Chapter 46
Emperor Yongjia walked into the hall of Hanzhang, and all the officials performed the ceremony of kneeling once and knocking three times.

After Emperor Yongjia sat down, he did not wait for the ministers to speak, and called names first.

"Li Aiqing, Qi Aiqing, tell all Aiqing what happened last night."

Li Pan and Qi Yuanju came out and looked at each other. Li Pan made a gesture of invitation, and Qi Yuanju, who was more eloquent, came out to report, and Li Pan added from the side.

Qi Yuanju said: "Your Majesty, the appalling tragedy of the lantern occurred on Zhuque Avenue last night!"

A tragedy happened? !What tragedy?For a while, a pot exploded in Hanzhang Hall.

Among the group of officials, those who were well-informed were naturally silent, while those who were not well-informed looked at each other in shock, and couldn't believe who would have the guts to create a tragedy at the root of the imperial city.

After all, Qi Yuanju is the master who is often promoted to trial cases, and he controlled the rhythm of his speech very well. He paused, waited for the discussion of the officials, and then said: "Last night at Haishi, there was a group of rebels Under the banner of the Prince Renhuai, he pretended to be a lantern vendor, gathered a crowd on Zhuque Street, and killed innocent people who were helpless. ..."

All of a sudden, Emperor Yongjia slapped the imperial case hard and scolded: "Under the feet of the emperor, such a horrific tragedy happened in the important place of the capital! Can all the ministers still sleep peacefully?!"

The translation of Emperor Yongjia's words means that all the rebels have come to our territory, and you can still sleep!I, the emperor, am ashamed of you!Be an official, just go home and raise pigs!No vigilance at all!

Emperor Yongjia's slap scared the old ministers who were dozing off behind him enough, and they all cheered up in an instant.He widened his presbyopic eyes and looked at the emperor at the top.

In fact, they are also very innocent. When the incident happened last night, they had long dreamed of Duke Zhou. They were younger than young people. They didn't have the energy to participate in the Lantern Festival, so they naturally went to bed early, and woke up again in the morning. It's earlier than the dog, and it's too late to catch up on the groggy sleep, so I don't have the energy to find out what happened.

"Master Qi didn't finish his sentence just now, so I would like to add," Li Pan said, "Last night, Prince Rong's son was also attacked on Zhuque Avenue, and he was seriously injured."

What?Prince Rong's son even?
Emperor Yongjia was furious: "This is the public security situation in the capital's important area!"

Although Li Pan and Qi Yuanju had been severely reprimanded by Emperor Yongjia last night, Emperor Yongjia brought up the security of the capital again in front of the ministers today, making them feel ashamed, because the two of them are responsible for the security of the capital.

So Li Pan and Qi Yuanju hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty: "I know my mistake, please appease your majesty."

Li Pan and Qi Yuanju knelt down, and other courtiers also knelt down, shouting, "Your Majesty, appease your anger."

"Calm down, calm down, how do you tell me to calm down?!"

Just when everyone was afraid to speak out, a person stood up, and I saw that this person was at the top of the list of military commanders, and he was King Rong with great military exploits.

His Royal Highness Rong Wang said: "Your Majesty calm down, the child is injured, the minister is naturally heartbroken, but according to Wei Chen, this matter may be strange." Rong Wang paused, and then said: "That guy suddenly Where did the thieves come from? Why did they commit crimes on the Lantern Festival last night, and why did they use the name of Prince Renhuai? What is their purpose? I don’t know anything about it, and this matter needs to be investigated.”

Emperor Yongjia narrowed his eyes slightly, and said majesticly: "It should be investigated carefully. Who do you think should be in charge of hearing this case?"

Facing the question raised by Emperor Yongjia, the officials looked at each other in blank dismay, not sure what Emperor Yongjia meant, so no one came out to speak for the time being.

Emperor Yongjia saw that no one came out, so he began to count people, and the one standing in the front bears the brunt: "Qin Aiqing, what do you think?"

Qin Shuo came out as he said, folded his hands and bowed and said, "Returning to Your Majesty, I believe that since this case involves human life, it should be presided over by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, with Jingzhao Mansion assisting."

Yin Qi Yuanju of Jingzhao Mansion nodded frantically in his heart, thinking that what Zhenbei Hou Qinshuo said was very reasonable, and this case must be tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"I don't think it's appropriate. Since the case involves treason, it should be heard jointly by the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and the Yushitai Division, with the Jingzhao Mansion and the Forbidden Army assisting." Cai Huan, the servant of the household department, came out and said.

Qi Yuanju nodded again, feeling that what this colleague said made sense, anyway, his little Jingzhao Mansion couldn't bear the blame.

But Li Pan scolded his mother in his heart. He is so busy with the imperial army, how can he spare time to assist in some ghost case? Remember you!
At the same time, the officials of Dali Temple and Yushitai also scolded Cai Huan from the bottom of their hearts. Watching the excitement is not a big deal. If there is any business with his household department, he will take the job for them. The big light case can be done casually Did you take it?It should be done if it is done well, but if it is not done well, you will lose your job and lose your head.

Dali Temple and Yushitai, who were named, immediately quarreled, and no one wanted to take this hot potato.

At this moment, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Shuzhang, looked like an old god, and it was none of his business anyway.

Looking at the lowly officials who were jumping around and shoving each other, the veins on Emperor Yongjia's forehead only twitched, and he shouted: "Okay! Why are you arguing? Is the Dangchao the Caishikou?"

After being scolded by this scolding, the officials immediately fell silent, and no one spoke in the hall for a while.

Emperor Yongjia continued to roll the roll: "Chang Aiqing, what do you think?"

The person who was named was Chang Lianghan, the head of the civil servants. He looked like he was sixty years old. He was not like other middle-aged officials who were fat and fat. Instead, he was thin and thin with white hair and beard. Bright and bright.

Taishi Chang walked out of the line with steady steps, bowed and said politely: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that the case should be handled by the three assistants as Mr. Cai, the servant of the household department, said."

Even Chang Taishi, the head of the civil servants, said so, and the courtiers who were frantically shirking just now gave up, and couldn't run away with the blame.

"Well," Emperor Yongjia nodded in agreement, "Then Chang Aiqing thinks, who should be the presiding judge of this case?"

Although the three divisions are co-trialing, there must be an immediate superior who can suppress the three departments to stabilize the situation. Otherwise, no one will accept the other, and there will be a quarrel, and how will the case be tried.

Grand Master Chang was silent for a moment when he heard the words, and then said in a deep voice: "I think you should choose a highly respected old minister as the presiding judge."

"Well, tell me, who is suitable?" Emperor Yongjia asked.

"I think that Mr. Zhang Yizhang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is the perfect candidate." Grand Master Chang said slowly but firmly.

Mr. Zhang Yizhang, who was on an errand and thinking about what he was going to eat after going to court, was caught off guard when he heard his name. He suddenly raised his head and asked in shock: "What?!!"

(End of this chapter)

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