Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 510
"Qiu Kongmu, please wait a moment, I will read the following patients first."

Seeing that this topic would not be finished for a while, Li Yan first asked the apprentices to stop queuing outside the medical center, and then asked the remaining emergency patients to come forward and ask for consultation and acupuncture.

The long line shortened visibly to the naked eye, and only after it was all over, he calmly led Qiu Yuzuo to the back hall.

On the one hand, Qiu Yuzuo admired this person's conscientiousness, but on the other hand, he felt that the invitation for this trip might be difficult.

Because of the proposal I made just now, the other party's reaction was not an emotion, but more of a curiosity?
Sure enough, the two sat down, and after Lin San served the tea, Li Yan took a sip of the tea unhurriedly before asking, "Is Judge Gongsun's current situation relatively difficult?"

Qiu Wuzuo's complexion changed slightly: "Why did Mr. Lin say that?"

Li Yandao: "Judge Gongsun is talented and diligent. He has worked in the Kaifeng government office for many years, arresting criminals and building up his prestige. Whenever he encounters a major case, the magistrate probably cannot do without him, right?"

Qiu Wuzuo nodded: "Indeed."

Li Yandao: "But this position is not easy to secure. I don't know how many people hate it. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the court situation is not stable. This is a sensitive period. Judge Gongsun invited me into the government office. It is difficult to guarantee that I will not be attacked. A notorious gangster..."

Qiu Wuzuo was silent for a while, and his voice became low and deep: "Fan Longtu now has the right to know Kaifeng Mansion, he is just and appreciates talent, it won't be like this."

Li Yan looked at him, and asked without revealing the lack of self-confidence in this man's tone, "How long has Judge Gongsun been wearing the green robe?"

Qiu Wuzuo's pupils constricted: "This..."

Li Yandao: "The dispatch of the Song Dynasty is separated from the rank. Officials who serve as the same dispatch can have three or four ranks for high ranks, and only seven or eight ranks for low ranks. But generally speaking, the ranks of officials will be gradually adjusted. Those with very low grades will be promoted to match the status they deserve."

"The position of judge, in charge of the battles in the capital and the trial of cases, is a very important dispatch in the Kaifeng mansion. Those who have made such contributions as Gongsun judge should have been obedient. It's a pity that he is not afraid of the rich and powerful, and the rich and powerful are not afraid of him. It's hard to get promoted, even if Fan Longtu thinks highly of him, he won't say much."

"I believe Judge Gongsun can realize this. If it wasn't for the difficult situation, he wouldn't have the idea of ​​asking for help. That's why I asked this question."

Qiu Yuzuo's heart was chilled, but he felt sincerely convinced: "Mr. Lin has sharp eyes, and Judge Gongsun is unwilling to participate in party struggles, so he has never been valued."

Li Yan was not surprised, but he also sighed: "Party struggle!"

Many people think that party disputes started after Wang Anshi's reform, but in fact, the party disputes in Song Dynasty started from Kou Zhun and Wang Qinruo in the Zhenzong Dynasty. Later, Fan Zhongyan's Qingli New Deal broke out. , until the polarization, all in favor of, against all against.

The root cause is redundant officials. Officials in the Tang Dynasty were one radish and one pit. In the Song Dynasty, scholar-bureaucrats were treated preferentially, and officials were flooded. Multiple officials, multiple branches of government, overlapping powers, inefficiency, and factions of interest groups. Once conflicts arise, different groups will respond quickly, causing party disputes. Group", you can pull it down...

In this day and age, party struggles have become even more about you and me, and me and you. Either there will be a tyrant, and half of the officials in the Northern Song Dynasty will be wiped out with a snap of the fingers, or just like Song Huizong Cai Jing, they will simply be bad. The number has increased sharply again, just let it go, it is impossible to return to normal.

Of course there is a third way, to rebuild the universe...

Li Yan returned to the current question: "I admire Judge Gongsun's firm stand. Can you tell me about the difficulties he encountered?"

Qiu Yuzuo was originally here to hire him, but at this time he was persuaded and began to complain: "Mr. Lin captured Yaodao that day, and I saw with his own eyes how he set up a scheme to murder Judge Gongsun. Now this is actually a big deal." Let it go, if this is the case, the culprit's flame will inevitably grow, and there will be no peace in the future!"

Li Yan was a little startled: "The judge of the Kaifeng government office was assassinated, and the court didn't respond? Did no one come forward at Yushitai?"

Qiu Yuzuo snorted coldly: "Now the queen mother supports the old party, and the new party will be relegated. They patronize those. Judge Gongsun is also a warrior. A personal grievance will be settled. There is no one who speaks for him."

Li Yan gave birth to sympathy: "Then you have worked so hard!"

Qiu Wuzuo sighed: "It's fine with me, outsiders can't understand the pressure on Judge Gongsun's shoulders..."

Li Yan's eyes moved, and he took the opportunity to ask: "Let me be presumptuous, what is the origin of Mr. Happy Lin, who died tragically before? Is it really the nephew of the Queen Mother?"

Qiu Yu said: "To tell the truth, Mr. Lin, this Xiang Ba is actually a noble slave, and he is valued by the king of Yongyang County. There are so many crimes. In fact, Judge Gongsun has been eyeing him for a long time, but he has not caught any evidence. Now this People die tragically, and they deserve to die.”

Xiang Zonghui, King of Yongyang County, is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager. The root cause is the issue of his relatives. Li Yan nodded slightly: "So that's the case."

He was very touched by this kind of thing. When he first entered Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, he met Wu Minzhi's powerful slave showing off his might. He didn't say anything. , and then frightened Wu Minzhi into pretending to be crazy.

But Gongsun Zhao was obviously strictly abiding by the law, and wanted to seize evidence to bring the other party to justice, but in the end he was assassinated instead, and no one cared about his life or death.

Li Yan thought for a while, and then asked, "The King of Yongyang County, what's his opinion on Xiang Ba's death?"

Qiu Yuzuo curled his lips: "How can he care about the life of this lowly slave? Now there are rumors from Yushitai that he is going to impeach the county king for his past illegal behavior, and he is in a state of desperation!"

Li Yandao: "I heard that the Empress Dowager Xiang supports the old party. I'm afraid it's the new party in the censor. Are you going to take advantage of the situation to make trouble?"

Qiu Yuzuo sighed and said, "Mr. Lin can see this even if he doesn't enter the court, isn't it just a posturing?"

Li Yan smiled, but he knew very well that the censors of the Song Dynasty were far more powerful than those of the Tang Dynasty, and those officials were definitely not pretending, and they were going to catch the Queen Mother's younger brother in anger.

Since seventy years ago, Song Renzong appointed Wang Shu as the censor Zhongcheng and the procurator, to pick up all the officials and supervise the civil lawsuits. Regardless of the life and death of warriors, they fight all kinds of injustices, especially like to target the royal family and relatives to show their uprightness and fearlessness of imperial power.

As for the two brothers of the Empress Dowager, the elder brother is fine, the younger brother Xiang Zonghui, the king of Yongyang County, was impeached by the imperial censor for being less arrogant, and he still does not change his temper. There is a close relationship with Yanguan, and the [-]-year-old Zhao Ji performed very well in it.

After all, Li Yan is not a member of the officialdom, and his cheap father is a salty fish, with few sources of information. He knows the overall situation, but does not understand the specific details. Jinhua Mountain Taoist priest, did you find anything out of the interrogation?"

When he first came here, Qiu Yuzuo would not have answered such questions, but at this moment he felt that even if he did not accept the invitation, he could still be the one to confide in, and said with a wry smile: "After only three days of interrogation, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has four The second time I came to the important person, and Fan Longtu couldn't resist the pressure later, so he transferred it to the Ministry of Punishment."

"It's no wonder that Gongsun Zhao died down, and didn't even investigate his daughter..."

Suddenly, Li Yan thought that he had prepared many ways to exonerate those poor women, but he didn't expect the higher authorities to suppress the case directly. He could only say that the assist came unexpectedly and within reason.

However, he was quite interested in the Taoist priest: "Then during the three days in the Kaifeng government office, the interrogation finally yielded some useful information, right?"

Qiu Yuzuo's face froze, and his voice sank again: "No, the responsibility for interrogation was taken by Judge Han, and nothing was found in the interrogation within three days. Next, Judge Gongsun should have taken over, but in the end it was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment... ..."

Li Yan said sincerely: "Judge Gongsun is not easy!"

Qiu Wuzuo shrank his neck and became embarrassed.

Ask yourself, in this situation, how could he have the nerve to invite the other party to the Kaifeng government office?
Sure enough, after pondering for a while, Li Yan opened his mouth and said, "I don't like to be restrained, and I envy the life of idle clouds and wild cranes. I'm afraid I can't afford the official position in the Kaifeng government office..."

After hearing this answer, Qiu Wuzuo breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he hadn't cheated a good person.

But what Li Yan said next turned around: "However, I admire Judge Gongsun's actions. He is in such a difficult situation. I should also contribute my own strength. If the case is difficult, Qiu Kongmu Feel free to ask me, I will try my best to assist you in the investigation, just be a jobless consultant to solve the case..."

Qiu Wuzuo was stunned at first, and then he realized that he was greatly moved.

Li Yan asked again: "As for disclosing some details of the case, it won't cause you any trouble, right?"

If it was another dynasty, I really wouldn't dare to disclose it indiscriminately, but the news of the palace was spread like a sieve. In the Song and Liao spy wars, the secret spies of the Liao people directly copied the information in Kaifeng, and batches of memorials from the Song Dynasty went to Sending it off from the Liao Kingdom, what are the mere details of the case, Qiu Yuzuo said without hesitation: "Of course not troublesome! No trouble!"

Thinking of this man who is willing to help free of charge after understanding all kinds of difficulties, his eyes were red, and he saluted respectfully: "Mr. Lin Gao Yi, I... I don't know what to say, I only have a heart of admiration!"

Li Yan returned the salute: "No need to be like this, a chivalrous man is supposed to serve the country and the people, I just want to do something within my power!"

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"What a chivalrous man should be for the country and the people!"

In the government office of Kaifeng, Gongsun Zhao who got the news suddenly stood up, his usual cold face showed excitement: "There is another person who is loyal to the Song Dynasty and earns the salary for the people. I am not alone!"

(End of this chapter)