There are many government offices in the inner city, and the manager's office is near Yu Street, not far away.

There was a layer of snow outside the yamen, and a few sedan chairs were parked at the door.

People come and go on the streets, and some people stay and watch, and they will soon be driven away by the yamen runners.

In the lobby, a plaque with four characters hanging high on the top of the head, and the manager and the officer were wearing a scorching official robe and sat behind the desk. Several chairs of the Grand Master were placed on the left and right of the lobby, Dali Temple, the Trial Court, and several chief officials of the Ministry of Justice sat, holding teacups and waiting quietly, and the head seats were empty.

The yamen runner stood on both sides holding a killing stick, with a solemn and meticulous expression.

Silent.

The manager joined the army and was just a small official. He obviously didn't say anything today. He sat on the top and pretended to be deaf and dumb, just looking at the white paper in his hand.

Xu Chengjian knelt in the middle of the lobby, trembling slightly all over. I don’t know if it was because of the cold weather or something else.

"Have you gone to invite Governor Cao?"

Li Yu, the Minister of Justice, held a teacup and warmed his hands. After waiting for too long, his legs became numb, but he still remained motionless.

The person sitting next to him was the chief officer of the Criminal Court. He frowned slightly when he heard this: "Governor Cao is not in Diankui Shi today, and he has sent someone to his home to invite him."

Li Yu nodded and thought for a little bit: "Governor Cao is not a man of integrity, but everyone knows his style of conduct. He is suspected of being guilty, he is severely punished, and his house is confiscated for serious crimes. This case... is unbelievable."

The chief official of the Criminal Court nodded slightly: "That's true. I believe that Governor Cao killed the wrong person, this..."

While talking, the horses' hooves in the yamen were thunderous.

Dongdongdongdongdong....

The steps were uneven, and one hundred black turtles entered one after another, from the gate to the hall, standing left and right apart, pressing the official sword with his hands and eyes sharply.

The yamen runner immediately retreated to the rear and opened up a place for the Heiyu Guard.

Several adults quickly put down their teacups and stood up to wait respectfully.

Soon, Cao Hua, dressed in his regular clothes, strode into the hall and walked straight to the head-in-chief's chair and sat down.

Zhao Tianluo, who was following behind, couldn't stand the power of the official even as the eldest daughter of the prince. He walked to Cao Hua calmly, and the yamen runner immediately brought a chair with a Grand Master.

"I have met the princess and the Governor Cao."

Several adults quickly greeted him. According to the etiquette, the Zhao royal family had to put their names in front of them anywhere. No matter how powerful the official power was, they could not destroy the superiority.

Zhao Tianluo nodded gently, just sat next to Cao Hua and silently.

Cao Hua glanced a few times and turned his head to the manager above him: "Mr. Wang, let's start."

"promise!"

Lord Wang gritted his teeth and sat down, slapped the gavel:

"Ascending to the hall!"

Several officials sat back to their seats and looked quietly at Xu Chengjian kneeling in the lobby and shivered.

"Xu Chengjian, yesterday I found a book of the perpetrators in your home, but did you write it yourself?"

Xu Chengjian knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Yes."

The master hurriedly ran to Cao Hua, bowed to hold the tray, and there were a few pieces of paper on it. All the adults present had circulated it, but at this time they just did it again and let Cao Hua see it clearly.

Cao Hua took the paper and looked at it for a few seconds, then handed it to the curious lady next to him.

Zhao Tianluo took it and looked at it a few times, and found that it was all nonsense that slandered the Zhao royal family, and there were all kinds of words that were about to end. He couldn't help but be angry.

At this time, the chief official of the Criminal Court of Trial said, "Governor Cao, according to records, the person from the Eagle Claw Room received this news last month and reported it to the upper party. When he checked with the Criminal Court, the matter was determined by rumors and crossed out on the case file. I wonder why?"

The Diankui Office has the principle of supervising all officials, and is the intelligence agency of the emperor. It has a high status and can do all the dirty work that the Ministry of Justice cannot do, but in the end it is the Emperor Guard, not the law enforcement agency of the Song Dynasty. It has too much power and the Criminal Court has the responsibility of supervising it. Although it cannot be managed most of the time, the process still has to be done.

Cao Hua leaned on the chair and thought for a moment:

"Let him keep talking."

The chief officer of the Criminal Court nodded.

Lord Wang slapped the agglomeration: "Xu Chengjian, re-explain your words."

Xu Chengjian knelt on the ground and spoke tremblingly: "Last month, Lao I got drunk and wrote these things in a daze. Maybe I was talking nonsense after drinking, and was heard by outsiders. After that, Governor Cao went to the humble house in person, and I handed over a few of them to Governor Cao..."

Bang—

The gavel slapped suddenly, and Lord Wang said in a deep voice: "Why didn't you hand over it all?"

Xu Chengjian touched the ground with his head: "Several ones fell under the desk, and I only found them a few days ago."

Li Yu, the Minister of Justice, raised his hand and went straight to the topic: "You said that last month, Governor Cao came to ask questions, and you gave some of the evidence of the crime to Governor Cao?"

“That’s right.”

Xu Chengjian trembled all over.

Li Yu turned his head and frowned slightly: "Governor Cao, do you know about this?"

Cao Hua's expression was unremitting: "Let him continue talking."

Li Yu nodded gently.

Lord Wang took another photo of the excavator: "Xu Chengjian, Governor Cao, has always been impartial and has never committed favoritism and fraud. Since you know that you are suspected of treason, why didn't you bring you to justice?"

To put it bluntly, why are you still alive?

Xu Chengjian crawled on the ground and hesitated for a long time before saying: "A few years ago, I took 7,000 taels of deposited silver from the yamen and wiped out the accounts, but I never dared to use them. After Governor Cao came, I knew that I could not escape the death penalty, so..."

"You are presumptuous!"

A loud noise rang out.

Everyone was silent, but Zhao Tianluo was burning with anger. She asked with a grudge: "Governor Cao's character is known to everyone in the capital. How could he be favored for seven thousand taels of silver? What are your intentions?"

The doubts of the masters who were listening to this are also here. The reason why Cao Hua is so famous is that he dies because he is cold-blooded and ruthless. Fame may not be a good reputation, but he really has principles in doing things. He would rather kill a thousand mistakes than let one go.

It is true that countless people hate Cao Hua to the core, saying that he framed Xu Chengjian and plotted against him, but they believed that he collected 7,000 taels of silver to spare Xu Chengjian's life?

The storyteller dares not write it like this.

Li Yu nodded gently: "The princess is right, Xu Chengjian, you have to see who you deliberately slander it. Will Governor Cao lack your little money?"

There is another saying that everyone, including Zhao Tianluo, knew it very well, but did not say it.

Even if Cao Taisui really saw a fortune when he came to his house, it wouldn’t be safer to kill someone and then get money. Is it a thankless thing to do?

However, although everyone knows it, no one dares to say it out loud. After all, Dian Kui Shi is shameless in his work, and he still assists the Ministry of Justice in handling cases according to law, and has no right to sentence and kill people.

Xu Chengjian knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "I don't know why. Governor Cao took the silver notes and burned a few pieces of paper in the pen holder, so I kept my mouth shut and didn't want to spread it."

Bang—

The gavel sounded again.

The lobby fell silent, and all the adults listening were frowning.
Chapter completed!