"Hahaha, Lord Wang, I don't want you to be in a high position, but I ignore the king's law."

Zhao Shan saw that Wang Mang wanted to thoroughly investigate the matter of his second son Zhao Ping, and he expected it to be bad, so he said: "Lord Wang, although you are the lord of Liaoning, the official residence of the Marquis of Wuhou, and the secretary of the household department. However, General Wuhou was in charge of military affairs, and Hubu Shangshu was in charge of economic taxation.

These two official positions have absolutely nothing to do with the adjudication of cases. Now that you are relying on your great power to forcibly meddle in local political affairs, it can be seen how ill-intentioned you are.

You also claim to be defending the supergang and purging traitors. Now, it seems, is nothing more than that. It's just that there are hundreds of thousands of troops behind him to oppress local powerless officials.

Now, if you meddle in the affairs of local officials, it will be like a deception to the king, and you will despise the authority of the Son of Heaven. Although Xiaomin is not powerful, he can't say that he wants to go to Beijing to sue you. is so old that I want to see if you can cover the sky with one hand and overwhelm the emperor. ”

"Huh..."

Wang Mang was stunned, and asked Li Hanfeng, "Old Li, is there such a thing?" Hubu Shangshu and General Wuhou can't meddle in local official affairs? ”

At this moment, he couldn't help but be a little suspicious, and he didn't know the specific jurisdiction of his official position.

If he hadn't entered the court as an official, he naturally didn't care about these side details, and he wouldn't be afraid of being blamed.

But now it's different, he has entered the court, become an official, and has to maintain the supergang, so he has to try to follow the rules. lest the impulse of the moment lead to a joint attack by other civil and military officials, and it will be difficult to act in the future.

After all, some loyal local parents and officials also hate some inexplicable people meddling in their own affairs.

Once the matter is stabbed, it is difficult to guarantee that these parents will not be disgusted and turn to others.

Li Hanfeng hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Theoretically, this is the case, the official position of General Wuhou is strictly forbidden to interfere in political affairs. However, Tobe Shangshu also has the right to cut first and then play, but few people do it. Generally, after discovering a problem, the head of the household department will ask the magistrate to correct it or report it to the imperial court for disposal.

Of course, it is not good for your two official titles to meddle in local political affairs, but didn't Your Majesty also give you another official position? That official position can justifiably meddle in this matter. ”

"What official position?" Wang Mang asked.

"King Ning! Anyone who is crowned the king can temporarily supervise the world on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and can also do the three public things in one time. The three princesses have the right to manage any political affairs in Kyushu. Therefore, my lord, with the title of King Ning, you can meddle in this matter. Li Hanfeng replied.

When Wang Mang heard this, he immediately reacted.

He didn't take the title of King Ning to heart before, because he didn't look down on it at all.

But now it is different, since it is necessary to handle the case, it should be justified and have a proper name. lest he be accused of overstepping his bounds and ignoring the Son of Heaven.

The people who were watching the trial outside the public hall were all overjoyed and full of joy when they heard Wang Mang say that they would thoroughly investigate Zhao Ping's indecent manners.

At the moment, many people obeyed Wang Mang's orders and scattered in all directions to deliver the news. Please ask the young women who were bullied by Zhao Ping earlier to come to the court to confront them and avenge their grievances.

These people all know that as long as the Lord Qingtian is willing to come forward, then many victims will definitely stand up and cry out for injustice and ask the Lord to uphold justice.

"Zhao Shan, last time in the early dynasty, His Majesty personally named his official as King Ning, who can supervise the political affairs of the world and find out the grievances for the people, what else do you have to say now?"

Wang Mang smiled fiercely at Zhao Ping and Zhao Shan, his eyes flashed fiercely, making people have no doubt that he would torture these two people with vicious means.

"Zhao Ping, this official has always paid attention to frankness and leniency, and resistance is strict. After the women who have been insulted by you come to court, you will not have any chance of confessing.

If you now bring in 1510 of what you have committed before, the judge may consider your guilt at his discretion. If you want to resist the law and disrespect it, confront your own officials, and confront the imperial court, then in the end there is only a dead end. I hope you will think clearly, don't make a mistake to the end. ”

"This..."

Zhao Ping is just a gentleman who has reached the extreme, without the slightest strategy in his chest, and without any ink. Usually, he just relies on his family's power to do nonsense.

Now Wang Mang came out with this murderous posture, and immediately shocked him on the spot, his legs trembled, his face turned pale, his lips moved up and down, and he wanted to say something, but because of fear in his heart, he didn't know how to speak.

Seeing this, Zhao Shan's face sank, and he shouted: "Lord Wang, you don't want to deliberately intimidate. My son has always done his duty, and he has never done anything that ignores his conscience. Ping'er, don't be afraid, this matter is for the father to make decisions for you, you can rest assured. This Lord Wang has no evidence, how can he convict you indiscriminately in front of everyone? ”

Zhao Shannai is an old fox who knows how to adapt and judge the situation.

Now he already knows that Wang Mang is powerful, and he can't fight against him, so he reminded his son Zhao Ping to come and die and resolutely deny what he had committed before.

As long as the human and material evidence is incomplete, he expects that Wang Mang will not be able to mess around in front of many people.

Zhao Ping heard the words, his heart seemed to light up a dawn, and he immediately had the spirit, nodded violently and said: "Yes, father, the child has never done anything wrong, and he is not afraid of others planting blame." ”

When the city lord Wei Yuanjie heard the words of both sides, his eyes rolled slightly, thinking about whether to stand on Wang Mang's side or completely join the Jia family. I was quite anxious, for fear that I would make a wrong step and my life would be lost.

Time passed in a flash, and the people who went to summon the victims also led the women back one by one.

These victims originally buried the shame and humiliation deep in their hearts, and they did not intend to pursue it, nor did they plan to seek justice from the Zhao family. Because they know that their arms can't twist their thighs, and fighting with the Zhao family is only a dead end.

Now, they heard the words of the people who came to summon them, saying that the sage of the time, Wang Mang, had personally come to try Zhao Ping's case and wanted to thoroughly investigate Zhao Ping's crimes. After discussing with their husbands for a while, most of them hurried over. It is necessary to correct Zhao Ping and wash away the humiliation.

Only a few of those people had scruples and did not dare to come.

Two hours passed in a flash, and more than 40 women came to the court. Basically, they are all beautiful like flowers, and their ages are generally between seventeen or eighteen and twenty-seven or eighteen.

Wang Mang looked at the sky and saw that the sun was beginning to set, so he didn't continue to wait, patted the hall wood, and shouted: "All of you are quiet, don't make a mess, don't talk to each other." If there is a grievance, you can say it in turn. Now, this official has formally tried the case of Zhao Ping's indecent assault. ”

Wang Mang opened his mouth this time, and Sun took the lead in crying: "Lord Wang is above, and the women ask the adults to call the shots." Ten days ago, Zhao Ping bullied me and occupied me. Yesterday, he even led a domestic slave to my house, injured my father-in-law, arrested my father-in-law, and humiliated me again. I beg your lordship to be the master and administer justice for the women..."

(End of chapter)