Duan Jingqi looked at Duan Jingyi on the side in shock, and the latter gave him a slightly calming look.

Li Kang seems to have aged a lot in just one night, and he didn't look gray when he used to tie his hair in a bun, but now that his sideburns are scattered, he finds that he has an aging that does not match this age, which really makes people like Song Ming and Dong Cheng who understand him sad.

Emperor Duan frowned and said in a low voice, "Guo Yi died in prison last night, and his relatives presented his handwritten blood letter accusing you of abusing lynching and beating into a trick to privately collude and accept bribes, Li Kang, do you have a defense!" ”

As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar in the court, and most of the courtiers didn't know what was going on, so they immediately talked about it.

Emperor Duan's face was extremely ugly, and Su Mao stepped forward, "Quiet! His Majesty Li Kang is asking you something, and he is not quick to answer. ”

Li Kang looked stunned and slowly raised his head, "The minister has been an official for decades, and every day I miss His Majesty's kindness in my heart, I dare not waste a day, I dare not have a moment of dissatisfaction, Guo Yi did die in prison, but the minister never lynched him, only when he was full of nonsense, he asked someone to beat him a few boards, those scars can be seen by His Majesty, the minister is wronged!" ”

After speaking, Li Kang slammed his head on the ground, and the sound of him crying blood echoed throughout the hall.

Duan Jingxun stepped forward, "My father, Lord Li, has always given people a sense of diligence and thrift, and his sons also feel that he will not do illegal things. ”

"Erchen also thinks that the second emperor's brother is reasonable," as soon as the cold voice came out, even Duan Jingxun was startled, he looked at the owner of the voice in shock, and couldn't believe that these words came from his fourth brother.

When did Duan Jingyi, who had been friends with him for many years, stand in the same phalanx with him in the court, Duan Jingxun looked at the expressionless people around him, and suddenly became alert.

Emperor Duan saw that both of them had this suggestion, so he waved his hand, "Where is the waiter of the Criminal Department?" Let's talk about it. ”

As soon as the words fell, four waiters stood up one after another, these people saluted one after another, the leader was older, and he looked a few years younger than Li Kang, he saluted respectfully, but his face was embarrassed and glanced at Li Kang from time to time, and his speech also seemed to be fragmented.

Emperor Duan was impatient, and his suspicious gaze swept over Li Kang's face from time to time, "If you have anything to say, just tell the truth, Li Kang is already guilty, what else can make you so jealous?" ”

Hearing this, the man kowtowed and spoke, "Long live my emperor, Zhao Yuan, the minister is the servant of the Criminal Department, has been acting beside Lord Li for many years, and Lord Li has always been meticulous and conscientious is a model for us. ”

Zhao Yuan is really powerful, although he is praising Li Kang every word, but his trembling look and movements make people feel that he has something unspeakable at a glance.

Emperor Duan naturally noticed it, and his eyebrows were even more gloomy, "I told you to tell you about Li Kang's true appearance on weekdays, who asked you to come and pat yourself!" ”

Zhao Yuanden was so frightened that the six gods had no master, and hurriedly kept kowtowing, "Your Majesty is angry, it's not that Weichen doesn't want to tell the truth, it's really Lord Li's methods are too scary, and the minister has to say so, otherwise if Lord Li can be released safely this time, then the minister will definitely not survive tomorrow!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, Duan Jingyi secretly stopped the angry Duan Jingqi, and turned his eyes to look at Duan Jingxun who was full of smugness beside him.

His second brother has a good vision, and he has always been able to accurately select the right person for him, and this Zhao Yuan is the best example at the moment.

At the earliest, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department was vacant for many years, because this was an extremely important position in the six departments, so Emperor Duan did not select the most suitable candidate at that time, but at that time, several servants of the Criminal Department were all excellent, such as Zhao Yuan, who was gradually forgotten by everyone, was one of the best.

At that time, Li Kang had not yet come, and everyone thought that Shangshu's position was about to fall into his pocket, but who expected that the little-known Li Kang suddenly cracked a major robbery case in the city, and his process of solving the case was not only fast but also clear and clear, and the closing statement could see the results of his efforts over the years.

Sure enough, Emperor Duan felt that Li Kang was very talented at that time, and even amazed him.

So Emperor Duan made an exception to transfer Li Kang to the Criminal Department, and as soon as he came up, he held the important position of a waiter, and since then, Emperor Duan and everyone can no longer see Zhao Yuan in their eyes, no matter how hard Zhao Yuan tries, it seems to be useless.

He has tried all kinds of methods, and he has not missed the right and oblique roads, but he can't fight Li Kang, who has always been loyal to his duties, as if Li Kang doesn't need any special means to suppress him at all.

In the end, the position of Shangshu of the Criminal Department unsurprisingly fell into Li Kang's pocket, but this Zhao Yuan is also a ruthless character, although he learned that Li Kang was promoted, although he hated the root of his teeth, he still pretended to be sincere and went to the door to congratulate, and even showed more sincerity than other colleagues.

He also appeased other disgruntled colleagues in front of Li Kang, and at that time, in Li Kang's opinion, Zhao Yuan was a person who had no desires and could do things.

But later, the sharp-eyed Li Kang naturally saw Zhao Yuan's true face in the daily contact, but Li Kang had to admit that Zhao Yuan was indeed talented, so with a heart of cherishing talents, Li Kang did not target Zhao Yuan, but arranged a meticulous job for him that required his heart, hoping to let him settle down the impetuousness in his heart.

But who knows that time can't baptize people with narrow-mindedness in their hearts after all, so Li Kang's first reaction after hearing these words was a self-deprecating bitter smile.

But after all, after being an official in the DPRK for so many years, although Li Kang can't get ahead without fighting or grabbing, he is by no means a soft persimmon that anyone can handle.

Li Kang's eyes were indifferent and fearless, "Where did Lord Zhao's words come from?" I've done a lot of things, such as helping you repay your money when the casino comes to collect debts, or expelling people from the Qinglou when she cries outside the door to save the face of the criminal department, I don't know what kind of thing you mean by scary? ”

Zhao Yuan didn't expect Li Kang to announce these things to the public, he was so frightened that his face turned red for a while, and it took a long time to spit out a sentence, "You spew blood!" ”

Li Kang stared at him even more, "If Lord Zhao thinks that I have wronged you, you can naturally ask Your Majesty to send someone to check the yearbooks of the Criminal Department," Li Kang turned his head to Emperor Duan and saluted, "Your Majesty, since the minister took office, he has set up a special section of the yearbook to ask people to record everything that happens in the Criminal Department every day, on the one hand, it is to have something well documented, and on the other hand, it can be regarded as a testimony of the years for me and my colleagues, and it is convenient to improve and summarize my own history when I have leisure to recall the past that day, I have asked the civil officials of the Criminal Department to keep these records separately, and if Your Majesty wants to see them, you can ask someone to pick them up at any time. ”

Emperor Duan's eyebrows showed, although Li Kang's charges had not been cleared, but he trusted His Highness's people even more, which was worthy of the fact that he personally selected the Criminal Department Shangshu, and he really did not embarrass himself.

Emperor Duan leaned sideways on the dragon chair and looked at His Highness's kneeling people, "Who else do you have to talk to?" ”

Duan Jingxun didn't expect that it was obviously a well-arranged thing, but at this time, it seemed to be an opportunity for Li Kang to commend himself, he glanced at His Highness in annoyance, and Lin Meng understood that he would blink his eyes and look at the few criminal department attendants kneeling behind.

When the squire saw that even an old character like Zhao Yuan had suffered a loss, few people dared to speak, but after all, they were more or less in Lin Meng's handle, if they didn't follow Lin Meng's intentions at this time, I was afraid that there would be no good fruit to eat in the court, and these people looked at each other for a while and fell into a dilemma.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the youngest face kneeling at the back spoke, "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to say." ”

"Oh?" Emperor Duan squinted carefully for a long time, but he really couldn't remember his name.

Seeing this, Su Mao tried to step forward and speak, "Who will answer Your Highness?" ”

That person still had these bookish qi on him, "Long live the minister is Fang Peng, the servant of the Criminal Department." ”

Emperor Duan probably remembered the existence of such a person, he remembered that this Wan Peng was a newly elected Tanhualang in recent years, because he was thin and bookish, so Emperor Duan specially assigned him to the Criminal Department to experience it.