This palace is located in the southwest corner of the harem. It has all kinds of palaces, pavilions and pavilions. There is also a winding stone path leading directly to the imperial garden and Shanglin Garden. The palace is majestic yet delicate.
In the hall, there are beams, pillars and curtains all around, and the jade steps are cool and bright, and the light is discernible, reflecting two slender, beautiful (tall) figures.
After bypassing a screen and walking towards the inner room, the two of them paused.
There are several crane-shaped palace lanterns placed under the window. A rosewood bookshelf stands on the southwest wall. A large blue porcelain urn next to the bookshelf contains a scroll of paintings. The mahogany bookcase in front of the bookshelf contains pens, inks, papers and inkstones.
, and near the desk, there is a three-legged animal head smoke cage, with smoke rising from inside.
Because it is next to the window, the sunlight comes through the window, so it does not appear dim. If you feel that the light is too strong, you can also draw a curtain or use a screen to cover it.
Overall, the layout of the palace is simple and simple.
In fact, this was the first time that Jia Heng came to Princess Xianning's palace. He looked around, then turned to Princess Xianning and said: "Your Highness's bedroom is simple, not luxurious, which is admirable."
Princess Xianning smiled softly and said softly: "Sir, you are too complimentary. Please come over here."
With that said, he ordered the female officer Zhixia to get the medicinal wine and led Jia Heng into the study.
Jia Heng sat down next to the small table in the study room, his eyes moved slightly, and he picked up the beautifully bound book on the table. He saw the words Three Kingdoms written on the cover. He opened the book and saw a bookmark inside.
Here, Princess Xianning has rolled up her sleeves, revealing a white lotus-like frosted wrist. She lifts the teapot and pours tea into the cup on the small table. As the heat gradually rises, the aroma rises.
Fill the interior.
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at the girl and asked: "Your Highness, have you finished the second part?"
"Sir, as soon as this second book of the Three Kingdoms was printed, I asked someone below to buy it. I read it overnight over the past few days, and now I am reading it for the second time." Princess Xianning looked at the other side with her cold, jade-like eyes.
The young man said in a playful voice.
Jia Heng smiled and said: "After all, it is a storybook, just for entertainment, and it is not worth reading from time to time."
Princess Xianning smiled and said: "Sir, you are too modest. I have learned a lot from this book."
While the two were talking, Zhixia led the palace maid over, carrying a copper basin, towels and other things, and said softly: "Your Highness, the medicinal wine has been brought."
"Put it here." Princess Xianning ordered, and Zhixia placed the medicinal wine in a porcelain bottle on the mahogany table.
"This medicinal wine for bruises is brewed by the imperial doctor of the imperial hospital using precious herbs. It is what I usually use. I often apply it on the bruises, and the effect is immediate." Princess Xianning said in a clear voice, and then cast a pair of autumn eyes at Jia Jia.
Heng hesitated for a moment and asked: "Sir, can you allow me to check the injury?"
Jia Heng frowned, a strange feeling flashed in his heart, and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, I can do it myself."
"Sir's injury is on his shoulder, and it's hard for me to heal it," Princess Xianning explained.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said softly: "This...is Your Highness Lao."
Seeing the girl's blushing cheeks, I felt that if I refused again, I would be afraid of breaking people's hearts.
Without further words, Jia Heng gently took off his python suit. Inside, Jia Heng was wearing a light white cross-collar jacket. With one hand, he took off the inner jacket to his shoulders. He turned his eyes and saw a bruise on his shoulder.
Two colors of purple.
Princess Xianning did not look at it casually, but her clear eyes were like dew, looking at her shoulders worriedly, and frowning: "Sir, why is this... so serious?"
Thinking back to the young man just now, his face was as normal and he was talking and laughing freely. It was really unimaginable that he had such serious injuries.
Jia Heng said: "The brick was smashed, so no bones should be injured."
Princess Xianning whispered: "I'll apply medicine to your husband."
As he spoke, he washed his hands, took a towel and dried them, then opened the porcelain bottle, poured the medicinal wine into his palms, and then began to rub his palms, and then the smell of herbs evaporated, and the aroma floated, making people feel refreshed.
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"It contains vanilla juice, otherwise it would be a bit pungent." Seemingly seeing Jia Heng's curiosity, Princess Xianning lowered her eyes and explained.
Seeing that the smearing action was quite professional, Jia Heng smiled and said, "Your Highness's technique looks very skillful."
"In the past, I had a lot of bumps and bumps. I did it all by myself, and I gradually got used to it." Princess Xianning said softly, her cheeks slightly warm, then she came forward and rubbed Jia Heng's shoulders from behind. After a while, the slightest touch
The coolness came and drove away the pain.
The slender jade hands squeezed the shoulders, not too lightly but not too hard, and applied essential oil. Well, the jade hands of the medicinal wine were very comfortable, and waves of fragrance came and floated on the nose, making people's minds sway even more.
Jia Heng's expression paused slightly, and he felt a little dazed for a moment.
The princess of a country condescends to serve him like a maidservant. Such a beautiful and caring person is really a bit overwhelming.
"Sir, do you feel better?"
The voice of the girl behind her was as cold and sweet as broken jade touching each other, but Jia Heng could still vaguely hear some tremors. It was obvious that Princess Xianning's mind was not at peace.
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Your Highness, it's much better. It doesn't seem to hurt much now."
Princess Xianning said "hmm" and couldn't help but lower her eyes. She only saw the shoulders and chest, and then...
My heart skipped a beat, and I didn't dare to look any further. I picked up the medicine bottle and poured it into my palm, then rubbed my hands.
After doing this three times, Princess Xianning said softly: "Sir, the effect of this medicinal wine is quite good. It should be fine in two or three days."
Jia Heng put on his middle coat and python suit, raised his eyes to look at Princess Xianning, and said softly: "Your Highness's courtesy is really embarrassing to me."
"Sir, you saved your father from danger. As a daughter, it is my duty to help you get rid of the pain." Princess Xianning said softly, while washing her hands, cleaning the medicinal wine in her hands, causing ripples in the water, as if she was also thinking about it.
There were ripples in the lake. After thinking about it, he warned, "Sir, please don't get cold again these days."
Jia Heng nodded, turned to look at the slim girl twisting the towel, and was silent. Although there was no charming scene just now, an untouched Tianhuang nobleman applying medicinal wine for him was the biggest charm in itself.
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Princess Xianning finished washing her hands, picked up a towel and wiped her hands, then sat down again, with a calm smile on her beautiful face, and said: "It's noon now, I'll ask the people below to pass some food."
Jia Heng put down the tea cup, met the girl's gaze, smiled and said, "Your Highness, I'm sorry."
While the two were drinking tea and talking, Zhixia came in and reported: "Your Highness, Eunuch Dai is outside the palace, looking for Mr. Jia."
Jia Heng stood up and said, "Your Highness, I'm going to take a look outside."
Princess Xianning also got up, feeling a little surprised and said, "Then I will go with you, sir."
Outside the hall, I saw an internal prisoner wearing a bright red brocade robe and a calm and authoritative expression. When he saw Jia Heng, he whispered: "Jia Ziyu, something happened?"
Jia Heng's heart moved slightly, his expression remained unchanged, and he asked: "Father-in-law, what happened?"
"The Gongling Mausoleum collapsed, and the Emperor was furious. The Holy Emperor issued an edict, directing the Jinyi Mansion and the Internal Security Bureau to send officials from the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and other officials involved in the construction of the mausoleum to prison and to be tortured and interrogated." Dai Quan entered the palace and said directly.
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Jia Heng's heart moved slightly and asked: "Have you ever asked the cabinet to issue an edict?"
Dai Quan smiled bitterly and said: "If we are to be handed over to such a big prison, how can there be any clear instructions? By the way, your Jinyi Mansion will take the lead in this case, and the internal police department will assist you, how about that?"
Jia Heng did not agree immediately, but thought about the stakes and asked: "Eunuch Dai just said that the emperor was angry, so this edict is the intention of the two palaces?"
Dai Quan still had a look of lingering fear on his face and said: "The Supreme Emperor Long Yan is so angry that I don't know how many people will be killed."
In his memory, during the Longzhi period and even the early Chongping period, many people were imprisoned and executed because of large prisons.
Jia Heng pondered and said: "Father, the internal investigation factory has rich experience in arresting and interrogating such matters. Why don't you take the lead in this case?"
"What experience does a person in our family have after serving a sentence? Even if he presides over the case, it will only create more unjust prisons. Ziyu now holds the sword of the emperor, is also a distinguished soldier, and is now in charge of the Jinyi Mansion.
When trying this case, firstly, it is fair and righteous, and secondly, you can advance and retreat freely." Dai Quan said with a smile.
Jia Heng frowned and was silent for a moment.
There are advantages and disadvantages to taking charge of this case. The advantage is that he is in charge of the "Xingda Prison" and can chase after him, which is convenient for him to bring King Zhongshun in. The disadvantage is that if the method is too cruel, it may cause the civil servant group to attack.
fear.
As for why Dai Quan is unwilling to take charge, it is not that Eunuch Dai has become soft-hearted as he is old, but that the old eunuch has served the emperor for many years and has to consider his own affairs.
As far as he knew, Dai Quan adopted a son from his own clan, who helped continue the Dai family's legacy and now lives in Nanjing.
In fact, every time an emperor set up a prison, it was an act of arbitrariness by the imperial power. Of course, in an era when the imperial power was so powerful, the imperial power had the qualification to be willful.
In particular, the mausoleum was destroyed due to corruption, which made it impossible for the emperor to rest in peace even after his death?
This is an offense against the imperial power. How can it be justified without losing a few heads?
Otherwise, three drinks as a penalty?
Moreover, why don’t the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor use the Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment?
Nothing more than naked distrust!
It is almost conceivable that after this incident, Jinyi Mansion regained its momentum, all officials in the court were ridden by Jinyi Mansion, and the fear of being controlled by imperial edicts and prisons returned.
Jia Heng thought for a moment and said: "The Jinyi Mansion I lead is willing to take charge of this case, and we must get to the bottom of it for the Holy One!"
Only if he leads the case can the previously obtained evidence be perfectly integrated into the case, and then the entire process will be watertight.
"Ziyu is a well-known loyal and upright minister in the world. It is most appropriate for His Majesty to lean on you and lead this case." Dai Quan complimented with a smile.
Princess Xianning's eyes flashed as she listened to the conversation between the two, and her worries gradually let go.
The honorable leader of the army is different from the cruel official. If he is a cruel official without foundation and offends the civil servants in this way, he will definitely not end well. But Jia Heng is different. His duty is to be the deputy envoy of Jingying Jiedu, and this time he is also ordered to serve as two officials.
Palace affairs.
Jia Heng nodded, agreeing.
"Now that it's settled, it shouldn't be too late. Ziyu and our family will arrest the person together. Stop leaking the news and let them destroy the evidence of the crime." Dai Quan said with a smile.
Jia Heng nodded, turned to look at Princess Xianning, and apologized: "Your Highness, I won't have lunch for now."
"Sir, go and get busy. Be careful along the way." Princess Xianning said quickly, then took the medicinal wine from Zhi Xia's hand and said, "Sir, take this bottle of medicinal wine and apply it back."
Jia Heng said: "Thank you for your generous gift, Your Highness."
With that said, without further delay, Dai Quan left Shuyu Palace and stood under the eaves of the corridor. Looking up, he saw the dim sky in the distance, with dark clouds covering the sun. The clouds were rolling and gradually condensing, as if a heavy rain was about to fall.
Come.
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Near Anshun Gate, the Ministry of Industry Yamen
Just when the earth dragon was stirring, there was a brief period of chaos in the Ministry of Works Yamen. However, as time passed, except for the tiles on the eaves of the official Yamen being shaken off, there were no major casualties, and people gradually became calmer.
Pan Bingyi, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, who had just finished lunch, was sitting in the administrative hall. Across a small table, he and Lu Chengan, the right minister of the Ministry of Works, were summoning officials from the fourth division of the Ministry of Works.
In addition to Dushui, Tuntian and Yuheng, the four officials of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Wai Lang, Ying Xiang and Qing Li Si Yuan, the officials of the Materials and Assessment Office were also standing aside, surrounded by officials and historians, holding their palms not far away and bowing their heads.
Listen to Pan Bingyi's lecture.
At this moment, the collapse of Gongling Mausoleum has not yet been reported to the Ministry of Works through the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Prince Zhongshun's Palace, so Pan Bingyi is not aware of it yet.
"Lord Lu, during this earthquake, did the walls of various government offices in central Beijing collapse?" Pan Bingyi, the minister of the Ministry of Works, asked Lu Cheng'an, the minister of the Ministry of Works.
Lu Chengan put down the tea cup, looked solemn, and said, "Just now, Chief Zhang has led people to check."
"We will list all the items that have been damaged and let the craftsmen from the Department of Camp, Repair and Cleaning to repair them as soon as possible. Now that it is time to inspect the capital, the Ministry of Works should be more streamlined in its own affairs." Pan Bingyi, the minister of the Ministry of Works, then continued: "
If there are any collapsed buildings in the palaces and gardens, they should be listed and repaired as soon as possible."
After saying that, he looked at the officials of the Yingqingqing Li Department and said: "Tian Yuanwai Lang?"
"Sir Pan, the household funds for the past six months have not been allocated yet, and the Yingqingqing Li Department is short of money and people." Tian Xigong, a member of the Yingqingqing Li Department, complained bitterly.
Because Qin Ye has taken leave these days, the two foreign ministers are now in charge of the affairs.
Pan Bingyi said: "The money has been delivered to me. We just need to wait for Mr. Qin to come over and work with the estimation office to re-examine and review the account books of the government's construction last year before disbursing it. The Holy Emperor also said the day before yesterday that the ministry should not be delayed due to Beijing inspections."
I have to ask Doctor Qin to take sick leave for a few days, but I don’t know if he’s recovered or not.”
As he said that, he turned to look at Lu Rong, another member of the council, and said, "Lv Rong, the council member, came over to ask Qin Ye when he would come over to be the director."
"After I leave the official office, I will go to the Qin Mansion and ask." Lu Rong felt his heart tremble and said hurriedly.
Just when several people from the Ministry of Industry were discussing, suddenly from outside the government office, a clerk ran into the Secretary's Office with a face full of panic. He said out of breath: "Mr. Pan, it's bad, there are a large number of royal guards coming outside."
Pan Shilang frowned and asked in confusion: "What are the people from Jinyi Mansion doing here at this time?"
However, before anyone could be sent to inquire, a large number of guards wearing flying fish uniforms and embroidered spring knives were seen coming from Yimen and surrounding the Ministry of Works.
"You can't let one go!"
There were bursts of shouts, followed by the sounds of chaotic footsteps, and then a large number of guards from Fusi, the northern town of Jinyi Mansion, surrounded the official hall, lined up from the Yimen to the eaves of the corridor, and stood guard with knives.
Pan Bingyi's complexion changed slightly and he stood up suddenly.
Not only Pan Bingyi, Lu Chengan and the other four officials also looked at the Jinyi Qianhu and the two Jinyi Baihu who came into the official hall and were wearing flying fish uniforms.
Pan Bingyi composed himself and shouted: "This is the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry. No unauthorized entry is allowed. Who let you in?"
The leader, a young man who looked like a member of a thousand households in Jinyi Mansion, had a sinister look on his face, sneered, and without saying a word, bowed to the side.
Suddenly, I saw two people striding towards the passage lined up in two groups.
The person on the left is tall and tall, wearing a black and red satin python pattern official robe, a jade belt buckled at the waist, a black cloak, and a sword.
The person on the right is wearing a bright red costume that can only be worn by high-ranking eunuchs. He has a fair face and no beard under his chin, and is holding a whisk.
"Jia Ziyu!" Pan Bingyi was shocked. He was familiar with Dai Quan because he had seen him during the court meeting. When he saw Dai Quan, his pupils shrank to pinpoints.
This is the arrival of the factory guards!
Jia Heng entered the official hall, looked at the frightened officials from the Ministry of Works, and said: "Master Pan, Master Lu, the Gongling Mausoleum collapsed. I have received an imperial edict from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
All officials should be thrown into jail and tortured and interrogated without any mistakes!"
Pan Bingyi's expression changed, and there was a "bang" in his head. Gongling collapsed? How is this possible?
Lu Chengan also took a breath of cold air. Did the Gongling Mausoleum collapse? Was it collapsed by the earthquake?
Jia Heng's expression turned cold and he said, "Come here, take down these two!"
The captain of Jinyi Mansion immediately swarmed forward and held Pan Bingyi and Lu Chengan on their shoulders.
"What are you going to do? You are so presumptuous! I am an official of the imperial court and a third-grade official. How dare you to be so presumptuous?" Pan Bingyi was frightened and angry. He struggled, holding his neck and shouted angrily.
Lu Chengan was also held down on the shoulders by a group of Jinyi Mansion guards. His expression changed drastically, and his eyes were horrified as he said, "It has nothing to do with us. I want to see the Holy Emperor and Mr. Zhao Ge!"
At this moment, in the buildings on both sides of the Ministry of Industry's office, the officials of the Ministry of Industry poked their heads out and looked at the Office of Administration, with fear in their hearts.
Dai Quan gave a sinister laugh and continued: "Master Lu, the Holy One is extremely angry at the moment and doesn't want to see anyone."
Emperor Chongping really didn't want to see anyone. When the cabinet heard that the emperor in Chonghua Palace was furious because of Gongling, and Emperor Chongping used factory guards to arrest officials, they were horrified.
Later, he wanted to persuade Emperor Chongping to withdraw his order and change it to a joint trial of the Three Laws Division. Zhao Mo, a bachelor of the cabinet and minister of the Ministry of Punishment, even took the initiative to ask for help, saying that he would investigate to the end and would never tolerate it. However, Emperor Chongping avoided seeing him.
"Hit Pan and Lu as officials!" Jia Heng frowned and said in a deep voice.
Pan Bingyi and Lu Chengan had their black gauze hats knocked off their heads, their buns were messy, and a strand of hair hung down on their faces. They looked embarrassed and frightened.
Jia Heng didn't say much. He stood on the construction site in front of the Ministry of Works, holding the Emperor's Sword at his waist with his hands under his cloak. He glanced at the officials from the Ministry of Works and said in a deep voice: "Secretary of the Department of General Affairs."
Where is it?"
"I'm here..." At this moment, a middle-aged official walked out of the corner, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
"Now, all the people I have mentioned come to the left. Can you help me identify them? Do you hear me?"
"I heard it." The middle-aged official responded in a low voice with a chill in his heart.
"Guo Yuanzheng, the chief officer of the Qing Dynasty, Cao Funian, Yu Congdian, Yu Congdian, Hou Yi, the chief seal officer of the Bureau of Statistics, Zhang Weili, the chief officer of the Jie Shen Ku, Zhou Ji, the Yuan Wailang..." Jia Heng took the roster handed to him by thousands of households in Jinyi.
, recited one by one, about twenty names, and said in a deep voice: "Where are the above officials?"
Every time I read it, the officials of the Fourth Department of the Ministry of Industry felt their hearts skip a beat.
The specific offices of the Ministry of Industry Yamen are mainly four departments, two warehouses and one office.
The person responsible for the specific supervision of the construction of the mausoleum and the collection of materials is the Tuntian Qingli Division, while the Materials Appraisal Office and Jieshen Treasury are in charge of accounting write-offs and project acceptance.
As for the Tuntian Qingli Department, which consists of five departments including the capital official, Zhunzhi, cabinet, miscellaneous, and craftsmen, as well as the office, accounting office, and fire office, all of them must be arrested and interrogated according to Emperor Chongping's decree.
After this incident, it was equivalent to killing the two ministers of the Ministry of Industry and the officials under the Tuntian Cleaning Department. It is conceivable that as the party members were interrogated and the carrots were pulled out of the mud, the four departments of the Ministry of Industry were all wiped out. It was only a matter of time.
question.
The faces of Guo Yuanzheng, Cao Funian, Yu Congdian and other officials present changed drastically, cold sweat broke out from their backs, and they stood up to the left with all their strength.
"You are the officials in charge of supervising the construction of Gongling Mausoleum. You are responsible for estimating and accounting expenses, collecting wood, or recruiting craftsmen. Now that Gongling Mausoleum has collapsed, the emperor is furious. The emperor is bedridden because of it. His Majesty is so pregnant.
It hurts my heart, you are the officials who supervise the construction, and you cannot absolve yourself of the blame!" Jia Heng said in a deep voice, waved his hand, and shouted coldly: "Take them all down!"
"Hulala..."
Jinyi Mansion guards filed in, poured into the official hall, and began to arrest relevant officials from the Ministry of Industry in chains.
From time to time, there were shouts of grievances and curses, and the noise in the spacious official hall of the five rooms was endless.
"Take all these people back to prison!" Jia Heng ordered.
Not long after, a large number of officials, together with the two ministers of the Ministry of Industry, were all knocked off their official hats, their arms were cut off, and they headed for the prison car outside the yamen of the Ministry of Industry and were escorted to the imperial prison of Jinyi Mansion.
The six yamen in central Beijing were originally at the foot of the imperial city. The drive along the road attracted the attention of other yamen. People were panicked and rumors were flying.