Ma is in her early thirties, with a slight frown on her brows and deep eyes, like a graceful Jiangnan girl.
There was no heavy makeup on her face, she was wearing a gauze cassock, and she had a beautiful face. Not only did she not see much of the aura of affluence, but she could see the sadness and helplessness in her furrowed brows.
If Yingchun hadn't learned about Ma's entanglement with Duke Li's family from her brother, she would never have imagined that Ma would be such a woman.
"Second brother, this Ma family..."
Jia Lian shook his head and said calmly: "She is the daughter of a prisoner. Her father was once the magistrate of Guizhou. In order to save the lives of her father and brother, she had no choice but to enter the Liguo Palace."
"Mr. Liu has ever done this kind of thing?"
Jia Cong subconsciously thought that Lord Liu, who died of injuries sustained while fighting for his country, had also committed persecution, and his opinion of him dropped instantly.
But I heard Jia Lian continue to say: "The Ma family is not unjust. Her father caused a big mess when he was in the Guizhou Division. The six chieftains of the Guizhou Division almost rebelled against the imperial court. Liu Gong also saw that he did not mean it, so he borrowed the money. This saved their family’s lives.”
Jia Lian did not elaborate, but it was definitely not a simple matter related to the Southwest Chieftain.
The three brothers and sisters continued to pay attention to the situation in the lobby of Shuntian Mansion. The case was soon tried and seemed to have no twists and turns.
When Mr. Ma sued his master as a slave, he was originally supposed to be beaten with fifty sticks first.
However, she is now a member of the Buddhist clan, and it is unknown which nobleman named Jia gave her a name in the Daolu Department. Not only did she get rid of her slave status from the Liu family, but she was also exempted from this killing stick.
Under the pressure of the Third Division, Song Qilian tried this case that was famous in the capital in accordance with the procedures.
Soon, Mrs. Ma described in detail how Liu Fang molested her, a concubine, in front of her father's bedside, which made Master Liu angry to death.
The officials in the court and the people watching the trial in front of the hall were all in an uproar. It was a crime of great treason to molest a concubine and make an old father angry to death. According to the "Daxia Law", he should be executed and sentenced, and he would not be pardoned!
Of course, it is impossible to just listen to one side of the story.
Song Qilian immediately issued an official document and sent the head of the Yamen team to the imperial prison to interrogate the person involved in the case, Liu Fang, the first-class son of the Duke of Liguo.
Several officials of the Third Division were also extremely shocked. In the 100 years since the founding of Daxia, this was the first time that a disobedient and unfilial noble had appeared. If this case was judged, Liu Fang's head would definitely be in danger.
Mr. Liu is one of the old brothers of the Supreme Emperor. If it weren't for the sake of this old brother, Liu Fang's useless snacks would have been thrown away long ago by repeatedly jumping on the red line drawn by the sage. Went to the vegetable market to get a cut.
It's good now. Liu Fang's last life-saving charm was almost destroyed by him. If he didn't die, he would be sorry for such a big drama today.
Crunchy~
Beizhen Fusi's carriage arrived much faster than expected, and people with a clear mind had already noticed something unusual.
Jia Cong looked at his second brother and asked, "I'm afraid Cao Dudu has already made arrangements, and is just waiting for his second brother to take action."
Jia Lian nodded and said meaningfully: "There are many people who want Liu Fang to die. Look at the elders and relatives of the Liu family. How many of them are not trying their best to become the future head of the Liguo Palace?" He put a rope around Liu Fang's neck. What's more, he blocked the way for the imperial court to completely control the southwest."
…
Liu Fang was imprisoned in prison for several days. The noble man in the past was no longer a human being or a ghost.
There are indeed people in the prison who enjoy special treatment, but Liu Fang is definitely not included.
Beizhen Fusi took the opportunity to get some information out of Liu Fang's mouth, but unfortunately he didn't know much, and it wasn't even as valuable as his son Liu Zixin.
The Dragon Guard slowly lost patience and used many punishments that did not need to leave traces.
When Liu Fang was brought to the lobby of Shuntian Mansion, he was still confused. Until he saw Ma wearing a gauze robe and called out Ronger in a daze...
Now, there is no need for a trial!
Snapped!
"You are so shameless! Liu Fang, how did you rape and humiliate your concubine in front of your father's bedside, and make Mr. Liu so angry that you still don't recruit her?"
The gavel hit the case heavily, and Liu Fang finally recovered from her dazed state.
After thoroughly seeing the situation in the lobby of Shuntian Mansion, Song Qilian stretched out his arms in fear and pointed at Ma family tremblingly amid Song Qilian's stern questioning.
"You...you...bitch...how dare you betray me!"
Liu Fang wanted to step forward and grab Ma's arm, but was held down by the waiting Yamen servant.
But Ma's pretty face turned pale instantly, and she began to cry sadly.
"The old master is seriously ill, and the slave is just a bedside servant, but you took advantage of it and wanted to occupy me, the old master's maid. You also said that the old master is like a pear tree weighing a begonia, and you ruined my beautiful begonia. It’s better to obey you…”
"I was obviously unwilling, but you used my father and brother's orders to force me..."
"The old master suddenly woke up from his illness and realized that you were forcing yourself on me. He became so angry that he died..."
"You said I betrayed you, yes, but so what if I betrayed you? My father and brother are suffering from dysentery, and I begged you to send medicine for treatment, but you shied away that the cinchona cream was for the royal family. There was no way, which led me to My father and brother died tragically.”
"The old lord has been a blessing to my family's survival, and my father and brother both died because of you. If I didn't want to keep this useful person in revenge, why would I commit myself to you, a rebellious, unfilial, unkind and unjust person?"
"My lords, a poor nun... a slave is no more than a lowly person, but he also knows loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. The country governs the world with filial piety. Liu Fang is unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous. The slave swears by his life. If what he said today is even the slightest bit false, The punishment of thunder will be imposed on you, and you will never be reincarnated again!"
People in today's world fear gods and ghosts more than the law.
Ma's oath made almost everyone believe her words.
In addition, Liu Fang's behavior since entering the court, almost every word and every change in her expression means that Ma's complaint is most likely true.
As for the evidence, Liu Yu had already controlled the people in the Liu Family Temple.
In recent years, Liu Fang often went to the family temple to have private meetings with the Ma family. After all, no paper could stop the fire. Song Qilian and the officials of the Third Division did not spend much energy at all, and they concluded Liu Fang's serious crime of rebellion and unfilial piety in court.
With a snap, the gavel clapped again.
Song Qilian sentenced Liu Fang to death and submitted it to the Ministry of Punishment for review.
The Minister of Punishment was sitting next to him. He rolled up all the case files, spat at the gagged Liu Fang, and walked away.
The people watching outside the hall had enough to eat. After the door of Shuntianfu Yamen was closed, they immediately dispersed and went to teahouses, restaurants or some shady place where they often chatted and told others about what they had seen today.
As one of the parties involved, Mrs. Ma cannot return to the Liu family temple.
Song Qilian was not a pity person, so he would not let him stay in Shuntian Mansion.
Jia Lian did not show up, but sent his men to take him to a small courtyard in the south of the city to stay temporarily.
After all, Liu Fang was a high-ranking military officer in the imperial court, with an official rank of second rank. The case would ultimately have to be decided by the emperor, and the Ma family would have to stay in the capital for a while.
After the dust settles, she can leave the capital and go to a stable place in the south of the Yangtze River to spend the rest of her life.
Today's drama was quite loud, but it seemed like there were many people behind it, and the plot didn't have too many twists and turns.
Liu Fang was beaten by thousands of people. From the defendant to the trial, and then to the trial and judgment, everything went like water, and it couldn't be smoother.
When he was thrown back into prison, Liu Fang, who was stunned by a series of punches, started to tremble in fear.
Behead to death, no mercy will be spared!
There were senior officials from the Third Division sitting in the court of Shuntian Mansion, and it was almost impossible for Song Qilian to change his judgment.
unless……
"Come here, I want to see the saint, I want to see the saint..."
…
"Liu Fang was clamoring to see the saint in the imperial prison. Three Yulin Lang came to Longshou Palace and smashed all of Liu Fang's teeth..."
When Jia Cong learned the news from his second brother-in-law, he couldn't understand Liu Fang's magical brain circuit.
Isn’t this just looking for fault?
If he hadn't clamored to see the Supreme Emperor and waited quietly for death, maybe the old man wouldn't bother to pay attention to him.
The old brother who was so angry with the Supreme Emperor committed a major crime of disobedience and unfilial piety, and dared to violate the old man's taboos. Isn't this looking for death?
You must know that what the old saint hates most now is unfaithful and unfilial people.
Didn’t you see that the old lady tried all kinds of tricks to get the pardon master, but the pardon master didn’t dare to disobey the old lady? Do you really think that the elder pardon master is extremely stupid and filial and doesn’t know how to fight back?
Of course, Mr. Pardon was indeed a filial son, but he did not have the idea of showing off to the old sage.
"Your Majesty, after reading the memorials sent by Shuntian Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment, has decided to execute the execution three days later, and has asked everyone in the Liu family to come and watch the execution. Including me..."
Jia Cong was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and cupped his hands towards Liu Xianglian and said, "Congratulations to my second brother-in-law for returning to Duke Li's Mansion and inheriting the Liu family business!"
It is impossible for the emperor to be unaware of the grievances between Liu Xianglian and Duke Li's Mansion. Since her father's death, Liu Xianglian has never visited the gate of Duke Li's Mansion except for annual ancestor worship.
This meeting specially ordered Liu Xianglian to watch the execution with everyone in the Liu family. This is to express the holy intention: Liu Xianglian is mine, and I want him to return to the Liu family!
There was not much joy on Liu Xianglian's face, but she said sadly: "Your Majesty's decree has just been issued, and the house is already full of elders of the Liu family. Let the girl come back to live in these few days. The house is too noisy, and I'm afraid of the noise. Hold her."
"Girl? Tsk..."
Yingchun on the side blushed immediately, and Liu Xianglian also blushed at Jia Cong's joke.
He glanced tenderly at his wife who was discussing needlework with Daiyu, Tanchun and others, skipped the topic of girls, and told Jia Cong about his plan.
"I have already thought about it. I want the title, and I will divide part of the property of Duke Li Guo. There are too many people in the Liu family, and the good and the bad are mixed. It is better to divide the clans in advance. As for the connections in the southwest, how do you think I should deal with it? ?”
Liu Xianglian understood how he got this title, and also knew the emperor's intention in letting him ascend the title.
In these matters, he was not as politically sensitive and understanding as Jia Cong, so he took the opportunity of sending his wife back to her parents' home to specifically ask his brother-in-law for advice.
Jia Cong nodded after listening to Liu Xianglian's thoughts on how to handle Duke Li's mansion and the Liu family.
"There are already sixteen members of the Liu family in Beijing. Those who have left the fifth server and those who are only in the fifth server but can only spend time and money should be spent with money to prevent them from causing trouble for the second brother-in-law in the future. As for the southwest side …”
Jia Cong thought for a while, then whispered in Liu Xianglian's ear: "Those chieftains in the southwest are one of your majesty's worries. Second brother-in-law, why not go directly to your majesty? Just say that you have just assumed such great power and don't understand what is appropriate. , His Majesty is wise and powerful, he will definitely be willing to teach you..."
…
Everyone likes to be a teacher, even if you are the emperor of a country.
The emperor's imperial edict to deal with Liu Fang and the criminals in Duke Li's mansion was soon revealed to the world by his chamberlain.
According to the law, Liu Fang's disobedience and unfilial piety are an unforgivable crime. Liu Fang should be deprived of his official rank and sentenced to execution. He will be executed three days later.
Liu Zixin and others killed innocent people and executed them...
The Emperor Mingli Guogong's Mansion attacked the first-class uncle, named Liu Xianglian, the grandson of Liu Ji, the first-class marquis, and the first-class son, inherited the Liu family's first-class official title, and decreed that Liu Xianglian's wife Jia was granted the title of first-class wife.
After receiving the order, Liu Xianglian naturally wanted to enter the palace to express her gratitude.
When he thanked him, he showed his reluctance and embarrassment in mastering the functions and powers of the Liguo Government according to the method taught to him by Jia Cong.
The emperor was stunned at first. His first reaction was that this guy was playing to advance and retreat.
But then I thought of Liu Xianglian's growth experience. This child was raised under the protection of Old Thirteen and his wife. When he was young, he was dressed in bright clothes and angry with horses. He learned good swordsmanship and made a huge name in the world.
But precisely because of this experience, he has a character that hates evil, has superb swordsmanship, but has no experience in court.
It was a bit difficult for him to suddenly take charge of the founding government and the huge forces under his command.
"I'm a little impatient..."
When the emperor thought of Liu Xianglian's growth experience, he thought of his own childhood, which was similar to that of a father who didn't love his uncle...
No, he has no biological uncle!
"Have you ever thought of going over and asking your father-in-law for advice?"
Liu Xianglian replied without hesitation: "Before His Majesty's imperial edict was issued, I had already thought about these things. I also went to Rongguo Mansion to consult with my father-in-law and two brothers-in-law, but my father-in-law was busy taking care of his granddaughter. You are too lazy to talk to me. Brother Cong said that this matter is of great importance, and only Your Majesty can give guidance to the ministers of the country."
The smile on the emperor's face became even brighter when he heard this. Jia Enhou, the old fox, was deliberately hiding. After all, the Jia family already had one family, two sons and one uncle, and the Lin family was there to help the court. With one more Duke of Li Guo, Then the tail is too big to fall off.
Although I don't care much about this ridiculous taboo, as a minister, it would be a bit ignorant if I didn't know how to avoid it.
As for what Jia Cong said, I really like it!
Aren't I the only one who can give guidance to the ignorant Liu Xianglian about this kind of thing?
Thinking of this, the emperor became even more satisfied with the Jia family and Liu Xianglian.
He really regarded himself as a master, and began to teach Liu Xianglian step by step how to peel off the cocoon layer by layer, sort out the layers of relationships between the Liu family in the southwest, and then transfer some of the key points to into the hands of officers of the Imperial Party.
Monthly ticket recommendation ticket
I’ll stop here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night!
(End of chapter)
