Just after the hour, the ministers dispersed.

For this generation of courtiers, the only advantage is that His Majesty has always been punctual and never delayed.

Of course, the ministers who were summoned by His Majesty alone to go to the Qianxuan Palace are a different matter, and there are always such lucky people every time they go to the court.

Outside the magnificent hall, a group of courtiers came out in pairs and threes, and rushed to the palace official office where they were located to deal with official business along the long bluestone steps of the 999th floor.

Han Xian and Li Lingtong were also among this group of people, and the two of them went down the long stone steps, but they had their own thoughts in their hearts.

Suddenly, Li Lingtong broke the silent atmosphere, turned his head to look at Han Xian and said, "Lord Shangshu, what you said is really right, Lin Xiang and Doctor Xun are really still angry. ”

Han Xian's eyes were slightly wrinkled, but he didn't say anything, and he seemed a little absent-minded.

Li Lingtong was puzzled and asked, "What is on the mind of Lord Shangshu?" ”

Han Xian sighed softly, his face was sad, and he responded in a low voice: "Today's court discussion, the more I think about it, the more wrong it becomes. ”

"What's wrong?" Li Lingtong frowned.

Han Xian replied: "As soon as Your Majesty and Lin Xiang sang and harmonized, they completely dealt with Wei Shan, and also blocked the mouths of Youyou. But there was no mention of the nine horses. ”

Li Lingtong was also puzzled, so he said: "Yes, in the court, I also thought that Lin Xianghui would go on to lead out the nine horses, and also help to vaguely say that Wei Yan helped Ma Jiu to open the crime, but Lin Xiang didn't say it directly." ”

"Huh." Han Xian couldn't help laughing, stopped to look at Li Lingtong and said, "Lord Li, it seems that this official said that night, but you still haven't remembered it." ”

Looking at the expression on Han Shangshu's face, Li Lingtong felt inexplicably cold in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Didn't I say the wrong thing?" ”

"Isn't it?" Han Xian bluntly analyzed: "What I care about... That's exactly what happened, the day before yesterday, Lin Xiang asked me to go to the princess's mansion, but since yesterday, the more I think about it, the more wrong it becomes. Yesterday, the prison of the Criminal Department reported that there were nine babies who visited the prison of nine horses. ”

"Isn't this the case of our criminal department's Dali Temple? How did the Nine Infant Protector get involved? Li Lingtong said in surprise.

The corners of Han Xian's mouth curled slightly, as if he had seen some clues, turned his head to look at the stone steps, and let out a sigh: "How can you get involved... The entire Nine Infant Protectorate is the only one who looks forward to His Majesty, why do you say they are involved. ”

"Lord Shangshu is saying......"Li Lingtong said half of his words, and the other half was hidden in his heart.

Han Xian also didn't mention it, because they already knew it in their hearts.

Their Majesty the Emperor, who has rebelled against the ancestral system countless times, is estimated to be disobedient to the ancestors again.

For thousands of years, the rule that horses and businessmen are not allowed to participate in politics seems to be changed.

At this moment, I saw a small eunuch slowly walking up the stone steps and walking towards Han Xian and the others.

The hearts of the two of them were immediately shocked, because they knew each other that this was the lucky one to enter the Qianxuan Palace.

... ...

In the depths of the magnificent Imperial Palace.

The Qianxuan Hall is entrenched behind the rows of official offices in the palace, like a king standing upright, supervising the officials in the various official offices to handle official business.

The interior of the Qianxuan Hall is not as grand as it seems from the outside, but it is a little close to the people.

The hall is paved with ordinary stone bricks, and there is only one main hall and a side hall, and His Majesty the Emperor has always only worked in the side hall.

There is nothing resplendent here, only a royal couch, and layers of bookshelves and bookcases in the distance.

His Majesty is warlike, but he does not only lead troops to kill, and every time he leads troops to conscript, he will always learn the languages of various Chinese and understand the regional situation and history of each country, and has reached the level of knowing himself and the other.

Today's court discussion has ended, and Luo Yexuan, as His Majesty the Emperor, holds a book of Mingguo scriptures in his hand and reads it carefully. In front of him, he was guarding the prime minister of the dynasty and the doctor of the nine infants.

Soon, with the report of the old eunuch outside the palace.

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department and the Dali Temple Supervisor were also brought in.

Luo Yexuan put down the scripture book in his hand, changed his sitting posture, looked at the important minister in front of him and said, "They are all here, I called you over today because of the recent uproar in the market." ”

After speaking, Luo Ye glanced at the eagle and waved his hand in the direction of the eunuch. After a while, the eunuch sent a book to Lin Yi's hand, which was the one reported by Wei Shan.

"Lin Xiang, do you know about this?" Luo Yexuan pointed to the fold in the prime minister's hand and asked.

Lin Yi nodded and replied: "The minister already knows that the nine horses have been imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department pending trial. As a matchmaker for Anyang, the minister deserves death! ”

"You're also a love house and a black man! You can't die. Luo Yexuan snorted coldly, as if remembering something unhappy, and said: "However, the prince broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people. Han Shangshu, tell me, what crime should the Nine Horses be sentenced to? ”

Han Xian immediately recited: "According to the law, the perpetrator must give compensation to the relatives of the deceased, and the amount of compensation is based on the sum of the annual wages received by the deceased on the premise that he lives to the age of seventy. He also ordered to reconcile with the princess, and sentenced to beheading in accordance with the law of murder, causing serious injury, and picking quarrels and provoking trouble, and executed after the autumn of the following year. ”

After Han Xian finished speaking, the entire side hall was silent and silent.

It is clear that the dignitaries are not happy with this conviction. The sea is up and down, Han Xian has been in the officialdom for many years, and he is naturally very smart.

Seeing that the situation was not right, he opened his mouth and added:

After the minister's recent investigation and evidence collection, it was found that the nine horses were not killed at will, and the two deceased had been oppressing the people all the year round.

And on that day, it was the two deceased who first provoked the horse, not only seriously injured the horse's friend's family, but also clamored to raise the horse's family, which may have involved Princess Anyang and His Majesty.

The horse should love his wife, and he is not allowed to humiliate the royal face, so he lost his mind in anger.

Moreover, at the beginning of the horse's deathrow, the people sent a letter to the people to absolve the horse of his guilt, and the minister felt that the case needed to be handled carefully, and it must not be decided, so as not to cool the horse and the hearts of the people. ”

"Hmm... Han Aiqing has not lost many years in the Criminal Department. Hearing this, Luo Yexuan immediately nodded in approval, and then asked, "Then how does Aiqing think it is better to convict?" ”

Han Xian took a sip slightly, he didn't want to be involved in this unlucky errand, so he replied: "This case is related to public opinion, and it must not run counter to the law of great entropy, nor can it encourage the rogue spirit of those bullies and gangsters. ”

"Well, that's it." Luo Yexuan responded, so he issued an edict: "Then the Marquis of Wenqi and the prime minister, the secretary of the criminal department, and the three of Dali Temple, will have a three-hall trial with Dali Temple." ”

"Whoa!"

"Ahem, ahem!"

The three of them responded lightly, and only heard Han Xian coughing.

Luo Yexuan tilted his head and glanced at him, looking at him and asked, "Han Aiqing?" Sick? ”

Han Xian seemed to have endured a few coughs before he opened his mouth and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister went to arrest the nine horses the day before yesterday, but when the minister learned about it, it was already night, and he was afraid of disturbing the princess to sleep, and he was afraid that the nine horses would escape, so he waited in front of the princess's mansion all night, and occasionally felt the cold, and asked His Majesty to atone for his sins!" ”

Luo Yexuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to the old fox in his heart, but he didn't say anything about this exhaustive thing for him to do first.

Thinking in his heart, Luo Yexuan changed his words and said: "Han Aiqing is really a pioneer for the empire, and he has done his best, so let the squire of the Criminal Department attend on your behalf." By the way, Aiqing is so exhausted, her body needs to be taken care of, come on, take away two thousand-year-old wild mountain ginseng trees to supplement her body. ”

When Han Xian heard this, his face became even more embarrassed, and he knelt down and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”