Nightwatcher

Emperor Yuan Jing knew that the struggle in the court was like cooking small fresh food, and only by slow cooking can a satisfactory taste be produced.

Win a group of people, suppress a group of people, and the cycle is gradual. In the process, it is necessary to give the enemy the opportunity to counterattack and vent, and to wear down the opponent's spirit and fighting spirit a little bit. .

If he, the king of a country, tried his best to convict Wei Yuan against all opinions, it would eventually lead to a repeat of the situation where the officials surrounded the Meridian Gate after the death of King Huai.

Isn't it the reason why the officials surrounded the Meridian Gate because of his excessive firepower?

Subsequent operations and layouts, to reverse the nature of the Chuzhou case a little bit, are perfectly in line with the theory of slow fire and slow cooking.

Emperor Yuan Jing walked in the palace and looked up at the blue sky, but it was because he wanted to keep the balance of luck and not let it out. But now, what he has to do is shake his luck.

Since Yankang and Kang are so bad, he will do it himself.

On that day, although the battle could not be determined, there were different voices in the court after all. For the Beijing officials with a keen sense of smell and good at analyzing the situation in the court, this was a very important signal.

Those who want to stand in line must make a choice now.

Those who don't stand in line, then shut up obediently and wait and see.

In the next two days, the Great Court Meeting and the Small Court Meeting were held several times. The former members of the Wei Party refused to budge, and the United King Party and Yuan Xiong and Qin Yuandao's party members argued fiercely.

Emperor Yuan Jing held his throne aloft and watched the tigers fight as he had done in the past few decades.

The most surprising thing was Wang Shoufu, the old Shoufu who had fought with Wei Yuan for half his life, with an incredible attitude, he stood unswervingly on the side of the former members of the Wei Party. Qualitative, has done its best.

In front of a small courtyard in the north of the city.

A high-end and luxurious carriage slowly parked on the side of the street. A middle-aged man in regular clothes got out of the carriage, surrounded by his followers, and knocked on the door of the small courtyard.

The person who opened the door was a delicate young daughter-in-law in a sarong. Seeing so many men standing outside the door, she was startled and hurriedly closed the door.

The servant stretched out his hand to block it, and reprimanded: "Don't be rude, do you know who is standing in front of you?"

The little daughter-in-law couldn't close the door, she backed away in a panic, and yelled into the room: "Mother, there are guests"

The silver-haired old woman walked out of the house with a cane, and looked at the group of uninvited guests vigilantly: "Who are you?"

The old lady was also very rich. Just by taking a glance, she could tell from the expensive fabrics and well-crafted clothes of the middle-aged man, as well as the jade pendant hanging around his waist, that the identity of the middle-aged man was unusual.

This made the old woman more vigilant.

The goal of those lackeys of the court is very clear, which is extortion. Although it is hateful, it is clear. What's more, now that the family is desolate and life is hard, such inhuman lackeys don't even bother to come here again.

What is this middle-aged man who must be noble in front of him?

Certainly not for silver.

The middle-aged man stood in the courtyard, a few cooing hens in the corner, and the faint smell of chicken feces in the air made him frown slightly.

"Are you Lu Zhennan's first wife?" he asked.

Lu Zhennan is Master Lu's real name.

The old woman suddenly burst into loud howls, dropped her crutches and sat down on the ground, playing the shrew's usual tricks. In short, she screamed first and put herself on the highest moral point.

The old lady has neither read nor read. These are the experiences and principles learned from the market.

But the middle-aged man's words made the old woman's cry freeze instantly, like an old hen being strangled by someone's neck.

"Do you want to reverse the case for Lu Zhennan?"

The person surnamed Lu kidnapped and trafficked people, raped a good family, or overturned the case? The old woman neither nodded nor refused, but just looked at the middle-aged man blankly.

The middle-aged man smiled, and used words that could be understood by the women in the market as much as possible:

"The official who exiled your son is called Wei Yuan, and beat the head of the yamen. He died on the battlefield now. There are people who want to reverse the case for those innocent people who were framed by Wei Yuan. They are innocent, and the officials are still clean.

"As long as you go to the Meridian Gate after lunch and knock on Dengwengu, sue Wei Yuan for accumulating money and slandering good people, I can guarantee that your son who was exiled in the frontier will come back to reunite with you before the Spring Festival this year."

The old woman's eyes suddenly brightened and her spirits were full of energy.

Immediately, he was a little scared again, and muttered in a low voice: "You will be punished if you sue the imperial court."

According to the law, those who complain more will be punished with fifty lashes.

If you win, the follow-up will be fine. If you lose, you will be sentenced to two thousand miles or even lose your life.

At the age of an old woman, she was fifty, not to mention a lawsuit, and she was reunited with the dead old man on the spot, and the husband and wife both had their babies.

The middle-aged man sneered and said: "Don't worry, we will keep you safe. If you die, isn't our work in vain?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the servants beside him.

The servant threw down an ingot of gold and a pleading.

The middle-aged man said: "The pleadings have been written for you. This matter is settled. Not only will your son be able to come back, but afterward, there will be fifty taels of gold as a reward, which is enough for your family to live in luxury."

The old woman gritted her teeth and said, "Thank you, sir, for being the master of the women!"

The middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction: "I will teach you the process and method of filing an imperial petition."

On the same day, outside the Meridian Gate, an old woman and her daughter-in-law and grandson rang the Dengwen Drum outside the Meridian Gate, suing Wei Yuan for accumulating money and slandering good people.

Emperor Yuan Jing, who had been negligent in government for 21 years, was furious when he heard the words, and ordered the Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate the matter strictly.

The news spread rapidly among the officials in the capital, and the undercurrents in the official circles in the capital were raging.

The old woman was immediately taken away by the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and she was brought to the interrogation room of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, with her head bowed tremblingly.

Market women have a natural fear of the government.

"The bottom is Lu Li?"

After the big case, the majestic voice of the presiding judge came.

"It's the folk woman." The old woman said in a trembling voice.

"Look up," said the commanding voice again.

The old woman raised her head slowly, saw clearly the appearance of the official who was sitting on the big case, and almost cried out in shock. This official was the middle-aged man who visited her not long ago and taught her to sue the imperial court.

"My officer, Yuan Xiong, what grievances do you have, tell the truth."

"Min, what the women want to say is written in the pleadings."

"Not enough, I need to go into more detail. The officer asks you, you answer, don't hide it, understand."

"yes"

"Your husband, Lu Zhennan, did he sell people and plunder good families, children and grown men?"

"There is absolutely no such thing. The husband of the civilian woman is a small businessman in the cloth business. He is a diligent and good citizen. How could he sell his population?"

"Then why did Lord Dao of the Renyazi organization insist that Lu Zhennan is the leader of the organization?"

"The women don't know. The women have never heard of this person. Besides, my husband died of illness at that time. It was all because of their slander. They bully the dead and can't speak."

"Oh, I want to punish you." Yuan Xiong nodded, and asked again: "After the Lu family was raided, what happened to you?"

"Those watchmen come to the house every three days to make troubles and ask for money."

"Oh, extortion, fish people. What else?"

"They also molested my daughter-in-law."

"Oh, you have defiled your daughter-in-law and raped a good family."

Soon, Yuan Xiong went to the palace to report to Emperor Yuan Jing with the results of the interrogation.

Emperor Yuan Jing immediately summoned the princes and held a small court meeting in the imperial study.

"boom!"

Emperor Yuan Jing slammed the case, and Longyan was furious:

"The perpetrators amassed money uncontrollably, bullying and oppressing the good people, causing their wives and children to be separated, and they still refused to let them go. They smashed the bones and sucked the marrow, and defiled the women of the people. The scourge of the subordinates has been a long-standing evil. I didn't expect that the perpetrators of the officials should be supervised." Humans have rotted so far. I am deeply saddened. I am very disappointed in Wei Yuan.

"I treat him as a national soldier, but he has become a national thief."

Liu Hong, the censor of Zuodu, came out and said urgently: "Your Majesty, it is about Duke Wei. Such a major case should be tried by the three divisions. You should not listen to Yuan Xiong alone."

He is Wei Yuan's confidant, and he wanted to avoid suspicion in this case. All members of the Wei Party had to avoid suspicion, and he was excluded by Emperor Yuan Jing from intervening in the case.

Emperor Yuan Jing sneered and said: "Three divisions will interrogate, can you get the result of the trial? During the case of Concubine Fu, you interrogated the prince, what did you find out? It's all about shifting things."

The princes were speechless for a moment.

Wang Shoufu came out and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this case is important and it is not in compliance with the rules. Please ask the three divisions for a joint trial."

Qin Yuandao, the servant of the Ministry of War, immediately stood up and retorted, saying:

"At the time of Jingcha, the watchmen's yamen went up to Jinluo and down to Tongluo, and they were imprisoned for corruption and bribery. Corruption has been around for a long time. Now that Wei Yuan is dead, this group of corrupt scum has no shelter. The minister believes that it is an excellent time to thoroughly investigate the thugs and sweep out the serious illness."

Emperor Yuan Jing stopped looking at him, stared at Yuan Xiong, and said:

"Yuan Aiqing, I'm going to hand over the watchman's office to you right now. You should check it carefully, make sure to sweep away the serious illness, and return me a clean watchman's office."

Yuan Xiong was ecstatic, he didn't let his emotions flow to the surface, and said loudly: "Yes!"

The princes dispersed, and the Minister of the Ministry of War quickly caught up with Wang Shoufu, and said in a low voice, "Master Shoufu, what should we do now?"

Obviously, His Majesty wanted to use this to discredit Duke Wei. When all the "darkness" of the policemen's yamen surfaced, how clean could Wei Yuan, the leader of the policemen, be?

At that time, don't even think about Zhongwu and duke.

Wang Shoufu answered irrelevantly and said, "Have you noticed that more and more people are silent?"

The Minister of War's expression changed.

Wang Shoufu said indifferently: "Take care of your own people. People in the officialdom eat cold tea. It has been an unbreakable truth for thousands of years."

The old man turned his head and glanced at the palace with a tired face.

Yuan Xiong left the palace in a carriage, neither went back to Yushitai, nor went straight to the prisoner's yamen.

"The person who is most familiar with beating men must be the man who is the most familiar. If you want to get things done as quickly as possible, you can't do without the help of that person."

Yuan Xiong narrowed his eyes and lightly tapped his knees with his fingers.

With the wheels twitching, he left the imperial city, drove for half an hour in the inner city, and arrived at a mansion.

Zhu Mansion!

PS: The number of words in this chapter is less, and the number of words will be made up tomorrow.