"Li Zijun, do you know your guilt?"

Gao Qiu has a dark complexion and a square face. He has served as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice for many years and has a calm and authoritative temperament.

At this time, in the majestic and solemn lobby of the Ministry of Justice, his voice was cold and stern. If he were an ordinary official, he would have been fighting with each other, panicking and unable to control himself. But today, everyone, even Pei Yue, who has the lowest status on the surface.

He would not be so cowardly, let alone the young man wearing the prince's clothes.

Pei Yue only knew that Emperor Kaiping had six sons and four daughters. These were the children who grew up safely. As for the many princes and princesses who died in infancy, it was impossible to count them all. Although His Majesty the Emperor was nearly forty years old and had several adult sons,

But he has not yet established a crown prince. Some courtiers once petitioned to establish a crown prince, but he demoted him to the border of Yunzhou as an official, and no one dared to talk about it lightly again.

Yunzhou is located in the northeast corner of Daliang. To the north is a snowy wasteland and to the east is the rough sea. It can be described as a first-class bitter cold place. The border is even more difficult. Being an official here is actually no different from being exiled.

The prince who sat at the same level as Gao Qiu inherited the characteristics of Emperor Kaiping. His eyes were slender and obscure, and his thin cheeks had a half-smiling expression, as if whatever happened would be expected by him.

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Pei Yue didn't know where the prince ranked. In fact, he had no interest in this. He had only heard a few words in casual chats with Mr. Xi before.

When Gao Qiu started to ask questions, he only glanced at the prince very quickly, and then moved his eyes elsewhere.

On the contrary, the prince in a bright yellow python robe glanced at Gu Fan who was standing on one side, and then stayed on Pei Yue for a long time. He seemed to be very interested in this concubine. However, Gao Qiu's harsh tone

After asking that question, he curled his lips slightly displeased.

Gao Qiu always paid attention to the expression of the prince beside him. After seeing the dissatisfaction on his face, his eyes staring at Li Zijun unconsciously softened a little.

Li Zijun has lived in the mansions of powerful people since he was a child. Even though he has various problems, he does not lack the ability to observe words and emotions.

After discovering the changes in the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, he couldn't help but calm down. He stepped forward and saluted and said: "Your Excellency, there were some conflicts between this official and this brother Pei. He couldn't control himself for a while, so he sent someone to follow him, thinking

Teach him a lesson. This is my fault, please punish me."

He claimed to be a lower official because Li Bingzhong gave him a position as a imperial guard. This official position was originally intended to arrange the noble children of Kyoto. Naturally, it did not count as using power for personal gain, so no one accused him of impeachment.

Li Zijun's words were very relaxed, and on the surface they were not far from the truth, but he passed over the most important part, turning a murder case into a grudge between young people. Obviously, he had gained a lot during this period.

Guidance.

Pei Yue naturally did not agree with this statement, but he did not refute in a hurry, but stood aside calmly.

These people only regarded him as a young bastard. At most, they thought he had a stubborn and cold temper, and his mind was a little precocious compared to ordinary people. However, they did not know that he was not an ordinary precocious man, but was mature beyond an era.

In this lobby, it is difficult to judge the attitude of Gao Qiu, the Minister of Punishment. The eunuch in the palace is probably just watching with a pair of eyes and ears. The prince sitting next to Gao Qiu should be biased towards Li Zijun. As for the one on the left,

The lieutenant general sitting next to him should also be someone sent by Li Bingzhong, otherwise Gu Fan would not fail to give him a simple reminder.

It can be seen that with the tacit approval of Emperor Kaiping, today's meeting in the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment was most likely just a formality, allowing him to witness Li Zijun being fined three drinks.

Therefore, he must remain calm and find loopholes in the other party's words to achieve his revenge purpose.

Gao Qiu had already learned the truth from the person in charge sent by Taishitai Pavilion to take over the matter. He originally thought that the young man named Pei Yue would refute him on the spot. He had even prepared to give the other party a blow first, but he did not expect this young man.

How could he be so calm?

Of course, for an old official who has been involved in criminal cases for many years, this accident would not disrupt his rhythm. He continued to ask Li Zijun: "Do you know that lynching violates the law of the court? Who gave it to you?"

Do you have the guts to act so recklessly?"

The voice was still very stern, and Li Zijun cooperated with a look of fear, lowering his head and saying: "I was so angry that I did such a stupid move. I feel extremely remorseful. I just ask you to punish me."

Seeing that he was so obedient, Gao Qiu's tone became calmer: "You said before that you would send someone to follow Pei Yue and teach him a lesson. What are the details? Tell it carefully and don't cover it up!"

"yes."

Li Zijun bowed his hands in salute, and then talked about the day when Pei Yue went to Beijing to go to Silent Cloud Mansion. His servant accidentally met Pei Yue, and then he asked people to follow him, and planned to have his servants beat him up when Pei Yue left the city.

A meal.

He spoke honestly and seemed to have changed his ways and realized his mistakes. His words were very sincere and he had changed from the arrogant and domineering playboy demeanor of the past.

Although he knew that he was avoiding the important and trivial, Pei Yue could not help but think of common sayings such as "Three days after separation, you will see each other with admiration." Li Zijun seemed to be very honest, but he concealed the two most critical points.

The first is that he has sent people to follow Pei Yue and even Luliu Village for a long time, which shows that he has already made deliberate plans and is definitely not a whim. How could such a long-term plan be just to beat him up?

The second thing is that the person who attacked Pei Yue at that time was not a servant of the Fengcheng Hou Mansion, but a swordsman of the Wang family in Dongshan, Western Wu!

When Ye Qi rescued him that day, she just casually said that when the two swordsmen saw that they were no match for her, they even ignored their own horses and fled from the mountains and forests in panic. So when Ye Qi left

It seemed a pity that if she had captured the two swordsmen, there would be no need for Pei Yue to waste time with them at this time.

As long as these two swordsmen are handed over, the plums will either die or peel off their skins.

After listening to Li Zijun's statement, Gao Qiu looked indifferent. After a moment of silence, he said in disgust: "Li Zijun, I had a friendship with your grandfather for a while. I can't understand why he, such an upright and upright person, could

Raise a naughty grandchild like you! You are already old now, and you don’t know how to be diligent and motivated. Instead, you spend all day doing such dandy behavior and competing with others. You are really tarnishing our family name! I don’t know what to say!”

Li Zijun's face tightened. He had never been reprimanded so mercilessly before. However, at this moment, he did not dare to talk back because he knew in his heart that Gao Qiu's words seemed to be reprimanding, but in fact, he was talking about this matter.

The incident was characterized as an ordinary conflict between young people.

How many times does this kind of thing happen in Kyoto?

Since it is very common, there is no need to go to war.

Gu Fan stood aside and listened. At this time, he also understood the meaning of Gao Qiu's words. Seeing that Pei Yue still didn't move, he couldn't help but said angrily and anxiously: "Master Gao, this matter——"

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, Gao Qiu interrupted him sternly: "Gu Fan, according to the law, you are not qualified to stand in this hall today. I will make an exception and allow you to go to the hall. You will only be allowed to bring your eyes and ears."

I'm not asking you to interfere with my decision. If you say anything more, I will kick you out immediately."

Gu Fan looked at him angrily.

Pei Yue gave him a look, signaling him not to be impulsive.

The meaning of Gao Qiu's words was obvious. He knew the relationship between Pei Yue and the Gu family, so he specifically let Gu Fan in, just to show Gu Liang, to show that he would judge the case impartially and would not deliberately favor any side.

However, how to actually operate it often only requires his words to be slightly ambiguous, and others can't find anything wrong with it.

For a minister of punishment, this is a very simple matter.
Chapter completed!