The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 403 Sorry
The three young men sat together, all of them silent.

Yang Chenghao was a little confused, while Pan Jun was savoring this wonderful fate in her heart. Xue Shao looked at the two of them with a smile and simply picked up the teapot to pour tea for them.

Xi Jin, who was standing by, was also confused, but he reacted quickly and quietly went out for a walk to avoid being eavesdropped by someone leaning over the wall.

Xue Shao pushed a cup of tea to the two of them and took the initiative to introduce himself. "My father's name is Qiong. He was once a teacher in Yutian, Hebei. After my uncle was dismissed from office, he also resigned and returned to his hometown. Now he and my uncle teach at home. I came to Beijing this time, one is to take the exam, and the other is to investigate the murder case of Yue and He."

Xue Shao paused and said, "My uncle said that the Yue and He families, as well as the Hao family and the Taoist Shen Rong who were implicated in the Yue case, were the most wronged in these two cases. He asked me to come and take a look no matter what. If the verdict can be overturned, that would be great. If not, I will do my best to help."

Xue Shao looked at Pan Yun.

Pan Yun said: "My father and brother were exiled to Datong. Datong is not peaceful, and the border is cold and bitter. They are also criminals, so their days at the border are very difficult."

Yang Chenghao's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he stood up and was about to kneel down to Pan Yun.

Pan Jun grabbed him and asked inexplicably, "What are you doing?"

Yang Chenghao choked up and said, "Master Pan was implicated because of my family."

"What does this have to do with you?" Pan Yun said, "He is the censor. It is his job to investigate and investigate cases. If he is implicated, it is because of the struggle in the court."

"If my family wants to blame someone, it's Chen Fulin, Wang Zhen and the others. If things get worse, we can blame Xue Shaoqing. How can we blame your family?"

Xue Shao also nodded and said, "Yes, if we put the blame on the victim's family, we would be too despicable. You don't have to feel guilty. Neither my uncle nor Lord Pan regrets overturning the case for your family."

Xue Shao also pulled Yang Chenghao and pulled him to sit next to him.

Yang Chenghao was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He felt embarrassed in front of the two of them, so he lowered his head and wiped his eyes silently.

Xue Shao knew that he was embarrassed, so he chatted with Pan Yun to ease his mood, "Your real name is not Sanzhu, right?"

Pan Yun handed a handkerchief to Yang Chenghao and said casually, "My name is Pan Yun."

Xue Shao smiled: "You are really Zhuzi. You came to Beijing to overturn the case, right?"

Pan Yun: "I'll take a look and do it if I have the chance."

Yang Chenghao had wiped away his tears, but now he couldn't hold back his tears again, sobbing, "How can it be easy?"

He said: "My mother and brother-in-law have confessed. We have the confessions in hand. They have already confessed. This case cannot be overturned at all."

Pan Yun's face was solemn. "The trial of a case is not just based on confessions. Besides, my father said that their confessions are inconsistent and full of mistakes and omissions. It is not difficult to overturn the verdict."

Xue Shao also said: "My uncle also said that your case can be easily found to be a wrongful case. The doctor's confession, pulse diagnosis and prescriptions are all kept by the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple."

He added: "Besides, your mother and brother-in-law were tortured into confessing. Their confessions are full of mistakes and omissions, and they cannot withstand further scrutiny."

Yang Chenghao was even more sad. "But the Jinyiwei has connections everywhere. Chen Fulin is still a lieutenant in the Jinyiwei. I heard that he gets along very well with Wang Zhen's nephew Wang Shan, and there is a trend of him being promoted."

"Since the evidence is not a problem, it means someone is suppressing the case and it cannot be overturned," Yang Chenghao became more and more desperate as he spoke. "Back then, it was because of Xue Shaoqing and Lord Pan that the Dali Temple and the Censorate were able to help my mother and brother-in-law overturn the case. But now that they are gone, who can overturn the case for them?"

Pan Yun and Xue Shao's faces darkened at the same time, and they said in unison: "Emperor!"

The two looked at each other, and Pan Yun fell silent and waited for him to speak.

Xue Shao was also silent. Seeing Pan Yun staring at him with wide eyes and no intention of speaking, he could only say, "If I can pass the imperial examination, I can meet the emperor and plead my grievances."

Pan Yun sneered and said, "What if the emperor is unwilling to overturn the verdict?"

Xue Shao smiled and said, "Then I will be stripped of my honors and expelled from the capital, and come back in three years. Of course, there is a possibility that I will be like my uncle and never be able to enter the capital again in my lifetime."

Yang Chenghao was shocked, and looked at him with admiration and guilt. Guilt quickly overwhelmed other emotions. He couldn't help but shake his head and sobbed, "No, we won't overturn the verdict. Let's not implicate more people."

Pan Yun: "You don't have to feel guilty. He doesn't want to be an official, nor does he want to come to the capital. He just wants to have a clear conscience."

Xue Shao nodded. He didn't expect Pan Yun to understand him. He couldn't help but laugh, "What about you? How did you plan to overturn the verdict?"

Pan Yun: "I plan to meet the emperor outside the palace, lure him into becoming my friend, and then ask him to overturn the case in the name of friendship."

Yang Chenghao was shocked and asked, "How could you see the emperor outside the palace?"

Xue Shao pondered for a moment and then said: "This is a solution. My uncle also said that the emperor's biggest shortcoming is that he values ​​friendship, but..."

Pan Yun: “Just what?”

Xue Shao: "It's just shameless to use love for personal gain."

Pan Jun raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said with a fake smile: "It doesn't matter, I will bear the consequences of this."

Xue Shao sighed inwardly when he saw this, knowing that Pan Yun disliked the emperor, and therefore did not think there was anything wrong in deceiving the emperor out of friendship.

Yang Chenghao had stopped talking and sat quietly listening to their discussion. He waited until they finished before asking, "Is there anything I can do?"

Pan Yun: "Just stay alive."

She came here to confirm whether there were still people in the Yang family and whether they still had the intention to overturn the case.

Xue Shao was much gentler. He said to Yang Chenghao, "You guys just live your lives as usual. Neither I nor Taoist Pan can guarantee that we can overturn the case immediately. It may take one, two, three or even longer."

"We don't want it to affect your lives too much before it succeeds. Just treat us as ordinary friends. When the opportunity comes, we will ask you to come forward."

Yang Chenghao agreed.

Pan Yun looked at Xue Shao, and Xue Shao also looked at Pan Yun.

They both stood up at the same time, "Then we'll take our leave first."

Yang Chenghao was a little confused, and quickly stood up and said, "The kitchen is already cooking, and my sister and aunt will be back soon. You should eat before leaving."

Xue Shao said gently: "Forget it today, I will come to visit you another day."

Pan Yun: "I just ate it, and I'm still full now. I'll eat it next time."

Yang Chenghao looked at Xue Shao, then at Pan Yun, and suddenly realized, "I understand, I'll take you out."

Pan Jun: "...what do you know?"

Yang Chenghao: "Do you have something to say in private?"

Pan Yun: “No.”

Xue Shao: “Yes.”

The two looked at each other, and Pan Yun frowned, "I have nothing to hide from others."

She even said that she was Pan Hong's daughter, so what else couldn't she say?
Xue Shao smiled, "Quanzhou."

Pan Yun turned around and said to Yang Chenghao, "Then we'll take our leave first."

Yang Chenghao: ...

He sent the two of them out the door in silence.

Xue Shao took the initiative to find a restaurant and asked for a private room to sit down and chat.

Pan Yun asked: "Have you also found the other families involved in the two unjust cases?"

Xue Shao nodded, "I should have entered the city earlier than you did. I met a few scholars who went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations with me, and asked them to help find the person."

He said, "Shen Rong is an alchemist and has no family. Hao's husband and children moved to the old village outside the city. I watched from a distance and did not disturb them."

"As for the He family's children in the other case, they did not move and are still at the original location."

Pan Yun turned the teacup in his hand and asked thoughtfully, "The investigation is so detailed, what about the evidence that could prove their injustice back then..."

Xue Shao smiled and said, "All the signed confessions, prescriptions and other evidence have been copied to my hand."

He said, "Unless they kill all the doctors, Jinyiwei, and officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate who were involved in this case, they can all trace the evidence and conduct a retrial."

Pan Jun was satisfied. That was great. This way she wouldn't have to ask again one by one.

You know, re-questioning the case is like peeling open a person's scar, letting it bleed again, then fester and heal.

She doesn't like to do things that are embarrassing for others.

Pan Yun looked up at Xue Shao and asked, "You just mentioned Quanzhou. What's going on in Quanzhou?"

Xue Shao said to Xi Jin: "Go and call the waiter in. Let's order some food first and chat later."

Pan Jun felt her stomach and found that she was indeed a little hungry after talking, so she nodded.

Xue Shao's eyes fell on Pan Xiaohei who was sitting next to him, and asked, "What does this black cat want to eat?"

Pan Jun raised his eyebrows and also looked at Pan Xiaohei.

Pan Xiaohei, who was licking his paw, raised his head to look at Xue Shao, then turned his head and meowed at Pan Yun, "I want to eat that Aiwo Wo again."

Pan Yun said to Xue Shao, "It wants to eat Aiwowo, and it also wants to eat meat. It likes pork, mutton, and fish."

"You like meat so much~~" Xue Shao remembered that he owed Pan Yun a favor, so he took out the few money he had and said, "Just order according to Taoist Sanzhu's preferences."

Pan Jun emphasized: "It's Pan Xiaohei's preference."

Xue Shao nodded, "Okay, it's for the kitten, Xijin, you go."

Xijin took the money and left.

After the door was closed again, Xue Shao said, "I am relieved to see that the evil spirit on you has disappeared after meeting Taoist Sanzhu this time. It seems that my storytelling and propaganda have been effective."

Pan Yun's hand holding the teacup froze, and he stared at him with wide eyes, "You mean, you are the one who made Pan Sanzhu's reputation spread throughout Jiangnan and the coastal areas?"

Xue Shao saw that she didn't seem very happy, and couldn't help wondering, "Why, is it not good?"

Pan Jun gritted his teeth and said, "Not really, but next time you help someone become famous, should you tell others?"

Xue Shao paused after hearing this and said apologetically, "I'm sorry. When I left, I saw that your forehead was dark and you looked like a dark cloud. I spent the whole night thinking about it and came up with this method to help you resolve it. At that time, you and I were both on the road and couldn't contact each other, so I didn't contact you."

"Why, do you have any troubles after becoming famous?"

Pan Yun: "It's not that bad, except that my hair is gone. I encountered an assassination attempt on the road."

Xue Shao's eyes fell on the top of her head, and he felt even more apologetic.

(End of this chapter)