I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 147 Law enforcement is like a mountain, Bao Xiren, Su Jingming faints and Chen Zhizhong is angry
With Zhao Zhen's words, "Liu Sanbian's words can reach the hall of elegance," the controversy over Liu Yong's appointment as the master of Baijia College came to an end in the court.

Although the folk scholars are still arguing endlessly, they can no longer change this result.

the past.

When some scholars with bad conduct are dissatisfied with an official, they often engage in small tricks, such as secretly throwing small stones or horse dung at his home.

But facing Su Liang, they didn't dare at all.

One reason is that the Su residence was a gift from the official family.

Secondly, because the Su family has always been protected by the Cao family and the Kaifeng Mansion, it would be bad luck for the Cao family and Bao Xiren of the Kaifeng Mansion, whoever offends the other.

at the same time.

Taking advantage of this popularity, Cao Yi also posted a notice recruiting tutors from hundreds of academies, looking for strange people from all walks of life.

Baijia College offers good benefits and naturally has high requirements, even lower than the probability of being admitted to Jinshi.

Su Liang predicts that one hundred colleges will be completed by July next year. Before the completion, it will be enough to find hundreds of strange people.

People are more refined than more.

After all, the Cao family's money didn't come from strong winds.

Su Liang cannot benefit the Cao family, but he will definitely make it famous.

As for student recruitment, that will be something that needs to be considered after the college is established.

……

The eighth day of November, night.

A winter snow covered the entire city of Bianjing. The snow was nearly five inches thick overnight.

Less than five days later.

The city of Bianjing turned white and translucent, and many people had begun to clear the snow.

The officials from the Imperial City Department and Kaifeng Prefecture immediately started cleaning along the Xuande Gate and along the Imperial Street after the snow stopped in the middle of the night.

Inside Su's house, smoke curled up from the kitchen eaves where there was about three inches of snow.

Tao'er and Aunt Ji were busy making breakfast.

Su Liang, Tang Ze, and Uncle Ji took brooms to sweep away the snow in the courtyard.

When Su Zimu heard the noise outside, he got up from the bed, babbling non-stop.

Tang Wanmei had no choice but to hold him and sit at the door to watch the snow.

At this time, Su Zimu could already stand, but he stumbled when he walked. He would fall down every three steps. This was the most difficult time to take care of him.

It is expected that spring will start, so I can take off my thick clothes and run around the yard.

Su Liang, Tang Ze, and Uncle Ji, these three men all know how to be romantic.

While clearing the snow, a snowman was piled up in the courtyard, and two plum blossoms were placed on the snowman, which was very beautiful.

After Su Zimu saw the snowman, he pulled Tang Wanmei's sleeve to walk out.

Tang Wanmei was afraid that he would get cold, so she pointed at his little nose and started scolding him.

Su Zimu looked aggrieved and started calling Su Liang babblingly.

Su Liang held him in his arms, and when he walked to the snowman, he calmed down, pointed at the snowman, babbling, and kept laughing.

The little face was flushed with cold.

Tang Wanmei wanted to carry him into the house to avoid catching the cold.

But as soon as Su Zimu was carried into the house, Su Zimu started crying, and as soon as he was carried out of the house, the crying stopped immediately.

Tang Wanmei was so angry that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She just wanted to spank him.

Tang Ze said with a smile on his face, full of pride: "As expected of my Tang Ze's grandson, he is so smart when he is less than one year old, and he will become a great person in the future!"

……

An hour later.

There is no snow on the Imperial Street in front of Xuande Gate in Bianjing City.

Why it's so efficient.

This is because the chariot etiquette and elephant taming performances will be practiced on this road in the past few days.

at this time.

There are still 28 days until the Winter Solstice Festival (November [-], the seventh year of the Qingli calendar, is the Winter Solstice).

As the winter solstice suburban festival in the year of great gift, preparations usually need to start two months in advance.

Chariot etiquette and elephant taming are the top priorities to demonstrate the prestige of the Song Dynasty. The leaders Chen Zhizhong and Xia Song regarded the drill as particularly important.

Every morning, several elephant trainers drive seven elephants towards Xuande Gate, followed by more than [-] practice carriages.

Xiang means "auspicious" and is a commonly used auspicious animal in the sacrifice activities of the Song Dynasty.

The elephant tamer can make the elephant go to the front and back of Xuande Gate and kneel forward in a respectful manner.

Such tall and mighty giants knelt down and worshiped in the forbidden area, which showed the power of the Song Dynasty emperor and attracted the respect of the people.

……

Yushitai, afternoon.

Su Liang was strolling around the Yushitai to eat when he suddenly saw Tang Jie walking over quickly.

"Jing Ming, come with me to Kaifeng Mansion quickly, Prime Minister Chen and Bao Xiren are quarreling!"

"Ah? What's going on?"

"Get in the carriage and I'll tell you in detail."

Su Liang nodded and quickly followed Tang Jie outside.

……

A moment later, on the carriage.

Tang Jie told Su Liang the reason for the quarrel between the two.

Near noon, an elephant on Royal Street suddenly lost control and broke into the surrounding roads, trampling an old woman to death and injuring several pedestrians.

After receiving the report, Kaifeng Mansion.Then he summoned the elephant tamer, the officials of the Yujin Garden Elephant Station, and the chief officer of the Taipu Temple Shepherd Supervisor.

After these people were summoned, the chariot and elephant training exercises for the Winter Solstice Suburban Festival had to be stopped.

After Chen Zhizhong learned about it, he immediately rushed to Kaifeng Mansion, and then had a quarrel with Bao Zheng.

As for what the quarrel was about, Tang Jie didn't know.

This matter was reported by Zhang Fangping, the political advisor.

The Yushitai is responsible for presiding over arbitration.

Disputes involving the government affairs of the court and conflicts between officials will first be handled by the Yushitai. If the Yushitai cannot make a decision, they can only be handed over to the officials.

……

Half an hour later, the back office of Kaifeng Mansion.

Tang Jie and Su Liang heard the quarrel between Chen Zhizhong and Bao Zheng from a long distance away.

"Bao Xiren, whether the winter solstice festival is more important or your trial of the case is more important, the consequences of this matter have been decided. It was an accident due to official duties of the imperial court. The Zhongshu will provide compensation to the relatives of the deceased and compensate them in money. You can quickly transfer those Let everyone go, if something unexpected happens during the Winter Solstice Suburban Festival, can you bear the responsibility?"

"Prime Minister Chen, the officials were dealt with completely in accordance with the "Song Xingtong". How can such a murder case in Bianjing be attributed to an accident due to official business of the imperial court! If it is not dealt with immediately, the people will be uneasy. Please ask Mr. Chen again Give the official two days, and after two days, a result will be given!"

"Two days? I can't wait two hours. Release him immediately. All the blame will be borne by me!" In Chen Zhizhong's eyes, at the moment, everything should be given priority to the Winter Solstice Suburban Festival.

"Human life is a matter of concern. Even if the official comes, the official will not release the person without a suitable reason, unless the secretary immediately issues an edict to remove the official!"

"Bao Zheng, don't be so presumptuous just because of your divine grace. The Winter Solstice Suburban Festival is related to the fate of the Song Dynasty. If you really want to bring it to the attention of the officials, it is completely justified!"

Bao Zheng said coldly: "The Kaifeng Mansion is only dealing with a human life case and has nothing to do with the Winter Solstice Suburban Festival. Chen Xiangruo is in a hurry to practice, so he can go find the elephant tamer and horse tamer."

"According to my laws of the Great Song Dynasty, the elephant tamer who made mistakes in taming the elephant and died due to his negligence was at least thirteen with a cane and a thousand-mile braid. It seems impossible to appear at the Winter Solstice Suburban Festival!"

"No, absolutely not!" Chen Zhizhong said loudly.

"You know, most of the elephants in Bianjing come from Guangzhou, Shaozhou and Jiaozhi. The elephant tamers all come with the elephants. They are very rare. If you lock them up, where can you find a suitable one?" Mahout?”

"This matter is no longer under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Mansion!" Bao Zheng said calmly.

"You...you...you...are so angry, I'm like a stubborn donkey, and don't know how to change at all." Chen Zhizhong was so angry that he was breathing heavily.

……

aside.

Zhang Fangping looked helpless, and he couldn't get in the middle of the argument between the two.

at this time.

When he saw Tang Jie and Su Liang approaching, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said quickly: "You two, stop arguing. The person who upholds justice is here."

When Chen Zhizhong saw that the people coming were Tang Jie and Su Liang, he glared at Zhang Fangping and immediately grimaced.

If Xia Song comes, he can still help him.

The arrival of these two people will definitely only cause trouble.

Tang Jie and Su Liang stepped forward and saw that Chen Zhizhong and Bao Zheng had anger on their faces, and they couldn't help but look at Zhang Fangping.

"Prime Minister Zhang, these two seem to be very angry. You know best what happened. Why don't you tell us about it first."

Zhang Fangping nodded and immediately told the reason for the quarrel between the two.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Tang Jie and Su Liang all understood.

The reason for the quarrel between the two is simple.

Chen Zhizhong believes that the elephant's loss of control, which resulted in one death and multiple injuries, was an accident. The result has already been caused, and it is enough to comfort the families of the dead and injured and give them money.

It was the elephant that hurt the person, not the person. It is not the fault of the person, let alone the responsibility of the elephant tamer.

Bao Zheng, on the other hand, according to the "Song Xingtong", those who cause death due to personal negligence will at least be sentenced to exile based on the principal crime or accessory crime.

Bao Zheng wants to review the case.

Chen Zhizhong asked the Kaifeng Prefecture to release the elephant tamers immediately because there were too few elephant tamers and the winter solstice suburban festival was more important.

Due to different views, the two quarreled.

Tang Jie thought for a while and said, "Both Prime Minister Chen and Bachelor Bao are selfless and are doing nothing wrong for the sake of national affairs. I suggest that you give Bachelor Bao one day to interrogate. After the case is over, you two If you go to the official with the file, the official will be considerate, and those who deserve to be punished must be punished. As for elephant taming, it is just a formality every year. Although this year is the year of great gifts, it should not break the law!"

Hearing this, Chen Zhizhong turned and looked at Tang Jie.

"Tang Zhongcheng, what you said is a bit biased! What does it mean to tame an elephant just as a formality? What does it mean to not break the law? In fact, this act broke which law of the Song Dynasty!"

"This matter is very simple. If the elephant tamer has an accident due to court official business, all he needs to do is provide compensation to the victim's family. The money will be paid by Zhongshu!"

"Mr. Chen, is this a matter of money? If someone is injured or killed due to official business of the imperial court, shouldn't someone be held responsible?" Bao Zheng glared.

"Is it okay for the Prime Minister to take responsibility? Do you plan to sentence me to beheading, or do you want to live three thousand miles away?" Chen Zhizhong suddenly became angry.

At the moment, in Chen Zhizhong's eyes, there is nothing more important than the Winter Solstice Suburban Festival.

Only by doing it flawlessly can he gain the support of more courtiers and stabilize his position as prime minister.

"Whoever causes death will be held responsible. I will never hold him accountable!" Bao Zheng also got angry.

At this moment, neither of them could understand the other's behavior.

At this time, Zhang Fangping said: "You two, do you think this is feasible? Release the person first, and then try and sentence him after the winter solstice festival. How about that?"

"There is no such regulation in the "Song Xingtong". Please forgive me for not complying with it!" Bao Zheng said.

"Then...then I'll go and ask for the order right away. How about it?" Zhang Fangping said again.

Bao Zheng shook his head again.

"If an official issued such an order, it would be contrary to the regulations contained in the "Song Xingtong". The "Song Xingtong" was promulgated by Taizu's edict throughout the Song Dynasty. The lower officials must not obey the official's order and disobey it. Taizu’s decree!”

Hearing this, Zhang Fangping also darkened his face and just wanted to throw up his sleeves and walk away.

At this time, Zhang Fangping looked at Su Liang, who had never spoken, and asked, "Su Yushi, what do you think?"

Su Liang thought for a while and said with a serious face: "I think what Bachelor Bao said is very reasonable. In addition, I suggest that starting from this ceremony, the elephant taming performance should be abandoned."

"Su...Su Jingming, you...are you here specifically to anger me?" After Chen Zhizhong said this, he leaned towards the chair and fainted from anger.

"Quickly call the medical officer!" Bao Zheng shouted.

(End of this chapter)