Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 131 Xue Family Sword Art

Tian Jinping wrote a letter overnight and handed it to the housekeeper, asking him to go to the capital quietly and ask the criminal department about the handling of Guan Xicheng's case.

Before the housekeeper left, he said to Tian Jinping: "Master, I have been with you for so many years, and I want to tell you the truth. It is useless to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice or not. They don't want to see us, and I may not even see a principal! "

Tian Jinping whipped the housekeeper: "The older you get, the more careless you become. Is this what you should say?"

The butler had no choice but to pack his luggage and set out on the road overnight.

Tian Jinping knew that as long as the case passed the review by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Guan Xicheng would definitely die.

Even if those two monsters have the ability to reach the sky, it is impossible for the Ministry of punishment to admit their mistakes. Except for Liang Daguan's family, no one can make Yu Shangshu admit his mistakes.

But what if the Ministry of Criminal Justice hasn't reviewed it yet?
Even if the housekeeper travels day and night, it will take seven or eight days to get to the capital, so there won't be any changes, right?

Tian Jinping was worrying, and the yamen sent a report, and someone filed a complaint.

Tian Jinping frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

The yamen sent a petition, and Zhang Qiquan, a drink vendor, was beaten by Xie An in the street. His front teeth fell out and two bones were broken.

Tian Zhixian asked, "Which Xie An did he sue?"

Yachai said: "That troublemaker is also a regular visitor of ours."

Tian Jinping thought for a moment, then asked: "This businessman named Zhang Qiquan, did you fight back?"

"He said he didn't fight back, but Xie An had injuries on his face."

"He didn't fight back, how could Xie An have injuries on his face?"

Yachai said: "Xie An said the same thing, and he also said that Zhang Qiquan made the first move."

Tian Jinping smiled, and there is no need for trial of this case: "Whoever made the move first, who can explain this matter clearly, it was obviously two people fighting in the street, each reprimanded them, let them go back."

The Yacha said in a low voice: "My lord, Zhang Qiquan has witnesses, and a pear seller at the adjacent stall is willing to testify for him. Everyone has arrived at the Yamen's gate."

"Whispering his lips and tongue, telling tales!" Tian Jinping scolded angrily, "This group of unscrupulous merchants, watching the excitement, also wanted to make trouble, so they took his pears away, and he was not allowed to set up a stall for three days. I think he would dare Stop playing with your tongue!"

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Zhang Zhuyang's memorial has been sent to the Minister of General Affairs, and passed through the Supervisor of Rites to Emperor Zhaoxing for his review.

In Daxuan, in terms of the technical content of memorials, no one can compare with Yushitai.

Compared with Zhang Zhuyang's memorial, the complaint written by Guan Xicheng was bland and tasteless.

Guan Xicheng's complaint only stated the cause and effect of the matter, but Zhang Zhuyang's memorial made an in-depth analysis from three angles, and explained Tian Jinping's crime step by step.

From the first point of view, Tian Jinping is incapable of enforcing the law and disregarding human life, which shows that this person has a problem with his ability and is a mediocre official.

From the second point of view, the deceased, Geng Dejun, was the son of a wealthy businessman. Tian Jinping was eager to close the case, and was suspected of being a corrupt official.

From the third point of view, there are many witnesses in this case. Guan Xicheng was innocent of murdering the thief, but Tian Jinping ignored it and aroused public resentment. He is an evil official.

After the analysis from three angles, a conclusion was reached that Tian Jinping was the sinner of Daxuan, and he was a big treacherous and evil person.

Even though the memorial was so wonderfully written, Emperor Zhaoxing only glanced at it.

I have read too many memorials from Yushitai, and they always speak so harshly. How could Emperor Zhaoxing care about the affairs of a seventh-rank magistrate?

The cabinet dealt with it fairly cautiously. First of all, this was a murder case, so we had to communicate with the Ministry of Punishment first.

Yu Guangyuan (Yu Shan's father), Shangshu of the Criminal Ministry, received the news and quickly ordered a thorough investigation into the matter.

The case has passed the review, and it was originally intended to be submitted to the Supervisor of Rituals for Emperor Zhaoxing to adjudicate, but luckily it has not been sent.

If you don't send it, everything will be fine.

Taking advantage of the cabinet's lack of further action, the Ministry of Criminal Justice issued a document first and sent it to Luzhou to remand the case for retrial.

Wu Jingchun (Wu Chunyang's father), the prefect of Luzhou, received the news and learned about the ins and outs of the incident.

First, there is indeed grievance in this case.

Second, Yushitai has already played, if no one is responsible for this matter, Yushitai will not let it go.

Third, Tian Jinping is not a valuable figure and is very suitable to take the blame.

Wu Jingchun's mind is very clear, this case must be sent back for retrial immediately.

He can be regarded as a self-made man, capable of reaching this position, so he naturally understands the trade-off between advance and retreat, and what is needed at this time is thunderous means!The influence must not be allowed to expand further.

On the day of receiving the document, Wu Jingchun immediately wrote a letter to impeach Tian Jinping, first disassociated herself from it, and then sent a general judge to retry the case.

The retrial of the case must be fast and ruthless, and everything should be dealt with properly before the Ministry of punishment and the Ministry of officials take action.

But this matter is not so easy to handle. No matter how bad Tian Jinping is, he has been the county magistrate in Xunshan County for more than [-] years. At least he will have some foundations. Once the case is delayed, Wu Jingchun will have to take the blame along with him.

To get things done, there are two prerequisites.

The first is to keep it secret.

The second is to choose a ruthless person.

Among the subordinates, who is ruthless enough?
After Wu Jingchun thought over and over again, she had a candidate.

Zhou Kairong, the former official minister.

Zhou Kairong was originally from Luzhou, but after offending Wu Xu, he was forced to leave the capital, returned to Luzhou, and became a sixth-rank general judge.

I thought that my official career would end here, but I didn't expect that there would be another chance to stand up.

Naturally, Zhou Kairong would not miss this opportunity. He received the prefect's order and set off for Shanxun County on the same day.

When Zhou Kairong arrived in Shanxun County, the housekeeper hadn't returned yet, Tian Jinping knew nothing about what happened in the capital.

Tian Jinping didn't have any contact with Zhou Kairong, and he didn't know the purpose of Zhou Kairong's tour of the county. He also set up a table of wine to cleanse Zhou Kairong.

Zhou Kairong didn't drink his wine, and Zhou Kairong didn't want to say a word to him. If there was a moment's delay, the case might go wrong.

He went to the prison for interrogation on the same day, and a retrial was held the next day, and Guan Xicheng's case was overturned on the day of the retrial.

Everything happened so fast, Tian Jinping was unprepared. In the courtroom, Tian Jinping still wanted to reason a few words: "Zhou Tongpan, you judged the case so hastily, maybe there is something wrong?"

Zhou Kairong said with a smile: "You carelessly disregard human life, but you still dare to say that this official is wrong?"

Tian Jinping said angrily: "Since you and I are colleagues, you should be cautious when speaking. Although I am inferior to you, I am also an official of the imperial court. How can I allow you to slander me?"

Zhou Kairong said: "According to the Daxuan law, if you enter a house and commit a crime, you are not guilty of murder, and the gangster is forcing your life, and you are not guilty of murder. You don't even know the law. How can it be regarded as slander to say that you care about human life?"

Tian Jinping got up and said: "Geng Dejun was killed in Xuefang Zhaishe, but this is not his private house, how can it be counted as murder in the house?"

Zhou Kairong has been an official for most of his life. He is tired of talking about such shameless words, chewing them to pieces, and he can go back with just one mouth:
"The county magistrate's yamen is the official residence, not your private house. If someone enters the yamen and kills you, does that count as murder in the house?"

"You..." Tian Jinping turned pale with anger, "Leaving aside the matter of the private house, Mr. Geng De is the one who suffers, so can he be considered a villain?"

Zhou Kairong laughed loudly and said: "Looking at your age, you seem to be arguing like a three-year-old child. I really don't care about your face. Geng Dejun almost beat Guan Xicheng to death. Guan Xicheng broke several bones, and the scars are still there. Now, isn't this considered a villain?"

Tian Jinping said: "How can we prove that Guan Xicheng's injury was caused by Geng Dejun? Is there any evidence? Is there any physical evidence? Some things cannot be explained clearly in just a few words!

Zhou Tongjuan, how can you be so arbitrary!Guan Xicheng has already pleaded guilty, how can he repeat it lightly, this case should be discussed in the long term! "

Zhou Kairong grinned grimly.

And muddy you and come to my head?
Then don't blame me for being ruthless, the prefect Wu has already written a letter to impeach you, and I will help you add fire!

Zhou Kairong shouted: "It wasn't Geng Dejun who beat you, could it be you? The reason why Guan Xicheng pleaded guilty was because of torture!"

"You!" Tian Jinping was trembling with anger, and when he tried to speak again, he was speechless.

Zhou Kairong is a Confucian practitioner, and he used ritual skills to force Tian Jinping to silence.

Standing in public in the public hall, he shouted to the onlookers: "The emperor's grace is so great, how can you allow good people to be wronged! The law is strict, how can you allow young people to act violently! Guan Xicheng, today I will return your innocence!"

When the voice fell to the ground, Zhou Kairong used the sixth-grade skill again, with awe-inspiring righteousness.

The onlookers were infected and cheered in unison. Xu Zhiqiong and Xue Yun mixed in the crowd and also shouted twice.

Amidst the cheers, Tian Jinping clutched his chest, coughed and gasped, and fell into a coma.

Xue Yun said in a low voice: "This old man won't just die like this?"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "It's fine if you die, the crime of more than seven inches will make you cheaper."

"If I take away my sin karma, I will definitely have to find you to settle right and wrong."

"This person deserves to be killed, what is right and wrong?"

"I deliberately left some loopholes. I can't monopolize the merits. After you decide right and wrong, I will go to Officer Xia Tui to convict you. After all, it is your husband and wife, and there is no one else to take advantage of."

Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "You know all this?"

"I don't know as much as you do. You started from the case to the black hat and brought down Tian Jinping. What is the reason for this?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "The reason is that it is difficult to get out of the mud, but it is easy to get the mud down. You have to dig it from the top down!"

It's a pity that Tian Jinping's life was fatal, he didn't die, and he recovered after a while.

Xue Yun said: "This guy's life is really hard."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "It's okay, just keep an eye on him in the future, and when he's done, you can do it!"

Xue Yun smiled and said: "I, I don't have the heart to stare at him, let's find someone else to attack him!"

The two were chatting and joking when Guan Xicheng suddenly got up and looked around.

His mother, Liu Shi, wiped away her tears and was also on tour.

They want lawyers who will defend them.

Xu Zhiqiong left quietly, Xue Yun chased after him and said: "This trip, I didn't earn merit or fame. What are you doing for?"

Xu Zhiqiong raised his head, with a solemn expression: "My duty is only for the sake of heaven."

Xue Yun was silent for a moment, then turned around and went to the restaurant to buy some food and wine.

"Ma Yilang, I want to sit in your Yilang Courtyard for a while."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "But it cost you again."

The two returned to Yilang Courtyard and set up a wine table in the front yard. Yang Wu watched and licked his lips.

Xu Zhiqiong burned a piece of sandalwood for Yang Wu, and we each ate our own.

After drinking two jars of old wine in a row, Xue Yun was slightly drunk, got up and said, "Brother Ma and I are very close, and I have a gift that I want to give face to face."

Xu Zhiqiong declined again and again: "It's a mere courtesy, what a shame!"

"Bo Li? Should I say that?" Xue Yun was stunned for a moment, "Well, if you say Bo Li, it's Bo Li. This Bo Li is my ancestral sword technique. I never pass it on to outsiders. Now I would like to pass it on to Brother Ma. !"

When Xu Zhiqiong heard it, he was not interested.

He has learned knife skills, and he has learned it in the academy.

When I arrived at the Imperial City Division, I also learned some sword skills from my colleagues.

Even Wu Xu once taught Xu Zhiqiong how to use swords.

But these sword techniques are all suicidal, and they are of no use to him.

"Brother Xue, since your family has passed down the saber technique, I won't learn it, and I can't break your family's rules."

Xue Yun knew what Xu Zhiqiong was thinking: "Brother Ma, you don't know that the white tiger's way of killing is the number one martial art in the world. Most of the sword skills in the world come from the white tiger's way of killing, but the way of killing the way is known for its fierceness, which is not suitable for me. Dao cultivation base, Xue's set of saber techniques was born for my Dao."

Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "Your family's ancestral sword technique was born for the way of judges? Could it be that your family's ancestors are all judges?"

"No," Xue Yun said, "This set of saber techniques is my own creation."

"What kind of ancestral inheritance is self-creation?"

"Self-creation is also inherited from the ancestors, and I planned to pass it on to my son!"

Xu Zhiqiong said angrily: "The madman is rude!"

Xue Yun pulled out his saber: "Aren't you convinced? Let's see who we are."

Xu Zhiqiong also pulled out his Biaodao blade: "Let's learn two moves, and we will stop as soon as we click."

Xue Yun nodded: "You come first."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "I am the seventh rank, you are the eighth rank, my cultivation is higher, let you take the lead!"

"Thank you for taking care of me!" Xue Yun was not polite, and slashed at the top of Xu Zhiqiong's head.

Judging by the posture of this saber, it is common and ordinary, not too different from Meng Shizhen, but far from Qiao Shungang, and very different from Wu Qianhu's saber technique.

What can we learn from this?
Xu Zhiqiong dodged to the side, ready to fight back.

Unexpectedly, the knife was cut vertically, but it went out horizontally, directly cutting towards Xu Zhiqiong's ribs.

This move was fatal, there was no way to dodge it, and it was hard to parry, the blade stuck to his ribs, Xu Zhiqiong didn't respond.

Xue Yun smiled and said, "Is this saber technique still good?"

Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment: "I know your tricks, let's go together again!"

Xue Yun raised the saber again, the same as before, chopping down from the top of his head, with the blade going out sideways.

What is the reason for this?
It's actually not complicated, Xue Yun's knife drew an arc in the air.

This time Xu Zhiqiong was on guard, so he took a step back and dodged.

Xue Yun stepped forward to stab, Xu Zhiqiong wanted to use the blade to pry it away.

But he missed, Xue Yun suddenly raised his blade and hit Xu Zhiqiong directly on the chin.

Xu Zhiqiong dodged on his back, the blade fell instantly, and the blade slapped Xu Zhiqiong's chest.

Xu Zhiqiong fell to the ground in response.

This is Xue Yun showing mercy and turning his wrist in mid-air.

If it was not the face of the knife, but the edge of the knife, it could directly split Xu Zhiqiong's chest.

From the beginning to the end, Xue used the speed of the eighth grade, which was slower than Xu Zhiqiong.

But even though Xu Zhiqiong was faster than Xue Yun, he couldn't even take two moves.

Xue Yun smiled and said, "How about this saber technique?"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "Exquisite, really exquisite."

Xue Yun stepped forward and pulled Xu Zhiqiong up: "Do you want to learn?"

Xu Zhiqiong was dubious: "Are you really willing to teach?"

Xue Yun sighed softly: "Judge has entered the seventh rank, so he shouldn't have too many entanglements with Fanchen, but you can't let go of entanglements,
If you can't let it go, you can't let it go, maybe your Taoism is in the mortal world, and the mortal world is dangerous, you have learned this sword technique, and there are many ways to settle down! "

(End of this chapter)