On the morning of the second day, Jia Lian entered the palace to meet the emperor, but found that someone had arrived earlier than him.

"Father, in this case, I will go down first to distribute relief work."

"Go."

"My son, Resign."

The third prince exited the south study room and nodded to Jia Lian in a friendly manner.

Jia Lian looked at his posture and secretly thought that since the land clearing, the prince seemed to have lost power. At the same time, the third prince suddenly emerged as a new force. He seemed to have won the Holy Heart and was entrusted with important tasks by Emperor Ningkang one after another.

Jia Lian did not think that Emperor Ning Kang had given up on the prince, because the original incident obviously had little to do with the prince and was at best a burden. However, Emperor Ningkang still ignored the prince so much. It can only be said that his holy heart is unpredictable.

"After the Lantern Festival, there was an earthquake in the Hetao area, and several state capitals reported serious disasters. I have ordered the third prince to take full responsibility for disaster relief." As if seeing Jia Lian's doubts, Emperor Ning Kang actually explained. .

The so-called earthquake means earthquake. Jia Lian also knew about it, but he was not among his sextons, so he didn't know much about it.

But based on this, Jia Lian couldn't help but feel that it was quite difficult to be an emperor. The country is so big and has so many things that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

Especially people in the world are superstitious. Whenever a natural disaster strikes the world, it is easy to think that the emperor's lack of virtue leads to punishment from heaven. Therefore, although the earthquake affecting several states was not as serious as the floods and droughts affecting several provinces in previous years, Emperor Ningkang, who was under the pressure of the Supreme Emperor at this time, did not dare to take it lightly.

After paying homage, Jia Lian praised the third prince a few words, and then reported to Emperor Ningkang the affairs of the Tianjin Guard as usual.

"So, everything is going smoothly. Within one year, Tianjin Guards will be able to build a fully-organized new navy?"

"Reporting to your Majesty, it is true. That's true."

"Very good!"

Emperor Ning Kang looked at Jia Lian with a look of relief in his eyes. No matter how powerful the emperor is, he must have a group of strong ministers to assist him. Obviously, Jia Lian's ability to do things is still satisfactory to him as always.

The emperor and his ministers discussed the matter of restructuring the navy to strengthen the army, and Jia Lian was about to resign. Suddenly, Emperor Ningkang said: "I heard that you returned to Beijing yesterday and went to your enemy's house..."

Jia Lian felt a chill in his heart and did not dare to neglect, so he nodded "yes".

"Is it because of the Xue Pan case? I heard that the Jia family, the Xue family, the Shi family and the Wang family are known as the four major families in Jinling. , It’s such a deep friendship.”

The words of Emperor Ning Kang had no tone, but Jia Lian could still hear Emperor Ning Kang's displeasure.

Also, no king wants his ministers to form cliques and become cliques!

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have also heard people mention the name of the Four Great Families, but they are just granted by the good deeds of the world. The reason is probably that the ancestors of our four families all followed the Taipei. They are close ministers of the ancestors, and the relationship is closer than other meritorious deeds, and they are all from the south of the Yangtze River, so there is such a saying.

But that is all in the past. Now our four families have Decline, no longer the glory of our ancestors.

In today’s Jinling Province, there are few families that are more powerful than our four families. The name of the four major families in Jinling has long been unworthy of the name.”

Regarding Jia Lian’s statement, Emperor Ning Kang smiled lightly and did not express his position.

"As for me going to my enemy's house...I dare not lie in front of the saint, it is indeed about Xue Pan."

Hearing Jia Lian's admission, Emperor Ning Kang raised his eyebrows, He said displeasedly: "That Xue Pan is domineering and domineering, hurting people's lives in full view of the public, and acting so boldly. If he is not severely punished, where will the laws of the country be?

You are a minister I value, and you have a bright future. , Don’t make mistakes for some insignificant people.”

Hearing Emperor Ning Kang say this, Jia Lian’s heart sank, knowing that the worst situation had arisen. Emperor Ning Kang not only knew about this case, but also specifically warned him that in such a situation, the chance of rescuing Xue Pan was basically zero.

Thinking of this, Jia Lian immediately knelt down to plead guilty and said: "Report to your majesty, as a minister of the Wei Dynasty, Jia Lian does not dare to disregard the laws of the country because of personal affairs.

I know Xue Pan Guilty, and have no intention of exonerating him. That Xue Pan was young and frivolous, drank and made trouble, and even caused death. He should be severely punished in accordance with the national law, even the death penalty is not an exaggeration.

It’s just pitiful The mistress of the Xue family was a philanthropic person all her life, but she raised such an unfilial person.

After the mistress of the Xue family knew that her son had hurt people’s lives, she was extremely sad and sympathized with the enemy couple. The white-haired man sent the black-haired man. , wanted to apologize, but unfortunately, except for Xue Pan, there is no other male in the Xue family now.

In desperation, she could only find me, and I would go to the enemy's house to pay homage to the dead souls on behalf of the Xue family. , and apologize to Mr. and Mrs. Qiu."

Jia Lian's statement can be regarded as explaining the reason why he went to his enemy's house, and he admitted that Xue Pan was guilty and stated that he would not protect Xue Pan. In this way, Emperor Ning Kang It’s hard to say anything else.

He didn’t care about the Xue family, let alone Xue Pan. The reason why he mentioned this was just to beat Jia Lian.

　Just as he was about to ignore this incident, he heard Jia Lian say again: "By the way, there is something else I want to report to Your Majesty."

　"Come on."

　" The mistress of the Xue family devoted herself to the Buddha. When she learned that her son had hurt people's lives, she knew that she had committed a serious sin. She just heard that the earthquake in the Hetao had displaced hundreds of thousands of people and countless mothers like her had lost their children, so she offered to donate Fifty thousand taels of silver and five thousand shi of grain will be used by the court to provide relief to the victims, and will be conveyed by the minister." Jia Lian's words made Emperor Ningkang stunned, and then he looked at Jia Lian angrily.

Of course he understood immediately upon hearing this that the Xue family wanted to use the method of donating money and food to implore the court to be more lenient with Xue Pan.

But the court seemed to have no reason to refuse this request.

The imperial family has a big business and spends money in too many ways. Even for disaster relief, it must be done according to the budget. But how could Emperor Ningkang not know that the more money and food for disaster relief, the better? For example, if these 50,000 taels of silver and 5,000 shi of food are transported to the disaster area, thousands of people may be able to live longer.

In this way, Xue Pan committed a crime at this time, which can be regarded as a great merit.

Therefore, Emperor Ning Kang nodded and said: "If this is the case, it is naturally a good thing. You should contact the third prince about this matter. I believe he will use this money and food for the people in the disaster area. On the body."

"Yes."

Jia Lian secretly observed Ning Kangdi's face and felt that the move he suddenly thought of must have worked.

With this foreshadowing, the results of the interrogation by the Ministry of Justice will come out tomorrow. Even if Emperor Ning Kang guesses that he has his hands and feet, he will probably not be angry again.

However, we have to plan more carefully to make the case more reasonable, so that no one can tell that there is something fishy at a glance.

Haha, this can be considered the highest level of malpractice for personal gain. How to persuade the sufferer to stop making trouble and use gold to clear the officials of the Ministry of Justice? These are all weak, so he can directly clear the emperor?

Jia Lian complained in his heart and was about to get up and leave. Suddenly Emperor Ning Kang spoke again: "How do you think the Ministry of Punishment will try Xue Pan's case, or how do you think Xue Pan should be tried according to the law?"

Jia Lian didn't understand the meaning of Emperor Ning Kang's question. , but he also replied sternly: "Reporting to your Majesty, Xue Pan is my wife and brother. I should have avoided this case.

But since your Majesty asked this question, I boldly expressed my feelings. .

Xue Pan is just a playboy. He is young and ignorant. He is drunk and aggressive. But he is not a criminal or a criminal.

Besides, this fight in JinxiangyuanAlthough Xue Pan was one of the main culprits, after understanding the case, he knew that there was someone else who really caused Qiu Pan's death.

This man’s name is Sun Shaozu. He was originally from a family of military officers in Datong Prefecture. His ancestors had some friendship with my family. He was fired for beating his boss while drunk, so he came to the capital to find a way out.

Although this person has a bad reputation, he is very powerful, and he is very fond of Xue Pan. He is a first-rate good person. According to the minister's opinion, if this person had not tried to express himself in front of Xue Pan, what happened that day would have been nothing more than a simple dispute between the children of aristocratic families, and it would never have resulted in any loss of life.

Of course, when I said this, I inevitably meant to intercede for Xue Pan. However, I seriously feel that Xue Pan's crime is not worthy of death.

However, the national law is ruthless. Since he participated in this case, he naturally cannot escape legal sanctions. The minister believed that Xue Pan could be exempted from the death penalty but could not escape from the living crime, so he should be sentenced according to the law. "

When Emperor Ning Kang heard Jia Lian say that Sun Shaozu was an army officer and had an old relationship with the Jia family, he knew that the Xue family was not a random scapegoat. He naturally trusted Jia Lian's words in his heart. Points.

He said: “The death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty cannot be escaped? In your opinion, how should Xue Pan be sentenced? "

"My interpretation of the laws of the Wei Dynasty is far inferior to that of the Lords of the Ministry of Punishment, and I dare not make a hasty ruling. "

"I let you say it. "

"Well, in my humble opinion, in a situation like Xue Pan's, he should be sentenced to at least five years in prison, and the other principal offenders and accomplices should be punished in accordance with the law.

Moreover, in view of the fact that the people who suffered the most serious harm in this case were Mr. Qiu and his wife in the guard camp, and except for Xue Pan, the principal and accomplices did not have enough ability to compensate Mr. and Mrs. Qiu, so The Xue family should also be sentenced to make adequate humane compensation to their enemies. ”

It can be regarded as an explanation to Aunt Xue.

Emperor Ning Kang chuckled: "You are very thoughtful. "

Knowing clearly that Emperor Ning Kang was sarcastic, Jia Lian could only accept it with a face.

But he heard Emperor Ning Kang say: "Since this Xue Pan is not the culprit, and The Xue family is willing to make amends to their enemies, and instead of going to prison for five years, let's change it to one year. "

"Uh... Your Majesty is wise! "

"Okay, now that Tianjin Wei's affairs are on the right track, the firearms camp's affairs should not fall behind either. Don’t forget the things you boasted about in front of me! "

"Yes, I will not disappoint His Majesty. ”

What Emperor Ning Kang saidThe reason for boasting about Haikou was naturally because Jia Lian had said before that within a year, the firearms battalion would be trained into a force with considerable combat effectiveness.

“Go down.”

Looking at Jia Lian exiting the South Study Room in a dignified manner, Emperor Ning Kang had a deep expression on his face.

To him, Xue Pan was just a playboy, and he didn't care about life or death. The reason why I mention it is just to warn Jia Lian not to rely on the holy family and do wrong things.

Later, the reason why he asked more and even took the initiative to commute Xue Pan’s sentence was that he suddenly felt that although Jia Lian kept saying that Xue Pan should be severely punished according to the law, judging from his attitude, he definitely wanted Xue Pan to Pan can survive.

The way to govern is to give both grace and power. In view of Jia Lian's good performance and his ability to speak well, he took the initiative to show kindness.

If Jia Lian had just pleaded for Xue Pan from the beginning, and even wanted to deceive him in order to achieve his goal, even if he didn't care about Xue Pan's role, he would still have to let him die without a burial place. It also let Jia Lian know what the power of God is and should not be offended.

Thinking of Jia Lian, Emperor Ning Kang couldn't help but think of his daughter Princess Zhaoyang, and his face couldn't help but feel hateful.

This disgusting brat! !