His previous actions were clearly intended to pull the Nian family out of the pit of fire, but now he is secretly exerting pressure.

I think Yang Pei'an gave such a severe punishment to the Nian family, which also meant Zhou Yan.

Could it be that he is testing his own attitude?

Li Yannian drank tea to hide his expression. He looked at his nose and heart, and he always felt that something strange happened today, but he didn't know where the strangeness started.

After thinking for a moment, he said: "The fairy ointment incident has affected many people, Master Yang has done a good job."

Zhou Yan chuckled and then turned his attention back to the courtroom.

A figure flashed outside the court hall. Zhou Yan glanced at him and picked up another cup of hot tea.

Yang Pei'an just threw the token down. Before the soldiers could take him away, he heard a commotion outside.

"Why should the entire Nian family be executed? How could a private ship trader be punished like this?"

"The Nian family has been running ship trade for a day or two. They don't check when paying tribute, and then they die after paying tribute. Isn't this a rabbit that dies and the dog dies?"

"The Nian family was not going to be taken to the capital, so why did they die on the road? Magistrate Yang, don't do it for the Nian family's property!"

"This..." Yang Pei'an looked at the excited crowd outside and was confused for a moment.

Among the crowd were not only those idlers who made jokes, but also respectable merchants.

Although their words were not as radical as others, they were more loud and clear: "Prefect Yang, if we don't find out the cause of Nian Qi's death, how can we convince the public? A single charge of privately opening a ship trading business will not lead to the confiscation of all property! Today, no matter what, we

I also need an explanation!"

Most of these merchants have received benefits from the New Year, and they give gifts to the prefect every year, ranging from house deeds to gold and silver, all of which are worth money.

Thinking that even Nian Qi, who had the strongest financial resources, would end up being slaughtered, everyone in the merchants felt in danger. Today was not only to seek justice for the Nian family, but also to seek a guarantee for their own future survival.

Thinking of this, the merchants raised their voices one after another.

Yang Pei'an wiped his sweat, how could he come up with an explanation?

The punishment given to Nian Qi was also for Zhou Yan's sake.

Speaking of Zhou Yan, Yang Pei'an looked over and happened to see Zhou Yan stand up at this time.

He put the tea cup on the table and pressed it down with both hands: "Master Yang has been the magistrate of Yuzhou for many years. He must have his reasons for doing so... Yang Pei'an, why did you give such a heavy punishment to the Nian family?"

Yang Pei'an initially felt that Zhou Yan had stabilized the overall situation, but he didn't expect that he was directly on the opposite side of him.

It's a trap!

Only then did Yang Pei'an realize what he was feeling. He looked at Li Yannian in panic and said sadly: "Master Li..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Li Yannian staring at him with a fierce look.

It's over, he's diverting trouble away from the enemy.

Yang Pei'an quickly shut his mouth, hoping that Li Yannian would not remember this matter in his mind.

"Of course I think..." Li Yannian rolled his sleeves and was about to choose himself out when he heard Lin Xing's clear voice speaking out of nowhere.

"Master Li didn't raise any objection just now. I think a principled person like Master Li would definitely not hesitate."

Lin Xing made an understatement and kept Li Yannian's words back in her stomach.

The merchants were indignant, and some people also took advantage of the situation and said one after another:

"Master Li, you are so powerful and powerful, but you actually think so?"

"What's the point of having a high position of power? How can a person sitting in this position be so good?"

Seeing that the crowd was getting excited, he had to break through the crowd and force his way inside.

The guards on guard were unable to stop him, so they let him go without checking for a moment.

There were many people outside the courtroom who were dissatisfied with Yang Pei'an's past verdicts. Today, due to the chaos, everyone rushed forward, kicking and yelling.

Zhou Yan watched all this and had no intention of stopping it.

He glanced at Li Yannian with a smile and left through the side door first.

He waited quietly by the pillar for a moment, and sure enough, Li Yannian came over with a gloomy face and looked around.

Li Yannian frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhou Yan didn't want to deal with him too much. He opened his folding fan and said, "Master Li, things are not at a dead end yet. Why don't you abandon the darkness and turn to the light?"

"You want me to abandon darkness and join the light?" Li Yannian sneered, as if he had heard some big joke, "What is darkness? What is light? Since I have been forced to take this road, I have never thought about turning back!"

"Master Li's words are too thin." Lin Xing walked out from behind Zhou Yan, her cold face full of disdain, "You have your own heart. Even if you are a prince, you may not be able to easily influence people's hearts.

If you can't resist the power, don't talk so high-sounding."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yannian took a step back with a shocked look on his face. It took him a long time to recover, but he only opened his eyes wide and said, "Please be careful what you say, Mrs. Zhao!"

"Of course I know what I'm talking about!" Lin Xing stepped forward and said sternly, "Why did Dongling Pharmacy obey your orders? Why did Zhao Yi die? You know it better than I do!"

"Don't slander anyone or frame the imperial official. You should..."

"It seems that you have never seen these things before." Zhou Yan stood in front of Lin Xing and threw a piece of paper into Li Yannian's face.

It was written clearly in black and white, and even the signature was stamped with a red handprint.

Li Yannian could only distinguish a few words, but he was already in a state of confusion. He froze at a loss and for a moment, stuffed the piece of paper into his mouth in an attempt to destroy the evidence.

However, Zhou Yan had already seen what he was thinking. He folded the fan lightly and Li Yannian's chin was removed.

The adjectives combined with the saliva melted in Li Yannian's mouth, which made people feel sick.

Seeing that neither Zhou Yan nor Lin Xing had any intention of taking it out, Li Yannian endured the severe pain and his heart dropped eight points.

Unexpectedly, just after he took a deep breath, he saw Zhou Yan take out another identical testimony and said condescendingly: "Li Yannian, that testimony was just copied by someone I sent, why are you so anxious? Could it be that you really have something evil in your heart?

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Zhou Yan changed the subject, his tone was sharp, and he looked at the secret guard behind him: "Put him down and keep him under strict supervision!"

"yes!"

When he turned around and returned to the court again, Yang Pei'an had a bloody head and could only huddle in the corner and beg for mercy.

Zhou Yan covered his lips and smiled softly, clasping his hands together, but with a slight pat, the courtroom immediately became solemn.

Everyone looked at Zhou Yan seriously, waiting for his next words.

"My prince has just investigated all the matters. I can tell you something about the Nian family case."

"Everyone knows that the Nian family is engaged in ship trading. Does anyone know what the Nian family is selling?"

Zhou Yan's two sentences left everyone present completely confused.

Someone who was brave enough to mix in the crowd asked in a low voice: "What are you selling?"
Chapter completed!