Xianglan reported truthfully, and Wei Cheng's face became even more frightened, and he said anxiously: "Xianglan, Wei Bi was the instigator behind this matter. Your sister and I have no enmity, so why do we want to harm her?"
"Why didn't you tell me clearly at that time?" Xianglan said angrily: "Housekeeper Wei, but you pushed my sister into the well with your own hands?"
Wei Cheng said: "Wei Bi asked me to take you into the house and hide you in the stable, and let Liao San guard the stable so that no one can find you." He said to Liao San: "Liao San, tell Master Qin truthfully, but Wei
Bijiang called you here from your hometown?"
Liao San glanced at Wei Cheng and said: "Sir, the villain is my master's hometown, and also the hometown of Butler Wei. A year ago, the villain received a letter from Butler Wei, and the letter said that the master asked me to come to Beijing to help take care of him.
The stable will not treat the villain badly. The villain lives in a remote country, and it is natural that he can go to Beijing to work. So after receiving the letter, he immediately set off for Beijing. He has been in Beijing for more than a year. After entering Beijing, the master did not say anything.
Butler Wei arranged for the little man to feed and take care of the horses in the stables, and the monthly salary was quite a lot."
Wei Bi offered his hand to Qin Xiao and said: "Master Shaoqing, in addition to fine wine, I also have a preference for horses. There should be nothing wrong with raising a few horses on weekdays, right? The stables need someone to take care of them. Before
The groom was not what Xiaguan wanted, so he asked Wei Cheng to find another groom. At that time, Xiaguan thought it would be best if he could find a reliable man in his hometown, so he casually said it and asked Wei Cheng to do whatever he wanted.
Maybe I'm looking for it in my hometown. I won't deny it." He looked back at Liao San and asked, "Liao San, let me ask you, from the time you received the letter to when you went to Beijing to work as an errand, did I personally arrange it?"
"No, it's all...all arranged by Butler Wei!" Liao San replied.
Wei Bi sneered and said: "Wei Cheng, it was you who found this person, and it was you who arranged to work as an errand in the stable. It was you who lured Xianglan into the house, and it was you who asked Liao San to hide Xianglan in the stable in my name. If you say that I am just
What proof do you have for letting Liao San hide someone in the stable? Can Liao San testify for you? Did I personally tell Liao San to keep an eye on Xianglan and prevent others in the house from discovering it?"
Liao San immediately said: "No, it was... Butler Wei asked me to keep an eye on Xianglan. Master... I never explained this matter."
Wei Cheng broke into cold sweat on his forehead.
"Wei Cheng, what else do you have to say?" Qin Xiao sighed: "None of the three witnesses you called can prove for you that they were ordered by Mr. Wei. This trial is about evidence, and you have nothing to support it.
,How can I believe your words?"
Wei Cheng raised his arm, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said: "Sir, Wei...Wei Bi is cunning and cunning. He instigates everything, but...but he always orders the villain to do it, that is.
..... Just beware of being caught with evidence." He kowtowed and said, "My lord, I know that the villain and his wife have no grievances. If it wasn't for Wei Bi's instigation, how could he have the intention to murder his mistress?"
Wei Bi said calmly: "Master Shaoqing, after Wei Cheng entered our house, he was ordered by his subordinates to assist his wife in handling the affairs of the house. All matters in the house, big and small, were handed over to him. This person was so domineering in the house that he even forgot about himself.
He was just a servant, and his wife had spoken to him several times in private, and had asked the official to remind him not to be too domineering in the palace. The official believed that he was resentful of his wife because of this, saying that he had the intention of murdering him because of this.
It's not impossible
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Yes." He said with cupped hands: "Today, several people can prove that the person who killed Lian Cui and instigated Xianglan to pretend to be an innocent soul to frighten his wife was all behind this person's instigation. I beg you, your Excellency, to punish this person severely and not to give him lenient mercy.
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Wei Cheng only thought that several witnesses appeared in the lobby and testified together, so Wei Bi could not deny it. However, the development of the matter was completely beyond his expectation. At this moment, he had already woken up. Wei Bi did everything perfectly, even though everything was done by Wei Cheng.
Wei Bi planned, but he was the one standing in front. What was terrible was that he didn't have any evidence in his hand that could prove that Wei Bi was behind the plan. Now that the incident came to light, he became a shield to protect Wei Bi.
He was anxious and annoyed. He knew that Wei Bi was very thoughtful and had been on guard against the Dongchuang incident for a long time. He had already planned an escape route in advance. If the incident really happened, he would become the scapegoat.
"Don't worry, Mr. Wei, I will not unjustly accuse good people, and bad people will not be able to escape." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Today's preliminary review, the matter is generally clear."
Wei Bi nodded slightly, cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave first. If you need me to reply, I can come at any time."
"Master Wei, don't worry." Qin Xiao shook his head and said with a smile: "At this point in the trial, Master Wei's suspicion is no longer very high. However, the case occurred in your mansion, and a maidservant was murdered. If we cannot thoroughly investigate, I will
His face is not good-looking either. I would like to trouble Mr. Wei to stay in Dali Temple for two days first. According to Tang law, Dali Temple has the right to ask officials involved in the case to stay for up to three days. I know Mr. Wei has to take care of his wife, so
I will only keep you for two days. Within two days, I will definitely finish the case, and then I will personally send Mr. Wei back to his home."
Wei Bi frowned, moved his lips slightly, and stopped talking.
"Come here, please keep Wei Cheng and the three witnesses under strict supervision." Qin Xiao was startled and said solemnly: "Especially this Wei Cheng, not only killed the maid, but also without evidence,
You are so bold to slander the head of the family, I must keep an eye on you."
"Sir, villain... the villain is unjust." Wei Cheng shouted.
The executioner had already stepped forward and took the four people down.
"Master Wei, I have specially prepared a room for you in the backyard of Zuo Qing's office." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Come here, take Master Wei to rest so that you can serve him well. If you are negligent, I will be severely punished."
Wei Bi hesitated for a moment, then finally raised his hand and retreated with Xing Chai.
Qin Xiao waved his hand and signaled the executioners in the lobby to also retreat. When everyone retreated, only Qin Xiao and Fei Xin were left. Qin Xiao then stood up and stretched.
Feixin's face was a little solemn, and he came over with the recorded case file and said softly: "Sir, today's trial process was recorded by the subordinates personally, but... no matter who hands this case file to,
There is no way to prove that Wei Bi planned to kill his wife. On the other hand, Wei Cheng, if we only look at the case files being heard today, it is almost impossible for him to escape his crime."
Qin Xiao took the case file, glanced at it a few times, but smiled slightly and said: "Planning to kill his wife is unusual. Wei Bi planned it carefully for more than a year. How could he be convicted by us so easily? Every step in his plan
, they are all perfectly matched, Wei Cheng is used from beginning to end, and Wei Cheng will not be able to get any handle at all.
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"Exactly." Feixin nodded and said: "It's very strange that Wei Cheng suddenly sued the head of the family, and the subordinate felt that Wei Cheng came to submit the complaint in a hurry, as if he had just made it on the spur of the moment, without preparing anything in advance to deal with it.
Evidence that Wei Bi launched a fatal blow. Without evidence, we cannot convict Wei Bi." He frowned and said in a low voice: "Sir, you have taken this case and you can only succeed but not fail. The people from the Criminal Department are here
Keep an eye over there, if Wei Bi cannot be convicted, the Ministry of Punishment will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble, and Wei Bi will not give up."
"Master Fei, a doctor called Chen came from the Ministry of Punishment today." Qin Xiao thought for a moment and then asked softly: "He came back angrily. Do you think the Ministry of Punishment will just let it go? Will they send someone over?"
Feixin hesitated before saying: "I dare not say for sure, but they will definitely not let this matter go. Lu Junzhong will probably send someone over again, and the most likely thing is that they will send someone to hear the case!"
"Hearing the case?"
"Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice are the two branches of the imperial court. Once a major case occurs, although they are not allowed to interfere with each other, they can send officials to observe the trial. This is also to supervise each other and ensure that there will be no bending of the law for personal gain during the trial.
Feixin explained: "But this kind of thing is extremely rare. After all, it is a matter of face. Unless the palace orders the three judicial departments to handle the case together, they will not send people to hear the case. But this law does not
"Deposed, when the case is being tried in Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment has the right to send people to hear the case. The subordinate thought that since Dr. Chen failed to transfer the case today, Lu Junzhong is likely to send people to hear the case next."
"That's fine." Qin Xiao smiled and said, "I hope they can send someone here, otherwise I will have to send someone to invite them."
Feixin didn't know what kind of medicine Qin Xiao was selling in the gourd, so he reminded him in a low voice: "Sir, how should this case be tried? Wei Cheng is Wei Bi's confidant, and he can't even produce evidence. Let's...
.Where can we find evidence?”
"Evidence?" Qin Xiao smiled and shook his head: "Master Fei, Wei Bi is so careful, how can we find evidence?"
Fei Xin was startled, and couldn't help but think that young people are impulsive. After receiving the case, Qin Xiao immediately sent someone to bring Wei Bi to Dali Temple. If he had been more careful, he should have interrogated Wei Cheng first to see if he had any conclusive evidence.
, otherwise we would not be in this passive situation now.
But naturally he didn't dare to say it.
Qin Xiao seemed to see what he was thinking, and said softly: "Master Fei, do you really think we can settle this case in the lobby? To be honest, I never thought that Wei Bi could be settled in the lobby from the beginning.
sin."
Feixin was startled again, his face became solemn, and he couldn't help but said: "Sir, if that's the case, why...why do we need to open a trial?" I thought that you knew that the trial would not produce a result, but you still opened the trial with great fanfare.
Case, isn't this unnecessary?
"Although there is no result in the trial, this case must be tried in court." Qin Xiao said calmly: "Today's trial is about bait, for fishing." Looking at Feixin who looked confused, he smiled and said: "
There is no need to worry, within two days, this case will be settled, and Wei Bi will not be able to fly even if he has wings!"