Although no manpower was arranged to greet Xiao Chen at the city gate, the Inspectorate, Dali Temple, and the three highest officials of the imperial court were already gathered inside the Ministry of Punishment.
Just wait for Xiao Chen to deliver the prisoner to the Criminal Department, and the trial will begin immediately.
Inside and outside the Punishment Department, there were already guards from the Punishment Department.
In the lobby that serves as the main hearing room, there are three tables on the left, middle and right.
Li An, the Minister of Punishment, sat on the main seat.
On the left is Jiang Qianxiao, the censor of the left capital of the Inspectorate, and on the table on the right is Gao Sheng, the minister of Dali Temple.
Li An and Jiang Qianxiao stretched out their heads and communicated in low voices.
And Gao Sheng, who is in his forties, looks much younger than Li An.
It seemed that he didn't have much in common with the two of them. He straightened his waist, looked seriously, and looked at the door quietly, waiting for the criminal to arrive.
Not long after, Xiao Chen stepped into the lobby and raised his fists towards the three of them: "Three adults, Xiao Chen, the purple-clad captain of Dongchang, has escorted the leader of the Japanese pirates back to Beijing and is waiting for you to be punished."
Li An nodded and said hello to Xiao Chen: "Bring someone to commit crime."
Behind Xiao Chen, Lin Shangli also walked in with a smile.
Li An and Jiang Qianxiao stood up in a hurry: "Manufacturer, are you here too?"
"I have nothing to do, so I came over to see who is the leader of the Japanese pirates who caused trouble along the coast. Who is the instigator behind the scenes?" Lin Shangli said with a smile.
"Come here, show me your seat to the factory owner." Li An greeted hurriedly.
Hearing this, a guard had already walked in with tables and chairs. He looked at Li An and seemed to be asking: Where to put them?
"Come on, come on, put it next to me." Jiang Qianxiao, the censor of Zuodu, pulled the table and asked the captain to put it next to him.
Then he waved to Lin Shangli: "Mr. Factory Master, come here, let's sit together."
"Did Mr. Factory Lord come to sit and listen at the Emperor's order?" Gao Sheng, the minister of Dali Temple, watched Lin Shangli sit down and asked with a smile on his face.
"The emperor didn't say that, but I can report the results of the three-division trial to the emperor earlier." Lin Shangli replied.
"If the factory owner had not been ordered by the emperor to conduct the Tribunal Tribunal, the highest court hall of the imperial court, would anyone be gossiping while you were sitting here?" Gao Sheng, the minister of Dali Temple, said slowly.
Lin Shangli felt embarrassed and was about to stand up. Jiang Qianxiao, the censor of Zuodu next to him, grabbed him and looked at the Dali Temple minister coldly: "The factory official is sitting here. The emperor's edict is not Guangzhao.
In the world, does Dongchang handle cases as if the emperor is personally present? In this case, the prisoners brought back by Dongchang cannot be heard in court?"
"Master Jiang," Gao Sheng, the minister of Dali Temple, raised his fists: "You misunderstood. I did not say that the factory owner cannot sit here. What I meant is that we are the highest-ranking three-level interrogator in the imperial court. The factory owner sits here."
At the presiding judge's table, if word spreads, I'm afraid someone will say that our three-division trial was not rigorous enough."
"This is the Ministry of Punishment, how can there be any idle people? If the Ministry of Punishment doesn't tell me, and if I, the Supervisory Office, don't tell me, how could someone go out and gossip in Mr. Gao's Dali Temple?" Jiang Qianxiao said unceremoniously.
"How could I, a member of Dali Temple, gossip like this? I'm just afraid that if these guards who go in and out accidentally say something, it will be bad." With a smile on his face, Gaosheng, the minister of Dali Temple, hurriedly found the steps.
Although this sentence was just about looking for steps, it was extremely jarring to Li An's ears.
Looking at Gao Sheng, Li An had humility on his face: "The guards of our Criminal Department are all carefully selected. Their skills are much higher than ordinary soldiers. They strictly abide by the discipline of the Criminal Department. Everything in the lobby
, they won’t say a word when they go out, Sir Gao please rest assured.”
"That's good, that's good. I'm worrying too much." Gao Sheng said hurriedly.
Lin Shangli stopped talking and sat quietly on the chair.
As the chief ceremonial eunuch of the Dongchang Factory and one of the most trusted people by the emperor, how had he ever been raised with such objections?
Dare to treat yourself like this, it seems that Dali Temple really has a big opinion on Dongchang.
However, when Baiguan targeted Dongchang in the past, Dali Temple did not jump out. What happened now? A sudden outbreak?
Just because Lin Shangli can endure it doesn't mean that others can.
Xiao Chen, standing in the middle of the lobby, was in a bad mood because of Duan Tianming's death.
Seeing how Gao Sheng treated his factory boss, he couldn't help himself anymore.
"Master Gao, do you still have the emperor in your heart?" Xiao Chen said coldly, staring at Gao Sheng.
"What do you mean by this?" Gao Sheng asked with a cold eyebrow.
The reason why I treat Lin Shangli with courtesy is not only because he is the owner of Dongchang Factory, but more importantly, he is the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department.
When Dongchang handles a case, it's like the emperor is here in person, this is true.
But at this moment, it's not you, Dongchang, who is handling the case, but the three highest-ranking divisions in my court.
Even if you are wearing the Ming Dynasty's only unicorn purple garment, how can you be qualified to show off your power here?
Facing Xiao Chen, the frustration Gao Sheng had just suffered suddenly started to show signs of exploding.
"When Dongchang was established, wasn't the emperor's edict sent to Dali Temple?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Of course it was delivered. The emperor's edict said that Dongchang handles the case as if the emperor was present in person. But at this moment, it is our three departments who are conducting the joint review, and it is not Dongchang who is handling the case. It seems that you should not use this tone and as the third department.
Isn’t it true that one of the Dali Temples speaks like this?”
"May I ask, your lord, who is the criminal you want to try?"
"Of course it's the Japanese pirate leader you escorted back to Beijing from Zhejiang, and the officials involved in the Zhejiang Dusi." Gao Sheng said coldly.
"You also know that these criminals were escorted back by our Dongchang? Then are you blind? This is not the case that our Dongchang is handling, what is it? I came to the Ministry of Punishments for a walk?" Xiao Chen shouted, his voice raised.
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"You, you, you, how could you say such vulgar words?" Gao Sheng was so angry that he was speechless for a moment.
"Vulgar? Then let me tell you something that is not vulgar. It is disrespectful to the Dongchang case investigators. I suspect that you are more or less involved with the criminals, which will affect the fairness of the case. Please leave first and cooperate with Dongchang.
Factory investigation." Xiao Chen took a step forward and pointed towards the door of the lobby.
"You, you are making trouble unreasonably and spitting blood." Gao Sheng's face turned red with anger.
"I also suspect that Mr. Gao is involved with the criminal." Lin Shangli, who was sitting on the chair, said slowly with a cold face, "However, there is no need to let him go out, just let him sit here. Let's see together how he will do.
Excuse the prisoner."
Xiao Chen nodded and stepped back.
Li An and Jiang Qianxiao looked at each other without saying a word.
If you offend Dongchang, even if you have nothing to do with the offender, your life will be difficult in the future.
If there is really any connection, I'm afraid none of your nine tribes will survive.
Gao Sheng was about to retort when, at the entrance of the lobby, four guards from the Criminal Department walked in carrying a door panel with the broom head of the Japanese pirate leader on it.
Li An stretched his neck and whispered to Lin Shangli: "Mr. Factory Master, a criminal has arrived."
"The trial will be conducted according to your procedures. I am just listening in the hall."
Li An nodded, picked up the gavel on the table, and patted it gently: "Who is there in the hall? Please tell me your identity and name one by one."
The Dali Temple minister next to him, Gao Sheng, had long since lost interest in trying the case.
Dongchang humiliated himself so much, thinking that Dali Temple, like other yamen in the imperial court, were all weak persimmons?
Everyone knows that Dongchang abused his power, handled the case cruelly, and was beaten into submission. Please read your copy before the Emperor. All that is missing is evidence.
Looking at the Japanese pirate leader lying motionless on the door panel, Gao Sheng felt that his opportunity had come.
