The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 1242 Li Chishui is Showing His Power
"In the past, I heard that the robbers in Helan Mountain were not very capable and had a strong temper. I thought it was just a rumor, but I didn't expect to see it with my own eyes." Li Chishui was not Yi Yi's generation, and sneered after hearing the words.

He was originally a coward, but after learning his skills, his strength increased, and he was taught by Chen Zhao and the Xiandu faction. While his strength improved by leaps and bounds, he became more courageous.

So in the face of He Hu's cynicism, he went back directly.

He could also see that the elder sister Qiu Moyan was not familiar with them and would not speak to them.

Although the senior sister Xu Ting has high martial arts skills, she is equally arrogant and disdains to talk to the thieves, so it is natural for him to speak out.

"Hehe, you brat, do you know how powerful Dongchang fanzi is? It's not playing house in Xiandu Mountain!"

He Hu didn't care at all about Chen Zhao's words.

Today's young people are all arrogant and arrogant, thinking that after practicing martial arts for a few years, they will be able to run rampant in the world!

There are mountains beyond mountains, and there are people beyond people who don't understand the truth, how can they walk in the rivers and lakes?

Li Chishui looked at him with disdain, and was annoyed in his heart: "Brother Chen has such supernatural powers, he is always a beggar in the capital pointing out to me, and he doesn't mean to look down on me at all. It can be seen that the more capable a person is, the more modest he is. Generally, there are more big words! Since he is so ignorant, then I will teach him a lesson! Save yourself from being in the way when saving people in the future!"

Thinking of this, Li Chishui said: "We inquired about it on the way here. The Dongchang fanzi have three thousand elites, and the orders are forbidden. My brother is very good at archery. Especially they have a weapon called the phoenix tail arrow, which can chase people around corners. If Master He can't dodge this trick, his life may be in danger."

"Oh?" He Hu heard Li Chishui's provocation, and said with a smile, "Could it be that you can escape?"

Li Chishui said: "I don't know how to archery, but I know how to conceal weapons. Everyone in Xiandu Mountain calls 'Little Li Feishi, the example is not in vain'. I also ask Mr. He to enlighten me!"

Qiu Moyan frowned slightly, dissatisfied with the junior he met for the first time.

My Xiandu sect has outstanding swordsmanship and is unique in the world, but there is no reason for such arrogance. Where did such an exaggerated tone come from?Why are the younger brothers and younger sisters on Xiandu Mountain so frivolous.

Thinking of this, she turned to look at her junior sister Xu Ting.

Xu Ting's face was indifferent, as if Li Chishui's words were justified.This made Qiu Moyan even more unhappy.

Where did Li Chishui speak in a calm tone, but He Hu didn't take it seriously at all, thinking: "Qiu Xiaxia's bid is high, this business must be done, even if these two little babies are Qiu Nuxia's juniors and sisters , I have to stop them, otherwise I'm afraid it's inappropriate to get in the way, so why not take this opportunity to give him some flair, so that these two dolls will retreat in spite of their difficulties."

Thinking of this, he sneered and said, "Since that's the case, I won't bully you either, so let's do it first!"

Li Chishui nodded and said: "Okay, my move is called one-finger flying stone." He pointed at a stone on the ground.

The stone flew out suddenly and went straight to He Hu's face.

The moment the stone flew out, there was a fierce and fierce momentum rushing towards him. He Hu was cold all over, and his hair stood on end. It had already appeared in his hand, the sharp sword danced into a ball of cold light, and he wanted to block the flying stones, but after the sharp sword in his hand intersected with the stones, a strong force emanated from the stones, shaking his whole body. The sharp sword was thrown out, but the speed of the stone did not slow down, and it still flew towards He Hu's face.

He Hu retreated quickly!

When he was retreating, his body flickered one after another, but no matter how he dodged, the stone clung to him like a tarsal maggot, until He Hu lay on his back, grabbed a big stone in his hand, and took a risk. Blocking forward, he blocked the flying stone, but his body was dragged by the stone and slid quickly on the ground, drawing a drag mark along the way, hitting a tree next to him, and almost passed out from the pain .

"What?" Tie Zhu on the side was stunned, unable to believe it.

"What kind of hidden weapon is this?" Qiu Moyan was also dumbfounded, as if he saw the most incredible thing.

Several other people also looked dull.

Only Xu Ting looked as usual and didn't care.

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Early the next morning, Chen Zhao went straight to the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment in a carriage.

When they arrived at the yamen, a group of green-robed officials came over early, and when they saw Chen Zhao, they rushed forward to say hello.

"Sir, will you continue to read the files today?"

As Chen Zhao's direct subordinate, Wu Fan, the supervisor, quickly came over and asked with a smile.

"No, I'm already familiar with the procedures and affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Justice!"

Chen Zhao had other plans and said directly: "The case files will not escape if they are placed there. I will look at them later when I have free time. Now I want to see how you handle the affairs at hand!"

"In this case, the next official will not be polite!"

Wu Fan, the principal, was not too surprised. Chen Zhao was pretty good. He knew that he was not familiar with the affairs and procedures of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and he also knew that it took a long time to get familiar with the study.

However, those self-respecting high-minded people who were transferred to officials didn't care about it as soon as they came, and they just got started. If there was a disturbance, it would be fine. If something went wrong in the trial and execution of a major case, it would be a big deal.

In order to wipe the buttocks of these new recruits from the Ministry of Punishment, from the Shangshu Shilang down to the green-robed official, they have to do a lot of tossing. If they can be suppressed, they should be suppressed as much as possible. There was going to be chaos for a while, all because these newbies didn't follow the rules.

After they have stumbled and suffered a lot, and become familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, if it is not for the hard-working backstage, basically their future in the Ministry of Criminal Justice will come to an end.

In the past, for the overall benefit of the Ministry of Justice, it was true that officials tried their best to protect each other, but if they did something wrong, they would have to bear the consequences. No matter how big your background was, you had to abide by the rules. Chen Zhao's approach was obviously the safest and safest.

His colleagues in the yamen knew that he was familiar with the affairs of the criminal department, but during that time, there was a problem with the affairs of the criminal department of Shuntian Mansion that he was in charge of. Colleagues feel that he is not an easy newcomer...

"With my lord's wisdom, I will be able to get started soon!"

The principal, Wu Fan, complimented him, then sat down at his desk, picked up a case file and opened it, glanced at it briefly, and commented: "Look, my lord, there is basically no possibility of mistakes or omissions in this case. , you can directly send it to Mr. Shi Lang for signing!"

Chen Zhao glanced at it. The case on the case file was a human trafficker caught by Shuntian Mansion. Although the Ming Dynasty did not crack down on human traffickers violently, whoever scored the points, all human traffickers who abducted and trafficked children from wealthy families, who were caught basically There is no way out.

No way, who made them not long-eyed.

But then again, only children from rich and noble families have delicate features, delicate skin and tender flesh, and are worth abducting and selling.

In the nearly [-] years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been no less than [-] cases of missing children recorded in the government alone. Among them, there are not only rich and noble families, but also many official families.

Their power in the imperial court is deeply rooted and has formed a huge influence. Once they unite to demand that the imperial court deal with human traffickers severely, the government will naturally implement it with all its strength.

Cracking down on human traffickers is the duty of the imperial court, and it is nothing to intensify the crackdown.According to the case file description of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, during the Jingtai period, the human traffickers in the entire Ming Dynasty were severely cracked down and almost wiped out.

It is a pity that because of the coup, many unlearned and opportunistic officials entered key departments, so the intensity of combating human traffickers has been weakened. In the past two or three years, the number of human traffickers has gradually increased again.

The reason is very simple, the so-called money touches people's hearts, as long as it is done once, it will be worthless, no wonder some guys have such evil thoughts.

There were so many brothels in the entire Ming Dynasty, and the skilled women among them could not meet the demand by purchasing the family members of criminal officials from the government alone, and the folk women who came to the door spontaneously.

Therefore, in the hands of traffickers, those children who were looted from wealthy and even official families are important resources that brothels and Chu houses in various places are willing to spend a lot of money to buy.

After all, officials and powerful families can marry beautiful women and give birth to more beautiful children.

Poor families struggle to earn a living every day, and their daughters may not be caught in the eyes of traffickers.

Most of the resources of the whole world in this era are in the hands of wealthy officials and officials. Their descendants are naturally better than peasant children in terms of appearance. They are the precious resources needed by brothels and Chuguan. Human traffickers can get huge benefits. Naturally, he is eager for this kind of head-killing business.

Not only girls are popular, but boys are also very popular.The officials and eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty have been rich for a long time, and they have experienced all kinds of things. It is inevitable that some people especially like to play old ways. Therefore, although the number of men's houses in various places is not as many as brothels, they are not in the minority.

Because of this, once the government catches the traffickers, it will definitely deal with them severely.

Although the contents of the case file were very simple, the facts of the case were clear at a glance. Chen Zhao did not notice the dark red light emerging from the case file and only nodded in agreement.

The principal, Wu Fan, was full of energy and enthusiasm. It was a rare opportunity for him to have the opportunity to show his abilities in front of the Shangguan. Naturally, he worked very hard to explain each case file clearly and transparently. Once Chen Zhao was puzzled I read it again and again for fear that my judgment would be wrong.

Don't look at the fact that the Ming court often said to educate the world, but in places like the Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Chen Zhaocai understood better the background of the Ming Dynasty's superficially peaceful scene, how many shameful bloody crimes were hidden, and those with a slightly weaker mind might have all three views in the mountainous case file crash.

Robbery, rape of women, theft, fighting, fraud, and all kinds of crimes are almost all there. What is simple and simple folk customs is pale and ridiculous nonsense in front of these case files.

Of course, the case files that can be sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice by Shuntian Mansion are basically major cases, and the lightest sentences are exile for thousands of miles, and the death penalty is not uncommon.

Also, these case files have been accumulated by Shuntian Mansion for half a year and need to be reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment and then resolved at once.

Because in the imperial court's assessment of officials, there are relatively general requirements such as education. How should I put it, it depends on the reading examinations in various places, as well as the number of crimes and so on.When important factors such as the promotion assessment were involved, the Shuntian Mansion must have concealed the report or even failed to solve some cases that showed clues.

"The yamen is full of old fritters. As long as the superiors don't urge them, they will find something. Unless there is something to gain, they will just ignore it!"

The principal, Wu Fan, was quite serious, and while handling the case file, he introduced the way to it to Chen Zhao.

"Why, don't the yamen have incentives?"

Chen Zhao was a little surprised. After Wu Fan handled a case file in which a fight caused heavy casualties, he curiously asked: "The superiors want to suppress the case, but even if the subordinates solve the case, won't they still get the credit?"

"This matter depends on how important the case is, and whether the court and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs are paying attention!"

The principal, Wu Fan, smiled wryly: "The manpower in the yamen is also seriously insufficient. In addition to the evaluation of officials, based on the principle that more things are worse than less things, as long as the cases are not too lucrative, they will usually be dragged on for a while!"

Chen Zhao sighed, but shook his head without saying anything.

To experience the mortal world is to experience the state of mind!
All kinds of right and wrong in the world and the darkness of the government can stabilize Chen Zhao's mood.

In comparison, what are those fairyland wines and wines, singing and dancing?In the cave for thousands of years, what can be experienced?

The yamen of Shuntian Prefecture are all like this, far away from the capital and the local government under the eyes of the imperial court, I am afraid that the situation will be even worse.However, the yamen has formed certain rules, and it is not that simple to break them.

The chief Wu Fan is still very capable. He is in his forties, so his knowledge and experience are extraordinary. He can basically figure out the context of many things just by looking at them. He is a good deputy candidate.

Moreover, this guy has been in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for more than [-] years, and he is very familiar with all the affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. At the same time, he is also very familiar with some things in Shuntian Mansion and other yamen.

I have seen many cases, so I naturally have my own unique way of looking at things. Although I can't be [-]% sure, there is still no problem with [-]% or [-]%.

"Hey, my lord, you can see that Zhang San's case of stealing cattle is quite tricky. How could such a small tenant farmer be so bold as to steal the owner's cattle?"

Wu Fan pointed to a case file that shimmered in Chen Zhao's eyes and said with a smile: "The tenant farmers in the suburbs are honest and honest. I'm afraid they won't have a place to dispose of the dirty things even if they stole the cattle!"

As he spoke, he shook his head and sneered: "There is a secret here. This tenant farmer named Zhang San must have been wronged. Either the owner framed him, or someone else tricked him!"

Chen Zhao nodded, the slightly dark red light on the case file was quite obvious, coupled with Wu Fan's guidance, there are really many details to dig out here.

Otherwise, based on a few simple descriptions of "Zhang San stealing cattle in Hongtu Village in the outskirts, and was reported by the owner", the problem may not be discovered.

"How should we deal with this matter?" Now that he has seen the problem, he thinks that the Ministry of Punishment has its own way of handling it. Chen Zhao is not filled with indignation. He feels that the world is unfair and must reverse the case of the tenant farmer named Zhang San.

"This is a decision not to be made by a subordinate official, and it will be handled by the servant!"

Sure enough, Wu Fan smiled lightly and disagreed. He just made a small mark with a brush dipped in ink on an inconspicuous place in the case file, and then placed it among the processed case files and continued to browse the next one.

This world has forced good people to be like this.

……

Li Chishui looked at He Hu who had just stood up close to the root of the tree in the distance, and said with a smile, "Master He Da, can my flying stone trick catch your eye?"

He Hu was startled and angry, and said loudly: "The technique of exerting force and the operation of internal force are unimaginable, but the force is too small to hurt anyone!"

Being forced into this situation by Li Chishui was a shame that He Hu had never experienced in his life, but it was also an unprecedented risk.

What was even more frightening was that the flying stone flew up from the ground when Li Chishui pointed it at him. It still chased him and refused to let go. No matter where he tried to avoid it, it was useless.

Could it be that this is the "Capture the Dragon and Control the Crane" that has been lost for a long time in the Jianghu?
As a bandit of Helan Mountain, He Hu has fought countless masters in his life. He has won and lost, escaped from death, knelt down and begged for mercy, and was captured by a move. But before that, he never thought that one day, he would be captured by a The boy's flying stone was forced to this point.

He Hu is very majestic in Helan Mountain. The merchants and swordsmen along the way, even the enemies, bow their hands and salute when they meet.Even Qiu Moyan, a great master in the world, never lost respect when facing him.

But today, Li Chishui just pointed like that, and a flying stone was thrown out, forcing him to dodge desperately, and almost died on the spot.

As the thief of Helan Mountain, He Hu is also a well-known master in the world, and is even more famous in the underworld. He is highly skilled and courageous, and has long ignored matters of life and death.

Now that Li Chishui has shot at him, how can He Hu bear it? Although he was shocked by Li Chishui's ability, He Hu naturally wouldn't say anything good when Li Chishui asked him, and demoted Li Chishui's flying stone magical skill to nothing.

"It turns out that there are quite a few doorways in this hidden weapon."

Hearing that He Hu had belittled his flying stones as worthless, Li Chishui was not angry and said with a smile: "It has only been half a year since I learned this trick, and it has only been three or five months since I joined the Xiandu Sect. I have not concentrated on practicing this trick." One move, if I practice it for a few months, you will have nowhere to dodge."

After working as a beggar in the capital for many years, and suddenly gaining supernatural powers in martial arts, his elder brother Chen even gave her a name. Li Chishui's mood has changed greatly.

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Although the world is unfair, Chen Zhao didn't say much in his eyes. After so many years of operation, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has formed a set of internal rules. If he wants to intervene in some things, it is best not to resist it, and use side effects The effect is better.It's just that a case like this only hurts a tenant farmer in the suburbs. He can imagine that the two servants of the criminal department will not be too fussy, but they will fight against the Shuntian Mansion with their official authority. There is a question of whether it is worth it or not. None of the mixed officials exists in isolation.

Especially high-ranking officials of the third rank and above are not alone. A group of officials of different ranks gather around them. If they are not careful, they may offend a large number of people.

Although Chen Zhao is not afraid, it doesn't mean that he will charge forward in a daze. Some things can be solved in other ways.

Just like the case of tenant farmer Zhang San, Shuntian Mansion is at the emperor's feet. There are many ways to solve it. It depends on whether Zhang San's family has this insight, or if anyone is willing to help.

Throughout the morning, Wu Fan, the supervisor, explained while handling the case files. The number of solved case files was only a small number of dozens of cases.Among these dozens of case files, there were fully three cases that exuded a faint dark red light in Chen Zhao's eyes. They were obviously problematic cases.

Among them are Zhang San's case of stealing cattle, a case of theft by a wealthy family, and a case of drowning of a child in a village in the suburbs.

With the eyes of the principal, Wu Fan, he easily saw the tricks of Zhang San's case and the theft case of a wealthy family, but he didn't find the problem of the child drowning case.

The person involved in the theft case of a wealthy family was the long follower of a small official's family. He was found to have stolen money from the master's family and was confiscated to the government. Cases like this where slaves commit crimes against the master are basically punished severely. reason.

Wu Fan said that this long follower was probably caught in the infighting of the official's family, otherwise why would he do such a risky thing with a bright future?

Of course, because the case file description is too simple, Chen Zhao can't see any problems, but this is an unjust case.

In one morning, Wu Fan, the principal, was still full of enthusiasm while explaining dryly. Chen Zhao also learned a lot, and he had a better understanding of the affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

When he was the emperor back then, the officials who confronted him were all officials of the third rank or above. Although he knew the way below, he had never seen it with his own eyes, so this morning, he, the quasi-sage, had gained some insight.

At noon, he invited several familiar green-robed officials, including the chief Wu Fan, to have a meal, and the meal was naturally lively.

In the afternoon, when he went to the Yamen, Chen Zhao followed Wu Fan, the principal, and continued his work in the morning. While dealing with the serious case files sent by the Shuntian Mansion, he explained and commented on the doorway or tricky details.

Chen Zhao listened carefully to Wu Fan's explanation of the doorway, and sighed secretly. Sure enough, every job is not easy. If you want to have a deep understanding of it, you have to work hard.

Fortunately, Chen Zhao didn't have much time. He had plenty of time and was quite confident in handling matters in the Ministry of Justice. Otherwise, it would be better to be like those noble doctors and just be a rubber stamp for the Ministry of Justice...

When he was leaving the office, Chen Zhao had already memorized all the contents of the six file files that were shining with dark red light in his eyes.

They are all questionable files!

That's right, I went through dozens of case files in the afternoon, and found three more problematic case files.This time, Wu Fan, the chief executive, was so brave that he could see everything.

Chen Zhao also had to admire one or two, this guy really deserved to be an old criminal department, his eyes were so vicious, basically as long as the case files were not too complicated, he could see the details at a glance.

This kind of ability is indeed quite remarkable, at least much better than those few rubber stamps. The doctors of the Ministry of Punishment are all high-spirited and self-proclaimed scholars. They are very impatient with the complicated affairs of the Ministry of Punishment. Handed over to the subordinates in charge, they are all relaxed, and they know what to do all day long.It seems that the court cannot function without them.

(End of this chapter)