Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 236 Breaking the Sky

Qiu Yu, born in the second class, is currently the censor of Qiandu.

To say that this person has much connection with King Zhongshun would be a bit exaggerated. Feng Xianguan, Feng Xianguan, Qiu Yu was the one who ate from this job. As long as it was beneficial, Yan Guan never cared about who he pawned for.

Because Qiu Yu stepped out of the class and said: "My lord, Qiu Yu has written a memorial."

"Come on!"

"I have heard that Jinglingbo Li Weijian's family was negligent, resulting in the theft of confidential firearms patterns. I request that Li Weijian of the police department be impeached for his careless behavior!" After a pause, he continued: "I have also heard that this matter was caused by the Dragon Ban of Ningguo Mansion. Wei Jiarong colluded with Jinglingbo’s servants to steal the drawings for personal gain. Please impeach Ningguo Mansion for the crime of embezzling weapons!"

There was an uproar in the court hall.

Li Weijian was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his careless behavior was not considered a big crime. At most, he would be fined and punished. What is really surprising is that this matter turned out to be the mastermind of the Ningguo Mansion!

Chen Hongmou, the chief minister, immediately laughed secretly when he heard about the impeachment. Everyone said that Li Weijian was related to the Jia family, but they didn't expect it to be such a close relationship.

Shuirong, the king of Beijing in Wuchen's group, frowned. Shuirong knew that the Ningrong and Ningfu mansions made a big fuss last night and sent out people to look for foreign monks. I'm going to send someone to ask questions today. After all, the four bastards and eight princes are in the same boat, so I didn't expect this to be such a futile matter.

Shui Rong couldn't help but frown secretly, saying that there was no successor in Ningrong's second house. The children of the Jia family were really inferior to each other.

Hearing that there was news from the Xiaohuang Gate, he hurriedly changed into his court clothes, said a few words of relief to a few worried women, and then followed the Xiaohuang Gate into the court in a car to see his majesty.

After the words fell, Chen Hongmou said: "I believe that this matter should be sent to a department to find out the culprit."

After waiting for a while outside the Qianqing Palace, I heard a relay of eunuchs shouting in this direction: "It is said that Li Weijian, the uncle of Jingling, is here to see you!"

Shui Rong said again: "Sage, I thought it would be better to tell Uncle Jing Ling first and ask what kind of picture was stolen."

King Zhongshun said: "Who in the government and the public does not know that Jinglingbo has great practical knowledge? Even in the court, there is probably no one who can surpass him. It is said that Jinglingbo heard that the drawings were stolen yesterday, so he mobilized the troops to conduct self-examination first. Waiting to find out this The matter involved Longjing Lieutenant Jia Rong, who immediately led his men to chase him to the Ningguo Mansion. Later, hundreds of servants from the Ningrong Mansion were sent out to look for him.

King Zhongyong also frowned. Li Weijian was always cautious in his actions. How could he allow internal and external collusion to steal the plan? Suddenly I remembered what Li Weijian said earlier, could that look like a new type of fire gun that is not afraid of wind and rain?

Holy man, it's not the drawing that matters. Why did Jing Lingbo and Ning Guofu mobilize their troops and mobilize the people like this? "

He raised his eyes and looked at the saint, and saw that the saint was frowning. Yan Xiyao secretly thought to himself that his proud disciple still valued love and justice too much, and he did not hesitate to defile himself for the sake of a cousin... The saint's expression is unclear now, so he might as well take another look.

This is nonsense, but now Chen Hongmou is focused on promoting the idea of ​​​​dividing children into two households, but in fact he has no other thoughts to get involved in such trivial matters.

Yan Xiyao came out and said, "Sage, I have no objections."

Everyone was whispering for a long time, and then Emperor Zhenghe said: "My dear ministers, how do you view this matter?"

However, Li Weijian said that that day, he had known that King Zhongshun would not give up, and he would definitely bring the matter to court, so he simply stayed at home and did not go anywhere.

The eunuchs spread the word all the way that a horse came out of Xiaohuang Gate and headed straight for Li Mansion. Not long after arriving at Li's house, Wu Haiping did not dare to neglect his words and hurriedly sent Qian Xue to report inside.

King Shuirong of Beijing knew that King Zhongshun and the Jia family had been at odds with each other for a long time, so he had to go out and say: "I think there are many fallacies in what I hear and hear. It would be better if Jing Lingbo, a sage, asked for a clear explanation, so that I can make my own decisions."

Emperor Zhenghe just nodded when he saw King Zhongshun coming out and said: "Sage, I think this matter should not be taken lightly."

Emperor Zhenghe no longer hesitated: "This statement is reasonable. It is said that Jingling Bo Li Weijian!"

"Oh? If King Zhongshun has anything to say, just say it."

Yan Xiyao had another thought. This matter involved his disciple Li Weijian, so he naturally couldn't express his position. But Yan Xiyao thought about all the previous things, and now he was thinking with his toes that this matter was also Li Weijian's handiwork.

Emperor Zhenghe nodded slightly, looked at Yan Xiyao and said, "What did Mr. Yan Ge say?"

Emperor Zhenghe frowned not because of anything else, but entirely because he didn't know how important Li Weijian's appearance was.

Li Weijian straightened his clothes, walked up the steps, and walked inside without squinting his eyes. He respectfully said, "Your Majesty, Li Weijian, pays homage to the saint."

"No gift."

Li Weijian stood up and saw Emperor Zhenghe sitting on the throne, with hundreds of civil and military officials on the left and right looking at him. Although Li Weijian was well-known, he was still too young and was an internal government official, so this was the first time for him to meet many civil and military officials.

Seeing that he had a tall and straight figure and outstanding appearance, but was only fifteen or sixteen years old, he immediately aroused a burst of whispers. It is better to meet each other than to be famous, so this sentence should be applied to Li Weijian. Some people secretly resented Li Weijian's good luck, while others looked at him and thought secretly.

The great eunuch shouted: "Quiet!"

The court hall suddenly fell silent, and then Emperor Zhenghe said: "Uncle Jingling, the imperial censor heard about something and heard that your home was stolen...is this possible?"

Li Weijian hurriedly bowed and said: "I am ashamed, I did not manage properly, which caused the servants to collude with outsiders to steal the drawings in the study."

"Oh? Let me ask you, what kind of pattern was stolen?"

"Returning to the saint, this is the pattern of a new fire gun made by me."

As soon as he finished speaking, King Zhongyong suddenly asked: "But that new fire gun that is not afraid of wind and rain?"

Li Weijian nodded with a wry smile, bowed and said: "I am young and act carelessly, please be punished by the saint."

Emperor Zhenghe saw the eager face of his brother, King Zhongyong, and he was wondering at this moment. If the fire blunderbuss can create tricks again, will it still be able to withstand the wind and rain? Could it be that there is a big cover on the blunderbuss?

Because it was Emperor Zhenghe, he asked, "Uncle Jingling, since we have the drawings, can we create the real thing?"

"Back to the saint, I have imagined two new types of fire blunderbuss, a long one and a short one. The long fire blunderbuss has not yet been made, but this short blunderbuss has been made."

"Did you bring it?"

"It's on the minister's carriage."

Emperor Zhenghe nodded: "Order someone to bring up the short blunderbuss."

At the moment, there was a small yellow door to deal with it, but after a while, a small yellow door came in with a box. The great eunuch Dai Quan caught Emperor Zhenghe's eyes and hurriedly went down to take it, then bowed and presented it to the imperial case.

When the brocade box enters the palace, it must be checked by the Han general to make sure it is harmless before being put in. Emperor Zhenghe opened the box and saw a strange-looking short gun lying inside.

The fire blunderbuss was only slightly larger than a palm, and it was very easy to hold in the hand. The barrel of the blunderbuss was only five inches, but there was a huge belly at the back.

Zhenghe Diguan studied it for a long time, but he didn't understand how this thing was used. Looking up, he saw King Zhongshun looking down at him eagerly, so he simply ordered Dai Quan to send this thing to King Zhongshun for inspection. Not to mention Emperor Zhenghe, even King Zhongshun didn't figure it out after fiddling with it for a while.

So he asked: "Li Fusheng, how do you use this new fire gun?"

“This—back to your lord, I’m afraid it’s inconvenient to show it here, right?”

King Zhongshun nodded slightly, turned his head and cupped his hands and said: "Sage, please check the quality of this gun first."

"allow!"

Li Weijian hurriedly said: "There is one person in my entourage who knows how to use this blunderbuss. I will wait outside immediately."

King Zhongyong nodded and strode away.

The imperial city was very close to the inner government office, but within half an hour King Zhongyong returned with a solemn expression. When he arrived at the court, he immediately bowed and said: "I ask the saint to order the Division of Punishment to investigate this case strictly!"

Emperor Zhenghe blinked: "The new gun made by Jinglingbo is really not afraid of wind and rain?"

Then King Zhongyong said: "Back to the saint, if my Dashun army is equipped with this gun, the former war ministers in Qinghai will be sure to annihilate the Junggar elite. If this thing is obtained by thieves, I am afraid that my Dashun will not be safe from now on!"

Emperor Zhenghe was silent for a moment. If it's just an ordinary mistake or omission, just make a few notes and take the opportunity to knock on the Jia family.

Emperor Zhenghe has never forgotten the hatred of seizing his legitimate son ten years ago. But now the government has just been straightened out, and the internal reforms are still being implemented, but they have not yet seen results; externally, Wang Ziteng is patrolling the nine sides and is beheading the Jia family's limbs bit by bit. If the Jia family were moved at this time, it would probably cause instability in the border troops.

The saint's expression fell in the eyes of everyone. Beijing Wang Shuirong hurriedly came out of the class and said: "Is King Zhongyong exaggerating?"

"Exaggeration?" King Zhongyong said excitedly: "Sage, the servant filled the fire blunderbuss, and I personally poured a ladle of water on it, and then fired six blunderbuss in succession, four of them in twenty steps. Now I am Dashun Iron Cavalry Equipped with three fire blunderbuss, one long and two short, if you can't defeat the would-be thieves in three formations, you will have to abandon the guns and draw knives in hand-to-hand combat. If they are all replaced by these guns, I am afraid that the would-be army can be defeated in just one attack!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a buzzing sound.

King Shui Rong of Beijing refused to give up and was about to speak again when he heard King Zhongyong say again: "Also, usually a fire gun is loaded with one round of ammunition, but this gun can fill up the magazine with six rounds. Lord Shui, this is what I say to you. Do you know this is important?"

Shui Rong was immediately speechless. Although he served in the Fifth Military Department, he had never led troops outside. Mentioning military matters is naturally not as convincing as that of King Zhongyong.

Before the others could say anything, King Zhongshun came out and said: "This thing is so important. It involves Zuo, the country of Dashun. I ask the saint to immediately issue an order to investigate thoroughly. If the drawing is spread, I'm afraid I will regret it later." That’s it.”

Emperor Zhenghe's mind was changing at this moment. The instability of the army here would naturally cause shock to the government and the public. Hearing his brother's vow, Emperor Zhenghe thought that if he had installed this gun in the capital camp first, even if the border troops moved, it would just be a scabies attack and the foundation of the imperial court would not be shaken.

All dynasties have to strengthen the trunk and the weak branches. If it is reversed, even if there is great power, we will have to use our hands and feet.

But according to Emperor Zhenghe's plan, he had to wait until Wang Ziteng cut off the Jia family's wings before he could take action against the Jia family. It's really not the right time to start now. It happened that the Jia family was stupid and caused such a big and shocking case.

If this kind of guilt is not dealt with, the people's hearts that have finally been united will be scattered. Because even though Emperor Zhenghe was secretly upset, he could only deal with the Jia family by pinching his nose.

After making up his mind, Emperor Zhenghe said: "In this case, the Criminal Division will investigate the case and be sure to recover the stolen drawings. Those involved will be arrested immediately."

The doctor of the Shenxing Division was outside the palace. Hearing this, he hurried inside to receive orders.

Emperor Zhenghe looked at Li Weijian, who was standing there at a loss, and felt sorry for him. After all, he was still young. Although his abilities were unparalleled, his actions were careless and he could not compare with Yan Xiyao and other veterans.

After thinking for a while, Emperor Zhenghe said: "Uncle Jingling acted carelessly, and I will be fined one year's salary."

Li Weijian quickly bowed to thank him.

Emperor Zhenghe was preoccupied and had no intention of dealing with the affairs of the court. He sent Dai Quan to ask, but when no one came forward, he simply withdrew from the court.

A group of civil and military officials went out to the palace. The teacher Yan Xiyao gave Li Weijian a vague reproachful look, and Li Weijian suddenly smiled bitterly.

The fault is that the eldest sister Li Wan has too deep a connection with the Jia family, so why would he take such a dangerous move? I wanted to come forward and have a few words with the teacher, but was pulled away by King Zhongyong.

"Resurrection is just a fine, and you don't need money to control me. Tell me quickly what that long blunderbuss looks like!"

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Li House.

Since Li Weijian was ordered to go to the court, Fu Qiufang, Qingwen, Hongyu, Xiangling, and Xiuying became anxious and uneasy.

Fu Qiufang was okay. After all, he was older than the other girls. Although he felt uneasy, he never showed it. Among the remaining girls, even Hongyu, the most reputable girl, was looking gloomy at the moment.

Fourth Master's journey has been smooth, and has it ever made people fearful? I have never failed in my errands and made new achievements many times. As the new year is approaching, I should have had a good rest after the new year, but I happened to catch up with this kind of thing.

It is said that it is impossible to guard against domestic thieves. Who would have thought that Jia Rong and Lai Shangwen would cause such a ridiculous thing?

The dignified legitimate son of Ningguo Mansion didn’t even know that he had hooked up with his slaves to come to the Li family to steal the drawings!

After being on tenterhooks for a long time, at around noon, a policeman from the Department of Punishment suddenly came to the door. But this shocked all the girls, especially Qingwen, who was already blaming herself in her heart, thinking that it was only because of her that she got into such trouble. Hearing that the official from the Shenxing Division came to the door, he burst into tears.

Fortunately, although Fu Qiufang was panicked, she did not lose her mind. She hurriedly sent someone to ask for details. When they heard that this was just to take away Lai Shangwen, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The officer from the Criminal Punishment Department took Lai Shangwen away with his buttocks blooming, and everyone waited for more than half an hour. Suddenly Qianxue came running in happily: "Auntie, ladies, the master has returned home!"

Everyone let out a sigh of relief and quickly put on their clothes to welcome him out.

Before they even reached Yimen, they saw Li Weijian walking quickly. Xiu Ying was so anxious that she didn't care much at this moment. She jumped over and pulled Li Weijian and asked: "Fourth Master, what did the emperor say?"

Li Weijian knew that the girls would miss him this time, so he lost his usual joking and said seriously: "What else can I do? I will be fined for one year. Master, I will have to work for the court for free for a year next year."

Fu Qiufang came closer and said, "Amitabha, it's just a salary. It's better for me to be safe than anything else."

Qingwen said with red eyes: "Fourth Master has already been fined, so what does the Ningguo Mansion say? You can't let someone who is harming others just let it go, right?"

Li Weijian sighed: "How can the case that exposes Po Tian be solved? I'm afraid that the Criminal Investigation Department will come to arrest Jia Rong by now."

He had been planning for a long time, wasn't this just for this? It's a pity that Jia Rong will shed her skin this time even if she doesn't die... It would be great if it was Jia Zhen who plotted against her. I expect that the saint would also have a bad breath.

(End of this chapter)