Datang: I was overheard by the Empress

Chapter 170, I am the king for you!

"Two months ago, Dali Temple was burnt to a white ground, you all know, right? It is said that it was because of the dereliction of duty that the previous Minister of Dali Temple, Di Renjie, caused the Dali Temple to be burned. The empress was furious, and sent Di Renjie to the prison of the Criminal Ministry!"

"Oh, so you were talking about that incident. Of course I know about the burning of Dali Temple, but what does it have to do with these people?"

The others were suddenly puzzled!
"The Dali Temple was burned, and all the thousands of files accumulated in the Dali Temple were also burned. His Majesty was furious. Although Di Renjie was imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Ministry, nothing has been done so far. Those files are gone, and the case cannot continue to be investigated. Go on, these people are probably the family members of the victims, and now they are all coming to the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment to ask for an explanation!"

"So that's the case, then I'm afraid this matter is not easy to handle!"

"It's hard to say, it's hard to say, this matter is very important, no one knows how the court will solve it in the end, just wait and see, there will definitely be a big drama!"

Those elderly Chang'an people said with relish immediately,

Based on their years of experience in gossip in Chang'an, this matter is not so easy to end, and if it is not complete, they can eat a few shocking melons!

……

The people of Chang'an look at this matter with the mentality of eating melons, but for Song Jing, this matter is not so simple and can be solved!

"These people don't come early or late, but they come here at this time, and there are so many people. If you say they all came spontaneously, I'm afraid there is no such coincidence in this world!"

"It seems that the struggle caused by the fire in Dali Temple has only now really begun to kick off. It's just that I didn't expect that the first scene would actually start in my Ministry of Punishment!"

Song Jing's face was serious, and her eyes were even more solemnly staring at the thousands of people kneeling in front of her,
I am afraid that each of these people represents a case, and these cases will overlap with the thousands of cases accumulated in Dali Temple without exception. At that time, this pressure will be uploaded to the court through the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

At that time, in order to appease public grievances, I am afraid that even Her Majesty the Empress can only severely punish Di Renjie,
And by that time, Di Renjie will have no chance of life anymore, this is the opponent's lore strategy!

It really is a poisonous plan!
I didn't expect someone to come up with such a poisonous plan!
……

"The officer has already understood what you said, but the matter is still under investigation, and there is no result yet. I am afraid that it is not the right way for you to appeal to the people and sue the officials. You should hurry up. Let's go!"

Song Jing persuaded in a deep voice, to some extent, the seriousness of this matter has exceeded Song Jing's authority, and it is beyond his ability to handle it!
"Master Song, you are the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, don't you even plan to take care of this matter?"

Among the people kneeling down, someone suddenly asked sharply, hoarse!

"When did the officer say I don't care!"

Song Jing's face darkened suddenly, these unscrupulous people were indeed instigated by others, and they were so difficult to deal with!

If it is one or two, that's all right. At worst, let the officials of the Ministry of punishment fork these people out.

But with thousands of people kneeling in front of the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, and so many people in Chang'an watching, this is not an easy problem to solve, and there are many aspects involved!

"The yamen of the Ministry of Punishment doesn't care, so there are people in charge!"

Just when the scene was stalemate in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, a voice suddenly came.

Everyone turned their heads and looked back, only to see Liang Wang Wu Sansi, wearing a python robe, riding a tall horse, walking towards the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment!
Seeing this, everyone retreated for a while. The name of King Liang is in Chang'an, which is not so good!

"Song Jing has met His Royal Highness King Liang!"

Seeing Wu Sansi coming, Song Jing's heart sank slightly, but he suddenly relaxed again,
The arrival of King Liang means that the dispute between the Zhenguan faction and the nobles of the Wu family, which was caused by the fire in Dali Temple, will finally begin for real!

"Excuse me, why did Song Shangshu ignore so many people calling for grievances in front of the Ministry of Punishment?"

Wu Sansi was riding on a big white horse, condescendingly looking down at Song Jing at the gate of the Ministry of Criminal Justice,

The official system of the Tang Dynasty has three provinces and six ministries, and the Ministry of Punishment is naturally an extremely important department.

Although Song Jing was also used in the Zhenguan period, but now he does not belong to the Zhenguan sect, nor does he belong to the poor sect, but a minority of neutral sects in the court.
If it is necessary to divide, Song Jing can probably be divided into the side of the empress faction.

Because Song Jing's position as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment is the order of His Majesty the Empress, but even if the Empress does not order, it is Song Jing's turn to be the Minister of the Ministry of Justice in terms of seniority, job promotion, and ability assessment.
So for Song Jing, serving as Minister of the Ministry of Justice is just a matter of course and a matter of course!

So for such a rare neutral faction, Liang Wang naturally tried to win over Song Jing,

But it was rejected by Song Jing's righteous words. Of course, Song Jing did not join the Zhenguan Sect or become a representative of the Humble Sect because of this.
Of course, this is the Song Jing in Wu Sansi's impression, because Song Jing almost never explicitly expressed support for the votes in the court's opinions and disputes!
King Liang also thought about taking Song Jing down, but Song Jing's performance during the year he served as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was really good. Even King Liang couldn't do anything about it.
In addition, Wu Sansi's main opponent now is not Song Jing, so he slowly put this matter down!
"His Royal Highness Liang, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, those who sue the officials and those who appealed beyond the ranks should be given [-] rods. These people have committed two crimes. I am thinking about how to deal with it, but I don't think that His Royal Highness Liang will come!" Song Song Jing replied impeccably!
"A leapfrog appeal, the people sue the government, what is this so-called?"

Wu Sansi suddenly asked curiously, looking at the rows of plaintiffs kneeling on the ground!

"I would like to report to His Royal Highness Liang Wang that Cao Min and others have grievances, and I ask His Royal Highness Liang Wang to be the master for Cao Min. Cao Min wants to sue Di Renjie, Minister of Dali Temple, for negligence of duty..."

These plaintiffs who were kneeling on the ground, the common people suddenly shouted for injustice!

Wu Sansi listened patiently to the grievances stated by these common people,

A moment later, His Royal Highness King Liang pressed his hands together,
Then Song Jing exhausted all his efforts to suppress these common people, and immediately shut up obediently!

Wu Sansi nodded in satisfaction, and then said in a deep voice:
"This king is ordered to investigate the fire in Dali Temple. The grievances you mentioned have a causal relationship with the fire in Dali Temple. Since the yamen of the Ministry of punishment does not accept it, then this king accepts it. This king will explain to His Majesty one by one, you just need to rest assured, for all the wrongs you have suffered, this king will definitely seek justice for you!"

In front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, His Highness the King of Liang directly refuted Song Jing's previous opinions without saying anything!
"Caomin and others thank His Royal Highness Liang Wang, His Royal Highness Liang Wang is a thousand years old!"

In front of the yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, these common people crying for grievances burst into tears one by one, shouting that King Liang is a thousand years old!
(7.24, fifth watch record)
(End of this chapter)