armyinform Chapter 1189 The incident happened
Chapter 1189 The incident happened
Chapter 1189 The incident happened
After Xiang Qi offended Shen Kuo and instead got close to Cai Que, he got a good job and was appointed as the detailed judge of the Court of Criminal Justice.
Xiang Qi, Zhang Yue and Cai Que were all classmates in the Imperial College. In terms of relationship, Xiang Qi knew Cai Que earlier than Zhang Yue.
After Cai Que was promoted to the position of Zhongshu, he still needed people to take care of the Censorate, the Court of Justice, and the Dali Temple. After he had dealt with a group of people in the Xiangzhou case, he took the opportunity to place many of his cronies in the position.
Xiang Qi took this opportunity and entered the Court of Criminal Justice.
Because thieves were rampant in the Song Dynasty, the people were governed extremely harshly.
Among them, two laws were established outside the usual laws, which can be called laws outside the law. One is the heavy land law, and the other is the heavy harboring law.
The so-called heavy-law areas are those that were included in the list starting from the Jiayou period, when all the counties in Kaifeng Prefecture were included. Once a crime was committed here, the sentence would be heavier than that in other places.
By the Yuanfeng period, thieves continued to exist, and even Hebei, Jingdong, Huainan, Fujian and other places were subject to severe punishments.
The other is to punish those who harbor thieves severely, that is, to severely punish the crime of harboring thieves and eliminate the social basis of thieves and robbers. It not only emphasizes the retroactive effect of the law, but also involves the relatives of criminals and confiscates their property, punishing thieves for treason.
This law also combats the crime of harboring and harbouring criminals.
During the Jiayou period, it was only under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture. During the Xining period, the government extended this law to several provinces including Hebei. However, this law is also the most criticized one. As long as the government says you are harboring someone, you are harboring someone. There is no reason to argue.
Unless you are from a family like Chai Jin, you can avoid being harassed by the government. Otherwise, as long as you have a little wealth, it is too easy for the government to accuse you of a crime.
The Court of Criminal Justice was responsible for reviewing the sentences submitted by lower levels, but in fact the Court of Criminal Justice, the Dali Temple, the Kaifeng Prefecture, and all the other judicial organs were part of the same family.
As far as reviewing cases is concerned, both the Dali Temple and Kaifeng Prefecture are begging you, but you don't have to beg them, so you are very powerful.
He is simply dad’s dad.
Today in Yingxian Restaurant in Bian Jing.
Xiang Qi was sitting in the main seat, and an official below was toasting him repeatedly.
This is the highest and best seat in Yingxian Tower, with a view of the Bian River, so the table of wine and food in front of the two of them cost thirty strings of cash.
Xiang Qi was so lazy that he didn't even move his chopsticks. The official below held his wine and said with a smile: "Please, Lord Xiang, please stop this matter. I will be very grateful if you do so."
Xiangdong shook his head and said, "Brother Zhou, you are also the chief judge of the Jingdong Road Chief Justice Department. You have been handling cases for thirty years. How could you handle cases so carelessly and misjudge a murder case like this?"
The other party lowered his head and said, "I was confused for a moment."
"I'm afraid he collected a lot of money!"
The other party was embarrassed when he heard this. Xiang Qi pointed at him with the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Since I can come forward and ignore the official business of the government office and have you drink for a few times, I don't mean to stand by and watch. But if you don't tell me the truth...it will be difficult for me to help you."
The other party immediately said: "Not much, not much, just three hundred strings of cash."
Xiang Qi said: "It's just three hundred strings of cash?"
The man glanced at the several singing girls playing the piano and singing outside the private room, and immediately took out a stack of salt notes from his sleeve and said, "That's really all we have. The three hundred strings of cash are all here now, give them to Master Xiang as a filial gift!"
Xiang Qi touched the salt banknotes and put them in his boots, then said, "I'll take care of the Court of Judicial Review for you."
"Thank you, Mr. Xiang. You are my second parent!" the official thanked profusely.
"But, I'm done with this, as for the Dali Temple..."
Official Zhou said, "I have some connections at the Dali Temple. It would be even better if you could ask me for help."
Xiang Qi sneered, "You want to do a lot with just three hundred strings of cash."
Official Zhou lowered his head immediately after being mocked by Xiang Qi and said, "I am greedy."
Xiang Qi said, "I heard that the Dali Temple judge who is handling this case said that you must be dealt with severely."
"If I agree and he objects, it will be a disaster if it gets out! It will not only hurt me, but you as well."
Official Zhou exclaimed, "What should I do? I have to ask Mr. Xiang for help again."
Xiang Qi didn't say anything when he heard this, but picked up the wine cup and drank. After Xiang Qi drank a cup, he used chopsticks to scrape a large piece of fish meat from the back of the big carp in the basin and ate it with the wine.
Official Zhou looked at Xiang Qi eating with great relish, but he was extremely anxious in his heart.
After drinking three cups of wine, Xiang Qilian put his chopsticks on the table, picked up a towel to wipe his mouth, and pretended to leave.
"Master Xiang, you haven't given any orders yet?" the official pleaded.
Xiang Qi said, "I still have some unclear points about this case. So... ask your wife to personally bring the case file to my house tomorrow night."
When the official surnamed Zhou heard this, he let out a cry and his entire neck turned red.
His wife was well-known in her hometown for her beauty. Although she was in her thirties, she was even more charming. Official Zhou remembered that two years ago, he took his wife to Beijing to watch a play and happened to meet Xiang Qi, who was down and out at the time.
The two met each other at that time.
Xiang Qi brushed his boots with a brush and said, "If you are in trouble, forget it."
The official surnamed Zhou thought about the expenses of the past few days. Not to mention the 300 strings of cash today, even the expenses of inviting people to dinner would cost nearly 100 strings of cash.
If I reject Xiang Qi today, not only will all my investment be wasted, but if this case falls into his hands, I will definitely not be well-received. This person deliberately let me step into his trap. Thinking of this, a surge of anger rose from the bottom of my heart.
He wanted to punch Xiang Qi in the face.
Finally, the official surnamed Zhou said, "Since you have made such a request, I will obey your command."
Xiang Qi patted the other person's shoulder and said, "I'll wait for you in the mansion tomorrow."
……
After Xiang Qi walked out of the room, he didn't think he had gone too far. He had seen and heard many people in the officialdom who were more disgusting than what he had done.
If you really have a conscience, why would you become an official?
When Xiang Qi came out of Yingxian Tower, he happened to meet someone.
The other party was none other than his benefactor Cai Que.
Cai Que also went downstairs in disguise. When he saw Xiang Qishi, he stared at him with a sinister look.
"What are you doing here?"
"Reporting to the lord, I am eating and drinking here with my colleagues."
Cai Que looked at Xiang Qi, and felt a strong sense of oppression.
Xiang Qi knew that he was just a small character in front of Cai Que, and the other party could crush him to death with just one hand. When he went to Zhang Yue's house to ask for his help, he used the identity of an old friend as a classmate, so that he could have a place to sit.
He knew Zhang Yue would accept these, but Cai Que didn't buy it at all.
Under Cai Que's pressure, Xiang Qi dared not hide anything and told everything immediately. He knew that Cai Que was very shrewd and that he would not be able to deceive him even if he concealed a little, so he told Cai Que the truth about his final request to the official surnamed Zhou.
Xiang Qi knew that Cai Que was a very suspicious person. If you wanted to gain his trust, you had to be completely open-minded. Once he found out that you had deceived him once, he would take back everything.
The more he tells Qi, no matter how bad it is, Cai Que will trust you more.
Cai Que sneered, "I told you long ago that if you can't control your crotch, you might as well cut it off."
"Zhang San wants to reorganize the government right now. If you leak any information about this, don't blame him for being ruthless in the future."
Xiang Qi was scolded by Cai Que without any temper and said, "Yes, yes. I was blinded by lard."
Seeing that Xiang Qi had completely surrendered in front of him, Cai Que did not pursue the matter any further.
From former classmates to current subordinates, many people cannot make this transition mentally. Even though they know it in their hearts, they still feel a little awkward.
From this point of view, Xiang Qi is a wise man.
Xiang Qi said, "Sir, a few days ago, someone from the Imperial City Department came to him to inquire about a private matter of Prime Minister Zhang."
Cai Que asked, "What's the matter?"
"It seems to be related to the correspondence between Prime Minister Zhang and Prime Minister Zhang Xiaojie of Liao. There seems to be something else going on."
Cai Que said: "I understand, you did a great job."
Cai knew that Zhang Yue had accepted money from the Liao Wei King Yelu Yixin when negotiating peace, and this matter seemed to have been known to the Imperial City Administration recently.
If the Imperial City Bureau knows about it, then the government also knows about it.
……
The next day in the palace.
Li Ding, the Imperial Censor, said: "Lü Huiqing is already in mourning, but he still uses the excuse that his family has no money to ask the court for an increase in salary. I have heard that many people inside and outside the court think that Lü Huiqing is really shameless and should be reprimanded."
The official remained silent after hearing this.
After Li Ding left, Privy Councilor Feng Jing came out and said, "The Liao people have been making frequent moves recently. First, last month, the Khitan cavalry invaded the bottle-shaped fortress. Now, their fishing boats have invaded our land and clashed with our border residents, resulting in three deaths and ten injuries to our people."
"This is similar to the Tangut dismissal of Li Qing as prime minister. If the Tanguts and Khitans show signs of joining forces, the court must be prepared early."
Xue Xiang on the side said: "I don't think so. The Khitan and the Tanguts have had a quarrel. Now that I have no real power to attack the Tanguts, why would the Khitan take any action?"
"I have noticed that whenever something big happens in the Khitan country, they take action on the border to conceal our presence."
Feng Jing said, "I don't think so. If the Tanguts and Khitans join forces, the consequences will be disastrous. The Tangut envoys are now on their way to Beijing. According to the report of the escort envoy, as soon as they entered the country, they asked me why I entered the country without permission and took in the rebels in their country. It seems that they are going to bring an army to punish me."
"An envoy from the Liao Kingdom also entered the country. He claimed to be a descendant of the Jin Emperor and was quite insulting to our dynasty."
"Your Majesty should prepare for a rainy day!"
The official said to Zhang Yue, "What do you think, Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, although the Khitan and our dynasty have been at peace for a long time, they often threaten us with military action or humiliate us at festivals."
"As Feng Jing said, although we haven't deployed troops yet, we still need to see how they can be deployed."
"The key to the border defense with Liao Kingdom lies in the three commanders of Heshuo, in Zhending, Yingguan, and Dingwu. How to find generals like Guo Jin and Li Hanchao to guard the border and rectify military affairs is the way to deal with it."
Zhang Yue said: "I want to recruit a few people to revive the border defense..."
The emperor listened without commenting, and then said: "We will discuss the border officials' affairs later. I don't understand why the Dangxiang Liao Kingdom knows so much about our internal affairs over the years. But we know nothing about the affairs of the two countries."
"Is there any minister in the court who is colluding with foreign countries?"