In the inspection hall of the village, seeing Du Zhongxiao coming back, Liu Ji sighed and said: "The imperial court has lowered the sound of virtue, and the death row prisoners on this road this year will be exempted from death except for unforgivable crimes." Recently, we have investigated many major cases, except for Chai Benshan, who was involved in rebellion, the rest are just miscellaneous capital crimes. With this virtue, things will be much easier, and the case will not be tried so carefully. There is no capital crime left and right, three years and two years, 1,000 miles and 800 miles, how much difference is there? ”

He Kun said: "What the general judgment said is. In the past few months, so many prisoners have been locked up in the village, and they have to be tried every day, and they have to inspect the place, and the sons and daughters have really worked hard. The rest of the prisoners, except for a few of the first evils, the others were sentenced to cane punishment and sent away early. Tonight I have prepared a feast with a bottle of wine, and you will sit down. Let's put an end to the matter here. ”

Gu Zhixian, Zheng Peng and others said yes again and again, obviously after many days of trial, these people couldn't stand it.

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is how things should be, and so it is." Because of the beating in the village, the public no longer looked for trouble, and some of the people outside made up cases casually, and those who came in to receive the rod were there. It's the month of La, and it's still safe to prepare for the New Year and close the case quickly. There is only one thing, Tao is seventeen years old, and it is inconvenient to send the Far Evil State Army after he dies, so he has to make an idea of how to deal with it. ”

Liu Jidao: "According to the magistrate, how to deal with him properly?" ”

"Xia Guan thought that Tao Seventeen's family was forced to die by local thieves and lawbreakers, his father died tragically, and his mother hanged himself, and he had been locked up for a few days, so he didn't need to be heavily punished. He will be sent to the prison city of Benzhou, imprisoned for a few years, and wait for him to go with him. ”

Liu Ji nodded: "That's okay." I discussed with the governor of Zhizhou, Tao 17 avenged his father, the Spring and Autumn Period is righteous, and there is a reason for immortality. It's been in prison for many days, so let's close the case. It's just that there are many cows, ghosts, snakes and gods in the prison city, and he is still young, and he is afraid that he will learn badly when he enters. It's better to send it to this inspection village to listen to it, and push the official to take care of it, which is also a good thing for him. ”

Du Zhongxiao gave up his hand to the order. After thinking about it, he said: "At this point, I will open the net again and let it not be nirvana." There are a few more words on his face, even if he is released in the future, he will inevitably be looked at differently. ”

Ma Meng's case started because of Tao 17, and before his mother hanged the state government, the case became bigger and bigger. By now, all the officials in the state and county have some pity for him. Since Deyin is not dead, everyone wants to help him and let this kid be a man again. Most of the people who enter the prison city need to be tattooed, that is, the so-called thieves with the army, which affects people for a lifetime. Du Zhongxiao proposed this, and everyone agreed.

At this time, it is not necessary to tattoo words on the face to join the army normally, and the army that requires tattoos is mostly in the tiger's mouth or neck. The tattoos on their faces are basically prisoners who are assigned to the army, so only when they are scolded will they add the word thief. At this time, Di Qing, who rose to prominence in the northwest, was tattooed on his face because he was serving a prison sentence on behalf of his brother when he was a teenager, not because he was a soldier. At this time, there were many military generals who were privy envoys, there were Wang Deyong in the past, and now there are Wang Yiyong, Ren Fu and other senior generals who died in battle not long ago are all from pawns to generals in charge of the army. These people, no one let them use potion to remove the tattoos, and there are no words on their faces at all. In history, Di Qing became a privy envoy and insisted on refusing to remove the tattoos on his face, saying that it was to motivate the sergeants of the army, which caused many civil servants to be dissatisfied. One reason is that the wind has changed at that time, and the direction of reform is that the army needs to use good families, and the army is no longer a place to accommodate criminals. Di Qing wants others to set an example for himself, who do you want to inspire? Di Qing's tragedy is that an old soldier with a strong five-generation period who fought for wealth with swords and guns, and made a wrong choice in the face of the coming social changes.

After discussing Tao Seventeen's disposition, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The teenager was detained in Bozhou Prison, and even if he didn't mention it every day, he kept pressing like a stone on the chest of these officials. They are here to hear cases, and they always feel like their eyes are watching one day. Tao Seventeen didn't have to die, everyone was relieved, and the remaining unfinished cases became less important.

People are doing it, the sky is watching, if you don't believe in this kind of thing, you don't believe it, the people around you believe it, and you can't believe it yourself.

Deyin is one of the emperor's lenient edicts, which are generally aimed at a certain place, and are different from the pardon, pardon and dismissal of specific events and specific times, with a wide range and many people involved. After this edict, there should be corresponding actions at the local level.

Liu Jidao: "Under Deyin, all cases in this state must be tried within half a month. This is especially true of the case here, which cannot be dragged out any longer. Once judged, it is either a rod or a stream, and it is immediately executed. Zhizhou Xianggong has been on the chapter to Shi, and strive to be empty this year, congratulations to Xianggong! ”

The crowd surrendered their hands together. Liu Ji's words set the tone, and all cases in Yongcheng must be completed by the end of the year.

Prison space is a very important item for officials' performance, and they are generally rewarded with special rewards. Instead of releasing criminals, the trial was completed within the stipulated time, and there was no backlog of cases. The criminals of the Song Dynasty were not locked up in prisons, prisons were places where suspects were kept, similar to the detention center in Du Zhongxiao's previous life. The state prison and the state prison are the places of detention for prisoners who are pending trial and for sentencing after the trial has been completed.

The fact that a state prison is empty shows that there are no suspicious cases and that officials are not lazy, but in fact it has nothing to do with the quality of local security.

After the order, Liu Ji's frowning brows stretched a little and let out a sigh. Since the arrival of Du Zhongxiao and the Ma Meng case, there have suddenly been many more cases in the past six months. The governor of this state is not a director, and the burden on Liu Ji's shoulders is heavier. At the end of the year, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Han Yi is old, and with the replacement of personnel in the court, his hope of becoming a ruler again is very slim, and he has to go home to recuperate in his old age. Coupled with the rebellion on Jingxi Road, the eldest son Han Gang was cowardly, and he fled without a fight in the face of the rebels, he received a lot of accusations, so it was better to go back. Han Yi and Lu Yijian are the two major families of the Great Song Dynasty now, and there are many sons and nephews who are officials, and no one dares to despise him.

After months of hard work, He Kun, the owner of the village, received the great credit that fell from the sky, and was promoted to the third level in a row, and was on the rise. After a moment's devotion, Liu Ji categorically decided to end a series of cases as soon as possible, and He Kun was overjoyed. As soon as the case was closed, it was not difficult for him to get a good errand, and he happily invited everyone to drink.

When they arrived in the backyard, He Kun ordered the soldiers to raise a large pile of fire in the open space, which was steaming. And he slaughtered a sheep and roasted it on it.

Everyone sat down, and He Kun said to Du Zhongxiao: "There is good wine in the festival, why don't you take a few jars?" I can't drink the water and wine I bought outside! ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled, called Chai Xin to ask him to go back to get the wine, and said to He Kun: "This wine is what I tried to brew with a new method, and this method has been completed. I am an official of the imperial court, how can I buy a property under my rule? This is the business of the yamen, and in the future, it will be the minister wine of the county government and the inspection village, and you can drink it even if you let it go. In the future, this property will be watched by Gu Zhixian, and when you have spare money, you can buy some wine and meat and gather together. It's not easy to be an official, and you don't want to let down your stomach when you're in a foreign country. ”

Looking at the roaring bonfire, Du Zhongxiao felt relaxed, as if a thousand catties of heavy burden had gone all at once. When he came to Yongcheng, he deliberately stopped mentioning Tao Seventeen, even if Tao Seventeen's mother appeared, he didn't take special care of it. But that morning, the appearance of the young man with clear eyes, clapping his hands and shouting, has always haunted his heart. He has always believed that people with such eyes will not kill people indiscriminately. It's just that Du Zhongxiao doesn't want to rely on intuition to do things, everything has to be evidence, until Ma Meng is the core and sets off a big case that affects several people.

Yideyin spared Tao XVII's death penalty, which was the result that Du Zhongxiao wanted to see the most. If it is a special decree of the emperor, in the name of the Spring and Autumn Prison Break, it will cause countless incidents. Otherwise, it will be like a gust of wind blowing away the clouds and ushering in a new beginning.