Chapter 2781 The Dispute between the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple
The atmosphere in the Xuanqiong Palace was tense. Facing the aggressive siege of the ministers, Nan Yan and Zhu Chengxuan were both speechless.
Neither of them had ever encountered such a situation.
In fact, the king was benevolent and his ministers were honest. Although Zhu Feng came from a military background and had a bad temper in his early years, he went through several major events after ascending the throne. Not only did his temper improve, but he was also able to tolerate the ministers' frank advice. Therefore, the ministers in the court also dared to speak frankly and did not obey him submissively.
However, the King of Wei and the Concubine usually faced polite and gentle ministers.
But now it's different.
The assassination of the emperor was indeed a major event, and it happened in Li Bushan's mansion. The close connection between it and the imperial concubine made it impossible for these people to completely trust her; what's more, Nan Yan later took these people back to the palace and placed them under house arrest in order to prevent the news of the emperor's assassination, especially the details, from leaking out, which further angered these ministers.
In addition, after the emperor was assassinated, the case was not fully investigated and there was no way to give an explanation to the officials.
So at this time, the other party's anger was directed directly at them.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the King of Wei suddenly had an idea and said, "Everyone, please be patient. The King and the Concubine have come here to ask the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple to interrogate the prisoner."
“……!”
Upon hearing this, the ministers were stunned.
Everyone looked at Zhang Lu and Ge Yunli who were standing in the front.
Nan Yan frowned slightly, glanced at King Wei, then looked at the people around him, without saying a word.
Indeed, given the current situation, it would be difficult for them to escape from this group of ministers. If they really wanted to escape, there was certainly a way - those guarding outside the door and those following around were all Nan Yan's men, and the problem could be solved with a single knife move.
However, once the killing of ministers begins, the situation will become even more out of control.
So she also said, "Yes, if any of you still want to delay this matter, then go ahead and make a noise."
Everyone immediately quieted down.
For a moment, the two of them stood in the center of the hall, surrounded by civil and military officials, as if they were surrounded, or in a standoff.
After an unknown amount of time, someone said weakly, "If that's the case, please hurry and find out the truth."
Yan Gu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Prince Wei and the imperial concubine.
He thought for a moment, then turned to the Minister of Justice Zhang Lu and the Supreme Court Justice Ge Yunli and said, "Since that's the case, please take the trouble to find out the truth about the Emperor's assassination and give us justice!"
The two men also looked at each other.
Just as he was about to speak, Nan Yan suddenly said, "However, there can only be one person who can make the decision when it comes to trial and sentencing. I wonder if it's the head of the Ministry of Justice or the head of the Dali Temple?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lu and Ge Yunli subconsciously spoke at the same time -
"Of course it's our Ministry of Justice!"
"Of course it's our Dali Temple!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the two looked at each other again, and their eyes suddenly became sharp.
Zhang Lu immediately said, "Sir Ge, such an important matter as the Emperor's assassination should naturally be handed over to our Ministry of Justice."
Ge Yunli sneered, "Master Zhang, the case that your Ministry of Justice snatched from us a while ago still hasn't been sorted out yet, right? If we were to give you a matter as serious as the Emperor's assassination, how many years would you plan to take to handle it?"
"W-what do you mean?"
"It's nothing special, but this matter should be handed over to our Dali Temple!"
…
The two sides immediately started arguing.
Nan Yan was secretly happy.
Although she could not interfere in politics, Zhu Feng insisted on teaching her some ways to deal with things these days, and he would also talk to her about things in the previous dynasty. Among them, he mentioned the conflict between the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. Both sides often rushed to handle cases. Sometimes, people from both sides would even appear at the scene of a case and fight.
Sure enough, with just one sentence from Nan Yan, the two sides began to confront each other.
Seeing the two sides arguing fiercely, the King of Wei stepped forward to dissuade them, saying, "You two, please stop arguing."
Seeing them arguing endlessly, Yan Gu, standing by, also looked very disappointed and said, "Master Zhang, Master Ge, it's already this late and you're still arguing about who's in charge? The most important thing now is to find out the truth and not let anyone fool us!"
The two were stunned and stopped.
Yan Gu deliberately avoided looking at the imperial concubine and instead bowed to Zhu Chengxuan and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor was assassinated. We, your humble servants, know nothing about the circumstances. Now you are the emperor, the pillar of our Great Yan Dynasty. It is up to you to decide."
When he said this, he directly ignored the imperial concubine.
Nan Yan stood aside, staring at him with a gloomy expression.
Although Zhu Chengxuan was a little hesitant, it was indeed inappropriate for the imperial concubine to speak at this time. If he wanted to choose someone,
He looked at Zhang Lu and then at Ge Yunli.
Suddenly, he seemed to think of something.
Then he said: "In that case, then this king will choose -"
Everyone looked at him with bated breath.
Zhu Chengxuan said slowly, "Let's choose the Dali Temple to preside over the trial of this case."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lu immediately stamped his feet fiercely and turned away with a sullen face. Ge Yunli immediately smiled and bowed to Zhu Chengxuan, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Chengxuan continued, "However, if I remember correctly, when the Dali Temple hears cases, you usually sit in the center. Interrogating prisoners and recording confessions are left to the Dali Temple's Shaoqing, right?"
“…”
This time, Ge Yunli was also stunned.
Zhu Chengxuan asked, "Is that so?"
Ge Yunli murmured, "Yes, indeed, but—"
"That's all right,"
Zhu Chengxuan said, "Master Ge is old, and I would feel bad if I let him continue to travel around. Let the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple handle this matter. When things are clear, I will bring him over to give an explanation to Master Ge and the other ministers. How do you do that?"
Who can say no when he says so?
Zhang Lu snorted coldly at Ge Yunli, who was stunned.
At this time, Zhu Chengxuan asked again: "Where is the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple?"
A clear voice immediately rang out from the crowd: "Your humble servant is here."
After he finished speaking, a young official walked out from the crowd. It was Ruan Hengzhou, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.
Although the Dali Temple Shaoqing was only a fourth-rank official, normally he would not be among those invited by Li Bushang. However, because his sister Ruan Mei had recently been reinstated as Concubine Xi, and because he had tried the case of Duke Chengguo's treason and held a high reputation in the court, he was also among those invited by Li Bushang.
When Nan Yan, who was standing behind King Wei, saw him stand out, a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
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