Wang Shu was quite familiar with the names of punishments, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he shouted sharply. If he had met those who had not experienced the scene, they would have been trembling with fear and would have confessed obediently.
It's a pity that Liu Chengfeng didn't take this trick. After Wang Shu asked, Liu Chengfeng just said calmly: "May I ask, sir, Liu Chengfeng, as a royal guard of hundreds of households, suppressed the civil uprising, what is wrong?"
The key point that Liu Chengfeng grasped was that the people he suppressed and killed were converts, and these people wanted to rebel. Since they were rebels, no one else would suppress them, but he, Liu Chengfeng, suppressed them. Even if he had no merit, he still deserved it.
It's definitely not a fault.
Peng Jian, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, who was sitting in the deputy trial position, smiled slightly, stroking his beard and said slowly: "What a civil uprising. I want to ask, what caused this civil uprising? It is obviously because you indulged the captain's lawlessness, thus
It caused a civil commotion, so now we have to take credit for it and ask for rewards?"
Peng Jian finished speaking and lowered his head to drink tea coldly. These words had a strong smell of gunpowder, but he was saying that even if it was a civil uprising, it was you, Liu Chengfeng, who started it. He first fanned the flames, and then suppressed and killed people.
These two crimes are enough to confiscate the family and exterminate the entire family.
Liu Chengfeng glanced at Peng Jian and cursed him in his mind, but he was thinking, how did I offend you? You old man, you actually tried to kill me?
Wu Youqing, the master of Dali Temple who was sitting on the left side of Peng Jian, said with a smile: "Master Peng, please don't be so radical. The matter has not been clarified yet, how can you judge so easily? If so, what are you and I doing here? Directly.
Just pull him down and behead him, so why bother going through trial?"
Wu Youqing's words made Peng Jian glance at him sideways, snorted contemptuously at him, and then looked away. Wu Youqing ignored it, smiled to himself, and continued to lean on the chair with his eyes closed to relax.
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When all the civil and military officials took a look, they were all confused. The prisoner had just been interrogated for a few sentences, why did the deputy interrogators start quarreling with each other?
Wang Shu seemed to think this was outrageous, so he slapped the case and said, "The deputy judge will not speak until he has finished questioning. Now I am questioning the case." Seeing that no one had any objections, he continued to ask Liu Chengfeng: "You
Just now I said that those who are suppressed are converts, so I would like to ask you, where did these converts come from?"
Liu Chengfeng said: "Being a convert is a convert, so how did it come about?"
Wang Shu couldn't help blowing his beard. He had never seen such a bold imperial convict before, so he could only endure his anger and said: "What I want to ask is, are these converts caused by your indulgence in the lawlessness of the captain?"
Liu Chengfeng said: "No."
Peng Jian on the side listened and couldn't help but sneered: "Isn't it? But many people have heard that it was because someone from your Baihu Office molested a woman, which then caused a conflict. Could it be that even this, you
Do you want to deny it? You little thief, you are talking nonsense, but do you know that there is a god in your head? If you say such nonsense, be careful that both humans and gods will be angry."
Liu Chengfeng got angry and sneered: "My lord, I have said it, but this is hearsay, but has anyone seen it with their own eyes? Sir, I also heard that Mr. Peng Jian, the Minister of Punishment, has a rotten asshole. Could it be that Mr. Peng has a rotten asshole?"
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"You..." Peng Jian rose up to criticize the case, but this time he was very angry. In such a solemn place, the prisoner dared to insult him. Is this okay? Peng Jian had been careful before he came. Liu Chengfeng
This incident has aroused great public outrage. As long as you stand on the opposite side of Liu Chengfeng, the reputation of this scholar will be greatly benefited. But Liu Chengfeng actually dares to tease him in the palace. This guy really doesn't know how to die.
After hearing Liu Chengfeng's words, all the civil and military officials were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
Liu Chengfeng looked at Peng Jian with a smile and said, "What am I? You can hear it, but can't I hear it? I also heard that your son doesn't have a penis. Does it mean that your son really doesn't have a penis?"
?So, your Excellency, you must remember from now on, no matter what you do, do not rely on hearsay. For example, if you are the Minister of Justice, do you rely on hearsay when performing official duties or judging unjust imprisonment?"
Peng Jian was speechless by what he said, his old face turned red, and it didn't matter if he scolded him, or if he didn't scold.
Wang Shu could only slap the table and said: "Liu Chengfeng, shut up!"
Peng Jian had the opportunity to borrow the donkey down the slope, so he sat back down and glared at Liu Chengfeng angrily.
Zhang Hao, who was sitting on the side and remained silent, smiled slightly and said: "Liu Chengfeng, you want evidence, but I have a few witnesses here. Come and bring the witnesses."
When they heard that the trial was about to start urgently, Dongchang was not idle either. They had already detained many witnesses and were waiting outside the palace. However, Zhang Hao was obviously a steady person and did not say anything at the beginning until Liu Chengfeng was proud.
After he arrogantly said that he had no evidence, he revealed his trump card. This was also the reason why Xiao Jing chose him to be the deputy judge. It was Xiao Jing's nephew Wu Yong who was responsible for punishing thousands of households. How many kilograms could he have?
, Xiao Jing knows better than anyone else that the one who is really good in this Dongchang is Zhang Hao. Zhang Hao is an official, he does things in a hurry and without leakage.
After a while, several people in plain clothes were escorted in. These people were all quite young. When they saw Liu Chengfeng, they were immediately startled, as if they had encountered a sinister spirit.
Several people prostrated themselves, not understanding the rules and just kowtowing randomly.
Zhang Hao said slowly and calmly: "You don't have to be afraid. Say anything. You have all participated in what happened that day. Now in this hall, in front of the emperor, the chief judge and all the civil and military officials, you will
Tell the truth clearly, if there is any lies, be careful with your head."
The next few people hurriedly said they didn't dare, and one of them said: "I am originally from Yingchunfang. That day I heard a woman shouting, so I was the first to rush over to take a look, only to find that there was a group of Jin Yiwei captains.
While tearing the clothes of a good woman from a good family, many people had gathered around her. Many people couldn't stand it anymore, so they tried to save the woman. In the end, they bumped into the captains, but they tried to kill people with their knives.
, things started to get angry.”
Another said: "What Wang Si'er said is absolutely correct. I also saw with my own eyes that a woman's clothes were almost torn by the captains. The captains even waved their knives to kill people..."
Wang Shu's eyes had fallen on Liu Chengfeng and he said calmly: "Liu Chengfeng, did you hear clearly what they just said?"
Many people in the hall were already whispering. Unexpectedly, the case became clear in just a short time. Now that there are witnesses, let’s see how Liu Chengfeng can still deny it.
Liu Chengfeng smiled faintly and said: "This is strange. These witnesses are so conclusive, but which eye sees that this woman is a woman from a good family?"
"You still want to deny it? Even if the captain molested a decent woman in broad daylight, what else can you say now?" Peng Jian perked up at this time, and couldn't help but protest the crime, and said solemnly: "Now the evidence is conclusive, you can have three inches of it
Don’t even think about using your clever tongue to get away with it.” After that, he said to Wang Shu: “Master Wang, you are the chief judge, please tell me, what should Liu Chengfeng do according to the law?”
Wang Shu pondered and said: "Now that you have witnesses, Liu Chengfeng, you have been proven guilty of provoking a civil uprising and then killing people. What else do you have to say?"
"Wait a minute!" Wen Zheng, the other deputy judge who had been silent until now, finally spoke. Everyone knew that Wen Zheng and Liu Chengfeng were Weng's sons-in-law. At first, everyone felt strange when Wen Zheng didn't say a word.
At this time, Wen Zheng suddenly spoke out, but he was no longer surprised.
Wen Zheng said slowly: "They also have witnesses, I also have witnesses, please come and bring the woman in."
Seeing that things had turned around, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty cheered up. Just as they were talking, a woman came in cautiously. She was a woman who had never seen much of the world and was so frightened that she could not even speak.
Wen Zheng said seriously: "You tell me."
The woman came back to her senses and immediately knelt down, crying and saying: "Slave... my family deserves to die, my family..."
It's a pity that she only focused on crying. At this time, she met so many people and in this golden palace, there was no way she could say anything useful.
Wen Zheng had no choice but to explain to everyone: "This woman is the woman that day... Over there in Dongchang, I found someone who said she was a woman from a good family. Humph, I have checked the details of this woman, and she is obviously a firework.
What I want to ask about the brothel girl from Yunxiao Pavilion in Hutong is, since she is a brothel girl, how can she be teased?"
This sentence caused a lot of discussion, and more people exclaimed, whispering: "It turns out to be a brothel girl!"
A coldness flashed across Zhang Hao's face, and just as he was about to say something, Peng Jian had already smiled and said: "So what if it's a brothel girl? Isn't it okay to molest a brothel girl in broad daylight?
Will it cause public outrage?”
Liu Chengfeng laughed at this time and said: "Of course it is wrong to molest a brothel girl, but since she is a mortal girl, why did she call for help? Also, what is a brothel girl going to Yingchunfang for no reason? All the witnesses in Dongchang just now
How can we say that she is a good girl?"
Peng Jian was so robbed that he was speechless for a moment. Liu Chengfeng continued: "Furthermore, although she is a brothel girl, she is not an oiran. To put it harshly, although the salary of a school captain in a hundred households is less,
Some, but they are still willing to go to the Fireworks Alley for a night of romance occasionally. With such beauty, in broad daylight, who has the interest to tease? We are all men, and there are many things that Liu will not say, but everyone should understand.
I would like to ask everyone, if you bump into such a mediocre woman on this street, who would be interested in teasing her? Come on, come on, Mr. Peng is in a high mood today, please let Mr. Peng speak first. "
Peng Jian said angrily: "I am not interested..."
What he said later was that he was not interested in talking to you, a little thief. Who would have thought that in the middle of his words, Liu Chengfeng interrupted him and said with a smile: "That's it. Even Master Peng is not interested. Could it be that Master Peng thought that the emperor's relatives