As soon as he saw Zhao Zijin, Boss Wang Shangqing Wang of Baiweilou rushed over to welcome him. Baiweilou is a time-honored restaurant in Zhuozhou. It is said that it can be traced back to the Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, Qianjin Yixiaolou in Kaifeng had a Baiweifang by the Bianhe River.
, and later opened a branch here, which is the predecessor of today's Baiweilou.
Zhao Tongpan said in a deep voice: "Well, I am hosting a banquet for a distinguished guest today. Go and bring your best dishes to the table."
It was the first time that Zhao Tongpan received such an important official, so he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. But shopkeeper Wang mistook his nervousness for seriousness. He didn't dare to say anything at the moment, so he quickly agreed and backed away.
He chased and warned again: "Don't come in until you're summoned!"
Zhao Tongpan let Xia Xun into the private room and asked him to sit down. After listening to Xia Xun's instructions, he dared to sit down at the bottom.
The edict, other officers, etc. have nothing to do with my prince. However, today outside Zhuozhou City, I saw a group of patrolmen and Jin Yiwei fighting fiercely. Although the matter has nothing to do with my prince, they cannot turn a deaf ear. Therefore, I ask you, Zhao Tong, to judge
Come, just get to know me, don’t be nervous."
Zhao Tongpan hurriedly leaned forward and said, "Yes, when the Duke asks, the subordinate is naturally speechless. I wonder what the Duke wants to know?"
Xia Xun said: "Who are Yin Shenghui and Xiao Zujie, and why did they fight?"
Xia Xun directly named these two people, just to make Zhao Tongpan confused about how much he knew, and he did not dare to hide anything in his words. He would not think that he could name a Duke just because of his identity.
Everyone knows everything. It is not uncommon for a provincial governor, an army commander, or even a country's king to be fooled by a boy serving tea and water.
Zhao Tongpan's expression was indeed more cautious. He leaned forward and said thoughtfully: "Master Hui Guo, this Xiao Zujie is from Nanhai, Guangdong. He is good at judging punishments and prisons, and he is not strict in enforcing the law. He is known as cold-faced cold iron. Now he is here
He served as the imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Yin Shenghui was originally an officer of the 22nd Guards, but now he is a member of Qianhu, a member of the Jinyi Guards. He is also an official under Lord Ji Gangji. He is highly appreciated by Lord Ji and often travels to various places.
Business!"
From Xia Xun's look and tone, Zhao Tongpian couldn't tell which side he cared more about, so he took extra precautions and praised both sides, so as not to offend anyone. In this way, he seemed to be impartial, but in fact he was so unbiased.
This would inevitably lead to some discounts.
This Xiao Zujie is indeed an official, especially good at solving suspicious cases. Many legendary stories about his handling of cases have been spread all over the world. For example, one day, when he was patrolling the Zhejiang Criminal Division, he passed by a place and suddenly saw many flying gnats there.
As was his professional habit, Xiao Zujie immediately noticed something was wrong and asked someone to follow the gnat's tracks. Sure enough, he found a rotting corpse in the grass with stab wounds on it.
Xiao Zujie found a key and a wooden seal on the deceased. The seal was a popular business seal at the time. Based on this, Xiao Zujie speculated that the deceased was killed by a robber looking for money. After arriving at his post, he immediately sent someone to look for the seal and the seal.
The same mark was soon found on the cloth sold by a cloth merchant. After interrogation, it was found that he killed the deceased out of profit.
Another time, in order to find evidence of a corrupt official, he pretended to be a foreigner, deliberately committed a crime and was imprisoned. From the prisoners in the prison, he learned many of the corrupt official's crimes and was able to bring him to justice. Although Xiao Zujie was a criminal in Dali Temple
Although he was an official, he lived a simple life and was honest, so he had an excellent official reputation. However, if we evaluate him fairly, Xiao Zujie is actually a cruel official like Chen Ying.
Cruel officials and traitors are not synonymous. Many cruel officials are not afraid of the powerful and specialize in fighting against the powerful. Most of them have outstanding political achievements. Most of them have made great achievements in the judiciary and are quite honest. What can you say about such a person?
Is he a traitor? They are called cruel officials because of three characteristics:
First: they like to use torture, and they like to use severe punishment; second, they like to "eliminate all evil". Once you fall into his hands, they will definitely punish you to death, and they like to be implicated. Anyone who is involved will run away.
No, once a case is committed in his hands, it must be carried out with great vigor and publicity, just like a "campaign"; third, it is to put the law first, eradicate all evil, eliminate both good and bad, and sacrifice other aspects.
development and benefits.
There is no shortage of cool officials like this in any dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were especially many during the reign of Wu Zetian. To put it bluntly, they are a kind of political speculation. They do not form cliques or factions. They only use eye-catching performances to cater to the supreme ruler.
Such people usually rise to the top and become famous political stars at the beginning, but their final endings are often tragic.
Xiao Zujie was a cruel official. He had outstanding political achievements, and he would hold every guilty party accountable without giving any face to anyone, so he got the nickname "cold-faced iron". It is said that if a child in the capital keeps crying, as long as he is punished
Saying "The cold-faced Iron Lord is here!" immediately stopped crying, and it had the miraculous effect of "stopping children from crying at night".
Because Zhu Di felt that he could handle cases and major cases, and Chen Ying was in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and could not leave the capital often, he appointed Xiao Zujie as a patrol inspector to patrol Fujian, Zhejiang, Beijing and other places to inspect local justice.
This official is also known as the "eight governors" in folk jokes.
So how did he and Yin Shenghui form a feud? It turned out that Jigang sent Yin Shenghui to Zhejiang on errands. He was arrogant and domineering, did not follow the rules, and was suspected of accepting bribes. All local officials in Zhejiang knew that Xiao Zujie was not afraid of strong opponents and liked to fight head-on.
It happened that he was on patrol in Zhejiang, so he complained to Yin Shenghui in front of him.
Xiao Zujie is a person who doesn't rub dirt in his eyes. After hearing this, he immediately decided to arrest Yin Shenghui. However, he was afraid that the report from Zhejiang officials alone was not enough to convict Yin Shenghui, so he specially found someone to pretend to offer a generous gift to Yin Shenghui and invite him.
Xiao Zujie went to the banquet. This method of handling cases is now called "fishing". However, his secret plan was not confidential enough in the eyes of Jin Yiwei, who was good at spying. Yin Shenghui immediately knew the truth of the matter.
Yin Shenghui had also heard of his reputation, and it would be nonsense to say that there was nothing wrong with his behavior. He felt guilty, so he avoided it. Xiao Zujie missed him and did not catch him. Originally, the matter was over.
Who would have thought: Enemies meet on a narrow road. The next stop on Xiao Zujie's patrol was Beizhili. It turned out that Yin Shenghui was ordered by Ji Gang to handle the case and also went to Beizhili.
The two met in Zhuozhou City. Although the trap set up last time was not used, Xiao Zujie thought that he had a good reason to arrest him first, so he wanted to arrest Yin Shenghui and bring him to justice. Yin Shenghui avoided him for a while.
She felt that she had done her best to be benevolent and righteous, and when she saw that he was not willing to give in, she naturally refused to tie her hands. Just like that, the scene outside Zhuozhou City happened.
Zhao Tongpan did not know such details, and he did not dare to be biased when speaking, because the identity of the auxiliary Duke Yang Xu was relatively vague. He was very close to the literati, and several bachelors had a good relationship with him.
There are also many acquaintances in the envoy. But at the same time, he was born in Jinyiwei, and the two governors of Jinyiwei South Town and North Town were his old subordinates.
Zhao Tongpan didn't know which side Xia Xun was leaning towards, so he didn't dare to speak ill of either side. When the reason for this matter came out of his mouth, it seemed as if Xiao Zujie and Yin Shenghui were both loyal to the emperor and diligent in state affairs.
It's just that both of them were in law enforcement, one openly and the other covertly, and they had conflicts in some aspects, and that's when the scene happened outside Zhuozhou City.
Xia Xun listened quietly, and gradually had a clue in his mind. After hearing what he said, he asked: "So, why did Yin Shenghui come out of prison again?"
Zhao Tongpuan was secretly surprised. He did not expect that the scene of Yin Shenghui leaving the prison was actually seen by the Duke of Fu. He quickly left his seat and confessed to Xia Xun: "I forgive you, I am a low-ranking official.
It was very embarrassing! Xiao Xunjian put Yin Qianhu in prison and went to Beijing. When he came back, he went to Nanjing and impeached him to the emperor.
But Yin Qianhu's crime has not been determined and he has been trapped in Zhuozhou prison for a long time. When the superiors hold him accountable, how will the lower officials explain it? Yin Qianhu kept saying that he was following Master Ji's secret order and came to Zhuozhou to investigate a secret case. If it was delayed because of this,
Now, how can I afford the punishment? I have asked Master Zhizhou for instructions, and Master Zhizhou also wants to let Yin Qianhu go. This case... has to be negotiated by Jin Yiwei and the Procuratorate. This temple in Zhuozhou is too small.
We can’t withstand such a big storm!”
When gods fight, mortals suffer. Zhao Tongpan looked aggrieved. Xia Xun hurriedly smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. My Lord has said that I just encountered this incident by chance, so I asked you to ask. Is my Lord responsible for indulging Yin Shenghui?"
I won’t pay attention.”
Xia Xun had a smile on his face, but his expression gradually became serious.
This matter must be treated fairly. It is possible that Yin Shenghui is domineering and even corrupt and bends the law. However, if a soldier breaks the law, the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army will decide the matter. And the Jinyi Guards have 220,000 subordinates. If a soldier breaks the law, it is within the Jinyi Division.
The judicial department is in charge, and even the Fifth Army Governor's Office has no control over it.
Regardless of this privilege, in terms of position, Yin Shenghui is an official of Qianhu, the fifth rank. Xiao Zujie, as the patrol envoy, only has the power to impeach officials above the fifth rank, but not to impose punishment. He is
He shouldn't have arrested the person, but not only did he arrest him, but when the other party resisted arrest, he even ordered the arrest and slaughtered several followers of the Jinyiwei. If this person was jealous of evil and so strong-willed, he was also a very strong-willed person.
When I think about it more deeply, it's not entirely true.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate is Chen Ying's territory, and the Jinyiwei is Ji Gang's territory. The people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Jinyiwei are fighting so fiercely, could it be because the eldest prince buried Ji Gang next to the second prince, and the nail has leaked.
Already falling out and starting to fight openly and secretly? He couldn't pay attention to this point.
On the other hand, Ji Gang also aroused his vigilance. Once upon a time, Jin Yiwei had to hide his head and tail when leaving the capital, but now? Yin Shenghui has a thousand households, and he is showing off his power in Zhejiang. The officials of the Third Division of Zhejiang actually have to wait until Xiao Zujie, the patrolling envoy,
Zhao Tongpan did not dare to file a lawsuit against him until he came here. Tongpan Zhuozhou was an official of the Fa Si, and the three Fa Si were considered a family. However, Zhao Tongpan did not dare to stay even for a moment when Xiao Zujie was sent to prison.
He invited him out.
Has Ji Gang's hand reached outside Beijing...
p: I had a cold, headache, and rhinitis. I struggled hard, but at three o'clock, I still offered it. I blocked my nose and shouted: Friends, ***!
