Early the next morning, the report from the censor patrolling the city was delivered to the emperor's desk.
The emperor was furious when he was asked about this matter, and immediately ordered a department to investigate in detail.
At the same time, Li Yunze was drinking tea leisurely and contentedly in a wing of Wannian County Houya.
"My good nephew." Liang Erhe, who was sitting opposite him, gritted his teeth and said, "I need my good nephew to help me with my treason."
Liang Erhe got the news last night, and he was so angry that he wanted to kill that prodigal Liang Huairen.
But there was nothing he could do. He was busy as an official, and he had only had a son like this for many years, so he had to save him.
Compared with Liang Huairen, who generally didn't understand anything, Liang Erhe quickly grasped the key to the problem after getting angry.
The only witness at the scene!
If Li Yunze insists that Liang Huairen pushed Jia Zhen downstairs on purpose, it will become a solid case.
But if Li Yunze said that the two had an argument after being drunk and there was a misunderstanding between them, there would still be room for change.
He rushed to Wannian County in the middle of the night to try to deal with it. Unfortunately, Li Yunze knew this very well and didn't see him at all. Moreover, there was a censor patrolling the city who closely guarded Liang Huairen and did not give him a chance to see outsiders.
In the morning, when the patrol censor rushed to the imperial city with evidence, Liang Erhe had the opportunity to ask Li Yunze for help.
"That's my good brother." Li Yunze, with a look of grief and anger on his face, took a sip of tea. "How could I just watch him die in vain?"
Liang Erhe, who was sitting still, tried hard to control his emotions, "My nephew, I have something to tell you. There is a vacancy for the general in Guiyang Mansion, and no one in the court wants to go. My nephew took the initiative to ask for the imperial examination, which greatly comforted the emperor. This matter can be It’s done.”
"Don't you know, Grand Sima, that he is my brother?" Li Yunze, whose planning in the past few days has reached the stage of reaping the fruits, smiled more and more kindly. "How can I let my good brother die in vain for the sake of a mere future?"
"Good nephew." There was a slight sweat on Liang Erhe's forehead, and he gritted his teeth hard, "I am not used to eating the local specialties you sent to the house the day before yesterday, so you should take them back."
When he said these words, Liang Erhe's heart was bleeding.
I spent all my connections to help Li Yunze clear his joints, but in the end he didn't get a penny, how could I not feel heartbroken.
However, Li Yunze, who had finished eating one end and then the other, was not so easy to get rid of.
He has long said that his money is not so easy to get.
Liang Erhe, who was anxious to get angry, couldn't hold it back in the end, "My dear nephew, if you need anything, please speak up."
"Da Sima, you misunderstood. This person is my dearest relative, friend, and brother." Li Yunze finally put down the tea bowl and nodded sincerely, "I have to pay more."
Liang Erhe suddenly slapped the handrail and stood up straight away.
You use up your connections to help him, and not only confiscates his money, but you also have to repay him? !
The world is so vast and full of wonders.
Today, Liang Erhe had his eyes opened with a knife in his butt. There is actually such an operation!
Only then did Liang Erhe truly understand the young man in front of him.
Who is this idiot? He is clearly a cunning fox!
No need to say that I was really cheated this time.
Looking at Liang Erhe with a look of realization on his face, Li Yunze shook the hem of his clothes and crossed his legs.
He has been busy for a few days and has made arrangements to eat at home and eat at home. Now is the harvest season.
"Master Liang, I am a very principled person." Li Yunze said calmly, "I have given you so much souvenirs as gifts, and you will send back double the amount. It will be easier for us to get along with each other in the future."
Liang Huairen was silent for a long time, and finally a word popped out from between his teeth.
"good."
"Please write a handwritten letter from Da Sima. In addition, I also need Da Sima to help with something."
When they came out of Wannian County, Wang Xifeng and Ping'er were already waiting outside.
"You're finally out." Wang Xifeng hurriedly stepped forward, "The whole house is in a mess."
To put it bluntly, if the patriarch of the Jia family and the inheritor of the Ningguo Mansion died, how could there not be chaos?
"I still have some things to do, you go back first."
"Is there anything more urgent than this?" Wang Xifeng stamped her feet anxiously, "The old lady and the others are all waiting for you."
"What do women know about official matters?" Li Yunze waved his hand, took the reins from Xing'er and got on his horse, "I'll go back after I'm done."
Jia Zhen finished eating, and so did Liang Erhe.
But there was one that just opened its mouth and didn't have time to eat.
Anshanfang Qin Mansion.
Qin Ye was on duty today and had already gone to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry. It was Qin Zhong and Qin Keqing who came out to receive him.
Li Yunze looked solemn, and the first thing he said when they met was, "Something happened."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the siblings suddenly changed.
"Last night, I asked Brother Zhen to come forward. We hosted a banquet for Liang Huairen at Zuiyue Tower, hoping to reconcile the grievances." Li Yunze's acting skills were outstanding, and he shook his head and sighed, "I never thought that Liang Huairen would be so heartbroken and crazy that he would take Brother Zhen from upstairs." Pushed down."
Qin Keqing and his brother were really shocked. They didn't expect that things would be so tragic.
"Well, then Master Zhen..."
Li Yunze regretfully responded, "Brother Zhen, unfortunately passed away."
There was silence in the room, as both siblings were digesting the shocking news.
After a long silence, Qin Zhong suddenly said, "Will Liang Huairen plead guilty? If so, wouldn't my family be fine?"
After hearing this, Qin Keqing hurriedly yelled, "How can you talk like that!"
Glancing at the excited Qin Zhong, Li Yunze sneered in his heart, "This kid is inhumane." '
"Things will only get worse." Li Yunze poured a basin of cold water over his head. "Liang Huairen wants to plead guilty, but his father will only become even more angry. When the time comes, the Grand Sima will no longer be looking for trouble in the Jia family, where should this anger go?" spread?"
The faces of the siblings turned pale again.
Needless to say, Da Sima's anger must have been vented on the Qin family.
"Don't worry too much!"
Before Qin Keqing could speak, Li Yunze frowned and said, "I will take this matter on my shoulders! No matter what the Great Sima does to suppress him, I will do it."
"Uncle~~~"
Qin Keqing was so moved that he felt that Li Yunze was a first-rate good man in the world and a true hero.
"That's it." Li Yunze stood up, "The house has been busy recently. I will go to Da Sima's house with Qin Shibo in a few days to put an end to this matter."
When Li Yunze returned to Rongning Street, white flags and white lanterns were already hung here.
But few of the people I saw along the way looked sad.
After all, Jia Zhen has really not done anything good in these years, but she has done a lot of bullying of her tribe.
Even more people are happy that he died.
Li Yunze still couldn't return to the mansion, because when he was at the gate, he was invited away by people from the inner mansion and the third division.
As the only witness, his testimony is directly related to how to characterize the case.
In the lobby of the Criminal Department, Li Yunze met Liang Huairen again.
In just one night's work, Mr. Liang, who was once high-spirited and rampant in his hometown, has become haggard.
When he saw Li Yunze, his tears immediately flowed down. "Brother Jia, I really didn't mean it. You have to help me."
The Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment coughed and said, "No noise."
Liang Erhe was not idle, he had gone through all the relationships that needed to be done, and Da Sikou, who was also a group assistant in the cabinet, was no exception.
Liang Huairen's blatant solicitation of witnesses was overcome with just a word that was neither salty nor bland.
Giving Mr. Liang a reassuring smile, Li Yunze immediately handed over his hand and said, "I have met Da Sikou, Da Ji Cheng, Lord General Xian, and the prince."
The big bosses of the three departments are all here, including the Zhengyin of the Ministry of Punishment, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, and the Censor of Zuodu of the Inspectorate.
As for the prince, he is in charge of the ministers of the internal affairs, the famous King Zhongshun.
Because Jia Zhen is a noble, and the nobles are under the jurisdiction of the inner government, he also came forward.
As for why so many big shots came, it was purely because after the news spread, the nobles headed by the Four Kings, Eight Dukes and Twelve Marquises took advantage of the situation and started making trouble.
Although the emperor's intention of suppressing the nobles was secretive, they were not all idiots, so they could naturally detect it.
Liang Erhe is the emperor's newly promoted confidant. Given such an opportunity to attack the emperor's confidants, the nobles will certainly not let it go.
In fact, many nobles, headed by Beijun Wang Shui Rong, had been waiting for Jia Lian in Rongguo Mansion, preparing to tell him to kill this matter completely.
Li Yunze's eyes finally fell on King Zhongshun.
This person never appeared in the main text of Dream of Red Mansions, but he was an important driving force behind the collapse of the Jia family.
Of course, Li Yunze didn't care about this. What really made him pay attention to King Zhongshun was that this guy actually had inappropriate thoughts about Sister Lin.
Traveling through the Dream of Red Mansions, it is inevitable to protect Sister Lin.
The loyal and obedient king in front of him, with his narrow eyes and fair skin but as fat as a pig, actually dared to take advantage of Sister Lin.
Li Yunze naturally wrote him down in his notebook.
Feeling Li Yunze's gaze, the lazy King Zhongshun raised his eyelids, "Why don't you kneel down when you see me?"
"Your Majesty, could it be that Jia is the one being interrogated today?"
King Zhongshun, who was holding the snuff bottle, tightened his fingers suddenly.
"Your Majesty." Da Sikou cupped his hands, "It's better to ask questions first."
To put it bluntly, Jia Zhen's death is a good thing for the emperor.
The bosses of the Third Division and King Zhongshun were all the emperor's men. Their original intention was to protect Liang Huairen and not give the nobles the opportunity to get angry.
After looking deeply at Li Yunze, King Zhongshun snorted and looked away.
Everything that needs to be discussed has been discussed before.
The so-called interrogation at this time is actually just a formality. Except for Liang Huairen who was crying, everyone else knew what was going on.
In ancient times, witness testimonies and oral confessions were regarded as the most important evidence when deciding a case.
Now that Li Yunze changed his story and said that he was accidentally injured while fighting each other after being drunk, Liang Erhe would not be stupid enough to shout, "I just want to kill him", so the rest of the matter will naturally be simple.
In the end, Liang Huairen was sentenced to a crime of fighting and wounding, and the punishment was a hundred rods, a ban of 1,500 miles, and three years in prison.
A hundred sticks is a joke. Those who use the sticks in the Ministry of Punishment are all real veterans. Even if it looks like a fatal blow, in fact it is nothing.
The place of exile was to the east. If it were 1,500 miles away, it would be almost to his hometown of Liang Huairen from Shenjing.
The apprenticeship time limit is the shortest three years, which basically means that he is allowed to return to his hometown to cultivate for three years.
It looks like severe punishment, but in fact it is lifted high and dropped gently.
And Liang Erhe, there was a drizzle of lax housekeeping and punishment.
From this aspect, everyone is happy except Xungui and the Jia family.
The case was quickly concluded, and after the documents were sent to the emperor for sealing, the case would be finalized.
"Brother Jia." Liang Huairen burst into tears with gratitude, "When I come back, I will have a big banquet to thank Brother Jia for saving my life."
He was previously under the custody of the censor in the Chang'an County prison, and then transferred to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. He had never seen his father, and he still regarded Li Yunze as a good person.
"Brother Liang." Li Yunze patted his shoulder with a half-smile, "On the way to exile, you have to be careful of enemies seeking your life."
After leaving the Criminal Department, Li Yunze went straight to the dilapidated courtyard of Yonglefang.
The servants of the Liang family have already sent back all the local specialties he had sent there before.
The chief steward of the Liang Mansion also presented a thick stack of banknotes totaling fifty thousand taels.
As for Liang Erhe's handwriting, it would naturally have to wait until the general's mission was implemented before returning it.
After finishing all this, Li Yunze finally left to return to Rongguo Mansion.
He knew very clearly that a large group of people were waiting for him.
