Chapter 4776: Fighting in the Hall

Chapter 4776: Fighting in the Hall
The gatekeeper of Jingzhao Prefecture Yamen wanted to go in to report, but Li Daoli had already pushed the door open and rushed in with a group of royal family members.

Now that his son has died, he deserves sympathy from everyone, so he feels justified. He even relies on his status as a prince to act without any scruples and does not care about the face of the three judges at all.

After entering the courtyard, he went straight to the main hall. Before he even entered the main hall, he shouted loudly: "I heard that the murderer who killed my son has been caught? Very well, I will come to the hall now to watch how you punish that extremely evil criminal!"

In the hall, Li Yuanjia, Dai Zhou, Liu Xiangdao and Han Yuan were discussing something in a low voice. When they saw Li Daoli barging in without any scruples, they were all speechless, but they did not express any anger, and no one asked him to abide by the rules.

After all, his son is dead...

Li Daoli pulled a chair and sat in the hall. He stared at the people with bloodshot eyes. His voice was a little hoarse, but his expression was full of sneer: "Everyone, why don't you bring the murderer here? Let me see which thug has the guts to kill my son. Let me see how you fair and honest people control the judiciary of the empire."

Several big men were embarrassed, not because of Li Daoli's sarcasm. These people had already reached the pinnacle of their respective fields in their official positions. They had been struggling for most of their lives and had already become insensitive to insults. This level of sarcasm was like scratching an itch. The embarrassing thing was that the Wei family had just sent Wei Shuxia and Chai Mingzhang out, and at this moment they probably had not yet discussed how to proceed. How could they bring people out?
Dai Zhou pondered and said, "The case has not yet been heard. How did the prince get the news to barge in angrily?"

Li Daoli said, "You haven't finished the trial yet? It doesn't matter. I will sit here and watch you do it."

Liu Xiang said displeased: "There are prescribed procedures for the trial of the case. The prince should avoid suspicion if he is involved. Please go back to the mansion and wait. I will send someone to notify you after the case is completed."

Li Daoli was tougher than ever before: "I am not going anywhere. I will just sit here. Since Uncle Wang of Xiangyi is not here today, I will supervise whether you are exercising judicial justice and abusing your power. I will not leave even if someone chases me away."

Han Yuan was dissatisfied and said: "What the prince said is unreasonable. If everyone interferes in the trial like the prince, how can this case be tried?"

"presumptuous!"

Li Daoli's beard and hair stood up, his eyes glared at him, and he shouted, "Who are you? You are just a monkey who has seized power by relying on the merits of your father. How dare you talk to me about reason? Even your father didn't dare to be disrespectful in front of me. You are such a bastard!"

Dai Zhou was a veteran of three dynasties and held great prestige. Liu Xiangdao was the Imperial Censor and was in charge of the channels of speech. Li Yuanjia was the son of Emperor Gaozu and the Minister of the Imperial Clan. He could not and did not dare to offend these three people. But who do you think you are, Han Yuan? !

He immediately vented all his dissatisfaction with Dai Zhou and Liu Xiangdao on Han Yuan.

Han Yuan blushed, feeling ashamed and angry, but dared not say anything more. Li Daoli was not only a prince of the royal family, but now his son had died. If he went crazy and beat him up in the lobby of Jingzhao Prefecture, it would be in vain. Even if he complained to His Majesty, it would probably be in vain...

"Humph! You little brat are trying to show off in front of me. How shameless!"

Han Yuan could no longer sit still. At the very least, he was the Minister of Justice. How could he have the dignity to be scolded and humiliated in public by an old man?

Then he stood up and said, "I feel a little unwell, so I will go back to the mansion to rest for a while. You can take charge of everything here."

After saying this, he covered his face and left without waiting for the others to reply.

Li Daoli was very proud, and he raised his chin and glared at the people present: "Why haven't you brought the murderer to the court yet? Could it be that you abused your power for personal gain and let him go? Humph, I'm making this clear today. If anyone dares to release the murderer privately or judge unfairly, I'll fight him to the death!"

Li Yuanjia, Dai and Liu were all at a loss as to how to respond, when they suddenly saw a clerk outside the door nodding at them, and they immediately felt relieved.

Li Yuanjia said, "You two, the prince loves his son very much and is eager to catch the real murderer and seek justice. So let's not be picky about the trial procedures. How about letting him watch from the side?"

Liu Xiangdao nodded and said, "Okay, but please don't interrupt during the trial, and don't affect the trial. Can you agree to this?"

Li Daoli snorted and did not comment. "I'm sitting here. I can say whatever I want and curse as much as I want. What can you do to me?"
Dai Zhou sighed and said, "Bring the person up."

"Here!"

A clerk walked out of the door and came back in a moment with a look of surprise on his face: "Your Highness, Dai Siqing, and Doctor Liu, there is a man named Chai Mingzhang, a descendant of the Chai family in Jinzhou, who admitted that he accidentally stepped on Li Jingshu who had fallen to the ground last night, causing his death!"

The hall was silent for a moment, and then Li Daoli roared: "Damn it! You guys really abused your power for personal gain and gave things away privately. It was clearly Wei Shuxia who killed my son. Didn't you think I didn't know? Now you are the son of the Chai family, are you bullying me because I am old and confused?! Come on, Li Yuanjia, tell me what benefits did you receive from the Wei family that allowed you to confuse right and wrong and call a horse a zebra?!"

He stood up and strode towards Li Yuanjia, pointing his spear at him and cursing at him, spitting out saliva, not giving the Minister of the Imperial Clan the slightest face.

Li Yuanjia was also angry. I have a good temper, so you can bully me unscrupulously, right?
He immediately slammed the table and stood up, not caring about the spit sprayed on his face, and glared at me in anger: "How dare you! Do you know your own status? You are talking nonsense in the court. Do you really think that I can't punish you?! This case is tried by the Three Law Departments and supervised by the Zongzheng Temple. What qualifications do you have to deny it? You are shameless, get out of here!"

Li Daoli was furious. He rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward. With a ferocious look on his face, he gritted his teeth and said, "Well, as a minister of the imperial clan, you actually teamed up with outsiders to bully the imperial clan. Who is giving face to whom? I will teach you a lesson today, you traitor!"

"Hey, Prince, calm down and don't do anything!"

"Pull them apart!"

The two princes were entangled in one place. You punched me, I kicked you, you picked my nose, I grabbed your crotch...

The clan members who followed Li Daoli outside the door were all his close friends. Seeing this situation, they rushed into the hall one after another. They did not dare to attack Li Yuanjia, but deliberately took sides, causing Li Yuanjia, who originally had the upper hand, to be knocked down by Li Daoli...

"Come here, close the gate and don't let anyone out. Go call the Jinwu Guards!"

Dai Zhou stepped forward to stop the fight but was secretly beaten several times. His fu hat fell to the ground and his hair was disheveled. He immediately became furious and shouted while trying to stop the fight.

"Here!"

An official from the Dali Temple quickly ran out to close the gate, and then went to notify the Jinwu Guards to come.

The clan members who took the opportunity to cause trouble were immediately shocked. They might be able to rely on their clan status to boss others around, but how could Fang Jun tolerate their arrogance? Not to mention that they even beat up his brother-in-law...

In the blink of an eye, the royal family members withdrew from the main hall like a tide, leaving only Li Daoli still entangled with Li Yuanjia. Without others to take sides, the young and strong Li Yuanjia regained the upper hand and pinned Li Daoli under him. The several bloodstains on his face made him furious. He no longer cared about respecting the elderly and loving the young, and punched Li Daoli on the head again and again with his fists.

While beating him, he cursed: "Old thing, you are taking advantage of your age, right? I have tolerated you time and again, but you are still pushing your luck. You are just a prince of a county, and you dare not take me, a prince, seriously? You dare to hit me, I will beat you to death!"

Dai Zhou and Liu Xiangdao, who were standing by, saw that Li Daoli was dizzy and bleeding from his mouth and nose, so they hurried forward to pull Li Yuanjia away.

"Your Highness, stop it! Don't beat him to death!"

"Calm down, and ask His Majesty for your judgment later. Don't dare to hurt anyone!"

Although Li Yuanjia was young and strong, he had been lacking exercise for many years. He was so tired that he was panting and sweating. When he was pulled away, he kicked Li Daoli who was lying on the ground...

The sound of orderly and dull footsteps was heard outside the gate, and then the gate opened. Teams of well-equipped Jinwu Guards wearing helmets and armor rushed into the courtyard, quickly occupied various places, and took everyone under control.

Wang Xuance, wearing full armor, strode in. When he reached the steps in front of the hall, he saw Li Daoli lying on the ground with blood coming out of his mouth and nose. He was shocked and asked hurriedly, "Who hurt the Prince of Dongping like this?"

Li Yuanjia had just recovered and was drinking tea. Hearing this, he snorted, "It was my fault. What are you going to do? This old thief took advantage of his seniority and treated the three judicial officials as nothing. He barged into the government office without permission and acted arrogantly. It's totally unreasonable!"

Wang Xuance's face changed, and he said angrily: "Your Majesty has ordered severe punishment for the attack on Jingzhao Prefecture last night. Today, someone attacked Jingzhao Prefecture again and again, and even disrupted the trial of the three judicial departments. Is this a rebellion? Come, arrest and detain all those who rushed into Jingzhao Prefecture without authorization and disrupted the judiciary. Report the list to the Marshal, and the Marshal will present it to the emperor!"

All the royal family members suddenly panicked.

"Ah? Your Excellency, we are here only because we heard that the murderer of Li Jingshu has been found, so we are here with the Prince of Dongping to take a look!"

"Yes, yes, we are just here to see who the murderer is. We don't intend to interfere with the judiciary!"

"It was the Prince of Dongping who took the lead. We did nothing!"

Wang Xuance ignored him and said sullenly, "I am following orders. If you have anything to say, go and speak to the commander. Take him away!"

"Here."

Military orders were as heavy as a mountain, and they were merciless even towards members of the royal family. Occasionally, there were those who complained and they would be rushed forward and beaten, kicked and shouted at, and then escorted straight to the overcrowded Jingzhao prison.

Wang Xuance looked at Li Daoli who was still lying on the ground and asked Li Yuanjia, "What should we do with this person?"

It's not that he didn't dare to deal with Li Daoli, but the Dongping County Prince's Mansion was holding a funeral. If Li Daoli was imprisoned, it would not be against the law but against human relations. Special cases should be treated specially. Besides, he also knew that Li Yuanjia had always been good-tempered and might not be willing to keep pestering Li Daoli...