Chapter 169 The sharp edge is revealed
Lu Qingfan also knew that the situation was serious, but now it is difficult to get rid of the tiger, and the three departments are the best choice.
He had good intentions to prevent the Ministry of Justice from rushing to the point of thunder.
Shangshu Lu quickly figured out the key point and said in a deep voice: "When will the Three Divisions be invited to be tried?"
"In the afternoon." Lu Qingfan gave a certain answer.
He believed that Ran Piao and Ren Danqing would definitely come back with important clues in the afternoon.
"Is Yun Jiazhu not going?" After saying this, Shangshu Lu realized that this was inappropriate, and quickly waved his hand and said, "I want Yun Jiazhu to give you some money."
Lu Qingfan said honestly: "The officials don't need anyone to keep the scene."
The investigation is evidence, and the evidence is as strong as a mountain. It is useless if the king of heaven comes.
He glanced at Shangshu Lu and said meaningfully: "Sir Shangshu should not value Yunjun's work too much, attracting attention and causing trouble."
Lu Qingfan hasn't found out about Yun Xi's assassination last time.
"Okay, okay! Mom-in-law and mother!" Shangshu Lu waved at Lu Qingfan angrily, signaling the old boy to shut up quickly.
In the afternoon, Ran Piao, Ren Danqing, and the Leng brothers who had heard about the news all came back.
After a few people summarized it concisely, Lu Qingfan straightened out his thoughts and dispelled the idea of taking Yun Xi and the Three Departments to review.
His thoughts were surging in his heart, and many details of the case gradually gathered into a complete set of logic of action in the whispers of the people in Sansi.
However, there are still some minor problems that need to be investigated.
"Mr. Lu, you hurriedly came to us. What's the point?"
Chao Zhong, the left deputy censor of the Censorate, said impatiently: "Why, the case is not handled smoothly, and can you hand over the power of the throne?"
Lu Qingfan glanced at Chao Zhong with a sideways and said lightly: "Mr. Chao is joking."
He turned to Mu Yi, the Minister of Works, who was not in his mind, and Zhong Tianen, the Minister of Revenue, who was sitting upright, and said lightly: "Did the two adults say it themselves, or should they convey it on their behalf?"
Mu Yi couldn't say it, so he waved his hand and said, "It's better for Mr. Lu to convey it on his behalf!"
Zhong Tianen didn't talk much, so he raised his hand and asked Lu Qingfan to speak frankly.
Instead of talking about 145 officials waiting for major transfers, Lu Qingfan first talked about the iron smelting farm that violated the criminal law several years ago.
He was not good at telling stories, so he only named the incident: "Dai Liang and several other officials discovered a treasure land, which could be sold on the spot. Five people joined forces and colluded with each other. After opening the checkpoints of all parties, they began to make huge profits."
After several years of operation, people will always feel numb and relax, and then a large explosion occurred in a special cave. Several craftsmen and temporary recruitment village workers were blown away to the point where the bones were left untold.
These five people joined forces with Lord Shangfeng to "destroy corpses and traces" to annihilate the evidence of crime. The iron smelting field seems to be drowned in time, but the living people have never forgotten the tragic situation back then.
"Now the murderer has returned from revenge and has crushed all the five officials in charge to pieces. The murder method is extremely cruel... It is precisely because of such a cruel method that the tragedy of that year has been pushed back into the sight of the yamen."
Lu Qingfan threw several accounts on the table: "There have been connections between the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works for several years, and the accounts have traces to follow several times."
The Ministry of Works deceived the superiors and concealed the subordinates, and the Ministry of Revenue handled the matter back and forth, which led to the iron smelting ground that was erased without any trace.
But those flesh and blood lives have actually existed.
"Oh, this matter is really painful. But Mr. Lu, this matter is not necessarily related to my official!"
Minister Mu Yi of the Ministry of Works was eager to clear his relationship and immediately said: "The iron smelting ground matter has nothing to do with the murder of more than 100 officials..."
"I will talk about the relationship next." Lu Qingfan put Yi Duo's affairs on the surface. This person's insidious and cunning behavior and his ability to plan and infer is above everyone else.
Even if you die, you can accurately infer the affairs after you, making the case explode like a hidden thunder at a critical moment, disrupting the situation in the capital.
Lu Qingfan linked Yi Duo's previous actions with the current affairs. The huge crime networks shocked everyone on the spot.
At this moment, everyone finally understood why Lu Qingfan not only wanted all three departments to be present, but also had to let the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue officials be here.
Shangshu Lu glanced at the faces of his colleagues, and his heart became much more balanced.
These guys have been working hard, and finally know how much pressure the Ministry of Justice is under now to lead the case!
"Mr. Lu, even if all this is true as you infer, what does it have to do with us? My Censorate cannot do anything for the iron smelting ground..."
"Master Chao can." Before Chao Zhong finished speaking, Lu Qingfan's mouth curled a strange smile and said lightly: "If the iron smelting field is good, the Censorate is suspected of being in absent from the inspection."
He turned to Dali Temple, "The villagers accidentally injured all the cases, and their bodies were gone. Why didn't Dali Temple send people to check? The Censorate of the Criminal Office..."
After hearing that Lu Qingfan was very serious in interrogation, this was the first time that everyone felt his powerful and aggressive aura and attitude!
Once he made his move, he really didn't give anyone a way out!
Lu Qingfan's eyes fell on whom he could tell which department of jail was inadvertent and dereliction of duty. Everyone burst into cold sweats behind their backs.
Good, Lord Lu is fully fire-powered, not to mention them, even the cabinet minister who is the best at defensive debates here may not be able to stand it!
Isn’t Lu Qingfan a military officer? How can he identify the situation so sharply?!
For the first time, everyone was very grateful: Fortunately, Lord Lu didn’t talk much, otherwise he would not have a good life even if he met him?
"Everyone, if the current emperor knew that the case of five years ago and ten years ago, the thief who stole the national silver was spared, it would be light for Lingchi to execute Dai Liang and his party. At that time..."
Lu Qingfan glanced at everyone's black hats: "The Ministry of Justice cannot save the lives of so many colleagues."
Shangshu Lu saw Lu Qingfan's ability to speak out for the first time, and he thought to himself that Lu Qingfan was not serious about him at the beginning, otherwise every sentence would have hit the nail on the head... Can he survive a few words?
At this moment, not to mention the members of the Censorate, Yu Zhi and his party from Dali Temple were also pale; Zong Yi looked calm and knew that the matter was very important, so he was afraid that everyone would not be out of the matter at all.
Seeing that the heat was almost done, Lu Shangshu coughed lightly and was about to speak up and unite his forces, he heard a singing voice coming from the front: "Your Highness the Prince is here!"
Everyone looked at each other, and Shangshu Lu immediately became anxious when he saw this: "Lu Qingfan! Didn't you agree that we should close the door and act?"
Why did His Royal Highness suddenly appear?!
A hint of surprise flashed across Lu Qingfan's black eyes. He explained lightly: "It was not the one who informed the prince of the prince to come."
At this moment, everyone seemed to be unable to listen to Lu Qingfan's explanation, and they sorted out Guanrong and went forward to greet him.
"The official has met His Highness the Crown Prince..."
His Royal Highness, even though he didn't even look at the officials who were performing the salute, sat straight on the master's seat and said lightly: "Sirs to be free from the salute."
That posture was not ready to leave.
The emperor gave up his seat to His Royal Highness the current crown prince, and no one dared to be on par with the crown prince anymore.
Lu Qingfan's expression remained unchanged and stood on the side of Shangshu Lu.
Whether it was Chao Zhong or Mu Yi, the Minister of Works, they all shook their eyes at Shangshu Lu in a tacit understanding and signaled Shangshu Lu to ask the Prince Ming about his intention to come down, otherwise they would not be able to continue discussing the case.
This is the Ministry of Justice, and it is safest for Mr. Lu to ask. He stepped forward and respectfully clasped his fists and said, "I dare to ask what is the matter with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"No." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summed up the words, which made Mr. Lu unable to answer for a long time.
"His Prince Prince came for Yi Duo's case?" Lu Qingfan took the initiative to take over the hot potato. The case was at a critical moment and could not be delayed at all.
"What, Yi Duo's case is related to the death of those 145 officials?" His Royal Highness reacted very quickly and immediately found something wrong.
Lu Qingfan understood this. His Royal Highness came for the case they were at hand.
"Where have you gone?"
The prince took the teacup from the hand of the guard Wu Quan and sipped it. The crisp sound of the cup lid touched the cup seemed to hit the hearts of all the officials.
"Your Highness, you have entered the division of labor." This time it was not Lu Shangshu and Lu Qingfan who spoke, but Zheng Yuzhi, the Dali Temple, which had been silent before.
Chao Zhong kept glaring at Yu Zhi when he heard this, thinking that you, boy, are really good at speaking. He skipped the stage of disputes and once again handed over the power to the Ministry of Justice.
But thinking about the scene where Lu Qingfan was almost quarrel but was charged with the crime... they would rather choose to hand over the hot potato of commander to Lu Qingfan.
Lu Qingfan followed the good deeds like a stream, nodded and said, "It's true that the Lord said."
“Tell me.”
Chapter completed!