On the Wang'an River, in a boat, Zhang Zhuyang, the supervisory censor, was teaching Su Youxian, the head of the Dushui Cleaning Department of the Ministry of Industry.
The head of the Ministry of Industry is a sixth-rank official, and the supervisory censor is a seventh-rank official. Why can a seventh-rank official teach a sixth-rank official?
This is caused by the professional characteristics of the two people.
The Dushui Cleansing Department is mainly responsible for the management of major projects such as rivers, seawalls, river defenses, ditches, and bridges. This is the fattest among fatties. Su Youxian alone earned more than 10,000 yuan every year on the project of dredging rivers.
Second, as a representative figure in the high-risk business field, he has a heartfelt awe for the supervisory censor.
Of course, one should be in awe not only of the other party's official position, but also of the other party's character.
Su Youxian raised his glass and said: "Master Zhang's words are inspiring and enlightening. My little brother will be able to benefit from his teachings tonight!"
Zhang Zhuyang drank a glass of wine and said: "Not to mention anything else, you spent hundreds of thousands of silver to build a dam on the Wanjun River in Dysprosium the year before last. As a result, the dam burst after two heavy rains last year. Do you think that this matter will be ignored by us?"
Shitai can’t see it?”
Su Youxian quickly poured Zhang Zhuyang a glass of wine: "Sir, the rain is really heavy!" Su Youxian quickly ordered someone to serve the wine, taking the opportunity to change the subject.
Zhang Zhuyang took a mouthful of sheep head picks, drank a sip of wine and said: "Dizhou is rich, especially along the Wanjun River, a land of plenty. However, after a flood, how many people drowned and how many people were displaced..."
When it came to the emotional part, Zhang Zhuyang finished the wine with tears in his eyes.
After wiping his tears, Zhang Zhuyang looked at the wine glass and said, "This wine tastes really special!"
Su Youxian quickly agreed: "To tell you the truth, this wine, Jiangzhai Garden's Bailamchu, produces twelve jars a year."
Jiangzhaiyuanzi's lamb wine is as famous as Fenglelou's fragrant mash. It is the top-grade wine, while Bailamchun is the top-grade among Jiangzhai's lambs.
Zhang Zhuyang said: "Then I have to taste it. It's not easy to drink a jar!"
Su Youxian said: "You don't have to worry about this. I have bought all the hundreds of lambs produced by Jiang Zhaiyuan in two years. Twenty-four jars are all on this boat, which is enough for you to drink!"
Zhang Zhuyang curled his lips and said: "That's not good, I can't always come on your boat and let people know about it and gossip."
"Brother Zhuyang, you remembered wrongly. This is not my boat, this is your boat! The boat deed is in your room, and the two ladies are keeping it for you!"
"There are two more ladies?" Zhang Zhuyang pretended to be surprised.
Su Youxian smiled and said: "Brother Zhuyang, you drank too much, but you forgot about the business. Brother, didn't I come to your ship for a wedding banquet today? The two ladies also share their physical bonds."
A table of wine, a boat, and two ladies, the matter was settled so smoothly.
Zhang Zhuyang was very satisfied: "Brother Youxian, on this big day, let's have two more drinks."
Su Youxian said: "Brother Zhuyang, you can't drink too much. You have to do serious business with the two ladies later."
"It's okay. The more you drink, the better this matter will be done!"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "That won't work. It won't be useful if you drink too much. Give me this cup!"
Xu Zhiqiong took a new wine glass, poured himself a glass, and tasted the taste: "This Bailamchun is so fragrant, it must cost twenty taels of silver a jar anyway!"
"Twenty taels?" Qiao Shungang sneered, "You may not be able to buy even two hundred taels. Don't just drink it by yourself. Pour me a glass."
Qiao Shungang and Xu Zhiqiong exchanged cups and started drinking.
Zhang Zhuyang and Su Youxian, who were sitting nearby, were both frightened.
When did these two people come in?
These two can come in at any time.
Qiao Shungang is a sixth-grade killer, Xu Zhiqiong is a seventh-grade judge, Zhang Zhuyang and Su Youxian have no cultivation level, and there are two ninth-grade guards outside the door, which is not enough to look at.
Qiao Shungang and Xu Zhiqiong listened outside the door for a long time. After the others had settled the matter, they could come in with due authority.
Seeing the lantern man, Su Youxian was frightened out of his mind, but Zhang Zhuyang was very calm.
"Two lantern men, this is a private boat, what are you doing here?"
Qiao Shungang gnawed on the roast chicken and said, "Zhiqiong, I'm too lazy to talk to him. You tell him."
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the two of them and said, "Since it is a private boat, which one of yours does it belong to?"
Zhang Zhuyang said: "It doesn't belong to anyone, it's rented by us."
As expected of a censor, he answered the questions cleanly.
Xu Zhiqiong asked again: "The two ladies upstairs are also rented?"
Zhang Zhuyang said: "Those two women are the boat owners, and we rent their boats."
Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "The ship owner still has a personal deed on him, does he want to rent it or sell it?"
Zhang Zhuyang remained silent, and sweat appeared on his nose.
Xu Zhiqiong put away his smile, looked at Zhang Zhuyang and said: "Everything has been leaked, so stop hiding it. The lantern holder is here, are you still waiting to be tortured?"
Zhang Zhuyang said angrily: "How dare you! You dare to torture an official of the imperial court without proof? I have rebelled against you!"
Qiao Shungang put down his wine glass, frowned and said, "Zhiqiong, this is what's wrong with you. I am a polite person, so we have to speak politely. Can we say it openly about torture?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiao Shungang grabbed Zhang Zhuyang's hair and hit him directly on the table. Zhang Zhuyang's face was covered with blood and he fell to the ground.
Su Youxian next to him was so frightened that he quickly stood up and said: "Two lantern masters, this matter has nothing to do with me. I don't know this boat or the people on it. I just came here to have a drink with Brother Zhang."
Qiao Shungang turned around and said, "It has nothing to do with you, just get out of here!"
Su Youxian hurriedly ran outside the cabin, rocked the boat and left.
There are more than seven inches of sin on his head!
Mr. Su, please live a little longer, I'm going to kill your head.
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Zhang Zhuyang again. His crime was not small, about five inches.
It's a pity that Xu Zhiqiong can't kill people now.
Borrow Qiao Shungang's knife?
inappropriate.
Qiao Shungang has always been very kind to Xu Zhiqiong and cannot let him take the blame.
Xu Zhiqiong said to Zhang Zhuyang: "Zhang Yushi, we all know some things in our hearts. Just say what you need to say. Don't insist on it."
Zhang Zhuyang said angrily: "Because I participated in one of your books, you took advantage of personal revenge. Zhang is not a weakling, and I will never allow you to frame me!"
Xu Zhiqiong blew a whistle, and Ma Guangli and Li Pu'an walked in escorting the two women.
"Tell me!" Li Pu'an shouted, "Why did you two bring the boat deed and the body deed?"
The two women cried and said: "We were originally bought by Mr. Su. Mr. Su said that we would be given to Mr. Zhang, the censor, and this ship was also given to Mr. Zhang, the censor."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "The witnesses and physical evidence are all there, Zhang Yushi, don't you have anything to say? I have a charge sheet, please sign here and press your thumbprint..."
"Bah!" Zhang Zhuyang spat, "Thieves, you are trying to frame me. I don't recognize these two women, and I have never seen the boat deed or the body deed! Let me see what you can do to me?"
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "You can't blame us for being ruthless if you don't recognize this."
"How dare you! Let me see if any of you dare to touch me!"
Qiao Shungang threw away his chopsticks and glared at Xu Zhiqiong: "How many times do I have to tell you? We are also well-educated gentlemen, so we shouldn't talk about this kind of thing, and just do it and it will be over."
Gu Ya
After recuperating for many days, Qiao Shungang was just trying to stretch his muscles when he held Zhang Zhuyang down and punched and kicked him.
If you hit a person with no cultivation level at the sixth level of the killing path, if you hit him a little harder, the person will be dead.
Fortunately, Ma Guangli was quick and stepped forward to stop Qiao Shungang: "Qiao Qianhu, we can't beat him anymore. It's hard to explain why he was killed."
Xu Zhiqiong squatted in front of Zhang Zhuyang with the charges in hand: "Sign it!"
Zhang Zhuyang was dying and said: "Save my life, I'll just sign it."
Zhang Zhuyang signed and pressed his fingerprints, and Xu Zhiqiong put away the accusation: "We will keep this accusation for you, and we will also keep the ship and body deeds for you. These two ladies will make confessions later, and you can keep it yourself."
They took them back to the house and took good care of them."
After saying that, Xu Zhiqiong touched Zhang Zhuyang's head. He couldn't bear to bear more than five inches of sin.
But I can't bear to leave him. I can't kill him now.
Zhang Zhuyang has just submitted a letter to impeach the Yamen of the Chief of the Light. If Zhang Zhuyang is punished now, the matter of personal revenge will not be cleared away. Even if the evidence of Zhang Zhuyang's crime is true, the Yamen of the Chief of the Light will still be suppressed by the emperor.
As long as you hold on to the handle, you don't have to worry about Zhang Zhuyang being dishonest in the future.
The two women signed the confession, and the matter was settled.
How did Qiao Shungang know that Zhang Zhuyang was on this boat?
Because he received news from Qingyi Pavilion, which had a secret presence on the Wang'an River, he had been paying attention to Zhang Zhuyang's movements recently.
Everyone got off the boat and returned to the Imperial City Division to resume their duties. Zhong Shen greatly praised the lamp-bearing Yamen. Jiang Feili looked displeased: "Commander, we have also done our best."
Zhong Shen smiled and said: "Everyone has worked hard and will be rewarded. If Wu Ziqing is dealt with, then there will be a big reward."
After leaving the Imperial City Department, Yu Chilan said to Xu Zhiqiong with a stern face: "We handled the matter, and you have stolen the limelight."
Qiao Shungang snorted: "Little girl, you still don't understand the rules here. Not everyone can be in the limelight. Our yamen has rough skin and thick flesh, and can withstand beatings. Your Qingyi pavilion has thin skin and tender flesh, and you will offend the censor."
It's better to avoid things."
Yuchi Lan snorted: "Why are you talking about this riddle? It seems like you are taking the blame."
"You can't take the blame, and we're not afraid of taking it," Qiao Shungang said with a smile, "If you want to gain some face, and put more thought into Wu Ziqing, if you can bring him down, our yamen won't take any of the credit, it will all go to us.
you!"
Wu Ziqing is really difficult to deal with.
Qingyi Pavilion checked him for five days and found almost no flaws in him.
This man is not greedy for money or sex, and there is almost no stain on his political performance. The only trace that can be traced is that he impeached some ministers under the instruction of the Sixth Princess. This is also the duty of the Yushitai, and there is nothing wrong with it.
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Procrastinating like this was not the way to go. The next morning, Xu Zhiqiong planned to visit the honest official, and Yu Chilan went with him, waiting for an opportunity to find out the news.
The two came to Wu Ziqing's house and saw a group of people gathered in front of the door.
A servant was tied up in front of the house. Wu Ziqing held up a whip and beat him to death. The man was beaten to a bloody pulp and was dying. If he was whipped a few more times, he would probably be dead.
What crime did this man commit?
The sins on my head are not long-lasting, not even five points.
In broad daylight and in public, how could Wu Ziqing dare to use lynching indiscriminately?
Does this count as a handle?
People around were talking, and one person said: "This evil servant deserves to be killed for daring to steal things from Wu Yushi's house."
Another person said: "Wu Yushi can't tolerate sand in his eyes, but today he will be beaten to death!"
"Do you really want to beat him to death?"
"Are you kidding me? A few days ago, a maid secretly hid 200 food coins and was beaten to death by the censor right here! The blood on the pillar was not even dried!"
Seeing that this servant was about to be beaten to death, Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and shouted: "Stop!"
Wu Ziqing stopped, looked at Xu Zhiqiong, and asked, "Who are you?"
"The man in charge of the lamp, Qing Deng Lang, Xu Zhiqiong."
When he heard that it was the lantern man, Wu Ziqing smiled coldly, full of disdain: "The vicious dog is making noise, dare to come to my door and bite someone?"
He called Xu Zhiqiong a dog.
Swearing is a basic skill of a censor.
If Xu Zhiqiong argued with him for a few words, he would use the topic to his advantage and scold Xu Zhiqiong, the entire Zhang Deng Yamen, and even the entire Imperial City Division as worse than dogs.
People around him burst into laughter, and Xu Zhiqiong also laughed.
He pointed at the servant and said, "If I had kept silent, this man would have been bitten to death by a vicious dog."
If I don't argue with you, I will call you a dog.
Wu Ziqing put away his smile and raised his sword eyebrows: "I punish the evil servant myself, what does it have to do with you?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "If the master kills his servant without any reason, he should be exiled for hundreds of miles. Don't you know the law?"
"You dare to talk about the law!" Wu Ziqing sneered, "This servant stole my property without any reason! Killing him is not against the law!"
This is really not unreasonable. According to the Daxuan Law, if a master kills a servant for no reason, he must be exiled for hundreds of miles. However, if a servant steals the master's property, the master has the right to punish the servant. Even if he accidentally beats the servant to death, he is not guilty.
The people watching the excitement fell silent, and someone secretly asked: "Who is this person? Dare to challenge Wu Yushi?"
Another person said: "It's Xu Denglang, he's not a good guy either. It's going to be exciting this time."
Yuchilan was also worried about Xu Zhiqiong. If this servant was found guilty of stealing, Xu Zhiqiong should not have interfered. If not, Wu Ziqing would have to read the book.
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "How much money did this servant steal from you?"
Wu Ziqing said solemnly: "This is Wu's family matter and has nothing to do with you!"
The servant shouted desperately: "Five pieces of money, just five pieces of money, I picked it up at the door, it was not stolen!"
When everyone heard this, they exclaimed: "For five dollars, you will beat someone to death. This is..."
Wu Ziqing said angrily: "You picked it up in front of my door. It's not considered stolen. You are so unrepentant!"
After saying this, Wu Ziqing raised his whip and wanted to hit him again.
"Wait a minute!" Xu Zhiqiong shouted, "Regardless of whether the money was stolen, but for five copper coins, do you want to take his life?"
"A foolish man has nothing to say," Wu Ziqing sneered, "Do you know that the sage has a saying: one penny a day, a thousand penny a thousand days, a rope will cut the wood, and a drop of water will penetrate the stone?"
Xu Zhiqiong was startled. He didn't expect that Daxuan also had this allusion.
Wu Ziqing continued: "You only think that five cents is a decimal. He stole five cents a day, but over time he was able to steal everything from Wu's family. Wu's family stole everything, but he went to steal from other families. This
Shouldn't he be killed when he is waiting for disaster? Wu cannot tolerate such evil servants, let alone such evil thieves, so it is justified to kill him now!"
The onlookers echoed: "Wu Yushi is right, he should be killed!"
"If you steal something, you should be killed. Killing is justified!"
"What a justified killing!" Xu Zhiqiong sneered, "One person in a day, thousands of people in a thousand days, mosquitoes and flies suck the blood, gnaw away the bones and ecstasy! You care so little about human life, killing one person a day, and over time, all the servants in your family have been killed. After killing them all, do you want to wipe out all the tens of thousands of people in Daxuandu? You clearly have a disobedient heart!"
The onlookers fell silent instantly, and they felt that what Xu Zhiqiong said made sense.
"You!" Wu Ziqing raised his riding whip and pointed it at Xu Zhiqiong, "You are so arrogant!"
"What do you want to do?" Xu Zhiqiong lowered his eyes and pulled out his saber, "What do you want to do with the sword pointed at me?"