When Xinran and his family were discussing in Chen's house, they were also very busy in today's court hall.
Emperor ningzong was sitting on the golden hall, and the eunuch next to him said loudly, "today morning, ministers, if you have something to play early, you have nothing to leave the court."
As soon as the voice fell, the prince came out of the class, knelt down on the ground and said, "father, my son has something to play.
"when the emperor came down to see the prince, he said," if you have something to do, you will see the prince. "
after hearing the emperor's words, the prince stood up, gave a salute and said," father, some time ago you ordered your son's minister to supervise the country. It happened that Xue Ji, the Minister of Dali temple, had framed Chen Wenduan, the Minister of rites. The evidence was conclusive, so he was sent to the prison. But I heard that your father ordered Xue Ji to be acquitted. I don't know why? "
Emperor ningzong asked the prince about this, and said to him, "prince, you are really able to handle Chen Aiqing's injustice case well during your stay in prison, but there are some things you don't know yet. According to the prime minister's Memorial, Xue Ji is only ineffective in handling the case and has been hoodwinked by the people below. Therefore, although he is guilty, he still works hard on weekdays. I'm sorry He was pardoned. "
"Emperor Shengming is benevolent. That's true. I was not in the capital when the crown prince finished the case. When I came back, I heard about the case. Because it related to the officials of the imperial court, I checked it carefully and read the relevant files. I found some doubts. After checking, I found that it was the plan of the envoy of the state of Jin. As you all know, there are many cases to be tried in Dali temple. Although Lord Xue is the chief official of Dali temple, he can't do everything personally. So after receiving this case, he asked the subordinate officials to investigate. As a result, these mediocre officials were careless in their work, and they were cheated by the Jinren. They reported the wrong investigation results to Lord Xue. After seeing it, Lord Xue was surprised There are too many official duties, and I hate the state of Jin, so I immediately dealt with the case without further careful examination. Therefore, Lord Xue absolutely does not mean to frame Lord Chen. Naturally, he has no criminal responsibility to frame Lord Chen, but only the responsibility of oversight. " Shi Miyuan stood up and said.
When Shi Miyuan finished, sun Jinnan, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, said, "the prime minister's words are true indeed. During the review on that day, in order to be cautious, Wei Chen also participated. Thanks to the benevolence of the emperor and the prime minister's insight, it was successfully solved."
"A bunch of nonsense. You are totally ignoring the fact. On that day, Mr. Chen was framed and imprisoned. Mr. Chen's sister and Mr. Xin Ran personally went to the prince's East Palace together with Weichen. After three days of investigation, Mr. Xin Ran told the prince that he personally heard Xue Ji and his wife say that it was because Mr. Chen had taken bribes and released the prisoner without permission. Xue was very angry, so he robbed him First of all, he framed Mr. Chen. At the same time, he found the imitator of the letter that framed Mr. Chen. According to his confession, it was Mr. Xue Ji who asked him to imitate Mr. Chen's handwriting. This case is full of human evidence and material evidence. It is true that Xue Ji murdered Mr. Chen. But Mr. Chen and sun Shangshu turned black and white and said that Xue Ji was just weak in handling affairs. Is this not a change of concept, saying that big things are small things? If so, where is the law and discipline of the court Li Yuanyi also stood up and said.
Emperor ningzong had been listening to several people arguing in the court, but he didn't express his opinion. However, when he heard that Xin Ran, whom he saw last time, was also involved in the case, he couldn't help but be stunned. When Li Yuan finished, he asked, "how did Xin Qiji's son also participate in the case?
Li Yuan hastily played: "tell your majesty that Xin Ran, the son of Xin Qiji, has met Chen Wenduan's younger sister, so he has lived in Chen's house since he came to Lin'an. In addition, their parents also know each other, so they are family friends. I heard that Chen Wenduan had an accident, so I can't just sit back and watch."
”It turns out that this is the case. I have met Mr. Xin, who has a very high opinion on governing the country. Since Mr. Xin investigated it, I can't be wrong. "Ningzong is the emperor's way.
The emperor of ningzong seemed to believe what Li Yuanyi and the prince said. He hastily said, "Your Majesty, I have seen Xin ran on the birthday of the prince. It's really very popular. I admire him very much. But in my opinion, first, he is young. I'm afraid that he may not have enough experience, so he can easily be fooled by the Jin people. Second, Mr. Li just now It's also said that Mr. Xin is friendly with Mr. Chen's younger sister, and he has been living in Chen's house since he came to Lin'an. I'm afraid that in the process of doing things, he will inevitably turn to the people in Chen's house with emotional factors. Based on these factors, I'm afraid you can't believe all what Mr. Xin said. "
hearing this, the prince angrily said to Shi Miyuan," Shi Miyuan, you are so bold. Do you doubt the ability of our palace to handle cases? Our palace knows that you are with sun Jinnan, the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, and Xue Ji is your loyal party. Naturally, you speak for him. Do you want to usurp the throne by deceiving Shenggong like this? "
when Shi Miyuan heard the prince say so, he pretended to be wronged and immediately fell to his knees and said to Emperor ningzong," Your Majesty, I'm wronged. I've been loyal to my country. Please check it out. "
these people started to quarrel in the court. Emperor ningzong couldn't listen to them any more. He yelled," you are all ministers. It's not proper to quarrel in the golden hall. Let's do this. Let's not talk about it any more. Violators will be punished according to the national law. "After Ning Zong finished, he asked them to step down, but let the prince stay.
After everyone left, the prince said to Emperor ningzong, "father, you are wise. Today, it is clear that Shi MI is deceiving you. Why don't you deal with him? "
emperor ningzong said with a smile," emperor, you don't have the right time. As the saying goes, "when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people observe it, there will be no migration." I don't know what Shi Miyuan sometimes does. I just turn a blind eye to him. "
" father, you are the king of a country. Why do you tolerate Shi Miyuan's rampancy. "The prince said to ningzong.
After listening to the prince, Ning Zong said, "on the one hand, Shi Miyuan has the ability to do things. If his father wants to use it, he can't be punished for a trifle. On the other hand, he has a large number of followers. One of them is careless, but he tries to frighten his father and make him defensive. In that case, it's not easy to control this Shi Miyuan for my use. These are all imperial skills. You should study hard. You are still immature. You are far from being able to govern the country. The reason why my father left you is to say this to you. You should have a good understanding of it. In the future, I can trust you with the great song Jiangshan. "
the prince understood his father's emperor's thoughts and could not help admiring him. He fell on his knees and said," my son, thank you for your father's instruction. "
seeing what the prince said, Emperor ningzong said," if you understand, that's all. Let's stop here today, and you can step down. "
when the prince saw that the emperor asked him to step down, he saluted the emperor ningzong and left.