The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Duke Xiu Xiaoming passed away many years ago, but the old matriarch is still there.Now the masters in that mansion don't go out very often, and the master is Xiaokang, who is in charge, and now he is a first-class son.Because he has a lot of real talent in his chest, he is highly appreciated by Yan Wang Situ Pan.

Third Lord Ping of Xiuguo Mansion is a child of Sanfang.Because the third master passed away early, and he had a son in his later years, the third wife loved him like a treasure; uncles and cousins ​​didn't bother to care about him.Now he is less than 20 years old, he was born with a romantic and handsome appearance, and all the dandies in Beijing do not like to associate with him.Every day is not drinking and watching flowers, or cockfighting, or gathering for gambling and prostitution.It's just that the temperament is inevitably extravagant and arrogant.

A few days ago, Hou Xiaoping and some good friends were drinking in the Xianggong's house, because they were fighting over a young husband, they ordered his slaves to beat another client to death.The one who died was just the son of an ordinary family; Hou Xiaoping didn't care at all because of his eldest cousin's face in front of King Yan.Naturally, that person's family also sued Wucheng Bingma Division, how could Zhao Cheng dare to take care of him?He just sent them away with a few words.

This morning, the concubine Ji who was waiting for Xiaoping saw that he didn't get up all the time, thinking that Xu had drunk last night, so she didn't dare to startle; she didn't call him until noon.Opening the curtain, he saw that this person's complexion was livid, and he had already passed away for a long time.

Zhao Chengwen didn't dare to neglect the report, and hurriedly led people to check it.Wu Zuo took a look and said that he was strangled to death by someone pinching his throat.The murderer was so powerful that Hou Xiaoping swallowed his breath without even struggling.Beside the pillow was a piece of straw paper, on which was written the incident of him beating someone to death in Xianggongtang.Zhao Cheng couldn't help but stumbled: this group of "Wanderers" is lawless, even dare to kill the princes of the government, and they can't do anything if they don't deal with it.However, he really couldn't find any clues.

Although there are few such masters who can't find traces of crimes, they always exist.Qiu Liang, Zhao Cheng's predecessor, once said that most of the murderers were masters raised in the palace or in the prince's house.It is extremely difficult to raise such a person, even if it is justified to assassinate the King of Yan, why kill a useless dude like Hou Xiaoping?Zhao Cheng couldn't figure it out.Knowing that Liu Xiaoqi is good at kung fu, he also went to Falcon Bookstore to inquire.Liu Xiaoqi said: "There are a lot of masters in the world. Unless you fight in person, my younger brother can't guess the way of those people." Zhao Cheng has watched a lot of Lulin commentaries recently, where there are hundreds of masters of all kinds according to the sect. , didn't realize that he took the story seriously, so he didn't suspect that what Liu Xiaoqi said was prevarication.

Hou Xiaokang and Feng Ziying knew each other from peeing, and now they both work under King Yan; seeing that Zhao Cheng checked for several days and found nothing, and knew that Feng Ziying had another team, so he entrusted Feng Ziying once.In fact, Feng Ziying was already alarmed by these things, and after investigating for a while, there were no more clues than Zhao Cheng.When Feng Ziying encountered something she couldn't think of, she went to find Jia Cong.Without him, this kid has a wider mind than ordinary people, and can jump out of the cage to make wild suspicions.Even if the guess is outrageous, it is not guaranteed that Feng Ziying can get an inspiration from it.So he went to the Hanlin Academy to find him.

Jia Cong was fighting with a group of Hanlin scholars.A few days ago, he had persuaded Situ Pan to agree to build a Yenching University.In the old year when he was studying at a university in the Kingdom of Shu, the king of Shu valued him highly, and the courtiers of Shu respected him because he broke the Seven Yin Formation, and things went very smoothly.I thought it would be easy to go anywhere in Beijing, didn't Situ Pan also think highly of him?I never thought that it would be difficult to add a few mathematics, physics and chemistry courses to the students.Feng Ziying listened to it for half a day, laughing so hard that her stomach ached as they talked about it.

But he found a free time to call out Jia Cong and told him about the case of "You Xiaer".Jia Cong thought for a moment, then smiled wryly: "Brother Feng, I can't calm down right now. My heart is full of those stubborn old Confucian scholars, and my brain hurts. Wait for me to be quiet for a while."

Feng Ziying became even more amused, and said, "Brother treats you to a drink. You are only here because of the school's business."

"makes sense."

The two of them left the Xunjia Restaurant of the Hanlin Academy and sat down to eat wine.After half a day of snacks, Jia Cong cupped his chopsticks and said, "Did you ask someone to check the words left by the murderer? But really?"

Feng Ziying said: "It's all true."

Jia Cong bit his lips: "If you only look at the Xiuguo mansion, I would guess that someone took revenge. But when all these messes are added together, not every sufferer can afford to hire a killer. If it is a hug Fighting injustice, who is so idle and dedicated to fighting injustice? If someone has malicious intentions and wants the hearts of the people, why doesn't he leave his name? If it is said that the grandpa left behind, why didn't he take action in the early years? ?”

Feng Ziying hurriedly said, "Wait a minute! It's all right, what does it have to do with grandpa?"

Jia Cong said: "In some cases, the public says the public is right and the woman says the woman is right, and some cases are not clear and there is no discussion. What you said just now is the latter - all those who die are guilty. Could it be the men of the Xiuguo Mansion? Can you not pay for your life if you kill someone? Is there such a thing in the law?"

Feng Ziying said: "The law can only restrain those ordinary people who have no ability. You said that yourself."

Jia Cong said: "What I'm talking about is the truth. Ordinary people are deceived by the government and don't know the fact. Brother Feng, according to the thoughts of ordinary people-according to the thoughts of good people, those 'rangers' do what the government does. It is good for the prince to treat it as something that has not been done. The law is the cornerstone of the country, and the law will be in chaos before the world is in chaos. Naturally, the law has been in chaos for many years in my dynasty. A tall and strong tree, from rotten roots to rotten It takes quite a long time for the big root to wither completely. Most of the dynasties and dynasties started from the two or three generations of monarchs after the founding of the country to mess with the law. In the middle, when they met Mingjun, they cleared it up and then died. Faint kings overthrow the country. There are also bad luck. When Zhe Zong was supposed to rejuvenate, he not only met the faint emperors, but also encountered foreign enemies. Song Huizong was wronged. The country left by Zhe Zong was enough for him to lose for a while. At worst, his children and grandchildren will be rejuvenated in the future But he was so unlucky to meet Jin Bing going south." After speaking, he spread his hands and pretended to be moaning.

Feng Ziying pondered: "Do you suspect that these knight-errants are people secretly left behind by Tai Zu, in order to prevent the rotten small roots from becoming rotten big ones?"

Jia Cong said: "Didn't I just have thoughts flying all over the sky? I thought about it for a while. Later, I felt that something was wrong. If it was a grandpa, why did I wait until now to make a move? It should have been done many years ago. If it is not his old man Stay." He thought for a long time and shook his head, "I really can't figure it out. People will put in a lot of effort to do something, and they will get something. If there are only one or two people, it may be that the family is not short of money. Heroes want to act chivalrously; many people can’t. Fame, wealth, power, and sex are all out of reach. What do they want?”

Feng Ziying said: "Didn't you also rob the money?"

Jia Cong showed a smirk: "If you have such a great ability, you can only rob money? Wouldn't it be more convenient to rob Big Brother Xue's warehouse?"

The two racked their brains and thought for a long time, but their stomachs were full and there was still no result.

Shortly after Feng Ziying returned to the Yamen, Situ Pan called her to go.It turned out that Situ Pan was discussing matters with all the staff just now. Seeing that Hou Xiaokang was disturbed, he asked.Hou Xiaokang sadly pleaded guilty, saying: "My minister's house was attacked by bandits last night, and his younger brother was killed. My minister feels sorry for him."

Situ Pan was startled and said, "Xiuguo's mansion is guarded by family guards, yet it was encountered by bandits?"

Hou Xiaokang sighed: "That matter was originally his fault...it was the fault of the humble minister. It was the humble minister who was too lazy to control him, which led to the catastrophe." He shook his head and sighed, "But...but... My younger brother deserves what he deserves. But..."

He was so hesitant, could Situ Pan not ask for details?After hearing this, he was shocked: "Zhao Cheng and Feng Ziying have no clues? There are many such cases in Beijing recently?" He hurriedly ordered someone to call Feng Ziying.

Feng Ziying didn't dare to hide anything, she replied honestly, "Just now Cong'er and I have been guessing for a long time, but we really can't figure out what these people want to do."

Situ Pan frowned: "Can't Jia Cong guess?"

Although it was Situ Pan who asked Xiaokang to say it, this move somewhat complained about Feng Ziying's unfavorable handling of affairs.Feng Ziying then explained in detail what Jia Cong said, what rotten small roots rotted big roots.I don't know how many people winked at him, but he just didn't see it.Finally said: "The two of us can't figure out what they want, so we don't know how to deal with it next." After speaking, Situ Pan's face turned livid, and he bowed and clasped his fists again, "This subordinate is negligent. Let's go to repair it again. Guofu, see if there are any other clues."

Situ Pan thought for a moment and said, "Where is Cong'er?"

"Go back to the Hanlin Academy."

Situ Pan then ordered: "Call him over here." Everyone was silent, not daring to talk nonsense; Hou Xiaokang wished he could find an excuse to slip away.

Not long after, Jia Cong came over.After the ceremony, he asked blankly, "My lord, what's the matter?"

Situ Pan said: "Since you are here, let's discuss. How to deal with this 'rotten root'."

Jia Cong asked Feng Ziying in a low voice: "What's 'rotten root'?"

Feng Ziying said: "Isn't it your analogy? Trees are used to describe the country, and the law is also used to describe the roots?"

Jia Cong wrinkled his nose: "There's nothing to discuss about this. There's nothing to do about it. If there is a way, it will be solved thousands of years ago. Human nature and the natural laws of society." After hearing this, Situ Pan twisted his head brow.

Then Luo Man stood up and said: "My lord, no matter if the rotten roots are small or big, if they are rotten roots, just cut them off." Jia Cong rolled his eyes, and Feng Ziying kicked him.

Situ Pan said, "Cong'er thinks it can't be cut?"

Jia Cong said: "Dare to ask my lord, which emperor is born to want to be a mediocre lord? Which emperor is born to not want to be a wise king? Many things are like Xia Xuedong Lei, so there is nothing wrong with it."

Roman cupped his hands and said, "Dare to ask Mr. Jia, what can't be done by the strict law?"

Jia Cong said: "When I was born late, I only asked Mr. Luo one sentence: Are people divided into three, six, or nine classes?"

Roman said: "Naturally. Since the beginning of the world, people have been divided into saints, mediocre, noble and slut."

Jia Cong shrugged and said: "However, these divisions are not eternal, they are always changing. Therefore, it is often difficult to define who is superior to whom, or who is so high in status that he can kill at will without committing a crime. For example, the third master of the Xiuguo Mansion and the people who were beaten to death by him...er..." He looked at Hou Xiaokang, "for example...for example...by the way, Big Brother Xue also beat someone to death when he was young because of jealousy " Feng Ziying couldn't help covering her face.

Situ Pan raised his eyebrows: "Really?"

"That's right! Uncle Wang's family wiped his ass for him." Jia Cong stabbed, "At that time, there were no officials in his family, but he was just an ordinary merchant's son. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are at the bottom of the list." .If the law is to be severe, won’t he have to pay his life? But if he pays his life, the dead will not be able to come back!”

Roman immediately bowed to Situ Pan: "I implore the prince to send someone to investigate this case, so that the murderer will not go unpunished."

"You can't say that!" Without waiting for others to speak, Jia Cong rushed to say, "If Xue Pan dies, how much tax will the prince lose every day? He has this ability to make a lot of money, and he never pays a lot of taxes. Do you have this ability? There is only one Xue Pan among thousands of people."

Someone below said: "My lord, it is ancient to use money to pay for crimes!"

Jia Cong said again: "Don't! He will be unhappy. Brother Xue has a quick temper, why not tell him directly that the prince is a little tight now, you support a little, just do Yan Guo a favor." Then he said, "No No, don't say that, he is not close to the prince. Just say that brother Feng is a little tight? I am a little tight? It doesn't matter if he comes out with some money. But asking him to pay for the crime with money seems like we blackmailed him. It makes people feel unhappy. If Xue Pan wanted to evade taxes, it would not be difficult. He didn't do it, but he exchanged enough tax money for peace. In case someone covets and seizes his property. Let's talk about it. Others took him Can you pay him so much tax money if you go to his property?"

Situ Pan shouted: "Nonsense! Are there any rules?"

Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "Aren't the rules determined by people? Besides, there are too many cases like this. Unless all countries have investigated it clearly, they can't just focus on Big Brother Xue." Nai glanced at Situ Pan.Situ Pan understood that if other countries did not check Yan Guo, it would be better for Xue Pan to turn around and move to Jinling, and all the tax money would be handed over to King Wu's treasury.How could the king of Wu be strict with the law!I wish the more money the better.

Roman coughed: "Mr. Jia digressed?"

Jia Cong clapped his hands: "Why are you digressing? Strict laws are simply impossible. Xue Pan is an example, and the third master of the Xiuguo Mansion is another example. If there were no knight-errants, wouldn't it be true that the young master of the Duke's Mansion would pay for the lives of the people's children? What? Don’t shout a few empty slogans, it’s impossible.”

Hou Xiaokang couldn't sit still anymore, he got up and pleaded guilty: "It's all because of the lax discipline of the humble officials."

Jia Cong whispered: "This is digressing. It's not that you are the only one who has dandies in your house, nor is it that your brother is the only one who has killed someone."

Roman said: "Even if Mr. Jia said, Xue Pan has enough tax money and has made meritorious service to the country. Dare I ask the one who repaired the country's mansion, what merits can he do?"

Jia Cong said: "He has a brother who is useful to the country. Brothers and feet are connected, and his brother's merits can be used to atone for crimes." Nai clapped his hands and said, "What am I talking about? Severe calendar is impossible." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.What Jia Cong said is clearly reasonable, but it is also clearly wrong!Jia Cong shook his head, spread his hands and said, "Everyone is an adult, can you stop pretending to be innocent?"

Feng Ziying coughed, "It's just that there must be a limit."

Jia Cong said: "There is a limit to the merits and crimes! If Xue Pan is useless to the country, I support you to investigate his old case now."

Feng Ziying said: "Since it's like this, it can't be regarded as a rotten root."

Jia Cong said: "But most people can't see themselves clearly. Others don't have Xue Pan's wealth and Hou Xiaoping's brother. Seeing that they killed people and they are safe, they also feel that they can be safe after breaking the law. For example, bribery An official or something. Those officials saw that they didn’t do much about taking money to do things, and they dared to commit other things in the future. The other officials saw that they dared to do such things again. Gradually, the law If you don't believe in the law, don't you just rot your roots?"

Situ Pan glanced at him: "You kid is so cheerful, you talk like you're spitting out beans, you think you have a solution?"

"No." Jia Cong waved his hands again and again, "No one can solve this matter in ancient and modern times." Situ Pan frowned slightly.

After a while, Roman snorted, "According to what Mr. Jia said, those rangers did the right thing?"

Jia Cong said: "Of course not. They are not arresters or officials, and they have no right to kill people. But what they do can shock people's hearts and benefit the prince. Just like Xue Pan and Hou Xiaoping, it is wrong to kill people for jealousy, but Xue Pan Brother Zhicai and Hou Xiaoping are beneficial to the prince." After saying that, he suddenly shut his mouth and leaned back on the chair: it means that Wan Sheng finished speaking.