But to Li Yan's surprise, Xiao Chen was very satisfied with his answer. He didn't pick a single thorn in his answer, nor did he say a word of refutation. He just nodded and sighed.
It seems that he is with me, but I have no friendship with this boy at all, and I have never even met him!
No, this is very wrong. This must be a hard-to-get trick used by Xiao Chen. He wants me to relax my vigilance first and hold back my big move, which can be fatal in one move!
"I told you that the prince was unjustly accused!" But Xiao Chen not only did not increase his move, but also stopped it. He turned to Wu Fazheng and Zuo Sizhong and asked, "Did the prince's words be recorded? This time he will submit it to the emperor.
You can’t read a single word wrong!”
Several people were busy recording everything in detail, not missing a word!
"Yeah? I'm here to review the case, but I didn't even see the door open. No wonder it's so cold! You bastards, why don't you close the door! It doesn't matter to us if the wind blows. The prince is already ill.
If you get cold again because of this, you all need to be careful!" Xiao Chen got angry again.
Everyone said in their hearts, Mr. Xiao, you are not guilty, you are the one who refused to let us close the door!
"What's going on with all these people outside? I see there are people in official attire inside? Why don't everyone have to do anything during the imperial holiday? And those guys' eyes are so dazzling that they don't look like good people.
Come on, arrest them all!" Xiao Chen's voice was loud, so as soon as he said this, everyone outside immediately dispersed.
Humph, you guys are running fast! What the hell, this officer is trying a case, and it is still the prince who is being tried, and you are here to watch a show. I will argue with you later... Bang! Withdraw!
He invited Li Yan to the back and then bowed again, but he did not kneel down. "Your Majesty, I forgive you. Now I am still an imperial envoy. Your Majesty, you are still a suspect, so it is not easy for us to greet you again. When the Emperor's decree comes down, we will see you again."
Not too late."
"Xiao Chen, what song are you singing this on?" Li Yan was surprised that Xiao Chen closed the case so easily.
"Haha, the play was sung by Xiaguan, but the script was written by the Emperor. I would also like to thank the prince for his thoughtfulness and not tearing down Xiaguan's stage in public." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Oh, hey, how dare I? Those tigers and wolves under your command almost killed people in my palace! I am so scared that I wet my pants, how dare I tear down your master?" Li Yan said.
"What the hell are these bastards! Are they rude to the prince? This needs to be dealt with carefully..." Xiao Chen was furious when he heard this, "Come on..."
"Please pull me down, why hasn't the play finished yet?" Li Yan had three black lines on his forehead.
"Your Majesty, my uncle Duanmu Nanfeng has also come to Beijing. Does Your Majesty know?" Xiao Chen suddenly asked.
"Oh?" Li Yan was surprised, "Why is Nanfeng also involved?"
"That's not true, he is here to do other things." Xiao Chen said, "When the imperial concubine was alive, she took great care of Xiaguan. Now that the imperial concubine has passed away, Xiaguan has been feeling uncomfortable and tight... Yes
If my uncle has something to ask me to do, I will not dare to refuse."
This was said in a confusing way, but Li Yan understood it. It meant that Xiao Chen was a man who repaid his kindness. Duanmu Nanqiao was very kind to him at the beginning, so Duanmu Nanfeng asked him for something. He missed his old friendship and agreed to help.
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Duanmu Nanfeng had a good relationship with Li Yan, because during the Yizhou War, he was in charge of logistics. He needed to deal with Duanmu Nanfeng when purchasing and transporting grain and grass from Jiangnan.
The reason why he has a good relationship with Duanmu Nanfeng is because of Li Wanyun. Although Li Yan is a jerk, he respects Uncle Wang very much. The uncle and nephew also get along quite well in private. Perhaps it is also because of the two of them.
Isn’t it because the prince has no aspirations?
As far as he knew, Xiao Chen seemed to have a good relationship with his uncle Li Wanyun. Before the war started, they had sent tens of thousands of Western muskets...
"Thank you so much to Nanfeng." Li Yan said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, this official will have to refute you for a while. The person that Your Majesty wants to thank is not an uncle, but our Emperor." Xiao Chen sighed, "Your Majesty, do you think the Emperor is so wise?
Ruizhi, don’t you know that you have been framed and wronged? But why does the emperor want you to come to Beijing?”
Li Yan remained silent, thinking, "If you ask me, who should I ask?"
"That's because the emperor is afraid that if you stay in Minzhou, you will be framed more. Don't talk about lowering your official position. Even the emperor will probably have a hard time repaying your innocence. He wants you to come to Beijing now.
You should stay away from the place of right and wrong first... Your Majesty, you must also understand the Emperor's painstaking efforts." Xiao Chen said seriously.
"Is this what the emperor told you?" Li Yan asked.
"Haha, how could the emperor say these things to Xiaguan?" Xiao Chen said, "This is just a matter of speculation in my own mind, Xianguan. It is considered a private speculation of the holy will. The crime deserves death."
That's what Xiao Chen said, but to Li Yan's ears, it must be true. Otherwise, would he really be able to guess the holy will and say, "He deserves to be punished by death"?
"Alas!" A long sigh, with mixed feelings.
"Your Majesty, let's go see the Emperor. He misses you too." Xiao Chen stood up to see the guests off, "Please do it yourself, Your Majesty. I have an imperial envoy with me, so I can't see you off far away."
Li Yan was filled with emotion again. It turned out that Xiao Chen deliberately opened the court door and interrogated him in front of so many people, but he did not mean to humiliate him.
It was to publicize the entire process of the trial, which would not only prove that he, the presiding judge, was fair and impartial, but also prove that he was innocent.
It can also prove that the emperor is aboveboard, not interested in selfish interests, and has the same attitude towards all suspects in this case. You want to arrest him as a prince and bring him to trial...
So after the case is verified, no one can fart!
"How was your trial?" Xiao Chen was basically satisfied with his performance in the first trial, but he still had to humbly ask a few subordinates for their opinions and give them a chance to flatter them.
Wu Fazheng, Zuo Sizhong, Qian Yi, all of them exclaimed in unison, and there was a flood of flattery. In summary, the meaning is nothing more than the admiration for adults, like the endless river, or like the Yellow River overflowing, which is out of control!
I thought today would be an embarrassing situation that could not be dealt with, but unexpectedly it ended like this. My lord, my lord, you are definitely not a human being, you must be a god!
"Hahaha!" Xiao Chen laughed proudly, wishing that his soul would leave his body, patting his shoulder and saying to himself, Xiao Chen, you really are here!
Now that you're here, let's take a look at the Jinyiwei Prison and see if there are any unjust cases that require my lord to investigate.
There are several imperial prisons in Jinyiwei. Because the case this time was too big, the imperial prison could not accommodate it, so the prisons of the Ministry of Revenue, the Military and Horse Division, and the Fengyang Mansion were all borrowed.
Where have all the prisoners originally held inside gone? Can they still be released?
Of course not, they were all driven outside the city to dredge the moat and repair the city wall.