Your majesty, please stay in the cold palace

Jiang Shiyun didn't flinch, and said: "So what if the first emperor made a personal decision? Can the emperor make no mistakes?"

Xu Chengze's heart sank, this Jiang Shiyun spoke too freely.

Sure enough, Yan Zheng's eyes suddenly became stern, and he said in a cold voice: "Master Jiang, you have committed the following crimes, slandering the former emperor, and you should be punished according to the law! Are you guilty?"

Jiang Shiyun's expression was startled, and there was no fear in his eyes, "The emperor forgives the crime, and I have no intention of offending the late emperor, just discussing the matter as it is."

Guo Heng nodded, "Jiang Shiyun, you should be punished for being disrespectful to the late emperor. Now you will be demoted to be the Chancellor of Dali Temple, and you will be fined for three months.

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Being demoted from the fourth rank to the fifth rank, Jiang Shiyun didn't take it seriously at all, and still pouted his neck and said: "Your Majesty, I accept the punishment, but I insist on my opinion. The case of Marshal Xu has many doubts, and it should be retried!"

Yan Zheng sneered: "Retrial? Mr. Jiang is courageous. After ten years, the witnesses and physical evidence are no longer available. How do you retrial? Your Majesty, I think that Jiang Shiyun despised the former emperor and should be severely punished!"

Xu Chengze didn't expect Jiang Shiyun to be so stubborn, and he was afraid that it would hurt him.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the Qing is self-clearing, and I am not afraid of witnesses. However, if the facts prove that the minister is not from the Xu family, what should the Grand Master do? Should he be punished for defaming the court ministers?"

Guo Heng raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Are you willing to announce your witnesses to the hall?"

"I am willing. But I need an explanation from Grand Master Yan."

Yan Zheng is angry, but confident.

"What do you want to say?"

"If the witnesses cannot prove that the next official is the son of Marshal Xu, I hope the emperor can spare Mr. Jiang from punishment."

Yan Zheng originally put up his defensive thorns, but when he heard Xu Chengze say this, he laughed.

"I didn't expect Mr. Xu to be loyal. But, this matter needs to be decided by the emperor."

Guo Heng nodded, "Okay, I promise you."

Jiang Shiyun didn't appreciate it, and knelt down, "Your Majesty, if there is a mistake in Marshal Xu's case, then Mr. Xu is not only innocent, but also a loyal queen. Therefore, Marshal Xu's case is the key!"

"You!" Yan Zheng was angry, "You yellow-mouthed kid, you have only been in Dali Temple for a long time, and you dare to question the case that the former emperor handled back then?

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Jiang Shiyun sneered, "The lower officials are already weak, and they are not yellow-mouthed children in the eyes of the grand master. Is it true that in the eyes of the grand master, young people cannot be officials? The emperor is not a few years older than the lower officials, so is the emperor not the emperor?" "

"You!" Yan Zheng really realized at this time that the court is no longer the court of the past, and the real surname of the court is now Guo, and even a small fourth-rank official who has just entered the officialdom dares to choke with him Voice.

But how could he be willing?

"Your Majesty, I just want you to say a word, the witness, will you let him go to the hall? If you don't even let the witness go to the hall, if you are not guilty, how can the old minister believe it?"

Behind him, Tan Xingyun, Ji Yutang, Ma Biao, Chen Youdao and others also knelt down and said in unison: "Since Mr. Xu is innocent, why don't you let the witness go to the hall?"

Guo Heng looked at Xu Chengze, and saw that his face was calm, as if he didn't take these people's words to heart.

Guo Heng felt that he could no longer irritate Yan Zheng, so he chuckled and said: "The grand master's words are justified, but Jiang Aiqing's words are also justified. In this way, let's let the witnesses come up first to identify people. No matter whether Mr. Xu is from the Xu family or not How about waiting for Dali Temple to find out about Xu Yixiu's case before making a conclusion?"

Reversing Xu Yixiu's case is definitely not what Yan Zheng wants to see.If Xu Yixiu's case was wrong, it would be fine if Xu Ruoxu wasn't his son, but if he were his son, wouldn't his position in the court be more stable?Isn't his tossing around today the exact opposite of his original intention?

Yan Zheng didn't understand, it was obviously his own involvement in Xu Ruoxu's origin, so why did he want to reverse the case for the Xu family in the end?You must know that the Xu family's case was based on trumped-up charges. Although many years later, many witnesses and physical evidence are gone, but if you really want to investigate carefully, you may not find anything useful.

He was both angry and unwilling, "The emperor means that he agrees to Jiang Shiyun's retrial of Xu Yixiu's case?"

Guo Heng said indifferently: "I just think Jiang Aiqing's words are reasonable. Marshal Xu Yixiu, who once fought in the South and the North, was a hero who defended Daliang. I grew up listening to his deeds, how he commanded the army to go straight, how he was alone How can a man break into the tiger's lair bravely and repel the southern Xinjiang army with clever tricks... Grand Master, to be honest, I don't believe that Marshal Xu is an internal traitor of the Southern Border country because he has connections with foreign countries."

Yan Zheng raised his head and looked at Guo Heng coldly, "The emperor doesn't trust the former emperor, does he not trust the minister?"

Guo Heng shook his head, "Grand Master, don't get excited. It's not that I don't believe in the late emperor, and I don't believe in the grand master. There are accidents in everything. What if the late emperor and the grand master were deceived by traitors? I don't want to wrong anyone. ",

He raised his voice and said, "My dear friends, do you think this case should be retried?"

Jiang Shiyun was the first to speak, "There should be a retrial!"

Kong Qingping and Zhou Dai knelt down together, "Your majesty and ministers also think that there should be a retrial."

Guo Heng smiled and said: "Teacher, you see, there are so many people who think that this case should be retried, I can't go against public opinion."

Yan Zheng saw that this matter could not be resolved, so he simply said: "Your Majesty, since there is a vote, it is better to let all the ministers in the court vote. If there are more people who want to retrial, the old ministers will no longer object."

Guo Heng said: "Okay. Ai Qing who supports the retrial, please stand to the left, and those who do not support it, please stand to the right." After Guo Heng finished speaking, many ministers were still in a daze, Jiang Shiyun and Kong Qingping , Zhou Dai and other young people have quickly stood up and stood on the left side of the hall.

Yan Zheng was standing on the right side of the hall, so he didn't move.He turned slightly sideways, looking at the courtiers behind him.

He didn't believe he would lose.How could he lose to two young men, Guo Heng and Xu Ruoxu?

However, the reality gave him a cruel blow.

After about a quarter of an hour, the team stood in two rows, and there were several more officials who supported the retrial than those who did not.

Yan Zheng couldn't believe that he lost.But the facts told him that he had indeed lost.

He was so shocked for a moment that he couldn't speak.

Seeing the result, Guo Heng felt very relieved. It was not in vain that he and Ozawa worked hard and worked hard to achieve the current situation. He was happy in his heart, but he was very restrained on his face.

"Teacher, since most lovers are inclined to retry Xu Yixiu's case, I can only respect everyone's opinions."

He raised his voice and said, "Hu Zhongzhong, the case of Marshal Xu will be handed over to you. Please make sure to check it out and get to the bottom of it."

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Just now when Jiang Shiyun mentioned that the case would be retried, Hu Xiaozhong started to break out in a cold sweat. This is a hot potato!If the case is overturned for Xu Yixiu, the grand master will not spare him, if the case cannot be overturned, it will be difficult for the emperor to deal with him.Difficult!

However, although his heart was churning violently, he still stood on the left side of the hall.Ten years ago, he was not the Minister of Dali Temple, and he admired Xu Yixiu wholeheartedly, and was shocked by his conviction.To be honest, he didn't believe it at that time, but it was useless for him to doubt Grand Master Yan in the court.He was looking forward to overturning Xu Yixiu's case.Just like what Guo Heng said, as the Minister of Dali Temple, he has a responsibility to not allow anyone to be wronged.

Thinking of this, he knelt down to receive the order.

"Your Majesty, I must do my best to not let the Emperor down."

"With Hu Aiqing's words, I feel relieved."

Guo Heng said again: "Grand Master, since Marshal Xu's case still needs to be heard, there is no need for that witness to come to the court now, right?"

He admitted that he was too impatient and brought up the matter without complete assurance, but Guo Heng took advantage of the loophole.He could see that Guo Heng had actually been thinking about overturning Xu Yixiu's case for a long time, but he lacked an opportunity, and unexpectedly, he personally gave him this opportunity.

Maybe this Jiang Shiyun was also arranged by him.

Guo Yixing, Xu Ruoxu, I underestimated them!

However, it's not too late, I still have time!

Yan Zheng tried his best to restrain his emotions, and put on a flat expression again.

"Since the emperor has made a decision, I have nothing to say. Let's forget about today's matter, and wait for the retrial of Xu Yixiu's case.

"

Guo Heng let out a long breath: "I am very pleased that the Grand Master can say that. Then retreat!"

After speaking, Guo Heng got up and left the hall.

Yan Zheng gave Xu Chengze a cold look, then turned and left.Behind him, followed by his party members.

When most of the officials left, Zhou Dai laughed.

"Haha, it's finally time for him to be deflated!"

Zhou Dai entered the court earlier than Kong Qingping and Xu Chengze, so naturally he had seen a lot of Yan Zheng's unambiguous and domineering, and now he finally saw how he was so angry that he had nothing to say, and he just felt a foul breath.

Jiang Shiyun sneered and said: "There will be more days like this in the future. If he has self-knowledge, it would be wise to retire as soon as possible." Kong Qingping pointed at the two, pretending to say: "Be careful, you two, such a young and frivolous person, Taishi Yan heard it, and you two are responsible for it."

Jiang Shiyun raised his eyebrows, "What's so scary, the worst thing is that the emperor punishes me for being disrespectful and fines me a few months' salary."

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Zhou Dai curled his lips, "Master Xu saved your black hat for you today! Don't you thank Master Xu?"

"That's right!" Jiang Shiyun looked around, "Eh? Where did Master Xu go?"

The Golden Temple is empty, only a few young people are left, so where is Xu Ruoxu?

Kong Qingping said helplessly: "Didn't you hear the emperor said to let him go to the South study? How dare he not go?"

Jiang Shiyun was worried, "The lower officials saw that Mr. Xu was in poor spirits, and he actually lost his mind in the court hall. The emperor will not blame him, right?" Kong Qingping thought, how could the emperor be willing to blame him?Is it too late to pity him?

It's just that he knew it well, but he didn't dare to say it.

"No, the emperor has always been sympathetic to Lord Xu. Brother Jiang and Brother Zhou are in a good mood today, how about we go have a meal?"

"Okay! However, my younger brother has just been fined for his salary, and he still wants his son to treat him!"

"no problem!"