Laws and regulations, there are rules after the law, and the rules have to be decided by people, and the rules of the dynasty are in the hands of dozens of people in the Wenhua Palace, especially the Son of Heaven.

Li Youdang, the chief judge, is largely in charge of technical procedures at the front desk. All the judgments he made had to be made by the courtiers after they had no opinion, and then the Son of Heaven made the final ruling and took effect.

Everyone in the hall thought about Li You's two completely different judgment options in their hearts, and most of them guessed one or two.

No matter what Li Yanxian's reason is, whether it is revenge, whether it is to brush up on his reputation, or whether it is to have an iron image, it doesn't matter now, the important thing is that he really has the intention of killing?

As far as the law is concerned, in terms of the amount of silver involved, this case can be called the largest case since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the execution of the criminal is not unreasonable.

But in terms of feelings, I haven't killed ministers in the past 20 years, so it's better not to break this tradition of "not killing scholars", the last time the tradition was broken, Chongzhen...

Li You's idea is probably that he wants to be sentenced and executed, but he doesn't want to bear the reputation of killing the minister, so he makes it difficult to say the two options of beheading and lightly. Whoever wants to approve of the punishment will be together, and whoever wants to approve of the lenient treatment will also bear the consequences of being attacked as bending the law for personal gain.

This speculation may be simplistic, but everything is the same, and Li You's tricks should not exceed this range no matter what.

Everyone was speculating, and Master Li was also very familiar and did not disturb, and after saying his ambiguous opinion, he deliberately paused for a moment to give everyone time to think. He secretly said in his heart, I don't know who will come out to speak first?

When it comes to criminal names, eighty percent or the ministers of the three legal divisions come out first to express their opinions, the left capital imperial history or the deputy capital imperial history? The Shoshu or Squire of the Criminal Department? Or Dali Siqing?

"Li Baixian was ordered to try this case, and he has no idea at all, so he is dedicated to prevarication? The court ordered you to judge the case, not just ordered you to investigate the case, but also to reach a verdict, not to ask others! ”

Li You looked sideways when he heard the sound. But he was slightly surprised. This person who stood up and spoke was not any of the three law divisions, but the Hubu Shangshu Yanjun, who was known as the Great Situ.

He thought about it for a moment, and then it became a secret realization. Yan Shangshu has a high voice and can be called a popular candidate, he wants to seize the last moment to brush up his sense of existence and strengthen his impression in the hearts of courtiers.

Yan Shangshu's thoughts. The ministers in the palace can see it. But I have to admit it. Yan Jun is indeed the hottest candidate.

Among the six Shangshu, the heaviest Tianguan Otsuka Zai Zhao Shangshu was promoted to the second rank for less than three years, and it was only a year and a half when he became the official secretary. Slightly less senior; The most noble Dazong Bohai Shangshu only returned to the dynasty last year to become the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and even Zhao Tianguan is not as good.

In addition, the chief priest Kou Xun Feiqian was slightly longer than the previous two in the Criminal Department. But from the sixth year of Jinghe to now, it has only been four years, and the status of the Criminal Department is low in the six departments;

Hu Shangshu, the chief secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is old and weak, and he is about to become a minister, not to mention that the Ministry of Industry has the lowest status among the six ministries, and it is generally impossible to enter the cabinet by virtue of the Ministry of Industry.

In contrast, Situ Yanjun, the head of the household department, as an old qualification scholar and a very heavy household official, can be said to be one of the most powerful candidates for the cabinet in terms of seniority and errands.

There is one more important factor. Peng Chunshi, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, entered the cabinet as a household secretary, and Yan Jun then took over Peng Ge Lao's class as a household secretary, and he can be called Peng Ge Lao's direct confidant.

At present, since Xu Cifu left office, the momentum of Xu Shoufu and Peng Gelao in the DPRK and China has risen, so Yan Shangshu has a very strong support force in the DPRK.

All of the above factors add up. Yan Shangshu didn't dare to say that he was nine out of ten, but he was also six or seven percent sure. Now at the last moment, it is time to come forward to canvass for votes, and there is one less uncertain factor for Dora alone. …,

There are as many as forty or fifty ministers participating in today's court push, and no one can control them all. But many ministers have no position, that is, they just look at the direction of the wind and follow the trend and do not offend people. Yan Shangshu stood up at this time. It's about showing yourself.

Of course, Yan Shangshu is not without opponents, and another highly popular candidate for the cabinet among the important ministers of the imperial court is Li You's old-timer and the great Sima Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

As mentioned above, Lu Shangshu has been a scholar since he was sixteen years old, and he has been an official for as many as 45 years.

Peng Gelao, who was only sixty-nine years old in the court, could almost compare with Lu Shangshu when he was an official, but he was still slightly inferior. Another example is another university scholar, Yuan Gelao, although he is four years older than Lu Shangshu, but Zhongjin Shi is ten years later than Lu Shangshu, and in Lu Shangshu's eyes, he can only be regarded as a junior.

But Lu Shangshu also has shortcomings, he started from the head of the Criminal Department, and offended the previous generation of the previous generation of the first assistant because of the matter, and the release went through more than ten years of state, government, and Taoism, and he gradually came out after boiling the first assistant to death. He successively became a squire and a scholar in the Ministry of Industry, and finally moved to the Ministry of War.

The grade is the same between the ministries and the ministries, but the status is still high and low, and there have been various divisions since ancient times, and there are often three upper and three lower parts. However, in recent years, it can be roughly divided into three grades, and the Ministry of Officials and Households is the first rate; The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War are second-rate, but these two departments are often unconvinced; As for the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Industry, they are the third rate of 10,000 years.

In the rules of the Ming officialdom, Shangshu Qian Shangshu is also different. Of course, the relocation of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is a promotion, but to change from a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials to other Shangshu is a demotion.

It can be seen from Lu Shangshu's resume that he has gone through the Criminal Department, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of War, but he does not have the experience of the two first-class departments of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households. Although the military department is heavier than the criminal department and the engineering department, it is still lighter than the official department and the household department, so from this point of view, Lu Dasima is not as good as Yan Dasitu.

In fact, according to the practice of harmony, Yan Shangshu entered the cabinet and Lu Shangshu moved to the Ministry of Shangshu, which should be the most happy ending and the least turbulent plan. However, in the court, especially on personnel issues, don't take it for granted that this should be the case, until the dust settles, the answer is always unknown.

The words were far away, but he said that in the Wenhua Palace, Li You looked Yan Shangshu up and down with interest. I have to admit that this Yan Shangshu was also a beautiful man when he was young, and he was standing there at the moment and talking eloquently and gracefully, and the meaning he said was also very popular among the ministers in the palace.

Originally, the imperial court asked Li You to preside over the case, just to make you responsible, there is no free meal in the world. Are you ambiguous here, do you want everyone to be with you?

But in Li You's heart, he remembered a sentence, there is a way in heaven that you don't go, and there is no door to hell, you have to break through... Who do you think this official has delayed this case for now?

After Yan Shangshu finished speaking, Li You smiled and spoke again: "The Imperial Court, the official is in charge, involving the criminal name, the three legal divisions have not yet spoken, Yan Situ, as the head of the household department, has come forward first, what is his intention!" ”

These words were very harsh, Yan Shangshu suddenly felt that it was a mistake to want to be in front of Li You, and he was purely uncomfortable, then Li You was not a relative or friend at all, and he had no obligation to cooperate with him. In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't cooperate, but Li You is a notoriously fuel-efficient lamp, and if he plays a little trick, he may lose more than he gains.

Today, facing the opportunity to enter the cabinet, I can't help but be impulsive... Yan Shangshu reflected silently. Sure enough, I heard Li You suddenly wake up again, and said loudly: "I remember, your household department should be in charge of the world's salt politics, could it be that Yan Situ feels weak about the Lianghuai Yu Salt case?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the Wenhua Hall suddenly became subtle. Countless experiences have shown that Li You sometimes seems to speak in an extremely unobtrusive manner, as if he is young and vigorous or open-mouthed, but in fact, he has deep meaning and backhand. ..., everyone understands very well that Li Baixian's sentence is a bitter word for Yan Shangshu.

The original intention of Yan Shangshu was just to make a bright appearance before Tingtui, implying that he was expected by everyone, but this reason could only be understood and not spoken, and it could not be declared as a reason to say it calmly.

Since the real reason could not be said, Li You casually said that the household was empty-hearted, and blocked Yan Shangshu from being able to justify himself.

Like a slap in the face, Yan Shangshu realized that before he became the elder of the cabinet, his identity was still the head of the household... The status of a popular candidate for the cabinet cannot be eaten.

However, Yan Shangshu is facing a major event today, so naturally he is not angry and arrogant to argue with Li You. Elder Peng Ge came out to relieve the siege and said to Li You: "Lord Li has to take care of him, and please close the case quickly and ask for a holy judgment!" ”

Li You immediately retorted: "The elder Ge's words are biased, the trial is to discern doubts, why don't you ask if you have doubts?" ”

"How could the old man ever say that if there is doubt, he will not ask? The culprit is in the temple gate, and Master Li can ask as much as he wants. Peng Ge Lao pointed to the three people at the gate of the hall and said coldly.

Peng Ge didn't believe that the surname Ding dared to climb the household indiscriminately, and there was no need for this. If you ask again, Bacheng will still poke out Wei Guogong and the Zhongguan of Nanjing, Li You is not afraid of trouble, just go and ask, dog eats dog is the best.

Li You turned around and walked a few steps, and came to Ding Qianyun's body, "Your mentor Wenzheng Gong is high-spirited, supports the young master, and does his best, which is enough to glorify the eternals!" But having such an unsuccessful student as you is enough to disgrace the underground ancestors! ”

Everyone in the hall felt that the clouds and mountains were covered with fog again...

Waiting for Master Li to move out of the name of the old head and assistant, after reprimanding Ding Qianyun, he shouted: "This official also asks you, do you know about the illegal trafficking of surplus salt in Lianghuai, the household department, as the boss of the salt transportation department in the world, Yamen?" ”

Ding Qianyun was about to reply categorically, "The household department doesn't know", but he heard Li You shout again: "You have to think carefully!" If the representative of the household department knows about the connivance of the court, your crime is not private salt, but embezzlement; If the household department does not know about this, but you do it yourself, your crime is trafficking in illicit salt! ”

There were many people in the temple who were not familiar with the law, and when they heard Li You's words, they couldn't help but whisper to each other, asking about the difference between their colleagues' greed and private salt.

Soon, the imperial history of the right hand of the school gave the most authoritative judicial explanation: "If you commit a crime of committing stolen goods, you must cut your nationality for the people according to the rules, and confiscate your family property, and never use it!" If you are guilty of private salt, you should be beheaded according to the law! The men in the family are on the side, and the female relatives are selling the teaching department! ”

Li You's sharp words pierced the ears like thunder, and pierced people's hearts, shocking Ding Qianyun.