Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 506: Did the emperor compromise?

If the Second Sage was not surprised by Jia She and Liu Ke's favoritism to everyone in the court, they could only complain a few words.

So Jia Cong's "acquittal" can be said to be like throwing a huge boulder into a seemingly calm pool.

Even though today is the Lantern Festival, the imperial court cannot open the seal. Before night falls, the General Secretary goes to the Qinzheng Hall to deliver baskets of papers for the impeachment of Jia Cong.

After the emperor flipped through a few books at random, his expression gradually changed from indifferent at the beginning to seriousness.

"Daban, go tell Cao Jiugong and ask him to send someone to keep an eye on me to see who has so much energy and can connect so many people in such a short period of time."

Prince Liu Hong, who was helping to deal with the papers, quickly read about ten memorials and said worriedly: "Father, my son doesn't understand. There are many people here who have good relations with the Jia family. Why? Will they impeach Brother Cong? Could it be that they also want Father to deal with Brother Cong?"

It doesn't make sense. If it were another family, it would be better to say that the Niu family of Zhenguo Gongfu and Ning Rongjia's family have a century-old friendship. Why did Lao Niu get involved and impeach Jia Cong?

There are also several friends of Lin Ruhai who were the same age. Instead of speaking for Jia Cong, they used the "ruling the country according to law" that Jia Cong always advocated in the memorial, insisting that the emperor "murderers pay for their lives" to remonstrate, which is very important. Signs of killing Jia Cong.

It doesn't make sense, it really doesn't make sense.

Jia Cong, who was loved by everyone and had good popularity in both civil and military circles, unexpectedly ended up in a situation where everyone was shouting for him to be beaten and killed.

Liu Hong was extremely worried, but the emperor laughed at this moment.

"My son is still confused by appearances. Think about it carefully. Will your grandpa and I let Jia Cong die?"

Liu Hong's head was shaking like a rattle. Are you kidding? If Jia Cong wasn't really young, he would have already entered the center and become a general by now.

A prince cannot reward his merits at all. He is now deliberately suppressing Jia Cong's achievements, waiting to inherit the throne in the future, conferring a title on Jia Cong, and making him Liu Hong's right-hand man.

Just like the emperor's grandfather in the Zhaowu period had Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan, and the emperor's father in the Yuanyou period had Wen Zhenggong Wei Qinghe, all the emperors in the past dynasties had their own absolute assistant ministers, either civil or military, and Liu Hong's The absolute assistant ministers who are still in the growth stage are the most outstanding. They are both civil and military, and they are born with knowledge.

Everyone in the civil and military dynasties knew the importance of Jia Cong to the emperor and future emperors. So when a large number of people in the dynasty joined forces to impeach Jia Cong and wanted to cut off Jia Cong's career, they should think carefully about who wanted to do what. , what are they going to do.

The civil-military dispute has become a secondary conflict at the moment, and the party struggle is probably about to officially enter the court of Daxia.

At the emperor's reminder, Liu Hong suddenly had a flash of inspiration. The fog in front of his eyes seemed to be cleared instantly, and all his doubts suddenly became clear.

"I see, Mr. Niu and the others are reminding my father that someone in the court is secretly colluding and want to use this matter to ruin Brother Cong's future!"

The emperor nodded happily, and handed over the memorial in hand: "More than that, take a look at this one for yourself..."

Liu Hong took it and took a look. The person who presented it made him speechless.

"Lin Ruhai is really fast, but are his words sincere?"

It turns out that this memorial was written by Lin Ruhai, and its thousands of words, in the final analysis, are just one sentence. Regardless of whether his son-in-law was wrong or not, Chen and Wan were more guilty.

Chen Shoushi, Wan Huixuan and the few who survived falsely accused the important officials of the country of treason without any evidence, and used this to criticize the new policies of the imperial court. They deserve to be punished.

In the final analysis, this incident is due to the New Deal. Those who oppose the new law can no longer provide reasonable basis to refute the new law. Instead, they attack the reform faction with unfounded charges. This is provoking party disputes and using the worst means.

If we are not severely punished today, in the future, the court will be full of villains and traitors, and it will be difficult for an upright person to resist the villain's attacks.

"It's unnecessary..."

These three words really send chills down the spine. As an emperor, the most taboo thing is to have nothing.

Today Zhang San impeached a certain important minister for having evil intentions, tomorrow Li Si will go up, and the day after tomorrow Wang Wu will go up...

The cost of spreading rumors is only a few spits, but it is extremely difficult to prove your own innocence, let alone make others believe it.

Even if the emperor is wise enough, there are too many people talking about it. When three people become tigers, it is estimated that even the wisest emperor will murmur in his heart.

As long as one person is dismissed from office or even killed, a certain threat to the country can be eliminated. Do you think you will be moved?

Liu Hong couldn't help but shudder and closed the memorial in his hand with a snap.

"Father, this case must not be repeated! Most of the reformers in the past were good at planning things but poor at planning their own lives. If Brother Cong is dealt with today, what if someone will impeach Mr. Zhou Ge and Mr. Xia Ge on unfounded charges tomorrow?"

The benefits of the new law have been fully revealed. Of course, the counterattacks against those who offend vested interests are increasing day by day. Officials involved in the reform movement are clearly feeling the pressure.

At this time, often a small change will trigger a huge change like a shocking wave.

……

Dangdangdangdang ~

The Jingyang bell rang, and the emperor sat on His Majesty Dan, looking coldly at the ministers.

In the first imperial court in the eleventh year of Yuanyou's reign, the atmosphere in Fengtian Hall was not as lively as in previous years, but was instead extremely solemn.

All the ministers in the cabinet were sitting on the Grand Master's chair with their hands folded, and all the old gods were there, closing their eyes to meditate.

Xia Shouzhong shouted as usual: "If something happens, we will start, if nothing happens, we will retreat~"

"I have this note!"

Jia Cong glanced at the green-robed officials who walked into the palace. The big bosses would not come out to speak at this time. Usually it was the little Kalami...

"My lord, during the incident, Fan Jin impeached Yongfeng Marquis Jia Cong for killing an official of the imperial court because of a single word. The ancients said that it is a natural law to kill someone to pay for life. According to the "Daxia Law", anyone who kills without reason shall be beheaded. Injured but not dead, Hanged. Jia Cong killed two people who were ordered by the imperial court without authorization in public, causing serious injuries to two people. According to the law, he should be executed. He always said to abide by the law, but he knew the law and violated it, and his crime was increased..."

Fan Jin held his memorial in both hands, bowed and shouted: "Your Majesty, the legal system of the country is more important than Mount Tai. Jia Cong relied on the saints and your Majesty's favor, and was lawless. He killed the court officials in public. If he is not severely punished today, where is the majesty of the court? The majesty of the law Where is it?"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

……

Jia Cong saw a large group of new faces that he had never met standing together, denounced him in unison, and made decisions one by one. He almost thought that he was really going to die.

Good guy, I, Jia Cong, am so unpopular? Where did these new faces in red and blue come from?

Wang Dahou, who was on the side, gently hit Jia Cong with his elbow and whispered: "Isn't it strange? Most of these people have no real jobs and are idlers raised by the imperial court. Not to mention you, I can't even name you. A name. Look outside the palace, there are seventy or eighty people there."

Jia Cong suddenly realized that the co-authors were all here to cause trouble for the emperor.

If you want to dig up our roots of freedom, then don't blame us for forcing you to kill your biological son who is not related by blood. However, the emperor obviously had no fear at all about the loud revolt that was about to overthrow the Fengtian Palace. Instead, he raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

Make a fuss, make a fuss, the bigger the fuss, the happier the old man will be with his fishing rod.

The people who impeached Jia Cong knelt on the ground in darkness. The big bosses are still unwilling to end. The emperor has never said anything. The silence of Fengtian Palace is terrifying.

At this time, I heard another shout from the queue of courtiers: "My lord, the right minister of the Ministry of punishment, Zhang Zhengju, the imperial edict, has a script to report!"

"Prelude!"

The emperor's tone was very calm, and he seemed not to be affected at all by the deafening sound of impeachment just now.

I saw Zhang Zhengju strolling in the courtyard, walked to the hall, and bowed: "I have been having a question for the past two days, and I can't figure it out no matter how hard I try..."

"Oh? Is there anything Zhang Zhengju can't figure out? Tell me about it."

The emperor became interested and motioned for Zhang Zhengju to continue.

However, after Zhang Zhengju bowed again, he stood up and cupped Fan Jin's hands in a perfunctory manner: "Fan Gaishi said that killing someone will pay for one's life, so what crime should Chen, Wan and others have for falsely accusing Jia and Lin of treason?"

The moment Zhang Zhengju stood up, Fan Jin was really timid.

The son-in-law of King Wu is not an ordinary person. He can talk about life even to the dead. He is really afraid of what the other party will say.

In the end, it turned out to be this... Wow~

Fan Jin smiled sarcastically: "Shilang Zhang, there is a saying in "Guoyu" that in the thirty-fourth year of Wang Yiyan's reign, no one in the country dared to speak, because the road is based on the eyes. Not to mention that it is the Taizu who heard that the report was ordered, and you were punished for speaking. You are Do you want to block the way of speech so that the people in my court will be like Zhou Li, who dare not even say anything?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was blocked by a big hat, but Zhang Zhengju didn't care at all.

He smiled slightly and said: "In the early days, Taizu used Taiwan's admonishment as his eyes and ears, and set up the Ducha Yuan and the Six Sections to give things to the officials. He promised that the official power could be spoken directly in front of the emperor and no officials could stop him. May I ask when and where Fan Jishi will do it? , did Taizu give all officials the power to hear rumors and report things?"

In fact, Daxia officials have never had the right to report matters, including the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Sections, let alone Chen, Wan and others who are not Yanguan.

The so-called rumors and reports are actually the power granted to them by civil servants in accordance with the ancient system. In order to show their image of being open-minded and accepting advice, emperors of all dynasties just acquiesced in this.

If he really wanted to be more serious, Zhang Zhengju could unearth a lot of evidence and directly characterize any rumored incident as a bad means by some people and the party to fight against dissent.

To be more serious, there are several articles in the "Daxia Law" that can convict these people.

To put it bluntly, the "Daxia Code" has already stipulated that those who make false accusations will be punished.

As for the remarks made by Chen, Wan and others, they simply cannot bear the word truth. As long as the Jia family is willing, Chen, Wan and other nine people will have to go to Caishikou.

After all, the word "rebellion" is punishable by clan execution even for the slightest word.

Zhang Zhengju read softly: "If any of the yamen officials come forward to present the actual seal, falsely accuse people, or even the magistrates, and use private information to stir up the matter, if there are any falsehoods, the crime will be the same. If you sit back and the crime is minor, the crime will be the same." The letter is false and untrue... I remember that Fan Geishi and Chen Shaoqing are from the same hometown, but I don't know if you two are related. If you falsely accuse the Duke and important ministers of rebellion and rebel..."

Thump~

Fan Jin felt that what came to his ears was not soft whispers, but an urging charm, and he knelt down immediately.

He collapsed on the ground, looking at Zhang Zhengju as if looking at the soul-stirring black and white impermanence, and moved back in fear.

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't, I'm not familiar with Chen Shoushi!"

Phew~hiss~

This unsuppressed laughter broke the solemn atmosphere in the palace, and the emperor glared at Old Thirteen, who hissed and took a deep breath.

This guy was really beaten up by the old man yesterday. He couldn't even sit on the stool, but he still got up early in the morning and ran to the palace to watch the fun. It's really...

Jia Cong held his hand towards the victorious Zhang Zhengju. Although he didn't care about impeachment, he had to accept the favor.

Zhang Zhengju nodded, and then changed from the aggressive and outlaw Zhang San to a gentle and gentle one.

"Your Majesty, the Daxia Code has been through for hundreds of years. Although it has flaws, I still feel that there is a law to follow, so I ask you to report it today. Marquis Yongfeng has proven that he was guilty of intentional murder, but his circumstances are excusable. Nanyu Those who value integrity over their own conduct, violate the law in the name of righteousness, and are convicted due to circumstances are excusable, so they can be forgiven. According to the law, the death penalty can be avoided."

Who the hell dares to commit the crime of rebellion? If you use the heads of other people as a joke, then be prepared for others to use your head to clarify false accusations and rumors.

Zhang Zhengju didn't say what he said later. He was exempted from the death penalty. What to do with it was the emperor's business and had nothing to do with the ministers in the court.

There is another sentence behind the sentence that the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped.

The eyes of all the ministers were focused on the emperor, and everyone was waiting to see how the Supreme Being on the Dragon Throne would respond to Zhang Zhengju's words.

They didn't expect Zhang Zhengju to "attack" Jia Cong. Don't they have a good relationship?

"Published the decree, Jia Cong ignored the administration of justice and killed someone for some reason. He dismissed one of his officials and sent him to jail pending trial!"

ah? So cruel?

The emperor really wants to severely punish his "bloodless son"?

Fengtian Hall was in an uproar. Some were happy, some were worried, and some were watching the show.

Even Lin Ruhai almost couldn't help but stand up to object, but Cai Quan, the Minister of Punishment on the side, stopped him.

Cai Quan pursed his lips in the direction of the Wu Xun queue. Lin Ruhai also saw that his young son-in-law was unfazed by the favor and humiliation, walked out of the queue and bowed.

"The pressure of the law should not be insulted lightly, and ordinary people accept the decree and give thanks..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a report coming from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Longshou Palace is in charge of the Palace Supervisor Dai Quan, and he is waiting for you outside the palace with the imperial edict!"

With a bang, the people who were still happy just now immediately became alert.

I saw Dai Quan holding a jade Ruyi in both hands and respectfully raising it high: "The sage said..."

Wow~

Everyone in the hall bowed: "I respectfully listen to the edict, long live, long live, long live!"

Dai Quan blinked at Jia Cong, and then said loudly: "Jia Cong, the grandson of my old friend and brother, and the descendant of my Qilin, must have made a small mistake. Why do you let you shout for beating and killing? His life is mine. Guaranteed! As for his mistakes, I, as an elder, will teach him a lesson, and it’s not your turn to interfere! I appreciate this~"

For a time, the entire Fengtian Temple fell into strange silence again.

Only Lao Shisan felt uncomfortable holding back his emotions. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare.

Dai Quan took back the jade Ruyi and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the saint said, let the servant take Jia Cong to Longshou Palace. When Jia Cong understands his mistake, he will be released from the palace."

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　Something happened yesterday, so I’m going to type out a chapter first, and I’ll be able to type and update with peace of mind when I’m on holiday.

　　I’ll stop here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night!

　　

　

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