Your Majesty, please do not

Lu Yin just went out to give orders to the eunuch, but came back soon, and said, "Shangshu Zhu Xing of the Ministry of Punishment, please see me."

"Why do these people like to come in the middle of the night? Forget it, I wanted to find him too. Let him in." Liang Huan said, putting on the outer robe he had just taken off.

Zhu Xing went to the hall and bowed to him, and then presented a notebook, "This case involves three officials in Beijing, including Huang Hu, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I don't dare to be professional, and I don't dare to delay. How should I judge?" , please give your will."

"Yellow Lake?" Isn't this the person that Ouyang Qing pushed in?Hearing that he was involved in the case, Liang Huan opened the file with great interest.

After reading the case file, Liang Huan's face turned pale.

"Where are these people?" Liang Huan asked through gritted teeth.

Zhu Xing didn't expect him to ask this first, "The criminals in Jiangzhou are being escorted to Beijing, and those in Beijing are in prison at the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

Liang Huan clenched his hands tightly into fists, let out a few breaths, forced himself to calm down, and said in a cold voice: "How does the Ministry of Punishment plan to sentence you?"

Zhu Xing took the case file and said while recalling: "The Ministry of Punishment has drafted a version. One charge is that the announcement of the government is lagging behind. It is proposed that Han Hai, the magistrate of Tonghuhe and Haining in Jiangzhou Prefecture, be sentenced to beheaded. The prefect Jiang Jiang was sentenced to be demoted. The other is that the news leaked, the head of the Ministry of Military Affairs stated that Liu Chuan, the magistrate of Jiangbei County, was sentenced to be executed, and Song Xin, a member of the Ministry of War, was demoted."

After he finished speaking, he looked up at Liang Huan, and found that his whole body was shaking, and his expression was very ugly.Zhu Xing couldn't help wondering, why did this case cause him such a big reaction?

"Then what did you ask me to do when you came to see me?" Liang Huan's voice could not detect any emotion.

Zhu Xing was inexplicably afraid, but he still said something: "A fourth-rank official is sentenced to dismissal, and he has to report it as usual. Huang Hu is a man, I can't report it to the two prime ministers..."

"You mean, if there is no Huanghu, the others will be sentenced like this? You sentence four people to be beheaded, and I don't care about it?"

Sweat slipped from his temples, and Zhu Xing's heart sank.For so many years, he dealt with the two prime ministers tremblingly, only in exchange for his current status.But if the righteous master is dissatisfied with him, then his work will be in vain.

So he showed a flattering but ugly smile, "Naturally, I'm following your arrangement. If you want to protect someone, I can change it..."

At this moment, Lu Yin entered the room and called out: "Your Majesty, I heard about it." Zhu Xing was here, and he wasn't sure if he could say the rest.

"No, let's go out." Liang Huan said lightly.

He got up and walked around the room, suddenly stood still and looked at him, and asked, "What about those mobs? Why don't they pay for their crimes?"

Zhu Xing replied cautiously: "More than a hundred people are locked up in Jiangzhou. At present, the Ministry of Criminal Justice advocates that the crime should be blamed on the officials. If the responsibility is shifted to the mob, then these officials can be sentenced lightly or not."

"Okay, let's procrastinate." Liang Huan turned his head away and said.

"Drag?"

"Can't you procrastinate? Still need me to teach you how to procrastinate?"

Fearing that he would get angry, Zhu Xing nodded again and again, "Yes, I know, go back and let them try it slowly."

"Also," Liang Huan ordered solemnly, "You have to take good care of everyone in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Don't get sick, let alone die!"

Zhu Xing went back and thought about it all night, but he couldn't figure out how this case far away in Jiangzhou touched Liang Huan and made him so interested.

After the morning court the next day, Lin Zhuhui followed Liang Huan into Weiyang Palace.Liang Huan was also planning to look for him, so he asked, "Have you heard about the Jiangzhou case, what can I do?"

However, Lin Zhuhui thought from another angle: "Your Majesty, you may not know that in the early years, Huang Hu represented the Ouyang Party in a powerful way, but after he stopped making troubles, he has always held their connections in his hands. There is also Jiangzhou That state, in the name of being in charge of money and food, has relations in several neighboring states, and holds the southern side firmly."

"After taking care of these two people, they have almost no influence. I went to ask the Ministry of Punishment for the verdict. I thought that Huang Hu could be treated more severely..."

Liang Huan interrupted him coldly: "The Ministry of Punishment told me that if you want to be sentenced, everyone will be sentenced together."

Lin Zhuhui was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to realize what he meant. He sighed softly, and said slowly: "This matter is over, and the Ouyang Party is dying. Your Majesty, the overall situation is the most important thing."

Liang Huan's whole body was tense. He always thought that his respected and beloved veteran took good care of him. He never thought that one day he would say such a thing.

He did not respond to Lin Zhuhui.He felt trapped, with strong emotions overwhelming his reason and preventing him from doing anything.

As soon as Liang Huan walked into Suyin Hall, he threw the case files of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to them, "Look at them all, and give me some advice."

Several people watched it in a circle, and it was Bai Ming who spoke first: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. According to what I see, you can judge it as you like."

Another person came to his senses: "Why is Chen Xingli involved? He sentenced those members of the Ouyang Party. Wouldn't he also be sentenced in the same way? More than 30 lives, this crime is not light!"

Bai Ming thought for a moment, and tentatively said: "It is also his long-cherished wish to destroy the Ouyang Party. If we talk to him, maybe he will be willing..."

"What kind of bad idea is this!" Xu Gong yelled at Bai Ming, "How many things has Chen Xingli done for us, and you want his life in a critical moment?! I disagree, I can't be ungrateful!"

Jiang Ji quickly made a calm gesture to him, "Chen Xingli is involved with Ouyang Party, if he wants to protect him, he can only release Huang Hu together, and this opportunity will be missed..."

Bai Ming stepped forward suddenly, cupped his hands at Liang Huan and said, "I implore Your Majesty to make a decision as soon as possible to punish the wicked, and not to lose the big because of small things."

Several other people have seconded.

Seeing them like this, Liang Huan sneered.

The day finally came, and I never thought that one day I would have to choose between the two.Now everyone is leading themselves on the right path, and they don't allow themselves to be a fool.

"Xu Gong, Jiang Ji, how about you?"

Jiang Ji turned around to face him, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty has four seas in his chest, and naturally I don't need to judge the severity of them. I know that you have scruples, but... I know many of the same age, many of whom are young and have outstanding looks. Or, you can then..."

Before he finished speaking, Liang Huan grabbed the inkstone on the table and slammed it under his feet.

What does this say!

Jiang Ji had no choice but to kneel on the ground and keep his head buried in silence.

"Why did I raise you white-eyed wolves?" Liang Huan gritted his teeth.

Xu Gong, who had not made a statement, quickly stood up and said: "I don't agree with what they said. You can wait for the opportunity, and you can't be resurrected after death. In any case, don't use your own life as a weapon to defend against the enemy."

Liang Huan glanced at him sideways, did not speak, picked up the file on the table, and walked out the door crookedly.

Jiang Ji stood up and felt someone pat him.He turned around and heard Bai Ming whisper, "Why don't I go to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and ask..."

Jiang Ji thought about it for a while, then said lightly: "Be careful."

There is only a small window on the wall of the prison cell of the Ministry of Punishment, and it is built in a high place. Even on a sunny day, the sunlight that leaks in is only enough to illuminate five fingers.

Fortunately, the prison has been re-arranged, with a few wooden planks used as bed boards, and a quilt placed on it.There is a bucket of clean water on the ground, and the mouse hole in the corner has also been cleaned.I don't know who is so kind.

Statement Zhi sat on the bed with his back against the wall, his mind was empty.Through these few days of interrogation and conversations with fellow inmates, he has a general understanding of what happened, and knows that he is tied up with members of the Ouyang Party.

Thirty-six people died. He never thought that a letter of his own would cause such tragic consequences. He felt that he really deserved to die, and he would indeed die.If you die, you can still pull the back of Ouyang's party, which is considered a well-deserved death.

Hearing the sound of footsteps in the distance, he slowly raised his head, and was surprised to see Bai Ming coming to the door of his cell with a heavy face, and called out, "Xing Li."

Chen Zhi straightened his clothes and cuffs a little, got up and went over, and nodded to him, "Are you looking for me? What's the matter?"

Bai Ming looked at his face, forced a smile, and said in a low voice: "There is something, I am very embarrassed to say it. You also know that now you and those Ouyang parties are counting together. The one who brought down the Ouyang party It's a rare opportunity, but you are one of us, so it's not easy to make a decision..."

As he spoke, he took out a small bottle from his pocket and handed it to Chen Zhi.

Representation took the bottle and tried to understand his words.The people in Suyintang wanted to kill themselves and those Ouyang gangs, but because they had done things for them, it would not be good to do so directly.So let yourself die first, and then they make this decision, and it is logical.

Sounds like a good plan, but...

"Who asked you to come?" Statement Zhi asked in a deep voice.

"I came by myself."

"That won't work." He handed the bottle back to Bai Ming, "I'm not greedy for life and afraid of death, but my life is not my own, and I can't make the decision. You don't have to worry about me, even if it's your own person, then I will commit a heinous crime , there is nothing unkind or unrighteous in killing me, and you can judge as you want."

Bai Ming stared at him blankly, not quite understanding what he meant.

"What are you doing, what are you doing!" Two jailers rushed up to grab Bai Ming, and snatched the bottle from his hands.One of them opened it to take a look and poured out the pills inside.

"You're so courageous, you dare to bring this kind of thing in, why don't you hurry out?!"

While cursing, the two threw Bai Ming out of the prison.

The first memorial of the day was actually presented by Ouyang Qing.Liang Huan was a little surprised, the two prime ministers almost never played in their own names, and whatever they wanted to say was borrowed from others.It seems that the Ouyang party is really deserted.

You don't need to look at Liang Huan to know what he will write.Sure enough, he tried every means to excuse Huang Hu, saying that they were too slow to do things because the people in Jiangzhou below were slack and had nothing to do with Huang Hu.He listed Huang Hu's past achievements, and finally used his own power to force him.

Through this memorial, Liang Huan could tell that this person was panicking.As long as he messes up his own position, he can defeat himself without attacking.

But the most urgent thing right now is not this. Dealing with Ouyang Qing is a long-term matter, but now it's not just the Ouyang Party who are involved...

Just as he was thinking wildly, Lu Yin came in and told Liang Huan: Zhu Xing, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, is here again.

Zhu Xing knelt at Liang Huan's feet, crying with snot and tears: "Prime Minister Ouyang asked me to give a light sentence to the Jiangzhou case, and threatened the life of my whole family. I really have nowhere to go, so I can only ask you for protection... "

"Is he crazy?" Liang Huan dropped the memorial in his hand and looked at Zhu Xing, "How is the case now?"

Zhu Xing wiped the tears from his face, "According to your order, we are dragging. The officials in the capital have understood the trial, and now let Jiangzhou go to trial those mobs one by one."

"Okay, keep procrastinating." Liang Huan finished speaking to Zhu Xing, and then shouted loudly towards the door: "Lu Yin, go find twenty guards in the palace and send them to Zhu Shangshu!"

The author has something to say: Liang Huan: If you mess with me again, I will go to prison QAQ

Meaning of the title of this chapter

A strong man relieves his wrist: if a warrior's wrist is bitten by a viper, it should be cut off immediately to prevent the poison from spreading throughout the body.