"Returning to the emperor, the murderer in the busy city has been found!" Zhao Yu said loudly.
"Oh?" Li Wanjiang's face turned dark instantly, "Really? Where is this person now? Has he committed suicide out of fear of crime?"
Li Wanjiang hated his ministers for deceiving him the most, and Zhao Yu was still a minister he trusted and respected, but now he deceived him... That was the crime of deceiving the emperor, and it was an unforgivable crime!
"Replying to the emperor, this person is far away in the horizon, but right in front of you!" Zhao Yu said.
"Huh?" Li Wanjiang looked around, "Who are you talking about? Is it the case that Xiao Chen Aiqing and Shangguan Aiqing did? Or was it my Ouchi guard?"
"No," Zhao Yu said, "The emperor did it himself!"
As soon as these words came out, not only Li Wanjiang's face changed color, but the guards and eunuchs next to him were almost frightened, right?
Zhao Yu, are you going crazy?
Even if you can't catch the murderer, the emperor will only scold you a few words or fine you a year and a half's salary. How can you still dare to challenge the emperor?
No matter how anxious you are, you can't do this.
"Zhao Ziyu, what are you talking about?" Xiao Chen said loudly, "Are you out of your mind and crazy?"
"No." Zhao Yu said calmly, "Master Xiao, please be patient and allow me to present evidence."
After saying that, he took out his subordinate's weapon and presented it to him, which was the hatchet. Because he was going to see the emperor, the blade was wrapped with cloth, leaving only the handle exposed. There were dried black blood stains on it, as well as a particularly obvious palm. Pattern.
"Your Majesty, I dare to ask your Majesty to give me your palm prints for comparison!" Zhao Yu found the feeling of interrogating a prisoner in court.
"Nonsense, how can I show my palm prints to others casually?" Li Wanjiang still wanted to deny it.
"Since the emperor refuses to grant the dragon mark... Come on, bring witnesses!" Zhao Yu shouted.
Everyone was shocked, what the hell are there witnesses? Who the hell dares to testify against the emperor...or in person?
Even our daring Lord Xiao Chenxiao can't do this kind of thing, right?
When two Fengyang government officials came in to help with the witnesses, everyone was surprised again. Isn't this Yuan Ren from Qintian Prison?
Yuan Ren was also forcibly brought here by Zhao Yu. Although he was the supervisor of Qin Tian Jian, he was only a fifth-rank official, and the supervisors of Qin Tian Jian were all selected from among the people, just like the imperial doctors of Imperial Hospital. Similarly, although there is rank, there is no fame.
Zhao Yu is a serious third-rank official, and he is also responsible for handling imperial cases. Let alone 'inviting' him to testify, there is no problem even if he is locked up directly...
Damn it, this is what you deserve to be unlucky. There is such a calamity in your fate, and you can't escape it.
Fortunately, I calculated with my fingers that there was no danger, so I didn't resist too much and came half-heartedly.
I immediately knelt down and explained to the emperor what had happened. I was really surprised to see the emperor's palm prints at that time, so I blurted out. If I knew that Zhao Yu was trying to testify against my emperor... I would not reveal this secret even if I were killed, Your Majesty. .
The implication is that Zhao Yu has caught the emperor by the tail of your dragon, so you'd better confess, because I made some calculations and figured out that it was actually you, the emperor who did this!
Zhao Yuke didn’t accuse you wrongly.
The main thing is that both the personal and material evidence are there, and you, the Emperor, cannot deny it.
"Hahaha!" Li Wanjiang laughed happily, "The two lovers have confirmed my testimony. It seems that I can't admit it. Otherwise, Ziyu, my lover, won't be able to bring me to court?"
"I don't dare." Zhao Yuxin said, Your Majesty, you really can't escape!
If you said you did it, it would be great if you surrendered as soon as possible. This has caused hundreds of people in Fengyang Mansion to be unable to stop for a whole month!
I have lost seven or eight pounds because of my lack of food and drink. If it hadn't been for Mr. Xiao Chen's kind advice, I would have been worried to death. Then your Majesty, would you be satisfied?
I should take you to the church...
"This, this, this is indeed what I did. My dear, what kind of sin is it to kill someone in a busy city?" The minister was so perceptive, shrewd, capable, upright, and selfless. Li Wanjiang was so relieved that he confessed his crime. Very good too.
What sin? A capital crime!
It's nothing to say that Your Majesty, you killed a rogue. If you had not left at that time, but went directly to my Fengyang Mansion to surrender, not only would I not have punished you, I might even have given you the title of "Courageous" ,People from harm.
But you ran away, and your nature changed. Moreover, you caused such a big disturbance and caused such a bad impact... According to the law, you should be killed.
However, since ancient times, there has been no precedent for convicting the emperor...
"Returning to the emperor, the power of the king is given by heaven, and the law follows his words. Since ancient times, the laws of sages and sages have never blamed the emperor. What's more, my emperor's move is to eliminate harm for the people. There is no greater good!" Zhao Yuxian made a generous speech After a while, he finally said quietly, "It's just a shame."
"Hahaha, my dear, why would you say such a thing?" Li Wanjiang laughed loudly, "But I am happy to hear that. My dear, you are enforcing the law like a mountain and working hard in handling cases. I should be rewarded, but I failed to consider it. You should be punished if you disturb the people and bother your beloved. It’s just that it’s easy to reward you, but it’s difficult to punish me..."
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhao Yu should be rewarded, and Your Majesty should be punished! If the rewards and punishments are unclear, how can we warn the world?" Only Xiao Chen dared to say this to his face, and he said it righteously, "I would like to punish the Emperor with one month's supply. , rewarded to Fengyang Mansion!"
"Hahaha, Aiqing, this is a great idea." Li Wanjiang was not annoyed after hearing this, "Zhao Yu, what do you think?"
What can Zhao Yu say? I can only say that the emperor is wise and Mr. Xiao is wise.
"But such a punishment is a bit too light." Li Wanjiang said, "How about I turn around and issue another punishment?"
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!" Xiao Chen and Zhao Yu hurriedly knelt down after hearing this.
It's okay to punish the emperor, but it's not okay to offend the emperor. These are actually completely different things.
The emperor is not a sage, so who can have no faults? It is natural to be punished if there is a violation. It is not only easy to say, but also good to look at.
But it would be too much to convict him, not to mention that Xiao Chen and Zhao Yu did not dare to convict him, even if he did it himself!
What really troubles Zhao Yu now is how to close the case?
The murderer has been found, and the truth of the case has been revealed. Those who deserve rewards have been rewarded, and those who deserve punishment have been punished. However, how to give an explanation to the people of Fengyang City is a big problem.
Zhao Yu also thought about directly announcing the truth of the case. Doing so would not affect the emperor's majesty. Not only would the people not blame the emperor, they would probably give him a thumbs up!
It will be passed down through the ages in the future, and maybe it will become a good story.
Because the person the emperor killed was not a good citizen, but a well-known rogue, Broken House, so the emperor's move to eliminate harm for the people, eliminate violence and bring peace to the people, was justified by both emotion and reason.
But after thinking about it, it was still wrong, because although this matter would not affect the majesty of the emperor, it would affect his 'benevolence'. After all, as a king of a country, 'benevolence' is still far greater than 'majesty'.
Killing people in the street is not a virtuous act, it is also suspected of being impulsive.
So for the sake of the overall situation, we have to find someone to help the emperor bear the burden for a while... Only then is it safe.
