Zhou Shangshu hesitated for a while, but still questioned: "Interrogation is okay, but this location is not suitable. It would be better to find another place!"
Blocking the Liu family's gate to try the case would be too disrespectful to Liu Da Sima!
Qin Dewei pointed at Luo Heng in the gate and said, "He refused to come out because of the protection of the Liu family, and we forced in to arrest him because of Grand Sima's lack of face. Where else could he be interrogated here if not here?"
At least the public questioning here will allow Luo to see and hear it with his own eyes and ears, so that he can understand clearly and avoid saying that we are secretly manipulating the judiciary!"
The magistrate of Qi County also said to Zhou Shangshu: "If the chief minister is afraid, please come back. I will interrogate him and then report him."
Zhou Shangshu did not want to take advantage of this provocative trick, but looked at Qizhi County in surprise. Is this really a risk?
But at this time, what was swirling in Qizhi County's mind was Qin Dewei's words: Don't be timid, just do it! If you win, you will have to work in the fields if you lose!
Looking at the determined Magistrate of Qi, Zhou Shangshu suddenly realized that it might not have been a plan to provoke the general just now, he just thought that way and he could not do it alone!
"Then let's get started!" Zhou Shangshu nodded. Anyway, agreeing to the interrogation does not mean that he will definitely take one side.
If he doesn't even dare to follow the formalities, then he, the Minister of Criminal Affairs who dares not try the case, will be criticized.
Qin Dewei then said: "Regarding the case of Luo Heng, we must first unify our thoughts. This person must be tolerated, protected and indulged by Liu Da Sima!
This is a typical case of collusion between officials and businessmen. If Luo Heng is guilty, Liu Da Sima is also to blame!"
Zhou Shangshu always felt that these words were wrong and scolded: "Pay attention to your identity, you are just a plaintiff! You don't need to teach us how to try the case!"
This time the three-party trial is between the Ministry of Punishment, the County Magistrate, and the Censor. It is your fault, Qin Dewei, who is not the presiding judge!
Luo Heng, who was standing in the gate, heard Qin Dewei's words and knew that he must not admit it. If Liu Long, the Minister of War in Nanjing, was implicated, he would be completely finished!
He immediately shouted: "Everyone knows this! Although I am acquainted with Da Sima, I have no intention of colluding with him! Qin Dewei has no evidence and is slanderous. There is no reason to be involved!"
Qin Dewei pointed at Luo Heng and scolded: "I have never seen such a shameless person!
Then you can explain to the gentlemen why you ran to the Liu family without hesitation after hearing some rumors that were not good for you?"
Luo Heng couldn't respond for a while. At that time, dozens of government officials shouted at him angrily to kill him. If he couldn't take refuge at Liu's house, where else could he go?
In other words, there is nothing wrong with taking refuge in the Liu family, but the biggest mistake is that Liu Da Sima is not here!
Qin Dewei asked again aggressively: "Then please explain, why the Liu family knew that the government was looking for you, but they dared to cover you without authorization, and they did not hesitate to beat the officials in broad daylight?"
The Liu family disciple was quite astute and immediately replied: "That's because I have a close personal relationship with Luo Yuanwai. I acted out of loyalty and had nothing to do with my master!"
Qin Dewei ignored the disciple and immediately asked Luo Heng: "Tell me now, what is this disciple's surname? What is his name? How old is he? Does he have a wife and children? How old are his children? What is he doing now? Where is his hometown? At home.
How many acres of land? How many cows are there?”
Luo Heng was stunned. He couldn't answer most of these questions. Who would pay attention to the details of a disciple's family life?
Qin Dewei sneered repeatedly: "How can this be called a close personal relationship?" He then said to the county magistrate: "This guy dares to give false testimony in court! You should write it down first!"
He also concluded to everyone: "In short, there is no need to deceive yourself. If you say that Luo Heng and Da Sima are not in deep collusion, even a three-year-old child would not believe it! The fact that he is still standing at the gate of the Liu family at this time is the greatest proof!
However, we do not have the right to judge Grand Sima, we only need to report the situation truthfully."
Zhou Shangshu couldn't help but think of the first time he met Qin Dewei, which was the time Qin Dewei tricked Ying Tianfu Yin three years ago. Three years later, this guy is still so good at "making things up".
Only then did Luo Heng fully understand why Qin Dewei was so bluffing and deliberately left his hand to let him escape.
In fact, the real purpose is to drive him into the Liu family's gate, and then create "evidence" out of thin air that he and the Liu family are closely colluding!
I really can’t believe that this guy is so vicious and cruel! Is this guy bullying honest people?
What else does Luo Heng want to defend: "It's all your empty talk."
However, Qin Dewei ignored Luo Heng at all, and only said to Zhou Lun, the Minister of Punishment: "What do you think, the chief minister?"
Zhou Shangshu did not comment, and only said vaguely: "You can't just say things one side. I'll ask Liu Gong again when he comes back."
Qin Dewei sighed: "Da Sikou still feels that it is not worth offending Liu Shangshu for a person like me?"
Zhou Lun had a cold face, and there was something tacitly understood that would be meaningless to say out loud. I have no friendship with you, Qin Dewei!
Qin Dewei did not contradict Zhou Shangshu and continued to talk about his own, "Then I will be the plaintiff and accuse Luo Heng of his crimes. The first one is to instruct others to falsely accuse Liangshan and frame him for the crime of false accusation!"
Luo Heng at the gate shouted: "You still have no proof, you are still talking nonsense!"
Qin Dewei took out several documents and said to Zhou Shangshu: "This is the confession of Yang Qi and others. They admitted that they were instigated by others to make the false accusation."
Zhou Shangshu's expression changed. This sentence is very simple, but it has profound meaning.
Yang Qi and others were the ones who went to Governor Yingtian to sue Qin Dewei, and then they all hid in Jurong.
So how could they turn out that the confession was a false accusation? Qin Dewei wouldn't come up with a false confession, right?
After much deliberation, the only explanation is that this may have been done by Governor Sheng Duanming of Yingtian, and only Governor Sheng can interrogate these people!
This also means that Governor Sheng is helping Qin Dewei. This inference really caught Zhou Shangshu off guard. In his decades of service as an official, he has never seen such a blunt turn.
Previously, Governor Sheng and Qin Dewei were fighting to the death. Qin Dewei even went to the eunuch to report Governor Sheng. How come they started helping each other again in the blink of an eye?
So when Da Sima went to Jurong and Qin Dewei secretly returned to Nanjing, was it also Governor Sheng who cooperated with Qin Dewei?
If this is the case, my stance will also need to be adjusted.
Not only Zhou Shangshu, but also Luo Heng, who was standing in the gate and listening to the trial process, also understood, and suddenly felt like he was trapped in an ice cellar.
Sheng Duanming took the initiative to rebel before he was considered an outcast by them!
So Da Sima's departure from Nanjing was definitely not accidental! Qin Dewei's sudden attack was not just a whim!
At this time, when Luo Heng looked at Qin Dewei, he felt like he had gangrene attached to his bones! He was knocking his bones and sucking out his marrow!
No wonder Wang Zhengze, who had experienced the catastrophe that year, was afraid of becoming like that. Whoever encountered the last time would also have an unforgettable memory!