Night has fallen, and a bright moon shines on the earth. Fireworks are brilliant in the night sky in the distance, and under the eaves of the corridor, hanging wind lanterns sway in the autumn wind, making a mute sound from time to time.
In the inner hall behind the Yimen, the lights are brightly lit and people are looking forward to it. The servants of Jingzhao Yasi are holding water and fire sticks and are lined up on both sides. Behind an arched table made of nanmu, Jingzhao Yin Xulu is dressed in a scarlet official robe.
Wearing a black gauze hat, he sat upright, his face hidden in a cluster of shadows, only his cold eyes flickered from time to time.
"Lai Sheng, how did you collude with the Cuihua Mountain thieves, how did you kidnap women and children, and who was responsible for it? You still don't know how to recruit them!" Xu Lu said with a stern look on his face, and said in a deep voice.
Lai Sheng's cheeks were red and swollen at the moment, and the corners of his mouth were blue and purple. He muttered: "You are wronged. I have never colluded with any bandits."
Obviously, Lai Sheng is not stupid. He knows that once the whole thing is revealed and the Ningguo Mansion is implicated, it will be difficult to escape.
"How dare you deny it even now!" Xu Lu was shocked and shouted: "The thieves in Cuihua Mountain have confessed all the murders against you! There are also letters exchanged between the two parties as evidence, and the shopkeeper of Longfu Inn also
Testify that you and the Cuihua Mountain thieves have been in frequent contact with each other in the inn these days, and you have all the witnesses and physical evidence, and yet you dare to shirk the blame in every possible way. I really can’t shed tears until I see the coffin!"
The four thieves Xu Luxian interrogated, the Cuihua Mountain bandit, naturally had no hidden motives for Jia Zhen of the Ningguo Mansion. The torture instruments were lined up, like beans poured out of a bamboo tube, and they explained all the details.
One thousand taels of silver notes and a letter written by Lai Sheng to the head of Cuihua Mountain were also found in the cloth bag he carried.
It's a pity that there is no Jia Zhen's seal on the letter.
The criminal prosecution procedures of this era still followed the evidence system of statutory evidence. The probative power of physical evidence was not as good as verbal evidence, which naturally gave rise to "confession is king". Therefore, torture and extortion of confessions became the mainstream in interrogation procedures, and there was nothing to exclude illegality.
Evidence system of evidence.
Of course, the existing incriminating evidence is more than enough to convict Lai Sheng, but if you want to implicate Jia Zhen, you still need Lai Sheng's testimony.
"Come here, grab the stick!!!" Seeing that Lai Sheng didn't move, Xu Lu slapped the tree on the wall and shouted sharply.
The government officials on both sides took out sticks and put them on Lai Sheng, who had a pale face. Not long after, screams were heard one after another.
When Jia Heng and Dong Qian escorted Jia Zhen into the inner hall from the corner gate, they heard Lai Sheng's screams and intermittent confessions in the Yamen Hall.
Jia Heng frowned and thought to himself, it is okay to verify the clues to extract a confession through torture, but it is most easy to retract the confession when it comes to conviction.
Of course, he believed that Xu Lu would not fail to consider this.
Jia Zhen staggered and stood behind the threshold outside the inner hall. She happened to hear how General Lai Sheng was instructed by her to give silver to the bandits. Her face darkened, and her heart burned with anger. She frantically struggled with the rope, saying "Uh-huh."
"Never stop.
In the yamen, the recorders Kong Mu, who was sitting on both sides, were writing confessions with great speed.
Because the general judge Fushi was a member of Jia's family, Xu Lu did not reveal anything about Jia Zhen's trial tonight to the Yamen in advance. However, Fu Shi had already left the Yamen and went home to celebrate the Reunion Festival with his family.
"Sign and stamp!" Xu Lu winked at Jia Heng and said in a deep voice.
Wait for Lai Sheng to put his stamp on the confession.
"Take Jia Zhen!" Xu Lu was stunned, and Jia Heng and Dong Qian escorted Jia Zhen into the main hall of the yamen.
"Ah, Master!" Lai Sheng's whole body trembled, he looked at Jia Zhen in horror, and cried out, he just couldn't survive the torture, he had already exhausted all the tricks, Master will not take off his skin?
Afraid of what might happen, Lai Sheng raised his eyes and suddenly met a pair of fierce and surly eyes. Lai Sheng's heart suddenly jumped and he lowered his head, not daring to look at each other.
Jia Heng suddenly kicked Jia Zhen in the leg. Jia Zhen groaned, bent her knees and fell to the ground. Dong Qian pulled the cloth from her mouth.
"Slave dog, you are clearly colluding with the bandits, yet you dare to... bite him randomly!" Jia Zhen stared at Lai Sheng, eyes spitting fire, and cursed angrily.
This dog slave is as stupid as a pig. He should have shouldered the blame just now. How dare you implicate him?!
Lai Sheng turned pale and opened his mouth. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a sneer coming from above and said loudly: "Collude with bandits and kidnap women and children. According to my "Han Law", you should be executed by execution and your family members exiled to nine sides."
, only by confessing the mastermind and performing meritorious service can there be a chance of atonement! Lai Sheng, think carefully, if you want to resist alone, the master's crime will not be forgiven!"
Lai Sheng's face changed slightly. He remembered that he had been executed and his family would be exiled. His heart felt cold for no reason. He felt his hands and feet were cold and subconsciously avoided Jia Zhen's gnawing eyes.
"Take the person down, take him to the prison, and keep him under strict supervision!" Xu Lu shouted coldly.
The yamen officer agreed, cut off Lai Sheng's arm and took him to the back yamen prison.
At that time, Jia Zhen's face was sallow and confused because of the bumpy ride on the horse. Her heart was filled with rage, and she stared at Jia Heng beside her with malicious eyes. How could she not know that this was a "trap" for herself?
Looking at the red-robed official with peacock patchwork behind the bill, he said angrily: "Sir Xu, I am the third-rank official of the imperial court, the chief of the Jia clan in Ningguo, and a powerful general of the Han Dynasty. You are Jing Zhaoyin, but from now on."
Third grade, you have no right to judge me!"
As he said that, he struggled to get up.
Xu Lu's face was cold and hard, and under his thin eyebrows, he was full of evil spirit. He was shocked, but said loudly: "Jia Zhen, I am responsible for the security of Jingsui, the third auxiliary of the capital. You are a powerful general of the third rank of the country, but you are secretly secretive."
You colluded with the rebels in Cuihua Mountain, lured the ferocious beasts to the capital, and unleashed their ferocious troops under the emperor's palace. Do you want to rebel!?"
Jia Zhen's face was dull, and she felt a little confused for a moment. Didn't he just find a few thieves to kidnap the Qin family's daughter? When would he rebel?
When I reacted, I felt a chill in my heart. What a Xu Lu! You have a vicious heart, like a snake or a scorpion. To put such a big hat on you? This is to make the entire Jia clan die!
"You are so slanderous! How dare you rebel in my Jia family?" Jia Zhen shouted urgently.
Xu Lu sneered and said, "Since you don't dare to rebel, why do you want to collude with the bandits?"
Jia Zhen said angrily: "I did it to steal Jia Heng's wife..."
Jia Heng: "..."
Dong Qian: "..."
After the case was filed, Kong Mu's face paused as he was writing down the record, and he glanced at Jia Zhen in surprise before writing down the record truthfully.
Jia Zhen also reacted, her facial features were distorted, almost ferocious, her body was trembling, the humiliation of being fooled and the panic of being exposed in public spread in her heart, she looked at Xu Lu, almost vomiting blood, and said angrily: "You...
…Fool me!”
Ordinarily Jia Zhen would not be so careless, but she was slapped in the mouth by Jia Heng until stars appeared in her eyes, and then bumped on the saddle for more than ten miles. When she was in the government hall, she suddenly listened to Lai Sheng's confession, and she couldn't help but lose her mind.
, and Xu Lu slapped his head in the face and threatened him with words, and then chaos broke out.
Xu Lu sneered, slapped the hall in shock, and shouted: "Since you have admitted that you colluded with the bandits, it will be easy to handle. I have now discovered that you, Jia Zhen, are lustful and want to seize the marriage of Jia Heng, a tribesman."
, because coercion and inducement failed, he was beaten by Jia Heng. Since then, he has held a grudge, so he colluded with the bandits and took advantage of the wedding day to secretly murder and plunder, yes and no!"
"That's nonsense!" Jia Zhen looked gloomy, snorted coldly, and actually refused to say a word.
As of now, I can only bite my tongue and refuse to admit it. Wait until tomorrow, and someone will come to rescue me.
He didn't believe that Jingzhao Yin Xulu dared to torture him!
He is the third-ranking official of the imperial court, the head of the Ningguo clan, and a duke of the Jia family. He has no divine decree. Jing Zhaoyin interrogates him, does he still have the royal law?
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said: "Sir, Jia Zhen met the bandits at Shuiyue Temple. There is a young boy from the Jia family accompanying her as evidence. She is now outside the Yamen, allowing you to interrogate her."
Xu Lu looked gloomy and said in a cold voice: "Take the boy!"
Lai Sheng, the governor of the Ningguo Mansion, has confessed, and the Cuihua Mountain bandits have also confessed to Jia Zhen. There is also a servant as evidence. Although there is no testimony from Jia Zhen, this report is reported to the Supreme Court to impeach Jia Zhen for colluding with the bandits, disrupting the security of the capital, and plundering.
Women and children are enough.
As long as it attracts the emperor's attention, the Jin Yiwei will report the specific details through other channels.
Not long after, the young boy was brought up. Unlike Jia Zhen, Xu Lu finally considered that Jia Zhen was a powerful general of the third rank and it was difficult to torture him. If he didn't punish the young boy, he would be tortured and served.
Not long after, under Jia Zhen's angry gaze, the boy signed and stamped his name and was escorted to the cell.
Jia Heng looked at this scene, his eyes flashed, thinking that if this was the case, he might not be able to nail Jia Zhen to death.
The key lies in the memorial to impeach Jia Zhen...
Xu Luchen shouted: "Jia Zhen, now that your evil has been exposed to the world, you still want to deny it?"
Jia Zhen sneered and said: "Master Xu, I have never colluded with any bandits!"