The Second Master of the Red Chamber

On the morning of the next day, Jia Lian entered the palace to meet the emperor, but found that someone had arrived earlier than him.

"Father, in this case, I will go down first to distribute relief work."

"Go."

"My son retire."

The third prince exited the south study room and nodded to Jia Lian in a friendly manner.

Jia Lian looked at his posture and thought to himself that since the land clearing, the prince seemed to have lost power.At the same time, the third prince suddenly emerged as a new force. He seemed to have won the Holy Heart and was entrusted with important tasks by Emperor Ningkang one after another.

Jia Lian did not think that Emperor Ning Kang had given up on the prince, because the original incident obviously had little to do with the prince, and was at best a burden.However, Emperor Ningkang still ignored the prince so much. It can only be said that his holy heart is unpredictable.

"After the Lantern Festival, there was an earthquake in the Hetao area, and several state capitals reported serious disasters. I have ordered the third prince to take full responsibility for disaster relief." As if seeing Jia Lian's doubts, Emperor Ning Kang actually explained.

The so-called earthquake means earthquake.Jia Lian also knew about it, but he was not among his sextons, so he didn't know much about it.

But based on this, Jia Lian couldn't help but feel that it was quite difficult to be an emperor.The country is so big and has so many things that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

In particular, the world is superstitious. Whenever a natural disaster strikes the world, it is easy to think that the emperor's lack of virtue leads to punishment from heaven.Therefore, although the earthquake affecting several states was not as serious as the floods and droughts affecting several provinces in previous years, Emperor Ningkang, who was under the pressure of the Supreme Emperor at this time, did not dare to take it lightly.

After bowing his head, Jia Lian praised the third prince a few words, and then reported to Emperor Ningkang the affairs of Tianjin Guard as usual.

"So, everything goes smoothly. Within a year, Tianjin Guard will be able to build a fully-organized new navy?"

"Report to Your Majesty, that's exactly what happened."

"very good!"

Emperor Ning Kang looked at Jia Lian with relief in his eyes.No matter how powerful the emperor is, he must have a group of strong ministers to assist him. Obviously, Jia Lian's ability to do things is still satisfactory to him as always.

The monarch and his ministers discussed the matter of restructuring the navy to strengthen the army, and Jia Lian was about to resign.Suddenly I heard Emperor Ningkang say: "I heard that you returned to Beijing yesterday and went to your enemy's house..."

Jia Lian's heart trembled and he didn't dare to neglect, so he nodded "yes".

"Is it because of the Xue Pan case? I heard that the Jia family, the Xue family, the Shi family and the Wang family are known as the four major families in Jinling. They have always been connected by the same spirit, prospered and suffered losses. It is a very deep friendship."

Emperor Ning Kang's words had no tone, but Jia Lian could still hear Emperor Ning Kang's displeasure.

Also, no king wants his ministers to form cliques and become cliques!
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have also heard people mention the name of the Four Great Families, but they are just granted by the good deeds of the world. The reason is probably that the ancestors of our four families are all close ministers who followed Taizu, and their relationship is relatively close. The other meritorious deeds are relatively close, and they all came from Jiangnan, so this is the reason.

But that's all in the past.Now our four families have declined and no longer have the glory of our ancestors.

In today's Jinling Province, there are few families that are more powerful than our four families. The name of the four major families in Jinling has long been unworthy of its name. "

Regarding Jia Lian's statement, Emperor Ning Kang smiled lightly and did not express his position.

"As for me going to my enemy's house... I dare not lie in front of the saint. It is indeed because of Xue Pan."

Hearing Jia Lian's admission, Emperor Ning Kang raised his eyebrows and said displeased: "That Xue Pan is domineering and hurts people's lives in full view of the public. He is so bold and reckless. If he is not severely punished, where will the laws of the country be?

You are my valued minister and you have a great future. Don't make mistakes for some unimportant people. "

Hearing Emperor Ning Kang say this, Jia Lian's heart sank, knowing that the worst situation had occurred.Emperor Ning Kang not only knew about this case, but also specifically warned him that in such a situation, the chance of rescuing Xue Pan was basically zero.

Thinking of this, Jia Lian immediately knelt down and apologized: "Report to Your Majesty, as a minister of the Wei Dynasty, Jia Lian does not dare to disregard the laws of the country because of his personal affairs.

I know that Xue Pan is guilty, but I have no intention of exonerating him.Xue Pan was young and frivolous. He drank alcohol and caused trouble, and even caused death. He should be severely punished in accordance with the national law. Even the death penalty would not be an exaggeration.

I just pity the mistress of the Xue family. She has been a philanthropic person all her life, but she has raised such an unfilial person.

After the mistress of the Xue family found out that her son had hurt someone's life, she was extremely sad. She even sympathized with the enemy couple, who sent the white-haired man to the black-haired man and wanted to apologize. However, there is no male in the Xue family except Xue Pan.

In desperation, she could only find me, and I would go to the enemy's house on behalf of the Xue family to pay homage to the wronged soul, and to apologize to Lord Qiu and his wife. "

Jia Lian's words explained the reason why he went to his enemy's house, and he admitted that Xue Pan was guilty and stated that he would not protect Xue Pan, so Emperor Ning Kang could not say anything else.

He didn't care about the Xue family, let alone Xue Pan. The reason why he mentioned this was just to beat Jia Lian.

Just as he was about to ignore this matter, he heard Jia Lian say again: "By the way, there is something else I want to report to Your Majesty."

"Say it."

"The mistress of the Xue family devoted herself to the Buddha. When she learned that her son had hurt people's lives, she knew that her sins were serious. She just heard that the earthquake in the Hetao caused hundreds of thousands of people to be displaced and countless mothers like her lost their children, so she proposed to Donate 5 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain to the court to help the victims, and I will convey it to you on my behalf."

Emperor Ning Kang was stunned by Jia Lian's words, and then looked at Jia Lian angrily.

Of course he understood as soon as he heard that this was the Xue family's intention to implore the court to be more lenient with Xue Pan by donating money and food.

But the court seemed to have no reason to refuse this request.The imperial family has a big business and spends money in too many ways. Even for disaster relief, it must be done according to the budget.But how could Emperor Ningkang not know that the more money and food for disaster relief, the more the better. For example, if these 5 taels of silver and [-] shi of food were transported to the disaster area, thousands of people might be able to live longer.

In this way, Xue Pan's crime at this time can be regarded as a great merit.

Therefore, Emperor Ning Kang nodded and said: "If so, it is naturally a good thing. You should contact the third prince yourself about this matter. I believe he will use this money and food for the people in the disaster area."

"Yes."

Jia Lian secretly observed Ning Kangdi's face and felt that the move he suddenly thought of must have worked.

With this foreshadowing, if the results of the Ministry of Punishment's interrogation come out tomorrow, even if Emperor Ning Kang guesses his involvement, he will probably not be angry again.

However, we have to plan more carefully to make the case more reasonable, so that no one can tell that there is something fishy at a glance.

Haha, this can be considered the highest level of malpractice for personal gain.How to persuade the sufferer to stop making trouble and use gold to clear the officials of the Ministry of Justice? These are all weak, so he can directly clear the emperor?

Jia Lian complained in his heart and was about to get up and leave.Suddenly Emperor Ning Kang spoke again: "How do you think the Ministry of Punishment will try Xue Pan's case, or in other words, how do you think Xue Pan should be tried according to the law?"

Jia Lian didn't understand the deep meaning of Emperor Ning Kang's question, but he replied sternly: "Your Majesty, Xue Pan is my wife's brother, and I should avoid this case.

But since His Majesty has asked this question, I will boldly speak my mind.

Xue Pan, it seems, is just a playboy, and he is young and ignorant. He is often drunk and aggressive.But he is not a criminal who commits any crime.

Moreover, although Xue Pan was one of the main culprits in the fight in Jinxiangyuan, after understanding the case, I knew that there was someone else who really caused Qiu Pan's death.

This person's name is Sun Shaozu. He was originally from a family of military officers in Datong Prefecture. His ancestors had some friendship with my family.He was fired for beating his boss while drunk, so he came to the capital to find a way out.

Although this person has a bad reputation, he is powerful and curry favor with Xue Pan. He is a first-rate good person.According to the minister's opinion, if this person had not tried to express himself in front of Xue Pan, what happened that day would have been nothing more than a simple dispute between the children of aristocratic families, and it would never have resulted in any loss of life.

Of course, when I said this, I inevitably meant to intercede for Xue Pan.However, I seriously feel that Xue Pan's crime is not worthy of death.

However, the national law is ruthless. Since he participated in this case, he will naturally not be able to escape legal sanctions.The minister believed that Xue Pan could be exempted from the death penalty but could not escape from the living crime, so he should be sentenced according to the law. "

Emperor Ningkang heard that Jia Lian said that Sun Shaozu was an officer and had an old relationship with the Jia family. He knew that the Xue family was not a random scapegoat, so he naturally trusted Jia Lian's words more.

He said: "Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be escaped? In your opinion, how should Xue Pan be sentenced?"

"My interpretation of the laws of the Wei Dynasty is far inferior to that of the Lords of the Ministry of Punishment, and I dare not make a hasty ruling."

"I'll let you tell."

"Uh, this... In my humble opinion, in a situation like Xue Pan's, he should be sentenced to at least five years in prison, and the other principal offenders and accomplices should be punished in accordance with the law.

Moreover, in view of the fact that the people who were most harmed in this case were Mr. Qiu and his wife in the guard camp, and the principal and accomplices other than Xue Pan did not have enough ability to compensate Mr. and Mrs. Qiu, therefore the Xue family should be sentenced to do harm to the enemy. provide adequate humane compensation. "

Xue Pan is now in prison for five years, which will not only teach him a lesson, but when he comes out in five years, he will be at his best age and will not delay getting married and having children.This can be regarded as an explanation to Aunt Xue.

Emperor Ning Kang chuckled: "You are very thoughtful."

Knowing that Emperor Ning Kang was sarcastic, Jia Lian could only accept it with face.

But I heard that Emperor Ningkang said: "Since this Xue Pan is not the culprit, and the Xue family is willing to make compensation to their enemies, there is no need to go to prison for five years. Let's change it to one year."

"Uh...your majesty is wise!"

"Okay, now that Tianjin Wei's affairs are on the right track, the Firearms Camp's matters should not fall behind either. But don't forget the Haikou you boasted about in front of me!"

"Yes, I will not disappoint His Majesty."

What Emperor Ning Kang said about boasting about Haikou was naturally what Jia Lian had said before, that within a year, the firearms battalion would be trained into a force with considerable combat effectiveness.

"Go down."

Seeing Jia Lian exiting the south study room in a dignified manner, Emperor Ning Kang had a deep expression on his face.

To him, Xue Pan was just a playboy, and he didn't care about life or death.The reason why I mention it is just to warn Jia Lian not to rely on the holy family and do wrong things.

Later, the reason why he asked more questions and even took the initiative to commute Xue Pan's sentence was that he suddenly felt that although Jia Lian kept saying that Xue Pan should be severely punished according to the law, judging from his attitude, he definitely wanted Xue Pan to survive.

The way to govern is to give both grace and power.In view of Jia Lian's good performance and his ability to speak well, he took the initiative to show kindness.

If Jia Lian had just pleaded for Xue Pan from the beginning, and even wanted to deceive him in order to achieve his goal, even if he didn't care about Xue Pan's role, he would still have to let him die without a burial place.It also let Jia Lian know what the power of God is and should not be offended.

Thinking of Jia Lian, Emperor Ningkang couldn't help but think of his daughter Princess Zhaoyang, and his face couldn't help but feel hateful.

This disgusting brat! ! (End of chapter)