The Red Mansions

Chapter 450 Arrest, Interrogation

Chapter 450 Arrest, Interrogation

Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall

Emperor Chongping didn't wait for the other ministers in the palace to report, so he lightly mentioned the matter of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The main reason is that during the Beijing inspections over the years, similar deeds of all kinds of monsters and ghosts have happened. Since they can't give up eating because of choking, they can only be dealt with in this way, instead of going online.

It's just that the officials are waiting to discuss other government affairs.

But at this time, King Zhongshun's appearance made Chen Zou stunned all the officials, and a murmur could not help but arise in their hearts.

Without him, the House of Internal Affairs is in charge of royal affairs, since it is royal affairs, there is no need to put everything in the upper court for discussion, it is a matter of solemnity, King Zhongshun and Emperor Chongping have to go against each other in private.

Are there any negotiated major political measures that will be implemented?

Jia Heng was standing in the ranks of officials at the moment, glanced at King Zhongshun, with a blank expression on his face and a sneer in his heart.

There was a hint of coldness on King Zhongshun's face, and he said in a cang voice: "Your Majesty, I have impeached a first-class supernatural general, and colluded with Cui Ling, the governor of Ping'an Prefecture, who smuggled and sold food, It has been more than five years since the iron wares have communicated with the enemy inside and outside. They are a family of meritorious service, and they are deeply indebted to the emperor. They seek their own self-interest and fail to live up to the expectations of the emperor. The minister is in charge of the internal affairs. When he was purchasing goods, he was surprised to hear about this case Filled with righteous indignation, now report to the Holy Majesty, and ask the Holy Majesty to judge!"

King Zhongshun only felt that at this moment he was righteous and loud, and after he finished speaking, he even cast a cold glance at the "terrified" young man.

Emperor Chongping didn't seem to react for a while, frowned, and asked: "First-class general Shenwei, what position do you have?"

King Zhongshun: "..."

I was so excited just now, but I forgot to say my name.

It's no wonder that Emperor Chongping didn't know that Jia Amnesty, who didn't lead the dispatch in the court, only knew how to eat and wait to die, was too weak in the ranks of civil and military officials.

At this time, Jia Heng suddenly came out of the class and said: "Jia She, the inheritor of the Rong Kingdom, is now attacking the first-class supernatural general, who is loyal to the prince and impeached, but my Jia family is the inheritor of the Rong Kingdom?"

Upon hearing this, King Zhongshun glanced at the young man beside him, his face darkened, and he snorted coldly.

Son, you dare to jump out at this time, I'll see you later!

And as Jia Heng came out of class to narrate, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, who were still somewhat unclear, were in an uproar and whispered to each other.

Yang Guochang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was shocked, as if he smelled a bloody shark, he couldn't hold back the idea of ​​impeachment, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I have issued an imperial edict, strictly ordering the counties in the north and south not to The barbarian smuggled, and Jia She, the man who inherited the title of Rongguo, acted recklessly, smuggled barbarians, helped the enemy and the bandits, and even colluded with the side generals to plot wrongdoing! The veteran thought that this case should be strictly investigated, especially when Jia Ziyu was the deputy envoy of the Jingying Jiedu , Jinyi Dudu, the smuggling of the clansmen can't be restrained and investigated in advance, the veterans may be unavoidable, and the Rongning and Ningfu are suspected of colluding with each other!"

Yang Guochang's impeachment naturally wanted to shift the focus of the conflict to Jia Heng, and this was precisely the real reason why King Zhongshun subconsciously didn't name Jia She.

At this time, King Zhongshun was overjoyed when he heard Yang Guochang's words. He just meant exactly what he meant, and he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I'm seconding the proposal. Please, Your Majesty, strictly investigate this case!"

At this time, Jiang Xuan, the Huke chief, took the lead to come out to Chen Zou, and said in a stern voice: "Your Majesty, the nobles of the country, who have suffered from the emperor's favor, are now seeking their own self-interest, disregarding the court's laws, and trafficking grain and iron to the barbarians." , I ask the Holy One to investigate and punish him for his crime!"

"The minister seconded the proposal." Li Ke gave Hu Yi a class to agree with the matter.

This person was the speaker who impeached Yang Guochang back then, and now he heard that Shenwei General Jia She, as a noble man, actually smuggled into the grassland, he was also filled with righteous indignation and refused to sit idly by.

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

The censors in charge of Jiangnan Dao, Guizhou Dao, and Jiangxi Dao also came out to play Dao together.

At this moment, Cheng Shi, the censor in charge of the Dao of Yunnan Province, suddenly held the wat board, cupped his hands and said loudly: "My lord, Jia Heng, the deputy envoy of the Jingying Jiedu, is involved in this case, and I think I should investigate it strictly!"

As soon as these words came out, Yang Guochang paused in his heart, glanced at the censor, and secretly wrote down the name.

Emperor Chongping's expression was indifferent, but he ignored such remarks. Instead, he stared at King Zhongshun and asked, "Is there any evidence that the Rongguo Mansion is involved in smuggling?"

King Zhongshun took out a memorial from his sleeve, held it high above his head, and said in a deep voice: "This is a few days, I have gathered the clues collected by the servants, and I have compiled a summary, and I invite the Holy One to read it."

Emperor Chongping turned his eyes to Dai Quan.

Dai Quan came down to take the memorial, turned around, and glanced at Jia Heng meaningfully, then handed his hands to Emperor Chongping, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Chongping looked indifferent, reached out to take the memorial, and read it with lowered eyes.

As time passed, the emperor frowned, and a layer of frost gradually appeared on his cold and hard face. He closed the memorial, looked up at Jia Heng, and asked, "Jia Qing, Jia Amnesty is going to the grassland. Hu Lu smuggled and smuggled, is there such a thing?"

As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the court looked at the young man, and many of them looked gloatingly at his misfortune.

Especially Liu Fang, the former military governor, looked coldly at the young man who "pretended to be calm", and sneered in his heart.

Only Han Huang, the cabinet assistant, looked deeply at Jia Heng unmoved. He didn't think that the emperor would implicate the young dignitary because of this matter.

Not to mention the reason why it is being reused due to military affairs, but just to say that Jia Amnesty's smuggling has been going on for five years, and Jia Heng's use of it has only been in the past few years. How can it be involved in this case?

"Knowing and not knowing are the original intention of the emperor's question." Han Huang looked deeply, thinking.

King Zhongshun also looked at the boy with cold eyes.

I see how you die this time!

What exactly is not known?Or is it intentional to cover up?

Under the scrutiny of the ministers, Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "It is true that this matter is true. This minister is stupid and straightforward. He was promoted by the Holy Majesty and appointed a military officer. Especially since he was in charge of Jinyi Mansion, he thought he was the eyes and ears of the emperor. Si inspects traitors, knows that those who want to be righteous must first correct themselves, so they self-examine their relatives. At the beginning of this year, they discovered the case and wanted to report it to the court as soon as possible. To investigate, but not to publish, today I want to disperse the court meeting, that is, I will play to the Holy Majesty alone, and I don’t want to be loyal to the prince to solve the case. There is a memorial, which summarizes the details, and I ask the Holy Majesty to check it."

He is in charge of the affairs of the Jinyi Mansion, and he doesn't have much time, so how can he say that he knows and hides his fellow clan?

What's more, the emperor will not know that there are some discords between the Rongning and Ningfu, and it is impossible to talk about covering up!

As Jia Heng said, he also took out a memorial from the armband, and also held it high above his head, facing the malicious gaze from the court, with a calm expression on his face.

"Oh? There is a memorial?" Emperor Chongping's eyes flickered, and he motioned for Dai Quan to go down and take the memorial.

At this time, Jia Heng handed the memorial to Dai Quan.

Emperor Chongping took the memorial and read it intently.

It contains not only the investigation details and leading personnel of Jia Amnesty's smuggling and trafficking case since he took charge of Jinyi, all ministers in the memorial, but also the clues of Shanxi merchants colluding with border generals to smuggle and sell the country.

"The Shanxi merchants and the Hulu secretly communicated with the Hulu, smuggled and bought the border generals, and it took more than a day. They are now lingering in the capital, and they have a close relationship with Yang Sihong, the son of the old man Yang Ge in the cabinet. The minister is going to the Jinyi Mansion to track down and investigate. .”

The courtiers who were waiting below were all secretly observing the change in Emperor Chongping's expression, because this determined their attitude towards Jia Heng, a young dignitary.

As Emperor Chongping fell into deep thought, King Zhongshun had a faint feeling of something bad in his heart. He cupped his hands and said, "My lord, please investigate this case and find out the root cause..."

Emperor Chongping raised his head suddenly, almost interrupting what King Zhongshun said, and asked: "Jia She, the man who attacked the nobles in Rongguo, violated the court's laws by smuggling and smuggling. Disposal opinion?"

Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, looked solemn, and jumped out of the class, saying in a voice like a golden stone: "My lord, I think that since you have broken the law, you should gather the three judges to judge."

The "Law of the Han Dynasty" has eight laws, and Xungui is among the eight. Generally speaking, crimes against Xungui are handed over to the three law divisions for detailed judgment to show grandeur.

Emperor Chongping said: "This matter involves military and state secrets, so don't share it with many people."

If Jia Heng's memorials are all true, then they can't be handed over to the Sanju Department, but can only be investigated by the secret government office.

When King Zhongshun heard this, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Punishment Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has its own criminal officers, who are familiar with the names of punishments in laws and regulations, so they can deduce this case. They often know the names of criminals in the court, and they are all secrets, so they will not be leaked."

Jia Heng cannot be stumbled by this, this is not what he expected, it would be better than what he thought before, the case should be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs led by him for interrogation, and then to the Rongguo Mansion to arrest him.

Emperor Chongping did not speak, and glanced at King Zhongshun again, but King Zhongshun's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly lowered his head, with cold sweat on his back.

"Dai Quan!"

While the officials were waiting, Emperor Chongping suddenly spoke.

"The servant is here." At this time, Dai Quan in the Daming Palace turned to face Emperor Chongping and saluted.

Emperor Chongping said in a cold voice: "Jia Amnesty, as a first-class mighty general, deeply disappoints me. He is now arrested and interrogated by the Internal Police Department. He also ordered the Jinyi Prefecture Town and Governor to cooperate with a joint trial to carefully investigate the evil and rectify the country's laws and regulations!"

Dai Quan said: "The servant obeys the order."

When Jia Heng heard this, his expression became serious, and he cupped his hands and said, "I am the patriarch of the Jia clan, please refrain from this case. In addition, the Fusi of Jinyi Mansion Town should not be involved any more."

The emperor meant that I did not doubt Qing, but he could not accept it calmly, and he did not want to get involved again.

Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment, and said: "Since the matter is confidential, follow-up arrangements should be made, what can Jia Qing say? Besides, will Jia Qing obstruct the investigation and bend the law for personal gain?"

Jia Heng was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "I dare not, but I still think that we should avoid this case and submit relevant dossier clues to the internal police."

Seeing the young man's determination, Emperor Chongping was silent for a while, and said: "It was played by Yunqing."

Seeing this scene, all the officials in the court looked at each other in blank dismay.

I thought to myself, this time and again, are I telling the ministers that the holy family will not be reduced at all?

Yang Guochang's face was ashen at this moment, his so-called impeachment just now, the moment the boy took out the memorial, it almost became a joke!

People have long wanted to play the Son of Heaven, with a bright and upright appearance, with the sun and the moon shining brightly, but it seems that he is narrow-minded and avenging his personal revenge.

Emperor Chongping glanced over the ministers below, and asked again: "What else do you have to play?"

The officials below, seeing that the emperor had already dealt with it swiftly and resolutely, the officials of various ministries continued to go out to play.

The case of Jia Amnesty has since been handed over to the Internal Police Department for interrogation.

After the dynasty was over, as civil and military officials left the Hanyuan Palace one after another, the news of Jia Amnesty being imprisoned and interrogated also spread like a whirlwind in the city of Shenjing.

Jia Heng was summoned by Emperor Chongping to the study in the Daming Palace for questioning.

"My lord." Jia Heng asked, cupping his hands.

Emperor Chongping sat behind the case, held the memorial in his hand, and asked, "How much are Shanxi merchants involved in this case?"

Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, this is the clue that I obtained when investigating the case of Jia Amnesty under the supervision of the Jinyi Mansion. In the military towns of Xuanfu and Datong in the Han Dynasty, smuggling with merchants was rampant for a while, and Shanxi merchants were even more involved. Among them, the profit is tens of millions, and the minister originally wanted to follow the vine to check the Shanxi merchants, but he didn't want King Zhongshun to reveal the case at the court meeting today, and I am afraid that the Jin merchants are already vigilant about this matter."

Emperor Chongping remained silent for a while, clearly recalling some of the performances of King Zhongshun just now, and said: "I asked Dai Quan to investigate the case of Jia Amnesty first, and the follow-up arrangements will still be led by you."

King Zhongshun had some quarrels with Jia's family, he also knew about it, he didn't want them to abandon official business because of personal enmity.

Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Honor Hall

It was nearly noon, and Mother Jia was sitting on the Arhat bed talking to Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang. Fengwan, Yuanchun, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Chaidai sat aside and talked with them.

Jia Mu turned to ask Sister Feng, and said, "I heard from Yuanyang that all the houses in the east have been demolished?"

"The first one has been dismantled." Sister Feng said with a smile.

"The house in the east courtyard of the West Mansion has been around for many years." Mother Jia said with emotion, and then asked, "Has the garden started construction?"

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Old Ancestor, the plan is smooth, but we need to transplant some rocks and plants first. According to the suggestion of Mr. Shan Ziye, we plan to transplant some rocks, plants and trees from our old garden. For this matter, I haven't asked the Elder Master yet."

Jia Mu thought for a while and said, "I'll tell him later."

After all, she is an old and mature character, and when Sister Feng opened her mouth, she knew what she meant.

Sister Feng laughed again: "The eldest lady said, should the marriage of the second sister be settled as soon as possible, the young son of the Sun family that the elder is looking for is said to be a good one."

Jia's mother paused, and said: "I just told your mother-in-law yesterday that the girl Yingchun is still young, so it won't be too late to see her in two years."

In fact, Yingchun, accompanied by Tanchun and Yuanchun, mentioned to Jia's mother about Sun Shaozu's unreliable character, and Yuanchun even said that Jia Heng was not very optimistic about this marriage.

At this moment, Yingchun, who was playing chess with Xing Xiuyan, heard Jia's mother mentioning herself, and looked up, a blush appeared on her white and greasy cheeks.

Coincidentally, at this moment, a woman came in quickly from the outer hall, and said: "Old lady, the elder is here."

Mother Jia frowned, but said nothing.

With Jia Zheng at home, Jia's mother clearly felt that her eldest son's mind was fluctuating a lot.

After a while, I saw Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing leading a few women and maids, walking quickly into the wing room.

Jia Amnesty approached, bowed respectfully to Jia's mother, and called, "Mother."

Mother Jia replied lightly.

Jia Amnesty sat down, took the tea offered by the maid beside him, and said, "Then the Sun family just came and said it was a marriage with the second girl, can it be settled as soon as possible? I came here specially to ask my mother."

When Jia Mu heard the words, she said, "I told Feng girl just now that the second girl is still young, so you don't have to worry too much after another two years. I've heard about the youngest son of the Sun family. good."

Jia She frowned and said, "Mother, where did you hear this? The grandson Shaozu is also an old relative of our family. I have also investigated his character and family background. Besides, it's not just going through the door now, but to make a marriage first. If you change the marriage certificate, it will be the same if you get married next year."

This time he couldn't back down, not because of the 2 taels of silver, but because of his own daughter's marriage, which should be decided by him.

Sister Feng listened, her expression changed.

Because generally speaking, as long as Jia's mother expresses her attitude, Jia Amnesty can only calm down. It is the first time that she is so stubborn.

"Old ancestor." Sister Feng said, trying to turn around the somewhat stiff atmosphere.

Jia Mu said resolutely, "This is not acceptable."

When Jia She heard this, his face turned ugly, and he felt a little unhappy in his heart, and was about to open his mouth to speak.

Suddenly, a woman came from the outside, hurriedly entered the hall, and said: "Old lady, lady, an angel has come to the palace."

(End of this chapter)