"You are the Governor of Jingzhao Mansion, how could I take your position? This time, I am just a spectator. It is up to you, the Governor of Jingzhao Mansion, to decide how to conduct the trial." Zhou Liang His face looked like he was constipated.
"My lord, I'm afraid that I didn't do a good trial. If the trial is wrong, wouldn't I have wronged a good person?" If Zhu Han just wanted to acquit, Zhou Liang had nothing to say, and he would release Mao Lifu in court with a stroke of his pen. No problem.
But the problem is that the purpose of His Royal Highness is obviously not that simple. Zhu Han nodded towards Zhou Liang to show his encouragement: "Well, you just need to remember that the purpose of our Ming government is to serve the people."
"As long as you can do this, I believe you will not make a mistake."
"Serve the people?" Zhou Liang chewed on this sentence, not knowing whether it was just a literal meaning or if it had a deeper meaning.
Now that things have happened, he has to rush to get the goods on the shelves and has no choice but to go. I could only sit down in the middle of the courtroom with a straight face and give a stern look.
"Promote the hall!" The yamen on both sides hit the ground with water sticks at the same time, shouting in a low voice: "Might~wu!" After a set of procedures, Mao Lifu, who was wearing uniform, and several witnesses who had testified before, were all re- Brought to court.
"Who is kneeling in the hall?" Zhou Liang asked in a deep voice. After asking, he glanced at Zhu Han, as if asking Zhu Han: "Your Majesty, are there any problems with the interrogation like this?" Zhu Han raised his hand twice impatiently, signaling Zhou Liang to continue.
Mao Lifu, who was kneeling under the court, was in much better spirits than before. Answer Zhou Liang's question honestly: "Back to the eldest sir... The villain's name is Mao Lifu, and he lives in..." This was the second interview, and Mao Lifu's answer was much more fluent than before.
Zhou Liang looked at Zhu Han again, as if asking if he wanted to continue.
"You are the chief judge, why do you always look at me? After being in the Jingzhao Mansion for so many years, why do you still need me to teach you step by step as a judge?" After being scolded, Zhou Liang did not dare to look at Zhu Han anymore and continued Start the review process.
This time, he focused on asking Mao Lifu the reason for killing. Only then did I realize that it was because Mao Lifu wanted to make money to treat his mother's illness.
However, Zhou Liang felt that despite his difficulties, killing someone on the street still violated Ming law. If it weren't for Zhu Han, His Royal Highness, he would be here to listen.
And he made it very clear that if he wants to be overturned, he will still sentence Mao Lifu to death. Mao Lifu was very cooperative, and the most troublesome steps in the usual review process became very simple.
After recording Mao Lifu's confession, Zhou Liang turned to questioning the witnesses, asking only a few questions. Liu Ji, who had been coordinating the construction issues in Yanjing, hurried over.
The reason why Liu Shenhong and the students at Huangzhuang can do things so smoothly is really inseparable from Liu Ji's support.
During this period, Liu Ji's health was better than before. Although he still looks skinny, he feels full of energy and his eyes are shining.
"I've met your lord!" Liu Ji hurriedly greeted Zhu Han, and said worriedly: "My lord, have you been too hasty this time?"
"The situation in Yanjing is now developing in a good direction. You are attacking those people now, just in case..." Liu Ji did not say the next words clearly, but both parties understood what they meant.
"Your Majesty, I really can't bear it. The good situation in Yanjing will be ruined in one day." Zhu Han had no expression on his face. Even Liu Ji couldn't guess what he was thinking.
"According to your opinion, how should this matter be handled?" Liu Ji hesitated: "Your Majesty, what I want to say is that Mao Lifu still maintains the original verdict." Although Zhu Han's face looked nothing like just now. Variety.
Liu Ji felt that the surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped a lot. Knowing that Zhu Han was dissatisfied with his actions, Liu Ji quickly added: "Your Majesty, I don't want to kill Miao Lifu, I just want to stabilize some people first and make them think that Your Majesty will not do anything to them. .”
"There is still a lot of time between now and the end of autumn. This time is enough for us to stabilize the situation in Yanjing City. By then, it will not be too late to rehabilitate Miao Lifu." Seeing that Zhu Han still didn't say anything, Liu Ji simply said He made his thoughts clear: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen has written to Li Shanchang to discuss it."
"Although the people here in Yanjing have suffered a lot of losses, the losses of these people are also more or less. We only need to promise some benefits, win over a group of people who have benefited, and suppress those who have not. Just lead them to fight among themselves.”
"We represent the imperial court and have absolute dominance in many matters. Even if those people know that we drive tigers and devour wolves, they will not dare to openly confront us as long as they do not want to risk being killed by the nine tribes for rebellion."
"Yanjing is undergoing earth-shaking changes every day under the current prince's governance. I promise that within three months, all opposition voices in Yanjing will be eliminated. There will be no turmoil because of this incident." Liu Ji's words were full of sincerity and he was thinking about the Ming Dynasty.
But Zhu Han did not agree with Liu Ji's proposal.
"What you said makes sense, and I also know that if we do this according to your method, Yanjing's losses in all aspects can indeed be minimized." Liu Ji was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking that Zhu Han had agreed. his request.
As a result, the next moment, Zhu Han suddenly changed the topic: "But have you ever thought about what the consequences will be for Miao Lifu if you do this?"
"This..." Liu Ji was at a loss for words for a moment: "Your Majesty, I can guarantee that Miao Lifu will be protected." Zhu Han spoke like a knife and asked Liu Ji step by step: "Even if Miao Lifu is fine, Then do you know that there is a seriously ill old mother in Miao Lifu’s family who needs to be taken care of?”
"Compensate Miao Lifu with some money, and the government can also send doctors to treat Miao Lifu's mother." Liu Ji replied subconsciously.
"Okay!" Zhu Han nodded: "Liu Ji, I will ask you again. One person and two people can ensure that they are taken care of, and ten people and eight people can barely take care of them. Then if there are a thousand people, or even ten thousand people What?" Liu Ji was left speechless by Zhu Han's question, and was dripping with cold sweat.
He had never considered this issue. In other words, these problems never existed in his thoughts.
In his position, he looks at long-term interests rather than temporary gains and losses. During a war, one of their strategies could determine the life or death of thousands of people.
Zhu Han gently patted Liu Ji on the shoulder: "Your idea cannot be wrong, and I will not blame you. But in the future, it is best not to have such ideas. The people of Ming Dynasty are not sacrificed of."
"Just like this Miao Lifu, there is no problem in keeping him alone, but what he represents behind him are all the people who come to Yanjing to look for work."
"If this matter is not handled well and the people who have done the work can't even get their wages, how can the people still trust the government?"
"If those businessmen knew that it was okay to owe the people money, other people would immediately follow suit. In this case, we in Yanjing would really be doomed." Liu Ji was a little unconvinced: "Your Majesty, it won't be Is that so? Isn’t this businessman already killed by Miao Lifu just because he owed him wages? "
"They should at least take it as a warning and not do so much in the future." This time, Liu Ji considered the issue from the perspective of a superior. In his opinion, death is already a very serious punishment.
Zhu Han slowly shook his head: "On the contrary, businessmen will only think that workers who kill people are two different things from their arrears of wages. Businessmen who arrears wages are just killed because of bad luck. As long as they pay more attention in the future, they will not Something will happen."
"In addition to being more prepared for workers to harm them, the rest is to rack their brains and find ways to deduct workers' wages." Liu basically wanted to say, probably not?
But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them hard in the end. Because he suddenly discovered that what Zhu Han said was probably right.
Although he doesn't understand businessmen, he understands human nature. Greedy people simply don't care about the risks involved. They are so short-sighted that they can only see immediate benefits.
Liu Jinai sighed: "I understand, this matter is of great importance, and I hope that the prince will prepare in advance, so that these people will jump over the wall in a hurry." Since he could not persuade Zhu Han, Liu Ji could only hope that this matter would be resolved The smaller the impact, the better.
It was not easy for Yanjing to be in the situation it was in today. He really didn't want anything to happen again at this critical moment.
Zhu Han sneered: "Do you think I, the king, will fight the battle with certainty?" If this matter were to be changed to the middle of the dynasty, or even forty or fifty years later, I am afraid it would not be easy to handle.
Because at that time, the interests of these people were completely intertwined, and one move affected the whole body.
If we really use strong methods to remove the carrots and bring out the mud, I am afraid that there will not be many officials left who can work in the entire Yanjing yamen.
But it turns out that the Ming Dynasty has just been founded a few years ago, and the interests between these people are not so closely involved yet.
Most likely, it is to protect one's own interests and cut off from those unlucky guys. Moreover, since Zhu Han took action, he could not be unprepared. Otherwise, how could he choose this critical moment to take action?
"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Punishment, Mr. Li Huairen has arrived!" The voice of the announcement interrupted the whispers between Zhu Han and Liu Ji.
Soon, the energetic Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice walked in. There is an aura of majesty about this person, and most people will feel frightened as soon as they come into contact with his eyes.
Not only the Minister of Punishment, but also the left and right ministers of the Punishment Department behind him, and the doctors of the Punishment Department, there were more than a dozen people.
Zhou Liangliang's heart skipped a beat: "Sure enough, he is here. A mere murderer can alarm the King of England and make the Ministry of Punishment so upset." If he said that there was no problem here, he would not believe it for the first time.
Li Huairen glanced around for a week before finally settling on Zhu Han. He brought a group of officials from the Ministry of Justice to Zhu Han to pay tribute.
"I have seen the prince live a thousand years!" This is not a large court meeting, and these officials are of high rank, and there is no need to kneel down.
"Master Li, why are you here?" Zhu Han didn't even raise his eyelids, completely ignoring these officials from the Ministry of Justice.
After all, even if they are officials in the Ministry of Punishment, it does not mean that they are good people. At least Zhu Han had a lot of evidence in his hands that they colluded with businessmen and provided businessmen with protection.
Li Huairen's face was full of righteousness: "Back to your lord, I heard that some unscrupulous people were committing murders on the street, openly killing the law-abiding citizens of the Ming Dynasty."
"Wei Chen believes that this trend must not last. Otherwise, if those unscrupulous people follow suit and kill people in the streets, wouldn't Yanjing City be in chaos?" Zhu Han knew that these guys were not upright, so he didn't think it was strange.
I just didn't expect that Li Huairen, who had a good official reputation, was very good at telling lies with his eyes open.
"So, Mr. Li, how do you think this matter should be handled?" He said, what shameful words could he say.
Li Huairen did not disappoint Zhu Han. He waved his hand and said with a stoic expression: "Back to your lord, this incident is extremely bad and has spread among the people. The merchants who contracted the imperial projects are also free of charge." Danger."
"Wei Chen believes that this matter should be dealt with severely and severely." He raised his fists in the direction of Yingtian Mansion: "Now we should immediately submit a letter to the court. Such unruly people who openly commit crimes in broad daylight should be executed!"
"To shock those young people who want to imitate him." Miao Lifu was a little excited when he saw the adults from the Ministry of Punishment.
He didn't know how big an official the Minister of Punishment was, but he had heard someone say before that the Shangshu of the Punishment Department was a stern and fair man.
But when the Qingtian lord arrived, he yelled at him to kill him, which was completely different from what he had imagined.
Although angry, he was just an ordinary citizen after all. He was instinctively afraid of the court officials and did not dare to say anything.
Sensing Miao Lifu's gaze, Li Huairen just glared at him coldly. Miao Lifu suddenly trembled and lowered his head in a hurry.
Zhu Han squeezed the hand of the Imperial Master's chair slightly and said, "Master Li, I'm afraid this isn't very stable, is it? You haven't even read the love file, and you've already broken the eucalyptus?"
"The prince is not so surprised. Wei Chen has served in the Criminal Department for more than 20 years and has experienced thousands of cases. Regardless of any case, Wei Chen does not need to go to the scene at all. He only needs to look at the files, or someone may ask Wei Chen If I retell the incident, I will be able to determine the cause and effect of the incident."
"Because of this ability, I have been able to clear up my injustice more than once, and now I am sitting in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice." Li Huairen brought along the ministers, Yuan Wailang and other officials who also agreed.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Li is right. This ability of his is unknown to everyone in the Criminal Department."
"No one in the Ministry of Justice is unconvinced by Li Shangshu's abilities."
"Even the legendary Bao Zheng, his ability to break eucalyptus is probably inferior to that of Li Shangshu."
