It was almost Chen time, when Han You was fast asleep, all the officials had gathered outside Taiqian Hall.
In addition to the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were also envoys from various countries, and many people secretly looked at the Goguryeo envoys.
Everyone who can enter the palace to attend the court knows what happened last night.
Now that both the chief and deputy envoys of the Goguryeo mission have died, the former envoy and current envoy Gao Minglin has the final say.
In addition to the Goguryeo mission, other missions also came.
In fact, this matter has nothing to do with them. They just want to see what kind of attitude Dazhou has and what kind of attitude Goguryeo has.
Gao Minlin was an actor. When he saw Han You a few hours ago, he wanted to exchange six corpses for a free lifetime membership card to Four Seasons Villa. Looking at it now, his eyes were red, he was filled with indignation, and he was gnashing his teeth, as if the dead were his relatives. of.
To say that this guy is smart, this is also the reason why the so-called free lifetime membership card of Four Seasons Villa cannot suppress the anger of Goguryeo. Everyone knows it well, Gao Minglin is just taking advantage.
It's like a driver who injured someone and died, and the family said, please treat me to a big dinner, the kind that costs five or six hundred yuan.
The driver would not be stupid enough to think that if he had a big meal, he would not have to lose money, and the family members would not say that if they had a big meal, the matter would be over. Everyone knew that it was just a big meal to show their attitude, and the matter could be discussed. .
The incident happened suddenly and had such a far-reaching impact that all officials felt heavy.
Because Han You issued a hush-hush order, many officials sent people to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment to inquire about the situation, but they did not find out the reason.
But everyone could tell by looking at their faces. A group of officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple looked as gloomy as dead mothers, and officials from the two government offices were all whispering.
Han You was a pro-soldier of the Emperor, not a pro-soldier of the Ministry of Punishment, and certainly not a pro-soldier of the Dali Temple. After finding out the case clearly, he came to the palace to tell Lao Ba the ins and outs. It was already a great honor. It was impossible for him to go out of his way to inform the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple.
Wu Dingbi, the Minister of Punishment who was responsible for this matter, was explaining the "future affairs".
"Be strong-minded."
With a wry smile on his face, Wu Dingbi called out Chen Yongzhi's "word": "This case is very shrouded in mystery. It will not be possible to get to the bottom of it overnight. Honglu Temple cannot escape its blame. Needless to say, although Dali Temple is investigating the case , but has little to do with this case, only our Criminal Department, in the middle of the capital, at the feet of the Emperor, has an assassin and thief, and the Criminal Department bears the brunt of the crime."
Chen Yongzhi lowered his head and said nothing.
"This case is full of intrigues and mystery." Wu Dingbi patted Chen Yongzhi on the shoulder and lowered his voice: "The number of people in Beijing who dared to blame Commander Han and the Yi Sword Guards for blaming them can be counted on one hand, and they have been planning for a long time. Being able to come up with such an answer with such careful planning may be another unjust case. After thinking about it, Brother Yu, after thinking about it, since the Criminal Department is in such a desperate situation, instead of being reprimanded by His Majesty every day and subjected to unreasonable accusations from the outside world, it would be better for me to..."
"Sir!" Chen Yongzhi suddenly raised his head and interrupted: "This happened in just one night. I want to ask your Majesty for some time."
"I don't know how to investigate the case, so don't you? You have been an official in the Ministry of Justice for many years. How could you not know that the case is like this? If it is solved, it will be solved in three to five hours. If it is not solved, it will be solved in three to five years. No."
Chen Yongzhi remained silent. This is the truth. The so-called murder cases are like this.
Crimes that occur in the public are related to the common people. They can be solved at a glance. They are easy to solve. Those who can kill people must have gaps and motives. After some investigation, you can find clues, and then you can follow the clues to find the real culprit.
But once you encounter a major, important, or bloody case, especially one that has far-reaching consequences and involves too many people and things, it cannot be solved in a day or two. Many of them cannot be solved. In other words, the Ministry of Punishment is also most afraid of this kind of thing happening, and there are many obstacles during the investigation.
"Brother Yu has made up his mind." Wu Dingbi patted Chen Yongzhi on the shoulder again: "Your son is now Commander Han's favorite disciple, and his future is limitless. How can you hinder his career because of you?"
Chen Yongzhi's eyes were a little red: "Doesn't your Excellency have no other option but to submit a letter to resign?"
"Who said I'd like to resign? I'm asking you to resign."
Chen Yongzhi: “…”
Wu Dingbi laughed: "Brother Yu, you are joking. Chen Yu'an is Commander Han's favorite disciple. If I ask you to resign, Chen Yu'an will ask Commander Han to stand up for you. I don't dare to provoke Commander Han. I will resign and return home to become a rich family. Weng, it’s better than the one who never sees the light of day in the dungeon of Na Yi Dao Guard.”
Chen Yongzhi's eyes became redder and moister, and he stopped talking.
Old Chen didn't really want to ask Wu Dingbi to resign to save himself and the Ministry of Justice. However, the rules of the court were like this. If such a big thing happened, he should be held accountable first, express his position first, and give an explanation first.
It can be seen that Chen Yongzhi and Wu Dingbi have a very good personal relationship, and they are like brothers in private.
In fact, this is the case in most Liubujiu temples. The first-in-command and the second-in-command get along very well. Everyone cooperates in a tacit understanding and performs their duties. The second-in-command takes his time and waits for the first-in-command to get promoted or retire in old age, and then he will naturally take care of himself. Just took over.
Of course, there is another situation where the second-in-command wants the first-in-command to get out quickly so that he can fill the vacancy.
However, this situation is rare, because it is the same government office, and the first-in-command has been dealt with, and the second-in-command himself will definitely be implicated.
For example, in Taipu Temple, this was the case before. Not to mention the second in command, the third in command, the fourth in command, the fifth in command, the sixth in command, the water in command, and the seventh in command all wished that the temple minister Xu Wenjin would be finished as soon as possible.
It's different now. They would rather the entire government office be destroyed than Xu Wenjin. After all, he is a good "buddy" of the swordsman of Yidaowei.
A group of officials from the Ministry of Punishment are also like mourning for their heirs. How can a person wander around the rivers and lakes without getting stabbed, and a clay pot cannot be broken without leaving the mouth of a well. This is what officialdom is like. This is why everyone is not happy to be an official in the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Punishment.
Those who are engaged in engineering projects in the Ministry of Industry have to resort to shoddy quality to get good quality. Can the quality of the project pass the test? If it fails, something will happen. If something goes wrong, officials will be removed. Small officials will be used for small things, and high officials will be used for big things.
This is true even for the most powerful officials. There are both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that when you select officials, you can support your own people, and you can help others become your own people. The disadvantage is that the more people you support, the greater the chance of something going wrong. If something goes wrong, you can't escape the blame, but at least there are benefits. Risks and benefits coexist.
The Ministry of Justice has no interest at all. It has to investigate when something goes wrong. Before investigating, look at the size of the matter. It doesn't matter if it is a small matter. There is no need to talk about it in court. Even if it is mentioned in the court, it is just a matter of using a few junior officials to take the blame. I am afraid that something big will happen. , as long as something big happens, someone is bound to step down. The bigger the thing is, the bigger the official position will be. Another thing is thankless. It is a double BUFF. If something goes wrong, you will be scolded and cleaned up first. After the matter is resolved, it will be easy to make money. No benefit.
In comparison, Dali Temple has no such worries, but it's not much better.
The senile Sun Lianxi, the minister of Dali Temple, did not speak, but it was the Shaoqing Chen Pei who spoke.
"Sir, this matter is extremely involved and deeply involved."
Chen Fei was now red-eyed: "How can anyone who can sit on this case be an ordinary person? If the case is opened, the officials will definitely ask for power from His Majesty. No one can stop our Dali Temple from investigating the case, and no one can make it a stumbling block." , everyone needs to be coerced into investigating the case, and if something like this happens, the longer it is delayed, the more detrimental it will be to our Dali Temple."
Sun Lianxi kept looking around, as if he didn't hear anything. He looked for a long time, stroked his beard and sighed.
"It seems that Commander Han is not coming."
"Old man, you are confused. What does this matter have to do with the Yi Dao Guards? Honglu Temple can't escape the blame. But Commander Han is only responsible for martial arts, so the Criminal Department can't escape the blame. After that, it's our Dali Temple. How can we talk about it? It’s not the Yida Guard’s turn either.”
"What are you talking about? How can I expect Yi Daowei to investigate the case or take responsibility? I just think that this matter is deeply involved. Who in such a huge dynasty can bear such pressure to investigate this case."
"Commander Han is not stupid. He doesn't want to come to court. He just doesn't want to be involved. Sir, please agree. When he goes to court, I will give up my official hat and ask your Majesty for the right to act expediently."
"That's all, that's all." Sun Lianxi finally nodded: "I'm just asking for it. If you can't find out, you will be the one to preside over Dali Temple from now on."
"Sir~~~"
All the government offices are whispering to each other, and some are worried. It can be said that except for the Ministry of Works, everyone is very troubled, especially the Ministry of Rites, who is negotiating with Gao Minglin, the current envoy of Goguryeo, to put in good words.
Lao Gao was so groveling to Han You because the latter had a reputation for being unreasonable and crazy.
Facing the officials of the Ministry of Rites, haha, Lao Gao likes people who are reasonable and talk about great principles. To deal with such people, as long as they occupy the moral high ground first, they can be punished to death like bullying their sons.
I saw Gao Minglin's scolding was unpleasant, and his saliva was sprayed all over the faces of a group of officials from the Ministry of Etiquette. He only loved his relatives and friends when he opened his mouth, and wanted to hold Zhou accountable when he kept silent.
On the steps and outside the main hall, Wen Wu, who was expressionless, felt secretly happy.
What a bunch of bastards, you can’t believe that Commander Han has already solved the case, hahahaha, I’m so anxious for you guys!
The secretly happy Eunuch Suan began to scan the faces of Chang Zhi, the minister of Weiwei Temple, Xu Mingfang, the young minister of Sinong Temple, and Chao Wenli, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he sneered in his heart.
Half an hour ago, Lao Ba, who had not slept all night, was getting angrier and angrier. He was going to go to the dungeon to beat Zhou Bi again, but Concubine Chen, who had been thrown into the cold palace, asked to see him.
Concubine Chen was taught a lesson by Concubine De who had just learned what was going on.
Originally, Lao Ba even took off his pants, preparing to punish Concubine Chen who had failed to teach her son well. Unexpectedly, Concubine Chen actually wanted to "forgive" and suggested that Lao Ba take him to the prison and put a sword on his neck. Threaten Zhou Ben.
Zhou Ben, who was extremely filial to his mother, really compromised. He was so frightened that he couldn't hide anything. He told all the situation in detail. They were these three people, Chang Zhi, the minister of Weiwei Temple, and Xu Mingfang, the young minister of Sinong Temple. , Chao Wenli, the Minister of Civil Service, the spokesperson of Lanshan Academy in Beijing, also talked about many situations in the East China Sea.
Recalling this incident, Wen Wu also had mixed feelings.
He knew, and Lao Ba also knew, that this was not Concubine Chen's "returning to righteousness", it was just a way to protect herself. She had already been relegated to the cold palace, and if her own son sat down again, Lao Ba would kill her. It's not an exaggeration to say that he was so anxious that he had the wisdom to "fool" his own son.
Of course, Concubine Chen also wanted to keep Zhou Bi, and didn't want Zhou Bi to make another mistake.
You must know that Concubine Chen's natal family, the Chen family, is in Donghai. Concubine Chen's move was a complete sale of the Chen family in order to protect herself and her son.
