"Oh? All the people involved in the incident were brought to justice, but Di Aiqing was able to solve the problem?"
Emperor Chu Yun sat on the golden throne and looked at Di Xue with interest.
Di Xue stepped forward and saluted:
"Back to Your Majesty, although many things back then have been blurred, one thing will not change, and that is that without the support of any means, the real murderer would not be able to make thousands of files disappear from the Ministry of Justice in half a stick of incense. of!"
"Master Di, I know this speculation even if you don't tell me." Left Prime Minister Li Yong said with a smile.
Facing Li Yong's ridicule, Di Xue did not panic at all but continued:
"The Prime Minister is right, but when I checked the details of the case that year, I found that the room where the files of the Ministry of Punishments were released had no exit other than the main door."
"That's why Yan Tingzhong and others who kept the keys committed a serious crime back then!"
After Li Yong said this, Di Xue smiled slightly, and others in the store also noticed that Di Xue meant something.
"It is true that there is a problem with the door lock, but even if the door is opened and half a stick of incense is used, the files cannot be emptied!"
After Di Xue finished speaking, Zhang Shilang received: "So Master Di, you mean that the files were evacuated long before the day of the crime?"
"As the minister said, most of the files in the Criminal Department are covered with hard-shelled paper, so by removing the inner parts and leaving only the outer shell, the outer shell can be easily removed when a crime occurs."
After Di Xue finished speaking, Zhang Shilang received: "But even if the door lock is intact, how can you take out the outer shell?"
"Actually, it's very simple. As long as the real culprit is a member of the Criminal Department, he can also become a witness as the last person to enter the Criminal Department's file room before the incident, proving that the files were still there when he entered!"
After Di Xue finished speaking, Chu Ran received: "As Mr. Di said, the last person who entered the file room before the crime was Du Rutan!"
"How did he steal the file in advance?" Zhang Shilang asked.
"Before the case, the door locks of the Criminal Department's file room had been changed once, and on the day they were replaced with ordinary door locks, Du Rubao was on duty. It would be much easier to open ordinary door locks, not to mention that he has a locksmith's mother. !”
After Di Xue said this, everyone was a little surprised. They didn't know when Du Rubao's mother-in-law, a locksmith, showed up.
"This is what I found in Du Rutao's family tree. Du Rutao is the illegitimate son of Mr. Du, and after Mr. Du died, he moved his own mother into the family tree!"
After Di Xue said this, everyone nodded. As the saying goes, the robbers have retreated. Du Rutao is now unable to stand up, so naturally no one can speak for him anymore.
The atmosphere in the court room immediately became a little delicate. Everyone was talking in low voices. Apparently no one spoke for Du Rutao anymore.
"However, since this matter has been described as an anecdote, I don't know the other secrets!"
After Di Xue finished speaking, Emperor Chu Yun nodded:
"What Di Aiqing said is very exciting. It seems that the late emperor's judgment was a bit harsh. If the descendants involved in the incident are still alive, let them return to their ancestral home!"
"His Majesty's benevolent heart is truly a blessing to the people of the world."
After all the ministers congratulated together, Chu Yun changed the topic and said to Li Yong:
"If I remember correctly, after the theft that year, there was no one available in the Ministry of Punishment. It was Prime Minister Zuo who recommended Du Rubao to serve as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment, exercising the power of Minister of Punishment!"
Li Yong's forehead was sweating. Just as he was about to answer, Chu Yun continued:
"Then Du Rutao was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the Left Prime Minister also contributed a lot. You have fulfilled your responsibility as a teacher!"
Li Yong was sweating profusely at this time, and even those who didn't look at him could tell that he was despised by the emperor, and his status would definitely not be the same as before.
After the morning court, Di Xue and Chu Ran were left behind by the emperor. The three of them sat down like friends in Wuying Hall, but this time the storyteller was Chu Yun.
"Di Aiqing told me a story before, and I will give you one in return today!"
After Chu Yun finished speaking, Di Xue returned: "I am all ears!"
Legend has it that a long time ago, a farmer raised a flock of sheep, but the wolves around him always coveted the sheep. However, he did not dare to eat these sheep easily because the farmer's sheepdog was very powerful.
The wolf then thought of a plan. If it couldn't be broken down from the outside, it would be better to break through it from the inside.
So he found a thin lamb in the flock and tempted him with status. As long as the lamb helped him get rid of the sheepdog, the wolf would help him eat any sheep in the flock that disobeyed him.
The little sheep agreed, and he destroyed the sheepfold from the inside, causing the wolf to capture the sheep.
The farmer thought that the sheepdog was not guarding it well, so he beat the sheepdog half to death in order to vent his anger.
From then on, the sheepdogs were unable to fight the wolves and could only watch the sheep being taken away one by one.
But that little lamb has always been safe, dominating the flock.
After Chu Yun finished speaking, he looked at Di Xue: "So Di Aiqing, if it were you, who would you be in the story?"
Di Xue reacted for a moment, knowing that the emperor was testing her loyalty, so she replied: "Your Majesty, I will become a hammer in the farmer's hands, help him repair the fence, and scare away the wolves at the critical moment!"
"Di Aiqing is indeed the pillar of the country. It's getting late today. I have other things to do, so I won't leave you alone!"
After leaving Wuying Hall, Di Xue recalled Chu Yun's words, and it seemed that what he meant was not as simple as it seemed.
"Do you understand what His Majesty just meant?"
After listening to Di Xue's words, Chu Ran thought for a moment:
"Perhaps someone prevented His Majesty from ascending the throne twenty years ago, but the late Emperor realized this and resolved the crisis. However, the Ministry of Punishment was ultimately the source of trouble."
Di Xue nodded, and then remembered the Oiran case in his previous life. Maybe there was also a change in the situation behind this case.
I can only lament that the people involved in the case suffered unreasonable disasters and were harmed by powers that did not belong to them.
Di Xue and Chu Ran returned to Di Mansion in Lao Yang's carriage.
Looking at the paper in his arms, he remembered the old couple in the morning.
"Lao Yang, have the old couple settled down yet?"
Di Xue asked, and Lao Yang returned: "The old couple and the little girl are still wandering around Yuanjing City. They won't stay at the inn we arranged. I'm afraid something will happen, so I can only ask the people in the house to follow them first." .”
Di Xue nodded, then opened the riddled paper and examined it carefully.
After reading for a while, I realized that what was written above was about an old couple's son and daughter-in-law who were performing tricks on the street, but were falsely accused of stealing a nobleman's jade pendant, and were finally arrested and taken to the government, where they were beaten to death in prison.
Among them, the daughter-in-law was even more miserable. Her face was burned beyond recognition by boiling water.
Di Xue speculated that the little girl he saw should be the granddaughter of the old couple.
"Chu Ran, we have taken this case!" Di Xue said and looked at Chu Ran.
Chu Ran also nodded: "Although I don't know who framed this old couple's son and daughter-in-law, the matter is too bad, and we should find the truth!"
Just when Di Xue was about to study the lawsuit, the servant from Di's house suddenly ran in in a hurry.
"Miss, it's not good. The old couple and the little girl we were following suddenly suffered severe abdominal pain and are now unconscious!"
