There are officials in several yamen who have not come to court, and they have not asked for leave.
The mystery was quickly solved, and Mu Anzhi was the first to read the book, "The day before yesterday, we received a real-name report from Ji Ran, a member of the Xuanjia Guard family, that Feng Gang, a member of the Xuanjia Guard family, had set up a private house in Xiangzhu Lane, Chunfeng Street, a prostitute and a casino, and imprisoned the imperial capital.
The government is looking for the case of Xiao Mudan, a famous actor from the Imperial Capital who has been missing for many days. In order to protect the whistleblower, I sneaked into Xiangzhu Lane with the Criminal Department last night. I also had the assistance of the Imperial City Government and arrested Feng Gang and all your lords for a total of ten people.
You two, the list is as follows. A total of sixteen places in the house were searched, and the list of results is as follows."
I present the memorial Du Changshi wrote to him last night.
Emperor Mu Xuan's face immediately fell, and the father and son of the Wei family of Xuanjia Guard came out to plead guilty.
Emperor Mu Xuan's court was furious, "You are guilty! Xuanjiawei is the personal guard who protects the emperor. I gave it to you, the father and son of the Wei family, and this is how you manage the army for me! First there are salary officers who embezzle military pay, and then there are
Qianhu officials start business in Huajieliuxiang, are you Xuanjia guards, or are you the low-income people from outside!"
"I want to see today how bad the Xuanjia Guard is!" Emperor Mu Xuan's sharp eyes glanced around, and finally fell on Mu Anzhi, "Since this matter is the next step of the Ministry of Punishment, the Suzaku Guard escorts Wei Hai, Wei Tao and his son
When you return home, do not disturb the women and children, and search all the books for everything that should be recorded."
Emperor Mu Xuan was so furious that he directly executed the father and son of the Wei family of Xuanjia Guards. Li Shangshu of Mu An came out to take over the mission and immediately went out to handle the confiscation of the Wei family's house. After that, everyone tactfully hid the details deep in their sleeves.
I also guessed that there were a few things I wanted to report to the court in the morning, and no one reported them without any nonsense.
Just after the morning court ended, Emperor Mu Xuan summoned Ji Ran to see him.
Ji Ran, a humble official, could see no one as often as he did.
Emperor Mu Xuan frowned, "Tell me, what's going on?"
Ji Ran did not hide anything. When Feng Qianhu found him, he said, "I have been in the army since I was a child, and I am familiar with the rules of the army. I have never heard that high-ranking officers must use military sabers. If so.
The generals are good at spears and halberds, so why should they abandon their spears and halberds and use the spears and halberds uniformly distributed by the Ministry of War to kill the enemy? Feng Qianhu just wants to see that I am in good health and show my authority. If I am defeated by him,
After being bullied like this, how can I convince others in the future? I just wanted to see what Feng Qianhu had to say and give him a good look. I didn’t expect that a major incident would be discovered during this investigation."
"I just asked people to follow him to see where he went. I also checked what errands he had. This is not a secret in the army. There are four armies of the Imperial Guard. The Suzaku Guard is responsible for patrolling the north of the city, and the Green Scale Guard is responsible for the east of the city.
The White Tiger Guards are in the west of the city, and the Xuanjia Guards are in the south of the city. However, I found that the patrol range of each thousand and one hundred households remains unchanged. This is actually unreasonable. It is not like letting an army that is good at sea warfare fight in mountain battles. A street patrol
Can the mission be fixed? After following Feng Qianhu a few times, I discovered that he would go to Xiangzhu Lane every time he went to sleep. I followed him there to have a look. This visit shocked me quite a bit.
, My God, I told you, Your Majesty, please don’t worry, your house is probably not as luxurious as the house in Xiangzhu Lane, it is really the only one I have seen in my life! I also saw some indecent things, Feng Qianhu is not particular about it, his little peony is not
If he is willing, he will kidnap people and put them in hand and foot shackles made of fine steel. The things he does are extremely unseemly."
Ji Ran shook his head greatly, "I found out that I couldn't hide this matter anymore, so I thought, what should I do? The first thing I wanted to do was report it to General Wei, but I immediately knew that I couldn't tell General Wei about this matter. Xuan Jiawei
An incident involving a salary officer embezzling military pay had just occurred, and General Wei was unaware of it. I was worried about telling him that the matter would be leaked. I also wanted to go to the Imperial Capital Palace, but the Imperial Capital Palace mostly dealt with civil cases, and Feng Qianhu was in the fifth rank.
An official position is an official status. The minister's position is small and the position is low, and he can't see His Majesty. I heard that the Ministry of Punishment has always had a reputation for being upright, so I reported it to the Ministry of Punishment. This matter must be kept confidential. I am not familiar with the people in the Ministry of Punishment. I am looking for him.
It was Jiang Xun who asked him to introduce Du Changshi and talked to Du Changshi."
Whether this was true or not, Emperor Mu Xuan knew immediately upon hearing it.
Ji Ran did not hide his selfishness at all. He originally wanted to catch Feng Qianhu to take revenge, but he did not expect that such a big case would come out.
Emperor Mu Xuan was a little surprised, "Your family has been friends with the Du family for several lifetimes. Are you not familiar with Du Changshi?"
"I only met him once when I was a child, but I haven't seen him for more than ten years. Who knows how he is? I think Jiang Xun is a good friend to him. Jiang Xun is famous for being tight-lipped and rarely bothered. So I asked Jiang Xun to set up a meeting with him. Is it true?
I'm worried that he will be useless and trick his ministers." Ji Ran's evaluation of Du Changshi was the same.
Emperor Mu Xuan said, "Now that the Xuanjia Guards are leaderless, what do you think they should do?"
"I, I don't know." Ji Ran was a little dumbfounded. He had never been a high-ranking official, so how could he know what to do?
"I think you haven't been in Xuanjia Guard for long, and you can catch a black sheep like Feng Qianhu. You have been in Xuanjia Guard for a while, so you can say whatever you want." Emperor Mu Xuan played with a piece of yellow jade wall in his hand, "
I’ll just listen to it.”
Ji Ran thought for a while and said, "It's more difficult to handle."
"For soldiers to serve as servants and to serve the court loyally, there must be a prerequisite, and the prerequisite is to survive. This kind of greed for military pay is the root of a bad army. I heard that the military pay incident was exposed by a small flagman. I know this
Afterwards, I found out Li Xiaoqi's hometown and found out that he was from the imperial suburbs, so I called him back to serve in the army to appease his subordinates. However, the overall morale of the Xuanjia Guards was not as good as that of the other three guards, and they often committed scandals. After all,
Like Cheng Yu, Feng Gang is the only black sheep, or it's worse, I really don't dare to think." At Ji Ran's age, he was in his prime when he dared to do things, so Emperor Mu Xuan asked him if he really dared
He said that he did not consider that he was no longer in the position of a small Baihu, "To be honest with your Majesty, I serve as a Baihu, and I will continue to use the confidants of the previous Baihu who were loyal and docile governors. If I don't use them based on their seniority,
I took them seriously, and in my opinion, they had no ability to treat them differently, so I washed them away. There were only a hundred people under a hundred households, and it was still like this. Many people like Xuanjiawei wanted to refine a new army.
In the Iron Army, it is necessary to clean up the Xuanjia Guards from top to bottom. The capable ones will stay, the mediocre ones will go, the wronged ones will be redressed, and the clean ones will be used. Otherwise, the Xuanjia Guards cannot be reorganized!"
Ji Ran was promoted to a thousand households that day. Then, Emperor Mu Xuan summoned Marquis Yong'an to the palace. The monarch and his ministers talked for half a day, and a banquet was given at noon. Marquis Yong'an temporarily took over the post of General Xuanjiawei.
Du Changshi had to sigh with emotion, it was really the waves behind the Yangtze River that pushed the waves ahead. He lived in poverty for ten years, had a serious family background, and now holds a fifth-level official position. He is definitely the best among his peers. But compared with Ji Ran, he is simply compared to
Scumbag.
After three months, the person is still a hundred households, but not even a year has passed, and he has been promoted to the fifth rank, a thousand households, which is the same rank as him.
Just as he was sighing, there was a knock on the glazed window. Du Changshi looked up and saw Ji Ran smiling at him outside the window. Du Changshi looked at his crescent-moon eyes full of smiles and couldn't help but think of that.
Ye Jiran took action to abolish Ji Xuan's matter, secretly saying, boy, no matter how harmless you look, you are still a meat-eater.
Du Changshi stood up after committing the crime with a smile. Before Du Changshi came out to greet him, Ji Ran had already entered. He quickly stopped Du Changshi and said with a smile, "Brother Du, please don't break me."
"Okay, don't do this with me. If I don't see you again in two days, you have to pay your respects to Mr. Ji."
"You have to say this, I am ashamed of myself." Ji Ran said, "It's all a matter of luck. Only with the skill of Brother Du and the brothers in the Criminal Department can my report be successful. I originally wanted to buy a few banquets to thank Brother Du.
For example, next year, I heard that the Ministry of Punishment is busy with the case of Xuan Jiawei. Big brother will receive a certain reward later this year. There is no one else but eldest brother, Jiang Xun, me, and the three of us."
Then, he took out the invitation from his sleeve and handed it to Du Changshi with both hands. Du Changshi smiled and said, "You must go to Xiao Ji's wine."
The two exchanged fake greetings before getting down to business, "I'm here because I want to hand over some of Xuanjiawei's confession evidence to Brother Du, which may help you with the case."
Du Changshi immediately accepted it seriously. He opened the case file and read it ten lines at a time. His eyes gradually brightened, "It was sent at the right time. With this confession, we can investigate the matter of Feng Gang of the Wei family and get twice the result with half the effort."
"As long as it's useful." Ji Ran showed that boyish and innocent smile again, "I'm here today to give this to Brother Du. If there is anyone else who needs the cooperation of our Xuanjia Guards, Brother Du just ask, Mr. Hou
He said that we will definitely cooperate with the Ministry of Criminal Justice to bring the case to trial."
"I would like to express my gratitude to Lord Marquis on behalf of the Ministry of Punishment, and thank you for making this trip in person."
"This is not what it should be."
Ji Ran coaxed people, and his little mouth was quite sweet.
However, Ji Ran didn't have much time to come over to coax people. When he first arrived in the imperial capital, he shuffled the Xuanjia Guards up and down, and many of the Xuanjia Guards hated him. Fortunately, those people were now unable to protect themselves, and Ji Ran was
A newborn calf is not afraid of death. When he dared to report the case with his real name, he was not afraid of retaliation.
It's better now. Anyone who takes revenge on him will be suspected of being a member of the Wei family!
Marquis Yong'an did not give Ji Ran much time for intrigues, because Marquis Yong'an announced something. He was to temporarily act as a general. The position of the third-rank general under General Xuanjiawei was vacant. Marquis Yong'an set the rules.
In March next year, a battle will be held between thousands of households in the Xuanjia Guards. Whoever wins will be promoted to the third rank of Zhaoyong General.
Suddenly, the entire Xuanjia Guard was in a state of excitement. Qianhu was the fifth rank, and General Zhaoyong was the third rank. As long as he could win the military competition, he would jump four ranks and become an official of the third rank.
This is simply the dream that every household in Xuanjiawei dreams of!
Anyway, the capital of Mu'an heard the news that Xuanjiawei now trains all day long as long as each camp is free. Especially now in the bookstores in the imperial capital, the books on military strategy are simply not enough to sell, and they are out of stock. There are some big characters in the military camp.
I know a few military attachés who, after practicing their troops during the day, light lamps and boil oil to read military books at night.
The Imperial College has followed suit and opened short-term military strategy courses, targeting these big soldiers who are in desperate need of extra lessons, and the fees are outrageous.
Li Shangshu came out of the cabinet. Fine snowflakes were floating in the sky. He glanced at the leaden sky. The fine snow mixed with some small ice shards scraped on his face, which made him feel more energetic.
However, there was nothing relaxed about Li Shangshu's face, let alone the leisurely aspiration of a scholar admiring the snow.
"There is a lot of snow this year," said Xie Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.
Xiang Pei said, "Both Hebei and Henan have reported heavy snowfall. There is also a lot of snow in these two places. If it continues like this, it will freeze the fruit trees and kill the crops."
"This is a bit sensational." Mr. Lu Guo stood on the porch and reached out to receive a few grains of ice and snow. "I have never heard of fruit crops freezing to death in Henan and Hebei. If it is the area south of the Yangtze River, it is possible that the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is warm.
Once it snows heavily, it will be a snow disaster. The climate in Henan and Hebei is different, and the flower and fruit crops in the north are more cold-resistant. Even if the snow is heavier in winter, when the weather warms up in spring, everything will recover, and the crops will be fine."
Zhuo Yushi said, "It doesn't matter if the snow is heavy this winter, but I am worried about whether it will rain heavily next spring."
Wei Xiang of the Ministry of Rites had rich experience and said, "Let those places reporting heavy snow bring up the rain and snow tables from ten years ago. Let's take a look and we can take multiple precautions."
Everyone talked for a while, but it was getting late, and since it was late in the year and there weren't many things to do, Prime Minister Pei made the decision, so they left early.
A small smoke cage was raised in the carriage in advance, and the attendants prepared warm soup and tea. If you were hungry, there were snacks prepared in a hidden compartment on the carriage wall.
Li Shangshu had no time for these enjoyments. He even opened the closed car window a small crack. When the wind and snow entered, a chill suddenly appeared in the warm and fragrant car window.
That's the feeling.
Comfortable.
There were several consecutive heavy snowfalls in winter, and the streets were less noisy than before. The carriage creaked through the snow on the road, and staggered back to Shangshu Mansion.
Under the service of his old wife, Li Shangshu changed into home-made cotton clothes and sat on the couch. Seeing his old wife holding a hand stove, Li Shangshu waved his hand, "No need for this, I'm still too hot."
"Then I will send someone to deliver it to Sanlang." The Sanlang that Madam Li mentioned was her own son. The eldest son and the second son were all serving as officials in other places. Li Shangshu kept his youngest son as an errand in the imperial capital, which meant that he was by his side.
Seeing that his old wife called the maid and gave her instructions, Li Shangshu asked, "Sanlang hasn't come back yet?"
"He is busier than you. These days, the imperial capital is either checking the houses of homeless people on the streets or giving out porridge and free medicine. It's so dark that you can't even see your fingers before you can go back." Mrs. Li said,
"Why is there so much snow this year?"
"Yes, that's what they say." Li Shangshu said, "Our family also spent five hundred silver and sent people to buy some grain and rice and donate it to Tianqi Temple, so that the monks of Tianqi Temple can help the poor."
Mrs. Li has been married to him for most of her life. She knows that her husband has this problem and does not believe in God or Buddhism. She only thinks of Tianqi Temple when giving out porridge and medicine. Mrs. Li said, "Instead of donating to Tianqi Temple, why not donate to Jingxin Temple."
These days, the third prince's concubine and Mrs. Yong'an Hou often go to Jingxin Nunnery to do good deeds and also donate a lot of rice. I also went to Jingxin Nunnery to have a look, and the accounts there are very clear."
"Why do you still recognize it?" Li Shangshu asked with a smile.
"What don't you recognize? Jingxin Nunnery is a famous nunnery in the imperial capital. The master there is very good at teaching Buddhist scriptures and the people are kind-hearted. Many nunneries in the imperial capital are all in the name of accumulating virtue and doing good deeds. Those who really put their good deeds into practice are not
If there are many, Jingxin Temple is considered a family."
"The third prince and his concubine also go there often?"
"Of course. I heard that the third princess gives 10% of the dividends from her shop and weaving mill every year, half to the Charity Society and half to Jingxin Nunnery, all of which are used for charity." Mrs. Li poured it for her husband.
He drank a cup of warm water and said, "Don't look at some ignorant people who always criticize the third prince's concubine for being of low origin. She is genuine in what she does and does what she does sincerely."
Mrs. Li muttered to her husband and talked about many things about the female family members. Li Shangshu's thoughts were far away for a while——
This time, His Highness the Third Highness guarded Feng Qian's outdoor residence without notifying him in advance, and not a trace of news was leaked.
It can be understood that it is out of the need for confidentiality, or it can be said that it is to protect him, but if you think about it more deeply, it is not because His Highness does not believe him.
Therefore, even if the Wei family father and son were brought out from Feng Qianhu and thoroughly investigated the Xuanjia Guards, Li Shangshu did not feel too happy.
Li Shangshu, who has spent most of his life in official circles, understands that it is time to make a choice.
The Third Highness, Mu Anzhi, is not a very powerful person. This can be seen from the very beginning when His Highness joined the Ministry of Punishment as a clerk and selected a few cases to investigate. If you want to take over the power of the Ministry of Punishment, your focus should not be on investigating cases, but on investigating cases.
The control of the Ministry of Justice's personnel.
However, the dragon will not always be around.
His Highness the Third Highness does not value power, but as the Third Highness shows his talents step by step and gains recognition, he does not deliberately win over people's hearts, but people's hearts turn to him involuntarily. He does not want to control the Criminal Department, such as Zheng Langzhong.
The generals are willing to obey His Majesty the Third Highness.
What's more, both Hua and Du are not easy-going people around the Third Highness. Hua Changshi is old and has an unusually enterprising spirit. Du Changshi is a young man who needs both talent and scheming. Du Changshi will never sit back and watch His Highness settle down.
In this corner of the Criminal Department!
Really, it's time to make a decision.
Along with His Highness, it will be difficult to remove the imprint of the Third Prince in the future.
If he has other intentions, the Punishment Department will be the battlefield where a fight will take place.
Because, even if he is as gentle as Shangshu Li, he does not want to see the power of the Ministry of Punishment being swallowed up by the prince, and he cannot sit back and watch as he gradually becomes an empty-headed Shangshu.
"Hey, did you hear what I said to you?" Mrs. Li gently pushed Li Shangshu. Under the candlelight, there was a trace of warmth in a pair of old but extremely gentle eyes, "If you are boring, I
I’ll distribute the grain I bought tomorrow like this, half to Jingxin Temple and half to Tianqi Temple.”
Li Shangshu nodded, "Okay."
The second day, afternoon, the Ministry of Punishment.
Du Changshi brought the file that was half a man's height, and Huan Li quickly took it with both hands and placed it firmly on a newly added short table next to the desk. "There are so many files today, which shows that the Xuanjiawei case has made great progress."
"Before the festival, we have to find out some clues." Snowflakes started to fall outside the window again, and a handsome man like Du Changshi, who never left his folding fan all year round, rubbed his hands and stood in front of the fumigation basket to warm himself up. "What happened this year?
It snows one after another, the one before it just stopped, and it lasted all night yesterday and lasts all day today."
"Yes. I heard that the Imperial Capital Government allocated relief food to the Chenghuang Temple for the third time."
While the two were talking, Du Changshi's eyes suddenly narrowed as he looked out the window. He patted the file on Huan Li's desk, raised his chin, and the two of them hurriedly greeted him out.
Outside the window, Li Shangshu, dressed in black fox fur, came over holding an umbrella.
Li Shangshu was not yet sixty years old, which was a good age in the cabinet. This Lord Shangshu was frugal and had only one entourage by his side.
The two welcomed them to the corridor. Li Shangshu went to the corridor to collect his umbrella and handed it to his entourage. He supported the two of them on the left and right, "Why do you need so many courtesy when you are in the same place all day long?"
Huan Li opened the red felt curtain and asked Li Shangshu to go into the room first, "Your Excellency, are you here to see His Highness? Please drink a cup of tea to warm yourself up first, and the students will go and pass the news immediately."
"Thank you, An Li." Li Shangshu has a gentle temper. To be honest, he is not like an official in the Ministry of Justice. However, such a good-tempered superior officer has benefited all the subordinate officials. Even if Du Changshi has a picky and mean temper,
I also felt that getting along with this adult was like a spring breeze.
"It's such a cold day, why don't you go there in person? If you have anything to do, just send someone over and let me know. I'll bring you a warm sedan to pick you up."
"His Royal Highness always walks in the Yamen, and I don't dare to ask you to do it." Li Shangshu reached out to bake on the smoke basket, Du Changshi said, "I tried to persuade you several times, but in this cold weather, Your Highness
The only way to get in and out is to sit in a sedan, so who can say anything? Your Highness said that the sedan was stuffy and refused to do anything. I said that Your Highness is too stubborn."
"It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality. This is a benefit for Your Highness, and I don't want to enjoy it."
The two exchanged a few words, and then Huan Li came out and asked Li Shangshu to come in.
Mu Anzhi's house is not warm, and the furnishings inside are not simple, but they are by no means luxurious. When I think of the carved beams and painted buildings, gold and jade furnishings, simple and elegant, thatched huts, and countless gold and silver that I saw when I was searching the Wei mansion.
There is an openness and comfort here in Dui Mu Anzhi.
On the flower table, there are several pots of delicate white narcissus in azure porcelain flower cups, with their leaf veins stretching out, blooming even better, and the sweet fragrance lingers in the house.
Xiao Yi brought tea, and Li Shangshu thanked him and accepted it.
"Sir, you came here in the snow, but what's the important matter?" Mu Anzhi asked.
Li Shangshu glanced at Xiao Yi, and Mu An said, "Xiao Yi, go out and take a look, fold a few plum blossoms and put them in a vase."
Xiao Yi bowed and stepped back.
Mu Anzhi thought that Li Shangshu had something confidential to tell him alone. Indeed, it was also a confidential matter, but it was beyond Mu Anzhi's expectation.
Because Li Shangshu put down the tea cup and stood up solemnly, with a solemn expression that made Mu Anzhi feel anxious. Then Li Shangshu took out a stack of documents from his sleeve and placed it in front of Mu Anzhi almost solemnly.
Mu Anzhi took it and looked at it. They were several blank search warrants that had been stamped by Li Shangshu. Mu Anzhi was really confused. He looked at Li Shangshu in confusion. Li Shangshu said seriously, "Many cases in the Ministry of Punishment need to be solved on the fly.
Judgment. If there is any case or incident in the future, I will be responsible for it together with His Highness!"
It would be false to say that he was not shocked in his heart. In fact, Mu Anzhi had a vague feeling that he understood something but didn't quite understand it. His eyes showed doubts and thoughts. Li Shangshu took two steps back, bowed solemnly to Mu Anzhi, and bowed out respectfully.
Standing in front of the window, Mu Anzhi watched Li Shangshu's back gradually walk out of the courtyard, the wind and snow fell one after another, on the eaves, treetops, in front of the court, under the corridor...
Occasionally, a gust of wind comes from nowhere, blowing the hexagonal copper bells on the eaves, emitting waves of clear and distant ringing, ringing, ringing...
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