Ping An Biography

"What I did has nothing to do with them, they are innocent..." the maid Yuan Shi (false surname Zhou) said in an almost pleading tone.

Hu Ying sat on the chair indifferently, his expression made Yuan Shi feel desperate.He picked up his teacup and took a sip unhurriedly, not in a hurry to speak.Now that the initiative has been exchanged, the relationship between people is often so naked|naked, it is nothing more than seeing who has the value and handle that others need.

"The case has nothing to do with Yuan Jinlu and his wife. They have been in prison for several years, and it is impossible to have any contact with the outside world." Hu Ying said solemnly, "You don't need to worry too much, because you used a forged identity before as an important criminal. , and now we have verified our integrity."

While recording their conversation, Zhang Ning pondered: Hu Butang was clearly blackmailing other people's parents, but he didn't say a word. Today, I have learned a lot about the methods and ways of speaking of senior officials, and he is extremely shameless and almost unscrupulous. things, but can behave reasonable.

Yuan pleaded: "I am the only one to blame. If you want to kill or cut me up, I have no complaints. I just ask Mr. Hu to let my parents go. They have suffered all their lives. I don't want them to be implicated for no reason."

"Family has family rules and state owns national laws. Who is guilty and who is not guilty is the old man's final decision? If there is any mercy outside the law, I can only accept the holy grace of the emperor." Hu Ying cupped her fists and bowed to the north with a righteous face. "However, this old man can affirm that if you can't find out the real culprit behind the scenes, your Yuan family will definitely be implicated."

Yuan Shi said: "If you find out the mastermind, can you let the two elders go? I didn't want to save my own life. Now I just want to die..."

She didn't cry when she spoke, but Zhang Ning was a little moved when she heard "I just want to die". There is no sadder situation in the world than this, and even death is a luxury.

Hu Ying said: "I can't make this promise to you, because I don't have the power to make decisions. That's all for today. Everyone has to sort out the files and re-file your identity."

After finishing speaking, he asked Jin Yiwei to detain Yuan Shi. When she was escorted to the door, she turned her head and looked at Hu Ying with complicated eyes: "Master Hu, please let them go!"

Hu Ying couldn't even bear to give a lie.

Originally, Zhang Ning thought that he would exchange confession information with the female prisoner on the condition of Yuan Jinlu's parents. The conditions are coaxed and tricked to get what you want, and then you break your promise at the end; cheating is despicable, but it can give the maid a hope. If she is allowed to die with hope first, and then deal with Yuan Jinlu and his wife, at least the maid can be satisfied after death. However, Hu Ying chose the cruelest method, standing at the commanding heights of morality and law, using loyalty over filial piety as the theoretical basis, and using legal procedures as an excuse, to force the female criminals step by step. Give up your own conditions, deprive her of all and hope.

Zhang Ning could also foresee Yuan's compromise, and Hu Ying was even more determined to win.

The process of the game was shorter than Zhang Ning imagined, and the Yuan family was too tender in front of Hu Ying; I thought that Hu Ying would first resort to the method of "torturing Yuan Jinlu and his wife", but before this step, the court lady revealed her self-reliance. According to Bao's statement, she really cared about her parents too much.

In just two or three days, Hu Ying got most of the valuable information she wanted.Directly cao|Peng Tianheng was behind the incident of poisoning the imperial meal, the owner of Peach Blossom Villa, the leader of the private salt dealer... Zhang Ning smelled a dangerous smell, and what he was worried about before became a reality.

Hu Ying soon found out the information of Peng Tianheng. He was the general of Jinyiwei in the Jianwen Dynasty and the imperial bodyguard of Emperor Jianwen. This person came out, but let him run away, and there was no news after that.

After the court lady Yuan was taken in by Peng Tianheng in Peach Blossom Villa, she met Zheng Qia, the survivor of Jianwen and the former imperial court, many times. Hu Ying deduced that Zheng Qia might be the mastermind behind the imperial meal poisoning.Who is Zheng Qia?According to Hu Ying's experience in tracking down Jianwen and his survivors in exile for more than ten years, Emperor Jianwen had 22 confidant ministers around him, four of whom were secretly arrested during Zheng He's voyages and Hu Ying's secret investigation of the rivers and lakes. 18 people are still missing, and Zheng Qia is one of them.

Peng Tianheng "taught|instigated" Yuan's family to avenge her family's punishment, and instilled in her how inhumane the factory guards and the government were beforehand, so that she would commit suicide by taking poison.Seeing that Yuan Shi is young and beautiful, and said that bureaucrats are evil|humiliating women. The survivor of Jianwen didn't feel any personal ill-feeling, but now it seems that he is also a raccoon of the same species. That Peng Tianheng's behavior is only worse than Hu Ying's.

Hu Ying found out the location of the Peach Blossom Villa where Yuan used to live, and immediately notified Jin Yiwei to get people and investigate clues.

A person from Peach Blossom Villa who was captured before was tortured by Hu Ying at this time. This person was not treated as well as the court lady Yuan Shi. tone.

At this point in the trial of the case, Hu Ying's expression became visibly relaxed. He had already notified the three judicial departments (the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment) and Lin Hai, commander of Jinyiwei, to discuss and finalize the case in the lobby.Before the meeting, the three people from the Ministry of Rites met in the office for a brief discussion.

"The evidence is convincing. Those rogue parties are behind the case." Wang Qinian said without hesitation, "The Ministry found out the real culprit within half a month, and it really lived up to the trust of the emperor."

Hu Ying glanced at Zhang Ning, and said calmly: "Actually, the emperor thought it was the work of the rebellious party from the very beginning. The old man just found evidence for the emperor. The sage is wise and discerning. We can't take credit for it."

Being greedy for merit means taking more risks, and the responsibility of exonerating the king of Han is directly thrown to the emperor. Hu Ying really has all the advances and retreats in his heart.Zhang Ning nodded. Aside from Hu Butang's lack of sympathy for the weak, he does not agree with him. His meticulousness in being an official is still worth learning from; People broke their families and even died and were flogged | dead.

At this time, Zhang Ning rarely took the initiative to ask: "Hu Butang, although we have verified the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes, the real culprit has not been caught, so is the investigation over?"

Hu Ying said: "The mission entrusted to me by the emperor is basically completed now, all I need to do is to write a note and submit it. The arrest of criminals and other matters will be handed over to the headquarters Yamen or Jinyiwei. We are members of the Ministry of Rites, and the Chaqin case is also a temporary mission. , don’t worry about the rest. After the meeting, you can take a rest safely, and the old masters will mention your contributions in the memorial.”

The people in Peach Blossom Villa have become major criminals, so just leave it alone?Zhang Ning felt that his fate would be completely in the hands of others. Apart from praying for destiny, he could only wait for the judgment?

"The lower officials just think that the biggest credit for this case is to catch Zheng Qia and Peng Tianheng. It was very difficult for us to find out the clues, but now we hand over the credit to others and let others pick up ready-made ones. Hey..." Zhang Ning made A very unwilling look.

After hearing this, Wang Qinian taught earnestly: "Ping'an is a young man, don't be impatient, and be more considerate of the consideration of the minister..."

"Donghai." Hu Ying suddenly stopped Wang Qinian's qualification education, looked at Zhang Ning and said, "Is this what Ping An himself means?"

Zhang Ning kept himself calm, and asked gently: "Hu Butang ordered an official to assist in handling the case, who recommended it?"

Hu Ying didn't answer this question, but said, "After the meeting, let's go back to the Ministry of Rites and talk about it."

The officials who came to discuss the matter came from several yamen, but most of them didn't want to get into the muddy water. No one raised any objections to what you, Hu Butang, said.Hu Ying was also evasive and cautious, concluding that the facts of the case were that a group of rebellious parties in Yangzhou were planning to commit crimes. As for what the gang of rebellious parties were doing and why they decided so, Hu Ying didn't say a word, and there was no corresponding argument.He never mentioned the word Jianwen once, and the Qin case became a cloud of fog. Except for those who participated in the secret interrogation, the truth would only appear in the secret memorial written by Hu Ying.In short, this meeting has no practical significance, it is just going through the motions, because someone from the yamen that participated in the name came and helped to check the files.

In the afternoon, Hu Ying returned to the Ministry of Rites with her own people, and personally asked Zhang Ning to follow him to the study to talk.He still didn't directly say who recommended Zhang Ning, but looked around and said to him: "Officials must have opportunities to be promoted. With visible political achievements... Ping An is a juren?"

You are not talking nonsense, how I recovered my reputation as a juror, and how I got my official position are all things you have experienced.Zhang Ning showed his utilitarianism: "Back to Hu Bu Tang, the next official is the Juren. So this time the imperial case is a rare opportunity for the name to appear in front of the emperor."

Hu Ying smiled and said, "Dong Hai (Wang Qinian) is also a Juren."

Zhang Ning said: "My lord Wang is from the fifth grade member Wailang. I used to think that he was born as a Jinshi."

"It is indeed Cong Wupin. There is a line of small characters on the roster of the Ministry of Officials: Tian Zhu." Hu Ying said frankly, "Although he is a Tian Zhu official, if he has the opportunity to relocate in the future, he is not at fault. The fifth rank is moved to the sixth rank."

He paused and continued: "Ping An participated in the secret interrogation these days, and the old man's other errands should also be understood. Of course, this matter is not a secret. Apart from the emperor, there are many people who have heard of it. Jianwen rebelled against the party for 20 years It has always been on the emperor's mind, and now it is becoming more and more rampant, even plotting to assassinate the emperor! These people are either exiled in the rivers and lakes, or hiding in the market or mixing with the monks. Some illegal sects banned by the imperial court, so the old man's errand must continue."