The dim oil lamp flickered on and off, and the air was filled with the smell of moisture, rot, and mold.
Lin Jing struggled to get up and looked at the straw covered under him.
He sighed: "It's bad luck..."
But he is not very afraid and has no fear.
This should be the legendary Tingwei Prison!
"Tingwei Zhang Ou and Duke Zhang will not sit idly by and ignore it!" he thought in his mind. As a scholar from a businessman's family, he rarely had contact with high-level officials. Most of the information he knew came from the comments of others and rumors in the market.
Earned.
In his impression, being a court lieutenant Zhang Ou is simply the best annotation of the word conscience.
Since taking office, he has always adhered to the principle of light punishment and small crimes. Whenever a case is reported to him, if he can avoid a sentence, he will definitely not be sentenced. If he really wants to act in accordance with the law, then he will shed tears and plead for the prisoner's mercy.
, Zhang Ou has been a court captain for more than a year, but he has personally ordered the execution of only a dozen prisoners.
Therefore, Lin Jing is not worried about his future at all.
"The late emperor has abolished all laws that criminalize speech...it will definitely be fine!" Lin Jing thought about this and gained confidence and confidence in his heart: "I will definitely be fine!"
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At the same time, the lights in Tingwei's official residence were brightly lit.
Zhang Ou, the current Tingwei of the Han Dynasty, looked at the official documents in front of his case.
"Your Highness is so courageous..." Looking at the densely packed names and charges on the official documents, Zhang Ou felt a little headache. Arresting so many educated people at one time has been very rare since the founding of the Han family.
of.
This can only mean one thing - all the charges listed in this official document are all false, and they are all used to deceive others. The real charges are actually...
"That Highness didn't dare to say it clearly..." Zhang Ou sighed.
Since the founding of the country, the dynasty has always treated scholars favorably. Any scholar who breaks the law has always been punished by being demoted to one level according to the law.
For example, during the reign of the late Emperor, the King of Jibei rebelled. After the Emperor put down the rebellion of the King of Jibei, the first thing he did was to pardon the scribes and officials who had advised the King of Jibei.
"I am not feeling well today and cannot attend to matters. I will leave this matter to the city magistrate sent by His Highness..." After thinking for a while, Zhang Ou ordered an official who had been following him.
: "Tomorrow is the day of rest for my Tingwei Yamen. From tomorrow on, all of you officials will have a three-day rest. Do you understand?"
The emperor of the Han Dynasty treated officials preferentially. Starting from the Emperor Gao, he changed the harsh rule of the previous generation and took very good care of the official class. Ordinary officials were granted one day off for every five days of work, called a holiday. In addition,
, and there are all kinds of holidays.
For example, if you do a good job, your boss will report you and you can enjoy paid leave legally and reasonably.
If you are sick, you will be warned.
My parents passed away and I had bereavement leave.
In addition, chief officers at all levels also have the power to flexibly grant various short-term holidays to their subordinates.
What Zhang Ou now decided to use was his special power to give holidays to the middle and senior officials of Tingwei Yamen.
It is true that Zhang Ou is a good old man, but the fact that he was able to climb to the position of Tingwei and do it very steadily cannot be explained clearly by a good old man.
In fact, someone in the imperial court said that there are no good people among the nine ministers.
Zhang Ou could tell at a glance that this was a hot potato, and if he didn't do it right, he might hurt himself.
Such matters within the palace should be left to the palace itself to resolve.
Zhang Ou felt that there was no need to hook up with him.
After listening to Zhang Ou's instructions, the subordinate officer nodded with relief and said: "No! I will inform all my colleagues..."
The sudden occurrence of this incident also made them, the bureaucrats of Tingwei, very distressed.
If you are really pushed to deal with this case, no matter how you deal with it, you will offend people.
It's better for Zhang Tingwei, just give Tingwei's Yamen a holiday, and you, relatives of the emperor, can make as much trouble as you want...
Therefore, Zhang Tang quickly got the official document issued by Tingwei Yamen, giving him full authority to handle it. At the same time, the people from Tingwei Yamen also told him that from tomorrow, all officials and ministers in Tingwei Yamen will be responsible for the affairs.
All officers will take a rest and will resume normal work in three days.
Zhang Tang was a little surprised by how efficient everyone in Tingwei Yamen worked on this matter.
In fact, as a member of the officialdom, Zhang Tang was certainly not naive enough to think that the rumors in the market were really credible.
Especially after serving as a city magistrate under His Highness Liu De, I am now an official, so I have come into contact with and understood more things, and the aura that once shrouded some people has also peeled off.
After lifting the once sacred halo, Zhang Tang discovered...
It turns out that XX is this kind of thing!
Then he suddenly realized that some of the so-called famous ministers who are regarded as gods by the people are actually just ordinary people. They are just as good at playing tricks, just as greedy for vanity, and some are even worse than ordinary people.
people……
At this time, Zhang Tang had already understood something.
In his opinion, the so-called famous ministers rely on publicity, performance, and background.
For example, the current Tingwei Zhang Ou, why can he be a Tingwei? Is it really because of ability or morality?
The reason is not because when the emperor was hiding in his residence, he worked as a consultant and a housekeeper for the emperor, running around for more than ten years...
Without this background, Zhang Ou would not be able to secure his position as Tingwei!
Let alone have such a big reputation among the people!
Therefore, Zhang Tang is now convinced that the theory he has learned is absolutely correct. If you want to be an official and implement your own ideas, you must always keep up with the footsteps of those in power. Do whatever the person in power likes.
This is the way to success.
"I must handle this matter beautifully!" Zhang Tang thought in his heart: "Let others have nothing to say!"
Ever since Ju Meng and Ji An joined, Zhang Tang felt a sense of urgency in his heart.
Ju Meng is a famous ranger in Guandong. It is said that he has thousands of subordinates under his command. Even in Guanzhong, he has the ability to respond to everything at once. Watching Ju Meng do things these days, he usually calms down many unruly people in the city with just one greeting.
The disobedient Ji Tou was able to successfully resolve matters that some officials thought were impossible with just one look, which fully demonstrated the powerful abilities of the rangers.
And Ji An came from a well-known family, and more than ten generations of Ji family members have been officials. This background alone is enough to make Zhang Tang nervous, not to mention that Ji An's literary level and theoretical level are not like Zhang Tang's.
Zhang Tang, who was born in Yeluzi and managed to become a cultural figure with a few scraps of scrolls, could not compare with him.
"Then how should we deal with these criminals, pry open their mouths, and find out the person hiding behind the scenes?" Zhang Tang began to think about it. Undoubtedly, this was something he needed to solve in handling this case. He could not put these three together.
Once the problem is solved, the matter is not done well!
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Well, the updates these days are really not satisfactory~~~~~~~~
I will try my best to be diligent~~~~~~
Well, the plots are indeed a bit weak these days, but there's really no way around it. A book with high points must have low points. Appropriate transitional chapters are needed~ Otherwise, if you keep writing about Liu De, you will collapse as you write.
Lost~~~~~
Yeah, but I will speed up the plot.
As for some people who are worried that Liu De will be the prince for more than ten years~
I just want to say, you think too much~
There is no such plan in my outline!!!!!!!!!
Well, no spoilers~ but I have hinted at it many times before, and those who read carefully should have seen those hints~
