While they were wandering around talking about love affairs, things were not peaceful in the capital.
The day after Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty left, the capital rushed 800 miles away to deliver the documents of the fourth prince.
The people of Guizhou sued Li Hua, the governor of Guizhou, for bending the law for personal gain, and his son Li Qing seized the land and killed people.
Who is this Li Hua?
He is the cousin of Queen Xianxian, the prince's biological mother, Queen Li, so the prince should be called his uncle.
After Empress Li died, Emperor Ming Yan was sentimental and extended some favors to the Li family. However, because Emperor Ming Yan had just ascended the throne at that time, he could not do much. After that, not many descendants of the Li family became talented.
The capital gradually became inconspicuous, and the more accomplished clan member was this cousin.
Li Hua had the title of fifth-grade county boy. Before he was sent to the outside world, his relationship with the prince was also very good.
In this case, the evidence is conclusive. Li Qing, son of Li Hua, and his wife had a tea garden business at home. However, a local tea merchant named Liu accidentally discovered a new tea, so the business far exceeded theirs.
Li Qing led his people to buy the land of these tea farmers. The tea farmers knew that these new teas could make money, so they naturally did not sell them.
Later, a conflict broke out and a tea farmer was beaten to death. Li Qing's people wanted to use money to suppress the incident, but the other party refused and went to the county government to file a complaint.
Then there is the common story of officials protecting each other. The family sued all the way, and some were tortured to death, and others were secretly beaten to death. In the end, only the old mother and young grandson of that family were left, but they were very tough and they sued all the way.
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Of course, if the fourth prince hadn't known about it and sent someone to secretly protect him in advance, the grandparents and grandsons wouldn't have been able to save their lives.
The case is just that.
It should have been handed over to Dali Temple for processing, but for some reason it ended up at the Ministry of Punishment.
In fact, the fourth prince knew that to deal with the prince, he should not use this method again. This would remind Emperor Ming Yan of the methods used by the Lin Party and the Jin Party. In this way, even if he was dissatisfied with the prince, he would be dissatisfied with him who handed over this case.
dissatisfied.
But now that he is in charge of the Criminal Department, he can only use this method.
The key point is that this case is true, and it really can't be true anymore. He only protected the grandparents and grandsons and brought them to the Ministry of Punishment, but did nothing else.
Precisely because it was true, after handing it over, the prince was in a dilemma.
To avoid suspicion, Li Hua can be said to be the only remaining relative of the prince's deceased mother.
It is precisely because she is the biological mother and she has passed away that she is so embarrassed. Even the Queen's relatives do not have to be so embarrassed.
But he had to step in and take care of it. The situation was so bad that he had to dismount several officials. However, these officials were all doing it for his own sake.
No matter how you handle it, it is wrong. It must be very painful.
The memorial was sent eight hundred miles away on an expedited basis, and then returned eight hundred miles away on an urgent basis.
When the fourth prince opened the memorial, the corners of his mouth were curled up, and the next moment, his eyes widened in disbelief.
On the memorial, it is clearly the handwriting of the prince!!?
The fourth prince looked at it several times in disbelief and murmured: "What is going on?"
Lu Qing, the long-term follower, lowered his head and said, "I have inquired. Since entering the palace, the emperor has spent most of his time in the Changle Hall of His Majesty the Younger Highness. All memorials are handled by His Highness the Crown Prince."
The fourth prince was stunned: "All of them?"
"It is said that it is."
The fourth prince was stunned for a long time, and then opened the memorial. On the memorial, the prince's handwriting stated: "Verify and handle according to law. Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will read it."
In other words, this matter is handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation and a handling opinion is given. All that is needed is to inform the Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the result.
The prince gave instructions. The prince did not ask him to transfer the case to Dali Temple, nor did he ask the three divisions to be tried together. Just like an ordinary case of people suing officials, he calmly ordered him to go to trial, and then because he was suing an official,
Therefore, the results must be notified to Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The fourth prince tore the line of words apart, crushed it into pieces, and read it carefully.
If the prince wants to clear things up, he should express it in some way, such as saying that the nature of the matter is bad and he should be punished severely, or saying that I don't know about it and don't take me into consideration when handling it, etc.
If the prince wants to return his protection, he should say a few more words, such as what kind of disputes need to be strictly verified, etc., implying that he will give thirty thumbs up...
But he just said this very pertinently and calmly.
This really puzzled him.
With such a short sentence, the fourth prince read it back and forth several times.
Then he was startled.
This is the tone of "Jun".
In this matter, he is standing in a superior and public position. This is not only directed at this matter, but also to observe him.
But in this case, he is the one who is in trouble.
The prince originally went to the palace, so if something like this happened at this time, the prince would have no time to react.
But in this case, it is equivalent to him, the fourth prince, who dealt with the people of the late queen when he was the emperor and the prince was not in the capital! He is not a human being inside and outside!
The fourth prince felt that his back was covered with cold sweat in an instant. He felt as if he had shot himself in the foot.
As usual, the prince asked someone to copy the contents and instructions of the excerpt, and put them on the important side, waiting for Emperor Ming Yan to come back and read them.
Chen Yunxin said: "Your Highness, you really don't care?"
"I don't care." The prince said softly: "You should be damned if you do such a thing! As a member of the clan who lost his mother alone, he is not careful in his words and deeds, but instead uses his power to bully others. As a son of a man, he is the first to be tolerated."
Chen Yunxin suddenly understood what he meant and nodded suddenly.
The prince paused for a moment: "Silang will handle this matter fairly, and in this matter, justice means harshness. Silang is not Yue'er. Yue'er wants to be Yan Qingtian or a rich man. It's fine. If you don't have desires, you will be just.
.But if Shiro becomes Yan Qingtian...heh, if you think about it again, it will not be so easy."
It's not that he wants to force him, it's that when things have reached this point, he can only go to Yan Qingtian's path.
But how can justice be so easy?
Yan Shiyue was in charge of the Criminal Department, and he was impartial and selfless. He made enemies all over the court and almost died, but she didn't care, and Emperor Ming Yan wholeheartedly protected him... But what did the fourth prince have? Once he embarked on Yan Qingtian's path, he would have his own plans.
Going in the opposite direction! After all the hard work, you are just a "capable official"!
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At this time, in the tin painting shop in Hedao Town.
Yan Shiyue walked around in a circle and was dazzled. Although the tin was not valuable, the tin paintings were really expensive, costing hundreds of taels for each piece. She suspected that this store would not be able to sell them at all, so she wanted to give them away.
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When he turned around, he saw a portrait of a man. The man in the painting was handsome and wearing armor. He was reaching for the spear on the weapons rack next to him.
Yan Shiyue only felt that the painting was breathtaking. The closer he got, the more graceful and lifelike he felt. He couldn't help but reach out and touch the painting. (To be continued)