On the first day of October, Li Rong got up early in the morning. After dressing up carefully, she got up and went to the palace.
When she went out, the sky was still gray, and the cold wind rushed through the entire Huajing, hitting her face when Li Rong rolled up the curtain.
Li Rong raised her head and looked at the majestic palace gate. Her gaze stayed on the high roof for a moment, and then Jing Lan whispered next to her, "Your Highness, it's time to enter the palace."
Li Rong retracted her gaze, smiled lightly, put her hand on Jing Lan's hand, and stepped on the bench to get off the carriage.
When she walked to the main hall, the morning court was about to start, and Concubine Rou's people had already participated in the performance and asked to confirm the specific period of the beheading this year.
In order to adapt to the weather, Daxia only executed prisoners in winter. Li Rong killed so many people last year, and all disputes were settled in winter. But now, Concubine Rou has not killed a single person, and has postponed all of them until winter.
Now that October has just arrived, Concubine Rou's people are in no hurry to ask for a specific execution time. Everyone understands that Concubine Rou's meaning is not to kill, but to warn.
"When I ask about the time of the cut, it is usually calculated by the Qin Tianjian." Shangguan Xu was not used to the domineering concubine Rou, so he spoke out and scolded the participating officials, "When do you need to discuss it in the court? You have been in the court for many years. , are you so ignorant of the rules?"
Shangguan Xu was the prime minister after all, he opened his mouth, and the officials below naturally dared not make a sound. Concubine Rou glared at the official kneeling on the ground when she saw such a scene, and said with a smile, "Sir Shangguan is wrong, after all Today is different from the past. This year, there are a lot of people to deal with. If you are not sure about a specific time, I am afraid that it will be delayed until the end." Concubine Rou sneered, "Whether it can still be executed, who knows?"
Concubine Rou was implying that the noble family wanted to operate behind the scenes to save people, and Shangguan Minzhi, the imperial censor, said indifferently, "Why can't the execution be executed? What does it mean that this time is different from before? Yes, it's just that there are harem women who are in charge of politics, and the chicken is Sichen, and it's just a matter of chaos."
"Shangguan Minzhi," Concubine Rou shouted sharply upon hearing this, "What do you mean?!"
Shangguan Minzhi looked at him coldly: "Niangniang, this minister is just doing his duty as a censor."
"You said I'm the chicken Sichen?"
Concubine Rou laughed at Shangguan Minzhi's anger: "Then why didn't you say anything when Princess Pingle was in the court? But it's just because she is the princess of your Shangguan family!"
"The princess is the princess of the royal family," Shangguan Minzhi said without squinting. "There can't be a princess in the Shangguan family. Please also understand that the difference between the royal family and the family should not be overtaken by ignorance."
Concubine Rou wanted to reply subconsciously, but when she saw the officials from the Censor Desk behind Shangguan Minzhi, she held back for a while.
What can't she think about, going to quarrel with the people from the censor's desk
This group of people have been arguing in the court for decades, and it is not a good thing to come out casually. Shangguan Minzhi also scolded the doctor of the censor all the way. In these years, he seldom speaks in his own identity, but it does not mean that his mouth is not good. With fangs.
Concubine Rou endured, she laughed, and said softly: "Lord Shangguan can only pick up these words and make a fuss. It's also a woman, and I can't do the inspector and chief inspector made by His Highness Pingle? "
"Sister at least didn't make so many unjust, false and wrongful convictions." Li Chuan's voice was very light, "Why don't the courtiers refuse to accept the concubine Rou concubine?"
"She and you guys are on the same page, so naturally you won't speak ill of them," Concubine Rou said coldly, "His Royal Highness said that I have done a wrongful case, is there any evidence? If not, then you..."
"I have!"
Before Concubine Rou finished speaking, a clear female voice came from the door. Pei Wenxuan turned his head immediately and saw in front of the hall, a woman came back against the light and stepped into the hall.
Li Ming frowned and saw Li Rong holding a scroll and walking into the hall.
Everyone stared at her, she walked all the way from the crowd, and then calmly stopped in front of Li Ming, gave a big salute, and said respectfully: "My son has seen the father, long live the father, long live the father."
"What are you here for?"
Li Ming spoke subconsciously, but as soon as he finished speaking, he knew that what he asked was wrong.
No matter why Li Rong came, now that he appeared in the hall, he was already out of his control.
He shouldn't let her appear here, so he immediately said: "Uncalled, you..."
"My son, for himself, for the courtiers, and for the poor students in this world, I have come to ask for justice from the current inspector and concubine Xiao Rou!"
Li Rong didn't wait for Li Ming to finish speaking, and suddenly raised her voice. Her words were sonorous and powerful, and the words fell to the ground.
With that, Li Rong raised the scroll in her hand: "Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me."
When Concubine Rou looked at Li Rong, she suddenly panicked, but she didn't show it on her face, she pretended to be calm and stared at Li Rong.
However, Li Rong tried to make excuses, and Li Ming couldn't say what she had to say. Li Ming looked at Li Rong coldly. After a long time, he spoke up and reminded: "Pingle, you should rest in the mansion now."
"Father," Li Rong said calmly in the face of Li Ming's almost warning reminder, "Please let the person who has complained from the father enter the palace."
"You know that I am your father, how dare you teach me how to do things?"
"Your Majesty," Shangguan Xu said calmly, "Since Your Highness has sued Concubine Rou, as a Ming Jun, Your Majesty should first care about this unjust case."
"Your Majesty, please Xuan and Concubine Rou who are related to the case will enter the hall."
Most of the courtiers spoke in unison. Li Ming stared at the courtiers who were forcing him. He clenched his fists, and finally could only reply: "Xuan."
The voice was behind, and the officials related to the Shangguan family who were imprisoned by Concubine Rou entered the hall one by one, and at the same time, some people from the inspector were brought in by Shangguanya.
After they had settled down one by one, Concubine Rou laughed: "The people who complained are the ones who have been convicted?"
As she said that, Concubine Rou swept her eyes slowly over the people of the Shangguan family: "Pingle, in order to seek a way out for her own people, the Shangguan family is very courageous, framed and framed for favoritism."
"Niang Niang thinks someone framed you?" Li Rong laughed when she heard this, "Then," Li Rong moved away and let the person kneeling behind her come out, "Where's this one?"
After Li Rong moved away, a young man raised his head. The young man was born square, and his eyes fell on Concubine Rou's face, with a hint of indignation.
Concubine Rou looked at the young man in a daze: "Who is this?"
"Caomin Chen Houzhao," the young man knelt down on the ground and raised his voice, "I was a student in Qingcheng, Yuzhou last year."
After hearing Chen Houzhao's name, Concubine Rou suddenly changed her face. After a while, she hurriedly said, "So it's you? This palace searched everywhere for you and couldn't find anyone. You are here today, but you are being coerced?"
Concubine Rou preemptively tried to push everything Chen Houzhao said as Li Rong's coercion.
When Chen Houzhao heard her words, he sneered and laughed: "Niangniang, what can Caomin be coerced? Even if someone can coerce Caomin to be here, can they still coerce your cousin Xiao Shunwen to take my place in the Spring Festival?"
Li Ming's face changed slightly, he looked at Concubine Rou with a calm expression, Concubine Rou pretended to be calm: "When I handled the imperial examination case earlier, this palace couldn't find any trace of you, if you were wronged, why didn't you file a complaint earlier? Come today, talk about these unnecessary things?"
"No need?" Chen Houzhao became emotional for a while, "Do you know how I got here after studying hard for more than 20 years? Do you know how much my mother washed clothes for me to study, and her eyes were embroidered. My family hopes It's all tied to me, Xiao Shunwen and Xiao Pingzhang, this dog thief just stole my identity, my test papers, my more than 20 years! How dare you tell me today that it's unnecessary?!"
"Young Master Chen, you don't have to get excited first," Concubine Rou hurriedly comforted Chen Houzhao when she saw Chen Houzhao's anger and anger, "I just want to confirm the facts, you don't have to worry, if you are really wronged, why would you make such a fuss? You just need to say it bluntly, this palace will never show favoritism, and it must give you justice!"
"Justice?" Chen Houzhao sneered, "The justice you want to give me is to let people find out about me and hunt me down, hoping that I will not come back to life, so that this case will never come to the surface?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?!"
"Don't you know what you did?! You lied that I died in Huajing, threatened my mother with my brother's future, and told my mother not to come to Huajing to pursue my case. You promised to recommend my brother as The letters from other people's staff are still here," Chen Houzhao took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, "Do you still need to argue?"
"I see," Concubine Rou hurriedly turned her head to look at Li Ming when she heard this, "Your Majesty, they want to frame me, and today their evidence is all forged, and they all deliberately murdered me! Chen Houzhao is in peace! If I want to harm him, why should I trace his whereabouts and quarrel with Ping Le?"
"Your Majesty," Pei Wenxuan said slowly, and everyone looked at him, seeing Pei Wenxuan standing out from the group of ministers, and respectfully said, "Wei ministers think that Concubine Rou is wronged."
Hearing Pei Wenxuan speaking for her, Concubine Rou immediately looked at Pei Wenxuan with hope, and Pei Wenxuan analyzed and said, "Since His Royal Highness Su took over as the supervisor to investigate the case of the imperial examination, Concubine Rou has been assisted by the concubine and served hundreds of students. Seeking justice, enforcing the law impartially, and being praised by the world, how can you bend the law for personal gain and protect blood relatives? Wei Chen thinks that this case needs to be reviewed more, and innocent people must not be wronged."
"Yes," Concubine Rou followed Pei Wenxuan's words, looked at Li Ming, and said earnestly, "Your Majesty, how much effort did your concubines spend on the imperial examination case? How could they betray His Majesty's trust in order to protect a few distant blood relatives?"
Li Ming didn't speak, he looked up at Li Rong.
Li Rong knelt on the ground. Although she knelt down, she stood upright and looked at him with clear eyes, without the slightest humility that a person kneeling on the ground should have.
"Then, Erchen will show the third batch of complainants."
Li Rong said, put the scroll on the ground, raised her hand and rolled the scroll to the side, the long scroll spread out, revealing familiar and unfamiliar names.
"The third batch of complainants are the victims of the imperial examination case investigated and handled by Concubine Roufei. Concubine Roufei said that she worked hard for this case and handled it impartially. Then I want to ask Concubine Rou, since you are law enforcement impartially. "The scroll finally stopped, covering half the width of the hall, and Li Rong raised her eyes to look at Concubine Rou, "Then why did you threaten to take the Spring Festival exam qualifications to persuade these students to give up their complaints?"
"Let the replacement go unpunished, just give these students the places they should have given them in the spring," Li Rong smiled with a bit of sarcasm.
Concubine Rou was speechless for a moment. She looked at the name on the scroll in shock. Li Ming stared at the name on the scroll and clenched his fists.
Li Rong looked at the two people in the hall, and slowly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Concubine Rou embezzled and accepted bribes, bent the law for personal gain, deliberately murdered, and framed Zhongliang. Please also imprison Concubine Rou for a thorough investigation and convict her according to the law!"