Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

"Dang Koubo, stay here," Ye Yisheng chased after him.

"Master Ye, what do you have to say?" Jia Cong said politely.

"I don't dare. According to the rules, the verdict of the case heard by the three departments must be reported at the court meeting, so that China and foreign countries can have an explanation. Jin Yiwei is responsible for supervision and must also report it together. Please don't forget it."

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Okay. When will I go to court?"

"The day after tomorrow."

"Thank you sir for reminding me, I know."

Jia Cong came out of the Criminal Department, his face relaxed, but his heart was still worried.

"Old Zhou, do you think this is the only method Bei Division can use?" Jia Cong said.

Zhou Wei frowned and said hesitantly: "This case is not surprising. According to the Bei Division's past practice, if you want to punish someone, you must punish him to death. How can it be so painless?

Perhaps it was because the adults had already seized the opportunity and took the initiative to scrape the bones and cure the poison, making it difficult to start. but……"

"But it doesn't matter."

"Yes, I have some guesses, which may not be accurate. Please give me your advice."

"tell me the story."

"The biggest suspicion in this matter is that Beisi and Dongchang have joined forces. How can this be the only means? If something goes wrong, there must be a monster!" Zhou Wei said in a low voice.

Jia Cong's face was as dark as water and he said, "You and I are in agreement."

"Your Excellency is wise. I have thought about it over and over again. If I want to drag you into trouble, why only target the Xue family?

The relationship between the Wang family, the Shi family and the Tan family is also very important, and their butts are not clean. Why doesn't Bei Si touch them?

There is only one reason for this. They have already found a bigger flaw in the Xue family, so there is no need to look for faults in the Wang and Shi families.

Now the Feng Yuan case is thrown out now, just to deceive others, make the adults relax their vigilance, and then... achieve success with one blow. "Zhou Wei said.

Jia Cong was startled and said: "That makes sense." Now that he is involved in a struggle in the court, he must look at the worst in everything, otherwise he will die without knowing how.

"Therefore, I believe that a fierce battle is still to come. For the current plan, I still need to ask your Excellency to go back and ask Mrs. Xue's wife if she has committed any heinous crimes in these years.

I will go back to my humble job and check the Xue family files carefully to see if there are any loopholes. If you can find out the flaws in advance and take the initiative to make up for them, you may be safe. "
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In the Yangxin Hall, Emperor Xifeng, wearing a Kowloon purple gold crown and an azure cloud dragon jacquard ermine uniform, was concentrating on reviewing the memorial.

On the imperial desk in front of me, there are two stacks of foldable papers stacked on the left and right. It is obvious that many of them have been reviewed, but there are still many left.

"Long live my lord, it's been approved for more than an hour. Just use some snacks."

Dai Quan came up with a tray with red sandalwood carved with bamboo patterns. On the tray were several small plates with pale yellow enamel and orchid patterns, containing various cakes, a sapphire bowl with the word "hundred years of longevity" and a pair of gold and sapphire bowls. Chopsticks, spoons.

Emperor Xifeng said "Hmm", took a few spoonfuls of lotus seed porridge from the bowl and ate it. He also ate a crystal plum bun and a piece of walnut cheese, and then waved his hand to withdraw.

Dai Quan then took out a memorial from his sleeve and presented it, saying: "This is the list of prisoners submitted by Dali Temple. They are all the unscrupulous clansmen and servants who have been cleared out by the Kou Bo family in recent days. Long live your Majesty to read it." ."

Jia family? Emperor Xifeng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he took it over and looked at it. The title book read: I would like to submit a list of 88 prisoners awaiting trial in the Ningrong Second Mansion, and respectfully request the emperor's instructions on execution.

Emperor Xifeng smiled slightly, Jia Cong was quite alert, for fear of being cheated by ginseng, so he had to clean up his family tradition first. It was a good thing to have such awe.

"Has Jia Cong's rectification been completed?"

Dai Quan said: "If I get back to Lord Long Live, Uncle Dang Kou will plow through Ningrong's second mansion according to the files obtained by Bei Division. Even if there are some who slip through the net, I think it's less than one in ten."

Emperor Xifeng nodded. It was rare for him to know how to self-reflect and correct himself at a young age. I picked up my ink pen and drew a stroke on the words "eighty-eight people".

"Your Majesty, today the three divisions of the royal merchant Xue family's case of beating a man to death have been interrogated. The northern and southern divisions of Jinyiwei are also present for the hearing. After interrogation, it was found that Xue Pan was acting bravely for a just cause and was not bullying a good person. There are both witnesses and material evidence. Now, Beizhen Fusi has no objections."

Emperor Xifeng's eyes flashed, and he said coldly: "Sound in the east and attack in the west."

"Long live Lord Shengming. I have been keeping a close eye on the factory guards these days, but I have noticed something strange. Beizhen Fusi sent a group of witnesses from Jinling, but they do not match the number of people in the court today. Obviously He has other plans." Dai Quan said.

"check."

"Slave, I obey." Dai Quan bowed and stepped back.

"Come back, does Jia Cong know about this?" Emperor Xifeng thought for a while and said.

"Long live the return, Nansi has just returned, and there are insufficient manpower. I guess I didn't know it." Dai Quan said.

"tell him."

"Yes." Dai Quan quietly retreated. Now that Jia Cong was fighting with Beisi and Dongchang, he could be regarded as a close sibling. Helping Jia Cong was equivalent to helping himself. Even if Emperor Xifeng didn't speak, he would report to Jia Cong secretly.
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Jia Cong returned to the Yamen and had lunch with the thousands of households. Then he heard from his subordinates that a eunuch from the palace had come to deliver a message.

Everyone hurriedly invited in, but it was a young eunuch.

"My father-in-law, please sit down and serve tea." Jia Cong said with a smile.

The young eunuch was very capable. He smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Greetings to Uncle Dang Kou. I have been ordered by Chief Dai to convey a message to you."

The thousands of households hurriedly exited, and after a while, the little eunuch came out and received a few banknotes from Yan Shuangying and a red envelope for Dai Quan, and left with a smile. When everyone went in again, they saw Jia Cong frowning and looking worried.

"Sir, if you have any questions, why don't you tell me? I might be able to help you with your humble position," the crowd said.

Jia Cong sighed and said: "Liaodong is better. No matter whether it is the Tatars, the evil gentry, or the rebels, the enemies are always there. Just kill them. When I returned to Beijing, I was really under control in every aspect. I was so powerful." Hard to give."

The five thousand households looked at each other and stood with their hands solemnly, waiting for instructions.

"Just now, the little eunuch said that General Manager Dai detected something unusual in the factory guards. He sent a group of people from Jinling. The number of people present in court today does not match the number. He must have another agenda. Do you think this news is reliable?"

Fang Jidao: "Sir, I despise my position and think I am reliable.

There are three reasons for this. One is that General Manager Dai has a secret spy in his hands, called Sticky Branch. It is very secretive. It has been operated for a long time, and the news inside and outside Shenjing should be reliable.

The two men in Eunuch Dai's hands have always been tabooed by the factory guards, who suppressed them openly and covertly to prevent them from growing stronger.

The three of them are now competing against Beisi and Dongchang, and they are also considered allies with Eunuch Dai. He has no reason to deceive you. "

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Jia Cong frowned and said: "Since Your Majesty already has minions, ears and eyes, why rush to take back the Jin Yiwei? Just start a new one."

Fang Jidao: "Your Majesty, you don't know something. Cultivating secret spies is not something that can be done overnight. For example, this guard was established by Taizu when he founded the country. It has been developed and cultivated for nearly a hundred years. It is deeply rooted, luxuriant, and full of talents.

Dongchang also has decades of experience. And the people in the hands of Manager Dai, to put it bluntly, before Jinshang ascended the throne, could only catch cicadas and birds.

Although the Supreme Emperor abdicated, the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not let go, nor did the factory guards. Even if he wanted to start a new business, firstly, the internal funds were empty and out of control; secondly, there was no one available; thirdly, the factory guards joined forces to suppress it.

In the past ten years, Eunuch Dai's ears and eyes have been hard to come out of Shenjing, which is slightly better than our Nansi who has no father or mother. "

Jia Cong frowned and said: "In the sixth year of Xifeng, didn't Lin Yanyuan send more than 100 million salt courses back to Beijing? How can we be short of money today? How much money does the Ministry of Internal Affairs only have?"

Fang Ji smiled and said: "Sir, the salt class was sent back and went directly into the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue. How could those civil servants be willing to take out the money to train the ears, eyes and minions to monitor them?"

Wen Zhendao: "More than 100 million taels of silver sounds like a lot, but after taking into account the accumulated arrears over the years, the war at the border, the new river construction, and the disaster relief, there is not much left now."

Jia Cong frowned: "This much money was spent on the Liaodong war?"

"In addition to Liaodong, the Western Regions are also using troops. I heard that on the west coast, there is a kingdom of Kokand that colluded with the Rakshasa Kingdom to invade Ili, Kashgar and other places. They fought for several years, with each side winning or losing. So far, It's still stuck, and the money is flowing like water." Wen Zhen said.

Jia Cong shook his head and said: "Never mind that. When will our Nansi be revived? I don't want to be the second Dai Quan. After more than ten years of doing this, I just create a local snake to use as an egg."

Fang Ji said: "Don't worry, sir. If we have enough money and food, we will be able to regain the glory of Nansi in less than a year."

Jia Cong said: "Why can we do what Dai Quan couldn't do in more than ten years in one year?"

Fang Ji said: "Nan Si is a centipede insect, dead but not stiff. If it gets rain and dew, it will revive immediately.

How difficult would it be for Eunuch Dai to raise a centipede from scratch? We have been exploring many methods for decades and hundreds of years, how can he compare? "

"I hope so. Climb over the current hurdle first, and then I can free my hand to get the money." Jia Cong said.

"My lord, I think I still need to make two preparations."

Zhou Wei cupped his hands and said: "Since the Beisi started from Jinling, the Tanfu, Shijia and Wang families have already moved to Shenjing. Only the Xue family has moved to Beijing in recent years.

It should be confirmed that Lou Zi was involved in the Xue family, and it could also explain why Bei Si covered up Feng Yuan's case in a small way to cover up a big one, for fear that the adults would find out about the serious crime. "

"That's a very good thing to say." Everyone nodded.

"In this case, you must be prepared. The Xue family has been living in your residence for several years. They are also in-laws and have a very close relationship. If something big happens to the Xue family, it will be easy for you to be implicated. Therefore, if you can save it, save it. If you cannot save it, you should cut it off." Then cut it off, so as not to cause fire and burn yourself." Zhou Wei said in a deep voice.

Fang Ji nodded and said: "The most fearful thing about the humble position now is that the Xue family had a premeditated plan and deliberately went to Beijing to borrow the protection of Ning Rong's second house. The idea was to drag the Gui family into trouble after the Dong Chuang incident. Even if you want to survive by cutting off your arm, you still can't. It may not be possible.”

Jia Cong felt that a big net had been spread out, just waiting for him to fall into the trap. He couldn't help frowning. He wanted to give up Xue Pan, he didn't hesitate, but he wanted to give up Baochai... how could he let it go.

If something big happened to the Xue family, at least the whole family would be executed, and Xue Pan would definitely be stabbed. The family members would either be sent to the border to be slaves of armored men, or they would be forced into a lowly position and sold into the Jiaofangsi.

Wouldn't it be a huge irony if I could only watch Baochai end up like this after years of hard work?

"No! The Jia and Xue families are born from the same roots. How can we abandon them lightly? Even if we abandon them, we may not be safe.

Unless the Xue family rebels, otherwise, Dongchang Beisi and I have decided on this one!

In addition, the theory of premeditation by the Xue family is too absurd. How could their orphaned and widowed mother have such courage? There is no doubt about this. "

"Since your Excellency has made your judgment, I will take action immediately. I will fight with Bei Si even if we are to die together," the crowd said.

"That's right! When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. If Bei Si cuts me, I will stab him, let's see who can stand it."

"I humble my duty and obey my orders!" (End of this chapter)