“……”
Silence descended in front of the Gate of Heaven Influence.
I'll help you investigate the case?
I'll help you try the disaster relief fund corruption case as well?
Kong Yan's words echoed in everyone's mind.
In the end, there was an uproar!
This time, Dai Zhou really showed an expression of being greatly humiliated.
At this moment, he really felt that he had been greatly humiliated!
A small merchant who only knew how to force a confession out of him actually wanted to help him investigate the case?
Dai Zhou had lost his mind. Naturally, he could not remember that the disaster relief fund corruption case was first exposed by this small merchant.
The difference was too great.
Anyone who saw a million gold taels disappear would lose their mind.
Especially when Kong Yan was challenging his profession!
As a junior official of the Supreme Court, he was in charge of the trial and review of various cases.
"Don't tell me you can't afford a million gold taels?”Cheng Yaojin glared at Kong Yan and shouted exaggeratedly.
Kong Yan secretly rolled his eyes. Did he really think he was a fool?
"You can ask the officials of the Ministry of Revenue if you can afford it. My treasury should not be light, right?”Kong Yan said leisurely.
Several officials from the Ministry of Revenue revealed aunt-like smiles at the same time.
"We can't guarantee Kong Yan's character," one of them said with a smile. However, the quality of his gold was really good!”
“……”
Everyone rolled their eyes.
Li Shi Min, who was in the Sky Bearing Gate, frowned.
When Kong Yan said that he wanted to help Dai Zhou handle the disaster relief fund corruption case, he vaguely understood the real purpose of Kong Yan's torture of Dai Zhou.
"With his ability, he should have already grasped the list of officials who embezzled the disaster relief funds.”Li Shimin thought to himself. He guessed that Kong Yan had beaten Dai Zhou up so that he could investigate the disaster relief fund corruption case.
In fact, he even suspected that Kong Yan was blocking the entrance of the Gate of Heaven Influence today not because Zhangsun Shunde was killed, but because he wanted to use this opportunity to investigate the corruption of the disaster relief funds.
"If that's the case, then…is it possible that Shunde was killed by him?”Li Shiming frowned and shook his head after thinking for a while. He thought to himself," I don't think so. Even I made the decision to send him to investigate the case at the last minute. How could he have predicted the current situation in advance?"”
When Li Shiming looked at Kong Yan again, his eyes became calm.
"I will investigate my own case.”Dai Zhou said in a deep voice," Today, you tortured me in front of all the ministers. If you don't give me an explanation, hmph, then I'll see you in front of His Majesty!”
"Brat, I think you should pay with gold.”A general called out.
"Heh, do you think I'm stupid? If I give you gold, wouldn't that be bribing the officials in the court?”Kong Yan snorted and slammed the gavel again." It's settled then. State Duke Xue's assassination case and the disaster relief fund corruption case will be tried together!"”
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Zhu Sanlang, who immediately called out in a clear voice,"Mighty!"
Before the officials could react, the square in front of Sky Bearing Gate erupted with a loud noise.
"Mighty!"
"Mighty!"
"Mighty!"
“……”
More than a thousand men in black spoke in unison. Their voices shook the sky, shocking all the officials.
After he stopped speaking, Kong Yan opened a scroll and glanced at the officials on the square. He said coldly,""Is the inspector of the Ministry of Revenue, Jin Yuliang, here?"
The officials from the Ministry of Revenue looked at each other, then at a middle-aged man with a beautiful beard.
"This old man?" Jin Yuliang pointed at himself, somewhat confused.
"Bring him forward." Zhu Sanlang shouted.
Two men in black quickly stepped out and walked straight to Jin Yuliang.
"What…are you doing?" Jin Yuliang was pulled up by the two people's arms and couldn't help but shout.
"The Ministry of Revenue took his golden house. Is he still taking revenge?”Someone asked.
" Jin Yuliang did go to the disaster area to patrol a few days ago..." Someone who knew some inside information said to himself.
“……”
With the previous example of Dai Zhou being beaten up, the officials 'reactions this time were not as intense as before.
There were even some money-grubber officials who felt that Jin Yuliang might be rich.
Soon, Jin Yuliang was dragged to the front.
After he was released, he stared at Kong Yan coldly and said angrily,""It was His Majesty's order to move the Golden House yesterday. If you have the guts, go and find His Majesty!”
“……”
Inside the Sky Bearing Sect, Li Shiming's face turned black!
"Do you think I care about some gold?" Kong Yan sneered.”
"I don't care what you're doing to me?”Jin Yuliang's face revealed anger.
"I want to ask you, seven days ago, when you were patrolling Liuba County, how was the disaster?”Kong Yan asked indifferently.
A hint of panic flashed across Jin Yuliang's face, but he forced himself to calm down and said,""What I saw at that time was not as unbearable as you said in the court. Although the grain for disaster relief was Chen grain, it was harmless to eat.”
"Is that so? Three days ago, you returned to Chang 'an. That night, six carriages quietly entered your residence. What was in the carriage?”Kong Yan continued to ask.
"Carriage? What carriage? I don't understand what you're saying!" Jin Yuliang was stunned at first, then immediately widened his eyes and shouted.
"Pushe Fang, you just said that when the evidence is conclusive, if the suspect still refuses to admit to it, you can torture him, right?" Kong Yan looked at Fang Xuanling and asked.”
Fang Xuanling frowned and glanced at Jin Yuliang.""I did say that, but…"
"It's good that you said it." Kong Yan interrupted Fang Xuanling before he could finish.
"The evidence is irrefutable.”Kong Yan looked at Jin Yuliang and said coldly," As an inspector of the Ministry of Revenue, you are responsible for the disaster relief. But you, on the other hand, went straight to the county government when you arrived at each county. You didn't even go to the fields to take a look at the disaster, nor did you see any disaster victims.”
"You're talking nonsense. Where did you get the evidence?”Jin Yuliang's body trembled, and fear gradually appeared in his eyes.
He had always loved cleanliness and hated dirty things, so when he went to inspect the counties, he did not get off the carriage.
However, when he was patrolling, his whereabouts had always been kept a secret and he had never told anyone.
Even the various government offices would only know when his carriage arrived at the entrance of the government office.
"Your butler, Jin Dafu, received more money than you during this trip to the disaster area.”Kong Yan said indifferently," I think you still have some strength of character. If you saw the grain they used for disaster relief, you probably wouldn't dare to accept the silver. However, you can only blame yourself for trusting your butler too much.”
"I don't know what you're talking about!”Jin Yuliang gritted his teeth, his heart sinking into extreme panic. After the morning court session the day before yesterday, he had given Jin Dafu a good beating.
It was just as Kong Yan had said, his butler had received more silver than he had.
This made him so angry that smoke was coming out of his head!
Now, he felt that he might be tricked to death by his butler.
"Use torture." Kong Yan's voice was calm, but it was like thunder in Jin Yuliang's ears.
"Yes." A sinister smile appeared on Zhu Sanlang's face.
The four men in black dragged Jin Yuliang to a torture tool. Sanlang Zhu chose a set of jigs.
Ten fingers connected to the heart, the pain was extraordinary!
Jin Yuliang scolded endlessly, refusing to admit his crimes.
The rest of the people frowned. Although they felt that what Kong Yan said might be true, Jin Yuliang was their colleague after all. Seeing Jin Yuliang like this, they could not help but feel some sympathy for him.
"Doctor Xing Bushang, since you have conclusive evidence, why are you humiliating him here?”Xiao Yu frowned.
"What do you mean by 'the punishment is not on scholar-bureaucrats'?" Kong Yan said lightly. It is said in the Book of Rites that etiquette is not inferior to the common people, and punishment is not superior to the doctor. What do you mean?"
"You're from the School of Confucius, so how come you don't even know the Confucian classics?" Xiao Yu sneered.”
"You were born into the Xiao clan and were once a member of the imperial clan. I think your understanding of this sentence should be that commoners have no right to receive courtesy, and doctors have the privilege to not be punished! Am I wrong?" Kong Yan asked calmly.
The surname Xiao was definitely a noble surname during the Nanbei Dynasty, and Xiao Yu's status was also extremely noble.
He was the seventh son of Xiao Kui, Emperor Ming of the Southern Liang Dynasty, the half-brother of Xiao Cong, Emperor Jing of the Western Liang Dynasty, and the younger brother of Empress Xiao, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.
Xiao Yu frowned and said coldly,"Punishment is not for scholar-bureaucrats. Punishment refers to corporal punishment."”
"Why can't officials be punished?" Kong Yan's face revealed a hint of mockery as he said," My understanding is that courtesy is not inferior to commoners, and punishment is not superior to Great Officers. It should be that courtesy is not inferior to commoners, and punishment is not superior to Great Officers!
Han Feizi once wrote: Punishment does not avoid ministers, reward good does not leave ordinary people;
His Majesty had also personally said in court that this case must be thoroughly investigated and dealt with strictly. Jin Yuliang's evidence was conclusive, but he still refused to plead guilty. Shouldn't he be tortured?”
" Besides…" Kong Yan glanced at Dai Zhou and smiled faintly." When Lord Dai was just being punished, why didn't Lord Xiao say that he couldn't be a doctor?”
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