Out of the official hall, Du Zhongxiao walked until the Yushitai Prison. The two straightening officials, Shi Sui and Cheng Lai, got the news and hurriedly greeted them.

Yushitai Prison is also known as the four pushes, which are divided into four parts, one push, two pushes, one push and two pushes, and are in charge of various prison trials belonging to Yushitai. In addition to the officials, there are also some soldiers who check the prison, which is the most violent part of the Imperial History Tower.

When they arrived at the official hall and sat down, Du Zhongxiao said: "I received the certificate today, and someone told my father that the cause of death was unknown, and he was suspected of being killed. Because the case occurred in Ye County and the situation is unknown, it is difficult for me to make a decision for a while. There are a lot of people here who are handling cases, so draw two people to Ye County to investigate and make a decision for Yushitai to make a decision. This is the first thing I did when I went to the Imperial Tower, is there a suitable person? ”

Shi Sui arched his hand: "Back to Zhongcheng, although Situi will also handle cases, most of the time he still investigates the file and has no ministry." I don't know what kind of person I want to use, let's see if there is. If there is a suitable candidate, he should listen to Zhongcheng's instructions. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "One has to handle a case, and he is very familiar with the trial and finding clues. The other is a delicate person who can listen to news. ”

Shi Sui and Cheng Laiguang went to the side to discuss in a low voice, and then came back and said, "Report to Zhongcheng, so that the two of them can find out." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's so best, call me to see it." ”

Cheng Laiguang left, and brought two people with him after a while. One was burly, the other was very thin, and they each bowed together.

After looking at the two, Du Zhongxiao said, "What's your name?" What are they in charge of? ”

The burly man said: "The little Jian Cheng is the chief promoter of this department, and he has handled many cases in the Yushitai for more than 20 years. ”

Another said: "The little Fang Ping is a scribe in this hall, and he has been in Xiantai for more than ten years. ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at them, and after a while, he nodded and said, "You come with me, there is something I tell you to do." ”

After speaking, he said to Shi Sui and Cheng Laiguang: "These days, these two people will be sent to the capital, and you will push others here to be busy." ”

The two of them were too busy to say anything, so they sent Du Zhongxiao out of the hall together and went back separately.

When he arrived at his official hall, Du Zhongxiao took out the paper and handed it to the two of them to read. said: "This case is handed to me, and I can't let it go." It's just that Ye County is still far from Beijing, so someone must be sent to investigate. The two of you took the official documents, and tomorrow you will leave to go to Ye County to investigate this matter. Jian Cheng went to check the cause of death of the head of the Bai family, whether it was suspicious, and collected evidence in this case. Fang Ping went to visit the neighborhood to check the situation there and listen to what the local people had to say. In this way, we can start from both the government and the private side to get accurate information. ”

The two looked at the pleadings and were silent for a while and said, "Xianggong, this case is not easy to handle. It was also written on the pleadings that all the documents involved in the case were in good shape and there was no evidence. Whether or not you can find clues for this kind of clueless thing is only between the two. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "The two of you just have to go and check, and when you come back, what you find is what it is." Because it's a case from another county, I can't find anything and return it to this road, what else can I do? This case is full of bitter complaints, and it is bound to be extremely difficult to investigate. Either the person who committed the case was superb, or there was no case in the first place, and the sufferer just came up with it himself. You can do your best, and you don't have to be stressed. ”

The two of them said yes together.

After Du Zhongxiao arrived at the case, he thought about it and wrote two official letters and handed them to the two. It is nothing more than to explain what they are doing, let the localities cooperate, and do not interfere with their handling of the case. No matter how prosperous Ye County is, it is a small county after all, and it has not yet had the courage to resist Yushitai.

Ordered the two of them to go out, Du Zhongxiao casually dealt with some official documents, and thought that there was nothing to do, so he went out of the Yushitai.

Du Zhongxiao and his entourage went to the state bridge, crossed the royal street from the north side of the state bridge, and walked a short distance to the Daxiangguo Temple. At this time, it is still early, and there are many people in front of Daxiangguo Temple, and there are many vendors in various markets. This is the most prosperous place in the Great Song Dynasty, and it should also be the most prosperous place in the world in this era, selling almost everything.

Looking at the flow of people, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but stop. Intuitively, he felt that today's case was true, and that Bai Xian was not lying. can handle cases, and you can't rely on intuition, especially since Yexian is still hundreds of miles away from the capital.

As an imperial history, Du Zhongxiao can hear about things. Just like this case, the names of Bai Xian and Ye County were hidden, and they were directly played, asking the court to pay attention to the prison. But what's the use of that? This is a specific case, the harmful person, there are victims, only when the trial is clear, can the dead soul be comforted. At the local level, there are many such cases, and there is almost no way to think of the collusion between wealthy families and officials, except in exceptional cases.

How can this kind of case be stopped? After thinking about it for a long time, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but shake his head. It is impossible to put an end to it, and the localization of real power will inevitably lead to the wealthy sitting on the throne and even holding local power. What the imperial court can do is to find a balance and come up with a way to make this kind of case impossible to happen in most places.

Thinking of this, Du Zhongxiao sighed, went east around the Great Xiangguo Temple, and walked home. The new home is in Anye Fang, which is a square behind the Great Xiangguo Temple, which belongs to the first box of the old city and the most prosperous place in Kaifeng City. It is close to the Nanhe River in Kaifeng City, and you can go out to various shops. Behind the Great Xiangguo Temple, it seems to be relatively quiet, and it is considered to be the first-class house in the capital.

After many years of separation, the whole family lived here during this time. Even Luo Jing came to the capital with his family. Du Zhongxiao entered the house, and the entourage went back to their own residences, and Luo Jing hurriedly greeted him.

Entering the inner courtyard together, Du Zhongxiao said: "It's too early now, didn't you go to the city for a walk?" ”

Luo Jingdao: "Official, the current management of the house was hired after arriving in the capital, and I am not familiar with all kinds of things, so I will take it with me at home for a while." When they get acquainted, I'll be much more idle. ”

At this time, Han Yueniang didn't know who she was going to, and she hadn't come back yet, several children were taken by their father to study, and Du Zhongxiao entered the study.

Flipping through a few pages of the book, Du Zhongxiao always felt irritable in his heart, so he simply put the book down and thought carefully about today's case. For me, this is just an ordinary case, and I can really investigate it clearly, just a political achievement. Thinking of this, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but think of Bai Xian, who sued. For him, the case could be everything. If he could find out, it would change his life.

Seeing that Bai Xian was less than 20 years old, after the case happened, he first sued in Ye County, and went to Luoyang after no result. The transfer department filed a complaint and submitted it to the criminal department for another investigation, but there was still no result. After that, I went to the capital and sued all the way, tossing for half a year.

couldn't help but think of the days when he was oppressed by the local tyrants in his county and locked up in prison before he was admitted to the Jinshi, Du Zhongxiao sighed. What is a local tyrant? It's just a big business, you have to be able to control the place and cover the sky with one hand to be worthy of this name. What is a one-handed covering? Just like in this case, all the documents can be investigated, and the documents can be made in full accordance with the legal procedures, so that others can not find mistakes at all.

Can it be done? Du Zhongxiao shook his head helplessly. What's so hard about that? As long as he colludes with the officials, plus the bookstore, and he is rich and powerful, these false evidence are not difficult at all.