Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 11 The World's Number One Thief

He Liu received the order from Commander Lu Bing and came to the Imperial Prison.

Outside the cell where Ding Wang was held, He Liu carefully observed the little soldier in the iron fence.

Ordinary people entered Jinyiwei Imperial Prison, even if they were not frightened to pee and feces, they would still be shaken like chaff.

Then look at the little Kubing in front of him, half lying down, looking at Erlang's legs, holding a straw in his mouth, humming a sour tune, very relaxed.

He Liu opened the cell door and entered the cell: "Ding Wang, there is an order from above, ordering me to transfer you to the Criminal Department."

Ding Wang seemed to have expected it.He even got into a fight with He Liu, haha: "Transfer to the Ministry of Punishment? There are notoriously many rats in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. How can it be as clean as the prison?"

He Liu was very surprised.At this moment, he was wearing a flying fish suit, with an embroidered spring knife hanging on his waist.Everyone in the world knows that out of the five thousand brocade guards, only one hundred officials with more than a hundred households are eligible to wear flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives.

In the eyes of ordinary people, if the Tiqi of Jinyiwei is the seductive imp in the Hall of Yama, then the one wearing the flying fish suit is the king of Yama himself!
This little Kubing actually got into a fight with a guy in a flying fish suit?
He Liu sneered: "You have committed such a big case, and you don't know how to be afraid. Ding Wang, you are quite courageous."

Ding Wang raised his head and glanced at He Liu: "The villain is innocent in the first place, so what's so scary? Whether it's entering Jinyiwei, the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple, or the Metropolitan Procuratorate... I'm always innocent. .”

When Ding Wang said the word "innocent", he deliberately emphasized his tone.It was as if he was provoking the Sixth Lord of Jinyiwei in front of him.

"You say you are innocent, and I say I am innocent. Only God knows whether you are innocent or not. Your mouth is very hard. Unfortunately, you will not be tried in Jinyiwei. Otherwise, I would like to see it. After that, your mouth still looks like a duck in the Yongding River." He Liu said.

Ding Wang stood up and stretched his waist long: "My lord is wearing a flying fish suit, at least he has a seat for a hundred households in Jinyiwei, right? You are a big shot, don't waste your time with a small guy like me. Come on, I didn't send you off." Shall I go to the Ministry of Justice? Let’s go?”

He Liu leaned against the fence and straightened his boots: "Don't worry. I have something else to ask you."

Ding Wang smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, it's okay to ask. As long as I know, I will know everything. Of course, if you don't know, it's useless for you to ask me."

He Liu asked: "Wan Anliang confessed that you taught him the method of hiding silver in the pillar. It seems that that thing is called 'thief Naihe', right? Did you figure out this method yourself, or was it taught by someone else?"

Ding Wang became stupid: "What is it? Silver? Pillars? Thieves? Oh, my lord, I don't know what you are talking about. I do know the Wan Anliang you mentioned, isn't he the former right servant of our Ministry of Rites? Was he arrested by Jin Yiwei? You just said that Jin Yiwei tortured more than 200 people. After suffering so much torture, it is reasonable for him to say a few crazy words. You don’t have to take it seriously.”

It was the first time that He Liu met someone who dared to speak like this in front of Feiyu suit and Xiuchundao.

He Liudao: "Ding Wang, you are a hero. To be honest, those high-ranking officials of the third and second ranks will not be as calm as you when they enter the imperial prison of Jinyiwei. Heh, you have no chance for Jinyiwei's more than 200 punishments." Enjoyed it. Although the Prison Division of the Ministry of Punishment cannot keep up with the Imperial Prison, there are 36 major punishments and [-] minor punishments. Come here again, I am not afraid that you will not recruit."

Ding Wang replied without fear: "Whether it is the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, or the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they are all yamen of the imperial court, and they follow the court's laws. How could they torture an innocent person for no reason? ?”

He Liu waved his hand: "I don't have so much free time to waste my words with you, a big thief. Let's go, I'll send you to the Ministry of Punishment."

He Liu escorted the prisoner to the Ministry of Punishment.

Seeing that Master He Liu of Jin Yiwei had personally escorted him, the Ministry of Punishment did not dare to neglect.Xu Yuanju, the servant on the right, greeted He Liu in person.

"The sixth one is here? How big is the case, and your eldest brother will go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice after working?" Xu Yuanju asked.

The official system of the Ming Dynasty emphasized literature over military affairs.Civil servants see military officials are three levels higher.Xu Yuanju, a civil servant of the third rank, was eight ranks higher than He Liu, a military officer of the sixth rank.

However, Xu Yuanju greeted He Liu in person at the gate of the yamen, and took another "Lao Liu" one by one.The reason for this was nothing more than the flying fish suit on He Liu.

Jin Yiwei's thirteenth Taibao, not to mention Xu Yuanju as a third-rank official, even the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment should be polite when he sees him.

Who made Jin Yiwei the emperor's servant?

Long live today, he has always ruled the world with domestic slaves.Royal domestic slaves are divided into two categories.One is the eunuch in the palace, and the other is the royal guard.

The eunuchs were sent to various places to supervise government affairs, known as guarding eunuchs.Jin Yiwei is in charge of the supervisory officials.

No one in the imperial court would easily offend the powerful Jin Yiwei.

He Liu raised his hands towards Xu Yuan: "I have seen Mr. Xu. I am here to transfer a thief to your Ministry of Punishment."

Xu Yuanju was puzzled: "A thief? Heh, the case of theft should be handed over to the Shuntian Mansion. Why do you have to work so hard that you can solve it yourself to the Ministry of Criminal Justice?"

He Liu said: "Master Xu, we can't talk at the gate of the yamen, right?"

Xu Yuanju said hastily: "Look, I'm out of courtesy. Walk around and talk in the lobby."

He Liu and Xu Yuanju came to the lobby of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

He Liu asked: "Is Li Shangshu in your department?"

Xu Yuanju said: "Master Shangshu has gone to the cabinet to discuss matters. Sixth, please sit down. Come, let's serve tea."

Several servants and lieutenants in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice served He Liu a cup of pre-rain tea.

He Liu took a sip: "It is said that Mr. Li, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, loves tea ceremony very much. The tea in the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment is the best. After drinking this pre-rain tea today, I know that this statement is true."

Xu Yuanju said: "Lao Liu, don't be a fool. Tell me, why Jin Yiwei personally intervened in the case of the thief stealing chickens and dogs."

He Liudao: "The thief I brought didn't steal chickens and dogs! He can be called one of the two thieves who have stolen the most since the founding of the dynasty!"

Xu Yuanju was surprised and said: "I am the right servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and I boast that I have kept the criminal case files after the founding of the dynasty all night. In the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", 'robbing' and 'bandit' are completely different. To put it bluntly, 'robbing' is to steal The "bandit" is to rob. The largest robbery case in this dynasty is the case of Yan Zifei, a giant thief in Yongle Chaonan Zhili. Yan Zifei committed more than 3000 robberies in ten years, and the property he stole, Add up to [-] taels. Could it be that the thief you brought stole more than Yan Zifei?"

He Liuda laughed and said, "Swallow flying? Eighty-three thousand taels? This amount is really a small amount compared to the money stolen by the prisoner outside the lobby."

(End of this chapter)