Chen Xi was ordered to preside over the case of Xu Qiu and Wei Bin, which can be regarded as explosive news in the court.

Chen Xi was ordered to be tried by the emperor. It is not the first time that the court's civil and military ministers realized that Chen Xi would probably strive to show off in the cases of Xu Qiu and Wei Bin, so as to suppress and intimidate those who were dissatisfied.

There are many speculations, but because Chen Xi's attitude is unclear, everything is in the rumor stage.

The person sent by Dali Temple to take over the case with Chen Xi was Quan Yunxu, the young minister of Dali Temple. Chen Xi and Quan Yunxu had met many times, and Quan Yunxu had already known Chen Xi's style.

Quan Yunxu came with the intention of Dali Temple Minister Zhang Lun. On this issue, Zhang Lun did not want to get involved, and Zhang Lun resigned not once or twice. There was a rumor outside that Zhang Lun would soon step down.

Chen Xi explained to the officials of Dali Temple and began the trial immediately. Even the place where Xu Qi and Wei Bin were detained has not changed.

Seeing the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the case was still not moving, and there were more doubts in the court.

Li Xing ran to Chenxi every day to inquire about the situation.

"Mr. Shen, you should start the trial, right? It's almost the end of the year. I'll report to Your Majesty truthfully, you can't go back on your word."

Li Xing was in a dilemma. It would be fine if Chen Xi did not mention the closing of the case before the New Year. The key was that it was brought up and he told Zhu Houzhao. Who knew that Shen Xi was not in a hurry now.

Chen Xidao: "If the case is passed, it can be solved in one day, but the key to the problem is to find the evidence of the crime in advance, but there is no one right now."

Li Xing said anxiously: "Why aren't there? As we know below, during his tenure in Jiangnan, Eunuch Wei and Duke Wei took a lot of bribes. Whenever local officials and military generals went to Nanjing to perform their duties, they would bribe the two. I don't know how many corruption and abuse of power were done. There are even rumors that Duke Wei had trade with Japanese pirates, competed for profit with the people, and gained his personal pockets. He was also defeated in Jiuhua Mountain when he sent troops to Jiangxi..."

At this time, Li Xing was the presiding officer of the case, and his reference to Xu Qiu's crimes was as clear as his own.

Chen Xi smiled faintly and said, "I forgot to remind Eunuch Li that when Duke Wei resigned as the garrison, His Majesty clearly made a promise to be unrestrained."

"ah?"

Li Xing asked in surprise, "There is such a thing? Why don't you know? Oh, by the way, Lord Shen 0 went to do this in person... that would be a dilemma."

Li Xing realized that the so-called accusations of Xu Qiu were all from before Xu Qiu left office, and it was difficult to find evidence of Xu Qiu after that.

Li Xing tentatively said: "This matter was not announced in the court. At that time, Lord Shen, you could say that it was a mistake in every situation. There was no news. What is the past that does not exist. Look..."

Chen Xi said with a stern face: "Your Majesty's words do not exist?"

"Mr. Shen, don't be serious."

Li Xing had nothing to do except smile bitterly.

Chen Xidao: "So this case must be investigated carefully. What Duke Wei has done in the past six months and what Mr. Wei has done in Jiangnan needs to be investigated clearly. It takes only a few days, Mr. Li will not be in a hurry, right?"

Li Xing was very anxious when he came, but after hearing Chen Xi's words, he found that Chen Xi could tell all the case. He quickly said, "No, no, Lord Shen handles the case, so he must be in a state of rush. How can he be anxious? Lord Shen, you can investigate thoroughly in these few days, but the case is closed before the first month... you cannot break your promise."

Chen Xi nodded and said, "Ten days are enough."

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Li Xing was very anxious, but there was nothing he could do.

Like Chen Xi, Dali Temple, it is neither anxious nor slow in the case of Xu Qiu and Wei Bin. Anyway, Chen Xi is responsible, so Chen Xi is not in a hurry, so they have reason to slow down.

The investigation is still in progress. On the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Xi went to the place where Xu Qi and Wei Bin were guarded and met Xu Qi himself.

After being escorted to the capital, Xu Qi lost his previous scenery. He was just waiting to die. His hair was all white, his face was wrinkled, and he had no energy at all. When he saw Chen Xi, he could tell for a long time before he could react.

"Zhihou? Why are you?"

Xu Qiu was surprised to see Chen Xi.

He didn't know that Shen Xi was the one who was the one who tried the case, and thought it was likely that the emperor would personally try it. In the extreme case, he would be directly convicted without being tried.

In short, his case is very complicated. The emperor personally sent the Jinyiwei to take the person, which was probably convicted based on the emperor's subjective assumptions, and it was difficult for the major yamen in the court to intervene.

Chen Xi sat down: "Your Majesty has handed over your case to me."

Xu Qi said "Oh", although he was a little surprised, but it was reasonable. He sat down with a vicissitudes of expression: "Whether it is you or not you, Your Majesty has explained how to convict this case? I am afraid I can't go back to Jiangnan anymore, right?"

Chen Xidao: "What wrong you did have caused His Majesty to be furious. You can tell me."

Xu Qi shook his head helplessly, but did not dare to look at Chen Xi, saying, "What happened before is naturally impossible to make up for. I just hope that Your Majesty will not make things difficult for my family. If I die, I can be exempted from the crimes of the whole mansion and retain the title of Duke of Wei. I am willing to stop myself... I have seen through everything in my life, and I just hope that the disaster will not be as good as my family."

Chen Xidao: "If you hadn't owned the title of Duke of Wei, why would you make a mistake?"

Xu Qi was very calm at first, but suddenly became excited when he heard this. He looked up at Chen Xi: "Zhihou, what you mean by this is, Your Majesty wants to keep the Xu family without leaving any other family?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "Your Majesty has not explained the case, he only said that the first trial will be closed before the new year."

"New Year's ago... it's been a few days."

Xu Qiu was ashamed, and he felt a kind of desolation that the end was approaching.

Chen Xidao: "Since you have nothing to say, I will say goodbye first."

As he said that, Chen Xi got up and was about to leave.

Xu Qi quickly stood up, blocked Shen Xi, and said, "Zhihou, don't leave like this, I have something to say! I want to report to Your Majesty, please forgive me. Can I take the initiative to apologize?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "Now you can't get rid of the crime by taking the initiative to apologize to Your Majesty. Whatever the charge is, your deceased must be settled. Even I cannot interfere too much. As for whether your Xu family can be safe, it depends on how many wrong things you have done... Mr. Xu, please allow me to call you this last time. It is very likely that when you meet again next time, you will either be in court or at the execution ground!"

"Oh!"

Xu Qiu let out a sound, and then he collapsed on the chair.

Chen Xi didn't want to talk too much to Xu Qi, so he came out directly. There was a Wei Bin next to him who needed to see him.

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Wei Bin's reaction was much more intense than Xu Qiu, because he felt that he was "not guilty".

"Mr. Shen, you have to plead with Your Majesty for our family. Our family is dedicated to the court and has never done anything evil." Wei Bin shouted.

Chen Xi sat there, with a calm expression. He took out a list from his arms and threw it in front of Wei Bin: "This is the corruption and bribery situation of Eunuch Wei in Jiangnan for a year. Each transaction has been recorded, and there are witnesses... What explanation does Eunuch Wei give?"

"this……"

Wei Bin turned over the list and tore it apart, saying, "Framed, it's all framed!"

Wei Bin knew that since he dared to show this list, it would definitely not be the only one, but he just couldn't help it.

Chen Xi shook his head: "Maybe in the eyes of Eunuch Wei, he went to Jiangnan to serve as a garrison eunuch to make up for the losses he had when bribing Liu Jin and Zhang Yuan in the past... But you have to know that what you did was simply to touch the dark face of Your Majesty!"

Wei Bin hurriedly said, "Sir Shen save me."

Chen Xi looked helpless: "You did not do anything wrong, I can save you, but now you did something wrong, and the crime is unforgivable. How can I save you? Your Majesty asks me to judge you, and I am protecting you, just by joining you. Do you think I am guilty of destroying the rules and regulations of the court for you?"

Wei Bin lowered his head, feeling as if he was dead.

Chen Xi stood up and said, "Just take the initiative to apologize to Your Majesty to see if Your Majesty will forgive you."

"Mr. Shen, apologizing to Your Majesty...isn't it equivalent to pleading guilty?" Wei Bin asked with a bitter face.

Chen Xi said coldly: "This is to give you a chance... Only when you voluntarily confess your guilt can you be forgiven. If you don't admit it, I will definitely follow it to the end and see if you have a chance to escape from the crime!"

Wei Bin thought about it and nodded immediately: "Mr. Shen is doing his business, but he only reminds us of his family because of his affection, right? Only when the emperor's orders are pardoned can our family get out of trouble... Yes, yes, it was Your Majesty who asked our family to be the garrison eunuch. Your Majesty would definitely think that our family would do something wrong... Our family would give all the money we earn to His Majesty for a lifetime."

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Chen Xi had seen Wei Bin come out, and Quan Yunxu was waiting outside.

When Quan Yunxu saw Chen Xi, he quickly stepped forward to salute. Chen Xi waved his hand to signal him not to be too polite.

"Shangshu Chen, although Dali Temple is taking over the case now, he has not been able to ask about the case. I wonder when he will send Duke Wei and Eunuch Wei to Dali Temple?" Quan Yunxu asked.

Chenxi Road: "Is Dali Temple in a hurry to close the case?"

Quan Yunxu said: "You still have to decide everything, but now the court has criticized this. Some people say that this case may involve many people, but I wonder if I should bring some people back first?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "No need."

"What can Dali Temple do now?"

Quan Yunxu asked with concern, striving for a chance to show off in front of Shen Xi.

Chen Xidao: "You don't have to be anxious. You have said that the case was closed before the New Year. You are busy next. I have submitted a report to Your Majesty and ask for instructions on the details of this case."

Quan Yunxu breathed a sigh of relief: "If Your Majesty pointed out the direction of the case, it would be much easier."

Chen Xi shook his head directly: "It is not your Majesty's imperial appointment, but the Three Jurisdictions will determine the case, but this case is always led by Your Majesty... The presiding judge is not you and me, but Your Majesty. Do you understand?"

Even if Quan Yunxu was the extremely smart person, he was surrounded by Chen Xi's words and could not react for a long time.

Chen Xi did not explain much and patted his shoulder: "This is not a question of who is stronger or weak, but that the case must be formally held, and the result is not determined by people, but by evidence! This is called the legal system!"

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Seeing the end of the year, Chen Xi was still not busy with this case.

The calmer he is, the more worried someone will be.

In the Marquis of Shouning, Zhang Yanling came to Zhang Heling with an anxious look and talked about the case of Duke of Wei Xu Qiu and former eunuch of Nanjing Wei Bin.

Zhang Heling said calmly: "What does this case have to do with you? Don't look for trouble if you have nothing to do."

Zhang Yanling said: "I didn't think it had anything to do with us before, but looking at the actions of the boy Chen, I knew that he was not kind. Old Man Xu is a nobleman, so we are, so he must find a way to get Old Man Xu's dirty things on us."
To be continued...