The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 478 Angry

After the emperor returned to the palace, he paid closer attention to the cases of Yue and He murdering their husbands. He inquired about the cases three times in one day, and the three ministries and the cabinet were all on edge.

The next day, the emperor asked again, and the three officials were still arguing.

After Wang Wen returned to Beijing, he joined the Sansi Investigation Team. He insisted that the verdict was correct. "I was not strict in managing these two cases, which led to the collusion between Pan Hong and Xue Xuan, causing the cases to fluctuate and destroying a lot of evidence. This is my fault. I ask Your Majesty to punish me severely."

Xue Shao: "Lord Wang's move of retreating to advance is brilliant, but I don't know, you said Pan Hong destroyed the evidence, I wonder what evidence he destroyed, do you have any evidence to prove it?"

Wang Wen said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, Xue Shao is Xue Xuan's nephew. According to the law, he should recuse himself from this case. Please remove him from the three-division investigation team."

Xue Shao immediately stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Wang is absolutely right. I should indeed recuse myself from this case. According to the law, Lord Wang must also recuse himself from this case."

He said, "Back then, my humble uncle had impeached Lord Wang for neglecting his duties and favoring the Jinyiwei, which led to the two unjust cases of Yue and He. It was also after the impeachment that the investigation of the two cases by the Censorate was severely obstructed. Pan Hong had written a letter to impeach the matter, and then the frame-up was made."

Xue Shao raised his head and looked directly at the emperor: "Your Majesty, I suspect that Lord Wang was one of those who framed my uncle. Therefore, please order Lord Wang to recuse himself from this case."

Wang Wen was furious: "You, you are talking nonsense and making malicious assumptions about me!"

After he returned to Beijing, he had to work very hard to squeeze into the Third Bureau's investigation team. Wang Zhen also secretly used a lot of his connections. If he was squeezed out, wouldn't all these connections be used in vain?
Zhu Qizhen looked at Yang Pu and asked, "What do you think, Lord Yang?"

Yang Pu said seriously, "I second the motion."

Yang Pu responded, and three more people came out in unison: "We second the motion."

Some people also expressed their objection: "Your Majesty, Lord Wang is the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate. How can the Three Departments avoid him?"

"Yes, I believe that Lord Wang can enforce the law impartially."

Zhu Qizhen: "I ask again, when will the results of the Yue and He cases be announced?"

The ministers fell silent again.

Zhu Qizhen glanced at their faces and sneered, "Bring up the files of the two cases!"

Wang Wen felt uneasy. This was different from what they had expected.

Logically, shouldn't Your Majesty be angry with those people at this time?

He has released Wang Zhen and put Xue Xuan and Pan Hong, who had just arrived in Beijing, into the imperial prison. This means that he is continuing to settle accounts. Why does he have such an attitude now?

Yang Pu and others did not understand the emperor's thoughts, but quickly submitted the case files.

The emperor flipped through it.

Xue Shao and his team reorganized the case files.

Perhaps in order to allow the officials participating in the trial to understand the entire case more clearly, Xue Shao pasted a lot of papers on the case file, which detailed the doubts in the case and the contradictory testimonies and evidence.

It was so concise and clear that even the emperor, who was not very familiar with the two cases, could understand it at a glance.

Therefore, he felt the injustice of the Yue and He families more directly.

Especially in Yue's case, her testimonies were contradictory, and the testimonies of Qiu Yong, her neighbor Hao, and the alchemist Shen Rong, who were interrogated at the same time, did not match each other and were full of errors and omissions.

As he read these confessions, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but think of the faces of Aunt Zhao, Yang and others.

Rage suddenly rose from his heart. He rolled up the case file and slapped Wang Wen in the face, angrily asking, "Such a simple and clear injustice, why didn't you find it back then?"

He angrily scolded Yang Pu and others: "This case has been thoroughly reviewed, and all relevant witnesses have been brought to justice. Why is there still no result?" The emperor was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up. He walked quickly to the front of the steps and pointed at them and cursed: "Is it that my three courts are incompetent and can't even discover such an injustice; or is it that my three courts are partial and turn a blind eye to the injustice!?"

The ministers were shocked and knelt down together.

The emperor looked at them coldly and said, "If you still can't find out the truth within three days, all three officials will be replaced."

After saying this, the emperor turned around and left.

Afterwards, the emperor personally issued an edict to reprimand the Censorate, the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice, and specifically mentioned the three-investigation team, which included Yang Pu.

Being reprimanded by the emperor was a huge blow to the department and the officials, and they suffered a great loss of face.

Even Yang Pu felt ashamed, let alone Wang Wen?
When he left the study, he never raised his head.

He went to see Wang Zhen quietly.

Although Wang Zhen was released from the imperial prison, he did not return to serve the emperor, but was instead allowed to "rest".

Wang Zhen knew that if he wanted to regain the emperor's favor, he couldn't just rely on the emperor needing his knife, he also had to reawaken the emperor's respect and dependence on him.

When it comes to understanding the emperor, Wang Zhenruo is second to none and no one dares to claim to be first.

Even the emperor himself didn't understand him as well as he did.

So after Wang Wen's retelling, Wang Zhen picked up a pair of scissors and cut off a small branch from the pine tree, saying slowly: "There is gain only when there is sacrifice. Qianzhi, let's overturn these two cases."

Wang Wenzi Qianzhi was shocked when he heard this and shouted, "Master Seal, if the cases of Yue and He are overturned, then I..."

"What crime have you committed?" Wang Zhen interrupted him, "At most, it's dereliction of duty, but as the Left Censor-in-Chief, you have many major cases to deal with, and the cases of Yue and He are not minor. You handed them over to your subordinates, and they made a wrong judgment. At most, you failed to supervise properly, and you can be fined or demoted."

He handed him the cut branches and leaves and whispered, "Your Majesty's intention is the most important. If Your Majesty wants to overturn the verdict, then do it; if Your Majesty does not want to overturn the verdict, then do not overturn it.

Temporary gains and losses are like this branch, just a minor detail. If you cut it, it's fine. As long as Your Majesty always has your heart towards us, the main branch will always be there, and the cut branches and leaves will always grow again."

Wang Wen took the twig, thoughtfully.

Wang Zhen's lips curled up slightly: "Go ahead, except for Pan Hong, all the censors who reviewed the case that year have been dealt with, and show your majesty your attitude."

Wang Wen bowed his head and replied, "Yes."

But he was still puzzled: "Your Majesty wants to reopen the cases of Yue and He, so Xue Xuan and Pan Hong will be released? Jiangnan's case..."

"You just think too narrowly," Wang Zhen said, "The Yue case and the He case can be two cases, and the Xue Xuan and Pan Hong case and these two cases can naturally be two other cases."

Wang Wen frowned: "But these cases are mutually causal, how can they be handled separately?"

Wang Zhen: "Your Majesty said we can separate, so we can separate. Remember, your Majesty's wishes are the most important."

"But..." Wang Wen was still puzzled: "Why? Why did your Majesty do this?"

Wang Zhen walked to the window, put down the scissors, and looked at the green outside with his hands behind his back, with a smile on his face: "Because our emperor is kind and affectionate, he met the families involved in the Yue and He cases."

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and his voice was so low that it could not be heard: "What is unexpected is Xue Shao. He can see this point of Your Majesty and use it..."

"He gave up Xue Xuan and Pan Hong, and chose the Yue and He cases... What did he want?"

(End of this chapter)