Li Gao's eyes were bloodshot and he staggered out of the gate of Pan Mansion. A servant waiting in front of the door gave him a hand with a sad face. To be honest, he didn't want to come. Who didn't know that the county magistrate was going to die.
But there is no choice. No one wants to come, so naturally the one with the least status will be chosen. Hehe, they are all servants and minor officials, and they still have high and low status.
"Master, let's go back to the office?"
Li Gao nodded numbly, his legs trembling uncontrollably. If possible, he didn't want to suffer the torture of waiting for death anymore, but he couldn't die like this. He had an old mother and a young son, so he couldn't give it to him. They left nothing behind, but they couldn't die together.
Even if the family property is fined and the income is confiscated, as long as the person is still there, the people in Liyang will always take care of him. At least he will not starve to death on the streets. There is still hope in the future.
It’s a lie to say that I don’t hate Pan Fu, but it’s easy to kill a fish or kill a net, but what can be solved?
When a person is about to die, he must think about his loved ones.
After returning to the county government office, he saw his staff member walking out with his luggage on his back. The two of them looked at each other in silence and burst into tears. Li Gao did not stop him, patted him on the shoulder and let him go.
"Get the shackles."
"master?"
"go!"
Li Gao sorted out the county seal documents and placed them in the lobby. He took off his official robe and took off his official robe. He only wore white clothes and official boots and stood silently with his head raised. He waited for the sound of the shackles to get closer, then walked to the courtyard and stood still.
The officer swallowed his saliva and stepped forward tremblingly to handcuff him. This was the county magistrate.
His shoulders and arms were sore from the shackles, and there were still stains and stench on them. Pressed down by the heavy burden, Li Gao knelt down. His body was in pain but his heart was in vain, and he accepted his fate.
Before it was time for a cup of tea, there was a sound of horse hooves outside the yamen, and a group of people rushed inside. The officers, who usually showed off their power to the people, hid aside in a gray manner, not even daring to take another look. .
The leading official has eyes like an eagle and is dressed in a fifth-grade official uniform. Behind him are officials from the Criminal Department of the capital. They are all tall and tall, with swords across their waists and iron rulers on their backs, and they are as powerful as tigers and leopards.
The doctor of the Ministry of Punishment stood in front of Li Gao and asked condescendingly: "Who is kneeling?"
"I'm a lower official... The guilty minister, Li Gao, the magistrate of Liyang County, knows that he has violated the law and betrayed the emperor's favor, so he is waiting for arrest with the shackles."
"Ha, he's quite smart. Someone, come and verify his identity."
Naturally, it is impossible for someone who came here to arrest someone to say who he is. He has to verify it carefully. This is an important matter that both the emperor and the prince know. Arresting the wrong person is a serious crime.
The county magistrate was easy to recognize. After arresting some people inside and outside to identify him, he confirmed Li Gao's identity. He removed his shackles and was about to rush back to the capital. Where could he be allowed to make any gestures? When he arrived in the capital There is no shortage of yoke for him either.
After tying the man to the horse, a bearded man stepped forward and said, "Lang Guan, let's go back now. We should be able to get back to the capital by nightfall."
"Your mind is full of horse manure? How can you do just this one? There is also some kind of policeman Pan Fu. Arrest him, and then pick out a few of the policemen and take them away together with the victimized people. There will be no mistakes. You and I can't afford it."
"promise."
The man turned around and shouted: "Who is Pan Fu! Get out!"
The huddled county government officials shook a few times, but no one dared to speak. The men from Beijing are powerful, but the Pan family is not a vegetarian, and they can still destroy their family and scatter their wives.
At this time, a middle-aged man in official uniform walked in from the outside. His face was pale and his expression was dull. After walking a few steps, he fell to the ground, but he still shouted: "The little man is Pan Fu. After settling down the family, come and pick him up." Death leads to death..."
The man with the cheeks made a sign, and several other officials from the Ministry of Justice stepped forward and beat the county government officer with a few iron rulers until he cried for his father and mother, and then asked: "Is this person Pan Fu? You sons of bitches. , show me carefully, if something goes wrong, you will be killed!"
"It's Pan Fu, it's Pan Fu."
"Yes Yes Yes."
"Young people don't dare to lie to adults. He is Pan Fu."
A few people were satisfied, and then they randomly selected a few servants like chickens, ready to take them back to Beijing, whether they were witnesses or used in interrogations. Such a long-lasting case is more troublesome. It's more troublesome.
The doctor from the Criminal Department looked thoughtfully at the people who had been wandering around in front of the county government office for several times. It was not surprising that the people liked to watch the excitement, but it was rare to find people who deliberately walked around in circles like this. Moreover, he noticed that these officers saw the man At this time, they all shook a few times.
"You all listen carefully, the officials will come to take over the county office later. Until now, I have just stayed here!"
After taking the people with them, they drove the horses away from the county town. After more than ten miles, they reined in the horses and stopped. The horses began to neigh. The executioner on the side asked: "Lang Guan, why did you stop, but you are not feeling well?"
The doctor from the Ministry of Punishment jumped off his horse and said, "I don't feel at ease. I'm afraid something is wrong."
The group of people looked at each other and immediately jumped off their horses. Several people with the county government officials immediately dragged them off. Regardless of their pleas for mercy, they were dragged aside and the iron ruler fell on their heads and covered their faces.
No one asked the doctor if he was overthinking it. This was not an ordinary thing. The sky was clear and he had to be cautious. If Beijing hadn't been urging him urgently, they would have wanted to investigate the person in Liyang for a few days before arresting him.
The bearded man looked at Li Gao coldly. Although he was a small county magistrate, he was still an official of the imperial court. No one could be punished without being convicted by the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment.
"Lang Guan, why don't I take you back?"
"Well, you can take a few brothers to change into civilian clothes and go back to check it out carefully. We don't seek merit, but we seek no fault."
"promise."
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"So, the Pan family is considered a local power?"
In the side hall of Jinshen Hall, Zhu Biao rubbed his ring, and ordered his colleague Shang Honghai to kneel in the middle. After contacting and killing several people, everything came to light.
No one could withstand the methods used by the pro-military Duwei Mansion. Those who died were not because of lack of recruitment. It was just that in order to scare the monkeys, Shang Honghai also cleared a few positions for his confidants.
"As for me, the Pan family is just a family of officials for generations. It can't be called a powerful person. The people who associate with it are all local ruffians, bullies and private salt dealers. At most, they are just county magistrates who suppress the flow of money."
"Huh, if you really hold yourself upright, a court official under the emperor's feet will not be able to suppress a small official."
"Wei Chen checked and found out that when Li Gao was serving in other places, he was honest and self-sufficient and not greedy for money. Pan Fu seduced him with sex and dragged him into the water."
"It's interesting to say that for His Highness's sake, after Li Gao accepted the beautiful woman offered by Pan Fu, in order to hide her from others, she hid in Pan Fu's house and came to play with her every now and then after official duties."
"But one time, Pan Fu was so itchy that he even got together with that woman. After falling in love with each other, he felt so comfortable that he even married the woman as his concubine."
"Then Li Gao is naturally dissatisfied, but he has been dragged into the water. He has all kinds of tricks at his disposal. He has no choice but to come to the door in person to deliver congratulatory gifts. I heard that he will never get a chance to get close to the beautiful woman again."
After hearing this, Zhu Biao couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, lamenting his misfortune and angry that he didn't fight. He was a good Bailihou, but he was succumbed to a woman's lust and was humiliated at the hands of a noble official. It was really a disgrace to the court.
After laughing, Zhu Biao didn't let go. The matter of just one county was really not worth his worry. If Huang Lu hadn't rushed at the right time, this matter would have been presented to him for review and approval after the fact. Behead.
According to the law, unless the crimes are extremely serious, such as rebellion and rebellion, the local chief official can be beheaded first and then make an announcement. That is to say, the imperial envoy holding the king's order flag can directly behead the official and kill the evildoer.
The rest must be reported layer by layer, until the emperor's official pen in front of the Central Palace can be executed. Unless necessary, Lao Zhu will not let Zhu Biao get his hands on it.
Of course, it's not a taboo, it's just about killing animals. Young people shouldn't do many things. Ever since Zhu Biao drew up the Household Affairs Bureau that year, he hasn't done anything about it for a long time. It was just a few days after Lao Zhu left Beijing for his northern tour. Months, I would rather spend more time than let my son get too contaminated.
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