Yang Hong became the Censor Zhongcheng of the Yushitai, and the price he paid for becoming the Censorship Zhongcheng was that eight of his colleagues in the Yushitai were directly carried away by the Taiyimen of the Imperial Medical Department. It is said that the worst one was

One of them was still twitching when he was being carried away.

But after this chaos ended, they did not end it, but continued to start the following things.

"Master Hengqi, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Mr. Heng!" This voice once again pulled everyone back, making everyone's moods rise involuntarily.

And when they saw clearly that the person shouting out this voice was Lord Sikong Kou Xingkou, the faces of many ministers in the DPRK became even more ugly. They really didn't understand what day today was, although they knew some

Things can't be put off any longer, it would be pointless, but it's really too much for them to be so anxious.

But even if they go too far, who among these ministers in the court dares to say a word, as the saying goes, they are the fish and meat waiting to be arranged.

See more, listen more, and open your mouth less. This is the way to live now.

The Minister of Punishment, Hengqi, who was named, is not a fool. Although he is not a relative of Xie Kun like the Qian family, Hengqi and Xie Kun were both from Raging Flame City, and when Xie Kun rose to power,

, their Heng family has put in a lot of effort.

Even because of Xie Kun's matter, the old head of the Heng family, Hengqi's father Hengtong, was cut into pieces on the battlefield. In the end, the war was over, and only a few tokens were left.

A puddle of meat remains.

Such a miserable Hengtong can be regarded as the reason why the Heng family and the Xie family have been like a family for so many years. The people of the Heng family are not ignorant. They have been working hard for so many years. Not only for the imperial court but also for Xie Kun.

He has never caused any trouble for them, and he has always enforced the law impartially. He can be regarded as one of the few pure people in the court.

However, such a breath of fresh air must be taken down today, because if it is not taken down, many things may not be done.

Is Hengtong an honest old man?

There is no doubt that there were more than one or two aristocratic families and various forces that helped Xie Kun, but in the end, only a few died on the battlefield. Most of them were trying to build up their momentum rather than truly fighting for it.

But the Heng family, which was more powerful than Xie Kun and even the Xie family at the time, actually said they would help Xie Kun and really tried their best to help him, causing their old family master to die on the battlefield.

This is family education, this is the family education of his Heng family. People cannot establish themselves without faith.

Hengtong valued love and righteousness, and his son Hengqi did not embarrass him. He spent his whole life working hard in the Ministry of Punishment. He was not greedy for power or money. His favorite thing was to eat something. Apart from being delicious, he was almost

He is a perfect person.

He should be conscientious in his political affairs, discipline his children strictly, be loyal to the court, and treat his wife with respect as a guest.

But such a nearly perfect being is now facing the end of having to be prosecuted, and the reason is that his backer has fallen.

If an ordinary person heard this, they would probably sneer at him. What does the collapse of his backer have to do with him? He has not made any mistakes, and he has not done anything wrong. He has worked hard and without complaint in his life, even if he has no money.

Corruption.

What qualifications does such a person have to say he is guilty!

Hengqi thought the same way. He stood up directly. He is a stubborn person. He can allow himself to abdicate in favor of others, but please remember, what he allows is to abdicate in favor of talents.

He didn't allow himself to leave, but he still had a name for himself, and the crime was carried on his shoulders. This was unacceptable.

So he stood up without hesitation and shouted loudly towards Emperor Mi Zhen of the Chechi Court and Sikong Kouxing of the Chechi Court, "I have worked hard all my life and thought that the case that passed through my hands is

So far, no new unjust, false or wrongful convictions have occurred.

I have only one hobby in my life, and that is the desire for food and drink. However, I have never been greedy for money or lust, nor have I ever accepted a single bribe. I have never had any other woman except my wife. I don’t even have the desire for food and drink.

I asked the court to help me pay a penny, but I solved it all by myself.

I don’t know what I just said. I wonder if Lord Kou Xing can tell me that that sentence is false. Please also tell me what kind of crime I have committed to make Lord Sikong do this.

Excessive recruitment of troops to investigate."

When he said this, Hengqi felt aggrieved and knelt down directly towards Mi Zhen, asking Mi Zhen to give him an explanation.

If it were anyone else, he would definitely think that this was because he was unwilling to give up and wanted to stay in his position, but this time it was Hengqi who did this, and all the ministers in the court sighed silently.

After serving as officials in the same dynasty for so many years, how can anyone not know who their colleague is? How can they not know what kind of character and abilities his colleague has?

Hengqi didn't want to hang around and leave, he just didn't want to bear a stigma that would slander his reputation before leaving!

He is Hengqi, the son of Hengtong, the father of his son Hengjie, and the patriarch of their Heng family.

The Heng family has always insisted on their own moral character throughout their lives. If he was accused of this kind of crime without any explanation, no matter what the crime was, it would be a great shame for the Heng family.

Thinking of this, even Kou Xing, who wanted to get Hengqi down, couldn't help but sigh.

Of course he knew that Hengqi had really done nothing in his life that was sorry for the court or his own conscience. The Heng family was one of the few conscientious families in the world.

Even Xie Kun didn't let him do anything against his will for the sake of his power. In their eyes, it was their honor to have such a truly upright person in the court.

When he sees something wrong, he will admonish him. If there is nothing he can do about it, he will still admonish him, but it is just admonishment.

Hengqi's belief in this life is that if I see something wrong, I will tell you. As for whether you do it because you have no choice but to do it, then it is wrong, and I want to tell you that what you do is wrong.

I can understand you, but what you do is still wrong.

I told you that this thing was wrong, and you don't have to change it, but I have to tell you that what you are doing now is wrong.

This kind of character is not called aggressive, this kind of character is called reliable!

If there is a person with this kind of character in a court, they will definitely be able to examine themselves three times a day and ensure that they will not make too many mistakes.

And now, such a treasure in the court, such a very important person in the court, is indeed going to be killed by one of the three princes of the court, Lord Sikong Kou Xingkou. This can really be said to be true.

A kind of irony.

Kou Xing looked at Hengqi, whose face was full of dissatisfaction. He knew that the old man was not convinced, but he had to do this. The Minister of Punishment was different from others.

There are too many entanglements in this position and the Tingwei Mansion. He cannot handle everything himself, so he can only hand over such an important position to his confidant and let him take his place.

The General Criminal Department, General Tingwei Mansion, and General School Affairs Mansion have been integrated.

Only in this way could he be able to compete with the two of them.

"Since Mr. Hengqi doesn't know where he went wrong, I will remind Mr. Heng!" Kou Xing suppressed his mood, and then asked directly to this upright old man with a straight face, "Nie, back then,

Wuji's report that the Feiyan Army surrendered to Tianlang was a misunderstanding, which resulted in us not locking up the Feiyan Bureau's family members immediately.

As a result, many generals and family members of the Feiyan Army fled to Tianlang. Not only did our Chechi Kingdom lose an elite soldier like the Feiyan Army, but it also allowed the Tianlang Kingdom to gain tens of millions more civilians out of thin air.

The population has restored their vitality in one fell swoop. You can plead guilty to this matter!"

"I don't admit it!" When Hengqi heard that Kou Xing was talking about the Feiyan Army, Hengqi came up and shouted angrily. The expression on his face looked even more serious than that of Lord Sikong who wanted to remove him and hold him accountable.

of anger.

But Hengqi slowly became silent after he cursed, because although he did not plead guilty, he had no way to refute.

In the case of Feiyan Army, it was unclear who was right and who was wrong.

Was what Nie Wuji said at the beginning wrong? I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case. No one here is a fool. No one can say for sure whether the Feiyan Army will surrender, but to surrender to Sirius without saying anything is nonsense.

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But at that time, firstly, because news came, secondly, because at that time people’s eyes were looking at the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng method, and thirdly, because the opponents’ clamor was too weak, and no one really cared about them.

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This gave the Feiyan Army a reputation of treason, and then placed all the family members of the Feiyan Army, including the Yan family, under house arrest.

But who knew that Nie Wuji would be so supportive of Yan Yan's family and Fei Yan's army? It's no exaggeration to say that the two families were incompatible with each other before.

It is precisely because of this that with Nie Wuji's voice, everyone had to think carefully about what to do with the Feiyan Army, and they did not want to kill all their family members because of this matter.

He wants to give his court a tyrannical name.

The entanglement of these various reasons led to the final result. It is impossible to say who delayed whom, or who harmed whom, but there is one thing that cannot be denied.

That is, when this incident occurred, it was indeed the Ministry of Punishment that was in charge of the matter. During the investigation, in addition to the School Affairs Office, there were also places such as the Tingwei Mansion and the Department of Punishment and Prisons of the Ministry of Punishment.

In the end, the families of the generals and commanders of the Feiyan Army were indeed taken over by the military, but in other words, the families of ordinary soldiers at the local level were all handed over to the hands of various arresters and chiefs for their assistance.

Watch over.

Needless to say what the result was, this time even the Nie family entered.

Therefore, if we really want to blame him for this kind of crime, Hengqi, the Minister of Punishment, really cannot escape his guilt.

But even though he can't escape this crime, it doesn't mean he can plead guilty.

Hengqi, who had figured out what Kou Xing meant, still gritted his teeth and said coldly to him with anger on his face, "I don't recognize it, I don't recognize it!"

In that matter, it was the imperial court, Emperor Mi Zhen, the Three Dukes, and many other adults who were at fault. Of course, there were also mistakes made by Hengqi, the Minister of Punishment, but if this was to convict him of some serious crime, then this

Who among the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty could escape!

But even though this guy gritted his teeth and refused to plead guilty, Kou Xing still had enough solutions.

"The Minister of Punishment, Hengqi, has committed dereliction of duty and made repeated mistakes and omissions, which have made Chechi's losses unbearable. I have been specially ordered to put him in the sky prison and set a day for the trial in three courts!"

Kou Xing does not need to directly convict him. This kind of thing is very difficult, but this does not prevent him from being imprisoned first. Besides, as long as he is imprisoned, his official position of Minister of Punishment cannot also be taken to prison, right?

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Therefore, as a last resort, we must find a suitable person to temporarily replace him as the new Minister of Punishment.

As for this three-chamber trial, after all, it is going to take time. You can't just shut it down for a few days and then bring it out. This would be bad for everyone.

So simply make it more serious, and to put it bluntly, just wait. As for the so-called interrogation by the three courts, at least you have to give the three courts time. As for when to interrogate, it depends on their mood.
To be continued...