Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 340: A Landmine

At the gate of Dali Temple!
Lord Jia had his hands behind his back, staring intently, and behind him followed twenty family soldiers with swords on their waists!
The momentum is full!

Dali Temple Minister Mao came running out, sweat on his forehead, panting: "Master Jia, you are so honored to be here. What can I do for you?"

"Master Mao, don't try to get close to me. I'm here on official business!" Jia Lian showed no respect for anyone who came. Master Mao was confused, [Is he here to defeat me? ]

"Since this is official business, Lord Jia, do you have official documents?" Lord Mao certainly couldn't be timid. This was his territory. If you said it was official business, you had to have documents. Not only did he have to be tough, but he also had to speak loudly.

Jia Lian didn't expect that the old man had such a loud voice. Hmm, it must be a problem caused by his experience in trying cases.

He raised his hand to pick his ear, with a look of arrogance on his face, and took out an official seal from his sleeve, and said to Lord Mao: "Look carefully! This is not enough, I have something else."

"Inspector of the capital?" When Lord Mao read these four words, his heart trembled slightly, and he was a little timid. Looking back, he saw his subordinates behind him, and he straightened his back immediately.

"The seal is real. I shouldn't stop Lord Jia, but I have the right to ask Lord Jia to show the document that allows him to enter the cabinet to handle the case." Lord Mao has already given in, but with so many subordinates behind him, it will be difficult to convince them in the future if he gives in. How can a boss protect his subordinates? Besides, Jia Lian didn't say who the details were directed at. What if it was directed at him?
"Master Mao is a good superior. Come, take a look at this." Jia Lian put away the official seal, took out the gold medal hidden close to his body, and thrust it forward, almost hitting Master Mao's nose. His words were a bit violent: "The door of the Dali Temple is really difficult to enter. Will this work? Master Mao must be careful this time. Originally, this was prepared for the elders, but today Master Mao got it."

After seeing the four big characters "As if I were here in person" clearly, Lord Mao's legs went limp and he didn't have any strength at all. He cried out "Ah", and fell to his knees.

[Something bad has happened. The gold medal has been revealed. This case is going to be serious.] This was the only thought in Master Mao's mind.

Jia Lian had not expected the power of the gold medal to be so great, and was stunned on the spot. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and recovered immediately. He bent down and stretched out his hand to support Lord Mao, saying, "Lord Mao, be careful, there is a pit on the ground." At the same time, he lowered his voice and said, "It has nothing to do with you, so stay out of my business."

A medical miracle occurred. Lord Mao's blood was instantly restored to full. His cloudy eyes also brightened. He grabbed Jia Lian's hand and struggled to stand up, whispering, "Are you serious?"

"Jia doesn't like Wang Jin, so I'll find some trouble for him. Lord Mao can just watch." In order to make things go more smoothly, Jia Lian had to inform him first. If he had known that Lord Mao was so unreliable, he should have informed him in advance. However, judging from Lord Mao's character, the effect of informing him in advance might not be as good as this.

Hearing Jia Lian's extremely impatient tone, Lord Mao finally stood firm, turned around and gestured: "Please! Lord Jia, please!"

Jia Lian was polite, but still walked in front. As an imperial censor, if he didn't have the aura of not recognizing any relatives, he wouldn't be able to control the situation.

After entering and taking a seat, Lord Mao called in the two junior officials. After some polite conversation, Jia Lian spoke up, "Someone recently reported that the Dali Temple took money to do things, and there were many unjust cases."

The two junior officials were so angry at this. Lord Mao, who knew about this in advance, had an expression as calm as a mountain: "Lord Jia is inspecting the capital and he does have the right to investigate. How do you hope I can cooperate?"

Since it was a retaliation, it had to be done more obviously. Jia Lian said directly: "Pack up the files of all the cases Wang Shaoqing has been involved in within the past two years and I will take them away."

Wang Jin became anxious when he heard this. It was obvious that this was directed at him, so he stood up and said, "No, the Inspectorate has no right to interfere in cases involving the Dali Temple."

Jia Lian sneered, "Who are you trying to scare? I am reviewing the files as an inspector of the capital, which is legal and reasonable. If you dare to stop me, it means there is something wrong with you. Just wait, you will be the one taken away next time!"

"Master Mao, Master Ge, please say something." Wang Jin quickly asked for help, but unexpectedly his two colleagues chose to keep silent, close their eyes and rest, and had no intention of getting involved at all.

All we can say is that Jia Lian had a terrible reputation in the officialdom, and these two chose to protect themselves.

When Wang Jin looked back at Jia Lian in grief and anger, this guy had a sneer on his face and had bad intentions. Wang Jin couldn't understand how he had offended him.

"Mr. Jia, if you want to investigate, go ahead. Don't think I'm afraid of you." Wang Jin stood up and walked out, but was stopped by a pillar at the door. Jia Lian said sarcastically behind him, "Wang Shaoqing, please stay and wait until all the files are taken away before leaving. Otherwise, don't blame me for worrying about you destroying the evidence."

Jia Lian turned to the Dali Temple and said, "Master Mao, can you send a few people to help sort out the files?"

Lord Mao was immediately delighted: "It's my job, Ge Shaoqing, thank you for your hard work."

Ge Shaoqing was naturally eager to do so. Jia Lian was going to deal with his colleagues, not himself, so of course he had to make him satisfied. Otherwise, he would be in a bad mood and come to investigate him next time.

Wang Jin raised his hand and pointed at everyone: "You..." He was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Jia Lian continued to mock him, saying, "A man of integrity has nothing to fear from his own shadow. Why should Wang Shaoqing worry about being investigated?"

Wang Jin said angrily: "Of course I am not afraid of being investigated, I am just afraid that someone will frame me."

Jia Lian looked down at an ant with a condescending look and spat out three cold words: "Are you worthy?"

At this time, Wang Jin had come to his senses a little. He and Jia Lian had no grudges against each other, and the reason why Jia Lian came to target him was obvious.

It is not clear now whether Jia Lian came here in response to His Majesty's instructions or to support Li Heng.

If it was the former, it meant that His Majesty was dissatisfied with the Second Prince and asked Jia Lian to punish him as a warning to others. If it was to support Li Heng, the Third Prince had a powerful force.

No matter how you look at it, it's not good news. At least the individual is definitely going to be in trouble.

Just a joke, the Dali Temple handles cases impartially!
As the old saying goes, the gate of the yamen faces south, and you can't come in if you don't have money.

Wang Jin sat back in his original seat, thinking in his mind where to find help after Jia Lian left.

How could Jia Lian give him this opportunity? Soon Zhuzi came in with a pile of files, and Jia Lian asked, "Is that all?"

What this means is that Wang Jin has only handled these few cases in two years?
Zhuzi answered decisively: "Lord Ge said, that's all." He tapped the file lightly with his hand.

Jia Lian understood immediately, picked up the top file, opened it and read from the beginning to the end. After reading it, Jia Lian looked at Wang Jin with a serious expression: "Come here, take him down and send him to the North Court!"

Wang Jin jumped up in shock and angrily said, "Jia Lian, how dare you?"

Jia Lian waved his hands impatiently, and two retainers rushed in, first blocking the man's mouth and then tying him up. The whole process, Lord Mao just watched from the side and didn't say a word.

From the moment this file was delivered, Lord Mao knew that Wang Jin was dead.

Everyone knew what was going on in this case. Lord Mao was still muttering in his heart, "Ge Shaoqing, you can do it. How about I give you my position as the Dali Temple Minister?"

After Wang Jin was taken out, Jia Lian looked at Lord Mao with a cold look and said, "Lord Mao, won't you explain?"

Lord Mao sighed and said, "That's really not what I meant!"

Jia Lian looked at him coldly for at least a minute. Lord Mao had a clear conscience and had not dodged for so long. Jia Lian then retracted his gaze and said, "I believe you!" Jia Lian left the Dali Temple, called Zhuzi beside him to give him some instructions, and then went directly to the palace to meet the emperor.

Emperor Chenghui quickly summoned Jia Lian to come in. After the meeting, Jia Lian said, "Recently, when I was patrolling the streets, I learned of an unjust case, so I went to the Dali Temple and retrieved the case file."

Emperor Chenghui was completely confused. What kind of unjust case was this? He wanted Lord Jia to go to the Dali Temple in person to retrieve the case files. Oh, he had the power to inspect the capital.

Qiu Shian came over and took the file and placed it in front of Emperor Chenghui. Since Jia Lian did this, he must have his reasons.

Emperor Chenghui opened the file and began to read it. His expression was normal at first, but towards the end his brows furrowed and his expression gradually became ferocious.

Emperor Chenghui looked up at Jia Lian standing below, and his expression gradually became relieved: "The case has not been spread, right? How have the relevant investigators been dealt with?"

"Your Majesty, the official in charge is Wang Jin, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple. I have arrested him and sent him to the Northern Court to be imprisoned. All the files have also been retrieved. The difficulty lies in how to appease the people."

Emperor Chenghui lowered his head and said nothing. After a while, he raised his head and asked, "What do you think should be done?"

Jia Lian had figured it out along the way, and whispered, "Second Prince, Third Prince, any one of you can go and handle the case on behalf of His Majesty. In short, His Majesty's reputation is the most important, and there must be no stain on it."

Emperor Chenghui shouted impatiently: "Tell me the details!"

Jia Lian raised his head and said loudly, "Pay compensation and apologize, return the good farmland, this case has nothing to do with the royal family, it was Wang Jin who used the title of the king's uncle to commit crimes and enrich himself."

When Emperor Chenghui heard Wang Jin's name, he suddenly frowned again and turned to ask Qiu Shian: "Wang Jin, does this name make any impression on you?"

Qiu Shian said, "Some time ago, Dali Temple Shaoqing Wang Jin took the lead in impeaching the Third Prince. His Majesty even said at the time that he was exaggerating. It must be because of this incident."

After hearing this, Emperor Chenghui turned around and looked at Jia Lian, his expression also turned gloomy: "Jia Lian, where did you get this information from?"

Jia Lian remained calm and said, "Your Majesty, I cannot speak."

Unexpectedly, Jia Lian came over so forcefully that Emperor Chenghui was speechless for a moment and nodded a few times: "Okay, okay, okay!"

Qiu Shian said from the side: "Saint, don't get angry and hurt your health. Lord Jia is still in charge of the Five Cities Army."

Don't think that Qiu Shi'an was speaking for Jia Lian. In fact, he was reminding Emperor Chenghui that the truth of the matter might be that Jia Lian learned the news from the Five Cities Military Department and took decisive action to prevent the matter from getting out of hand.

Qiu Shian is a man who is blindly loyal to the emperor and doesn't care about anything else. As long as it is good for the emperor, he will help.

"Qiu Shi'an, call Li Heng." Emperor Chenghui made a decision quickly. This matter could not be delayed and must be dealt with as soon as possible to eliminate the impact.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you a question. Many nobles and officials have been punished this year. When their properties were searched, were the land deeds and house deeds kept properly?" Jia Lian added promptly.

Emperor Chenghui leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and seemed to be meditating, and said in a vague tone: "Continue!"

"The plaintiff's case was originally handed over to Shuntian Prefecture, but Shuntian Prefecture did not accept it, so it was sent to the Dali Temple. I think that the governor of Shuntian Prefecture has failed in his duty." Jia Lian emphasized the word "failure in duty".

Emperor Chenghui opened his eyes and looked at him: "Why, do you still want to live out your days as the governor of Shuntian Prefecture?"

Jia Lian immediately lowered his head and bent over: "Just pretend I didn't say anything."

Emperor Chenghui took a deep breath and cursed: "You lazy bastard. Can't you be more diligent and share your worries?"

Jia Lian lowered his head and said nothing, silently hating Shuntian Prefecture and Dali Temple Ge Shaoqing in his heart. Okay, throw this hot potato to me.

Emperor Chenghui is not good at swearing. After just one curse, he didn't continue and sat on the chair gasping for breath.

Jia Lian wanted to leave, but he couldn't. What happened today was really beyond his expectations. He thought he was going to cause trouble, but he took over a landmine and almost killed himself.

Jia Lian absolutely did not believe that Ge Shaoqing was an honest official. He thought this guy was just killing someone with a borrowed knife.

When Emperor Chenghui regained his breath and the scene returned to silence, Jia Lian raised his head and broke the silence, saying, "Your Majesty, the Dali Temple should be properly rectified. This is the capital, the best place."

Emperor Chenghui was so angry that he grabbed a pen and threw it at Jia Lian's face: "Okay, go check it out!"

There was ink on the pen that had not yet dried, leaving ink marks on Jia Lian's face. Jia Lian's face looked a little funny, but Emperor Chenghui couldn't laugh.

"It is not appropriate for me to go. It would be more appropriate for the second prince to go." Jia Lian recommended Li Yuan again.

Emperor Chenghui originally still suspected whether Jia Lian was in collusion with Li Heng, so he murdered Wang Jin, and he did not recommend the second son to go to the Dali Temple for rectification.

Thinking of what Wang Jin had done, Emperor Chenghui became furious again and roared at Jia Lian: "Jia Lian, are you teaching me how to do things?"

Seeing this, Jia Lian's last trace of uneasiness faded a little. He took off his official hat with both hands, raised it to his face, and said word by word: "I resign!"

To put this in plain words, screw you, I quit!
Emperor Chenghui had never expected this fellow to do this, and was so angry that he was shaking all over: "He has no respect for his father and the emperor. Come, arrest this fellow and send him to the Northern Yamen Prison."

After hearing this, Qiu Shi'an immediately pretended to be deaf and dumb, standing solemnly with his hands hanging down. The Long Jinwei came in at the door to arrest Jia Lian, but Qiu Shi'an coughed twice and the Long Jinwei stopped.

Emperor Chenghui also knew that he had overreacted. He waved his hand angrily and the Dragon Guard immediately withdrew.

"Put on your official hat and get back to work. If anything goes wrong, I will not forgive you!"

Jia Lian stepped back quickly: "I'll take my leave!" This case was not suitable to be kept.

When Li Heng came over, Emperor Chenghui threw the file to him. After reading it, Li Heng looked up and said, "Father, I am willing to share your worries. Should I let my mother know first?"

Emperor Chenghui was silent for a while and then said, "If it is handed over to you, how do you plan to deal with it?"

"If anyone is injured, you have to pay for the medical expenses. If no one is injured, you have to return the land. The key is still Uncle San. This is not the first time something like this has happened. This time, I'll just confine him to his house for three years!"

(End of this chapter)