"If there were no concrete evidence, how could this student dare to risk death to come to the Daqing Hall!"
Hearing Xu Changhao say this, Bai Shizhong's heart sank completely. Well, this item was most likely on this brat.
"Your Majesty, this minister has something to say!"
Just as Xu Changhao was about to untie the package on his back, Cai You suddenly strode out.
"What does Scholar Cai have to say?"
Seeing Cai You step forward voluntarily, Zhao Ji's face revealed a smile of relief.
Yu Shen was about to retire. Whether for the sake of balance or respect for the prime minister, he did not wish to stir up trouble at this time.
Although Yu Shen was originally part of the Cai faction, he had completely separated from them after taking office.
However, it was precisely because of this action that the entire political situation transitioned smoothly.
After all, Cai Jing had left office, but the influence he left behind was still considerable.
And Wang Fu was a bit too presumptuous. Before Cai Jing left office, he had already started making subtle moves.
After Cai Jing resigned, he became even more brazen.
Zhao Ji had originally intended to admonish him and give him a hint, but unexpectedly, they suddenly stumbled upon the matter between him and Liang Shicheng.
The admonishment naturally got delayed.
As for promoting Yu Shen to his current position, it was partly a retaliation against Wang Fu, and partly his only choice.
But he had not expected Yu Shen to perform so well in his position.
On one hand, he had detached himself from the Cai faction, preventing the remaining forces from uniting under Cai Jing's remnants.
On the other hand, his presence also accelerated the disintegration of the Cai faction, without causing too much backlash.
In these few short months, although there had been continuous issues in the imperial court, the overall situation had remained relatively stable, without any major disturbances.
For this reason alone, he could not let Yu Shen suffer such a fate, otherwise, who would dare to serve him in the future!
Now that the transfer of prime ministerial power was approaching, such a matter had arisen.
Even if the emperor did not say anything on the surface, he was still inwardly apprehensive. After all, if another political upheaval were to occur, it would not be settled in a day or two.
In the years since he became emperor, apart from the initial few years of trepidation, every day since then had been spent in enjoyment.
The thought of having to listen to those ministers bickering in his ear made his head ache.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this Zhang Huaisu case has already been concluded for over ten years. Although Minister Yu was one of the chief judges at the time, the case was reviewed by the Censorate, the Judicial Department, and the Ministry of Justice together. It was confirmed that there were no miscarriages of justice from beginning to end. How is it that after more than ten years, all the evidence has vanished, and this case has become a miscarriage of justice again?"
As Cai You spoke, he fixed Xu Changhao with a dagger-like gaze.
It had to be said that Cai You's statement was indeed quite skillful.
This brat was clearly enjoying the chaos.
Having been by the emperor's side for so many years, and having diligently learned from his father in previous years, he understood the emperor's temperament the best.
Just by looking at the smile Zhao Ji had just revealed, he knew that this emperor was also afraid of trouble.
Therefore, he simply dragged the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Judicial Department into it.
If you want to overturn the case, then overturn all these yamen together.
One must know that this case had reached the highest level back then. Whether it was any department, the people selected were all capable individuals and those deeply trusted by the emperor.
After more than ten years, these people were now all major figures in the imperial court!
With just this young scholar who appeared out of nowhere, wanting to overturn this case, wouldn't that be slapping all of them in the face?
"A miscarriage of justice is a miscarriage of justice. What does it have to do with how much time has passed? Scholar Cai, your words are truly strange!"
It had to be said that compared to Cai You, Wang Fu was often slow to react.
In his haste, he had failed to grasp the underlying meaning of Cai You's words.
After he finished speaking, Liang Shicheng looked at him with a peculiar gaze, as if he were looking at an idiot.
If it were in the past, Liang Shicheng would have interrupted him at this moment.
However, Wang Fu's previous trick had truly disgusted Liang Shicheng, so he simply feigned ignorance and stood there, closing his eyes as if in a daze.
The emperor had initially wanted to observe his reaction, but upon seeing him close his eyes, he was utterly speechless.
This was truly a case of "not my business, so I'll stand aside"!
Thus, the imperial court became a battlefield between Wang Fu and Cai You.
However, after a few rounds, even the emperor felt annoyed, let alone themselves.
From the day the Dengwen Drum was established, its purpose was to allow the common people to voice their grievances.
Regardless of whether the matter was true or false, now that the grievance had been brought here, even if they were just going through the motions, they had to present an appearance of re-examination at this moment.
"Your Majesty, this minister Li Bangyan has something to say!"
Just as Cai You and Wang Fu were locked in a dispute, Li Bangyan suddenly stepped forward.
"Speak!"
Since it had already turned into a marketplace, Zhao Ji didn't mind adding one more person.
"This minister believes that this matter involves many parties. At present, we do not know if this person's words are true or false, nor if the evidence in his hands is reliable. To argue like this in the imperial court is truly inappropriate!"
As soon as Li Bangyan uttered these words, everyone was stunned. Even the emperor suddenly realized, that's right!
How could they have forgotten this point!
Seeing Li Bangyan's smug look, Cai You's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Both Wang Fu and Cai You knew that the item this person was carrying was indeed real, which was why they had bypassed the process of verifying its authenticity.
They were merely arguing over whether this item should be presented or not.
Cai You had gone to such great lengths precisely because he did not want this item to appear in the imperial court.
But he had not expected that after all his efforts, he would be so concisely pointed out by Li Bangyan, the great smart one.
At this moment, he really wished he could strangle this scoundrel to death!
It's just you who's smart, it's just you who talks too much!