Taking the person back to Pingli County, Li Bao interrogated him directly at the inn.
The confessions and testimonies obtained in this way have no legal effect, but they can be given to judicial officials for reference.
Li Bao's trial was purely to quietly arrest key figures.
The family of four was paralyzed with fear and asked questions.
Han Shun said: "I was five years old when I escaped from famine. Apart from my own name and my brother's name, I can't remember anything else. I can't even remember my parents' names. I was sold to the Mo family, a fur goods merchant, saying
It was a ten-year contract, and he wouldn't let me go for more than thirty years. I even married a wife, but she couldn't give birth to a child, and both mother and child died in childbirth."
Li Bao quickly recorded the confession. Apart from Zeng Xiaoduan, he was the most educated person in the room.
Han Shun continued: "Since then, I felt that life was boring. I went out to drink every day after work. I spent a lot of money and delayed my business. I was beaten and scolded by my boss and punished to do the lowest level of labor. Once
Back when I heard someone calling Han He, I remembered my lost brother. I looked for an opportunity to tell a story, and my brother still remembered me, saying that he had been sold to the Zeng family in the eastern suburbs..."
Zeng Xiaoduan was eager to know the inside story and interrupted: "Tell me how you escaped with your sister-in-law and nephew!"
Han Shun quickly said: "One day after I got off work, my brother suddenly came to the store and took me to a dark place to talk. He didn't explain what was going on, so he stuffed me with a silver collar and a few strings of copper coins and asked me to take my sister-in-law and nephew with me.
Run away quickly. I asked him what kind of trouble he was in, but he refused to tell me. Later I asked my sister-in-law, but she also refused to tell me."
Zeng Xiaoduan looked at the woman: "I still remember, your name is Zou Sanniang, right?"
The woman knelt on the ground and huddled up: "Mr. Lang remembers correctly."
Zeng Xiaoduan asked: "What do you know?"
The woman hesitated and said: "Madam... Madam and Zeng Erlang have... that matter."
"You are talking nonsense and spitting blood!" Zeng Xiaoduan was furious.
"Lady" is his wife, and "Zeng Erlang" is his cousin.
Zou Sanniang was so frightened that she trembled: "I don't dare to talk nonsense. That year, my husband went to the city to take the exam and he passed the exam. When he took the exam, my wife was at home... I bumped into her, and Zeng Erlang even beat me. Also.
If I dare to speak nonsense, my son will be killed. I was frightened and did not dare to tell others."
Zeng Xiaoduan originally intended to avenge his mother and wife, but just after asking for some clues, he learned that his wife had committed adultery with his cousin.
He was angry and angry, his whole body was trembling slightly, and he had lost the ability to organize language.
Li Bao could only interrogate him personally: "How did Zeng Xiaoduan's wife die?"
Zou Sanniang shook her head: "I don't know."
Li Bao asked again: "Did you receive money to falsely accuse your missing husband?"
Zou Sanniang said: "When the case reached the state court, Zeng Erlang suddenly came to me and asked the head of the family to surrender to the government, lying about having an affair with the mistress of the family. If you listen to him, you can get a lot of money and spend one year in jail.
Come out. If you don't listen to him, I will kill my son. Zeng Erlang has friends with rogues, his family is rich, and he is a tyrant in the village. We are all frightened by him."
"What else do you know?" Li Bao asked.
Zou Sanniang shook her head.
No matter how much he asked, he couldn't find anything out, so Li Bao led everyone back to Jinzhou City quietly.
…
These days, dozens of letters are received in the public opinion box.
"What do you think?" Zhu Ming asked.
Liu Shiren said: "I didn't even have a letter before, but suddenly there are more than ten letters every day, and they are all anonymous letters secretly stuffed in at night. I feel that someone may have done it deliberately."
Ju Ming ordered: "Put away all the anonymous letters, mark the date of receipt, and ignore anything else."
Liu Shiren said: "Wang Jia has recruited many strong men, twenty-six of them in total. I have tested them, and I am afraid some of them are not good people."
"At this time, it's good if you can use it," Zhu Ming said. "Ask Wu Mao to send an official document to the deputy envoy of Tuanlian, instructing him to recruit rural soldiers to suppress the bandits. The twenty-six people recommended by Wang Jia will go to the deputy envoy of Tuanlian.
I was drafted into the army."
Liu Shiren is a personal secretary and cannot actually participate in any official duties. Currently, he is purely serving as Ju Ming's personal attendant.
Wu Maocai is the official secretary, and formal orders need to be issued by him.
In front of the government office in the prefecture, there were not many archers in the county who could be used. Zhu Ming simply ordered the deputy envoy of regiment training to recruit rural soldiers in the name of suppressing bandits. These twenty-six people became rural soldiers and followed Qian Chen to inspect various areas.
County, claiming to the outside world to investigate information about bandits.
Everything was in compliance with laws and regulations, and Ju Ming did not mess around.
"Ms. Yang Pu is back."
"Let him in."
Yang Pu handed over the confession and said: "Brother Li San and the others are still outside the city, guarding the family of four."
After Zhu Ming read the confession, he called Zhang Bor and said, "Give this to the manager, Huang Gui, who joins the army. After you catch the person, don't beat him randomly. Just fatigue interrogation."
"What kind of fatigue interrogation?" Zhang Bor asked.
Ju Ming said: "Ask the same questions over and over again, and mix up the questions. After a quarter of an hour, they will repeat it again abruptly. The interrogation will not stop, and the person under interrogation will not be allowed to sleep. It can be splashed to wake him up, or acupuncture.
, stay with him for two or three days."
Zhang Bor thought this method was novel and said, "Yes!"
Zhu Ming added: "If the state court comes to pick up people, don't let anyone go. You must not let anyone be picked up by the state court."
"Yes!" Zhang Bor accepted the order.
Zhu Ming then said to Yang Pu: "Contact Wang Jia and others and ask them to summon trustworthy officials to go to the Si Li Yuan to listen to Huang Gui's orders. The arrests and interrogations cannot be interfered with by the officials of the Si Li Yuan.
"
The two left Huangtang and went to do their own business.
Huang Gui carefully read the confession and then looked through the files from that year.
The officials responsible for investigating the case have been transferred long ago, and even one of the senior officials who handled the case died of illness.
Huang Gui, the official at the prefectural court, had no right to interrogate him. The official at his own side could take action. He did not arrest the person immediately, but said: "Call the capital detention officer Zhou Hui."
Zhou Hui soon came to meet him: "What are your instructions, manager?"
Huang Gui said with a look of helplessness: "The prefect ordered a retrial of the adultery and murder case six years ago. How can a solid case that has been completed long ago be reversed? You have handled this case in the past, do you have any suggestions?"
Zhou Huidao: "Any suggestions? The trial was completed that year."
"Call all the officials who know about the case. Maybe we can get some clues." Huang Gui sighed. "It's really a troublesome thing. The prefect made it difficult for others."
Zhou Hui had no doubt that he was there and called over a dozen officials who had been involved in the case.
Huang Gui said: "I want to ask you about the case, and I hope you will cooperate."
"We will tell you everything we know!" the officials said.
Huang Gui added: "It is inevitable that some people will talk to each other, so we must ask separately. You can spare a dozen rooms and choose one to go in."
These guys didn't take it seriously, they were chatting and laughing all the way, and went to choose a room by themselves.
After everyone went in, Wang Jia, Guo Wenzhong and more than thirty people suddenly broke into the room. Zhang Boring and Bai Sheng also appeared and locked the door from the outside.
"What is this?" Zhou Hui was shocked.
Guo Wenzhong was responsible for interrogating Zhou Hui, while the other person was resting in the room, and they took turns.
Guo Wenzhong smiled and said: "Don't panic, Zhou Du, just ask a few questions."
Zhou Hui said angrily: "I recognize you. How can you, a deputy criminal case officer, be qualified to interrogate someone as dignified as me?"
Guo Wenzhong bowed his hands in the direction of the government office: "The prefect noticed that there was a serious injustice. All the officials who handled the case at that time were suspected of engaging in malpractice for personal gain and frame-up. I was temporarily transferred here by the prefect and the manager. If I am innocent, , I will let you out!"
Zhou Hui sneered: "Ask, let's see what you can get out of it. If you dare to give in... Humph!"
"If you are beaten to death, you will be put in jail, so why would you need to be interrogated in the Court of Justice?" Guo Wenzhong said.
Zhou Hui was even more confident. Since it was a normal interrogation, she would be beaten to death if she refused to tell the truth.
The twenty-six warriors recommended by Wang Jia have not yet been formally recruited as rural soldiers, but it was too late to go through the formalities, so they were all summoned to work.
Li Bao took several people to the suburbs to arrest Zeng Xiaoduan's cousin and his family.
Qian Chen took the remaining men and went straight to the Xicheng County Government Office.
Zheng Hong's fatness is called short and stocky, and he doesn't delay his movements very much.
Qian Chen is really fat. He is so fat that he starts to pant after walking a few dozen meters. He also has to patrol the counties on behalf of Ju Ming. It is estimated that after walking around, he will see the effect of losing weight.
"Why don't you bring people to my office?" Xicheng County Magistrate Gao Chuanshi didn't look good.
He was a serious Jinshi county magistrate, while Qian Chen was just a casual official who donated food. Gao Chuanshi felt like he was losing his status even if he talked to Qian Chen more often.
Qian Chen took out a document issued by the Prefectural Government Office and the Judicial Council: "The prefect has discovered a major unjust case, and all officials who have participated in the case will be temporarily detained and not allowed to move around."
Gao Chuanshi was furious: "Even if there is an unjust case, even if the county officials commit fraud, it should be tried by the county itself!"
Qian Chen smiled and said: "Of course Magistrate Gao will interrogate him personally, I am just assisting."
"Help you bring so many people here?" Gao Chuanshi pointed at the rural soldiers who had not yet completed the formalities.
Qian Chen explained: "The county officials are working together and are afraid of covering up each other. The prefect is also afraid that something will go wrong, so he asked me to bring someone to help."
The logic makes sense, Gao Chuanshi has nothing to say, and holds a lot of resentment in his heart.
It didn't take three days at all. After only two days and one night, Zeng Xiaoduan's cousin Zeng Xiaosu couldn't bear it anymore.
This guy spent the whole night in the brothel, sleeping until mid-morning, when he was in a daze and was taken away.
"Let me sleep for a while..." Zeng Xiaosu drooped her face, looking like she was about to fall down at any moment.
Liang Ping was fast asleep beside him.
At this time, it was Li Bao's turn to interrogate. Li Bao slammed the table: "Sit up straight, don't bend down!"
Zeng Xiaosu straightened her back, then bent down again two seconds later.
Li Bao picked up a sewing needle, pointed it at his thigh and stabbed it hard, causing Zeng Xiaosu to wake up instantly from the pain.
Then continue to cook.
In addition to sewing needles, I would occasionally use an oil lamp to burn my fingers for a few seconds.
After interrogating for a while, Li Bao went to bed and Liang Ping continued.
As he fell asleep, Li Bao was woken up by Liang Ping: "Brother Li San, this guy is starting to tell the truth."
Li Bao suddenly stood up and interrogated him personally: "Did you commit adultery with your cousin's wife, Mrs. Feng?"
"Okay." Zeng Xiaosu was already confused. At this moment, she just wanted to finish answering and go to bed.
Li Bao asked again: "Do you know how Feng died?"
Zeng Xiaosu was so excited that she suddenly became more awake and quickly denied: "I don't know."
"If you still dare to speak harshly, then keep going through it!" Li Bao said angrily.
After staying up for another half an hour, Zeng Xiaosu suddenly fell down and fell asleep on the spot.
Liang Ping lifted the bucket and poured out cold water.
Li Bao grabbed his left hand and inserted two needles in succession.
The guy finally woke up and the fatigue interrogation continued.
After a few minutes, Li Bao asked: "How did Mrs. Feng die?"
Zeng Xiaosu said: "I accidentally strangled him to death."
Li Bao asked: "Why did the dispute arise?"
Zeng Xiaosu said: "She has never been pregnant and did not want to commit adultery again. I was very angry and quarreled with her. Later, she started to scratch her first, and I was so angry that I strangled her neck. Somehow, I accidentally strangled her to death..."
After half an hour, the facts of the case were basically clear.
Zeng Xiaoduan and his wife have been married for several years, but they have never been pregnant. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not harmonious. Her mother-in-law did have some ideas about divorcing her and remarrying her. But they were more angry words than actions.
His wife, Feng, was under great psychological pressure and went to the temple to pray for a child.
Zeng Xiaoduan's cousin Zeng Xiaosu had long been covetous of Feng's beauty. He first seduced Feng's personal maid, and relied on sexual pleasure and money to turn the maid into his internal agent.
Worshiping Buddha and asking for a son was also encouraged by the maid.
On that day, Zeng Xiaosu bribed a monk and asked a maid to trick Feng into coming there, and then raped Feng in the monastery.
Feng was so ashamed and angry that she wanted to commit suicide. Zeng Xiaosu and her maid tried to dissuade her and brainwashed her. They said that her reputation would not be preserved even if she died, and her mother-in-law complained that she could not get pregnant. She might as well just have a few happy times, and maybe she would be able to get pregnant. As long as she became pregnant, Zeng Xiaosu would no longer be pregnant.
Entanglement, and Mrs. Feng can still interact with her mother-in-law and husband.
Inexplicably, Mrs. Feng had an affair with Zeng Xiaosu.
It is estimated that Feng herself suffered from infertility and had been having an affair for more than half a year, but she still didn't get pregnant. The more she thought about it, the more she blamed herself and felt sorry for her husband, so she decided to cut off all contact with Zeng Xiaosu.
The trigger was that the maid was pregnant, and it was unclear whether it was Zeng Xiaoduan or Zeng Xiaosu - because his wife had not been pregnant for a long time, Zeng Xiaoduan took the maid in, hoping to give birth to a son and a half.
I don't know if it's out of jealousy or guilt, but Feng doesn't want to continue.
Zeng Xiaosu accidentally strangled Ms. Feng to death, and then she and her maid made it look like they committed suicide, just to get the murder case out of the way.
Unexpectedly, he appealed to the state court and it was found out that he was strangled to death and then hanged.
Everyone in the Zeng family was interrogated repeatedly, and some servants were even forced to confess.
The maid was pregnant and was not beaten, but the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, so she went to discuss it with Zeng Xiaosu, saying that she could be given a lighter sentence if she surrendered.
Zeng Xiaosu was afraid that the maid would surrender, so he said he would take the maid away and fly away. He first asked the maid to steal Feng's jewelry, trick her into his own home, kill her, and bury her in his backyard. The maid disappeared and the mistress's jewelry was stolen. The government determined that it was Feng's death.
The servant stole the money and ran away.
Two consecutive murder cases left Zeng Xiaosu haunted all day long.
The official responsible for investigating the case saw that something was wrong with Zeng Xiaosu, so he secretly came to blackmail him.
Zeng Xiaosu gave a lot of money and simply gave some more, forcing his servant Han He to surrender, and falsely accused Zeng Xiaoduan's mother of committing adultery and killing her daughter-in-law.
Zeng Xiaosu spent more than 2,000 yuan to bribe those officials. The family's cash was not enough, and they even mortgaged the shop and property. His parents also knew about it, but they were involved in a murder case, so they could only spend money on their son to eliminate the disaster.
The more I thought about it, the more heartbroken I became, so I bribed the county officials and forged deeds to seize Zeng Xiaoduan's family property.
Except for the former Xicheng County Registrar, who helped occupy the family property, there were really no officials involved. It was all the subordinate staff who were doing the trick in secret.
Servant Han He was killed right after he was released from prison!
Before and after, three lives.
Counting the child in the maid's belly and Han's mother who was sentenced to hanging, a total of five people died unjustly.