Chapter 2940 Ye Zheng is the victim, I am the plaintiff
Ruan Hengzhou said, "I dare not. However, the Dali Temple is in charge of criminal justice, so we must be extremely cautious. Otherwise, if the legal system is disrupted, the world will be in chaos."
“…”
These words shocked Nan Yan a little.
You know, when an official in the court gets into trouble, his colleagues will either plead for He Yi or take the opportunity to step on him. Who knew that Ruan Hengzhou's words had nothing to do with He Yi.
All he cared about was the country's laws and whether the Dali Temple's actions were reasonable and legal.
It leaves one speechless.
Zhu Feng also looked at Ruan Hengzhou with a bit of surprise, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, but then, this bit of appreciation was swept away by the gloom that surged like a tide, leaving no trace.
He said coldly, "There is no victim, no plaintiff, so He Yi is not guilty?"
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"Then I want to say that Ye Zheng is the victim and I am the plaintiff. Is he guilty?"
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"He's plotting treason, and I want you, the Dali Temple, to conduct a thorough investigation. Should torture be used?!"
Hearing these two sentences, Ruan Hengzhou was shocked.
He said in a deep voice: "Master Ye? The emperor is talking about Master Ye——?"
Seeing Zhu Feng's eyes turn red, Nan Yan stood aside and said softly, "Master Ye was murdered."
"ah?!"
Ruan Hengzhou froze there as if struck by lightning.
Only at this moment did he truly realize the significance of Zhu Feng's order to arrest He Yi for interrogation.
Ye Zheng is actually dead!
Is this matter related to He Yi? !
Thinking back to He Yi's silence during their interrogation at the Dali Temple, and the last words he said, Ruan Hengzhou felt as if he had been electrocuted.
Could it really be him...?
Zhu Feng lowered his eyelids, making it impossible to tell whether there was anger or coldness in his eyes.
He simply said, "Are you going to arrest him now? Are you going to torture him?"
Ruan Hengzhou immediately knelt upright, kowtowed deeply to Zhu Feng, and said in a deep voice, "I understand. I will do it immediately!"
Zhu Feng waved his hand.
Ruan Hengzhou stood up, saluted them again, then turned and walked out.
Nan Yan stood behind Zhu Feng. After listening to his words, she felt extremely heavy-hearted. When Ruan Hengzhou walked out of Yonghe Palace, she walked over carefully and closed the door herself, then walked back to Zhu Feng.
I saw him lying at the head of the bed, looking somewhat listless, with his eyes closed.
"emperor……"
"I know what you're going to say."
"Does the Emperor really believe that He Yi did it?"
"You don't believe it?"
“…”
Nan Yan hesitated for a while. Although she knew that Ye Zheng's death was a great blow to Zhu Feng, although he looked calm at this time, it could be seen from the fact that he insisted on torturing He Yi that he was already furious, or on the verge of collapse.
At this time, any words that disobey him may cause him to become furious.
But, especially at this time, the more we need someone to speak.
Nan Yan took a deep breath and said softly, "I think if it was really him who did it, given He Yi's personality, he would definitely admit it."
Zhu Feng closed his eyes and said, "Don't you think what he said is an admission?"
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"He does what I think."
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"Given his personality, he would have admitted to anything he had done. Given his abilities, he could have easily guessed why I had sent the Dali Temple to arrest him."
“…”
At this moment, Nan Yan was speechless.
Indeed, He Yi was not stupid. As the chief minister of the cabinet, he was treated coldly after Zhu Feng returned from his tour of Shazhouwei. How could he not guess that the problem was the bottle of detoxification pill he gave him? But he did not explain anything.
Later, Wu Yingqiu was rescued at the Grand Altar.
Apart from him, I really can't think of anyone else who has such ability in this matter.
Finally, it was Ye Zheng’s death…
His silence and this last sentence were not enough to defend himself, but instead deepened the emperor's suspicion of him.
There's no way he doesn't know.
"emperor……"
Nan Yan felt extremely confused and looked at Zhu Feng, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.
Zhu Feng opened his eyes and looked at her.
I saw her standing in front of the bed with a serious look on her face.
Obviously, the torture of He Yi was still a little too much for her to bear.
It is precisely because of this—
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then reluctantly raised his hand towards her. Nan Yan hurriedly stepped forward and held his hand. She could feel that Zhu Feng's hand was still a little cold. Zhu Feng pinched her fingers, closed his eyes, and said as if he was very tired, "You'll know after we torture him."
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Nan Yan frowned slightly.
Know what?
What? We can only know after torturing He Yi?
Could it be that after torturing him, we can really get something out of Heyi's mouth?
She didn't understand, but the imperial decree had already been issued. At this point, there was certainly no way to reverse it. Moreover, considering Zhu Feng's previous tolerance towards He Yi, he would not easily torture He Yi unless it was absolutely necessary.
So he whispered, "Yes."
Zhu Feng looked at her again, patted her hand, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Although on the first day, the imperial concubine asked the prince to announce that she was unwell and the emperor sent her back to the palace to rest, everyone saw that during the banquet, the emperor's face changed drastically and he left suddenly. Moreover, later, before the banquet was over, people from the Dali Temple suddenly broke into the prince's residence and arrested the chief minister He Yi. These two things directly cast two huge stones on the entire court, causing a huge uproar for a while.
Some people believed that since He Yi was suspected of treason, he should be executed as soon as possible; while other people, like Ruan Hengzhou at the beginning, believed that there was no evidence and no proven crime for He Yi's treason, and that as the chief minister of the cabinet, he had devoted himself to the court over the years and worked tirelessly for it. They hoped that the emperor would release him in consideration of his hard work and great contributions.
Zhu Feng ignored all these pleas.
For three consecutive days, Heyi was tortured in the Dali Temple, but each time, the documents handed over by the Dali Temple were empty.
Apart from what he said that day, he didn't say another word.
This time, not only the civil and military officials in the court, but even the crown prince could no longer hold back.
He stood in the imperial study, facing the gloomy and depressed Zhu Feng, and said softly, "Your Majesty, Lord Heyi is the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. Your Majesty arrested him without any evidence and tortured him in prison. This will not be favorable to public opinion."
Zhu Feng gave him a serious look.
At this moment, Xiao Shunzi came to report: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has arrived."
Zhu Feng nodded, and saw Nan Yan slowly walking in from outside. The prince immediately saluted her.
Nan Yan said, "The prince is also here to plead for He Yi?"
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