Lu Junzhong never expected Qin Xiao to have such an attitude.
He originally thought that once the dossier came out, all the Dali Temple officials would naturally be frightened, and Qin Xiao should also be frightened by the Ministry of Punishment's actions, but he did not expect that Qin Xiao had no intention of covering up Dali Temple officials, and even urged the Ministry of Punishment to announce more charges.
Lu Junzhong's face suddenly turned ugly.
"What's wrong with Lu Butang?" Qin Xiao asked deliberately: "I wonder if there are any crimes against Xia Guan in those files? If the Ministry of Punishment really has evidence of Xia Guan's crime, Xia Guan will definitely cooperate with the investigation."
The faces of all the officials from the Ministry of Punishment also looked ugly.
They suddenly discovered that the Criminal Department did have a fatal weakness in what happened today.
The Ministry of Punishment has no evidence of Qin Xiao’s crime!
Whether it was Qin Xiao who massacred everyone in Qingyi Hall or killed seven guards of the Duke's Mansion in front of Dali Temple, this could have been a big deal, but the palace knew that even the saint did not pursue it, and even issued an order
In recognition of Qin Xiao's upholding the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and therefore rewarding the residence with gold and silver, the Ministry of Punishment certainly had no reason to pursue further investigation.
Other than that, Qin Xiao is as innocent as a piece of white paper.
Even if the Ministry of Punishment had evidence of the crimes of all the officials of Dali Temple and could even convict all of them, as long as Qin Xiao could not be moved, it would be useless to bring down many Dali Temple officials.
As Qin Xiao said, he is now purging Dali Temple. If the Ministry of Punishment removes many Dali Temple officials, it will actually do Qin Xiao a great favor. Qin Xiao can create a large number of vacancies in Dali Temple without having to do it himself.
As a result, Qin Xiao continued to appoint and promote officials to Dali Temple. It would not be long before the entire Dali Temple was filled with Qin Xiao's people.
"It seems that the Punishment Department has no evidence of guilt against Xianguan." Qin Xiao saw that everyone in the Punishment Department was gloomy and silent, and smiled lightly, and said: "However, the Punishment Department has evidence of the crimes of many officials in Dali Temple. This is really beyond the imagination of Xianguan. These crimes
Many of them happened many years ago. The Ministry of Punishment had already mastered the evidence of the crime, but it waited until today to bring it out. I wonder why the Ministry of Punishment didn't handle it immediately after learning about the crime and had to wait until today?" Staring at Lu Junzhong's eyes, he smiled and said: "Lu
Ministry of Justice, I would like to ask, in addition to the evidence of the crimes of my Dali Temple officials, the Ministry of Punishment also has evidence of the crimes of many officials from the DPRK and the Central Government. How many officials do you have evidence about?"
Lu Junzhong's face was ashen, and Han Xitong also said coldly: "Qin Xiao, what do you mean by this?"
"I see that you are holding a lot of files in your hands. There are at least dozens of officials' criminal evidence." Qin Xiao sighed: "If these are all, that's fine. But if the Ministry of Punishment holds the evidence of more officials in the DPRK,
The evidence of the crime is just filed in the Criminal Department but not processed. I am afraid that some people will doubt the motives of the Criminal Department."
Lu Junzhong's pupils shrank, and he suddenly realized that he seemed to have made a huge mistake today.
When I learned that people from Dali Temple dared to attack people from the Ministry of Punishment in the street, it was a heavy slap on the face of the official of the Ministry of Punishment. For more than ten years, no one dared to openly confront the Ministry of Punishment like this, even if they held great power.
The Prime Minister and Princess Sheyue did not easily provoke the Ministry of Punishment. What Qin Xiao and Dali Temple said today was simply to stir up trouble on Tai Sui's head.
Lu Junzhong was really angry.
He brought people over and asked people about the crime in the street, just to let the people of Dali Temple understand that it would be very easy for the Ministry of Punishment to rectify Dali Temple.
The crime of pointing out the four Dali Temple officials is to scare the monkeys, letting more Dali Temple officials know that their life and death are in the hands of the Ministry of Punishment, and also to make these officials retreat in the face of difficulties, or at least not dare to stand against Qin Xiao because of fear.
around.
For many years, Lu Junzhong has always been aloof. Back then, he
The bloodbath of the Li family made the official of the Ministry of Justice never take any official in the court seriously, and he did not allow anyone to challenge the authority of the Ministry of Justice.
If a person is proud for too long, he will despise his opponent.
Once a person is filled with anger, it will affect his or her judgment.
Lu Junzhong, who had calmed down at this time, already understood that he had made an extremely poor judgment and an extremely stupid decision in his anger.
He should not have had the files brought to him, nor should he have questioned him on the street just because he wanted to shock the people of Dali Temple.
"The Ministry of Punishment has information about many officials in the DPRK, but they fail to arrest and prosecute them in time. What is the purpose?" Qin Xiao smiled kindly, but in the eyes of everyone in the Ministry of Punishment, it made many smart people feel creepy. His voice was calm,
But every word was like a knife: "Are you trying to coerce these officials into doing something? The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were coerced by the Ministry of Punishment. This...!"
Qin Xiao did not continue, but the officials of the Criminal Department, including Lu Junzhong, had changed their colors.
"Qin Xiao, you... you have to take responsibility for your words." Lu Junzhong's face instantly lost all color, and he said sternly: "Do you know the consequences of spewing blood here?"
Qin Xiao said with a smile: "So, the only evidence of crime that the Ministry of Punishment has in your hands is these? Do they all belong to Dali Temple officials? Do you want to publish them all now?"
The corner of Han Xitong's mouth twitched and he looked at Lu Junzhong, but at this time he was a little bit unable to get off.
Qin Xiao's nonchalant attitude made it clear to everyone in the Punishment Department that Qin Xiao really didn't care whether Dali Temple officials were investigated. Even for Qin Xiao, if the Punishment Department investigated one more person, Qin Xiao would do it himself without any trouble.
This will create an additional vacancy in the temple and provide opportunities for Qin Xiao to promote his own people.
In the end, the officials of Dali Temple will not hate Qin Xiao, but will hate the Ministry of Punishment deeply.
Over the years, Lu Junzhong has always been confident when facing anyone. He has always been the only one who can make his opponents' hair stand on end. But today for the first time, he felt a chill running down his spine.
This fatal mistake made him no longer interested in whether to continue investigating the officials of Dali Temple, but how to explain to the saint.
It is of course a taboo for the Ministry of Punishment to hold evidence of crimes against officials in the DPRK and China but not release them.
As for the young opponent in front of him, he has no desire but is strong. Because there is no clue to fall into the hands of Xing Bu, it is naturally impossible for him to have the slightest fear of Xing Bu.
He never thought that in more than ten years, the person who would make his spine shiver and fear him for the first time would be a young young minister from Dali Temple.
Suddenly they heard the sound of footsteps again, and everyone followed the sound and saw Su Yu, the minister of Dali Temple, leading a group of people hurriedly over.
The true master of Dali Temple finally appeared.
Su Yu had to come over.
There was a big fight between the people of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment. He could pretend not to know about it and huddled in Dali Temple and ignored what was going on outside the window. But when the official of the Ministry of Punishment personally took action, he had to come out.
"Lu Budang!" Su Yu saw Lu Junzhong, who was a little pale, and immediately put on a kind smile and said, "Today must be a misunderstanding. Everyone is serving the imperial court. If there is any conflict, just explain it to each other."
Come on, let’s not get angry.”
When Lu Junzhong saw Su Yu coming over, his expression softened slightly.
Su Yu's appearance would at least give him a chance to step down.
"Master Su, the people below do have some misunderstandings." Lu Junzhong suppressed the anger and surprise in his heart.
Horrified, he raised his hands and returned the salute: "There was a conflict between the Yamen Chaos from the Punishment Department and the Punishment Chaos from Dali Temple, and they got into a fight. As officials, we are also guilty of ineffective restraint. What Mr. Su said is that we are all serving the imperial court, no matter what.
If there is any conflict, just give in and explain to each other. I will take all the people from the Punishment Department back. Anyone who makes a move will be severely punished by me. Mr. Su, the people from Dali Temple, you will also follow the rules after you return.
Severe punishment."
Su Yu immediately said: "What Lu Butang said is true. In the clear day and in the clear day, the magistrate's yamen, responsible for the punishment of the country, are actually fighting in the street like gangsters in the market. How is it unbecoming?" He glared at the people in Dali Temple and said in a deep voice: "I have participated recently.
It is really unreasonable for people who have been involved in a fight to go back to the official to take charge of their crimes."
Lu Junzhong breathed a sigh of relief and winked. Han Xitong immediately ordered: "Come here, help Master Zhu and the others go back."
The officials from the Ministry of Punishment then went over and helped Zhu Dongshan and others who were lying on the ground.
I don’t know if the punishment officers of Dali Temple did this intentionally. Among the beaten officers, Zhu Dongshan was the most seriously injured. His nose was bruised, his face was swollen, his head was bruised and bleeding, and even his official robe and the clothes underneath were torn to pieces.
The white and fat fat overflowed from the inside of the clothes. Because of the beating with the cane, the fat was covered with black and blue.
Seeing Zhu Dongshan and others being helped over, the Dali Temple Xingmao was solemn on his face, but funny in his heart.
Who would have thought that Zhu Dongshan, the cruel official who made all the officials in Kyoto so angry, would be here today? If this matter spreads, he will definitely become the laughing stock of everyone. Moreover, everyone knows in their hearts that although all the officials in the Ministry of Punishment are afraid, they are also afraid of it.
I have offended too many people. Today, Dali Temple beats up people from the Ministry of Justice. All officials in the court will definitely feel happy. Moreover, after this incident, Dali Temple, which has always been looked down upon by others, will definitely increase its power. From now on,
I'm afraid no one will dare to look down on Dali Temple anymore.
Moreover, what happened this time was that Qin Xiao led the criminal department, which no one dared to provoke, and was beaten up by Qin Xiao. Naturally, Qin Xiao's reputation quickly spread throughout the capital, and many officials in the court even criticized Qin Xiao for this.
They had a good impression and felt that Qin Xiao had taught the Punishment Department a lesson for them.
The people from the Punishment Department helped Zhu Dongshan and others back to the Punishment Department. Lu Junzhong glanced at Qin Xiao, his lips moved slightly, and he hesitated to speak. He was about to take the people back, but Qin Xiao had already said in a cold voice: "Lu Budang, wait a minute!"
"What else do you want?" Lu Junzhong suppressed the anger in his heart.
Qin Xiaodao: "Just now you questioned four officials of Dali Temple and took them back for trial. I wonder if you want to take them back? They are here now. You can take them away. Of course, except for the four of them,
People, you brought a bunch of files here today. Which officials are involved in them? Are they all going to be investigated and tried? If we don’t arrest and examine them today, when will we wait?" There was a chill in his eyes: "Don't worry, Lu Budang.
I will never protect people who commit crimes and commit crimes, even if they are people from Dali Temple. In the same way, if there are people in the Ministry of Punishment who commit crimes and commit crimes, Dali Temple will not turn a blind eye."
Lu Junzhong clenched his fists with both hands in his sleeves.
Of course he understood Qin Xiao's words, he was clearly declaring war.
Of course, the people in the Xingbu now understood that this war was apparently between Dali Temple and the Xingbu, but in fact it was between the Xingbu and Qin Xiao.
This is of course an asymmetric war.
Almost all important officials in the Ministry of Justice were promoted and cultivated by Lu Junzhong. The dismissal of any official would weaken Lu Junzhong's power.
But the officials of Dali Temple were not from Qin Xiao.
The loss of any Dali Temple official will only provide an opportunity for Qin Xiao to improve his own power.