The Red Mansions

Chapter 445 King Zhongshun: It's better for him... to personally supervise the execution!
In the study
The orange light is like water, spreading and spreading.

Jia Heng sipped the tea, suppressed the sweet and greasy aroma in his mouth, passed a handkerchief from his sleeve to Baochai, and asked in a warm voice: "Recently, has my aunt talked about my sister's marriage?"

"I haven't carried it any more these days." Baochai took the handkerchief and said softly.

After Baoyu was beaten, Aunt Xue had put away her thoughts of "a good match". Instead, she was worried because of the imminent matter that Xue Pan would be sent to Wucheng Bingmasi.

"That's good." Jia Heng said softly, suddenly felt something in his heart, and said in surprise: "It seems to be raining outside?"

At that time, the sound of ticking and ticking came from the courtyard outside the house, the sound of rain hitting the eaves and bamboo leaves was clear and clear, and it spread far away in the quiet night.

The first spring rain in 15 years in Chongping came unexpectedly and landed on the land of Guanzhong.

Baochai felt something in her heart, she stood up Yingying, walked to the window, looked at the rain scene, and sighed softly.

At this time, Jia Heng picked up the scarlet cloak from the chair beside her, put it on Baochai gently, and said softly: "It's late at night, I'll take my sister back."

Now that the night is quiet, I can't wait for long, which makes people suspicious.

Baochai turned her head, gazed at the young man with moist and glowing apricot eyes, let Jia Heng considerately help tie the rope in front of the vermilion cloak, and for a moment, she was overwhelmed with embarrassment, joy and loss. The bottom of my heart is all intertwined.

After leaving the study, Ying'er got up quickly and said with a smile, "Girl, the umbrella is ready."

Jia Heng reached out to take the umbrella, and said to Baochai, "Sister, let's go."

The two walked along the Chaoshou verandah towards the Pear Fragrance Garden. The breeze of drizzle was blowing on their faces, and there was a trace of coolness. The two walked silently, speechless all the way.

Jia Heng sent Baochai all the way to Lixiangyuan, watched her enter Lixiangyuan, and then returned to the wing with the lantern.

Inside the wing room, the lights are bright and resplendent. On a bed made of mahogany and carved with phoenixes, the vermilion curtains are hooked with gold hooks. A graceful, demure and elegant woman is leaning against the kang table, doing needlework by herself.

Jia Heng stepped into the wing room, sat down on a chair beside her, and asked, "Ke Qing, are you still asleep?"

Qin Keqing raised her beautiful face, stared at the waves with her bright eyes, and asked, "Sister Xue sent there?"

Jia Heng picked up a cup of tea, tasted the tea soup, his eyes drooped slightly, and said: "I have delivered it, and in a few days, Wenlong will also go to Wucheng Bingma Division."

Qin Keqing smiled, but didn't speak.

On the contrary, Jia Heng made his heart feel weak, put down the teacup, sat close to him, took the embroidery from his wife, and said in a warm voice: "The lights are not on at night, be careful not to damage your eyes, hey, what is this sewing? "

The last sentence seems to have nothing to say.

"I'll sew a robe for you." Qin Keqing gave Jia Heng a white look, and pinned the embroidery needle in her hand to the coils of thread in the basket. I'm so busy inside and out, and I don't have any free time, it's only at this time that I have some free time."

Jia Heng listened, and for some reason, he felt a vague sour feeling, and asked with a smile: "Today, why didn't you play dominoes with Third Sister You and the others?"

"It's quite boring to play every day." Qin Keqing said softly, there was a bit of sadness on her beautiful and beautiful face, and there was a familiar fragrance lingering in her nostrils.

I used to know how to take a bath, but now I really... can't even hide it.

Jia Heng: "..."

He stretched out his hand to gently hug Qin Keqing's shaved shoulders, and said softly: "Yes, you can't sit every day, or you will gain weight... Well, wait until next month, when the weather will be warmer and the vegetation will sprout. Let's go Going out for a walk outside the city?"

I almost handed the knife over, but I was afraid to say, "Being like sister Xue, wouldn't it suit my husband's wishes?"

Of course, Keqing would not take Daiyu's script.

However, Qin Keqing raised her crystal jade face, with joy in her beautiful eyes, she said with a smile, "Husband, will you be free next month?"

Jia Heng smiled and said: "If you don't have time, you will be free someday, and it's just a sneak in."

Qin Keqing heard the words, her jade face was bright, and she smiled sweetly: "Then let's go outside the city next month."

Jia Heng nodded and said, calling Baozhu and Ruizhu, and said: "Clean up everything, it's time to rest."

The two servant girls responded and removed the kang.

The curtain fell, the husband and wife removed their clothes, and the orb blew out the lamp. They were lingering all night, and their love was endless, needless to say.

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Zhongshun Prince's Mansion, under the shadow of the sycamore trees with slender branches, is an attic with flying eaves and brackets. At this moment, the lights are bright and bright as day.

The sound of silk and bamboo orchestra and Wu Nong's soft words of the singer floated into the breeze and drizzle outside the window.

On the second floor, leaning against a screen of beautiful mountains and rivers, King Zhongshun lay on the Arhat bed made of soft mattresses, lazily looking at the singer who was singing and dancing, while two maids beside him were feeding the peeled grapes.

At this time, Chang Shi Zhou Shun hurried into the attic hall, stood still on the wool carpet, bowed his hands, and said: "My lord, Qi Guaner has been found."

"What?" Hearing this, Prince Zhongshun stood up straight from the Arhat bed like a spring, touched his buttock injury for a moment, frowned, and immediately became furious, and said coldly, "What about others?"

Zhou Shun glanced at King Zhongshun's face, and said in a low voice, "My lord, Qi Guan'er seems to have suffered some injuries."

"Injured? What's going on?" Prince Zhongshun suppressed his anger and asked with a frown.

Zhou Shun explained: "Qi Guan'er said that he went outside the city to investigate something for the prince, so he came back late."

Prince Zhongshun's complexion changed, he sneered and said: "He will not stay in the palace well, what is he going to do outside the city! Lure him in quickly."

After such a long time, some of King Zhongshun's interest in Longyang gradually faded away, but instead he remembered Qi Guan'er's pleasing performance in singing and coping, otherwise he would not have been so obsessed with it and ordered people to arrest him.

Not long after, Jiang Yuhan walked into the hall led by two maidservants.

Jiang Yuhan was dressed in coarse cloth, his body was slightly embarrassed, his hair was disheveled, and mud and charcoal were also seen on his face. He cupped his hands and said, "I have seen the prince."

"This king claims to treat you kindly, why did you leave the palace?" King Zhongshun asked with a gloomy face when he saw the visitor.

Jiang Yuhan's face turned bitter, and he called out to Qu: "My lord, I don't even clean up the clothes and clothes in the house. Why did you want to leave the palace? It's just that I helped the lord pay attention to something the day before yesterday, and I suddenly got something. I went outside the city to look for it. This is late."

This actor who was born in a female role has a natural expression, and his eyes don't seem to dodge.

King Zhongshun's anger was extinguished by three points, but the coldness on his face remained unchanged, and he asked, "What's going on?"

Jiang Yuhan lowered his voice and explained: "My lord, I have some friendship with the Second Master Bao of the Rong Mansion. I usually hear that my lord and Zhou Changshi are not on good terms with the Jia family, so I secretly pay attention to it, so I often communicate with the Jia family. The prince also knows about it, because he drank with Lian Erye the day before yesterday, and found some clues about the Jia family."

Jiang Yuhan's words are true, and he has been in contact with Jia Lian several times, but he prefers Baoyu, and he has no love for men for a while.

King Zhongshun frowned and asked, "What's the clue?"

Jiang Yuhan said: "My lord, why did the second master Lian spend so much money recently? It turned out that he opened several stores in counties and towns near the capital, dealing in leather goods and wild ginseng."

Zhongshun Wang Ning said with eyebrows: "What's so strange about the leather goods and wild ginseng business?"

Jiang Yuhan said in a low voice: "I heard from Second Master Bao that this Second Master Lian often goes to Ping'an Prefecture for business."

King Zhongshun's eyes flickered when he heard the words, his face was confused.

No wonder King Zhongshun didn't know, King Zhongshun was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and all kinds of Huangzhuang and Zhuangtian were ignorant, so he really didn't think much of this kind of smuggling business.

At this moment, King Zhongshun looked at the chief historian and asked, "Chou Changshi, do you know why?"

Zhou Changshi said coldly: "My lord, the border lands are trading with other parts of the grassland. I'm afraid this is what Jia Lian did. The day before yesterday, didn't the lord ask to investigate this Lian Er? Xiaguanyuan also found some clues. I have to report to the lord."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuhan breathed a sigh of relief.

"How to say?" King Zhongshun asked anxiously with a cold light in his eyes.

Zhou Changshi said: "Cui Ling, the governor of Ping'an Prefecture, was originally a general of Jia Daishan in the Rongguo Mansion. Doing business, Xiaguan thinks that this business is probably done in a wrong way!"

King Zhongshun's eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized the truth: "Could it be smuggling?"

Zhou Changshi said in a low voice: "My lord, these years, the imperial court has been struggling financially, and smuggling and smuggling has become a common practice. The officials guessed that Jia She and his son probably colluded with Cui Ling to smuggle into the grassland to make huge profits, but I don't know if it is Smuggling ironware, food and other in-demand goods.”

King Zhongshun sneered and said with a sneer: "Then let someone check it out. If it is indeed a smuggler, the Jia family will definitely become the target of public criticism. It is not difficult to let Jia Heng's child even join the enemy's country!"

Zhou Changshi said: "At first I still had doubts, and I was looking for someone to investigate, but now I heard from Qi Guan'er, it seems that it is almost the same."

King Zhongshun nodded, then turned to look at Jiang Yuhan, and asked, "Qiguaner, why do you want to pay attention to the Jia family?"

Jiang Yuhan's complexion remained unchanged, and he said in a low voice: "The lord and the Jia family have a lot of feud, and they often mentioned it to Zhou Changshi, but the younger one kept it in secret, and took advantage of the opportunity of making friends with the Jia family to repay the lord's kindness."

King Zhongshun said: "It's fine if you have this heart, but you don't have to go outside the city to investigate in person. If you encounter a dangerous place, what should you do?"

"What the lord said is very true, it is Qi Guan'er who is not careful about things." Qi Guan cupped his hands and said.

King Zhongshun frowned, and asked: "Since you have many friends with the son who was born with jade in the Rong Mansion, what is his temperament like?"

After thinking about it, it would be good if Qi Guan'er could help to inquire about Jia's news and provide mutual evidence.

Jiang Yuhan replied: "Second Master Bao has a perverse temperament, doesn't read much, and only plays together on weekdays."

"This person is nothing to worry about. If Jia's family are all children of this class, it would be good." King Zhongshun nodded, and said casually, "Don't break up with this person in Jia's house, let's find out by the way. News from the Jia Mansion, especially the Ningguo Mansion."

As Jia Heng took charge of the Jinyi Mansion, he cleared up the hidden lines of the Jia Mansion several times, and the Jia family's eyeliner has been wiped out in many cases, and King Zhongshun has gradually become ignorant of the inside story of the Jia Mansion.

Jiang Yuhan arched his hands and nodded in agreement.

King Zhongshun waved his hands and said, "Okay, go back earlier and rest, and wash off the mud on your body, how it looks like."

Qiguan cupped his hands in thanks and left.

After Qiguan'er left, King Zhongshun said in a low voice, "Zhou Changshi, do you think this matter is to find the censor or this king himself to impeach him?"

Zhou Shun asked in surprise, "Your Highness wants to personally impeach?"

King Zhongshun snorted coldly and said, "I just want to watch Jia She and others go to prison, seize titles, and die! Only then can the hatred in my heart be relieved!"

What could be more wonderful than taking someone to raid the Jia family and listening to the weeping tears of Jia's family members?

Hiding behind his back, stalking and watching jokes, he doesn't bother to do it!

If possible, it would be best for him to personally interrogate the case, no, personally supervise the execution!
Zhou Changshi frowned, thinking about the pros and cons, before long, stretched out, and said in a low voice: "What the lord thinks, it's not impossible. The Jinyi Mansion was quite disrespectful to the lord the day before yesterday, and the matter of the son, Jia The family bullied the lord again and again, but the sage is quite fond of Jia Heng, and now the lord is facing each other face to face..."

"This king wants to face each other face to face, and we can't hide it!" King Zhongshun's face was as cold as ice, and he said in a deep voice: "My son is lucky enough to ascend to a high position, and there are many political enemies. On New Year's Eve, all officials call Fighting and shouting to kill, but the Holy One still needs him to lead the army, let him be for a while, the king is setting up the banner now, just to use the momentum to strangle him in the future!"

When Zhou Changshi heard the words, his eyes lit up, and he said: "My lord's words are not unreasonable. The Jia family is a martial artist, and Jia Heng's son is in charge of the Beijing camp. Now the people who conquered the nobles in Rongguo ignore the emperor's kindness, and Litong Enemy country, once this matter spreads, there will be an uproar in the government and the public, and the public will be furious."

Of course, this kind of argument is obviously not true. Jia Amnesty has been smuggling for many years, but how long has Jia Heng been in charge of the Jia family?Moreover, smuggling and smuggling can't get involved in collaborating with enemy countries.

King Zhongshun shook his head, and said coldly: "I'm afraid I won't be able to move him this time, unless he suffers a defeat or rebellion, but even if he can't be shaken this time, he must first cut off his Rongguo arm!"

He is the vassal of the country and the elder brother of the emperor. He was originally the archway of the brothers and sisters established by the Tian family. As long as he does not think of rebellion, he is fearless. On the contrary, it is Jia Heng's child. Once he loses a battle, he will be unlucky when.

But he couldn't wait any longer, the government of Rongning and the Second Kingdom, except for one noble, would charge some interest first.

He couldn't wait to watch the Jia family's wild appearance.

Zhou Changshi's mood was also a bit agitated, and he cupped his hands and said: "Then I will go back and investigate."

King Zhongshun waved his hand and said, "Go."

Zhou Changshi handed over and left the attic, ready to find someone to investigate. Once everything has a direction, it will be targeted.

The years are endless, the seasons are flowing, and before you know it, another three days have passed, and the city of Shenjing is also shrouded in the pattering spring rain. The official of Ke Dao, surrounding the Beijing inspection, the six ministries, temple supervisors and other government offices are undercurrents.

For a while, some officials' self-reporting memorials were mixed with the postings and impeachments, and they were frequently submitted to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Officials, and the Secretary of General Administration. Even the brothel of the Jiaofang Division was rarely patronized. Write memorials and fill in interview books at home.

It was noon that day, Jia Heng returned from Jinyi Mansion, just sat down in the study when Qing Wen came in to report that Jia Mu sent Yuanyang to Rongqing Hall for dinner.

"Is the Second Master back?" Jia Heng asked as he stood up.

Seeing Yuanyang again after a few days, this tall girl with a duck face and face met her eyes, with a hint of shyness on her face, but her voice was clear and clear: "It's the second master, just came back from the Ministry of Industry.

Jia Heng nodded and said, "Go and have a look."

In the past few days, he has also been paying close attention to the movement of economic investigations, and he has also filled out a lot of interview books. There are those from the military and horse divisions of the five cities, and those from the Beijing camp. Pass the exam, gather together for assessment.

Not surprisingly, Jia Zheng's self-defense to the Metropolitan Procuratorate did not have much effect except that the Metropolitan Procuratorate sent a censor to the Ministry of Industry for routine inquiries.

Because it depends on the Jingcha process, the language examination of the officials of the Yatang is only part of the basis for the dismissal and promotion of officials in the Jingcha. Finally, the results can be aggregated.

(End of this chapter)