This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

The sudden scene stunned everyone.

Li Shimin was the first to come to his senses, his expression changed, and he hurriedly instructed the middle-aged eunuch in purple robes, "Go and see how Minister Feng is doing."

Zhang Anan immediately jogged down the steps, embraced Feng Deyi, and gently patted his cheek, but he couldn't wake him no matter what he did. He turned his head and shouted, "Your Majesty, Lord Feng has fainted!"

"What are you waiting for!"

Li Shimin, both angry and furious, said: "Quickly send him to the Imperial Medical Academy!"

"promise!"

Zhang Anan immediately called out to the outside of the hall, and two burly palace guards came in, picked up Feng Deyi, and headed towards the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Li Shimin then turned to glare at Cheng Jun, "Cheng Jun, why were you dodging just now?"

Cheng Jun pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I said I wouldn't fight back, but I didn't say I wouldn't dodge."

"It was because the Duke was old and couldn't stop, that he crashed headfirst into a pillar. Is that my fault?"

"Dismiss the court!"

Li Shimin jumped up and shouted.

He felt he needed to calm down.

At this moment, Fang Xuanling stepped forward and solemnly said, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask you."

Li Shimin glanced at him, then silently sat back on his throne. Fang Xuanling was his right-hand man, so if he had spoken, it must be something important. He asked, "What is it?"

"Your Majesty, according to the court's past practices, the Three Departments should be handling criminal cases in the coming days."

The three judicial departments reviewed criminal cases in order to ascertain whether there were any wrongful convictions and to prevent innocent people from being wrongly convicted.

It has existed since the Wude era.

"I almost forgot," Li Shimin nodded slightly and said, "Then let's proceed according to the usual practice. The Three Judicial Offices shall handle criminal cases and ensure that every injustice is rectified."

"My esteemed ministers, does anyone else have something to report?"

Li Shimin glanced at the officials and, seeing that everyone was bowing their heads and remaining silent, waved his hand and said, "Court adjourned!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

All the civil and military officials bowed deeply and watched him leave before straightening up.

The military officers then looked at Cheng Jun, their gazes revealing their undisguised admiration for him.

"Nephew Cheng, you did a good job."

"When he snatched the ceremonial tablet just now, he displayed the same flair as Yuchi Jingde when he snatched the horse spear!"

"Hahaha, as expected of a military general's son, that dodge just now shows you're quite skilled!"

Upon hearing this, the civil officials snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Cheng Jun noticed that among the civil officials, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at him with a hint of appreciation, but there was a middle-aged man in a purple robe who looked at him with a strange gaze.

"My uncles and elders are too kind."

Cheng Jun cupped his hands in greeting, and then noticed that the person who had been looking at him strangely snorted coldly as he walked past him. He raised an eyebrow, gripped the ivory tablet tightly in his left hand, and held the bamboo tablet tightly in his right.

The ivory tablet was obtained by him when he seized the title of Deyi.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Wen Yanbo had been keeping an eye on this side. Seeing Cheng Jun's posture, he immediately walked over, coughed twice on purpose, and reminded him, "Don't do anything reckless. You can't afford to mess with that guy."

Cheng Jun turned his head and asked, "Dr. Wen, who is that person?"

"He is Changsun Wuji, the Minister of Personnel."

Wen Yanbo said in a low voice, "Do you feel that the way he looks at you is not very friendly? You know that the current Empress is his sister. You impeached his sister twice. Do you think he, as her brother, can give you a good look?"

"You've really stirred up a hornet's nest in the Ministry of Personnel."

Wen Yanbo couldn't help but sigh again.

He was referring to Liu Xiangdao's father, Liu Linfu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel...

Cheng Jun understood his unspoken meaning and shook his head, saying, "I didn't provoke him."

"But you can't stop them from causing you trouble, so be careful."

Wen Yanbo said, "By the way, there's something I need you to do this afternoon."

Cheng Jun's heart skipped a beat. "Is it related to the three judicial departments' handling of criminal cases?"

Wen Yanbo hummed in agreement, then waved to Cheng Jun, signaling him to come with him back to the Censorate. As they walked, he said:

"Our Censorate oversees all officials, so naturally we must also oversee criminal justice."

"The so-called Three Offices are the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Judicial Review, and the Censorate."

"These kinds of things are usually handled by the Censorate."

Wen Yanbo put his hands behind his back, glanced at him, and said, "In the Censorate, apart from the other seven censors who inspect the prefectures and counties, the ones currently remaining in the Censorate are Xiao Yi, Ma Zhou, and you."

“Xiao Yi is the most senior, and he oversees the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites. Ma Zhou is next, so he oversees the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works. You are new here, so you will oversee the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Justice.”

"But this kind of thing is really just a formality."

Wen Yanbo said gently, "Don't worry, nothing will go wrong. Just consider it a trip to learn about the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review."

Cheng Jun nodded and said, "I understand."

Soon, the two returned to the Censorate. Wen Yanbo went to the Censorate, while Cheng Jun went to the Censorate.

As soon as Cheng Jun entered the courtyard, he saw Ma Zhou whispering to Xiao Yi.

"What did you say?"

Seeing Cheng Jun approach, Ma Zhou said with a smile, "I'm telling Brother Xiao Yi about your court appearance."

Xiao Yi looked at him with admiration and said, "Brother Chuxia, you are a real tiger. Even when Lord Feng was causing you trouble, you weren't afraid at all."

"Can I not be afraid?"

Cheng Jun took out the bronze mirror from his pocket, placed it on the table, and sighed, "If I weren't afraid, why would I carry a bronze mirror?"

"Pfft..."

Ma Zhou and Xiao Yi couldn't help but chuckle at the same time.

What are our plans for this morning?

Cheng Jun waited until the two of them had finished laughing before asking the question.

Ma Zhou laughed and said, "It's up to you. If you hear any news related to officials, you can tell Doctor Wen. He will ask you to write a memorial, sign it, and then submit it to the palace."

"You can also go to the Sixth Department and see if anyone leaves early or is slacking off; you can correct them."

Cheng Jun stroked his chin and said, "Isn't this going to offend people?"

Xiao Yi chuckled and said, "Otherwise, why do you think the officials don't like the people from our Censorate?"

"Let me tell you something that happened last year."

Xiao Yi leaned closer to Cheng Jun and began to recount: "Back then, there was a Palace Attendant Censor in our Censorate named Zhang Xingcheng. Once, when he was out on business, he met an official who asked him, 'What kind of person are you? Which department do you work for?'"

“Our Deputy Zhang said it was at the Censorate.”

"Then the official immediately went back to take a bath, and when he mentioned it to others, he said it was to get rid of bad luck."

Cheng Jun asked with interest, "And then?"

Xiao Yi laughed and said, "What else? That official was being watched by Deputy Zhang for half a year, and three months ago he was demoted and transferred out of the capital."

This guy is ruthless... Cheng Jun suddenly felt a sense of kinship and asked, "Is Deputy Director Zhang in Taichung? I'd like to pay him a visit."

Xiao Yi shrugged and said, "No, after that official was transferred away from the capital, Zhang Fuduan also went there under the pretext of inspecting the prefectures."

"You've got quite a temper..." Cheng Jun suddenly had a flash of inspiration and turned to ask:

"By the way, can our Censorate only investigate officials who are currently in office?"

Xiao Yi said, "No, you can check even if you're on leave."

Cheng Jun solemnly said, "Then I will go and investigate Duke Su."

"Isn't the Duke of Su your father? I remember he was on leave today..."

Xiao Yi quickly realized what was happening and widened his eyes, asking, "You're going home?"

Ma Zhou also looked stunned.

Cheng Jun explained, "I'm not going home. I'm going to investigate him to see if he's been insulting His Majesty behind his back!"

Ma Zhou opened his mouth, wanting to remind him that the two meanings were the same.

Xiao Yi, seemingly lost in thought, muttered to himself, "Why didn't I think of this reason before..."

Seeing that the two of them didn't say anything, Cheng Jun placed the ivory jade tablet on the table, then stood up and said, "This is Feng Deyi's tablet. Put it in our censorate for now, I'll go check it out!"

After saying this, he bowed to the two men and then turned and left.

Watching his retreating figure, Xiao Yi turned around and asked, "Brother Binwang, shouldn't we have stopped him just now?"

Ma Zhou rubbed his forehead and said, "You know what, I think what he said earlier makes a lot of sense now."

After a long while, Wen Yanbo came to the outside of the courtyard hall, wanting to give Cheng Jun a few more instructions to prevent him from causing trouble in the afternoon, but he only saw Ma Zhou and Xiao Yi. He frowned and asked, "Where is Cheng Jun?"

Xiao Yi said, "I went to Huai De Fang to check on Duke Su."

"Huai De Fang... Duke Su..."

Wen Yanbo chewed for a moment, then suddenly flew into a rage and said, "Isn't that just going home?"

"During his tenure, who allowed him to return?"

Ma Zhou explained, "He said that it is the duty of the censors to supervise all officials, and the Duke of Su is also a member of the court. If he wants to investigate, we can't stop him."

Xiao Yi stood up immediately and said, "Should I call him back?"

Wen Yanbo's facial muscles twitched a few times, then he turned around and said without looking back, "Fine, but don't let it happen again!"

After he left, Xiao Yi clicked his tongue and said, "Doctor Wen is so lenient with Brother Chuxia."

Ma Zhou smiled and said, "If you had Brother Chuxia's abilities, he would definitely be very lenient with you."

Xiao Yi sighed, "Even if I had that ability, I wouldn't have Brother Chuxia's courage."

…………

Imperial Medical Bureau.

Wei Zheng sat at the door, gazing solemnly in the direction of the palace.