Dali Temple, one of the Nine Temples, was responsible for the trial of prison cases. In later generations, its functions were similar to the combination of the procuratorate and the court.
If it is a non-official criminal, the Jingzhao Prefecture will usually handle it. If it is an official, Dali Temple is responsible and the grade is relatively high. Dali Temple will try it together with the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which means a joint trial of the three divisions.
Among the three major judicial institutions, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Dali Temple actually has the most power. Although it has the smallest number of people, it can send orders to the Ministry of Punishment and the Jingzhao Prefecture.
Dali Temple has few officials, but it occupies a vast area and is heavily guarded.
When he arrived at the gate of the government office, Chu Qing told the government servant to look for Shaoqing Tao Shaozhang and give his name.
After the yamen servant ran in, after half a stick of incense, the yamen servant ran back and took Chu Qing into Dali Temple.
Although the internal area is huge, there are only three buildings in the front, which are in the shape of a Chinese character. The houses are huge and have three floors. On the left and right sides are the offices of officials. Behind them are the office rooms where the ministers and shaoqings of Dali Temple work. It is a case library with a large number of files. In addition, there is a prison at the end of Dali Temple, which holds some very special prisoners. It is rarely used and is mostly used to imprison rebels.
Tao Shaozhang, the young minister, did not go to court, so the one who went to court was the temple minister.
The yamen servant took Chu Qing to the door of the class room and left. Chu Qing knocked on the door and pushed the door open.
Tao Shaozhang was sitting behind the desk, which was piled with files and seemed very busy. The only drawback was that the drool on the chin of the young minister of Dali Temple had not been wiped clean.
"Why did Mr. Chu find Dali Temple? It's because..."
Chu Qing said coldly: "Something happened to Chen Yan!"
"What?"
Tao Shaozhang's face changed drastically, and he stood up suddenly and came to Chu Qing: "What happened, when did it happen, where is Shangyu others!"
"Early this morning, officers and soldiers came from Jingzhao Mansion. Twelve people, armed with fire sticks and iron shackles, said that Chen Yan had killed someone. The officials of the Ministry of Revenue made a fuss, and Chen Yan took advantage of the chaos and ran away."
"Killing someone?" Tao Shaozhang took a breath: "How is this possible?"
Chu Qing did not hesitate and told what happened yesterday: "Before, Chen Yan used his residence to go to a dental shop to mortgage five hundred guan, but this dental shop was a loan company. Chen Yan may have beaten them, but there was absolutely no life. "
"Shang Yu hurt people?" Tao Shaozhang said with disbelief: "Nonsense, Shang Yu treats others with humility and politeness. Don't say sir, he has never said anything evil before, how can he hurt people."
Chu Qing sighed.
Xiaotao, it seems you still don’t understand your good friend.
To put it lightly, this guy not only beats people, but also extorts their money.
For a moment, Tao Shaozhang, the young minister of Dali Temple, was completely panicked. He was pacing back and forth in the room with a look of anxiety on his face.
Chu Qing secretly shook his head.
Tao Shaozhang, who was from the fourth rank and was a young minister of Dali Temple, was as panicked as if he had no master.
Looking at Chen Yan again, from the sixth rank, there is no real power in charge. Not only does he not panic when encountering trouble, but he can also roll around on the ground and act and then run away in the chaos. This kind of psychological quality and adaptability is definitely a habitual offender.
"What should we do? What should we do?" Tao Shaozhang murmured to himself in a panic: "Shang Yu has been well-dressed and well-fed since he was a child. He has never suffered any hardships. Although he ran away, he doesn't know how much wind and rain he will have to endure. I don’t know where he is hiding and how much he will suffer..."
"Stop fucking." Chu Qing suddenly shouted, startling Tao Shaozhang.
Looking at Tao Shaozhang with a frown, Chu Qing said coldly: "Before Chen Yan ran away, you asked me to come to you, not to see you wandering around like an idiot."
Tao Shaozhang hit his forehead hard: "Yes, that's true. Shang Yu only has one good friend in Beijing, and I still need to rescue him. Don't panic, don't panic, don't panic."
Having said this, Tao Shaozhang finally calmed down, looked at Chu Qing and said seriously: "Shang Yu is currently hiding in Beijing, and only you and I can help him."
Chu Qing rolled his eyes: "Didn't you just say that he is your only friend? Don't count me."
"You're the second one."
Chu Qing: "..."
"Follow me to Jingzhao Mansion and ask clearly."
"Wait a minute." Chu Qing asked in confusion: "Aren't you the Young Minister of Dali Temple? The Jingzhao Mansion must give you some face. You just ask them to put the wanted order... Well, it's similar to a sea arrest. For documents like official documents, just ask them to withdraw the document and that’s it.”
"How can this be true? The officers and soldiers dared to go to the Hubu Yamen Office to pick up people. They must have ironclad evidence. Otherwise, how could they dare to act like this? But this matter is full of weirdness. I understand Shang Yu's temperament. Yes, but the governor of Jingzhao is not a freeloader. Although he is a bit slick, he is still fair. Why dare..."
After a pause, Tao Shaozhang calmed down, grabbed the tea cup and drank it in one gulp, then wiped his mouth: "What else did Shang Yu say?"
After recalling it, Chu Qing said: "It was said that the leading Jingzhao Mansion officer was called Li Xunnan. Yes, that's what they said. Li Xunnan, Nanmu Zhinan, the seventh generation of the Li family, all bear the character Five Life Wood."
"The Li family took action?!"
Chu Qing was slightly startled: "Which Li family?"
"Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs!"
"Why does this have anything to do with Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs? He is a small sixth-grade chief..."
Before he finished speaking, Tao Shaozhang's face was filled with regret: "It was me who harmed Shang Yu, it was me who harmed Shang Yu."
"What's the meaning?"
Tao Shaozhang shook his head repeatedly: "I was too impatient. I took out the accounts of Xiao County in the government hall and impeached Li Mu, the magistrate of Xiao County. But Shang Yu had warned me a long time ago not to alert others before getting irrefutable evidence. It’s me, it’s me who harmed Shang Yu.”
Chu Qing suddenly realized.
Li Mu's father was the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Tao Shaozhang had been checking up on Li Mu. The Li family knew that Tao Shaozhang didn't know how to do arithmetic, so they suddenly took out the account book and mistakenly thought that it was Tao Shaozhang's friend Chen Yan who had calculated the accounts? !
Tao Shaozhang gritted his teeth and said: "That officer's name is Li Xunnan, Nanmu of Nanmu. In Li Mu's generation, the main family and the children of the side branches are all named after the five elements tree. That Li Xunnan is from the Li family."
"That's it." Chu Qing replied for a moment: "Chen Yan also said that yesterday he was not cruel and would not kill anyone, so that's right. He was framed."
Sighing, Chu Qing continued: "No wonder it's said that the Jingzhao Mansion's officers and military soldiers took people in the Sixth Department, which was inconsistent with emotion and reason. The Li family was behind all this. It was all organized by the Li family and framed Chen Yan. .”
"The Li family deserves to die. If Shang Yu makes a mistake, I, Tao Shaozhang, will be at odds with them!"
Chu Qing curled his lips.
There is no point in being so cruel, it is meaningless.
"By the way, Chen Yan asked me to warn you to bring more followers with you when you go out, probably because you are afraid that the Li family will assassinate you."
"They dare!"
"If you impeach someone, pull out the carrot and bring out the mud, if you mess with Li Mu, you will mess with the entire Li family. They are all in this position, so why don't you dare.
At this point, Chu Qing's expression changed greatly: "Damn it, the accounts of Xiao County you took were calculated by me. Even the sixth-grade principals dare to do it. If they knew that it was actually me who calculated it, wouldn't it be wrong? Will frame me."
Tao Shaozhang shook his head slightly: "You are just a minister from the eighth rank. The Li family will definitely not go to great lengths to frame you."
Chu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
Tao Shaozhang added: "At most, I will kill you and hide your body in a deserted place."
Chu Qing: "..."
Chu Qing understood. My feelings are from the eighth level. Isn’t it worth the trouble?
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I'm going to take a day off. There are only three chapters today. I have to check for typos from the beginning. I'm sorry.
