Fortunate Young Gentleman

After saying a lot but getting no response, Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning and asked in surprise, "Are you listening to me?"

Tang Ning looked back at him and asked, "What did you just say? What is the name of Princess Changning of Chu State?"

"Li Tianlan." Xiao Jue looked at him and said, "If she hadn't been the only daughter of the regent of Chu, I would have thought she was your Miss Li..."

Xiao Jue seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly asked in surprise: "It seems that I have never seen Miss Li since your wedding. Where has she gone? Has she left the capital?"

Tang Ning stretched her arms, cracked her knuckles, and asked, "Why did Prince Kang and Prince Duan marry Princess Changning of the Chu Kingdom?"

"You can't understand this?" Xiao Jue glanced at him and said, "They originally wanted to marry a princess from the Chu Kingdom, but unfortunately there was no princess in the Chu Kingdom, so they had to settle for the next best thing. Although this regent is only a princess, He is a prince, but he is a brother-in-law with the Emperor of Chu. In the past few years when the Emperor of Chu was seriously ill, he took care of all state affairs, which shows his status in the Chu State..."

"If either King Kang or King Duan can marry the princess of Changning, there is a great possibility of gaining external support from the Chu State. King Duan wants to regain the situation, and King Kang wants to expand his advantage, so marriage is the best way."

Tang Ning continued to ask, "Did the Chu envoy agree?"

"That's not true." Xiao Jue shook his head and said, "Of course they can't make the decision on this kind of thing. They should propose marriage in front of the Emperor of Chu when they escort Princess Pingyang to the Chu Kingdom."

Xiao Jue patted him on the shoulder and said: "It is better for King Kang to benefit than for King Duan to benefit. Once King Kang comes to power, King Duan and the Tang family will fall. This can be regarded as revenge for you."

Even if the two parties in the court have to consider the issue of seizing the heir, it is Emperor Chen's thoughts that ultimately play the decisive role.

King Duan had been defeated in the previous battle. Emperor Chen did not choose to support King Duan, but continued to favor King Kang, which explained a lot of things.

Xiao Jue was a little surprised and said, "You made a wise choice by siding with King Kang back then."

Tangning looked at him and asked, "Who said I was on King Kang's side?"

…

Thinking of something in his mind, Tang Ning was a little absent-minded while eating. It wasn't until Zhong Yi tugged on his sleeve that he raised his head and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Zhong Yi whispered: "Dad just asked you something."

"Ah?" Tangning looked at Zhong Mingli and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, father-in-law, I was a little distracted just now..."

"The family doesn't have to be so isolated." Zhong Mingli waved his hand and said: "On the first day of the opening of the Yamen, the Ministry of Punishment mentioned all the serious cases in each county Yamen. There should be a lot of things to be busy with, so you don't need to worry. Just deal with it one by one.”

Tangning was slightly startled: "Is this happening?"

The Ministry of Punishment has always avoided difficult cases involving local government offices, hiding wherever possible. How could it take the initiative to intervene?

Zhong Mingli was also a little confused: "You don't know?"

Tangning thought for a while and said, "Perhaps it's not time to submit it to the criminal department office urgently."

Zhong Mingli nodded and said: "I heard that the Ministry of Punishment is compiling a book that records the review and inspection methods of various cases. After the compilation is completed, all major county offices will use the procedures as a basis to standardize case trials..."

Tang Ning nodded and said, "This book has been compiled and will be distributed to all major government offices after His Majesty has read it."

The book "The Collection of Clearing Wrongs" will be used as the official forensic guidance book, and there must be no mistakes. Tang Ning checked it one last time before calling a scribe over and said, "Give this book to Mr. Xu. "

After the scribe took the book, Tang Ning asked again, "Aren't there any new files delivered today?"

"My lord, no." The scribe bowed and replied.

A hint of doubt appeared on Tangning's face, then she waved her hand and said, "I understand, you can go down."

In a certain room of the Ministry of Punishment, Xu Cheng, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Punishment, took the "Resolution of Wrongs", casually flipped through two pages, put it aside, and said: "Generally, there will be no omissions in the matters that Chief Tang is responsible for. When Lord Shangshu comes back, send it directly to Lord Shangshu."

After the scribe left, another person walked in quickly and whispered a few words to Xu Cheng.

Xu Cheng waved his hand and said: "The Ministry of Punishment has done what it can do, and they should be able to handle the next thing."

The man nodded and asked again: "Sir, those cases that were brought up from the county government yesterday..."

Xu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Let it go for now. Wait until Mr. Yang comes to the Yamen, and then turn around."

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Punishment, all cases submitted to the Ministry of Punishment must first go through the preliminary trial of the Punishment Department. Now the doctor of the Punishment Ministry is recuperating at home. The person in charge is Tang Ning. Although Tang Ning seems to be from King Kang, she is not under his control. Just in case, it's better to be careful.

The man responded in a low voice and walked out.

Tangning had only been in the Ministry of Punishment for less than half a month. Tangning breathed a sigh of relief. She had been facing the darkest and cruelest things in the world all day long, and even her mood was greatly affected.

As soon as it was time to leave the Yamen, he walked out of the Penal Department Yamen.

Different from the past, there seemed to be some commotion at the Yamen Gate today.

A yamen servant stood at the door, waved his hand impatiently, and said angrily: "Come on, come on, the Punishment Department yamen is not the place for you to cause trouble. If you dare to disrupt the order of the yamen again, you will be served with sticks!"

An old woman knelt at the door of the yamen, tugged on his trousers, and said in a trembling voice: "Sir, we have a grievance..."

"Still not leaving!" The punishment official's face became even more angry, and he took a step back suddenly. The old woman fell to the ground, and the woman beside her immediately went to help her.

The prison officer waved his hand impatiently and said loudly: "Come here, drive them away!"

"Wait a minute." Tangning walked out of the Yamen and asked, "What happened?"

The yamen servant turned around and immediately bowed and said, "Sir, these two unruly people are causing trouble at the yamen gate. I will drive them away immediately."

Tang Ning looked at the woman and the woman. When her eyes swept over the latter's face, she asked in surprise: "Miss Lian'er, why are you here?"

…

Yanpinghou Mansion.

"You bastards, this is the capital, don't think that you can do whatever you want if your family has some power!" Marquis Yanping looked at the four young people kneeling in the hall and said in a deep voice: "I don't know how many pairs of eyes are watching outside. We, you have caused little trouble, but if you bring harm to the family, it would be a pity for you to die!"

A man stepped forward and said, "Brother Chen, calm down. This matter has passed. From now on, we can just restrain our juniors more. We don't need to be so angry."

Another person thought for a while and asked: "Brother Chen, Brother Li, is this matter really foolproof?"

Marquis Yanping's face softened slightly and he said: "With His Highness's current position in the court, Xu Cheng, the Minister of Punishment, still knows how to advance and retreat. It is better for the case to go to the Punishment Department than to the Ping'an County Yamen. However, if you want to be sure, you still have to do something Be more thorough.”

One person thought for a while, nodded and said, "Leave it to me."

…

Tang Mansion.

Tang Ning looked at the commoner woman, handed over a glass of water, and said, "Miss Lian'er, please tell me slowly. Why did you go to the Criminal Department Yamen? What happened?"

The woman in cloth and jade skirts sobbed twice and choked up: "That day they broke into my house and wanted to be frivolous to me. I refused to fight to the death. My father fought with them, so they beat him severely and set him on fire. They destroyed our house, father, and father was burned alive by them..."

After hearing what she said, even Zhong Yi and Su Ru showed angry expressions on their faces. Tang Yaoyao slapped the table and said angrily: "How unreasonable, killing people to pay for their lives, didn't you report them to the official?"

The woman lowered her head, wiped her tears, and said, "The government arrested them, but later let them go, saying we accidentally caught fire..."

"Dog officials, their officials must be protecting each other and taking human life seriously!" Tang Yaoyao gritted his teeth angrily and asked, "Which government office?"

The woman whispered: "Xingbu."

Tang Yaoyao suddenly turned her head and looked at Tang Ning.

As a temporary worker, Tangning felt very innocent.