Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 231 Confiscating the house
Jia Qiang did not act impulsively. The news of his attack had not yet spread, and there was no one else in the alley when he was attacked.

The attack was resolved in a very short time, and both the men and the heavy crossbows were brought back.

He ordered people to go to Beijing Camp to investigate Duke Li Guo's Mansion. If he didn't investigate, he wouldn't know. Only after investigating did he understand what the problem was.

Liu Fang's wife is very low-key, but her surname is Zhen and her identity is the third girl of the Zhen family.

There are many girls in the Zhen family, and they have married into various powerful families.

"Has the origin of the heavy crossbow been found?" Jia Qiang asked in a deep voice.

"We found out that the two heavy-duty crossbows are from the warehouse of Yu Heng's Qingli Division of the Ministry of Industry. We are investigating how to get them out of the warehouse!" Zheng Qianshi from the Beijing camp replied respectfully.

Although Zheng Qianshi was not a 100% loyal general trained by Jia Qiang, he was a confidant of Wu Zicang, the Jiedushi Commander of the Beijing Camp, and controlled the intelligence system of the Beijing Camp.

In the capital city, the energy of the capital camp is extremely terrifying.

You must know that even the important warehouses of the Sixth Department are guarded by the Jingying. Some entry and exit information cannot be found by outsiders, but the Jingying can easily obtain it.

He is very familiar with Jia Qiang's acting style. In Jiangnan and Jiubian, Jia Qiang acts vigorously and resolutely, and does anything immediately.

"Master is waiting for you in the imperial study!" Xia Shouzhong was waiting for Jia Qiang at the entrance of the East Palace. When he saw what he was holding in his hand, he couldn't help but narrowed his eyes and said.

Xia Shouzhong knew that Jia Qiang was an extremely disciplined person.

When it was almost two hours, a sergeant quickly delivered a document to Jiahou Mansion.

To be honest, if the Beijing camp had not been fully engaged in the investigation, or if the Council had known about the failed assassination, only a few of the eight people would have been silenced, and the investigation would have been unable to proceed.

"How long will it take?" Jia Qiang asked in a deep voice.

"Shou Zhong, draft an edict, copy it to the Duke's Mansion, remove the title and official status of the first-class son Liu Fang, and immediately send the imperial edict to the Daming Palace for review by the Supreme Emperor!" Emperor Jingwen ordered Xia Shouzhong who was standing aside.

"I pay homage to Your Majesty. Please punish me for disturbing Your Majesty at this time!" Jia Qiang entered the imperial study room and said a great salute.

Something big must have happened today to make Jia Qiang do this.

When he arrived outside the palace, it was almost time to close the palace gate.

Zheng Qianshi called Jia Qiang a marquis. This meant that people in the military recognized the status of a super-grade marquis rather than a cabinet bachelor.

"Tell me what happened, is it worth your coming to see me now?" Emperor Jingwen asked as he opened the paper in front of him.

In the Daming Palace, the Supreme Emperor's body has been in a state of being barely maintained. It will not be well or too serious. At this moment, he lay down early and was about to sleep.

Of course, after doing this, whether Emperor Jingwen and the Supreme Emperor would pursue the matter would depend on the importance of the matter and the mood of the two saints.

At this time, he was like a volcano about to erupt. The longer he suppressed it, the more terrifying it would be when it erupted.

This is grace and trust. Relying on the evidence sent by Jia Qiang, Emperor Jingwen immediately took charge of the Duke's Mansion.

Breaking into the palace means forcing the palace door to be opened when it is closed.

"Get back on your feet!" Emperor Jingwen glanced curiously at the thing in Jia Qiang's hand and waved.

Emperor Jingwen heard that it was about an assassination, and he assassinated important officials outside the imperial city.

But this time Jia Qiang was assassinated, but after knowing the person behind it, the evidence was sent to the palace.

"Master Jiahou, there are eight officials involved in secretly mobilizing two heavy crossbows. The investigation found the money manager of the Liguo Palace. It is related to the Liguo Palace, so we did not continue the investigation!" Zheng Qianshi submitted the document and said Report to Jia Qianghui.

"Two hours!" Zheng Qianshi gave an affirmative answer.

"Jiahou was assassinated, and the investigation was carried out by people sent by Duke Li Guo's office!" Dai Quan replied softly, and presented an imperial edict.

Jia Qiang looked at the document in her hand. In a short period of time, the Beijing camp arrested and interrogated eight people, and it was still a professional job.

"The evidence all points to being in the Liguo Government. It seems that you have also grown up. Working in the cabinet in the past few years has made you more stable. A few years ago, you would have led someone into the Liguo Government. Duke Mansion!" Emperor Jingwen said happily after reading the evidence on the table.

How could a famous general who could kill a hundred thousand Tatar army with five hundred personal guards be easily assassinated? Plus Dai Quan's look on his face showed that Jia Qiang was well.

"When I returned from the cabinet, I was assassinated. Two assassins were captured by my guards. Here are the confessions of the two assassins, as well as the records of the release of the two heavy crossbows, and the confessions of all participants!" Jia Qiang said in a deep voice.

Jia Qiang rode towards the palace with relevant evidence such as the confessions of the two assassins and the interrogation records of the eight people in the Beijing camp.

If other people send these evidences, Emperor Jingwen will at least let Dali Temple or other departments verify the evidence before he decides to issue an edict.

Jia Qiang walked quickly towards the East Palace, holding evidence in her hands.

"With the 'Ping Kou Sword' and the 'Imperial Gold Medal' here, can I enter the palace to meet the saint?" Jia Qiang asked in a deep voice.

"Please come into the palace!" The eunuch asked Jia Qiang to enter the palace gate, and at the same time asked the young eunuch to report to the East Palace.

This couldn't help but remind him of the time when he was assassinated. If Jia Qiang hadn't taken action in time, he might have died many times.

Even though Jia Qiang was in a high position at a young age, she had never done anything beyond her reach.

The Supreme Emperor did not show concern about Jia Qiang. It was not that he did not care about Jia Qiang, but that he had great trust in Jia Qiang's strength.

Dai Quan came in quietly, and the Supreme Emperor slowly sat up.

"What's the matter?" The Supreme Emperor didn't get angry. He knew very well that as Dai Quan, who knew him best, he couldn't rashly disturb his rest.

Jingying's intelligence was very fast. They found the handler from the warehouse delivery list, arrested the handler for questioning, and pulled out a bunch of people.

With the 'Ping Kou Sword' and 'Yu Granted Gold Medal', Jia Qiang has the power to break into the palace when important matters arise.

Jia Qiang thanked En and stood up, placing the things in her hands on the table in front of Emperor Jingwen.

"Xueshi Jia, the palace gate is about to close. Come back tomorrow if you have something to do!" the eunuch guarding the door explained with a flattering smile.

If something really happened to Jia Qiang, Dai Quan's expression would definitely change as he knew Jia Qiang's identity very well.

The Supreme Emperor opened the imperial edict and sighed after seeing Duke Li Guo's mansion.

"Sign it up, let's do it tonight!" Although he thought of what happened to Duke Li in the past, it did not affect his handling of Duke Li's mansion, and he ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes, Master!" Dai Quan responded.

Dai Quan took the imperial edict aside, stamped it with a big seal, and sent it back to the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor glanced at it again and handed it to Dai Quan to signal him to send it out.

Jia Qiang got the imperial edict and met Wu Zicang in front of the palace gate.

"Wu Zicang, the Jiedu Commander of the Beijing Camp, was ordered by the emperor to mobilize a total of 1,500 soldiers from the Beijing Camp to obey the orders of Lord Jia!" Wu Zicang bowed and said.

Behind him were 1,500 sergeants in neat military appearance, all of whom were cavalry.

Jia Qiang recognized that these were the fifteen hundred men who originally belonged to her two guards, but were brought over by Wu Zicang.

"Master Wu, lead all the soldiers to surround Duke Li Guo's Mansion!" Jia Qiang issued the order in a deep voice. Fifteen hundred cavalrymen marched through the streets at night, making a lot of noise and alarming many people.

But these people only dared to peek through the crack in the door, and no one dared to go out to check.

Even high-ranking families closed their doors tightly and controlled their servants.

The cavalry arrived at Duke Li's Mansion very quickly. They were commanded by Baihu and spread out to surround Duke Li's Mansion.

At the same time, all the cavalrymen raised torches to prevent people in Duke Li's palace from acting in the dark.

Jia Qiang and Wu Zicang stood outside the gate of Duke Li's mansion with two hundred sergeants. He himself only brought Jia Gong.

The chief steward of Duke Li Guo's Mansion heard the noise outside and ordered people to go up the wall to check. He found that officers and soldiers surrounded the mansion.

"Master, it's not good, master!" the butler shouted in panic and ran towards the inner courtyard.

At this moment, he didn't care about any rules. Under normal circumstances, he would need to get permission to enter the inner courtyard.

His shouting alarmed everyone along the way and they all looked to see what was going on.

Liu Fang was drinking tea and listening to music. This was his newly acquired actor.

But when he heard the shout of the butler outside, he couldn't help but become furious.

"This killer, what's wrong with me, sir!" He stood up, placed the tea heavily on the table and said angrily.

The butler opened the door and came in without knocking at this time.

What greeted him was a slap, and Liu Fang slapped him hard.

"You are crazy when you get something bad, do you still have any rules?" Liu Fang pointed at the butler and asked.

The butler was stunned by this slap, and it took him a while to wake up.

Liu Fang was a military commander, so she held back her strength when she was so angry that she didn't beat the butler to death.

"The Beijing camp has surrounded the mansion, and now the outside is full of fire!" The chief steward said quickly, ignoring the pain on his face.

Liu Fang was horrified and quickly thought about what she had done to deserve the Beijing camp's overnight siege.

I couldn't think of anything, maybe he had done something, but he was cautious and had never done anything serious.

As long as he did not commit any serious crimes, the family could be kept stable for generations.

He ignored the butler and strode towards the front yard.

Even without going up the wall, you can see the firelight outside, almost spreading along the wall.

"Open the door!" With this kind of formation, he knew it was impossible to resist, so he ordered in a deep voice.

The two servants opened the door with trembling hands, and the people inside and outside looked at each other.

Liu Fang first saw Wu Zicang, and then Jia Qiang.

When he saw Wu Zicang, his heart sank. Wu Zicang was the military governor of the capital, and sending Wu Zicang out showed that he had obtained the palace's will.

When I saw Jia Qiang again, I felt no luck at all.

This is the god of death. Even though Jia Qiang handles government affairs in the cabinet every day, she looks like a civil servant.

But in the hearts of many military attaches, Jia Qiang is still the god of murder in the army, having killed countless enemies.

Most of the enemies killed by other military attachés were due to the results of leading the army to kill the enemy, but Jia Qiang was different. Jia Qiang's records were almost always defeating more with less, and most of the enemies died at Jia Qiang's hands.

"Liu Fang will receive the order first!" Jia Qiang picked up the imperial edict in her hand and said in a deep voice.

He didn't even dismount, he just sat on the horse and looked down at Liu Fang.

Liu Fang hesitated for a moment, then fell to her knees.

As Jia Qiang read out the imperial edict, Liu Fang's whole body trembled involuntarily.

He dismissed his official position and ransacked his home. A few days ago, he was watching the Jiangnan Zhen family, but today it fell on his own family.

"Jia Hou, why did the Holy One issue this decree?" Liu Fang still didn't understand what all this was for.

"I was assassinated outside the imperial city. The two assassins were dead soldiers of the Liguo Palace. The two heavy crossbows were handled by the money manager of the Liguo Palace. Have I wronged you?" Jia Qiang asked in a deep voice. .

As Liu Fang listened to Jia Qiang's words, her face became uglier and uglier. When she finally heard Manager Qian's name, he suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood and became depressed.

He finally knew what all this was for, it was all done by his wife.

His wife was born in the Zhen family. The Zhen family was at its peak, which also brought a lot of benefits to the Council of Government. This also gave Mrs. Liu a lot of power in the family, and even controlled many secret powers in the family.

In the past, Liu Fang thought that Madam was a good wife, but now she realized that Madam could not forget the identity of the third girl of the Zhen family, and actually used the secret power of Duke Li to attack and kill Jia Qiang.

The problem is, as a woman, how does Mrs. Liu know how powerful Jia Qiang is.

I really thought that with two heavy crossbows, I could kill Jia Qiang.

If it was really that simple, Jia Qiang would have died a thousand times over.

Regret rose in Liu Fang's heart. He allowed the sergeant to tie his hands behind his back and watched as the sergeant rushed into Duke Li Guo's mansion.

Jia Qiang looked coldly at the property raid in front of her. The Liu family in Duke Li's mansion was a huge family. There were nearly twenty direct descendants of the Liu family living in the mansion alone.

Most of these people didn't know what was happening, so they were caught by the ruthless sergeants.

"Your Majesty, bring Mrs. Liu here!" A sergeant escorted a woman to the door and reported to Jia Qiang.

"The third girl of the Zhen family!" Jia Qiang looked at the woman and called her mother's identity.

"It was you who harmed the Zhen family, and then you came to harm the Liu family, because of this devil butcher!" The third girl from the Zhen family looked at Jia Qiang with eyes like fire, and shouted, completely losing her grace.

"What do you have to say to a shrew like you? Take her down here and wait a few days before you can meet the second girl of the Zhen family. Let you two sisters meet down there!" Jia Qiang waved her hand and said.

Next, the members of the Liu family were taken out one by one, and the money manager was also caught.

Everyone, including the servants of the Liu family, were taken away together, followed by interrogations, which would be conducted by professionals from the Beijing camp.

Of course, when interrogated by people in the military, they will not talk about laws like those in Dali Temple. What the military talks about is the pursuit of results, and the process is not important.

The taking away of people is not over yet, the property in Duke Liguo's mansion will be inventoried and recorded.

Although the property has not been taken away, every item in the mansion will be recorded. The property in the mansion will not be returned to the treasury until the trial of Liu Fang's case is completed.

(End of this chapter)