Liu Dayou gazed at Li Yi in a daze for a long time. Only then did he raise his hands in a somewhat ashamed gesture and say, "Sir is wise!"
The actions of the county government were completely unconcealed. The matter of the Duke of Qin forcefully abducting a woman and fleeing to escape punishment quickly spread throughout Jingdou.
This was not the first time the Duke had done such a despicable thing. He had done many more shameless things before, but by relying on his powerful background, he was able to settle them all.
However, that was then and this was now. Recently, it was a special time. Let alone the Duke, even if it was a prince committing a crime, it had to be tried according to the rules. Otherwise, the court, which had just reformed the law, would be slapping itself in the face. Countless people were waiting to see them make a fool of themselves.
Of course, no law could be changed overnight. Perhaps the Qin family would be condemned by public opinion, but it would not be able to harm their foundation. Although the people were helpless, they could only accept this reality.
The Cui family.
Qin Yan gazed at Cui Qingming with a face full of surprise and asked, "He hasn't come to the Cui family?"
Cui Qingming shook his head and said, "Earlier, he only sent someone to tell me about the Secret Intelligence Office. He didn't come tonight."
He then shook his head and said, "Today is different from the past. He really should be more careful. If he is caught by the government, it will be troublesome."
"After this incident, I will let him stay at home peacefully for a period of time. When His Highness the King of Shu returns, everything will be settled." Qin Yan sighed and said, "I'll go to the other families to see. If this unfilial son isn't in the Cui family, where can he hide?"
After Qin Yan left, a person walked up to Cui Qingming and said in a small voice, "The matter of Qin Yu is only a small matter. Its influence is limited. I'm just afraid that once they catch Qin Yu and dig out some other things from his mouth, things will be very bad …"
Cui Qingming thought about it and waved his hand. "Even if they really dig it out, what can they do? If they really have the guts to dig it out, there's no harm in helping them!"
The middle-aged man beside him paused and seemed to realize something. He then smiled and said, "Second brother is right. Even if they have the guts, they don't have the strength …"
Late at night, Qin Yan dragged his tired body back to the Qin manor. His expression was dark as he muttered to himself, "Just where did this unfilial son go?"
…
It was rare for Li Yi to wake up early today. In fact, there would always be one or two days a month when he had to wake up early.
Not only was he tortured by Li Duan, but Miss.Liu had also pestered him to study with her until midnight last night. He was severely lacking in sleep. Before the old emperor arrived, he wanted to lean against a pillar and take a nap. However, a fly kept buzzing in his ears, and he couldn't chase it away no matter how hard he tried.
Li Xuan frowned and said, "What's going on with Liu Yiyi? Isn't he usually very cautious? Why is he so reckless this time? When I came over just now, I heard a lot of people talking about him in front of His Majesty …"
Li Yi struggled to open his eyes and said weakly, "Fine. Don't talk. The court is about to begin. Let me sleep for a while …"
Li Xuan looked at him and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you? Why do you look so listless …"
Li Yi glanced at him and said, "If you had an energetic wife or sister, she wouldn't be much better than me."
The surprise on Li Xuan's face turned into shock. He asked in a low voice, "You've already taken her down?"
Before Li Yi could understand what he was saying, a eunuch announced in a sharp voice that His Majesty had arrived.
When the old emperor went to court, he needed two eunuchs to support him. The Eldest Princess sat on the lower right side of the emperor. The officials greeted her one after another.
"My ministers … what important matter do you have to report to me today?" He looked down at the people below. His voice was still calm, but it didn't have the same imposing manner as before.
In the main hall, Cui Qingming met the eyes of several people and nodded slightly.
One of them was about to step forward, but someone else in front of him stepped forward before him.
Cui Qingming's eyes narrowed as he looked at the figure in front of the hall.
The capital governor, Ceng Shichun, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I accuse the Assistant Minister of Justice, Liu Yiyi. Relying on Your Majesty's favor, he disregarded the law and brought people from the Secret Bureau to break into the official residence …"
Cui Qingming was startled, and some doubt appeared on his face.
Ceng Shichun … actually wanted to impeach Liu Yiyi. Could it be that he had guessed wrong?
However, this wasn't the time to think about these things. He signaled with his eyes, and a few more people stepped forward.
"I accuse the Assistant Minister of Justice, Liu Yiyi …"
"I second that."
…
For a moment, Lord Liu Yiyi, who had risen from a small bailiff to the position of Assistant Minister of Justice in the past two years, became the target of public criticism. People kept stepping forward to impeach him, but the reasons for the impeachment weren't exactly the same.
Behind the crowd, a gaze swept across the people who stepped forward one by one. It swept back and forth a few times before he took out a brush from his sleeve and began to write on the ceremonial tablet …
The people stepped forward one by one in an orderly manner. At some point, a white-haired old man stepped forward.
"It's Lord Zhao."
"Even Lord Zhao can't stand the actions of the Secret Intelligence Bureau?"
Although the old man's official position wasn't prominent, he was known for his knowledge and had many students. Of course, the most important thing was that he was old enough to speak freely in the court.
"I accuse the Women's College of misleading the students. They actually spread the fallacy that parents with single eyelids cannot have children with double eyelids. This is completely unsubstantiated …"
Lord Zhao's words confused all the court officials in the hall. Wasn't everyone criticizing Liu Yiyi just now? The atmosphere was unprecedentedly high. If they put in more effort, they might be able to pull him down from the position of Assistant Minister of Justice. Had Lord Zhao gone senile? Why did he run out at this time to join in the fun …
The court officials didn't care. The ceremonial tablet in the hands of the Capital Magistrate Liu Dayou fell to the ground, and he hurriedly picked it up.
Li Xuan's mouth was wide open, and his face was full of horror. Li Yi opened his eyes, and he was no longer sleepy.
In the main hall, there was no expression on Emperor Jing's face. Below him, the Eldest Princess, who had always been as still as a mountain, had the beads hanging from the phoenix crown on her head shake …
Lord Zhao's interruption was very untimely. It was very likely that he would change the topic and cause His Majesty to overlook Liu Yiyi's crimes. Some people began to suspect that Lord Zhao, who had always taken a clear stand, had gone senile or had betrayed them. But at the moment, this was not important. Soon, someone stood up and continued the previous topic. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, in the past two years, the Secret Bureau has relied on Your Majesty's favor and has become more and more lawless. If we don't control it, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the court …"
Everyone ignored Lord Zhao and brought the topic back. Lord Zhao originally wanted to say something, but after hearing a few whispers from the people beside him, he had no choice but to give up.
So many people in the court had stood up one after another. Even the Emperor couldn't ignore the opinions of so many people. Emperor Jing stood up from the dragon throne and said, "Since there are so many people impeaching, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Liu Yiyi, will temporarily suspend the matters at hand. The matter of the Secret Bureau breaking into the official residence will be handed over to the Supreme Court for trial …"
After dealing with the Secret Bureau case, the court officials didn't have many important things to report. After the eunuch announced the dismissal of the court, Li Yi felt relieved and slowly walked outside with Li Xuan.
"County Marquis Li, Crown Prince …" A eunuch quickly walked over from behind and said, "His Majesty has summoned you. Please move to the Hall of Diligent Government."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
