Seeing Gu Haiwang's longevity lock, Du Jing's face suddenly turned pale.

He slowly raised his eyes to look at Ye Qianhuai, his eyes full of surprise and vigilance.

Ye Qianhuai also looked at him with an indifferent expression.

"This immortal lock is from Xinrui Golden Pavilion, and the engraved part is made of Xinrui pure gold. I have inquired, this kind of gold-making technique is the exclusive secret recipe of Xinrui Golden Pavilion, and even the royal eunuch in the palace can't make it. Ye Qian said.

Listening to her words, Du Jing's expression became more and more solemn.

Ye Tianhuai looked at Du Jing and said slowly: "Du Jing, why do you say this longevity lock is in Wang Siyun's hands?" ”

“…… Wechen didn't know. ”

Ye Tianhuai picked up the small longevity lock, and said while looking at it: "The gold buckle on this lock has been pulled off and deformed, Wang Siyun said that Gu Haiwang was torn off his neck when he raped her. ”

Du Jing frowned slightly.

Ye Qianhuai put the lock back on the table, and said with a grim expression: "I have read Gu Haiwang's confession in Jingzhao Mansion, and he said that Wang Siyun had dealings with Jinchuan's spies, so he interrogated her routinely. Du Shangshu, I want to ask you, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, when will I take off my clothes to carry out the routine inquiry of Dajing? ”

Du Jing stared straight at the golden lock and didn't say a word.

The two were silent for a while, and Ye Tianhuai said: "Du Jing, you are the criminal department of Shunping in four years, Shunping was promoted to squire in eight years, and Shunping was promoted to Shangshu in ten years. Since you became a squire, the Criminal Department has been under your helm for more than four years, what have you done in the past four years? ”

Ye Qianhuai's voice suddenly sharpened: "The suspect of the third division will be replaced under my nose, and no one in the hall will speak up. My concubine was lynched to death in the Penal Division, but the prisoner was able to get away with it. As an emperor, it is still difficult for me to find justice and justice, but what about ordinary people like Wang Siyun? Do they still have justice? ”

Du Jing lowered his head, still didn't say a word, he lowered his eyes and looked at his hem, his eyes were stagnant, as if he was out of a trance.

"Du Jing, you are the criminal name who came all the way from the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion. I ask you, what kind of painting is painted in the Yamen Court? What are the words on the plaque? ”

Hearing Ye Tianhuai's words, Du Jing's expression moved, but he still didn't speak.

"If you don't say it, I'll remind you. Not only the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, but also the yamen of prefectures and counties at all levels, the painting is the blue sky and red sun, and the mirror is hung high. But in today's yamen, is there really a blue sky and a red sun, and there are still mirrors hanging high? In my opinion, some are just dark clouds covering the sun! This is the current state of the Dajing Criminal Law under your rule. ”

Ye Tianhuai's words were half reprimand, half self-blame.

As the emperor, the law of the country is so far, and she has an inseparable responsibility.

Ye Tianhuai finally understood it and said: "Du Jing, you are the secretary of the criminal department, a model of the world's criminal name, you should represent the justice of the law and the selflessness." You shouldn't be anyone's slave. ”

Du Jing's head hung lower. He knelt on the ground in silence, showing a somewhat pitiful appearance.

After a long time, his deep voice came from his kneeling posture: "Your Majesty, the criminal law pays attention to evidence, not subjective assumptions. The two Auxiliary Ministers of the Cabinet have always been at odds, and Your Majesty must not believe the words of one family. ”

Ye Tianhuai's heart sank, she looked at Du Jing's appearance, she thought that he had repented, but she didn't expect him to say such a thing.

"To this day, do you still want to push these things to the party struggle?" Ye Tianhuai suppressed her anger, she got up and walked to Du Jing's side, and said, "I tell you, no matter whether his surname is Gu or Chen, what he did to Wang Siyun is the same as intolerable. ”

Du Jing raised his head abruptly and looked at Ye Tianhuai, who was close at hand, and his beautiful eyes were full of clouds.

Ye Tianhuai straightened up, she turned around and picked up the longevity lock on the case, and said to Du Jing: "I know that you came today for this golden lock." I can give this to you. ”

Du Jing's eyes instantly burst into a light of surprise.

Then he heard Ye Qianhuai say: "As long as Du Zhengen gets the punishment he deserves." ”

The light in Du Jing's eyes suddenly dimmed again.

He looked up at the vague smile on the corner of Ye Tianhuai's mouth, and suddenly felt that the young man in front of him looked like some kind of dangerous creature, weaving a net waiting for him.

But he had no choice.

Du Jing took one last look at the longevity lock in Ye Tianhuai's hand, withdrew his gaze, returned to his submissive appearance, and said, "Weichen will definitely live up to Your Majesty's expectations." ”

Ye Tianhuai withdrew the golden lock in his hand and said, "My patience is limited. You only have three days. ”

Du Jing gritted his teeth and said, "Weichen has the order." ”

His voice was quite steady, but the pace of exiting the temple door with the case file was a bit of an escape.

After Du Jing left, Ye Tianhuai sat alone for a while, drafted a decree, and then called Li Baoquan.

Ye Tianhuai handed the holy decree stamped with the seal to Li Baoquan, and said, "You go and pass on a decree, Gu Haiwang's case will be handed over to the Criminal Department, and the Criminal Department will supervise it with full authority." Then, go and deliver a message to the Eagle Guard, and let them keep an eye on Du Fu, especially Du Jing and his side room Qian, and report every move. ”

Li Baoquan was a little surprised, and confirmed with Ye Tianhuai: "Qian's? ”

Ye Qianhuai nodded, she closed her eyes and did not speak.

Li Baoquan didn't ask any more questions and went to do it immediately.

——

Three days later, the Qin Baozhu case, which had not made progress for more than half a month, was suddenly closed, and Du Zhengen was sentenced to death and beheaded within a month.

The corresponding case file materials are submitted to the cabinet by the Criminal Department and submitted to the emperor's imperial review.

That night, Du Jing entered the palace alone again and had a brief conversation with the emperor in Jingshou Palace, and then the palace people saw him leave Jingshou Palace quickly with a blue face.

"Your Majesty, when Lord Du left, his face was not very good." After Du Jing left, Li Baoquan helped the one-armed Ye Tianhuai to clean up the paper and ink on the table, and said intentionally or unintentionally.

Ye Tianhuai stood in front of the window, facing the moonlight outside the window and fiddling with the longevity lock in his hand without changing color.

It was Gu Haiwang's longevity lock.

"He didn't get what he wanted, so naturally he didn't look good." Ye Tianhuai muttered to himself.

Her conversation with Du Jing was not pleasant.

Ye Qianhuai's attitude was very clear, if he didn't see Du Zhengen's head fall to the ground, he wouldn't give him this longevity lock.

Seeing that the emperor looked unpredictable, Li Baoquan changed the topic and said: "Anyway, Concubine Lan's case has finally come to the ground now, and it can be regarded as a matter of Your Majesty's heart." ”

Ye Tianhuai didn't respond, she put away the longevity lock in her hand, and her eyes drooped.

After a while, Li Baoquan heard the emperor's voice in the night wind: "Li Baoquan, do you still remember Concubine Lan's death?" ”

Li Baoquan was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to remember or not.

Ye Qianhuai looked at the mottled shadows of the trees cast by the moonlight in the courtyard, as if he was in a trance.

"I haven't forgotten for a moment."

Li Baoquan looked at the emperor's thin back, and a chill inexplicably appeared in his heart.

(End of chapter)