Qi Yan was kicked twice by Lingshan just now, hitting his vital points in every way, and now he could barely stand still when he was helped up.
There was still blood at the corner of his mouth, and he had long lost his previous composure.
His whole face showed resentment, "...the two young masters of the Ling family smashed up our place and injured our people..."
Lingshan hurriedly said: "We accept compensation, accept compensation!"
Qi Yan hummed: "I'm not talented, I'm just a small steward of Fuxiang Tower. But I also know the word justice.
I don’t want any compensation, as long as the officials give us justice and act in accordance with the law! "
Lingshan turned pale with fright.
Are you kidding me
Acting in accordance with the law, causing trouble or injuring others will lead to jail time.
Doesn't this mean he should arrest his own family
Lingshan was absolutely unwilling and looked at Qu Yuebai eagerly, hoping to take action from Qu Yuebai.
But this Qu Yuebai didn't know whether it was because he thought too highly of Qi Yan or something, but he ignored Lingshan's hint and said it directly.
"In this case, I hope Master Ling will judge the case fairly!"
Lingshan was choked and speechless.
Ling Fan and Ling Xiao, the two young men, finally learned how to read people's eyes and guessed that there might be trouble in this matter.
Especially when they saw that their uncle was silent, they were even more upset and very unreasonable.
Ling Fan quickly tugged on Lingshan's sleeves and lowered his voice and begged, "Uncle, you must save my nephew. My nephew doesn't want to go to jail!"
"Uncle..."
Ling Fan and Ling Xiao surrounded Lingshan and cried without listening.
With his sincere attitude shown, how could Lingshan not be soft-hearted.
While he was hesitating, Qu Yuebai suddenly said harshly, "If Master Ling can't make a decision, then I have no choice but to take the matter to the Criminal Department, and the Criminal Department will administer justice for me, Fuxianglou!"
This threat just gave Lingshan more confidence.
The Kyoto Prefecture is in charge of the official administration of Kyoto, and its functions overlap with the Ministry of Justice, and the two can also supervise each other.
If the other party fails to act, both the Kyoto Prefecture and the Ministry of Justice can be held accountable.
Logically speaking, in this way, the Kyoto Prefecture and the Ministry of Justice should dislike each other.
It just so happened that the current Minister of Justice was named Ling Kexiong, who was Ling Shan's younger brother, Ling Fan's father, and Ling Xiao's second uncle.
With this friendship, the relationship between the Kyoto Prefecture and the Ministry of Justice is naturally not much different!
Lingshan was originally wary of Qu Yuebai's relationship with the emperor, but now that he heard that Qu Yuebai wanted to go to the Ministry of Punishment, he was simply putting himself in a tiger's mouth.
Lingshan was immediately overjoyed, thinking that after all the Ling family was also relatives of the emperor, with the emperor and the empress dowager protecting them, how could they let an ordinary commoner bully them.
He immediately said: "I have no control over this matter. Mr. Qu can go wherever he wants!"
"Being an official without integrity and showing favoritism, is this why you are an official?!" Qu Yuebai stared at Lingshan closely, his voice suddenly turned cold.
But Lingshan was confident and mocked: "I don't need you, a commoner, to teach me the principles of being an official. No matter how good I am, what can you do to me?"
When Ling Fan and Ling Shan heard that they were going to the Ministry of Punishment, they were also happy and agreed: "That's right! It has been said since ancient times that the people do not fight with the officials. It is you who are desperate for your life and sent it to the door yourself. Let's see if I don't kill you later. !”
After saying that, Ling Fan didn't care at all about what he had committed. He felt that he had someone in the Ministry of Punishment, so he would drag Qu Yuebai and others to the Ministry of Punishment to "justice"!
The Criminal Department was his family's territory. The people in Fuxianglou didn't care about their lives, so they dared to beat him? !
If he didn't torture these people until life was worse than death, his surname would not be Ling!
When Qu Yuebai saw this, he stopped talking to these people. He only glanced at Lingshan meaningfully, and actually took his people to the Criminal Department with Ling Fan and the others.
After Lingshan finished dispatching one thing, he didn't feel relaxed at all. Instead, his heart was filled with tingles.
There is always an ominous premonition!
"Master, master, something bad is going to happen!"
A government official stumbled in, pointed one hand outside, and said breathlessly: "Dali Temple came with the government officials, saying they want to arrest you!"
"What!"
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Ling Fan and others still didn't know what happened in Kyoto Prefecture, so they took Qu Yuebai and others to the lobby of the Ministry of Justice.
That excited attitude didn't look like he had done something bad at all, but rather like a good citizen who had caught a thief and reported it to the official.
Very powerful and arrogant.
He didn't even listen to Qu Yuebai's words that Qi Yan was injured and needed immediate medical attention, and insisted on taking the sick person to the Ministry of Punishment as well.
It has a beautiful name: restore the truth!
Bah bah bah!
Qi Yan didn't seem to recognize the word 'truth' anymore.
Qi Yan was forced to have no choice but to follow Qu Yuebai slowly, not without worries in his heart.
Seeing the door of the Criminal Department lobby right in front of him, he finally couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Mr. Qu, are you really going to be okay
Officials protect each other, but the subordinates are worried about this matter! "
Don't complain, but after you go in, you can't get out...
According to the top quality of the Ling family, this matter is really not impossible!
Qu Yuebai secretly patted Qi Yan on the shoulder and told him to relax: "Don't worry, your master never does anything he's not sure about.
You did a great job today, and you will be rewarded a lot when you go back. Now just wait and see the good show! "
Before Qi Yan could understand what "watching a good show" meant, he was dragged into the Criminal Department.
While Ling Fan ordered people to invite Ling Kexiong, he raised his chin at Qu Yuebai arrogantly, "Country bumpkins, just watch! I'm going to let you know today that you can't offend anyone!
I want you to kneel down and beg me today! "
Pooh!
Qi Yan secretly sighed. With Qu Yuebai's words in front of him, he was not even willing to talk to Ling Fan.
Ling Kexiong heard from the servant that his son was here, and he quickly walked out with his big belly.
Ling Kexiong and Lingshan were worthy of being brothers. Both of them looked like fat, corrupt officials, and their bellies were as big as those of women who were five or six months pregnant.
He still has to pretend to be dignified, not to mention how ridiculous it is!
Ling Kexiong didn't know what was so funny about him. After listening to his son's complaint and looking at his son's handsome face, which was now bruised and swollen, he became furious!
"You are so bold and unruly, how dare you disrespect the royal family! Come here, beat me to death with a stick, and then drag you out to parade in the streets, as a warning to others!"
This Ling Kexiong was even more brainless than Ling Shan. When he saw his son being beaten, he didn't care about anything and wanted to kill him.
Qu Yuebai shouted coldly: "Wait a minute! Ling Shilang, it was clearly your own son who started this matter. You didn't even ask, and you decided to kill an innocent person. What's the point?"
Ling Kexiong said arrogantly: "No need to ask! No matter what the reason is, it is wrong for civilians to attack the royal family!"
"Royal?" Qu Yuebai sneered and said coldly: "How do you remember that the surname of this country thousands of miles away is 'Mo' instead of 'Ling'
How dare a mere member of the Ling family call themselves royal? Master Ling, I think you are desperate for your life, right? ! "
Ling Kexiong was choked up by Qu Yuebai's ridicule and was extremely embarrassed.
But he was used to being domineering and domineering, so he couldn't bear such ridicule, and he suddenly became even more irritated and angry.
He raised his head to Qu Yuebai, "Who do you think you are, worthy of talking to me like this
Come here, give me a hundred slaps on the face first, smash his mouth! "
Qu Yuebai refused to retreat, his eyes were cold, "Let me see who of you dares!"
Ling Kexiong: "I am going to show you my power today!
What are you doing there in a daze? Come and do it! "
"yes!"
A group of government officials walked quickly towards Qu Yuebai.
But before they could really do anything to Qu Yuebai, the official from outside came to report: "Sir, someone from Dali Temple is here!"
Everyone in the room was stunned. Before Ling Kexiong could react, a dozen government servants wearing Dali Temple official uniforms filed in.
The last person to come in was Liu Changqing, the minister of Dali Temple.
Ling Kexiong knew Liu Changqing, but the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple had always been on the same page and had little intersection, so the two were not familiar with each other.
Seeing Liu Changqing looking like he was here to cause trouble, Ling Kexiong frowned dissatisfied: "What kind of wind brought Mr. Liu to our Criminal Department
It's an unlucky time for Master Liu to come. The lower officials are punishing the unruly people. I'm afraid I don't have time to chat with Master Liu! "
When people come, they want to see them off.
But if Liu Changqing could be driven away by Ling Kexiong in a few words, he would not be able to serve as the Minister of Dali Temple who was responsible for supervising the integrity of court officials.
Liu Changqing gave a fake smile and said, "Master Ling is not busy. I have a few things that I need to check with you. I hope you can take some time to answer them."
Ling Kexiong snorted and said politely: "Don't you see that I am busy? I'm sorry to entertain you!"
"Dali Temple is conducting a routine investigation. If you don't cooperate, then don't blame me, Dali Temple, for being rude!"
As soon as Liu Changqing's loud voice fell, all the government officials who followed him showed the weapons in their hands.
There is a tendency to take action if there is a disagreement.
Ling Kexiong suddenly became dark-faced for arresting people in the Ministry of Punishment in such a grand manner, and even Lianghui, the Minister of Punishment, came in a hurry.
Seeing this, Lianghui also lowered his voice and asked: "Master Liu, what do you mean by this? Who gave you the courage to act so arrogantly in our punishment department?"
Although the Ministry of Punishment has no affiliation with Dali Temple, the Minister of Punishment is the second rank and the Minister of Dali Temple is the third rank. Lianghui feels that he can still surpass Liu Changqing.
The other party actually took action regardless of him, which was simply lawless.
But today Liu Changqing seemed to have taken the wrong medicine, and even if Lianghui came forward, he would not give in at all.
Instead, he took a step forward and said loudly: "Dali Temple is responsible for the integrity of Kyoto officials. If any officials in the DPRK and China are found to be corrupt and bend the law, they can take them into custody for interrogation on their own without reporting in advance.
Someone reported that Ling Kexiong, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, was corrupt, perverted the law, and accepted bribes. Therefore, I specially asked Mr. Ling to go to Dali Temple to cooperate with the investigation to find out the truth.
If Master Ling openly resists the law and prevents Dali Temple from performing its duties, then don't blame me for not caring about the kindness of serving as an official in the same court! "
"What?" Ling Kexiong and Liang Hui were both shocked, staring at Liu Changqing in shock.
Ling Kexiong was even more confused. He didn't understand how he could be reported if he was a good official.