Xie Rong couldn't help but straighten up.

Cai Wei's cheeks suddenly turned from white to red, but she bit her lip and said, "The concubine doesn't dare to deceive the emperor." ”

The emperor looked at her inquiringly, then looked at Xie Rong and touched his chin.

The whole hall was quiet, even Jin Yong was a little at a loss, he really didn't expect Cai Wei to become the only variable in this matter!

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."

The eunuch came in again.

Hearing this, the Emperor sat up straight and looked at the door. Outside the door, the prince dressed in a moon-white regular dress and wearing a crown walked in slowly, and everyone below bowed and saluted. The emperor gently beckoned to the crown prince, and when he approached, he said, "It's so late at night, why is the prince here?" "One side let people sit.

The crown prince sat down and said, "Erchen heard that his father was still trying the case late at night, and he was worried about his father's dragon body, so he came to take a look. I don't know how the trial went? ”

Since he directly asked how the trial went, he naturally knew what was going on before he came. The emperor did not hide it, pointed down and said: "The public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable." Now, the woman in this prostitution hall is saying that she is a virgin, and Xie Rong has been to the hall several times, and she is still sitting in her arms, and now she wants to come forward to testify for Xie Rong. - What does the prince think about this? ”

The prince was slightly cold, and said: "In this case, it is better to take it down to check this woman's body and then discuss it." ”

The Emperor nodded approvingly: "That's exactly how it should be." Zhang Zhen, take this woman down, Imperial Doctor Xuan! ”

Cai Wei was taken down, and the hall was quiet again.

However, since the arrival of the crown prince, the emperor's face has been a little warmer. The eunuch also served ginseng tea to the prince. The emperor gave him a casual gesture, and the prince thanked him and took half a sip.

The people who stayed at the bottom were not so relaxed, Ji Zhenyuan was nervous and expectant, Cai Wei's medical examination results could provide Xie Rong with very powerful evidence, as for what she said Xie Rong received every time, these emperors naturally had a way to verify the authenticity. As long as Xie Rong clarifies the grievances, at least one will be saved, and Gu Ruoming is simply dissuaded by Wu Xu, this fact can also be gradually explained.

Although Guo Xing is difficult to protect. But at least the plot is much lighter than the three dignitaries sleeping at the same time. It doesn't matter how many levels you down.

And Jin Yong is also a little nervous here, this time Xie Wan has a careful plan, who knows that such a journey will be flashed halfway, it seems that this time Xie Rong will be directly pulled down. It's still a little difficult. Who would have thought that a prostitute would actually come forward to defend Xie Rong? I knew it was so. He regretted that he should not have found her to testify. Instead, you should look for another talent.

Jin Yong is remorseful and hateful here. But Jonburgh found it more and more interesting.

Today's drama is getting more and more lively, and he is not familiar with the civil officials, but he still said that he has heard a little about Xie Rong. This person has accumulated a lot of money, and as soon as he enters the official career, he will soar, and he is beautiful but not close to women, and he is secretly praised and jealous by many people. What is done in a place like Xiangyuan is a man who knows that Ji Zhenyuan wanted to talk about this before, but he was really treating people as fools.

When Rong Enbo saw Xie Rong actually present in Xiangyuan first, he immediately thought that he had seen the wrong person. It wasn't until he saw Guo Xing, who had a good personal relationship with him, breaking out of the room in his clothes, that he was sure. Xie Rong's visit to the kiln has already made people's jaws fall, who knew that there would be a prostitute who came forward to intercede for him...... Could it be that this is another story of a legendary genius and beauty?

He really doesn't understand the world of literati.

There was a faint sound of footsteps at the door, and Zhang Zhen came back, followed by the Imperial Doctor and Cai Wei.

"Back to the emperor, the imperial doctor has already examined it, and this woman is sure to be a virgin."

Hearing Zhang Zhen's words, Ji Zhenyuan and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief, while Jin Yong remained silent.

Ji Zhenyuan said: "Your Majesty! Now Xie Rong's innocence can be proven! ”

Cai Wei came forward, her words were her own life and death order, and her words were easy to distinguish between truth and falsehood. If there is a lie in her words, even if she is let go now, it will be easy to ask her for blame afterwards, Cai Wei will not be stupid enough to intercede for a prostitute at this time. Therefore, the verification of her original body is in fact equivalent to a strong proof.

The Emperor looked at the crown prince. Xie Rong was originally from Zhan Shifu, and the emperor was respecting his opinion. The prince said: "This matter is very important, so naturally I have to ask someone to go to the prostitution hall to torture other people separately to see if what this woman said is true." How many times has Xie Rong been there, is it true that he is received by the same woman every time. ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows, and someone immediately went to investigate.

Xiangyuan has been temporarily assigned by Jin Yong to guard the people of the Beicheng Terracotta Division, and no one will escape.

After waiting here for about an hour, the emperor leaned back on the dragon chair and took a nap, and the person who had gone to torture the truth returned.

"Back to the emperor, the owner of the prostitution hall explained that Xie Rong went with Guo Xing every time, and Gu Ruoming had never been there. And Guo Xing was received by a prostitute named Nanjun every time. Xie Rong was received by the woman named Cai Wei who was brought into the palace. Cai Wei was specially kept by Guo Xing to wait for Xie Rong, it is said that it was because he knew that Xie Rong was not close to women on weekdays and was worried that he would be bored, so Guo Xing specially picked a young prostitute with unfamiliar means to wait. ”

The emperor seemed to have expected such a result, so he hummed without changing his face, and said: "I ordered the seizure of this private prostitution parlor, and from now on, I will order all the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division to start a search of the brothels of the prostitution parlors, and the Imperial Shi Jin Yong of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will cooperate in handling the case. Don't slack off! ”

When Rong Enbo heard that it really involved his head, he hurriedly bowed and said yes.

When Jin Yong heard the emperor's words, he was a little helpless. Although it is said that the emperor handed over such a glorious errand to him to co-organize, there is no doubt that he is highly valued, but the emperor will not send this errand to him for no reason, which can only show that the emperor has decided to deal with this matter leniently.

He leaned over and said yes.

The emperor looked at the crown prince, "How do you think the prince should judge these people?" ”

The prince bowed his head: "The sons think that they should be strictly dealt with according to the law." ”

The emperor looked at him, looked at Ji Zhenyuan twice, and sighed.

Ji Zhenyuan said: "Your Majesty, the law is nothing more than human affection, please allow them a chance to reform themselves!" ”

The emperor was silent for a long time and said: "Since it is proved that Xie Rong is not a prostitute, then he will be punished lightly and fined for half a year, and he will not be an example." Guo Xing has a fait accompli, according to my Da Yin law, you should have been sentenced to never be hired! However, for the sake of your duty as an official, you will be demoted to the head of the six-grade ministry. Gu Ruoming - Since you haven't been there, you should have been let go. ”

Gu Ruoming heard this, and immediately stretched his neck long.

The emperor then said: "But if you don't report it, I will punish you for half a year!" ”

Gu Ruoming regretted that his intestines were green, but he didn't dare to disobey, and it took half a day to squeeze out the word "obey" from his throat.

Ji Zhenyuan breathed a sigh of relief silently, and said prostrately: "Thank you, Emperor!" ”

"Your Majesty." Jin Yong stepped on the end of Ji Zhenyuan's words and said, "The minister thinks that even though Xie Rong has not formed the facts, his motives are not pure. This incident seems to prove that Xie Rong's private morality is not damaged, but if you think about it deeply, it will have a great impact on the court. What if tomorrow when we search the prostitution parlor, and other officials come forward to prove that they are just sitting and eating tea? Isn't this going to be a trend in the future? ”

Both the emperor and the crown prince looked at him.

"Jin Yong, you should stop in moderation!" Ji Zhenyuan finally couldn't help but be angry, "Didn't the emperor already sentence Xie Rong to half a year?" What do you want to be so unforgiving? ”

Jin Yongdao: "Don't be angry with Ji Ge, the lower official is the imperial history, and it is the duty of the lower official to speak out and advise." If Ji Ge Lao wants to reprimand him with this, then the lower officials have to ask, if the lower officials don't talk about the maintenance of the dynasty, what should they say? ”

Ji Zhenyuan was silent.

The emperor looked at the two of them for a moment and said, "Although Xie Rong has a noble character, Jin Aiqing's words are not unreasonable, and you can't indulge in the matter of visiting private kilns. Xie Aiqing, the official, is really jumping too fast, and it is sometimes not necessarily a good thing to be frequently ambitious, but you have only been in the Criminal Department for a short time, and if you are transferred here, it will be useless in official business.

"In this way, I will remember your mistake this time for you first, and if you commit another crime next time, you will be punished for both crimes! From now on, if there are any more officials with the same example, regardless of whether it is true or not, it will be dealt with directly according to the law! ”

When it comes to this, that's pretty much it. Jin Yong also knew that it was enough to stop in front of the Son of Heaven. After all, objectively speaking, the right attendant of the Criminal Department is equivalent to being in charge of half of the affairs of the Criminal Department, and it is impossible for him to masturbate his official without Xie Rong creating a fait accompli. However, with the promise of punishment for these two crimes, it has also paved the way for the next matchup.

Jin Yong didn't say anything.

Ji Zhenyuan also breathed a sigh of relief here, glared at Jin Yong, and said to Xie Rong: "Weiping is not going to thank the emperor quickly!" ”

The emperor waited until everyone had finished bowing, and then waved his sleeves and told everyone to retreat.

The crown prince was about to leave, and the emperor said: "Xie Rong is a talent in the end, and it should be useful to you in the future." You shouldn't be so unkind. ”

The crown prince's jaw: "The father's painstaking efforts, the sons and ministers know." It's just that the Son of Heaven broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, Yin Yu has been demoted to the common people, and as a courtier, he naturally can't be slack. ”

The emperor is old, the crown prince's position is stable, and the young talents promoted now are naturally preparing for the crown prince's succession. Xie Rong is a waiter in the East Palace, and it stands to reason that the prince is not an exaggeration to say a few words of love for him, so that the emperor pushes the boat down the river, and the prince's prestige is established, and the courtiers will naturally remember the prince's favor.

But just now, the crown prince was blunt and asked the emperor to severely punish Xie Rong.

Now that he heard his words again, the emperor's eyes were fixed on his face.

"Are you, still holding a grudge?"

"Erchen doesn't dare." The prince leaned down. "The retainers support all the decisions made by their father. However, Erchen also has one thing to ask for. ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter?" (To be continued.) )