Chapter 954: Emergency

Li Ding took the box and fiddled with it for a long time: "Why can't it be opened?"

The old army suppressed a smile: "The bachelor said this is a secret box, which His Majesty only uses to give official reports to ministers at the road level. To prevent secrets from being leaked, only the senior officials and Your Majesty have the key."

Li Ding said angrily: "Then why did you bring it to me?"

Lao Jun lowered his head to prevent Li Ding from seeing his expression: "The bachelor said that he wanted to avoid suspicion and abide by the rules of the Yushitai, so this secret box can only be handed over by Zhongcheng."

"I..." Li Ding became frantic and raised his hand just to throw the box away.

His face changed several times, but in the end he still didn't dare. He could only sit down and said: "I know, you can go down."

The old soldier stepped back politely, then ran away again with his straw sandals.

This time my shoulders were shaking as I ran.

Li Ding's chest was rising and falling, and he stared at the folded box on the table for a long time. He finally put the box away and walked towards the palace.

Su You's behavior was to embarrass Yushitai. Li Ding's face was livid all the way, thinking about ways to deal with Su You.

But there is really nothing we can do about it. Su Mingrun is not greedy for money, not lustful, has no loss of private morality, and is full of public morality.

In terms of political achievements, moral character, articles, and principles, I really can’t find anything wrong with him.

I heard that he didn’t even use a cent of the minister’s money, but gave it all to the Yamen. He was not ashamed but proud of the reputation of being a henpecker. His children were still young and had not yet become a Yamen, and the family relationship was simple and unencumbered. The people who recommended him were Qian Chen is simply a man of extraordinary insight.

Only now did Li Ding vaguely feel that he was trying to drag Su You into the water, making a one-sided move, and at the same time preventing him from rescuing Su Shi. It seemed that he was taking precautions in the bud, but in fact it was a bit reckless.

This person is a hundred times harder to deal with than Su Song and Su Shi.

When discussing with Shu Yu and He Zhengchen before, He Zhengchen believed that Su You should be treated differently, but he and Shu Yu were full of confidence.

They believed that Su You would rely on his connections to solicit favors from everywhere, but by then the deal was settled, and everyone could still accuse him of soliciting favors for relatives.

No one expected that Su You not only failed to save anyone, but also threw himself into a trap and was trapped in the Yushitai and could not get out.

Arriving in Beijing before Ersu's case was settled, he caught everyone off guard, which was his first move.

Throwing yourself into prison is the second step.

No one knows what moves will come next, but it can be concluded that each move will be more cruel than the last.

"Those who come from ahead will have to stop by their names!"

A loud shout rang in his ears, and Li Ding realized that he had arrived at the palace gate.

Li Ding quickly tidied up his clothes: "Censor Zhongcheng Li Ding, with the details of Er Su's case, came to report to His Majesty."

"Wait!" The guard went in to announce, and came back after a while: "Your Majesty declares his presence."

Li Ding quickly quickened his pace, holding the box under his arm, and followed the guards into the palace gate, walked through the corridor, and headed to the side hall.

In the side hall, Zhao Xu was working. Standing in front of him was an official, Jia Zhongmin, the prime minister of Dali Temple.

Jia Zhongmin was reporting on the progress of the Chen Shiru case. Wu Chong, Cai Que, and Wang Gui were all listening.

Seeing Li Ding arriving, Zhao Xu waved: "This case is also related to the Su Song case that Li Qing is trying. Come in and listen together."

Jia Zhongmin's report is coming to an end: "The facts of the case are clear. It is true that Chen Shiru and his wife conspired to kill Chen's mother."

"Because he didn't want to stay in Taihu County and be the magistrate, he acquiesced in his wife's instigation of the maid to poison his mother, and took advantage of Ding You to return to the capital."

"Chen Shiru was aware of the actions of his wife Li, as well as Gao, Zhang and other slaves."

"Dali Temple ruled that nineteen people under Chen Shiru should be sentenced to death, and the other seven slaves were exempted from the death penalty. The spine of the staff was then sent to various roads for editing."

Zhao Xu put down the report and pressed his temples with his fists: "There is such a biological bride in the world... But what if Chen Zhi stopped this son and kept it as a sacrifice?"

Cai Que came out and asked: "Your Majesty, this is a crime of great rebellion and injustice. Can it be forgiven?"

Zhao Xu pondered for a long time and finally shook his head: "What about the relationship between Kaifeng Mansion in this case? Has the investigation been clear?"

Jia Zhongmin cupped his hands and said, "We have found out clearly that Ly Xia and Yan Jing also deserve to be demoted because their judicial negotiations were true."

"And the original surveyor of Kaifeng Prefecture deserves to be punished for his crimes."

"Su Song, the former official of the Kaifeng Prefecture, accepted Lu Gong's invitation and should be severely punished. Su Song's confession was clear and clear, and there was no absolution for his crime."

Zhao Xu looked through the file of Su Song's case sent to him by Dali Temple: "Eh? That's not right. Su Song's confession has completely different meanings from the confession just sent from the Yushitai... Li Qing, tell me what you think." What’s going on?”

Li Ding was shocked. How could he know what was going on? When did the Yushitai send the confession? Could it be Shu Yu or He Zhengchen who did it?

Unable to help but feel uneasy, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, can I see the memorial sent by the imperial censor?"

Zhao Xu glanced at Li Ding in bewilderment, as if he noticed something fishy, ​​but he still said nothing and handed him the file on the table.

Li Ding took it and took a cursory look at it. He was even more surprised. This memorial was the latest result of Shu Yu's trial of Su Song today. It had the imperial censor's seal, Shu Yu's signature, and Su Song's signature all on it.

He had indeed read this record, and then asked his subordinates to file it away, but he didn't know how it was sent to the palace.

Zhao Xu asked: "Have you finished reading? You are the special censor, why don't you know about this?"

Li Ding quickly calmed down his panic: "Your Majesty, this minister knows that it is indeed the transcript of Shu Yu's trial of Su Shi today."

"Oh?" Zhao Xu shook another case file in his hand: "Then why are the records of Dali Temple different from those of the Yushitai? Can you please discuss it and give me an explanation?"

Li Ding suddenly felt the hairs on his body standing on end, and he bowed and said: "I will never dare to communicate. I will only verify the facts and ask the people involved for testimony. This... I would like to take a look at the transcript of Dali Temple."

Zhao Xu sneered and handed over the transcript.

Li Ding was stunned when he saw it. In the transcript of Dali Temple, Su Song falsely accused himself of repenting. Judging from the content, it has become a crime that can be punished. It is very different from the transcript of Yushitai!

As his mind raced, Li Ding immediately thought of the trick He Zhengchen had used against Su Shi that morning: "Yushitai can guarantee that what was recorded is word for word. Dali Temple must be suspected of inducing deletion!"

"You! You are such a mouthful!" Jia Zhongmin suddenly turned around: "Every sentence here comes from Su Song's mouth. If there is a mistake in one word, there will be five thunders from heaven!"

Li Ding just wanted to quickly clear up the relationship with the Yushitai: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, there is a unique way to try the case, which is to arrange the suspect's records cleverly and structure the written records cleverly."

"When the transcript is finished and some of it is removed, the rest will still appear to be coherent and coherent."

"Although it's still a question and answer conversation, the intention has changed drastically!"

"Jia Sicheng, do you dare to say no?! Do you dare to swear this oath?!"

Jia Zhongmin's face suddenly changed, but he was still stubborn: "I didn't... I am innocent. Yushitai wants to protect Su Song and frame the minister..."

Zhao Xu was reminded by Li Ding and took the transcript from Dali Temple again. This time he read it carefully and immediately found that there were some places in it where the semantics were stiff and the rotation was not natural enough when turning the pages.

Putting down the file with an expressionless face: "This matter is simple, Cai Bian."

Today we found out that it was Cai Jing's younger brother Cai Bian who made the imperial edict. Hearing this, he turned around from behind the screen and said, "I'm here."

Zhao Xu said: "Publish my decree, declare the work of Lu Gong, and order the imperial censor to examine the details of Su Song's inconsistent confession in Dali Temple and the censor's platform!"

"Hehehe, there must be one party who has lied. I will find out as soon as I check."

Jia Zhongmin suddenly panicked and fell to his knees: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is guilty. It is because he saw that the case has not been settled for a long time and used some small tricks for the sake of the country..."

"Your Majesty, all other aspects of this case are solid, except that there are some flaws in the case of Bachelor Su. I hope your Majesty will convict you... I, I will punish you... I will obey the law..."

Zhao Xu was furious and threw the memorial to the ground: "This is my official who oversees the law! If you know the law and violate it, you will be punished by one level!"

Jia Zhongmin kowtowed repeatedly: "I...I accept the crime..."

Zhao Xu said: "The way I set up supervision is not for you to take pride in bringing down important ministers, and even resort to false accusations and fabricated confessions! You must know that the laws of nature are clear, and you must abide by the justice of the human heart!"

Seeing Jia Zhongmin trembling and curling up in a ball, Zhao Xu said angrily: "The crime of deceiving the emperor is too great. Even a small minister can't bear it. Go back to Dali Temple and impeach yourself for dereliction of duty. I will leave you some dignity." "

Jia Zhongmin's face was covered with runny nose and tears: "My lord, thank you for your kindness!"

After getting up, he looked at Li Ding with an extremely resentful look, and then he left in despair.

Zhao Xu then asked Li Ding, who was still a little frightened: "Li Qing, why do you want to see me?"

The sudden incident just now made Li Ding's mind buzzing.

The power of the emperor is truly terrifying!

The censor of Dali Temple jointly interrogated Su Song, and the chief officer was dismissed in the blink of an eye, and it was because he was taken down!

The most terrible thing is that I had no idea about this and was unprepared, so the pot just fell on my head with a bang!

Ten thousand grass and mud horses galloped through my chest, someone is trying to trick me!
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