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After hearing the man's confession, Gu Jie immediately stepped forward and said with narrowed eyes, "Pei Xu, that's not what you said at the beginning. It's really unbelievable that you are talking nonsense here now. Tell me, why did you change your tone?"

Pei Xu raised his head and glanced at Gu Jie, then lowered his head and spoke slowly, "What I said is indeed the truth. It was just that I was tortured into confessing a few days ago, which wrongly accused Pei Xuanzhi. Today, I dare to speak a few words of truth in the Dali Temple."

Gu Jie found this scene quite unbelievable. After all, Pei Xu's wife and daughter were still in his hands. It was beyond his expectation that Pei Xu would dare to openly betray him here.

However, no matter how confused Gu Jie was, he couldn't lose his temper here. Because he couldn't directly say in court that he threatened Pei Xu, he could only glare at Pei Xu and then sit back in a chair beside him.

Although Pei Xu was kneeling with his head down, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, which was seen by the Dali Temple official sitting above him. Qian Xingyu immediately said, "Bold Pei Xu, you dared to fool Governor Gu, defy the law, and frame Pei Xuanzhi. Do you know what crime you deserve?"

Seeing this, Pei Xu spoke to Qian Xingyu who was sitting on the upper seat, "I know I am guilty, so I dare not say anything nonsense. Everything I said today is true. I know I am deeply sinful, but I hope that you will forgive me for my mistakes and correct them. I have elderly parents and children at home. "

Gu Jie's expression at this moment could not be more ugly.

At this moment, Yin Yichen immediately said to Gu Jie, "General Gu, what I said is not wrong, right? I said that General Gu is a new official in the grain department. It is not surprising that a new official wants to make achievements. However, the general is still not as clear as the Dali Temple in investigating cases. I hope that the general will learn from this and not do such a ridiculous thing again."

Seeing this, Gu Jie immediately looked at Pei Xuanzhi with a dark face and said word by word, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your advice. I will definitely take it as a warning in the future and not let the grain road be humiliated because of me."

When Gu Jie said this, he clenched his sleeves and looked at the Dali Temple sitting above with a half-smile, "Dali Temple, now that the case has been tried, Pei Xu is a prisoner of the grain road after all. I wonder if Gu Jie can take him back to the grain road to detain him."

Qian Xingyu, who was sitting at the top, hadn't spoken yet, but Yin Yichen, who was sitting next to him, had already spoken, "General Gu, although the general now holds an extraordinary position in the capital, you still have to act according to the law. There is no law in the dynasty that states that local officials can take the convicted officials back home. Aren't they all imprisoned in the Dali Temple? Since the general doesn't know clearly, go back and read the law more, so as not to make a fool of yourself here."

"Thank you very much for your reminder, Your Excellency the Prime Minister. I will definitely remember your teachings today and stay vigilant day and night. I also hope that Your Excellency the Prime Minister will be vigilant every day and not make the same mistake as me. If I get caught, I'm afraid I don't know what will happen." Gu Jie looked at Yin Yichen and clenched his fists.

"Thank you for the reminder, Governor. I will definitely read more laws in the future." Yin Yichen glanced at Gu Jie and said immediately, "But Governor Gu also needs to be more vigilant. As court officials, we should encourage each other."

Gu Jie was so angry that his face turned red, but Yin Yichen was a good talker, so Gu Jie had no chance to fight back. Seeing this, Gu Jie had no choice but to follow Yin Yichen's plan.

Just like that, the Dali Temple Minister said, "Since the Prime Minister has said the law, Pei Xu will be detained in the Dali Temple until the matter is cleared up in the future, and then it will not be too late to convict him. As for Pei Xuanzhi, you have been wronged, so go home immediately."

Seeing this, Yin Yichen smiled and said to the Dali Temple Minister who was sitting above him, "Thank you for enforcing the law impartially. In the future, I, the Prime Minister, will certainly speak well of you in front of His Majesty."

After hearing this, Qian Xingyu, the Minister of the Dali Temple, felt a wave of despair in his heart. He said to Yin Yichen with pale lips, "There's no need to say anything nice or not nice."

Yin Yichen left the Dali Temple just like that. Gu Jie who was standing beside him followed him and laughed beside Yin Yichen, "The Prime Minister is indeed worthy of his reputation. Today, I, Gu, have seen it all. But it is still unknown who will win. I can only wait and see if the Prime Minister can laugh like he did today in the future."

Yin Yichen was not angry when he heard Gu Jie say this. He immediately said to Gu Jie, "General Gu is in power now. It is beyond our reach. People like General Gu are the ones we should learn from."

"Sweet talk and flattery." After saying this, Gu Jie immediately glanced at Yin Yichen, snorted and walked away.

At this moment, Pei Xuanzhi, who had been standing at the back, came forward and stood beside Yin Yichen. "Thank you, Prime Minister, for saving my life. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened to me."

"You don't have to thank me. You saved Wan Ning's life, so this is just repaying you." Yin Yichen looked indifferently at Pei Xuanzhi who had been locked up in jail for some time. Although he had not suffered any injuries, he looked much more embarrassed.

Pei Xuanzhi lowered his eyes slightly after hearing this, but still said stubbornly, "You and I both know what happened today. From now on, the Prime Minister will probably become their number one target. If it weren't for saving me, the Prime Minister wouldn't have to gamble his future. After all, I, Pei Xuanzhi, have failed the Prime Minister."

"Even if you weren't there, I would have become their target. It's only a matter of time." Yin Yichen didn't care and said, "Go home quickly. I'm afraid everyone in your family is worried sick right now."

"Thank you." Pei Xuan said thank you and left the Dali Temple.

As soon as Pei Xuanzhi arrived home, Master Pei and Madam Pei came to greet him in a hurry. They looked at Pei Xuanzhi and said, "Son, you are finally okay. Your mother was really scared to death."

When Madam Pei said this, she immediately touched Pei Xuanzhi's body and said with red eyes, "You didn't get beaten, did you? You have been raised in luxury all your life, and you have never suffered like this."

"I'm fine, mother."

As soon as Pei Xuanzhi said this, Madam Pei immediately hugged him and cried, "It's good that you're okay. As long as our family is well, it doesn't matter if we don't do the grain business. If it weren't for Wan Ning, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to get out now."

"Wan Ning? What has Wan Ning done as a mother?" Pei Xuanzhi's eyes finally brightened up when he heard this.