Shi Yingchun said: "Hey Qizhou, what else do you have to say?"
"I hope to suspend the local county magistrate and county magistrate from their duties, and send personnel to the local area to investigate and collect evidence to see if they have oppressed the people, committed corruption and perverted the law; whether they have forged evidence and falsely accused a good person." He Qizhou said.
"Nonsense! He Qizhou, you beat and blackmailed the imperial officials, manipulated the deed collectors and exploited the people, and you have all the witnesses and material evidence. What else is there to say? Who will care about you being so messy!" Shi Yingchun said angrily.
"Sir, all the evidence he provided is within his control. How can you convince others? You will be tortured as soon as I go to court, and you will be convicted before I even say a few words. Is it possible that you are so partial to hearing and believing..." He Qizhou continued
Argument.
"Zhao Kuan, do you have any other evidence?" Shi Yingchun suppressed his anger and interrupted He Qizhou's defense.
"Yes, there is, but the physical evidence is still on the way." Zhao Kuan said.
"Okay, take He Qizhou into custody first and wait for the witnesses and evidence to arrive before the trial!" Shi Yingchun roared.
"Why?" He Qizhou asked.
"That's right? Why?" A person walked into the trial hall unobtrusively, and no one around him dared to stop him, just because he was wearing the official uniform of a royal guard.
"Li Qianhu? I dare to ask Commander Li, what does it matter if we take the prisoners or not? I hope you will tell me." Shi Yingchun's tone softened obviously.
"Oh, he was an eyewitness to the case last night. My lord is afraid that it will be inconvenient to interrogate him, so it is best not to imprison him arbitrarily before the case is heard. What's more, Mr. Xu Qinghan also provided guarantee for him." Li Qian
I found a place by myself and sat down.
"This, this..." Shi Yingchun suddenly lost her direction.
"The crime can be settled!" A person suddenly walked out of the back hall, it was Liu Jin'an, the censor of Zuodu.
"Oh? I have met Mr. Censor." Li Qianhu stood up and bowed.
"Master Li, no courtesy, Master Shi, I will be the judge next." Liu Jinan directly drove Shi Yingchun away and took the seat of the presiding judge.
"Zhao Kuan, what other witnesses and evidence do you think have not arrived?" Liu Jinan asked.
Zhao Kuan hurriedly knelt down and said, "Sir, the four people who are handling the case with me will also come to testify."
"Their testimony is of little use, is there anything left?" Liu Jinan continued to ask.
"Also, moreover, the two deed collectors have been captured and are on their way to the capital. They confessed to the behavior of collecting deeds at a low price and can be confronted in court."
"Any more?"
"Yes, yes, the younger one hasn't finished speaking yet. There are more than two deed recipients captured together. There are many other people who can prove the identity of these two people. Those evidences were already in the evidence when the younger one set out for Beijing.
It has been sorted out and will probably be delivered soon. Also, because this county is complying with the requirements of the imperial court and promptly disbursing the deed money owed by the Ministry of Industry in full and in full, many people have signed a brocade couplet to praise the imperial court for its kindness to the people.
The direct physical evidence is the stack of unpaid deeds handed over yesterday." Zhao Kuan said calmly.
Following Zhao Kuan's words, He Qizhou's heart never stopped sinking. It turned out that he had fallen into a trap. He didn't know who had set up a cruel trick to drag him into the trap. In the case of Shang Shu, he thought the punishment was too light, so he
He used this trick again. It seemed that even if he didn't write that memorial, his life would not be easy.
Liu Jinan said with an upright face: "Those unpaid deeds have been verified by the Ministry of Works. They are indeed issued by the Ministry of Works. All names and amounts are verified correctly with the booklet. Although some witnesses and evidence have not yet been sent, it is enough to prove that He Qizhou
It's a violation of the law. If we don't take him into custody, what will the imperial law do? Li Qianhu, if Mr. Zou wants to bring him to trial, I can send him there at any time. Of course, you can also send someone here."
Li Qianhu said: "Since Mr. Liu has said so, then I can go back and report it to Mr. Zou."
Liu Jinan turned to Su Tuo and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Su?"
Su Tuo cupped his fists and said, "This fact is a shame for the Ministry of Punishment. Please handle it impartially, Mr. Liu."
"He Qizhou, what else do you have to say?" Liu Jinan turned to look at He Qizhou.
He Qizhou said: "It seems that no matter what I say, I can't get away with it. I wonder what charge Master Liu wants to accuse me of?"
Liu Jin'an said: "Intentionally hurting people, assaulting the court officials will be punished by one degree; colluding with the deed recipients, and exploiting the people. Those are the only two things."
Xu Mu asked: "Then how do you want to determine the sentence?"
"Master Su is from the Ministry of Punishment, how do you think the sentence should be determined?" Liu Jin'an asked.
"The first one depends on the circumstances. If the county magistrate is beaten to a broken bone, it will take at least a hundred sticks and he will be transported thousands of miles away. The second one depends on the amount of silver. Usually it is not a severe punishment.
But since the case of defaulting on deeds in Shanxi came out, it’s hard to say what the punishment will be..."
"Master Su, what do you mean? You still want to take my life?" He Qizhou did not expect that Su Tuo was so sinister. It seemed that after sending the Liu brothers and sisters to frame him, Jiang Di was still unwilling to let him go.
"Master Su is indeed proficient in legal regulations. Officials exploited people for more than 200 taels for unpaid deeds and were sentenced to death by hanging! This was an order personally issued by the emperor! The total value of the unpaid deeds is more than 500 taels," Liu Jin'an said.
"Nonsense! We haven't even received a single tael of silver! We were also deceived. At best, it was just dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty!" Xu Mu said anxiously.
"Of course you can appeal, He Qizhou, do you have any new witnesses or evidence?" Liu Jinan asked.
"Master Liu, you are really ruthless!" He Qizhou really couldn't think of any other way to argue. Of course, the crime of embezzlement and debt deeds would not be admitted even to death, and it would not be so easy for the other party to charge him with this crime.
"Come here, put the suspect He Qizhou in jail!" Liu Jin'an stood up suddenly, waved his hand and said, his demeanor was indeed extraordinary. Not to mention a small military academy tribute student, he was a first-grade or second-grade official who was sent in by himself.
There are already several.
"Wait a minute!" Xu Mu said.
"What else does Academician Xu have to do?" Liu Jinan's face was gloomy.
"I was on official duty that day. Now I surrender. Please take me into custody, sir."
"Don't be ridiculous!" He Qizhou shouted hurriedly.
"Did he hit you?" Liu Jinan turned to Zhao Kuan and asked.
"It doesn't seem like there was a fight."
"If the people don't take action, the officials won't investigate. Xu Mu, if you mess up the trial again, the Ministry of Punishment will have its own laws and regulations. Mr. Su, am I right?"
"Lord Liu, you are serious." Su Tuo said with a smile.
Xu Mu had no choice but to give up. She didn't want to go into the prison cell of the Criminal Department.
"Hey Qizhou, please invite me." Liu Jinan stomped and tried to retreat.
"Wait a minute!" Jin Yiwei Li Qianhu said suddenly.
"Master Li, do you have any other advice?" Liu Jin'an looked unhappy.
"Oh, Mr. Zou said, this witness is very important. If Mr. Liu really thinks it needs to be taken into custody, we will send two people to guard the prison." Li Qianhu said.
"Then please do it. Anyway, there are still many of you inside." Liu Jinan walked away with a puff of his sleeves. After Ye Xu was killed, the number of Jin Yiwei in the Metropolitan Procuratorate increased instead of decreasing, and they were still investigating Uncle Wu's identity.
He Qizhou was held hostage by the two men and walked toward the cell. Xu Mu said anxiously: "Be careful, don't eat randomly! I will find a way!"
He Qizhou looked back and nodded, saying: "It's not that easy to poison me to death!" His voice was deliberately loud, obviously aimed at Liu Jin'an who was already walking towards the inner hall.
As an ordinary suspect, He Qizhou naturally cannot "enjoy" the treatment like Ye Xu, nor can he share a cell with other high-ranking officials who committed crimes. He was said to be thrown into a big jail, but he was really put into a "big" jail. The cell was three meters deep.
It is 10 feet wide and 5 feet wide. There were already seven people locked inside before He Qizhou was imprisoned. Everyone was separated by some distance, either huddled on their feet or squatting by the wall.
There were originally two guards outside the prison, but now two more guards in uniforms came in. The small courtyard where Ye Xu was once locked up was not far from the prison, and there seemed to be two guards in uniforms standing at the door.
He Qizhou was already feeling aggrieved because of being deceived, so naturally he didn't want to tell others about his "glorious deeds" about why he came in. He imitated the behavior of other people in the prison and found an empty space to sit against the wall. There was a smell of putrid smell.
The smell penetrated my nose from time to time. I turned around and saw that there was a small toilet surrounded by wooden boards in the corner!
Damn it! No wonder this place is so empty and no one is sitting there! He Qizhou smiled bitterly and was unwilling to move any further. He accepted the "good seat" closest to the toilet and wondered who had designed it to frame him. After thinking about it, it was still Xiao.
The possibility of marrying Xiaoxue is the greatest. It seems that it is really difficult for me to marry Xiaoxue!
After sitting for more than half an hour, lunch was delivered. Eight bowls of "pig food" were scooped out from a large wooden bucket. The person who delivered the meal shouted: "dinner is ready!" and pushed the eight bowls one by one from under the iron gate.
Come in. Also stuffed in is a tube of bamboo chopsticks.
The prisoners who were sitting or lying down stood up one by one and went over, skillfully took their rice bowls, took out their chopsticks, and quickly returned to their "turf", as if they would be robbed of their good seats if they were slower.
He Qizhou followed the example and took out the bowls and chopsticks and put them on the floor. Judging from the smell, it really took some courage to eat the yellow and sticky stuff that looked like brown rice porridge. Of course, he was more worried about the poison in the porridge.
Then just wait.
"There are shredded pork!" Someone murmured softly, and the sound of eating porridge suddenly rang out. He Qizhou turned his head and looked around. Everyone was dancing with their chopsticks quickly, and slower than before.
It was like missing out on the delicious food in the world. After a while, the seven clean empty bowls were returned to their original positions.
Three feet apart, the person closest pointed to the bowl of porridge in front of He Qizhou and asked in a low voice: "Little brother, do you want to eat?"
"I'll think about it again." He Qizhou said his true thoughts.
"The dishes will be collected soon." The man already looked very anxious.
He Qizhou picked up the bowl. There were two or three green and white strips in the porridge, and he didn't know whether they were vegetable stems or shredded pork.
The person who asked the question saw that the new young man seemed to be bringing a bowl to him, so he hurriedly reached out to take it, and even made a sound of swallowing. Also, when he first came in, he couldn't eat anything, but now, as long as he has something to eat,
Yes, nothing will be missed. Unfortunately, that hateful boy returned the bowl to his mouth again.