Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Kaifeng Government Office is in the southwest of the inner city. Guo Shao went outside the gate of the mansion and told the door to hang a big drum, which is said to be a drum for crying out for grievances. A person like Guo Shao, with a large group of light cavalry attendants and riding a good horse, can tell at a glance that he is not an ordinary person. The guards will naturally go in with the name card and ask the officials.

After a while, suddenly a group of officials came out one after another, "Marshal Guo is here, some are far away to welcome some far away..." A red-robed chief official bowed deeply, bowed his waist to speak, wishing to kneel down to Guo Shao.

"Please, please take the public seat!" Another old man looked at Guo Shao in awe.

Guo Shao's status is indeed not low, the general of the bodyguard department. But Kaifeng Mansion is also a majestic place at the foot of the sky, and it is only the arrival of a general, who will not receive such courtesy at all. Guo Shao suddenly felt very uncomfortable, but after seeing everyone respectful, he really realized the subtle changes after just a few days.

A group of officials greeted him on both sides, Guo Shao walked through the gate swaggeringly with two attendants, and said back: "I just have something to ask Huang Binglian, the pusher from the left hall, everyone, don't mobilize the crowd like this."

"Huang Binglian!" A senior official called out.

At this time, a tall and square young man came forward and bowed to him and said, "Marshal Guo, what's your order?"

Guo Shao waved his arms to everyone and said, "It's office hours, they're all gone. I only talk to Huang Tuiguan."

Huang Binglian's position is not very high, but his demeanor is more decent than other officials. He looks neither humble nor overbearing. He said politely: "General Guo, please go to the signing room of the subordinate officials to discuss in detail."

"Please." Guo Shao didn't take the fight either.

A group of people entered a simple and old house and sat down. Guo Shao asked his followers to guard the door. "Look at the tea!" Huang Binglian shouted.

When the servants brought the tea, Guo Shao didn't drink it, and waited for the idlers to go out. He silently looked at the furnishings on the case. The bright red tablecloth seemed to have been sprinkled with a lot of blood, and there were royal orders, seals, ink brushes and other miscellaneous things.

Huang Binglian said: "The royal order is given to the king, and it is placed on top of it. When I ask the subordinates to judge the case, I dare not forget the heavy responsibility."

Guo Shao thought about it again, and then he said: "Huang Tuiguan has always been fair and law-abiding when asking questions?"

Huang Binglian said solemnly: "Since you are an official and hold the power of life and death of the people, you will naturally try your best to be strict and impartial. If you always make wrong decisions, you are mediocre; but if you accept bribes and bend the law for personal gain, you are corrupt. These two things are taboo for officials when the government is clear and clear, harming others and oneself."

Guo Shao praised: "Officer Huang Tui is neither mediocre nor greedy, otherwise the Privy Councilor Wang would not have recommended you to investigate Zhao Sanlang's assassination case."

"Whether it's investigating Zhao Sanlang's case, or going to the palace for a few days to serve the late emperor to change clothes, the lower officials always speak impartially. This is the fact, so they have a clear heart." Huang Binglian said hastily, "The lower officials are neither mediocre nor greedy, but they dare to admit it. The great-grandfather, grandfather, and father above have been officials for generations. The lower officials have read the files of their ancestors' injustice, autopsy, inference, and verification. Savings, with fertile land and vast mansions, and a solid family background, lower officials look down on those vulgar things, so there is no reason to be greedy without conscience."

"Well said." Guo Shaodao, "It's too wasteful for Huang Tuiguan to just be an official. Today, our dynasty still follows the way of Confucius and Mencius, that is, rule by people; whoever is ruled by people, first rule by officials, and the power is in the hands of officials. If the officials are poorly selected, the governance of the country will be ruined. Great Zhou is in urgent need of talents like Huang Tuiguan."

"Don't dare." Huang Binglian said, "The next official is just asking questions."

Guo Shao glanced outside the door, and said in a low voice, "But... Huang Tuiguan will definitely judge right from wrong and accept justice when he asks questions?"

Huang Binglian was silent for a while, observing Guo Shao calmly, stroking the beard on his chin for a long time without saying a word. He finally said: "I can't guarantee... Let's put it this way, when some people can completely control our official position, life and death, how many people can not submit? Unless the imperial court has an iron law, other powers can't interfere with the punishment.

Guo Shao said solemnly: "It makes sense. Official Huang Tui is very insightful, and the reasoning is very advanced. So many people can interfere with the justice of Kaifeng Prefecture, how can we talk about the justice of the law? The law can only be effective for the common people."

Huang Binglian said: "That's exactly the case. How many people are there in the world who accept death, and how long can they be officials? My great-grandfather wrote a letter at home. When the investigation reached a certain height, those inferences and verification methods can no longer be used, but the way of life has to be used. The old man didn't say the way of life, maybe it is to allow each grandson to wake up in his own way."

Guo Shao sighed: "It is indeed lamentable that no one can guarantee the way of heaven and justice. Perhaps when the saints formulated these worldly rules, they also saw the huge loopholes in the rules; so they have to write many books of sages and sages, hoping to teach those who hold great power to cultivate "human nature is good at first."

Huang Binglian praised: "Guo Dashuai is a military general who can rule thousands of troops, but he has a lot of experience in the art of fighting, and the subordinates admire him very much."

"Where is it, I'll just say it casually, it's just a joke."

Guo Shao pondered for a long time, and then said: "There is a case, and I want to ask Huang Tuiguan to preside over the investigation."

Huang Binglian asked, "What kind of case?"

"Rape_murder case." Guo Shao looked at his face and said.

Huang Binglian said with a serious face, "It's not uncommon for there to be many cases of this kind in the two counties of Kaifeng prefecture alone every year. But the most important thing is who is involved in the case..."

Guo Shao said in a deep voice: "Zhao Pu, the major criminal of the rebellious party, confessed that Saburo Zhao raped and killed his brother and sister-in-law."

Huang Binglian's face twitched slightly, and he thought for a while: "It happened the year before last, now the corpse of the deceased may have already turned into bones, so it's not easy to investigate."

"Can you find out whether it was a homicide or a disease through the bones?" Guo Shao asked.

Huang Binglian said: "It's hard to say. If it was poisoned or injured by equipment, and left traces on the bones, as long as there are clues, it can be tested and inferred. However, as long as there is no bone injury, no skin, no flesh and blood left, there is no way to investigate... But if there are witnesses, there may be some way."

"So that's how it is." Guo Shao said, "Why doesn't Officer Huang take over the case, first find out the truth, and then we discuss it before recording the file?"

Huang Binglian frowned tightly and remained silent for a while.

Guo Shaodao: "In Dali Temple, the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and many other government offices, some officials are so old that they can't stand their corpses... Maybe we should conduct a secret investigation first, so that Officer Huang doesn't need to sign the files with his own hand." He said calmly, "I just want to know the truth, otherwise some secrets will be buried forever."

Huang Binglian hesitated for a while, and said: "Why don't you go down and try first."