"Executed to death? Haha, it's a coincidence that he died within one day of being in the prison." Xia Liangliang, a member of the Criminal Department, first glanced at Shao Cheng, the chief in charge, and then a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Shao Cheng, the manager, lowered his head and looked at the ground with cracked bricks in the house, and said in a muffled voice: "Mr. Renhuan, this is something no one would have thought of. Hu Yong has suffered a year in Daning. I guess he is here to stay."
Got a secret disease."
Xia Yuanwailang laughed twice again, patted the two pages of paper on the desk and said: "This case has reached the end of the world. You can't just give it a report. Record the interrogation in the jail the day before yesterday, and record it on duty."
The records and the confessions of prisoners in the same cell were sent to me for review."
Shao Cheng agreed and bowed out. Xia Liangliang placed the report submitted by Shao Cheng on the corner of the desk, put a little ink on the lower right corner of the report with the brush in his hand, shook his head slightly, and buried his head in the papers.
middle.
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"Yong Hui, Yong Hui!" Two consecutive calls called the soul of Han Bixian, the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, back from outside Jiutian Cloud. He suddenly came back to his senses and looked at the old man sitting in front of him on the main seat.
"It's useless for you to think wildly now." There was a mouthful of phlegm in his throat, and a low and deep voice comforted him, "Wang Zongyan has already said that Hu Yong has been in the sky jail for two days and has not seen anyone except the death row inmates in his room.
The Queen Mother celebrates her birthday next month, and there will definitely be a winter battle this month. It will be clean and tidy, so what are you afraid of?"
Han Bixian hummed twice, and his thoughts began to wander again involuntarily. At the same time, he felt that his heart was pounding like a drum, and there was sweat on his forehead.
The old man sighed: "It's a pity that we can't get involved in Daning. Otherwise, when the case here comes out, he will be killed immediately there, so we don't have to take the risk of starting a case in Tianlao and bear the huge responsibility."
Han Bixian hummed twice again, picked up the tea bowl in front of him and took a sip of water. Because his hands were shaking, the tea bowl made a slight tinkling sound.
"Old sir, I don't know if Jinyi Weishen checked him when he was sent to him. If Hu Yong had told him on the way, everything would have been over."
Hearing this, the old man coughed twice and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm into the spittoon at his feet. He picked up the teacup and drank some water to moisten his throat and said: "You don't have to worry about this section. Our people are following you on the road. Report.
The Jinyiwei has not tried it yet - if it had been tried, the matter would have happened long ago."
After finishing speaking, he sighed and said, "I never expected that the mine would collapse and bury people. Hey, I'm so tangled up now that those guys are not easy to get along with."
Han Bixian's face flushed, and his eye circles also turned red. He said with a cry: "Now Bixian only wants to save his family and life, and has nothing else. This income is only thirteen thousand, but he has lost his head."
If you reach out to the sword, you will definitely regret your mistake!"
After hearing his sincere confession, the old man's mouth twitched a few times. He put the tea bowl on the table next to him and snorted: "There is only one Ma Bin left now. If he blocks his mouth, who will
Can it be traced to you?"
"That fool Wei Yunzhong is a good candidate to take the blame... If he is not enough, adding Wang Yixiu will also dispel the emperor's anger."
Han Bixian composed himself, wiped his face and said: "Sir, we have searched all the places where people can live near the capital. Ma Bin's hometown has been turned upside down, but not even a hair is found. Where can this bastard hide?"
The old man pondered for a long time, and finally said: "As soon as the Miyun mine collapsed, Ma Bin disappeared without a trace, which shows that he had already made plans. If we can't find it, Jin Yiwei can find it? Those in his family have also made arrangements long ago.
A way out."
"Ma Bin has been a pawnbroker for many years, so he must have many identities that can be replaced. This family changed their names and fled to Myanmar. Who can solve this case ten or eight years later? Now we can relax,
Wait for the news to pass - I hope that Ma Bin will have a good plan so that no one can find him."
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On the ninth day of October in the twelfth year of Wanli, the Ministry of Punishment petitioned for the Winter Judgment, and the Political Affairs Hall was transferred to the Qintian Supervisor of the Ministry of Rites to set the date as October 24th. After the daily reports in the two capitals successively reported on the Miyun mine theft case, they quickly changed their targets.
.After all, in today’s Ming Dynasty, new things are happening every moment.
Between the government and the public, the small stir caused by the Miyun mine theft case soon became quiet due to the intervention of thoughtful people. Zhang Jing, from the Finance and Accounting Department of the inner government, secretly became ruthless and investigated Miyun Steel Trading Company thoroughly.
A bunch of silverfish came out, but because the clues were interrupted, they didn't follow the trail to Shuntian Mansion.
Wei Yunzhong's suspension was just as it should be. Wang Yixiu, under the protection of Wang Tingzhan, accepted the warning once. After overcoming another difficulty in his career, he continuously reported to the Ministry of Personnel to resign and insisted on leaving.
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On the twenty-fourth day of the winter lunar month in the twelfth year of Wanli, Li Wei, the uncle of Wu Qing, got up early and arranged for people in the uncle's house to put up incense in the hall. At nine o'clock, he took his eldest son Li Gao, his second son Li Kuan and a group of servants and went straight to the West Market.
——Qiu Xizi, the killer who killed his grandson Li Changgui, will be beheaded today. Uncle Li wants to bring the head from Wanping County to pay homage to his grandson.
When Qiu Xizi was collecting protection money, he had a conflict with Li Changgui who came forward, and accidentally beat him to death. The initial verdict in Wanping County, the review by Shuntian Prefecture, and the verdict in Dali Temple were all executions.
Because the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" clearly states: "Anyone who kills in a fight will be hanged. According to the law, copper coins will be redeemed and paid to the home of the person who was killed as burial and medicine expenses." Before Qiu Xizi killed Li Changgui, the two had nothing to do with each other.
, it is not enough to commit murder anyway.
In "The Laws of the Ming Dynasty", there is a clear difference between murder and manslaughter. A beheading can be displayed in public, while a hanging can leave the whole body.
However, the identity of the victim was the grand-nephew of the Empress Dowager Cisheng, so the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple had to leave room for the Empress Dowager to vent her anger. Sure enough, after reviewing the death penalty file, the emperor decided that Qiu Xizi had no money to pay for the burial.
Qiu Xizi was sentenced to death by beheading for an additional first-class crime.
For Qiu Xizi, beheading and hanging were both killings. He didn't care too much whether the whole body was left, not to mention that for the experience, hanging was more punishing. The emperor gave him a higher penalty, but exempted him from the crime.
Paying the funeral expenses for Uncle Wu Qing’s family can be considered a win-win situation for everyone.
When Wu Qingbo and Li Wei's carriage arrived at the Xisi Archway, some people had already gathered around the execution ground. Seeing the arrival of a distinguished person, the officer responsible for maintaining order arranged for someone to separate a passage and moved two benches from somewhere to let Uncle Li
Sitting on the ground.
Before noon, the area around the execution ground was already crowded with people and noisy. The common people of the capital gathered in the Western Market to see the red messenger as if they were going to a market. This day was the end of the death penalty, but ordinary people regarded it as a dull and boring life.
adjustment.
For small traders, the days when they go on business trips are a good opportunity to make profits. The executioner wields the ghost-headed knife at noon on time. At that time, it is well past the meal time, and the onlookers are all hungry, so buying something to eat and drink is considered a routine action——
It’s the same as buying popcorn and soda while watching a movie in later generations.
Just after midday, gongs sounded in the distance, and a group of red-coated soldiers escorted a row of prison cars out of the short street on the east side of the West Market and into the sight of the onlookers. There were cheers at the entrance of the West Market because the onlookers
I feel anxious waiting early.
There are a total of nineteen people participating in the winter showdown today, and there are various styles of beheading, killing, and hanging. Spectators can choose to watch from different angles at the same time. Uncle Li Wei is sitting in the inner circle, facing the temporary tent erected on the north side to monitor the beheading platform.
Now, tables and chairs have been placed under the banquet shed. The head of the Criminal Department, the official of the Jinyi Guards Hall, and the Shuntian Prefecture have some criminal and prison affairs. The magistrates of Daxing and Wanping counties are sitting or standing under the banquet shed, waiting for the condemned prisoners to be taken to the execution ground.
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When Li Wei looked towards North Street, he could still see the flagpole of the small temple on the street behind the execution platform. Because of the red errand today, a tooth-hanging flag embroidered with "Buddha's light shines everywhere" was hung on the flagpole to avoid evil spirits.
Drifting in the cold north wind.
This "street temple" was built by Emperor Yingzong in order to express his gratitude for the return of Wala to him. He also ordered the officials and people of the capital to go around it from both sides. Unlike other temples, it is only ten feet in diameter and was built at the intersection of the West Market.
In the middle of the North Street, facing south and north - I don't know which Feng Shui master gave him the idea. But for the Ming Emperor and the people in the capital, this temple can only be regarded as a remnant of the Tumubao Incident.
Ugly scars.
Li Changgui's sudden death has made Wu Qingbo feel depressed for the past six months. Today, when he saw the Buddha's shining teeth hanging flags, his heart became more and more panicked. He gritted his teeth and opened his eyes wide, turning his head to the east to look at the direction of the prison car.
As the prison cars were opened one by one, the prisoners, all tied up and with wooden rafts stuck behind their backs, were escorted by red-clad officers and soldiers and filed in.
Except for a widow who was sentenced to be beheaded for conspiring with her lover and poisoning her parents-in-law in order to inherit the inheritance, and was tied to a wooden stake on the west side of the execution ground, the other prisoners were divided into two groups, with those who were beheaded kneeling in the west and those who were hanged.
Kneel down on the east side.
As usual, the royal guards in flying fish uniforms took out the imperial edict and read it out, stating that the emperor was cautious in punishing and killing, and was considerate of God's will and the people. However, the prisoners sentenced to death today were all unpardonable. It was only to deter lawbreakers and not to be punished. The edict
The officials and people of the world should take this as a warning not to commit adultery or violate the law.
After the officials and people at the court listened to the emperor's imperial edict in silence, Shao Cheng, the head of the Criminal Department, as the prison officer, went to the tent to verify the identity of the prisoners one by one.
The tightly tied Qiu Xizi knelt on the ground, holding her neck hard, and moved her eyes to look for her family in the crowd.
Suddenly, he saw his wife with yellow hair and haggard face, carrying a basket and looking at him in the crowd, followed by her natal brother, holding a bundle of reed mats in his hand - at this moment, this cruel and evil man
The big man collapsed and communicated with each other in tears.
While he was sobbing softly, Shao Cheng walked up to him and asked him, as usual, if he had any grievances.
This is the legacy of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. Before execution, all prisoners on death row in the Ming Dynasty had the wooden balls they had to wear in their mouths removed during the Song and Yuan Dynasties - Zhu Yuanzhang left the last glimmer of hope for prisoners who might have been unjustly executed.
When Qiu Xizi heard Shao Cheng ask him if he had any grievances, he first shook his head with tears in his eyes. When Shao Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and walked away to ask the prisoner next to him, he heard Qiu Xizi shouting from behind him: "I have grievances to report."
! The grievance was not mine, but Hu Yong from Miyun County, who was in prison with me. He was expelled and died in Tianlao!"
"He was expelled from prison and died in prison!"
"He was silenced!"
"He told me the truth about the Miyun excavation case! I am willing to submit to the law, just give me a chance to speak!"
As he screamed at the top of his lungs, at noon in the capital, the sky was inexplicably covered with a layer of dark clouds, and in the head of Supervisor Shao Cheng, bursts of rumbling thunder rang out.