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With Rong Se intervening, the judge secretly glanced at You Changjin. You Changjin did not dare to sit down, but stood with his head bent and kept wiping his sweat.

Only Yu Qingzhou had a complicated expression, but he also did not dare to look at Rong Se.

He couldn't guess Rong Se's purpose in helping him, and he felt guilty about what he had done.

But Rong Se sat there calmly, with no expression on his face except a hint of sarcasm. After watching them beg for mercy for a while, Rong Se spoke: "Tell us what happened that day, exactly as it happened."

Several people looked at each other, knowing that their lives depended on the man in front of them. One of them said cautiously, "Yes, yes, we brothers were drunk... We made mistakes after drinking, and acted impulsively..."

"Drag him out." Rong Se interrupted him without hesitation, and said with a loud bang, "Beat him."

The judge did not dare to delay and immediately gave a look. Two men came forward and pinned the man who was speaking to the ground. They crossed the killing sticks around his neck. Another yamen runner came forward with a stick and hit him hard on the legs. Screams rang out immediately.

After hitting them with more than ten sticks, Rong Se glanced at the other three people with a stern look in his eyes: "Will you tell me or not?"

The three men were almost stunned. It seemed that they were used to bullying others and had never been punished before. They were all cowards and were frightened when they got serious.

"Speak, speak! I'll speak." Another person kowtowed repeatedly and lay on the ground, then he confessed everything about how Xue Shao hired people to make trouble in Fusheng Tower and their improper intentions towards Yu Qingmei.

You Changjin closed his eyes tightly, and his hands in his sleeves were shaking.

Rong Se's sarcastic and cold gaze fell on him.

"Master You, do you understand?"

You Changjin knelt on the ground immediately, trembling: "Your subordinate, your subordinate..."

"Isn't there no victim? Isn't this just a misunderstanding?" Rong Se picked up the only remaining teacup on the table and smashed it over, still not satisfied.

You Changjin didn't even dare to dodge and was hit head-on by the blow, which hit him right on the forehead.

Rong Se didn't dare to think, what if the person who was humiliated that day was not Yu Qingmei, what if it was not in Fusheng Building, what if it was just a girl from an ordinary family? What if no one tried to stop it?

Moreover, they dared to act recklessly in the street. I think they have done such things many times. With the Zhu family as their backing, even if the victim is the sister of the Dali Temple Secretary, they can get out of the prison intact. The laws of the Jin Dynasty are simply meaningless to them!

"Send someone to bring Xue Shao here." Rong Se said to the judge.

The judge quickly agreed and immediately ordered someone to arrest the shopkeeper of Qifengju and bring him to justice.

"You Changjin." Rong Se thought deeply for a moment, then decisively ordered: "Dismiss him and investigate."

You Changjin suddenly collapsed to the ground. He had offended the Regent. Dismissal and investigation might be just the beginning!

He regretted it so much. He never thought that such a small matter would actually alarm the Regent Prince to stand up for Yu Qingzhou. If he had known this, why would he have accepted the box of silver from Zhu Hong? Now he even lost himself!

After Rong Se gave his instructions, he sat there waiting. Yu Changjin was stripped of his official uniform by the yamen runners and asked to leave. Suddenly, Yu Qingzhou came over, bowed to him, and said with a complicated expression, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Rong Se was silent for a moment.

Yu Qingzhou is a good official, but he cannot cause any trouble in the court on his own. In the original novel, he is even dealt with by the original owner early on. However, he can truly be described as impartial and honest.

After a moment, Rong Se sighed: "Handle your case well, and I will take charge of your sister's matter."

A double entendre.

Yu Qingzhou sensed something from this sentence. He heard Rong Se's seriousness and looked surprised.

When had the Regent ever spoken in such a gentle tone? Even if his tone was gentle, his words were like a knife, killing without leaving any trace.

Yu Qingzhou came back to his senses and nodded hesitantly, but he heard Rong Se suddenly say: "Yu Qingzhou, you work in the Criminal Department, how many things like this have you seen?"

Yu Qingzhou was silent for a moment, then said truthfully, "Not a small amount."

"In the Jin Dynasty, the laws were strict and the internal affairs were well-managed." Rong Se couldn't help laughing. "The people of Yu Changjin were rampant in the court, confusing right and wrong and harboring evil intentions. This was the heyday of the Jin Dynasty."

This is the grand background of the sweet love between the protagonists in the original novel.

The first time Yu Qingzhou saw Rong Se express such a sigh, it was sadness, sighing, and hatred. At that moment, his disgust towards this man miraculously decreased a lot.

"They should be from the Zhu family." Rong Se looked at the three people kneeling in the courtroom and the thug who had fainted on the ground, and said calmly: "The Zhu family kept them to do these dirty things. If we investigate further, they have committed many crimes. Do you know what to do?"

"I understand." Although Yu Qingzhou was a bit pedantic, he was very serious about his work and naturally understood what Rong Se meant.

Rong Se looked at him and said softly in a low voice: "Do you know which Zhu family I am talking about?"

The Minister of Revenue, Zhu Lanshan, was a member of the Cao family.

Yu Qingzhou helped Cao Lun to recall Liang Shenyu to the capital. If he helped Rong Se deal with Zhu Lanshan, he would cut off his own path with Cao Lun.

Rong Se was not sure whether Yu Qingzhou would really kill Zhu.

But Yu Qingzhou remained calm and said, "I know, but my sister cannot be bullied for no reason."

Rong Se breathed a sigh of relief, nodded slightly, and said nothing more.

There is no doubt that Mr. Yu has a sister complex.

She rebelled against him for her sister, and now she is targeting Zhu for her sister. It is not easy.

But he is still fair and selfless. Rong Se is sure that he is the kind of person who would sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice. He is both an honest official and a capable minister. With Yu Qingzhou, there will be fewer unjust, false and wrongful cases.

Xue Shao was soon escorted to the court. He had never taken Fu Sheng Lou seriously before. Moreover, Zhu Hong had told him that the Cao family had also set their sights on Fu Sheng Lou. How could an ordinary citizen possibly defeat a high-ranking official?

That was why he dared to send people to cause trouble, and even when people were sent to jail, he was ordered to spend money to smooth things over. Although he was a little confused when he was brought to the court, he was still fearless.

Xue Shao bowed and was about to apologize when he was hit on the knee by a bailiff with a stick. He fell to his knees with a thud and his face immediately twisted.

The judge slammed the wooden pole and scolded, "How dare you not kneel in the court?"

Xue Shao was stunned. When he looked at his own men who were unconscious on the ground or curled up on the side, he thought to himself that something was wrong and dared not act recklessly again. When he heard that the Regent personally spoke up for Yu Qingzhou, he felt dizzy and almost fainted.

With all the witnesses present, the case could be solved quickly. With Rong Se sitting here, the case was quickly sorted out. Xue Shao was stubborn and did not give Zhu Hong away. After the man was taken into custody, Rong Se stood up leisurely, his eyes sharp as he looked at the judge, and he spoke slowly and calmly.

"Your Excellency and I both know what happened in Qifengju, but I want all the prisoners alive today to live well. I have the final say on when they die."

Let them live a few more days until the case is completely concluded.

The judge understood what he meant and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, I understand, I understand."

Rong Se said slowly and in a low voice: "Keep a close eye on the person. No one is allowed to visit or approach him. If he dies suddenly or commits suicide out of fear of crime, and one person is missing, I will let your entire government be buried with him. Do you understand?"

There was no murderous intent in his words; it was just a verbal threat. But to other people, it sounded like a death warrant!

It was not until Rong Se walked away that the judge realized that his collar was soaked with cold sweat.

"What does your Highness mean by this?" the judge asked Yu Qingzhou after careful consideration.

With Rong Se’s coming forward today, who wouldn’t want to make Yu Qingzhou a figurehead?

Yu Qingzhou lowered his eyes and said ambiguously: "Jinjing is going to be lively."

Ever since the new emperor ascended the throne and the regent took power, he never had any intention of usurping the throne. It turned out that he was accumulating strength and plotting in secret. It seems that he will make a big move in the court soon.

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Xue Shao was imprisoned, and You Changjin was dismissed from his post to investigate the case. Those who should have been released did not, but those who should not have been in prison were.

When Zhu Hong heard that the Prince Regent had personally come forward to defend Yu Qingzhou in public at the Dali Temple, he knew that he had stirred up a hornet's nest this time and immediately went to report to Zhu Lanshan.

The Zhu residence looked simple. Zhu Lanshan was dressed in cloth. He was over fifty years old, but he was in good spirits and had a kind face. He looked like an upright and honest official.

"How did it end up offending Yu Qingzhou and the Regent?" Zhu Lanshan asked with a frown, "The manager of Fushenglou is just a woman from Jianghu. Their boss has no background either. It's just a cookbook. How did it cause such a big fuss?"

Zhu Hong bowed his head and said, "It was that bastard Xue Shao who found a few brothers named Ge Da to cause trouble in Fu Sheng Tower. These people almost raped Yu Qingzhou's sister in Fu Sheng Tower. Yu Qingzhou is holding on to the case and won't let go. However, Ge Da and his brothers didn't succeed and were sent to the government before they could do anything. I just want to get them out."

Having said that, Zhu Hong pursed his lips.

"Yu Changjin had no intention of making things difficult, but he didn't expect to alarm the Regent King."

Qifengju is not only Zhu Lanshan’s business, but also his eyes and ears in Beijing, and even a means for him to launder public funds. If he is really targeted and investigated thoroughly, then everything he has done over the years will be exposed.

Doing so would not only ruin one's career in later life, but could even lead to one's own death.

Zhu Lanshan had to be cautious and fearless. He walked back and forth behind the table with his hands behind his back. His expression froze. “The Regent King would never help Yu Qingzhou for no reason. If Fusheng Tower is not related to him, then he is targeting me!”

He probably didn't expect that his words would come true. Rong Se was not only related to Fu Sheng Building, but was indeed coming for him. But there was one more thing, that is, even if Yu Qingmei had nothing to do with these things, Rong Se would never watch those thugs wander around at large.

Because of his guilty conscience, Zhu Lanshan became more and more afraid the more he thought about it, and immediately said: "Xue Shao knows a lot, we can't keep him here!"

"What about Fu Sheng Building?" Zhu Hong asked.

Zhu Lanshan pondered for a moment and said, "Get the recipe as soon as possible and give it to Master Cao. The Cao family has to keep this tree firmly in place!"

Zhu Hong nodded: "I understand."