This scene was much bigger than the one when Lao Zhu fucked himself, and the saliva was flying everywhere, almost hitting Zheng Xiong's face.
Zheng Xiong occasionally wiped his face, but he had no intention of replying, and he felt as if he was as still as a mountain.
As voices of agreement came one after another, Zheng Xiong was about to face the final trial.
Lao Zhu looked at Zheng Xiong motionless, a little speechless and a little aggrieved.
This referee is a bit boring.
It's okay if you say something wrong. As long as you can tell some truth, we can support you. But the result is this, I can't even speak to you.
Moreover, he had expected to take advantage of gambling to see who would jump in, but he was disturbed by the sudden appearance of the Ministry of Punishment.
Zheng Xiong is not too reasonable.
Everyone is clinging to this one thing, leaving Lao Zhu with no power to do anything. The matter is out of control, which is why Lao Zhu feels aggrieved.
"Zheng Xiong, don't you have nothing to say? Is there any reason why it's difficult for you? You can tell me all of this. I will follow your advice and will consider it as appropriate."
Disrespecting the order is not a difficult reason to deal with. The clear hint is to say to Zheng Xiongming, as long as the reason is reasonable, we will support you.
After all, Lao Zhu's intention of punching was wrong. Zheng Xiong did not talk about his difficulties, but said to Lao Zhu.
"Your Majesty, I have no problem with you."
"However, there is news that the Ministry of Punishment came to the government office and said that it is in charge of prisons and litigation. This case is extremely involved and must be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment."
"Wei Chen only thinks that he has bad intentions, sees that the benefits are too great, and wants to profit from it, so he is shameless."
Speaking of this, it touched the pain point of the Minister of Punishment, and he hurriedly reprimanded.
"Nonsense, how can our Criminal Department profit from this? As long as it is stolen money, it will be confiscated and returned to the Household Department. I see that your government office has many affairs and many people are involved in it. I am afraid that you will not be able to handle it, so I want to take over it. How could you covet it? The money in it? Don't judge a gentleman with a villain's heart, thinking that everyone, like you, only sees dirty things like gold and silver."
The casual words made Lao Zhu's eyes twitch.
But Zheng Xiong followed the words of the Minister of Justice.
"Don't be anxious, Lord Shangshu. I originally thought so too, but when Lord Shangshu left, I finally figured it out."
"With so many people involved, if we do it as usual, it may take a long time. During this period, we have to take care of their food and accommodation, which is not worth the gain."
"It is a good thing that the Ministry of Punishment is sharing the worries of our government."
"By the time I thought of the key point, it was already too late. You were already pissed off."
"But this is the government's business after all. If I ask the Ministry of Justice for help again, I won't be able to ask for it."
Upon hearing this, the Minister of Punishment said with some relief.
"Let's not talk about your disobedience today. If the government recognizes the good intentions of the Ministry of Punishment, then I am not a person who abandons the public service for personal reasons. As long as you accept the punishment and admit your mistakes, then the Ministry of Punishment will take over if it can. .”
Haha, Zheng Xiong sneered in his heart and continued following the words of the Minister of Punishment.
"Master Shangshu is very upright and upright. Even so, I have to keep my dignity."
"Then I thought about it. After all, it was the government office that did the wrong thing. How could we bother the Ministry of Punishment?"
"When you make a mistake, you have to accept the punishment. When you are beaten, you have to stand upright and try your best to make amends. If you still can't do it in the end, then you can only ask your lord's punishment department for help."
Speaking of this, the Minister of Punishment did not take it seriously. Matters involving nearly ten thousand people are not so easy to solve and will definitely take a long time.
Now that Zheng Xiong said this, the Minister of Punishment was looking forward to it. He wanted to see Zheng Xiong's attitude of asking for help when the time came. He felt a little happy, but he said it righteously.
"People like you in the government office are not comparable to those in our criminal department who specialize in this job. They are just fooling around and only increasing their expenses."
Seeing that the Minister of Punishment was being tricked, Zheng Xiong directly gave his own counterattack.
"Originally, the same thing happened to my subordinates.
I thought about it, and felt that it would waste people and money, but after an afternoon of surprise trials. "
"Dozens of people from the government were on hand to examine the case, and within one afternoon, the collective incident was heard."
"Everyone is punished."
"Now that the matter is over, I can only accept the kindness of the Ministry of Punishment, and there is no need to waste the precious time of Lord Shangshu."
Hearing this, the Minister of Punishment was a little dumbfounded, thinking that Zheng Xiong had given in.
As a result, the words spoken now made the Minister of Punishment look a little ugly.
The words he just echoed were a bit harsh.
After all, he followed Zheng Xiong's words. In order to be more impressive, he made it clear that it was not for money, but to help the government.
Having said all the good things, it took Zheng Xiong an afternoon to finish the matter, which was in sharp contrast to the time he gave.
In this way, he appears to be somewhat incompetent.
"Hmph, you are talking nonsense. I don't believe that you can handle the cases involving nearly ten thousand people in just one afternoon. If you are not deceiving me, you must have violated the rules of the trial, otherwise it is absolutely impossible."
This was a bit full of words, but at this point, the Minister of Punishment was also a little anxious.
"Routine methods will definitely not work. Fortunately, they are all cases of the same nature. It just so happens that we have just gained some experience."
"With examples in front of me, the trial is much simpler."
The Minister of Punishment had heard about it, and the battle to fine people to death was the first of its kind, and the Liu family also filed an appeal.
The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are already aware of this.
However, it did not involve the officials themselves, it was just a bit involved, and the matter was not big, so neither party took it seriously.
Now that it was mentioned, the Minister of Punishment couldn't help but ask.
"So in addition to fines, are you going to jail? Or are you colluding with the pharmacy to squeeze their money?"
"What's the difference between leaving no room for them and destroying their families?"
Zheng Xiong shook his head and said righteously.
"That's not possible. The previous punishment was just to warn future generations. How can we do this now?"
This made the Minister of Punishment a little confused.
It's not this, it's not that, whatever it is.
"Then what's your sentence?"
Not only the Minister of Punishment was confused, but others also began to wonder, craning their necks to wait for Zheng Xiong's answer.
"There are too many people, so I will punish all the prisoners at the same time."
"Forget about the fine, from now on, everyone will serve their sentence in the government office for one year."
"This government is prepared to train them well so that they can change their minds as soon as possible and give up their gambling addiction."
"I also hope that they can be an inspiration to future generations and understand the consequences of gambling like this. I am warning the world not to gamble. If you reach out, you will be caught. If you are caught, you will be imprisoned. Severe punishment will serve as a warning to others."
