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These Sogdian merchants suffered a great loss. Many Sogdian merchants purchased goods in Qingzhou, Youzhou, Liaodong, and Liaoxi. How could they leave Dagan within a month?

Seeing that there was no hope of leaving the Western Regions in such a short period of time, some Sogdian merchants had no choice but to find a way to find a boat and go to the Song State in the south by sea, so as to save their property first.

Sogdian merchants from other places had no time to deal with their properties, and packed up their belongings and escorted them to the west, day and night.

During this period, some officials who had previously received bribes from Sogdian merchants secretly provided shelter for some Sogdian merchants, covered their whereabouts, and concealed them for them.

But how can they guard against the all-pervasive spies of the Imperial City Division?Now the Yanda people are in a hostile relationship with the Dagan Empire, and the Sogdian merchants should also be regarded as enemies to a certain extent. The behavior of these officials has actually constituted a suspicion of collaborating with the enemy, and these are within the scope of the Imperial City Division. Inside.

The branches of the Imperial City Department in various places were dispatched one after another, not only arresting those Sogdian businessmen who had colluded with the officials, but also arresting those officials together. The arrest of more than a dozen officials and several Sogdian businessmen shocked the entire Daquan. Court and officialdom.

On February 29, these offending officials and the Sogdian merchants who plotted against the law were escorted to Beijing. After interrogation, all the interrogation records and criminals were handed over to Dali Temple.

According to the laws of the Dagan Dynasty, the Dali Temple was punished according to the law of the Daqian Dynasty, and there was no mercy. Many people lost their heads because of this. The Sogdian merchants are regarded as enemies and snakes, scorpions and tigers.

East Palace.

The atmosphere in the meeting hall was a little dull. Prince Zhao Dong sat on the main seat with his eyes slightly closed. The other officials of the Eastern Palace knelt on the sides and remained silent. Everyone was waiting for news.

Soon, the prince's family ordered Cheng Hu Luguang to walk into the meeting hall from the outside. Hu Luguang is a naturalized Rouran. He entered Pingcheng from Mobei in his grandfather's generation. He was born in Pingcheng , educated in Han culture.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the officials of the East Palace turned their heads to look out, and Zhao Dong also opened his eyes.

Hu Luguang walked to the middle of the meeting hall and saluted Zhao Dong: "Your Highness, I have made it clear that Jing Min was sentenced to beheaded by Qiu Hou Wen!"

Jing Min was the prefect of Tianshui County. The Imperial City Division suspected that he secretly accepted bribes from Sogdian businessman Shi Dayou, and used his power to benefit Shi Dayou. He violated the emperor's edict and did not expel Shi Dayou within the prescribed time limit.

Jing Min secretly voted for the crown prince a year ago. This official can’t vote casually, especially for the crown prince. This shows that he has the intention to vote. The crown prince accepted his invitation and after inspection After meeting him and expressing his approval, it was tantamount to officially acknowledging that Jing Min is a member of the prince's family.

Prince Xima Liu Xian quickly stood up and bowed to Zhao Dong, "Don't worry, Your Highness. Although Dali Temple has sentenced you, it still needs to be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review. We can think of a way in this regard!"

Although Jing Min belonged to the crown prince's family, Zhao Dong was not furious, nor did he go to Dali Temple immediately. He had to figure out what level Jing Min was in this case.

"There is no need to worry too much about the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I just want to know whether Jing Min was wronged, or if he has problems. As the saying goes, if there are problems with him, how deep is he in? There is a collusion between self-interest and disgusting people, betraying my interests, Gu can't save him too, can he? Gu can't be so confused!"

After Zhao Dong finished speaking, he swept his eyes and looked at the prince ledeng Luxie.

Seeing this, Lu Xie stood up and saluted Zhao Dong: "Your Highness, I understand Jing Min's personality quite well. Back then we took part in the scientific examination together and got along with each other for more than half a year. After high school Jinshi, Jing Min and I had two years together. With years of experience as a colleague, Jing Min would never be so confused, he may be careless and make some mistakes, but he should still be able to handle the big right and wrong!"

Zhao Dong thought for a while, and said: "Lu Xie, I want you to find a way to enter the prison to meet Jing Min and find out what he has to say!"

"promise!"

Zhao Dong then told Chen Fang, the prince's servant: "Chen Fang, I want you to investigate this matter, and I want to know how deeply Jing Min was involved in this case!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will set off for Tianshui immediately, and I will definitely find out the truth in the shortest possible time!"

The prince's right guard led Bai Yaodong to stand up and salute: "His Royal Highness, as far as I know, the person in charge of the Jingmin case is Zheng Lu Lin of Dali Temple, and this person has joined the King of Shu!"

Zhao Dong frowned and said, "You mean it's the third child who wants to kill Jing Min?"

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Bai Yaodong clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, everyone knows that Jing Min belongs to His Highness. Lu Lin did not hesitate at all when judging Jing Min. I have no doubt that Lu Lin actually came for His Highness. Could it be that there is no one from the King of Shu?" Instigated? Why did they do this? Naturally, it weakens His Highness's strength and damages His Highness's prestige!"

Through this matter, Zhao Dong could not keep Jing Min, and it would give other ministers and officials who wanted to join the prince an impression that the prince was incompetent and unable to protect his subordinates, which is not impossible.

Zhao Dong thought for a while, and said to everyone in the meeting hall: "Everyone pay more attention to this matter, and if there is any further news, report it as soon as possible!"

"promise!"

The Palace Hippodrome is similar to a 400-meter runway, where polo, archery and other activities can be played in the middle.

A row of archery targets was placed on one side, and Zhao Junsheng stood on the other side a hundred paces away practicing archery. Sometimes when the mood came, he could shoot [-] arrows at a time, bowing left and right.

While practicing, a young eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, Ye Jun, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, has something to ask for an audience!"

Zhao Junsheng shot out a sharp arrow in his hand, and the arrow hit the bullseye a hundred paces away, "Xuan!"

"promise!"

After Zhao Junsheng shot three more arrows, the bowstring was broken, and Ye Jun was led to him by the eunuch.

"Ye Jun, the left servant of the Minister and Punishment Department, sees His Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng put down the broken bow, turned his head to look at Ye Jun, picked up another bow and an arrow, aimed at the target and asked, "Is there anything Ye Qing wants to report when he comes to see me in the palace?"

Ye Jun replied: "Return to Your Majesty. Earlier, the Imperial City Division arrested a group of officials who had connections with the Sogdian merchants of the Yanda Kingdom. After interrogation, they handed over all the files and criminals to Dali Temple. According to records, these officials were sentenced after passing relevant investigations. At present, the relevant verdicts and files have been handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for careful review. After receiving the verdicts and files, the ministers immediately dispatched people to verify and verify. It was found that Jing, the prefect of Tianshui, was involved in the case. Min seems to have reservations when confessing his crimes, and he is suspected of deliberately concealing certain facts. The judgment of Dali Temple is still to be discussed. According to relevant regulations, the case judged by Dali Temple cannot be passed after being submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review, and must be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Your Majesty's Holy Judgment!"

If it was a case of a small official, Zhao Junsheng would not pay special attention to it. There were too many officials in the Dagan Empire. Every day, officials were investigated and dealt with, and officials were appointed to serve every day.

Although the rank of a prefect of a county is not very high, he is a magistrate after all, and he is in charge of 10,000+ people in the Tianshui County jurisdiction.

"Did you bring the dossier?"

"Bring it!" Ye Jun hurriedly presented the file.

Zhao Junsheng put down his longbow, took the file and opened it to read.

After a long time, Zhao Junsheng thought for a while, closed the file and said, "This case will be re-investigated by the Ministry of Criminal Justice!"

"According to the order!"

East Palace.

The crown prince led Geng Luxie into the lobby and reported to Zhao Dong who was handling official business: "Your Highness, these two days I found an acquaintance to enter the dungeon, and met Jing Min!"

Zhao Dong put down his pen and asked, "What did he say?"

"Your Highness, as soon as Jing Min saw the minister, he said that he was wronged, that he was tortured in the interrogation room of the Imperial City Division. He did accept bribes from the Sogdian businessman Shi Dayou, but he did not do anything for Shi Dayou at all. Provide shelter, let alone hide his whereabouts for this person!"

Even when the laws of the Daqian Empire were gradually improved and the regulatory mechanism was gradually put in place, although officials were restrained in making money, the situation of secretly accepting bribes and using power for personal gain still existed and was common, but whether they were investigated or not If the problem that came out was not found out, he would still live happily, but if he was found out, it would be his bad luck.

In the officialdom of Dagan, the officials are tacitly aware of making money. Although the salaries of officials in Dagan are much higher than those in the previous Northern Wei and Southern Dynasties, if they do not make money, the salary alone is not enough for some big spenders. Officials are used to squandering.

The penalties for accepting bribes and colluding with Sogdian businessmen are very different. No matter how much bribes are received, the heaviest penalty is life imprisonment. Not to mention a prefect, even if it is a minister of the court, a relative of the emperor, or even a member of the royal family, once he violates this rule, no matter how prominent his status is, he will be able to protect him comprehensively.

Two days later, Prince Sheren Chen Fang, who was sent by Zhao Dong to investigate Jing Min's case, came back.

"His Royal Highness, the minister is back!"

"How's the investigation of the Jing Min case?" Zhao Dong asked.

Chen Fang clasped his fists and replied: "Your Highness, I found Zhang Quan, Jing Min's housekeeper. This person disappeared after Jing Min was arrested. I heard that the Imperial City Secretary has been looking for him for a long time but there is no trace of him. I found this person in Jing Min's courtyard outside Tianshui City!"

Zhao Dong frowned and said, "That place should have been searched many times by the Imperial City Division, right? Where did he go?"

"Jing Min buried a batch of property in the ground of the other courtyard. Zhang Quan planned to take the treasure away in the dead of night and then escaped. A few days ago, the Secretary of the Imperial City and the local government were keeping a close eye on him. It was difficult for him to do anything. He dared not come out until the Imperial City Secretary and the officials had withdrawn!"