The Lonely Family in the Red Chamber

Naturally, there was Tu Jingnian's handwriting in this matter. Ever since the Zhen family launched an attack on Tu Jingnian, Tu Jingnian had been looking for those whom the Zhen family had offended over the years.These days, the interests of the world are like a piece of big cake. The newly made big cake was swallowed up by people like Tu Jingnian. The original big cake was only that big, and the Zhen family wanted to eat more. Others naturally have to eat less, the royal family has a large share, and the Zhen family has a little bit of it, so they don't pay attention to it, and they don't care much, but ordinary people only occupy a small amount, but the Zhen family doesn't give it to them Others stay and eat meat by themselves, others can't even drink soup, it's no wonder they don't hate the Zhen family!

Therefore, although the Zhen family is making a big splash at the moment, I don’t know how many people are waiting to see the fate of the Zhen family. The Zhen family has been extremely arrogant for so many years. I don’t know that what they have done has offended many people. Those ordinary people have more officials. Don't these officials have no relatives, friends and clansmen?

Tu Jingnian successfully collected a bunch of criminal evidence against the Zhen family, and he also listed the gangsters and allies that the Zhen family had recruited over the years, waiting to deal a fatal blow to the Zhen family.What's more, the Zhen family can win people's hearts with their wealth and power. How can these people who can be easily bribed really be sincere?

The one who ran over to beat the Dengwen drum and complained was just an introduction, the real big head was still behind.

Emperor Chengqing was also taken aback when he heard the sound of Dengwen Drum. To be honest, most of the common people don’t like to go to court, and they don’t even like to enter the yamen. , as long as you want to beat the drums, you have to get thirty court sticks first.Therefore, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the number of Dengwen drums has been sounded very few times. Most of them are for military affairs, and the officials themselves sounded them.For example, at the time of the founding of the country, the remnants of the Mongolian and Yuan entangled endlessly in the north. Whenever there was a major military situation, the Taizu gave a special license to beat the Dengwen drum. No matter whether the palace gate had been locked or not, the monarchs and ministers had to gather in Daming Palace to discuss military situations.

Emperor Chengqing was actually upset. You must know that for the common people, only when they were injustice or something terrible happened, would they not want to run over to beat the Dengwen drum. The weather is good, but the country is safe and the people are peaceful. Someone came to beat the Dengwen Drum, but the Taizu made it clear that no matter who it is, as long as they beat the Dengwen Drum, they can tell their grievances to the saint.

Therefore, even though Emperor Chengqing was upset, he said directly: "Bring the drummer to the palace!"

Cao Anping quickly complied, and went to the side to give orders. Not long after, someone brought a pale young man in white sackcloth, with a filial piety cloth on his head, and blood stains on his back, to the hall. Not daring to raise his head, he just knelt down and kowtowed: "The grass people kowtow to the saint, and the saint is blessed and safe!"

Although the young man looked pale and haggard, he had delicate features and a gloomy look between his brows, making him look like a sick and beautiful young man. Judging people by their appearance is actually a common feature of human beings. When Emperor Chengqing saw him, he felt some pity in his heart, so he eased up. With a clear tone, he said: "Seeing that you speak in a certain way, you must have read the book?"

The young man gritted his teeth, and said, "Your Majesty is indeed wise, Caomin was originally studying in Bailu Academy!"

White Deer Academy has always been very famous, who can study there is not a young hero, Emperor Chengqing came to be interested, and said: "Then you should be good at studying, why come here to beat the Dengwen drum, and miss the future?" He was given thirty sticks at a young age, and seeing how he was still trembling even though he was holding on, he knew that the thirty sticks were only afraid of hurting his body.What's more, although a person like him has registered in the imperial court, but he has such a thorny reputation, who dares to take him in the imperial examination in the future, isn't he afraid that he will make troubles in the future?

Tears came out of the young man almost instantly, and he fell to the ground and cried, "Caomin's family is ruined now, even if he risked his life, he still wants to seek justice for his parents and relatives at home, what future is there for him?"

Emperor Chengqing frowned slightly, and said: "What grievances do you have, tell me, if you are justified, I will give you justice!"

The young man is already on the verge of death and has no choice but to send. He has suffered a lot these days, and some classmates and friends have gone to help him collect the corpses of his family members. He wrote a letter about the tragic situation of everyone in the family. , how could they even think about collecting people properly, just rolled up the torn mat, and threw them into the mass grave without even burying them. Their family has no foundation in the local area. The members of the Zhen family didn't dare to have anything to do with their family. When his classmates passed by, the family's corpses had been mutilated by wild cats and dogs, almost beyond recognition. Naturally, those so-called classmates were not only Out of friendship with him, it was also to instigate him to bring down the Zhen family in one go. Therefore, the letter was written in a particularly miserable way. After reading it, the young man could hardly sleep at night. He dreamed of his family members dying in grievances for several nights. Naturally, it was impossible. He backed off halfway, and not long after arriving in the capital, he changed into the filial piety of the great meritorious service, and ran to the imperial city to beat the Dengwen drum.

At this moment, thinking of the tragedy of his family, the young man burst into tears and choked up, and said: "Bai Hao, a grass-roots man, was originally from Yuncheng, Shandong. One hundred acres of fertile land, who knows, these two hundred acres of land turned out to be a source of misfortune. Two months ago, the Zhen family in Jinling took a fancy to Caomin's land and came to buy it at a low price. How could my father agree, and then, The Zhen family found a bunch of thugs, who came to the door every day to threaten, and even fought violently. My grandmother was old, but her spine was directly broken, and she was paralyzed in bed. My father was angry and went to the city to file a complaint. Who knew, the county magistrate got it Instructed by the Zhen family, my father was beaten up and thrown into a prison. He was also forced to put a mortgage on an IOU that owed a thousand taels of official silver, and he would come to the door with the IOU to demand the payment. , Just take the land to pay off the debt! God is sorry to see that the grassroots family also has little assets, and the taxes and labors have never been missed. I have never owed half a tael of official silver. When the old father came back, he saw that the house was raided and the whole house was ruined. Even my little sister who was only a cardamom It was also taken over by the steward of the Zhen family. The younger sister couldn't bear the humiliation, so she threw herself into a well. The old servant sent me a letter, asking me to hide my name in the future, so as not to teach Zhen’s family to take revenge! The old servant was discovered accidentally, was chased and killed all the way, and escaped with great difficulty. In less than three days, the old injury broke out and died!"

"Although the grass-roots people are humble, they dare not let their ancestors die in vain!" Bai Hao lowered his voice as he spoke, almost crying. He clenched his fists tightly, and it took him a long time to relax. He opened an oiled paper bag, and took out the neatly folded paper hidden inside, and a somewhat tattered letter, holding it up with both hands and holding it above his head, "The grass people are not filial, and they don't want to do what my father wants. This is my father's suicide note and the pleadings of the grassroots, please see clearly!"

The court hall was completely quiet. To be honest, for the young man, this matter was quite tragic, but for the courtiers, even if these things were not commonplace, they were not unheard of.If it weren't for Emperor Chengqing's great power, people from the Zhen family would have stood up to refute Bai Hao before, and now, some people are even more eager to make a move.

Emperor Chengqing waved his hand, Cao Anping went down the jade steps himself, took the paper and letter from Bai Hao with both hands, then went up again, and presented them in front of Emperor Chengqing.

Although the paper looks good because it is wrapped in oiled paper, the tattered letter makes people frown. Apart from sweat stains, there are many old blood stains on the envelope. Although Emperor Chengqing has no cleanliness, he still There was a bit of a panic, but I still didn't ask Cao Anping to do it for me. I opened the envelope by myself, revealing some ordinary jute letter paper inside. The most conspicuous thing on the letter paper was a large bloodstain, and the handwriting on it could only be said to be ordinary. , and quite messy, showing a sense of desolation and despair. The content of the letter is actually relatively simple. Impressively, in several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, the Zhen family covers the sky with one hand, and officials from all walks of life are all looking forward to the Zhen family. The Bai family only has a little blood in Haoer. In order not to let the Bai family lose its incense, Haoer, you should hide your name. , marry a wife and have children, and before the Zhen family falls, never think of revenge!

Obviously, his notes did not match his own words. Although he told his son not to take revenge, the handwriting was full of resentment and hatred, and the words were so strong that they could not be backed by the paper.Emperor Chengqing put the letter aside calmly, and picked up the pleadings.

The pleadings were originally written by a famous litigator. Although they are not brilliant, they are like knives. It was very clear that Emperor Chengqing was a little startled when he saw it. To be honest, Emperor Chengqing didn't pay much attention to this kind of thing. Powerful families, whoever doesn't care about human life, can usually suppress it by themselves, but, he What I mind is that sentence, the Zhen family already overwhelms the sky in Jiangnan.

Let alone Emperor Chengqing, no emperor would be happy to see such a thing!Therefore, Emperor Chengqing already had the thought of a thorough investigation, looked at Bai Hao who was still kneeling on the ground, weeping silently, and said softly: "You beat the Dengwen drum, but I can't listen to your side of the story, how about it, this time The matter will be handed over to the three divisions for joint trial, if the matter is true as you said, I will definitely give you justice, but if you intend to make a false accusation, I will never forgive you lightly!"

With a hoarse voice, Bai Hao said: "The sage is clearly aware! Caomin dare to swear to the sky, if the grasslander makes a false statement, if the sky strikes with lightning, he will die, and he will fall into Senluo Hell forever!"

Emperor Chengqing nodded, and said: "Since that's the case, you should go back first, I have my own arrangements!" Then, someone took Bai Hao down, and at the signal of Emperor Chengqing, Shuntian Mansion also sent Many people stayed at the inn where Bai Hao was staying, protecting Bai Hao personally.

As soon as Bai Hao went here, someone jumped out immediately: "Your Majesty clearly sees that the Zhen family has always been loyal to the monarch and the country, and they have always been kind to people in the south of the Yangtze River and benefited the hometown. How could such behavior be possible? There must be a villain who made a false accusation!"

Immediately, a few more people spoke up: "The ministers and others seconded the proposal, and please ask the Holy One to investigate!"

Once people become suspicious, everything can make people suspicious. Emperor Chengqing saw how many people there were in the court hall, and there were twenty or thirty people who would talk to the Zhen family again. His heart sank and he was about to speak. Jumping out, he has been suppressed by the Zhen family's party all these years, so there is no reason not to seize the opportunity at this moment: "Father, my son thought that Bai Hao's words before were so convincing, and the so-called groundless rumors may not be without reason. , if the Zhen family is really innocent, then why are they afraid of a close investigation?"

Emperor Chengqing nodded, and said: "The emperor is polite, this matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate for joint trial. If I want to see the result, I will not wrong anyone, nor will I call anyone I was deceived!" As he said, he directly ordered to retreat.