In addition, the amount of the gifts didn't constitute bribery, and it wasn't illegal to help them.
It was human nature. As long as they didn't go too far and didn't break the law, they could be considered good officials.
It wasn't that the people in the Leng family were all clean. There were no corrupt people, but compared to other families, there were more good officials than corrupt ones. At least, Tang Lijun was one, and so was Xi Youheng.
In fact, the ethos of the faction members had a lot to do with their supporters. If their supporters were honest and upright, most of them would also be honest and upright. Because if you weren't honest and upright, even if you wanted to side with them, they might not necessarily want you.
However, some of them couldn't resist the temptation and would secretly take bribes.
If Gu Ning met someone who was involved in the Leng family's business, she wouldn't hesitate to punish him, because he was a bomb to the Leng family.
For the hostility of Chang Bingjian's family, Tang Lijun just faintly glanced at it and didn't pay attention to it anymore.
However, Chang Bingjian's family walked towards Tang Lijun.
"Tang Lijun, you …" Chang Qiwei, Chang Bingjian's younger sister, shouted at Tang Lijun, but Master Chang stopped her at once. "Shut up!"
Chang Qiwei was unwilling to accept it, but she was still afraid of her father, so she closed her mouth, but glared at Tang Lijun with hatred.
Not only Chang Qiwei, but other people also looked at Tang Lijun with anger and hatred, but Master Chang was there, so they didn't have the chance to talk.
"Deputy Director Tang, you're really something!" Chang Bingjian's father said. It sounded like he was praising Tang Lijun, but he was actually full of anger.
"Thank you so much, Master Chang." Tang Lijun didn't seem to feel his father's hostility, and thanked him politely.
Chang Bingjian's father was Master Chang's younger brother, so other people called him Master Chang.
However, Master Chang and Master Chang didn't have the same mother, but were born by Master Chang's concubine.
Because in their era, which was still the Republic of China, it was still popular for rich families to have three wives and four concubines.
Therefore, the relationship between Master Chang and Second Master Chang was average. It was neither good nor bad.
However, the Chang Family Head also promoted many people from Second Master Chang's branch.
Since they were a family, they had to be united and united in order to bring the family to greater heights. Therefore, the Chang family's glory today was naturally due to the unity of these brothers.
The direct descendants of the Chang Family had given up on Chang Bingjian because his crimes had reached the point where they could not be accommodated. For the sake of the Chang Family, the head of the Chang Family had to give up on Chang Bingjian.
Although Second Master Chang had some complaints in his heart, he expressed his understanding and did not blame Patriarch Chang.
This was because he did not want the Chang family to be affected because the rise and fall of the Chang family also represented their rise and fall.
The Chang family was infuriated by Tang Lijun's attitude. Only then did they realize that they were simply looking for trouble by coming over. Then, they went back and found a place far away from them to rest.
However, his venomous gaze still landed on Tang Lijun from time to time.
In fact, Chang Bingjian's family also knew that in this kind of political game, it was either you die or I die.
Since they were on opposite sides, they naturally disliked each other.
However, it was their family member who was in trouble now, so they were unwilling to accept it.
In addition, their family also suffered a lot because of Chang Bingjian's accident.
When it was 10 minutes away from 2 pm, the door of the courtroom was opened. Those who wanted to watch the show could go inside. After that, everyone walked inside one after another.
Tang Lijun sat on the left with Gu Ning and the others, while Chang Bingjian's family members sat on the right.
When it was 2 pm, Chang Bingjian was brought in.
When Chang Bingjian saw Tang Lijun and Gu Ning, his eyes turned red and his face twisted.
Although he had already admitted his crime, it didn't mean that he didn't hate Tang Lijun and Gu Ning.
When the judge arrived, everything began.
Because Chang Bingjian had admitted to all of his crimes, it only took them less than an hour to finish the task.
He had no choice but to admit it. He wanted to deny it, but the evidence was irrefutable, so he had to admit it.
Because Chang Bingjian's crime was very serious, he was sentenced to death. He would be executed three days later, and his family property would be confiscated.
As long as it was over a hundred million yuan, he would be sentenced to death. There were cases where tens of millions of yuan had been sentenced to death, but some cases weren't sentenced to death.
This time, Chang Bingjian's family couldn't even get through their connections.
When Chang Bingjian's wife heard that he would be sentenced to death, Chang Bingjian's wife passed out, and Second Master Chang staggered. The others were also shocked, and couldn't believe it.
Even Chang Bingjian himself didn't expect that he would be sentenced to death, and he was struck dumb.
"No, no, how can it be? How can it be?" Chang Qiwei couldn't believe her eyes.
Although they knew that it was a serious crime, they believed that Chang Bingjian was a member of the Chang family after all, and the court would at least sentence him to a term of imprisonment.
Their plan was to let Chang Bingjian stay in the government for a few years. As long as they pushed their supporters to the top of the government next year, they would secretly get Chang Bingjian out of the government. Then, Chang Bingjian would live abroad under a new name.
This way, it was better than being in prison or being sentenced to death.
However, the answer they got was a death sentence, which was unacceptable.
No matter how unwilling they were, Chang Bingjian was already sentenced to death, and they couldn't do anything about it.
What could they do? That wouldn't work at all.
Since Chang Bingjian was taken away, the Chang family had to leave, because they couldn't see Chang Bingjian at all.
Because Chang Bingjian's wife fainted, Chang Bingjian's older brother carried her on his back. At this moment, they couldn't care less about it.
Second Master Chang, who couldn't stand steadily, was supported by Chang Qiwei's husband.
When it was over, Gu Ning and the others also left.
When they walked out, Chang Bingjian's family glared at Tang Lijun with hatred. If looks could kill, Tang Lijun would have been killed already.
Unfortunately, he couldn't.
However, the moment they walked out of the court building, Chang Qiwei ran to Tang Lijun and shouted in anger, "Tang Lijun, it's all your fault that my older brother died! It's all your fault!"
"Stop her now!" Master Chang gave an order to Chang Qiwei's husband in annoyance.
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