Condescending and Condescending

The Ministry of Criminal Justice Zhili Qingli Department brought back the case of the assassination of the second princess!

Once the news came out, the whole court was shocked.

Without the acquiescence of Emperor Yuanping, how dare the Zhili Qingli Department bring this case back?

Even if this case was originally under the supervision of the Qing officials in Zhili, it would not work.

Don't forget, this case was concluded by the third and fifth princes.

Why did Emperor Yuanping do this?

Wasn't his initial intention to calm down?

After all, this case involved not only the Peng family, but also the third and fifth princes.

Otherwise, why did he ask the third and fifth princes to try this case in the first place?

Thinking of this, a small number of officials immediately panicked.

Because they have opened the door to the Peng family a lot before.

The third and fifth princes finally came to their senses.

"Could it be, is it true that the father entrusted this case to us for trial, in fact, to test us?"

Thinking of what they did again, the faces of the third and fifth princes turned pale, and they slumped down on the chairs.

On the other side, Shangshu Mansion.

The Peng family was having a big banquet at that time.

Because the trial of the case had just been completed, and considering that today was the [-]th birthday of Mrs. Peng's family, the third and fifth princes decided to let them go first, and they also called it a policy based on circumstances to show the tolerance of the royal family.

"Come here, Mr. Peng would like to offer a toast to everyone. If it weren't for your help, the Peng family would not be able to wash away their grievances so quickly."

Peng Chengbi raised his glass with a smile.

"Master Peng is polite."

"We did this to return justice to the Peng family. After all, no one in the world knows that the Peng family is the leader of Qingliu, and Mr. Peng Lang is a rare gentleman in the world. If the Peng family can do something like murder the princess Come on, isn't the entire Qingliu, the entire Shilin a place where traitors and evil people are hidden, and we are all treacherous people?"

"What's more, if it weren't for Master Peng and the gentlemen of Mishan Academy for their careful teaching, it would be impossible for Quan Zi to be admitted to Jinshi at a young age. We should have reciprocated such a great favor."

All the guests raised their glasses in return.

They looked sincere and grateful, as if they hadn't guessed at all that the Peng family asked them to help get rid of Hongjin and those loyal servants in order to kill the grass.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Hearing this, Peng Chengbi couldn't help laughing.

So what about royal?

Even if their aristocratic families are in decline, they can still play the royal family with applause.

Thinking of this, Peng Hanyu couldn't help feeling proud.

He also raised his glass immediately: "Do it!"

After speaking, he raised his head and was about to gulp it down.

At this time, a man who looked like a butler suddenly rushed in, ran straight to one of the officials, and whispered a few words in his ear.

The next second, the official shouted directly: "What did you say?"

Hearing the movement, everyone looked over in unison.

The official's face turned blue and white, and he said, "The news just came out that the Zhili Qingli Department brought back the case of the second princess's assassination."

Whoa!

Hearing this, the faces of many people present immediately changed.

Because what those officials can think of, they can naturally think of it.

Seeing this scene, even the quyi troupe subconsciously stopped what they were doing.

So much so that in just a moment, the garden, which was originally bustling with wine and wine, fell into dead silence in an instant.

Everyone turned their heads in unison to look at the Peng family sitting in the main seat.

While Peng Chengbi said to himself, he subconsciously glanced at the old lady next to him, and couldn't help feeling admiration in his heart.

Sure enough, ginger is still old and spicy.

Because if the old lady hadn't reminded him, he might not have been able to perceive Emperor Yuan Ping's true intentions.

Thinking of this, Peng Chengbi put down the wine glass in his hand, and said with a smile: "What are you afraid of, we are doing well, so no matter how many times this case is retried, the result will only be one."

Hearing this, everyone reacted.

That's right, the evidence has been destroyed by Peng's family now, no matter how much the Ministry of Criminal Justice interrogates, it is impossible to find out the truth of the matter.

So what else do they have to worry about!

Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

It can only be said that it is worthy of the Peng family. This foresight alone is enough for them to beat a horse.

Not only that--

I'm afraid that even Emperor Yuan Ping didn't expect that things would turn out like this.

The feeling that even the emperor was suppressed by them...

hiss!

They couldn't help looking at each other, and then they both saw the unconcealable excitement rising in each other's eyes.

And they couldn't help but wonder, if they could keep suppressing the emperor, would they also be able to realize the great wish of the scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor to rule the world together in the Song Dynasty.

Thinking of this, they became even more excited.

Even in the next second, a group of officers and soldiers rushed in, and the excitement on their faces did not fade away.

Looking at the group of officers and soldiers, Peng Chengbi said calmly: "I won't bother you to do it, we will go by ourselves."

Not to mention the other Peng family members.

So much so that those who didn't know it thought that they didn't go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to go to prison, but went to the palace to receive the reward.

But they soon discovered that things might not be as simple as they thought.

The next day, the Zhili Qingli Department retried the assassination of the second princess in the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment.

After the Peng family arrived, they found out that not only the third and fifth princes who were in charge of the case, but also those middle and low-level officials who were not qualified to go to court, even the other three princes including the second princess were present.

As far as the eye can see, there are black black hats on the left and right.

Not only that, the four sides of the court were full of armored sergeants, judging by their clothes, they were undoubtedly the imperial guards in the palace.

Didn't Emperor Yuanping know that no matter how much they tried now, the outcome of the case would not be changed?

Then why did they dare to summon so many officials to listen.

So those Peng family couldn't help frowning.

But they soon calmed down again.

Again, they have already cleaned up all the evidence, so what else do they have to be afraid of.

So if you think about it, you know that Emperor Yuan Ping put up such a big battle, and in the end he would only humiliate himself.

Thinking of this, they laughed again.

But Xiao Shen's mood on the next table was not so complicated at the moment.

On the one hand, he didn't want the assassination of the second princess to become a big issue. After all, Can Yuan in the north was eyeing him.

On the other hand, as an official of the Ministry of Punishment and a courtier, he certainly did not want the case to end with the second princess's grievances having nowhere to appeal.

So when Fang Yanqin proposed to retry the case, he hesitated for a while, but finally did not raise any objections.

It never occurred to him that the performance of the five princes who were usually reliable in this case was worse than the other.

On the contrary, dialect Qin, who he doesn't think highly of, at least shows a sense of responsibility as a human being.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, cheered himself up, and looked at the chief seat, who was leaning on the chair with a copy of "Da Qianlu" covered on his face, as if he was asleep.

Xie Wenlun, who sat on the table opposite Xiao Shen and was in charge of recording the statement, reminded at the right time: "My lord."

Only then did Dialect Qin on the main seat make a movement, he took off the "Great Qianlu" covering his face, glanced at the Peng family below, and raised his eyebrows: "People in the hall, why don't you kneel? "

Hearing this, the Peng family's eyes became even more mocking.

So what did Emperor Yuan Ping think, to put up such a big battle, but sent a trash dim sum to interrogate them.

But they didn't show it on their faces, and Peng Hanyu said neither humble nor overbearing: "Returning to Prince Zhao, the official is the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, the father of the official is the Minister of the Household Department, and the grandmother of the official is the wife of the first rank who was appointed by the emperor." ..., according to the "Law of the Great Truth", lower officials and others are all officials, not only do not need to kneel down when we are interrogated, but we should also prepare a chair for us."

Seeing Peng Hanyu, the second princess who was covered with a thin quilt and leaned on a chair to support her body, her eyes turned red again.

Fang Yanqin laughed, "As expected of Peng Langjun, the number one talented person in the capital, his calmness alone is enough to crush most people."

Although Peng Hanyu didn't understand why, he still said, "Prince Zhao is absurd."

Unexpectedly, in the next second, Fang Yanqin changed his voice: "However, since when did I talk about this matter?"

what?

Peng Hanyu was taken aback.

I saw Fang Yanqin leaning back on the chair: "What I said is obviously about the fact that you were rude when you saw him."

Then he directly turned his head to look at Xie Wenlun: "According to the law of the great cadre, what kind of courtesy should a subordinate official meet with a superior official?"

Xie Wenlun subconsciously said: "You should kneel down and salute."

"Otherwise, you will be guilty of the following offense, and you will be fined ten sticks and 100 taels of silver."

Then, without waiting for the Peng family to react, he directly pulled out four red sticks and threw them on the ground: "Left and right, why are you still standing there, give me a hard hit!"

The moment the red ticket landed, the left and right yamen servants immediately stepped forward and put all the Peng family members on the ground with water and fire sticks.

It was only then that the Peng family and all the officials present came to their senses, and even Xiao Shen stood up in shock.

Peng Hanyu: "Prince Zhao, what do you mean?"

Fang Yanqin just glanced at them and said, "Why, did I say something wrong?"

Everyone choked.

They really couldn't find anything wrong with Fang Yanqin's words.

Because these are the rules that are truly written in the "Great Gan Law".

It was just because Emperor Yuan Ping had always been tolerant towards them in the past, and would often excuse them from paying their regards. Naturally, other princes and princes followed suit, causing them to gradually forget these rules.

It is precisely because of this that the faces of the Peng family turned green with anger.

They never thought that they would fall into the hands of dialect Qin, whom they had never paid attention to in the past.

Then, as if thinking of something, Fang Yanqin turned his head to look at the eldest prince: "By the way, thanks to your reminder, Prince Shen, if it weren't for me, I really wouldn't have found this excuse."

Noticing the resentful gazes from the Peng family, the eldest prince's face also turned green.

After finishing speaking, Fang Yanqin directly picked up the gavel and patted it, and ordered: "Hit!"

"and many more--"

Peng Chengbi's eyes were red, and he knew that Fang Yanqin was determined to fight against them, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "Prince Zhao, my mother is old, and I'm afraid she won't be able to bear the punishment of the stick. The King of Zhao is kind enough to spare my mother from the punishment."

After hearing this, Peng Hanyu said again and again: "And my mother, she has always been in poor health..."

The other officials present also said after hearing this: "Prince Zhao, there are human feelings beyond legal principles, please don't be too harsh."

"Prince Zhao, even if you are the emperor, you will treat Mrs. Peng and Peng Shangshu with courtesy. How can you, a prince, be greater than the emperor?"

Unexpectedly, Fang Yanqin applauded directly, and he said with admiration: "No wonder the Peng family has been passed down for hundreds of years. At least in terms of filial piety, you are indeed worthy of the title of leader of Qingliu."

"Since this is the case, I should help you all."

"So it's fine to get rid of the criminal law, and you can just help them get the ten sticks?"

Speaking, Fang Yanqin lay down on the table and said leisurely: "Or, what you call filial piety is just lip service?"

The faces of the Peng family turned greener.

The other officials present couldn't find any other reason to excuse Peng Chengbi and Peng Hanyu.

Seeing this, the yamen servants let go of Mrs. Peng and Mrs. Peng before they could react, raised the water and fire sticks in their hands, and hit Peng Chengbi and Peng Hanyu heavily.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

"what!"

Even though Peng Chengbi and Peng Hanyu gritted their teeth again, they couldn't help screaming in the end.

It can be seen that everyone's heart is shocked.

Except for the second princess, she couldn't help but clenched her fists, and even the whole person became excited.