Chapter 130: I’ll be the first to arrive at the banquet when I’m so mad at you
"Li Jiyi's dancing is truly well-deserved!"
"I'm waiting for you!"
After leaving the Zichen Hall, Li Qiao and Li Qianru both expressed their sincere admiration.
Li Yan has become accustomed to it. In this era, dancing well is indeed a talent and there is nothing to be embarrassed about.
He is the most handsome boy.
"Farewell!"
After Li Qiao and Li Qianru praised them, they knew they couldn't stay any longer and left quickly.
Li Yanze waited slightly.
After a while, the big guys came out one after another.
"L!"
Pei Sijian and Pei Xingjian are uncles and nephews, needless to say, they are well connected and smile on their faces.
"Li Jiyi!"
Even Dai Zhide, Hao Chujun, and Li Jingxuan all nodded to him.
Dai Zhide had the best attitude and a gentle smile. Li Yan knew that this was a princeling, and he probably had good things to say about him.
Hao Chujun's attitude was the most indifferent. He was an anti-Tian Hou party and was working against Empress Wu. He probably didn't like him being close to Queen Wu.
Li Jingxuan was a little scrutinized, but generally showed goodwill. After all, he was a standard emperor's party.
When Li Zhi was the crown prince, this person was his attendant. Later, he was naturally promoted quickly and steadily.
Now that Li Yan has been praised by the saint, he can't sing the opposite.
Li Yan actually didn't care much about the attitudes of these prime ministers.
Whether it's kindness or indifference, just return the favor one by one.
What he cares about most at the moment is Cui Shouye.
Seeing the stern-faced Minister of Justice finally walking out, he immediately greeted him with a smile.
His kind-hearted look made him smile like Dee Renjie.
Of course, this expression is very suitable on Di Pangpang's face. If it is placed on his face, it will be full of irony.
Cui Shouye's hands trembled when he saw him coming like this.
This is almost impossible for Cui Shilang, who is usually the most dignified, especially when speaking in front of his juniors.
But seeing Li Yan's energetic and high-spirited attitude, Cui Shouye secretly regretted why he messed with such a person!
However, he is the son of the prime minister after all, and now he is launching an attack on that position. In addition, he has been in charge of the Ministry of Justice for more than ten years. After a slight setback, he immediately strengthened his belief and said to Li Yan calmly: "Li Jiyi, come with me.
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Li Yan smiled brightly: "Okay!"
The two left the Daming Palace and just walked to Zhuque Street when they saw a group of prison cars approaching.
Li Yan glanced around and felt that the person above seemed familiar.
Then I saw the escorting official from the Ministry of Justice coming up and saluting: "Servant Cui!"
Cui Shouye looked at the prison car and stroked his beard: "These are all important prisoners of the Jia family, escorted here from Liangzhou?"
Officials from the Ministry of Punishment responded one after another: "Report to Minister Cui that a total of 174 important criminals have been escorted from Liangzhou!"
Cui Shouye finally felt a little more comfortable: "Very good, you go and do your work!"
The officials from the Ministry of Punishment thought they had received the approval of the superior officer and happily went to escort the prisoner.
Li Yan watched coldly from behind, watching a long team enter the imperial city and be escorted to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
Compared with that time when the government propagandized and incited the people to criticize the national traitors, the Tibetan envoys who followed behind were given a fair and just show of authority.
This time, no one paid much attention to the criminal. They were all busy with their own affairs.
Does even Jia Sibo, who is imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison, really care about these family members?
Li Yan was very skeptical.
Of course, if Cui Shouye used his family members to threaten him, he still wouldn't be able to get the information he wanted from Jia Sibo.
Next, when he became angry and embarrassed, he would definitely hurry up and order Liangzhou to uproot the entire Jia family.
The Beijing official slapped his head, and the place was in chaos!
"I don't have the ability to solve crimes, but I do have the courage to get involved, and it's very big!"
Li Yan's eyes flashed with severity.
Of course, such inner thoughts cannot be spoken face to face.
When dealing with a peer like Huang Zhen, it doesn't matter if he speaks sharply or sharply. But when dealing with a superior official like Cui Shouye, if he is caught being disrespectful, he will be the one in trouble.
What he wants to do is to disgust these arrogant high-ranking officials to death, but there is nothing he can do about them.
At such an old age, when you get angry, you will pass away.
When it's time for dinner, he will be the first to arrive!
The next trip to the Ministry of Justice is a good time to stimulate blood pressure.
"Servant Cui! Li...Li Jiyi!"
Officials from the Ministry of Justice came forward to say hello one by one, and then looked at Li Yan who was following closely with surprised and alert eyes.
Li Yan didn't show up, and greeted them in a familiar manner:
"Have you eaten yet?"
"Has this month's sheep supplement arrived? Come to my house to eat roasted whole lamb when you have time!"
“I’m always hospitable, haha!”
From the fifth rank of the Criminal Ministry doctor to the sixth rank of the Criminal Ministry member Wai Lang, the ones he likes to express condolences the most are still the chief officials below, Ling Shi and Shu Ling Shi.
As a result, Cui Shouye's good mood quickly disappeared, and his anger burned brightly.
Obviously, Li Yan's move was intentional to undermine his dignity.
After all, it's no secret that Cui Shouye doesn't like this Li Jiyi, but today he brought him to the Ministry of Punishment.
But because of the sage's order, Cui Shouye had to obey, and his blood pressure began to rise.
It wasn't until he was at his workstation that he composed himself and knelt down.
Li Yan was even more rude and sat opposite him. He didn't even smile and looked at him with a peaceful face.
Cui Shouye drank a glass of buttermilk to moisten his mouth, calmed down, and without talking nonsense, he turned to the tall pile of case files behind him and began to rummage through it with his own hands.
Li Yan just watched Cui Shouye busy at work, thinking about how thick a stack of case files the Minister of Justice would bring out.
If no case files were preserved about the Jiangnan murder case, everyone would know there was something wrong.
Only by keeping some of them, if someone asks about them, and then linking them with Taishan Fengchan can we cope with the situation easily.
After all, Taishan Fengchan was Li Zhi's weakness, and since the saint never cared much about the lives of the common people, the possibility of getting through was extremely high.
Of course, time is also of the essence.
Fortunately, this case only happened six years ago. If it had been sixteen years, it would have become natural that the data would be lost and the memory would be blurred.
Under ancient conditions, an unsolved case would always remain an unsolved case.
As expected, Cui Shouye searched for half a quarter of an hour before taking out a thin case file without even a cover: "This is the record of the Jiangnan mystery case. Li Jiyi can take it back."
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Li Yan smiled: "No, I'd better take a look here first. If you have any questions, you can ask Cui Shilang."
The implication is that I am right here!
As he spoke, he took the case file and started reading it carefully.
Cui Shouye looked at this annoying guy, it was extremely annoying, but he had no choice but to lower his head and read the document.
Li Yan quickly became immersed in the case file and read it three times.
The content is very short.
Place.
Runzhou, Dantu County, Qingyang Village.
There are a total of 271 households in the village, with a population of 1,352.
Unknown as mentioned above, when officials from the Ministry of Punishment arrived, more than 300 people were brutally killed. Most of the wounds were from slashing and punctures. The corpses were strewn about in a miserable state of death.
The remaining more than a thousand people were also greatly frightened. Some of the property in the village was looted and many houses were set on fire.
According to the survivors' confessions, the bandits broke into the village and plundered the village. After being resisted by the village chief and his men, they became angry and massacred, setting fire to the village.
As a result, the officials from the Ministry of Punishment initially judged that the bandits were in trouble. They were about to investigate which group of bandits were causing trouble in the nearby hills and reported to the county government for encirclement and suppression. However, they met a group of Taoist priests from Chongyunguan, who insisted that someone was in the Danyao Fu Shui.
Internal poisoning.
According to the above records, Chongyun Temple is a local Taoist temple. This temple has been around for a long time and has existed since the Sui Dynasty. The specific origin is unknown. During disasters, it occasionally gave food to the people and gained a good reputation.
But according to the Taoist priests who looked frightened and cried out in sorrow, when they were treating the villagers, the murderer poisoned the water. Not only did more than 300 people die tragically, but the remaining villagers also suffered great harm, even their sanity was lost.
Not sure.
Officials from the Ministry of Punishment suspected that they were the insane ones and dispersed the Taoist priests. However, because there were too many casualties, they visited the whole village.
Next, county government officials arrived, and they learned from many villagers that it was indeed Taoist priests who treated the disease and the elixir was poisoned.
It was also mentioned that the villagers suffered from a strange disease not long ago and were cured thanks to the treatment by Taoist priests from Chongyunguan.
After several investigations, officials from the Ministry of Punishment were unable to determine which was the truth. After being confirmed by the county government, they reported the case.
"Is it really Rashomon?"
Li Yanqi was surprised.
Judging from the recorded case files alone, Cui Shouye's judgment on this case seems to be correct.
Two completely different statements, but both are witnessed by witnesses. How is this going on?
But the question is, is this thin record really the whole story of the case?
Li Yan's eyes moved, and when Cui Shouye was looking at another case file attentively, he suddenly asked: "Whether it was the gangsters or the poisoning of the elixir, after this case, some officials in Dantu County were demoted.
, there are some who are in jail, right?”
Cui Shouye was startled by his sudden voice, and then said coldly: "If you want to ask about this matter, go to the Ministry of Personnel to transfer official status. Our Ministry of Punishment only has an overview of the case."
Li Yan smiled: "Okay."
He lowered his head again.
"you!!"
Cui Shouye had no choice but to work again.
After a moment, Li Yan suddenly said: "Why did this case alarm the officials of the Ministry of Justice? What were the local county magistrates and criminals doing when the case occurred?"
Cui Shouye was prepared and was not frightened this time. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "The details of the case six years ago are all here. If Li Jiyi still has any questions, please go and investigate for yourself!"
Li Yan said oh and lowered his head again.
Cui Shouye couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and prepared to leave.
When Li Yan saw it, he stood up, smiled slightly and said, "I want to give Cui Shilang a piece of advice."
Cui Shouye raised his thick eyebrows slightly: "Oh?"
Li Yandao: "The officials from the Ministry of Justice who suggested concealing the facts of the case had better be arrested and interrogated strictly. There is absolutely no need to handle this case in this way unless someone has a guilty conscience!"
After finishing speaking, Li Yan bowed: "Secretary Cui, farewell!"
After that, he left without looking back.
Cui Shouye was left with dark pupils and his hands grasping the case.