Chapter 381: Summons
It's just that it was not the "big officials of the military department" who reported these Yizhuang messengers to the yamen as they guessed, but a few beggars.
The beggars, whose hands and feet were frostbitten and rotten, struck the drum with their last strength, and lay there crying and screaming.
Jing Zhaoyin originally didn't want to take care of the beggars' mess - even if these beggars were lucky, due to natural disasters recently, there was a lot of noise in the court, and many ministers liked to stare at other people's affairs in order to get themselves out of this dispute, and Jing Zhaoyin had to take on this case in order to avoid falling into this troubled water.
Jing Zhaoyin looked at the beggars who were kneeling there trembling with some impatience, slapped the shocked wood heavily, and shouted, "Who is the hall!" What are you told!? β
The beggars were crying and shouting you and me, and they couldn't hear what they were shouting at all, it was messy, and the stench on those beggars was not only the officials who were close to them who were so smoked that they rolled their eyes, but even Jing Zhaoyin, who was sitting far away in the hall, was choked by the complex stench of choking and frowned.
Jing Zhaoyin slapped again: "Above the court, how can you wait for the noise, explain well, if you do this again, you will be directly put in prison for the crime of disrespecting the court!" β
The beggars' brows twitched.
Speaking of which, there is food and shelter in the prison...... It's much better than the broken temple they were in......
Several beggars were moved, and there was a bit of greed in their eyes.
There are more beggars who want to come to the official mansion to fight the autumn breeze every year, Jing Zhaoyin suddenly saw through what these beggars were thinking, snorted coldly, and was shocked to shoot it mercilessly: "Ridiculous!" Tell you, if you are disrespectful to the court, you will have to be beaten 20 boards before you are thrown into prison! β
As soon as they heard that they would have to suffer twenty boards, the thoughts in the hearts of those beggars who were moved were suddenly extinguished by the fire.
They were honest now, trying not to be crooked anymore, and their kneeling bodies straightened.
Jing Zhaoyin was very satisfied with this effect, and snorted coldly in his heart, and then shouted majestically: "What the hell are you accusing?!" β
Several beggars glanced at each other, and one of them, thin as a monkey, raised his voice: "...... Lord Qingtian, we, we want to tell the poor people of Yizhuang! His voice trembled slightly, and there was a hint of lust and guilt.
If Kong was here, she would probably be surprisedβwasn't this beggar who was as thin as a monkey one of the two beggars who beat her son up on the idea of shroud yesterday?
Jing Zhaoyin frowned slightly.
The messenger of Sue Yi Zhuang?
What the hell are these beggars trying to do?
The beggar, who was as thin as a monkey, shouted out his words, as if he had made up his mind, and his voice raised a little higher: "Lord Qingtian, because of those few poor people, they drove us out of Yizhuang, we, we have frozen to death five children in the past few days!" Even, even one of my accomplices froze to death in Yizhuang yesterday! β
When Jing Zhaoyin heard this, his brows couldn't help but wrinkle again.
It's a matter of freezing to death again......
In fact, he has heard that in recent days, more and more people have been frozen to death in various places, and those local officials are said to be so busy that they are now busy covering the disaster situation from the higher-ups!
This is good, right now, in his jurisdiction, there are also people who have stabbed people to death!
He can ignore this; If you manage it, I'm afraid you will have to pull out the radish and bring out the mud...... Jing Zhaoyin pondered the gains and losses in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the beggars below.
I saw that those beggars, the frostbite on their bodies was rotten a lot, and they all had yellow muscles and thin clothes, and they probably couldn't live long under this cold and snowstorm that was rare for decades......
Jing Zhaoyin really doesn't want to care.
But, he thought about it, the limelight is tight at the moment, in case he doesn't care about this matter, these beggars are all dead, if they grit their teeth and hold the idea that they are all dead anyway, go to beat the drum, and directly sue the emperor to shout grievances, then the black gauze hat on his head will not be guaranteed? β¦β¦
As soon as Jing Zhaoyin thought about that scene, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind him.
He thought about it again, although the disaster caused by the wind and snow was now desperately hidden from local officials everywhere, but the paper could not contain the fire after all...... At that time, if the higher authorities knew about this, according to the temper of the saints today, it would definitely be thoroughly investigated...... Then, in this way, I am afraid that he will not be able to escape the involvement when the time comes......
Jing Zhaoyin's expression was awe-inspiring, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter could not be taken lightly.
However, if you think about it the other way around, the local people are desperately trying to hide the disaster, but he has handled the murder case about the disaster beautifully, then when the disaster can no longer be covered, and the thunder and anger above, the stupidity and incompetence of the local officials will not set off his glory and majesty more and more?
Jing Zhaoyin's expression changed from awe-inspiring to thoughtful.
How did the beggars at the bottom know what Jing Zhaoyin was thinking, in the eyes of people like them who were not well fed and clothed, Jing Zhaoyin was probably the same as a fairy, they saw Jing Zhaoyin's expression change back and forth, and they didn't dare to complain at all, they all subconsciously stopped crying slightly, and looked at Jing Zhaoyin blankly.
After Jing Zhaoyin made a decision, he found that the kneeling beggars below were all looking at him with blank but awe-inspiring faces.
Jing Zhaoyin slapped the shocked wood heavily, and said solemnly: "Today's saint is people-oriented and generous in governing the country, under the jurisdiction of this official, there is such a person who cares for his life - here!" Go to Yizhuang and pass on all those messengers! β
Soon, the yacha sent all the messengers.
Those poor people thought that the senior officials of the military department had come to trouble them, and they trembled like chaff, and when they entered the lobby, their legs were as soft as tofu, and they knelt down one by one when they arrived in the hall, kowtowing like pounding garlic, and shouting "Adults spare their lives" and "Adults spare their lives".
Jing Zhaoyin was a little confused.
Speaking of which, he had never met a prisoner who had not yet begun the trial and had taken the initiative to confess his guilt.
However, if you confess your guilt, it will be easy to do.
Jing Zhaoyin slapped the hall hard: "The person who knelt in the hall, can you be convicted?!" β
Several poor people were so frightened by the startling wood that they were about to pee out, and said with a sad face: "The little ones are guilty, but the little ones are not optimistic about Yizhuang...... Let the beggars who don't have long eyes in......"
The more Jing Zhao Yin listened, the more wrong he felt?
The beggars sued the messengers to expel the people from the village, causing many of them to freeze to death.
How does the confession of sin in these poor words come in reverse?
Is this called confession?
If it weren't for Jing Zhaoyin's appearance that those poor people were really frightened, he would have thought that these poor people were deliberately saying these brainless words to be sarcastic.
Jing Zhaoyin slapped the shocked wood heavily: "It's just nonsense!" β¦β¦ Yizhuang outside the capital is a temporary place to stop the soul, and a few of you sent people were sent by the soldiers and horses of the five cities to take care of those corpses! You are guilty of these beggars who have accused you of having disregard for the lives of others and driving them out of their shelters in the cold of winter, and that several of them have frozen to death! β
After hearing the charges, several poor people were all dumbfounded.
They thought that the senior official of the military department wanted to rectify them, so they brought them to the yamen to have a hard time, where did they dare to fight with the senior official of the military department! So as soon as he entered the yamen, he began to take the initiative to admit his mistakes, hoping to make the big official see their positive attitude, raise their noble hands, and let them go.
Who knows, they were summoned to the yamen this time, not for the reason they thought, but for ......
Sued by a beggar?!
These poor people knelt down at the bottom of the hall and looked at each other, and a strong sense of absurdity arose in their hearts.
Beggar? Aha? Such untouchables have come to sue them?
They can be regarded as poor people hired by the Soldiers and Horses Division, right?
A few beggars, where did the dog dare to sue them!
A few poor people suddenly became confident.
They straightened their backs, wiped their tears, and began to shout in a loud voice: "My lord, wronged, my lord!" β
Jing Zhaoyin's eyebrows jumped.
Why is this shouting again?!
Didn't you confess your sins just now, and you were very happy!
Jing Zhaoyin slapped the shocked wood heavily, and his voice was fierce: "The testimony is so repeated, are you contempt for the court!" β
The attitude of a few poor people to see Jing Zhaoyin was a little wrong...... It stands to reason that Jing Zhaoyin will also stand on their side for the sake of the Five Cities Terracotta Division.
Several poor people are all old slippery heads in the society, and the thin poor man who recognized Second Master Ruan before hurriedly kowtowed, and said: "Back to the adult's words, it's not that the little ones testify repeatedly, it's really that we all misunderstood just now, thinking that we were not good on an errand, and the boss wanted to punish us." Now that we know that these beggars are suing us, the little ones naturally want to defend themselves. β
Jing Zhaoyin raised his eyebrows slightly, and said a soft, noncommittal "um", "You can talk about it." β
The thin man couldn't help but sweat in his heart, and went through the draft of what he was about to say in his heart, and then opened his mouth cautiously, "...... My lord, that's right. In recent days, due to the sudden cold weather, many elderly people and children from poor families have not been able to survive this winter, and Yizhuang is really full of corpses...... The little ones were ordered to guard the corpses and make sure they were not violated...... Since we want to ensure that these corpses are not violated, we naturally can't let anyone in Yizhuang threaten these corpses......"
As he spoke, he glanced meaningfully at the beggars.
Naturally, the beggars refused to accept it and made a fuss.
Jing Zhaoyin had to pat the shocked wood again, and his face was a little unpleasant: "How can you be a noisy place above the public court!" If there is no more noise, everyone will beat ten boards! β
Now, no one dares to shout anymore.