Chapter 199: The Second Trial
Seeing the sigh, Ni Chenyi knew that he hadn't figured out how to deal with the matter yet, so he reminded him in a low voice, "This time you turned the world around by yourself, turned the tide, and accomplished extraordinary feats. But in ancient times, there is a saying that the greatest merit can surpass the master."
, the greater the merit, the easier it will be to attract criticism and suspicion from above, below, left and right. If you insist on protecting the generals of the Shence Army tomorrow, he will probably think that you are trying to win over people and cultivate party members."
Hearing this, he frowned slightly. Although Ni Chenyi did not mention him by name, he knew exactly who the "he" in Ni Chenyi's mouth was referring to.
Ni Chenyi lowered his voice and continued, "Blind people rely on crutches, but once a blind person regains his sight, the crutches are useless. And those who have been blind before are most afraid of repeating the same mistakes and becoming blind again."
Nodding slowly, Ni Chenyi meant that once the eunuchs were eliminated, he would lose his use value. Moreover, he had shown great wisdom and strong ability to control the situation when dealing with the eunuchs. The emperor was suppressed by the eunuchs.
After being coerced for many years, we will never allow a second Yang Fugong to appear in the DPRK who can influence the situation of the DPRK.
Although everyone in the restaurant hid far away, they were still worried that the partition wall had ears, so they put down their teacups and stood up. Upon seeing this, Ni Chenyi immediately took out the money to pay the bill and followed him out of the banquet building.
While traveling westward, I had been thinking about my current situation. Ni Chenyi was right. The emperor only used him to deal with the eunuchs. Now that the eunuchs have fled and the emperor has been able to take power in person, his role will not be big in the future.
How do you deal with yourself from now on? Where do you go from here?
She didn't speak, and Ni Chenyi didn't bother him either. A smart woman would never point fingers, especially when her man was not worthless. A little reminder would be enough.
As soon as the two of them arrived at the gate of Yushitai, Datou came out and said, "Sir, today's incident involves too many officials. At this time, those officials involved are being arrested and brought to justice one by one. Master Yang of Dali Temple does not dare to specialize in interrogation.
Therefore, I am sending someone over to invite you to come and join us for a joint trial."
Originally, he wanted to come back and rest in bed, but after hearing Da Tou's words, he could only nod helplessly. According to the laws and regulations, all major cases should be tried by the three halls of Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai. It seems that there is no chance of being idle today.
He was disheveled and covered in blood. Naturally, he couldn't go to interrogate the prisoner like this. He had to go to the backyard to change clothes first.
Seeing that he had something serious to do, Ni Chenyi wanted to go back. Remembering something, he hurriedly stopped her. Then he gave her a prescription and asked her to help prepare four antidotes and give them to the four leading generals of the garrison.
Although Datou was previously asked to pass on the antidote to the poison, the garrison and the Shence Army are currently outside the palace and are not allowed to leave at will, so don't waste the best opportunity for treatment.
When Ni Chenyi turned around and left, heading to the backyard, Da Tou followed behind, "Sir, our prison is
There are still many officials imprisoned here, do you want to send them to Dali Temple for a second trial?"
Hearing this, he took another deep breath. All the people imprisoned in Yushitai had already confessed. Before that, in order to get them to confess as soon as possible, he had also falsely passed on the imperial edict, saying that they only needed to truthfully confess the crimes of the eunuchs.
He can save his life. Tomorrow morning he will not only have to keep his official position as a general in the Shence Army, but also try to save the lives of these people. This is not an easy task, because many of them are guilty of death.
After a brief pause, he said to Datou, "Transfer all the officials detained in Yushitai to Dali Temple and try them again."
"If there is another trial, most of these people will die innocently." Datou reminded.
He nodded and said, "I know, let me think of a way. If we, the Yushitai, can only try and convict on our own without going through the three-party trial, it will leave troubles in the future and be criticized by others."
Datou nodded in agreement and went to the east courtyard to greet the policemen and government officials to transfer the prisoners in the prison.
After changing clothes and leading the horses out, Datou had already led a team of policemen waiting outside. Worried that he would not be able to return in time, he told the government servant at the door that if Long Haotian came, he would ask Long Haotian to go to Dali Temple to find him.
When a group of people arrived at Dali Temple on horseback, it was already half an hour later. Seeing that most civil and military officials from the court were arrested, Yang Shuyun, the minister of Dali Temple, was frightened and restless. When he saw the arrival, he hurriedly walked over to greet him and took him to the court.
Give way to the host.
Just by giving up the seat of honor, the two of them delayed half a stick of incense. This is not because they are being modest and courteous, but because they both know that the seat of honor is a hot potato. In the past, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice took the chair in the three-court hearing, because the Minister of the Ministry of Justice was the official.
The third rank, and the Dali Temple Minister and the Imperial Censor are both from the third rank, and now the Minister of Punishment, who is the third rank, has been arrested. Which of the two takes the chief seat, if the trial and conviction are wrong, the chief judge will be held responsible.
In the end, it was the Minister of Dali Temple who took the chief seat. Because he showed his trump card, he only said that he was exhausted and physically and mentally exhausted from the continuous fighting in the morning and could not serve as the chief judge.
Dali Temple had not contributed to the incident in the morning. Seeing this, Yang Shuyun could only sit in the chief seat with trepidation and sit next to the jury seat. Since the Ministry of Punishment had been under the control of the Eunuch Party before, the official of the Ministry of Punishment
Almost the entire army was wiped out, and the three-chamber trial could only be changed to a two-chamber trial.
Both of them knew that today's interrogation task was extremely heavy, and they dared not delay. They immediately began to interrogate the prisoners as soon as they sat in court. No matter how late it was today, they had to complete the trial and convict and report to the emperor, otherwise the emperor would not go to court tomorrow.
There is a basis for punishment.
The interrogation was presided over by Yang Shuyun, who sat on the left side of Yang Shuyun, with a gloomy face, holding the emperor's gold medal given by the emperor and saying nothing.
The eunuch party that had controlled the government for many years collapsed suddenly, implicating at least more than 60% of the officials in the court. At this time, no one dared to bend the law for personal gain or seek partial protection. Therefore, Yang Shuyun tried to enforce the law impartially and strictly during the interrogation.
He doesn't like He Xini, but he doesn't agree with Yang Shuyun's more serious approach. If all the crimes of these officials are interrogated and recorded, even if the emperor wants to be merciful, it won't be possible. To put it bluntly, these people are just doing whatever they want.
Finding one of them would be a capital offense, but if all of them were killed, the entire court would be paralyzed. The palace of the Tang Dynasty was already riddled with holes and was in dire straits. If all the defective wood and stones were removed, the house would collapse.
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There was no other way. Seeing that Yang Shuyun's trial was almost over, he used the excuse of time constraints to interrupt Yang Shuyun's interrogation, and then convicted the prisoner and then replaced him with the next one. Except for those corrupt officials who were really guilty and had a lot of crimes, they were scheduled to be executed.
Those who can avoid killing should try their best not to kill them, and they will all be sentenced to be executed in prison and accompanied by a search for corruption, that is, a house raid.
The imperial court is now not only employing people, but also using money. It is about to recruit 300,000 new troops. The military salary alone is an astonishing figure. Checking the stolen money embezzled by officials can greatly relieve the pressure on the court to raise military salaries.
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In fact, it is also a very smart way to sentence corrupt officials to prison terms. The terms of imprisonment can be beheaded after the fall, or it can be converted into imprisonment or exile. The decision is all in the emperor's mind. After the results of the interrogation and conviction are sent, the emperor can use his discretion.
Think about it, keep those who are useful, and kill those who are too abominable. The power of life and death lies in the hands of the emperor. Whether the guilty minister dies or lives depends on the emperor's whim.
Yang Shuyun is not a fool, and he quickly discovered his intentions and thoughts. The two of them have the best excuse, that is, time is tight. Even if they do not try out all the crimes, there is a reasonable excuse. Once the two of them reach a tacit understanding, the next step is to
If the crime committed by the offender is not enough to warrant the sentence of execution, the trial will be continued. If necessary, the punishment will be directly used. Once the standard of execution of the sentence is reached, the interrogation will be stopped immediately, and the next person will be replaced after signing the bond.
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Realizing that Yang Shuyun understood his intention, he left temporarily for the sake of going to the toilet. When he came out, he told Datou in a low voice and ordered him to go back and organize carriages and horses, and send all the four million taels of silver and related account books he had accumulated to the Ministry of Accounts.
It was the wealth he had accumulated for the emperor. If it was sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs too early, it would be misappropriated by the Eunuch Party. Now that the Eunuch Party has fallen, it must be sent over immediately, otherwise it will be suspected of being evil and enriching its own pockets.
Having spiritual energy and cultivation does not mean that you are not tired
, the interrogation continued after the watch, and he was very sleepy, so he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to fall asleep.
After taking a nap for a while, he regained his composure, and then took the pen and ink on the public case and the memorial and started writing. However, what he wrote was not the memorial but the practice method. He promised to pass on the Heavenly Silkworm Magic to Long Haotian, and he would fulfill his promise.
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As expected, Long Haotian didn't have the patience to wait for him to finish the interrogation and return to the Yushitai. He couldn't wait to catch up to Dali Temple in the second update. This guy was now a second-grade auxiliary general. The Yamen officials couldn't turn him away and took him directly.
He came to the lobby door.
Knowing what Long Haotian was doing, he stopped Yang Shuyun who was about to go out to see the ceremony, and asked him to continue interrogating him, while he got up and went out with the written document.
"Have you caught Yang Fugong?" he asked casually.
"Where can I catch them?" Long Haotian raised his hand and pointed to the west. "Seeing that the situation was over, a group of more than ten of them changed into the clothes of the Shence Army and rode out of the city."
Without asking any more questions, he handed Long Haotian the training method of Tiancan Sheng Gong.
Long Haotian grabbed it and read it eagerly, "You won't cheat me, will you?"
"When have I ever tricked you?" he asked casually.
"I finally got a good job in escorting him, but you talked nonsense in front of the emperor," Long Haotian said angrily, "The emperor misunderstood that the reason why I came to rescue him was because you used the magic power of the Heavenly Silkworm to lure him..."
Before Long Haotian could finish speaking, he interrupted him, "You have evil intentions, and you will definitely do bad things after acquiring the Heavenly Silkworm Magic. I gave it to you, and if it spreads in the future, I will become the chief culprit.
To avoid being reviled by others, I will explain this matter in front of the emperor, and the world will know that the reason why I handed over the Heavenly Silkworm Divine Art to you is to ask you to protect the emperor, and then I will be less reviled."
Long Haotian had finally obtained the Heavenly Silkworm Magic Technique that he had coveted for a long time. Long Haotian's mind was all on the mental method. He didn't listen to what he said at all, he just looked at the formula nervously and excitedly.
Seeing him reading sentence by sentence, he casually said, "No need to read, it's word for word."
Hearing the words, Long Haotian closed the book and said, "Okay, I believe you. We don't know each other until we fight. From now on, we will turn into enemies..."
"No, no, no, I won't be friends with you." He curled his lips with disdain.
"Why?" Long Haotian was puzzled.
Chapter completed!