The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 217 Emperor Taiqi: Do you have anything to say in defense of your biological father?

Azig went to see Liu Fang in person and heard Liu Fang's voice. At this point, the two finally no longer had to worry. The carriage rumbled forward again, and the voice of Colonel Sheka came from the city gate. Thinking the carriage had been stopped, it stopped again.

"It's me. Why, do you need to check it too?" Liu Fang stuck her head out of the carriage and said displeasedly.

Seeing the carriage coming from Duke Liguo's Mansion, Zhang Yong led the soldiers to look at it from the city tower, and the Jinyi Guards led by Yuan Yongkang, a hundred households in Jinyi Mansion, also came with the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division, surrounding several cars in front and behind. Be strict.

Qiu Liang, the military commander of the Five Cities, inspected several carriages one after another and found nothing unusual. He turned to Yuan Yongkang and said, "Yuan Baihu, look, this is the carriage of Duke Li Guo. There is a carriage behind it. The carriage belongs to the Duke of Rongguo, and there are several lords there, so there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."

Yuan Yongkang was sent by Jiang Xian in the past and went to Lai's house to ransack the house. He had an old relationship with Jia Cong. Now that Jia Cong was taking pictures of the Jinyi Mansion, Yuan Yongkang thought that his luck had come and he wanted to show his face in front of Jia Cong. Therefore, The closer the carriage of Duke Rongguo was, the more he wanted to look at it.

After hearing Qiu Liang's words, Yuan Yongkang sneered and said, "Who doesn't know that Jingtian Houfu and Rongguo Dukefu are in good terms? However, we are serving the imperial court. If we let the captive dog escape, how can we deserve the death of thousands of people in Liaodong?" Brothers!"

Isn't it obvious that General Qiu Liang's army thinks that Qiu Liang is colluding with Duke Li's government to escort Donglu?

Qiu Liang's face turned red with anger, and he said angrily, "Yuan Baihu, what do you mean? Do you think the Donglu dog is on the carriage of the Lord and others?"

"Today, let alone the lords and sires, their cars will be inspected, even the prince's car will be inspected here!" Yuan Yongkang stretched out his hand forcefully, "Sir, please!"

Liu Fang was so angry that her whole body trembled, "How dare you let me get out of the car from a mere hundred households? What if there is no one in my car?"

Yuan Yongkang said, "It's a routine matter, please forgive me Sir!"

As he spoke, he refused to give in.

Liu Fang sneered and glanced at the car behind him. He wanted to see how the Jinyi Mansion planned to inspect the car. If Azig's master and servant were really found in the car of the Duke of Rongguo Mansion, he would We want to see how Jia Cong stops!
In the car behind, Jia She also received the same treatment, but he was different from Liu Fang. He refused to get out of the car and lay on the car pretending to be dead. He kept grunting and looking like he was out of breath. look.

According to the arrangement, the two Azigs were in the mezzanine of his car. How dare he get up and let these people check?
At this time, Jia She felt that taking such a big risk for these two people and only charging them 1 taels of silver was really too little.

"Let Jia Cong come. If you want to check, let him check. I am his father, and I want to see how he checks my car! It is simply unreasonable. There is such an unfilial son in the world, and he arrests me as a thief!"

Seeing that Qiu Liang had been replaced by Yuan Yongkang in front of them, the people from the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division also stepped back and gave up their positions to the Jin Yiwei.

This man is actually the biological father of Marquis Ning Guo. He vents a lot of air and takes in little air. If something goes wrong during the inspection, who among them can explain it?
However, the Jin Yiwei only surrounded the two cars at the back. Jia She did not get out of the car, and they were not in a hurry. They seemed to be waiting for the car in front to be cleared and the leader of the team to deal with it.

Seeing this, Liu Fang hurriedly got out of the car. He couldn't wait to see the scene after searching the two Azigs from the carriage in Rongguo Mansion.

At this time, Jia Cong stood on the high tower and looked coldly at the scene below.

Kong An and the others stood aside, just like fishermen after casting a net, slowly raising their heads and watching the fish struggling in the net.

The two Azigs under the splint were holding their breath and did not dare to move, listening to the movements above.

I don't know who got on the carriage, flipped it around, and then said to the person, "Boss, there is nothing!"

Hearing this, the two Azigs couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. They only heard the people above walking out. Immediately afterwards, the car became quiet. Outside, Liu Fang cursed and said, "Let Marquis Ning Guo give it to me." An explanation, otherwise, I will definitely report it to the emperor!"

At this moment, the plywood on the car was suddenly pried with a sharp blade. In the originally dark space of the plywood, a ray of skylight flashed in. Azig and his two men suddenly narrowed their eyes and hurriedly used their hands to block the light. Samushha reacted extremely quickly. He had already swung his knife forward, and took Azig with him to get out of the car.

At this moment, a big net was stretched out towards the two of them and forced them into the car. Samushha took Azig back into the car. He supported Azig with one hand and slashed at the car wall with a knife. , trying to escape from another direction.

Azig was very calm at this time, staring at the young man walking slowly not far away with a pair of falcon-like eyes, unable to believe that he had fallen into the opponent's net again.

Liu Fang was so frightened that her two parts were trembling, her fat face turned pale, and the fat all over his body was shaking. She saw Jia Cong approaching in disbelief. Shouldn't these two people be in Jia She's car? ?

Why did you get into your car?
At this time, Liu Fang had no time to think about this. Instead, she shouted flatteringly, "Xiannephew, how could something like this happen?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Now I have to ask you, Shi Bo. The Emperor and His Majesty are so kind to you. The emperor's kindness is so great. How could Shi Bo do such a thing of colluding with the Donglu without thinking about serving the country with loyalty? It's not worthy of him." The soldiers who died in the Liaodong battlefield?"

Liu Fang saw the calm smile on Jia Cong's face, and after hearing his words, she put a big hat on him without asking anything. She couldn't help but her anger overshadowed her fear, and he said angrily, "Jia Cong, when something like this happened, Even I don’t know why, but you dare to accuse me of such a big crime, what’s your motive?”

Jia Cong glanced at him and said without saying a word, "Tie him up and send him to prison!"

Liu Fang trembled all over, holding on to the carriage, she forced herself to calm down and said, "Jia Cong, how dare you!"

Before Liu Fang could finish her words, two soldiers in Jinyi came forward and twisted Liu Fang's arms back, one from the left and the other from the right. She howled in pain like a slaughtered pig, and one of the soldiers impatiently said The knee was pushed towards the crook of Liu Fang's hind leg. Liu Fang's leg went weak and her whole body was weak. She was dragged along the ground by the two of them.

A trolley was pulled over, and Liu Fang was put into the trolley. He held on to the pillars of the trolley and shook desperately, "I'm wronged, I'm wronged!"

No one paid attention. Only the soldier guarding the carriage felt too noisy and slapped him with the handle of his knife. "What are you shouting for?"

Jia Cong glanced at Azig and the two, raised his hand, and the big net covered the car. When the rope underneath was pulled, the net covered the car tightly, which made Samushha plan to seize the hostage. The idea came to nothing.

Seeing this, Samushha's face turned ashen. Just then, he slashed the net with a knife. He didn't know what material it was made of. It was as tough as silk. Moreover, it was full of small hooks with barbs, making it impossible for people to get close.

There is no escape from them!
Azig, on the other hand, fell into the carriage and closed his eyes, looking as if he was resigned to his fate.

In the car behind, Jia She was still cheating. After seeing Azig and two people arrested, he asked the driver to drive back. How dare Jin Yiwei let him go? Terrified.

After all, this man is Ning Guohou's biological father.

Jia Cong walked over, glanced at Jia She in the carriage, and said coldly, "Take it back to the imperial prison and take good care of it!"

Hearing this, Jia She quickly got up from the car and stuck his head out of the window, "Jia Cong, you stupid son of a bitch, how dare you treat me like this!"

Jia Cong turned to look at Jia She, frowning deeply, "Sir, I don't know if you don't know people well enough to collude with traitors like Liu Fang, or if you are colluding with them for your own selfish interests, right now I still I advise you to think about how to tell the difference in front of the emperor!" Hearing this, Jia She couldn't breathe. Suddenly, his face turned the color of pig liver, and half of his chest was in severe pain. Zhang Cai wanted to do something bad at the sight. , hurriedly reached out and stroked Jia She's back skillfully, finally allowing him to regain his breath, and couldn't help but persuade him, "Master, what should we do now? It's better to follow what the Marquis said and close the situation in front of you first. .”

"Grandson, if it weren't for this grandson, would I be in this situation? Why didn't I just stuff him into the toilet and drown him?" Jia She scolded.

On the third car was Li Wu. At this time, he was trembling in the car. When he saw Jia Cong approaching, he knelt in the car and kowtowed desperately. He was so frightened that he couldn't say a word.

"Take them all away!" Jia Cong waved his arm, and someone stepped forward and escorted Li Wu into the carriage.

At this time, the court hall was extremely lively. Liu Shi, the jailer, was ordered to go to Shuntian Mansion to capture Du Hui.

Du Hui wanted to commit suicide, but was saved by his subordinates. At this time, anklets and chains were locked on his body. Outside the door, a carriage was waiting. Du Hui, face pale, was pushed towards the carriage, behind him It was the sound of the female family members crying that moved the heavens.

Du Hui was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Wanqing's reign and was deeply favored by the emperor. In the 22nd year of Wanqing's reign, he was promoted to the position of counselor of the General Affairs Department. Later, seeing that the situation was not good, Du Hui sought the minister of Taipu Temple in Jinling. After three years in office, the situation in the DPRK and China had deteriorated. Ping, he spent a lot of money to get the position of Shuntian Prefecture Yin. Who would have thought that he would suffer such a disaster now.

Du Hui looked up at the sky, sighed, and got into the carriage without saying a word.

At this time, Nie Wenda, the censor of Zuodu, reported, "Du Hui collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. He should be punished according to the law. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is guilty of negligence!"

In front of Mingde Gate, as the carriage left, everyone onlookers also left one after another. The originally tight city defenses were also relaxed a little at this time. They were no longer as strict as before. The tense atmosphere permeated the sky of Shenjing City. It also dissipated.

In the duty room of the cabinet, Zhao Song, who was dressed in a scarlet robe, was bending over his desk and begging for help... "Fu Nianchen was originally a lowly official, but he was appointed as Yuan Fu. He knew the right way and served the king. Every teacher has a strong heart and self-confidence. However, he is lacking. The effect of sacrificing one's life is without any foresight..."

After writing this, Zhao Song couldn't help but stop writing, feeling depressed in his heart. There was a gentle knock on the door outside. It was the housekeeper Zhao Jiu, who opened the door and came in. He said to Zhao Song, "Master, Mr. Zhang is here."

Zhao Song frowned, and suddenly thought of something. He put away the half-written begging book, stood up, picked up the teacup, and said, "Welcome him in!"

Zhang Qilin was able to enter. He first saluted Zhao Song, and Zhao Song waved his hand, "Jin Teng, what brings you here?"

In the past two days, there has been no one taking care of the government affairs. The official of the Department of Science and Technology is acting like crazy and biting people when he catches them. It seems chaotic, but in fact, it can still be seen that there is a clear distinction between the two.

"Yuan Fu, I heard that today there are eleven memorials to impeach Du Hui to Shi Zhonghe, the censor, and a total of 23 memorials to impeach the official minister, and..."

At this point, Zhang Qilin did not say anything about the impeachment of the Yuan Fu of the cabinet, but said, "I am worried that if this continues, there will be no end. Therefore, Du Hui has been imprisoned, and Azige and others have also been recovered. , the cabinet might as well suggest to the emperor that it is better to interrogate these people as soon as possible and learn the truth than to impeach them indiscriminately at the moment."

Zhao Song took a deep look at Zhang Qilin. At just over 40 years old, he was really young. He couldn't help but feel envious, but then he sighed and asked, "Jin Teng, why did you come to Bu Gu to talk about these things?"

Zhang Qilin was very puzzled when he heard this. Zhao Song was the chief assistant. If he didn't look for him, who else could he look for?

"It won't end without an end!" Zhao Song pointed his finger upwards and said, "The emperor is the emperor of heaven. With the emperor here, how can there be no end to the matter? Jin Teng, the second assistant is sick at home, and there is nothing to do at the moment. Matters, cabinet matters, you and Mr. Gu Ge should take care of each other."

"You have to serve me. However, with Yuan Fu here, I also have a backbone."

"To be honest with Jin Teng, before Jin Teng came in, Bugu was writing a memorial and begging for bones from the saints. I think Bugu will return home soon. I think Bugu has been in the capital for more than 20 years and has never returned to his hometown. Recently, he , The scenes of studying and taking exams in my hometown in the past are always echoing in my mind, and I can’t drive them away, so it must be time to go back.”

Zhang Qilin was shocked. The second assistant was sick and retired, and Otsuka Zai was impeached and had resigned from office. Although the emperor was trying to persuade him to stay, Otsuka Zai had been dismissed twice. I really don't know if the emperor would agree to the third time.

As a result, the cabinet has gone to three people.

Zhang Qilin couldn't say anything anymore, so he held his hand and Zhao Jiu sent him out. When he came back, he said to Zhao Song, "Master, is this the only way?"

Zhao Song sighed, glanced in the direction of Linjing Hall, and said, "Sooner or later, this day will come. I have been waiting for a long time."

Once the emperor and the courtiers, these people are the emperor's people. As ministers, what they want is life, prosperity and death. Now the officials of Kedao have begun to criticize. If they don't leave, they will be like Otsuka Zai. Generally speaking, I don’t know what the outcome will be when I apologize to someone below.

In Yanyi Pavilion, the side hall next to Linjing Hall, Jia Cong met the emperor for the first time. After entering, Jia Cong saw that this place turned out to be a small collection room for the emperor, filled with rare things. Rare treasures and ancient paintings are out of print. None of them look luxurious. They are full of ancient charm. Any one of them is worth a fortune.

"Yuanze, you're here!"

Emperor Taiqi was playing with a piece of broken jade with inscriptions. When he saw Jia Cong come in, he put the broken jade away and asked Jia Cong to appreciate it with him. He pointed at each piece of the collection and told Jia Cong their origins. Some of them were once Among them was a jade ring finger left by Emperor Sejong at that time, which was used by Emperor Sejong.

Emperor Sejong was skilled in riding and shooting, and was a great talent in both civil and military affairs. He could predict the enemy's victory and could see thousands of miles away. During his 22 years in power, he conquered Shuo Mo several times, but the prisoners did not dare to approach the fortress.

"When Grandpa Yongjia gave me this jade ring, he once said to me, let me practice riding and shooting well, and it will be up to me to eliminate the Tartars in the future. I will always remember these words and never forget them. Yuanze, today , I will give you this jade ring, are you willing to eliminate the Tartars for me and realize Emperor Sejong’s wish for me?”

Today is different from the time of Emperor Sejong. The Tartars frequently detained the people and it was not easy to expel them, let alone eliminate them.

Jia Cong made a puff and knelt on the ground, "I dare not accept the gift, but the wish of Emperor Shizong is the emperor's wish, and it is also the wish of my great people. I will not give up even if I die!"

Emperor Taiqi personally took Jia Cong's arm and pulled him up. He gave Jia Cong a jade ring and said, "In less than a day, you captured the two Dongpi captives again. You really did not disappoint me." . I never expected that there would be so many people in the court who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, which really makes me disappointed and angry!"

Emperor Taiqi glanced at the table next to him. Previously, there was a memorial to impeach Du Hui. Now, there was a memorial to impeach Liu Fang and others. Although Geng Xi was not in front of Mingde Gate, he had been with Liu Fang in the past. Both Nan'an County Prince and Beijing County Prince, who were close to Fang, were impeached.

Half of the civil and military dynasties were impeached.

Jia Cong said, "Your Majesty, there are a lot of opinions in the court now, and the officials are making a lot of comments, making people panic. I sincerely request the emperor to issue an order as soon as possible and order the three divisions to conduct a joint trial to find out the whole story. The people involved in the case can be punished as soon as possible to ensure peace." People's hearts."

"Yuanze's words make sense!" Emperor Taiqi said, "I heard that your biological father was involved in this case. Do you have anything to say in defense of your biological father?"

Jia Cong was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have been adopted by my heir father Jia Jing. I don't know anything about the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion. I dare not deceive you. The country has its own laws and the law is enough to determine punishment. There is no need for me to say anything. There are three divisions of law."

Emperor Taiqi felt very relieved after hearing this, and passed on the decree, ordering the Minister of Punishment Yan Min, the ministers Wang Qi and Liu Yu; the imperial censor of Zuodu Nie Wenda, the deputy imperial envoys Zhang Yun and Liu Wenzhuang, the minister of Dali Temple Tang Mu, and the young minister Xu Wenhua. , Gu Bi, Si Cheng Mao Bowen, Wang Yuan and Jin Yiwei, met Liu Fang, Du Hui and others in the Ministry of Punishment.

(End of this chapter)