"What are you afraid of?" Bao Zhaoyan asked in unison.
Ling Han had a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat and almost lost his breath.
"Cough cough cough!" The old man coughed violently in the carriage, his face flushed.
"My lord!"
"Teacher!"
The two quickly patted their backs and touched their chests.
"Uh-huh!" Ling Han coughed hard, and Bao Zhao took out his handkerchief and brought it to Ling Han's mouth.
"Sir, are you going to spit it out?" Bao Zhao said.
"I... made you so fucking angry that you swallowed it!" Ling Han was furious and pointed at their noses, "You ask me why I'm afraid? You go back and look up the cases of Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang.
You know why I’m afraid!”
Bao Zhaoyan Zhen looked at each other and said in a low voice, "Why is this matter related to those two cases again? Sir, can you explain it clearly?"
"Group cases, nest cases, there are a lot of stories about whether they are guilty or not." Ling Han glared at the two of them, "Do you think that the one you raised is not guilty? Hey, he is not guilty now, but in a few years we may not be able to protect everyone.
Come out and charge you with inciting discord between the clan and the royal family, label you a cruel official, and accuse you of harming the clan members!"
Bao Zhao sneered and didn't care.
Yan Zhenzhi was stunned, "Can't you?"
"No? Have you spent more than sixty years as an official playing music and singing all day long?" Ling Han sneered.
"You said that other subordinates agreed, but this matter..." Bao Zhao shook his head, "The Emperor is not that kind of person!" After saying that, he paused and continued, "What the boss said, I understand, is nothing more than
If the matter gets too big, it will not end well. If the feudal king is killed, no one can save it. At that time, in order to weigh the pros and cons and calm the public anger, Xiaguan and other people who are in the forefront will be in trouble. But from Xianguan's point of view, the emperor will never
It will be so.”
Having said this, Bao Zhao clasped his fists and said, "Our emperor is not unreasonable, let alone letting his ministers take the blame!"
Hearing this, Ling Han didn't speak for a while. After thinking for a long time, he slowly said, "Well, I was wrong about what I said just now." After saying that, he sighed for a while, "But this case will not go away if you make trouble like this.
?”
"Teacher, please give me a clear explanation!" Yan Zhenzhi said.
"Originally, it was a clear matter, and the result would be found within three to five days after being interrogated. But you have brought out so many shocking crimes, can they be investigated in a short time?" Ling Han continued, "Furthermore,
Don’t you even look at what the emperor said in his last words!”
"Zhang Menlai from the Ministry of Household Affairs will work with other cabinet ministers to review the case..."
Before Bao Zhao finished speaking, Ling Han interrupted, "This is the first half of the sentence. If you ask Zhang Zhen to investigate, he will investigate slowly. Find out how Zhou Fan made money over the years, but what about sending Zhou Fan to Fengyang later?"
"Didn't you mean confinement...?"
"What about after the confinement?" Ling Han glanced at the two of them sideways, and then said, "The crime is based on a reason. The person is imprisoned first, and then slowly examined. In fact, the person above..." At this point, Ling Han pointed
He lowered his head and said, "Waiting, wasting away!"
Bao Zhaoyan shocked the two of them and widened their eyes, a little confused.
"The one above!" Ling Han pointed to the top of his head again, without speaking, but closed his eyes.
The two of them understood in an instant that the final outcome of this case would not be finalized until the Yong'an Palace man passed away.
"I am risking my own shame to tell you this, but you two are recommended by me, and you are also rare pillars of talent." Ling Han continued to sigh, "So, you will handle this case in the future.
When doing so, we must grasp the key points, neither rushing nor being slow. We must have evidence, but we must also avoid making it known to the whole world.”
After saying that, Ling Han seemed to be tired, so he leaned back in the carriage, closed his eyes and said, "You two should go back and think about what I said!"
"Yes, I'll beg you to resign!"
The carriage stopped at the corner of the street. Baozhao and Yan Zhen got out of the carriage and bowed to see them off.
Ling Han in the carriage opened his eyes again, "Hey, you have to divide your time, and even more, you have to divide things. It is a good thing to dare to give advice, and it is even more rare to be dedicated to your family, country and the world, but... what do you want to know?
Things should be mixed up, and what things should not be mixed up."
"I have been an official for so many years. Liu Bowen died, Hu Weiyong died, Li Shanchang did not die well, and Liu Sanwu died in old age with no guarantee of survival. How can I be okay?"
"First, you know how to do things, and second, you don't serve as a spearman for the emperor!"
"Young men, you are so young!"
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Forbidden City, Lezhizhai.
Zhu Yunxi changed into the dragon robe he wore during the imperial court and walked into the study on the second floor wearing a brown round-collared uniform.
"Long live my Lord, are you feeling better?" Li Jinglong, who was standing at the door, saluted hurriedly and said, "I just saw that your face was blue with anger. I'm really afraid that you will be angry for some reason!"
"I'm fine!" Zhu Yunxi said, "Come, you can eat with me!"
This was Zhu Yunxi's habit. He never had a meal before morning, and at most he only had two snacks.
At this moment, the bastard and the palace servants began to prepare rice on the long table, which consisted of two simple bowls of thick japonica rice porridge, a plate of steamed stuffed buns with plain stuffing, two portions of soy sauce meat and several plates of pickles.
Li Jinglong took the rice bowl from the little eunuch next to him, and while serving porridge to Zhu Yunxi, he said, "Long live my Lord, you work hard on state affairs and eat so frugally..."
"Can't you even shut your mouth when you eat?" Zhu Yunxi glanced at him, "How can you be so frugal? There are meat, noodles, porridge and vegetables. Is it possible that when I wake up in the morning, I will have a table of Hai Bazhen?"
With that said, he took the porridge from Li Jinglong, pointed to the stool opposite and said, "Sit there!"
"Yes!" Li Jinglong leaned over and sat down, casually opened a vegetarian bun and put it in his mouth to eat in small bites.
"Well, it tastes good!" He thought to himself, "The cucumber and eggs are mixed with shrimp skin... The soup stock is seasoned and delicious."
Suddenly, he stopped, because from the corner of his eye, he saw Zhu Yunxi opposite him, stirring the rice porridge with a spoon, but he never moved a mouthful, and his brows were furrowed.
"Today's matter is difficult to handle!" Zhu Yunxi sighed, "It's difficult to handle!" He looked at Li Jinglong, "Tell me, am I too bold today and have dealt with the King of Zhou too harshly?"
"There's a trap!" Li Jinglong suddenly became alarmed and kept his head down as he ate without saying anything.
Zhu Yunxi paused and continued, "As for the Supreme Emperor, hey... you also know the old man's temperament, and you can't do anything but protect your shortcomings."
"Don't talk!" Li Jinglong warned himself in his heart.
"You said that sending King Zhou and his son to Fengyang was too hasty!" Zhu Yunxi asked again, "After all, he is the king of a powerful vassal in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Doesn't this make too much noise?
Do other vassal kings also..." As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi tapped his slender fingers on the table and fell into deep thought.
Li Jinglong knew that he couldn't escape.
Just listen to Zhu Yunxi continue to say, "You are also familiar with the fifth uncle. His temperament may seem easy-going, but actually he is the most stubborn at heart. He is too subjective and loves to get into trouble."
"I asked the Chief Secretary to take away his power and let others go to Fengyang. Will he...?"
"I didn't even say a word, I already fell into the trap!" Li Jinglong cried in his heart.
"This is why it is so difficult to do!" Zhu Yunxi continued, "Those things that King Zhou committed cannot be forgiven and cannot be told to the world. Even if I say it, I will be embarrassed."
"But as an emperor, I must not only deal with it impartially to silence the world, but also take into account the family ties of the royal family and not let outsiders get the blame."
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi sighed and said, "Moreover, King Zhou, he has done so many evil things, it would take a day to freeze three feet of ice. Deep down in his heart, he must not take it seriously. Maybe I sent someone over, and he thought I was Deliberately punish him, accuse him of injustice or openly confront him..."
Hearing this, Li Jinglong couldn't sit still anymore, stood up and said, "I will go to Henan and personally send King Zhou to Fengyang!"
"Look, I don't want to be able to use you for anything!" Zhu Yunxi put a bun for Li Jinglong with his own hands and said, "But, I am very pleased that you are willing to share my worries about this matter!"
"Do I dare not to go? You've been talking there for a long time. If I don't go, can I get out of the Forbidden City?" Li Jinglong smiled bitterly in his heart.
"Remember, King Zhou must be convinced about this matter and go to Fengyang. Do you understand?"