Chapter 260 Mao Xiang's Charge
When Li Jie heard Lao Zhu ask about Zhu Biao's opinion, he immediately felt relieved. Because Zhu Biao's generous personality would definitely agree with his own opinion. As a father, Lao Zhu certainly understood his son's personality, so he asked Zhu Biao, in fact, he was finding a way for himself. He probably agreed with Li Jie's words in his heart.
After listening to Lao Zhu's story and Li Jie's addition, Zhu Biao finally understood what they were discussing just now. In response, Zhu Biao immediately stated: "Father, my son-in-law thinks what Li Jie said makes sense. Although blindly harsh punishments can deter the law for a while, over time, people will inevitably find loopholes in the law, and may even be unable to be enforced because the law is too strict. Therefore, my son-in-law thinks what Li Jie said makes sense!"
Old Zhu did not show any unexpected expressions when he said Zhu Biao. He thought for a while again, and then he finally nodded: "I understand. I will discuss this with the ministers and make some corresponding changes to some laws at that time!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Jie and Zhu Biao saluted Lao Zhu almost at the same time.
As the founding emperor, almost all the laws were promulgated by him, so it was easiest to modify them. If the emperor who succeeded him to modify them after his death, it would be much more difficult. No matter how outrageous the laws were, there might be ministers who would jump out and shout "The laws of ancestors are immutable." For example, the maritime ban is a most typical example.
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The main thing was finally over, and Li Jie also breathed a sigh of relief, and then he felt tired and hungry. Today he rode his horse all the way into the city, and then broke into the Jiaofangsi to save people and apologize. Finally, he persuaded Lao Zhu to change his attitude towards the law. This series of things required a lot of physical and mental strength. Thanks to Li Jie's youth, otherwise he might not be able to withstand it.
At that moment, Li Jie sued Lao Zhu, but Lao Zhu did not keep him. After leaving the warm-up pavilion, Li Jie also breathed a sigh of relief again, then stepped out of the palace and rode back home on a horse.
When Li Jie returned home, Hu Yingyu had been picked up by the people in the palace, but Mrs. Hu was still recuperating at home, so Li Jie went to visit the old lady again. At this time, the other party was also worried about her daughter's safety. After all, a few people came to the palace just now, and she didn't say any reason, so she picked her up directly.
Li Jie explained to Mrs. Hu what happened in the palace. When she learned that it was Zhu Yuning's kindness that she took her daughter away, Mrs. Hu also showed a look of gratitude. After all, both mother and daughter are now guilty, and the daughter is at least safer to stay by the princess than to stay outside.
"Auntie, you have been recuperating here safely recently. Although Uncle Hu's verdict has been made, in my opinion, there may be new changes in the court recently. Maybe it will make Uncle Hu's affairs turn around!" Finally, Li Jie comforted Mrs. Hu again. He said so much to Lao Zhu today, and Lao Zhu also listened to it, and there will probably be some turn around soon.
"Really! There is really a turning point on the master?" Mrs. Hu asked excitedly again when she heard Li Jie's words.
"There will definitely be a turnaround. In addition, I will also make more activities recently. Uncle Hu was only involved in Mao Xiang's case, not a mastermind, and he would definitely find a way to get rid of him!" Li Jie comforted again. In fact, if he was in the capital, Hu Jiang would not have involved the case at all. Unfortunately, things happened. But when he left the city, Mao Xiang was in trouble, and it would be too late to wait for him to come back.
Mrs. Hu was even more excited when she heard that her husband was still saved. After all, Hu Jiang was sentenced to exile in Japan. Although she was a woman, she also knew where Japan was. At Hu Jiang's age, if she really went to Japan, she would probably never come back in her life, and it was not much different from beheading her head.
In fact, Hu Jiang was sentenced to exile due to Li Jie, because Li Jie suggested to Lao Zhu that people are needed everywhere overseas now, so those death row prisoners who are not unforgivable can be exiled overseas, so that they can gain a good reputation of kindness and increase overseas personnel.
Hu Jiang and others involved Mao Xiang's case. Mao Xiang, the mastermind, must have been dead. These accomplices should have been sentenced to death, but because of Li Jie's previous suggestion, they were exiled. After all, the silver mine mining in Japan will be put on the agenda.
Mrs. Hu was sick. Li Jie finally comforted her again to take care of her illness. Then she returned to the inner house to eat something, then took a shower, then lay on the bed and slept in the dark. When she woke up again the next day, it was already midday.
After Li Jie got up, he went to visit Mrs. Hu again. After finding that the other party's condition had improved a little, he went out with confidence. However, he did not enter the palace, but went to the peace department first. Such a big thing happened and involved Hu Jiang. He had to ask Jiang Yan for clarity about the incident.
Jiang Qi seemed to know that Li Jie was coming, so he had been waiting for him in the peacekeeping department. After Li Jie came in, he was immediately invited to the inner hall to have tea. At this time, he also looked at Li Jie with admiration and said, "Brother Li, I have to say that you are so bold. You dare to rush into the Jiaofang Department to grab people directly, and you can make Your Majesty not blame him at all. I really admire you!"
"Don't admire me. I was just impulsive at that time. I immediately went to the palace to apologize to Your Majesty afterwards. Fortunately, I had accumulated some credit before, and Your Majesty let me go, but the previous credit was offset." Li Jie immediately said half-true and half-false when he heard this.
"What credit can offset this serious crime?" Jiang Yan asked with a curious expression when he heard this.
"Well, I won't talk about this. How did Mao Xiang fall and why did Uncle Hu implicate?" Li Jie did not explain, but asked Mao Xiang directly.
Jiang Yan was very tactful and did not ask any further questions because he knew that Li Jie was involved in the palace too deeply, and maybe his contribution was related to the secrets in the palace. Although he is now the commander of the Jinyiwei, it is better not to know some things that he should not know.
So Jiang Yan quickly replied: "Although Mao Xiang's fall had already shown signs, it was quite sudden. Just ten days ago, someone suddenly reported that Mao Xiang had colluded with Hu Weiyong and had letters as ironclad evidence, which made His Majesty furious, so he directly put Mao Xiang in prison and ordered Dali Temple to interrogate himself, which implicated many people in the brocade."
"He colluded with Hu Weiyong?" Li Jie also smiled sarcastically when he heard this, because as far as he knew, Mao Xiang had done a lot of efforts in the Hu Weiyong case back then, and even a lot of evidence was fabricated by him. As a result, it was good now. Some people actually reported that Mao Xiang had colluded with Hu Weiyong, and there were ironclad evidence like letters. Thinking about it, it was really a satirical drama!
"Well~ Hu Weiyong has been dead for so many years, so of course the boss has the final say in this kind of thing. Originally, Mao Xiang also said that he was falsely accused, but after entering Dali Temple, he couldn't help but refuse to take charge. The charge was quickly confirmed. As a result, he was unlucky, but he even bit him randomly. We had more than a thousand households in the Jinyiwei, and almost half of them were arrested, which made me no one available now!"
Jiang Yan was so angry that he gritted his teeth in the end. It would be fine if Mao Xiang's confidants were implicated, but Mao Xiang's random clues led to a major reshuffle of the senior management of the Jinyiwei. He had no time to promote new members, so now the Jinyiwei is half paralyzed, and many things are piled up together and cannot be handled at all. For this reason, he has moved directly to the Fufu Division.
"So, Uncle Hu was also bitten by Mao Xiang?" Li Jie pondered for a moment and asked again after hearing this.
"Yes, Hu Qianhu is a slippery person. When Mao Xiang and I were not in the way, he didn't touch him either side, and he couldn't hold him up, but he couldn't resist Mao Xiang's madness. In addition, His Majesty was very urgent about the case, and Dali Temple was forced to close the case as soon as possible. As a result, many people's charges were settled in a hurry and could not stand the scrutiny at all." Jiang Yan was a little helpless in the end.
After hearing this, Li Jie also showed a meditative look again. After a while, he finally looked up and said, "Brother Jiang, listen to my advice. You will have to calm down in the future!"
"Aren't I restrained enough? God is pitiful, I definitely dare not be as arrogant as Mao Xiang!" Jiang Yan also called out to himself when he heard this. He was not a polite person, and it was probably because of this that Lao Zhu chose him to replace Mao Xiang.
"I'm talking about not only you, but the entire Jinyiwei!" Li Jie explained patiently, "In the past, there were too many obstacles in front of His Majesty, so naturally he needed a sharp knife to pave the way for him. But now that His Majesty is old, he has paved the way for the prince, so this knife not only needs to be sheathed, but also becomes more dull, so as not to hurt himself!"
Li Jie's words also shocked Jiang Yan, and immediately saluted solemnly: "Thank you, Brother Li, for reminding me, I will definitely remember it!"
"Haha, Brother Jiang, you are a smart person. Even if I don't say it, you will be able to see the current situation sooner or later. But I know Brother Jiang's talent, so I advise you to restrain yourself. Otherwise, if you let your full strength, you will definitely surpass Mao Xiang, and it will be difficult to deal with it at that time!"
Li Jie also smiled again and praised Jiang Yan's talent by the way. This is also the truth. Whether it is to combat Japanese pirates or to fight sarcasm, Jiang Yan's performance was extremely outstanding. Even Zhu Di missed Jiang Yan's life when he helped him in Goryeo.
When Jiang Yan heard Li Jie's praise for him, he was very happy and immediately humbled a few words. Then he asked Li Jie about sending Zhu Zuo to sea. This matter was not a secret, not to mention that Jiang Yan was an Jinyiwei, so Li Jie also chatted with Jiang Yan for a few words, and finally got up and said goodbye.
After leaving the Fufu Department, Li Jie rode into the palace again. As soon as he entered the palace, Zhu Yunxi pulled him to the main hall again. No need to ask, Zhu Yuning wanted to see her again. It happened that Li Jie also wanted to see Zhu Yuning, so at least he had to ask how Hu Yingyu is doing now?
Chapter completed!