I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 79 I heard that something was going on, and I, Su Liang, was a favorite of the official family.

On February 23, the weather was sunny and cold.

After the court meeting, Su Liang and Tang Jie walked towards the Yushitai together.

Just when the two of them walked near the right gate of the imperial city, they suddenly heard a loud drum sound not far away.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
The two couldn't help but stop.

Tang Jie said: "It seems that someone is beating the Dengwen drum!"

Immediately, the two of them walked to the left. More than [-] meters to the left of the right gate was Denwen Drum Courtyard.

The purpose of visiting the Drum Courtyard is to allow people to communicate with others.

All citizens and officials who have grievances or have objections to government decisions can submit complaints.

The complaint can be submitted directly to Zhao Zhen.

However, it is rare to play the Denwen drum so early in the morning.

At this moment, most of the officials and subordinates have not yet arrived at their posts.

Su Liang and Tang Jie walked to the Drum Courtyard and were startled when they saw the man playing the drum.

Some were dumbfounded.

When the drummer saw the two men arriving, he also put down his drumsticks.

"Judge Ming, you...why are you playing the drum?" Tang Jie asked doubtfully.

The one who beats the drum is none other than others.

It was Dr. Taichang who was sentenced to Wenguyuan Minghao.

Minghao is in charge of Dengwen Drum Courtyard.

His beating of the Dengwen drum couldn't help but make people feel incredible.

Ming Hao is in his sixties and has a lot of seniority. He has been sentenced to Dengwen Drum Courtyard for more than a year, so it is impossible for him to beat the Dengwen Drum randomly.

Ming Hao walked up to Su Liang and Tang Jie, cupped his hands and said, "Two censors, I saw you two coming nearby, so I sounded the Dengwen drum to attract you two."

After saying that, Minghao took out a memorial from his arms.

"I have an unjust case to sue, but I have no evidence, so I can only trouble you two to report it!"

It is the prerogative of Taiwan's admonishment officials to hear about things.

Tang Jie took the memorial and said with a smile: "Judge Ming, if you have an unjust case to file, you can just go to me and me directly. Why bother beating the drum?"

Ming Hao replied with a serious face: "I am beating the drum to attract you two here for the sake of public service. If I go to find you two privately, it will be suspected of favoritism. Public and private affairs must not be confused. Everything should be done in accordance with the rules. "

Hearing this, Tang Jie and Su Liang couldn't help but respect Ming Hao.

Nowadays, there are very few officials who strictly abide by official rules.

Immediately, Tang Jie and Su Liang read the memorial.

According to the memorial——

Half a month ago, Ma Hong, a commoner in Chenliu County, Kaifeng Prefecture, beat the drum and sued the local tycoon Bai Wenrong for usurping [-] acres of his land.

The Dengwen Drum Court did not have the power to hear the case. After Minghao received the appeal, he wrote a memorial and submitted it to the court.

Afterwards, the officials ordered the Kaifeng Prefecture to conduct a strict investigation.

But just three days ago, the case suddenly took a turn.

After Yang Riyan, a bachelor of Longtuge, the official in charge of matters, and the official of Kaifeng Prefecture, found out the facts of the case, he determined that Ma Hong and Bai Wenrong were normal transactions. After Ma Hong sold the land, he felt that the sale was cheap, so he began to extort Bai Wenrong. .

The case was concluded two days ago, and Ma Hong was sentenced to [-] canes and one year in prison.

But just yesterday, Ma Hong died suddenly in prison. According to the closing file, he died of a sudden illness.

Ming Hao had no evidence, but he suspected that Yang Riyan, the powerful official in Kaifeng Prefecture, had accepted bribes, forged case files and wasted lives.

Therefore, I sincerely ask the Taiwan admonishment officer to report the matter.

After Tang Jie read it, he asked: "Judge Ming, you suspect that Scholar Yang accepted bribes and forged files, but you got some clues?"

Minghao thought for a while and shook his head very seriously.

"Yang Riyan is proficient in the laws of the Song Dynasty and has made false evidence seamless. I don't have any clues, but...but my inner feeling tells me that Yang Riyan must have bent the law for personal gain! All you need to do is report the matter to the officials. , and begged the government to send a special envoy to investigate carefully, and the evidence will surely be found!"

"How you feel inside?"

After hearing these five words, Tang Jie couldn't help but show a bit of helplessness.On weekdays.

Even if Taiwan's admonishers heard about the incident, they always found some clues.

Now there are no clues, Ma Hong is dead and the case file is closed.

If they want to impeach Yang Riyan rashly, the latter will definitely accuse the two of them falsely.

It is difficult to say whether the officials will order people to investigate the case again.

Tang Jie scratched his head and said: "Judge Ming, can you find some more clues so that we can speak more rationally and impeach the current Grand Master of Longtuge based on our inner feelings? Even if we dare to sue, the officials will not We won’t necessarily launch a second investigation into this matter!”

Zhao Zhen has always been kind to officials.

If Yang Riyan is investigated without evidence, the latter will definitely be angry.

Su Liang thought for a while and said: "Judge Ming, I believe you. Leave the memorial to me. I will impeach you in the chapter in the afternoon."

Tang Jie couldn't help being stunned, and then said: "Well, count me in."

"Thank you both!" Minghao handed over again.

……

A moment later, Su Liang and Tang Jie were walking on the stone road.

"Jing Ming, aren't you worried that this is a false accusation and will make the officials angry?" Tang Jie said.

As a Taiwan remonstrator, although he has the privilege of hearing about things, if he always makes false accusations, then his credibility in front of Zhao Zhen will be greatly reduced if he comes to remonstrate in the future.

Su Liang smiled slightly.

"I believe in the character of Judge Ming. When Yang Riyan was the transfer envoy to Yizhou, he was also impeached by Academician Ouyang for corruption. Although it was nothing in the end, I can see from the case of Ouyang Xiu's nephew that he and Xia Song are the same. Same stuff."

"But what if officials are unwilling to launch a second investigation?"

Su Liang stopped, looked in the direction of the ban, and said, "Probably not. I am a favorite of the official family, but Yang Riyan is not."

"Hahahaha..." Tang Jie couldn't help laughing and said, "It makes sense, it makes sense!"

All the court officials knew about Su Liang's kindness.

Su Liang was so favored, on the one hand because of his strong ability, and on the other hand, when Su Liang admonished the emperor, he almost did not make the officials feel embarrassed. This was an advantage that other Taiwanese admonishers did not have.

afternoon.

Su Liang and Tang Jie jointly reported that Yang Riyan, the official in charge of impeachment in Kaifeng Prefecture, had accepted bribes, falsified the case files, and wasted human lives.

Less than half an hour after the memorial was presented, the official summoned the two men into the palace.

When Su Liang and Tang Jie arrived at Chui Gong Hall, they knew that Yang Riyan of Kaifeng Mansion was already standing aside.

He was also holding a dossier in his hand.

Zhao Zhen looked at Tang Jie and Su Liang and asked: "Tang Zifang, Su Jingming, you two jointly impeached Yang Riyan for accepting bribes, forging case files, and disregarding human lives. I specially summoned Yang Riyan, the file on this case I also looked at it and found no problem, do you have any evidence?"

On the side, Yang Riyan looked at Tang Jie and Su Liang with a sullen expression.

Tang Jie couldn't help but look at Su Liang.

At this moment, he only had five words in his mind: inner feelings.

Su Liang cupped his hands and said: "The officials have no evidence, but someone reported this matter. It is the duty of the Taiwan admonishment officer to report the matter to the officials. I suggest that officials be sent to investigate immediately. If it is false, Yang should be returned as soon as possible." The maester is innocent!”

Hearing this, Yang Riyan couldn't help it.

"Officials, these two people framed me like this without any evidence. It is really a false accusation. I have the closing files of this case here, which can withstand anyone's inspection. I am not afraid of the officials sending officials to investigate, but if False accusation, I hope you two can give me an explanation!"

Su Liang puffed up his chest and said: "Taiwan's admonishment officer has heard of the incident. If he is not guilty, we have already given an explanation to the officials. This is the blessing of the court. How can we give you an explanation?"
"You...you...you..." Yang Riyan really couldn't think of how to argue. Taiwan's admonishment officer did have this kind of privilege.

"That's enough!" Zhao Zhen, who was sitting on it, spoke immediately.

"In order to prove Xueshi Yang's innocence, let's investigate! As for whether it is a false accusation, we will wait until the case is investigated.

"Su Jingming, who do you recommend to investigate?" Zhao Zhen asked.

"I recommend Wu Xianggong and the Zuo Si of the Jian Yuan to advise him!"

"You are quite good at picking people, I'm sure!" Zhao Zhen said.

Wu Yu once knew Kaifeng Mansion, and He Tan once served as a promotion official in Kaifeng Mansion. The two of them have rich experience in investigating cases, and they are the best candidates among Su Liang.

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