Quan knew that Wen Yi, the official of Kaifeng Prefecture, was leading the way, followed by Zhao Si, An Tao, Liu Kui, the newly appointed minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Tingzhi, the general judge of Kaifeng Prefecture, Zhang Shuye and Li Daofa.
Today is the three-day court hearing on the murder of Ding Shiyou's family.
Zhao Si sat at the top, An Tao sat at the lower left, followed by Liu Kui, and Zhao Tingzhi. Wen Yi sat at the lower right, followed by Li Daofa and Zhang Shuye.
Zhao Si said politely: "Today, I, the king, will review the major case of Ding Shiyou and his family together with you. Please take a seat. We will first listen to the Kaifeng trial, and Zhang Shuye will tell everyone about the case."
"Okay!" Everyone agreed.
Zhang Shuye's narration is simple and clear.
The Inner and Outer City Police Department found a large number of clues and followed the clues. Taking the military order from the Privy Council, they joined forces with the Zuo Yiwei Gendarmerie to capture the fifteen people who committed the crime, and then found the main culprit of the case from them.
After listening to the story, Zhao Tingzhi couldn't help but ask: "The Inner and Outer City Police Department is really capable. Such a big case was solved within two or three days. I wonder if there was any beating in the middle?"
"Is it because you surrendered and beat yourself up?" Zhao Si asked with a smile, "During Zhao's case, is it because the case was not as good as you wanted?"
Zhao Tingzhi did not expect that Zhao Si would give him a bad look in front of everyone. His face changed and he was about to scold him when Zhao Si spoke again.
"In Zhao's case, you are here to observe the trial on behalf of the Zhongshu Provincial Committee. Now it is a trial, not in your yamen arguing with each other to blame each other. The case file has been sent to everyone for review. If there are loopholes, please report them directly to the supervisor.
Use the tricks you like to play to fool people. Everyone is busy and have no time to chat with you about growing mushrooms here."
Zhao Tingzhi's face turned red with anger, and he almost plucked out a few strands of his beautiful beard in anger.
Everyone here has heard the rumors about the grievances between Zhao Tingzhi and others and Prince Jian.
"Kyoto Institute News" was labeled as leaking military secrets, and its license was revoked. Li Bangyan, the license holder and editor-in-chief, was sent directly to prison by the Western Review Station.
However, the other people did not move.
But the relationship ended there.
King Jian Zhao Shisan was not a humble gentleman. He showed his face to Zhao Tingzhi in court, which was very normal.
Zhao Si was too lazy to pay attention to Zhao Tingzhi. He clapped his hands and shouted: "Bring someone to commit the crime!"
The fifteen low-level officers who committed the crime, the six mid-level officers involved in the case, as well as the final masterminds, Wang Zuyu, the commander of the Guard Infantry Division, and Hu Zhizhong, the deputy commander of the Front Division, were brought to the hall one by one.
They had long been stripped of their official uniforms and put on prison clothes, and they knelt on the ground dejectedly.
"Read the closing statement to them in person!" Zhao Si shouted.
A clerk took a stack of papers and started reading.
Two-quarters of an hour later, after the clerk finished reading, Zhao Sihe asked: "The documents and transcripts all have your signatures. Now, in front of all the high officials, I will ask you again. The transcripts are true!"
Zhao Si pointed and asked questions one by one.
These people either bowed their heads or nodded in agreement. Only Wang Zuyu and Hu Zhizhong at the front lowered their heads, said nothing, and did not move at all.
Zhao Si was too lazy to pay attention to the two of them and continued to ask other people.
"Then you plead guilty?"
Everyone confessed one by one.
"Okay, take them all down. Wang Zuyu and Hu Zhizhong stay!"
When the police took the rest of the people away, Zhao Si was shocked and asked: "Wang Zuyu, Hu Zhizhong, you two refuse to plead guilty?"
Wang Zuyu raised his head and said loudly: "Isn't it the same thing whether you admit it or not? It's not like you can't escape without being stabbed."
"If you plead guilty, you will definitely get a knife. However, considering that you have a good attitude in pleading guilty, I am willing to intercede with the judicial department. Your family will not be sent to Salmon Island. You can go to the ends of the earth to use it. At least you can still have some chance of survival."
Wang Zuyu was silent for a while, then sighed and said: "Okay, I plead guilty! Please also keep your promise, His Highness King Jian."
"Don't worry! I will keep my word! Wang Zuyu, since you plead guilty, tell me why you did this?"
"Why do you do this? Your Majesty's imperial army is not just a big mess, it's going to be on us. Not only will we not be able to live comfortably, but we will also be found out for drinking soldiers' blood and embezzling military rations and salaries. We have no choice but to find out.
, I had no choice but to take a risk. After much choosing, I chose Ding Shiyou’s family.”
"Then you really deserve it! Hu Zhizhong, Wang Zuyu has pleaded guilty, do you admit it?"
"Your Majesty, I have done meritorious service for the imperial court and shed blood for the officials. Even without merit, I have toiled hard..."
"There is fatigue even without hard work!" Zhao Si interrupted Hu Zhizhong's cry without politeness.
"You have made meritorious deeds and shed blood. Didn't the officials and the court reward you? It's useless to try to compensate for the crime with merit! Merit is merit, fault is fault!" Zhao Si finally said, "Hu Zhizhong, do you admit your guilt?
, it doesn’t matter. The witnesses and physical evidence are all complete and conclusive. Since you refuse to plead guilty and fight to the end, I will write this into the final statement. When the time comes, the judicial department will send your family members to Salmon Island. Haha
, your family will soon be able to gather neatly underground."
"I plead guilty, I plead guilty!" Hu Zhizhong cried and fell to the ground and said.
"Huh, if I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?"
At this time, Zhao Tingzhi spoke in a sinister voice: "Wang Zuyu, Hu Zhizhong, who are you two instigating? Quickly tell the person behind the scenes, and you can still get meritorious service, reduce the crime and avoid the sentence."
The expressions of An Tao and others changed slightly.
Especially Li Daofa, with sharp eyes, he glanced at Zhao Tingzhi and stared at Wang Zuyu and Hu Zhizhong.
The two men had some thoughts, their expressions were changing, and they were fighting fiercely in their hearts.
Zhao Si chuckled.
"Wang Zuyu and Hu Zhizhong, one is a military envoy and the other is a defense envoy, they are almost as good as military ministers. In the past, wherever they went, they were respected as Taiwei. Who can give orders to such powerful people? An
Prime Minister or Prime Minister Zeng? Mr. Zhang or Mr. Li? King Shen or King Suining? Or is it me?"
"In the case of Zhao Gui, who do you want Wang Zuyu and Hu Zhizhong to admit?"
Zhao Tingzhi's face turned dark red, "Jian Wang doesn't want to slander anyone. I just want to find out the person behind the scenes and thoroughly investigate the case!"
"Do you really want to thoroughly investigate this case?" Zhao Si glanced at Zhao Tingzhi, turned to the others, and asked with a half-smile: "Prime Minister An, Wen Longtu, and Liu Shilang, you three are deputy judges.
Should this case be further tried and the so-called mastermind behind the scenes thoroughly investigated?"
What a waste of a thorough investigation! Even with your eyes closed, you can tell that Wang Zuyu and Hu Zhizhong must have been instigated and instigated by some people.
But now even King Jian, who has always been the most radical and reckless, knows that enough is enough. Who dares to take the risk to thoroughly investigate this case? When a big hole is dug, who will bear the blame? Who can bear the blame?
"This case is clearest, and further investigation would be a waste of time." Liu Kui said aloud.
"In the case of Zhao Gui, our chief prosecutor and deputy prosecutors have discussed that the case can be closed. If you feel that there is something hidden in it, you can write a memorial. I suggest to the official that you go and conduct a thorough investigation. But
good?"
What a fart!
Of course Zhao Tingzhi knew how deep the water was, and if he was not careful, he would drown someone. He only wanted to set fire on others, and never wanted to cause fire to burn himself.
Seeing Zhao Tingzhi pretending to be mute, Zhao Si snorted and laughed twice.
These civil servants are all like this.
"Okay! This case is closed! I will go to Chui Gong Hall now to report the case to the officials and several ministers."
In the Chui Gong Hall, the officials listened absently to Zhao Si's report, and just said, "Thank you for your hard work, Thirteenth Brother. Do you have any objections, sir?"
After waiting for a while, when no one said anything, the official said: "Since there is no objection, the case will be closed and handed over to the Privy Council for decision."
"It's an official family."
"Brother Thirteen, there is something difficult now."
"A difficult matter? May I ask the official, what is a difficult matter?"
"Zongze, Guo Yong, whom you recommended, submitted a memorial yesterday, filing a huge lawsuit! If it is not handled well, the five roads along the border will be in turmoil. I have discussed it with several of my husbands.
I’ve been at a loss all morning!”
Good guy, Zongze really brought the matter to the imperial brother.
Zhao Si looked confused and asked cautiously: "Brother, can you show Mr. Rulin's memorial to my younger brother?"
The official sighed, grabbed the memorial on the table, and handed it to Liang Congzheng next to him.
"To Brother Thirteen!" This chapter has been completed!