Four hundred and eighty-six chapters one wide and one strict
~.-~ The Great Court Meeting started at 9 o'clock in the morning. When the Court Meeting and the Court Meeting were over, it was already afternoon, and the Emperor gave meals to the ministers in the Wenhua Palace.
Zuodu Yushi Jiang Xinyue left the palace and returned to the Xicheng Duchayuan before half past midnight, which can be converted to three o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr. Zongxian couldn't wait to send a messenger to summon Li You to personally convey the spirit of today's meeting. In fact, he didn't know about Li You's invitation to Tingjun before, but Jiang Zongxian would not be angry about it. He had already
Get used to this situation.
This is a feature of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The censor has the right to make direct reports independently when doing business. Whether or not to inform the censor of Zuodu depends on his mood. This is said to avoid blocking the flow of words. The censor of Zuodu has to do something for
If you are dissatisfied, you will be besieged by the censors.
Seeing Li You enter the room, Jiang Zongxian informed the meeting: "You have invited Ting Ji, and the Holy Spirit has approved it today. The time is tomorrow's hour, the place is still in the East Chao Room, and you are still in charge of the trial."
After all, Jiang Zongxian carefully observed Li You's face. This was the reason why he wanted to convey his will to Li You personally. When the matter reached this point, he had basically successfully stayed out of the matter and did not have to take responsibility for the case. He was just curious.
It’s just how Li You solves the case.
However, Li You had a calm expression on his face, and it really didn't make sense to call him Jiang Zongxian.
"Thank you, Dazhong Cheng, for telling me that if there is nothing else, I should make careful preparations."
In the afternoon of the same day, the internal and external courtiers will meet in the Dongchaofang tomorrow. News of the case of the first court to deal with the remaining salt from Huaihe River and the later court to promote the bachelor's degree spread throughout the yamen. It should be said that these two things are quite eye-catching, but in comparison,
Obviously the latter one is more touching.
Although the Lianghuai Salt Case shocked both the government and the public, and was regarded as the biggest case in the Jinghe Dynasty, it really lacked any suspense. Even if the famous Li Qianxian came forward, he would definitely just sentence a few existing criminals. At most, the sentencing would be
Let’s debate for a few words and we won’t involve others anymore, because we really can’t involve them any longer.
The level of the current criminals is already high enough, and if they are further implicated, they will be at the level of Xu Shoufu and Wei Guogong. Xu Shoufu is just the same class as Ding Yunshi. They are both students of Zhang Ruoyu's old chief minister in the past. There is no conclusive evidence to prove whether Xu Shoufu knew anything about it.
I have never seen Xu Shoufu interceding for Ding Qian's envoy. You can't just get involved because of a mere relationship with the same family.
As for the Duke of Wei, he has been hereditary since the founding of the Ming Dynasty and will continue to retire with the country. These two words are no joke. Besides, Duke Xu is currently being highly praised by the Queen Mother and the Emperor. He is not yet so popular and will be so soon.
Today, he was blatantly dragged into the court meeting by the emperor. Trying to convict him would be even more difficult than going to heaven.
Therefore, compared to the Lianghuai Salt Case, whose outcome is mostly determined, the Tingtui Grand Scholar is more suspicious. It can be said to be full of suspense, and the result cannot be revealed until the last moment.
Furthermore, the academician is the prime minister and assistant of the dynasty, and has a bearing on the direction of the entire dynasty and the power structure. This is of self-evident significance to officials in the capital, especially promising officials.
No matter how big the Lianghuai Salt Case is, it cannot outweigh this vital interest. It is nothing more than a huge local case. It is good for talking about after dinner, but it is still a few steps away from affecting the direction of the officialdom of the capital.
Speaking of which, when Nading Qian was the head of the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department, he often sent "ice tribute" and "charcoal tribute" to the major yamen in the capital every year. But this is the custom, and the law does not blame everyone.
, whoever makes an argument about this is tantamount to making an enemy of the entire capital officialdom.
Li You came out of Jiang Zongxian's place, once again declined all visitors, and quietly closed the door to avoid suspicion. There was a banquet to celebrate the ceremony of the court's etiquette tonight. He originally planned to attend, but due to tomorrow's events, he could not go.
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As the presiding judge of the court, Li You was cautious in his words and deeds, but many others were not necessarily able to act calmly. To be honest, the emperor's decree to recommend a bachelor to the court was scheduled for tomorrow, which was quite sudden and caught many people off guard.
The courtiers originally thought that the emperor would take ten and a half days to get to know him before he would take any action, but they did not expect such a rush. From afternoon to late at night, there were countless people running around without touching the ground.
But these have nothing to do with Li You. In his eyes, people who work hard for Tingtui are similar to clowns, and they are destined to be in vain.
Back home, Li You continued to think deeply about tomorrow's events and repeatedly considered various possibilities. This was his good habit. For a moment, he was absent-mindedly holding his daughter in his arms, which made his eldest sister, who had just celebrated her second birthday, very unhappy.
Jin Baoer took his daughter away wisely and explained softly: "Since arriving in the capital, I have been preoccupied with many things and my smile has become much less frequent. Why is this so bad? Is there anything wrong with the family?"
Mr. Li sighed: "It's not easy to live in the capital! It has been turbulent for a month, and people can't help themselves in the situation. But I think after tomorrow the world will be peaceful, and stable days will come."
Early the next morning, when the sky was dark, Li You went to pick up the prisoners first. This prison of the Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China is also known as the Sky Prison, as is the prison of the Ministry of Punishments. There are no minor criminals inside, and the doors are strictly guarded behind the high walls.
The prison chief got the news yesterday. After checking the seal document today and verifying that it was correct, he went into the prison and soon took the prisoner out and handed it over to Li You.
The three of them, dressed in plain cloth, walked into the central hall of the front yard. When they looked up, they saw Li You cupping his hands as a gift, and heard him say: "Today, Tingji, please invite some of the adults to go on their way."
Suddenly, there was a surge of resentment in the hearts of the three people. They thought that after recuperating in prison for several months, their temperament had greatly improved, and they were indifferent to favors and humiliations. It was not until they really faced Li You that they realized that they were deceiving themselves. Thousands of words turned into one
The word "Bah".
But it was said that this was the first time Mr. Li had seen a prisoner since he accepted the case. These three people all had the fate of being officials in the same city with him, and most of them were his superiors. But now they are prisoners, and he is the chief judge.
Mr. Li was deeply saddened and deeply moved by the strange circumstances of his life.
Well, Lord Li ignored the raging anger in the eyes of the three people, intentionally or unintentionally. The allusion to who sent the three people into the prison was also selectively forgotten by Lord Li, only remembering that he was fighting back in self-defense.
After the prisoner said "poof", Mr. Li put away all his nostalgic feelings and returned to reality. He immediately put on a show of style and scolded: "The national law is current, you should take care of yourself!"
The officers and soldiers of the Central and Western Patrol Battalions of the Fifth Patrol Battalion had already received orders, and two sentry troops came to assist. Under the command of Mr. Li, the prisoners were escorted from Xicheng to outside the right gate of Chang'an.
Then the guards and soldiers guarding the imperial city and the palace city continued to escort the prisoners //Fastest text update--no ads//, until they were delivered to the east room outside the Meridian Gate.
Li You is no longer unfamiliar with the Eastern Court House. There are several court rooms in the east and west outside the Meridian Gate. The west side is used by military attaches and the east side is used by civil servants. It is usually used as a place to wait for the morning court. At other times, whenever civil servants gather for meetings, they are
Held in the East Chaofang.
When Li You arrived with the prisoners, he was the last to arrive, but this was normal. Others did not arrive with prisoners like him, so it was naturally convenient.
Li You swept the crowd and counted silently. Five pavilion elders, six ministers, twelve ministers, chief and deputy imperial envoys, general affairs Dali, thirteen Zhang Dao, six Zhang Ke... all the court officials were present. As the chief judge,
He coughed and was about to say a few words, and then started to talk.
At this moment, an eunuch suddenly entered the court room and shouted: "The Holy One has a decree! The ministers are ordered to move to the Wenhua Hall."
This edict interrupted the thoughts of everyone in the court room. Was this meant to be held in front of the imperial court? Then all the ministers had no choice but to enter the palace, pass through the Huiji Gate, and arrive at the Wenhua Palace.
Only when he entered the palace did he realize that there were people waiting on both sides of the Emperor's throne. Li You looked and saw on one side were the five distinguished left governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and on the other side was Bai Hanlin, who was accompanying the Emperor on his southern tour.
Not only Li You, but everyone was immediately enlightened. Bai Hanlin was fine, but the appearance of the five nobles here was definitely intentional by the emperor! If they were allowed to go directly to the court, it would probably arouse the resistance of all the civil servants.
, so through this method of outflanking from both sides, nobles and nobles were gradually and subtly infiltrated into the government affairs.
Li You murmured in his heart, judging from the close contact during the southern tour, the emperor did not have such a delicate mind, and there must be someone behind the scenes to guide him.
Not long after, the emperor ascended the throne, and after all the officials had finished the ceremony, he ordered: "Let's begin!"
Li You came out of the queue and gave a slight signal to the door, and then the prisoner was brought up. Yang Qianfutai, Ding Qianyunshi, and Luo Qianzhifu entered the palace and faced dozens of inquiring eyes, many of whom were familiar with them.
For a moment, I was so ashamed that I wished I could find a crack in the gold bricks under my feet and put it in.
Because they were all in Yangzhou City, all of them, old gangsters, were pulled down by the youngest and lowest-ranking Li You, and in the blink of an eye they were interrogated by Li You again. It was so embarrassing to tell them that they were like the laughing stock of officialdom.
In fact, the three people had already gone through the imperial envoy's preliminary trial, and their confessions were ready. All Li You had to do was to sort out the facts in front of the emperor and the courtiers, and make a judgment for the emperor's discretion.
In the impatience of the whole hall, he read the confessions of the three people and asked again: "What else can you say?"
Ding Qianyun was the main culprit. Hearing this, he loudly said: "The matter of smuggling of salt was already in place before the criminal minister took office! I only committed this crime after someone came from Nanjing after I took office. In fact, the main culprit was not
It's not me! Duke Xu Wei and Nanjing Guard Wu Dayong are the masterminds!"
Yang Qianfutai also defended: "The guilty minister attacked the father of the imperial concubine all because of a misunderstanding and misunderstanding caused by contacts from Nanjing. I am not the main culprit!"
The newly appointed left governor of the Central Military Governor's Mansion, Duke Xu of Wei, went out to report to the emperor: "I really don't know what these two people said."
The emperor replied to the prisoners: "As you said, the imperial court can send another person to Nanjing to investigate. If there is a crime, it will not be tolerated! As for you, you are deeply grateful to the emperor no matter what, and it is best to accept the crime first." Li You continued
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In fact, none of the ministers had much energy to deal with this case, and all their thoughts were focused on the subsequent court proceedings. That was the critical moment.
Li You received the emperor's order, turned around and said to the ministers: "From what I can see, the former Fengyang governor Yang is easy to say, but it is difficult to convict the former envoy Ding and the former political advisor Luo for their crimes. Either judge the crime."
Be beheaded, the men in the family are guarding the border, and the women are sold!"
The expressions of all the ministers in the palace changed, and even the absent-minded ones were shocked by Li Youzhi's words. This punishment was too harsh, and he actually wanted to kill the minister for his crime. Although there was no precedent for such a huge case, there was no precedent for Jing He to kill a minister.
Then Mr. Li said again: "Either you reduce your status to the people, confiscate your family property, and never use it again!"
This sentence was quite lenient. The palace became quiet for the time being. Everyone was wondering about the purpose of Chief Judge Li's two words: one lenient and one severe. Even the emperor looked curious.
