Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Shi Chaobin straightened his clothes, took a big step forward solemnly and seriously, walked to the center of the crowd, then raised his head and looked at the Minister of Justice He Ao for two seconds.
"Your Excellency, to this day, Chaobin still remembers the instructions you gave to us juniors when I first entered the Ministry of Justice. 'Outside the door, there are spring breezes and sweet rains all year round, and inside the desk, there are scorching sun and severe frost.' This was my first lesson in the Ministry of Justice, and also the most important lesson in my life." Shi Chaobin looked at the Minister of Justice He Ao and said slowly.
He Ao stopped Shi Chaobin from speaking. His expression changed slightly, but it was unnoticeable, and he quickly returned to normal.
"What are you talking about? If I ask you about the court trial, just talk about the court trial. Why are you talking about something else? We are in a hurry to report to the emperor!"
Wang Xueyi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, was feeling uneasy, fearing that Shi Chaobin was going to do something strange, so he interrupted Shi Chaobin.
After being interrupted by Wang Xueyi, Shi Chaobin turned his head and looked at Wang Xueyi with disdain, "Okay, let's talk about the court trial! After interrogation, checking the files and evidence, I think Yang Jisheng is guilty of this court trial..."
When Wang Xueyi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, heard Shi Chaobin say that Yang Jisheng was guilty, he breathed a sigh of relief. Damn, this damn Shi Chaobin is quite sensible. When I heard what you said just now, I thought you were going to cause trouble and you scared me.
However, the next second, Wang Xueyi was stunned!
Because Shi Chaobin went on to say, "Whether Yang Jisheng is guilty or not, we need to verify whether the contents of his memorial are true!"
"What do you mean?" Wang Xueyi was confused, and then asked angrily.
"What I mean is, whether Yang Jisheng is guilty or not depends on whether the content of his memorial is true! If it is true, then he is not guilty. If the content of his memorial is not true, he is guilty of falsely accusing his superiors." Shi Chaobin said lightly.
"Mr. Shi, are you drunk today?" Wang Xueyi was very angry. He stared at Shi Chaobin grimly and sneered.
"I haven't drunk a drop of alcohol." Shi Chaobin replied indifferently.
"You haven't drunk a drop of alcohol? Haha, you haven't drunk a drop of alcohol, but you're talking drunkenly here!!! Do we need to verify Yang Jisheng's memorial?! He's talking nonsense! He's confusing right and wrong! The emperor has already approved it, 'Yang Jisheng is a resentful official in exile, so he picked up rumors and made irresponsible memorials...' You have also read the court report, right?! Are you, Lord Shi, questioning the emperor's words?!" Wang Xueyi stared at Shi Chaobin and sneered. His voice was gloomy, full of anger and threats.
"On the contrary, I am following His Majesty's orders. His Majesty ordered today's trial to find out the truth of the case. What I said is not drunken talk or nonsense, but the truth I found during the trial. I dare not hide anything from His Majesty. Today's trial was caused by Yang Jisheng's memorial. To convict and punish Yang Jisheng, we must inevitably check the contents of Yang Jisheng's memorial. Only after that can Yang Jisheng be convicted and punished."
Shi Chaobin did not back down. He looked up and met Wang Xueyi's gaze, not afraid of Wang Xueyi's anger and threats at all.
"The emperor has already made a decision on the contents of Yang Jisheng's memorial. There is no need for you to worry about it, Lord Wang!" Wang Xueyi said angrily.
"Without confession, physical evidence or witnesses, how can we draw a conclusion?" Shi Chaobin shook his head and replied calmly.
"You! Humph, I won't argue with you. Yang Jisheng's memorial is just 'picking up idle words and making irresponsible reports', it's full of nonsense, the matter has been concluded!" Wang Xueyi's eyes were filled with anger, and he hated Shi Chaobin for messing up the situation, but in order to close the case as soon as possible, he took a deep breath and stopped arguing with Shi Chaobin here.
Shi Chaobin disagreed when he heard this.
Seeing Shi Chaobin like this, Wang Xueyi was furious. He took a deep breath again and suppressed his urge to chop Shi Chaobin into pieces. "Let's put aside the argument just now. It is an indisputable fact that Yang Jisheng was guilty of misrepresenting the prince's order!"
"No. According to the situation of this trial, combined with the existing evidence and the facts of the case, Yang Jisheng did not commit this crime." Shi Chaobin shook his head and gave a conclusion that made Wang Xueyi furious.
Are you fucking sick
You really have to go against me, don't you
Wang Xueyi looked at Shi Chaobin in front of him, his heart burning with rage, his chest almost burned through by the rage.
"Not guilty of misrepresenting the imperial edict?! Hahahaha... Lord Shi, are you blind?! Didn't you see the sentence 'or ask the two princes' in Yang Jisheng's memorial? If this isn't misrepresenting the prince's order, what is it?!"
Wang Xueyi was very angry.
"I saw it. That's why I said that. In the memorial, Yang Jisheng only said 'or ask the two kings'. There was no false report of the order." Shi Chaobin raised his head and glanced at Wang Xueyi, and replied indifferently.
"If it wasn't a false order, then he was violating the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty and having a secret meeting with the two kings!" Wang Xueyi said angrily.
"It's either this or that? Why can't it be something else? Judgments should be based on facts, evidence and laws! There is no basis for this, so please forgive me for not agreeing with it!" Shi Chaobin shook his head and replied in a didactic tone.
Furious!
Wang Xueyi was almost burned with anger, but he still thought about what Yan Song and Yan Shifan had said, and suppressed his anger with all his strength. He took a step forward, approached Shi Chaobin, and whispered in Shi Chaobin's ear, half coaxing and half threatening, "Yang Jisheng must die. This is what the higher-ups said. As for who it is, Lord Shi should know. Whether Lord Shi will rise to prominence or fall from grace in the future depends on your choice today."
Wang Xueyi did not hesitate to disclose his true identity and used Yan Song and Yan Shifan to threaten Shi Chaobin, hoping to make Shi Chaobin surrender.
But he was disappointed.
Shi Chaobin stood up angrily, his voice heard from far away, "We have laws in the Ming Dynasty, how can we make a wrongful judgment!"
Damn it!
Wang Xueyi froze in place, almost exploding on the spot, and in a rage, he tore off the last layer of fig leaf, "We officials are all His Majesty's dogs and ears, and dogs must listen to the master! The emperor said, 'Yang Jisheng picked up rumors and made irresponsible reports'! These are the words of the master! I am old, and I only know to listen to the master's words."
After Wang Xueyi finished speaking in humiliation, he no longer paid any attention to Shi Chaobin. Instead, he rolled up his sleeves, picked up a brush, and looked at everyone. "Since everyone agrees on the court trial, I, Wang, am not talented, but I think my writing skills are OK. I would like to volunteer to write a reply to the emperor on the court trial. Do you have any objection?"
"No objection."
"Of course I have no objection."
"I've heard that Lord Wang has a great literary talent. Today is a good opportunity to see it for myself."
Everyone knew that Wang Xueyi was the spokesperson for the Yan Party, so naturally there was no objection, and everyone spoke up to agree.
Before He Ao could speak, Shi Chaobin stepped forward, looked He Ao in the eye, and said earnestly, "Sir Shangshu, 'Outside the door there are spring breezes and sweet rains all year round, and inside the desk there are scorching sun and severe frost'. Have you forgotten the teachings of that day?"
He Ao hesitated slightly.
Wang Xueyi immediately looked at He Ao!
He Ao didn't look at Shi Chaobin, but nodded to Wang Xueyi, "Xueyi, I believe in your calligraphy."