Chapter 4: Caishikou Public Trial (I)

"Imperial Concubine, you can't go in, you can't go in!" Xu Yingyuan knelt in front of the warm pavilion where Zhu Yinglong was "recovering his wounds", and struggled to stop the Imperial Concubine Xiong Hu who was about to break in.

"Get out of the way, Xu Yingyuan, please get out of the way for me!" Xiong Hu's pretty face turned cold and shouted at Xu Yingyuan who was kneeling on the ground begging.

"I can't give in to you, please forgive me." Xu Yingyuan refused to give in and said, and knelt there and kowtowed hard.

"You..." Xiong Hu had a big belly and was not very convenient to move, otherwise he would have kicked the slave who blocked the road long ago.

Zhu Yinglong inside heard the quarrel at the door and hurriedly lay down. Yanhong helped him get everything disguised and came out to rescue him from the hasty.

Xiong Hu was angry. When she saw Yanhong walking in from inside, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Sister Yanhong, you came out just in time. Xu Yingyuan, the dog slave, actually stopped me and prevented me from going in to visit the emperor. What crime should this slave be punished?"

When Yanhong heard this, her face suddenly became cold and asked Xu Yingyuan: "Xu Yingyuan, what my sister Li Niang said is true?"

If Xu Yingyuan wasn't a little smart, Zhu Yinglong wouldn't have let him serve him. Seeing the Empress Yu's face twitched, he knew that he might be a scapegoat. He said in panic: "I am afraid that it will disturb the emperor's rest, so I have to stop the imperial concubine's phoenix. Please ask the two empresses to understand the slave's painstaking efforts."

"So that's how it is." Yanhong pretended to be clear and said to Xiong Hu, "Sister, don't blame me, the emperor just drank medicine and fell asleep. It's really not suitable to go in and visit him at this time. Why don't I come out too, sister?"

Yanhong said this. Xiong Hu's anger disappeared most. No matter what happens, the emperor's injury is the most important thing, and he said, "Since that's the case, why didn't this servant explain a word to me just now?"

Xu Yingyuan knew that he was fine, so he hurriedly said aggrievedly: "The Empress doesn't give me a chance to explain, so how can I explain?"

Xiong Hu thought about it, and this was the case. She had been responsible for the incident. She did not give Xu Yingyuan a chance to explain. Her face cleared slightly, and she said to Xu Yingyuan, who was still kneeling on the ground, "There are also some of this palaces, so you can get up!"

"Empress Xie Concubine Xie, Empress Xie Concubine Xie Yu!" Xu Yingyuan stood up gratefully. The first word of thanks was a scene, and the second word of thanks was the truth. If Yanhong hadn't helped him, he would probably not be able to take it today.

"By the way, sister He Yi came to see the emperor so anxiously. Is there anything big about it in the palace?" Yanhong led Xiong Hu to sit down and asked.

Xiong Hu suddenly looked sad and said, "The emperor suddenly led the Grand Inspector Zhou Huaian to the Ministry of Justice's Prison. Do you know?"

Yanhong nodded and said, "Sister knows that when the emperor issued an order, she will serve the emperor."

"Sister, can you tell me why the emperor suddenly put Lord Zhou in prison in the Ministry of Justice?" Xiong Hu asked.

"Mr. Zhou failed to protect the emperor, which led to the assassination and serious injury. Such a serious crime, the Ministry of Justice's prison was already light. Why did my sister ask this question?" Yanhong knew that Zhou Huaian had a very short relationship with the Xiong family, and Zhou Huaian even made great efforts when rescuing Lord Xiong Tingbi. It is a natural thing for human beings to be grateful.

Xiong Hu's heart suddenly sank. I'm afraid that only the emperor himself would exempt him from such a serious crime, and no one else could exempt him from his crime. He asked: "Did the emperor say how to deal with Lord Zhou?"

Yanhong shook her head and said, "After the emperor issued two imperial edicts, he was in a bad spirit and said nothing else."

Xiong Hu suddenly felt a glimmer of hope and said, "Mr. Zhou was born and died when he rescued his father. I must repay this kindness. I hope the emperor can give Lord Zhou a lighter retribution."

"Sister, don't worry. Since the emperor did not immediately issue an order to deal with Lord Zhou, he said that the emperor did not intend to kill Lord Zhou, otherwise Lord Zhou would have already fallen to the ground at this moment." Yanhong comforted.

Xiong Hu's eyes lit up immediately. He said to Yanhong with gratitude: "My sister can see through it. The emperor is not an unreasonable person. I forgot about this when my sister is anxious."

Seeing Xiong Hu being supported out of the gate of the Yangxin Palace, Yanhong sighed and turned back.

Seeing the figure of the red-colored figure walking in, Zhu Yinglong turned over and sat up, and asked, "Li Niang, is she leaving?"

"Yeah." Yan Hong said absent-mindedly.

"Yanhong, aren't you blaming me for deliberately pretending to be seriously injured and deceive them, and even putting innocent people in prison?" Zhu Yinglong asked softly.

"I don't know, I only know that the emperor must have his intention to do this." Yanhong raised her head and looked at him with clear phoenix eyes.

Zhu Yinglong hugged Yanhong into his arms and said emotionally: "You should understand my intentions well."

Yang He, the Minister of Justice, has been waiting in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice for nearly two hours. Seeing that it was almost noon, Shi Kefa and Zhou Wenyuan had not brought the criminals who spread rumors and caused trouble. He could no longer help but send a lieutenant from the Department of Justice to ask, but unfortunately the person has not come back yet.

Yang He didn't know that it was not that the person did not come back, but that the person was directly detained by Shi Kefa and the person could not go back at all.

Although the person who went to ask the local officials was unable to return to the Ministry of Justice, Yang He soon knew the reason. Shi Kefa and Zhou Wenyuan disrespected the cabinet's orders and detained the criminal in his Shuntian Prefecture yamen. What other public trial is that he is simply bold and obscene!

After all, Yang He is not the kind of person who is stubborn. He knows that Shi Kefa and Zhou Wenyuan are both favorite ministers of the emperor. They are so domineering with a little bit of achievements. It is simply unbearable not to take the cabinet's attention. Yang He was so angry that he went to take the sedan chair to complain to the cabinet's chief assistant Han Du.

Han Yu could not have imagined that Shi Kefa and Zhou Wenyuan would openly disobey the cabinet's instructions, and even initiated a "public trial". After listening to Yang He's narration, he sent someone to stop Shi Kefa and Zhou Wenyuan and others from continuing to make trouble, and while urgently summoning several ministers from the cabinet for consultation.

Yang He was the first to raise an elite objection. As the imperial court officials, how could he ignore the cabinet's instructions so much? Not only did he not send the criminals to the Ministry of Justice, but he detained them privately. It was simply defiant of the court's laws and demanded that the officials involved be investigated and punished more severely!

Huang Zunsu was the second to express his attitude, because the case involved his son Huang Zongxi, and he was not convenient to express any opinions and would completely disregard the relationship.

Liu Hongxun and Zhou Shunchang just felt that Shi Kefa, Zhou Wenyuan and others were too tempted and were too reckless in their actions. If such a major matter was not reported to the cabinet, the emperor would dare to act arbitrarily. He was really despising the court's laws and should be severely punished.

The rest of Sun Shenxing and Xu Guangqi, Sun Shenxing knows these two people better. These two people are definitely not the kind of impulsive and hot-headed people. They must have their reasons for doing this. It is recommended that they pass the two people over and ask questions first, and then work as district office.

The two old ministers were given the advice of the Chief Secretary Han Du, who nodded and agreed to the approval. It was the fundamental reason to figure things out. They were not punished or impeached at any time. In this way, who would dare to be an official for the people, an official for the emperor, and an official for the court? After so long under the emperor's words and deeds, Han Du still had some progress in his thoughts.
Chapter completed!