Chapter 389: Drawing fire from the bottom of the cauldron
"You just promised me that you wouldn't kill me! Are you going to go back on your word?!"
Seeing the unkind expressions on Yang Qingyuan and Ji Yao's faces, Zhou Mingsheng completely lost the eloquent demeanor he had just talked about.
"Does a person like you need to be honest with you?!"
Yang Qingyuan's words made Zhou Mingsheng panic. Yang Qingyuan wanted to kill him, and with his weak martial arts, he couldn't resist.
"But I won't kill you. Such a crime should be punished and made known to the world."
Yang Qingyuan not only wanted to kill Zhou Mingsheng, but also wanted to kill him openly. While bringing Zhou Mingsheng to justice, Yang Qingyuan also wanted to make the truth about Li Shou's case public.
"Before that, let me collect some interest first!"
Yang Qingyuan clenched his fist and together with Ji Yaohua, beat Zhou Mingsheng violently.
Before this, Yang Qingyuan almost never used lynching. Of course, Yang Qingyuan did not do it today. This was all caused by Zhou Mingsheng himself. What does it have to do with Mr. Yang, the young minister of Dali Temple?!
Yang and Ji beat Zhou Mingsheng violently. Of course, in order to avoid being discovered, Yang Qingyuan and Ji Yaohua did not hit Zhou Mingsheng's face with their fists.
Zhou Mingsheng, who had been beaten so hard, was swollen all over.
When Yang Qingyuan struck, he even brought a wisp of innate sword energy with him. Zhou Mingsheng only felt the pain in his muscles and meridians at this moment.
"You are really being advantaged!"
The highest punishment in Yang Qingyuan's heart is the death penalty. As for Ling Chi, it is too inhumane. Even for a scum like Zhou Mingsheng, Yang Qingyuan does not want to use it lightly.
But even after killing Zhou Mingsheng, Yang Qingyuan still couldn't understand the anger in his heart, so he could only vent it out in this way.
"Yang, don't think that you have won. Apart from my confession and your so-called fingerprints, do you have any other evidence?! When I get to court one day, I will not admit any of these things. You
Kill me if you can!!"
After a period of thinking, Zhou Mingsheng gradually figured it out. Yang Qingyuan would not kill him, at least not when the case was unclear! The so-called fire just now was probably Yang Qingyuan's intimidation.
His rhetoric.
After Zhou Mingsheng figured it out, he was no longer afraid. After being beaten by Fatty, Zhou Ming was so angry that he yelled and cursed loudly.
After Yang Qingyuan beat Zhou Mingsheng, he felt extremely relieved. No wonder Liu Wangshu likes to speak with a sword so much. It feels really good to do it directly!
"If you want to retract your confession, that is your freedom. When you go to court, you will have your own argument to defend yourself. Naturally, I will also have my evidence to convince Your Majesty. Let's take a look at it then!"
"Ji Baotou, are you okay with your anger?!"
Ji Yaohua was not as indignant as Yang Qingyuan for Zhou Mingsheng's evil deeds, but she was even more angry at Zhou Mingsheng's attack on her female catcher Fangyuan.
After a few punches, most of the anger in Ji Yaohua's heart was released. The fat beating just now was more to vent her anger on Yang Qingyuan's behalf.
Even I can't bear to make my master so angry. How can you, Zhou Mingsheng, be qualified to make him angry?
This was Ji Yaohua's mentality just now.
"Take good care of him! By the way, don't give him food today, just give him some water!"
Normal people don't have any serious problems if they skip a meal, but people like Zhou Mingsheng, who are well-rounded in nutrition and have experience in martial arts, have nothing to worry about.
Although Yang Qingyuan was angry, he was unwilling to do anything too outrageous, so he could only use this method to deal with Zhou Mingsheng.
"Hahaha! Yang Qingyuan, we still don't know who will win!! Hahaha..."
Zhou Mingsheng, who had calmed down, had thought it through thoroughly and ignored the pain on his body, laughing proudly.
Yang Qingyuan didn't care about Zhou Mingsheng's laughter, and just led Ji Yaohua out of the interrogation room and into a room nearby.
Here, an old man was holding Yaya and playing around, while Cui Keqin stood aside with an aggrieved expression.
"Yaya, grandpa wants to ask you something."
"Yeah!" Yaya nodded her little head fiercely, "If grandpa doesn't know anything, Yaya will tell you!"
Although the contact time was short, this grandpa seemed to be a good person and even gave her candy. Yaya immediately became excited when she saw that she seemed to be able to help her grandpa.
"Then grandpa asks you, why did you call the man in the prison when you saw him just now?!"
"Because he is just like his father!" Yaya replied without hesitation.
"Then is he your father?!" The old man was very patient.
When Yaya heard this, she became anxious and immediately waved her hand and said, "No, he's not! He's a bad guy! Daddy is good! It's just the same! Not daddy!"
Although Yaya didn't express it very clearly, the old man still understood it.
"This man looks very similar to Yaya's father, but he is not Yaya's father, right?"
Yaya looked at the old man with admiring eyes, "Yeah! Grandpa is so awesome! Just as awesome as my brother!"
As he spoke, he made a big circle with his hand to describe how powerful it was.
Although the old man has been praised, praised and flattered by countless people, it seems that none of them are as sincere as the little girl in front of him.
Yang Qingyuan, who entered the room, happened to hear this sentence and immediately walked quickly to the old man, "Your Majesty! Yaya is young and ignorant, and her words are careless! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"Hahaha! It doesn't matter! I also like this girl very much! She is innocent but also very smart."
The three people who followed Yang Qingyuan into Dali Temple were Emperor Zhou and the two factory directors from the east and west, Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian.
Emperor Zhou put down Yaya. When he saw Yang Qingyuan, Yaya immediately ran to Yang Qingyuan's side.
"This girl is Li Shou's daughter?!"
Yang Qingyuan touched Yaya's head and replied: "Back to the top, Yaya is the orphan of the Li family and the only survivor in their village!"
Even though Emperor Zhou had gone through more than twenty years of political struggle, his heart still softened when he heard what had happened to the little girl in front of him.
To suffer such misfortune at such an age makes one feel pity.
Yang Qingyuan waved his hand gently towards Ji Yaohua. Ji Yaohua understood and squatted down and said to Yaya, "Yaya, sister is a little hungry. Do you want to go to dinner with sister?!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yaya touched her belly, she seemed a little hungry too!
So she immediately replied, "Okay, okay! Yaya wants to eat wontons!"
Just as Yaya was about to follow Ji Yaohua, she seemed to think of something and turned to look at Cui Keqin who was motionless on one side.
"Master, do you want to come with us?!"
Emperor Zhou gently raised his hand, and Cao Zhengchun, who was standing aside, popped out a burst of true energy and unlocked Cui Keqin's acupuncture points.
"Thank you, sir! This is Wei Chen's nephew. He studied Taoism in Kunlun since he was a child and is not familiar with secular etiquette. If I have offended you, please forgive me."
Yang Qingyuan bowed again on behalf of the angry Cui Keqin. Yang Qingyuan knew what was happening even without looking.
Although Cui Keqin is the direct descendant of Kunlun Yuxu, he is not good at martial arts. He was probably restrained by Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian in an instant.
Although Cui Keqin was dissatisfied with the actions of Yu Huatian and Cao Zhengchun just now, he knew from Yang Qingyuan's name and actions that the old man in front of him was the most noble person in Zhou Dynasty and even in the world. It would not be too much to be more vigilant for the two Dongxuan realms.
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After giving a helpless salute, Ji Yaohua and Yaya exited the room.
Emperor Zhou looked at Cui Keqin walking away and asked, "A person of Yuxu's lineage?!"
The royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty respected Taoism, and the Emperor Zhou also treasured the three ancestral courts of the Taoist sect. When he heard the word Kunlun, he had already guessed Cui Keqin's identity.
"It is the contemporary people of Yuxu's lineage walking in the world!"
“Nice young man!”
Then Emperor Zhou turned the topic to Yaya.
"Does Yaya have any relatives in this world?!"
Yang Qingyuan replied, "Originally, there was only one grandma left. She was sentenced to be exiled to Jizhou, and now she has been killed by Zhou Mingsheng. Yaya is already alone in this world."
Emperor Zhou also sighed.
"Am I adopted by you now?!"
"The person who came back to the top is Wangshu. I have a lot of fate with her, so I adopted Yaya."
When Liu Wangshu was mentioned, the look on Emperor Zhou's face became obviously interesting.
"Yang Qing, let me know why you keep rejecting my proposal of marriage. It turns out that you have someone else in your heart!"
Faced with Emperor Zhou's ridicule, Yang Qingyuan did not refute.
"This Liu Wangshu is just a knight-errant?!"
Emperor Zhou asked Cao Zhengchun, who had been silent behind him.
"Long live Hui! This Lady Liu seems to be Li Taibai's disciple!"
Although Dongchang's information is not as good as that of Hulong Villa, it is definitely not bad. At the Wudang birthday banquet that day, Liu Wangshu had already reported his family status. It would be easy for Dongchang to find out this kind of thing.
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"Li Taibai?...Huh?! Li Taibai, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy back then!?"
Emperor Zhou was stunned for a moment, but the memory of this amazing and brilliant man gradually became clearer.
At that time, Li Taibai also had an astonishing poetic talent. His poems were majestic and majestic, and overflowing with the fragrance of immortality. It was like an immortal descended into the world. Emperor Zhou still remembered it fresh.
"It's Senior Li."
Yang Qingyuan saw Emperor Zhou looking at him and immediately replied.
"Qingyuan has a good sense!!"
After some joking, Emperor Zhou returned to the topic, "Is it because of this Zhou Mingsheng that you pulled me out of the palace?!"
Emperor Zhou was not supposed to leave the palace at will, but Yang Qingyuan begged him and Emperor Zhou himself wanted to go to the palace for fun, so he slipped out of the palace at night.
Emperor Zhou first took Cao Zhengchun and Yuhuatian to visit the night market for half an hour before arriving at Dali Temple.
The reason why Emperor Zhou was invited here was to draw some firepower out of the cauldron.
Whether it is the Eight Discourses or the Ten Evils, the final decision-maker is Emperor Zhou.
There were many cases involving the eight issues before this dynasty, and Emperor Zhou generally would not express his position directly. When Taizu was in power, he killed people so cruelly that he left a reputation for being mean and ungrateful among the officials.
evaluate.
Emperor Zhou's goal was to become a benevolent king, so his treatment of these prisoners and dignitaries was not as decisive as that of Taizu. When it came to eight discussions, most of them would be reviewed by the court's ministers, and he almost never made the decision himself.
Therefore, the prince chose to start with the important officials of the court who participated in the court meeting.
Of course, it wasn't that the prince didn't know that Emperor Zhou was the final decision-maker, but that the prince didn't want to go to Emperor Zhou directly.
If you go to ask Emperor Zhou for this matter, firstly, it will leave an impression on Emperor Zhou that he does not know right from wrong and does not follow the law; secondly, if you go to ask Emperor Zhou for mercy because of this matter, it will make Emperor Zhou doubt his ability.
The prince is still just the prince now, and the King of Chu, who is also a direct descendant, is watching him with eager eyes.
This kind of thing is absolutely impossible to do.
Yang Qingyuan did not have these scruples. He knew from the beginning that whether Zhou Mingsheng should be killed and how he should be punished was decided by Emperor Zhou. So the most direct way to solve the problem was to let Emperor Zhou kill Zhou Mingsheng.
Heart.
Although the prince showed great favor to his concubine Zhou Mingyu, Emperor Zhou was never too satisfied with his daughter-in-law.
The original prince should be regarded as a qualified prince. It was a piece of beautiful jade carved by Emperor Zhou himself. Now, because of Zhou Mingyu, this piece of beautiful jade has a few flaws.
This made Emperor Zhou very dissatisfied. Emperor Zhou had even thought about giving Zhou Mingyu death first if he were to pass on the crown prince.
He is disgusted with the house and the crow. Now that Zhou Mingyu's brother has committed a crime, Emperor Zhou is naturally disgusted.
Yang Qingyuan risked the threat of impeachment by the civil servants and boldly asked Emperor Zhou to leave the palace, so that Emperor Zhou could hear with his own ears the fact that Zhou Mingsheng had committed murder.
And Yaya's appearance obviously had an effect that Yang Qingyuan had not expected.
The love and pity Emperor Zhou showed for Yaya just now didn't seem like an act, so his dislike for Zhou Mingsheng would inevitably increase to a higher level.
"Have you found out everything Zhou Mingsheng did this week?!"
Yang Qingyuan replied, "Zhou Mingsheng has fully admitted his crimes."
Emperor Zhou also nodded to express his approval.
"For some of these crimes, I have found corresponding evidence, while for some crimes, the evidence is still under investigation."
"There is no need to check the rest, I already know it in my heart! Such a vicious thief..."
As the emperor, Emperor Zhou would not directly say whether Zhou Mingsheng should be killed or not, but these words actually implicitly expressed his attitude.
"Does the prince know about these dirty things he did?!"
Emperor Zhou frowned slightly, and then asked uncertainly.
Although Yang Qingyuan was very dissatisfied with the prince's previous behavior, he was not someone who would bite at will. Moreover, the prince was different from Zhou Mingsheng. He was the legitimate son of Emperor Zhou. Without real evidence, no matter what he said, he would be suspected of being an attack.
Prince.
As an official who has been in power for eight years, Yang Qingyuan will naturally not make such a mistake.
"Your Excellency, this matter involves the Crown Prince. I dare not make false claims. However, as of now, there is no evidence that the Crown Prince is involved in this case."
Emperor Zhou heard this and nodded with satisfaction. He did not want his son to be a tyrant who harmed the people and massacred the common people.
"This is Zhou Mingsheng, Qingyuan, just follow the procedures!"
Emperor Zhou said casually, and then continued, "I have been out for a while, and it's time to go back to the palace!"
As the head of a country, Emperor Zhou followed strict etiquette rules when traveling. If someone from the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Ministry of Rites found out about leaving the palace privately, they would probably have been dissuaded for ten days.
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Regarding these trolls, Emperor Zhou had nothing to do and didn't want to offend them, so it was better to return to the palace as early as possible.
"I will escort your Majesty back to the palace!"
Yang Qingyuan was about to gather people.
"No need!" Emperor Zhou interrupted Yang Qingyuan's move, "With Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian here, I am not in any danger. This time I leave the palace for a private visit incognito, and cannot be known to outsiders."
After Emperor Zhou finished speaking, he put on his previous cloak and walked towards Dali Temple.
