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035. Beating the Drum of Injustice

Ji Yun was playing chess with Yaoqin when he received the news that Empress Daqi had been assassinated and died. He was stunned for a moment when he saw the news sent by the officials who were arranged in the Daqi court hall, and then he laughed.

"I thought it was a cat at first, but now it looks like a leopard cat."

Yaoqin glanced at Ji Yun, who was talking to herself, and put down a chess piece without responding.

"Yaoqin, we can go to beat the drums and complain about grievances after lunch." Ji Yun destroyed the note in his hand, looked at Yaoqin with a smile, "You can immediately redress the grievances of the tribe."

"It seems that the time the emperor said has come." At this time, Yaoqin, who was finally allowed to take action, lost her previous excitement. He put down another hand slowly, and said, "Your Majesty, you lost."

"Yaoqin not only plays the piano well, but also plays chess well." Ji Yun commented with a smile as he looked at his tragic momentum on the chessboard, then got up and stretched, and looked down at Yaoqin, "Don't worry, there is I will cooperate with you in the back, and there is nothing that cannot be accomplished."

"Yaoqin trusts the emperor."

On this day, I pray that the weather in Kyoto will be sunny and the streets will be bustling and bustling as always. People talking and laughing loudly, their brows full of lightness, can be seen the peaceful life of the people in the capital.

"Sound the Drum of Injustice!"

A shout suddenly sounded from the peaceful street, and a farmer in coarse linen came running from a distance from the city gate with a look of excitement and novelty on his face.

"The drum of grievances! Someone is going to beat the drum of grievances!"

As if responding to his words, the big drum standing at the gate of the city, which was covered with thick dust, was thumped vigorously, and the dull and heavy sound came from far away, directly reaching the inner courtyard of the palace.

The sound of the drums followed, and the talking and laughing pedestrians on the street gradually stopped, as if they were infected by the heavy drums, and their faces gradually showed serious expressions.

Soon officers and soldiers appeared on the street and hurriedly ran towards the gate of the city.Yaoqin stood in front of the drum in plain clothes, and when she heard the sound of neat footsteps running towards her, she slowly put down the drumsticks in her hand, turned around to face the wind and smiled slightly, looking calmly at the officers and soldiers who surrounded her.

"Grassman Li Yanjin begged the face saint to redress her grievances!"

At this moment, Zhou Xi had not long released the news of the Queen's assassination, and was about to take a rest. What happened today made him feel physically and mentally exhausted.But before the bed was warmed up, the sound of drums could be heard from afar.

At first, Zhou Xi didn't realize that it was the sound of the grievance drum. He thought that someone didn't want to live and ran to the imperial study to beat the drum.When Chao Fu called at the door, he suddenly woke up and got up from the bed to get dressed.

"What happened today!" Zhou Xi gritted his teeth angrily, "I can't let Zhen An survive!"

"Your Majesty." Chao Fu waited on Zhou Xi to change his clothes, and said cautiously, "I always feel..."

"Chao Fu, don't talk too much." Knowing what Chao Fu wanted to say, Zhou Xi gave him a warning look, "Go ahead."

"Yes!"

When Zhou Xi walked into the hall where he met the ministers, Yaoqin was already kneeling there, and also waiting there were Dali Temple Minister, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Prime Minister Zuo.

"Who is your Highness? What is the appeal?"

Zhou Xi strode to the main seat and sat down, waved his hand away from the others, and quietly observed His Highness's Yaoqin.

"Craftsman Li Yanjin, defended my father's former privy envoy Li Dong, and asked the Holy Majesty to reverse the case and investigate thoroughly."

"Li Yanjin?" Zhou Xi raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "You know that beating the drum of grievances means that you have a great grievance, but if after a thorough investigation of the case, you find that what you said is not true, you will be sentenced to death punishment."

"Caomin knows!" Yaoqin raised her head and looked at Zhou Xi with firm eyes, "Caomin has evidence. Caomin has been living 20 years without a care and has collected the evidence of the people involved in the case back then. Please also check it out!"

"Chao Fu." Looking at the cloth bag Yaoqin held up with both hands, Zhou Xi called out in a low voice.

Chao Fu put the evidence presented by Yaoqin in front of Zhou Xi.

"Master of Dali Temple, do you know about the case of Li Yanjin 20 years ago?" Zhou Xi casually poured out the contents of the bag, and glanced at the Minister of Dali Temple who was waiting at the side.

"Back to the emperor, Li Yanjin's case..."

"Prime Minister Zuo, I'm asking the Minister of Dali Temple." Zhou Xi put down the things in his hands and looked coldly at Prime Minister Zuo who came forward to talk, "Could it be that the Minister of Dali Temple is dumb?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Prime Minister Zuo, who was scolded, bowed his head and saluted, stepped aside and said nothing.

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Seeing the expression on Zhou Xi's face, Dali Siqing began to sweat on his back, and replied cautiously, "I remember, back then... Li Yanjin was accused of colluding with Xiguo, together with two other generals, a university student The soldiers intended to rebel and seize power. Evidence was also searched in several people's homes at that time."

"It's just that the lawsuit didn't raise an army?" Zhou Xi gradually stopped looking at the evidence, and when he looked at Yao Qin again, the look in his eyes was already obscure.

"Yes!" Dali Siqing answered with cupped hands.

"Come here, take Li Yanjin down. Take care of me. I don't want any accidents to happen during the thorough investigation of the case, otherwise you and I will be involved." Zhou Xi ordered with a serious face, and then turned to Yaoqin in a gentle voice. Said, "Go down and rest, I will have someone investigate carefully."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Hearing Zhou Xi's answer, Yaoqin bowed down and bowed, and then left the hall under the leadership of the guards.

"boom!"

After Yaoqin walked out of the main hall and disappeared from sight, Zhou Xi smashed the desk hard and threw down the evidence in his hand.

"Show me! What happened to Li Dong's case back then, and how did it implicate so many courtiers now!"

"Report to the emperor." Prime Minister Zuo said again, "This case was finalized by the late emperor himself."

"What does Prime Minister Zuo mean?"

Zhou Xi gritted his teeth secretly, did he use the former emperor to suppress him?He can't overturn the case that the first emperor personally decided?

"Your Majesty." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who had been silent for a long time, also stood up and said slowly, "The former emperor's review was very thorough back then. This case involved many courtiers, led by Li Dong and others, so the first emperor only dealt with the case. They killed a few of them. The old minister thought that this person must have been instigated by someone to come to the cholera court."

"What do you mean by Dali Temple?" Zhou Xi snorted coldly, "Is it the same as Prime Minister Zuo?"

"Back to the emperor, the old minister also thinks that...the case should not be overturned." Without looking at the scattered evidence on the ground, Dali Temple Qing cupped his hands and said, "Not to mention that the case was decided by the first emperor himself, there will be no grievances. If there is any grievances, the emperor , once the case is overturned, it will be detrimental to the royal dignity."

Hearing the words of the three veteran ministers under the court, Zhou Xi laughed out of anger.

"Master of Dali Temple, do you still remember what you are in charge of? I only found out today that human life is not as important as the royal authority!"

"Your Majesty." Prime Minister Zuo clasped his hands again, "I'm afraid Li Yanjin is the only person involved in the past. It is not appropriate to damage the majesty of the royal family because of him. This person is already an adult, also not……"

"boom"!

Zhou Xi slammed hard at the book table again, and the loud noise interrupted Prime Minister Zuo's words.

"Prime Minister Zuo, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Minister of Dali Temple." Zhou Xi got up and looked at the three of them expressionlessly, and said forcefully, "The three of you have been tired of worrying about the country these days, and I allow you to rest at home for half a month. During this period, you don’t have to go to the court and don’t have to ask about the affairs of the court.”

"emperor……"

"Why? Dali Temple Minister thinks that half a month is short?" Zhou Xi interrupted Dali Temple Minister's words, and said in a deep voice, "Then you are allowed to rest for a month!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that it was useless to say anything at the moment, the other two finally bowed their hands in salute.

"Get back!" Zhou Xi waved his hand, "Chao Fu, go and retrieve the evidence on the ground for me. Then go pass it on to Zheng Qi, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple."

Seeing the evidence that Chao Fu picked up and put in front of him, Zhou Xi stared at the stack of papers for a while, before making a sound.

"Night one."

"Subordinates are here."

"Send two people to look at Li Yanjin, don't let anyone kill him. If someone does assassinate, you know what to do."

"Subordinates know."

Zhou Xi rubbed the evidence in front of him, feeling bitter in his heart.After Si Chengyi left, the originally turbulent court became even more chaotic. Just like Ji Yun said, someone failed to assassinate today, and he will definitely do it at will in the future.

Originally, he hadn't made up his mind about the assassination, but now there is another unjust case.It was the injustice case set by the former emperor, and the evidence presented by Li Yanjin almost involved half of the current courtiers, and almost all of those old guys were on the record.

Zhou Xi sighed, how to investigate this case...

Ji Yun's words suddenly flashed in his mind.

"If you have something you can't think of or can't solve, welcome to come to me, and I will settle down in the backyard of Huaying Building."

Zhou Xi shook his head vigorously. He must have been too tired from all these headaches today, otherwise how could he think of asking for help from the monarch of an enemy country? He must be crazy!

"Chen Zheng Qi, see the emperor!"

The young and powerful voice calmed Zhou Xi's chaotic thoughts and drew his attention to the slender man in the hall.

"Zheng Qi, I will entrust Li Yanjin, the person who complained today, to you." Zhou Xi knocked on the case and pointed to the evidence in front of him, "This is the evidence he presented. Do your best to investigate thoroughly, and don't let me down."

"The minister leads the order!"

Zheng Qi knelt down to receive the order sonorously, and looked at Zhou Xi without squinting.

"In view of the fact that this case... involves a lot." Zhou Xi frowned, hesitantly took a gold medal from the side and put it on the evidence, and asked Chao Fu to show it to Zheng Qi, "I will give you a gold medal. Seeing the gold medal is like seeing it." I, no one should hinder your investigation."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Zhou Xi finished speaking, he saw a flash of joy on Zheng Qi's face. Of course he knew that this case was difficult to investigate and was of great importance. Otherwise, how could such a big case as complaining of grievances be handed over to him directly by his boss, Dali Siqing .

"I will give you half a month." Zhou Xi got up, stared at Zheng Qi with burning eyes, and emphasized again, "Remember, you only have half a month."

"I've made a note." Zheng Qi took what Chao Fu handed over, and bowed down to Zhou Xi again, "I'll take my leave."

Zhou Xi watched Zheng Qi leave quickly with firm and powerful steps, with a bitter smile.

"I am the majestic king of a country, but I can only give my ministers half a month to investigate the case."

The author has something to say: the second update on the fourth day! happy

I have been sleeping all day today, but now I am so sleepy~~ I haven’t done anything yet QAQ

Good night everyone, sweet dreams╭(╯3╰)╮