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The capital arrester presented the bead he had found from the prime minister's mansion, and there was indeed a green moon bead in the box.

Yushi Zhongcheng Wang Wenfu asked: "Is this bead from you?"

"Yes, at the beginning, the people dedicated this bead to Zhang De, the father-in-law, because the people were doing business in the capital, and when they learned of the emperor's reform, they wanted the father-in-law to block the implementation of the law of market exchange for the people. He immediately agreed to take this bead as well. Down."

Zhang De saw that the bead did not seem to be the one that Liu Huaijin had given him, so he said angrily: "It's nonsense, although you said this, but I was sitting upright in my hall, and I didn't agree to your request at that time." , let alone received anything.”

"How to explain this bead?"

Zhang De held his head up and said: "Moon beads were not a rare thing in the current dynasty, and they were also found in the market. My Zhang family has been an official for generations, can't I even afford a single bead?"

"Master Zhang You is very optimistic. The pearl in the hall is not an ordinary moon pearl. Zhongcheng, Shangshu and Daqing also know that the Liu family has merchant ships that often go to sea. The moon pearl in Fusang is very famous, so the people sent ships The team went to Dongying to search for it, and then bought a pair of red and green beads together with the Dongying royal family. The Dongying royal family was delighted to get the red beads, and the people took the green beads as the treasure of Liu's business."

After Liu Huaijin's words, everyone turned their attention to the moon bead. Yushi Zhongcheng, the son of a merchant, picked up the bead and said, "Indeed, this bead is the top grade among the moon bead."

Liu Huaijin said again: "After Zhang De accepted it, he will compete with the former left minister Fang Zhiyan in the court hall, arguing about the new law. The people are guilty of colluding with the current prime minister to disrupt the country's laws. Please also act according to the law." Liu Huaijin raised his head, "Severe punishment!"

Zhang De couldn't figure out what Liu Huaijin did today, so he stepped forward to pick up the beads on the desk, and said angrily, "You're lying!"

Zhang De picked up the beads, Yushi Zhongcheng Wang Wenfu wanted to dissuade him, but then he was stopped by the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Seeing the signal in the eyes of the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Wang Wenfu withdrew his hand.

Liu Huaijin asked, "Does Prime Minister Zhang want to destroy the evidence?"

The exasperated person cursed: "This is not the same bead at all, it is clear that you want to frame this hall."

"Have you heard that?" Liu Huaijin looked at the jury ministers on the left and right sides, "The Prime Minister just said that."

Zhang De squatted down angrily, grabbed Liu Huaijin's skirt, "Are you crazy?"

Liu Huaijin straightened up and leaned into Zhang De's ear, "You are the one who is crazy."

Just when Zhang De was so angry that he wanted to make a move, Wang Wenfu ordered several people to arrest him and restrain him.

"There is a law in the country expressly stipulating that officials accepting bribes are graded and convicted, but what you say is unfounded. How do you prove that this moon bead is the one you gave?"

"The imperial family of Dongying presented the red beads as a tribute to the officials. Zhongcheng can go to the treasury of the inner court to check and compare. The matching beads are from the hands of famous craftsmen in Dongying. They are the same in size and weight. The people are just ordinary people, and it is impossible to touch them. Touching the treasures of the heavenly family, if it is not the pearl, how will the people know how much it weighs and how many feet it is wide?"

Immediately, a minister said: "In the early years of the Qianyuan Dynasty, the Fusang Kingdom came to the court, and more than ten beauties were brought in. I remember that there was a red bead. At that time, the officials even picked it up to look at it."

The minister's words brought back memories of the court officials, "Yes, it seems to be about the same size as this one."

"Whether it is true or not, let me report the matter to Her Majesty the Empress and the County King, and we will find out after taking out a pair of orbs from the treasury."

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The offerings presented to the court were placed on the case files of the court, and several officials under Yushitai rode into the palace to report the whole story to the Jian Guo and the queen. After receiving the order, they took out the beads and brought them to the court of Yushitai.

Later, under the witness of many officials, he used a scale to weigh the two beads, and the result made Zhang De panic. How can I prove that I took it, he is the son-in-law of the hall, and he often goes in and out of the prime minister's house, so he must be the one who planted the blame on me."

Zhang De said again: "As a minister of the Great Song Dynasty, I respect the national laws established by Emperor Gao and Taizong. Is it wrong to argue with those villagers? Is it true that the court is still using this person to instigate political opinions?"

The three judges sitting in the hall got together and bowed their heads to discuss. After a long time, they still couldn't make up their minds, so they wanted to stop first and wait for the supervisor and the empress to deal with it. The three of them just got up, and one of them was squeezed out in front of the Yushitai gate. The middle-aged man declared loudly.

Then the janitor hurriedly entered the internal communication to report: "Zhongcheng, someone sued the Prime Minister Zhang De in front of Yushitai's yamen."

"who?"

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The warm winter sun shines in the evergreen forest of Genyue Mountain, a few bred deer are wandering by the stream to drink water, and the emperor is lying in the pavilion with his daughter in his arms.

Kneeling at the foot of the stone steps was a middle-aged man with a hooded head, "Sinner, the former Minister of the Ministry of Punishments kowtows to Your Majesty."

"Daddy, why did he say criminals?"

The emperor took his daughter down, "He is the one who made a mistake."

"The guilty minister knows that his crime is unforgivable. It is a great grace to see His Majesty again today."

Princess Fuqing leaned on the emperor's knee and grabbed the emperor's sleeve, "The professor said that knowing your mistakes can make a big difference."

The emperor smiled and touched his daughter's head, "My girl is right."

The former servant of the Ministry of Punishment opened his eyes wide and bowed his head immediately after hearing this, "I would like to correct the court atmosphere for Your Majesty."

The emperor turned his gaze back to the kneeling man, "Go, don't be as confused as before."

"Yes, the guilty minister thanked you for your grace."

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The plaintiff was brought into the courtroom, and when he saw a living person walking in and standing still, his eyes met, the resentment in his eyes made Zhang De almost fall down in fright, he immediately raised his hand and pointed at it tremblingly, thinking something was wrong, how could it be It was such a coincidence that all the bad things happened to come together.

"Criminals, the former Minister of Criminal Affairs came to overturn the case."

"This hall is the prime minister..."

"It is the order of the Son of Heaven that today the three divisions will try the crimes committed by the Prime Minister, and please return to Prime Minister Zhang," Wang Wenfu looked at Zhang De, "Shut up."

Chen Dao, the former Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice: "The criminal was dismissed for covering up the son of his relative Ji Beibo. What happened at that time is not the whole truth. I came here to reverse the case. If I can't prove my innocence, it is the style of the court."

"If you want to overturn the case, go to Dali Temple. Today's trial is Shangshu Youpushe..."

"The criminals came to Yushitai to overturn the case precisely because they were related to the right minister. In the past, the criminals were not the principal criminals but the accomplices. Minfen was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. The Ministry of Punishment was in charge of the case of Bo Yanei in Jibei. According to the usual practice, the Ministry of Punishment first reported to the Ministry of Justice, and thus received instructions for a lighter sentence and even release the person. Zhang Xiang said that Ya Nei was a relative of a saint and a nobleman of the state. The criminal did what he was ordered to do, but it was revealed afterwards, the yamen was severely punished by the sage, and the government sent people to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to check, and the criminal committed this crime all because of..." The former servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice raised his head and looked at him with fierce eyes. Zhang De, "Prime Minister Zhang can threaten the lives of the relatives of the criminals, and use his power to intimidate and force the criminals to bite off everything."

"Nonsense words, things have been going on for a long time, if I really ordered you, why did you just say it now?" Zhang De denied it again in court, shaking his sleeves.

The former servant of the Ministry of Punishments knelt in the courtroom and kowtowed: "Zhang has the power to be a prime minister, and the criminals dare not offend. I know that if the emperor does not intervene, I will die if I sue with his power. Today, I learned that Liu Yuanwai testified against him. He, the emperor ordered the three divisions to interrogate him, and the criminals dared to come out of their cowardice."

"Although the criminals have been deprived of their reputations, they can't bear to see the atmosphere of the country being rebelled by the rebellious ministers. I beg the law enforcement officers to strictly investigate, remove traitors for the country, and restore peace to the world." After speaking, the former minister of punishment He took out a roll of crumpled letter paper from his narrow sleeve, "This is a private instruction given by the former Kuimen to the criminal when he was the servant of the Ministry of Punishment."

"I have never instructed you, let alone write down the evidence of this crime!"

"Zhang De is cautious and cautious, so he mostly gives verbal instructions, unless the matter is urgent and cannot escape, the sinner is afraid of being persecuted in the future, so he hides the only one..."

Zhang De was furious and wanted to step forward to seize the evidence, but Wang Wenfu shouted, "Stop him!" He was arrested and charged by several capitals.

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In the forest of Genyue, besides deer, there are also peacocks sent from Yujin Garden in the southern suburbs. Several servants drove a blue peacock and a green peacock into the garden.

Princess Fuqing stood on a small stool in the curtain, holding the table and staring with a pen, then turned her head and asked the emperor behind her, "Father, what crime did that person commit just now? Ruhua just saw him wipe his tears, He's so big, it's embarrassing."

The emperor bent down and held his daughter's hand, then stopped laughing and said, "Father's Ruhua also knows that crying is embarrassing?"

"Hmph, it's embarrassing for an adult to shed tears, Ruhua is a child."

The emperor raised his other hand and pinched her little face, "At any time, tears are not a child's privilege. Everyone has joy, anger, sorrow, and joy."

"It's like... Dad was sick earlier, and Ruhua cried when he saw your mother. This is the first time Ruhua sees her cry."

The emperor held his daughter's hand, and changed a fine brush dipped in blue mineral material to draw a crown and feather on the top of the peacock's head, "Will Ruhua treat the empress well in the future?"

"Of course, Ruhua will be good to both father and mother." Princess Fuqing looked at the painting in front of her and the peacocks in the garden, pouted and said, "The peacocks in Yujin Garden the year before last were beautiful, today's peacocks are a little It's not pretty either."

The emperor looked at the two good-looking male peacocks and explained with a smile: "It's winter now, and everything is sleeping and resting. When Daddy brings Ruhua to see them next spring, they will open their tails at that time."

Princess Fuqing didn't understand, "Why wait for spring?"

"Because in spring, all things recover, multiply, and grow endlessly, and it is also the most beautiful season of the year."

"But Ruhua hasn't seen the snow yet, how long will spring be? Daddy is the emperor, can't you order the peacock to open its tail?"

The emperor saw the innocent look of the little princess, so he put down his pen and picked her up from the stool, walked into the courtyard on the steps, and patiently explained to him, "Everyone in the world, everything in the world, everything is not decided by the emperor alone." Immediately He also said: "Under the Putian, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers, as a monarch, he must control all the visible and invisible people in his own hands, only in this way will they be afraid of you?" Respect, let it be."

Two male peacocks stood on the dead branches facing the setting sun and looked around, and they would not fly away when they saw people coming. Princess Fuqing broke free from the emperor's arms, and her little embroidered shoes thumped on the dead leaves.

The emperor stepped on the girl's shadow and stood still, asking: "What's wrong?"

"Why don't they fly away when they have wings?"

The emperor bent down and squatted down, "Why don't they fly away? Daddy also wants to know... Probably because they will be caught again after flying away. I'm tired."

"Do birds know they're tired?"

"Of course, everyone gets tired, not just people."

"Officials," Qi Liu stepped into the garden, bowed and said, "The King of Shouchun County asks to see you."

"what's up?"

"Zhang has to go to jail."

"Let him come over."

"Yes."

Wearing a purple robe, the boy walked into a garden at the foot of Genyue Mountain.

"Sir, I wish Your Majesty all blessings."

The emperor pulled Princess Fuqing to sit down, "Man, have you dealt with it?"

"Yes, the results of the three divisions have already been concluded. Because the prime minister of the court is involved, I dare not judge myself." The young man presented the results of the joint trial of the three divisions.

The emperor opened it and glanced at it, then stuffed it back into the servant's hand, "What's on your mind?"

"Corruption and bribery of officials is forbidden by the law of the country, let alone the prime minister who is the head of a hundred officials, but Zhang De is a veteran of the former emperor's dynasty. He has been an official for more than [-] years without merit or hard work. It is too heavy...so I think, considering that he is getting old, he will lose his official position and fame as a warning to all officials, and the combination of kindness and power will not chill the hearts of the heroes."

Princess Fuqing stood up from the side of the emperor, walked to her elder brother, raised her head and looked up: "Daddy said, merit is merit, and demerit is demerit. When you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded and favored. Since you have already received rewards, how can you commit crimes?" When you make a mistake, can you work hard to offset it?"

The young man looked down at his sister, "Saints can make mistakes, let alone mortals. The way mortals go is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, fear death and enjoy life, and return to balance. Why do you have to die if you can repent after making a big mistake? Law enforcement is appropriate, and love cannot be lost. Harsh laws will make courtiers fear but cannot make them sincerely convinced."

Princess Fuqing rubbed her head, "Ruhua doesn't understand."

The emperor got up and took Princess Fuqing's hand, "Since you have something to deal with in your heart, why bother to ask me again?"

"I just speak out what I think in my heart, and I dare not judge the state by myself."

"Just do what you want. If you really have no idea, ask your mother."

"Yes," the young man took back the case file from the servant, "I will leave."

"Da Lang," the emperor raised his eyes and called out, "too merciful will only make you fall into a quagmire from which you can't break out, and make the situation out of control."

The young man turned around, then immediately knelt down again, "Uncle will be escorted back to Beijing soon..."

"His matter," the emperor turned his back, "ask your mother."