Just when the people in the capital had not yet recovered from the shock caused by the bloody horror of the execution ground in the western suburbs, the imperial court posted a notice on another major case that shocked the world that day:

Bu Chang, the late general in charge of the army and the northwest counter-rebellion general, was too timid to fight against the enemy and made poor decisions when leading the army to counter the rebellion. He later tried to kill friendly troops and take credit. After being beheaded by the prisoner Yang Gonggong in front of the formation, his relatives and generals were not angry. Recently, they actually colluded with Jianghu sects and attempted to assassinate Eunuch Yang while he was on his way back to Changping to perform the Tiantian Festival to sweep the imperial mausoleum. The relevant persons are now being arrested and brought to justice. They will be convicted in accordance with Ming Dynasty law. The capital offender will be executed at the execution ground in the suburbs of Beijing the next day... ….

This case was jointly tried by the three departments of Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Punishment. Dongchang sent personnel to monitor and interrogate the case. In the end, Bu Sheng, the younger brother of the Bu Chang clan, Bu Hongbao, the nephew of the clan, and their former subordinate Yanqing Guard Commander Zheng The envoy headed by Jin and the thirteen people involved in the assassination were beheaded.

The blood-stained ground at the execution ground in the western suburbs of the capital has not yet dried. Another thirteen large heads fell to the ground, and blood spurted out from the neck cavities of the thirteen corpses. The people in the capital who were watching the execution were once again deeply shocked. The loud noise was much smaller. But everyone's heart was ups and downs, and their blood was pumping because of the two bloody thunderbolt-like measures of the imperial court in recent times. They were either excited, panicked, or applauded in joy.

Especially for the unprecedented beheading of nineteen arrogant Dongchang fans at once. This really stimulated every nerve of officials and people inside and outside the court, especially all Dongchang eunuchs and servants. This made While they were fully aware of the courage and perseverance of the new young factory director Yang Eunuch, and his brutal and bloody methods, they were also vaguely aware that Dongchang, which had always been domineering and notorious, might undergo a huge change. Aspiring people Scholars have even realized that this will be a blessing to the people, a blessing to the royal family, and a blessing to the Ming Dynasty.

For a time, Yang Ning, a young eunuch who had made great contributions to the Ningxia rebellion, peace talks on the grasslands, and fundraising for disaster relief, once again quickly became a hot topic among officials and people both inside and outside the capital, and across the country.

In fact, ever since the "Eight Tigers" chaos led by the eunuch Liu Jin in the Wu Zong Dynasty, the Zhu royal family has been very wary of eunuchs wielding power. The power of eunuchs has been greatly reduced. And officials and people inside and outside the court mostly hate and despise eunuchs. Ru Lu. The appearance of Yang Ning and what he did have changed people's impression of the internal prison to a certain extent. Although there are still many scholars and scholars who are calling out, beware of another internal prison. "Liu Jin". But just because Yang Ning presided over the fund-raising to relieve the victims, ordinary people had a great impression of Yang Ning. They didn't think of "Liu Jin" for Yang Ning. Instead, they compared him to the seven voyages to the West during Chengzu's time. The "Three Treasures Eunuch" who made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. This evaluation can be regarded as extremely high.

When these two major events happened in the capital, an explosive news that shocked the entire martial arts world was also spread among the people: the Dian Cang Sword Sect, a major martial arts sect that has been dominating the area between Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake in western Yunnan for many years. Two elders and eight young disciples were all shot to death in the ford of the Yellow River outside Kaifeng Mansion. Their death was tragic. The murderer was unknown. According to witnesses who discovered the bodies at the time, most of the dead bodies were covered in ice. Stiff. Only two corpses were softened by being soaked in the Yellow River water.

As soon as this news came out, the world of martial arts was in an uproar. You know, although the Diancang sect is located in a corner of western Yunnan, its strength and position in the martial arts world cannot be underestimated. This time it actually suffered such a big setback. It is really a disaster. What a shame and humiliation.

For a time, there was a lot of speculation in the martial arts circles. Who had such a deep hatred against the Diancang sect and actually did such a heavy hand. And according to the inspection of the deceased, it was found that the injuries on all the deceased were exactly the same. They were obviously killed by the same person. What happened? Who has such superb skills? He actually killed two elders of the Dian Cang Sect who were quite powerful in kung fu, and the best of eight young disciples.

The tragedy of the Diancang Sect also alarmed Feng Qianxing, the owner of "Fenghu Villa" known as the leader of the Jiangnan Wulin Alliance. He personally led the Jiangnan Wulin Road to investigate the matter. However, no clues were ever found.

Dongchang's detectives were all-pervasive. The secret report of the incident in Kaifeng was quickly handed over to Yang Ning. Yang Ning couldn't help being surprised and happy when he saw it. He was surprised that the Diancang faction actually dispatched so many people. It seems that there were more people later. The people who came to help him joined in, but what pleased him was Xiao Lezi's superb skills. The two elders of the martial arts sect and eight disciples were not worthy of him alone. Then his strength was considered to be one of the best in the world. Apart from the surprise, Yang Ning was more worried about Xiao Lezi's safety. Worried about whether he was injured and whether he could return safely.

As time passed day by day, Xiao Lezi never turned around. Yang Ning's worry couldn't help but become heavier day by day. She couldn't help but have random thoughts. She was worried that something might happen to Xiao Lezi.

In the afternoon of that day, the afternoon when nineteen Dongchang fans were beheaded, Yang Ning was sitting in the side hall next to the Dongchang lobby. He was listening absentmindedly to Xiang Zhong's report on the situation of the prisoners in Dongchang Prison. .

The reason why he was absent-minded was that he was thinking about the little fun that had yet to be heard; and the other was because of the execution scene in the morning. It was not because of the bloody scenes. For Yang Ning, who had experienced many war scenes in Ningxia's counter-insurgency and grassland rebellion. That small scene couldn't scare him. But the key point was the scene of the beheaded relatives crying in grief. It made Yang Ning feel a little uncomfortable. Among them were white-haired old people, and some even fainted from crying. Even though he knew that those who were executed by beheading all deserved their crimes, the cries of those old, weak, women and children really made him uncomfortable.

"Brother Ning, the general situation is like this. Based on the above, there are currently a total of 163 prisoners of various types temporarily detained in Dongchang Prison."

After a lengthy report, Xiang Zhong finally completed the introduction to all the prisoners in custody. Only the two of them were there. Xiang Zhong still called Yang Ning the same name. This is not because Xiang Zhong has no rules, but because Yang Ning meant it. .

After listening to Xiang Zhong's report, Yang Ning couldn't help but frowned. On the surface, there was nothing wrong with the conditions of the prisoners mentioned by Xiang Zhong. It seemed that they had all committed crimes before being arrested in Dongchang Prison. But if you look carefully, Thinking about it, this is not the case. Among these sixty-three people, there are naturally criminal robbers and bandits who have committed murder and robbery, but there must also be innocent people who have been wronged and persecuted. A few days ago, the incident involved a Hanlin This can be seen in the incidents of being beaten to death and tortured to death.

"Zhongzi, you have investigated the situation clearly. But this is just a superficial phenomenon. Are there any people who have been wrongly accused, and how many people have been wronged. Have you figured this out?" Yang Ning asked leisurely.

Xiang Zhong looked embarrassed. "Brother Ning, I'm afraid this matter is a bit difficult to handle. Based on Dongchang's previous style, many of these people must have been wronged. But this needs to be tried one by one to find out. But The key is... I'm not a good judge of cases. We need to find some veterans of criminal cases to handle this matter."

Yang Ning waved his hand and said: "What kind of criminal case veteran are you looking for? Get all the files of these people. I will work hard and use some time to give you a trial. If you have any doubts, let Zhang Weinian and others send them People will investigate. Within a few days, it will be clear that the black is black and the white is white."

"Oh, okay." Xiang Zhong agreed and went out to ask someone to move the files.

Yang Ning stayed in Dongchang throughout the afternoon, looking through the files of detainees.

After looking at it, it was as expected from Yang Ning. He only looked through about ten copies. According to his observation, six of them obviously had problems.

Among them, there are three more that are similar to the nature of "literary prison". Several scholar-officials and Confucian scholars were arrested for having words, deeds and poems that insulted the imperial court. Yang Ning was quite disapproving of such cases. They were just saying something. , write a poem to complain. Some of them don’t obviously mean to insult the court. These people don’t want to rebel. To be honest, you just lend him courage. He doesn’t dare to rebel. For this kind of boredom But they were arrested for something. In the final analysis, it was not because they were too full and had nothing to do, or more likely because those with selfish motives wanted to extort some money. Needless to say, this kind of thing happened in Dongchang in the past. Feng Baoxing Tie Feng went down to the rank and file of various ministries, and even to the jailer and deacon of Dongchang Prison. I am afraid that there are very few people who have not reaped the benefits.

And if we want to change this situation, clean up unjust cases, and put an end to torture, extortion, and extortion, we will inevitably lose the interests of people like Dongchang. Thinking of this, Yang Ning can't help but have a headache. Dongchang has been suffering from many abuses for many years. It really needs to change its appearance. .but it is quite a difficult task.

In addition to the "literary inquisition" cases, the other two cases also have problems. The records of the two cases are obviously full of loopholes. There are obvious cases of injustice. For these cases, Yang Ning has classified them according to the situation, so as to prepare for different situations in the future. Conduct review and screening.

What especially attracted Yang Ning's attention was the last case about a Tatar who sneaked into the Ming Dynasty to spy on the military and was captured by Dongchang's "Tiqi" on the northwest border of Shanxi. The case itself was not surprising. But it mentioned Dongchang. The factory lost two stalls and seven or eight gangsters before they captured this Tatar craftsman who claimed to be a "Tiger". But it really surprised Yang Ning: Dongchang gangmen, especially Everyone who works as a stall owner has extraordinary skills. Judging from what this person has done, his skills are really impressive.
Chapter completed!