Liu Shui has been anxious to argue with this old man Xu. The old man went too far. He actually changed the case that the family leader had judged. Even if the family leader made a mistake, he can't change it. You can give your opinions, but how many opinions do you have if you directly change it?

Is this respect? Do you think you can change it casually when you get older?

"No matter how wrong the family leader's judgment is, he can't do anything casually. You don't take the family master seriously." Liu Shui argued with reason. He didn't care whether the family master made a wrong judgment. No one can veto a wrong judgment.

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"I'm doing this for your family master's benefit. If your family master hadn't asked me to come, I would have gone home and slept. Okay, if you don't let me change it, ok, I'm leaving." Old man Xu said and was about to get up and leave.

The county government is here.

"You stop, you can't leave." Liu Shui said, the damn old man actually came to threaten him, why is the head of the family so fond of arrogant people recently.

"I think the verdict is wrong. Since you think your master is right, why should I worry about it? If I don't leave, am I going to stay here until your master comes back?" Old Man Xu said, he shouldn't have come, that traitor.

What did he worry about? If it hadn't been for the treacherous minister's plan, he would have gone home and slept.

"Okay, you can change it, but you will be responsible for the consequences." Liu Shui gritted his teeth and said, "Master, I'm sorry for you, this old man is really too much."

This old man actually dares to change what you have changed. Apart from Your Majesty, who else in the court today dares to change.

After hearing these words, Old Man Xu sat down. He wanted to take a closer look at what this traitor had written.

He is now very interested in what the traitor wrote. Old man Xu has been searching through this large number of cases. As long as he finds the ones with Xie Ji's handwriting, he will read them and he will frown as he reads them.

This person must have a problem with the head of the family. It seems that as long as he finds what the head of the family has written, he will start revising it.

After a while, Old Man Xu had revised the cases handled by Xie Ji again. Finally, after the revision was completed, Old Man Xu took a sip of tea in a very good mood.

Judging from these cases, Old Man Xu discovered some problems, that is, the traitor was not always lenient when handling cases. At least he would be cautious in cases involving human life, and he did not blindly turn big things into trivial matters. This

Everyone has his own way of handling things, which is different from other people's standards for judging cases.

Yes, this is what Old Man Xu analyzed after analyzing the case that Xie Ji said.

The attention paid to this treacherous official is different from ordinary people. For example, those who commit crimes against their superiors and those who are disrespectful to their masters have no actual crimes, and these are all given very light sentences; and those who kill others or break their legs, who cares?

No matter who it is, as long as it causes physical harm, the sentence will be relatively severe.

This treacherous minister is a bit weird, really weird...

I also saw an interesting case from it, that is, someone had nothing to do and cursed on the street now that a traitor was in power, and people were in ruins. Logically speaking, this was slandering the court, insulting the officials, and even more so, insulting the traitor, at least.

He had to be sentenced to exile, but the traitor was actually found not guilty. Yes, he was not guilty. Did the traitor really not care about others scolding him? But he seemed to have scolded him himself, so thinking about it, he would not change the sentence of the traitor.

The criminal law is divided into five types: caning and execution, which are called the five feudal punishments. (Each dynasty is different, so I just used the one that is easier to remember.)

Among them, the death penalty is divided into two grades: beheading and hanging; the punishment of exile is from one thousand to two thousand miles, with one grade every five hundred miles; the imprisonment is from one to three and a half years, with one grade every six months; the punishment with the rod is from sixty to sixty to

One hundred, and every ten strokes is one level; the flogging ranges from ten to fifty, and every ten strokes is one level, and there are twenty levels in total.

These twenty grades range from light to heavy, which are quite reasonable.

Xie Ji returned to Hengyang at this moment, feeling a little bit different about things and people. He wanted to compose a poem, bah, when did he become so sentimental?

"Prime Minister." Meng Tao watched as Xie Ji reviewed everything here. Meng Tao had taken care of this place in an orderly manner, and the people were doing their jobs and living in peace.

In fact, this was because Xie Jicai spent a lot of energy to sort out these people. From a family with more than 100 people to a small beggar on the roadside, they were all registered.

But the efforts were not in vain. Hengyang County has been completely transformed.

Xie Ji did not reply to Meng Tao. He just walked to the front, while Meng Tao followed behind without saying a word.

"Where are the bandits?" Xie Ji's voice was neither loud nor quiet, and Meng Tao could just hear it. He was actually captured by the bandits last time, but he didn't want to pursue it now and let this unpleasant memory pass.

"The bandits' den has been wiped out." After Meng Tao finished speaking, he knelt down to Xie Ji, "This time, my subordinates falsely conveyed the Prime Minister's orders and used military force indiscriminately. Please ask the Prime Minister to punish him."

Xie Ji took a long time before he said: "It doesn't matter."

"Prime Minister, my subordinates have been disadvantaged in defending the Prime Minister and have trapped the Prime Minister in the enemy's camp. Please punish me, otherwise I will not feel at ease."

Meng Tao calmed down and said that he knew Xie Ji and was full of control. This time he used his authority and it would never end so quickly. It would be weird if there was no punishment.

But what he didn't know was that Xie Ji had been replaced. The appearance was the same, but the inside was different.

"It's not your fault, get up first." Xie Ji wanted to die himself, but he couldn't let others take the blame. This was indeed his own fault.

Meng Tao felt a little surprised, how could the Prime Minister let him go so easily? If it had been the case in the past, dismissal from office would have been possible, and demotion would have been the most normal thing. He might even find a crime for you and send you to the frontier, where you would never come back.

If you come, you will have to die there.

The Prime Minister rarely executes his own people, so if he doesn't like you, he will find a way to transfer him away. Although you may escape death, you will never have the chance to enter the center of power in the rest of your life.

"Prime Minister..." Meng Tao looked at Xie Ji in shock and found that Xie Ji was calmer than before.

"You have both merit and demerit. You and Wang Xi solved those bandits. I am happy before it is too late, so how can you blame me? When I return to Chang'an, I will ask His Majesty for instructions. As for the position of Minister of Household Affairs, it is up to you.

Already."

Meng Tao was astonished as soon as Xie Ji finished saying this. When could the Prime Minister be so generous? He was a high-ranking official of the third rank, and he gave it to him like this. He knew that the Prime Minister had been bribed with a million taels in the past.

Who knows if the money will never be repaid, so that person can only think that he has suffered a loss.

Everyone also knows that the Prime Minister is very rich. No matter how much money he gives, he will never come back, just like sinking into the sea without making any waves. Everyone is very puzzled by how Xie Ji handles the promotion of officials, and some are inexplicable.

Some were promoted without a single tael of silver, and some were even bankrupted without even being given a small official position.

Some have followed the prime minister for decades and their official positions remain unchanged, and some have been promoted very quickly within a few days. Others have never been able to figure out why. Could it be that the prime minister is pleased with some people and unhappy with others.

However, in order to be promoted, they will use money to explore the way, just in case they are really chosen by the prime minister. After all, the prime minister will accept everything according to the order.

"Don't be surprised. The truth is business. I think your talent is worthy of the position of Minister of Household Affairs. As for whether you can take this position, it depends on whether you can be recognized by His Majesty." Thank you.

Ji felt that this Meng Tao was indeed good, and the original person actually admired him, otherwise he would not have let him stay with him.

The original person ignored some officials who were unwilling to make progress all day long and only bribed them. After all, he was not short of money, but if you bribe me, do I have to let you get promoted? Do you want me to be at your mercy?

?There is no door. How can my mind be bought by money?

One thing that I am quite proud of is that even if I don't give you promotions or positions, you still have to bribe me respectfully. I am quite satisfied with what I have done. I am much smarter than those traitorous officials in the previous dynasty.

Well, how can those traitors be called real traitors?

A treacherous minister, of course, is extremely treacherous. Taking money and not doing things is called treachery. Taking money and doing things is not treachery, that is being used. He is quite arrogant, and there is no way for anyone who dares to take advantage of him.

Such a treacherous official naturally aroused the resentment of many people, resenting Xie Ji for letting the money he gave him go down the drain, but he couldn't explain why. He couldn't say that he bribed the prime minister and he didn't give him a promotion!

Therefore, a large number of people were particularly respectful to Xie Ji in front of others, but secretly conveyed the fact that Xie Ji was a treacherous minister behind their backs. In this way, the situation became more and more serious. Not only did all the officials take the fact that Xie Ji was a treacherous minister, but the entire world also believed in it.

The fact that Xie Ji was a treacherous minister was also firmly accepted.

Of course, no one in the court dares to openly say that Xie Ji is a traitor. Only people like Wang Cen or those who dare to directly remonstrate can dare to say so, but it will not go too far. After all, this traitor holds a grudge.

"Prime Minister...Thank you so much, Prime Minister." Meng Tao looked at Xie Ji's serious look, as if it was because of official business, and he made up his mind to follow the Prime Minister in this life.

"There is no need to say thank you. You are repaying me for your loyal duties." Xie Ji smiled. He still had many things to deal with in the future. After all, this Meng Tao would not do those things that would cause him a headache. If someone else

, you may be jealous of money and think about how to exploit the people to the maximum extent.

This person doesn't know how. What the original person admires about him is that he doesn't think he's smart enough to bribe him with worldly gold and silver. After all, someone who only wants to make profit is likely to betray him because of profit.

Besides, he is not someone who is greedy for money. He will use money as a bribe. OK, if you are a good briber, he may consider giving you a promotion. But if you are the kind of person who doesn’t hide anything, just give him some gold and silver.
Chapter completed!