Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

Seeing Ling Chuan bow again, Fang Pingshan smiled and then got back to the topic.

"I have read the files. Did you find out that the Xu family worships evil gods?"

Ling Chuan wanted to say that he and Tu Yuan had investigated together, but after thinking about it, he decided not to implicate others, so he nodded and said, "Your Excellency, it was me who found it, and I found it in front of everyone in the Xu family, from a secret door in a house."

Fang Pingshan asked again: "Then how did you know at a glance that the one worshipped by the Xu family was the evil god?"

Ling Chuan was stunned. He didn't expect there was a loophole. He rolled his eyes and said, "I have loved reading miscellaneous books since I was a child. I once saw a picture of this evil god in a miscellaneous book, so I recognized it at a glance."

Fang Pingshan felt something was wrong when he saw Ling Chuan's expression, and immediately asked, "Then tell me, what is the name of this evil god?"

Ling Chuan's heart skipped a beat, and he thought, are you trying the case or me?

"My Lord, according to the miscellaneous books, this evil god is called Jiali, and he comes from... from a small country south of Nanyue. This evil god has three eyes and four arms, and wears a poisonous snake as a necklace. This... feature is very obvious, so I recognized it at the first sight."

Fang Pingshan couldn't help but mutter in his heart, a small country south of Nanyue? Although he was well-read, he didn't know if it was true. Looking at Ling Chuan's serious look, it didn't seem like he was faking it.

Ling Chuan was still talking at this moment: "It is said in the miscellaneous books that this kind of evil god often needs blood offerings. The more blood sacrificed, the stronger the magic power... Sir?"

Fang Pingshan was fascinated by what Ling Chuan said with such confidence. However, even though he was fascinated, he still had a rough idea of ​​what the case was about.

Even though the Xu family seems to have fallen, in fact, the Xu family still represents the interests of the aristocratic factions. In the past two days, many aristocratic families have contacted you openly or secretly, and the meaning is very clear, that is, you have to handle it impartially.

If such an obviously framed charge were pinned on the Xu family, he would probably be the one in trouble. The power of the aristocratic family was not something Fang Pingshan could resist.

It now seems that as for the cases that can be verified, including the murders, the Xu family will never be destroyed.

Your Majesty is simply taking the opportunity to crack down on the aristocratic family faction. In order to appease the aristocratic family faction, you will have to find a few scapegoats, such as the boy named Ling in front of you.

"Okay, stop talking." Fang Pingshan quickly thought of a countermeasure. Since this Ling was a scapegoat, there was no need for him to waste time talking to him. "There are too many doubts about this case of worshiping evil gods, and there is insufficient evidence. We will put it aside for now. The rest of the cases will be tried in a few days."

"Your Excellency is wise."

Ling Chuan's words confused Fang Pingshan: "Sir, in fact, this case of worshipping the evil god was made up by me."

Fang Pingshan frowned and said, "You know that according to the laws of Dasheng, the crime of false accusation will be punished."

"I know, but I am just trying to cover up the truth and buy time to investigate another case."

"Another case? What case?"

Fang Pingshan became interested, but he didn't know that he had fallen into Lingchuan's trap.

Ling Chuan bowed and said, "I came to see you today because of this matter. The Xu family of Ruyin is suspected of smuggling military equipment and collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country."

"Hiss..." Fang Pingshan's face tensed up: "Do you have any evidence?"

Ling Chuan said: "At present, there are only witnesses, and physical evidence is still lacking."

"Since the evidence is incomplete, why are you so sure?"

"I am not sure yet, so I am here to investigate the case."

"You come to my Ministry of Justice to investigate a case?" Fang Pingshan's eyebrows almost stood up: "Don't forget that your Criminal Investigation Department is only responsible for investigating cases, and has no right to try them."

"Okay, Lord Fang is the head of the Ministry of Justice. If you say we can't investigate, then we won't investigate."

Fang Pingshan was speechless for a moment. Ling Chuan was young with a slicked-back hair and a dark complexion, but he was quite eloquent.

"You also admitted that the charge of worshipping the evil god was a false accusation. Then how can you prove that the charge of smuggling weapons into the Xu family was not framed by you?"

"If you don't believe me, we can interrogate the people related to the Xu family together." Ling Chuan said, "The Xu family compound in Ruyin County is still under investigation. Maybe we can find some clues from it. Besides... Xu Hongtu's house has not been investigated yet."

"Do you still want to search the Xu Mansion?"

"The Xu family compound has been raided. The Xu Mansion in the capital city..."

Fang Pingshan could only sigh at this time, "You can interrogate the people related to the Xu family, but I can't make the decision on the confiscation of the Xu Mansion. You should find someone else to help."

If the level difference wasn't so huge, Ling Chuan would have wanted to curse. You, the Ministry of Justice, are the main trial office, and you can't make the decision. Who else can I turn to?

Can I still go to the Emperor?

However, at this moment, we can only take one step at a time. It is enough to be able to interrogate him in the Ministry of Justice Prison. I believe that those who are in collusion with the Xu family must be paying close attention to the Ministry of Justice Prison at this time. As long as the content of the interrogation is leaked, the purpose of luring the snake out of its hole will be achieved.

While Ling Chuan was arguing with Fang Pingshan, in the Qianqing Palace, Lu Xi was also discussing the matter with the two prime ministers.

The Xu family's smuggling of arms and treason seems to be a crime that everyone can punish, but it is not so easy to do in practice.

For the aristocratic faction, they can empathize with the Xu family's experience, which causes their dissatisfaction, so this case must be investigated, but the scale must also be struck.

As for how many people would be implicated in the case, Lu Xi expressed his attitude in just one sentence: "No tolerance."

Compared to the previous disaster relief, Lu Xi's imperial power is now more stable. Back then, when the major families in Jiangzhou Prefecture joined forces to deceive the emperor, Lu Xi was very angry.

The king and his two ministers discussed for a long time before they came up with a rough idea of ​​the scale. The next step was to discuss who should be sent to handle the matter.

Ling Chuan entered the Judicial Investigation Department. In the eyes of the two prime ministers, An and Shi, it would be only a matter of time before he entered the imperial court and rose to a high position, so the credit for this achievement could not be snatched away from him.

Finally, the problem came back to Lu Xi, and Lu Xi was unable to make a decision for a while, so he simply passed the blame to Ling Chuan.

"Since this matter was instigated by Lingchuan, the two prime ministers should go and ask Lingchuan to see how he plans to arrange it."

The two Anshi prime ministers were stunned. Such a big matter was left to Lingchuan to deal with at will?

If something goes wrong, the entire court may be in chaos.

But after thinking about it again, they felt relieved. If the emperor didn't value Lingchuan, how could he give such a big case to Lingchuan?

What Lu Xi was thinking at this moment was to let Ling Chuan enter the court as soon as possible. If he did not show his strength, his mother would probably force him to marry.

After meeting Lu Chong yesterday, the Queen Mother talked to Lu Xi for a long time, asking her to get married as soon as possible.

Although the Queen Mother had no opinion on Ling Chuan, compared to Lu Chong, Ling Chuan's background was his biggest flaw.