Chapter Seventy-Six: A Thankless Errand (Part II)
Although it can be said that the difficulties in front of the Jinyi guards will not be less at all, not to mention anything else, it is not easy for them to find out the problems from countless cases and give a fair judgment again. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
They are Jinyi guards, and most of the people they will do are tracking, spying, fighting, etc., and they really haven't taken any cases seriously. Even if they have encountered some cases, they have more cases that have been coerced by torture, and as for whether there is any wrong, even they themselves dare not guarantee.
Therefore, when everyone calmed down and discussed how to handle this errand, they all showed embarrassment. Deng Ting scratched his scalp and said with a bitter face: "Even if I want to fight with Shen Zhuo and them, it will be easy to pass the review case of this Shilaozi." The others nodded in agreement.
Even Tang Feng also felt that things were embarrassing, and he didn't say anything to encourage everyone for a long time, and judging the case was also a strange business for him. Unexpectedly, the errand had just arrived, and it was already difficult and tricky.
Fortunately, one of these people has maintained a certain degree of confidence, and it is Yang Zhen. I saw that after pondering for a long time, he put forward his opinion: "Baihu, everyone, this errand is indeed not easy, but it is not as difficult as you think, as long as you have the heart, you can always find some flaws." Do you think those local officials are fair if they are not negligent in adjudicating cases?
"I also worked as a yasman in Jiangling County for a while, and I have also seen that the official was forced to arrest people indiscriminately because of the tight pressure on the top. And under Miki, there are many people who have been wronged and choose to confess their sins in order to avoid suffering. Therefore, I think it should not be difficult to find some problems in the many cases decided by the yamen, and you should not worry too much. ”
When Tang Feng heard this, his heart was slightly calm, he valued Yang Zhen more and more, and it seemed that there was no one in the world who could stump him. But there were some things he had to say: "So, this errand can still be done?" ”
"Being able to do it and doing it well are two different things." Yang Zhen has his own opinion: "If we just correct some ordinary small cases, even if we can deal with them, we can't really convince people." Only by turning over some big cases can we show our Jinyiwei's means! ”
"Big case? Do you mean murder, arson or something like that? ”
"Not bad. If it is a small case, we will only make those officials lose their faces, but if it is a big case, it will be different. It's not a joke to pass the test, an official who refuses to pay attention to the murder case and makes random judgments is bound to be crowned with the title of a faint official who cares about people's lives, and at that time he will only come to beg us to raise his noble hand. So in my opinion, we're only going to focus on the big cases this time. Yang Zhen threw out his own suggestion.
Although I feel that officials who are big cases must be much more cautious in adjudicating than other small cases, it is bound to be more difficult to find flaws and turn them over. But thinking about it, Yang Zhen's suggestion seemed to be reasonable, and everyone did not object. Horizontal and vertical are all fighting, why not look higher?
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Tang Feng clapped his hand and said, "Then it's decided!" Starting tomorrow, we will go to the prefect's yamen and the criminal department to inquire about the cases that have been adjudicated in recent days. "The reason why only these two yamen are selected is because whenever there is a major case, the Yamen of Attached Guo County often submits the case to the prefect of the Yamen for disposal, which may be the only benefit of the unfortunate Attached Guo County Yamen in three lives. As for the Criminal Division, it is the overall situation, and almost all cases can be found in them, and of course they have to go to the last trip.
But Yang Zhen suddenly said: "Hundred households, in fact, we can also send someone to the county government to investigate the Chen case." ”
"Huh? What does this mean? If you want to overturn the case, isn't it easier to check it as recently as possible? Moreover, the county yamen such as Qiantang and Renhe will not judge the big cases we need. ”
"Have you forgotten the real purpose of our errand? Our investigation is only a means, and the purpose is to gain a foothold in Hangzhou. As long as we take the opportunity of investigating the case to catch the handle of these officials, our current situation of no one caring about us may be able to change. Yang Zhen's eyes were sparkling.
"Ahem, just focus on this errand and neglect the business. Do as you wish. Deng Ting, you take someone to Renhe County, Ma Feng, you go to Qiantang County, I'll go to the Criminal Division to take a look, Erlang, the prefect of Hangzhou will leave it to you. After having a goal, Tang Feng immediately arranged the manpower.
"Yes." The three people who were ordered hurriedly agreed.
"There is one more thing in the hundred households, and we can't forget it. Then Chu Chenghai is still with Brother Wei, and it is time to send him back to the Cao Gang to show our integrity. In addition, Brother Wei is meticulous, and he is also an arm to help him in this matter, right? ”
Of course, Tang Feng has no reason to be inaccurate about this, and now that there are no eyeliners outside, he can indeed send people back to the Cao Gang generously.
Nothing was said all night.
The next morning, everyone went their separate ways, Yang Zhen in addition to him, there were two Jinyi guards named Zhou Zhen and Zhao Hui, and their destination was the Hangzhou Prefect's Yamen.
This prefect's yamen is located in the middle of Hangzhou City, not far from the yamen of the governor of Zhejiang, the yamen of the punishment and the political envoy, but there is no need to look for it. Looking at the regulations printed out of almost a mold between these major yamen and the yamen in Wuchang City, Yang Zhen couldn't help but smack his tongue, and a thought came to his heart: "People in this era really don't have a sense of innovation." It's like those county officials in later generations who had the imagination to turn the building into a White House or something. ”
However, after they revealed their identities and revealed their intention to enter the government, he had no time to think about these inexplicable things, because he had clearly felt the deep hostility from the officials of the government. Thinking about it, they worked hard to collect evidence and get people, and finally the case was finalized, but a few guys came and said that they wanted to re-examine, which no one could accept.
Also unacceptable is Luo Zhengzhang, the official of the government who received them, this official whose name is very similar to the deputy gang leader of the Cao Gang is nearly fifty years old, and he looks quite majestic, especially the deep nasolabial folds on both cheeks, which make people dare not get close.
However, at this time, Luo Tuiguan, who was quite majestic in the eyes of the officials, was shouting in front of Yang Zhen: "Lord Yang, you also make the lower officials feel cold." I dare not say to others, as long as it is a case tried by a lower official, there is not a single case that does not have sufficient human and material evidence, and it will never wronged anyone. ”
It's no wonder that he is so excited, it's really that the pusher, who is the prefect's second official, is in charge of the prison of the first government. Unless the prefect wants to interrogate on a whim, almost all cases are the final judgment made by his Luo Tuiguan. And once Yang Zhenzhen finds out something wrong from it, he is the first person responsible.
Yang Zhen didn't care much about Luo Tuiguan's performance, and only said slowly after taking a sip of tea: "Please forgive Lord Luo, we are just acting on orders." But since you're here, you have to do your errands carefully, don't you? Therefore, I also ask Lord Luo to cooperate a lot and take all the case files that have been adjudicated by this government in the past two or three months for us to take a look. ”
"This ......" Seeing that Yang Zhen didn't mean to be accommodating, Luo Zhengzhang's face became a little ugly. But the other party is a person from Jinyiwei, and he, a seven-rank pusher, can't afford to provoke him, so he has to agree with a black face: "Since Yang Xiaoqi must be investigated, then it will be investigated." However, there are many people in one prefecture and two counties in Hangzhou, and there are many cases even in two or three months. Can only the three of you keep busy? "If the words are not speculative, this title will naturally be less respectful.
"There's no need for Lord Luo to worry about this, who told us to do such an errand." Yang Zhen didn't seem to be in a hurry or impatient, and his tone didn't change much when he spoke.
"Then wait, those files are in the storeroom, and it will take some time to collect them. If the official still has something to do, he will not accompany him. After leaving this sentence, Luo Zhengzhang brushed his sleeves away.
Seeing him behave like this, Yang Zhen became more determined. The other party must be so restless because he knows that some of the cases he is trying cannot withstand scrutiny. Since this is the case, this review at the Hangzhou government office will inevitably be fruitful. Even if Luo Zhengzhang wants to hide some case files that are unfavorable to him, I am afraid that he may not be able to hide them cleanly.
Even so, it does not mean that Yang Zhen and their review of the case will go smoothly, and it is not easy for them to cooperate well when they have already made the people in the yamen very unhappy. Just to bring some case files, those people were procrastinating, and it was not until noon that they took some of them, and they were all small cases of stealing, abduction, and being stolen.
And at noon, there was no one in the yamen to say hello, let alone take care of the food. Yang Zhen and the three of them had to go outside to find some food casually, and then returned to the signing room, which was already their office, to continue to look through the files. Fortunately, the other party has not done anything yet, and the supply of tea is enough.
It's been so busy all day, but there's little to be gained. When they left the yamen, they could even see the ridicule in the eyes of the officials.
But Yang Zhen would not be discouraged so quickly, the next day he appeared on time again in the signing room, and after reading a few small case files, he couldn't help but pull a scribe who came to put the files and said: "What, has Hangzhou really become a paradise?" In the past two or three months, there have only been a few trivial cases, not even a single major case? ”
"This ...... The villain doesn't know, the villain just does what he is told. A strange look flashed across the scribe's face, and he hurried out.
And Yang Zhen also showed a thoughtful look after seeing him leave, and there was an extra note in his hand......