Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

The official document of sea arrest is equivalent to the wanted order in the present world. It is the official document used by the government to order the yamen in various places to arrest fugitives.Not only Xue Pan's name, age, place of origin, crimes committed, etc. were written on it, but also his portrait was written on it.This is nothing, the back of the official document is still attached with the number of silver rewards, the government issued a full 500 taels of silver to arrest Xue Pan!

Think about it in the original book, Jia Lian secretly took the second sister You, but only five taels of silver a month can support the expenses of the three members of You's family. From this, we can see how valuable Jingchao's silver is.If this reward of 500 taels fell on ordinary people, it would be enough for them to spend more than ten years, so with this reward as a base, how many people are waiting with red eyes for the wanted person to appear, Just took Xue Pan to the government to exchange for reward silver.

Ordinary people naturally don't know that Xue Pan has come to the capital, but people from the Jia family and the Wang family know it.In Rongxi Hall, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang were entertaining and chatting with Aunt Xue, when a maid rushed to the door in a hurry.

Wang Xifeng was sitting in the main hall as a companion, when she saw the little maid winking and wiping her neck, she hurriedly apologized and walked out, asking in a low voice impatiently: "What's the matter? Why are you so ungrateful? How dare you do it at such a time?" break in."

The little maid didn't care much at this time, she hurriedly whispered a few words into Wang Xifeng's ear, the content of the words frightened Wang Xifeng very much. "Where did you hear this news?!"

The little maid said softly: "My good grandma, it has been spread in the market outside, and the manservant in charge of buying for the kitchen also saw the sea arrest document posted by Shuntian Mansion in the market, he saw it for real, The pattern drawn on it is exactly what the Xue family looks like, and there is a scholar next to him who read the words written on it, and all the addresses on his body can be matched, isn't it that Xue Pan Xue uncle?"

Wang Xifeng was startled, and quickly pulled the little maid into the side room, and after making sure that no one was eavesdropping, she continued to ask: "Then Xue...but what crime did he commit? Out?"

The little servant girl said: "I heard that in order to forcefully buy the maid, he ordered his servants to beat him to death and committed a life lawsuit. This is nothing. I heard that Xue's family also colluded with Yin Tianfu to arrest the white duck and take the death penalty. Who would have thought that what he did was not kept secret and someone would find out, so he was punished for several crimes, charged with murder, fleeing, framing, etc., and the reward for catching him alone is as much as 500 taels of silver..."

Life lawsuit?Cut the white duck? !

Today's Wang Xifeng is not the same Feng Lazi who dared to let go of loan sharks casually. Back then, Jia She's slap in the face knocked off all her face. After that, Jia Lian even recruited a literate nanny to read Dajing every day. Hearing the law to her, she knew the power of combined punishment for counting crimes.

In the past, she might have thought that it was just a common thing to settle a small murder case with the power of the four major families, but now she knows that many people outside are staring at them. If the censors in Beijing know about such things, it may cause another storm...

With a heavy reward of 500 taels, even if the servants of the Jia family were restrained from revealing Xue Pan's whereabouts, how could they control the servants of the Wang family?The Wang family also knew about Xue's entry into the capital, if they told outsiders, wouldn't it cause big trouble right away?What's more, recently Xue Pan went out every day to check the accounts in the shop, or went out to have a banquet with others. Many people had seen him, and they couldn't hide it even if they wanted to.

As soon as the Haizhu official document is issued, the case will not be suppressed even if it is all-powerful. If others know that Xue Pan once lived in Jia's mansion, wouldn't they be charged with harboring a murderer?

Wang Xifeng didn't care about anything else, so she hurriedly left the anteroom to look for Jia Lian in the front yard, and told the whole matter to the second master Lian.Jia Lian was also very frightened when he heard that, so he hurried outside to find Jia Amnesty and discussed the situation together.

Jia Amnesty was thinking about the benefits that Xue's family could gain by living in their big house, but when he heard that not only was there no benefit, but he would also be charged with harboring a murderer, he panicked and immediately took his son and daughter-in-law to the main hall.

Aunt Xue was sitting in the main hall, talking about the scenery of Jiangnan, but Jia She walked in angrily.She still thought that there was something important in the Jia family's family, and she was thinking whether to avoid it temporarily, but Jia She's words fixed her, "Mrs. Xue, did Xue Pan have a life lawsuit in Jinling? "

This sentence not only frightened Aunt Xue, but also Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing who were accompanying her were stunned.Mrs. Wang was still thinking, didn't her elder brother press down on this matter, why did the big house know about it?Mrs. Xing stood up and slipped behind her husband. Seeing her husband's serious expression, she knew that something was wrong, so she dared not sit with Mother Xue again.

Aunt Xue was stunned, and after a while suppressed the shock on her face, and said, "Where did you hear this kind of thing? How can it be, it's all nonsense..."

Before she finished speaking, Jia Amnesty had already yelled out loudly, "Mrs. Xue, even the government's sea arrest documents have been posted outside. People all over the world want to arrest Xue Pan. You are absolutely sure about this matter." You can't hide it, so you still refuse to tell the truth?"

Aunt Xue was stunned when she heard that the government had posted the arrest document. At this moment, she had a lot of thoughts, thinking that her brother Wang Ziteng would be able to suppress Pan'er's murder. People turned out...

You don't need to listen to her, just by looking at her face at this time, you can tell that Xue Pan has indeed revealed something big. Although Jia Amnesty doesn't know the details, he also knows that this matter must not be hidden. It's time for the old man, abandon the car to save the handsome, the most important thing is to keep yourself.Back then, the second room was even willing to abandon his own daughter, so why would he be reluctant to part with his relatives?If it is too late, even the entire Jia family will be charged with the crime!

Jia Amnesty said loudly: "Since Xue Pan committed such a serious crime, my Jia family dare not disobey the king's law, so I will not keep you now!"

When Aunt Xue heard this, she was upset and was about to get angry, but she thought that this was still Jia's place and she couldn't take advantage of it, so she could only suppress her anger.She has been living in Jinling all these years, and she has been on her way to the capital after Xue Pan's accident. How can she know the situation of noble families in the capital and Jiangnan?At this time, she also said that Jia She was timid and fearful, had an unpleasant fight with Mrs. Wang, and deliberately found an excuse to drive away their family.

"Since the Jia family doesn't want to stay with each other, we Xue family members don't have to hang on, so let's say goodbye." Aunt Xue threw up her sleeves and went out. As soon as she returned to the yard, she gathered the servants to pack their luggage and planned to move out immediately. Walk.Aunt Xue hurriedly sent servants to find Baochai and Xue Pan, and told them that they had to leave Jia's mansion together.

Xue Baochai was playing chess at Yingchun's place, and was soon found, but Xue Pan was not in the mansion, and only said that he went to the cabinet to check the accounts.Aunt Xue didn't take it seriously, she just ordered the servants to pack their bags and planned to leave Jia's mansion as soon as possible.Originally, Aunt Xue was only planning to stay temporarily, so many of the boxes and cages she brought had not been opened, and she quickly sorted out all the things. After hiring a car, she loaded it and took it away. She took Baochai in the carriage and planned to go back to Xue I went to live in my old house.

As soon as the driving carriage left Ningrong Street, there was a commotion in front, and the driver hurriedly reported: "Madam, the front side is full of people, it's impossible to pass, but we have to make a detour?"

Aunt Xue impatiently ordered a detour, but as soon as she said the words, she heard a loud roar from the crowd in front, "Do you know who this uncle is? How dare you even arrest me? My uncle's uncle is from Jiusheng The ruling prince Teng, a first-rank member of the court, how dare you provoke me?!"

The voice clearly sounded to be Xue Pan. Aunt Xue hurriedly raised the curtains to look out, but saw that among the crowd, several quick-shift government servants in soap clothes didn't listen to him at all. They were tied up with iron locks, and the male servants who followed Xue Pan counted one by one. They were all pushed to the ground by the police present and tied firmly with ropes.

The team leader in front kicked Xue Pan so hard that he almost lost his breath. When he saw that he was calm, he said, "Who are you? What do you care about?" He never He took out a document in his arms and unfolded it, then turned it around and lit it up, "Do you know what this is? —— Haichao official document! You committed a life-threatening lawsuit in Jinling and dared not go to the government office to plead guilty, and even dared to escape from the state capital to hide!" Come here in the capital, is it true that the government has nothing to do with you?"

The leader of this team is a close friend of the governor of Shuntian, and he has already received information from the lord that Wang Ziteng committed a crime of beheading a white duck. Officials have already gone to investigate him. This Wang Ziteng will not be able to protect himself, so how can he protect himself? Can Xue Pan live?This is the capital city, not the south of the Yangtze River. Without the protection of officials, who would take him as an imperial merchant seriously?

When the people watching around heard what the team leader said, they all applauded loudly, with joyful expressions on their faces.The team leader bowed his hands to the onlookers, and waved at the yamen servants, "Take them away!"

All the government servants hurriedly dragged Xue Pan and the slaves he brought away. Aunt Xue sat in the carriage and was anxious and didn't know what to do. She hurriedly called the coachman to drive to Wang's house first.At this time, the Jia family was already unreliable, and had to ask the Wang family for help if something happened.Wasn't the second brother Wang Ziteng the one who saved Pan'er back then?Since he was able to save Pan'er once, he would naturally be able to save Pan'er a second time. Her second elder brother is a first-rank official in the dynasty, so she will definitely be able to save her nephew's life!

Xue's carriage rushed to the front of Wang's house. Wang Ziteng's wife refused to see him when she heard that it was from Xue's family. Aunt Xue had to grit her teeth and beg her eldest brother, Wang Zisheng.Wang Zisheng was willing to see her, but he only said goodbye, and refused to accept Aunt Xue's words at all, and had no intention of saving Xue Pan at all.

Aunt Xue couldn't bear it any longer, she burst into tears, and begged, "Brother, are you just watching your own nephew die in prison? You should save him..."

Wang Zisheng rolled his eyes, and said very coldly: "Second sister, now I am telling the truth, although the relationship between you and me is just average, but after all, we are brothers and sisters both surnamed Wang, if there is really a way to save people, How could I let my nephew be trapped in the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion? I really can't control this matter, and I don't dare to control it at all."

Seeing that Aunt Xue stopped crying, Wang Zisheng went on to say: "Why is your second sister-in-law refusing to see you? The matter of your family's Pan'er has become a big deal. Even the second child and Ying Tian Fu Yin, who helped him to raise the white duck, were involved. Today, he has issued a decree to call them back to Beijing. It’s hard to say if you can’t keep it.”

"Ah?!" Aunt Xue really didn't expect the matter to be so serious, but it was nothing more than beating a squire to death. It's not a big deal. How could even the life of her second brother Wang Ziteng, who has the power of heaven in her eyes, be in danger? ?Wang Ziteng is in a desperate situation, that, that Pan'er's life...

"Second sister, you are far away in Jinling. You don't know many things. Now the world has changed a long time ago. It's not the time for the four major families, four kings and eight princes to rule the roost..." Wang Zisheng shook his head, "Don't say A merchant, the Xue family, is the family of the Jia family and other dukes, isn’t it condescending? The historian even lost his life, and the whole family lost their lives..."

"Let's not talk about us little people, how powerful were Nan'an County King and Dongping County King at the beginning? Didn't they just take it away, and the lives of the whole family could not be saved? Pan'er had a life lawsuit at this juncture, but why did he return it?" Getting involved with the deadly white duck... oh, it's so hard..."

At this moment, Aunt Xue seemed to be poured down by a basin of ice water, which completely chilled her heart... Her son, what should I do...

The big Jiangnan case caused a sensation throughout Dajing.

The investigation and evidence collection in Jiangnan and the capital involved hundreds of officials and thousands of Guizhou leaders in just a few months.In addition to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places are also involved. It is because there are cases in the case and it is complicated. I thought that the law could be mixed up and the public should not be blamed. However, the new emperor Situ Sheng ordered to investigate to the end. Indulging in vain, in the end the third division convicts everyone under the order of His Majesty the Emperor.

This earth-shattering case took half a year to investigate before it finally came to an end. A total of 210 officials were involved in the case, 790 were petty officials, and 580 stewards and their family members from various farms in the south of the Yangtze River. Other wealthy businessmen involved in bribery, killing white ducks, and violating the law and harming the people are even more difficult to count.

Regardless of the number of people involved in the case, Situ Sheng just ordered his subordinate officials that this case must be severely punished and should not be taken lightly.Relying on the fact that Jiangnan was already under the control of the imperial court, the honorable family could not turn around completely. The three divisions dismissed the people involved in the case, or demoted them, or decapitated them, or exiled them, or confiscated their property, or confiscated their money. Sentences were executed according to the law, and not a single guilty person was spared.

The positions left by those officials were replaced by the officials arranged in advance by His Majesty the Emperor. All the confiscated money was also returned to the treasury, and the land confiscated in the farm was sold to the local people at a low price. Each person was limited to purchase a maximum of ten yuan. mu of land, and after buying the land, it can only be used as arable land and cannot be used for other purposes, and it cannot be transferred within ten years.

If there are too poor people who cannot afford to buy land, they can also obtain farmland through renting.Each person is limited to ten acres of land, and in addition to paying taxes every year, he has to hand over part of the land to the government as compensation. After ten years, these fields will belong to the renter.Similarly, the leased land cannot be sub-leased to others within ten years, and the land cannot be sold within ten years after acquisition.

This approach, together with other conventional measures, can ensure that the nobles of the family can no longer buy back those lands with money to restore their strength and accumulate power, but they actually fall into the hands of the people in the south of the Yangtze River or ordinary wealthy households.Moreover, these lands were originally copied from homes, and they belonged to nothing. Now they are sold and leased to the common people, and all the money and food obtained belong to the state.

Although Situ Sheng followed the words of the Supreme Emperor, he did not touch people from aristocratic families and noble families, but so what?Their minions and forces have been dug out by the roots, and the remaining power is not enough to make people fear. The newly replaced Jiangnan officials will not pay attention to them at all, and the forces that were bullied by them will take the opportunity to take revenge of.

The power of the aristocratic family and nobles is shrinking every day, is it still necessary for him, the emperor, to go up and stab the knife himself?

Such a shocking case is the three fires of Situ Cheng's new appointment. This fiery fire burned the entire court, allowing all officials to see the new emperor's courage, courage and ability!Now that he has seen the power of His Majesty the Emperor in his prime of life and astonishing courage, how can any official dare to stroke the beard of a tiger.Even an idiot would not do such a thing of rushing up against the wind and going against the emperor!

Wang Ziteng became the only one who was pulled down from the noble family, and he became the target of killing chickens and monkeys. When it came to beheading white ducks, even if the emperor wanted to protect him, he couldn't keep him.According to the law left by Emperor Gaozu, Situ Sheng directly imposed a decisive sentence on him, beheading a first-rank official, and the whole court had to praise him for his fairness and strictness.

Since Wang Ziteng is not safe, how can Xue Pan, who is just a businessman, save his life?He ordered his domestic slaves to beat people to death, bribed Ying Tianfu Yin to frame good people to take his place, and finally escaped from his hometown and entered the capital to try to avoid the lawsuit. of.

In the Jiangnan case, hundreds of heads fell to the ground, not because of inhumanity, but because of great benevolence!To condone the wicked is to harm the good, and to be kind to them treacherous ministers is to be inhumane to all people!

Everyone in Dajing's court was terrified, but they all became obedient and did not dare to cross the bottom line to make big mistakes.This blood-stained earth has been exchanged for the blue sky above the heads of the people!