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Now, he is serving as Minister of the Taipu Temple.

Yuan Gao was lying on a deck chair basking in the sun. He was covered with a blanket. He closed his eyes and listened to the chirping of birds in the trees. It seemed wonderful.

Butler Wu quickly walked over and bowed to salute: "Master, something is wrong, Zou Ruhai is being targeted by the King of Shu!"

Yuan Gao suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, "Did you go to see him just now?"

"Yes, we met in the Zen room of the temple in the east of the city. He said that the people of the Imperial City Division found an account book from Cui Yanze's house. The time, place and amount of each money record of the Minister of the Central Committee are clearly remembered. He didn't know this happened. He saw He Yong, the Si Cheng of the Imperial City, at the side of the King of Shu in Baishan, the confidant of the Ministry of Punishment. Hand it over to the King of Shu, and the King of Shu locked the account book in the bookcase, so he asked Bai Shan to find someone to steal the account book, unexpectedly, Bai Shan and the thief he found were all caught by the people of the Imperial City Division!"

Yuan Gao stood up after hearing this, and he said angrily: "Zou Ruhai is stupid, this is the trick that Zhao Ping used to lure the snake out of the hole, and that idiot Zou Ruhai fell for it! He didn't even think that Cui Yanze had been dead for more than two months , the Secretary of the Imperial City has already turned his mansion upside down, if there is any account book that has been found out long ago, it is obviously a trick of the King of Shu that such an account book appears now!"

Wu Guanjia said: "Zou Ruhai said that he also thought that the king of Shu might be cheating, but he didn't dare to gamble, so he could only risk Baishan to find someone to steal the account books, but I have stabilized him and told him not to panic. Don't talk nonsense if you catch it!"

Yuan Gao walked to the pond and thought for a long time, then he turned around and said: "The old man heard that the punishment of the Imperial City Secretary is extremely terrifying. If a person who is intact goes in, even if he is not guilty, he will be completely crippled when he comes out. This Baishan may not be able to support the torture method of the Imperial City Division, maybe he has already recruited at this time, Zhao Ping may have obtained a confession, and knows something about Zou Ruhai!"

Butler Wu said: "Master, if the King of Shu has Bai Shan's confession, I'm afraid he will attack Zou Ruhai. Once Zou Ruhai is arrested, will he be unable to bear the burden and confess to the master? I don't think he can keep his mouth shut! "

Yuan Gao thought for a while, then waved his hands and said, "Zou Ruhai is not that bad. His whole family is in Chang'an. If he bites people randomly, isn't he afraid that his family will suffer retribution? You send someone to keep an eye on Zou Ruhai, once he is caught , report immediately!"

"promise!"

Yuan Gao said again: "If we have someone in the Imperial City Division, it will be easy!"

Butler Wu shook his head and said, "It's hard, the gang of Huangcheng Division is too mysterious, no one even knows if they have family members, and no one knows where their family lives, and all of those people have special skills, They are all proficient in the art of tracking and anti-tracking, even if they send people to follow them, they can be easily detected. I have already sent people to try, and they have been found three times in a row. If they hadn’t retreated quickly, I’m afraid they have already caught the handle!”

Yuan Gao pondered for a moment and said: "Perhaps it's time for the old man to meet that kid Zhao Ping. He only has an older brother and a younger sister. Naturally, Zhao Ling'er cannot inherit the throne. Although Zhao Dong is the crown prince, it's his turn now that His Majesty is in his prime. I don't know that Zhao Ping will still have a chance until the year of the monkey, and it depends on whether this little guy can seize the opportunity!"

Butler Wu was thoughtful, "What does the master mean?"

Yuan Gao said: "Get ready, the old man will go to Shu Palace to meet him at night!"

"promise!"

Chapter 953 Self-help

Imperial City Division.

Si Cheng He Yong came to the classroom to meet Zhao Ping with the interrogation transcript that had been detained by the criminal officer.

"Your Highness, after the interrogation, Bai Shan explained some things, but he obviously doesn't know much!"

Zhao Ping took the interrogation transcript and read it. After a cup of tea, he put down the interrogation transcript and said: "The account books were forged by us and cannot be used as evidence. It is obvious that the things he committed are not only known by Bai Shan, it is a bit early for us to move him now!"

He Yong thought for a while and bowed to Zhao Ping: "Your Highness, we have no other entry point now. In the opinion of the subordinates, it is better to use this as evidence to bring him down first. When he has no official position and power, we will take him down." It will be much easier to deal with him!"

After Zhao Ping thought about it, he picked up the file and got up and said: "Zou Ruhai may have received the news of Baishan's arrest at this time. You are here to sit in charge and let this king stare at Zou Ruhai. I will go to the palace to see you." Father, be back soon!"

He Yong cupped his hands: "No!"

In order to hurry, Zhao Ping ran to the gate of the imperial city on horseback, passed the inspection and entered the palace.

Qinzheng Hall.

Lin Jinghui, the leader of the black guards, stood in front of the imperial case, and Zhao Junsheng sat behind the imperial case and watched carefully with a memorial. The memorial wrote the detailed process of the failure of the black guards to instigate the refugees from the Southern Dynasties to rebel.

After reading it, Zhao Junsheng pondered for a moment, and said to Lin Jinghui: "Although the refugee army of the Southern Dynasties was broken up and divided into several groups, they still retain considerable strength. Don't give up control over them. They only need to fight one or two The city will definitely not be short of money, what they lack is weapons, armor and bows and arrows! How about this, I will ask the Ministry of War to prepare a batch of ordnance and transport it to the border, and then you black guards will take over and find a way to sell it to the refugees in the Southern Dynasty Army, the arrears are transferred to the Ministry of War to increase the strength of the refugee army, so that they can make a comeback, remember that this batch of ordnance can only be used for this purpose, if it is used for other purposes, I will only ask you!"

Lin Jinghui bowed and cupped his fists: "I dare not!"

At this time, the eunuch Yuan Huan came in and reported: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Shu, please see me!"

Zhao Junsheng turned his head, "Xuan!"

Lin Jinghui saluted again: "Your Majesty, leave!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded and waved his hand.

Lin Jinghui and Zhao Ping met at the gate of the main hall. Lin Jinghui clasped his fists and saluted. When Zhao Ping entered first, Zhao Ping nodded to him and became curious about him. He had met Lin Jinghui several times, but he was not familiar with him. He only knew that Zhao Junsheng was interested in him. Very trustworthy.

He came to the front of the imperial court and saluted, "I pay my respects to my father!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Have you gone to greet your mother? Have you gone to see your younger brothers and sisters?"

"Uh..." Zhao Ping felt embarrassed, "Erchen hasn't gone yet!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Do you not want to go? Or do you have no time to go? Or are you too lazy to go?"

Zhao Ping quickly knelt on the ground: "My son... I know I was wrong!"

"I see that you find it troublesome, and you don't take this matter seriously. If you take it seriously, no matter how busy and tired you are, you will take some time to visit them every day!"

Zhao Ping was very ashamed by Zhao Junsheng's words. He really didn't pay attention to this matter. He subconsciously thought that he often met, why bother to say hello every day?In order not to be taught a lesson by A Niang again, and pestered by younger siblings to let him take them out to play.

"Father taught you the right lesson, and this son is very ashamed. From now on, he will often go to the palace to pay his respects to Aunt, and get together with his younger brothers and sisters!"

Zhao Junsheng sighed: "You have grown up, and Grandpa doesn't want to talk about you anymore, so get up!"

"Thank you, Father!"

"Tell me, why did you see me today?"

Zhao Ping took out Bai Shan's confession from his sleeve and presented it with both hands, "I and the police officers of the Imperial City Division have found out that Zou Ruhai, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, has a major connection with the huge ink corruption case in Heluo, but at present, I have insufficient evidence. , At this time, the Ministry of Criminal Justice is in charge of some evidence of Zou Ruhai's crimes that Baishan explained!"

Since Shang Yang’s reform at the latest, the laws of successive dynasties have collectively referred to all illegal gains as “dirty”. What Zhao Ping refers to here means accepting bribes.

Zhao Junsheng took a look at the confession and recorded several pages. After reading it, he said: "Judging from this confession, Zou Ruhai's amount of innocence is not large, and he can't even reach the sentencing of exile, right?"

"Yes, the laws of our dynasty were formulated on the basis of the laws of previous dynasties, and have undergone many revisions. According to the current laws of our dynasty, Zou Ruhai's crime is to be imprisoned, and the amount of dirty things is more than [-] guan. He was just sentenced to exile, and the total amount of his imprisonment was less than [-] guan, and the law stipulates that [-] guan can be flogged, [-] guan plus one grade, [-] guan can be punished for one year, and [-] guan can be exiled for two thousand miles!"

What kind of charge is this for being imprisoned?It means that officials accept property from subordinates and people in their jurisdiction, or officials extort property from subordinates and people in their jurisdiction, but the party granting property has no specific requirements, and officials have not handled official business illegally!

This charge is the one with the lightest punishment for accepting bribes in the Dagan Legal Order. There are two other charges of accepting bribes, namely "accepting money in violation of the law" and "accepting money in violation of the law".

From the literal meaning, it can be understood that "receiving money and breaking the law" refers to the official's conduct in violation of laws and disciplines in the handling of official affairs after receiving the property of the party; He did not break the law or discipline in the handling of public affairs. The sentencing of these two crimes of accepting bribes is obviously much heavier than the crime of being imprisoned. Three thousand miles and three years of hard labor in exile.

Zhao Junsheng put down his confession and asked, "What do you mean by coming to see me? Do you want to arrest someone first?"

Zhao Ping bowed: "Yes, we don't have any other evidence at the moment. My son wondered if we should first arrest him based on the existing charges. After he loses his power, maybe it will be easier for us to find other evidence." too much!"

Zhao Junsheng weighed it up. Now that Zhao Ping not only holds the official position of the Secretary of the Imperial City, he is also in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. If Zou Ruhai, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, is taken down, then the Ministry of Punishment will be completely under the control of Zhao Ping alone. It's not that Zhao Ping's too much power is a threat to his throne, but that the courtiers will criticize it.

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said: "Yes, you will be fully responsible for investigating this case during this period of time, and you don't have to take care of the official affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I will send another person to act on my behalf!"

"promise!"

Zhao Ping didn't have any complaints either. He already knew that the minister of the Ministry of Punishment would not last long, and that it was impossible for one person to be the head of two real power departments. There are criticisms.

As soon as Zhao Ping came out of the imperial city, a police officer from the imperial city greeted him and saluted him: "Your Highness, you can figure it out. I just received the news from the brother who followed Zou Ruhai. Zou Ruhai showed signs of fleeing. He met you in the east temple. According to the investigation, this person is Steward Wu who was attached to Qu Liangbo! In addition, the brother who monitored Zou Ruhai's mansion sent news that Zou Ruhai's wives, concubines and children have left the city in a hurry and headed towards Xinfeng!"