Four hundred and eighty-seven chapters greed and illicit salt (seeking the moon)
..Laws, rules, rules, and after the laws there are rules, and the rules depend on people to decide. The rules of the country are now in the hands of dozens of people in the Wenhua Palace, especially the emperor.╱
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As the chief judge, Li You was, to a large extent, responsible for the technical procedures at the front desk. All judgments he made had to be reviewed by the court officials and the emperor made the final decision and took effect.
Everyone in the hall thought about Li You's two completely different sentencing options, and most of them made guesses.
No matter what reasons Li Jinxian had, whether it was to seek personal revenge, to gain a reputation for being upright, or to establish a tough image, it doesn't matter now. What matters is that he really has the intention to kill him?
From a legal perspective, this case can be called the largest case since the founding of the People's Republic of China in terms of the amount of silver involved. It is not unreasonable to execute the criminal.
But in terms of sentiment, since no ministers have been specifically killed in the past twenty years, it is better not to break the tradition of "not killing scholar-bureaucrats". The last time the tradition was broken was Chongzhen...
Li You's idea was probably that he wanted to be executed, but he also didn't want to be known as the one who killed the minister, so he pretended to be in trouble and said the two options of beheading and letting go. Anyone who wants to agree to be executed, let's come together
, whoever agrees to be lenient will have to bear the consequences of being attacked as a person who bends the law for personal gain.
This guess may be simplistic, but it remains true to its origins, and Li You's tricks should not exceed this scope anyway.
Everyone was speculating, but Mr. Li was very sensible and did not disturb him. After expressing his ambiguous opinions, he deliberately paused for a moment to give everyone time to think. He secretly thought to himself, among all the people in the palace, who would come out to speak first?
When it comes to matters involving criminal names, most of the time it is the minister of the Three Laws Division who comes out first to express his position, the censor of the Zuodu or the censor of the deputy capital? The minister of the Ministry of punishment or the minister? Or the minister of Dali Temple?
"Li Qianxian was ordered to hear the case, but he has no idea so far. Could it be that he is just trying to shirk the blame? The court orders you to decide the case, not just to investigate the case. You must reach a verdict instead of questioning others!"
Li You heard the sound and looked sideways. He was slightly surprised. The person who stood up to speak was not any one of the Three Laws Division, but Yan Jun, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, who was known as the Great Situ.
He immediately thought about it and secretly understood. After Tingjing, he would also recommend a bachelor. Yan Shangshu had a high voice and was considered a popular candidate. He wanted to seize the last moment to increase his sense of presence and strengthen his reputation in the hearts of the courtiers.
impression.
All the ministers in the palace could see what Yan Shangshu was thinking, but they had to admit that Yan Jun was indeed the most popular candidate.
Among the six ministers, the most important one, Zhao Shangshu of Tianguan Otsuka, has been promoted to the second rank for less than three years, and he has been the official minister for only one and a half years. His seniority is slightly younger; the most noble one, Bohai Shangshu, returned to the court last year.
When he became the Minister of Rites, he was not even as good as Zhao Tianguan.
In addition, the great minister Kou Xunfeiqian has been the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment for a little longer than the previous two. However, it has only been four years since the sixth year of Jinghe, and the status of the Ministry of Punishment is relatively low among the six ministries;
The chief minister of the Ministry of Industry, Hu Shangshu, was old and weak and was about to retire from office. Not to mention that the Ministry of Industry had the lowest status among the six ministries, and it was generally impossible to rely on the Ministry of Industry to enter the cabinet.
In contrast, Yan Jun, the Chief Situ of the Ministry of Hubu, is a senior minister and a very important official of the Ministry of Hubu. Based on his seniority and errands, he can be said to be one of the most powerful candidates to join the cabinet.
There is another important factor. Peng Chunshi, a scholar of Wuyingdian, entered the cabinet as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Yan Jun later took over from Mr. Peng Ge and served as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He can be regarded as a direct confidant of Mr. Peng Ge.
At present, since Xu Cifu resigned, the momentum of Xu Shoufu and Peng Ge Lao in the court has increased, so it can be said that Yan Shangshu has very strong support in the court.
All the above factors add up. Yan Shangshu dare not say that he is certain, but he is 60 to 70 percent sure. Now at the last moment, when it is time to canvass for votes, he has to do it. If you recruit more people, you will have one less factor of uncertainty.
There are as many as forty or fifty ministers participating in today's court election, and no one can control them all. However, many ministers have no stance, they just follow the trend according to the trend and do not offend others. Yan Shangshu stood up at this time just to show himself.
Of course, Yan Shangshu is not without his opponents. Another highly popular candidate among the important officials of the imperial court is Li You's senior, Ma Lu Shangshu, the chief minister of the Ministry of War.
As mentioned in the previous article, Lu Shangshu became a Jinshi at the age of sixteen, and was selected as a good scholar by the imperial court. He served as an official for as long as forty-five years. This seniority was unparalleled and he was indeed able to look down on his ministers.
Peng Ge Lao, who is only 69 years old in the court, can almost compare with Lu Shangshu in terms of official time, but he is still slightly behind. Another example is Yuan Ge Lao, another great scholar. Although he is four years older than Lu Shangshu, he is not as good as Lu Shangshu.
Jinshi was ten years later than Lu Shangshu, so in Lu Shangshu's eyes, he could only be regarded as a junior.
But Lu Shangshu also had shortcomings. He started out as the head of the Ministry of Punishment. He offended the former chief minister of the previous dynasty. He went through various states and governments and wasted time for more than ten years. He finally became famous after the chief minister died.
Head. He successively served as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Minister of the Ministry of War, and finally as Minister of the Ministry of War.
The grades between the ministries are the same, but the status is still high and low. There have been various divisions since ancient times. There are often three upper ministries and three lower ministries. However, in recent years, they can generally be divided into three grades. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Households are
The first rate; the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War are the second rate, but these two ministries are often dissatisfied with the Ministry of Husbandry; as for the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Work, they are the third rate for thousands of years.
In the official rules of the Ming Dynasty, the transfer of ministers from ministers to ministers was also different. Of course, a minister from the Ministry of Works moved to another minister, which was a promotion, but if he wanted to change from a minister in the Ministry of Civil Affairs to another minister, it was a demotion.
It can be seen from Lu Shangshu's resume that he has experienced the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of War, but he did not have the experience of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Husbandry, the two first-class departments. Although the Ministry of War is heavier than the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Work, it is still lighter than the Ministry of Personnel.
Ministry of Husbandry, so from this point of view, Lu Da Sima is not as good as Yan Da Situ.
In fact, according to He Xini's practice, Yan Shangshu joins the cabinet, and Lu Shangshu moves to Hubu Shangshu. This should be the most happy ending and the least turbulent plan. However, in the court, especially on personnel issues, never take things for granted.
With this kind of thinking, the answer will always be unknown until the dust settles.
He went too far, but said that in the Wenhua Hall, Li You looked up and down Yan Shangshu with great interest. He had to admit that this Yan Shangshu was probably a handsome man when he was young. He was standing there talking and talking in a graceful manner.
, the meaning of what he said was also very popular among the ministers in the palace——
Originally, the court asked you, Li You, to preside over the case, just to make you take responsibility. There is no free meal in the world. But you are ambiguous here, do you want everyone to embarrass you?
However, in Li You's mind, he remembered a saying, if there is a road to heaven, you should not take it, but if there is no door to hell, you must break through... Who do you think, Yan Da Situ, that I have delayed this case until now?
When Yan Shangshu finished his speech, Li You smiled and spoke again: "I am in charge of the trial at the imperial court, and I am in charge of the trial. When it comes to criminal charges, all the officials of the Three Laws Department have not spoken yet, but Yan Situ, as the Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, stepped forward first, deliberately
Where is it!"
These words were very harsh. Yan Shangshu suddenly felt that it was a mistake to want to be in the limelight in front of Li You. He was just making himself uncomfortable. Then Li You was not a relative or friend at all and had no obligation to cooperate with him. In fact, it didn't matter if he didn't cooperate, but Li You was famous.
It's not a fuel-efficient lamp. If you play tricks, you may end up losing more than you gain.
Faced with the opportunity to join the cabinet today, I couldn't help but be impulsive... Yan Shangshu silently reflected. Sure enough, he heard Li You suddenly wake up again and said loudly: "I remember, your Ministry of Revenue should be in charge of the world's salt administration, is it possible?
Does Yan Situ feel guilty about the Lianghuai Salt Case?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the Wenhua Palace suddenly became subtle. Countless experiences have shown that Li You often seems to speak extremely out of tune, as if he is young and energetic or talks nonsense, but in fact he has deep meaning and back-up tactics.
Everyone knew very well that Li Qianxian's words made it difficult for Yan Shangshu to speak up.
The original intention of Yan Shangshu was just to make a public appearance in front of the court and hint that he was favored by the public. However, this reason can only be understood but not expressed in words. It cannot be stated openly as a reason.
Since the real reason could not be told, Li You casually said that the Ministry of Finance felt guilty, and blocked Yan Shangshu until he could not justify himself.
Like a wake-up call, Shangshu Yan realized that before he became the cabinet minister, his identity was still the minister of the Ministry of Revenue... The status of a popular candidate for cabinet cannot be used as food.
However, Yan Shangshu was facing a big event today, so he naturally did not want to argue angrily with Li You. Mr. Peng Ge came out to rescue him and said to Li You: "Master Li, don't worry about him. Please close the case as soon as possible and petition the Holy Inquisition!"
Li You immediately retorted: "What Mr. Ge said is biased. The purpose of trying a case is to identify doubts. If you have doubts, why don't you ask?"
"Did I ever say you don't ask questions when you have questions? The criminal is at the palace gate, Mr. Li, you can go and ask." Mr. Peng Ge pointed at the three criminals at the palace gate and said coldly.
Mr. Peng Ge didn't believe that someone surnamed Ding dared to mess with the household department, and there was no need at all. If he continued to ask more questions, he would most likely find out the Duke of Wei and the Nanjing garrison officer. Li You went ahead and asked without fear of trouble. It's best for dogs to bite dogs.
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Li You turned around and walked a few steps and came to Ding Qianyun, "Your mentor Wen Zhenggong was upright and upright. He supported the young master and worked hard, which is enough to shine through the ages! But having an incompetent student like you is enough to shame the ancestors of the underground!"
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Everyone in the hall felt that the clouds and mountains were shrouded in mist again...
After Mr. Li brought out the title of "Old Chief Assistant", he scolded Ding Qian's transport envoy, and then shouted: "I would like to ask you, you secretly trafficked surplus salt from the Huaihe River and Huaihe River.
, do you know?"
Just as Ding Qianyun was about to reply categorically, "The Ministry of Finance does not know," he heard Li You shout again: "You have to think carefully! If the Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the court, knew about the connivance, your crime would not be private."
Salt is stolen goods; if the Ministry of Revenue does not know this but you do it on your own, your crime is trafficking in illegal salt!"
There were many people in the palace who were not familiar with the law. When they heard Li You's words, they couldn't help but whisper among themselves, asking their colleagues about the difference between taking bribes and stealing money.
Soon, the censor of Youqiandu in the inspection gave the most authoritative judicial explanation: "If you are convicted of stealing stolen goods, as a rule, you will be deprived of your citizenship and your family property will be confiscated, and it will never be used again! If you are convicted of stealing salt, you
This number should be killed according to the law! The men in the family are guarding the border, and the women are selling the Jiaofangsi!"
Li You's sharp words were like thunder and pierced people's hearts, shocking Ding Qianyun to death. To be continued...
