The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 125 Li Bangyan gains power
It cannot be said that the Song Dynasty did not use punishment when trying cases.

But compared to previous dynasties, they are very few.

This is still because of the set of checks and balances and the admonishers from the Yushitai who heard the news.

It's okay to use torture, but if nothing comes out of the trial, or if you give in and get beaten, something will happen.

Surrendering to a trick was a sign of the incompetence of officials in the Song Dynasty, and it was also the biggest poisonous point in the official assessment. To what extent was it poisonous?
More poisonous than greedy ink.

So when Liu Damao heard that Shilang Qi wanted to torture him, he was not only not afraid, but even a little excited in his heart: "If you dare to torture me, I will punish you immediately!"

As expected, the fact that the helmsman of the Caobang Bianhe sub-rudder was beaten to death caused an uproar.

First, the Yushitai received a letter from the chief rudder of the Caobang Chamber of Commerce.

Then Chen Dong's tabloid also joined in the fun.

The other chambers of commerce in Kaifeng city were filled with grief over the death of the rabbit and the fox, and they all reported the matter directly to Zhongshu Province through intricate relationships both overtly and covertly.

Li Bangyan was furious: "The official family is still worried about boosting business, but the Ministry of Punishment is actually attacking the Chamber of Commerce. Is there any official family in this eyes?"

Li Gang also frowned: "Qi Wei has always been prudent in his work, why is he so reckless this time? The Cao Gang is a small matter, but the 72 Chamber of Commerce jointly signed a letter, which makes this matter a big deal. I think it is better to report this matter to the officials as soon as possible."

As Li Gang said this, he stood up and headed to the imperial study room.

Li Bangyan quickly stopped Li Gang and said, "I won't bother Prime Minister Li with this business matter. I'll just make a quick trip."

Before Li Gang could say anything, Li Bangyan picked up the case file and left.

In the past, most court affairs were related to war. Li Bangyan had little experience and could not say much. Now that the crisis in the Jin Kingdom has been temporarily resolved, and the officials are interested in boosting business, Li Bangyan finally found his own position. The land must be defended well, and no one can try to steal the limelight.

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In the Imperial Study Room, King Xiu was happily telling Zhao Fujin about the beating of Liu Damao in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice.

"I just hit ten of the twenty boards, and that guy started doing it obediently, but..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Bangyan arrived and bitterly rebuked Qi Wei for abusing the punishment and beating him into submission.

Having dealt with Zhao Fujin for so long, he knew Zhao Fujin's temper well, so Li Bangyan also did his homework this time: "I reviewed the case file, and the Caobang gave hundreds of dollars to the powerful fish shop, and gained [-]% of the profit. There is a contract document, so what’s the crime?”

As he spoke, he handed the contract documents transferred from the Ministry of Punishment to Zhao Fujin's hands: "The officials will take a look."

Zhao Fujin raised his eyes and glanced, then threw it aside: "Without talking about this in advance, Li Bangyan, I ask you, do you have anything to do with these chambers of commerce in Kaifeng City?"

Li Bangyan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "The officials don't think that I have anything to do with the Cao Gang, do they? With my status, how can I be so unclear about these chambers of commerce? The reason why I came to report this matter is because I am worried about the officials. What a worry."

"Oh?" Zhao Fujin chuckled.

Li Bangyan continued with a loyal look: "The officials are determined to promote business. All yamen should put the overall situation first and treat merchants of the chamber of commerce well. How can the Ministry of Punishment make such a big fuss at this juncture? This is obviously for The officials are causing trouble."

"Why do I want to boost business?"

"Pay taxes to the country."

"What about taxes?"

Li Bangyan was stunned. He didn't quite understand what Zhao Fujin meant.

Zhao Fujin sneered: "Before the imperial court collects taxes, Caobang takes [-]% from the merchants. Do you think I am a traitor?"

Although Li Bangyan was curious about what "Kaizi" meant, the top priority was to clear up the misunderstanding first. Li Bangyan smiled and pointed at the contract that Zhao Fujin had just thrown aside on the imperial case: "If the official takes a closer look, the Cao Gang is an intruder." Qian Baiguan helped Gao Qiqiang to engage in business. Since he was helpful, he gained [-]% of the profit. It is in accordance with the laws and regulations." Zhao Fujin stretched out his hand, picked up the contract on the imperial case with two green and jade fingers, and shook it in front of his face: " Putting aside the issue of whether or not taxes should be paid after making a profit, what if this contract was made under force?"

Li Bangyan thought it was impossible. If this was true, why had there been so many businesses and no one reported it to the government?
"Then why did Gao Qiqiang tell him alone?"

Li Bangyan frowned and thought: "It should be that Gao Qiqiang is cunning and capricious by nature. He got money from others but didn't want to share the profits. That's why..."

Zhao Fujin was delighted: "What do you think?"

When asked this sentence, Zhao Fujin suddenly regretted it. Over the past few days, Li Bangyan had stepped on countless pitfalls in his place. Some pits were natural, so forget it, but most of them were dug by himself for Li Bangyan. At first, it was purely He simply didn't want to see this person, and simply wanted the ministers to laugh at him, thereby invisibly dispelling his prestige in the court.

But now, since he is determined to let Li Bangyan dominate domestic business affairs, he still needs to let him establish his authority.

"I feel that the Ministry of Punishment should treat everyone equally and drag Gao Qiqiang to have a hard time and find out the whole story."

Seeing the interested King Bi who was sitting aside, his face suddenly twisted and his teeth gritted, Li Bangyan was overjoyed: "King Bi also thinks what I said is reasonable?"

Zhao Fujin secretly swore in his heart: "This is the last time I will dig a hole for Li Qing."

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On the earth bridge in the outer city, the officials of the Ministry of Justice came out in full force, and even a group of forbidden troops were transferred from the Ministry of War, and then they surrounded the chief helmsman of the Caobang.

The commander-in-chief of this operation was originally supposed to be Qi Wei, the Minister of Punishment, but in order to allow Li Bangyan to establish his prestige in business matters, Zhao Fujin's Holy Order and Caogang were fully responsible for Li Bangyan.

Suppressing the Cao Gang is not about suppressing the bandits.

Except when they first rushed in, a few rough guys who had not recovered their senses cursed and shouted a few words, and were knocked to the ground by the imperial guards. The rest fell to their knees when they saw the situation.

When Master Wu Yong was escorted in front of Li Bangyan, he still looked confused: "What have we committed?"

Li Bangyan snorted: "What did you commit? At a small level, it was bullying and dominating the market, but at a serious level... tsk, tsk, tsk, it can be regarded as treason."

Li Bangyan made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Wu Yong's legs were weak, and he kept explaining: "Xiao Min only knows a little bit about arithmetic, and he just settles accounts in Caogang."

"I'm looking for someone to settle accounts! Where are the account books?"

Zhao Fujin specifically explained that people can't be caught, but the account books must be found, otherwise after the Caobang is cleared, how can other chambers of commerce believe that the imperial court is not targeting the merchants of the chamber of commerce, but that the Caobang is intercepting the court's tax money.

Although Wu Yong's legs were weak, he said harshly: "Young people don't know!"

"I don't know? You who are doing the accounting, you don't know where the ledger is? The truth has given you a chance, it's up to you whether you want to do it or not."

Seeing that Wu Yong refused to talk, Li Bangyan stopped nagging him.

He stood up and clasped his fists, with a solemn expression on his face: "Your Majesty!"

After saying that, Chunxia took the official's little baby and walked straight to Wu Yong. Wu Yong's whole body was stiff. Was he trying to kill him?
The "Prince" came up to Wu Yong and smelled it, then followed the smell and walked towards the back hall of the main helm.

Li Bangyan, Qi Wei and others followed closely with some government officials.

"Does this dog have a sharp nose?" Qi Wei was curious.

"What dog? This is the prince!"

(End of this chapter)