After hearing Yuntong's words, Yunzhi laughed and did not answer. She only made one private friend when she was a teenager. It was easy to urge the case to be closed as soon as possible, so of course she had to try her best to help.
Since he promised to close the case as soon as possible, Yuntong would not delay it any longer. He immediately sent an order to Qin Song, asking him to transfer the files to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment as soon as possible, and these two yamen would make the final judgment.
Of course, Qin Song would not delay after receiving the order. He immediately ordered the final arrangement of the files and sent all the files to the Metropolitan Procuratorate early the next morning.
Of course, the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were very disgusted with the Jinyiwei. From top to bottom, they did not give a good look to the Jinyiwei captain who came to deliver the file. This time, two censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate were involved, and they have been suspended pending disposal.
.Although it is their own fault, the reputation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has also been affected. It is strange that they are happy.
But no matter how they looked at the Jin Yiwei Xiaowei, they had to accept the files. Jian Yi got the files and looked at them for a while, then ordered the guards to take these files and follow him to the Ministry of Punishment to discuss the case with Ru Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments.
It seems simple, but the scale of conviction is difficult to grasp. Jian Yi went to discuss it with Ru Yu based on the idea that one person can calculate the shortcomings and two people can calculate the longitude.
Ru Yu also scratched her head. The breakthrough in Li's case was that the government colluded with local gangsters to frame the Li family to kill and injure people. From the perspective of the "Da Ming Law", this crime was also a serious one. Bribing several lives was enough for a death penalty. But they also
Everyone understands that Yunxi is more concerned about the fact that these officials want to embezzle the Li family's property, and this must be highlighted in the final conviction.
After repeated discussions, Jian Yi also went to the palace to beg for a meeting to test His Majesty's mind. On the third day of February, the two of them formally decided on the charges and punishment: Zhao Yan, the former prefect of Suzhou, was guilty of frame-up, personal use of public weapons, embezzlement of people's property, etc.
The crime was sentenced to exile in Pu Fan, and the former imperial censor of Henan Province, Mingliang, was exiled to Min Fan,...; Li Shilu's son Li Xuanfa was exiled to Qin Fan,...
The two of them also found people who could write brilliantly to write about the story of the case published in the Di newspaper, highlighting the misappropriation of the Li family's property.
Yunxi was very satisfied after seeing their conviction and the course of the case. He commented on the memorial: "I have no objection. I will refer it to the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will handle it accordingly."
After receiving Yunxi's approval, the conviction results were fully disclosed, and at the same time, the prisoners began to be dealt with according to the judgment.
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"Dad!" "Dad!" In front of Jinyiwei Zhenfusi Yamen, two shouts rang out to a person who had just walked out of this Yamen, which seemed very gloomy to most people.
"Inspection, school, have you all come to the capital?" The man was stunned, and then shouted with a little surprise.
"Yes, Dad!" The two people who had just called him "Dad" hurriedly rushed up, took the man's hand, and said, "Dad, are you okay? Are you not injured?"
"It's okay! I'm not a prisoner. I'm here to be a witness. What can happen? It's even less likely that I'm going to get hurt. I don't dare to lie to you about anything I say to your father. Why did the gentlemen of the Jinyiwei beat me?"
The man laughed.
He was Li Jiucheng, the captain of a patrol team in the Suzhou Prefecture Police Department. When he was arrested by the Jin Yiwei sent to Suzhou that day, he immediately told everything he knew. The Jin Yiwei was very satisfied, although they did not dare to let him go.
But the treatment given to him in prison was not bad. Later, when all the prisoners were transferred from Suzhou to the capital, other people interrogated him. No matter what the Jinyi guards asked, Li Jiucheng was very cooperative, and he didn't suffer much at all.
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Although he also cooperated with Zhao Yan to deal with the Li family, he was a low-ranking official who dared not disobey the orders of the prefect and was not easily punished. Moreover, he later became a tainted witness. They believed that he was not only innocent but had meritorious service. He was released from Jinyiwei today.
days.
The three of them, father and son, exchanged a few words. Li Jiucheng suddenly remembered something and asked his eldest son Li Xingjian: "How did you come to the capital? You have no fame. How could you come to the capital without opening a road?"
"The three yamen of Suzhou Prefecture, Changzhou, and Wuxian are also in chaos. It is impossible for any official to open a road for you. Could it be that you found someone to steal the official seal and open a road privately?"
Thinking of this, Li Jiucheng's expression suddenly became ugly. He pulled them to walk a few steps away from the Jinyiwei Yamen, and then scolded him in a low voice: "When did you dare to do such a thing! Prodigal child! The Li family's case is causing trouble.
There's going to be an uproar. I don't know how many Jinyiwei and Zhensi's fans are in Suzhou. You still dare to do such a thing. It's your life! If this wasn't on the street, I would have given you two a slap!"
Li Jiucheng scolded them for a while before stopping. When he stopped, his second son Li Xingxiao took out a kettle and said: "Dad, drink water!" While he was drinking water, Li Xingjian explained: "Dad, we
I'm not a child anymore. How could I not know that there are Jin Yiwei and Zhensi officials in Suzhou at this time? We don't dare to steal official seals to lead the way in private at this time."
"Then why are you here?" Li Jiucheng asked still angrily.
"Dad, after you were brought to the capital, your mother was very worried at home. She was afraid that you would be punished, so she urged her son to come to the capital to find out whether he would be punished. The son himself was also worried and wanted to come to the capital. But he didn't dare to come to the capital at this time.
I can lead the way in private, but I can only worry about it at home."
"It just so happened that the grain from Suzhou Prefecture was to be transported a few days ago and delivered to the granary near the capital. This job was not our turn originally, but because of the Li family's case, the prefect and the patrol police arrested more than half of them.
We don’t have enough people, so let’s send a few people from our branch to escort the food. In normal times, this would be a good job for everyone to fight for. After delivering food to the capital, we can still play for a day or two, but we can’t grab it; but now the Suzhou patrol police have arrested
He had lost a lot of money and had a lot of official positions vacant. Those who were still there were looking forward to being promoted. They were afraid that when they came back, their official positions would be filled, so they dared not leave Suzhou and no one would want to come. So our brothers accepted this escort.
The food business comes to the capital."
"It's okay. You are too young to compete for official positions. It's okay to come to the capital and avoid trouble." After hearing what his eldest son Li Xingjian said, Li Jiucheng said.
Having said this, it was already noon, and when it was time to have lunch, the restaurants on both sides of the road exuded the aroma of food. Although he had not suffered much in the Jinyi Guard Prison, it was impossible to give him good food, drinks and hospitality.
Hungry and full. Although Li Jiucheng was only a member of the ninth grade team, his family had been a government servant for several generations, starting from the Southern Song Dynasty. His family was not poor and had never been hungry. At this time, he smelled the food.
He realized that he was hungry and shouted, "Don't worry about anything else, let's find a place to eat first!"
"Dad, today you are released from prison and can resume your duties. It's a happy event. Find a better place to eat!" Li Xingjian said.
"Yes, dad, you are happy to be out of prison, but you must have a good meal! Try the food in the high-end restaurants in the capital!" Li Xingxiao also said.
"Just have a good meal!" Li Jiucheng said so himself. He had been to the capital before, but even though his family was not poor, he was reluctant to go to a high-end restaurant. Today was a happy event, so he just wasted his money.
The father and son then went to a relatively high-end restaurant for dinner. Li Jiuzheng was so hungry that he ate everything he could eat until he was full. Including what Li Xingjian and Li Xingxiao ate, the father and son spent a total of two
More than ten thousand dollars.
In the afternoon, Li Jiucheng went to the place where his two sons lived and slept until early the next morning. After waking up early, he accepted the congratulations from the Suzhou Prefecture police who came to the capital with Li Xingjian and Li Xingxiao, and took his two sons with him.
The two sons went shopping again. At noon, Li Jiucheng was hungry again, but he spent so much on dinner yesterday, and he couldn't bear it today. He said, "We spent so much yesterday, and half of the money you brought to the capital was spent."
, I have to buy some things for the rest, so I’ll save some money at noon today and let’s go to eat near the dock. There are laborers moving goods near the dock, and the meals for them are both anti-hungry and affordable.”
"Dad, you should go to the pier to eat and save some money, but why do you need to buy something back?" Li Xingxiao asked in confusion.
"You little fool!" Li Xingjian said with a smile: "Xingxiao, this time Suzhou Prefecture has arrested so many policemen, not only the ninth-rank officers and the team are vacant, but even the larger county lieutenants are bound to be vacant.
.This time your father and I are not only not guilty but also meritorious. It can be noted in the newspaper. Compared with other officials, Duizhenglai is more qualified to be promoted. Although the official position of county captain is an official of the eighth grade, but scholars are
If you don’t want to do it, I would rather be a younger official and start as the ninth-grade chief registrar than become a county captain. Your father and I may not have a chance."
"Even if you can't become a county captain, you still have to be a recorder from the eighth rank. If you can become a recorder, you will be considered a glorious ancestor. In order to get promoted, you can't buy anything back to the county magistrate."
"But, dad, the county magistrate dare not accept the gift at this time." Li Xingxiao said again.
"I also know that he doesn't dare to accept it, and he doesn't intend to give anything valuable. He just chooses something that is not very valuable but can be seen at a glance that he has put a lot of thought into it, so that the magistrate can feel his feelings. From now on, when the situation is calm, we can pay tribute to him.
." Li Jiucheng said again.
"Dad, we have to go back quickly, otherwise the vacant county captain and secretary may be appointed by someone else," Li Xingjian said.
"There's no rush. The county captain and the recorder are both eighth-grade official positions, and they must be appointed last. Let's spend two days in the capital to gain more experience and choose good gifts for the county magistrate."
"That's what dad said."
While talking, they had already left the city and came to the dock near the river. Li Jiucheng chose a small restaurant that seemed to be the most affordable, ordered three large bowls of noodles, and each added a piece of sesame seed cake and a plate of noodles.
After eating, they walked around the riverside to eat, and were about to go back when they suddenly saw a group of people coming out of the city. A few policemen escorted more than ten people who looked like prisoners and walked towards the pier.
The three of them didn't pay much attention at first and stood on the roadside waiting for the group to pass by. But Li Xingxiao raised his head and glanced a few times before exclaiming: "Prefect Zhao!" (To be continued)
