"On the one hand, I asked Ji Gang for help to withstand the pressure from the Criminal Department and preserve Zhang Gouzi's status as a royal guard. On the other hand, Beizhen Fusi also opened a case for investigation, but in fact they were threatening witnesses, annihilating evidence, and mixing the case into mud.
Li Chun confessed.
"This was still led by you, how can it be considered as Ji Gang's instigation?" Judge Cui said solemnly.
"It was indeed the villain who took the lead at first, but later Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment did not agree to release Zhang Gouzi, which angered Ji Gang. He thought that the Ministry of Punishment did not take him seriously, so he took over the leadership. Later, the villain and his nephew
All kinds of actions were done under his instruction." Li Chun betrayed Ji Gang very thoroughly and said: "And Ji Gang was not just a dispute of temper. He was disgraced because of Zhou Xin's case... In fact, Zhou Xin's case was exactly the same.
In order to maintain his authority, Ji Gang slandered and framed the ministers. He emphasized to the emperor that the civil servants had been targeting Jin Yiwei. In fact, it was Xiang Zhuang who was dancing with his sword, aiming at Pei Gong, with the purpose of challenging the emperor's authority. At that time, Zhou Xin's case was temporarily affected by the emperor.
He deceived him, but in the end Zhou Xin was released and his official position was restored, which made the emperor very embarrassed and dissatisfied with Ji Gang. Ji Gang urgently needed to prove to the emperor that there were indeed officials targeting Jin Yiwei. Even if there was no case, he would
Taking advantage of other opportunities. So the case was completely taken advantage of by him, and it was indeed him who took the lead."
Prince Yan and Judge Cui looked at each other and listened to Zhang Chun's words: "What happened later was that Zhuang Jing was giving Ji Gang advice. He asked Ji Gang to deliberately quarrel with Liu Shangshu in front of the Meridian Gate, so that this case alarmed the emperor.
, the emperor called them to the imperial court and asked them why they were quarreling. The two insisted on their own opinions. One insisted that Qi Dazhu was the murderer, and the other insisted that Zhang Gouzi was the murderer. The two could not argue, and the emperor had to let Youdu.
Censor Wang Zhang re-examines the case."
"Wang Zhang and Ji Gang are fellow Shandong fellows, and they have always had a good relationship. He was able to become the general constitution, and Ji Gang also contributed. So Ji Gang fully thought that Wang Zhang would favor him during the retrial, but who knew that Wang Zhang was actually merciless?
In the third trial, the original verdict of the Ministry of Punishment was still upheld." Zhang Chun continued to confess: "But he hesitated for too long. Ji Gang had already guessed that this nerd would do something bad. Ji Gang had gone to the emperor and cried, saying that these years, the Ministry of Punishment had
The Metropolitan Procuratorate has long been dissatisfied with the Jin Yiwei's usurpation of the power of the Judicial Department. This time they will definitely unite to use this case to overwhelm Beizhen Fusi and then take back the judicial power. Therefore, the final judgment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will definitely favor the Criminal Department.
of."
"As soon as the verdict came out, it was as Ji Gang said. The emperor believed that he was right. The Procuratorate of the Ministry of Punishment was suppressing the imperial guards and beating dogs to deceive the master. The emperor was furious and immediately suspended Liu Shangshu and Wang Zongxian.
He ordered two people from the Criminal Division to review the case for the fourth time. If there were any mistakes, he would be severely punished. The emperor's intention was obvious, that is, to let them overturn the conclusion of the Criminal Division. But the Criminal Division are all stinky people who are just trying to gain fame. See
The two elders had sacrificed their lives to protect the law, how could they fall behind? Not only did they uphold the original verdict, they went a step further and denounced the Jin Yiwei for being involved in the judiciary, shielding the criminals, and asked the emperor to limit the power of Beizhen Fusi and safeguard the authority of the Judicial Department...
...These two pig-like comrades originally wanted to support the two elders, but unexpectedly they fell into Ji Gang's plan. The more they shouted like this, the angrier the emperor became. He thought that what Ji Gang said was right, and there was indeed an idea.
Dealing with the Jinyiwei and then the civil servant group that seized power from the emperor."
"In anger, the emperor imprisoned all the judicial officials who tried the case, and then ordered the Dali Temple to examine the case for the fifth time. Zhuang Jing said that the Dali Temple Minister Hu Gai was not as stubborn as those who were arrested. He
What he cared more about was his own glory and wealth. Sure enough, Hu Gai was frightened. He knew that if he insisted on the original verdict, he would immediately go to prison to accompany those judicial officials, and he overturned the conclusion of the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
, identified Qi Dazhu as the murderer, and Zhang Gouzi was acquitted."
"What happened to the blacksmith Zhang? Why did he want you to pay with your life?" Judge Cui asked.
"That's because Governor Ji ordered us to forge evidence to help Dali Temple solve the case. The baggage Dali Temple dug out from near Qi Dazhu's house was actually buried by us." Li Cundao said: "And the murder weapon was the one I asked my nephew to use in Zhang
The beating took place in the blacksmith's shop. We didn't originally intend to kill him to silence him, but we did it as a precaution after discovering that Mr. Yan's wife was secretly investigating the case."
"Thief, you are so cruel," the blacksmith Zhang who was bleeding from all his orifices shouted, "I don't dare to reveal your secrets at all."
"Quietly." The Lord of Hell slapped the case and stopped Zhang Tiejiang's enemy. Judge Cui asked Li Chuntao again: "You said that the mastermind of the case was Ji Gang, which makes some sense. But for your statement to be true, you have to confirm one key point -
—Did you tell Ji Gang the truth about the case? If you didn’t, he was still deceived.
"Of course I told him. Ji Gang is the most shrewd and vicious person. If he finds out later that I deceived him, he will definitely not be able to spare me." Li Chun shouted hurriedly: "Of course I told the whole case and gave a jade watermelon. This
That’s why Ji Gang agreed to help me.”
"Even if he knew about it, when did he know about it?" Judge Cui asked: "If he didn't know about it until he met the saint, then he is riding a tiger. He did it as a last resort, or because he was coerced by you."
"Before the quarrel with Liu Shangshu, he knew everything." Li Chun was completely led by the nose and sold Ji Gang to Yu Jingjing, saying: "I told him the whole situation early in the morning, and he still went with Zhuang
When Jing Shang came up with this, he knew that he was deceiving the Sacred Heart and pretending to be powerful, but he was not worried at all, because after serving the emperor for more than ten years, he had already figured out the emperor's temper, and knew that the emperor was most afraid of his subordinates challenging him.
As for power, as long as someone wants to seize the emperor's power, the emperor will rather take it in vain than let it go. He has tried this method repeatedly and has killed many people with the emperor's hand..."
Li Chun was talking vigorously when he suddenly heard a deafening roar, coming from behind the dark curtain on the left side of the hall:
"enough"
Then the curtain was lifted, and a tall figure walked out angrily. Looking at the Lord of Hell and Judge Cui, they were all lying on the ground, trembling. Li Chunxin said, my God, there are still people who can scare Lord of Hell into death.
Could such a master be the Jade Emperor?
Just as he was at a loss, he saw many more people pouring out from both sides of the man, and the lights in the hall were turned on one after another, and in a blink of an eye, the ground became white. Li Chun squinted his eyes for a moment to adapt, and finally saw the person clearly.
Who was the angry figure? He was immediately shocked and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what are you doing in the underworld? Could it be that... the driver... died..."
At this point, he still thought he was in the underworld. It can be seen that Yan Qing's scene was so realistic that Li Chun was convinced.
"Zhang Zui" was surrounded by clouds and fog, but the others were very clear-headed. When they heard him say such treacherous words, they were immediately shocked and angry. Then two imperial guards stepped forward and slapped Li Chun hard twice on the face.
He was beaten immediately, causing his nose to bleed, and half of his teeth fell out.
Li Chun looked at the shadows all over the ground, and then he came back to his senses. What kind of underworld is this? How can there be shadows in the underworld? It turns out that I was tricked by them and the emperor looked at me. Li Chun was furious.
They all cracked and lay on the ground like mud.
Zhu Di had a livid face, and his expression was even scarier than that of Prince Yama just now. Although he tried his best to suppress his anger, his chest could not help but rise and fall, and his fists were clenched. In fact, he was mentally prepared for coming today.
, maybe he was losing face. But he never expected that the slap in the face would be so loud - Li Chun actually said that Ji Gang had figured out himself thoroughly, and could use his own weaknesses, manipulate his emotions, and turn himself into someone like himself.
The emperor, who prided himself on being wise and powerful, used him as a tool to eradicate dissidents and gain power and self-dominance.
This made Emperor Yongle, who had always been conceited, feel ashamed and angry. How could he not feel angry? He really couldn't listen anymore. If he continued to listen, he didn't know what disgusting words Li Chun would say, putting his pride as an emperor and his
Self-esteem, completely trampled down to nothing
So Zhu Di couldn't help but come out from behind the scenes and rudely interrupted the performance. At this moment, the emperor stood in the main hall angrily. After a while, one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. He still couldn't swallow this breath.
The emperor was furious and laid down millions of corpses. Everyone knelt on the ground in silence. Even the instigator Wang Xian was so frightened that he secretly shouted, "This is bad. I used too much force. If the old emperor loses face,
, I want to kill everyone present and silence them, what should I do? I definitely can’t stretch my neck and let him kill me? But how can I escape?
While Wang Xianzheng was thinking wildly, he finally heard the emperor speak: "Let's stop the trial here and kill this crazy bitch!" After saying that, Zhu Di glared fiercely at the people kneeling on the ground in strange clothes, and looked through his teeth.
A few words popped out: "Anyone who dares to reveal anything about today's events will be killed without mercy."
"I obey," everyone hurriedly kowtowed and assured, "I don't dare to leak a word."
"Hmph..." Zhu Di groaned, and left with a livid face.
Zhu Yong, Duke of Chengguo, also followed him out. Before leaving, he sighed to Zhang Hui and Wang Xian and said, "You guys really performed well in this play."
"Of course," Zhang Sala said with a smile, "I told you, it will definitely be something you will never forget."
"I wish I had forgotten all about it," Zhu Yong said depressedly, "You two have made me miserable..."
"Haha, your majestic Duke is still afraid of this," Zhang Sala said indifferently: "Follow me quickly. If you stay too long, the emperor will think you are an accomplice."
"Then I'll leave quickly." Zhu Yong's expression changed, he nodded to Wang Xian, and quickly turned around and went out.