Nirvana in Fire Episode 10 Recap
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Mei Changsu mentioned Shen Zhui, whom he had previously told Prince Jing to befriend. This person cared about the people's livelihood and was practical in his work, making him the best candidate for Minister of Revenue. At this time, the eunuch Gao Zhan, who was by the Emperor of Liang's side, also mentioned Shen Zhui's name. Because of Shen Zhui's neutral stance, the Emperor of Liang found him more and more suitable the more he thought about it.
Soon, Shen Zhui was officially appointed as Minister of Revenue. Mei Changsu knew that Prince Jing had been fighting battles outside the capital for many years and knew nothing about the affairs of the Six Ministries. He handed the list of officials of the Six Ministries and assistant judges of the Three Judicial Offices, which he had prepared beforehand, to Prince Jing, telling him to feel free to interact with them honestly.
On the training ground, Fei Liu was sparring with Qi Meng. Mei Changsu watched from the side, and Qi Meng intentionally provoked him. Mei Changsu took this opportunity to point out that Prince Jing's army discipline was not strict and rules were lax; he urged Prince Jing to govern his manor strictly and rectify military affairs, preparing for the fight for the throne. Prince Jing suddenly understood and severely punished Qi Meng.
Prince Jing summoned the Three Judicial Offices for deliberation and, according to the list provided by Mei Changsu, appointed the assistant judges. Things proceeded smoothly as Mei Changsu had envisioned. With irrefutable evidence in the "Lan Garden Body Hiding Case," Lou Zhijing was imprisoned and would be executed. Tong Lu disguised himself as a vegetable delivery man and was responsible for transmitting messages between Mei Changsu and Mr. Thirteen.
His younger sister had been harmed by Lou Zhijing in Lan Garden, her injustice unresolved. Now, their family had avenged their grievances and were deeply grateful to Mei Changsu. Mei Changsu targeted the Ministry of Personnel next. At the Yangliu Heart brothel, arranged by Gong Yu, Xin Liu and Xin Yang were prepared and willing to risk their lives to set up Qiu Ze, the son of Wen Yuanbo.
Their younger brother had been beaten to death by Qiu Ze when he was only 13 years old. Gong Yu sowed discord, causing He Wenxin, the only son of He Jingzhong, the Minister of Personnel, to compete with Qiu Ze for attention and get into a big fight. The girls acted according to the plan, and in a fit of rage, He Wenxin beat Qiu Ze to death in front of everyone.
Gao Sheng, the Magistrate of Jingzhao, personally came to arrest He Wenxin but was refused entry. Minister He of the Ministry of Personnel asked Prince Yu for help. Prince Yu's strategist offered advice: Hand over He Wenxin, let Gao Sheng first close the case, and wait until he reports it to the Ministry of Justice, where it is their territory, before making a final decision.
Wen Yuanbo repeatedly questioned the progress of the case at the Ministry of Justice, but was avoided and shirked by Qi Min, the Minister of Justice. The Duke of Ningguo was sentenced to execution in autumn, and his property was confiscated. The case was judged very well, but Prince Jing only received a few words of praise from the Emperor of Liang; while Prince Yu, who behaved magnanimously and caused no trouble, received a generous reward.
The assistant judges all felt it was unfair, but Prince Jing was used to it. Yan Yujin and Xiao Jingrui visited Prince Ji's manor and learned that Prince Ji was at the scene at the time and witnessed He Wenxin kill the man.
