Cheng Wang looked at Ji Heng uncertainly.
Ji Heng has nothing to do with Jiang's family. At this point, Cheng Wang’s spies did not find any clues at least. But at this point of view, Ji Heng speaks for Jiang Li, and the relationship between them seems particularly intriguing.
After a long while, Cheng Wang laughed and said, "The Lord Su will pity and cherish jade."
Ji Heng raised his eyebrows: "Of course."
He is not afraid of becoming a king. In fact, becoming a king does not dare to do anything to him. It is because he is not comfortable in his heart, and he is also saying a few words on his lips. It cannot be too much. This Lord Su is both ruthless and yin, don't be hated by him for this, and if he moves anything behind his back, he will cause unnecessary trouble to himself.
"If this is the case, the king can't do anything to Jiang Er." He didn't dare to do anything to Ji Heng, but Cheng Wang still dared to blatantly threaten Jiang Li. He said, "I just don't know that today's case will end up with What is the result? The second girl Jiang is now confident, and in the end, I hope to be able to laugh." He finished this sentence intentionally, glanced at Ji Heng, turned around and walked away.
The smile on Ji Heng's face didn't stop. He didn't know whether it was to Jiang Li or he said to himself: "It seems that he has come prepared."
Jiang Li recovered and saluted Ji Heng: "Thank you again today, Grandpa Guo, for breaking the siege."
"I have never seen you so polite in the past." Ji Heng said ambiguously, and Ye Shijie's eyes, who provoked one side, couldn't help but linger on the two of them.
"The past was forced by circumstances." Jiang Li also smiled, "If I have the opportunity in the future, I will naturally thank you one by one."
"Well, your mouth is as sweet as always." He blinked his eyes calmly and asked: "Now what do you do, don't say I didn't tell you, Cheng Wang will definitely take action on the Xue family's case. It’s easy to know Feng Yutang’s sins, but it’s hard to get rid of Xue Huaiyuan’s sins." He stared at Jiang Li as if he didn’t want to say, "What you value most is not getting rid of Xue Huaiyuan from sin, right?"
Jiang Li paused, and it was true. Just convicting Feng Yutang was not difficult. Feng Yutang himself was a rogue with stains all over his body. Speaking of Feng Yutang alone, this case is not enough for the emperor to personally supervise the case. Even if Princess Yongning is implicated, it will at most be disadvantaged by an appointment. If you want to get rid of the conspiracy in the Xue family's case, you have to point out that Princess Yongning deliberately framed Xue Huaiyuan's imprisonment. The dirty water has been spilled on Xue family, and the "evidence" is conclusive. Under such circumstances, clean up. Xue Huaiyuan's evidence of crime is really difficult.
However, she still has another chance. Today’s arraignment is not so much a arraignment led by Zhou Dezhao, as it is a "Ting Yi" controlled by her. Emperor Hong Xiao deliberately wanted to use her knife to weaken her into a king, so he took the initiative to give her this opportunity. , She will make good use of it. As long as the final purpose is the same, how about being treated as a knife
"He came prepared, and we are not in the minority." Jiang Li smiled and said: "It's an honor for Jiang Li to take care of my affairs."
Ji Heng said, "You don't have to talk smartly to make me happy. I can't say a word during the interrogation today. But depending on your appearance, there is a way to deal with it. That's good." He said unhurriedly: "You My life is still in my hands. I don’t want people to be gone before I have time to collect debts. Although I don’t like doing business, I never do business at a loss."
Jiang Li let out a laugh.
Sometimes she feels that Ji Heng is moody, like a person who stays in a dark abyss every day, unpredictable, and sometimes she feels that Ji Heng’s mouth is annoying, but also quite interesting. The most important thing is that he is a wise man, smart enough to get a glimpse of her secret, but never deliberately deliberately.
This is probably his pride, but it also looks like a gentleman.
Although Jiang Li also knew that the words "junzi" and "jiheng" were originally two irrelevant words.
Ye Shijie watched Jiang Li and Ji Heng's familiar speech, listening silently without taking a look. Ji Heng didn't evade him. He didn't know if he was ignored, or because he was a cousin Jiang Li and trusted him. But Ye Shijie was very suspicious of the relationship between Ji Heng and Jiang Li in his heart.
A country father, a first assistant daughter, Ji Heng and Jiang's family have never had a relationship, how can the relationship with Ji Heng be so close
Jiang Li said: "It's not early. If you want to gossip, maybe another day, there is still business today, let's go to the palace."
Ji Heng made a "please" gesture.
Jiang Li walked to the temple with Ye Shijie.
Even if there are more questions in his heart, it is not the time to ask these things right now. Ye Shijie only needs to hold back the thoughts in his heart and go first to the palace.
There have been many courtiers in the palace, all of whom came to the "court meeting" today. Many years ago, when the first emperor was alive, whenever there were many undecided cases in the dynasty, which were of great importance, they would summon ministers to "court meetings." At that time, most of the "Ting Yi" were clan families. After the first emperor reigned for a few years, the clan declined, the "court meeting" was more open, and ordinary ministers could also participate.
Today was an arraignment, so there is no need to mobilize people like this, but Emperor Hong Xiao, who has seen Zhezi, chose "Ting Yi" and let Jiang Li take the lead. The implications of this are thought-provoking. It was just a case of a county official. How could it be called “significant”. When it was made like this, some smart people began to guess whether there was any other hidden information in it.
Ye Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jiang Li and Ye Shijie come in together. He was afraid that King Cheng would trouble Jiang Li, and he was relieved to see Jiang Li's health.
Jiang Yuanbo also saw Jiang Li and nodded slightly to Jiang Li. He himself could not take care of himself. This case was brought up by his aunt's daughter personally. Many colleagues looked at him meaningfully and looked at Jiang Li, which was quite meaningful.
King Cheng stood at one end, staring at Jiang Li and his party coldly, looking at him, very cold and cruel, and frightening, even if Jiang Yuanbai and Ye Mingyu were here, he would not constrain at all.
There are many acquaintances, such as Liu Yuanfeng Liu, Liu Xu's father, Ji Yanlin, Ji Shuran's father, and Jiang Li also saw Shen Yurong.
Shen Yurong came a little later, but as soon as he entered the hall, many courtiers rushed up and greeted him eagerly, which seemed to be eager to please. Shen Yurong had a kind smile on his face. He was handsome and gentle, and in this court, he was like a clear stream, and he was eye-catching.
Ye Mingyu also looked straight, and said, "Who is that kid? So young, I see that Guaner is not young, right? He looks pretty handsome, if you are with him, Ali..." Ye Mingyu caught a glimpse of Ye Shijie's eyes. He swallowed the words "together" alive.
Even so, Jiang Li could guess what Ye Mingyu was going to say next, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Shen Yurong was indeed able to bluff people just because of that face. You must know that when he was just a talent, many rich ladies rushed to marry him. Now that he is an official, he is dressed luxuriously, and his temperament is more and more popular, but he is more rare than before. No wonder Princess Yongning has met and will marry Shen's family at the expense of murdering his own royal family. It's just that Shen Yurong like this is stranger to Jiang Li, even more disgusting, and even more despised.
Shen Yurong sensed that someone was looking at him, and he followed his gaze to see the petite girl standing next to the scarred man not far away.
The young girl has a beautiful appearance and a slim figure. She was in her good years of fifteen or sixteen, like a newly blooming pear blossom on a tree, fresh and lovely. Although it is not considered the beauty of the country and the beauty of the country, the eyebrows have their own beautiful air, and they are calm and open. For a while, they can't be removed from the eyes, and they feel that her eyes look familiar, as if they have seen it somewhere.
Shen Yurong looked at Jiang Li in a daze.
Ye Shijie frowned. Shen Yurong, a member of the bookstore, knew about it. I met him occasionally in the Shang Dynasty. Shen Yurong treated him as kind and temperamental. Everyone in the court was willing to befriend him, but for some reason, Ye Shijie didn’t like this little Lord Shen very much. I think he is too mellow in his work. In a short period of time, you can achieve the position of Zhongshushe, and there are no enemies. How can this be possible
After Ye Shijie became an official himself, he knew how dark the officialdom was. A person like Shen Yurong who is like a fish in officialdom is naturally not so clean. Obviously it is not clean, but you have to behave like a breezy moon, which is a bit of a reputation.
Ye Shijie stood sideways to block Jiang Li, arched his hand at Shen Yurong, and said, "Master Shen."
Shen Yurong recovered and responded to Ye Shijie, but stared at Jiang Li.
He had seen Jiang Li. He had seen Jiang Li as early as the Mingyitang inspection when Princess Yongning was injured. I vaguely remember that Jiang Li played a good piano, comparable to Fang Fei. She is the eldest daughter of Jiang Yuanbai. He also knows about Jiang Li's past. He was sent to the temple for murdering his stepmother. He was able to gain a foothold in the capital in just a few months after returning. It shows that he is not a foolish person.
Speaking of the relationship with Jiang Li, Zhou Yanbang, whom Shen Ruyun is going to marry now, said that he was still married to Jiang Liding at first. Now that Jiang Li has intervened in Xue Huaiyuan’s case again, Shen Yurong has a weird feeling. Jiang Li and him are already in a relationship that can't be struck by two poles, and there seems to be a rope in the midst of it, which is stunned to involve them. At one place, there was Jiang Li's shadow everywhere.
He looked at Jiang Li and Jiang Li also looked at him. The woman looked straight at the strange man like this, which was very bold. But Shen Yurong could clearly feel that there was no trace of love in Jiang Li's eyes. Some are just looking at the stranger's indifference, there seems to be something else hidden, but when he looks again, he can't see it.
When Shen Yurong was still hesitating whether to say hello to Jiang Li, Jiang Li looked away, as if he was just an insignificant person, not worth the extra eye. Shen Yurong was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed at himself.
Yes, Jiang Li is not Fangfei, nor Princess Yongning. To her, she is an insignificant stranger. This is the right response. But for some reason, Shen Yurong couldn't help but glanced at Jiang Li, who was talking to Ye Shijie, and felt...something was wrong.
But I can't tell why.
While he was talking, the servant Su Gonggong had already brought people from the back of the palace, and Emperor Hong Xiao arrived.
The laws of the current dynasty are loose, that is, the rules of the upper dynasty are not as strict as those of the first emperor. Some people say this is because Emperor Hong Xiao is weak, and others are not afraid of Emperor Hong Xiao, and they don't know how long the emperor can be in this position, so they are all confident.
In the past, Jiang Li also thought that although Emperor Hong Xiao did not seem to be as modest on the surface, he could not be said to be a rare emperor. But since knowing Ji Heng's plan, Jiang Li knew that his judgment on Emperor Hong Xiao was probably grossly wrong. Although Ji Heng controlled the government and played with power, he was the most arrogant, and asked him to bow his head and call him a ruin. I was afraid that he could not do it. Among the tripartite forces, he chose Emperor Hong Xiao, naturally because Emperor Hong Xiao was worthy of his support. If Ji Hengzhi is in the highest position, Emperor Hong Xiao will be his opponent in the future. If Emperor Hong Xiao is unbearable, choosing such an opponent would be an insult to him.
If Ji Heng was not aiming for the throne, but had other plans, for him Emperor Hong Xiao used a knife or an alliance standing in a boat, it would not be a thing in the pool.
This emperor has always been pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, which is not necessarily simple.
Emperor Hong Xiao sat down on the high seat, and the other courtiers were in position. The silence in the Jinluan Hall seemed to be only a moment.
At the request of Zhou Dezhao, hundreds of people in Tongxiang jointly called for a court meeting to re-examine the case of Xue family.
Jiang Li's heart became excited, as the civil and military officials bowed down to thank Shengen, the fingers gathered in the sleeves were already clenched into fists.
Success or failure depends on this. Today's battle is the key to Xue Jia's grievances and the truth. She is bound to go all out. Even if the king blocks her, she will never die!
The palace is majestic and majestic. Among the hundreds of civil and military officials standing in the court, some are strange to Jiang Li, and some are familiar to Jiang Li. Some were once pillows, now they are dead enemies, and some were strangers, and are now blood relatives.
Emperor Hong Xiao stood high, looked at Zhou Dezhao, and said, "Zhou Aiqing, let's start."
Zhou Dezhao stood up and respectfully said yes. He gave orders to those behind him, but after a short while, Feng Yutang, who was in prison clothes, was brought up.
"Feng Yutang, a criminal minister, used power for personal gains, bullied men and women, and committed no evil when he was a county prime minister in Tongxiang. He once framed his predecessor, Xue Huaiyuan, and went to jail. His heart is damnable, and he has entered the book." He looked at Feng Yutang, "Feng Yutang, Are you convicted?"
Compared with Feng Yutang, who used to be the prime minister of Tongxiang County, Feng Yutang now looks like a dog in the bereavement. Needless to say, he sneered, and said: "The citizen convicted, and while working as the county prime minister, he did use power for personal gain, but it was nonsense to frame Xue Huaiyuan. Back then, Xue Huaiyuan was imprisoned for embezzlement and disaster relief, and the evidence is solid. The matter has nothing to do with Xiaomin. It can be said that if you want to add to the crime, there is nothing wrong with it, and the unnecessarily charged, Xiaomin does not admit it."
"Bold!" Zhou Dezhao shouted angrily: "In the Palace of Jinluan, how can you allow Er to speak eloquently!"
Feng Yutang knelt down hurriedly, saying that he didn't dare.
Jiang Li looked at it coldly, knowing it all. Feng Yutang knew that he couldn't escape death, and now it was his fault to kill him with a bite, and he could die more easily. If Princess Yongning is confessed, it is not only the sadness of his own death, but the concubines and heirs of Ji in his house will die cleanly.
Of course, Feng Yutang is not a person with great love. He would rather abandon the ego to perfect everyone. From Feng Yutang's point of view, the fear of Princess Yongning's power is greater than the fear of the emperor, so he would rather make such a move.
"Master Zhou," Wang Cheng Youran on one side said, "All the files are recorded. Feng Yutang’s evidence is irrefutable, and the evidence is conclusive. However, Xue Huaiyuan’s guilt has also been tried before. Xue Huaiyuan’s corruption case, Both the silver are in the mansion, and there is a ledger. There are witnesses to testify, as well as human and physical evidence. Xue Huaiyuan cannot be confirmed innocence just because Feng Yutang is guilty. You must pay attention to evidence in everything, and in the presence of the emperor, you can never bend a trick. Please don't waste time."
It was very rude to say this in front of Emperor Hong Xiao. Although the court discusses a matter, all ministers can speak. But Cheng Wang's attitude made it clear that he was biased towards Feng Yutang.
The courtier beside him didn't understand, he just thought that the king was about to watch the fun, or because he couldn't understand the Jiang family, and it happened to be the young lady of the Jiang family who brought up the Xue family's case, which was aggressive. In the ears of Emperor Hong Xiao, these words are quite interesting.
In the report presented by Ye Shijie, Yongning was involved in this case. If Cheng Wang did not act today, Emperor Hong Xiao would also doubt whether there would be any misunderstandings. However, Emperor Hong Xiao can immediately conclude that this matter is related to Yongning and is by no means false. It was Cheng Wang's attitude, which made it clear that he knew the inside story.
But Emperor Hong Xiao didn't say anything, and sat inexplicably, watching the speeches of the courtiers underneath.
Before Zhou Dezhao could speak, Wang Cheng turned his finger at Jiang Li, looked at Jiang Lipi with a smile, and said, "This case was brought up by Ms. Jiang Er, and Ms. Jiang Er went to Tongxiang in person. It seems to be aware. Many insiders that others don’t know, and many evidence that others don’t know. Since we want to get rid of Xue Huaiyuan from crime, please come up with evidence."
"Yes." This time, it was Li Zhongnan, the right-hand man who was speaking, and Li Zhongnan arched his hands and said: "Ms. Jiang Er is a woman and has the aspirations to make Qingming. She brought the people of Tongxiang a long distance to Chang'anmen to sound the drums of grievances. , I think there is a great grievance. A great grievance will not be so simple. Everyone present here is like your majesty, and you are willing to hear it. Please come quickly."
Li Jiaran fell into trouble at this moment, Jiang Yuanbo frowned. No matter how bold and clever Jiang Li was, she was only a 15-year-old girl. The court is no better than its own backyard. You don't have to worry about saying anything. If you say something wrong, it makes the emperor jealous and may offend many people. Cheng Wang and Right are clearly because Jiang Li was young and ignorant, and wanted to get Jiang Li to talk and fall into their trap. Jiang Yuanbo was about to help Jiang Li speak, but at this moment, Jiang Li spoke instead. And what she said, but everyone in the hall was stunned.
She said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have travelled a long distance and brought the people of Tongxiang to Chang'anmen to sound the drums of grievances, in order to sue the evil official Feng Yutang. And... Please convict Xue Huaiyuan, the former Tongxiang!"
"Conviction?" Emperor Hong Xiao paused and asked, "What is a conviction?"
"As we all know, Tongxiang County Cheng Xue Huaiyuan has embezzled silver for disaster relief. The evidence is conclusive. It is a moth of the imperial court. Your Majesty still advocates cleanliness. However, the fact that a small Tongxiang county eminent can be so bold is a disrespect to the royal family. In the opinion of the minister, she should be punished by a thousand swords!"
Ye Shijie was taken aback. Feng Yutang, who was kneeling, forgot to bow his head and looked straight at Jiang Li. Everyone knows that Jiang Li kept running for Xue Huaiyuan, she was standing by Xue Huaiyuan's side, but now she said that Xue Huaiyuan was not enough to cut the capital, and she had to cut through all sorts of swords. Is she crazy? Or was she not on Xue Huaiyuan's side at the beginning? !
Ye Mingyu was also shocked, never expected Jiang Li to say this. Jiang Li saw Xue Huaiyuan and took care of him along the way with his own eyes, which was much closer to him than to his biological father Jiang Yuanbai. Such a thing is said right now? Ye Mingyu almost doubted that the Jiang Li in front of him was not his niece, but someone who made it through disguise.
King Cheng and Emperor Hong Xiao were also very confused. The former is puzzled, and the latter is doubtful.
Only Shen Yurong and Ji Heng looked completely different from Baiguan.
Shen Yurong looked strange, looking at Jiang Li with thoughtful eyes, as if he had met Jiang Li for the first time. Ji Heng didn't mean to worry about Jiang Li at all, and he wasn't even surprised, just as Jiang Li's reaction was expected, but there was something interesting in his eyes.
"Continue." Emperor Hong Xiao said.
Jiang Li bowed himself to salute, and continued to say in a subtle way: "Tongxiang County Cheng Xue Huaiyuan, although the official position is small, but the official representative of the Beiyan court, from the small to the big, the impact is not the same. Xue Huaiyuan has been an official for decades, but I was found guilty of corruption last year alone. I think that in the past ten years or so, there have also been acts of embezzlement of silver. Where did these silvers go and why there is no trace, there is no record in the file. There are many doubts in this. Xu is engaged in the sale of military horses, and It is suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason.
"Research." Emperor Hong Xiao moved his fingers, "but the evidence is in the file, nothing more."
Jiang Li leaned over again: "It is for this reason that the ministers will bring the people of Tongxiang to Beijing. Please call for witnesses."
"Passenger card." Emperor Hong Xiao waved his hand.
Zhou Dezhao hurriedly ordered the next person to bring up the witness.
Soon, the witness was brought up. The witnesses brought were all the people of Tongxiang, including Dai Yun, Ping An, Mo Wenxuan, Zhang Tufu, Chunfang Auntie and so on. These Tongxiang people also entered Beijing for the first time, entered the palace for the first time, and met the emperor for the first time. Facing hundreds of civil and military officials, his face was pale with fright, and he almost couldn't get up when he knelt on the ground in two battles.
Jiang Li said: "Please tell me the witness, about the greed of Xian Cheng Xue Huaiyuan."
These witnesses were originally people who had received the favor of Xue Huaiyuan. This time they came to Beijing to vindicate their county prime minister. How could it be said that Xue Huaiyuan was not. Then they explained all the things that Xue Huaiyuan had happened in the past one by one. Xue Huaiyuan loves his people like a son, is kind-hearted, clear and fair, and sympathetic to his children. When he took office in Tongxiang, he built water conservancy projects, taught farmers how to irrigate, and knew everything. In just a few decades, Tongxiang has developed from being incapable of wearing shoes to the present-day prosperity of living and working in peace and contentment.
These don't seem to be snarling Xue Huaiyuan's evidence of crimes, but rather as complimenting him. Both Li Zhongnan and Cheng Wang frowned, realizing that things were going in a direction they were unwilling to develop.
Based on the evidence alone, Jiang Li could not completely exonerate Xue Huaiyuan from crime. At the court meeting, the final decision was also the emperor himself. But with such court discussions, the balance of public opinion has clearly fallen to Xue Huaiyuan, and these civil and military officials gradually began to sympathize with Xue Huaiyuan.
Jiang Li was unmoved, did not follow the people's words to call for injustice for Xue Huaiyuan, but shook his head and said: "How can corrupt people do their best to do real things for the people like this? These people are full of lies and don't care about it."
The witnesses were taken down one by one, and the new Tongxiang people came again, none of them said Xue Huaiyuan was not.
Seeing that the momentum is not good, Cheng Wang sneered: "This Tongxiang County Prime Minister is used to cheating. If he can embezzle such a silver buck, he must not be underestimated. Only this will make such a small favor to win people's hearts. The evidence is conclusive, and some people speak for him."
"His Royal Highness Cheng is absolutely right." Jiang Li said, "It's just that this county has embezzled the money for disaster relief. There should be more than one time. Feng Yutang has been in office for half a year, and there has been a lot of corruption. Six months ago Xue Huaiyuan was imprisoned and his family property was not registered. The property of the Xue family and the property of the Feng family were seized. Let everyone take a look at how ugly Xue Huaiyuan is compared to Feng Yutang!"
When Feng Yutang heard it, he immediately shook like chaff.
Who is Xue Huaiyuan? That greed of ink was fabricated. Xue Huaiyuan's own possessions add up to not many. He took office for half a year, but he has already achieved the ultimate in search of people. With such a comparison, we can naturally see the strangeness!
Sure enough, Doctor Yu Shi came to announce the two family properties, but the result was beyond everyone's expectations. Xue Huaiyuan's family property had almost nothing except for his greedy money, and it was not much better than his family's four walls. It is the only salary, and it often disappears because of helping the people. Feng Yutang was different. In just six months, it was dozens of times more than what Xue Huaiyuan had in more than ten years.
Everyone was silent.
Jiang Li said, "Don’t you think it’s weird that criminal officials like Xue Huaiyuan have done more than many officials in Yanjing City in the past ten years. If other corrupt officials can be like Xue Huaiyuan, we Beiyan , Then there is no need to worry about prosperity."
"Spoken words," Li Zhongnan snorted coldly, "then he is always greedy!"
Jiang Li smiled: "Passing witness."
This time, the witnesses passed on were Xue Huaiyuan's former subordinates, Peng Xiao, He Jun, Gu Dagu and them. They were already passionate about it, in order to rehabilitate Xue Huaiyuan in their lifetime, and finally waited for the time now. Before Jiang Li could speak, he knelt down and told about Xue Huaiyuan's hardships over the past ten years.
No one knows Xue Huaiyuan better than them. Because of their decades of company, their words are particularly empathetic. When it comes to Xue Huaiyuan being framed and imprisoned, and their officials were thrown into the mines by Feng Yutang people. During the torment, the seven-foot man couldn't help crying.
All blood and tears.
Emperor Hong Xiao seemed to have moved, and Cheng Wang secretly screamed, and decisively said: "No matter what, Xue Huaiyuan's greed of ink is a fact. Just as Miss Jiang Er said, let Xue Huaiyuan perform a thousand swords and ten thousand cuts." Can't let Jiang Li go on.
"Slow." Emperor Hong Xiao said.
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In this chapter, Ari’s words say that there is a prototype in history, which is the defense method used by Qin Prime Minister Li Si to rescue Zheng Guo in the Zheng Guo case.
Interested babies can take a look~