Father can be an enemy to the country

"Did anyone say it in front of you?" Zhu Zhen asked expressionlessly.

"They will definitely say that." Lao Twelve said anxiously: "You can figure it out with your toes."

"If you haven't heard it, just pretend you haven't said it." Zhu Zhen said lightly: "Even if you heard it, there is no need to take it seriously. Doesn't listening to the cries of crickets mean you are not farming?"

"But Brother Six, it's unfair for my father to do this to you!" Lao Twelve complained on his behalf: "Why should you hide it for Lao Ten? Let you be gossiped about?!"

"The very existence of our royal family is the greatest injustice." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice as he walked: "Do you feel aggrieved by being gossiped about?"

"Ah? Shouldn't you feel aggrieved?" Lao Twelve scratched his head.

Lao Shiyi suddenly said: "Sixth brother wants to teach us how to be generous?"

"You're so generous!" Zhu Zhen patted the two brothers on the head and said, "I'm also very angry. Otherwise, why would I hold it in for a whole day? Isn't it just to calm myself down?"

"What does Sixth Brother mean?" The two of them were confused.

"It doesn't mean anything, I just want to tell you, welcome to the world of adults." Zhu Zhen chuckled and said: "This is a world that only cares about interests. You should do things that are beneficial to yourself and the people around you, and don't do anything that is detrimental. "

"That's it..." Old Eleven followed his intention and analyzed: "If we reveal Brother Ten's true crime this time, apart from clearing Brother Six's name, there seems to be no benefit."

"What do you say?" Lao Twelve asked.

"First of all, such a huge scandal will plummet the image of our royal family, especially since the public opinion environment is already very unfriendly to us vassals, and it will become even more difficult after that."

"Moreover, Concubine Ning is gone, and we are still holding on to Lao Shi's affairs. No matter what, it seems too cold-blooded." Lao Eleven replied: "This will be more harmful to Brother Six's reputation."

"It's the two of us who submitted the letter, it has nothing to do with Sixth Brother!" Lao Twelve said angrily.

"Although we are the two who are talking about the matter, anyone would think that we were used as weapons by Brother Six." Old Eleven sighed: "Brother Six may not care about the reputation, but he definitely doesn't want to be called ruthless and ruthless. Righteousness, because what he values ​​most is family affection.”

"Hahaha, you kid." Zhu Zhen rubbed Lao Shiyi's head and said, "This flattery is getting better!"

"Eleven is telling the truth, I think so too." Lao Twelve said from the side with wide eyes.

"Don't come here." Zhu Zhen laughed and patted the two of them on the shoulders and said: "So at first, I felt very uncomfortable, I didn't understand, and I felt wronged. But after lying there for a long time, I figured it out. Father dealt with it this way. Lao Shi’s case is the best choice for this family and all of us.”

"Of course I can be unhappy, but my father will definitely not be happy." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "I don't feel so unhappy when I think that he is also unhappy. And compared to those family members who were killed, there is injustice. For the people who have nowhere to go, what does my unhappiness mean?"

"So I will continue to help them redress their grievances and uphold justice for them. This time I will verify the case and make it a solid case! I won't give anyone a chance to make a big deal out of a trivial matter!" Zhu Zhen raised his voice and said: "Look. How can Father protect Lao Qi this time?"

"Ah?" Eleven and Twelve were all surprised. "You still want to check? Brother Six!"

"It's entirely possible to use Concubine Ning's death to hand over this stall to others." Old Eleven gave him advice.

"Yeah, yeah." Lao Twelve nodded vigorously and said, "Even if my father is not a good person, he will agree."

"Don't talk nonsense, why is Father not a human being anymore?" Lao Liu glared at him, but he laughed and said, "Sometimes it's true."

Lao Shiyi never dared to get involved in the topic of scolding his father behind his back, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "Brother Six, stop checking Brother Seven. Stop now, no one will say anything about you."

"I'm not here for others to say anything about me." Zhu Zhen shook his head decisively and said, "Do you still remember the code of conduct and rules of procedure I told you before Xiongying left?"

"Of course, I will never forget it." The two brothers nodded quickly. To this day, they all feel that those eight words are all that Sixth Brother will teach them during this trip.

"So we must respect the rules. Just because they are not written in black and white, it does not mean they do not exist." Zhu Zhen looked at the desolate scene in the courtyard. It was late summer and early autumn when he first came out, but now it is late autumn.

"No matter from which angle you look at it, it is obviously one of the rules to pursue your own affairs in your position. My father ordered me to patrol Shandong as an imperial envoy to investigate and deal with the illegal affairs of King Qi and King Lu. So as long as I am still this imperial envoy, I must be serious. Fulfill your responsibilities and investigate Lao Qi's case to the end!" Zhu Zhen said earnestly:

"You can't not perform your duties well just because you are emotional, let alone give up your choices. Remember, people who throw away power carelessly are more hateful than people who can't use power properly."

"Of course, when this thing comes to an end, I won't take this kind of crappy job again even to death. But isn't it over?"

"I understand, Sixth Brother!" Eleven Twelve straightened his clothes and bowed deeply to Sixth Brother.

The harvest from this trip is indeed enough to benefit them for life...

~~

In the days that followed, with the help of his two brothers, Zhu Zhen settled down and carefully investigated the series of vicious cases committed by King Qi and his gang.

It took them three months to visit 16 counties in Qingzhou Prefecture, employing more than 2,000 investigators, summoning more than 4,000 witnesses, and recording a confession of more than 20 million words.

In the end, it was confirmed that the number of people killed under the order of King Qi was as high as 482!

Among them are five commanders of the third rank, one prefect of the fourth rank, nine thousand households of the fifth rank, and countless other junior officers, junior officers, and students.

When Zhu Zhen put all this in front of Lao Qi, Lao Qi himself was shocked.

"Did I really kill so many people?"

"Each case contains the victim's confession, witness and material evidence, and the confession of your murderer." Zhu Zhen pointed to a room full of file boxes and said: "If you are not convinced, you can refute them one by one after you come to Beijing. ”

"With your level as the sixth one, you probably can't fake the materials you have prepared for so long." The seventh one sneered, "Haha, you really worked hard to get rid of me."

"You think too highly of yourself. Do I care about the life and death of a piece of trash like you?" Zhu Zhen said lightly.

"You!" The scar on Lao Qi's face was still aching, which made him lose the confidence to challenge Lao Liu. After all, if he could be grabbed by someone's hand in such a situation, what else would he be if he wasn't trash in their eyes?

"I handled the case to this extent not for you, but to give justice to the victim's family." Zhu Zhen said solemnly: "Let them understand that Lao Zhu's family is not all like you and Lao Shi. The scum.”

"..." Lao Qi was almost angry to death. It's been like this since I was a child. Being beaten by Lao Liu doesn't hurt, but I get very angry every time.