The daily life of the eldest son

No matter how fast the horse is, it will take more than a day, and the group will arrive in Yanzhou.

"Brother Yi!" At the gate of Yanzhou City, Tang Yun, who had been waiting for a long time, waved his arms excitedly when he saw Ye Yi.

"Why are you here?" Reining in his horse, Ye Yi looked at Tang Yun in puzzlement.

Tang Yun chuckled, and said: "Master Li of Dali Temple sent a letter to His Majesty when you left, and even calculated the date of your arrival. Your Majesty was thinking about this case all the way. When we arrived, I became even more impatient. I have been waiting at the gate of the city for the past two days. Let alone this, His Majesty is in the palace now. I will take you there. Brother Yi, change your clothes and hurry up to face the saint. "

"it is good!"

Not much gossip, the group rushed to the palace again. Tang Yun had already arranged things in advance. As soon as Ye Yi arrived at the palace, he was directly pushed into a certain room, and immediately began to bathe and change clothes. Tang Xiao was also pushed Went to another room.

It took less than two quarters of an hour to finish sorting out. Tang Yun and Tang Xiao personally escorted Fu Ren, and followed Ye Yi to face Sheng.

After the notification, Ye Yi was brought to the front of the imperial court first.

"Chen Dali Temple Shaoqing Ye Yi, see Your Majesty." With the hem of his clothes lifted, Ye Yi knelt down with his back straight, and then bowed obediently.

"Get up," the emperor's voice sounded two points lower than usual in court, Ye Yi knew that this was a proof of his bad mood, "Come here from Chang'an without stopping, Ai Qing has worked hard."

Ye Yi, who had just stood up straight, kowtowed again: "I am afraid, this is my duty, and I cannot afford your majesty's praise."

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ye Yi got up from the ground, stood in front of the emperor with his head half down, glanced left and right from the corner of his eye, and then saw Cui Shangshu kneeling beside him.

Ye Yi had guessed that the emperor would bring Cui Shangshu with him in order to block Cui Shangshu's actions, but he did not expect that Cui Shangshu was already kneeling before the prisoner arrived or the interrogation started.Could it be that Cui Shangshu is always kneeling in front of the emperor these days?

Even so, Ye Yi didn't think he was pitiful.

"Where are the criminals?" the emperor asked again.

"Your Majesty, the criminal is right outside the door, do you want someone to bring it in?" The one who answered the emperor's words was Zhao Kang, the Minister of Internal Affairs, a eunuch who had served the emperor since he succeeded to the throne.

As soon as the emperor raised his hand slightly, Zhao Kang walked out and brought in the people waiting outside.

Ye Yi bowed to the emperor and stepped aside.Tang Yun and Tang Xiao pushed Fu Ren into the door, saluted the emperor and took two steps back.

Seeing Fu Ren in shackles, the emperor sighed heartbroken: "Fu Ren, I treat you well."

Hearing this sigh, Fu Ren's eyes turned red, and he knelt down with a puff: "The guilty minister has failed His Majesty's trust, the guilty minister...deserves death."

In the following time, the room was filled with the emperor's roar, Fu Ren's accusation and Cui Shangshu's wailing, which made Ye Yi's brain ache.

After finally waiting for the end, the emperor let everyone go, but Ye Yi was the only one left behind.

"Sit down." The emperor relaxed his body and leaned back on the chair, with an undisguised exhaustion in his tone.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for granting the seat." The emperor said casually, but he, a courtier, couldn't be casual.

Sitting on the side properly, Ye Yi lowered his head and waited for the emperor to ask questions.

After waiting for a while, Ye Yi heard the emperor's voice: "Li Qing said, are you in charge of this case from the beginning to the end?"

Ye Yi immediately replied: "I'm terrified, my qualifications are still inexperienced, and I'm not good enough to take on such a heavy responsibility. I'm grateful to Master Li for not giving up. I'll do everything according to Master Li's instructions."

The emperor chuckled and said, "Li Qing often praises you in front of me, or is self-modesty a tradition in your Ye family?"

Ye Yi gave a dry laugh and didn't answer.

The emperor laughed again, and said: "Forget it, I keep you, just want to hear the opinion of Dali Temple, how do you think I should deal with Cui Shangshu, and how should I deal with Fu Ren?"

Ye Yi's heart tightened, and he immediately became vigilant. He deliberately paused for a moment before replying: "According to the laws of our dynasty, those who sell officials to prisons are punished according to their severity. Those who are greedy for money are less serious. Removal is the most important thing for those who cause trouble to the court, and can be... sentenced to capital punishment.

Those who intentionally hurt others can be punished with five punishments as a warning. "

The emperor stared at the top of Ye Yi's dark head, and said, "As expected of the young minister of Dali Temple, he knows the laws by heart. Does Fu Ren intend to hurt others?"

"This..." Ye Yi hesitated for a moment, and then replied, "Miss Cui was only imprisoned and did not suffer any harm, but... if mental harm is also counted as harm, Fu Ren should be guilty of this crime." .”

"But Cui Shangshu is the imperial court official. He tried to murder the imperial court official. Shouldn't he be punished severely?" the emperor asked again.

Ye Yi rolled his eyes secretly, and said: "Judging from Fu Ren's confession, he just wanted to force Cui Shangshu to resign, lest his act of betraying an official would cause more people to suffer unfair treatment. Judging by his words, Fu Ren did have the intention of endangering his life. I am stupid, and without other evidence, I have no way of judging."

Isn't it the words of His Majesty to be serious or light?Ask him what to do?

"How... how should I judge?"

Hearing the hesitation and helplessness in the tone of this sentence, Ye Yi was taken aback, and couldn't help raising his eyes to sneak a glance at the emperor.

After hesitating for a while, Ye Yi finally replied seriously to the emperor: "Only by following the law can we show the justice in His Majesty's heart. Miss Cui...is a beauty."

The emperor, who closed his eyes and thought about it because of distress, was taken aback for a moment, and opened his eyes to look at Ye Yi.

Ye Yi sat comfortably on his seat without showing any panic.

"Zhao Kang," the emperor spoke again after a long while, but there was no confusion in his tone, "Order Zhongshu Sheng to draw up an edict, Cui Ren, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, neglected his duties by selling officials to jail, relocated to Heishui, and reflected on himself. Yes. In addition, let someone ask if the daughters of Cui Ren’s family are married, and send their birthday horoscopes to Zongzheng Temple.”

"Yes, I'll do it right now, old slave." Zhao Kang replied, then bowed and walked out of the room slowly, halfway through, he gave Ye Yi a subtle smile.

As for Fu Ren's penalty, Ye Yi would not be stupid enough to ask.Fu Ren belonged to the emperor's private guard, so he couldn't ask any questions he wanted.

The emperor glanced at Ye Yi again, and said: "Tomorrow, when the sacrificial ceremony is held, you will follow me. Step back."

"Yes, I will leave." Ye Yi politely excused himself, his expression changed when he turned around, and he secretly scolded himself for being too talkative.

Even if he didn't say it, His Majesty would think of using the harem to appease the Cui family sooner or later. Why did he insist on talking about it?