The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 427

"Tu Butang wait a minute!"

Tu Xun was slightly taken aback, seeing that it was Qin Guan, Shaoqing of Dali Temple who spoke, he was slightly displeased.

He thought to himself that your lord hid from the old man and sent you a second official to watch the play, so you should enjoy watching the show, but you still jumped out to point fingers, what's the meaning of this?
"Qin Shaoqing, what's your opinion?"

"Tu Butang, Jiang Bin has not been convicted yet. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to punish him at this time?"

In fact, Qin Guan didn't want to jump out to take this muddy water, it was really a last resort.

If Tu Xun went through the motions and dragged over the trial of the three divisions, then he would naturally be happy to see it.But Tu Xun didn't know why he lost his mind and wanted to torture Jiang Bin.

If there is something wrong with Jiang Bin, His Majesty can't explain it. Not only the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but also the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple can't escape.

Qin Guan couldn't just watch Tu Xun dig a hole for himself and jump into it.

"Hmph, the evidence is conclusive, so there's nothing that can't be punished. Could it be that Qin Shaoqing understands the criminal law better than I do?"

Now Tu Xun is relying on the old to sell the old!

That is to say, Qin Guan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, is one level lower than Tu Xun. If he were the Zhengyin hall official of Dali Temple, he would never be able to swallow this breath.

Tu Xun's meaning is already very clear, the old man is an official of the Ministry of Punishment, and he has been in prison for many years, how can you, a young minister of Dali Temple, be able to comment at will.

It kind of means you do what you want.

Qin Guan smiled and said: "Don't misunderstand Tu Butang, the lower officials didn't question Tu Butang's intentions, but it's better to discuss this matter in a long-term way."

Being disturbed by Qin Guan, Tu Xun gradually calmed down.

Just now, when Jiang Bin roared in the courtroom, he was overwhelmed with anger, so he ordered that this guy be beaten twenty times.This is already considered punishment.If it is on this basis, it will be a bit of revenge to torture Jiang Bin.

If it was someone else, Tu Xun would naturally be able to do whatever he wanted, but Jiang Bin was different.

This fellow is the emperor's most trusted courtier, and if he rashly kills him before ensuring that he will fall out of favor, he will only burn himself.

Although Tu Xungui is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, in fact, he can't rank among the top five in the court.

The three academicians of the Ministry of Punishment, together with the Ministry of Officials and the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, are the most powerful among the court officials of the Ming Dynasty.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment is generally equivalent to the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and slightly higher than the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry.

If Jiang Bin didn't fall down completely this time, Tu Xun might not be able to stand up to provoke and retaliate in the future.

At this time, Chen Zhuo, the left deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who had been silent all this time, also coughed and said, "Brother Shaoyou is right, Tu Butang, please think again."

Tu Xun couldn't laugh or cry.These two people are the two imprisonments imposed on him by the emperor, even if he wants to "act recklessly" once, he will be locked up to death.

"Well, let's put Jiang Bin down and put him in jail first."

Since it is a joint trial, there is no need to come up with a result at once, and it can be grinded slowly.Tu Xun, who is the official of the Ministry of Punishment, is naturally aware of this.

As long as Jiang Bin is willing to bow his head and plead guilty in the end, he will be fine.

But they said that the left and right yamen servants dragged Jiang Bin down like a dead dog.The blood stains spread all over the ground, which was horrifying.

At this time, Jiao Fang was the only one in the hall.Perhaps what happened to Jiang Bin had a huge impact on him.The cabinet minister's face was pale, and his body was trembling uncontrollably.

Tu Xun said quite proudly: "Why, Mr. Jiao is afraid? As long as Mr. Jiao is willing to plead guilty, I don't need to torture you."

Jiao Fang swallowed a mouthful and spit out: "The old man is not guilty."

Tu Xun almost lost his temper, wondering why this old man Jiao is so tough.

"Tu Butang, this case might as well be retried the next day."

Seeing that the situation was a bit complicated, Qin Guan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, reminded him from the side.

Tu Xun nodded, and ordered: "Come here, take the criminal Jiao Fang into prison."

"The old man is not guilty, the old man is not guilty. The old man wants to see His Majesty, the old man wants to see His Majesty"

After Jiao Fang was taken down by the yamen servants, Tu Xun waved his hands in annoyance and said, "Let's go."

Chen Zhuo, the left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, cupped his hands at Tu Xun and said, "It seems that Tu Butang is not in a good mood."

Tu Xun raised his eyebrows, and thought to himself, aren't you asking this question knowingly?If the criminal bites to death and doesn't let go, whoever is the presiding judge won't be in a good mood, right?
"I'm afraid that Tu Butang still needs to discuss this matter with several elders in the cabinet."

In the final analysis, this incident was not as simple as burning Wenyuan Pavilion, but a political struggle between Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Xie Shen, Jiao Fang, and Jiang Bin in the cabinet.

When it comes to political interests, it is inevitable to stand in line.

Although Tu Xun prided himself on his cleanliness and had never made any cliques in his decades of official career, he probably had to be exempt in this matter.

In fact, he doesn't like Jiang Bin and his ilk, but it's still a bit unacceptable for the three members of the cabinet to be underestimated.

"I have my own calculations."

After all, the case was ordered by His Majesty to be heard by the three divisions, at least on the surface, he, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was needed to come forward.

Inside the cabinet's office, Li Dongyang was drinking tea by himself, and Xie Qian was giving comments to a memorandum, but Xie Shen frowned.

"Does Siming have something on his mind?"

Li Dongyang saw something unusual, put down the teacup and asked calmly.

"Mr. Xi Ya, it's just some private affairs of a certain person."

Xie Shen sighed helplessly.

"Oh?" Li Dongyang asked with interest: "I don't know what it is?"

"Brother suffers from a cough. It has been more than a month and it hasn't improved. Recently, he is coughing up blood. I am worried and want to find a chance to ask His Majesty for leave and go back to Yuyao to visit."

Xie Shen explained in a deep voice.

"So that's how it is." Li Dongyang nodded slightly and said, "This is human nature, as long as Siming is on the sidelines, His Majesty will not refuse."

"I hope so." Xie Shen walked up to Li Dongyang and said, "But before that, we still need to understand the case of Jiang Bin and Jiao Fang."

Xie Qian also stopped writing, and said in a voice: "Siming is right. If you beat a snake and survive, you will have endless troubles. This Jiang Bin is the one who must take revenge. Lord Xiya, don't be soft-hearted."

This means to let Li Dongyang put pressure on the Criminal Ministry to tell Tu Laobutang to close the case quickly.

"Donghu is an upright person, and this old man can still trust me."

Li Dongyang squeezed out a smile and said: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for the old man to talk about it at this time."

Xie Shen smiled wryly and said: "If Elder Ge doesn't talk about it, no one really will. If someone remembers correctly, this Tu Butang is from Xiushui, Zhejiang, and he is from the same town as Elder Xie Ge and a certain one."

Any emperor, as long as he is not stupid, will not tolerate cronies to control the government. Now there are two Zhejiang cabinet ministers in the cabinet. If these two people are still connected with the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, I am afraid that they will make Sacred Heart unhappy.

(End of this chapter)