The First Criminal Judge of the Zhenguan Era

Chapter 144 One Case Turns into Two! An Unexpected Development! Liu Shuyi Makes His Move!

Not long after Wei Qian left, Du Gou arrived with officials from the Court of Judicial Review.

Du Gou said, "Minister Xiao has instructed the Court of Judicial Review to fully cooperate with you. All the officials from the Court of Judicial Review listed in Chief Clerk Zhao's register have been sent here by Minister Xiao."

Liu Shuyi was slightly surprised by Xiao Yu's helpfulness, but considering Xiao Yu's upright and unyielding character, and the fact that Xiao Yu had absolutely no connection with the silver treasury case, it was normal for Xiao Yu to do so, given Li Shimin's clear stance and Du Ruhui being his patron.

Liu Shuyi said, "Please convey my gratitude to Minister Xiao."

Du Gou nodded and asked, "So, how are you going to conduct the interrogation? Are you going to meet with them one by one?"

Liu Shuyi shook his head: "There are too many people. If I were to meet with each one of them, it would take me a day or two to finish asking them all. That would be too time-consuming."

"Du Si Cheng..."

Liu Shuyi looked at Du Gou, picked up a piece of paper from the table, and said, "I have written down all the questions I want to know. If you don't have any other official business to attend to, then you and Cui Yuanwailang can help me ask them these questions."

Du Gou glanced at the question on the paper, and without any hesitation, nodded and said, "Minister Xiao knows about my relationship with you, and he specifically instructed me not to concern myself with the affairs of the Dali Temple, but to fully assist you first."

"That's good."

Liu Shuyi had a better impression of Xiao Yu. Although Xiao Yu didn't say it, he had Li Shimin's edict and could directly summon Du Gou. But Xiao Yu's initiative to send Du Gou over was clearly an expression of goodwill towards him.

"I will only question one person from the Dali Temple; the rest are yours."

Du Gou asked curiously, "Whom do you want to ask?"

Looking at the files spread out on the table, Liu Shuyi slowly said, "The registrar of the Court of Judicial Review, Deng Shen, wrote these files."

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Half an hour later.

Deng Shen, the nearly fifty-year-old registrar of the Court of Judicial Review, strode into Liu Shuyi's office.

Upon seeing Liu Shuyi, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Physician Liu."

Liu Shuyi glanced at Deng Shen. Deng Shen had half-white hair and beard, a thin body, and a hunched back. If it weren't for his official robes, he would look no different from an ordinary old man.

At this moment, Deng Shen was extremely nervous, his body tense, and his clasped hands trembled slightly, as if the Liu Shuyi he was worshipping was some kind of monstrous flood.

However, for Deng Shen, who was responsible for writing the case files, Liu Shuyi, who pointed out the flaws in the files and directly led to Li Shimin's demand for a reinvestigation of the silver payment case, was indeed no different from a monstrous flood.

“Registrar Deng, there’s no need for such formality or nervousness. You just need to answer my questions truthfully.”

Deng Shen hurriedly replied, "Please ask me whatever you wish, Doctor Liu. I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

Liu Shuyi nodded slightly and asked, "When Registrar Deng wrote the case file, did he personally experience the entire investigation of the case, or did he integrate the investigation results from various parties and then compile them into a single document?"

"I was only responsible for part of the interrogation and had limited knowledge of the case. When writing the case file, I mainly referred to the investigation results of the three judicial departments."

This was roughly what he had expected. Liu Shuyi continued, "Whose interrogation are you in charge of?"

Deng Shendao said: "The soldiers were bribed by Feng Mu."

"Explain the process in detail."

"I interrogated three soldiers, but they were all very stubborn. No matter how I used torture or tried to persuade them with their families, they all said they did not steal the pay."

Deng Shen looked at Liu Shuyi and said, "Because I have exhausted all my means, they still haven't given in, which made me wonder if there might be something wrong with the clues we obtained."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shuyi said directly, "So, at that time, you were inclined to believe that they might be innocent and not thieves?"

Deng Shen hesitated.

Liu Shuyi raised his voice slightly, his tone serious: "Registration Secretary Deng, you should know how much His Majesty cares about this case, and you should also know that His Majesty's decision to reopen the investigation means that he does not trust the results."

"Therefore, what you firmly believe may not be correct, and what you doubt and hesitate about may actually be correct."

"Tell me what you were thinking at the time. Don't worry about what happened afterward. I just want to know your intuition and feelings as a veteran with extensive experience in the criminal justice system."

Hearing Liu Shuyi's words, Deng Shen pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "This humble official truly believes that they are not thieves."

Liu Shuyi's eyes flickered: "Besides their refusal to budge, are there any other reasons?"

"Their expressions at the time were filled with innocence, anger, and the helpless despair of being framed."

A look of reminiscence crossed Deng Shen's aged face as he said, "Just as Doctor Liu said, I have handled many cases and seen many prisoners in the Dali Temple, so I am quite experienced... Therefore, unless they are really good at disguising themselves and can deceive me, they are truly completely unaware of the loss of the funds."

Liu Shuyi tapped his fingertips lightly on the desk, pondered for a moment, and then said, "And then?"

Deng Shendao said, "Because I was unable to get any useful confessions from him, the then Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Minister Mu, couldn't wait any longer and went to interrogate him himself."

"This humble official does not know how Minister Mu conducted the interrogation, but after his interrogation, the soldiers suddenly confessed."

Liu Shuyi narrowed his eyes: "How many people did Minister Mu interrogate?"

Deng Shen thought for a moment: "There must be about ten of them."

"They confessed to everything?"

"Yes, Minister Mu is much more capable than me. Anyone he interrogates eventually confesses."

He always confesses during interrogations... He's really something.

Where is Ren Xing?

Liu Shuyi then asked, "What did he do in this case?"

Deng Shendao said, "The turning point in the salary case was brought about by Ren Shaoqing. If Ren Shaoqing had not discovered Feng Mu's whereabouts and exposed Feng Mu, the salary case would not have progressed so smoothly."

"Besides finding Feng Mu, Ren Shaoqing also participated in the interrogation. Like Mu Siqing, Ren Shaoqing basically confessed to everything he participated in the interrogation."

Liu Shuyi thought of something and said, "I saw in the case file that many people participated in the interrogation, but in the end, only a dozen or so people, including Minister Mu, left their names and credits in the case file... Could it be that the others were not made to confess, just like you, and in the end, Minister Mu and others had to take action to finally get them to confess?"

"So, the credit is only concentrated on Minister Mu and others?"

Deng Shen was surprised that Liu Shuyi could realize this so quickly, and he nodded and said, "Yes."

really……

Liu Shuyi squinted. He had wondered why all the credit ultimately went to the top, while the middle and lower levels didn't even get a chance to get anything... It turned out that it wasn't that the middle and lower levels weren't given a chance, but that they were too useless.

In this way, the credit will be concentrated on Mu Ping and others, and there won't be much dissatisfaction among the middle and lower levels.

only……

Isn't that a bit too much of a coincidence?

None of the lower and middle-ranking officials could get Feng Mu's men to confess.

Once Mu Ping and other high-ranking officials took action, those soldiers who had previously been so stubborn seemed to have seen their natural enemy and stopped insisting...

It's normal for one or two people to be like this, but when everyone is like this...

A thoughtful look flashed in Liu Shuyi's eyes. He looked at the confession in the dossier and suddenly exclaimed.

He said meaningfully, "Truly worthy of being a high-ranking official in the Three Departments, your abilities are far superior to those of your subordinates."

Deng Shen lowered his head, not daring to agree with Liu Shuyi.

Liu Shuyi glanced at Deng Shen and continued, "Have you ever seen Feng Mu?"

Deng Shen shook his head: "No, Feng Mu was the highest-ranking general in charge of the army escorting the silver. Since he was arrested, only a few people, including Minister Mu, have been in charge. We, who are of low rank, are only in charge of ordinary soldiers."

"So, from the moment Feng Mu was arrested, to the moment you discovered that Feng Mu was the thief, and finally to the moment Feng Mu was beheaded... throughout the entire process, you ordinary officials had no opportunity to contact Feng Mu?"

Deng Shen nodded, then shook his head, and said, "When Feng Mu was finally beheaded, we saw him, but he only cried out that he was wronged, that it was unjust, he just cried out..."

He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "It's just that the Emperor Emeritus is blind and can't distinguish between loyalty and treachery, good and evil."

As Deng Shen recounted the events, the scene from that time came to Liu Shuyi's mind.

At Caishikou, on the execution platform.

Hundreds of people were forced to kneel on the ground. The executioner's knife was raised high. Mu Ping and other high-ranking officials from the three departments looked coldly at Feng Mu and the others, righteously and vehemently denouncing their numerous crimes and tearing them to shreds.

As for Feng Mu and the others, some were in despair, some were indignant, some were unwilling, and some, like Feng Mu, cursed loudly.

But in the end, all the sounds vanished with that single word, "Slash!"

Hundreds of heads flew high into the air, rolling to the ground, their eyes wide open in the blood, staring resentfully in the direction of the palace, dying with their eyes wide open in disbelief.

Looking at these heads with their eyes wide open in death, ordinary officials like Deng Shen shook their heads and sighed, while those who had rendered meritorious service, such as Mu Ping, laughed and celebrated, discussing which restaurant or brothel they would go to that night to celebrate.

In the end, no one paid any attention to Feng Mu and the others' final cries for justice.

Liu Shuyi let out a soft breath, calming his thoughts. He looked at Deng Shen again: "The case file is missing some details. When you were writing it, were you unaware of these details, or did you simply forget them due to carelessness?"

Then, Liu Shuyi pointed out the problems he had discovered one by one.

Deng Shen's heart tightened, and he quickly said, "I have been in the Dali Temple for many years, how could I have made such a careless mistake?"

"The truth is that when I was writing this, I was unaware of the specific circumstances. I also asked Ren Shaoqing why he suddenly discovered that Feng Mu's whereabouts were suspicious. But Ren Shaoqing said that was not important. What was important was that Feng Mu's whereabouts were seriously suspicious. He told me that I only needed to write down the results."

"There's also the matter of Feng Mu bribing those soldiers. At that time, the Three Departments had already sent people to look for them, but they only found a few. There was still a lot of money that many people had hidden that they hadn't found. The deadline given by the Emperor Emeritus had already passed. After discussing it, Minister Mu and others believed that if they found some of the money, they could confirm what those soldiers had said and close the case directly."

"However, Minister Mu told me that when writing the dossier, this part can be left blank, and it can be added later if all the money that Feng Mu used to bribe the soldiers is found."

Liu Shuyi frowned. According to Wei Qian, Ren Xing judged that Feng Mu's whereabouts were suspicious because of his own experience and his personal observation of Feng Mu.

This wasn't a big deal for Ren Xing, so why didn't he tell Deng Shen the truth? Instead, he asked Deng Shen to skip over it.

And then there's the result of bribing soldiers...

He asked Deng Shen, "Did you find that money later?"

Deng Shen shook his head: "After this case was over, I returned to my normal official duties and did not pay any attention to the follow-up of the salary case. I don't know if it has been found."

"but……"

He glanced furtively at the files on the desk and said, "If these details are missing from the files, they probably haven't been found. Otherwise, Minister Mu should have arranged for someone to fill them in."

Liu Shuyi narrowed his eyes, a sharp glint in them.

At this moment, Deng Shen's words and Wei Qian's words finally differed.

Wei Qian said that the money was later found, but because the case had been closed and the case file had been archived, it was not recorded in the case file.

But Deng Shen said that Mu Ping had specifically asked him to leave the space blank, and said that if he found it, he would fill in the blank... but in the end, it was never filled in.

If, as Wei Qian said, the money has indeed been found, Mu Ping should make up for it.

and so……

Wei Qian's words contradicted Mu Ping's actions!
So...who has a problem?
Or rather... are there problems with both?
Liu Shuyi lightly traced the file with his fingertips, pondered for a moment, and said, "Are you acquainted with my brother?"

Deng Shendao said, "As colleagues in the Court of Judicial Review, we are naturally familiar with each other."

"What do you think of my brother's performance in the case?"

"Wise and insightful. Without Judge Liu, we might never have been able to find evidence of Feng Mu's and Yang Wengan's crimes, nor confirm his motives."

Liu Shuyi looked intently at Deng Shen, his voice growing more forceful: "Tell the truth!"

Deng Shen's expression changed, and he quickly said, "This is what I said from the bottom of my heart. I did not flatter Liu Pingshi because of Liu Langzhong."

"Judge Liu is a calm and quick-witted person. When handling cases at the Dali Temple, he can often discover details that we cannot. I have been fortunate enough to cooperate with Judge Liu many times, so I am most aware of his abilities."

"Therefore, I believe that Judge Liu's performance in the case of the salary is quite normal, and this is the kind of performance that Judge Liu should have."

Liu Shuyi had not expected Deng Shen to have such a high opinion of Liu Shuzhong.

When Deng Shen was explaining, his tone was hurried, but his logic was clear, and there was no subtle movement or reaction that suggested he was lying... If he was not so clever as to deceive his own eyes, then he was speaking from the heart.

Therefore, Deng Shen believed that Liu Shuzhong should have discovered the hidden compartment... but Liu Shuzhong was unwilling to let his family know about it. Could it be that Liu Shuzhong's problem wasn't with the hidden compartment itself, but something else...?

Liu Shuyi thought for a moment and said, "If you were to evaluate Ren Shaoqing's performance in the salary case, how would you evaluate it?"

"This……"

Deng Shen hesitated for a moment, and before he could speak, Liu Shuyi stared sharply at him and said in a low voice, "I don't think I need to tell you again the consequences of your lying."

Deng Shen's heart skipped a beat, and his already hunched back bent even deeper.

He hurriedly said, "I think Ren Shaoqing's performance has exceeded my expectations." Without Liu Shuyi pressing for an answer, Deng Shen took the initiative to explain, "Ren Shaoqing is certainly not a good-for-nothing to become the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review. However, his real ability is not in investigating cases. At least I have not found him to have any outstanding performance in investigating cases."

"Therefore, when everyone was stumped on the issue of the salary, it was truly unexpected that Ren Shaoqing could become the crucial turning point."

As Deng Shen pointed out, Ren Xing lacked the ability and competence to become a key figure in the turning point, while Liu Shuzhong, in Deng Shen's view, performed normally...

At that time, Liu Shuzhong was just a minor official outside the official ranks. Although he discovered the secret compartment, it was under Ren Xing's guidance. In other words, if Ren Xing had been willing, Liu Shuzhong's credit would have directly belonged to Ren Xing.

Given Liu Shuzhong's position, he didn't even have a chance to resist.

This also coincides with the fact that all the credit for the silver payment case ultimately went to the top officials of the three departments.

But Liu Shuzhong still managed to get this extremely high credit... Was it because Ren Xing was truly fair and selfless and didn't want to take credit for such a small person as Liu Shuzhong?

Or is it that... Ren Xing cannot embezzle?
Or perhaps they've already embezzled, and it's not good to embezzle more?

"What do you think of Ren Shaoqing?" Liu Shuyi suddenly asked Deng Shen.

Deng Shen pursed his lips: "He is very serious and responsible. However, sometimes he can be a little strict with his subordinates in order to show his authority and ability. He also likes to train his subordinates and let them accumulate experience."

Looking at the evaluation that Deng Shen had struggled to come up with, Liu Shuyi understood.

As the chief clerk of the Court of Judicial Review, Deng Shen dared not speak ill of Ren Xing, who was a junior minister, so he spoke very cryptically.

To demonstrate his authority, he was somewhat strict with his subordinates, which likely refers to Ren Xing's fondness for displaying his official power.

He likes to train his subordinates... which means he assigns many tasks to them, but the result is that they accumulate experience instead of merit, which means that Ren Xing takes all the credit.

How could Ren Xing, with such a background, be willing to hand over the great credit of finding the secret compartment and discovering irrefutable evidence to Liu Shuzhong, a minor official outside the capital?
There was definitely something wrong here.

He lacked ability, liked to steal credit from his subordinates, but didn't actually steal it. He discovered Feng Mu's whereabouts himself, but didn't let Deng Shen write it into the case file... Ren Xing was like a complex contradiction in the silver case, contradicting himself in every way.

Why did Ren Xing react so strangely?

Liu Shuyi's eyes flickered, and after pondering for a long time, he let out a long breath.

"We still need to find Ren Xing..."

As expected, Ren Xing is the key to everything. If we can find Ren Xing, we will understand what exactly happened.

He looked at Deng Shen again and said, "One last question: what is the relationship between Ren Xing and my brother?"

How is the relationship?

Deng Shen thought for a moment and guessed, "Not too good?"

"Not too good?" Liu Shuyi raised an eyebrow. "Why do you say that?"

Zhao Wenzhong clearly stated that the two of them usually had no opportunity to interact, so he couldn't say whether it was good or bad. However, since Liu Shuzhong was promoted by Ren Xing, he believed that Liu Shuzhong and Ren Xing should have a good relationship.

But Deng Shen said that the two did not get along.

"This is just my guess..."

Deng Shendao said, "Ren Shaoqing likes to train his subordinates, but since Liu Pingshi was promoted, Ren Shaoqing has never trained Liu Pingshi."

"Moreover, once when Judge Liu performed meritorious service, many people praised him, but I noticed that when Vice Minister Ren heard these words of praise, his face turned sour."

"Of course... this is just my own feeling. Logically speaking, Liu Pingshi was promoted by Ren Shaoqing. This is the first time Ren Shaoqing has promoted someone in this way. Ren Shaoqing should think highly of Liu Pingshi. So I may be wrong."

As the saying goes, old age brings wisdom. Deng Shen is nearly fifty years old and has been working hard for decades. Although his rank is not high, his life experience is enough to give him a sixth sense that is hard for young people to match.

And there were two reasons he gave...

Liu Shuyi believed Deng Shen's words more than Zhao Wenzhong's.

If, as Deng Shen said, Liu Shuzhong and Ren Xing had a poor relationship, or rather, Ren Xing disliked Liu Shuzhong...

Ren Xing didn't steal Liu Shuzhong's credit; instead, he took the initiative to promote Liu Shuzhong. It's even possible that Ren Xing was behind the original owner's participation in the assessment later on.

Does this mean that Liu Shuzhong has some leverage over Ren Xing, forcing Ren Xing to do something against him?

Or perhaps the two had a deal, but Ren Xing was not satisfied with the outcome?

Considering Liu Shuzhong's subsequent strange behavior, Liu Shuyi felt that the second possibility was very likely.

Otherwise, if Liu Shuzhong had performed meritorious service normally, there would have been no need for him to conceal his true identity.

and so……

Liu Shuyi's eyes flashed intensely, and a bold guess suddenly popped into his head.

He suddenly stood up and said, "Registration Officer Deng, my questions are finished. You can go and rest now."

After saying that, he left the office quickly without waiting for Deng Shen's reply.

"Cui Yuanwai Lang!"

Liu Shuyi found Cui Lin and, without wasting words, said, "I have a few things I need you to do for me."

Without any further ado, Cui Lin immediately said, "Please give your instructions, Physician Liu."

Liu Shuyi looked around, then leaned down and whispered his needs into Cui Lin's ear.

After listening, Cui Lin pondered for a moment and asked, "How much time can Physician Liu give me?"

Liu Shuyi looked at him and said, "The sooner the better. I need to confirm something very important."

Cui Lin clenched his fists, then gritted his teeth and said, "At most two hours."

"So fast?" Liu Shuyi was somewhat surprised.

Cui Lin looked directly at Liu Shuyi: "Doctor Liu has been kind to me. This is the first favor he personally asked me to do after my promotion. No matter what, I have to do it well!"

"I will use some of the Cui family's resources, along with the Ministry of Justice's resources... It should be possible in two hours."

Cui Lin had truly given him a great surprise. Liu Shuyi nodded emphatically, "Then thank you for your hard work."

…………

Liu Shuyi had just returned to his office after parting ways with Cui Lin, and before he could even have a sip of water, Zhao Feng strode in.

"Liu Langzhong, the people from the Censorate have all arrived."

Liu Shuyi paused, holding his water glass: "All?"

Zhao Feng nodded and said, "When Doctor Wei heard that Physician Liu wanted to see the Censorate officials who were involved in the silver treasury case back then, he immediately waved his hand and ordered them to come to the Ministry of Justice with me, so these people came together."

Liu Shuyi raised his hand, tapped his head, and said helplessly, "I was hoping to judge their attitude by how quickly they arrived, but both Minister Xiao and Doctor Wei were too cooperative, causing everyone to arrive at the same time, and my plan fell through."

After returning to the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Feng met with the people from the Court of Judicial Review and learned about the situation. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but smile wryly: "I never expected that Doctor Wei, who is usually stern and intimidating, would be so cooperative."

Liu Shuyi smiled. Although Wei Zheng had thwarted his plan, he still owed Wei Zheng a debt of gratitude for his support.

Zhao Feng looked at Liu Shuyi and asked, "What's next? Should we meet with them one by one?"

Liu Shuyi gently swirled the water glass, then took a sip of the warm water and shook his head, saying, "I won't see him; you go see him."

"Where is Doctor Liu?" Zhao Feng was taken aback.

Liu Shuyi looked at the files on the desk and said, "I have a general understanding of what I need to know. Next, I need to confirm some things."

"Once I confirm it, I'll understand exactly what happened. Then, when I see them again, I can confront them with a purpose..."

"So, you take some people to question them first, and I'll give you the questions to ask."

As he spoke, Liu Shuyi put down his water glass, picked up his brush, and quickly wrote down the questions he needed to know on the paper.

He then handed the paper to Zhao Feng.

Zhao Feng glanced at the question on the paper and nodded, saying, "It's not a problem for me to ask the question, but the censors of the Censorate are not known for their good tempers. I'm afraid that if Physician Liu keeps refusing to see them, it will displease them."

He turned to look outside and lowered his voice, saying, "Especially Wu Chenyang, the Censor-in-Chief. He is Pei Ji's student. He didn't look too good on his way to the Ministry of Justice. I'm worried that he might make trouble for Liu Langzhong."

Pei Laogou's student?
Liu Shuyi had almost forgotten about this guy.

He said, "If it's him, then I should wait until I get the results before seeing him."

Seeing that Liu Shuyi understood, Zhao Feng was relieved and said, "This humble official understands."

Liu Shuyi picked up his water glass again, took another sip, and asked, "Have you notified Dai Fei and Mu Ping?"

"Deputy Lieutenant Lu went to inform them that Mu Ping is in Chang'an, but he is currently a sinecure official and does not need to report to the yamen. It will take some time to find his whereabouts. Dai Fei is in mourning in Shangzhou, but fortunately Shangzhou is not far from Chang'an. However, it will probably be dark or even tomorrow before the notification is sent down."

Liu Shuyi nodded, thought for a moment, and realized that it would be dark by the time Cui Lin's message arrived, so he said, "There's no rush. Go and ask the people in the Censorate first. If someone is really dissatisfied and you can't handle it, come and find me."

Zhao Feng immediately nodded: "This subordinate will do it right away."

After saying that, he quickly left.

Liu Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief. From the moment he met Zhao Wenzhong and began searching for the case files, he had not been able to stop for a moment.

Now I can finally steal a moment of leisure from my busy schedule.

He leaned back, his eyes slowly closed, and he began to rest.

He knew that once Cui Lin's message came back, if it was as he expected, then tonight would be another sleepless night.

Take advantage of this break to conserve your energy and recharge.

…………

He closed his eyes for more than two hours.

When Liu Shuyi opened his eyes, it was already completely dark.

Lanterns hung down, their warm light filtering through the cracks in the doors and windows, dispelling the darkness of the office.

Liu Shuyi stretched and picked up a tinderbox to light the candle.

Just as he was about to go out and ask what time it was, there was a sudden knock on the door.

dong dong dong.

"Doctor Liu, I'm back."

This is Cui Lin's voice.

Liu Shuyi's eyes flashed, and he quickly came to his senses.

He went straight to the door and opened it.

"How is it?" he asked.

Cui Lin grinned: "Some information took some effort to gather, which is why it took two hours, but fortunately... I have found out everything."

Liu Shuyi was immediately invigorated and let Cui Lin into the office.

He personally poured Cui Lin a glass of water and said, "Tell me about it."

Knowing Liu Shuyi's urgency regarding this information, Cui Lin spoke quickly, soon recounting all the information he had gathered.

After hearing this, Liu Shuyi remained silent for a moment, then let out a long sigh.

The corners of his mouth curled up.

really……

Just as he expected!
The current case is not a case at all!
What "salary payment case"... It's clearly two separate cases: the Feng Mu case and the salary payment case!
"Dr. Liu..."

At this time, there was another knock on the door.

Zhao Feng's voice came in: "Physician Liu, I can't hold on any longer. Vice Minister Wu said he has important official business to attend to. If Physician Liu keeps him waiting, he will return to the Censorate."

“If he leaves, I fear that others in the Censorate will follow him, and at that time, I am worried that the situation will become uncontrollable.”

Pei Laogou's students really didn't want to cooperate with him!
Previously, Liu Shuyi would have had to figure out how to fight against him.

but now……

He scoffed and said directly, "Since Vice Minister Wu is so eager to see me, let him come over. It just so happens that I have received some interesting news and want to have a good chat with this meritorious official who made great contributions back then!"

(End of this chapter)