Chapter 109: No Retreat
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As a patrol of the imperial history of a place, he should have tried and recorded the criminal prisoner and brushed the case file, but in fact, there was no need for the Lan court envoy to use Yan Jingyu to lobby, Tang Wei should also inquire about the murder case that caused a storm of public opinion in Fenyang. However, "should" is not the same as "necessary", compared with "inspecting the warehouse" and "checking and calculating money and grain" and other matters related to the treasury levy, criminal proceedings have become less and less concerned by the patrol, especially when the case is still related to the party dispute between the two major cabinet elders in the court.
Lan Ting wasn't sure if Tang Wei would rise to the challenge, so he needed to use a bit of resourcefulness.
Although there are still rumors in the market pointing to the adultery of the Jiang family and Hua Xiaoji, there are many squires in Fenyang who suspect that Hu Duan is indeed perverting the law, as if to say that not long ago, Zhao Zhouzun's family held a banquet and invited Xue Men and other female relatives to attend the meeting. So yesterday, Wu Xiaolang personally explained the truth in front of me, so he wouldn't know that his mother colluded with an adulterer to kill his biological father, and he would even ask another adulterer to exonerate his mother, right? β
"Brother Yan means to let Wei participate in the review of this case?" Tang Wei was really a little embarrassed: "My brother has just arrived, and he is not clear about the actual situation in Fenzhou, although the trial of criminal prisoners should be patrolled according to the scope of duties, but I am afraid that it will be involved too deeply and delay the levy of taxes. β
"If you don't ask about ordinary cases, but now this case has aroused public opinion, and it is also related to whether Hu Duan is perverting the law, if this person really commits the crime of perverting the law and embezzling bribes, he even wants to collude with the academic officials to dismiss the student at will, ruining Watson's career, this is also against the national capital of the imperial examination, the younger brother as a patrol according to the imperial history, if he ignores it, how can he realize the function of the modern Son of Heaven to patrol and impeach Youzhuo? According to the elder brother, the younger brother encountered an important case when he first came to Fenyang, and as long as he made a fair trial, he could win the reputation of being evil and upright. Although my brother is talented, this opportunity is indeed rare. β
Seeing that Tang Wei seemed to be still hesitating, Yan Jingyu reminded: "If Zhou Zun insists on prevaricating, my brother is determined to preside over fairness and fear that there will be many obstacles, so that the government will be delayed because of the criminal trial, but now it is Zhao Zhouzun who wants to stand up for the people and investigate Hu Duan's crime of perverting the law. β
This really convinced Tang Wei, isn't this the truth?
Some people even do not hesitate to offend powerful and high-ranking officials, and risk their lives to win such praise, of course, Tang Wei's ambition is not here, so when he heard that Jiang was suspected of being wronged, his first consideration was still whether this criminal case was worth asking him about.
This is not to say that Tang Wei is also a corrupt official, in fact, his background and foundation determine that he has no basis for fighting against the powerful party traitors, he is a person who cherishes his life, and he also cherishes the career that he has embarked on after ten years of hard study.
Therefore, it is inevitable to hesitate between trade-offs and trade-offs.
But of course, he knows what kind of cornerstone it will be for the future if he can strive for the reputation of uprightness, after all, it is different from the period of the first emperor, and the official reputation and political achievements are important again. If he is the only one who goes against a giant party like Hu Duan, Shi Liangxing, and Yuan Gelao, it will undoubtedly be self-destructive and not in line with the benefits in Tang Wei's mind, unless his brain is trampled by the horse's hooves, he may go crazy.
But now after all, it's not him fighting alone, it's Zhao Zhouzun who is fighting the vanguard, and Zhao Zhouzun also has the support of Xu Ge Lao behind him!
In this way, there is a good chance of winning, Tang Wei has been in the office for many years, of course, he also understands that it is impossible to be lucky to fall from the sky when he has been wise, and he must stand when he is in the position and take a certain amount of risk to reap greater benefits.
As Yan Jingyu said, opportunities are rare!
Even if Zhao Zhouzun failed to bring down Hu Duan and Shi Liangxing this time, with Xu Ge Lao as a guarantee, he would not be defeated, then he would stand in line with Zhao Zhouzun at a critical time, and he would inevitably be included in Xu Ge Lao's wings, which was an opportunity that Tang Wei could not imagine.
Fight, just do it!
Tang Wei opened his arms and hugged his friend Yan Jingyu gratefully: "Thanks to the senior brother for analyzing the pros and cons for me, if Lin Fenyang can solve the law case and get the court's commendation this time, the younger brother will not forget the kindness of the senior brother." β
Tang Xun had already rolled up his sleeves and planned to do a big job, but Zhao Zhouzun, who was regarded as his backing, was still hidden in the dark, when he heard that Wu Lao Niang was making trouble in the school palace, and Ming Baixia even proposed to expel Hua Xiaoji, he hated more and more that he couldn't immediately transfer this thorny case, not to mention Lan Ting, this time even Yin Jiyu's persuasion of the old man Zhizhou refused to listen.
"As a woman, Jiang's reputation has become so bad, even if it is clear that she was wronged and did not kill anyone, it can be confirmed that Hua Xiaoji and her are not suspected of being melons and plums? You even took it upon yourself to place her in the inner court, that Hu Duan, but you have long been slandered that you have taken a fancy to Jiang's appearance! Seeing that you are going to take the township examination this autumn and enter the imperial examination, if you are implicated in your reputation for the sake of a mere woman, how can you live up to your grandfather's hopes and teachings for you over the years! β
Lan Ting didn't expect that his father's worries were all, and he really didn't know how to guide him, so he and Yin Jiyu looked at each other for a while, and decided to pretend to be deaf and dumb and let Zhao Zhouzun vent - although he had a plan, he couldn't hand over the case anymore!
Chun Gui listened to the news that Ju Xi inquired about from Tang Hui, and knew that Lan Ting had eaten the first row in front of Daddy Weng, she was a little angry at Daddy Weng's pedantry, thought about it, and decided to mention this matter in front of Mrs. Shen, and did not incite it much, and Mrs. Shen really put pressure on Zhao Zhouzun.
"Those who are clean are self-purifying, not to mention that Hu Duan's slander is extremely absurd, Jiang has been severely punished and has been ill again, what is the appearance of the skinny and skinny? Hu Duan is like a mad dog climbing and biting, and someone has to believe it! Now Mrs. Xue, Ding Niangzi, how many female relatives of the official eunuch family believe that Hu Duan bends the law, but public opinion is on the side of the master, and the master is still worried about their slander? The lord is a state parent, and the people under his rule were wronged by the lord's subordinates, and the lord still blindly thinks about prevarication, in case he is questioned and connived, a piece of impeachment is handed to the emperor, and even the queen's mother is also gloomy. β
Mrs. Shen is honest and not bad-hearted, and she still has some sympathy for Jiang, not to mention that because of Fei's repeated provocations, she regards Hu Duan and his wife as opponents, of course, she hopes that Hu Duan's crimes will be exposed and ruined, and Fei will not want to turn over in this life, so he will give Zhao Zhou a good lecture and try his best to persuade this murder case to be investigated as soon as possible.
Although Zhao Jiangcheng is usually a little afraid of guilt - the gentle and charming concubine given to him by the political envoy at the beginning was betrayed by Mrs. Shen within two days, and he only dared to complain a few words of the Cold War for a few days, Mrs. Shen personally handed over the steps, and Zhao Zhouzhi hurriedly went down and never mentioned it. However, when it comes to the official affairs of the Yatang, according to Zhao Jiangcheng's somewhat pedantic temperament, he can't completely obey Mrs. Shen's mercy, so he still plans to stay put, waiting for the reply from the Criminal Department to arrive, and immediately hand over the prisoner.
But he didn't expect that on this day, he was blocked in the yatang by the patrol Yu Shi Tang Wei.
Pedant people often pay attention to face, which is at least no exception to Zhao Zhizhou, when he listened to Tang Xun's compliments, what is lenient and fair, impartial, what law enforcement is like a mountain, and it is discerning; He also denounced Hu Duan for bending the law for personal gain, greedy for ink, and repeatedly said that in the name of patrolling, he would help Zhaozhou to investigate and clear up unjust cases, and jointly safeguard the law and serve the trust given by the monarchy......
How can Zhao Zhouzun say that he wants to shirk his responsibilities and throw away the hot potato?
And after this meeting, Tang Wei felt more and more emotional: Zhao Zhou was born in a famous family, so friends and acquaintances are all over the government and the opposition, but he didn't expect to be so approachable, but his personality seems to be a little silent, smiling more and talking less, it is really difficult to see that he was originally decisive in his bones, and dared to use a small people murder case to chase and beat Yuan Ge's proud protΓ©gΓ© Shi Liangxing and Hu Duan, and really inherited the style of Zhao Taishi. Only when Zhao Taishi dares to maneuver around several powerful eunuchs and eradicate one of them, can the civilian, official and scholar group finally win a complete victory and wash away the filth of the court.
How did he know that as soon as his front foot left, the smile on Zhao Zhouzun's face immediately couldn't be maintained, and he leaned in the chair and shouted that his brain hurt.
It was Lan Ting who arrived in time and prescribed a good medicine: "Father, for the sake of today's plan, I can only make this case clear and clear, and return the law to justice to make the innocent innocent, if the court plans to prove Hu Duan's crime of perverting the law, my father does not need to worry." β
Zhao Zhouzun stared at his son with a bitter face, and sighed weakly.