Chapter 536: Carving a Boat for a Sword
Although he knew that he couldn't hide, after receiving the will, Hu Yi still turned white overnight. The emperor's meaning couldn't be clearer, and he will not give up if he does not reverse the verdict. However, the surging public opinion between the government and the opposition, he, the secretary of Dali Temple, has also heard of it, and the common people praised Yan Langzhong, Li Shangshu, Wang Butang and others who dared to preside over justice, saying that if the court officials did not avoid the axe like these adults, there would be hope for the Ming Dynasty. Several officials listened to the staff at home, and people came to visit and express condolences every day, although in order to avoid suspicion, they did not receive them, but the prestige of several people has grown, and they have become famous ministers of the Yongle Dynasty.
Now the eyes of the capital are wide, just waiting for his answer from the Dali Temple. Hu Yi is naturally like a great enemy, and more than 20 capable officials from Dali Temple are selected to participate in the closed-door review, and Ji Gang wants to observe, but he is also turned away, which seems to indicate that there is another good show to be staged!
Ten days have passed in a blink of an eye, a heavy rain has washed away the summer heat of the capital, and the door of Dali Temple has still not opened, but the result of the retrial of this case, Hu Yi has been quietly sent into the palace. After the first two retrials upheld the conclusions of the Criminal Department, he finally made a verdict in favor of the conclusions of the first instance in Jiangning County...... In fact, as early as the beginning of receiving the order, he had already thought clearly, and it would be impossible for this case not to be handled in accordance with the emperor's wishes. Although it is said that the people's hearts are like water and people's words are terrifying, but their officials are given by the emperor, what is the use of asking for the people's hearts? Even if everyone says that he is good, he can't be promoted! Only the emperor's holy family is the hope of his continuous promotion!
In addition, you can't offend Jinyiwei, although Ji Gang won't help him get promoted, he can do bad things for himself. On the contrary, if you take the opportunity to sell Ji Gang's personal favor, you won't have to worry about Jinyiwei's black hand in the future.......
After reading Hu Xuan's recital, the gloomy expression on Zhu Di's face finally eased a little, and he immediately agreed with Hu Xuan's verdict and gave advice on how to deal with several senior members.
On the second day, the gate of Dali Temple, which had been closed for many days, was finally opened, but it was not the much-anticipated public trial, but a temple priest came out to post a notice - the murderer in the waterwheel lane murder case was indeed Qi Dazhu and was sentenced to be executed. Zhang Gouzi, the son of the victim, was innocently killed, and was compensated 50 taels of silver by the Criminal Department and released on the spot. Lang Zhong Yan Qing of the Criminal Department, as an official of the Department of Justice, abused power and bent the law, disregarded people's lives, and sent 80 rods to Yunnan to fill the army. Zhang's neighbors Li, Wang and others gave false testimony and went to Yunnan with Yan Qing to fill the army.
As soon as the notice came out, the capital was in an uproar, but no one dared to challenge the emperor's authority at this moment, and Qi Dazhu was escorted to the execution ground and beheaded on the same day. Qi's mother was so grief-stricken that she hanged herself at home. Although the handling of the officials who maintained the law was not announced on the spot, one of the two officials was demoted to Nanping County, Fujian, and the other was demoted to Dangzhi County, Guangzhou...... Before he arrived in Guangdong, he fell ill and died on the road.
As for the two high-ranking officials of the ministry, after all, they are important ministers of the imperial court, Zhu Di was not too embarrassed, but just asked Liu Guan to reflect behind closed doors at home, and Wang Zhang was demoted to one level and still led the Imperial Procuratorate......
This case in the capital has been watched for a summer, and finally ends with Ji Gang and his brocade guards winning a big victory. The officials of the legal department who opposed him were deposed, and for a time the government and the opposition were silenced, and no one was willing to mention the case again. Unexpectedly, on the second day of Wang Xian's appointment, Yan Langzhong's wife came to the door of Fusi in Beizhen to cry out for injustice...... Wang Xian clearly felt that this whirlpool, which had been calm for a long time, was about to open his mouth again!
"My lord, if it's really difficult, we can not take this case." After deeply realizing the danger of this case, Wu Wei retreated for Wang Xian: "After all, this case was not tried by this division first, and the second emperor also made a final judgment." If we retry it, wouldn't we be questioning the emperor? ”
"But people are clever in writing this situation, suing Zhang Gouzi for murder and Li Chun for shielding, these two people are my subordinates, can I care?" Wang Xian said helplessly.
"Kick it to Nanzhen Fuji."
"They'll send it back to us for trial." Wang Xian smiled bitterly: "Did you notice earlier, this case also has a file in our department." It was Li Chun who led the investigation. It's okay if I don't redress the wrongful imprisonment now, but if I want to redress the wrongful imprisonment, I can't get around this case......"
"It's going to be hard." Wu Wei scratched his head and said. He knew that this was indeed the case, and if this mountain was not removed, Wang Xian would not be able to occupy the height of morality. Although it can also be bypassed and investigate other cases, in the eyes of others, it becomes a dog-eat-dog with no right and wrong. It is very unfavorable to Wang Xian, who is outnumbered and needs the banner of justice.
"This is called knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and preferring to the tiger mountains." Wang Xian sighed and said, "Invite Yan Liu in." ”
After a while, a woman who looked to be in her thirties, with a plain skirt and a haggard face, came in and slowly saluted Wang Xian. Wang Xian looked at the seat, and after she thanked her, she sat quietly on the pestle, her eyes firm and persistent.
"Yan Liu, your official has already read it." Wang Xian looked at this woman, who should not have suffered much before: "This case has changed from time to time, why did you think of coming to me to complain?" ”
"Lord Hui, the concubine stayed in the capital to avenge my lord. I heard that the new Zhenfu Lord was jealous and hateful, and he hated Ji Gang, Li Chun and others the most. Liu said softly: "The concubine is here." ”
"Who told you that?" Wang Xian asked.
"A brocade guard officer who sympathizes with my husband."
"What's it called?"
"I can't tell the concubine." Liu glanced at Wang Xian vigilantly, worried that he would retaliate.
"Let's be honest, you've been shot." Wang Xian saw that Liu was very assertive, so he decided to get straight to the point.
"What do you mean, sir?" Liu Shi was puzzled.
"This official has just started to rectify the department today, and he wants to settle the wrongs." Wang Xian said lightly: "Someone reminded you to sue, my sister-in-law is knowledgeable, she should understand their intentions, right?" ”
"This is ......" Liu really didn't let the woman shave his eyebrows, and he understood at once: "Wai Wei to save Zhao?" ”
"Well said." Wang Xian nodded and praised: "I can't find such an appropriate idiom." ”
"Your Excellency has won the prize." Liu Shi was a little distracted and said: "In this case, the concubine has made amends to the adult." As he spoke, he got up and left, and he really understood the righteousness.
"It's already here, what's the use of leaving?" Wang Xian said leisurely: "I took this case." ”
"Adults aren't afraid of 'encircling Wei to save Zhao'?" Liu Shi bowed his head and said.
"I only know that evil is invincible!" When Wang Xian said this, he panicked, he really didn't expect that he was a little gangster and finally had to raise the banner of justice. "This case is obviously that they are bending the law and bullying the king, this official doesn't know the way, and if he knows the way, he must take care of it!"
"Adult ......" Liu's persuasion has been disheartening for the past year, and it is the first time that he has heard such inspiring words as Wang Xian. couldn't help but burst into tears, knelt down for him and said, "The concubine is the master of my family, thank you first." ”
"Sister-in-law, please." Wang Xian said: "Two years have passed since this case, the evidence has basically been annihilated, and it is very difficult to overturn the case, so don't worry." ”
"Yes." Liu nodded respectfully and whispered: "Before my lord was assigned, he said one thing, I don't know if Lu Dao can help the adult." ”
"Please." Wang Xian perked up.
"My lord said that he was too short of time at that time, and a key person was dismissed from his official position before he could find it." Liu said: "That person is Zhang Gouzi's Hun family, after the incident, she went back to her mother's house to live, my lord issued a ticket to pass her away, and sent a catcher to find no one, obviously hiding." ”
"And now?" Wang Xian asked in a deep voice.
"She's long back." Liu said: "I don't know if Lu Dao is helpful to adults." ”
"Very helpful." Wang Xian nodded heavily.
Only then did Liu get up and give a blessing to Wang Xianfu, and then retreated with Shuai Hui......
"My lord, the difficulty of this case is not in the human and physical evidence, but in the emperor's intentions." As soon as the people left, Wu Wei frowned. "Two years ago, there was a lot of evidence in the hands of the officials of the judicial department, and they were still defeated."
"It is said that there was a man from Chu who accidentally dropped his sword into the river while crossing the river in a boat, and he carved a mark with his knife on the boat and said, 'This is the place where my sword fell.'" The so-called black who is close to ink, Wang Xian is becoming more and more like the old monk Daoyan, he smiled and said: "When the boat stopped, he jumped into the river along the mark to look for a sword, but he couldn't find it. ”
"The story of carving a boat for a sword......" Wu Wei Khan: "Three-year-old children have also heard it." ”
"What's the moral of this story?" Wang Xian touched his nose in embarrassment. He can't tell too obscure stories like 'Sismin'.
"It's that things are constantly changing, and you can't look at things with the old eyes." Wu Wei understood a little after speaking, "What do you mean, my lord, that the emperor may not be as unprincipled as he was back then?" ”
"Well, the world has shifted in time." Wang Xian said lightly: "At that time, the emperor's favor for Jinyiwei was at the peak. But in the past two years, Ji Dudu has made a lot of mistakes, not to mention far away, let's talk about Lu Jieyu's case, which is obviously a wrongful imprisonment caused by Ji Gang's torture. There is also the matter of Shanxi, which has made the emperor suspicious of Ji Dudu. Saying that, he smiled and said: "Besides, I am also a Jinyi guard now, the palms and backs of my hands are full of meat, who will the emperor favor?" ”
"But this case was completely overturned under the pressure of the emperor." Wu Wei said: "If the adult succeeds in overturning the case now, won't he slap the emperor in the face?" ”
"How is the Shanxi military ration case? What about the noon gate fire case? Wang Xian smiled: "I still have some experience on how to save face for the emperor." Besides, I don't need that reputation, as long as the emperor silently writes down the small account of Ji Dudu. As he spoke, he stood up, stretched his arms and said, "The water drops are worn by stones, the rope is sawed and the wood is broken, sooner or later, one day, the surname Ji will be pulled!" ”
Wu Wei couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, others were afraid of Ji Dudu from the bottom of their bones, but their own adults dared to dig a pit for Ji Gang from the beginning. Although every pit can't deal with Ji Gang, but it can't stop digging, sooner or later, one day, the small pit will converge into a big pit, and Ji Gang will definitely be buried!