At night, the mighty Marquis Mansion.

The mighty Marquis, who looked like a wealthy middle-aged man, was sitting on a chair with an ugly face.

There were two beautiful women in the hall, one of whom was kneeling, crying like a child, heartbroken.

Another beautiful woman whispered comfort.

The second daughter disappeared mysteriously today. Combined with the collision of the carriage before the incident, Marquis Weiwu concluded that his daughter had been kidnapped.

He went through the possible enemies in his mind, and it was unlikely that he would be a political enemy. After all, the title was hereditary until his generation, and he had been gradually marginalized on the edge of the power stage of the imperial capital.

Of course, the nobles who are united are still an interest group that cannot be ignored.

But there is a difference between the whole and the individual. Marquis Weiwu could not remember that he had such a political opponent who would go out of his way to kidnap the women in his family.

As for enemies, I have not made any enemies recently.

"The master has already reported it to the official, and also notified the Jinwu guards guarding the city gate. Don't worry, Ying'er will find it back."

"Sister, Ying'er is a weak woman. She, if something happens to her, she won't be able to survive even if she is brought back."

Marquis Weiwu's face twitched, and his face became increasingly gloomy.

At this time, the servant hurried in and shouted: "Master Marquis, the lady has found it"

Marquis Weiwu and his two ladies rushed to the front hall and saw his daughter, who was haggard and tear-stained, and the sword guard who had sent him back.

After asking the butler to send away the sword guard with a reward of silver, Marquis Weiwu looked at his daughter for a moment and breathed a sigh of relief: "Ying'er, what's going on?"

Zhang Yuying was held in the arms of her crying mother and cried: "It was the young master of Zhou Shilang's family who kidnapped me. He not only wanted to tarnish her daughter's innocence, but also planned to kill her to silence her."

He immediately told what he saw and heard, and vividly added the story of how he escaped from the wolf den while the guards were careless.

"Master Hou, you have to make the decision for me and Ying'er." Zhang Yuying was so angry that she was shaking all over.

"Master Hou, when Zhou Li insults Ying'er over and over again, he is also insulting our house." The head wife said in a deep voice.

Marquis Weiwu was furious and smashed the table with his palm, trembling all over with anger: "The person named Zhou is going too far!"

The next day.

Meridian Gate, east side gate.

The civil and military officials of the previous dynasty were surprised to find that Marquis Weiwu came in armor today, but there was no weapon hanging on his waist.

On this day, something interesting happened in the court.

Marquis Wu put on his armor and went to the palace, carried out the merits of his ancestors, and accused Zhou Shilang with tears.

Screaming: Our ancestors fought for the emperor through life and death, and your descendants’ daughters were bullied, and your majesty did not protect them. Wouldn’t it chill the hearts of the soldiers in the world?

Things were very noisy.

Zhou Li, the culprit, looked confused. Why didn't I know when I kidnapped the second young lady of the Zhang family?

Emperor Jing of the Yuan Dynasty was furious and ordered the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to handle the case and provide a result within two days.

As a suspect in the case, Zhou Li's first stop was the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The person responsible for interrogating him was the censor of the city.

This official of the sixth rank sat in front of the case and without saying a word, he first gave Mr. Zhou a slap in the face.

After being beaten until Zhou Li cried for his father and mother, he was shocked: "Zhou Li, the yard where the concubine of Marquis Wei is imprisoned is your private residence?"

"Yes!" Zhou Li could only admit.

It is very common for powerful nobles to buy private houses in the inner city. When Zhou Li bought the yard, he did not find anyone else to deal with it.

His name is on the house deed, and the government office also has procedures for purchasing the house.

"Since it's your yard, there's no need to sign and sign it!"

Two government officials came forward, one took a confession and the other forced Zhou Lihua into custody.

According to the process of review by the three divisions, after the Metropolitan Procuratorate completes the trial, the judgment is handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The Ministry of Punishment does not agree with the outcome of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and requires a retrial.

So Mr. Zhou was sent to the Ministry of Punishment, where his treatment changed drastically.

As he was full of food and wine, the doctor in charge of the case was kindly asked by a doctor to apply golden sore medicine on Mr. Zhou's bloody buttocks.

After several hours of "interrogation", the Ministry of Punishment overturned the result of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and concluded that Zhou Li was innocent and someone framed him.

The files were handed over to Dali Temple.

Without saying a word, Dali Temple gave Zhou Li another beating. After a "rigorous" interrogation, Dali Temple rejected the judgment of the Ministry of Punishment and believed that Zhou Li was guilty.

The next day, he met with Dali Temple, the Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Punishment, all of whom insisted on their own opinions and gave no results. Emperor Jing of the Yuan Dynasty ordered a joint trial among the three departments, and the case was upgraded.

Dali Temple sent one temple chief and two temple ministers; the Ministry of Punishment sent two doctors and four chief ministers; the Metropolitan Procuratorate sent two censors to patrol the city.

A total of eleven officials jointly tried the case.

The camp of the three-division joint trial was that the Ministry of Punishment felt that Zhou Li was innocent and was framed by thieves. The Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate unanimously determined that Zhou Li was guilty.

The two sides have been wrangling for a whole day without a winner, so naturally there is no result.

Until dusk, a man in white from Si Tianjian was invited to the Yamen by the officials.

"According to His Majesty's order, I am here to assist in handling the case." Si Tianjian, who was in white clothes, explained his intention, looked at Zhou Li who was kneeling in front of the hall, and shouted:

"Zhou Li, did you kidnap Zhang Yuying, the concubine of Marquis Weiwu?"

Zhou Li shook his head repeatedly: "I didn't, it's not me, I was wrongly accused."

All the officials stared at Si Tianjian in white.

The man in white said righteously: "He lied!"

The surrounding surface is bloodless

Three days later, Zhou Shilang was dismissed from office and sent to the army because he embezzled money and food from the treasury and was not strict with his children. His son Zhou Li was exiled to southern Xinjiang.

Fifty cavalrymen drove slowly on the official road. Uncle Xu rode the horse to take the lead. The spring breeze was proud of the horse's hooves.

After the news of Zhou Shilang's downfall came, Xu Pingzhi took Xu Qian and Xu Erlang to drink wine all night. They felt the pleasure of revenge and the relief of being relieved of a heavy burden.

The two brothers rode behind Xu Pingzhi. Xu Erlang said, "I have something to ask my elder brother."

Xu Dalang glanced sideways at him: "I'm curious as to why Zhou Li admitted this crime, or why the court officials such as Marquis Weiwu couldn't see through this not-so-smart frame-up?"

Xu Erlang pondered: "I only thought of part of it. For Zhou Shilang's political opponents, it doesn't matter whether Zhou Li was wronged or not. They will seize this bargaining chip and kill Zhou Shilang.

"For Marquis Weiwu, this was an opportunity for revenge. He couldn't defeat Zhou Shilang in the past because he had no helpers, but now it was a God-given opportunity. So he put on armor and went to the palace that day, causing a lot of discussion in the court.

"As for whether Zhou Li kidnapped his daughter, he may have doubts, but until there is enough evidence, it is obvious that Mr. Zhou who has repeatedly bullied his daughter is more hateful.

"What I can't figure out is that Zhou Li did not do this. Zhou Shilang and his associates knew it well and should have taken countermeasures."

"Why did you think I went to Si Tianjian that day?" Xu Qian laughed loudly: "Do you still remember what the eighth grade of Si Tianjian is called?"

"Eighth Grade Qi Master" Xu Xinnian's eyes bloomed with brilliance, and he suddenly became enlightened.

"During the tax-bank case, Si Tianjian's warlocks were involved in the tracking and trial of the case. This shows that the current emperor is dependent on Si Tianjian." Xu Qian looked forward, feeling proud:

"The case does not seem reasonable at first glance, but if you examine it carefully, you will find that there are no clues left. Brother, I am professional in this area. Coupled with the factor of party struggle, the case is destined to be troublesome and difficult to investigate. So the simplest and most effective

The best way is, of course, to find Si Tianjian’s warlock.”

Xu New Year was convinced: "So, the eldest brother bribed Si Tianjian's warlock."

"Vulgar!" Xu Qian spat, and said openly: "How can the alchemist's matter be called bribery? It is an exchange of equal value!"

After a pause, he said: "Remember, except for blood relatives, all friends and enemies in this world are based on the word "interest", especially in the officialdom."

"No one will be nice to you for no reason, and no one will hate you for no reason. Even if it is your best friend, if he makes friends with you, your existence must play a positive role for him.

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"In the future, when you become an official in the dynasty, my eldest brother hopes that you will be a capable minister, not an upright official." Xu Qian instilled his personal wealth into his younger brother, and said slowly: "Remember, we are like light and dust."

If you want to train your little brother to become the first assistant of Da Feng, you must first let him become his own shape. Otherwise, what is the use of training a first assistant who has different paths and does not agree with him?

Xu New Year looked into the distance and said loudly: "What if I get lost in the fog of power in the future?"

"That's your own destiny. Of course, if you become a treacherous official who brings trouble to Chao Gang, my eldest brother will clean up the family." Xu Qian said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Okay!" Xu Xinnian argued: "If my eldest brother becomes a warrior who causes trouble in the future, so will I."

Why do I feel like I have set a flag? Xu Qian coughed and looked at Xu Pingzhi: "Second uncle, you have to bear witness for us."

"Get out!" Xu Pingzhi turned around and cursed: "You open your mouth and shut up and fight in the same room, do you think I don't exist?"

ps: I originally reviewed the paragraph about Zhou Li. In order to highlight the party struggle and the despair of the evil villain Zhou Gongzi, I wrote a full 6,000 words.

For this reason, I also looked up the ancient case-solving process.

Later I thought, why should I give so much ink to a small supporting character? Isn’t this confusing the priorities? With so much ink, it would be great for me to write about my aunt...

So I extracted the essence, highlighted party disputes, and shortened the case review process. It's not interesting to write, so I guess you won't like it.
Chapter completed!