Chapter 672: Shen Yuanjing is not convinced!
The boat stopped in the middle of the river, drifting with the wind.
Shen Lanxi called the people who came to file a complaint and asked about the local customs and practices in detail. On the side, two attendants, four historians, two clerks from the Supervisory Council, an official from the Ministry of Personnel, an official from the Ministry of Justice, and an official from the Dali Temple wrote furiously, recording in detail the local customs and practices, the case, the emperor's various concerns, and his worries for the country and the people.
They didn't stop until sunset when they received news from the shore.
"Your Majesty, the case has been investigated. The old man's complaint is true. The old man's daughter was beaten to death by a bully a year ago."
"I have found out that this case involves many people. The lawyer is related to the county magistrate by marriage, the county magistrate is related to the local governor by marriage, and the governor is related to the local governor by marriage. The network of relationships is huge and involves many people."
Shen Lanxi was angry.
"Even if they are my relatives by marriage or brothers-in-law, as long as they violate the laws of my dynasty, they must be brought to justice."
"Write a letter to the capital and ask Wei Jie to send someone to investigate the case thoroughly. No matter who the relatives are, no matter who is involved, anyone who transfers benefits in the middle is a sinner!"
"I will write a letter to the capital right now!"
The person sent continued to report: "In order to avoid alerting the enemy, I did not punish the bully. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Shen Lanxi was very considerate: "I know, you are right to do this. Get up!"
"Although the old man has been found to be wrongly accused, his daughter can't come back. Please comfort him and don't let him get upset!"
Two people went to persuade the old man.
Shen Lanxi: "This is the first case I have handled since my southern tour. I must dig out the person hiding at the end, eliminate all the evildoers, and return this place to a clear and bright sky."
"Your Majesty is devoted to the people. You are truly a wise ruler throughout history!"
The old man's case was handed over to a special person, and before dawn the next day, the fleet set off on its southern tour.
Soon the news about His Majesty's southern tour to seek justice spread throughout the streets and alleys, and everyone knew about it, from local officials to peddlers.
The dark forces lurking in the dark everywhere tremble in fear in the dead of night.
They can stop one person, but they can't stop so many people in the world!
Only then did they understand that His Majesty's southern tour was not just to inspect the rivers, but also to sound a wake-up call to officials from all over the country.
We arrived at a new place and heard the sound of gongs again on the river bank.
"Your Majesty, I have a grievance..."
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Ten days later
"Your Majesty, we have been away from Beijing for 20 days and have received 26 cases of people seeking justice. 20 of them are true, 2 are false accusations, and we are looking for evidence for the other 4 cases because they happened too long ago."
"More than 220 people were involved in the case, more than 100 of them were extremely evil, more than 100 of them were extremely vicious, and not a single one was innocent."
Shen Lanxi: "Those who have committed heinous crimes and are extremely vicious will be beheaded in public. The rest will be dealt with according to the law!"
"yes!"
Ten days later
"Your Majesty, we have been away from the capital for 30 days and have received 251 complaints from the people, 198 of which were true..."
Shen Lanxi listened quietly, and after the reading was finished, she made a ruthless decision.
Although we did not disembark from the ship once and did not see blood during the short one-month voyage, the words between the lines were filled with blood and gore.
In particular, the daily follow-up of the Express is like a sharp knife. Every time it is published, it makes people applaud.
The most talked-about topic every day is: "How many bullies and corrupt officials did your Majesty kill today?"
Even if someone found a way and wanted to plead for mercy, it would not reach the ship and they could only wait to die.
The official ships on the southern tour were therefore exposed to the eyes of the people.
In addition to those who come to complain every day, there are also many people along the way throwing flowers and ribbons into the river.
"Long live His Majesty..."
"Your Majesty loves the people like his own children..."
"Your Majesty, the Autumn of Prosperity..."
The accompanying officials were greatly shocked and all surrendered!
In a blink of an eye, more than two months had passed and the southern tour was already halfway completed.
In addition to handling cases every day, Shen Lanxi also took time to meet with river representatives, official representatives, and workers involved in the construction of the river on both sides of the strait.
The brushes used by the attendants alone had already used up an entire box, and two large boxes of ink sticks. The total number of written records was already eight boxes.
Every time the ship docked, pens and ink would be replenished, and the record documents occupying the cabin would be transported off the ship and shipped to the capital via the post station.
In addition to the people's farewell, there were people who had been wronged and people who wanted to assassinate.
From the moment we arrived at the dock and moored our ship, assassins appeared.
So far, there have been dozens of assassinations of varying sizes, all of which were resolved secretly without alerting the local people.
All the assassins were handed over to Zhou Chengan for interrogation.
Over the years, Zhou Cheng'an has grown from a bastard who was bullied by everyone to a skilled sword that the emperor can use.
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Shen Yuanjing once again saw Zhou Chengan reporting to His Majesty, and felt a little dissatisfied.
Your Majesty should leave the interrogation of the assassin to him.
Zhou Cheng'an had only killed a few people. He was on the battlefield, he had killed countless enemies. He was the one who knew how to interrogate prisoners the best.
That Zhou Cheng'an looks like a pale-faced scholar. Can he bear it after seeing blood?
Shen Yuanjing was dissatisfied and wanted to find a job.
On this ship, everyone knew what they had to do and had things to do, except for him, who seemed to be simply accompanying His Majesty on a trip.
Your Majesty, do you not believe in his ability?
Why not give him a task?
Before Shen Yuanjing could figure it out, Zhou Chengan came out.
"Commander Zhou, have you found out who sent the assassin?"
Zhou Chengan: "They are descendants of the previous dynasty."
Shen Yuanjing was a little surprised to get the answer so easily.
He thought that this cold person would at least say that it was a confidential matter and could not be disclosed.
How could you tell him so easily?
"Commander Zhou told me so easily, is it a bad thing?" He wanted to hear how Zhou Chengan would answer.
Zhou Chengan said truthfully: "Your Majesty did not say to conceal it. Even if it was concealed, it was kept secret from the people to avoid causing panic among them."
So everyone on the ship knew about it?
Shen Yuanjing was somewhat unhappy again.
"Commander Zhou, who did you learn this method of interrogating prisoners from? This general also wants to learn it."
Zhou Chengan: "You can learn from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice."
Shen Yuanjing: “…” Is it so easy to tell him?
It made him feel like he was punching cotton.
"Commander Zhou, is there anyone else in His Majesty's room?"
Zhou Chengan glanced at him and said, "General Shen, go in and take a look and you'll know." After he said that, he turned around and left.
Shen Yuanjing was a little depressed. He was the emperor's younger brother. When Zhou Cheng'an saw him, he should not be very respectful, but he should not be so indifferent and cold.
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