Chapter 108 History of the Palace Outside the Qing Dynasty (13-1)

Another "strange thing" that has been quoted as a help in the first lunar month is the legend that the military plane is forbidden to be full of six people, "you have to believe it."Someone pointed out: Since Tongzhi, the military planes have been full and the Han Dynasty, plus King Gong, has always been five people.In March of the second year of Guangxu, Jing Lian entered the post, and soon something happened: Wen Xiang died of illness.At the end of the fifth year of Guangxu, Li Hongzao was overwhelmed with worries and was about to recover. He was still scheduled to be on the military plane, so there were six more people. On New Year's Eve, Shen Guifen passed away suddenly.After Zuo Zongtang entered the army, fortunately, he was sent to Liangjiang soon, and nothing happened.Years ago when Wang Wenshao was dismissed from office and Weng Tonghe and Pan Zuyin entered the court, some people worried that something might happen.Sure enough, Pan Zuyin welcomed his old father Pan Zengshou, who was raised in Beijing, and suddenly fell ill. Pan Zuyin only served as Minister of Military Aircraft for more than 30 days.

This time, the bottom line of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs has to be dismissed.Among the servants of the Han Dynasty, there is no one who can be promoted to a minister with no qualifications and family, and the Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to use Peng Yulin as the minister of the Ministry of War, so she transferred Zhang Zhiwan to the Ministry of Punishment. Yan Jingming, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, was appointed concurrently. Pan Zuyin "read the rites" behind closed doors, so he naturally had to think about his mistakes.Thinking back to the two major cases during his tenure, one was the Yunnan reimbursement case, but every step was tenable, and the other was the unjust imprisonment of Wang Shuwen, which was different.Thinking about it from the beginning, I did a good job at first, but I went astray halfway, which almost made a big mistake.

The change in this case began when Tu Zongying was transferred to the governor of Hunan, and the governor of Henan was succeeded by Li Henian, the governor of Hedong River.Ren Kai had a deep relationship with Li Henian, so he seized the opportunity to maintain the original case with the support of the governor.Li Henian didn't have any prejudices at first, but because of the injustice of the case, the Beijing officials in Henan couldn't help talking too much, accusing him of favoring Ren Kai, which aroused Li Henian's spirit, and really favored Ren Kai. But Wang Shuwen is not Hu Ti'an, and it is already known throughout the country. It is not easy to maintain the original status of this case.Therefore, in order to shirk responsibility, Ren Kai made up some excuses, saying that although Wang Shuwen was not Hu Ti'an, he was also an accomplice in taking the stolen goods.According to the law of the Qing Dynasty: Robbers are charged with beheading regardless of their leaders and followers, so the officials who were originally interrogated were not at fault.

A major case of impersonation and slandering of a good person as a robber, has been replaced by a simple one, and the only question is whether Wang Shuwen should be sentenced to death.Where is the principal culprit, why did he mistake the king for a fool?Putting them aside without asking, the officials were very dissatisfied, and they played to protest one after another.So the court ordered Mei Qizhao, the new governor of Hedong River, to review. Mei Qizhao was sick and ill, and was about to resign as an old man. Of course, he didn't want to offend anyone, and the subordinates he sent to interrogate were all Li Henian's old people in Hedu, so the result of the review was to uphold the original case.The replay was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment. Zhao Shuqiao, the chief office of the Autumn Trial Office, thought that there were many doubts about the successive confessions, and suggested that the Ministry of Punishment should bring her for interrogation.It was received by the imperial edict: "that is to say, Li Henian will send the witness files of the whole case, send personnel to Beijing as soon as possible, and hand them over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for careful study and execution, so that the truth will come to light, so don't let it go in vain."

This time Li Henian and Mei Qizhao couldn't help panicking.Yang Naiwu's case is a lesson for the past. Of course, Zhejiang governor Yang Changjun and Xuezheng Hu Ruilan, who was sent to review, were severely condemned. Of course, they will not forget.So they discussed and decided to entrust an alternate Taoist priest to go to Beijing to lobby.This person is Pan Zuyin's favorite student, and he actually persuaded the teacher to maintain his original position. But Zhao Shuqiao refused, and insisted on whether to stay or stay, and openly stated: Zhao will not leave the autumn trial one day, and the case will not be moved for a day.Pan Zuyin's repeated persuasion was useless, but at this stalemate, Pan Zuyin reported Ding You.

After finishing the funeral, I am going to take the coffin back to Suzhou for burial. It will take two years before I can return to Beijing. The unfinished business of staying in Beijing for many years must be brought to an end.After careful consideration, this case was the only one that kept me in my heart, so I wrote a letter to Zhang Zhiwan in my own handwriting, blatantly blaming it, saying that it was a mistake made by a corporal. support. Just because of such a letter, Zhao Shuqiao could not be disturbed and questioned wholeheartedly. The whole case was interrogated at the end of February.Ma Zhu, magistrate of Zhenping County, was dismissed from his post and turned into the army. Li Henian and Mei Qizhao "submitted an important case for trial with a special order. Yu Wang Shuwen was wronged and could not be rehabilitated. He was punished by his subordinates in vain. The result was muddled. When he was interrogated in Beijing, Li Henian returned a fine Unsubstantiated statements, openly debated, always stubborn, are indeed responsible appointments, and dismissed immediately."

Although the unjust prison is fair, this case is not as sensational as the Yang Naiwu case, because there is no romantic figure like Xiaobaicai in this case, and the Yunnan reimbursement case has a twist and turns, which is another level. Pan Yingzhang, who had been dismissed, was sent to Beijing by the governor of Yunnan, and was taken into custody upon arrival, and no one was allowed to meet him.But he was shut down for several days and was not brought up for interrogation.This is because Zhang Zhiwan is not as courageous as Pan Zuyin.The more people who expect to share the responsibility, the better, and ask for more officials to investigate and deal with it.The Military Aircraft Department asked King Dun what he meant, and asked to send Yan Jingming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, and Xue Yunsheng, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, to handle it together, so it was delayed.

Of course, they didn't need to be present in person to interrogate Pan Yingzhang. There were a total of five people from each faction's cronies, including Zhao Shuqiao, to interrogate Pan Yingzhang. "Pan Yingzhang!" Zhao Shuqiao asked: "What is your relationship with Cui Zunyi and others? Let me tell you first. I can tell you that you have been fired. If you don't tell the truth, you will ask for trouble." Under the threat of torture, Pan Yingzhang was very knowledgeable, "I must tell the truth. Cui Zunyi is the general office of the Yunnan Rehabilitation Bureau. He is the same official in the same province and has always been friends. Zhou Ruiqing is a family friend." He said, "Long Jidong was originally my Muyou when I was the magistrate, the magistrate confessed that he was short of a sum of public funds, and it was Long Jidong who lent me his house to pay off the debt."

"Where's Li Yuhua?" "Li Yuhua went to Yunnan to work as an examiner, because he is from the same town and has had contacts with each other." "How did you and Cui Zunyi come to Beijing to lobby for the reimbursement case in Yunnan?" "Cui Zunyi was very anxious about the reimbursement case. After he was eager to settle it, he was going to resign and go home. Last year, I made up for Yongchang Mansion and was ordered to go to Beijing to introduce him. Cui Zunyi was also going to Beijing. At that time, he asked me to help him and asked Zhou Ruiqing to entrust the household department. It is easier to do it on behalf of the Secretary. This is entirely because I am afraid that the Secretary of the Ministry of Households will deliberately make things difficult."

When asked about this, Zhao Shuqiao first took a look at the accounts found out by Shun Tianxiang and Baichuantong. It was recorded that Cui Zunyi remitted 185,000 taels of silver from Yunnan to Beijing. Twenty-eight thousand taels, a total of two hundred and thirty-three thousand taels.The origin and whereabouts of this huge sum of money have never been clear. Now that Pan Yingzhang's personnel relationship has been clarified, he has to start from here. So he asked: "Do you know the total amount of silver taels remitted to Shun Tianxiang?" "Of course I know, the total is 185,000 taels, and the public funds are only 107,600 taels..."

This public fund was used by the Ministry of Preparatory Reimbursement and Allowances. In addition, there were personal funds of Cui Zunyi and Pan Yingzhang, and private funds remitted to Beijing on behalf of Yunnan officials, totaling 185,000 taels.There are three font sizes: Fu, Heng and Yu.If it is public expenditure, the deposit under the name of "Fu Ji" is used, and this account was only used for 50,000 taels at first. "After arriving in Beijing, I asked Zhou Ruiqing to discuss the reimbursement. Zhou Ruiqing didn't want to take care of it. He pleaded repeatedly before he agreed..." Pan Yingzhang seemed to be in the way, and stopped. "How about agreeing?" Pan Yingzhang thought for a while, and finally confessed honestly, "Zhou Ruiqing went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to inquire. This case was handled by Sun Jiamu, the editor-in-chief of the Yunnan Department. It happened that Long Jidong and Sun Jiamu were in the same department, so he was entrusted to discuss with Sun Jiamu, and an allowance of 80,000 was agreed. Two, pay 50,000 in advance. Later, the Zhou family paid Sun Jiamu 45,000, and the balance... " "Slow down!" The interrogator Shen Jiaben interrupted him and asked, "It was agreed to be 50,000, why did it change to 45,000?" "That's right," Pan Yingzhang said with difficulty, "I'll ask Zhou Ruiqing to withhold 5,000 taels, and pay after the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Industry agree and clear the procedures." "So, what about the other thirty thousand taels?" "The remaining 30,000 taels will be paid by myself after Cui Zunyi arrives in Beijing and the case is closed." "Since this is the case, it doesn't make sense to withhold the five thousand taels. If you think that Sun Jiamu didn't do it right, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry haven't agreed, you can withhold the thirty thousand taels and not give it. Why deduct the five thousand taels first? Shen Jiaben asked, "Think about it, is it unreasonable?" He asked implicitly, but Zhao Shuqiao revealed his secret directly, "This five thousand taels," he asked, "Is it a reward for Zhou Ruiqing?" Pan Yingzhang had already been warned on the road that Zhou Ruiqing and people above him must not be involved, so he replied in a firm voice: "Absolutely not!" "But why did you come here? Well, I won't ask you this question for the time being." Zhao Shuqiao said: "You go on." "Later, I didn't ask much about it. Firstly, I had to be busy with introductions. Secondly, I was not acclimatized to the environment, and I was not feeling well. I have been recuperating at Long's house." "Long Jidong also used Baichuantong's banknote, did you give it to him?" "No!" Pan Yingzhang said, "I have 10,000 taels of silver myself, and I set aside 5,000 taels of silver to Long Jidong to pay back his house price. I also gave 400 taels of silver to subsidize his meals and give him a birthday present for his old lady." .” "Where's Li Yuhua? Did he help you lobby?" Li Yuhua was a person who could not "work together". When Pan Yingzhang arrived in Beijing, when he talked about the Yunnan reimbursement case with Zhou Ruiqing and Long Jidong, he was warned.At this time, I honestly confessed, and at the same time said: "Li Yuhua asked me about it again and again, and I didn't dare to neglect him, so I entrusted Li Yuhua to handle the matter of Cui Zunyi's entrusted shopping." "What does it mean?" Pan Yingzhang smiled wryly and did not answer.In fact, there is no need to ask this question, of course it is to use this as an "adjustment", what should be asked is how many "benefits" did Li Yuhua get? "What did you ask Li Yuhua to buy?" "It's precious medicinal materials such as ginseng and deer antler." "How much did you pay him?" "Yes..." Pan Yingzhang thought for a while and said, "It's more than two thousand five hundred taels of silver, I can't remember the exact number, but I bought it through an order." "Did Li Yuhua buy it according to the order?" Shen Jiaben asked. "It's roughly according to the list." Pan Yingzhang said, "Some things can't be bought, or the goods are not good so I didn't buy them. I bought more than two thousand and one hundred taels of silver." "That is to say, the extra four hundred taels of silver has been paid back?" Pan Yingzhang hesitated for a while before answering: "Give it to him." The interrogator looked at each other and smiled, discussed with each other in a low voice, and Yu Gangyi asked: "Tell me about the accounts you handled for Cui Zunyi." "Yes!" Pan Yingzhang blinked his eyes and thought for a while, and replied cautiously: "The spare reimbursement silver is a total of 107,600 taels. I bought things on behalf of Cui Zunyi and spent more than 9,400 taels, leaving 10,000 taels." More than 5,800, it was handed over to him." "That one hundred and seven thousand six hundred taels is Yunnan's public funds?" "yes." "That said, Cui Zunyi embezzled the remaining 27,600 taels after removing the 80,000 taels of department fee?" Shen Jiaben's question clearly distinguished the eyebrows, and he asked the officials a little tiredly. They all lifted their spirits and stared at Pan Yingzhang to see what he had to say? Pan Yingzhang was a little nervous, and stammered to answer: "This, this can also be said." "What do you mean by 'You can also say that'? The facts are all there! Now let's do the calculations for Cui Zunyi. He has 32,000 taels for himself, and he borrowed 28,000 taels from Shun Tianxiang. It is 60,000, and then embezzled. There are 27,600 taels of public funds, a total of 87,600 taels!" Shen Jiaben raised his voice and asked: "A Taoist priest came to Beijing to introduce him, why did he spend so much money?" After repeated cross-examination, this sentence hit the nail on the head.But the interviewers have different ideas. Some people ask for the truth, while others say "discuss the matter as it stands." Complete the stolen goods and reduce the crime", the purpose of not seeking for nothing, I feel that the sentence of "doing nothing too much" should be achieved.And now is the time for him to uphold his purpose. So, he coughed first, indicating that he had something to say, and then looked around, saying hello, which was equivalent to saying: "Be calm and wait until I finish." Before saying anything, let's take a look at Pan Yingzhang's demeanor.He blinked and stared at the brick floor, appearing to be very attentive. At this moment, as long as he stopped drinking, he would be flustered, but Zhao Shuqiao was unwilling to do so. After asking a few quick questions, he was ordered to remand in custody, and the next step was to interrogate Sun Jiamu.Before Pan Yingzhang came to the case, he dismissed everything completely. Now that witnesses and witnesses are all there, he can't deny it. He sees the wind and thinks it's better to tell the whole story. , so after one lecture, even if the facts of the case are not clear, they are generally understood. Of course, Zhou Ruiqing was a very important person. Sun Jiamu only took care of Cui Zunyi's reimbursement, and the 45,000 silver he collected was distributed to the officials of the department, and had nothing to do with the officials.For example, Wang Wenshao and Jing Lian received huge bribes, of course Zhou Ruiqing overpaid.However, it is beyond the ability of the officer to interrogate high-level officials of the first and second ranks, so in front of him, what he needs to ask him is how to negotiate a deal between Cui Zunyi and Sun Jiamu. His confession did not differ from what Pan Yingzhang said. He asked why he only paid 45,000 when he was asked to pay 50,000, and why kept 5,000?But he couldn't tell the truth.It only means that the five thousand taels of silver have never been used, and Shun Tianxiang still exists, which is a proof that he has never received any "benefits". The case has been dealt with here, and it is divided into two parts to "chasing". It is clear that it is chasing people and recovering stolen goods. According to Sun Jiamu's confession, all officials who have received money are asked to be dismissed or dismissed. The army commanded the yamen and sent troops to arrest him.Some escaped, some committed suicide in fear of crime, and some were terrified, but quite a few people applauded and applauded, thinking that after such a vigorous rectification, the atmosphere in the officialdom would change drastically. The dark part is to reorganize the account books of Shun Tianxiang and Baichuantong, and check Cui Zunyi's income and expenditure, in order to uncover a mystery: why he spent more than 80,000 taels of silver on a trip to Beijing. The entry and exit of tens of thousands of yuan, of course, use bank notes.Cui Zunyi wrote a note to inform Shun Tianxiang and Baichuantong to issue the invoices, and the acceptance of the bank notes can roughly find out the ins and outs. Bank accounts they are familiar with have cashed the notes issued by Cui Zunyi on their behalf.After tracing it down one by one, even Cui Zunyi is very clear about the money he spent in the "Eight Great Hutongs". After this settlement, there are settled expenses. The total is more than 53,000, and there are more than 34,000 Silver, missing. "Where is this going to be used?" Shen Jiaben expressed his opinion to the officer: "Over 34,000 silver is not a small number, there must be an explanation. Otherwise..." How else?Although he didn't say anything, everyone knew that the speaker didn't see Kemmer's breath. "Furthermore, King Dun attaches great importance to this level. If he gets confused, I'm afraid he won't let it go." "Let's talk about it quickly," Zhao Shuqiao spread his hands, "I know exactly where he used the more than 34,000 silver, but there is no evidence to prove it. We can't arbitrarily say who the money must be given to." Yes. Look, everyone, isn’t that right?” This is of course true, even Shen Jiaben had to acquiesce. "It can be seen from this that at the beginning of this case, it is necessary to use lightning-fast means to catch Cui Pan and the others, which is the right thing to do. Now that Cui Zunyi is dead, there is no need to say anything." "Although Cui Zunyi is dead, Zhou Ruiqing is here." Shen Jiaben protested loudly. When Pan Yingzhang was about to be interrogated again, he suddenly complained of illness and sent someone to check, which is true.But even though he couldn't attend the hearing, he handed over a "self-confession", explaining why Cui Zunyi came to Beijing to introduce him, and how much money did he need to spend?The confession said: "Cui Zunyi is flashy by nature, spending money extravagantly. He took out the family members of the coffin, and there were dozens of escorts along the way. After arriving in Beijing, he brought the silver tael to his younger brother Cui Ziqin; he took the coffin parked in Jingzhou back to his original place for burial, and brought it back by himself. The relatives first went to Zhuozhou to protect their children and relatives, and then lived in Beijing. They bought more clothes and played well, and there were many merchants at the door, so the cost was huge. When returning from Beijing to the south, Sichuan must have a huge capital. It is also conceivable. And Cui Zunyi arrived After Beijing, in the middle of May, and before May, if the leather workers bought things on their behalf, there are confessions and bills from each shop. Cui Zunyi bought things by himself, and Shun Tianxiang's shop partner found out that the bills were According to it. The leather workers left Beijing in May, and Cui Zunyi took money from the account, mostly in June and July, and I really don’t know how the rest of the money will be used.” This personal confession, if it matters, is only in the last few sentences. Cui Zunyi's missing money was used in June and July after Pan Yingzhang left Beijing. Bribes to Wang Wenshao and Jing Lian. Just because of this view, all the members of the committee felt that the case should be settled at this point, and there was no need for further recourse.However, King Dun didn't think so. The two officials sent by King Dun to the Ministry of Punishment for joint interrogation are Langzhong from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, one named Wen Pei and the other named Guangsen. These two people have an advantage over other trial officials: they are very familiar with the local situation in the capital.According to their investigation, it is true that Cui Zunyi was "flashy by nature and profligate with money", but even among the 60,000 silver he actually spent, there were many false accounts.In other words, on the surface it is said that "shopping more clothes and having fun, and merchants are always at the door", but in fact the 60,000 silver was not used, and some of the money was used elsewhere under the cover of this name. Therefore, King Dun still advocates strict pursuit, and at the same time believes that the "ice respect" and "ceremony" listed in Cui Zunyi's account should also be thoroughly investigated.This made Weng Tonghe and others feel very embarrassed. Gifts from foreign officials, as in this case, cannot be regarded as bribery.If you want to conduct a thorough investigation according to King Dun's intention, you will be involved endlessly, and it will not be the end at all.However, King Dun always disagreed with all kinds of explanations, so the case could not be concluded even if he wanted to. As the days drag on for a long time, there will inevitably be rumors, and even spread to King Chun.He valued Weng Tonghe very much, so he wrote a letter of advice at that time, advising him to avoid suspicion.Weng Tonghe had a clear conscience, besides replying to thank you, he thought it was funny, so he ignored it. However, things are not as simple as they imagined.The Empress Dowager Cixi summoned Lin Shu and Xue Yunsheng to ask about the reimbursement case in Yunnan, but she never mentioned it to him. It can be seen that the rumors have spread to the Empress Dowager Cixi, and she has doubts about him. She suspects that he is on Wang Wenshao's side. Close up.This suspicion, if not dispelled, would be very inappropriate, so Weng Tonghe was quite anxious. However, Weng Tonghe has been a Beijing official for 30 years, from a master to a military minister, and has been in the inner court for 22 years. He has seen many things and experienced many turmoil, so naturally he will not make any self-defeating actions. .As long as this case can be concluded quickly, the dust will settle and the rumors will stop. Therefore, he instructed the two officials of the Ministry of Industry he sent to the interrogation to instigate from them, investigate what should be investigated as soon as possible, ask what should be asked as soon as possible, and keep urging, the clue of the case is becoming clearer and clearer.Although the whereabouts of Cui Zunyi's more than 30,000 taels of silver is unknown, apart from that, Jing Lian and Wang Wenshao were not involved in the confession, so it should be time to close the case as it stands. Therefore, he first contacted Linshu, because he and Pan Zuyin were originally sent to investigate the case. After Pan Zuyin and Dingyou, he became the only person who knew the whole case, so he became the person in charge of the whole case virtually. people.When we talked about it, Lin Shu had the same meaning as him, and he also hoped to end it as soon as possible, to end the errand. "It should have been a long time ago, but it's just because the fifth master still refuses to let go. Shuping, you played the decree with the fifth master. If the fifth master has any unreasonable words, we are inconvenient to argue, and we have to rely on you to block it." he." This means that if Weng Tonghe can deal with King Dun, the case will be over quickly, otherwise it will be delayed until King Dun has nothing to say. "Okay." Weng Tonghe agreed resolutely, "I'll block it." "Except for the fifth master, there are five of us in total now. We have to get together to talk first, and we have to introduce a host." "That's right. Just gather in the dormitory. On that day?" "It doesn't matter if it's too hasty, the Ministry of Criminal Justice must make preparations. I've watched the festival for a day, and I'll let you know when I have negotiated with Zhang Ziqing and Xue Yunjie." After the Dragon Boat Festival, we will gather at Weng's house on May 13th.There are only five hosts and guests, and they are the five ministers assigned to investigate this case.In addition to Weng Tonghe, Lin Shu was also willing to help Jing Lian and Wang Wenshao, Yan Jingming was focusing on rectifying the atmosphere in the household department, Zhang Zhiwan was well versed in Huang Lao's learning, and had always done nothing, everything was blamed on Xue Yunsheng, the servant of the Ministry of punishment. Xue Yunsheng, courtesy name Yunjie, was born in Xi'an. He was the same year as Weng Tonghe.It seems that his official career is slow, but he is actually a late bloomer.In the past seventeen years, he has broken through the code of laws and regulations. He is not only proficient in the study of criminal names, but also well versed in the way of herdsmen. Therefore, he has risen from the Raozhou government and worked as an inspector in Shanxi in four years. At that time, there was a severe drought in Henan and Shanxi. From governor Zeng Guoquan down, relief was the most important thing in Shanxi. Although the governor was in charge of the province's punishment, he was also ordered to participate in the relief work, assisting Yan Jingming, comprehensively checking the cashier, and spotless.In the second year, with excellent achievements, he was promoted to the Shandong feudal secretary and acted as the governor of water transport.Within six years of Guangxu's reign, he was transferred to be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and he was Pan Zuyin's most capable assistant. Originally, the reimbursement case in Yunnan had nothing to do with him, but because of Yan Jingming's sponsorship, he was specially assigned to handle it, but Zhang Zhiwan had no claim, so it was actually organized by him.As far as laws and regulations are concerned, of course he must listen to his opinion. So Xue Yunsheng recited eight regulations in one breath, all of which were related to corruption and perverting the law. , according to half of the crime', "If you don't break the law, you will be punished within one year, and the death penalty will be reduced to second-class punishment, and the exiles will be exempted."" Everyone understands the latter point, which is the origin of Pan Zuyin's method of "consuming stolen goods and reducing crimes".But the first article is quite confusing. Most people don't understand what is meant by "half the stolen goods"? "It's like this," Xue Yunsheng explained again, "receiving stolen goods and breaking the law is different from receiving stolen goods without breaking the law. The former is a serious crime, while the latter is a light crime. Therefore, the crime is 'half the stolen goods'. Even so, the so-called half There are other express regulations. Those who break the law with stolen goods and get more than eighty taels of stolen goods will be hanged, and the calculation will be based on half of the stolen goods. One hundred and twenty two twists, according to the actual calculation, the crime will be reduced by one-third of the stolen goods. This is a person with a salary..." "Slowly," Lin Shu asked, "What is a person with a salary?" Weng Tonghe, who was sitting next to him, had been an official of the Ministry of Punishments twice, and was quite familiar with the laws and regulations, so he replied on his behalf: "Those whose monthly salary is more than one stone are called 'people with salary', and those who are less than one stone are called "people without salary." people'." "Oh!" Linshu asked again, "How about Wulu people?" "Whoever breaks the law and receives more than one hundred and twenty taels of stolen goods will be hanged, but if he does not break the law, he will only get a hundred sticks and flow two thousand miles." "But now it's very clear, the key is to break the law and not to break the law." Yan Jingming looked around, and finally his eyes fell on Xue Yunsheng. "Old man," Xue Yunsheng replied calmly, "Bringing the law does not mean breaking the law. It originally refers to the term of punishment. The law states: 'Those who receive money after the event and do not vainly judge should not vainly judge the law'. The word 'juan' refers to judging the case. Since there are precedents for this reimbursement case, it can only be said that he cited the examples improperly, but he cannot be said to have broken the law." "Since that's the case," Yan Jingming said slowly, "it's not a violation of the law." "Yes!" Xue Yunsheng repeated: "We have to count them as not breaking the law." "It's better to lose than to lose. I can see the benevolence of the court." Lin Shu looked at Yan Jingming and asked, "What does Dan Weng think?" Yan Jingming cupped his hands: "I have no prejudices, and I listen to public opinions." "Then ask Yun Jie to preside over it, and convict according to the law." Weng Tonghe emphasized his tone: "Follow the law." "Naturally, there are some considerations. Some should be aggravated, some should be lightened, and a purpose must be set." "I'm afraid it won't be possible to reduce it. As it is, King Dun has already refused to nod, and if you talk about reducing it, he will never lead the performance." Everyone felt that Lin Shu's opinion was good.In order to deal with King Dun, Weng Tonghe proposed a method. There are two types of convictions. One is to draw up according to the law, and do whatever you want without extra-judicial circumstances, and there is no need to add or subtract.Draw up the charges and ask King Dun to decide. This method finally respected King Dun and was enough to appease his "injustice".Next, we will talk about replaying what should be said in person, and pushing that to say it. "Of course it's Senior Dan Weng..." "No!" Yan Jingming interrupted Weng Tonghe and said, "It's not you, then Ziqing, why use me to speak." What Yan Jingming meant was that Weng Tonghe was the Minister of Military Affairs and Zhang Zhiwan was the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, so he should not be the one to speak on status and duties.Of course, this implied humility, so when Weng Tonghe urged him again with the statement that "it will be done according to the order and has nothing to do with his own duties", he agreed. Therefore, under the presidency of Xue Yunsheng, the Ministry of Punishment, one by one, added and subtracted convictions according to the express provisions of the law.The first list was drawn up, only to realize that the purpose agreed at Weng's house that day was unrealistic, and it was too frivolous to convict him according to the law. So he had to discuss it with Zhang Zhiwan, and after explaining the reasons briefly, he continued: "Take Fu Zhi as an example, although he is the doctor in charge of the Yunnan Division, the Yunnan reimbursement case was undertaken by Sun Jiamu, who was the main drafter, and he signed the letter together. At that time, I didn't know what was wrong with it. Afterwards, I heard about it and asked Sun Jiamu, and I got four thousand taels of silver. And according to the law of "If you don't break the law and steal the crime, it will be completed within one year, the death penalty will be reduced to a second-class punishment, and the exile will be exonerated". As long as you spit out four thousand taels of silver, you can be innocent. From that point of view, It’s all unexplainable.” "Yes!" Zhang Zhiwan asked, "How to remedy it?"