After saying a lot and getting no response, Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning and said in surprise: "Are you listening to me?" ”

Tang Ning looked back at him and asked, "What did you just say, what is the name of the Changning County Lord of the Chu State?" ”

"Li Tianlan." Xiao Jue looked at him and said, "If she wasn't the only daughter of the regent of Chu State, I would have thought she would be your Miss Li......"

Xiao Jue seemed to remember something, and suddenly asked in surprise: "It seems that since you got married, you haven't seen Miss Li again, where did she go and leave Jingshi?" ”

Tang Ning stretched his arms, crunched his knuckles, and asked, "Why did King Kang and King Duan marry the Changning County Lord of Chu State?" ”

"You can't figure this out?" Xiao Jue glanced at him and said: "They originally wanted to marry a princess of Chu State, but unfortunately there is no princess in Chu State, so they have to retreat to the second, although this regent is only a prince, but he is the same brother and sister as Emperor Chu, and Emperor Chu has been seriously ill for several years, and state affairs are all taken care of by him, which shows his status in Chu State......

"If King Kang or King Duan can marry the lord of Changning, there is a great possibility of obtaining external support from the State of Chu, King Duan wants to win back a game, King Kang wants to expand his advantage, marriage is the best way."

Tang Ning continued to ask, "Did the envoys of the State of Chu agree?" ”

"Not really." Xiao Jue shook his head and said: "This kind of thing, they naturally can't be the master, it should be when escorting Princess Pingyang to the Chu State this time, they begged for marriage in front of the Chu Emperor." ”

Xiao Jue patted him on the shoulder and said: "It is better for King Kang to gain profit than to gain from Duanwang, once King Kang ascends to the throne, King Duan and the Tang family will fall, and it can be regarded as revenge for you." ”

In the matter of seizing the heir, even if the two forces in the court have to be considered, it is Emperor Chen's mind that ultimately plays a decisive role.

Duan Wang has been defeated in the previous competition, and Emperor Chen did not choose to support Duan Wang, but continued to favor King Kang, which has explained a lot of things.

Xiao Jue was a little amazed and said, "It was really a wise choice for you to stand on King Kang's side at the beginning. ”

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "Who said I was on King Kang's side?" ”

……

Thinking about something in his heart, Tang Ning was a little absent-minded when he was eating, and it wasn't until Zhong Yi tugged at his sleeve that he raised his head and wondered, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhong Yi whispered: "Dad asked you just now." ”

"Huh?" Tang Ning's eyes looked at Zhong Mingli and said apologetically: "I'm sorry father-in-law, I was a little distracted just now......

"The family doesn't have to see each other like that." Zhong Mingli waved his hand and said: "On the first day of the opening of the government, the criminal department mentioned all the serious cases of the county government, there should be a lot of things to be busy, you don't need to worry, just deal with them one by one." ”

Tang Ning was slightly stunned: "There is such a thing?" ”

The Criminal Department has always been unable to avoid difficult cases of officials in various places, and if it can, it will hide, so how can it take the initiative to intervene?

Zhong Mingli was also a little puzzled: "You don't know? ”

Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "Maybe I haven't been in a hurry to submit it to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs." ”

Zhong Mingli nodded and said: "I heard that the Criminal Department is compiling a book, which records the methods of examination and inspection of various cases, and after the compilation is completed, the major county governments must use the second as the basis to standardize the trial ......of cases."

Tang Ning nodded and said: "This book has been compiled, and after His Majesty has read it, it will be distributed to the major yamen." ”

The book "Collection of Grievances" will be used as an official forensic guide, and there can be no mistakes, Tang Ning finally checked it before calling a scribe over and saying, "Give this book to Xu Shilang." ”

After the scribe took the book, Tang Ning said, "Didn't you send a new file today?" ”

"Back to my lord, no." The scribe bowed and replied.

A hint of suspicion appeared on Tang Ning's face, and then he waved his hand and said, "Got it, you go down." ”

In a certain room of the Criminal Department, Xu Cheng, the waiter of the Criminal Department, took the book of "Collection of Grievances", flipped through two pages at random, put it aside, and said: "Director Tang is responsible for the matter, generally there will be no omissions, wait until Lord Shangshu comes back, and send it directly to Lord Shangshu." ”

After the scribe left, another person walked in quickly and whispered a few words to Xu Cheng.

Xu Cheng waved his hand and said, "What the Criminal Department can do has been done, and they should be able to handle the next things." ”

The man nodded, and then asked, "My lord, what about those cases brought up from the county government yesterday......

Xu Cheng thought for a while and said, "Let's let it go first, wait until Yang Langzhong comes to the yamen, and then turn around." ”

According to the regulations of the Criminal Department, all cases submitted to the Criminal Department must first go through the preliminary trial of the Criminal Department, and now the Criminal Department Lang Zhong is recuperating at home, and the person in charge is Tang Ning, although this Tang Ning seems to be also King Kang's person, but it is not under his control, just in case, it is better to be careful.

The man whispered in reply and walked out.

The days in the Criminal Department were less than half a month, and Tang Ning breathed a long sigh of relief, facing the darkest and most cruel things in the world all day long, that is, even his mood would be greatly affected.

As soon as the time for the release came, he paced and walked out of the yamen of the criminal department.

Unlike in the past, today's yamen looks a little rioty.

A servant stood at the door, waved his hand impatiently, and said angrily: "Let's go, the yamen of the criminal department is not a place for you to make trouble, and if you dare to disturb the order of the yamen, you will be served with sticks!" ”

An old woman knelt at the door of the yamen, tugged at his trousers, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, we have grievances......

"Don't leave yet!" The official of the criminal department was even more angry on his face, and he took a step back suddenly, and the old woman fell to the ground, and the woman next to her immediately went to help.

The official of the criminal department waved his hand impatiently and said loudly: "Come on, drive them away!" ”

"Wait." Tang Ning walked out of the yamen and asked, "What happened?" ”

The official turned his head and immediately bowed down and said, "My lord, these two Diao people are making trouble at the entrance of the yamen, and their subordinates will drive them away." ”

Tang Ning looked at the woman and the woman, and when his gaze swept over the latter's face, he said in surprise: "Poor girl, why are you here?" ”

……

Yanping Marquis Mansion.

"You bastards, this is Jingshi, don't think that you can do whatever you want with a little power in your family!" Yanping Hou looked at the four young people kneeling in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at us outside, you are in trouble, if you affect the family, it is not a pity for you to die!" ”

One person stepped forward and said, "Brother Chen, this matter has passed, in the future, we can restrain our juniors more, we can't be so angry." ”

The other person thought for a moment and asked, "Brother Chen, Brother Li, is this matter really foolproof?" ”

Yanping Hou's face softened slightly, and said: "With His Royal Highness's current status in the court, Xu Cheng, the squire of the Criminal Department, still knows how to advance and retreat, and this case is better when it comes to the Criminal Department than in Ping'an County, but if you want to be foolproof, you have to do it more thoroughly." ”

One thought for a while, nodded and said, "Leave it to me." ”

……

Tang House.

Tang Ning looked at the cloth-clothed woman, handed over a glass of water, and said, "Miss Li'er, what is the matter to say slowly, why did you go to the yamen of the criminal department, what happened?" ”

The woman in the cloth dress sobbed twice, and choked up: "That day they broke into my house and tried to be inferior to me, but I refused to obey, and my father fought with them, so they beat my father badly, and set fire to our house, and my father, my father was burned alive by them......

After hearing what she said, even Zhongyi and Su Ru showed anger on their faces, Tang Yaoyao slapped the table and said angrily: "How can this be reasonable, killing people pays for their lives, didn't you report to the official to arrest them?" ”

The woman lowered her head, wiped her tears, and said, "The government arrested them, and later released them, saying that we accidentally caught fire......"

"Dog officer, it must be their officials who protect each other and care for people's lives!" Tang Yao gritted his teeth angrily and asked, "Which official mansion?" ”

The woman whispered, "Criminal Department." ”

Tang Xiaoxiao turned his head abruptly and looked at Tang Ning.

As a temporary worker, Downing felt innocent.