The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

No one knows what Uncle Wang's daughter went through before she came to Daming Gate. According to the rules of Dayong Chaotang, people who have been grievances should first submit a petition to the county government where they are located. The county government's treatment was unfair, as well as the state capital, the Ministry of Justice on Qipan Street, Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, etc.

There are so many imperial offices, and there are always one or two that are willing to accept cases. Now she knelt directly outside the Daming Gate, and many officials frowned. What a bad rule. If other people follow this example, how can they be officials in the future?

Some people have a headache, and naturally some people enjoy it secretly. No matter how you say it, Wanping County Magistrate is unfair in his handling of affairs, and Shuntian Prefecture Yin cannot escape the crime of negligence. Thinking of the morning approaching, everyone knew that there would be fun today.

This incident happened so suddenly that Chen Heng was worried that Lin Ruhai would be questioned by His Majesty in court. On the way to the Meridian Gate, I briefly explained to the teacher what Liu and Xue passed by, so that he could have an idea.

Coincidentally, on the corridor in front of the Meridian Gate, there were officials telling their colleagues about this incident. There is no airtight wall in the world. The capital is very big, but in some ways it is very small. After popular science from well-informed people, everyone talked about it, and the topic inevitably turned around to Wang Ziteng.

Wang Ziteng's position was extremely easy to find. He was standing at the forefront of the military attache corridor. Standing side by side were King Beijing, King Nan'an, King Xining, and King Dongping. Behind him is the famous son of Hachi Gong. What is interesting is that among the eight princes, only Ning Guogong and Rong Guogong were not present.

When Chen Heng and Lin Ruhai arrived, Wang Ziteng was calmly accepting the attention of everyone. Looking at his calm and composed appearance, it seemed that the person who committed the evil deed was not his good nephew, but a stranger who had nothing to do with him.

When they parted, Lin Ruhai told the students, Go to court first. The latter understood the meaning and silently walked to the class train where the sixth subject was.

Lin Ruhai walked forward alone and walked all the way behind Gu Zaiyong before nodding to Sha Xiang, Wei Yinghong and others beside him. As soon as Zuodu Yushi arrived, the petty officials who had been chatting enthusiastically just now stopped talking. The Metropolitan Procuratorate was ordered to supervise all officials, and no one wanted to suffer in their hands.

Gu Zaiyong was in a good mood and took the initiative to say hello to Lin Ruhai. But the one in the best mood was Yan Hu, the Minister of Civil Affairs. Since two months ago, a new Maritime Affairs Department was added to the imperial government office, and he has issued appointment and dismissal certificates for countless officials. The sophistication of people and courtesy exchanges between them really made him gain a lot.

As of now, there is only one post of Director-General of the Maritime Affairs Department, starting from the fourth rank, and Li Zhi has not yet chosen a candidate. Perhaps because he ate a little too much when he went out this morning, Yan Hu burped at an inappropriate time. But given his official position and qualifications, no one dared to argue with him about the crime of misconduct.

There is still some time before the next court meeting, and the heavy snow in the sky is still falling, showing no signs of stopping. Gu Zaiyong suddenly stood up and sighed: Old, old.

When he moved, all the officials around him took half a step back. The movement on the civil official's side naturally attracted the attention of the other side. Gu Zaiyong shook his official robe and said helplessly: It's freezing cold. Everyone, please let me go to the greenhouse to relax.

The greenhouses are two duty rooms located in front of the Meridian Gate, both at the front of the corridor. In the early Ming Dynasty, these two rooms were owned by Jinyiwei. They would hide in the house and watch the officials quietly during the court session.

After Dayong established the dynasty, he considered the hardship of going to court in winter. They took these two houses and gave them to the elderly officials to rest.

The chief minister has said this, so no one else will have any opinions. Gu Zaiyong led Yan Hu Shiran into the greenhouse. Soon, Liu Liangcai, the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, jumped out of the crowd and suddenly went straight to the greenhouse.

Shuntian Fuyin's move was truly beyond everyone's expectations. It stands to reason that he is the prefect of the third grade, and he is the head of the prefecture in the world. You are definitely qualified to enter a greenhouse, but why did you choose to do so at this moment?

Lin Ruhai, who was witnessing everything, immediately frowned and screamed in his heart that it was terrible. He vaguely guessed that there might be something wrong with Shuntian Fu Yin.

After Xue Pan did such a thing, the New Party did not think of a countermeasure before meeting Li Zhi. It's not that they didn't respond quickly enough, it was because the civilian girl's complaint happened too suddenly.

Since they, the core of the new party, don't know, Wang Ziteng will have no idea of ​​the new party's plans. The latter's gaze never left this place after Shuntian Fuyin entered the greenhouse.

What do they want to do?! Wang Ziteng had doubts in his heart. He hasn't been having a good time lately either. The border war just stopped, and a new group of distinguished officials emerged in the DPRK. These people are naturally not in the same pot as the four bastards.

Li Zhi had these people on hand, and Chen Heng helped him replenish the treasury. His Majesty, who had been silent for a long time, had long had the intention of beating the four bastards. It is precisely because of this that Wang Ziteng's reward has not been received yet.

My family is already at the forefront of the crisis, and my nephew does such stupid things again and puts others in trouble. Although Wang Ziteng had a headache, he was still calm. It was just a mistake to kill someone. If you think it is big, think of it as big, if you think of it as small, think of it as small.

Lack of strict governance is certainly a good way to criticize courtiers. But the four bastards around him gave Wang Ziteng the confidence to face this matter. As long as people of their lineage were still in court, he didn't believe that His Majesty would act rashly and directly choose to break up with each other.

But why did Shuntian Prefecture Yin follow Gu Zaiyong in? Isn't he one of His Majesty's? Wang Ziteng had a sullen face, thinking about various possibilities in his mind.

The people of the new party were also confused by Shuntian Fuyin's sudden move. Thinking as fast as Lin Ruhai, he has already seen the truth of Shuntian Fuyin's betrayal. But more people thought that the old and new parties wanted to reach a tacit understanding in the greenhouse. Everyone is waiting and watching, always feeling that Shuntian Mansion alone is not significant enough.

At this time, another civil servant came out.

The strong-tempered and impatient Minister of War, Sha Xiang, was worried that Shuntian Prefecture Yin and Gu Zaiyong were planning some tricks together, so he planned to go to the greenhouse to watch in person. The Minister of War walked away so fast and hurriedly that Lin Ruhai had no time to dissuade him and could only sit back and watch as the other party pushed open the door of the greenhouse.

Not good. Lin Ruhai shouted softly, attracting Wei Yinghong's gaze.

If Gu Zaiyong's previous plan can be called a masterstroke. In Lin Ruhai's opinion, Mr. Sha's stress reaction was really stinky.

No matter what Gu Zaiyong's plan is, the most important thing the New Party should do now is to distance itself from the relationship. As long as they don't move, Li Zhi will have room to move forward and retreat. There is still a possibility of explanation for Shuntian Mansion's quiet defection.

He was so impatient to get involved, and then Gu Zaiyong didn't care what he did afterwards. Wang Ziteng would have reasonable suspicion that there was a shadow of the New Party in it.

Lin Ruhai looked at Wang Ziteng in the distance again, and his face was indeed livid. Just by looking at his expression, Lin Ruhai could guess what Wang Ziteng was thinking. He must be thinking in his heart that the old and new parties have reached a tacit agreement and took the opportunity to cut them off.

Sha Xiang here just opened the door and noticed something was wrong. In the house, the seat where Shuntian Fu Yin sat was far away from Gu Zaiyong. But now it is impossible to look back. The official robe of a second-rank official is on him, and behind him are hundreds of officials and subordinates. There is no room for Shangshu to show his cowardice.

The cold wind blowing in from the door broke the silence in the house. Gu Zaiyong saw Sha Xiang still frozen at the door, and said kindly: Master Sha, since you are coming to the greenhouse to avoid the cold wind, why don't you close the door first.

Seeing Sha Xiang's embarrassing situation, Yan Hu couldn't hold back his good mood and burst into laughter.

This door is still closed after all.

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Today's morning session was an eye-opener for Chen Heng. After the Daming Gate incident was brought to the forefront by people from the old party, Wang Ziteng took the lead and apologized to Li Zhi.

The old and new parties argued endlessly over this matter, and people from the old party directly proposed a joint trial among the three departments. People from the New Party believe that the matter should be handled according to the original steps, first continued by Shuntian Prefecture, and then reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Chen Heng's old boss Sha Xiang was surprisingly silent this time, with a look of frustration on his face. Only Lin Ruhai and Wei Yinghong were left in the New Party to argue. The two of them, together with Wen Shiqian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, could not be more proud of Gu and Yan.

Seeing the joint trial of the three departments, it will be a foregone conclusion. Li Zhi finally understood the minister's intention and directly announced that Shuntian Prefecture Yin would take over the case. Gu Zaiyong didn't care about this either. Going to the joint trial of the three departments was to confirm that the old and new parties were working together to control the four kings and eight princes.

If only Shuntian Mansion took over, that would be a good outcome. Many people still think that Shuntian Prefecture Yin is Li Zhi's person. No matter how much Wang Ziteng and his four princes and eight princes play around, they will eventually fall into the hands of himself and the Supreme Emperor.

Gu Zaiyong lowered his eyes before he could feel proud. Lin Ruhai's counterattack also came. After Gu Zaiyong returned to the line, he immediately stepped out and said: Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, and unclear laws are not enough to convince the public. I would like to ask your Majesty to send another official to assist in handling the case as a token of appreciation. The court's laws are fair.

This is someone who wants to insert a new party into this case. Li Zhi thought calmly, this person cannot have a high official position. If it's a big case, it's better to have a direct trial by the three agencies. The official position should not be too small. If it is too small, Shuntian Prefecture Yin will lead him by the nose.

Seeing Lin Ruhai still standing in front of him, Li Zhi suddenly moved his eyebrows and said, Chen Chixing.

There are also many officials named Chen in the court. If Li Zhi hadn't yelled like this, Chen Heng couldn't believe that he would be directly named. He immediately left the class train, stepped forward quickly with a wat board in hand, bowed and said, I'm here.

As Master Yilin said, you, together with Shuntian Mansion, are responsible for assisting in handling this case.

Before Chen Heng had time to answer, Yan Hu had already stepped out of the queue and said urgently: Your Majesty, I think it's impossible. The sixth subject is no more than the seventh rank in the matter, how can it be...

Your Majesty, I think it's just right. Wei Yinghong interrupted directly, Liu Ke has the duty of supervising the six ministries. Mr. Xiao Chen will take charge of it. There is no violation of etiquette.

What the two adults said is true. Li Zhi was also annoyed by Gu and Yan today, and he did not expect that the Shuntian Prefecture Yin who was personally appointed and dismissed was Gu Zaiyong's person. This feeling of betrayal was deeply rooted in Li Zhi's heart. He overcame everyone's opinions and said, I will give Chen Qing a flying fish suit. Hold on, you must handle this case impartially for me.

Such a difficult matter suddenly came to hand. Chen Heng didn't even have a chance to complain. He had to lean over again and said: I obey the order.

The moment he lowered his head, Chen Heng saw Wang Ziteng in front of him who was still kneeling to apologize. On both sides of Wang Ziteng were Yan Hu and Wei Yinghong who were packing up their court clothes and preparing to return.

After finishing the morning court in such a noisy manner, Chen Heng walked to Fengtian Temple Square when he was pulled by Lin Ruhai. Surrounded by civil and military officials who were retreating in order, Lin Ruhai knew that there was not much time left for him to give some advice to his students, so he quickly said: It is state-owned and national law. Before the third division reviews the case, remember to keep the criminal in custody.

Chen Heng raised his eyebrows directly. Does this mean that someone wants Xue Pan's life? He did not dare to hesitate. Seeing that Shuntian Fu Yin was about to step out of the palace gate, he immediately nodded and said: Teacher, I understand.

Go. Lin Ruhai patted Chen Heng on the shoulder. He had to rush to Linjing Hall to calm Li Zhi's anger.

The teacher and student immediately parted ways, and Chen Heng finally caught up with Shuntian Fu Yin at the Meridian Gate. Liu Ke, who was dressed in blue robes, directly stopped Liu Liangcai, the governor.

Sir, are you going to arrest Xue Pan?

The two men had met before over matters in the countryside of the capital. Liu Liangcai was not completely unfamiliar with Chen Heng, so he immediately said jokingly: Exactly, Mr. Chen, do you want to accompany me?

His identity has been revealed by Gu Zaiyong. There is no need to continue to disguise yourself and deliberately give Chen Heng face.

Very good. Chen Heng agreed immediately, and happened to pass by Lu Yingxiong of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. How could he let this person go and said directly: Master Lu.

Lu Yingxiong was immediately shocked, isn't it, little ancestor? I've been thinking about treating you to dinner all day long. How could you repay kindness with enmity and drag me into this muddy water? Lu Yingxiong was about to pretend that he didn't hear because of the heavy wind and snow, when Chen Heng shouted again: Master Lu.

It would be really rude not to reply. Lu Yingxiong had no choice but to stop, cupped his hands and said, Master Chen.

I want to borrow someone from the Military and Horse Division.

Master Chen, the government office also has agents and officers. Liu Liangcai retorted.

Yes, there are a lot of people in the Shuntian government office. What are you civil servants floating around thinking about me, a little person? Lu Yingxiong couldn't help complaining, hoping that Chen Heng would change his mind. As a result, the latter said directly: Did Mr. Liu forget that this case occurred in Shuntian Mansion? Your Majesty asked me to assist in handling this matter. Naturally, I will do my duty faithfully and share the worries of the imperial court.

Yes, even His Majesty has moved out, it seems there is no way to escape. Lu Yingxiong hated that he had lost two legs, so he simply came to Liu Liangcai's rescue and said: Master Chen, please invite me.

With a group of useful people on hand, Chen Heng took Lu Yingxiong and rushed to the Wucheng Army and Horses Department without stopping. He gathered all the officers and soldiers and went to Rongguo Mansion to kill them.

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At this time in Lixiang Courtyard, Xue Pan was lying on the bed and moaning. He had smashed four or five teacups today, and in front of the weeping Aunt Xue, he still kept shouting: When I get better, I will definitely seek revenge on Liu Xianglian.

He was yelling fiercely inside the house, but Baoyu and Baochai outside the house had a headache. This good brother was so stubborn that they were really helpless.

Jia Lian didn't want to come at first, but when Jia Rong heard that Xue Pan was beaten with a bruised nose and face, she thought of coaxing him to come and see the excitement. The situation of the Xue family in the Jia Mansion was really embarrassing. It was not just Mrs. Jia who complained about their long residence. Even the men in the family didn't have much respect for Xue Pan.

Baochai listened to Xue Pan's scolding and watched Jia Rong covering her mouth and laughing. Her heart felt like it was burning with ice, which really made her feel ashamed. I wish I could hide in the boudoir to have some peace and quiet. Baoyu saw her embarrassment, so she stood up and said to Jia Rong: Come on, hurry up, I will see you hanging out together all day long. Now that Brother Xue has suffered a loss, you are the one who laughs the most.

Second uncle, please don't accuse a good person unjustly. Jia Rong couldn't suppress her laughter and said hurriedly, I also feel pain in my heart. It's just that the man didn't shed tears lightly, so... that's why...

Jia Lian couldn't listen to his nonsense and pushed his nephew directly. He smiled and said: Okay, okay, let's leave this place to Baoyu. He was still thinking about the gentle countryside outside, so there was no time to spend in Lixiangyuan, Come on, follow me out to have some fun.

Jia Lian is famous for being playful. Jia Rong rolled his eyes and said excitedly: It's just right, I also have something on hand...

Baoyu was about to leave when he saw the two of them, but he didn't have time to be happy. A servant stumbled in from outside and cried to the men in the hall: Master, master...

Why are you so flustered?! Can the sky fall down? Jia Rong raised his foot and put it in the servant's heart.

The man was kicked so hard that he was lying on his back, but he didn't care to cry out in pain. He immediately turned over and lay on the ground, crying: Guys, there are officers and soldiers coming to kill you outside.

What?!

What did you say?

After Jia Baoyu and Jia Rong called out, Jia Lian said impatiently: Don't talk nonsense, but you went to the wrong place?

What kind of world is this, and there are still people who dare to come to their Rongguo Mansion to cause trouble? !

As he was talking, the sound of officers and soldiers running in order could be heard outside. The leader, Chen Heng, had already put on the Feiyu suit given by Li Zhi and crossed the threshold. He immediately shouted: Where is Xue Pan who wants to offend him?

As soon as this sound came out, he looked at the officers and soldiers standing in the courtyard. Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu and Jia Rong were all stunned on the spot. Baochai was even more confused and had no idea why things would develop like this.

Chen Heng is also anxious. Lin Ruhai's instructions are still in his ears. The most important thing now is to control Xue Pan in the hands of the New Party. He glanced at the dumbfounded Jia family, waved his hand without caring about others, and said, Go in and get someone.

Now that they have reached this point, Lu Yingxiong has no way out. He pointed at the curtain and then stopped yelling at someone, and said directly to the officers and soldiers behind him: Didn't you hear what Mr. Chen said? Go in and get someone.

yes.

Four or five officers and soldiers rushed into the curtain side by side. Not long after, I heard a woman crying and a man yelling.

What are you doing?

The wrong person has been arrested, the wrong person has been arrested. There are some good men on duty, but my son has always been sensible and obedient. There must be some injustice involved.

Which of you dare to touch me? I am the eldest son of Jinling Xue.

Xue Pan, who was cursing, was carried out by the hands of several officers and soldiers. See the scenes inside and outside the hall. He gradually became silent, probably knowing that he was in trouble.

Chen Heng saw Jia Lian moving his lips and tongue, as if he was about to speak. He spoke directly and said: I am doing the work according to the order, you don't need to say anything.

Eight simple words, but they suppressed the atmosphere in the venue like a mountain. Xue Pan didn't know the weight of these eight words, so he said in a trembling voice: Brothers from the Chen family...

Chen Heng was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and waved his hand directly.

take away.

Lu Yingxiong didn't need to say anything anymore. The officers and soldiers took the order and escorted Xue Pan directly outside the mansion.

The weather is getting colder, and my typing hands are cold and cold. Please count your votes and comfort my heart.