The Age of Awakening: From the Young Runtu

Chapter 133
When I arrived at the Ministry of Officials, I met with Shangshu.

"I've seen adults."

"Ruosong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are rich and prosperous places. After checking, I'm afraid they won't be able to be transferred in a short time."

Runtu was stunned for a moment, this is another incident.Without an official, my 1 taels of silver would be wasted.

Fortunately, this old man will still do things after collecting money.

Said: "The post of head of the Ministry of Officials is gone, but there is still a vacancy in the Ministry of Punishment. You go and do it first. If you still want to be a county magistrate in another place after three or five months, you can arrange it at that time."

It can only be like this. Being an official in the capital, if there is peace and prosperity, it is a good thing you can't ask for, but now it is the end of the dynasty, and it is better to stay away from the capital and develop better.

"Thank you sir."

Bring all the official uniforms and seals of the Ministry of Punishment.

He is in charge of the sixth grade, and he is still a Beijing official, two ranks higher than the county magistrates in other places.

But Runtu was not too satisfied.

Let's do it first, do it for two months, and then spend some money to transfer to other places if it is really impossible.

Just right, I can also add some more resumes.

Still thinking about starting a business in the capital in the past few months, he let Zhang Degui stay in the capital.

His business is mainly concentrated in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.

There is not much business in other places yet.

In the restaurant.

Restaurant owner: "My lord, are you going to leave?"

Runtu thought about it for a while, and at most he would stay in the capital for a hundred days or so, so he might as well live in a restaurant.

"The head of the criminal department will take up his post tomorrow. He is still living here for the time being."

"Department of Punishment. I beg you to be the master of the people."

"Shopkeeper, tell me."

"I have a nephew from afar who came to the capital. Half a year ago, in this restaurant, my nephew was beaten to death. His mother shed tears every day, begging the Lord to decide."

Runtu nodded, indicating that he knew that he had received the case before he took office.

The next day, Runtu went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to report.

Everyone was very polite to Runtu.

"Master Zhang, this is your place. If you are working on the first day, please take a look at the environment here."

Another principal was introducing Runtu.

Although they are at the same level, they seem to respect Runtu very much.

He is over forty years old, and he is still in charge. It seems that it should be difficult to rise up, but Runtu is different, and I think it should have something to do with it.If it doesn't matter, logically speaking, his ranking should be sent to the local area to become a county magistrate.It must be a waste of money to become the head of the sixth rank all of a sudden.

Runtu is a newcomer, so he is very humble. First get along with these colleagues better, so that he can relax more in the future.

After staying for an hour or two, Runtu had nothing to do at all.

Runtu asked, "Can you entrust me with other things?"

"Since Mr. Zhang has such an idea, please take a look at these case files. They are all previous cases, and see if there are any mistakes or omissions in the judgment."

He brought a thick stack for Runtu: "Just take a look at it, many of them are old cases, and there are some headless cases."

Showing these cases to Runtu is not to tell him to solve the case, but to show him how to deal with the case.

When the people from the criminal department first came in, they spent the first few days watching past cases to study.

After Runtu took over, he began to watch.

There are almost one-year cases in the capital, and there are also cases in other places, most of which are concentrated in the north.

They were all major cases, otherwise they would not have been sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to keep the record.

Take a look and gain experience.

Put part of the copy into the space, don't waste a hundred times the time of the space.

Seeing Runtu's attitude, the principal next to him shook his head.I think he is a little too perfunctory.

Sure enough, he came in after spending money to find a relationship.

In less than half a day, Runtu went through hundreds of cases.

Many of these sentences were justified, but others were clearly covered up.

At least one tenth of the cases are wrong.

I quickly found the case of the nephew of the restaurant owner half a year ago.

The principal next to him asked curiously: "Master Zhang, rest for a while. These are all old cases, and there are too many piles up. You are new here, so you will inevitably have no clue."

Runtu said casually: "I have read a few cases, but they are not reasonable. In this case, Zhang Yuan stumbled, and the words were obviously preposterous."

"Master Zhang, this case has already been closed, so it would be a bad idea to overturn the case. The defendant Xue Ren is the son of Zhongshu Division Zhongshu."

It takes more manpower and material resources to reverse the case. Unless it is really an urgent case, it doesn't feel worth it.

And the person who died was just an ordinary person.Even if you die, there will be no disturbances.

On the contrary, his family often came to complain, but no one accepted it.

Runtu said firmly, "This case will be tried."

Since Runtu insisted, he did not object.

Zhongshu Division Zhongshu is only seven grades, and the Ministry of Punishment couldn't be easier to take care of such a person.There are a lot of small officials of the seventh rank in the capital.

Find his own government in his place and deal with it.

Looking at other cases, the involvement is even bigger.

After all, ordinary cases would not be shelved by the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"Go pass on Zhang and Xue Ren, and come to the Ministry of Punishment quickly."

Mrs. Zhang fell to her knees in front of Runtu: "I beg the Lord Qingtian to be the master. The woman has only one son left, called Zhang Yuan, but he was beaten to death half a year ago. The woman has no power and power in her family. Complaining about grievances is useless, so I ask Master Qingtian to make the decision."

It looked very pitiful.

Runtu continued to ask about the situation: "Tell me what you know about the situation that day. If there is a grievance, I will definitely make the decision for you."

Mrs. Zhang had nothing to fear when her son was gone. She said everything she wanted to say: "It was Xue Ren who killed my son. He hit his forehead with a stick and the blood flowed profusely. But the county magistrate at the time He actually sentenced my son to fall to his death. I beg the old man to redress his grievances, this is the only son of the housewife."

After a while, Xue Ren was brought over.

Seeing Mrs. Zhang at a glance, she was startled.

But I was thinking in my heart, isn't this matter already settled, why should I still take it.

At the beginning, it took thousands of taels of silver to settle this matter.

Runtu snorted, "Bold Xue Ren, Mrs. Zhang said you killed her son, do you plead guilty?"

"My lord, don't trust this ignorant woman. I don't know Zhang Yuan at all."

Runtu: "I told you her son's name is Zhang Yuan. Kneel down and answer."

The case is very clear, the person was killed by Xue Ren, but after half a year, it will be difficult to obtain evidence.

Runtu: "Zhang Yuan died in the restaurant, and you were there that day. There are many people in the restaurant, and I believe there will be many witnesses. So you don't need to quibble, I just need to find someone who saw the situation that day, you Even if the charges are established."

He continued: "Check how many people were in that restaurant half a year ago, and pass on the witnesses."

Runtu had to deal with this case.

Xue Ren was terrified.

If you really want to deal with it, it's very simple.

It happened to be meal time at that time, and there were quite a lot of people in the restaurant, and there were many people who died, and there were also many people watching the theater.

It is very simple to find a few witnesses.

He himself didn't expect that after half a year, he would find him again.

Runtu: "Why don't you want to say it? I have read the report of the author, and the body is uninjured. Only the bone on the forehead is brittle and broken, obviously it was opened by someone. How can such an injury be caused by a fall."

If you don't say anything else, call the owner of the restaurant and call a few more people.

After reading the report by the author, the cause of death was a blunt blow to the head.

The final verdict was that he accidentally fell and died.

One can imagine how much money the Xue family needed to achieve such an effect.

He directly invited the owner of the restaurant over.

Although half a year has passed and human life is at stake, many people still remember it.

"My lord, I was at the scene that day. I saw with my own eyes that Xue Ren beat Zhang Yuan hard with an iron teapot, with the help of his servants. Zhang Yuan was invincible and was beaten to death."

The bartender was telling the truth about the situation that day, but he was a little scared.

If the hotel owner hadn't given the bartender some money and repeatedly guaranteed safety, the bartender would have seen Runtu in the hotel.Otherwise, the bartender would not dare to testify.

"How can you make someone innocent out of thin air? This case has been closed for half a year, and the original county magistrate personally stamped it. Mr. Zhang, is it unreasonable for you to reverse the case now?"

Runtu: "There is a grievance, so naturally the real murderer will not be allowed to go unpunished. There are all witnesses and material evidence, left and right, take him down."

"My father is Xue Zhongshu, you can't treat me like this."

Runtu: "A seventh-rank official? In the capital city of Nuoda, even a seventh-rank official can be so presumptuous."

Runtu has investigated the details and found that he is average, so there is nothing to worry about if this is the case.

Immediately begin to close the case, pay the debts, and pay for the murder.

Sentence him to be beheaded in autumn.

Runtu: "Mr. Zhang, are you satisfied with this verdict?"

Mrs. Zhang kowtowed non-stop, "Thank you, Master Qingtian, thank you, Master Qingtian."

Eyes are swollen from crying.

It's been half a year, and it's been half a year to appeal for grievances, but there is no result.

Unexpectedly, Runtu helped him deal with it on the first day he took office.

"Master Zhang, I will definitely set up a longevity tablet for you at home, and pray for you every day. I thank Master Zhang for his great kindness for the dead child. I will tie a grass knot to repay you."

Mrs. Zhang kept crying.It took a while to recover and wipe away the tears.

Runtu: "Life has to go on, Mrs. Zhang, if you need anything in the future, you can come to the yamen to find me at any time."

In one day, an important case was turned over.

The hotel owner also heaved a sigh of relief. The case was finally settled. Sure enough, there are people in the court who are easy to handle.

"Master Zhang is really strong. Mrs. Zhang has met a good official. Master Zhang is the real master of Qingtian."

"Indeed, with Mr. Zhang here, the atmosphere in the capital will definitely be completely new."

When the case was reversed, there were not only witnesses, but also some onlookers.

Within a month, Runtu also handled quite a few cases in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. They were all difficult and miscellaneous cases, but the involvement would not be too great.

After all, it is the capital city, so I dare not make it too big.

If you are in Kuaiji, you have someone with a gun. Once you become a county magistrate, you will be caught by the military and government, and you will do whatever you want.

A large pharmacy was also opened in the capital.

Zhang Degui was left in the capital.

"The butler of Li Escort's family brought it here."

A month ago, Escort Li died suddenly.

But the head of the bodyguard is only in his 30s.I am in good health.

There was no case on him, and he suddenly died suddenly. There were many doubts, but no one said anything.

Escort Li's family is fairly well off.But there are also several servants, several maids, and two wives.

The body is very good, but that's it, suddenly got a serious illness and died suddenly a month ago.It's really strange.

Runtu went to check it out by himself.

It was soon found out that Li Biaotou's death had a lot to do with his housekeeper.

The other head of the criminal department was stunned.

Runtu just handled an important case the day before yesterday, and he is still here today.

Some admire it, thinking that it can't be done.

These cases, he usually passed the eye.

I also found some unreasonable things, but many times I turned a blind eye and closed my eyes.Seeing what Runtu has done now, I still feel a little envious. I used to be like this too, but I don't know when the edges and corners have been worn away.

After a while, the butler was brought in.

His legs were trembling, and he was at a loss when he arrived at the Department of Criminal Justice.

Runtu was the first to speak: "Are you the butler of Chief Li's bodyguard?"

"It's the small one."

Run Tu went on to say: "Li Escort is dead, you know the cause of his death."

"My lord, one month ago in the evening, my boss suddenly had vomiting and diarrhea, got sick suddenly, and just passed away. My boss was very kind to me when he was alive, but now he is not."

Runtu: "Although he's dead, his wife, children, concubine, and property are all there. You took over?"

"The little one is still working as a housekeeper at Li Biaotou's house. Helping the master, madam, and taking care of the yard."

Runtu: "It's very good, it's hard for you. Orphans and widows can rely on them again."

The butler was still very scared: "If the master knows that there are adults still thinking about him, I will feel at ease under the nine springs."

Runtu: "Go and bring Li Escort's concubine here."

With this order, the butler's legs felt a little weak.

He looked at Runtu in awe, not understanding what he meant.

After a while, Li Biaotou's concubine was brought to the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

The status of a concubine is actually not much different from that of a big girl.

There's nothing public about it.

Runtu patted the table, "Where were you the day Escort Li died?"

He spoke quickly and loudly, which startled Li Escort's little wife.

Kneeling on the ground, not knowing what to say.

Jiao Didi said: "Returning to the adults, the concubine has been by the master's side that night and dare not leave."

Runtu: "I'm asking where you went during the day."

At this time, Li Escort's little wife already had some fine sweat on her forehead, and she faltered when she heard what Runtu said.

"My lord, I have been in the master's room all this time, and I have never been anywhere."

"If you don't want to say it, let me tell you. At noon that day, you went to the Crane Nian Hall in the capital. At noon, Li Biaotou was still in good health, but when you went back, he died. Such a coincidence .”

Because the Crane Hall in the capital has something to do with Runtu.

He Nian Tang and Da Pharmacy in Beijing have orders.There are orders for Zhixue powder and Banlangen.

It was also a coincidence that after knowing that Runtu was the owner of the big pharmacy and the head of the criminal department, the shopkeeper of He Niantang told Runtu about this.Li Biaotou's little wife bought poison.

Runtu yelled loudly, "Do you want me to continue talking, or you should confess yourself."

(End of this chapter)