The wind is blowing

When Cai Quan said this, Yu Wang's face was already pale. It was obviously the cold winter weather, but cold sweat could not help but flow down his forehead.

"explode?"

"Yes, 69 people were killed, 150 were injured, and hundreds of families were destroyed by the fire. There was a lot of public dissatisfaction..."

Hearing Cai Quan bring up these old events from last year, Emperor Liang was slightly displeased.

"Isn't there something to deal with? The people have been appeased, so is there anything wrong?"

Cai Quan raised his eyes and faced the Emperor Liang, who was high on the throne, and said:

"At that time, everyone thought it was an accident, the explosion was caused by the careless use of fire in the private cannon workshop. But according to my recent discovery, it was not an accident."

Emperor Liang's eyebrows twitched, and he lost his voice:

"Isn't it an accident? Could it be that someone did it on purpose?"

"I have testimony, Your Majesty, please read it."

Cai Quan did not answer Emperor Liang's question, but took out a volume of documents from his sleeve, and Gao Zhan handed it over to the imperial case.

Emperor Liang slowly unfolded the scroll. When he first read it, there was nothing wrong with it. His expression became more gloomy as he read it. When he saw the third page, he was already trembling with anger and threw the entire scroll on the ground.

Not at all affected by Emperor Liang's anger, Cai Quan still said quietly:

"Your Majesty, these five testimonies were taken separately. All the things described are consistent and there are no flaws. I think it is credible. From the beginning of the bandit's first prosecution in order to reduce the crime, I traced it layer by layer. The truth is getting more and more shocking. In fact, after the investigation, I know that I have not found the root cause, but since officials of the same level have been involved, I can't act without authorization, so I entered the palace today to ask for an order, please Your Majesty has ordered the Ting Wei Division to send personnel to monitor, and I hope that Dali Temple Secretary Zhu Yue can be brought to trial as soon as possible."

Regarding this question, Emperor Liang pressed the corners of his lips tightly.

Who is behind Zhu Yue, you don't need to interrogate to know.It is of course self-evident how much benefit it will bring to another person by exposing the secrets of the private artillery workshop in that tragic way, thereby inciting a lot of public grievances against the prince at that time.

However, it is Dali Temple again!Private Paofang, Zhu Yue, Dali Temple, Xuanjingsi, Xia Jiang, Wei Zheng... These terms rolled in Emperor Liang's mind in confusion, making him dizzy for a while, his limbs were cold and he couldn't speak .After successfully bringing down the crown prince, did the target change to Prince Jing again?

Emperor Liang knew his son well, what he said just now is enough to prove that there must be something hidden in this rebellion, otherwise he wouldn't be so stupid to expose himself directly.What is unclear now is what kind of role Xia Jiang played in this incident.But Emperor Liang didn't plan to interrogate Xia Jiang immediately, he was still waiting for the other party to catch the traitor back.

"Your Majesty, do you have anything else to say?"

Emperor Liang squeezed out these words from his teeth. Although the tone was low, it made people feel cold all over.

King Yu shuddered at this question, but he immediately stabilized himself, knocked his head down, and hissed:

"Father, you are wronged...Zhu Yue is the son-in-law of the son-in-law. This testimony clearly identifies Zhu Yue, and it is actually aimed at the son-in-law. Moreover, Zhu Yue has never done bad things. This crime... I am afraid of being wronged. more likely."

Cai Quan bowed and saluted, then took Yu Wang's words and said:

"Your Majesty, I also think that there is a possibility of being wronged, but it is his personal entourage who identified Mr. Zhu, and it is not because of outsiders who have nothing to do with it. It is beyond the law to pass it vaguely. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty's permission, immediately Order the three divisions to send personnel to hold a joint trial in the open court, and make sure to find out the truth of the case, so as to return Master Zhu's innocence."

"Judging in the Ming court? Jing Huan, what do you think?"

Emperor Liang looked at King Yu with a gloomy expression.

King Yu clenched his teeth, his mind buzzing.Whether Zhu Yue was wronged, of course he knows very well, and whether Zhu Yue is a hard bone that can withstand the pressure of a public trial, of course he knows even more.He believes that this little brother-in-law will do his best for him, and he will never be disloyal, but he is not sure that when facing a well-known criminal master like Cai Quan, Zhu Yue has the ability to resist him until the end. Get it out...

Moreover, the results of the joint trial in the Ming court must be reported to the world. Once you agree to the joint trial in the Ming court, you are ready to bear the consequences that follow.Once a final decision is made, there will be no room to even ask the emperor for extra favors to cover it up. How dare King Yu dare to agree to it?

Xiao Jinghuan's hesitation was a guilty conscience, and Emperor Liang saw it.Although he had known it for a long time, he was still furious seeing him like this, holding the teacup tightly with his left hand, almost crushing it.

At this time, only Cai Quan could keep his usual expression and maintain a businesslike look.

"Your Majesty, if His Highness Prince Yu wants to attend the trial, it's all right. I will do my best to enforce the law impartially. Please issue an order to allow the three divisions to interrogate."

"Father..."

King Yu's voice trembled and his face became even uglier.The calmer Cai Quan's expression became, the more flustered he became. He was not sure whether the minister of the Ministry of Punishment had any other evidence besides these five confessions. If he really held the ironclad evidence, then what's the use of being on the sidelines to supervise and interrogate.

The teacup that Emperor Liang had been holding for a long time finally flew towards King Yu and hit him directly on the head of Yu Wang, which was enough to show his soaring anger at the moment.

"You bastard! You don't want me to be mad at you. I love you so much all these years! Do you think I'm old and confused? Xiao Jinghuan, I really underestimated you. You! Tell me, is Zhu Yue's deeds related to you? If you talk about half a word of falsehood, I will never forgive you!"

King Yu crawled two steps forward, crying loudly:

"Father's favor is something the child will never forget, but it is also because of the father's favor that the child was not tolerated by the former prince. At that time, the former prince pressed him in every possible way, and the child was unwilling to upset the father. Bao, I have no choice but to make a bad move...Father...the child will never dare to disrespect the father, it's just a moment of confusion, and he did something wrong..."

Cai Quan stood up solemnly at this time, and said in a clear and authentic voice:

"I beg Your Majesty once again to allow the three divisions to interrogate."

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice's words were steady and clear, Yu Wang's heart trembled, and he couldn't help calling "Father Huang" again.

Emperor Liang snorted coldly, his face was still as cold as iron, but he already hesitated in his heart.

So far, he has been very clear about what King Yu did in the tragic explosion of the private cannon workshop, but now that the situation has been brought under control, he is not willing to turn all kinds of things into the court for a public trial.Emperor Liang calmed down and said to Cai Quan:

"Cai Qing, I'm going to order the order to remove Zhu Yue's official edict. After the dismissal, there will be no need for a joint trial by the three divisions. You can handle it with full power. I think the trial of the case to Zhu Yue's level is enough to calm the hearts of the people. , let's end here, there is no need to interrogate the master messenger and the like."

"His Majesty……"

"As for the other people who need to be dealt with, I will deal with it myself. Cai Qing only needs to close the case. Thank you for your hard work."

The muscles around Cai Quan's cheeks were tense, and he lowered his head, covering the forbearing expression on his face and the deep anger in his eyes.He is trying to control his emotions, forcing himself not to continue arguing with Emperor Liang, because he knows that arguing is useless.

"Cai Qing, do you understand what I mean?"

Emperor Liang waited for a long time, but did not wait for the word "leader" to come from below, so he couldn't help raising his eyebrows and aggravated his tone.

Cai Quan took a deep breath, paused again, then bowed down, and said in a low voice:

"The minister leads the order."

"If you have nothing else to do, you should step back first."

"Yes."

Cai Quan's lips were tightly pursed into a straight line, he finished the ceremony rigorously, and exited the Hall of Martial Arts.