Chapter 41 A gorgeously dressed dog

Entering the cabinet is equivalent to entering the heart of the country. Those who join the cabinet as Minister of Punishment are simply latecomers from the past, and Mr. Yue is not a commoner. Although entering the cabinet like this is very despised by the officials, Mr. Yue

He has already been looked down upon by the people in the clergy, and he might as well do it again.

Fang Congzhe and Yue Su went hand in hand. Now they are both cabinet bachelors. It is natural for them to be equal. But in terms of current status, Yue Su is even slightly higher than Fang Congzhe. After all, does he have a backing?

Yue Su, who had just entered the cabinet, could only be ranked last in the cabinet, after Fang Congzhe. However, there are not many people in the cabinet now. Three of them have just been arrested, so they are probably completely destroyed.

The emperor just said that if the three judicial divisions are to be tried together, the protagonist must be Mr. Yue. Zhou Yingqiu, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Li Chaohai, the minister of Dali Temple, came over one after another and asked Yue Su when he planned to start the trial so that they could do a good job.

Prepare.

The case had just been handed down and it was inappropriate to start the trial now. At least I had to go to these officials' houses to see it in person. So Yue Su replied to them that he would first put Wei Guangwei and others into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and then go to their residences.

Check. Zhou Yingqiu and Li Chaohai didn't have the courage to say 'no', so they both smiled and nodded in agreement.

These two dear friends, Zhou Yingqiu, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was from Wei Zhongxian. He relied on his family's cook to make good pig trotters and claws, and curry favor with Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing, and climbed to this position. At that time, he was also nicknamed,

It is called "Shao Ho Zong Xian", Zong Xian is the common name of the imperial censor of the capital. Li Chaohai, the Minister of Dali Temple, is from Zhejiang, and of course he is also a member of the Zhejiang Party. In the days after Fang Congzhe left, he almost became a decoration.

Now I can finally feel proud.

Zou Yi also sent Liu Yun to follow Yue Su, responsible for escorting Wei Guangwei and others. Surrounded by the Forbidden Army, everyone left the Forbidden City and said goodbye to Fang Congzhe. Yue Su and others went to the Ministry of Punishment. They handed over the prisoners in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and the prison chief

How could I dare to be careless? I took the person in carefully and kept beating the drum in my heart. What is going on? Even Cifu and Pan Shilang were sent in. Mr. Yue is so powerful. I have to be more cautious in the future.

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After handing over the prisoners, Liu Yun accompanied Yue Su, Zhou Yingqiu, and Li Chaohai to the houses of Wei Guangwei and others for verification. They counted the gold and silver treasures in each house, and then gave up. Everyone returned to the house to make preparations for the ceremony tomorrow.

"Why are there so many soldiers standing guard here?"

Outside the gate of the Ruan Mansion, a carriage drove slowly over. Surrounding the carriage were more than a dozen retinues. The leader was actually Li Haoquan. For a carriage that he could personally escort, the people in the carriage must of course belong to the Yue family.

Yes, it was Ruan Aoyue and maid Mei'er who were sitting in the carriage.

Her father has been back for a few days, and Ruan Aoyue has not visited. Today, she was thinking of coming over to see if she could ease the relationship between her father and her husband. So, Aoyue took Mei'er and asked Li Haoquan to order a few people to escort them.

Go to Ruan Zhenmei's mansion.

When the carriage entered the alley where the Ruan Mansion was located, Mei'er poked her head out and happened to see a large number of forbidden troops standing in front of the mansion, so she said something curious.

"Where are the soldiers standing guard?" Ruan Aoyue asked in confusion in the car.

"It's right in front of the master's house." Meier turned around and said.

"How is that possible?" Ruan Aoyue opened the car curtain and looked out. No, there were a large number of soldiers standing at the door of Ruan Mansion.

Ruan Aoyue became confused. There were no soldiers standing guard in front of the chief minister's house. Why were there so many officers and soldiers in front of her father's house? She looked carefully at both sides and found that she had not gone to the wrong place. She saw the carriage.

As she approached the door, she said, "Captain Li, why are there so many soldiers standing guard in front of this mansion? Ask me what's going on."

"Yes, madam." Li Haoquan, who was walking at the front, agreed and ran quickly towards the door of Ruan Mansion.

He didn't have the uniform of an officer, so of course the Imperial Guards guarding him didn't know what he did. Seeing Li Haoquan running towards them, the Imperial Guards shouted loudly: "What does this man do?"

Li Haoquan stopped and asked: "Isn't this the residence of Mr. Ruan, the deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate? Why are you standing guard here? I wonder what happened?"

"You can inquire about things you should ask about. Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about. Get out of here!" a Forbidden Soldier said angrily.

Li Haoquan could also tell that the uniforms of the Forbidden Army were different from those of ordinary soldiers. Although he was scolded, he did not get angry and patiently took out Shuntian's waistband and said: "I am Li Haoquan, the head catcher of Shuntian Mansion.

, the person sitting in the car behind is my wife, who is a third-grade imperial concubine. Mr. Ruan is my wife’s father. My wife came here to visit me today and wants to ask what happened here.”

After he finished speaking, a leader of the Forbidden Army came over, looked at the badge in Li Haoquan's hand, clasped his fists and said, "It turns out it's Capt. Li from Shuntian Mansion, disrespectful. The thing is, because Mr. Ruan accepted bribes, the mansion thought

The emperor ordered the seal to be sealed, and ordered the Tribunal of Justice to try it. Mr. Yue Shicai has already been here, and I think you didn’t know about it yet.”

"Ah..." Li Haoquan was startled after hearing this.

At the same time, someone else made the same surprised sound, and that was Ruan Aoyue in the car behind. When the leader of the Forbidden Army answered, he immediately came behind Li Haoquan. Ruan Aoyue heard clearly what the leader of the Forbidden Army said.

After hearing this, she almost broke down. How could such a thing happen?

Ruan Aoyue hurriedly asked: "This military master, is what you just said true?"

"Madam, don't call me that, I really don't dare to be called you." The leader of the Imperial Army quickly bowed and saluted. How could he, an official who is not as big as a sesame mung bean, be worthy of this title? Not to mention that Ruan Aoyue was a third-grade imperial concubine.

Who dares to be disrespectful to the 'King of Hell' Yue?" "To Madam, this is indeed true. When the imperial army searched the house, they found 50,000 taels of silver, 8,000 taels of gold, and more than ten boxes of jewelry. Now the emperor

We have ordered the Three Law Divisions to conduct a strict trial, and Mr. Yue will be the chief judge."

"How could this happen..." Ruan Aoyue took a breath, and then asked: "Then...then where is my father now?"

"It is said that he has been taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. When Mr. Yue and others were investigating, I heard that the trial will be held tomorrow." The leader of the Forbidden Army did not say anything.

Ruan Aoyue nodded and said, "Thank you very much." Then she shouted, "Hurry up and turn around and go to the Criminal Department."

"Yes, ma'am!"

The coachman immediately turned around and drove to the Ministry of Justice. Along the way, Ruan Aoyue's heart was in a state of turmoil. She really couldn't understand why such a thing happened suddenly when her father had just returned from Ji Town. However, she

Recalling the words that Jin Chan had heard at the time, "Don't think it's a good job just to see a thief eating meat without seeing a thief being beaten. When he comes back, it will be enough to make him lose his skin."

"Could it be that someone set a trap for my father and asked him to get inside? What should I do? My husband has always reported to the law and asked him to try the case. Wouldn't it be that my father would have no way to survive? Oh..." Thinking of this, Ruan Aoyue was confused.

I suddenly realized, "It must be a trick played by Wei Zhongxian and others. They first set a trap for my father, and then exposed it for my husband to judge. If my husband bends the law for personal gain and lets his father go, they will use this to ruin my husband's reputation for life."

, if my husband kills my father... no... I can't let my father die..."

"But...but what can I do now? Do I have to go back and persuade my husband to show favoritism? I can't do this, but what should I do?" Ruan Aoyue looked anxious, but she couldn't think of a way.

Her anxious expression could be seen clearly by the maid Mei'er sitting next to her. Mei'er whispered: "The young lady is worried about the master's affairs..."

"Yes..." Ruan Aoyue nodded.

"Actually, Miss, there is no need to worry. Our uncle is here to try this case. Whether he is guilty or not, whether he is guilty or not, and whether the sentence is harsh or light is not a matter of his words." Meier said softly.

Ruan Aoyue shook her head and said: "Don't talk nonsense. My husband has always enforced the law and acted impartially. This time, the three judicial departments will jointly try the case. If my husband dares to show favoritism, I am afraid that not only will his reputation be lost for the rest of his life, but he will also suffer the consequences."

"Then what should we do?" Upon hearing what Ruan Aoyue said, Mei'er also panicked and said: "We can't just watch something happen to the master, and we can't let my uncle use a tiger-head guillotine to chop the master. I don't want iron.

Qiu used the knife on the master."

Mei'er naturally knew about the three-bit copper guillotine, and Tie Qiu often boasted in front of her about how many corrupt officials and local tyrants he had beaten with the guillotine.

"Yes... I can't let my father die... But I can't let my husband be selfish either... How can I do this..."

Ruan Aoyue thought about it, but couldn't think of a solution. Meier also became anxious and angry. She didn't know how long she had been working in the car when she suddenly felt the carriage stop.

"Madam, the Criminal Department is here." Li Haoquan's voice sounded outside the carriage.

"Ah..." Only then did Ruan Aoyue react. She opened the car curtain and saw the Penal Department Yamen in front of her. She was about to get up and get out of the car, but hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Let's go to the Penal Department Prison first. I want to visit my father."

After saying that, lower the curtain.

"Yes, ma'am." The carriage turned around and headed towards the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

The Penal Department Prison and the Penal Department were in the same yard, and they arrived in a blink of an eye. When they came to the prison door, Li Haoquan walked forward without waiting for Ruan Aoyue's instructions.

"What are you doing?" When the guard guarding the gate saw a carriage arriving, he guessed that it was a wealthy family coming to visit the prison. They always have to show a domineering attitude towards people who come to visit the prison in order to get more benefits.

Sure enough, when the jailer saw Li Haoquan reaching for his waist, he thought the other party was going to take out some money, and felt happy. However, he didn't expect that what Li Haoquan took out was a waist card.

"I am Li Haoquan, the head catcher of Shuntian Mansion. The one sitting in the car is my wife, who is a third-grade imperial concubine. I am here today to visit the prison!" Li Haoran's aura was several times stronger than that of the jailer.

Now Shuntian Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment are both controlled by Yue Su, and they can be regarded as family members, but there is also a relationship between which is more important. Shuntian Mansion is Yue Su's team, and the people who come from here are naturally more important than those from the Ministry of Punishment.

.In the past, the head catcher of Shuntian Prefecture was nothing in the prison of the Criminal Department. But now, when the people in the Criminal Department heard about the Shuntian Prefecture, they had to show some respect. It was like a few young men working as arrestees in the Criminal Department.

Boss, Mr. Tie Qiu followed Yue Su back and forth. These few officials in the Ministry of Justice and below should greet them politely when they meet them.

Especially in the current Beijing city, the importance of Shuntianfu's waist card is not even lower than that of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

But this time, when the jailer saw the badge, he was confused for a moment and asked, "You said it was Mr. Yue's wife who came to visit the prison?" The jailer's tone was much gentler than before.

"Yes, my wife is here to visit the prison." Li Haoquan said loudly.

"But I don't know who is here to visit. It's a good idea to go in and pass the news." The jailer asked politely.

"He is here to visit my wife's father, Mr. Ruan, the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate." Li Haoquan answered truthfully.

"Ah..." Upon hearing this, the jailer almost stumbled over. He was speechless for a long time before he said: "Please wait a moment, I will go in and report."

After saying that, the jailer ran into the cell door in a hurry. Why was this boy so surprised? It wasn't because of the words "he came to visit my wife's father". Master Yue's wife's father, isn't that Master Yue's father-in-law? How did this happen?

, Master Yue, why did he even bring his own Lao Taishan in? Although many prisoners have just been brought in, including even the second assistant, I really can’t imagine that Master Yue would be so righteous in killing his relatives.

The jailer ran to the prison chief and reported the truth about Ruan Aoyue's visit to the prison. He was his immediate superior. How dare the warden make people wait outside for a long time, so he hurried out to greet him.

Running outside the door, Ruan Aoyue had already gotten out of the car. The warden bowed and saluted, "I don't know if my wife is here, but I'm a little far away to greet her. I hope I'll forgive you."

"It's a crime to be ignorant. I think you've heard about the purpose of my visit here, so please lead the way." Ruan Aoyue said.

"Yes, madam. Please come inside." The warden made a gesture of invitation, and waited until Ruan Aoyue walked past him before carefully escorting him into the prison.

The prison chief personally pointed out the path, followed the passage, and soon came to the prison where Ruan Zhenmei was imprisoned.

The officials who were imprisoned were all in single rooms, and the cells were quite far apart. The doors were not ordinary fence doors, but iron doors. This type of cell was specially designed to hold serious criminals. To prevent confessions from being tampered with.

Through the small door on the iron gate, Aoyue could see her father sitting on the haystack. His father was no longer wearing an official uniform, but a prison uniform. He actually looked much older than before. Right.

Yes, such a big case was committed, and the emperor personally issued an order to supervise the investigation. The evidence is conclusive. Who can do it without feeling haggard?
To be continued...