The weather was sunny, only early May, and the weather was already a little unusually hot. In the public room of the Criminal Investigation Division, the case analysis meeting presided over by Lin Jue has just come to an end.

This is a summary and analysis of the various intractable cases left over from the investigation of cases by the officers of the Criminal Investigation Division over the past few months, as well as the various evidence collected. When Lin Jue was away, there were no legal arguments in many cases, and this time Lin Jue gathered together to analyze the evidence in several cases and deduce conclusions.

The meeting was very successful, and the chain of evidence in the three difficult cases has begun to appear, which indicates that the case is about to be solved. Everyone was excited. Although the affairs of the Criminal Investigation Division are busy and trivial, once the suspenseful case is cracked, there is indeed a sense of accomplishment. Originally, when Lin Jue came to serve as the Criminal Division, Yu Deshui and the others were still a little worried in their hearts, fearing that this Lord Lin might not be competent. But now that the cases have been broken one by one, everyone has long admired Lin Jue.

The analysis of the case will be too brain-burning, even Lin Jue can't bear it, so he announced the temporary end at more than half of the time. I'll do it again the rest of the afternoon. And the hot weather also made Lin Jue sweat. It was still a little chilly to get up in the morning, and Lu Wu insisted that Lin Jue put a jacket in his official uniform, but at the moment, this jacket made him hot enough.

Master Lao Qin brought the tea, Lin Jue drank all the warm tea with a bang, and felt that his body was hot, so he stood up and took off the official robe outside, and threw it on the chair in the corner. Yu Deshui and the masters rolled their eyes, Lord Lin didn't care about this official robe so much, I don't know how many people wanted to go crazy with this robe. Some people who have obtained official positions can't wait to sleep in official robes as nightgowns, but he is good, and the official robes are thrown around, as if wiping a tablecloth.

When Lao Qin ran to clean up the official robe for Lord Lin, Lin Jue was pulling Yang Xiu to discuss the case of parents beating their own daughter to death that day. It has been two days since the case was reported, and Lin Jue thought about going down with Yang Xiu to investigate the case on the spot.

At that moment, someone in the courtyard outside shouted loudly, and the sound reached the house.

"What? Who are you? Do you know what this place is? How do you just break in? ”

"On the orders of Lord Cheng Fang in the Imperial History, I will come to Lord Tilin and go to the lobby of the Imperial History Terrace to inquire. If you dare to obstruct it, you will be obstructing official business. Someone shouted.

"What? Come to Nalin-sama, are you crazy? Lord Lin is a criminal officer, you are mistaken. ”

"Nonsense, how can you be mistaken? It's you, Lord Lin. Get out of the way for me, Lord Fang is still waiting. If you miss the effort, you are the only one who asks. ”

"Brothers, these guys are here to find fault, how can they be here to get Lord Lin. This must be a swindler. The brothers copied the guy and climbed down for me, and took it to see Lord Zhu. This is worth it, and we have run to the punishment division to scatter the wild, isn't this a wild boar hitting the butcher's house? You can't find death. ”

"Yes, yes, up, up, take them and talk about it."

The crowd outside was noisy, and seven or eight old catchers were on standby in the public house today, and the old guys were surprisingly fierce. Recently, the Criminal Investigation Division has cracked a series of major cases, and when it is raising its eyebrows, it is no longer possible to distinguish between east and west, north and south. I thought that Lao Tzu was the first in the world, and he was bold. In a few words, you have to do it.

The two Imperial Officials were startled and shouted for explanation, but they were surrounded in the middle. The fast hands have already gotten on, and the hands and feet have begun to move seriously.

"Stop it!" A broken drink came, and the officials hurriedly looked back, only to see Yang Xiu and Yu Deshui standing on the steps in front of the public house. It was Yang Xiu who stopped drinking.

"What's going on? What's the noise? Who are those two? Yang Xiu frowned and shouted.

"Lord Yu, these two officials who claim to be from the Imperial Observatory say that they are ordered to come to take Lord Lin, isn't it ridiculous? Obviously went to the wrong door. The brothers were about to take them to the yamen. Lao Wu, the head of the government service, hurriedly stepped forward to report.

Yang Xiu frowned and looked at the comer. He said in a deep voice: "You are from the Imperial Historical Tower?" ”

The two officials hurriedly bowed their hands and said, "My lord, my brother was ordered by Fang Zhongcheng to take Lord Lin to inquire. ”

Yang Xiu frowned and said, "What about the text?" ”

A servant hurriedly took the document and handed it over, Yang Xiu took it and looked at it, it was indeed a document stamped with the big seal of the Imperial Historical Observatory for Lin Jue to go to the Imperial Historical Observatory Yamen for questioning. Yang Xiu knew that Lin Jue had already told him what had happened in Hangzhou, and he naturally understood what was going on.

"You people, in the name of the Imperial Tower, are talking nonsense. This is obviously an official document asking Lord Lin to assist in the investigation, but when it comes to your mouth, it will become a person. Do you know what it means to take people? Taking people is taking people who break the law, is Lord Lin a prisoner who breaks the law? Bastard. Yang Xiu scolded angrily.

The two officials glanced at each other, knowing that Yang Xiu was deliberately nitpicking, but they could only nod their heads and say yes.

"I'm sorry, it's our brother's fault, you have a lot. It was indeed invited to ask Lord Lin to question. I don't know if Lord Lin is here? Please come with us. Fang Zhongcheng and several adults from the Criminal Department of Dali Temple are still waiting in the hall. ”

Yang Xiu was excited, it was actually a collective inquiry by the trial court, it seems that the matter is tricky. Yang Xiu didn't know what to do, he came out to inquire by himself, just to see how things were going. Let's see if I can block Lin Jue's driving. Now it seems that I am afraid that I will not be able to solve it.

Yang Xiu was hesitating, and Lin Jue's figure appeared at the door. Yang Xiu hurriedly stepped forward and whispered back, Lin Jue waved his hand and said, "I heard it all, Brother Yang, it seems that I have to go." ”

Yang Xiu hurriedly said in a low voice: "Brother Lin, it looks extraordinary. Do you really want to go? ”

Lin Jue smiled bitterly: "When the text arrives at the door, the official is blocked at the door, won't I do it?" ”

Yang Xiu frowned and said, "Yes, but I'm worried...... Do you want me to send a letter to the palace and inform the little prince? ”

Lin Jue shook his head and said, "Inform the little prince?" Don't think it's big enough? The royal palace is now too busy to take care of itself, so don't tell them, lest it add to the chaos. Besides, it's just an inquiry, what can it do? Do not worry. You sit in the yamen to do things, and I will come when I go. ”

Yang Xiu frowned and said, "I'm worried about ......"

Lin Jue smiled: "Brother Yang, how can you worry so much. Can they eat me? I went. You can take everyone to do the things in the yamen according to the arrangement, and you have to stay at the Yushitai for dinner at noon. I don't know if the food in the Imperial Observatory is good or not. Hahaha. ”

Lin Jue dressed neatly, walked down the steps, and said to the two officials, "Is it the two of you?" ”

"Yes, yes, Lord Lin, please." The two officials hurriedly bowed.

"Do you want to tie it up?" Lin Jue asked with a smile.

"No, no, no, how dare you, isn't this tormenting us, my lord?"

Lin Jue laughed and said, "Then I ran halfway, you guys will have a hard time." ”

The two officials were stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that Lin Jue was telling a joke, and laughed dryly. Despite this, the two still sandwiched Lin Jue in the middle. Lin Jue's laughter did not stop, and he walked out of the door.

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The atmosphere in the lobby of the middle hall of the imperial history is solemn, Fang Dunru is sitting on the main seat, and behind the two tables on both sides are Guo Song, the servant of the Criminal Department, and Pei Yuan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. This time, a special case group headed by Fang Dunru and composed of three major judicial organs was specially formed to try the case of Liang Wang Guo Bing's drowning and killing of Kang Zizhen. The scale of the three sessions shows the importance of this case and the importance attached to it by the court.

Regarding this case, in fact, many people, even the reformers, have a lot of controversy. Many people do not understand that Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu want to attribute this case to the crime of resisting the new law and obstructing the new law.

It is true that the act of killing Kang Zizhen by Guo Bing, the king of Liang, was indeed a great blow to the Fa-changers. However, it is actually a serious crime to convict him of contempt for contempt of law and discipline and unauthorized killing of officials. Rather than convicting a crime of sabotage against the new law, which is really unnecessary. In a way, this crime is worse than the crime of manslaughter of officials. Because the unauthorized killing of officials only violates the law and discipline of the imperial court, and the destruction and obstruction of the new law is to resist the overall situation of the reform and reform of the Great Zhou Dynasty at this time, and to say that it is a move to endanger the society of the country.

Therefore, if convicted of sabotage and obstruction of the new law, King Liang's crime will be more serious, and he may even be sentenced to death. And everyone actually understands in their hearts that it is unlikely that the emperor will condemn the prince to death. Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru's move actually created a big problem for the emperor and for themselves.

If King Liang could not be severely punished in this case, it would actually weaken the authority of the reformers and damage the enthusiasm of the reformers. The negative effects are enormous. On the contrary, it is not as good as honestly characterizing the crime of killing officials without permission and lawlessness, and it is much more appropriate and safe.

However, who are Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru, if they know about maneuvering and retreating, then they are not Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. The reason why these two people carried the banner of changing the law was that they had already left everything behind, and they did not leave a way out for others or themselves at all. Their beliefs are as tough as iron, and even if there is an abyss in front of them, they gallop without thinking much about it. This is Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru, these are the two leaders of the iron-fisted reform faction. If it weren't for that, the new law would have died long ago.

To a certain extent, the new law has the current situation and results, which is precisely the result of the iron-blooded implementation of Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. The temperament of the leader also greatly affected their team, and the officials of the reform faction were all arrogant and domineering like wolves, and naturally they were also influenced by the style of the two adults. We do not evaluate the gains and losses of the new law, and do not evaluate some negative factors, but only from the perspective of doing things, this is indeed the attitude of doing things. Don't look ahead, don't hesitate, identify a goal and go ahead, never look back. This is the characteristic quality of many successful people, who rise to the challenge and never back down.