Yang Qingyuan didn't stop her anymore, just looked at her grandmother's retreating back.
Yaya looked at her grandma's retreating back and tried not to cry. It was obvious that Grandma Li had already made her choice when her grandma and grandson were alone just now!
Although Yaya was still young, she resisted the tears and her young face twitched.
Yang Qingyuan spoke to Liu Wangshu on the side and said, "I'll leave Yaya in your care! I'm going to prepare to enter the palace to meet the Saint!"
Liu Wangshu said happily, "Do you want to help Grandma Li?!"
Yang Qingyuan smiled bitterly and said, "When the drum sounds, as a young minister of Dali Temple, I must go to the palace to meet the saint and participate in the study of this case. As for Granny Li, if the evidence in this case is really conclusive, how can I help!?"
Of course, Yang Qingyuan's entry into the palace was not without merit. If he had been in the palace, he might have been able to save Grandma Li's life!
At least the eighty court staff cannot fall on Grandma Li. Otherwise, with Grandma Li's age and body, she would not be able to withstand even forty staffs, let alone eighty!
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"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A loud but chaotic drum sound suddenly sounded.
Everyone in the entire Daming Palace City, the East and West Yamen, was stunned and temporarily stopped what they were doing.
When I heard the sound of drums, it had not been heard in the Ming Dynasty Palace for almost ten years.
The Imperial Guardsmen who were on duty and patrolled quickly in the direction of Dengwen Drum as soon as they heard the sound of the drum.
"Who dares to beat the Dengwen drum?!"
But next to the Dengwen Drum, the six sergeants who originally guarded the Dengwen Drum were guarding the surroundings, and an old woman was among them.
When I saw a pair of imperial guards arriving.
The old woman "plopped" and knelt on the ground, holding the "Da Gao" high above her head with both hands!
"Mr. Li Tang, a civilian woman! Unjustly accused!"
The imperial guards then stepped forward and immediately surrounded Grandma Li.
Then, under the leadership of the captain of the Royal Forest Army, Grandma Li was brought into the side hall of the Daming Palace.
Although Emperor Zhou's decree has not yet been issued, Wei Donglai, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, the two assistant ministers on the left and right, Cheng Qingsong, the imperial censor, Li Xunhuan, the censor of Zuoqiandu, Hu Ruzhen, the censor of supervision, and Yang Qingyuan, the young minister of Dali Temple, all heard the drum.
After the sound, they entered the palace one after another.
"Dengwen drums, have you all heard them?"
Emperor Zhou looked at the ministers who had arrived unannounced in the imperial study and asked.
"To report to the superior, I heard that the drum has not sounded for ten years. If it sounds now, there must be great grievances."
Cheng Qingsong, the chief of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, looked serious after speaking, and then looked at Wei Donglai and Yang Qingyuan with bright eyes.
These two must have failed in their duties. Although the Metropolitan Procuratorate is one of the three judicial divisions, it rarely handles ordinary cases. It only imposes sentences when inspecting a place.
"Your Majesty, I have neglected my duty!"
The Ministry of Punishment was the first to bear the brunt. Wei Donglai took two ministers to plead guilty to Emperor Zhou!
Yang Qingyuan on the side rubbed his fingers awkwardly, and then said, "Your superiors, I know something about this!"
Although Emperor Zhou does not yet know that Yang Qingyuan and Grandma Li have an intersection, he will be able to find out sooner or later based on the information from the East and West factories. Moreover, the original documents reviewed by the Ministry of Punishments were also in his name, so it is better to admit it first.
Once he was found out, although it would have no real impact on him, it would undoubtedly lose points in Emperor Zhou's mind.
As soon as Yang Qingyuan said these words, all the eyes in the imperial study room focused on him.
"Qingyuan, what on earth is going on!?"
Emperor Zhou asked somewhat unexpectedly.
"The person who sounded the drum went to the Ministry of Punishment to file a complaint. Dali Temple has the right to review major cases of the Ministry of Punishment. Wei Chen also investigated the case, Wei Chen felt."
Wei Dong came to this matter with a bit of surprise, not directed at Yang Qingyuan, but at his own subordinates.
Even Dali Temple knew about this, but his subordinates did not report it to him, which made the three of him so passive.
At this moment, the three ministers of the Criminal Department, the chief and the deputy ministers were equally angry.
"This matter cannot be blamed on Wei Shangshu, Liu Shilang, and Chen Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment. It happened just now, and maybe the people below have not had time to report it! The minister also learned about this incident at the right time!"
Yang Qingyuan explained for the three people from the Criminal Department.
Although Wei Donglai and the other three did not express their gratitude at the moment, they still had to accept the favor.
"Since you know this, Yang Qing, tell me about it! What grievances does this person have?!"
"Back to the boss, this person is the mother of the criminal in a previous major case. She felt that there was something hidden in the case and that her son did not kill anyone, so she went to Beijing to complain."
Emperor Zhou nodded, "Didn't you already read the case file?! How is the case?!"
"I have little talent, little knowledge, and little ability. It's hard to find out the truth about his grievances just by looking at the case files."
Emperor Zhou, Cheng Qingsong, Wei Donglai and others had strange expressions on their faces when they heard this.
Everyone knows Yang Qingyuan's ability.
The granary was complex and was considered the biggest case in this dynasty. However, under the leadership of Yang Qingyuan, it was divided into parts and analyzed. Within a month, the missing grain was recovered and the An mansion was annihilated.
The water transportation case involves a wide range of things and involves many people, but the cooperation between Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is also clear-cut.
The disaster relief situation in Jizhou was complicated. After Yang Qingyuan took office, he used thunderous means to suppress profiteers and stabilize food prices.
Such a person is not unique in this dynasty, but he is definitely a rare capable minister.
From this point of view, what Yang Qingyuan said is worth pondering.
Is it that the case is too complicated and difficult to see through, or that there is really no problem with this case.
"Meet the drummer first!"
As he spoke, Emperor Zhou asked Cao Zhengchun, who was accompanying him.
"He's in the side hall now?!"
"Yes! The drummer is in the side hall, waiting for your Majesty's summons."
Emperor Zhou said to everyone, "My lords, come with me to meet this man!"
So the master of the Great Zhou Dynasty brought several people with the highest levels in the political and legal system of the Great Zhou Dynasty to the side hall.
Grandma Li was a little panicked when she saw so many people, especially the leader, who was wearing a dragon robe and had an extraordinary appearance. She knew that the person in front of her was the emperor sung in the opera.
Yang Qingyuan looked at Grandma Li who was in a daze, and reminded her through the voice transmission of Tiandun.
"Grandma, please bow to the emperor first!"
Grandma Li suddenly heard Yang Qingyuan's warm voice coming into her ears, but Yang Qingyuan, who was standing behind the emperor, did not move his mouth!
Grandma Li thought her eyes were too dim to see clearly, so she immediately fell to her knees on the ground.
"Public women meet His Majesty the Emperor! Long live!"
The title "Your Majesty the Emperor" is a bit strange and inappropriate, but Emperor Zhou would not care about an old woman's rudeness.
Cao Zhengchun on the side said in a sharp voice, "Forgive me!"
Just as the old woman stood up, a mellow but deep voice came into Yang Qingyuan's ears.
"You are not allowed to use martial arts to convey your message before the emperor comes! You are the first offender and you are Zhang Sanfeng's junior brother. I won't argue with you this time! I will not spare you if you do it again next time!"