Hehe, don't say that you Lord Zhang, isn't this official and Lord Cao still kneeling on the ground? The man has gold under his knees, kneel and kneel, in order to survive, Prime Minister Jia also drilled under other people's legs. ”

The procession continued on and on, and on the second day they finally reached the outside of the palace, waiting for the morning to report to them.

With the passage of time, soon the civil and military officials came, and many people noticed such a scene, but because they were not familiar, they did not come forward to ask.

There were also whispers, and they walked in the forefront, talking about the possibilities of the matter from time to time.

Soon three people came, and it was the people in the court who had colluded with Cao Jian and the three people, and when they saw such a scene, they immediately came forward.

"Lord Ji, and the criminal officer, Lord Song, this official wants to know, why did you arrest these three adults like this?"

The three of them saw the savior coming, but wisely did not dare to say hello for fear of exposing themselves.

Ji Dadao: "Lord Wang, Lord He and Lord Sun, it's really good that you are waiting, you see, these three people are corrupt and bent the law to open coal mines privately, and they don't take the lives of the people seriously, you say they may spare them?"

"The Great Song Dynasty Law has clearly stipulated that no one is allowed to dig coal without permission, but these three people can be said to not take the law in their eyes, you say, since the official knows, how can he ignore it?"

Cao Jian said: "Master Ji, you misunderstood, this coal mine is indeed not opened by the three of us, but we waited to investigate this case."

"Three adults, can you make a decision for us? This matter is wronged, Lord Ji may have had a relationship with us, so he deliberately framed us.

The scene was quiet for a while, and Song Qing walked out.

"Lord Cao, you said that Lord Ji had a holiday with you, but Song did not have a holiday with you, could it be that Song is also deliberately harming you? It doesn't make sense. ”

"At the same time, you wait to kill the person in question, Man Kun on the spot, is this not enough to show the existence of the problem? What do you say?"

The three of them were flushed, they were powerless to refute themselves, and they had pinned all their hopes on their own backstage.

Lord He leaned back with his hands and said: "Lord Ji and Song Ti Punishment, this official feels that this matter is inappropriate, since these three adults are unwilling to admit their guilt, that is, you don't have enough evidence to prove their guilt, is this matter excessive?"

"Also, since we already know about this case, today in front of the emperor, let him comment on it and see who is right and who is wrong in this case."

They did not want to continue talking, and soon the eunuch came out of it, looking at everyone with embarrassed eyes.

"It's time for the morning court, and you can go in."

They swarmed in, and then strode to the Xuande Palace, and the three of Cao Jian were pressed to the ground, and many officials were hindered, and they were unwilling to join in.

Soon Song Duzong had already come to the Xuande Palace, sat down on the dragon chair, and everyone knelt on the ground and shouted long live.

"All of you Aiqing are flat, but these three ..... Who would like to explain it to me?"

Cao Jian immediately said: "Your Majesty.... The emperor and I were all mistakenly arrested by Lord Ji and the criminal officer, we are all great Qing officials, how can we ..... How can you be wronged?

"Emperor. On the top, these two adults and I were arrested as corrupt officials and corrupt officials, really.... The emperor wants to make decisions for the three of us. ”

Song Duzong raised his eyebrows and was caught by mistake, what is going on?

"Master Ji, since these three people have already named you, then you can talk about it, I want to see what is going on in this matter."

Master Ji took the order and immediately walked out.

"Back to the emperor, in Weichen's opinion, this matter is not a mistake, the emperor doesn't know, these three people opened a coal mine in Kaiyuan County, they joined forces with the local magistrate to be their own boss, and after digging coal, they resold it themselves, and made a lot of money."

The three of them shouted that they were wronged, anyway, they knew that they couldn't admit it today, even if they were killed, otherwise the matter would be serious.

Lord Ji is still saying, "The emperor doesn't know, these three people are bold, they are not just as simple as digging coal casually, but they don't take the lives of the people seriously, they are very, very arrogant." ”

Weichen learned from Song Tixing's mouth that more than ten people had died in the coal mine in just a few days, and today he specially brought these three people to the emperor to punish them severely.

Song Duzong said: "Listen to what you mean, this case is far more than these few people, so what about some official histories?" Why not?"

"Back to the emperor, these people have been punished by the law, and they have been executed by Weichen and Song Ti, they can't escape the blame, and they will surrender to the emperor."

The civil and military officials exclaimed that this matter was not small, digging coal without permission, this is a serious crime, if these three people do not speak, I am afraid they will die miserably.

Song Duzong had a straight face, "The three people below, I ask you, can you admit this matter?" If Lord Ji and Lord Song correct you, you won't deny it!"

The three of them were almost frightened, and when they looked directly at the emperor, they felt that they might be beheaded at any time.

"Your Majesty.... This is a misunderstanding. ”

Yuan Zhengxi cried and said: "Wechen is the local history of pacification and straightening, and Wechen has the emperor's monthly salary, how can he do such a bad thing for a little silver?" The emperor should not be deceived. ”

Zhang Kailiang's body trembled, "Your Majesty, Weichen swears that the three of us and the others were not involved in the coal mine this time, on the contrary, we still came to investigate this case." ”

"You're investigating the case? Do you know what your duty is to appease Master Shi? This is a matter of the Criminal Department, why do you want to investigate it as a plausconsure?" Song Duzong's voice changed a little.

The latter didn't know how to answer at all, and after thinking for a long time, he said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Weichen also received a report from the people, otherwise, ...... Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to overstep my authority.

Song Duzong glared at them, constantly weighing the truth of this matter in his mind.

Song Qing also walked out at this moment, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to ask these three adults. Allowed.

Song Duzong waved his hand, but he didn't say anything.

Song Qingdao got the signal and immediately said: "Three adults, since you keep claiming that you are investigating this case, then I don't know why you live with this magistrate Mankun?"

They didn't know how to answer, cold sweat flowed out of their bodies, and they were all angry with Song Qing.

This scene was seen by the civil and military officials, and everyone also had a scale in their hearts. Song Qing continued to ask: "Since the three adults don't know how to answer, then Song will continue to ask other questions now, that is, how long have you been investigating this case?" What are the clues at the moment?"

Cao Jian was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Song Tixing, I can't hide it, we have just started, and we haven't found absolute clues yet,..... So you and Master Ji have already rushed over.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the ministers are overly arrogant, but if you give me three more days, this case will definitely come to light, Your Majesty."

Song Duzong just looked at them like this, without saying a word, he was going to see how the ministers below would deal with it.

On the side, Yuan Zhengxi and Zhang Kailiang also spoke one after another, "I really don't hide it from the emperor, I have already got some clues, but this time Lord Ji and Song Tixing rushed over. So they caught them one by one. ”

Song Ci looked up to the sky and smiled, this remark was full of loopholes, and he could hide it from others, but he couldn't hide it from him.

"Three adults, in front of hundreds of civil and military officials today, and continuing in front of the emperor, Song asked you one last time, do you have any absolute clues in this case?"

The three of them were stunned for a moment, without thinking, without hesitation.

"Song Tixing, this official has already said, we are investigating this case, there is no absolute evidence yet, if we have three days, hehe, I'm afraid this credit is not the same, it must be yours."

got an accurate answer, Song Qing understood, and this time the three of them estimated that they would not be able to wash their hands.

"Your Majesty, you also heard it, these three people mean that so far, they have not found enough evidence to prove that the local magistrate Mankun is corrupt and perverted the law, but at this moment Weichen has something to ask."

"Three adults, since you don't have enough evidence, can you tell us why you killed Man Kun on the spot? Is it because you're afraid of being exposed?"

The three of them were completely dumbfounded, they didn't expect Song Qing to dig a big pit for themselves, and now they can't wash it no matter what!

If this Man Kun doesn't kill him, he can't do it, otherwise he will expose himself on the spot? You can't blame others, you can only blame the opponent for being too strong.

The three of them all hated Song Qing to death, if they weren't in the Xuande Hall at the moment, not in front of the emperor, they would not hesitate to kill each other.

As soon as these words came out, Song Duzong understood, and the civil and military officials also understood, and the matter was almost certain to be the truth.

The three of them began to tremble on the ground, trying to say something, but they didn't know how to say it.

Lord Zuo Shilang He walked out of the civil and military officials, and then arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Song Tixing's words are wrong, could it be that these three adults killed the local magistrate by mistake, and then they can be determined to kill people and kill people?"

Lord He continued, "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't think that's what he meant, Your Majesty, you see, although these three adults suspected that this magistrate was corrupt before, there was no absolute evidence, so they didn't do it.

"But at this moment, the appearance of Lord Ji and Song Tixing directly woke them up, Your Majesty, this matter is that they saw that these two adults were here, and thought that the local magistrate had violated the law and that the violation of the law had been determined."

"Your Majesty, do you think that the three adults are the top bosses of this Man Kun, and their subordinates are corrupt, and they have no face to see Lord Ji and Song Tixing, so they killed the magistrate in a fit of rage, does the emperor think there is such a possibility?"

Song Duzong felt justified, and the three Cao Jian even found a chance to live, and they immediately agreed.