Chapter 560: As long as I arrest people quickly enough, the conspiracy can’t catch up with me
"Gongsun Zhao! Gongsun Zhao! You, you, you... dare to torture me... I, the Han family, will not let you go!"
In the prison of Kaifeng Mansion, Han Xiu was hung up.
I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or intentional, but it’s right where Lu Junyi was hung up.
The jailers who took action were from the same group, and the black and red killing stick with a thick mouth was also the same model.
So Han Xiu's words sounded cruel, but his tone was almost like crying, and his two legs were trembling, trembling.
Gongsun Zhao walked in and saw this reaction. He directly picked out a new killing stick and said to the jailer: "The previous one is about to be discounted, change it to this one!"
Han Xiu was also very straightforward, and with a click, he drew it.
No need to splash cold water on his face, Qiu Wuzuo stepped forward and pinched Renzhong, then woke him up and said with a smile: "Mr. Han, I'm offended."
Han Xiu was still a little dazed: "How presumptuous! What is Mr. Han? You call me a commoner? When you see me, you must call me your official title!"
Qiu Wuzuo smiled and said: "But you are no longer Judge Han. Now that you have returned to the Kaifeng government office, it's hard for everyone to call you Han Zhizhi, right?"
Han Xiu woke up completely. Looking at those playful eyes, his abdomen suddenly became cramped. The terminal illness seemed to have struck again. He groaned: "I am an official! My uncle will make the decision for me! I will be reinstated as an official!"
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Qiu Wuzuo shook his head: "I'm afraid that will be difficult. There are already people in Taoyao Square who have taken the stolen goods. The person in charge, Yi Niang, has just explained the situation of your collusion with Wuyou Cave. Now we can even call you a Han thief.
For thieves, serving them with a killing stick means being dignified and upright!"
Han Xiu suddenly changed his expression: "I didn't collude with Wuyoudong. As a son of the Han family, how could I associate with those thieves? I don't know anything. I just accepted the invitation of General Hou's guild to have a banquet in Taoyao Square.
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Qiu Wuzuo smiled and stepped back. Gongsun Zhao looked at him coldly: "Lu Junyi of the Daming Prefecture stopped outside the Yongjia County Prince's Mansion. You believed that he was the murderer of the Prince. Now you are assisting the key criminal in Taoyao Square.
You resist the law, but you say you don’t know anything? Han Xiu, do you believe what you say?”
Han Xiu opened his mouth and suddenly felt that his words were indeed unconvincing, but he could only say sadly: "But I really don't know Wuyou Cave... I was wronged... I was wronged!"
"Use the killing stick!"
Gongsun Zhao waved, and four jailers stepped forward, began to untie the rope, and pushed him to the execution ground.
Han Xiu struggled desperately: "Gongsun Zhao, you are a good official! You are a good official! You can't believe what those people say, let alone give in. This is unreasonable... Ouch!!"
A shrill scream rang out, and the first blow had been struck.
The jailer was still merciful. After all, this person's status was really extraordinary. Although it was probably a good thing to beat his former boss, they still had to live in Bianjing and they really didn't dare to offend the Han family's children.
But even so, after only five blows, a stinking smell filled the air. Han Xiu was beaten to the point of incontinence, and his psychological defense completely collapsed: "Spare your life! Spare your life! I say! I will say anything!!"
Under the contemptuous gaze of the jailers, Han Xiu raised his head and groaned: "I was introduced to Taoyaofang by Mr. Liu after he was dismissed from office. They also promised that there is a way to avenge me. I can no longer serve in the capital, so let
You can’t be this judge either…”
Han Xiu had never tried to see people from this angle. Not to mention the towering Gongsun Zhao, even the jailers had become tall and tall, while he himself was as small as dust. He dared not lie even more. Not only did he keep them in Taoyao Square
How to plot and plan, how to promise to take care of Yi Niang, and even the details of who is faster and who is slower when enjoying the red card lady, are all described.
The jailers liked to hear the latter kind of excitement the most, especially when they heard that Lu Shaoqing liked to make up time by reciting poems, they couldn't suppress their smiles.
I imagine that in a few days, interesting stories about high-ranking officials racing will spread throughout the streets of Bianjing.
Gongsun Zhao was not interested in the topic of love affairs, but through the descriptions, he could judge the authenticity.
Han Xiu really didn't know the connection between Taoyaofang and Wuyou Cave, but his promise and protection to this brothel was also a shield for Wuyou Cave.
Those who don’t know are also guilty!
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Armed with Han Xiu's charges, Gongsun Zhao took Qiu Wuzuo to the cell next door without stopping.
Inside was Lu Shaoqing, who was being dragged along after taking off his official robe.
Born as a Jinshi!
Lu Shaoqing looked at the cold-faced judge who walked in with a look of hatred, but a fear arose in his heart: "Gongsun Zhao, you have no right to judge me!"
Gongsun Zhao said coldly: "The judge has the power of punishment and prison litigation. I should have had the power, but you forcibly took it away!"
In the Song Dynasty, there were too many officials, with multiple branches of government and overlapping powers. Several officials could make up their minds on the same matter, and it was in compliance with the law. If the opinions were not unified and no one could convince anyone, what should we do? We could only report it to the top.
, and then the officials above found that they also had several people who were able to take care of this matter, but their opinions were not unanimous, so they reported it to the higher authorities...
Theoretically, you can keep doing this, and even a small matter in the county can be brought to the front of the official. Of course, in practice, this is not possible. The only way is to leave it alone, and no one can do anything. The efficiency is extremely low, so later there was
Agree on common rules, divide and distribute the power of dispatch, and let everyone cut the cake together and don't fight randomly.
In the past, Gongsun Zhao only had the ability to break up cases and arrest, but had no ability to interrogate or convict. However, Han Xiu was able to convict Lu Junyi. To put it bluntly, it still depends on his background, whether he was a scholar or a rough warrior.
What Gongsun Zhao resented the most was that every time he arrested criminals, those without background were convicted according to law, while those with background had their sentences commuted or even released by officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple...
And now, he has arrested officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple: "When you regarded the laws of the Song Dynasty as nothing, could you have imagined that there would be retribution today? This is Han Xiu's testimony!"
Qiu Wuzuo brought the testimony forward, flipped it through and presented it in front of him. Lu Shaoqing looked at it, his face becoming more and more ugly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The initial change of attitude was because Han Xiuzhen said everything, but in the second half, he suddenly screamed: "'I only counted a few words and then stopped.'"
How could he know that we were in our own rooms? No, this is nonsense! Don't taint me like this! Never taint me like this!"
Qiu Wuzuo looked at the hysterical young minister and had an inexplicable feeling that as long as this testimony was destroyed, he would be willing to confess any evidence of crime.
Scholar-officials are not afraid of death, because they will not really die, but they are most afraid of losing their reputation, because that is a real social death.
And the pens of literati are often the most vicious. They criticize warriors verbally and writing, and they will not let go of other literati, because there are only so many official positions with real power. Those who have commissions fight to the death to exercise their power, while officials who do not have commissions look at them with eagerness.
The ground is waiting to take over, so it pinches harder than anyone else.
Gongsun Zhao also saw this and said directly: "If you plead guilty, there is no need to mention any side details in this testimony!"
Lu Shaoqing seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw: "Okay! As I said, everything is an invitation from the Houjiang Guild..."
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Arriving at the third cell, Liu Langzhong was waiting for rescue from above. When he saw Gongsun Zhao and Qiu Wuzuo walking in, he took the lead and said, "Where is Fan Zhige?"
Gongsun Zhao said bluntly: "Fan Zhige is ill and recuperating at home. Now it is up to me to take charge of the Kaifeng Mansion!"
Liu Langzhong changed color.
As far as the Kaifeng government office is concerned, the judge's immediate boss, Gongsun Zhao, is really only the prefect Fan Chunli.
Of course, in actual duties, there should also be a general judge. As the deputy of the prefect, the full name is "Tongpan Kaifeng Prefecture Affairs". He is responsible for litigation, grain transportation, farmland, water conservancy and other matters. In fact, he can take care of everything, while Kaifeng Prefecture
Official documents must also be signed jointly by the prefect, general magistrate and shogunate officials before they can take effect.
This system is mainly to prevent the prefect from having too much power, but after its establishment, the administrative efficiency is too low. In addition, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture changes very quickly. Gradually, there is no need for this second-in-command. Now Kaifeng Prefecture
There is no general judge in the Yamen.
As soon as Han Xiu's judge resigned and Fan Chunli fell ill, it was completely reasonable for Gongsun Zhao to take over the power with the Queen Mother's edict.
Putting the two confessions of Han Xiu and Lu Shaoqing in front of him, Gongsun Zhaodao said: "Mr. Liu, you'd better hope that there are more criminals in the cell. Otherwise, the serious crime of colluding with Wuyoudong will be completely punished.
You’ve taken it upon yourself!”
Liu Langzhong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed sadly: "The cold-faced judge is indeed worthy of his reputation. Okay... I will cooperate with you!"
As soon as Han Xiu and Lu Shaoqing confessed, he was forced into a corner. Denial was useless. No matter how the follow-up development happened, the three of them were absolutely doomed.
For the current plan, only by involving more officials and further amplifying the situation can we make a turn for the better.
Therefore, the doctor of the Ministry of Justice, who has the strongest psychological defense, is the fastest to explain.
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When the testimony of these three people was put in front of Yi Niang, Yi Niang, a madam who was not a member of the officialdom but dealt with it all day long, couldn't help but gasped: "You have found out so much during the interrogation...are you trying to turn things upside down?
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Gongsun Zhao looked at her calmly: "I just want to clarify the world, clean up the world, and bring peace to Bianjing! As a judge of Kaifeng Prefecture, this is what I should do!"
The two of them looked at each other for a moment, and Yi Niang suddenly laughed and said in a Jianghu tone: "You are a hero, I admire you! I am destined to die anyway. If I can go on the road with a group of scholar-bureaucrats, it will not be in vain."
Take a once-in-a-lifetime trip!"
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With the four key charges in hand, the sky outside also darkened, but Gongsun Zhao had no intention of resting for a moment.
He knew very well that he didn't have much time, so he had to race against time to capture more people and get more ironclad evidence before the powerful people whose interests had been offended counterattacked!
Ever since.
When a certain official gave up his life sadly and unwillingly, a team that worked overtime all day long and had high morale reorganized.
Everyone's eyes ignited with blazing flames. They looked at the Kaifeng judge who was finally proud and proud and enforced the law strictly. Hearing that order: