Chapter 300: Cui Shouye was beheaded in a busy city, forget it!
"Male slaves must be strong, clean and decent, smart and able to do things. We don't want stupid Kunlun slaves, they are just deceiving dandies."
"A few days ago, weren't there a group of down-and-out nobles who had a lot of food? It's a pity that they were not trained well, otherwise they would be sent to Li Jiyi. Li Jiyi is from the Li family in Longxi, and he must like to use these down-and-out nobles from foreign countries..."
"Female slaves must not only have a pretty face, but also be good at singing and dancing. They are selected from Korean maids and Silla maids. The female slaves from Turkic and Tubo have rough hands and feet and can only do heavy work."
"Don't worry, doctor, everything has been arranged!"
Duan Da, the official's lieutenant, looked at a hundred carefully selected slaves and smiled: "I feel that Li Jiyi has just arrived and there are no suitable servants in the house. This preparation is really foresight!
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Du Guansi is affiliated to the Ministry of Punishment and is one of the four departments of the Ministry of Punishment.
The Department of Punishment, the Department of Biography, the Duguan, and the Division of Civil Affairs. The Duguan ranks third among the four departments. The status is not high, but the jobs are very lucrative and the salary is extremely rich.
Simply managing exiled officials and their families is a great opportunity to receive benefits.
Officials in this era were either from high-ranking noble families or from poor families. If an official committed a crime, unless it involved treason and a large family was slaughtered, there would always be relatives who were related to them. In order to take care of their relatives and friends, those people were very willing to spend money.
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Slaves and prisoners of war are often a lucrative business, with huge benefits. If the slave hall wants to operate stably, litigation is a department that must be respected.
Of course, everything has advantages and disadvantages. After being in contact with these slaves and sinners for a long time, it seems that the body has been infected with bad luck. It is difficult for officials who have entered the capital lawsuit to be promoted again.
Duan Da has been a doctor in the capital for almost ten years. He has made enough money and naturally wants to make progress.
Nowadays, who doesn’t know that Li Yuanfang is the auxiliary minister appointed by the saint to supervise the country. Under his advice, the prince even re-activated Empress Wu’s party members. If he can please this person, then his future will be promising. Qian Quan
Two things, it’s simply not too beautiful.
Seeing that he was about to arrive in front of the mansion, Duan Da dismounted directly, straightened his clothes and appearance, and then walked up.
Xu Da greeted him: "On Xiaolang's order, I welcome Doctor Duan into the mansion."
Duan Da smiled: "Thank you very much, Manager Xu."
A seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister. Although this person is not in front of the prime minister yet, there is nothing wrong with treating him as such.
Duan Da followed Xu Da all the way into the mansion, scanning his eyes and observing constantly. Most of the servants he saw along the way were disabled and sick.
He was not surprised, because he had heard long ago that Duke Wei's mansion was housing veterans, and he was even more reassured.
People always like beautiful things. After seeing these incomplete old things, and looking at the healthy servants and beautiful maids he donated, Li Jiyi is naturally more biased.
When Aiwujiwu comes, his position will be stable.
In the hall, Li Yan was reading a letter. As soon as Duan Da arrived at the door, he quickly walked in, cupped his hands and saluted: "Li Jiyi!"
Li Yan stood up and returned the courtesy: "Mr. Duan is here, sit down."
Duan Da sat down politely and looked back respectfully. Although he had seen this person before when he went to court, when he saw him now, he couldn't help but praise: "Li Jiyi's appearance, grace, and nobility are even better than before!"
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Li Yan smiled: "Mr. Duan won the prize."
The two exchanged a few words, and after setting the stage, Duan Da quickly got to the point: "Since His Highness the Crown Prince brought hundreds of officials to Luoyang, each family has settled in Luoyang. There are always some inconveniences when arriving for the first time. Li Jiyi also knows that I am a capital official, and there is no other official."
We have no power, so we can only provide some servants to serve the nobles."
Li Yan's face was calm: "Mr. Duan is really troublesome."
Duan Da took out the slave registration catalog that had been prepared: "These are carefully selected and specially prepared for the Li family. Please take a look at them!"
Li Yan looked at it again and raised his eyebrows slightly: "I'm afraid these slaves are worth a lot of money, right?"
Duan Da avoided the value of slaves and put on a smile: "They are lucky to be able to enter Li's house and bathe in Li Jiyi's kindness!"
Li Yan's face paled.
Duan Da's smile froze.
It seems that Li Jiyi is not happy. Could it be that he flattered the wrong person?
Li Yan thought that you were arranging spies for my house, so he said coldly: "I have a letter here, please see Doctor Duan."
Duan Da took it and scanned it hastily, his expression changed slightly: "Someone reported the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce for selling Tang slaves?"
Li Yandao: "The laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulate that those who seize and sell their loved ones as slaves will be hanged! Those who become servants will be exiled for three thousand miles! Those who are wives, concubines and descendants will be exiled for three years! Mr. Duan is a member of the Ministry of Punishment, and these laws should be followed
Is it clear?"
Duan Da nodded hurriedly: "Of course, of course, but this Chengyi Chamber of Commerce has always been responsible and would never dare to sell Tang slaves privately."
Li Yan nodded: "The largest slave venue in Bei City is opened by the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce. It seems that Doctor Duan is very familiar with this chamber of commerce."
"But what is said in the letter is that the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce will sell people from the Tang Dynasty to foreign countries as slaves, and they especially like to select those skilled craftsmen. Once they are sold, they can make huge profits. This is an act of subsidizing an enemy country!"
"Mr. Duan is willing to vouch for them that this never happened?"
Duan Da suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He knew the nature of those slave traders very well: "I have absolutely nothing to do with the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce, how can I make this guarantee?"
Li Yandao: "I trust Dr. Duan, but this matter is quite serious. Since someone has specifically reported it to me, it shows that they don't trust Du Guisi very much. I will leave this matter to Dr. Duan. I don't know how long it will take for a reply?"
Duan Da rolled his eyes and said, "Li Jiyi, this kind of report may lead to competition between chambers of commerce, so the investigation is very complicated."
"I plan to find the whistleblower first, inquire about the source of the information in detail, and then thoroughly investigate the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce's slave meeting place in Bei City."
"No matter what, I will go all out in the lawsuit, and I will not be allowed to become a slave of a foreign country!"
As soon as Li Yan heard it, he knew it was a tactic of procrastination. He put it off until the big issues were reduced to trivial matters. He didn't bother to talk nonsense with him and directly set a deadline: "Within ten days, you can give me the preliminary results."
Duan Da's expression changed: "Ten days? Li Jiyi, this is too hasty. The slave venue is huge. There are dozens of caravans transporting slaves alone. We will not have time to conduct an inspection in ten days!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yandao: "I investigate a lot of cases, and it usually only takes ten days. The Chengyi Chamber of Commerce is in Beishi, and there is really something illegal. It takes ten days."
You can always find clues. What I want is preliminary results, not final conclusions. Can't Dr. Duan do it?"
Duan Da hesitated: "This... this..."
Li Yan waved his hand: "If it's inconvenient to file a lawsuit, the inner guards will take over, so I won't give it away. Please go ahead!"
Duan Da stood up helplessly: "Yes! Li Jiyi, I'm resigning!"
Go in smiling and come out crying.
The key is to think of this person's methods and calculate how much benefit he has received from those slave traders over the years. Duan Da's face became uncertain and uneasy.
He thought about it for an entire night, but decided not to investigate further.
Regardless of whether the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce sells Tang people or not, this chamber of commerce involves the interests of many parties and will never be investigated.
Otherwise, if the lid is lifted, others may be fine, but he has received so many benefits over the years, how can he still escape unscathed?
The second day.
When Duan Da entered the Ministry of Justice, he did not go to the place where the lawsuit was being held, but went directly to a room.
The goal is clear, which is to find another internal security officer, Huang Zhen, who is also a doctor in the Ministry of Justice.
On the surface, both of them are doctors of the Ministry of Justice, but there is a huge gap in terms of authority and status.
So when Duan Da walked in, Huang Zhen glanced at him and didn't even make a superficial effort to stand up and salute: "What is Mr. Duan doing here?"
Duan Da deeply hated this arrogance, and thought about when he could climb over him, become his superior officer, and show off, but a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"If you have nothing to do, you can't disturb Huang Jiyi! Haha!"
Huang Zhen talked to him one after another. He was still busy with official documents in his hands, and soon became impatient: "Mr. Duan, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. The officials are still very busy when they first come to Dongdu. If
Let’s reminisce about old times, let’s talk about it another day!”
Duan Da thought that you were so busy that you disappeared at noon every day, and he had never seen you working overtime. He whispered: "I just visited Li Jiyi's house... It seems that I unintentionally offended Li Jiyi...
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After hearing the first half of the sentence, Huang Zhen's expression changed. He immediately put down the document and listened carefully.
In the second half of the sentence, he even lowered his voice and yelled: "Are you crazy? Li Yuanfang usually doesn't take care of things, thank God, but you still dare to mess with him?"
Duan Da was deliberately testing, but he didn't expect that this Ji Yiyi, who was also Ji Yiyi, would have such a big reaction. He quickly explained: "How dare I provoke him? It was Li Ji Yi who received a letter of report and suddenly wanted to investigate Chengyi."
Chamber of Commerce……"
He explained the matter, and Huang Zhen suddenly realized: "Chengyi Chamber of Commerce? The chamber of commerce that runs the largest slave meeting place in Bei City? I have paid you a lot in these years, haven't I?"
Duan Da said: "I personally have not received any benefits, but I have been involved in lawsuits, two principals, nine Lingshi, 12 Lingshi, and four Zhanggu. These people are all familiar with the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce...
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"These people are responsible for the specific affairs of the lawsuit, and Li Jiyi obviously doesn't know this. Just because of a letter with no beginning and no end, he wants to investigate the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce, and only gave him a ten-day deadline. How can he investigate this!
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"If this breaks out, it will not look good for our entire Criminal Department!"
Huang Zhen understood that the chamber of commerce, which specialized in selling slaves, was full of lawsuits.
However, the person who took the most money was definitely the doctor Duan Da, who was also the most unwilling to touch the treasure trove of the slave meeting place. Even if Li Yuanfang wanted to investigate, he actually dared to protect it.
Huang Zhen sneered and said decisively: "This matter concerns Li Yuanfang. You are asking for it, I can't help you! But I can give you a piece of advice to prevent the matter from getting really big and involving our Criminal Department——"
He leaned close to his ear and roared, making Duan Da's whole head buzz: "Forget about the scene where Cui Shilang was beheaded in a busy city!!"