Red Mansion: After being expelled from the family, I was granted the title of Marquis of Mobei

Chapter 104 The disturbance at court meeting
Hearing this, Qin Ye let out a long sigh.

The matter has come to this, the die is cast.

Although he was unwilling to let his daughter become someone else's concubine, Qin Ye knew that he and his daughter were being targeted by the Ningguo Mansion. If he did not find a backer, he would be in a difficult situation in the future.

After this incident, the little bit of relationship between him and the Marquis' Mansion was completely exhausted.

If Ningguo Mansion had not suffered heavy damage, once Ningguo Mansion recovered, it would definitely seek misfortune for its own family.

At that time, my daughter and I would be helpless and unable to get any help from heaven or earth.

Qin Ye could only look at Qin Keqing with a guilty look and said.

"Ke'er, it's all because of Daddy's uselessness that he's dragged you down."

Qin Keqing quickly waved her hand and said.

"Without my father, how could my daughter grow up safely?"

"Now is the time for your daughter to shoulder the burden of the family for your father."

"Don't worry, Daddy, everything will come to light soon."

"Dad, please be patient here for two days, and the matter will become clear."

Qin Ye nodded and said.

"Okay, you have to take good care of yourself too. You have to be careful with your words and actions in this large and deep mansion. Talk less, listen more, and watch more. Do you understand?"

Qin Keqing agreed obediently. After the father and daughter exchanged greetings, Qin Keqing communicated with Jia Jue's personal soldiers and asked them to help Qin Ye pack up.

After everything was ready, Qin Keqing left and returned to the marquis's villa.

As for Jia Jue's personal soldiers, they were here to control the two minor officials of the Ministry of Works to prevent them from leaking the news.

At this time in Ningguo Mansion, Jia Zhen was still dreaming, waiting for the Qin family to surrender, but he didn't know that he was about to face a disaster.

In the evening, in the bedroom of the villa, Zhao Pan'er slowly opened her eyes and saw the maid Xiaomei who was serving her with a look of surprise on her face.

"Miss Zhao, you are finally awake. I will go tell the Marquis right away."

Zhao Paner said with some surprise.

"Xiaomei, what's going on? Is the Marquis here?"

Xiaomei nodded and said.

"Miss Zhao, you passed out this morning. I was worried something might have happened, so I went to report it to the Marquis."

"After hearing the news, the Marquis came over in person to ask Miss Zhao for treatment. He is outside now."

After hearing this, Zhao Pan'er felt a warm feeling in her heart, and then looked at Xiaomei and said.

"Xiaomei, give me your support. I'm going out to meet the Marquis."

Xiaomei said after hesitating for a moment.

"Miss Zhao, you should rest. I will just talk to the Marquis."

Zhao Pan'er shook her head firmly and said.

"There's no reason for the Marquis to come and see me. Hurry up."

Xiaomei had no choice but to nod, and then supported Zhao Pan'er to the side hall.

In the side hall, Jia Jue was drinking tea at this time.

When he saw Xiaomei supporting Zhao Pan'er to the side hall, Jia Jue said with a hint of helplessness.

"Why did you come out?"

Zhao Pan'er forced herself to bow and said.

"Pan'er is just a commoner girl, how dare I trouble the Marquis like this."

Jia Jue waved his hand and said.

"Okay, let's stop talking about this, Xiaomei, help Miss Zhao sit down."

"promise."

After helping Zhao Pan'er sit down, Xiaomei left the side hall.

Jia Jue looked at Zhao Pan'er and said with some emotion.

"Extreme joy and extreme sorrow are the most harmful to the body. Why do you bother?"

Zhao Paner sighed and said.

"My Lord is right. Misleading people is a form of fame."

"I'm so stupid. A woman who has returned from humble origins to be a good woman actually dreams of wearing a phoenix crown and a red robe and becoming a royal consort."

"I'm so stupid. If I had known who I was and found an honest and decent person, I wouldn't be in this situation today. It's all fate and timing."

"My Lord, is it true that once you are reduced to a lowly status, you will never be able to recover?"

Seeing the hint of despair in Zhao Pan'er's eyes, Jia Jue didn't know how to answer for a moment.

The prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain that cannot be moved no matter how hard you try.

Although Jia Jue has a system, he is not omnipotent.

In this era, religious etiquette is strict, and everyone values ​​a clean record.

People of low birth are the most looked down upon. Even if they become good people, it will become a stain that will follow them for the rest of their lives and cannot be washed away.

Even Jia Jue cannot change the prejudices of millions of people.

After thinking for a while, Jia Jue looked at Zhao Pan'er and said gently.

"Miss Zhao, it's very difficult for us to change other people's prejudices."

"I am now considered to be in a high position, but to this day, there has never been a shortage of rumors and gossip about me in the Divine Capital."

"I am from the Jinling Jia family, a branch of the Ning and Rong families."

"Because of the persecution by the main clan and the embezzlement of family property, I was forced to flee to the northern border, and only then did I achieve such great achievements."

"Tell me, is there anything wrong with me taking revenge on the Ning and Rong mansions?"

"However, in the eyes of the world, I am just a successful and rampant Zhongshan wolf, disregarding the ties of my clan and persecuting my own people at will."

"Does it mean that just because of these people's opinions, I should give up on myself, abandon revenge, and just laugh it off with those bastards who persecuted me? That's ridiculous."

“If a person cannot strengthen himself, then no matter how vast the world is, it will be difficult for him to find his place.”

"That's all I have to say, Miss Zhao. Please think about it carefully."

"You can't change anything by complaining about yourself like this."

"Ouyang Xu still holds a high position and rides a fine horse. Who would remember that he was unfaithful and broke off an engagement and remarried?"

Hearing this, Zhao Pan'er was touched, and a glimmer of hope ignited in her eyes.

"Yes, the Marquis is right. I can't let him off so easily."

"I will make him pay the price he deserves."

Jia Jue waved his hand and said.

"Miss Zhao, you don't have to worry about this matter. Ouyang Xu will definitely not have a good ending. I guarantee this to you. All you have to do is get the Night Banquet Picture back from the Prime Minister's Mansion. As for the rest, you just have to wait and see."

After hearing this, Zhao Pan'er looked at Jia Jue with an extremely complicated look.

"My Lord, you have helped me so much, how can I ever repay you?"

Jia Jue smiled gently and said.

"How to repay me is a matter for another time. You should first recuperate. Okay, you can rest in the other courtyard for two days. Once the arrangements are made at the Prime Minister's Mansion, you can cooperate with me to request the Night Banquet Painting."

Zhao Pan'er said after bowing.

"Don't worry, my Lord. I will fully cooperate."

After a brief chat, Jia Jue left the villa.

Looking at Jia Jue's departing back, Zhao Pan'er's beautiful eyes turned around and ripples appeared in her heart.

At this moment, Jia Jue's figure became taller and more majestic in Zhao Pan'er's eyes, and Zhao Pan'er was attracted by him. The next day, accompanied by the magnificent palace band ceremony outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, civil and military officials gathered in the Hall of Supreme Harmony to pay homage to the emperor.

On the throne, Emperor Yongping sat upright, his imperial majesty fully displayed.

After all the civil and military officials paid their respects and saluted, Emperor Yongping raised his hand slightly and spoke calmly.

"Everyone is safe."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After the ceremony, Xia Shouzhong, the chief eunuch of the six palaces, spoke loudly.

"My fellow ministers, if you have a document, please report it early. If you don't, please leave the court."

As soon as Xia Shouzhong finished speaking, an official came into the hall, bowed, and said.

"Your Highness, Wang Youdao, the Censor of the Imperial Censorate, has a document to submit."

When the civil and military officials saw that the censor came out first, they immediately panicked. Needless to say, these mad dogs from the Censorate were going to bite people again, and they must not be coming to bite them.

Emperor Yongping said calmly.

"Lord Wang, tell me, who are you, the Censorate, going to impeach?"

Wang Youdao said after taking out the memorial.

"Your Majesty, I impeach Jia Zhen, the hereditary third-class general of Ningguo Prefecture. To seize the daughter of an official, he colluded with Zhang Cunyuan, a clerk in the Ministry of Works, to frame Qin Ye, another clerk in the Ministry of Works, and then secretly set up a torture chamber and imprisoned him in the Ministry of Works' courtyard."

"I would also like to impeach Jia Zhen for seizing the commoner girl You Erjie and forcing her fiancé Zhang Hua to break off the engagement. He used threats and beatings, which is outrageous."

"I have already detailed the specific circumstances in my memorial. Please review it, Your Majesty."

As soon as Wang Youdao finished speaking, Jia Zhen, who was in the queue of nobles, couldn't stop sweating.

He hurried to the hall to explain.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged. Your Majesty, this is complete nonsense. You are wronging me. Please understand your majesty."

Emperor Yongping ignored Jia Zhen and looked at Jia Jue who was sitting in the front row of nobles.

When Emperor Yongping saw the smile in Jia Jue's eyes, he understood. Needless to say, Jia Jue must have caught Jia Zhen's weakness.

Emperor Yongping naturally had this tacit understanding between the monarch and his subjects, and then Emperor Yongping said calmly.

"Lord Jia, there's no need to panic."

"My Great Zhou has its own laws. It's not that I will directly deal with your impeachment."

"Where is the Minister of Justice?"

"Your Majesty, I, Li Wenmao, the Minister of Justice, greet you."

Emperor Yongping looked at Li Wenmao and said calmly.

"The case concerning the censor's impeachment of Ningguo Mansion will be immediately transferred to the Ministry of Justice. I will give you three days to investigate this matter."

"During this period, Jia Zhen returned home to recuperate and was not allowed to leave without permission."

"Three days later, I want to see the closing documents."

"The minister obeys the order."

At this moment, Li Wenmao couldn't help but secretly groan in his heart. This time he had taken on a difficult task.

Just wait and see, after the court is dismissed, there will definitely be people coming to say hello to me.

On the other side, Prince Beijing and others were whispering to each other, wondering whether they should protect Jia Zhen.

After all, Jia Zhen can be considered one of the founding fathers of the country.

Jia Jue couldn't help but smile when he saw the little actions of Prince Beijing and others. This group of BYDs were still fantasizing that they could save Jia Zhen. It was wishful thinking.

The incident involving Jia Zhen was just a small episode, and it ended with Jia Zhen leaving the palace in despair.

Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Xiao Qinyan, the right prime minister in the ranks of civil officials, looked at Marquis Xiao Yue in the ranks of nobles. After the two looked at each other, a trace of sadness emerged in their hearts.

This time, the two of them would become the target of public criticism.

Then Xiao Qinyan walked into the hall first, bowed and said.

"Your Majesty, your servant Xiao Qinyan has a memorial to submit."

Sitting on the throne, Emperor Yongping's heart was also surging. He knew that the first and most difficult step of his new policy reform was about to begin.

"What does Minister Xiao have to report?"

Xiao Qinyan said after taking out the memorial.

"I have been entrusted by Your Majesty to serve as the Deputy Minister of the Cabinet, assisting Your Majesty in handling government affairs."

"Over the past few days, I have been sorting through the land tax archives of the Ministry of Revenue from the reign of Emperor Taizu to the present dynasty, and I have discovered that the land tax has actually decreased by a full third from the reign of Emperor Taizu to the early years of this dynasty."

"Our Great Zhou has only been established for a hundred years, and yet the trend of land annexation has become so uncontrollable."

"I have read all the history books and have never seen such extensive territorial annexation as that of our dynasty."

"To ensure that the prosperity of our Great Zhou dynasty will continue for thousands of years."

"I petition Your Majesty to implement the equalization of land tax in the Great Zhou Dynasty from today onwards, so that officials and gentry will pay taxes and serve as officials together."

Xiao Qinyan's words instantly caused a huge uproar, as if an atomic bomb was dropped in the court.

After a brief silence, the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony was in an uproar. Civil and military officials glared at Xiao Qinyan, as if they wanted to eat him alive.

"What are your intentions, Xiao Qinyan? How dare you speak so brazenly and harbor evil intentions? Are you trying to overthrow our Great Zhou?"

"You bastard, I've known for a long time that you're no good. How dare you change the ancestral system? I will never forgive you."

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For a moment, the entire court was filled with accusations and insults against Xiao Qinyan. This was because Emperor Yongping was sitting on the throne, otherwise these people would probably have wanted to kill Xiao Qinyan.

Xiao Qinyan's knife was cut on the bodies of all the officials and gentry in the world, and it was bloody and cut into flesh.

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Emperor Yongping suppressed his anger and spoke sternly on the throne.

"Shut up, everyone."

Seeing Emperor Yongping's stern tone, all the civil and military officials instantly fell silent.

Emperor Yongping stood up and looked around at his ministers and said coldly.

"Prime Minister Xiao only made a suggestion, which has not yet been implemented. What are you doing with all this?"

"How dare you humiliate the Right Prime Minister like this? This is outrageous."

Among the civil officials, the left prime minister Ke Zheng sighed inwardly, then he walked into the hall, bowed, and said.

"Your Majesty, may I have the liberty to speak a few words?"

Emperor Yongping looked at Ke Zheng and said calmly.

"Prime Minister Ke has always been impartial and dedicated to the country and the people. I think he should understand Prime Minister Xiao's painstaking efforts."

After hearing these words, all the civil and military officials understood that Xiao Qinyan was just a knife in his hand, and the one who really wanted to promote the new policy reforms was none other than Emperor Yongping.

However, the officials and gentry would naturally not compromise so easily, even if the emperor stepped in.

Ke Zheng said after thinking for a moment.

"Your Majesty, preferential treatment for officials and gentry is a millennium-old practice, not something unique to this dynasty."

"Officials assist the emperor in governing the country. If they can't even provide for their own food and clothing, how can they truly fulfill their duties?"

"Besides, there are eight hundred masters of the Millennium Field. This is the norm in the world. There is no need to make a fuss."

"If it's officials and gentry who are annexing land, then aren't the royal family, princes, and court nobles all keen on buying land?"

"Prime Minister Xiao is completely biased in blaming the reduction in land tax solely on officials and gentry. Your Majesty, please understand."

Ke Zheng himself is from a noble family. Being upright is one thing, but cutting his own flesh is another.

Besides, when it comes to annexing land, who can be as powerful as the royal family, princes and nobles?

Even if the emperor wanted to carry out land reform, he couldn't just pick on the weak and take advantage of the weak.

(End of this chapter)