Chapter 250 The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Who Wants to Be Invisible
Xiao Chongle has always been a lively person. Even in front of the young emperor, he doesn't hold back much.
Zheng Fangxiu was feeling annoyed when she heard Xiao Chongle lean in and ask in surprise, "What grievance or reason do you have that you could find your way here to appeal to the emperor?"
Upon arriving and encountering such an interesting situation, Xiao Chongle couldn't contain his excitement.
I told you, what's so fun about hunting a few half-dead little animals? This is what's fun.
Even Lord Sun couldn't suppress it.
"Lord Zheng, since they have been wronged, they should be taken to the Dali Temple for trial. This is not the place for a trial!"
Zheng Fangxiu knows the rules.
Judging cases is his duty, not the emperor's.
Besides, Dong Shou is here now, and there are still women in the woods, which reminds me of the previous controversy surrounding the young emperor's selection of concubines...
He's wasting so much time here trying out cases; he must be so clueless about romance!
Just as he was about to nod in agreement, he heard a rustling sound in the woods, and more adults were hunting in this direction.
He squinted and looked around; Princess Fu and others from the Duke of Dingguo's family had also arrived.
This place must be a place of great fortune; you can walk to any place.
Xiao Fu had sharp eyes and was naturally quick-witted. In addition, she had been spending a lot of time in and out of the palace accompanying the emperor these days. Before she even got close, she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's so lively here!"
Xiao Qing turned around and smiled, and the people who came with her naturally bowed quickly.
Encouraged by the excitement, Xiao Qing spoke up: "Since we've already run into each other, there's no need for such trouble. I'm curious too, so let's talk about it here."
Ma Hong gave a wink to the eunuch following behind him, who immediately realized what he meant and quickly went to fetch a chair.
Ma Hong helped Xiao Qing sit down, sighing inwardly: He still needs to train him for a while longer.
Since the young emperor had said so, everyone secretly glanced at Wang Xiang and Fu Mingyi.
Well, neither of the two big shots commented.
Although Hu Wenying, who was crying out for justice, was young, she was very quick-witted.
This is a rare opportunity; if we don't speak up now, when will we?
"Your Majesty, please allow me to report. My family, the Hu family, has made a living in Nanhua City for generations. Our ancestors were merchants, and later ran a restaurant business in Nanhua. The Hu Family Trading Company and Hu Yun Restaurant in the city are Hu family businesses. We also have a residence near this Mengshan Villa, which is the Hu family's ancestral property. More than half a month ago..."
As Yu Zaiting listened to Hu Wenying's account, he glanced at the young emperor standing close to him out of the corner of his eye.
It feels like just yesterday that he bowed deeply to the carriage.
His Majesty has grown taller, but unfortunately he is not too strong; his features remain gentle and refined.
Upon receiving the message from His Majesty the Younger, he felt both excited and worried.
What's exciting is that His Majesty still remembers him.
What's worrying is that the Grand Tutor is right before His Majesty's eyes, yet His Majesty chooses to send him back to Nanhua instead, without explaining why.
He needs to come back and see for himself to feel at ease.
All the way, he kept thinking about what His Majesty needed him to do and what he was capable of doing.
Even after he entered Nanhua, His Majesty did not summon him for a private audience.
Hu Wenying recalled the events while trying to keep her explanation simple.
At first, he was a little trembling and uneasy. After all, it was the first time he had ever experienced speaking so much in front of the emperor and so many ministers.
However, because he was wronged, he became more and more fluent in his speech and was no longer afraid.
More than half a month ago, Wang Xiang was on orders to arrange the hunting at Mengshan Villa.
The Hu family's business rival approached them, offering to buy their estate near Mengshan Villa at a price 50% below market value. Naturally, the Hu family refused.
Even if the price were higher than the market price, let alone below it, the Hu family would not be willing.
The manor outside the city was the ancestral property of the Hu family. Their ancestors made their fortune on this manor, and even if the Hu family fell into poverty, they could not forget their roots and sell off their ancestral property.
Besides, it hasn't come to that point yet.
However, the deal fell through, and before leaving, the other party made a harsh statement, saying, "If you don't sell today, even if you want to tomorrow, you'll have to see if you're still alive to sell!"
The words came true.
The next day, officials came to the door with a requisition order, designating the Hu family's ancestral home in the suburbs of Beijing as a requisition area.
The Hu family naturally wanted to find out the truth, but the circumstances at the time left no room for anyone to ask.
When the officials heard the Hu family's questions, they didn't care about the details and said that the Hu family was obstructing official business and disobeying orders. They then tied up Hu's parents and took them away.
It was quite a hassle for Hu Wenying's young son, who had to make inquiries to find out that his parents had been imprisoned in the Shuntian Prefecture jail.
Misfortunes never come singly.
After the ancestral home was requisitioned, the Hu family's business and hotel were attacked by competitors.
With no one in charge of the Hu family, Hu Wenying had to take care of her younger brother while also pleading for her parents' sake. Within just a few days, the Hu family fell apart.
Xiao Qing figured out the flavor.
"Who are those people who went to find your father?" Zheng Fangxiu's sense of smell was very sharp.
"They are from the Sun family's trading company."
Wang Xiang's expression remained relatively calm.
He knew what was going on halfway through Hu Wenying's story.
Which Sun family business?
Hu Wenying's inquiries over this period of time were not in vain.
He banged his forehead on the ground: "I heard...I heard..."
The audience was very impatient.
"What did you hear?"
"I heard it belongs to the grandson-in-law of Lord Li, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture!"
Silence.
Lord Sun's face had darkened.
Sun Jinyi, who came with Wang Xiang, paused for a moment, then remembered something.
Although Sun Jinyi also shares the surname Sun, he is not actually a member of the Sun family of Nanhua. His ancestral home was originally in the north.
However, the surname Sun is not unique. Their Sun family has some connection with the Sun family of Nanhua, and their interactions with this area have become even closer since the Great Xiao Dynasty moved south.
Sun Cheng wasn't closely related to him, but he was the good-for-nothing young master of the Sun family of Nanhua, the most dissolute among the younger generation. He was neither good at literature nor martial arts, and had loved gold and silver since childhood. When he grew up, he took over some of the Sun family's businesses outside the family. It was said that he was quite domineering in doing business.
The Sun family already had some influence in the court. With the help of the Sun family and his father-in-law's connections in Shuntian Prefecture, Sun Cheng's business was thriving, and he made quite a bit of money during this period.
Zheng Fangxiu was obviously aware of these things as well.
Officials in the central government of South China all knew more or less about Sun Cheng of the Sun family.
Officials in states outside of South China were not so clear about the situation.
But everyone has a brain and eyes.
After Hu Wenying finished speaking, the room fell even more silent.
Zheng Fangxiu remained silent this time.
He knew in his heart that there was really no point in solving this case. The Hu family's affair was more than 90% true.
The difficulty lies not in solving cases, but in the emperor's attitude and the reactions of powerful figures.
Just like the case of dereliction of duty in the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War that the emperor had previously ordered him to investigate.
Just then, the emperor's voice drifted over.
"Minister Zheng, the cases from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War were too difficult to judge before. I think the current case is much simpler. What do you think we should do to judge this one?"
What? !
With so many big shots in front of me, am I not invisible?
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