When Zhen Jian stabbed the first time, someone went to inform Zhou Tai, after all, Zhou Tai sent a lot of people to stare at Zhen Jian, Zhou Tai was still leisurely drinking tea in his study and admiring a calligraphy and painting he had just gotten, when he suddenly heard the news, he was so shocked that he bounced up directly from his seat, he almost thought that he had heard it wrong, Zhen Jian actually killed An Guohou?
How is this possible?
But he immediately calmed down, and then a smile appeared on his face, a smile of ecstasy, great, Zhen Jian killed An Guohou and smashed the Danshu iron coupon, what a big crime this is, even the emperor can't save him, Zhen Jian is dead, he immediately dropped the things in his hand, strode out, and shouted as he walked: "Come on!"
All of them went to the Criminal Division with their officials to arrest Zhen Jian!
” Zhou Tai came to the Criminal Division with a large number of people, only to see that the courtyard was full of people, all of them were the guardians of the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion, Zhou Tai asked his subordinates to open the way, pushed aside the crowd and walked out, only to see Zhen Jian standing there with a cold face, in front of him, was the body of Zhao Chengxian, who had already been stabbed to pieces, and next to the corpse there was a Danshu iron coupon that was broken in half.
"Zhen Jian!"
Zhou Tai pretended to be shocked and stared at him and shouted, "What the hell is going on!"
How did An Guohou die?
How did the Danshu iron coupon break?
” Zhen Jian glanced at him with a light smile and said, "Zhao Chengxian was killed by me, and the Danshu iron coupon was also broken by me." ” "You're bold!"
Zhou Tai shouted angrily, "You actually dare to kill An Guohou, and dare to step on the iron coupon of the Danshu, come on, take it!"
” A group of people from the Arrest Division immediately stepped forward, detained Zhen Jian, and then locked Zhen Jian up with shackles, Zhen Jian did not struggle, nor did he speak, with an indifferent look.
Seeing that Zhen Jian was locked, Zhou Tai was secretly proud, stepped forward to look at Zhen Jian, and said coldly: "Do you know that you have committed a big crime?"
” Zhen Jiandao: "Zhao Chengxian's crime is extremely evil, and it is difficult to atone for his crime with a hundred deaths, I am just doing the duty of a criminal officer, what a crime." ” "You dare to quibble!"
Zhou Tai snorted coldly, "This official immediately plays the emperor, this time you are dead, quickly escort Zhen Jian to the heavenly prison and wait for the holy judge!"
” "Yes!"
Several people from the Arrest Department escorted Zhen Jian away.
Seeing Zhen Jian being escorted away, Zhou Tai showed a smug smile, let all the irrelevant people present disperse, sent someone to clean up the body, and then asked about the situation at the time, first sent his henchmen to inform Qin Huan, and then went back to write a note himself.
Qin Huan has always wanted to kill Zhen Jian, but Zhen Jian has always been cautious and cautious, and he really has no handle, but today, Zhen Jian made such a big incident, it was really a big deal, Qin Huan was ecstatic when he learned about it, and he waited for the emperor to summon him.
After the emperor received Zhou Tai's recital, he was really shocked and angry, Zhen Jian actually made such a big incident, it was really disappointing to him, he just wanted to summon the ministers to come to discuss how to execute Zhen Jian, and suddenly there was a report from outside that King Qi had something important to see.
King Qi was grounded in the palace by the emperor because of the release of Princess Qiluo, but he was grounded for only two days, and he fell ill, and the hospital diagnosed and treated, saying that King Qi had a heart disease, and the emperor felt sorry for King Qi, so he let King Qi go home and think about it behind closed doors, so King Qi only stayed in the palace for four days.
After King Qi entered the palace, he saluted: "The son of the minister pays homage to his father." ” "No courtesy."
The emperor said lightly, "Didn't I let you think about it behind closed doors at home, why did you come to see me?"
” King Qi arched his hand and said: "Father, the matter is very high, and the sons have to come to see their father." ” The emperor was helpless, and spread his hands and said, "Say, what's the matter." ” King Qi said: "Erchen learned that Zhen Jian killed An Guohou, and now he has been imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, Zhen Jian sent someone to pass the word to Erchen, saying that Zhen Jian's death is not a pity, but he has a few words that he wants to say to his father in person." ” When the emperor heard this, he immediately frowned, thinking of Zhen Jian's many times to treat his head disease in a timely manner, thinking of Zhen Jian's great contribution to saving the country, thinking of Zhen Jian's sacrifice of corn, and the rice seeds sent by Jiaozhi State, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, Zhen Jian is indeed a talent, if he is allowed to kill Zhen Jian, he can't bear it, but Zhen Jian's crime this time is too big, killing An Guohou and stepping on the iron coupon of Danshu is such a big crime, there is no reason to live.
Fortunately, Zhen Jian didn't make any excessive requests, he just wanted to say a few words to him personally, but in this way, he, the emperor, would have to deign to go to prison, and if he let the officials know, it is estimated that he will have to talk about it again.
King Qi suddenly said: "Father, if you are afraid that someone will say that it is not good, you can change into civilian clothes and go with your sons." ” The emperor hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, I also want to hear what he wants to say to me before he dies, you can wait a moment." ” The emperor and Liu Qing all changed into civilian clothes, and went out of the palace with King Qi, and went straight to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, with King Qi leading the way, it was naturally not a problem to enter the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, walking in the dim passage, the emperor suddenly said: "Liu Qing, don't say anything about today's matter, otherwise I won't spare you." ” "The minions don't dare."
Liu Qing hurriedly bowed his head.
Before coming to Zhen Jian's cell, the cell boss wanted to take someone to watch, after all, Zhou Tai specially told him that Zhen Jian was a repeat offender and would not let anyone visit the prison, but King Qi was not an ordinary person, they couldn't stop it, so they could only let King Qi come in to visit the prison, but they wanted to guard on the side.
King Qi feigned anger and drove away the cell boss and the jailer.
After the cell head and the jailer left, Zhen Jian saluted: "The minister Zhen Jian sees the emperor, see His Royal Highness King Qi, the torture equipment is on his body, the etiquette is not careful, the emperor is not to blame." ” "That's it."
The emperor waved his hand, sighed, and asked, "Why did you want to kill An Guohou, knowing that he had Danshu iron coupons, you still killed him, isn't this looking for death!"
” Zhen Jian said seriously: "Your Majesty, Zhao Cheng first killed sixteen cardamom girls in the boudoir, and then killed all their family members, a total of fifty-nine lives, doesn't the emperor think he deserves to die?"
” When the emperor heard this, his face changed slightly, fifty-nine lives, it is a big homicide case anywhere, the emperor said helplessly: "Of course, he deserves to die, but he has a Danshu iron coupon, you can't kill him, if you kill him, you will fight against the imperial power and despise the imperial authority!"
” Zhen Jiandao: "Your Majesty, the national law was set by Emperor Taizu, and the Danshu Iron Coupon was issued by Yingzong, and An Guohou killed people with Danshu Iron Coupons, violating the national law set by Taizu, and was protected by the Danshu Iron Coupon, the minister wanted to ask, is this the most contradictory thing in the world?"
” The emperor was stunned when he heard this, he had never thought about it, and after thinking about it carefully, there was really some truth, the Danshu iron coupon was given to the Zhao family by Yingzong, but the national law was set by Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizu and Emperor Yingzong, who is bigger, naturally it is Taizu, even the emperor was speechless for a while.
Zhen Jian said again: "The emperor once said that the people of Dachu are the emperor's children, Zhen Jian, as the criminal officer in charge of the criminal law, how can he watch the emperor's children being slaughtered and ignore it, Zhen Jian has no intention of confronting the imperial power, nor does he have the idea of despising the emperor's authority, Zhen Jian's actions are for the emperor, for the sake of the country, please let the emperor know!"
” The emperor was really moved by Zhen Jian's words, to be honest, when he heard An Guohou's crime, he also wanted to kill An Guohou, now, he felt sorry, sorry for Zhen Jian, in order to kill such a piece of garbage, he put himself in, of course he knew that Zhen Jian was dedicated to the country, but things were not so simple, the ministers would not favor Zhen Jian, but they would not give up so easily.
The emperor pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Zhen Jian, I know that you are dedicated to the public and you are a good official, but this time I really can't save you, not only did you kill An Guohou, but you also stepped on the Danshu iron coupon, which is equivalent to trampling on the royal majesty." ” Zhen Jian said calmly: "Your Majesty, Zhen Jian doesn't regret what he did, if he lets Zhen Jian choose again, he will still kill Zhao Chengxian, the minister wants to ask the emperor to hand over the minister to the three divisions for trial, His Royal Highness King Qi will hear the trial, and the minister has his own way to exonerate." ” "Do you have a way to excuse yourself?"
The emperor looked at Zhen Jian suspiciously.
Zhen Jian nodded and said: "Your Majesty, please believe in the minister, the minister is the one who has successfully negotiated with Chaharhan, and the minister will exonerate himself." ” Hearing this, the emperor nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you to hand you over to the three divisions for trial." ” Zhen Jian said slowly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, you can also go to the trial quietly to see if Prime Minister Qin really values the ministers as you imagined." ” The emperor couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "What do you mean by this?"
” Zhen Jian smiled indifferently and said, "The emperor went to hear the trial, and he will know." ”