The suggestion of the criminal department Shangshu seems to be really perfect on the surface. King Yi and King Xin have just entered the court and have not actually undertaken any government affairs, so these two cases are a very good opportunity to start.

These two cases are quite complicated and involve a wide range of people, so that the princes can start with the case to familiarize themselves with government affairs, and by the way go to the local area to observe the people's feelings, killing two birds with one stone, it is really good, the emperor thought about it and felt that there was no reason to object.

Li Xiang thought about it, and also felt that it was better to let Prince Yi go to check in person, at least than to send Qin from Yushitai to investigate. He also understood the situation in the court today, and in the imperial history of Taizhong, I don't know how many people are Xie Xiang! If it is really selected from the Yushitai, it is difficult to guarantee that Xie Xiangyi will not do anything from it.

Cui Wenju is okay, Zhao Zhiliang is his student, if Zhao Zhiliang really has an accident, it is impossible for him, who is a teacher, to completely clean it up.

It's just that the Criminal Department is also under the control of Xie Xiang, and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department suddenly made such a suggestion, Li Xiang still muttered a little, he didn't know if it was from Xie Xiang's instructions, so he decided to take a look.

The emperor was also a little tempted by the suggestion of the criminal department, but he did not make a decision casually. He glanced at his two sons lightly, his eyes drooping, obviously still a little hesitant.

Xie Xiang raised his eyelids, looked at the emperor's face, glanced at Li Xiang with his residual vision, and began to prepare to beat the side drum.

He stepped forward, cleared his throat, and said something surprising: "Holy Lord, the minister thinks that it is inappropriate to let King Yi and King Xin go out of Beijing to handle the case. There is no doubt that the two princes are brilliant. However, after all, the princes are still young, they have just entered the court, and they have not yet taken charge of government affairs, so they naturally lack experience. The minister thought that Cui Wenju and Zhao Zhiliang should be detained in Beijing and handed over to the three halls of Yushitai, Dali Temple and the Criminal Department for trial, and it would be more appropriate for the princes to supervise and interrogate them. ”

It's okay that Xie Xiang didn't say this, as soon as he opened his mouth, Li Xiang was even more sure that Xie Xiang and his family had already set up a situation in Beijing, and they were waiting for the emperor to order Cui Wenju and Zhao Zhiliang to be detained in Beijing pending trial.

Cui Wenju is okay, but Zhao Zhiliang was personally arranged by him to go to Zhending Mansion to serve, if Zhao Zhiliang is allowed to fall into the hands of Xie Xiang, I don't know what the result will be.

Li Xiang felt that he couldn't sit still, as Xie Xiang, an old fox, wished. Therefore, as soon as Xie Xiang's voice fell, Li Xiang immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, whether Cui Wenju and Zhao Zhiliang are guilty or not is still inconclusive, how can they detain the missing criminals now?" Moreover, all the matters involved in the imperial history need to be verified in Zhending Mansion and Fengzhou, and even if the person is detained, the emperor still has to send someone down to investigate. Therefore, the minister thought that according to Feng Shangshu's performance, he asked the two princes to take on this responsibility. As Feng Shangshu played before, start with the case to familiarize the princes with ......"

"Your Majesty," Li Xiang's words were not finished, and Xie Xiang had already opened his mouth impatiently: "The matter of Cui Wenju and Zhao Zhiliang is extremely complicated, involving a wide range of people, and the minister thinks that they should still be detained in Beijing, and the three halls will be tried in the most secure way." ”

"It is not certain whether he is guilty or not, so why should he be detained?" Li Xiang's face was slightly cold: "Before Lord Xie became the right minister, he had been the secretary of the Dali Temple and the secretary of the Criminal Department, and he was also an old criminal name, how could he say such a thing, people have to wonder if you have another purpose in detaining these two people in Beijing so insistently." ”

"What purpose can I have," Xie Xiang glared, not to be outdone: "The Criminal Department is under my control, Cui Wenju and Zhao Zhiliang are both Sanpin local officials, and they don't have anything on their backs, such a big case, who should I ask?" ”

"Before the trial, I didn't ask any questions, just based on the two impeachment letters in the imperial history that have not yet been verified, Lord Xie directly judged that it was a big case in front of the emperor," Li Xiang sneered: "This is how the thirty-year-old criminal name is an official?" If this is the case all the time, Lord Xie doesn't know how many unjust prisoners there are. At the bottom, I have to ask, according to the "Great Zhou Law", what kind of crime should be committed by 'the criminal constitution of the canonical secretary is not in accordance with the law, the prison sentence is unclear, and the crime is wrong'. ”

"Lord Li, is this a sin that you want to ask me about?" Xie Xiang sneered: "If Lord Li thinks that my prison sentence is unknown, then please ask Lord Li to write an impeachment note, and ask the emperor to send someone to sort out the cases I have handled in Dali Temple and the Criminal Department in the past 30 years, and see what is wrong." ”

"Two adults, just talk about things, don't be vindictive." Scholar Gu, who was in charge of the Imperial Hall, immediately opened his mouth and said, "Right now, it's the case of Cui Wenju and Zhao Zhiliang." Master Xie has to be reasonable, Cui Wenju and Zhao Zhiliang are both high-ranking officials of the third grade, and they should indeed be cautious when dealing with their cases, and it is necessary to ask an experienced criminal officer to try them. It's just that what Master Li said is also reasonable, these two people are magistrates, even if the two are suspended and sent to the capital to await trial, they still have to send people to the local area to investigate carefully, and there is also convenience in the local trial. ”

Xie Xiang held his breath for a moment and didn't say a word, as if he was hesitating to give face to Scholar Gu, and only spoke again after a few seconds: "Even so, it should be in Dali Temple or the Criminal Department that an experienced criminal official was selected to go to Zhending Mansion and Fengzhou." Your Majesty, it's not that the ministers don't believe in the princes. The minister is a thirty-year-old criminal name, others don't know, the minister is clear, those criminals can do anything in order to get rid of the crime. The princes are young and inexperienced, and the ministers are afraid of ......"

"Lord Xie has a good mouth, but in fact, he still doesn't believe in the abilities of the princes?" Before Xie Xiang's words were finished, Li Xiang added a sentence coldly on the side.

"Okay," the emperor waved his hand to stop the dispute between Li Xiang and Xie Xiang: "My sons haven't spoken yet, but you guys are making trouble first." ”

"Five, six," the emperor glanced at King Xin and King Yi, and said, "It has been three months since you went to court, and I originally planned to let you slowly learn to run errands recently. If you don't understand anything, the Six Books of Shangshu and the Three Phases Gu scholars can teach you, and follow them to learn to deal with political affairs, and I can rest assured. And now that I have listened to Feng Shangshu's words, I also feel that it makes sense, Cui Wenju and Zhao Zhiliang are both magistrates, and the things played by the imperial history involve a wide range of things, so it is not bad to be familiar with government affairs from now on. In that case, then decide for yourselves, whether to stay in Beijing and receive some errands in the Sixth Division, or to handle the case. ”

"Father," King Yi smiled and bowed slightly to the emperor: "The son has listened to his father's teachings since he was a child, and he has no bias in the Ming Dynasty, and he has no selfishness in the public. Therefore under the rule of one man, not under the service of one. For the monarch, it is natural to punish prudently and benefit the next. Erchen is willing to go to Fengzhou or Zhending Mansion to handle cases. ”