Xuanxia

Chapter 396: Four-law Trial
"Hmm... delicious!"

Fu Qingzhou put down the bowl, wiped his mouth, and said with emotion: "The food in Mingjian Pavilion is really good!"

This place is a government office under the Mingjian Pavilion, named Zhishitang.

The name sounds nice, but it is actually a place specifically responsible for archiving evidence. After he was invited by the two secret envoys, it was here that he rewrote the "Magic Summary" that he had originally given to Yue Heng.

Of course, the book he wrote now was much simpler. Many spells did not need to be written in detail as before. He only needed to let Mingjian Pavilion know that he knew this spell and that the handwriting should be the same.

He quickly finished writing and handed in the work, and then Liu Xingyuan and Wang Dahai asked him to wait there.

During this process, Mingjian Pavilion even sent him meals. The meals were quite rich, with two meat dishes, one vegetable dish and one soup, and they were very delicious.

"It's been a while since they left... Did they go to look for Gu Jinchen?"

Fu Qingzhou said to himself.

Just then, several people in official uniforms came over, looking around, then locked their eyes on him and walked straight towards him.

These people were not wearing Mingjian Pavilion official uniforms. While Fu Qingzhou was still trying to figure out their identities, the leader came up to him and asked, "Fu Qingzhou?"

"It's me... uh, it's Caomin."

Fu Qingzhou stood up and saluted.

If it was any other time, it would be fine, but now that he wanted to clear Brother Yue's name, he decided to be more restrained and behave himself... so as not to cause any more trouble for no reason.

"Well, we are from the Dali Temple. Come with us."

The leader nodded and said, "The trial of Yue Heng is about to begin."

Fu Qingzhou was surprised: "So fast?"

"Wouldn't it be better to do it quickly?" The Dali Temple official smiled and said, "If we solve it quickly, we won't have to worry about you getting into trouble with the government all the time, right?"

He probably didn't know Fu Qingzhou's identity very well and thought he was just a witness involved in the case, so he said that.

But this is true. For most ordinary people, being involved in a lawsuit is always a worrying thing, so they all hope that it can be resolved quickly and not have anything to do with themselves anymore.

So Fu Qingzhou didn't say anything more and just nodded.

"You guys."

The Dali Temple official said to his subordinates, "Go and ask the Zhishi Hall steward for relevant evidence."

They moved quickly and soon got what they needed and took Fu Qingzhou on the road.

On the way, he asked a few questions indirectly and roughly understood the situation.

Yue Heng's matter progressed very quickly because "there was a big shot urging him to do it". After he mentioned Gu Jinchen to the secret envoy of Mingjian Pavilion, Mingjian Pavilion immediately sent someone to the Lan Family Villa.

At the same time, the inquiries and confessions about Yue Heng had also been sent to the Dali Temple. The Dali official in charge of the case heard that all the relevant witnesses and confessions were available, so he simply slammed the table and opened the trial directly.

Therefore, the Ministry of Justice, Mingjian Pavilion, Dali Temple, and the Censorate, these "four judicial departments" moved very quickly, summoning witnesses, collecting evidence, and following procedures...

As he listened, Fu Qingzhou roughly understood.

In this Dayan, the status of the Censorate is more like that of the "Prosecutor's Office" and is mainly responsible for prosecution.

The Ministry of Justice is similar to the public security organs, responsible for investigating and collecting evidence... Of course, Mingjian Pavilion is also similar to this identity, but their level is higher and their methods are more mysterious. They are probably like agents.

As for the Dali Temple, it was probably the court responsible for reviewing and sentencing. With this, he finally understood the roles of these departments.

When Fu Qingzhou arrived at the Dali Temple court, he found that he was the last one to arrive.

There were several familiar faces in the hall.

The first person that caught his eye was naturally Yue Heng... Brother Yue, whom he hadn't seen for several months, now looked quite disheveled.

His hair was disheveled, his clothes were ragged, his hands and feet were shackled, his face was covered in dirt, and his body smelled bad. How could he look like a romantic and talented man? Fortunately, there was no smell of blood on his body, so it seemed that he had not been tortured.

As a suspect, he was the only person in the court who had to kneel.

Seeing Fu Qingzhou coming, Yue Heng's eyes lit up instantly.

"Brother Fu..."

He couldn't help but blurt out.

Snapped!
The sound of a gavel interrupted his words. The Dali in the hall said in a deep voice: "No one in the hall should make a noise!"

Yue Heng quickly shut up, but his eyes were still sparkling as he looked at Fu Qingzhou.

Fu Qingzhou smiled at him and turned his gaze away.

When he turned around, he actually saw Lan Hongjun.

This young master from an aristocratic family who was severely injured and paralyzed was pushed here in a wheelchair... He looked even more miserable than Yue Heng, skinny with skin and bones showing, a strong smell of medicine lingering on his body, his face was pale and bloodless, and his eyes, which were surrounded by thick dark circles, were full of resentment and were fixed on Yue Heng.

Of course, after Fu Qingzhou arrived, he shared some of the resentment with him.

"That's right. After all, he is the party involved. Since the case is to be tried, he must come."

Fu Qingzhou didn't pay much attention to the paralyzed Master Lan, but turned his attention to the person pushing the wheelchair... Gu Jinchen.

Gu Jinchen stood behind the wheelchair, his face calm as usual. When he saw him looking at him, he glanced back indifferently. The two of them made eye contact and quickly looked away.

Of course, there was another person in the court, who was also a party to this case.

Lan Shaozhong, Lan Junhong's cousin.

He looked about four or five points similar to Lan Junhong, but was obviously taller. He was wearing the Confucian scholar's long gown that Fu Qingzhou had seen on Bai Xiaochuan - that was obviously the uniform of the Sword-Panning Academy.

Lan Shaozhong's face looked very unhappy, and he was clearly a little surprised and suspicious, and his eyes kept wandering between several people.

Fu Qingzhou laughed secretly in his heart.

The reason why he appeared here must be that Mingjian Pavilion had already questioned Gu Jinchen, and Gu Jinchen had also given away this son of the Lan family - but at present, it seems that the two young masters of the Lan family have not paid attention to this servant.

This servant boy is really capable. He betrayed everyone. How did no one in the Lan family notice him? How did he do it?
In the court, the person in charge of hearing the case was a Dali Zheng, but there were many people listening in, including Wang Dahai, Liu Xingyuan and other secret envoys of Mingjian Pavilion, people from the Ministry of Justice, and of course... officials from the Censorate.

However, Fu Qingzhou did not see Bai Jin.

Come to think of it, Bai Jin is one of the highest-ranking officials in the Censorate. He can use his connections to expedite the case, but after all, he is not in charge of the case according to the procedure, and it is somewhat against the rules for him to come and listen.

Snapped!
The gavel rang again in the hall, and Dali Zheng shouted with a sullen face: "Today, we will try the case of Yue Heng stealing the secret book of Palm Sword Academy and seriously injuring Lan Hongjun. I will be fair and discerning, and reveal the truth!"

After saying that, he looked at Yue Heng and said, "Yue Heng, do you admit your guilt? Tell me the whole story of the case as soon as possible, and don't tell a lie. If you hide anything, I will not let you off easily!"

(End of this chapter)