The Metropolitan Procuratorate arranges external errands, and the procedure requires the consent of the Son of Heaven, which is called the spread. However, it is not necessary to file a request for internal arrangement matters, such as cases sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for trial.

Jiang Zongxian's assignment of the Lianghuai Yuyan case to Li You for trial was, of course, not for no reason.

The biggest reason is that Jiang Zongxian does not want to become the focus of contradictions, and wants to protect himself; Secondly, this matter has nothing to do with his benefactor Yuan Ge Lao, and now it is in the critical period of Yuan Ge Lao's second assistant, and he is better to have more than one thing, so as not to cause a fierce backlash from Shoufu and implicate Yuan Ge Lao; Third, Li You and Shoufu are not well known, and maybe they can make a profit.

Li Youming was embarrassed, but in fact, he was happy and took over the case of Lianghuai Yuyan, because he really felt that the eldest husband could not be without power for a day!

If he had power in his hands last night, how could that second son of Wu Anbo dare to be so rude to himself that he would use his hands and feet and be full of nonsense! How dare the prince of Wei dare to laugh at himself being humiliated and sit idly by! How dare those sons and daughters of the honorable relatives raise a cheer!

If you have enough power in your hands, let alone beat the second son of a garbage earl, what if you beat the duke himself? Back then, Zhang Juzheng could even be abolished as the prince of Zongfan!

If it weren't for his own posture of not wanting to die, he would have been humiliated by this group of people last night. Why? Quite simply, the reason is that they think they have lost ground.

Li You understands very well that those people are probably also fighting for Huang Jian, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, because at the court push on August 9, Huang Jian was the preferred candidate of the Queen Mother, but he was forcibly taken away from his official position.

But understanding does not mean understanding, Li You will not understand the feelings of those people, only the weak will understand the feelings of the enemy.

Last night's conflict did not touch Li You as indifferent as it seemed, and it made him feel insecure after losing power, so will things similar to falling into a well continue to happen in the future. Who could have predicted?

The same thing can be played in different hands by different people. The Lianghuai Yuyan case is a hot potato in the hands of others, but in his hands, it is a powerful one. So he's going to next.

In the afternoon of the same day, he sat for a while in the public room in the east courtyard of the Li Youdu Procuratorate to find a feeling. After that, he took the documents of the eldest princess and went to visit Fan Zhong, the imperial history of Henan Province, and also met several people who had cooperated happily in the court dispute, and could be regarded as the imperial history of Xu Cifu's henchmen.

When he arrived at Shen, he returned home from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but saw that Yang Ge, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, kindly sent someone to deliver a message, saying that it was the prince of Wei and others who jointly impeached him, and Wu Anbo entered the palace to sue him. And the Queen Mother intends to remove his officials. Let him be careful.

This news made Lord Li really angry, the Queen Mother is endless, don't toss his official position according to the rules of the game, hasn't it been enough to toss? Fines are sufficient, so why dismiss officials?

Empress Dowager Qian has the stubbornness of the eldest princess, but she does not have the atmosphere that the eldest princess can win or lose! Although it is a mother and daughter. But the gap is too obvious.

This time, Empress Dowager Qian actually wanted to forcibly dismiss his official, not because she saw that he had lost Xu Cifu, the backer of the court! If Xu Cifu is still in the court, does Empress Dowager Qian dare to go so far, I am afraid that the holy decree of dismissal will be refuted if the cabinet does not come out!

However, Yang Ge Lao's attitude made Li You feel gratified, at least he still read some incense.

Some people may ask, Xu Ge Lao is Li You's backer, and Yang Ge Lao is Xu Ge Lao's ally, isn't Yang Ge Lao Li You's backer?

If you think about it from another angle, you can understand that Xu Cifu Ding is worried about the news. Everyone thinks that Li You will lose power, and if something similar happens to Yang Gelao, he is afraid that the impact on Li You's career will be close to zero, and this is the difference.

The next day, on the morning of 24 August, Li You first went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to inspect the matter. The Department of Experience handed over the relevant documents of the "Lianghuai Yuyan Case" to him. ..., which also includes an edict from the Queen Mother - "The father of the concubine, Jin Million, is really forced to act, and has now paid all the profits into the inner treasury as a punishment." The rest will not be blamed in the past, and they must not be held accountable separately, so as to save the dignity of the concubine. ”

At noon, Li Youcai left the Imperial Court and headed for the imperial city. Pass the right gate of Chang'an, then pass the Chengtian gate, and then pass the end gate, and arrive at the noon gate.

There are a number of court rooms outside the noon gate, which are not only the waiting place for the ministers before the court meeting, but also the place where the foreign court holds meetings, and today it was used to inquire about the incident of Lord Li beating his relatives.

Li You walked into the court room, but saw that more than a dozen people had already arrived first. It was the prince of Wei Guogong, Huang Jian, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, and Gou Fei, the commander of the Zhongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division with several eye-catching scars on his face, who were all present that night.

In fact, strictly speaking, there is only one person involved... Master Li smiled contemptuously and said to himself, "Guts rats! Although it was talking to himself, the voice was not small.

Xu Shizi faced him and said in a deep voice: "Right and wrong, today's imperial court has its own judgment, Lord Li is vain and tongue-in-cheek, is it not a weak heart?" ”

Li You gave a thumbs up, "The prince of the world is really righteous, and righteousness is the first, I don't know if I want to be the master of Beijing and the rain in time, or the imperial capital Xiaomeng tastes?" I think it's more like a pioneer. ”

Xu Shizi had this idea and wanted to be the leader of the sons of Xun Qi, but it was inconvenient to announce it, and he was a little annoyed and angry when Li Youyu mockingly said that he broke his heart.

But remembering that the Queen Mother had instructed him not to have a branch with Li Youjie, and to sit back and beat people, Xu Shizi endured it, and silently thought in his heart that if he couldn't bear it, he would make a big plan.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Xu Yue, a scholar of the Zhongji Palace, the first assistant, and Yang Jin, a scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion, entered the court room with their front and back feet, followed by a number of people from the Zhongshu House.

The Queen Mother ordered the palace scholars to inquire about the matter, and now there are only four pavilion elders in the pavilion, and Xu Shoufu is the one who leads the order, so he has to come. Among the others, Peng Ge Lao and Jin Ge Lao had no interest in the fight and brawl of this little character, and they disdained to come, only Yang Ge Lao followed Xu Shoufu to arrive.

The people who had arrived earlier saluted the elders of the two pavilions and stood aside.

Xu Shoufu looked around the room, really too lazy to say anything, only said: "Our Lady ordered me to listen to both sides, you each make your own statements, and I can play according to the facts." ”

Xu Shizi stepped forward and said: "The night before, I met with all my friends in the Jinxiu Building, and I met Li Baixian when I was scattered. Brother Gou Xian had a misunderstanding with Li Xian, so he stepped forward and said, "Unexpectedly, Li Xianxian rioted and beat Brother Gou Xian, and I couldn't help him for a while." We can all testify to this. Gou Xiandi's injuries can also be evidenced. ”

Li You glanced at Xu Shizi, was the surname Gou here to speak? His hands and feet and abusive words have been floated away?

After listening to Xu Shizi's statement. Xu Shoufu asked Gou Fei, "Is that so?" ”

Commander Gou nodded, "That's true." ”

Xu Shoufu turned to Li You again: "What do you say?" He thought that as long as Li You said a few more words, it would be over, and then handed over the two parties' submissions to the Queen Mother, and let the Queen Mother consider it.

Li You stepped forward, looking distressed, "For the Venerable, for the noble, Wu Anbo is the lord of the country, so it is inconvenient to talk about the inside story of this matter." ”

Xu Shoufu scoffed. He said in a loud voice: "Our Lady inquires about this. If you have something to say, you don't have to say it! ”

Li You replied: "Talking to oneself like Xu Shizi is inevitably partial, and it is not taken by the official!" This official is willing to represent with words that have nothing to do with others to show justice! The events of the night before were watched by the crowd. You can get it from the people! ”

He added: "Qipan Street is only more than two miles away, and it is still early at this time, so it is too late to send someone to find it!" ”

Elder Yang Ge suggested to Shoufu: "Li Yanxian's words are reasonable, and the truth can be obtained based on this. ”

Xu Shoufu impatiently instructed the scholar in the middle of the house: "You go to Dengwengu, call the officers and soldiers on duty and the imperial history to visit the chessboard street, and report quickly!" He stood up again and walked out, "The old man will go back to the cabinet for the time being, and you will wait here!" The investigation has the results and then continues! ”

Li You, Xu Shizi and others waited in the court room for more than an hour with big eyes, seeing the sun outside the window. Only then did I see Xu Shoufu and Yang Ge Lao returning to the courtroom.

The people of Zhongshushe, who went to inquire about the situation, reported: "The people in the vicinity have different opinions, as if they have seen it in person, some say that Wu Anbo's family robbed the people's daughters on the street, some say that Wu Anbo's family forcibly bought and sold foreign merchants, and some said that Wu Anbo's family forcibly seized and occupied the Jinxiu Building. But also everyone said that Li Baixian was uneven, so he couldn't get along with Commander Gou. ”

Immediately, the children of Xun Qi were in an uproar. I didn't expect so many nonsense rumors to pop up in a day and a half.

Li You knew this very well, although he had an idea that night and had a good interaction with the onlookers. But he was still worried that the onlookers would not be able to understand the intention, or that the efficiency of spreading rumors was too slow, so yesterday he sent a lot of domestic slaves to Qipan Street to spread rumors, which seemed to have a good effect.

It is also the relatives who have lived in the capital for a long time, and most of them rely on the rich and negligent discipline and have bad deeds, so it is too simple to take the opportunity to spread their rumors.

However, Master Li still kept silent, only looked at Xu Shoufu with both eyes, and everything was silent... The scribe next to him didn't ask whether it was right or wrong, just buried himself in the record.

Gou Fei, the commander of the Zhongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division, was still in pain today, and he didn't want to open his mouth to speak, but after listening to this so-called "public opinion", he was furious. He was originally an impulsive person, otherwise everyone else would have watched the excitement that night, and only he could humiliate Li You by taking his own initiative.

He stood up and said to Shousuke: "It's all rumors, don't accept it!" Please be aware of the boss! ”

Li You stepped forward and shouted: "Rumors can force the truth, may I ask Master Gou, what do you say is the truth?" ”

Gou Fei said angrily: "What is the truth! ”

"There is no truth? So what do you mean is that the last night there were more than a dozen of you, and the official was alone, but the official dared to outnumbered and beat one of you, while the rest of you were cowardly and cowardly? ”

Li You turned his head again and said solemnly: "The day is clear, everyone is watching, the matter of the night before, only those who are weak in heart are eager to defend themselves!" This official has a clear conscience and will not say a word on this matter! Won't defend a word for yourself! There is justice in the world, but this justice does not lie in rhetoric! ”

Xu Shoufu watched coldly, this Li You is clearly avoiding the important and trivial, and he said it nicely, why don't you defend yourself? In fact, it is to avoid talking about one's own behavior, neither admitting nor denying doing it.

Xu Shizi and Xun Qi's children also stood up and said to Shoufu: "Rumors must be spread by people with intentions, and they must not be taken as the truth!" ”

Li You sneered, "The prince of the world only sees things at the surface and not the reason, if this is a rumor, then why is the rumor not unfavorable to the official?" You go to spread rumors, the official is looking for trouble, and beating up the honorable relatives, can you make it? Why do all the rumors point the finger at the Xun family? ”

He said bitterly: "Most of the relatives are meritorious heroes, so they should be respected for generations." Why did everyone praise and applaud after the news of the eve came out, and they rushed to recite it?

What's wrong with my Da Ming Xun Qi, why is it so disgusting to the people of Beijing, can't it make the princes think deeply! On the contrary, it is really a matter of whether it is a rumor! As everyone knows, if there is a change, if there is none, it will be encouraged, and those who are not guilty of rumors will be fully warned! ”

The children of Xun Qi who were present couldn't hold back because of Li You's lesson, isn't this justified and refuting rumors? shouted one after another, and for a time there was chaos in the room like a market.

Xu Shoufu scolded a fool in his heart, these sons and daughters of Xun Qi were all taken crooked by Li You. He said categorically: "It's getting late today, so here, all the statements are true!" ..., Xu Shizi proudly said to Li You: "Rumors stop at the wise!" Since the Shoufu boss refuses to judge right and wrong, he will enter the palace to meet the Holy Mother and seek justice for Brother Gou Xian! I don't believe that there is no reason in the world! ”

Xu Shoufu was secretly angry when he heard this, who does this Xu Shizi think he is, he is a university scholar Shoufu, and he can act with a mere prince of the country to evaluate? But he didn't bother to care, he believed that Li You had his own idea to clean him up.

However, the children of Fang Zhongxun didn't care about this, and they all applauded, worthy of being the heir of the first country today! There is panache!

Li You didn't care, and mocked the prince of the country and said: "At this time, the palace is about to be locked, and the prince wants to stay in the palace?" ”

"Not today, there will be tomorrow, Lord Li refuses to admit his guilt one day, and this matter will not be settled in one day!" Xu Shizi said categorically that he has the support of the Queen Mother, so he is naturally sure of this.

It also aroused the applause of the sons and daughters of Xun Qi, although they have graced the position of civil servants and have their identities, but they do not belong to the mainstream civil official circle, and they rarely speak so hardly.

Li You sighed, "I'm afraid it won't work tomorrow." ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, covered it with a cowhide cover, handed it to Xu Shizi and said, "Take it!" ”

"What is this?"

Li You's face became even more proud: "The post of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!" Please go to the Imperial Envoy of the Imperial Envoy of the Metropolitan Inspection Institute tomorrow to be questioned! ”

Who doesn't know that the imperial envoy of the right hand of the school is Li You himself. At this time, Xu Shoufu had already taken the lead in walking to the door, and when he heard this, he stopped and looked back suddenly.

Xu Shizi pinched the document and said contemptuously: "I am the prince of the hereditary state, what qualifications do you have to pass on me for questioning!" ”

Lord Li's official authority is released, "This official is responsible for accepting the case of Lianghuai Yuyan in the Metropolitan Procuratorate!" Wei Guogong is suspected of being among them, but now that he is not in Beijing, he will send you to this hospital for questioning on behalf of your father! The law of the Ming Dynasty is above, do you dare not obey it! ”

Xu Shizi was unexpected, and was stunned on the spot, why did this case fall into the hands of Li You again? Didn't he completely lose power?

Li You sneered a few words, nodded at the prince of the country and said: "My law department will pass you on, if you have the courage, you will escape!" If you have the courage, ask the Cisheng Palace to remove the official! At the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is not your turn to manipulate the Chaogang in the Xu family! (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )