Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 51: Come on! Capture him!
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"Grandfather, when you return to Beijing this time... can you join the cabinet?"

Li Chun modestly said to everyone in the restaurant that "I may not necessarily join the cabinet", and in fact, it was really his humble words.

He felt that with his grandfather's prestige and qualifications, he would definitely join the cabinet directly when he was invited back to Beijing by the emperor this time!

At that time...

Isn’t he the “Little Minister”?

Li Minzhi frowned when he heard this and said unhappily, "Why are you asking this?"

Li Chun hurriedly smiled and said, "Grandfather, you said that when I have achieved fame, I can go to the study and listen to some court affairs, so I am asking, is that right?"

"Nonsense!"

Li Minzhi slammed the table hard!
"It's something that a little girl like you would care about!"

"Go back to study!"

"Also! Don't get together with those people to discuss government affairs!"

Li Chun was stunned.

He studied hard since he was young and was loved by his grandfather. He was his grandfather's pride! His grandfather never got angry with him since he was young.

What happened today?
"Grandfather, I."

Tears welled up in Li Chun's eyes unconsciously.

Li Minzhi was silent.

His precious grandson had followed him since childhood and had a smooth journey to become the top candidate in the Intermediate Court examination. Naturally, he was very good at writing eight-legged essays, but his character was lacking and needed to be honed.

"Well, the details of my return to the capital this time will depend on the arrangements of the emperor and the court. You can come with me to the capital and meet the young talents under the feet of the emperor in Kyoto."

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Jinling.

However, after Xue Pan allowed his slave to commit the crime, he thought that he could settle the matter with just a few coins, so he went home as if nothing had happened. When Aunt Xue scolded him, he just ignored it and continued to be the same as before.

Aunt Xue was so anxious that she was at a loss and could only cry.

It was Xue Baochai who made the decision. On the one hand, she asked the people in the second house to take the money and negotiate with the government officials, and on the other hand, she wrote a letter to her maternal uncle's family in Kyoto, preparing to move her family to Beijing.

As the saying goes, among the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best.

When they arrived in Kyoto, they had to consider the face of Buddha rather than the monks. Naturally, there were people who protected their widowed and orphaned family. Reputation was no longer important to the Xue family.

It just so happened that the Jinling Prefecture had one month left before his term ended, and he had to return to Beijing to report on his work. Naturally, he didn't want to get into any more trouble at this time, and the Xue family had given him a lot of money, so he suppressed the matter on the grounds of insufficient evidence, turning a blind eye and letting the Xue family escape.

Let the people behind worry about it.

Today is Jia Yucun's first day as the newly appointed prefect of Yingtian Prefecture in Nanjing. Before he could even get comfortable in his seat, a murder case came up against him.

Jia Yucun cursed his ex in his heart, saying that he was a worthless person, but he could do nothing about it. He detained the plaintiff to try the case...

(Not much to describe here.)
After understanding everything, Jia Yucun frowned slightly.

His reinstatement this time was recommended by Lin Ruhai to Jia Jing, who then recommended him further up the ladder.

Officially speaking, he is Jia Jing's man.

He had been in Beijing for nearly a year and was quite familiar with Jia Jing's temper.

He hated the uneducated and unlearned playboys the most, and would beat them up whenever he caught them, without any mercy.

It is even more impossible to consider the relationship between relatives.

After all, he beat his own son to death!
For someone like Xue Pan who kills people just to snatch a girl, there is no need to ask any questions, just beat him to death...

As for the Xue family's connections, he also knew about them.

It was none other than Wang Ziteng, the governor of the Beijing camp and Wang’s family.

The in-law relationship of the second branch in Rongguo Mansion.

The rest did not serve as officials in the court.

These……

He's nothing in front of Jia Jing who is about to enter the cabinet!

After figuring out the key point, Jia Yucun no longer hesitated and directly picked up the order.

"Somebody come!"

"Immediately bring in the criminal's clan members for interrogation, and make them tell the truth about the criminal's hiding place. Immediately issue a warrant to arrest the criminal! No mistakes can be made!"

"Yes!"

An official immediately went to Xue's house to arrest the person.

The doorman next to him was dumbfounded. The official protection talisman he just mentioned...

"And you!" Jia Yucun suddenly looked at him with a smile.

The doorman knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Sir, I know I was wrong."

Jia Yucun said calmly, "You are trying to interfere with my investigation and bend the law for personal gain. You must have received benefits from the Xue family!"

"Someone, come! Give him fifty beatings as a warning to others!"

Menzi's face turned pale.

If he is beaten with fifty lashes, won't the person be gone?

"My lord, please spare my life, my lord, please spare my life."

Jia Yucun waved his hand and sneered.

"Fork it!"

boy,

It’s your fault that you know too much!

And gave him a "fake official protection talisman!"

What four major families?
The Xue family is worthy of it!

If he continues to disregard human life like this, I’m afraid he won’t be able to keep his position as imperial merchant.

Just a poor family.

If this guy is confiscating the benefits from the Xue family, then his surname is not Jia!

While he was being cautious, Jia Yucun wrote another letter, describing what had happened, and ordered someone to send it to the capital at full speed, with the following instructions: "Go quickly and return quickly!"

In the end, how to deal with the Xue family still depends on Jia Jing's opinion.

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Jinling, the second branch of the Xue family.

Xue Ke has been working hard on Xue Pan's case recently. He thought that everything was fine, but he never expected that the police would come to his house to arrest him today.

Xue Ke calmly handed the leading official ten taels of silver and said with a smile, "Brother Wu, what's going on?"

Wu Bantou put the silver into his sleeve pocket and whispered, "The new governor seems to be difficult to fool. You must be careful when dealing with him."

Xue Ke was shocked and suspicious.

"I wonder what the name of this prefect is? What is the relationship behind him?"

Wu Bantou said sternly, "His surname is Jia, his name is Hua, and it is said that he was recommended by the people of the Jia Mansion in Shenjing!"

Long before Jia Yucun took office, these people had already figured out Shangguan's background.

Wu Bantou added, "That servant surnamed Sun was self-righteous, so he was severely beaten with fifty sticks by the adults and sent back home. It seems that he will not live for many more days."

Xue Ke couldn't help but shudder, and then comforted himself: "The Jia family of Shenjing is our in-laws, so I think it should be fine. I will go in and ask the master first, and then go to the court."

"Hurry up."

Wu Bantou urged.

Xue Pan went in with trepidation.

"master……"

"Ahem, what's the matter?"

Xue Ke came to the bedside and said carefully, "It's still Brother Xue's case. The government officials came to our house and said that the new governor wants to arrest someone for trial and has issued a warrant for arrest."

Master Xue Er was barely helped by Xue Ke to sit up from the couch. He frowned and said, "Ahem, do you know who the new governor is? What connections did he get?"

Xue Ke said seriously: "The surname is Jia, the name is Hua, and he used the relationship between the Jia Mansion in Shenjing to go to Yingtian Prefecture in Nanjing. Given the relationship between our family and the Jia Mansion..."

The second master Xue shook his head and sighed: "Although our Xue family has some in-law relationship with the Jia family, we are the West Family with little say. Now the power of the Jia family is in the East Family of the eldest landlord..."

After a pause, Second Master Xue suddenly said in a calm voice: "If it is impossible to do anything, just tell the truth. There is no need for us to get too deeply involved in the evil done by the eldest branch of the Xue family."

Even... if Xue Pan kills someone and pays for his crime with his life, the eldest branch of the Xue family will be extinct, which will be of great benefit to their second branch.

"Son, I understand what you are saying."

"Ahem, if you understand, go ahead."

"Master, please take care of yourself."

"Ahem, I know!"

"Master took medicine."

Xue Baoqin carefully brought the medicine and served it.

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(End of this chapter)