The original Crown Prince washed his horse,
The current junior secretary, Lin Boyuan,
A minor fourth-rank official, held the idle position of organizing ancient books and books,
Such a person..,
If it weren't for the fact that he had a world-shaking talent as a nephew, many people wouldn't have noticed his existence.
And those who knew him..,
Their impression of him was also that he was unknown, honest, and honest.
Obviously, it was difficult for people with these two characteristics to stand out in a place like the fierce competition in the officialdom,
Lin Boyuan himself also lacked the necessary ambition, so people looked down on him more and more. But today..,
He became the focus of everyone's attention in the throne room. Everyone was looking at him,
Waiting for him to say something.
"I heard that all the lords are kneeling here to ask His Majesty to punish my nephew, Lin Ruo. Ah Ruo is just a commoner,
He is not qualified to enter the hall, so I came here to ask all the lords a question on his behalf. "
Questioning the ministers in the throne room..,
Whether it was Lin Ruo or Lin Boyuan, they were not qualified. So the person Lin Boyuan spoke to..,
Was Emperor Li Yuan.
Li Yuan originally did not have much of an impression of Lin Boyuan,
Every time he went to the Lin Mansion..,
Lin Boyuan would tactfully avoid him,
He had never performed well in his errands. In fact, he had always been a little curious. How could the ordinary Lin Boyuan raise such a talented nephew? But now, he felt that Lin Boyuan was not completely without merit. At least, this person was very bold.
The first time they came to such an occasion, who would not be in fear and trepidation? But this unknown junior secretary was still calm and his voice was steady. He had a plain but firm temperament, making people unconsciously believe him and willing to listen to what he had to say.
"Allowed."
Li Yuan also wanted to hear what Lin Ruo wanted to say at this time.
Lin Boyuan calmly thanked him, stood up, and retreated to the side before turning around. He faced the ministers standing in the hall and said in a clear voice, "My uncle and nephew would like to ask all the lords, if all the lords want to kill Lin Ruo, is it for personal grudges or for the law of the state?"
No one answered his question. They disdained to answer such a question, and there was no need to answer.
Seeing that no one answered, Lin Boyuan's expression did not change. He continued, "If all of you want to kill Ah Ruo for personal grudges to vent Lord Pei's anger, this official has nothing to say. But although my Lin family only has two people left and is weak, we will not stretch our necks to be killed. We can only return to the residence and wait for the strong killer to come, fight to the death! "
As soon as he said this, several people wanted to scold him, but when they saw the expressions of the people around them, they forced themselves to restrain themselves and waited for him to continue.
"If all of you are here for the law of the state, then this lowly official will be here. Ah Ruo will also be waiting at home. Regardless of whether you want to arrest or interrogate, both of us will comply."
Hearing that, Li Yuan frowned slightly. The rest of the officials also revealed strange expressions. They looked at each other in dismay. What did this Sir Lin come here for today? Surrender....
However, Lin Boyuan's expression turned solemn after he finished speaking. He raised his sword-like eyebrows, raised his voice, and said resolutely, "I only ask that all of you stop venting your personal anger in the name of upholding the country's law. You disregard the country's law and frame His Majesty unjustly!"
Shameless! This guy is too shameless!
Everyone was dumbfounded. This stinky shameless guy actually talked to them about the law of the state? Wasn't the one who really challenged the law of the state his precious nephew?
"Lin Boyuan!" Li Shentong was furious. He took a step forward and shouted, "You say we are venting our personal grudges in the name of the state? Lin Ruo killed an important official of the imperial court in front of everyone's eyes. We are asking His Majesty to punish him. How can this be considered personal grudges? "
Apart from Li Shimin, Li Shentong was the person with the most outstanding military exploits in the Li family. His imposing manner, honed from fighting all over the country, was extremely shocking. If it were a timid person, their legs would have trembled long ago. However, Lin Boyuan did not seem to feel anything. He looked straight into Li Shentong's eyes and said, "Dare I ask Duke of Zheng, are you working in the Ministry of Justice, or were you ordered to investigate this case? It has only been half a day since the case happened. The Ministry of Justice is still investigating, and His Majesty has not reached a conclusion. Yet Duke of Zheng suddenly intervened and asked to arrest the 'murderer' Daren Duke of Zheng … Duke of Zheng's action is not out of personal grudges. Could it be that you are convinced that the Ministry of Justice and His Majesty are bending the law for personal gain, so out of the public interest of the state, you stopped them in advance? "
Li Shentong could lead troops to war, but his mouth was not very sharp. He was immediately choked and could not say anything. Someone then said, "Isn't Lin Daren's words too unreasonable? It's clear who the murderer is in this case. Out of righteous indignation, we ask His Majesty to punish the murderer. What's wrong with that? "
Lin Boyuan said, "As for who the murderer is, it's not up to you and me to decide!"
He turned to Dou Chengji, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and cupped his hands. "Lord Dou, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Now, all the lords say that they know who the murderer is. Do you know?"
Dou Chengji's face stiffened. His lips moved, and in the end, he turned his head and said stiffly, "I don't know!"
He also knew that once he said "I don't know," it was equivalent to offending all the people in the hall. However, he did not dare to say "Lin Ruo is the murderer." Once he said that, with Sir Lin's eloquence, it would be strange if he did not say that he was an incompetent official. He might even be accused of deceiving the emperor. After all, the so-called evidence now was not directly related to the murder. It was enough to convict an ordinary person, but for Lin Ruo … he had to choose the lesser of two evils. He could only let him be proud this time!
Sure enough, Lin Boyuan smiled with satisfaction and said to Li Shentong and the others, "Lords, even the Minister of the Ministry of Justice does not know who the murderer is. Everyone …"
"Your Majesty!" Dou Chengji hurriedly interrupted him and said, "In Sir Pei's case, although we cannot confirm that Lin Ruo is the murderer, he is indeed the most suspicious. Your Majesty, please issue an edict to allow me to bring him to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation."
He did not dare to let this mouth continue.
Li Yuan did not say a word as he listened to their argument. At this moment, Dou Chengji asked for an edict again. His face darkened, but he still did not speak.
Dou Chengji was about to continue, but he saw Lin Boyuan kneel down beside him and said, "Your Majesty, since Sir Minister said that Ah Ruo is a suspect and wants to bring him to the prison for interrogation, I do not dare to have the slightest complaint. I only beg Your Majesty to show mercy. Poor Ah Ruo is young and weak. When you use torture, you should have some discretion. Do not let him die in prison before the case is closed. Poor him, he is only sixteen years old … "
As he spoke, he was already choking with sobs. He wiped away his tears and said, "Ah Ruo has a hard life. Half a month ago, because the servant beside him said, 'Are you not afraid that you will bleed to death?', he was arrested and brought to the Supreme Court to be tortured. Xiao Shu was also tortured … It was not easy for Your Majesty to show mercy and save his life. Now, not half a month later, because of the words, 'The anger of an ignorant man makes him bleed five steps', he has to …"
"Killing people is just a matter of time," Lin Boyuan turned to Dou Chengji and the others and said angrily, "If you cannot allow Ah Ruo to live, just let someone come and kill him. Why must you use the name of the law to act? The lives of my Lin family are small, but the dignity of the court's law is big! Time and time again, you use the country's weapons for your own personal use. You use the law as a butcher's knife, arresting people and convicting them as if it is child's play. You are not afraid of making the people cold … "
"Nonsense!" Li Shentong said angrily, "How can the matter this time be compared to the last time? Go … "
He suddenly became alert and looked at Li Yuan, whose expression had become very unnatural. He forcibly changed his tone and said, "The evidence in Sir Pei's case is conclusive, and you still want to twist words and force logic! If he is not the murderer, why would he send a hemp rope as a marker? Why would he pay tribute to his servant at the place where Sir Pei was killed? "
Lin Boyuan's expression did not change. He said lightly, "It can't be to kill people, right?"
"You!"
Lin Boyuan said, "A hemp rope, a cup of wine, three sticks of incense, and a sentence … What is the point of killing people? Could it be that Ah Ruo did all this to tell everyone that Sir Pei was killed by me, Lin Ruo? Is he stupid and crazy, or does he not want to live anymore? "
Li Shentong said coldly, "That is because he has nothing to fear …"
"Nothing to fear?" Lin Boyuan laughed bitterly and said, "I am a minor official of the fourth rank, and Ah Ruo is a commoner. What do we have to be fearless? If we really have something to rely on, why would Ah Ruo almost lose his life because of a servant's unintentional words? "
Li Yuan moved uneasily. He knew better than anyone the real reason why Lin Ruo was arrested and sent to the Supreme Court because of Xiao Shu's words. Every time he thought about it, he felt regret and guilt, and his face turned red … It was really too childish!
The anger in his heart that was thrown to the back of his mind because of Pei Ji's death surged up again. At that time, he had clearly told Pei Ji to "take good care of him and carefully investigate him", and he had to personally ask about the progress every day. With Pei Ji's temperament, how could he make a mistake under this kind of situation? It was obvious that he was deliberately complying on the surface but opposing on the inside, wholeheartedly wanting to kill Lin Ruo …
He clearly knew that he was someone that the emperor cherished, but on one hand, he lied in front of him every day, and on the other hand, he ordered people to torture him to death … He really did not put him in his eyes!
However, he heard Dou Chengji ask in return, "Official Lin, are you trying to say that what your nephew did was just a coincidence?"
"Of course not," Lin Boyuan said without changing his expression, "Today is the seventh day of Xiao Shu's death. Last night, Xiao Shu told Ah Ruo in a dream, so Ah Ruo went to the riverside to worship at dawn today. On the way, he coincidentally met Official Pei, so he said a few words in anger … Lord Dou, saying a few words in anger is not illegal, right?"
"You think that by pushing all this to a dead person, you can …"
"Enough!" Li Yuan slapped the dragon table and said, "Pei Ji is an important official of the current dynasty, he cannot die without knowing the reason. Dou Chengji, I order you to solve the case within ten days and arrest the murderer. If you can't do it, you can forget about being a minister of the Ministry of Justice!"
"Your Majesty!"
Li Yuan ignored him and said, "Lin Boyuan, tell Lin Ruo not to leave the capital these ten days and wait for the Ministry of Justice to go and question him."
"Yes!"
"As for the others," Li Yuan said coldly, "don't you have official business to do? If you feel that you are more capable than Dou Chengji, then go to the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case. When you find the murderer, then come back to me and say something about severe punishment! "
*****
"Eternal Spring Formula?" Lin Ruo looked at the title page of the "Demon Book" and said, "This name sounds familiar … Are you bullying me because I forgot some things, so you used my things to fool me? You don't even have the sincerity to apologize? "
Angry words suddenly appeared on the "Demon Book", "I have said many times, you vomiting blood has nothing to do with me! You lost control of your emotions and hurt yourself because of the death of your page boy. I was just too unlucky to have met you! "
Lin Ruo snorted coldly and said no more. He flipped open the book and started reading. This "compensation" of the Demon Book was not something like the Five Animal Frolics as he had imagined, but a Qi Training Formula. He had never heard of such a simple Qi Training Formula in the world … But this one, not only could he understand it, he also felt that it was unusually familiar.
This Qi Training Formula felt full of aggression. No matter how he looked at it, it did not look like it could be used to heal the body. Now that the world was unified, he did not feel that practicing martial arts would be of much use. But in any case, he had nothing to do …
"Young Master, Lin Chuan has returned."
Lin Ruo put down the book and said, "Come in."
Lin Chuan entered the door and said in a low voice, "Young Master, everything has been arranged."
Lin Ruo asked, "Who are the people you found?"
Lin Chuan said, "They are all local ruffians and hooligans. They usually rob, steal, and take liberties with women. Some of their hands are stained with human lives. I had someone tell their leader that there are countless gold, silver, and jewels on the ship. If they hide a bit, they will enjoy it for the rest of their lives. They were immediately tempted and agreed without much persuasion. They even took the initiative to start the fire. "
She continued, "After Pei Ji's death, the people in the Pei Residence had to conduct the funeral and deal with the government's questioning. Right now, it's a mess. Everything is still on the ship and only a few servants are left to guard it … Those imperial guards were called back as early as this afternoon. I heard that each of them received fifty strokes of the rod."
Lin Ruo nodded and said, "Wait for another hour. That is when the docks are the most crowded and the rain should have stopped."
"Yes," Lin Chuan replied and said, "But these people are not easy to control. The leader has limited restrictions on them. He said that when they help, they can steal some things. When they see something good, I'm afraid they will fight over it …"
Lin Ruo shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter if they make a big fuss. Just don't let anyone find out that it was you."
Lin Chuan smiled and said, "Young Master, don't worry. They won't find out that it was me."
He continued, "The person this lowly one sent was disguised as Zheng Da, who does the dirty work for His Imperial Highness, the Prince of Qi. Just now, he 'accidentally' allowed one of the thieves to see the scar on his wrist."
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