After being processed and rendered by Mr. Storyteller, this legend of Tang Yu Shizhi's case-solving case was very popular and spread quickly. Even though the transportation is far from convenient now, the common people like this kind of story the most, but it is not short. In just a few months, even the Jiangnan area has heard a little, and it is said that it has been adapted into a tune and sung in the concert hall.
Since Tang Fan entered the Shuntian Mansion, he has handled countless cases. Among them, there are also complicated cases such as the Marquis of Wu'an case and as dangerous as the Luohe ancient coffin case, but not many people knew about it until the Xianghe County case came out. In the name of solving cases like a god, he is truly famous all over the world.
The reason is that those cases are too far away from ordinary people. No matter how dangerous and bizarre they are, everyone is just listening for fun. Like the two tomb-suppressing beasts that Tang Fan and the others saw in Gonghou's tomb, they are rare in the world. That is to say, others don't believe that it really existed, but they just thought it was an exaggerated gimmick, so the degree of acceptance is not high.
However, this Xianghe County case is different. Although the case is ups and downs, it does not appear to be superior. Others are amazed and feel the same way. .
Therefore, together with the magistrate Weng, Sui Zhou and others who participated in the determination of the case, they all raised their names.
From then on, Tang Fan was rumored to be the reincarnation of Duke Bao, and Suizhou was rumored to be "Zhang Long" and "Zhao Hu" around "Bao Gong", which is really ironic.
But these are later stories.
As Tang Fan said to Weng County magistrate, for ordinary people, their view of right and wrong is very simple. Although Hu kills people, her starting point is to avenge her father. This is enough to start from filial piety. Impressive.
Now, although the facts still do not prove that Wei Ce is suspected of directly framing Hu Hanyin, it at least proves that Hu Hanyin was indeed wronged.
He was probably the murderer of his wife, and then he put the blame on his adoptive father in order to seize the Hu family's property. Although it has been 20 years, Hu Hanyin has finally settled his injustice. It can be seen that although the world may not be fair, it can be just It's never too late.
After Tang Fan returned to the capital, the case was reported by the magistrate Weng and the governor of Shuntian, which alerted the court. In addition, it was widely circulated among the people, and even the ministers in the court were talking about it.
Although many people did not dare to offend Wan An, they were happy to speak out for such a bloody case. Even if there were a lot of speeches, they would either speak for Hu and criticize Wei Ce as a beast with a human face and a beast heart. Like the famous magistrates of the past, they believed that Wei Ce was a scholar, and it was unlikely that he would kill his wife and frame his adoptive father. He might not have killed the Zhang family. Like Hu Hanyin, he was an unwitting victim.
There was a lot of commotion about this, and there was a lot of quarrel between the two sides with their own opinions, and finally even the emperor was alarmed.
Emperor Chenghua was also very interested in this case, because Tang Fan was the one who was directly involved at the time, and he called him into the palace to inquire about it.
Tang Fan naturally did not forget his promise. Even if he made a good contribution to Weng County magistrate, he would tell the truth again in the future. With his eloquence, no matter how ordinary the story was, it was estimated that he could tell a powerful story, not to mention this case. It has been twists and turns again and again, and it is very exciting. Naturally, it is explained.
The emperor was not much different from those ordinary people. He held his breath from the beginning to the end. It is estimated that he had never been so focused on reading the memorials. At the end, he let out a long breath, patted the table and said, "This Wei Ce must be a murderer. Wife and murderer, otherwise, once the Hu family is defeated, how could he suddenly become rich and rich, and he gave up the opportunity to continue to test his fame and turned to business, obviously to cover up the source of his family property!"
Tang Fan said: "Your Majesty is wise, and the minister also inferred the same. But these inferences alone cannot convict Wei Ce. Now, after many years, Zhang's body has long since decayed, and no matter how clever the work is, no problem can be detected from it. , and Hu Hanyin is dead, unless Wei Ce admits it himself, no one can say that he is the murderer of his wife."
Emperor Chenghua was very upset for the Hu clan: "Then wouldn't this allow the traitor to go free, and the good person to be wronged!"
He has done a lot of stupid things himself, but now he will be filled with righteous indignation when he hears other people's stories.
Tang Fan laughed and laughed, and couldn't help looking at Suizhou.
The latter lived up to his expectations and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Hu Hanyin was wronged back then was precisely because the famous magistrates were confused and convicted without conclusive evidence. People are convinced, but they can't imitate the confused magistrate and charge Wei Ze with charges before the evidence is known."
Tang Fan immediately added: "Nowadays, there is a lot of public opinion in the DPRK, and most of them are outraged by that Hu clan, and they urged the magistrate of Xianghe to convict Wei Ce as soon as possible. It is really commendable that magistrate Weng can withstand the pressure and adhere to the principle!"
Emperor Chenghua laughed: "I just made a couple of complaints, which led to your long-winded lesson. Tang Fan, Guangchuan Chengri is so serious and boring, does it make you bored too?"
Tang Fan heard the intimacy of Suizhou in his tone, so he followed with a smile: "Guangchuan is cold outside and hot inside, and he is very capable. When ministers get along with him, there are often surprises, not boring."
Emperor Chenghua nodded, quite proud: "Among my relatives, only Guangchuan is the most proud of me! Speaking of which, since you are good at judging cases, I asked you to go to the Superintendent of Justice this time, but did not let you go back to the Department of Punishment. Do you feel dissatisfied with handling the case?"
Tang Fan said: "Your Majesty has given you the promotion of a minister. The gratitude is not enough, how dare you be dissatisfied, not to mention the last incident, the minister has indeed made a mistake, and His Majesty's disposal, the submission will be taken orally."
Emperor Chenghua didn't want to see that Wynn and Suizhou were both ungrateful and ungrateful people, so he was satisfied when he heard the words: "Although the Duchayuan is not like the Ministry of Punishment, it controls the whole country's prisons, but it refutes hundreds of ministers and justifies injustice. It is also your responsibility, remember that as you did in the Xianghe County case, you need to be careful about everything, and you can't tell the difference between good and bad, and the good and the bad are unclear."
Tang Fan said: "I must bear in mind what Your Majesty has said, do my best, and do my duty faithfully!"
In fact, after Tang Fan was promoted to the censor of Zuoqi, someone impeached him for his criminal record and incompetence, which means that the censor is powerful, and Tang Fan himself has made mistakes, so how can he set an example for other officials
Regardless of the original intention of the impeachers, this shows that some people do not want to see Tang Fan return to the officialdom, but the case of Xianghe County spread to the capital immediately, and Tang Fan's performance in overturning the case for Hu Hanyin was really wonderful, and some people could not If he didn't keep his mouth shut, the Chenghua Emperor, who had appointed him, greatly improved his face.
The emperor now loves Wujiwu, and there is nothing dissatisfied with Tang Fan.
This widely publicized case did not end there.
Although this incident alarmed the court and made the emperor personally intervene, but the famous prefect of that year had already passed away, and there was no conclusive evidence that Wei Ce killed his wife and framed his adoptive father. Killing the innocent meant that the emperor took pity on her filial piety, spared her the death penalty, sentenced her to exile for 3,000 miles, and allowed her family to follow her.
But Mrs Hu felt that her father Zhaoxue had fulfilled her wish, her husband had long since passed away, and her son had started a family and started a business.
Although Wei Ce has not been convicted, everyone has already believed that he killed his wife and then seized the property of the Hu family. The people of the Wei family were scorned everywhere in Xianghe County, and even Wei Shi couldn't help but go back to his parents' home. There was a riot, and he questioned his father and asked him to tell the truth.
Not long after, the academic officer of Northern Zhili visited Xianghe County, depriving Wei Ce of his reputation as a scholar, and made him think about it behind closed doors on the grounds that Wei Ce's business was humiliating.
Weng county magistrate also came to the door several times. Except for the case that year, he could never find the reason why Wei Ce broke the law. The thoughtfulness of this man was unexpected, so Weng magistrate could only hope to influence Wei Ce. Policy, let him admit the truth of the year.
However, it is naturally impossible for Wei Ce to say. Now that there is no evidence to convict him, it is impossible for even the emperor to directly arrest people for no reason. Of course, Wei Ce will not be stupid enough to turn himself in, but he has been haunted since the last rumor. , he has been lingering on the sick bed, his body has not improved, and even gradually heavier.
Outsiders all said that Wei Ce was guilty of being a thief, and that he was punished for this, and some said that Hu clan's grievances were lingering, turned into a ghost, and came to seek revenge. Back to heaven.
According to rumors, before he died, he was screaming desperately at the place where no one was beside the bed: "Don't come, don't come..."
In any case, these are none of Tang Fan's business.
After returning to the capital, he started busy with his sister and nephew.
The house that Sui Zhou helped to buy was in a good environment. Although it was not as big as the Sui family, it was also a two-entry house. After the entrance, there are houses on both sides of the first courtyard. It is the residence of the servants of the original house. There are also many plants planted in front of the door. It is not as simple as ordinary servants' rooms. It is a hall, with study and bedrooms on both sides, and the patio in the middle of the courtyard is dominated by bonsai.
Tang Fan also obeyed Suizhou's suggestion. He continued to live with Suizhou himself, while Tang Yu's mother and son moved in together with A-Dong. After Tang Yu came to see A-Dong in the capital, he felt pity for her life experience, and also for this. The lively little girl is quite fond of her, and the two sisters are very compatible, but He Cheng is only three years younger than A-Dong, but he has to call his aunt, which is awkward for a while.
Tang Yu took the silver taels given to her by the He family and opened a rouge gouache shop in the capital. Before she got married, she liked to think about these gadgets, and even tinkered with a lot of things according to the prescriptions written in ancient books, but After I got married, I put it down, and now I'm picking it up again, and I'm having a good time.
Since Tang Yu is a woman after all, many business matters are inconvenient to show, so Tang Fan asked Qian San'er to be a steward in the shop to help with the previous matters, which is also in line with Qian San'er's appetite, just because Although he is inexperienced, he has followed his master through the rivers and lakes since he was a child. He is best at dealing with all kinds of people. With his mouth that can be said to be alive, the shop is not worried about bad business.
However, the rouge shop sells women's things. Sometimes it is inevitable that female customers from big families will come to choose them in person. At this time, Tang Yu needs to come forward. She came out of a big family and has Jiangnan girls on her body. The taste and behavior are different from ordinary businessmen.
Not to mention, her beautiful appearance and elegant conversation are enough to be a living sign, so although the shop may not be profitable for a while, but if it is managed well, sooner or later, it will be able to make a name for itself.
A few months later, Tang Fan received news from the He family.
It is said that after Tang Yu's mother and son left, He Lin was really decadent for a while, but then he didn't know what was wrong, and suddenly broke up with those former friends and devoted himself to studying at home.
He told Tang Yu the news, but Tang Yu shook his head, saying that the country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. If so many prodigal sons really turned back, there would not be so many tragedies in the world. He Lin's so-called change is not a problem optimism.
It's said that since Sister Tang moved out of the He family and came to the capital, although the town was so busy that she couldn't touch the ground, she smiled more than before. Since she was able to look away, Tang Fan was naturally happy for her and didn't take it any more. He Lin's affairs bothered her.
As for the Superintendent's Court, unlike when he first went to the Punishment Department, even though Tang Fan was a newcomer, he did not encounter many difficulties.
One reason is that he is now in the Supreme Court, and he is considered to be half a court official, large and small, and there are a large number of officials of lower rank than him.
Those whose rank is lower than him will naturally dare not bully him, and those who are higher than him will generally not find trouble.
And Tang Fan is not a stunned young man who doesn't understand the world. The reason why he was coldly treated in the punishment department in the past was because he robbed others of his position. Zuo Yudu's official position as Censor has no capacity, so naturally it is impossible to talk about who robbed him. who.
What's more important is that the official positions of the Ducha Yuan are still in Tang Fan's head, including Chang Zhiyuan, the imperial censor of the left capital, Lu Shaojun, the deputy imperial envoy of the right, the imperial envoy of the right capital and the deputy imperial envoy of the left capital. empty.
When there are fewer people, there are relatively few conflicts, and the daily work can’t be done. They can’t wait to have another Tang Fan to share the affairs. Who would be idle to exclude him
So hello to me, hello to everyone, Tang Fan finally found his good popularity in Shuntian Mansion in the Metropolitan Court. The superiors and subordinates were polite to each other and were happy. When outsiders saw it, they thought that they had entered the wrong door. It's not the prefectural court that claims to arrest and shoot whoever, but a group of amiable Rites.
However, in such a harmonious environment, there are also some discordant factors.
For example, recently, there has been a strange trend in the Supreme Court, that is, many people regard Sansuke Liu Ji as the impeachment target they pursue throughout their lives.
Yes, these censors will impeach Liu Ji and step down, and pursue it as the highest realm of life.
Tang Fan thought he had misheard at first, but later found out that was really the case.
Liu Ji is a cabinet elder and a senior scholar from Wenyuan Pavilion, ranking third in the cabinet, with the first assistant Wan'an in front and the second assistant Liu Jue.
Could it be that Liu Ge has done something so outrageous and hated by everyone
This starts with the functions of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
To put it simply, the Supreme Court acts as the ears and eyes of the Son of Heaven and oversees hundreds of officials. That is to say, if you see what you have done and violate the laws of the state, the censor can impeach you.
But the censors are all people, and it is impossible to enforce the law as strictly as the cold law forever. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
As for the current cabinet elders in the cabinet, the first assistant, Wan An, hugged Concubine Wan's thigh tightly, and he would not be able to pull it down for a while, and he was very vengeful. Like Tang Fan, last time it indirectly caused Liang Shilang to go to Nanjing to retire, and Wan An must have written down the account to him. Maybe it will happen when.
People tend to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. It was not that no one impeached Wan An before, but Wan An did not fall, but his opponents fell. Over time, everyone knew that Wan An was not easy to bully, so he did not go to himself. It's boring to find.
The second assistant, Liu Jue, did not have a large group of henchmen like Wan An behind him. He was relatively aloof and offended many people, but the censors were not willing to impeach him.
Because he was the emperor's most respected teacher, the emperor never called him by his first name when he saw him, but called him "Mr. Dongliu". Such a person has a certain special status in the emperor's mind, and it is easy to not move. There are also people who have been impeached several times without success. Moreover, Liu Jue has an arrogant personality and refuses to rely on Wan'an to join forces with others, so he has relatively few handles, and even if he is impeached, it will be meaningless.
Different from the above two, Liu Ji, the third-ranked cabinet member, stood out with detachment and became the favorite object of impeachment by the censors.
Liu Ji has a very smooth personality. He is a man of his own, and he is independent of the two. This means that if such a person can be ousted from power, he should write an impeachment memorial. people will become famous.
The most important thing is that Liu Ji is known as "a hundred bullets can't defeat Liu Mian". He is so thick-skinned that when others are impeached, he usually removes his position first, thinks about it behind closed doors at home, and then submits his resignation. It's not an explicit rule, but it has become an unspoken rule - the meaning is to show that you are not greedy for power and position, and you are very innocent.
But Liu Mianhua is not. Others are impeached. He still does his own thing, that is, he wants to stick to his position. He has a posture of "I will stand still while you are in the wind and rain", so that those who impeach him When I saw it, my teeth itch, and I thought to myself how you are thicker than the city wall.
Wan An didn't like Liu Ji either. If Liu Ji could submit his resignation when he was impeached, Wan An would have let him go home and rest, but Liu Ji didn't follow the rules of the rivers and lakes. The emperor did not care about the ministers Intrigue, Wan An naturally had no chance to oust him.
As a censor, his lifelong pursuit is to keep his name in history. The more difficult the target is, the higher the sense of achievement will be after he is defeated.
Therefore, on the impeachment list of the Supreme Court, Liu Ji undoubtedly ranked first, and he has been on the top of the list for several years in a row. Everyone worked hard to impeach him, and thus formed a "impeachment cotton". "I don't think it's weird, but I'm proud of it. Later, even the trivial things that happened in Liu Ji's house could be criticized by the dog-nosed censor.
As one of the "dog noses", Tang Fan disapproved of this ethos, but he was only the censor of Zuo Yu, and there was an extra word in the middle, which was a big difference, not the eldest, but the third.
Besides, even if it is the boss, the left and the right are envoys, there is no way for his subordinates not to impeach anyone, because this is the responsibility of the censor, and it is only natural that no one can say anything.
Naturally, Tang Fan would not point fingers at others or interfere. After the completion of the work, the vacancies in the "Daming Law" will be supplemented completely.
At this time, the Duchayuan transferred another person, and directly filled the vacant Youdu Censor.
This gentleman is none other than the old Mr. Qiu Junqiu, who was previously dismissed, that is, Tang Fan's teacher.
Qiu Jun had previously targeted Wang Zhi, so he annoyed the emperor and kicked him directly to Nanjing. Since then, he has not been able to get a recovery. It's not that Tang Fan and Pan Bin don't want to help the teacher, but their official positions are not high enough, and they can't speak. Not enough weight, not that ability.
But Qiu Juntao and plums are all over the world. In the capital, although there are only two disciples, Tang Fan and Pan Bin, he once served as the chief examiner of Chenghua's general examination for eleven years, and the subsequent and first-ranked students in that subject should be honored. He called a teacher, and although their relationship was not as close as Tang Fan and Pan Bin, they were also connected to Qiu Jun, broken bones and tendons.
This time, it was Wynn who helped Qiu Jun, because Tang Fan's Huiyuan in their department, the later Tanhua Lang Wang Shuo, was one of the prince's teachers today. Wang Hao mentioned Qiu Jun inadvertently during his lectures and lamented that the teacher was an upright man, but he was not allowed to be in the officialdom.
Of course he couldn't go to the emperor directly, so the prince went to Wynn, and through Wynn's comments in front of the emperor, he finally transferred Qiu Jun back to the capital and came directly to be Tang Fan's immediate boss.
Tang Fan and Pan Bin were of course very happy that the teacher was able to come back. On the day Qiu Jun entered the capital, they, Wang Shu, Xie Qian and others, went out of the city ten miles to meet them in person. The teachers and students reunited after a long absence. Delighted, he immediately welcomed the teacher to the restaurant he ordered, and washed the dust and the wind for him.
Unlike Mr. Tang, who was still dawdling in Xianghe County after receiving the appointment, he took office after more than half a month. Mr. Qiu devoted himself to his duties. The first night everyone drank until midnight, and he went to the Ministry of Officials to report back the next day. , went directly to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to work.
Although Tang Fan also has his own principles, in general he is a more tactful and flexible person. He can accept and give in to some things that cannot be changed, but Mr. Qiu is different. Violent temperament, upright and upright, within a few days of coming to the Metropolitan Court, he also discovered the censors' style of not doing their jobs properly, focusing on Liu Ji.
In his opinion, the Ming Dynasty has many flaws, and there are many things that are more important than impeaching Liu Ji, such as Huangzhuang, such as Xichang, no matter how bad it is, there is still Wan'an, why only impeach Liu Ji, don't Things don't need to be done
Qiu Jun acted resolutely, and immediately filed a census. He counted the three major drawbacks of the current dynasty. He even scolded the court and the court, saying that they were not doing their jobs, and they were thinking about how to drill camps and use public tools for private use. to benefit yourself.
Who wants to be told that by him? Especially Qiu Jun's scolding, also scolded Chang Zhiyuan, the chief of the Censorship Court, Zuodu Censor, for a while, it was really chaotic, and there was no peace.
In all fairness, Tang Fan supports Qiu Jun's point of view very much, because the problems raised by his teacher are all real problems now, but Qiu Jun's temper is too impatient. many people.
But if it's not good for you, it doesn't mean it's wrong.
In today's world, it is precisely because there is a lack of people like Qiu Jun to come forward. Although Tang Fan knows better than Qiu Jun about current affairs, this does not hinder his reverence for his teacher.
At this time, it coincided with the 50th birthday of Concubine Wan's younger brother, Wan Tong, who became the commander of Jin Yiwei again. He sent out invitations, and officials above the fifth grade in Beijing received invitations. Qiu Jun, Tang Fan and others, naturally also on its list.
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small theater:
Tang Yu: Mao Mao, I plan to open a shop. What do you think is a good way to make a living
Tang Fan: Baozi? dumpling? Spring rolls? ravioli? Sister, the wontons in the north of the city are delicious.
Tang Yu: …
Suizhou: If my sister opens a food store, how will my importance be reflected in the future
Tang Yu: Well, for the sake of my brother's life-long event, then I'd better sell rouge gouache.
[Volume VII: Weining Haizi Case]