Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 56: Eliminating harm for the people, seizing the day

Bai Qing stood by the window and watched Xu Fang walk around the corner, but he could no longer see the arrest behind him.

"This Xu Fang has a good background, but his thoughts are unpredictable and he doesn't know what his intentions are. We must be on guard. Old Hu, I will send someone out later to find out the news about the Zhang family dinner last night. I'd like to You know why Chen Zhi was targeted in this way." Bai Qing looked back and gave instructions to an old servant beside him.

The old servant nodded, and then showed a look of hatred: "These aristocratic families have always looked down on me, and even the servants in the house are so arrogant that it is difficult to pry. As long as those celebrities have not made up their minds, their servants will not dare to If it is spread casually, it may not be possible to investigate in a short time, so the time limit given by Xu Fang's son is too short."

"Just do your best," Bai Qing sneered, "These wealthy families are just trying to support themselves. When it comes to money, my Bai family is no worse than them. They are still putting on airs with me. It's just the shadow of my ancestors. Otherwise, how can you compare with me?"

The old servant cursed a few words, and then changed the topic: "Master, you can't believe Xu Fang's words. What kind of person is Wang Mi? Even the government is jealous of him. If he wants to deal with a son of aristocratic family, he has to use other people's power." Hand? I see, this is Xu Fang pulling the flag to deceive you, master."

Bai Qing stroked his beard with a smile, and said: "Don't I know? But the token is not fake. I saw it when the rogues came two years ago. The relationship between Xu Fang and Wang Mi is absolutely extraordinary. He What he said may not be true, but it should be true if he can help me introduce Wang Mi."

"Master," the old servant's voice became softer, "No matter how strong Wang Mi is, he is still a rebel. In the past two years, he has been hiding in hiding, recruiting refugees, causing trouble everywhere, and killed many officials. The main crime is always a beheading deal. We can’t hang out with people like this. You..."

"I have my own plan," Bai Qing glanced at the old servant and revealed a little bit of his thoughts, "I am determined to become a good product. When the whole family ascends to heaven, this is the right way. Wang Mi is only a temporary gangster. I don't know how many such people have been in the past. Characters will eventually be crowned."

"Then you return?" The old servant became puzzled.

Bai Qing laughed: "Xu Fang wants to use me and suppress me, so I will take advantage of it. Wang Mi will rebel against the traitor. When I find out more about it, tell the government. Do you think it is a certificate of surrender?"

The old servant quickly began to compliment: "The master is still thoughtful. Xu Fang's little calculations are nothing at all. When the time comes, the master has made a great contribution, and our Bai family may be able to take that step." After that, He also suggested: "However, it is better to expose Xu Fang directly to save risks."

"Hahaha!" Bai Qing was said to be thinking about it, and couldn't help but laugh, and then explained a little, "Xu Fang, a servant, even if he has the anti-thief token, in the eyes of the court, it is just an ordinary trick, and he is not enough to kill him. Asking for credit may also attract thieves, which is worse than useless. I just hope that Xu Fang will be more careful and not let the government catch clues. Otherwise, the officials in this place will not want to attract rebels, but are also afraid of questioning by the court. He must have been killed with one blow, and if it became a big deal, then I would have no chance to make meritorious deeds. It is not easy to find a second opportunity like this."

………………

"Xu Fang has been caught?"

Hearing this news, Chen Zhi was quite surprised. In his opinion, Xu Fang's movements were secretive and he seemed to have a plan. He shouldn't be caught so easily. For this reason, Chen Zhi also prepared some back-ups. The result was so fast. There is news.

Overrated him?

"That guy's bones are too soft." Zaoli who reported the report looked down upon Xu Fang. "Chen Junzi, you don't know that when he was first captured, he was so arrogant and said a lot of things when he saw us. What are you talking about, asking us to send a message to the county governor, saying that we cannot bear the responsibility of arresting him, saying that if we arrest him, he will not go out, and he will wait for us to apologize to him."

"There is still this matter?" Chen Zhi was surprised when he heard this. This man's behavior was a bit wrong. "Then what?"

"Then?" The messenger couldn't help but laugh, "We only took out the torture tools and didn't attack him yet. The bastard gave up on his own and begged for mercy again and again. What if he was branded a few times? It’s okay to beg for mercy. Just now, he was so arrogant, but he turned around and begged. Who is this person? We don’t need to torture him anymore. Just bluff him and he will confess to the arson."

That's it?

Chen Zhi was very shocked. After the first round of offensive, he was defeated?It's surprisingly weak.

After thinking about it, he said to the messenger: "Since that's the case, please send Brother to go back and tell Zhou Youyu that everything should be done according to the law."

Zaoli nodded, then said with some embarrassment: "Well, Chen Junzi, look, how about we hurry up and kill him in the next two days?" When he saw Chen Zhi looking over in surprise, he quickly explained, "The main reason is that the death row quota has just been handed over. It is the depth of winter now. It will take a long time to be interrogated. Prisoners are not allowed to spend money to support them. This money is too wasteful to spend on the dead. According to our Zhou boss's wishes, Since he is a servant and he is sure he has betrayed his master, it is normal for a slave to be beaten to death with sticks in prison."

It turns out that when Emperor Zhaolie was still alive, he always maintained some of the military camp regulations established by Chen Hou. Even if Chen Hou was not around, others would not be allowed to disobey them. These involved regulations on hygiene and cleaning. In order to prevent the plague, the wounded and dead were treated. There are special arrangements for the processing.

When the world was first settled and the New Han Dynasty gradually emerged, when the New Han Dynasty laws were formulated, contagion, plague and other matters were also taken into consideration. Therefore, all capital punishment, except for major crimes such as owl crimes, were reported step by step and unified instructions were given. When executions were carried out at local level, Doing a good job in health and epidemic prevention also means increasing the authority of the central government.

Unfortunately, as time progresses, the rules change, because when they were established, they were always out of touch with reality. As they developed, contradictions accumulated, and they eventually ceased to exist in name only.For example, if someone is arrested this week in Youyou, he has to tell his fellow township official Chefu to set the tone. He will report the county prison history and go through the jailing procedures. For some convicted and low-status death row inmates, the following will be done. While waiting for instructions, the people reported to the county lieutenant and cao. If there was not much difference, they were sent on their way. In order to reduce financial expenditure, they were almost killed first and reported later.

The county lieutenant continued to report in accordance with the procedures and informed the county's executioners. After a set of procedures, many death row prisoners had passed the first seven years. The local government would then draw up a list and submit it. After the central department approved it, a day would be selected to execute them uniformly. At this time , some of the prisoners on death row are almost rotten, and only a few typical ones are left to walk on the execution ground.

Nowadays, the Xuzhou area is hit by disasters one after another. There is a shortage of money and food in the prison. Prisoners still occupy space. If you can support one less, you will have to support one less. Those criminals with humble status and low political status must be quick, fast and strict. Pay close attention. The time is spent to eliminate harm for the people, but afterwards it is said that the prisoners were weak and contracted diseases and died suddenly in prison. Reporting this way makes everyone feel relaxed. Otherwise, the local finances will be tight after repeated reports, and the superiors will not reimburse them.

"It's quite efficient at killing people."

Chen Zhi was secretly surprised, but he also knew that no matter how well-designed the system is, it will deteriorate over time. Governing a country is ultimately about governing officials. It is simply a dream to set up comprehensive rules and regulations and ignore the hearts of officials, thinking that they can be stable forever!

Besides, he had seen many dead people in his previous life and didn't think anything of it. Xu Fang's arson and provocation made Chen Zhi very vigilant.

Let’s talk about arson. Chen Zhi knew that the side effects would not hurt people’s lives and would affect objects at most. But when Xu Fang set the fire, he didn’t want to avoid hurting innocent people. He wanted to bring his third brother, younger sister and Aunt Liu was burned to death together, with extremely vicious thoughts and no mercy.

Now that the crime is confirmed and the law does not tolerate it, it is natural to act according to the rules and make it convenient for others.

but……

"Even if it's to save food, I don't want to rush people to death just after the interrogation. I guess there are still problems, and we must prevent it from happening..." He wasn't worried that Zhou Youyu would release people secretly, even though this was ancient times, But in terms of human mind, it is no different from later generations. Once a person is caught, no matter when he is executed, it has been included in the file since the time of the coward, especially if the person has already been imprisoned, then the file is left, involving several departments .

Besides, Zhou Youyu had no reason to do this because of emotion and reason.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhi nodded and said: "After this man was executed, I asked Brother Chai to bring the things he had with him and at home to me, so they can be used." Xu Fang's behavior was quite strange. Chen Zhi wanted to conduct a thorough investigation to see what he could find, and be careful not to make any big mistakes.

Zaoli agreed, and was surprised by the young master of the Chen family's decision.

While chatting and laughing, Xu Fang's life and death were decided. Chen Zhi took out a piece of broken silver from his sleeve and handed it over: "I have a few people to work with this time. With this little money, I can treat you to a drink."

"I can't do it, I can't do it!" The person who reported the news was a slave who was monitoring and arresting Xu Fang. When he saw the broken silver, his eyes lit up, and he secretly said that the young master of the aristocratic family is very generous, and everyone has a lot of money. , here is a broken silver shot.

"Don't be polite. I will trouble you all in the future, so don't blame me then." Chen Zhi handed the things over, and the Zaoli accepted them while declining.

It would definitely be too much to take out the broken silver at once, but in Chen Zhi's plan, keeping the silver would not be of much use. Instead of wasting it, it is better to use it to make connections. No matter how humble the person is, they all have their uses.

"You don't have to worry about Zhou Yougong, Chen has a small gift of his own." After giving away the money, Chen Zhi gave Zaoli another reassurance, which made Zaoli feel very good about him.

"It is said that Mr. Chen Qi is a ridiculous man. Today, when I look at him, he is clearly a hero. He has given money and does not need to pay homage to his superiors. Such a good thing must be fought for next time. Moreover, such a young man cannot talk to a rough guy like us. He has no airs, he is such a good person, whoever spreads rumors about Mr. Chen Qi in the future must go and stop him!"

Thinking of this, Zaoli rolled his eyes and said: "Junzi Chen, that evil slave found Boss Bai of the gambling house and the scoundrel Chen Asan during the day. It seemed that he had some conspiracy. It was strange. When I asked about this, the bastard turned out to be No more talking, just mumbling, I can’t understand.”

Chen Zhi frowned slightly when he heard this.

Note: The prison history is not the censor, it is a small official who executes the prison, at the county level.

　Thanks to "Brocade of Weaving Night" and "Obsidian Tail" for their rewards!

　　
　
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