Chapter 170 Evidence

As everyone was speculating about the subtle atmosphere between the two, the princes came from the side of Fengtian Hall.

Li Jifeng was sharp-eyed and saw Xie Tingzhou at a glance, and ran forward.

"The sun is rising from the west, why did you think of going to court today?"

Xie Tingzhou retracted his gaze from Shen Yu, "Then why did you come to court?"

"You don't know this." Li Jifeng said: "Since I was crowned king, my father forced me to come to court every day. I have been going to court for a long time, but you don't know."

Xie Tingzhou smiled and said: "It's rare that you listened to it."

"I'm not stupid, my father wants to see me every day, one less time." Li Jifeng's mind flashed, "Oh, I know."

"Know what?"

Li Jifeng smiled and leaned over, whispering: "You are here to see Shi Yu too."

Xie Tingzhou glanced at him and didn't comment.

"It's really pitiful. A pair of unfortunate couples were torn apart by my father. They can only see each other in the palace if they get up before dawn to attend court." Li Jifeng said sarcastically.

Xie Tingzhou: "Unfortunate couples?"

"I am ignorant." Li Jifeng said: "The mandarin duck is the male one."

Xie Tingzhou didn't answer. He saw the Prince of Qi Li Yanchang walking towards the Marquis of Xuanping.

Li Yanchang said: "It's not hot in the morning. Why is the Marquis of Xuanping sweating so much?"

The Marquis of Xuanping raised his sleeves to wipe the sweat, "The Prince of Qi is joking. He is old and has a bad temper."

"Oh." Li Yanchang said in a long tone: "I thought the Marquis of Xuanping was nervous, but I was overthinking."

The Marquis of Xuanping looked as dark as ginger. He glanced at the Minister of Justice and didn't answer.

It was the crown prince Li Jincheng who stepped forward, "Seventh brother seems to be making indirect accusations?"

"Is that so?" Li Yanchang raised his eyebrows, "Big brother is too sensitive, I haven't said anything yet."

Li Jincheng frowned, "It's better not."

Li Yanchang smiled, "Marquis Xuanping."

He raised his chin and pointed in the direction of Xu Yishan, the Minister of Justice, "I saw you looked at Minister Xu several times, as if there was something, why not go up and talk if you have anything to say."

Marquis Xuanping felt a chill down his spine, and said calmly, "I don't understand what the King of Qi means."

"I have only heard of pretending to understand when I don't know, but this is the first time I have heard of pretending to not understand when I know, but I can always understand." Li Yanchang smiled, shook his sleeves and stood on the steps.

Many officials watched this episode, and they all expected that there would be a lot of turmoil in the palace later.

Many people have heard of the Qichang case, but they don't know what stage the case has reached. Now, from what the King of Qi said, it seems that it is related to Marquis Xuanping.

Xuanping Hou is the prince's uncle, so he is also involved in this case.

The whip sounded three times, and the civil and military officials entered the hall one by one.

Xie Tingzhou was the prince of Beilin, and he was also the third-rank commander, second only to the cabinet.

He walked on the side close to Shen Yu, and his sleeve seemed to touch her carelessly when he passed by.

Shen Yu only felt a familiar smell lingering on the tip of her nose, and the woven gold fabric touched the back of her hand, causing a tingling sensation.

The man just flirted and didn't care about the rest.

Shen Yu resisted the urge to scratch the back of her hand, and tightened her hand on the knife again and again, followed closely into the Fengtian Hall, bypassed the officials, and stood upright under the dragon throne.

The officials stood still, and Emperor Tongxu came, and seemed to glance at Shen Yu when he sat on the dragon throne.

It took about half an hour for each department to report.

Just when everyone thought that today's court meeting was over, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

Emperor Tongxu held the dragon chair with one hand and spoke, "The bandits in Qichang have been escorted to Beijing. Has the Ministry of Justice reported anything?"

Xu Yishan, the Minister of Justice, stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice has finished examining several important witnesses in this case and has sorted out the case files. However, since it involves the royal family, I cannot make a direct decision and need to report it to the emperor first."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the palace.

Recalling the episode outside the palace just now, many officials had their minds calculated.

The sweat on the forehead of Marquis Xuanping never stopped, and he only heard Emperor Tongxu say: "Report."

"Yes." Xu Yishan bowed, "Last year, there was a war at Yanliang Pass, and the grain and grass were delayed, and then they were robbed by mountain bandits. In fact, the southwest granary had been empty for a long time, and the grain and grass transported to Yanliang Pass was just a pair of waste stones."

"The leader of the twelve criminals, Guixiong, is the leader of the mountain bandits in Qichang. He pointed out that for more than ten years, he colluded with officials in the court to resell the grain and grass in the southwest granary, which led to the emptiness of the southwest granary and no grain supply, so there was a defeat at Yanliang Pass."

Marquis Xuanping began to feel weak in the knees.

Then, Xu Yishan looked at Xuanping Hou, "The person the bandit leader identified was Xuanping Hou!"

"Nonsense!" Xuanping Hou scolded: "Your Majesty, I don't know any bandit leader at all. Xu Yishan slandered me in court. I think he formed a clique for personal gain and took the opportunity to clear obstacles and eliminate dissidents!"

When Xu Yishan heard this, he hurriedly raised his robe and knelt down, "If I don't have substantial evidence, I will never talk nonsense."

"Where is the evidence?" Xuanping Hou said, pulling his neck: "I think you are clearly talking nonsense!"

Xu Yishan ignored his shouting and took out a testimony from Cao Hong, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice. Defu went down the stairs to take the testimony and presented it to Emperor Tongxu for review.

"Your Majesty." Xu Yishan said: "This is the confession of twelve bandits in Qishan. A series of people are involved. The Ministry of Justice has been investigating day and night. One of them is Xuanping Hou's confidant, and his confession is also included."

Emperor Tongxu had already read the confessions of the twelve people. He glanced at them roughly. After reading the rest of the confessions, Emperor Tongxu asked in a deep voice: "Marquis Xuanping, do you have anything to say?"

"Your Majesty..." Marquis Xuanping knelt down, "This case is suspicious. If I really did it, how could they find it so easily?"

Xu Yishan was filled with righteous indignation, "Easy? Marquis Xuanping said it was simple. If it weren't for Du Yuhou's risk of recruiting to reduce losses when suppressing the bandits, there would be no today. Once the suppression of the bandits is successful, all the evidence will be lost. You, the Marquis Xuanping, have a good plan. "

"Slander! Pure slander! I'm upright, but you said I emptied the granary. Why did I empty the granary? The money must have a source."

"You, the Marquis Xuanping, need to explain the source clearly to the Censorate and the Dali Temple."

"Okay!" The Marquis Xuanping smiled and said, "Your Majesty hasn't given the order yet, but you, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, have already planned a joint trial by the three courts."

Li Jincheng's eyes moved back and forth between the two people who were arguing, feeling uncertain.