PFC Chapter 126 The beginning of a major case! Gu Jingzhi inquires!
Chapter 126 The beginning of a major case! Gu Jingzhi inquires!
Frankly speaking, Gu Heng, his son-in-law, is becoming less and less useful to him.
The defeat in the fourth year of Jianwu not only completely excluded him from the edge of the core generals, but also created a powerful enemy for his camp.
Li Ye and his son!
Li Sheng has now become a famous general in the world, and his father Li Ye is an important official who followed Emperor Xia to conquer the world. Although he was granted the title of Duke, he has no connection with any aristocratic family.
Emperor Xia has great trust in their family.
Moreover, with a famous general like Li Sheng, the Great Xia can be kept stable for at least several decades. Why wouldn't Emperor Xia use such a loyal and capable general?
in contrast,
Where is Gu Heng?
Because of a prodigal son, he not only lost his title of marquis, but was also demoted to an insignificant earl.
The key is this earl...
It would be better to follow those generals who started from the grassroots era with Emperor Xia.
"I will personally arrange this matter. Don't do anything during this period. Otherwise, if someone catches you, I won't be able to save you!"
Now Gu Heng has completely lost his value in the eyes of Emperor Xia. If some trouble arises at this time, even if he can perfectly solve Gu Heng's problem, he may still be disliked by Emperor Xia.
Who knows when the time will come, I’ll just find an excuse to do it all.
By then he will lose even the title of earl, so won’t his daughter suffer as well?
With Song Pu's assurance, Gu Heng nodded obediently and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, I will stay at home and not go anywhere during this period of time!"
"Fine!"
Song Pu waved his hand, signaling Gu Heng to go down.
……
the other side.
After Gu Jingzhi returned home, Lin Feng was waiting for him in the mansion.
Seeing Gu Jingzhi, Lin Feng immediately stepped forward: "Cousin!"
"Have all the people been arranged?" Gu Jingzhi asked softly.
The people he was talking about were naturally the three people Wu Song had given him, and the other was Zhao Zhongli's little grandson.
The person Wu Song gave him was related to what he was going to do next. As for Zhao Zhongli's little grandson, he planned to have someone send him away after a while, when the storm had passed.
Although he promised Zhao Zhongli to protect his bloodline, Zhao Zhongli and his body... had a grudge of genocide after all.
The reason why they didn't wipe out the root of the problem was because the child was too young and Zhao Zhongli had spared the two people from the Gu family.
Now, tit for tat, after Zhao Zhongli surrendered, the grudge between the two families was settled!
He thought for a moment and said to Lin Feng, "Take me to see those people first!"
Lin Feng nodded.
The two brothers came to a secluded place in the backyard. Gu Jingzhi looked around and found that it was indeed quite secluded.
The two walked into a simple courtyard and saw a peasant woman cleaning the courtyard with a woman who looked like her daughter. On the other side was a scholar reading a book.
Gu Jingzhi shook his head slightly.
According to Wu Song's letter, this scholar has lost all his fellow villagers, but he can still concentrate on reading. He must be either very generous or has an excellent character.
In order to keep it secret, he never had any contact with the three of them.
When they saw Gu Jingzhi coming, the peasant woman and her daughter immediately seemed a little restrained, while the scholar made Gu Jingzhi look at him with respect, and he saluted Gu Jingzhi slowly.
"Okay, don't be polite to me!"
Gu Jingzhi didn't say anything more polite and said directly: "General Wu Song handed you over to me, and I just happen to have something to ask you!"
"Please speak, sir! We will tell you everything we know!"
The scholar spoke calmly, and the peasant mother and daughter nodded.
The three of them rode in a carriage and became somewhat familiar with each other. The mother and daughter knew that the scholar was a scholar and more capable than them, so they seemed to obey his orders.
Gu Jingzhi said: "What are your names first?"
"My name is Zhou Yin!" the scholar answered concisely.
The lady said tremblingly, "My name is Lan Niang, my husband's surname is Li, and this is my daughter Ruyi!"
Gu Jingzhi glanced at the woman called Ruyi, then turned around and said:
"I am the current Junior Minister of the Dali Temple. Your Majesty is particularly concerned about the matter entrusted to you by General Wu Song. You must answer my questions truthfully. Do you understand?"
"Young Minister of Dali Temple?"
Zhou Yin was shocked.
Gu Jingzhi is of this age and looks a few years younger than him, but he actually holds the fourth rank official position. He is a real big shot!
No wonder he lives in such a luxurious courtyard.
As for the mother and daughter, they had no idea about Gu Jingzhi's official position, but when they heard him mention the emperor's concern, they knew that Gu Jingzhi's identity was not ordinary, and they couldn't help but become more cautious.
Gu Jingzhi didn't mind. He looked at Lan Niang and her daughter and said, "Let me talk about you first!"
"what?"
Lan Niang never expected that the first people Gu Jingzhi asked were them, and she didn't know what to say at the moment.
Seeing this, Gu Jingzhi immediately smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, just say whatever comes to your mind."
"well!"
Lan Niang nodded gently, then said sadly: "My lord, I have a miserable life! A few years ago, Jeju was hit by a disaster, and my head of the family..."
Things at Lan Niang's home are relatively simple.
It was simply because Jeju suffered a disaster, so her husband went out to look for a job and found Gu Heng's property in Jeju Prefecture. As a result, the Gu family members became concerned about the few acres of land at home.
Later, the Gu family set a trap to seize their paddy fields, but accidentally killed someone.
After hearing this, Gu Jingzhi just frowned.
Just for this matter, there is really nothing we can do to Gu Heng. After all, it was not an order issued by Gu Heng himself. The most that can happen is that Gu Heng's clansman will be punished.
However, this indirectly shows that the trend of land annexation has begun to form in various places.
He asked, "You are not the only one like this, right?"
"Yes, yes! There are many other families like this, but they..."
"They didn't kill anyone, did they?"
"Yes!"
Lan Niang cried and said, "My head of the family didn't agree, so they harmed me! Later, I took Ruyi to report to the authorities, but not only did they not seek justice for my mother and me, they also asked us to compensate Master Gu's family! But my head of the family is gone..."
"..."
Gu Jingzhi was speechless for a moment when he saw the crying mother and daughter.
Just three acres of paddy field cost a life.
It is precisely because of this kind of family without any background that they are probably the targets of those aristocratic families?
Don’t underestimate the three acres of land. Once more people are forced to sell their land, it will not be as simple as three acres of land.
However, if it were just this, it would not be a big deal for the Gu family and would not be enough to use this as an excuse to involve the aristocratic families.
He thought for a moment, then turned to look at the scholar: "You seem to be a scholar, so tell me about your side..."
The matter involving Zhou Yin was quite serious, and was definitely enough to cause Emperor Xia to investigate a serious case with countless deaths. However, Gu Jingzhi still wanted to hear him explain it in detail.