My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1804 Follow Your Heart (asking for guaranteed monthly ticket)

At the end of every year, many families get married.

This year is an exception.

When everyone arrived at the living room of Prince Shuncheng's mansion, they felt a lot closer to the clan members looking at them.

"Greetings to you..."

"Tong'an, Tong'an..."

At the door of the living room, there are all kinds of greetings.

The seats in the hall are almost full.

At this time, the position cannot be wrong.

They are all clan members, and in addition to seniority, there are also elders and juniors.

Except in the imperial court, royal family members also observed family rituals in private.

However, even if we stick to family etiquette, we cannot rank the old duke or the old general ahead of the other kings.

As for the princes, apart from being members of the royal family, they are also young masters, and their ranks cannot be arranged according to seniority.

So, Prince Gong sat in the first seat in the east, and Prince An sat in the first seat in the west.

Prince Kang sat below Prince Gong, and Prince Jian sat below Prince An.

Below them, there are princes.

However, the owner was still outside and hadn't come in yet, so everyone just gathered in groups of three or four to talk.

The seat below the Ninth Prince was originally the seat of the Thirteenth Prince.

However, the Thirteenth Prince went to the side to talk to the Fourth Prince, and the Tenth Prince came over to talk to the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince hadn't come out to a banquet for a long time, and he saw that the hall was bustling with activity.

"Have all those who can come come?"

The Ninth Prince felt that many of them were unfamiliar to him, but he knew that the Tenth Prince had been in the clan house in recent years and was more familiar with the clan members, so he asked the Tenth Prince.

The Tenth Prince looked around and said, "Well, the only families eligible to receive invitations are the Prince Zhuang's Mansion and the Prince Xian's Mansion..."

Almost all the people came in person to visit other princes' and nobles' palaces, except for Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Sunu's Palace.

The one who came to Prince Yu’s mansion was Prince Baotai.

Prince Yu took sick leave again.

"Didn't you see Sunu Beizi?"

He was an acquaintance, and one of the clan members that the Ninth Prince saw quite often.

The Tenth Prince said, "There is a grudge between the two houses, and there has never been any human interaction between them."

The Ninth Prince turned around and looked at the Thirteenth Prince who was talking to the Fourth Prince.

It is not surprising for the married Prince Chengding to receive an invitation, but what about the Twelfth Prince?
They are all adult princes who have been assigned tasks, so why is the Thirteenth Prince here but the Twelfth Prince is not?
I didn't think of it before, but when the brothers were seated, I should be sitting below the twelfth prince.

The Ninth Prince's interest in watching the fun faded a little, and he said to the Tenth Prince, "Could it be that Prince Shuncheng's Palace didn't send the invitation to the Twelfth Prince?"

If an invitation was given, there is no reason why the Twelfth Prince would not come.

That would be very rude.

The Tenth Prince thought for a moment and said, "It's probably because the Twelfth Prince is in the palace and rarely goes out, so the palace didn't send the invitation."

This favor booklet is fixed and will not be easily added to or deleted when sending out invitations.

The twelfth prince is different from the thirteenth prince. He never entered the court, and many people probably don’t even remember this prince.

The Ninth Prince said unhappily, "What does a chief secretary do? How could he forget such a big oversight?"

The Tenth Prince said, "Even if he were smart and capable, he would not be in the eyes of this father and son."

At this moment, the Seventh Prince was not in his seat, so the Thirteenth Prince sat in his seat and talked to the Fourth Prince.

"The Ministry was discussing a case in Hubei these days, and several ministers and assistant ministers were at a stalemate. The two ministers asked me privately, and I thought it made sense..."

The Thirteenth Prince is now working in the Ministry of Justice. He has encountered some difficulties and has come to ask the Fourth Prince for help.

On weekdays, we all work in different government offices and it is not easy to run around. Today, when we meet, I can ask you for advice.

The Fourth Prince had served in the Ministry of Justice a few years ago and knew that the style of the officials there was different from that of those in other government offices.

In other government offices, disputes rarely occur in departmental meetings. Even if there are different opinions at the beginning, they are mostly smoothed over later.

The Ministry of Justice is not like this.

The cases that can be brought to the Ministry for discussion are all serious cases involving human lives.

The Fourth Prince asked, "What case? Isn't there any precedent for investigation?"

The cases were varied, and when it came time to judge and review them, in addition to referring to the "Great Qing Law" and "Eight Banners Regulations", they also looked at the verdicts of various old cases.

Thirteenth Prince said: "The case of the murder of Jiulingtong was committed by a shepherd boy in the village. He saw two children passing by holding fruits in their hands. He asked for them and ate them once. When they refused to give him any, he punched them. After injuring one, he knocked down another and hit him on the head with a stone, killing him..."

"The county magistrate sentenced the criminal to death by hanging and waiting for execution. When the case was reviewed by the provincial government, the magistrate gave him a sentence of 'compassion' because he was young, and suggested changing the sentence to exile. However, there was a law that 'those under ten years old who commit murder should be reported to the emperor for review and approval', and the case needed to be submitted to the emperor. As a result, there was a dispute when the case was reviewed by the ministry..."

It is not the time for the autumn trial now, and this case was submitted because there is no precedent.

If the criminal was an adult, the murderer would be sentenced to death, and there would be no objection to this.

But at this age, we no longer know the importance of things, and we can be pitied as well.

The province must have taken this into consideration and gave a "ke jin" suggestion, suggesting that the death penalty be substituted with exile.

The Fourth Prince listened and said, "If someone kills someone, he will die. This is something that cannot be violated. Since it has been proven that the killing was intentional, it shows that he has a violent nature and should not be condoned."

The Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "I think so too, but Wang Shizhen thinks the sentence is too severe and will be rejected when it comes to the emperor. Ambulu thinks the county magistrate's sentence is appropriate and there is no need to change it."

Wang Shizhen was a Han Dynasty Minister of Punishments, and he was promoted from the position of Left Censor-in-Chief in the 38th year; Ambulu was a Manchu Dynasty Minister of Punishments, and he was promoted from the position of Left Censor-in-Chief in the 40th year.

These two were colleagues in the Inspectorate.

Fourth elder brother: "..."

Wang Shizhen was right to worry.

In the past, if such a case came before the emperor, he would most likely order the original verdict to be maintained; now it is hard to say.

The Fourth Prince looked at the Thirteenth Prince and said, "Does the Minister disagree with following the provincial review?"

The Thirteenth Prince nodded, then shook his head and said, "You two disagree, and you two agree."

This is also the reason why the ministry’s proposal was shelved.

The Fourth Prince thought for a moment, then looked at the Thirteenth Prince and said, "Since you are going to study, you should say less and let them be."

The Thirteenth Prince was silent for a moment, then said, "Fourth Brother, I also think the sentence should not be changed."

He knew that the Fourth Prince meant well.

Wherever there are people, there are disputes.

Especially in the yamen, there were vacancies for both Han and Manchu officials, and from top to bottom, they naturally formed two camps.

If he supported the Manchu Minister and the two Manchu Vice Ministers this time, the Han Minister and the two Han Vice Ministers would be dissatisfied. However, if he did not speak up, he would no longer be qualified to speak up.

The Fourth Prince glanced at the Thirteenth Prince, who had a firm look in his eyes.

The Fourth Prince thought about the Thirteenth Prince's age, which was at the peak of his youth, so he said, "Then just follow your heart. No matter what the final result is, you don't have to regret expressing your opinion."

Thirteenth Prince said, "I am worried that this will set a precedent for changing the verdict, and this case will become a legacy in the future."

In that case, the deceased's grievances would have nowhere to be redressed, and it would also allow evil people to take advantage of the situation and instruct young children to harm others.

After reading the case files of the Ministry of Justice, one will realize that the saying “human nature is evil” is not biased.

Seeing him like this, the Fourth Prince nodded and said, "Indeed, there is this worry. The two ministers are arguing with each other, and they are probably worried about this."

However, the Thirteenth Prince, who is only seventeen years old this year, knew that the Emperor might not be happy, but he still insisted on his choice, which is very commendable.

Seeing encouragement in his eyes, the Thirteenth Prince felt a little embarrassed.

"I was a little undecided before, but after revisiting this case, I made up my mind. The murderer started first and didn't stop after injuring two people. With such a vicious character, if he doesn't pay with his life, he may continue to kill in the future."

In the hustle and bustle, the two brothers talking to each other attracted quite a lot of attention.

Especially one of them is the Thirteenth Prince, who is now the most popular and favored prince.

After the Thirteenth Prince had said what he wanted to say, he felt uncomfortable being stared at, so he left the Fourth Prince's side. Seeing that there was an empty seat next to the Tenth Prince, he sat down below the Tenth Prince.

The Ninth Prince looked at him and said, "Did the Shuncheng County Prince's Mansion send the invitation to the Ministry of Justice?"

The Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "Yes, the Chief Secretary of the Palace sent it to me at the end of last month."

The Ninth Prince listened but remained silent.

The Thirteenth Prince reacted.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

I really didn't expect it.

Originally, when he saw that the twelfth prince had not shown up for a long time, he thought that he was delayed by something and that was why he did not leave the palace.

Thirteenth Prince looked a little more uncomfortable.

As a bald prince in the palace, his twelfth brother is ahead of him in terms of seniority. Am I being too ostentatious?

The Ninth Prince glanced at him and said, "Why are you so awkward? What does this have to do with you? It's the Prince's Mansion that is being disrespectful."

The Thirteenth Prince said awkwardly, "I received the invitation at that time, so I should have asked a question."

The Ninth Prince said, "If we give them face, who would want to come to the feast?"

Even though they knew that the old prince was using this to make money, everyone came because of the reputation of Prince Shuncheng and Prince Kang's Mansion, so everyone who could come came.

Just by looking at the guests in the hall, one can tell that the money collected today would be worth at least several thousand taels of silver.

But the Ninth Prince thought that it was enough to come once, and next time he could just show his gift instead of showing up in person...

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(End of this chapter)