Tsing Yi Tang's evil deeds in Kyoto, and their bullying and domination of the market, must have attracted widespread complaints. Logically speaking, they would be involved in some cases, but Su Yu actually said that Dali Temple did not have a file on the crimes committed by Tsing Yi Tang. This is really incredible.
He knew that behind the Qingyi Hall was Princess She Yue. With She Yue's protection, no one in the Qing Yi Hall dared to provoke her easily. However, under the Emperor's feet, there was no file on the Qing Yi Hall in the Dali Temple that reviewed all cases. This shows that
These yamen really indulged Qing Yi Tang so much that no one dared to seek justice.
"Sir, does it mean that Tsing Yi Hall has never been involved in any cases?"
"Of course not." Su Yu smiled faintly: "But since the Kyoto Prefecture and the Ministry of Punishment don't care, there is no need for us at Dali Temple to get involved. If a case comes, we will just keep it. If there is no case, wouldn't it be better for us to grow flowers and drink tea?
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Qin Xiao sighed inwardly.
The Kyoto Prefecture is responsible for the security of Kyoto, and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs has the authority to hear cases all over the country. Although the power of Dali Temple has been weakened, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it naturally still has the qualifications to investigate criminal cases.
The Sanfaji of Kyoto turned a deaf ear to the evil-doing Qing Yitang under their noses, and it was not even as good as the Duwei Mansion where he stayed in Turtle City.
"Sir, everyone is here." A voice came from outside.
Su Yu immediately stood up, took Qin Xiao's hand, and said very affectionately: "You have just arrived at Dali Temple. All your colleagues in the Yamen want to meet you. Come on, I will take you to get to know everyone."
In the main hall of Dali Temple, twenty or thirty officials, large and small, gathered together.
The officials were whispering to each other, and all of them looked extremely lazy.
When Su Yu led Qin Xiao over, everyone became quiet.
The Yamen of Dali Temple is not big, and has even been reduced in personnel. However, this idle Yamen is still bloated with officials. In addition to Su Yu, the minister of Dali Temple, there is another young minister named Yunlu.
There are no less than twenty people in total including the Cheng, Sizhi, judges and supervisors.
Naturally, these people also knew that there was a new young official in the Yamen, and he immediately took the position of Shaoqing.
When I saw Qin Xiao at this time, I found that Qin Xiao was younger than I thought. Although I was surprised, I also felt a little disdainful in my heart. However, there were rumors that this young official was killing everyone in Qingyi Hall, and the military ordnance case was exposed.
It has something to do with him. Although he is young, he is still a young minister now, and no one dares to neglect him because of his face.
"Why is there no one in Fei Sizheng?" Su Yu introduced him, but found that one person was missing and asked casually: "Have you come here today?"
"Let me tell you, Feixin came here in the morning and went out after lunch." Yun Lu said from the side: "I heard that he went to the Wei Mansion."
"Wei Mansion?" Su Yu asked curiously: "Which Wei Mansion?"
"At the residence of Wei Bi, the Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple." Yun Lu said: "Fei Xin and Wei Bi are both in the wine industry and have a very good personal relationship. Something happened in Wei's residence, so Fei Xin took the time to visit."
Qin Xiao originally didn't care why Fei Xin was absent, but after hearing Yun Lu's words, his heart shuddered, and he immediately remembered that Sister Hui mentioned by Gu Qiuniang before was the wife of Wei Bi, the Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple, and the Wei Mansion had recently
It has been haunted. Yun Lu said that something happened in the Wei Mansion. Could it be that he was talking about the haunting?
Sure enough, an official had already stepped forward and said to Su Yu: "Don't you know, sir, that the Wei Mansion has been haunted recently? I heard that Wei Bi's wife was haunted by a resentful spirit, and now she is just one breath away."
"Wraithful spirit?" Su Yu seemed to be really unaware of the matter and asked doubtfully: "What kind of resentful spirit?"
The official immediately relished: "I heard it was the resentful spirit of a maid. The maid was a slave of the Wei Mansion. She threw herself into a well for some unknown reason. Since then, her ghost has lingered and appeared every rainy night. Mrs. Wei was entangled by the resentful spirit.
, I was so frightened that I was so frightened that I was so alone. I heard that I am already extremely weak and have long since lost my human shape."
"That's right." An official nearby said: "Wei Bi didn't want this matter to spread, but the servants in the mansion knew about it, so they still revealed it. Naturally, the slaves bought by Wei's mansion couldn't get away, but the servants hired
The servants were also scared out of their wits, and their cook ran away a few days ago."
Su Yu frowned and said, "Zi Buyu has strange powers and chaotic spirits, and such things as resentful spirits and wronged souls. It's really nonsense."
"Sir, this is not nonsense." Someone said: "How could a good person become like this if he was not haunted by resentful ghosts? A few days ago, Fei Sizheng's wife went to visit the Wei Mansion. Fei Sizheng
Just as he told us, his wife saw that Mrs. Wei was already skinny and boneless, and she was unconscious. She was muttering something about resentment and asking for her life. From the looks of it, she might not be able to survive this year."
"What a pity." Yun Lu sighed: "Wei Bi is young and promising, both in appearance and talent. He is commendable, but he didn't expect that such a strange thing would happen in the house."
Su Yu couldn't help but ask: "The Wei Mansion is haunted, but have we hired Taoist priests to exorcise the ghosts?"
"I have invited you." The official said immediately: "When the haunting started, Wei Bi was not in Kyoto. When he came back, Mrs. Wei was already in a trance. Wei Bi asked a Taoist priest to do it. Who knows when the Taoist priest did it?
Suddenly foaming at the mouth and falling to the ground, the man who exorcised ghosts was entangled by the ghosts. Although he saved his life, no one dared to come to the door to exorcise ghosts because of this incident. Rumors in the market said that the ghosts in the Wei Mansion were very powerful.
Evil cannot be dispelled by ordinary Taoist practices."
A group of officials from Dali Temple gathered in a circle and talked with great interest about the haunting of the Wei Mansion.
Qin Xiao saw this and felt helpless. He just felt that the people in Dali Temple were really used to doing nothing. A large group of court officials who had nothing to do, actually gathered together like market women and talked about gods and ghosts.
He coughed twice, but a group of people didn't seem to hear him and started talking among themselves.
"If it doesn't work, you can ask the people from Yutiantai for help." Someone suggested: "The Great Celestial Master has great supernatural powers, and it is easy to drive out ghosts."
"Are you kidding?" Someone immediately said: "What kind of person is the Great Heavenly Master, how could he take action for a temple minister?"
"That's true. Yutiantai works for the palace. How can Wei Bi invite the Great Heavenly Master? By the way, can the Taoist priests of Changsheng Temple know how to catch ghosts?"
"You don't understand. Not all Taoist priests can catch ghosts." Someone immediately said: "Just like they are all officials in the court, some are good at criminal punishment, and some are good at taxation. These Taoist priests are also divided into categories, and some are good at taxation.
To catch ghosts, some people make elixirs, and the Taoist priests of Changsheng Temple all make elixirs and cannot catch ghosts."
Qin Xiao saw that everyone was chatting in a lively atmosphere, so he walked to a chair nearby and sat down. When everyone realized that something was wrong, they looked over and saw Qin Xiao sitting on the chair with his eyes closed to relax. He suddenly thought that Su Yu had called everyone together.
In order to introduce Qin Xiao, they all stopped.
"Qin Shaoqing, you already know almost all of your colleagues in the yamen." Su Yu said with a smile: "You have just arrived, so don't be in a hurry. You will get used to it after a while."
Qin Xiao then stood up and said with a smile: "Sir, what should a subordinate do on a daily basis?"
"You can do or not do all the things in the Dali Temple Yamen." Su Yu was sincere and said with a smile: "I have said that as you get older, you will lose your energy. Many things in the future will depend on you young people."
He said to all the officials: "Listen, of course, Qin Shaoqing can intervene in all matters in the yamen. If Qin Shaoqing has something he doesn't understand in the future, you must do your best to help. Don't neglect it."
All the officials raised their hands and said: "I obey the order."
"Let's all disperse first." Su Yu waved his hand for everyone to retreat, but everyone retreated chatting and laughing. They didn't seem to be too afraid of Su Yu.
Su Yu has no official airs and is kind to others. In addition, the chief official of Dali Temple does not have much real power in his hands, so even his subordinate officials are not afraid of him.
"The vacancy of Si Nongfeng has been filled by the lower official. May I ask, sir, what were the main affairs that Sinongfeng was responsible for in Dali Temple before?" Qin Xiao asked after everyone had retreated.
Su Yu said: "I said before that in addition to Gou Zhu, the Supervisor, Dali Temple organizes and preserves files. Shaoqing Yunlu has always been responsible for organizing files. When Sinongfeng was in Dali Temple, he was responsible for the supervision.
The execution is over."
"I wonder if Si Nongfeng is qualified to investigate cases?" Qin Xiao asked: "If there is a case in Kyoto, is Dali Temple qualified to try it?"
Su Yu thought for a moment before saying: "In the early days, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment really had their own division of labor. Civil cases in various states in the Tang Dynasty were ultimately reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment, and civil cases in Kyoto were also handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for trial, involving
Cases involving officials were handled by the Dali Temple for investigation and trial. However, after the saint ascended the throne, the Dali Temple was not able to handle cases well. Many cases involving officials could not be handled well by the Dali Temple. The Ministry of Punishment took the initiative to take over the case, and Dali Temple also let the Ministry of Punishment do it.
Who would have thought that once this power was delegated, it has never been taken back. Since then, many major and important cases have been snatched away by the Ministry of Punishment. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, Dali Temple is naturally qualified to try cases, but if you can cause less trouble, you will cause less trouble. Those jobs
It doesn’t matter if you leave your son to the Ministry of Punishment.”
Qin Xiao looked at Su Yu's look of not seeking advancement, and thought to himself that with such an official in charge of Dali Temple, it was no wonder that he was no match for the Ministry of Punishment, and it was natural for him to be looked down upon by other bureaucracies in the imperial court.
"Anyway, don't be impatient." Su Yu said with a smile: "You are still young. You should adapt slowly in Dali Temple first. Don't rush to get ahead in everything. Be careful and sail the boat for ten thousand years. You were entrusted with important responsibilities by the saint at a young age.
You have a bright future, but don't ruin it just because of impulsiveness." He stroked his beard and said, "I know you are young and energetic. These young people are very motivated and hope to make achievements, but making achievements depends on time, and more importantly, timing.
When the time comes, I would rather do nothing than do something wrong. Do you understand what I mean?"
Qin Xiao listened to his persuasive approach and knew that this old guy may not really care about him. He was just afraid that he would bring trouble to Dali Temple and implicate him in the future, so he always emphasized that he should not cause trouble. Under the guidance of this Dali Temple minister,
Psychologically speaking, the way to be an official is to eat without food.