Su Yu, the minister of Dali Temple, was naturally very concerned about Wei Bi's case. Although he did not come forward, Feixin had reported in detail the circumstances of Qin Xiao's trial yesterday.
Qin Xiao did not find anything against Wei Bi in the first trial, and the so-called witnesses could not produce any evidence that could convict Wei Bi. The result of the first trial was a complete failure for Dali Temple.
He was greatly disappointed. According to this situation, it was simply a fantasy to convict Wei Bi.
Once Wei Bi cannot be found guilty in the end, Dali Temple will naturally become a bigger laughing stock, and there is no hope of competing with the Ministry of Punishment.
While he was disappointed, he was also a little lucky. He only felt that he still had the foresight to not intervene in this case from beginning to end, and just let Qin Xiao handle it. As long as he did not get involved, there was still room for maneuver with the Criminal Department.
"Sir...!" There were hurried footsteps outside the door. Before anyone arrived, Feixin's voice had already come in. He didn't even have time to announce outside the door, so he walked directly in, waving a document in his hand.
: "I admit it, Wei... Wei Bi, he admits it!"
Feixin was panting and obviously ran all the way over.
"What did you admit?" Su Yu was a little confused.
Feixin came forward and gasped: "Wei Bi confessed. He... He has signed and signed, confessing, admitting... admitting that he was behind everything."
Su Yu was extremely surprised. She reached out and grabbed the confession form from Feixin's hand. She glanced at it a few times. She was even more surprised and said: "What's going on? It's not that there is no evidence to prove that the mastermind is Wei Bi. Why did he sign it?"
Draw a pledge?"
"Humble position... Even a humble position finds it unbelievable." Fei Xin calmed down and said: "Today in the hall, Qin Shaoqing was ready to find Wei Bi innocent, but Wei Bi suddenly confessed, claiming that Wei Cheng had done
He was behind everything, and he is willing to plead guilty and face the law."
Su Yu opened her eyes wide and asked doubtfully: "He took the initiative to plead guilty? Is there any other reason?"
"No." Feixin shook his head and said: "Wei Bi claimed that Wei Cheng was instigated by him. If Wei Cheng took the blame, his conscience would be uneasy, so...so he took the initiative to confess and signed the confession. Qin Shaoqing got it
Please give the confession to me, who will present it to your honour."
Su Yu was stunned, and after a moment she said: "Wei Bi... Is Wei Bi going crazy because of his loss? This man is not stupid. There is no evidence to convict him, how could he take the initiative to confess?" I just thought it was true.
Incredibly, I picked up the confession and looked at it carefully, and found that it was indeed signed by Wei Bi.
Feixin said: "I have never seen anything like this happen in my humble position. It was clear that I could not convict the criminal, but the criminal took the initiative to plead guilty. Wei Bi... Wei Bi seemed to be really stunned. When I saw that
The situation made me think I was dreaming."
Su Yu pondered for a moment and finally asked: "Where is Wei Bi now?"
"We have been imprisoned. Although Wei Cheng is not the mastermind, he committed the murder with his own hands and cannot escape the blame, so he is also imprisoned." Feixin said: "The case has been decided. Next, we only need to consider how to convict."
"Wei Cheng is the steward of the Wei Mansion. He knew that even if the accusation was successful, he would be guilty, but he still came to submit the complaint." Su Yu said thoughtfully: "We clearly didn't get Wei Bi.
The evidence could not convict him, but he took the initiative to plead guilty.
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.....This case is really very strange. Could it be that the Wei Mansion is really haunted, and both the master and the servant have their heads covered by evil spirits?"
Fei Xin said: "Overnight, Wei Bi changed drastically. What happened in the middle is something I can't figure out."
Su Yu leaned on the chair and was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked: "Where was Wei Bi imprisoned last night?"
"It's in the courtyard where Qin Shaoqing does errands." Feixin said softly: "Logically speaking, no suspect would be arranged to stay there, but Qin Shaoqing did it anyway. Although I felt it was inappropriate at the time, I couldn't say anything.
.”
"In other words, Qin Xiao and Wei Bi were in the same hospital last night?"
"yes!"
"Did anything special happen in the yard last night?" Su Yu asked, staring into Feixin's eyes.
Feixin thought for a moment and said hurriedly: "Zhu Dongshan from the Criminal Department went to Dali Temple at the latest to meet Qin Shaoqing. Qin Shaoqing invited him to the courtyard, but without Qin Shaoqing's instructions, others did not dare to enter, but Zhu Dongshan stayed in the courtyard.
It’s been a while.”
Su Yu seemed to understand something and said: "Wei Bi took the initiative to plead guilty, so he must have something to do with Zhu Dongshan."
"What do you mean, sir, that Zhu Dongshan helped Qin Xiao get Wei Bi to plead guilty?"
"How could Zhu Dongshan have such good intentions?" Su Yu sneered and said, "Those people from the Criminal Department are just waiting for Qin Xiao and our Dali Temple to make a fool of themselves. They will never help Qin Xiao handle the case." With a puzzled look on his face, he pondered for a moment, and the corner of his mouth
Suddenly a smile appeared and he said: "That's it!"
Before Fei Xin could understand, Su Yu had already stroked his beard and sighed: "The younger generation is to be feared, the younger generation is to be feared. Qin Xiao is so young, he didn't expect his methods to be so shrewd and sophisticated. I really didn't expect this."
"Sir, what do you mean?"
"Qin Xiao's move is called borrowing strength to fight." Su Yu sighed: "Why do you think Qin Xiao arranged Wei Bi in his courtyard? He just wanted Wei Bi to see Zhu Dongshan appear in Dali Temple.
"
"Sir, are you saying that Qin Shaoqing used Zhu Dongshan to shock Wei Bi?"
Su Yu said with a smile: "Wei Bi must have seen Zhu Dongshan and Qin Xiao together, and he must have guessed that Zhu Dongshan and Qin Xiao must be talking about his case. Wei Bi is a smart man, and he naturally understands that Dali Temple
Taking this case will definitely conflict with the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Punishment will also want to take over the case. This Guanglu Temple Prime Minister is very calm in our Dali Temple, because he knows that we have no evidence in our hands and can't do anything to him, so
He is not afraid of us, but if the Criminal Department intervenes, Wei Bi will panic."
After all, Feixin has been in the officialdom for a long time. Su Yu reminded him and he understood more: "Wei Bi was worried that this case would be transferred to the Ministry of Justice. He knew that as long as it was thrown to the Ministry of Justice, Lu Junzhong would be able to get him to plead guilty even if there was no evidence.
I drew a sign on it, so I was afraid in my heart."
"Wei Bi has been in Kyoto for many years. Although when he came to Beijing, the Criminal Department was no longer as lawless as it was back then, but Wei Bi must know everything about what happened back then." Su Yu said calmly: "The Sixteenth Department of the Criminal Department, Wei Bi
It is impossible for Bi not to know that when he enters the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, those lunatics will do whatever it takes to get him to sign the confession. Qin Xiao deliberately let Wei Bi see Zhu Dongshan appear in Dali Temple. Naturally, he wanted to use the Ministry of Punishment to intimidate Wei Bi.
Wei Bi was afraid of the Ministry of Punishment, and he must have been thinking that instead of being tortured in the Ministry of Punishment and signing his signature, it would be better for him to confess honestly in Dali Temple, so that he could at least avoid the physical pain."
"So, last night Qin
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Shaoqing told Wei Bi that if Wei Bi doesn't take the initiative to confess, he will be sent to Dali Temple?"
Su Yu changed to a more comfortable sitting position and said with a faint smile: "It doesn't matter what Qin Xiao said, or what other methods were used. This young man probably didn't think about it when he took this case.
Wei Bi was able to confess his crime in the lobby, and he had been planning to use the Ministry of Punishment from the very beginning." Fu Xu smiled and said: "This is also due to the bad reputation of the Ministry of Punishment. If everyone in the Ministry of Punishment hadn't changed their minds, it wouldn't have frightened Wei Bi.
"
Feixin praised: "Qin Shaoqing is really good at what he does. No wonder he told me yesterday that it is impossible to get the results of the trial in the lobby. He also said that the court trial is just a bait to lure the fish to take the bait. This bait is natural
It’s Zhu Dongshan.”
"The fish in Qin Xiao's mouth may not be Zhu Dongshan, but with the help of opening a court to try the case, the people from the Ministry of Punishment will seize the matter. As long as the people from the Ministry of Punishment appear in front of Wei Bi, Wei Bi will not be able to withstand it.
"Su Yu said with emotion: "Everyone in Dali Temple hates the people from the Punishment Department. No matter who takes over the case, our biggest worry in Dali Temple is that people from the Punishment Department will get involved, lest they avoid it. But Qin
It's good to be free, but let the people from the Criminal Department get involved and use their strength to fight. Even I can't think of this trick."
Fei Xin smiled and said: "Zhu Dongshan probably didn't expect that he would become a tool used by Qin Shaoqing because of his ignorance."
"Young people are terrible." Su Yu sighed again: "Feixin, since Wei Bi has confessed, you should immediately summon all the officials to quickly discuss the crime, finalize the file, and immediately submit it to Zhongshu. You must make this case a solid case.
."
"Are you worried that the Ministry of Punishment will overturn the case?"
"With Lu Junzhong's temperament, he is very likely to do this." Su Yu looked solemn: "But since Qin Xiao has done it, he will not let the Ministry of Justice reverse the case. If Lu Junzhong insists on overturning the case, let Qin Xiao take the lead. Let's
I will help you from the back." He smiled faintly: "If Lu Junzhong asks the saint to retry the case, we will be able to see the saint's attitude. If the saint does not explicitly ask the Ministry of Punishment to retrial, it will prove that my previous guess is correct.
The saint really wants to use Qin Xiao to take back the power of Dali Temple. If that is the case, we can let go and go on stage to sing."
Feixing cupped his hands and said: "Your Excellency is wise and humble. I will immediately discuss the crime with everyone. The punishment must be discussed today."
When Qin Xiao decided a case, he could only decide who was guilty, but what kind of punishment should be imposed. It was necessary for two temple officials from Dali Temple to summon the chief minister, Sizhi and the judge from the Yamen to discuss the crime in accordance with Tang law. After determining the punishment, the emperor
Submit it to the Minister of Dali Temple, who will also make the final decision.
It was a quiet night, and a grand mansion in Xingningfang on the east side of the imperial city was bathed in the moonlight.
As we all know, Xingningfang was the residence of the emperor's relatives. For ordinary people, Xingningfang, like the imperial city, was a forbidden place.
This is a grand mansion that occupies an extremely large area. Even the alley behind the mansion is very spacious. The ground is paved with bluestone slabs, and there are even specially designed drainage ditches at the corners.
Under the darkness of night, a figure hurriedly came to the back door of the mansion and knocked several times. Not long after, the back door opened. The figure took out a jade pendant from his arms, handed it to the gatekeeper, and whispered: "I am the Prime Minister of Dali Temple.
Zhang Rang, I have something urgent to ask to see Mr. Lin, please send a message!"
The gatekeeper took the jade pendant, took a look at it, and gave it back to Zhang Rang, so Zhang Rang entered the door, then looked around in the back alley, then went back and quickly closed the door.