Becoming a Saint by Leisure Reading Chapter 726: The injustice of Dou E, the nest of upright officials
Chapter 726 Dou E's injustice, the den of upright officials
The affairs of the imperial court quickly spread throughout Zhongjing like a gust of wind. For a while, the teahouses and wine houses were full of discussions, even the brothels.
Everyone knows that when Chen Luo takes office as Minister of Law, there will inevitably be new ideas, but they did not expect this new idea to come so quickly.
The common people of Daxuan are procuratorates?
It is the first time that the name of the Yamen is preceded by the words "Daxuan People".
What kind of department is this?
With curiosity and expectation, everyone is waiting for more details about this yamen.
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"Huh!"
In an official mansion, the old man sitting in the guest seat snorted coldly, looked at Xu Qian who was calmly drinking tea in the main seat, and said angrily: "Master Xu, why didn't Yushitai protest in the court hall? "
"Let that An Guogong calmly expose the matter of the reform of the poor family at the biased place!"
"Do you know how much the old man and the family behind him have paid for providing so many cases?"
Xu Qian glanced at the other party with some disgust, quickly retracted his eyes, and said: "I am the censor of the imperial court, not the censor of your aristocratic and holy clan!"
"Did your Excellency misunderstand something? Or do you think I am the same as you?"
"What you said before makes sense, so I agree with your statement that the bias should indeed be reformed."
"However, in today's court, what Chen Xiang said is also reasonable. The reform of the poor family will treat the symptoms, not the root cause."
"Since he proposed a solution, I think you might as well take a look."
"I am very interested in the Metropolitan Procuratorate he proposed."
The old man frowned: "Xu Qian! Don't forget, you are a child of an aristocratic family!"
Xu Qian put down his teacup, looked at the other party, and said solemnly: "I am also the censor of Daxuan, the court speaker!"
The old man was taken aback for a moment, then sneered twice: "Okay, very good!"
"Master Xu, I wish you a prosperous career!"
After saying that, the old man stood up and walked away.
Looking at the old man's back, Xu Qian was silent for a moment, then looked in the direction of the leaning place.
Chen Xiang, can you see this muddy water clearly?
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At the same time, the old man who was in contact with Xu Qian got into the carriage and left Xu Qian's mansion.
"It's unreasonable!" The old man was sitting in the carriage, still aggrieved, "This Xu Qian, dare to talk to the old man like that!"
"Go back and let your adults teach you a lesson!"
While he was still cursing, he didn't notice at all that there were two pairs of eyes staring at his carriage.
"Sister, what are you doing? Bury first?"
"Don't worry, follow me. If there are any accomplices, let's bury them together."
"Got it!"
After the brief exchange, the pair of figures followed closely behind the carriage.
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On the other side, Chen Luo returned to his mansion.
The former Wan'anbo mansion was taken by Chen Luo to serve as the editorial department of "Daxuan Min Bao", so as early as when Chen Luo agreed to take over as Minister of Law, the imperial court re-established an An Guogong mansion in another place , for Chen Luo to live in.
The old housekeeper, Lu Tong, had brought the six little gourd babies who stayed behind in Zhongjing to take care of them, so Chen Luo didn't feel any strangeness.
After playing around with the six little ones for a while, he passed on to them a method of cultivating the grass and tree goblins that the Qinglong Emperor had brought from them, and let them practice on their own.
Xiao Qi couldn't escape either, this time Chen Luo's letter to Luo Hongnu specifically said that he would bring Xiao Qi back together.
Hmph, don't think wild, school has started!
After lunch, Chen Luo walked into the study.
Time to get down to business.
Chen Luo condensed his mind, sat at the desk, and spread out the paper.
For Chen Luo, it is not difficult to obtain the power of heaven, as long as he writes strange words of heaven.
However, the article this time must be in line with the principle of "the Metropolitan Procuratorate" proposed by him, and at the same time, it must have the approval of public opinion.
This...
Isn't it simple?
The so-called Metropolitan Procuratorate, to put it bluntly, means that people sue officials, officials investigate officials, use power to supervise power, and use power to sanction power.
So, the key word is: reverse the case!
There shouldn't be too many stories like this in Chen Luo's dream flower forest, but after Chen Luo entered the flower forest, he directly chose the most ruthless one——
"Land, you don't know what is good or bad!"
"God, you are a fool and a fool!"
"The Injustice of Dou E That Moves the Earth"!
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"The Injustice of Dou E", referred to as "The Injustice of Dou E" for short, is one of the most eye-catching achievements of Chen Luo in the vast and bright cultural river of the big oriental country before Chen Luo traveled. It was written by Guan Hanqing, a modern dramatist.
Chen Luo savored the manuscript in Shenhun carefully, and he seemed to be able to feel the mournful wailing from that manuscript. He dipped his pen in the ink and started writing.
It is said that Dou E's mother died since she was a child, and her father sold the seven-year-old Dou E to Cai as a child bride-in-law in order to go to Beijing for the exam in exchange for money. Ten years later, Dou E married Cai's son, but within two years Cai's son died of illness, and only Cai and Dou E were left to depend on each other.
A local gangster named Zhang Lver forced Cai to marry his father, and then threatened Dou E to marry him, but Dou E refused.
With a grudge in mind, Zhang Lv'er came up with a poisonous plan. That is to frame Dou E for poisoning her mother-in-law, and use this excuse to force Dou E to marry her. Unexpectedly, there was an accident on the way, and Mrs. Cai didn't drink the poison, but Zhang Lv'er's father drank it instead. Naturally, he died!
After writing this, Chen Luo paused.
In the original work, the judge is the magistrate, fatuous, incompetent, and greedy. Chen Luo changed this role to the local magistrate of Kaifeng.
When a person is dead, the Six Doors will naturally investigate, and Zhang Luer planted the blame on Dou E. Zhang Lv'er bribed the Kaifeng government order, and the government order transferred the case directly on the grounds that Zhang Lv'er provided key evidence. The chief arrester of the six gates didn't want to offend the Kaifeng government order because of this incident, so he let him go.
This is also a common situation that Chen Luo saw from the report papers in the two wooden boxes provided by Xu Qian in the court hall, which further highlights the connection between the six doors and Kaifeng Mansion. That's why the idea of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to intervene was born.
The Kaifeng government decree who took Dou E into custody ordered torture to extract a confession, intending to beat Dou E into a trick and close the case as soon as possible.
Well, after all, I am a minister of law, and I scold myself in the article, so there is no problem at all.
Chen Luo sighed softly, I know, I know, this will damage the reputation of Kaifeng Mansion, but for the sake of the upcoming Metropolitan Procuratorate, I will bear it for a while, after all, Kaifeng Mansion is an older brother.
Don't worry, the palms and backs of your hands are full of meat, and your blessings are yet to come!
Chen Luo comforted himself and continued writing.
After this, the story completely entered the rhythm of tragedy.
Although Dou E was weak, she never dared to confess to the crime of poisoning her mother-in-law, and she refused to be charged to death. That donkey came up with another poisonous plan, claiming that if she did not plead guilty, then the person who poisoned his father would be Mrs. Cai.
Dou E was filial and knew that Mrs. Cai was too old to stand the torture, so she confessed wrongly and accepted the case. The Kaifeng government order quickly sentenced Dou E to death and escorted her to the execution ground.
Before leaving, Dou E was full of grief and indignation, resenting heaven and earth, and before execution, she swore three poisonous oaths based on her innocence.
One: the blood does not fall from the head, the blood flies up to two feet, and the practice is in vain;
Second: Flying snow in June, covering the corpse;
Third: three years of drought in Chuzhou!
Subsequently, the executioner raised his knife and fell.
Pity a beautiful head, rolling down with a gurgling sound; a pity for a loyal and filial daughter to die!
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Writing here, Chen Luo stopped writing again.
I definitely don't want to break the chapter here!
Because from here, Chen Luo will pave the way for the "Double Procuratorate".
In the original book, Dou E's three vows come true one by one, and at this time, Dou Tianzhang, the father who once sold Dou E for money, has also become an official. Because of her grievances, she rushed to Chuzhou to reverse the case for Dou E, so that Dou E could be wronged and rehabilitated.
At the end of this paragraph, there is still no escape from the rut of interpersonal relationships. The person who finally solved the problem was Dou E's father, who made the whole unjust case personal and accidental, and did not solve this problem institutionally.
This is also a problem in the Daxuan legal system today.
So, Chen Luo made some adjustments.
Dou Tianzhang had obtained his fame and wanted to visit his daughter, but he learned about his daughter's tragedy from other people. Dou Tianzhang wrote this matter into a memorial, taking the tragedy of his daughter as an example, criticizing the law enforcement and judiciary for collusion, disregarding human life, which caused shock in the court. The Prime Minister of the court proposed the establishment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to solve this problem, which was unanimously approved by the court.
Subsequently, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was established, and the newly appointed Superintendent of the Metropolitan Procuratorate designated Dou E's case as the first case of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Dou E washes away her grievances!
This is the end of the story of "The Injustice of Dou E".
"Justice overdue!" Chen Luo finally sighed. Many people would say that justice overdue is not justice at all. After all, the damage has already been done, and the victim's loss may never be recovered.
But Chen Luo doesn't think so. The salvation of the law is not punishment, but death. In Dou E's injustice, Dou E is dead, and nothing can help; but the meaning of justice carried by the Metropolitan Procuratorate is to minimize the emergence of new Dou E in the future...
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Chen Luo put down his pen, and the manuscript of "Dou E's Injustice" just lay quietly on the table without any movement. For this, Chen Luo is not surprised. With the experience of "The Romance of the West Chamber", Chen Luo naturally knows that the spirit of the book in "The Injustice of Dou E" will not appear until it is performed on the stage.
However...
Could this book spirit be Dou E's wronged soul, able to pass on the grievances from all over the world?
Thinking about it this way, I still have some expectations.
After sorting out the manuscript of "Dou E's Injustice", Chen Luo stretched his waist and stayed up for several days without sleep. After all, he was still a little tired. So Chen Luo went straight back to the bedroom and fell asleep.
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Lingzhou.
Qingshen Mansion is located in the southwest of Lingzhou. Although the government has been established, there are no counties under its jurisdiction and the population is not large. The population of the entire government may be about the same as that of a county government in the hinterland of the Central Plains.
But this is the Qingshen Mansion, every autumn and winter, there are countless scholars who go to this place like a pilgrimage.
Because this is the location of the famous "Buren Academy".
"Buren Academy", which means "the way of heaven is not benevolent, treats everything as a dog", although it is a Taoist statement, but it was greatly appreciated by the founder of the Buren Academy, so he directly decided on it.
No one dares to criticize this decision.
Because the founder, surnamed Xun, first name Kuang, is known as Xunzi, and honored as the post-sage.
It was here that Xunzi proposed the concept of "law", opened a road of Confucianism and taught students like Han Fei and Li Si.
Since the establishment of Buren Academy, there have been countless legal experts, and the closest big names are Song Ci, who was consecrated a few months ago, and Cheng Nansong, who has now been transferred to the position of military minister!
In the minds of all students seeking the Fa, this is the holy place for academic study. Unlike other academies who always choose to start school on a sunny day, the opening date of Buren Academy is in autumn and winter.
Autumn and winter chills are a good time for law enforcement!
At this moment, a fierce debate is unfolding in the square of Buren Academy. Two teams of students are going back and forth around a bizarre case, citing classics and arguing about the division of responsibility.
This is the stage for the graduates of Buren Academy every year. They will choose some controversial cases that have already occurred, and re-examine them based on the evidence that has been disclosed, and simulate the punishment.
And this kind of punishment is often accompanied by the presence of personnel from the Yifa Hall. If the final conclusion reached by the student is contrary to the conclusion that has already been punished, it will be recorded and reported back.
Many unjust cases have been taken seriously because of this, and their injustices have been exonerated. Therefore, such debates have also been called "Little Qingtian Controversy" by the people.
This year's "Little Blue Sky Controversy" was particularly lively, because with the consecration of Song Ci, forensic science was officially recognized by the court and was eligible to be presented as evidence in court. Many cases in the past have become pending retrial because of the latest evidence from the autopsy. suspicious case.
Right now, the "Little Qingtian Controversy" has entered a stage of fierce four-in-two. After all, four people only take the top three.
All the students came one after another, and those great Confucian scholars also sat down one after another, waiting for the start of the four-in-two debate, but there was an empty seat among the great Confucian seats, which was extremely conspicuous.
"Isn't Chen Gongbi here again?" A great scholar glanced at the empty seat and whispered.
"Hey, two of these four people are his disciples! Are you here?" Another person said.
"Forget it, it's not that you don't know about his situation." A female scholar sighed, "He has never been interested in such occasions."
Hearing this, several other Confucian scholars seemed to remember the sigh.
"I heard that the previous minister of law wanted Gongbi to succeed him, but he was persuaded by the old mountain leader and appointed Song Sheng instead. That's why Mr. Gongbi resigned and returned to Buren Academy?" a great Confucian asked softly road.
"Where did you hear that out of context!" The female scholar frowned and explained, "It's Gongbi who has a problem with his own holy way, and he resigned and returned after talking with Lao Shanzhang all night long. , looking for a solution."
"He once said that if he follows his holy way, it's hard to say whether Feng Sheng will succeed, but he will definitely follow in the footsteps of Lord Shang!"
When everyone heard the words, they all sighed insignificantly.
"Unfortunately, when I came back, I was still in the state of seeking, but now I am not advancing but retreating, and I have fallen into the second rank."
"That's all, let's not talk about him." The female scholar seemed unwilling to let Chen Gongbi be discussed by everyone, so she changed the subject and said, "This time, the two disciples he taught are not bad, maybe they can win the championship. Who do you like?" ?”
"Kuang Zhong. The old man has also taught him for a while, and his senses are very good."
"I also thought it was Kuang Zhong, and the other...well, he is indeed a genius who meets once in five hundred years, but he and Brother Gongbi seem to be carved out of the same bone, and the pursuit of the holy way is too pure, as if A divine sword, but... just too easy to break!"
"Otherwise. Do you know what that kid's name is?" Another great scholar chuckled, shook his head and said, "Gang Feng!"
"Hai Rui, Hai Gangfeng!"
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"Grandpa, don't you really want to watch the debate between Senior Brother Kuang and Senior Brother Hai?" In a thatched hut in Buren Academy, a boy fiddled with a fire to boil water, watching while sitting on a wooden chair and taking a nap. asked the old man.
The old man waved his hand: "No."
"Why?" Holding the teapot, the boy made a cup of tea and handed it to the old man.
The old man opened his eyes slightly, looked at the little boy in front of him, and smiled faintly: "You are still young, you don't understand."
The little boy pouted: "Huh, who said I don't understand."
"It's Grandpa who thinks that the law of the world is incomplete. It's like clothes. There is such a big hole in there. No matter how beautiful the clothes are, they are all rags. They don't look good and they don't keep warm, right? "
The old man was startled when he heard the words, then sat up and asked, "How do you know?"
Seeing the old man's serious face, the little boy quickly said, "I didn't say it, I heard it from Senior Brother Kuang."
The old man opened his mouth, sighed, and nodded: "Your brother Kuang is right."
Hearing the old man's affirmation, the little boy became even more interested, and said again: "Brother Hai also said, Grandpa, you shouldn't have retired at the beginning, and you can't stop after this retreat. If you are a Shang Lord, you will be a Shang Lord. Pray for the people!"
The old man was not angry when he heard the words, he just smiled lightly, touched the boy's head, and said: "Your senior brother Hai is right too!"
"It's just... the real world, there's no such thing as black and white."
"Your grandfather didn't have the ability to reconcile yin and yang, so he had to run back."
After speaking, he looked in the direction of the square and said to himself: "Yes. This is also the last time they will argue about a case without any hesitation."
"The old man should go and have a look."
Hearing the old man's words, the little boy's eyes lit up, and he quickly took the old man's hand: "Really? Grandpa, let's go there now..."
The old man stood up slowly, and said in his mouth: "What's the hurry? You Kuang senior brother and Hai senior brother must be the last two, there is time..."
At this moment, a blue bird suddenly flew into the grass stove.
"Huh?" The old man froze for a moment, who would send the letter to him?
The boy jumped up and down to fetch the blue bird, took off the letter paper at the foot of the blue bird, and handed it to the old man.
"Grandpa, here it is!"
The old man opened the letterhead, and the familiar font came into view——
"Brother Gongbi, Zhan Xinjia!"
"It's a farewell in the past, and it's half a year."
"Today's letter is to implore my elder brother to go out of the mountain, return to the sidelines, and help a junior. This person may be able to answer my elder brother's doubts about the Holy Way!"
"This man's elder brother must have heard of it. He is the master of martial arts of the human race, and the current Dharma Prime Minister, Chen Luoye. Please play the Lidu Procuratorate a few days ago..."
Chen Gongbi looked at the letter and looked down carefully.
"Chen Luo's body is the hope of the Legalists. Although he looks like a god, he also has the help of a half-sage. However, things that are biased are like a mess. Many aristocratic and holy families are eyeing them."
"The son of Chen Luo is generous and sincere. He is afraid of being tricked by others, so he asked his elder brother to come out of the mountain and help him."
"Brother, Cheng Nansong!"
Chen Gongbi closed the letter and looked in the direction of Zhongjing.
In his eyes, he seemed to see a young talent who was helpless in the face of the storm.
Just like back then, after he had a long talk with Lao Shan, he was at a loss as to what to do in the face of the darkness in front of him.
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate?"
"Legalist hope?"
"Forget it, the old bones can be a paddle for young people, and it's worth it."
Chen Gongbi let out a long breath, looked at Xiao Tong, and said, "Let's go, go and watch the duel between your brothers."
"The future depends on them."
The little boy quickly took Chen Gongbi's hand and walked out of the cottage.
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Zhongjing, Anguo Gongfu.
Chen Luo opened his eyes, and saw a face that was either happy or angry, sitting on the head of his bed, flipping through the manuscript.
"Red Slave?" Chen Luo woke up, "When did you come?"
Luo Hongnu looked at Chen Luo with a smile, and said, "Not long after I arrived, I saw that you were still asleep, young master, so I didn't dare to wake you up."
Speaking, Luo Hongnu looked at the manuscript in his hand again, and said: "When I was tidying up the house, I glanced at this manuscript and couldn't hold back."
"Young master, are you going to entrust us to perform "The Injustice of Dou E"?"
Chen Luo nodded, sat up from the bed, and said, "How long will it take to rehearse?"
Luo Hongnu thought for a while, and said: "If the servant girl plays this Dou E, she will be on stage in three days!"
Chen Luo was overjoyed: "Okay, just three days!"
"Lu Tong!"
Chen Luo called out, and after a while, the butler Lu Tong pushed the door in, saluted and said, "My lord, what are your orders?"
"Call all the editors of "Da Xuan Min Bao"."
"I have new arrangements!"
After the chapter was published yesterday ~IndoMTL.com~ a teacher sent me a message.
The information said that I was wrong about the explanation of the poor family. In the history books, there has never been a book describing the poor family as a down-and-out family. In fact, it is the common people class. It is a kind of misunderstanding formed on the Internet to attract people's attention and spread rumors.
In "Three Kingdoms·Jiang Biao Biography", it was mentioned that when Sun Quan granted Zhou Tai the title, he asked Zhou Tai to "don't withdraw from a poor family" (don't shrink back just because you are from a poor family), and Zhou Tai was born in a poor family. Been a bandit, then joined the army...
Well, probably so.
I just want to know, who the **** told him it was my book, why did he keep chasing after it. . .
I obviously did a good job of keeping it secret! ! !
I now suspect that he is spying on my book friend group! ! ! ! !
The company is dead. .