The Ministry of Punishment acted quickly on matters that the emperor had personally instructed.
In the arson case that caused a lot of controversy last year, the final evidence all pointed to Shou Anbo's mansion. Shou Anbo's title was directly cut off, and Shou Anbo's son was also thrown into jail. The Ministry of Punishment only spent a lot of time from trial to review.
to one day.
The loss of eight lives aroused great public opinion, which could not be quelled at all.
Judging by time, the son of Shou Anbo will be able to catch up with this year's autumn execution list.
This was naturally a major event that shocked the capital.
In last year's case, as many as eight people died, including county officials. Even in the capital, this was a major case and attracted the attention of countless people.
However, although the case attracted much attention, it was eventually dropped. The Ministry of Punishment was not sure whether it was a fire or arson, so the case has been shelved.
When the people heard about the case again, the case had been solved.
According to insiders, this case was caused by the Ping An County Magistrate who had just taken office. He was not afraid of the power of Shou Anbo and used thunderous means to suppress the county magistrate who had colluded with Shou Anbo in the county government. He tried his best to solve the case and returned the case.
Secretary Xu came clean.
The people all applauded this incident, and after this incident, Magistrate Zhong became known among the people as a fair and strict man who was not afraid of power and made decisions for the people. Within two days, the people went to the county government to report the case.
There are more.
Tang Ning was originally worried that these cases would not be investigated, but she didn't expect that Chen Huang would just give away such a sign.
Shou Anbo's case is not the most complicated among these cases, but it has the deepest background. Now that even he has been beaten to the end, others naturally have nothing to fear.
With this sign, it is like having a guarantee that you don't have to be an aggrieved county magistrate. The county magistrate may not give face to the many powerful families in the capital, but he must give the emperor face.
In the Tang Mansion, Tang Huai stood in front of the table, picked up his pen, and crossed out the two words "Shou An Bo".
Tang Qi sighed and said: "God is not as good as man. No one expected that His Majesty would go to Ping'an County. This time, Ping'an County's Prime Minister was imprisoned, Shou'an Bo was cut off, and the arrangements made by the Ministry of Punishment were of no use.
Ping'an County Government Office has an iron barrel, but it is difficult to penetrate it."
The Tang family has been having a bad year since the beginning of this year, with almost nothing going as planned. Even he, who has never believed in luck, has some doubts in his heart. Could it be that the Tang family is really suffering from bad luck?
Tang Huai raised his head and said: "Your Majesty has paid attention to him, so don't bother the Magistrate of Ping'an for the time being."
Tang Qi smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly and said: "I am a bachelor of the Imperial College. Once I leave the Imperial College, I am nothing. Who can I cause trouble for?"
Naturally in the middle, the white-haired old woman burned a stack of files, glanced at Su Mei, and said calmly: "Next time you want to send a favor, you can find a way yourself."
"Stingy..." Su Mei glanced at her and walked back to her room. When she saw Tang Ning sitting at the table, she rubbed her eyes and asked in surprise, "You didn't go to the palace today?"
"I took a few days off." Tangning looked at her and said, "Thank you for this matter."
"I don't listen to thank you. What's the use of saying thank you verbally? It's not as good as thanking you physically." Su Mei glanced at him and said, "If you really want to thank me, just play cards with me for a few rounds.
If I take a nap, you'll be thanked."
Su Mei is a realist, so when Tang Ning came today, she was ready to sacrifice herself.
While he was drawing the cards, he also had to prevent Xiaotao from peeking at his cards and tipping off Su Mei. The little girl would come over and take a peek now and then. No wonder Su Mei never lit the fire.
Tangning slapped her face in the face and asked, "Do you have any evidence of the Tang family's crimes..."
Su Mei glanced at him and said, "Of course, it depends on how much evidence you want."
Tangning thought for a while and said, "I can knock them down in one fell swoop."
Su Mei looked at him and asked: "It's not easy to bring down the Tang family. What price do you think you can pay?"
Tang Ning thought for a while, and realized that it was not an easy task to bring down a family that had a history of tens or hundreds of years and was at the top of the capital. She was afraid that she would never be able to repay her for sleeping with her for the rest of her life...
"Stop dreaming." Su Mei glanced at him and said, "If the Tang family could be overthrown, they wouldn't wait until now. With your little arms and legs, you'd better not have such an idea."
Even she said so. It seemed that the time had not come yet. Tangning played a few rounds of mahjong and said, "I'm going to see my mother first, and I'll be back with you later."
While tidying up the bed, Xiao Tao said, "Miss, do you think Mr. Tang has practiced any charm skills..."
Su Mei put the big rag doll in the cabinet and said, "Nonsense, how can a man practice the art of charm?"
"He didn't practice the art of charm, so how could he charm you so much? But miss, you can't be so secretive all your life. If Mrs. Tang leaves here in the future, and Mr. Tang doesn't come either, what will you do?
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"..."
Su Mei took a deep breath, with a smile on her face, and said: "Xiao Tao, come here, I will show you something good..."
Tangning came to Tianju this time and did not meet the old woman.
The old beggar had already explained to him what bewitching was all about. After lifting the mysterious veil, Tang Ning was no longer afraid of it.
It's said to be a voodoo technique, but it's actually the poisonous insects they raise. Compared with direct poisoning, this method is more flexible, concealed and difficult to detect.
Of course, there are some secrets involved, which Tang Ning has not figured out for the time being, but the old beggar told him that the old woman has not yet reached the stage of poisoning the invisible, and as long as she does not touch her, nothing big will happen.
There are some special conditions for practicing this Gu technique, which Tang Ning could not meet for the time being, so she had to put the matter on hold.
After he came out of Tianranju, he did not return to Tang Mansion. Instead, he went to the county government office to pick up Xiaoyi.
Zhaoxian Cheng and Zheng County Lieutenant were both imprisoned. The new County Magistrate and County Lieutenant had not yet taken office, so the yamen suddenly became much deserted.
When Tang Ning and Zhong Yi walked out of the yamen, they saw Zhao Yun'er and a woman walking out of the county yamen carrying a baggage.
The woman glanced at them, snorted coldly, and strode away.
Zhao Yuner lowered her head, bowed slightly, and walked out of the door.
Zhong Yi took a step forward and asked: "Sister Zhao, what are your... plans for the future?"
Zhao Yun'er looked at her and said with a wry smile: "You are still willing to call me sister..."
Zhong Yi looked at her, her lips moved, but she didn't know what to say.
Zhao Yun'er took a deep breath, with a smile on her face, and said: "My mother and I plan to go back to our hometown. I don't know if we will have a chance to see each other again... Sister Zhong, Mr. Tang, I wish you happiness forever."
She waved to the two of them, then turned and left, never looking back.
Although Zhao Xian Cheng fell, the crimes he committed did not bring harm to his family. Zhao Yun'er was not implicated in any way. However, it would be difficult for them to stay in the capital in the future.
Zhong Yi was a little disappointed, and Tang Ning could understand.
Zhao Yun'er was the first friend she met after coming to the capital, and she was also one of the few friends she had. Before Zhao County Cheng fell out, their relationship was very close. Things turned out like this, which was not what they wanted to see.
Zhong Yi held his hand and murmured: "Why are they fighting?"
People are in rivers and lakes, and they cannot help themselves. The court is a river and lake, and the county government is also a river and lake. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are fights.
Tang Ning held her hand tightly. Being in the whirlpool of the capital, he could not avoid fighting with others. He could only do his best to keep them away from these disputes... all those conspiracies and dirty darkness.
, he can just resist it alone.
"I don't want to think about this anymore." Tangning held her hand and walked out of the county office, saying, "I suddenly thought of a poem just now. Madam, I went back to help me polish it... Also, what should we eat in the afternoon? How about the assorted casserole?
, I need to do more, Yaoyao may come over for lunch today..."
