Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 112 Incorruptible Official Wu Ziqing

On the Wang'an River, in a painting boat, Zhang Zhuyang, the supervisory censor, was teaching Su Youxian, the head of the Dushuiqing Officials Department of the Ministry of Industry.

The head of the Ministry of Industry is the sixth-rank official, and the supervisory censor is the seventh-rank official. Why can the seventh-rank official teach the sixth-rank official?
This is caused by the professional characteristics of the two.

The Dushui Qingli Department is mainly responsible for the management of major projects such as river channels, seawalls, river defenses, ditches, and bridges. Two, as a representative of the high-risk business field, he has a sincere awe of the supervisory censor.

Of course, what is in awe is not only the official position of the other party, but also the character of the other party.

Su Youxian raised his glass and said: "Master Zhang's words are deafening, and my little brother's teachings tonight are enough to benefit him for a lifetime!"

Zhang Zhuyang drank a glass of wine and said: "Not to mention anything else, you spent more than [-] silver to build a dam on the Wanjun River in Dizhou the year before last, but the dam burst after two heavy rains last year. Can't see Shi Tai?"

Su Youxian quickly poured Zhang Zhuyang a glass of wine: "My lord, that rain is really heavy!" Su Youxian quickly ordered someone to serve the wine, taking the opportunity to change the topic.

Zhang Zhuyang took a sip of sheep's head lottery, drank a sip of wine and said, "Dizhou is rich, especially along the Wanjun River, a land of fish and rice. After a flood, how many people were drowned and how many people were displaced..."

Speaking of the emotion, Zhang Zhuyang drank the wine with tears in his eyes.

Wiping his tears, Zhang Zhuyang looked at the wine glass and said, "This wine has a really special taste!"

Su Youxian hurriedly agreed: "To be honest with you, this wine Jiangzhai garden produces twelve altars a year."

Jiangzhai Yuanzi's lamb wine is as famous as Fenglelou's fragrant mash.

Zhang Zhuyang said: "Then I have to taste it, it's not easy to drink a jar!"

Su Youxian said: "You don't have to worry about that, I bought all the Bai Lambalcohol that Jiang Zhaiyuanzi produced in two years, and the twenty-four altars are on this boat, enough for you to drink!"

Zhang Zhuyang curled his lips and said: "It's not good, I can't always come on your boat, let people know and gossip."

"Brother Zhuyang, your memory is wrong, this is not my boat, this is your boat! The boat deed is in your room, and the two wives are keeping it for you!"

"There are two more wives?" Zhang Zhuyang pretended to be surprised.

Su Youxian said with a smile: "Brother Zhuyang, you drank too much, but you forgot the business, brother, didn't I come to your boat to have a wedding today! The deeds of the two wives are also on them."

A table of wine, a boat, and two ladies, the matter was handled so smoothly.

Zhang Zhuyang was very satisfied: "Brother Youxian, let's drink two more glasses on this happy day."

Su Youxian said: "Brother Zhuyang, you can't drink too much wine, you have to do serious business with the two wives later."

"It doesn't matter, the more you drink, the better this matter will be done!"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "That won't work, it won't work if you drink too much, give me this cup!"

Xu Zhiqiong took a new wine glass, poured himself a glass, and tasted the taste: "This hundred lamb alcohol is really delicious, no matter what, it will cost twenty taels of silver a jar!"

"Twenty taels?" Qiao Shun just sneered, "Two hundred taels may not be enough to buy, so don't just drink for yourself, pour me a glass."

Qiao Shungang and Xu Zhiqiong exchanged glasses and started drinking.

Zhang Zhuyang and Su Youxian who were sitting on the side were all frightened.

When did these two people come in?

The two can come in anytime.

Qiao Shungang was a sixth-rank killer, Xu Zhiqiong was a seventh-rank judge, Zhang Zhuyang and Su Youxian had no cultivation base, and there were two ninth-rank guards outside the door, which was not enough to look at.

Qiao Shungang and Xu Zhiqiong listened outside the door for a long time, and when the other people settled the matter, they could come in in a legitimate manner.

Seeing Lantern Lang, Su Youxian was frightened out of his wits, but Zhang Zhuyang was very calm.

"You two lantern lords, this is a private painting boat, what are you doing here?"

Qiao Shun just gnawed on the roast chicken and said, "Zhiqiong, I don't want to waste time with him, you talk to him."

Xu Zhiqiong looked at the two of them and asked, "Since it's a private boat, which one of yours does it belong to?"

Zhang Zhuyang said: "It doesn't belong to anyone else, we rented it."

As expected of a censor, he answered the questions cleanly.

Xu Zhiqiong said again: "The two ladies upstairs are also rented?"

Zhang Zhuyang said: "Those two women are the owners of the boat, and we are renting their boat."

Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "The owner of the boat still has a deed on his body, so he wants to rent it or sell it!"

Zhang Zhuyang didn't make a sound, his nose was covered with sweat.

Xu Zhiqiong withdrew his smile, looked at Zhang Zhuyang and said, "Everything is leaked, so don't hide it, Lantern Lang came to the door, are you still waiting for torture?"

Zhang Zhuyang said angrily: "How dare you! Without evidence, you dare to torture the court officials? It's against you!"

Just as Qiao Shun put down his wine glass, he frowned and said, "Zhiqiong, it's your fault. He is a gentleman, so let's speak more politely. Can you say something about torture?"

When the words fell to the ground, Qiao Shun just grabbed Zhang Zhuyang's hair and hit the table directly. Zhang Zhuyang's face was covered in blood and he fell to the ground.

Su Youxian next to him was so frightened that he couldn't get out of his wits, he quickly got up and said, "You two Lord Deng, this matter has nothing to do with me. I don't know this boat or the people on board. I just came here to have a drink with Brother Zhang."

Qiao Shun just turned his face and said: "It has nothing to do with you, just get out!"

Su Youxian quickly ran out of the cabin, and left with the boat by himself.

The crime karma on his head is more than seven inches!
Chief Su, please live longer, I will take your head.

Xu Zhiqiong looked at Zhang Zhuyang again, his criminal karma was not shallow, around five inches.

It's a pity that Xu Zhiqiong can't kill people now.

Borrow Qiao Shungang's knife?

inappropriate.

Qiao Shungang has always been very kind to Xu Zhiqiong, and he cannot be allowed to take the blame.

Xu Zhiqiong said to Zhang Zhuyang: "Zhang Yushi, we all understand some things in our hearts, just say what you have to say, don't force yourself here."

Zhang Zhuyang said angrily: "Because I participated in your book, you will take private revenge. Zhang is not a soft bone, and you will never allow you to frame him!"

Xu Zhiqiong whistled, and Ma Guangli and Li Pu'an walked in with the two girls.

"Speak!" Li Pu'an shouted, "Why do you two bring the boat and body deeds?"

The two women wept and said: "Master Su bought us originally, Master Su said that he gave us to Master Yu Shi Zhang, and this boat was also given to Master Yu Shi Zhang."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "There are all personal and material evidence, Zhang Yushi, there is nothing to say, right? I have a crime, you sign here, press your fingerprint..."

"Bah!" Zhang Zhuyang spat, "You bastards, you want to frame me. I don't know these two women. I haven't seen the boat and body deeds! Let me see what you can do to me?"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "I still don't admit it to this point, but we can't blame us for being ruthless."

"How dare you! Let me see if any of you dare to touch me!"

Qiao Shun just threw away his chopsticks and glared at Xu Zhiqiong: "How many times have I told you? We are also educated gentlemen, so don't talk about such things, just do it, and it's over?"

After recuperating for many days, Qiao Shun just wanted to exercise his muscles and bones, held down Zhang Zhuyang, and punched and kicked him.

If you hit someone with no cultivation base at the sixth level of the Killing Dao, if you hit a little harder, this person will die.

Fortunately, Ma Guangli was quick and stepped forward to stop Qiao Shungang: "Qiao Qianhu, you can't beat him anymore, but it's hard to explain why you killed him."

Xu Zhiqiong squatted in front of Zhang Zhuyang with the accusation: "Sign it!"

Zhang Zhuyang was dying and said: "Leave my life, I will sign it."

Zhang Zhuyang signed and pressed his fingerprints, and Xu Zhiqiong put away the crime: "We will keep the crime for you, and we will also keep the boat and body deeds for you. These two ladies will make a confession, and you will keep it yourself." Take them back to the house and take good care of them."

After finishing speaking, Xu Zhiqiong patted Zhang Zhuyang's head, he couldn't bear to bear the crime of more than five inches.

But I can't bear it, I can't kill him now.

Zhang Zhuyang just wrote a letter to impeach Zhangdeng Yamen, if Zhang Zhuyang's crimes are punished now, the matter of private revenge will not be cleared away, even if Zhang Zhuyang's crime is proved, Zhangdeng Yamen will still be suppressed by the emperor.

As long as you grasp the handle, you don't have to worry about Zhang Zhuyang being dishonest in the future.

The two women put a charge on the confession, and the matter is considered over.

How did Qiao Shungang know that Zhang Zhuyang was on this boat?

Because he received news from Tsing Yi Pavilion that Tsing Yi Pavilion has a dark son on the Wang'an River, and he has been paying attention to Zhang Zhuyang's movements recently.

Everyone got off the boat and returned to the Imperial City Commander to report to him. Zhong Can greatly appreciated the Yamen in charge, but Jiang Feili showed displeasure: "Commander, we also contributed."

Zhong Shen said with a smile: "Everything has been done, and there will be rewards. If Wu Ziqing is cleaned up, then there will be heavy rewards."

After leaving the Imperial City Division, Yu Chilan said to Xu Zhiqiong with a sullen face: "We took care of the matter, and you stole the limelight."

Qiao Shun just snorted: "Little pump girl, you still don't understand the rules here. Not everyone can get the limelight. Our yamen is rough and thick, and can withstand beatings. Your Tsing Yi Pavilion has thin skin and tender meat, which offends the censor." It’s better to avoid things.”

Yu Chilan snorted: "Why are you talking about this charade? It seems like you have been blamed."

"It's not a scapegoat, and we're not afraid to bear it," Qiao Shungang said with a smile, "If you want to win back, and put more thought into Wu Ziqing, if you can bring him down, we don't want any credit for the yamen, we will give it all to you." you!"

Wu Ziqing was indeed difficult to deal with.

Tsing Yi Pavilion checked him for five days, and found almost no flaws in him.

This person is not greedy for money or sex, and there are almost no stains on his political achievements. The only traceable thing to follow is that he impeached some ministers under the instigation of the sixth princess. This is also the duty of Yushitai. .

Procrastinating like this is not an option. In the morning of the next day, Xu Zhiqiong was going to visit this honest official, and Yu Chilan went with him, waiting for the opportunity to inquire about news.

When the two came to Wu Ziqing's mansion, they saw a group of people gathered in front of the door.

A servant was tied up in front of the mansion. Wu Ziqing beat him to death with a leather whip.

What crime has this man committed?
The criminal karma on the head is not long, less than five points.

In broad daylight and in public, how dare Wu Ziqing use lynching indiscriminately?

Is this a trick?

The people around talked one after another, and one person said: "This evil servant should be killed, he dared to steal from Wu Yushi's mansion."

Another person said: "Wu Yushi can't tolerate sand in his eyes, but today he wants to beat him to death!"

"Are you really going to kill him?"

"Why are you joking? A few days ago, there was a servant girl who stole two hundred cash and was beaten to death by the censor right here! The blood on the pillar was all gone!"

Seeing that this servant was about to be beaten to death, Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and shouted: "Stop!"

Wu Ziqing stopped, looked at Xu Zhiqiong, and asked, "Who are you?"

"Xu Zhiqiong, the Qingdeng man in charge of the Yamen."

When he heard that it was Lantern Lantern, Wu Ziqing smiled coldly, full of disdain: "The vicious dog is making noise, dare to come to my door and bite people?"

He called Xu Zhiqiong a dog.

Cursing is the basic skill of censors.

If Xu Zhiqiong had a few arguments with him, he would make use of the topic and make Xu Zhiqiong, the entire yamen in charge of lamps, and even the entire imperial city officials worse than dogs.

People around burst into laughter, and Xu Zhiqiong also laughed.

He pointed to the servant and said, "If I keep quiet, this man will really be bitten to death by a vicious dog."

If I don't argue with you, I will also call you a dog.

Wu Ziqing withdrew his smile, and raised his sword eyebrows: "I punish the evil servant myself, what does it have to do with you?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "The master killed the servant without reason, and he should be exiled for hundreds of miles. Don't you know the law?"

"How dare you talk about the law!" Wu Ziqing sneered, "This servant stole my property for no reason! Killing him did not violate the law!"

This is really not fallacious. According to the Daxuan law, a master who kills a servant for no reason will be exiled for hundreds of miles. However, if the servant steals the master’s property, the master has the right to punish the servant. Even if he accidentally beat the servant to death, he is not guilty.

The spectators fell silent, and someone secretly asked, "Who is this person? Dare to challenge Wu Yushi?"

Another person said: "It's Xu Denglang, and it's not a good stubble. This time it's exciting to watch."

Yu Chilan was also sweating for Xu Zhiqiong. If this servant was found guilty of stealing, Xu Zhiqiong really shouldn't interfere.

Xu Zhiqiong asked: "How much money did this servant steal from you?"

Wu Ziqing said with a sullen face: "This is Wu's family business and has nothing to do with you!"

The servant shouted desperately: "Five coins, just five coins, I picked them up at the door, not stolen!"

Everyone exclaimed when they heard the words: "If you have five dollars, you will kill someone. This is also..."

Wu Ziqing said angrily: "I picked it up in front of my door, it's not considered stealing, you really don't repent!"

After saying that, Wu Ziqing raised his whip and wanted to beat him again.

"Wait a minute!" Xu Zhiqiong shouted, "It doesn't matter whether the money was stolen or not, but for five copper coins, do you want to take his life?"

"A fool can't speak enough words," Wu Ziqing said with a sneer, "Do you know that the sage has a saying that a penny a day, a thousand pennies a day, a rope saws a piece of wood, and a drop of water pierces a stone?"

Xu Zhiqiong was startled, he didn't expect that Daxuan also had this allusion.

Wu Ziqing went on to say: "You only treat five cents as a decimal. He stole five cents a day, but over time he was able to steal Wu's family completely. He stole everything from Wu's house, but he wanted to steal other houses. Shouldn't they be killed when they are in danger? Wu can't tolerate such evil servants, let alone such evil thieves, so it is justified to kill them now!"

The onlookers echoed: "Wu Yushi is right, he should be killed!"

"If you steal something, you should kill it, and it's justified!"

"It's justifiable to kill!" Xu Zhiqiong sneered, "One person a day, thousands of people a thousand days, mosquitoes and flies suck blood, eat bones and ecstasy! You care about human life, killing one person a day, accumulating over time, killing all your servants You killed them all, but you want to drive all the people in Daxuan to extinction? You clearly have the heart of disobedience!"

The onlookers fell silent instantly, they felt that what Xu Zhiqiong said made sense.

"You!" Wu Ziqing raised his whip and pointed at Xu Zhiqiong, "Everyone is crazy!"

"What do you want to do?" Xu Zhiqiong lowered his eyes and pulled out his saber, "Why are you pointing a weapon at me?"

(End of this chapter)