Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 7 Fetching Words and Parties

"Since Your Majesty asked you to investigate the case, why didn't the decree expressly state it, but instead asked Mr. Donglai to write to you in his personal name?"

Jia Ying was extremely puzzled by the emperor's imperial decree: "Also, teacher, I don't know who this Donglai Gong is."

Feng Yankuan pondered for a moment and said, "You hit the nail on the head!"

"Why didn't His Majesty expressly explain this matter? Duke Donglai didn't go into detail either. He only mentioned 'multiple concerns' and there was nothing else to say."

"As for who Donglaigong is. This is exactly what I want to tell you. Now that the political situation in the capital is changing, and the interests of all parties are facing a reshuffle. Now that you are in Beijing, as a teacher, you are inevitably a little worried. sentence."

Jia Ying got up and straightened her clothes, and said respectfully, "Teacher, please give me some pointers!"

Feng Yankuan signaled Jia Ying not to be so formal, and said, "Just like what you said just now, if you want to rectify the administration of officials, you must attack the old forces, so you need a knife, a sharp knife!"

"And Duke Donglai is the one who holds the knife.

Donglai Gong, surnamed Fu, given name Shi, courtesy name Fuchen, nicknamed Donglai.Tanhualang, whose ancestral home is in Shanxi, Xuanlong 33 years ago, was awarded Jinshi and rank by the former emperor. At that time, he was also young and full of vigor and high spirits! "

Feng Yankuan was aroused to think about it again, and couldn't help sighing, and then continued:
"Speaking of which, the old man is still the same age as him, and four years older than him, but in terms of talent, style and reputation, the old man can't compare with him. He was a Tanhua Lang back then, while the old man was only the second and thirteenth, and was awarded a Jinshi by the former emperor. birth.

In terms of Anbang's ability to stabilize the country and the power to benefit one party, the old man is also incomparable to him.After decades of ups and downs in the officialdom, his official career has spread throughout Dagan. There is no place in the two capitals and thirteen provinces that he has not been to.

Even the first emperor praised him more than once when he heard about his deeds. His name was bestowed by the first emperor, a minister, a good minister!In the 50th year of Xuanlong, the first emperor gave him the title of "Donglai", which means "a famous official came from the east". "

Speaking of this, Feng Yankuan suddenly said with a sad face: "It was also the same year, this old man was honored to be given the title, Hengshi by the late emperor! According to what the late emperor said at the time, it was a 'stinky and hard stone'.

Your Majesty, do you know that even if you are scolded, I feel honored in my heart!Even if you demoted my minister to Nanjing for six years and ignored you, I would not have a single complaint in my heart! "

Jia Ying looked at the "childlike" appearance of the old man in front of her, but she could somewhat understand it in her heart. For the ancients, the word "loyalty and filial piety" was greater than the sky, especially being loyal to a hero who could understand herself.

As far as Feng Yankuan is concerned, Emperor Xuanlong is such a person. He understands Feng Yankuan's character, and he will definitely stand up against his willful behavior in his later years. He also knows that as long as Feng Hengshi is in Beijing, he will definitely support him. The son consolidated the authority of the emperor.

As far as the country is concerned, Feng Hengshi is a mirror, the "Wei Zheng" of today, but as far as Emperor Xuanlong is concerned, Feng Hengshi is "unsmelly smelly" at the moment.

But he can't kill him, he is the emperor of Daqian, he wants to leave a minister for this country and his son, so he can only be demoted, demoted to the sky, to a place where his rights can no longer be threatened !
"Teacher" Jia Ying wanted to say something, and she explained it, but she didn't know how to say it.

"I told you, this junior, to watch the joke again!"

After a long time, Feng Yankuan calmed down and said: "It's a bit far-fetched, and you are old, so don't mind being a teacher."

"Why would you mind!" Jia Ying said solemnly, "The teacher has spent half his life in office, with such a state of mind, how can the students not understand, and besides, being awarded the title by the former emperor, students are so envious!"

"It's good to understand! Let's get back to the right track. When you enter Beijing this time, you don't know anything else, but you must know Donglaigong. If you are another student of the old man, you don't have to worry about it. Only you. Home, Yu Donglaigong's sharpness is the first to bear the brunt!
If you are an ordinary dude, it's fine, the old man doesn't bother to care about it, but you are not, because of this, the old man has to tell you once or twice before you can rest assured! "

As he spoke, he took out another letter and handed it to Jia Ying, "Among them, there is a letter from the old man to Duke Donglai. If you have a chance, you can visit it!"

Goodbye Jia Ying!

At this moment, he is very grateful to the benefactor in front of him. Such a sense of love and care can only be felt from his parents and grandfather.

Thinking of Feng Yankuan's sacred intentions in this trip, he couldn't help but feel a little worried, how could it be so easy to handle something that even the emperor would have to worry about, and he thought of Tiekou and Qi Sixian again.

Immediately he asked, "Teacher, have you made any progress in your investigation?"

Feng Yankuan shook his head and said: "Since my old man came here yesterday, Zhong Shanlang, the inspector of Huguang, and Bao Siyu, the magistrate of Yuezhou, just talked about him from left to right, and every time they mentioned the case, they also said some irrelevant information. In the midst of this, the old man is not allowed to investigate this matter openly, so it will be difficult to make any progress in a short time!"

Jia Ying asked again: "Teacher, what do you think of Zhong Shanlang and Bao Siyu?"

"Humph!"

Feng Yankuan snorted coldly and said: "I have been an official for more than 20 years. I don't know what they think. I just want to perfunctory. After a long time, if I still make no progress, I will naturally be recalled by the Holy Majesty. Are they trying to avoid responsibility, or is this matter related to them themselves, how can the old man let them play around, and forget the name of the old man Heng Shi!"

Jia Ying smiled slightly and said, "Teacher, students may be able to help the teacher."

Feng Yankuan's eyes lit up and he looked over.

At that moment, Jia Ying briefly talked about Tie Kou and Qi Sixian's affairs.

After Feng Yankuan listened to it, he looked thoughtful and said, "Is what these two people said true?"

Jia Ying shook her head and said: "Students don't dare to make judgments, but there is an official memorandum on Qi Sixian's body, and students vaguely see that the person who signed it is Qi Benzhong."

"Huh! Then Bao Sizhen told the old man that he was the killer of the white bandits in Tiejiazhuang. He has wiped out the rebels and asked the old man to close the case as soon as possible. As the censor of Zuodu, how could the old man trust the government where the crime happened? Judgment results, now it seems that if it is related to the two, at least Bao Sizhen cannot escape!"

Jia Ying was startled, and said in confusion: "According to what Qi Sixian said, Qi Ben's loyal participants were Fei Lian and Zhong Shanlang, why did the teacher only..."

Feng Yankuan chuckled lightly and said: "You are young and don't know the key to it. Although the old man is called Hengshi, it doesn't mean he doesn't know how to adapt. Fei Lian and Zhong Shanlang have been in Huguang for many years. , not to mention that there is only one memorial left now. It is not easy to win the two of them, let alone be in a hurry, and there are forces behind it that you can't see, so be careful!"

"Then just let it go?"

To be honest, Jia Ying still hoped that the two could be brought to justice. After all, the court could afford to wait, but the common people couldn't afford it!
Feng Yankuan smiled lightly and said, "Why, do you have so little confidence in being a teacher?"

Jia Ying smiled impressively.

Feng Yankuan said meaningfully: "Don't worry, you only need to tear a hole, and you still have to worry about the sand in the cloth bag leaking out?"

Jia Ying immediately understood what he meant.

Feng Yankuan looked at the sky outside, and said: "I don't want to, you and I have been chatting for half a day, it just so happens that you come to my residence in the evening, you are going to Beijing to take the exam, how can the teacher not prepare a glass of thin wine for you, It's good to help Dongfeng!"

After finishing speaking, he grabbed Jia Ying's arm and said word by word: "Go back and get ready, I'll send someone to pick you up when the time comes!"

Jia Ying understood that Feng Yankuan wanted to meet Tie Kou and Qi Sixian, so he immediately agreed.

Just when Jia Ying was about to go downstairs, Feng Yankuan called to stop him again, saying, "I remember you haven't taken the words yet, right?"

"In addition, the old man heard that you will also take the coffin of your parents back to the hometown for burial during your trip. The old man hastily left you behind, but he didn't think carefully."

Jia Ying turned around and said: "The student is not yet at the age of the crown, so he has not taken the characters! As for sending the bones of the parents back home, the journey is far away, so I don't mind the delay for a few days."

"That's good!"

Feng Yankuan nodded, pondered for a moment and said: "You are now a Juren, and the common people outside have to call you "Master" when they see it. Besides, if you are in high school, you will be an official in the court. It will be inconvenient if you don't have a word. If you dislike me, how about taking a word for you as a teacher?"

Jia Ying hurriedly bowed and said, "It's a student's good fortune to be given the letter by the teacher!"

Feng Yankuan thought for a while and said: "You were born in a noble family, and martial arts were passed down in your family. I remember that Cao Zijian once wrote a 'White Horse Chapter', which meant making contributions. How about taking one of the 'White Characters' first?"

Jia Ying: "."

"Jia Ying, Jia Bai, is this okay? Mister, you choose characters for the students, at least use some snacks! This is a matter of a lifetime!"

He didn't want to be called "Jia Bai, Jia Bai" all his life, which was not loud or majestic at all.

Jia Bai = fake white, no matter what, he has a "Yue Buqun" style!

Of course, Jia Ying kept these words in mind.

It wasn't until Feng Yankuan's voice came again that Jia Ying felt at ease.

"Well, it's just that nowadays most of the children of noble and wealthy families are dudes, and they have forgotten the hardships of their ancestors' fierce horses to seal the border. This old man has high hopes for you, but he doesn't want you to be like them. What do you think of the word '白'?"

"Jia Liubai, Jia Liubai"

Jia Ying kept repeating a few words in her mind, she always felt that she was a bit of an artist, and she wanted to leave it blank.

According to his wish, he chooses the characters himself, no matter what he wants to sound mighty and domineering, preferably the kind that makes people bow their heads obediently when they hear the name, right now
Forget it, it's better than "Jia Bai". It's a gift from the elders, and it's hard to say goodbye, so Jia Ying can only let it go.

Jia Ying tried her best to express her deep honor and said: "Leave blank, thank you teacher for giving me the words!"

Why does it sound so awkward!

Just like that, Jia Ying walked out of Yueyang Tower awkwardly and rushed to her residence.

The back office of the Yamen of Yueyang Prefecture.

Zhong Shanlang with eagle mouth and sparrow was sitting upright on the grand teacher's chair in the hall, the hot tea beside him had been changed three times, and he didn't even bother to taste it.

In the hall, Bao Sizhen, who was nearly fifty years old, had triangular eyes and a gloomy face, pacing back and forth restlessly.

Zhong Shanlang was also very upset at the moment, and he was even more upset when he saw Bao Siyu who was swaying back and forth, and said: "Master Bao, can you calm down, at this moment, you should quickly think of a way to deal with it!"

Bao Siyu smiled wryly and said: "My Master Zhong, what do you want me to do? Last time you sent a letter saying that Qi Benzhong's life is a disaster, and asked the lower officials to think of a way, but the lower officials didn't follow suit. Now you are causing trouble , court investigation, what can I do as a little Zhizhou!"

Zhong Shanlang's expression changed: "Lord Bao, what do you mean by that? We asked you to find a way, but we didn't tell you to kill people, and even destroy people's families. Don't blame others for the trouble you caused yourself!"

Hearing this, Bao Sixuan immediately jumped up and said, "Master Zhong, what do you mean? You are going to cross the river and demolish the bridge now, right? At the beginning, you said that Qi Benzhong's life was a disaster. I still keep the letter from back then!"

Mentioning the letter, Zhong Shanlang's expression darkened in an instant, and then he said kindly: "Master Bao, Mr. Bao, don't get angry, we are sitting in the same boat, where did the saying of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge come from? This officer just spoke nonsense in a hurry. Don't take it to heart.

What's more, the court has issued an order to investigate. Didn't this officer rush over immediately to help you deal with the first and last ends? "

Only then did Bao Siyu's complexion improve, and he snorted coldly and said, "It's good that Mr. Zhong knows that Bao is also on board, and it's fine not to mention that the court will investigate. Mr. Zhong, didn't you say that even if the court investigates, it's just for us to be the governor of Huguang?" Is the yamen self-examination? Why is there another Feng Hengshi now, and there is no news at all beforehand, but he is famous for being 'stinky and hard'!"

Zhong Shanlang also sighed helplessly, and said: "No one expected this, presumably there must be something wrong in Beijing."

After a pause, he continued: "Lord Bao, the most important thing right now is to find Tie Kuo immediately."

As he spoke, he stretched out his palm, making a gesture of holding a knife.

"In addition, quickly find out what happened to that Jia Ying. In Huguang, Feng Hengshi must be a loner, and no one who is familiar with him is allowed!"

Bao Sizhen sighed deeply and said: "It's strange to say that the iron buckle seems to have disappeared out of thin air, the lower official has thrown all the people out without any information, and the lower official is also anxious about this matter!

Besides, Jia Ying, Zhao Xingliang has had contact with him before, and he is also a hot potato! "

Zhong Shanlang asked, "What's going on?"

Only then did Bao Sizhen explain: "Then Jia Ying came from Yunnan to Beijing for the exam. He was going to take a boat today, but who would have thought that he would meet Feng Hengshi."

Zhong Shanlang didn't know the details, so he just said, "What's so hot about a Yunnan Juzi?"

Bao Sizhen explained: "Lord Zhong does not know that Jia Ying's ancestral home is not from Yunnan, but from Jinling."

Zhong Shanlang's heart moved when he heard this, "But Jinling Jia?"

Bao Sixuan nodded and said, "Not bad!"

The Jia surname that can be named as a place name is the only one in the whole Dagan, and there is no semicolon!

Zhong Shanlang frowned and said, "That's a little troublesome!"

"The key point is that this Jia Ying is still a descendant of Duke Ning. His father, Jia Yan, was the commander of the Yunnan Guards and died in office. His grandfather, Jia Daiyou, was the direct brother of Jia Daihua, the former first-class supernatural general of the Ning Kingdom. .That’s right, it’s really not easy for subordinate officials to order people to be driven away!”

Zhong Shanlang also nodded in agreement, and said: "If it's not clear, then do it secretly and cause them some trouble, as long as their lives are safe and they leave early!"

Bao Sixi said: "The lower officials have already ordered people to do it!"

The two discussed for a long time before they dispersed.

Zhong Shanlang, Huguang's inspector, returned to his mansion, found a pen and paper, and began to write a letter. There were only a few words on the letter:
"I'm afraid that Yuezhou paper 'Bao' won't survive the fire, so it's better to be turned into ashes together, hurry back!"

Even if he recruited his confidants, he ordered him to cross the river overnight and go to Wuchang Mansion.

(End of this chapter)