Qi Ning's voice was not loud, but it was enough to make the hearts of the officials sink.

Wei Yujiang suddenly stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "The humble position will live up to the high expectations of the ministers, do their best to do errands, and abide by the law like the sky!" ”

Qi Ning nodded with a smile, and at this moment, he heard a commotion outside, and heard a loud voice: "Let one go, let one go!" ”

Wei Yujiang got up, turned around and looked over, only to see that the crowd gathered outside the hall had dispersed and made way out, and then he saw four men in Tsing Yi carrying a stretcher in, and there was a person lying on the stretcher, it was Lang Da Xichong, the left attendant of the Criminal Department.

Qi Ning only glanced at it, then returned to his seat and sat down, carried the stretcher into the hall, but the officials on the left and right all saluted Da Xi Chong, but their expressions were also very awe-inspiring, Qi Ning saw it in his eyes, and knew that this Da Xi Chong was very different from Cao Sen, and Da Xi Chong's prestige and power in the Criminal Department were by no means comparable to Cao Sen's judge.

After the stretcher was carried into the lobby, Da Xichong raised his hand, and the four men in Tsing Yi carefully put down the stretcher, and the two men helped Da Xichong to sit up, followed by a person, and stuffed a cool cushion behind Da Xichong's waist.

Da Xi Chong looked at Qi Ning, who had already sat down, and arched his hand: "Master Hou, the lower official..... If you are unwell and unable to salute, please don't blame you. His voice was cold and abnormal, everyone present knew that Da Xi Chong took people to Huainan Wangfu before, but was beaten by Qi Ning in public, after that day, today is the first time to enter the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment.

This Da Xi Chong and Jin Yihou are naturally deeply hateful.

"What? Daxi-sama's injuries are still healed? Qi Ning said with a smile: "Find a good doctor and take a look, don't just find some foot doctors to prescribe dog skin plasters for you." ”

Da Xichong's face was crossed with anger, and he held back his anger and said, "Thank you Lord Hou for your concern." ”

"Lord Daxi, today's official order, you are almost two hours late, what do you have to say?" Qi Ning said calmly: "Could it be that you don't want to see this official?" ”

"I was injured and I never entered the yamen." Da Xi Chong said: "This stretcher is built temporarily, so it is late, if the Hou Ye is guilty, the lower officials will be guilty." ”

"Extenuating circumstances." Qi Ning bowed his head and said, "You wait a minute, this official still has something to deal with." His voice was cold, and he said, "Those people were late before, and they all stood up." ”

Those late officials were originally standing outside the hall and didn't dare to enter, but at this time, Qi Ning drank coldly, and they all hesitated, but those officials who stood beside them leaned to the side for fear of harming the pond fish, and separated the more than ten late officials, these more than ten officials knew that there was no way to avoid it, and they had no choice but to stand up one by one, enter the hall, and knelt down one after another.

Qi Ning glanced at it before asking, "When the predecessor Shangshu Qian Raoshun was in office, did you also fail to enter the yamen on time to run errands?" ”

All the officials kept their heads down and did not dare to speak.

"This official will not be arbitrary." Qi Ning said slowly: "Among you, if anyone is really in a hurry, and has handed a leave of absence to the yamen of the Criminal Department, this official can investigate first according to the facts, and then deal with it." He looked at Chu Mingwei and said, "Lord Chu, Da Xichong is recuperating at home these days, and you will naturally take care of the affairs in the yamen. ”

Chu Mingwei said respectfully: "Lord Hui, according to the regulations of the Yamen of the Criminal Department, if someone can't rush to the Yamen to run an errand, he really needs to say to the Yamen in advance, and the lower officials are indeed in charge of this stall, and they need to be approved by the lower officials before it can work." ”

"That's easy to say." Qi Ning smiled and said: "You are familiar with these dozen people, and if any of them have given you a fake note, you will hand it over to this official now." ”

"Lord Huibutang, three days ago, Lord Ministries instructed that there should be a routine order today, and no one in the yamen should be absent." Chu Mingwei said: "There are only two people in the yamen who ask the lower official for instructions, because there is something at home, and they ask if they can ask for leave today, but because of the previous instructions of the minister, the lower official did not approve it. Glancing at the dozen or so officials kneeling on the ground, he said, "But those two are not among them." ”

"So, these people didn't take a leave of absence first, but left without permission?" Qi Ning asked.

Chu Mingwei said: "If you are not in your position when you are on an errand, it is indeed an unauthorized resignation." The time difference between the yamen of the criminal department is three o'clock, and once it exceeds this hour, it can be regarded as leaving the post without authorization. ”

"What is the crime of leaving office without permission, according to the laws of the imperial court?" Qi Ning asked.

Chu Mingwei said: "If you leave your post without authorization, you will be fined at least and dismissed from the official at the worst, depending on the situation. ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "In this way, if this official dismisses them from their official positions today, they can't find fault with it?" ”

"If there are serious consequences for an errand due to an unauthorized resignation, he shall be removed from office." Chu Mingwei said: "How to send it is still up to the master of the ministry to decide." ”

The officials who were kneeling on the ground all changed color.

In fact, almost every day in the yamen of the criminal department, there are officials who are more or less late for a while, but no one in the yamen has ever really investigated this matter, and since the establishment of Da Chu, no official in the yamen of the various departments has ever been dismissed because of his late arrival.

But everyone knows that if someone is really serious, then not being in his position during the errand period is indeed an unauthorized resignation, and there is indeed a law to follow for unauthorized resignation, but no one has ever taken this seriously.

But today, this little marquis seems to really want to make a fuss about this matter.

These officials came belatedly, just to give Qi Ning a command, to let Qi Ning know that the Criminal Department is not so easy to control, and the officials of the Criminal Department also have their own system, in the final analysis, they also want Qi Ning to be cautious and cautious in doing things in the Yamen of the Criminal Department, and no one feels that they will be heavily responsible for this matter.

Qi Ning said with a smile: "I said before that the Yamen of the Criminal Department is the place where the law of the criminal name is in charge, if you can't even strictly abide by the law yourself, how can you be qualified to punish others?" Pointing to those officials, he said, "Since you left your job without permission, it means that you really don't want to work here." He said to Shen Lian under the hall: "Shen Lian, immediately record the names of these people, and the official will write an excerpt and present it to the palace ...... now!" He waved his hand at the group of people: "You can go, since you don't want to come, from today on, you don't have to come, whether the court will give you the cost of pension, I don't know, but you have been in the criminal department for all these years, I will try my best to fight for you from the court." ”

At this time, not only the officials who were kneeling on the ground, but also the officials on both sides shrugged and changed color.

In just a few words, Qi Ning wanted to dismiss more than a dozen officials of the Criminal Department, and many of them were high-ranking officials of the Criminal Department, so it was unprecedented to dismiss these people from their posts so easily.

However, Qi Ning's desire to remove these people from their official positions is in line with the laws of the imperial court, although the various departments and yamen have never dismissed officials because they are a moment late, and more than a dozen people have been dismissed at one time, but it has not happened but it does not mean that it cannot happen, and the laws of the imperial court are recorded in black and white, and the legal text can be brought up at any time.

Da Xichong was also stunned, and suddenly said: "Wait!" ”

Qi Ning glanced at him and asked, "What?" Lord Daxi wants to intercede for them? ”

"It's not a plea." Da Xi Chong said in a deep voice: "Master Hou, since the founding of the Great Chu State, nothing like this has happened. These officials are all important members of the Criminal Department, and they have been in the Criminal Department for at least five or six years, all of them are masters of criminal names, and they have all handled countless cases, and they have also made great contributions to the imperial court. He sat upright and said loudly: "With one sentence today, Master Hou is going to dismiss so many people, is it ..... Too child's play? ”

He has a lot of energy, but he doesn't look like a person who can't get up.

Qi Ning leaned forward, crouched on the desk, and asked, "Child's play?" Lord Da Xi thinks this official is playing child's play in the lobby of this criminal department? You don't understand what I'm saying? Then I repeat, in order for the Criminal Department to be in charge of the criminal name, it must first abide by the law on its own, and whoever violates the law in the Criminal Department must be severely punished, now I can make it clear? ”

Da Xi said: "Having said that, but ..... Now at an extraordinary time, once these officials are all dismissed, who will be entrusted with so many errands in the Criminal Department? They are all experienced criminal masters, and in a short period of time, there is no one to replace. ”

"Extraordinary times?" Qi Ning smiled faintly: "What do you mean by extraordinary time?" ”

"Master Hou himself understands." Da Xichong said loudly: "The King of Huainan rebelled, and now the Criminal Department is tracking down the remnants of the King of Huainan, this is a big case of the emperor and the Zhenguo bus, and the case of the Huainan Wang's rebellion has not been fully investigated, of course, this is a very time." ”

"Huainan Wang Yu Dang?"

"Not bad." Da Xi Chong said: "After the king of Huainan rebelled in the imperial tomb, the Zhenguo Gong issued an official document ordering the Yamen of the Criminal Department to thoroughly investigate the case. Money Department ...... Qian Raoshun was dismissed, and in the past few days, he temporarily took care of the affairs of the Criminal Department, received an official letter from the imperial court, and immediately transferred someone to investigate the case thoroughly. Staring at Qi Ning's eyes, he was not afraid: "The subordinates transferred from the Criminal Department are all shrewd and capable people.....!" He pointed back to the official of the Criminal Department who was kneeling behind him: "They are the main cadres assigned by the lower officials to investigate the case of King Huainan's rebellion, Lord Hou wants to dismiss them today, do you want to think about it again?" ”

Qi Ning let out an "oh" and said with a smile: "In this way, the Criminal Department knows that someone has violated the criminal law, but it also has to take into account other details, and then it is not in accordance with the criminal law?" ”

"The purpose of the criminal law is to ensure the stability of the government and the opposition in my Great Chu and not to cause trouble." Da Xi Chong snorted coldly: "Now that these officials are thoroughly investigating the case of King Huainan's rebellion, it is precisely to ensure the stability of the country, the Hou Ye deposes them, and no one can replace them, isn't it going to mess up the situation in the court because of this?" Staring at Qi Ning's eyes, he said: "If Master Hou really wants to punish them, the lower officials can't disobey them, but I still ask Lord Hou to discuss with the Duke of Zhenguo, weigh the weight, and then make a decision!" ”