As the heavy rain stopped, the bluestone slabs on Jiangling City streets were washed clean.

This rain came at a very time, it relieved the drought.

The long-lost smile gradually appeared on people's tired faces.

Near the east gate of Jiangling City, there is a yamen, which is the famous Imperial City Office stationed in Jinghu Road General Administration.

This morning, a key figure was brought here.

After entering the Imperial City Office, it is not that easy to die, and it is even more impossible to live.

The Imperial City Department has 108 ways to make Wang Quan say everything.

Xiao Jiangwei carefully checked all of Wang Quan's confessions, which were very detailed. At present, there are twenty-three officials involved.

Liu Yuan, the commander of the Xiang Army, ranked second, and the first was Deng Yue, the envoy of the Criminal Prison Division.

However, just Wang Quan’s confession is not enough to arrest Deng Yue and Liu Yuan.

If this matter were put in the previous year, Xiao Jiangwei's work would have been much less difficult.

At that time, when the Imperial City Office arrested people, as long as they had the confession, they could immediately take them.

But last year, the Political Affairs Hall had already emphasized this matter to Zhao Huan many times.

The judicial process of the Song Dynasty was too simple, and the Inspectorate and the Imperial City Department were too casual in investigating cases. Since Zhang Shuye was improving the judicial process, the corresponding process should be more perfect.

Xu Churen threw out this matter almost for a month in the morning court. If the emperor does not make reasonable concessions, he will probably not be able to come to Taiwan.

Zhao Huan has considered improving the law enforcement process.

Of course, he knew that the previous practice was too rough, and the soldiers were in constant force and water was in constant shape. In each period, the methods used were naturally different depending on the situation.

Zhao Huan also planned to perfect all the rules, but after all, the current territory of the Song Dynasty is still not so stable.

Just like a startup company, you can't use the same set of large companies to regulate it, otherwise it will be difficult to move forward.

Similarly, when a company reaches a certain scale, it cannot be managed by the startup company.

In Zhao Huan's view, the Song Dynasty during this period was still a transition period between the two sides.

The large traditional forces in China were almost cleared out, and the Yanyun front became stronger and the Dangxiang was destroyed.

The main domestic contradiction has begun to transform to the economy.

In this period, there is actually no need to set too many rules, otherwise it will restrict the development of many new things.

However, the investigation and prosecution of officials is different.

Many officials nowadays took office after Jingkang, and most of them belong to the New Deal.

Since it is a New Deal faction faction, at least it is openly supporting the emperor.

If this group of officials violates the law, it is impossible to punish and kill if they have confessions like before.

This will inevitably make the new faction have the heart of being an official.

After all, people are human beings, and people are the masters of all things. The culture passed down from China respects people.

Forced officials to kneel down and treat people as human beings is what the barbarians did after invading the Central Plains.

Zhao Huan has also been thinking about this question, whether to improve the judicial process for investigating officials.

Xu Churen's persistence is one reason, and the emperor's own thinking is also another reason.

In October of the fifth year of Jingkang, the emperor agreed to Xu Churen's statement and asked Zhang Shuye to improve the judicial rules.

Therefore, the current Imperial City Department arrests people is different from the past.

At least, strong physical evidence is needed.

"Zan Wang, where is the account book? Tell me out and save your life!"

Wang Quan was covered in blood. His legs had been broken, his knees were completely shattered, his ten fingers were beaten to the point of blood, and the wounds on his thighs were sprinkled with salt.

Wang Quan's willpower is facing collapse. He has been licking blood from the knife for decades. He thought about being hacked to death by his opponent and murdered by his enemies, but he did not expect that he would be dealt with by the government.

He didn't expect to live anymore. The group of people in the Imperial City Department are not humans, only people can't imagine, and nothing they can't do.

If you say you can save your life, you will be lying to you.

Xiao Jiangwei Lengbingbing said: "If you do business, you will always have an account book. If you cooperate with these people, if you don't have an account book, how can you share the money!"

"You have children and old mothers. Last night, they were here with me now. Don't worry, there is no torture. But if you don't say anything, the wild dogs outside the city are hungry and want to eat human flesh!"

Wang Quan looked at Xiao Jiangwei with the most vicious look, but he had no choice. He was already dead, and the only thing he couldn't rest assured was his child.

This is how people are. No matter how vicious they are or how evil they do, once they mention their children, they will be at their weakness.

Some people are fierce, cruel, and even inhumane, but they are very filial to their mothers.

This is such a person. His family was very poor when they were young and almost starved to death.

When he was fleeing famine with his mother, his mother cut off his own flesh for him to eat and put his own blood for him to drink before he survived.

Since then, Wang Quan has believed that this world is inhumane and that the world is so cruel that it is scary. Only when he is even more cruel can he survive, and he will no longer let his mother cut off his flesh and no longer let his mother bleed.

In his eyes, no one else's life is life, only his mother and his children's life is life.

"In Zhanghualou and Zhong Xianglan's place, she is the one I raise. I will put the account book in her..."

Zhanghualou is the largest brothel in Jiangling City. However, those who are familiar with history will be shocked to see that it was built by King Ling of Chu for his beloved concubine more than a thousand years ago.

It is the King of Chu Ling who likes thin waists.

At that time, Zhanghua Tower was called Zhanghua Palace. The original building had been destroyed, and this Zhanghua Tower was just borrowed from its name.

The intention of the brothel is also very obvious. With the nobleness of the Chu Palace, it improves its status and makes more dignitaries willing to come.

Zhong Xianglan is one of the top brands in Zhang Hualou and is raised by Quan Wang.

However, she was dead and was hanged in her room.

Everything in the room was rummaged through.

The madam then realized that her money tree had been killed, and she screamed sharply: "Shangguan! You want to make the decision for the people!"

Sure enough, as Wan Quan expected, Zhong Xianglan had been killed.

Fortunately, there is still a hand in the old world like Wang Quan.

Also in Zhanghualou, she is an inconspicuous prostitute named Yang Huiling.

She is already thirty-five years old, and she is very ordinary in appearance, but she is old and has a weak color. Very few people are willing to find her.

More often, in order to make some money, she will choose to do what her servants do.

This person is the woman that Lion Wang liked when she was 16 years old, but both the other party and the other party’s family disliked him as a hooligan.

Wang Quan, who has a strong sense of self-esteem, killed the other party's family and occupied Sister Yang Huiling, and sold her to a brothel in order to retaliate.

This woman hated Wang Quan very much. Similarly, Wang Quan also hated her very much because it was the boy's first love, but his only remaining self-esteem was ruthlessly trampled on by someone.

But few people know that every time Wang Quan comes to Zhanghualou, in addition to going to Zhong Xianglan's place, she also quietly goes to Yang Huiling's place.

Another exact same account book is with Yang Huiling!

Even people like Xiao Jiangwei who are extremely cruel and cruel and have seen countless people don’t know what Wang Quan was thinking.

But these are not important, and he is not interested in Lotus Wang.

When he found Yang Huiling, the other party was wiping the table for someone.

She looked very haggard. When people called her, she would always be frightened. It seemed that she had been very excited before.

Xiao Jiangwei met her alone.

When I learned that Wan Quan was dead, tears could no longer be held back and burst into tears.

She hated Wan Quan very much for twenty years.

This hatred is almost smoothed in a numb life.

Even she herself didn't know what she was crying for.

Over the years, Wang Quan has given her a lot of money, which is all in her own cabinet, and she also hates the money.

"I will be hacked to death sooner or later. When I die, you will use the money to redeem yourself. Wherever you are going, I will not be able to control you! But if I live for one day, if you dare to escape, I will kill you!"

"Leasebook."

Yang Huiling was taken out of her makeup cabinet by Xiao Jiangwei's voice. In reality, she took out a thick account book from her makeup cabinet.

At this time, Liu Yuan was recovering from his injuries, and he was seriously injured by Yang Zaixing.

He said viciously: "Yue Fei is dead this time. He dares to interfere in local government affairs, but what's hateful is that that guy Wang Quan was not killed!"

Another voice said: "Don't worry, without a account book, what can I do with us?"

"Oh? That account book was retrieved?"

"You have taken it! You don't have to be jealous. Now Qin Hui must have taken action. No one can stop Yue Fei from being impeached!"

Liu Yuan then seemed to have a sigh of anger: "I wonder what the Supervision Bureau will do with Yue Fei's charge?"
To be continued...