Chapter 111: The Old Man
Shaoyin Li Kaizhi keenly felt that something unusual, the people in the East Palace didn't come early or late, but at this time, the intention was already obvious.
Wei Meng, a commoner with no power and no power, naturally can't get on the line of the East Palace, so it should be Li Qiming, the prince of the county.
And the first person he knew was Yao Chongxi, the personal eunuch next to the prince. Everyone knows that he is very important, and this time he is here, it seems that he takes this matter very seriously!
But that's puzzling!
Although the identity of the prince of the county is already an unattainable existence for ordinary people, in front of the prince, let alone the prince, even his father and the prince of the county may not have this face, why is this?
But before Li Kaizhi could think about it, Father-in-law Yao had already cleared his throat, arched his hand upward, and said in a sharp voice: "Lord Shaoyin, my master is a little interested in this case, and he specially sent me to listen to it, my lord won't mind, right?"
In fact, it is said that this move is not in accordance with the rules, the laws of the Tang Kingdom are strict, and each ministry performs its own duties and does not interfere with each other, even if it is the status of the prince, it cannot be casually intervened in the case.
But he only sent people to observe, and he didn't point fingers at the case, so Li Kaizhi couldn't refuse.
This style invisibly conveyed an attitude to him, that is, this case, Donggong is watching! This is a huge pressure!
Li Kaizhi could only order the officials to watch the seats, and Yao Gong thanked him fairly, so he was no longer polite, sat aside, and waited for things to develop.
When Li Qiming saw this scene, he understood that he would not have an accident today no matter what, and his waist was much straighter than before in an instant.
In the following trial, the progress of the case did not go smoothly, although many people came forward to testify, but Yejun Wang found a rather difficult lawyer.
This person's name is Yuan Tangjing, and he is a very famous master in the circle, but this reputation is basically notoriety.
This does not mean that he is not good enough, on the contrary, his eloquence and debating skills have been perfected, which can be called an art. All the prisoners who were defended by him were turned into minor sins, and the guilty became innocent. With a three-inch tongue, it is a good mix in Chang'an City!
The reason why his reputation is so bad is because he only recognizes money, and he doesn't have any justice and justice in his heart, and no matter what courtesy, righteousness and shame, as long as he gives enough money, whether you are a murderer or whatever, he can defend you.
This kind of behavior without a bottom line is not only spurned in the circle of teachers, but also hated by the civilians even more.
But he doesn't care about this, and he doesn't care what his colleagues in the industry and those untouchables think, as long as he has money to take, what is the moral bottom line, to hell with it!
He is a lawyer who defends the powerful, and in the eyes of King Yejun, as soon as Yuan Tangjing makes a move, no one in the court can argue with him.
This one is stable!
It seems that the prince was prepared for both when he first sent the killer, and even though he thought that the assassination could not fail at the time, he still kept one.
This old fox is very shrewd!
Now things are in trouble! Even if they were clearly attacked and killed last night, and even the killer's body was still in the small courtyard, but what the King of Ye Jun did was quite secretive, and none of the people on their bodies could prove that they were from the County King's Mansion, so it was naturally difficult to use this incident to prove that the King of Ye County.
And as long as his father is still operating behind the scenes, it is obviously impossible to convict this murderer led by Li Qiming!
Lord Shaoyin has a headache at this time, because of the special status of Jingzhao Mansion in Chang'an City, he doesn't care about this bullshit at all, and even the King of Yejun himself is not very afraid, but once the matter involves the East Palace, then he has to think carefully!
After all, he is not a single person, his family is in Chang'an City, and it is a very unwise thing to offend the future Tang King at this time!
Seeing that there is no result of the trial today, Li Kaizhi can only announce that he will temporarily withdraw from the court and retry the trial at a later date.
It is the limit that he can withstand the pressure and not let Li Qiming and them out, as for the next development of things, he is not optimistic, unless there is a turnaround.
The only one who can suppress the East Palace is the Son of Heaven! However, how can this kind of matter of saying that it is not big or small, and that it is not small, can be handled by the Son of Heaven himself?
To put it mildly, if Tang Tianzi had done everything himself, he would have been exhausted to death!
Gonggong Yao was a little dissatisfied, since he appeared here today, then the attitude of the East Palace was already obvious.
A young man from Jingzhao Mansion is here to pretend to be deaf and dumb with me, and he doesn't release him quickly, it's really bold!
Calling him an "adult" is to give him face, and he really thinks he is a character? Wait, there's something for you!
Father-in-law Yao thought so, and walked away with his subordinates. And the onlookers gradually dispersed, leaving only Lin Yan and others.
People are like this, when the situation is good, everyone will go up and shout twice, but once the forces they can't afford to provoke intervene in it, they will be scattered in an instant. The so-called "conformity" is like this!
Li Qiming and the others were still temporarily detained in prison, and Wei Meng returned to Lin Yan's residence, after all, according to the current situation, it was more dangerous to leave Wei Meng in Jingzhao Mansion.
And Li Kaizhi also learned from the officials who were present last night that Lin Yan still had a mysterious master in charge, and his safety was more guaranteed.
After Lord Shaoyin retired from the hall, he seemed to have aged a lot in an instant, and it is estimated that his performance today will be very dissatisfied with the East Palace. The old man is old, and his blood is still surging for a while, just for those boring justices, maybe he should really go home to retire this time!
The fists in his sleeve robe tightened slightly, if it was twenty years ago, a criminal like Li Qiming, not to mention that the prince sent someone, even if the emperor Lao Tzu came, it would be difficult to make it, all of them would give him a "click"! See if they dare to do evil again in the next life!
But...... Alas!
Li Kaizhi sighed, the fist in his hand loosened weakly, and then fell down. After so many ups and downs in officialdom, he is no longer the hot-blooded young man who had dreams and was full of confidence to uphold justice and uphold justice for the suffering people in the world!
His official rank gradually rose up, and he also had a place in this huge Chang'an City. However, he lost the momentum of the year and forgot his original intention. started to look ahead and backwards, began to think about the consequences, and began to gradually tend to the kind of official he hated the most.
Actually, he didn't completely forget. It's just that he has a family, and with bonds, he has a weakness!
Of course, he can gamble everything, for the justice in his heart, for justice! But he couldn't let his family take this huge risk because of his willfulness!
You must know that this is Chang'an City!
Outsiders only know that it is full of flowers, but they don't know that this city is a creeping abyss beast. The relationship between the various magnates in the city is complicated, and once he makes a mistake, it is not only the consequence of his own death, but even the entire family may be buried with him, so he doesn't dare to bet, and he can't bet!
He glanced at Wei Meng's direction with a complicated expression, and whispered, "It seems that I can only help you get here!"
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Lin Yan and the others took Wei Meng and returned to their residence, but this time the officials did not follow, because since there were masters there, it was pointless for them to follow.
If they really encounter something that even that master can't solve, with the kung fu of their three-legged cat, they can only lose their lives in vain.
Anyway, a month's worth of money is just that, there is no need to fight for your life, do your job well, and go home at the right time, this is the right reason!
On the way back, everyone was also in a low mood, although they didn't know those people who suddenly appeared above the court, but looking at the reaction of Lord Shaoyin, the identity of the person who came was definitely not ordinary, and it should be a big and terrible kind!
I didn't expect that just punishing a guilty Li Qiming would attract the attention of so many big people. To be honest, King Yejun alone is already very tricky, and now that there is such a group of people, is it so difficult for the common people to seek justice?
After returning to the residence, Mingya had already gotten up and packed up, waiting for them.
When I saw a group of people walking in with a depressed expression, I probably guessed that things should not be going well, and after a brief understanding, I sighed lightly and thought: It seems that the sky of the Tang Dynasty is not clearer than that of Nanban!
At this time, the little princess spoke: "If I don't go and beg my father, he must have a way!"
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, and then they quickly dimmed. Even civilians like Lin Yan and Wei Meng could figure it out, this was a big deal for them, but for the Son of Heaven who controlled a country, this kind of thing would not attract his attention at all.
At this moment, there may be another war on the border, there may be disasters in the country, and you have to fight wits and courage with those ministers from time to time, and you have to adjust the contradictions in the harem when you have time, how can you worry about mundane things?
The biggest person in power in the world is also the most unlikely person to help them, because there are too many levels of difference, this is a naked reality, and at the same time a kind of sadness!
It's not that I don't want to help them, it's that I'm standing too high and can't see them at all!
Seeing that everyone was silent, the little princess also realized that she had said the wrong thing. She is also anxious and wants to help everyone share a little bit and come up with ideas, but the idea is indeed a little naïve!
I couldn't think of any effective way for a while, and there was no point in spending it here, so everyone went home.
Especially Li Zongsheng, when he left, he noticed that his father's state was not good, and he was really worried in his heart, so he planned to rush home as soon as possible, inquire about the specific situation, and by the way, inquire if there was any turning point in the matter.
At this moment, only Lin Yan, Ming Ya and Wei Meng were left in the courtyard, and of course, the old man Yang in the house.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, Lin Yan thought it was Li Zongsheng and they went and returned, but after opening the door, he was stunned for a while, but he really didn't expect it to be him!
The man was dressed in a green shirt, completely no longer dressed as a businessman when he first met before, standing in front of the door and looking at Lin Yan with a smile, with an extraordinary bearing.
"What? When an old friend meets, don't invite me in to sit down? ”
Jin Fugui, or rather, Jin Yi sighed and said.