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Chapter 199: The Law of the Ancestors Cannot Be Changed

Jia Wei immediately retorted, "Your Majesty, don't listen to this nonsense! The Jinyiwei has always enforced the law impartially. Those who have been punished have solid evidence. As for torture, it is a necessary means to handle the case. Censor Yan and Lord Liu are talking about abolishing the imperial prison. Don't they have something to hide?"

When the civil and military officials heard this, they were all amazed at Jia Wei's thick-skinnedness.

How can you connect "Jinyiwei" with "impartial law enforcement"?

Suddenly, everyone was outraged and started to criticize Jia Wei.

The once majestic court, with all the dignitaries, suddenly became as noisy and chaotic as a vegetable market and street vendors shouting and cursing.

Jia Wei spoke loudly again, directly suppressing all other voices:
"The Jinyiwei was established by Emperor Taizu himself, and the two factories were added by Emperor Taizong. This is the law of our ancestors! The emperor's personal army is the sharp weapon of the country. How can we abolish it with a single word? The law of our ancestors cannot be changed, Your Majesty!"

There was silence in the Hall of Supreme Harmony for a moment. When Emperor Xuanwu saw Jia Wei's attempt to change the concept, he laughed in his heart and spoke in time to put an end to the matter.

"What Jia Qing said is absolutely right. The laws of our ancestors cannot be changed! In the future, we should no longer talk about abolishing the imperial guards and the imperial prisons."

Upon hearing this, Yan Peiwei was furious and said, "What a sharp-tongued traitor you are! What excuse do you have for your corruption, perverting the law, framing people and killing loyal officials?"

Jia Wei first bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei arrested people because they have evidence of their control! Prince Ningjing, the mutiny and his followers must not be tolerated!"

Jia Wei looked at Yan Peiwei again and shouted, "Imperial Censor Yan keeps saying that we are killing loyal officials. Do you have any evidence? Or, according to what Immperial Censor Yan said, the rebels who participated in the rebellion of Prince Ningjing were all loyal officials? Can't the Jinyiwei arrest them?"

Jia Wei is a master in the first place, with an overwhelming aura. How could a corrupt scholar like Yan Peiwei resist him?

In addition, Jia Wei's attack was so big that Yan Peiwei was frightened to the point of collapsing to the ground, speechless for a moment.

After hearing Jia Wei's words, Emperor Xuanwu thought of the palace coup that night. If Jia Wei had not arrived in time, the world would have belonged to Prince Ningjing!
Now, there are still ministers in the court who protect the Ningjing County Prince's followers and even impeach his trusted ministers who came to save the emperor!

Emperor Xuanwu became so angry that his face turned red, the blood in his abdomen surged, and he was about to spit out a mouthful of blood, but fortunately he held it back in time.

Jia Wei killed him directly with his remaining health remaining: "Censor Yan is spreading lies to confuse the people and to exonerate the traitor. Could it be that Censor Yan is also a member of the Ningjing County Prince's faction?"

Emperor Xuanwu was so angry that he slapped the dragon throne and shouted, "Come here, throw Yan Peiwei into the imperial prison and interrogate him strictly!"

Yan Peiwei's face was already filled with astonishment. Immediately, the Jinyiwei wearing a mountain-shaped wingless crown and a flying fish brocade robe rushed over, covered his mouth, carried him out.

All the officials looked at him sideways, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony fell silent. Jia Wei flicked the wide sleeves of his python robe and returned to the court.

At this moment, Liu Wenzheng raised his tablet and said, "Your Majesty, Yong'an Marquis is in charge of the Jinyiwei. He has always been arrogant and domineering, and all officials are complaining..."

Emperor Xuanwu was furious when he saw that Liu Wenzheng was so disrespectful, but Liu Wenzheng was a cabinet minister and obviously could not be thrown into the imperial prison like Yan Peiwei. So he was fearless.

"This morning, the imperial edict was sent to the palace for a ceremony. The road was congested. The Five Cities Military Department was supposed to maintain order, but the Marquis of Yong'an actually ordered the Jinyiwei Tiqi to rush and kill the soldiers, force their way through the road, and disturb the officials along the way. It can be seen that he is arrogant and has no respect for the law. Your Majesty, please punish the Marquis of Yong'an!"

Emperor Xuanwu was not surprised, as he knew about this before the court meeting. The friction between Jia Wei and Prince Zhongshun's forces was exactly what he wanted to see.

"Jia Qing, what's your excuse?"

Uh... How can I defend this? There are so many people watching.

"I accept the punishment." Jia Wei immediately gave in.

Emperor Xuanwu said: "This is extremely inappropriate. I will deduct your salary for one... half a year as a punishment!"

Jia Wei accepted the order and expressed his gratitude.

The other court officials looked at each other in amazement at the emperor's favor towards Marquis Yong'an.

Looking at the handsome figure in python robe in front of them, many ministers showed a trace of fear and solemnity in their eyes.

Emperor Xuanwu continued, "Prince Ningjing's rebellion happened last month, but I always think of Marquis Yong'an's contribution. He saved me several times and is truly my right-hand man... I have decided to reward Marquis Yong'an with a court horse to honor his contribution!"

When all the officials heard this, they had no objection.

Rewarding court horses means riding horses within the imperial city, which is just a kind of honor given by the emperor to his subjects.

In silence, Jia Wei accepted the order and expressed his gratitude again.

But in his heart he thought: "Now that I have the right to ride a horse in the imperial city, when will I be able to 'enter the court without bowing, praise without naming, and enter the palace with a sword and shoes'?"

……

In Kunning Palace, Princess Jianning is harassing Baochai.

Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang were both surprised to see this, but after all, she was a princess of noble birth, and it would not be a bad thing if Baochai could become friends with her.

"Sister, you are truly naturally beautiful. What kind of fragrance do you wear? It smells so good. No wonder Lord Jia likes you." Princess Jianning held Baochai's hand, her eyes shining.

Baochai blushed slightly, and thinking of Jia Wei's instructions, she just responded perfunctorily.

Princess Jianning saw her gentle and graceful appearance and thought to herself that she felt pity for herself, let alone Jia Wei...

Her smart eyes turned and she came up with an idea... Take this girl to a deserted place and bully her a little, as revenge!
Who asked Jia Wei, that unfaithful man, not to visit him in the palace for so long?

If Jia Wei gets angry and comes to cause trouble for her, that's exactly what she wants!
Princess Jianning thought, the angrier Jia Wei was, the better. The harder he beat and bullied her, the happier she would be...

Princess Jianning was interested and said, "I have a fun thing in my palace. Come with me, sister."

Baochai panicked and said quickly, "I am the wife of an outsider, how can I walk in the palace? Princess, please forgive me."

Princess Jianning didn't care and held Baochai's hand tightly: "The palace is my home, what's wrong with me taking you there to play? If anyone dares to say anything, I will ask my brother Emperor to punish her!" Baochai was troubled for a moment. Jia Wei's instructions in the morning were simple: she could not go to other places with Princess Jianning.

But now, in public, Princess Jianning forced her to go away. If she disobeyed the princess's order, wouldn't she be violating the royal dignity and causing trouble for Jia Wei?
Just when Baochai was in trouble, a strong hand reached out from behind and grabbed Princess Jianning's wrist.

Princess Jianning was extremely unruly by nature. When she saw another woman dared to grab her hand, her eyebrows raised and she was about to start scolding!
Suddenly the woman leaned close to her ear and whispered, "The Marquis asked me to bring a message to the princess."

Princess Jianning's eyes lit up instantly, her face full of joy: "What did you say?"

Ding Baiying turned his head and looked around without saying anything.

Princess Jianning understood immediately and no longer cared about Baochai. She quickly took her hand and said, "Come with me!"

Baochai breathed a sigh of relief for a moment, and looking at Ding Baiying's back, she felt a little grateful and worried.

The Queen Mother and other palace maids in the palace were used to Princess Jianning's mischief and did not take it seriously.

Jianning pulled Ding Baiying to a secluded place and asked impatiently, "What did Jia Wei bring me? Tell me now!"

Ding Baiying had no choice but to follow Jia Wei's advice and slap Princess Jianning on her delicate face.

Princess Jianning had also practiced martial arts before, and when she saw Ding Baiying raising his hand, she subconsciously wanted to dodge, but her idiot nature made her no match for Ding Baiying, and with a "pop", she was hit on her pretty face.

Princess Jianning was stunned. She covered her face with one hand, then reacted in an instant and said angrily, "How dare you! How dare you hit me? I will kill you!"

Ding Baiying was also a little panicked. Why didn’t what Jia Wei said work?

She slapped Princess Jianning in the face again, this time with a little more force. Princess Jianning tilted her head, and suddenly there were several clear fingerprints on her pale face.

Princess Jianning was about to go crazy when she heard Ding Baiying say, "This is a reward from the Marquis!"

Upon hearing this, Princess Jianning stood there in a daze, as if the conversation was paused.

A strange feeling suddenly surged in my body.

Ding Baiying remembered what Jia Wei said, "If one is not enough, slap a few more," and slapped Princess Jianning in the face, who was still in a daze.

Princess Jianning was knocked down by the slap. Ding Baiying's heart skipped a beat and she was immediately very scared. This was a princess. If what Jia Wei said didn't work, then losing her life would be a small matter!

She reached out to help Princess Jianning, but unexpectedly, Princess Jianning rolled over, crawled to her on her hands and knees, and grabbed her skirt. There were tears in her eyes, but her breathing was chaotic and burning...

what?
Now it was Ding Baiying's turn to be confused.

"You damn enemy, you actually let other women beat me, you bad guy..." Princess Jianning spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito, but she felt very excited.

Moisturized.

Then, Princess Jianning hugged Ding Baiying and rubbed her hand on her face.

Ding Baiying stood there in a daze, not moving, allowing Princess Jianning to hold her tightly.

It wasn't until Princess Jianning's hot breath sprayed on her palm that she reacted.

Ding Baiying slapped Princess Jianning in the face again with his backhand.

"Oh my!" Jianning cried.

She slapped him left and right, "Pa Pa", twice more.

……

After that, Jia Yu withdrew from the court, waited for Baochai and others to come out of Kunning Palace, and returned to the Marquis' Mansion together. Jia's mother and others also arrived and got off the sedan chair in the warm room of the Marquis' Mansion. Prepare to worship the Jia family ancestral temple.

Yesterday, the two mansions replaced the door gods, couplets, and plaques, and painted the peach charms with new oils, making them look brand new.

Jia Wei reviewed the court meeting and offered sacrifices, then withdrew after some formalities.

Everyone followed Lady Jia to the main hall and saluted in front of the portraits of the two ancestors, Ning and Rong.

After the ceremony, everyone lined up in order, with Jia Wei and Jia She outside the threshold and the female members inside. The dishes began to be served from outside to the altar.

Afterwards, all the members of the Jia family lined up and waited for Jia Wei to light incense and bow.

At this moment, the ancestral hall was filled with men, women, old and young, masters and servants. There were so many people that the five halls, three side halls, and the inner and outer corridors were packed with people.

But everyone's eyes were focused on Jia Wei.

They naturally discovered that in the portraits, both Ning and Rong ancestors were wearing python robes and jade belts, and the one standing in the front also happened to be wearing a python robe and a jade belt around his waist...

At that moment, everyone in the Jia family had different thoughts. Grandmother Jia also had a complicated look and a lot of thoughts.

Grandmother Jia knew that in the future, the two mansions of the Jia family would all be on Jia Wei's shoulders...

Jia Wei held incense and bowed, and everyone behind him knelt down together.

The ancestral hall was completely silent, with only the sounds of clanging, the gentle swaying of golden bells and jade pendants, and the rustling of boots.

(End of this chapter)