Su Cheng and others did not expect that the Ministry of Punishment would send someone over, but Shen Youwei felt that the Ministry of Punishment was too rude to send someone over to invite Su Cheng at this time.
Han Yongkang smiled bitterly: "Master Hou, Mrs. Hou, this matter is of great importance. We have been investigating for a month, but we still found nothing. His Majesty has been angry recently. If we still cannot solve the case, His Majesty will definitely punish our Criminal Department severely. of."
This tone already contained a bit of pleading.
And the emperor was moved out!
Shen Youwei raised her brows when she heard this: "Why, are you going to use the emperor to pressure my husband? Humph, how can anyone want to go to your punishment department before they have settled down? I think your punishment department is deliberately looking for trouble."
It can be seen that Shen Youwei is really angry!
She had already refused so obviously, and Han Yongkang was still messing around, which clearly meant that he did not take her and Su Cheng seriously.
Even Liu Changfeng, He Changsheng and others stared at Han Yongkang with unkind expressions, and they seemed to have the intention of driving him away if they disagreed with him.
Seeing this, Su Cheng couldn't help but shook his head: "Madam, forget it, don't embarrass Master Han. He is just following orders. This matter should be decided by your Minister of Justice, right?"
Han Yongkang nodded quickly: "Yes, Mr. Hu, the Minister, thinks that this matter cannot be delayed any longer, so I would like to ask Mr. Hou to go to the Ministry of Justice immediately to discuss the case."
The case of the deceased soldier was very big, and the Minister of Punishment personally presided over the trial. This shows that the higher-ups paid attention to the matter, and if it was not important, Mr. Hu would not be so anxious to invite Su Cheng over.
Su Cheng didn't want to embarrass the other party. After all, those dead soldiers were killed by Shen Youwei and others. It was appropriate for him to go over and explain the situation.
"In that case, then I..."
Just as Su Cheng was about to agree, unexpectedly, another team came out of the city. This group of people were dressed in brocade clothes and their faces were full of pride. The leader, an old man with white hair and a bright head, held his head high, looking like he was the only one who was proud of himself.
As soon as this group of people appeared, the faces of the officials from the Criminal Department changed drastically and they all moved out of the way.
Han Yongkang's expression changed even more, and he immediately bowed his hands to the man and saluted: "I have met Marquis Wen!"
Wen Hou Su Wen!
This person is also a relative of the emperor, just a side branch, so his title is not high, but his mouth is very powerful, and no one in Kyoto dares to offend him.
In addition, as the head of the clan mansion, this person held the power of some of the royal relatives. Many of the royal relatives in the city did not dare to provoke this person, which also made this person very arrogant and domineering.
Han Yongkang did not dare to provoke such a person, so he could only bend down and step aside.
Su Cheng glanced at Han Yongkang: "What is your punishment department doing here?"
"This..." Han Yongkang rolled his eyes, hesitating in his heart whether to tell the truth.
"Okay, no need to say anything else. No matter what you say today, Marquis Wu'an has to go to my clan's mansion first!" Su Wen seemed a little impatient and interrupted Han Yongkang with his hand.
Han Yongkang: "..."
It’s aggrieved, Han Yongkang is really aggrieved!
It was obviously Han Yongkang who came first, why would your clan want to rob someone?
He didn't dare to say this, he could only think about it in his mind, because he knew that once he said it, Marquis Wen would definitely scold his ancestors for eighteen generations.
At this time, Su Wen turned to look at Su Cheng and looked him up and down. When he saw Su Cheng's face that looked like an emperor, his originally arrogant expression actually softened a bit.
"Are you Wu'an Hou Sucheng?"
"It's this Marquis who has met Marquis Wen!" Su Cheng bowed his hands to Su Wen and said with a smile.
No matter what, the other party is from the clan and is an elder, so he must respect him.
"Since you're here, let's go to the clan's mansion with this prince. You haven't left your seal in the clan's mansion since your last conferment!" Su Wen didn't waste any words and directly explained the purpose of his visit.
The so-called leaving a seal is to put a seal on the treasure book. Firstly, it proves that the clan has recorded it in the book. Secondly, it also allows the clan to see that Su Cheng is there, which is a witness for both parties.
Originally, when Su Cheng was canonized last time, he should have come to Kyoto to leave a seal, but at that time the emperor issued a message to re-canonize him, and later promoted Su to prefect. A series of things happened, which led to the delay of this matter until now.
If the clan government hadn't mentioned it, Su Chengdu would have almost forgotten about it.
Of course, the Zongren Mansion, as the general manager of this matter, must not have forgotten it. Knowing that Su Cheng was in Kyoto today, they directly sent an official to come to invite him, which was considered a good etiquette.
But now the Ministry of Punishment also wanted to invite him there, which caused some conflict in time. To be honest, Su Cheng still felt that the case of the deceased was more important, and the clan government was not in a hurry to leave the seal.
"Marquis Wen, can I go to the Ministry of Punishment first and then go to the Zongren Mansion?" Su Cheng explained: "A dead soldier assassinated me on the way. I need to go to the Ministry of Punishment to explain the situation at that time.
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These words made the Minister of Punishment on the side breathe a sigh of relief, and secretly praised Su Cheng as a reasonable person. After all, he was the first person to come here to greet Su Cheng. Their clan cannot be so domineering.
However, just after Su Cheng finished speaking, Marquis Wen's face also darkened: "Why, do you think going to the Ministry of Punishment is more important than going to our clan's mansion?"
Su Cheng's lips twitched, this was a proposition.
Although I do think so in my heart, if I admit this in front of the clan, it would be a slap in the face of the clan.
What kind of place is the Zongren Mansion? It is a place that specializes in managing the emperor's relatives. If he gives birth to a son in the future, should he go up and leave his name? It is not a good thing to offend the Zongren Mansion at this time. The other party wants to put on his shoes.
Too easy.
Although he, Su Cheng, was not afraid that the family would wear small shoes for him, he was afraid that the other party would wear small shoes for Shen Youwei. They were specialized in managing the royal family, so it was easy to wear small shoes for a marquis' family.
"Why, Marquis Wu An stopped talking?"
Marquis Wen raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly: "Do you know that my clan has already been embarrassed once because of your canonization. If you are embarrassed again this time, King Zhao will not let you go easily."
"As a member of the royal family, you should take the laws of Daliang first. You must first go to the Zongren Mansion to leave a seal, otherwise our Zongren Mansion will not recognize you as the Marquis of Wu'an!"
The Marquis of Wu'an who did not leave a seal can indeed be removed from the list!
As soon as these words came out, Su Cheng narrowed his eyes and flashed a look of displeasure. The guy in front of him had such a vicious mouth that he dared to threaten him!
He, Su Cheng, has always been someone who doesn't offend others. Since the clan's mansion is so arrogant, there is no need for him to be polite to the other party.
"Marquis Wen, I'm sorry, Master Han came first. I decided to go to the Ministry of Punishment first. If you have the guts, please remove me!"
After saying that, Su Cheng looked at Han Yongkang: "Master Han, let's go, I will go to the Criminal Department with you!"