I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 114: Suing Prince Yizhong in the Street
The next morning, Jia Cong got up early.

Then they took a horse-drawn carriage to Hongwu Street, where the bandit leader must pass, and began to wait quietly.

And Feng Ziying also came over in person.

He came mainly to help Jia Cong identify Prime Minister Kou's sedan chair.

If you stop the wrong sedan to file a complaint, it will be a huge joke.

Time passed little by little, and one after another, the ministers who were going to court passed by in carriages or sedan chairs.

After a while, Feng Ziying pointed to a sedan chair carried by four people and said, "Junior brother, that is Prime Minister Kou's sedan chair."

"Junior brother, this journey is dangerous. It's not too late for you to change your mind."

Jia Cong did not even stop, and said as he walked: "Big Brother, wait for my good news."

Jia Cong walked directly to the middle of the street, stopped Kou Xiang's sedan chair in front, and then said loudly: "I have been wronged, and I hope Kou Xiang will help me!"

Now that he has the title of scholar, he can meet officials without kneeling.

There was someone blocking the road ahead, so the four sedan bearers had to stop.

A sedan bearer in front shouted, "You daring and unruly people, why are you blocking Prime Minister Kou's sedan?"

Jia Cong shouted again: "I have been wronged, and I hope that Prime Minister Kou will help me!"

An old but loud voice came from the sedan chair.

"Since you have a grievance, why don't you go to Jingzhao Prefecture to file a complaint? Why do you want to file a complaint with me?"

Jia Cong said loudly: "Reporting to Prime Minister Kou, I first accuse Jingzhao Yin of being incompetent, secondly, I accuse Jia Yucun, the former prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, of taking human lives lightly, and thirdly, I accuse Prince Yi Zhong of abusing his power for personal gain and robbing people by trickery!"

boom!
The time of the morning court in the Great Xia Dynasty was different from that of the previous dynasty. Taizu sympathized with his old ministers and deliberately changed the time of the morning court to half past three o'clock.

Although it was just the hour of Chen, the sky had already brightened because it was summer.

At this time, there were already pedestrians on the sidewalks on both sides.

There were also officials who went to the morning court before and after him.

Jia Cong's voice was very loud, so everyone around him could hear it clearly.

This accusation was filed against the Jingzhao Yin, which was already quite aggressive.

It would have been fine if the second person to be sued was Jia Yucun, the former prefect of Yingtian Prefecture.

But these three accusations were extremely serious, as they were actually directed against Prince Yizhong of the current dynasty.

Your Excellency Prince Yoshitada, he is the prince with real power!

Who is this young man?
Could it be that he was so bold as to sue Prince Yizhong?
Therefore, as soon as Jia Cong finished speaking, many spectators gathered from afar.

When Prime Minister Kou in the sedan heard this, his breathing paused slightly.

He first ordered: "Get off the sedan."

"Yes, sir."

As the sedan came down, Kou Xiang asked again, "Since you have stopped me to file a complaint, do you have the complaint?"

"Reply to Prime Minister Kou, if there is any, it is in the hands of the students."

"Send it up!"

"Yes."

Soon, a sedan bearer took the petition from Jia Cong and handed it to Prime Minister Kou in the sedan.

Prime Minister Kou took the petition, opened it, and before he even read the text, he was deeply attracted by the font.

This font is something I have never seen before.

It turns out that Jia Cong's calligraphy level has already reached the level of perfection and full experience.

At this time, I have gradually formed my own style.

Most literati love calligraphy, and Prime Minister Kou is no exception.

This young man's calligraphy is not only unique, but has almost reached perfection.

When Kou saw this, he was greatly shocked.

After a while, he came out of his shock and began to read the complaint carefully.

After reading it, I realized that the so-called lawsuit against Prince Yizhong was just a small case. It was not that the young people outside really had evidence of Prince Yizhong's corruption and abuse of power.

Prime Minister Kou shook his head, feeling slightly disappointed.

However, this case is not entirely useless.

Whether it is Jingzhao Yin, Jia Yucun, or Prince Yi Zhong, they are all from hostile factions.

And from the complaint filed by the young man outside, it can be seen that if he had not committed fraud, the Xue family case was indeed a wrongful case.

Through this case, we can force them to make concessions and gain some political benefits.

Thinking of this, Kou Xiang couldn't help but get off the sedan chair, looked at Jia Cong and asked, "Your name is Jia Cong, right?"

Jia Cong bowed and said, "Yes, I am your student."

Looking at Jia Cong, who was extremely young but behaved neither arrogantly nor humbly in front of him, Prime Minister Kou could not help but nod slightly.

He said, "I have accepted your case. You can wait with me outside the palace."

"After I report this to His Majesty, the trial can begin. Are you willing?"

After hearing this, Jia Cong was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister Kou, for upholding justice, rectifying the chaos, and redressing the injustice for the people. Prime Minister Kou is truly an upright and great judge!"

Kou Xiang smiled and said, "The case has not yet been tried, and the outcome is still unknown. It's too early for you to say this."

"It's getting late. Please follow me and wait outside the palace."

"Yes, students obey."

Next, Jia Cong followed Prime Minister Kou's sedan chair all the way to the gate of the imperial palace and waited outside.

Prime Minister Kou, holding Jia Cong's petition, went straight into the palace in a sedan chair.

It turned out that Prime Minister Kou had been pardoned by the emperor and was able to enter the palace in a sedan chair.

Soon after Prime Minister Kou entered the palace, Emperor Yonglong came to court, all officials paid their respects to him, and the morning court officially began.

At the morning court session, national affairs were first discussed.

After the discussion, the chief eunuch Dai Quan shouted loudly: "If you have a case, please report it. If you don't, please leave the court."

At this time, Prime Minister Kou stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to report."

The appearance of Prime Minister Kou immediately attracted the attention of all civil and military officials in the court.

Emperor Yonglong could not help but ask, "What does Lord Kou have to report?"

Prime Minister Kou said, "Your Majesty, I was on my way to the morning court when someone stopped my sedan chair to complain."

"The old minister got off the sedan chair to ask, and he handed in a petition, saying that he was first accusing the Jingzhao Yin of being stupid and incompetent, secondly accusing the former Yingtianfu prefect Jia Yucun of taking human lives lightly, and thirdly accusing the current Prince Yi Zhong of abusing his power for personal gain and robbing people by trickery!"

"I took the complaint and looked at it. I found that the case was true, so I have taken over the case."

As soon as Prime Minister Kou finished speaking, there was a sudden uproar in the Golden Palace.

Someone actually sued Jingzhao Yin, Jia Yucun and Prince Yi Zhong.

And coincidentally, these three people are all on the list.

Now Jia Yucun is no longer the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, but has been promoted to Grand Marshal, assisting in military affairs and advising the government.

All three of them are qualified to attend the court meeting.

Now, when the three were sued, they hurriedly stepped forward and prepared to defend themselves.

Emperor Yonglong asked, "Oh, really? I want to see who is suing my three beloved ministers?"

Prime Minister Kou held up the petition written by Jia Cong with both hands and said, "Your Majesty, here is the petition."

Dai Quan came down immediately, took the petition from Prime Minister Kou, and then handed it to Emperor Yonglong with both hands.

Emperor Yonglong took the petition, opened it and took a look, then he could not help but exclaimed: "Good!"

This word "good" scared the Jingzhao Yin, Jia Yucun and Prince Yi Zhong below.

This is the complaint against us!

What is the purpose of Your Majesty's exclaiming "Wonderful" after taking a look?

Could it be that you are saying that you can sue us?
(End of this chapter)