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Chapter 172 Martyrs
Chapter 172 Martyrs
The news that Jia Heng cut the ear of King Qi's servant with a sword in the gate of the palace, even though it was blocked by Emperor Chongping Dai Quan, spread in the palace in a short time, especially when the inner eunuch was sent to In the ears of Empress Song, who was inquiring about the news in Daming Palace.
As for King Qi's demotion, although it was in accordance with the central purpose, the senior scholars on duty in the cabinet also heard the letter, transcribed it in the Department of General Administration, and circulated it to the six ministries and provinces.
In Kunning Palace, Empress Song listened to the eunuch's narration of what happened at the gate of the palace, and the chess piece picked up by her slender hands fell on the chessboard with a "click" sound. Ming Guang looked at Concubine Duanrong clearly opposite.
"Sister, this Jia Ziyu is really..." Empress Song showed a dazed look on her pear-white face, as if she didn't know how to describe it.
Thinking of the fact that the boss was not only demoted to King of Qi County, but also severely cut down on his face...
Even if in his heart, he told himself repeatedly that he was the lord of the six palaces in the mother's world, and that he needed to be broad-minded and treat the concubine kindly, but he was still happy to grow from the bottom of his heart.
In the past few years, the two kings of Qi and Chu, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs have made some achievements more or less, gathering some middle- and lower-level officials, and it has to be said that they still put a lot of pressure on Empress Song.
"This Jia Heng, who committed a murder at the gate of the palace city, did the Holy Majesty not blame him?" Concubine Duanrong took the teacup from the hand of the maid beside her, her pink lips that were like petals pressed against the edge of the porcelain bowl, and took a sip. Said with a frown.
"How do you call this a murder? This Jia Ziyu is holding His Majesty's sword, as if His Majesty is here in person. Besides, it's just a minor punishment and a major punishment." Empress Song's voice was clear and melodious. Although her tone was as calm as possible, the joy can still be seen Clue.
Concubine Duan Rong's beautiful eyes flickered, and she said softly, "Sister, this is it?"
In fact, she can also understand her sister's confusion. As long as her son does not become the prince for a day, she will not be able to sit firmly as a queen.
Empress Song was silent for a moment, and said softly: Your Majesty said earlier that next year when you open the government, you will go to Wucheng Bingma Division. My mother, I always have to mention a few words in advance so that I can let someone take care of my son. "
"Sister, there are internal and external defenses. If my sister wants to see Jia Heng to talk, she needs to find a reason." Concubine Duanrong's soft and graceful face was full of worry.
Even though her sister is the lord of the sixth house, it doesn't mean that she can do whatever she wants, but also be bound by etiquette and rules.
Empress Song nodded, suddenly her mind lit up, but she remembered something, turned her head, asked the old eunuch Xia Shouzhong beside her, and said, "Miss Jia, is she in the palace now?"
Xia Shouzhong smiled on his wrinkled face and said, "Your Majesty has a good memory. Jia Yuanchun is now serving as a female historian in Kunning Palace. She is not feeling well today. She has taken a day off and will be resting to take care of her."
"Just in Kunning Palace?" Song Empress heard the words, her beautiful and beautiful face paused for a moment, under the willow-leaf slender eyebrows, a hint of thought appeared in the narrow, clear phoenix eyes, and after a while, her red lips parted and said: "Body It’s not very easy, but have you ever invited the imperial physician? You go and order someone to go to the imperial hospital to find the imperial physician Zhang, show her, and I will also go to see it in the evening, since you are a queen of meritorious service, and you are also a female history in the palace, why not? Do you want to hear?"
"Follow your mother's benevolent order." Xia Shouzhong responded, and then went to order the inner eunuch to go to the imperial hospital.
Empress Song watched Xia Shouzhong go away, gently picked up the chess piece, placed it on a corner of the chess field, regained her dignified and beautiful lady's demeanor, and said softly: "Wait a few days, when the female Shi Lie in the palace at the end of the month will meet with you as usual. When family members meet, give Yuan Chun a favor and let their siblings meet."
She is the lord of the sixth house, and the lord can still do this.
Concubine Duan Rong nodded her head and said nothing more.
"How about Zhi'er's marriage? She's not young anymore." Empress Song suddenly mentioned Princess Xianning again.
As soon as her daughter's marriage was mentioned, Duan Rong, a noble concubine, lived up to her name, and the peaceful and peaceful lake of her heart also rippled, saying: "Since Xianning, I have seen the year, and I am seventeen years old, and... ..."
Empress Song said: "I heard that Han Qi, the son of Uncle Jinxiang, is at the age of marriage, what does my sister think?"
The princesses of Chen Han basically pick and choose among martial arts, and the civil servants basically respect the princesses and stay away from them.
Especially more than ten years ago, after the son-in-law of the eldest princess of Jinyang committed suicide because of abolishing the crown prince, any civil servant who wanted to pursue her was unwilling to marry the royal family.
"Han Qi has already made a marriage, and besides, Zhi'er's vision is too high, how can he see these young masters who are not good at writing or martial arts? In the past two days... Sister Chen also asked her, and she said that her third brother is not married yet. What? Why is she panicking, she is either going hunting now, or reading a book of Three Kingdoms every day."
"The Storybook of the Three Kingdoms?" Empress Song pursed her red lips, her bright eyes sparkled, and said with a light smile, "Right now I'm reading this book too, I didn't expect her to read it too. Speaking of which, if Jia Heng didn't..."
If Jia Heng hadn't married, it would be good for Zhi'er to marry Jia Heng, and she could also be an arm to Ran'er and Wei'er. As for the age, she happened to be a third-year girl who held a golden brick, but now...
Thinking of Jia Heng marrying Qin's daughter, Empress Song sighed softly in her heart.
Let alone a princess, there is no reason for any official to be a concubine.
In this era, only the emperor, concubines and side concubines of feudal kings can stop Youyou's mouth.
Otherwise, even if it is the wife of the Duke of the state, ordinary officials and officials will feel that they have humiliated their family.
Not to mention that Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong were chatting in the palace, but it was said that Jia Heng wore the Tianzi Sword hanging on his side, rode on a steed, and Shi Shi ran out of the palace city, heading towards Jingzhao Yamen along Zhuque Street.
He needs to discuss the matter of King Qi that Liu Youpan pulled out with Xu Lu from the Jingzhao Yamen. Now that King Qi has been reduced to the title of County King, this matter can only come to an end for the time being.
Jingzhao Yamen
Xu Lu was also sitting behind the case, enshrined on the incense case next to the sacred decree, looked at the general judge Fu Shi, frowned and said: "Fu Tong judge, Lai Sheng was sentenced to be executed and reported to the Ministry of Punishment for review by Dali Temple. He can be executed at the end of the month, and he is in the prison of Jingzhao Yamen, so he needs to be carefully guarded!"
Fu Shi nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please remember your lord's instructions."
Thinking of the Lai family, Fu Shi felt a little uneasy at the moment. He only received 5000 taels of silver. It's a hot potato, and I don't know how to send it back even if I want to send it back.
"We can't delay tonight. We need to go to Dong Weng's house and beg Dong Weng to forgive him. Otherwise, once the incident happens, the consequences will be disastrous."
Fu Shi thought about it.
Suddenly, outside the official yamen, a yamen servant came quickly and said: "My lord, General Yunhui, Master Jia, please see me."
"Please." Hearing the words, Xu Lu's face moved slightly, he said in a deep voice, looked at Fu Shi, and said, "Let's go to meet him together."
Not long after, a young man wearing a flying fish suit and a black crown with the character "Wu Sha Shan" came striding forward with his sword and entered the official hall.
"Your official has met Xu Fuyin." Jia Heng said with a calm face, cupping his hands.
In fact, according to rank, the third-class General Yunhui is also a third-rank general, and Jingzhao Fu Yin is also a third-rank official. Jia Heng does not need to say that he is a subordinate, but because of Jia Zhen’s previous affairs, Xu Lu punished him impartially to show respect Second, Xu Lu is also older than Jia Heng in terms of age, and third, it is the norm in Chen Han's official circles that civil officials are powerful and powerful.
Xu Lu asked, "Lord Jia, I heard that you captured Liu You in the Wucheng Bingma Division?"
Jia Heng said: "Liu You has been captured, and just last night, the killers of the Sanhe gang sneaked into the Wucheng Bingma Division secretly, intending to kill people! I knew in advance that a group of bandits had been captured. I got a confession, because the matter involved the vassal of the country, the lower officials did not dare to be professional, even though I went to the palace early in the morning to ask to see the Holy One, I just returned from the palace."
Jia Heng finished the story in a few words.
However, Xu Lu's complexion has changed slightly. Under the thin and bony eyebrows, the eyes are bright and sharp, which makes people dare not look directly at them.
"Unexpectedly, Mrs. Jia has already interrogated the truth." Xu Lu's gaze paused on the bloodshot eyes of the young man, and his heart trembled slightly.
This young man must have been busy all night, otherwise he wouldn't have interrogated him so delicately overnight.
It's just that the national suzerain is involved?
Jia Heng sighed, and said: "Although the whole picture is not complete, it is not bad. The matter involves the king of Qi. Now the king of Qi has been demoted to be the king of the county. I think the decree will be revealed soon. Master Xu, the meaning of the emperor is King Qi is no longer a barrier for the Sanhe Gang, and next, our three parties need...well, who is this lord?"
As Jia Heng was talking, he suddenly stopped and looked at the judge, Fu Shi, who was at the side. He had just thought that the middle-aged scribe was the confidant who was in charge of writing and writing by Xu Lu's side, and his eyes flickered as he looked at him. The expression on his face concealed a touch of fear, and he was very suspicious in his heart.
Fu Shi was stared at by the sharp sword-like eyes of the young man in brocade clothes, and his heart was full of fear. He hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and saluted, with a smile on his face, and said: "Back to Mr. Jia, the next official, Fu Shi, I don't know what's going on in the Rong Mansion." Has Zheng Gong mentioned the next official?"
"Fu Shi? Mr. Zheng didn't mention you, but the Lai family did mention you. In order to rescue Lai Sheng, the Lai family entrusted their connections everywhere, did they entrust it to you?" Jia Heng said with a deep snort.
This is deceiving Fu Shi, he interrogated the Lai family yesterday and seized the embezzled money, but he has not had time to find out that the Lai family sent money to bribe the public in the Jingzhao Yamen.
In the middle, his cousin Dong Qian was beaten, and Faden Wengu and other things were involved.
However, it was just a deceit, but it made Fu Shi's face change drastically, cold sweat dripped down his back, he forcibly calmed down, and said with a wry smile: "Lord Jia, how dare a subordinate official cooperate with the Lai family, this is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor! A few days ago , the old lady of the Lai family trusts people everywhere, the official can't wipe her face, eat her a meal, and other things, even if she borrows ten heads from the official, she dare not mess around, the emperor has appointed an important case, who dares to mess with it!?"
"Master Fu, I hope you are telling the truth, otherwise, if you run away from Lai Sheng, even if you, Fu Shi, really have ten heads, I will chop you off ten times!" Press the Tianzi sword on his waist.
While speaking, he took a deep look at Fu Shi, lifted his heart to his throat, and squeezed a smile that was uglier than crying.
On the other side, Xu Lu's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He let out a deep drink and reprimanded him, "What is Fu Tongpan still doing here? Why don't you go stare at the cell!"
When Fu Shi heard the words, he quickly obediently agreed and retreated.
When Fu Shi left, Xu Lu also kept his eyes on the golden dragon scabbard sword on Jia Heng's waist, his pupils shrank, and his heart was full of turmoil.
Fu Shi didn't recognize this sword, but he did, it was the Emperor's Sword!
"Jia Ziyu, what's the sword in your waist?" Xu Lu's complexion changed, and he asked tentatively.
Jia Heng said in a loud voice: "I just entered the palace, because of King Qi's affairs, the Holy One bestowed the sword of the Son of Heaven, to calm traitors and flatter stubborn ones!"
When Xu Lu heard this, his face was slightly startled, and he had a faint understanding of Emperor Chongping's intentions in his heart. He was silent for a moment, and said: "Now the case of the son being beaten and maimed in the exam is gradually coming to light, and the problem of bandits in the East City, what do you think? ?”
Jia Heng said: "My lord, it is impossible for the Sanhe Gang to have only one king of Qi behind it. It is impossible to say that there are other officials who cover up and cover up for him. Yu Yushi came here to discuss it, and the lower officials will also ask Jinyi Mansion to collect information."
I don't know if it's because of the sword of the Son of Heaven in his hand, or because of Jia Heng's sudden interrogation of Liu You overnight, and the agitated feat of being sensitive to the evil of King Qi. To Jia Heng's hands.
There is a kind of person, just like this, who can take the lead in things without making a fuss, even if he is an actor and filming, he can confuse himself as a director.
Xu Lu pondered for a moment, then said with a firm expression: "Although Liu You was interrogated enough to detect his evil, he still needs to be punished with the law, and the lawful punishment is the only way."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "That's natural, it's just about King Qi..."
Xu Lu frowned, and said, "Although the king of Qi has been punished, if other evils are found in the investigation, I will do my best and act loyally."
When Jia Heng heard this, he was silent for a while.
Secretly thought, this Xu Deqing seems to want to stroke King Qi's beard.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, looked at Xu Lu quietly, and said: "My lord, there are many troubles in the country now. Once the case of Liu You is settled, even if the Sanhe Gang finds out some things, they will be generous and far-sighted... "
Xu Lu said in a deep voice: "Jia Ziyu's words are absurd! If you want to rectify the administration of officials and revive the government, you must be a king with great courage. You can't do it, make the prince break the law, and don't commit the same crime as the common people. Poison?! If the king of Qi is really violent and will cause great harm to the country, I, Xu Lu, will definitely not allow this generation to run rampant!"
He was transferred from various local provinces and bureaus, and was transferred to the central office. He saw that the great Han and the world were full of thieves, and the powerful gentry ran rampant in the localities and fish and meat villages. To rectify the administration of officials, to break into pieces, to slander and add to the body, and there is no complaint or regret!
Jia Heng looked calm, and seemed to vaguely see Xu Lu who was on the road of no return in his eyes, and was silent for a while.
This is the martyr.
At the end of the dynasty, like a sick patient whose immune system is stimulated, there are always some ruling elites running around trying to turn the tide and help the building collapse.
Like Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting in the late Ming Dynasty in the previous life...
Lin Zexu in the late Qing Dynasty, knowing that he could not do it, did it, so he stopped reading poems.
(End of this chapter)