Chapter 53: Party strife harms the country

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Hearing the question raised by Yue Su, Duan Zhanpeng was speechless for a moment, squeaking, and it took him a long time to say one word.

"What? What else do you have to hide?" Yue Su stared at him and asked coldly.

"I... this... sir... the owner of the gambling house... is indeed... Wei Guang..." Duan Zhanpeng looked embarrassed, hesitating, and it took him a long time to say a proper sentence.

With his expression and Yue Su's experience in solving cases, it was impossible to tell that he was lying. He immediately lowered his face and shouted loudly: "Duan Zhanpeng ordered others to murder Ma Wuzi's life. He has confessed. According to the law,

It’s time to cut. The head of the headquarters wields three guillotines. You can cut first and then play. Come on, I’ll wait for you with the dog-headed guillotine!”

The dog-headed guillotine was originally in the main hall of Shuntian Mansion, but Yue Su knew that during the trial, it would probably be used to scare people, so he had people move it to the back hall. Now after giving the order, Tie Qiu agreed and took his colleagues with him.

Officer, move the dog-headed guillotine down the steps.

Yue Su stood up, took out the chopping stick, and shouted loudly: "Open the guillotine!"

Tie Qiu skillfully tore off the yellow satin and pulled up the guillotine. The bright guillotine glowed with a captivating light in the candlelight.

Duan Zhanpeng saw the bright light of the sword and was so frightened that he trembled and shouted quickly: "Sir... didn't you just say... that as long as the villain answers your question truthfully... you will spare this villain's life..."

"This is what Honbudo said. It's just your answer. Who can prove it to be true? Let me tell you, Honbudo is not easy to fool. Now I'll give you one last chance. Tell me again. Daikin Casino's

Is your boss Wei Guang?" Yue Su stared at Duan Zhanpeng with cold eyes.

Duan Zhanpeng was so stared at that he was so scared that he managed to squeeze out a sentence for a long time, "Sir... the owner of the casino... is indeed... indeed Mr. Wei Guangwei..."

"Hmph! Tie Qiu, what are you waiting for?" Yue Su gave Tie Qiu a wink, and Tie Qiu immediately ordered the officer to press Duan Zhanpeng under the knife's edge.

"Sir...what I said...is really the truth..." Duan Zhanpeng almost cried with fear when the man was pinned on top of the 'dog'.

But this was just an appetizer. Yue Su stared at him and said again: "Duan Zhanpeng, since you want to pretend to be confused in front of the main department, then don't blame the main department for pretending to be confused too! Guillotine!"

Yue Su shouted loudly and threw the fire sign out of his palm.

When a lot is chopped off, it is the same as when a human head falls on the ground. Duan Zhanpeng understands this truth. Seeing that Yue Su is serious, Duan Zhanpeng hurriedly shouted: "Slow down, slow down, I said... I said..."

"Crack!"

When he finished speaking, the beheading lot just happened to fall on the ground. Tie Qiu looked at Yue Su and asked for your permission. Yue Su was just trying to scare people, and did not intend to actually cut it. He was happy to see Duan Zhanpeng willing to do it.

But Yue Su still had a stern face and said: "What else do you want to say? If you still intend to deceive the headquarters, don't blame them for taking action!"

"I will never deceive you this time... Wei Guang gave me 10,000 taels of silver... and asked me to say this... He also said... his uncle is the second minister of the dynasty... I

If you don't listen to him...it will cost the lives of the villain's whole family..."

Wei Guang was just threatening, but Yue Su really wanted to kill him. Duan Zhanpeng thought about it and decided to fool him first.

"Assuming you are honest, now tell me in detail how Wei Guang bribed you and threatened you, from beginning to end." Yue Su said loudly.

"Yes, yes..."

Having come to this point, Duan Zhanpeng had the courage to hide it again and told everything about Wei Guang's bribery of him.

It turned out that on the first night of the trial of Wei Guangwei's case, Wei Guang led several black-robed men into Duan Zhanpeng's home. There were also several thugs in Duan Zhanpeng's home, but compared with the people Wei Guang brought,

It was simply vulnerable. Duan Zhanpeng was gently repaired first, and then Wei Guang took out the money and asked Duan Zhanpeng to do what he asked. What he has to do is very simple. No matter who asks, just say that I am the Dajin Casino.

Wei Guang's will do. Wei Guang also revealed his identity in front of Duan Zhanpeng and warned him that if he was dishonest, it would cost the lives of his whole family. With both slaps and sweet dates, how could Duan Zhanpeng not give in. So, in

That night, I prepared my account books and waited for the summons from the Ministry of Punishment at any time.

After listening to Duan Zhanpeng's story, Yue Su nodded and said, "Let him sign it!"

The clerk's office took the recorded testimony and Duan Zhanpeng's autographs were finished. Yue Su asked people to put him in jail again. The gangsters who were brought here tonight, as well as the people from Dajin Gambling House, were also temporarily put in jail.

.Only talking about the release of Ma Wuzi’s family.

As soon as the matter was settled, a messenger reported that Mr. Li had arrived. Because Yue Su had already given instructions, if anyone came, there was no need to notify him, he could just take him to the back hall. Li Yuanchen had already arrived at the door of the back hall, and was just waiting for Yue Su to say

He asked and walked in.

Yue Su sent everyone away, leaving only Li Yuanchen. The two exchanged polite words, and Li Yuanchen whispered: "Brother-in-law, everything you asked me to investigate has now been found out."

"What's the result?" Yue Su asked quickly.

"Some of the businesses that brother-in-law wants to investigate are theirs, and some are not theirs. The amount of money earned is not as much as they said. I have made a detailed summary here, brother-in-law, please take a look." Li Yuanchen said, starting from

He took out a small booklet from his arms and stepped forward to present it to Yue Su.

Yue Su took it and looked at it. The records in the book were indeed detailed. Even the process of finding out the truth was clearly written. For example, the owner of Tianlai Restaurant is the cousin of Feng Quan, Minister of Industry.

It can be considered a real deal. However, you can't make the so-called three hundred thousand taels of silver throughout the year. It would be good to make twenty thousand taels. Li Yuanchen sent someone to get accurate information from the restaurant accountant. The account books were newly made.

Just to fool this court hearing. And Li Yuanchen was able to get the truth from the accountant, of course, relying on money and intimidation.

The situation of other shopkeepers is similar. Everything is already known. If the trial resumes tomorrow, the case will probably be finalized without any effort.

That night, Yue Su didn't even go to bed, because he was busy just before midnight just reviewing the case, and then he opened the booklet sent by Li Yuanchen. Unexpectedly, it was already dawn.

Yue Su put the book into his sleeves, washed himself as usual, had breakfast, and went to court in a sedan chair.

After getting off the sedan chair at the Meridian Gate, we first went to the court room to wait. The interior of the court room was already clearly divided. The eunuch party sat inside, the three parties from Qi, Chu and Zhejiang sat outside, and party officials sat in the middle.

The Jingyang bell rang, and all the officials went to the Huangji Hall to pay their respects. The two sides stood up, and the emperor arrived. When Zhu Carpenter came to sit behind the dragon table, all the officials bowed to say hello, and the mountain shouted long live.

"All the ministers have a normal family."

Following Zhu Carpenter's voice, all the officials stood up straight, and then a eunuch shouted: "If you go out to play early, I will roll up the curtain and withdraw from the court!"

As soon as the voice fell, Wei Zhongxian, who was standing before the emperor, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian, has the ability!"

The eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty all called themselves slaves in front of the emperor. Those who were older and had a little status could call themselves old slaves in front of the emperor. When they became eunuchs with high positions such as Si Li Jian, Zhang Seal Eunuch, and Bingbi Eunuch,

Then he is qualified to be a minister.

Wei Zhongxian is naturally qualified to be a minister in front of the emperor, but this depends on the occasion. In the palace, he still has to treat himself as a slave, and he can only be a minister when he is performing in the court and discussing national affairs.

When he heard that Wei Zhongxian had a talent, Carpenter Zhu was stunned at first. Wei Qing has always been honest. He rarely talks about state affairs in the court. Generally speaking, if there is anything, he will go to Yangxin Hall to report it.

That’s it, why are you offering Chen Zhangzhang in the temple today?

"Wei Qing, I wonder if you have anything to report?"

"Your Majesty, I received news last night that the White Lotus Cult bandits are planning to start an uprising in Shandong in the near future. I would like to ask Your Majesty to make an early decision and take precautionary measures in advance to prevent the imperial court from being caught off guard when the cult bandits cause chaos." Wei Zhongxian

He bowed and said.

"Ah?" Hearing that someone was going to rebel, Carpenter Zhu was shocked and confused, and said quickly: "Gentlemen, what do you think we should do?"

"Your Majesty..." Gu Bingqian, the chief minister of the cabinet, was the first to stand up and said: "Wei Eunuch, the admiral of Dongchang, has always done his duty with all his heart. The news sent by Dongchang is definitely true. I think that we should transfer to Zhili as soon as possible.

Soldiers and horses from Henan and Shanxi went to the Shandong border to guard against the rebellion of the religious bandits. This was one of the reasons. Secondly, the trial of Wei Cifu and Feng Shangshu's case should be suspended until the religious bandits were wiped out.

Decision. Because Wei Cifu, Feng Shangshu and others are all important figures in the court. Once the charges are confirmed, the government and the public will inevitably be shaken and people will be panicked. When the religious bandits take the opportunity to cause "rebellion", the consequences are unpredictable. "

This was the last idea that Wei Zhongxian and Gu Bingqian came up with last night. They were to stop the case first and let the court use all its strength to deal with the religious bandits. On the day of the great victory, Long Xin would definitely be overjoyed. Wei Zhongxian took the opportunity to intercede, and it was estimated that he would be able to bring the case to an end.

Wei Guangwei and the others fished it out.

However, this is just their wishful thinking. Now Wei Guangwei and other key members of the eunuch party are already behind bars, and they will all be convicted in the near future. If the case is stopped at this juncture, who can guarantee that it will not let the tiger go back to the mountain. People like Wei Guangwei are standing in court.

How many people are jealous of the important position in the middle of the country, hoping to overthrow them so that they can succeed. Now you can stop when you say so. Why? What about the chief minister? Mr. Yue is now more popular than Wei Zhongxian.

.

At this time, Qi Shijiao stood up, rushed forward, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Qi Aiqing, what do you want to say?" Zhu Carpenter said.

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Wei said that the bandits of the White Lotus Sect wanted to cause "rebellion" in Shandong. Gu Shoufu immediately said that he would send heavy troops to station in Shandong and suspended the trial of Wei Cifu and the others. The two of them sang and harmonized, and what they said was quite logical.

, but I would like to ask Eunuch Wei more, what is the evidence for saying that there are religious bandits in Shandong who want to rebel, and where did the news come from? When discovering such a major event, the local officials should report it to the court as soon as possible. Why is there no news at all?

It was also reported that Xiaguan was originally from Penglai, Shandong Province. When he was free at home, he often traveled around. He had never heard of any White Lotus sect that was deceiving people's hearts. The two of them spoke like this this morning. I thought it was...

Everyone knows Sima Zhao’s heart!”

Chapter 53: Party strife harms the country
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