Cangyan County Governor's Office, side hall of the main meeting hall.
Luo Chuan said nothing but looked down at the file.
The elegant middle-aged man on the other side lowered his head in thought, then raised his head after a while. Instead of answering Luo Chuan's question, he asked, "Does the county magistrate think that the preliminary treatment of other officials of the Third Division is appropriate?"
Luo Chuan said without raising his head, "Most of the officials were dismissed from their posts, and some of the more serious crimes were punished with confiscation of property. Only a few collaborators were sentenced to beheading. There seems to be no problem with the county magistrate's sentence."
The elegant middle-aged man was not in a hurry to continue speaking, but patiently waited for Luo Chuan's next words.
"It's just that some of them have surnames that I have heard of, and they are in important positions where money and food are exchanged. Are these people like Lin Su's black maggots who have wiped their butts clean, or do Ze Yan think that the family behind him
Is it better to stay still?" Luo Chuan put the file on the table and looked up at the elegant middle-aged man.
The elegant middle-aged man looked back calmly, "Just as the county magistrate thought, first of all, these children from the side branch with good backgrounds are really not ostentatious in their work. Secondly, if you want to stand firm in Cangyan... Chao
We really can't offend the Tang Dynasty." He stood up and walked to Luo Chuan, pointing to a name in the file on the table and said, "Dou Bingzhang, a chief writer in the treasurer's office, was originally a minor official who reviewed and proofread money and grain.
, but after all, it is an indispensable task in the handover of money and grain into and out of the warehouse. Treasurer Li Daoxing cannot get around this person if he wants to do anything about it. Therefore, every time he makes a move, he must borrow some in advance to celebrate the New Year for the elders of the Dou family.
Dou Bingzhang turned a blind eye to his actions and pretended to be unaware of his actions. Now in the trial, he, the editor-in-chief, is neither the chief official who decides the amount of money and food in and out of the treasury, nor the one who determines the amount of money and food in and out of the treasury.
The actual officials who actually handled the money and food operations always responded with "I don't know" when asked, so they cannot be judged as the most accomplices of officials who concealed and failed to report. They can only be sentenced to dereliction of duty and not to investigate, and removal from office is considered serious."
"The county magistrate of Dou Bingzhang's surname Dou should have heard that his grandfather was the second-ranked civil servant in Lijun's court. Dou Qiushi, the court official in charge of the official office, was responsible for the evaluation of officials in various places. He really spread the human connections throughout the officialdom of a county.
The Dou family is a powerful figure in the past two hundred years, and Dou Qiushi himself has been a close friend of the current prefect when he was still a prince, and is highly regarded...
.." The elegant middle-aged man spoke calmly with no expression on his face, "So his humble position did not embarrass the Chief Secretary of the Treasurer's Yamen. However, after a routine interrogation, he was released back to his residence on the same day and ordered to wait behind closed doors for the verdict.
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Luochuan nodded and said nothing. The elegant middle-aged man continued, "The same is true for several other branch children with famous surnames that the county magistrate is familiar with. The family has only given them low-ranking but high-ranking positions.
The key petty officials relied on the family power behind them and the connections in the court. The chief officials of the three divisions were all polite when meeting them. Now that the county governor wants to thoroughly investigate the affairs of the three divisions, most of them cooperated respectfully.
"Also, there is a lot of witness evidence that should be provided, and he does not shy away from admitting his own guilt." He stretched out his hand again and lightly clicked on a few names on the file, "After all, the adults in the court are
They are all smart people. Everything they do is just following the wishes of the prefect. They follow the trend and act with good sense. It is not ugly to eat, and they have made sufficient preparations in advance, just waiting for the prefect.
Once they have made a decision, no matter whether the person coming is the eldest son or not, they will all retract their hands. As for the three maggots..."
The elegant middle-aged man returned to his chair and sat down and said quietly, "Probably it was reserved for the county governor... to establish his authority..."
Luo Chuan finally put down the file in his hand and looked at the elegant middle-aged man sitting on the chair with a smile, "Since he is here to let me establish my authority, is it not enough weight to just sentence him to Lin Su, remove him from office and confiscate his property?"
The elegant middle-aged man glanced at Luo Chuan and then lowered his head and said, "Lin Su's father, Lin Jitai, is one of the few powerful officials in the imperial court. He is the chief official in charge of a county's government office. He has an extremely strong personality and is a good person.
He is extremely tough, and the Mu family and the Lin family, where he belongs, have always been on good terms, so he cannot be sentenced to a heavier sentence when there is insufficient evidence on the surface."
"Zeyan, why do you think the Lin family pushed Lin Su to the position of chief officer of Cangyan's third division?" Luo Chuan looked down at the bronze mirror in his hand, "Since other officials in the court can see Cangyan clearly.
Given the situation, we knew that things like today would happen sooner or later, and everyone only occupied some minor positions to take advantage, so why did the Lin family insist on being in the limelight?"
The elegant middle-aged man did not raise his head, his voice was low and slow, "Probably... the benefits are big enough, and the reliance is enough..."
Luo Chuan laughed loudly and said, "It makes sense. After all, they are engaged in legal affairs. If we really want us to dig out some big flaws in their three-thirds of an acre of land and kill them, then the Lin family's job will be ruined."
It's time to hold on to it no longer." He casually picked up the file and handed it to Siqi, "Zeyan, let's judge according to your first trial file, and then publish it on the list, especially those heads that are to be chopped off for Si Lv.
The government officials are keeping a close eye on him and will report it to the county magistrate government and then he will be executed in public in the downtown square!"
The elegant middle-aged man took the file from Siqi, bowed solemnly and then exited the side hall.
When the door to the side hall was closed, Si Qi said gloomily, "Is that black maggot really impossible to kill?"
Luo Chuan sneered and said, "Didn't the county magistrate say that there is insufficient evidence on the surface and we can't kill him based on the law alone?" He stood up with a bronze mirror in his hand and walked around the brazier in the side hall.
The old coachman, who had been silent since the elegant middle-aged man arrived, said, "Not many children of the Lin family are officials in the court, but there are quite a few who hold important positions in various places. When it comes to the influence of the family, it is really the most important in the court.
He is one of the best people in the hall, and even Gongsun Cuo, the county magistrate of the three dynasties, would avoid him. That's why Lin Jitai, the county magistrate, said he was extremely strong and tough."
Luo Chuan snorted coldly, "Extremely strong and stubborn? If he, Lin Jitai, is loyal to the public and honest, and protects the law with an iron face, then his strength and toughness would be a good thing, but he has abandoned all his own sons to Cangyan.
A big maggot that is well known to everyone, even though he is not his legitimate son, it is enough to show his domineering heart. If I had come before Cang Yan, I probably would not have the confidence to kill this black maggot easily, but now..."
The old coachman glanced at Luochuan, then lowered his head and closed his eyes to rest.
Siqi just watched without saying anything. The young female Taoist beside her was as motionless as a stone sculpture.
Luochuan paused for a while and looked at the old coachman, "Uncle Jiang, let those people take action after the verdict is announced and let them do it more cleanly..." He glanced at the old coachman and said coldly.
, "Ignore the other people in the Third Division, these three maggots must leave their heads to me in Cangyan!!"