The matter of the court meeting soon spread throughout the capital like a gust of wind. For a time, the teahouses and wine houses were full of discussions, and even the brothels, even though they had soft jade in their hands, everyone was still discussing state affairs with serious faces.
Everyone knew that when Chen Luo took office as Dharma Minister, he would have some new ideas, but they didn't expect that this new idea would come so quickly.
Daxuan people are all in charge of the Procuratorate?
It is the first time that the name of the yamen is preceded by the words "Daxuan Common People". What kind of department is this? Everyone is curious and expectant, waiting for more information about this yamen. Details.
"snort!"
In an official residence, the old man sitting in the guest seat snorted coldly, looked at Xu Qian who was calmly drinking tea at the main seat, and said angrily: "Master Xu, why didn't the Yushitai protest in the court hall?"
"Let Mr. An Guo calmly overcome the problem of changing the situation of a poor family in a biased place!"
"Do you know how much I and my family behind me have paid by providing so many cases?"
Xu Qian glanced at the other party with some disgust, quickly restrained his eyes, and said: "I am the censor of the imperial court, not the censor of your noble family!"
"Did you misunderstand something? Or do you think I'm on the same page as you?"
"What you said before makes sense, so I agree with you and think that the bias should be changed to."
"But today in the court, what Mr. Chen said makes sense. Changing the status of a poor family will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause."
"Since he proposed a solution, I thought it might as well take a look at it." "I'm very interested in the Metropolitan Procuratorate he proposed."
The old man frowned: "Xu Qian! Don't forget, you are a child of a noble family!"
Xu Qian put down the tea cup, looked at the other party, and said solemnly: "I am also the censor of Daxuan and the official in the court!"
The old man was stunned for a moment, and then sneered twice: "Okay, very good!" "Master Xu, I wish you good luck in your official career!" After saying that, the old man stood up and walked away.
Looking at the old man's back, Xu Qian was silent for a moment and looked in the direction of the leaning place. Mr. Chen, can you see this muddy water clearly?
At the same time, the old man who was in contact with Xu Qian got on the carriage and left Xu Qian's mansion.
"This is unreasonable!" The old man was sitting in the carriage, still indignant, "This Xu Qian actually dares to talk to me like this!"
"Go back and let your adults teach you a lesson!"
While he was still cursing, he didn't notice at all that there were two pairs of eyes staring at his carriage.
"Sister, what are you doing? Bury first?" "Don't worry, follow. If there are any accomplices, let's bury them together."
"I want it!"
After a brief exchange, the pair of figures followed closely behind the carriage. On the other side, Chen Luo returned to his mansion.
The former Wan'an Bo Mansion was used by Chen Luo to serve as the editorial office of "Da Xuan Min Bao". Therefore, as early as Chen Luo agreed to take over the position of Dharma Prime Minister, the imperial court rebuilt an An Guo Gong Mansion in another place to serve him. Chen Luo lives.
The old housekeeper Lu Tong had already come to take care of it with the six little gourd babies who were staying in Zhongjing, so Chen Luo didn't feel any stranger.
After playing around with the six little ones for a while, he passed on to them a method of cultivating the grass and wood fairies that he had received from the Azure Dragon Emperor, allowing them to practice on their own.
Xiao Qi couldn't escape either. This time, Chen Luo's letter to Luo Hongnu specifically said that he would bring Xiao Qi back with him.
Hum hum, don't think too wildly, school has started! After lunch, Chen Luo walked into the study room. It's time to do business.
Chen Luo gathered his thoughts, sat at the desk, and spread out the paper.
For Chen Luo, it is not difficult to obtain the power of heaven, as long as he writes the strange words of heaven.
However, this time the article must be in line with the principles of the "Metropolitan Procuratorate" proposed by him, and at the same time it must be recognized by public opinion.
Isn't this... quite simple?
The so-called Metropolitan Procuratorate, to put it bluntly, means that the people sue the officials and the officials investigate the officials, using power to supervise power and using power to exercise power.
Therefore, the key word is: overturn the verdict!
There shouldn't be too many stories like this in Chen Luo's dream flower forest, and after Chen Luo entered the flower forest, he directly chose the most ruthless one——
"Earth, you don't know what is good or bad, what is earth!" "Heaven, you are wrong, you are a wise and foolish person, and you are in vain!" "Dou E's Injustice Moves the Heaven and Earth"!
"The Injustice of Dou E", also known as "The Injustice of Dou E", is one of the most eye-catching achievements in the vast and splendid cultural history of the great Eastern country before Chen Luo traveled through the world. It is one of the four great tragedies and was written by a Yuan Dynasty opera actor. Guan Hanqing's hand.
Chen Luo carefully savored the manuscript in his mind, and he seemed to be able to feel the sad cry coming from the manuscript. He dipped his pen in ink and started writing.
It is said that Dou E's mother died when she was young. In order to go to Beijing to take the exam, her father sold the seven-year-old Dou E to the Cai family as a child bride in exchange for money. Ten years later, Dou E married Cai's son, but Cai's son died of illness within two years. , only Cai and Dou E were left to depend on each other.
A local gangster named Zhang Luer forced Cai to marry his father, and then forced Dou E to marry him, but Dou E refused.
Zhang Lv'er held a grudge and came up with a poisonous plan. He falsely accused Dou E of poisoning his mother-in-law, and used this as a handle to force Dou E to marry him. Unexpectedly, something happened in the middle. Cai did not drink the poison, but instead He was drunk by Zhang Luer's father, so he died in the west!
As he wrote this, Chen Luo paused.
In the original work, the person who tried the case was the prefect, who was incompetent and greedy. Chen Luo changed this role to the local Kaifeng Prefecture Order.
After the death of the person, the Six Gates naturally had to investigate, and Zhang Luer framed Dou E. Zhang Luer bribed the Kaifeng government order, and the government officer directly transferred this person on the grounds that Zhang Luer had provided key evidence. Case. The head of the six gates did not want to offend the Kaifeng government order, so he let him go.
This is also a common situation that Chen Luo saw in the court from the complaint papers in the two wooden boxes provided by Xu Qian, which further highlighted the connection between the six doors and the Kaifeng Mansion. This is why the Metropolitan Procuratorate came into being. Thoughts inserted in between.
The Kaifeng government order that took Dou E into custody ordered the torture to extract a confession, hoping to beat Dou E into a crime and close the case as soon as possible.
Well, after all, I am the Dharma minister, so if I scold myself in the article, there is no problem.
Chen Luo sighed softly, I know, I know, this will damage the reputation of Kaifeng Mansion, but for the sake of the upcoming birth of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I have to endure it. After all, Kaifeng Mansion is my elder brother.
Don’t worry, the palms and backs of your hands are all flesh, your blessings are yet to come! Chen Luo comforted himself and continued writing. After that, the story completely entered the rhythm of tragedy.
Although Dou E was weak, she did not dare to admit the crime of poisoning her mother-in-law, and she was unwilling to be held in bondage even if she wanted to die. Zhang Luer came up with another sinister plan, claiming that if she did not plead guilty, the person who poisoned his father would be Cai. .
Dou E was filial and knew that Cai was old and could not bear the torture, so she had no choice but to confess unjustly and admit the case. The Kaifeng government official quickly convicted Dou E of the death penalty and was taken to the execution ground.
Before leaving, Dou E was full of grief and resentment. Before execution, she swore three poisonous oaths based on her innocence.
The first one: The blood does not fall off the head, and the blood flies up two feet, soaking Bailian; the second one: the snow falls in June, covering the corpse; the third one: there has been a severe drought in Chuzhou for three years!
Then, the executioner raised his knife and dropped it.
It's a pity that a beautiful head rolled down; it's a pity that a loyal and filial daughter has just died! After writing this, Chen Luo stopped writing again. I definitely didn't want to break the chapter here! Because from here on, Chen Luo will The "Metropolitan Procuratorate" paved the way.
In the original work, Dou E's three oaths came true one by one. At this time, Dou E's father Dou Tianzhang, who had sold Dou E in exchange for money, had also become an official. He was complained by Dou E's soul and knew about Dou E's grievances. , rushed to Chuzhou to overturn the case for Dou E, so that Dou E could be redressed.
At the end of this paragraph, there is still no escape from the shackles of interpersonal relationships. The person who finally solves the problem is Dou E's father, which makes the entire unjust case seem personal and accidental, and does not solve the problem from the extreme.
This is also a problem that occurs in Daxuan Fa Zhizhong today. Therefore, Chen Luo made some adjustments.
Dou Tianzhang obtained the honors and wanted to visit his daughter, but he learned about his daughter's tragedy from other people. Dou Tianzhang wrote the matter into a memorial, using his daughter's tragedy as an example to criticize law enforcement and judicial collusion and disregard of human life, which shocked the court. The court was shocked. The Prime Minister proposed the establishment of a Metropolitan Procuratorate to eradicate this problem, which was unanimously approved by the court.
Subsequently, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was established, and the newly appointed Supervisor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate designated Dou E's case as the first case of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He went to Chuzhou to handle it in person, and finally found out the truth, punished the corrupt officials, and cleared Dou E's name. injustice!
The story of "Dou E's Injustice" ends here.
"Delayed justice!" Chen Luo sighed at the end. Many people would say that delayed justice is not justice at all. After all, the damage has been done, and the victim's losses may never be recovered.
But Chen Luo doesn't think so. The redemption of the law is not the punishment before, but the death. In Dou E's injustice, Dou E is dead, and nothing can be done. But the meaning of justice carried by the Metropolitan Procuratorate is to let the future Try to minimize the appearance of new Dou E...
Chen Luo put down his pen, and the manuscript of "The Injustice of Dou E" lay quietly on the table without any movement. Chen Luo was not surprised about this. With his experience in "The Romance of the West Chamber", Chen Luo naturally knew that this "The Injustice of Dou E" The book spirit of "The Injustice of Dou E" needs to be performed on the stage before it can appear.
but……
Could this book spirit be Dou E's wronged soul, able to convey the grievances from all over the world? Thinking about it this way, I still have some expectations.
After sorting out the manuscript of "The Injustice of Dou E", Chen Luo stretched out and stayed awake for several days. After all, he was still a little tired. So Chen Luo went directly back to the bedroom and fell asleep.
Lingzhou.
Qingshen Mansion is located in the southwest of Lingzhou, with towering mountains and rolling mountains. It is jokingly called Xiaonanhuang. Although it has established a government, it has no counties under its jurisdiction and its population is not large. The population of the entire mansion may be the same as that of the hinterland of the Central Plains. A county is about the same size.
But it is this Qingshen Mansion that every autumn and winter, countless students travel across mountains and rivers to go here as if on a pilgrimage.
Because this is the location of the famous "Buren Academy".
"Buren Academy" means "the way of heaven is unkind and treats all things as stupid dogs". Although it is a Taoist statement, it was greatly appreciated by the founder of Buren Academy, so he decided on it directly.
No one dared to criticize this decision.
Because the founder’s surname was Xun and his given name was Kuang, he was known as Xunzi and was honored as Hou Sheng.
It was here that Xunzi proposed the concept of "law", opened up a path of Confucian legal studies, and taught students like Han Fei\Li Si.
Since the founding of Buren Academy, countless great figures in law have emerged, and the closest figures are Song Ci, who was canonized a few months ago, and Cheng Nansong, who is now the Minister of War!
In the hearts of all students who seek Dharma, this is a holy place for scholarship. Unlike other academies that always choose a day to open in spring, Buren Academy chooses to open in autumn and winter.
Autumn and winter are a good time for law enforcement!
At this moment, a fierce debate was taking place in the square of Buren Academy. Two teams of students were going back and forth around a bizarre case, citing scriptures and debating the division of responsibilities.
This is the stage for the graduating students of Bu Ren Academy every year. They will choose some controversial cases that have occurred, review them based on the evidence that has been disclosed, and simulate the punishment.
And this kind of punishment is often punished by the presence of personnel from the biased punishment hall. If the student's final conclusion is inconsistent with the conclusion that has been punished, it will be recorded in the record and reported back.
Because of this, many unjust cases received attention and were exonerated. Therefore, such debates are also known as the "Little Blue Sky Debate" among the people.
This year's "Little Blue Sky Debate" is particularly lively, because with Song Ci's canonization and forensic science officially being recognized by the court and eligible to be used as evidence in court, many past cases have become suspicious cases awaiting retrial due to the latest evidence from autopsies.
At present, the "Little Blue Sky Debate" has entered a fierce stage of four to two. After all, four people can only win the top three.
All the students arrived one after another, and the great Confucians also took their seats, waiting for the four-to-two debate to begin. However, among the great Confucians, there was an empty seat, which was extremely conspicuous.
"Is Chen Gongbi not here again?" A scholar glanced at the empty seat and whispered.
"Alas, two of these four people are his disciples! Why don't you come?" someone else said.
"Well, it's not like you don't know his situation." A female scholar sighed, "He has never been interested in situations like this."
Hearing this, several other great scholars seemed to have remembered the sighs.
"I heard that the previous Chancellor wanted Gongbi to take over as Chancellor, but was persuaded by the old mountain leader and appointed Song Sheng instead. So Mr. Gongbi resigned and returned to Buren Academy?" A scholar asked softly.
"Where did you hear those words taken out of context?" The female scholar frowned and explained, "It was Gongbi who had a problem with his own holy way. After talking with Lao Shanchang all night long, he resigned and returned to find a solution. way."
"He once said that if he continues on his holy path, it's hard to say whether he can be canonized successfully, but he will definitely follow in Shang Jun's footsteps!"
When everyone heard this, they all sighed slightly.
"What a pity. When I returned, I was still in the questing realm. Now I am retreating instead of advancing, falling into the second level."
"That's all, let's not talk about him." The female scholar seemed unwilling to let Chen Gongbi be discussed by everyone, so she changed the subject and said, "The two disciples he taught this time are both pretty good, and they may be able to win the championship. Who do you think you are optimistic about?"
"Kuang Zhong. I have been teaching him for a while, and his senses are very good."
"I also thought it was Kuang Zhong, the other one...well, he is indeed a once-in-five-hundred-year-old genius, but he and Brother Gongbi seem to be carved from the same bones. The holy way they pursue is too pure, like a god. The sword is just... just too easy to break!"
"Otherwise. Do you know what that kid's nickname is?" Another great scholar chuckled, shook his head and said, "Gangfeng!"
"Hai Rui, Hai Gangfeng!"
"Grandpa, don't you really want to go and see the debate between Senior Brother Kuang and Senior Brother Hai?" In a thatched hut of Buren Academy, a child fiddled with a fire to boil water, looking at the old man sitting on a wooden chair and taking a nap, asked.
The old man waved his hand: "I'm not going."
"Why?" The boy held the teapot, made a cup of tea, and handed it to the old man.
The old man opened his eyes slightly, looked at the child in front of him, and smiled lightly: "You are still young, you don't understand."
The kid pouted: "Humph, who says I don't understand."
"Grandpa feels that the laws in this world are imperfect. It's like clothes with such a big hole in them. No matter how beautiful the clothes are, they are still rags. They don't look good when worn, and they don't keep you warm, right?"
When the old man heard this, he was startled for a moment, then sat up and asked, "How do you know?"
Seeing that the old man's face became serious, the child quickly said, "I didn't say that, I heard it from Senior Brother Kuang."
The old man opened his mouth, sighed, and nodded: "Senior Brother Kuang is right."
Hearing the old man's affirmation, the little boy became even more interested and said: "Senior Brother Hai also said, Grandpa, you should not have retreated in the first place. Once you retreat, you will not be able to stop. When you are a Shang Lord, you should be a Shang Lord and always ask for orders for the people." !"
When the old man heard this, he was not angry. He just smiled softly, touched the child's head and said, "What you, Senior Brother Hai, are right!"
"It's just...there's no such thing as black and white in the real world."
"Your grandfather didn't have the ability to reconcile yin and yang, so he had no choice but to run back."
After speaking, he looked in the direction of the square and said to himself: "That's right. This is also the last time they will argue about a case without any worries."
"I should go take a look."
Hearing the old man's words, the child's eyes lit up and he quickly took the old man's hand: "Really? Grandpa, let's go there now..."
The old man stood up slowly and said, "What's the rush? You, Senior Brother Kuang and Senior Brother Hai, must be the last two. They will have time..."
At this moment, a blue bird suddenly flew into the grass stove. "Huh?" The old man was stunned for a moment. Who would send a message to him?
The child jumped up and down to get the blue bird, took off the letter from the blue bird's feet and handed it to the old man. "Grandpa, here!" The old man opened the letter and the familiar font came into view -
"My brother Gongbi, Zhan Xinjia!" "In the past, we only saw each other again and again."
"Today's letter is to implore my brother to come out of the mountain, return to the remote place, and help a junior. And this person may be able to answer my brother's doubts about the holy way!"
"My brother must have heard about this man. He is the master of martial arts of the human race. The current Dharma Minister is Chen Luoye. Please report to the Metropolitan Procuratorate a few days ago..."
Chen Gongbi looked at the letter and read down carefully.
"Chen Luo is a legalist and hopes that even though he has a celestial appearance, he also has the help of a semi-saint. However, things are like a mess, and many aristocratic saints are eyeing him."
"Chen Luo, this son, is a generous man and sincere in mind. He is afraid of being plotted by others, so he also asked his brother to come out and help."
"Brother, Cheng Nansong!" Chen Gongbi closed the letter and looked in the direction of Zhongjing.
In his eyes, he seemed to see a young genius, looking somewhat helpless in the face of a violent storm.
Just like back then, after he had a long talk with Lao Shan, he was at a loss when faced with the darkness in front of him. "The Metropolitan Procuratorate?" "Legalist hope?" "That's all, the old bones can be used as a paddle for the young people. It’s worth it.”
Chen Gongbi took a long breath, looked at the boy, and said, "Let's go and watch the duel between your senior brothers."
"In the future, we still have to rely on them." The boy quickly took Chen Gongbi's hand and walked out of the thatched cottage. Zhongjing, Duke Anguo's Mansion.
When Chen Luo opened his eyes, he saw a face that was both happy and angry. The person was sitting on the edge of his bed, flipping through manuscripts.
"Hongnu?" Chen Luo woke up, "When did you come?"
Luo Hongnu looked at Chen Luo with a smile and said, "Not long after I arrived, I saw that you were still asleep, sir, so I didn't dare to wake you up."
With that said, Luo Hongnu looked at the manuscript in his hand and said, "When I was cleaning the house, I took one look at this manuscript and couldn't help it."
"Sir, are you going to give us the performance of "The Injustice of Dou E that Moves Heaven and Earth"?"
Chen Luo nodded, sat up from the bed and said, "How long will it take to rehearse?"
Luo Hongnu thought for a while and said: "If I play the role of Dou E, I can go on stage in three days!"
Chen Luo was overjoyed: "Okay, just three days!" "Lu Tong!"
Chen Luo called out, and after a moment butler Lu Tong pushed the door open and saluted, "Master, what are your orders?"
"Call all the editors of "Da Xuan Min Bao"." "I have new arrangements!"
