A Clash of Gods - Chapter 909

[Chapter 899 The truth behind the scenes]

Qi Ning sneered and shouted sternly: “Zhou Bo, if you don’t want to die, you must admit the matter as it is, otherwise this official will go to the sanctuary now.”

Zhou Bo was so frightened by Qi Ning’s shout that he was almost paralyzed on the ground, and said in a trembling voice, “My lord, the humble… Your Excellency can plead for a lowly position, this…!”

Before he could finish speaking, Da Xichong roared again and rushed towards Zhou Bo, but Qi Ning had already picked up the gavel on the table and threw his arm violently. The gavel was as fast as a meteor, hitting Da Xichong At the bend of his legs, Da Xi rushed to his feet and fell to the ground. Qi Ning coldly shouted, “Take him!”

A police officer from the Ministry of Punishment immediately stepped forward and pushed Da Xichong to the ground.

Daxi shouted angrily: “Qining, you are avenging your personal revenge, and you have framed Zhongliang…!”

“Zhangzui!” Qi Ning said coldly.

If it were normal times, how could the police officers of the Ministry of Punishment dare to rush against Da Xi, but although the officers of the Ministry of Justice are extremely humble, they are not stupid. They have already seen that Da Xi Chong is doomed in the current situation. Lord Hou, I am afraid that in the future, even the yachai of the Ministry of Punishment will not be able to eat this bowl of rice.

A yacha didn’t say a word, raised his hand and swiped at Da Xi Chong, with a crisp “pop” sound, all the officials around were trembling with fear, thinking that this little prince was acting resolutely today, and Cao Sen was detained and put in prison. It seemed that Da Xichong could not even save his life.

Da Xichong was slapped, furious, and roared: “You…you dare to hit me!” He glared at the yachai, and the yachai was a little scared, but at this time, he saw Qi Ning’s figure showing off, and he was already from behind the table. He swept up in the air, holding a token in the hall of the Ministry of Punishment, walked quickly in front of Da Xichong, grabbed Da Xichong’s hair, made his face look up, and without saying a word, used the token to hit Da Xichong’s mouth ten times. When he came down, Da Xichong had no resistance at all, and the only sound of applause could be heard in the lobby.

Everyone was even more terrified. Qi Ning hit the gavel and flew up again, showing a very brilliant kung fu, which can be said to be shocking.

After more than a dozen strokes, Da Xichong’s mouth was full of blood, his lips were swollen, his eyes were full of anger, but more panic.

Qi Ning withdrew his hand, handed the token in his hand to the yachai, and said coldly, “It’s not his turn to speak now. If he says a word, hit him. Those who violate the order will be punished with the crime of disobedience!”

The yacha hurriedly grabbed the token and aimed it at Da Xichong’s mouth, waiting for Da Xichong to say a word before typing it down.

Qi Ning put his hands on his back, stared at Zhou Bo, and said solemnly: “Why did Meng Chu escape from the dead back then, you tell the truth now, if there is a word to deceive, I guarantee you will not survive for three days!”

Zhou Bo was lying on the ground. At this time, his soul was already split, and he said in a trembling voice: “Lord Ministry, it’s all… all done by Da Xichong’s persecution…!”

“You fart…!” Daxichong shouted angrily, but the yacha was doing his duty. Daxichong just spit out three words, he hit Daxichong’s mouth three times with the token, and the strength is not small, Da Xichong was speechless for a moment, blood was flowing from his mouth, and the token was also stained with blood.

Knowing that the situation was over, Zhou Bo raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and said, “Meng Chu was put on death row, and the execution date was set. Five or six days before the execution, Da Xichong found a lowly position and asked… let the lowly position use one. The replacement of Meng Chu is a low-ranking job… a low-ranking person knows that this is a violation of the law, and once it is found out, it is… a capital offense, so… so I dare not agree.” He glanced at Qi Ning secretly, and saw Qi Ning standing beside him with his hands on his back, and then continued: “But Da Xichong said that if the subordinate can’t obey his orders, he… he will let the subordinate go back to his hometown to farm, and then plug it in. Give five hundred taels of silver to the humble post…!”

Qi Ning said nothing, the other officials bowed their heads and said nothing, and the entire hall was silent.

“He’s…he’s a Shangguan,

The humble post did not dare to refuse, and there was nothing he could do. After two days, he handed it over to the humble post.

Zhou Bo lowered his head and said, “The man looks exactly like Meng Chu. If you don’t look carefully, it’s not easy to find the flaws.”

On the day of the execution, the prison beheading officer was Da Xichong. The prisoner was taken to the execution ground and kept his hood covered until the moment before the execution. Before anyone could see clearly, he chopped off his head… !

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Qi Ning sneered and glanced at Da Xichong, only to see that Da Xichong was slumped on the ground, and his face was ashes at this time.

“After the prisoner was sentenced to the canon, Da Xichong immediately ordered people to clean up the scene. This matter was done without anyone knowing it from beginning to end, and no one noticed.” Zhou Bo said: “Imperial… I’ve always been frightened, but After several months, nothing happened, so…so I just thought that no one knew about it. After a while, someone secretly sent money to the humble home, and at first I didn’t know who sent the money. , I never dared to use it until the second time it was sent, and the lower official knew that it was… that Meng Chu fled to Luling, and sent some money every year, maybe… Maybe it was because he was worried about his inferior position. Leaked rumors…!”

Everyone present knew in their hearts that after Zhou Bo confessed, it was unclear whether he could live, but Da Xichong would definitely not be able to live.

Chu Mingwei finally said coldly at this time: “The officer who executed Meng Chu’s execution back then should have been sent by a subordinate officer as a rule, but Da Xichong took the initiative to ask for the execution in person. That’s why.”

Qi Ning turned to look at Da Xichong and said lightly, “Da Xichong, what else do you want to say?”

Da Xichong’s body was weak, his eyes were blank, and he didn’t seem to hear Qi Ning’s question. Qi Ning waved his hand and said coldly, “Go to death row!”

The yacha immediately dragged Da Xichong down, and Qi Ning waited for Da Xichong to be taken down before saying to Zhou Bo: “You take the initiative to confess that this official has something to say first, and will say a few words to the court for you, but how to deal with it depends on Do it according to the laws of the imperial court. Now you go to write a confession.” He waved his hand to the yacha to take Zhou Bo down.

There was silence in the lobby, Qi Ning’s eyes slowly glanced, and wherever his eyes could reach, every official was respectful and stood up.

The group of officials kneeling on the ground even had their foreheads on the ground, and they didn’t dare to breathe.

“Without rules, a circle can’t be formed.” As he walked back, Qi Ning said lightly, “I don’t know what rules the Ministry of Punishment has set, and I don’t want to know. Being fair and honest, this is my rule. Being an official in the Ministry of Punishment is not an easy job, a little negligence is a matter of life and death…!” After a pause, he smiled faintly: “It’s not just the prisoner’s job. A matter of life and death is also a matter of life and death for all of you!”

Everyone’s heart froze.

“I’ll get those who deserve to be punished, and those who should handle the errands myself.” Qi Ning waved his hand: “I don’t want to say anything extra. You are all smart people, and it’s useless to say more.”

The officials kneeling on the ground all stood up, bowed their bodies to go out, and went to receive the punishment. The other officials also saluted Qi Ning and returned to their respective divisions.

Chu Mingwei was also about to leave, but Qi Ning had already said, “Lord Chu, stay.” After everyone retreated, he went to the back hall with his hands on his back. Chu Mingwei hesitated for a while, and followed him to the back hall.

There is a long corridor behind the lobby. It is only about thirty steps along the corridor. It is the back hall. Entering the back hall, Qi Ning sat down on a chair. After Chu Mingwei entered the room, Qi Ning pursed his lips. Chu Mingwei understood and turned around. Close the door.

“Master Chu, please take a seat!” Qi Ning raised his finger and pointed to the chair next to him.

Chu Mingwei hesitated for a moment, but went over to sit down. Qi Ning stared at Chu Mingwei and said with a smile: “Master Chu, should I thank you today, or should you thank me?”

Chu Mingwei was stunned for a moment, but he still asked cautiously, “What do you mean by Lord Ministry?”

“You helped me get rid of Da Xichong and Cao Sen, and shocked all the officials of the Ministry of Punishment. The so-called three fires for new officials to take office, the fire I took office was very hot.” Qi Ning smiled: “But in other words, I I also helped you get rid of Da Xichong, if nothing else happens, you, the right servant of the Punishment Department, will soon be transformed into the left servant of the Punishment Department.”

Chu Mingwei’s color changed slightly, but he quickly got up and knelt down on the ground: “Xiaguan is abrupt, and please ask Lord Butang to convict!”

“You don’t have to think too much, and you’re not guilty!” Qi Ning helped Chu Mingwei up, and said with a smile, “I might as well tell you the truth, I came to the Ministry of Punishment, and Da Xichong was bound to get rid of it, and people have been sent to search for the past few days. Looking for evidence of Da Xichong’s crime, this person is definitely not clean, but it is not easy to find evidence.” He patted Chu Mingwei on the shoulder: “You, Lord Chu, send charcoal in the snow, and send the evidence of Cao Sen and Da Xichong to the gate of Jinyi Hou’s mansion. In the past, it was a big help for me.”

That night, when Qi Ning returned from Tian’s house, he found a package under the butt of the stone lion in front of the back house. When he went back to the house to take a closer look, it was the evidence of Da Xichong and Cao Sen’s crimes.

Chu Mingwei sighed: “Master Butang is indeed very wise, and he could guess that it was the evidence sent by the lower official.”

“Nothing happens without a reason.” Qi Ning sat down and motioned for Chu Mingwei to sit down as well: “I found out that the package contained evidence of the crimes of the two of them, so it was clear that someone wanted to help me get rid of them, of course. , the main purpose is still Da Xichong, Cao Sen is just incidental, but the evidence of Cao Sen’s crime appears, but I believe that it must be someone from the Ministry of Punishment.”

“Oh?”

“The first time I came to the Ministry of Justice, Cao Sen was very disrespectful to me. Only the people in the Ministry of Justice knew about this.” Qi Ning said with a smile: “So the evidence of Cao Sen’s crime did not appear to really want to overthrow me. He just wanted me to have a reason to breathe a sigh of relief.”

Chu Mingwei said with admiration, “Sir Butang is really shrewd.”

“Since it’s the evidence sent by someone from the Ministry of Justice, who would benefit from Da Xi Chong’s downfall?” Qi Ning smiled and said, “Of course it’s you, Lord Chu, but that alone doesn’t prove that it’s the evidence you sent. The key is that Da Xichong’s criminal evidence is extremely detailed, and it is obvious that he has spent a great deal of thought, and it is impossible for ordinary officials to have the ability to collect so much criminal evidence in the Ministry of Punishment.”

“Xiaguan thought it was a secret, but he didn’t want Lord Ministry to know it clearly.” Chu Mingwei smiled bitterly: “Da Xichong has helped Qian Raoshun to make a fool of himself all these years. There are many unjust cases in the Ministry of Punishment, but Xiaguan… .!” Shaking his head, he said, “In those days when Da Xichong stole the beam and changed the column, and took the initiative to request the prisoner beheaded, Xiaguan was suspicious. After the prisoner was sentenced, Xiaguan found an opportunity to check his body before disposing of it, and found that it was indeed stolen. That’s when the case was undercover.”

“Some of the case files have turned yellow. Has Mr. Chu already collected evidence?”

Chu Mingwei nodded slightly: “In these years, if Xiaguan is a decoration in the Ministry of Punishment, he is not trusted by Qian Raoshun, and he is a low-key person, but it does not make Qian Raoshun hate it, so they never cared about Xiaguan, and Xiaguan secretly did it. They didn’t pay attention to anything. It’s not difficult to collect criminal evidence, but it took a lot of effort to find Meng Chu’s whereabouts. Fortunately, in October last year, Meng Chu’s whereabouts were finally found out. The official did not act rashly.”

“Since I have evidence of the crime and I know Meng Chu’s whereabouts, why didn’t I report it to the court?” Qi Ning asked.

Chu Mingwei shook his head with a wry smile and said: “Xiaguan’s power was weak, at that time Qian Raoshun and Da Xichong were in a mess, and the Ministry of Punishment was also under their control, and at that time Qian Raoshun was still a confidant of the King of Huainan. If you don’t knock them down, you will destroy your family.”

“If that’s the case, why did you send the criminal evidence to me this time?”

“Xiaguan dared to speak bluntly. There are two reasons. One is because Da Xichong’s group is really out of order, knowing the law and breaking the law. If Da Xichong doesn’t get rid of the law, the punishment department will never be peaceful.” Chu Mingwei said sternly: “The other reason is that I also want to Let’s see if Lord Butang really has the heart to rectify the punishment department.”

Qi Ning said with great interest, “How do you say this?”

“If Lord Butang is just a passerby, and UU reading www.sonicmtl.com is afraid of Duke Zhenguo behind Da Xichong, then even if he has evidence of guilt in hand, I’m afraid he won’t really attack Da Xichong.” Chu Mingwei said slowly: ” If this is really the case, then the lower officials will only be a waste of time for the past two years.

Qi Ning smiled slightly, but said nothing.

“But if Lord Butang really wants to rectify the Ministry of Punishment, he must stand on the ground in the Ministry of Punishment. The lower official believes that Lord Butang will never let this opportunity pass.” Chu Mingwei’s eyes were deep: “One, Da Xichong has formed his own line in the Ministry of Punishment. , there are many party members, and he is also a person from the town of the country. If this person is not removed, Lord Butang will have many difficulties in the punishment department in the future. Second, Lord Butang is new to the office, if you don’t find a chance to stand up, it will be difficult to deter the punishment department. These people, so as long as Lord Butang is ready to stand in the Ministry of Punishment, he will surely seize the evidence and bring down Da Xichong!”

Qi Ning clapped his hands and smiled and said, “Master Chu is really shrewd and sophisticated, and he is sincere and honest. Very good, I like to deal with you like this.”

“Master Butang today promoted one person, dealt with three people, and punished a group of people. There are rewards and punishments, and they are extremely clever.” Chu Mingwei admired: “With this power, the next step to rectify the punishment department will be twice the result with half the effort!”

Qi Ning laughed, and his expression turned stern: “Master Chu, whether you are out of public interest or selfishness this time, I am very grateful for your help this time. You want the Ministry of Punishment to become a pure land, and I appreciate your attitude. , but I want to see your actions in the future. If you really want to help this officer, this officer will naturally entrust you with important responsibilities. If Qian Raoshun did not give you, I will give it to you, but if you go against your original intention, words and deeds No, don’t blame me for turning my face and being ruthless!”

Chu Mingwei got up and knelt down on the ground with a solemn expression: “Xiaguan must follow Lord Butang wholeheartedly.