Yang Qingyuan was taking Zhou Zhiruo all the way to Dali Temple.
"Brother Qingyuan! Are you unwilling to help that grandma!?"
Yang Qingyuan glanced at Zhou Zhiruo in surprise, "Why do you think so?!"
"If you really think grandma is wronged, you will definitely not let Sister Wangshu go to the Criminal Department alone!"
Yang Qingyuan smiled and shook his head, "It can't be said that he doesn't want to help Grandma Li, but there is probably no problem with this case!"
Many people have doubts about ancient laws and think that a county magistrate can easily create unjust cases and sentence people to death. This is not the case.
Taking the Great Zhou Dynasty as an example, the review of the death penalty was as strict as the later Blue Star laws.
Such major cases have jurisdictional restrictions. Generally, such vicious cases involving murder, rape, and robbery will be transferred to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for investigation and trial.
However, many times, due to a series of subjective and objective reasons such as long distances and insufficient manpower in the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Punishment is unable to personally investigate and judge, so it will approve the document, and the county magistrate or prefect will review it by themselves before submitting it to the Ministry of Punishment for review.
In the case of Wannian County, the magistrate of Wannian County was authorized by the Ministry of Punishment.
Only after its jurisdiction is transferred to Wannian County can the county magistrate judge the case.
After Wannian County Magistrate plans to impose the death penalty, he must submit the complete case file to the Ministry of Punishment. After it is reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment, it will be transferred to Dali Temple for review! Only after the Dali Temple review is correct, the Ministry of Punishment will accept it from the emperor, and the emperor will preview it and then approve it.
Before the death penalty is confirmed, three petitions are required to decide whether to impose the death penalty.
This is the third memorial to the death penalty. If it involves high-ranking officials, such as Wen Jie, five memorials are required for approval, which is the fifth memorial to the death penalty.
Now that the date of interrogation and execution has been confirmed, it means that the previous procedures have been completed and the possibility of it becoming an unjust case is extremely small.
This was the second dynasty of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The senior officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty were politically clear. Wei Donglai, the Minister of Punishment, and everyone in Dali Temple were not law-breakers and their abilities were not weak.
It's not impossible to bypass so many people and create an unjust case, but it is indeed extremely difficult and unnecessary.
Judging from Grandma Li's appearance, she is just an ordinary poor family. If she has such energy, she can just hire a killer. Why bother? !
Yang Qingyuan briefly explained to Zhou Zhiruo.
"Then why did brother Qingyuan help her?!"
"This is just a piece of cake for me. If I can really discover the doubts, I can naturally avoid an unjust case. If the trial is correct, it can also give Granny Li peace of mind!"
"I'm afraid it's more than that!" Zhou Zhiruo said secretly in her heart. She thought of Liu Wangshu's help-seeking eyes and Yang Qingyuan's doting and compromising smile. She felt that Liu Wangshu was really her lifelong enemy!
If he wants to defeat such a powerful opponent, he has a long way to go!
In this way, Zhou Zhiruo followed Yang Qingyuan to Dali Temple with her own thoughts.
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On the other side, Liu Wangshu took Grandma Li and Yaya and walked slowly all the way to the gate of the Criminal Department.
"Who are you?! Don't trespass into the important areas of the Ministry of Justice!"
The two soldiers responsible for guarding stopped Liu Wangshu and the others.
"A civilian woman has been wronged! Li Shou, the son of a civilian woman, has been unfairly wronged. Please look into it!" Granny Li pulled Yaya and knelt down at the gate of the Ministry of Justice!
It was not the first time that the two guarding soldiers encountered this situation, and they seemed very calm.
"Submit the complaint you are waiting for!"
Granny Li immediately handed over the paper in her hand!
"Wait here for a moment! I'm going to hand this over."
One of the guards took the paper and walked towards the Criminal Department.
The three of them waited at the door for about half an hour. The guard who had just entered came out and handed the complaint back to Granny Li.
"This case has been reviewed by Dali Temple! It has been approved by the emperor! It is accurate and there can be no injustice! Old man, you should go back!"
After hearing this result, Grandma Li obviously couldn't accept it.
"Master Chai, please ask me again!!"
The officer in charge of the guard felt his heart soften when he saw the appearance of Granny Li and Yaya. Looking at Liu Wangshu's appearance, he was not an ordinary person.
In the capital, you don't dare to offend a beautiful woman. You never know which official she is? !
And Liu Wangshu was the most beautiful woman the guard had ever seen, bar none.
"Then I'll ask again!"
The guard trotted all the way again and entered the punishment department.
About a quarter of an hour later, the guard came out dejectedly and threw the paper in his hand to the two of them, "Let's go! Let's go! There is no problem with this case! I even got scolded by the adults!"
The guard felt unlucky and originally thought he could curry favor with this noble man.
Unexpectedly, I was directly reprimanded by the doctor in charge of the case!
"I don't care who is noble or not. I have carefully examined this case and sent it back twice to allow Wannian County to supplement evidence and improve the confession. There is absolutely no problem!"
After the doctor from the Criminal Department said that, he blasted out the guards.
"Can't you listen to this lady talk about her grievances?!"
Liu Wangshu took a step forward and asked, holding the Fuyao in his hand.
Looking at Liu Wangshu's appearance and the sword in her hand, he knew that Liu Wangshu was not easy to mess with, but he had just been reprimanded by the doctor of the Ministry of Justice, so he was not in the mood.
"Go! Go! Stop messing around in front of the Criminal Department, otherwise we will arrest you and send you to the Prison of the Criminal Department!"
The guard threatened.
Liu Wangshu's eyes turned cold and he was about to take action, but thinking of the token Yang Qingyuan just gave him, he still endured it.
The guard didn't know that he was only one step away from being beaten up.
Liu Wangshu took out a token and a name card from his sleeve.
"Liu Wangshu of Dali Temple, please see Mr. Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment!"
The three words "Dali Temple" made the guard stunned!
Today's Dali Temple is not the small bureaucracy it once was, but an emerging organization with so much power that it even overwhelms the Ministry of Punishment.
Dali Temple holds the power to review criminal cases, which is enough to check and balance the Ministry of Punishment.
Both the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment have the power to arrest and try, but the six gates responsible for arrest and execution are now almost the subordinates of Dali Temple!
When it comes to weight, the Punishment Department is already somewhat inferior to Dali Temple. The only thing that is worse than the Punishment Department is that the power of execution is still firmly in the hands of the Punishment Department.
Even so, the Ministry of Punishment still attaches great importance to Dali Temple. What's more, Liu Wangshu, a guest minister, still holds the name card and token of the young minister of Dali Temple.
The token of Dali Temple represents Liu Wangshu's identity.
Yang Qingyuan's famous post represents the relationship between Yang Qingyuan and Liu Wangshu.
When these two things were handed over at the same time, not to mention a doctor from the Ministry of Justice, even Wei Donglai, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, had to think about it.
Sure enough, after the guard came in with the token and name card, just before tea time, an official in a green official robe trotted out the door.
"Who is Miss Liu from Dali Temple?!"
Liu Wangshu took a step forward, "That's me!"
The moment he saw Liu Wangshu, Zhao Chenzhao's eyes lit up and he saluted, "Zhao Chenzhao, the doctor in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, has met Miss Liu!"
Zhao Chenzhao placed his status at an extremely low level, let alone the guards of the Ministry of Justice on the side.
Even Liu Wangshu was a little confused. Are all the people in the Criminal Department so polite? !
As a doctor of the Ministry of Justice, from the fifth rank, according to the orthodox promotion route for court officials, the next step is to go out to test your abilities and increase your resume.
Once he is released, he will be the governor of the same county or even the governor of the same government.
That corresponds to the top leaders of Blue Star's prefecture-level cities and provincial capital cities.
Such a person appears to be courteous and courteous in front of Liu Wangshu. How can this be justified? !
But can a person who has managed to get through to the ranks of a fifth-grade criminal doctor have such little style and magnanimity? !
It's not unreasonable for people to be able to reach the fifth level.
Who is Liu Wangshu? ! He is just a guest of Dali Temple.
The so-called guest minister is just a nice word. In the eyes of the court officials, he is actually a high-level thug. Such a person is not as good as the ordinary civil servants.
Just refer to Liu Dufeng's embarrassing position in the court before he was knighted. In the eyes of civil servants, he was just a martial artist and could not be promoted to the stage.
But Liu Wangshu's situation was different. She brought with her the famous post of Yang Qingyuan, a young minister of Dali Temple and a bachelor of Wenhua Temple.
The name card is not a modern business card. Being able to obtain the owner's name card shows that the relationship between the name card holder and the owner is extraordinary. Generally, in official circles, only teachers and students, close friends, and colleagues exchange names. posts to achieve political resource sharing.
So now there is a young girl who comes with Yang Qingyuan's name card. What is the relationship between her and Yang Qingyuan? !
If you are just a guest of Dali Temple and come to do business, do you need a name card? ! Isn’t a token enough? !
This post is a symbol of Liu Wangshu’s extraordinary status!
Zhao Chenzhao had heard that he had intended to propose marriage to Yang Qingyuan, the young minister of Dali Temple, many times that day, but he was always declined!
Could this Liu Wangshu be related to this?
Therefore, when he heard the news, Zhao Chenzhao had already started thinking in his heart.
It has to be said that the people in the Ministry of Punishment have very strong divergent thinking, and Zhao Chenzhao's inference level is not weak. With this thinking, he has already guessed 50% of the truth.
When he saw Liu Wangshu's appearance outside the door, Zhao Chenzhao could confirm that this Liu Wangshu was definitely having an affair with Yang Qingyuan!
Zhao Chenzhao can set a flag. If there is innocence between these two people, he will pronounce his name backwards!
You think Zhao Chenzhao is on the first floor, but actually Zhao Chenzhao is on the fifth floor!
If Liu Wangshu really is the legendary Mrs. Yang, then Zhao Chenzhao will make a lot of money!
For the sake of Liu Wangshu, Yang Qingyuan could shirk His Majesty's proposed marriage. Liu Wangshu's status in Yang Qingyuan's heart is evident!
And Yang Qingyuan is already a bachelor of Wenhua Palace at a young age! The future is limitless! Naturally, Zhao Chenzhao also made friends.
But there are too many people who want to make friends with Yang Qingyuan! Did he, Zhao Chen, take care of that green onion? ! What's the use of simply making friends? ! Yang Qingyuan must be transformed into his political resource, a friend and backer who can push him at critical moments!
Isn't this opportunity just around the corner? ! If he makes good friends with the future Mrs. Yang and asks her to say a few kind words, wouldn't his career be much smoother in the future? ?
Even if the above guesses are wrong, what does it matter? Zhao Chenzhao's investment is just a more respectful attitude and a small favor at the moment, and there is no real loss to him.
Except for Liu Jibai, who had won all the way, all the other bureaucrats who could reach the middle level in the Sixth Department had a few tricks up their sleeves!
Liu Wangshu was not a mortal, and he quickly recovered from the confusion caused by Zhao Chenzhao's excessive enthusiasm.
"Master Zhao, I am here this time because of Li Shou's case! This old woman has a grievance."
People are polite, so Liu Wangshu can't be too disrespectful.
"Hey! Miss Liu, the evidence in this case is irrefutable. It has been concluded and cannot be changed. I'm afraid your trip will be in vain!"
Grandma Li pulled Yaya and knelt on the ground, "Sir, please check again! My son really did not kill anyone! He is an honest person and has read books about sages. He will not kill anyone!"
Seeing the persistence of the three of them, Zhao Chenzhao knew that they would not give up unless they were given an explanation. He shook his head and said, "Come with me!"
With that said, Zhao Chenzhao led the three of them into a study room of the Criminal Department.
A scribe saw Zhao Chenzhao and immediately saluted, "Master Zhao!"
"Find the file of Li Shou's case reported in Wannian County and make a copy!"
Although the scribe was puzzled by Zhao Chenzhao's actions, he still followed Zhao Chenzhao's instructions!
The three scribes worked together and copied the complete file in half an hour.
"Miss Liu, this is Li Shou's case. The complete copy of the file was originally not allowed to be handed over to you for inspection, but after all, you are from Dali Temple and have the right to review criminal cases. If I do this, it cannot be regarded as exceeding the limit! This case has been sent back twice by me. You can bring the complete case file back to Mr. Yang for review, and he will naturally understand what I mean!"
After speaking, Zhao Chenzhao handed the file in his hand to Liu Wangshu.
Although Liu Wangshu didn't understand the court regulations, he also knew that Zhao Chenzhao was already trying his best to help. After bowing to Zhao Chenzhao, he took Granny Li and Yaya out of the Penal Department Yamen.
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At this moment in Dali Temple, Yang Qingyuan also found the dossier sent by the Ministry of Punishment for review.
Li Shou, a native of Wannian County, was a recorded child.
This Tong Sheng is no ordinary scholar.
The so-called Tongsheng refers to scholars who have passed two local examinations, the county examination and the county (prefecture) examination.
But this is only the starting point of the imperial examination. Only after becoming a child student can you be eligible to participate in the college examination. Only if you pass the college examination can you be called a scholar.
Although there has been talk of poor scholars since ancient times, scholars are already the best among scholars.
Li Shou, on the other hand, seemed to have no talent in the imperial examination. He was only a boy in his thirties and could not even pass the college examination.
It was such a man who had read the books of sages and sages, but he actually committed murder, rape, and robbery of property!
Yang Qingyuan took the file and looked at it carefully.
This case was previously reviewed by Di Zhiyuan's scribes, so the possibility of problems is unlikely.
On April 8, Liu Xue, the daughter of Liu Fa, a local member of Wannian County, was found dead in his boudoir. In addition, a concierge of the Liu family was also killed!
The local government immediately joined forces with Liumen to investigate.
Based on Liu Xue's daily interactions, Liumen found a man who was familiar with the daughter of the Liu family - Li Shou.
Li Shou and Liu Xue met at a painting exhibition. Although Li Shou was a child, he was so poor that he could only make a living by selling paintings on behalf of books.
The officials of Hucao in Wannian County found Li Shou's residence through household registration tracing, but the detectives at Liumen failed.
Li Shou only has his mother and daughter at home, but his whereabouts are unknown.
Three days later, six detectives captured Li Shou in a gambling house.
After several days of interrogation, Li Shou confessed to his crime. The police from Liumen County and the Yamen County Sheriff from Wannian County also found the bloody clothes and dirty silver buried by Li Shou in the courtyard of Li Shou's home.
Later, the murder weapon was also found in a small river outside Sanhe Village!
At this point, the evidence was complete and there were witnesses. Li Shou had been in and out of Li's house. Li Shou himself had confessed to the crime. Therefore, Wannian County closed the case accordingly and reported it to the Ministry of Punishment.
From the perspective of the case file, this case can be said to be one of the few ironclad cases sent by the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review!
It was later accompanied by verification of various evidences by specialists from the Ministry of Criminal Justice.
On the face of it, there is nothing wrong with the facts and procedures.
Even the rigor of this case is enough to rank in the top three among the major cases of the Ministry of Punishment this year.
Similar to Yang Qingyuan's previous estimate, there is probably no problem in this case.
Now we are just waiting for the news Liu Wangshu brings back from the Ministry of Punishment!
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Not long after Yang Qingyuan checked the files, Liu Wangshu also rushed back with the original files from the Criminal Department.
"Brother Yang, this is the transcript brought from the Ministry of Punishment. Take a look and you may be able to find clues and flaws in it!"
Yang Qingyuan took the case file from Liu Wangshu's hand.
"Where are Grandma Li and Yaya?!"
"I arranged for them to rest in a side hall. They come from poor families and cannot afford to live in an inn. They came all the way from Wannian County and never had a good rest!"
Yang Qingyuan nodded, opened the original file, and read it carefully.
In about two seconds, Yang Qingyuan finished analyzing the original files of the Ministry of Punishments and shook his head.
"There shouldn't be any problems with this case file! At least the Criminal Department is paying attention."
Liu Wangshu was puzzled, "Mr. Zhao, the doctor in the Criminal Department just now, also told me that as long as I hand over this file to you, you will know."
"Yes, the Criminal Department is extremely strict on this case!"
Yang Qingyuan opened the transcript of the original file of the Ministry of Justice and compared it with the version sent to Dali Temple.
"Look! This is the original file from the Ministry of Punishment, and this is the case file received by Dali Temple!"
Liu Wangshu could tell at a glance that it was not necessary. With similar fonts and the same paper size, the original files of the Ministry of Punishments were much thicker than the Dali Temple case files!
"Brother Yang, why is this?!"
"This is because what Dali Temple received was the case file confirmed by the Ministry of Punishment, and what the Ministry of Punishment recorded was the entire process of trial and review of the case."
Yang Qingyuan pointed to one page of the original file and said, "So far, this is the first time that Wannian County has sent this case file to the Ministry of Punishment for review. The result was rejected by the Ministry of Punishment! The reason was that the case was hurriedly closed before the murder weapon was found."
As he spoke, Yang Qingyuan turned back more than ten pages, "So Wannian County spent more energy searching for the murder weapon, and finally found a sharp knife in a ditch in Sanhe Village. It was indeed the murder weapon in this case."
Yang Qingyuan turned back a few more pages, "So Wannian County compiled the files again and submitted them to the Ministry of Justice. The result was that they were returned again because the criminal's confession could not be coherent! It was not until the third submission that the evidence was complete and the confession was consistent with the facts of the case. After comparing it one by one, it passed the review of the Ministry of Punishments.”
After listening to Yang Qingyuan's words, Liu Wangshu was silent for a long time.
"Then grandma..."
"Have you noticed that from the beginning of the meeting, Grandma Li only said that her son was wronged, but never said that there was any evidence to prove that she was innocent! The so-called wish only stems from the fact that Li Shou is a scholar. In Grandma's eyes, he is He’s a good kid!”
Liu Wangshu subconsciously wanted to refute, but found that what Yang Qingyuan said was the truth.
Grandma didn't have any new evidence to prove Li Shou's innocence.
Some are just a mother's unconditional trust in her child!
Liu Wangshu felt powerless. She was very helpful to Grandma Li and wanted to help Yaya, but she really didn't know how to help.
"Then let me give grandma some silver!"
This is the only solution Liu Wangshu can think of!
Yang Qingyuan did not speak, but took the file and walked to the side hall with Liu Wangshu.
The moment she saw Yang Qingyuan and Liu Wangshu, Grandma Li, who was sitting uneasily, immediately stood up.
"Master Yang! I don't know about my son's case..."
Yang Qingyuan did not choose to hide anything, but simply shook his head.
The original hope in Grandma Li's eyes disappeared, "Even the adults said so! Then is my son really hopeless?!"
"I have checked the files of your son's case in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. According to the records in the case files, the logic of this case is rigorous, the evidence is sufficient, and the possibility of injustice is extremely small!"
Yang Qingyuan did not say anything. This was too cruel to an old man who was over sixty years old!
Yaya, who was holding a pastry at a loss, also felt the change in her grandmother's mood, and pulled Grandma Li's clothes and said.
"Grandma! This cake is so delicious! Why don't you take a bite!"
Now Yaya can't understand what happened, so she can only comfort her grandma in her own way.
Grandma Li seemed to have made some decision, and then suddenly knelt down.
Yang Qingyuan flicked his right hand, supported Grandma Li, and said with a wry smile: "Grandma, you are an elder, we cannot afford your gift!"
"Sir, the old woman has nothing to worry about! The only thing she can't worry about is her granddaughter. If anything happens to the commoner's wife, please take care of Yaya!"
Yang Qingyuan's true energy moved and he helped Grandma Li up, "Grandma, don't do anything stupid!"
Grandma Li turned around and took out a slightly worn book from her rag package!
The moment Yang Qingyuan saw it, his pupils condensed slightly.
"Da Gao".
According to the instructions of Taizu, those who have grievances that are difficult to redress can enter the capital with the "Da Gao" in hand. Officials along the way are not allowed to stop anyone who violates the order! Kill without mercy!
Those who have been wronged should sound the drum in front of the Daming Palace. No matter what the case is, the emperor must accept his grievance and review the case again.
If someone is really wronged, not only will he not be punished, but he will also be rewarded. However, if he relies on this law and falsely accuses Hu Wei, he will be punished with an eighty rod and three thousand miles away.
Yang Qingyuan has already studied the case files of this case. Even if Grandma Li holds the "Da Gao" and beats the drum, it is impossible to overturn the case without new evidence and clues!
And with Grandma Li's body and bones, eighty strokes with a cane is equivalent to death with a cane!
Grandma Li saluted Yang Qingyuan and Liu Wangshu! Then we left Dali Temple and headed towards the palace city!
Yang Qingyuan wanted to persuade her again, but she saw the determination in Granny Li's eyes.
"Master Yang, you are a good official! I know you have tried your best, and the officials from the Criminal Department have not violated the law! But I can't just watch my Shou'er die! Don't waste your career just because of me, a lonely old woman!"
Yang Qingyuan could see the firmness and determination in Grandma Li's eyes when she spoke!
The will to die has been made!
Women are soft by nature, but mothers are strong!
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