Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1563
Qiu Xinggong felt both anger and sadness in his heart.

He understood that the reason His Majesty Li Er treated Fang Jun like this was not because he favored Fang Jun and alienated him from Qiu Xinggong in the emperor's heart, but because the emperor firmly believed that Fang Jun was definitely not the real murderer of Qiu Shenji...

Why do you trust a young man who is usually like a mallet so much?

Just because this person is his son-in-law?
Is it because of subjective trust that he ignores the possibility that Fang Jun is the real murderer, and completely ignores the possibility that his son may be wronged and die?

Qiu Xinggong knelt down on the ground slowly, with a sad face, silent, not knowing what he was thinking...

Slightly tilted, footsteps sounded outside the hall.

The servant entered the hall lightly, with his characteristic sharp voice deliberately lowered, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Dali Temple Minister Sun Fujia, Yushi Zhongcheng Liu Ji, and Minister of Criminal Affairs Liu Dewei have been summoned by His Majesty and are waiting to be seen by His Highness. "

His Majesty Li Er said coldly: "Xuan!"

"Here!"

The waiter gave a sound, bent slightly and took three steps back, then turned around and walked to the entrance of the main hall, and said in a thin voice: "Xuan Dali Temple Minister Sun Fujia, Yushi Zhongcheng Liu Ji, and Minister of Criminal Affairs Liu Dewei, have an audience—"

"rustling"

Sun Fujia, Liu Ji, and Liu Dewei were all dressed in official robes, walked into the hall quickly, bowed and saluted, and said: "I will wait to see Your Majesty."

Although the emperor's decree was to order that "each of the three yamen should be presided over by officials above the rank of minister", but when all three yamen were under attack, the body of Qiu Shenji was found on the naval warship, and it almost caused Youwuhouwei and Shui After the large-scale merger of the divisions, who would dare to ignore it?
Therefore, the three yamen coincidentally have their respective chief officials come forward...

His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, do you know the reason of the case?"

The three of them said in unison: "Although we know the general idea, we still don't know the details."

His Majesty Li Er said: "The nature of this case is bad and the impact is extremely bad, so you and the other three judicial departments will have a joint trial, and within seven days, I will give you a result."

There was no hesitation, no discussion, and the tone was very firm.

You can't do it unless you are firm, not to mention that the real murderer killed Qiu Shenji cruelly and then hid his body on the naval warship, which has seriously provoked the court's law and the emperor's majesty. Marquis Wu's guards will fight with the sailors at any time, so it is absolutely impossible to delay for a long time.

Marquis Youwu defends Gyeonggi, and the navy is a suspect. Neither of them can leave Chang'an without authorization. Once a large-scale conflict occurs, it will not only disturb the morale of the army, but also plant serious hidden dangers...

The three highest-ranking judicial officials in the Tang Dynasty looked at each other, not daring to shirk, and said in unison: "The minister waits for orders."

He agreed happily, but secretly groaned in his heart...

Solve the case in seven days?

What a joke!
Although the specific details of the case are not yet known, when Qiu Shenji was killed in Xijindu, the Ministry of Criminal Justice sent the most elite officials to investigate and prosecute the place where the crime occurred. However, until now, not even a single useful clue has been found.

At that time, all the survivors fled the scene of the crime immediately, so they knew nothing about what happened to Qiu Shenji, and there were very few descriptions of the murderer. However, it would be too laborious to investigate, and if the murderer who killed Qiu Shenji had any background, he would encounter various resistances during the investigation...

How could it be possible to solve the case in seven days?

However, after being an official for a long time, I have mastered one of the rules of the officialdom - when the Shangguan is angry, don't quibble, let alone shirk responsibility, it will not only be useless, but will implicate yourself.Let me agree for the time being, maybe when the Shangguan himself realizes the difficulty of the matter, he will understand everyone...

His Majesty Li Er looked at Qiu Xinggong, without the sternness just now, he comforted softly: "Aiqing can go back to the mansion first to prepare for your son's funeral. As for the real murderer, I will definitely give Aiqing an explanation."

Qiu Xinggong shook his head, his face was haggard, but his eyes radiated hatred, he stared at Su Dingfang and Fang Jun, and said in a hateful voice: "The old minister can wait, but please treat him fairly, Fang Jun and Su Dingfang are both serious suspects, It should be taken to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to prevent him from absconding in fear of crime!"

His Majesty Li Er's face was slightly cold, but he didn't explode. He was about to speak when he saw Sun Fujia stepping forward and said respectfully: "I am sorry to disagree with General Qiu's intention. I can understand what General Qiu is thinking." Sad, but human feelings belong to human feelings, and laws belong to laws. Although the body of the son was found on the navy ship, there is no direct evidence to prove that it is related to Su Dudu. The suspicion of the governor cannot be shaken off no matter what, according to the law, it is enough to order him to stay in Chang'an to wait for summons at any time, as for Fang Shilang, this matter has nothing to do with him."

Sun Fujia is an upright person. Although it is inevitable that he has some bad habits of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages in the officialdom, he is able to stick to principles in the face of them.

Generally speaking, everyone would sympathize with Qiu Xinggong when his beloved son died tragically, and would turn a blind eye to his slightly excessive demands.But Sun Fujia will not compromise on this point. The existence of the law represents the greatest fairness. If anyone can make a request to violate the law because of a catastrophe, what is the use of the law?

To put it bluntly, he is in the officialdom, but he is a loyal supporter of Legalism...

Qiu Xinggong glared at Sun Fujia angrily, and said bitterly: "Didn't Sun Siqing just say that he didn't understand the details of this case? How did you know that my son's body was found on the navy's warship? Can you judge that Fang Jun has nothing to do with this case?"

Sun Fujia was not angry, and said calmly: "The news that the son's body was found on the naval warship has already been spread in and out of Chang'an, and I am deaf and blind, so how can I not hear about it? This matter has nothing to do with it, if the general can provide evidence of Fang Jun's involvement in the case, then I will throw him into prison immediately, if the general just maliciously slanders because of doubts in his heart... let's just let it go."

He is a kind person, although he disdains Qiu Xinggong's arrogant and domineering attitude, he still sympathizes with his pain of bereavement, so it is just a tactful reminder, don't mess around too much, we just act according to the law...

The hatred in Qiu Xinggong's heart increased greatly. He had long heard that Sun Fujia had a good relationship with Fang Jun, and now he even thought that this person was using his position to openly protect Fang Jun. How could he not be angry?
One or two, that's all!

But he also knew that if he really got entangled, Sun Fujia could easily recite the regulations one by one, pressing himself tightly...

Taking a deep breath, Qiu Xinggong suppressed the sadness and rage in his heart, nodded, and said in a hoarse voice: "That's it, then the old man will wait for the good news from Sun Siqing in the mansion, but if your negligence causes the murderer to go unpunished , don’t blame the old man for asking you to settle accounts!”

Then, ignoring the ugly Sun Fujia, he turned his head and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, although the dog is dead, but as a father, the old minister must give him a good ride... The old minister will retire first."

His Majesty Li Er sighed, feeling really complicated.

On the one hand, he hated Qiu Xinggong's behavior, but on the other hand, he was an old minister who followed him to the front, and he sympathized with his experience...

"A person cannot be resurrected after death, so mourning and obedience... I hereby decree to grant Qiu Shen the official position of General You Wuhou, as a reward for his loyalty."

Qiu Xinggong's beard trembled, and he saluted with tears, "Old minister, thank you Your Majesty..."

A person's death is like a lamp going out, so what's the use of being promoted to a higher official?
However, the ancients treated death as life, and the mourning after death was not inferior to the glory before life.Promoting Qiu Shenji's official position can greatly increase the scale of funerals and the regulation of tombs.Don't underestimate this. The scale of funerals and burial regulations were insurmountable boundaries in ancient times. No matter how high the official position or title was, it represented the corresponding level of power, which must not be exceeded!

After Qiu Xinggong's figure disappeared at the entrance of the main hall, His Majesty Li Er said: "Fang Jun and Su Dingfang are not allowed to leave Chang'an in the near future, and the three courts will be interrogated. To be investigated and questioned, I will order 'Baiqisi' to send someone to guard, if anyone dares to take a step away without permission, they will be killed!"

"Here!"

All the people in the hall agreed.

His Majesty Li Er glared at Fang Jun again, and said: "I don't care whether Qiu Shenji's death has anything to do with you, but I warn you that during the investigation period, you must not conflict with Qiu Xinggong, otherwise I will punish you severely regardless of the reason." to you!"

Fang Jun hurriedly responded.

He knew His Majesty Li Er's original intentions. The current Qiu Xinggong was obviously blinded by hatred, and he had a tyrannical temperament. Once Fang Jun stimulated him to go crazy, God knows what crazy things he would do...

(End of this chapter)