Great Qin's son-in-law

Chapter 114 Xianyang has no petty officials! (seeking subscription)

Tian An was not in a hurry to sue the officials.

He purposely waited outside for a while, and after making sure that Zheng Sheng did not go to the prison office, but walked in another direction, he ordered Zheng Sheng to be arrested, and then he went to sue the officials.

Inside the prison office.

Prison Cao Xi and Hua Prison frowned.

They had just finished dealing with today's government affairs and were preparing to go home. They never thought that someone would sue the officials when it was already dark.

And this person is really suing the official!
The two did not reply.

The prison office did not have the duty to arrest and interrogate guilty officials. This duty belonged to the censor under the censor's mansion.

How dare they presume?

Daqin has its own set of procedures for adjudicating cases.

There are county prisons and county prisons in the local area, which are managed by county lieutenants and county lieutenants respectively, but county prisons and county prisons basically only handle civil cases.

Official cases are attributed to the local censors.

The censors are at the same level as the local sheriffs (county magistrates) and county captains (county lieutenants), and they together form a local troika. Responsible to the imperial doctor in Xianyang, responsible for supervising local officials.

Xianyang is no exception.

Prison Yamen is responsible for handling civil cases, while administrative cases are assigned to Shi Yushi.

Serving the censor is led by the censor Zhongcheng.

The function is to take charge of the affairs of the ministers, to impeach them according to the rules, and to supervise civil and military officials.

Serving censors are divided into: orders, seals, confessions, Weima, and riding five cao, respectively supervising laws and regulations, engraving, fasting sacrifices, stables, escorts, etc., but also for temporary dispatch by the imperial court, going out of prisons, prefectures, and holding festivals Protecting the funeral of ministers, arresting and interrogating guilty officials and other functions.

The official position of Shi Yushi is not big, and his annual rank is only six hundred shi, but he has great power.

Prison Cao Xi frowned and said:

"Hua prison, this case is not within our scope of functions, so we don't want to get involved."

"Xianyang is different from other places. There are as many officials from two to three hundred shi to six hundred shi as fine sand, and more or less have certain backgrounds. Let them serve Yu Shigao."

"We don't get involved in filing the case."

"This will save the case from being handed over later."

Hua Yu frowned slightly.

shook his head and said:
"Prison Cao's words are really inappropriate."

"It is true that the prison office is generally not in charge of official cases, but if the other party is just a petty official, the case is actually within our purview, and we don't have a detailed understanding of the case now, how can we just shirk it so hastily? Isn't this dereliction of duty?"

Prison Cao sighed:
"Hua prisoner, what do you want me to say?"

"How can there be a fighting food official in Xianyang?"

"This is not a place. There are no public servants or soldiers."

"You have a distinguished background, but you don't know it. There has been a saying in the outside world that there are no small officials in Xianyang. Even if there are, the other party may not be really a "small official."

"I don't recommend wading in this muddy water."

Hua Yu glanced at prison Cao Yu, and said in a deep voice: "Whether the case is within the scope of authority or not, we should give the self-indictment an explanation, even if it is really not within the scope of authority, at that time, just hand over the case to Shi Yushi. "

"It won't take much time."

"Since the jailer is unwilling to come forward, I will be in charge of this case. After I ask the case clearly, I will decide whether to try it on my own or hand it over to Shi Yushi."

Done.

Hua Yu pushed the door out of the lobby.

Prison Cao Xi's complexion is blue and red.

Low sigh:
"Ugh."

"Why bother?"

"I just offended Tie Guancheng Zheng Xuan some time ago, and now I'm going to take the initiative to solicit trouble. The other party's background is not good enough, if the other party's background is not small."

Prison Cao Xie let out a long sigh.

Look depressed.

He had inquired privately before that he had already been promoted to Xianyang Ling Zuo by the superiors. As a result, a few days before the order was issued, the matter of Zheng An was spread. , Zheng An's matter hadn't stopped for a few days, and another one came.

Xie really wants to cry but has no tears.

A few more times, let alone being a prison officer, the prison office can't wait anymore.

"Hua Yu."

"In the past, you solved the case, and I was rewarded. Now it's all right. If you cause trouble, I will be punished."

"I really owe you! Pay it back, can I still pay it? Isn't it just a case? Is there anything I can't accept?"

"At worst, he will be rooted in the prison for the rest of his life!"

"Mother's servant!"

With a low curse, she strode out of the lobby.

Outside the prison office.

Tian An 'truthfully' told the situation that one of his jade stones was stolen.

At first he thought that someone had picked it up and would come to report it to the officials, but it turned out not to be. Later, his servants found out that an official had picked it up. As a result, the man not only refused to admit it, but even falsely accused him that the jade was his ancestral heirloom.

After Tian An thought about it, he remembered that this person had bumped into him on the road.

He immediately understood that the other party was intending to steal jade.

So he came directly to sue the official.

heard.

Hua Yu frowned slightly.

The case is actually not complicated.

It was an official who saw the money and secretly stole the jade on his body while he was not paying attention, and then relied on his status as an official to bully the other party in order to occupy the jade.

The case is clear.

but.

Hua Yu doesn't just believe in one side of the story.

asked:

"Is what you said true?"

"If you make a false accusation, do you know the consequences?"

Tian An said:
"Everything I say is true."

"I really don't know if he really did the theft, but according to the Daqin law, taking property privately is punishable as the crime of theft, so I have no problem suing him for theft."

"And I have many witnesses, and they can all testify for me."

"Please be careful with the officials."

Hua Yu nodded.

What Tian An said is true.

The law of the Great Qin Dynasty stipulates that taking property privately is considered the crime of theft.

But not all taking property without permission will be considered a crime. According to the law, taking property of a parent and child is innocent. Only taking property of others or adopted children without permission will be punished as theft.

The opposite is different.

It is considered unfilial for parents and children to take their father's property.

It may even be applied for killing.

Obviously.

Tian An sued the officials for the office.

Hua Yu said: "According to what you said, you have had contact with the other party, but who is the other party?"

Tian An shook his head.

Said:

"I don't know that."

"I knew he took my things privately."

"I sent someone ahead to arrest him, and he should be sent here soon."

Hua Yu frowned.

Tian An said coldly: "I am a son of the former Qi State's public family. Someone took my things privately. Can't I arrest him and see the official?"

"How can there be such a reason in the world?"

was talking.

Several servants dragged Zheng Sheng in.

One of the servants was holding a piece of precious jade in his hand.

Tian An took the jade.

laughed:

"Look, superior officer."

"This Hutouheng found it from this person, how could I tell lies? This person not only took my things privately, but also refused to admit it."

"correct."

"I also told the official one thing."

"My jade is no ordinary jade. Its name is Agate Tiger Head Heng. It is a peerless treasure of Qi. The officials don't think I'm framing him now, do they?"

"He's not worth it!!!"

Hua Yu stared intently, but didn't say much.

Just when Hua Yu wanted to interrogate the suspect, the jailer Cao Xi came out.

He glanced at Zheng Sheng who was tied up by five flowers, and there was a strange look in his eyes, and then he said excitedly:

"We took the case."

"but."

"This person is an official, and he cannot be tried by the prison office. Later, we will hand over this case to Shi Yushi. Tomorrow, you can go to Shi Yushi for interrogation."

heard.

There was joy in Tian An's eyes.

Hastily said:
"That couldn't be better."

"Now that the case has been settled, the criminal will be handed over to the prison office for custody. I will personally serve the censor for interrogation tomorrow."

"I'd like to see how tough Qin Li's mouth is."

Done.

Tian An waved his hands around, and left arrogantly.

Get out of the jail.

Han Chengcheng asked puzzledly: "Brother Tian, ​​you should know that this man is an official, why did you send him to the prison office? Shouldn't he be escorted directly to Shi Yushi?"

"What do you mean by that?"

There was a smug look in Tian An's eyes.

laughed:

"I know that the prison office has no rights."

"But they can take cases."

"There are no small officials in Xianyang. This official has some background. Whether he is accepted by the prison office or not, he will definitely be hated by the people on the official side. Didn't Zheng An say a few days ago that he was arrested by the prison office?" Has it been driven out here?"

"We can be regarded as a bad breath for him."

"It's disgusting to the prison office."

"Furthermore."

"Prison office is a place for trial?"

"Judgment of untouchables!"

"This official was so domineering when he was arrested, but in my eyes, he is no different from those untouchables. I deliberately humiliated this official."

"Qin officials?"

"They're a bunch of untouchables!"

Hearing Tian An's explanation, Han Cheng clapped his hands and laughed.

praised:
"Brother Tian is really a good method."

"Multiple actions."

"Wouldn't Zheng An be grateful to hear this?"

"Haha."

The two laughed and went to the Waishidi store.

As for tomorrow's interrogation, the two of them are not worried at all.

Since they made this plan, they naturally made careful arrangements.

They did stop a lot of people at both ends of the Wei Bridge today, but they also arranged for a lot of people to 'pass' on the bridge, and these people had nothing to do with them.

These people are witnesses!
And the testimony was already made up.

As long as they don't make too many mistakes and let the official find too many loopholes, otherwise the official will never want to reverse this matter.

He is guilty!
prison office.

Hua Yu was dissatisfied and said:
"Prison Cao, why are you so hasty?"

"I haven't even asked about the case yet, why did you take it over?"

"If this self-reporter's case is not true, according to the law, it is a 'judgment without trial', and the government will not accept it. If you continue, don't you think that what the self-reporter said is true?"

"How can you be so hasty in accepting the case?"

Prison Cao smiled and said:
"I know the law you said."

"Five people report to each other, and they will be blamed for their crimes. If they are not tried, they will be punished for their crimes."

"If the self-reported case is not true, the government will not only refuse to accept it, but will punish the false accuser with the crime of self-indictment and false accusation."

Hua Yu said angrily:
"Since the prison officer knows, why didn't he wait for the case to be clarified before accepting the case? Now that the case is not clear, it is so hasty to characterize the case. Isn't this treating the case like a joke?"

"This is dereliction of duty!"

Prison Cao said:

"I know you're dissatisfied."

"But the case, since I saw it, I will definitely accept it."

"Do you know who the suspect is?"

Hua Yu's face was gloomy.

Right way:
"We are the Prison Office!"

"It is absolutely impossible to favor any personal favors."

"No matter who this official is or what he has done before, it shouldn't affect our judgment and trial, Prison Cao, why are you so confused this time?"

Hua Yu somewhat hated that iron could not be made into steel.

Prison Cao continued with a dark face, "This man is Zheng Sheng."

"Whether his name is Zheng Sheng or something else, it shouldn't affect our justice." Hua Yu was about to explode, but then he seemed to realize something, and asked in surprise: "Zheng Sheng? Does he have a relationship with Zheng Xuan?"

Prison Cao Xie nodded, with a look of coldness in his eyes.

Said:

"He is Zheng Xuan's younger brother."

"Zheng Xuan's family were all craftsmen earlier, and then Zheng Xuan became an official through his military achievements, and then he made it to today step by step."

"Zheng Sheng is different from Zheng Xuan. He has never been to the battlefield. He has been working as a craftsman in Xianyang. Later, Zheng Xuan took care of him and became a craftsman."

"but."

"Zheng Sheng's reputation has never been very good."

"Before Zheng Xuan made his fortune, Zheng Sheng did a lot of cheating and abducting things, but he didn't report much at that time. In addition, after Zheng Xuan made a fortune, he had the rewards Zheng Xuan got from fighting. He didn't really suffer any punishment. These years, he was safe. A lot."

"In fact, the nature is still hard to change!"

Hua Yu shook his head and said: "Even so, it cannot be concluded that he really stole this time. You are obviously mixed with selfishness."

Prison Cao Xing did not deny it.

Seeing that the kidnapper was Zheng Sheng, he agreed to file the case without any thought, which is absolutely impossible if he had no selfish intentions.

He does have selfish motives.

He was deliberately seeking personal revenge.

He was angry.

Because of Zheng An's affairs, his promotion was blocked.

During this period of time, he basically did not offend anyone, the only one he offended was Zheng Xuan.

So things are obvious.

In his opinion, the reason why his promotion was blocked was Zheng Xuan's fault.

Now the members of the Zheng family are here again, although they were kidnapped, but who knows, will the Zheng family use this to target the prison office?
He knew it was unlikely.

But he was not afraid to speculate on the members of Zheng Xuan's family with the greatest malice.

Now that the case is established, Zheng Sheng will spend the night in prison at least tonight. Even if it is finally found out that the accuser is a false accusation, he will at most be deemed negligent and ordered to scold him by the Xianyang order. afford it.

At least.

He can be happy.

Seeing Cao Yu's firm expression, Hua Yu sighed lightly: "If you do this, if the imperial censor decides that this case is a false accusation, you will be punished."

Prison Cao smiled and said:
"It's okay."

"It's a false accusation, I'll deal with it."

"I have seen that Zheng Xuan's family is not pleasing to the eye for a long time."

"Do you really think I have no temper?"

Done.

Prison Cao Yu looked around and said loudly: "Come here, take Zheng Sheng to serve as a censor, and at the same time ask someone to sort out a copy of the book and send it out together."

Hearing the order from prison Cao Xie, the prison office immediately took action.

soon.

The car holding Zheng Sheng drove out of the prison.

Where Xun and Hua Yu didn't notice, a jail official noticed the situation in the field. After hesitating for a while, he quietly left the prison office and secretly told Zheng An the news of Zheng Sheng's arrest. .

That night.

Tranquility gradually returned to the prison office.

However, there were ripples again in Zheng's house.

(End of this chapter)