A Clash of Gods Chapter 893: The Ministry of Criminal Affairs
Of course, Qi Ning understands that Sima Lan seems to be pushing her heart, but in fact it implies a warning.
Sima Lan defeated the Huainan King, but ushered in the Jinyi Qi family as the opponent. Although the Jinyi Qi family's power in the DPRK and China can't be compared with the Sima family, no one will forget that the Jinyi Qi family commander Qin Huai Corps For decades, before the relationship between the Jinyi Qi family and the Qinhuai Legion was completely dismantled, even the Sima's family, who were power-hungry, did not dare to easily handle the Jinyi Qi family.
And if the situation is changing today, the civil strife in the Northern Han Dynasty is indeed an excellent time for the Chu Kingdom to go north. This is clearly seen in the Manchu, civil and military affairs, and it is impossible for Sima Lan to see clearly.
Of course, Sima hopes to find an opportunity to bring down the Jinyi Qi family, so as to lead the dynasty, but Sima Lan understands that the Jinyi Qi family is different from the Huainan king. It is not an easy thing to want to bring down the Jinyi Qi family. In the event of a major conflict, Chu will surely face a **** fight in the same room.
The Jinyi Qi family with a military background and a black scale camp in hand, is not the same as the Huainan King.
Once there is civil strife in Chu, the great opportunity of going northward to the Han will also be missed, and no one knows if this opportunity will be missed and whether there will be another chance.
Sima Lan certainly wants the power to be turned into opposition, but after all, he is an old minister of the three dynasties, and the pattern cannot be limited to the Chu Kingdom. His eyes must also look to the north.
If you can maintain peace with the Jinyi Qi family at the moment, and even for the cause of the Northern Expedition, you can let the Jinyi Qi family only look forward to Sima's horse head, which is naturally the final result.
Qing Ning naturally heard the meaning of Sima Lan's words. Sima Lan really hoped to use the Northern Expedition as a reason for the Jinyi Qi family to follow.
If Sima really stopped fighting in Chu Kingdom and put his mind on the Northern Expedition, Qi Ning was not willing to cooperate, but Qi Ning knew very well that if Sima did not use the Northern Expedition Expansion of power in the DPRK and China to eliminate dissidents is not Sima.
In Qi Ning’s remarks, he also revealed the information to Sima Lan. If Sima really expanded the territory for the Northern Expedition of the Chu Kingdom, the Jinyi Qi family should cooperate, but if there are other conspiracies, the Jinyi Qi family also He does not look on the wall and allows Sima to refer to the donkey as a horse in the middle of the dynasty.
The two took the lead, and each expressed their stand and attitude.
However, Qi Ning also knew that Chu State really had to start planning for the Northern Expedition. After all, the Northern Han Dynasty, the three princes fighting for the throne, and the war, the Northern Han Dynasty will fall apart and fall into unprecedented turmoil. Opportunities are rare once in a while, and it is absolutely impossible for them to come out.
The departure of the Eastern Qi Mission also made the festive atmosphere of the emperor's wedding lasting for a few days gradually fade.
Fairness is not in the hearts of the people, whether it cares about strength or not, this reason is clearer than anyone else. It is not because of how close you are to the emperor, but how much strength you have in your hands.
Although the Qinhuai Legion was once the biggest trump card in the hands of the Jinyi Qi family, the situation is changing. Although the Qinhuai Legion still has great origins with the Jinyi Qi family, the actual control of the Qinhuai Legion is no longer in the hands of the Jinyi Qi family. The only force that Jinyi Qi's family is now focusing on is the newly built Black Scale Battalion.
Now the emperor finds an opportunity to let Qi Ning enter the penalty department. Of course, it is impossible for Qi Ning to miss such an opportunity. For him, the most urgent task is to firmly control the criminal department's Yamen, as long as there is a card in the penalty department. With the Black Scale Camp in his hand, the Sima family would not dare to act rashly on the Jinyi Qi family. Moreover, the Sima family would like to rule out the dissidents in the DPRK. It would also be very difficult for the Jinyi Qi family to control the penal department.
On that day, Qi Ning went straight to the punishment office in the early morning. He had figured out that the officials of the six bureaucrats were to enter the office at three o'clock in the office, so they were already sitting just after the office. The main hall of the Yamen of the Criminal Department.
The criminal department is the place where the criminal name is held. The lobby of the criminal department naturally appears very dignified. Qi Ning arrived at the lobby and sat on the auditorium, leaning on his eyes and raising his mind. From the beginning, he said nothing.
Three hours ago, many officials from the Seventh Division of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs had already come to the inside and outside of the main hall. The earliest rushed over was Shen Lian, the chief of the criminal department that Qi Ning had seen last time. Qi Ning was quiet, and every time he came in, he glanced at him. Superintendent Si Si, Liao Zhen, and Wei Yujiang, who saw him on the Qinhuai River that night, were also among the crowd.
At three o'clock in the morning, thirty or forty people, large and small, were standing in the lobby, standing on both sides. Qi Ning saw from the official uniform that most of the seven divisions of the Criminal Department had already arrived. However, Cao Sen, the head of the Autumn Trial Department, was missing, and Zuo Shi, the servant of the Criminal Department, was not among the crowd.
"Master Shen, what time is it now?" Qi Ning sat down and looked at Shen Lian, asking with a smile.
Shen Lian Busy stood up and said, "Return to Lord Hou, just three minutes past the time!"
"Hou Ye?" Qi Ning said with a smile: "I am sitting here, is it just Hou Ye?"
Shen Lian was stunned, but he was obviously an extremely shrewd person, busy saying: "Yes, yes, negligent office, back to the master of the Ministry, it has passed three quarters of an hour!"
Qing Ning nodded slightly, glanced at it, and said, "Three days ago, the official had already spoken. Today's main point is 90, and he has been warned that even if the house in the house is on fire, he must be rushed to the official on time." "His eyes were sharp, and he asked: "Chu Shilang, have all the people in the criminal department arrived?"
Chu Mingwei also glanced, and then went out to say: "Return to the Hall, except for those who are in Beijing, almost all the officials in Beijing and Beijing have arrived. About a dozen people may have been delayed on the way."
The participating officials are naturally officials of the Criminal Department. The following jailers do not have to come to the Office. The Criminal Department has a total of 136 officials, large and small. At this time, there are indeed hundreds of people inside and outside the lobby.
"Master Shen, whoever hasn't arrived, is immediately recorded in the book and presented to the officer." Qi Ning leaned back and closed his eyes and said, "We are waiting!"
Everyone looked at each other, Shen Lian froze for a moment, but quickly took the book, the inspector, and after a little more than half an hour, the roster was presented. Qi Ning reached out and took it, and he flipped through it a few times. Throw the roster on the table, still leaning on the chair, closing his eyes and recuperating.
After a while, Chu Mingwei only arched his hand and said, "Ministry, are you sending someone to urge?"
Qining didn’t open his eyes, just raised his hand and waved it casually. What did it mean and did not explain it? All the officials were stunned, but Chu Mingwei turned around and whispered to Shen Lian. Send someone to find all of them."
"Master Chu, Master Daxi?"
"Send someone to urge him." Chu Mingwei whispered: "He said that the ministers are waiting in the Yamen, no one can be absent."
Shen Lian agreed, and hurried back.
After Shen Lian dispatched people to go out and returned to the hall, he heard a grunt inside the quiet lobby. The officials in the hall looked at each other, and the grunt came from Qining Shen Lian looked over and saw that the little Hou Ye had fallen asleep on the chair.
Shen Lian approached Chu Mingwei and whispered: "Master Chu, this?"
"Everyone is waiting." Chu Ming was calm and calm and calmly said: "Today is the first day of the lord of the ministry. If the people are not there, they naturally have to wait."
Shen Lian nodded slightly, not much to say.
In an instant, an extremely absurd scene appeared in the lobby of the Criminal Department. The Ministry of Justice still sat in the lobby and cried, but hundreds of officials in and out of the lobby stood without saying a word.
After a while, finally several officials arrived late, and after seeing the situation inside the yamen, the faces of some officials were slightly changed, but they still went forward daringly, and arrived at the door, hesitated Not going forward, but dare not go into the lobby.
Some officials looked at these belated officials, their eyes gliding past the gloating.
When Cao Sen, the chief of the Autumn Trial Department, arrived at the Yamen Gate of the Penal Department, it was already two o'clock, nearly one hour later than the stipulated time.
Early early in the morning, hundreds of officials were standing in the lobby and waiting for someone because they were late. There were inevitable complaints in their hearts. Although they complained about the harshness of this little grandpa, they also blamed these late officials for everyone.
Cao Sen came out of the hall and saw everyone’s eyes on him, without any guilt. Instead, he swaggered into the hall. In the past, he stood beside Superintendent Si Liao Zhen. The few of them frowned slightly, but at this moment, they heard the grunt abruptly, and everyone hurriedly looked at Qi Ning, but they saw that Xiaohou Ye had sat up and stretched his arms and stretched out a lazy waist.
Cao Sen glanced, his expression calmed down~IndoMTL.com~ Qi Ning swept a circle, his eyes stopped on Cao Sen, with a smile: "When did Cao Sishen arrive?"
Cao Sen went out and said: "Return to Hou Ye!" Shen Lian coughed twice over there, intending to remind Cao Sen that he glanced and continued: "The humble office reviewed some last night In the case, I also knew that I only took a break from time to time. I got up late this morning and failed to get to the Yamen in time. I also asked Houye to punish!"
Qining said with a smile: "In this way, Cao Sijun was really hard last night." The body leaned forward slightly, smiling like: "So where did Cao Sijun review the case last night? What did they review?" The case, what is the result, I wonder if it can be said in public?"
Cao Sen was stunned, but still said stubbornly: "The humble job is to check the case in his home. There are many cases. The humble job is sorted out and then presented to Hou Ye."
"At home?" Qi Ning touched his chin, looked at Chu Mingwei, and asked, "Master Chu, when is the punishment office open?"
"Master Huihuitang, as a rule, if you are not on duty that night, you can leave the Yamen. If you have a case to be heard, you may have to stay in the Yamen." Chu Mingwei respectfully said.
"Then what can be the case in the autumn trial yesterday?"
"According to the official's knowledge, there was no major case to be dealt with in the Autumn Trial Department yesterday."
Qing Ning nodded slightly, staring at Cao Sen, and asked with a smile: "In this way, Master Cao left the Yamen yesterday at the unitary time and went on business till midnight?"
Cao Sen's eyes jumped slightly, but he still said: "That's exactly it!"
Qining still has a smile on his face, saying: "Cao Sishen, the officer gave you the last chance. You remember well. When you left Yamen last night, did you really go back to the house and continue to work on business? When? Don't rush to answer, think slowly, since the official has waited for you for an hour, he won't care about waiting for a while, think about it and then talk back!"