"Such a huge amount of flowing water, the right to approve entry and exit is in the hands of Shi Shenyi alone, if he is greedy, he has been an official in the household department for half his life, and if he moves the numbers on the accounts, he can easily take away a large amount of silver without knowing it, and if it is not thoroughly checked by the imperial court, it will never be found by ordinary people."

"If he doesn't take such a convenient mountain of gold and silver, he went to Jiangyang to steal the treasury silver for the sake of 30,000 taels of silver, risking being reported and exposed at any time and cutting off his head, do you think he really got his head into the water?"

The prince stared at Qian Fenyong with burning eyes, and shouted:

"From the point of view of Gu, it was you, the head of the criminal department Shangshu, who got into the water and was kicked into a stupid pig by a donkey!"

Qian Fenyong only felt that the air in the room was frozen.

His breathing became very rapid, and no matter how hard he panted, the air could not be breathed in.

The great panic and fear left him at a loss and trembling.

He never dreamed that the prince's logical thinking ability would be so strong.

And it makes sense.

Originally, this kind of unwarranted framing itself cannot withstand scrutiny, even if there is so-called ironclad evidence, what is false is false.

In addition, he was greedy for merit, and he did not carefully and repeatedly scrutinize, so he hurriedly completed the investigation and interrogation and reported to the authorities.

As a result, he was easily caught by the prince.

Just when Qian Fenyong felt that he was a drowning person and was about to suffocate, a soft announcement seemed to save his life.

"Your Highness, Shang Shu ordered Lord Yang Du to ask to see you!" Autumn breeze.

Hearing this, the prince raised his eyebrows.

Yang Du had never been to the East Palace.

This is the west study of the East Palace, not the Qinzheng Palace, and not the Xuanzheng Hall of the Daming Palace.

The prince can refuse not to see.

Yang Du reviewed the official document submitted by the Criminal Department, and found that it was full of loopholes, and many places were not considered, so he was ready to discuss with Qianfenyong.

Unexpectedly, Qian Fenyong was called by the prince to go to the west study of the East Palace, and he was shocked into a cold sweat.

Without thinking too much, Yang Du hurried to the East Palace and came to see the prince.

Yuan Zhi reacted quickly, he expected that Yang Du rushed over to save Qian Fenyong, and also to save their own camp, so as not to fall into the encirclement and annihilation of the crown prince.

"Let him in."

After the prince finished speaking indifferently, he turned back to his place and sat upright.

He wanted to see how this thousand-year-old fox could turn the tide.

Qian Fenyong has been gasping for breath, sullen and almost fainting.

He was drenched in sweat.

Although the weather turned into summer, it was far from the hot summer, everyone wore robes and coats, and the west study was very transparent, and the air was smooth and fast.

At this moment, Qian Fenyong's mind was blank, and his heart was full of chagrin, only the infinite fear of the crown prince, and nothing else.

Over the past year, their side has been relatively independent, and they have never dealt directly with the crown prince, except for the Chaoji in the middle of last month.

But in that confrontation between Chaoji and the Zhang clan in Dunhuang, it seemed that their old ministers had a big victory, and the prince compromised.

I didn't expect my carelessness to rush forward, but I put myself in a desperate situation.

Footsteps came from far and near, and Yang Du appeared at the door of the main hall.

After entering the door, Yang Du looked grim.

"Old minister Yang Du, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince, Chitose, Chitose, Chitose."

He has a clear and clear rules, and no one can find fault with it.

The prince raised his right hand slightly, which was regarded as a courtesy to this old minister, "Excuse yourself Yang Xiang." ”

In the process of getting up, Yang Du glanced at Qian Fenyong who was standing next to him, and saw that his face was colorless, and his back and toes were wet with sweat.

He immediately understood that this trip was still timely.

"Your Royal Highness, the case of Shi Shenyi reported by the Criminal Department, the old minister thinks it is slightly suspicious."

The first sentence he said was stunned.

It's not what your old man said, you want to disturb the Jingshi, and agree to lay out the pit household department Shi Shenyi and cut off the prince's arm.

I was ordered to do the work and sent it to the East Palace, but you rushed over to turn the water and beat a rake?

It's not Shi Shenyi who co-authored, but me, the wronged leader?

Qian Fenyong was stupid and almost fainted.

He naturally didn't notice that the prince's expression at this moment was much more serious than when he faced him.

Yuan Zhi chuckled in his heart when he heard this.

What kind of play is this old fox going to play?

A self-denial as soon as you enter the door?

He raised his hand and picked up the warm teacup in his hand, took a sip and put it down gently, then raised his eyes and said indifferently:

"Yang Xiang might as well talk about it, where does the suspicion of the criminal investigation in this case come from?"

From the beginning, Yang Du did not intend to beat around the bush, but directly cut off and advanced by retreating.

Because this is the West Study of the East Palace, not the Xuanzheng Hall of the Daming Palace.

There is no need to be high-sounding in the court, everything must be famous, reasonable, and well-founded.

Since it is a private conversation, it is also a game, and it is necessary to pay more attention to strategy.

"The suspicious points come from the Criminal Department itself, they are eager to make meritorious contributions, and the investigation and interrogation are not deep enough, for example, the stolen money that Shi Shenyi embezzled may not be placed in his house, and the so-called cunning rabbit three holes should continue to be interrogated from the relevant personnel."

"There is also a case of theft of the No. 1 treasury, and Shi Shenyi asked the thieves not for 30,000 taels

Silver, but 30,000 taels of gold in stock, but the thieves opened the silver vault first, and they didn't have time to open the vault, so they fled in a hurry to prepare to share the spoils, so the amount of the case should be determined to be an attempt to 30,000 taels of gold. ”

This old fox is here to fill in the gaps.

He couldn't have made it clearer, which meant that he asked the case to be returned to the Criminal Department for trial.

He is the Shang Shuling in charge of the judiciary and has this power.

Oh, that's a great trick.

The prince chuckled and said:

"It's a suspicious point, the rhetoric from the Criminal Department itself, Yang Xiang, and the official documents have been reported to the Zhan Mansion of the East Palace, so the East Palace has to send someone to inquire into this matter and participate in the case investigation and the three sessions of the trial."

"Since this case has not yet been solved, then the person concerned is not a criminal, he can only be regarded as a suspect, he cannot be tortured and abused, he must be treated in time if he has injuries or illnesses, and his meals are treated as normal officials, and he can only be counted as temporarily isolated and detained in the Criminal Department, how about it?"

Now, the procedure is clearly there, and the prince can't say anything.

But he said that the investigation was not completed, and the person concerned was not a criminal, but could only be regarded as a suspect, which made Yang Du and Qian Fenyong stunned.

This judicial view is later generations, and it is definitely ahead of its time and bold in ancient times, and the imperial court did not have such a statement, but it is very reasonable.

The proposition of this point of view is actually to protect Shi Shenyi.

Think about it, once a person enters the prison, who can endure the severe punishment and strict law?

Even if people are fished out afterwards, they will all become wasted people, how can they still give the prince the control of the household?

The household can be like this, but in fact, the Ministry of Industry is concocted in the same way, which makes you restless, and people's hearts are panicked.

This may be the purpose of Yang Du and others.