Chapter 478 The first court meeting (1)
After sending Cao Jiaojiao home, Li Yanqing hurried back to the Censorate. Fortunately, he was not late, and the lunch break at the Censorate had just ended.
"Is there anything wrong in the morning?" Li Yanqing asked when he walked into the official room.
Liu Fang hurriedly said, "It was not long after the Censor went out, and Doctor Gu of the Ministry of Justice came. He heard that you were not here and might come again in the afternoon."
"What's wrong with him?"
"I didn't say it specifically, I heard that you were not here and I left."
Li Yanqing nodded and returned to his seat to sit down. At this time, Mo Jun came over with a file and said with a smile: "Have you sent it back?"
"I finally sent it back. I want to tell her grandfather that I can't let this little girl run around, so that she can develop a habit. She will come to the Censorate every now and then, and things will be messed up."
"I found that this little girl likes Jingshi Li very much."
Li Yanqing smiled bitterly in his heart, who doesn’t like the suckers? He is generous and willing to spend money on her, of course she likes herself.
Although he also likes this lively and cute little girl very much, no matter how much he likes her, if Cao Jiaojiao runs to the Censorate at will, he can't stand it.
"Censor, this is the catalog of cases compiled by Bei Zhi for the past five years, and they are all here."
Mo Jun put the thick file on Li Yanqing's desk. This was a case that the Censorate had left unresolved for five years, with a total of thirteen items. Li Yanqing looked at it and asked, "Do you think there is any problem?"
"There are four cases that are not worthy of retrial, and it is meaningless for the rest of the cases to be retrialed."
Li Yanqing did not ask why the retrial was meaningless. He knew in his heart that if it were not forcing him, it would not have been left alone.
"Let it be here first, I'll look back and then take a closer look."
Mo Jun bowed and left. Li Yanqing took the file and found four cases that Mo Jun marked to be retried. He roughly looked at it and found that it was basically all local officials complained about various injustices. This was also the most cases encountered by the Censorate. After the promotion or transfer every year, a large number of officials would expose and accusation, which was a big deal, but he could not ignore it.
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Li Yanqing was a little interested in the fourth case. It was Qin Hui who impeached Wang Fu and cut the Imperial Academy, so that scholars in the world could not afford to be fed. The impeachment time was before the Tai students marched and demonstrated.
This made Li Yanqing have an idea, whether it was this impeachment letter or student demonstration, was Qin Hui submitting a letter of appeal to Cai Jing?
If this is true, Qin Hui would have a good vision and see that Cai Jing still has a chance to make a comeback.
At this time, the voice of Gu Yiqun, a doctor from the Ministry of Justice, was the voice of Li Yanqing temporarily put the file aside and stood up to greet him.
"I'm so sorry, I asked Doctor Gu to have a trip in the morning."
"It's nothing. I'm just here to come to the Censorate today and there's something else going on, so it's not a waste of time!"
Li Yanqing invited Gu Yiqun to the room and sat down. Gu Yiqun smiled and said, "There is a new case. I want to communicate with you first."
Li Yanqing laughed, "It's not that the student petitioned for that case!"
"Censor Li is right, it's this case."
Seeing that Li Yanqing's face was a little reluctant, Gu Yiqun waved his hand and said, "It's not what Censor Li thought. We did not intend to throw the case to the Censor General. Instead, Empress Zheng personally inquired about the case. The official issued a handwritten order, requiring the three departments to try the case!"
Li Yanqing nodded, "It seems that this time it is led by the Ministry of Justice, right!"
"That's true, because the case is in the hands of the Ministry of Justice, this time the Ministry of Justice takes the lead, and then the Censorate and Dali Temple are working together to try the case."
Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "But I have to approve this case first before I can take over!"
"Of course, I have transferred the case files and approval forms to your chief clerk in the morning. He will hand them over to Deng Zhongcheng for approval. Then I want to discuss with you to see when the three parties will meet and discuss the case together."
"I can do it!"
"Or it's better tomorrow afternoon! In the Seminary of the Ministry of Justice, if there is no problem with Censor Li, I will inform Dali Temple now."
The so-called approval of the Censor General is just a matter of time and does not affect the trial of the case. Li Yanqing thought about it and had no arrangements tomorrow, so he nodded and agreed.
"Then let's go tomorrow afternoon! We will come after the lunch break. If I really can't come, let Master Mo come."
"That's OK, just understand the case, not formal negotiation."
Gu Yiqun said goodbye and left. Brother Ying came in to pack the teacup. At this moment, the chief clerk Liu Xin walked in quickly, "Is Jingshi Li back?"
"I'm here!" Li Yanqing responded in the inner room.
Liu Xin walked into the inner room and smiled and said, "I'll come here to inform you that the temporary dynasty will be held tomorrow, and Censor Li will also attend, so don't oversleep."
Li Yanqing was stunned, "Didn't you say that you don't need to attend the morning court under the fifth rank?"
"The rules have not changed, but the list of court attending tomorrow includes the Censorate, so I want to notify you quickly. I also want to inform others. Don't forget Censor Li."
Normal dynasty meetings are the first and fifteenth day of each month, but tomorrow is the fifth day of the twelfth month, which is a temporary dynasty meeting and generally have special topics.
According to convention, if there is no special notice in the court meeting, it is usually attended by officials above the doctor, that is, they are from the fifth rank or above. However, there will be special topics for the temporary court, and special officials who are required to attend the court meeting will generally be listed. Such middle- and low-level officials with important powers will also have the opportunity to participate in the court.
The Censor is a participant specifically listed on the list of this court meeting, and Li Yanqing will also attend the court meeting for the first time.
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The Song Dynasty's morning dynasty was the same as the Tang Dynasty. It started at the first hour of Mao, which was at half past five in the morning. Li Yanqing got up early before the fifth hour, but it was only half an hour earlier than he usually did.
It was Hu Qing'er who combed Li Yanqing's hair today. Sisi was a little sick these days and was unwell and could not get up early to serve her husband. Hu Qing'er volunteered to get up early.
"Qing'er, you can get up so early?" Li Yanqing said with a smile.
Hu Qing'er curled her lips and said, "You forgot that you asked you to get up at 5 o'clock every day to run? Will my father tell me that I have to get up at 5 o'clock every day to practice martial arts, and I have been persisting for a full ten years."
"You run too?"
"I don't run, but I have to swim. I swim for twenty miles in Liangshan Po every day. When it freezes in winter, my father will make a hole as big as a pot cover on the ice every 300 steps to breathe. If I swim a little wrong route, I will die."
"Have you missed the tour?"
Hu Qing'er knocked his head with a comb and said angrily: "Do you think the female water ghost standing behind you?"
"I said the wrong thing." Li Yanqing apologized.
"But you're right. Once I swam wrongly and missed an ice cave. I dived for 600 steps. I don't know how much water I poured into my stomach and almost drowned. My father scolded me hard and never missed it again."
Hu Qing'er skillfully tied his hair bun and put on an official hat for him. Today, Li Yanqing was wearing a sixth-grade breeze dress. There was a silverfish bag hanging around his waist, which was a silk bag. There were two rows of six silverfish on the satin inside. This was also the identity of a fourth-grade official. Although this was just a reward status and not a real official rank, it must be worn in court, otherwise he would be impeached by the imperial censor for disrespect.
Li Yanqing hurriedly had breakfast, and it was the fifth update, "Okay, I'm going to set off!"
Li Yanqing checked it for the last time and found no omissions. He smiled at Qing'er and said, "Thank you for your hard work today. Take good care of Sister Sisi, I'll leave first."
"Just go! Why do you have to emphasize it twice?"
Hu Qing'er muttered and sent Li Yanqing out of the gate. Zhang Hu and Yang Guang had been holding the horse for a while at the door. Li Yanqing turned over the horse, waved to Hu Qing'er with a smile, and urged the horse to go towards the imperial city.
The fifth update of December is still pitch black, with bright moons and sparse stars, and the sky is particularly clear. A half moon wanders in the blue-black sea like a boat. The clear light shines down, giving the capital a light silver color.
Many officials in the capital also lit the lights. There were not many people riding horses on the streets, and there were not many horse-drawn carts. Most of them were ox carts, with orange-red lanterns hanging on the shafts, and there were official positions and names on the lanterns. There were usually several followers behind them, most of whom were running and following.
At the beginning, there were very few officials, but after entering Zhuque Gate, Li Yanqing entered the Imperial Street in the inner city. The number of officials on both sides of the Imperial Street gradually increased, and officials continued to join from various intersections, gradually forming a huge team of officials, with more than a thousand people.
Not only were there ox carts, horse riding, but also horse carriages and sedan chairs, but the number of followers also increased.
Many times, looking at the status of an official, one can see from his entourage that only two low-ranking officials like Li Yanqing follow.
But if you see hundreds of people following a carriage, and the entourage is dressed in bright clothes and tall, then most of the officials in the carriage are high-ranking officials above the third rank.
"Yanqing!" When there were hundreds of steps away from Xuande Gate, Li Yanqing suddenly heard a call from his side.
Chapter completed!