high official

Chapter 506
As expected, Yan Langzhong was unable to obtain Zhang Gouzi's confession that day, so he had to take him into custody first, and at the same time report the case, and asked the Ministry of Punishment to transfer Wen Jinyiwei, and remove Zhang Gouzi from his official position, so that he could conduct a strict trial... But he I know, with Ji Gang's untouchable temper like a tiger's butt, this matter is quite remote.

In fact, with the evidence in hand, it is not impossible to forcibly convict Zhang Gouzi without Zhang Gouzi's confession. People have a handle, but they can't do it...

Yan Langzhong guessed right. The news that Zhang Gouzi was imprisoned by the Ministry of Punishment quickly reached the ears of Li Chun, deputy governor of Jinyiwei North Town Fusi. Strongly demand release!At the same time, Beizhen Fusi also filed a case for investigation, collecting evidence extensively to prepare for the rescue of Zhang Gouzi.

Here, Liu Guan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, has just finished reading Yan Langzhong's memorial, and is indecisive.He ordered Yan Langzhong to review this case at the beginning, but at that time Liu Shangshu did not expect that the case would involve Jinyiwei officials, which made the problem suddenly difficult.Although Liu Shangshu is the great constitution of a country, Jinyiwei is a place outside the law. The officials of Jinyiwei are all hawks and dogs raised by the emperor. If there is no conclusive evidence, foreign ministers will violate the emperor's taboo if they move them, especially Ji Gang. Lao Tzu didn't take it seriously, Liu Shangshu really didn't want to conflict with him.

However, the dignity of a country's constitution cannot be desecrated. Liu Shangshu still carefully reviewed the relevant files. If the case is settled, it is really tofu with hemp rope, and the closing statement cannot stand scrutiny at all.On the other hand, Yan Langzhong's capable criminal name used detailed evidence and rigorous logic to overturn the falsehoods of the first trial, and used ironclad evidence to make the dog speechless.Although due to the lapse of time, the evidence such as the bloody coat has been annihilated, but the murder weapon recovered from the lake alone can convict the dog.

The fly in the ointment is the lack of witnesses and the murderer's refusal to confess, which makes this case not yet an ironclad case... Do you want to agree to Yan Langzhong's request and Xingwen Jinyiwei's request to remove Zhang Gouzi from his official position?The instruments of torture in the lobby are prepared for such stubborn people...

Liu Shangshu was hesitating whether to write about Jin Yiwei, but Jin Yiwei's writing came first, asking for the release of Zhang Gouzi in very rude terms, and giving an explanation and an apology.

"Ridiculous!" Liu Shangshu, a dignified second-rank Zhengqing, was treated so rudely by a small fifth-rank military officer, how could he not be angry?What's more, the Ministry of Punishment is the court's judiciary, how can it be ordered by Beizhen Fusi?Wouldn't the Ministry of Punishment become a subordinate of the Zhenfu Division?

The dignity of the second-rank official made Liu Shangshu categorically reject Beizhen Fusi's request, but he did not ask Wen Jinyiwei to ask Zhang Gouzi to be dismissed from office.It is king to deal with it as low-key as possible.

Liu Shangshu originally planned to talk about this matter when he met Ji Gang in the early morning, but he felt that it was just a small flag, and Ji Gang would still give him face.Who knew that Li Chun had already brought the complaint to Ji Gang first. He described Qi Dazhu's murder as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes, and he said that Zhang Gouzi's murder was unfounded, insisting that the criminals wanted to show off their skills. , insisted on charging Zhang Gouzi as a murderer, and said what happened to Jin Yiwei, Jin Yiwei was in charge!
At that time, Ji Gang was in disgrace because of Zhou Xin's case. Hearing about it, he felt annoyed at first, but after Zhuang Jing's analysis, he felt that God was helping me.In Zhou Xin's case, he told the emperor that the civil servants were targeting Jin Yiwei. Although Zhang Gouzi's case is far less high-level than Zhou Xin's case, he can be consistent and let the emperor believe his statement.

As soon as he thought about it, Ji Gang made up his mind to use this case to make a fuss. When Liu Shangshu asked him to discuss this matter, Ji Gang's attitude can be imagined.He asked Liu Shangshu, can he save face and let go of Zhang Gouzi?

Liu Shangshu talked badly, seeing that Ji Gang was always confronting each other, he also became angry, and the two actually quarreled in front of the Meridian Gate, which alarmed the emperor.Zhu Di asked people to call the two ministers to the imperial court, reprimanded them first, and then asked them why they were arguing?
The two held their own words and told the case twice. One insisted that Qi Dazhu was the murderer and that the Ministry of Criminal Justice wronged officials of Jinyiwei; the other insisted that Qi Dazhu was innocent and Zhang Gouzi was the real suspect. quarreled.

At least at this time, Zhu Di's trust in Jin Yiwei is far greater than his trust in the Ministry of Punishment, but what Liu Guan said is also very reasonable.It was hard for the emperor to get sidetracked, so he had to pull out the new Youdu censor Wang Zhang who was watching the play, and ordered him to try the case impartially.

Wang Zhang, who was also shot while lying down, was depressed, so he had no choice but to accept the order with a sad face...Since Chen Ying was executed four years ago, the chief constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been vacant. Just became the censor of the right capital, and he is the current highest officer of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.He presided over the case, which immediately caused a sensation in the capital, and made Wang Zhang deeply feel the pressure on his shoulders as heavy as a mountain.

On the one hand is the old man Liu Guan and the court justice, and on the other is the fellow villager Ji Gang and his Jin Yiwei, Wang Zhang does not want to offend both sides.Liu Guan and him have been in the judicial department for more than ten years, and they have similar temperaments, so they can be said to be inseparable.Moreover, Wang Zhang believed in Liu Guan's integrity and ability, and knew that as long as the case was handled fairly, the Ministry of Criminal Justice would definitely win the lawsuit, but that would offend Ji Gang.Although Ji Gang was fierce, he missed the fellowship very much. Both of them were from Shandong, and they had always had a good relationship. Even Wang Zhang was able to become the censor of the right capital, because Ji Gang contributed a lot, so Wang Zhang didn't want to let Ji Gang down.

But he racked his brains and couldn't find a way to get the best of both worlds, because in order to settle this lawsuit, he must kill people, either Qi Dazhu or Zhang Gouzi, it is impossible to let both of them go, this kind of either-or Choice, there is no possibility of innocence.

And at the same time, he can't live up to the emperor's trust. Wang Zhang is not a princeling, but has some discord with the prince. He is one of Zhu Di's most trusted ministers. Last year, his mother's [-]th birthday was granted by the emperor. Gold coins, after returning to Beijing, they will be spun into the Yushi of Youdu.Therefore, Wang Zhang was very grateful to the emperor, and he must not be sorry for the emperor.

After much deliberation, Wang Zhang decided to treat the emperor with sincerity and handle the case impartially.After a rigorous interrogation, he made the decision to uphold the original sentence of the Ministry of Criminal Justice... He thought he had a clear conscience and the emperor would not criticize him harshly, but Zhu Di was furious and ordered him to be temporarily relieved of his post as capital censor , Go home and listen to the ginseng!Wang Zhang seemed to be struck by five thunderbolts, but with a solemn expression on his face, he slowly took off the black gauze from his head, kowtowed to the emperor, and exited the Yitian Hall.

Why is Zhu Di so angry? It turned out that Ji Gang knew that this nerd was going to do something bad when he saw that Wang Zhang hadn't moved for a long time. He was the first to cry in front of Zhu Di, saying that the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate had already invaded them by the Fusi of Beizhen The power is dissatisfied, and this time they must unite to use this matter to overwhelm the Zhen Fusi and take back the judicial power.These words obviously hit Zhu Di's taboo. He established the Beizhen Fusi to seize judicial power from the ministers. Of course, no one can challenge his authority!
So when Wang Zhang's memorial was indeed to uphold the original sentence of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Zhu Di remembered what Ji Gang said about "the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ministry of Criminal Justice wears a pair of pants", and immediately became furious, although Wang Zhang didn't say anything about the boldness of power collection at all. However, Zhu Di still put the hat on his head.

After repelling Wang Zhang, Zhu Di was still angry.No matter how wise a person is, there are times when he is confused. Emperor Yongle has always had a misunderstanding of thinking, that is, he regards Jin Yiwei as his own representative, exercising power for him, the emperor of Ming Dynasty. Therefore, any challenge to Jin Yiwei is regarded by the emperor as an opponent. own disrespect.Now the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Criminal Ministry has attacked Jinyiwei one after another, making Zhu Di more and more convinced that the civil official group is indeed attacking Jinyiwei.This aroused the emperor's anger towards the civil official group, and he ordered the two men in the Criminal Division to retry the case to Chen Yan and Liu Xiyi, and if there was any mistake, they would be severely punished!

The criminal department only gave the seventh rank, which is much lower than the second rank Shangshu Du Yushi, but they are officials who specialize in supervising the criminal department. Zhu Di asked them to interrogate, which contained a signal of distrust for the criminal department.However, after interrogating the relevant officials and criminals, the two officials confirmed that the officials of the Ministry of Punishment did not bend the law for personal gain, and it is obvious that Yan Langzhong's conclusion is more reasonable, and they are more willing to believe it than Yangzhi County's conclusion full of loopholes. former.

They also knew that the emperor wanted their conclusions to be biased towards Jin Yiwei, but they were all tough officials in the matter. When they saw a high-ranking official like Wang Zhang, they could handle the case impartially, so naturally they would not let the boss alone.As for the emperor's severe punishment, they didn't take it seriously at all.And they went a step further, severely criticizing Jin Yiwei for interfering in the judiciary and shielding criminal officials, asking the emperor to limit the power of the Beizhen Fusi and maintain the authority of the Three Judicial Departments...

Now that Ji Gang's accusation was completely confirmed, Zhu Di was furious. He had completely believed that this was a war between civil servants and Jin Yiwei, and that Xiang Zhuang's sword was aimed at Pei Gong!He Zhu Di is that Pei Gong!
"Okay, okay, let's all jump out, only when you jump out can you show your original shape!" Zhu Di laughed angrily, "Let them continue to investigate! The Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Criminal Division all come up, as well as the Dali Temple!" Hu Gai, Minister of Dali Temple, was ordered to continue the trial of the case.

After the appointment, the whole world was in an uproar. The emperor denied the conclusions of the Criminal Ministry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Criminal Division within ten days. Now it is the turn of Dali Temple. This is to let the judicial officials take turns. !

The ruling and opposition parties waited and watched, waiting for the answer given by Dali Temple Minister Hu Gai.

　And... one more.

　　
　
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