, it's me, Marquis Luo Yun. What are you pretending to do above? We have deep grievances between you and me. How dare you say that you don't recognize me? Or maybe you've been lying in Wenrouxiang too much during this time and your brain is exhausted."

Looking at Jia Rong behind Jia Zhen, he has grown a lot taller. Although he is not strong in body, he still looks powerful. The dragon guards in the palace are on duty, and he is really experienced.

Since Jia Zhen is stubborn, we can only think about it in the long term and get a rough idea first.
Jia Zhen's eyes were always fixed on Marquis Luo Yun, just to see what bad ideas he wanted to use, and she would try to find out what he was doing.
"It's easy to say, Marquis Luo Yun. I'm giving you face by replying to you today. Don't be secretly proud of yourself. That Taoist priest is a wandering Taoist priest. I met him in Nanjie Shifang, about three months ago. It is said that he is The master of Baiyun Temple has a surname of Keping. As for where he is from, I don’t know and I haven’t asked.”

Jia Zhen was dressed in Chinese clothes, with a white face and a beautiful beard. She walked in slowly with her eight-character steps. Her arrogant and arrogant attitude even frightened Zhang Jinyu, not to mention others. Good guy, he was so arrogant. He was still the same person he knew. Jia Zhen originally thought that a phoenix on the ground is not as good as a chicken. From this point of view, the chicken cannot be on the stage.

Feng Yongwen couldn't believe that Jia Zhen was so arrogant when she went to the Yamen, and she dared to be rude to the Marquis and questioned him fiercely.

Zhang Jinyu watched it happily, and then imitated the memory of the county magistrate trying the case, and in cooperation, he took the red and green lottery tickets in the lottery tube and threw them out, which was quite powerful.

Just listen to the whole click,
The two bamboo sticks landed on the ground. The prince sitting beside him seemed to have woken up. He opened his eyes and shouted,
"mighty."

As shouts rang out in the hall, people from the Imperial City Department escorted Jia Zhen and Jia Rong into the Yamen lobby.

Damn, it’s so cruel. Zhang Jinyu sighed inwardly. She had been lying down in Wenwenxiang too much. It seemed that Mrs. You had indeed been lying down. Thinking of this, she looked at Jia Zhen with some sympathy.
"Be brave, Jia Zhen. You are here today to explain how you cultivated the evil ways in your house and how you seduced the servants in the house to worship the evil ways. This is a disaster for the capital city, so that God warned you,"

Only Chang Zuo, who was interrogating, was a little embarrassed and wanted to remind the Marquis that the green sign was for arrest and the red sign was for execution, that's all.

Jia Zhen replied word by word, while the scribe on the side took a writing brush and quickly recorded it, for fear of missing a word.

The other guards of the Imperial City Division shouted at the top of their lungs when they saw the Grand Eunuch, and they also shouted in unison,
"mighty."

Jia Zhen denied it flatly. She would not admit it as long as she was asking for guilt. She also glanced at Feng Yongwen lightly. Isn't this Feng Yongwen, the son and daughter's in-laws chosen by the matchmaker for Jia Rong? Why is he sitting here? Is he also one of the chief judges? This is Easy to handle.

"As expected of the Jia family, the head of the Eight Dukes, they have seen the world. Sir Chang, I admire the heroic side of General Wei Lie. In this way, I would like to ask for the name of the demon Taoist. Who, where did you find it, when did you find it?"

"Well, General Jia has told the truth. You are so lustful and want to practice Taoism. I would like to ask you, why are you refining elixirs in the house, why do you force the servants in the house to do it every day? Why do you wear Taoist robes and worship every day, even when the weather is windy or rainy?”

The questions Zhang Jinyu asked were impartial. These were the excerpts Yan Cong wrote and attached when he sued Jia Zhen. His Majesty ordered the transcripts to be copied and sent to several presiding judges. Zhang Jinyu’s questions were impartial. , which made the people around him confused. The Marquis of Xiangyang also took the copied excerpt and read it.

Zhang Jinyu did not change it and read it directly according to the excerpt. The general meaning was almost the same.

"Of course it is for the purpose of refining elixirs. Taoist cultivators need to enter the Taoist gate. How can a mortal body enter the Taoist gate? You can only enter the Taoist gate by taking elixirs to cleanse your body and retreat from the mortal body. This is how you worship every day. Bless the immortal elixir for success. Minions are just minions, let them worship and exalt them.”

Jia Zhen didn't care at all. If a servant of a wealthy family didn't come and go as soon as he was called, he could still provide for him. He simply despised Luo Yunhou. Those who came from outside the customs just didn't know the rules.

"Okay, well done. A slave is a slave. Master Chang, what do you think?"

Chang Zuo nodded slightly, his face straightened, and he asked coldly,

"One more question, since you were cultivating Taoism and refining elixirs in the mansion, why on that day, that evil Taoist led people outside the main gate of Ningguo Mansion, suppressing them, worshiping them, and talking about the so-called theory of collecting Yang Qi and luck. , tell me, it was the great martial virtue luck and the yang energy of the people in the capital that caused the heaven and earth to move violently, and God warned, that’s why this disaster happened, right?" Zhang Jinyu looked at the book in his hand, these grand things. The question is completely irrelevant. Why is it unusual to ask it from a civil servant?

He closed the memorial in his hand and listened to Master Chang's question just now. His words changed the subject of the court's suspicion. Once he said it, the whole hall heard the sound of inhaling.
Many officials could see their shocked expressions, and after a moment, discussions began.

"Master Chang is right. To practice Taoism and make alchemy is not to cultivate one's body, but to find a pure place to meditate. I have never seen a big fanfare of worship in the house. Isn't this an evil way?"

"Who says it's not the case? I think Jia Zhen's father was practicing Taoism in Xuanzhen Temple outside the city, and he didn't bother like this."

"Tell me, is it true that as Master Chang said, a formation was arranged in the house to absorb the luck of the court?"

"No way, is this how the civil unrest in Jingnan came about?"

All kinds of discussions and speculations resounded in the hall, not to mention the people watching the excitement outside. All kinds of speculations were made frequently. Zhang Jinyu's eyes were widened after hearing this. There were so many ideas.
Looking at Jia Zhen in the hall, her face was livid, and she was looking at the officials around her fiercely, her cannibalistic eyes were very frightening.

The civil servants didn't care about that. Chang Zuo took the gavel and smashed the table again, as if he was addicted.
With a "pop" sound, the government office immediately became quiet.
"Formidable General Jia Zhen, do you have something to say?"

"Hmph, there's no point in trying to incriminate someone. If you find yourself in such a situation today, you can ask whatever you want. You will have a clear conscience."

Jia Zhen was furious and had no choice but to bring up other topics.

When Mr. Chang saw Jia Zhen's answers to questions, how could he let him go? He picked up the memorial on the desk and said,
"Everyone, Jia Zhen said that I can ask whatever I want. I asked the questions in order according to the memorial in my hand. The six chief judges have copied the memorial. Whether they asked randomly, there are traces to follow. "Jia Zhen, please don't bite me casually. Believe it or not, I will punish you with a false accusation."

The other chief judges, except for the Marquis of Xiangyang and Kang Mengyu, all had evil looks on their faces.

Meng Li also took out the memorial and scolded,
"Jia Zhen, you are so brave. We have copied the memorial. Whether you are guilty or not is not between you and me. You have to answer the question truthfully. If there is even half of it, we will definitely go to court after verification. If you read a copy of the book, the crime will be increased."

"General Wei Lie, I advise you to be wiser and explain what you should."

Feng Yongwen, who didn't speak much, also started to persuade. Only the Marquis of Xiangyang had a dark face and hurriedly blurted out.

"Jia Zhen, what you just said is what is written in the memorial. You must answer. After you answer truthfully, we will verify them one by one."

Seeing the Marquis of Xiangyang saying the same thing, Jia Zhen knew that she couldn't escape. That memorial must be Yan Cong's complaint against her. This man deserves to die. She shook her sleeves and replied,

"I don't know about this matter. It was arranged by the immortal master, saying that he would suppress the evil spirit in Ningguo Mansion. As for absorbing some kind of luck and yang energy, I don't know."

Good guy, Jia Zhen pushed three, four, five, and just said a sentence to fool the general without knowing it, making the three civil servants sitting on the high platform look ugly.
"It's a shame that I don't know. Since it's to suppress evil spirits, do you have evidence?"

Feng Yongwen followed up by asking. At this time, Zhang Jinyu stopped talking and said everything that needed to be said. It depends on how the civil servants will judge.

"Of course there were. There were two stone lions outside the gate of Ningguo Mansion. There were bloody things under the ground. They were uncovered that day, taken out, cleaned and burned. There were many people watching, so they should have seen it."

"Um,"

Feng Yongwen's face was ugly and he was at a loss for a while. Meng Li held the folder beside him and flipped through it again and again. This was a secret letter given by Mr. Lu Ge in private. It recorded the past crimes of Ningguo Mansion, but most of them were trivial matters. Even if I beat several slaves to death, I still can't put them to death.

In addition to buying some gentry into the house for fun, Jia Zhen also likes to get some women's things. These are not enough. Wait, this is Zhuangzi outside the pass, Wu Jinxiao, and then the secret letter writes, Ning Guo Wu Jinxiao, the owner of the village outside Fuguan, smuggled prohibited items into the grassland.
He dared to have an affair with a foreigner. Meng Li's expression changed drastically. He looked at Jia Zhen as if he were looking at a dead person.
"Jia Zhen, please tell me how you used the cover of cultivating Taoism in your house to let your servants bribe local officials, liaise with foreigners, and sell prohibited things."

Then he slowly pushed the secret letter in front of Feng Yongwen, pointed at the line of words on the letter,

When Feng Yongwen saw it, he looked embarrassed and glared at Jia Zhen angrily. This was obviously a secret letter. Where did Meng Li come from? Thinking of the conversation that day, he said he wanted to report to Mr. Lu Ge. This letter was given by Mr. Lu Ge. Yes, it shouldn't be wrong,
"Jia Zhen, as a great martial artist, how can you do such an act of cheating? Do you really have different intentions?"

Feng Yongwen followed Meng Li's words, which made all the officials present obviously stunned.
Even Zhang Jinyu didn't believe it, no, Jia Zhen was smuggling at this time. I remember it was Jia She of the Rongguo Mansion who asked Jia Lian to go to Ping'an Island. He left for several months. It should be the later period at that time. Jia Zhen was the most We were together, how could we do it alone?

Jia Zhen's face turned pale. How did they know? This matter was done extremely covertly. Every two years, Wu Jinxiao was arranged to take advantage of the chaos outside the customs to carry out smuggling. He only did it a few times. How did he let outsiders know about his secret? It is a capital offense to communicate with a foreign race.

I must never admit that if I take the blame, I will not be able to keep my title even if I don't die!

Jia Rong was even more horrified. He was so frightened that he froze on the spot. Looking around, there was no one who could speak for the Jia family. Wu Jinxiao, the Zhuangzi outside the pass, was this true or not? I remember that in the past few years, Wu Jinxiao only The last time I came to the house, the gifts were all furs and game, and I didn't see any money or banknotes. However, the house rewarded them every time. Could it be that my father took them privately.

"Xuekou himself, a great general in the martial arts, how could he do such a sloppy thing? Meng Li, you are resentful and deliberately framed me because of the incompatibility between your children.

Feng Yongwen, you and I have already decided on the in-laws for our children, and we have the matchmaker who is the boss of the Red Mansion as a guarantee. You actually teamed up with an outsider to falsely accuse the in-laws. Do you still have any sense of shame? Moreover, with this kind of relationship, when the case is interrogated, Do you want to avoid suspicion? "

Jia Zhen roared for a while, which made everyone stare. There was such a thing.

Meng Li and Feng Yongwen were criticized by Jia Zhen, their faces turned red, they were trembling with anger, and they were speechless for a while.

Seeing this, Zhang Jinyu secretly praised him. He was worthy of being the patriarch of the Jia family. His arrogance was not weak at all, but he just didn't like him!
"presumptuous!"

(End of this chapter)