After hearing the man's confession, Gu Jie immediately took a few steps forward and said with narrowed eyes, "Pei Xu, that's not what you said at the beginning. You are lying here now. It's really unbelievable. Tell me, why did you change your tune?"

Pei Xu raised his head to glance at Gu Jie, then lowered his head again and spoke slowly, "What I said is indeed the truth. It was just that I was tortured into confessing a few days ago, which is why I wrongly accused Pei Xuanzhi. Today, in this Dali Temple, I dare to speak a few words of truth."

Gu Jie found this scene quite unbelievable. After all, Pei Xu's wife and daughter were still in his hands. It was really unexpected for him that Pei Xu dared to openly betray him here.

However, no matter how confused Gu Jie was, he couldn't lose his temper here. Because he couldn't directly say in court that he had threatened Pei Xu, he could only glare at Pei Xu and then sit back in a chair beside him.

Although Pei Xu knelt with his head bowed, a thin layer of sweat formed on his forehead, which the Dali Temple official sitting above him noticed. Qian Xingyu immediately spoke out, "How dare you, Pei Xu, deceive Commander Gu, defy the law, and frame Pei Xuanzhi. Do you know what your crime is?"

Seeing this, Pei Xu spoke to Qian Xingyu who was sitting above him, "I know my crime, so I dare not speak nonsense. Everything I said today is true. I know that I have committed a grave sin, but I hope that you will consider my mistakes and correct them. I have elderly parents and children at home, so please forgive me."

Gu Jie's expression at this moment couldn't be more ugly.

At this moment, Yin Yichen immediately said to Gu Jie, "General Gu, what I said was right, wasn't it? I said that General Gu is a new official in the grain department. It's not surprising that a new official wants to make achievements. However, the general is still not as clear-headed as the Dali Temple in investigating cases. I hope the general will learn from this and not do such a ridiculous thing again."

Seeing this, Gu Jie immediately looked at Pei Xuanzhi with a dark face and said word by word, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your advice. I will definitely take this as a warning in the future and not let the grain department be humiliated because of me."

When Gu Jie said this, he clenched his sleeves and looked at the Dali Temple sitting above with a half-smile, "Dali Temple Minister, now that the case has been tried, Pei Xu is a prisoner of the grain department after all. I wonder if Gu Jie can take him back to the grain department and detain him."

Qian Xingyu, who was sitting at the top, hadn't spoken yet when Yin Yichen, who was standing beside him, spoke up. "General Gu, although you hold an extraordinary position in the capital, you must always act according to the law. There's no law in the dynasty that says local officials can bring convicted officials back home. Aren't they all imprisoned in the Dali Temple? Since you don't know, go back and read the law more to avoid making a fool of yourself here."

"Thank you very much for your advice, Your Excellency the Prime Minister. I will definitely remember your teachings today and stay vigilant day and night. I also hope that Your Excellency the Prime Minister will be vigilant every day and not make the same mistake as me. If I am caught, I am afraid I don't know what will happen." Gu Jie looked at Yin Yichen and clenched his fists.

"Thank you for the reminder, Commander-in-Chief. I will definitely read more laws in the future." Yin Yichen glanced at Gu Jie and said immediately, "But Commander-in-Chief Gu also needs to be more vigilant. As court officials, we should encourage each other."

Gu Jie was so angry that his face turned red, but Yin Yichen was so eloquent that Gu Jie had no chance to fight back. Seeing this scene, Gu Jie had no choice but to follow Yin Yichen's plan.

Just like that, the Supreme Court Justice of the Dali Temple issued the order, "Since the Prime Minister has stated the law, Pei Xu will be detained in the Dali Temple until this matter is clarified. It won't be too late to sentence him. As for Pei Xuanzhi, I've wronged you. Go home immediately."

Seeing this, Yin Yichen smiled and said to the Dali Temple Minister who was sitting above him, "Thank you for your impartiality in enforcing the law. I will certainly speak well of you to His Majesty in the future."

Upon hearing this, Qian Xingyu, the Minister of Justice, felt a wave of despair in his heart. He said to Yin Yichen with pale lips, "There's no need to say anything nice or not nice."

Yin Yichen left the Dali Temple. Gu Jie, who was standing beside him, followed him and laughed beside him, saying, "The Prime Minister is indeed worthy of his reputation. Today, I, Gu, have witnessed it. However, who will win is still unknown. I can only wait and see if the Prime Minister can laugh as hard as he did today in the future."

Yin Yichen was not angry when he heard Gu Jie say this. He immediately said to Gu Jie, "General Gu is in power now. It is beyond our reach. It is people like General Gu who we should learn from."

"Sweet talk and flattery." After saying this, Gu Jie immediately glanced at Yin Yichen, snorted and walked away.

At this moment, Pei Xuanzhi, who had been standing at the back, came forward and stood beside Yin Yichen. "Thank you, Prime Minister, for saving my life. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened to me."

"You don't have to thank me. You saved Wan Ning's life, so this is just a favor to you." Yin Yichen looked indifferently at Pei Xuanzhi, who had been locked up in jail for some time. Although he had not suffered any injuries, he looked much more miserable.

Pei Xuanzhi lowered his eyes slightly after hearing this, but still said stubbornly, "You and I both know exactly what happened today. From now on, I'm afraid the Prime Minister will become their number one target. If it weren't for saving me, the Prime Minister wouldn't have to gamble his own future. After all, I, Pei Xuanzhi, have failed the Prime Minister."

"Even without you, I would have become their target. It's only a matter of time." Yin Yichen didn't care and said, "Go home quickly. I'm afraid everyone in your family is worried sick right now."

"Thank you." Pei Xuan said thank you and left the Dali Temple.

As soon as Pei Xuanzhi arrived home, Master Pei and Madam Pei rushed over to greet him. They looked at Pei Xuanzhi and said, "Son, you're finally okay. Your mother was really scared to death."

Mrs. Pei said this, and immediately touched Pei Xuanzhi's body, her eyes red, and said, "You didn't get beaten, did you? You have been raised in luxury all your life, how could you have suffered such hardship?"

"I'm fine, Mother."

As soon as Pei Xuanzhi said this, Madam Pei immediately hugged him and cried, "It's good that you're okay. As long as our family is well, it doesn't matter if we don't do the grain business. If it weren't for Wan Ning, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to get out now."

"Wan Ning? What does Wan Ning do as a mother?" Pei Xuanzhi's eyes finally brightened up when he heard this.