Among the three judicial departments in Kyoto, for more than ten years, the Criminal Department has been the dominant force.
Dali Temple is regarded as an idle yamen by various bureaucracies in Kyoto. Officials of all sizes can find a sense of superiority in Dali Temple. Officials at Dali Temple swallow their humiliation. The only one who can allow them to maintain some dignity is Kyoto Prefecture.
This is not because Kyoto Prefecture is more idle than them, but among the three faculties of the empire, Kyoto Prefecture has always relied on the other two major fasi bureaus.
The Kyoto Prefecture is only responsible for the security of Kyoto. Before the current saint, the Kyoto Prefecture had always been behind the Dali Temple. It could be said that it was submissive to the Dali Temple. After the rise of the Xingbu, the Kyoto Prefecture changed the direction and followed the Xingbu again.
However, for a hundred years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Kyoto Prefecture had been following the instructions of Dali Temple most of the time. Therefore, in the minds of Dali Temple officials, Kyoto Prefecture was the only yamen they could look down upon.
When Yun Lu came to Kyoto Prefecture, it was rare for him to maintain a trace of pride.
Qin Xiao gave him a chance and a promise.
As long as he can bring Yuwen Huaiqian from Kyoto Prefecture to Dali Temple, he will have done a great job, and his position in Dali Temple will be as stable as Mount Tai.
The Xiling hostages were imprisoned in the prison of Kyoto Prefecture. These days, the palace seemed to have forgotten about this matter, and the Sanfasi Yamen did not seem to pay attention to the matter. Qin Xiao mentioned it, and Yunlu remembered the matter in Kyoto Prefecture.
With these hostages still being held, it is certainly not difficult to transfer a prisoner from Kyoto Prefecture, or even transfer Yuwen Huaiqian's case to Dali Temple.
So Yunlu didn't think there was any difficulty in this matter.
I got up early today and brought four executioners from Dali Temple directly to Kyoto Prefecture to prepare to take Yuwen Huaiqian to Dali Temple.
After receiving the invitation, Xia Yanzhi, the governor of Kyoto, came to meet him in person. Yunlu was a young minister of Dali Temple with a fourth-rank official position. Although Xia Yanzhi was an official of Kyoto Prefecture, he was only a fourth-rank official. They were on the same level.
"Yu Wen Huaiqian?" Xia Yanzhi was a little surprised when he learned that Yun Lu was going to take Yu Wen Huaiqian away. He obviously did not expect that people from Dali Temple would take the initiative to ask Kyoto Prefecture to hand over the case.
After the rebellion in Xiling, Zhongshu Sheng directly issued an order, ordering the Kyoto Prefecture to send people to arrest and imprison all the hostages sent to Kyoto from Xiling. The Kyoto Prefecture also immediately arrested and imprisoned all the hostages in Xiling.
However, there was no order given, and the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment ignored the matter.
There was no order from above, and Xia Yanzhi didn't bother to ask. Anyway, the prison cells in Kyoto Prefecture didn't care about the extra number of people.
If Yun Lu hadn't come in person today, Xia Yanzhi would have even forgotten that these people were still detained in the prison.
"This case must be tried clearly." Yun Lu said: "Mr.
I don't care about Dali Temple, I will still be detained in your Dali Temple. When the court gives instructions on how to deal with them, you can just follow the instructions of the court. But as far as I know, the Yuwen family did not participate in the rebellion, so that's the case
, it is really inappropriate to keep Yu Wen Huaiqian detained here with you."
Xia Yanzhi smiled apologetically and said: "Master Yun, there is no definite news about the Xiling rebellion so far. I know that many aristocratic families in Xiling are involved in it. Whether the Yuwen family is involved or not, I still can't be sure."
"You hand over the person to me. If the court really pursues Yuwen Huaiqian at that time, I, Dali Temple, will be responsible." Yun Lu said: "You also hand over his case files to me. Yuwen Huaiqian
The case was taken over by our Dali Temple."
Xia Yanzhi hesitated a little, Yun Lu frowned and said, "What? What's the problem, Mr. Yun?"
Xia Yanzhi smiled hurriedly and said, "I don't dare. Master Yun, please wait a moment. I'm going to retrieve Yuwen Huaiqian's case file and have someone take Yuwen Huaiqian out of the prison." He stood up, cupped his hands, and quickly
Step away.
Yunlu picked up the tea cup and remained calm.
Dali Temple has the right to review the case. Not to mention that the Kyoto Prefecture has not yet tried Yuwen Huaiqian. Even if the Kyoto Prefecture decides the case for Yuwen Huaiqian, the Dali Temple has the right to retry it.
He originally thought that Xia Yanzhi would be back soon. After all, the prison of Kyoto Prefecture was not located in Xinghuafang like Dali Temple, but directly behind Kyoto Prefecture. It would not take long to extract prisoners from there.
However, after waiting for a long time, not only did Yuwen Huaiqian not be brought here, Xia Yanzhi even did not appear.
Yunlu felt vaguely that something was not right. Suddenly he heard rapid footsteps outside. He immediately got up and walked to the gate. He only saw a black-robed official leading more than a dozen government officials from outside the main gate of Kyoto Mansion.
When he rushed in, the first person in front of him turned out to be Zhu Dongshan, the Minister of Punishment.
Yun Lu's heart sank, and he immediately knew something was wrong.
"It turns out to be Mr. Zhu." Yun Lu said with a forced smile and cupped his hands.
Zhu Dongshan also smiled half-heartedly and said, "Isn't this Yun Shaoqing? Why do you have time to come to Kyoto Mansion to drink tea?"
Zhu Dongshan is the number one confidant under the Blood King Lu Junzhong, and he is also a cruel official that makes people talk about it. When Yunlu saw Zhu Dongshan's smiling face, he felt a little hairy in his heart, and he said with a smile: "Come and hand it over.
A small case."
"What a coincidence, Mr. Zhu is also here to hand over the case." Zhu Dongshan grinned and said, "I just hope we are not handing over the same case."
Yunlu looked back and saw four Dali Temple executioners following behind him. The four Dali Temple executioners were obviously wary of the people from the punishment department and seemed a little nervous. However, the punishment officials behind Zhu Dongshan were as fierce as wolves and tigers.
Yu, however, also showed disdain.
At this moment, I saw several officers from Kyoto Prefecture escorting a prisoner over.
The prisoner was wearing prison uniform. He was over fifty years old and tall and thin. Although he had just been taken out of the cell, his complexion was not bad. Although the prison uniform was a bit dirty, it was very neat.
The officials of the three judicial departments were all in the courtyard, but the prisoner seemed very calm and calm.
"The lower official, Kyoto Prefecture Prime Minister Tang Jing, was ordered to escort the prisoner Yuwen Huaiqianti out." A Kyoto Prefecture official came forward and cupped his hands and said, "But I don't know to which lord should I hand it over to?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Lu immediately ordered: "Someone, bring Yu Wen Huaiqian back to Dali Temple...!"
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Dongshan interrupted: "Wait a minute!"
Yun Lu was startled, and Zhu Dongshan said with a half-smile, "Yun Shaoqing, are you here today to interrogate Yu Wen Huaiqian?"
"Exactly." Yun Lu said: "I wonder, Mr. Zhu...?"
"What a coincidence, I am also here to arrest Yuwen Huaiqian." Zhu Dongshan smiled and said: "Xiling rebellion, many aristocratic families in Xiling were involved. The Yuwen family is one of the three surnames in Xiling, and all the hostages sent to Kyoto in Xiling were imprisoned.
, Mr. Bu Tang has long wanted to interrogate, but the Criminal Department has many things to do and has never been able to spare time. The cases at hand of Mr. Bu Tang have been handled in the past two days. He thought of the Xiling hostages, so he prepared to interrogate in detail, mainly to understand
Here’s the information about the Xiling rebellion.”
Yun Lu frowned, but Zhu Dongshan had already ordered: "Come here, take Yu Wen Huaiqian away...!"
The official of the Ministry of Punishment was about to step forward. Yun Lu felt anxious and said sternly: "Who dares to take me away?"
Qin Xiao told him yesterday to escort Yuwen Huaiqian back to Dali Temple, and promised that once this is done, Yunlu's position in Dali Temple will not be shaken, but on the other hand, it means that if he can even do such a small thing
No, Dali Temple really can't accommodate Yunlu.
Yun Lu received the guarantee at that time, but he was very happy.
In his opinion, to remove Yu Wen Huaiqian from Kyoto Prefecture, even if he sent a prime minister from Dali Temple to Kyoto Prefecture, he could do it. There was no need to say that he, the young minister, came to pick him up in person. This matter was real.
Not too difficult.
Such a small thing is a sure thing.
But he never expected that people from the Ministry of Punishment would suddenly come out at this time and even want to rob Yuwen Huaiqian.
Being able to climb up to the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Yunlu is certainly not a stupid person.
In fact, he already understood in his heart that the Punishment Department was deliberately trying to embarrass Dali Temple. Otherwise, the Punishment Department would not have come earlier and would have been late. It just came when he was about to take away Yuwen Huaiqian. This was obviously to act against Dali Temple.
There is no doubt that after waiting for a long time in Kyoto Prefecture, Xia Yanzhi never showed up. Naturally, he secretly sent someone to the Ministry of Justice to report the news.
In the past ten years or so, among the three judicial departments in Kyoto, the Punishment Department has been the dominant one, and Dali Temple has long refused to accept the power of the past. Naturally, the Kyoto Prefecture completely sided with the Punishment Department.
Yun Lu was extremely angry, but he understood more clearly that no matter what he said today, he could not let the people of the Ministry of Punishment snatch Yu Wen Huaiqian away. If he returned without success, Master Xiao Qin would definitely be punished in his anger.
Dali Temple drove him out.
Whether Yuwen Huaiqian can be brought back to Dali Temple is directly related to his future.
Zhu Dongshan sneered and said, "Master Yun, what do you mean? Lu Butang is going to interrogate Yu Wen Huaiqian, and I'm here to take him into custody. What's wrong with that?"
"Master Zhu, the Criminal Department is going to interrogate Yu Wen Huaiqian. If it were before today, I would never have said a word." Although Yun Lu was angry, he was still wary of the Criminal Department after all, so he reluctantly softened his tone: "But
Today, Dali Temple happens to be escorting Yuwen Huaiqian back. Prisoners must be escorted on a first-come, first-served basis. If Yuwen Huaiqian cannot be escorted back, the subordinates will not be able to deliver the goods. Mr. Zhu, why not do this today?
Take the person back, interrogate him in Dali Temple, and then send him to your Criminal Department, what do you think?"
"Not at all." Zhu Dongshan said lightly: "Master Butang will be interrogated today, so I will take him away today." With a wink, the people under his command no longer hesitated and rushed over to take him away from the Kyoto Prefecture officer.
Pulled Yuwen Huaiqian.
Yun Lu was anxious and annoyed, so he rushed forward, grabbed one of Yuwen Huaiqian's arms, and said angrily: "Master Zhu, are you really unreasonable? I got here first, no matter what, I must take him away."
Go back to Dali Temple." The four stunned Dali Temple executioners scolded angrily: "What are you doing here, these bitches? You haven't taken anyone away yet."
The four executioners came to their senses and knew in their hearts that the Dali Temple was undergoing renovations these days. Master Xiao Qin had already announced that the incompetent people who were lying on the corpses and eating nothing would have to get out of the Dali Temple. If they were afraid of shrinking back today, they would definitely be on the job.
Unable to protect himself, even Mr. Shaoqing rushed forward, and he could not show any fear at all. The four of them immediately rushed forward to snatch the person from the hands of the punishment department officers. After taking two steps straight, seven or eight punishment department officers had already blocked their way.
, a police officer from the Ministry of Justice shouted coldly: "If you dare to take a step forward again, don't blame us for being rude."