Chapter 387: Mr. Shen Hou Wandai

The third day of the lunar calendar was issued, and the fourth day of the lunar calendar was impeached. On the seventh day of the lunar calendar, the strong wind rose on that day, which was exactly the time for the trial.

Chen Ao held the imperial edict in his hand, wore a winged hat, a purple public uniform, and a ceremonial guard in front of the criminal department.

The last time I didn't know which bastard impeached him to ride a horse. Chen Ao heard it, but he didn't go to sit in a sedan chair anymore. Humph, he just wanted to ride a horse for him every day, which made him so disgusted.

Headed by the Minister of Justice, the ministers of the Ministry of Justice came out to greet him, but they didn't dare to show their anger. Who would have thought that just a few days ago, Chen Ao was still a serious criminal who was being tried by the Ministry of Justice, but now he has transformed into an imperial envoy, while the minister of the Minister of Justice, Wang, was instantly disgraced?

This guy in front of me really can't afford to offend him! The people from the Ministry of Justice were worried. There were several servants who had even been tortured with Chen Ao in the Ministry of Justice. They cut Chen Ao's hand and almost punished him. Now when they think about it, they are really lucky. If they touched a finger of this vengeful guy that day, would they still have their lives?

Chen Ao nodded to their heads and ignored them. Instead, when he walked to the Minister of Rites, he smiled at him and said, "I don't know who is, sir?"

The minister hurriedly said, "Secretary Zhou Lang."

Logically, the Minister of the Secretariat and the Minister of the Temple were both third-rank officials, and Zhou Lang simply called himself a subordinate. This shows his fear of Chen Ao. In fact, he, the young Minister of the Temple, was not on the side of the capital, had no big trees to enjoy the shade, and was not appreciated by the Emperor. In this life, he was at the level of the Minister of the Temple, and was different. He was favored by His Majesty and was a former party general. He was young and light-hearted and was already a temple minister. He was awarded a marquis and had an unlimited future.

Chen Ao smiled at him and said, "Mr. Zhou, I'll congratulate you first. I'll be promoted in the future, but I must remember to invite me to drink."

Zhou Lang was surprised and happy, thinking to himself, could this Gaoyang Marquis have heard some news from His Majesty? If he could really take a step forward, it would be great.

Although the Shangshu and the Minister of Justice are only one step away, they are very different in the ministry. If Zhou Lang did not covet the Shangshu, that would be a lie. However, the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice is quite relevant after all, and without any background, how could he be his turn?

Zhou Lang's heart was up and down, and led Chen Ao into the yatang. Chen Ao was already familiar with the situation. After sitting on the presiding judge's case, Jiang Min had already arrived first and sat on Shen Ao's right. He had not slept well these days. In order to sort out Wang Zhichen's case, he was so busy that he was exhausted. He was going to trial today, but he was a little lazy.

After waiting for a while, King Zhao Zong of Jin came over with his head held high. When he saw Chen Ao, he smiled and said, "Chen Ao, you are not willing to be lonely recently."

Chen Ao stood up and bowed to him, and smiled and said, "The prince said this as if the prince had been quiet recently. Today, he tried the case of the prince's minister. Is there anything he saw?"

Zhao Zong started fighting and haha: "This is not my business. You can try whatever you want. I am just representing my mother to supervise."

Chen Ao had no intention of letting King Jin intervene, so he nodded: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, please sit down, the prince."

After saying that, Chen Ao sat down immediately, frowned, and slapped the gavel in his hand: "A minister who leads the king!"

Three yamen runners used water and fire sticks to beat the ground rhythmically, singing in a low voice: "Wei...wu..."

Then, Wang Zhichen, who looked tragic, was brought up. He was detained for several days. Although he still enjoyed the treatment of a scholar, he still lost a lot of weight. He also heard about the news outside. The Grand Master had stopped and there was no movement. Wang Zhichen felt even more miserable, and he knew in his heart that this disaster could not be avoided.

Since he was bound to die, the king's minister was still a little arrogant after all. He wore a new robes and hats sent by his family, and reluctantly cheered up in under the escort of the soap official.

When he entered the familiar yamen hall and saw many former colleagues and officials, he felt a lot of emotion. Just a few days ago, he was still sitting in the seat where Shen Ao was now sitting, looking down at the steps, judging the life and death of many people. Today, the phoenix that landed on the ground was not as good as a chicken. He looked at the minister Zhou Lang first, and Zhou Lang immediately turned his face aside, unable to bear to see him. He went to see the servants on the side. Some of these people who used to be around him were bowing their heads, and some sneered at him.

It was still the lobby of the Ministry of Justice in the past, but the people here have become unrecognizable.

"I have met King Jin, Lord Shen, Lord Jiang." The king's minister bowed to the three of them, but his face was still a little reserved. In front of his former colleagues, he was really unable to beg for mercy and cried, not to mention that in his current situation, what's the use of begging for mercy?

Zhao Zong suddenly picked up the gavel in his hand and slapped it hard, shouting: "Bold, why don't you kneel when you see me?"

Shen Ao originally wanted to shoot the canopy, but was disturbed by Zhao Zong. His hand holding the canopy was hanging high in the air. He was unable to let go for a while and was speechless. This guy said he was not in charge. The criminal just came in and he couldn't help but interfere in the case. What's going on? Brother, you are the deputy trial.

The king's minister said slowly: "Before the case was decided, the officials were still scholars. When they arrived at this yamen, there was no need to kneel down. This is an iron rule passed down during the reign of Emperor Taizu."

The king's minister was very proficient in the matter of punishment and name. Zhao Zong was not familiar with him. He had nothing to say for a moment, but he felt very disgraceful and said angrily: "You committed a heinous crime. Do you still want to sit and talk? Humph, I am here, do you still have the right to show off your power here? Carefully take your head."

Shen Ao suddenly said, "Come on, please give me a seat to Lord Wang."

Shen Ao's rash words made Zhao Zong unable to help but look back at Shen Ao who was sitting at the seat. When he saw Shen Ao shaking his head at him, he felt a little discouraged and had to take the lead and stop talking.

Someone brought a stool over, Wang Zhichen bowed to sit down, and Shen Ao began to ask, "Who is in the hall?"

"A minister of the Minister of Justice."

"Do you know your guilt, the minister of the king?"

"The lower official is aware of his crime."

Shen Ao was stunned. Unexpectedly, the minister of the king answered happily, he slowly said: "Then tell me, what crime did you commit."

The king's minister said: "If you plan to rebel, the officials will never be punished. However, if you are corrupt, exclude ministers and occupy land, the officials will confess their guilt."

At this time, the king's minister was smart and he could never admit his rebellion. Once he took on this relationship, it would be the consequences of the family raiding and extermination of the clan. None of his wives, sons, parents, relatives could be spared, so he could only avoid the important things and not admit his anti-poem. As for the others, he had indeed had many stains with Cai Jing over the years, and it would be okay to bear them all. At worst, he would just die. At this time, his death alone would not be terrible. At least he could save the lives of so many of his closest relatives.

Wang Zhichen raised his eyes, his eyes were extremely clear: "My Lord clearly observed that the case of anti-poetry was indeed unfair. Although I went to Cai's house to attend the banquet that day, I was not drunk. Besides, the talent of the lower officials was even more impossible to write that poem. I asked the upper officials to send the whole family a way out. Is it not enough for the lower officials to bleed? "

Both Wang Zhichen and Shen Ao knew that these words were naturally told to Chen Ao, and their eyes were full of desire.

Chen Ao sighed and said, "You first confess the crimes of corruption and encroachment of land. Who is involved, whose land has been occupied, and when... You are not allowed to pull down any of these things. Come on, record them quickly."

Wang Zhichen nodded and poured out all his past bad deeds as he knew. How to frame the loyal and kind, and how to invade people's land was shocking, but he was very calm when he spoke. It took him half an hour to finally explain it clearly.

Chen Ao nodded. Some of the crimes here were collected, and some were confessed by the minister of the king. These crimes alone were enough to make him doomed.

After the King's minister made a clear explanation, Chen Ao winked at the record Ai Shi. The King's minister immediately took the King's minister's confession and asked the King's minister to paint the pen. The King's minister hesitated for a moment, and finally dipped his finger in red mud and pressed it down.

Chen Ao sighed and said: "Come on, the king's minister is very guilty. Take off his official uniform and wait until I report to Your Majesty, and I will punish you."

Zhao Zong couldn't help but say, "Mr. Shen, why don't you ask about the anti-Social case?"

Hearing the words "anti-poem", Wang Zhichen's eyes showed a hint of panic, and he looked at Chen Ao helplessly.

Chen Ao coughed and said slowly: "I have secretly investigated the case of anti-poetry. There are many suspicious points. It should be just rumors. Since there is no evidence, we naturally cannot wrongly accuse the king's ministers."

Zhao Zong murmured, "It's you who said they were reading anti-poems, and now they were also you who said they were wronged. You have done bad people and good people, but you asked me to come here to embarrass you!" As he said that, he turned around and continued to fill the wooden stakes.

Wang Zhichen looked at Chen Ao gratefully, bent his legs, and knelt down and said, "Wang will always remember Lord Shen's kindness. Lord Shen. If there were any offenses in the past, Wang could only repay the next life."

Then Wang Zhichen was stripped of his outer shirt and taken down.

Chen Ao announced the closing of the case, and together with the two deputy judges, he wrote a memorial together with Wang Zhichen's confession, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. From becoming a prisoner to a perfect counterattack, the matter finally came to an end. He still invited Zhao Zong to have a meal that day. Today, he taught that the prince was a little unlucky to come to Taiwan. He still had to apologize for the crime. However, although his face was laughing, he was still thinking about his thoughts. He couldn't help thinking: "What measures would Cai Jing take at this time? This old fox has oiled his feet, and I don't know how he will get out next."
Chapter completed!