Water Margin official

After an uneventful night, the next morning, Zhang Zhengdao and Lu Xiaoyi washed themselves up, had breakfast, and then went to wait outside the Yunzhou City Manager’s Courtyard.

This Si Li Yuan was restructured from the Si Kou Yuan in the fourth year of Emperor Taizong's Taiping and Xingguo reign. It had jurisdiction over prisons and was equipped with officials such as Tui Yuan, Zhang Zhi, and Prisoners. Therefore, it was called "Ji Si" and was specifically in charge of prison litigation.

Exploring.

The Judicial Yuan has a general manager who joins the army and is entrusted by the magistrate to interrogate cases and manage prisons. At the same time, he also has the power to review other closed cases to clean up the unjust prison.

The imperial court also appointed the judicial officer and the magistrate as the prefecture. When trying a case, the judicial officer was responsible for investigating and collecting evidence and determining the facts. The judicial officer was then responsible for prosecuting the law and deliberation on punishment. Finally, the magistrate and the magistrate made the decision in person, each performing their own duties.

Ultra vires.

There are two houses in Yunzhou City that are in charge of prisons. One is the Sili Yuan, which has managers joining the army, and the other is the Prefecture Yuan, which has officials joining the army.

The functions of these two chambers are roughly the same. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, checks and balances were emphasized and a system of avoidance of official duties was implemented. Therefore, if a case heard by the Judicial Yuan was dissatisfied, it would be immediately transferred to the State Yuan for retrial.

If the prisoner refuses to accept the case heard by the state court, it can be transferred to the judicial court for retrial.

Within a large state, there are also left and right managers who join the army, that is, there are two councils of officers, one is located in the east of the city of Fuzhi, called the left manager, and the other is located in the west of the city of Fuzhi, called the right officer.

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Yunzhou is a large state, and it also has the Left and Right Siliyuan. Wu Song was imprisoned in the prison under the jurisdiction of the Right Siliyuan in the west of the city.

Due to the divisional system of the Song Dynasty, trials were separated, so Wu Song’s case had to be investigated and evidence collected by the right manager, and then transferred to the judicial officer, the prosecutor, and the prosecutor to discuss the sentence, and then reported to the magistrate for a decision.

Manager Zhang opened the documents, testimonies and other items, and interrogated the criminal Wu Song and three witnesses. After questioning him, he signed his name, called a clerk, and handed the case over to the Judicial Army.<

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The case was very simple and clear. After collecting a lot of documents, the judicial officer wrote a verdict in accordance with the laws of the Song Dynasty and reported it to the magistrate of the state.

The name of the magistrate of Yunzhou was Liang Shijie, and he was the son-in-law of Cai Jing. Because his father-in-law had resigned and lost power, he was implicated. The post of Minister Zuocheng and Minister of Zhongshu was removed by the imperial court, and he was transferred to Yunzhou and became a magistrate.

Although Liang Shijie was keen on plundering local money, he was indeed a capable minister. In the evening, he approved a number of documents, including Wu Song's case.

But Zhang Zhengdao and his two men waited for a whole day, but saw no news, so they returned to the inn and rested all night.

The next morning, I came early to wait outside the prison.

Not long after, I saw Zhu Mazi and three other unkempt witnesses, who were the first to come out of the Nayou Siliyuan.

After Zhao Ji ascended the throne, he issued an order to amend the law to limit the time for detention of rape witnesses, so that innocent witnesses could not be detained for more than two days without reason.

Although the imperial court had laws and regulations, in the Song Dynasty, many prefectures and counties treated innocent witnesses like criminals, detaining them for ten months, and detaining guilty witnesses for a long period of time.

Even death sometimes happens.

Therefore, few people are willing to serve as witnesses.

When Zhang Zhengdao was studying the laws and regulations of the Song Dynasty, he couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that being a melon-eater in this era is also very risky."

That's why he finally chose Zhu Mazi and the others to be witnesses in the case.

"Official, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my duty. Brother Wu's case has been decided." Zhu Mazi shouted loudly as he was far away.

When they got closer, Zhang Zhengdao smelled a pungent smell from the three of them, which was very sour.

"Cough, vomit..."

Zhang Zhengdao coughed dryly, stretched out his hand to signal the three of them not to get close, and took two steps back to breathe in the fresh air, which made him feel better.

"Don't move, just stand there and talk." Zhang Zhengdao stopped the three of them from trying to get closer.

Earl Ying's eyes were a little red and swollen, obviously he had not slept well, and he smiled and said: "High official, the sentence is twenty with a cane and Mengzhou with a thorn."

Zhang Zhengdao frowned and asked: "Assassin Mengzhou?"

Xie Xi, who had always been taciturn, replied: "It is to assassinate Mengzhou. The judicial officer who joined the army was sentenced in court according to the court's regulations."

Mengzhou, cross slope?

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhengdao frowned again.

"High official, it would be very good for Brother Wu to be sent to Mengzhou Laocheng Camp." Seeing Zhang Zhengdao frowning, Lu Xiaoyi continued: "If he is sent to Shamen Island in Dengzhou or Haimen Island in Tongzhou,

I'm afraid that it will be difficult to save Brother Wu's life by then."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhengdao's expression also relaxed. Fortunately, at least he was not sent to the Far Evil Island.

At this time, there were two places of exile that made people laugh, namely Shamen Island and Haimen Island. It is said that since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the imperial court has granted amnesty to the world many times, but no one has ever returned alive from these two islands.
"In that case, Brother Xiao Yi, you and I will escort Brother Wu all the way to the prison camp in Mengzhou." Zhang Zhengdao made up his mind and decided to accompany Wu Song on this journey, not for anything else but for that.

The restaurant on the cross slope.

Lu Xiaoyi didn't have any objections. During the time he spent under Zhang Zhengdao's disciples, what he saw and heard was more pleasant than the previous days when he was in a bad mood.

Zhu Mazi said: "The senior officials are really loyal to Brother Wu."

Zhang Zhengdao glanced at the three witnesses. They had worked hard in the past few days, and there were no extraneous problems. They were very obedient.

"The three of you, take my white horse back to Yanggu County and hand it over to Sun San, who manages the herbal medicine shop, to take care of it." Zhang Zhengdao ordered, then thought about it and said, "In addition, I will reward each of you with ten liang.

Go to Sun San to get the silver."

When the three of them heard that there was still a reward of ten taels of silver, they were all overjoyed. This high-ranking official was much more generous than the fake official Ximen Qing. In just these few days, they had received a reward of twenty taels.

"Thank you, sir." The three of them kept saying their thanks.

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "It just so happens that my herbal medicine shop is also short of manpower. If you don't mind it, just follow Sun San and listen to him."

These three people have been hanging around in Yanggu County for a long time, and they are considered local snakes. They know a lot of twists and turns, and they may be able to use them.

After all, Sun San was a foreigner, and the magistrate of Yanggu County and the lieutenant of Di County were eyeing his huge wealth, so he had to guard against it.

Zhu Mazi said with a flattering smile: "If I can work under a high official, I am willing, very willing."

Earl Ying and Xie Xi looked at each other and said at the same time: "I am willing."

After taking in three helpers, Zhang Zhengdao was in a good mood. In addition, the matter of beating Ximen Qing to death had been settled. He only had to wait until the prison camp in Mengzhou to have a good relationship with the Shi family and his son. It would not take long until Zhao Guan's family granted amnesty.

In the world, Brother Wu can be released and return to his hometown.

"Okay, you three will go back to Yanggu County first and help Sun San take care of the herbal medicine shop." Zhang Zhengdao asked Lu Xiaoyi to go to the inn to get the white horse and give it to Zhu Mazi to take back to Yanggu County.<

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In the coldest month of winter, riding a horse is very painful, and it is not as comfortable as riding a car.

Lu Xiaoyi went back to the inn, took the white horse, gave it to the three of them, and sent them away.

Wu Song's case is simple and clear, the evidence is complete, and there is no need to be imprisoned and wait for the sixty days to be resolved.

After waiting for another half day, I saw two police officers escorting Wu Song out of the prison of the Siliyuan, preparing to go to Mengzhou for delivery.