The Second Master of the Iron-blooded Lian of the Red Chamber

Jia Lian took out the torch and burned the writing paper. Seeing that the corners were all burned, he got up and walked towards the small study.As soon as he left his own yard, he saw the messenger woman in Jia Daishan's room coming: "Second Master, the old master asked you to change your clothes and go with him to the Ministry of Punishment."

Jia Lian was at a loss, but hurriedly changed his clothes.

After getting into the car, Jia Lian asked, "Grandfather, what am I going to do in the Ministry of Punishment?"

Jia Daishan said: "The emperor ordered you to attend." After finishing speaking, Jia Daishan stroked Jia Lian's head again and said, "Don't be afraid, Lian'er, everything depends on your grandfather."

Jia Lian shook his head and said, "Lian'er is not afraid." After a pause, Jia Lian said again: "Grandfather, how long has the Qianjin fur shop been in the capital?"

When Jia Daishan heard Jia Lian ask about Qianjin's fur shop, he knew that Jia Lian was also thinking about the case, so he said: "It's not a hundred years, it's been decades. According to my father, when they led the troops to the capital, This shop is here."

Jia Lian hummed for a moment, then looked up and asked, "What does grandfather mean, this shop was there during the previous dynasty?"

Jia Daishan pondered for a while, nodded and said: "It should be the previous dynasty, but the exact number of years will not be known until the Ministry of Household Affairs checks. Why did Lian'er ask this? There are many century-old brands, even if the shop has been open for a long time. There is no evidence for that.”

Jia Lian nodded and said, "Lian'er understands, I just asked casually." After a pause, Jia Lian asked again, "Grandfather, can I speak in court later?"

Jia Daishan said solemnly: "You can, otherwise the emperor will tell you what to do?"

Jia Lian glanced sideways at Jia Daishan, saw Jia Daishan's worried face, and said, "Grandfather, don't worry about me."

Jia Daishan smiled.Ever since he didn't intend to hide Jia Lian's ability, he knew that this day would come sooner or later.

Because of the recent investigation into the case of the extermination of the Changhe Jade Shop, Emperor Jinghe asked Jiang Dahu to take orders from Jia Daishan temporarily, but Jiang Dahu was a member of Emperor Jinghe, and Jia Daishan did not hide Jia Lian's ability from Jiang Dahu. He concealed it from the emperor.In addition, Jia Lian contributed a lot to capture Dai Quan in the palace that day, so it is reasonable for Jia Lian to show his prominence.

But is he worried about Jia Lian?Jia Daishan asked himself because he was worried.Jia Lian is in his early days, and he is naturally very beautiful on the surface, but behind his back, he has to bear even greater pressure, which he shouldn't have to bear at his age.

For the sake of caution, the grandparent and grandson did not discuss the case in the car.Jia Lian just took Jia Daishan's hand and wrote the word "foreigner".

Jia Daishan felt the two words written by Jia Lian, his body froze, and he looked sideways at Jia Lian.Jia Lian nodded solemnly.

At the beginning, Jia Daishan only thought about this matter to several princes.In the chaos of King Chang'an, several neighboring countries did commit troubles, but they were all quelled by this dynasty.After experiencing the rebellion of King Chang'an, Emperor Jinghe recuperated, and the national power of the dynasty became more and more prosperous. Several neighboring countries that were defeated at the beginning also made agreements with the dynasty. Since then, the dynasty has never fought again. Also 30 years younger.

With the passage of time, people tend to forget that the danger is actually around.If the emperor's suspicion of the princes is aroused, if the princes seriously raise troops to protect themselves, if there is another civil strife in this dynasty, will the neighboring countries really continue to pay tribute willingly?

I even beat my children and grandchildren, telling them not to abolish the orderly rules of seniority, and not to let others take advantage of it.And what about this dynasty?In such a huge country, rich and prosperous, wouldn't there be more people coveting it, and more people waiting to take advantage of it?

Jia Daishan thought about it all the way, and sweated unconsciously. The car had already arrived at the Ministry of Punishment.Jia Lian jumped out of the car and helped Jia Daishan down.

When the grandparents and grandchildren arrived at the Ministry of Punishment, they saw Yuan Zhang, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Minister of Dali Temple, and the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.Jia Lian met several adults for the first time, and after saluting one by one, he took the first seat under Jia Daishan.

After waiting for a while, a servant Gao announced, "The emperor is here!" Everyone in the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Emperor Jinghe exempted himself from the ceremony and walked to the back seat of the bead curtain. Yuan Zhang, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, announced his promotion to the hall, and another yamen servant took the criminals Dai Quan, Hu Boda, Duan Da, Luo Kan and Qianjin's fur shop all under custody. The hall; the second prince, Situ Yu, and the fifth prince, Situ Bi, also came to the hall because they were involved in the case; Zheng Sheng, the only remaining young owner of Changhe Jade Shop, also came to the hall because he was the sufferer.But because Situ Yan and Situ Bi are princes, they are exempted from escort, and chairs have been arranged for them to sit on the side.

After being promoted to the hall, Yuan Zhang slapped the gavel, and the yamen servant shouted mighty with his killing stick, before Yuan Zhang began to ask questions.

At the beginning, everyone still used the same rhetoric: the second prince, Situ Cang, was completely ignorant of the intrusion into the family, and shouted on the spot that Duan Da would be beaten or killed.

Duan Da also argued that he had never done anything bad after entering the palace just because he was rescued by Hu Shanren.

Jia Daishan had already communicated with Yuan Zhang about the things he found out back then, so Yuan Zhang asked: "More than five years ago, you went to the Longsheng Bank at the same time every day for several days in a row. Why?"

Duan Da said: "Returning to the master, I had been in the palace for some time at that time, and I was valued by the big housekeeper, and I was given a decent job as a steward. At that time, I got a letter from Hu Shanren, saying that I should go to the Longsheng Silver House I went to find the shopkeeper to pick up my things. I went there for seven days in a row. Every day, the shopkeeper of Longsheng Silver House gave me a bag of gold and silver ladles, and didn’t say anything else. Not long after that, the Longsheng Silver House was empty, not only Changed the shopkeeper, and even changed the business." After a short pause, Duan Da added: "Master Qingtian Mingcha, I brought all the gold and silver coins I took from the Longsheng Silver House that year."

As he said that, Duan Da held out seven small bundles. Sure enough, each bundle was a gold and silver locket sent by a wealthy family, and there was nothing unusual about it.

Yuan Zhang asked Hu Boda again whether Duan Da's words were true. Hu Boda's eyelids drooped. He didn't expect that the court would even reveal the old things so many years ago. "Master Guan, my Hujiazhuang has a big business, and it's not unusual to have contacts with this silver house and that silver house. I don't remember it so clearly."

Jia Daishan and Jia Lian looked at the seven bags of gold and silver zippers held out by Duan Da, and then they realized that King Zhongshun used Duan Da as bait for seven days to lure Jia Daishan to suspect the second prince, but fortunately Qin Yue was not fooled.Duan Da is just a low-level pawn, and he doesn't even know it's being used. If he catches Qin Yue, the loss will be too great for Jia Daishan.

Yuan Zhang asked Duan Da a few more questions, Dali Siqing and others expected that Duan Da had never lied, so they temporarily put aside the matter of the second prince's residence, and asked Wu Gui why he colluded with the Hu family and absconded by feigning death.Wu Gui still said that because he had done many confidential things for the fifth prince in the past, he was afraid of being silenced, so he absconded.

Jia Daishan suddenly said: "Master Yuan, can I ask the prisoner Wu Gui a word?"

Yuan Zhang said: "Mr. Rong Guo, please."

Jia Daishan then turned to Wu Gui and said, "Wu Gui is the one who committed the crime. Among the evidence that the government got up from Hujiazhuang, there are many letters between the fifth prince and Hu Boda. Since you said that you have done many confidential things for the fifth prince, these letters are yours. To send it?"

Wu Gui replied: "Responding to the master's words, it was sent by the grass-roots people."

Jia Daishan nodded, and continued to ask: "At the beginning, the fifth prince communicated with Hujiazhuang, besides you, are there other messengers?"

Wu Gui thought: If I said there were other people, Duke Rong would definitely want to ask why the others didn't escape, but I did; the fifth prince would also come out to testify that I was lying, but in fact there was no one else.So Wu Gui said: "Return to Master, this matter is confidential, Caomin has never seen anyone else go to Hujiazhuang for the fifth prince."

Jia Daishan nodded, and said in a stern voice: "Bold Wu Gui, in the courtroom, dare to speak nonsense to conceal the order of the court officials. You said that you escaped because you were worried about the fifth prince's murder. But the evidence I see, the fifth prince's house It’s been five years since I’ve been in touch with the Hu Family Village, why have you been running away for five years, and why did you escape three months ago!”

Wu Gui was startled, but said with a mournful face: "Master, as servants, we act according to the face of the master, and dare not intervene too much in the conduct of the master. At first, the master didn't send me. As long as there was nothing to contact these days, and I was not sent for a year or two later, I guessed whether the master had cut ties with the Hu family, but I hoped that the master would not need the Hu family for the time being. Year after year, Just five years later, the more time passed, the more flustered I became. I always felt that since the master had separated from the Hu family, I naturally didn't want anyone to know what the master had thought before. It was beneficial, because the more I thought about it, the more afraid I became, and finally I couldn't stand it anymore and ran away."

Jia Daishan nodded suddenly and said: "I see."

Seeing that Jia Daishan believed his words, Wu Gui was a little relieved.Jia Daishan then asked: "Did you deliver a letter to Hu's Village for the Fifth Prince in the past five years?"

Wu Gui hurriedly said: "Master, the grassroots dare not tell lies, and have never been there again."

Jia Daishan snorted coldly, and said: "Nonsense! The fifth prince's mother and the violent king's mother came from the Wu family together, and the two uncles and nephews are very close, which is different from others. It is clear that the fifth prince's behavior became more serious after seeing the violent king and being imprisoned. Be vigilant, you went to Hujiazhuang to deliver a letter later, presumably Hu Boda burned it after reading it, so this time Hujiazhuang was confiscated, and you were arrested together. In order to loyally protect the lord, you made up a lie about fake death, in order to replace the fifth prince Cover up the fact that he is still secretly plotting rebellion!"

After Wu Gui shouted for grievances, the fifth prince, Situ Bi, also stood up and said, "Jia Daishan, I respect you as the Duke of Rong, who was conferred by your father and the emperor, and I have tolerated you many times, but the honor of this prince and prince will not allow you to speak empty words." slander of teeth."

For a while, there was chaos in the courtroom.The fifth prince was not angry that Jia Daishan slandered him, and Wu Gui insisted that he had no connection with Dai Quan. The other officials saw Wu Gui just now and heard the word Dai Quan, and their expressions changed slightly. They also knew that Wu Gui and Dai Quan must be related, so they endured Can't help whispering.

Yuan Zhang patted the gavel and said, "No noise is allowed in the courtroom!"

Knowing that Emperor Jing He was also listening behind the curtain, the fifth prince held back his anger and sat down reluctantly, still glaring at Jia Daishan.Jia Daishan looked disapproving.

Emperor Jing He frowned slightly. After capturing Wu Gui in Hujiazhuang, he called Jia Daishan in the upper study room. At that time, he felt that the fifth prince should have calmed down long ago. Pointing to the fifth emperor?

Jia Lian sat on Jia Daishan's head without moving, and couldn't help applauding his grandfather in his heart.Jia Daishan is really an outstanding talent. Although he is the second generation of officials, he is also the second generation of the explosive family.Not to mention the family background, when Jia Yuan followed the Taizu Emperor to fight in the north and south, he didn't think about using it on Jia Daishan. Pass.I'm afraid Wu Gui has fallen for it.

Sure enough, Jia Daishan immediately asked: "Wu Gui, in the past five years, have you burned all the letters between the Fifth Prince's Mansion and Hu's Village?"

Wu Gui denied it categorically, but Jia Daishan suddenly said: "Then what you burned was a letter sent on Dai Quan's behalf!"

Wu Gui was slightly taken aback, then shook his head hastily and said, "Master Guo's words are becoming more and more outrageous. Caomin works in the fifth prince's mansion, and he is not familiar with Eunuch Dai."

But no matter how hard he denied it, the stunned look fell into the eyes of everyone in the hall.Dai Quan's knees had been smashed, so instead of kneeling on the ground, he sat slumped in the hall. Hearing Jia Daishan's words, he was stunned for a moment.Immediately afterwards, the normal color was restored.He was charged with murdering the eldest grandson of the emperor, which is already a capital crime. Whether Jia Daishan can interrogate other people has nothing to do with him.

Jia Daishan returned to the chair and sat down after asking this point, and said, "Master Yuan, I've finished my question."

Except for the second prince, Situ Jie, all the people in the hall are not human beings.Yuan Zhang himself knew what happened next, so he continued to ask: "Wu Gui was a criminal, the reason why you faked your death and escaped from the Fifth Prince's Mansion was because you were ordered by the traitor Dai Quan to deliver a letter to Hu Boda. Sending killers to Miechang and covering the door with jade articles, right?"