Dafeng Night Watchman

Chapter 477: Chapter 477 Complaint to the Emperor



Emperor Yuan Jing knew that court battles were like cooking small fish, and only by slow- cooking them, could they produce a satisfactory taste.

Win over a group of people, suppress a group of people, and proceed in a cycle. In the process, it is necessary to give the enemy the opportunity to counterattack and vent, and wear down the opponent's sharpness and fighting spirit bit by bit.

If he, the king of a country, went against all odds and forcibly convicted Wei Yuan, the final result would be a replay of the situation in which the ministers besieged the Meridian Gate after the death of King Huai.

Wasn't it because of his excessive firepower that the ministers besieged the Meridian Gate?

The subsequent operations and layouts, which gradually reversed the nature of the Chuzhou case, perfectly conformed to the theory of slow-cooking.

Emperor Yuan Jing strolled in the palace and looked up at the blue sky in the distance, but that was because he wanted to keep the balance of his luck and could not leak it out. And now, what he had to do was to shake his luck.

Since the two countries of Yan and Kang were so bad, he would do it himself.

On that day, although the battle could not be characterized, there were different voices in the court. For the officials in Beijing who were keen on smelling and good at analyzing the situation in the court, this was a very important signal..

Those who wanted to stand on the side had to make a choice now.

Those who did not stand on the side should just shut up and wait and see.

In the next two days, several large and small court meetings were held. The former Wei party members did not give in, and the Wang party and the followers of Yuan Xiong and Qin Yuandao argued fiercely.

Emperor Yuan Jing, like in the past decades, held the throne high and watched the tiger fight.

The most surprising thing was that the chief minister Wang, who had fought with Wei Yuan for half his life, stood firmly on the side of the former Wei party members with an incredible attitude, and did his best for Wei Yuan's posthumous reputation and the characterization of this battle.

...

In front of a small courtyard in the north of the city.

A high-end and luxurious carriage slowly stopped at the side of the street. A middle-aged man in casual clothes got out of the carriage and knocked on the door of the courtyard surrounded by his followers.

The one who opened the door was a pretty young wife in a cloth skirt. She was startled when she saw so many men standing at the door and quickly closed the door.

The followers stretched out their hands to block it and scolded: "Don't be rude. Do you know who is standing in front of you?"

The young wife couldn't close the door, and retreated in a panic, shouting into the house: "Mom, there are guests..."

The old woman with silver hair walked out of the house with a cane, and looked at the group of uninvited guests vigilantly: "Who are you?"

The old woman was also rich and powerful. She only took a glance and recognized the unusual identity of the middle-aged man from the expensive fabrics, exquisitely crafted clothes, and the jade pendant hanging around his waist.

This made the old woman more vigilant.

The goal of those court lackeys is very clear, which is extortion. Although it is hateful, at least it is done openly. Moreover, now that the family is penniless and life is hard, those inhuman lackeys will not bother to come again.

What is the purpose of this middle-aged man in front of him, who must be of noble status? It is definitely not for money.

The middle-aged man stood in the yard, and the hens clucking in the corner and the faint smell of chicken shit in the air made him frown slightly.

"Are you Lu Zhennan's first wife?" he asked.

Lu Zhennan is Lu Ye's real name.

The old woman suddenly burst into a loud cry, threw her crutches and sat on the ground, using the usual means of a fierce woman. In short, it is right to cry out first and put yourself on the moral high ground.

The old woman has never been to school and is illiterate. These are the experience and truths she has learned in the market.

But the middle-aged man's words made the old woman's cry instantly stuck, like an old hen being strangled by someone.

"Do you want to overturn Lu Zhennan's case?"

Lu's trafficking of human beings, raping good families, or overturning the case? The old woman neither nodded nor refused, but just stared at the middle-aged man blankly.

The middle-aged man smiled and used words that the woman of the market could understand:

"The official who exiled your son was Wei Yuan, the head of the night watchman's office. He died on the battlefield. Someone is thinking about overturning the case for those innocent people framed by Wei Yuan, giving them a clear name and a clean government.

"As long as you go to the Meridian Gate to knock on the drum after lunch and sue Wei Yuan for excessive money and slandering good people, I can guarantee that your son who was exiled to the border will be able to come back and reunite with you before this year's Spring Festival. " The old woman's eyes suddenly lit up and she was full of energy.

Then she was a little scared again and whispered, "You will be beaten if you file a complaint with the emperor."

The law of Dafeng stipulates that those who file a complaint against the emperor will be flogged fifty times.

If she wins, there will be no further trouble. If she loses, she will be exiled two thousand miles away or even lose her life.

At her age, if she is flogged fifty times, let alone a lawsuit, she will be reunited with the dead old man on the spot, and the couple will be reincarnated together.

The middle-aged man sneered and said, "Don't worry, we will keep you safe. If you die, won't

we have worked in vain?"

As he said, he glanced at the entourage around him.

The entourage threw down a gold ingot and a petition.

The middle-aged man said, "The petition has been written for you. If this matter is handled well, not only will your son be able to come back, but there will also be a reward of fifty taels of gold afterwards, which is enough for your family to live a life of luxury."

The old woman gritted her teeth and made up her mind, "Thank you, sir, for taking care of me!"

The middle-aged man nodded with satisfaction: "I will teach you the process and method of filing a complaint with the emperor now...."

On that day, the drums outside the Meridian Gate sounded loudly. An old woman, with her daughter-in-law and grandson, beat the drum outside the Meridian Gate to accuse Wei Yuan of amassing excessive wealth and slandering good people.

Emperor Yuan Jing, who had been negligent in government for 21 years, was furious when he heard this and ordered the Censorate to investigate the matter.

The news spread quickly among the officials in the capital, and the officialdom in the capital

was undercurrent.

The old woman was immediately taken away by the censor of the Censorate. She was taken to the interrogation room of the Censorate and lowered her head in fear.

Women in the market have a natural fear of the government.

"Is it Lu Li below?"

After the big case, the majestic voice of the chief judge came.

"It's the common woman." The old woman said in a trembling voice.

"Raise your head. "The majestic voice said again.

The old woman slowly raised her head and saw the appearance of the official sitting behind the big desk. She was so shocked that she almost cried out. This official was the middle-aged man who came to visit her not long ago and taught her to file a complaint.

"I am Yuan Xiong. Tell me what grievances you have."

"I have written down what I want to say in the complaint."

"Not enough. You need to be more detailed. I ask you, you answer, and you can't hide

anything. Do you understand?"

"Yes..."

"Did your husband Lu Zhennan kidnap people, abduct good families, children and adult

men?"

"Absolutely not. My husband is a small businessman in the cloth business. He is a diligent and honest citizen. How could he kidnap people?"

"Then why did the knife master of the human trafficking organization insist that Lu Zhennan

was the leader of the organization?"

"I don't know. I have never heard of this person. Besides, my husband had already died of illness at that time. They slandered me and bullied the dead."

"Oh, they are just making false accusations." Yuan Xiong nodded and asked, "What happened

to you after the Lu family was raided?"

"Those night watchmen came to our house every few days to make trouble and demand

money."

"Oh, extortion and bullying the people. What else?"

"They also molested my daughter-in-law."

"Oh, they defiled your daughter-in-law and raped a good family."

.....

Soon, Yuan Xiong brought the interrogation results to the palace to report to Emperor Yuan

Jing.

Emperor Yuan Jing immediately summoned all the officials and held a small court meeting in

the imperial study.

"Bang!"

Emperor Yuan Jing slammed the table, his face was furious:

"The night watchman has been collecting money without limit, bullying and exploiting innocent people. After causing the separation of their wives and children, he still refused to

let them go, sucking their blood out of their bones, and tainting women... The evil of clerks has been accumulated for a long time. I didn't expect that the night watchman, who was supposed to supervise all officials, has become so corrupt. I am deeply saddened. I am very disappointed with Wei Yuan.

"I treated him as a national hero, but he turned out to be a traitor." Left Censor Liu Hong stepped out and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, this is about Duke Wei.

Such a major case should be tried by the three courts. You can't listen to Yuan Xiong alone."

He is Wei Yuan's confidant. He must avoid suspicion in this case. All members of the Wei party

must avoid suspicion and be excluded by Emperor Yuan Jing. They must not interfere in this

case.

Emperor Yuan Jing sneered, "Can you come up with a result in a joint trial by the three courts?

When you tried the crown prince in the case of Concubine Fu, what did you find out? It was all about passing the buck."

The officials were speechless for a moment.

Prime Minister Wang stepped out and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, this case is serious and it is against the rules. Please ask the three courts to have a joint trial." Minister of the Ministry of War Qin Yuandao immediately stood up to refute, saying: "During the inspection in Beijing, the night watchmen in the yamen, from the Golden Gong to the Bronze Gong, were imprisoned for corruption and bribery. The atmosphere of corruption has been around for a long time. Now that Wei Yuan is dead, this group of corrupt scums have

no shelter. I think it is a perfect time to thoroughly investigate the night watchmen and eliminate the chronic disease."

Emperor Yuan Jing stopped looking at him and stared at Yuan Xiong, saying:

"My dear Yuan, I will I'll leave the Night Watchmen's Office to you. You should investigate it

carefully and make sure to clear away all the chronic problems and return a clean Night Watchmen's Office to me."

Yuan Xiong was overjoyed and did not let his emotions show on the surface. He shouted,

"Yes!"

.....

The officials dispersed, and the Minister of War quickly caught up with Wang Shoufu and whispered, "Sir, what should we do now?"

It is obvious that His Majesty wants to use this to discredit Duke Wei. When all the "darkness"

of the Night Watchmen's Office surfaced, how clean can Wei Yuan, the leader of the Night Watchmen, be?

By then, what Zhongwu, what Duke, don't even think about it.

Wang Shoufu answered the question irrelevantly and said, "Have you noticed that more and

more people are silent?"

The Minister of War's face changed.

Wang Shoufu said lightly, "Keep an eye on your own people. Officials leave and tea is cold.

This has been an unbreakable truth for thousands of years."

The old man turned around and glanced at the palace, his face full of fatigue.

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Yuan Xiong left the palace in a carriage, neither returning to the Censorate nor heading

straight to the night watchman's office as a new official would do.

"The one who knows the night watchman best must be the night watchman. If you want to get

things done as quickly as possible, you can't do without his help." Yuan Xiong narrowed his eyes and tapped his knees quietly with his fingers.

The wheels rumbled as he left the imperial city, drove in the inner city for half an hour, and

arrived at a mansion. Zhu Mansion!