female catcher

Chapter 233

Luan Dian is the core of the imperial palace, and it is also the core of Jingguo.The dragon chair on the hall faces south from the north, overlooking not only the palace in front of you, but also the hundred officials in the hall.Every thing, every person, and even every word here is related to the vast country and the common people.

On the fifth day of August in the first year of Jingxi, the morning court on this day was an unusual morning court. It was more like a public trial than an early court.The public trial was the conspiracy case that shocked the government and the public.

This case had a great impact. Jingguo court experienced a major change of blood. The power of the courtiers was broken up and redistributed. A group of old ministers left and a group of newcomers came. .The dust of this case has been settled, laying a stable foundation for Emperor Jingxi's 60-year rule, and ushering in the beginning of Jingguo's century-old prosperity.

But at this time, Xia Chu had no way of knowing this, she stood outside the hall, quietly wiped the sweat from her hands on the brand-new police uniform, and waited for Su Zhen to pass her into the hall.

After waiting for a while, I saw Min Feng walking over from the other end of the corridor, followed by a person.Xia Chu didn't need to look carefully, just by looking at the figure, he knew it was Jiang Xiyuan, and he lifted it up with excitement, bouncing in his throat non-stop.

Jiang Xiyuan had also seen her a long time ago, and the closer he got, the wider the smile on his face, that bright smile seemed to come to her for a date, rather than to be tried for a case that was at stake with his life. At the beginning, there was a smile unconsciously.

When he reached the gate of the hall, Jiang Xiyuan put two fingers together on his lips, winked at her, and followed Min Feng in.Xia Chu's face was red, and she couldn't help but bow her head and smile.

When Jiang Xiyuan went to the hall, all the ministers in the hall naturally knew that today's treason case would come to an end, so they all kept silent and waited for the development of the situation.

The emperor has investigated the case for many days, but there is obviously no progress. The crime of treason by the Jiang family has almost been convicted, but the charge has not been settled for a long time, and I don't know what the emperor means.

In the past few days, people with discerning ears and eyes could smell some unusual atmosphere, and the whole court felt tense.Some people knew that the imperial guards seemed to have made some moves on the rainy night, but after that, the gate of the Imperial Guard Bureau was closed tightly, and not even a fly could fly in or out.

There are speculations that Jiang Xiyuan escaped from prison and was arrested, and there are also speculations that the circumstances of the case may have changed.But no one could figure out what happened that night.

In the Luan Hall, Yao Zhiyuan did not know how many times he stated the case again. Su Zhen still nodded like that after listening to it, and glanced at all the officials in the hall without saying yes or no. Is there any doubt about the case?"

All the ministers stood like dolls with their heads down and their hands down. They were speechless for a while, and the hall of Nuo Da was so quiet that there was not even a sound of breathing.After a while, Gu Chizhang stood up with some hesitation, and said: "I... think that the material witnesses in this case are convincing, and the Jiang family's intention of treason is obvious, so there should be no doubt."

After Gu Chizhang finished speaking, several other courtiers followed suit, some of them agreed with Gu Chizhang's tone, while others said that the matter was too serious, and further investigation might be needed.Generally speaking, compared with the excitement when Yao Zhiyuan brought up this case last time, the ministers are quite restrained and conservative at this time, mostly waiting and watching.

"Where is Jiang Qing? Can you admit the crime Mr. Yao mentioned?"

Jiang Xiyuan smiled, "Of course I don't admit it. The Jiang family was not greedy for credit for the peace of Qingcheng County, but it was absolutely not at fault; officials in the court were killed and had nothing to do with the ministers; the so-called Sun Youliang's memorial, what else is there to silence it?" It’s even more nonsense.”

"Okay." Su Zhen held onto the edge of the case, knocked lightly twice, and said to An Liang, "Tell me about the beginning of Xia." An Liang responded, turned around, and sang loudly: "Xuan, the Xijing government's yamen arrest See you at the Luan Palace in the early Xia Dynasty—" The voice echoed far away.

When Xia Chu heard it, he felt a thrill in his heart. After straightening his hat, he took a deep breath and strode into the hall.

This is the first time she has entered the Luan Hall. The high roof, the shiny black gold brick floor and the shining dragon pillars are dignified and exquisite.It was obviously a very spacious and bright place, but it made her feel an invisible oppression, even the air seemed to be much denser than outside.

After entering the palace at the beginning of Xia, he knelt down to pay homage to Long Live the Emperor, and after getting Su Zhen's will, Xie En got up.She looked at Su Zhen who was sitting high on the dragon chair, and Su Zhen smiled at her, "At the beginning of Xia, you got my order to investigate the case of the murder of an official, can you find out now?"

"Back to the emperor, the facts are all clear."

"Then let's talk about it with me and the officials."

Although Xia Chu is already well-known in Xijing City, he is just a headhunter in the final analysis, a small person who doesn't even have a rank.As soon as the ministers heard Su Zhen say that she was asked to investigate the case secretly, murmurs of discussion immediately resounded in the hall.

Yao Zhiyuan frowned into a knot, and looked at Xia Chu with a sullen face.The Emperor He Zhe dragged him to retell the case every day, but privately let his little head catcher handle such a big case, which made him lose face.

Yao Zhiyuan cupped his hands and said to Su Zhen: "Your Majesty, why does a headhunter with no rank or rank take on this important task at the beginning of Xia? Where does the Emperor put the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty? Is it because there is no one available in my court, or is it that the Emperor cannot be trusted in the court?" Baiguan?"

Qian Mingchang took a step forward at the right time, and said with a smile: "Master Yao's words are wrong. Of course, it is not that there is no one in the court, and the emperor is not suspicious. It's just that the ministers of the court one after another, are either imprisoned or killed. How dare your majesty let your courtiers risk their lives, and let the unruly people break their arms again. This is really the emperor's heart to protect the pillars, and love his ministers like relatives! Master Yao has always been upright, but how can you accuse the majesty like this in front of all the officials? Aren't you going to hurt the emperor's heart?"

Xia Chu felt like laughing.It's no wonder that no matter how the government changes, Qian Mingchang can always sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. The siege, the steps, and the flattery are really good.

Su Zhen smiled noncommittally, "What does Lord Yao think?"

Yao Zhiyuan's face turned red and white, and he couldn't refute anything. He said hastily, "I'm rude", and then turned to Xia Chu, and said in a disdainful tone: "Xia Chu, you were not at the mansion when the official was killed that day. Ya. The tragic death of three officials in Beijing, the silence of Sun Youliang and the attack of Mr. Gu, these three cases are not simple murder cases. The facts of the past are clear and the evidence is clear. What can you know and what can you find out? Come?"

Xia Chu nodded to Yao Zhiyuan, "This subordinate doesn't know more than your lord, but it's not too much. I would like to ask your lord, whether the killing of officials in Beijing and Sun Youliang was caused by a letter from Sun Youliang Sue the Jiang family for colluding with the rebels?"

"Yes."

"Master Jiang is afraid that the matter in Qingcheng County will be exposed, so he will silence the officials involved?"

"Exactly."

"Because of the failed assassination of Gu Chizhang, the rebels were caught, and the matter was revealed and revealed to the court?"

"This official has just stated the facts of the case, so you don't need to repeat any more." Yao Zhiyuan said impatiently.

"Okay." Xia Chu nodded with a smile, "Since the whole matter is so connected, then, as long as it is proved that Mr. Jiang did not kill the Beijing official and Sun Youliang, it can also prove that the killing is purely nonsense Talk? In the same way, since there is no silence, it means that the zhezi is groundless? The zhezi is groundless, so the Qingcheng County matter, including hiding the rebels, does not exist at all?"

"This..." Yao Zhiyuan twitched his beard, carefully digested Xia Chu's words for a while, and said reluctantly: "Almost."

"That's why." Xia Chu said with a smile: "In fact, the subordinates don't need to know too much, no matter how complicated it is, it's nothing more than that."

Yao Zhiyuan fell on his back from Xia Chu's anger, and couldn't help snorting heavily.He checked the case these days, and the brat gave him a 'nothing more than that'.

At the beginning of Xia, he ignored Yao Zhiyuan, straightened his back, and raised his voice: "There is a saying called presumption of innocence. You ministers may not understand this. Simply put, it means that anyone should be convicted before being convicted. Consider him innocent."

As soon as the words fell, there was a slight discussion in the hall.Yao Zhiyuan frowned and looked at her, "What nonsense?"

"Your presumption of innocence has never been heard before. Then you always know the allusion of the suspect stealing an axe?" Xia Chu said, "Because people are prone to have preconceived ideas, once they determine that the other party is the murderer, they will follow their own Consciousness seeks to gather evidence about the person's guilt, and then ignores many obvious loopholes."

"What kind of presumption of innocence do you have, isn't it also preconceived?"

"Yes! It's preconceived, but the harm and consequences of being innocent are far lower than the presumption of guilt." Xia Chu took a deep breath and said loudly: "Because death cannot be regenerated, and life cannot be repaid! Jiang If the family is guilty, it is a serious crime of copying and beheading the entire family, but if the Jiang family is not guilty, then it is the hero who defended the country and put down the chaos and repelled the bandits!"

"My lord Yao, all my lords say that this is a big deal, but how big is it? The difference between a hero and a traitor is nothing more than cloud and mud!" Xia Chu pointed to the memorial in Yao Zhiyuan's hand, and said loudly: "Only by This evidence is full of loopholes, to say that the Jiang family conspired against him, to accuse Mr. Jiang of committing murder, and to ask the emperor to unjustly kill the hero?! What is disobedience? Although the villain is a humble person, he thinks that this is the real heart of disobedience!"

Jiang Xiyuan hadn't left her eyes since entering the palace at the beginning of Xia. Hearing this silently, he couldn't help shouting, and couldn't help but curl up a smile on his lips.

When did this little girl learn how to button a hat?It's just that big with one buckle.Now, even if the ministers have any doubts, no matter how dissatisfied with her little captor, they still have to weigh their words.

Sitting high on the dragon chair, Su Zhen looked at Xia Chu, Jiang Xiyuan, and this group of courtiers who stood upright. Suddenly, he felt detached, as if he was looking at himself from another angle.

He is far away from them.

(End of this chapter)