After the triage of the three law divisions in the compound of the Criminal Department was completed, the sergeants and civilians who were watching the trial came out of the small gate east of the Yimen under the command of the subordinates of the Criminal Department.

A young man supported an elderly man with gray hair, and slowly followed the flow of people out of the criminal department. Outside the criminal department, a young man in his 30s who was about to get on the horse saw the old man and immediately got off the horse again.

He threw the reins to the servant on the side, hurriedly walked to the old man, shook his hands deeply, and said, "Student Jiang Dejing visits the teacher." Then he got up and waved his hands again.

Yuan Keli carefully glanced at the young man in front of him, then nodded at him with a smile and said, "It turned out to be Shen Bao, you are really old, and I didn't recognize you for a while." ”

Yuan Keli immediately said to the young man beside him: "Bo Ying, go and meet your senior brother, this is Jiang Dejing of Jinjiang, the word Shen Bao, is a jinshi in the second year of the Apocalypse." ”

After listening to his father's instructions, Yuan Shu did not dare to slack off, and stepped forward to salute Jiang Dejing respectfully.

After meeting the junior and younger brothers, Jiang Dejing asked curiously: "How did the teacher come to the criminal department?" The students heard Huang Shizhai and Ni Ruyu say that the teacher would arrive in the capital in a few days, but they never thought that they would meet here. ”

Yuan Keli said with a smile: "I was staying at home well, Sun Kaiyang just didn't want me to live a stable life at home for a few days." Shi Zhai and Ruyu wrote to me several times, and I, an old bone, had no choice but to come out and walk around.

It's not a place to talk, I'm living in the Huitong Pavilion now, you go and talk to Shi Zhai and Ruyu, and come up to me tonight to meet you. ”

After sending Jiang Dejing away in a few words, Yuan Keli got into the carriage with the support of his son.

When the carriage walked for a while, Yuan Keli, who closed his eyes and recuperated, suddenly spoke: "What do you think of the verdict just now?" ”

Yuan Shu, who was obsessed with calligraphy and painting, had never cared about this kind of mundane affairs, and he didn't pay attention to the case just now, and immediately fell into silence after hearing his father's question.

Yuan Keli, who had waited for a long time without an answer, suddenly opened his eyes. Looking at his son who bowed his head and couldn't say that he was out of the door, he blamed him with some dissatisfaction: "You will be awarded an official rank when you go to Beijing this time, you are not born on the right path of the imperial examination, and it is impossible for your career to go too far. ”

Yuan Shu's face was red, and he was speechless to his father's reproach. He opened his mouth, and finally reluctantly squeezed out a sentence, "The child saw that the people and sergeants who were watching just now had their voices of praise, presumably Xue Shangshu's case should be good." ”

"Xue Yuanliang's sentence is still remarkable, but his vision is still shallow, or maybe he is less responsible..."

“… His Majesty solemnly handed over the case to the Three Law Divisions for public trial, not to try the case, but to use this case to appease the morale of the military and crack down on the corruption of the honorable ministers in the army.

Now in this ending, the morale of the army may not be at ease, and the lords have not been taught enough lessons. Xue Yuanliang is really a waste, the great opportunity given by His Majesty. I don't think this case will end here..."

When Yuan Keli was kind to his son, Zhu Youzhen also received a report on the case.

To the surprise of Wang Chengen and Lian Shanxiang, Chongzhen did not get angry because of this ending. They all knew very well how much effort the emperor had spent in order to arrange this situation of triage by the three law divisions, but they got such a disappointing answer.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Wang Chengen and asked expressionlessly: "Zhang Shijie, the envoy of Jinyi Weinan Town, what have you done these days?" ”

Wang Chengen did not answer immediately, but thought about it carefully before saying: "Since His Majesty stopped summoning him, Zhang Shijie has lived in the British Mansion on time every day, except for working and being on duty in the Fusi of Nanzhen every day, and there is no record of interacting with outsiders. ”

Zhu Youzhen was noncommittal, and turned to Lian Shanxiang and asked, "How is the British Duke lately, is he feeling better?" ”

"The British Duke's illness seems to be the same, and the British Duke's government also refused to visit the Marquis of Yangwu and other nobles on the grounds of the Guogong's illness. The British Duke also appointed the prince to take the initiative to express to the Marquis of Fengcheng that he was willing to obey His Majesty's orders and hand over the over-controlled fields. Lian Shanxiang replied cautiously.

Zhu Youzhen's face finally softened, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he said in words that didn't sound any emotion: "Are you willing to obey my orders?" If that's the case, you should take the initiative to hand over the field, instead of waiting for my order. ”

Chongzhen's suspicion of the British prince made Wang Chengen and Lian Shanxiang silent and did not dare to speak.

However, to the two of them, Zhu Youzhen had no intention of attacking the British duke, and soon he changed the tense topic and said: "Wang Chengen, tomorrow send the imperial doctor to the British duke to inquire about the illness, and reward three taels of ambergris."

From tomorrow onwards, we will arrange for the Imperial Doctor to visit the British public every three days to check his condition, and I will see the report on the condition of the British public as soon as possible.

Let the cabinet draw up an edict: The British public is loyal and good, especially the British prince of this generation, and he is a veteran of the four dynasties, and he is an indispensable father and minister of my Ming Dynasty, and I think that the British public should be rewarded.

How to commend and let the cabinet discuss the rules. As for the quota of the grange in the name of the British Commonwealth, it is fixed on the land declared by the British Commonwealth, and the House of Lords does not have to inspect it. ”

When Zhu Youzhen said this, he hesitated for a while before he continued: "Let Zhang Shijie take over as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and interrogate the military attachés and ministers involved in the Wenxiang teaching case and the Beijing camp mutiny, starting with Yangwuhou and others.

In order to welcome the arrival of the New Year and protect the peace and contentment of the people in the capital, Tian Ergeng was ordered to urge the Beijing Patrol Police Bureau to carry out a five-day strike hard operation on public order in the capital.

The targets of the crackdown are: unemployed people who disturb the law, all kinds of fraudsters... The focus is to investigate all the Qinglou gambling houses in the capital, and all the gambling houses must be banned to rescue those women who entered the Qinglou without their own will...

Let Tian Ergeng start acting immediately, starting from the Cuihong Mansion. Let Dong Shuangxi reunite with his father, return the Dong family's property, and pardon Dong, Wu and the other seven for the crime of defending the border in my name. ”

Although Lian Shanxiang agreed, there was some hesitation in his expression. Zhu Youzhen noticed his emotions and couldn't help asking, "What, do you have anything else to say?" ”

"Your Majesty, so many people are arrested, even if the prisons in Shuntian Mansion and the two counties are used, they will not be able to live in it. And how long will these people be held, and where will their rations be disbursed? Lian Shanxiang said bluntly.

Zhu Youzhen did not show an embarrassed expression, but immediately said: "Some people from the Jinyi Guard and the Patrol Police Bureau will be transferred out to form a new department called the Punishment Bureau, which will be responsible for managing these unemployed, gamblers and petty offenders who are not worthy of sentencing, but endanger social order.

For example, the Ministry of Industry now needs manpower to clean up the river, Xishan also needs manpower to dig coal, and the same is true for the construction of Deling. Of course, the sentences of these people should be kept to two years as much as possible, and basic food and living and working utensils should also be provided..."

In the prison of the Criminal Department, Dong Weixian was lying on a pile of hay, staring blankly at the roof.

The Wu brothers also leaned against the wall and kept silent, not knowing what they were thinking. There are 7 or 8 people in the prison of the Criminal Department, all of which are separated by brick walls.

Although Dong, Wu and other seven people were serious offenders, their cases entered the emperor's sight, and they were tried by the three law divisions, so the prison officials of the Criminal Department did not dare to show what they did in the past.

Although the seven were separated from the prison, they were arranged in an outer prison with slightly better conditions, and the prison bully who passed through the prison also knew that the three were not easy to mess with, and did not come up with a means to deal with the new prisoners.

Accompanied by the prison guards, Tian Ergeng passed through the passage of the five gates and then entered the passage of the outer prison.

With Tian Ergeng's permission, the jailer opened the third cell and shouted inside: "Dong Weixian, Wu Hualiang, Wu Huakui come out..."

At the shouts of the jailer, Dong Weixian and the other seven people walked out of the cell, and the two knelt in a row on the passage.

Tian Ergeng ignored the suspicious gazes of several people, but just opened a scroll of holy decrees and read the pardon decree for several people.

When Dong Weixian was stunned and didn't react, Wu Huakui couldn't wait to ask, "Is it true?" Your Majesty not only released us, but also released Double Happiness? ”

Yang Huan, who had just been promoted back to the hundred households in brocade, suddenly shouted unhappily: "Don't you thank you when you get the grace of Your Majesty?" ”

Dong Weixian and Wu Hualiang suddenly came to their senses, and hurriedly took the lead and said, "The villain and others thank Your Majesty for your grace." ”

Tian Ergeng said slowly: "Since Your Majesty has a will, it is naturally not wrong. What are you doing there, the king and jailer, don't you take Dong Shuangxi out and return it to his father. ”

The jailer replied with a somewhat ugly face: "Yang Wuhou has already sent someone to pick up Dong Shuangxi before, and the villain really can't hand over anyone." ”

Yang Huan immediately asked: "This case still needs His Majesty's royal approval, how dare you hand over people in advance?" ”

The jailer couldn't help but defend himself: "There is no way for the villain, this Dong Shuangxi's deed is still in the hands of Yangwuhou, and the case does not involve the unknown identity of Dong Shuangxi."

This Dong Shuangxi did not escape but was kidnapped, so there is no reason for my criminal department prison to continue to detain a woman who is not a prisoner. Now that the Lord is going to take someone up, what reason do we have to object? ”

Tian Ergeng stopped Yang Huan from continuing to pursue responsibility, but asked carefully: "You just said that it was Yangwuhou who sent someone to pick up Dong Shuangxi, not Cuihong Mansion?" ”

The jailer thought about it for a while, and then said, "Yes, it was the person from the family of the Marquis of Yangwu who came to pick it up, not the person from the Cuihong Mansion. ”

Tian Ergeng couldn't help laughing, "This Yang Wuhou actually dares to bully the king, isn't he adamant that this Cuihong Mansion has nothing to do with him?" Very good, Yang Huan, you will take someone to search the Cui Red Mansion, and the official will personally bring someone to meet Yang Wuhou..."