After Jiang He was escorted to the Supreme Court, Du Kefa ordered the Supreme Court's Deputy Duan to try the case. As the Supreme Court's Minister, Du Kefa could not personally handle everything.
If he investigated all the cases by himself, he would be asking for trouble.
The Supreme Court had Duan Cheng, who was in charge of settling cases.
After Jiang He was escorted to the interrogation hall of the Supreme Court, he knelt on the ground.
In the Tang Empire, officials did not kowtow in court. However, during interrogation, prisoners had to kowtow to the presiding judge. However, the punishment was not equivalent to that of a scholar-bureaucrat. If one had an official rank, there was no need to kowtow in the government office…
Jiang He knelt in front of the hall. Deputy Duan of the Supreme Court asked,"What medicine did you prescribe for Duan Renfu's concubine? She died overnight."
Through Jiang He's tattered clothes, one could see patches of purple and swollen wounds.
Jiang He's voice was rough and hoarse, vibrating like a piece of metal.""Sir, I am wronged. The medicine this commoner prescribed was only a medicine to stabilize the fetus. It was impossible for it to kill her.”
"An abortion medicine?"
"She was five or six months pregnant at that time and caught a cold. I prescribed her some medicine to stabilize her pregnancy.”Jiang He reported the herbs he had prescribed.
Deputy Duan of the Supreme Court was silent for a moment before asking,""Then do you know why she died?"
Jiang He shook his head." I don't know, but I heard that she was cremated less than three days after her death."”
Cremation? Deputy Duan of the Supreme Court narrowed his eyes.
The Great Tang was particular about the roots of fallen leaves. Most of them were buried underground, and very few were cremated, unless there was an epidemic.
Deputy Duan of the Supreme Court guessed that there was something else behind the concubine's death.
Deputy Duan of the Supreme Court did not dare to let his guard down. In his opinion, Lord Du had given him the greatest trust and promotion by handing this case over to him. He definitely could not disappoint Lord Du!
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Deputy Duan of the Supreme Court interrogated Jiang He overnight, while Du Kefa returned to the Prince Consort's residence to rest.
Recently, Du Kefa had been preparing for the examination of the officials. Although this matter had been opposed by all the civil and military officials, for the prosperity of the Great Tang Empire, there were some things that Du Kefa had to do personally!
Born in the Great Tang, he wanted the Great Tang to become the strongest empire of its generation. This was something Du Kefa had to do.
The dynasty before the Great Tang was the Sui Dynasty, and the greatest achievement of the Sui Dynasty was to end the four hundred years of chaos in the Five Kingdoms.
Ever since the end of the Han Dynasty, the vassals had risen from all directions. Wei, Shu, and Wu had divided the world into three parts. In the end, the Jin Dynasty had unified the world, and the land of China had been repeatedly ravaged by the flames of war.
Nine out of ten households in China were empty…
This chaotic situation only ended during the Sui Dynasty, and it was only during Du Kefa's era that the land of Hua Xia was filled with vitality…
In the Fuma Residence.
Du Kefa held the Tian Ce Sword. Although the Great Tang had destroyed the Turks in the third year of Zhenguan and was now the strongest empire in the world, it was still not enough!
This was far from enough!
Du Kefa suddenly raised his head. His eyes were filled with burning ambition!
"I want the Great Tang Empire to become the only empire in this world! He would trample all the empires of the same era under his feet!”
In Du Kefa's view, as long as he was alive, he would not allow a civil war to break out in the Great Tang Empire. He would not allow those scoundrels to harm the foundation of the Great Tang.
Du Kefa wanted to strengthen the Great Tang Empire, not for the Emperor or the Du Family, but for the Great Tang Empire!
He wanted to see the Great Tang Empire rise to power in his hands, its radiance enveloping the land!
After Du Kefa finished organizing his memorials, he began to rest.
The next day!
The sun was shining brightly.
Du Kefa's sedan chair appeared outside Xuanwu Gate. At this time, there were already many officials gathered outside Xuanwu Gate. When the left and right officials of the Supreme Court saw Du Kefa's sedan chair, they immediately went forward to pay their respects."Lord Du…"
When the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, Gao Shilian, and the Secretary, Wei Zheng, saw Du Kefa, they also walked up to him and cupped their hands…
Ever since Du Kefa defended Gao Shilian in the Princess Xiang City case, Gao Shilian was extremely grateful to Du Kefa and often invited Du Kefa to the Gao residence as a guest.
In the Imperial Court, Gao Shilian's official position was not the highest, and his achievements were not the highest. In Li Shimin's heart, his position was far inferior to Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde.
It was also because of this that Gao Shilian was willing to befriend the Du family.
After all, the Du family was deeply rooted in the Tang Empire. The three Du brothers had great influence in the imperial court, especially Du Ruhui, who was Li Shiming's right-hand man. When Li Shiming encountered a difficult problem, the first person he thought of was Du Ruhui, not Fang Xuanling.
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The sound of bells and drums sounded.
The Xuanwu Gate opened wide, and the officials entered the Hall of Public Announcement.
The civil and military officials entered the court class on the left and right, and Li Shimin boarded the Xuanzheng Hall.
The court session began.
"If you have a book, report it as soon as possible. If you don't, withdraw from court!"
Wang De's voice rang out in the hall.
As soon as Wang De finished speaking, Zhangsun Wuji took the lead and walked out of the court.
Li Shiming looked at Zhangsun Wuji and said,""What is the matter?"
As soon as Li Shiming finished speaking, Zhangsun Wuji cupped his hands and said,""Reporting to Your Majesty, it is still regarding the matter of recommending Du Kefa as the Minister of Rites.”
" The original Minister of Rites, Chen Shanglian, has retired and returned home. The position of Minister of Rites is vacant. The Minister of Justice, Du Kefa, follows the rules and is quite polite. He can be promoted to Minister of Rites…"
Tang Dynasty Ministry of Rites: A member of the Ministry of Rites, is three grades. He is a member of the fourth rank. The position of minister and assistant minister is in charge of the etiquette, sacrifice and tribute of the world.
Du Kefa's position in the Supreme Court was at the third rank. Zhangsun Wuji's memorial was a promotion for Du Kefa...
After Zhangsun Wuji finished speaking, the voices in the court echoed.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui didn't say anything in the court. In their opinion, if Du Kefa was promoted to the Minister of Rites, although his power would be weakened, he would be one step closer to the center of power.
After all, the position of the Supreme Court Official was a judicial one, and it was difficult to get along with the other officials. Du Ruhui also hoped that Du Kefa would be promoted to the position of Minister of Rites.
The Great Tang had three provinces and six ministries. Once he became the Minister of Rites, he would be one of the six ministries and his status would be greatly elevated.
When all the civil and military officials echoed, they all turned to look at Du Kefa.
When Du Kefa heard Zhangsun Wuji mention the matter of being promoted to the Minister of Rites, he stood up and walked out of the court.
In the court, Du Kefa raised the ivory board in his hand and said,"Your Majesty, this subject's lifelong dream is to make the Great Tang Empire the only empire of this era!”
As soon as Du Kefa finished speaking, all the officials were shocked. They were deeply shocked by Du Kefa's words.
Becoming the only empire of the same era, what kind of heroic words was this?
Hearing Du Kefa's words, Li Shi Min felt his blood boil!
It had been a long time since he felt this way.
……
That's right!
I haven't conquered the entire world. There are still many places in the world waiting for me to conquer!
Li Shi Min's heart was swelling wildly.
That was called ambition. His footsteps would never stop. Because of Du Kefa's words, the ambition in his heart began to swell again.
Beside Li Shiming, Wang De could even feel the excitement emanating from him.
All the officials in the court felt their blood boil because of Du Kefa's words.
Li Shi Min suddenly stood up and said,"Yes, my Great Tang Empire is destined to become the only empire of this era. Beloved minister, tell me what I should do to make the Great Tang the only empire of this era!”
When Li Shi Min asked Du Kefa, Zhangsun Wuji's heart was filled with shock.
When Du Kefa said that he would make the Great Tang Empire the only empire of this era, he instantly felt that he had become incomparably small!
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