Zhao Han and her colleagues flattered one another for a while.
Then she went back to continue her shift. She decided to sit at her post a little longer today; otherwise, all that praise from others would be wasted.
Zhao Han was a kindhearted person.
She worked until two in the afternoon, the third quarter of the Wei hour.
Just as she was about to leave work and go home, a clerk hurried into her office and asked:
"Is Secretary Jia present?"
"That would be me. What is it?"
"The Minister of Justice requests your presence."
Zhao Han nodded and rose to her feet. "Very well. I'll go at once."
Ever since Jia Baoyu had become a Ministry of Justice Secretary in the Capital City, he had only seen the Minister of Justice a handful of times.
The minister always came and went in a hurry. Usually, he was either attending the grand court assembly or being summoned by the Grand Secretary for a private meeting.
He generally had no time to interact with people like them who did the actual work.
Though he seemed lofty and untouchable, Zhao Han saw the enormous loophole in it.
You were the overall head of a department, yet you never saw your subordinates.
Did you really expect them not to fool you? Was that possible? Of course they would find every way to fool you.
Zhao Han had long seen the Ministry of Justice's flaws. People in the Capital City colluded with those below, handing down judgments at will.
In cases like County Magistrate Liu's, some people not only submitted the case files but also sent people to the Capital City to pull strings, directly delivering silver to get the case settled sooner and save themselves the trouble.
Even more often, prisoners would