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Chapter 383 Intense Argument in Court ([-])

On January 48th of the [-]th year of Kangxi, the old man arrived in Beijing with an urgent edict, and approved the prince's performance. Qi Shiwu was the presiding judge. The case was thoroughly investigated. After receiving the imperial edict, the crown prince acted very quickly. He never consulted with the scholars and elder brothers of the public management department. He directly issued an edict ordering Qi Shiwu and others to immediately try the truth about the Ming Emperor's Mausoleum case. .

On January 48th in the [-]th year of Kangxi, that is, the fourth day when the old man's edict arrived in Beijing, Qi Shiwu co-named Kui Jie and Chen Xuanwang and published this chapter together, stating that the case has been thoroughly clarified and that the cause of the case was the Dongling Garrison Camp Due to personal grievances, Qu Wufeng wanted to frame his superiors, so he set up a special trap to lure Qin Fengwu and other people with huge profits, and played tricks in the underground palace of the emperor's mausoleum, resulting in this shocking and huge case. Everyone is also among the extermination of the three clans, as for the supervising officials like Chunhui, they didn't end up well, they were all accused of dereliction of duty, demoted or punished.

As soon as this chapter by Qi Shiwu and others was published, there was an uproar in the court, and bullets flew into the East Palace like a cloud, but the crown prince kept them all and ignored them. After the case was closed, a big commotion was immediately caused by his decree—San Ye, Ba Ye and other elder brothers in charge, as well as more than two hundred courtiers, came to the palace to see them and demanded a detailed review of the case , Its momentum is so great that the crown prince can no longer ignore it. In desperation, he had no choice but to call the first-rank ministers in Beijing to gather in Yuqing Palace to discuss his actions.

"The minister waits to kowtow to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Although most of the officials came to Xingshi to inquire about the crimes, but no one dared to be ambiguous about the etiquette they should have. Just now they entered the main hall, and immediately saw the crown prince sitting on the top seat with a gloomy face. All the people dared not neglect to go, and rushed to the hall one after another, paying homage in unison.

"no."

This big discussion did not come from the prince's original intention, but was completely forced by the courtiers, and he was very upset. Even though all the courtiers saluted respectfully, the prince kept his face cold and delayed it for a long time on purpose. After a while, just then let out a sinister cry.

"I am waiting to thank His Royal Highness, Long En."

As soon as the crown prince showed such a small belly, most courtiers would inevitably feel slanderous in their hearts, but no one dared to break the etiquette, so they could only thank the court according to the court rules, and then They got up and stood on both sides according to their ranks, waiting for the prince's instruction.

"After all, what is going to happen, huh?"

The prince has never been a benevolent person, and he has never been tolerant. Although he was forced to call a group of ministers to discuss matters, he thought that he had the power to supervise the country, and he had the strong support of the old man behind him. Keeping the protests of the ministers in mind, they immediately shouted with incomparable strength, obviously planning to make a head start.

"Brother Prince's words are wrong. The so-called injustice will be heard. The truth of the Dongling case has long been known, but it has caused a group of mediocre officials to interrogate it like this. There must be something wrong. If the presiding judges are not held accountable , How can you submit to the hearts of the people in the world, the younger brother is the first to refuse!"

The crown prince put on a majestic posture, but it is a pity that this is not the time when he has just taken over the country, and the brothers who have already made up their minds to overthrow his "tyranny" will not accept his tricks. , the prince snorted coldly, and Shi Ye was the first to stand up, and contradicted him in court without any respect.

"The tenth brother said it well. The joint trial of the three divisions is the most important code of the country. How can the city foxes and rats be allowed to run rampant like this? Qi Shiwu, as the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, openly committed illegal things, trying to hide his ears and steal his bell. Really, everyone in the world is blind No way? My brother thinks that there must be an act of corruption, if you don't investigate thoroughly, how can you understand the strictness of the law!"

Jiu Ye and Shi Ye were inseparable at once, since Shi Ye had already taken the lead in the vanguard, Jiu Ye was unwilling to be left behind, and also flashed out from the side, echoing impassionedly and loudly.

"His Royal Highness, I think what the ninth master and the tenth master said is very true. If the case is not thoroughly investigated, how can we promote justice? If justice is not done, how can the world be safe? For the sake of the safety of the society, I propose to review the case comprehensively. Ming Canon!"

As soon as Master Jiu finished speaking, Nalan Kuixu, the censor of Zuodu, also stood up and made a solemn statement.

"My minister agrees!"

"The minister also agrees!"

……

With the appearance of Nalan Kuixu, the Minister of Rites Heshen and other officials of the court also came forward to express their support. The discussion had just begun, and the public opinion was already overwhelming. The face that was so cloudy and ugly suddenly turned black like the bottom of a pot, and it was about to reach the verge of a violent attack.

"Qi Shiwu!"

The prince is angry, but he is absolutely unwilling to erupt at this moment. No matter what, even though he is the prince of the prison, he is not the emperor after all. It will not help the matter if he explodes like a thunderbolt at this moment. Not to mention that a group of elder brothers will not accept his tricks, even the courtiers will let him do what he wants without knowing it. If there is a dispute with the courtiers in court, he will lose face Yes, because of this, the prince could only name Qi Shiwu in anger.

"The old minister is here!"

Qi Shiwu hadn't expected that such a big commotion would be caused by the trial of the three divisions. He had seen all the ministers and workers so excited before, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Is it because I think I have the strong support of the prince, and secondly, I also think that the arrangement is ingenious, and I don’t want to "find the bone in the egg". I promised.

"All the ministers and workers have doubts about the Dongling case that you are presiding over, let me tell you, is there anything wrong with it, eh?"

It is not easy for the prince himself to come forward and argue with the courtiers, so he can only hand over this important task to Qi Shiwu, his confidant, and hope that he can win the battle against the Confucian scholars and turn the situation back.

"Returning to His Royal Highness, since the old minister was ordered to inspect Dongling, he has experienced all kinds of incidents, and there is absolutely nothing unclear. The old minister tried the case in accordance with the law, and all the evidence is convincing. There is no possibility of any mistakes in the trial of the case! "

As soon as the crown prince finished speaking, Qi Shiwu responded with a very confident voice, his words were full of confidence.

"Well, I can trust Shangshu Qi's words."

Hearing what Qi Shiwu said, the prince was very satisfied, and no matter how ugly the faces of the next ten masters and others were, he praised Qi Shiwu on his own.

"His Royal Highness, Prince Xie, is trustworthy. The old minister is only acting in accordance with the law, so he really doesn't deserve this kind of praise."

The prince's words had the meaning of concluding the coffin, Qi Shiwu was happy to cooperate, and the monarch and his ministers played a double reed in public, seriously treating all the ministers as nothing.

"Qi Shiwu, Er'an dares to confuse the public with gossip, clearly bends the law for personal gain, and still dares to put on a fair and calm posture. Could it be that he is really deceiving the people of the world without eyes?"

Seeing Qi Shiwu and the crown prince singing and playing together, Shi Ye couldn't stand it any longer, his face turned serious, and he scolded Qi Shiwu unceremoniously.

"Why did the king of Dunjun say this? The lower officials don't know, so I want to ask for advice, and I don't know where the lower officials are wrong? Why have you ever broken the law?"

Qi Shiwu may be quite jealous of the eighth master, but he doesn't pay much attention to the tenth master who has always been vulgar and seldom. In addition, he thinks that everything has already been arranged, not only refuses to accept softness, but instead boldly sends out a series of rhetorical questions.

"you……"

Master Shi had always been rough-tempered, and when he was provoked by Qi Shiwu, he immediately became angry, his eyes widened, and he was about to yell and curse.

"Master Qi is so confident, so he is not afraid of the review, that's good, so what if we just check it once?"

Seeing that the old ten was about to go crazy, Master Jiu couldn't bear it any longer. Nothing else, if the old ten and Qi Shiwu had such a quarrel, the prince would have a chance to make use of it, so he just pretended to be angry and left. , wouldn't this discussion have to be wasted, and when I think about the waves later, I'm afraid it will take a lot of hard work and effort. Because of this, Jiuye naturally can't just sit idly by, and don't wait for Shiye's curse words to come out , he interrupted sinisterly from the side.

"Jiu elder brother's words are wrong. The judge presiding over this case is ordered by His Majesty. There is no holy will. No one is allowed to interfere forcibly. Otherwise, it is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor. This is the imperial court. , Brother Nine, don’t you understand? If there is any doubt, please point it out, and the next official will explain it.”

Since Qi Shiwu was entrusted by the prince to stage a big show of verbally fighting against the Confucians, it is impossible for Jiu Ye to take the conversation easily, but seeing him sway a shot, he defuses Jiu Ye lightly and deftly proposal.

"Okay, very good, it's good to have Master Qi's words. As for doubts, this king certainly has some. However, this king is not a person who experienced it first-hand. Even if you point it out, you, Lord Qi, will not accept it if you think about it, but Qing Baylor He is the official envoy of Dongling to investigate the case, so Master Qi will not have any objection if he thinks about it, huh?"

Jiu Ye is very shrewd, seeing the court discussion for a long time, but the third master still stands still, and he refuses to let the third master have fun, so he made a haha, without any politeness at all. He carried Hong Qing out.

"..."

Hearing Jiuye's words, Qi Shiwu's heart immediately went crazy, he didn't dare to accept the move, but turned his attention to Hong Qing who was standing silently in the queue. All the waiting eyes turned to Hong Qing, and without words, a huge pressure pressed down on Hong Qing like a mountain.

Hey, it's about to start, so come on!
If it was a different person, and being stared at by so many dignitaries, he would definitely feel his scalp tingling, even if he didn't turn pale with fright, but Hong Qing would rather be unmoved, just Standing there quietly, as if nothing happened, of course, there is still a little nervousness and anticipation in my heart...

(End of this chapter)