As the news of Jia Heng's arrival spread to the Zhen family manor, Zhen Yingjia and others who were kneeling in the courtyard were shocked and couldn't help but look up.
And Mrs. Gan and other women also had surprise looks on their faces.
Jia Heng, how come they don't know each other? Zhen Xi has been to Ning Guo's house several times before, and Zhen Xi is still at Ning Guo's house.
On the other side, Princess Chu Zhen Qing pursed her pink lips, looking at the young man in python suit not far away with her narrow and clear phoenix eyes, her heart moved slightly.
Princess Zhen Xue of Beijing also held her handkerchief tightly and helped her mother Gan out of the backyard.
As for Fang Yaochun and Fang Kuang's father and son, they quickly moved aside. The father and son looked at each other and looked at each other in disbelief at the guards in Jinyi who were coming from the gate.
I saw groups of Jinyi palace guards wearing flying fish uniforms with embroidered spring knives hanging on their waists, entering from the gatehouse, lined up in the front hall with a strict and quiet aura, and surrounded by a group of high-ranking Jinyi military officers.
, a young man wearing a black and red python suit, with a sword on his waist, stepped in.
The young man's face was stern, his sword-shaped eyebrows flew into his temples, and his eyes were as bright as lightning, wandering across the distance.
Because it was winter, the young man put on a black cloak, adding a bit of solemnity.
Jia Heng's face was calm, and he turned to look at Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue without any pause. His clear eyes passed over Zhen Yingjia, Zhen Shao, and Zhen Xuan, and settled on Zhen Yingjia.
"Uncle Yong Ning." The eunuch surnamed Ge who delivered the order suddenly changed his face, with a smile on his fat face. He walked a few steps quickly, raised his hands towards Jia Heng and said, "We have met Uncle Yong Ning."
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What does it mean to be arrogant at first and respectful at the end? What does it mean to fall out like a book? At this moment, it was almost perfectly presented in front of the entire Zhen family.
The internal prison officer who had just delivered the order in front of the Zhen family had a warm and approachable smile on his face.
In fact, I don't blame this internal eunuch, because the more he is in the center of power, the more he can feel the weight of Jia Heng, a recent nobleman, in the emperor's heart.
Especially after the war in Henan, the victory at Haimen, and the capture of Prince Jurchen alive, Jia Heng was like a white moonlight in Emperor Chongping's heart.
There are rumors in the palace that the emperor has recruited Uncle Yong Ning as his son-in-law, and the rumors have not been refuted by the nobles.
Zhen Qing looked at the young man in python suit who looked like stars looming over the moon. His beautiful eyes under the curved willow leaves and thin eyebrows were full of surprise.
This bastard is finally here!
Under Zhen Lan's curved eyebrows, her red eyes were fixedly staring at the young man, as if she was carefully looking at Jia Heng for the first time.
The young man looked like an unsheathed sword. His face had lost the warm smile he had when he was touring various scenic spots in Jinling. At this moment, his face was cold and his demeanor was serious.
And this is Yongning Bojiaheng, the Han Dynasty's commander-in-chief in imperial robes and military minister.
Zhen Lan's pale yet beautiful face looked like a rose after being damaged by a heavy rain. She hesitated for a moment, bit her lower lip with her teeth, and held the handkerchief used to stop the bleeding in her hand. She couldn't help but tighten it a little, her eyes wandering.
He stared at the young man.
Power, if she had as much power as Brother Heng, would she still be bullied by the Fang family? Would her family be punished and searched?
But after all, this is a man's world, what can she do?
No, maybe there is a way!
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at the eunuch named Ge and asked: "Eunuch Ge, why are the Zhen family still kneeling after receiving the order?"
Eunuch Ge smiled and explained: "This is not because we have a small number of people to prevent the men of the Zhen family from getting separated. Uncle Yongning is here, and our family is relieved. All the prisoners of the Zhen family are here, and they can be used by Uncle Yongning." Check.”
It has to be said that Prisoner Ge was not bullying the Zhen family before, but he definitely had real considerations and knelt on the ground. At least there was less confusion.
Of course, it is also because the people in the palace are accustomed to taking advantage of the situation and serving dishes to others.
"Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Ge." Jia Heng nodded and said with a gentle expression. Immediately, he looked at the Zhen family members with sharp sword-like eyes and said, "Everyone, please get up. It's very cold on the ground."
These words are like a ray of warm sunshine suddenly falling from the dark clouds in the cold winter, shining on the Zhen family, dispersing the dark clouds, and making the body feel warm.
Zhen Yingjia raised her head at this time. In the sunken eye sockets, her old eyes looked at the boy in the python suit with complicated eyes. Zhen Qing quickly stepped forward and helped Zhen Yingjia up.
Zhen Shao, Zhen Xuan, and Zhen Zhu also stood up with the help of several juniors and servants of the Zhen family. They looked at the young man and felt a mixture of emotions in their hearts.
Zhen Zhu's vision is even more complicated. His daughter is serving this man in his house. In short, he is half of this young man's father-in-law.
Shui Xin, who was beside Zhen Xue, took Zhen Xue's bare hand, raised Fendudu's little face, and said in a sweet voice: "Mother, godfather..."
Zhen Xue knelt down and whispered in Shui Xin's ear: "Your godfather is busy with business."
On the other side of the room, Jia Heng looked pale and said: "The Zhen family has also received the Holy Spirit's decree. I have been ordered to investigate the Zhen family, and the relevant criminals must be punished impartially. In addition, the eldest princess of Jinyang and the officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs The officials are responsible for checking and inspecting the stolen goods."
Zhen Yingjia, Zhen Shao and others listened without saying a word.
After Jia Heng finished his report, the eunuch surnamed Ge said with a smile: "Uncle Yongning, if there is nothing else, our family will go back to the posthouse to rest."
"Eunuch Ge is going back to rest. I will take care of the Zhen family and others." Jia Heng nodded and said, "Liu Jixian, send someone to see Eunuch Ge off."
When Ge Naijian left the Zhen family under the fierce guards, all the men, women, and children in the Zhen family breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, the people in the palace are not as easy to talk to as "relatives" like Jia Heng.
Just when Jia Heng was about to ask the Zhen family to come to the hall to talk, Liu Jixian suddenly reported: "Captain, Governor, Nanjing Imperial College, Fang Yaochun and his son Fang Kuang are staying in the mansion."
While they were talking, Fang Yaochun, Fang Kuang and his son came closer, cupped their hands and said, "I have seen Uncle Yongning before."
Jia Heng looked at Fang Yaochun and his son, with a blank look on his face, and asked, "Why is Mr. Fang here?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Zhen family looked at Fang Yaochun and Fang Kuang, but a few of their eyes clearly showed resentment.
As for Zhen Lan, her face was almost as pale as paper, and she was biting her lower lip tightly. The humiliation just now was still rolling in her heart, like snakes and ants biting her heart, filled with resentment.
At this time, Zhen Xuan said coldly: "The Fang family has a marriage contract with our family. This time we came to break off the engagement. We had already torn the marriage contract into pieces before."
Zhen Xuan did not mention the matter of changing his wife into a concubine because it was too embarrassing.
But just that, everyone in the Zhen family was shocked.
Zhen Qing's face didn't look very good, and she said coldly: "This is obviously because I saw the decline of my Zhen family, and now I'm adding insult to injury. What a capricious villain!"
This Fang family is really damned!
In fact, this matter is not due to the fact that the Zhen family still has two princesses, but because of the unpredictable power of God. Since the emperor dislikes the Zhen family, there is no need for the Fang family to disobey their superiors.
Jia Heng frowned and looked calmly at Fang Kuang, who was not far away with a look of fear on his face.
At this moment, Zhen Lan's mind moved, and a touch of sarcasm appeared on her quiet and charming face, and she said, "Why didn't father tell the Fang family that he shamelessly wanted to change his daughter into a wife?"
Even if she, Zhen Lan, wants to be a concubine, she won’t be a concubine to the Fang family who flatters everyone!
As soon as these words came out, Juan, the daughter of the Zhen family who was originally angry, suddenly changed her expression and became confused and confused.
What on earth is going on when you change your wife into a concubine?
Just from these four words, it seems to reveal something.
Even Zhen Qing frowned, her jade face was as crystal clear as frost, she looked at Zhen Lan and said, "Third sister, why do you want to change your wife into a concubine?"
Jia Heng looked at Fang Yaochun, his eyes a little dark, and said: "Change your wife into a concubine?"
Zhen Lan said coldly: "Fang Jijiu also took Uncle Yongning as an example, and said that the fourth sister was a concubine for Uncle Yongning, and he wanted me to be a concubine for the Fang family."
At the end of the sentence, there was a hint of evil in the brows and eyes, and a cold and stern look surged in the bright eyes.
This girl turned out to have a similar temperament to Zhen Qing. At this moment, she completely overturned the table and embarrassed the Fang family.
Jia Heng looked at Fang Yaochun with a gloomy look, and said, "Fang Jijiu also used me as an example?"
Seeing this scene, Fang Yaochun hurriedly explained: "Uncle Yong Ning, that little girl is talking nonsense. When did this official have such thoughts? She just came to break off the engagement. It was originally the Zhen family's wishful thinking."
As soon as these words came out, Zhen Shao, Zhen Zhu and others turned pale, and Fang Yaochun glared at them angrily.
Jia Heng shouted: "That's enough! I don't want to hear Mr. Fang messing around here. Mr. Fang is a scholar. He has made a marriage contract and then goes back on it. I don't want to be so treacherous."
When Fang Yaochun heard this, his face changed, and he became a little angry. Mainly because once the name of treachery came out, he was afraid that the Fang family's reputation in Jiangnan would be affected. His voice couldn't help but become colder, and he said: "Uncle Yongning, breaking off the engagement is due to the old man and the old man.
Regarding the Zhen family's affairs, Uncle Yongning is here to investigate and deal with the Zhen family's affairs, not to make decisions for the Zhen family."
"Master Fang, are you teaching me how to do things?" Jia Heng glanced at Fang Yaochun coldly, his face as frozen as ice.
Fang Yaochun: "???"
However, he saw that all the guards in Jinyi Mansion around him were looking at him with unkind expressions.
Fang Yaochun couldn't help but feel timid. He calmed down and said bravely: "I just remind Uncle Yongning not to abandon public service for personal gain or bend the law for personal gain."
He is a scholar from the Qing Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River. How can he be bullied by martial arts? Are he not afraid of the uproar among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River?
Jia Heng's expression was silent and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty does not doubt me and orders me to deal with it at my discretion. How can you, a Xiaoxiao like you, who has added insult to injury, be able to make random comments? The person in charge of the culture and education of Southern Province actually did this.
How can we teach scholars without faith? I will definitely tell my superiors about this matter."
Fang Yaochun's expression changed slightly and he said: "You, you..."
Is this going to be impeachment?
Zhen Qing's beautiful eyes flashed, and she secretly thought, just now she said that the villain of the Fang family was the one who made things worse, but now this is called... the wife sings and her husband follows her.
As Jia Heng spoke, he didn't bother to pay attention to Fang Yaochun. He waved his hand as if to ward off flies and said, "Except for those related to the Zhen family, drive away the rest."
"Yes." Liu Jixian responded loudly, and then called the royal guards beside him.
Several fierce-looking Jinyi palace guards surrounded Fang Yaochun and his son Fang Kuang, and said with cold expressions: "Master Fang, please stop."
Fang Yaochun's face was ugly, and his heart was filled with indignation. He snorted coldly, felt polite and swept the floor, and secretly cursed for being domineering.
Fang Kuang looked at the young dignitary with a handsome appearance and similar age to himself, and said angrily: "The emperor's eagle dog, how can he be so domineering?"
When Fang Yaochun heard this, he was shocked and said: "Kuang'er."
When Jia Heng heard this, he suddenly stared at Fang Kuang and asked, "What did Young Master Fang say?"
Liu Jixian also had a bad look on his face, and his eyes were like those of a tiger or a wolf.
Fang Kuang was also frightened by the tiger-wolf-like gaze at this moment.
Fang Yaochun's expression suddenly changed and he whispered: "Uncle Yongning, the dog's words are meaningless."
Fang Yaochun had just started arguing with him, but Fang Yaochun was not worried at all, because he was offering wine to the Imperial College, with peaches and plums all over the world, and the Qingliu of Southern Scholars ranked among the top five.
Therefore, Jia Heng could only talk about Shangshu's impeachment instead of directly arresting the two, otherwise the public opinion in the Southern Scholars would be in an uproar.
Of course, this is because Jia Heng is not just a cruel official, but a military minister. To put it bluntly, he is shameless.
We cannot imitate Wei Gong, as it will only arouse greater resistance from scholars.
"Rebuking the emperor's personal guards and complaining to the superiors? Mr. Fang, what does it mean for your son to speak without meaning?" Jia Heng looked at Fang Yaochun and said: "My son is a scholar, right? Or is he a man of fame? Just based on this unethical act, I will be punished.
You can go to the Ministry of Culture and Rites to seize his title!"
At this time, the management of scholars included this item. To use this to imprison them would be making a fuss out of a molehill.
After all, there is no real disrespect, and being punished for his words is a sign of a powerful official and a powerful eunuch, but it will damage his... reputation.
However, it is unethical to use his wild words and deprive him of his fame. On the contrary, he has a certain degree of maneuverability. In terms of threatening effect, he can hit the snake seven inches.
When Fang Yaochun heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly said: "Uncle Yongning, the dog was in a moment of passion, and his words were incomprehensible, and he did not mean any disrespect to me."
Fang Kuang on the side looked pale, and a sense of fear inevitably arose in his heart.
Jia Heng's face paused and he said: "Since you have spoken without any reason, someone is here to pull this mad man down and slap him twenty times!"
It seems feasible to implement the etiquette department, but in fact it is not easy to implement, because most of the etiquette department does not sell its face, scolding a child to get on top of the line, or engaging in games, it is easy to fall into the blame.
Of course, a slap in the face should be given.
When Fang Kuang heard this, his face turned gray and he was about to open his mouth to tell the difference.
At this time, several Jinyi palace guards had already rushed over and dragged Fang Kuang away, leaving Fang Yaochun helpless on the spot with an ugly look on his face.
Compared with his son's career and fame, his slaps are indeed the lightest now.
But this... this is a great shame!
Zhen Lan watched the scene of Fang Kuang being taken away, her delicate body shook violently, the aggrieved look on her face as clear as snow dissipated a little, her eyes flashed, and she felt a joy of revenge in her heart.
This is power!
In the face of power, everyone in the Fang family will bow to it.
And this is what she just took advantage of!
Take advantage of Brother Heng's influence to teach the Fang family a lesson.
It can be said that the girl who had her first taste of power was both shocked and excited.
Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but narrow her bright eyes and look at the boy in the python suit. Suddenly, at this moment, she met the pair of deep eyes. However, in just a moment, the profound eyes quickly left, only
The girl's heart was slightly shaken, and her heart was filled with ripples.
This... Brother Heng has noticed?
But why are you still... following her?
Jia Heng glanced at Zhen Lan and thought to himself, he is really the youthful version of Mopan. He is already so scheming at a young age and knows how to kill with a borrowed knife. He had previously deliberately provoked conflicts between him and the Fang family.
But I just find it interesting.
Immediately, he looked at Fang Yaochun, suddenly smiled and said: "After Mr. Fang goes back, won't you confuse right and wrong and say that I have bullied a junior for a trivial matter?"
Fang Yaochun's fair complexion was both green and red, and he couldn't say a word at the moment.
There was only one thought in his mind, he was so good, why did he provoke this vicious dog?
Kuang'er is not wrong, he is really a court eagle with dog ears!
A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhen Qing's mouth, and she looked at Fang Yaochun, her phoenix eyes shining with coldness.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if her Zhen family is in decline, she is not someone that cats and dogs can easily bully.
Everyone in the Zhen family also had joy on their faces at this moment.
Seeing that Fang Yaochun had been convinced, Jia Heng's expression immediately returned to indifference. He did not look at Fang Yaochun, but stared at Zhen Yingjia and whispered: "Let's talk in the hall first."
At this moment, Zhen Yingjia's face was pale, and she was watching the young man in python suit. He had just calmed down in panic, and entered the Xianzheng Hall with the help of several juniors of the Zhen family.
In the hall——
Everyone sat down and was silent. For a moment, the atmosphere was even a little strange.
At this moment, in addition to the men of the Zhen family, the women were also gathered in the hall, with expressions of despair on their faces, looking expectantly at the young man in the python suit, waiting for his words.
Jia Heng put down the tea cup, looked a little calmer, and said: "Zhen Shibo also knew the Holy Spirit's intention. The Zhen family members entered the imperial prison and confessed the corruption in Tirenyuan. Some of them involved those who visited the south during the Longzhi period. The Zhen family and others
Those who have enriched themselves during the year must be clearly distinguished in the account books, whether they are public or private, and I will report the truth to the superior. But if you conceal it and refuse to report it, and resist the inquiry of the Holy Father, I will also report it to the superior. Then don't blame me for not being able to do so.
Be polite."
He didn't want to give the Zhen family the illusion that he could be lenient to the Zhen family because of his previous actions.
Zhen Yingjia's complexion changed, she sighed and said, "Ziyu, our Zhen family has a lax family tradition, and we are really betraying the divine grace."
At this time, Zhen Lin's daughter-in-law Yang suddenly said: "Brother Heng, how come you are also a popular person in front of the Holy Lord, so you can't plead for mercy?"
Jia Heng glanced at Zhen Lin's daughter-in-law, looked a little colder, and said: "Now that the imperial edict has been issued, it is useless for anyone to plead for mercy."
Zhen Lin's daughter-in-law wanted to say more, but Zhen Shao glared at her coldly. She was inevitably frightened, and the words that came to her lips were suppressed again.
At this time, Zhen Lin also pulled Yang's arm and signaled with her eyes.
Zhen Yingjia sighed and said: "Ziyu, the Zhen family is in such a bad situation, and it is their own fault. The memorandum of apology has been delivered to the capital."
At this time, it is the time to ask for help. It is better not to have some unrealistic fantasies.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "That's good. When Shibo arrives in prison, don't take any chances. You can record all the deficits of the three major weaving bureaus in the past and confess them frankly, and you can also beg the Holy One.
Well, if you shirk the blame like this, after the Holy Spirit is angry, if you want to be given a lighter sentence, you can't."
