Chapter 232: Zhai Luan's Speculation

Gentlemen and not parties are Zhai Luan's creed in the world.

He was a jinshi in the sixteenth year of Hongji, and he was also a Jishi. The teacher of his subject is Li Dongyang, a university scholar, and the master of Dongyang has a bleak evening and has already lost power for many years. In addition, he was an upright person, and he had been a scholar for many years, and he did not establish his own power.

Therefore, Zhai Luan was an official in the court, but he did not borrow much power from Li Dongyang, and how many grandmasters, peers, and classmates he received. In fact, he can't be guilty of forming a gang in the DPRK and the central government, as long as he continues to be an official in all directions, he will be able to join the cabinet sooner or later.

For him, whenever he encounters a problem, he will come to a harmony, and more things are better than less things. On weekdays, in the position of the waiter of the Criminal Department, when encountering a big case, it is natural for Lord Shangshu to call the shots. As for the small case, he has nothing to do.

This official has also done smoothly.

But now, he, a servant of the peace, can't do it.

Therefore, his name has been placed in front of the emperor and the elders, and he has also been appointed as the chief judge of this fraud case.

The people involved in this case are all troublesome people, Sun Dan and Huang Jin are the emperor's people, and Bi Yun is the old man in the palace. Qiao Yu is a secretary of the ministry, and he is in a high position. And the most inconspicuous of these Sun Henian is also Yang Tinghe's protégé, and he is the target of the Yang bureaucracy in the DPRK and China.

In line with the principle of avoidance, he, Zhai Luan, a person who had nothing to do with all forces, was pushed to the front in such a hurry.

After taking office, Zhai Luan's scalp was scratched. These few people in their hands are not easy to deal with, and who to do and who not to deal with is a matter worthy of scrutiny.

And these days, there is an endless stream of people who come to him to inquire about the news.

Zhai Luan knew that the stakes were high, so he came to a one-to-one, two-to-three, three-pretending mess, left and right, and finally coped with the past.

Compared with the people who came to visit, the people in the Beiya Imperial Prison were not so easy to deal with.

Just today, for the first time, he interrogated the fraud case of the Shuntianfu Branch with the officials of the Third Division, but before he could ask a few words, he was stunned by a few arrogant prisoners.

When these masters entered the lobby, they didn't pay attention to people, and their noses were turned up to the sky.

Especially that Huang Jin, he simply brought a group of eunuchs to follow him to serve the waiters, and it was a "hair" scarf, a cold drink, and someone fanned. When I asked him, I ignored him, and I also asked people to rob the oral supply of the book's office records many times, saying that they wanted to review and review. Flying to the point of intolerability.

As for Qiao Yu, this old minister is also a fiery temper, and before he asked him, he first abused Sun Henian in the court, turning the court into a debate venue.

What's even more outrageous is Sun Dan and Bi Yun, these two actually moved their muscles and bones in the lobby, learned martial arts, pushed hands for a while, and talked about the advantages and disadvantages of southern boxing and northern legs, completely turning this place into their back garden.

Zhai Luan was so angry that he trembled, and kept knocking on the startling wood, his voice was hoarse, but no one cared.

Look at the few officials of the Third Division around him, they are all closing their eyes and turning a blind eye.

At this time, Zhai Luan suddenly felt that he had become a prisoner, and the few prisoners sitting in the hall had become the chief judge.

He knew that if the trial continued like this, even if the trial lasted for another hundred years, there would be no result, so he had to ask a few hasty questions, make a record, and announce the adjournment.

When he was most angry, it was when the church was dispersed. The deputy chief judge, the fifty-six-year-old deaf old man, handed the confession to several prisoners and asked the adults if they had any objections. If there is any objection, he will revise and revise it, and it is not necessary to revise it until everyone is satisfied.

The result of the three sessions was nothing more than a farce.

Of course, he would not talk about these things to the emperor, and what he said was in vain, showing his incompetence.

wiped the beads off his face, and before Zhai Luan could speak, the emperor suddenly opened his eyes: "I know everything, and there is no need to show me this confession." Don't worry, it's not 'messy'. I know that some people want to make a big deal out of it, it's nothing more than pulling the shelf, coaxing the seedlings, and it's going to be lively. You just have to judge the case impartially, no matter who it is, and it is the credit of breaking the sky, you should do the same. Although I don't want to be seen as a ruthless and unrighteous person, I can't tolerate anyone who wants to do things in a mess with the grace he has received. ”

This must be the opposite, Zhai Luan is not a fool, how can he not hear that the emperor is angry.

However, the meaning of his sentence is quite interesting.

Zhai Luan was not in a hurry to deal with it, and after thinking about it slightly, there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart: It seems that the emperor doesn't want to make a big deal about it! If this matter is handled well, it will inevitably leave a deep impression on His Majesty.

Sure enough, the emperor's next sentence reminded Zhai Luan: "Zhai Luan, let me ask you." Before you came to me, did you go to Yang Shoufu's place? ”

"Yes." As I expected, Zhai Luan couldn't help but feel a little proud. He owed his body and straightened up. replied in an unhurried tone: "Qiqi Sheng, Yang Shoufu is very concerned about this case, and he is the head of a hundred officials, so Xia Guan naturally has the responsibility to report the progress of this case to him." ”

The emperor suddenly closed his eyes again: "Speak, tell me the ins and outs of the matter one by one." ”

"It's nothing important, it's just that after the trial of the case before, Xia Guan met Yang Shen and asked me to go over to see Yang Ge Lao." Zhai Luan said: "The elder of the pavilion probably asked about the progress of the case, and said that this case is indeed suspected of fraud, and Sun Dan and Huang Jin are also worried about the monarch's father, they are loyal and brave, and they are reckless in doing things, but their minds are good." As for their accusations of fraud against each other, it is simply nonsense. The focus of the imperial court should be on stability and balancing the fiscal balance in the coming year. As for the rest, you can put it aside. As a minister, you should distinguish between priorities and priorities. ”

The emperor opened his eyes suddenly: "I don't want to know what Yuanfu said, Zhai Luan, tell me your opinion." ”

At this time, a eunuch who was the celebrant sent a ticket.

The emperor looked at it, handed it to Zhai Luan, and said, "You have been watching the government in the Hanlin Academy for many years, and Yuan Fu asked me to distribute all the officials I owe over the years, you calculate, how much does it cost in total?" ”

Zhai Luan couldn't keep up with the emperor's train of thought, so he took the fold and glanced at it, and calculated: "If you go back to Your Majesty, the minister will calculate, the Jingguan's Yulu is better, and there is not much debt, so it should be easy to make up." However, locally, especially in remote provinces, some places have been in arrears for three to five years, and it is impossible to make up for it in the short term. ”

"How's the tax situation?"

"A year is less than a year."

"I'm not a good family!" The emperor sneered: "Everything is gathered together, and everyone wants to upset me." ”

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhai Luan's heart was like a mirror, and he knew that his opportunity had come.

Whether it soars into the sky or collapses, it depends on this one.

He raised his head suddenly, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the fraud case in Tianfu Township has nothing to do with Huang Jin, Sun Dan and Qiao Yu, but that Sun Henian is very suspicious." ”