"Wait!"

Upon hearing Sun Simiao's words, the yamen runners who were about to carry out the execution immediately stopped and looked to Lu Junfang, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, for help.

"My lord, we..."

Upon hearing this, Lü Junfang quickly looked at Sun Simiao.

"Immortal Sun, is there anything wrong with my handling of this matter?"

Sun Simiao responded calmly upon hearing this.

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that I have some things I haven't finished saying!"

"oh?"

"Please speak, Immortal Sun..."

Sun Simiao waved his hand dismissively upon hearing this.

"never mind!"

"I am but a person outside the secular world, and it is not proper for me to interrupt Your Excellency in enforcing the law. Please, Prefect, deal with the criminals first, and I will speak later..."

"Oh oh oh..."

Upon hearing this, Lü Junfang showed no mercy, threw down the token again, and ordered his men to torture Zhang Er.

Zhang Er was nothing but a rogue and scoundrel; he couldn't withstand such torture and soon began crying and begging for mercy.

"My lord, spare my life!"

"My lord, I truly do not know... I truly do not know the cause of my brother's death..."

How could Lü Junfang let him off so easily? She immediately questioned him in a sinister tone.

"I ask you, where did your brother obtain the arsenic he ingested?"

"Your Excellency, if I may interject, I discovered during the autopsy that the arsenic was forcibly administered!"

"You should ask him why he poisoned his own brother!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Junfang flew into a rage and slammed her gavel down, demanding an explanation.

"You audacious troublemaker, you'd better confess the truth!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Er was so frightened that his legs trembled like a leaf.

"Your Honor, please forgive me... I truly did not kill my elder brother... it was..."

"It's the King of Han!"

"The King of Han gave me one hundred strings of cash to poison my brother and then frame the Crown Prince for selling salt!"

Lu Junfang was stunned when he heard this. Although he had a vague suspicion, he never expected that the King of Han and his men would be so ruthless!

"You audacious scoundrel, how dare you falsely accuse a prince of the imperial court!"

"Men, give them a good beating!"

As the bailiffs pounded down their boards, Zhang Er was beaten until he was in tears.

"My lord, please be wise! Every word I have spoken is true. If there is even a single lie, may I be struck by lightning!"

"this……"

Now that things had come to this, Lü Junfang basically believed Zhang Er's words. However, since it involved a prince of the imperial court, it was something that he, a mere prefect of the capital, could not possibly handle.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, what do you think..."

Upon hearing this, Li Jue bowed slightly and said...

"The Prefect of the Capital should handle this impartially!"

"impartially……"

Hearing this, Lü Junfang felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He wanted to be fair and impartial, but...

never mind!

Let's try anything, even if it seems hopeless.

Even if I just go home and farm after finishing this case, it's still better than making a fool of myself in front of everyone!

"Guards! Summon the Prince of Han to this place for trial!"

The constables acted as if they hadn't heard him, and not one of them dared to step forward to accept the token, which made Lü Junfang so angry that she slammed her fist on the table.

"You...you all..."

"A bunch of cowards, unfit to be the yamen runners of the Prefect of the Capital!"

"If you dare not go, I will dismiss you all right now!"

Upon seeing this, Li Jue quickly stepped forward.

"My lord, how about I have my men capture the Prince of Han for you?"

"you?"

"Please give me the token, sir, and a few sets of yamen runner's uniforms!"

Lu Junfang thought there was no better way, so he immediately ordered the yamen runners to take off their clothes and give them to Li Jue's men to wear.

Li Jue's men were all soldiers from the Sanglin Garrison, plus the Xueyantuo who had gone to the Liaodong battlefield with him; they were all very capable.

They donned the uniforms of the Prefect of the Capital's yamen runners and, without waiting for Li Jue's orders, went straight to arrest people. In no time, they had captured the still bewildered Prince of Han.

Li Yuanchang didn't understand what was going on until he was dragged onto the stage. He thought to himself that he had hidden himself very well, even hiding in his own restaurant to drink. How could these guys still find him?

In fact, Li Jue had made ample preparations for today's performance long ago.

Not only did they begin monitoring the princes and princesses of the capital more than ten days in advance, but they also prepared a large number of people to fight them at any time!

Li Jue had long seen through this; this struggle for interests wouldn't end until a few people died!

"Li Yuanchang, the Prince of Han, do you know your crime?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanchang immediately came to his senses and realized that he was already on trial.

"Lu Junfang, I am a prince, the younger brother of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Who do you think you are, daring to interrogate me?"

When Lü Junfang heard this, he felt a chill run down his spine, but just as he was about to give up, he noticed that Li Jue was standing next to him without him noticing, which gave him immense courage.

"snort!"

"I am the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, an official appointed by the imperial court, specifically in charge of all civil and criminal cases in Jingzhao Prefecture!"

"Now Li Yuanchang has hired someone to commit murder, framed a murder case, and falsely accused the Crown Prince of selling poisonous salt. The evidence is conclusive, with both witnesses and physical evidence!"

"Guards, seize this man! I will report to His Majesty before dealing with him further!"

Just as Lü Junfang finished speaking, she heard a dignified voice coming from behind her.

"No!"

"I can tell you right now that you only need to deal with this person according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty!"

"ah?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Junfang's knees buckled, and she knelt down with a thud.

"Your humble servant pays respects to Your Majesty the Emperor!"

When the surrounding people saw His Majesty the Emperor arrive in person, they all knelt down in unison.

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