I studied in modern times

Chapter 494 An Dun: I want to make progress too much

An Dun sat in the office of the Taiwan Affairs Office on the Yushitai, and took a sip of the freshly brewed tea to dispel his tired spirit.

He interrogated the officials of Dali Temple all night last night, but didn't get much useful information.

"Still no one confesses?" He asked Zhang Ruxian, the supervisory censor beside him - Zhang Ruxian was transferred by him to be responsible for the interrogation at Kaifeng Mansion.

Zhang Ruxian nodded: "For such a big case, if you want to get people to talk, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult if you are so anxious."

Those arrested were all officials.

Among them were even civil servants and officials from the imperial court.

The impact of this case is particularly great, and everyone in the palace and the capital is watching.

Naturally, it is impossible to use torture, and even the procedures must be flawless.

Otherwise, the verdict may be overturned!

Yushitai has suffered losses in this regard.

An Dun stroked his beard and chuckled: "They will talk."

He is confident enough about this.

"By the way..." An Dun asked, "Has the news been released?"

Zhang Ruxian lowered his head and replied: "Tai Duan (the official name of Shi Yushi - a title passed down from the Han and Tang Dynasties), don't worry, I have made arrangements for you."

"Good!" An Dun narrowed his eyes.

Yushitai, although it is impossible to use torture in the trial of this case.

But it didn't hinder it at all. Yushitai released rumors of torture and torture of relevant prisoners.

This method was invented by Cai Que when he was trying the case of Zhang Anmin.

By spreading false news about Yushitai's torture to the outside world, political opponents can jump out on their own without causing trouble.

Since then, Yushitai has used this trick frequently when handling cases.

The effect is very good.

Many times, although people outside know that Yushitai is making nests and fishing, some people still can't help but bite the hook.

"The relevant criminals have now been imprisoned in the Taiwan Prison Prison..." Zhang Ruxian continued to report: "According to the Taiwan Police Department's instructions, they have been imprisoned in the prisons of Seyong, Penal Prison, Baisi and other prisons..."

An Dun nodded.

After the restructuring of Yuanfeng, the fourteen cases inside and outside Yushitai were downsized to eleven cases.

Six cases of internal bombing and five cases of external bombing formed a prestigious Taiwan case.

At the top level, the officials are in charge and under control, and at the bottom level, local prefectures and counties are under attack, and even subordinate officials and government offices are illegal.

Each of the eleven cases at Yushitai has its own prison.

Among them, the most terrifying ones are sex labor, prison, and Baisi.

Just by looking at the names, you can tell that these three places held prisoners who had committed serious crimes and were captured by the censor for interrogation.

And the status must be very low, most of them are subordinate staff and selected people.

The crimes committed were also very serious.

Either he wants to marry Salmon Island, or he wants to be exiled for three thousand miles.

Naturally, the conditions in these places are a little more difficult.

Dirty and messy for sure.

The food supply must also meet the minimum standard - as long as people can't starve to death.

Of course, the most important thing is that these places hold desperate prisoners who are waiting for death and have no possibility of making a comeback.

Now, a group of delicate officials from Dali Temple and Kaifeng Prefecture are imprisoned in these places.

In an atmosphere of fear and depression, they will scare themselves.

This was also Cai Que's invention - Zhang Anmin's case was groundbreaking for Yushitai.

From then on, the entire Yushitai seemed to have opened a window to a new world.

It was the first time for many people to know that it was possible to torture people like this!

Learned, learned!

"That's right!" An Dun thought about it and asked, "Where is Hu Ji being detained now?"

Zhang Ruxian said: "Now that Kaifeng Prefecture has promoted the official, he cannot be treated normally, so he is temporarily detained in a pending case and has been taken care of by the official."

An Dun rubbed his hands, stood up, and said to Zhang Ruxian, "I'm going to see Hu Ji."

He was really curious.

Hu Ji doesn't look stupid either.

How could you make such a stupid mistake?

Is there a hidden secret here?

Otherwise, An Dun feels that he cannot understand it anyway.

Well done, a promising official in Kaifeng Prefecture.

Will you bet your future and reputation on a mere three thousand guan?

What's more, based on what An Dun knows now, Hu Ji has spent almost all of the three thousand guans he obtained and distributed them to officials up and down.

This is simply charity.

But the problem is, how can a civil servant who has climbed to Hu Ji's position be such a stupid person?

Unless Hu Ji has something in the opponent's hands.

……

Under the leadership of Zhang Ruxian, An Dun came to the official office of the censor Taitung where the case was pending.

Pushing open the door, there is a quiet and elegant courtyard.

The official who was responsible for guarding here saw An Dun arriving and hurriedly came to greet him.

"Where is Hu Tuiguan now?" An Dun asked.

Na Tui Si replied: "I know from the top of the stage that Hu Tuiguan is currently writing poetry."

"Oh!" An Dun nodded: "Lead the way."

Under the leadership of this official, he passed through the tightly guarded attic courtyard and came to a simple and elegant stone house.

From a distance, An Dun saw Hu Ji, sitting in the stone house, holding a pen and standing in front of a table covered with rice paper.

He seemed to be deep in thought, thinking about something.

As for Hu Ji, he was still wearing the official uniform of a seventh-grade civil servant, with a spreading-footed futou on his head.

Except for the gloomy look on his face, he didn't look like a jailed official at all.

This is natural.

Hu Ji, a promoted official in Kaifeng Prefecture, before the incident, had been promoted to the seventh rank of Chaoqinglang, and also had a post in the imperial palace of Zhiji Xianyuan.

He is already a high-ranking official!

If he were to be released to the outside world, his seniority would be enough to serve as a criminal officer or a regular officer.

You can even send deputy envoys all the way.

As long as this transition is completed, after returning to the court, you can be promoted to the sixth rank of court official, a direct bachelor of Longtuge, or a direct bachelor of Baowen Pavilion or Tianzhang Pavilion. This will touch the threshold of being an important minister.

What's more, now the emperor personally leads Kaifeng Mansion.

Hu Ji, a promoted official in Kaifeng Prefecture, was far less favored and favored by the imperial court than Cai Jing and Su Song.

But he is also a close minister of the emperor.

According to tradition, the emperor's close ministers can be regarded as higher-level ministers.

This is also true.

In the leap month of February this year, Hu Ji specially ordered to add 600 households to the city, transferred his honorary officers to military cavalry officers, and granted him the title of Founding Man.

In general, towns and titles are benefits that can only be enjoyed by waiting ministers.

Therefore, looking at Hu Ji, An Dun really couldn't think clearly.

You call him stupid.

From the time when the new king came to the throne last year to now, he has maintained his position as the official in Kaifeng Prefecture and has not been driven away by others like Fan Jun.

You say he is smart.

He was given a mere three thousand guan by a Jinshi scholar of the same year, and he did such a thing.

Three thousand strings?

For civilians, maybe huge sums of money.

But in front of the important ministers who are waiting to be controlled, that's it.

At least, An Dun couldn't be interested in that mere three thousand strings.

"Hu recommends officials." An Dun walked up to Hu Ji, looked at this minister who made him confused, sighed, and said, "Why is it so unwise to recommend officials?"

Hu Ji raised his head and saw An Dun wearing a Xie Zhi hat. He let out a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "The criminal officer Hu Ji has seen the top of the stage."

He did not answer Anton's question.

An Dun was not in a hurry, he knew that Hu Ji still had hope.

Before hope is extinguished, it will be difficult to pry open his mouth and get him to tell the details.

But it doesn't matter.

An Dun knew that Hu Ji would speak.

Officials who enter the Yushitai will speak up.

This is the place where Su Shi was so frightened that he never dared to discuss state affairs again - after the Wutai Poetry Case, Su Shi and Su Zizhan could only reminisce about the past.

This is a place where even the Prime Minister's son's mouth has been pried open.

Therefore, An Dun calmly waved his hand to Zhang Ruxian behind him.

The latter immediately took the person with him and exited this simple stone house.

As a result, Andun and Hu Ji were the only ones left in the stone house.

An Dun slowly walked to Hu Ji and looked at the rice paper in front of him.

There are blurry ink balls one after another on the rice paper.

Anton smiled. "The literary talent of the official has always been outstanding, why can't I even write poetry today?"

Hu Ji lowered his head, looked at the rice paper in front of him, and said, "How can a person who is in jail have any mood to write poetry?"

"Then why did the official write poetry?" An Dun asked with a smile.

His eyes were staring straight at Hu Ji: "Could it be that the referee thinks he has been wronged?"

No matter how you look at Li Yong's case, there are problems and there are too many doubts.

As far as An Dun knew, the Zhongsi initially planned to hand over the case to Sun Yonglai, the person who exposed him.

However, after Zhongsi entered the palace, he changed his mind.

No one knows what happened to Zhongsi in the palace?

People only know that after the Lieutenant Commander came back, he hung a calligraphy calligraphy in his headquarters.

He wrote in the letter: "Anyone who is silent and willing to give in for personal gain should also be put away!"

This is Bao Xiaosu’s famous saying!

This means that Zhongsi has made up his mind to imitate Bao Xiaosu, and he will never show favoritism in this case.

At the same time, this is also his oath - if he is selfish, he will leave.

So, immediately, the Central Division excluded Sun Yong and others, and instead appointed New Party censors like An Dun and Zhang Ruxian to assist in handling the case.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like something like a military order has been established in the palace.

It also makes this case even more confusing.

Hu Ji just looked at An Dun and remained silent.

An Dun continued to laugh and continued to attack and tease Hu Ji's weak spots with words.

"How unwise is it to recommend officials?"

"I heard that the wife and children of the official have been crying at home day and night for the past two days..."

"I also heard that the daughter of the official was already engaged...but now she is in trouble..."

"This case...if the judge continues like this, I'm afraid his wife and children will be affected!"

Hu Ji stared at An Dun with his eyes wide open, and roared in a low voice: "Is the stage threatening me?"

"How dare you?" An Dun chuckled.

"It's just that the imperial court has its own laws!"

He is safe and sound and is forty-four years old this year.

Cai Jing, who is five years younger than him, is already a bachelor of Longtuge and a powerful official in Kaifeng Mansion. Apart from the banquet officials, he is the most trusted and useful minister among the current officials.

And Zhang Dun and Zhang Zihou, who were only seven years older than him, were even more incredible.

At his age, Zhang Dun had already obtained the parasol.

Now, he has won the Southern Expedition and has become a civil servant representative whose martial arts is second only to Wang Shao since the founding of the Song Dynasty.

Even if what he did in Guangxi went too far and caused fierce debate between the government and the public.

But in the palace, both the two palaces and the officials all trusted and loved him.

As long as the material dispute in Guangxi subsides and the limelight passes, he can return to the DPRK.

After returning to the court, it is very likely that he will be appointed prime minister.

And where is his peace of mind?

He was just a small imperial censor, without even the title of being an official in charge of miscellaneous affairs, and the imperial official was just a small minister serving in court.

How could this keep him from being anxious?

In my dreams, I was thinking about how to connect with the palace. In my dreams, I was thinking about how to guess the official's thoughts and how to fit in with the official's thoughts.

In such a mood, Andun certainly wanted to make progress.

In Andun's eyes, Hu Ji is a good stepping stone.

Senior Cai Que relied on the Zhang Anmin case to rise to prominence.

Of course he also wants to copy homework.

I want to make this case bigger, and finally, dig deep into the inside story behind it, and bring down one or several leaders.

Therefore, An Dun ignored Hu Ji's cannibalistic look, and he just said seriously: "Think carefully, officer!"

"If the official continues to fight against the court, against the official family, and against the two palaces of mercy."

"Once the people from Dali Temple confess..."

"Pushing for office is just adding more crime to crime!"

"The laws of our ancestors are just not to commit crimes but to punish others, and not to kill until they are restrained."

It can still be killed under restraint.

Moreover, they have always been killed.

Even in the end, considering that Hu Ji was a close official of the emperor, he could be exempted from the death penalty, but demoting a remote military state, organizing and managing the residence, or even destroying the writings since his birth were all options.

Once this happens, Hu Ji's wife, children, and children will not be immune to the consequences.

His descendants will never want to take the imperial examination in the future.

This is a fact. An Dun believes that Hu Ji knows it and can understand its importance.

Hu Ji looked at An Dun.

Naturally, he had heard of the smiling tiger in the censor's desk.

This is the cool official who followed Cai Que and handled Zhang Anmin's case.

At the same time, he is also an ambitious figure in the young faction of the New Party.

Doing things by hook or by crook, eager for quick success.

However, Hu Ji just opened his mouth and did not speak.

An Dun looked at it and knew that Hu Ji had actually been moved. He hesitated and wavered.

But he may still have some stupid ideas in his heart.

"Who is he counting on?"

An Dun thought.

An Dun knew that no one could count on Hu Ji.

The Zhongsi’s attitude is extremely resolute!

No one can say anything, and he and Zhang Ruxian have been given death orders - to investigate to the end, no matter who is involved, they must be investigated.

To get conclusive evidence.

And the lieutenant general, Fu Yaoyu, has a reputation for being upright and upright, which is well-known in the world.

At the same time, he was still a lonely minister in the Yingmiao era!

Wholeheartedly, only loyal to the representative of Yingmiao!

Therefore, the Empress Dowager in the palace had an extremely high degree of trust in the Lieutenant Commander.

Therefore, as long as Fu Yaoyu's attitude remains unchanged.

Then, this case will definitely be investigated to the bottom!

Therefore, An Dun was not in a hurry at all. He looked at Hu Ji and said, "The official should think about it carefully."

An Dun already had a preset position on this case from the beginning.

He was too familiar with this smell.

Because back then, this was how the new party manipulated the old party.

Hu Ji continued to remain silent.

An Dun smiled and said to him: "The official has thought it through. You can have someone notify me at any time."

After saying that, he left with his hands behind his back.

I plan to give the officials involved in the case in Dali Temple and Kaifeng Mansion a small censorship stage shock.

It was still the skill he learned when he was working for Cai Que.

Yushitai will not use torture to extract confessions.

But you can pull those guys out during the day, let them bask in the sun on the back hill of Yushitai, and then pull them back to the dark and humid prison at night.

but……

An Dun had no intention of copying it.

He already has innovative ideas.

"What Mr. Run Guo did back then was still somewhat disrespectful."

The prisoners were taken out to bask in the sun during the day and returned to the dark and humid prison at night.

Although it is legal, it does not constitute torture to extract a confession.

But it is still easy to cause criticism, and it is not in line with the Holy Emperor's rule now that the Holy Emperor is in the court, ruling the world with generosity and benevolence, and using the teachings of the saints to influence the scholars.

Still have to be gentle.

We still have to learn from the officials and move closer to them.

Therefore, An Dun walked out of the case and said to Zhang Ruxian: "Zu Yu (Zhang Ruxian's nickname) ordered people to prepare pens, inks, paper and inkstones..."

He raised his head and looked at the sun today.

Today is a sunny day, the temperature is very high, it is a suitable day.

"Then, take the prisoners out separately and let them go under the sun to copy the scriptures of the saints and reflect on themselves."

"Also let the sun bask in their hearts, lungs, intestines and lungs, and take good care of them!"

Today's officials should be as gentle as possible to relatives, clan members, and ministers who have made mistakes. They should be influenced by the scriptures of saints and transformed by great Confucianism.

He Andun naturally wanted to keep up.

In this way, if the matter spreads out, no one can accuse him.

Copying the meanings of the sages' scriptures is to implement the virtues of the officials.

This is also the homework of scholar-bureaucrats!

Can anyone still say that An Dun is using the principles of saints to punish others?

(End of this chapter)