Chapter 279: A River of Blood
When Prince Ruyang was executed, Li Nuo and Yi Ren were also among the crowd.
He didn't come here on purpose to watch the fun, he was just passing by.
When the Eastern Palace case broke out, the King of Han and the King of You were demoted to commoners, and the King of Han's son Li Gan and the Jingzhao Yin's son Lin Ting were also imprisoned in the Dali Temple. This was a good opportunity to uncover the case of the Fengyang County Magistrate and clear her name.
We must also ask the court to return the golden medal that grants immunity from death.
When passing by Caishikou, I happened to see the Prince of Ruyang being beheaded.
Li Nuo just found out that Prince Ruyang was also involved in the Eastern Palace case, but at the moment, he had no intention of thinking about it at all.
His eyes were fixed on a corpse hanging at Caishikou.
The Jingzhao Yin committed suicide in the Dali Temple and his body was hung for public display.
But his portrait does not appear in the code.
Could it be that he was wronged?
I'm afraid it's unlikely. In the Eastern Palace case back then, it can be said that Lin Fuzhi, who served as the Eastern Palace's chief steward, played a greater role than the King of Han and the King of You. No matter who is innocent, he cannot be innocent.
Could it be that the Dali Temple has not yet announced its verdict?
If the Dali Temple had not made a formal verdict, his portrait would indeed not have appeared in the legal code.
With this curiosity, Li Nuo came to the Dali Temple again.
His father was still trying a case, so Li Nuo did not disturb him. He went to his yamen under the guidance of a temple official.
On the table in the yamen were several closed case files.
One was for the King of Han and King You, one was for the Prince of Ruyang, and the other was for the Prefect of Jingzhao.
Although he is dead, the necessary procedures must still be followed.
First, he was stripped of his official position and his three clans were executed.
The three clans in Daxia's criminal law refer to father, son, and grandson.
Originally, the definition of the three clans was even broader, but the Legalists did not advocate the indiscriminate killing of innocent people. Thanks to the efforts of the Legalists' predecessors, the scope was narrowed a lot. Even if someone committed an unforgivable crime, generally only direct blood relatives would be killed.
Killing three generations of a clan is already an extremely severe punishment.
If the emperor issues an order, it can be expanded to nine generations, and all relatives related to him will not be able to escape death.
Now here comes the question.
The Jingzhao Yin had been sentenced and died, but his portrait did not appear in the law code.
This is the first time that Li Nuo has encountered such a strange thing after owning the code for so long.
There must be some reason that he doesn't know.
Li Nuo wanted to find Jingzhao Yin's family, but was told that just now, Jingzhao Yin's wife and son had also committed suicide by taking poison in the Dali Temple cell.
Soon, a figure walked in from outside. Li Xuanjing looked at them and asked, "Why are you here?"
The matter of the code was too bizarre. Even when facing Yiren and his father, Li Nuo didn't know how to start the conversation. He did not mention the matter of Jingzhao Yin or explain his purpose to his father.
Li Xuanjing took out a file from the drawer and said, "This is the testimony of Li Gan, the prince of Han. It is indeed he who planned to kill the Prince of Fengyang. Take this testimony to the Secretariat and ask them to issue an edict to exonerate Yiren."
Li Nuo took the file. His father always considered everything very carefully.
Song Yiren said obediently: "Thank you, Uncle Li."
Li Xuanjing handed him a sign and said, "The Dali Temple has a lot of things to do, and other officials are unable to spare the time. You can go by yourselves. Take this sign. It is your certificate to enter the palace."
The entire Dali Temple will be very busy these days. Li Nuo and Yi Ren did not continue to cause trouble. They left the Dali Temple and went straight to the Secretariat.
The three ministries of Zhongshu, Menxia and Shangshu were all within the imperial palace and ordinary people could not enter.
With the token to enter the palace, Li Nuo and Yi Ren easily entered the palace.
However, her sword had to be left at the palace gate and could not be brought into the palace.
This was not to protect the emperor, but to protect the officials of the three provinces.
In the entire Daxia, no one could assassinate the emperor.
Of course, this is just a formality. For a master like her, having a sword or not only makes a difference when facing masters of the same level. She cannot use weapons against ordinary people.
Walking in the palace, Yiren looked around at everything. At a certain moment, she suddenly asked Li Nuo, "Can you still practice law?"
Li Nuo said: "Yes, I always believe that you are innocent."
Song Yiren didn't say anything else. She walked with her head down, feeling some complicated feelings in her heart.
She had been practicing very hard during this period of time, hoping to become a Grandmaster as soon as possible, so that even if he couldn't practice, she would still be able to protect him.
But now, he has someone more powerful to protect him.
He himself also has the ability to protect himself.
This made her suddenly lose her direction and feel a little confused about the future.
The Secretariat was not far from the palace gate, and the two men soon arrived at the gate of the Secretariat.
The two Zhongshu Shilang were discussing matters with the two left and right prime ministers. Zhongshu Sheren Du Yu heard the news and immediately came forward. After listening to Li Nuo's explanation, he said without any hesitation, "This is a mistake made by the court and should be corrected. Does Li Sicheng have any other requests?"
Li Nuo thought for a moment and said, "The case was widely reported at the time, and everyone in Chang'an knew about it. It would be best if the Secretariat could issue an imperial edict to announce it to the entire city, so that more people can know the truth."
The edicts of the Secretariat were not issued casually. If a case was judged wrongly, each department could just revise the files themselves. It was not the turn of the Secretariat to issue an edict.
Du Yu hesitated for a moment, but only for a moment.
Then, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Of course, of course..."
Li Nuo added: "There is one more thing."
Du Yu asked, "Master Li, please speak."
Li Nuo said: "Since Yiren is innocent, can the court return the death-free gold medal to me?"
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Du Yu has been in the court for so many years, and he has only seen the court accepting the golden medal of immunity from death, but he has never seen anyone ask for the golden medal of immunity from death from the court.
Not only had he never seen it, he had never even heard of it.
But it must be said that his request is reasonable.
Since it was a wrongly judged case, the defendant should not have used the golden medal of immunity from death, and the court should return it to him.
But he just felt something was wrong.
Soon, Du Yu realized that although he lost a golden medal of immunity from death, His Majesty had given him another one that time. If the court returned that golden medal of immunity from death to him, should he return the other one?
This was not a question he should consider. Seeing the two prime ministers and the secretary walking out of a government office, he immediately went up to them and whispered a few words to the two old men.
Li Nuo soon felt that two pairs of eyes were fixed on him.
They were two old men, both with white hair and beards. One had a gaunt face and gave people a kind feeling, while the other had sharp eyes and was intimidating without being angry, and it was obvious at first glance that he had a bad temper.
In the entire court, the identity of the person who could appear in the Secretariat and be so respected by the Secretariat Sheren and the Secretariat Vice Minister was naturally not difficult to guess.
The two prime ministers on the left and right are the true pinnacle of Daxia’s civil officials.
The most rare thing is that not only do they hold high positions, they are also powerful Confucianists of the fifth realm. Both court officials and common people respect them very much.
An invisible pressure came upon me.
A force emerged from Li Nuo's body, automatically resisting the pressure.
When the power of the Legalists meets the righteous spirit, the pressure suddenly becomes friendly.
Li Nuo sighed secretly, his cultivation at the fourth level still couldn't allow him to control his power freely.
When he reaches the fifth level, this kind of situation of automatically exposing his cultivation level will no longer occur.
The two old men looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
It is rare to see someone so young reach the fourth level of Legalism.
The news that he can no longer reform the Legalists seems to be just a rumor.
The old man with sharp eyes looked at Li Nuo and said, "Yes, he really looks like him. He looks very much like Li Xuanjing when he was young..."
Another kind old man also kept looking at Li Nuo with a deep gaze, as if he was lost in some memories.
The right prime minister walked up to Li Nuo and asked, "Do you want the death-free gold medal back?"
Li Nuo didn't know which prime minister this was, but he was in the right, so he was fearless and said, "Since the man was wrongly accused, the gold medal of immunity from death could have been used, so why can't we take it back?"
The Right Prime Minister looked him over for a few seconds, shook his head and said, "Once the death-free gold medal is taken back, it will be melted down immediately. It is impossible to return it to you, and there is no way to return it to you."
Soon, Li Nuo and Yiren walked out of the palace.
He sighed in his heart, wondering how could the court be so unreasonable.
Although he still had two signs in his hand, the one he lost would never come back...
Within the Secretariat.
The right prime minister looked towards the palace gate and said, "This kid looks like Li Xuanjing, but his personality is totally different. How could that taciturn guy give birth to such a son..."
At this time, an official came in and said, "Sir, the Minister of Zongzheng Temple, the Prince of Xingyang, the Prince of Dongping, the Duke of Le'an, the Duke of Jinyang, the Marquis of Shouyang, the Marquis of Lantian, the Earl of Liyang, the Earl of Yingchuan, the Sheren of Wang, and the Sheren of Fei have all been sentenced to death by the Minister of Dali Temple..."
Du Yu and the two Zhongshu Shilangs all took a deep breath when they heard this.
Li Xuanjing is going crazy and killing people!
Being the Prince of Ruyang is not enough, is he going to kill all those who impeached him?
The Right Prime Minister listened to these names, his eyes moved, and asked, "What's the reason?"
The official said, "Treason."
He moved his lips, as if he couldn't continue speaking. After a long while, he said, "The Dali Temple said that these people were involved in the murder of the crown prince..."
The two Zhongshu Shilang looked down at the ground.
No matter who becomes the emperor, the rich and powerful in Daxia will still be the rich and powerful. What reason do they have to murder the crown prince?
The two Zhongshu Sheren had only just arrived in Chang'an more than ten years ago. How could they have the ability to murder the prince?
Let’s not talk about anything else. The Earl of Yingchuan just inherited the title. He is seventeen years old this year. He was only six years old when the crown prince died. How could a six-year-old child participate in treason?
Of course, although the Earl of Yingchuan was young, the crimes he committed were too numerous to list. He was demoted twice to be pardoned, which allowed him to survive until now at the hands of Li Xuanjing.
This time, he couldn't escape punishment in any way.
Whether it is demotion or a golden medal of immunity from death, they are all inapplicable in the face of the crime of treason.
It is hard not to wonder if the Dali Temple Minister is seeking revenge for personal gain...
No, there is no doubt about it, this is a personal vendetta!
(End of this chapter)
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