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"capital offense?"

The lobby of the Ministry of Justice.

Chu Ning smiled contemptuously, then his eyes turned cold and he asked in a deep voice: "If I killed a governor, it would be a capital crime. Then what crime would he be charged with for killing so many people?"

Ling Haoran knew that Chu Ning would not plead guilty easily, so he was not surprised.

He pulled himself together and said seriously, "When has Lord Du ever harmed the people? As a governor, he is the father and mother of the county. How could he possibly kill the people under his rule?"

"is it?"

Chu Ning sneered and said, "That's just what you heard in the Ministry of Justice in Kyoto City, Master Ling. You haven't seen what Shangjun looks like with your own eyes.

At that time, the Zhao army was wreaking havoc in Bingzhou. Du Yuanji not only did not lead his troops to resist, but allowed the other side to do whatever they wanted in Shangjun. This was his first crime!

When I took over Bingzhou, I summoned all the governors to discuss recruiting soldiers to resist the Zhao army, but Du Yuanji kept making excuses and resisting. This is his second crime!

He contradicted me in public and disrespected the royal family. This is his third crime!

He brought up the crown prince in an attempt to slander the crown prince's brothers for forming a clique for personal gain and to ruin the crown prince's reputation. This is his fourth crime!

Any one of these four crimes is enough to cost him his life. Du Yuanji deserves to die for all his crimes!"

Four consecutive charges made Ling Haoran look a little ugly.

Although I was prepared for Chu Ning's excuses, I didn't expect Chu Ning to list Du Yuanji's four crimes as soon as he opened his mouth.

For a moment, Ling Haoran was silent.

The King of Qin, who was watching the changes on the side, still looked old and frail, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

Ling Haoran wanted to ask King Qin what he thought, but it was clear from the look on King Qin's face that he didn't want to get involved in the matter.

With a deep sigh in his heart, Ling Haoran frowned and said, "I will not easily believe what His Royal Highness Prince Chu said before there is sufficient evidence."

"evidence?"

Chu Ning took out a confession from his sleeve and handed it over: "Master Ling, please take a look at it yourself. This is a joint letter from the governors of the other five counties in Bingzhou. They can prove whether what I said is true."

Ling Haoran's face darkened, and he thought to himself that Chu Ning was well prepared.

However, he did not hesitate and immediately signaled his lawyer to come forward and bring up the letter.

After taking the letter and reading it carefully, Ling Haoran's face looked a little ugly.

The words of the five governors in the letter were almost the same as Chu Ning's. It was obvious that Chu Ning had prepared it in advance.

It seems that it will be difficult to convict Chu Ning of this matter!

At that time, only the five prefects were present at the scene, and no one else knew what had happened. Now all five of them accused Du Yuanji of being rude to Chu Ning, but he had no evidence to refute it.

Seeing Ling Haoran remained silent, Chu Ning could not help but ask, "Master Ling, do you still insist on what you said just now?"

Ling Haoran's expression changed, and he sighed, "I dare not make a decision on this matter without authorization."

He turned to look at the King of Qin and said sternly, "I wonder what your Highness the King of Qin thinks about this?"

However, the King of Qin looked indifferent and seemed to be asleep.

Ling Haoran frowned: "King Qin? King Qin?"

"Ah...what? Who is calling me?" The King of Qin seemed to have just woken up and looked around in confusion.

Ling Haoran sighed and said, "Please have a look at this confession, Your Highness Prince Qin."

The lawyer at the side immediately brought the confession to the King of Qin.

The King of Qin took the confession and glanced at it, then snorted coldly: "How dare you be so rude to my royal family!"

After a pause, he seemed to feel that he had taken over the show, so he handed the confession to the master and said to Ling Haoran in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty has handed this matter over to you, Lord Ling, to handle. I will not interfere. Let it be as it is."

As he spoke, he stood up trembling slightly, and the two guards beside him were so scared that they hurried forward to support him.

"I am old and tired. I need to go back and rest."

As he spoke, King Qin walked out.

Ling Haoran hurried down from the hall and bowed with Chu Ning: "Farewell, King Qin!"

As soon as the King of Qin left, Chu Ning looked at Ling Haoran and said calmly, "Lord Ling, how are you going to deal with me next?"

Ling Haoran's face straightened: "This matter is of great importance, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin has spoken, so we have to do what needs to be done. I intend to report this matter to His Majesty, and ask His Majesty to make the decision."

Chu Ning shrugged and said, "In that case, you should also take this confession to the emperor, so that he can know how the officials below abuse their power in the local area.

Oh, by the way, I must make it clear to my father that what made me angry the most was that this person said he was the crown prince's accomplice and ruined his reputation, so I killed him. "

After saying that, Chu Ning turned and left amidst loud laughter.

Ling Haoran stared at Chu Ning's departing back for a long while before he sighed and waved his hand, "You guys leave first."

"Yes!" All the yamen runners bowed and retreated, even the legal advisor left, leaving Ling Haoran alone.

But just when the scene quieted down, a person walked out from the back hall.

He was wearing a bright yellow robe embroidered with a four-clawed dragon. Who else could it be but the prince!

Ling Haoran bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, this is the confession that the King of Chu just handed over."

The prince took the confession with an indifferent look on his face, and snorted, "It seems that Chu Ning came prepared and prepared this confession in advance.

Even my father would not take the confessions of the five governors lightly. They are really thoughtful."

Ling Haoran didn't say anything.

In fact, the matter has almost come to an end here. There is no point in investigating further, so it is better not to investigate.

After all, the King of Chu came prepared, and it is almost impossible to find him guilty in this matter.

But he also understood that he did not have the final say on this matter and it depended on the prince's opinion.

The prince saw Ling Haoran didn't say anything, and couldn't help but frowned and said, "This matter is beyond my expectations, so let's leave it to the emperor to handle it."

"I understand. I will go to the palace to meet Your Majesty right away!" Ling Haoran responded, took the confession and bowed to the prince.

But what Ling Haoran didn't know was that when he rushed to the palace, the emperor in Yingwu Hall had already learned about this.

After hearing the shadow guard's report, the emperor showed an amused look on his face.

"I knew this kid would never leave any evidence behind. It's impossible for the prince to find fault with him in this matter."

The emperor shook his head and said, "Since there are confessions from the five governors, Du Yuanji's death is not enough, not to mention that Chu Ning has listed several crimes."

After a pause, the emperor asked, "What does the King of Qin have to say?"

The shadow guard said sternly: "The King of Qin did not say anything, but just told Lord Ling to do whatever he wanted. Lord Ling is now rushing towards the palace.

In addition, the prince left the palace today and is currently in the Ministry of Justice."

These words made the emperor's face turn cold.

"Humph, it seems that asking him to copy scriptures for a month did not allow him to rest and recuperate!"

The emperor's eyes turned cold: "It seems that I have to teach him a lesson, otherwise he thinks he can do whatever he wants in Kyoto City!"

Ling Haoran will be here soon, so let’s start with this matter!

Although I also want to suppress Chu Ning, I am the emperor and only I can do this.

Who the hell does the prince think he is? How dare he act so presumptuously in Kyoto?

Do you really think that you, the Crown Prince, have the final say in the Ministry of Justice?