From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 177 When I talk to you about the rules, you better talk to me about the rules too

Question: In a feudal society similar to the Ming Dynasty, what would be the consequences of wiping out the entire family of Duke Yansheng?

Answer: Purple Gold Hammer

The same is true in the world of Joy of Life.

This matter is too serious!

This is an enemy to the entire Confucianism, an enemy to the scholars of the world, and an enemy to the people of the world!

This is to cut yourself off from the world.

But, someone did it.

A family of sages with a history of seven hundred years was destroyed in such an unclear manner. The first person to suffer the misfortune was the magistrate of Linhuai County. He even hanged himself to death without waiting for the people from the capital to arrive.

The next person to suffer misfortune was the prefect, and his letter of apology was also submitted to Kyoto along with the case.

When the Minister of Justice received the case, his mind went blank, and as the news spread, everyone's mind went blank.

For a moment, I was at a loss.

No one knows what happened, and no one knows why the Zhao family was wiped out.

No one can even figure out how the Zhao family died!

On this day, countless scholars across the world took off their brocade clothes and put on mourning clothes.

There were also countless scholars who cursed the heavens and the earth, scolded the murderers, and even scolded the imperial court, believing that it was the imperial court's lack of morality that led to the destruction of the sage's family.

In short, after the news spread, the entire Nanqing fell into chaos.

Dadongshan

Emperor Qing, who received the news, stood there in a daze for a long time with his mouth slightly open and his face pale. Fan Jian was also absent-minded, with no light in his eyes.

They thought about how Li Chengqian would react after knowing the mastermind behind Guo Baokun's assassination, but they didn't expect his reaction to be so intense, so bold, and so outrageous.

That’s a family of sages with a history of seven hundred years!

He got rid of it quietly without any hesitation.

This……

He completely disregards the people of the world as nothing. Can such a person really be a good emperor?

Yes, the moment they received the news, they had already determined that it was Li Chengqian who did it, and there would be no one else who did it.

Emperor Qing asked himself, he didn't even have such courage!
Faced with such a result, the two just looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

How come this generation of young people has become like this, with no rules at all?
"It's not good, Your Majesty!"

Just as he was silent, Eunuch Hou hurried in, his face showing anxiety, "Your Majesty, this is bad, Grand Secretary Shu has vomited blood and fainted!"

"One wave has not yet subsided, another wave comes!" The two exchanged glances, Emperor Qing sighed lightly, and stood up to check.

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Kyoto, Diet
Li Chengqian raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, looking at the civil servants in front of him with anger, with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Such a major case has occurred, so of course we have to investigate. Haven't I already instructed the Ministry of Justice to investigate together with Huaining Prefecture? Haven't I given them a deadline to solve the case? What else do you want? Do you want me to investigate it myself? I know a few tricks, but I don't know how to investigate a case!"

There was silence in the meeting hall.

Indeed, the prince was just a military man and did not know how to investigate a case. As soon as he received the news, he ordered the Ministry of Justice in a very stern tone to send people to Huaining Prefecture and set a deadline to solve the case. To put it bluntly, the first step of the process had been completed on the central side.

So, what are they doing here?

Most people looked at Zhou Chaoyang, the Grand Secretary of Jiying Palace, with doubtful eyes.

Zhou Chaoyang was not in a good mood today. As soon as he entered the meeting hall, he stared at Li Chengqian with his red eyes, as if he wanted to eat him.

This is disrespectful!
"Your Highness, you really don't know?" Zhou Chaoyang stared at Li Chengqian with a heavy tone, questioning him as if he was looking at a murderer!
murderer!!
hiss! !

The air in the palace became a little hotter again?
What's going on?
The murderer is the prince?
No, Zhou Chaoyang thinks the murderer is the prince?
why?
Why did the prince take action against the Zhao family?
There is no reason!
The prince has never had anything to do with the Zhao family!

"Master Zhou, what do you mean by that? I know about this matter. The Linhuai Zhao family, the murder case. Hasn't the Ministry of Justice already been investigated?" Li Chengqian raised his chin slightly. "Or do you think that as the Crown Prince Regent, is there anything else I can do?"

"You..." Zhou Chaoyang was speechless for a moment. He didn't know what to say. He just felt uncomfortable in his heart, a sweetness in his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell straight backwards.

"Master Zhou..."

"Master Zhou, what's wrong with you..."

"Master Zhou..."

"Call the imperial physician, call the imperial physician!"

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For a moment, the government hall was in chaos.

In the chaos, Zheng Annan, the Grand Secretary of the Tiren Hall, looked at Zhou Chaoyang, who was extremely aggrieved but seemed to have something he couldn't say. He seemed to be thinking about something, but soon, a trace of horror flashed in his eyes, and he closed his mouth tightly, not even daring to look at Li Chengqian.

"This Zhou Chaoyang knows the inside story."

In the chaotic meeting hall, Li Chengqian's eyes gradually turned cold. With the arrival of the imperial physician, he dragged the unconscious Zhou Chaoyang away, and the meeting hall gradually returned to calm. However, the atmosphere had become weird.

"I'm a stickler for rules. When I talk to you about rules, you'd better follow my lead." Li Chengqian's tone grew heavier, his gaze sweeping over everyone. "The case in Linhuai Prefecture is serious and shocking, but precisely because it's serious and shocking, we must abide by the rules. Haven't murders of entire families happened before? How were they handled before? What's the process? The Ministry of Justice!"

The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice shuddered and came out, "Your Highness, there have been many cases of family extermination before, and the process is no different from the one Your Highness is using to handle this case."

"That's right. There's nothing wrong with handling it this way. However, you, the Ministry of Justice, should also pay attention to your work. Let's not talk about this case, but take the assassination of Guo Baokun as an example. It's been several days, and there's still no progress."

"I am incompetent!" The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice knelt down and apologized. Looking at his posture, it seemed that he would give up his job immediately.

"Don't even think about resigning. You can't resign from this position." Li Chengqian glanced at him, then turned his gaze to the others in the meeting hall and said, "Is there anything else? If not, then let's go. What a mess it is all day long!"

Just like that, he walked away cursing amid the complicated gazes of the crowd.

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"It's him, it must be him. No one else dares to do this, and no one else has the ability to do this!"

Dadongshan Palace

In the residence of Grand Secretary Shu, just as Emperor Qing and the others had left, Gu Qing clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot as he growled, "He must have found out that the Linhuai Zhao family had attacked Guo Baokun, and that's why he's seeking revenge. How cruel! How dare he do that? That's the Linhuai Zhao family, how dare he!!"

"Cough, cough, cough..."

There was a low growl, followed by a violent cough.

"Teacher, please don't be angry..."

Gu Qing hurried to the bed and supported Shu Wu who was trying to get up from the bed.

Shu Wu coughed for a long time before he stopped, gasping for breath, his eyes flashing with immense hatred and sadness.

The man pounded the bed and cried out, "Martial artists, martial artists, lawless, lawless! This world will sooner or later be destroyed in the hands of these martial artists!!!"

Gu Qing held Shu Wu's hand, tears streaming down his face. He spoke in a sorrowful tone, "Teacher, we can't just let him go. Even if he's the crown prince, so what? We must expose his evil deeds to the world, let everyone know that he's a cold-blooded executioner. We must make the world spit on him, make him infamous for eternity, we must make him infamous for eternity!!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Shu Wu panted, his eyes somewhat unfocused. After a long while, he gently stroked Gu Qing's twitching shoulder and said tremblingly, "No, we can't be impulsive. The Zhao family has already paid such a painful price. We must not allow our reputation to suffer even the slightest damage. Otherwise, you and I will be sinners for eternity!"

"Prince, you are so vicious and tyrannical. There will definitely be retribution, there will definitely be!"

(End of this chapter)