Chapter 29

"What's the matter?" Zhong langyao asked clearly.

Zhong Langxi said: "it's the case of the fourth younger brother. What are you going to convict the fourth younger brother of?"

Zhong Longyao thought about it: "well, I have just thought about it. According to the law of my great blessing, those who embezzle more than 10000 taels of silver will be executed!"

Zhong Langxi took a cold breath: "brother Prince, the fourth brother is a crime for our brother. You can't be so cruel!"

Zhong Lang Yao bit his teeth: "it's called non-toxic husband. My father just made it clear. If you want me to act according to the law, you can't let me bend the law for personal gain! "

Zhong Lang asked for love: "brother Prince, it's not right! Anyway, the fourth younger brother is our brother. Even if you are sentenced to behead the Marquis, you can't do so! "

Zhong langyao sighed: "the power of heaven is unpredictable! My father is testing me to see if I have courage and justice in law enforcement, so I can't leave myself any regrets. "

Zhong Langxi lowered his head, because no matter what happened, he could not compare with the status of the Prince: "big brother, can't the fourth brother really escape this disaster?"

Zhong Lang Yao nodded: "difficult! Since ancient times, there has been a clear precept that the prince should commit the same crime as the common people if he breaks the law. If he wants to die, what can I do? "

Zhong Langxi secretly exclaimed at the crown prince's belly black: "elder brother, the third brother is wronged. If he retracts his confession, I'm afraid it will make a big deal."

"What are you afraid of? I'm the chief judge. His voice won't reach his father's ears. You can rest assured! Come on, drink, don't talk about these troubles. " Zhong langyao said, and he had another drink.

Zhong Langxi was full of worries. He vaguely felt that there was something in it, but he couldn't say it for a moment. He also drank a cup: "OK! I listen to the prince. "

On top of the court in the hall of the Ministry of punishment, Prince Zhong langyao was looking at the prisoner in the hall like a dog. The prisoner was none other than his fourth brother, Zhong Langyu, the prince of Yin. When Zhong Langyu saw that the chief judge was his royal highness, he was relieved: "the guilty minister Zhong Langyu kowtowed to his royal highness!"

Zhong langyao did not lift his eyes. He said stiffly, "what's his name?"

Oh, no! As the chief judge, I don't even know your brother: "brother Prince, it's me! I'm Zhong Langyu, your fourth brother. "

Zhong Lang Yao said: "speak well. This is a court. What's brother's? There are only adults and prisoners here. Say it! What's your name? "

Zhong Langyu looked at Zhong langyao as if he was doing business. He began to feel guilty. This is a crime for you. Although I took bribes of three thousand taels of silver, the number of bribes you took is bigger. Now you let me carry it alone, and you still treat me like this. I really have no bottom in my heart.

Zhong Langyu thought about it, is it possible that the prince is acting? After all, this is a court. It's understandable for the prince to show off. Zhong Langyu peeped up and looked up. The prince is serious and strange. It's too scary. You don't have to be so involved in acting! Zhong Langyu looked at Zhong langyao anxiously: "Your Highness, my name is Zhong Langyu, the king of Yin County of our Dynasty."

Zhong langyao looked at Liu Duanzhen, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, who was sitting beside him. Then he continued to ask Zhong Langyu: "Zou Kun, the Minister of the Ministry of accounts, confessed that you had accepted 20000 taels of bribes. What's the matter?"

Zhong Langyu was stunned, and his heart said, do I admit it or not? I can't admit the performance of the prince just now. He even pretends not to know me. Then I have to take the blame for him. I'm stupid. Just as he was about to say that he was wronged, he saw Prince Zhong langyao winking at him in the court, which undoubtedly means to admit it! I'm here!

Zhong Langyu is relieved. You just wanted to wink at me. I'll admit it! He arched his hand to the court: "Your Highness, I did take 20000 taels of silver from the Minister of sin. Now the silver is still in the Minister of sin's house, but your highness sent someone to get it."

Zhong Longyao nodded with satisfaction. He looked at Liu Duanzhen and said, "is it time for him to sign the monograph?"

Liu Duanzhen arched his hand: "the prince is wise. Since the criminal confessed, he naturally had to sign a pledge and give it to the emperor."

As soon as Zhong langyao waved his hand, the clerk immediately put the written record in front of Zhong Langyu. Zhong Langyu looked at Zhong langyao and finally sighed and pressed his handprint.

Zhong Yehan takes the confession and the judgment suggestion presented by the prince and frowns. Because he clearly saw the prince's handwriting "chop, stand and decide!"

Zhong Yehan's heart swelled with sadness. In fact, Zhong Ye didn't want to kill Zhong Langyu at all. He just wanted to use it to test their brother's feelings. Zhong Yehan has heard so many stories about brothers' fratricidal behavior in the imperial family that the crown prince, regardless of his brotherhood, kills his brothers. Is he really so selfless and impartial in enforcing the law? I don't think so. Even if you decide according to the law, you have to say a few good words for your brother. How can you be so ruthless as him.

Zhong ye said to all the ministers with a cold face: "the prince of Yin took a bribe of 20000 taels of silver, and the prince made a judgment. What do you think?"

There was a lot of discussion among the ministers. Some said that the law should be strictly enforced, some said that it should be lenient outside the law, and some said that the sentence should be changed to behead the marquis. Anyway, there were all kinds of suggestions.

Zhong Yehan looked at the crown prince Zhong langyao: "in the judgment, you suggest that the decision be made, and tell me your reasons."Zhong langyao bowed his hand, and then began to make an impassioned speech: "to govern a country, the law must be strict. It is so-called that there are no rules. My younger brother has made a big mistake. I am also very sad to be my elder brother. But the prince has committed the same crime as the people. As a elder brother, I want to exonerate him, but as the prince of a country, I can't. When father Huang handed over the case to his son's minister, he told him that he must make a judgment according to the law, so his son's minister boldly proposed to behead his fourth brother! "

Zhong Ye was very unhappy in his cold heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He nodded: "well said! And what do you think, Princess Jia? "

Zhong Langxi, the princess of Jiajun, bows his hand: "my father, my son's opinions are the same as those of the prince's brother."

Zhong Yehan took a look at Zhong Langxi and said in his heart that this is also a villain who tends to be powerful and can't bear to be useful: "also, what's your point of view about Ling Jun Wang?"

Zhong Langfu, the king of Lingjun County, arched his hand: "it's not right for my son to go back to the emperor. Although my fourth brother committed a capital crime, he is his brother after all, and his father's son. Since ancient times, it's said that punishment can't go to the doctor. Why should I kill him here? What's more, the fourth younger brother has withdrawn all the stolen money. It's a good attitude to admit his mistake. All the children's ministers think that the fourth younger brother should be given a chance to commit crimes. "

Although Zhong Yehan agreed with Zhong Langfu, he still slapped the Dragon Book Case: "nonsense, national law is greater than heaven. Is it because he is my son that he can do whatever he wants?"

Zhong Langfu was not timid. He begged again: "father, tiger poison does not eat son. My son begged father to spare his fourth brother."

Zhong Yehan was glad that I finally had a conscientious son. However, this man is brave and resourceless. He speaks straight and straight. He doesn't have any city government at all. It seems that he is not the material for the crown prince. Zhong Yehan thought of this, even he was surprised, how did I move the idea of abolishing the prince? No, No. although the prince is fickle, there is no big mistake. I shouldn't do this to him. Zhong Yehan looked at the prince and Zhong Langfu and pondered for a long time: "Well! Let me consider this matter. Do you have anything else to do? "