Chapter 45 Procrastination

One monk has water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink. This is the simplest principle. Although the three-law judicial review seems to be fair, open, and just, it must also be divided.

Who is the judge?

If you are involved with the person who is trying the case, then the case will not be easy to try. Even if the evidence is conclusive, there will still be people who are partial. We are all intellectuals, and who is not a sharp-tongued person who can talk about the dead as if they are alive?

Do you rely on this to make a living? What's more, Li Chaohai and his group are not completely impartial, but they just want to crucify Wei Guangwei and others, so the hall will naturally become more "chaotic". Officials of the Ming Dynasty have never been afraid of quarrels. In the Jinluan Palace, when

How dare you make such a fuss in the presence of the Emperor, not to mention that the Emperor is not here yet.

It is normal for a trial to end with no results in one day. After that, the officials of the Three Law Divisions went home and prepared to fight again tomorrow. Anyway, everyone knows that such a big case cannot be concluded in a day or two.

, we must be prepared for a protracted war.

After withdrawing from the court, Zhou Yingqiu, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, did not go home. Instead, he immediately rushed to Eunuch Wei's mansion. When he arrived at the mansion, he saw many sedan chairs parked outside the mansion. Needless to say, they were all his accomplices.

.Zhou Yingqiu came to the door and handed over the message. The concierge went in and asked for help. After a short time, word came from inside that the father-in-law was invited.

Zhou Yingqiu went straight to the flower hall under the guidance of the concierge. When he walked to the corridor, he saw many officials sitting there. Everyone was drinking tea, but all of them looked worried. When the officials saw Zhou Yingqiu's arrival, they quickly stood up and said

: "Master Zhou, you are here."...

Zhou Yingqiu returned the greeting and asked, "Everyone, why are you all sitting here? Where is the Governor?"

"The Governor is talking to Gu Shoufu inside and asked me to wait here," an official said.

Ying Qiu nodded. She thought she had to wait here. But then she heard the concierge say: "Mr. Zhou, please follow me to the flower hall."

"Okay, okay..." Zhou Yingqiu bowed her hands to other officials, "I'll excuse you now."

When walking through the corridor, Zhou Yingqiu seemed very proud. After all, there were so many people waiting outside. As soon as he came, the Governor invited him in. His status was clearly higher than the others.

Arriving at the flower hall, Zhou Yingqiu first saluted Eunuch Wei and Gu Bingqian, and glanced at the people sitting inside. There were very few people in the flower hall. Apart from Wei Zhongxian and Gu Bingqian, there were three other people, one was Zhou Rupan and the other was Huang Liji.

The other one was Tian Ergen. Seeing these few people in the hall, Zhou Yingqiu couldn't help but feel proud again. You must know that apart from the cabinet members, the only person present was Tian Ergen, Wei Eunuch's number one confidant.

"Ying Qiu, you came just in time, hurry up and sit inside." Wei Zhongxian looked at Yan Zhou Yingqiu and said very politely.

"Thank you, Governor." Zhou Yingqiu sat down and as soon as her butt was glued to the chair, she heard Gu Bingqian ask: "Mr. Zhou, how was the trial today?"

"Looking at the posture of Li Chaohai and others, it is obvious that they want to crucify Wei Cifu, Feng Shangshu and the others. However, the lower officials did not give them a chance to take advantage of it and delayed it as much as possible. However, the evidence in this case is conclusive, and there is so much money lying there, and

It was the emperor who urged me to do it, and I can't delay it for more than a few days even if I try." Zhou Yingqiu said truthfully.

Gu Bingqian nodded, looked at Wei Zhongxian, and said: "Master Governor, Yue Su is no longer trying this case. It's not a big deal that Master Wei and the others are behind bars. You must find a way to get them out."

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As the saying goes, we all belong to the same family. Today, Wei Guangwei, the second assistant, is in trouble. If he cannot be saved, his next turn will most likely be his first assistant. Gu Bingqian understands this truth very well, so he strongly advocated that he must

It would be best to rescue these people, especially Wei Guangwei, and reinstate him to his post. After all, if the second assistant does not fall, he can still sit securely as the first assistant.

Yue Su did not include the names of all the main members of the eunuch party, because he knew that once Gu Bingqian and the other two cabinet members were on the list, the case would become too big, and the first and second assistants would be fired at the same time, which would shock everyone.

The world may not be able to be dealt with. Just a few operations on Wei Guangwei and others are enough. It can completely achieve the effect of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger, and causing Wei Zhongxian severe pain.

Sure enough, the eunuchs were panicked. Gu Bingqian was the most afraid. Yue Su entered the cabinet. Wei Guangwei was about to fall. Zhou Rupan and Huang Liji were not worth mentioning at all and could be driven away casually. When the time comes, Fang Congzhe and Yue Su

Coming from behind is almost the same as the method they used to drive away Ye Xianggao and others.

Wei Zhongxian looked very calm and said: "What are you worried about? Wei Guangwei, Zhu Yanxi, and Ding Shaoshi cannot die. Looking at the world, there are not many emperors who would kill their ministers. I thought Xu Jie had left him when he overthrew Yan Song.

Life? Now that Yue Su has the upper hand, if we rush to catch Wei Guangwei and the others, we might fall into Yue Su's trap. Haven't you seen that Yue Su is too sick to come out to examine the case?

It is estimated that he is just waiting for us to take action. The best way to deal with all changes is to remain unchanged. Ying Qiu, if you continue to delay, Yue Su can pretend to be dead. There will be a good day. Wait for him to recover.

Okay, let him continue the trial."

"The Governor... Li Chaohai and the others will definitely force the case to be closed. I'm afraid it won't take a few days." Zhou Yingqiu said carefully.

"Then let's interrogate Ruan Zhenmei first. You are bluffing to beat him to death. Li Chaohai and the others will not sit idly by and take advantage of this and continue to delay." Wei Zhongxian said harshly.

"Yes, Governor. I will go all out."

"Also, I just heard that Wei Guangwei and the others said in court that their family's money was earned by their relatives from doing business and was temporarily stored in their home. Based on this exact statement, I will tell their relatives that if they go to court,

That's what they say. As long as Yue Su doesn't try him, it's not impossible to fish them out. If the case can't be closed in a month, the emperor's anger will be gone by then. I'll step in to see who can be arrested.

If you bail them out, bail them out!"

Eunuch Wei's family was like a bustling house, and so was Yue Su's house. Officials from the three parties, led by Fang Congzhe and Qi Shijiao, rushed to Shuntian Mansion one after another. Their slogan was fair and aboveboard, "Master Yue is sick, and it is our duty to come and visit him."

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The emperor has personally come to see Mr. Yue. As a colleague, there is no reason why he should not come to visit.

Mr. Yue was not as famous as Eunuch Wei. All officials who came to visit the patient were invited to the dormitory and had a few words. However, in the end, the three main figures, Fang Congzhe, Qi Shijiao and Li Chaohai, were still left.

"Bingyan, the case has been passed today, and no results have been produced. According to my estimation, it will be difficult to conclude the case within three to five days. Especially the case of Mr. Ruan, Jin Yiwei has come to Jizhen to pick up the person, and it will not be a few days.

On the same day, Sun Zushou, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, and Wu Ying, the eunuch who oversees the army, will arrive in Beijing and confront each other in court. It is inevitable that there will be irrefutable evidence. Mr. Ruan is committing the crime of deceiving the emperor. Not to mention his life is not guaranteed, and his family may be implicated.

.The emperor may be able to spare Bingyan's affection for you and not be implicated, but it will not be that easy to forcefully protect his life."

What Fang Congzhe said is very objective. Ruan Zhenmei's case was not only about accepting bribes, but also about concealing military information in the border town and deceiving the emperor. Accepting bribes can be treated lightly, but deceiving the emperor means killing everyone in the family. No matter how minor it is, some blood will be shed.

.Compared with him, people like Wei Guangwei only had irregular income sources, but because there was no other evidence of committing crimes, they could only be sentenced to bribery, and a few bribe-payers were found. The three judicial divisions were tried together, and among them there were

Eunuch Party officials, if you want to frame people with accusations, it's not easy to do so.

"Sir Yue, Mr. Fang Ge is right. Zhou Yingqiu is watching over there, and it is difficult to crucify Wei Guangwei and the others. In the end of Mr. Ruan's case, I am afraid that I will not be able to do what he wants." Li Chaohai said in embarrassment.

said.

His purpose was to crucify Wei Guangwei and Feng Quan, and in the end, they would have to be dismissed from their posts and go home to live in retirement. But in Ruan Zhenmei's lawsuit, because of the irrefutable evidence, he couldn't escape even if he wanted to. He simply accepted bribes.

, you can be dismissed from office, what should you do if you deceive the emperor?

What they meant, Yue Su, who was lying on the bed, also understood. He was full of energy now, but his consciousness was very clear. He said: "Close the case as soon as possible, hand the file to the emperor, and ask the emperor to make an apology."

Ruan Zhenmei's crime was really impossible to convict. Yue Su could only pray that the emperor would be more lenient. He would handle the matter quickly because he did not want to get himself involved. As he was in a high position, he had to consider more things than before.

The next day, the three judicial divisions held another hearing. Zhou Yingqiu followed Wei Gonggong's wishes and asked Ruan Zhenmei to be interrogated first. The co-defendant in Ruan Zhenmei's case has not yet arrived in court, so there is no use in bringing it up. It is just a formality. However, Li Chaohai kept in mind that Yue Zhenmei

If Su Su wants to close the case as soon as possible and force Ruan Zhenmei to plead guilty. When Zhou Yingqiu sees Li Chaohai like this, he is in a state of chaos, because his purpose is to force Ruan Zhenmei to plead guilty. In desperation, he has no choice but to help escape.

He said that the criminal in Jizhen had not yet been detained, so the case could not be concluded hastily, otherwise it would be inconsistent with the law. In this way, Ruan Zhenmei was dragged down again.

Next, Wei Guangwei and others were interrogated again. No one was in charge in the courtroom. Before even a few sentences were interrogated, the officials from the two families began to argue with each other again. Good guy, after the trial this day, nothing was decided. It was time to get off work.

At that time, the good old Zuo Shilang of the Criminal Department was shocked and said, "Quit!"

When the trial started on the third day, Li Chaohai changed his policy and began to interrogate Wei Guangwei, Feng Quan and others who they said were business relatives.

Relatives of officials do business. To put it bluntly, they help officials do business. They can earn tens of thousands taels a year, which is about the same. However, Wei Guangwei and the others all have a family fortune of one million taels and do not have years of accumulation. How can they earn so much from any business? But

Those relatives and friends were all talking nonsense with their eyes open. For example, a cousin of Feng Quan's family owned a restaurant. His business was booming every day throughout the year, and he might be able to earn tens of thousands of taels of silver. But this guy dared to shout and open his mouth.

Even with an income of 300,000 taels a year, fools are not that foolhardy.

These remarks were all made by Eunuch Wei when he asked someone to bring them. Even the account books were prepared overnight. When he got to the hall, he said so. Even if the loopholes were big, someone would help you fill them in.

There are three hundred and sixty-five days in a year, and your net income is 300,000 taels a year. Doesn’t this mean that at the end of a day, you will make at least more than 800 taels of silver? So what is the amount of money you make in a day, and what is the amount of money you rob?

That's almost it. But with the account book in hand, who cares whether you believe it or not when you go up to it. If Li Chaohai wanted to "force" questions and intended to impose punishment, Zhou Yingqiu would definitely stop him and snatch him away, and the officials from the two families would start arguing again.

, the lobby was full of spitting stars.

Chapter 45 Procrastination
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