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Chapter 493 Li Yuanfang in the Song Dynasty?

Happy Linnei.

A new batch of Kaifeng Mansion Express Archers arrived to protect the scene.

Happy outside the woods.

More and more onlookers came from all directions.

Bianjing also has a population of one million. It is the largest city in the world today. Its city size is smaller than that of Chang'an, and a lot of its population is distributed in the outer city. But when I heard the news at this time, the turbulent flow of people was like a sea of ​​people. The shopkeepers of the wine shops even pretended not to pretend, and were all smiles on their faces.

And when there are more people, the courage grows. When the exact news came out from Happy Forest, everyone clapped their hands and applauded: "Good death to Heizi!"

"You don't know how vicious this smiling tiger grinds its teeth and sucks blood. It only picks up officials and slaves to teach it. I don't know how many deaths it took to raise these females. That's it. Happy Lin died within half a year. There are three or four famous ones..."

"Does the government office not care?"

"He is backed by the Queen Mother, and no one has reported to the officials. It is said that those females have received rewards and returned to their hometowns to marry. Who cares?"

"Is there any reward for that?"

"There's a fart, Xiang Heizi made a lot of money, those girls worked hard in sumo wrestling, and in the end they were so poor that they couldn't even afford female celebrities, that's when the news came out, and then the person who broke the news disappeared, and they didn't know how to live or die !"

"Tsk tsk tsk, knock the bone and suck the marrow!"

Li Yan and Lin San listened.

Lin San thought of the "Sports and Appearances" that he liked so much, not to mention the fake match, and such tragic experiences, he gritted his teeth and said: "I really deserve to die!"

Li Yan knew that these words cannot be trusted, but he continued to listen, and extracted a lot of important news from others: "Will this case be investigated? The one who died is Xiang Sanheizi. According to me, it doesn't matter who he is." How did you die!"

"The incident is such a big mess, the murderer must be arrested, but the current magistrate Fan Longtu is an upright official, so he doesn't necessarily care about the Queen Mother's pressure..."

"I don't understand. The Queen Mother supports the old party. Fan Longtu is the old party. Why don't you pay attention?"

"Why did you change the prefect again? The prefects have been changed over the years..."

"It doesn't matter who the magistrate is, the ones who decide the case are the judges and the judges. The cold-faced judge Gongsun Zhao was originally the arresting officer of the Imperial City Division. , the murderer may not escape!"

"Judge Gongsun is a good official, how many days do you think he can solve the case?"

"Open! Open!"

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Li Yan listened with gusto.

Lin Yuanjing seldom talked about the affairs of the court at home, or he really didn't know the many twists and turns in the officialdom. I don't know the deep-seated contest, but some complaints are very reflective of the current situation.

For example, the transformation of the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture.

The prefect of Kaifeng is not permanent, and the real person in charge is Bao Zheng's kind of authority to know Kaifeng's affairs. He is equivalent to the magistrate of Kaifeng if he is appointed by civil servants above Zhizhi (from the fourth rank) or Shaoqing (the sixth rank).

It’s fine if there is no real magistrate, but the key is that this position is changed too frequently. During the 146 years of the Northern Song Dynasty, there were 183 magistrates in Kaifeng prefecture. There are 127 terms, of which 56 have served for more than 2 years, and only 6 have served for more than 3 years.

Normally, an official’s tenure should be 3 to 4 years, but the magistrate of Kaifeng prefecture is good. Those who meet this will only serve 5 terms. The most exaggerated one is the early period of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, from 1101 to 1105, which was changed in five years. 15 prefects of Kaifeng prefecture, with an average of 3 changes per year...

Different courtiers must have different ways of handling affairs. For example, after Bao Zheng, it was Ouyang Xiu who had the right to know the Kaifeng government affairs as an imperial scholar. The style of the two is exactly the opposite. Everything follows reason, nothing about demeanor, and the capital is also governed", so there is a saying "Bao Yan Ou Kuan".

Bao Zheng and Ouyang Xiu are fine. Whether other magistrates can play a role in their short term of office is a big question mark, including the current governor of Kaifeng Mansion, who was replaced by Zhao Ji when he first ascended the throne. A direct scholar knows Fan Chunli of Kaifeng Mansion.

This person's father is Wen Zhenggong Fan Zhongyan, and his elder brother is Fan Chunren, a commoner prime minister of the Zhezong Dynasty. He will be promoted to prime minister in the future, and he will be an upright official.

Another key person in the mouth of the people is Gongsun Zhao, who used to be the Secretary of the Imperial City and is now the magistrate of Kaifeng Mansion.

When the inner guard appeared on the stage, Li Yan compared it with the Imperial City Division, because this is the first recorded independent intelligence agency in the official history of China. It is not supervised by the Sanya and directly belongs to the imperial power.

This secret service organization was originally used by Zhao Kuangyin to monitor the public opinion of the army. Later, it developed through the dynasties. arts."

At that time, when Li Yan saw this sentence, he guessed maliciously that it didn't matter if the officials favored concubines in other periods, Wanyan Gou was frightened into a eunuch, and if the common people still criticized him, his self-esteem would not be able to bear it.

However, because there are not many records of the specific personnel of the Imperial City Division, and there was even a prohibition on gambling and drinking during the period, resulting in a shortage of officials and no one to call, so the reputation of later generations is far less than that of Jinyiwei.

Judging from the common people's discussion, the Imperial City Division is not very good at this stage. That Gongsun Zhao has jumped out of the fire pit and has a promising future, and this person's ability to solve cases is also well-known.

So after the opening of the gambling market, it is not impossible to break this option, the bet is that it can be broken in a few days.

Lin San looked at the hot opening over there, but he didn't feel itchy, he just sighed: "The one who killed Xiang Sansui should be a righteous man and shouldn't be arrested..."

Li Yan shook his head: "Even if Mr. Xiang is a villain who deserves more than a death sentence as everyone has said, the one who killed him may not be a good person. We can only say that this matter is a momentary justice."

Lin San muttered: "That's very good, why is Kaifeng mansion ignored when he did evil to San Heizi, and when he died, the cold-faced judges were dispatched..."

Li Yan knows that when the court is incompetent, the people will be more and more eager for this kind of justice, because procedural justice cannot be guaranteed at all, and corrupt officials are rampant. Regardless of whether the people live or die, can the people still save themselves?
Therefore, even if the procedures are very unfair, Liang Shanbo sets up the banner of doing justice for the heavens, at least pursuing justice in the end, changing the world, and accepting the recruitment if he gathers all the people in the end.

Of course, many people in it originally had this idea, and it was not Song Jiang who first proposed the word Zhao'an in the original book, but Wu Song.

Acting on behalf of the heavens, it turned out to be acting on behalf of the emperor, and the imperial power granted by the heavens seems quite reasonable...

But for a group of robbers who are originally composed of most of the local ruffians, bullies and bandits, the pattern is just like this.

Just thinking about it, the person in front suddenly became excited: "Come out! Come out!"

The people who were trapped in Happy Woods lined up in a long line, and came out one after another under the watchful eye of the catcher.

Li Yan saw at a glance that it should be Gongsun Zhao's green-robed official, his ice-like cheeks were tense, his eyes scanned everyone, and his nose gently sniffed, pulling out a few people from time to time.

Standing on tiptoe, Lin San also saw this scene, and asked strangely, "What is he doing?"

Li Yandao: "It should be smelling the smell of blood or the smell of spices to cover up the smell of blood. It seems that the murderer caused a lot of blood when he committed the crime. Even if he changed his clothes, people with a keen sense of smell can still smell the smell."

Lin San wowed: "Erlang, how do you know this?"

Li Yan said with a smile: "Guess, don't believe blindly, I may be wrong, and the murderer may leave other smells at the scene, but the most likely situation is heavy bleeding."

Lin San wanted to say more, but Li Yan said, "Zhang Jinjun and the others have come out."

The imperial guards from the Beijing camp who had dinner together did appear in line, and then Gongsun Zhao took a look at Zhang Huan, the leader, and waved his hand, asking the police to drag him aside, but Chen Wu and the others were released.

They found Li Yan standing among the melon-eating crowd, very eye-catching, and they immediately ran to this side: "My lord!"

Li Yan asked: "What's wrong with Zhang Silang? Then why did the Kaifeng mansion officials detain him?"

Chen Wu sighed: "I don't know, but with Judge Gongsun here, I'm not afraid of slandering Brother Zhang, but after we return to the camp, we have to eat and die..."

Li Yan asked again: "I heard that the person killed was Chief Xiang. How did he die? Where was the body found?"

Chen Wu shrank his neck and said in a low voice: "I heard that on the high platform, there was a sudden scream, and the girl was terrified... she died so badly, her chest was ripped open, and her intestines fell out. ..."

Li Yandao: "Opened his belly, did he die from bleeding?"

Chen Wu trembled and said: "No, I heard that he was strangled to death by his own intestines. We have never heard of this method of death. It's terrible..."

Li Yan's eyes moved slightly: "It seems that the butcher's business will be affected."

As soon as the words fell, the policeman shouted to the crowd of onlookers: "The butcher comes out! Judge Gongsun wants you to help investigate the case, and those who provide clues will be rewarded!"

There was a commotion in the crowd for a while, and a few big and three rough guys actually came out and were arrested and quickly brought in.

Lin San was a little surprised when he saw it: "Are these people willing to come out?"

Chen Wu explained: "Judge Gongsun was born in the Imperial City Division, but he is different from other people in the Imperial City Division. After using the informant, he kept his promise, and everyone believed him."

The tone of another imperial guard was also full of respect: "He became famous at a young age, has high martial arts skills, is not afraid of the powerful, and worked hard day and night to handle the case. Hearing it, I am very impressed!"

Li Yan raised his brows, watching Gongsun Zhao return to the scene of the crime with a few butchers, he felt a little strange, and sighed: "Those who act like this are all good officials, it's a pity..."

(End of this chapter)