Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 301: The Northern King is Assassinated

Jia Yun smiled and explained: "You are only the prefect of Suzhou, and your jurisdiction is the local affairs of Suzhou, as well as the affairs of officials below the fifth rank!

"Which of these three cases is not related to the truth? The important officials of the first and second ranks, the princes, and the clan members are all involved!

"Even the Ministry of Justice doesn't dare to touch this case! Only the Dali Temple, or even the Zongzheng Temple, are qualified to take charge!

“Even if this case is brought to Beijing, it is not something that ordinary people can try!

“The princes are young, the crown prince is too noble, and Prince Yu is the emperor’s uncle who is in charge of the government, so none of them are suitable.

"This case has been delayed for so long before the imperial edict was passed on. It must be because His Majesty has not found a suitable judge!

"Think about it, even His Majesty is having a headache about who to ask to try the case, and you are asked to handle it?!

"If I really let you do it, then I'm not respecting you. Instead, I'm waiting for you to offend all these families. Then I'll use your head to appease the anger of the nobles and royal family!"

Jia Yun smiled and poured wine for Wei Jun, who was already dumbfounded. "Your Majesty is not letting you do it, which shows that he is truly protecting you!"

Wei Jun woke up as if from a dream, almost crying, he stood up, staggered a step, and bowed solemnly to the north:

"Your Majesty, I, Wei Jun, thank you for your protection!!!"

Jia Yun smiled and waited for him to finish his kowtow before he stepped forward to help him up. He clinked glasses with him, waited for him to finish his drink, and then poured another glass:

"I should congratulate you, sir! After this case, it is clear that you have won the emperor's favor. You will rise to prominence in the future!"

Wei Jun was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling: "Thank you for your good words!"

The two of them drank until midnight.

Wei Jun slept at Lin's house that night.

The next morning, Wei Jun finally thought of asking Jia Yun, "You had already returned to the capital, so why are you back?"

Jia Yun smiled and said a few perfunctory words, then, on the pretext of wanting to have breakfast outside, he pulled Wei Jun out of the Lin residence.

I found a shop to drink sugar porridge and eat rice balls. After seeing that no one was paying attention, I whispered to Wei Jun:

"The princess found that the accounts of the land were not correct. But Jing Bo was old, and the princess did not want to argue with him in person.

"So let me come back in my personal capacity and quietly investigate to find out who the problem lies with!"

Wei Jun suddenly realized and nodded, "I remember that at that time, they only said that the account of the students' aid was wrong. It seems that the account of Tian Shang is also wrong?"

"At that time, the princess wanted to go and take a look at the fields. Jing Bofei said that there were too many fields and the princess couldn't take care of them all."

Jia Yun spread his hands and said, "I have never heard of it. Because there are too many properties to look at, the owner is not allowed to look at them all!"

Wei Jun sighed in understanding and whispered, "I have been an old servant for many years, and it is difficult for the princess."

Jia Yun knocked on the table in agreement: "That's exactly what you said!"

"Then how can you check it? You check the accounts, will the old man let you see it?" Wei Jun couldn't help but look at Jia Yun with sympathy.

Jia Yun smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency is a very understanding person!"

He sighed deeply and said, "What can I do? A stupid way! I thought, I might as well go through all the princess's land, and then ask about the harvests in the surrounding areas and make a rough calculation.

"If the difference is minor and insignificant, forget it.

"If it is indeed a huge mistake, I will report it to the princess and ask for instructions on what to do next!"

Wei Jun was just thinking of returning the favor because of Jia Yun's comfort last night. Seeing that Jia Yun was in distress, he offered some advice:

"You don't understand the language here, and you look like an outsider. If you ask them, you won't hear the truth!

"How about this! I won't use the government officials, so that people won't accuse us of bullying the people.

"I'll find a servant from my own family who knows the local dialect and geography, and bring your family's fish scale book with him to accompany you, and then you can check it easily!"

Jia Yun's face was filled with gratitude. He stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Your Excellency!"

"If you keep calling me Lord Fu, it will be too formal!" Wei Jun helped him up affectionately and even asked him, "Do you have any achievements?"

Jia Yun was filled with shame: "My father passed away early, and I was too unpromising to read many pages of books. I never did."

"Why don't you become a clerk in my office?" Wei Jun took the opportunity to say, "Then donate money to become a student. If you work hard, you may even become a scholar or a juren. It will be easy for you to plan for the future!"

Jia Yun almost cried: "Your Excellency's love for me is like a second parent to me!"

Wei Jun laughed while twirling his beard: "You don't have a courtesy name yet, how about I give you one?"

"I was just about to ask my uncle to give me a calligraphy!"

In just one day and one night, the two had become as close as uncle and nephew.

Lin Jing saw it and exclaimed, "How amazing!"

Not to mention.

…(I don’t know how to make the transitional dividing line)…

On November 11, Taishang’s ship arrived at the border of Shandong.

The Governor of Shandong boarded the ship and took over from Ding Mingyi.

Ding Mingyi quietly told Taishang that he had been assassinated, and ordered him to personally escort him to Zhili and order the guards of the capital to pick him up personally before leaving!

The Shandong governor was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly begged Ding Mingyi to find an excuse to delay for another day so that he could summon the experts of the guards.

Ding Mingyi readily agreed.

The Emperor and the Empress Dowager also understood why the local officials were so cautious, so they pretended not to notice their tricks and went ashore to stay overnight.

The next day, the Shandong governor had gathered all the people and then he boarded the ship again and sailed north.

But before the ship had time to leave the dock, suddenly a speedboat came towards them, riding the wind and waves in the distance!

At the same time, there were people standing at the bow, waving and shouting over here: "Please stay! Please, Mr. Ding, stay!"

Ding Zhitai?

Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

The news that Ding Mingyi accompanied Taishang on the ship returning to Beijing was well known in the Jiangnan officialdom.

Therefore, since he called out to Ding Zhitai to stay, he must have known that the Supreme Lord, the Queen Mother, Dai Xiang, General Feng and others were also on the ship.

"Are you here to see His Majesty?" Daiyu asked the Queen Mother quietly. "I dare not ask His Majesty to stay, so I asked Ding Zhitai to come."

The Queen Mother agreed with this and nodded, saying, "That should be the case."

Tai Shang heard it and nodded slowly: "Let him come over."

The speedboat arrived close in just a few breaths.

At first glance, everyone was shocked!

There were four people on the boat, a boatman, and the other three, two servants. Their hats were askew and their clothes were messy, and the last one was covered with wounds, with one arm hanging on his neck, and his head was wrapped in cloth, with a faint trace of blood!

The most frightening thing was that most people present knew this person! It was Liao, the chief official of Prince Beijing's Palace!

Tai Shang's face turned pale in an instant, he felt his heart pounding, and he felt slightly dizzy!

Dai Quan hurriedly supported him: "Supreme Lord!"

"Let him come closer and talk!" Tai Shang gritted his teeth and said in a low voice.

Dai Quan hurriedly ordered, "Is it Liao Changshi of the Northern Palace? The Supreme Emperor has summoned you, come forward and speak to me!"

Liao Changshi, with his robes covered in mud and blood and a wound on his leg, limped onto the boat, plopped down in front of the Supreme, and burst into tears:

"Your Majesty! I am a sinner who was incompetent and watched the Northern King being stabbed to death!"

Tai Shang just felt dizzy, his eyes went dark, he leaned back and fell straight down!

There was a great commotion on the boat:

"Supreme! Supreme!"

"Pass on the Imperial Physician!"