This person is none other than the current power judge Zongzhengji judge. Since the beginning of the Xuanzong Dynasty, there have been more than one criminal clan in this dynasty, and the court has issued an explicit order to deal with it. But because the people in charge of Zongzheng Temple are also members of the clan, they support each other under the same circumstances. Major crimes are punished according to minor crimes, and minor crimes are ignored at all. It is more comfortable inside Zongzheng Temple than outside.
The clan members who made mistakes also indulged in debauchery in Zongzheng Temple. Not only did he drink and gamble, but he also brought brothel girls or his concubines to Zongzheng Temple to sleep with him. Even in the Lizong Dynasty, there was a general who had been sentenced to death by the imperial court. Three years after his execution, General Fengguo, who should have been buried long ago, actually appeared on the street in broad daylight and robbed people. female.
Although after the incident, the furious Emperor Lizong replaced all the clan members in the entire Zongzheng Temple. He took one hundred thousand guan from one of them and replaced the criminal clan member with the corpses of others. A county official who was the chief minister of Zongzheng Temple at the time took the Noble, imprisoned. The general who escaped the disaster by relying on the protection of his fellow clan members was beheaded directly. But the impact of that incident is difficult to eliminate for a long time.
In addition, Zongzheng Temple has been having problems since the end of Xuanzong. Unfortunately, Emperor Lizong could not change the ancestral system in which Zongzheng Temple's Zongzheng Temple chief ministers and Shaoqing ministers were all held by members of the third-level clan outside the clan. He could only set up Zongzheng Temple judges who were the fourth rank to have more control over Zongzheng Temple. Surveillance makes those people lawless. According to the law, this judge can only be sent by Yushitai.
According to the original custom made by Taizu, clan crimes were not allowed to be killed in public. Even if it was a huge mistake like rebellion, they were not allowed to be killed in public. The most they could do was three feet of white silk and a cup of poisonous wine. But since the Lizong Dynasty, regardless of whether the court issued an explicit decree to deal with it, the judge must be present during the execution and must sign. Even if it was just a confinement, he would have to check the seal after being put in a dark room.
Although clan members who commit serious crimes are now escorted to Xijing and imprisoned, Zongzheng Temple is sentenced every six months to check whether the seal is complete and whether the court's punishment decree has been truly implemented. Nowadays, the Zongzheng Temple judge has more power than Shaoqing to a certain extent. Therefore, few of the successive chief ministers of Zongzheng Temple were in harmony with the judges who they regarded as purely civilian officials sent to monitor them.
Especially the current Judge Zhou is a disciple of King Song's grandfather, and a complete confidant of King Song. It was Huang Qiong who suppressed him in disguise. The old man who had disciples all over the world and was known as a civil servant was given a posthumous title after his death, and the treatment of being buried in the imperial mausoleum was directly cancelled. They continued to suppress him in disguise. The huge group that the old man single-handedly built and played a decisive role in the civil service system has been wiped out.
Most of the former disciples and former officials either defected to others, or simply became neutral. There are only a few people in the court who still firmly support King Song. After King Yong took over Zongzheng Temple, the two of them were at odds with each other. If the other ministers and judges just hate each other. So these two people almost openly broke up with each other.
This Judge Zhou relied on the King of Song behind him to find trouble everywhere. As for his behavior, King Yong simply ignored him. The little real power he had in Zongzheng Temple did not allow him to gain any influence at all, and he joined forces with officials from above and below to do everything possible to squeeze him out. Today, when the Yuzhang County Prince and his son were executed, King Yong, who didn't like this guy at all, didn't even tell him.
No one expected that this guy's ears were so sensitive. He didn't know where he got the news and rushed over, but he rushed over at this time. Knowing that the few police officers outside could not stop this unruly guy among the civil servants, King Yong glanced at the four coffins in the room and simply let the arrogant guy go. Come in.
After Judge Zhou came in, he looked at King Yong and cupped his hands slightly: "King Yong, although you are the chief minister of Zongzheng Temple, this is in accordance with the court's practice. When the guilty clan is convicted, I, the judge, It is necessary to be present. Now when the common people of Yuzhang are executing executions, King Yong actually does not inform me about this judge. I don’t know what King Yong’s reasoning is. Is it possible that King Yong wants to cover up something? "
"I also know that because of the blood connection between clans, they have always been in the same spirit, and it is not uncommon for them to cover up each other when they commit crimes. That's why Emperor Lizong set up inspectors and judges at Zongzheng Temple. Today, Yong Wang But during the execution, he deliberately avoided the official and put the prisoner into the coffin in such a hurry. It is difficult to imagine whether King Yong will repeat those mistakes of the past."
As for the words of Judge Zhou, who was obviously making a thorn in his words, King Yong, who had always been very angry even if it was not clear-cut, did not have the slightest scruple to say directly: "The person named Zhou, don't say that to me." Your seventh master is sarcastic and sarcastic. Your seventh master is afraid of everything, but he is not afraid of you, the bastard, and the bastard behind you."
"You said that I did not notify you of my execution, so I have to ask you a question. It has been three days since Yuzhang was full of common people and escorted to Beijing. Where have you, a bastard, been in the past three days? You are not here today. You are on duty in the Yamen, so why did you go to the Song Palace so early in the morning? How come I, the chief minister of Zongzheng Temple, don’t know when the Song Palace became the Zongzheng Temple Yamen?"
"Today I tell you clearly that if you go to another prince's palace, I am still interested in looking for it. As for Lao Shi's mansion, I am really too lazy to visit. So, you should stop being weird with me over this matter. The responsibility lies with you, not with me. What’s more, there are iron laws in the court, and the prince is not allowed to have contact with the ministers unless ordered to do so. You, the judge of Zongzheng Temple, always go to the Song Dynasty Palace all day long."
"If I go up here with a memorial, I'm afraid I may not be the unlucky one then. If you, a bastard, don't believe it, you can go to this book and ask me to violate the law. Then I will take a look at it, you bastard." Will they end up much more miserable than me? As for why I put them in the coffin in a hurry, although they were convicted and expelled from the clan, after all, they are all of the blood of the Tian family.",
"Everyone is dead. It can be said that it's over. If I don't put them in coffins, how can I still expose their corpses here? The emperor only issued a decree to kill the father and son, but did not ask for their corpses to be exposed to the public. Besides, the weather is already hot now. Get up. If you don't put it in the coffin quickly, will it still smell bad before putting it in the coffin? If the epidemic spreads by then, Mr. Zhou may not be able to bear this responsibility. "
"Perhaps Mr. Zhou is looking for someone to pay tribute to these sinners, is he looking for a group of monks and Taoists to chant sutras for salvation, and is he getting some drums and music for some sad music? If Mr. Zhou has this idea, don't worry, I will definitely do it. We won’t stop them. Didn’t I just say that? Although they have been expelled from the clan, they are still the descendants of Taizu anyway, with the blood of the Tian family flowing through them."
"If Mr. Zhou wants to be a filial son and grandson, not only will I not stop him, but I will also conceal it for Mr. Zhou from the emperor. Even spiritual flags, mourning cloths, tributes, etc., I can also sponsor in a friendly manner. That's it. It is Mr. Zhou who wants to set up a mourning hall in this sect's main temple, so I can pretend that I have not seen it. After all, these days, it is really rare for someone to be a filial son to others. "
King Yong's words, which he consciously misinterpreted, were extremely destructive, and directly made Judge Zhou's face turn green with anger. To be a dutiful son and grandson to two clansmen who had no power and were now expelled from the clan due to crimes, it was not like he was going crazy because of the loss. But even though he was very angry, Judge Zhou, who was obviously here to take advantage of King Yong, had not completely lost his mind.
Although I don't want to find fault in this aspect, I insist on opening the coffin and conducting an autopsy. To see with your own eyes, those few people died completely. Regarding this guy's persistence, King Yong knew that if he persisted in opposing it. It can only make this guy who is already looking for trouble more suspicious, but it will make it easier for him to seize the opportunity. Anyway, some concrete coffins have not yet been nailed, so they can just lift the lid.
Thinking of this, King Yong winked at a few people around him. Although these people all entered Zongzheng Temple as Zhang Luoshi, privately they were all his lackeys outside the mansion and had been following him for more than a year. I can understand the meaning of every look in his eyes quite thoroughly. After receiving his look, several people directly opened the lid of the newly closed coffin and covered it with quilts.
Of course, a few people just opened the quilts on the corpses in the first three coffins. The last one was not opened because the corpse inside had been replaced long ago. Judge Zhou, who was considered a courageous person, directly inspected the three corpses in front of him carefully. It's just that although he is extremely brave, how can a corpse that has been forcibly poured with poisonous wine be as peaceful as a normal death?
Each orifice was bleeding, which was very miserable and ugly. After carefully examining the bodies of Yuzhang County Prince and his son and confirming that they were too dead to die, Judge Zhou lost his patience. Even the corpse of the county princess was not interested in checking it out, so he waved his sleeves and left. After all, at this time, he did not know that the princess of Yuzhang County was also sentenced to death by the palace.
But before this guy turned around and thought about leaving, King Yong's voice came from behind: "My surname is Zhou, now that you have inspected these corpses, I can forget about this matter for now. Then. It’s time for me to talk to you about your matter. Don’t you, kid, not believe me and want to be a filial son and grandson for this Yuzhang commoner? Well, I will help you today.”
"Come on, cover these coffins, nail them, and deliver them to Mr. Zhou's house. Also, if Mr. Zhou is short of money and can't get together any tributes, drums, etc., you can give them to me. In return, I will send someone directly. I will also send the guards of this sect's main temple to guard Mr. Zhou's house. Watching Mr. Zhou observe mourning for seven days, it will not be enough if he misses one day. "
Hearing King Yong's evil and smoking idea, he listened to the loud responses from the police officers outside. Knowing that the master in front of him, who is not shy about being cold-blooded and unwilling to take soft and hard tactics, has come up with that fool's energy, Judge Zhou who can do anything. Afraid that he would really send a few coffins to his home, he hurriedly said: "King Yong, I am doing this just for official business."
"I am not performing the duties entrusted by the imperial court to cause trouble for King Yong. When did I ever say that I would be expelled from the clan for which I was convicted? How can I be a filial son and a virtuous grandson? King Yong is such a slanderous person, and he is taking personal revenge on the dynasty. Officials, aren't you really afraid of me reporting to the Emperor? Even if the Emperor and King Yong are deeply in love with each other, I'm afraid they won't ignore their ancestral family law and blindly protect King Yong."
To Judge Zhou's seemingly tough words, but in fact they were soft words, King Yong didn't notice it: "You bastard named Zhou, if you don't go out of your way to impeach me today, you old boy will With my surname. As for these dead ghosts, I am determined to send them to your house today. I see among the officials in Jingzhao Mansion, there is that bastard who dares to stop me."
