When Long Qitai saw that the visitor was Yangmucheng, he hurriedly came forward to greet him and said: "Master Yang, Dali Temple was the first to receive the report of this matter and started investigating it, and the place where the incident occurred was in Daliang City, which is our Dali Temple. Within the scope of its jurisdiction, Dali Temple should be responsible for taking charge of this case. After the case is found out, it will be reported to the Ministry of Punishment for verification, so there is no need for Mr. Yang to worry about it."
Yang Mucheng glanced at Long Qitai from the corner of his eye, snorted with his nose, and said: "Don't think that because your brother is the Minister of Dali Temple, I will give you face. This case is serious and involves foreign envoys. I, the Criminal Department, will take over the case." This case is a matter of course. Wouldn't it waste time if you wait for your Dali Temple to find out and then send it to our Ministry of Punishment for verification? From today on, our Ministry of Punishment will take over the management of this case. You, Dali Temple, can only assist in the investigation. Come on! Bring the suspects involved in the case. Return to the Ministry of Punishments for trial.”
Anyone who is not stupid can see that Yang Mucheng came here to take revenge for personal gain. Therefore, Shao Xi and Bai Jinqing taught his son Yang Yuanfei a lesson before. Long Qitai not only did not favor his son, but also reprimanded him verbally. This time, when the Baiye Kingdom envoy was killed, Yang Mucheng took the opportunity to retaliate against several people. How could he? Let go of such a great opportunity?
Shao Xi heard that Yang Mucheng was going to take Bai Jinqing and others away. He knew that if they were taken back to the Ministry of Punishment, they would be tortured, so he took the opportunity to make things difficult.
So he took a step forward and said: "Master Yang, if you go by what you said, this case should be handled by our 'Jingcheng Department'. Don't forget, in addition to being able to supervise officials internally, we are also responsible for foreign affairs." After careful investigation by secret agents, the current case involves the murder of a foreign envoy. I suspect that someone deliberately murdered someone with the intention of sowing diplomatic relations between our DPRK and foreign countries. Our 'Respect and Acceptance Department' is naturally duty-bound and should start investigating."
Yang Mucheng said with a sinister expression: "Master Shao reminded me that Bailu Academy is also suspected of colluding with foreign spies and hiding assassins. In this case, our punishment department should take a few people back and torture them to find out the truth. Shao Your Excellency is a member of Bailu Academy, so you should avoid suspicion, right?"
"If we talk about avoiding suspicion, it seems that Mr. Yang should avoid suspicion, right? A few days ago, Bai Jinqing and I had an argument with Mr. Yang's son. Now Mr. Yang can't wait to take him back to the Ministry of Justice for torture. But does he intend to take personal revenge?"
Yang Mucheng said with a righteous face: "We have received the emperor's favor, and we should do our best to serve the emperor. Now that the case is serious, our criminal department should take over the case, and I will make a fair decision. Master Shao, please don't act like a villain." The heart is open to the heart of a gentleman.”
"These beautiful words sound better than singing. If it is what Mr. Yang said, do you suspect that I, the Jingcheng Division, will bend the law for personal gain? Are you questioning our Jingcheng Division's ability to handle cases, or are you questioning the Holy One's appointment? able?"
When it comes to using big hats, even though Shao Xi has never been in the officialdom, he is very skillful in using them. As long as he moves out of the Holy Land, no one will dare to say this or that. Since the "Respect and Acceptance Department" was established by the current Holy Emperor himself, questioning the "Respect and Acceptance Department" is tantamount to questioning the current Holy Supreme Being, and daring to question the current Holy Supreme Being is tantamount to seeking death.
Yang Mucheng was speechless by Shao Xi. Not to mention the current emperor, even the "Jingcheng Si" deliberately wanted to cause trouble for him, which was enough for him to drink a pot. Now that Shao Xi said this, he didn't know how to refute, and froze in place with his eyes wide open.
"Why don't you let me say something fair?"
While the two sides were in a stalemate, another person walked into the door.
When everyone looked at it in unison, they were all shocked. The person who came was none other than His Highness Xiao Yuzhan, the Third Prince Cheng Wang.
When everyone saw him, they hurried forward to salute and say hello. Especially Long Qitai, although he had served in Dali Temple for many years, this was the first time he saw His Highness King Cheng, so he couldn't help but seem a little nervous.
Xiao Yuzhan walked up to everyone, saluted and said hello to Mr. Bai Dinggong, and then said to the people in front of him with a smile: "I came here today to find Mr. Shao, but I didn't want to happen to catch up with this. I also happened to hear Mr. Shao and Mr. Why don't you let me give you a fair word about Master Yang's dispute? I wonder if any of the adults have any opinions?"
Yang Mucheng and Long Qitai said quickly, "Don't dare."
Shao Xi, on the other hand, seemed very casual and said to Xiao Yuzhan: "Since His Highness King Cheng has a good idea, you might as well talk about it and listen to it."
"I can't say it's a good idea. I just feel that since the case has been handled by Dali Temple from the beginning, it should naturally continue to be investigated by Dali Temple. If both the Ministry of Punishment and the 'Jingcheng Division' are interested in participating in the case, they might as well send their respective There is nothing wrong with asking people to assist in the investigation. Once the case is found out in Dali Temple, it will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for verification."
Xiao Yuzhan's meaning is very obvious. This case originally belonged to Dali Temple. Why are you meddling in it here?
Shao Xi had no objection to this statement. Even if Yang Mucheng was dissatisfied, he did not dare to say anything.
So, the matter was settled like this. Bai Jinqing and others were brought back to Dali Temple by Long Qitai. Since it was related to the reputation of Bailu Academy, Shao Xi naturally had to participate in the investigation. As for the Criminal Department, Yang Mucheng was originally looking for trouble and wanted to seek personal revenge. Now that the matter was over, he did not want to participate in the investigation anymore, lest he would be responsible for the problem, so the Criminal Department gave up. In charge of investigating this case.
Shao Xi was very happy to see this result. What he was most afraid of was that Yang Mucheng would be in his way all day long.
Xiao Yuzhan smiled and said to Shao Xi: "I came here this time to ask Master Shao for advice, but I didn't expect such a big thing to happen in the academy. It seems that asking for advice can only be left to the future. Master Shao will do his best to investigate. The case is settled, if there is any need for me, Lord Shao, just come to the palace and find me."
"Your Highness, does the Holy One already know about this matter?"
"Of course my father already knows that the death of a foreign envoy in Daliang City must be reported to his father as soon as possible. I came here today to bring a message on my father's behalf, instructing Dali Temple to investigate the case seriously. , if someone hinders the handling of the case, the Minister of Dali Temple can directly go to the palace to meet the saint, so Long Sizhi, you don’t have to have any worries, just handle the case with peace of mind."
When Long Qitai heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and responded: "Wei Chen, Long Qitai, thanks His Majesty for trusting him! I will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust and do his best to investigate the case and safeguard our reputation, Jingyuan."
Xiao Yuzhan still nodded with a smile on his face, and said to Shao Xi and Long Qitai: "If there is nothing to do, I will go back first. It will not affect your investigation of the case here. After this incident, I will come back to Master Shao for advice on how to govern the world. "
After several people saluted, Xiao Yuzhan left Bailu Academy, leaving Shao Xi and others here to investigate the death of an envoy from Baiye Kingdom in a restaurant.
After Xiao Yuzhan left, Shao Xi turned to Long Chitai and asked, "Brother Long, I wonder how you plan to investigate this case? Do you have any ideas?"
Long Qitai shook his head and replied: "I don't have any good ideas at the moment. I can only take Mr. Bai and others back to Dali Temple for resettlement, and then start the investigation from Junxiao Tower where the crime occurred."
"Where is the body of the envoy from the White Night Kingdom placed now?"
"It is currently parked in the work room of Dali Temple. The workmen are carefully investigating the cause of his death. It is estimated that the results will be available when we return."
Shao Xi touched his chin, "Now we can only go back to Dali Temple first. I believe this case has nothing to do with Jinqing and the others. It is better to find out the cause of death first. I always feel that things are not that simple."
After saying that, Shao Xi turned to Bai Dinggong and bowed and said: "Sir, don't worry, the student believes that this matter must have nothing to do with Jinqing and the others. The student and Brother Long returned to Dali Temple to investigate the case together, and they will definitely repay Jinqing and the others. Innocent. Please stay in the academy and patiently wait for news. Students will do their best."
Duke Bai Ding naturally knew his grandson and disciples very well, and he also believed that Bai Jinqing and the others could not do anything harmful to human life. At the same time, he also has great confidence in Shao Xi's abilities.
"With you participating in this case, I naturally have nothing to worry about. I believe that Jinqing's children can't do anything harmful to nature. You don't have to worry about me and can handle your case with peace of mind. If you need anything from me, just ask me Just send someone back to inform you, go ahead!"
After Shao Xi and Long Qitai saluted Bai Dinggong, they led a group of Dali Temple patrol officers to escort Bai Jinqing and others to prepare to return to Dali Temple.
Before leaving, Shao Xi did not forget to ask Yang Mucheng, "Does Mr. Yang want to go to Dali Temple in person to participate in the investigation of this case?"
Now that the Ministry of Punishment is no longer in charge of the case, Yang Mucheng has no chance to embarrass Bai Jinqing and others, and naturally has no interest in participating personally. So he sent one of his men to return to Dali Temple with Shao Xi and others to assist in the investigation. He himself left Bailu Academy in anger and returned to the Ministry of Punishments.
Dali Temple was a very important official office in ancient times, responsible for the trial of prison cases. It is equivalent to the current Supreme People's Court and is the highest legal institution in the country. Whenever major cases occur, they will be tried by the minister of Dali Temple, the Minister of Punishment, the Minister of Justice, and the Censor Zhongcheng, who are called the Third Secretary.
The current case of the death of an envoy from the Baiye Kingdom in a restaurant should have been a major case. Logically speaking, the case should be handled jointly by Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai. But there is also a distinction between priorities. Since Dali Temple was the first to take over the case, Dali Temple should be the main judge, and the Ministry of Punishment and Yushitai will coordinate and supervise the investigation.
However, now that the Holy One has personally spoken and asked Dali Temple to investigate and handle the case, Shao Xi's participation is equivalent to the "Jingcheng Division" also participating in the case. Then the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai will send people here just for show. After all, there are The intervention of the "Jingcheng Division" means that the Holy Emperor wants to personally investigate the case. It would be inappropriate for them to point fingers.
As soon as he arrived at Dali Temple, Shao Xi first decided to question Bai Jinqing and others. First, because they had a dispute with the envoys of Bai Ye Kingdom at Junxiao Tower before, and even made a move, so they were naturally the most suspicious; second, they wanted to pass Several people learned about the situation in the restaurant that night to see if there were any other suspicious things, so as to help them eliminate the suspicion of wounding someone to death.
"Jin Qing, now tell us in detail how you guys had a dispute with the Baiye Kingdom envoy at Junxiao Tower last night. The more detailed you can be, the better. It's best not to miss anything."
Shao Xi always had a vague feeling in his heart that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
