Although Hu Butang handed over the investigation of Jinyiwei's files to Zhang Ning, in the end, Jinyiwei had to investigate internally, and only those files that met the conditions were delivered to Zhang Ning. Even the emperor's case was not included.
If you check the files, you can imagine how many rare things are inside.
Zhang Ning goes to Jinyiwei every day for duty, and gradually feels that the place is very dark, darker than the six gates of the government. Recently, the wind in the capital has been strong. When the sun goes down, the wind is miserable and the moon is hazy, as if there are countless innocent souls shrouded in it.
In the air. It is often said in the country that human life is of paramount importance, and human life cases must be reviewed and decided carefully by the three judicial courts. People who died unjustly seemed to be laughing and mocking, just like the "whining" wind in the streets and alleys.
What's more, there was no peace at home these days. Wang Zhen must have been castrated himself, and he could hear the painful groans of "Ouch, ouch..." from the west wing every night.
No one takes care of him. Only Old Man He or Niu Er give him some easy-to-eat porridge twice a day, and some tea when they are kind. That's fine. If he is not at a fellow villager's house, who will care about him?
What about life or death?
Shengsheng had to cut off a lump of flesh from his body, and there was no anesthesia or necessary nursing care at this time. Zhang Ning couldn't help but sigh as he thought that Wang Zhen had a family and a wife in his hometown, but he had to suffer this.
After five or six days, the file checking work of the Three Justices and Jinyiwei was coming to an end. There were only more than 60 files screened out by both parties, of which only eight involved Jianwen's surviving ministers and were sentenced to death, all of which were from Jinyiwei. Just like Wang Qinian
As expected, a large number of Jianwen's remaining ministers were massacred in the early Yongle years. Eight years later, few were sentenced to death. Even if they were reported by local officials later, most of them were demoted to low status and their property was plundered, and not many were killed.
Hu Ying sat in front of the desk above and threw aside the other fifty or so files. He picked out the eight files involving the deceased ministers and browsed them. He quickly paid attention to three of them which recorded the "unaccounted whereabouts" of the criminal's daughter.
dossier; and the other five met the criteria of "having women"
It was just that their records were sent to Nanjing Fule Yuan and various teaching workshops. Hu Ying handed the five copies to Wang Qinian: "Try these three copies first. If you find nothing, you will prepare books for these teaching workshops."
The local magistrate where the company is located will confirm whether they are still there."
"Yes, Hu Butang." Wang Qinian took the file.
"Yuan Jinlu was born in Gaoyou County, Yangzhou. It was confirmed that he had correspondence with Zheng Qia, the former Hanlin imperial edict..." Hu Ying muttered a sentence softly, raised her head and said, "Last time the palace maid Zhou spoke with a Jianghuai accent, this Yuan Jinlu is Jianghuai
Man, could he be the father of the palace maid Zhou?"
Wang Qinian didn't speak, and Zhang Ning almost didn't interrupt, and was silent for a while. The opposite inference is possible. If the palace maid Zhou is the daughter of Yuan Jinlu, then Zhou has enough reasons to participate in the assassination, using a Jianghuai accent.
Wait; but no one can make a positive argument, and a series of reasons cannot prove that the two are father and daughter.
"Call the palace maid Zhou, let's go try her." Hu Ying patted the file on the case and let out a long breath.
Wang Qinian went to report the matter immediately, walking in a hurry and looking forward to it. It has been almost ten days since Hu Ying took over the imperial case, and there has been no progress. Now that there is a sudden clue, it is inevitable that people will feel hopeful.
Even Zhang Ning's mood was no exception. Although he didn't want the progress of the case to be related to Peach Blossom Villa in the end, he was very concerned about the matter and wanted to know the outcome as soon as possible.
Zhang Ning still took the record of this torture, but Wang Qinian also participated. However, the other officials sent by the three judicial departments and a group of scribes had no chance to participate in the secret trial. In addition to Hu Ying and other three people, there were also officials sent by the palace. The eunuch Wang Gouer and several Jinyi guardsmen.
Because Wang Zhen castrated himself and longed to be a eunuch, Zhang Ning couldn't help but pay more attention to the real eunuch Wang Gouer in front of him. This eunuch had a "slim" figure, a belt that didn't look like a man, and his words and deeds were feminine but still considered It must not be vulgar, and the special salute has a classic temperament. The temples exposed under the brim of the high hat have a little white hair, but the face is white and thin. Zhang Ning really can't tell the approximate age of this eunuch.
The palace maid Zhou was slowly escorted in with her shackles making a clanging sound, and she was asked to sit on the chair in the south. Behind her stood two guards in brocade clothes carrying embroidered spring knives. She was like last time, with two guards. She was staring at the ground, not even looking at the people in the room. It seemed that the interrogation situation would not be optimistic and it would be difficult for her to speak.
But Hu Ying still persisted in the way he opened the interrogation: "What's your name?"
Zhou: "..."
Hu Ying was unfazed by her passive resistance and asked: "Who is your chief envoy?"
Zhou: "..."
Wang Gou'er couldn't stand it anymore and said softly: "Hu Butang is wasting a lot of time talking to her. She won't be able to answer questions like this, and she has to use a whip to ask!"
Hu Ying glanced at Wang Gou'er, who had no choice but to stand aside and shut up. Hu Ying said to Zhou calmly: "It would implicate innocent people too much, so you'd better say it as soon as possible. Because For the heinous crime you committed alone, hundreds of people have been implicated and imprisoned, and some are about to be executed. As long as you tell the mastermind behind the scenes, some people will not be sentenced to death... For example, if you are imprisoned in Yuan Jinlu, a Jianghuai man who was imprisoned, was originally on the list of people to be released early next year, but this time he is implicated in your case..."
"Have they not been killed by the Jin Yiwei?" Zhou suddenly raised his head and spoke.
Hu Ying and Wang Qinian immediately looked at each other. Zhang Ning, who was busy writing, also immediately stopped and looked at her. Her eyes showed confusion, surprise and other complex emotions.
"Dead?" Hu Ying quickly asked in a surprised tone, and then immersed herself in flipping through the files. Zhou looked at him with great concern and leaned forward, almost wanting to stand up and look at the files he was looking at. If Zhang Ning didn't Knowing that Yuan Jinlu was indeed sentenced to death, he had to believe Hu Ying's performance at this time. Unexpectedly, this usually serious court minister told lies and deceived people as if they were true. Life is like a play.
"He's not dead. He was sentenced to death five years ago, but he has been detained in Fusi Prison in Beizhen." Hu Ying poked at the empty files on the case with her finger.
But at this time, Zhou's expression showed suspicion and alertness. She said coldly: "It's useless even if you use this method to defraud me. So what if you know that the Yuan family has a relationship with me? Could it be that a person who has passed away Will people use dreams to instruct me?"
Hu Ying's mouth showed a smile that was not easily noticed. Zhang Ning saw this and thought to himself: After all, she is a teenage girl with insufficient experience. If you don't speak, others can't do anything about it. Once you speak, you can beat Hu Ying. Ministry Hall?
"Even if I want to deceive you, I won't talk nonsense." Hu Ying said calmly.
Zhou said: "Unless I see it with my own eyes, I won't believe it no matter how clever you say it!"
Hu Ying glanced at Wang Qinian and Zhang Ning, stood up and left her seat. The eunuch Wang Gouer and a Jinyiwei general also left the interrogation room and came to the room next door. Hu Ying asked the Jinyiwei general: "Then Yuan Jinlu is not dead, right?" ?I probably remember that I took care of matters related to Zheng Qia of Jianwen Yudang. Zheng Qia has not been caught so far. People like Yuan Jinlu who are involved with him should not be executed."
The general said: "I don't know either. I can only ask Commander Lin. Why don't we find someone to ask Commander Lin now?"
Hu Ying nodded: "Go and ask Commander Lin. If Yuan Jinlu is still in prison, tell me that he will be brought to our guard from Beizhen Fusi to be detained separately... and tidied up by him." He turned to Wang Gou again. Er said: "There will be no trial today. We will wait until Yuan Jinlu brings us here."
He looked very confident about the fact that Yuan Jinlu was still alive. Before that, even Zhang Ning thought that a person who was dead in the file should really be dead. Today, he learned a lot and found out that there is a kind of "living dead".
In the afternoon, the office received the letter. Yuan Jinlu was indeed alive. Everything was as expected by Hu Ying. The next day, the political prisoner who had been detained for several years was transported by Jinyiwei from Tianjin to the Jinyiwei Yamen of the capital, which is located in the Imperial Palace. To the south of the Chengtian Gate of the city, together with the six central government offices and other major government offices, almost no prisoners were imprisoned, and there was no decent prison. The palace maid Zhou and others were only temporarily detained.
When Zhang Ning and Hu Ying went to see Yuan Jinlu, they found that they were a man and a woman. The woman must be his wife. When Zhang Ning and others saw the people, they had been cleaned and tidied up. Although their hair was messy, it was not They were dirty, and the prison uniforms they wore had only been worn recently; even so, the two prisoners looked very pitiful. They were leaning quietly in the corner and were very weak. Their skin showed a sickly color, symptoms of long-term lack of sunlight and malnutrition. People who were imprisoned in the imperial edicts probably didn't even get the treatment of "free time", nor could they be fed three delicious meals a day. You can imagine what people who live like the Yuan couple eat on a daily basis.
Then Hu Ying couldn't wait to interrogate the palace maid Zhou, and took her to the place where Yuan and his wife were imprisoned to see her with her own eyes. Hu Ying calmly told Zhou: "You can only look out of the window, and you can't say anything. Alarm them. Think about it, if they know that their daughter has also been arrested, I'm afraid it will be uncomfortable."
Mrs. Zhou nodded with a pale face. When she walked to the window, she only took a look inside, and tears poured out like spring water, her face covered with tears. Her hands were tied behind her back, and she could only bite her lip with her teeth, and suddenly a trace of blood leaked out from the window. The corner of his mouth twitched. The Jin Yiwei next to him rushed forward when he saw the blood, but Hu Ying stopped him.
A handful of tears and a trace of blood. Zhang Ning immediately lowered his head with complicated emotions. He only saw a couple in the same trouble, and a child looking at their parents silently.
But seeing Hu Ying's expressionless face, people with great power can only be as hard-hearted as him, right? Zhang Ning raised his head and glanced at the sky, sighing silently in his heart. Behind Zhou's sorrow, Kong felt confused. return.
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