The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

The case that split the Zhengshidang was extremely simple.There was a wealthy Lin family in the suburbs of Beijing. An elegant scholar in the family often contributed articles to the Yanjing Weekly, and later recognized Lin Hai.Lin Hai praised his literary talents so much that he almost didn't recognize him as his nephew.Lin Hai's own family including Lin Qu's has been single-passed for seven generations, and he is very envious of the big family.Later, he recognized the old patriarch of the Lin family.This person was also an official when he was young, but he was falsely accused and dismissed because he was outright and outrageous in the officialdom.His temperament has not changed at all, and he is still jealous of evil.

There is a wealthy family in their clan, who is polite, kind, and generous, and the whole clan has received his favor.He gave birth to a son who didn't live up to expectations. He usually fights and makes troubles or sleeps in the willows.It's not that others didn't persuade the rich man to discipline him.However, the child lost his mother when he was seven or eight years old, and he was at odds with the wealthy family's successor in every possible way.His father took pity on him and was reluctant to take care of him.On the contrary, the stepmother gave birth to a young son, who is well-behaved and sensible, and he may not be able to be successful in the future.At the end of last year, the rich man died of illness, and the whole family mourned.

Unexpectedly, one morning half a month ago, the servant went to ask the mistress for dinner, and suddenly found the mistress hanging on the beam!There is a suicide note on the desk.It turned out that she was raped by her stepson last night and committed suicide in shame and anger.The old patriarch was furious, and immediately opened the ancestral hall for a public trial of the son.The son did not deny it at all, and confessed everything.The patriarch then beat the man to death in accordance with the patriarchal rules.

Although this son is a dude, he has several good friends.They believed that it was against the law for Patriarch Lin to set up a private court to deal with human life, so they sued him to the government.Tian Gengzi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, sentenced the old patriarch Lin to death according to the law, and shot him after autumn.How can Lin Hai just sit back and watch?Everyone in the political affairs hall also occupies one side.Zhan Kun suggested that the old patriarch be suspended animation, but Lin Haitian Gengzi refused.Now it's a mess.

After hearing this, Jia Cong rubbed his daughter's head, thinking: "There is nothing to settle in this case. The fact that clan power replaces the law must not be tolerated. Patriarch Lin must die. Fake death is fine, but it's just a matter of hiding it. It's just that the common people will definitely not agree, and Uncle Lin will definitely make me die. We have to find a way to make them accept it. Miao Miao, do you want to go down to play? Your parents need to discuss things."

"No." Miao Miao said lazily, leaning into her father's arms, "Father, you have been out for so long."

Jia Cong hugged her and said joyfully: "It's really a daughter, I miss you."

Chen Ruijin glanced at Jia Cong: "Why does Patriarch Lin have to die? He is so old, and you only changed the law in the past two years. It's hard for the elderly to get used to it, so it's justifiable."

Jia Cong shook his head: "There is nothing justifiable. The biggest function of the law is deterrence, killing chickens and scaring monkeys."

"Oh, what about Brother Jiang Jing." Chen Ruijin said leisurely, "Minors can be forgiven, and old people can be forgiven for being ungrateful, isn't it?"

Jia Cong blinked: "You already know?"

"Zhimo came to tell me specifically just now." Chen Ruijin said, "At first when I received the telegram, I thought you must have some reason for keeping him alive. After listening to Zhimo, it seems that there is no reason. I know you cherish young people, It's just that I can't see that this person is worth cherishing. Tell me, is it because you promised his mother to spare his life, or because he is underage."

"Because he is underage." Jia Cong touched his forehead, "The era 300 years later left a deep imprint on me. Daughter-in-law, have I ever told you about a foreign movie called The Shawshank Redemption?"

"No."

"It's a prison escape story. I remember a certain episode very clearly." Jia Cong then talked about the situation of the black inmate applying for parole in "The Shawshank Redemption". "When he is old and has been punished all his life, he just wants to go through time to tell his past self that there are many ways to solve the problem besides killing people. Ruijin, we are adults, and we have learned a lot of survival skills and know how to survive when we grow up. Solve the problem without breaking the law. Minors have not had time to learn. So I am very tolerant to them and want to give them the opportunity to learn full survival skills. If there is a choice, maybe he will not choose this path?"

Chen Ruijin thought for a long time and said: "I agree with this. Ordinary teenagers... Talking about teenagers, even the monk Jianru, the Jiangyang thief Lou Jinqiao, and Wu Jin'e who wanted to reform himself because of marriage, I agree to give them one more chance. Just because they became what they are today, most of them were taught by their parents and teachers when they were young, so they have no choice. They actually have kind thoughts in their hearts. However, the same rice supports all kinds of people. Jia Cong, you understand that Brother Jiang Jing is not a kind person by nature His chances of learning well are much greater than that of Lou Jinqiao and Wu Jin'e. His parents taught him well, but he didn't. Aunt Wu taught him badly, but he learned smoothly. You think you are giving him the chance to learn survival skills, but in fact you don't. It may be to give him a chance to learn evil skills. One day he will use those skills to hurt innocent people. The higher his talent, the greater the damage he will do to others. I don’t think he can keep it.”

After hearing this, Jia Cong sighed and said, "What you said makes sense. In fact, I have been entangled with it all the time. There is a reality in each era. It is impossible for us to have any psychiatrist to help him now. Zhuanger is still in Qi State. Let him send a telegram and do it quietly."

Chen Ruijin smiled slightly, and pointed to a sapphire lion playing ball and paperweight on the table.It was only then that Jia Cong noticed that there were two letters under the paperweight.Chen Ruijin said: "They are all letters that just arrived this morning. One is from Zhimo, and the other is from soldiers sent by Liu Xiaoqi."

Jia Cong opened it and saw that the two letters were addressed to Queen Liu Mingqiu of England, and the writers were Liu Zhuang and Liu Xiaoqi respectively.Because this was the first time that my younger brother and uncle wrote a letter to Liu Mingqiu, there was a lot of nonsense at the beginning, and Liu Zhuang's writing style was obviously much better than his seventh uncle's.In the end, when it comes to the business, it is actually the same thing.Liu Zhuang entrusted his elder sister to kill brother Jiang Jing four years later when he was [-] years old. Liu Xiaoqi entrusted his niece to kill Jiang Jing unexpectedly within a year.The corner of Jia Cong's mouth twitched: "The two of them are clever, and they sent you here."

Chen Ruijin said indifferently: "The ferry ticket to England is not cheap, why not save one."

Jia Cong nodded.Then he called the messengers to come in and asked him to send a telegram to the state of Qi.In the telegram, Liu Zhuang was instructed to try his best to take care of the acceptance of Brother Jiang Jing's parents, and he figured it out by himself.After finishing his work, he looked down and saw that Miao Miao had fallen asleep at some point, and the couple looked at each other and smiled.

It was just now that Chen Ruijin had something on his mind, and the fetus in her womb stayed still.Now he relaxed, and the little brat immediately became active.Jia Cong yelled in a low voice, and stretched out his hand to lightly cover his wife's abdomen and excitedly said, "Baby move again!" The fetus really moved again.Jia Cong smiled like an idiot, "This is a good boy, it must be more worry-free than Miao Miao when you come out."

"That's hard to say."

In the afternoon of this day, Duke Yansheng sent someone to Rongguo Mansion.It turned out that people from the Cui family had gone to several shops of their house, and found that there were people with the accent of Qi Guo hanging around everywhere, looking very suspicious.They were so frightened that they ran to the posthouse to look for Zhou Ji, but they couldn't find it, so they begged Yan Shenggong to ask the government of Yan State for help.Jia Cong said: "This is really helpless. Since they have never broken the law, we can't drive them away. Besides, no one in Qi State now knows that the Cui family has arrived in Yan State. If they are driven away, they will not be safe. Qi State will be annoyed. Suspicion. Just wait a moment, after a few days the case will be closed in Qi State, and these people will naturally disperse."

After the man left, Chen Ruijin asked: "Is Qi Guo chasing so closely? Are you going to send them overseas?"

Jia Cong said with a smile: "There is no such thing as Qi. I arranged it. The people in the Cui family are old and young. When they suddenly came to a new environment, the old ones adapt slowly and the young ones adapt quickly. When they get mixed together, the old ones will take care of them." The young ones. I purposely let them live separately so that there is less mutual influence. Lu Zhimo has already gotten acquainted with a few young people, and he said that it is quite good, and he can use it after rethinking. Otherwise, I would be so idle for no reason. Run to save people and play."

Chen Ruijin nodded: "That's all." She thought for a while, "Didn't you say there is a widow? Where do you live?"

"Liu Xiaoqi arranged it, I don't know. Is there something wrong?"

Chen Ruijin said with a smile: "Zhimo said that the widow is pleasing to her eyes. My sixth sister's shop assistants and pastry chefs are all familiar, so she has nothing to take care of, and she has no ambitions to become big. My brother-in-law is dedicated to studying medicine and doesn't need to look after her. She has no children. She is busy all day long. Anyway, she was a widow herself. I thought, give her some manpower resources, and let her try to marry the widow. It would be a merit. After all, she robbed a monk .” Jia Cong giggled: Their Chen family’s daughter doesn’t have a low IQ.Hurry up and send someone to Liu Xiaoqi to ask for Cui's accommodation list.

During the day, Jia Cong hadn't gone out since he entered the house. At night, he quietly changed his clothes, slipped out of the west corner door like a thief, and knocked on the west corner door of Feng Ziying's house like a thief. He didn't even take anyone who followed him.

The next day, Yan Shenggong was going to visit the old Shangshu Lin Hai, and the Yanjing Weekly sent a reporter to the posthouse early to wait.This reporter is a new person, Yan Shenggong and his father found it interesting, chatted with him for a long time, and even snapped a few group photos.The reporter followed him to the Lin Mansion and took many photos of the friendly meeting.In the afternoon, Lin Hai personally accompanied the Kong family father and son to Yanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where Zhang Youshi is a professor.The reporter naturally also followed to witness the news happening.

Two days later, Yanjing Weekly published a supplement urgently.The title is: Duke Yansheng went to Beijing for medical treatment, with a group photo of Duke Yansheng and his son and doctor Zhang You.Below is a group photo of them and Lin Hai. The title is, Lin Hai, Minister of the First Household Department, met with Yan Shenggong.In the second edition, Yan Shenggong and his son met with Wu Tianyou, a scholar in charge of the Imperial Academy.It is reported that Yan Shenggong will give lectures at Imperial Academy, Yenching University and Charity Tsinghua Women's College respectively.The course schedule will be published in the next issue of this newspaper.As soon as this newspaper came out, Shilin was shocked.Yan Shenggong actually ran to the country of Yan? !Immediately, someone prepared a fast horse to go to Beijing to attend lectures, and distributors from all over the place ordered the next issue of the newspaper one after another.

Sure enough, the next Yanjing Weekly published the schedule of Yan Shenggong's lectures, and the newspaper was sold out.But the headline on the front page was not Yan Shenggong, but another report that the patriarch of the Lin clan in the suburbs of Beijing privately set up a court to kill his grandson.

This report caused a bigger wave than Yan Shenggong.Only Confucian scholars care about Yan Shenggong, and the whole country, the peasants, the businessmen, and the peasants pay close attention to it, and it spreads all over the streets and alleys in an instant.Everyone said that the Shangshu of Yan State's bullshit Ministry of Punishment was stupid and absurd, and what the old patriarch Lin did was justified. It is unreasonable for Yan State to change the law indiscriminately.

The Kingdom of Shu must also have this newspaper.Situ Cenzai carefully read the report dozens of times, his brows furrowed into knots.His daughter-in-law Qiu Shi laughed and said, "Do you see anything?"

"No." Situ Cen said, "I can't even find a pun."

Qiu said: "This matter is obvious. Jia Cong is going to move the clan of Yan Kingdom, and he wants to ask the kings of the world to respond to him."

"Huh? I didn't see it!"

Qiu said: "He first coaxed Yan Shenggong to go to the capital for medical treatment, and then persuaded him to give lectures, and specially printed such big characters that no one would see it: next issue will publish the curriculum. All the officials in the world are Confucian scholars. The whole country will pay attention to the next issue of the newspaper. Then you see, what is the headline on the front page? A case is written in such detail, and at the end is such a big word: "Details of this case will be published in the next issue." What more details? This has already Enough details. So the next issue will definitely not be details, but secrets. Jia Cong dug a hole and waited for the world to jump in. Power is one thing that ebbs and flows. If the clan has no power, the government will have more power. country is the same.”

Situ Cen thought for a while: "The clans in the Kingdom of Shu really have great power."

"The clans in any country have great power." Qiu said, "Maybe this time he can really make things happen."

Situ Cen snorted, "This time? That guy didn't get anything done." Then he put down the newspaper and ate some snacks.

Readers across the country scolded and looked forward to the seven days, and during these seven days, letters like snowflakes flew into the capital from all over the country.It's hard to look forward to the next issue of the newspaper.Still the headline on the front page: The latest developments in the case of Patriarch Lin.The court of Yan State attached great importance to this case, and Mr. Zhan Kun, the grand master and governor of Pingzhang, personally took charge of the investigation.Later, the reporter interviewed many insiders to comment on the two parties.Lin Hai, the Minister of the First Household Department, commented on Patriarch Lin, members of the Lin clan commented on Patriarch Lin, and former colleagues of Patriarch Lin commented on Patriarch Lin.The dead son was also commented by many people.What cronies, concubine fans, relatives and elders.After reading it, everyone felt that Nizi was a dandy, and the patriarch was a good person who didn't rub his eyes.At the end of the report is another line of big characters: The next issue will report the views of Yan Sheng Gong Kong Zhaohuan, Regent Jia Cong, Prime Minister Lin Daiyu and others.

Readers across the country scolded and looked forward to it for another seven days, and letters like snowflakes still flew into the capital during these seven days.The next issue of the newspaper is here, and everyone can't wait to see what kind words Yan Shenggong has.I never thought that the previous issue was a false advertisement, but the headline of this issue is actually: The case of Patriarch Lin has taken a major turn.

It turned out that a photo of Nizi was published in the newspaper last issue, and a fan recognized him, so he hurriedly took it to the old bustard and others to identify him.Everyone said that he looked like a guest, and the fan stayed with him the night of the crime.If he had been the guest, he couldn't have raped his stepmother at the same time.There are similarities in people, fans and others can't tell that it is him.The man was dead and so battered that even the body could not be identified.However, that rebellious son confessed his crime with his own mouth that day, and his whole family testified.The case suddenly became unclear.

At the end of the report, the reporter wrote: "If the case was indeed committed by Nizi, and the Lin family did not deal with it privately but sent him to the government, how could the government spare him? After all, the Lin family does not have professional arresters and assistants."