Chapter 654: Playing tricks
Getting the head for verification?
This is not good news. Zhao Daying felt a little uneasy in his heart. Whether those heads were Tatars or the old, young, women and children of Liujia Village. No one knew the facts better than him. After all, he personally led the troops to "borrow" those heads from Liujiacun.
At that time, he bribed his wife and shaved his head into a Tatar look, but men, women, old and young could still be distinguished inside. It is impossible for the Tatars to have women and children when they fight.
In addition, although the heads are somewhat dehydrated when preserved, people who are familiar with them can still recognize them. Not to mention, Liu Dadao and the others are from Liujia Village.
The more Zhao Daying thought about it, the more uneasy he became.
"Sir Zhang, you are the Minister of War. I am applying to have the head of Zhao Daying, who reported his merit last year, for identification." Zhu Pingan handed over his hand to Zhang Gu, the right minister of the Ministry of War, who was sitting in the court. The application said, "This is the key point of this case. Please give your order."
"This is Well, the heads that Zhao Daying presented at that time were indeed sealed in the warehouse of the Ministry of War." Zhang Gu paused mid-sentence in the courtroom, and then continued, "However, these heads are not within the scope of my duties."
Zhang Gu did not agree or refuse, but left Zhu Pingan there. This is a commonly used tactic of pushing in officialdom. You push me, I push him. If you push three, two, five, things will go wrong. Zhang Gu obviously knows this well.
“The lower official applies to the court for verification of his head. This is the responsibility of the court.”
Zhu Ping'an once again held up his hands and insisted, I don't care whether you have jurisdiction over your duties or not. The "Da Ming Law" makes it very clear that if the parties apply for the court to collect evidence, the court should collect it ex officio.
"This" Zhang Gu is a little embarrassed.
When Zhang Gu was in trouble in the hall, Yan Shifan in the auditorium smiled slightly, lowered his head and whispered a few words to Zhao Qiu beside him, and then saw Zhao Qiu nodding his head again and again. He glanced at Zhu Pingan from the corner of his eye, and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"The treasury of the Ministry of Justice is under my jurisdiction. Since Zhu Ping'an wants to verify his head, I will satisfy you. With this seal, you can go to the treasury of the Ministry of War, check the booklet, and get it. The head will be used for identification."
Zhao Qiu stood up, took out a seal from his waist, and handed it to the officer standing beside him, who handed it to the chief judge of the court.
Uncle?
Hearing this, Zhao Daying turned to Zhao Qiu anxiously, but saw Zhao Qiu giving him a calm look.
In an instant, Zhao Da Ying was enlightened and suddenly realized.
Yes, what do I have to worry about? The treasuries where the heads are located are all controlled by my uncle. It would be easy for a civet cat to change into a prince, and so on. Not to mention fifty-nine heads, but five hundred and ninety-nine heads. That's just a matter of words.
After thinking about it, Zhao Daying became arrogant. He looked at Zhu Ping'an unscrupulously and said sarcastically, "If you want to verify the head, then go ahead. That is, Mr. Zhu, you have to do a good job. Be mentally prepared, that head is not from the Four Books and Five Classics. When the time comes, our champion will not be frightened by the head.”
Uh
Zhu Ping'an raised his head and glanced at Zhao Daying, slightly startled.
"In that case, let's have Zhang lead the people to get the head." After Zhang Gu received the seal, he nodded, took out the seal and gave it to the Ministry of Punishments. Zhang arrested the head and ordered him to go to the Ministry of War to get his head.
"Zhang Captou and the others are going to get the head. My lords, let's take advantage of this time to have some light meals. As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people. My lords, my punishment department cannot afford it. This responsibility. The food in my criminal department is not as good as outside. The delicacies on the jade plate are beautiful and delicious, but the best thing is to eat them in large quantities. My lords, please invite me.”
He Ao, the Minister of Punishment, waved a servant to the presiding seat and whispered a few words to Wang Xueyi, and then Wang Xueyi stood up. He said to everyone with a smile.
"Master Wang is joking."
"After hearing what Master Wang said, I am really hungry, so we have to be respectful and obey orders."
"Haha, we are too Take this opportunity to taste the food of the Punishment Department. The chef of the Punishment Department is famous among our six yamen."
All the officials present in the court stood up and responded.
Uh
Zhu Ping'an.
So, everyone reached an agreement. Chief Zhang of the Criminal Department led the servants to the Military Department to get the head. Everyone would take this time to have lunch, and then continue the meeting after finishing the meal.
The chef of the Punishment Department had already processed the ingredients and was waiting for the order from the court to pass on the meal. An agreement was reached here, and the food in the kitchen of the Punishment Department was brought out in plates. It's a combination of meat and vegetables, four dishes and one soup, piping hot.
A person speaks lightly.
Zhu Pingan stood there, shaking his head and smiling bitterly.
Just now, Zhu Ping'an noticed that Zhao Qiu, the left minister of the Ministry of War, summoned the accompanying officials and explained a few words, and then the officials dared to go out in a hurry in front of Zhang Captou.
Needless to say, the head must have been tampered with.
There is no way, even if I notice this, I have no choice but to watch Zhao Qiu and the others make trouble.
Even if he followed Zhang Captou to the Ministry of War to get his head, he could not stop Zhao Qiu and the others from doing anything. They have plenty of ways to do tricks. When they go to the Ministry of War with Zhang Captou, they will definitely have to go through some procedures, and this time is enough for them to do tricks.
However, I have considered this before, and hope that the historical records are not wrong.
"What's wrong, Mr. Zhu, why don't you eat?"
While Zhu Pingan was stunned, Zhao Daying, who was at the auditorium table, walked over with a chicken drumstick in his hand and pressed hard in front of Zhu Pingan. He took a bite of the chicken leg and smiled sarcastically while chewing it.
You laugh so happily and eat so heartily. But you may be happy too early.
Zhu Pingan raised his head, glanced at him, and replied lightly, "Master Zhao, are you riding backwards?"
Fuck!
Come again! You wait for Zhu Pingan, and you will cry after dinner!
Zhao Daying’s face suddenly darkened, the smile on his face became stiff, and the chicken in his mouth suddenly became boring! He glared hard at Zhu Pingan, his eyes full of resentment.
Come with good fortune and return with bad luck.
This is probably Zhao Daying's mentality at the moment. Zhao Daying wanted to ridicule Zhu Ping'an, but was disappointed and returned to his table angrily.
There are four dishes and one soup on each table for lunch, and four or five officials share the same table. Those from the strict party, those from the Li party, and those from the neutral party can always share the same table. Zhu Pingan is an exception. Other officials are motivated by one reason or another. Considering and worrying, no one came to share the table with Zhu Pingan.
So, Zhu Ping'an was alone, occupying a table by himself, enjoying four dishes and one soup to himself.
"There's no one there. Just in time, Da Dao, you guys are in a good mood, come and eat together. The table is a little small, so we can fit it even if it's crowded."
Zhu Ping'an looked at the one who was alone The table smiled slightly, and then beckoned Liu Mu and Liu Dadao over, inviting them to sit at the table and eat together.
Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and the others were not officials, so the kitchen of the Ministry of Punishment only gave them two steamed buns each. It's good now, no need to chew the steamed buns anymore. (End of this chapter)