Tang Ning and Xiao Jue returned safely, and all the scholars in the palace put away other thoughts.
After this incident, if they still don't know the difference between these two people and themselves, the Jinshi exam will be in vain.
Needless to say, Xiao Jue, the Xiao family is a descendant. Although the queen died young, your majesty missed the old relationship and never established a new queen. Also because of the queen's death, he felt ashamed of the Xiao family. As the only son of the Xiao family, what could your majesty do?
Maybe not give him a bright future?
As for Tang Ning, everyone has seen how much His Majesty loves him throughout the imperial examination process, and today's incident has once again confirmed it.
Not only does he have His Majesty's love, but he also has the status of the Tang family. His future career will definitely be beyond the reach of people like them.
Thinking about it carefully, I can't help but feel a little sad.
Although there is no distinction between princes and princes under the imperial examination, it is also an opportunity for ordinary people like them to rise to the top in one step, but whether they are poor people or children from humble families, they are always not as good as them...
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In the Tang family, Tang Zhao was still unconscious after being carried back by the family members.
A middle-aged doctor came out of the room, cupped his hands to a luxurious lady, and said: "Madam, the young master's body is fine except for two broken ribs. I have helped him repair the bones.
During the day, he must rest in bed and remember not to move around."
The woman nodded and ordered the maid behind her: "Taohong, take Dr. Zhou down to collect the consultation fee."
After the middle-aged doctor went down, the woman looked at the two servants and said calmly: "What's going on?"
The two of them knelt on the ground with a bang, and one of them said tremblingly: "Back, Madam, the second young master is going to the Black Tiger Gang to collect money from the Black Tiger Gang today... But unexpectedly, Tang Ning rushed in from outside, hurt, hurt
He took the young master and asked the officials to arrest everyone in the Black Tiger Gang..."
The woman frowned and asked, "Cashier, why did he go to a rogue gang to collect money?"
Before the two servants could answer, a figure hurriedly came from outside the door, looked at the woman, and asked: "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with Zhao'er?"
The woman glanced at the two servants and said, "Just tell me."
The servant immediately walked up to Tang Qi and said, "Go back to the Second Master, let's go to the Black Tiger Gang to collect cash with you today..."
"Black Tiger Gang?" Upon hearing this, Tang Qi clenched his fists and asked, "Where is Zhao'er?"
The servant immediately said: "Inside."
Tang Qi strode in and looked at Tang Zhao lying on the bed, with a gloomy look on his face.
The Black Tiger Gang is just a small gang in the capital, but it has inextricable connections with the Tang family, and these connections cannot be put on the table.
If someone reveals those things, although the Tang family will not be shaken, it will still cause some trouble.
He looked at a servant and said in a deep voice: "You go and do something."
Tang Shui stood at the door of the room, looking at Tang Zhao who was lying unconscious on the bed, and walked silently to the courtyard, his expression a little sad, and he sighed softly.
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Ping'an County Government.
Because of a sudden case, Zhong Mingli was extremely busy.
The case was a big one, involving dozens of abducted children. He sent out most of the county police officers to bring back beggars from Beijing. In addition, he also wanted to arrest those from the Black Tiger Gang everywhere.
Help everyone.
Human trafficking is a capital crime. The leaders of the Black Tiger Gang will inevitably die, and the gang members below will be exiled at the very least.
The Black Tiger Gang is just a small gang in Beijing. They usually oppress the people and collect protection fees. As long as they don't do too much, the government has no time or energy to take care of it. But who would have thought that they secretly trafficked people and pretended to be
Beggars, taking advantage of the sympathy of the people, and using those children as their money-making tools.
These people committed such a serious crime. As his first major case since his promotion, he must treat it with caution.
"Let's go!"
"Move quickly!"
Several government officials escorted two beggars and walked in from the outside. When they saw Zhong Mingli, they immediately said: "Sir, we caught two more."
Zhong Mingli looked at them, nodded and said: "Lock them in first, and don't let any of them go!"
The two government officials immediately responded and put the two beggars in jail.
In the prison, the man with the scar on his face was held in solitary confinement, while the rest of the Black Tiger Gang were imprisoned in a cell.
The man was leaning against the wall, his eyes were dull and his face was ashen.
"It's time to eat." A government servant came over and handed in two steamed buns and a bowl of water.
The scarred man was unmoved. The yamen servant stood at the door and said, "Eat, you don't have many meals left after doing this kind of thing. If something happens, just deal with it honestly, and you don't have to suffer those flesh and blood."
At least your wife and two children can live a better life outside."
The scarred man raised his head, and the yamen servant smiled at him and turned to leave.
He walked to the cell door, picked up the steamed bun, looked at it, and swallowed it.
Zhong Mingli was walking in the back hall of the county government office when Peng Chen came over and said, "Sir, the leader of the Black Tiger Gang has been recruited and has confessed to the crimes they committed."
Zhong Mingli looked at him and asked, "Why is the second young master of the Tang family there?"
Peng Chen handed him the confession and said: "He said that the Black Tiger Gang would pay a tribute to Tang Zhao every month. Tang Zhao came here today to collect money."
Zhong Mingli frowned and said, "Is this case related to the Tang family?"
Peng Chen shook his head and said: "He said that Tang Zhao didn't know about this. The Black Tiger Gang has been secretly trafficking people for many years. Tang Zhao started looking for him a year ago when someone from the Black Tiger Gang offended him.
The gang is worried about the Tang family's background, so they provide money every month to ward off disasters."
Zhong Mingli looked at the confession in his hand. The leader of the Black Tiger Gang confessed to the child trafficking and took the initiative to explain all the details. The witnesses, physical evidence and oral confessions were all present. At this point in the case, what he had to do was finished.
As for how to judge this case, he alone cannot make the decision. The file needs to be submitted to the Ministry of Punishment. In such a serious case, the Ministry of Punishment must not be able to make arbitrary decisions.
In the palace, Emperor Chen looked at Tang Qi who was kneeling in the palace and asked, "Why is this, Aiqing?"
Tang Qi raised his head and said: "I have failed to teach my son well, please punish me!"
Chen Huang put down a piece of paper in his hand and said: "Human trafficking by the Black Tiger Gang is a capital crime. Although Tang Zhao was involved with the Black Tiger Gang, he did not know about it. It is understandable. However, he
As a son of an official, you should be more restrained after you go down."
Tang Qi immediately said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will definitely have strict requirements on him in the future!"
Chen Huang looked at him, nodded, and said: "The leader of the Black Tiger Gang has committed a heinous crime. After verification by the Ministry of Punishment, he will be executed on the same day. The rest will be exiled a thousand miles away..."
After he finished speaking, a eunuch went down to deliver the order. Emperor Chen looked at Tang Qi and said, "You go down first."
"I excuse myself." Tang Qi bowed and excused himself. Ling Yun stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the number of children abducted by the Black Tiger Gang is not quite right."
Chen Huang stood up and said: "Let's investigate this case here."
Ling Yun crumpled a piece of paper in his hand and said, "Yes."
In another palace, Tang Ning, Xiao Jue and others have been waiting for a while.
"I know you are unhappy with the Tang family." Xiao Jue leaned against the pillar and said, "But the Tang family is the Tang family after all, and there are Prince Duan and Concubine Hui in it. Even if the evidence is found, it will be hurt if the Tang family really did this.
If we can’t break their muscles and bones, what’s more, it’s impossible for the Tang family to leave evidence on this kind of thing.”
He looked at Tang Ning and sighed softly.
After what happened today, there was really no hope of reconciliation between him and the Tang family.
This is not a good thing for him.
Not to mention King Duan and Concubine Hui in the palace, even the power of the Tang family in the court is definitely not something that a new champion can compete with. The Tang family can't do anything to him in today's matter, but the future is long, as long as he is here.
In the imperial court, there is no way to bypass the Tang family...
