bookrandom Chapter 732: Li Moqing is in high spirits and publicly asks the Dali Temple for justice
Chapter 732: Li Moqing is in high spirits and publicly asks the Dali Temple for justice
Baili Moqing finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. He had finally been waiting for the name "Daddy"!
Someone in the crowd heard this and became uncontrollably excited. "Prince Li? Could this be the young Princess Yongning from Prince Li's mansion?"
"Looking at this young lady's age, she's about the same age as Princess Yongning! Could it be that the prince has really come?"
Just as everyone was looking around for someone, Yier immediately ran into the crowd, and the next moment she came out pulling a tall and handsome man.
His noble temperament and aura of majesty without even being angry told everyone that this person really had an extraordinary background!
The people who had the honor of meeting Baili Moqing recognized him immediately.
"It's His Royal Highness Prince Li! It's really His Royal Highness Prince Li! I saw His Royal Highness with my own eyes during the wedding parade yesterday!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Five years ago, when Prince Li returned to the capital after a great victory over the Northern Di, I also met His Highness! It really was His Highness Prince Li!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone knelt down and shouted in unison: "We, the common people, greet His Royal Highness Prince Li!"
When Xu Min, the judge of Dali Temple, saw this scene, he was completely dumbfounded. Other yamen runners also knelt down to welcome him respectfully.
Xi Zhu followed behind Baili Moqing. Seeing Xu Min standing there stupidly, he immediately shouted angrily, "How dare you refuse to kneel before the prince? Are you tired of living?!"
The cold snort sounded like a roar from the Far North, frightening Xu Min so much that his legs went limp and he knelt on the ground.
Yier snorted coldly at Xu Min, then pulled Baili Moqing to the old man.
She introduced, "Old uncle, this is my father. He is Prince Li. He is very powerful! If you have any grievances, just tell my father. He will definitely help you redress your grievances and resolve your difficulties!"
When the old man saw Baili Moqing, he burst into tears. He couldn't believe it, but he couldn't disbelieve it either.
"My Lord... No, Your Majesty, are you really Your Majesty?"
Baili Moqing was a little dazed. Yi'er's constant calling of "Daddy" made him feel so elated that he almost lost his feet!
Seeing Yi'er looking at him expectantly, Baili Moqing immediately picked her up, and then helped the old man up.
"Old man, please stand up and speak."
After helping the old man up, he looked at the people outside and shouted, "Everyone, get up."
After all the people stood up and looked at him with burning eyes, Baili Moqing straightened his face and temporarily suppressed the emotions in his heart.
"Are you a judge at the Dali Temple?" Baili Moqing walked up to Xu Min with Yi'er in his arms and saw his identity from the badge on his waist.
Xu Min shuddered, and tremblingly replied, "Your Highness, I, Xu Min, a judge at the Dali Temple, have been blind and have offended Her Highness Princess Yongning. I deserve death. I beg, I beg Your Highness, Your Highness, to punish me!"
Baili Moqing glanced at him coldly. He was not going to hold him accountable for the crime of offending the princess.
"Do you judge cases at the Dali Temple based on identity?"
Xu Min's legs were shaking, and beads of sweat kept falling from his forehead. "No, no, I dare not!"
"Don't dare? Then why is your attitude now completely different from when you faced this old man?"
Xu Min was filled with fear, and he couldn't speak clearly. "Little, little man..."
"I'll give you a quarter of an hour to explain the whole story of today's incident clearly! If you can't explain it clearly, or if you try to conceal the facts in the slightest, you know the consequences!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Xu Min's heart was beating wildly, and he found a glimmer of hope in despair.
It is said that Prince Li is the most reasonable prince in the entire Tianqi. As long as he does nothing wrong, his life will not be taken at will.
"Your Highness, yes, it is like this..."
While Xu Min was introducing the old man's case to Baili Moqing, Zhang Tongpu, the newly appointed Dali Temple Minister, was talking to Zhu Guangzheng.
Zhu Guangzheng's face was not very good, his brows were furrowed, and he seemed to be about to refute something, when someone came to report that Prince Li had arrived outside the Dali Temple.
Zhang Tongpu's face changed, and he felt a little excited inside. "Prince Li has come to the Dali Temple?"
Is it because he just took this position and came to win him over?
"Quick, please invite the prince in!" He quickly stood up and straightened his clothes, fearing that he would leave a bad impression on Baili Moqing.
Zhu Guangzheng looked at him with a puzzled expression: Isn't he the Eighth Prince's man? Why is he so solemn when meeting Prince Li?
"My lord, something happened outside. Prince Li is not here to see you, but to speak up for an old man..."
Zhang Tongpu was stunned for a moment. "What? What happened outside? Why didn't anyone report it?"
"It's the case of the missing migrant workers at Zhang's Fireworks Workshop. An old man lost his two sons and went to the Dali Temple several times, but was always dismissed by Xu Pingshi."
"Just now, he threatened to commit suicide in front of the Dali Temple, but somehow, Prince Li saw him!"
After hearing this, Zhang Tongpu had a strange look on his face and a hint of panic in his eyes.
He rushed out so quickly that he didn't even have time to tidy up his clothes.
"Your Highness, I only have these two sons. I wanted them to learn some skills in the fireworks workshop and make some money, but, I never expected that they would be gone just like that!!"
"No one's found alive, no body found dead. It's been a month, and there's still no news from the Dali Temple! Old Wang and I from the next street came to inquire about the situation, and they beat us out..."
"Your Highness, I'm truly at the end of my rope, which is why I came up with such an extreme method..."
Xu Min sensed something was wrong and immediately argued, "Your Highness, this, this case really takes time to investigate. The people in the Dali Temple are busy investigating!"
"Are you investigating? You've been investigating for a month and there's not a single piece of news. You say you're investigating?"
Baili Moqing was filled with coldness. The officials in Kyoto only knew how to occupy their positions and eat for free, and only knew how to cling to wealth and status. They couldn't see the hardships of the common people at all!
"From what the old man said, more than two young men have disappeared from the Zhang's Fireworks Workshop. Is the workshop still open? Has anyone else gone missing in the past month?"
"How many disappearance cases like this are there in the entire Kyoto? Have you at the Dali Temple sorted them out?"
Xu Min lay on the ground, stunned by Baili Moqing's questions.
"Your Majesty, this disappearance case is difficult to investigate. These are all grown men with arms and legs. Who knows if they had a conflict with their families and left Kyoto on their own..."
"Asshole!" Baili Moqing kicked him in anger, "Is this how you analyze cases at the Dali Temple?!"
Xu Min was kicked down, but he quickly got up and lay on the ground motionless, groaning in pain.
He is just a judge, it is not up to him to decide whether to investigate the case or not!!
"Where is Zhu Guang? Let him come to see this king!!"