Taking the Imperial College entrance exam is a major concern for every student at the Imperial College.
In order to provide Lu Yan with a safe study environment, Shen Ruoyan specifically instructed that no one should disturb Lu Yan.
Everything must come to her first, and you cannot go to the son without permission.
After Lu Jing learned about this, he told Lu Yan not to travel to see him and just focus on preparing for the exam.
As for Old Madam Lu, she ignored him and didn't ask anything. Her whole mind was on Lu Sinian. Even Zhuhong, her biological mother, didn't spend as much time with her child as she did.
As for the case of the emperor's assassination, everyone thought that the Dali Temple was still interrogating the murderer and trying to find out the mastermind behind the incident.
Unexpectedly, this case actually involved another old case.
"Former Songyang County Magistrate Li Qingzheng was accused of embezzling disaster relief funds, causing widespread suffering among the people of Songyang County, and was sentenced to death by beheading. The assassin's confession stated that the assassination attempt was intended to redress Li Qingzheng's injustice and that there was no mastermind behind it."
The Dali Temple Minister presented the assassin's confession separately.
"Your Majesty, these people keep saying that they are the people who have received support from Li Qingzheng. This assassination attempt is to redress the injustice done to Li Qingzheng..."
"They are seeking vengeance and assassinating me?" the emperor sneered. "My dear minister, are you saying that I was the murderer who killed Li Qingzheng, and that's why these people are seeking revenge against me?"
"I dare not!"
Cold sweat continued to pour out of the Dali Temple Minister's back, and the color of his dark official uniform had become even darker.
"These are the assassin's confessions. I am merely reporting them truthfully. Your Majesty, please make the decision!"
No matter how they investigated the assassin's motive, they insisted that it was because of Li Qingzheng.
The Dali Temple Minister pondered for a night and decided to report the matter to the Emperor.
No matter what happened in the past, this is the result now.
Li Qingzheng...
The emperor chewed the name fiercely in his heart, and those memories that seemed to have been forgotten came flooding back again.
When Concubine Lin's brother Lin Si was the prefect of Fanhe Prefecture, Songyang County was under his jurisdiction.
Li Qingzheng opened the granary to release grain, and it was he who led people to capture him and put him in jail afterwards.
Now Lin Si has been promoted to the Minister of Works, holding a high position of power. If this case were to resurface, I am afraid that more than just him would be implicated.
At the beginning, the order was issued by the emperor himself.
If Li Qingzheng was wronged, then he was also at fault.
But how could the king be wrong?
"What nonsense! It's all nonsense!" The emperor threw the memorial down and pointed at the Dali Temple official's nose, cursing, "Go back and investigate again. There must be someone behind them directing them. Don't try to deceive me!"
No one is perfect. Who can be without mistakes?
Even kings make mistakes in judgment.
However, the higher one stands, the more timid one becomes. Perhaps the emperor had the courage to reflect on himself before, but now, with all the power in his hands, asking him to admit his mistakes would be as painful as asking him to die!
"I obey your command."
The Dali Temple Minister came out with the memorial. The sky outside was blue, but his heart was filled with gloom.
When did it start?
Whenever the Dali Temple investigated a case, if the clues pointed to the imperial nobility, the case would be dropped. In even more extreme cases, they were not even qualified to investigate; the emperor could dismiss them with a single word.
As a result, the arrogant people became more and more arrogant, and the crimes they committed became more and more rampant - he wanted to control it, but he was powerless.
Just like this time, he mustered up all his courage, put on his official hat, and reported Li Qingzheng's affairs.
In the end, all I got was just four words - nonsense!
Who is talking nonsense?!
The Dali Temple Minister felt extremely tired, not only physically, but more importantly, his heart.
There were many doubts in Li Qingzheng's case back then.
Their Dali Temple advocates continuing the investigation and has even arranged people to go to Songyang County for an on-site investigation.
But when the emperor discovered that Lin Si was involved, he hastily decided the case.
Even later, when everyone blamed Li Qingzheng for the mistakes, he did not stop them.
For the emperor, sacrificing Li Qingzheng, who had no background at all, in exchange for the support and stability of the aristocratic family was a very cost-effective deal.
Poor Li Qingzheng was still trying to seek justice for himself until his death, thinking that it was the officials who protected each other and blocked his way to redress.
But he didn't know that the end of the road was his dead end!
"Master, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple has come out of the palace. The memorial has not been handed out." The secret guards came back to report. They had been following the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple since he left the house.
From the time he entered the palace to the time he met the emperor, Shen Ruoyan's spies followed him all the way.
He knew his movements like the back of his hand.
"Li Qingzheng's case concerns the interests of the aristocratic families. If we follow the clues, the melons will be so abundant that even a basket cannot hold them all. How could the emperor possibly agree?" Shen Ruoyan sneered.
Moreover, once this case is exposed, the emperor's fault will be known to the world.
At that time, the people of Songyang County risked their lives to go to Beijing to seek justice for Li Qingzheng, but they were all killed on the way.
But those who have experienced it will never forget it. The magistrate of Songyang County was a good and honest official, but because of mutual protection among officials, he was unjustly killed!
They can kill one person, they can kill a group, but they cannot kill all the kindness and justice!
Otherwise, how could these assassins enter Beijing?
These people were not arranged by Shen Ruoyan, but they broke into his plan. It is said that the higher you stand, the farther you can see, but Shen Ruoyan only now realized that for some things, if you don't look down, you can't see anything clearly.
She had been the Queen Mother for too long, and as a result, she had only a superficial understanding of what was happening outside.
Now that I am living among the people, I feel like I have a clear vision and a clear hearing.
"The Emperor will not admit his mistake voluntarily. He may even try to suppress this matter. Send people to the Dali Temple to protect those assassins. They must not be allowed to silence them!"
After Shen Ruoyan finished giving the order, he said again: “Since the Dali Temple Minister has made his choice, then, at the critical moment, help him.”
In this world, good and evil are not absolute.
Sometimes, being prudent and protecting yourself does not mean going along with evil.
The day you come to your senses, you can also play a huge role!
The Dali Temple Minister seemed to be a fence-sitter. When the emperor was powerful, he sided with him. After the emperor took power, he rushed to show his courtesy to the emperor.
Others looked down on him for his lack of ambition, but Shen Ruoyan knew that when you don’t have absolute say, you can only gain more freedom by relying on a larger force.
This is what the Dali Temple Minister is like.
His attitude is ambiguous, but he is a good investigator. Otherwise, Shen Ruoyan would not have chosen him to help him to this position among so many people.
As long as he is given a chance, no matter how old or difficult the case is, he will be able to find a breakthrough point -
He must investigate this case!
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