For this generation of courtiers, the only good thing is that His Majesty always attends court on time and never delays.
Of course, ministers who are summoned by His Majesty alone to the Qianxuan Palace are a different matter. There are always such lucky people every time he goes to court.
Outside the magnificent hall, a group of courtiers came out in twos and threes, followed the long 999-story bluestone steps, and rushed to their respective palace offices to handle official business.
Han Xian and Li Lingtong were also among this group of people. They walked down the long stone steps, but each had their own thoughts in mind.
Suddenly, Li Lingtong broke the silence, turned to look at Han Xian and said, "Master Shangshu, you are indeed right. Prime Minister Lin and Dr. Xun are indeed on the same page."
Han Xian's eyes wrinkled slightly, but he didn't say anything, seeming a little absent-minded.
Li Lingtong was confused and asked: "What is on your mind, Master Shangshu?"
Han Xian sighed softly, with a sad look on his face, and responded in a low voice: "Today's court meeting, the more I think about it, the more something is wrong."
"What's wrong?" Li Lingtong frowned.
Han Xian replied: "His Majesty and Prime Minister Lin sang a harmony and completely dealt with Wei Shan, and silenced everyone. But the matter of the Nine Prince Consort was not mentioned at all."
Li Lingtong was also puzzled, so he said: "Yes, in the court, I also thought that Lin Xianghui would lead out the Nine Prince Consort and help to secretly tell Wei Shan about helping Ma Jiu to offend him, but Prime Minister Lin did not go on directly. ."
"Haha." Han Xian couldn't help laughing, he stopped and looked at Li Lingtong and said, "Master Li, it seems that you still haven't remembered what I said that night."
Looking at the expression on Han Shangshu's face, Li Lingtong felt inexplicably cold and asked quickly: "Did I say something wrong?"
"Isn't it?" Han Xian bluntly analyzed: "What I care about... is exactly this. I was originally asked by Prime Minister Lin to go to the Princess Mansion the day before yesterday, but starting from yesterday, the more I think about it, the more something is wrong. .Yesterday, the prison of the Ministry of Punishment came to report that one of the Nine Yingdu Censors visited the Nine Prince Consort."
"Isn't this the case of Dali Temple in our Criminal Department? Why did the Jiuying Protectorate get involved?" Li Lingtong said in surprise.
The corner of Han Xian's mouth was slightly raised, as if he had seen some clues. He turned to look at the stone steps and sighed: "How can you get involved... The entire Jiuying Protectorate is only following His Majesty's lead, you Tell me why they got involved."
"Master Shangshu said... ..." Li Lingtong said half of his words, but hid the other half in his heart.
Han Xian also never mentioned it, because they already knew it in their hearts.
Their Emperor, who has disobeyed his ancestors countless times, will probably disobey his ancestors again.
For thousands of years in the Entropy Kingdom, the rule that princes-in-law and merchants were not allowed to participate in politics seemed to be about to change.
At this moment, Dan saw a little eunuch slowly walking up the stone steps and walking towards Han Xian and the others.
The two of them were immediately shocked, because they both knew that they were the lucky ones to enter the Qianxuan Palace.
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Deep inside the magnificent palace.
Qianxuan Hall is located behind the rows of official offices in the palace, like a king standing upright, supervising the officials in each official office to handle official business.
The interior of Qianxuan Hall is not as grand as it looks from the outside, but is rather friendly to the people.
The palace is paved with ordinary stone bricks and has only a main hall and a side hall. His Majesty the Emperor always only works in the side hall.
There is nothing splendid here, only an imperial couch, and layers of bookshelves and desks in the distance.
Your Majesty is warlike, but he is not only good at leading troops to kill. Before each expedition, he always learns the languages of various countries and understands the regional situation and history of each country to the extent of knowing himself and his enemy.
Today's court meeting has concluded. As the Emperor, Luo Yexuan is holding a Mingguo Sutra in his hand and studying it carefully. Beside him are the Prime Minister of the day and the Doctor of Jiuyingdu.
Soon, there was a report from the old eunuch outside the palace.
The Minister of Punishment and the Superintendent of Dali Temple were also brought in.
Luo Yexuan put down the scripture in his hand, changed his sitting position, looked at the important ministers in front of him and said: "You are all here. I called you here today because of the recent uproar in the public."
After saying that, Luo Yexuan glanced at the eunuch and waved his hand in the direction of the eunuch. After a while, the eunuch sent a memorial to Lin Yi, which was the one reported by Wei Shan.
"Prime Minister Lin, do you know about this?" Luo Yexuan asked, pointing to the memorial in the prime minister's hand.
Lin Yi nodded and replied: "I already know that the Nine Prince Consort has been imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment awaiting trial. As a matchmaker for Anyang, I deserve death for my crime!"
"You also love Wujiwu! You can't die." Luo Yexuan snorted coldly, as if remembering something unhappy, and said: "However, the prince who breaks the law is also guilty of the same crime as the common people. Han Shangshu, tell me, the Nine Prince Consort
What crime should be sentenced?”
Han Xian immediately recited: "According to the law, the perpetrator must pay compensation to the relatives of the deceased. The amount of compensation is based on the total salary the deceased would have received every year assuming that he lived to be seventy years old. He was also ordered to make peace with the princess. According to the law of killing,
Those who are seriously injured or who cause trouble are sentenced to beheading and executed after the following autumn."
After Han Xian finished speaking, the entire side hall was silent and silent.
Obviously, the dignitaries were dissatisfied with this kind of conviction. Han Xian had been in the officialdom for many years, so he was naturally very smart.
Seeing that the situation was not right, he opened his mouth and added:
"Despite the laws and regulations, I believe that the law is also compassionate. After my recent investigation and evidence collection, I found that the Nine Prince Consort did not kill people randomly. These two deceased people have been oppressing the people for many years. In the fish and meat village, if it were not for the imperial governor's conspiracy with them, they would have been severely punished.
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Moreover, on that day, it was the two deceased men who provoked the consort first. Not only did they seriously injure the consort's friends and family, but they also clamored to humiliate the consort's family. This probably involved Princess Anyang and His Majesty.
The consort must have loved his wife very much, and he did not want Xiao Xiao to humiliate the royal family, so he lost his mind in anger.
Moreover, when the prince-in-law was put on death row, the people spontaneously sent in letters from all the people asking for the prince-in-law to be exempted from his guilt. I feel that this case needs to be handled with caution and must not be settled, lest the hearts of the prince-son-in-law and all the people are upset."
"Well... Han Aiqing deserves to have been in the Ministry of Punishment for many years." After hearing these words, Luo Yexuan immediately nodded in approval, and then asked: "Then what does Aiqing think is the best way to convict him?"
Han Xian took a sip. He didn't want to get involved in such an unfortunate task, so he replied: "This case concerns public opinion. It cannot run counter to the laws of the Great Entropy, nor can it encourage the rogue spirit of those bullies and gangsters. This is a serious matter, and I cannot do it."
If you dare to make arbitrary decisions, please ask your Majesty to issue an edict to hold a three-chamber trial to calm the people's minds."
"Well, that's it." Luo Yexuan responded aloud, and then issued an edict: "Then we should write a document for the Marquis and Prime Minister, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, and the Minister of Dali Temple to conduct a three-court trial with Dali Temple."
"Here!"
"Cough cough cough!"
The three of them responded softly, but they heard Han Xian cough.
Luo Yexuan tilted his head and glanced at him and asked, "Han Aiqing? Are you sick?"
Han Xian seemed to have suppressed a few coughs before replying: "Back to Your Majesty, I went to arrest the Ninth Prince Consort and bring him to justice the day before yesterday. However, when I found out, it was already dark. I was afraid of disturbing the princess when she went to bed, and I was afraid of disturbing the Ninth Prince Consort.
I escaped, so I waited all night in front of the princess's mansion. I occasionally felt cold, so I asked Your Majesty to atone for my sins!"
Luo Yexuan narrowed his eyes slightly and called him an old fox in his heart, but he had to do the dedicate work first, so he couldn't say anything.
Thinking in his heart, Luo Yexuan changed his words and said: "Han Aiqing really took the lead and dedicated himself to the empire. In that case, let the Minister of Punishment attend the meeting on your behalf. By the way, Aiqing has worked so hard, so she must take good care of her body. Come on,
I will bring two thousand-year-old wild ginseng trees to the Minister of Punishment to replenish my health."
When Han Xian heard this, his face became even more confused, and he knelt down to thank him and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"