Author: Mo Se Jiangnan

"You are the Governor of Jingzhao Mansion, how could I take your position? This time, I am just a spectator. It is up to you, the Governor of Jingzhao Mansion, to decide how to conduct the trial."

Zhou Liang's face looked as if he was constipated.

"Your Majesty, I am also afraid that I will not do a good trial. If the trial is wrong, wouldn't I be wronging a good person?"

If Zhu Han just wanted to overturn the verdict, Zhou Liang had nothing to say, and he could just release Mao Lifu in front of the court with a stroke of his pen.

But the problem is that the purpose of His Royal Highness is obviously not that simple.

Zhu Han nodded towards Zhou Liang to show his encouragement: "It's okay, you just need to remember that the purpose of our Ming government is to serve the people."

"As long as you can do this, I believe you will not make a mistake."

"Serve the people?" Zhou Liang chewed on this sentence in his heart, not knowing if it was just a literal meaning or if it had a deeper meaning.

Now that things have come to a point, he is just trying to catch up and has no choice but to go.

I could only sit down in the middle of the courtroom with a straight face and give a stern look.

"Ascending to the Hall!"

The government officials on both sides hit the ground with water and fire sticks at the same time, shouting in a low voice: "Mighty!"

After a set of procedures, Mao Lifu, who was wearing uniform, and several witnesses who had testified before, were brought back to the court.

"Who is kneeling in the hall?" Zhou Liang asked in a deep voice.

After asking, he glanced at Zhu Han, as if asking Zhu Han: "Your Majesty, are there any problems with the interrogation like this?"

Zhu Han impatiently raised his hand twice, signaling Zhou Liang to continue.

Mao Lifu, who was kneeling under the court, was in much better spirits than before.

Answer Zhou Liang's question honestly: "Back to the eldest master... the villain's name is Mao Lifu, and he lives in..."

This was the second time he was interviewed, and Mao Lifu’s answers were much more fluent than before.

Zhou Liang looked at Zhu Han again, as if asking if he wanted to continue.

"You are the chief judge, why do you keep watching me? After being in the Jingzhao Mansion for so many years, why do you still need me to teach you step by step when trying a case?"

After being scolded, Zhou Liang did not dare to look at Zhu Han anymore and continued to go through the trial process. This time, he focused on asking Mao Lifu the reason for the murder.

Only then did I realize that it was because Mao Lifu wanted to make money to treat his mother's illness.

However, Zhou Liang felt that even though he had his own reasons, killing someone on the street still violated the Ming Law.

If Zhu Han, His Royal Highness, was not here to listen in and clearly stated that he wanted to reverse the case, he would still have sentenced Mao Lifu to death.

Mao Lifu was very cooperative, and the most troublesome steps in usually trying cases became very simple.

After recording Mao Lifu's confession, Zhou Liang turned to questioning the witnesses, asking only a few questions.

Liu Ji, who had been coordinating the construction issues in Yanjing, hurried over.

The reason why Liu Shenhong and the students at Huangzhuang can do things so smoothly is really inseparable from Liu Ji's support.

During this period, Liu Ji's health was better than before. Although he was still skinny and bones, he felt full of energy and his eyes were shining.

"I've met your lord!" Liu Ji hurriedly greeted Zhu Han, and said worriedly: "My lord, have you been too hasty this time?"

"The situation in Yanjing is now developing in a good direction. You are attacking those people now, just in case..."

Liu Ji didn't say the next words clearly, but both parties understood what he meant.

"Your Majesty, I really can't bear the thought of this great situation in Yanjing being ruined in one day."

There was no expression on Zhu Han's face, and even with Liu Ji's ability, he couldn't guess what he was thinking.

"In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

Liu Jilue hesitated: "Your Majesty, what I want to say is that Mao Lifu still upholds the original verdict."

Although Zhu Han's expression looked unchanged from before, Liu Ji felt that the surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped a lot.

Knowing that Zhu Han was dissatisfied with his actions, Liu Ji quickly added: "Your Majesty, I don't want to kill Miao Lifu, I just want to stabilize some people first and make them think that Your Majesty will not do anything to them.

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"There is still a lot of time between now and the end of autumn. This time is enough for us to stabilize the situation in Yanjing City. By then, it will not be too late to rehabilitate Miao Lifu."

Seeing that Zhu Han still didn't express anything, Liu Ji simply stated his thoughts directly: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen has written to Li Shanchang to discuss it."

"Although the people here in Yanjing have suffered a lot of losses, the losses of these people are also more or less. We only need to promise some benefits, win over a group of people who have benefited, and suppress those who have not.

Just lead them to fight among themselves."

"We represent the imperial court and have absolute dominance in many matters. Even if those people know that we are chasing tigers and devouring wolves, they will not dare to openly confront us as long as they do not want to risk being killed by the Nine Tribes for rebellion.

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"Yenjing is now under the governance of the prince, and earth-shaking changes are taking place every day. I promise that within three months, all opposition voices in Yanjing will be eliminated. There will be no turmoil because of this incident.

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Liu Ji's words were full of sincerity and he was thinking about the Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhu Han did not agree with Liu Ji's proposal.

"What you say makes sense, and I also know that if we do this according to your method, Yanjing's losses in all aspects can indeed be minimized."

Liu Ji was overjoyed when he heard this and thought Zhu Han had agreed to his request.

As a result, the next moment, Zhu Han suddenly changed the topic: "But have you ever thought about what the consequences will be for Miao Lifu if you do this?"

"This..." Liu Ji was speechless for a moment: "Your Majesty, I can guarantee that Miao Lifu's safety will be protected."

Zhu Han spoke like a knife and questioned Liu Ji step by step: "Even if Miao Lifu is fine, do you know that there is a seriously ill old mother in Miao Lifu's family who needs to be taken care of?"

"Compensate Miao Lifu with some money, and the government can also send doctors to treat Miao Lifu's mother." Liu Ji replied subconsciously.

"Okay!" Zhu Han nodded: "Liu Ji, I will ask you again. One person and two people can ensure that they are taken care of, and ten people and eight people can barely take care of them. Then if there are a thousand people, or even ten thousand people

Woolen cloth?"

Liu Ji was speechless by Zhu Han's question and broke out in cold sweat. He had never considered this question.

In other words, these problems never existed in his thoughts.

From his position, he looks at long-term interests rather than temporary gains and losses.

During the war, one of their strategies could determine the life or death of thousands of people.

Zhu Han gently patted Liu Ji on the shoulder: "Your idea cannot be wrong, and I will not blame you. But in the future, it is best not to have such ideas. I, the people of Ming Dynasty, are not here to

Sacrificial."

"Just like this Miao Lifu, there is no problem in keeping him alone, but what he represents behind him are all the people who come to Yanjing to look for work."

"If this matter is not handled well and the people who have done the work can't even get their wages, how can the people still trust the government?"

"If those businessmen knew that it was okay to owe the people wages, others would immediately follow suit. In this case, we in Yanjing would really be doomed."

Liu Ji didn't quite believe it: "Your Majesty, isn't it like this? This businessman was killed by Miao Lifu just because he owed him wages."

"They should at least take a warning and not do so much in the future."

This time, Liu Ji considered the issue from the perspective of a superior. In his view, death was already a very serious punishment.

Zhu Han slowly shook his head: "On the contrary, businessmen will only think that workers who kill people are two different things from their arrears of wages. Businessmen who arrears wages are just killed because of bad luck. As long as they pay more attention in the future, they will not

Something will happen."

"In addition to being more prepared to be harmed by workers, the rest is to rack their brains and find ways to deduct workers' wages."

Liu basically wanted to say, maybe not? But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them hard.

Because he suddenly realized that what Zhu Han said was probably right. Although he didn't understand businessmen, he understood human nature.

Greedy people don't care about the risks at all. They are so short-sighted that they can only see immediate benefits.

Liu Ji sighed helplessly: "I understand, this matter is of great importance, and I hope that the prince will make preparations in advance to prevent these people from jumping over the wall in a hurry."

Since he couldn't persuade Zhu Han, Liu Ji could only hope that the impact of this incident would be as small as possible.

It was not easy for Yanjing to be in the situation it was in today. He really didn't want anything to happen again at this critical moment.

Zhu Han sneered: "Do you think this king will fight an uncertain battle?"

If this matter were to be changed to the middle of the dynasty, or even forty or fifty years later, I am afraid it would not be easy to handle.

Because at that time, the interests of these people were completely intertwined, and one move affected the whole body.

If we really use strong methods to remove the carrots and bring out the mud, I am afraid that there will not be many officials left who can work in the entire Yanjing yamen.

But now, the Ming Dynasty has just been founded a few years ago, and the interests between these people are not yet so closely involved.

Most likely, it is to protect one's own interests and cut off from those unlucky guys.

Moreover, since Zhu Han took action, he could not be unprepared. Otherwise, how could he choose this critical moment to take action?

"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Punishment, Mr. Li Huairen has arrived!" The voice of the announcement interrupted the whispers between Zhu Han and Liu Ji.
To be continued...