"Because of what?" Liu He asked with a strong pressure of anger.

"A subordinate official in the general's mansion had an affair with a woman in Beichengguo, and the woman's husband went to the border county to defend it, and when he came back a year later, he hit the scene and hacked them to death on the spot in a fit of rage."

"According to the law of the Han Dynasty, the slaughter of an adulterer and adulteress after the fact is punishable by the beheading, and the death of an adulterer on the spot is only sentenced to imprisonment."

"But that subordinate official often serves Huo Xian on weekdays, so this Huo Xian sent someone to send an order to Tingwei Temple to force Huang Ba to sentence the head of the gang, but Huang Ba did not obey, so Huo Xian connected some people, and when Huang Ba interceded for Xiahou Sheng, he took the opportunity to make trouble, played impeachment, and put him in prison."

Chen Xiuyue said, the more ugly Liu He's face became, he had never seen the impeachment of Huang Ba, he didn't expect that the little Huo Xian would have such a great ability, it seems that he underestimated his mother-in-law.

The general may not be guilty, but Huo Xian must die.

Liu He originally wanted to wait a little longer, and then uproot the Huo family, but now he can't wait, so he has to speed up.

"It seems that Xiahou Sheng didn't forget about himself as a student, but he couldn't atone for Huang Ba." Liu He said half-guessedly.

"Exactly."

"Then what sentence did Tingwei Li Guang sentence Huang Ba to now?"

"At the beginning, I was sentenced to seize the official and punished for the crime of misconduct, but it was not executed later, I was afraid that Huo Xian's side was dissatisfied, so it was delayed until now."

From this point of view, this court lieutenant Li Guang has not yet reached the point of incorrigibility, and knows that he cannot be sentenced arbitrarily.

"I know, then you can take me to see this Huang Ba now."

"No."

Walking all the way, after a while, Chen Xiu took Liu He and the others to a courtyard, this courtyard is a door on one side and a cell on three sides, and there are dozens of courtyards like this in the Imperial Prison.

Through the doors and walls, many prisoners could be heard moaning and screaming in pain.

"Your Majesty, it's quite damp in this cell, I'm afraid it's ......"

"Don't worry, open the door."

"No!"

The door of the cell opened, and the dark and turbid air poured in, and Liu He walked in after a moment of habituation.

Compared with the county prison in Changyi Kingdom, the harsh environment of the Imperial Prison is not much better.

After walking in, Liu He was in this dark cell through the fence, and saw a person with his back to him and lying on his side on the couch, which must be Huang Ba.

Because Huang Ba was lying face in, Liu He couldn't see his face, but what Liu He didn't expect was that this Huang Ba was actually a rare fat man in this era.

"Huang Fujun, someone has come to see you." Chen Xiu said.

"Chen Fujun doesn't want to be called a contemptible Fujun anymore, he can't afford it." Huang Ba said with some yin and yang weirdness, "This is an edict, who can come in?" The contemptible man is a dying man, and he is very unlucky, and it is not suitable to see a guest, so drive him away. ”

Chen Xian wanted to remind, but Liu He said first: "Tingwei Temple only sentenced you to prison, who let you die?" ”

Although Huang Ba felt that the sudden voice was a little familiar, he thought that it was a subordinate of the edict prison who interjected indiscriminately, so he said even more dissatisfied: "Hehe, what is Tingwei Temple, of course, it is the death of the Yamen, the back house of the General's Mansion." ”

After a moment of silence, Liu He said word for word: "Then if I don't let you die, who would dare to let you die?" ”

Huang Ba's fat body was shocked, and he seemed to feel something.

Immediately after that, he was like a meat ball, he bounced up from the bed at once, he didn't dare not raise his head, came to the fence, and bowed down to Liu He.

"The guilty minister deserves to die, he failed to hear His Majesty's voice, and he hopes to forgive his sins."

Such a decisive and sharp action made Liu He stunned for a moment.

"I heard that you pleaded for Xiahou Sheng, and I thought you were a strong order, but I didn't expect that you are also a villain who is good at observing words and feelings?" Liu He teased.

"Your Majesty's sentence to Xiahou Sheng is too heavy and does not conform to the laws of the Han Dynasty, and the guilty minister's statement is out of public intentions; It is also determined by the law of the Han Dynasty that the minister should bow down when he sees the king, and at this moment, the guilty minister asks for the crime out of public intentions. ”

This Huang Ba said it frankly, without a bit of sourness and rot, which is probably the biggest difference between a follower and a corrupt Confucian.

"I heard that you deal with prison on weekdays, and when the powerful and rich are impeached with ordinary people, you always try to favor ordinary people.

"I'm afraid you are acting like this, I am afraid that you want to sell your reputation and fight for the reputation of a follower, right?"

Liu He's question went straight to the core, but he didn't expect Huang Ba, who was lying on the ground, to be fearless at all, and simply gave his own answer.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong, ordinary people are categorically afraid to provoke the powerful courtiers, and even avoid it too late, to impeach the other party, I don't know how much secret loss will be suffered on the way, the micro ministers are slightly biased towards them when they judge the case, and it is just to restore the scale to its ordinary position, and there has never been the idea of selling fame and reputation."

Whether it is the people suing the officials or the people's lawsuits against the powerful, they themselves are convicted of crimes, not to mention the relationship between various officials and officials, Liu He has a clear view of this matter.

When he was in Changyi State, Liu He, as the prince and king, punished a small mansion and made a big move, for fear that someone would leak the news, let alone those powerless people.

So what Huang Ba said went to Liu He's heart.

Liu He looked at Chen Xiu beside him, nodded, and then said to Huang Ba: "Do you know about the construction of the Tooth in the Kai Mansion?" ”

"Chen Fujun mentioned this matter to the criminal ministers a few days ago, although the opening of the Son of Heaven is not a synthetic system, but after all, it is also an expedient measure, and it is not a violation of the law of the Han Dynasty."

This Huang Ba kept saying that it was the "Law of the Han Dynasty", and he didn't hear the meaning of recruitment in the words of the Son of Heaven at all.

It seems that he is also a trustworthy "pure minister".

"Since it is in line with the laws of the Great Han, then I want to recruit you to the Menxia Temple, are you willing?"

The words of the Son of Heaven were direct, Huang Ba couldn't help but be a little stunned, and only came back after a while: "Your Majesty wants a criminal minister to become an official?" ”

"Well, how about coming to Menxia Temple to be a subordinate of the door?"

Si Zhi, as the name suggests, is "to govern the affairs of integrity", originally belonged to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so it is also called "Prime Minister Si Zhi", more than 2,000 stones, responsible for assisting the Prime Minister to report illegality, and his status is even above the captain of the Si Li

Therefore, this subordinate is directly to assist the long history of the Menxia Temple, and is specifically responsible for supervising the subordinate officials in the Menxia Temple, so that they cannot be traitors.

Liu He only believed in the system, not in people, so he wanted to add a layer of supervision to the officials of the Menxia Temple.

It is the best choice to let Huang Ba, a "direct minister" and a "pure minister", do this.

And Liu He's appointment of Huang Ba is not limited to this, when another more tough official arrives, Liu He will let them come together to handle the major affairs of Pingling Jianling County.

"How, would you?" Liu He asked again.

"The sinner is willing, but the sinner is guilty, and it is ...... that offends" Huang Ba stopped the topic in a suitable seat very wisely.

"I understand, you offended my mother-in-law, the general's wife Huo Xian, it's okay, I came to find a way, it's just to ask for a favor."

The words of the Son of Heaven were simple, but there was a faint hint of helplessness, how could Huang Ba not hear it.

For the sake of a criminal minister whose rank is no more than a thousand stones, the Son of Heaven personally went to bow his head to a female streamer and plead, which made Huang Ba feel sad and angry in his heart.

"Your Majesty is a human king, how can you show weakness to others for the sake of criminal ministers, this is not in line with the ancestral system!" Huang Ba gritted his teeth and said.

"Today's Han Dynasty, there are many things that are not in line with the ancestral system, since I am willing to do it, then I must think it is worth it, if you still regard me as a monarch father, then come to the Menxia Temple and do something for me."

At this point, Huang Ba had no reason to refuse, and happily slammed his head on the damp floor of the cell, and said: "The criminal will die and will not be avenged, and he will definitely live up to the grace of the king!" ”

……

Liu He walked out of the cell, and Yu Wuwu immediately greeted him.

"Your Majesty, how is this Huang Ba?"

"It can be used, and it can be of great use."

"Then do you want to atone for him now?"

"I can't redeem my sentence until it's decided, but I can't wait that long." Liu He told Huo Xian about the connection between this matter.

"How about that, to mention this matter to the general at tomorrow's small court meeting?" Yu Wuwu asked.

This is naturally the right way, but it still takes a lot of time, Huo Guang will definitely reprimand Huo Xian when he goes back, and it is really unclear whether this crazy woman will hold a grudge against herself at that time.

In that case, it is not beautiful.

After thinking for a moment, Liu He planned to make a quick knife to cut through the mess.

"I'm out of the capital today, go to the General's Mansion now and get this matter done."

(End of chapter)