I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 247 Zhong's father may be innocent, Huo Xian must die (for subscription)
"Why?" Liu He asked with suppressed anger.

"A subordinate official in the general's mansion had an affair with a woman in Beichengguo. The woman's husband went to the border county to guard, and when he came back a year later, he bumped into the scene and hacked the two of them to death on the spot. .”

"According to the law of the Han Dynasty, killing an adulterer and adulterer afterwards will be sentenced to the head of the lord, but killing an adulterer on the spot will only be sentenced to imprisonment."

"But the official often served Huo Xian on weekdays, so Huo Xian sent someone to Tingwei Temple to force Huang Ba to judge the owl's head, but Huang Ba refused, so Huo Xian connected some people in series to serve as Xia Hou in Huang Ba. When Sheng Shangzuo interceded, he took the opportunity to make trouble, and Shangzuo impeached him and put him in jail."

Chen Xiuyue said that Liu He's face was getting uglier. He had never seen the memorial to impeach Huang Ba. He didn't expect little Huo Xian to have such great ability. It seemed that he underestimated his mother-in-law.

The general may be innocent, but Huo Xian must die.

Liu He originally wanted to wait a little longer before uprooting the Huo family, but now he couldn't wait anymore and had to speed up.

"It seems that Xia Housheng didn't forget about himself as a student, but that he couldn't redeem Huang Ba's punishment." Liu He said half-guessingly.

"exactly."

"Then what punishment did Ting Lieutenant Li Guang give Huang Ba?"

"At the very beginning, it was the above-mentioned crime of inappropriate performance that sentenced him to confiscation and punishment, but it was not implemented later. I was afraid that Huo Xian was dissatisfied, so it was delayed until now."

From this point of view, Li Guang, Lieutenant of the court, has not reached the point of being incurable, and he knows that he cannot be sentenced indiscriminately.

"I know, then you take me to see this Huang Ba now."

"promise."

Walking all the way, after a while, Chen Xiu brought Liu He and others to a courtyard. This courtyard has a door on one side and cells on three sides. There are dozens of courtyards like this in the Imperial Prison.

Through the door panels and walls, many prisoners could be heard moaning and shouting in pain.

"Your Majesty, this cell is quite damp, I'm afraid..."

"It doesn't matter, just open the door."

"promise!"

The door of the cell opened, and the dark and turbid air rushed in. Liu He got used to it for a while, and walked in.

Compared with the county prison in Changyi Kingdom, the environment of the edict prison is not much worse, not much better.

After walking in, Liu He was in the dark cell through the fence, and saw a person lying sideways on the couch with his back facing him, he must be Huang Ba.

Since Huang Ba was lying face-in, Liu He couldn't see his face, but what Liu He didn't expect was that Huang Ba was a rare fat man in this era.

"Master Huang, someone has come to see you." Chen Xiu said.

"Your Majesty Chen, don't call me Lord of My Mansion anymore, I can't afford it." Huang Ba said with some eccentricity, "This is a prison, so who can come in? I'm a dying person, so I'm very unlucky, so I shouldn't see guests , drive him away."

Chen Xiuxiu wanted to remind, but Liu He said first: "Tingwei Temple only sentenced you to prison, who made you die?"

Although Huang Ba felt that the sudden voice sounded familiar, he thought it was some subordinate official of the imperial prison who interrupted randomly, so he said even more dissatisfied: "Hehe, what is Tingwei Temple, of course it is the back residence of the General's Mansion. The yamen wants me to die."

After a moment of silence, Liu He said clearly: "Then I won't let you die, who would dare to let you die?"

Huang Ba's stout body trembled, as if he had sensed something.

Immediately afterwards, like a meatball, he bounced off the bed all at once, not daring to lift his head, came behind the fence, and bowed down to Liu He.

"The guilty minister deserves to die. I can't hear His Majesty's voice. I hope you will forgive me."

Such a decisive and swift action stunned Liu He for a moment.

"I heard that you made a statement for Xia Housheng, and I thought you were a powerful order, but I didn't expect you to be a villain who is good at observing words and demeanor?" Liu He teased.

"Your Majesty's sentence to Xia Housheng is too heavy and does not conform to the law of the Han Dynasty. The guilty minister made a statement out of public interest; it is also stipulated by the law of the Han Dynasty that the minister should bow down when he sees the king. At this moment, the criminal minister's plea is also out of public interest."

This Huang Ba speaks frankly, without any sourness, which is probably the biggest difference between a follower of officials and a rotten Confucian.

"I heard that you deal with criminals and prisons on a daily basis. When impeachment happens between the powerful and the rich, you always try to favor the ordinary people. Don't you speak the law of the great Han? Don't you think the rich and powerful should suffer?"

"You act like this, I'm afraid you want to gain fame and reputation, and fight for the reputation of a good official?"

Liu He's question pointed to the core, but Huang Ba, who was lying on the ground, was not afraid at all, and simply gave his answer.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong. Ordinary people dare not provoke powerful courtiers. They are even afraid of avoiding them. When they come to sue and impeach the other party, they don't know how many hidden losses they will suffer on the way. When the humble ministers judge the case, they are slightly biased towards them. It was just to restore the steelyard to its normal position, and I never had any intention of fishing for fame."

Whether the people sue officials or the powerful, they themselves are convicted, not to mention the relationship between officials and officials. Liu He sees this matter clearly.

When he was in Changyi Kingdom, Liu He, who was a vassal king, would go to great lengths to punish a small man from a small mansion, for fear that someone would leak the news, let alone those powerless people.

So what Huang Ba said touched Liu He's heart.

Liu He looked at Chen Xiu beside him, nodded, then turned to Huang Ba and said, "Do you know about the fact that I opened the mansion and built teeth?"

"Mr. Chen mentioned this matter to the guilty officials a few days ago. Although the emperor's establishment of the government and the establishment of teeth is not a system, it is an expedient measure after all, and it is not considered a violation of the laws of the Han Dynasty."

This Huang Ba kept talking about "the law of the great Han", and he didn't hear the meaning of recruitment in the emperor's words at all.

It seems that he is also a trustworthy "pure minister".

"Since it complies with the laws of the Han Dynasty, then I want to recruit you to Menxia Temple, are you willing?"

The emperor's words were straightforward, and Huang Ba couldn't help being a little dazed, and he realized after a while: "Your Majesty wants the guilty minister to become an official?"

"Well, how about coming to Menxia Temple to be the director of the door?"

Si Zhi, as the name suggests, means "administering matters of integrity". It originally belonged to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so it was also called "Prime Minister Si Zhi".

Therefore, this Menxia Sizhi is to assist the long history of Menxia Temple, and is responsible for supervising the subordinate officials in Menxia Temple to prevent them from committing crimes.

Liu He only believes in the system, not in people, so he needs to add a layer of supervision to the officials of Menxia Temple.

Letting Huang Ba's "straight ministers" and "pure ministers" do this is the best choice.

And Liu He's appointment of Huang Ba didn't stop there. When another more tough official arrived, Liu He would ask them to come together to manage the major affairs of Pingling and Jianling County.

"How, are you willing?" Liu He asked again.

"The guilty minister is willing, but the guilty minister is wearing the body of a crime, and the one who offends is..." Huang Ba tactfully stopped the topic at a suitable place.

"I understand that what you offended was my mother-in-law, Huo Xian, the wife of the great general. It's okay, I came to find a way, just to ask for mercy."

The emperor's words were straightforward, but there was a hint of helplessness faintly, how could Huang Ba not hear it.

For a sinful minister whose rank is no more than a thousand stones, the emperor personally bowed his head to plead with a female stream, which made Huang Ba feel emotional and indignant.

"Your Majesty is a ruler, how can you show weakness to others for the sake of a guilty minister, this is against the ancestral system!" Huang Ba said through gritted teeth.

"Today's big man, there are many things that do not conform to the ancestral system. Since I am willing to do it, it must be worth it. If you still regard me as a monarch, then come to Menxia Temple and do something for me."

At this point, Huang Ba had no reason to refuse, and he knocked his head on the wet floor of the cell, and said: "The sinful minister will never be rewarded, and he will definitely live up to the king's kindness!"

……

Liu He came out of the cell, and Yu Wuyou greeted him immediately.

"Your Majesty, how is Huang Ba?"

"It can be used, and it is very useful."

"Then do you want to redeem him now?"

"The redemption can only be done after the sentence is fixed, but I can't wait that long." Liu He explained the connection between Huo Xian and this matter.

"Then what should we do, should we bring this up with the general at tomorrow's court meeting?" Yu Wuyou asked.

This is of course the right way, but it will still take a lot of time, Huo Guang will definitely reprimand Huo Xian when he goes back, and it is really unclear whether this crazy woman will bear a grudge against her.

In that case, it is not beautiful.

After thinking for a moment, Liu He planned to make a quick cut.

"Everyone has come out today, and now go to the General's Mansion to settle this matter."

(End of this chapter)