The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

After the Tongzhi of Hangzhou Fu left the Jinzhai, it was as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, showing very excited emotions. Xiao Rui drew a big cake for him, not only to keep him safe and sound, but also to go one step further. How can he not be excited about being the magistrate?

I smiled smugly, I smiled smugly.

the next afternoon.

The Governor of Hangzhou hurried over from the Jinhua Mansion, and came to the Golden Mansion without stopping to meet Xiao Rui: "The governor of Hangzhou, Zhang Sanqian, pays homage to His Highness King Xian! Your Highness is coming to Hangzhou, but I have not been able to greet you from afar in time. The official is willing to accept the crime of disrespect!"

Xiao Rui looked at him as an old man, but he looked like he was seventy years old when he was sixty years old. He was very old, and he was going to be an official this year. Xiao Rui had inquired about the character and achievements of this Governor Zhang, and the common people had a good reputation for him. He was an official when he was young, and later he managed a government with outstanding achievements. The location of the governor of Hangzhou. Now that he is old and has reached the age of Ershun, he is powerless, and the management of Hangzhou is becoming looser and weaker, and he is a little fatuous.

But to look at a person depends on the overall achievements and achievements, and cannot be limited to the past two years.

Xiao Rui treats corrupt officials ruthlessly, but he respects honest officials very much. He hurriedly got up to help Zhang Sanqian, and said with a smile: "Master Zhang, please get up quickly. When I first arrived in your land, I came to Hangzhou to take down Wei Haichuan without telling you. It is the king who asked Mr. Zhang to be Haihan." .”

"No, no, no!" Zhang Sanqian waved his hands hastily, and said with emotion: "Your Highness, this official is old and fatuous, and has no intention and power to govern Yangzhou well, but let the subordinate officials cause a catastrophe. The situation is so bad that it makes people feel angry and sad. There is an unshirkable responsibility. Don't worry, Your Highness, the next official will plead guilty to the imperial court!"

Xiao Rui smiled, and did not stop him, but said: "This time, His Majesty asked the king to inspect the state capital. The main purpose is to find and eliminate local cancers. Wei Haichuan is such a villain who is good at deceiving and disguising. It is understandable that Mr. Zhang did not discover his true colors. But I am very worried. Are there other corrupt officials in Hangzhou Mansion? What about other mansions in Hangzhou? "

Zhang Sanqian was silent, he couldn't answer Xiao Rui's question, being an official was clean and upright, this seemed to be a pursuit, but greed for money and power had become his nature.

"This king said a few more words, which made Mr. Zhang laugh." Xiao Rui changed the subject, and said: "Mr. Zhang, this king has an unfeeling request. The trial of Wei Haichuan will start tomorrow. This king wants Mr. Zhang to do it." Judge."

"This..." Zhang Sanqian showed hesitation.

Xiao Rui explained: "Although this king is a prince, he still leads the official position of the fifth-rank supervisory censor. This time, he directly called the guards and soldiers. It all depends on the gold medal bestowed by His Majesty. Well, if Wei Haichuan hadn't sent people to assassinate me this time, I wouldn't have called Hangzhou Dusi."

"In addition, Mr. Zhang is the governor of Hangzhou. It is more fair and orderly for you to preside over the trial, and it is also beneficial to Mr. Zhang. At the very least, it is not too late to make up for it, and you can prevent the wise people who have accumulated most of your life from being ruined before you become an official. Influenced by a little Wei Haichuan."

After listening to Xiao Rui's explanation, Zhang Sanqian sighed. He has been an official for forty years, and he has seen too many intrigues in the officialdom. He can also feel clearly what King Xian is thinking. It was nothing more than using himself as a gunman and keeping himself out of the way, but he had to admit that King Xian was planning a conspiracy, speaking frankly and speaking from his heart.

I have had a rough life, but at the end of the day, when I became an official, I was at a disadvantage. The subordinate officials in the jurisdiction even murdered the court officials and assassinated the prince. With joint and several liability.

When I became an official, I returned to my hometown in fine clothes, and returned with innocence and fame, but when I was punished by the court, my reputation and face were lost, and I returned to my hometown in despair.

And if he is the presiding judge, then there is no fault of poor employment, and naturally it will not affect his reputation.

Without much hesitation, Zhang Sanqian stood up directly, cupped his hands in respect and said, "Your Highness, I am willing to be the presiding officer! Weed out corrupt officials for the imperial court!"

"Okay! This king really read Master Zhang correctly!" Xiao Rui nodded with a smile.

Letting Zhang Sanqian be the presiding judge, Xiao Rui can stay out of the matter, and the matter has passed to Guodu, and it has nothing to do with him, he is just a victim!

"Your Highness, I'm afraid that there may be mistakes in the presiding interrogation process, so I ask Your Highness to listen in and give advice." Since Zhang Sanqian agreed to the presiding interrogation, he quickly set out on the road. King's gun.

Seeing Zhang Sanqian on the road like this, Xiao Rui was very pleased.

Time soon came to the day of opening the Yamen.

In the past two days, Hangzhou Tongzhi has listed the guilty people who are in the same rank as Wei Haichuan. He chose to secretly investigate and collect evidence. He has followed Wei Haichuan for so many years and has been his deputy. Whoever has a problem can’t hide it. He, therefore, wanted to investigate it by hand.

In addition, in the past three days, no officials or families came to surrender, and they all took chances. That being the case, then Xiao Rui will not show mercy.

It's time for the magistrate's yamen to open the trial.

The front of the government yamen was crowded with people watching the trial, and they all crowded into the street outside the yamen. There were densely packed figures, probably thousands of people.

Zhang Sanqian was wearing an official robe and was sitting on top of the official hall, while Xiao Rui was sitting on the left side, listening to the case. Following Zhang Sanqian slapping the stunned wood, he shouted: "Today, this king opened the court to try Wei Haichuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, and he was promoted!"

"Mighty..." shouted the servants holding water and fire sticks on both sides.

"Take the prisoner Wei Haichuan!" Zhang Sanqian shouted.

Subsequently, the soldiers of Hangzhou Dusi escorted Wei Haichuan to the court.

Wei Haichuan's hair was disheveled and his expression was in a daze. It seemed that he came to his senses only after he was in court.

When he looked at the court hall he was familiar with in the past, above the main hall was the plaque of "Mirror Hanging High", and there were other people sitting in the seat where he should have been sitting, but he was standing under the hall, standing at his own fundamental level. Unexpected location.

The two locations are very close, but they are worlds apart.

"Crack!" Zhang Sanqian knocked on the gavel and asked, "Is Wei Haichuan the prefect of Hangzhou?"

After all, Wei Haichuan is an official, so he was not shackled, nor forced to kneel down. Although the Great Xia Kingdom has no express regulations that punish scholar-bureaucrats, there are also hidden habits in this regard.

"Yes!" Wei Haichuan came back to his senses, and cupped his hands with a loveless expression.

Ever since he knew who he was assassinating, Wei Haichuan knew that he was finished. Assassinating a prince is a felony. According to the "Great Xia Law", he will be sentenced to death. All his family members will be demoted to slavery and exiled for three thousand miles! In addition, he murdered the court officials, took bribes, and was punished for several crimes. It is estimated that he might be delayed.

Ling Chi... Wei Haichuan shuddered at the thought of this word, a chill ran through his body, and he fell into great fear.

Zhang Sanqian asked: "Wei Haichuan, you are the magistrate of Hangzhou. You don't appreciate your majesty's grace, you are ashamed of your trust in the court, you don't benefit the people, you are in your position, you don't seek a job, but you do the opposite. The means are despicable! Now I will condemn you to five crimes!"

"First, the evidence for the assassination of His Highness King Xian is solid. The prisoner has already confessed that you ordered him to do so. Can you plead guilty?"

"Secondly, planning to kill the court officials and brutally killed two people! The prisoner has confessed that you ordered him, can you plead guilty?"

"Thirdly, there are people beating drums to complain about grievances. You occupy a good woman and send someone to threaten her husband and beat him. Can you plead guilty?"

"Fourth, there are a large number of antique calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver hidden in your mansion, and you are suspected of accepting property, can you plead guilty?"

"Fifth, there are common people seeking justice and accusing you of perverting the law for personal gain. Under your protection, your son Wei Ying did all sorts of evil deeds, oppressing the common people, robbing the women of the common people, robbing people of their property, causing death and injury, and harsh punishments. , can you plead guilty?"

Although Zhang Sanqian's voice was old, it contained anger. The five deadly crimes were directed at Wei Haichuan!

Outside the yamen, the watching people clapped their hands and applauded.

Wei Haichuan couldn't hold on any longer, knelt down, and said, "Your Majesty is guilty, I implore Your Highness to spare my family members, they are innocent!"

Zhang Sanqian said: "Since you have confessed to the truth, you can sign it and make a deposit."

After finishing speaking, Hangzhou Tongzhi handed over the confession to Wei Haichuan, who tremblingly signed and pledged, admitting all the crimes.

"Since you have pleaded guilty, then wait for the court's final conviction." After Zhang Sanqian finished speaking in a deep voice, Zhang Sanqian picked up another account and said, "This account is for people in Hangzhou Prefecture who have colluded with Wei Haichuan and formed a party for personal gain. , His Royal Highness Xian Wang has given you three days to surrender, since you don’t cherish it and take chances, then don’t blame me for being rude.”

"Come here! According to the list and personnel on the account, we will all start arresting! Severe punishment!"

"Yes!" The manager of the execution room under the hall immediately accepted the order.

Zhang Sanqian said in a deep voice: "Since Wei Haichuan has pleaded guilty, but considering that the evidence is still insufficient, I have asked His Royal Highness King Xian for instructions, and now we will search Wei's house to collect evidence! Is Tian Qianhu here?"

Tian Hu stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "Please ask Tian Qianhu to supervise the government personnel to search the house of Wei, record all kinds of gold, silver, jewelry, calligraphy, paintings and antiques in detail, and classify them for collection. After the stolen money is counted, it needs to be transported back to Kyoto!"

"Yes!" Tian Hu replied.

"In this case, then retreat first." Zhang Sanqian hit the gavel again.

Speaking of a trial, it was more like going through the motions. Wei Haichuan directly pleaded guilty, and then signed and pledged. This trial does not need twists and turns.

Although it was a formality, but for the common people, it was joyful, and it was a final decision!

Afterwards, the soldiers were divided into two groups, the criminal room manager led people to arrest the suspect, and Tian Hu led people to start ransacking the house!

Xiao Rui was more interested in ransacking the house, so he immediately took charge of the Wei Mansion himself.

Soon, the search was underway.

"Report! We found a secret room in Wei Mansion! There are five boxes of silver, totaling five hundred thousand taels of silver!"

"Report! I found a compartment in the study! I found 10,000 taels of gold!"

"Report! In the study, there are ten white jade horses, one emerald cabbage, one blood coral, and twenty valuable calligraphy and paintings..."

"Report! Ten pieces of high-quality tribute porcelain and twenty-three pieces of antiques from the previous dynasty were found in the bedroom..."

"Report! Thirty-five pieces of agate and luminous pearls were found..."

Along with boxes of silver, boxes of treasures, calligraphy, painting and calligraphy moved out one after another, they all piled up in the yard, and the recording officer kept singing, making everyone swallow their mouths.

Nima, how much does this cost!

On the other side, Jin Zhengjiao arranged for five old stewards of the chamber of commerce, who were proficient in appreciating treasures, and began to estimate the value of these copied treasures. Xiao Rui needed to know how much money it would cost to copy a Wei mansion and exchange it for silver!