Happy Little Scholar

In Lizheng Hall, today's morning court session lasted longer than usual.

Although Qi was frightened by the Heavenly Punishment some time ago and suffered a rare defeat, as time went on, it seemed that the shadow of the Heavenly Punishment had gradually dissipated, and there were more frictions between the two countries on the border.

In addition, Zhao, which had never had any disputes with Jing, was also ready to move. The spies lurking in the two countries reported that Qi and Zhao had close contacts some days ago, and they were afraid that there would be some unfavorable actions against Jing.

Zhao's strength was slightly weaker than Jing's, but it should not be underestimated. If the two countries united, even if they really had a weapon like Heavenly Punishment, Jing would still be in danger.

In this way, except for Wu, which was still mired in civil war, the two most powerful countries in the neighboring countries were in hostile relations with Jing, and they were attacked from both sides.

Of course, the current Jing State is no longer what it used to be, especially in terms of military strength. The Heavenly Punishment has been studied for many wonderful uses, which has stabilized the Qi State. It will not be in a hurry because of this. Moreover, Qi and Zhao are mostly testing each other. No one dares to easily launch a large-scale war.

Even so, the court attaches great importance to this and has made a series of deployments on the border. General Xu Dingyuan has returned to the front line and taken a large number of generals with him. With the God of War and the Heavenly Punishment, there is no need to worry too much in the short term.

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Emperor Jing looked at the courtiers below and was quite satisfied.

If it were a year ago, the court would definitely be in a hurry to encounter the current situation. Today, from the courtiers to the people, they all have confidence in their hearts.

Thinking of this, he naturally thought of Li Yi. Although he has been lazy and idle in the past few months, he has brought such a big change to the court and Jing State.

A county earl is a bit stingy. When the construction of the college is completed, if he is still as obedient as he has been during this period and does not cause trouble, his title can be promoted again. For the time being, he can forget about the title of Duke. After the founding of the country, this title will no longer be conferred. The kid will be disappointed, but it is not impossible. However, if he really waits until then, he will not see the kid's pride for a few days...

After coming back to his senses, the court officials below still stood respectfully in their original places. Emperor Jing cleared his throat and said: "What else do you have to say? If there is nothing, let's adjourn today."

After waiting for a while, no one spoke again. Just as Emperor Jing was about to announce, an eunuch quietly came in from the side of the hall and whispered a few words in his ear.

After being stunned for a moment, Emperor Jing waved his hand: "Call them in!"

The court officials were all confused. When they turned around, they saw several people walking in from outside the hall.

Emperor Jing looked at them and asked, "What do you have to say?"

"Zhao Guangyuan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, impeached Li Yi, the Earl of Chang'an County, for usurping power and obstructing the Ministry of Justice from handling the case!" Zhao, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, stepped forward and said in a deep voice.

"Chen Yunshan, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites, impeached Li Yi, the Earl of Chang'an County, for shielding and condoning the murderer who killed my son and disrupting the national law. Your Majesty, please understand!" The deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites had a sad face and a hoarse voice.

After the two finished speaking, several more people stood up. The Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Rites, and several censors listed several crimes of Li Yi, the Earl of Chang'an County, and described the arrogance and arrogance of the Secret Service vividly, which immediately resonated with the court officials.

In the court, the Minister of Rites, who had just learned about this, immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the trial of cases has always been the business of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. Without Your Majesty's will, the Secret Service Department dared to disrupt the judiciary. I hope Your Majesty will punish them severely!"

Immediately, other censors strongly condemned and solemnly protested the actions of Li Yi, the Earl of Chang'an County, and the Secret Service Department, talking about judicial independence. Handling cases is the business of the Ministry of Justice. Although Your Majesty can assign the Ministry of Justice to deal with it, it cannot participate, let alone the Secret Service Department. How arrogant it is to openly snatch people from the Ministry of Justice. In this case, what is the use of the Ministry of Justice and the law!

The court officials have long been extremely dissatisfied with the expansion of the power of the Secret Service Department. At this moment, countless people have stood up. The poisoning of the son of the Minister of Rites was just a trigger for them. What they want more at this moment is to reduce the power of the Secret Service Department.

Emperor Jing frowned upon hearing this. The Secret Service Department was an institution that belonged only to him. Although he gave them high powers, they were not abused. As for bringing people directly from the Ministry of Justice, no one dared to do so without his approval.

Of course, there were always some restless elements.

He gave Li Yi the sign of the Secret Service Department to make it easier for him to act in the court. After all, a county was still too small, and he was very sensible. He did not really make trouble in the capital with this identity as he said.

He did not care why Li Yi brought people directly from the Ministry of Justice. It would be abnormal if he did not cause trouble one day. What he cared about at the moment was the case.

Kyoto was under the feet of the emperor. There was no more stable place in the entire Jing Kingdom than here. In the past, there were very few murders. The son of the court official was poisoned, which had a very bad impact.

"Where is Li Yi? Summon him to the palace!" Emperor Jing said in a deep voice.

"I'm here."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure appeared outside the palace.

The court officials, including Emperor Jing, had never expected that he would be listening outside the palace while everyone was impeaching him. The atmosphere in the palace was awkward.

Li Yi, Li Xuan and Li Mingzhu entered the palace together, and the officials had different expressions.

Naturally, everyone mentioned the eldest princess and Prince Li Xuan just now, but they all unanimously targeted Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County, and no one would be so shy as to bring trouble to the other two.

After all, among the three heroes of Kyoto, Mr. Li is the only one who is easier to bully.

"Did you hear what they just said?" Emperor Jing looked at him and asked.

Li Yi nodded, "I heard it all."

Emperor Jing asked again: "Then do you have anything to say?"

When the courtiers heard this, their first reaction was worry.

I am worried that he will say "I am guilty and I am aware of my mistake" again and will not be able to see His Majesty. Then he will resign and retire early, leaving the college in a mess...

After all, this is not the first time he has done this.

"I have something to say." Li Yi cleared his throat and said: "In Kyoto, murdering relatives of imperial officials is such a bad behavior. If the murderer is not caught, where is the majesty of the court and where is the majesty of His Majesty? How can we give Kyoto peace? The people can give an explanation?”

"The Secret Service will provide you with your salary and share your worries. In order not to waste time and delay the best time to handle the case, the Secret Service sent someone to the palace to report to His Majesty, and immediately went to investigate..."

"Your Majesty?" The Minister of Punishment stood up and said immediately: "This is obviously a sophistry. If your Majesty has been informed, why is it that your Majesty still doesn't know about it?"

Emperor Jing looked at Li Yi, thought for a moment, looked back at Changde, and asked: "Just now you said that the Secret Intelligence Department had an urgent report, but I was delayed because I and the ministers were discussing the war. What happened?"

Li Yi was still thinking about what reason he should use to explain this matter next moment, and was slightly startled when he heard this.

A trace of doubt appeared on Chang De's face, but after all, he had been with His Majesty for decades. The next moment, he stepped forward and said: "Returning to Your Majesty, the Secret Service Department said that a major murder occurred in Kyoto, and we are reporting to Your Majesty. investigation."

"In this case, it is not considered arrogance..." Emperor Jing said, and his voice suddenly turned gloomy: "Such serious cases must be investigated strictly!"

Unexpectedly, this kind of operation was possible. Li Yi raised his head and glanced at the old emperor, and suddenly felt that his three views had been refreshed.

I originally wanted Her Royal Highness to give perjury, but now I have omitted even this step.

Zhao Shilang of the Criminal Department was also stunned, but he did not doubt that His Majesty would lie. It seemed that impeachment of the other party was somewhat impossible. He gritted his teeth and said: "Back to Your Majesty, investigating cases has always been a matter of the Criminal Ministry. The name of the Secret Service is not justified. , Your Majesty should respect the decency and ancestral system, and the judicial system must not be messed up!"

"The Criminal Department?"

Li Yi shook his head and forced a smile on his lips: "Haha..."

Haha..., this is laughter.

But the courtiers actually heard ridicule, disdain, helplessness, sympathy... and even, screw you!

Of course, they can understand these feelings.

Because the crime detection rate of the Ministry of Punishment is really pitifully low, some time ago His Majesty sent people from the Secret Service to the Ministry of Punishment to review the files. I don’t know how many old unjust, false and wrong cases were uncovered. This really caused the Ministry of Punishment to have a huge increase among the six departments. Face, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment has resigned due to illness in the past few days. I am afraid that part of the reason is shame.

On the other hand, the Secret Intelligence Department has a great reputation for Liu Yanwang, who has repeatedly solved strange cases. Even many big shots in the court have heard of his name. Not only that, the resources controlled by the Secret Intelligence Department are far beyond what the Ministry of Punishment can do to solve cases. This kind of thing is a piece of cake. If Your Majesty were serious, he could even investigate how many times the Minister of Justice had sex with his concubine at night...

From the perspective of the Secret Intelligence Service, County Uncle Li's "haha" is correct...

Zhao Shilang of the Criminal Department, who understood the connotation of this "haha", his face quickly turned red. If this was not a court, we would have fought for three hundred rounds with this arrogant Uncle Li...