Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 284

Xia Jiang excavated Konglin, and it spread throughout Qufu for hundreds of miles in just three days, and after seven days, the news spread across most of Shandong.

The influence of this matter has brought many great Confucian scholars and Confucian scholars to gather in Qufu. In addition to the people in Yanshenggong Mansion deliberately spreading the word, the more important thing is that the significance of the [-] mu of Konglin is too great.

Before the trial officially started, the hall of the county government was already crowded. The teahouses and taverns all over the city were full of scholars waiting for the news, and they had already started to talk about eunuchs who should be beheaded and put to death early and so on.

Zhongshun Wang Liu Ke, who was dressed as a wealthy businessman, sat in the private room of the tea house near the county government office, and sneered, "I want this group of people to be the chief judge, so there's no need for a trial, just chop up Xia Jiang and feed it to the dogs!"

"So, they can't be officials, let alone the presiding judge."

Fu Bao, the chief steward of the palace, was ordered by his mistress, Princess Cui, to deliver a letter to Shandong, but was dragged to Qufu County by his master.

A little old man in his 50s, his words are full of wisdom.I saw that the little old man Fubao simply summarized the information collected by his own soldiers and reported them to Liu Ke one by one.

"My lord, the people of the Kong family have been selling miserably, but there are too many people selling, and many people are already bored. Zeng Cheng, a great scholar at Yishui Academy in Qingzhou, publicly opposed the Kong family's instigating scholars to interfere with the court's justice yesterday. And Mount Tai Ma Ling Daru, the dean of the academy, also meant the same thing. He also scolded the Confucian family face to face, said that if there was a grievance, he went to beat the Dengwen drum, and went around to encourage the students to make trouble, disturbing Shandong Shilin's lack of interest in studying, and delaying the students' studies is a crime."

Huh~
"Isn't this normal? Everyone is not a fool. They don't go to the Yamen to appeal for grievances. Instead, they encourage students to fight against the government. Do you really think that Yanshenggong Mansion can cover the sky in Shandong?"

Listening to the high-spirited discussions outside the private room gradually turning into heated arguments, Liu Ke sneered and said, "In this world, it's not just what the Kong family say. Ordinary people have their own scales in their hearts. Whether they are right or wrong must be revealed in the end. Come up to judge."

"According to your opinion, this Xia Jiang can't die?"

"You can't die in Qufu..."

Liu Ke beckoned Fu Bao to come forward to speak, and then whispered, "Go and make arrangements for Xia Jiang to get seriously ill on the way back to Beijing."

……

dong dong dong...

After the three drums were played, Chen Baoliang, the procurator in charge of the presiding trial in Shandong Province, slapped the gavel, and the whistle sticks in the hands of the imperial guards thumped on the ground, and the inside and outside of the hall instantly became quiet.

"Come here, bring someone to commit Xia Jiang!"

Since Xia Jiang was blocked in Kong Lin by the Kong family, for more than ten days, he has always believed that nothing will happen to him.He dug a few graves in Kong Lin, but he dug something amazing in the graves. The square seal alone was enough to send the nine families of the Kong family on their way.

He has been whipped for the country, he has been imprisoned for the country, he has made great contributions to the country, the emperor will definitely not let him have trouble!

Thinking of the things he dug from Konglin and the hardships he suffered these days, Xia Jiang felt more and more that he had worked hard and endured humiliation.

Facing the few people sitting high in the lobby, Xia Jiang just nodded slightly after entering, which made Chen Baoliang and Song Zhaolin, the presiding judges, look sullen.

Snapped!
The gavel sounded, and Chen Baoliang yelled sharply: "Boldly eunuchs, how dare you despise the court!"

"Your Excellency is really good at joking, has our family ever done anything to contempt the court?" Xia Jiang asked with a flick of his sleeve.

Chen Baoliang originally didn't intend to embarrass Xia Jiang, but at this time he was angered by Xia Jiang's arrogant attitude.

"Presumptuous, you are a eunuch, digging forests, digging graves, and disturbing the holy tomb. As the procurator of Shandong Province, I was ordered to try the case. When you entered the courtroom and saw that this official should kneel down and admit his crime, I didn't want to be so presumptuous. Come here Ah, drag it on, stick to twenty kills to kill his prestige!"

pat~
A warrant was thrown at Xia Jiang's feet by Chen Baoliang, but the imperial guards acting as yamen servants on the left and right did not respond.

Xia Jiang thought that the imperial guards were sent by the emperor to support him, but when he saw that he didn't obey the order of the presiding officer, he couldn't help laughing arrogantly.

"My lord Chen, the inspectors in a province are only third-rank officials. Our family is also a third-rank internal official. We are ordered to supervise the inner government department. According to rank, you and I are at the same level; It is on business for the emperor. Our family was ordered to investigate the case, and we had to disturb Kong Lin’s cleanliness. Even if he was really guilty, it would not be up to you, a third-rank inspector, to interrogate me. If you want to interrogate me, let the emperor make an order and let the third division Come."

Xia Jiang's arrogance made Chen Baoliang suddenly furious, and Song Zhaolin, the censor of Shandong Province, was also sullen, and opened his mouth to scold him.

Just listen to Song Zhaolin's scolding: "Bold Xia Jiang, my official and Mr. Chen tried this case. It was proposed by Mr. Jia, the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy, and reported to the emperor for permission. Today in this court, there is no head of the internal government department, only the criminal. Xia Jiang."

Xia Jiang was not afraid, instead he sneered repeatedly: "But the emperor did not deprive our family of official status, our family is dressed in official clothes, how dare you torture our family?"

"Arrogance! Arrogance! Arrogance!"

Chen Baoliang shouted arrogance three times in a row. He is proficient in criminal law, so of course he knew what Xia Jiang said was true.

But he just can't swallow this breath, he is a third-rank inspector who can't beat a third-rank official, but there are people in this court who can beat him.

He turned his gaze to Jia Cong who was sitting beside him, cupped his hands and said, "Vice Envoy Jia, can you please issue an imperial order to strip these evil slaves of their official clothes? If not, how will this case go to trial?"

The few great Confucians who sat with him in the hall stopped scolding, and followed Chen Baoliang's gaze to look at Jia Cong.

Xia Jiang secretly laughed in his heart: Master Xiao Jia is my ally of Xia Jiang, how could he help you deal with me...

"it is good!"

Jia Cong said a good word lightly, and then untied the imperial order from his waist, Panlong's eyes widened, majestic.

He stood up and held up the imperial order: "Here is the imperial order, seeing the order is like seeing Your Majesty."

Chen Baoliang, Song Zhaolin, Kong Xiang'an and others walked into the hall one after another, bowed down and bowed down: "I respectfully invite Sheng An, long live, long live, long live!"

The crowd of onlookers also followed and bowed their heads to worship the king: "Students (Xiaomin) respectfully greet Sheng An, long live long live long live long live!"

On the contrary, the royal servant Xia Jiang was the slowest to react, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he knelt down reluctantly after Jia Cong snorted coldly: "Slave Xia Jiang, I sincerely welcome the emperor's peace!"

Jia Cong ignored the resentment that suddenly flashed in Xia Jiang's eyes when he knelt down, and said in a deep voice: "By decree, this officer assists in the trial of Xia Jiang's case, and now temporarily seizes Xia Jiang's position as the chief secretary of the inner government, strips his official clothes, and handed over to You Si Interrogation."

"Long live Long live Long live!"

Chen Baoliang and others worshiped and took orders again, thinking in their hearts that Jia Cong was worthy of Xu Qingteng's student, and they still turned to my Confucian school in their hearts.

Everything is back on track, Chen Baoliang is determined.

He originally thought that Jia Cong would definitely protect Xia Jiang when he came here, but he didn't want Jia Cong to help him...

"Come here, drag the eunuch down and beat him hard..."

Chen Baoliang hadn't even thrown out the warrant in his hand, but he heard a faint blocking voice from the first place: "Wait a minute, the plaintiff has not yet appeared in court, and the case has not yet been asked. Mr. Chen is going to punish Xia Jiang with a cane. Isn't it a trick of torture?" suspicion?"

Jia Cong gently stroked the panlong pattern on the imperial order, and casually added: "If Lord Chen intends to beat him to death, I will have a good talk with several adults."

"The plaintiff should be brought to court first, and the case should be clarified..."

Song Zhaolin was still quite alert, and he had figured out something unusual in this meeting.

He is different from Chen Baoliang. Chen Baoliang has been in Shandong official circles for more than [-] years, but he, Song Zhaolin, is an outsider sent by Jingzhong Yushitai to patrol Shandong.

It's one thing to dislike eunuchs, but it's another to want him to favor the Kong family.

The direct branch of Yanshenggong's mansion is absent, and the sick is sick. Today, the person who replaced Yanshenggong's mansion is the direct branch of Yanshenggong's mansion, Kong Renqiao, the younger brother of Kong Renxuan's clan.

Kong Renxuan, who was dressed in a Confucian uniform with wide robes and sleeves, bowed to the main hall as soon as he entered the hall, and then stepped aside, waiting for interrogation.

The interrogation of the case went smoothly. Xia Jiang didn't know how to restrain himself in his work. That day he rushed into Konglin with dozens of minions from the internal government department. He dug his grave with a hoe and was caught straight.

Confucian scholars from all over the world came to Konglin for pilgrimage almost every day, so if he only talked about Xia Jiang's crime of digging forests and graves to disturb the holy tomb, with all the witnesses and material evidence, he really couldn't escape.

But today is not just the trial of Xia Jiang's crime, Jia Cong has prepared a big gift for Yan Shenggong's mansion.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Chen Baoliang finished the trial of Xia Jiang's case in less than two quarters of an hour. The gavel slapped three times, and Chen Baoliang condescendingly announced: "The criminal Xia Jiang robbed the tombs of the sages of Confucius and disturbed the holy tomb of Confucius. There are all witnesses and evidence. In accordance with the "Great Xia Law", he shall be sentenced to death by hanging, and shall be executed after reporting to the Ministry of Punishments for approval."

"Great Xia Law" has a system: those who send out the graves will be forced to serve; those who have opened the coffins will be twisted;

Xia Jiang excavated several Confucian tombs and opened a museum to search.Don't expect that group of rude men from the inner government to treat the corpses in the coffin gently, it's already good if they haven't been trampled.

Severe punishment in accordance with the law, even the punishment of hanging is fair and just.

Seeing that Jia Cong did not speak up for him for a long time, Xia Jiang became impatient when the verdict was handed down and asked him to sign and pledge: "Our family is acting according to the order, and the Kong family in Qufu is involved in privately entering the sea, smuggling sea trade, and colluding with the Zhen family to invade and occupy. The army garrisoned the people’s fields, raised thugs to harm the village, and the sea bandits outside and the Bailian gangsters inside... As the deputy imperial envoy, our family dug up Kong Lin’s tomb just to investigate the case and search for evidence..."

boom!
As if a bomb had been dropped, the Qufu county government was in an uproar.

In fact, more or less everyone knew about the dirty things that Yansheng Gong's mansion had done in recent years, but no one could have imagined that the Kong family would be so courageous.

Smuggling sea trade is not a big deal, which one in the south of the Yangtze River does not privately smuggle the sea.

But they really dare not think about such things as invading troops stationing people's fields and colluding with pirates and bandits.

"Xia Jiang, do you know what you're talking about?"

Chen Baoliang's expression suddenly became serious. He had asked someone to ask Yan Shenggong's mansion before, but Yan Shenggong's mansion didn't say what kind of case Xia Jiang was digging forests and graves to investigate.

Moreover, when Xia Jiang was interrogated in prison, he never said these things.This is not only a case within the case, but also a major case that pierces the sky.

Chen Baoliang and Song Zhaolin looked at each other, both of them were inexplicably horrified.

Song Zhaolin asked coldly, "Have you ever found evidence?"

As for Xia Jiang, he couldn't care less about digging a hole for Jia Cong at this time: "Our family naturally found great evidence, but our family handed over those things to Jia Cong, Deputy Envoy Jia."

Kong Renqiao's heart thumped in a hurry. On the day Xia Jiang was arrested, he specifically checked the place where his things were stored, and found no trace of being opened.

But Xia Jiang's words were so convincing, could it be that someone sneaked in there and took something?
No, I have to contact my cousin to get the key to open the mechanism and have a look...

Jia Cong carefully observed the expression of the direct branch of the Kong family. When Xia Jiang mentioned the evidence, he obviously panicked, so he must know a lot.

It's not because of the dignity of Confucianism that he took the time to save Xia Jianggou's life today.But when this guy handed over the evidence to Jia Shishi before, his words were incomplete and untrue, and he must have concealed something.

Coincidentally, the evidence handed over by this guy just happened to involve his deadly rival Zhen's family and Zhongxin Wangfu, including the Fang Chuanguo jade seal and account books. These things were too directional, and Jia Cong had to be more vigilant.

Who does Fang Chuanguo Yuxi belong to?The people of the Confucian family are destined not to be emperors, let alone follow the path of Long Zhigong. Which dynasty and generation of emperors will not be kind to the Confucian family in Qufu?

Since it is not the Kong family, the owner of this seal is open to discussion.

Xia Jiang, Xia Jiang, I want to push me, Jia Cong, to fight for you, dreaming!
"Cough cough..."

Jia Cong didn't speak for a long time, Chen Baoliang had to cough twice, and reminded: "Vice Envoy Jia, I don't know if the evidence Xia Jiang said is true or not?"

"There is such a thing..."

Heck, Chen Baoliang and the others are fine, Kong Renqiao's heart trembles.

Seeing Jia Cong beckoning, Jia Shixi walked over with a bundle in his hand, and placed it directly in front of Chen Baoliang and Song Zhaolin.

"There are several account books in it, all of which record the revenue and expenditure of Yanshenggong's mansion from the [-]th year of Zhaowu to the present. There are also a few letters, most of which are about the families of Jiangnan, Henan, and Liaodong, and the previous generation of Yanshenggong and contemporary Yan Shenggong’s business dealings. Of course, a letter does not mean that these things are true, after all, Yan Shenggong’s mansion is the descendant of Confucius, the most holy place in the world, how can such dirty things be done.”

As Jia Cong revealed his ideal things one by one, the Confucian scholars watching outside the lobby have changed from whispering to fierce debate.

The word Yanshenggong Mansion has a very special meaning in the hearts of many scholars.As Jia Cong said, that is the holiest place in the world, how could he do such dirty things...

But naive people are a minority after all, and some people have already leaned towards the theory of guilt.Yanshenggong Mansion owns a large amount of fertile land in Jinan, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou, which can be said to be Tianlianqianmo.

In every natural and man-made disaster, the place that suffers the most is always near the Confucian farm.After the catastrophe, it is a coincidence that Yanshenggong's mansion always has a large number of properties!

"quiet!"

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Chen Baoliang had actually believed what was said in the letter. He had been in Shandong for 20 years, and he was promoted to such an important judicial position as the procurator and envoy.

What are the crimes represented by these things? If it is really investigated to the end, it is estimated that there will be a new batch of people who burned paper money for Kong Sheng and his old man.

Chen Baoliang pressed the noise in front of the hall, and asked someone to bring the burden to Xia Jiang: "Look, the evidence you said, but these things?"

When Xia Jiang saw it, his expression changed immediately, and he hurriedly looked through them one by one.

No, after the people under his command found the evidence, he specially selected a few of them to put in the baggage, each of which was chosen by himself, and he remembered it clearly.

What about Fang Chuanguo Yuxi?What about the letter about the palace of Zhongxin?What about the joint letter that provoked the Confucian family to support Zou and invite the fourteenth prince to be crown prince?

With these few remaining things alone, it is impossible for him to drag the Jia family into the water, and it is even more impossible for him to use this to bring down the Zhen family and Prince Zhongxin's mansion. Wouldn't his beating be in vain? He was also charged with a prison sentence...

Xia Jiang looked at Jia Cong resentfully, seeing Jia Cong smiling at him leisurely with his legs crossed, he couldn't help feeling angry.

If this is the case, don't even think about it!

"My lord Chen, this is not the only thing our family handed over to Deputy Envoy Jia. Our family found a lot of amazing things. For example, a square is four inches in diameter, with five dragons on the top, and the engraving on the front of it is "Ordered by the heavens, life is the same." The seal of Yongchang's eight seal characters..."

thump!
Chen Baoliang fell directly from the chair, almost in unison with everyone exclaiming: "What? You are ordered by the heavens to live forever? How is it possible? Isn't the Chuanguo Yuxi in the palace?"

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(End of this chapter)