Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 584: What do you, a dead eunuch, need a woman for?

The Judicial and Surveillance Commissioner's Office has been completely taken over and controlled by Jia Cong's personal soldiers, including the jailers in the prison who have been temporarily sent to other places.

Jia Cong placed the imperial goose-feather knife on the table. The golden dragon head on the end of the jade handle showed his dominance.

At this moment, all the so-called etiquette and rules he mentioned turned into a feeling of impotence and depression, which he swallowed down into his stomach, not daring to say another word.

"Open the middle door. From today on, I will serve as a judge in the middle hall of the Southern Zhili Judicial and Administrative Office."

Jia Cong sat with his horse and sword in his hands under the plaque hanging high above the mirror, his eyes were sharp and his face was full of majesty.

"I really want to see whether the Qilin robe bestowed upon me by the late emperor and the Yanling sword bestowed upon me by Your Majesty can slay all the evil spirits in the world!"

The news that Jia Cong was going to be "Judge Bao" soon reached the provincial government office. Many officials and gentry turned to the Left Provincial Governor Zhao Maoliang for help, hoping that this old man who was over 60 years old could persuade them.

Unfortunately, Zhao Maoliang just sighed and smiled helplessly: "How can I control him? You can go to the capital and ask around. Apart from the late emperor, your majesty and the late Wen Zhenggong, he may not listen to his father Jia Enhou!"

Are you kidding me?
When Jia Cong was eight years old, he killed Concubine Zhen's confidant in front of her in the palace, and when he was nine years old, he dared to beat the prince of the imperial court...

"I have told you long ago, don't think that everyone in the world is stupid. Your little tricks cannot be hidden from the court. Even if the Marquis of Yongfeng doesn't come today, the one who will come tomorrow is Prince Zhongshun. The Marquis of Yongfeng will still talk to you about the laws and rules. If it is Prince Zhongshun who comes this time, he can flatten Jinling City with his cannons!"

I, Zhao Maoliang, am just a passing visitor in Jinling City. In two years, I will retire and return home.

I don’t want any of your so-called benefits, and don’t even think of asking me to take the responsibility!

Zhao Maoliang glanced coldly at the officials and gentry in the hall, and waved his sleeves: "Don't try to cover up your crimes. Fortunately, you haven't done anything that would anger the heaven and the people in the past few years. You should be punished if you deserve it, and demoted if you deserve it... Go ahead. After this period, won't Nanzhili belong to you?"

……

"Is the surname of Tian in Nanzhili really not Liu?"

Jia Cong slammed the petition in his hand on the table and said angrily: "Go and arrest him! I want to see how powerful this eunuch is!"

The Imperial Cat Jia Cong, under the deliberate propaganda of the old sage and the emperor over the years, has become the emperor's eyes and ears, an upright and incorruptible official.

The body of a royal cat is equipped with a golden sword bestowed by the emperor. He is not afraid of any powerful person in the world and has a bad temper... Such a person is the best target for the common people to seek redress for their grievances.

Therefore, as soon as the news that Yongfeng Marquis Jia Cong was in charge of reminding the Censorate to accept the case spread, the entire Jinling city immediately became excited.

Jia Cong originally thought that even if someone really wanted to file a complaint, it would probably be in the afternoon.

Before the news had spread for an hour, the big drum at the door was struck.

dong dong dong...

The sound of drums resounded through the sky along with the autumn wind, and the people nearby who had free time flocked to the Censorate's office.

"There are people who really believe it. All crows are black. Isn't it sung in operas? The gate of the government building faces south. If you have a reason but no money, don't come in. Who can guarantee that this spun-up imperial cat judge is also a person who protects his fellow officials?"

bang~
There was a dark-skinned scholar in the crowd. He grabbed the person who said this and threw him out of the crowd.

"General, this person insulted the Yongfeng Marquis and misled the people. I dare to guess that this person is most likely invited by those evil people who oppress the people."

The guard at the gate took a look at the scholar's arms that could run a horse, and almost went up to capture him and bring him back to the capital to train him well.

Wow, you can throw a person so far with just one hand, and you say you are an educated person?
"This good man... uh, Mr. Scholar, could you please leave your name?"

"I am Wang Qing'an, a student of the prefectural school. I am blessed by the grace of His Majesty, the Princess and the Marquis, and I am fortunate enough to be able to read the sage books..."

The fierce scholar Wang Qing'an bowed to the sky, then kicked the man lying on the ground on the back.

"Students think that those who have the courage to say these things publicly are definitely not just questioning, but are probably being assigned by someone behind the scenes."

Wow…

Jia Shiyi personally led a team of people, holding the golden order given by Jia Cong. As soon as he went out, he saw a black man in Confucian clothes, stepping on a person and talking to his brothers.

"what happened?"

"Uncle Eleven, this guy with a pointed face and monkey cheeks secretly said bad things about Third Master and persuaded the people not to trust Third Master. He was caught by this good man... Scholar."

Why would a good man like you read sage books? Why not come and practice martial arts with me?
Jia Shiyi bowed to Wang Qingan and thanked him: "I have been ordered to arrest someone, Mr. Scholar, and you all may go to the government office to attend the trial. It's a big case, the kind that will break the sky!"

Isn’t this just a case that shocked the world?

Li Zhuoying, the eunuch guarding Jinling and one of the most powerful figures in Jiangnan, was unexpectedly sued by an old man who owned a plot of land.

Everyone looked sideways upon hearing this and crowded into the yamen, wanting to stand in the front row to watch the fun.

Jia Shiyi whispered a few words in his deputy's ear, and the man clasped his fists and left with a few people.

Since someone has already responded, the people in our Jia family are no pushovers.

If there aren't enough people to spread throughout Jinling City, then go ask the young lady to borrow some!
When Daiyu heard that someone was ruining her young husband's reputation, she immediately sent out the guards from the princess's mansion, all dressed in casual clothes, to various places in the city to gather information.

The couple cooperated with each other and made up their minds to dig three feet deep into the ground in Jinling City.

……

Soon, Jia Shiyi brought his men to the Jinling Garrison. The garrison eunuch Li Zhuoying never thought that there was someone in Jiangnan who dared to offend him.

When his henchmen reported that a group of black-armored cavalrymen had come to the door, shouting that they wanted to take him to the yamen for trial, he thought that the posture he woke up in was wrong and he was completely confused.

"Ridiculous! I was ordered to guard Jinling City. I am also an imperial envoy. Who in Jiangnan dares to interrogate me?"

clack clack...

The sound of armor and swords colliding came from far away, and Jia Shiyi raised the golden order in his hand high.

"Li Zhuoying, come with me!"

"General Zhaoyi Jia Shiyi!"

Li Zhuoying also came from the capital. He might not recognize others, but he knew Jia Shiyi, who refused the old saint's recruitment and insisted on being a personal soldier in the Jia family.

Ding~
"Is it Her Royal Highness the Princess who summoned me?"

When Li Zhuoying saw Jia Shiyi, he felt a chill in his heart and realized that something was wrong.

However, he still struggled for a moment, wondering if it was Princess Wen'an who called him over to talk.

Unfortunately, Jia Shiyi interrupted his fantasy and sneered, "Oh, Li Zhuoying, stop guessing. My Lord has summoned you to stand trial. Your crime has been exposed!"

In this world, no one dares to refuse the summons from the imperial golden order.

No matter how powerful Li Zhuoying was in Jinling City, he was still a slave of the royal family.

The golden order in Jia Shiyi's hand represented the emperor's will. If he said no again, Jia Shiyi would chop off his head with a knife.

The eunuch who used to be so majestic was thrown directly into a carriage and clanged all the way to the Censorate's office.

In another carriage was a young girl covered in bruises.

"Mighty~"

Snapped!
"You are a dead eunuch, what do you want with women? And you are forcibly seizing women in broad daylight?"

Jia Cong was really furious. The first case he tried was someone from the palace.

Li Zhuoying was ordered to leave the capital to guard Nanjing and monitor Jiangnan to serve as the emperor's eyes and ears. But he never expected that this guy would actually commit such a crime as raping a woman.

You tell me, a eunuch, forcibly abducted a young girl...

It really brought disgrace to the Emperor!
dong dong dong~
Li Zhuoying didn't dare to lie in front of Jia Cong, so he knelt down and kowtowed.

"Please spare my life, my Lord. I just... just..."

He really couldn't find any reason, and the people outside the hall who were listening to the trial were whispering.

What’s the use of a eunuch having a woman?

But he just happened to do something like raping a woman.

If it was before the seventh year of Yuanyou, it would be understandable for poor families to sell their wives and daughters when they were starving.

But now there is no more famine in the world, and the people, unless they are in special circumstances, at least have enough food and clothing.

Old man Wu finally raised a lovely girl, but you, a damn eunuch, coveted the girl's fragrance and forcibly abducted her back.

The government offices in Jinling City did not dare to offend the eunuchs in charge, and no one accepted Old Man Wu’s petition...

"Come here, beat him up! If I don't beat this damn eunuch to death today, I won't be able to think straight!"

"Please spare my life, my Lord. I will never dare to do that again!"

Jia Cong was too lazy to argue with the damn eunuch. The girl was found by his personal soldiers from the eunuch's mansion, with scars all over her body.

Needless to say, this damn eunuch has a special hobby...

Unlike loyal eunuchs such as Dai Quan and Xia Shouzhong, Li Zhuoying was quickly corrupted by the sugar-coated bullets when he arrived in Nanjing City.

But don't underestimate the abilities of these people in Jinling City. Eunuchs or not, they always have all kinds of tricks to make you feel extremely happy.

As the emperor's eyes and ears, Li Zhuoying actually mixed with this group of people...

Thinking of this, Jia Cong suddenly glanced at the Dragon Guard standing beside him.

The emperor's eyes and ears are more than just the eunuchs on duty. Are the Dragon Guards and the Jinling Pacification Office also following the example of this dead eunuch and playing deaf and dumb?
Jia Cong didn't need to bother to try Li Zhuoying's case. After all, there were almost no eunuchs who dared to argue in front of him.

Although Old Man Wu's daughter was not dead, Jia Cong did not intend to let Li Zhuoying off easily this time.

"The Criminal Law of the Imperial Constitution of Daxia states that anyone who forcibly seizes or sells innocent people into slavery shall be hanged! Li Zhuoying, you are an eunuch, guarding Jinling City by the emperor's order, but you have done such evil things, which has tarnished the emperor's reputation."

Jia Cong threw out a stick and shouted angrily: "Come here, drag him out and behead him!"

The majesty of the law cannot be violated lightly; it is the foundation of social stability.

As long as Jia Cong was the presiding judge, if the criminal was an ordinary citizen, he would punish him according to the law. But if he was a royal relative or a court official, then sorry, he would be punished even more severely for breaking the law knowingly.

What's more, he is a eunuch who dares to rob a commoner girl...

As soon as the words "immediate execution" were uttered, there was an uproar outside the hall.

Li Zhuoying was no longer as majestic as before, and there was a smelly pool under his feet.

The Jia family's personal soldiers don't care whether you are a garrison eunuch or not. In the eyes of his third master, the princes of the imperial court can be beaten at will.

With a snap, a head flew into the sky and finally fell heavily to the ground.

For the first time, the gate of the Judicial and Censorate was stained with blood.

……

If a garrison eunuch commits a crime, Lord Royal Cat will chop him off at his command.

For a moment, the city of Jinling was like the New Year, with constant noise everywhere.

God bless you, the sky has brightened again in our Jinling city!
As an important city in the south of the Yangtze River and the secondary capital of the Ming Dynasty, behind the prosperity of Jinling City, there are always forces that prevent the people of Jinling City from seeing the real blue sky.

Corrupt officials and wealthy families have been cut off one after another, but they can never be completely eliminated.

Ever since the imperial court began to rectify the administration of officials, the crimes in Nanjing City have gone underground, but the brightness on the surface cannot be hidden from those who are interested.

Jia Cong soon received one petition after another. It seemed that Li Zhuoying's brain had made a contribution. In just half an hour, several people had filed complaints against illegal officials.

There was even a scholar who sued Nanzhili Provincial Education Commissioner Fan Yongxin, saying that he had accepted bribes and committed fraud in the college entrance examination last year...

This case is no less serious than the case of a dead eunuch raping a woman. Every time there is cheating in the imperial examination, there are always deaths.
Jia Cong looked at the petition in his hand and the middle-aged scholar standing with his head bowed in the hall, and felt his temples throbbing.

I didn't expect someone to give him such a big gift, but this is too big...

"Where did you get this account book?"

The middle-aged scholar bowed and replied, "My Lord, this account book was obtained by my student's disciple at the cost of his life!"

A school inspector was not enough to give Jia Cong a headache, but this case was not as simple as cheating in the imperial examination.

The booklet in Jia Cong's hand recorded the honors and privileges that many wealthy merchants had obtained from the provincial government, the judicial commissioner, county officials, teachers, and the education commissioner Fan Yongxin over the past three years.

There were dozens of officials involved in the case, and hundreds of scholars and students involved. There were problems in both academy examinations, not to mention the annual county and prefectural examinations.

Even last year's Nanzhili provincial examination may have problems.

Jia Cong knew that this case was no longer something he could investigate alone, so he had to seek help quickly and ask the bigwigs from the central government to come south to help.

It would be best if it was Mr. Xia Lingxing, or an official who is familiar with all the procedures of the imperial examination.

However, today is an open trial, and this middle-aged Confucian scholar has laid out the evidence in front of so many people. The news has already leaked, and it is too late to ask for help from the capital.

"I know a thing or two about this case!"

Just when Jia Cong was having a headache, a powerful voice suddenly came from outside the hall.

When Jia Cong looked up, he saw someone he had never expected - Chu Bangzheng, the former cabinet minister and leader of the Liangzhe Party.

"Marquis Yongfeng, I have been paying attention to this case for a long time, but I couldn't intervene for some reason. Since Marquis Yongfeng wants to investigate today, I will come to help!"

Although Chu Bangzheng is old and has retired at home, he has been the prime minister for several years after all. His aura and authority are hard for ordinary people to resist.

Everyone made way for Prime Minister Chu, and Jia Cong, with a smile on his face, walked into the hall and bowed to greet him.

"Your Excellency has arrived just in time. I was just wondering how to investigate this case!"

Monthly ticket recommendation ticket

　Thanks to Brother Pang, who is still so fat, for the reward.

　　From now on, the update time will be 9 am. Don’t stay up late to save the cat’s life!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)