Chapter 284: One against the crowd
The Left Prime Minister sneered, "Then please answer quickly, Madam Xiao, or are you simply unable to explain the reason and are deliberately stalling for time?"
Old Master Xu scoffed, "Perhaps he realizes he's been too overbearing and is waiting for someone to rescue him?"
The Minister of Rites snorted contemptuously, "Do you think that this matter will be resolved by waiting for Governor Ning to come?
"That's a nice thought. To be honest, according to the laws of this dynasty, abusing one's power and falsely accusing others, especially accusing a first-rank official, is punishable by dismissal from office at the very least and exile at the worst. Madam Xiao, you'd better think of an explanation quickly, otherwise your position as the Lady of the State will end today."
After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and then smiled knowingly.
Although today had a bad start, it can be considered a blessing in disguise now.
If he could use this incident to bring down the Xiao family directly, it would be more satisfying than directly slapping Ning Cuo in the face.
They were plotting against Xiao Tu, who was also watching them. Seeing how they looked at each other, she cupped her cheeks with her hands and tilted her head, "Aren't you guys being happy a little too early?"
This one sentence made everyone's faces turn black. Not to mention the shame and anger of having their thoughts exposed, the other party's attitude of not taking them seriously instantly angered everyone.
The Left Prime Minister looked at her gloomily, "Madam Xiao, you've got to think of your answers to the questions I just asked the other ministers. If you can't convince me today, then based on your imprisonment of a court lady, I will punish you for abusing lynching and framing a court lady according to the law!"
Xiao Tu looked at him sternly, but her red lips curled up. "I heard the Left Prime Minister and the others keep emphasizing the laws of Dazhao. It seems that everyone is a law-abiding official. If so, I will answer your questions according to the law."
As she spoke, she stretched out a white and tender finger, "First of all, the Left Prime Minister said that I have no evidence, no driving permit, and no right to arrest people without authorization?
But when your wife, Left Prime Minister, killed someone, your young lady was at the crime scene, so she was one of the evidence. Moreover, according to the Dazhao Law, it is a righteous act for close relatives to report a crime. As long as they dare to testify, they will have the special privilege of reporting first and then being investigated.
As for the imperial edict, the arrests were made by the East Depot, and the East Depot is the Emperor's eyes and the sword in his hand. They have always had the power to monitor all officials and execute first and report later. Therefore, the two charges you, Left Prime Minister, have brought against my wife are completely unfounded."
The more the Left Prime Minister listened to her clear and logical words, the uglier his expression became. By the time he finished listening, his face had stretched as long as a shoe horn.
Xiao Tu raised a second finger and said, "Secondly, based on my answer above, what Grand Tutor Xu said about the Left Prime Minister makes sense. This is obviously bullshit, so let's skip him."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Xu's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot, so black that it could scare anyone.
Xiao Tu continued to hold up her third finger, "The Minister of Rites said that serious murder cases should be referred to the Dali Temple, but he forgot that the Left Prime Minister's wife was a woman of high rank in the imperial court, and the person she killed was also an official's concubine. According to the Dazhao Code, cases involving officials should be referred to the Ministry of Justice or the East Factory for trial. So, how can I say that I asked the East Factory to arrest someone?
As a Dazhao official, you don't even understand Dazhao laws. You must be a third-rank official, the Minister of Rites, who got in through the back door, right?"
The Minister of Rites' old face instantly turned purple and his breathing became rapid.
After Xiao Tu finished talking about these three people, he put down his hand and said, "As for the rest of them, they can only second the motion. It's obvious that they are all yes-men. They are not important at all~"
The remaining officials were so angry that they almost fell down!
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