Chapter 252: His Way
Song Mansion.
Du Yu put away the imperial edict and said, "Excuse me, Lord Li, where is the prisoner..."
Li Xuanjing corrected him, "Until the case is fully investigated, you can't call her a criminal."
Du Yu immediately said, "Yes, yes, yes, I used the wrong wording. Sir Li, can we take the suspect away now?"
Li Xuanjing nodded and said, "Of course, do I look like an unreasonable person?"
Su Qing wanted to say something, but Li Xuanjing glanced at her and seeing the calmness and composure in his eyes, she finally chose to remain silent.
Song Yiren came out, and Li Xuanjing smiled at her and said, "It's okay, go with them. We are just cooperating with the court's investigation. We will release you after the investigation is complete..."
Song Yiren looked at Li Nuo, and Li Nuo nodded slightly.
Before the case is fully investigated, asking for someone from the Zongzheng Temple is indeed against the procedure and will also anger the public.
Li Nuo hopes that he can clear Yiren's name through legal and compliant procedures.
Li Nuo's comforting look eased the tension in Song Yiren's heart.
Seeing an official holding shackles, Song Yiren took the initiative to stretch out her hands. Du Yu didn't dare to put shackles on her, and said, "No need, no need. Before the matter is investigated, the girl is just a suspect, and there is no need for those things..."
He turned around and glared at the man holding the shackles behind him, and said unhappily: "What are you doing with these things? Put them back!"
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Yiren was taken away by people from the Censorate.
It is impossible for the Censorate to treat her harshly. The officials there are the most simple-minded people in the whole of Daxia.
In order to reassure her, Li Nuo and An Ning, as well as his father-in-law and mother-in-law, went to the Censorate together.
Originally this was not allowed, but the officials of the Censorate tacitly allowed them to enter and even found a government office for them to rest temporarily.
Song Zhe paced in the room.
Although Su Qing was sitting, her fists were clenched tightly, which showed that she was not calm.
Li Nuo was much calmer. He walked out of the yamen and stood on the corridor outside, feeling very comfortable.
This feeling is very similar to that in the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, but more comfortable than the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple.
Anyone who served in the Censorate must be a Confucian official with a righteous character.
The great spirit is also called the spirit of a gentleman. Being with a gentleman makes you feel comfortable.
At the same time, senior officials of the Censorate could not avoid practicing both Confucianism and Legalism.
Li Nuo's cultivation was still too shallow. Sensing so many familiar auras, the Legalist power in his body surged out uncontrollably.
As if sensing something, several figures soon walked out from various yamen rooms and looked in the direction of Li Nuo.
"It's a strange aura. Who has cultivated the Fa family to the second level?"
"This fluctuation is only one step away from the third realm."
"It's rare, it's rare that there are young people who can cultivate the Legalist to this level."
"Who is he? He looks familiar..."
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Looking at the young man standing outside a government office and feeling the familiar atmosphere, the officials of the Censorate talked among themselves and soon remembered who he was.
As the top scholar in six subjects, he enjoyed great glory. Of course, they had seen him when he was paraded through the streets.
At this moment, the expressions of the officials of the Censorate are difficult to describe in words.
Li Xuanjing's son.
A Legalist disciple at the peak of the second realm.
These two identities appear on the same person. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would not believe it even if they were beaten to death.
What happened in the Zongzheng Temple today caused a lot of uproar in the court, and they all knew about it.
This made their looks towards Li Nuo even more conflicted.
How could such a young talent have such a father?
How could the treacherous Li Xuanjing deserve such a son?
At this time, a young imperial censor walked up to Li Nuo, clasped his fists to him, and said, "Hello, Brother Li."
Li Nuo was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "It's Brother Zheng, long time no see, have you been assigned to the Imperial Censorate?"
Li Nuo still has a deep impression of Zheng Zhi.
Firstly, he was the only student Li Nuo knew who had cultivated a righteous character before taking the imperial examination.
Secondly, his photographic memory helped Li Nuo a lot.
Just now, he used his photographic memory to memorize the portrait on the code.
Zheng Zhi smiled and said, "Brother Li, do you still remember me?"
Li Nuo said: "Of course, I have only seen one person who has cultivated a righteous spirit at a young age, Brother Zheng. It is really appropriate for you to be assigned to the Imperial Censorate..."
Li Nuo met him at the Qionglin Banquet that day and learned that he had also passed the imperial examination.
Compared with Li Nuo, Zheng Zhi was the one who truly made the best use of his talents in the Censorate.
Zheng Zhi smiled and said, "My grandfather was a censor. Being an official in the Censorate has been my dream since I was a child."
Li Nuo smiled and said, "Congratulations, Brother Zheng, your dream has come true."
Zheng Zhi also clasped his fists and said, "Congratulations, Brother Li, on your promotion..."
The two chatted for a while, and then more than ten figures walked into the Censorate.
These people were exactly the ones from the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, and Jingzhao Prefecture who were ordered to investigate the case.
This case itself was very simple. There were many witnesses at the time of the incident, and there was nothing much to investigate.
The investigation had already been launched before they went to Li's house to arrest someone.
Butler Wu walked up to Li Nuo with a rather unhappy look on his face.
Just now, when these cases were being investigated, he followed the people from the Mingjing Division throughout the process.
But the results of the investigation were very unfavorable to Miss Yiren.
Li Shou, a native of Fengyang County, had been weak and sickly since childhood, and had a serious heart disease.
Although he was physically weak, he was extremely lustful and had very strange sexual habits. He used to like women from decent families and often harmed them.
Later, he was questioned by the Dali Temple because of this matter. The then Earl of Fengyang County passed the title to him in advance, thus saving him from the death penalty.
From then on, he no longer harmed decent women, but instead liked to have prostitutes from brothels dress up as decent women and stage scenes of powerful people molesting decent women on the streets.
The government naturally cannot interfere in matters that are consensual, and even if this behavior is immoral, the Dali Temple did not investigate further due to his status.
Li Shou's behavior started two years ago.
Before, he only played these games in specific areas. The local guards and officials who were in charge of patrolling knew about it and turned a blind eye to his behavior.
In the past few days, perhaps in order to seek excitement, he started changing places and even caused a lot of misunderstandings.
I happened to be bumped into by Yiren today, and then this happened.
Several top coroners performed an autopsy on him.
After an extremely detailed examination, it was found that apart from the bruises left by the kick, Li Shou's body had no external injuries or signs of poisoning.
Considering his old illness, the coroner and imperial doctors concluded that he died of a sudden heart attack.
The coroner of the Mirror Department also came to the same conclusion.
On the surface, he died of Yiren's manslaughter.
But Li Nuo knew it was not the case.
Although it is not known how the Prince of Han and the young man planned such a perfect death, the code has not made any mistakes so far.
Zhongshu Sheren Du Yu looked at Li Nuo and said, "Sir Li, if you have no doubts about the result, I will report it to the three provinces."
Li Nuo asked: "Fengyang County has always performed in a fixed area, why did they change the location this time?"
Du Yu nodded and said, "Lord Li's doubts are reasonable. We also had doubts at first, but according to the servants around Fengyang County Magistrate, Fengyang County Magistrate started performing in a new place a few days ago because the people there have become accustomed to it and want to seek new excitement..."
Then, he added, "We also conducted a strict interrogation of the brothel girl. All her confessions were correct. In the past few days, Fengyang County Magistrate has not come into contact with any suspicious persons, so we believe that this was just an accident..."
Li Nuo looked at Butler Wu.
Butler Wu nodded slightly. Even the Mingjing Division could not find any suspicious points in this case.
The Prince of Han did not leave any flaws at all, and they did not find any suspicious points, so it was useless for Li Nuo to go there.
Su Qing couldn't listen any longer. She only cared about her daughter's ending, so she asked directly, "Yiren doesn't know that they are acting. Is it wrong to see injustice?"
Du Yu explained: "Madam, calm down. The country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. Although this girl had good intentions, she caused extremely serious consequences and must be dealt with according to the law."
Su Qing asked, "How do you deal with it according to the law?"
Although all the people handling the case from the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, and Jingzhao Prefecture felt that the girl had done nothing wrong.
If the person who died was just an ordinary person, they could reduce her punishment to the lowest level allowed by the law.
But it was the powerful who died.
She would not escape the death penalty for killing a powerful person, no matter what the reason.
"According to the law, he should be beheaded..."
Du Yu said helplessly, looked at Li Nuo, and said, "Does Lord Li have any other concerns?"
Li Nuo shook his head and said, "No more."
The court's handling of this matter was completely in line with the law.
Although the other party also made serious mistakes that caused the misunderstanding, and although her purpose was to be brave and righteous, under the modern legal system, she may be sentenced to a lighter punishment or even be completely acquitted.
But according to Daxia laws, even if someone accidentally killed a powerful person, under normal circumstances, the death penalty could not be avoided.
However, that's just normal.
He took out a pure gold token from his arms and handed it to Du Yu.
Li Nuo thought he would never need the golden medal of immunity from death given by Prince Chun.
The Magistrate of Fengyang could be demoted to a lesser rank and spared from death, and Li Nuo could also give the woman a golden medal to spare her from death.
With a golden ticket of immunity from death, one would not have to bear any consequences, not to mention manslaughter, even if one intentionally killed a powerful person.
The imperial power has granted permission to kill first and then spare.
This small sign is the embodiment of Daxia's highest will.
Although the Legalists do not advocate the golden medal of immunity from death, Yiren was innocent to begin with, so Li Nuo did not feel any psychological pressure to use it.
Du Yu was slightly stunned and reached out to take the gold medal.
His lips moved and he murmured, "This..."
Li Nuo asked back: "Why, this gold medal can't exempt her from punishment?"
Du Yu moved his throat and said, "Yes, of course, but we need to verify the authenticity of this card first..."
He left with the golden medal of immunity from death.
Soon it was gone and back again.
This golden medal of immunity from death is real.
When a murder case involving a powerful person occurred, the three provinces ordered a thorough investigation, which was reasonable and legal.
The golden medal of immunity from death exempts one from all punishments and is also reasonable and legal.
All procedures are legal and compliant, and no one can find any fault with them.
Du Yu looked at an official from the Censorate and said simply, "Release him."
(End of this chapter)
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