The Red Mansions

Chapter 488 Kill it!

Jia Heng ordered the guards of the Jinyi Mansion to escort Pan Bingyi and Lu Chengan, the servants of the Ministry of Industry, to the imperial prison, and did not leave the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry for a while.

Instead, he ordered the accompanying Jinyi Mansion to punish Ji Yu, a thousand households, and said: "Ji Qianhu, seal up all the account books related to the imperial mausoleum, and move them to Zhenfu. Division, check and compare in detail.”

If it is just arresting people and interrogating confessions, the convincing power is limited, and the key is to fix physical and documentary evidence.

Of course, he has already obtained the key evidence, but it does not mean that there is no lack of other evidence. The next step is how to obtain confessions from the few people arrested, and then rationalize the key evidence in hand.

After a while, a general banner of the Jinyi Mansion came from the outside of the courtyard, hurriedly entered the yamen hall, stood in the official hall, cupped his fists and said: "My lord, Qu Zhenfu has surrounded the House of Internal Affairs and arrested Luo Chengwang, the secretary of the construction department. The Chief Historian led the guards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to face off."

It turned out that after Luo Chengwang, the construction secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, reported to King Zhongshun, Zhou Shun, the chief historian of the palace, felt that the matter was serious. The doctor, Luo Chengwang, cleaned up some of his hands.

But the Jinyi Mansion and the inner guards were not slow to move.

Jia Heng went to the Ministry of Industry by himself, and then sent Qu Lang from Beizhen Fusi to lead people to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to arrest Luo Chengwang, the construction director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and others.

Jia Heng frowned and asked, "Didn't Qu Zhenfu say it was the Holy Majesty's will?"

Because the House of Internal Affairs involved the royal family, not only can we know the criminal name of the house, but also a guard of about 3000 people stationed in various places, and even a yamen that manufactures ordnance and armor such as the Armed Forces Academy.

The general banner of the Jinyi Mansion cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the House of Internal Affairs doesn't believe in verbal orders, so let me come up with an edict, otherwise I won't be able to go in and arrest people."

Dai Quan was listening, frowning.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Dai Quan, and asked: "The House of Internal Affairs does not obey the order, do you want Eunuch Dai to take someone away?"

Dai Quan by his side is actually more of an endorsement, because this prison did not get the cabinet's draft order at all, and it was quite the direct end of the imperial power.

In fact, it is impossible to win the support of the cabinet and civil servants for the establishment of a prison.

Once it is handed over to the courtiers, it will immediately fall into the endless attacks and disputes of "Ting Yi" and "Kao Dao", and then the anger accumulated by the emperor will pour out.
To put it bluntly, it means that the imperial power is unilaterally acting alone in the matter of building the Great Prison.

Dai Quan smiled, his eyes rolled, and he said softly: "Zi Yu, since the Jin Yi Mansion is in charge of this case, it's better for us to go together."

Jia Heng heard the words, but didn't say much, turned to look at Liu Jixian, a hundred households in Jinyi Mansion, and said: "Immediately send Jinyi Mansion guards to surround Zhongshun Prince's Mansion, and no one else is allowed to enter or leave!"

King Zhongshun is the prince of the country, and he has no special order. It is said that it is not easy to trespass on the mansion, but according to the meaning of the Supreme Emperor and Emperor Chongping, since the investigation is strict, it is impossible for King Zhongshun to stay out of the matter. step.

Afterwards, once the clues are verified, the Zhongshun Palace can be searched!
Dai Quan's complexion changed slightly, obviously surprised by Jia Heng's move, but he returned to normal immediately.

This might not be a good way, if the House of Internal Affairs won't let you in, I will surround your Palace of Zhongshun.

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Eunuch Dai, I just heard that King Zhongshun is the prince of the country, and he is leading the minister in charge of the House of Internal Affairs. The chief secretary of his house and the staff of the House of Internal Affairs are obstructing the Jinyi Mansion from arresting the culprits. They have ulterior motives and block it first. In order to prevent them from secretly colluding with each other, and to inform them!"

"Ziyu means that Prince Zhongshun is also involved in the case?" Dai Quan blinked and asked with a half-smile.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "Eunuch Dai, I have never said this, after the investigation, it will be clear at a glance who is in the case."

Dai Quan nodded and reminded: "Zi Yu, the House of Internal Affairs has [-] soldiers guarding it. Although there is only one battalion guarding the general office, it should not be underestimated. It is best not to cause any trouble."

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "It's okay, the officials of the House of Internal Affairs are all servants of the emperor, if they dare to resist orders and rebel, they will be regarded as deceiving the master!"

"This statement is right." Dai Quan said in a low voice.

After the two finished speaking, without wasting time, they led the brigade of Jinyifu Lishi and Xiaowei to the House of Internal Affairs.

Ministry of Internal Affairs

This yamen is not near Anshunmen, but in Yonghefang, three miles away from Anshunmen. In front of it is Yonghe Street. It was spotless, and the white light flickered.

But at the moment, on the street in front of the Yamen, groups of Jinyi Mansion guards in flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives surrounded the Yamen in large numbers, confronting more than a hundred guards in armor and holding wild goose feather knives in front of the House of Internal Affairs.

Although the atmosphere on both sides is not tense, they are still staring and refusing to give an inch.

At this moment, the sky is gloomy, dark clouds are rolling, and there are sporadic rain in the sky.

The governor of the Jinyi Mansion, Qu Lang, was riding on the horse, holding the embroidered spring knife on his waist, looking at the guard opposite him with his cold eyes under his sword eyebrows, he said in a deep voice: "I am the governor of the Jinyi Mansion, by the emperor's order. Take Luo Chengwang, the secretary of the construction department, and other officials, and you will not let us open the way!"

Because Chen Han mixed the official systems of the Tang, Song and Ming Dynasties, and did not set up 24 prisons such as ceremonies and imperial horses in the inner palace, but ruled the 24 ministers under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and was in charge of the inner prison and court ladies.

In addition, if the mining supervisors are dismissed in various provinces, then a government office for external management of the royal family's industry is needed to reap the benefits of mountains, rivers, ponds, and ponds to support internal funds, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs naturally came into being.

There are seven divisions and three courts under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Kuaiji, Guangchu, Duyu, Zhangyi, Construction, Punishment, and Qingfeng seven divisions are respectively in charge of the royal family's finances, treasury, guards, Shanze harvesting, etiquette, Huangzhuang taxation, engineering, punishment, animal husbandry, etc. thing.

In addition, the Shangsi Academy manages the imperial horses, the Military Equipment Academy is responsible for manufacturing and storing umbrella covers, saddle armor, swords, guns, bows and arrows, etc., and the Fengchen Garden is in charge of the management and repair of various gardens.

It is worth mentioning that the Osmanthus Bureau under the jurisdiction of Fengchenyuan was contracted by the Xia family, um, it was Xia Jingui's Xia family.

The General Guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a middle-aged general in his early thirties, his name is Wei Chengye, and his official rank is a fourth-rank general. He is more than six feet tall, has a short beard under his jaw, and has a broad face. He said in a deep voice: " Prince Zhongshun has an order, the House of Internal Affairs is an important place for the royal family, and secrets are hidden inside, no one is allowed to enter the House of Internal Affairs without an imperial decree!"

The so-called imperial decree refers to the written decree, not the oral order.

Qu Lang frowned tightly, pressed the embroidered spring knife on his waist, and was hesitating whether to order more than a hundred guards in brocade clothes behind him to rush in and grab someone.

At this moment, in the study room at the back of the government office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Shi Zhou Shunzheng, the head of the Zhongshun Prince's residence, and Luo Chengwang, the construction secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, were sitting and talking to each other.

There are also Xie Shan, the doctor of the Kuaiji Department, and Du Jing, the doctor of the Punishment Department. These two people are the confidantes of King Zhongshun.

"Zhou Changshi, how long will it take for the prince to come over?" Luo Chengwang asked anxiously.

Zhou Changshi's face was solemn, and he said: "The prince has been in the palace for more than half an hour, and he has not yet come out. The Jinyi Mansion also said that it has issued an order to arrest the relevant officials of the Construction Department. I am afraid that it is... Something has happened."

When several people heard this, they were all shocked.

Xie Shan, the secretary of the Kuaiji Division, looked gloomy, turned his head to look at Luo Chengwang, and asked, "Old Luo, if you go to the imperial prison, do you know what to say and what not to say?"

Luo Chengwang's expression changed, and he hurriedly said: "I know it myself, and I won't implicate others."

"Luo Langzhong, the construction of the imperial mausoleum is all up to you to coordinate with the Ministry of Industry, budget, accounting and other matters. The account books have been done before, so don't be afraid of their investigation! Now the key is you, Luo Langzhong. If you enter the imperial prison, can you withstand it? Extorting a confession by torture in Jinyi Mansion?" Zhou Changshi's eyes were cold like ice that couldn't be melted, he stared at Luo Chengwang, observing his expression.

Luo Chengwang's pupils shrank, and a chill suddenly appeared on his back, and he quickly assured him: "Don't worry, Zhou Changshi, even if the subordinate is in prison, even if he dies, he will not cling to the prince."

"Luo Langzhong, the prince will take good care of your two sons, your wife and mother, and will not let your Luo family lose their incense." Zhou Changshi pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly.

Hearing this, Luo Chengwang felt a chill in his heart, and asked, "What does Zhou Changshi mean?"

Zhou Changshi sighed, and said, "Luo Langzhong, at this point, I'm afraid it won't work if you don't lose a few heads."

Du Jing, the doctor of the Punishment Department, frowned and said: "I'm afraid that Lao Luo will not be able to endure the torture with the torture of the prison."

Zhou Changshi nodded, took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom, and said, "So, Luo Langzhong, go back to the small hall of the construction department later and take this medicine, so that everyone will be safe and sound, your wife and mother, It can also work out.”

Luo Chengwang's heart felt cold, he suddenly stood up, and said: "Zhou Changshi, I am not the only one who knows, unless I tell all the construction department to shut up, besides, we are all grasshoppers on the same rope, you worry about me The mouth is not strict, if the Jinyi Mansion takes Zhou Changshi from you, will you commit suicide in fear of crime?"

Hearing the accusation, Zhou Chang Shi heard the accusation, his thin cheeks, his expression was vague and uncertain like dark clouds gathering outside the house, and said: "Others don't know deeply, even if they are entangled, they have ways to refute, besides, if what Luo Langzhong said is true Day, since I don’t need Luo Langzhong to worry about it, I will kill myself, so I won’t cause trouble for the prince!”

Except for the two servants of the Ministry of Industry, Lu and Pan, but even these two people only know about the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, and know little about the affairs of the prince. Only Luo Chengwang, as the specific handler, knows too many things, If you enter the Imperial Prison, everyone will be finished!

Only when he dies can the lord survive. At that time, the lord refused to admit his death and argued that it was the collusion of the people below. Then the emperor thought he was the brother of the king, and he would forgive him!
Otherwise, the Son of Heaven has only one biological brother, so why should he pursue him relentlessly?

At this moment, Zhou Changshi didn't know that the two servants of the Ministry of Industry were also on the list of arrests, because Qu Lang came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to arrest people, and did not mention Lu and Pan from the Ministry of Industry. Zhou Changshi still underestimated the seriousness of the matter .

Luo Chengwang stared closely at the red crane, his face was ashen, and was about to leave, when he turned his head to look, he saw Du Jing, the doctor of the Punishment Division, suddenly stood up. block the way.

"You guys think that forcing me to commit suicide will allow me to get away with it? It's purely wishful thinking! It's impossible for the court to end without a thorough investigation!" Luo Chengwang also got up, said in a cold voice, and suddenly picked up the table He smashed the teapot on Du Jing, and then took advantage of his dodge and distraction to rush out of the door.

"Why is this necessary?" Zhou Changshi said in a low voice, stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup on the small table beside him, lowered his head and sipped it, and sighed in his heart. The prison interrogated.

Then there is nothing wrong with the preparation of Hedinghong.

Up to now, Zhongshun Palace has been cornered.

Immediately, a few subordinates brought by Zhou Changshi at the door stopped Luo Chengwang's way. They were all tall and big, with unkind faces. Without any explanation, they pushed Luo Chengwang to the ground and knelt down on his neck.

"Du Langzhong, send Luo Langzhong on the road." Zhou Changshi handed the porcelain vase with the red crest of the crane to Du Jing, the doctor of the Department of Punishment.

Du Jing took the porcelain vase, and walked towards Luo Chengwang with a heavy heart. We have worked together for many years, and this time I really couldn't do it.

"Zhou Shun, you son of a bitch! I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!" Luo Chengwang struggled violently, cursing furiously, then looked at Du Jing, his eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Old Du, what a fool!" If I die, you will be next! I will wait for you below!"

Hearing this, Du Jing paused, his eyes flickered, he turned to look at Zhou Changshi, and said in a low voice: "Zhou Changshi, if you send Lao Luo out of the city, it doesn't matter as long as people from Jinyi Mansion can't catch him. "

Zhou Changshi put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Du Jing, knowing that he was saddened by the death of a rabbit, and frowned, "Where else can I hide now?"

Du Jing said: "In the northwest, there are people from us in Yulin. Besides, there are soldiers and horses in chaos outside. Where can we find people in Jinyi Mansion."

At this time, Luo Chengwang was motivated by the desire to survive, and he shouted anxiously: "Zhou Changshi, send me to Yulin, I will never step into Shenjing again in my life!"

Zhou Changshi's face was gloomy and uncertain, and he picked up the teacup.

Luo Chengwang is not dead, how to explain to the court, especially now that he has resentment towards the prince in his heart, and when the Jinyi Mansion catches him for interrogation, he will probably turn his back on him.

However, it's not easy to kill him in front of several people at this time, but when he raised his eyes, Xie Shan, the doctor of Kuaiji, also had a strange expression on his face.

Zhou Changshi frowned. If it wasn't for time, why would he have made such a bad move? Unfortunately, the arrow was on the string and he had to do so.

"Send him away from the back office, and send him to Yulin immediately." Zhou Changshi thought for a while, and then winked at the subordinate.

The servant immediately understood, escorted Luo Chengwang, and walked towards the backyard.

Seeing this, Du Jing sighed and thought to himself, it's hard to guarantee that he didn't kill him in another place.

But he has also done his best, and now everyone is a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is hard to protect himself.

Zhou Changshi said coldly: "The most urgent thing now is to clean up the follow-up. This matter must not be implicated in the prince's head anyway! Even if the higher-ups blame it, the prince will dethrone the noble, and I still have one life. The House of Internal Affairs was thoroughly investigated, and at that time the prince was abolished as a commoner, and I have to move my head!"

Now that things are burning, I can only fight to the death and survive!

Not mentioning Zhou Changshi's side, but saying that Qu Lang was confronting the guards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and suddenly there was the sound of "da da" horseshoes, and he followed the prestige, and saw nearly a hundred horses coming from the end of Yonghe Avenue , the leaders are Jia Heng and Dai Quan.

Seeing someone coming, Qu Lang got off his horse, bowed his hands at the side of the road and said: "Commander."

Jia Heng took the reins of the horse, clamped the horse's belly, and drove the horse forward. The black cloak fluttered in the wind, looked at Qu Lang, and asked, "Why don't you go to the House of Internal Affairs to arrest someone?"

Qu Lang clasped his hands and said: "The guards of the House of Internal Affairs require an imperial edict before they can enter, and there are even more guards in charge of resisting the edict."

Dai Quan frowned, approached so close, and asked: "Our family's servant is here, who is the guard general of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, come and talk to me!"

The general Wei Chengye struggled, stepped forward quickly, clasped his fists and said, "The last general Wei Chengye is in charge of the internal affairs of the guards. Can Eunuch Dai have an imperial edict?"

"Presumptuous! What do you mean, are you saying that our family falsely preached the imperial decree?" Dai Quan snorted coldly, and said coldly: "The Holy One ordered that the House of Internal Affairs be searched, and still not let go!"

"The last general dare not. The House of Internal Affairs is an important place for the royal family. The prince has explained that no one else is allowed to enter without the order." Wei Chengye said with his hands clasped.

Dai Quan was also agitated to the point of anger, a sharp and feminine voice sounded, and he laughed angrily: "Okay, it's reversed, it's reversed!"

Jia Heng paused, and said with a sneer: "I am the governor in brocade clothes, Jia Heng, and I have ordered you to arrest the criminals of the House of Internal Affairs. If you don't obey, you are resisting the order, which is tantamount to rebellion!"

Before he finished speaking, he clamped the horse's belly suddenly, urged the horses, and the horses and horses rushed forward together, rushing towards the general, and stabbing with the Tianzi sword sharply, towards the neck of the general named Wei Chengye Running, the cold light flickered, and the horse's hooves sounded chaotically.

"Pfft!"

When the blood suddenly appeared, Wei Chengye was caught off guard, snorted in pain, and immediately stretched out his hand to cover the bleeding neck of "Gugu", his pupils widened, as if he couldn't believe that he had made such an outrageous sneak attack, and looked at the boy opposite him in horror.

With a sound of "Plop", the corpse fell to the ground with a bang, bleeding profusely, and immediately a pool of bright red blood stained the bluestone road.

Dai Quan frowned, and couldn't help but look sideways at the young man beside him, secretly thinking that although he was suspected of sneak attack, he was determined to kill him.

Jia Heng held the Tianzi Sword that was still bleeding from "tick tick tick" in his hand, his eyes wandered to the guards of the House of Internal Affairs who blocked the way, and said in a deep voice: "I count three times, if you don't put down your weapons and get out of the way, you will be killed!"

As soon as these words came out, the guards in brocade clothes all shouted in response, and drew out the Xiuchun knife in a "swipe", urging the horses, and the original guards in brocade clothes also surrounded them with the Xiuchun knife.

The guards under the porch in front of the Yamen of the House of Internal Affairs immediately became agitated and couldn't help but backed away. The soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay, obviously shocked.

That was the fourth-rank general, General Wei of the Commander's Mansion, who was killed on the spot!

"one!"

Just now Jia Heng yelled, and the guards of Jinyi Mansion behind him also yelled "One", the sound was like thunder, and the momentum was astonishing.

There was a sound of "clang", and I don't know who it was, the Yanling sword fell to the ground, and then one after another, the clang sounded, and the guards of the internal affairs government lowered their heads and spread their way to both sides.

Jia Heng glanced at Qu Lang, and shouted: "Don't go in and get someone!"

Qu Lang's heart trembled violently, two blushes welled up on his cheeks, and he said loudly, "I obey you."

Immediately, a large number of guards of the Jinyi Mansion poured into the House of Internal Affairs like a black tide, drowning inside and out.

And at this time, the spring rain that had been brewing in the sky for a long time seemed to finally be unable to bear the dark clouds. It began to "crash", and the raindrops were dense. After a while, the general who fell in the pool of blood was rushed out of blood.

Dai Quan looked at this scene, not avoiding the wind and rain, and asked: "Zi Yu, how should our family report to the Holy Majesty later?"

"The guards of the House of Internal Affairs refused to comply with the decree, and death is not a pity, just report the truth!" Jia Heng looked calmly, looking at the Yamen of the House of Internal Affairs, which was locked in rain and fog.

Back then, when the Guoyong Camp was being rectified, more than one person died!
(End of this chapter)