It is said that Gong Shengjie is the only son of Gong Jichang, the governor of Jingnan, born to Mrs. Ran who married Guimao County, his family loves him very much, he eats whatever he wants, he weighs seventy or eighty pounds at the age of four or five, likes to dance knives and guns, of course, his favorite weapon is the slingshot, and at a young age, the technique is very accurate, a slingshot and a hen, knocked over to the ground, and then smashed it with a wooden stick, brought home to pluck the feathers, and the barbecue was eaten.

Those neighbors knew that the Gong family had money, and they didn't care about these coppers, and they all said that hens give birth to chicks, chicks regenerate eggs, and there are chicks, and it costs eight or nine hundred coppers. Since the little master likes to eat chicken, he eats it well, and he has no opinion on giving money.

The neighbor came to the door to reason with Mrs. Ran, but Xiao Gong Shengjie disagreed, and exhaled: "Isn't it just a chicken, how much is it worth?" ”

"There are not many of our villagers, just one or two silver for a chicken." The neighbor laughed.

"Mother, just give them the silver." Xiao Gong Shengjie shouted.

The villagers are happy to get the silver, the market price of a chicken is only about fifty or sixty wen at most, but it can be sold for 1,000 wen here in the Gong family, so some villages deliberately put their chickens in front of the Gong family's mansion, hoping that Gong Shengjie will kill a few more chickens, and it will not take much tongue to get the silver. As a result, there was a scene where Gong Shengjie chased and beat the local chickens in front.

"Hey, hey, hit a big hen again!" Gong Shengjie shouted, dropped the slingshot, carried the reed chicken, threw it into a bamboo basket at the door, and then raised the slingshot to aim at the other black hen, and hit the stone out with a "whew". Hit the head of the black hen, and the hen immediately fell to the ground.

Hehe, this kid specializes in beating hens, no roosters, and he really knows how to eat tastes.

At this time, Gong Shengjie's mother Ran (Gong Jichang's fifth wife) came out, and when she saw a few strangers in front of the house, she quickly stopped Gong Shengjie: "Jie'er, don't you get tired of eating chicken every day?" You give me back. ”

"Mother, I know." Gong Shengjie looked up and saw Weng Tonggong and others staring at him, the little guy was not afraid, but walked towards Weng Tonggong with a black hen in his hand, "Uncles, where are you from?" ”

Weng Tongyi squatted down, touched Gong Shengjie's little head and smiled: "We are from a far, far away, little friend, are you Gong Jichang's son?" ”

"Uncle, my father's name is Gong Laoxue, I don't know Gong Jichang." Gong Shengjie replied stupidly. He only knew his father Gong Jichang's nickname, but he didn't know his official name, so he made jokes.

"Oh, little friend, can we come into your house?" Weng Tongyi asked.

"Absolutely. I'll ask my mother to make you something to eat. Gong Shengjie pulled Weng Tongxiao's rice bag.

"Little friend, we're hungry now, and I miss the Luhua chicken you hit." Weng Tongyi said with a smile.

"Yes." Gong Shengjie nodded very generously, "Uncle, come with me." ”

The Ran family in front of the house saw that her son was so unrecognizable, and suddenly a group of uninvited guests came, she had a premonition that something big was about to happen, so she couldn't help frowning and beckoning: "Jie'er, you come over for me." ”

"Mother, I don't-" Gong Shengjie pouted.

Ran had no choice, so he walked quickly to Gong Shengjie, glared at Gong Shengjie, and then said to Weng Tongyi: "This old brother, please come to the house." ”

"Thank you, ma'am." Weng Tongyi said, so the group followed Mrs. Ran to the living room in the house. The maid soon brought fruits, melon seeds, and peanuts.

After taking a seat, Mrs. Ran asked, "Sir, I don't think you are a desert escapee. ”

Weng Tongyi is such a shrewd person, he came to investigate the case by secret order, and he came to Baishui Village in Weifu, and he did not inform Yang Tailai of Rulin County in advance. Now Gong Jichang's wife can see that he is not an ordinary refugee, and she is still a little excited, but he can't reveal his identity for the time being.

"Madam, I really fled from Anping County, and it was so hard all the way." Weng Tongyi grabbed a raspberry and chewed it.

Feng Jiao'er and Gong Sheng, the nurse, came in. Feng Jiao'er looked at Weng Tongyi, and saw that his face was ruddy and shiny, as a person in distress, it was impossible to have such a good complexion, which could not fool her.

"The humble house is here, and the wife is honored......" Feng Jiaoer made a "ten thousand blessings" to Weng Tongyi.

"You are?" Weng Tongyi got up slightly.

"The wife is Gong Jichang's original partner, Ran Yingying." Feng Jiao'er replied.

"Madam, how do you know that the old man is from Kyoto?" Weng Tongyi said with a smile.

"My lord, although you are wearing cloth clothes, from your face, eighty percent of you are not a refugee." Feng Jiaoer said.

"I won't hide it from you, the old man is Weng Tonggong, a servant of the Criminal Department, and he came today to learn about the case of Gong Junmen's rebellion......" Weng Tonggong took out the official document of the Criminal Department from the package and spread it on the table, "Someone wrote a report letter to the Criminal Department, claiming that Gong Junmen had more than 100 sets of armor hidden at home. ”

Feng Jiao'er took the official document and read it quickly, before saying, "My lord, this is a false accusation." If Gong Jichang had rebelled, he would have done it long ago when Guimao County commanded 80,000 troops, so why wait until today? ”

Weng Tongrong stroked his beard: "After the old man received the report letter, he was also deeply suspicious. ”

"My lord, where is my lord now?" Feng Jiaoer said.

"It's good to be locked up in prison." Weng Tongyi said.

Feng Jiao'er has a certain understanding of the edict, and if a high-ranking official with more than 2,000 stones is guilty, the emperor needs to issue an edict to be imprisoned. The prison under the direct control of the emperor means that the criminals in this prison were convicted and sent to the prison by the emperor himself.

The rational factors that may exist in the edict system itself will also be greatly reduced or even disappeared due to the personal selfishness of the politicians, and even degenerate into a tool for selfish desires. Once the monarch is mediocre and the powerful ministers are in power, the people in power often use the name of edicts and prisons to vent their personal anger, act arbitrarily, and attack dissidents, causing endless harm.

Therefore, it is not a good thing to go to prison. Most of the people locked up inside will not be able to get out alive. Even if there are upright and selfless ministers who collectively intercede for the "criminals", the emperor does not necessarily pardon the "criminals". For example, in the later period of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, was framed for rebellion and went to prison, but finally committed suicide to protect Qi Jiguang, who bravely killed the enemy on the front line.

"May I ask my lord, what crime did my lord commit?" Feng Jiao'er asked.

"The queen mother feasted the ministers, because the imperial kitchen was bribed and gave Gong Junmen to eat magnolia slices, dragon claws, and cow deflated, so Gong Junmen thought that he was humiliated, so he overturned the imperial dining table in the court, so Li Zhangtong Li Zhangtong took the opportunity to make trouble, saying that Gong Junmen despised the imperial power...... "Weng Tongyi replied.

Magnolia slices are dried products made from fresh and tender winter bamboo shoots or spring bamboo shoots, which are called "magnolia slices" because the shape and color are very similar to the petals of magnolia flowers. Fried pastries for spring. It tastes elegant, crisp and easy to melt. Bamboo shoots are the young shoots of bamboo, also known as bamboo shoots, bamboo is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant, and the edible part is a primary, tender and fat, short and strong bud or whip.

In early spring and February, the fern emerges from the ground and stands tall above the soil. The skin of the mountain fern is covered with fine brown hairs, and the top of the stem is like a flower bud, which is described by ancient poems as a child's fist, which is the origin of the fern's other name "dragon claw vegetable".

Lala's thought that giving Gong Jichang and Su Yuanchun precious dishes such as magnolia slices and dragon claws was an affirmation of their meritorious efforts in quelling the rebellion, and there was no malice, but Gong Jichang misunderstood Lala's meaning and offended Tianwei.

"My lord, then my lord has entered the edict, is it possible to get out alive?" Feng Jiao'er asked.

"That's the crux of the matter, ma'am. Gong Junmen is the old department of the minister of the Qin Mission, Lord Xun Zongtang, and it is impossible to sit idly by. Weng came to Rulin County this time to understand the truth and clear Gong Junmen's grievances. Although Madame is relieved, as long as Gong Junmen does not admit that he has the intention of rebellion and is beaten into a trick, he will be fine. Weng has to take a look at the situation in your mansion......" Weng Tongyi said.

"Your Excellency, please—" Gong Sheng, who was carrying a musket, said.

Weng Tongyi stood up, walked out of the living room, stood on the central axis of the large courtyard, observed for a long time, and did not say a word. He found that the Gong family's house was a bit big, six in and six out, which was very atmospheric, but according to the standard of building a house for a first-class master, it was not overrun......

In Kyoto's Imperial Prison, there was good food and drink, but Gong Jichang felt that he was lighter and unofficial, and he lay there and slept every day. Prince Fu Zheng, who had long since retired, was very uneasy when he heard that Gong Jichang had been imprisoned. He was worried that Gong Jichang would tell him about the murder of the Yingsheng Li Marines in Panyu, but after a fierce ideological struggle, he still decided to visit the Imperial Prison.

Prince Fu came to the edict prison with a few retinues, rewarded the warden with some silver taels, and then went to the cell where Gong Jichang was imprisoned.

"Gong Junmen ......," Prince Fu called out in a low voice.

Gong Jichang slept soundly, and he didn't hear the prince Fu Qi outside the cage call him.

"Lord Wang, will the lower official open the door for you now?" The warden said.

"Okay." Prince Fu nodded in agreement.

So, the shackles of the cell door were opened, and Prince Fu walked in lightly and patted Gong Jichang on the back: "Brother Jichang, Brother Jichang ......."

Gong Jichang turned over and got up, clasped his fists and saluted: "I saw the prince in my late life." ”

"No courtesy." Fu Gong sat down.

"Lord Wang, what is the matter with coming to prison today?" Gong Jichang asked.

"I heard that Brother Jichang has been imprisoned in the edict prison for more than 20 days, so I came to visit."

"Thank you, Lord Wang. Gong is doing well here, in addition to eating and drinking, the Queen Mother also sent me the "Preparation of the Sea Chart", which made me reflect on it. ”

"Preparing for the Sea Chart?" Prince Fu picked up the book on the table. I flipped through it casually, but I was shocked, "Could it be that our Qinghe Kingdom is going to create a navy?" ”

"I think so. Whoever has a strong navy will have supremacy at sea. Gong Jichang said with a suffocation, "We don't have a navy, so we were arbitrarily bullied by the Eursians." With the navy, our 10,000-mile sea frontier will be calm. ”