Han Shizu

Chapter 1934 Trouble
In the whole spring of the 26th year of Kaibao, if there were any incidents that shocked the court and attracted the attention of the court and the public, it was not the conquest of the prince by the prince, the honorable colonization, or the death of three uncles in succession, but the arrest of the world-famous merchant Jia Kangning.

Although it was quickly handed over to the Dali Temple, from the Sina people of the imperial city to the Xiazhao Prison, it has already shown the special nature of this case, which has raised its attention to the highest level.

A merchant, no matter how rich he is, no matter how good his relationship with the government, and no matter how close he is with the powerful, he is still just a lowly merchant. However, there are reasons why the old emperor can personally pay attention to him and affect the hearts of the people. Where there are doubts, there are also unspeakable details.

As for Xiang Minzhong, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple who has been in office for less than a year, after a short period of doubts, he is facing tremendous pressure.Since Kang Ning was handed over to the prison of Dali Temple, the whole Dali Temple became lively, and suddenly became the most watched place inside and outside the court.

And such attention made Xiang Minzhong feel no honor at all.Those who sent people to inquire, pass on messages, and pleaded were all dignitaries in the court, and there was no one whose rank and real power were lower than him, a fourth-rank young minister.

From the moment he took over the Kang Ning case, Xiang Minzhong knew that it was troublesome, and he also knew that the background was complicated and involved many things, but he never expected that it would be so complicated and involved so deeply.

The first person to find Xiang Minzhong was Yang Xun, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials. He was the second son of the late Changwu Bo Yang Tingzhang. Yang Tingzhang was the wife and younger brother of the late Xing Guogong Guo Wei. Close and deep.

As for the others, either the officials are bigger than him, or the power is heavier than him, or they are nobles that he can't reach.Just one Kang Ning has disturbed the people of the imperial court, and the undercurrent is surging.

What made Xiang Minzhong most suspicious was that it had been a few days, and Xiang Minzhong hadn't figured out exactly how Kang Ning was going to be interrogated, and what the outcome of the interrogation should be.

When the Imperial City Division handed over the person, Wang Jien's adoptive son Zhang Jinjie was arrogant, with his nostrils turned upside down, and he only left a sentence of the emperor's oral order of "good trial", saying two more words seemed like a gift.

As for Dali Siqing, who is the immediate boss, he took a "routine vacation" as soon as he received the news, and only left a sentence of careful review, an attitude that I am very optimistic about you.

Dali Temple Minister is still Luan County Duke Murong Chengde. As an official, Murong Chengde is relatively "high-level". He never asks about specific affairs. Even if necessary, he pays attention to small matters instead of big ones.

Someone once impeached Murong Chengde for being lazy, and even Emperor Liu called him to the Chui Gong Hall for accountability, but Murong Chengde was not in a hurry, and even plausibly said that as the chief officer of the department, he only needs to send Just control the overall situation and do a good job of coordination. As for the specific affairs, he has his own subordinates, Shaoqing, Tuiguan, and various temple affairs. Murong Chengde's ability is limited, and he really can't do everything by himself like Zhuge Wuhou.
Murong Chengde's argument was not approved by Emperor Liu, but he did not ask any further questions. In this way, Murong Chengde, the Minister of Dali Temple, still lived quietly and comfortably.

In recent years, the person in charge of daily affairs and specific cases in Dali Temple is actually Shaoqing.The Kang Ning case also naturally fell into Xiang Minzhong's hands.

Considering the complexity of Kang Ning's background and the particularity of the case itself, Xiang Minzhong couldn't bear the pressure from all parties after two days of trial according to the regulations, so he mustered up the courage to go to the palace to see Emperor Liu, hoping to get instructions from the imperial edict. But Emperor Liu refused to see him, and only sent a message, four words: do your job well.

Xiang Minzhong is an extremely cautious person who seeks stability in everything and never takes risks, especially political risks, and the issues involved in Kang Ning, in Xiang Minzhong's eyes, contain major political risks.

Whether it's the emperor's personal attention or the people who greet him from all sides, they all prove this point. If it is not handled properly, it is likely to cause political turmoil.

The prison in Dali Temple is also dark and damp, but compared with those ordinary or special prisons, it has a less terrifying and infiltrating atmosphere, and the overall environment is cleaner.

Kang Ning was held alone as a key prisoner, and the guards were also very strict. Even the most recent interrogation was held in the cell.After only a few days in prison, Kang Ning's aging is very obvious, and he looks more and more like an old man who is nearly [-] years old.

The main responsibility of Dali Temple is to break prisons and carry out detailed punishments, focusing on auditing, but it also has its own system and methods in judging and investigating, but these cannot be used on Kang Ning, so naturally it is difficult to be effective The reason is that even Xiang Minzhong, who is mainly in charge, was hesitant at first.

In the cell, the interrogation is still going on. This is probably the weirdest scene of asking questions in Dali Temple in recent years. The pusher is conducting routine interrogation, but he doesn't care what answers he can get from Kang Ning.

And Kang Ning also answered absent-mindedly, but his attention was not on the question, and all he was thinking about was how to solve the current predicament he was facing.That is to say, the expressions on both sides are very serious, so as not to make the atmosphere less solemn.

Not long after, the new round of interrogation ended, and the pushing officer walked out of the cell, and when he saw Xiang Minzhong wandering outside with a thoughtful expression on his face, he immediately stepped forward to salute.

"Is it over?" Taking the record from him, Xiang Minzhong asked casually with a sullen face.

"Yes!"

"That's the case today, and we'll try again tomorrow!"

Seeing this, the pushing officer hesitated to speak, but seeing that Xiang Minzhong was about to turn around and leave, he finally said: "Shaoqing, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, if the current interrogation method is used, even five or ten years will be difficult." There are results!"

Hearing this, Xiang Minzhong stopped, turned to look at him, and said calmly, "What's your opinion?"

The Tuiguan cupped his hands and said: "According to the interrogation protocol that Shaoqing proposed, the interrogation of Kang Ning has always been difficult to reach the essence, and the crux of the matter has not been explored."

"In your opinion, how should the interrogation be done? What is the outcome of the interrogation?" Xiang Minzhong interrupted him angrily, and asked in a bad tone.

The Tuiguan looked slightly stagnant, lowered his head slightly, and said: "At least we can start from the aspects of bribery, bribery, and illegal business operations!"

"Are these within the purview of the Dali Temple investigation?" Xiang Minzhong retorted.

The push officer immediately said: "If you don't seek a breakthrough, how can you explain it to your superiors? This is a case handed over by the Imperial City Division and ordered by His Majesty!"

Hearing what he said, Xiang Minzhong was taken aback, and seeing the respectful Tuiguan of Dali Temple in front of him, he couldn't help but smile wryly.For him, Kang Ning was a trouble, but for the lower officials, it was an opportunity for meritorious service and promotion. Dali Temple accepts so many cases for deliberation every year, how many of them are examined by His Majesty the Emperor himself?

After staring at this person for a few times, he waved his hand to Min Zhong and said, "I have my own concerns about this matter!"

In the cell, Kang Ning sat cross-legged, his old face wrinkled ugly, and his whole person was immersed in a depressive atmosphere.These days, he has been thinking, introspecting, and racking his brains, trying to find a way to save himself.

However, I couldn't think of any effective solution at all, because there was a problem that couldn't be avoided in any way, inside the palace city, above the main hall.Corning used to be very proud. After all, it is a great honor to be able to go to heaven as a businessman.

However, this honor has now turned into the greatest danger for him and the entire Kang family.In fact, Kang Ning was not unaware of it before. Ever since he learned of Wang Yansheng's death, he had already sensed the danger, and his death was really not at the right time.

Of course, Kang Ning will not be unaware of what he has done, and there are some things that can be done but cannot be said.The bureaucrats in Dali Temple are still puzzled and suspicious, but Kang Ning has gradually understood the reason for his imprisonment in his heart after these few days of reflection.

Because of this, Kang Ning became more and more frightened, and the more frightened he was, the less he dared to reveal anything, and he just tried his best to deal with Dali Temple.He didn't know how those people involved with him would react outside the prison, but he knew in his heart that if he lost his position and "talked nonsense", those who wanted his life would probably be able to line up from Dali Temple to the gate of the imperial city
(End of this chapter)