In the streets and alleys of Jinling City, there is a public opinion brewing, which gradually fuels the flames.

A young man in a shirt pretended to be mysterious and said: "Have you heard, Peng Fuyin's daughter, Peng Jingqing, acted bravely on the street, beat the evil young man of the Zha family, and got into a lawsuit. ”

"It is said that the evil young man of the Cha family was beaten to death by Miss Peng?" Someone asked curiously.

"No, that evil boy heard that he was born with a hidden disease, and he was already in poor health, and in the past few years, he has been hollowed out by wine, and he has done a lot of evil, and he has been punched a few times, and he died of illness when he went back."

"So, wasn't he beaten to death by Miss Peng?"

The shirt gentleman said: "Miss Peng didn't make a ruthless move, she left a lot of leeway, but the little son of the Cha family was too useless to die." ”

This public opinion also began to spread in the restaurants and tea shops, the East and West Grass Markets, the Qinglou Painting Boat, and the prosperous areas on both sides of the Qinhuai River, and more people joined the ranks of denouncing the Cha family.

After all, the little son of the Cha family, Cha Yuansheng, is usually full of evil, and they have heard that now that he has died, many people feel very happy to relieve their hatred, but they feel wronged that Miss Peng was imprisoned.

"Miss Peng shouldn't be arrested, she is doing harm for the people!"

"The evil of the Cha family deserves it, and if she dies, she deserves it, Miss Peng should be released."

"We want to avenge Miss Peng and convey public opinion!"

Some drinkers muttered loudly: "I heard that some scholars of the Tai Academy, Liu Dong, Jiang Tao, and Xia Baosong have also been summoned to the prison of the Criminal Department, and they will be interrogated tomorrow, as important witnesses, and now the students of the Tai Academy are mobilizing to release Liu Jiangxia and the three of them to support Miss Peng." ”

The Cha family passed by, and when they heard such words, they were so angry that they scolded, but there were too many people talking behind their backs, and they didn't have the ability to block it.

Wei Cen, Chen Jue, Feng Yanlu and other bigwigs of the Song Party, after hearing this public opinion scatteredly, sneered again and again, feeling that this kind of trick alone could not control the situation, and it was impossible for the Criminal Department to release people because of such rumors, and it was useless in the end.

"The rumors should have been spread by Sun Dang and Jiangning Mansion, this time Su Chen and Sun Dang, are they poor in donkey skills?"

"Holding Peng Jingqing is the person who slaps Sun Dang in the face, and Su Chen will also resent the official family and Sun Dang because of this, resulting in an irreparable gap!"

"Su Chen's life in the future will not be much better!"

Most of the officials of the Sun Party gloated in this way.

The supervision of the Imperial History of the Imperial History Inspectorate has six procurators, who are specifically responsible for investigating the officials of Shangshu Province and the six ministries, etc., and the Beijing officials must be subject to their supervision, and some of these people have already begun to write a memo at home, demanding that this matter be strictly investigated, and that they cannot connive at Peng Jingqing just because he is the governor of Jiangning Prefecture, and even impeach Peng Zeliang's goddaughter without a way to remove him from the position of governor of the palace.

But there are also some officials who are racking their brains at home to write excerpts, in order to keep Peng Zeliang's position, and at the same time to avenge Peng Jingqing's grievances, feeling that the son of the Zha family is too bastard, bullying the students of the Tai Academy, and has been doing a lot of evil.

In short, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, a court turmoil rolls up, and more and more officials are involved.

At the court meeting the next day, the Ministry of Rites Lang You Jianyan launched an attack, he was originally a member of the Song Party, and he was a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, from the aspect of state etiquette, directly cut into the case of "women do not teach, father's fault" mentioned Peng Jingqing, the court suddenly became an occasion for debate, you sang and I appeared, and the officials of the three parties expressed their opinions and expressed their views on Peng Jingqing's case.

Li Yu stretched out his hand and patted it on the dragon chair, and shouted: "Enough, this matter, I know more than your hearsay, don't chase the wind and catch the shadows, exaggerate here, deviate from the direction, I have decided to let the Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, the Yushi Taiyuan, the three divisions of the trial, the judge must be from the top of the three products, such as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, the criminal department of the Lang, the imperial history of Zhongcheng or the Taiyuan of the imperial history, responsible for the trial of this case, in addition, by the Ji King Li Congqian, the Ministry of Officials Han Xizai, the Ministry of Rites Lang You Jianyan listened, Su Chen participated with the imperial doctor in the palace, responsible for inspecting Zha Yuanxian's body, deriving the exact cause of death, and using evidence to uncover the truth. ”

When some officials heard this, they were stunned, do they need to make such a big move?

Besides, Su Chen is also involved, what is the situation?

You Jianyan arched his hand and said: "Qi Guan family, Su Chen has no fame or position, he participates in the trial of the three divisions, Yu Li is not compatible, I hope the official family thinks twice!" ”

Zhong Mo, who is also a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, stood up and said: "This is wrong, Su Chen is known as the first genius in Jiangzuo, and he has learned ancestral medicine and cured smallpox disease, even if he has no fame and fortune, he has become the chief judge of the prince and the queen, he has this ability, and it is natural for him to participate in the case." ”

Wei Cen, the waiter of the Criminal Department, arched his hand and said: "The official family, Su Chen can be used to treat diseases and save people, but when investigating cases, Su Chen may not be able to come in handy; What's more, the perpetrator Peng Jingqing is Su Chen's fiancée, according to the law, relatives and friends related to the case should avoid the case and must not participate in the trial in person, so as not to interfere too much and abuse power for personal gain. ”

"That's right, this law can't be violated, Su Chen should avoid suspicion!" There is a royal history who stood up and spoke.

The Imperial History Observatory is divided into three parts: the Procuratorate, the Taiwan Courtyard, and the Palace, and the officials in it are responsible for different objects of picketing, such as the Beijing officials in the Procuratorate, and the Imperial History of the Imperial Palace, which is responsible for the duties of the Hundred Officials to Picket the Prison Lawsuit, is one of the three divisions of the trial of the case.

Li Yu shook his head and said, "It's okay! Su Chen just examined the corpse with the imperial doctors, not let him try the case, there is a difference in nature. I have already received the news that the youngest son of the Cha family in the city, Zha Yuan, is full of evil, bullying men and women on weekdays, and doing bad things, public opinion in the city is supporting Peng Jingqing, singing and praying for her, this is the public opinion! There are also rumors that Zha Yuansheng did not die from Peng Jingqing's fists and feet, but there is another hidden secret, so what is the truth of this matter, it is not clear, and Peng Jingqing cannot be directly identified as the murderer for the time being, and many details of the case are ignored. ”

After hearing these words, the civil and military officials in the court already felt that this official family was favoring Su Chen, saying justice for Peng Jingqing, and bringing out the public opinion.

Han Shilang stood up and said: "The minister has no objection, and is willing to participate in the trial of the case and supervise the judgment of the three divisions." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the corners of many officials' mouths twitched, and the official announced that he was letting you observe, and when it came to his mouth, he would really put money on himself, and it became a case of supervising the three divisions, which sounded like he was controlling the three divisions.

King Ji stood up and said, "The younger brother has no opinion, and he personally attended the trial of the case." ”

"The ministers obey the holy parables of the official family." Although You Jianyan is old, he still knows how to please the emperor, and the title between words shows the duty of a monarch and a minister.

Li Yu nodded slightly, announced the dissolution of the dynasty, and let the three divisions try the case in the afternoon.