Chapter 493 Warming up for ten thousand monthly tickets)
Chapter 493 Warm-up (3 updates and 10,000 monthly votes please)
"The villain was ordered to search the residence of Shuangyu Guard Commander Xu Hu on Shuangyu Island..."
“Let’s start from the beginning and make sure the whole story is clear!”
As soon as Ren Jian said something, Xia Xun interrupted him.
Ren Jian's words were choked, but seeing the adults in the hall all pretending to be deaf and mute, he could only hold back his anger and said: "That day, our Lord Ji suddenly received a military order from Lord Luo, ordering us..."
"What day is that day? Make sure the time and place are clear!"
Ren Jian swallowed this bad breath again, thought about it carefully, and replied cautiously: "That day... was December 27th. Early in the morning, our Lord Ji received an urgent military order from Lord Luo, saying that
The Shuangyu Guard colluded with the Japanese pirates and attacked the Guanhai Guard. Lord Ji immediately sent troops to capture Shuangyu Island and cut off the enemy's rear route. We immediately set off and spent a day and night arriving at Shuangyu Island in the early morning of the 28th. We occupied Shuangyu Island.
island……"
Xia Xun asked again: "How many soldiers and horses are there on the island? Have they ever resisted?"
"Well..., there are not many soldiers and horses on the island, but... Shuangyu is originally a pirate nest, and all men, women, old and young can join the army. Although there are few troops stationed on the island, there are actually not many people on the island who can participate in the war...
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"In that case, how many casualties did you have, and how long did it take to capture the entire island?"
The current situation seems to be that Xia Xun is judging Ren Jian.
Ren Jian broke into a cold sweat, because they had not expected that such a situation would occur, and the court would be controlled by the defendant. In this way, many pieces of evidence that were originally controlled by the Fifth Army Governor's Office could be heard without objection.
It will be repeatedly scrutinized by others, and loopholes will easily appear.
In fact, this is not because they are not fully prepared, but that some things cannot withstand scrutiny in the first place. Whether they can be detected depends entirely on the intensity of investigation and punishment. For example, after the army became corrupt, killing civilians and taking credit for their merits often happened among the border troops.
, if we really want to investigate, can we not find out? In such a big case, whose hands and feet can be clean and flawless, even the soldiers who carry out the orders, so many people may not be of the same mind. If they are interrogated one by one, can they not find out?
Due to various reasons such as official-to-official protection, the officials protected each other at all levels, so there was no way to find out what happened openly.
The key lies in the strength. When the strength is high, it may seem like a layer of fog, but it is actually vulnerable to a single blow. For example, during the reign of Emperor Wuzong Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty, a murder occurred in Qiantang, Zhejiang. The deceased was stabbed five times, and the blows were fatal. The Qiantang County magistrate concluded that the person committed suicide.
After reporting to the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Punishment believed that the case was unreasonable and dismissed the Hangzhou government’s retrial. The Hangzhou government retried the case and still determined it to be suicide.
When the case file was sent to Emperor Zhengde, Zhu Houzhao became furious and shouted: "Is there anyone who kills himself with five stabs in his body? Do you want to compare me to Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty?" Long Yan was furious, and the imperial envoys rushed to Hangzhou in a hurry.
After five divided by two, the case became clear. The murderer was the wife and nephew of the Qiantang County Magistrate. Just because the officials were protecting each other, it became a case that could not be investigated. If the higher-ups were really responsible, there would be no way for the evil spirits to hide.
The same is true for Xia Xun's case. They accidentally captured the Luzon smuggling merchant ship. With this big murder weapon, it was enough to put an indelible stain on Xia Xun. What more crimes could be added to make him afraid of betrayal?
Especially since this case is being tried in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, they are the home court. When the time comes, Governor Qiu will be sitting behind the scenes, how come this case is not being tried by them?
Therefore, they did not go into too much detail about the whole incident, nor could they go into too much detail, because there were too many people involved in the case. If they were to make it too detailed, there would be loopholes everywhere. Rather than doing so, it would be better to be vague.
, as long as the case is tried by their people, and Xia Xun has been convicted of the crime first, and he is not afraid of being bitten by lice, the bribery crime will definitely be pinned on him.
Who would have thought that the trump card of "tongfan crime" would be easily resolved by Xia Xun. Now Xia Xun has turned against the client and actually assumed the role of the presiding judge, while the officials who were supposed to lead the trial of the case just stood back and watched one by one, letting the assistants
The duke attacked him, Ren Jian was really stunned, how could the lie he made up in haste be fulfilled?
Xia Xun noted down the loopholes in his words one by one, but did not expose them. He just listened to him continue: "Because we suddenly appeared in the early morning, the defenders on the island did not notice it, and we attacked first. The people on the island saw
The navy of our imperial court was majestic and orderly. Most of them were afraid and did not make much resistance. We successfully occupied Shuangyu Island. Then Mr. Luo ordered us to search Xu Hu's residence. The villain found some things in his residence. It happened to be
The villain knows some words, so..."
Ren Jian later became more and more fluent in talking about it, and it became more vivid and vivid. It seemed like that.
After he finished speaking, Xia Xun stood up, politely, like a royal barrister in the court, bowed to the two princes, the three judges and Long Duanshi, turned around and pointed his sword at Ren
Jian shouted: "You're lying! Shuangyu Island's water conditions are complex and there are countless undercurrents and reefs. Without the leadership of someone who is familiar with Shuangyu's waters, or the guidance of people on the island giving signals, it is impossible to sneak in quietly, especially if it is so huge.
A fleet of ships!"
"Because it was dawn at that time, most of the defenders on the island were sleepy and fell asleep, so..."
"You said that Xu Hu went to rob Guanhaiwei. Since he has decided to rebel against the imperial court, how could he not make arrangements for the island before leaving? All his soldiers will fall asleep and let you repeatedly test the waterway and break into the island.
?”
"This little guy doesn't know. Pirates are pirates, and military discipline is also possible. If the leader is not here, why not relax? Throughout the ages, there have been many successful surprise attacks. If the defenders were all alert, how could there be any successful battles?
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"Haha, what a sharp mouth, you deserve to have read a book! Let me ask you, Luo Yu's battle report said that at midnight on the 26th, Xu Hu colluded with the Japanese pirates to attack Guanhaiwei. At dawn, they cleaned up the battlefield and found out that it was Shuangyu.
The guards rebelled against the imperial court. At dawn, it was already the early morning of the 27th, and you received Luo Yu's order in the early morning of the 27th and rushed to Shuangyu Island. You marched for a day and night, and captured Shuangyu Island in the early morning of the 28th.
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"Where is the Taicang Guard? Where is the Guanhai Guard? How long is the distance in between? Over there, Xu Hu's rebellion has just been discovered. You here immediately received the order and sent out troops. Even if you ride fast in two clicks and use the method of the military post to convey the message without changing horses, it will be
It takes a day and a night, could it be that Lord Luo had no idea and sent people to Taicang Guard one day in advance to inform you to seize Shuangyu Island?"
Ren Jian's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly denied: "Ah! I remembered it wrong, confused! Confused! As a villain in the army, there is no need to remember the date every day. The reason why I vaguely remember this date is because it is about to happen.
The Chinese New Year is about to come, so I just remembered it a little bit, but I didn't think I remembered it correctly. The day we received the general's order should be the 28th, and the day we captured Shuangyu was the 29th!"
Zhu Gaochi immediately turned his head and whispered to the people around him: "Quickly find out which day Ji Wenhe captured Shuangyu. This matter is of great importance. It will be of great use to interrogate Xu Hu later!"
His men understood and immediately tiptoed away.
Chen Ying became anxious, patted the table and said: "Yang Xu, now the court is trying you on whether you have accepted bribes. When did Xu Hu attack Guanhaiwei and when did Taicangwei capture Shuangyu Island? There are officials from the court's judicial department."
Come to trial, you are still a suspect now. Even if you are not a suspect, you have no right to overstep your authority. Please only defend yourself on whether you have accepted bribes!"
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't hold back his anger and said: "This matter does not have anything to do with whether you have accepted bribes or not. The account books and evidence are all there. You can explain this. Don't say anything about things that have nothing to do with you!"
Xia Xun's own case, he already knew that it was definitely not a problem and was not a good deal at all. What he said just now was just to lay the groundwork for the next lawsuit. Now that the goal has been achieved, he did not get entangled. He just smiled and said to Zhu Gaoxu
: "What His Highness said is that Yang Xu will only defend his own case. First of all, Xu Hu, who was accused of being a briber, has never admitted to having paid a bribe. As the so-called briber, I also
He will never admit that he has ever accepted bribes, so does Yang Xu only need to prove that the account books are false to prove that the evidence is untrue?"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion and did not dare to answer for a while. Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu were favored by their father and the emperor, so they naturally had no scruples, so Zhu Gaochi calmly replied: "Yes, the person accused of giving bribes has denied it, and the person accused of accepting bribes has denied it."
The person who gave the evidence has also denied it, and the evidence provided by the witness is the account books and the corresponding property. If you can prove that the account books are false, the accusation will naturally be invalid!"
"I understand!"
Xia Xun bowed his head to Zhu Gaochi, turned around, and said to Long Duanshi: "Please, the presiding judge, bring the account book and let me take a look!"
"This..." Long Duan didn't dare to make the decision and looked around.
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Why, in full view of everyone, and with two His Highnesses present, are you still afraid that my father-in-law will destroy the account books?"
Seeing that no one was making the decision, Long Duan had no choice but to bite the bullet and stammered: "Come here, bring the account book and have a look with the Duke!"
Ren Jian's heart was pounding, and he had already realized that the situation was not good. The development of the situation seemed to be out of control, and it was completely inconsistent with the adults' explanation to him in advance. But now, he had no way out. From the moment he participated,
He is just a pawn crossing the river. He advances but never retreats. If he succeeds, he will be rich and prosperous. If he fails, he will lose his head and body.
Ren Jian can become Ji Wenhe's personal soldier. In addition to being smart and discerning, he must also be a brave warrior who is not afraid of death. After thinking about this, he calmed down. He didn't believe that this Duke of Fuguo had
With the power to penetrate heaven and earth, even with an account book, he can find flaws!
Can the ledger talk? A joke!
But this is no joke, the ledger can really speak!
The high-ranking princes don't understand this kind of thing, nor do the men who dance with guns and sticks in the army, but there is no need for modern professionals. Even the ancient public servants and experienced litigators all know something about this.
Common sense. The problem is that framing a prince is not something that can be done casually, so this matter was handled by the military department, and even Chen Ying did not know the details.
When the account book arrived in Xia Xun's hands, he just pretended to flip through two pages, then threw it in front of Ren Jian, laughing and saying: "How dare you use such a flawless thing as evidence!"
Xia Xun has lost interest in this interrogation that is already destined to end. Escape is a foregone conclusion. He is interested in taking this bite and how big a bite he can take. It was just a warm-up. Now he just wants to end it as soon as possible.
This farce has brought the "Japanese Tong case" to the forefront!