webnovelfull Chapter 476: Thorough Investigation of the Ministry of War
Chapter 476: Thorough Investigation of the Ministry of War
She held up a thick memorial in her hand. "Yesterday, Lord Wu and I found the bodies of eight students in a mass grave outside the West City. After identification, their identities have been confirmed..."
"Later, they worked together with the coroners from the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Kyoto government office to perform an autopsy."
"This... is a record."
Seeing that there was a more important matter involving human lives, the censor was sensible and walked back to the group of officials.
The expression on his face seemed to say: I'll let you go for now, we'll talk later!
Jiang An: "The eight students died at different times. The earliest one was a month and a half ago, and the latest one was seven days ago."
"They all had external injuries, which were fatal. The injuries were found to be caused by knife wounds and arrow penetration after the coroner's examination."
The emperor took the letter and looked through it. On it were delicately drawn little figures, each corresponding to a name. The cause and manner of death were clearly written around the drawing.
It's clear at a glance.
While His Majesty was still studying the memorial, the little girl continued, "Afterwards, we dissected the bodies and found that several students had internal injuries of varying degrees."
"And the knife wound was not caused by Nan Shang's ordinary knife..."
She looked up at the emperor on the high seat, with a gleam in her eyes.
Jiang An's voice was heard in the hall, "The knife wounds on the bodies of several students were caused by the Nanshang Army's sabers."
The blade of this knife is slender and narrow, and the blade is extremely sharp. A good saber can easily cut off the legs of a warhorse!
This kind of knife is not common among southern merchants. The weapons used by border soldiers are mostly heavy and they focus on killing with one blow.
Although this kind of knife is dexterous, it is too easy to be knocked away when used against foreigners... especially the men who grew up on the grasslands of Mobei and Cangmo.
There are many roads crisscrossing in Kyoto City, and there are many common people, noble families and officials in the city. In such a narrow combat environment, this kind of sword is quite popular.
Over time, the saber was only commonly used by the Kyoto Military Department and the Akabane Army.
When Jiang An said this, His Majesty raised his eyes suddenly. The officials in the Ministry of War also felt a jolt in their hearts.
Ministry of War official: Oh no, this wave is coming for me!
"His Majesty!"
The Minister of War was the first to step out, and he totally ignored Prime Minister Xie's look of restraining him.
"The Right Assistant Minister's words are too arbitrary. How can you conclude that the murder weapon was a saber based on just a few words?"
"The military's sword system has always been strictly controlled. There is no way it could have leaked out. The Right Assistant Minister's words may be a deliberate frame-up because he could not find any clues!"
"I hope Your Majesty will make a wise decision!"
For the military department, losing a saber is no small matter...
And now human lives are involved, and not just one!
If this shit is put on him, his position as a minister will be over.
So... no wonder he is so anxious.
Jiang An sighed, turned around and looked at the kneeling Minister of War, and said speechlessly: "Didn't the Minister listen to what I said just now?"
"The autopsy results were jointly written by three coroners..."
"What the Minister is saying is that the three divisions in Kyoto have teamed up to deceive Your Majesty in order to frame your Ministry of War?"
"I…"
"Moreover!"
Jiang An interrupted him and said leisurely: "The saber is not only used by the Ministry of War, but also by the Akabane Army and the soldiers in Fanguanzhong..."
"Isn't it because the Shangshu is guilty that he came out to admit it?"
"You bullshit!"
The Minister of War's face first turned red, then pale.
As if he suddenly realized something, he added, "When did I admit it?"
"The Right Assistant Minister's words are seductive, clearly trying to trick me into confessing my guilt!"
"I'm afraid you are getting old and confused, Shangshu. You jumped out of this situation yourself. I didn't point you out."
Seeing that he could not win the argument with the little girl, the Minister of War turned to look at the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, please be wise. We cannot just rely on the words of the Right Vice Minister..."
"Besides, she still hasn't explained where the body came from or how she identified it!"
“There are doubts about all of this!”
Jiang An lost his patience, his eyebrows were sharp, and he said sarcastically: "The dead are students who came to Beijing. If the journey is long, it will take more than a month or two. It will take so long for the family to identify the body. Does the Shangshu want to wait until the body is only bones before solving the case?"
Shangshu straightened his back, as if he had found a loophole, and said loudly: "Only family members can confirm the identity, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public!"
"Ah…"
The little girl sneered.
Prime Minister Xie also looked at him coldly and cursed him with his eyes.
idiot!
Whether these people were students or not did not prevent them from being killed by sabers!
The student’s case cannot be tried, but the saber murder case can still be tried!
The Minister of Justice was successfully led into a ditch by Jiang An~
Jiang An curled the corners of his lips into a smile and looked at Prime Minister Xie provocatively.
The people in your party are not very smart.
The Minister of Justice reacted immediately after being scolded by Prime Minister Xie. His body softened at first, and then he tried to struggle to make amends.
"No...no!"
"okay!"
His Majesty closed the memorial and looked at the Minister of War with disgust, "Since you are so dissatisfied, then we should start with the Ministry of War to prove your innocence."
"Jiang An..."
"His Majesty!"
Prime Minister Xie had to stand up and interrupt His Majesty.
If this little ancestor is allowed to investigate, none of his men in the Ministry of War will be saved!
Xie Si was sure that the deaths of these dozen students had nothing to do with the people from the Ministry of War, let alone the saber.
But this time it’s not relevant, it doesn’t mean they haven’t done it before…
The weapons of the Ministry of War were distributed as inferior goods to local areas or border posts, as well as military pay, reselling of weapons, etc.
His Majesty was interrupted and looked unhappy.
He looked coldly at the prime minister who was about to say something, and had no intention of stopping the words that were about to come out.
"Since this was discovered during the case of the missing students, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple should work together to investigate the Ministry of War first... If there is nothing unusual in the Ministry of War, then investigate the suburban camp."
"As for the palace..."
"Let Chief Akabane conduct his own inspection in the palace."
He also knew that it would be unlikely to remove the empress dowager from the palace, so it would be better to let her go rather than scare her prey.
So that it can let down its guard next time.
"I accept the decree!"
Prime Minister Xie, who was standing in the middle, felt for the first time that he was a little redundant...
He did not give up, and said to His Majesty with a look of deep sorrow, "Your Majesty, such a sudden and drastic move to thoroughly investigate the Ministry of War and the camp may have alarmed people."
Jiang An stepped forward and put a hand on Prime Minister Xie's shoulder, "Prime Minister, you are wrong!"
"If word gets out that the army is killing people with sabers, the common people and scholars will only blame the officials in the court for failing to supervise..."
"As an official appointed by the imperial court, receiving a salary from the whole country, I should be honest and upright!"
"Only by finding out the cause and punishing the wicked can we reassure the people of the world and make them believe in the court and Your Majesty."
The little girl smiled cleverly, her eyes slightly bright, "What do you think, Prime Minister?"
She has said it all, what else can the prime minister say?
Say she is wrong?
Openly challenging the royal family, the Xie family has failed to accomplish its goals and their fate is about to come to an end!
"Right Minister... that makes sense!"
Sheth: Great, another day of being so angry that I am vomiting blood!
"Okay, do you have anything else to do?"
"If nothing goes wrong, just leave..."
"His Majesty!"
The Emperor has a headache...
That’s right, it’s that censor again.
This time even the little girl turned around and looked at the man.
This person... is really determined!
During the next incense stick, His Majesty and many officials present listened to a quarrel for free.
The little girl really wanted to force this censor to take off his shoes~
In the end, it was Prime Minister Li and Wu Heting from the Ministry of Justice who stood up and jointly presented evidence that the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice had committed multiple crimes. Only then did the censor shut up.
It wasn't because he didn't bother the little girl and ignored the law, but because the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice had too many crimes and was too hated, so the censor felt that he deserved it.