Pei Gonggui

The sun rose higher.

The golden tiles and red walls in the imperial city seem to have nothing to hide, they are all spread out under the blue sky, and they are brightly illuminated, which makes people's eyes bloom.Walking on the corridor and looking up, a gray cloud has drifted from the sky at some point, half covering the sun, casting a shadow over the small palace in the northwest, fearing that it will rain in the afternoon.

The little eunuch led the way in a panic, and Pei Jun followed him all the way with a sullen face.Walking through the long palace road behind the Xuande Gate, he entered the Zhongqing Hall from the Yintai Gate, and when the little eunuch rushed in to report, Pei Jun stood with his hands down on the Stanley verandah outside the hall, waiting for the announcement.

The strong sunlight shone obliquely from the eaves behind him, reflecting the ocher red patch coat on his back.His clenched right hand was already sweating thinly. At this moment, he looked down at the blood-stained long cloth in his hand, frowned, wrapped it tighter, and held it in another hand.

Things were different from what he had imagined.

He originally planned to let Li Cunzhi come to the capital secretly.At that time, he can properly settle Li Cunzhi, protect him, and listen to him explain the current situation in the South and the shortcomings and weaknesses of the local government in detail, and then use this as a guide to help him slowly settle the accusation. Once it is laid out, everything will be in order, and the chances of winning the lawsuit will be greater.But who would have thought that Li Cunzhi had not been here for a long time, and suddenly appeared today, but as soon as he entered the capital, he went straight to the imperial city to beat drums and complain, and suddenly provoked such an uproar——

Although this move can bring the tragic situation in the south to the front of the imperial court and attract the attention of all the officials, but when the Dengwen drum is beaten, all the grievances will be seen, and the corruption and darkness of the government and road officials will also be seen .This not only allowed the emperor in the Forbidden Palace to see the unjust case, but Ning Wuhou who forged this injustice, and even the Cai family behind Ning Wuhou would also be alarmed by it.In order to keep their position in the court, they will definitely do their best to intervene in the trial of this case, so that this unjust case will never be brought to justice.

And how do the officials of the DPRK and China feel about the above-mentioned case?

Even middle-level officials such as Song Yi, when they saw Li Cunzhi, who was rushing to Wengutang on a flying horse with Pei Jun, his first reaction to Li Cunzhi's grievance by beating the drum was: "It's not good." For officials, it is a kind of "change" out of control.And the people in the government expect everything to be smooth sailing and follow the steps, and they don't like changes the most, so they naturally feel even more annoying and despicable when the common people sue the government.

Not to mention important officials in the court such as Zhang Ling, who upheld the Confucian theory of "no lawsuits" early on, acquiescing that officials at all levels are scholars who have passed the government assessment, and there are very few people who are unclear about right and wrong, and make arbitrary judgments.In addition, there are indeed some people in the local area who will file lawsuits, file lawsuits, and refuse to accept the sentence, so that they will continue to prosecute. In this way, after the law revised by the Zhang family is implemented, officials usually only regard the repeated accusations of all subordinates as disobedience to the law. The unreasonable troubles caused by the control were criticized as "unreasonable people are more likely to litigate", and since then, the system of grading complaints has emerged as the times require.

It is true that the Zhang family’s system was not at fault, and it even provided a balance between the imperial court’s financial constraints and the governance of the vast territory—it not only avoided the waste of manpower among officials, but also maintained the hierarchical relationship between the central and local governments. In other words: This will not make the people lose their pigs and sue to the capital to mobilize the people, nor will it make the local officials dare not let go of the case because they are always afraid of the Beijing Central Review and Appraisal.However, in the actual implementation of these laws, there is a fatal problem——

Zhang's family is a big family, rich in wealth and full of knowledge.Although they can consider how to rationally allocate official funds and civilian use for the court, they cannot truly feel the pain of the common people.Although Zhang Ling himself has superb law studies and many disciples, he himself has never been out of Beijing to serve. In this way, he cannot understand the absurd situation of officials at all levels fighting wits and supporting each other. Favor.

As soon as the law of "Fifty flogging for violators" came out, no one dared to beat the big drum in Beijing.But no one is going to prosecute, but the palace thinks that the world is peaceful and the world is in the right place, that there are no more troublesome people who are litigious, and that the government officials are good at governance. Little do they know that the world has become a pot of porridge, and the big spoon of the court is vacant. , I don't even know how to reach into the pot and stir it.

Under such circumstances, Li Cunzhi beat the drums to appeal for grievances, which is really the best choice.

Pei Jun originally thought that if Li Cunzhi hadn't run into the claws of the judiciary and the cabinet head-on in this way, his unjust case, although it was a "case", did not necessarily have to be tried in Beijing as a "case" of criminal proceedings.

After all, living in this absurd officialdom, if you want to win, you must not just use your brain to do things.As for officials fighting among officials, the ultimate method is not to change or curb the rules, but to make full use of the rules.

Court proceedings are classified.Cases such as household marriage disputes, field lawsuits, and misdemeanor cane cases are handled by the prefectures and counties themselves. The system of examination and transfer is enabled, and the review is carried out step by step.During the trial and transfer, ordinary criminal cases that have nothing to do with human life are finally approved by the governor. Cases that may involve human life and cases of more than exile—such as the murder case of Li Cunzhi’s son Li Si, or other vicious cases— —Those who endanger the imperial power, despise government orders, etc. are outrageous, they must go to Beijing and be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple for sentencing.

Under this established rule, with Pei Jun’s secret help, Li Cunzhi could have first reported the huge deficit in the South to the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Households on the grounds that “the workmanship is not complete” or “the transfer of money has not arrived”. , In this way, we can pass the line of the Tianhu case, avoid suing the government, and let the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry take the initiative to check the situation in Nandi.This not only does not require Li Cunzhi to accept the [-] boards of the Vietnam lawsuit, but also avoids the tragic situation of Li Cunzhi being tried passively after being charged, and it also allows the case to be controlled by Pei Jun's six powerful departments, and the investigation can be stable. He is stable and sure, and Li Cunzhi's life is safer.

But now, when Li Cunzhi beat the big drum, it was tantamount to exposing all his cards in broad daylight.It was as if he had bumped his head against the guillotine with the word "rule", and the blood from the head had also attracted all the jackals, dogs and leopards in the court. Right now, I'm afraid that he will not stop until he is eaten clean.

Thinking of this, Pei Jun sighed.

Although he didn't know what happened to Li Cunzhi all the way to Beijing, and why he was not escorted by Cao Luan's men and horses, but he felt pity for the state official, but he also felt sorry for the official who couldn't use power when he was in trouble, and instead was blindly chaotic. Collide.This kind of temperament must have made Li Cunzhi not deal with the situation correctly as early as the beginning of the grievance. From now on, no matter how much he does, he will only make more mistakes, and no matter how far he goes, he will only die. , I don't know how to mend the prison.

Since the curve can't save the nation, Pei Jun's plan is for the present. He can only take advantage of this matter of beating the drums and pour Li Cunzhi's dripping blood into the imperial city, and even on the head of the cabinet, to see if he can set off a huge wave. , in order to clear up the grievances of thousands of miles in the south.