The garrison office is a department at the level of "Shangqing". In addition to the day and night patrol offices, the agencies under its jurisdiction also have more than 20 government agencies that are equivalent to the day and night patrol offices, that is, A palace at the level of 'Shaoqing'.
If it weren't for the special nature of the Night Patrol School Lieutenant's Mansion, it would have been absolutely impossible for Fang Jian to become the Night Patrol School Lieutenant's Mansion, given his proton status and the title of 'National Scholar'.
When Fang Jian and Gu Zhenqing arrived at the garrison yamen and entered the Minghua Hall, they found that Yin, the magistrate of the garrison yamen, was already sitting high on the sandalwood chair at the top, while the lower sides were filled with young ministers from the garrison yamen. There were twenty-eight people in total, both men and women.
Including Gu Zhenqing, there are a total of twenty-nine young ministers in the entire garrison.
After Fang Jian and Gu Zhenqing entered the Minghua Hall, everyone present turned their heads and looked over. Their eyes quickly swept over Gu Zhenqing, and finally fell on Fang Jian.
Fang Jian and Gu Zhenqing walked to the center of the hall, and at the same time bowed their hands to Shangqing Sanxu and said, "Meet your Majesty."
Sanxu Shangqing said calmly: "You two captains, please sit down without courtesy."
Gu Zhenqing and Fang Jian bowed their hands in thanks, then turned around and sat down on the empty sandalwood chairs on the left and right below.
At present, there is no scene of deliberately not setting up a seat for Fang Jian, or deliberately humiliating him to embarrass him. After all, Sanxu is the Shangqing and belongs to the high-ranking 'Qinggui' of the Great Court. Even if he is not satisfied with Fang Jian in his heart, such a low-level person The method will not be used, after all, it will damage the majesty of his minister.
After Fang Jian and Gu Zhenqing sat down, Sanxu Shangqing immediately asked Fang Jian: "Captain Fang."
When Fang Jian heard Sanxu calling him, he immediately sat on the sandalwood chair and cupped his hands and said, "My subordinate is here."
Sanxu Shangqing asked: "My previous order ordered you to immediately transfer Lie Heng to the Court Law Department for disposal. Why didn't you accept the order? Do you know that resisting the order is also an act that violates the law of the Great Court?"
When Fang Jian heard this, he immediately said: "Back to Ling Yin, those crimes are extremely heinous, and many crimes have not been investigated clearly, so it is not appropriate to transfer them to the Tinglu Department at the moment."
Upon hearing this, Feng Ling, one of the twenty-nine young ministers guarding the Yamen, immediately said: "Captain Fang, Master Ling Yin asked you why you resisted the order, not whether Li Heng was guilty."
Fang Jian looked at Feng Ling and said, "I resisted the order only if Li Heng was guilty. If Li Heng was innocent, I would have let him go a long time ago. Young Master Feng Ling, do you understand this sentence?"
Feng Ling said calmly: "Although Lie Heng is guilty, he should be handed over to the Tinglu Division for investigation and trial. He should not be detained and tried by your night patrol officer's mansion."
Fang Jian said: "As far as I know, Lie Heng's father is the superior judge of the Tinglu Department. If Li Heng is transferred to the Tinglu Department, Fengling Shaoqing, can you guarantee that Lie Heng will not bend the law for personal gain or cover up?" My own son?"
Hearing this, Lie Yi, who was sitting behind the screen in the inner room of Minghua Hall, couldn't help but frown.
And Lord Sanxu, who was sitting at the head of Minghua Hall, immediately said: "Shangqing Liyi is fair, strict and upright. He will never protect Lieheng."
Fang Jian smiled and said: "Since Ling Yin has said so, it is not impossible to hand over the column to the Ting Law Department. It's just that I need a guarantee from Ling Yin."
Sanxu Shangqing said calmly: "What guarantee do you want?"
Fang Jian said: "I already have a copy of Lie Heng's confession signed by his spiritual mind, and it has been printed out. If Ling Yin, you can sign a document and personally endorse Lie Heng, Shangqing, to ensure that he will not If you protect your son who is partial to me, I will immediately transfer Lie Heng to the Court of Justice."
"If Lord Sanxu really shielded and favored his son, then I will make the document signed by Ling Yin and Lie Heng's crimes known to the public in Yujing City! I wonder if Ling Yin, you dare to sign this document?" Fang At the end of Jian's words, he looked directly at Sanxu Shangqing and asked.
Upon hearing this, Lord Sanxu's face suddenly darkened. This was simply a threat to him. If he signed this document, Lie Heng would still have to be punished for his crimes after he returned. But in this way, he was not helping Lie Heng at all. Yi is very busy.
Didn't Lie Yi come to him just to find a way to get his son out of the night patrol school captain's mansion?
But if Lie Yi really shields Lie Heng after he returns, then he will be ruined in Yujing City. Although this kind of thing is tacitly understood by everyone in the entire Daoting, this can only be a 'tacit understanding' , must not see the light.
Sanxu Shangqing's face was gloomy, and he was immediately in a dilemma. At this time, another guard Yamen Shaoqing stood up and said to Fang Jian: "Captain Fang, are you threatening Lord Ling Yin?"
Fang Jian said calmly: "How dare you threaten Mr. Ling Yin? I am just discussing the matter. If nothing happens after Lie Heng is transferred to the Court of Justice, and the big thing turns into a trivial matter, then why should we arrest him? Who will be responsible for the crimes he committed? Responsible? Young Master, do you want to help Lie Heng take the blame?"
The young minister's face froze when he heard this, and he quickly retorted: "Nonsense, the Court Law Department is in charge of the law of the Grand Court. It is their authority to impose punishments, and it is not yours to interfere."
Fang Jian said: "You are right. It is the authority of the Tinglu Division to decide the punishment. I have no right to interfere. However, I have the right not to hand over Lie Heng to the Tinglu Division."
The young prince's expression changed and he shouted: "Fang Jian! Do you want to disobey the order?"
Fang Jian said: "This is not a disobedience to the order. It is clearly written in the law of the Great Court. Each authority has the right to investigate the affairs under its jurisdiction and make preliminary convictions, and then transfer them to the Court of Justice for punishment. The crimes listed now are The investigation has not yet been completed, so it cannot be handed over to the Court of Justice."
After Fang Jian took out the law of the Great Court, the young minister was immediately speechless, because Fang Jian was right. If he questioned it again, he would be questioning the law of the Great Court.
After holding it in for a long time, the young minister finally managed to say, "Then when will you be able to investigate clearly?"
Fang Jian said calmly: "It's hard to say, maybe one year, maybe ten years, maybe ten thousand years. In short, please rest assured that my night patrol officer's office will definitely investigate carefully and interrogate strictly, and will never unjustly accuse a good person. Never let a bad guy go."
"You..." When the young minister heard this, he immediately stood up and pointed at Fang Jian and was about to scold him, but was interrupted by Sanxu Shangqing, "Yu Shaoqing, sit down."
After hearing what Sanxu Shangqing had said, Yu Shaoqing was slightly startled, and then immediately bowed his hands and said, "Yes."
After Yu Shaoqing sat down, Sanxu went to Fang Jian and said, "Captain Fang, this is an order to transfer Lie Heng to the Court of Justice for punishment. No doubt is allowed. The document you proposed is against the rules of the Court." , I don’t agree. However, it is an order from me and the garrison to transfer Lie Heng to the Tinglu Division. You must obey it, and you must obey it immediately!"
After Lord Sanxu finished speaking, the twenty-eight young ministers in the Minghua Hall stood up one after another, stared at Fang Jian with sharp eyes, and shouted in unison: "Captain Fang, Master Yin's order must be obeyed immediately."
In an instant, an invisible and huge force rushed towards Fang Jian like an overwhelming force. Even Gu Zhenqing, who was opposite Fang Jian, looked pale at the moment. He looked left and right, but in the end he could only choose to stand up and follow the other twenty-eight people. Shaoqing put pressure on Fang Jian together, only giving Fang Jian a helpless and apologetic look in his eyes.
At the same time, more than two hundred garrison sergeants formed a battle formation outside Minghua Hall and surrounded the entire Minghua Hall.
Fang Jian felt the strong power and pressure, but he sat there with an indifferent expression, looked at Sanxu Shangqing and asked: "Your Majesty, if I don't obey your order today, are you going to let these people go?" Someone killed the official?"
Sanxu Shangqing sat on a sandalwood chair, holding a tea cup and slowly sipping immortal tea and said: "If you resist and disobey the order, I will have no choice but to execute you on the spot according to the law of the Great Court."
After Master Sanxu finished speaking, the twenty-eight young ministers and the more than two hundred sergeants outside immediately shouted in unison: "If you don't obey the order, you will be punished on the spot!"
This shout was like thunder on the ground, shaking the eaves of the tall buildings inside and outside Minghua Hall.
However, just after the people in the garrison shouted, a louder shout came from outside: "Who dares to touch Colonel Fang!"
Hearing this roar, everyone in Minghua Hall couldn't help but startled, and the two hundred garrison sergeants outside also looked forward.
The next moment, more than five hundred sergeants were seen rushing in in a battle formation, and their bodies were flashing with 'many-colored treasures'.
The two hundred sergeants guarding the Yamen saw the multi-colored treasure lights on these people. They were stunned for a moment and then their expressions suddenly changed. "It's the multi-colored treasure lights revealed by the pardon order. They are the sergeants from the Huisheng Revolution!"
When the two hundred garrison sergeants heard this and saw the five hundred sergeants with the 'pardon order' rushing over, they couldn't think of any resistance at all, so they turned around and ran away without saying a word.
First, the consequences of killing people with amnesty orders are very serious, especially if these people have seventeen amnesty orders on them. Killing one will clear up one's power, and killing the second one will completely destroy oneself.
Secondly, even if these people are killed, the nature of the pardon order will implicate the 'Taoist Master Taichu'. Even if they have made meritorious deeds now, they can't live a good life.
So these people simply ran away. They were national scholars and part of the Daoting Qinggui. The Daoting was very tolerant to the Qinggui. Even if they were deserters on the battlefield, they would only spend a few years in jail. Besides, it was okay because of the general trend. Atonement.
Therefore, even if they escape now, they will just go to the Court of Justice and receive a few slaps or whips afterwards. But if they fight with these people, no matter whether they win or lose, they will not end well in the end.
Seeing more than two hundred sergeants fleeing directly, the young man in charge of guarding the Yamen turned pale with anger and kept yelling loudly, trying to call those sergeants back.
But the sergeants ignored him at all at the moment and ran away without a trace in the blink of an eye.
So after only five breaths, five hundred sergeants from the night patrol of the captain's mansion surrounded Minghua Hall. The leading sergeants immediately walked into Minghua Hall and worshiped Fang Jian: "We are late, please invite the captain." Condemn."
Fang Jian smiled and said, "It's not too late, it's just right."
After saying that, Fang Jian turned around and looked at the twenty-eight young ministers in Minghua Hall who were full of shock and astonishment, and then said: "Young ministers, I believe you all know these sergeants, right? They are the 'crazy ones' you call them. ', they are the sergeants who were sent to the night patrol school captain's house after the Huisheng Rebellion. Oh, they also have seventeen pardon orders on them."
Hearing Fang Jian's words, the young ministers present were even more shocked. They didn't understand how Fang Jian could subdue these madmen in two days? And can he gain their loyalty so quickly?
Fang Jian looked at the twenty-eight young ministers in front of him and said with disdain: "Who do you think you are? You dare to threaten me, Fang Jian!"
"Do I need you to teach me how to do my night patrol in the captain's mansion? Have you done your own affairs well? Huh?"
Having said this, Fang Jian pointed at the twenty-eight garrison officials in front of him, whose faces were filled with anger and whose eyes were full of horror and disbelief, and said: "If you dare to chatter in front of me in the future, I will let these sergeants rush to you. At home, I will kill your whole family! I will do what I say!"
After Fang Jian said this, the eyes of the five hundred soldiers immediately showed excitement and bloodthirsty light, and they heard them shouting in unison: "Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all!"
This roar was like thunder that shook the world, resounding throughout the entire garrison. In an instant, the expressions of the twenty-eight young ministers in Minghua Hall changed from anger and horror to horror and panic.
Everyone was stunned, including Lie Yi Shang Qing behind the screen behind Sanxu Shang Qing.
Gu Zhenqing on the side was full of shock and admiration at this moment. He had never admired anyone in all his years, but now he did, and it was Fang Jian!
From this moment on, no matter what happens to Fang Jian in the future, Gu Zhenqing swears that he will only admire Fang Jian in his life. He is so talented that even a bystander feels his blood boiling.
But he also lowered his head and did not dare to show his emotions. Fang Jian was not afraid of these people, but he had not lived enough. He did not dare to offend so many ministers and his superior, Shang Qing Sanxu.
When Sanxu Shangqing saw this scene, he froze in his seat for a moment. He didn't expect that Fang Jian would dare to do this. He actually dared to lead troops to guard the Yamen, and he actually dared to fight with everyone here?
But soon Sanxu Shangqing realized that no, Fang Jian just broke up with these young ministers and did not mention himself in the whole process, which showed that he had no plan to make things happen.
Thinking of this, Lord Sanxu immediately adjusted his mentality, stood up and said: "Captain Fang, what are you doing? Since you don't want to hand over Lie Heng to Tinglu Division, then you won't hand it over first. You patrol the captain's house at night to investigate and interrogate."
What Sanxu Shangqing has to do now is to stabilize Fang Jian. No matter how he tries to deal with Fang Jian in the future, this chaos must not happen in the garrison. Otherwise, he will be embarrassed. Once Taichu Dao Zun is convicted, he will be very embarrassed. He might also become the same unjust murderer as the previous thirteen captains.
For the people below, a Shangqing is already the top figure among the "Qinggui", but for the five regents, a Shangqing is no different from an ant, and will be crushed to death.
So Lord Sanxu immediately said: "Captain Fang, please immediately ask your sergeants to put away their weapons. We can discuss anything."
When Fang Jian heard this, he immediately said to Sanxu Shangqing: "Since your Majesty Yin has said this, I should accept the order. I just asked your Majesty to issue a decree stating that I would patrol the school captain's mansion at night to investigate Lie Heng's crimes, and let him I will patrol the school captain's office at night to decide when to transfer Lie Heng to the Imperial Law Department."
Upon hearing this, Lord Sanxu immediately glanced towards the back of Minghua Hall, and then he said to Fang Jian: "Captain Fang, I only need to convey the decree orally for this matter, no need to make a big fanfare of the order, right?"
Fang Jian smiled and said: "No, Lord Ling Yin, I just like to make a big show of things. Please give the order, Lord Ling Yin."
The next moment, the five hundred sergeants also shouted in unison: "Please give the order, Master Yin!"
Sanxu Shangqing was startled, his eyes narrowed, his expression changed instantly, and he immediately laughed and said: "Okay, okay, then I will give the order now."
After saying that, Sanxu Shangqing immediately wrote an edict, stamped his Shangqing treasure seal, and then used magic power to send the edict to Fang Jian.
After receiving the order and checking it, Fang Jian immediately put away the order, smiled and stepped forward to Sanxu, cupping his hands and saying, "Thank you so much, Lord Lingyin. I still have official duties to attend to. If Lord Lingyin has no other instructions, , the official resigned."
Sanxu Shangqing smiled and said: "Okay, Commander Fang, please help yourself." After saying that, Sanxu Shangqing waved his hand towards Fang Jian.
Fang Jian bowed his hands to Lord Sanxu, then turned around and led the five hundred sergeants away, quickly disappearing from everyone's eyes.
At the same time, there was a soft sound of something falling to the ground from the inner room behind Minghua Hall, and then there was the cold snort of Lie Yi Shang Qing. Immediately, Lie Yi Shang Qing's Qi quickly left Ming Hua Hall. Finally left the garrison office.
When Sanxu Shangqing heard the movements of Lieyi Shangqing, and felt that Lieyi Shangqing's Qi disappeared, he could only sigh deeply, and then sat back on the sandalwood chair with a gloomy face.
This time, he had lost his master. He originally wanted to sell his wife a favor, but unexpectedly, a big mistake appeared in front of him!
At this moment, Lord Sanxu felt extremely uncomfortable, a hundred times more uncomfortable than when his childhood sweetheart married a Taoist priest as his concubine.
But he said that after Lie Yi left the garrison office, he had no idea what to do for a while. He could not go to see Fang Jian for negotiation because he knew that the case he had judged about Fang Jian was a confusing case.
So he didn't dare to go to Fang Jian directly, he was afraid of angering Fang Jian even more.
"Damn it, how did this person control those madmen?" Lie Yi thought with great annoyance. He thought that Fang Jian would soon be killed by those madmen. Unexpectedly, Fang Jian actually gained the allegiance of these madmen. Now things are going to be difficult.
This was what he was most afraid of. If Fang Jian was angry and directly signaled those lunatics to kill Lie Heng, then he would have no place to cry.
Just when he was troubled, Lie Yi suddenly thought of his own think tank, 'Old Operator', so Lie Yi immediately returned to his own vocational college in Tinglu Division and called Old Operator over to ask for advice.
The old fortune teller came to Li Yi, and after listening to Lie Yi's explanation of the cause and effect, he couldn't help but said with shock and dejection: "I've made a mistake, I call myself 'Old Counter', and I think I'm very scheming, but I didn't expect But he stumbled on a young man and ruined his reputation for life."
"I heard your Majesty say that his behavior in guarding the Yamen Minghua Hall was quite heroic. If this man had not died while serving in the Night Patrol School Lieutenant's Mansion, he would have made a great career in the future." The old fortune teller sighed.
Seeing the old operator's depressed expression and listening to his emotion, Lie Yi immediately said: "Don't talk about this now. How to rescue Heng'er right now is the most important thing!"
After hearing this, the old operator temporarily suppressed his frustration and started to provide advice to the list of survivors.
About ten breaths later, the old fortune teller immediately said: "Shang Qing, now we have to ask Taoist Master Taizhang for help."
After hearing what the old fortune teller said, the lieutenant was stunned for a moment. Taoist Taizhang was none other than the 'Tinglu Si Palm Seal', a powerful man in the Qing Dynasty. He was also a disciple of Taoist Taiyi, one of the five great regents.
After Li Yishang was stunned, he immediately shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, no matter how big this kind of thing is to me, it is still a trivial matter to Taoist Taizhang. To ask Taoist Taoist Taizhang for such a small thing, Tao I respect those who will punish me."
When the old operator heard this, he immediately sighed slightly, and then said again: "In that case, we have to talk to Captain Fang who is on the night patrol at the Captain's Mansion."
Lie Yi shook his head again and said, "That's not okay. I judged him unfairly in the last case. If I go to talk to him, he won't let him go."
The old fortune teller pondered for a moment and said, "It might as well let Pindao go meet Captain Fang first and find out what he says."
Lie Yi raised his head and looked at the old operator for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, then you go and explore first."
The old operator bowed his hands and said, "Yes." Then he turned and left.
(End of chapter)
