Chapter 116 Section 116 What should I do if I am framed?

A woman walked in slowly accompanied by a maid. As soon as the girl arrived in front of the hall, she quietly knelt down, bowed her head and said good luck to Zeng Guofan. When the lady arrived in front of the hall, she just looked around blankly, as if she didn't know what was going on. Standing on both sides shouted together: "Kneel down!" Not only did the lady not kneel, but she suddenly sneered. Zeng Guofan asked the maid coldly: "Why does your young lady look like this?" The maid bowed her head and replied: "Responding to your lord's words, my young lady is insane, please be careful."

Zeng Guofan asked: "How many years have you been in Qi Mansion?" The servant girl replied: "The little servant girl was sold into the Qi Mansion at the age of thirteen, and it has been five years now." Zeng Guofan asked: "Have you been serving Miss?" The maid replied: "The little servant has been serving the old lady, and only served the young lady half a year ago. That happened not long ago." Zeng Guofan asked: "Is your lady like this before?" The servant girl replied: "The little servant girl has never seen the young lady before. The little servant girl is always by the old lady's side, and it is not too late to go to another room!"

Zeng Guofan asked: "You answer the Ministry truthfully, did you stay by your lady's side the day her accident happened?" The servant girl replied: "Responding to my lord's words, on the day Miss had an accident, the young servant happened to be sent by the old lady to the kitchen to decoct medicine. When the decoction came back, I realized that Miss had been ruined." Zeng Guofan thought for a while, and said, "Come here, tell Song Prison to come and see you." Song Siyu was waiting outside the hall, and when he heard the news, he hurried to the hall. After the ceremony, Zeng Guofan said: "Song Siyu, I heard from Mr. Hong that the lady and the maid have been living in your house?" Song Siyu said, "It's exactly what you said."

Zeng Guofan asked: "Do these two people live in peace?" Song Siyu said: "Responding to my lord's words, the maid is quite quiet. But the lady is not worried, she can't take care of her at a glance, so she takes off her naked body and goes out, always giggling, the humble family is already surrounded by her." It's a mess. My lord, I'd rather pay a few taels of silver, let these two live somewhere else." Zeng Guofan sighed and said: "Song Si prison, it's hard for you. You go down first, the headquarters will make arrangements." Song Si prison said: "Thank you, my lord, I will resign from my humble position."

Zeng Guofan asked someone to make a pot of tea and waited for Li Bao while drinking. After drinking a pot of tea, the servants around him refilled the water, but before Li Bao came back, Zeng Guofan was so hungry that he couldn't control it. Zeng Guofan had no choice but to order: "Put Wang Zhengfu in prison for a while for dinner, and Song Siyu will also take Miss Qi Mansion and the maid back home for dinner for a while, and then go to court for trial in the afternoon. Leave the court!" Walking out of the hall, he said to the officer on duty: "Li Bao is back, tell him to meet me in the dining room immediately." When we arrived at the dining room, the diners had already dispersed, and the hall was empty.

When the officer in the dining room saw Zeng Guofan coming in, he quickly said with a smile on his face, "My lord, why do you come to eat at this hour? There is only one fire left to cook a bowl of tofu soup, which is already very cold. How do you eat it?" My lord, wait for a while, how about this servant go outside to buy a bowl of rice for your lord and a pack of offal?" Zeng Guofan said: "Let's make tofu soup on fire. The main hall is really hungry today!" The messenger had no choice but to serve the fire and tofu soup apologetically, and Zeng Guofan devoured it.After eating the fire, he only drank half a bowl of tofu soup, and Li Bao hurried in.

As soon as Li Bao saw Zeng Guofan, he said, "My lord, Ma Jiu didn't mention it. When the humble officer rushed to the Tongju Yamen, Ma Jiu had already been sent out by Master Bie Jia to run a business." Zeng Guofan put down the bowl and asked, "Where did you go on business?" Li Baodao: "Going back to my lord, Qi lord said that he was going to the General's Mansion in Shengjing on a private business." Zeng Guofan nodded to the officer in the dining room, and took Li Bao out. When he arrived at the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Zeng Guofan said to Li Bao: "You asked Mr. Hong to issue a document for Zhang Chuan Ma Jiu to the Ministry of Criminal Justice at the General's Office in Shengjing. You took the document and rode a fast horse to the General's Mansion in Shengjing overnight, and reported to General Ming that Ma Jiu was related. It's very big, and the case cannot be closed until Ma Jiu is heard. You go."

Li Bao agreed, and went to find Hong Xiang. Zeng Guofan arrived at the lobby of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and told the officer on duty that the hall will be suspended for the time being, and when he will be promoted depends on Ma Jiu's arrival at the hall.The duty officer ordered to go down immediately. Zeng Guofan returned to the office, and called Liu Heng again, and said to Liu Heng: "You go to Wanping County overnight in ordinary clothes, and visit the situation of Shuntian Mansion Qi Biejia on behalf of the headquarter. Qi Biejia's mansion In Wanping, you deliberately check how many children Master Qi has, come back as soon as you understand the interview, and don't alarm the government."

When Zeng Guofan returned to the mansion that day, it happened that Li Hongzhang came to visit.At this time, Li Hongzhang has been appointed as the director of the Guanglu Temple of the sixth grade. Recently, there are rumors that Li Hongzhang may be released to Henan in the near future. As soon as Li Hongzhang saw his mentor coming back to the mansion, he hurriedly went out to help him. Seeing Li Hongzhang's red face, Zeng Guofan couldn't help laughing and said: "I heard from the Ministry of Officials that Shaoquan is going to be released?" Li Hongzhang said: "It's not for the sake of my mentor. It is said that it is going to be released to Henan. But the students don't want to go."

"Why don't you want to go?" Zeng Guofan asked as he walked, "Everyone is eager to let it out!" Li Hongzhang took a step forward and opened the door of the study, and said, "The student hopes to serve his teacher for the rest of his life!" Zeng Guofan first sighed in his heart: "This Li Hongzhang is getting better at talking." Then he put on a smile and lifted his legs into the study. After sitting down, Zeng Guofan said: "Shaoquan, don't miss your future because of a momentary thought. If you need to do something in this department, you can just say it. However, let the department write to the governor and Fu. This kind of thing, this department hall can't do it."

Li Hongzhang said: "What is the teacher talking about! Is there any news about the student's release? The student came today to tell the teacher something. Does the teacher know? A censor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate recently went to the emperor Dao Zhezi is about the Xiangxiang mansion." "What?" Zeng Guofan was taken aback, "How did the Xiangxiang mansion get into trouble with the censor? Could it be that the Xiangxiang mansion did something illegal behind my back? What did Zhezi say?" Li Hongzhang said: "It was all nonsense, saying that the old man in the family relied on the power of his mentor to bully his neighbors, threaten the government, and file lawsuits for others!" "Oh!" Zeng Guofan heaved a sigh of relief: "Sure enough, it's catching wind and shadows. However, this also reminded the head office. After dinner, the head office will write a letter to the Xiangxiang County Yamen, asking about the size of the Zeng family. Is there anything difficult for the government?" Li Hongzhang said: "Men, why are you so old? I heard people say that this incident seems to be mainly aimed at my mentor. I heard from people in the inner court that there seems to be "Zeng Shilang alone has strict requirements on subordinates, but Let your father, brother, son, nephew, family relatives, and friends do anything wrong; Zeng Shilang’s actions are not only known to people in Hunan, but also known to everyone in the world’ Such nonsense. Don’t others know the teacher, and the disciples don’t know? It seems that the superiors don’t take it seriously .Don’t ask from the superiors, the mentor Quan will take it for nothing. Some censors are really full!" Zeng Guofan smiled and said, "Shaoquan, why don't you have dinner with me, and how about playing three rounds with me after dinner?" Li Hongzhang said: "The teacher is so interested, how can the student be disappointed. Teacher, a relative from the same country came back and gave the student some big reed hens. I want to ask the servants to bring two to the teacher tomorrow. Reed chicken stewed with ginseng, yes Very complementary." Zeng Guofan shook his head and said, "Thank you! You must not bring the chicken here. I will reveal a secret to you today, and you must not spread it. I was most afraid of chicken feathers when I was young, and I was even more afraid of live chickens. You have lived here for a long time. It’s short, have you ever seen me eat chicken? Haven’t you heard that Honbutang went to Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture on business, and passed out because he accidentally touched a chicken feather? Honbutang was really scared!” Li Hongzhang asked strangely: "Could it be that the chicken was frightened by my mentor when I was young?" Zeng Guofan smiled wryly and said, "Sometimes the main hall goes to the dining hall to eat. If you eat a piece of chicken by mistake, you will have to vomit and be unable to eat for a day. As for how this happens, even the old man can't tell." Li Hongzhang pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "If you dare, your mentor is really the reincarnation of a boa constrictor?" Zeng Guofan waved his hands again and again: "Acrimonious words are the easiest to spread, but no one speaks of serious words. This shows that the world is evil." Li Hongzhang said again: "But Zuo Xiaolian said, that's what Hunan people say. Otherwise, how could my teacher have such a ringworm that can't be cured? Does Anhui call ringworm python skin?" Li Hongzhang called snake skin Python skin. Zeng Guofan interrupted Li Hongzhang and said, "Let's eat. This kind of rambling talk can't be explained until dawn. How do you know that this suffering not only hurts me, but also the people in the house suffer. In this way The boa, I will think about it for a few lifetimes!" Li Hongzhang smiled and said nothing. The censor participated in Zeng Guofan's connivance with his family to oppress his neighbors, to intimidate the government, and to file lawsuits for others. Although Emperor Xianfeng did not publish it, it still spread among the officials. Also have it.People before and after Shengbao said angrily: "Everyone is afraid of Sergeant Zeng's Yan, but in fact, he is afraid of Sergeant Zeng's Lian! Other words are all nonsense!" Everyone who heard this knew that Shengbao was repaying his favor.