Chapter 99 The emperor questioned the censor's desk
"Is this happening?"
Fang Jue was angry from the bottom of his heart. He had seen many cases where officials acted for dominance, but this was the first time he had seen anyone who dared to do this.
Actually slaughtering a village?
"Did you get the proof?" Fang Jue said coldly.
"We captured the Fuzhou guard general. He has not been transferred in these years, so we are lucky. This man was worried that he would be killed by He Louqian, so he kept the letter."
"The contents of the correspondence between He Louqian and the general are all in it."
"The person who handled the matter was the master of Futai Yamen at that time. This master was also still in Fuzhou. We captured him last night and revealed the truth."
Entering the Xuanjian Division, no one can remain silent.
Ye Hongyi sighed: "The massacre of the village is just an example of He Louqian's evil deeds. What he did is far more than that."
"Were those letters written by He Louqian himself, or were they written by someone else?" Fang Jue asked with narrowed eyes.
To crucify He Louqian, we need evidence, real evidence.
"Fuzhou Guardsman is not a fool either. At first, he had some letters written by his master. Later, He Louqian was asked to write all key matters in person... but he did not leave a seal."
Ye Hongyi said: "But He Louqian is too smart. He wrote it with his left hand, so there is no way to compare the handwriting."
Fang Jue frowned: "Why do the Xuanjian Division and Tingwei Mansion dare to arrest people directly?"
"hey-hey……"
Hearing this, Ye Hongyi smiled softly:
"Fang Jue, Xuanjian Division is not a vegetarian."
"Everything in this world will leave traces once it is done. It is impossible to completely eliminate the evidence."
This is true, Fang Jue agrees.
He said: "Hong Yi, stop being so secretive and tell me quickly."
At this time, a figure came to the Xuanjian Suke Hall.
It turned out to be Bai Qing, whom he hadn't seen for many days.
His injuries all over his body have recovered, and he looks much brighter. Beside him is a handsome soldier.
It was Qin Mengchi, dressed as a man.
"Master Ye, what a treat..." Qin Mengchi said with a smile.
Bai Qing, on the other hand, came over and sat down politely. After taking a look at Fang Jue, he quickly reached out and took away the two dumplings.
One was fed to Qin Mengchi, and the other was stuffed into his mouth very quickly.
Fang Jue looked at it and couldn't stop it. Is this the speed of a martial arts master?
"You pay for my dumplings." Ye Hongyi stared at Bai Qing speechlessly.
Bai Qing rolled his eyes, slightly cupped his hands towards Fang Jue, and sat next to the two of them.
Qin Mengchi was self-aware, standing behind Bai Qing and not daring to sit down.
Fang Jue waved his hand and did not argue with Bai Qing: "Next time you want to eat, just give me a shout and I will be ready."
Bai Qing nodded and swallowed the dumpling: "Squeak..."
"Pfft..." Several people laughed.
"It seems that Mr. Bai is in a good mood. Is this because he has adapted to the Xuanjian Division?" Fang Jue said with a smile.
"The Hanging Sword Division is indeed better than the Overlord Palace. Although there are careful thoughts here, you don't have to guard against your colleagues when you sleep." Bai Qing shrugged.
His mentality is very good, and he seems to be happy and reluctant to think about it.
"That is, my colleagues in the Xuanjian Division will never stab each other in the back. If there is a grudge, they can come to the stage to duel." Ye Hongyi said calmly.
In an environment full of martial virtues, whoever dares to be a villain will die miserably.
Especially a place like Hanging Sword Division.
"I just heard you mention He Louqian..."
Bai Qing said: "I have never encountered such a big case. I never thought that a third-grade minister in the Xia Kingdom could do so many things."
"Ashamed." Ye Hongyi rolled her eyes, knowing that he wanted to mock her.
"No……"
Bai Qing shook his head: "What I mean is that in Xia State such things would be exposed, but in Xi Chu the nobles would have settled the matter privately with just a few words."
There are some things that other people don't have, not because the people in their family are more noble...maybe just because they don't dare to show it to the public.
"I heard that the Tingwei Mansion is planning to hold a joint trial among the three departments. This is really shameless... but it is also a kind of courage. I admire it very much."
Bai Qing had been ridiculed by Fang Jue before when he was in the Imperial Guard Prison.
He didn't think so at the time, but what he saw in Xuanjian Division recently really made him feel the difference between the two countries.
The three-division trial is the highest-level trial. The results of the case and the verdict will eventually be communicated to the whole country.
If it were in Xichu, this kind of thing would have been covered up long ago, and even if it was dealt with, it would not be known to everyone.
"How can you shock the world without showing it to the public?" Fang Jue asked rhetorically.
"Young Master really has excellent vision and has chosen Xia Kingdom." Bai Qing sighed sincerely.
Qin Mengchi's eyes dimmed slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Ye Hongyi thought of something and pointed at Bai Qing:
"I was able to nail He Louqian this time, thanks to Miss Qin."
Qin Mengchi, who was behind Bai Qing, puffed up his chest and looked confident.
"It's just good luck. If the ink spots on the letter hadn't printed He Louqian's fingerprints, we wouldn't have been able to do anything." Qin Mengchi said.
fingerprint?
Yes, fingerprints have been studied for a long time in this era.
The uniqueness of fingerprint marks has been discovered at least during the Song Dynasty in the history of Earth where Fang Jue lives.
In this world, it is normal for the ancients to study fingerprints.
"As expected of the Overlord of Western Chu, Miss Qin is a widower. During her many years of autopsy, she discovered that everyone's fingerprints are unique."
"She solved many unsolved cases with this method." Ye Hongyi also admired her.
In an era when the uniqueness of fingerprints was not discovered, people who did bad things would naturally not have the habit of wearing gloves.
Therefore, it is common to leave some clear fingerprints unintentionally.
"Wu Zuo?"
Fang Jue looked at Qin Mengyao in confusion: "Why would a gangster follow Bai Qing to the capital?"
As soon as he asked this question, Fang Jue understood.
Sure enough, Qin Mengchi smiled and said: "Fan Xi wants to kill you, but he is afraid that Bai Qing will be arrogant and not clean, so he asked me to follow him to make sure you are dead."
"..." Fang felt a chill.
Fan Xi case?
I remember you, cherish it, you will not be on the master list in a few years.
"The Fan Xi case is so rigorous and terrifying." Bai Qing said lightly.
While the three of them were talking, Ye Hongyi quickly finished the entire plate of dumplings without dipping them in vinegar, as if she was afraid someone would snatch them.
"Do you want to go and listen to the three-division trial?" Ye Hongyi asked.
Fang Jue smiled and said, "Do you have tickets again?"
"For such a judicial trial, all officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital can attend." Ye Hongyi rolled her eyes.
Fang Jue shook his head: "When he dies in Lingchi, I'll go and have a look."
At present, given the issues raised by He Louqian's trial, it is really not too much to sentence him to death by lingchi.
"You didn't go last time. Why are you interested this time after seeing what happened to Tian Deyi?" Ye Hongyi joked.
Fang Jue: "..."
…
In the Fengtian Palace, all the officials were silent and looked at the vacant position of the Minister of Household Affairs.
Looking at the cold-faced emperor sitting on the dragon throne, he did not dare to breathe heavily.
The Tingwei Mansion was directly under the imperial court, so the emperor must have known about the arrest. Therefore, the emperor had already known about He Louqian's crime before the trial of the three divisions had begun.
Everyone couldn't help but remember that a few days ago, He Louqian had an argument with the young master here, and then began to take sick leave... and then was arrested by the Tingwei Mansion and the Xuanjian Division.
Some people don't know the inside story yet, so they don't understand why.
Could it be that for the sake of Fang Jue, the emperor really wanted to sacrifice an important minister to heaven to show that he valued him?
"Yushitai..."
The dull court hall was broken by the emperor's words.
Xiao Pingsi stared at the Yushitai coldly.
Suddenly, the imperial censor, the censor of the left capital, and the censor of the right capital all felt chills running down their spines.
When He Louqian was arrested, some news spread, but Yushitai actually knew nothing about these things.
"I'm here..." The three big bosses of the Yushitai were on duty, and Qian Boyang, the Yushidao who usually didn't speak, couldn't pretend to be deaf or blind.
Xiao Pingsi looked coldly at the three of them, especially Qin Shiyi among them, and sneered: "Has the Yushitai written a letter about He Louqian's crime?"
"This..." All the officials were shocked.
"What crime did He Louqian commit?"
"No, does he really have a problem?"
"It's over. I even agreed with him that day, will you be..."
The three people who left the Yushitai were all covered in cold sweat.
Qian Boyang immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the incident in front of the building has indeed never been reported in the Yushitai. It was my negligence... I am willing to accept the blame."
In front of the emperor, when you are unreasonable, you must immediately admit your guilt.
If you dare to quibble, your crime will be increased.
Xiao Pingsi snorted coldly: "A crime? What crime?"
"He Louqian committed murder and arson in Fuzhou. Are all the inspection censors in Fuzhou dead, or are they just pretending not to see it?"
These words were meant to be held accountable, asking if there was anyone in front of the Yushitai.
Qin Shiyi left work at this time and said: "Back to your majesty, I remember that when Shilang He was serving in Fuzhou, two censors died unexpectedly in the censorship station. It was found that they were accidentally drowned and fell off their horses..."
"Now it seems that those two people were killed by He Louqian. Please investigate the matter again!" Qin Shiyi has an excellent memory. He can remember all the records of Yushitai in the past thirty years.