Chapter 239: The Case of Enclosing Land and Selling Officials

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Zhu Haiyan asked again: "Last summer, there was a servant in Lizhuang, Jinyang, who occupied the people's land. You were the one who benefited."

Last summer, a servant claiming to be Li Yuan came to Lijia Village in Jinyang. Although it is a servant, it is extremely vicious. It drives away the people here and uses violence against those who are unwilling to leave. In the early morning of that day, thugs broke into a commoner's home and beat and kicked him regardless of the reason. An elder rushed to protect him, beat him to death, and filed a lawsuit with Jinyang Mansion. Standing in front of the gate of the government office, beating the drum of grievance. The two doors opened, and the government servant walked out and said, "Do you have any grievances to report?" The common man raised the petition, knelt down and shouted, "The common people have been wronged!" The government servant took the petition and ran to the Jinyang Lingfu. Jinyang ordered Zhu Haiyan to go out and asked: "Who is crying injustice outside the lobby?" The Yamen servant replied: "Li Sancai of Lijia Village." Then he presented the petition. Jinyang ordered Zhu Haiyan to take the petition, put on his official uniform and walked out of the inner hall, stood on the King's Law Hall, then sat in front of the desk and said: "Bring Li Sancai, a villager from Lijia Village, into the hall." Villager Li Sancai was escorted by the government officials He brought him into the lobby, knelt down and said, "Big Chong, the common people have been wronged! You want to make the decision for the common people!" Zhu Haiyan sat in front of the desk and asked: "Li Sancai, what are your grievances? You want me to make the decision for you." Li Sancai said: "A servant came to Lijiazhuang to occupy our land. He said he wanted to build a mansion and forcibly drove us villagers away. Our home is here, where are we going? We didn't agree with them." The next day, Li Zhuang's thugs rushed into our yard and beat and kicked us regardless of the reason. My father came up to try to dissuade us, but they pushed him to the ground and beat him to death." Zhu Haiyan stood up and said: "Let's go to Lijia Village."

Zhu Haiyan led the government officials to Lijiacun and walked into Li Sancai's home. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the old man lying on the couch before he was buried, and he knew that there was indeed a grievance in this family. The onlookers complained even more, saying: "These gods are occupying our land. How can we, the people, depend on the sky to survive?" Some even said: "They are powerful and they don't care about us at all." Life or death." Jinyang Ling became angrier when he heard this and led his government officials to break into Lizhuang.

The evil slave walked out and said: "Jinyang Order Da Chong, I wonder why you came here?" Jinyang Order Zhu Haixi looked at the evil slave and said: "You are Li Yuan's servant Li Sheng, right?" Li Yuan's servant is He said disdainfully: "That's right." Jinyang ordered Zhu Huiyan to say: "There is an insect coming, take it away." The Yamen servant rushed out. Li Yuan's servants said even more arrogantly: "Which of you dares?" Dozens of thugs rushed out from the manor, showing off their short-range weapons. Dozens of government officials drew out their long knives from their waists and confronted him. Jinyang ordered Zhu Heiyi to stand behind these government officials and said: "Anyone who resists arrest will be killed." General Dao Yan led the army into Lizhuang, dismounted and walked up the road: "Zhu Dachong." Zhu Heiyi turned around and said: " General Dao Yan, you came at the right time." General Dao Yan stood in front of Zhu Haiyan, waved his hand upward and said: "Come on!" The army rushed forward and surrounded them. The thugs looked around and saw that they had such a large formation. They all began to feel guilty and looked at each other. The army approached and yelled: "Put down your weapons." The thugs had no choice but to drop their weapons and be captured. Jinyang ordered Zhu Haiyan to go up to the road and said: "Capture this evil slave Li Sheng." Li Sheng threatened and said: "Zhu Haiyan, don't regret it." Zhu Haiyan said: "The prince broke the law and violated the law with the common people. Same crime, take them down." The evil slave Li Sheng was taken away.

Jinyang ordered Zhu Haiyan to walk into the lobby of the government office and sit in front of the desk. Xingmu patted the desk and said, "Li Sheng is being raped by bringing insects." Li Sheng was escorted in and stood. Zhu Haiyan asked: "Li Sheng, let me ask you, your background is not small. You must have a backing, and you are a high official in Handan City." Li Sheng said disdainfully: "Yes, you You're right, there is a backstage behind me. I'm afraid I'll scare you to death if I tell you. If you're afraid of death, you'll let me wait. I won't even know how I died when the time comes." Xingmu patted the table. "Tell me, who is your backstage?" Li Sheng raised his head and said, "No comment." Jinyang ordered Zhu Haiyan to say, "Drag this guy out to play fifty big boards." Li Sheng pointed to sit down. Zhu Haiyan, who was standing in front of the desk, said: "Zhu Haiyan, you dare to use severe punishment on me." Zhu Haiyan said: "It is reasonable to use the rod to punish those who refuse to admit guilt, even if they are beaten to death. I am not responsible for this in the lobby. I drag him down and beat him." Li Sheng was dragged down and beaten until he was half dead, then dragged into the lobby and splashed with cold water to wake him up. Jinyang ordered Zhu Haiyan to ask: "Tell me, who is your backstage?" Li Sheng lay on the lobby and just shook his head. Zhu Haiyan walked down and squatted aside and said: "Don't think that you don't know because you keep silent. Your backstage is Li Yuan and Li Kan." Li Sheng gasped and said: "Since the big insects You already know, why do you need to ask me?" Zhu Haiyan said sharply: "I ask you, yes or no?" Li Sheng could only nod his head and said: "Yes." Zhu Haiyan asked again: "Why? Come to Jinyang to occupy the people's land?" Li Sheng said: "This is a geomantic treasure land. If you build a private house here, your official career will be prosperous and your wealth will be abundant." Zhu Haiyan walked up and stood in front of the desk and said: "Li Sheng heard the verdict, occupying In the land of the common people, I beat villager Li Duohan, Li Sancai's father, to death. This is a capital crime. In order to anger the common people, I sentenced Li Zhuang's servant Li Sheng to kill the perpetrator. Can you plead guilty?" Li Sheng nodded and said, "Plead guilty. "

Li Sheng and his thug Thirty-Two Chong sat in the prison car and were sent to the execution platform for the canonical punishment. The people gathered around and hated them extremely. They threw eggs and vegetable leaves and smashed them on them. They were notorious. Sent to the execution platform and knelt on the execution platform. Jinyang ordered Zhu Haiyan to stand up and throw out the token and said: "Behead!" The sword and ax fell, blood spilled out, and dozens of insect heads rolled down. The people watching under the execution platform were cheering and jumping for joy, which was a great pleasure.

Zhu Haiyan picked up their charges and said: "Li Yuan, Li Kan, this is your evidence of guilt. What else can you say now?" Li Kan and Li Yuan lowered their heads and whispered: "The guilty officer Plead guilty." Zhu Haiyi said: "Tell me, who is your backstage? I think this major case involves many officials and nobles in the court, and it is definitely beyond your control." Li Yuan, Li Kan and others Da and Yu Lian both looked at Zhu Haiyan and said, "We don't have a backstage, and we don't know who the big insect is talking about." Zhu Haiyan said, "Do you know how the official character is written?" Sitting in the lobby Li Yuan, Li Kan, Yu Da and Yu Lian in the middle all remained silent. The Zhuhai ants looked at them and said: "Let me tell you, there is a big mouth below the word "official" and a small mouth above it. When the big mouth is full, it also needs to feed the small mouth above. The four big ants understand what I mean. What does that sentence mean?" Li Kan looked up and said, "We don't understand what Zhu Dachong's sentence means?" Zhu Haiyan looked at him and said, "Once the case is investigated to the end, you don't say goodbye. Do you think I don’t know who they are? There’s just no evidence at the moment. Sooner or later the truth will come to light and we’ll take them down.” The yamen officer walked in and took Li Yuan, Li Kan and others down.

Zhu Haiyi looked at Guo Rong and Chen Ting and said: "Guo Dachong, Chen Dachong, I wonder if you have any objections to the trial of this case?" Guo Rong stood up and said: "Zhu Dachong, I have something to say, do you want to hear it?" Zhu Heiyi said: "Guo Da Chong, please speak." Guo Rong faced Zhu Heiyi and said: "This case is very involved. It is enough to stop it and it is not easy to investigate in depth. If the investigation continues, it will be of no benefit to you or me. You should think about it carefully. Let's think about it." Zhu Haiyan stood up and said: "I want to express my attitude to you. This case will be investigated to the end." Guo Rong stood in the lobby, cupped his hands in front of him and said, "Farewell." He walked out of the lobby with a puff of sleeves. Chen Ting walked out, stretched out his hand and called out: "Guo Dachong, Guo Dachong." Then he turned around and said: "Zhu Dachong, although you are the chief judge, it is your own opinion. If you still act arbitrarily, you will bear the consequences." Then he said: " Your Majesty has appointed me and Guo Dachong as deputy judges. You should know your Majesty’s deep intention on this matter." Zhu Haiyi said: "The Holy Will cannot be presumed in vain. I only know how to handle my errands seriously and be worthy of the people of Zhao State." Chen Ting shook his head and said: "You still don't know how to be an official in the imperial court? You'd better do your Jinyang order." Then he left.

Guo Rong went to the house of Gongzi Cheng, who was the younger brother of King Yong of Zhao. A group of veterans gathered in the Prince Cheng's mansion. They were all nobles of the State of Zhao. Guo Rong entered Gong Zicheng's house and knelt down and said, "Big Chong." Gong Zicheng walked up the road and said, "Guo Rong, please get up." Guo Rong then stood up. Zhao Wen, Zhao Zhao and other senior officials came up and said, "Guo Rong Rong, how is the trial of the case going?" Guo Rong said: "This Zhu Haiyan wants to investigate the case to the end." Zhao Zhao on the side said anxiously: "What does this Zhu Haiyan want to do? The king has sent you to be the deputy judge. Doesn't the Zhu Hai Ant know the deep meaning of the king?" Young Master Cheng walked up and sat in front of several cases and said: "The old white ant once said that the Zhu Hai Ant is just a muscle, which is why it has always stayed in Jinyang. The reason for not being promoted." Zhao Wen stood up and said: "We'd better meet the king." Young Master Cheng said: "No, the king is busy with government affairs and has many things to do. How can he have time to see us?" Zhao Zhao said even more anxiously: "We We won't sit back and wait for them to put the knife on our necks, don't forget that the account books are still in the hands of Li Yuan and Li Kan, and Yu Da and Yu Lian also have account books." Guo Rong suggested. : "Shang Fu is the king's favorite, and this Shang Fu is also the king's disciple. Let's go and see Shang Fu." Young Master Cheng said very calmly: "We don't know where this Shang Fu is standing. On one side? Going forward rashly, isn’t it exposed?” Zhao Zhao said: “What time is it now, Master, if these account books are discovered by Zhu Haiyan, do you think it is possible for us to stay in Handan?”

Young Master Cheng, Zhao Zhao and Zhao Wen left the mansion, got on the carriage and ran towards Shang Fu's mansion. Standing in front of the mansion gate. Zhao Zhao stepped forward and knocked on the door. A doorman opened the door and stuck his head out and asked, "Who are you?" Zhao Zhao said, "Just tell the young master to come and see me." The doorman said, "Please let me go and report to my master." Zhao Zhao said, " Okay, you go." The servant entered Shang Fu's house and said, "Master, the young master has come to see you." Shang Fu summoned a scribe and said, "Hide behind the curtain and make notes. Remember, you must be detailed. Write it down." The scribe just nodded, walked behind the curtain and sat down, waiting for them to enter the house.

Shang Fu came out of the house to greet him and kowtowed: "Master, you two big insects, please forgive me for being rude." Master Cheng walked up the road and said: "You are so polite, big insects." Shang Fu stood aside and said: "Young Master, you two are so polite. Please come in, big insect." Young Master Cheng, Zhao Zhao and Zhao Wen stepped forward and entered the mansion. Shang Fu came in and said, "Young Master, please take a seat, you two great insects." Young Master Cheng, Zhao Zhao and Zhao Wen sat in front of several cases on both sides. Shang Fu walked up and sat down and said, "Why do you big bugs come to see me?" Zhao Zhao said to Shang Fu, "The truth of the case has been revealed, but this big criminal still needs to continue to be investigated." Shang Fu asked again: "This case has nothing to do with you guys." Zhao Zhao, who was sitting aside, was stunned and stood up and said, "What does Shang Dashong mean by this?" Shang Fu said, "I just want to ask Zhao Dashong casually. Don't worry." At this time, Shang Fu was very kind, with a constant smile on his face, and his emotions could not be seen at all. Zhao Zhao just said: "Of course it has nothing to do with us." Shang Fu said: "Since it has nothing to do with you and others, if the big Sikou wants to investigate, let it be investigated. I believe that you are all honest officials." As soon as these words came out, Zhao Zhao Zhao was speechless and stood stupidly, extremely embarrassed. Young Master Cheng sat aside and said calmly: "This case has a lot of implications. If we continue to investigate, it will not be of any benefit to the court or the king." Shang Fu raised his hand and said: "My king is wise and benevolent. He is wise and kind. With the Holy Judgment, what else do you have to worry about?"