That night, Zhao Xu received some factual details from the urgent investigation by the Detective Department.

After reading it, Zhao Xu couldn't stand it anymore.

"Is it that simple?" He looked at Shi Deyi in front of him.

Shi Deyi lowered his head: "For the time being, this is how things are."

"At the end of November last year, Li Yong, a native of Jeju (now Juye, Heze, Shandong), went to Beijing to file a petition against the emperor and threw the petition paper into the Dengwen Drum Courtyard. He sued Duan Jilong, the magistrate of Jeju, and recruited someone to sell the empty certificate..."

Zhao Xu listened silently to Shi Deyi's report.

The case was very simple at first.

It was Duan Jilong, the governor of Jeju, who didn't know what he was thinking. He actually wanted to make some money by selling his official position.

It just so happens that he has a few blank certificates in his hand. As long as he writes them down, he can confer officials to others, and then he can spread the news to the outside world. His blank certificates can be sold!

So, after Li Yong heard about the incident, he prepared the money Duan Jilong asked for - about one thousand guan.

Who would have known that when Li Yong came to the door with money to make a deal, Duan Jilong went back on his word and raised the price, asking for three thousand guan.

Not only that, Duan Jilong may have also engaged in routines such as the Immortal Dance or the Black Eater.

In short, Li Yong was trapped.

The most terrible thing is that not long after, Duan Jilong sold the empty name certificate in his hand to others.

Li Yong, an "honest man", couldn't bear it any longer, so he went to Bianjing to file a complaint!

It just so happened that the case of Seng Lu Si Shouqi broke out in Kaifeng Prefecture at that time.

In order to show justice, the imperial court allowed people to submit petitions to Dengwen Drum Courtyard.

This Li Yong spent money to hire several litigants from Bianjing to write a petition for him and sent it to Dengwen Drum Courtyard.

Then, when Dengwen Guyuan saw the content of the complaint, he did not dare to neglect it and forwarded it to the capital.

The capital hall took a look at this case.

Yo!

Selling your official position!

This matter should have been handled by the official affairs of the prison or the official office under the Guidu Hall.

But it happened that Zhang Dun was in power at that time.

Zhang Dun was more cautious and casually asked someone to check Duan Jilong's personal records and his records in the capital.

This investigation revealed the problem.

Duan Jilong's son, Duan Chuyue, was in charge of the Ministry of Justice under the capital.

Therefore, if the case is handed over to the capital for trial, isn't it the same as asking the son to try me?

How could Zhang Dun do such a thing?

Therefore, with a signature, he directly used his power to take the case away from the hands of the capital, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Dali Temple, and threw it to Kaifeng Mansion.

At this time, the first problem arose - Cai Jing was so overwhelmed by the Seng Lusi case that he had no time to deal with other matters.

He handed the case over to his deputy, Hu Ji, the official of Kaifeng Prefecture for review.

He also asked Hu Ji to take responsibility to Zhang Dun and report the case.

Hu Ji and Duan Chuyue were Jinshi in the same year.

Duan Chuyue then approached Hu Ji, promised him a favor of three thousand guan, and asked Hu Ji to drag out the case.

Hu Ji agreed, took the money promised by Duan Chu, and took care of everything.

The case was really delayed by procedures.

The first domino falls.

Originally, their plan was probably to drag the case on indefinitely until Li Yong couldn't bear it anymore and let it go.

But what they didn't expect was that Li Yong, a very tough man, actually started to fight with them in Bianjing City.

This took several months.

In the first month of this year, Zhang Dun went south to play in Jiaozhi.

This case was separated from the supervision of the Metropolitan Government.

This gave Hu Ji and others a lot of room for maneuver.

Because at that time, there was a power vacuum.

With Zhang Dunnan gone, as long as Hu Ji and the others don't report to the capital, it means they have no supervision.

Cai Jing was busy welcoming Zhao Xu out of the palace, and it was impossible and he had no energy to pay attention to a case that happened a few months ago.

Hu Ji and the others began to spend time with Li Yong.

It lasted until spring and March. I don’t know what happened. Maybe my patience was exhausted.

So, in March, Hu Ji issued a verdict.

This is the first instance verdict.

In the first instance verdict, Hu Ji ruled that Li Yong had falsely accused Duan Jilong.

But the problem is that Hu Ji's first-instance judgment is not only illegal, but also inconsistent with procedures and rules.

First of all, since it is a false accusation, it must be proven that Li Yong made a false accusation.

And Li Yong's petition clearly stated to whom Duan Jilong sold his official position to? How many were sold to?

Therefore, according to normal procedures, the Kaifeng Mansion should summon the relevant people and bring in the relevant persons.

But Hu Ji did not. He relied entirely on free mental evidence. There is one type of judgment: inference based on common sense... So I think you are making a false accusation, so you are confident that you are making a false accusation.

Secondly, it is also a fatal place - Li Yong appealed in court, and Duan Jilong's son Duan Chuyue was in charge of the official affairs of the capital hall.

So according to the system, the Kaifeng Prefecture should apply for the province's Gou Zhui - that is, report it to the capital hall and request the Duan Tang Gou Zhui Duan to make an appointment with the Yamen.

But neither did Hu Ji!

These two fatal loopholes were undoubtedly exposed after the preliminary review.

Therefore, Li Yong immediately appealed to Dali Temple.

This kicks off the second round of the game.

It is a secret operation between Dali Temple and Kaifeng Mansion.

Zhao Xu slowly closed his eyes.

There was darkness before his eyes.

Although, he already knew that it was like this.

However, Zhao Xu was still amazed by the shamelessness and cowardice of these bureaucrats.

This is not to treat people like monkeys.

They were just riding on the penal system and system of the Song Dynasty to show off their power, and they did not take the laws and regulations into consideration at all.

The verdict is a complete mess, illogical, and doesn't even bother to deal with it.

but……

Zhao Xu slowly opened his eyes and interrupted Shi Deyi who was about to continue reporting.

"Shi Deyi."

"I'm here."

Zhao Xu looked into Shi Deyi's eyes and asked: "Based on what Douzhi knows, is Li Yong familiar with Xingtong?"

Shi De shook his head.

He was very aggressive today.

All detectives from the Detective Department were mobilized to cooperate with the people sent by Cai Jing to check the background information of the man named Li Yong.

At least for now, this person is a relatively successful businessman.

Because I made money, I wanted to be an official, so I came up with the idea of ​​buying an official position.

Let alone Xingtong, I'm afraid he doesn't even know the Analects of Confucius by heart.

"Then is it possible that he is familiar with the court's laws?" Zhao Xu asked again.

Shi Deyi continued to shake his head.

One of the by-products of the shortcomings of redundancy in the Song Dynasty was that various systems were built on top of each other, and the laws and regulations were intertwined vertically and horizontally.

Not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary ministers may not understand the systems, regulations and laws between various systems.

so……

Zhao Xu already knew it in his heart.
To be continued...