usatvline Chapter 311 Beat the drum
Chapter 311 Beat the drum
A case was brought to the desk of the Eastern Palace.
A man beat the drum to appeal to the higher authorities for Mrs. Chang beating and killing her maid in the street.
Bei Jingchu didn't receive many civil cases.
Only when the people have nowhere to turn to for help and nowhere to appeal, will they beat the drum at the palace gate to let their grievances be heard by the gods.
Because when a citizen sues an official or a servant sues his master, they must first be punished themselves before they can file the lawsuit.
It is impossible for an emperor to handle all civil grievances, but if someone is willing to bear even this price, they must have suffered great injustice, and they can appeal directly to the emperor.
The person who filed the lawsuit may not know that the emperor has gone to the border, but he is willing to risk everything and believe that the person he places his hope on can give justice to the deceased.
After reading the complaint, Bei Jingchu asked someone to summon the Jingzhao Yin.
After entering the hall, the visitor knelt down and apologized, and it seemed that he knew he had done something wrong.
Bei Jingchu saved time and reviewed another document while asking him without even looking up: "Mrs. Chang beat an innocent maid to death in the street, and people around who witnessed it came and went."
"Anyone of them can be a witness. How can she escape the blame?"
"Jingzhao Yin, give me a reasonable explanation."
The people below were sweating profusely, but they didn't even dare to raise their sleeves to wipe it off.
"Back, back, Your Highness."
"That Madam Chang was just scolding a servant girl, but she accidentally beat her to death. It was unintentional."
"I saw that she was just a little girl and was frightened, so I thought of showing some mercy, giving her a warning, and letting her go back to reflect on her mistakes."
This reason is not reasonable at all.
Bei Jingchu asked: "How should those who kill innocent slaves be punished?"
"One year as a disciple."
That means one year in jail.
The punishment was light enough, but they refused to accept even the injustice they had suffered this year.
It's a life after all.
Bei Jingchu twisted her wrist and wrote the last word in blue on the paper.
She raised her head and asked doubtfully, "Are you confused yourself, or did you accept benefits from the Chang family?"
"What did they promise you? Treasure or an official position?"
The collar of Jingzhao Yin's clothes was wet with sweat.
"You'd better pray that I don't find any evidence of your corruption or abuse of power."
"Go back first, and make amends for your mistakes before I settle accounts with you."
Jingzhao Yin stood up and said hurriedly, "Yes, yes, yes. I'll take my leave."
Soon, someone from the Chang family came, and the Minister of Personnel Chang Tingyi asked to see him.
It was nothing more than a plea for his sister. Bei Jingchu was too lazy to deal with irrelevant people and refused: "No."
The palace maid went to reply, but after a while, she came back again.
"Your Highness, it was Lord Mo Qing who brought people in."
Bei Jingchu was slightly stunned and asked, "Cousin?"
Why would Bei Hua help the Chang family?
Seeing her confusion, Haoyue answered: "Your Highness, the princess is the daughter of the Prince of Haixu."
"The Chang family is a powerful family in Haixu, and they are quite influential there. I'm sure the Lord would not want to offend the Chang family and cause trouble for the Lord."
Bei Jingchu poked his forehead helplessly with the end of his pen, "Bring them in."
The Minister of Personnel, right? You really know how to find people.
When Bei Huan came in, she looked very uneasy and uneasy.
I was even a little afraid to face her, like a child who had done something wrong.
Bei Jingchu sent her away: "Cousin, there are some account books in my warehouse. Xu Chengzhou can't calculate them well. You can go and guide him."
Bei Hua heaved a sigh of relief as if she had been saved, and happily accepted the order: "Yes."
Having tricked a free laborer into helping Xu Chengzhou, that kid should be happy today.
Bei Jingchu collected his thoughts and looked at the family of the offender.
To become the Minister of Personnel at a young age, one must be either extremely talented or have a prominent family background.
Or both are indispensable.
Bei Jingchu had some impression of this young talent, but she didn't like him.
Local tyrants have always been a thorn in the side of the royal family. In places where the power of the aristocratic families is strong, even the government has to give way.
However, after Aye suppressed them, there were fewer such places.
And it definitely does not include the capital.
No matter how powerful they were in Haixu, once they arrived at the emperor's feet in the capital, they had to bow down and submit.
It is impossible to eliminate the aristocratic families. After one wave is cut off, a new wave will come.
But you have to suppress it from time to time.
Bei Jingchu became even more alert.
The Haixu Chang family is so terrible that even the prince is wary of them. He will find a good opportunity to carry out another major purge.
When Chang Tingyi performed the salute, every movement was completely in line with the standard, as if it had been measured with a ruler.
He said in a gentle voice: "My sister beat the servant to death. She is really ignorant."
"I even bothered Your Highness because of this. Your Highness is already busy with all kinds of affairs, and he has to spend his energy on my sister's affairs."
"I know that Your Highness has always been sympathetic and close to women. Now that the ladies can go out to make a living, it is all thanks to Your Highness's efforts."
"My sister is just an ignorant little girl. If she spends a year in prison, it will waste her youth and have a great impact on her."