Zhao Zhi looked at Yang Daosi and asked softly: "Yang Aiqing, what do you think of this matter?"

"The country has its own laws. Liu Zhongyuan, as Jing Zhaoyin, naturally knows how to judge cases."

Liu Zhongyuan glanced at Yang Daosi and retreated. You Mingyuan and others also retreated. Yang Daosi didn't even speak for his grandson, what else could they say?

Yang Daosi stopped mentioning the matter and looked at Liu Jie opposite: "Liu Xiangguo, the officials who went to Tufan as envoys have returned?"

Liu Jie nodded: "I have come back. Tupan Zanpu agrees to the marriage."

"What's the situation over there in Langzhou?"

"Tufan is still continuing to increase its troops."

Yang Daosi sighed: "It seems that the battle with Tufan is inevitable."

"Yang Xiangguo is indeed a mature man, and he can see the root of it at a glance."

Liu Jie sighed in admiration, then looked at Zhao Zhi and said: "Your Majesty, Tufan agreed to the peace and continued to increase its troops in Langzhou. The intention is very obvious. The situation in Langzhou cannot be ignored, and the battle with Tufan cannot be ignored."

To avoid it, send a large army to Langzhou immediately to set up defenses, and we must not give Tufan any opportunity to take advantage of it."

Yang Daosi said: "Your Majesty, what Liu Xiangguo said is reasonable. You can ask the Ministry of War to prepare a combat plan as soon as possible, and at the same time, let the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Industry start preparing logistical combat materials."

Zhao Zhi nodded. Time is running out. Once the weather gets warmer by the end of April at the latest, Tufan will most likely start an undeclared war.

After the dynasty dispersed, You Mingyuan passed by Liu Zhongyuan and said, "Ge Qingfeng's crime is extremely heinous. Please ask Mr. Liu to judge the case impartially."

Liu Zhongyuan nodded silently.

After returning to Jingzhao Mansion and receiving a report from Li Xun, Liu Zhongyuan was shocked and said: "Don't make a mistake. Is this really the home of You Mingyuan, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?"

"There's no mistake. I went there myself. It's You Shilang's home."

Li Xun affirmed that he already knew about this matter yesterday, but did not rush to tell it. If Liu Zhongyuan, like other officials, valued the identity of Yang Fan and others and protected them, he would only be looking for embarrassment if he told it.

, but after Liu Zhongyuan's morning meeting, he returned to Jingzhao Mansion and immediately interrogated Yang Fan, Ge Qingfeng and others. After making his attitude clear, Li Xun no longer concealed it and spoke out directly.

It turns out that this is the case. No wonder You Mingyuan behaved very differently from usual during the morning court meeting. It turned out that the heroine in this case was actually his family member.

Liu Zhongyuan immediately sent people to You Mingyuan's mansion to summon witnesses, but what came was not the victim, but an old man in his fifties.

"You Lan, the steward of You Mansion. If you have any questions, I can answer them."

You Lan bowed to Liu Zhongyuan.

Liu Zhongyuan frowned: "Why doesn't the victim come?"

You Lan sighed: "It was my young lady and my servant Aunt Wu who went to Guanghua Temple yesterday. Aunt Wu couldn't bear the humiliation and hanged herself last night. My young lady was in a trance and was in pain. She refused to see anyone, so she had to wait for a while."

People will testify on their behalf.”

Liu Zhongyuan nodded. It was indeed a huge blow for an innocent woman to be so insulted.

Yang Fan and others were brought up. They looked miserable. In yesterday's melee, Li Xun was seriously injured. Yang Fan was even worse than him. He was lying on the ground with a white cloth on his head. He looked listless. The others were better.

Some, but all of them had bruises on their noses and swollen faces.

Seeing how miserable they all were, with bruises on their noses and swollen faces, and pain all over, Li Xun, who was sitting there, finally felt better.

Liu Zhongyuan started to ask, Ge Qingfeng sat on the ground, eyes wide open, and said nothing. The others did the same, facing in silence.

Liu Zhongyuan asked three times in a row, and everyone was silent.

You Lan said loudly: "Sir, there are so many certifications, why bother asking them? Just convict them directly."

"Old dog, shut up."

Ge Qingfeng suddenly turned his head to look at You Lan and yelled viciously.

"How dare you to be so outrageous in such a scene. Do you really think this is your home?"

Liu Zhongyuan was shocked, his face suddenly darkened, and he shouted loudly: "Come here, push down the criminal Ge Qingfeng, it's a big deal."

Several government officials rushed to the hall and dragged Ge Qingfeng out.

"Liu Zhongyuan, if you treat me like this, my father will never let you go."

Li Xun smiled coldly, Jing Zhaoyin is a high-ranking official of the third rank, not even lower than your father. Yang Fan is the grandson of Yang Daosi, the right minister of the court. Liu Zhongyuan dared to bring this matter directly to the court meeting.

Even if you don't give him any face, why would he still be afraid of your little Ge Qingfeng?

As expected, Liu Zhongyuan smiled coldly and ignored Ge Qingfeng's threats and shouts.

Ge Qingfeng's miserable howling like a wild dog soon sounded outside.

Ge Qingfeng and others were caught on the spot by Li Xun and others, and they were not allowed to deny the crime. Liu Zhongyuan directly convicted them.

The main culprit, Ge Qingfeng, and the knight-errant who raped Aunt Wu were both sentenced to be beheaded as prison princes. The remaining six were sentenced to eighty sticks and exiled to Lingnan. Yang Fan, as a fifth-grade Zhonglang general, had an official position.

Under such circumstances, Liu Zhongyuan was unable to convict him and could only be temporarily detained in a prison cell.

After the case is over, to be honest, Li Xun still admires Liu Zhongyuan quite a lot. Both Yang Fan and Ge Qingfeng have a complicated background. It is really not easy for Liu Zhongyuan to handle the case impartially.

After the case was over, Liu Zhongyuan came to Li Xun, and the two had a long talk. Liu Zhongyuan made it very clear and asked Li Xun to go ahead and do it. No matter who was involved, as long as he did something illegal, he would arrest him.

We will handle cases impartially and never compromise.

After listening to Liu Zhongyuan's words, Li Xun also put aside the last worry in his heart, patted his chest, and assured loudly: "Don't worry, sir, Li Xun won't drag you back."

After Ge Qingfeng's case ended, Li Xun stayed at home to recover from his injuries for half a month.

On this day, Li Xun came to the Procuratorate. Zhu Zhengguo immediately pulled him aside and whispered: "A big case is here again."

"Say it quickly."

Li Xun suddenly became energetic. After being raised at home for half a month, he had long been feeling uncomfortable.

"Someone reported that Baihuayuan in the south of the city was engaged in loan sharking and secretly lynching people who could not repay the loans. In the light cases, they had their hands and feet cut off, in the worst case, they killed people. They also kept hundreds of private thugs, raped women everywhere for a long time, and forced good girls into prostitution.

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"When did it happen?"

Zhu Zhengguo said: "The news I got five days ago is that the informant is Liu Xie. He used to follow Ge Qingfeng and was a frequent visitor to Baihuayuan. He knows the situation inside very well."

Li Xun glanced at him. He still took no action on what happened five days ago. He waited until he arrived before informing him. It seemed that the origin of Baihuayuan was not simple.

"Who is the boss of Baihuayuan?"

"Zhao Yan, son of Prince Zhuang, Zhao An, son of Prince Jiang, son of Minister of Industry, Prince Consort Yuele."
Chapter completed!