Chapter 414 Who helped him get promoted?

Fortunately, the Dali Temple Chief Justice did not become self-pitying, self-destructive, or stop doing his job because of this. Instead, he always performed his duties conscientiously, impartially, and made fair judgments.

Jiujiu saw that Emperor Zhaoning was hesitant, so she asked, "Father, what's going on? Why don't you want to help the Dali Temple Minister get promoted?"

"This Dali Temple official was very considerate of me when he was investigating the case today. He was also very considerate of me. In addition, he does a good job, is efficient and fair. I think he should be promoted."

[Father has not promoted me. Is there some hidden reason? ]

[No, Jiujiu needs to ask carefully.]

【If you can help, please help. 】

【Talents should be used well and given high positions. Only in this way can we retain talents and the country can prosper. 】

After hearing Jiujiu's voice, Emperor Zhaoning thought to himself that the little girl had really grown up and improved. She now knew how to use people well and not let talented people suffer any injustice.

great!

The little girl has always been his pride.

"Jiujiu, the reason why the emperor didn't give him a promotion was because of the flower-stealing case a few years ago."

"The Flower-Picking Thief Case?" Jiujiu wondered what it was all about.

"The essence of that case was to catch a thief who plundered flowers. The Dali Temple official also caught them. There were four thieves in total. However, before the execution, he deliberately let one escape, and he has not been caught yet."

"I guess that person is back in the underworld, causing trouble for the underworld."

"When my father knew about this, he really wanted to kill the Dali Temple Minister. But the Queen Mother pleaded for him, saying that the Dali Temple Minister was a descendant of her mother's family, a good official, dedicated to his duties, and good at solving cases, so he should not be killed. Moreover, if he was killed, it would be difficult to find a better replacement in a short time, so my father had no choice but to keep him."

"Let him remain as the Supreme Court Justice."

"But Father is still thinking that if he is caught doing anything wrong in the future, he will settle all the old and new scores and kill him. The fact that he let the flower thief go is a big deal, and Father will never get over it."

"But he has worked diligently over the years and has never made any mistakes, so my father cannot do anything about it."

【This matter! 】

[Let Jiujiu think carefully about whether it is written in the book. ]

[Based on the character of the Dali Temple Minister, it is unlikely that he would let a flower thief escape in private.]

【Ahhhh, Jiujiu remembered. 】

Emperor Zhaoning's eyes were full of anticipation, and Jiujiu remembered something.

Jiujiu naturally wouldn't say it openly, she continued to mutter to herself as usual.

[The flower thief that the Dali Temple Minister let go seems to have been mentioned in the book. 】

[I vaguely remember that the man was not a flower thief, but was replaced by someone else.]

[The real last flower thief was not someone else, but the sworn brother of the Dali Temple Minister.]

[The Dali Temple Minister did not want to implicate innocent people, and wanted to put justice above personal interests, arrest his brother and close the case. However, his brother's mother was seriously ill at the time, and her life was hanging by a thread. She could not bear to hear her son get into trouble, so he was moved by compassion and let his brother go for the time being. He did not arrest his brother in time, and even released the innocent person who took his place before the execution.]

[But later, after his brother's mother passed away, he secretly brought people to deal with his brother.]

[Strictly speaking, the Dali Temple Minister was not partial to anyone, but was very fair. ]

Emperor Zhaoning was somewhat shocked after hearing Jiujiu's thoughts. In the case of the flower-picking thief back then, the Dali Temple Minister actually concealed so many things behind the scenes. No wonder there has been no news of the flower-picking thief committing evil deeds in recent years.

The Dali Temple Judge was a reasonable person. He did not let the real murderer go, nor did he wrongly accuse a good person.

But why didn’t the Dali Temple Minister say anything?

Is it because he is worried that he was too violent and cruel back then, and that his family will be held accountable for that incident, or his brother's surviving family will be held accountable? That's why he didn't tell anyone?

It is possible.

"Father, what are you thinking about?" Jiujiu saw that Emperor Zhaoning was in deep thought and ignored her for a long time. She stepped forward and waved her hand in front of Emperor Zhaoning.

Emperor Zhaoning came back to his senses, "Jiujiu, what did you just say?"

"My daughter said that judging from the style of the Dali Temple Minister, he is not the kind of person who would let the flower thief go free for personal gain."

"There must be some hidden secret in this, Father, why don't you investigate further?"

[If we investigate carefully, we will surely be able to find out what happened back then.]

[Once the truth is revealed, the Dali Temple Minister will be promoted.]

"Jiujiu, I understand what you mean." Emperor Zhaoning said, "I'll listen to you and investigate it carefully." If we investigate according to the direction in Jiujiu's voice, I believe there will be results soon.

"After discovering the hidden truth, I will promote the Dali Temple Minister."

"We can't let our Jiujiubai speak."

Emperor Zhaoning said as he looked at Jiujiu with a doting look on his face.

"Okay, thank you, Father."

Jiujiu was very happy. Today, she helped her father solve a big problem and also helped the Dali Temple Minister get promoted. It was a great merit!

[I don’t know why, but now as long as I can do something that benefits others or help someone, I feel a sense of accomplishment and am particularly happy.]

【Jiujiu is very happy and satisfied.】

Emperor Zhaoning listened to Jiujiu's words and smiled. He seemed to have the same feeling in his heart. He was very happy to be able to do something for the people and to prove that he was valuable.

But no matter how happy he was, he still had to abdicate.

The next day, the truth about why the Dali Temple Minister secretly let the flower thief go was discovered. The speed was so fast that it was astonishing.

The official rank of Dali Temple Minister was also promoted from the fourth rank to the third rank.

Everyone in the palace was discussing this matter.

"This case of the Dali Temple Minister was the fastest to be investigated that I have ever seen. It was investigated as soon as it was announced."

"Yes, things that have not been investigated for many years are now investigated immediately. The older our emperor gets, the quicker he becomes!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can one become more skillful as he gets older? He must have received guidance from some expert, so he was able to find out so quickly."

The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple also thought so, but he didn't know who that expert was, who helped him to clear up all the bad deeds he had done as an official for many years. From now on, no one would criticize him for what happened in the past, and he could stand up straight.

He really wanted to say thank you, but he didn't know who to tell.

Who helped him get promoted?

What a nice person!

The good man Jiujiu is currently worried about one thing: what to do with the body that was found?

Also, why is Brother Dijiang missing?

What was he doing?

She wanted to discuss something with him, but couldn't find him.

Dijiang appeared the next day.

Di Jiang brought back two pieces of news. The first one was that Luxixi was dead. According to his investigation, it was probably killed by Dong Buhan. The three extra boxes of contraband salt should also be related to Dong Buhan.

The second piece of news was that Dong Buhan went to Mount Buzhou to pull out the Longyuan Sword, which was so powerful that no one dared to pull it out easily. He planned to pull it out to deal with Xi Chu, Nan Guo, and him and Jiujiu.