Not long after, a servant in Tsing Yi was brought into the lobby of the Criminal Department.
"Young man, I'd like to pay my respects to Lord Shangshu." The servant cupped his fists and saluted with a deep bow.
Seeing that he walked steadily and behaved well, Da Kui couldn't help but secretly admired him: Liu Bowen was really good at seducing people, and the servants in the mansion were also so outstanding. He immediately asked: "What are you doing here?"
The servant took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands: "My master asked me to deliver the letter. Please take a look at it."
The captain behind the servant took the letter and handed it to the table in front of Dakui. Dakui said without even looking at it: "Go back, just say that I have received the letter and see you off." The servant once again held his hand in greeting.
He exited the hall. Since he was a servant of Liu Ji's family, Dakui ordered the guests to be seen off.
Looking at the letter on the desk, Da Kui couldn't help but feel anxious. If the letter was pleading for mercy, then how should he act? If it wasn't pleading, what was it for? Youdao was killed by curiosity.
Cat, Dakui was no exception. He reached for the envelope, opened it, and took out a piece of letterhead. When he unfolded the letterhead, he saw only a few lines of small letters on the letterhead.
Perhaps Liu Bowen was afraid that Dakui would not recognize him, so he wrote in small regular script.
"Justice and selflessness are what the people hope for, and what the king hopes for. With heavy responsibilities, you should give up the young and take care of the big one, and don't think about your family. Your family will arrive in Beijing in the next month, and when the case is concluded, the whole family will be together.
The day of reunion.”
The letter was neither signed nor signed. After reading the letter, Dakui couldn't help but marvel, Liu Jizhen is a god!
Since coming to Yingtian from Lin'an, Da Kui rarely slept and ate little. Although it was just three days, Da Kui had already lost a lot of weight. After seeing Liu Ji's letter, Da Kui put his mind at ease. It was time to take a rest.
Only then did Dakui feel tired and hungry.
After being ordered to leave the hall, Dakui went to the back house. He ordered people to prepare food and wine. After Dakui had eaten and drank enough, he was about to go to bed. Unexpectedly, Liu Zongju, the Minister of Punishment, came to look for him.
"Master Shangshu, there are still more than ten people on the list who have not been captured. I wonder what your plans are?" Liu Zongju, the minister, struck preemptively and made it clear.
Da Kui looked at Liu Zongju for a while before saying: "There are still more than ten people on the list who have not yet arrived. How could I not know? I am going to bed now, so don't disturb me." Da Kui said and went to the back house.
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Liu Zongju stood in the courtyard and was stunned for a long time, but he had to listen to the words of his immediate superior. At the moment, he could only take one step at a time. If there are still criminals who have not been brought to justice by the time of expiry, it will be unlucky for King Wu to convict him first.
It couldn't be him, so why worry about it? Liu Zongju stopped thinking and turned around and went to the cell.
Dakui slept until it was just dark. He stretched out after leaving the room. Then he walked slowly to the front hall and happened to meet two captains standing in front of the hall door.
"Go and deliver the order as soon as possible. Order all the lieutenants from the Yamen of the Punishment Department to gather in the lobby. I have something to do." After Dakui gave his instructions, he walked towards the table in the main hall and sat down peacefully. In less than a moment,
Except for a few people who were on errands, all the captains in the yamen were present. The five people including the dog, the stone, the broom, the dustpan, and the bench were also present.
After a while, Liu Zongju, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, Duan Hongyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Wu Haolong, the captain of the Ministry of Justice, and others also arrived one by one.
Da Kui looked at the dozens of people in the hall and said slowly: "Today is my second day in charge of the Criminal Department. There are still more than ten people who have not been brought to justice. This is my fault. Then I will make up for this mistake."
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Dakui's voice changed and he said: "I am only going to capture the first culprit. The rest will require the full cooperation of everyone present."
Dozens of people in the hall clasped their hands and said, "Let me do whatever you want, sir."
Dakui nodded, looked at the people in the hall and said: "I don't know the names of you and others, but you must follow the arrangements of Mr. Liu Zongju, the Minister of Justice, and go to the provincial and state capitals.
The criminals on the list have been captured one by one. King Wu has set a time limit. If the case cannot be concluded within the time limit, my head will fall to the ground."
Dakui paused and said: "In the market, buying a cabbage also costs half a pound. My head is worth more than that cabbage. Therefore, if I lose my head, the head you are waiting for will be that high half a pound."
I'm talking to you." Dakui said this in a concise and concise way, how could everyone in the hall not understand?
Dakui said no more, and ordered the five men, including the dog, the stone, the broom, the dustpan, and the bench, to accompany him. They went out and rode their horses straight to the barracks in the west of the city. There were 2,000 armored soldiers prepared by King Wu for Dakui to arrest the criminal. Dakui
He gathered five hundred armored soldiers in the barracks and personally led these five hundred armored soldiers into the vast night.
Yingtian Mansion was once again in a state of excitement. What was wrong with this new Minister of Punishment, that he kept arresting people at night despite not seeing any movement during the day? On the first day, more than a hundred prisoners were arrested, and on the second day everything was calm during the day.
Lin Wanhao, the Minister of Household Affairs, was a little uneasy when he saw the sudden change in the sky. The gold and silver treasures he collected were still stored in a secret room under the rockery in the garden. If the Ministry of Punishment found out, he would inevitably be stabbed in the head. Chapter 1
The next day, Lin Wanhao went to find his uncle, Taichang Qing Hu Weiyong.
"Hahaha, how can an official not know the pros and cons? All those captured by the Ministry of Punishment were officials in Beijing below the third rank. Those people were all people with no background or support. Even if they had connections, they were just carrying shoes for others.
Just driving. You are my nephew, I want to see how Zhang Dakui, the Minister of Punishment, comes to capture you!"
This was what Hu Weiyong said to his nephew Lin Wanhao, and Lin Wanhao believed it deeply. It was not until night when there was no movement that Lin Wanhao felt relieved. It must be Zhang Dakui, the Minister of Punishment, who found out about his roots, so he sold him a favor.
Uncle, in this case, I must choose a day to send him a generous gift.
At this time, Lin Wanhao, dressed in a brocade robe, was reclining on the couch, with his beautiful concubine's soft and boneless legs pillowed under his head. He was eating candied fruits that were fed to his mouth. In front of him, there were singing and dancing in the hall. Four or Five
The famous singer Liu's waist moves with the music. Her figure, her breasts, and her little butt are so irritating.
While Lin Wanhao was in high spirits, people from the family walked into the hall, raised their hands to Lin Wanhao and said, "Sir, the banquet has been set. Please come and have a meal."
Lin Wanhao said lazily: "With these beauties by my side, I still need to eat, hahahaha."
The servant didn't know how to answer, so Lin Wanhao then said: "Go to the Ministry of Justice and send me an invitation. Please tell me that I will invite Mr. Zhang, the Secretary of State, to come to the mansion for a banquet tonight." The servant agreed immediately.
Turn around and leave.
Lin Wanhao continued to watch the singing and dancing, but his hand moved up the concubine's pants...
This man was also smart. When he walked to the housekeeper's room, he had already thought of what he would say when he got to the Ministry of Punishment.
After a while, the servant walked to the front house with the invitation written by the butler and arrived outside the concierge. The servant Liu Zi who watched the concierge came out from the concierge and asked with a smile: "Hey, lunch bag, where are you going so late?"
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This person's real surname is Fan, and his name is Fan Shigao. Because he eats a lot on weekdays, everyone in the house calls him Rice Bag.
Rice Bag said angrily: "Hurry up and open the door. Master asked me to go to the Criminal Department to deliver the invitation."
When Liuzi saw Rice Bag talking like this, he immediately said: "The door is covered with wooden bolts and there is no bar. You can't open the door yourself?" Liuzi also looked indifferent. In this Lin Mansion, except for the housekeeper and Mr. Lin,
, everyone in this front house is a subordinate of Yishui, who orders whom?
Rice Bag ignored Liu Zi, put the invitation in his arms, and walked to open the door. As soon as he pulled the door latch, the door opened.
'Dong' the door was kicked open by someone. I saw my rice bag was knocked back about a foot by the collapsed door, and I sat down on the ground.
The door opened, and a group of armored soldiers rushed in. The leader was a bearded colonel. As soon as the colonel entered the door, he shouted at the top of his voice: "The Criminal Department is taking people, and anyone who resists will not be killed."
At this time, the rice bag was fainting, and his head hurt like a split. When he heard the captain's shouts, he couldn't help but feel a clever idea. But after seeing the armored soldiers, a civil servant in red robes and jade belt came in.
Rice Bag covered the sore spot on his head and stood up, trembling and asked: "Sir, who are you?"
The person who came in was none other than Zhang Dakui. When asked, Dakui casually replied: "Zhang Dakui from the Criminal Department."
Perhaps the meal bag was knocked silly by the door, so he immediately took out the invitation from his arms and said: "This is the invitation from my master to you."
Dakui turned his head and looked at this person, and couldn't help but praise in his heart: 'What a genius!' Dakui didn't refuse and immediately accepted the invitation.
The rice bag stood there shaking for a long time, and Dakui asked: "Where is your master now?"
The rice bag pointed to the back house and said: "In the herb hall of the back house." Dakui didn't waste any more time and immediately rushed to the back house with his armored soldiers.
Lin Wanhao was still intoxicated in the gentle countryside. He didn't get up in surprise until dozens of soldiers rushed into the hall. The singers in the hall were so frightened that they ran away. Da Kuimai walked into the hall and looked at Lin Wanhao on the couch coldly. He spoke first: "
I, Zhang Dakui, the Secretary of the Criminal Department, have been ordered by the King of Wu to apprehend the criminal Lin Wanhao. Come and capture him."
As soon as he finished speaking, two armored soldiers rushed to the bed with shackles, grabbed Lin Wanhao off the bed, and then used the two-foot-square wooden shackles in their hands to lock Lin Wanhao firmly.
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"Take away." Dakui ordered, and the soldiers grabbed Lin Wanhao's shoulders and dragged him away.
"My surname is Zhang, you don't even want to know who I am, how dare you lock me up?" Lin Wanhao screamed to himself.
Dakui was annoyed and said: "Stop his mouth~!"
There are few stars in the wind, and the crescent moon is like a hook. The lobby of the Criminal Department is brightly lit, and Dakui sits upright and looks down at the hall.
There were officials standing on both sides of the lobby, but Lin Wanhao stood in the hall still wearing a blue satin robe.
Dakui was the first to speak: "I'm very busy, so don't go around in circles. I just want to ask you whether you want to recruit someone or not?"
Lin Wanhao sneered and asked: "What crime am I guilty of? What did you ask me to recruit?"
Dakui said in a deep voice: "Since you are lucky, I can only punish you." Dakui immediately ordered: "Come here, take off Lin Wanhao's clothes and torture him." As soon as he finished speaking, two people rushed up from both sides.
The officer quickly took off Lin Wanhao's clothes.