Chapter 954: Interrogation

Bang——, the gavel fell heavily, awakening Wu Yi who was wandering around. Qian Tongxuan had the lowest official position here, and he was the one who did the interrogation. When the time came, Liu Fuzun and the imperial envoy would correct him if he did something wrong.

Qian Tongpan shouted: "You are so bold and unruly to the people. How can you not kneel down when the imperial envoy is here?"

Perhaps it was because he had no magic power at all now, so Wu Yi could not feel any pressure when facing the imperial minister who was entrusted with the emperor's favor.

If his cultivation level were in conflict at the moment, the immortal way and the human way would conflict with each other, and he would be completely unable to move under the authority of the powerful official.

This time, I don’t use my magic power and travel around the Daji Dynasty as a human being. Although I can’t control my destiny, there are a lot less risks. Misfortunes and blessings depend on it!

I don't even have the status of a scholar, otherwise I could have been tougher and use the laws of the dynasty to respect literati and answer standing up.

When the tree fell, Wu Yi didn't hesitate at all. He should kneel down or kowtow.

There was another shock, and Qian Tongjian said: "The riots in Chenliu County, what happened before and after, tell me in detail, if you dare to deceive, you will not be spared!"

Yes, it was just a riot. It was just a riot, not a civil uprising. Qian Tongpan's question gave Wu Yi a direction to answer. It seemed that the court wanted to guide the matter in this way.

Qian Tongpan gave the key points of the direction, so this answer was an open-book exam. What's more, in the past few days, Qian Tongpan, the "examiner", told Wu Yi the answer from time to time during the conversation. It was simpler than the open-book exam. Wu Yi is also very familiar with it and can speak it easily.

First, he talked about the drought in Chenliu County, and then brought out the crime of the Chenliu County magistrate deceiving his superiors and violating his grace. When dictating, Wu Yi did not completely ignore the outside world, and looked at the imperial envoy Xu from the corner of his eye from time to time.

Seeing that the other party's face was as serious as water and unmoved, Wu Yi could not figure out the other party's inner thoughts, so he could only try his best to put the blame on the Chenliu County Magistrate.

The emperor is not guilty at all. This point must be made clear, otherwise, even if Wu Yi has countless lives, no one can save it.

The content that followed was similar. In the past few days, Wu Yi didn't believe that this imperial envoy was appointed to handle this matter. He didn't know anything about the process. The first interrogation was mostly just a formality. The key was the subsequent game.

Wu Yi recounted what he knew, knelt on the ground, and waited for the verdict. Qian Tongpan looked at the imperial minister and saw that he had no intention of expressing his opinion. He didn't know whether to take him to prison or let Wu Yi continue to return to the inn and send soldiers to guard it.

In a cruel move, Judge Qian Tong didn't even look at Wu Yi, so he asked the government officials to pull Wu Yi down and put him in jail.

This result was not unexpected. Wu Yi accepted it happily and did not stupidly ask Qian Tongpan why he did not bail him out.

Just kidding, the alliance was never on paper, it was all tacit. Also, Wu Yi never believed in this alliance.

From the perspective of the court, no matter what Wu Yi's reason was, it was wrong to go against the government. For Qian Tongsuan, taking him to prison was the safest way to make no mistakes.

Even if the people outside discuss it and are dissatisfied with it, the people cannot change Qian Tongpan's official position. Reflecting the will of the dynasty is what he, a bureaucrat, needs to do.

If Wu Yi were in the position of Qian Tongpan, Wu Yi would make the same decision. It is undoubtedly an extremely stupid thing to please the people and violate the rules of officialdom.

Wu Yi was taken down, and then dozens of people were interrogated. The contents obtained were mostly the same, with some errors, which were completely within the allowable range.

When Wu Yi secretly instigated the civil uprising, he was fully prepared. The logic of this case was actually very simple. As long as the imperial envoy sent was not an idiot, or the fight was limited to the court, it would not be difficult to understand what happened.

In the year of great disaster, one of the parents of an official did not exempt him from taxes, and allowed the people under his rule to starve to death, and their lives were in ruins. This was the first crime; using the name of the disaster to deceive the emperor and ask for tax exemption was the second crime; greedy nature, Collaborating with local powerful people to make up for the shortfall is the third crime.

Among the three crimes, in the eyes of the people, the seriousness of the crimes decreases from one to three. However, in the officialdom, this is not the case. The two crimes are greater than the three crimes than the one crime.

Yes, you read that right, not exempting taxes and letting people starve to death is actually the lightest crime.

People are like grass, which has been cut round after round. As long as the roots are left, they will still be able to thrive.

The Daji Dynasty controls nearly the entire western land of the Upper Realm, which is thousands of miles away. Natural disasters occur almost every year, every month, and every day. Every day, you can hear the number of casualties reported from below. After a long time, you will naturally become numb. .

When a natural disaster occurs, even if the damage is not serious or even occurs out of nothing, all officials ask for tax exemption. Over time, where does the dynasty's finances and taxes come from?

However, it is extremely difficult to find out the extent of the disaster. Sometimes, in order to maintain the normal operation of the dynasty, "it is better to believe that there is nothing than to believe that there is something."

The people were sacrificed in this way.

Those who are ups and downs in the officialdom may not have the same state of mind as in the past when they recited the books of saints. They have no original intention. Those who slay the dragon have become willing to be ghosts before they succeed in slaying the dragon.

Is it sad? But this is reality, so the death and injury of common people is the lightest crime for the magistrate of Chenliu County. After all, compared with the entire dynasty, the people of one county are really nothing.

And deceiving the emperor will shake the monarchy; colluding with local powerful people will shake the centralization of power. It is not an exaggeration to say that these two points were the foundation of the Daji Dynasty, so the crime of disturbing these two is even more serious.

What they say is not consistent with what they believe, which makes many officials two-faced, saying one thing and doing another.

Generally speaking, this practice has been going on for many years, which shows its rationality.

If Wu Yi had not secretly helped and sent the ghosts from the stone tablet world, the uprising would have been suppressed by the government in an instant, not to mention breaking through the county town and killing the county magistrate.

After Wu Yi intervened, the previous rules had changed, and the severity of the three charges had also changed.

If the people are oppressed too much, the people will rise up and shake the entire dynasty, which is like a spark that can start a prairie fire.

It is precisely because of this that after the incident became a big deal, the court reacted quickly and sent six ministers to deal with the matter.

It can be said that Wu Yi changed the official rules of the Daji Dynasty, making officials more cautious when oppressing the people.

Don't think that the people are all sheep and rabbits. If they don't eat meat, they will be really hungry. Try it.

From the bright and refreshing post station to the dark, low and damp dungeon, Wu Yi made the best of it. He sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and rested, not disturbed by the disturbances in the outside world.