Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 139 The Inspector’s Corruption Case (5)

Taking Li Chengqian's warrant, Du He left Chang'an with Wang Yi and went straight to Cangzhou. In order to prevent the governor of Cangzhou from jumping over the wall, Li Chengqian also asked the Ministry of War to issue military talismans to Du He in case of accidents.

The two worked hard, and after a few days, they finally arrived in Cangzhou.

Cangzhou Inspector Yamen.

Knowing the arrival of the imperial envoy Du He, Xi Bian led the officials of the yamen to welcome the imperial envoy at the door.

A group of heavily armed soldiers surrounded the Governor's Mansion, and everyone panicked!Only Xi Bian just frowned.

Thinking about him, Xi Bian was also a veteran who fought in the battlefield for many years back then, how could he panic because of this little battle that he hadn't seen before.

"Why panic! Useless things, look at how decent you are!" Xi Bian raised his brows and scolded angrily.

The government soldiers stepped aside, Du He and Wang walked in, and Xi Bian recognized the envoy next to Du He at a glance.

Xi Bian has never regretted accepting bribes. He has no hobbies, but is greedy for money. Even if he is given another chance, he will accept offerings from his subordinates without hesitation.

He just regretted that he hadn't killed the inspector earlier, otherwise he wouldn't have come to this point.

Xi Bian took a step forward and said, "Xi Bian, governor of Cangzhou, has seen an angel."

"Inspector Xi, I came to Cangzhou under the order of the Crown Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom. I think you should know why." Du He looked at Xi Bian and said.

"Of course I know it in my heart!" Xi Bian didn't defend himself, and if the envoy came back with him, it meant that he had handed over the evidence to the court.

There is no need for Xi Bian to make unnecessary struggles, after all, it is useless for him to admit to the irrefutable evidence, so it is better to be more straightforward.

"Decree of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty: Cangzhou Inspector Xi Bian and Changlu County Magistrate Li Taibian accepted bribes and disregarded the laws of the country. The crime will not be punished! They are specially escorted back to Beijing for trial."

After Du He finished reading the prince's decree issued by Li Chengqian, he unfolded the decree to Cangzhou governor Xi Bian and Cangzhou officials for inspection.

Everyone saw that the date of painting was inscribed on the order, and it was stamped with the double dragon symbol representing the prince of Jian Guo, and confirmed that the order was correct.

The government soldiers stepped forward to take Xi Bian under custody, and a group of government soldiers rushed into the governor's mansion to search and take away everything related to Xi Bian's corruption.

On the same day, Du He escorted Cangzhou Inspector Xi Bian and Changlu County Magistrate Li Taibian and others back to Chang'an.

After traveling day and night, within a few days, they returned to the capital Chang'an.

Xi Bian and others who were escorted to Beijing were imprisoned in the prison of Dali Temple. Li Chengqian asked Di Renjie, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, to try Xi Bian and others.

Du He went to the East Palace to report to Prince Li Chengqian.

Although the evidence of the corruption crimes of Xi Bian and others is conclusive, the legal procedures that should be taken still have to go, and they must be given a chance to make a statement.

The trial of such cases is simple and boring, so we don't waste time describing them one by one, and skip the process directly.

"Lang Jun! Dali Temple Shaoqing Di Renjie is asking to see him outside the hall!" Wang Quan reported to Li Chengqianhui.

"Well! It's about Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here! Invite him in." Li Chengqian said.

He was just talking to Du He about Di Renjie when Di Renjie came.

"No!" Wang Quan backed out and called Di Renjie who was outside the hall to come in.

"My minister, Di Renjie, sees the prince!" Di Renjie saluted Li Chengqian.

"Di Qing! The widow was about to mention you to Du He, but you came without thinking about it! How is Xi Bian's case?" Li Chengqian said.

"The evidence is convincing, and Xi Bian has no regrets for supplying it! Explain all his embezzlement gains over the years. This is Xi Bian's confession and the accounts of the embezzlement. Please read it over." Di Renjie said, handing over the confession and others to Li Chengqian .

"I didn't expect Xi Bian to embezzle so much property in just a few years as governor. It's really outrageous." The more Li Chengqian looked at it, the more ugly his face became.

Fortunately, it was discovered in time, otherwise, how much property would have been embezzled by Xi Bian, and how many people would have been unfairly treated because of Xi Bian's corruption and acceptance of bribes.

Corrupt officials like Xi Bian are really abominable, how many people have been wronged because of their actions, it is really not enough for the people to be angry if they don't kill them.

"Your Highness! How should Xi Bian deal with it?" Di Renjie asked.

"Since it has been confirmed that Xi Bian and others were corrupt and broke the law, it is natural to execute them according to law." Li Chengqian said.

There is nothing to say about this, it must be killed.

"In this case, I will transfer this matter to the Ministry of Punishment, and wait for the Ministry of Punishment to issue a document before executing the execution." Di Renjie said.

Although Dali Temple has the right to hear cases and detain prisoners, it does not have the right to directly impose the death penalty on prisoners.

Dali Temple must write a document, together with the trial results of this case, and the confession, etc., and hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment.

After being reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment, the sentence agreeing to the execution of the prisoner can be approved, and finally it must be reviewed by the three provincial departments, and finally reported to the emperor for approval, especially if an official commits the death penalty, he must report to the emperor.

If there is no such sentence, no one has the right to execute the death sentence on the prisoner, and there are many procedures to be executed on Xi Bian.

"Then you should submit the case to the Ministry of Criminal Justice first. As for the case, I decided to wait until all the court envoys from all over the country came to Chang'an before executing the execution." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness, what do you mean, let the court envoys from all over the place also watch the execution?" Du He asked.

"That's right! The widow has exactly this intention. There are too many corrupt officials in this world, and no one can guarantee that there will not be someone like Xi Bian among these envoys."

"The reason why we waited until all the envoys from the imperial court came to Chang'an to execute Xi Bian and others was so that these people could see the scene of Xi Bian's execution."

"Although it may not be possible to eliminate all corrupt officials, at least the lives of Xi Bian and others can be used to warn others that those who dare to embezzle and accept bribes, Xi Bian is their example."

"Although the greed of human nature cannot be eradicated, it can serve as a deterrent, allowing them to avoid blatant corruption and bribery." Li Chengqian said.

His idea is very simple, that is to kill the chicken to make an example to the monkey, and by killing the monkey, Xi Bian, to warn other local officials to respect themselves, so as not to end up like Xi Bian.

"I understand what to do! I will resign!" Di Renjie withdrew, and immediately handed over the case of Xi Bian and others to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review after returning.

After a series of procedures, the verdict with the three divisions was placed in front of Li Chengqian.

Following Li Chengqian's reply, Xi Bian was sentenced to death, and after all the court envoys arrived, Li Chengqian called these people to the execution ground and watched Xi Bian execute the sentence.

I want to warn them not to fall into a situation where there is no one to collect the corpse like Xi Bian, so I want them to be a warning.

(End of this chapter)