Afterwards, Mo Jinghong and A Falcon checked the other bodies one by one. Coroner Xu explained, "Sir, look at these people. They were all killed by a single sword in the throat. There are no other injuries on their bodies."

After looking around, Mo Jinghong counted them and found that there were fifteen bodies in total, including Wang Yunxi. He heard Yingge say that there were fifteen hooligans present at the scene, excluding Wang Yunxi, but now there were only fourteen male corpses.

"Mr. Xu, are you sure all the male corpses are in this room?"

"Yes, they are all here." Coroner Xu answered affirmatively.

Mo Jinghong nodded, said nothing, thanked the coroner Xu, and left with A Falcon.

"A Falcon, contact Mr. Tao tomorrow and give me the addresses and identities of those hooligans."

"Yes."

On the other hand, Wen Liang heard that so many people went to sue Wen Qingcheng again. He thought that with so many lives at stake, and the Second Prince already wanted to kill his daughter, and was deliberately interfering, so his daughter would definitely die.

Wen Liang no longer hesitated, and brought his personal servant Dong Yang to the Deshun Gate of the Imperial Palace, picked up the drumstick of the Dengwen Drum, and beat it desperately, and the sound of "dong dong dong" was heard in the Imperial Palace. Dong Yang, the personal servant beside him, knelt beside him, holding high something wrapped in yellow cloth.

In the Great Qi Dynasty, since Emperor Gaozu established the dynasty, the emperor set up a drum to hear reports in order to understand the people's sentiments and accept their suggestions. Whenever there was a major grievance that needed to be reported, the drum could be struck and the emperor would preside over the trial.

After the drum for reporting was struck, a minor official immediately came trotting over. Seeing that it was Wen Liang who was striking the drum, he hurried over and whispered, "It's Marquis Ye, what are you doing..." Wen Liang's biological father's surname was Ye, and after he inherited the title of marquis, he also changed his surname to Ye. People in Kyoto only knew that Marquis Yongyi was called Ye Liang.

"I have an urgent grievance and need to see His Majesty." Wen Liang said urgently. He was really afraid that if the result of the trial in the Dali Temple came out, his daughter would be directly beheaded.

The clerk followed the procedure and reported it to the Censor, who then reported it to His Majesty.

Wen Liang waited anxiously outside, beating the drum every once in a while. At this time, a luxurious carriage pulled by two pure white horses drove towards the palace from afar. Sitting in the carriage was the Princess of Liyang, the elder sister of the current emperor. His Majesty had granted her permission to ride in the carriage into the palace.

Princess Liyang is over fifty years old, but her hair is still as black as lacquer, with only a little silver on her temples. Although she has applied thick makeup, she is old after all, and she still looks tired.

"Who is beating the drum outside?" The majestic voice of Princess Liyang was heard in the carriage.

The maid following outside the carriage replied, "Your Highness, it's Marquis Yongyi."

Princess Liyang was a little surprised. She stopped the carriage and said with a gloomy face, "Tell him to come and see me!"

Princess Liyang is Wen Liang's current mother-in-law. She recently heard that her daughter, Princess Pingning, had suffered some grievances in the Marquis's Mansion. She hadn't found the time to look for this old man yet, but he was beating the drum to report the situation without knowing the world! This country bumpkin who had never seen the world, did he just beating the drum casually?

Wen Liang looked towards the palace gate. Before the censor could reply, he saw the carriage of Princess Liyang approaching. He trotted over, stood under the carriage respectfully, and saluted: "Mother-in-law..."

"Ye Liang, what are you doing! Can you just hit the Dengwen drum casually?" Princess Liyang called him by his full name and scolded him.

Wen Liang was about to say something when he suddenly saw a minor official coming out of the palace gate. Wen Liang didn't care about anything else and said hurriedly, "Mother-in-law, I have something important to report to you later."

Wen Liang ran to the palace gate, and a clerk came to announce that Wen Liang was coming in. Wen Liang asked Dong Yang to wait outside the palace, took the yellow cloth bag from him, and followed the clerk into the palace.

When Princess Liyang saw that Wen Liang had run away, she immediately became furious. Wen Liang was usually very respectful to her, but she didn't expect that he would dare to ignore her now.

"Enter the palace!" Princess Liyang gave an order and the carriage drove into the palace. She wanted to see for herself what Wen Liang was doing.

The clerk took Wen Liang to the Qinzheng Hall where the emperor was. The censor and the prime minister were all there. Wen Liang knelt down and respectfully paid homage to the emperor. At this time, the eunuch came to report: "The Princess of Liyang has arrived."

The emperor knew that Princess Liyang was the mother-in-law of Marquis Yongyi, so he invited her in. Princess Liyang, followed by a maid, walked in aggressively, glanced at Wen Liang who was kneeling on the ground, passed him, and walked to the seat and sat down.

"Lord Ye, you are beating the drum today to report a serious injustice." The emperor asked. Everyone present turned their eyes to Wen Liang who was kneeling on the ground.

Wen Liang hurriedly took out the red-lettered iron certificate from the yellow cloth, which instantly shocked everyone present. The red-lettered iron certificate was made of iron and engraved with vermilion words.

"Your Majesty, when the Great Qi Dynasty was first established, Emperor Gaozu bestowed the hereditary title of marquis on my ancestor in recognition of his military merits. He also bestowed on my ancestor a red-lettered iron certificate. This red-lettered iron certificate was divided into two parts, one in the palace, and one in the ancestral hall of our marquisate. Today, as a last resort, I have to produce the red-lettered iron certificate. Your Majesty, please grant me your blessing."

Princess Liyang said angrily, "Ye Liang, the Red Book and Iron Certificate is the oath between Emperor Gaozu and the founding heroes of the country at that time. In order to ensure that the heroes and their descendants will continue, those who possess the Red Book and Iron Certificate can be exempted from the death penalty for themselves and their descendants. You are now showing off such a valuable thing for no reason. What crime should you be punished for?"

The emperor waved his hand to stop Princess Liyang and looked at Wen Liang, "Sister, don't rush to accuse him. Let him talk."

Wen Liang looked at the emperor gratefully, still holding up the red seal and iron certificate, and explained his purpose in a loud voice. Princess Liyang was furious after hearing this and said, "Ye Liang, you are confused. You actually asked for the red seal and iron certificate for an unrelated woman!"

Princess Liyang was almost mad to death. Her son-in-law had made such a big fuss just for Wen Qingcheng. She had heard from her daughter Princess Pingning that Wen Liang had a mistress outside. She had never expected that this mistress had killed someone, and he had used a red book to save her. He simply didn't take her daughter Princess Pingning, his legal wife, seriously.

"Your Majesty, the Red Book of Iron Certificates once clearly stated by our ancestors that one can only save oneself or one's descendants. Ye Liang actually abused this precious certificate. Your Majesty must not approve of this. This Wen Qingcheng has killed so many people. If we don't kill him, it will be difficult to quell the public anger!" Princess Liyang said.

The emperor originally did not want to kill Wen Qingcheng, she was indeed talented, and he wanted to rely on her to make medicine. The queen mother said two days ago that Wen Qingcheng must be spared and let her go to the palace to continue to treat Princess Yanyue. However, the queen and the second and third princes all strongly advised to execute Wen Qingcheng to uphold the law. He was thinking of letting the Dali Temple investigate and sentence Wen Qingcheng to death, and spare her for execution in the autumn, but he did not expect Wen Liang to use the red book to save her.

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