There are more Jinyiwei in the Xingbu Yamen, and the officials are many times more than at the door. If you are familiar with the officialdom, you will find that in addition to officials from the Xingbu Yamen and Jinyiwei, there are also Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Personnel in the Xingbu Yamen today.
of officials.
These officials are not just people watching the excitement. They are either here to preside over today's submissions, or they are here to listen to the submissions.
In the Ming Dynasty, like the previous dynasty, the Ministry of Punishment was in charge of legal affairs and prisons, similar to the modern Ministry of Public Security. Together with Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it was called the "Three Law Departments".
Dali Temple is similar to the modern Supreme People's Court, and is also responsible for the trial of Xing prison cases. In ancient times, the person in charge of punishment was Tu, and it was also called Li. The "Li" of Dali Temple means "punishment", and Dali Temple is the "Daxing Temple";
The Procuratorate was the highest supervisory, impeachment and remonstration agency of the Ming Dynasty. It also handled criminal matters and had judicial powers, similar to the modern Supreme People's Procuratorate.
In the Ming Dynasty, these three organs all had the power of Xing Prison, but there was also a division of labor. Cases in Xing Prison were mainly tried by the Ministry of Punishment, while Dali Temple favored the cautious punishment agency, responsible for refuting and redressing unjust and wrong cases. If Dali Temple did not
If you agree with the trial results of the Ministry of Punishment, you can submit a petition to apply for a holy ruling; the Metropolitan Procuratorate is mainly responsible for the supervision of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, and enjoys the privilege of "reporting on major matters and making decisions on minor matters." The three organs check and supervise each other.
General criminal cases are tried by the Ministry of Punishment. If the case is more influential or serious, it will be tried jointly with the Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the General Affairs Envoy, and the officials, households, rituals, military, industry and other departments.
It may be a joint trial of nine departments, or it may be a joint trial of several departments, depending on the size of the case. If the case is particularly serious, the top leaders of the nine departments will have a joint trial, that is, people
It is often said that the nine ministers will judge.
Of course, the factory guard system in the Ming Dynasty was quite unique. In many cases, Jin Yiwei or officials from the East and West Factory would participate in the trial, and even play a leading role.
Originally, the plan for Zhu Ping'an's impeachment of Zhao Daying was to be reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment and the Jinyiwei Federation. However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. The situation has changed a lot in the past few days. There have been many memorials to impeach Yan Song and his party members, which has led to the impeachment of Zhu Ping'an.
much attention.
In addition, add some hints from some people.
Therefore, today's case of Zhu Ping'an's impeachment of Zhao Daying was jointly tried by mid-level officials from five departments including the Jinyiwei, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Ministry of War. As for the commander of the Jinyiwei, the Minister of Punishment, the Minister of Dali Temple, etc.
The leaders would not deign to condescend to jointly review the impeachment case of a sixth-grade official. Neither Zhu Pingan's rank nor the influence of the case were qualified.
There is a joint trial by mid-level and superior officials from five departments, and Zhu Ping'an's impeachment case has been taken seriously.
However, although it is a joint trial of mid-level officials from five departments, since the case indirectly involves Mr. Yan Song, individual bigwigs such as the Minister of Justice, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, and the Minister of Dali Temple will also be present to observe the case.
I went, there were so many people.
Although Zhu Ping'an had expected that there would be a lot of officials today when he was at the door, when he walked into the Penal Department Yamen, he was still shocked by the number of officials inside as there were in the previous court.
"Who are you?"
After Zhu Pingan entered the yamen of the Ministry of Justice, a member of the Imperial Guards came to inquire. The main reason was that Zhu Pingan's clothes were too conspicuous. Others were in official uniforms. Zhu Pingan was the only one who was wearing regular clothes and had a cloth bag slung across his body.
It stands out from the crowd.
"Zhu Pingan, the Imperial Academy's Attendant, was ordered to come here to express his love." Zhu Pingan slightly arched his hands, and then took out the official documents from the Ministry of Punishments.
"It turns out to be Mr. Zhu. Sir, please come this way."
Jin Yiwei took the official document from Zhu Pingan, read it carefully, returned the official document to Zhu Pingan, and then led the way to lead Zhu Pingan to the court.
The surname of this Jinyiwei examiner is Liang, and his name is Liang Bi. Liang Bi is a hereditary Jinyiwei. Examiner Baihu is an official position of Jinyiwei. It is one level lower than Baihu, and it is a sixth-grade official position.
"Your Majesty, if you go further, you will be able to express your feelings. I will not see you off because I have to be on duty. There is only one thing that I would like to ask Master Zhu to keep in mind. Zhao Qiu, the left minister of the Ministry of War, is Zhao Daying's uncle. Please also ask Zhu."
Sir, please be careful with this person."
Liang Bi led Zhu Pingan through the courtyard of the Ministry of Justice and entered the second gate through the corner gate. When passing through the corner gate, the Jin Yiwei reminded Zhu Pingan in a low voice, and then left straight away with his hands clasped in fists.
oh?
Zhu Pingan was startled, looking at Liang Bi's leaving figure, and was very curious as to why the Jin Yiwei told him such a secret. However, looking at Liang Bi's cautious and quick departure, Zhu Pingan did not go up to ask. If he wanted to
If you know it, you will naturally tell yourself. If you don't tell yourself, you have something else to hide. People kindly reminded me that you can't stop making things difficult for others.
In fact, what Zhu Ping'an didn't know, the reason why Liang Bi reminded Zhu Ping'an was not very complicated. Shen Lian, the Jinyiwei who had impeached Yan Song and was exiled outside the Great Wall, was an old friend of Liang Bi's. Liang Bi was just a trial hundred households from the sixth grade.
, when Shen Lian was persecuted by the strict party, Liang Bi was powerless and the strict party was powerful, so Liang Bi could only quietly help Shen Lian take care of his wife, children and family.
When Shen Lian was persecuted by the strict party and faced the danger of beheading, Zhu Ping'an said in front of Emperor Jiajing, "I heard that before this person submitted a letter, I had bought a coffin and placed it at home." This extinguished the anger in Emperor Jiajing's heart and made Jiajing mistakenly
Thinking that Shen Lian wanted to die to gain fame, he changed his death sentence to exile. As a result, Shen Lian was able to survive.
Liang Bi reminded Zhu Pingan that on the one hand he was grateful to Zhu Pingan for Shen Lian's incident, and on the other hand he admired Zhu Pingan for daring to impeach the strict party.
Liang Bi's family had a wife and children, so he knew that he did not have the courage to practice deeply, so he could only use this hidden method.
After Zhu Ping'an entered the second door, he saw the court hall of the Ministry of Punishment being decorated. Outside the court hall, the servants were arranged in two rows with killing sticks. Guards in golden uniforms were scattered around the courtyard. The clerks and servants were setting up in the courtyard under the command of the head of the Ministry of Punishment.
In the court hall, move tables and chairs, set up a pergola, and arrange the presiding seat and auditorium.
Because this petition was jointly presided over by five departments, there were nearly ten officials sitting in the court alone, plus He Ao, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Qiu, the left minister of the Ministry of War, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Minister of Dali Temple, and the Jin Yiwei Tong.
There were as many as twenty or thirty people including the magistrate and other officials attending the meeting.
Although the lobby of the Ministry of Justice is larger than the lobby of ordinary yamen, there is no room for so many people, especially the number of officials who are observing are more than the officials who are presiding over the trial. They are all officials of third rank or above. The Ministry of Justice cannot let these big guys crowd in the corner.
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Therefore, the Chen Qing Gong Hall was temporarily located in the courtyard.