King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 40

Before He Gu Jin could answer, the people watching outside all shouted, and the crowd was excited for a while.

Ordinary people know very well what it means to be an official. Now that officials everywhere are busy making money to make up for their deficits, they have used almost all the means available.

The onlookers present, even if they have not personally experienced it at this moment, they have been exploited a lot in the past, and the physical injury made them very angry at the moment.

But normally, the common people are always silent, and not many dare to shout in the government, thanks to Xue Pan's arrangement of domestic slaves.

Seeing that the patriarch's lawsuit against the government was about to lose, they implemented a predetermined strategy and encouraged the people to denounce the government.

Obviously, Xue Pan is not a brainless person, and he also has staff to help him figure out a solution.

In addition to arranging manpower among the spectators, in the past few days, he has also mobilized various firms under his command to spread the "truth" of the case to the outside world.

In this way, the Xue family has become a role in pleading for the people, and they can protect themselves with the help of public opinion, and finally remain invincible.

It was also because of this that Qian Ruiming blamed Feng Yuan for all the crimes, in order to calm down the incident as soon as possible.

But the problem is, with Zhu Jinghong's strict order in front, He Gujin would not dare to close the case easily.

It happened that the public opinion was raging at this moment, so he took advantage of the situation and said: "This case is complicated, how can I explain to the people when it is closed rashly? Can you and I stop Youyou's mouth?"

Qian Ruiming was about to speak, but Zheng Xianlin opened his mouth first: "This case is important, and His Royal Highness asked me to wait for the joint trial to show justice. Now that the people's hearts are hard to appease, Mr. He handles it carefully, which is a safe move!"

"Master Zhao, what do you think?"

Zhao Xuyan, the censor of the patrol, remained expressionless from the beginning to the end, because he didn't want to get too involved in this matter.

Now being asked by Zheng Xianlin, he had to speak up.

"The two lords are governing the place, and their thoughts and considerations are thoughtful, and I have no objection!"

According to the agreement reached by the Procuratorate, the Chief Secretary and the Supervisory Censor, it is the highest decision-making decision in Jinling Province, and the officials below are irresistible.

Secretly praising Zheng Xianlin for his timely assist, He Gujin patted the gavel and said loudly: "I have decided to withdraw from the court for the time being, and we will try again later!"

This is very interesting, it can be one or two hours, or it can be one or two days later.

The chief officials of the third hall stood up and left, and the rest of the officials also dispersed. Hu Jin'an walked up to Xue Pan.

"Brother Xue, you and I have nothing against you, why do you want to chase after me?"

"This is the end of the matter, and I don't want to cause trouble. You withdraw the complaint, and let's forget about our business!"

Hu Jin'an was smiling and spoke in a low voice, but Feng Yuan at the side still heard it.

Feng Yuan had already seen the situation just now, and the hope that raised him was once again wiped out, and now hearing Hu Jinan's words, he was even more desperate to the extreme.

However, Xue Pan snorted coldly, and then walked away without speaking to Hu Jin'an at all, which greatly exceeded Feng Yuan's expectations.

Xue Pan left, and the inspectors' officers also rushed over, picked up Feng Yuan and took him down.

At this time, Feng Yuan definitely can no longer be locked up in Yingtianfu Prison.

On the other side, He Gujin originally wanted to discuss with Zhao Xuyan, but the latter just shrugged off the yamen and left.

There is no way, according to Chasi's inner hall, only Zheng Xianlin is with him.

"Old Zheng, what shall we do next?"

Zheng Xianlin replied in a deep voice: "We have done everything we can, don't you think so?"

Picking up the teacup, He Gujin nodded and replied, "Almost!"

"The two of us just sang together, and we are already standing opposite our colleagues in Jinling. If we think about it, we can explain it to the crown prince!"

Turning around, Zheng Xianlin looked at He Gujin and said, "Why don't you... go and ask the crown prince for advice!"

"Okay... let's go now!" He Gujin put down his teacup.

But Zheng Xianlin said: "You are the presiding judge of the case, so I don't have to go!"

"To be honest, I still have a lot of business over there!"

"The cavalry of the Beijing camp needs to be mobilized to participate in the war, and it will cost more money and food for nothing. The prefectures and counties that have already submitted money and food will have to..."

Hearing Zheng Xianlin's non-stop nagging, He Gujin said impatiently: "It's alright, alright, I'll go!"

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Palace garden, inside the gazebo.

Zhu Jingyuan leaned on the railing and frowned, looking at the rippling lake in front of him.

According to the situation of the trial by the procuratorate, someone would come to report every 10 minutes, and Zhu Jingyuan was very anxious to hear it.

At the table beside him, Zhu Jinghong was eating snacks and drinking tea, and he had completely different mentality from Zhu Jingyuan.

"Fourth brother, come and sit down and drink tea, don't your legs feel sore from standing all the time?"

"Fourth brother?"

After being shouted twice in a row, Zhu Jingyuan turned around slowly, and said anxiously, "Brother Thirteen, if the trial fails, your plan will come to nothing. How can I not be in a hurry?"

"Fourth brother, who said the case can't go on, isn't this just the beginning?"

Pointing to the outside of the gazebo, Zhu Jingyuan became more and more anxious: "Didn't you hear it just now? The interrogation couldn't go on from the very beginning!"

Zhu Jinghong was unmoved, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, that's normal, but if you change your mind, things will be different!"

In Zhu Jinghong's view, there are too many cards to play at the moment, and Zhu Jingyuan is completely guarding the golden mountain without knowing it.

After sitting on the stool and taking the tea cup handed over by Zhu Jinghong, Zhu Jingyuan asked, "How can I change my mind?"

"Nowadays, Jinling's big and small affairs, you have the full power to decide, right?"

"Yes……"

"That is to say, your words are equivalent to imperial edicts, right?"

"Thirteenth brother, don't dare to say such words!" Zhu Jingyuan was extremely cautious.

Zhu Jinghong didn't care about this, but went on to say: "So how to judge and sentence, isn't it up to you?"

Being both an athlete and a referee, Zhu Jinghong really couldn't imagine how he could lose, so he was really not worried.

However, after hearing his words, Zhu Jingyuan was still at a loss.

Just as he was about to ask a question, he heard the little eunuch outside report: "Report to Your Highness, according to the envoy He Gujin, please see me!"

"What is he doing?"

Zhu Jinghong said helplessly: "Of course he was complaining, isn't that the official?"

After coming to Jinling in the past few days, Zhu Jingyuan should have realized this a long time ago after interviewing so many officials, and Zhu Jinghong is really speechless if he asks now.

"See you?"

"Of course I want to see you, after all, I have to rely on him to do business!"

Zhu Jingyuan didn't say much, and directly ordered: "Tell him to come in!"

From the end of the trial to the secret discussion between Zheng and He, and now it's past noon, He Gujin only came after lunch.

"Counseling old Zheng, let me come here alone, something is really going to happen...you can't escape even if you are an old boy!"

Constantly complaining in his heart, He Gujin was soon brought into the garden and led outside the gazebo.

"Chen Jinling's envoy He Gujin, see His Royal Highness, Thirteenth Lord!"

Looking at He Gujin who was kneeling outside, Zhu Jingyuan said: "Excuse me, get up and talk!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Gu already knows about the case, so what will be done according to the plan of the inspector?"

"The crown prince and the thirteenth master confessed that the minister dared not delay in the slightest, and vowed to conclude the case for His Highness!"

Shout out the slogan first to show your loyalty, and then take advantage of the situation to talk about the difficulties. He Gujin is very familiar with this.

"But now...the evidence is insufficient, and the case is difficult to advance. The minister and the chief envoy Zheng Xianlin have discussed many times, but they can't figure it out after all!"

He never forgot to mention Zheng Xianlin, and He Gujin put his best intentions into it, for fear that the matter would be carried by himself.

"That's why I'm here this time, and I'm going to ask the crown prince for advice..."

(End of this chapter)