Chapter 89: Declaring war? The emperor secretly ordered the old man to go on an expedition! Let Jinn
Daxia Kyoto.
Royal Palace Hall.
Civil and military officials from all over the court came in a hurry.
After going to court.
Emperor Yongsheng directly threw the memorial in his hand under the main hall.
"Two thousand unarmed people were massacred, and my Daxia general was beheaded."
"Are the Xiongnu really deceiving me that there is no one in Daxia?"
"Is this the result of giving in?"
The roar sounded, and Emperor Yongsheng almost roared out. Two thousand people were massacred. What was going on? The most important thing was that the generals of Daxia were beheaded in public.
If the imperial court ignores it, it will be a small matter if all face is lost, the people's morale will be shaken, and the military's morale will be shaken, this will be a big deal.
"His Majesty."
"I think this matter is too strange."
"Although there are often riots on the border, the Huns do not dare to act so boldly. The Daxia Dynasty is just unwilling to go to war, but the Huns do not dare to go to war."
"There is no need to invade our Daxia border. I believe that this must be someone secretly doing something. They hope that the Daxia Dynasty will fight the Huns, which will cause internal strife in our country, and it will be an ulterior secret."
Yang Kai's voice sounded, and at this time, the people below could not be allowed to speak.
This matter is indeed very problematic, and anyone with a discerning eye will know that someone is up to something.
Although the Xiongnu looked down on the Daxia Dynasty and always wanted to invade, no matter what, the current Daxia Dynasty was definitely not something the Xiongnu would dare to invade.
If we say that the Daxia Dynasty was unable to go to war because of its treasury problems.
And the Xiongnu Kingdom definitely didn’t dare to start a war because they couldn’t defeat them. If a fight really started, could the Xiongnu Kingdom stop the Daxia cavalry?
So in other words, it is impossible for the Huns to dare to become enemies of Daxia.
There must be someone behind this.
"Yang Kai."
"Do you have to wait until the Huns' cavalry enter Daxia Kyoto before you believe it?"
Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth and directly scolded Yang Kai.
Although what Yang Kai said is very reasonable, being violated at the national border is a big deal no matter what, no matter what conspiracy it is.
It’s okay for you to think about it this way.
But what if you lose the bet?
Even if you are sure that there is a high probability that someone is behind it, you cannot let down your guard, because if you lose the bet, you may lose a country.
"His Majesty."
"I have sent someone to negotiate with the Huns. I will have an answer tomorrow."
"I hope your Majesty will think twice."
Yang Kai spoke out, even though he knew that the emperor was furious, he still had to say what needed to be said.
If a war really breaks out, the gains outweigh the losses.
The conflict between the ministers and the emperor is like this. The emperor is one person, while the ministers are a group of people. Whether it is to consider interests or to stabilize the overall situation, the emperor does not have the final say on many things anyway.
If you insist on going your own way, you can easily make big mistakes.
Except for faint kings, basically even tyrants have to listen to the opinions of their ministers sometimes.
"The Minister of the Ministry of War obeys the order."
"I now order you to strengthen preparations for war."
"The Ministry of Household Affairs allocated funds to allocate grain and quickly sent it to the northern border to start the dragon boats."
"The Ministry of Criminal Justice strictly controls domestic security."
"No matter whether someone is behind this matter or not, I want everyone in the world to know what the consequences will be if you offend me."
"Retreat from the court."
Emperor Yongsheng did not waste any nonsense and directly issued various decrees. No matter what the matter was, there was absolutely no problem in sending food and grass there first.
"I will accept the order."
Seeing Emperor Yongsheng acting like this, the officials did not dare to continue to dissuade him.
The emperor left.
All the officials looked different.
The military attaches left in a hurry. No matter what the final result was, the Ministry of War was going to be busy.
Yang Kai and Hu Yong just looked at each other and rushed directly towards the Prince's Mansion.
If this matter gets too big, it won't be good for anyone.
The prince must come forward.
And at the same time.
Daxia Academy.
The affairs of the imperial court cannot be spread to the academy.
At this moment, seven people were standing outside the dean's study.
Gu Jinnian, Su Huaiyu, Wang Fugui, Jiang Yezhou, Yaochi Fairy, Yang Hanrou, and Li Ji.
Work in groups of seven to receive the dossier and complete this month’s homework.
There were originally six people in Gu Jinnian's room, but Yang Hanrou took the initiative to come over and want to join them.
Go into the study room.
Su Wenjing was looking at the chess records. As Gu Jinnian entered, Su Wenjing took out five files and placed them in front of Gu Jinnian and others.
"Take a copy yourself."
Su Wenjing did not raise his head and just continued to study the chess records.
"Sir, do you like playing chess?"
Gu Jinnian opened his mouth and looked at the five files at the same time. They were all basically the same, so you could pick any one you wanted.
"good."
"The Jixia Academy Chess Saint Conference is about to start. I might have to go there in a few days, so I'm going to review a thing or two."
Su Wenjing spoke slowly, then raised his head and looked at Gu Jinnian.
"Can the Crown Prince play chess?"
he asked.
"I can play backgammon, but I can't play Go."
Gu Jinnian directly picked up the first volume on the left and gave an answer.
"You can learn from it. Officialdom is like a chess game. Sometimes when you don't understand something, you may be able to figure it out after a game of chess."
"By the way, after taking this file, study it carefully. It doesn't matter whether you go to the church or not. I will come to check the results in a month."
Su Wenjing said this.
"kindness."
Gu Jinnian nodded, bowed immediately, and then left the place.
Everyone also bowed and followed Gu Jinnian out of the study.
After leaving the study room.
The seven of them were a little excited. After all, reviewing and approving the Ministry of Justice files sounded a bit high-end.
After walking out of the study, several acquaintances came face to face.
The four Xu Ya people, plus the three people from Xiao Yuan Temple, all nodded to each other when they met. Xu Changge also appeared, but his expression was a little gloomy. When he saw Gu Jinnian, his expression became even more gloomy.
It seems that he was really hit hard. Although he was cold and silent before, at least he won't be so depressed.
Now I feel like I've lost my godliness.
This made Gu Jinnian a little embarrassed.
The two parties said hello, and then left and went to a courtyard. After everyone sat down safely, Li Ji's voice couldn't help but sound.
"Uncle Jinnian, open it quickly, open it and take a look."
Li Ji was very excited. As a grandson, he had been taught by Confucian masters since he was a child. But the problem was that most of the classes were just like that, and it was really not interesting at all.
How fun is it to review and approve cases?
After listening to Li Ji speak, Gu Jinnian did not hesitate and slowly unfolded the file. The file of the Criminal Department was very thick. There were more than a dozen files in total. It was mainly divided into three parts: the ins and outs of the case, the prisoner's confession, and the introduction of testimony and evidence.
Gu Jinnian directly unfolded the ins and outs of the case, and then everyone couldn't help but look at it.
[Bailu Mansion-Zhang Ming Murder Case]
[The criminal Zhang Ming served in the army for seven years and was discharged from the army on the fifth day of February due to illness and injury in the tenth year of Yongsheng. He returned to Bailu Mansion and served as a servant of the government government. However, he lost all his money due to his gambling addiction and sold his wife.
Son, you are so heartless and outrageous.】
[On May 15th, because of the relocation in Pingyang County, he was dissatisfied with the court's compensation of silver and caused trouble in the county government. He was demoted from his position and imprisoned for three months. 】
[Later, on August 15th, he was released after serving his sentence. However, he was filled with hatred and gall. With his martial arts skills, he attacked the local Wang family at night on September 9th, intending to steal gold and silver. However, he was discovered by the Wang family's servants. The criminal Zhang Ming was afraid that
To prevent the news from spreading, I broke the necks of the royal servants and kicked their internal organs into pieces. The methods were ruthless and extremely cold-blooded.】
[Because the noise was too loud, the Wang family was alarmed, and they finally cooperated with the patrol officers to arrest him]
[On the tenth day of September, the Bailu Mansion Office reviewed and approved the case. The criminal Zhang Minghua confessed, was sentenced to death, and was submitted to the Ministry of Punishment for verification. 】
[On the twelfth day of the ninth lunar month, Wang Zheng, a member of the Ministry of Punishment, reviewed and approved the case, and the review found it to be true. 】
[On September 13, Xiao Yan, a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment, reviewed and approved the case, and the review confirmed it. 】
[On September 14th, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, He Weihua, reviewed and found the truth. 】
[On September 17th, Xu Ping, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, finally verified. 】
[On September 20th, the Ministry of Punishment files were delivered, and the criminal Zhang Ming was executed. 】
This is the first entry in the dossier.
The ins and outs of the cause and effect are clearly written, but the more detailed things are not included here.
Testimonies, witness statements, are on the following pages.
After reading the file, Gu Jinnian felt something was wrong for some reason.
"A man who is addicted to gambling and sells his wife and children is really abominable."
Wang Fugui was the first to speak, disdainful of such behavior.
"Grandpa said that people who gamble as fiercely as tigers, are addicted to gambling, and sell their wives and daughters deserve to die."
Li Ji also spoke up, thinking that Zhang Ming deserved his death.
"For those who join the army and return to their hometowns, they are actually not bad as government servants. They have twenty taels of silver per month. Counting some other income, they have at least thirty or forty taels of silver in a month."
"Besides, this is still a government official. With his qualifications in joining the army, he should have no problem becoming a policeman in less than five years."
"In the Great Xia Dynasty, a police officer in the capital city gets a salary of thirty-five taels of silver a month, plus the magistrate's special silver and some income. A hundred taels of silver a month is not too much."
"Such a good job was ruined just because of a mistake."
Jiang Yezhou spoke out, with some regret in his tone.
"This is the cause and effect of the world of mortals. It has already been determined."
When Fairy Yaochi spoke, she was very calm and just said something lightly.
"I have pity on his wife and children."
Yang Hanrou also said something.
Gu Jinnian and Su Huaiyu were the only two people in the audience who didn't speak.
At this moment, Gu Jinnian looked at Su Huaiyu, with doubts in his eyes.
"What did Brother Su say?"
Gu Jinnian looked at Su Huaiyu and asked calmly.
"The prince should have seen the clues."
Su Huaiyu was very calm.
He didn't answer, but looked at Gu Jinnian.
"What's the clue?"
"Uncle Jinnian, what did you see?"
"Is there anything wrong with this dossier?"
Listening to Gu Jinnian's words, everyone's eyes couldn't help but be full of curiosity.
There is no other reason. This is the topic for the second month. According to what Su Wenjing said before, people will be evicted starting from this month.
No one wants to be the first to be evicted.
Now that they heard this, everyone was naturally curious.
"time."
Gu Jinnian looked at the file and spoke slowly.
To be honest, the case is not a big one. He is addicted to gambling and sells off his wife and children. There are many such things.
Especially in this kind of feudal society.
Even the overall context is not a big problem and it is logical, but there is one place where the problem is very strange.
That's time.
"What's the meaning?"
"What time?"
"Brother Jinnian, what does this mean?"
Everyone became even more curious. They couldn't take their eyes away from the file, but they couldn't see any problem with the time.
"I have never been in the Ministry of Justice, but I know a few rules."
"Everyone, take a closer look."
"It was approved on the 10th day of September, and reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment on the 12th. On the 13th and 14th, the second trial was completed. On the 17th, it was approved by the Minister of Punishment. On the 20th, it was sent to Bailu Mansion for execution."
"Isn't this going a little too fast?"
"But I don't know exactly what it is. Brother Su, you have worked in the Criminal Department. Please tell me."
Gu Jinnian spoke calmly, but as soon as he said this, everyone came back to their senses.
"Bailu Mansion is one of the twenty-three mansions in Jiangling County. It is located in the middle, close to mountains and rivers, and is rich in materials. It can be regarded as a prosperous city."
"But it's still two thousand miles away from Daxia Kyoto. Normally, on the ninth day of September, when a prisoner is apprehended, he should be interrogated. Even if the prisoner is recruited immediately, it will take at least two days, and the arrest time is late at night."
"The record in the file is very clear. If you want to arrest someone late at night and want to convict him, you must be interrogated by the master, the lawyer will record the confession, sign the signature, and then go to the government office to convict in public, and the people will watch. Once it is confirmed, the case will be finalized and closed."
"If it's a death penalty, it requires three meetings and three trials to ensure that no witness or material evidence is missing before the death penalty can be finalized. It will then be escorted to the Ministry of Punishment for approval at all levels, and finally approved by the Minister of Punishment in his own hand."
"If there are no doubts in the second trial, basically there won't be much of a problem when it comes to the Minister of Justice."
"It's just that the Minister of Punishment has a lot of things to do every day, and sometimes he will directly ask the left and right ministers to directly approve the work for him."
"But even so, it shouldn't be so fast."
"Normally, it would take at least two months for a death row file like this to be in front of the Minister of Punishment."
"As for this file, if you calculate the time, from September 9th to September 20th, it will be executed directly on the eleventh day."
"Time goes so fast, incredibly fast."
Su Huaiyu clarified the core issue.
Files on death row prisoners are extremely strict from top to bottom. The laws of Daxia are extremely strict on death row prisoners. They require three local trials and three meetings, and then they are submitted layer by layer to the Ministry of Punishments.
The head of the Criminal Department is the first to review, investigate the information, determine the details, and then hand it over to the Yuan Wai Lang, who also has to carefully review and approve it.
Even if I finish the review and approval here, I will immediately hand it over to the superiors for approval. But the problem is that the superiors happen to be free and have time to review and approve this case?
Obviously, this case has been expedited.
And it was extremely urgent. It took eleven days from filing the case and filing the case to executing the decision. Gu Jinnian really didn't believe it if you said there was nothing else in it.
"Uncle Jinnian, I understand. There is a problem with this case. Someone deliberately expedited it and asked the superiors to sentence him to death."
Li Ji wanted to understand it, and everyone naturally understood it too.
"I don't understand, why expedite this case? The ins and outs are very clear. Even if it is not expedited, it is the law of Daxia to kill for life, so there is no big problem."
Wang Fugui frowned and looked at the file with doubts.
"Some people want Zhang Ming to die early."
"There seems to be a problem with this case."
Jiang Yezhou spoke slowly and revealed a possibility.
"It is also possible that Zhang Ming died before September 20th."
Gu Jinnian's voice sounded.
This is his opinion.
There are only two possibilities for wishing a person to die. One is that the case is an unjust case and the case should be closed as soon as possible.
The only remaining possibility is that the person is already dead, so he needs to be executed quickly.
Regarding these two possibilities, Gu Jinnian prefers the second one.
If it's an unjust case, I don't want the case to be finalized so quickly. Let the superiors investigate slowly. If you think it's inappropriate, just send someone over to look at it.
But this urgent, urgent, and urgent file is very likely that Zhang Ming has died a long time ago.
The cause of death was probably very tragic. Otherwise, if a prisoner on death row died in a prison, although he would be blamed, it would not be too bad.
It's just that the superiors will send someone over to investigate carefully.
If the cause of death is tragic, it cannot be concealed.
At this moment, Gu Jinnian felt inexplicably that this dossier seemed to be randomly selected by him, but Su Wenjing might have tampered with it.
There are obviously problems with this case, and all the files were picked out by Su Wenjing.
Why would you let yourself take over this case?
"already dead?"
"How brave are the Lord Bailu and the prefect?"
"This is a capital crime."
Li Ji spoke, he was a little unconvinced.
"Yes, if a prisoner on death row dies early, knows about it but fails to repay it, deceives superiors and deceives subordinates, and is dealt with according to the law, it is a capital crime."
"The prince and the prefect should not be so stupid, right? Brother Gu, even if the prince's own son framed others, they wouldn't dare to act like this, right?"
Several people spoke and expressed some disbelief.
It's not that they are living in a dream, but the punishments in Daxia are extremely severe. Whoever does this kind of deception will die.
"If that's really the case."
"What kind of person does it take to do this?"
"Everyone from top to bottom of the Criminal Department dared to take the risk to pass."
"A great official is nothing more than this, right?"
"I will hold on until death. At most, this matter is framed by him. Do you need to use such a large network of contacts?"
Wang Fugui spoke, he really couldn't think of which Buddha was involved behind this, and the entire punishment department was connected?
Not to mention the prefect and prefect of Bailu Mansion.
Even if the governor of Jiangling County spoke in person, the Minister of Punishment probably wouldn't pay attention.
No, not only the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, but also the ministers on the left and right of the Ministry of Punishment didn't bother to look at him. One was a Jingguan, who held all the power in the world, and the other was a local official. Although he was half a local emperor, his life and death depended on the Jingguan's thoughts.
Not many people would do such a thing for the sake of the people below. Losing their official position and losing their head is too dangerous.
"This matter does not necessarily involve too much. The Minister of the Ministry of Justice will not be involved, and even the Minister of Justice will not be involved."
"Continue to look back and don't think too deeply."
At this moment, Yang Hanrou said, she was the granddaughter of Yang Kai, the Minister of Rites. Others didn't know what the Minister meant, but she did.
As Yang Hanrou spoke.
Everyone didn't waste any time and continued to read back.
What follows are some testimonies and some supplements.
As well as additional explanations from the approving officer, to sum up, I would like to say that gambling is bad, as it ruins people's hearts, sells off their wives and children, and makes them crazy.
Finally, I summarized Zhang Ming’s thoughts and how bad this matter was, and recommended that the higher-ups severely punish him.
That's roughly it.
Half an hour later, everyone had read the entire file.
After reading these files, everyone's thoughts were a little weird, and the content behind them actually didn't have any big problems.
But the bottom line is still here, time flies too fast.
"It is absolutely impossible for Mr. Wenjing to select five files from the Ministry of Justice and just ask me to make a few casual comments."
"It seems that I have to do something. Otherwise, direct comments will have very poor effect."
Jiang Yezhou spoke, and he gradually figured it out.
There is something wrong with this file.
Su Wenjing must have noticed it, but he didn't say it and asked everyone to raise it.
Of course, I don't mean to ask everyone to overturn the case, but to find evidence from them. You can't just make a few casual comments and be fine.
This file is a test, testing the abilities of seven people in all aspects.
Gu Jinnian agreed with what Jiang Yezhou said.
If Mr. Wenjing hadn't told that thing today, Gu Jinnian really wouldn't have cared too much.
When he first went up the mountain and faced the assessment, who would have thought that Su Wenjing would ask local governments to implement what he said?
So now this dossier is a new test.
If you are really stupid and make a few comments, you are not far from being eliminated.
Thinking of the bet with Su Wenjing, he became concerned about this matter.
"Well, my uncle is the left minister of the Ministry of Justice. Brother Su, come with me to find out something about my uncle."
"Yaochi, you and sister Hanrou go back to the Yang Mansion. Sister Hanrou, go find your grandfather and listen. Remember to look at your grandfather's expression. Don't miss any details. Only focus on this.
One case, not others."
"Brother Wang, your business is spread all over the world. There should be shops in Bailu Mansion. You can also ask more carefully. Brother Jiang, please cooperate with Brother Wang."
"Li Ji, you should also go to the palace to ask your father about this matter and see if the prince knows about it."
"Everyone, how are you?"
Gu Jinnian gave orders. Since this was a test, Gu Jinnian had to be very energetic.
He wanted to see what kind of medicine the dean was selling in his gourd.
"OK, no problem."
"Okay, I'll get ready right away."
I don’t know why, but there is an indescribable feeling in everyone’s hearts. They haven’t felt like this since they were young.
Do something seriously and have a strong sense of justice.
Especially Li Ji, if the case is really unjust and the case is reversed because of himself, he will have a full sense of justice in his heart.
"Okay, let's go."
"We will reunite here at this time tomorrow."
Gu Jinnian put the files away, handed them to Su Huaiyu, and left directly.
Mr. Wenjing also said that this month will be spent on investigating the case files. There are no restrictions or regulations, and you don't even have to go to school.
free time.
Gu Jinnian left, and everyone left without talking nonsense, hoping to unlock the secret as soon as possible.
in this way.
Half an hour later.
Bactrian Palace.
Prince's Mansion.
"Your Highness, the country is not yet completely stable. If we attack the Huns, I'm afraid it will have a bad impact. The people have only had a good life for a few days. Once the war starts, public resentment will rise again."
"Your Highness must go to His Majesty, and no matter what method is used, we must persuade His Majesty to restrain his warlike attitude."
At the prince's residence.
Yang Kai looked melancholy and begged the prince to persuade the emperor.
And in the lobby.
The prince sat in the first seat, looking a little helpless.
"The Emperor is resolute. If you let me go at this time, wouldn't you be asking me to scold you?"
"Furthermore, the Xiongnu were indeed ruthless in their actions. They slaughtered more than 2,000 people in the village and even showed the head of my Daxia general to the public."
"Behavior like this can be regarded as starting a war. You can't go, you can't go."
The prince was very helpless.
A few words of persuasion would be fine on a normal day, but at this juncture, going alone would be courting death.
Definitely not going.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"So what if I get scolded a few times? There must be someone behind the scenes who is really evil. They just want to see Daxia go to war. We can't be fooled."
Yang Kai continued to talk earnestly.
The prince took a deep breath and did not answer.
But after a while, his voice couldn't help but come out.
"Okay, I can't go, at least not now, but you can go find someone, he may have a way."
The prince said, he would not go anyway, but he could show Yang Kai the way.
"May I ask the prince, who is he?"
Yang Kai stood up, his face full of curiosity.
"Preaching the Holy Duke."
"He knows more than you. If he comes forward, he can figure out the cause and effect."
"Right now, only Duke Chuan Sheng can communicate well with the Huns."
"If he has no choice, then be ready for war."
The prince's tone was very determined.
He knew very well the ability of Chuan Shenggong. Even though he was scolded by the old man a few times at the poetry meeting, he seemed ordinary.
In fact, it is said that Shenggong is stronger than him, the prince of Daxia.
"Preaching the Holy Duke?"
"I understand, I will retire first, but I still hope that His Highness can dissuade him."
Hearing that Duke Chuan Sheng could solve the problem, Yang Kai also understood why he had forgotten this big shot, but he still hoped that the prince could go there in person.
"Okay, okay, go quickly and tell me if you have any news."
Yang Kai is his loyal follower, and the prince does not show off, and speaks very casually.
Soon, Yang Kai left.
But before Li Gao could go back to rest, some voices suddenly sounded.
"I have met His Highness Taisun."
"This slave has met His Highness the Grand Sun."
Listen to the sound.
Li Gao's face suddenly darkened.
At this point in time, my son should be studying in the academy, right? Why did he run home?
"Here comes someone."
"Get a bowl of tea and rinse your mouth."
Li Ji walked into the house, shouted, and saw his father sitting in front of the hall.
In an instant, that arrogance and domineering temper instantly subsided.
"father."
"I have something for you."
Li Ji spoke immediately and trotted all the way to Li Gao.
"Is something wrong? What's the matter?"
Li Gao sneered, looking at his son, he still felt a little angry.
"Dad, do you know about the Zhang Ming case in Bailu Mansion?"
Li Ji didn't hide it, he asked directly.
"The Zhang Ming case?"
"Why do you care about something like this?"
The prince frowned, wondering why his stupid son suddenly cared about this.
"Assigned by the teacher, a group of seven people will select a dossier and then approve it."
"Uncle Jinnian picked up the Zhang Ming case. I have read the file and I feel there is something wrong, so I came back to ask you."
"Dad, do you know this?"
Li Ji is very honest.
"have no idea."
Li Gao shook his head. He was a prince, and he had to deal with everything. He had to do a lot of things every day. Although he no longer supervises the country, he still had some government affairs to deal with. How could he know about such a thing?
The prince didn't know, and Li Ji didn't talk nonsense and told all the causes and consequences of the matter.
After finishing speaking, Li Gao couldn't help but frown.
"In eleven days, the decision will be made?"
Just after listening to the contents of the dossier, Li Gao noticed something was wrong. The speed was too fast. In theory, it could be done in eleven days, but this was only a theoretical matter.
Unless it is a case that the emperor or the Minister of Punishment attaches great importance to, how can an ordinary case be completed in eleven days? This is very problematic.
"That's right, Dad, I noticed there was a problem right away. When did the process of the Criminal Department become so fast?"
"There must be something fishy here, and Dad, I feel that the criminal Zhang Ming is very likely to have died before the file is delivered. Otherwise, it is obviously unreasonable to expedite it like this."
"Even if a mistake is made, I don't dare to take such a big risk, don't you think?"
Li Ji was very thick-skinned and directly claimed that it was his own fault.
"It's possible."
"Check this matter out for your father. You are not bad at being able to realize this."
"I guess my father's teachings to you are not in vain."
Li Gao was a little relieved.
But Li Ji shook his head and said.
"Dad, this matter is our Qilin Pavilion's business. Please don't interfere. Besides, Mr. Wenjing's homework assignments. If you interfere, wouldn't it mean that you are relying on external help?"
"You can call an official from Bailu Mansion for me. I can ask myself without bothering you."
Li Ji said with a smile.
He just wanted to do this by himself, and he didn't want his father to help him. Otherwise, even if the case was overturned and something was found, there would be no sense of accomplishment.
"Qilin Pavilion?"
"You're really a promising kid. Okay, then dad won't investigate. Bailu Mansion, right?"
"You wait here while dad goes out."
Li Gao was a little curious about what Qilin Pavilion was, but he was even more pleased to hear that Li Ji wanted to do it himself.
After all, sooner or later, I will grow old, and I really have to let my son do many things by himself.
This is a good thing.
But he also has to pay attention to this matter. If something is involved that shouldn't be involved, he can't mess around.
at this time.
In Daxia Kyoto.
Two figures, one behind the other, were walking towards the Criminal Department.
They are the figures of Gu Jinnian and Su Huaiyu.
However, before Gu Jinnian could arrive at the Criminal Department, a voice stopped Gu Jinnian.
"Jin Nian."
"Why are you here?"
It was Uncle Six's voice.
On the bustling street, Gu Ningya was walking out of a restaurant with a group of his men, and he happened to meet him.
"Uncle Six?"
"Why are you here?"
Seeing his sixth uncle, Gu Jinnian was also a little curious and glanced at the restaurant, Wangyue Tower. It was not a cheap place.
"Your sixth uncle has just been promoted and came over for a celebratory drink. He saw you as soon as he came out."
"Come, come, come and see, this is my eldest nephew, Gu Jinnian."
"The most talented man in Great Xia, the most outstanding genius in Confucianism and Taoism, all should be recognized by me with wide eyes. From now on, when you see my nephew, it is like you have met me, do you understand?"
Gu Ningya drank some wine and became a little drunk. He shouted loudly, as if he wished everyone knew that Gu Jinnian was his nephew.
"Hello, His Royal Highness."
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
In an instant, dozens of people bowed to Gu Jinnian one after another. These were all high-ranking officials of the Xuandeng Division, either Qianhu, the governor, or the commander, and there were two commanders.
All of them are high-ranking officials of the third and fourth grades.
But now when I see Gu Jinnian, everyone is respectful and humble, not at all arrogant.
"Uncle Six, don't be embarrassed. Come here. I'll see you if I need anything."
Gu Jinnian pulled his sixth uncle, and he finally understood why his sixth uncle was so unpleasant.
It's too high-profile. This is what happens after a beating. If you don't beat me, something will happen sooner or later.
Seeing how serious Gu Jinnian was, Gu Ningya stopped messing around.
He immediately followed him and came to an uninhabited alley, his face full of curiosity.
"Jinnian, what's going on? Who hired you? Do you want me to catch him?"
Gu Ningya spoke with a serious look on his face and put his hand on the scabbard, giving the impression that as soon as Gu Jinnian opened his mouth, he would immediately arrest the person.
"That's not what happened."
"Uncle, do you know about Zhang Ming's case in Bailu Mansion?"
Gu Jinnian was more direct and asked Uncle Six.
"Egret Mansion?"
"The Zhang Ming case?"
Gu Ningya frowned. Although he was from the Xuandeng Department, this was a case from the Criminal Department. He was not qualified to watch it and could not intervene.
"You take a look first."
Gu Jinnian asked Su Huaiyu to hand over the file to the other party without saying much.
Soon, Su Huaiyu took out the file. Gu Ningya took a deep breath, forced out the alcohol, returned to normal, and then looked at the file carefully.
After reading the dossier.
Gu Ningya frowned.
"There's a problem."
"It takes eleven days to make a decision. It's impossible to do it so fast."
"And your fifth uncle didn't handle this case, so it was obviously bypassed."
"There's something wrong with this."
"The person has died a long time ago. He must have been tortured. The people below are afraid of trouble, so they urgently deal with it. This is very likely."
"Egret Mansion, let me think about it, there are no big shots here."
"The backer of Lord Bailu is King Qilin, but this is not a big deal. If you really want to kill someone, there is no need to go to such trouble."
"The people below should have done something wrong."
"But Jinnian, why are you checking this? The prince of Bailu Mansion has provoked you? Do you want me to catch him?"
I have to say that my uncle, the sixth uncle, seems to be clueless on weekdays, but when it comes to criminal cases, he is really discerning.
Instantly detect problems and quickly make corresponding judgments based on a little bit of existing information.
Being able to be the commander of the hanging lamp department is impossible without some ability.
The only drawback is that if you open or close your mouth, you will arrest people.
Big brother knows that you are the commander, so there is no need for this, right?
"Uncle Six, this is the homework given to us by Mr. Wenjing."
"There's no big problem specifically. I just let you take a look and if you think there's something wrong, then I can rest assured and go to Uncle Wu."
Gu Jinnian spoke up.
"Classwork?"
"Give you the Ministry of Criminal Justice files as your homework? Mr. Wenjing is serious. Is he deliberately making things difficult for you?"
"Do you want uncle to catch him? Capture him into the Hanging Deng Division and take good care of him? Don't be afraid. Uncle is now the commander. It's not a big problem to catch Su Wenjing. He can be demoted by half a level at most."
Gu Ningya said seriously.
Gu Jinnian: ""
Somewhat speechless, this old six.
"Theoretically speaking, if Mr. Gu arrests Mr. Wenjing, Mr. Gu should be dismissed from his post within half a day. It is not a big problem to be demoted to half a level."
Su Huaiyu spoke.
As soon as he said this, Gu Ningya's face became a little confused.
"Okay, Uncle Six, let's go first and talk later."
Gu Jinnian was too lazy to pay attention to his sixth uncle and wanted to run away.
But Gu Ningya grabbed Gu Jinnian and then said in a lowered voice.
"Don't leave in a hurry yet."
"Tell you a few things."
"There may be a war."
Gu Ningya did not let Gu Jinnian go, but revealed some inside information.
"fight?"
"Do you really want to fight the Huns?"
Gu Jinnian was a little surprised when he heard the news.
"kindness."
"The latest news came from the border. The Huns massacred another village yesterday and killed more than 2,000 people. Our generals killed hundreds of Huns and were captured alive by the Huns generals. Their heads were displayed to the public. The matter was very big."
"Your grandfather has received the secret order. If there is a real fight, he will go on an expedition."
Gu Ningya spoke very seriously.
"Grandpa is going to war?"
Gu Jinnian was even more shocked this time.
Going to war with the Huns was a bit unexpected, but having my grandfather go on an expedition was even more unexpected.
Although the old man has the strength of King Wu, on the battlefield, with thousands of troops and horses, and when the man is exhausted, if he is red-eyed, something may happen.
The old man is now the backbone of the Gu family. If he really joins the war, it may not necessarily be a good thing.
"kindness."
"It's not like you don't know your grandfather's temper. If His Majesty didn't give him a secret order and just assigned someone else to do it, based on your grandfather's temper, he would probably go directly to the palace to cause trouble."
"The person who hates the Huns the most in the world, besides the Holy One, is your grandfather."
"His best brothers back then were all killed at the hands of the Huns. The old man swore a poisonous oath that if there was a chance to go to war, he would go to war even if he only had one breath left."
"Don't worry about this. You can't stop it. Your father even tried to persuade me today and was beaten. Now no one dares to persuade me."
"Don't go looking for trouble."
Gu Ningya is very serious.
"Understood."
The old man hated the Huns. Gu Jinnian knew this. He had a vengeance when he witnessed several brothers, alive and dead, being tortured and killed by the Huns, so he couldn't persuade him, and he really couldn't persuade him.
"The old man asked me to tell you something. I originally planned to go find you after drinking today, but I didn't expect to meet you here. I just wanted to talk to you."
Gu Ningya continued to speak.
"What's up?"
Gu Jinnian was very serious. At this juncture, what the old man told him must be a big deal, and he had to take it seriously.
"Ahem."
"Jin Nian, the old man said that he may be going on an expedition soon, which could be as soon as half a month or as slowly as three months. During this time, you should think carefully and come up with an eternally famous poem to support your grandpa's expedition."
"By the way, I'll write a poem for your sixth uncle to celebrate him becoming the commander. It doesn't have to be too good, just a poem to support the country. The Gu family must have a good reputation."
Gu Ningya said seriously.
In the first half, Gu Jinnian wrote that if the old man went to war, it would be reasonable for him to ask his grandson to write a poem.
But in the second half, Gu Jinnian didn't believe it.
Good guy, just go for it, right?
"Jinnian, why are you looking at me like that?"
"You don't believe your sixth uncle?"
"Okay, if you don't believe it, let's go home and confront the old man face to face."
"Although your sixth uncle is not very good at ordinary times, he will never add any jealousy when delivering messages and doing things."
Gu Ningya was a little unhappy. His nephew looked at him like this?
Do you doubt your own character?
Scholars can be killed but not humiliated.
"Okay, Sixth Uncle, I'll go find Fifth Uncle first, go back and tell Grandpa, leave this matter to me, and I will definitely write an eternal poem so that Grandpa doesn't have to worry."
Gu Jinnian spoke out and then walked quickly towards the Criminal Department.
"good."
"And my poems."
"Jin Nian, don't forget it."
Gu Ningya shouted behind him, and then smiled with a smile on his face, hey, it would be nice to have someone at home who can read.
Keep going.
After a stick of incense.
The two came to the Criminal Department.
Although Gu Jinnian's uncle is the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, he still has to follow the rules when doing things.
Gu Jinnian asked someone to communicate outside the door without breaking in directly.
When the guards outside the criminal department saw that it was Gu Jinnian, they did not dare to neglect and immediately went to notify him.
"Your Highness, how is your relationship with Mr. Gu?"
Outside the Ministry of Justice.
Gu Jinnian was waiting for the announcement, but suddenly, Su Huaiyu's voice sounded, making Gu Jinnian a little curious.
"It's good. My fifth uncle is much more serious than my sixth uncle."
"But his personality is a bit cold, he doesn't like to talk much, and he is rigorous in his work. He is much better than my sixth uncle."
"It's okay for me."
Gu Jinnian answered through the few memories in his mind.
"His Royal Highness, Su wants to ask for something. I wonder if His Highness can agree to it?"
Knowing the answer, Su Huaiyu spoke.
"you say."
Gu Jinnian was curious, when did Su Huaiyu ask for something?
"Ask your uncle to dismiss all the officials from the Criminal Department who arrested me."
"If I need a reason, I'll find a way to trick them into going to the Dean's Square."
"It shouldn't be difficult to spend some money."
Su Huaiyu said calmly.
Gu Jinnian was silent.
Good guy.
It seems that Su Huaiyu also holds a grudge.
But before Gu Jinnian could answer, a voice sounded.
"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty the Minister has invited you."
He was the guard who went to report.
The latter came quickly with a smile on his face.
"I'm tired."
Gu Jinnian cupped his hands and took Su Huaiyu directly inside without saying anything.
In my memory, my fifth uncle was very cold, very eccentric by nature, and upright in his work.
And he was very serious about his work. When the old man was training martial arts, he asked the fifth uncle and his men to run a hundred laps. The fifth uncle and his men ran one more lap, and then asked the old man to add ninety-nine laps to make up the two hundred laps. It must be
integer.
Uncle Liu was very fierce and ran backwards in a circle. His meaning was very simple, and he couldn't let the old man take advantage.
It fits Lao Liu's character very well.
Walk all the way.
After arriving at the inner hall of the Ministry of Justice.
With the guards leading the way, Gu Jinnian finally arrived at Uncle Wu's office.
The room is very frugal.
There are many files piled up on the desk, but they are placed in an orderly manner and appear to be meticulous.
The ground is also very quiet, and the overall layout is very neat.
It seems that my fifth uncle has obsessive-compulsive disorder and mysophobia.
"Uncle Five."
Gu Jinnian shouted.
At that moment, a voice came from the inner room.
"Wait."
A faint voice sounded, seemingly unhurried.
After a while.
A figure walked out of the inner room.
Eight feet tall, with a hooked nose, cold eyes, and fair skin, but a bit sickly white. Wearing official uniform, he exudes a strong aura as soon as he steps out.
Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Justice.
The being in charge of the laws of Bactria and the future Minister of Punishment.
Gu Leng.
Just hearing the name makes me feel cold.
"Jin Nian."
"What are you doing here?"
The fifth uncle came out. Although his words were a little stiff and not as enthusiastic as the other uncles, the family was connected by blood and the same blood flowed in their bones. Gu Jinnian could feel that his fifth uncle was not cold to him.
It's because of his temperament, otherwise he would have been driven away long ago if he had been someone else.
No, I won’t even see him.
"Uncle Fifth, please take a look at this file first."
Gu Jinnian didn't hesitate and put Zhang Ming's case in front of him.
The latter did not waste any time and came to the desk to look at the case carefully.
But soon, Gu Leng's eyes retracted.
"The case has been decided, what's the problem?"
Gu Leng opened his mouth, but there was nothing strange.
"Uncle Wu, there is a problem with this case. The time is too fast."
Gu Jinnian spoke up and pointed at the file.
"In the tenth year of Yongsheng's reign, the Ministry of Punishment was restructured. All murder cases that have a bad impact and disturb the people's hearts should be handled and approved. This is His Majesty's will."
"This case was handled at that time. It was faster, but it was consistent with the circumstances at that time."
Gu Leng said slowly.
For a moment, Gu Jinnian frowned.
Is there still this rule?
He couldn't help but look at Su Huaiyu, who looked very calm.
"Your Highness, don't look at it. I was in prison during those years. I don't know."
Su Huaiyu was very indifferent.
There are some things he doesn't know. After all, there is not much information available when a person is in prison.
Well
Could it be a misunderstanding?
Are you thinking too much?
"Fifth Uncle, why are you so good? Why did the Ministry of Punishment reform?"
Gu Jinnian didn't give up and asked one more question.
"A human trafficking incident occurred in Baiqiu Mansion. Two hundred girls drowned in a ferry crossing the river. The prince concealed the truth from the court, delayed the time, and was reported, which aroused the anger of the people, so the system was reformed."
Gu Leng spoke calmly.
Tell this.
"Oh, I see."
"Then there is no doubt about this matter? Uncle, why didn't it pass through your hands?"
Gu Jinnian continued to ask.
"I was investigating missing cases in various places, and many girls from Fucheng were trafficked."
"It's not in Kyoto, so it doesn't pass through my hands."
Gu Leng replied.
At the same time, his eyes couldn't help but fall on this file.
After a while, he slowly spoke.
"Is this the topic Mr. Wen Jing gave you?"
he asked.
"right."
Gu Jinnian nodded and said.
"Mr. Wenjing's intention is for you to weigh the severity of the punishment, not for you to investigate the case."
"The Criminal Department may make mistakes, but if it can be submitted in the form of a dossier and countless eyes are watching, there won't be any big problems."
"Don't think wrong, otherwise you will waste time and get bad reviews."
Gu Leng said this.
He roughly understood the cause and effect, so he reminded Gu Jinnian a few words.
"Understood."
"But Fifth Uncle, do you still have the detailed files on this case? Can you give a copy to my nephew?"
Gu Jinnian smiled.
Although the explanation was clear, Gu Jinnian still wanted to take a closer look, because he just felt that there was something different about this case.
"Well, since you want to check, I'll have someone send you to the academy."
"Also, there may be a war recently. If nothing happens, I will go back one more time to stay with the old man."
"If there really is a war, it will take at least two or three years for the old man to come back."
Gu Leng opened his mouth and mentioned the war.
"OK."
"Then I'll trouble Uncle Wu."
Gu Jinnian nodded.
"As a family, there is nothing to worry about."
"However, you must return it in time after reading it. After all, it is a file from the Ministry of Justice. If His Majesty had not ordered us to cooperate with Mr. Wenjing, otherwise even if you came in person, it would be difficult for Uncle Wu to handle it."
Gu Leng replied.
He was rigorous in doing things, which was a good thing. Gu Jinnian didn't think it was inappropriate. On the contrary, it was better to avoid being criticized.
"Okay, fifth uncle, my nephew will take his leave first."
Having said this, Gu Jinnian didn't say anything, took the file, turned around and left with Su Huaiyu.
Just wait for Gu Jinnian to leave.
Gu Leng's eyes couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Outside the Ministry of Justice.
Gu Jinnian looked a little calm.
"Brother Su, what do you say?"
Gu Jinnian spoke. He believed what his fifth uncle said, but he always felt that this case was unusual.
"has a problem."
"You can't afford to offend your fifth uncle."
Su Huaiyu explained everything in two simple sentences.
"Uncle Wu can't afford to offend him?"
Gu Jinnian frowned slightly, there was really no one in the world that his fifth uncle could not afford to offend.
"No matter what, let's go back first and see if there is any news from others."
Gu Jinnian didn't hesitate and planned to go back to see how everyone was doing.
And at this time.
Kong family in Kyoto.
In the lobby.
Yang Kai and Kong Ping sat looking at each other.
It is said that Duke Sheng has left and is not in the Confucius Mansion.
Fortunately, Kong Ping is here. He is an important figure in the Kong family, so we can negotiate.
Yang Kai's intention in coming was obvious, that is, he did not want a war between Daxia and the Xiongnu. He hoped that the Kong family would come forward to reconcile the situation between the Xiongnu and the border. He directly expressed his inner thoughts,
After Kong Ping learned about Yang Kai's intention, he thought for a while and finally gave his answer.
"Master Yang."
"I understand this."
"I will go to the clan leader to discuss it."
"And Kong also believes that there must be someone secretly causing trouble."
"The Kong family wants to bring peace to the world, so they are naturally willing to take the lead and never let the villain succeed."
"However, we still need to see what exactly is going on."
Kong Ping spoke up, he understood Yang Kai's intention, and he directly agreed to go and relax, but it still depends on what the matter is.
The Huns are so abnormal, there must be something wrong.
"good."
"It's so troublesome to Brother Kong."
Yang Kai spoke out, feeling a little relieved.
Just at this moment.
A servant came over quickly, holding a letter in his hand, and handed it directly to Kong Ping. He didn't say a word, which made Kong Ping frown.
Soon, Kong Ping took the envelope, opened it and read it, his expression changed slightly.
"Brother Kong?"
Yang Kai was curious and looked at Kong Ping.
"Master Yang."
"Things are almost clear."
"This is a letter from my Kong family. Someone pretended to be a Huns and massacred villages. The soldiers on the border of Daxia were so angry that they had a sword fight with the Huns' patrolling cavalry."
"All the impostors have been caught."
"Moreover, the leader of the Daxia generals and the main criminals were stripped of their responsibilities by the Huns and beheaded in public. The Huns had no intention of fighting."
"All principal criminals will be escorted to Beijing."
"I hope the two countries will be friendly."
Kong Ping speaks out, this is the latest news.
"real?"
In an instant, Yang Kai couldn't help but stand up. He really didn't expect that the Huns were so friendly?
And he killed one of his own people?
"really."
Kong Ping nodded and handed the letter from home to the other party.
"good."
"It's really good."
Yang Kai was completely relieved, but after reading the letter from home, he couldn't help but fell silent.
Because the Huns had a purpose in doing this.
It was written very clearly in the letter.
I hope the two countries will get married.
Marry a Daxia princess.
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