Shaoyin Li Kaizhi keenly sensed something unusual. The people from the East Palace came early and late, but they came at this time. Their intention was already obvious.
Naturally, Wei Meng, a powerless commoner, couldn't get along with the East Palace, so he should be Li Qiming, the prince's son.
Moreover, he knew that the first person to come was Yao Chongxi, the personal eunuch beside the prince. Everyone knows that he is highly regarded, and he is here this time. It seems that he takes this matter very seriously!
But this is very confusing!
Although the status of the prince and prince is already unattainable for ordinary people, in front of the prince, not to mention the prince, even his father, the prince, may not have this face. Why is this?
But before Li Kaizhi could think about it, Eunuch Yao had already cleared his throat, raised his hands, and said in a sharp voice: "Master Shaoyin, my master is somewhat interested in this case and has sent me to observe it. Wouldn't you mind, sir?"
In fact, it is said that this move is against the rules. The laws of the Tang Dynasty are strict, and each department performs its duties and does not interfere with each other. Even if he is the prince, he cannot intervene in the case casually.
But he only sent people to observe and did not comment on the case, so it was difficult for Li Kaizhi to refuse.
This demeanor conveyed an attitude to him invisibly, that Dong Gong was watching this case! This is a huge pressure!
Li Kaizhi could only ask the government officials to watch their seats. Eunuch Yao thanked him, and then stopped being polite. He sat aside and waited for things to develop.
When Li Qiming saw this scene, he knew that nothing would happen to him today, and his back instantly became much straighter than before.
In the subsequent trial, the case did not progress smoothly. Although many people came forward to testify, King Ye found a very difficult lawyer.
This person's name is Yuan Tangjing, and he is a very famous lawyer in the circle, but his reputation is basically notoriety.
This does not mean that he is not good at it. On the contrary, his eloquence and debating skills have become so perfect that they can be called an art. All the prisoners who were defended by him had their major crimes reduced to minor crimes, and their guilty ones became innocent. With his sharp tongue, he was able to thrive in Chang'an City!
The reason why he has such a bad reputation is that he only cares about money and has no sense of fairness or justice in his heart. He doesn't care about propriety, justice or shame. As long as he gives you enough money, he can defend you no matter you are a murderer or something else.
This kind of behavior without a bottom line is not only despised in the lawyer circle, but also hated by civilians.
But he doesn't care about this, let alone what his colleagues in the industry and those untouchables think. As long as he has money to take, go to hell with any moral bottom line!
He is a lawyer who specializes in defending the powerful. In Prince Ye's view, once Yuan Tangjing takes action, no one in court can defend him.
This one is settled!
It seemed that the Lord Prince had already made two preparations when he first sent the assassins. Even though he thought that the assassination could not fail, he still had one in reserve.
This old fox is very shrewd!
Now things are in trouble! Even though they were clearly attacked and killed last night, and even the killer's body was still in the courtyard, Prince Ye's actions were quite secretive. There was nothing on those people to prove that they came from the Prince's Mansion. Naturally, It is also difficult to use this incident to prove Prince Ye.
And as long as his father is still working behind the scenes, it is obviously impossible to convict the gang of thugs headed by Li Qiming!
Master Shaoyin had a headache at this time. Due to the special status of Jingzhao Mansion in Chang'an City, he didn't take this bullshit prince seriously at all. Even Prince Ye himself was not very afraid. However, once the matter involved the East Palace, , then you have to consider it carefully!
After all, he is not a bachelor. His family is all in Chang'an City. It would be a very unwise thing to offend the future King of Tang at this time!
Seeing that there was no result from the trial today, Li Kaizhi could only announce that he would withdraw from the court for the time being and retrial at another date.
It was his limit to be able to withstand the pressure and not let Li Qiming and the others out. As for the next development of the matter, he was not optimistic about it unless there was a turning point.
The only one who can suppress the East Palace is the Emperor of that day! However, how could such a big or small matter lead the emperor to deal with it personally?
To be disrespectful, if Emperor Tang had done everything himself, he would have been exhausted long ago!
Eunuch Yao was a little dissatisfied. Since he appeared here today, the attitude of the East Palace was already obvious.
A mere Shaoyin from Jingzhao Prefecture is pretending to be deaf and dumb to me here, and I don't let him go immediately. How bold!
Calling him "sir" is just to give him face, do you really think that you are a person? Just wait, you'll feel better!
Eunuch Yao thought so and walked away with his men. The people watching gradually dispersed, leaving only Lin Yan and others.
People are like this. When the situation is good, everyone will go up and shout twice, but once forces that they cannot afford to offend get involved, they will instantly disperse. This is what is called "following the crowd"!
Li Qiming and others were still temporarily detained in the prison, while Wei Meng returned to Lin Yan's residence. After all, judging from the current situation, it would be more dangerous to leave Wei Meng in Jingzhao Mansion.
And Li Kaizhi also learned from the government officials who were present last night that there was a mysterious master in Lin Yan's place, so his safety was more guaranteed.
Lord Shaoyin seemed to have aged a lot after he retired. I guess the East Palace will be very dissatisfied with his performance today. Even though I am old, I still have a rush of passion just for those boring justices. Maybe this time I really should go home and retire!
The fists in his sleeves tightened slightly. If it were twenty years ago, a person like Li Qiming would have committed such a heinous crime, let alone the prince sending someone here, even if the emperor came, he would not be able to use it. Give it all to him "Click"! Let’s see if they dare to do evil again in the next life!
But... alas!
Li Kaizhi sighed, loosened his fist weakly, and then dropped it. After so many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he is no longer the passionate young man with dreams and confidence who wanted to uphold justice for the suffering people in the world!
His official rank gradually rose, and he also had a place in the huge city of Chang'an. However, I lost the momentum I had back then and forgot my original intention. He started to look forward and backward when doing things, began to consider the consequences, and began to gradually become the kind of official he hated most back then.
In fact, he didn't completely forget it. But, now that he has a family and a bond, he has a weakness!
Of course he can put all his money on the line and risk everything for the justice in his heart and justice! But he can't let his family bear this huge risk because of his willfulness!
You should know that this is Chang'an City!
Outsiders only know that it is full of flowers, but they don't know that this city is a crawling beast of the abyss. The relationships between various powerful people in the city are complicated. If he makes a mistake, not only will he die, but the entire family may be buried with him. Therefore, he does not dare to gamble, and he cannot gamble!
He glanced in Wei Meng's direction with a complicated expression, and said in a low voice: "It seems that I can only help you so far!"
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Lin Yan and others picked up Wei Meng and returned to their residence. This time the government officials did not follow because there was no point in following them since there were experts stationed there.
If they really encounter a problem that even that expert can't solve, their three-legged cats will only lose their lives in vain.
Anyway, a month's salary is only so little, there is no need to risk your life, just do your job well and go home at the right time, this is the right thing to do!
On the way back, everyone was in a low mood. Although they didn't know the people who suddenly appeared in the court, but judging from Master Shaoyin's reaction, the identity of the visitor was definitely unusual, and he should be a big and scary one!
Unexpectedly, just punishing a guilty Li Qiming would attract the attention of so many big shots. To be honest, King Ye alone is already very troublesome. Now that a group of people like this are here, is it so difficult for the people to seek justice?
After returning to their residence, Ming Ya had already gotten up and packed up and was waiting for them.
When he saw a group of people walking in with depressed expressions, he roughly guessed that things were not going well. After a brief understanding, he sighed and thought: It seems that the sky in the Tang Dynasty is not as clear as the Nanman!
At this time, the little princess spoke: "How about I go and beg my father, he will definitely have a way!"
Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up when they heard this, and then quickly dimmed. Even civilians like Lin Yan and Wei Meng could understand that this was a big deal for them, but for the emperor who controlled a country, this kind of thing would not attract his attention at all.
At this moment, there may be another war on the border, there may be another disaster in the country, and you have to battle wits with the ministers from time to time, and you have to find time to adjust the conflicts in the harem. How can you worry about mundane things?
The most powerful person in the world is also the person least likely to help them, because there are too many levels. This is a naked reality, and it is also a kind of sadness!
It's not that I don't want to help them, but I'm standing too high and can't see them at all!
Seeing everyone's silence, the little princess realized that she had said the wrong thing. She was also anxious and wanted to help everyone share some of the burden and come up with ideas, but her idea was indeed a bit naive!
For a while, I couldn't think of any effective way, and there was no point in spending time here, so everyone went home.
Especially Li Zongsheng, when he left, he noticed that his father was not in good condition. He was really worried, so he planned to rush home as soon as possible to inquire about the specific situation and also to find out if there was any improvement in the matter. .
At this moment, only Lin Yan, Ming Ya and Wei Meng were left in the yard, and of course, Old Man Yang in the house.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Lin Yan thought it was Li Zongsheng and the others who were leaving and returning. When he opened the door, he was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that the person who came was actually him!
The man was dressed in a green shirt. He was no longer dressed like a businessman when they first met him. He stood in front of the door and looked at Lin Yan with a smile and an extraordinary bearing.
"What? When we meet old friends, why don't you invite me in?"
Gold is rich and noble, or so Jin Yitan said.
