Chapter 39: A Dilemma (Thanks to the Book Friend Paper Flower Boat for Cheering)
The house was amazed!
Everyone focused their eyes on the waist card in Yang Zhen's hand, and everyone had a surprised expression on their faces, and no one even noticed how he stood up. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
However, there is one thing Luo Zhaonan can be sure of, the Jinyiwei waist card is real, that is to say, Yang Zhen is indeed the secret agent of Jinyiwei as he said. But then came another question: since he is a person from Jinyiwei, why did he come to sue himself?
Jinyiwei is independent of the entire judicial system of the Ming Dynasty, they always do their own thing, as long as there is so-called evidence, they will take people, from the court officials, down to the peddlers and pawns, there is nothing they dare not arrest. But today, why did this person named Yang Zhen conceal his identity and sue here?
Is it because he is young and inexperienced that he did such a thing? Judging from his response just now, although he is young, he is quite brave and capable, and he is by no means that kind of person. What's more, even if he didn't know what to do with the evidence in his hands, he could have asked his boss for instructions, let alone come to the criminal department.
"Do you mean...... Is this a trap set by the Jinyi Guard? Luo Zhaonan's thoughts turned extremely quickly, and he suddenly thought of the most reasonable explanation.
As if to confirm his inference, Yang Zhen said: "So that you know that we have reported these incriminating evidence to Beijing." Presumably, in a few days, the capital will also be dealt with. ”
And so it was! Luo Zhaonan felt both angry and happy in his heart. Jin Yiwei is digging a hole for himself by doing this, if he shields Hu Lin and others in this case, once the capital really starts to investigate, I am afraid that he will also be regarded as Hu Lin's fellow party, then it will not be good. Fortunately, this young man was not calm enough, and he was scared by his own board, so he had a choice.
Of course, it is unrealistic to pursue Yang Zhen for the reasons just now. Luo Zhaonan had no choice but to say: "Even if you are really a person from Jinyiwei, since you have come to me to sue the criminal division, you still have to act in accordance with the law." It's just that with the evidence you have at hand, you can't convict a few officials, no matter where you go. The implication is that I hope Yang Zhen can come up with more evidence, as for the trespass on the yamen mentioned just now, Luo Zhaonan should not exist at all.
Yang Zhen nodded: "I still have one piece of evidence." As he spoke, he took out the two ingots of official silver from his bosom and handed them over: "This is the official silver I took from the Hua Prefect's Mansion and Ding Fei from Hu Lin, I mean from their private treasury." Now that he had taken the initiative, he simply divided the two ingots of silver among the heads of the two.
“…… Well? Luo Zhaonan took two ingots of silver and looked at them carefully, and saw that there were words such as "Daming Longqing Five-Year Cast" and "Huguang Mansion Treasury" at the bottom, and his heart was a chill, which can indeed be used as evidence.
Although the Ming Dynasty has allowed the people to trade silver, the general circulation is only scattered silver, and only the government will mint more than 50 taels of official silver for the convenience of transportation. However, some official silver is completely out of circulation in the market, and is generally only stored in the provincial treasury and is marked with different marks.
These silvers far exceed the same amount of broken silver from fineness to weight, and often one ingot of fifty taels of official silver can be exchanged for two or sixty or seventy taels of silver on the market. This has led to the practice of some officials taking advantage of their positions to exchange pieces for pieces. In the early stage, because of the strict law, there were not too many such things, but as time went by, the people in the officialdom became more and more greedy and bold, and there were more people doing these things. There is the audacity, not even exchange, but direct theft, if no one investigates afterwards, it is just that, otherwise the blame will be put on the head of the person who guards the treasury, which is really a big drawback at that time.
In this regard, Luo Zhaonan naturally heard about it. Now looking at the two ingots of official silver in his hand, he knows that it is impossible to fool the past this time.
If he were an ordinary person, he could still ask how the other party got the silver, and even directly say that he was the thief of the treasury official silver, so the crime fell on the people. But now that Yang Zhen has revealed the identity of Jinyiwei, the situation is different. In the eyes of others, Jinyiwei's hands and eyes are all over the sky, and naturally there is a way to get silver from the hands of those two adults.
Yang Zhen didn't know that there were so many things to be particular about the silver, and he didn't know that if he hadn't lied to Jinyiwei, he would have put himself in it this time. It was really Tang Feng who only regarded him as a discardable chess piece, and did not think about his safety, so they did not explain more, and only looked at his creation.
However, there is one thing that Yang Zhen knows, the effect of handing over these two ingots of silver is not small, and Luo Zhaonan's expression has become extremely solemn. Sure enough, Luo Zhaonan finally said: "Okay, this official will accept your paper." However, the stakes are high, and the official needs to think carefully before he can make a decision. I don't know if you will stay in my criminal department, or where to wait for news? "If it had been someone else, of course he wouldn't have let them go.
Yang Zhen thought about it for a while, knowing that he would inevitably encounter a lot of trouble when he went out at this time, after all, the matter of his accusation against Hu Lin and the Zhang family had spread, and Hu Lin would inevitably be angry and wanted to get back to the field. So he said, "I'll rest in your company first." But my lord, I need to remind you that there is not much time left for you. ”
"Hmph, this official naturally knows, and he doesn't need you to remind him. Retire! Luo Zhaonan flicked his sleeves angrily and got up to leave. Seeing this, the officials hurriedly shouted mightily, but this momentum could not be compared with the opening of the court, and the impact they suffered was not small, and they were still reminiscing about this court trial. And Zhao Rui glanced at Yang Zhen with some complicated feelings, and then followed Master Luo.
Not to mention that Yang Zhen lived in the backyard of the yamen under the arrangement of the Criminal Division, at this time, Luo Zhaonan called several of his henchmen to the public party and discussed with them how to deal with the problem in front of him.
Everyone also listened to the trial outside the hall, and their faces were solemn at this time. I thought that I only needed to intimidate or fight the board, but now it is in a dilemma, and they are all surprised and embarrassed.
After a while, staff member Yue Pengfei was the first to speak: "Dong Weng, this matter is really difficult. We have to weigh and choose the least bad one. The implication is that no matter what they choose, it's not a good thing for them.
is also said that if they really take over the case, then the retrial will have to call Hu Lin, Ren Huaigu and the people of the Zhang family. At that time, there will be many people they have offended, not to mention the Zhang family, even Governor Hu, they may not be able to have good fruits to eat. And if the case is finally closed, he Luo Zhaonan's official position will not be kept.
So what if it's just a procrastination trick for this case? I'm afraid it won't work. Because no one can say what changes will happen in the capital, but one thing is clear, someone in the court is attacking Zhang Juzheng. If this force prevails, then the situation of Lord Taluo will naturally be very bad.
Everyone understands these difficulties, so it is even more difficult to make a choice.
"Tell me, what can the official do about this so that he is not really implicated?" The people present were all his cronies, and Luo Zhaonan didn't beat around the bush and said something high-sounding.
So several people all expressed their opinions, and some thought that they should press the army first and probe the news of the court first; There are also proposals to simply gamble and take the opportunity to knock Hu Lin down. However, these people were not very sure of what they were saying, and Lord Luo was not satisfied with their opinions.
At this time, Luo Zhaonan set his eyes on Zhao Yanshi: "Zhao Rui, what do you think?" There was a hint of dissatisfaction in the words. It's all something you brought people in, why didn't you talk when it came to the end? This is the meaning expressed by Lord Luo's gloomy face at this time.
Zhao Rui kept her head down and pondered, not participating in their discussion. was named by Luo Zhaonan, and then he raised his face: "My lord, Xiaguan has been thinking about something, it will take a few days from my Wuchang to the capital at the earliest." ”
"What are you asking for?" Luo Zhaonan asked a little confused.
"If we can send someone to the capital in more than ten days, there may be a chance for this." Zhao Rui said slowly: "After all, this case is very involved, we have to try them one by one, why do it take ten days and a half months to see some results." And the meaning of the lower official is to drag the case, and then report the case to the court, which will finally make a decision. ”
"Is this possible? Jin Yiwei Ke also sent the evidence over, isn't it a bit of a snake to add to our suspicion of doing this? Yue Pengfei said suspiciously.
"Jinyiwei is Jinyiwei, and adults are adults. The adults can write all of this in the song, and say that this matter is really difficult to understand, and it involves the second-grade governor, and it is not easy for us to interrogate him before the criminal department has no conclusive evidence. I don't think the court will blame it.
"And there is an advantage in this way, no matter how the case goes, we must not offend anyone. If Jinyiwei is powerful, we will also follow behind; On the contrary, didn't we really judge Governor Hu and the Zhang family? After saying this, Zhao Rui emphasized again: "But in this matter, we must hurry up and send the adult's music to Beijing as soon as possible." ”
"Good!" After Luo Zhaonan heard these words, his expression looked better, and he couldn't help but stroke his palms and said: "Yuezhi's words are the words of the old man, so do so!" The problem that had been bothering him for a long time was finally solved temporarily.
On this day, Lord Luo's staff were busy, they wanted to write the case in its entirety, and then polish it to become his note. I was busy until the third watch day to get things done. Then without delay, Luo Zhaonan sent the song Shu to Beijing City of the Ming Dynasty in the form of a six-hundred-mile expedited express.
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