I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 441 Is This Humiliation?
Zhao Xi gently blew on the cinnabar fork, as if he was anxious to let it dry, so that the husbands could take it away quickly.

As for the scarlet cross, it is very eye-catching, just like painting a face... Han Qi really regrets following Wang Jiefu to come to Chui Gong Palace at this time.

This time he also calmed down.Now that the matter has come to an end, the last thing he should do is continue to entangle with this matter. Instead, he should consider how to deal with those idle officials at Yushitai... It's okay to impeach the minister, which is their favorite thing to do.

"Chen Changzhi is currently in Bianliang... Authors should cooperate with the Kaifeng government to investigate and deal with it... Well, according to the laws of the country, what crime should a person who sells illegal salt be?"

Zhao Xi seemed to be unintentional, picked up the report of Chen Changzhi's case in his hand again, said thoughtfully, then changed his tone, and asked about the law again.

As if he really didn't remember.

"Officials, the court will not kill scholar-bureaucrats!"

"Oh, Mr. Sima agrees that Chen Chang's crime is enough to warrant his beheading?"

I'm still worried that no one will talk to me... This old man Sima is too cute.

Han Qi probably wanted to cover Sima Guang's mouth and drag him out!

What are you making fun of?The officials asked Yousi to cooperate with Kaifeng Mansion to investigate and deal with it. Even if Wang Gongchen of Kaifeng Mansion is unkind, he will also be lenient when dealing with civil servants.

But you, Sima Junshi, talk to the officials like this, which is to let the officials set the tone for the case.

"Officials, the Taizu swore that if it is not a serious crime of treason, the court will not kill scholar-bureaucrats. Regardless of whether Chen Changzhi is guilty of death or not, he must not be killed!"

"Oh, Mr. Sima, everyone, I have always wanted to know, when the ancestor's oath is contrary to the "Song Xingtong", which one should the courtiers obey?"

Zhao Xi is not bullying honest people, but really wants to know.

In fact, Zhao Xi can probably guess which one to obey: it depends on the identity of the offender.

"Of course with..."

"Sima Xianggong..."

"Officials, "Song Xing Tong" applies to subjects, and Taizu's oath is a royal oath, which is used to restrain the king. The two do not conflict."

Wen Yanbo's words were very clear. "Song Xing Tong" can convict scholar-bureaucrats, but whether to kill or not to kill is the decision of the officials.

Killing... violates Taizu's oath, and not killing is contrary to "Song Xingtong".

"Of course, the official's words are golden, and he can forgive all kinds of crimes in the world."

You have said everything inside and out, what else can I say?
Zhao Xi had been interested in Wen Yanbo since the drill when he was young.Sure enough, Lao Wen resolved this embarrassing situation.

"Oh, from this point of view, the court should be the court, and the king should be the king. Anyway, let's handle it like this."

Do this?What to do?What does it mean?

Could it be that Chen Changzhi's crimes were clearly confirmed?In the end, the officials pardoned?What has become of this?

It wasn't just Han Qi who complained about Sima Guang, he seemed a little unhappy...

"Knowing people, knowing the face but not knowing the heart, drawing a dragon and a tiger is difficult to draw bones. There are good and bad people. A husband is a human, and courtiers are also human."

"Han Xianggong, Chen Changzhi's matter has nothing to do with Han Xiang. Han lives in Bianliang, and Chen Changzhi is in Qinzhou, thousands of miles away. Although he wants to teach, he is beyond his reach."

"It's difficult for children to be considerate, let alone just a valued lower official? State affairs are the most important thing, Han Xiangmo should not make it difficult."

Better not say it.

Han Qi had already retreated, and when he entered the Chui Gong Hall without saying a word, he was avoiding Chen Changzhi's matter.

I didn't expect the official to point it out!It seemed to be comforting, but it was more like telling Han Qi: Old Han, this is your man, right?I know.

The point is that Han Qi had just argued with the officials about the responsibility of recommending him.

Han Qi's face, alternately black and white, was burning.

Wang Gongchen knew the ins and outs of the incident.

After wandering abroad for many years, he finally returned to Bianliang. Not long after he took over the Kaifeng mansion, he encountered this incident.Bad luck.

Speaking of which, Wang Gongchen can be considered number one.In the eighth year of Tiansheng, he was the same year as Ouyang Xiu, and finally beat Ouyang Xiu to be the number one scholar. Later, because of his opposition to the Qingli New Deal, he fell out with Ouyang Xiu, who was also a brother-in-law in the same year.

Later, when they went out and returned to the court several times, their official careers were bumpy enough.Over the years, maybe because they are getting older, the relationship has eased a lot.

As a minister in the same hall, Ouyang Xiu still told him the matter in detail.

Whether it's the uncle or the uncle, they are all relatives, and those who should know about him still know.As for how to do it, that is his own business, don't offend both sides in the end.

(Wang Gongchen and Ouyang Xiu are both Xue Kui's son-in-law. Later, after Ouyang Xiu's wife died, he married Xue Kui's daughter. Wang Gongchen added a couplet: the old son-in-law became the new son-in-law, and the eldest uncle became the younger uncle.)
Wang Gongchen had no choice. At this time, the only way to make everyone have nothing to say is to be fair.

At this level of being an official, everyone is a discerning person.

Since everyone is paying attention, only Zhanli can gain a firm foothold.

Qin Fenglu specially dispatched a new army and arranged a train of rail carriages to send all the people involved in the Chen Chang case to Bianliang.

No way, there were 80 people involved.

The presiding judge of Kaifeng Mansion, the Criminal Division, the Yushitai, the Criminal Department, the Ministry of Officials, and the Imperial City Division... I forgot when it started. All the cases that the officials paid attention to were all involved by the Imperial City Division. Tang also accepted it in a daze.

The trial hall is indeed the shelf of the trial hall, but everyone looked at the file... There is no need for another trial.

Witnesses and physical evidence, including the confessions of each participant, are completely ironclad.

Chen Changzhixiu also!
The process still has to go, there is no questioning, no torture, just like chatting about family affairs, all the criminals have confessed, exactly as recorded in the file.

It is the state of these criminals... How much crime would it take to become like this?It seems that they are all anxious to die.

Chen Changzhi was fine, since he wouldn't die anyway, I'm afraid the private salt business would definitely fail.

"Excuse me, turn around and speak modestly to Mr. Han. I, Chen Changzhi, am sorry for letting him down."

Confessed to the crime... and there was no way to deny it.

In the end, he shamelessly showed off his relationship with Han Xianggong in front of the audience!

He may not know that Han Xianggong really wants him to die at this time.

"Since the case is clear, why didn't the Kaifeng government draw a conclusion?"

"Going back to the official family, there has never been such a precedent in the country, and I dare not act rashly. I also ask the official family to make a decision with you."

Wang Gongchen told the truth, not an excuse. "Song Xingtong" is "Song Xingtong", but Chen Changzhi is a civil servant, and he is also a civil servant who was born as a Jinshi.

"Anyone who smuggles 200 catties of salt shall be punished with death... This Chen Changzhi sold more than [-] catties of private salt..."

Zhao Xi muttered to himself.

"Officials, Taizu vowed..."

This time it was not Sima Guang, but Han Jiang.He was really worried that the official would kill him, the official was really daring, he knew it.

Once the officials do that, there will be endless impeachments, and even cause the courtiers to break with the officials.

"I didn't say I wanted to kill him. Let's do this, confiscate his private property, strip him of his reputation, and become a commoner!"

This... Is this different from killing?
"Officials, scholars can be killed but not humiliated!"

"Is this humiliation? Then Mr. Sima, come and tell me, what is it to trample on the laws of the country, and to take bribes and break the law?"

"Can't kill, can't move? Are you demoted? Are you satisfied, am I satisfied? Are the people of the world satisfied?"

Zhao Xi didn't want to raise his voice at first, but when he spoke the last few sentences, he was still high-pitched.

(End of this chapter)