"I have never seen this case in the Criminal Department."
Tang Ning still explained in front of them to eliminate the suspicion of being a "dog official". It seemed that this case was included in the cases that the Ministry of Punishment had taken away from the county government.
Tang Yaoyao looked at Zhong Yi and asked, "Can Uncle Zhong take them back to the county government?"
Zhao Man, who was sitting next to her, shook his head and explained: "The Ministry of Punishment can take the case away from the county government, but it cannot do the opposite, unless the Ministry of Punishment brings the case back. But since someone in the Ministry of Punishment has tampered with it, it is impossible to fight it again.
came back."
Tang Yaoyao looked at Tang Ning and said, "Then let the Criminal Department investigate again..."
Zhao Man looked at her, then looked at Tang Ning, and said, "He is the head of the Criminal Department. Above him, there is the Vice Minister and the Secretary. Since he has never seen this case, how can he investigate it?"
She looked at Tang Yaoyao again and said: "Miss Lian'er just said that it was the Marquis of Yanping and Marquis of Changxing who set the fire. These people are loyal to Brother Kang. The Minister of Punishment will definitely not do it for the sake of Brother Kang."
He is just the head of the Ministry of Punishment. Can he fight against the Minister of Punishment? Can he fight against the Marquis of Yanping, Marquis Changxing and others? Can he fight against King Kang?"
Zhao Man was right. Tang Ning was just a temporary worker in the Ministry of Punishment, but the Minister of Punishment was different. He had been running the Ministry of Punishment for many years and could be said to have the power to rule the world. As long as he was in the Ministry of Punishment, anything he did would be controlled by him.
What's more, this case seems to be just an ordinary case, but it involves several dignitaries in the capital and Prince Kang. If he is not careful, he will attract powerful enemies for his family. No matter how much Tang Ning sympathizes with the girl Lian'er, she will also
It is impossible to risk the whole family regardless of the situation.
But if he really turns a blind eye to this, his own conscience cannot live with it. Even if his own conscience is passable, what will Xiao Ru Xiaoyi think of him, how Qing'er will think of him, how Tang Yaojing will think of him, Su Huhu and Xiao Tao
How would Xiao Tao look at him? How would Xiao Qing, Xiao Tao's adopted child, look at him?
I'm afraid that the majestic image he has had in their hearts for a long time will suddenly collapse, which is naturally something Tang Ning will not allow to happen.
He thought for a moment, looked at Miss Lian'er, and said, "Don't worry, I will find a solution for this matter."
Zhong Yi looked at her and said, "Miss Lian'er, you can live here first."
"No." Tangning shook her head and said, "They can't live here."
Miss Lian'er and her mother were arranged to stay at the inn of Tang Yaoyao's family. Tang Ning sat in the pavilion outside the courtyard and used chopsticks to skewer a steamed bun, which was roasted over the fire until it was brown.
Zhao Man walked in from the outside and sat opposite him. A trace of worry appeared on his face and asked: "Have you thought about it? You want to go against Yanping Hou and the others, and against Brother Kang Wang. It's not easy for you to stand with them."
Together……"
Tangning turned the bun over and said, "I don't stand with them."
Zhao Man was stunned and asked: "Aren't you and Brother Kang Wang..."
Tangning shook her head: "I don't like King Kang."
"Why?"
"Do you need a reason to dislike someone?"
…
Sometimes people are attracted to each other by feeling. Feelings don't need reasons. Prince Kang's mediocrity, stinginess, suspicion, and wanting to marry Miss Li are not the reasons why Tang Ning doesn't like him. Tang Ning doesn't like him.
Mainly because I feel bad about him.
Zhao Man looked at him and said seriously: "You are already incompatible with the Tang family and Brother Duan Wang. If you stand opposite Brother Kang, no matter which one of them becomes the prince in the end, there will be no room for you in the capital."
land."
Tang Ning thought for a while and asked, "What if none of them can succeed?"
"I know you are a good person." Zhao Man looked at him and was silent for a while before asking: "But why did you put the whole family in danger for the sake of Miss Lian'er?"
"For justice." Tangning looked at her with the same serious expression.
"You..." Zhao Man looked at him with an angry and anxious expression.
"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid." Tangning put down the bun, pulled her face, and said, "Be happy, I haven't seen you smile in a long time."
Zhao Man opened his hand and said dissatisfied: "You are so brave..."
The princess's face didn't feel any better than other people's faces. Tangning picked up the steamed buns he had baked and asked, "I'm going fishing later, will you go?"
"Go, I've never fished before!"
…
Prince Kang's Mansion.
In recent months, King Kang's current situation can no longer be described as "emotional and triumphant".
King Duan was imprisoned in the palace for three months. There was no longer any force in the court to oppose him. The number of officials secretly seeking refuge increased sharply every day. The various attitudes displayed by His Majesty all demonstrated his status in His Majesty's heart.
Already surpassed King Duan.
In Prince Kang's palace, there was singing and dancing. Prince Kang was sitting above him. After several glasses of wine, his eyes were already a little blurred.
A figure stepped forward, handed over an envelope, and said, "Your Highness, there is a letter here from Mr. Xu, the Minister of Justice."
King Kang lay on the soft couch and asked, "What is written in the letter?"
The man opened the envelope, looked at it, and said: "The letter said that the descendants of the four families of Yanping Marquis, Changxing Marquis, Yongchuan Bo, and Huining Bo had violated the law and caused a life case. The Ministry of Punishment has dismissed the case.
The county government brought it up, and Xu Shilang wrote to ask His Highness how to handle this case."
The man took the letter and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Mr. Xu sent this letter to show that he cares about His Highness's opinion. We have solicited him several times before, but he rejected them all. I didn't expect that he would do it this time."
Take the initiative to say hello to us..."
The person standing next to King Kang smiled and said: "He is just a minister of the Ministry of Justice. With His Highness's current prestige, if he is still the same as before, he will be too ungrateful."
The man put the letter away and asked: "Your Highness, how should we respond to Minister Xu?"
King Kang glanced at him and said, "Let him figure it out."
Xu Mansion.
Xu Cheng took a sip of tea in the study, and an old man walked in from the outside and said, "Sir, there is a reply from Prince Kang."
Xu Cheng put down his teacup and asked, "What did King Kang say?"
The old man hesitated for a moment and said, "King Kang said that I'll let the adults decide."
He thought for a while and then asked: "The matter entrusted to you by the Marquis of Yanping has been settled, why do you still need to ask King Kang for instructions?"
Xu Cheng glanced at him and said: "What is the Marquis of Yanping? If King Kang doesn't know about it, wouldn't this risk be in vain?"
"My lord is wise." The old man bowed his hand and said, "Have you already predicted that King Kang will eventually take over the East Palace and ascend to the throne of the prince?"
"Who is sure about something that only His Majesty can decide?" Xu Cheng picked up the tea cup again and said: "However, in recent days, His Majesty has been very complimentary to King Kang. It seems that he does not often balance the differences between King Kang and King Duan like in the past.
From this point of view, King Kang’s strength may be greater..."
…
Tang's family, at the dinner party.
At the Tang family's dinner parties, some important family matters are often discussed, and the atmosphere is more serious. In recent days, it has become more serious than ever.
King Duan gradually lost power. Although his power in the court was not greatly lost, it continued to decrease rather than increase.
On the other hand, King Kang's holy love has become stronger in recent days, and many wait-and-see factions in the court have gradually moved towards King Kang's camp. One has gone down and the other has gone up, making the gap between King Duan and him widening.
This marriage between Chen and Chu was originally a good opportunity, but what I didn't expect was that His Majesty actually gave this opportunity directly to King Kang. This undoubtedly further fueled King Kang's arrogance and also made King Duan's influence in the court
Reputation has dropped to freezing point.
This also made the atmosphere of today's dinner extremely depressing. The younger members of the Tang family held their breaths and did not even dare to make too much noise while eating.
At a certain moment, the sound of rapid footsteps came from outside.
A servant of the Tang family ran in and said in a panic: "Master, someone from Ping'an County Government has invited the second young master to go to the county government office to inquire about the case..."
Bah!
The chopsticks in Tang Zhao's hand fell to the ground, with a look of astonishment on his face.
Tang Qi looked at him, slammed his chopsticks on the table, and said angrily: "What trouble did you get into again!"
Tang Zhao looked confused and said: "No, I haven't left home in the past two days..."
"You still don't admit it!" Tang Qi stood up and said loudly: "If you haven't done anything, why is it only passed on to you and not to others?"
"I……"
"What am I!" Tang Qi glared at him and said, "What on earth did you do? Tell me!"
Tang Zhao looked aggrieved: "I really, really didn't do anything..."
Tang Huai, who was at the front, looked at him and said, "Since nothing has been done, let's go to Ping'an County Office and see what they are doing."
After Tang Zhao left in shock, Tang Qi looked at Tang Huai and said: "During this period, no more mistakes can be made. I will ground him for a few months to prevent him from always causing trouble outside..."
Before finishing the meal, Tang Zhao walked in from the outside again with a gloomy look on his face.
Tang Qi glanced at him and asked, "What on earth is going on?"
"I just said it wasn't me..." Tang Zhao said with a gloomy look on his face: "Those detectives made a mistake. The Ping'an County government was looking for Chen Zhao, the son of Marquis Yanping. Is it so easy for Chen and Tang to make a mistake?"
Tang Qi raised his eyebrows and asked, "What happened to Marquis Yanping's son?"
Tang Zhao sat down again in his seat and said: "It seems that Chen Zhao committed some murder case. Chen Zhao is Chen Zhao, and I am me. This can be mistaken. I don't know how they did it..."
