The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 463 Everyone Has a Part

Yin Song was suspended from his post and was forced to reflect at home because he failed to notice the evil spirit in the imperial prison.

That’s right, he was thrown into jail that day, but was released in less than half a day. The deputy director of the Imperial Observatory went to rescue him personally.

After the man was fished out, the deputy warden took the remaining four officials, Chun, Zhong, Qiu and Dong, to the imperial prison to perform a ritual. After coming out, he vowed to the civil officials waiting outside: "The demon cat is no longer in the imperial prison, but the prison is full of evil spirits. I am afraid that more demons will be born in the future. This cannot be solved by a ritual."

The civil officials got the answers they wanted, and then turned around and submitted a memorial to the emperor, requesting that the imperial prison be demolished to prevent the evildoer from reappearing.

The emperor called the people from the Imperial Observatory to the main hall.

The deputy supervisor said, "The imperial prison cannot be demolished lightly. Although there is a lot of evil spirit inside, these walls have trapped this evil spirit. If it is demolished, it will only harm the capital. At that time, evil spirits will arise and cause chaos in the capital. Wouldn't that be even worse?"

When the emperor heard this, he was satisfied.

The Imperial Observatory escaped unscathed, but as for whether the imperial prison would be demolished, that was the emperor and the civil officials' business, and they didn't care.

The officials of Spring, Mid-Autumn, and Winter took turns to visit Yin Song, who was suspended from his post and reflecting on his actions, at Yin's residence and asked him, "Although the Imperial Observatory is a department of the imperial court, we rarely participate in the affairs of the imperial court. We usually care about the farming season, the climate, and the astronomical phenomena. Why did you get involved in the factional struggle?"

Yin Song denied: "I am devoted to Taoism and have never participated in party disputes."

"Look at you. We have such a close relationship, and now there are only you and me here, what can't we say? Tell me quickly, is this your plan at Sanqing Mountain? Otherwise, why did you save your little sister?"

"I went in to take a look on the day of the ritual. Your little sister is very lucky."

Yin Song didn't care: "So what? Among my disciples of Sanqing Mountain, who doesn't have a tough life?"

The four officials clearly came at different times. When they heard this, they couldn't help but look at Yin Song's face at the same time. After a while, they nodded: "That's right."

Yin Song rolled the written information into a strip and handed it to Yin Qingjun.

Yin Qingjun took it and asked, "Master, when will you let the eldest brother and the others come back?"

Yin Song looked up at him.

Yin Qingjun: "It's not me who is asking, it's the senior brothers who ask this every time we meet. Please tell me in advance so that I can answer it, otherwise I will bring the question back."

Yin Song thought for a moment and said, "Tell them it will be soon."

Yin Qingjun stood there without moving.

Yin Song said helplessly: "It's really coming soon this time. Your junior uncle will be out soon. Once she comes out, the case will be almost closed."

"So fast?"

Yin Song glanced at him and said, "She has been in there for almost ten days. What's the hurry? It's her first time to fast for such a long time. If it exceeds fifteen days, I'm afraid it will damage her body."

Yin Qingjun: "But a criminal case can take one or two years to be tried. Two or three months is considered short. Isn't this a serious injustice? It caused a sensation in the capital three years ago, how come the result is out in less than half a month?"

Yin Song: "That depends on who is in charge of the case and how much they want to solve it quickly."

He paused, thinking that Yin Qingjun would be in the court in the future. After a few years, he would retire to practice, and he would be the one to stay in the court to support Sanqing Mountain. Therefore, he had to teach him some things, so Yin Song broke them down and explained them to him.

"This time the emperor is handling the case himself, and whether it is the emperor, Wang Zhen, or the civil servants standing opposite Wang Zhen, they all want to conclude the case as soon as possible, so the case will move quickly." Yin Song said: "Especially after Xue Shao took out the complete case file, the three parties did not want to drag it on any longer."

He glanced at Pan Xiaohei who was lying on the table licking the cat's paw. He didn't mind being overheard by the cat. It was good to let the little junior sister know how murky the officialdom is so that she can be more restrained in the future.

By the time Yin Qingjun went to Baiyun Temple in a daze to deliver food to Wang Cong and others, the sun had already set.

The setting sun was still red and warm. The spring sunshine was as brilliant as scattered gold pieces, falling on Pan Xiaohei's black hair and emitting little golden light.

It quickly ran back to the base of the prison wall and said to Pan Yun through the wall, "I'm back."

Pan Jun not only heard its voice in his heart, but also heard the soft meow in his ears.

She couldn't help but raise her eyes, thinking: [How dare you? You dare to scream near the Imperial Prison, aren't you afraid of being discovered? Are you treating it like a demon cat? ]

[You can't live without scolding me for a day, right? Do you know what I just heard from Yin Song? ]

【What? 】

[I'll scare you to death if I tell you this. When your father and Xue Xuan were in trouble, it wasn't just Wang Zhen who did it. It should be said that your father was an innocent victim, and Xue Xuan was their target. All the officials in the court, whether they were civil officials or military generals, just watched the incident happen, and even added insult to injury.]

Pan Yun frowned.

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Pan Xiaohei imitated Yin Song's voice and said, "...Dali Temple. All criminal cases in the world are finally reviewed and judged by the Dali Temple before they can be executed. Among the major cases in the world, those involving gentry and officials account for a large proportion."

"After Xue Xuan was promoted to the position of Junior Official of the Dali Temple, he began to investigate the case files. Some suspicious and unsolved cases were solved, and some cases that had been judged or even executed were overturned. Among them were the case of the Yangzhou prefect's corruption; the case of the Wang family in Suzhou seizing the people's farmland and destroying the village; the case of private salt in Fujian... There was even a case of a soldier eating empty salary caused by fighting in the army..."

"This person doesn't give face to Wang Zhen, and is not afraid of Wang Zhen's power. Naturally, he won't give face to others, and won't be afraid of others' power."

"He is in the Dali Temple and he is a thorn in the side of countless people."

"In the case of Yue's murder of her husband, Shuntian Prefecture directly tortured the man into confessing. Why? Because the person who informed on Yue was Chen Fulin, a lieutenant of the Imperial Guard. Firstly, they were colleagues, so they subconsciously trusted the judgment of the Imperial Guard. Secondly, they wanted to give Chen Fulin face, so they directly tortured the man into confessing and closed the case."

"The censor who was reviewing the case at the Metropolitan Censorate knew the intricacies of the case and approved it without saying a word. Only Xue Xuan, who knew that the case involved the Royal Guards, did not give the case a second trial."

"But Wang Wen, that idiot, didn't even review the case file, but directly reported it to Your Majesty, saying that Xue Xuan abused his power for personal gain."

Pan Xiaohei said: [Your second brother said that it was because of this that your father was assigned by the emperor to review the case and was later implicated.]

Pan Yun: [I know, tell me something I don’t know.]

[What you don't know is that when Xue Xuan was framed by Wang Zhen, among all the officials, except Yang Shiqi and the emperor, who mentioned the injustice of Xue Xuan and your father, no one else said anything. Some even secretly wrote letters to support Wang Zhen. Oh, those people are not Wang Zhen's people, but the people who are fighting Wang Zhen to death now.]

Pan Xiaohei said: [Do you know why? ]

Wang Zhen's words echoed in Pan Yun's mind: Let Wang Wen hand over the account books of the coastal areas of Jiangnan.

Her face was cold and she said in a deep voice: [Because he ruined other people's wealth and future! ]

　Everyone is watching

　　good night
　　(End of this chapter)