met free Chapter 709 Zhang Anyu is still the chief judge
Chapter 709 Zhang Anyu is still the chief judge
Zhang Anyu was also unwilling to admit defeat. He said in a deep voice, "I am a lowly person with little influence. I dare not offend Shu Shilang or Li Shangshu, but at least I know how to handle and try cases. I dare to ask all the civil and military officials to supervise me in handling this case. If I show any favoritism or pervert the law, I will resign from the post of Jingzhao Prefecture Governor and never enter the officialdom again."
Xie Shang glanced at Shu Lang coldly. He was really good at taking advantage of his age. Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "Show me both the transcript and the blood letter!"
Zhang Anyu took out the transcript again: "Your Majesty, please take a look."
After Xie Shang read it, "Jin Ji did not admit to raping and killing Madam Li."
"Yes, I have interrogated him, but he denies it. I just haven't had time to bring witnesses to the government office for interrogation." Zhang Anyu added, "One strange thing is that the two guys who followed him disappeared. The only people who can prove what happened at the time are Li Cheng and the guards he brought with him. However, the Li family is holding a funeral. I wanted to ask the coroner to go to the Li family to perform an autopsy, but Li Cheng seemed very agitated and didn't want me to examine the body."
He brought people to Li's house in the middle of the night, not for an autopsy, but to prove that he had been investigating the case all night. The Li family really did not let the coroner examine the body.
Xie Shang said, "Minister Li."
Minister Li stepped forward respectfully and said, "I am here."
"Do you have anything to say about the murder of Minister Li's daughter-in-law?"
Minister Li said, "Your Majesty, I only ask for justice for my daughter-in-law Shu Xue and severe punishment for the murderer. This happened just a few months after Cheng Er and my daughter-in-law got married. I am also very sad."
The emperor sitting on the high throne said, "Everyone wants to give justice to the deceased. This is what I mean as well. We cannot let Madam Li die in vain. Who is the one who wants to harm her? I believe that the law will catch all."
He added: "The person who died was the daughter-in-law of Minister Li. You are also a minister in the court. The Li family will cooperate with Prefect Zhang to investigate the case and find the murderer as soon as possible. Minister Li has no objection, right?"
Minister Li said, "I have no objection."
"My dear ministers, please tell me how to review and handle this case!" Xie Shang said again.
Zhang Anyu took the initiative to say, "Your Majesty, Lord Shu, and Lord Li, please give me some time. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter, but I also ask Your Majesty to allow the coroner to perform an autopsy at Minister Li's residence."
Xie Shang said coldly, "This kind of trivial matter does not require my consent. Prefect Zhang should know the process of handling cases better than I do. Just go ahead and investigate."
"Yes, I will investigate this case according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty and give justice to the deceased." Zhang Anyu was relieved. The emperor's words meant that the case would still be handled by Jingzhao Prefecture.
Xie Shang also wanted to appease the ministers so that no one would say he was unfair, so he said, "Minister Shu just said that Prefect Zhang and the Jiang family are close. Is there anyone who is willing to work with Prefect Zhang to handle this case?"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the ministers began to talk again. Who would dare to offend the Empress? The Empress was the emperor's beloved. Who would dare to offend the Li and Shu families? So no one wanted to do that.
Lu Tingwei said: "I am willing to work with Lord Zhang to investigate this case."
With Lu Tingwei's opening remarks, Tang Jinrong also said, "I am willing to work with Lord Zhang to investigate this case."
Xie Shang's eyes scanned the people in the Golden Palace like an eagle. The moment he looked at Xie Qi, Xie Qi also looked up at the emperor.
Xie Qi clenched his fists, stepped out of the line and saluted in one go, "I request your permission to assist the other ministers in handling this case."
Xie Shang smiled, "I'll give you a chance to supervise the case of Zhang Fuyin together. Anyone else wants to join us?"
Xie Shang waited for a while but no one spoke. He said in a deep voice, "Prince Qi, Lu Tingwei, Tang Shangshu, and Zhang Fuyin, please come forward and listen to my order."
Several people knelt in the center of the hall.
The emperor added, "Although the case is under the jurisdiction of Zhang Fuyin, I now appoint the three of you to supervise the case. I will not allow any favoritism or abuse of power to occur in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and I will not allow anyone to slander the queen."
Several people said, "We obey your order."
Xie Qi is now Lu Tingwei's favorite student. Although he does not have any power or connections for the time being, his status as a prince is of great importance.
Because of Lu Tingwei's prestige, everyone would be wary of mentioning the compiler of the Great Zhou laws during the trial of the case.
Xie Shang asked the Eighth Prince Xie Qi to participate, which was considered as a backdoor for the Jiang family to investigate the case. He worked in the Supreme Court, so other ministers had no objection.
The most unhappy person was Wang Mian. He didn't dare to say much. After the case happened yesterday, he didn't know who notified the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, allowing Zhang Anyu to take the person away first, and he arrived one step late.
Jiang Jinyan looked at Wang Mian deeply. The Jiang family had no grudge against him, so why did he go against the Jiang family everywhere? Minister Tang was not honest either. Who else in the Golden Palace disliked the Jiang family?
The Third Prince, the Fourth Prince and others also went to court every day. They stood in the team as if they were just there to make up the numbers. No one had expected that the Emperor would let the inconspicuous Xie Qi participate in the case.
At the same time, Jiang Huai also went to the palace early to teach the students.
The sound of reading aloud could not calm Master Jiang down. There was a hint of worry in his eyes. Since the day Ruan Ruan was granted marriage and married into the royal family, he had never let his guard down, but something happened.
Ah Ji's plan was aimed at the Jiang family. What a sinister move...
Xie Zixuan's soft voice called out "Master Jiang" several times in his ear, but he didn't hear her, so she had to call him "Grandfather."
Master Jiang finally came back to his senses, "Who is calling grandpa?"
The children of the Third and Fourth Princes also entered the palace. Seeing that Master Jiang was in a trance, the children also started to make a noise, "It's Princess Xuan calling for grandpa."
It was the first day for everyone to go to the palace to study. They were not used to it yet and did not want to study. However, they heard that it was the emperor who ordered them to go to the palace to study.
Xie Ruoyi squinted her lips in dissatisfaction. She had a teacher at home to teach her, so why did her mother send her to the palace so early? She was so sleepy.
She said, "Master Jiang is Princess Xuan's maternal grandfather. Princess Xuan can act like a spoiled brat if she doesn't want to study, but I can't. Master Jiang, I call you my grandfather, can I not study?"
Faced with this group of children from the royal family, Jiang Huai just wanted to resign. Before, there were only Xiu'er and You'er. They were so quiet and well-behaved, but now the whole classroom is a mess.
He looked at her coldly and said, "You are not allowed to leave the get out of class until you have memorized the book." His son Xiaochu was frightened by being pushed into the water by this little girl.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Ruoyi burst into tears as soon as he finished speaking. The maid and nanny of the Fourth Prince's Mansion heard the sound and hurriedly pushed the door open, "Princess, what's wrong?"
Xie Ruoyi pointed at Jiang Huai and lied with her eyes open, "He scolded me, woo woo..."
Jiang Huai was dumbfounded. He stammered, "When did I scold you?"
"Just scold me." Jiang Ruoyi said.
Xie Zixuan was so angry that she walked up to Jiang Ruoyi and scolded her, "Silly, stop crying. You're making so much noise. When did Master Jiang scold you? You've learned to wrongly accuse others at such a young age..."
"He scolded me." Jiang Ruoyi cried louder and louder, "You scolded me too, wuwu..."
Master Jiang stared at Xie Ruoyi and thought: When Aji was accused of murder, he might have been as powerless as he is now.
When you meet an unreasonable person, you should treat her in an ungraceful way, otherwise she will become more and more unreasonable.
This was the first time Jiang Huai used a ruler on a six-year-old kid.