Chapter 46 A Li Yuanchen is really powerful

Day after day, the war of words continued, and it seemed that the officials of the Three Law Divisions had long been accustomed to this kind of thing, foaming at the mouth one by one, and arguing every day.

This kind of thing is actually normal, but all cases that are tried by the three law divisions will be like this halfway. According to reports, in some cases, the longest record was to be tried for half a year, and halfway, even the emperor forgot about it, if he hadn't inadvertently remembered that he had issued a death order, it was estimated that there would have been a trial in one or two years.

It has always been the rule for a gentleman to speak, and the neutral officials of the Three Law Divisions drink tea in the public court every day, and they are lively, but they are not moisturized. But the officials of the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang were in a hurry to close the case, how could they have worked so hard, and they couldn't find a clue when they saw the trial, so they only reported the matter to the emperor on the morning of the eighth day.

As soon as Carpenter Zhu heard the interrogation for seven days and didn't find anything, how could he not be angry, and immediately asked out loud.

Zhou Yingqiu had long wanted to deal with it, and the answer to the emperor was that the evidence was insufficient. There is no conclusive evidence that the family property of Wei Guangwei and other officials was obtained by greedy ink, and according to the confessions of his relatives, the money earned from trading was temporarily deposited in their homes. And there are credentials such as accounts here. The imperial court did not allow officials to do business and compete with the people for profit, but it did not prohibit the family members of officials from doing something. Therefore, the evidence is still being collected, please don't worry, the truth of this case will definitely be revealed.

Li Chaohai did not show weakness, and immediately expressed his opinion, Zhou Yingqiu was strong, and the so-called relatives made so much money from trading was purely false. You have a restaurant, a year, where to earn 300,000 taels of silver, there are many restaurants in the capital, you can ask from door to door, how much others earn, can you compare?

Zhou Yingqiu still did not flinch, and once again took his own position, according to the facts, the officials on trial were all important ministers of the imperial court, how could he be hasty. Although other restaurants can't make so much money a year, they can't be sure that they can make money, maybe they have a good business. Therefore, we must not be arbitrary, and we must continue to collect evidence.

These two of you said a word, and each expressed his own opinion, which made Carpenter Zhu full of confusion. In the end, just go and ask the other chief judge, Lord Shiì Lang of the Criminal Department.

This fully explained what it means to be an 'old man', and he first expressed his agreement with Li Chaohai's point of view, there should be no restaurant in Beijing that can earn 300,000 taels of silver a year, and Feng Quan's relatives who committed crimes are likely to be lying. Then, he said that he also agreed with Zhou Yingqiu's point of view, and he couldn't generalize, maybe there would be some money, which was not allowed. Wei Guangwei and Feng Quan are both important ministers of the imperial court, and they must not be hasty when they are tried, and they should be above board and the evidence is conclusive, so that the people of the world will be convinced.

, he can't offend anyone, and after speaking, Zhou Yingqiu and Li Chaohai quarreled again. Carpenter Zhu was most annoyed by this, he got up angrily and shouted, "Retreat from the court, and then judge." And he departed.

After retiring from the court, the officials of the three legal divisions went to the criminal department for the trial as always, and spent the morning in saliva. After lunch at noon, the big guy squinted again, thinking that it would be the same in the afternoon, but he never thought that after Feng Quan was brought up, the officials of the two families had just started spraying, and there was the sound of drumming outside.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

Go to the criminal department to beat the drum and voice the grievances, what kind of case does this have to be? The criminal department in charge of the work shouted: "Go out and see who is beating the drum, or if it is not an important case, he will be sent away." ”

Now it is the trial of the three legal divisions, and even if there is any important case, it has to give way.

There was an errand officer in the hall who went out to inquire, and after a while, he ran back to the hall, bowed down and said, "Lord Qiyu, among the people who beat the drum outside the mén, there is an old 'fù', who claims to be a ...... The mother-in-law of the Ministry of Justice...... It was to see Lord Butang and avenge her husband, Lord Nguyen. ”

"Master Yue is not in the hall, didn't you tell her and let him go to Shuntian Mansion." Li Chaohai didn't wait for the Criminal Department to speak, and shouted first.

As soon as his words fell, Zhou Yingqiu hurriedly shouted: "Busy! Since she is the mother-in-law of Lord Yue, how can she be lazy, please hurry up, and pass Lord Ruan to the court, so that they can meet each other. ”

The officer didn't know how to hear it, so he could only look at the chief officer of the department. The criminal department shì lang thought about it, since he was the mother-in-law of Lord Yue, he should not be lazy. nodded and said, "Just do what Lord Zhou wants, invite her to the court, and then escort Ruan Zhenmei out of the prison." ”

With this, the servant hurriedly ran down and soon walked up to the hall with an old "fù" and a middle-aged couple, plus a servant.

The four of them went to the court, looked around, and did not see Yue Su. The middle-aged man arched his hand and said: "I see you all the adults in the evening, I don't know ...... Lord Yue."

Nguyen Ao Ri is the eldest son of Ruan Zhenmei and the elder brother of Ruan Ao Yue.

After Ruan Zhenmei entered Beijing, as soon as she settled down, she asked someone to go back to Guangxi to pick up his wife to Beijing and reunite her with her son. In the Ming Dynasty, as an official in a different place, he was rarely allowed to bring his parents and children, which may also be afraid of favoritism or something. Compared with Zhang Juzheng, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and other people who have been the first assistants, their families have not been connected to Beijing, and they have all settled in their hometowns.

Ruan Zhenmei sent home, hurrying fast, riding a horse less than half a month before returning to Guangxi, with Ruan's wife Liu, Liu is also thoughtful, a little bit of packing, accompanied by his son and daughter-in-law, rushed to the capital.

Today I just arrived in the city, and I knew about Ruan Zhenmei's mansion, so I ran all the way, and when I arrived, I realized that my home had been sealed, and Lord Ruan had been imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, and Jiāo was tried by the three law divisions. The Ruan family didn't know the news of Yue Su's illness, but the Ruan family already knew about Yue Su's promotion to the secretary of the Criminal Department. Since he is a son-in-law who judges the father-in-law, whether the father-in-law is really wrong or not, he should be acquitted as soon as possible, why should he delay it like this. Liu was very dissatisfied, and must go to the criminal department to question Yue Su, although there is a punishment for playing the drum blindly, but the Ruan family has a guard of honor, she doesn't believe that Yue Su dares to do anything to her, as soon as she arrives at the mouth of the mén, without saying a word, she beats the drum of injustice.

"Lord Yue is sick now, and he is recuperating in Shuntian Mansion, this case will be tried by us, if you want to find Lord Yue, please go to Shuntian Mansion to meet." Li Chaohai really didn't want the Ruan family to join in the fun, he just wanted to send them away quickly.

"Lord Li is good, Lord Yue is indeed sick, and if you want to find him, you can only go to Shuntian Mansion. However, since the old lady is here, she can't run in vain, just now Chen Shilang has already called someone to mention Lord Ruan, and it is not too late to meet and leave. Zhou Yingqiu said with a smile.

"Thank you, gentlemen." The politeness in Liu's mouth, he was very angry in his heart, what do you Yue Su mean, your father-in-law is in prison, you also mean to recuperate at home, this illness is really timely.

Immediately, she said, "I don't know what kind of case my husband is?" ”

"Lord Ruan is suspected of accepting bribes, concealing the military situation in the border town, and bullying the king. If the crime is confirmed, it is full of mén copying. Zhou Yingqiu deliberately threatened.

"Ah......" As soon as he heard this, Liu was so frightened that he almost didn't plant it. In the sharp eyes of his son, he helped her.

"This ...... How is this possible...... How could my husband be like this...... This must be wronged......" Liu said tremblingly.

"Whether it is wronged or not, I don't know now, everything according to the evidence, it must be tried before the case can be decided." Zhou Yingqiu said directly.

He is like this, in fact, he is clearly telling you that it is too late to go to Yue Su for help now, and when the case is decided, no one will come in vain. Jizhen can be described as an iron case, the quota of 80,000 border troops, but only 30,000, and the other 50,000 are fictitious, you Ruan Zhenmei ran around, and everything was normal after collecting the silver, not the bullying of the red "luǒ" "luǒ" or what.

This kung fu, there was an errand into the hall to report, Ruan Zhenmei brought. When Liu's mother and son heard this, they hurriedly looked back, only to see that the current Ruan Zhenmei still had the demeanor of the past, wearing prison uniforms, his hair was white, his expression was depressed, his face was full of vegetables, and his beard was sloppy.

"Husband...... When the husband ...... like this, Liu's tears came down, broke free of his son's arm, staggered over, and pounced on his husband.

"Husband...... What's going on......"

The messenger beside Ruan Zhenmei knew who the old lady was, and he didn't dare to stop him, so he didn't arrive. Ruan Zhenmei shook her head weakly and sighed: "I was wronged...... I fell for the trick of the 'jiān' people...... Getting into the trap set by others......"

He really has a face, if he wasn't greedy, how could he get bait. Even if it's a bureau set up for you, you don't accept gifts, you are above board, and others can help you.

"Husband...... You're really wronged......" Liu cried.

"The husband is really wronged......" Ruan Zhenmei At this time, how could she admit that she was guilty. If you admit it now, there is really no room for redemption. Although he was arraigned, he was also convinced that he was wronged. This case will be tried no matter how it is, as long as you don't admit guilt, anything may happen. The old guy has been in officialdom, how can he not know this truth.

"It's wronged, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to help you redress your grievances." Liu cried again. She has now made up her mind, she will go to her son later, even if Yue Su is really sick, she has to pull him out and avenge her father-in-law's grievances.

When Zhou Yingqiu arrived at this scene, he was secretly proud in his heart. Aren't you Yue Su Qingtian, how can you judge your own father-in-law.

The case must be an iron case, and the result will be the result. Yue Su is the secretary of the Criminal Department, the chief official of the Three Law Divisions, if he is not there, others can directly submit it to the emperor after the trial, so that the emperor can sentence him. But Yue Su can't, as the secretary of the criminal department, how can he not know the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, after the case is decided, the punishment must be determined according to the law, and the handling opinions must be written and submitted to the emperor. If the writing is light, it is 徇sī, and if the writing is heavy, the old man was killed, and he caused it single-handedly, and he couldn't untie the knot.

Yue Su understood this truth, so he excused himself and wanted Li Chaohai to give the case of his father-in-law first, as long as the file was presented to the emperor, there would be no matter of his own, how the emperor would be sent is the emperor's business, and it has nothing to do with him. At that time, even if Wei Guangwei's case has not yet been concluded, he can come forward and continue the trial.

It's a pity that it was Jinyiwei who escorted the officials of Jizhen to Beijing, and when he can come back, it is not your Yue Su's calculation, but Wei's father-in-law's calculation. Gonggong Wei's meaning is very simple, when you Yue Su recovers and comes forward, the prisoner will come to Beijing when he comes. If you don't come out, don't even think about closing this case. If you have something, you will continue to delay, and when the emperor is happy one day, I can still ask the emperor to decree and directly acquit Wei Guangwei and them.

Liu and Ruan Zhenmei comforted Ruan Zhenmei again, and then said goodbye and left, her destination was very clear, Shuntian Mansion.

****

"Mother, when did you arrive, why didn't you notify me when you came, I personally went to pick you up outside the city."

Liu took his son and daughter-in-law to Shuntian Mansion, and as soon as he reported his name, the messenger immediately went in to pay tribute. When Ruan Aoyue heard the letter, she personally went out to greet her. I was very happy to see my mother.

"How dare I inform Mrs. Shangshu, once I tell you in advance, you still have to think of the law to hide it from me. Now that your father has been unjustly imprisoned and tortured, your husband and wife are very comfortable, and you can recuperate at home with peace of mind. After listening to Er'er's words, Liu said angrily.

"Mother, how can you be so ...... The husband did feel the cold, and it was very heavy, and the emperor came to visit him in person, even the imperial doctor, and it would take ten days and half a month to recover...... Ruan Aoyue said in a loud voice.

"Humph! I'm not like that, let me what, I'm really outgoing. Why is it so coincidental, when your father was in charge, he was not sick, and when your father was in prison, he, who was the secretary of the criminal department, was sick. He's hiding cleanly, and you're not trying to rescue him, do you really have to wait for your father to be guillotined? I have just heard that if your father's case is confirmed, it will be a crime of raiding the family and destroying Mén, and then the whole of our family will have to go to the execution ground. You...... I want you this...... And his son-in-law...... What's the use...... the old lady burst into a rage, scolded, scolded to the end, and cried bitterly, "I was conceived in October, and I raised you, from the time I was pampered, the whole family regarded you as a jewel." Your grandmother loves you so much, you are now married to Yue Su, and you have not come home to visit, she has to talk to you from time to time, afraid that you will be wronged. and your brother, if he beats, he will spoil you and hurt you, even if you cause any trouble, he will bear it for you. Ah, when the whole family goes to the guillotine together, what will I do, and who will hurt you in the future......"

Mother's is not false at all, Aoyue has been pampered from time to time, and the whole family loves her. Recalling the past, she couldn't help but cry, "Mother...... I know...... The son will definitely think of the son to save the father's ....... mother...... Don't get out there...... Let's go in and talk......"

, Ruan Aoyue went to support Liu. Liu raised his hand to stop and cried: "You don't need to help, my mother will leave by herself." If you have this filial piety, go to prison and take your father to prison. Your father ....... now."

As soon as he arrived here, Liu's crying became louder.

Ruan Aori, who was holding his mother, glanced at his sister and said comfortingly: "Sister...... My mother was also so sad and sad until my father's current condition. We came all the way to reunite with you, and along the way, my mother was chattering, asking you if you were fat or thin, and worried about what grievances your father-in-law had suffered. Mother still loves you the most, just now, you must not take it too seriously. ”

Brother's words made Ruan Aoyue even more sad, and tears welled up more. She chōu sobbed: "Mother, brother, don't worry, I will definitely find a way." ”

Family affection is something that cannot be erased, although Ruan Aoyue has always supported her husband, but when her mother and brother are like this, her heart completely melts. She decided to go and plead with her husband now.

Aoyue took her mother, brother and sister-in-law into the mansion and asked them to rest in the wing room for the time being. went to Mu Tianjiao's yard alone to see her husband.

Yue Su's body is quite tough, such a severe cold, if it is replaced by others, it may really take ten days and half a month, but here in Yue Su, it has already been seventy-seven eighty-eight. These days, he has been in Mu Tianjiao's courtyard, and he has not returned to Ruan Aoyue, and he is also afraid to face it. The body is there, but it has not left the room, that is, it is moving in the room.

It is this kung fu that Zhu'er came to Tongyu, and Li Haoquan came. Yue Su lay back on the chuáng and let Li Haoquan come in to talk, and after Li Haoquan entered the house, he told the news that Aoyue's mother and brother and sister-in-law had arrived.

Hearing this, Yue Su immediately realized the purpose of their trip. Let Li Haoquan go down, and then said to Mu Tianjiao: "Madam, wait for Aoyue to come over, after you bring her in, just avoid it for the time being." ”

"Husband, Tianjiao understands."

In just a few words, Zhu'er came again, and Ruan Aoyue came. Mu Tianjiao smiled at Yue Su, went out to invite Aoyue into the room, and retreated on her own.

As soon as Mu Tianjiao came out, Ruan Aoyue, who was in front of Yue Su, knelt down directly for Yue Su. This really surprised Yue Su, he guessed that Ruan Aoyue would come to beg him, but he didn't expect it to be such a begging. I no longer pretended to be dead on the chuáng, and hurriedly went down to the chuáng to help.

"Aoyue...... What are you...... You and I are husband and wife...... What can't be said ......."

Yue Su pretended that his body had not healed, but Ao Yue was so bright, from Yue Su's movements, he was able to come out, and his body was almost there. She got up, helped Yue Su back to Chuáng to sit down, and said softly: "Husband, my mother and brother and sister-in-law are here today. They all knew about their father's imprisonment. I understand that my husband has a hard time, but it is my father after all. Aoyue came this time, not for anything else, but to ask her husband to come forward to try and find the emperor to act on his behalf, so that I could leave my father a 'xìng' life. The husband has always been merciless to corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and by doing so, he really has a bad reputation for his husband, and Aoyue is deeply ashamed......"

With that, Ruan Aoyue burst into tears.

He has been married to Ruan Aoyue for many years, although he has not slept with Chuáng, Yue Su has always had a lot of feelings for Aoyue. Because from Aoyue, he can always reach Li Lan's shadow.

Yue Su really didn't want to hurt Aoyue, but now that he went out, trouble would come his way. Wei Guangwei's case is tried, and Ruan Zhenmei's case is too difficult to try. If you don't listen to a word, Ruan Zhenmei's crimes, as long as they are tried by Yue Su, they don't dare to spread it on any official, they will all be ruined. But after destroying Ruan Zhenmei's family, he really couldn't get that hand. It's hard! The reduction of the crime by one is to kill Ruan Zhenmei alone, there should be no problem with this, if you want to reduce the crime by two degrees, Yue Su himself is not embarrassed to speak. If this is the case, how can I have the face to judge others in the future.

"Alas......" Yue Su sighed and said, "Madam, you have been with me for many years, and you know everything about your husband's Bing'xìng'. At the beginning, I had no regrets about Lord Zou, but today. At this point, he shook his head.

"Husband, Aoyue knows that you are very embarrassed, but I ...... But I'm just such a daddy......" Ruan Aoyue knelt beside Chuáng again.

Who does not have only one father, and who has no relatives in the family. The souls who died under Yue Su's sword, who was not like this. Although Ruan Zhenmei has not bullied the good, she can conceal the truth of the border army, deceive the king, and connive at the border army generals who eat empty quotas and drink the blood of the soldiers, which is much heavier than simply bullying a few people.

Yue Su stretched out his hand and pulled Ao Yue up, and said, "It's okay for me to go out to try now, but I will never shield him." Now no one can save him, although this is a trap, and I can find out who it is who it is to protect him from the mountain, but what is the use of it. Wei Zhongxian promoted him to inspect the border army, but he did not let him accept bribes. He himself took bribes to shield the generals of the border army, what does this have to do with Wei Zhongxian. It can only be that Wei Zhongxian gave him this opportunity to accept bribes. Let's go, I'll give you a jiāo tomorrow, what will happen to your father-in-law, just what the emperor wants. ”

His words are not false at all, Wei Zhongxian set up a trap for Ruan Zhenmei and used it on you, but he didn't ask you to take bribes.

However, Yue Su agreed to come forward, Ruan Aoyue's heart was also relieved, she understood her husband's strength in the court, as long as her husband came forward, her father might be able to have a chance. "Thank you, husband......"

"Aoyue, you and I are husband and wife, how can it be like this. Now, since my mother-in-law is here, how can I, as a son-in-law, not ask for peace. I'm going to change my clothes. Yue Su finished and got up.

"I'll help you get dressed." Aoyue picked up the clothes hanging on the side, this was also the first time she dressed Yue Su with her own hands.

The husband and wife went to Aoyue's cross-courtyard and met their mother-in-law. Don't let the old lady shout and scream in front of her son, counting her son-in-law, but when she really saw Yue Su, she didn't count it, except for praising and crying. After all, there are demands on others, and you can't go too far.

****

On the side of the criminal department, it was noisy until the end of work.

The more the case drags on, the more beneficial it will be to Wei Guangwei and others, Li Chaohai knows that if Yue Su continues to be so ill, he will not be able to extinguish the emperor's fire one day, and Wei Zhongxian will go to peace, and the matter may not be resolved. For the sake of one Ruan Zhenmei, letting go of so many big fish is the last thing people in the three parties want to go. So, after Li Chaohai retreated, he didn't even return home, so he rushed to Shuntianfu.

Yue Su was listening to his mother-in-law's crying, and as soon as he heard that Li Chaohai was coming, he immediately took the opportunity to say goodbye, ran to Mu Tianjiao's side, and continued to pretend to be sick.

Li Chaohai entered the room, asked for a pleasant greeting, and briefly expressed his condolences to explain the current situation. Ask Yue Su, what should I do now?

"Go back, I'll have my own plans for tomorrow."

"Then the next official will leave." Li Chaohai finished and respectfully retreated.

After he closed the mén, Yue Su took out the bag that Li Yuanchen had given him from his arms. opened the bag, took out the note inside, read it again, and couldn't help muttering: "A Li Yuanchen, it's really amazing, these are all in his hands." ”

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