Madam, protect me!

Song Mansion.

People in the Song Dynasty were all asking and comforting Yi Ren.

Li Nuo also listened just now, and there was no difference between what Yi Ren said and what County Magistrate Pei told him.

On the surface, this appears to be a typical case of manslaughter.

Even Yiren herself thinks so.

Without the code, Li Nuo might have been deceived.

Thinking of what he had just seen on the street, Li Nuo returned to the room, took out two pieces of paper, and quickly drew two portraits.

The Yi Ren had just committed the crime, and the portraits of the two people appeared on the code. They must be the people behind the scenes.

They couldn't wait to appear near Zongzheng Temple, probably because they wanted to wait and see the result, but they didn't expect it to be delivered right to their door.

From a criminological perspective, murderers often have the habit of returning to the scene of the crime.

Although it was not the scene of the crime, it was the same.

Obviously, Yiren is not their target.

Their target is themselves, and possibly their father.

Li Nuo doesn't know these two people, and he doesn't know what grudges he has against them yet.

He was about to go to Butler Wu to ask, but An Ning also rushed over from Li Mansion after learning the news.

Although she and Song Yiren don't deal with each other on weekdays, if something happens to her, they still can't help but worry about her.

When she walked into the room and caught a glimpse of a portrait on Li Nuo's desk, she was slightly startled and asked, "Why are you painting Li Gan?"

Li Nuo looked at An Ning and asked, "Do you know him?"

An Ning nodded and said, "Of course I know him. He is Li Qian, the crown prince of the Han Dynasty. We grew up together... Why did you suddenly draw him?"

"King of Han..."

Li Nuo recalled whether he had any disputes with the Han Palace.

It seems that there is no big festival.

It is nothing more than that when his father supported King Chun to ascend to the throne, he severely dealt a blow to the party members of the King of Han.

There was also the last Yuyin Pavilion incident. The King of Han took the initiative to kill the shopkeeper of Le Lailou in order to bring peace to the situation.

Furthermore, he conducted a strict investigation on brothels some time ago and reported some brothels, among which Le Lai House was the one receiving special attention.

Lelai Tower is the property of the Han Dynasty Palace.

This doesn't seem to be a big festival, right?

It's just a little friction at most.

Li Anning looked at Li Nuo and asked, "When did you meet Li Qian?"

Although she grew up with the Crown Prince of Han, she was their aunt in terms of status. These royal children were not willing to play with her, and she was not close to them.

Li Nuo replied: "Just now."

There was a certain tacit understanding between An Ning and him. She heard something unusual and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

The two of them have the closest relationship, and naturally they have nothing to hide from her. Li Nuo said: "There is something fishy about Yi Ren's case. She was not the one who killed Fengyang County Prince. The murderer is someone else. If nothing unexpected happens, It should be inseparable from the Crown Prince of Han."

Although the relationship is not close, Li Anning still knows these royal children relatively well.

She thought for a while, frowned and said: "Li Qian has been a man of face since he was a child. He likes to be praised by others and is always surrounded by many vassals. You have lost the face of the Han Palace again and again before. With his character , it is indeed possible to retaliate..."

Li Nuo looked at another person and asked, "Who is this person?"

Li Anning took a look and said: "He is Lin Ting, the son of Jing Zhaoyin. He has a close relationship with Li Qian. The relationship between Jing Zhaoyin and the King of Han is just like the relationship between his father and King Chun. Over the past ten years, , he firmly stood on the side of the King of Han..."

Although Jing Zhaoyin was essentially a local official, the place he governed was the capital of Daxia.

Chang'an and the entire Gyeonggi region were under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture.

Jing Zhaoyin, who is in the third rank, has more power and influence in the court than other officials in the third rank.

Theoretically speaking, Jing Zhaoyin's power is greater than that of Dali Temple Qing.

But regarding officialdom matters, theory is just theory, and more depends on reality.

Li Anning looked at Li Nuo and asked curiously: "How do you know that they are behind this case?"

Li Nuo said: "When I came back from Zongzheng Temple just now, I saw them on the street. When the Prince of Han saw me for the first time, his first reaction was to dodge. He did not do anything wrong. He was not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. His intuition told me Me, this is what they did.”

Li Anning stopped asking further questions.

Although this reason was outrageous, she also knew that her consort's intuition was the truth.

But just because she believes it doesn't mean others do too.

She had already heard what happened at Zongzheng Temple. She looked at Li Nuo and said with some worry: "Although the beauty was wronged, my father may have caused public outrage by taking her out of Zongzheng Temple like this..."

…

At this time, what had just happened in Zongzheng Temple had spread extremely quickly to all the high schools in Chang'an.

"It's too much!"

"A country will not be a country, a country will not be a country!"

"Treacherous traitor, how come we have such a traitorous traitor in Daxia? Your Majesty is really unkind to employing people!"

"The imperial court is not his one word, no, we must not let him continue like this!"

…

After hearing this, both the dignitaries and the court officials were furious.

For the powerful, killing powerful people like them without paying any price is something that cannot be tolerated.

The one Li Nuo killed last time was just the son of a powerful man.

Those who died this time were real dignitaries, as powerful as them!

In the past, when it came to matters involving powerful people, Li Xuanjing had restrained himself, and at least he would do things within the framework of the law.

It makes no sense at all to remove death row prisoners from Zongzheng Temple!

For courtiers, this kind of behavior that seriously violates the rules of court operation is also intolerable.

If he doesn't correct it this time, he will definitely get worse next time.

Zhongshu Province.

Several members of the Zhongshu family and two ministers of the Zhongshu family looked at the few envelopes handed over by Zongzheng Temple, and their heads suddenly felt heavy.

These few envelopes are only part of it.

The major dignitaries in Chang'an are still submitting a steady stream of tips to impeach Li Xuanjing.

The Censor's Office also petitioned the three provinces to investigate the matter thoroughly.

It has never happened before that a death row prisoner should be openly removed from Zongzheng Temple.

Although the Minister of Dali Temple is very unreasonable in his daily life, he has never been so unreasonable.

Just when everyone was in trouble, two figures slowly walked into the government office.

"grown ups!"

"See you two adults!"

The people who came were two old men with gray hair and gray faces, who were the two figures on the left and right.

If Li Xuanjing is the secret master of the court, the two prime ministers are the truly most powerful ministers above the Daxia court.

They are not only prime ministers, but also great Confucians in the fifth realm. They are dedicated to serving the people and the public, and are respected by thousands of people.

Not to mention Li Xuanjing, even His Majesty treated them with great courtesy.

After the two people appeared, everyone in Zhongshu Province seemed to have a backbone.

When the left minister of the court was the Zhongshu Ling, a Zhongshu minister looked at these memorials and asked for instructions: "Teacher, this..."

The old man said: "Instruct Yushitai, Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Punishment to thoroughly investigate the case and make sure to find out all the details and doubts. The perpetrators of this case will be temporarily escorted to Yushitai, and they will be dealt with after the case is found out."

The Vice Minister of Zhongshu said: "However, the culprit in this case has been taken away by the Minister of Dali Temple..."

Another old man said: "Then go and ask for it."

Zhongshu Zuo Shilang asked tentatively: "What if he doesn't give it?"

The old man slammed the crutch on the ground and said, "Then tell him that next time, I will go and get it myself!"

The crutch hit the bluestone ground, making a heavy sound.

The hearts of everyone in Zhongshu Province also trembled.

It seems that this time, the Right Prime Minister is also really angry.

It's no wonder that the right prime minister was angry. He didn't just ask for people from Zongzheng Temple. What he destroyed was the basic rules for the operation of the court.

After everyone dispersed, the Prime Minister looked at the old man beside him, knocked the ground with his crutch, and said, "What a good disciple you taught!"

The old man didn't say anything. He looked out the window and was speechless.

…

Song Mansion.

Song Zhe looked at a figure standing in the courtyard, walked over slowly, and said, "Thank you."

Li Xuanjing said: "You're welcome, Wan'er's favorite back then was Yi Ren."

Song Zhe was silent for a moment and said, "Not only do I want to thank you for saving Yi Ren, but I also want to thank you for what happened back then."

This time, Li Xuanjing said nothing.

Su Qing looked at Song Zhe and asked, "What happened back then?"

Song Zhe shook his head and said, "I'll tell you later."

Then, he looked at Li Xuanjing again and said, "I'm afraid this matter cannot be ended."

Li Xuanjing said: "It doesn't matter, there is another hidden secret in this case. I will investigate the case thoroughly in the name of the Mirror Division. If the court blames it, I will bear the full responsibility."

Song Zhe looked complicated and said, "You are still exactly the same as before."

Su Qing looked at Li Xuanjing, then at Song Zhe, and asked, "What happened back then?"

She didn't wait for Song Zhe's answer. Under the guidance of Butler Wu, several figures in official uniforms walked in from outside.

One of them held the edict in his hand, looked at Li Xuanjing, and said: "Master Li, I have been ordered by the two prime ministers to arrest the criminals in Fengyang County's case. The left prime minister ordered Yushitai, Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Punishment to be arrested. The case will be thoroughly investigated and the criminal will be escorted to the Yushitai..."

When everyone in the Song Mansion saw this scene, they walked out of the hall with worried looks on their faces.

The two prime ministers personally intervened, and the matter became more serious.

This made their hearts rise in their throats.

The person in charge of the book was also in his throat.

What if he doesn't let him go...

But Li Xuanjing did not embarrass them. He nodded and said: "This case involves Minister Zongzhengsi. It is not appropriate to leave it to Zongzhengsi. I originally wanted the Mirror Division to intervene. Since the two prime ministers issued the edict, I will leave it to you. I I believe you will be able to clear the innocent people’s minds.”

Du Yu almost cried. He didn't expect that the request would go so smoothly this time.

Mr. Li is still very reasonable...

[ps: There will be another update later, maybe after the early morning. 】