Chapter 68: Do you dare to question me in front of me?
Dali Temple has existed since the Qin and Han Dynasties. It was called Tingwei at that time. It was renamed during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and was established in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Dali Temple itself has the function of hearing cases and often conducts case reviews. It can almost be regarded as the Supreme People's Court in ancient times.
The head of this department is the Minister of Dali Temple, from the third rank, followed by two young ministers from the Dali Temple, from the fourth rank, followed by the two principals of Dali Temple, from the fifth rank.
These five people are the leadership of Dali Temple, and the middle-level cadres below are the Dali Temple Chiefs. There are usually four to six people, starting from the sixth grade.
This position is the judge and sentencing judge of ordinary cases. After making a verdict, he must inform the prisoner's family of the result and ask them if they are convinced.
Among the officials of Dali Temple who hurriedly came here, the one with the highest official position was wearing a dark green official robe, which was exactly the same color as Li Yan. In all likelihood, he was the Prime Minister of Dali Temple.
As expected, Qiu Shenji's expression changed dramatically: "It's Li Qianru. He is the son of the Li family in Zhao County. He became the Prime Minister of Dali Temple because of his ingratiation with Zhou Guogong!"
Li Yan looked at Li Qianru.
As his name suggests, this person has nothing to do with Qian Ru. He is tall and thin, with a long neck, and a hooked nose. He rushes over like a vulture looking for food.
Like Lieutenant Kang of Guzang County in Liangzhou, his appearance is due to the accumulation of too many cases over time, but Lieutenant Kang's eyes are always scrutinizing, while Li Qianru's is full of sinisterness.
Li Yan frowned: "Something's wrong, these people came too fast!"
It is true that Pingkangfang is right next to the Imperial City, but Dali Temple is located in the northwest of the Imperial City. It is afternoon again, and theoretically all departments in the Imperial City are not working. In just a quarter of an hour, how could the other party bring him with him?
Officials from Dali Temple came to the scene of the crime?
Qiu Shenji also immediately realized the problem: "They have wanted to frame me for a long time?"
He looked at the corpse on the ground and wished he could kick it over: "Why did I die with just one punch? This scoundrel must have been sick and deliberately lured me into a trap!"
Li Yan shook his head: "That kind of conflict is difficult to plan. When I chased you, the evil slave really wanted to run away. It shouldn't be a disguise. It's just that our whereabouts have been paid attention to. Therefore, as soon as something happened to you, we notified Dali Temple as soon as possible."
Get someone!”
"The person who came here is not good, this is going to be difficult!"
At this time, the delegation from Dali Temple had already arrived. Li Qianru did not dismount and said very rudely: "I am the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, Li Qianru, you are responsible for this case? Sign up to answer!"
Li Yan's face darkened: "How dare you, I am the inner guard's martial virtue, Zhenwu captain, you and I are both in the sixth grade green uniform, where do you put the court etiquette, how dare you refuse to question me in front of me?!
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Li Qianru's expression changed slightly. He didn't expect the other party to be so rude, but he had to get off his horse and salute with his hands raised: "Li is blind, I didn't see the captain here, please forgive me!"
Both of them held official positions at the sixth rank and looked at each other as equals. Li Yan raised his hand perfunctorily to make his attitude clear.
Qiu Shenji had no choice but to step forward and cross his hands in salute: "Qiu Shenji, the Renyong Colonel and the Internal Guard's Wude, has met Li Sicheng!"
Li Qianru immediately snorted: "Isn't the inner guard used to defend against foreign enemies and barbarians? Why did they commit murder in Chang'an?"
Li Yan replied categorically: "I'm afraid Li Sicheng misunderstood because he heard rumors about traitors. The actual situation is that a group of evil servants were greedy for Captain Qiu's money and extorted money on the street. After failing to succeed, they became more evil and wanted to harm him."
Captain Qiu repeatedly gave in to his life, and only when his life was threatened did he have to kill the culprit."
He pointed to the blood stains on the wall and the fists of the corpse on the ground: "These are all evidence."
Li Qianru said sadly: "Colonel Li is very young, but he is very good at handling cases! But how did I know that these blood stains were not caused by Colonel Qiu who deliberately hit the wall to defile the deceased when he saw that things were difficult?"
?Besides you, are there any other witnesses?"
This clearly showed that he was favoring the Duke of Zhou's palace. Li Yan was not surprised. He saluted in the direction of the Daming Palace and said, "I have informed the inner guard Qiu Pavilion about this matter. The Qiu Pavilion is about to go to see the saint and ask the saint to make a decision!"
After hearing Li Yan's sonorous and powerful words, Li Qianru's questioning momentum froze.
But he rushed over quickly, and his position couldn't be more obvious. He hesitated for a moment, ignored it, and waved his hand: "Come here, collect the body, capture Qiu Shenji, and go back to Dali Temple to investigate the case!"
"This case occurred in Pingkangfang and should be handled by Wannian County Government. Why does Dali Temple have the authority to leapfrog the arrest?"
Seeing that the situation was going on, Li Yan, not to mention Qiu Shenji, was very likely to be implicated, and dared to destroy his job. He immediately turned his face and glared: "You really want to confuse right and wrong and slander a Bianzhou man who has just won a holy reward for his meritorious service."
Wu Dewei?"
He has experienced in Bianzhou and killed soldiers with swords. Although he is young, he is so majestic and majestic at this time that he cannot be compared with the pampered officials in the capital.
Li Qianru was frightened when he saw it and did not dare to step forward. The other officials of Dali Temple did not know what to do.
Li Yan knew that he could not resist the law violently, so he turned to Qiu Shenji and said: "Dali Temple is busy with official duties. We are responsible for the internal security, let alone increase the burden on the court. Qiu Wuwei, please go to Wannian County and surrender. I believe that the Ming government and
Fa Cao will definitely get to the bottom of this case!"
Qiu Shenji understood: "Okay, I'll go to the county government and surrender!"
Li Qianru's expression changed, but he didn't know how to start.
If a person wants to surrender, but he is not on the run, is it possible for him to rush in and arrest him by force?
After all, the inner guard is the inner guard. Even if it is removed for more than ten years, it will still have residual power for Chang'an officials.
Li Yan's majestic demeanor and words can't help but recall the turbulent times and his awe-inspiring spirit.
Li Qianru opened his mouth several times to speak, but in the end he watched the two of them mount their horses and go to the Chang'an County Government Office.
Unexpectedly, just after he came out of the alley, before Qiu Shenji could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw four or five green horses lined up in front of him.
Chang'an is not as good as Longyou. The price of each green horse is about a hundred gold. It would be fine if the people riding them were a group of noble children of high-ranking noble families. But at this time, there were actually a group of servants on the horses.
A luxuriously dressed slave.
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Li Qianru stopped acting and immediately went up to him. He smiled a rare smile on the noble slave's face: "Pang Silang! How can I thank you for your kindness!"
Pang Si nodded arrogantly: "This matter is serious and involves the safety of the country, so I have to come!"
Although he calls himself a servant, he is completely different from the street scoundrel just now. There is a bit of condescension in his eyes when he looks at the officials of Dali Temple.
Obviously, this kind of wealthy slave is used to being around his master and has begun to swell. He really thinks that he is a noble person.
And Pang Si was also knowledgeable: "The deceased was a servant of the Duke of Zhou. Beating the servant of the Duke to death in the street was unjust. It may be difficult for the county government to decide this case for thousands of years. It is still necessary for the Dali Temple to resolve the case. Li Sicheng also returned the case."
If you don’t catch the murderer quickly!”
Qiu Shenji's expression changed drastically.
Unexpectedly, those domestic slaves actually reported as "servicemen" and used the official "forces course" quota mentioned before.
The original intention of this policy was to reduce the burden on the people and replace labor with labor. However, loopholes were exploited and many powerful people used it to exploit the common people.
Even if the common people want to serve, those people will not allow it and must ask you to hand over 200 coins every month.
For the rich, this is nothing, but for the poor, it may be a big stone that weighs them down and makes them unable to breathe.
And those vacated servants were replaced by servants by the powerful. The servants who should have been raised by themselves were equivalent to being supported by the court. Once they came in and out, the income was considerable.
After all, different official ranks have different numbers of service members. Ninety-six people in the first rank, seventy-two in the second rank, forty-eight in the third rank, thirty-two in the fourth rank, twenty-four in the fifth rank, fifteen in the sixth rank, and four in the seventh rank.
There are three people of eighth grade and two people of ninth grade.
The Duke of Zhou is from the first rank. By operating this way, the Duke of Zhou can raise ninety-six servants for free every year. Even though they know that this is illegal, no one dares to expose it.
Otherwise, more than just He Lan Minzhi will be offended...
"Get the prisoner!"
Li Qianru's expression suddenly became proud and he waved his hand.
As long as he had a suitable excuse, he had nothing to worry about and looked at Li Yan with great pride.
Do you dare to resist the law?
But at the same time, Pang Si also looked at Li Yan, and his tone became very polite: "After the famous general Li Wuwei, he is a hero among people. He solved murders and arrested Tibetan thieves, which greatly appreciated the Duke of the country. I would like to invite him to the mansion for a talk. Please
Bar!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Li Qianru's expression quickly changed, and he felt very regretful.
If I had known that Zhou Guogong's purpose was to suppress one person and win over the other, he was so anxious to offend the other party, but he didn't want to make a fuss and become a human being.
Qiu Shenji showed despair: "Liu Lang..."
On one side is myself, and on the other side is Zhou Guogong Wu Minzhi, who is favored by the Second Saint. If it were anyone else, he would know how to choose, right?
But the next moment, everyone's expressions froze again.
Because Li Yan didn't even hesitate for a moment, he just refused: "I won't go!"
After saying that, he rode his horse to protect Qiu Shenji and looked around: "There is no proof for what you say. When the Duke of Zhou's government shows evidence of his service, Dali Temple will come again to arrest him. Now, I want to take Qiu Wuwei to surrender in Wannian County. I want to see it."