"Torture? Is there such a thing?" When Zhu Youde said this, his voice couldn't help but rise a few degrees.
"If I remember correctly, if an official commits a crime, then he must not be tortured to extract a confession. This is written in our Daliang law, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, why is this?"
After hearing these words, the Minister of Justice on the ground could only tremble, but he had no intention of answering at all.
After all, this question itself is a proposition.
"Since you are involved in this and have violated our laws and regulations in Daliang, I will no longer show mercy. I will revoke your official position from now on and send you to the sky prison for trial."
"As for what will happen to you in the end? Just look at what the officials in the prison said." Zhu Youde sneered.
At this time, the Minister of Punishment was already pale.
He knew that in this situation, no matter who it was, there was probably nothing he could do to save himself.
Just when people thought this matter was over, it was obvious that Zhu Youde didn't want it to end like this.
"This is just a small fish. The real big fish is behind you." Zhu Youde's voice was extremely low.
Invisibly, it was like a pressure, pressing on the court.
But after saying these words, the expressions of many civil and military officials suddenly changed.
If the Minister of Punishment is a small fish, then what is the big fish?
Many people did not dare to look up at this time, fearing that what they would see when they looked up was Zhu Youde's serious face.
In the gloomy atmosphere, Zhu Youde shouted: "Zhang Fuan, do you want me to speak out about this matter? Or do you want to speak out?"
After hearing these words, Zhang Fuan's face had already turned pale.
He didn't expect this matter to happen to him in the end.
However, he still managed to cheer himself up, knowing that he could never speak out about this matter.
"What is your Majesty doing? I don't understand this." Zhang Fu'an lowered his head and said.
Although he is only the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he is backed by Zhang Yuanhai and has a very high status in Zhang's party. In Zhu Youde's eyes, he can be regarded as a big fish!
"Don't understand?" Zhu Youde sneered.
"Announce the entry of the Zhang family's chief steward." As soon as he said these words, Zhang Fu'an felt that he was finished.
Next, two guards walked in, and in their arms was a middle-aged man covered in blood.
It can be seen that this middle-aged man must have been beaten a lot before.
"Butler Zhang Mansion, now you tell me everything you know. Whether you can survive or not depends only on yourself."
At this time, Zhu Youde's tone also became calmer.
However, this kind of peace did not make anyone feel relaxed at all.
Instead, they felt goosebumps rising up on their bodies.
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
"Actually, I was involved in this water transport case, and Mr. Zhang was also involved."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions on the faces of the civil and military officials in the court suddenly changed.
After all, they didn't expect that this matter was really related to Mr. Zhang.
Now that something like this has happened, even the officials of Zhang's party have no way to save him.
"Your Majesty, I feel that this matter is definitely wrong. Please clarify this matter with Your Majesty."
"Yes, Mr. Zhang has always been loyal and upright as an official. How could he do these things?"
"In my opinion, this should be a unilateral slander by others. What's more, how can a butler take it seriously?"
"Yes, this is a family thing."
However, there are still some short-sighted people who still want to protect Zhang Fuan to death.
After all, in their eyes, if Zhang Fuan fell, they would not end well in the end.
"Is it possible that you are also spies of the Huns?" Zhu Youde sneered and said.
If the previous news were all bombs, then this news now is tantamount to a nuclear bomb.
If it were just corruption, Zhang Fuan might be unlucky, but it would only be him who would be unlucky.
But after the Huns spies said this, it was completely the crime of confiscating their homes and exterminating their mouths.
Although many officials joined the Zhang Party, they were all Daliang officials after all.
In their view, Zhang Dang is just a simple group of interests that can take care of each other in the court.
Although it can be regarded as forming a clique for personal gain, this is something that has continued throughout the ages.
But if such a big label is placed on them, it is impossible for them to accept it.
Those who were still clamoring suddenly shut their mouths.
"Your Majesty is wronged, veteran. I have been loyal to Daliang for so many years."
"If your Majesty really has wronged me, I will be heartbroken."
Naturally, Zhang Fu'an cannot commit such a simple crime and evade the law. If he really admits to this matter now, he will definitely die.
"Here comes the grain merchant and horse driver." Zhu Youde said again.
Immediately afterwards, the guards brought some grain merchants and horsemen to the main hall.
For Zhu Youde, this may be the most important aspect.
Now all these people were brought to the main hall, and they all bowed their heads and remained silent.
"Next, tell me everything you have encountered before." Zhu Youde glanced at them and said.
These grooms are all ordinary people themselves, and I have never seen such a posture before.
He quickly knelt down and told what happened to him in detail.
In fact, the water transport case was committed by people like them. Zhang Fuan also asked them to pretend to be horse thieves and then rob the official rations.
Moreover, Zheng Zhongxia was directly transferred away from his place at that time.
In the end, all the official rations were robbed, and then the military rations were transported to the city in batches.
Because of Zhang Fu'an's intervention, other city defense officials did not dare to refute at all.
Among them, this part of the official rations was sent to other places.
The main reason is that Zhang Fuan sent them to deliver food before.
But the people who finally handed over the food were actually the Huns.
When they found out about this, they felt very guilty, but they didn't want to die.
In the end, the matter was concealed.
Now with the evidence of these people, Zhang Fu'an's guilt has basically been established.
Zhang Fu'an is now silent.
Zhu Youde also immediately asked the guards next to him to capture Zhang Fu'an.
After all, I still have a lot of things I want to ask him.
Those people from the Huns are not great at anything else.
But when it comes to suicide, Zhu Youde feels that they are really geniuses.