Being stabbed at the beginning! Summon the net to suppress the world

The atmosphere in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice was so solemn that it was almost suffocating. All the high-ranking officials of the Jin Dynasty had gathered here.

In addition to Ji Changan, the presiding judge of this case was three others, namely the Minister of Justice, the Minister of the Supreme Court, and the Imperial Censor.

Their three departments were responsible for the execution, legislation, and supervision of the Jin Dynasty, which could be regarded as the separation of powers in feudal society.

The separation of powers under the imperial power.

In addition to these people, the princes and other high-ranking officials were sitting on the left and right, and other officials were behind them.

"Go to court!" Ji Changan slammed the gavel.

His voice was loud and echoed in the lobby, "Bring up the suspects!"

Soon, a group of officials involved in the case were escorted by yamen runners and walked slowly into the lobby, wearing white prison uniforms.

Their steps were staggering, and the official prestige of the past had long disappeared without a trace.

Their hands and feet were all shackled with heavy chains, and some officials with cultivation had their meridians destroyed, becoming disabled.

However, these officials seemed to be a little numb, and they thought they had no hope.

What they were really afraid of were the officials around them, because their positions were not lower than theirs.

What about the former Minister of Rites in the front? Now he has ended up like this.

They also had to consider whether they would become officials under the hall.

Sometimes, although interests are important, it is also very important to save lives.

Therefore, some people looked at the second prince, and everyone knew that most of these people were close to the second prince.

Now the second prince and the sixth prince are the two most likely princes.

Now in the hall and outside the hall, this is basically a battle for the throne and the battle for the prince.

In a sense, the officials below are the pawns of the two.

What their fate is depends on how many people dare to stand by the second prince.

After these officials were taken to the center of the hall, they all knelt down with a "thump" sound, not daring to breathe.

Ji Chang'an glanced at these officials, and without any nonsense, he said directly: "Today, I, under the order of His Majesty, will thoroughly investigate the case of "imperial examination fraud". The three courts will hold a joint trial."

Then he slammed the gavel and said again: "The imperial examination is related to the lifeblood of our Great Jin. You are greedy and trample on the national law.

Now the evidence is conclusive, I believe you have seen it, it is really unforgivable!"

As soon as the voice fell, the officials in the hall trembled even more.

The same is true for Wen Rushan. At this moment, he no longer has the heroic spirit he had in the court.

He has completely recognized the reality, and can only say vaguely:

"Your Highness, spare my life, I know I was wrong, it was all confused for a while..."

Ji Chang'an nodded slightly, and Zhao Gao beside him hurriedly presented a thick stack of files.

Ji Changan picked up the first file and started reading.

"Former Minister of Rites Wen Rushan, before the imperial examination, accepted bribes and leaked the examination questions. At the same time, he provided assistance to candidates during the examination, involving more than a thousand people."

"Former Minister of Rites Li, accepted bribes of one million taels of silver, tampered with the examination results for many candidates, causing truly talented students to fail..."

"At the same time, you formed a clique to attack the dissidents, making the court atmosphere a mess. I don't know how many officials around you have been bullied by you."

..............

As Ji Changan read out, the officials whose names were called twitched violently.

He kept kowtowing, and soon his forehead was broken, and blood flowed down his cheek.

Seeing the scene below, Ji Changan sneered, if he had known this would happen, why did he do it in the first place?

"According to the laws of the Jin Dynasty, those who cheat in the imperial examinations will be executed immediately.

Officials who provide information about cheating in the imperial examinations will shake the foundation of the country and implicate their entire clan.

At the same time, if officials in the court form cliques and disrupt the government, they will be executed, their wives will be enslaved, and their property will be confiscated by the government.

Lord Liu, I wonder if I remember it correctly."

The Minister of Justice nodded hurriedly after hearing this: "Your Highness has a photographic memory, and what you said is absolutely right. Our Ministry of Justice has no objection to your sentence.

Only in this way can we rectify the law and enlighten the world.

Do you know if the Dali Temple and the Supervisory Council have any other opinions?"

The Dali Temple Minister and the Imperial Censor were speechless after hearing the flattery of the Minister of Justice, but they also spoke up.

"Your Majesty's judgment is fair and the evidence is solid. I have no objection from the Dali Temple."

"Yes, these treacherous ministers are also the result of the negligence of our Censorate and the Supervisory Council. If it weren't for Your Highness, the consequences would be disastrous.

But Your Highness is very observant and has arrested all these parasites that are endangering the Great Jin Dynasty. I agree with this punishment."

Listening to the flattery of the Censor, who was supposed to be a loyal minister, the ministers could only say thatI admire him.

"In that case, then sign and seal." Ji Changan slammed the gavel, and the yamen runners immediately took the charges they had written in prison and prepared to sign and seal.

"Lord Fan, please save my family. It is not a pity for me to die, but my family is innocent."

Wen Rushan was a little numb at first, but when he heard the punishment of implicating three clans, he quickly reacted.

He knew that it was impossible to ask Ji Changan for help at this moment, and his purpose was to kill himself.

And if he confessed, then he would have no possibility of committing any crime.

Now he had no other choice but to tie Lord Fan to himself.

Even if this would offend His Royal Highness Fan and embarrass him.

But they were all going to die, and this was the last fight.

Other criminals also looked at His Royal Highness Fan and began to beg for mercy.

"Your Highness, Prince Fan, please save us for our relationship."

"Yes, Your Highness, we in Jiangzhou have made great contributions, but we have also worked hard. The Ministry of Revenue..."

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With the voices of the officials below, the second prince's face became worse and worse, almost as black as the bottom of a pot.

He clenched his fists. If this was not the lobby, he would probably get angry immediately.

At this moment, his eyes were like a knife, cutting through all the guilty ministers.

If he had the chance, he would definitely twist off these people's heads with his own hands.

But now, this idea is just a thought.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, including Ji Changan and the ministers.

He now understood that this seemed to be a dead end...