Chapter 698: The Imperial City Secretary upholds justice for scholar-bureaucrats?
"Zhao Tingzhi was wiped out by others?"
Deep in Wuyou Cave, after hearing the news, Li Yan couldn't help but stop practicing the Taiyuan Suppression Technique, and doubts arose in his heart.
Ding Run had a sullen face and was very angry: "I did it. I can change my name or my surname. I didn't do it. Don't blame me! This must be a trick of Zhao Tingzhi's political opponents. Those civil servants are really stupid."
Yin, cruel, despicable and shameless!"
Gongsun Zhao frowned: "It's not like Zhao Tingzhi's political opponents would do this..."
Li Yan agrees more with Gongsun Zhao's view.
In the eyes of many literati in later generations, the party struggles in the Song Dynasty were very humane, because they rarely put their opponents to death. Even when Zhang Dun retaliated against the old party, he only set up prisons and demoted officials without hesitation, and there were no heads rolling down and blood flowing like rivers.
Therefore, Zhao Tingzhi was slandered for having an affair with his daughter-in-law, which was a standard method used by Song Dynasty politicians. But killing Zhao Tingzhi's whole family directly would not be possible for politicians. It would be more like the work of Jiang Huzi.
Gongsun Zhao also had similar thoughts: "Senior, maybe Zhao Tingzhi once offended someone in the world, and took advantage of this turmoil to come here to take revenge, and then frame it on my senior brother!"
Ding Run raised his eyebrows and said with anger: "Is this really possible? No wonder my senior asked me to go to Liangshan. These gangsters are so unruly. They want to be heroes, but they don't even dare to leave their real names? After I go to the mountain,
It must be sorted out!"
Li Yan nodded: "That's right, but things should have a beginning and an end. Zhao Tingzhi's matter is not over yet, I will handle it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flashed and disappeared.
Ding Run clicked his tongue and became happy again: "Follow this rebel, there is hope! When the new dynasty starts and he becomes the emperor, what kind of officials can we elders be? Although I don't have the ability to be a high official,
But it’s always okay to work harder during the rebellion and leave a good job for me..."
Gongsun Zhaodao: "Senior 'Zuoming' will not be the emperor."
Ding Run was startled: "If this person is not the emperor, who else can be?"
Gongsun Zhao explained: "Senior must be very old and not suitable to be the new emperor. The name he chose also means 'the new master who will help the destiny'."
Ding Run, a cultural desert, finally realized: "I heard before that this person did make a similar statement when he appeared before Miyagi. I didn't expect it to be true. So who is the new owner?"
Gongsun Zhaodao: "Senior is still selecting Qianlong, let us each recommend suitable candidates."
Ding Run is interested in the new king. To rebel, he must follow the right person: "Qianlong! Who did you recommend?"
Gongsun Zhao was silent for a moment: "I haven't recommended anyone yet..."
Ding Run raised his eyebrows and a name almost blurted out.
He had long felt that that person could do great things, and he felt at ease following the rebellion. But with the relationship between Gongsun Zhao and that person, there was no reason not to recommend him?
But after thinking about it carefully, Ding Run understood again: "You are still so pedantic. When you see Senior Zuoming next time, look at me!"
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In Bianjing City.
Li Yan stood outside the academy, watching the fire in the distance gradually dim. The fire in the Zhao Mansion was extinguished by soldiers who rushed from all over.
Unlike the targeted fires in Prince Jian's Mansion, he was quite disgusted with setting fires wantonly, because the wind direction could change at any time, and sometimes a small fire could ignite into a raging fire, stretching for several streets and affecting many houses.
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But for bandits and robbers, murder and arson are often combined to create a strong deterrent.
Of course, setting fire has another function, which is to destroy corpses and eliminate traces of evidence.
So this fire made Li Yan feel a little strange.
The timing of the murderer's attack was so accurate. Just when Zhao Tingzhi was ruined, Ding Run massacred Wu Juhou's entire family, so he could perfectly frame the crime. But in the end, he set fire to the scene. Was it unnecessary?
After all, Ding Run didn't set a fire the first time, and he wrote down his actions carelessly. Such arrogant provocation was enough to make him famous in the world. Under normal circumstances, he should do the same if he killed Zhao Tingzhi again.
, setting a fire would appear to be guilty.
"The first possibility is that although the murderer struck at the right time, he still left a lot of clues when he actually struck, so he set fire to the Zhao mansion."
"The second possibility is that the timing of the murderer's attack was somewhat coincidental. It was an impulsive killing. In order to cover up the evidence, he had to set the house on fire."
After Li Yan analyzed it for a while, he raised his eyebrows slightly and turned to look behind him.
Several figures came on horseback, led by Gao Qiu: "Mr. Lin, I'm here to disturb you again."
Li Yan nodded: "Gao Tiju, please come in."
The two of them entered the study and sat down. Gao Qiu rubbed his hands that were red from the cold: "I have been interrogating those Xixia spies these days, trying to find out more traces of enemy traitors. Unexpectedly, in just five days, Zhao Zhongcheng
Something happened, hey..."
Zhao Tingzhi was gone, and Gao Qiu instead called him his official position. Although there was inevitably a feeling of gloating in his heart, the remaining calmness still made him express his due concern: "Will this matter affect me again?"
Come to me?"
Li Yandao: "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the governor of Kaifeng was massacred. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Yushi Zhongcheng's family was killed again. It is inevitable that the government and the public will be upset. Fortunately, Zhao Zhongcheng has already attacked you before, and the officials have also punished you.
Now that he has been harmed by thieves, it has nothing to do with Gao Tiju."
Gao Qiu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Now I'm really afraid of being demoted for no reason..."
Li Yan affirmed: "Gao Tiju has always been Gao Tiju, and now you are worthy of being promoted to the Imperial City Secretary Tiju."
Gao Qiu was so moved that he was ready to go back and work overtime: "Then I will go back to the Imperial City Division!"
Li Yan said: "Wait a minute, now that Zhao Zhongcheng's family has been murdered, how will justice be done next? Are you interested in Gao Tiju?"
Gao Qiu was stunned: "Master Lin's intention is to let the Imperial City Secretary come forward to provide justice for the scholar-bureaucrats? This... is really..."
He didn't know how to describe such a ridiculous thing for a while. After a while, he said: "Is it to win over the hearts of scholar-bureaucrats?"
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yan shook his head: "No, scholar-bureaucrats have a transcendent status and enjoy all kinds of benefits as a matter of course. How can you bribe such a person's heart?"
Gao Qiu was puzzled: "Then, even if the Imperial City Division comes forward, they won't recognize my good deeds. Why should they take on this matter?"
Li Yandao: "Because this is the responsibility, it is also to enhance the power of the Imperial City Department. Yushitai, Dali Temple, Criminal Department, and Kaifeng Mansion are all responsible for solving the case. Which department can really solve the case will determine the next step."
distribution of authority.”
Gao Qiu understood, but his tone became lower: "But this is to arrest Judge Ding..."
Li Yandao: "In the first case, it can be basically concluded that Judge Ding was responsible. However, the intensity of the second case made me feel a bit strange. Judge Ding is a person who works alone and is responsible for others. He has also treated Ming Zunjiao before.
The thief was so angry that he would not set the fire. The murderer of this case may be someone else."
Gao Qiu took a breath of cold air: "Are there so many people who kill officials and rebel now?"
Li Yan said: "We don't know the motive, and we can't be sure that it was rebellion by killing officials."
Gao Qiu thought that the murderer might not be Ding Run. If he caught the murderer in the second scene, he would be able to explain it to the court. He no longer worked so hard to arrest Ding Run. He suddenly became energetic and said with a smile: "Then I am willing to do it.
It’s just that I don’t know how to investigate cases, so I still have to rely on Mr. Lin!”
Li Yan smiled: "I would like to see Gao Qingtian in Kaifeng Mansion."
After seeing off Gao Qiu and his party, a breeze blew by, and Shi Qian came to him: "Brother, I have made a preliminary check and it is indeed not the work of Judge Ding. There were some Imperial Guards in the backyard of the Zhao Mansion when the fire broke out, and they were also involved.
If Judge Ding were to put out the fire, the Forbidden Army would have been dealt with long ago!"
Li Yan was quite satisfied with his efficiency. In the beginning, Shi Qian's intelligence network basically relied on free prostitution. Anyway, news about Bianjing people spread too fast. If you are willing to collect it, you can learn a lot of things. After sufficient funds, you can start to develop specific information.
The Dark Whistle and Xiao Hei's Meow Meow Legion formed two intelligence organizations, one overt and the other undercover.
So Li Yan said directly: "Let's start with the investigation of the guards around Zhao Tingzhi these days. If it weren't for a coincidence, the thief would have set foot near Zhao's house. Maybe the guards were aware of it and provided clues."
Shi Qian clasped his fists: "Brother, don't worry, I'll be right back!"
It was true that he came as soon as he went. Before dawn, Shi Qian, a night owl, handed over the list of personnel who had been guarding the Zhao Mansion in the past few days.
"Qin Ming...Dong Ping..."
"I didn't expect that Zhao Tingzhi was quite discerning. These two generals combined with the strong bows and crossbows of the Forbidden Army, Ding Run really can't get close to him."
Li Yan saw the names of the two Tiangangs at a glance.
Although Qin Ming had some minor tragedies in terms of performance, and the process of being promoted to Liangshan was also miserable, the momentum of the Thunderbolt's courage to fight and fight is still recognized.
As for Dong Ping, he was at the bottom of the Five Tiger Generals, and his combat prowess was impeccable, but his moral character was very despicable.
In the original plot, when Dong Ping appeared, he was serving as the military supervisor in Dongping Mansion. The eunuch had a very beautiful daughter. Dong Ping sent people to propose marriage again and again, but the eunuch refused, and the two sides were at odds. Later, Song Jiang led the Liangshan soldiers.
Horses attacked Dongping Mansion. Dong Ping took advantage of the situation and came to inquire about the marriage. The eunuch comforted him and said that the bandits were approaching the city and the situation was critical. It was not too late to discuss the marriage after the bandits were retreated and the city was protected.
Dong Ping felt that the prefect was perfunctory, and he was even more unhappy. Soon after, he was captured by Liangshan and surrendered to Song Jiang. He led the Liangshan army to trick the city gate into opening and broke into Dongping Mansion. When the city was broken, Dong Ping went straight to the private office and killed him.
The eunuchs filled the house and took possession of his daughter.
Not only modern people can't stand such behavior, many ancient people also despised it. They commented that "killing an old man and marrying his wife is unprecedented!"
, Pinsi is down!"
After all, neither Wang Ying nor Hu Sanniang went that far. At least it was Li Kui who killed Hu's family, not Wang Ying. He wouldn't think of the tragic death of the whole family when he saw the person next to him...
The original work is back to the original work. Li Yan still doesn’t know what kind of person young Dong Ping is, but he won’t beat him to death with a stick. He said: “I want to meet Qin Ming and Dong Ping after I find them.