Official Lin glanced at Wu Deng who was kneeling on the ground, and asked Fei Yunshi in a loud voice: "Is there any case that needs to summon me?"
Fei Yunshi almost died, but it took him a long time to recover from the shock and said:
"Wu Deng surrendered and confessed. The 100,000 kilograms of unlicensed salt that was seized are all your goods."
Lin Tailai asked, "Does the envoy accept this confession?"
Fei Yunshi said with reason: "Everyone in Yangzhou City knows that Wu Deng is your shopkeeper and manages the salt industry on your behalf. His statement is naturally credible."
Fei Yunshi is very sober, so it doesn't matter if he can't be convicted. Anyway, you Lin Tailai can't explain it at all, and you can't remove the suspicion.
It's enough to pour dirty water on Lin Tailai and report it to the court. Do you really expect to use justice to deal with Lin Tailai?
Anyway, the atmosphere in the imperial court has not been very good in recent years, and there is no need for evidence to criticize it.
Lin Daguan sighed deeply and responded: "These 100,000 kilograms of unlicensed salt are indeed mine."
Fei Yunshi habitually took pictures of the gavel and shouted: "Lin Tailai! You don't need to defend yourself, my officer!"
But mid-sentence, Fei Yunshi suddenly realized that something was wrong. Was it because he was hallucinating?
"Say it again?" Fei Yunzhi asked in disbelief.
Lin Daguan said sonorously: "These 100,000 kilograms of salt belong to me! There is indeed no certificate! I asked Wu Deng to handle it! I admit it!"
Fei Yunshi: "."
I have never seen someone admit his crime directly in the most confident voice. What kind of operation is this?
The law can be circumvented and loopholes can be exploited, but how can there be such a direct confrontation?
If you take the initiative to admit the crime, no one can save you!
Everyone in the lobby was shocked. How could Lin Tailai confess directly?
According to common sense, even if a person is standing here, he will not admit guilt!
Moreover, the 100,000 kilograms of smuggled salt originally had the greatest relationship with Wu Deng, but Lin Daguanren actually took the blame so happily.
Under normal circumstances, it is the younger brother who takes the blame for the older brother, but today it was the older brother who took the blame for the younger brother. It was really eye-opening.
Fei Yunshi was the first to wake up, but he seemed to have fallen into a state of madness. He suddenly stood up and yelled incoherently at the clerk on duty next to him:
"Hurry, write down! Hurry! Write down! Draw and seal! Let Lin Tai come and draw and seal!"
The clerk directed Yan Ding to carry the table and place it in front of Official Lin. On the table was the confession.
Allowing Mr. Lin to stand and sign his signature is the last act of dignity given to Mr. Lin.
"No!" came a scream from outside the door.
Everyone turned around and saw Wu Tian standing outside the lobby door.
Wu Tianshi excitedly stepped forward to stop him and said, "How can a high-ranking official confess his guilt!"
Lin Tailai sighed: "One hundred thousand kilograms is a lot of personal salt, you can't just watch your husband die, right?
And I have an official position and fame, so I can take the blame, and the most I can do is be exiled to the army."
Everyone in the lobby felt strange when they heard Lin Tailai's words. Could it be that Mr. Lin was willing to take the blame for Wu Deng because of Wu Tian's face?
Wu Tian, ​​who had always been weak, also broke out and said to Wu Deng: "You must not be ungrateful! If it hadn't been for the rescue by Lin Daguan and his people, all three of us would have died without a burial place!"
Fei Yunshi became angry and shouted: "Don't disturb the court! Drive out the irrelevant people!"
Lin Daguan also said to Wu Tianshi: "Men do things here, let the women go out!"
Fei Yunshi didn't care about others, so he only urged Lin Tailai: "Since you confessed, why didn't you sign the confession?
Official Lin lowered his head and read the confession carefully, confirming that it was all his true words, and then signed and stamped it without any haste.
Fei Yun made him look up to the sky and laugh "hahahahaha", not knowing what he was laughing at.
Although Lin Tailai was an official, according to the rules, except for crimes such as rebellion, Lin Tailai could not be detained even if he was convicted, but Fei Yunshi still felt happy.
Between the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty, who could successfully convict Lin Tailai?
According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, even if Lin Tailai was an official, he would not be able to escape exile.
After Fei Yunshi finished laughing, Senior Official Lin raised his hand and said, "I want to appeal! Go to the Salt Inspectorate to appeal!"
Fei Yunshi said subconsciously: "It's unreasonable!"
For things like filing a lawsuit, people feel they have been wronged and then file a lawsuit. But you, Lin Tailai, have already pleaded guilty and still sue for nothing. This is a waste of judicial resources!
To put it bluntly, Lin Tailai took the initiative to plead guilty. This is an ironclad case. What's the use of appealing? Can the verdict be overturned?
Official Lin asked: "I am a person who respects the judiciary very much. Do I have the right to appeal?"
Fei Yunshi gritted his teeth and said: "Of course, quit!"
Official Lin walked up to Wu Deng and said very gently: "One hundred thousand catties of illegal salt, if the sentence is severe, it will be enough to kill you.
I shouldered such a heavy crime for you, which is considered a second life-saving grace for you, how should you thank me?"
Wu Tianshi was outside the lobby, covering her face and sobbing.
She never imagined that Mr. Lin would be willing to pay such a heavy price for herself.
Do you still have a monthly pass... I'm so thirsty! I'll go to bed late tonight and write some more, and I'll post the next chapter at noon tomorrow!
Chapter completed!