Although Liu Sumei has lived for more than a hundred years, before she started to practice, she was a lady who never touched the spring water. After she started to practice, she lived in Fengwu, never leaving the door or stepping outside. How could she know that there are so many things in the officialdom.
Although she came prepared this time, she still ignored some basic rules for filing a lawsuit or filing a case. Fortunately, she was a noble nobleman. If a civilian sued an official, she would file the lawsuit first regardless of whether it was justified or not. Thirty big boards.
And if these thirty pieces are gone, half of a good human life will be lost even if it is not dead.
In her opinion, as long as such an important case in Tong'an is revealed, no one can hide it, because although hundreds of thousands of people died in Tong'an, the remaining people are all witnesses!
The evidence of Prefect Xu Tao's guilt is certain, and no one can cover it up!
But great practitioners like Liu Sumei, who have practiced in the mountains for hundreds of years and are almost isolated from the world, have neglected one thing: human hearts and politics.
Xu Tao, the governor of Tong'an Massacre, took the lead in escaping. It is certainly an unforgivable crime, but what about other officials? Did other officials fight heroically
No, ninety-nine percent of the officials ran away. If the blame went down, Tong'an City's officialdom would collapse collectively, so it was to be expected that they would huddle together for warmth and try their best to conceal the tragedy.
In order to save their lives and official positions, they did not hesitate to blockade the whole city and go on a killing spree!
This is the ugliest part of the human heart, and this is the darkest part of human nature.
And what is darker and uglier than the human heart and humanity... is politics!
The ugliest aspect of politics is: officials protecting each other!
Faction is an unavoidable parasitic tumor in officialdom. It is extremely difficult for any official to escape the erosion of this tumor, otherwise they will be alone in the officialdom and unable to survive alone.
The relationship between superiors and subordinates in a faction is like a shackle. The subordinates must be loyal to their superiors and cannot betray them easily, otherwise no one will dare to use them in the future; the superiors must try their best to protect their subordinates. Once they cannot protect their subordinates, they will be unable to do so in the future. People take refuge.
The higher the status of a person, the heavier this shackle is!
Liu Sumei did not expect that when Jing Zhaoyin received this case, he did not think of redressing justice for the people, but... this is a fucking thunder! Not something people like them can touch!
So the first thing they thought of was not to uphold justice and redress the grievances of the people, but to protect themselves!
But just when Liu Sumei understood and complained secretly, Li Chengfeng resolutely stepped forward!
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xiaobao and Han Tianxing also stepped forward and shouted: "I am also a witness!"
Li Chengfeng glared at the two men and whispered: "What are you doing out here!"
Zhao Xiaobao didn't look sideways and whispered: "Where are you going, Master? Where are you going, Xiaobao!"
Han Tianxing also whispered: "Justice should be shouted loudly, how can justice walk alone!"
Li Chengfeng knew that Han Tianxing grew up reading books about saints. He had a very strong sense of justice in his heart, and his concern for the country and the people was evident on his face. He nodded slightly and said no more.
It was Tongan and his party that made the three of them become close fighting partners. Starting from the Qiankun Marrow Cleansing Pond, they even made a pact and vowed to jump over the Dragon Gate together and soar into the sky!
When the three people came out, there was a lot of discussion outside, but the two elders in the hall were yelling curses in their hearts.
But Jing Zhaoyin's face was filled with ecstasy. He slapped the desk and said, "Oh? The righteous man's surname is Gao? Are you a witness? Why?"
Li Chengfeng performed the rituals of the Lingshan Sword Hidden Sword Pavilion to the two of them, and said: "I'm here at the Lingshan Sword Hidden Sword Pavilion, Li Chengfeng. These two are my junior brothers Zhao Xiaobao and Han Tianxing! We were all at the scene during the Tong'an tragedy. There are records in the travel records of my disciples as proof."
Now... it's troublesome!
Jing Zhaoyin and Jing Shaoyin looked at each other and felt as if they were chewing bitter lotus in their mouths. The complainant was a practitioner, the witness was also a practitioner, the murderer was still a practitioner, but now the defendant turned out to be a member of the officialdom... What the hell do these guys want to do
Is this another war where the monks want to suppress the scribes
Or was it a counterattack launched by the prince against the fourth prince
The two of them made constant connections for a while, but had to hold their noses and accept the case.
As soon as the case was filed, the news immediately spread throughout Shenjing.
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"Asshole!!"
With a bang, a snuff bottle worth thousands of gold was instantly smashed to pieces. The maids nearby were so frightened that they immediately knelt down.
The fourth prince's eyes were red, and he was pacing back and forth angrily on the soft fire carpet like a furious beast.
"Shameless! I knew he had taken refuge with Third Brother! Damn it! Bastard!!" The fourth prince angrily pulled out his sword and slashed everywhere. For a while, no one dared to enter the hall, except for a scribe standing in the center. He lowered his head, folded his hands, and remained motionless.
After a while, the scribe raised his head. He had a slender face, deep-set cheeks and thin cheeks. He looked a bit sharp and monkey-like, but his eyebrows were extremely long and the mustaches on his lips were also extremely long. Their shapes were almost exactly the same. He said: " The current plan is to seize the Taiyang epidemic incident and launch a further attack in the court!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an inkstone hit him and passed by his face, but the scribe didn't even raise his eyelids and remained motionless in place.
The fourth prince roared: "That's what you said in the last court meeting. What's the use! Father has ignored all those tricks!"
The scribe smiled slightly and said: "This time, we will point the finger directly at the prince!"
The fourth prince immediately fell silent. He stared at the scribe, his eyes full of danger: "Do you know what you are talking about?"
The scribe said: "Of course! Now the Crown Prince has blatantly wooed the monks, and Her Royal Highness the Princess has taken a clear stand against the Crown Prince. At this time, she is using the Tong'an incident to make trouble against Her Highness. If Your Highness holds back... I'm afraid..."
The fourth prince's face gradually darkened. He was silent for a while and said, "Are you sure?"
The scribe said matter-of-factly: "Who dares to say that he will win the government's offense and defense? But the current situation is that the prince has already drawn his sword, and His Highness must respond strongly. Otherwise, if the Tong'an case fails, not only will His Highness be implicated and his reputation will be ruined, but also for those who are still there." Cultivation sects that wait and see will also be affected."
The Fourth Prince hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! You go and make arrangements!"
The scribe cupped his hands, smiled slightly, turned around and went out. The battle for the heir was about to get intense.
And on the other side is Taiyang City.
"Your Highness, it's not too late. It's no time to stay here any longer. Your Highness must return to Shenjing immediately!" Ning Tongyi strode in. Before anyone could enter the room, the voice came in.
The prince put down the pen in his hand and raised his head from the document. He pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly, then hit his shoulders and moved a bit.
Upon seeing this, Ning Tongyi immediately stepped forward to help the prince and beat his shoulders. He shouted angrily outside: "Come here, come here! Are everyone dead? How can there be no one to serve His Highness!!"
Zhao Hanqing smiled and patted his hand to stop him. Then he waved his hand and drove out the frightened maids who wanted to come in. He said: "It doesn't matter, Gu asked them to go out."
Ning Tongyi continued to rub the prince's shoulders. His eye circles were a little red, and his voice was trembling as he said: "His Royal Highness is busy day and night with documents, how can he not even have anyone around to serve him?"
Zhao Hanqing sighed: "The teacher said it well, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality! After all, what happened in Beijing?"
Ning Tongyi hurriedly handed over the urgent note he had in his arms and said: "His Royal Highness the Fourth Highness has launched an attack in the court! Moreover, the minister has just received urgent news that something big has happened in Shenjing!"
"Oh?" Zhao Hanqing opened the fold and took a look. He raised his eyebrows, closed the fold with a hey sound, looked out the window, and whispered, "The trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop!"
Ning Tongyi stood behind the prince, looking at the thick dark clouds in the distant sky, and whispered: "The storm... is coming!"