The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 244 Tell the story of the fourth master

While Yeduju was drinking the celebration wine, the four major yamen of Shuntian Mansion, Ministry of War, Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Ministry of Punishment had an uproar.

Although the Wulongshan bandits have been in trouble for many years, in the eyes of the four major yamen, it is not a big deal.

However, this matter involved Ma Qiming, the garrison and acting (acting) Jingying Jiedu envoy of Changping Prefecture, which is a big deal.

The Jiedu envoy of the Beijing camp has the heavy responsibility of defending the imperial capital. If the Jiedu envoy is a bandit, what's the deal?
Yin Xiutonggui of Shuntian Mansion had gone home, but his subordinates hurriedly called him back to the yamen.After seeing Lu Bawang's confession, he still couldn't believe it, and he personally interrogated Lu Bawang, so he believed it a little bit.

However, at this time, he couldn't believe that the matter was right.However, because Ma Qiming was involved, if this matter were true, if Ma Qiming had an evil intention and jumped the wall in a hurry, the consequences would be disastrous.

Chen Jiayin had already been sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and now Ma Qiming was involved.This matter is big.

At the Ministry of War, Cheng Shilang took over the captives. At first he didn't care, thinking they were just some bandits, and he blamed Jia Min for making a fuss over a molehill.

It wasn't until the clerk showed Lu Bawang's confession to him that he realized how serious the matter was.

Earlier, during the Shuntianfu Township Examination, Niu Shilang once begged him to try to stop Jia Min from taking the imperial examination, but at the last moment, he took the attitude of being wise and protecting himself, and did not fight to the death with Xiu Tonggui and Chen Hanlin , Let Jia Min pass the test.

However, he still wanted to see Chen Jiayin, and hoped that the matter could be eased a bit, and that he could excuse Chen Jiayin, so he tried to excuse it.

When he asked the clerk, he found out that Chen Jiayin had not handed over to the Ministry of War.

To be able to climb to the high position of Minister of Servant, he is naturally clear about the official procedures.He guessed that Chen Jiayin was probably handed over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.Send someone to inquire quickly, and it is true.

At this time, Cheng Shilang calmed down, and he knew that it was time for him to face reality.

Chen Jiayin was handed over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but the bandit leader Lu Bawang was not handed over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so there are two places to go, one is the Ministry of Punishment, and the other is Shuntian Mansion.

There are at least three companies that want to investigate this case.

Cheng Shilang concluded that Jia Min did this on purpose.

It's time to protect yourself wisely and do business.

So Cheng Shilang personally went to the home of Li Yuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and reported the matter exactly.

The two had no choice but to reach an agreement: immediately enter the palace and have an audience with the emperor.

When Li Yuan rushed to the outside of the palace, he happened to meet Yin Xiutonggui of Shuntian Mansion who was waiting to be summoned here. After a while, Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment also rushed over, and after a few chats, he found out that the few people All come for the same thing.

The eunuch came out to summon him, and the four of them entered the palace together to face the saint.Half an hour later, the Jinyi Army dispatched and rushed all the way to the government office, where they captured Ma Qiming and took him to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for further investigation.The government office was surrounded by Jinyi army.

Another Jinyi army also surrounded the Duke of Qi's mansion of the Chen family.

Among the four kings and eight princes, the Zhiguo Mansion and the Qi State Mansion, because of the suspected banditry, the news spread throughout the night to the princes, nobles and civil and military officials in the imperial capital.

This is bound to be a restless night.

After hearing the news, Wang Shuirong of Beijing was silent for a long time.Finally, he let out a long sigh: The imperial court has been restless ever since.

Luo Qihua, who ranked second among the ministers of military aircraft, faced his nephew, Luo Hanlin, a servant of the Imperial Academy, and remained silent for a long time.

Then he got up, walked around the room a few times, and sat down again.

"The little one from the Jia family is bold and reckless in doing things, so you have to be careful in the future."

After finishing speaking, he pondered for a while, and then said:

"The emperor has already decided on the matter of Chinese pinyin. The academician Ji will conduct experiments and start compiling the "Yuanheng Dictionary".

Luo Hanlin was obedient and nodded in agreement.

Dongping Prince's Mansion, the imperial capital, Song Kuan, the prince's son of Dongping, Li Gan, the prince's son of Xining, and Han Qi, the prince's son of Nan'an, sat quietly in the living room.

The concubines, maidservants and others have already withdrawn, leaving only three people in the living room, drinking tea and drinking quietly.

They already knew about the Duke of Zhiguo's Mansion and the Duke of Qi's Mansion.They also knew about Ma Qiming being taken to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for custody.Just now, they discussed this matter for a long time.

"I'm a little surprised. Even if there are a lot of people in a military regiment that has only practiced for a few months, they should not have easily won the battle with almost no casualties when they encountered bandits from Wulong Mountain. How did they do it? ? Is King Lu so vulnerable?"

Li Gan has always been a little puzzled by this.

"This son is vicious. I didn't expect that Chen Jiayin would be taken down at that time. It can be described as a thunderous method. Distributing the prisoners and suspects to the four major yamen is a tactic that draws the bottom line. Even if someone wants to deal with it, they will not I dare not make a move. The four major yamen have no choice but to go straight to Tianting."

Han Qi is also a discerning person, and after a little analysis, he saw the key point.

"I have dealt with this son once. At that time, I thought he was just a poetic and business genius, so I have not been in touch with him since then. On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, he will leave for Pukui. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he will be invited. Appreciate the lantern, how about I introduce you to the two senior brothers?"

Song Kuan took a sip of his wine and showed a meaningful smile.

"Okay, I want to see who he is."

In the East Palace, the Crown Prince, King Chu, King Jin, Crown Princess, Princess Chu, and Princess Jin gathered together to chat.

"Our Chang'an girl is not coming now, but I feel a little lonely."

The prince hasn't seen Chang'an for more than a month, but now he really misses her.

"Brother Prince, I'm afraid that he has money again. If she doesn't come to rob, she is not used to it."

The king of Chu was robbed the most by Chang'an, and every time he thinks of this girl, he gets a headache.

"You guys, I still look at Chang'an from the same perspective as before. I think Chang'an has changed now."

The crown princess smiled authentically.

"How did he change?"

"These few times I came back, they all came to me. Not only did they not rob me, they even brought me gifts. This is the first time in so many years."

"Yeah, he even brought me a gift back. I asked him if he had any money, but she said yes, but she didn't want it. I asked, and now she doesn't even buy things randomly. Isn't it just Has it changed?"

Princess Chu also followed suit.

"Oh, this is a new thing. I will feel more at ease when I see him again in the future. Didn't you say that you will come back today? Why do you still see him now?"

"Brother Prince disappeared, and I was anxious again. In the evening, I asked someone to send a message back, saying that I will not be coming back today, and I want to go back to the barracks to drink celebration wine. She also said that the leader of the Wulong Mountain bandit was captured by her own hands. Handed it over to the Shuntian Mansion personally, I don’t know if it’s true or not?”

"I didn't expect that our Chang'an girl would also be involved in this big event. There have been such big changes in such a short period of time. I'm curious, what kind of person is this Jia Min?"

"Then Chen Jiayin and Ma Qiming dared to collude with the bandit and raise the bandit's self-respect. They are really daring."

Yuhua Building, Fengyue District, Dajinmen.

Niu Jizong and Liu Fang were in the private room where they often drank, and Gu Panpan accompanied them as usual.

Usually, as long as there is an appointment, the four of them, including Chen Ruiwen and Ma Shangde, will arrive here almost at the same time.

But today is an exception.

Almost half an hour passed, and the two of them hadn't arrived yet.Niu Jizong had no choice but to send his entourage to remind him.Now another half an hour has passed, and the two of them haven't come yet.

However, the long follower who went to urge him came back.

"Let me tell you, Duke Qi's mansion and Duke Zhiguo's mansion are surrounded by Jinyi Army, and no one can come in or go in. The servants also heard..."

"What did you hear?"

"When Jia Min was practicing in Wulong Mountain, he happened to meet bandits from Wulong Mountain who were worshiping the mountain god. The 69 bandits were wiped out by Jia Min's army, and the leader of the bandit, Bawang Lu, was captured alive. And..."

When Chang Sui said this, the expressions of Niu Jizong and Liu Fang changed.It became as if Gu Panpan didn't know each other.

"What else? Tell me quickly!"

"The overlord Nalu confessed that Master Chen's father was a gangster. Master Chen Jiayin was captured by Jia Min on the spot in the garrison office of Changping Prefecture. Now he has been sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. And..."

"What else is there?"

"Also, Mr. Ma Shangde's father, Mr. Ma Qiming was taken to the Metropolitan Procuratorate by the Jinyi Army, saying that he is being detained pending investigation!"

Crash! , the table was overturned by Niu Jizong.A table of wine, vegetables and dishes were strewn all over the floor, Gu Panpan saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly slipped away.

"Brother Niu, don't worry, let me come up with an idea."

Liu Fang persuaded.

"How dare you come up with a shitty idea, it's always a bad idea, shoot yourself in the foot with a stone, go home and rest."

After Niu Jizong finished speaking, he left without looking back.

On the official road in the western suburbs of the imperial capital, a group of people was galloping.At the end of the Xu Dynasty and the beginning of the Hai Dynasty, the pair arrived at the camp of the Beijing Commander at the foot of the West Mountain.

The night guard soldiers saw the person coming, checked the defenses, and lazily opened the gate.

As soon as the gate was opened a crack, the Jinyi soldiers rushed in.

In a short while, all the officers in the barracks were invited into the meeting hall.

The hall has already been lit with lamps, large and small lamps and candles.

Nine Gate Admiral Liu Changfeng and Chief Eunuch Xia Bingzhong walked in.

"The decree has arrived!"

Xia Bingzhong shouted loudly, and all the officials knelt down to listen to the order.

"According to the heaven, the emperor ordered: Ma Qiming, the acting commander of the Beijing camp, is suspected of collaborating with bandits, so he will immediately be removed from the positions of the deputy commander of the Beijing camp Feng and the post of acting commander, and sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to be detained for investigation. By Jiumen Admiral Liu Changfeng is acting as the commander of the Beijing camp, hereby!"

Shizi Alley in the imperial capital, the residence of Ji Mingluan, a scholar.

It's New Year's Eve, Nan'er came to visit his old master tonight and brought him a New Year's gift.Ji Mingluan's family members were all in Jinling, so he left Nan'er to accompany him for dinner.

It's Xu time now, the housekeeper went out to inquire about the news and just came back.

"My lord, the news outside is true. Ma Qiming has been escorted to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The Ma Mansion and Chen Mansion have been surrounded by the Jinyi Army. The servant also went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, and the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and saw four yamen. They are all brightly lit, and people come and go..."

Ji Mingluan raised his wine glass.

"It seems that many people will not be able to sleep tonight. Nan'er, after drinking this cup, tell me the story of your fourth master."

(End of this chapter)