Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 612: The Accusation of the Yangxin Palace
Beijing,

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Emperor Wu got up a little early today. Not only was there a lot of noise in the palace in the early morning, but there were also memorials being delivered by the Central and Central Cabinets, and the table was full. He was worried about political affairs and couldn't sleep because of it every day. Get up early, wash and eat, and don't dare to neglect the whole day.

Entering the Imperial Study Room of Yangxin Hall,

The scene remains the same!

Looking at the memorials on the desk in front of him, Emperor Wu looked tired and felt that he couldn't finish reviewing them. He put down the ink pen in his hand and asked,
"The arrangements have been made over in Jiangnan."

Emperor Wu asked if arrangements had been made in Jiangnan. One was the seat of the Salt Patrol Censor. Ever since Lin Ruhai left, this seat had been a worry for His Majesty. How could he ensure the annual salt tax and enter the capital without a penny? It became a matter of concern, and after repeated consideration, Wang Mengshan, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was transferred to Jiangnan for appointment.

The second one is the special official from the imperial court who patrolled the south of the Yangtze River. Jing Cunliang, the second-rank official who was responsible for converting acres of land in the south of the Yangtze River from rice fields to mulberry fields, was responsible for cultivating the mulberry fields in the south of the Yangtze River and ensuring the use of the silk weaved in the layout.

These two people are not from the Northern and Southern Township Party, but are former disciples and former officials of the first assistant Li Cunhou. The appointment of these two people is quite intriguing!

Dai Quan had already understood this, bowed and replied,
"Your Majesty, Mr. Wang has arrived in the south of the Yangtze River and has taken over the salt administration of Yangzhou. Thanks to Mr. Lin and the rule of Marquis Luo Yun, the remaining salt merchants have promised to strictly abide by the old calendar every year, and the salt quota has made a lot of money, and Mr. Wang has ordered a strict investigation of illegal salt sales, and if caught, he will be severely punished."

"Give him another month, and I want to hear good news."

"what's up?"

: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After saying that, Chang Zuo presented a stack of confessions with both hands. Dai Quan walked over lightly, took it in his hand, turned back to the desk, and put the confessions on the table.
Emperor Wu had doubts in his mind. It turned out to be the person summoned by Marquis Luo Yun. He picked up the file and confession on the table and read it. It was true. The details of the matter were almost consistent with the intelligence collected by the Imperial City Division. The guilt was heavy or not.
"Chang Aiqing, you are saying that the Shuntian Mansion trial case was convened by Marquis Luo Yun. Did he say anything?"

The Hall of Nourishing Heart,
Emperor Wu's displeased words echoed, and Xiao Yunzi, who was waiting outside the door, walked in alone, knelt on the ground, kowtowed,

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I, Chang Zuo, the minister of punishment, pay my respects to your majesty. Long live my emperor."

"Your Majesty, I want to come to the south of the Yangtze River. Master Jing can't interfere for a while. After all, the land will be converted into mulberry and the people will not be as happy as they want. It will take some time."

Chang Zuo did not dare to delay, kowtowed and stood up and replied,
"Back to Your Majesty, yesterday, in response to the request of Marquis Luo Yun, six people from the Shuntian Prefecture gathered at the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion to urgently interrogate Jia Zhen of the Ningguo Prefecture. All the cases and issues were interrogated by the officials and several adults. Although the evildoer was not arrested. Yes, but the general situation is already understood. General Jia of the Ningguo Mansion does cultivate evil spirits, and he also induces the maids and slaves in the manor to worship together. The theory of casting spells to suppress evil spirits is indeed true.
He also interrogated his son Jia Rong. There were also incidents in the early years. There were many slaves and maids in the Ningguo Mansion who were accidentally beaten to death. General Jia concealed them. All the details were recorded in the case. "

Emperor Wu’s words were concise and straight to the point.

"Well, after checking the number of acres, there is no action. Why is there no action? Increase the corvee and open up new fields. Of course there are mulberry fields. The court needs money and is still counting on it. How can it be delayed?"

"Back to Your Majesty, yesterday, Marquis Luo Yun convened us to review the case. He did indeed say that. I clearly remember that Marquis Luo Yun said before the trial began, 'The auspicious time has come. I, under His Majesty's order, will participate in the trial and speak to the officials. From the case of suing Jia Zhen of Ningguo Prefecture, I dare not betray the sacred mandate. "The Marquis shares the worries of His Majesty and the court, and so do we."

"Come on, tell me what's going on."

After a pause, Dai Quan said carefully to Mr. Jing,
"As for Mr. Jing, who was appointed as the patrol envoy to the south of the Yangtze River, he has also arrived in the south of the Yangtze River. He has been checking the number of acres for a while, but has not made any move yet."

When Emperor Wu heard this, he was obviously startled. The emergency trial was carried out so quickly yesterday. This method seemed to be the work of a civil official. I don't know how Luo Yunhou and Xiangyang Hou agreed. Chang Zuo, the Minister of Punishment, Li Shoufu's person, interesting,
"Call in,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

Xiao Yunzi kowtowed again, then stood up and retreated to the door, allowing Master Chang to see him.

Emperor Wu had a look of worry on his face. Jiangnan taxes and grain output were the source of the imperial court's confidence. Therefore, increasing the number of acres was a top priority. Among them, the extra acres should be transformed into mulberry fields to earn money for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Among them, there is not even a letter now, how can we not be anxious.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zuo, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, is holding the file outside the door and asking for an audience."

Chang Shilang had been waiting outside the door for a long time. When he heard His Majesty's summons, he immediately straightened his clothes and walked carefully to the imperial study.
As soon as he entered the imperial study room, he hurriedly walked into the hall, knelt down and worshiped on the ground.

"Back to Your Majesty, Minister Zuo said that he was reporting on the case in Ningguo Mansion. Yesterday, Marquis Luo Yun and several other lords had an urgent trial of General Jia at the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion. The files were sorted out in court and he came here to report."

How could Chang Zuo dare to make a fool of himself? After all, the prince of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was sitting in the hall. He repeated the original words. Dai Quanli stood by the desk and remained silent, but he also knew that Master Chang could not say anything carelessly. He admired Marquis Luo Yun in his heart and did not say anything. In addition, for the imperial court and your majesty, Luo Yunhou did his best to do his best, and his loyalty was commendable. No wonder your majesty likes him so much.

Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong sat quietly on the dragon chair with a smile on his face.

Only Marquis Luo Yun can share my worries. He is the one who does these things thoughtfully and takes the overall situation into consideration.

After looking through the files and confessions, there was still the matter of children and in-laws. After a closer look, it turned out that the Ningguo Mansion was a little unreasonable. There was no marriage certificate, so how could the marriage be concluded? As for Feng Yongwen, he couldn't see clearly.
The civil servants were not monolithic. Emperor Wu made some guesses in his mind. Although the dispute between the northern and southern township parties was fierce now, it was a pity that although Li Shoufu's people had not made any achievements, the relationship between the upper and lower parts of the capital had long been established. They were dormant for a while, and they might not be waiting to lead the way. people.

"Well, you did a good job. Does Jia Zhen recognize what is written in this file?"

"Your Majesty, General Wei Lie confessed in court, and the records recorded by the scribes were verbatim. I knew the seriousness of the matter and verified it again and again. In particular, his son Jia Rong confessed the old affairs of the house in the imperial prison. , I also sent people to investigate, it is indeed true, it cannot be false, it’s just..."

Chang Zuo is still a little hesitant. After all, the demon has not been caught yet, and it involves someone from the Imperial City Department. It is difficult for the internal minister to tell him.
Emperor Wu naturally heard it, thought of the hidden meaning, and snorted,
"Huh, tell me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Chang Zuo lowered his head, bowed his hands, and continued,

"Your Majesty, the so-called demon has not been arrested and brought to justice so far, so the inside story is naturally unknown. General Weilie claimed that he did not know the origin of the demon and was bewitched by him, so his guilt is lighter. Also He said that the civil servants had been trying to frame him, so Luo Yunhou added insult to injury and claimed that he had been wronged. "

"Hmph, it's a joke. He still doesn't admit his mistake and shouts that he was wronged. How could he be wronged? As for that monster, Dai Quan, why hasn't he been caught yet?"

Emperor Wu was so angry that he laughed a little. Jia Zhen actually shouted that she was wronged. It was really a thief shouting to catch a thief. She had not touched the Jia family for the sake of the old Duke and the Supreme Emperor. After all, as long as she stayed on her own terms, she could keep her temporary wealth. But with the confrontation between Wu Xun and civilian officials. They all need to be beaten and tested, and after weighing the pros and cons, only the absent Jia family is the most suitable. Although there is hesitation, now that Ningguo Mansion has no such goal and no emperor, I can only feel sorry for the old Duke. Thinking of it, This, how to deal with Jia Zhen, I have concerns in my mind,

Dai Quan, who was named by His Majesty, stood there with lowered eyebrows and lowered his head, and softly replied,

"Back to Your Majesty, it was the Imperial City Department's incompetence that allowed the demon to escape. Moreover, the demon was not simple. The Taiping Sect was actually found behind it, so it was a bit more difficult to capture the demon."

Dai Quan had previously hinted to Wang Xiu that he should go slower when catching demons and give civil servants some time to prepare. Who would have thought that the Marquis would cut through the mess so quickly and put him on trial. Although he was not guilty of much crime, the inside story was similar. Okay, just wait for the demon path to be brought to justice. Who knows that there is really someone behind the demon path? Although I don’t know who it is, I found out that people from the Taiping Sect were involved in it. If I make a mistake, I will make a mistake.
"What, there are actually people from the Taiping Sect, does Jia Zhen know?"

Emperor Wu had a gloomy face. When he thought that Dawu's world would be ravaged by these thieves from the Taiping Sect again, the anger accumulated in his heart could not be tolerated again and again.
"Return to your majesty, I wonder,"

Chang Zuo, the Minister of Justice who was standing below, did not dare to talk nonsense. Jia Zhen really did not know. If he really knew that the so-called immortal master was a member of the Taiping Sect, and could be so presumptuous, Emperor Wu would naturally know it, but Jia Zhen happened to meet him. Although the guilt may be large or small, they cannot be retained. The title of Ning Guofu cannot be moved, but Jia Zhen and his son can only seize the title and be exiled. After thinking about it, they cannot act too hastily and should be given a break.

"It's okay if you don't know. If you know, who can tolerate him?"

While talking,
The eunuchs serving in the study had been kicked out by Dai Quan a long time ago, leaving only the two of them listening carefully to His Majesty's reprimand.

Be quiet for a moment,

Outside the imperial study room,
Xiao Yunzi pushed the door open again and walked in, his footsteps rushing.

When he arrived at the hall, he immediately knelt on the ground. How could he not be noticed? Dai Quan had a bad feeling in his heart, because as long as he was there, Xiao Yunzi would never be so panicked. Something must have happened. Could it be the Queen Mother and the others? .

Simultaneously,

Emperor Wu also thought of this matter, put down the file in his hand, and asked hurriedly,

"What happened to make you so panicked?"

Xiao Yunzi knelt on the ground, kowtowed and replied,
"Your Majesty, Wang Jieshuai from the Anhu camp has urgently reported that General Dong from Hexi County and General Peng from Hedong County have led their troops to the camp respectively. However, on the way to the capital, they met Luo Luo in Beishan. When the three troops of Marquis Yun met, an ambush suddenly attacked on the south slope, causing heavy losses to the troops and horses of the two counties. "

"what!"

Emperor Wu suddenly raised his head and was shocked. Thinking of the safety of the Queen Mother and the Empress, he lost his voice and said,

"What about the Queen Mother and the Empress?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the Empress, and the ladies of the capital all went up the mountain. The thieves did not succeed. However, during the counterattack, Marquis Luo Yun was wounded by an arrow, but he defeated the thieves."

Xiao Yunzi eagerly repeated the words of the messenger,

That's it. Although the imperial concubine and the empress dowager were fine, when they heard that Marquis Luo Yun was injured by an arrow, Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong's heart tightened again. How could this happen? Marquis Luo Yun would also be injured. He thought he was so brave. , but after all, they are still flesh and blood. They are too reckless. Why don’t they know how to hide?
Also, the ambush, where did the ambush come from?

Emperor Wu's tiger eyes flashed with a sinister look, and he thought to himself that the capital city could use soldiers and horses, the capital camp, the imperial army, the five-city army and horse division, and the imperial city's personal guards. Who else besides them, the left and right guards of the imperial army?

"Now that they are defeated, are there any survivors who know who did it?"

"Reply to Your Majesty, the person who sent the message said that there are indeed alive people, and there are many corpses. Luo Yunhou and the two generals jointly checked. They are not from the capital, but people from the south of the capital. They are dressed in yellow clothes and used It's a long bow with a blunt iron arrow. It should be from the Taiping Sect, and they are the only ones who dare to act so boldly."

Xiao Yunzi didn't dare to hold back, so she finished her words in one breath.

In the imperial study room,

Dai Quan was even more anxiously thinking about how there were people from the Taiping Sect in the capital. What did the people from the Imperial City Department do for food? Chang Zuo, the Minister of Punishment, had a strange look on his face. The Taiping Sect in the south of the capital was actually... Being so rampant means that the court in the south is not optimistic. I don't know if Li Shoufu really wants to retreat in a hurry, or if he is just pretending to be mysterious. It would be better to go back and ask the adults.

"Dai Quan, what do you think?"

Following the words of Emperor Wu,
Dai Quan bowed and answered carefully;
"Back to Your Majesty, if it can be confirmed that it was the Taiping Cult, it should be true. These thieves are so bold. After getting the news, the traitors who lurked over looked for opportunities.
The old slave was thinking about how he could avoid the censorship of the capital's territory. He thought of the fall of the southern states of Beijing, and the roads leading to the government office would naturally be seized. It is natural to confuse the fake with the real.

Your Majesty, I forgive you, but I was negligent. "

Dai Quan confessed,
After thinking about it carefully, it was not that the people in the Imperial City Division were slack, they really couldn't tell the truth from the lies. After all, those people had to use the Yamen's guides to judge the ultimatums, so it was easy to sneak into the capital quietly. ,

Seeing Dai Quan's confession so quickly, the anger in Zhou Shihong's heart seemed to dissipate a lot. In this way, compared to the White Lotus Sect back then, the people of the Taiping Sect were more cunning and difficult to deal with.
"Marquis Luo Yun's injuries are serious!"

"Your Majesty, it shouldn't be serious. It's said that the Marquis was hit by an arrow in his left arm."

Xiao Yunzi answered immediately and did not dare to neglect.

Emperor Wu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It was the time to employ people, and that boy couldn't let go of his burden.
"In this case, Dai Quan, please ask Zhao Si, the Royal Horse Supervisor, to strictly check the people coming from the south of the capital. As long as the road is not clear and cannot stand the inspection, they will be arrested. It is better to arrest by mistake than to miss anyone. Those traitors will be severely punished.”

"Yes, Your Majesty, this old slave accepts the order."

Dai Quan knew that His Majesty was really angry and wanted to send out the imperial army to arrest him. He probably wanted to show it to Marquis Luo Yun and the important officials in the capital. After all, after such a big thing happened, he needed to have an attitude.

It’s just that Zhao Si,
They were ruthless in their attacks, fearing to cause trouble. The imperial army also had left and right guards, as well as Marquis Baoning.
It is really not possible to use the warrior camp to shock the capital.

"Your Majesty, this old slave boldly advises us to use the warrior battalion and the royal forest battalion to thoroughly investigate the capital, arrest wealthy merchants, stabilize the price of food in the capital, and deter the rebels."

Emperor Wu squinted his eyes. These two battalions were the royal confidants. They were named by his father when he was in power. Later, he doubled the number of troops. They were all elite and brave warriors. They shocked the capital, stabilized the situation in the capital, and raised food prices. It’s the most important thing. It’s okay. After thinking about it, he nodded and said,
"allow!"

(End of this chapter)