Invincible son

Chapter 151 150 [Isolation]

"Li Zijun, are you convicted?"

Gao Qiu's complexion is dark, his face is square, and he has served as Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs for many years, so he has an air of calm and majestic.

At this time, in the majestic and solemn hall of the Ministry of Justice, his voice was cold and severe. If it was an ordinary official, he would have been fighting with each other, panicked and unable to contain himself.It's just that today's people, even Pei Yue, who has the lowest status on the surface, would not be so cowardly, let alone the young man in the prince's costume.

Pei Yue only knew that Emperor Kaiping had six sons and four daughters, who had grown up in Ping An. As for the many princes and princesses who died young, it was impossible to count them all.Although the emperor is nearly forty years old and has several grown sons, he has not yet established a reserve.There was a courtier who asked for the appointment of a prince, but he was demoted to the border of Yunzhou as an official, and no one dared to speak lightly about it.

Yunzhou is located at the northeast corner of Daliang, with the snow-covered wasteland to the north and the turbulent sea to the east, it can be described as the first-class bitter cold place.The border is even more difficult, and being an official here is actually no different from exile.

Sitting on the same level as Gao Qiu, the prince inherits the characteristics of Emperor Kaiping, his eyes are slender and obscure, and there is a half-smile expression on his thin cheeks, as if no matter what happens, it will be in his expectation .

Pei Yue didn't know where the prince was ranked. In fact, he had no interest in this, and he had only heard a few words by chance in the chat with Mr. Xi before.

When Gao Qiu started to ask questions, he only glanced at the prince very quickly, and then turned his gaze elsewhere.

On the contrary, the prince in bright yellow python robe glanced at Gu Fan who was standing to the side, and then stayed on Pei Yue for a long time, seeming to be very interested in this bastard.But after Gao Qiu finished asking that sentence in a stern tone, he curled his lips slightly displeased.

Gao Qiu kept paying attention to the expression of the prince next to him from the corner of his eye. After seeing the dissatisfaction on his face, his gaze on Li Zijun subconsciously softened a little.

Li Zijun has lived in a wealthy mansion since he was a child, even if he has various problems, he will not lack the ability to observe words and emotions.

After he discovered the change in the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, he couldn't help but calm down, and he went forward to salute and said, "My lord, there have been some conflicts between the officer and Brother Pei, and he couldn't control himself for a while, so he sent someone to follow him. Give him a lesson. This matter is the fault of the subordinate, please punish him."

He claimed to be a subordinate because Li Bingzhong had found him a position as a court guard of the imperial army. This position was originally for the purpose of arranging noble children from the capital.

Li Zijun's words were very relaxed, and on the surface he did not deviate from the facts, but he skipped the most important point, turning a murder case into a quarrel between young people. Obviously, he has gained a lot during this time give pointers.

Naturally, Pei Yue would not agree with this statement, but he did not rush to refute, but stood aside calmly.

These people only regard him as a young bastard. At most, they think that his temper is a bit stubborn and cold, and his mind is a bit precocious compared to ordinary people, but they don't know that he is not an ordinary precocious, but a maturity beyond an era.

In this hall, the attitude of Gao Qiu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, is difficult to judge. Most of the eunuchs in the palace just watched with a pair of eyes and ears. The prince sitting next to Gao Qiu should be inclined towards Li Zijun. The army general sitting on the side should also be someone sent by Li Bingzhong, otherwise Gu Fan would not have given him a simple reminder.

It can be seen from this that with the acquiescence of Emperor Kaiping, today's punishment hall is most likely just a formality, allowing him to watch Li Zijun be fined three glasses of wine with his own eyes.

Therefore, he must remain calm and find loopholes in the other party's words, so that he can achieve his goal of revenge.

Gao Qiu had already learned the truth of the matter from the chief officer sent by Taishitai Pavilion. He thought that the young man named Pei Yue would refute on the spot. He was so calm.

Of course, for an old official who has been immersed in criminal cases for many years, this accident is not enough to disrupt his rhythm. He continued to ask Li Zijun: "Do you know that lynching violates the court's laws? Who gave it to you?" How dare you act recklessly?"

The voice was still very stern, and Li Zijun showed fear cooperatively, bowed his head and said, "The officer was so angry that he did such a stupid act. I feel extremely remorseful in my heart, and I only ask my lord to punish me."

Seeing that he is so obedient, Gao Qiu's tone is also calmer: "You said earlier that you sent someone to follow Pei Yue and you wanted to teach him a lesson. What are the details? Let's be careful, don't hide it!"

"Yes."

Li Zijun cupped his hands to salute, and then talked about the day when Pei Yue went to Beijing to go to Shen Moyun's mansion, his servant accidentally ran into Pei Yue, and then he asked someone to follow him, and he planned to have his servants beat him up when Pei Yue left the city a meal.

He spoke honestly, and it seemed that he had changed his past, realized his mistakes, and spoke very earnestly, changing from the arrogant and domineering demeanor of the past.

Although he knew that he was avoiding the important and neglecting the minor, Pei Yue couldn't help but think of sayings like "Scholars will admire each other for three days".Li Zijun seems to be very honest, but he hides the two most important things.

The first is that he has sent people to follow Pei Yue and even Luliuzhuang for a long time, which shows that he has already planned it out, and it is definitely not a whim.How could this long-term plan be just to beat him up?
The second is that the person who attacked Pei Yue at that time was not a servant of the Marquis of Fengcheng, but a swordsman from the Wang family of Dongshan in the Western Wu!
When Ye Qi rescued him that day, he just casually said that seeing that the two swordsmen were no match for her, they fled from the forest in a panic without even caring about their own horses.That's why Ye Qi looked very regretful when he left. If she had captured those two swordsman at that time, Pei Yue would not waste his time with them at this time.

As long as these two swordsmen are handed over, plums will peel off their skins even if they don't die.

After listening to Li Zijun's statement, Gao Qiu's face was indifferent, and after a moment of silence, he said disgustedly: "Li Zijun, I and your grandfather once had a colleague's friendship, I can't figure out why he is so upright and upright Raising such a naughty grandson like you! You are not too young now, and you don’t know how to be diligent and motivated, but you do this kind of dandy behavior all day long, fighting against others, it’s really tarnishing the lintel! I don’t know what it means!”

Li Zijun's face became tense, he had never been reprimanded so mercilessly before, but at this moment he didn't dare to talk back, because he knew in his heart that Gao Qiu's words seemed to be reprimanding, but in fact they were referring to the matter. The incident was characterized as an ordinary conflict between young people.

How many times does this kind of thing happen in Kyoto?

Since it is normal, there is no need to go to war.

Gu Fan stood aside and listened, at this time he also tasted the meaning of Gao Qiu's words, seeing that Pei Yue still hadn't moved, he couldn't help but said angrily and anxiously: "Master Gao, this matter—"

However, just as he opened his mouth, Gao Qiu interrupted him sternly: "Gu Fan, according to the law, you are not qualified to stand in this hall today. I made an exception to allow you to come in, and only let you wear eyes and ears. It’s not for you to interfere with the judge’s decision. If you say any more, the judge will drive you out immediately.”

Gu Fan looked at him angrily.

Pei Yue gave him a look, signaling him not to be impulsive.

The meaning of Gao Qiu's words is obvious, he knows the relationship between Pei Yue and the Gu family, so he specially let Gu Fan in, just for Gu Liang to see, to show that he will judge the case impartially and will not deliberately favor one side.

However, how to actually operate it often only needs his words to be a little more ambiguous, and others can't find any mistakes.

For a Minister of the Ministry of Justice, this is a very simple matter.

After shaking Gu Fan, Gao Qiu looked at Pei Yue and said, "Pei Yue, do you agree with Li Zijun's confession?"

(End of this chapter)