C369 Executing the Criminal

Changxu returned to the mansion and took two steps in front of Yu Longchen's room. His face was filled with hesitation and hesitation.

He walked a few more rounds and left.

Yu Longchen hugged Mu Ruqing and listened to her soft breathing. When he saw that the figure had gone far away, his eyes moved away from the door. He could not sleep.

The next day, Yu Longchen woke up very early. He took a look at the sleeping Mu Ruqing and quietly walked out of the room. When he closed the door, Lingyue came over and could not help but instruct, "Take good care of the Princess. Tell her that I have entered the Palace."

"Yes." Lingyue answered and was curious in her heart. Changxu had also woken up early. It was still not dawn yet, so it should be a little early for the Royal Highness to attend the court, right?

"Your Royal Highness, it should be early to go to court now, right?" Changxu was already waiting for Yu Longchen at the door. He thought about it for the whole night, but still could not figure it out.

"To the Imperial Prison." Yu Longchen strode away.

Changxu stopped in his tracks. "Last night, Minister of Justice finished his trial and the confession was written. What's the use of His Royal Highness going now?"

Yu Longchen suddenly stopped and turned to ask him, "How is it?"

"All the witnesses and material evidence pointed to the Crown Prince." After saying that, Changxu heaved a sigh of relief, "I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I have no idea why the Crown Prince did this. He is not short of money, and he is the Crown Prince once again. That's the person who will be in that position in the future."

"I'm not sure if Second Big Brother did it or not, but there is one thing that I'm not sure about. Those adults are finished." Yu Longchen sighed. "Do you know who those high officials are?"

"King Yi?" Changxu said with uncertainty.

Yu Longchen nodded and looked nervous. "The palace gates are not open yet, so I can't go in. So, I can only go to the Imperial Prison to take a look and feel the bottom."

"Minister of Justice said that those high ranking officials need to obtain the Emperor's decree before they can be interrogated." Changxu said these words and smacked his lips, "Minister of Justice's rank is not high enough. His Royal Highness is naturally enough."

Yu Longchen left and Changxu closely followed.

After Minister of Justice returned to the manor, he changed his clothes and asked the yamen runner to rush to the village Changxu had told him about.

It was almost dawn now, and it was time for them to return. Minister of Justice placed the testimony notebook of the previous night beside his hand.

The sky slowly lit up, and the sun also climbed up from the horizon, but no one could feel the warmth.

Minister of Justice took the report book and walked out. When he arrived at the Rising Sun Palace, Yu Longchen, Yu Longzi, and Lord Mayor were already inside. Lord Mayor and Minister of Justice went in together.

The Emperor's face was pale, and his lips were bloodless. It seemed like there were even more silver threads on his head.

"This official will participate in the Emperor's meeting."

"Rise." The Emperor's expression was not good. He only knew a little about what happened last night. Now, he wanted to know the cause and effect, "Bring it up."

"Yes, sir." Minister of Justice and Lord Mayor handed the memorial in their hands to Gao Mao and the Emperor.

The Prime Minister and a few other ministers also came. Before they bowed, they were stopped by the Emperor and stood to the side.

The hall was completely silent. Yu Longchen and Yu Longzi had different expressions on their faces.

The Emperor looked at the memorial, and his eyes became more and more dissatisfied. His brows furrowed into a knot, and after only looking at three pieces, he slammed the memorial in his hand onto the table. "How dare you!"

"Royal Father (Emperor) is furious!"

"Gao Mao, go and call the Crown Prince over!" The Emperor was furious and coughed again, "Cough cough."

"Yes, sir." Gao Mao bowed and answered, then quickly ran away.

"Royal Father (Emperor) take care of your dragon body."

The Emperor looked at the person kneeling below and his gaze eased slightly, "Get up, Chen'er, tell us about this matter!"

"Replying to Royal Father. This son was on the day Longyun got married. He met her on the way back to the Imperial Residence and felt that it was strange, so he sent someone to investigate. He found out that there was someone in the Imperial Capital who forced people to buy and sell women. " It was impossible for Yu Longchen to tell the Emperor that it was the old man who told him, so he could only move in this way.

"What a coincidence." Yu Longzi said with an indifferent tone and an unhappy expression. The people who died this time were all his, and most of them were high ranking officials.

"I think so too." Yu Longchen looked at Yu Longzi and replied. It wasn't as if he had never doubted Yu Longzi.

"Have you investigated the number of deaths?" The Emperor raised the memorial and looked at Minister of Justice.

Minister of Justice took a step forward and respectfully said, "Replying to the Emperor, the memorial only shows the number of people who died last night, as well as the number of people who died in the abandoned well and the slaughtered villages. It is still an investigation."

"So many people died here alone!" The Emperor threw down the memorial and took a deep breath. His face turned red and he could not help but cough a few more times, "These officials involved in the case, have they all been interrogated?!"

Minister of Justice was about to speak when Yu Longchen stood up. "Royal Father, I hope Royal Father will forgive me. I did not get the order and went to interrogate them privately."

"What did you get from the interrogation?" The Emperor did not mean to blame him.

"They are just going to spend money somewhere, they are just vengeful souls that died in their hands. I'm afraid there are also quite a few." Yu Longchen had only asked these questions, but those masters only said... Where did they go? It was just drinking. It was just that the woman later told them this method. They got addicted after playing it once.

"Hmph! All of you deserve to die! Use it on the people, hurt the people. They don't need you to interrogate them! Remove their official positions." The Emperor placed his hands on the table and looked at Minister of Justice as he spoke. Seeing Minister of Justice nod, he continued, "Usually, when the Son of Heaven breaks the law, he will be punished with the same crime as the commoners. He will receive the salary of the Imperial Court. Yet he did such a thing. He will be sentenced to death as a warning to others."

" Emperor, although they have committed a mistake, they have done their best to the Imperial Court. They are all old officials and should not be sentenced to such a heavy crime. " The Prime Minister stepped forward.

"This official does not understand what the Prime Minister is saying." Minister of Justice stepped forward, his face clearly filled with anger, "Those are fresh human lives. Although all of you have contributed, you are still unable to resist the vengeful souls of Zhao Zhao. If the law enforcers don't obey the law, they should be punished severely. They were in the wrong. Those who had some conscience in the Imperial Court should not have any objections. Furthermore, the Emperor's decision calmed the hearts of the people. Block the mouths of the people! "

"This son thinks that Minister of Justice is right." Yu Longchen agreed.

The Grand Secretary seemed to have something else to say. Yu Longzi stood up with anger and reluctance on his face. "I agree."

When the Grand Secretariat saw that the two princes were in such a state, he no longer defended himself.

"This matter, leave it to your beloved minister to handle." The Emperor nodded and pointed at Minister of Justice.

"Replying to the Emperor." Minister of Justice's expression was resolute, "This official believes that this matter should be thoroughly investigated."

"The person behind the scenes has been found out?" The Emperor's face became darker and darker, and it was obvious from his expression that he was unhappy.

No one in the hall said anything, and they were only dealing with the officials involved in the case. The main subject of this matter had not been investigated.

"Royal Father, this son thinks that we can't be biased. After all, this case is very important, and it should be investigated by many parties." The meaning of Yu Longchen's words was to tell the Emperor that he should not suspect Yu Longtang before the investigation was done.

The Emperor glanced at Yu Longchen. He would suppress the anger on his face tomorrow morning, but his tone was even stronger than before. "Where is the Crown Prince?! Why isn't he here yet?! He's getting lazier and lazier?"

"Crown Prince is here."

After the Emperor finished speaking, Gao Mao entered the room, followed by Yu Longtang.

Yu Longtang glanced at Yu Longchen. He knew one thing, but he didn't understand why the Emperor was in such a hurry to summon him. He knelt on the ground and said, "This son greets Royal Father."