The Red Mansions

Chapter 179

Chapter 179

The jade rabbit falls in the west, and the golden crow rises in the east.

The next day, after breakfast, Jia Heng went to Jinyi Mansion to summon Qu Lang, and then, under the escort of Xie Zaiyi, Cai Quan, and Dong Qian, who came to protect him, he led 20 people to Wucheng Bing Masi Yamen.

He has not forgotten one person——Qiu Liang!

Qiu Liang is now imprisoned in a small black room, and he can't hold it anymore.

In addition, there are the commanders of the four cities. He called people to come to respond yesterday, but Huo Jun, the commander of the four cities, was not sick, while the commanders of the other three cities deliberately delayed.

Yesterday, he asked someone to call the Commander of the Four Cities to wait in the official hall, but because he went to the Jingzhao Yamen to try the case, he never returned to the Bingma Division of the Five Cities, and I don't know if they have gone back now.

It's just that when he approached the official office of the Wucheng soldiers and horses, his eyes paused.

But I saw the commander of the three cities standing respectfully outside the official office. It was the early morning of late autumn, the autumn dew was heavy on the steps, and the cool wind was blowing, bringing a bit of chill.

But the Commanders of the Three Cities stood still, motionless, and seeing Jia Heng and his party not far away, they clasped their fists together and said, "I have seen Mr. Jia."

Jia Heng's expression was stern, he looked up and looked around, seeing the fearful expressions of the three people, he sneered in his heart, and secretly said, "It seems that the battle on Changjie yesterday not only severely frightened the Sanhe gang, but also frightened these first and second rats. Duan's subordinates are only now thinking of being submissive, it's too late!"

For the three conductors in front of him, he will eventually change for another round.

Be sure to completely eradicate Qiu Liang's residual poison.

He previously proposed to the emperor to reorganize the Wucheng Bingma Division, not just talking about it, but actually preparing to implement it.

"My lords, I am flattered to welcome you here in the cold wind." Jia Heng said lightly.

Saying that, ignoring the three people whose expressions changed suddenly, Jia Heng, under the retinue of Cai Quan and others, swung the cloak behind him and walked into the official office.

Today, he didn't wear the flying fish suit, but found a Su brocade bamboo leaf brocade robe and a black cloak, and entered the official hall.

The three of them looked at each other, all smiling wryly in their hearts, full of annoyance.

Originally thought that this young man was lucky enough to be in charge of the Five Cities Bingma Division with only minor achievements, so he didn't pay much attention to it from the bottom of his heart, that's why he was negligent yesterday.

Unexpectedly, in the battle on Changjie yesterday, he was brave and decisive, planned to break the serial attack and kill his name, and spread the name to Shenjing...

But Jia Heng didn't know that the deeds of the enemy's attack and killing had been seen twice before and after, which had gradually spread to the entire Shenjing City through some soldiers of the Wucheng Bingma Division, and because of the popularity of the Three Kingdoms script, a heated discussion was formed.

The people of Shenjing even began to spread a saying that Jia Heng had a lot of clever tricks, and his military skills were hidden in the Three Kingdoms script.

Therefore, it drove another wave of sales of the Three Kingdoms script.

"Yes, this nobleman has an opinion in his mind, and it is necessary to remedy it now." Commander Mu Zhong of Xicheng was anxious and rushed towards the government office. He had 6000 taels of silver in his pocket and planned to send it out later.

He didn't believe it anymore, with these 6000 taels of silver, this Mr. Jia would still do the same.

Wu Bin, the commander of Nancheng, and Yan Biao, the commander of Beicheng, followed closely behind. The two carried more in their arms, one of them brought 7000 taels, and the other 8000 taels.

Jia Heng entered the official office here, and after stepping into the case, he threw off his cloak and sat down on the grand master's chair.

"How is Qiu Liang doing now?" Jia Heng asked Cai Quan beside him.

Cai Quan said: "My lord, wait a moment, I will ask Lao Zhang."

Lao Zhang is one of Cai Quan's subordinates. He was originally his old subordinate, and now he is leading a dozen people to guard Qiu Liang who is being imprisoned in a small black room.

Not long after, Cai Quan left and returned, bringing with him a burly young man in his thirties.

"My lord, Qiu Liang has gone crazy today, crying and screaming in the room, and the lowly official is terrified." The young man said with a smile on his face.

Jia Heng frowned and said, "You didn't answer him, did you?"

"Xiaozhi listened to the adults' orders, and didn't respond to him a word, but... my lord, I don't think this is driving people crazy." The young man said hesitantly.

"I can't be crazy, I'm going to interrogate this person later, you go and bring him out." Jia Heng said lightly.

"Yes, as ordered." The youth school responded, but took Qiu Liang away.

Jia Heng looked at Fan Yi and said, "Mr. Fan, make a record later."

Fan Yi's face was still tired after last night's hangover, she nodded, stood up, cupped her hands and said, "It's your lord."

Not long after, Commander Three Cities asked for an audience outside the official hall.

Jia Heng said in a deep voice, "Let them in."

Afterwards, the commanders of the three cities filed into the official hall and saluted together.

Jia Heng said: "Everyone, I went to the Jingzhao Yamen to deliver criminals yesterday, so I didn't hear a few of you report on the affairs of the three cities in the official hall. Since the three of you are here today, it won't be too late to report together later."

Mu Zhong, Commander of Xicheng, said with a smile: "Your Excellency is now under the imperial order of the emperor to investigate and handle important cases. The emperor's order is in his body, and the relationship is very important. The lowly position should have come to the government office to look after you. It's just that Xicheng was collecting taxes from Xishi yesterday. , all things are complicated, so there is a delay, please forgive me, my lord."

Jia Heng said lightly: "It's easy to say, easy to say."

Then he pointed to the chair beside him and said, "Commander Mu can take a seat first."

Seeing this, Mu Zhong was relieved, and secretly thought, this sitting down shows that he is not an unreasonable person, and when the white money is presented later, he will not believe that this young dignitary is still angry.

Mu Zhong cupped his hands and thanked him, and sat down on the chair beside him.

When Wu Bin saw Mu Zhong "passing the border", he also stepped forward and said, "My lord, a lot of refugees fleeing from Nancheng have come recently. The officials accompanied the soldiers to suppress and resettle them. They have been busy until the end of time, and they didn't even have a bite of lunch , after receiving the order from the lord, I didn't dare to delay, so I hurriedly rushed to this side, I didn't think I ran into the lord."

Jia Heng looked at Wu Bin, who was about [-] years old and had a slender face, and said indifferently: "Commander Wu puts his heart into official business and forgets to eat and sleep. This officer admires him. Commander Wu sits first."

Upon hearing this, Wu Bin cupped his hands and said, "Thank you sir for your understanding."

"Commander Wu should have breakfast this morning?" Jia Heng asked suddenly.

Wu Bin, who had just sat down, was stunned when he heard the words, and said with a sneering smile: "I get up early in my humble job, I've used it, Mr. Lao is concerned."

Jia Heng nodded at him, then looked at Commander Yan Biao of Beicheng, and said, "Where is Commander Yan? Commander Yan has nothing to say?"

Yan Biao had a short beard under his chin, and his skin was a little dark. He said in a deep voice, "My lord, there is a family in Anpingfang in the northern city. I led my subordinates to fight the fire, and I couldn't get away for a while. I hope you will forgive me."

"Commander Yan, sit down first." Jia Heng said calmly.

After that, he no longer paid attention to the command of the three cities.

"My lord, Qiu Liang brought it here!"

At this moment, under the eaves of the corridor outside the official hall, there were shouts from all the households surnamed Zhang. While speaking, a middle-aged military officer in unlined clothes and pale face appeared in front of everyone.

Qiu Liang's face was pale, and he looked up at the young man behind the case, with resentment and a trace of fear in his eyes.

Just now when he came out of the cellar where he couldn't see his fingers, he couldn't tell whether it was morning or afternoon.

The feeling of being isolated from the world, like being buried alive...

Motherfucker!

At this moment, not only Qiu Liang was pale, but the three conductors sitting on the chairs beside him were also pale, with fear in their eyes.

"This is Mr. Qiu? How did you end up in such a mess?" Commander Mu Zhong of Xicheng looked at Qiu Liang, the former court official, in horror.

Just now, he hardly dared to recognize Mr. Qiu, who used to be tall and ruddy, wasn't he arrogant?

How did he become the cowering look of a prisoner?

Commander Nancheng and Commander Beicheng also looked at each other in dismay, feeling like they were sitting on pins and needles.

Wu and Yan looked at each other, and at the same time, they had a thought, could the banknotes in their pockets... be a little less?

"Oh!"

At this moment, the sound of the gavel sounded in the quiet hall, interrupting Commander Sancheng's complicated thoughts.

"Qiu Liang, tell me, how did you collude with Liu You and beat up the candidates?" Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

Qiu Liang's lips moved, and he said, "Qiu has never colluded with Liu You, nor has he beaten any candidate for the exam!"

Seemingly worried that Jia Heng would not believe it, Qiu Liang said anxiously: "If it were Qiu, how could he use the method of colluding with green-skinned rogues? He must be charged with theft and imprisoned in a prison, slowly processing it."

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Qiu Liang, since you were the military commander of the five cities, you have neglected your duties and been incompetent, sitting and watching the bandits in the east city."

Qiu Liang said: "The banditry in the East City will not last for a day, what can Qiu do? Master Jia, if you mention the five cities' soldiers and horses now, do you know what good security strategies you have in mind?"

Maybe he recovered a little bit, Qiu Liang didn't see the despair he had in the dungeon before, but at this moment he gradually recovered his old domineering look, and spoke sarcasm.

Jia Heng sneered, and said: "I have a good plan, but I can't say a word to you, a brazen, vegetarian eater!"

"You..." Qiu Liang's face was livid, his eyes were gloomy, and he said in a cold voice: "It's a bluff, I want to open my eyes to see how you deal with those members of the Three Rivers Gang! The big man behind them is you, a little boy!" The third-class general can be provoked!"

Jia Heng said coldly: "You mean to say King Qi?"

When Qiu Liang heard this, his complexion changed drastically. Suddenly, he calmed down and said in a dark voice: "I provoked someone who shouldn't be provoked..."

"If you think about it, you don't know that the King of Qi has been demoted by the Holy Master to be the King of the County, and now he is ordered to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors at home." Jia Heng said calmly.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the official hall was shocked.

The king of Qi was demoted to the king of the county?

Think behind closed doors?

Especially Commander Sancheng, who knew about the dignitaries behind the Dongcheng gang at first, his complexion changed drastically at this moment, he no longer dared to sit safely, and almost jumped up from his chair, his face darkened, and his eyes looked at the road in horror. The teenager after the case.

Suddenly at this moment, a cold glance came over, Commander Sancheng's heart shuddered, they all lowered their heads in unison, bowing their heads and not daring to look at them.

And Qiu Liang was already on the spot in a daze, his hands and feet were cold, it was unbelievable.

He is the commander of the Five Cities Military Division, and the Prince of Beijing has reminded him time and again that the gang forces in the East City are backed by the country's vassal king, so he must not be provoked or wooed by him.

Only in this way can he be secure in his position as the commander of the Five Cities Army and Horse Commander.

But now... what's going on?

And how many days has he been detained?

Is it three days or four days?

Is the situation changing in the court?

By the way, there is also the Prince of Beijing Jing. At this time, do you know that Qiu Liang has been imprisoned by Jia Heng's child?

However, at this moment, with a "bang", the gavel fell heavily on the table, which startled the cranky Qiu Liang and shivered.

"Qiu Liang, you are not only dereliction of duty and incompetence, but also greedy for money from the officials. As far as I know, since you served as the commander of the five cities, you have embezzled the four cities to collect tax money many times, filled your own pockets, and even used soldiers to build self-made What is the crime of using the state's public property for personal gain!" Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

All of this is what he heard from his cousin Dong Qian when he hosted a banquet in Ningfu last night.

When Qiu Liang served as the commander of the military and horse division of the five cities, he not only paid attention to ostentation, but also embezzled and embezzled money from officials to build private houses, and used soldiers to build gardens and pavilions for his own homes.

At the same time, according to what my cousin said, there were many perverted things such as accepting banquets and bribes from merchants, and helping the family members of prisoners.

Qiu Liang's complexion changed, and he poked his neck up, as if about to defend himself, and said, "I..."

"Do you still want to deny it? No one in the five cities knows about this matter!" Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

Qiu Liang's face was gloomy, he snorted coldly, turned his head to the side, and said contemptuously: "Qiu has been dismissed from his position and is waiting to join. Even if he violated the law, he will be questioned by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. You, Mr. Jia, hmph, have no right to intervene! "

Anyway, not to mention that he was beaten to death, even if he entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it was the same. He didn't believe that these civil officials could still punish him!

After he became a country's military honor, his grandfather was Jing Tianhou of the great Han Dynasty, who had made great contributions to the country, and there was still an iron certificate of alchemy in the mansion, so the child in front of him could not help him.

Otherwise, he would have been tortured and waited on long ago, and he would not have resorted to such disgusting methods as locking him into the cellar!

"This official is now bestowed by the emperor with a precious sword, you think you can't kill you, a corrupt person!" Jia Heng suddenly stood up, walked around from behind the case, and suddenly pulled out a sword from the gilded dragon scabbard at his waist , the sharp edge of the sword, as clear as water, shone coldly under the morning light that shone in front of the door.

The young man was wearing brocade clothes inside and a black cloak outside. He was tall and tall. He held the Emperor's Sword in his hand. Suddenly, the sword light flashed across Qiu Liang's neck. He stared coldly at him and said faintly, "Qiu Liang, I am asking you on behalf of the Emperor. You are guilty!"

"This is... the Emperor's Sword!" Commander Sancheng's complexion changed wildly, and he suddenly remembered that seeing the Emperor's Sword, the Emperor came in person, and felt his knees go limp, and with a plop, they knelt down on the ground together, trembling, as if sifting chaff .

The Son of Heaven sword is here, below the fifth grade, cut first and play later!

Even if the young dignitary killed them with a sword, there would be no place to complain!

At this moment, Qiu Liang felt the biting coldness of the sword's edge, and his heart was full of fear, and his heart was full of surprises, "The Emperor's Sword...how could it be? How could the Emperor...will give him a yellow-mouthed child..."

"Kneel down!" Jia Heng said with a murderous look on his face.

Qiu Liang snorted, but felt a pain in his neck, as if blood flowed down his front from his neck, his heart was full of fear.

This is to kill him?

If he really wanted to kill him, he wouldn't be able to cry out for injustice!

Thinking of this, I felt cold sweat seeping from my back, soaking my shirt, raised my head slightly, and met those undisguised murderous eyes, I felt my liver and gallbladder split, my lips moved, and the words of begging for mercy were in my throat There was a sound of "hoo hoo".

"Your Majesty!"

With a "crack", Jia Heng put the sword back into its sheath, and a deep shout sounded again.

Qiu Liang's knees softened, he knelt down on the ground, and lowered his head deeply. Fear grew rapidly in his heart like weeds, almost making him breathless.

Under the fearful or excited eyes of the crowd, Jia Heng returned to the case again, lifted his robe and sat down, slapped the gavel, and shouted: "Qiu Liang, you are guilty!"

"Qiu Liang...confessed!" Qiu Liang responded with a pale face at the moment.

Jia Heng interrogated Qiu Liang and asked Fan Yi to record his statement.

He interrogated Liu You and the members of the Sanhe Gang for Xu Lu yesterday, and today he happened to be able to confirm some of Qiu Liang's evil deeds for Yu De. It is not good to use torture for interrogation.

Now it is different after taking Qiu Liang's confession, it is not so easy to retract the confession afterwards.

Afterwards, Qiu Liang mainly confessed to the embezzlement of ink and tax money and the use of soldiers, but denied the other matters. Obviously, even though he was afraid that Jia Heng would kill him regardless of the consequences, he did not forget to avoid the serious and ignore the minor.

Jia Heng didn't care either, because just relying on his greed for ink and tax money, Qiu Liang was able to send a soldier to the nine sides and never use it.

Zhou Song, the former commander of the Wucheng Bingma Division, was sent to the nine sides of the army in this way, and he was never used.

"As for killing Qiu Liang, it is actually very difficult. Qiu Liang is the grandson of Jing Tianhou, and his family has iron certificates of alchemy, and Qiu Liang has not committed any heinous crimes. Be guilty."

Jia Heng watched Qiu Liang mark the confession written by Fan Yi, his eyes were gloomy, and he was thinking secretly.

"As for beheading a military hero with the Son of Heaven Sword, it's not impossible, but it's very easy to prove it and be criticized by others."

After all, the enmity between Qiu Liang and him was only for the sake of Jia Amnesty, but ended up involving himself.

In essence, it is still the rejection of him, the patriarch of the Jia clan, by the Wuxun Group such as the Four Kings and Eight Dukes.

"It's just that I had no official position back then. Now, at least some people in the Wu Xun Group, such as the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, will hesitate to wait and see." Various understandings flashed in Jia Heng's mind.

"My lord, all the confessions have been signed." At this time, a secretary handed over the confession.

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Bind this confession into a book, then send it to Jingzhao Yamen, and hand it over to Mr. Yu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Na Shuzuo went as ordered.

"Take Mr. Qiu down and take him to the prison in Yali." Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

The soldiers of the Beijing camp promised to escort Qiu Liang out of the official hall.

On the other hand, Jia Heng looked at Commander Sancheng beside him, and said, "Master Commanders, why are you still kneeling?"

"Humble job..." Commander Mu Zhong of Xicheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said in a trembling voice, "Lord Jia, you are guilty of a humble job."

Wu Bin and Yan Biao behind him also came to their senses, and said one after another, "Lord Jia, I'm guilty of being humble."

"Oh?" Jia Heng's face was indifferent, and he said in a deep voice: "What is the crime of the three conductors?"

Mu Zhong raised his head, bit the bullet, and was about to speak.

Suddenly, a soldier from Wucheng Bingmasi entered the official hall, clasped his fists and said, "Lord Jia, Qufu Qianhu of Jinyiwei is here."

(End of this chapter)