Chapter 120
120 A case that the Ministry of Justice can’t solve, let me solve it (2)
Xu Qi ‘an crossed the threshold and cupped his fists.”I am Xu Qi ‘an. Greetings, Sirs.”
He swept his gaze across the crowd and saw a familiar-looking woman. She was one of the constables from the capital governor’s office, Lu Qing.
The latter also noticed him, and a deep confusion flashed in her eyes. They were even more shocked when they saw the two silver gongs and the other copper gongs following Xu Qi ‘an’s lead.
An official from the Ministry of Justice glanced at Xu Qi ‘an and said, “”For such a big case, the night watchman didn’t even send a golden gong. This official will definitely submit an impeachment tomorrow.”
“Why do I need to report to the Ministry of Justice when the night watchman is investigating a case?” Xu Qi ‘an said indifferently.
“I’ve heard that the Ministry of Justice has detained many officials from the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Rites, and the palace. They’ve also stopped us from interrogating them. Minister, may I ask what this means?”
Minister sun, whom he had met once before, did not speak. He did not even look at Xu Qi ‘an. He picked up the teacup expressionlessly and took a sip.
In the officialdom, serving tea meant to send off guests.
Xu Qi ‘an’s lips curled up. He didn’t continue to argue, but found a seat and sat down quietly.
In everyone’s eyes, he had admitted defeat and tolerated Minister sun’s display of power.
At this moment, an official rushed over in a panic. He glanced at the night watchmen and lowered his head to whisper a few words in the ear of an official from the Ministry of Justice.
The official from the Ministry of Justice’s expression changed drastically. He slammed the table and stood up. He pointed his halberd at Xu Qi ‘an and the others and scolded, “”Preposterous, he’s simply disregarding the law!”
All the officials in the hall frowned.
“What’s going on?” Minister sun asked.
The official from the Ministry of Justice looked excited. He cupped his hands and said, “”Minister, eunuch Liu, this group of night watchmen killed people in front of the Ministry of Justice’s Gate, and they even killed generals with official positions. How arrogant, how arrogant. They must be severely punished.”
All the officials were shocked. Even the head eunuch, who had been putting on airs and squinting his eyes, looked at Xu Qi ‘an and the others in surprise.
Minister sun’s expression did not change. He gently patted the armrest of his chair and said, ” the Ministry of Justice is in charge of laws and orders. I’m here to share His Majesty’s burden and to plead for orders for the people. Men …
“Wait!” Xu Qi ‘an interrupted him loudly and sneered, “”I was investigating the case by Imperial Order, but the Ministry of Justice obstructed me from doing so. I held a gold medal in my hand, and I will execute first before reporting. In addition, I suspect that the Ministry of Justice has colluded with the thieves and is the culprit behind the destruction of the mountain river temple in Yongzhen. Minister sun, why don’t you come with me to the Yamen?”
It’s actually so tough?
The officials of the Magistrate Court looked at each other in disbelief. Was this really something that a mere copper Gong would dare to say?
Minister sun was a second-rank official who held great power and was one of the ministers of the Imperial court. This Tong Gong in front of him actually dared to speak like this. He completely did not put Minister sun in his eyes.
The officials of the magistrate’s office could not help but look at their superiors, only to find magistrate Chen looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, pretending not to see anything.
“How audacious!”
“How dare you frame the Minister? how many heads do you have?”
The official from the Ministry of Justice was furious.
Xu Qi ‘an became even more arrogant. He took a step forward, one hand on his saber, and stared at the people from the Ministry of Justice.”If the Ministry of Justice can’t solve the case, I’ll do it. If the Ministry of Justice can’t kill them, I’ll do it!”
“There’s still more!” Xu Qi ‘an took out the gold medal given by His Majesty. His hand trembled, and the gold medal spun and embedded itself into the ground with a “bang,” sending fine dust into the air.
“The Ministry of Justice dares to obstruct my investigation, I will kill the Ministry of Justice as well!”
“Is it clear enough?”
The meeting hall was silent. The Furious official from the Ministry of Justice suddenly became silent, not because he was afraid, but because he was shocked.
What’s wrong with the Yamen? What happened to Wei Yuan?
Wasn’t sending such a hotheaded youth to handle this case giving their political enemies a handle?
Just based on these words, if he was arrested and thrown into the Ministry of Justice’s prison, he would never be able to get out. The Ministry of Justice will send a letter to Wei Yuan tomorrow and see how he explains it.
“Hehe!” The head eunuch in the Python robe laughed. you’re indeed young and full of vigor. You’re showing off your abilities.
He looked around at the crowd. let me introduce this Tong Gong to everyone. He was recommended by the eldest Princess and personally named by His Majesty as the Yamen’s chief office for the night watchman.
“By the way, he was sentenced to be cut at the waist seven days later by the Duke of Wei for injuring his superior. His Majesty is merciful and allowed him to atone for his crimes with good deeds.”
No wonder the organizer appointed by His Majesty dared to be so arrogant … He injured a superior and was cut in half at the waist seven days later. No wonder his killing intent was so strong!
The officials of the Ministry of Justice suddenly fell silent.
This was a madman at the end of his road. Solving the case was his only chance of survival. Such people were most likely to go to the extreme. If he was forced into a corner, he would probably be willing to drag a few of them down with him.
This could be seen from the fact that he had killed the officer without hesitation.
Seeing that the officials of the Ministry of Justice were all trying to avoid harm, the head eunuch pressed his hand down and said, “”Sit down, all of you. The Sang Bo case is of great importance, and his Majesty places more importance on it than the tax silver case. He has specially ordered me to be the governor and supervise all of you in handling the case.
“The night watchman came just in time. It saves me the trouble of talking to you guys later.”
This eunuch is obviously more biased towards me … To be more precise, it was the night watchman. Was it related to Wei Yuan?
Xu Qi ‘an cupped his fists and returned to his seat.
Song tingfeng was very cooperative. He ran forward to pull out the gold medal and presented it with both hands.”My Lord, here’s your gold medal,”
Xu Qi ‘an glanced at the crowd and took the box. “En!”
His second stage of establishing his might was very effective.
Shaping himself into a reckless man at the end of the road could solve many of the following problems. If the people from the Ministry of Justice and the government wanted to fight for credit, they would have to think twice. The guy he was going to face was a lunatic who would draw his sword and kill people if he didn’t agree with him.
Xu Qi ‘an didn’t care what kind of trouble it would cause in the future. For one thing, he believed that Wei Yuan would shelter him from the storm. Secondly, if he couldn’t solve the case, he didn’t have to care about the follow-up. He would either die or leave the capital forever.
Eunuch Liu took a sip of tea and said,”there are people missing in all three yamens. It’s highly possible that these missing people are di Zi, who is helping the thieves secretly transport gunpowder.” What do you all think of this?”
“I’ve already sent people to investigate the families of the nine deceased,” magistrate Chen said.”They are still in the capital and have no idea about the disappearance of their relatives. I’m guessing that the nine of them didn’t run away, but were killed.”
Eunuch Liu nodded slightly.
there must be more plates hidden in the three yamens, ” an official from the Ministry of Justice said. the plates are even more hidden. They killed people to silence them and accounted for those who knew about it.
Eunuch Liu frowned and muttered to himself.
Xu Qi ‘an listened in silence. Since they had stayed to attend the meeting, the detained people were of little use.
Because as long as he listened to the conversation between the Ministry of Justice and the Magistrate Court, he would be able to get the information he wanted.
“I’m afraid it’s not just the court of judicial review and the Ministry of Rites. Even the Ministry of Works has plates.” Lu Qing said in a deep voice.
Everyone looked at the only woman present.
Eunuch Liu looked at Lu Qing and nodded, “”Continue,”
“I’ve investigated their family background and interpersonal relationships,” Lu Qing said.”With their ability, it’s impossible for them to smuggle so much gunpowder from the gunpowder factory. Therefore, there must be someone in the Ministry of Works who is secretly assisting us, and that person must have a high position.”
His official position was not small …
“Gunpowder is a strategic resource that the Imperial court places great importance on, and all sorts of security and anti-theft measures are very strict and complete. Without the assistance of a high ranking official from the Ministry of Works, this matter can not be done.”
The logic was clear and reasonable. Everyone nodded as they listened. They had a whole new level of respect for this Female Constable.
Xu Qi ‘an noticed that a eunuch beside eunuch Liu was writing furiously. He seemed to be taking notes and recording the conversations of the crowd.
…. Was this for Emperor yuanjing to see?
The Emperor placed far more importance on this case than the tax and silver case … Well, that’s true. I wonder what that thing that came out of the Mulberry Lake is.
If it wasn’t something extremely terrifying or important, it wouldn’t have been sealed in sang po.
Xu Qian thought to himself.
Eunuch Liu, who was wearing a Python robe, looked at the night watchman and Xu Qi ‘an. He asked,”Lord Xu, don’t keep silent. As the host of the night watchman, have you gained anything?”
The officials from the Magistrate Court and the Ministry of Justice looked over at the same time.
[ PS: I’m a little tired and don’t want to correct the wrong words word by word. Everyone, remember to mention it in this chapter and give me a reminder. ]
The plot of these chapters was more serious, so he wasn’t cheeky.