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Chapter 616 Killing Aries (2)

"Kill Aries..." Sun Bi said this gently, his face looking quite serious. The smiles on Xiao Chengzhi, Xu Cang and others who were together were no longer visible, leaving only unpredictable shock and anger.

Just two days after knowing the inside story of the case, on the last day of September, Li Ling called the few people he had the closest and trusted in the capital, saying that he was drinking to reminisce about the past, but during the meal, he told him what he had about the Ministry of Justice to find someone to die.

After three years, these three people have changed a lot. Sun Bi has just finished mourning for her mother. She is not famous in the court and in the capital. She has no title of a king or her own mansion. She still lives in the palaces of the princes as low-key as before, becoming an adult transparent prince.

However, his whole spirit was very different from three years ago. He was completely restrained and his true joy was not reflected. Only when he was reunited with Li Ling and the others could there be joy from the heart. Even after hearing about such a thing, his expression still did not change much, which shows that the three years of tempering his mind and nature have reached a state of transformation.

Xiao Chengzhi was the opposite of him, and he was still the straightforward and loyal man. Because he had been hanging among the imperial guards in recent years, he was even more generous than when he was in the southwest. If he hadn't known his foundation, strangers wouldn't have thought that this guy was still the prince of the Marquis's Mansion.

After listening to Li Ling's story, he became even more angry: "It's lawless. If I had known that such a thing had happened, I would have taken my brothers to the Ministry of Justice!"

However, he was not the one who reacted the most intensely. Xu Cang, the young official who still looked gentle and was still working as an unknown editor in the Hanlin Academy, was really angry at this time. After a moment of stunned silence, he slammed the table and said sternly: "It is a waste of human life and a disorderly law. Even those traitors who harm the country and the people are just like this. They all deserve to die!"

After gasping for a few breaths, he shouted loudly: "I want to submit a memorial. I want to contact all my colleagues in the Hanlin Academy to report to His Majesty those traitors!"

Seeing this, Li Ling quickly raised his glass to comfort the two of them: "Zhuowu, Chengzhi, please be careful not to be impatient. This matter is very involved. We must have a proper strategy before we can take action, right?"

Sun Bi also persuaded the two of them: "Yes, this matter is very important. If you go out to make a big fuss now, they will be able to erase all the evidence of the crime. By then, we will become false accusations, and the result will be bad. Don't forget that the Minister of Justice is the King of Yong. He is deeply favored by my father. It is even easier for him to turn black and white. Not to mention that he has many gangs in the court. As long as he fails to condemn him at once, we will definitely lose if there is a dispute in the court!"

"That's right, it's because I'm worried about this that I dare not act rashly. It doesn't matter if we lose, but what about the innocent people who died because of this? What about the people who are about to be killed and regarded as lambs?" Li Ling also quickly added another sentence.

The two of them cooperated with the persuasion, and the remaining two finally calmed down, but the anger on their faces was still, even better than before. The feeling of being angry was too uncomfortable.

As Li Ling said, because the case is too important, he dared not act alone, so he thought of calling the three of them together. After all, one person has a short plan, and four people have a high plan, so he can always come up with a proper plan.

Several people fell silent for a while before they saw Sun Bi smiled: "Killing Aries is really a good example. Since ancient times, sheep have been symbols of helplessness and weakness. They are not wrong, but they are always bullied by others. This is how scapegoats come from this. And now it seems that in the eyes of those people from the Ministry of Justice, these people who stolen deaths are not humans, but just sheep they use to make money!"

Li Ling nodded: "Yes, as Zhang Kang told me, just by handing over a prisoner who was in the county, he would get the benefit of tens of thousands of taels of silver, and he could have two or three hundred taels of silver. How much is a life worth when he fell into the hands of the Ministry of Justice? 100,000 taels or 200,000 taels? So in their eyes, these slaughterers are real fat sheep!"

These words caused a few people to curse in a low voice. Then, Xiao Chengzhi said: "What should we do next? Should we save people? I will directly lead people to the prison of the Ministry of Justice and rescue all the innocent people?"

"You are crazy, dare to do such a thing?" Sun Bi glared at him angrily, "You were not so reckless in the southwest before, but why did you become so stupid when you arrived in the capital? That's the Ministry of Justice. If you dare to lead troops directly to attack, it's a serious crime of treason. Not only you, but also your uncle, I'm afraid there's only a way out!"

"Is there any other way?" Xiao Chengzhi muttered guiltily, and he also realized that his statement was indeed too unreasonable.

Xu Cang frowned and said, "As Wen Zhong said, it is probably too late to impeach the impeachment now, and it may even be alarmed. But is there any better way? In a few days, they will be beheaded by Qiu Jue. If there is no evidence of death, there will be no hope..."

After pausing, he suddenly said, "Why don't we go and beat Dengwen drum and report this injustice to His Majesty directly?"

"This is still a bit inappropriate. First, it is difficult to beat the Dengwen drum. There are imperial guards nearby. Even if we arrive in front of us, we will probably be stopped long ago." Li Ling had thought of this move before, and then he quickly rejected it.

When Dengwen drum was first set up, he had some ideas, just to let the emperor hear some voices from the people. So at the beginning, as long as any people had any major plans to report to the emperor, they could go outside the palace, ring the big giant drum, and then meet the emperor and report on the matter.

But as time goes by, this practice was banned. The emperor is concerned about the country and has a lot of troubles. He has no time to listen to the thoughts or grievances of the common people. So when the court started, the big drum standing outside the palace became a decoration. Not only were guardrails built around, but the imperial guards also guarded day and night, so that people would not get close at all, let alone ringing.

And Li Ling has another concern: "Secondly, this is actually somewhat similar to the impeachment above. It's so big that once the news leaks, the Ministry of Justice may be able to deal with it. There may still be a result that makes us wrong..."

"This is not OK, that is not OK, are we going to waste like this?" Xiao Chengzhi couldn't help but pick up the cup and poured a sip of wine.

At this point, Li Ling finally put forward his own idea: "Actually, I had a bold method before, but I don't know if it can be done, and it has certain dangers."

"What do you mean?" The three of them looked at him at the same time.

"At the time of the autumn decision, we robbed the court and then made things worse, waiting for His Majesty to make a decision!"

As soon as this statement was said, the three of them were stunned. Xiao Chengzhi reacted the fastest: "What is the difference between you... and the prison of the Ministry of Justice I thought? Is it a serious crime to not be the same?"

"It's different. It's an attack on the yamen and an absolute disobedience to the court, but the robbery of the law is to safeguard the dignity of the law and discipline. Another point is also the most critical. At that time, those innocent people were on the scene. It's difficult for the Ministry of Justice to cover up their crimes. As long as Your Majesty is willing to investigate, you will definitely get all the stolen goods!"

Li Ling said, sweeping over the three people: "What do you think? The only problem is that there may be certain dangers in the robbery of the law field, but in fact, you don't have to take action on the spot. Just wait for the trouble to come forward and then come forward to suppress the field..."

Sun Bi frowned and pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Although your idea is also risky, you have at least a considerable chance to fulfill the crime. Moreover, as long as we reveal our identity in time, those people in the court may not dare to attack us, but they can minimize the danger."

"That's the reason." Li Ling nodded, "We have princes, generals of the imperial guards and princes of Dingxi, and a capital official and a foreign prefect... No matter how brave they are, they dare not attack us in full view of the public. What's more, I will also arrange for people from the Imperial City Division to respond from the side, and with the possible existence of the Censor of the City Censor, no matter how bold the people from the Ministry of Justice act, they dare not attack us."

Xu Cang was also a little excited: "Also, in this trouble, the matter will definitely be quickly spread to His Majesty. At that time, no matter how cunning they are, they will not be able to cover up the truth!"

"Haha, interesting, so interesting. I can't wait to think about what kind of situation it was at that time!" Xiao Chengzhi immediately said with a look of his hand, wishing he could kill him to the court now.

However, Li Ling did not have much excitement, but said in a deep voice: "But there is one thing you have to think about, that is, this matter is not easy to end. Even if we are right, this is not the court, and if His Majesty is willing to see it, it may affect your and my future."

His reminder was really nothing to Xiao Chengzhi, and he immediately smiled and said, "At worst, I can go back to the southwest, it's not a problem at all."

Sun Bi also smiled: "I am just a prince without power, power and position. My father has always been cold to me. As for the brothers, I only have two brothers now, you two, so it doesn't matter no matter what."

Their words made Li Ling feel warm, but as expected, what he cared about the most was Xu Cang, and even wanted to persuade him to withdraw.

But Xu Cang just hesitated and spoke: "Wen Zhong, although you and I have studied hard for many years only to become officials. But in recent years, I have also understood a lot of things that are difficult to implement in this world. For a few years, I have been just a minor official who is not humane. It would be better to have a big fuss, and maybe I can still leave my name in history.

"We are studying and being an official is not for ourselves, but for the whole world, the country, the people and the country! I don't know this. If I know it but retreat, I'm afraid I will not be at ease in my life. So you don't have to worry about me, and I will definitely advance and retreat with you in this matter!"
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