serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 62 Unprepared
The palace, outside the upper study.

Xu Maochun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, came here with Pei Yan, the imperial envoy.

In the upper study room, the first assistant Song Chengliang, the second assistant Zhang Shangwen and others gathered here again, each with solemn faces, looking at Emperor Jianwu sitting in front of the imperial case.

Emperor Jianwu looked much deeper than usual, his face was solemn, he didn't say a word, he didn't move.

Zhao Zixun, Minister of the Household Department, stood up suddenly: "Your Majesty, Chen Yejun cannot be killed, nor can he be killed!"

Zhang Shangwen also stood up: "But he killed the two grandsons of Doctor Yushi."

There was silence.

Song Chengliang's long eyebrows twitched slightly, and then sighed in his heart, if Chen Yejun only killed Pei Yan's eldest son, he would be sentenced to exile at most, and even only need to confine the clan's family for three or two years.

It's a pity that he was so impulsive and killed two innocent people, no one could save him.

The problem now is that Chen Yejun cannot be killed. From a certain point of view, he is the product of the compromise between the royal family and the nobles, and is a buffer zone between the two sides.

Niu Jizong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said: "Killing people to pay for their lives and debts to pay back money are justified. However, the eldest son of the Pei family opened a pawn shop and gave us loan sharks. They are all wicked transactions that come out of nowhere and thirteen returns. They entrap the people. People were killed.

Relying on the power of the imperial envoy to commit crimes, he even wanted to seize the sacrifice land of Nanyang uncle's mansion, and even threatened to destroy the ancestral tomb of the Chen family. "Great Zhou Law" contains: Damage to other people's ancestral graves is a capital crime, on the same level as murder and arson, human trafficking, rape and other crimes. "

After a pause, "As for his two sons, hmph. They are not good things either. It is said that there is God's will in the dark. In my opinion, this is the karmic retribution."

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words.

Niu Jizong continued: "Let him go north with the army. If he survives, it is rebirth. If he cannot survive, it is also retribution."

Emperor Jianwu frowned, only glanced at Niu Jizong, and did not speak.

Zhao Zixun seized the opportunity and said: "This method is good, and it will be an explanation to the imperial court, civil officials and nobles."

Zhang Shangwen: "Don't talk about Pei Yan, even Qingliu will not agree."

The hall was silent.

Suddenly, an old and somewhat hoarse voice came in: "My subject Pei Yan asks to see the emperor."

Before he could say a word, he heard footsteps in the outer hall, and the chief eunuch on duty came in and said, "Your Majesty, Qi Zuo, the imperial historian Pei Yan, and the Minister of Rites Xu Maochun are here."

Song Chengliang and Niu Jizong also stood up, waiting nervously for Emperor Jianwu to speak.

Emperor Jianwu was very calm: "Please come in Doctor Pei."

After a while, the trembling Pei Yan came in, knelt down and kowtowed: "I kowtow to the emperor!"

Emperor Jianwu: "Get up, give me your seat."

Pei Yan kowtowed again: "I have no way to teach my son, please punish the emperor."

He took out a memorial from his sleeve, "The minister is usually busy with all kinds of affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and has no time to take care of the studies of the sons. He neglected to discipline them, so that the eldest son was deceived by his servants and went to the court. Crooked way. Not to mention that he would indulge his servants to open pawnshops, lend usury, and even cover up the servant who committed the murder.

Because the minister's family affairs have damaged the face of the court, the minister is ashamed of the court, and has no face to stay in the court. Your Majesty, please allow the minister to resign! "Speaking of which, he burst into tears.

Emperor Jianwu's eyes flashed: "Who hasn't had a few bad things, so let's talk about it."

Pei Yan withdrew her tears: "Go back to Your Majesty, I have figured it out. Now that I am here in front of Your Majesty and a few adults, that villain violated the law and deserves to die. It is also a warning to the dudes all over the city and an explanation to the court!" I have something to do with the emperor."

Emperor Jianwu was alerted for a moment, but before he could answer, Pei Yan immediately spoke up: "The people have broken the law, and there are court laws. You can't act arbitrarily because you are justified, otherwise, what's the use of the law? Your Majesty, please order Dali The temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Criminal Justice will jointly try this case, convict him according to the law, and give an explanation to all the subjects in the world!"

He didn't mention his two grandsons every word, but every sentence put Chen Yejun to death.

Everyone was surprised.

At this moment, the chief eunuch on duty at the Meridian Gate ran in panting, plopped down on his knees, and knocked his head: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Chen Yejun, the third-class male in Nanyang Bofu, is here!"

Emperor Jianwu's expression changed: "Oh? Where is he now?"

The eunuch: "Yes, kneeling outside the Meridian Gate"

Emperor Jianwu stood up abruptly and walked out.

Outside the Meridian Gate, Chen Yejun knelt there upright, motionless, with the precious sword lying on the ground in front of him.

Suddenly, a group of civil servants from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Hanlin Academy, Guozijian and Six Ministries came, all of them showed grief and indignation, looked at Chen Yejun who was kneeling there, snorted together, went to the other side and knelt down.

Emperor Jianwu led everyone up to the Meridian Gate tower, and looked at Chen Yejun and the civil servants kneeling in front of the palace gate, everyone's eyes were erratic.

The civil servants kneeling there saw them, and at this moment they all said in unison: "Please kill Chen Yejun and give an explanation to the subjects of the world!"

Seeing this situation, everyone fell silent.

Some civil servants came one after another, and they didn't speak, but knelt quietly behind the crowd.

After a while, the king of Yizhong County came running out of breath, followed by Feng Tang, the general of Shenwu, and Jingtian Hou Qiuliang, the commander of the army and horses, and walked towards Chen Yejun.

Running to Chen Yejun, King Yizhong said: "You wait here, I will intercede." Then he lowered his voice: "The king of Dongping, the king of Xining, the prince of Beijing, the old Duke, etc. People will be there in a while."

After finishing speaking, he turned and ran to the left door.

The civil servants couldn't kneel anymore, and someone shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, please kill Chen Yejun and give an explanation to all the subjects in the world!"

Then all the people shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, please kill Chen Yejun and give an explanation to the subjects of the world!"

Suddenly, the sound of a sword being unsheathed resounded over the entire Meridian Gate. King Yizhong was startled, and turned his head to look, only to see Chen Yejun raised his long sword and wiped his neck forcefully, blood spattered on the spot.

Everyone's eyes widened, they didn't expect him to end his life in this way.

At this moment, Duke Dongping, Duke Xining, Shui Rong, Liu Fang, Jia Hu and others arrived panting.

Under the Meridian Gate, Chen Yejun fell to the ground, still holding the sword in his hand, blood was flowing on the floor tiles.

The whole square was silent.

The Yizhong County King walked over silently, dragged Chen Yejun's body with difficulty, then put it on his back, and walked slowly towards the outside of the imperial city.

Feng Tang and Qiu Liang glanced at each other, and then chased after Yizhong County King.

Shui Rong and the others came back to their senses, and then strode out.

Jia Hu looked at Emperor Jianwu who was still standing on the Meridian Gate tower, sighed softly, and followed him.

Emperor Jianwu stood on the tower, quietly watching the backs of the nobles going away, and after a long time said: "It's all gone." Turned around and left.

Song Chengliang suddenly coughed loudly.

"Chief!"

Zhao Zixun quickly stepped forward to support him, and gently patted his back.

Song Chengliang gasped and coughed for a while, and raised his hand: "It's okay."

Zhao Zixun had no choice but to let go of his hand and looked at him.

Song Chengliang took a deep look at Pei Yan, then sighed: "Why did you do this? It could have been solved in other ways." He turned and left.

Zhang Shangwen and Zhao Zixun glanced at him, turned around together, and left.

Niu Jizong didn't look at him, but looked into the distance: "This matter is endless!"

Pei Yan's face turned cold: "Okay, my Pei family will accompany you to the end! Everyone's buttocks are not clean, let's make a deal separately! Dare you?"

Niu Jizong glanced at him, shook his head: "No! That would be too troublesome." After speaking, he turned and walked away.

(End of this chapter)