Four hundred and seventy-one chapters Li Yixian's errand
Mr. Li no longer has the command of the Admiral Yunhui of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and is left with a lone Inspector Youqian Du Censor with an empty title, so he has no choice but to report to the Imperial Inspectorate Yamen.//--//(shuhaigecom-
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The Metropolitan Procuratorate was also well-known in the country. Along with the Hanlin Academy and the Sixth Section, it was a holy place for low-level officials to raise their hopes. It was a place where countless officials with ideals and ambitions pursued their aspirations.
But the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the yamen responsible for supervision, is different from other yamen. Its internal hierarchy is not so clear-cut.
The chief court officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate include Zuo Du Yushi, Zuo Fudu Yushi, and Zuo Qiandu Yushi. They are nominally subordinate to thirteen provinces including Henan Province and Shandong Province, with a total of 110 supervisory censors.
However, the supervision work of these thirteen denominations is carried out independently and is not subject to interference by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Each denomination can report directly to the emperor without going through the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Each supervisory censor often calls himself a certain censor outside the country without adding the word "Du Chaoyuan". Moreover, the regulations also clearly stipulate that the chief court official of the Duyi Yuan and the supervisory censor can supervise and impeach each other.
The control of the Thirteen Dao by the Chief of the Metropolitan Procuratorate can only be reflected in two aspects, one is point difference dispatch, and the other is return inspection. Unlike other yamen, the court officials have decisive power over subordinate yamen.
So when Zhao Liangren was the censor of Zuodu, Li You was besieged by the censor and criticized Zhao Zongxian for his poor control. In fact, Zhao Liangren was really wronged. Whoever becomes the censor of Zuodu cannot control the whole situation.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate became one's own voice.
The day after Li You reconciled with Princess Guide, he took all his diplomas and went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to perform his duties. He spent most of his time in Beijing in Zhongcheng and Dongcheng, but this time he wanted to go west.
go.
Due to Feng Shui reasons, the Imperial Government Office is different from most ministry offices in that it is not built in the Central City, but in the Xicheng. Also living next to each other in the Xicheng are the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple are collectively known as the Three Legal Departments of the State and the Dynasty. A high wall is built around the three yamen to indicate the forbidden area of the Legal Department and isolate irrelevant pedestrians.
I would like to say one more thing here. The Imperial Procuratorate not only has supervisory functions, but also has judicial functions. Together with the Ministry of Punishment, it is the two major judicial offices. However, the division of labor is slightly different. Routine cases are generally heard by the Ministry of Punishment, but many appointed
All serious cases, especially official cases, are tried by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
In more than a quarter of an hour, Li You arrived at the Metropolitan Procuratorate on Gyeonggi-do Street. After passing the gate, he reported his whereabouts. Then the chief officer (that is, the miscellaneous officer) of the Secretary-General's Department came out to greet him and led him to continue to the inside.
It wasn't until he was under the eaves of the lobby in the middle of the back, and after going through some reporting procedures, that Li You was passed in.
In front of the screen in the hall, behind the public case, sat an old man with three long beards and a round face. Although he was not familiar with it, Li You certainly knew that this was Jiang Xinyue, the censor of Zuodu. He took another step forward and held his hands as a courtesy.
: "The lower official has met Dazhong Cheng."
Jiang Zongxian hesitated for a moment, then sat down and raised his hand to return the salute.
Jiang Zongxian felt strange about Li You's arrival. Not to mention the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, in the Capital Metropolitan Procuratorate, the censors with the prefix "right" were all resident foreign missionaries and did not work in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This has formed a fixed system
Already.
Moreover, the official title of Censor with the prefix "Right" and the corresponding assignments are in a symbiotic relationship. The official title is fictitious, while the assignment is real. He has been in the officialdom for more than 20 years. He has never seen the assignment be dispensed with, but the Censor with the prefix "Right" is left alone.
Weird examples of titles.
If it weren't for the fact that Li You's official complaint and relevant appointment and dismissal edicts were clearly listed in the public case, and that he had met Li You himself at the court meeting, Jiang Dazhongcheng would have suspected that someone had come to the door to deceive him, and he especially insulted the intelligence of an old bureaucrat.
deception.
Indeed, Li You's situation will surprise anyone who has a little knowledge of officialdom. Therefore, it was very insincere for Li You to just resign from his job. People with a discerning eye saw that this was a bargaining method, and even Li You himself did not expect it at all.
He would really be dismissed from his post.
But he said that ever since he heard the report that Li You had an interview, Jiang Zongxian has been trying to figure out what the Cisheng Palace meant by removing Li You from his post and retaining his title? Does it have a profound meaning, or is he just confused?
Li You came to the door, and it was obvious that he wanted to turn his false title into a real official. Logically speaking, this is what he should do, and he had no choice but to accept it. But the biggest problem is that there is no precedent. How to arrange Li You's work? Jiang Zongxian also
Tangled.
First of all, Empress Dowager Qian personally issued an edict to remove Li You from his post. Without understanding Empress Dowager Qian's thoughts, it would be easy for things to go wrong.
Secondly, Li You's official rank is neither high nor low, and his rank is rather embarrassing in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. If he is a fourth-rank imperial envoy or above, he can be directly arranged to be an official in charge of the court. If he is a seventh-rank official, he falls within the scope of the thirteenth level.
But the fifth rank is a bit too high and too low, and being appointed as a hall official is a joke. How can there be a fifth rank hall official in the capital's yamen?
Arranging thirteen errands is a bit low for Li You. The number of thirteen censors is also customized. Even if exceptions can be made, no one wants to have a fifth-grade master weigh on them.
Third, Li You's reputation is too great, and his lethality is known to everyone. In this sensitive period of political transition, poor arrangements can easily lead to unexpected troubles. Although everyone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate is responsible for their own responsibilities,
But who can guarantee that the fire will not burn him, the censor of Zuodu?
It's a pity that Mr. Yuan Ge is not in the capital, otherwise he could still go and ask for instructions...
After much deliberation, Jiang Zongxian put aside the errand issue first and summoned the servants to summon the courtyard clerk. He ordered: "Quickly clean out a room in the east courtyard."
Then he said to Li You: "We will discuss other matters after Mr. Li has settled the matter."
Li You exited the General Constitution Hall, followed the secretary across the several months door, and entered a quiet courtyard full of ancient trees. Two rows of spacious three-apart rooms faced each other, and the cornices stretched into the sky.
The curvature is very pleasing to the eye. There are ancient wells and pavilions in the middle of the courtyard, and the style is very elegant and quiet.
Li You raised his head slightly with satisfaction, and then looked at the secretary. He was young, in his thirties, with a dark complexion. "Excuse me, your Excellency, what is your surname?"
"I don't dare to take it, I don't take it. My surname is Feng. Do you like this courtyard?"
Sir... Hearing this honorific, Li You's face twitched a few times in his weak years, and he replied: "Very good."
Feng Siwu pointed to one room and said: "There are many officials in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the place is crowded. This row is Hu Qianxian's public house. At this time, he is not in the courtyard, and the other row opposite is still empty. It is wrong for two elders to share this courtyard.
Already."
He also said: "According to the court etiquette, as the boss, I have to allocate four servants for use. Today, I can't prepare them all at the same time. I still hope Haihan."
With public funds accompanying him, Li You naturally refused to accept anyone who came and happily accepted it. He specifically asked the chief minister to select some strong ones.
Li You's trip to the Metropolitan Procuratorate ended here today. He originally wanted to go to the Henan Daogongfang with the eldest princess's documents and visit Fan Zhong, the censor in charge, but he thought again and decided to wait until he officially took office.
Recalling Jiang Zongxian's attitude, Li You felt that he was going to be on the bench. As expected, there would be no practical errands for a while.
The censors are called officials. It is true that they do not care about the general affairs. But they are not like outsiders imagine. Most of the censors have actual errands to do. The division of the thirteen lines is not without reason. Each line is responsible.
What it is targeted at, the system is clear.
According to the supervision system, more than a hundred censors can not only supervise various yamen in the capital, but also penetrate into every aspect from the court to the local government. It can be seen from the names of the errands, censors patrolling and inspecting warehouses, censors patrolling warehouses,
The censors who patrolled the customs, the Qing army censors, the tea horse censors, etc., were all ultimately to ensure the emperor's control over the world.
Of course, in other words, the censor who has no work to do is just sitting on the bench. He can only really hear what is happening and use the cannon to increase his sense of presence.
Li You didn't know that after he left, Jiang Zongxian summoned Zheng Liangdi, the deputy governor of the left, to discuss the matter, and the content was naturally about Li You.
The two chief and deputy officials are not courageous people. They are both worried at this moment. It is very inconvenient to arrange errands for Li You, and they are afraid that he will make a fuss if they are idle.
This Li You is obviously not a person with a simple background, and he is still very energetic when he makes trouble. Besides, the Metropolitan Procuratorate itself is a place where superiority and inferiority are unclear. Li You has the backing of the officials, and he is not afraid of them using inspections to suppress him.
Although they are not from the same group as Li You, there is no need to cause trouble for this matter.
Zheng Fuxian thought for a moment and suddenly came up with an idea, "It is not appropriate to place him in the Thirteenth Division, and it is even more inappropriate to let him sit in charge of the court. It is better to let him form his own department and decide matters alone."
Jiang Xinyue wondered: "Is there anything suitable for him to be arbitrary?"
"Recently, a serious case that our court is responsible for can be handed over to him for trial. Li You has served in various places and has the ability to resolve cases. Moreover, the outcome of the trial is the responsibility of the official who is in charge, and it has nothing to do with us."
Jiang Xinyue suddenly realized it and said with a smile: "That's right, that's right! I can leave it to Li You, there is no more suitable candidate than him!"
The serious case mentioned by these two men is indeed a rare major case in recent years. It is also the most difficult matter for the Metropolitan Procuratorate in recent times. It has not been solved for several months.
This case will definitely look familiar to Li You, and Li You is also one of the people who knows the inside story best, because the full name of the case is "The case of smuggling salt from Huaihe River and Huaihe River and murdering the father of the country"...
It is said that Yang Qian Futai, Ding Qian Yunshi, and Luo Qian participated in politics. On the surface, they were trying to trick each other, but in fact they were the unlucky ones who were tricked to death by Li You. They were captured and brought to Beijing. They have been imprisoned in the Metropolitan Procuratorate for three months, but so far
The case is still not closed.
This case itself is not difficult, but the difficulty lies in the layers of relationships beyond these three people.
In order to reduce the crime, Ding Qianyun also named the Duke of Wei and the eunuch who was guarding Nanjing, and trouble began. Another criminal, Yang Futai, who had committed a slightly less serious crime, also named the Duke of Wei and the eunuch who crossed the border to commit the crime, and claimed that he was
Deceptive.
Duke Guo of Wei is one of the most powerful nobles with real power. It is said that he will soon go to Beijing to serve as the governor. In fact, the governor is not much, but the Queen Mother's intention to support him is a bit obvious, and the emperor will not object to this in his heart.
If you want to engage the Duke of Wei, you must think twice and again.
Wu Dayong, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, was a close servant of the late emperor. There were his disciples in the ceremonial department, so he could not be convicted easily.
But it is not that easy to make Ding Qianyun bear all the charges. Ding Qianyun is a disciple of the old chief assistant and a fellow disciple of Xu Shoufu. Although Xu Shoufu has not said a word about the case so far, who dares to ignore it?
The weight of the first assistant?
Yang Qianfutai himself was also a very well-connected feudal official, and he had a good relationship with him. He and Mr. Jinge seemed to be of the same age. Even Luo, who was the least powerful person in politics, was said to be ingratiating himself with Mr. Pengge.
Therefore, the most difficult part of this case is how to balance the parties. The main criminal arrived in Beijing in May, and it is still under trial.
If Mr. Li knew that this difficult matter would fall on him, he would secretly sigh that "it is your own fault and you will not survive."
