Chapter 461 462 Impeachment
Zhou Jia walked to the outer courtyard after eating. When he saw Jixiang in the front yard, he said to him: "When Ruyi comes, you ask him to go to Liu Wen's mother-in-law's house to return her."
"Yes, sir." Ji Xiang agreed and sent Zhou Jia outside. Zhou Jia arrived in front of the palace gate and walked to the Jinluan Palace with several familiar officials.
After going to court, several local affairs were discussed, but no one came forward again. Chu Yuhao looked at the ministers in the hall, and just when he was about to withdraw from the court, Feng Yushi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am the Minister of Household Affairs Zhou." My lord, it is unfaithful and unfilial to ignore my grandmother when she was seriously ill. It is unfilial to hide the news and quietly go to office during the filial piety period. It is unfaithful to conceal the truth from the court."
As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Jia and shouted sternly: "Mr. Zhou, although you passed on to your third uncle of the same clan, Mrs. Zhou is also your biological grandmother. You are indifferent to the old man being paralyzed in bed. You are busy taking up the post without waiting for the old man to recover. You have What kind of face do you stand in the court?"
Lin Zexu looked at Zhou Jia worriedly. Zhou Jia smiled lightly at him, and Lin Zexu felt relieved.
Chu Yuhao looked at Zhou Jia, "Zhou Aiqing, what do you say?"
Zhou Jia bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I did not visit the sick lady when she was paralyzed in bed. I do not acknowledge that I went to take office during the filial piety period. The old lady was still alive before I left. When I passed away, I did not visit you on my way to my post. I have received the news, and my uncle can testify to this. I would like to ask your majesty to allow me to ask Feng Yushi a few words."
Chu Yuhao said: "Accurate."
Zhou Jia walked up to Feng Yushi, looked at him sharply, and asked sonorously: "Feng Yushi, did your grandmother ever let anyone slander your mother? Cause your mother to die unjustly?... "
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Feng Yushi interrupted Zhou Jia sharply, and the courtiers began to whisper.
Zhou Jia ignored his question and continued to look at him and asked: "Did your grandmother ever force her eldest grandson to adopt her to her great-uncle who died young in the next room? Did she also repeatedly send people to intercept and kill her eldest grandson after he was forced to adopt her? with you?"
"Feng Yushi, do you think it's unheard of for you to stare so big? I tell you that this is my personal experience. This is what my biological grandmother did to me. I insulted my mother and killed my mother. I didn't kill her with my own hands. Her revenge is in line with human ethics, and I am not afraid to tell you that I will not keep filial piety for her even in Kyoto."
Feng Yushi looked at Zhou Jiaying with his mouth open and was speechless. The officials in the court were dumbfounded. Lin Zexu looked at Zhou Jia and nodded appreciatively.
Zhou Jia glanced at Feng Yushi coldly, turned to face the emperor, bowed and took off his official hat with both hands, "Your Majesty, everything I said is true. I have deficient moral character and have no face to stand in the court." .”
Chu Yuhao looked at the officials in the hall and said, "Dear ladies, what do you think?"
Lin Zexu stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, if you are unkind to your elders, how can you be filial to your children? Mr. Zhou should not take the blame and resign."
The Censor of the Tang Dynasty also stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, what Academician Lin said is absolutely true."
When all the courtiers saw the emperor's attitude, they knew what he meant and they all bowed their heads in agreement.
Chu Yuhao looked at Zhou Jiaqi and said, "In that case, Zhou Aiqing should put back her official hat and be fined three months' salary!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhou Jia kowtowed and thanked him. Chu Yuhao stood up and walked to the back hall. The courtiers dispersed and walked out in twos and threes.
Feng Yushi was walking alone dejectedly. He saw Zhou Jia and Lin Zexu walking over chatting and laughing. He couldn't understand. People said that family scandals should not be made public. How could he dare to reveal everything? Why was His Majesty so tolerant to him? ? It is better to be fined for three months than to be fined at all.
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After Li Yu got up and went to the back garden to exercise, he just returned to the courtyard and took a shower. Xinghua hurriedly came in and said, "Madam, Han San came back and said he had something important to report."
Han San came so early, what happened? Li Yu said to Xinghua, "Let him in." Xinghua responded and stepped back.
Li Yu put on his clothes and went to the flower hall. Han San stepped forward and bowed to report: "Madam, my former friend went to Zhuangzi to find me last night and said that someone from the Feng family came to the master's cousin two days ago and asked about the master and their family. I think the Feng family is going to cause trouble."
Ask those two idiots from the old house for information! Li Yu thought for a moment and thought about Mr. Zhou saying that the old lady left and did not let Zhou Jia come back to attend the funeral and observe filial piety. He felt that the Feng family might impeach Zhou Jia in the court.
"I understand," Li Yu asked Xinghua to bring a purse to Han San, "You go and thank your friend, don't let her travel in vain."
Han San bowed and said, "Madam, I think the Feng family may know that I found someone to lure their young master into a gambling addiction."
"Ignore him. You are a member of the Zhou family now. He doesn't dare to deal with you blatantly."
"Yes, madam." Han San retreated.
Li Yu called Ji Xiang, told him the news brought by Han San, and said to him: "Go to the Yamen and tell the master about the Feng family looking for Zhou Xin and the others, and let him think of a way to deal with it."
"Yes, madam." Jixiang arrived at the Hubu Yamen, and Tiezhu said as soon as he saw him: "Brother Xiang, today the master was impeached by Feng Yushi in the court. I heard them talking about it, the master made Feng Yushi angry. Passed out in the main hall."
Ji Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "No matter how fast the Feng family is, they are still not as powerful as our master."
Zhou Jia heard the laughter of the two people in the public room. He walked to the door and called the two people into the room. He looked at Ji Xiang and asked, "Did Madam ask you to come?"
"Yes! Madam heard from Han San that the Feng family had found the two brothers and asked me to tell you." Ji Xiang smiled so hard that his eyes almost disappeared, "Tell me, how did you fight against him?"
Zhou Jia smiled and told Jixiang how Feng Yushi impeached him in the court. Jixiang laughed after hearing this, "Yeah, such a person should be dealt with properly and give him some color!"
Zhou Jia looked at him and smiled and said, "Go back quickly and tell Madam the news to save her from worrying."
"Yes, sir." Ji Xiang bowed and left happily, rushing home to tell Li Yu the news.
Li Yu heard the news Jixiang brought back and said with a smile: "The two parents-in-law of the Feng family are taking turns looking for abuse."
Ji Xiang nodded with a smile, "Madam is right, aren't you looking for abuse?"
Li Yu waved his hand with a smile and said, "It's okay. You go and do your business. I'll go walk around in the garden."
Jixiang suddenly remembered Zhou Jia's instructions, "I still have to find Ruyi to get Liu Wen Po back!"
Li Yu stopped him and said, "We have delayed her business, please ask Ruyi to buy some pastries and find a reason to reply to her and say some kind words."
After Ruyi heard Ji Xiangdai's words, she went to the pastry shop and bought some pastries and took them to Liu Wen's mother-in-law's house. When Ruyi arrived at Liu Wen's mother-in-law's house, she politely presented the pastries and apologized with a smile: "Aunt Liu, I'm sorry for you. , my wife’s uncle’s family sent Po Wen here, which delayed your business.”