A Clash of Gods - Chapter 877

[Chapter 867]

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Naturally, Qi Ning didn’t know what happened to Xian’er and Heipao. He returned to the Hou residence that night and made sure that Tang Nuo was fine, so he went back to the house to rest.

Although Tang Nuo turned the corner, Qi Ning was not in a happy mood. He wanted to dig out Lu Shanghe’s whereabouts from Duan Qingchen. Now that Duan Qingchen has been silenced, Lu Shanghe’s whereabouts are even more difficult to find, which makes him a little depressed.

After getting up early the next morning, after washing and coughing, he took two attendants and went straight to the yamen of the Punishment Department.

Longtai has already handed over the punishment department to him. Now that he is in charge of the first one, it is natural to see what happens.

The Xingbu Yamen is located on Mingyang Street, not far from the imperial city. There are many government offices on this street. Before Qi Ning arrived at the Xingbu Yamen, he saw a black plaque on the head of the Xingbu. The four characters of “honesty”, and the two doorposts on the left and right are gilded couplets. The six criminal bureaucrats stood on the left and right, and their hands were on the hilt of the saber, which seemed very solemn.

Qi Ning got off the horse, and the entourage beside him had already shouted: “Jinyi is waiting, hurry in and report!”

A prison guard immediately ran to report, and it didn’t take long for Qi Ning to see four or five officials approaching. He stepped forward and bowed: “Shen Lian, the head of the Xiaguan Punishment Department, pays respects to Lord Hou!”

Several officials behind him also saluted Qi Ning.

Qi Ning frowned slightly and asked, “Who is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment now?”

“Reporting to the Marquis, it’s the left servant, Lord Daxi.” Shen Lian respectfully said, “However, Lord Daxi has been unwell for the past few days and has been recovering from injuries in the mansion. Today, he has not been able to come to the yamen for errands.” Having said this, he raised his eyes slightly and looked at him. Look at Qin Ning.

Qi Ning thought to himself that it seemed that Lao Tzu had really shot too hard last time, and Da Xi rushed to the point where he couldn’t go out, and asked, “Who is the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment?”

“It’s Lord Chu.” Shen Lian said, “But Lord Chu is currently working on a case, so I can’t go out to greet you, so please forgive me, Lord Hou.”

Qi Ning hesitated for a moment before asking, “Has the will of the palace been handed down?”

“Master Hou is saying that the emperor’s decree is that Master Hou will be in charge of the punishment department?” Shen Lian’s voice was calm: “Report to Master Hou, the will has already been issued yesterday, and everyone has been waiting for Master Hou to take office.”

Qi Ning originally thought that he had not received the will yet, and only thought that today was his sudden visit, so there were only a few officials to greet him. Now, it seems that this is not the case.

Since the decree has been promulgated, then the officials of the Ministry of Justice already know that they are going to be in charge of the Ministry of Justice. Today, I came to the yamen on the first day. Logically speaking, even if the Ministry of Justice does not hold a welcome ceremony, at least the officials in the yamen should come out to greet them. But at a glance, there were only a few officials, and even the head of the punishment department was the one who took the lead.

Qi Ning felt a little unhappy in her heart, but she kept her face calm, and said with a smile, “This official is the first day on duty today, so you should take good care of you.”

He did not call himself a marquis, but called himself an official, which naturally told everyone that he did not speak as a title when he entered the yamen of the Punishment Department, but stayed here as the chief official of the Punishment Department.

After entering the yamen, the officials bowed their hands to Qi Ning: “Master Hou, I still have official duties, please retire first!” Several people did not even wait for Qi Ning to say more, and they all retired, and in the end there was only one left. Shen Lian, the head of the Lower Punishment Department, stayed by his side.

Qi Ning frowned and glanced at Shen Lian, but Shen Lian was cautious. When Qi Ning’s eyes came over, Shen Lian immediately hunched over, looking very humble, with a slight smile on his face.

“It seems that the yamen is very busy today. Could it be that there is something important to do?” Qi Ning carried his hands on his back and went to the main hall of the yamen of the Punishment Department.

Shen Lian followed by his side and said cautiously: “Hui Hou Ye said, the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the world’s criminal names, and the affairs have always been very busy. Recently, there was a case of King Huainan’s rebellion. That’s what it’s doing right now.”

Qi Ning stopped,

He turned his head with his hands on his back, and said with a smile that was not a smile: “They are all working on the case of King Huainan’s treason? Very good, this official also got the emperor’s will to thoroughly investigate the case. Mr. Shen, tell me, you are preparing How to handle this case so that I can learn.”

Shen Lian was stunned for a moment, but immediately smiled: “Master Hou, this case was originally investigated by Lord Daxi, but after Lord Daxi’s recuperation, it is now Lord Chu who is in charge, so how to investigate this case is all under the guidance of Lord Chu. , the humble office is just to follow the instructions.”

“I see.” Qi Ning thought to himself that Shen Lian was an old slick, and he didn’t get angry. He smiled and said, “This official has just come to the Punishment Department, and everything is unknown. How about Sir Shen?”

Shen Lian hurriedly said: “Hui Hou, under the Ministry of Punishment, there are seven divisions: the Superintendent of Arrests, the Autumn Trial Division, the Reduction Division, the Prison Execution Office, the Investiture and Punishment Treasury, the Redemption and Punishment Division, and the Law and Regulations Office. There are two people, four in charge, twenty-one chief officials, twenty-eight commanders, and seventy-six commanders. The total number of officials is one hundred and thirty-six, and there are two hundred officers from the Ministry of Punishment. Eighty people, there are more than 400 people in the entire yamen of the Punishment Department.”

Qi Ning thought that the Xingbu yamen was too bloated. The Xingbu yamen alone had more than 400 people, and the six yamen added up to two or three thousand people.

Today, the state of Chu is only half of the country, and not to mention the other yamen. If the statistics are fully counted, the officials who built the capital of Ye is really an extremely large team.

After the Qinhuai War, Chu State’s vitality was severely damaged and the treasury was empty, but it still had to support such a large management team.

“How many people are working in the Seventh Division of the Punishment Department today?” Qi Ning asked as he walked, but he didn’t go to the lobby at this time. He saw a large stone tablet on the left, bypassed the stone tablet, and walked along a bluestone path. .

Seeing that Qi Ning didn’t enter the lobby, Shen Lian was a little surprised, but he didn’t dare to say anything, he followed behind and replied cautiously, “Because of the case of King Huainan, Lord Chu has given orders that no one should ask for a break. , in addition to a few officials who are out on business, there are hundreds of people in the yamen.”

“Hundreds of people are busy, that’s good.” Qi Ning caught a glimpse of a large yard next to it, with a plaque on it and the Autumn Trial Division. Knowing that this was one of the seven divisions of the Ministry of Punishment, he walked over with his hands on his back, and Shen Lian quickened his pace. , said on the side: “Master Hou, why don’t you go to the lobby to have a cup of tea, wait for them to stop their errands, and then go to meet Master Hou?”

Qi Ning didn’t pay attention at all, and went straight into the courtyard. There was a circle of blue-brick and white-tiled houses in the courtyard. He didn’t make a sound. He heard a sound coming from a room. , but there were five or six officials in the house, forming a circle, all of them fixed their eyes, and no one glanced at the window.

Qi Ning didn’t know what these guys were doing, so he walked lightly into the house, a group of people didn’t realize it, and when Qi Ning got close to the side, they found several officials around a table with a big mouth green in the middle of the table. In the glazed jar, two crickets were fighting each other. Several officials were watching the crickets with their eyes wide open, and no one cared that Qi Ning approached.

Shen Lian followed Qi Ning, his face changed slightly, he coughed a few times on purpose, but no one paid attention at first, after Shen Lian coughed seven or eight times, one person turned his head, saw Shen Lian, and said with a smile: “Sir Shen Hurry up and take a look, Mr. Hu brought his black general today, and it seems that he has some ability!”

Shen Lian winked, the man saw Shen Lian winking, a little strange, he glanced to the side, and saw a young man standing beside him, but he had never seen it before, didn’t know him, couldn’t help asking. Said: “Who are you?”

When he asked, several other officials came back to their senses and turned to look at Qi Ning.

Qi Ning smiled and didn’t say a word, but saw an official take two steps forward and knelt on the ground: “Cao Sen, the judge of the Autumn Trial Division, I have seen Hou Ye!”

When the other officials heard the word “Marquis”, they didn’t pay much attention and knelt down to pay homage. Qi Ning glanced at it and said with a smile, “All get up.”

Everyone got up, Qi Ning glanced at Shen Lian, and said with a smile, “Shen Zhushi told me that all the adults in the yamen are busy with errands. I was curious, so I just came over and took a look.” Looking at the cricket tank With a glance, he smiled and said, “Everyone likes this trick?”

Judge Cao Sen said with a smile: “Master Hou, when we have free time in the Autumn Judgment Office, we will find some fun to relax. After all, every case is a matter of life and death, so we can’t be sloppy. It’s an errand. Mistakes have been made in other yamen, and there is still a chance to remedy it, but our punishment department can’t.”

“So that’s the case.” Qi Ning smiled and said, “When you entered the yamen early in the morning, did you all feel very hard and tired?”

Cao Sen smiled and said, “This is the rule of the Autumn Tribunal. We are used to this. We play for a while and do our own errands. This has been the case over the years.”

“Rules?” Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, “Each line of business has its own rules, as the saying goes, there are national laws, and families have family rules. Naturally, the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment also has its own rules. Since it is a rule, UU read www.sonicmtl .com is not easy to destroy, just keep playing.” He raised his hand and said, “Please!”

The officials looked at each other in dismay, but Cao Sen smiled and beckoned: “The Marquis has spoken, everyone will finish this fight. Lao Lu, if your black general today wins my Daqingtou, I will give you the house in the west of the city. If I win, the tea set from your family will be handed over.”

Several officials looked a little embarrassed, but Qi Ning smiled slightly, turned around and walked out the door without saying a word.

Shen Lian followed Qi Ning out the door, and said a little embarrassedly: “Master Hou, this is always the case with the Autumn Tribunal, but they have never delayed the mission that they should do.”

“It’s okay, I’m here for the first time, just to meet everyone.” Qi Ning didn’t change his face, but smiled: “By the way, where is Mr. Chu? Since he is temporarily in charge of the Criminal Department, I should also meet him and ask him Ask for advice.”

Shen Lian hurriedly said: “Master Hou, please come this way, Lord Chu is at the Law Office.”

“Lead the way!” Qi Ning carried his hands on his back and looked quite relaxed. Shen Lian respectfully led the way in front of him and walked through the hall, but Qi Ning found that the officers of the Ministry of Punishment saw him, and they just saluted him from a distance, but they didn’t close to every minute—

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