But Qian Xingyu couldn't hide now, which made him very distressed. Qian Xingyu looked at Yin Yichen with a sad face and said immediately, "Yin Yichen, I was asking you if you wanted me to live, and you came to pick a fight with me in such a critical moment."
Yin Yichen looked at Qian Xingyu and immediately smiled, "How could I be picking on you? I'm just asking for your help."
Qian Xingyu looked at Yin Yichen and said slowly, "You come to me for help at this critical moment, which is no different from asking for my life."
"It's just that you have to help me now. In short, you can't just sit there and watch. But I won't make it difficult for you. You just need to do your job fairly and try the case I mentioned in the Dali Temple."
Qian Xingyu's face was bitter, and he asked Yin Yichen, "What case?"
"The case of the grain road."
As soon as Yin Yichen said this, Qian Xingyu's face became even uglier. He immediately shouted at Yin Yichen, "You are such a person. If you want my life, just say so directly. You even let me try the grain official's case. Are you talking about the Pei family case? I am really going to die. You want my life?"
"How could that be? Our Dali Temple Minister, such a powerful person, naturally has to try cases that others cannot try." Yin Yichen chuckled and said slowly, "Just think about it, if you try this case, you will be successful and famous."
"Stop talking nonsense here. I'm telling you, if you keep talking nonsense like this and ask me to judge this kind of case, I'll fight you. What if this gets brought before the emperor? How am I going to live my life from now on? Will my head fall to the ground?" Qian Xingyu looked miserable, but he still said, "You little servant came here specifically to kill me."
Yin Yichen looked at Qian Xingyu and immediately said, "You tried this case. I will definitely remember this favor from now on."
Qian Xingyu knew that Yin Yichen was probably sincere in wanting to do this this time, so he agreed immediately and said to Yin Yichen, "I trust you this time and will help you this time. I'm betting that you, a thousand-year-old fox, can win this game."
Yin Yichen chuckled faintly and said to Qian Xingyu, "Well then, quickly order someone to bring Pei Xuanzhi and Pei Xu out of the prison, interrogate them thoroughly, and close this case."
Seeing this, Qian Xingyu called out to the people around him, "Hurry up and bring them here. In a case like this, it's perfectly legitimate for the Dali Temple to intervene in this case in the capital."
When Qian Xingyu's subordinates saw this, they immediately went out to pick up the person.
Yin Yichen looked at Qian Xingyu and said slowly, "This case, under heaven, can only be tried by the Dali Temple Minister."
Soon, Pei Xuanzhi and Pei Xu were both taken to the Dali Temple. Pei Xuanzhi was not seriously injured because he had made arrangements in advance, but his hair was a little messy. Pei Xu, on the other hand, looked more embarrassed than Pei Xuanzhi.
Because this matter was previously handled by the grain department as an exception, Gu Jie from the Liang department was also invited.
Gu Jie's face darkened the moment he entered the room. He addressed the Dali Temple official sitting above him and said, "Qian Xingyu, didn't you say before that this matter would be fully under my jurisdiction? Why are you bringing these people to the Dali Temple again today? Are you simply disrespecting me?"
"Governor, please calm down. It's because the Prime Minister said that this is a big case and the Dali Temple should be involved. That's why the Dali Temple took over the case." Qian Xingyu smiled flatteringly.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jie glanced at Yin Yichen, who was sitting on a chair with a calm expression. He immediately taunted him, "I've heard for a long time that the Prime Minister's wife and the young master of the Pei family have a past. I just didn't know that the Prime Minister would come to the Dali Temple to bend the law for personal gain just to win a beautiful woman's smile."
Seeing this, Yin Yichen immediately said to Gu Jie, "If the governor accepts this, he is really judging others by his own standards. I, Yin Yichen, have always acted with integrity, but Governor Gu privately investigated a case that should have been heard by the Dali Temple, arrested people without any reason, and arbitrarily executed the officials' families. The governor's actions are ultimately unbelievable for a high-ranking official."
When Gu Jie heard Yin Yichen say this, he retorted coldly, "I always do things with evidence. This Pei family used their connections in the grain department to allow their relatives in the grain department to embezzle money and abuse the law for personal gain. The evidence is irrefutable and the crime is unforgivable. Here is the signature and seal of the villain Pei Xu. The Dali Temple official will know the truth from a glance."
Yin Yichen just smiled after hearing this and said, "I don't think it's because Pei Xu really did something wrong. Maybe it's because of the severe torture by Governor Gu that Pei Xu confessed his guilt. Governor Gu has only just arrived at the grain department, so he might not be as experienced as the Dali Temple Minister in handling cases. It would be a good idea to let the Dali Temple Minister take a look at what exactly happened."
Gu Jie's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he sneered, "Since the Prime Minister says so, there's nothing wrong with holding a trial. However, if the outcome of the trial is the same as mine, the Prime Minister must apologize."
Yin Yichen looked at Gu Jie and said slowly, "Of course. If the trial result is really as Governor Gu said, then I will naturally give him an explanation."
Seeing this, Gu Jie said nothing else but sat on a chair beside him and said to Qian Xingyu, "Since that's the case, the Dali Temple Minister may begin the trial."
Qian Xingyu saw that the two men had already broken out in a thin layer of sweat from the fight, so he could only pretend that nothing had happened and began to try the case.
Qian Xingyu glanced at Pei Xu, who was kneeling on the ground, and immediately said, "Bold Pei Xu, you are an official appointed by the court, but you abuse your position for personal gain. Do you know your crime?"
Pei Xu raised his head, looked at Qian Xingyu above him, and said timidly, "I plead guilty. As an official appointed by the court, I committed such a crime of partiality and abuse of power. My crime is truly great. I plead guilty."
Seeing this, Gu Jie said to Yin Yichen, "I was saying, look, isn't this the case?"
Qian Xingyu from above continued to ask, "I'm asking you, you said that all the things you did outside were instructed by Pei Xuanzhi from the Pei Mansion. Is this true?"
"No, I did this on my own, because I was afraid that my nonsense would implicate Pei Xuanzhi. I couldn't bear the punishment in prison before, so I spoke wildly. Now I dare to speak out." Pei Xu lowered his head and said slowly, "Every word I said is true, please understand."
As soon as Pei Xu said this, Gu Jie's expression changed immediately.
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