The affairs of the Gongyuan were peaceful, and Shao An was too lazy to appreciate the candidates, so he went home with Gao Wei. Seeing that Gao Wei was still sullen along the way, Shao An explained in a low voice: "You have to spare people and spare people, after all, he has cleared Hong Yi's wrongs, does he really want his life?" ”

"Feng Che challenged the authority of my Privy Council, and his crime is not punishable."

Shao An said coldly: "You are wrong. It was not Feng Che who challenged the authority of the Privy Council, but Li Honghui and Xu Lei. ”

Gao Wei looked back on what happened, it was indeed written by Li Honghui, and Xu Lei beat the drum of injustice. Feng Che, as the secretary of Dali Temple, took the case, and naturally wanted to raise the prisoner for interrogation.

But Li Honghui and Xu Lei are his own people, how could Gao Wei bear to blame them, but he couldn't swallow this evil breath, so he vented it on Feng Che's body.

"I can take his life, but at least I have to take the blame and resign. Shao Xiang, Feng Che's case, Ben would have hoped to see a satisfactory result. ”

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The emperor issued an order to order the three divisions to try the case of fraud in the imperial examination, and ordered Prime Minister Shao An to preside over the case of Feng Che's misjudgment. The two cases went hand in hand and were heard at the same time. Now the people of the capital have a topic of idle talk again.

Let's talk about the case of fraud in the imperial examination first. Shao An is a master of chess, using himself as bait to lure out those lawbreakers hiding in the shadows. Under the strict interrogation of the three divisions, all the arrested people pleaded guilty and were taken into custody. Yu Chengping saw that his perfect plan had died like this, and he was unwilling, so he asked the mastermind behind the scenes one after another during the interrogation, wanting to splash sewage on Shao An.

Shao An has always done things without leakage, even if someone confessed to the minister's servant to the private tribute courtyard and passed the note. But I didn't expect Ah Rui to send medicine to the Tribute Academy, which was allowed by the emperor before. As for the small note, it has already been handed in in entirely, just as evidence of fraud by some scholars.

Yu Chengping couldn't make a plan, and he had another plan. He pondered that he could sue Shao An for his bad intentions and wanted to take bribes, but only because he found out that the scholar had mutiny on the day of the announcement, he found out the fraudsters in order to clear himself.

Although there is no evidence for this speculation, Shao An is not easy to explain. In this way, even if Yu Chengping can't defeat him, he can leave an impression in the emperor's heart that he loves money. The so-called punishment of the heart, but that's it.

Yu Chengping was planning, and suddenly the housekeeper reported that Shao Xiang was here.

really said that Cao Cao Cao arrived, Yu Chengping was reluctant in his heart, and he had to put on a hospitable appearance on his face.

Shao An first entered the mansion, but he was a self-acquaintance. He sat on the main seat, looked at the furnishings in the hall, and tasted it wantonly before getting to the point.

"Have you ever heard of a poem, this poem is really well written." Shao An began to recite intoxicated, "Kong Fang is the main test of the deputy money god, and the meaning of the question is divided into rich and poor first. ……”

Yu Chengping didn't know why Shao An wanted to read this poem, and after listening to him read it, he sneered and said: "This poem criticizes the imperial examination, and its heart can be punished, and the lower officials think that this poem is not good, not good." ”

"Since it's not good, why did Lord Yu give the author five hundred taels to buy this poem?" Shao An stared at Yu Chengping suspiciously, seeing that his face was pale in an instant, and sweat was like rain.

"Xiaguan...... The lower officials didn't understand what the prime minister meant. ”

"Don't you understand? It seems that the official is not clear. In this case, the official reminds Lord Yu again. The poet's surname is Zhao, and he is an old talent. Alas, this person is really, if he doesn't read the books of the sages well, he will write a few crooked poems to complain about the imperial examination. Shao An watched Yu Chengping wipe his sweat with interest, and continued, "But writing poetry also has the benefits of writing poetry, for example, I met a Bole like Lord Yu." Five hundred taels, which is not less. ”

"Prime Minister, what do you mean by this?" Yu Chengping's voice trembled slightly.

"Man, it's not good to be greedy for money. If it were me, I would have slipped away for five hundred taels a long time ago. But this Zhao Xiucai didn't listen to the words of adults and obediently returned to his hometown. No, unfortunately I was found by this official. ”

Yu Chengping saw that Shao An had mastered the witness, what else could he say? He suddenly knelt on the ground and said softly: "Shao Xiang, the lower official...... The lower officials are confused, and Shao Xiangrao will go back to the lower officials. ”

Shao An sighed, "It's not easy to come out and be an official." For some reason, there is always some misunderstanding between the adult and the official. As the saying goes, it is better to settle a grievance than to settle it, do you say this is the truth? ”

"Yes, yes, it's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." Yu Chengping nodded vigorously like a puppy.

"This official has no intention of embarrassing you, you should be your imperial historian well, isn't it okay for everyone to be safe?"

"The lower officials are taught, and the lower officials know that they are wrong." Seeing that he had retained his official position, Yu Chengping kowtowed to Shao An again and again, snorting excitedly and tears.

Shao An glanced at the person kneeling at his feet, looking down on him from the bottom of his bones. Yu Chengping is like a dog wagging his tail and begging for mercy, stupid and arrogant. Because of this, it is much better to keep Yu Chengping than to deal with the next imperial historian who doesn't know the details.

The imperial examination case did not have Yu Chengping's troubles, and the subsequent trial was smooth sailing. After the case was closed and reported, the emperor's subordinates showed mercy and only exiled the fellow examiners and candidates who committed fraud, and did not behead them. A bloodshed turned invisible, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Only the secretary of the Ministry of Rites sighed, after all, in the imperial examination case, officials of the Ministry of Rites frequently had accidents. There are so many corrupt officials in the Ministry of Rites, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he is very self-aware and beggars. The emperor remembered his old age, and no longer held the officials responsible for the chaos in the Ministry of Rites, and allowed him to return to his hometown.

As for Yu Chengping, Shao An's treatment of him is: Don't dispose of it! Zhang San was quite dissatisfied with this, and complained: "Lao Tzu spent so much time and energy, and finally found Zhao Xiucai, you actually let him go in vain?" Do you really believe that he can mend his ways? ”

Shao An asked rhetorically, "Who said I was going to let him go?" I didn't catch him this time because I wanted to put a long line and catch a big fish. ”

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After the imperial examination case was concluded, everyone's eyes turned to Shao An, staring at Feng Che's misjudgment and seeing how the case was interrogated.

Recently, Shao An was very annoyed, Gao Wei came to talk to him every once in a while, and civil officials also sent representatives to him to inquire about the news. And the emperor looked like he didn't care about himself, and he completely left it alone. Shao An can foresee that a good case is about to become a tool for civil and military party struggle.

The next day, Shao An went to visit Feng Che in the prison of the Criminal Department, and saw that although he was in a dark cell, he was like sitting in his own backyard, watching the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court, and looking up at the clouds in the sky. seems to be pampered and not shocked, but in fact, he has lost faith in life.

Shao An understands his feelings very well, after all, it is the cause of solving cases that he is proud of, but it is stained with misjudgment. Even if he escapes this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take charge of the prison in the future.

Looking at Feng Che, Shao An seemed to see himself a few years ago, and his heart was full of self-blame, guilt, and even self-doubt. Since his defeat and exile that year, he has not touched the military again.

And what Feng Che is experiencing is what Shao An has experienced. Now the pain and entanglement in his heart, Shao An feels the same.

"Do you blame me?"

Feng Che's expression was calm, and he slowly shook his head and said: "The lower officials are not to blame, but the lower officials should be grateful to the prime minister and correct the wrong case in time." If it takes decades before the case can be overturned, then the lower officials will definitely have a more uneasy conscience. ”

"At that time, you and I went to Hangzhou to try the case together, and I knew that you were just anxious. At that moment, anyone can go wrong. ”

"In fact, Xia Guan is not only wrong with this one. The lower officials also made the mistake of provoking civil and military officials to quarrel and disturb the court. The prime minister needs to balance the court, regulate yin and yang, and not severely punish the lower officials is not enough to calm the anger. The subordinate is willing to receive the punishment, and he does not want to bother the prime minister. ”

Shao An smiled, Feng Che was still so straight to the point, so straightforward.

Shao An bent down slightly, leaned forward, approached Feng Che, and whispered in his ear: "No, this official will definitely fish you out." Because you are the judge who has ever seen the case, the judge who is the best at judging cases. ”

Feng Che looked at Shao An's departing back in a daze, unable to speak for a long time. He had observed Shao Anduo for a long time, but he could never guess the man's mind. He and Shao An did not get along, and even insulted him in public. But he doesn't fall into the well, but wants to save himself, what is this for?

And Shao An did this for nothing more than four words, and things hurt him. That's it!

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It was late at night, and Wan Lai was silent, Shao An rubbed his sore eyes and closed the book.

These days, Shao An has been sleepless, reviewing the laws of this dynasty and even the precedents of previous dynasties, trying to find a way to rescue Feng Che, but the result is not ideal.

In terms of the motive for misjudgment, there are two situations: Officials who torture to death with personal vendetta will be beheaded for murder. In the case of negligence, the offence may be mitigated.

In terms of the consequences of miscalculation, there are three situations: If a person is sentenced to beheading due to negligence, the presiding judge will be exiled thousands of miles away and naturalized and disciplined. The two were wrongly sentenced to death and exiled to serve in the poor countryside. Wrongly convicted of three or more beheadings, stabbed with (1) thousands of miles away in prison.

To sum up, Feng Che is also exiled at the lightest, don't want to be an official in this life.

Zhang San saw Shao An staying up late day and night, bent on exonerating Feng Che, so he said curiously: "He insulted you back then, and now he ends up like this, isn't it just what you want?" ”

"Brother Zhang actually looks at me like this?" Shao An heard the sarcasm in Zhang San's tone, and his heart was cold.

Zhang San watched so many things coldly, and he endured it all the time. Now that he was provoked by Shao An's words, he couldn't help but say: "You did it on purpose." Since Li Si was imprisoned, you have set up a set step by step, interlocking. first provoked the dispute between the Privy Council and Dali Temple, so as to suppress Gao Wei. Later, he testified that Feng Che misjudged, making Gao Wei think that you were on his side, so as to use him to calm the imperial examination turmoil. Now that Feng Che's mission has been completed and he has become an outcast, shouldn't he be thrown out to appease the anger of the generals? ”

Shao An didn't have any excuse, and admitted calmly, "You're right, that's what I meant, but I don't want to give up Feng Che now." ”

Zhang San obviously didn't believe it, and asked, "Why did you change your mind?" ”

Shao An didn't answer.

Zhang San said indifferently: "Anyway, you are the chief judge, and you can judge whatever you want." There are only three days left to open, so you can do it yourself. ”

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(1) Thorn matching: the name of the ancient punishment. Tattoos on the faces of prisoners are distributed to remote areas.

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