I run a newspaper in ancient times

In the main hall of Ming Dynasty, Li Li sat on the side with his chin resting on his hands and eyes downcast, listening to Emperor Yan's talk about today's court affairs.

"I didn't expect this old man to make such a move. Almost all the inspectors are his people! A Li, what if Xiong Ling is allowed to stay out of the matter because of the crime of negligence, and let the matter of changing prisoners be pushed to the subordinates, Find a replacement sheep, what should I do?"

Emperor Yan frowned, and walked around the hall with his hands behind his back, looking rather irritable.

This kind of game without swords and swords consumes the most energy and brain power, as well as mentality, and stability is very important.

Zuo Xiang is a person who has gone through a lot of wind and waves. Even if he was fooled by Li Li, suffered a lot, sent his confidant to jail, and was even blocked by Jin Xihou's carriage and scolded him, he still appeared calmly. In the court, the introduction of the joint trial of the three divisions brought a turn for the death row case that seemed to be dead.

He didn't need to protect anyone else, as long as Xiong Ling stood upright and the Criminal Department was still under his control, then Yuan Meiqing's position would be secure.

On this point, Emperor Yan knew very well that after all, Prime Minister Zuo was in control of the imperial court, even if they preemptively attacked, if they had no back-up, they might still return without success.

And if you press Undead Xiongling and wait until Yunzhou comes, the situation will only be more ugly.

Because after today, the royal pair of brothers will officially tear each other apart with the powerful ministers, and the poor balance that has been peaceful for the past few years will be completely broken.

Now the entire imperial court and the entire Great Yan are watching them.

Emperor Yan could imagine that if he failed, those ministers who waited and watched like grass on the wall would have directly abandoned him as an emperor.

He has to be a puppet until he dies!

Thinking of this, he became more and more worried.

Li Li stayed up all night, with bloodshot eyes, and was called into the palace near noon, his head was feeling dizzy, he rubbed his temples and said: "Brother, calm down, it's not that bad, it's just the Inspectorate, even if you open your eyes If you are talking nonsense, someone has to buy it, and the Marquis of Jinxi was the first to disagree."

This is true, Jin Xihou only had one son, who was well raised and promising, but died like this for no apparent reason, and the murderer was not severely punished.

Where is he willing to let go?

"It's not easy to rely on the Marquis of Jinxi alone, right?" Emperor Yan said.

Li Li smiled: "How could he be the only one? The Marquis of Jinxi is a noble, and such a family's son can't take revenge if his son dies unjustly. Just ask, who among the rich and powerful in the capital can guarantee that he will be safe when he encounters such a thing?" Is there any fairness to speak of? The Ministry of Punishment directly despised them by doing this! How could they bear it?"

Emperor Yan sat down and nodded secretly.

Li Li picked up the tea, took a small sip, looked at Emperor Yan and suggested: "Furthermore, Song Guogong is a person who doesn't like oil and salt, so it would be best to be the presiding judge in this case. If the emperor's brother Shen Don't worry, why don't you go to Sister Yu's place to have a sit down, at this moment, you are at war with Zuo Xiang and Marquis Wu Ning, and it's normal not to want to see the concubines of the Zhou family and the Shen family."

It seems that the only place Emperor Yan can go now is Qingchun Palace.

"Your gossip tabloid..."

"Published today, this matter will spread as quickly as possible. Before nightfall, it should become the biggest topic of conversation in the capital. Not only Jin Xihou will watch, but the entire Great Yan will pay attention."

"It may be difficult for the power of the people to shake the left prime minister. If he insists on going his own way, no matter how high the waves of condemnation are, it will not help."

Li Li shook his head: "Public opinion is too pale after all, but Brother Huang, you seem to have forgotten that Xiong Ling has been in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for many years, how can there be only Liang Yanyun as a replacement death row prisoner? Although he acts low-key and makes a big show, his mansion is extremely magnificent , The furnishings in the house are all treasures, all of which are piled up with silver, and that silver, I guess, is life money."

"It's hard to find."

Li Li comforted: "It's all about human effort. It's hard to find someone who escapes the golden cicada's shell, but there is always a trace of that shell."

When Li Li returned to the palace, the butler said: "My lord, Song Guogong has already been invited to the flower hall to sit when he comes to visit."

Song Guogong?

Li Li was taken aback for a moment, then laughed: "This king is going to visit, but I didn't expect this Duke to come in person."

His tiredness was swept away immediately, he didn't even have time to change his clothes, and he went to meet people with great interest.

He has nothing to do with Song Guogong, this old man is a bit pedantic, usually he doesn't make fun of himself to provoke.But it's different now, when Song Guogong was in need, he was worried about what gift to bring to the door, but now it's easier.

But today, this rather eye-catching Dali Temple Minister left behind the major case of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and came to the door, which really made him a little curious.

At this moment, Song Guogong drank the second cup of tea in a calm manner, Li Li walked in and said with a smile: "Ah, my lord, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting."

Song Guogong put down the teacup when he heard the words, got up and saluted Li Li, and said unhurriedly: "It's the officials who came here uninvited, please don't blame me, my lord."

"You're welcome." Li Li Li Li opened the fan, smiled and asked Duke Song to sit down again and asked, "I don't know why the Duke came here in his busy schedule..."

"I have something to ask the prince for help."

"Huh?" Li Li raised his eyebrows in surprise, thinking that it's just right, he also has something to ask for help, so he nodded, "It's easy to say, anyone can refuse to help, the Duke must not refuse, I don't know What's up?"

Song Guogong said: "My lord, please publish a piece of news on the gossip tabloids."

"what news?"

"Please have relatives and friends who are imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice come to Dali Temple to identify them. In the past two days, Dali Temple will make a one-to-one roster of all the prisoners under the custody of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. It will be easier if someone comes to identify them."

As soon as Song Guogong said this, Li Li was stunned. He looked at this old man who was not restrained in his words and smiles, and he couldn't help but bend his lips. He stood up, put away his fan and saluted, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Lord Guo." , it will be published today, even if no one reads the newspaper, this king will let the people in the whole city get the news."

Song Guogong raised his head, and the face that seemed to be owed him a million and 80 yuan from the beginning to the end finally had a slight smile on his face. He got up and said softly: "Please rest assured, my lord, the laws of heaven are clear, as long as a person has done something illegal with a bad heart , must not escape guilt.”

"With the words of Lord Guo, this king can finally close his eyes that have been closed all day and night." Li Li laughed.

Song Guogong shook his head: "It's just that the lord has to be prepared. The criminals that the Ministry of Punishment will replace are likely to be vicious criminals. These people have no relatives or friends. Once they die, they only need to report a sudden death and no one will investigate. "

Li Li nodded: "What the Duke said is that even so, you have to admit it. If you find one or two, it will be a major breakthrough. Besides, although there is no one outside, it has been locked up for a long time. I always have a more or less impression of a person, a person who is good-looking, suddenly disappears, or is taken away by someone, it will always attract attention, right?"

These words made Song Guogong think about it, and nodded slowly: "What the prince said is very true, not only the prisoners, but also the head of the cell, the subordinate officials will interrogate them carefully."

"Thank you, Duke Song."

"Individual matter."

"But I don't know where the Inspectorate..."

Song Guogong said: "The next official is the presiding judge."

Understood, Li Li stopped talking and invited Song Guogong to drink tea.

The latter didn't stay long and was busy with business, so he was going to resign soon. However, when Song Guogong left, Li Li suddenly asked: "Liang Yanyun and Liang's family are currently being detained in Dali Temple. I don't know when they will be interrogated?"

"tomorrow."

Li Li nodded, and then asked: "If my lord can trust me, can you... make it easier for me?"

Song Guogong looked at him suspiciously, Li Li smiled and said a few words.

Hearing this, Duke Song frowned, with hesitation on his face.

"Don't worry, my lord. Although this king likes to go sideways, this matter will not affect your trial. It's just that people's hearts are sinister, and it's not a bad thing to take precautions. The so-called treating others in the same way body."

What Li Li said was very sincere, and in the end Song Guogong reluctantly nodded: "Then the official also borrowed someone from the prince."

"Who?"

"Commander Fan."

The additional issue of the gossip tabloid must be another major event.

It's only been three years since Liang Yanyun poisoned the eldest son of the Marquis of Jinxi, the enthusiasm hasn't faded, and the people in the capital who love to watch the excitement still remember it vividly.

But I didn't expect that the murderer Liang Yanyun was still alive!

Good guy, even death row prisoners can be replaced, what else can't the Criminal Department do?

Does it mean that as long as the family has money and power, they can have an extra life and kill people at will?

This kind of privilege obviously does not appear to poor people, so this kind of injustice immediately aroused the anger of the whole capital.

Life is already so hard, but there are always people who are persecuted again and again.

After reading the report, everyone's eyes couldn't help but follow the last doubt and ask: Who will die instead of Liang Yanyun?How many Liang Yanyuns are still at large?How many people died in the name of others?

The most frightening thing is: when the prisoners in the Ministry of Criminal Justice are exhausted, who will suffer next?

There is no doubt that it is the people!

Those who have family members who have committed crimes and have been squatting in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for several years have become worried.

But not long after, there was another news that Dali Temple cleared the list of criminals from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and invited family and friends to confirm their identities.

Now, many people flocked to Dali Temple one after another. Regardless of whether it was related or not, there would not be too many people watching the excitement.

Zuoxiangfu

His confidant ran in eagerly, and all the adults present put down the gossip tabloids issued today in their hands, and all looked at him closely.

"Master, Dali Temple is going to count the list of prisoners in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, please ask Prince Yi to let the gossip tabloids spread the word and the people in the city go to identify them." The confidant said.

"This is knowing that a mere Liang Yanyun can't convict Mr. Xiong, so we need to find other evidence!" Zhen Weimin said coldly.

However, Yuan Meiqing said worriedly: "Over the years, Xiong Ling has collected a lot of money secretly, I'm really afraid..."

Prime Minister Zuo spoke now, with his usual calm tone: "Don't be afraid, it's all unsubstantiated matters, and they can't be found out."

When the two ministers heard this, they were surprised and said: "The meaning of Zuoxiang is..."

"This morning, the more I think about it, the more wrong I am. I sent someone to secretly go to Dali Temple to see Xiong Ling. He is not an idiot. Even if he was replaced by others, he would use that thug in a completely different suit as a dead ghost. He should have died without any guilt."

Zuo Xiang's words made the two of them settle down in an instant. Yuan Meiqing calmed down and said with emotion: "I hope he is telling the truth. Looking at the movement in Dali Temple, it is true. Song Guogong has always been strict, even if it is some innocence. The old cases that people have taken care of, have entertained themselves in the past few years, and they have also investigated it with gusto."

"When death is imminent, Xiong Ling will not tell lies." Zhen Weimin said, "As soon as Liang Yanyun's incident happened, even idiots who wanted to return to Beijing like him should hide with their tails between their legs. The news about Prince Yi is No matter how well-informed you are, you probably won’t be able to find out about these things, otherwise you wouldn’t go to such lengths to ask people to identify the criminals.”

Left Phase nodded.

"So the most important thing next is the Liang family." Yuan Meiqing looked at Prime Minister Zuo, "I think it's best not to let them talk."