Zhao Tian, the emperor of Bandung, played for a day and returned to the palace after dark.

The speed with which he reviewed the recitals was shocking. It gives people the illusion that almost as soon as it is opened, it is thrown aside and asked the eunuch to draw a circle or ×. Because the speed was too fast, Tang Zhao was even worried that he was missing something. But Zhao Tian said that he would never be mistaken.

Stacked a few feet high, it didn't take him an hour to finish. Among them, there are a few twists and turns, he replied with a pen, brushed a little bit, and shot is the way, many problems can be solved. dwarfed, Tang Zhao was ashamed of himself.

After the excerpts of the Ministry of War were approved, Tang Zhao handed Zhao Tian the folds that she couldn't call the shots of other departments. When Zhao Tian saw the twists and turns of the Criminal Department, he suddenly laughed out loud: "The two waiters of the Criminal Department are really interesting. I heard that Xue Feng and his wife have moved to live in the Criminal Department, and they are hardworking and exemplary. ”

Tang Zhao said: "A few days ago, Xue Shilang presented the recital, and the concubine felt that the evidence was ironclad, and she should be given the power to investigate, but why did the emperor say that the evidence was insufficient and reprimanded him?" ”

Zhao Tian flicked the fold in his hand to the left: "Because that's interesting." ”

"Interesting?" Tang Zhao was puzzled: "Gan Jing, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Cao Huali, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and others colluded to embezzle huge sums of money and hollow out the entire Shun Cang, doesn't the emperor plan to treat them?" ”

Zhao Tian said: "They are greedy, I already knew it." But what about their greed? If they can do things and share my worries, they are capable ministers. And the money they are greedy for is not still in their homes? I can take it back when I want, so why bother? Moreover, they are just greedy and have no other problems. Since I ascended the throne, they did not collude with friends, did not control the government, and still fought with the gate valve in the court to save my face. ”

Tang Zhao said: "They joined forces to embezzle, isn't this a collusion with friends?" ”

Zhao Tian said firmly: "As long as they don't touch the military power, I don't think it counts." ”

Tang Zhao asked, "Then why does Your Majesty still check on them?" ”

Zhao Tian said: "I can leave them alone, but I want them to know that I know what they are doing and what they have done." Hu Rong left the palace to help me monitor them; The criminal department's investigation of the case is to investigate their past. ”

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In fact, the "Lushunfang Corruption Case" has sufficient evidence, but the emperor did not approve it, and did not allow the Criminal Department to search and arrest those senior officials. Then the work of collecting evidence in this case must continue. And Xue Pang asked Su Bei, after Tian Qun and Zhang Guan, to find out at least two more witnesses.

Although Zhang Guan still refuses to admit it, as long as two more witnesses are found, he will not admit it. In Xue Pang's words, if this is not ironclad evidence, then I, Xue Pang, will resign.

Looking at the energy on Xue Pang's body, Mei Ran said that Xue Shilang drank chicken blood. And he drank chicken blood, and the nine superintendents under him had to work harder. If you don't do it well, you will be punished.

Xue Pang has selected three people and decided to punish them. The Criminal Department does not have the right to directly dismiss officials with ranks, and it needs to be reported to the Ministry of Officials first, and then submitted to the Emperor after being reviewed by the Ministry of Officials. And the emperor takes good care of Xue Pang, and he really plays accurately.

The emperor's edict has been issued, and the three overseers can only go home in disgrace. Of course, they were reluctant to go, and some even ran to the squire's house, kneeling on the ground and crying for mercy. But Xue Pang's face was like black iron, and he had no room for maneuver, and sent someone to blast them out.

"There are three vacancies in the Criminal Department, and I don't know which three unlucky ones will be transferred here in the future. I heard from them that Xue Shilang intended to transfer people from the military department. Mei Ran heard some news from the knife officer's room again, and told Su Bottle as soon as possible.

Su Bottle rode the big red horse that was still a little lame, and Mei Ran rode her old mule, and the two came to the Chengfeng Teahouse in Pingkangfang. Su Bei wanted to ask Ye Guhong some questions, but the two night girls were not there, it was Lu Sanniang who came over and said that she still didn't find anything abnormal last night. Su Wei frowned slightly, pondering how to break through the predicament.

Thinking about it, Su Bottle snapped his fingers: "Originally, I didn't plan to arrest them all, so I haven't been able to exert my strength." But now it seems that some means should be used. ”

"By what means?" Mei Ran asked.

"These sixteen people are very good at acting, don't let them suffer a little, they can still act for a long time." Su Bottle raised his fist: "If the bright one doesn't work, come to the dark one." If you can't write it, you will come to martial arts. I don't believe it's all hard bones. ”

Mei Ran nodded and said, "Just pull out two." ”

In fact, Su Bei felt that Emperor Wanlong's attitude towards this corruption case was a bit intriguing. If the emperor really wanted to vigorously punish corruption, with Tian Qun's confession, he could arrest these sixteen people first, and then interrogate them in the criminal department. But the emperor disagreed.

It's really confusing what the emperor is going to do. even let Su Bottle find a feeling of being played. But of course, the emperor was not playing Su Bottle, but Xue Pang, the servant of the Criminal Department. Su Bottle can only be regarded as following Xue Pang to eat and hang.

Su Wei thought that his official was too small and out of the emperor's sight.

Just do it, Su Bottle first went to buy casings, took a small section, poured chicken blood, and tied it tightly.

Bought another monkey.

Mei Ran asked him what he was buying monkeys for? Su Bottle didn't speak, plucked the hair off the monkey's hand and stabbed it down.

Then Su Bottle rushed to Tongyuanfang with Mei Ran, this time the two of them did not ride horses, but traveled in casual clothes.

Among the remaining sixteen corrupt officials, there are still two people living in this Tongyuan Fang. This is the northeasternmost corner of Luoyang, and it is also the poorest square in northern Luoyang. But after all, this is Luobei, and it is still better than Luonan suburbs. On the main street, you can see several more luxurious buildings. And Zhang Guan's private mansion is in that luxurious complex.

At the beginning, it was the night wind that followed Zhang Guan to make meritorious contributions, and Su Wei felt that this young man had good ability, so today's action also brought him with him. Su Bottle said to Ye Laifeng: "Let's pretend to be bandits and break in." Since I'm good-looking, I don't look like a bandit, so I can only bother you to take the lead. ”

Ye Laifeng nodded and said: "Usually everyone says that I am like a bandit, so it is right for me to take the lead." ”

This tall young man from the dungeon has a standard bandit face, and a big black face is full of horizontal flesh. He was not yet twenty years old, but he looked like forty because of his rough skin. Stunned, he broke into the house with a knife, and no one would suspect his identity as a bandit.

This is not the case with Su Bei, he was born with a good face. And when he's not smiling, he looks like he's smiling. Where this illusion came from, Su Bei couldn't tell clearly, in short, when he looked at him, he felt good. Especially for children.

Su Bottle wears a copper mask.

Night Wind blinked: "Won't you get me a mask too?" If my face is remembered, informed to the government, painted pictures, and posted official documents at the gate of the city, then I will not be able to be a person in the future. ”

"Now, your face has the greatest use value, and if you cover it, the effect will be halved." Su Bottle raised his hand and patted Ye Laifeng's head: "Don't get too involved in the show, okay?" How did you forget that you were working for the Criminal Department? Don't really think of yourself as a bandit and cut people down as soon as you enter the house. ”

The night wind scratched his head.

After the two of them dressed up, they hid in the dark until Luanping, a member of the Ministry of Labor, came home from work.

Su Bottle nodded at the night wind, and the night wind rushed up with a "snort". Before Luan Ping could close the door, he flew out with a kick and kicked the door open, and the door panel was on Luan Ping, only to see Luan Ping staggering backwards.

Su Bottle rushed in after him, while Mei Ran was outside to observe. If there is too much movement in this courtyard and it attracts the Fang Department or Jin Wuwei, she will come forward to explain.

Without much gossip, the wind came at night and pulled Luan Ping's hair into a bun and dragged him into the house. At that time, there were Luan Ping's daughter-in-law and two daughters in the house, and they were so frightened that they curled up at the foot of the wall, shivering.

Su Bottle walked in and closed the door. pulled out the knife, pointed at the woman and child at the foot of the wall, and said to Luan Ping: "Two hundred and one lives." I think, this little money is not much for the Ministry of Labor, right? ”

Luan Ping was bound by the night wind, knelt on the ground, and cried: "A good man understands, I am a Qing official, my ancestors have been poor farmers for three generations, and they have no ancestral savings. You see that my house is surrounded by walls, how can I have money? ”

Su Bei snorted coldly and said, "If you don't see the coffin, you won't shed tears!" ”

As he spoke, Su Bottle grabbed the youngest of the two daughters. When the mother howled, grabbed her daughter and didn't let go, Su Bottle raised her foot to kick and kicked the woman's hand away.

Pulling the girl behind the table and putting her little hands on the stool, Su Bottle yelled at Luan Ping, "You still don't take the money?" ”

Night Wind kicked Luan Ping and shouted, "Take the money!" ”

Luan Ping fell to the ground and cried out, "Good man! I don't have any money! My whole family only has a dozen taels of silver, you all take it! Don't hurt my daughter! ”

"Boom!" As soon as the knife went down, I saw a few bloody severed fingers falling to the ground (monkey's fingers), and the girl screamed in fright, and Su Bottle had already held the girl's little hand in her own hand.

There was blood gushing out of Su Bottle's hand (chicken blood in the casing), and he glared at Luan Ping: "Take the money!" Otherwise, I'll kill her! Kill your whole family! ”

The night wind shouted: "Kill your whole family!" ”

Luan Ping was stunned and said that he was lying under the cabinet, picking open the floor and hiding money. When he had finished speaking, he burst into tears.

The night wind dragged over the lying cabinet, cut open the floor, and found the money bag.

Su Bottle's eyes lit up.

No wonder Luan Ping cried.

Originally, one life was two hundred taels, and four people were eight hundred. But there are two thousand taels hidden here, to say the least. Su Bottle didn't stop after receiving the money, sat on the ground and raised the price, asking him to take another 1,000 taels.

But it's useless to scare him this time, it seems that he really has no money.

At this time, Su Bottle took off his mask, showed the waist card of the Ministry of Punishment, and let go of the girl's hand. The girl's hand was intact, and Luan Ping was stunned when she saw it.

Su Bottle said: "I am the criminal department's "Lushuncang Corruption Case" special case to arrest Su Bottle, please Luan Lord explain to me, where did the more than two thousand taels of silver come from?" ”