In the main office of the Ministry of Justice in Nanjing, there are more than a hundred pots of flowers and plants in the three halls.

There are more than two flowers blooming. There are more than a dozen kinds of flowers blooming.

A pigeon coop was also built in the corridor behind the hall, and it cooed non-stop from morning till night.

These two things are Zhu Butang’s favorites.

It is said that it was because the Ministry of Justice had killed too many people in the past and the bloody atmosphere was too heavy, so Zhu Butang wanted to raise these two peaceful things to fight off the evil spirits in his office so as not to affect his official career.

Not to mention, after the flowers and plants were moved to the Ministry of Justice, they grew extremely luxuriantly, forcing Zhu Butang to squat among the flowers all day to prune them. He and the Bird Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel were known as the "Flower-planting Minister and Bird-walking Assistant Minister".

When Doctor Hua came in, he saw Zhu Butang holding a pair of scissors and dealing with a plant of 'Golden Edged Snow'.

But unlike the bird minister who was so absorbed in playing with birds, Zhu Butang was actually bored with idleness. So any movement would immediately attract his attention.

"Doctor Hua has something to say?"

"Yes, Butang." Hua Zhongheng stood behind him, picked up the porcelain plate on the ground, and took the branches and leaves cut by Zhu Butang.

"The people who came to pick up Xu Wei for treatment outside the prison have arrived."

"That number one scholar Zhao?" Zhu Butang looked at the pine-like 'Snow in June' and said with a playful smile, "I didn't expect the Prime Minister would ask him to take care of Xu Wenchang on his behalf."

The relationship between Li Chunfang and Xu Wei was well known. Therefore, everyone thought that after the prime minister came to power, he rescued Xu Wei out of nostalgia.

No one could have imagined that the Prime Minister was actually the one who was entrusted with the task.

"Yes." Hua Zhongheng nodded. He could hear the hidden meaning of the minister's words...

The father and son of the Zhao family were the vanguards of the overthrow of Xu, but Li Chunfang asked them to take care of Xu Wei, which shows that the two sides had a close relationship.

Even the current Prime Minister is the mastermind behind a series of actions by the Zhao father and son.

Thinking of this, the originally amiable Gancao State Elder suddenly became much more evil.

It turns out that none of those who can become university scholars are easy to get along with.

Prime Minister Li, who was far away in Beijing, couldn't help but sneeze.

The truth is not there, the truth is still Xiao Tiantian...

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"But Xu Wenchang refused to go with us." Doctor Hua reported softly.

"You're addicted to jail." Zhu Butang glared and said, "Find two people and carry him out."

"This..." Hua Langxin said, "Boss, this is not the way to chat." He smiled bitterly and said, "This person has a brain disease and cannot stand stimulation. We'd better not make things complicated."

"you mean?"

"I asked him why he didn't want to be released from prison, and he said it was because Wu Cheng'en hadn't finished writing Journey to the West..." Hua Zhongheng suppressed his laughter and told the minister what he had learned.

"Bullshit!" Zhu Butang glanced at Hua Zhongheng and threw the scissors into the porcelain plate. "Do you think this is a vegetable market? Still bargaining? Get him out of here immediately!"

"Minister, I mean this is a good opportunity to solve the problem." Hua Zhongheng said softly, "Minister, Wu Chengen has been here for a year and a half, but he has not been tried yet."

"Hmm..." Zhu Butang understood what he meant and pinched his beard to think for a moment. "What do you mean?"

"It's better to catch one bird and raise two birds. It's better to throw both troubles away and let Zhao Zhuangyuan watch over them in Kunshan." Hua Zhongheng offered a suggestion: "In this way, the people of Zhejiang should be able to live in peace, and Gui Youguang can come out of his earthen room and go to work properly."

"As for the Zhejiang Provincial Magistrate... they don't have the face to call this true. They can interrogate him if they want, and just take the person away." Hua Zhongheng spread his hands and said, "When Zhou Neitai is transferred next year, who will care about this matter?"

"Hmm." Zhu Butang pinched his chin and thought for a moment. This method was indeed brilliant.

At the beginning, the Zhejiang Provincial Magistrate kicked Wu Chengen to Nanjing on the grounds that he was one of the interested parties and needed to stay away.

However, the Zhejiang Province's forced implementation of "lidi levy" was wrong in itself, and the court also transferred Liu Zhongcheng, the original head of the matter, as well as officials such as the Zhejiang Provincial Governor and the Provincial Governor, which has already shown Beijing's attitude. Under such circumstances, the Nanjing Ministry of Justice naturally did not want to be the bad guy anymore.

You get nothing in return but end up in trouble. Who would do such a stupid thing?

However, Wu Chengen's crime could be serious or minor, and Zhu Butang was at a critical stage in his career, and he was afraid that his opponents would take advantage of the situation and affect his own progress.

He was also hoping to be transferred to the capital in the next step, and to become a real minister from a fake minister.

The case has been delayed again and again and has not yet gone to trial.

But it's not a good idea to keep someone in jail forever, what if he accidentally dies of starvation one day? The people of Zhejiang, and that old lunatic Gui Youguang, won't they fight him to the death?

Therefore, it is better to allow Mr. Wu to be released on bail pending trial and placed under residential surveillance in another place. Once he is released, his life or death will be the county's business and has nothing to do with the Ministry of Justice.

If the wind changes in the future, we can arrest him and re-examine him at any time.

And this operation is completely legal.

The "Great Ming Code" stipulates in the "Previous Imprisonment and Investigation of Civilians" that "If a person is guilty, he should confess; if he is innocent, he should not confess. If he is innocent, but he is not investigated and released on bail, it is a false imprisonment without confession."

Of course, let’s not worry about what happened in the past year and a half.

By the way, Xu Wei’s medical parole was completely legal.

According to the "Prisoners' Clothing and Food" section of the "Great Ming Code", prisoners in prison who are seriously ill should be "taken out" and returned to prison after they recover...

Of course, this article could be abused if not handled properly, so the approval authority was transferred to the Ministry of Justice.

But this is the Ministry of Justice. Although it is the Ministry of Justice in Nanjing, it also approves the release of prisoners under its jurisdiction on medical parole.

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Zhu Butang considered it for a while and finally nodded. But he was a little unsure and asked, "Do they want to have more trouble?"

After all, he is the Prime Minister, so we have to consider his feelings.

"It should be no problem. Besides, they have no choice." Hua Zhongheng said seriously: "The Prime Minister asked them to pick up Xu Wenchang, but Xu Wenchang insisted on going with Wu Chengen. So either take them all, or don't take anyone."

"Yes, that's right." Zhu Butang nodded with satisfaction and walked towards his important case. "I'll write you a note, and we'll get this done today, so we don't have to worry about it later."

"Yes, sir." Hua Zhongheng responded respectfully.

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Meanwhile, Zhao Hao didn't expect to get the job done in one day. He thought to himself that he would be thankful if Mr. Hua could get some accurate information.

Who would have thought that when Doctor Hua returned, he had a bail document in his hand, which was stamped with the seal of the Ministry of Justice and the seal of the Shangshu.

Hua Zhongheng winked at Zhao Hao, then asked Zhao Shouzheng seriously, "Our department said that Xu Wei has a brain disease, and Wu Chengen is his medicine. Either both of them are released on bail, or neither of them is allowed to be taken away. What is the choice, County Magistrate Zhao?"

"Of course I took them all away!" Zhao Shouzheng said happily.

Although Mr. Zhao didn't know what "Journey to the West" was, Wu Cheng'en was an experienced county magistrate for many years.

To Mr. Zhao at that moment, it was a priceless treasure!

"Then sign and seal it here." Hua Zhongheng said in a businesslike manner: "After signing, these two people will be under the custody of Kunshan County. They are not allowed to leave the county, and they are not allowed to commit crimes. If there is any mistake, your county will be held responsible."

"Okay, okay." Zhao Shouzheng nodded repeatedly and signed the document without hesitation.

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