high official

Chapter 20 Tiger Tail
　yes.Thinking about it, I have successfully turned this case, which was convicted of a death penalty by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, over.In the future, he will surely gain fame and have a bright future, so it seems that he should be content.

But if we really want to confuse this case, He Chang, the chief culprit, will definitely get away with it.I have become an accomplice who shields the murderer, and I am afraid that I will never be able to solve this knot in my life!
Wei Zhixian has read the books of sages for 20 years, and naturally regards the words of sages as his standard.The sage said that a gentleman has nine thoughts, and the first one is "seeing and thinking".A gentleman sees clearly, he must distinguish right from wrong, distinguish true from false, and see people and things clearly!
When he was studying, Wei Zhixian took this as a matter of course.However, after becoming an official, I realized that people often just can't see right and wrong, or they dare not or don't want to see the truth and the false.Because the distinction is too clear and the distinction is too clear, it is inevitable that the head will be broken and bloody, and even Qingqing's life will be killed.But if you pretend to be confused, although you can get peace for a while, you will suffer from the torment of your conscience and suffer for a lifetime...

When reality and belief collide, it is often the latter who compromises.But for Wei Yuan, this choice is particularly difficult.This is related to his experience. He was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Yongle. Because he was too young and his face was too tender, the Emperor Yongle asked him to return as a Jinshi and study for later use. He will never forget the emperor's warm words of encouragement and expectations when he met ...

"Wei Xiaoaiqing, you must always reflect on yourself, be strict with yourself, and don't let me down!" '

To this day, Emperor Yongle's words still echo in his mind from time to time, making him dare not relax on himself...

That night, Weizhi County fought with heaven and man, and kept his eyes open until dawn, and he finally made a decision!

That day, the officials of Fuyang County saw a magistrate with red eyes and heard his decision:

"At this hour, He Chang will be re-examined in the lobby!"

All the officials were astonished, and then accepted the order solemnly, which was completely different from the past.

The county office is divided into two halls.On weekdays, the county lords are promoted to the second hall for handling political affairs and deciding cases.When promoted to the second hall, the county magistrate generally wears official uniforms, and the officials who are called are generally limited to the clerks on duty and the official servants, and officials who have nothing to do with the incident do not need to appear.

When promoted to the hall, county magistrates must wear imperial uniforms, and officials from the six houses and three shifts must gather to line up the office, which is far more solemn than the former.According to the regulations, generally only when the imperial decree is read out, when the decree is carried out, or when there is a particularly important case, will you be promoted to the lobby!
Today, the magistrate of Wei wants to be promoted to the lobby to ask questions, which has already shown his attitude.

After retiring, Wei Zhixian took a bath and burned incense, and got rid of his official clothes and changed into court clothes.

He stood in front of the bronze mirror wearing white socks and black shoes, and his two attendants put on the red top and bottom for him, and then adjusted the collar, revealing a uniform white collar.Then put a silver leather belt around it, and hang a scarfless knee cover on the belt.After the leather belt, the ribbon is worn to cover it, and finally two large belts with both appearance and interior are hanging down...

This is both a dress and a ceremony. When a piece of clothing is added to the body, Wei Zhixian feels the responsibility, and it is also a burden on his shoulders.To serve the herdsmen of the emperor and uphold justice for the people is the meaning of wearing this court dress!
"Dong Weng..." Sima Qiu's old face appeared on the dressing mirror, and he sighed, "Are you really going to fight it out?"

"Being a king's salary, being loyal to the king, being an official and benefiting one side, this is my oath before taking office." Although the county magistrate in the mirror has a straight face, he still looks very young: "How often is Fuyang like this?" If bullies are not eradicated, what kind of loyalty to the emperor and benefit one side?"

"I don't know what Dong Weng plans to do?" Master Sima said in awe.

"Waiting for the master to come up with an idea..." Wei Zhixian spread his hands and said sincerely.

"Alas..." Sima Qiu sighed, "It's really troublesome to have an owner like you..."

"Sir, do you have a good plan?" Wei Zhixian heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, and turned his head excitedly.Although Confucius said to be benevolent and Meng said to take righteousness, it is best not to use benevolence to take righteousness...

"I've thought about it over and over again. It's actually not that scary." Sima Qiu smiled wryly, and said softly: "Let's talk about the identity of the Jinyiwei we are most afraid of. This is very strange. If he is a hundred households of the Jinyiwei, why did he just go to court yesterday? Don’t mention the words? I’m afraid there must be something hard to say. Since he doesn’t mention it, we don’t know. As for whether Jin Yiwei will interfere in the future, that’s a matter for the higher-ups, and it has nothing to do with Dong Weng. Those who don’t know are not guilty, and Jin Yiwei will be domineering again , and won’t cause trouble for Dong Weng.”

"Well, not bad." Wei Zhixian nodded and said, "What about the identity of the food chief? This is also very troublesome."

"It is said that the head of grain can pay money for atonement if he commits a capital crime. I couldn't sleep last night. I read the "Dagao" and found that this article came from Guisi in December of the eighth year of Hongwu. You can pay to make atonement." Sima Qiu said softly.

"Oh..." Wei Zhixian read the books of sages and sages, and his study of legal provisions is just at the beginning.However, we also know that the so-called "miscellaneous capital crime" is a relatively minor type of capital crime. Compared with "true capital crime", the punishment is generally lighter.

To put it simply, miscellaneous crimes are capital crimes other than the ten heinous crimes, such as killing people, rebelling against fate, guarding traitors and stealing people, and taking money and perverting the law.

But what does it mean to pinch?

"Well, what do you mean?" Wei Zhixian didn't want to show his ignorance.But time is running out, so I can only ask without shame.

"That is to say, if He Chang can be made to confess to the crime of intentional homicide, he will be irreparable." Sima Qiu explained: "Otherwise, he will not be able to be moved by such miscellaneous charges of abetting, abducting, and hiding."

"But what if he doesn't recruit?" Wei Zhixian frowned and said, "It's really troublesome for such a reckless and stubborn person who can't use torture."

"Punishment can be used." Sima Qiu shook his head and said, "The imperial court did not give preferential treatment to the head of the grain like it did to the students and recruits. It was just because the Emperor Taizu valued the head of the grain, and the head of the grain was related to the court's taxes. Don't dare to offend, that's all because of Chen Chenxiang."

The head of grain collects and transports grain for the imperial court.Emperor Taizu, who grew up in bitter water, witnessed the scene of corrupt officials going to the countryside to extort money every tax season, causing the people to go bankrupt.When he ascended the throne, he devised an ingenious way of collecting and retrieving folk self-government. Officials were not allowed to intervene in the entire process of tax collection and delivery.

In addition, the food chief of the Hongwu Dynasty could face the saint, and also shouldered the task of collecting local people's sentiments for the emperor, which made local officials jealous of him.They were also afraid that the head of the grain would delay the delivery of the grain, and he would not be able to bear the blame, so it became the unspoken rule of the local government to treat the head of the grain preferentially, and to give the same treatment to scholars and even juren.

"So that's it." Wei Zhixian said happily: "Then it's easy to handle, under the three trees, keep him open!"

"But there are troubles with punishment." Sima Qiu said with a wry smile: "One, the torture is a trick, and the confession will be easily retracted in the future. Two, the horse and the mule are shocked. There are six food chiefs in this county. Seeing that Dong Weng broke the rules, it is inevitable that he will understand. If you complain, you will probably be in trouble when it comes to tax time."

"Xiangyuan, the thief of virtue!" Wei Zhixian cursed bitterly: "After passing this pass first, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain!"

"Actually, you don't need to use torture, you can also use wisdom." Sima Qiu said with a blushing face and a slight heartbeat. In fact, he went to Wang Xian early this morning to ask advice. untied.There's no way, I'm getting old and my brain is not working...

Sima Qiu still took Wang Xian's method as his own, and whispered in Wei Zhixian's ear: "Since the previous method worked, we should follow the prescription. Listening to He Chang's last sentence last night, it seems to be right. I don’t know anything about the stipulation that only those who commit capital crimes can pay money and be exempted from punishment.” This is quite normal, because more than ten years after the death of Emperor Hongwu, the "Da Gao" was almost completely abolished.Even a professional teacher like Sima Qiu needs to look up the information, let alone He Chang.

"Since he wants Dong Weng to help him figure out how much he will be fined for these crimes, let's help him figure it out..." Sima Qiu finished in a low voice.

After hearing this, Wei Zhixian laughed loudly and said: "It's really treacherous, but I like it, hahahaha..." After laughing, he looked at Sima in a strange way and said: "Mr. has suddenly had a bright mind recently, and he has presented one after another with clever ideas. It was like two different people before."

Sima Qiu blushed a little, and cursed secretly: "If you put it mildly, you will kill me!" ’ I could only cough dryly and said: "I just arrived here before, and I don't know how the local customs are, so the students naturally just watch but don't talk about it..."

"So that's how it is!" Wei Zhixian praised: "Mr. Wu De, like Henkel's ovary!"

"Dong Weng praised it..." Sima Qiu's old face turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile.

At this time, Liang Guan was presented to Wei Zhixian in person, but he didn't accept it: "Don't wear court clothes anymore, change to official clothes!"

The two relatives almost vomited blood, do you know that it is very troublesome to wear court clothes once, boss!

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At a quarter of an hour, the sixth and third shifts of the county government had changed into official uniforms and gathered in the lobby. Unexpectedly, the county lord's attendant came to inform that the hearing was changed to the second hall.

All the subordinate officials were uproarious when they heard the words, and secretly scolded Wei Zhixian for his lack of hair on his mouth and his incompetence in doing things. Except for the officials in the punishment room and the servants, the rest went back to their respective rooms, and the birds and beasts scattered.

Above the second hall, Wei Zhixian wore black gauze on his head, a blue official uniform, and a patch on his chest. He sat behind the big case and first interrogated He Fu, Zhu Zi, and other members of the He family.

Because they didn't kill the person, and Wei Zhixian promised to confess that the sentence could be reduced.Several people confessed quickly, the source of the female corpse two years ago.

It turned out that Linghua, the concubine of He Chang's family, often contradicted him because of her strong temper, and was beaten to death by He Chang.After beating someone to death, He Chang was afraid of being discovered, so he asked some pillars, tied the water chestnut flower to the stone, and sank into the heart of the Fuchun River...

After a few people signed the confession, Wei Zhixian slapped the gavel and said: "Why do you take it!"

After a while, He Chang walked up the hall without any torture tools, and bowed his hands towards Wei Zhixian as a salute.

"Watch the seat."

So Zaoli brought up a wooden chair and told He Chang to sit down.

Wei Zhixian said to He Chang with a stern face: "I thought about it all night, you are one of the seven grain chiefs in this county, and the autumn grain will be harvested in one month. In accordance with the teachings of the ancestors, I decided to let you go! "

　(The magistrate of Wei County is rising, and the brothers are also rising, please recommend tickets!)

　　


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