Zhu Tu and Chen Yunan walked through the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate as if they were mourning for their heirs. However, as soon as they stepped through the door, their expressions changed, their chests were straightened out, and their expressions were calm. The tiger is not intimidated by death, let alone not dead yet!
Most officials don't want to get involved in cases involving the Duke. Only officials from the eldest prince and second prince factions want to get involved, but they each have their own concerns. Whether the Peng family is a White Lotus sect or not, officials from the prince sect have no idea. Xia Xun didn't tell them anything in advance, and when he came back, his freedom was restricted. It was impossible to ask him for details.
Although Xue Pin took great care of Xia Xun's life, he would definitely not dare to take the risk if he allowed officials to meet with Xia Xun. Besides, who knows if someone is watching Xia Xun secretly. Once he comes into contact, his whereabouts will be revealed. If it is in the hands of others, it will give others leverage. Therefore, people from the Prince Faction dare not take any action easily.
Chen Ying also told the second prince in advance not to use this opportunity to add insult to injury. Now is the time for the second prince to hide his power. If he offends the emperor, he may have to go to Yunnan even if he doesn't want to. Therefore, the second prince's faction The officials also remained silent. Although Ji Gang had great power, he lacked allies. He was from the prince's family, and even the officials from the prince's family ostracized him. It is easy to imagine how isolated he was in the court, so he also We cannot launch a massive counterattack.
But Zhu Tu and Chen Yunan's self-rescue broke the deadlock. The officials of the Prince's family took the opportunity to catch the arson case, and started to "rescue Xun in a curve". The people of the Second Prince's family became the main targets. Even if it is to protect themselves, they have to defend themselves, not to mention that they can certainly use arson to make a big fuss.
Both sides were dancing swords, and their intention was Xia Xun, but they were all making a fuss about the arson case and did not directly respond to the case of intervening in the White Lotus Sect. Zhu Di was so alert that he immediately discovered that the officials were using the arson case as an excuse. , in an attempt to provoke a bigger dispute, so they decisively ordered the case to be concluded immediately. Zhu Tu and Chen Yunan were self-defeating and brought their death to an early date.
They are not idiots. At this point, even if they still have a glimmer of hope and a little fantasy in their hearts, how can they not know that the possibility of failure and death is greater? What is even more sad is that, even if they frame the Duke of such a big crime, even if they take the discipline Even if they get involved, they can't save themselves. And Ji Gang has promised that if things go wrong, they will sacrifice themselves and treat their family members kindly. Even if they are implicated by them and demoted to official slaves, they will be rescued.
Although Ji Gang is power-hungry and cruel by nature, there is one good thing about him. He is sure to learn what he says! Moreover, Zhu Tu and Chen Yunan also know that even if Ji Gang does not want to abide by the promise, he will treat his family well. Ji Gang is a good person in the court. Lonely minister, he doesn't want his subordinates to be disloyal again. This is an act to attract people's hearts.
Therefore, the two pawns crossing the river, with no way back, could only walk all the way to the dark side. When they came, they already had poison hidden in their bodies. Once they failed, they would only die!
This is a battle of life and death, right from the beginning!
In the main hall of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, today's highlight is the interrogation of Yang Xu. This is the most critical moment.
But Lianying had little hope for this. Although others, regardless of praise or criticism, all admitted that Chen Ying was the best master of public cases in the dynasty, Chen Ying knew very well that if Yang Xu, the auxiliary Duke, became the dean of the capital inspection, he might not be able to do so. He was inferior to him. Although he was not present when the Zhejiang Navy officials framed Yang Xu, he collected all the files and read them carefully due to his professional habits. His powerful counterattack against Yang Xu and his meticulous analysis ability were very impressive. Chen Ying, a great expert, is quite convinced by the language of logical refutation.
There is no strong physical evidence, and it is hard to say whether the only witness will retract his confession, so you want to accuse a minister of treason? This kind of thing is not impossible, but if you want to succeed, either the emperor is determined to get rid of him. To get rid of him, either this official does not have enough energy to reach the sky. Is Fu Guogong so easy to deal with?
Xu Hui Zeheng was carried up. Although he had been carefully treated by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Xu Hui Zeheng was still extremely weak. His injuries were too serious, and the Jinyi guards were too lazy to serve him, and even the golden sore medicine was given to him. Although he was able to apply medicine to the front of his body, he could not take care of the injuries on his back. It was summer and the weather was hot. By the time he was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the wounds on his body that could not be treated with medicine had become festered and infested with worms. How can it be better? He has been tortured to the point where he no longer looks like a human being.
Seeing Zhu Tu and Chen Yunan present, Xu Hui Zeheng was very frightened. He immediately confessed to the chief judge and the three judges according to the answers they obtained under forced confession: "Master Hui, Xu Hui Zeheng, Shandong Pu The Tairen family has entered Xiangtang since childhood and became a White Lotus believer. The leader of our religion is Lin Yuqi, a gentry from this county. Lin Yuqi inherited his father's position. Our Poitai Office..." As mentioned earlier, The only purpose of his confession was to avoid being tortured. Naturally, he would not recruit all the people who were there. The White Lotus Sect is an evil sect. Although the leader cannot escape death, the family members can only be sent away. If it is revealed that they have tried to If Dezhou rebels, it will really be over, so there are many things that should not be said, but he did not recruit them. Xu Hui Zeheng talked endlessly about the characters and missions in Lin Yu's Seven Sects, and the topic became Turning to the matter of the Peng family in Qingzhou: "The people of Qingzhou have long known about the Peng family in Qingzhou. The Peng family is very famous in Shandong Prefecture. Their business is very big. There are often Peng family's carriages and horses, and the goods pass through the county. In addition, Hui Min’s wife is originally from Texas, and she was rescued and taken care of by the Peng family back then. This is how Cao Min knows about the Peng family..."
Xue Pin interrupted him impatiently: "Stop talking about these old sesame seeds and rotten millet, let's get to the point!"
"Yes yes!"
Xu Hui Zeheng said: "My lord, the old lady of the Peng family has passed away. After our master Lin Jiao got the news, he told me that he would bring a few people to express his condolences. He also specifically mentioned that I should bring my wife and Tang Sai. Hui Min also asked Hui Min about that child. It's such a long way, just send someone to give him a gift. Why bother to go to war like this? Hui Min said to Hui Min..."
Xu Hui Zeheng licked his lips and said: "The leader of the teaching said that the Peng family has great wealth and power. The Peng family has businesses all over Shandong. It will be good for us to have a good relationship with the Peng family. The leader of the teaching also said that the Peng family has businesses all over Shandong. The old man is a senior member of our sect. Even if he is not looking for any benefits, he still has to pay homage. The common people were curious and asked the leader about the origins of the Peng family, but the leader just smiled. He didn’t answer, and Huimin didn’t know whether it was the leader who didn’t know the true background of the Peng family or whether he was hiding something from Huimin…”
Chen Ying asked: "What happened after you returned to Putai County?"
Xu Hui Zeheng said: "Not long after Pingmin returned to Putai County, the leader of the religion ordered us to destroy all the tokens and scriptures related to the White Lotus Sect. The people once asked the leader of the religion, and the leader said this It was the Peng family who sent the news that we had exposed ourselves in Qingzhou and that the Jin Yiwei were detecting us. The leader also said that the news sent by the Peng family was absolutely reliable. It was a big shot from Beijing who asked again. The Lord refused to say any more."
Hearing this, Xue Pin and Lu Zhen looked at each other with shame. Big shots in the capital? This wasn't an allusion to Yang Xu, who else could it be? Apart from Yang Xu, there couldn't be anyone else who could inform the Peng family of such secrets. indivual.
"It didn't take long before two royal guards sneaked into Granny Qiu's house..."
"Two or three?"
"Two noons!"
Chen Ying glanced at Zhu Tu, who hurriedly explained: "Oh, there were two people who sneaked in to get the person, and one was waiting in the car outside on the street."
Chen Ying said to Xu Hui Zeheng: "Go on!"
Xu Hui Zeheng said: "The two of them were under the spell of Granny Qiu and Sai'er. Granny Qiu hurriedly informed our teaching master. Our teaching master then got rid of the two Jinyi guards and strictly ordered us to stop all teaching affairs." , in case someone catches me."
"Then where are the bodies of the two Jinyi guards that were disposed of?"
"The common people don't know, the common people only know how to stroll around...the teacher has taken care of it..."
Lu Zhen murmured to himself: "Okay, it's another dead man who has no evidence to prove it!"
Chen Ying ignored him and continued to ask questions one by one according to her own thinking. How many times had she reviewed these questions? Xu Hui Zeheng opened his mouth without even thinking about it. After all the questions were asked, Chen Ying said: "What you just said ,Are every sentence true?”
Xu Hui Zeheng said: "Everything the common people say is true!"
"Now I am interrogating a number of suspects. Do you dare to confront them in front of witnesses?"
"The common people tell the truth and are not afraid to confront others!"
"Okay, here comes the suspect, Qiu!"
That Mrs. Qiu staggered up to the hall like a candle in the wind, with a pair of dim old eyes open. If you ask harshly, she will be slow. If you ask urgently, she will still be slow. Anyway, she just won't admit it. You say I am? Bring me evidence. No evidence? You have to recruit someone! Because the matter involves a prince of the country, there can be no suspicion of beating him into submission, and severe punishment is not allowed. What can Qiu, an old woman who has become a mature woman, ask? .
Immediately afterwards, Wang Chentang, the leader of the troupe, was brought to the hall. Wang Chentang took small steps and stepped on the drums before floating up to the hall. Before he could speak, he shed tears. When he saw the official, he shouted that he was wronged. After hearing this, Xu Hui Zeheng He pointed out that he was also a White Lotus believer, and the two of them had burned incense together to worship King Ming and Buddha. They immediately pinched their orchid fingers and scolded Xu Hui Zeheng in a sweet voice for having no conscience and causing harm to his relatives in his hometown.
He was crying, talking about how difficult it was for him to run a theater troupe, about his hardships and ups and downs over the years, and about his glory as a famous actress when he was young. He vaguely seemed to be talking about his youthful relationship with Mr. Xu, the shopkeeper. Back then, we had a love affair with a broken sleeve. This cesspit became more and more smelly the more we messed with it, which disgusted Chen Ying, who was not a good man...
When Master Peng walked up to the hall with wide eyes and strode into the hall, as soon as he heard what Xu Hui Zeheng pointed out, he immediately scolded him. He continued to listen and even stopped writing on the desk. The master of a village, He is also a person of high status, but his curses are all vulgar country slang, and they are all in Shandong dialect. Firstly, the bookcase is incomprehensible, and secondly...can this thing be read by the emperor?
These suspects' witnesses had been linked together a month ago, and their confessions were seamlessly connected.
When the little lolita Tang Sai'er came up and saw Uncle Lin's miserable appearance, she immediately started crying. The "heavy rain" started falling as soon as she said it. Don't even think about asking anything. Who is this little lolita wiping her tears? White Lotus Demon? She even killed two Jinyi guards? The government officials standing on both sides with sticks felt that it was a bit too much.
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