Du Ji said:

"Since King De is virtuous and noble, why are the palace staff flying and domineering, doing whatever they want, and daring to break into the palace at night?"

Grandpa Long smiled after hearing this, and said:

"Speaking of which, Lord Du still wants to borrow a knife to kill people, and give Wei Hou an unwarranted crime so that King De can be pulled off the horse. It has been made clear just now, Wei Hou didn't break into the palace at all, he just didn't understand the rules, knowing his mistakes can improve a lot, and the sage taught Master Du to read the classics of the national collection, did he forget? Can't you give Wei Hou a chance to correct his mistakes? ”

Du Ji said:

"Did you go to the imperial bridge, I didn't make it clear at all, several fathers-in-law in the inner court and outer court are here today, and I called the defenders who recruited talents yesterday to ask, so naturally I can give the guard a clean slate."

玉公公 says:

"There is no evidence, why did Lord Du let Taichengwei come here? As I said, Taichengwei is the face of the emperor, how can he say that if he enters the yamen of the criminal department, he will enter the yamen of the criminal department? ”

Lan Ziyi listened to a few adults arguing for a long time but let it go, this matter has become a matter of a dog biting its tail without a head and tail, although Father-in-law Yu said that he would not speak for him Lan Ziyi, but in fact it was still towards him, now it seems that the fundamental thing that hurts Lan Ziyi will not happen, but how to deal with it in the end depends on the result of the quarrel of several adults.

Li Chenghai sat on the seat and didn't speak for a long time, just when Du Ji and Yu Gonggong confronted each other, and Lan Ziyi thought that Li Chenghai was asleep, he suddenly spoke

"A few adults, everyone is an important minister of the inner court and the outer court, the pillars of the court, don't you feel embarrassed to quarrel like this here? In the coming days, there are still various important military and political matters to be drafted for the emperor, and the celebrant also has to put a red seal on everyone's concert, and it is not worth it if everyone is here today to tear their faces for such a nonsensical thing. ”

Hearing Li Chenghai say this, he was a little excited about what he said just now, so much so that Gonggong Long, Du Ji, and Yang Zhi all took two sips of teacups.

At this time, Zhang Mingyue said:

"That's it, several adults have extinguished the fire, and it's not good to hurt the harmony for this matter."

Then Zhang Mingyue asked Li Chenghai on the side:

"Master Li, since you heard it clearly this time, let's come up with a plan for us. Wei Hou committed this kind of thing, how should he be punished? ”

Li Chenghai heard Zhang Mingyue ask, turned his head tremblingly and said:

"Zhang Shoufu, although the old man is in charge of the Criminal Department, he has been working in the Ministry of Rites before, and it has not been a few days since he came to the Criminal Department. Zhang Shoufu still asked Zhao Tingzhu and Lord Zhao. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Mingyue nodded and said:

"This is true, Master Li has worked hard for Dazheng for most of his life, and now this body is really inconvenient to bear such a heavy burden. In this way, Lord Li, Ming Yue will write a recital for the adults another day, and implore the emperor to allow Lord Li to return to his hometown. In this way, Lord Li can not only recuperate at home, but also take off the burden on his shoulders and recuperate, wouldn't it be wonderful? ”

When Li Chenghai heard Zhang Mingyue say this, his eyes suddenly flashed, and he said with a smile:

"Thank you Zhang Shoufu for his good intentions, but this matter of suing the old man to return to his hometown has to be mentioned to the emperor by himself, if it is brought up by Lord Zhang, I am afraid that there will be a suspicion of the same party and disagreement, the old man is not the official is a trivial matter, and the damage to Zhang Shoufu's reputation is a big deal."

At this time, Grandpa Long said:

"Although Li Zhongtang is old, he is experienced, steady and down-to-earth, he is a veteran of the imperial court, every time the emperor hears Li Zhongtang's name, he is very pleased to see Li Zhongtang's recital.

Zhang Mingyue smiled and turned his head to ask Zhao Tingzhu

"Lord Zhao, in your opinion, how should Wei Hou's crime be determined?"

赵丁柱 says:

"If Marquis Wei really broke into the palace gate at night, he should naturally cut off the marquis and exile him for two thousand miles. But now the evidence is insufficient, and it is impossible for witnesses to testify, that is, it cannot be convicted, and in my opinion it should be acquitted. ”

At this time, Yang Zhi said:

"How can you be innocent? Will I, the Imperial Tower, frame a person for no reason? ”

At this time, Du Ji also said:

"According to the content of the trial just now, it can be concluded that Wei Hou did ride a horse in the royal ditch last night, and maybe he drove his horse to the imperial bridge, so it is really unreasonable to be innocent."

Zhao Tingzhu smiled bitterly and took a sip of tea and said:

"If the human and material evidence is incomplete, how can we be convicted? Just because of horseback riding in Migou? If this conviction is really made, how many of the two million people in the capital will be spared? ”

At this time, Yang Zhi said:

"Lord Zhao's words are wrong, can Emperor Gaozu's imperial decree sit back and watch it be abolished? Wouldn't it be better to take this opportunity to warn the world that the programme would be boosted? ”

Du Ji followed and said:

"Lord Zhao doesn't have to talk about him left and right, just say the charges that should be convicted."

Zhao Tingzhu sighed and said:

"According to the title of Marquis of Wei, according to the law, he should be whipped for twenty ......"

Before he finished speaking, Yang Zhi said:

"In that case, let's carry out the execution."

Du Ji said:

"The marquis was tortured and decent, so he simply took Lan Ziyi's title."

Zhao Tingzhu said:

"Twenty whips is already a heavy enough punishment, since Emperor Gao set this rule, no one has ever been whipped for riding a horse in the royal ditch, why is it not only to enforce but also to take the title now?"

杨脂 says:

"If there is a law, if the law is violated, it must be in accordance with the law, how can you not fight because you haven't dealt with it? Emperor Gaozu is kind-hearted and will not be held accountable, that is the blessing of the people under his rule, and now we deal with it according to the law is to abide by the laws of the ancestors, Lord Zhao as the Dali Temple Qing does not know loyalty, filial piety and shame? ”

Zhao Tingzhu sighed when he heard this, and leaned back in his chair to drink tea.

Here, when Lan Ziyi heard that the punishment was so severe, his psychology began to go up and down again.

Yang Zhi went on to say:

"My Dazheng title should be awarded to people with outstanding military achievements, and the reward is to be rewarded for the border soldiers who are loyal to the country, so the title of father and son cannot be inherited. Now the Marquis of Wei is because of the military honor of the acting duke, after receiving the title, he does not know the inspection, he is proud of his achievements, he violates the law and discipline in the capital, and now he has to be punished. If you can still keep the title, how will the people of the world view the imperial court reward, and how will they look at those soldiers who are fighting for their lives at the border? ”

Du Ji took over and said:

"What kind of face does the Dewang Mansion have to use this kind of torture to plough the land for the emperor?"

Hearing this, Gonggong Long sneered a few times and said:

"When Wei Hou first came to the capital, he didn't mean to commit it, according to my Dazheng law, those who don't want it should be punished lightly, and it is obviously not okay to whip twenty lashes. The acting prince was distinguished by martial arts, and he made great contributions to the extermination of the grassland barbarians for Dazheng, and named his son as a liehou, and it was pure fantasy to cut off the title, and there was absolutely no room for implementation. ”

Du Ji said:

"Whipping twenty is already for the sake of the Marquis of Wei, and now Gonggong Long thinks it is too heavy, so what does Gonggong Long plan to do?"

After hearing this, Gonggong Long replied:

"Wei Hou was punished, it was immoral, and this time he was not allowed to go out with King De. That's okay, right? ”

Du Ji stopped talking after hearing this, and Yang Zhi had no objections.

Just when Lan Ziyi felt that he was being sold like this, Zhang Mingyue said:

"Gonggong Long's words are wrong, as a staff member of the palace, Wei Hou should go out with King De. In my opinion, this time it is good to read the first offense of Weihou and be punished for half a year. ”

Lan Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and the sense of depression that he had always felt was much less.

On the contrary, when several adults present heard the news, they all looked at Zhang Mingyue.

Zhang Mingyue didn't care about others, and told everyone his idea again.

Father-in-law Long and Father-in-law Yu naturally didn't have too many opinions, Du Ji and Yang Zhi didn't say anything after looking at Zhang Mingyue, Zhang Mingyue looked at Li Chenghai and Zhao Tingzhu again, and saw that the two of them had no objections, so they said:

"Wei Hou's first offense, unintentionally, was lightly punished and confiscated for one year, as for the matter of accompanying the German Wang's Tian, as a staff member of the palace, Wei Hou should go."