Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Hou Shanye, a young judge at the Dali Temple, upon hearing Shangguan Bi Zhengyi's order to go to court, quickly turned around and ran into one of the halls to make preparations.

Currently, there are six Dali Temple Secretaries in the Dali Temple. They are in charge of criminal cases in 360 states in the Tang Dynasty, and Bi Zhengyi is in charge of the states and counties around Jingzhao Prefecture and Luoyang.

After Bi Zhengyi listened carefully to the old man's cry for injustice for a while, he learned that the culprit behind this incident was actually Zhang Liang's adopted son.

And according to what the old man just said, this matter actually involves the Minister of Justice Zhang Liang.

A few days ago, Jia Dunyi, the governor of Luozhou, submitted a memorial to impeach Zhang Liang's adopted son, after which His Majesty immediately sent Zhang Liang and people from the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case.

Unexpectedly, before Zhang Liang returned to Chang'an, the people involved in the case went to Chang'an to file a complaint with the emperor.

When Bi Zhengyi understood the whole story of the old man's appeal for justice, his brows furrowed tightly.

"This case is a difficult one!"

"It seems that Minister Zhang has chosen to protect his adopted son!"

After Bi Zhengyi pondered for a while, he slowly walked down the high steps and came up to Old Man Huang and said.

"Elder, please follow me into the court now. If you have any grievances, please speak them out in front of the court."

Now that too many people know about this, I’m afraid it will spread throughout the entire Chang’an City within a few days.

Even if he wanted to hide it for Zhang Liang, he couldn't do it now.

Old man Huang knelt down and kowtowed to Bi Zhengyi, and said with tears in his eyes.

"My son and his family of three were beaten to death by Zhang Chao, the military officer of Luozhou. Please, sir, make a decision for me!"

"The imperial envoy sent by the court is the thief's adoptive father. The two of them colluded with each other and left the common people with no way to redress their grievances!"

"I have been forced into a corner and have come all the way to Chang'an to file a complaint with the Emperor!"

When the onlookers heard that there was a hidden story and that the imperial envoy was actually the adoptive father of the murderer, they became even more agitated.

The onlookers were enjoying the fun and asked questions loudly.

"Elder, what is the name of the imperial envoy?"

"You might as well tell me his name and let the officials in the Dali Temple examine him carefully!"

When Old Man Huang saw that the people of Chang'an City were speaking for him, he felt more confident.

These words were taught by the middle-aged man who brought him to Chang'an. His attire and the decision to go to the West Market to appeal for justice were all given by that kind-hearted man.

Such a big fuss was caused, and even if his child's family's grievances were not redressed in the end, he believed that the imperial envoy and the thief would not end up well.

Seeing that the people were somewhat out of control, Dali Temple Minister Bi Zhengyi shouted loudly.

"Please listen to me, fellow villagers. This case has not yet been tried, and we cannot make a conclusion right away!"

"I will go to court with the elder now. If the elder has been wronged, I will redress his grievances!"

"Please all villagers disperse and do not gather outside the Dali Temple to avoid disturbing others from coming to report the case."

As he said this, Bi Zhengyi hurriedly helped Old Man Huang up and supported him into the Dali Temple.

The officials of the Dali Temple had talked till their mouths were dry, but the onlookers were still unwilling to leave, and as time passed, more and more people came over.

Looking at the thousands of people gathered at the gate to watch the show, the officials of the Dali Temple were very confused.

"Why are there so many people coming here?"

“Who is behind this?”

There have been unjust cases like this before, but they have never attracted so much attention from the public, let alone attracted so many people to come and watch.

The first thought that came to the minds of these Dali Temple officials was that there was a powerful person behind this case.

Because this matter caused such a sensation, it soon reached the ears of all major forces.

...

Ministry of Industry.

Du He was drinking steaming tea while reading a new volume of "Qimin Yaoshu".

Suddenly, there was a hurried knock on the door of the room.

"Knock knock knock~"

"Minister Du, Imperial Censor Cui is here. Something big is happening!"

Hearing Xiao Kai's excited words, Du He knew that this matter must be of great importance, so he spoke towards the door of the room.

"Doctor Xiao, please invite Imperial Censor Cui in."

Not long after, Xiao Kai and Cui Shenji rushed over excitedly, and their expressions looked exaggerated.

Before Du He could say anything, Cui Shenji curled his lips and said.

"Brother Du, what are you still reading here? Something big has happened in Luozhou!"

After Xiao Kai closed the door of the room, he quickly walked up to Du He and whispered with a wink.

"Brother Du, Zhang Liang is in trouble this time!"

Looking at the two guys who were hiding something and acting mysterious, Du He said unhappily.

"Don't play dumb with me. Tell me what happened."

Although Du He knew the general idea of the matter when he heard the words Luoyang and Zhang Liang, he did not know the details.

"Hehe." Cui Shenji laughed evilly twice.

He then went on to tell the whole story of how Old Man Huang had filed a complaint to the Emperor today.

After a cup of tea.

Du He also understood the cause and effect of the incident, and at the same time new questions arose in his mind.

"Brother Cui, although the old man seeking justice does not have enough evidence, I believe that it is probably true that Zhang Liang protected his adopted son."

"But I have a question in my mind. How can such an old and frail man get from Luoyang to Chang'an in just three days?"

"Besides, he was wearing plain clothes and holding a white banner in the West Market. It didn't look like something an old farmer like him would come up with!"

It would take ordinary people at least ten days or half a month to get to Chang'an from Luoyang.

Moreover, if ordinary people wanted to appeal for justice, they would definitely choose to go to the Dali Temple or the county government in Chang'an to cry out for justice, rather than in crowded places like the West Market.

Cui Shenji curled his lips and said, "Brother Du, why is your focus so strange?"

"You are not interested in Zhang Liang's exposure of his adopted son, but are interested in how an old man who seeks justice comes to Chang'an?"

Hearing Cui Shenji's doubtful words, Xiao Kai nodded in approval.

He whispered, "Brother Du, why don't you read less books like 'Qimin Yaoshu'? Your smart brain is almost not working anymore."

"Zhang Liang's cover-up for his adopted son has been exposed. The Dali Temple has submitted the case to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty has also ordered the Dali Temple and the Censorate to jointly review the case!"

"Zhang Liang has gotten into serious trouble this time. He will definitely be severely punished by His Majesty."

Zhang Liang could fool ordinary people and suppress the Luozhou governor Jia Dunyi, but he could not fool this group of people at all.

As long as the Dali Temple and the Censorate intervene, they will definitely get to the bottom of this case.

Du He said helplessly: "I told you to read more books and think more, but all you do is go to Baihua Tower to drink and watch dances!"

"It was inevitable that Zhang Liang would get into trouble, but have you ever thought about how an ordinary old man could cause such a big commotion in just a few days?"

"Is there a group of people behind this who are attacking Zhang Liang with the intention of bringing him down?"