At the same time, Duan Jingyi also received the news.

It was Song Ming's cronies who came to report the news, he had been by Song Ming's side for many years, if it wasn't for all the important things, Song Ming would never send him to find Duan Jingyi, and Song Ming himself was the one who went to the palace to ask the emperor about this matter.

Emperor Duan only heard Song Ming say two or three words, then swept his eyebrows and slapped the table angrily, "What did you say!" Guo Yi committed suicide in the prison of the Criminal Department? ”

Song Ming was also embarrassed, but the matter had already found his head, he couldn't know about it, Song Ming knelt in the hall and considered the words, "Yes, there were just two women who came to my yamen to beat the drum and sound the grievances and said that there were great grievances, I asked carefully to know that they were the relatives of the criminal minister Guo Yi, these two people were his wife and sister, Mrs. Guo said that when he visited Guo Yi today, he was already too thin to be human, and also said that he was severely tortured by Li Kang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, in prison, so that in the testimony he presented, he was tortured into a trick, Guo Yi felt that he was sorry for his family and didn't want to bother them, so he secretly wrote a bloody letter explaining everything, and then committed suicide by biting his tongue in prison. ”

"What about Guo Yi's confession? Why didn't I see it? ”

Su Mao hurriedly stepped forward to rummage, only to see that one of the documents just presented in the afternoon was really from the Criminal Department, and he hurriedly handed this thing to Emperor Duan and carefully explained, "This is the document volume that only came this afternoon, and it was not written urgently, so the slave thought that it was not tight, and it was arranged after yesterday's document as usual rules, which Cheng thought you hadn't seen before Guo Yi ......"

Emperor Duan snatched it, angrily glanced at the text on the scroll, and found that Guo Yi not only confessed to the burning of the courtyard, but also told a lot of unknown history of corruption and bribery, and also explained to many courtiers who were in the same stream with him.

Emperor Duan was furious when he saw it, "Li Kang actually presented such a major matter with a confession, and he has done it as a criminal department secretary!" Come on, escort Li Kang into the palace for me! ”

Song Ming hurriedly spoke, "Your Majesty is angry, the cause of this matter has not yet been investigated, if you directly move the Imperial Forest Army to take people, even if you prove Lord Li's innocence in the future, it will inevitably ruin his reputation, and it will hurt the relationship between your monarchs and ministers, and please let Your Majesty calm your anger and give Lord Li Kang a decent look, and it will not be too late to punish the crime after the conclusion is made." ”

Emperor Duan's face was solemn, he pondered for a moment and waved his hand, "Just do what Song Ming said, I want to see him immediately!" ”

Su Mao also knew the seriousness of this matter, and immediately sent someone to do it, and after he finished ordering his subordinates outside the hall, he felt that something was wrong with this matter.

Li Kang has been a veteran minister for many years, even before he sat in the position of the secretary of the Criminal Department, he was known for his prudence and integrity, and in the past few years, all his affairs have been carried out in accordance with these eight words, and he can't suddenly give up the principle of maintaining for many years because of one thing.

And this incident happened suddenly, could it be that someone was doing something in secret?

Su Mao was shocked when he thought of this, he whispered to another personal little eunuch and whispered a few words to him, and then the little eunuch ran away smartly.

After doing this, Su Mao quickly returned to Emperor Duan's dormitory, and at this time Song Ming had already presented Guo Yi's blood book to Emperor Duan.

In the letter, Guo Yi described the prison of the Criminal Department as a purgatory-like existence, torture and various inhuman punishments seemed to be in the hands of Li Kang's personal preferences, and the prison of the Criminal Department, which was supposed to be solemn and representative of the most rigorous place, became a cold and depressing place where life was worse than death.

And Li Kang, who has always shown a positive image, has also become a hell Yama who is the king and hegemon in prison, and all the descriptions in the blood book are contrary to the facts that people see on weekdays, Guo Yi even said that Li Kang often tortures people to make people torture in order to solve big cases and highlight his merits, and all of the above accurately touched the scales of Emperor Duan.

Originally, the criminal department he was most at ease with had become an extralegal place under his nose, and this sense of betrayal alone made him unable to calm down.

It didn't take long for a hurried figure to stop outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, and Li Kang said loudly, "Minister Li Kang has been ordered to enter the palace and meet my emperor!" ”

The door was opened, and the faces of everyone inside were nervous and solemn, Emperor Duan was even more angry and frowned, Li Kang expected that something was wrong, he quickly stepped forward and knelt not far from Song Ming, "See ...... minister"

With a snap, the blood book was smashed head-on on Li Kang's forehead, and Emperor Duan's angry voice exploded in the hall, "Look at it!" I trust you so much, but you have turned the criminal department into your world, and when you lynched, you still thought about fairness and justice! But I also thought that it was my world, and you were my courtier! ”

Li Kang was shocked, "Don't dare!" He quickly unfolded the blood book and read all the contents at a glance, "Your Majesty is wronged, this is all nonsense, how can anyone use this to accuse Wei Chen, who is it!" ”

"This is a blood letter written by Guo Yi himself, which was sent to my mansion by his relatives today," Song Ming replied truthfully, and his heart was also a ball for Li Kang.

"What about Guo Yi? Your Majesty, the minister wants to summon Guo Yi to confront him personally! ”

Emperor Duan was furious, "He has already committed suicide in your prison!" ”

This sentence was like a thunderbolt on the head, and he slashed at Li Kangzhi in a daze, he looked at Song Ming beside him in disbelief, "Guo Yi is dead?" ”

Emperor Duan was even more angry when he heard this, "As a scholar of the Criminal Department, the dead people in the prison have already made trouble in front of my emperor, but you don't even know it!" He took out the confession submitted by the Criminal Department today and threw it at Li Kang again, "Look at this again, such a testimony full of loopholes and random bites, you actually presented it to me like this, Li Kang, Li Kang, you are such a big shelf!" ”

Li Kang was even more dumbfounded when he saw the confession, "Your Majesty Mingjian, although this is a confession submitted by the minister, but it is accompanied by a memo written by the minister, and it has been pointed out in the excerpt that Guo Yi's confession is false, and the minister thinks it is not credible!" ”

When Su Mao heard this, he immediately looked for all the folds presented today, and when he looked through the signatures of all the folds and read the last one, his heart suddenly cooled, "Back to Your Majesty, I didn't find Lord Li's folds." ”

"Li Kang, what else do you have to say!"

"No way, ministers have always been accustomed to attaching their own opinions to the end of their confessions, if you have been in the eyes for many years, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Duan calmed down a little when he heard this, and his cold eyes stared at Li Kang, "It is precisely because you are the most reassuring person that I have been so angry all these years!" ”

Song Ming spoke at the right time, "Your Majesty, the minister also feels that this matter is abnormal, the minister and Lord Li have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, and they have never seen him engage in personal fraud, and suddenly such a big thing happened, maybe someone with a heart did it deliberately, and please Your Majesty Mingjian!" ”

"I will naturally find out this matter clearly, but at the moment, the two major crimes of private punishment and unknown confession are enough to cure you to death, and now you, as the secretary of the Criminal Department, don't know the news that Guo Yi is dead, and you have asked someone to submit the blood letter to me in front of the case and let me open up to you!"

Li Kang was heartbroken, "The minister has no second heart for His Majesty, and there is no private punishment for the Criminal Department, and it has fallen to such a point, and the minister begs Your Majesty to be clear!" ”

He is not old but his temples are gray, so many years of hard work and rigor Emperor Duan is also looking at it every day, after venting his anger, Emperor Duan gradually calmed down, he said in a deep voice, "I don't talk about personal feelings in front of me, if you are really innocent, you can only speak with evidence, at this time you will definitely not be able to return to the mansion, come on!" ”

Pei Mu saluted in response, "The minister is here!" ”

Emperor Duan waved his hand painfully, "Take Li Kang down and put him in prison pending trial, seal up the mansion, and all relatives in his mansion are not allowed to go out for half a step." ”

"Yes!" Pei Mu saluted and the armor around his body rattled, and he walked to Li Kang's side, "Lord Li is offended!" ”

After saying that, he let go of his body and let the guards behind him escort people up, Li Kang's eyes were scarlet, "Please believe that Your Majesty must investigate Weichen!" ”

Emperor Duan waved his hand, and after a while, the hall was quiet again, and Song Ming still hung his head but his steps stood still as if they had taken root.

"What do you want to say?" Emperor Duan frowned and rubbed his forehead lightly.