Lei Yue Longmen

The day before the trial of the three divisions, today suddenly invited Mrs. Zhou, mother and son to stay with Princess Kangde in the palace.

Due to the sudden decree, Mrs. Zhou had very little time to prepare. In her panic, she only had time to inform Zhou Wu, the housekeeper of the Marquis Mansion, to ask him to take good care of the injured Zhou Xiaochuan.

Seeing the latter, she felt uneasy, and comforted her, "Ma'am, don't worry too much. The Marquis said that the situation in the northwest and southwest is still different. The status of the southwest and the Tu family is similar, and both have separatist regimes to claim kings." conditions and ambitions. The case back then was also the most vicious case between their two families. Although we are the farthest from the northwest, the place is in a desolate place, and we need to rely on the imperial court to deliver supplies, so it is impossible to form a completely separate force Therefore, it is also the most reassuring court among the four borders. Even if the court wants to liquidate, it will not be our turn. According to this old slave, it is safe for Madam to go to the palace."

"How do you say it?" Mrs. Zhou listened as she walked.

"Madam forgot, the last time His Majesty went to Shangyang for disaster relief, he called Princess Kant into the palace in advance. Although His Majesty is in the prime of his life, he has no heirs under his knees, especially after the return of ten sons, only Kant is by his side. The princess is a direct sister. Princess Kant has little political experience. If something happens to His Majesty, she can only rely on each other with the Northwest to repel those people's ambitions. This is why His Majesty dared to let go of Beijing. So Hou The Lord said, before the establishment of an heir, His Majesty will never touch the Northwest forces."

"But now there is no big move in Beijing. Why did you call Princess Kant into the palace? Could it be related to tomorrow's case?"

"The old slave can't figure it out either. But Master Hou has explained that he must make good use of Princess Kant's line. As long as she is there, the Northwest will have an extra layer of protection."

Now that the matter has come to this point, Mrs. Zhou didn't know whether she should believe him or not, she called Zhou Xiaoshan and hurried into the carriage.Thinking over Zhou Wu's words in the car, he felt that it made sense. The Zhou family was not deeply involved in the case of Cen Zhi, but two jurors were selected out of panic in the later period.If the case is overturned through normal judicial channels, the impact on them will not be great.But what's terrible is that the impact of the Cen Zhi case in the later stage has gone far beyond the scope of the judiciary. The two forces that support Cen Zhi and those who support Xinjiang have become a deadlock. They have to fight to the death. give up.How can the Zhou family get out of this situation?At the beginning, they took the risk to marry Princess Kant, betting that the East Palace would succeed in enthroning, and at worst, Princess Kant would be the next eldest princess, which could give their children an extra guarantee.But this may be their last card.

At this time, the atmosphere in Zhennanhou Mansion was equally tense.The new butler sent by the Southwest is Cheng De, a counselor under Cheng Gongjiang's subordinates. He went to the Princess's Mansion to make amends as soon as he entered Beijing.After Cheng Yiren was assassinated and broke his leg, Cheng Gongjiang received the report from the capital two days later, and immediately his veins sprung up, and he smashed the table with his palm.But after being angry, the cruel reality that came to him had to force him to calm down.He knew that Li Pingzhu's help is indispensable in today's Southwest, especially the case of Cen Zhi, there are many people who want to reverse the case.Except for the eldest princess, the enemy and us have already formed an evenly matched situation. Even if she beats Cheng Yiren into cerebral palsy at this critical juncture, she cannot turn against her.The most important thing is to keep the Cheng family's territory.

On the day of the joint trial of the three divisions, many celebrities arrived.The three people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate deliberately chose to go to the lobby of the Ministry of Justice when the morning bell was ringing in Qixia Mountain, and met with the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Qiu Jianben, who had already been waiting there. The four of them looked at the rosy morning glow in the sky, and listened to the majestic bell ringing together Qiu Jianben couldn't calm down for a long time, "The morning bell breaks dawn, dispelling the haze, which is a good omen!" Song Zhian was also trembling, and cupped his hands to the sky and said: "Wang Cen Pingyin, the spirit in the sky, help us? Sweep away evil spirits and straighten the universe." Among them, Zhao Chen and Shen Xi, the juniors of the Qing Dynasty, glanced at each other, and they were also ready to die.

After the bell had finished, the four of them heard footsteps coming one after another. See you soon after turning around. Wu Dazhong led a group of despondent old people into the courtyard.As soon as the two sides met, it was a tense confrontation.

This Wu Dazhong was a veteran of the three dynasties. He was almost seventy and had already retired.He and Cen Zhi are political enemies. When they took the lead in criticizing Cen Zhi, they jumped up and down so arrogantly.It's a pity that this move made him completely defeated, and he lost his sense of presence in the court early on. The year before last, he had a brief moment of glory with his youngest son Tan Hualang in high school.Who would have thought that with his old bones, he could crawl out of the soil and become a demon.If there is anyone in the current imperial court who is less willing to reverse Cen Zhi's case than the Cheng family, it is this thief.Song Zhian and the others all had expressions of resentment.

Next came Jiang Tianqian, one of the jurors back then. He was a well-known useless man with both ends. When Northern Xinjiang was defeated, they could not wait to step into the ground? The bottom mud.I heard that Tu Yuanshan started to bother him after listening to too much flattery, so he sent him out of Beijing for some reason.If it weren't for this joint trial, no one in the court would remember such a person.

Then came Du Liuxi and Han Yuansi. One of them was an in-law of the Cheng family, and the other was an aide of the Zhou family. No matter how you looked at it, they were all bad people.

The last thin old man in a red robe to enter the hall was Wei Shaojie. He belonged to the eldest princess and was also the presiding judge of the case.The extremely thin eye slits are open until you get close, but they are closed again when he twists his beard and smiles, "My lords are already here early? Take your seats!"

Everyone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate still respected Wei Shaojie, and after saluting each other, they sat on three sides.

Wei Shaojie is in the center of the case, with Qiu Jianben of the Ministry of Punishment sitting in the top spot on the left, followed by Song Zhian, Zhao Chen, and Shen Xi from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Wu Dazhong on the right, followed by Jiang Tiangan, Han Yuansi, and Du The three of Liuxi stood up against each other.

After the nine interrogation officials took their seats, all the pleasantries were omitted.Both parties know each other's details, and have already hated each other to the point that they don't even want to say a word.Because of his age, Jiang Tiangan took the second place, so he wanted to fulfill his position.See? Shen Xi was at the last seat, and he was the first to raise the issue. He said with contempt: "I haven't been to Beijing for a long time, and I don't know? When will even intersex people go to court?"

The faces of the four people on the opposite side froze.Shen Xi is not a fuel-efficient lamp either, he took a sip of tea indifferently, and said to Zhao Chen: "Master Zhao, do you feel that the weather is very dry recently?" Zhao Chen said expressionlessly, "Shang Ke "Shen Xi then said: "I also think it's okay, but when I went out today, I saw my concierge, his mouth was bald and cracked, so I asked him: 'Hey, what are you talking about? How did the mouth break?'"

Zhao Chen was very cooperative, "Oh? How did he say it broke?"

Shen Xi laughed and said, "He said: 'The sky is dry recently, just had a (anal) fissure'!"

Song Zhian was drinking tea when he heard that the water was choking out of his nose. He wanted to laugh but cared about his dignity, so he couldn't bear it until his internal organs were all out of place.The corners of Zhao Chen's mouth trembled like a cramp, his face was still expressionless, "The sky is just cracked, so it's best to see a doctor, so as not to suffer from bad mouth."

On the opposite side, Jiang Tianqian's old face was flushed with anger, but he couldn't say that his heavenly stems were the heavenly stems, the earthly stems?

In terms of bickering, he is no match for the people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but he is trying to provoke them. Several people in the same seat think his behavior is very cheap, and they don't want to mix with him. did not hear.But he's fine, fight? No? It's over,

"Shen Xi! Don't bully people too much! You, a hermaphrodite, have already been able to enter this elegant hall? It's because of the great grace of the Holy One that you dare to make up nonsense and mock old officials here, without any respect. I ask Old Wei to expel him immediately. Out of court."

Wei Shaojie was very annoyed, and said to Shen Xi: "Master Jiang is an elder after all, he must forgive others and forgive others."

Shen Xi smiled and said: "What Master Wei said is very true, but what Master Jiang said is also true. I am indeed a double-faced person personally appointed by the Holy Majesty. Your Majesty has said that one side of my face is Yang, and I specialize in dealing with injustices in the Yang world. For Yin, I only deal with the injustices of the underworld. If you always think that I am a yin and yang person, I am not worthy of going to the court, why bother Mr. Wei, why not report to the Holy Majesty in person! Wouldn’t it be more satisfying for the Holy Majesty to sweep me out of the court?! "He said it with reason and evidence, and it was a pun.The people on the opposite side all turned serious, staring at him warily.

Song Zhian sneered, "That's a good point, he only takes care of injustices in the underworld! Mr. Jiang should drink more water when he is free, so that his mouth won't get really bald."

As soon as Jiang Tiangan heard that it was Li Jingchen who said it, he immediately lost the arrogance he had when he came. He looked around and saw that there was no one to support him. He was so embarrassed that he couldn't come down the stage.Wu Dazhong said coldly: "Hell is not fair, and Yan Luo will take care of it. If you want to pull Yan Luo to the mortal world, Mr. Shen is still a little tender."

Shen Xi: "I don't know if Yan Luo can go to the mortal world, but we? These people will go to hell after all. I hope Master Wu will still be so stubborn when the time comes."

"boom!"

Wei Shaojie slapped the gavel, "There is no need to argue with each other, you will see it in the classroom? You will know."

After half a cup of tea, the hearing officer sent by the imperial court arrived. Liangyue, the head of the imperial court, came here on behalf of the empress, and Yue Haiyu, Qing Yue of Dali Temple, came here on behalf of the cabinet. Waiting for a little more confidence.Everyone got up to see the salute.The eldest princess said: "I'm coming? Just listen! You adults don't need to care!" Liangyue explained: "Yesterday His Majesty held a family banquet in Kangde Palace and invited the eldest princess and Concubine Wu, so why don't you go with Lord Yue today? When requesting the decree, Prince Qi, who was originally hearing the trial together, was unable to afford it due to illness, so His Majesty sent the eldest princess to attend the trial instead of Prince Qi."

"So? That's it? Please take the seat, Princess!"

The three of them lined up on both sides of Wei Shaojie, pretending to listen but not judge.Afterwards, another twenty scribes came in. They opened the case and were responsible for recording the content of the interrogation for submission to His Majesty and Yousi Yu.

Because the trial was not open to the public, the hall was very quiet until the sound of chains clanking and dragging the floor came from the courtyard.Everyone turned their gazes out of the hall.

At first there was only a small shadow, and the feet barely left the ground? Ground? Dragging forward.When she walked out of the shadow covered by the courtyard wall, she looked up at the sky, and there was a movement of her hand to block the sun.In fact, the light in the morning is not strong, even less through the fingers.But? For those who are accustomed to the dark, this kind of heat is like a flame, and there is a burning feeling of reunion after a long absence.But after getting used to it, everything is comfortable again.She slowed down as much as possible, wanting to have more exposure to the sunshine.The sun is really good today, and it is warm on her body. If there is no such three divisions, she is very interested in basking in the sun for half a day in such a yard, just basking in the sun and doing nothing.It's a pity that no matter how slow the pace is, the road will always end. She sighed secretly, and the dangling shadow finally slipped into the gloomy lobby irretrievably.