Section 40 The crime of lax royal severity
Putting them down and going back to the inn, after Bao Zheng retreated, Ouyang Xiu hurriedly came to visit.
Ouyang Xiu and the others had already received the news that Taishi Pang had designed to frame innocent people and deceive their children in broad daylight, and such a big crime could be used to make them do something.
Originally, Ouyang Xiu wanted to listen to the interrogation process, but when he came, Bao Zheng had already withdrawn from the court, and he had no choice but to go to the back hall to ask for a meeting.
After seeing Bao Zheng, Ouyang Xi asked straight to the point: "Master Bao, I heard that Pang An, the housekeeper of the Taishi Mansion, was arrested by you for framing the innocent?" ”
Bao Zheng nodded: "There is such a thing, just now above the lobby, Pang An still pleaded guilty, I have already beheaded him!" ”
Ouyang Xiu was annoyed when he heard this: "My Lord Bao! How did you kill him? If we sue the emperor, we will keep it so that the old thief can't eat and walk around! Isn't your death without proof? ”
Bao Zheng laughed: "Lord Ouyang has filtered." That Pang An has already been detained and confessed to all the crimes, Pang An is the housekeeper of Pang Mansion, how can Pang Taishi deny it? I'm ready to play and I'm about to enter the palace to face the saint, and I'm going to see him! ”
Ouyang Xiu was overjoyed when he heard this: "Lord Bao is going to visit Pang Ji?" ”
Bao Zheng nodded.
Ouyang Xiu immediately said: "Okay, I'll go and inform Lord Fan Zhongyan now, Lord Wang Zhenwang, Lord Han Qi Han, I'll wait to face the saint together, this time I will definitely make that old thief look good!" ”
Bao Zheng hesitated: "This, you don't need to alarm so many people, right?" ”
Ouyang Xiu smiled: "Lord Bao, don't worry, after we received the news, several adults gathered in Lord Fan's mansion and never left, now come as soon as you shout, Lord Bao, please take a slow step, I will arrive later." ”
Bao Zheng didn't say anything and sent Ouyang Xiu away.
After Ouyang Xiu went out, Gongsun Ce's figure flashed in: "My lord, this matter is known to them, it is really a little troublesome." ”
Bao Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The last time I fought in front of the Taishi Mansion, I had already helped them, but Master Fan was too persistent, I was afraid that they would not be able to fight Taishi Pang, and they would be victimized when they turned around." ”
Gongsun Ce nodded, and then said: "My lord, we received news that Chai Yang has gathered a lot of Jianghu figures in Binyue Tower, and there will inevitably be a vicious fight between them and Taishi Mansion, what should we do?" ”
Bao Zheng's brows furrowed tightly, and after a while, he said, "Go and meet the saint first." ”
It didn't take long for Fan Zhongyan and his entourage to come, and together with Bao Zheng, they walked into the palace full of joy after overthrowing Master Pang.
Coincidentally, Master Pang had already received the news of Pang An's accident, and he expected that those who looked at him unpleasantly would definitely not let him go, so he went to the palace to find his daughter Pang Niangniang to pave the way for him first.
Just said hello to her daughter, Pang Niangniang promised to help him breathe with Emperor Renzong in the evening, but before the emperor came up, when he was about to go back and make some preparations, he bumped into Fan Zhongyan and them.
Fan Zhongyan asked with a victorious smile on his face, "Master Pang, where is this going?" ”
Master Pang snorted coldly: "Where am I going, it seems that it is not Master Fan's turn to ask, right?" ”
Fan Zhongyan and the others were about to say a few more words to satirize Master Pang, but they were interrupted by Bao Zheng. Bao Zheng stepped sideways: "Taishi walks slowly!" Bao Zheng is about to meet the saint in person, it is related to the Taishi Mansion, and I ask the Taishi to go with me! ”
As soon as he said this, not only Taishi Pang was stunned, but even Fan Zhongyan and others didn't expect that Bao Zheng was so straightforward, thinking that this time Bao Zheng must be going to bring down Taishi, several people couldn't help but be overjoyed at the same time, and at the same time secretly made up their minds that as long as Bao Zheng was willing to come forward, they would definitely help each other this time.
Master Pang looked at Bao Zheng: "Master Bao! Well, I will meet the Holy One with you. ”
Fan Zhongyan and Ouyang Xiu and the others walked with Bao Zheng, and Pang Taishi followed alone, his pace was very calm, and he couldn't show any nervousness.
Ouyang Xiu whispered: "This old thief can calm down. ”
Han Qi on the side: "Wait a while to see if he still looks like this, I bet that when the emperor comes out, he will definitely pretend to be old and pitiful." ”
The imperial palace of the Northern Song Dynasty can be said to be the smallest one in the past dynasties, and he has always implemented a more enlightened idea of governing the country, such as opening the court when the case was tried, for example, Emperor Taizong wanted to expand the palace, but because the people nearby refused to relocate, he actually did it. None of the subsequent monarchs mentioned it again, which was unthinkable in any dynasty. Of course, this also has an advantage, that is, the emperor can secretly run out of the palace without going through one gate after another.
Another good thing was that it didn't take long for them to meet Emperor Renzong. Emperor Renzong was reading a book in the Funing Palace, and after hearing that they were coming, he met them in the Funing Palace.
Bao Zheng took the lead and walked in, if it was according to the rules, he should let Master Pang go first. But Bao Zheng looked very angry at first glance, and Master Pang didn't say anything.
After making a big salute, Renzong saw Bao Zheng's angry face and smiled slightly: "What? Which of you messed with Bao Aiqing again? ”
As Han Qi said, when Master Pang was about to pretend to be old and pitiful, Bao Zheng had already said loudly: "The emperor is clear, Weichen has a foundation, and he is the imperial master Pang Ji!" ”
As soon as Renzong heard Bao Zheng say this, the matter involved Taishi Pang, he glanced at Pang Ji at the moment, and then waved his hand: "Bao Aiqing, why do you want to join Taishi?" ”
Bao Zheng said with an angry face: "Pang An, the housekeeper of the Taishi Mansion, framed innocent people in the market under the banner of Taishi, intending to deceive people's children, and now Weichen has beheaded that Pang An according to law." It's just that Pang Taishi, as a relative of the emperor and a member of the court, actually has such a housekeeper in the house, and he can't get rid of it! This charge of lax royal majesty, the Taishi can't shirk it! ”
When Fan Zhongyan and the others heard Bao Zheng's words, the four of them were stunned, they always thought that Bao Zheng was going to participate in Pang Ji's big crime, who knew that Bao Zheng just told Pang Ji that "His Majesty is not strict!" "They really didn't expect that.
The ambition just now, and the gushing and generous speech that had been prepared, seemed to be doused by a basin of cold water.
Pang Ji listened with great joy in his heart.
After Bao Zheng finished speaking, he showed all the records of the interrogation of Pang An just now to Renzong, but Renzong didn't look at it, and asked with a sinking face: "Taishi, is there such a thing?" ”
Pang Ji immediately knelt down: "The old minister is guilty, and the old minister is willing to be punished!" ”
While kneeling down, he glanced at Bao Zheng, and secretly thought to himself in his heart, Bao Zheng killed Pang An as a favor for himself, and if Fan Zhongyan and these people caught this matter, it would always be troublesome. He wasn't afraid of Fan Zhongyan's people, he was afraid of trouble.
Renzong threw the book on the ground and smashed it at Pang Ji's feet: "Bastard! As a master, the people in the mansion are so reckless, and the official is demoted by one level! Half a year fine! ”
It doesn't matter if the official is demoted by one level, and half a year's salary is even more a drop in the bucket, which is equivalent to no punishment.
Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, and Wang Zhen were all speechless, and before they could react to what was going on, the emperor's will had already been made. The four of them were helpless, and they could only be helpless.
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