A Clash of Gods - Chapter 879

[Chapter 869]

Chapter 869 Temptation

Qi Ning smiled, nodded and said, “I heard that Shi Lang has been busy all the time, so I came to take a look. (..)”

Chu Mingwei respectfully said: “Xiaguan failed to come out to greet him, so he asked Hou Ye Haihan. It’s just that Xiaguan has been reviewing the files for the past two days, hoping to find some clues.”

“Clues?” Qi Ning said, “What clues?”

Chu Mingwei raised his hand and said, “Master Hou, it’s quiet in the house, why don’t you come in and talk?” Then he ordered, “Aren’t you looking at the tea yet?”

Someone immediately went to pour tea, and Chu Mingwei led Qi Ning to the inner room. After asking Qi Ning to take a seat, Chu Mingwei said: “The Hou Ye does not know, after the King of Huainan rebelled, someone sent a list to the Ministry of Punishment to report those who were It is the remnant of the king of Huainan.” He turned to the table, took a letter and presented it to Qi Ning: “Master Hou, please take a look!”

Qi Ning took the letter. At this time, the tea was brought. Chu Mingwei took it and put it by Qi Ning’s hand. Qi Ning glanced at it.

“Who sent this over?” Qi Ning returned the letter to Chu Mingwei.

Chu Mingwei took it, put it back on the table, and then came over and said: “This is an anonymous report, and who it came from, the lower official does not know. However, along with this list, there are still a lot of evidences, all of which are used A package was left in front of the prison gate.”

“Oh?” Qi Ning said calmly, “Whose evidence is it?”

“If the evidence is sure to be credible, at least seven or eight people on this list can be sentenced to death.” Chu Mingwei said softly: “But there is only physical evidence, no human evidence, so we need to investigate carefully. Among these evidences, there are several cases that were originally It has been experienced by the Ministry of Punishment, and the reports have proved that there are those officials behind these cases, so the subordinate officials reviewed the relevant case files that happened before to see if they could find clues.”

Only then did Qi Ning understand: “So that’s the case, what can Shi Lang find out?”

“It’s being investigated.” Chu Mingwei said softly: “Originally, the investigation into King Huainan’s treason case was handled by Lord Daxi, but…!” With a slight smile, he continued: “Now it’s up to the subordinate officer, the subordinate officer. The official did not know what to do, but fortunately, the emperor’s order came down, and the Hou Ye came to take charge of the punishment department, and everything was decided by the Hou Ye.”

When Qi Ning saw Chu Mingwei speaking in a friendly manner, it was not disgusting. He did not know this person. Today, he came to the Punishment Department to take up his post. The officials of the Punishment Department were all very indifferent, but Qi Ning didn’t know it. Was it because of Chu Mingwei’s instructions, or was it because the officials of the Ministry of Punishment had spontaneously shown their rudeness and indifference.

“Since Mr. Chu is investigating this case, there is no need to change his hands.” Qi Ning picked up the teacup and smiled: “Although this official has received the favor of the emperor and came to be the director of the Department of Justice, he is new to the Department of Justice and is not familiar with the Department of Justice. It’s an old man from the Ministry of Punishment, please give me more advice in the future.”

“How dare you, Lord Hou is too serious.” Chu Mingwei immediately said: “Master Hou is young and promising, if it weren’t for this, the emperor would not have put such a heavy burden on the shoulders of Lord Hou.” He pondered for a while, and then whispered: “Master Hou There is an order, the lower official will naturally do his best, but… there are not a few officials involved in this matter, and some officials are still important officials in the court.

When Qi Ning heard it, he immediately knew what Chu Mingwei meant.

Investigating the case of the King of Huainan is unusual. If one is not careful, it will cause a shocking case and shake the leadership of the court, but everyone knows that the Sima family wants to take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents.

Although the court knew that Qi Ning seemed to want to protect the remnants of the King of Huainan, many people still had doubts about whether Qi Ning really wanted to fight the Sima family to the end.

Now that Qi Ning is in charge of the punishment department, his attitude towards this case also shows Qi Ning’s true thoughts. Chu Mingwei seems to be asking casually, but he is actually testing Qi Ning’s final decision.

Qi Ning was naturally aware of this, smiled slightly, and said, “I don’t know the details of this case, and I don’t have any orders. However, the court has laws.

The emperor has a decree. If someone can really be found involved in the Huainan King’s rebellion, it will naturally be severely punished.

He blew the tea foam and said with a smile: “But if the evidence is insufficient, then you must not act rashly. After all, the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the death penalty, which is no trivial matter. The world’s jokes?

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“What Marquis said is very true.” Chu Mingwei said very respectfully: “Just and honest, this is the way to handle cases.” He sighed softly: “If we keep these words, we will not have unjust cases in the Ministry of Justice… …!”

“Injustice?” Qi Ning’s expression condensed: “Chu Shilang, could it be that there have been many injustices in our criminal department?”

Chu Mingwei reacted and hurriedly said: “No, no, Lord Hou, the meaning of the lower official is to say that as long as we follow the principles of Lord Hou, there will be no unjust cases in our Criminal Department, and there is no other meaning.”

Seeing Chu Mingwei’s strange eyes, Qi Ning didn’t ask any further questions, nodded slightly, and said, “This official came here today, I originally wanted to meet everyone, but seeing that everyone is busy, it’s not easy to call everyone.” After a pause, he asked, “When will Da Xichong return to the yamen?”

“Xiaguan went to visit, and Lord Daxi’s injury has not yet healed, but he can recover as usual after resting for a while.” Chu Mingwei said: “In a month or so, it should not be possible to do anything wrong.”

Qi Ning said: “You find someone to pass on a message to Da Xichong. After three days, the official will order Mao in the yamen, and no one can be absent. At that time, it is considered a lift, and someone will carry him over.”

“Ah?” Chu Mingwei was startled, but still respectfully said: “The lower official will definitely send someone to pass the word.”

“Okay, waiter Chu, let’s do a good job.” Qi Ning got up and said with a smile: “Since you are busy, this official is not here to cause trouble for you.” No nonsense, turned to leave, Chu Mingwei was stunned for a moment, but quickly followed behind, He kept sending Qi Ning out.

Qi Ning just went to the Department of Punishment today to take a look at the situation. The response of the officials of the Department of Punishment was beyond Qi Ning’s expectations.

He originally thought that when he was appointed to the Penal Department, even if the officials did not welcome him warmly, at least they would respect him. Now, it seems that he is thinking about things too simply.

Not to mention that he has no foundation in the Punishment Department, he is the Jinyi Qi family, and his influence in the Punishment Department is minimal. The Jinyi Qi family’s influence has never penetrated into the Punishment Department’s yamen. , completely outside the penal system.

Qi Ning knew very well that the Ministry of Punishment’s connections were intertwined. Although he was a marquis, it was wishful thinking to be able to easily control the Ministry of Punishment by virtue of the name of the marquis.

When I returned to the Hou residence, I saw a carriage parked outside the door. As soon as I entered the residence, I met the third grandfather of the Han family head-on. The fat sixth master Qi Song was with him, and the general manager Han accompanied him out of the house and bumped into Qi Ning coming back. , Qi Song’s eyes lit up and said anxiously: “Master Hou, you are back. The mansion said that you went to the Xingbu Yamen, and we thought you would not come back until night, so…!”

The marriage of Qi Ning and Ximen Zhanying has eased the relationship between Jinyi Houfu and the Qi people.

The brothers from the Qi family were in the Qi family, but they also collected 10,000 taels of silver for Qi Ning, plus the three old grandfathers have been running to Ximen’s house for Qi Ning’s marriage, although Qi Ning knew that they were nothing more than a desire to gain power. , but after all, he did something for himself, but it was not as cold as before. Before the big wedding, there are always many things to ask these people to help, he said with a smile: “The third old lady is here? There is nothing in the yamen. , so come back sooner.”

The third old man still raised his head slightly. Even though he had already compromised with Qi Ning in his heart, he still put on the attitude of an elder: “If you have an errand, you should do it well, and you must not be negligent.”

Qi Ning smiled slightly, Qi Song seemed to think that what the old man said to Qi Ning at this time was a little out of time, and said with an apologetic smile: “Master Hou, my father came here today to tell you that the wedding date has been set. My father invited someone to see the date. , and negotiated with the gods, and set the day on the eighth day of the ninth lunar month.”

“The eighth day of September?” Qi Ning calculated and said, “There is still more than a month.”

“The weather was the best at that time, it wasn’t as hot as it is now.” Qi Song said with a smile: “In September the eagle is flying, the sky is high and the air is crisp, it is a good season, and there is enough time for us to prepare well. Although the wedding It won’t be extravagant and wasteful, but our Qi family is a famous family after all, and we still need the face we need, and we can’t be sloppy in some places that are particular about it.”

Qi Ning smiled and said, “It’s the seniors and brothers of your clan.” He shrugged and said, “I can’t actually take it out, you can go to the cashier to get it.”

The third old man didn’t say much, walked away, Qi Song followed a few steps, but he still stopped, turned around and walked in front of Qi Ning, and said with a flattering smile: “Master Hou, I want to ask you for help with a small matter.”

“What’s the matter? Uncle Six doesn’t have to be so polite.”

When Qi Song heard Qi Ning call him “Uncle Six”, UUkanshu www.sonicmtl.com smiled and said, “Yes, yes, my family, I’m welcome. That’s how it is, aren’t you now the Minister of Punishment? Look, what vacancies are there in the yamen, Uncle Six thought that if there is a suitable errand, can you let me run errands in the Criminal Department?”

Qi Ning said, “Do you want to go to the Ministry of Punishment as an official?”

“Actually, I’ve always wanted to find an errand.” Qi Song sighed, “But I haven’t found a way yet.” He lowered his voice and said, “If Lord Hou can arrange an errand for Sixth Uncle in the Ministry of Justice, the necessary expenses will still be on Sixth Uncle’s side. I can take it out.”

Qi Ning knew that when the Jinyi Old Marquis and Qi Jing were alive, although they both held great power, they had not promoted their own clan very much. Even today, there are not many children of the Qi family in the Qinhuai army. .

Qi Song is mediocre, and when Qi Jing was alive, it was wishful thinking to get promoted by Qi Jing.

Qi Ning smiled and said, “I really don’t know if there are any suitable assignments in the Ministry of Punishment, but does the sixth uncle know how to judge a case by name?”

“This…!” Qi Song said with an embarrassed smile: “Uncle Six doesn’t understand that, but not everyone in a yamen as big as the Ministry of Justice understands this. There are always some errands that don’t need to be interrogated. Yes, Doesn’t the Ministry of Criminal Affairs often arrest people? Or let Uncle Six lead the soldiers to arrest criminals, Uncle Six thinks it is quite suitable?”

Qi Ning was disdainful in his heart, secretly thinking that it would take a good effort to lead the troops to arrest someone, but he didn’t say it, and said with a smile: “I can’t promise you now, but remember this thing, if it really suits you. Your errand, when the time comes, I will ask you to go to the errand.”

Qi Song was even more delighted, and said with a wide-eyed smile: “Okay, Uncle Six is waiting for your good news. Lord Hou, don’t worry, this marriage, Uncle Six will keep you beautiful and decent, so that everyone can enjoy it. I can’t pick it out.” Without saying much, he left happily.