Chapter 53: You want me to beg His Majesty? Why? Do I owe you?

Guo Zhenwei hit a wall at the palace gate and was also booed by many military officials.

Thinking that waiting here wasn't a solution, he returned to the Grand General's mansion.

When Guo Guo Po Yun learned of this news, he was very irritable.

As the leader of the military officials, he was indeed qualified to beg to see Li Chen, but the problem was he was under house arrest; if he went out at this time, with Li Chen's temper, he would certainly add to his house arrest period.

Because the Emperor didn't like this kind of behavior of ignoring imperial orders, how could he give him a chance?

If the Emperor really gave it, how would other officials see it in the future?

Pacing back and forth in the courtyard for a long time, Guo Guo Po Yun said to Guo Zhenwei: "You go to the Chancellor's mansion quickly."

Guo Zhenwei asked suspiciously: "Why go to the Chancellor's mansion? We aren't familiar with the Chancellor."

"Sigh, you don't understand; at this stage, the only one who can see His Majesty and whom His Majesty can listen to is him."

"I understand, Father; I'll go right now."

Guo Zhenwei was like a tool person, running everywhere.

At this very moment, inside the Imperial Study of the palace.

The Ministry of Justice Director, Pang Jin, and the Censor-in-Chief, Zhang Ancang, were kneeling before Li Chen.

These two were summoned by Li Chen, so they had the qualifications to appear in the Imperial Study.

Among the two, the one most terrified was the Ministry of Justice Director, Pang Jin; now he could be called the Minister of Justice, Pang Jin.

Pang Jin had a tall and straight figure, a capable temperament, a face as firm as iron, and a heroic spirit of unyieldingness between his brows.

His aura was steady and powerful, as immovable as a mountain, making it clear at a glance that this person was definitely no ordinary person and must be a master with unique skills.

Since arriving at the Imperial Study, he hadn't spoken much, but facing Li Chen's questions, he answered fluently.

Whatever Li Chen asked, he answered, and his answers were very specific, which made Li Chen very satisfied.

In his view, this kind of talent could work steadily.

That Feng Huai, who had been beaten to death by him, was completely a tumor in the officialdom.

Every day, he opened his mouth with a bunch of official jargon, sounding very high-end and atmospheric, but in reality, it was nothing, not a single useful sentence.

"You two should cooperate well and strive to get to the bottom of this matter; if you encounter any obstacles, come find me."

Li Chen didn't have much affection for the Crown Prince, but what should be investigated still had to be investigated.

It was also a test of Pang Jin's ability.

"Your Majesty, I, Zhang Ancang, accept the decree and thank you."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. Regarding the case of the Crown Prince's death, I, Pang Jin, will definitely do my best and exhaust all my abilities to find the truth, not failing Your Majesty's trust."

After the two ministers finished speaking, Li Chen waved his hand to let them leave quickly.

They could be considered ministers who could leave Li Chen's Imperial Study normally.

You know, many ministers were afraid of this place, and some were even carried out by the Imperial Guards.

On the way back, Pang Jin and Zhang Ancang chatted for a while, discussing their future cooperation.

Zhang Ancang was a court official, and he had experienced the morning's events, so now he didn't have many thoughts, just wanting to know how the Crown Prince died.

Pang Jin was different; he was working at the Ministry of Justice this morning and heard the eunuch from the palace, thinking something had happened.

As a result, he heard the eunuch from the palace say that his Ministry of Justice head, Feng Huai, had repeatedly defied the Emperor and was slapped to death by the Emperor on the spot, and he had been recommended by the Chancellor, Zhao Wenyuan, as the new Minister of Justice.

It was indeed very sudden; Pang Jin almost didn't react.

Having been in the officialdom for so many years, Pang Jin never expected he could become a Minister so quickly.

Being an official is like this; if you don't choose to take sides and don't have illustrious merits, it's hard to have a day of success.

Being promoted made Pang Jin very happy, but this case was truly a hot potato.

When the Crown Prince died, the late Emperor was furious, and the then Minister of Justice, Feng Huai, personally led people to investigate.

Pang Jin had strong case-solving ability and was also investigating at the scene. But when he arrived at the scene, it had been cleaned by "professional" people, and no traces could be found.

At that time, Pang Jin suspected that this method must have been done by a mole in the Ministry of Justice.

Because only someone who had been in the Ministry of Justice for many years could accurately know the direction and methods of the Ministry of Justice's investigation.

Then he could clean up everything the Ministry of Justice wanted to investigate after the crime, leaving the Ministry of Justice with no clues to investigate.

Here, Pang Jin began to judge that it shouldn't be Feng Huai and those few high-level officials; they had followed the late Emperor since they were young and were the late Emperor's confidants, so there was no need to harm the Crown Prince, which had no benefit for them.

Then the mole was most likely those few mid-level Ministry of Justice officials who were at the same level as him and had strong abilities.

The Crown Prince's case had passed for more than half a year, and there must be no clues at the scene.

As long as he found out who the mole was, the truth would naturally come to light.

Before, Pang Jin didn't have the ability to investigate, and he wasn't a fool; if he said this to Feng Huai, if other mid-level officials ganged up to bite him back, it would be hard for him to handle.

But now it was different; he was the head of the Ministry of Justice, and his authority had instantly grown.

And with the new Emperor's backing, wasn't this the opportunity the new Emperor gave him to perform?

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Pang Jin also knew that investigating such a case would certainly offend people, but offend them if you must.

Being an official in the Ministry of Justice, who hasn't offended anyone?

If you're afraid of death, who dares to come to this place to work?

Furthermore, the Ministry of Justice's power was originally very large.

Pang Jin felt that the Crown Prince's matter concerned the nation's destiny, and if he caught them, he would certainly catch more than one.

On the day he found out the truth, the entire Imperial Capital would definitely flow with blood!

But before that, Pang Jin still had to see someone, and that was the Chancellor, Zhao Wenyuan.

Being able to become the Minister of Justice, besides his own ability, the Chancellor's recommendation was also very important.

At this moment, inside the Chancellor's mansion.

Zhao Wenyuan was tasting his ordinary tea; even if it was very ordinary, he felt it was very delicious and refreshing.

Standing in front of him was a young general.

Saying young, but he was already over 30.

There were very few generals in their 20s in the Tian Ce Dynasty, so his age was considered young.

Guo Zhenwei stated his father's request and, in earnest words, requested Zhao Wenyuan to see His Majesty and let his father go on an expedition.

He even said things like "die without regrets" and "my father has never begged anyone in his life."

Zhao Wenyuan put down his teacup and muttered: "Go back and tell your father to think about how he was put under house arrest."

Zhao Wenyuan was very refined and too lazy to scold people.

You want me to beg His Majesty? Why? Do I owe you?

Just because of this mouth of yours?

Or are we very familiar?

Whoever His Majesty wants to go, he lets go; why do you think my words are useful?

Whether it was the northern expedition or the appointment of the Minister of Justice, it was His Majesty who let me speak, so I spoke; if he didn't let me speak, would I dare to speak without authorization? Do you think I have the guts?

Your father was put under house arrest by His Majesty just because he was self-righteous.

And the preparation for the northern expedition couldn't be completed in a day or two; by the time the preparations were almost done, your father's house arrest would have been lifted long ago; if he isn't afraid of death, he can beg in the court himself.

Guo Guo Po Yun was the leader of the military officials; at that time, how many military officials would dare to compete with him?

I really don't know what you military men are thinking; you get hot-headed as soon as you hear about fighting.

These words had many treasonous aspects, but Zhao Wenyuan didn't have the patience to explain, just pointing this out; as for whether Guo Guo Po Yun could understand, he didn't care.

In a sense, the Chancellor, Zhao Wenyuan, had begun to understand Li Chen's habits and thoughts.

In Zhao Wenyuan's view, Li Chen liked ministers who could do their own jobs well, didn't talk too much nonsense, and could offer advice or even help solve problems when encountering trouble.

Zhao Wenyuan thought: Isn't this me!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 54 =====