Start by scolding the empress

Chapter 408

Chen Yi then turned his head and said to Uncle Cao, "Don't worry, Uncle Cao, I told the Empress about this matter today, there should be room for maneuver."

Hearing what Chen Yi said, Uncle Cao asked worriedly, "Will this incident cause any bad effects? Will you be embarrassed? Just do your best."

"Don't worry, it's fine, just wait for my news."

Uncle Cao felt relieved when he saw Chen Yi's affirmative look in his eyes. Before leaving, he asked Chen Yi to rest early and left.

Chen Yi saw that Uncle Cao left and nothing happened before, but took out the letter brought by Uncle Cao again and read it.

What the letter said was not about other things, but about the Heaven's Punishment Hero, which was Fang Zi's matter.

Chen Yi suddenly remembered that what he and Fang Xuan had heard about the Heaven's Punishment Hero in the restaurant in Daoxiang City before, it turned out that although the talker was not all right, it was not made up randomly.

Chen Yi didn't know who the person who wrote the letter to Uncle Cao was, and he didn't say much in the letter, but it did explain the relationship between himself and Fang Zi.

The person who wrote the letter was a good friend of Fang Zi's master's master, and he happened to find Cao Bo after wandering around.

Fang Zi has explained everything about being a hero of Heaven's Punishment, but in terms of his life experience, Fang Zi lied to Chen Yi. in this world.

And this elder brother found Cao Bo just to save Fang Zi.

Chen Yi plans to go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to meet him in person tomorrow. In the morning tomorrow, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment will start hearing the case of the Heavenly Punishment Hero in accordance with the instructions of the empress.

As the person who caught him, it shouldn't be difficult for him to see Fang Zi.

When going to the morning court the next day, Chen Yi presented his plan of doing business with the Daliao Kingdom in front of all civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and as expected, he was questioned a lot.

Among them are the Minister of the Ministry of Households and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials trusted by Chen Yi's immediate superior, as well as the chief assistant of the cabinet.

They didn't know that Chen Yi would have such a bold idea. This was completely thankless behavior. This was a unilateral effort to benefit the Liao Kingdom. They didn't understand what Chen Yi was thinking.

Is it because the Xuanluo Kingdom attacked their Dawu Kingdom this time, and the Daliao Kingdom sent [-] troops and resources, so grateful?

They can repay their favor in many other ways, and this time the Daliao Kingdom has also benefited.

If it weren't for the cooperation with the Great Wu Kingdom, when would the Great Liao Kingdom have obtained the city from the Xuanluo Kingdom? !
They are an equal cooperative relationship, and there is no need to repay such a favor at all.

In fact, more ministers who opposed it did not think this, but because Chen Yi said that he would build a road and a city dedicated to the trade between the two countries.

This is the matter of Lao Cai hurting the people. Is this Chen Shilang who is dedicated to the people?
Chen Yi suddenly felt the helplessness of being alone and helpless, and the pride of fighting with the Confucians.

Originally, Chen Yi wanted to solve it alone, but there were too many ministers who opposed it later, so Chen Yi concentrated on explaining the benefits of doing business with the Daliao Kingdom.

Fortunately, in the end, when Chen Yi promised that he would make money in the future, the ministers finally stopped.

It's just that there is still no full support. The only one who supports Chen Yi is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. The current Minister of the Ministry of Industry feels that there is nothing that Chen Yi cannot do.

As long as Chen Yi wants to do it, he will solve it. It can only be said that Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is now a little fan.

In addition, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice supported Chen Yi, mainly because this matter had nothing to do with the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so the Minister of the Ministry of Justice had no reason to object.

In the end, because the time dragged on for too long, the empress had to stop the announcement of her withdrawal from the court.

After he came down to court, Chen Yi directly blocked the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and asked to meet Fang Zi, who was the Hero of Heaven's Punishment.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice did not doubt anything, and agreed directly. The Empress of the Early Dynasty also agreed to start the trial of this case. The Minister of the Ministry of Justice just needed Chen Yi's help to complete some procedures.

After arriving, after Chen Yi finished helping, he informed the Minister of the Ministry of Justice that he had something to ask Fang Zi alone. The Minister of the Ministry of Justice suddenly started gossip, with full curiosity on his face: "Is there any new clue?"

Chen Yi smiled and said, "The matter is not confirmed yet. I will tell you when I figure it out."

With Chen Yi's words, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice stopped asking. Although he is a gossip, he is not a person who can't read his face, otherwise he would not be able to achieve his current position.

After customs clearance, Chen Yi saw Fang Zi again after many days.

Seeing that it was Chen Yi, Fang Zi was stunned for a moment, and greeted with a smile: "My lord, is my case judged? My lord is here to see you for the last time?"

Chen Yi shook his head and denied: "No, the investigation and trial of your case has just started today. I have some questions to ask you. You just explained to me the process of your murder before, but you didn't say why you started the murder. .”

When Chen Yi said this, he showed a self-deprecating smile.

"I heard a storyteller tell your story in a teahouse before, and I asked someone to verify it. If it was true, I thought it was true. I felt that you didn't want to mention it, so I didn't ask you about your specific situation."

Fang Zi listened quietly to what Chen Yi said, a trace of understanding flashed across his face.

"My lord came here today to ask me about this, the so-called motive for the murder? It's very strange. Before, my lord knew that it was a memory I didn't want to touch. Why didn't you mind today? Did something happen?"

Fang Zi looked up at Chen Yi inquiringly, trying to see something on his face, but there was nothing.

Suppressing his uneasy mood, Fang Zi pretended to be fine.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to continue testing Chen Yi, he heard Chen Yi's blunt and affirmative response.

"Yes, something happened, that's why I became interested in your past, because I found that what I said I knew was not all that you said."

When Fang Zi was in a daze, Chen Yi continued: "I received a letter to plead with you. You said it was a coincidence that you found me, and it was at this time. You said you were an orphan , who will write a letter to plead for you?"

Fang Zi immediately lowered his head without saying a word, Chen Yi knew that Fang Zi's heart should be in confusion now.

That's why he lowered his head to hide his expression.

Chen Yi pointed to the table in the cell, and said to Fang Zi who bowed his head: "Let's sit down and talk, I'm not in a hurry, I just came to you today to clarify things."

Fang Zi sneered, and when he raised his head, his face was very calm: "Is there anything to investigate, does it have something to do with my murder?"

(End of this chapter)