Therefore, if Jingzhao Prefecture takes sides, it will always be found guilty.

Therefore, the only thing Jingzhao Prefecture can do now is to become a place that does not understand human feelings and only cares about legal principles.

If things were handled in this way in the past, the prefect of Jingzhao would have some concerns, after all, it would be a thankless task.

Therefore, the Jingzhao Prefecture used to always try to smooth things over, but now, because the Jingzhao Prefecture has handled things fairly clearly in the past few times, Zhao Ji is unknowingly supporting the Jingzhao Prefecture from behind.

Now we have encountered this disgusting incident where the prince bullies men and women and rapines women in the street.

The Jingzhao Prefecture detained the prince in jail without saying a word, which really stirred up a hornet's nest in the Zhen'an Marquis Mansion.

The old Marquis of Zhen'an is now seventy years old. The Prince of Zhen'an is his son who was born in his old age, so naturally he is doted on by his family, and he also values ​​this child very much.

Now that his beloved child, his treasure, was locked up in the damp and cold prison in Jingzhao Prefecture, Marquis Zhen'an was certainly not happy.

The old Marquis of Zhen'an, leaning on a cane, threw a tantrum in the court of Jingzhao Prefecture. The general meaning of his statement was that his prince, that is, his son, had all kinds of women he wanted, so why would he rapine a commoner's daughter?

It must be that woman who was unfaithful to her husband and took the initiative to seduce him. It is unknown which force was plotting against the Marquis of Zhen'an behind the scenes.

The prefect of Jingzhao scratched his head, he really didn't want to face such a difficult situation.

But there was no other way. If he let the prince go, he would look coldly at the brother of the abducted girl. He would definitely be the ruthless character who dared to go and report the incident.

The so-called Dengwen Drum is actually a huge drum placed in front of the palace gate. Once the Dengwen Drum is struck, the emperor must personally try the case.

However, anyone who dared to knock on the drum to report a crime must first be beaten with fifty sticks. If he could survive, he would naturally be tried by the emperor. If he could not survive, the emperor would send someone to question him.

In short, if people are pushed to a certain point, and would rather risk their lives to make their case to the emperor, then they will definitely come here to beat the drum.

Over the years, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture has also encountered several such tough guys.

Because he had dealt with many tough guys like this, the prefect of Jingzhao also had some insight.

If we let the Zhen'an Marquisate take the prince away today, that brother will dare to beat the drum tomorrow.

Now the Emperor is still ill and cannot even attend court. If the drum is struck, wouldn't it cause trouble for the Emperor?

Even if the emperor didn't say anything later, the prefect of Jingzhao felt that this was the end of his career as an official.

Thinking of this, the prefect of Jingzhao wiped the cold sweat from his face and said, "Lord Zhen'an Marquis, this matter cannot be released just because you say so. Jingzhao Prefecture naturally has its own rules. If I find out that the prince is really innocent, I will release the prince of Zhen'an Marquis. Then your family will be reunited with a clean slate. Isn't that a good thing?"

The old Marquis of Zhen'an personally took action, but he was unexpectedly rejected and met with a cold shoulder.

The Jingzhao prefect's stubborn attitude made the old Marquis of Zhen'an so angry that he kept knocking the ground with his cane.

"Good, good, very good! The young people nowadays are really formidable. They are bullying our Zhen'an Marquis Mansion. They dare to treat it so lightly because it is not as glorious as it used to be!"

The Jingzhao prefect couldn't hold back his smile after hearing this. He cursed the old fool in his heart and then deliberately said with a stern face, "I still have a lot of things to do. If the Marquis of Zhen'an wants to wait here, you should fill up the teapot and buy some Jinzhong cakes and let the Marquis of Zhen'an wait here."

"Although Jingzhao Mansion is not as comfortable as the teahouses outside, there is still a place to sit!"

After saying this, the Jingzhao prefect ran as fast as he could, as if someone was chasing him, and quickly left the sight of the Zhen'an Marquis.

After all, the old Marquis of Zhen'an was old, and even if he wanted to pursue her, he was unable to do so. In the end, he could only sit on a chair and wait.

However, the Jingzhao prefect never came out until the sun set. No matter how stupid the Zhen'an Marquis was, he realized that the Jingzhao prefect was actually following the tactic of procrastination.

With no other options, Lord Zhen'an Marquis had to return home.

The old ladies in the mansion and the young ladies were all eagerly waiting.

Over the past twenty years, this is the only legitimate son who has survived in the Zhen'an Marquis's Mansion.

The legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhen'an was sent to the emperor's harem to be a virtuous concubine, and she was quite fond of her younger brother.

When the wife of the Marquis of Zhen'an saw that her son did not come back with the Marquis of Zhen'an, her mouth pursed and she was about to cry.

"Don't cry, think of a way quickly, think of a way to pass a message to the virtuous concubine in the palace. The attitude of Jingzhao Prefecture is ambiguous, and I guess they want to handle this matter impartially."

"We have to put pressure on him from the palace. I won't give him any face today. Don't make any mistakes in the future, otherwise I will be the first to impeach him!"

Marquis Zhen'an was also very angry.

The emperor is now awake more and more often, so Zhao Ji reads some important political affairs to the emperor when he is awake.

Sometimes the emperor would make the decision, and sometimes he was just too lazy to listen and left it to Zhao Ji to decide.

"I heard from Su Xi that the reason I was in a deep sleep for some time was not because of my illness, but because of other things..." said the emperor, putting down the bowl in his hand.

The emperor's health has improved greatly now, and he can take his own medicine and meals.

In fact, this is also to exercise the emperor's arms that have been sleeping for a long time, so that the emperor can recover soon.

Zhao Ji heard the emperor ask this and nodded: "I think eunuch Su Xi has told the emperor the whole story. There are indeed some people in the palace who want to take advantage of the situation and do things that are not good for the emperor, but the emperor has the blessing of God. So the evil people will not succeed!"

The emperor sighed, "Why can't my sons wait? He is born to the queen and is the legitimate son. If he waits a while and hones his abilities, how can I worry about him?"

This was a royal matter, so Zhao Ji naturally did not say anything. In fact, the emperor did not need Zhao Ji to express his position.

"Find an opportunity to bring the third son to me. I need to ask him about some things in person. Was it caused by a traitor, or has my son really grown powerful?"

Nothing could be heard from the emperor's voice, but based on Zhao Ji's understanding of the emperor, he knew that the emperor was really angry this time.

The third prince paced in his palace every day, counting something with his fingers. In fact, he was calculating the time to see if the time was almost up.

He originally found the man whose attire was obviously different from Zhongyuan's in the hope that he could be useful one day.

As expected, this person knows things that others don't know. Even the queen was driven out and not allowed to enter the emperor's bedroom. I guess the situation is serious.

"Just these few days..." A dark light flashed in the third prince's eyes.