The night was dark, but the imperial study room was brightly lit. I saw soldiers lined up on both sides. Such battles made Jia Zhen even more puzzled.Jia Zhen didn't dare to think too much, so she hurriedly entered the imperial study room and saluted. At this time, she saw Zheng Hedi sitting on top, with an indescribably serious face, her eyes stared at Jia Zhen for a long time, even if she lowered her head, she could feel the thorn in the body. "Jia Aiqing, please get up." After a long time, Zheng Hedi said solemnly.At this time, Liu Hongfei and the Prince of Li County were already in the imperial study room. Not long after, Shangshu Yunshangshu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Min Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment and others also rushed over. They are all crowded next to each other in the imperial study.The anger in Emperor Zhenghe's heart had calmed down temporarily at this time, but he didn't say much. He just handed a few notebooks to King Li Jun, and signaled everyone to pass them on one by one.

There was a condensed atmosphere in the imperial study room, and Jia Zhen even read those few notebooks repeatedly. "I dare to ask my lord, besides these few books, is there anyone who can testify? Is it appropriate to surround Xu's mansion like this?" The minister of the Ministry of punishment took a step forward and said, "As the minister of the Ministry of punishment, I am in charge of the whole country. The judicial prison has not received a single word before this, let alone any will from the Holy Majesty. Is the Holy Majesty's move too hasty?"

"The matter is urgent." Emperor Zhenghe nodded, and then said, "The secret guards have intercepted the person who delivered the message, and they are currently being interrogated. They are indeed from Korea." Emperor Zhenghe's words can be regarded as an explanation if it is not an explanation Therefore, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments no longer entangled in this matter, and pondered for a moment: "I dare not say that Xu Wenqing is wronged, but it is indeed very strange at this time." But don't knead the sand.

Seeing that Min Yi seemed to be hesitating, Emperor Zhenghe said, "I'm listening." Seeing that Emperor Zhenghe's tone was displeased, but calm, Min Yi cupped his hands and said, "I have been in charge of the Ministry of Punishments for many years. There are countless files of various colors, but when deciding a case, not only the evidence and witnesses are considered, but also the final beneficiary, especially this kind of case involving meticulous work. Yu Li, Mr. Xu, as the left servant of the household department, is a third-rank official. Ren, how to communicate with this Goryeo under the feet of the Son of Heaven? This not only underestimates the character of Master Xu, but also underestimates the capabilities of the members of the Ministry of Punishment, the Yushi and others. This is one of them. Yuqing, Master Xu It is the emperor's confidant and close minister, who is deeply trusted by the emperor, so why bother to collude with Goryeo at the risk of punishing the nine clans, the second. Furthermore, this matter happened suddenly, although the first accuser is a member of my Dayang Dynasty, but But living in Korea all year round, I am afraid that there are ghosts in my heart. The third is that the minister is not talented. Although I have not investigated and visited in detail, I have already seen these three things are wrong."

Emperor Zhenghe looked calm, nodded, turned to look at the others, and said indifferently: "Tell me your views." Liu Hongfei thought about it carefully and said: "The Holy Majesty's power is urgent, which is reasonable, and the words of the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment are even more so. It's reasonable, but the truth needs to be carefully investigated, and there must be no unjust and wrongly decided cases." The matter involved details, and it was related to other countries, and everyone present did not dare to make any guarantees, but if they believed Xu Wenqing It is impossible to do such a thing.

"Jia Aiqing, what do you say?" Seeing that everyone was silent, Zheng Hedi ordered one person to stand out.Jia Zhen sighed in her heart, knowing that Emperor Zhenghe would definitely call her name at this time: "I have a friendship with Xu Wenqing as a teacher, and we have known each other for many years. .The minister can only say one word, the Qing will clean himself. Whether Xu Wenqing is loyal or traitor, he speaks based on the facts."

"Jia Aiqing blames me for being too arbitrary?" Zheng Hedi frowned, his voice turned cold.Jia Zhen knelt down, but looked up at Emperor Zhenghe: "The Holy One is a wise king, and he will be an emperor through the ages. I have a lot of talents in my court, although there is not one Xu Wenqing, but if I judge the case blindly at this time, I'm afraid that it will be cold." It touched the hearts of others. As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, I should admonish him. In addition, Xu Wenqing has a very close relationship with me, so please avoid suspicion." Jia Zhen kowtowed again.

"Master Jia is really a straightforward person. Please don't get angry, Your Majesty. Rong Chen has said all that Mr. Jia has said." It was King Xunjun who broke the atmosphere at this time, "I have loved reading military books since I was a child. "The anti-intermediate strategist in" has always been impressive. This fine work of spies can be divided into country, inner, anti-internal, dead, and living. Maybe the person who told the first report is the dead. If so, I'm afraid Goryeo It's not small, and it doesn't just want to kill Mr. Xu, so this matter can't be sloppy."

The king of Xunjun and the mother of the emperor and the mother of the emperor, there are some things that others dare not say, can't say, even the king of Lijun can't speak, but the king of Xunjun can say and do, and besides, with the queen mother there, at most Be a wealthy idler.Furthermore, Emperor Zhenghe and King Xunjun are brothers after all, no matter how close their relationship is, they are closer than others.

"King Xunjun's words are reasonable." Minister of the Household Department Yun Shangshu first knelt down to agree with King Xunjun, followed by Liu Hongfei and the kings of Lijun all knelt down one by one. "Then I will accept Jia Aiqing's performance. Jia Aiqing should go back and contemplate behind closed doors. As for the candidates for the trial, Min Aiqing, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, will be the presiding judge, and the list of side judges will be drawn up by King Xunjun and King Li." Emperor Zhenghe seemed calm. After getting down, Jia Zhen was still rudely sent back to think about her past.

"Father, what's going on?" Seeing Jia Zhen coming back, Jia Mao and Jia Wei hurriedly stepped forward and asked, and Jia Hu from the West Mansion also brought Jia Lian to inquire about the news. "Brother Hu, why are you and Brother Lian here?" Jia Zhen was a little surprised. Although the news about the Xu family was big, it couldn't spread so fast, so she couldn't help but looked at Jia Hu and Jia Lian with some doubts.Jia Lian changed his mind, and immediately saw Jia Zhen's doubts, and hurriedly said: "Brother Zhen, I am currently doing a school inspection in Shuntian Mansion. Although I have no rank, I am well informed." Jia Zhen listened and nodded, Jia Lian He has always known what it is.

"You are doing well now. If there are no accidents, this position should be changed." Jia Zhen was not in a hurry to answer Jia Hu and Jia Lian's questions, but instead said something about Jia Lian's official position.As for Jia Mao, he should take the exam next year. It would be great if he passed the exam.

"Father, you haven't explained what's going on, does it matter if your father-in-law wants it?" Jia Mao asked again. "Brother Yang, you are going to stand up for the family in the future. I'm afraid the Xu family will have a hard time during this period of time. I have received the Holy Majesty's order to contemplate my mistakes behind closed doors. You have to worry about the Xu family's affairs and inquire about the news." "Father, my son knows. Not to mention the friendship between father and father-in-law, but the relationship between me and Mrs. Xu, my son will definitely do his best." Jia Mao nodded. After experiencing the incident in Jinling, is he mature? Yes, quickly answered.

"Okay, what should be done or what should be done, now is the troubled season, and it is better to be quiet than to move." Jia Zhen couldn't figure out what Zheng Hedi was thinking, but she knew that this matter was not simple, just like what King Xun said , "This fire can't reach you for the time being. Although you need to be quiet, you should still have the communication you should have." If you deliberately keep quiet, it will be strange.Jia Lian hurriedly said with a smile: "Brother Zhen, you can just rest assured, I'm afraid I can be more informed than you!"

"Okay, okay, it's time to go back and rest, don't squeeze in here." Jia Zhen picked up the matter and talked about it, and then drove people back, taking advantage of the opportunity to ask someone to tell Jia Zhu, there is no need to waste your thoughts In this matter, I can only study with peace of mind and wait for the next year's exam.These years, he looked at him coldly, although Jia Zheng spent his days drinking and drinking, Jia Zhu studied peacefully and gradually established himself in these years.

"What did father say? What happened to my father, mother, and two older brothers?" After Xu married Jia Mao, he followed Jia Mao to call Jia Zhen's father and Chu's mother.When something happened to the Xu family, the most urgent one was Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Chu had been comforting her for a while, but she did not have any confirmation after all, so Mrs. Xu felt uneasy.

"Father said that the evidence is insufficient now, and the trial is still pending. Although the father-in-law is in prison, he still has some management, but he needs to suffer. Xu's mansion is now under surveillance. He only needs to enter and not to leave, and he should eat food. They will all be sent in from outside. Tomorrow, I’ll just go and get some more, besides, Lian’s second brother has already said to find out the news for me, and I will pay attention to it, so don’t worry.” Jia Mao held Xu’s catkin , only felt that the palms were sweating profusely, and pulled Xu to sit down. "I understand. It's just—" Seeing that Jia Mao was still gentle, Mrs. Xu felt warm and sighed. "Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, and we are the only ones who will live a lifetime." Jia Mao remembered what his father called him to him before he got married.My father said that he would not deliberately make a family rule against taking concubines. In my father's view, if he hadn't really put his heart into it and cared about his wife, no matter how many rules there were, they would be just for show.The mother also deliberately talked to herself, the happiest thing in her life was not the honor of her husband and wife, but since she married her father, she had never been angry with a concubine's house, so Jia Mao naturally understood the meaning behind her words.

The next day, when Xu Wenqing was imprisoned, Jia Zhen thought about her mistakes behind closed doors, which immediately created a storm in the court. Some interceded, some made trouble, and all kinds of things were different. The only thing that can be said was that Jia Zhen's house suddenly became deserted.But Jia Zhen herself is quite leisurely. Seeing Jia Mao busy around, she only takes care of flowers and plants with the Chu family, chats and plays chess, making it comfortable, and then disciplines Jia Wei, or sends someone to send some gifts to her. own grandsons and granddaughters.

"It doesn't seem like you've thought about it." Chu smiled and shook her head, because Jia Wei hadn't married yet, she just agreed on a marriage, so Chu didn't hand over all the housekeeping rights to Xu, but she also took Seeing that Mrs. Xu is familiar with the affairs of the mansion, she is busier than Jia Zhen.

"I've never had a good time, so why bother myself? I'm really afraid that Brother Hui will be the material of the Ministry of Construction." Jia Zhen has carefully checked Jia Wei's homework these days, and it seems that in the future If it really has a future, it will be cheap to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. "I really don't know whose temperament he followed, he only likes to play with those foreign things." Although Chu knew that it would be better for the second son not to pick something, but the concept was still difficult to change. "There is nothing wrong with the Ministry of Industry. Brother Hui has a straight temper, and the relationship with the Ministry of Industry is simple. As long as you rely on yourself, you can get a position. On the contrary, it is better than the Imperial Academy. It doesn't have the problem of those literati looking down on each other." Jia Zhen patted the Chu family. shoulder, helping Chu to arrange the bouquet.

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