Lu Junzhong, the Minister of Punishment, has been in a good mood these days.
He knew that many people called him the Blood King of Hell, and he was even called the most evil dog in the Tang Dynasty.
But he never cared.
If he really cared about these things, he wouldn't be where he is today.
Back then, I was ostracized by the yamen in the Ministry of Punishments. If I hadn't endured the humiliation and acted cautiously, I would have been expelled from the Ministry of Punishments long ago.
As much cold looks as I received in the Ministry of Punishment in those years, I now have so many warm faces.
He didn't care if people in the world regarded him as his enemy. As long as he could please the saint and be respected by the saint, his status in the court would be unshakable.
The various bureaus did not dare to get too close to the people of the Criminal Department. In the final analysis, it was out of fear, and Lu Junzhong enjoyed others' fear of him.
Fan Wenzheng's case did not involve too much. This was the sage's intention. Lu Junzhong's intention towards the sage was never wrong at all. Since the sage did not want to cause too much trouble in the court, he would accept it as soon as he saw fit.
Fan was praised by the saints and was awarded the title of earl. He was already very satisfied.
Lu Junzhong is a cruel official, but he is also a scholar.
He knew that his articles were mediocre and his poems were not elegant. In recent years, there had not been many major cases to deal with. This criminal official thought about it again and again, and finally made up his mind last year to compile a very special book.
Books come to pass on to future generations, and also allow one's name to be passed down.
This book focuses on the process of investigating various criminal cases, but it does not focus on describing the cases themselves. Instead, it describes in detail what punishments were used in these cases. When these punishments are imposed on prisoners, what will happen to the prisoners?
What kind of reaction will occur.
Therefore, after each case is concluded, the minister will spend a few days describing the interrogation process in a book.
And this book has a very simple name, called "Tang Xing Lu".
In the case of Fan Wenzheng, more than a dozen officials from the Ministry of War were arrested, including Fan Wenzheng. All the officials confessed their crimes after being tortured by the Ministry of Punishments. The torture used by these officials was still fresh in Lu Butang's memory.
The extremely bloody torture process was turned into words, and Lu Junzhong felt his blood burning again.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Lu Junzhong immediately looked up.
He knows that he has too many enemies and how many people want to kill him, so he has always been very concerned about his safety. If there is no big deal, he almost always stays at the Penal Department Yamen. Even when he goes out, there are many guards around him.
Don't let assassins take advantage of you.
Even within the yamen of the Ministry of War, Lu Junzhong was on guard. He had five offices in the yamen of the Ministry of Justice. Each yard was guarded openly and covertly. In addition to a few confidants around him, they were all the people working in the yamen of the Ministry of Justice.
Some people are also not sure where the Master of the Department works.
Zhu Dongshan is Lu Junzhong's number one confidant. Others may not know Lu Junzhong's whereabouts, but Zhu Dongshan knows very well that in the entire Criminal Department Yamen, only Zhu Dongshan can come to see Lu Junzhong at any time.
"Is something wrong?" Lu Junzhong put down the Zhu Bo in his hand, knowing very well that he was writing a book these days, and even Zhu Dongshan would not come to disturb him for no reason.
Zhu Dongshan stepped forward quickly, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, there is another good show to watch."
"A good show?"
"A convoy just arrived in front of the Ministry of War Yamen." Zhu Dongshan whispered: "The car was carrying weapons, but the situation was very wrong."
Lu Junzhong still admired the discernment of his confidant and asked: "What's going on? Whose team is it?"
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"Xue Keyong." Zhu Dongshan said: "Xue Keyong, the commander of the Yuzhou Battalion who escorted the prisoners to Beijing a few days ago, took his soldiers and drove five or six carriages to the Yamen of the Ministry of War."
Lu Junzhong wondered: "Why rush the car to the Ministry of War? After receiving the weapons, the local state capitals always leave the city through Jinguangmen in the east of Kyoto? After coming out of Wudefang, go directly east and drive to the Ministry of War.
That means turning back to the west. Even if Xue Keyong doesn't understand, the people at the armory will teach him how to go."
"This is the strange thing." Zhu Dongshan chuckled and said: "The lower official saw Han Zhou from the Treasury Department panicking, and he also followed the convoy, and Qin Xiao was also in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of War."
"Qin Xiao?" Lu Junzhong touched his goat's beard and asked: "By the way, Qin Xiao was left in the Ministry of War. What kind of errand did Dou Wei give him?"
Zhu Dongshan said: "I heard that he became an official in the Treasury Department."
"Keep an eye over there to see what Xue Keyong is up to." Lu Junzhong's eyes flashed: "Fan Wenzheng's case just ended, and I was just about to take a break, but don't send it to me again at this time.
A great gift.”
The people from the Ministry of Justice once again focused on the Ministry of War. The other yamen on this street naturally noticed the movement in front of the Ministry of War. Naturally, the officials would not come forward, but they still sent their men over to see what was going on.
Although everyone did not approach the Ministry of War Yamen, they all watched from afar.
In front of the yamen of the Ministry of War, several carriages were close together, surrounded by Xue Ke's soldiers protecting them. Xue Keyong was riding on horseback, staring at the gate of the Ministry of War, with no intention of dismounting.
Han Zhou's face was pale, and the sweat on his forehead never stopped flowing.
He never thought that Xue Keyong would be so tough.
I was so persuasive that I even told Xue Keyong the name of the noble person behind the scenes. I thought that after Xue Keyong found out, he would be afraid and would never dare to make the matter public.
Who would have thought that the commander of the Yuzhou Battalion, instead of helping to cover up the situation, looked at his posture and clearly wanted to make the fuss as big as possible.
He really couldn't understand, did Xue Keyong really not care about his own future?
But at this time, he was no longer in the mood to think about Xue Keyong's future, but was thinking about his own life.
Once the broken sword is revealed in public, everyone in the court will know about it, and it is impossible for the court to deal with it secretly.
The imperial court will naturally send people to conduct a thorough investigation, and the first person to be unlucky will naturally be himself, the head of the Treasury Department.
The Kyoto Prefecture is not qualified to investigate such a major case. The only ones who are qualified are the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment. After the rise of Lu Junzhong, the Dali Temple has become a decoration. Its biggest role is to be responsible for executing prisoners, so Han Zhou used his butt.
I think this major case will definitely fall into the hands of the Criminal Department in the end.
The Punishment Department had just finished cleaning up Fan Wenzheng, and the smell of blood at Caishikou had not dissipated. If the Punishment Department came to kill him again, naturally another group of officials would be killed.
When Han Zhou thought of Lu Junzhong's gloomy and terrifying face, his heart went crazy, but when he thought of the noble man behind the scenes, Han Zhou's legs became weak.
He knew that even if the punishment department could spare him, that noble man would never let him go.
From the corner of his eye, he noticed a person standing next to him. He glanced at it and saw that it was Qin Xiao. A surge of anger rose from the bottom of his heart. Seeing Qin Xiao's innocent look, he wanted to pick up a knife.
Rush up and chop the man into pieces.
A few days ago, I only wanted his horse, but he wanted his own life.
Han Zhou was angry and annoyed at the same time. He really couldn't understand why the newly appointed Dou Budang kept Han Yunong in Kyoto since he sent him far south.
It would be fine if I just stayed in Kyoto.
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But why should it be placed in the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War?
An official came hurriedly from the yamen of the Ministry of War. Naturally, it was not Dou Wei. Han Zhou knew him. It was Deng Taichu, the minister of the Ministry of War who had just taken office.
Deng Shilang stood in front of the door, glanced at it, and then asked Xue Keyong: "Xue Keyong, what are you doing? After receiving the weapons, why don't you leave the city through Jinguang Gate?" He looked at Han Zhou and asked in a deep voice.
: "You didn't tell them that after receiving the weapons, they had to leave through Jinguangmen? Why did they pull the cart here? Zhuque Street is where various government offices conduct errands. How unseemly is it to bring a group of people to pull a cart here?"
However, Han Zhou fell to his knees on the ground, not even daring to say anything.
Xue Keyong sneered and said loudly: "Come here, open the box and get the knife!"
Han Zhou shouted conditionally: "No...absolutely not!" He looked up at Xue Keyong and begged: "Commander Xue, if you have anything to do, please tell me before you meet with the Lord, you...
You can’t make your own decisions...!"
It's just that Xue Ke used his soldiers to give orders. If Xue Ke had orders, whoever dared to hesitate would have already had someone pry open the box. Four or five soldiers each took out a few barrier knives from the box, stepped forward, and threw them away like rubbish.
The sword was thrown at the foot of the steps in front of the Ministry of War.
There was a squeaking sound, and a dozen thin barrier knives were piled on the ground.
Xue Keyong waited until the soldiers retreated, finally got off his horse, stepped forward, picked up a barrier knife, and without saying a word, slashed at the pile of barrier swords.
"choke!"
There was a crisp sound, and the barrier knife in Xue Ke's hand broke instantly. Several of the pile of barrier knives that were chopped also cracked.
When Deng Taichu saw this, his color changed.
"Master Deng, this is the weapon I received from the armory." Xue Keyong had been to the Ministry of War two days ago and recognized Deng Taichu. He said calmly: "I came here just to ask if such a weapon is worth it."
Can you really go into battle and kill the enemy?"
Deng Taichu raised his head and looked into the distance, and saw many people from various government offices watching from a distance. Xue Ke used the broken knife. The group of people also saw it and knew that something was not good, so they said to Han Zhou: "Han
"During the day, what happened? Come with me and report it to the Lord." He said to Xue Keyong, "Xue Keyong, please wait here first!"
Han Zhou reluctantly stood up, but his legs weakened and he almost fell to his knees again. Qin Xiao next to him, with quick eyes and quick hands, reached out to support Han Zhou and said with concern: "Sir, be careful!"
Han Zhou glanced at Qin Xiao, his eyes full of resentment, and pushed Qin Xiao away fiercely, and then followed Deng Taichu into the Yamen.
Xue Keyong glanced at Qin Xiao, his eyes sharp, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and the smile was meaningful.
Among the crowd in the distance, the people sent by the Ministry of Justice saw clearly. They quickly ran back to the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice and reported everything they saw to Zhu Dongshan, the minister of the Ministry of Justice who was waiting for news. Zhu Dongshan couldn't hide his excitement after hearing the report.
He hurried to Lu Junzhong's office. Before he even entered the room, he already said, "Sir, I understand. Xue Keyong has really given you a generous gift!"
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