Li Mu looked at Master Mei with resentful eyes, recalled the severe beating in his dream last night, and said, "You betrayed my trust."
Lady Mei moved her lips, as if she wanted to explain, but His Majesty was like her and couldn't tell Li Mu about her private visit to the Li Mansion in disguise. She coughed lightly and said, "I didn't tell Your Majesty, but in
Shendu, if you criticize Your Majesty behind your back, it will be difficult to hide it from her."
As Li Mu improves his cultivation and broadens his knowledge, the mystery of the powerful in the upper three realms has long since faded away in his eyes.
The Queen's cultivation level is high, but it is not so high that she can know the world's affairs while sitting in Changle Palace. Even Li Mu can hear a few words about her. He is now beginning to wonder if the Queen has installed some eavesdropping magic weapon on him.
.
Or maybe yesterday when he was persuading Lady Mei, she used the Mysterious Light Technique to spy on him, but he also had a jade talisman on his body that shielded the secrets of heaven. The Xuan Light Technique could not spy on him. Could it be that the Queen blocked others and only granted permission to herself?
?
Just in case, Li Mu put the jade talisman he carried close to his body into the Hutian Space. Although most of the time, he didn't care about the Queen spying on him, but now it was different from the past, and there would still be a part of the day that was inconvenient for him.
As for the thing that shields the secrets of heaven, he can use talismans instead.
The secret is unpredictable, but shielding is easy. He has the lifelong experience of Fu Daozi and the Taoist inheritance. It is not difficult to draw a talisman to replace the shielding jade talisman.
After saying goodbye to Master Mei, Li Mu walked into Zhongshu Province.
These days, Li Mu has handled all the memorials that need to be handled by him in a timely manner. Today, he has only been busy for more than a quarter of an hour and has nothing to do.
With nothing to do, he picked up a pen and wrote a name on the paper.
"Li Yi..."
This official with the same surname was once a clean figure in the court, but his ending was extremely regrettable.
More than ten years ago, he was a commoner of the Zhou Dynasty and was an enemy of the Manchu dignitaries.
More than ten years later, Li Mu is living in his former house, doing things that he has never completed. It seems that there is fate.
The four dead officials should be one of the people who framed him back then. Who is the real culprit behind their deaths? It is very possible that they are relatives and friends of Mr. Li.
Li Mu felt a little regretful.
Revenge is certainly pleasurable, but the majesty of the law does not allow for provocation.
Those four people broke the law and should be tried by the court. Did he kill many court officials for personal gain? The circumstances were extremely bad. No matter what the reason was, they would not escape death.
At this point, Li Mu couldn't save him? But he also wanted to do something for him, for the hero who died in vain.
Not for anything else? Just for the fate of a house.
He left Zhongshu Province and came to the Ministry of Punishment again.
As soon as the doctor from the Criminal Department saw him, he came out of the government office to welcome him and asked, "Do you have any other orders, Mr. Li?"
Li Mudao: "I want to verify a case."
The doctor from the Criminal Department said: "Which case Mr. Li wants to investigate, I will ask someone to investigate it for you."
Li Mudao: "Fourteen years ago, Li Yi, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was involved in a case of collaborating with the enemy and treason."
The doctor from the Criminal Department trembled when he heard this, and his face immediately turned pale.
Li Mu saw the change in his expression and asked, "What, is there a problem?"
The doctor of the Ministry of Justice dragged Li Mu into his office, and then he dared to take a breath and comforted Li Mu: "Master Li, you must listen to the advice of my subordinate this time. This case is untouchable, really untouchable..."
Li Mu asked: "Why can't you touch it?"
The doctor from the Criminal Department shook his head and said: "This case involves too much, and it has been settled for more than ten years. Why should Mr. Li cause trouble again?"
Li Mu looked at the doctor of the Ministry of Punishment. When he wanted to check the academy, he thought that the doctor of the Ministry of Punishment had never been so afraid.
It seems that this case is indeed somewhat unusual.
Li Mudao: "Just bring the dossier."
The doctor from the Criminal Department still looked hesitant: "This..."
Zhou Zhong walked in and said, "Since Mr. Li wants it, then give it to him."
The doctor from the Ministry of Justice looked at Zhou Zhong, finally nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhou Zhong looked at Li Mu and asked: "More than ten years have passed since this case, why does Mr. Li suddenly want to verify it?"
Li Mu looked directly at Zhou Zhong and asked, "Why don't you check?"
The former owner of the Li Mansion was a friend of Zhou Zhong. He had more reasons than Li Mu to commit crimes for his former friend.
Zhou Zhong did not answer directly, his eyes lingered on Li Mu and said: "You are really similar, even the houses you live in are the same. I wonder if this is a sign from God."
Li Mudao: "You haven't answered my question yet."
Zhou Zhong looked at Li Mu and said, "Don't bring this case up again. I'm doing it for your own good. You've done what many of us can't do. Don't let the results of your previous efforts be in vain...
…”
Li Mu shook his head and said: "Next time, if you dare to speak rudely in front of the Li Mansion, don't blame me for being ruthless..."
Since the owner of the Li Mansion was Zhou Zhong's former friend, Li Mu remembered his old friend the day before his wedding, so Li Mu didn't have to argue with him.
After today, this reason will no longer exist.
The doctor from the Ministry of Punishment had already taken a file. The file was very thick. After Li Mu opened it, he skipped the previous series of evidence. In the fight in the court, if you want to give a person any evidence of guilt, it doesn't depend on what he did.
, but depends on where he stands.
The right side is right, and the wrong side is also right.
Being on the wrong side of the line is also the wrong side of the right side.
He turned directly to the testimony section and saw a series of names.
"Xiao Yuan, the right minister of the Ministry of official affairs, Chen Jian, the doctor of the Ministry of official affairs, Gao Hong, the doctor of the Ministry of official affairs, Zhou Chuan, the young minister of Dali Temple, Liu Kun, the loyal and brave marquis, Yao Bin, the uncle of Ping'an..."
Fourteen years ago, it was these people who convicted Li Yi of treason and had his family confiscated and exterminated.
This was the official position these people held fourteen years ago.
These names are all familiar to Li Muda.
Xiao Yuan, who was the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel at that time, is now the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. His identity is that of the Xiao family.
Chen Jian, a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, is now the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel.
Gao Hong, a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, is currently the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Zhou Chuan, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, is the younger brother of Shangshu Ling Zhou Jing, the third uncle of the Queen, and is currently Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.
Most of the people after their names are dignitaries in the divine capital, and they are also the people whose fundamental interests were affected by Li Yi's reform.
Fourteen years later, most of them have become giants in the DPRK. Among them, there are powerful people, pillars of the new party, and royal families of the old party...
Li Mu finally understood why the doctor from the Ministry of Punishment was stopping him. Before, he was just fighting with the juniors of these forces. This time, if he wanted to reverse the case for Li Yi, he would have to face the fathers of those people.
Fourteen years have passed, and they have occupied an important position in the court. It is not easy to move one of them, let alone all of them. It is tantamount to uprooting the new party and the old party from the court, not to mention that there is no
No one can do it. Even if they achieve all this, the Great Zhou Dynasty will be riddled with holes, which will give foreign enemies an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Zhou Zhong looked at Li Mu and asked, "Do you still want to check?"
Li Mu is no longer the stupid young man who first entered the capital of the gods, nor is this a small fight between him and a dandy. To rectify Li Yi's name means to completely clean up the official department, one minister, two ministers, Zhou family Zhou
Chuan, the Queen's third uncle, as the mastermind of this case, is inevitably punished with death...
As for the large number of officials who were subsequently involved, although the crime did not lead to death, their crimes would require a lot of dismissal from office, exile from the army.
Today's Great Zhou court cannot accept such turmoil.
Zhou Zhong's gaze still stayed on Li Mu, and he said slowly: "Go back. If you want to do something for the people in the future, you must know how to protect yourself. Only by protecting yourself can you have hope..."
After walking out of the Criminal Department, Li Mu felt as low as ever.
There are some things that, even if he knows what to do is right, he has to consider the consequences.
He has to think about the Queen and the Great Zhou.
After carefully considering what Zhou Zhong said when leaving, Li Mu seemed to understand why Zhou Zhong's name was on the list he just saw.
Preserving himself and leaving hope behind were probably the choices he made at that time.
At the same time, Li Mu also knew why the murderers in these four cases chose this method of revenge.
Although the law can give him justice, the court cannot.
So he chose to seek justice himself.
Many times, Li Mu hopes that anyone who breaks the law will be punished, but this time, he hopes that this person can escape.
It would be best if after the death of the four officials, he would have given up his desire for revenge and not go to Yantai County again...
Yantai County.
Lieutenant Yantai stood in the courtyard, looking at a figure that appeared in the courtyard, and mocked: "I didn't expect that you really dare to come."
After he finished speaking, four powerful auras appeared in the four corners of the courtyard, covering the entire courtyard with a formation, making it impossible for anyone to enter or exit.
The Lieutenant of Yantai County looked at the woman wearing a bamboo hat and sneered: "You are only in the fourth realm. Who gave you the confidence to assassinate me?"
Under the bamboo hat, the woman's lips moved slightly, as if she uttered a word.
A dark purple thunderbolt, ignoring the isolation of the formation, condensed directly on the head of the Yantai Commandery Lieutenant.
The Yantai commander had no time to react, and was completely destroyed by the thunder.
Several of the court officials stood there blankly.
This man actually killed Yantai County Lieutenant in front of them!
Lieutenant Yantai has a cultivation level at the peak of the fourth realm, which is much higher than that woman. But how can she, who only has the magical power of the fourth realm, know the Purple Sky Divine Thunder that can only be used in the fifth realm? Moreover, this Zixiao God
The power of thunder reaches the middle stage of the fifth realm...
After the woman killed the Yantai County captain, she took off her bamboo hat and stood quietly, as if she had no intention of resisting.
One of the worshipers frowned and said, "She wants to die?"
They laid an ambush here in advance, but still let her kill Yantai County Lieutenant in front of her. The other worshiper became so angry that he clasped his hands and gritted his teeth and said: "If you want to die, I will help you!"
"Stop." A priest next to him stopped him and said: "Our duty is only to arrest the person, don't do unnecessary things, bring her back to the capital of the gods, the court will deal with it..."
The woman looked at them and said, "I won't go back to the Capital of Gods with you. Kill me now."
One of the worshipers looked at her coldly and said: "It's not up to you. Considering the crimes you committed, it would be easier for you to die just like this..."
Clang!
A gleaming blue sword appeared in the woman's hand and stabbed the worshiper.
The worshiper easily clamped the blade of the sword with his two fingers and sneered: "You want to anger me and let me kill you. Dreaming, I don't want to kill you now. You don't want to go to the divine capital, but I want to take you back."
The capital of gods…”
After he finished speaking, several other worshipers also spoke.
"If she dies, it will be difficult for us to communicate with each other when we return."
"Let's attack together, seal off her magic power first, don't give her a chance to commit suicide!"
…
City of Gods.
One day ago, Li Mu asked the Queen for half a month's leave, firstly to spend time with Liu Hanyan, and secondly, to adjust her mood.
Li Mu wanted to do something about Li Yi but was unable to do so. This made him feel very sad. The very comfortable house he lived in before was no longer so comfortable these days.
In order to make him feel better, he spread some news about the case.
Regarding the murder of four central and central officials, the people of Shendu were initially filled with righteous indignation. This was a provocation to the imperial court and a violation of the majesty of the Zhou Dynasty's laws. However, after learning the inside story behind it, public opinion reversed overnight.
"It turns out that he is seeking revenge for Mr. Li!"
"Master Li is such a good person, those people deserve to die!"
"I hope he won't be caught. He may be Mr. Li's only descendant..."
…
It was also at this time that Li Mu realized that the people of Shendu had never forgotten Li Yi.
Even though more than ten years have passed, some older people can still remember his deeds when talking about him.
The younger ones were young at that time and did not know what happened to Li Yi, but after hearing the stories of the elders, they also ignited the fire of justice in their hearts.
"Master Li was persecuted by those people because of the people."
"Hey, it's a pity that Mr. Li was not born in the current dynasty. How great would it be if he could join forces with Mr. Li?"
"such a pity……"
Walking hand in hand with Liu Hanyan on the street, and occasionally hearing people's comments about what happened that year, Li Mu finally felt better, even though he had changed from Mr. Li to Mr. Li in the eyes of the people.
Liu Hanyan held Li Mu's hand and said with some emotion: "I remember that when Mr. Li's accident happened, it was exactly one year after I was sold into Lefang. Mr. Li's family was unjustly killed, and the owner was angry for three days.
They didn't open the door, and we weren't allowed to play. There was a younger sister who just laughed happily a few times because she didn't have to practice, so she was made to stand for a whole day by the boss. It was also at that time that I heard about Mr. Li from the boss.
Unexpectedly, the house we live in now is the one he lived in before..."
Li Mu sighed and said, "The day before our wedding is the anniversary of his death."
Liu Hanyan said with some regret: "If we had known earlier, we would have postponed it for a few days."
Li Mu thought for a while and said, "When the time is right, I want to reverse his case."
Liu Hanyan held his hand tightly and said, "No matter what decision you make, I will be with you."
With her by his side, Li Mu felt much better, and he went shopping with her in a few shops. When the two were about to return home, there was a sudden commotion on the street, and many people hurried forward.
Li Mu walked to the street, stopped someone, and asked, "What happened?"
When the man saw it was Li Mu, he sighed: "It's Mr. Li. I heard that the murderer of those officials was caught a few days ago. Hey, how come she was caught..."
"I won't arrest those who should be arrested, and I will arrest those who shouldn't be arrested!"
"He killed all the people who deserved to die, and the court did not discriminate at all..."
…
People's ideas are often very simple. They don't understand the law, and most of them will only judge a matter according to their own moral values. Their ideas are often not in line with the law, but they are in line with an ordinary person's view of things.
The simplest understanding.
Liu Hanyan came out, held Li Mu's hand, and asked, "Can you find a way to save him?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "It's difficult..."
Xiaoyu killed the Yang County Magistrate because the Yang County Magistrate killed her and she was recognized by Heaven. Even so, the court dared to go against Heaven at the beginning. If the Queen hadn't intervened later, she wouldn't have been able to escape.
The end of the soul is shattered.
This case is fundamentally different from the Xiaoyu case.
The law does not encourage revenge. Even the victim can only fight back when his life is threatened. If he retaliates afterwards, he will still be punished by the law.
What's more, he killed four officials. The circumstances were so heinous that there is almost no possibility of being forgiven.
Several common people came from a distance and spoke with regrets on their faces.
"Hey, I still got caught."
"I heard that she is Master Li's daughter. No wonder she wants to avenge Master Li..."
"Is Master Li's last bloodline about to be cut off?"
…
A prison car drove slowly from the front of the street.
Parading them in public was an additional punishment imposed by the imperial court on the murderers who committed extremely heinous cases. It was a humiliation to them and a deterrent to other people with evil intentions.
On weekdays, when prisoners were paraded through the streets, the people would rush forward and throw rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves and other things on them. This was also tacitly approved by the imperial court.
However, today, wherever the prison van passed, the streets were extremely quiet.
The common people stood silently on both sides of the street without saying a word, watching the prison car pass by. When they looked at the figure on the prison car, their eyes did not have disgust or hatred, but only pity and anger towards the court.
A commoner who didn't know what was going on saw a prison car passing by. He ran home quickly and took out a rotten egg that was always available at home. He was about to throw it away when a sharp-eyed man saw him and kicked him down.
On the ground, he asked with red eyes: "You idiot, what do you want to do!"
The person who was pushed to the ground looked confused: "Throwing rotten eggs, why didn't you prepare anything..."
The man said angrily: "That's Mr. Li's child. I asked you to throw it. I asked you to throw it. If you don't eat the egg today, I will beat you to death!"
Just as the man was about to resist, the rotten egg was snatched from his hand and stuffed into his mouth.
"vomit……"
An unbearable fishy smell filled his mouth and nose. He rolled his eyes and fainted.
The prison car drove slowly through the street. Next to the prison car, the two worshipers looked at each other and felt a little chilled in their hearts.
Weird, so weird.
In the past, when a prison van passed by, the streets would be in chaos. What happened today? It was so quiet?
The two strong men in the fifth realm could not stand the way the people looked at them.
Li Mu looked at the slowly approaching prison car. He couldn't bear to look at it at first, but when his eyes swept across the figure in the prison car, everything he looked at, whether it was the prison car, the street, or the shops on the street, the
The people all disappeared.
In his eyes, only that figure remained.
Looking at the pale and extremely weak figure standing in the prison car, Li Mu's heart seemed to be grabbed by someone, making him unable to breathe.
How is it possible, how is it possible...
At this moment, countless thoughts were intertwined in his mind.
Mysteries are solved one by one.
Li Yi, Li Qing...
Li Qing is Li Yi’s daughter!
Why did she practice hard, why did she leave the Fu Lu Sect, and when she separated from Li Mu, the hesitation and entanglement in her eyes, and her hesitation in speaking...
These things Li Mu had never figured out before, now, he has the answer.
In the prison car, Li Qing, who had his eyes closed, suddenly felt something in his heart. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at one place.
The moment the two eyes met, her body trembled, a trace of panic flashed across her face, and she turned her face away as much as possible to prevent Li Mu from seeing it.
Liu Hanyan looked at the figure in the prison car in shock, and subconsciously let go of Li Mu's hand.
The next moment, her hand was held by Li Mu again.
She turned her head and looked at Li Mu, her heart suddenly calmed down, she squeezed Li Mu's hand hard, and then slowly let go.
She looked at Li Mu and said softly: "Go."
Li Mu nodded, looked at her and said, "Wait for me at home."
…
After the prison car entered Shendu, it passed through several streets and slowly drove to the entrance of the criminal department.
The murderer who assassinated five imperial officials in succession will be temporarily detained in the Ministry of Punishment, awaiting trial by the imperial court. Given the bad behavior she committed, she will be sentenced to death as expected.
After a while, the Ministry of Punishment entered the prison.
Zhou Zhong walked into the Tianlao and said to several people: "You guys get out first."
All the jailers have temporarily left, and there is only Zhou Zhong in front of the deepest cell in the Criminal Department.
Zhou Zhong stood at the door of the cell, looked at the woman in the cell, and said slowly in a complicated tone: "Why don't you listen to me? Do you know that this is a capital crime, and even I can't save you..."
Li Qing looked at him and asked: "If I listen to you, can I clear my father's name, avenge my father, mother, and the Li family?"
Zhou Zhong shook his head and said: "You don't understand your father. He doesn't want you to avenge him. He just wants you to live well. I promised him to keep his bloodline, and I also promised him to complete his unfinished business."
He regards the completed matter as more important than life..."
He was silent for a long time, with his back to Li Qing, leaning weakly on the cell fence, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm sorry..."
A smile appeared on Li Qing's face and he said: "You have not sorry to anyone, you have done enough for me."
Zhou Zhong's lips moved and he was about to speak when an angry voice suddenly came from outside the prison.
"Zhou, what are you doing in there alone? Come out for me!"
"I'll count to three. If you don't come out, I'll break down the door!"