In the court hall of the Ministry of Punishment, Prince Zhong Langyao looked at the prisoner in the east hall like a dog. The prisoner was not them, but his fourth brother, Prince Zhong Langyu of Yin County. Zhong Langyu felt much relieved when he saw that the person who was presiding over him was the Prince's Diandong. "
Zhong Langyao didn't even raise his eyes and said stiffly: "What's your name?"
Wow, no way! After I became the chief judge, I no longer even recognized my younger brother: "Brother Prince, no, no! No, no, no Zhong Langyu, my fourth brother."
Zhong Langyao was shocked: "Shut up, that's not the court, what about brothers and sisters, there are adults and prisoners there, tell me! What's your name?"
Zhong Langyu looked at Zhong Langyao's business-like appearance and began to feel guilty. Can he take the blame for me? Although he also accepted three thousand taels of silver in bribes, can I accept a larger amount of bribes? Now I let him bear it alone. I was so wrong about him, and he really didn't know. Zhong Langyu then thought about it, could the prince brother be acting? After all, this is not a court, so it is understandable that the prince is showing off. Zhong Langyu glanced over and saw that the prince looked serious and unfamiliar. That was too scary. There was no need to be so involved in acting! Zhong Langyu looked at Zhong Langyao in panic: "To the east of the Prince's Palace, his name is Zhong Langyu, and he is the Prince of Yin County in this dynasty."
Zhong Langyao looked at Liu Duanzhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who was walking aside, and then continued to throw Lang Yu in the jar: "Zou Kun, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, confessed that I took a bribe of 20,000 taels of red silver. Is that true?"
Zhong Langyu was stunned, thinking in his mind, did he admit it? As for the prince's behavior just now, he couldn't admit it. He actually acted like he didn't recognize him, so he wanted to take the blame for him. He was so stupid. Just as he begged to plead guilty, he saw Prince Zhong Langyao winking at him secretly in the courtroom. He meant no doubt, admit it quickly! There he is!
Zhong Langyu was relieved. If I winked at him just now, wouldn't he admit it? He arched his legs towards the court: "To the east of the Prince's Palace, the guilty minister did receive 20,000 taels of silver from Shilang Zou. Now the money is in the guilty minister's house. Can the Eastern Prince's Palace send someone to get it?"
Zhong Langyao nodded with satisfaction. He looked at Liu Duanzhen and said, "Isn't it time to let him sign the copper deposit?"
Liu Duanzhen said: "The prince is wise. Since the criminal has confessed, he must sign a copper bond and give it to the emperor."
Zhong Langyao waved his leg, and the clerk immediately placed the written record in front of Zhong Langyu. Zhong Langyu looked at Zhong Langyao, finally sighed and pressed his legs.
Zhong Yehan frowned as he took the confession and sentencing suggestions presented by the prince. Because he clearly saw the prince's handwriting "Behead!"
Zhong Yehan felt a sense of sadness in his heart. In fact, Zhong Yehan didn't want to kill Zhong Langyu at all. Did he want to use that incident to test the relationship between Yidong and their brothers? Zhong Yehan has heard too many stories about brothers in the imperial family killing each other. The prince actually killed his brother because of his love for each other. Is he really that selfless and just in enforcing the law? I don't think so. Even if I don't rule according to the law, I still want to say a few good words for my brother. I am not as ruthless as him.
Zhong Yehan said to the ministers with an expressionless face: "The prince of Yin County accepted a bribe of twenty thousand taels of silver, and the prince was sentenced to death. What do we think?"