One hundred and seventy eighth chapter officials protect each other
() In the Punishment Department Yamen, it was almost dusk in the sky. Although it was not yet time to disperse the Yamen, most of the officials had already begun to pack their things and prepare to leave.
Suddenly, there was a sound of horse hooves at the door, and then chaotic footsteps came in. It sounded like a lot of people.
All the good people in the yamen went out to see what was going on. When they saw it, they were all slightly startled.
I saw Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, leading a large number of school lieutenants, breaking into the Yamen and going straight to the inner hall.
Suddenly, a similar feeling came to everyone's mind. Those who had been officials for a long time immediately remembered the power of the factory guards during the Tianqi Dynasty.
Could it be that the Jinyiwei came to trouble someone from the Criminal Department? The commander of the Jinyiwei personally led the team, which seemed to be of a high level. Many people followed him, wanting to see what happened.
Luo Yangxing had been to the Punishment Department Yamen several times, so he knew exactly who worked and where.
He took the lead, walked through the hall and corridor, and went straight to the office of the criminal department. He saw that the door was open, and the people inside were about to leave the office and go out.
Luo Yangxing thought to himself that it was a good thing that he didn't delay at the door, and he happened to be blocked, otherwise he might have to wait another day.
When the man saw so many Jin Yiwei coming in, his face turned pale. He looked at Luo Yangxing and walked forward directly, and then said to him: "I have been ordered to take the driving post and come here with the seal. Please stamp the seal before leaving.
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This person was none other than He Kai from the Criminal Division. When he saw that the menacing Jin Yiwei still acted in accordance with the regulations, he felt a little relieved. So, he asked Luo Yangxing: "The driving notice, the decree, the evidence, are all
Did you bring it?"
Luo Yangxing nodded, then waved back, and a captain with a wooden box in his hand took a few steps forward and handed what he was holding in front of He Kai.
He Kai bowed his hands to Luo Yangxing and said, "Please wait a moment." Then he went back inside and sat down in front of the desk.
Luo Yangxing followed the captain who was holding something into the room and looked at He Kai's seal.
He Kai picked up the wooden box that the captain put on the table. After opening it, he first read the driving notice and then realized that he was arresting Yu Shi Gao Jie.
Last time I used my seal to arrest two censors on the driving post, and today I am the censor again. It is not easy to be a censor.
After he finished thinking about it, he picked up the will and the evidence and looked at it. His brows were furrowed and he didn't speak or use his seal.
Luo Yangxing waited for a while and found that he had not moved yet, so he said impatiently: "It's getting late, please use the seal early."
He Kai listened to Luo Yangxing's words, looked up at him, then shook his head and said: "I am not allowed to stamp my official seal."
"Why?" Upon hearing this, Luo Yangxing took a few steps forward, came to He Kai, and asked him across the table.
"This is a piece of silver given by Mrs. Gao Yushi to the noble lady. It does not mean that he himself bribed." He Kai replied.
In fact, He Kai knew in his heart that Gao Jie just wanted to give Luo Yangxing 10,000 taels of banknotes, and then ask him to tell the emperor that he really wanted to resign due to illness.
The reason why he said this was just out of instinct. Civil servants would form a group to fight against the emperor's minions. Therefore, He Kai excused Gao Jie when Jin Yiwei had no ironclad evidence.
Luo Yangxing didn't expect He Kai to say that, and became angry when he heard it. Then he said with a stern face: "So, do you mean to let me arrest his wife?"
"May I ask, did his wife say that she would give this banknote to your lady and ask her to do something?" He Kai was not panicked, he was just arguing. A person with a Jinshi background would not be afraid of a mere vulgar martial artist.
Luo Yangxing was startled when he heard this. Mrs. Gao Jie just came to visit her daughter-in-law, chatted for a few words and then left. After leaving, her daughter-in-law discovered that there was a small wooden box left. After opening it and looking at it, she gave it to herself.
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In fact, it goes without saying that everyone understands this. Under normal circumstances, you will receive money to do the work, and there is no need to leave any additional words or words to explain.
Now that He Kaiyi is serious about it, it can be said that Gao Jie's wife forgot to leave it at his house. This theory is also reasonable. If it is reasonable, it really cannot be used as a basis to arrest Gao Jie or his wife.
Luo Yangxing understood the reason and glared at He Kai angrily: "You and I know very well about bribery. The emperor has agreed to arrest Gao Jie. Do you dare to question the emperor?"
He Kai was still a little scared in his heart, but now seeing Luo Yangxing acting like this, he was just talking and using the emperor to suppress him, and within the scope of reason, he calmed down and replied: "Since the emperor has ordered me to be punished,
To give the official the right job is to trust the subordinate to enforce the law impartially. As long as the evidence is conclusive, the subordinate will automatically use the seal."
After he finished speaking, he did not look at Luo Yangxing and put a few documents back into the wooden box in a hurry. Then he stood up and said, "If there is nothing else, I will disband the office."
Luo Yangxing tried hard to suppress his anger. He wanted to threaten He Kai several times, but he held back. He couldn't do this in a high-profile first battle. And if the civil servants used this as an excuse to attack,
It is hard to say whether the emperor will protect himself.
Since you are being unreasonable, don't blame me. What you do today will be rewarded in the future. Luo Yangxing swore secretly in his heart, then stopped looking at He Kai and said coldly: "Let's go."
Walked out of the room.
The captain in the room took back the box on the table and followed it.
Luo Yangxing walked out of the Xingbu Yamen, got on his horse, whispered a few instructions to a Jinyiwei Baihu, and then led his men back to the Jinyiwei Yamen.
The hundred households did not follow Luo Yangxing back, but took four or five Jinyi guards to another road.
He Kai did not leave immediately. He sat back on the chair and waited for a while before getting up and going out.
As soon as he got out of the door, many colleagues stood in the courtyard, asking him about the situation.
He Kai happened to take advantage of their mouths to spread the word, so as not to put too much pressure on him to fight Jin Yiwei alone.
When everyone heard this, they knew what was going on, but what they showed was to avenge the injustice of Gao Jie, the imperial censor, and applauded He Kai for his integrity and toughness, and his lack of fear of power.
As these people left the office, the news spread. Naturally, it also reached the ears of the person involved, Yu Shi Gao Jie.
Gao Jie was panicked at first. The emperor was really checking him. His friend Yuan Hongxun did not lie to him.
Then he was surprised and wondered again. Could it be that the ten thousand taels he had given were not enough, and he wanted to be promoted to governor, which was only five or six thousand taels. Luo Yangxing just talked about this matter and sent the evidence he gave to others.
I only got 10,000 taels of silver. It would be too greedy not to do such a cheap thing.
In the end, Gao Jie was glad that he was careful and did not let Jin Yiwei seize the irrefutable evidence. He was also grateful to the Criminal Division for strictly controlling the matter and resolutely not stamping the seal until necessary reward later.
Gao Jie ordered a banquet to be set up, and he and his wife celebrated that they had escaped from this difficulty today.
However, what Gao Jie didn't know was that his colleague and friend Yuan Hongxun was scolding him in his house at this time.
Yuan Hongxun said to his wife: "I really don't know what Gao Jie is thinking. His own life is at stake, so why would he spend so little money? He doesn't even think about whether his money will still belong to him if he doesn't deal with Jin Yiwei."
I was so angry that I started calling him by name when I spoke.
Mrs. Yuan also nodded and said: "I am a woman who is not knowledgeable enough. If it were me, even fifty thousand taels would be enough for the slave family to pay."
"Bah, bah, bah, what are you talking about?" Yuan Hongxun hurriedly scolded his wife when he heard that he was using himself as a metaphor.
Mrs. Yuan hurriedly patted the table three times, and then said: "The Bodhisattva is a strange person. The speaker has no intention, and it cannot be true."
In fact, Gao Jie's thinking was different from theirs. Gao Jie thought that it was easy to do this thing, and he could get 10,000 taels just by doing it casually, which was enough.
If this had happened to Yuan Hongxun himself, he might have thought the same way. But now, with the benefit of hindsight, his perspective is different.
Yuan Hongxun told his wife that it was boring, so he left her alone and went to the study to admire the jade collection.
After a while, Yuan Hongxun felt better. He remembered something and called out: "Yuan An."
After waiting for a while, no one was found, so he called out again, but there was still no one. Suddenly, Yuan Hongxun became a little annoyed. He walked to the door, opened the door, and shouted loudly: "Yuan An, where are you going to die?"
The commotion in the study was a bit loud. When the servants nearby heard the commotion, one of them ran to Yuan Hongxun, bowed and said: "Master, it seems that Butler Yuan has not returned home. I don't know what the master has ordered. Let me take care of it."
Already."
Yuan Hongxun looked at the weather and saw that it was already around two o'clock in the morning. He just asked Yuan An to see if there was any cheap jade recently. Why hasn't he returned home yet? Did he go there to drink again?
Yuan Hongxun thought that when Yuan An came back, he would give him a good punishment. He could not just rely on being his confidant to go home late.