northernbook Chapter 269 Joining forces to cheat
Chapter 269 Joining forces to cheat
The evidence in the murder case of three families.
The Queen Mother almost instantly remembered that the Supreme Lord had once mentioned that Rong'er was a greedy child.
The Queen Mother had a vague idea of the cause of the three-family massacre.
So, Shui Rong didn't enjoy the tribute he received from Jia Yucun at that time, but kept it? !
Stay for what?
The Queen Mother slowly turned these thoughts over in her mind and pointed at the memorial: "Show it to me."
Zijuan glanced at Daiyu and Tanchun, then lightly walked out from behind the screen, took the letter, came back, and presented it to the empress dowager with both hands.
The Queen Mother unfolded the letter and glanced over it. Sure enough, when she reached the second half, Prince Beijing wrote:
"At that time, the only person from the royal family who stayed in Gusu was Prince Zhongshun.
"Jia was originally banished from the capital for his greed and cruelty, but because of his loyalty and obedience, he has now returned to the capital and is now working in the Ministry of Revenue, in charge of the country's money and grain. Isn't this ridiculous?
"I request to be stripped of my title and salary, and to be appointed as a chief in the Dali Temple to investigate this case. Unless there is a definitive proof, I will not leave the temple."
Yun Yun.
However, there was not a single mention of Daiyu in the entire memorial.
The Queen Mother was so angry that her face turned red. She threw the memorial away fiercely and shouted:
"Every word you say is just to drag others into it!
"He threw away my gold medal, bullied my Zhaoqing, spoke nonsense, and acted disobediently. Could it be that he was possessed by an evil spirit?!
"You're going to help him submit this kind of nonsense? Are you crazy, or do you want to be his accomplice!?"
Wei Jun sighed, lifted his robe and knelt down: "Queen Mother, please calm down."
Daiyu also stretched out her hand to help the empress dowager calm down, and smiled softly, "If you are angry, just say you are angry. Why are you trying to scare Prefect Wei?"
The Queen Mother's expression calmed down a little, and she pointed outside and cursed:
“The Supreme Lord asked you to lock him up, and the outside world even pretended that he was also accompanying the patrol along the river, just to prevent turmoil in Jiangnan, not to excuse this beast!
"Don't get me wrong and think it's just some kind of house arrest!
"When we return to Beijing, listen carefully to my letter! I will settle accounts with his family one by one!"
Daiyu smiled, put her arms around her neck, and whispered coquettishly in her ear: "I know that the queen loves me the most."
The Queen Mother glared at her: "Who is it because of you? I am because he broke the law!"
Daiyu opened her eyes wide in surprise and said with her hands covering her mouth, "Oh my, it's not for me? Am I being too sentimental? Then..."
He curled his lips and frowned in grievance, "Then I don't care."
As he said that, he turned around and left.
Tanchun quickly grabbed her and scolded her quietly, laughing: "Stop making such a fuss! Why don't you just do the job the Queen Mother asked you to do?!"
He quietly reminded the Queen Mother, "We called him here to get the prefect to withdraw the guards and soldiers who were protecting him. How could you forget?!"
The Queen Mother exclaimed, suddenly realizing what had happened. She looked at Daiyu, two words clearly flashing in her eyes: Come here!
Daiyu chuckled, and then slowly spoke to Wei Jun outside:
"Prefect Wei, the Northern King was appointed by the Supreme Being, and his memorial was about a case that Suzhou Prefecture requested to be reopened, which has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager.
"The Empress Dowager is only staying in Suzhou temporarily. She accompanied me to enjoy the beautiful scenery and praised the peace and prosperity of the country. She is only indignant about the matters mentioned in the memorial, but will not intervene.
"How you should handle this is determined by the court system and official practice. You are in your position and you should take charge of the administration. Don't push it onto others, okay?"
You have lifted the lid and enjoyed the benefits, but everyone knows that things are difficult.
But just because it's difficult, you dare to push it to the Queen Mother! ?
That’s a nice thought!
Daiyu almost snorted at him in response to her last question.
Wei Jun's forehead was immediately covered with sweat. He quickly picked up the memorial and bowed to answer, "Yes, yes, yes! The princess is absolutely right."
"We also know you're busy. This case involves three places, and although they are all in Gusu, they are not close to each other.
"I have the internal officials of Chu here, and the Supreme has also left the imperial guards. You don't even have enough manpower to investigate the case, so don't be tied up here.
"It's broad daylight, we're not going to any dangerous place, and we don't need to attract attention or disturb people with a grand ceremony, so why are we getting so many people?
"How about this. You go and investigate your case carefully, and come to pay your respects to the Queen Mother every three days.
"As for me, I have Jia Jin go to the government office every morning. If he needs anything, he will come to you directly.
"What do you think?"
Daiyu spoke in a leisurely tone. In just a few words, she told him to investigate the case at his own pace, and also sent back the people who were "watching" the Empress Dowager and herself. She also gave the Suzhou Prefecture a way out and asked Jia Jin to report his safety every day.
In this way, several aspects are taken into consideration.
Wei Jun listened, and his heart was relieved. He wiped his sweat and smiled:
"My Lord, you have been so considerate of me, I really have no way to repay you."
He bowed deeply to the Empress Dowager and said, "I am sorry, just as the princess said, we are short of manpower.
"However, the dialect in Jiangnan is different every ten miles. I will leave two local officials to interpret for the Empress Dowager, the Princess and the County Princess, and the others will be temporarily sent back to the government office for deployment.
"As for the garrison, withdraw to the camp first. If the Empress Dowager, the Princess, or the County Princess need anything, they can just show me this warrant."
As he spoke, he presented the mobilization order for the Suzhou garrison.
The Queen Mother listened and frowned.
Is it so easy to hand over the military token to others? !
Daiyu took the military token from Zijuan with a handkerchief as a cushion, turned it over and over, and asked, "How many soldiers can this token mobilize?"
Wei Jun replied respectfully, "Two hundred people."
Two hundred people? That would only be enough to beat up some hooligans.
If you want to cause trouble, you will be buried by the crowd before you can even finish your inflammatory words.
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows: That’s more like it.
Daiyu looked at the Empress Dowager and then at Tanchun inquiringly, and seeing that neither of them had anything else to say, she smiled and said:
"In that case, thank you for your trouble, Governor Wei. Please go back. Someone, show the guest away."
No more politeness, just kick him out directly.
Wei Jun bowed awkwardly and left.
Chu Qian sent it out.
After they left the flower hall, Tanchun finally realized, "So, this Wei guy discovered that the three-family case involved royal princes and court officials, and he didn't dare to investigate it himself, so he specially brought the memorial to report to the Queen Mother?!"
Daiyu smiled and said, "You just understood?"
"What a sly guy!" Tanchun stamped her feet in anger.
The Queen Mother also reacted, pulled Daiyu aside, and sighed, "It would be great if you were a man. You could stand in the court and assist the Emperor on behalf of your father."
Daiyu smiled and said nothing.
Aunt Meng stood at the very end, turned her head away and pouted.
Does it have to be a boy?
So what is this little girl doing now?
She was encouraging the Suzhou government to speed up the investigation of old cases!
This old case involved an important court official, a royal prince, and a duke of a different surname!
Isn't this considered interfering in government affairs? Isn't this considered assisting the emperor?!
She and the emperor are basically working together to cheat people, right?