Because both cases were under intense trial, and a number of officials from the Ministry of Officials were arrested, not only were there many fewer people doing things, but several officials in charge of the Ministry of Officials were even more worried, not knowing how they would be handled.

Therefore, the atmosphere in the court has been very stagnant in the past few days, and everyone has to be careful when they even take steps.

The emperor naturally felt this situation, but he did not think about easing it.

These officials, how many years have been at large, should also have a sense of awe and urgency.

The identities of the two dead soldiers could not be found, and even Liu Xie's use of manpower did not find out the results, and the emperor did not have hope for this case.

However, the case of selling officials in the Ministry can beat some people.

Therefore, the emperor did not embarrass Prince Xiang and the royal family at all because the case involved him, and he was waiting for the outcome of the trial of the Criminal Department.

The four elders of the cabinet and the secretary of the criminal department met and presented the case file, and the emperor's expression was as gloomy as in the past few days, and he only lightly ordered: "Sit down first." ”

The five of them were busy thanking, bowing slightly, and sat on the chairs on either side.

The Emperor only currant through the dossier, then put it aside and said, "First of all, tell me what you think. ”

The five people who had just sat down stood up again, especially the four elders, who knelt down in their robes.

"This matter is really that the ministers have failed His Majesty's high expectations and neglected to manage the affairs of the imperial court, so that there has been such a big mistake in the selection of officials in the imperial court. The ministers are willing to be punished. ”

Poor Cao Yizhe, this matter has nothing to do with him. But as a low-level official, seeing that several cabinet elders knelt down to plead guilty, he really couldn't sit alone on the sidelines, so he could only kneel down.

The emperor was too lazy to play Tai Chi with them in the face of the ambiguous pleas of the elders, so he only hummed and said: "This matter is not only a few of you who are negligent in supervising and managing, but there are not a few relevant officials. The four of you will go back and draw up a by-law for dealing with it, and we will discuss it tomorrow morning. ”

Several pavilion elders looked at each other, secretly wiping their sweat. They just made an attitude when they said this, but they hoped in their hearts that the emperor could show the emperor's tolerance and turn the big thing into a small one.

Who would have thought that the emperor would slip down the pole.

Forget it, they do have a responsibility in this matter. However, there are some other things in this case, which must be clarified with the emperor.

He Shouli touched Zhan Kangwen, this old boy was very arrogant just now, and it was time for him to come forward.

Zhan Kangwen glanced at He Shouli, and was helpless, so he had to play: "Your Majesty, this case also involves the Xiangjun Palace, this ...... It is a matter of the royal family, and the ministers dare not discuss it. "It's up to the emperor to deal with this matter yourself.

The emperor sneered: "The reason why the world is peaceful is because the court has laws, so that some people dare not have evil thoughts." If so many of you officials eat the court's money, if you can detect this matter early and stop it as soon as possible, why did you end up like this? The royal clan was also involved. ”

The heads of the five ministers hung lower, and what the emperor said seemed to be their fault for Prince Xiang and Princess Xiang to collect wealth by such unscrupulous means.

The emperor looked at a few people quietly for a while, the royal people, of course, can't be handed over to the ministers, this is the face of the royal family, and he has to think about it.

"Royal matters, free royal disposition. Your duty is to find out whether the royal family has made a mistake in a timely manner, and report it to the clan in a timely manner, and you have fulfilled your duty. ”

The emperor waved his hand as he spoke, "Now that this case has been heard, let's close it as soon as possible." The Cabinet Department drafted a charter to give advice on the handling of the dereliction of duty of the relevant officials. Okay, let's step down if there's nothing else to do. ”

Five retired.

This trip to the palace was a success, and the big trouble of Prince Xiang and Princess Xiang was thrown out.

Another unsatisfactory point was that the emperor did not give punishment advice to those who did not supervise them well.

This is really difficult to do, the charter is written by themselves, and the sentencing and punishment are also determined by themselves. The punishment was too light, maybe the emperor thought that they did not admit their mistakes deeply, and it would be bad to give them a deeper impression.

But if they are asked to punish themselves heavily, in case the emperor doesn't mean this, then they are stupid, and they are really a little unwilling.

Out of the palace, Cao Yizhe was relaxed, and said goodbye to several elders: "A few ministers go slowly, and the next official will go back to discuss the closure of the case with the officials of the Criminal Department, and say goodbye." ”

Closing a case is much less troublesome than trying a case. It is nothing more than sentencing and convicting the criminals involved in the case according to the laws of the imperial court, according to the main and subordinate of the criminals and the severity of the crimes.

There are laws to check the matter, it is very simple, and it is done early.

He Shouli and the others were not in the mood to be polite to Cao Yizhe, "Master Cao walks slowly." ”

The four of them returned to the cabinet in a bad mood and carefully screened the officials related to the ministry.

The emperor was there, and when He Shouli and the others went out, the emperor picked up the file again, took out the one related to Prince Xiang and Princess Xiang, read it carefully, and instructed Sun Congshan to say: "Let Liu Qingxiang go to the Xiangjun Palace, and send this to Prince and Princess Xiang......"

Liu Qingxiang is Sun Congshan's apprentice, people call Xiao Liu's father-in-law, he is very clever, but when he should be calm, he also lives quietly.

After receiving Sun Congshan's order, Xiao Liu's father-in-law did not dare to slack off at all, and in the winter, he left the palace with the stack of files, got into the carriage and went straight to the Xiangjun Palace.

It is estimated that the emperor expected that this errand would not be easy to do, so he chose the clever little father-in-law Liu. When he came out, his master Sun Congshan informed Liu Qingxiang in detail of the emperor's intentions.

Although the preparations have been done very well, when facing Prince Xiang and Princess Xiang, it still makes Xiao Liu's father-in-law feel quite embarrassed.

This is also due to the fact that the master of the Imperial City General Manager explained it clearly, otherwise, he really didn't know what to do with this errand?

The confessions of Huang Zheng and Yu Dongyang, the officials of the Ministry of Officials, were already very clear, and after Xiao Liu's father-in-law presented the confession, Prince Xiang and Princess Xiang didn't even look at it, and threw it directly on the table on the side, and began to remain motionless and silent.

On the other side, King Xiangjun was frightened by his mother's actions, but he didn't dare to say much.

Seeing that this princess had such a tough attitude, Xiao Liu's father-in-law couldn't help but marvel.

For such a big crime, the confession is clear and the evidence is conclusive, if you meet someone else, I am afraid that you will have to ask for forgiveness long ago.

How can it be like this, a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, this is sure that no one dares to do anything to her, right?

Since Prince Xiang didn't read the file herself, she could only tell her about it by Xiao Liu's father-in-law: "Today, there is a case of officials selling officials, and the criminals Yu Dongyang and Huang Zheng confessed......"

Prince Xiang and Princess Xiang were still silent with their eyebrows lowered, and refused to say a word.

Until Xiao Liu's father-in-law finished telling the plot of Prince Xiang's involvement in the case, Prince Xiang's expression showed no signs of relaxation.

Xiao Liu's father-in-law shook the dust in his hand, first bowed to Prince Xiang and Princess Xiang, and then turned to King Xiangjun who was almost crying: "Lord Jun, what the emperor means, the princess lost her husband at a young age, although she did something wrong, she is not too harsh." ”

King Xiangjun's expression was relieved, fortunately, this is the emperor's uncle who is willing to understand his mother and let his mother go this time.

How do you know that Gonggong Liu continued: "There is a way that the father and the son repay the debt. The princess worked hard to raise the prince of the county to grow up, and now that her mother has done something wrong, her son should naturally bear the responsibility. ”

King Xiangjun was immediately dumbfounded, and immediately, the sweat on his forehead flowed down.