A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 247 Meeting the Best Him: Red Dust (82)
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The charcoal basin was lit in the main hall, and it still couldn't resist the cold at midnight.Guan Zhaojing went in with a red lacquer tray, and put the cup on the desk with his waist down.Turning around to look at the western clock, he walked up to the master, and said in a low voice: "It's getting late, you can take a rest after you get something in! No matter how difficult the matter is, you still have to be careful, it's all on your shoulders, in case you If he falls down, Fujin will have no claim."

He didn't speak, and turned to look at the five-color golden dragon on the throne. The dragon glared at him, probably laughing at his incompetence!
At the beginning, Hongzan was in charge of the two departments of salt and grain, and everyone who worked under him said that Prince Zhuang was generous.He once sent someone to inquire, and Hongzan was greedy for a huge amount of money, and his fingers were loose, and he rewarded him everywhere regardless of relatives.Those in the know tasted the sweetness and kept their mouths shut, while those who didn't know scrambled to pass on the good name, so Hongzan was a good king in the officialdom, much better than Lao Qi's reputation as a virtuous prince who was empty-handed and engaged in robbery.

He forms a clique and wins people's hearts. To get rid of him, half the imperial court will be implicated. How difficult it is!The emperor is determined. If he wants to rectify the administration of officials and put an end to party disputes, he must find out the leaders.In a country, in a court, if there are too many people who make decisions, the power will be dispersed, so the net must be closed.As for him, he will always be a big sword used to defeat the enemy.Do you have resentment in your heart?Yeah, the grudge runs deep, but someone has to do it.When the emperor said, "I have high expectations for my twelve younger brothers", he couldn't open his mouth even if he complained.

Hongzan is like a drum that is so big that it has no edges, and it is tightly covered with nails, so that there is no gap around it.As for that Ji Lantai, it happened to be a loose copper nail. As long as his mouth can be pried open, the whole drum skin can be peeled off.

It's at your fingertips, but you can't do it, so you just let him go and deal with him?He gritted his teeth, "Call Lu Shenchen and Ha Gang in."

Guan Zhaojing responded and hurriedly took orders.

The two came very quickly, and they called Qianer at the door and said: "Listen to the master's instruction, and the servant will undertake it immediately."

He called Ka, "The case is difficult to handle, and now there is only one last move left. Tomorrow, I will go to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice with Prince Rui and Dali Siqing, and Ha just picked two unfamiliar faces to go in to scare Ji Lantai. At the beginning, Wen Lu was for For those who are hanged, follow the old path. Leave half of what they say, and let him get into it by himself. As long as the word Hongzan comes out of his mouth, most of our affairs will be completed."

Countermeasure?It's a good idea, but Ha Gang was a little hesitant, "What if this kid admits to death? Ji Lantai was born in the army and once fought against Tsarist Russia with General Zhengxi. Hang him."

Hongce raised his hand, "It's okay, I will send a jailer to rescue someone in an emergency, anyway, you have to hang him up regardless of whether he recruits or not. Walking before the gate of hell, he will naturally hate Hongzan to the bone. What's more Ji Lantai is afraid of death, the general's roar scared him so much that he peed his pants, as long as he cut off his back, he will be a dou who can't be helped, nothing to be afraid of."

Lu Shenchen smiled and said yes, "If it is really as the master expected, it will take three to five days for the case to be judged. If you hang yourself half to death, it will definitely be uncomfortable. Then I will send a clever advice to him. He turned around and thought about it, if Prince Zhuang is not benevolent, he would be unrighteous, don't worry if he doesn't confess him."

It must have been a flash of inspiration, as if a hole had been broken in the hazy sky, a ray of sunlight shone in, and there was suddenly hope for the road ahead.Originally, he also thought about inviting Jun into the urn, but unfortunately, Hongzan was so treacherous and cunning that he didn't fall for his tricks at all. Now he's doing the opposite, and it's promising.

He made the arrangements carefully, leading Hongxun and Dali Temple Minister to listen in, when to send Ji Lantai into the rope ring, and when to let the jailer put him down, without any deviation.Although the means were extreme, as long as the case could be solved, even if the emperor finally asked him about his crime, he didn't care.

This period of time must be uncomfortable. She used to dress up as a man, and she could run around in Forty-Nine City.Now that I am with him and have been to Langrun Garden, I have to learn to adapt to the life of a woman.Which palace's Fujin would show his face and run outside?Although they were not married, her words and deeds were already related to his decency, and she held back for him, like a bird with its wings broken, so she could only stare at the diamond window and wait for the news in a daze all day long.

It was really difficult for her, she didn't complain or urge, because she knew that his pressure was no less than hers.When the two of them sat silently facing each other, she would press her hand on the back of his hand, her slender fingers contained strength.So for her to close the case as soon as possible, Hongzan aroused his fighting spirit, he is like this, people respect me a foot, I respect others.If anyone is aggressive, even if it is to burn jade and rock together, he will pull the other party off the horse.

It was well planned, and he let out a sigh of satisfaction.She is in the apse, so she should tell her the news so that she can think about it.

Both Lu Shenchen and Dai Qin had gone, and he carried a candle through the hallway.The girl opened the curtain and waited for him to go in. She was not asleep yet, she was staring at Hua Beng in a daze on the pillow.

"It's getting late, it's time to rest." He sat next to her on the edge of the kang and looked at her face. Recently, her eyes have become smaller, and her eyes are getting bigger and more pitiful.

She smiled, "You are discussing things so late?"

He hummed, and just as he was about to speak, she straightened up and said, "The manager is outside, it seems that something happened, and I need to call you back."

"Then I'll go out and have a look." He said softly, "It's cold outside, don't move."

He lifted the corner of his robe to the outside room, and as soon as he stepped out of the threshold, he met Guan Zhaojing's mournful face.He was stunned for a moment, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what went wrong.

"Grandpa..." Guan Zhaojing looked towards the bedroom, and said with a low voice, "Something has happened, and the people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice are waiting in the deacon's room, saying that uncle is... dead in prison."

Like a bolt from the blue, Hong Ce swayed his feet, suspecting that he had misread, and said in a low voice, "What did you say, say it again!"

The corners of Guan Zhaojing's mouth twitched, "The room patrol in the middle of the night found that something was wrong with my uncle's room. He was hunched over. He thought he was suffering from some kind of illness, so he sent the medical officer in to have a look. Who knows... Uncle died of anger. Yes. The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment can’t make up his mind at the moment, so he sent someone to ask the master to move, so that we can discuss countermeasures..."

Guan Zhaojing paused before finishing his sentence, looked over his shoulder, and shuddered violently.He looked back in shock and saw Dingyi's face was livid, and he took a step forward with stiff hands and feet, "What did you say? Who died?"

Naturally, Guan Zhaojing didn't dare to speak, and shrank to ask his master for advice.Hong Ce was also flustered, his heart was so confused that he had no rules, he just knew not to make her too sad, although this bad news was like a reminder to her.

He went up to help her and said hoarsely, "Don't worry, I'll go and see..."

She ignored him at all, pushed him away, and staggered down the steps.He had no choice but to grab the cloak and chase after her, trying to comfort her, but found that he couldn't make a sound.

Dingyi bit her lip, and swallowed back the tears several times.She didn't believe that Ru Jian was dead, they must have made a mistake.Her elder brother was born smart, or he may have used some tricks to hide it.

His heart was so stuffy and painful, and a wave of blood surged up, fearing that he would spit it out when he opened his mouth.She grabbed the collar hard, her head hurt, her ears were humming like thunder, her legs were weak when she got out of the car, and she struggled barely to enter the prison of the Ministry of Justice.But when you pass through the gate, and hesitate to go forward, it is just fear, which has no borders or borders.She kept comforting herself, no matter how scared she was, she had to find out the truth, Ru Jian was still inside, she had to see him, and she had to make sure he was okay.

A person who is in prison cannot leave alive without getting rid of the crime. Since Ru Jian is still in prison, does it mean that he is still alive?She moved forward tremblingly, the soles of her shoes stepped on the muddy ground, silently.Gradually approaching, she looked up and saw the tall skylight, she followed Qi Ye last time, and she still remembered the way she came here.It's just that I feel uneasy, as if an invisible hand is strangling her, and even if Hongce is by his side, he can't share the burden for her.

The chapels are separated by wooden fences one by one, and the situation on the other side can be seen through the gaps.There were a few people in official uniforms standing in the corridor, and they tucked their hands together and said: "Check it out, there must be no omissions in the hair and nails, and the cause of death is found out, so we can report it later."

Dingyi paused, those two words hit her like a heavy hammer and knocked her out of her wits.She didn't know where the strength came from, she lifted the corner of her skirt and rushed over, startled the officials, and shouted loudly, "Who is this? Who let her in?"

Hongce came over, saw the throat of the person lying on the ground choked up, tried his best to stabilize his tone, and then cupped his hands, "I brought the person here, please forgive me."

When the officials of the Ministry of Punishment saw him, they knelt down and kowtowed on the ground. "The lowly ranks are negligent in guarding against the crime, and the criminals died in prison. This is the lowly rank's dereliction of duty. Tomorrow, it will be reported to the imperial court. The lowly ranks are willing to accept the punishment."

Receive punishment, a life is gone, who can pay him with his life?

Ding Yi couldn't believe it, she really couldn't accept that Ru Jian, who was busy drying straw two days ago, was now lying on the cold muddy ground, becoming a lifeless corpse.She sat down paralyzed, crawled over with hands and feet together, sniffed his breath, clasped his wrists, and said in a low voice, "Third brother, why don't you sleep on the mattress and lie on the ground to blackmail people? Get up quickly, you've caught the cold." I don't care about you."

He was silent, and although his face was as pale as paper, his brows were stretched.She no longer remembers what he was like before the age of 15. Since the reunion, he has been preoccupied, and she rarely sees him happy.Now, he didn't bother anymore, but he died.

She touched his face, but there was no trace of warmth. She murmured: "I came too late." Wiping the blood from the corners of his mouth and jaw, she lost strength in vain, and slumped her forehead against his arm.

Breathing hard, it seemed that he was going to be unable to continue, and his heart was numb from the pain.With such a shallow relationship among the six relatives, she became a lonely person again.Since God wants to take back this grace, why did they let their siblings recognize each other in the first place?It turned out that she had gone through all kinds of hardships and could only get a year of reunion.

She finally wailed and shook him hard, like crazy, "Third brother, you can't leave me...you answer me, you talk to me, please..."

Hong Ce had nothing to do with her pain, so he could only go up and hold her tightly, but she pushed him back with so much strength, and looked back at him with terrified eyes.

"Who killed my third brother?" She stood up and glared at the officials, "Isn't the Ministry of Punishment impregnable? Isn't it full of experts? Why did my third brother die in prison? You must give me an explanation." Otherwise, I will beat the Dengwen drum at the door in the morning, and ask the emperor to avenge my grievance!"

Everyone present looked at each other in blank dismay. The relationship between her and Prince Jin was somewhat rumored, and no one dared to be serious with her.Wu Zuo faltered and said: "According to the calculation of the corpse spots, the incident should have occurred around Haizheng. The villain did an autopsy and found no wounds, but there were signs of poisoning when probed with silver needles..."

"So you said you were killed by poison?" Hongce gritted his teeth and said good, "Daying's Ministry of Punishment, a place where the law is upright, unexpectedly makes people die under their noses for no reason. Let me ask you, each of you put your head up What are you doing with a first- and second-rank title?"

He was furious, and those senior officials were silent.Shangshu Chen Liutong shook his waist repeatedly, "It's a low-ranking official who neglected to supervise, but all meals and tea in prison are inspected by special personnel, and any personnel exchanges must be issued with a certificate. The low-ranking official has already ordered people to carefully check the supply from dusk to appointment. The guards on duty also interrogated each of them one by one, and found no abnormality, is it..."

Hong Ce frowned, "What is it?"

"Is it Wen Rujian...fear of sin..."

He became more and more angry and spat at the bastard, "Aren't you the court official in the first year of junior high school? Didn't you understand whether Wen Rujian defected or was trafficked? Since the crime is not as good as death, why did he commit suicide in fear of crime? He It was poisoned by someone, not because you made a mistake in supervision, how did the poison get into the prison? Don’t tell this king that he carries it with him for emergencies, ask yourself this kind of words, do you believe it or not?”

Chen Liutong was speechless, he hesitated, cupped his hands and said: "This official is guilty, and the prince has taught me the lesson. Now that the body has been inspected, it is better to deal with the corpse as soon as possible. The humble official, please give me advice, it is sent to justice. What about Zhuang, or should the family take it back?"

Sent to Yizhuang, lying alone in a dark room full of snakes and insects, digging a hole and filling it when no one in the yamen cares, this life will be over.Dingyi gritted her teeth and shook her head, "I can't call him a lonely ghost. I'll take him back, mourn and let him go away with dignity."

It was supposed to be like this, after all, Hong Ce was ashamed of their brothers and sisters, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he turned around and ordered Lu Shenchen to prepare the coffin.She was crumbling like a broken leaf in the wind. He was worried and wanted to go up to help her, but she refused to let anyone go thousands of miles away, and blocked him with a cold face. Don't worry about it, I can take care of it myself."

His heart turned cold, "Why are you doing this..."

As if she hadn't heard of it, she knelt down and pulled Ru Jian's hand, sobbing in a low voice: "Third brother, you have suffered, my sister will take you home."

There is a special stretcher for carrying corpses in the Neisi yamen, and the two jailers should help each other when they carry people up.As soon as she got out of the prison, she heard the yamen's exclamation. She turned her head and saw that there was an indistinct bloody letter under the dry grass in the corner of the wall, which said "Zhuang" crookedly.

(End of this chapter)