Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 423 Killing the monkey to warn the chicken

When the official document from Jiyang County was delivered to Wancheng, Baitu read it carefully...

Although Jiyang is not far from Wancheng, and Bai Tu passed by there not long ago, after something like this happened, it would be difficult for Bai Tu to go back!
If Baitu came in person, there would be nothing to say—a clan?Compared with the authority of the king of Chu, the ten clans have to endure it!

But this is meaningless. If Bai Tu comes in person, he cannot regard this as a "benchmark". After all, not everyone's case can be put in front of Bai Tu.

It can even be disguised to make people feel that this kind of thing is really just a matter of words, but in fact it will only be useful if it is brought before the King of Chu...

Of course, there was no way to take a detour, so Bai Tu was stuck here due to the lawsuit and had to postpone his return trip and "work remotely" in Wancheng.

Because of the previous involvement in state and county reform, Bai Tu also brought a team equivalent to the "Small Six Ministries". Some of the highly developed newcomers in the Six Ministries followed Bai Tu on the western tour and conducted on-the-spot inspections along the way.

Remote working is also very reliable.

"Your Majesty, Catching Wind Guard recently discovered that people in Wancheng are talking about this matter. I'm afraid..." Zhang Chunhua reminded him specifically.

"Huh? Why are these people so gossipy?" Bai Tu frowned.

"Your Majesty... I'm talking about Jiyang Deng's case!" Zhang Chunhua corrected with a black line on his head.

"Ahem... Sure enough, these people are still ready to take action!" Bai Tu also realized at this time that if he was talking about Deng's case, it was not gossip, but that there were conservatives who wanted to fight with the court on this matter.

After Bai Tu obtained the detailed official documents of Jiyang County, Zhang Chunhua and Lu Lingqi only saw Bai Tu reading and writing on a large piece of paper...

The format looks messy. If an old scholar sees it, he will probably say that this person is disgraceful... What?Was it painted by King Chu?Tsk tsk, there must be a mystery in this that we can’t understand, okay!

That's right, Bai Tu drew a mind map after obtaining detailed case files.

There is a big word "Deng" written on the head - this lawsuit belongs to the Deng family.

The matter itself is not complicated. It’s just that considering the priorities of solving the problem, it seems like a mess. But we can break it down first...

First of all, it saves you a lot of headaches!
When the property was transferred, county officials were bribed, thus circumventing the Chu State's inheritance law. Only minor officials were directly bribed, but the highest level... they confessed to a county registrar - the county magistrate's political assistant. Because the vertical management of the six ministries in Nanyang has not yet been implemented, there are still positions such as county magistrate and chief registrar. In Jiangdong, they have been replaced by officials of the "County Civil Affairs Department".

There is no need to hesitate about these people. From the chief clerk down, they were all accused of accepting bribes and strictly investigated and punished. The white picture was marked with several crosses, and the county magistrate was dismissed from office for incompetence in supervising his subordinates.

Bai Tu is not in a hurry to directly deny the legality of the name change in the field deed, but he can first be sure about the bribery.

Because when the Criminal Division intervened, the reason Deng gave was to list a series of descendants and nephews of the deceased Deng Yang, and swore that they all had the right to inherit because Deng Yang had such an oral will arrangement during his lifetime.

The false certificate that was bribed to the county official was also the notarization of the will - after the county execution hall intervened, it was discovered that the county official did not leave Jiyang City to go to the countryside on the day of the notarization of the will!
Later, it was found out that during that time, the county magistrate spent a lot of money, and he himself could not explain the source, so he was directly accused of accepting bribes, but... Deng insisted that the oral will existed.

The reason why the county officials are not present is because the clan elders are present - only the Chu State in the world requires that the county officials must be present, otherwise the clan elders can prove everything and there is no room for doubt.

Of course, my wife, Mrs. Wang, said there was absolutely no such thing...

Regardless of whether the oral will exists or not, Bai Tu first "unlimitedly exerts" his subjective initiative on another line.

Bai Tu did not care about the legitimacy of the testimony of the elders of the clan, but directly tried to bribe him. The county magistrate was dismissed on the spot, and the county magistrate would also face the scrutiny and strict investigation of officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Compared with such a trivial matter as "eliminating the household", a county magistrate being dismissed on the spot and the county magistrate seeing no guarantee is already very shocking. If there is a choice... Jiyang County Magistrate now wants to pay for the Deng family himself. !
At the same time, because the property was not forcibly taken back, it will not cause too much backlash for the time being.

Compared with the predicament of the county magistrate and the dismissal of the county magistrate, the Deng family's inheritance turmoil can only be regarded as an extremely small matter...

But since some people want to use Deng's affairs to test the bottom line of the court, and even hype the court's attitude, then the white picture is "killing the monkey to scare the chicken" - if it doesn't write the opposite, it means letting the small one go.

Although the Deng family is small, it has become the focus of the conflict between the new laws and the clan system. Baitu did not touch the Deng family for the first time, but he showed unlimited potential in bribing officials. Even the county magistrate could not escape...

It has a deterrent effect, but at the same time it will not directly trigger a conflict.

Zhang Chunhua also saw the meaning of Bai Tu on the mind map. The county magistrate and county magistrate were all "X", and the county officials below the chief clerk were all "+". Zhang Chunhua, who was already familiar with Bai Tu's writing habits, understood This means being serious and severe, and even looking for trouble when nothing happens.

Without Bai Tu's words, Zhang Chunhua had already started drafting the approval note for the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Officials at the same time. When Bai Tu wanted it, he just had to stamp Bai Tu's seal.

Sure enough, after Bai Tu finished drawing her mind map and figured out the clues for herself, she had already written the approval note and sent it to Zhang Chunhua as soon as she spoke to him.

This is why Bai Tu feels that Zhang Chunhua is more comfortable as Shang Shulang than Jiang Wan!

At first, Zhang Chunhua pretended to write later, and even deliberately left mistakes for Bai Tu to correct, lest Bai Tu would be afraid that she could guess his thoughts.

But later Zhang Chunhua discovered that Bai Tu didn't care very much, but admired him very much, so he began to show off his own advantages - which still did not follow her teacher.

At the same time, Bai Tu also added a message, notifying the local criminal department to fully protect and take care of Wang and her youngest son. All expenses will go to the account of the criminal department, not the Ministry of Civil Affairs - that is, through practical actions, first recognize the victims of the mother and son. Identity, but let’s not talk about anything else.

When Zhang Chunhua went to send approval slips to the accompanying Sixth Part, Lu Lingqi questioned Bai Tu while there was no one there: "That's it?"

As for the tacit understanding between Zhang Chunhua and Bai Tu, she is too lazy to complain...

Well, it's work related, okay.

"Let's do this for the time being, at least when they are done, we can go to Jiyang in person!" Bai Tu said, ticking a few more strokes on "Deng's".

Let Xiaoda go, avoid conflicts, and at the same time express his attitude resolutely. In name, he is not giving the order for nothing, and there is no special thing to do!
Although the lawsuit has not been completely resolved, as long as his attitude is clear first, Bai Tu can rest assured that the king will drive to Jiyang, and there will be more things he can do...

especially……

That stupid five-year-old kid who can't even speak clearly...

Called Deng Ai...

(End of this chapter)