Chapter 249 I cultivate morality and have a kind heart

"Mr. Dong, if he continues to attack us, what should we do?"

An official from the Ministry of Revenue asked cautiously.

Dong Xingshu remained calm and looked over casually, "Are you involved in the warehouse burning?"

The official immediately said, "Mr. Dong, this is a conspiracy among businessmen for profit. How could we be involved?"

Of course he would not be involved. Those who could come to Dong Xingshu's study were at least of the fourth rank with real power, or the fifth rank of the Ministry of Speech. Naturally, they knew what to say and what not to say.

They just hinted at businessmen to take action, but never specifically told them how to do it.

Even the big businessmen themselves would not discuss this matter, let alone the officials.

As things have developed to this point, they are also cursing these businessmen as idiots in their hearts. They are not enough to save them...

In the current situation, not only can they not rescue them, but they have to quickly make that group of businessmen confess their guilt, put an end to the matter, and prevent it from spreading and causing other problems.

When we encountered similar problems in the past, we just let the people in the Ministry of Justice take action.

But now the people are with Zhou Tieyi. Who knows whether Zhou Tieyi will fabricate some confession to incriminate them?
There are too many unjust cases like this where people fabricate confessions and make false accusations for political purposes.

"Si Lu told me that he knows it clearly."

Dong Xingshu spoke calmly.

Qingkong Gui's words have two meanings. One is to stand up for Zhou Tieyi. Anyone who has committed a crime in this matter will never be tolerated. He warns Dong Xingshu not to be fooled by the confusion of his subordinates. The other is that if Zhou Tieyi makes groundless accusations, he will never let it go.

After Dong Xingshu finished speaking, the officials from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Revenue present had complicated expressions. Then the official who had just spoken gritted his teeth and continued, "The people who set fire to the warehouse are truly extremely evil. We will submit a petition tomorrow, asking the emperor to punish the ringleader without delay!"

Now they don't want this group of businessmen to be alive even more than Zhou Tieyi, so they even say such cruel words as "never wait any longer".

Executions usually have to be carried out after autumn and before the beginning of spring to suit the weather. At the same time, any death sentence needs to be reviewed by at least one vice minister of the Ministry of Justice and approved by the three officials. Cases with particularly wide implications need to be reported to the emperor.

The death penalty that must be executed immediately without waiting usually requires a joint review by multiple departments. This can prevent Zhou Tieyi from fabricating a wrongful case on the one hand, and on the other hand it can speed up the case and make a clear distinction, thus ending this political storm.

Now we need Dong Xingshu to approve it, get the three officials to agree to this matter, and send it to the emperor.

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Inside the Zhushensi military camp, it was already late at night, and Wu Qian was still helping Zhou Tieyi deal with confessions and evidence.

Even though these things have been verified and processed by Chang Sun Dan and his men, how to select the key points will determine the intensity of the first report tomorrow.

There was a blank memorial in front of Zhou Tieyi. He stroked the tiger talisman with his palm. The cold touch seemed extremely comfortable in this hot summer day.

These confessions do involve a wide range of people, but they cannot touch the real core.

That group of people are not stupid and will not leave any evidence to justify their actions. Even the officials from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Revenue who were arrested now were only arrested because they were involved in corruption and bribery with these businessmen, and they have no direct connection with the warehouse burning case.

If one wants to expand the involvement of others at this time, the easiest way is Lai Junchen's "method of fabrication".

However, although this cruel method sounds miraculous, it is very stupid.

If Lai Junchen wasn't stupid, he wouldn't have committed suicide.

"The Art of Fabricating Evidence", which cannot even protect itself, can at most be considered a method of self-destruction. How can it be considered a truly excellent book on the art of thick black?
Times are progressing.

The core of justice does not lie in whether he has broken the law or not.

Lai Junchen's "Art of Fabricating Charges" only reached this level, so he needed to fabricate charges and make up confessions to make the other party break the law and commit serious crimes!
But there is absolutely no need to do this!
The blame for doing this lies solely with you, and you will be the only one to be held accountable in the end.

The core of justice lies in how to interpret the law and how to sentence, not in how big a mistake the person has made.

In special times, entering the door with the left foot first can be sentenced to death.

"My Lord, everything is ready."

Wu Qian said respectfully.

Zhou Tieyi nodded slightly, then looked at his clerk. Zhou Tieyi had high hopes for this clerk who was going to follow the path of Legalism, so he was never stingy with advice when necessary.

He smiled and said, "Now the people in the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Revenue are probably worried that I will fabricate a confession and implicate them."

Wu Qian did not answer. When he was studying law, he had naturally read books like "Records of Injustices" and knew the methods used by officials to fabricate confessions and frame others.

"Do you think I need to make up a confession?"

Zhou Tieyi suddenly asked.

Wu Qian didn't know how to answer for a moment.

If other people ask this, it means that you have become the other party's confidant, and now you just need to show your loyalty. It may even be a hint that you should complete this task for the adults yourself.

The personality of Zhou Tieyi that is widely circulated is roughly similar.

But only Wu Qian himself knew that although Zhou Tieyi was used to using political tactics, each of his political tactics could stand up to scrutiny afterwards. It was stupid for him to fabricate false accusations, let alone Zhou Tieyi who was teaching him the truth?
After thinking it over carefully, Wu Qian answered reluctantly, "We shouldn't do that. That would give people a reason to criticize us. We all know that this group of evil merchants must have been prompted by someone to burn the warehouse, but they didn't give anyone a reason to criticize us. We shouldn't be stupid about this." Zhou Tieyi nodded, "Not bad, you've made some progress."

Zhou Tieyi picked up the pen, and Wu Qian began to grind the ink. Zhou Tieyi took the opportunity to remind him, "To examine a matter, we need to see where it ends up."

"Do you think I can decide this?"

Zhou Tieyi asked himself and answered, "I can't decide on this matter. I am just an inspector, and I only have the power of supervision. My purpose is to supervise the officials and prevent them from making rash moves. The real decision-making power has always been in the palace."

Wu Qian paused as he was grinding the ink.

Zhou Tieyi did not continue talking about the things in the palace. He knew that Wu Qian must have understood it by now.

"So I need to be the bad guy in this matter, but I can't make this a solid case. I need to give the palace some room to decide the sentence. I can convict him, but I don't need to fabricate a confession."

Zhou Tieyi looked at the pile of confessions next to him and said with a smile, "Why would you need these things to kill someone?"

"If you choose this path, you must remember that the tyranny of the majority and the dictatorship of one are the weapons that kill people. The rest are just that. If you use these two points well, you can naturally kill people. Fabricating charges will only trap yourself."

Zhou Tieyi picked up a pen and began to write about the details of the warehouse burning case. After he finished writing, he had no intention of fabricating charges or making random accusations, he just started writing.

"The crime is extremely heinous. Please, Your Majesty, execute all three clans of those implicated as a warning to others and a warning to the people of the world."

Wu Qian's eyes showed a thoughtful expression.

If the sentence of killing three clans is passed, with these two thousand people implicated...

How many people will be killed in the end?

Therefore, it is highly unlikely that His Majesty would sentence someone to such a severe crime.

Sir, what are the deep meanings of this?
Zhou Tieyi put down his pen, smiled, and waited for Wu Qian to think for himself. How much he could understand depended on Wu Qian himself. He couldn't explain the rest.

If Lai Junchen had seized this opportunity, he would probably have wanted to write a memorial half a table thick to implicate everyone who could be implicated.

But why go through so much trouble? Wouldn't it be enough to just kill all three clans?

If His Majesty really has this intention, then it is His Majesty's holy dictatorship. Once the means of exterminating three generations of a clan are initiated and the sentencing standards are set, there will be no need for any complicated confessions for involvement in murder, and the evidence will be ironclad.

At that time, with the help of the Tianjing News, he only needs to publicize how much these people deserve to be killed. He does not need to explain to the people any complicated judicial sentencing. When everyone in the world thinks they deserve to be killed, then it doesn't matter what crime they committed. Why bother to fabricate charges and give people excuses?

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The next day, in the imperial study.

Today, as soon as the Emperor of Daxia heard the teachings, he came excitedly to review the memorials.

Of course he heard about what was happening outside.

Although it is a warehouse burn.

But there was no anger on the emperor's face. Firstly, Zhou Tieyi was well prepared and put out the fire before it started. There was only a small loss, which did not even affect the price of goods.

Secondly, Zhou Tieyi's knife was so easy to use that it once again unexpectedly fulfilled his idea.

Walking into the imperial study, the emperor's face darkened and he showed no emotion.

Of course he couldn't act as if he was very happy, but he came so 'timely' to revise the memorial today. The Queen Mother and Su Xibi knew the emperor's true attitude clearly. The angrier he looked, the happier he must be in his heart.

"Your Majesty, there is an important matter today."

The Queen dutifully reported.

The emperor sat on the throne and saw several memorials that the empress had taken out. He didn't say a word and just started reading them.

After reading the memorials from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Revenue requesting that the main culprit be executed without delay, he of course understood the conspiracy behind it, which was to insert his own people into the case first to prevent Zhou Tieyi from making random accusations, and at the same time speed up the progress of the case and put an end to this storm quickly.

After finishing reading, he remained calm and continued reading. The last memorial was submitted by Zhou Tieyi. It only gave a general account of the whole incident and gave some suggestions at the end.

Please kill all three clans!

After the emperor finished reading it, he looked at the empress, "He only has this memorial?"

The Queen nodded and said, "Indeed, there is only this one memorial."

The emperor put down Zhou Tieyi's memorial and pondered in silence. Even if Zhou Tieyi brought a charge half as tall as a person today and implicated half of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Education, he would not be surprised. But he did not expect that Zhou Tieyi was just giving a suggestion.

This is what you need to ask yourself.

He would only take action if he agreed to execute the three clans, instead of providing a lot of so-called "evidence".

The Great Xia Emperor thought for a while, took out a red brush, and annotated the two memorials.

"I cultivate morality and believe that God has a benevolent heart. I will only punish the main culprits and execute them in the autumn."

(End of this chapter)