Two hundred and seventy-six chapters Cui Jiansheng
It is said that Cui Jing was ordered by Mr. Li to leave the house to arrest the prisoners. When he entered the courtyard, he saw only twenty or thirty human bodies arranged randomly. It was a mess and mourning was everywhere.
In this regard, there was a lingering envy in his heart, an envy of power.
It took Cui Jingjing a while to find two targets among the people on the ground, and ordered the little []
The principal carried it to Mr. Li.
In this picture, Fang and his two petty officials, one is the head of the petty clerk in the Diangui Hall of the State Prison, and the other is an ordinary petty clerk in the Pension Department of the State Prison. They seem to be unrelated, but they live next to each other.
Close communication.
Most of the other submissions were unclear, and some were even difficult to justify. However, it was understandable that the events half a year ago could not be explained clearly. But these two people remembered it clearly, and even came up with a mutual behavior that made Li Gu feel suspicious.
Evidence. It is estimated that when the two people made the agreement, they only thought about the situation of one being arrested and the other being rescued. They did not expect that both of them would be arrested.
This is an era of presumption of guilt, and Mr. Li certainly doesn't mind bringing up people he considers suspicious and continuing to torture and extract confessions.
Since the two men were brought in, they knew that they had become key suspects, so they refused to pretend to be dead and kept shouting about their grievances.
"1 The two of us had a drink together at Zhang's house that night and played chess afterward. They had nothing else to do. It's really unjust!"
Cui Jingji came to his senses and whispered to Mr. Li: "We can separate the two of them and examine them separately, and ask them to look at the details of that night, such as what kind of wine they had, how many dishes were on the table, and the outcome of the chess game.
Are there any spectators, are there dogs barking outside the door, what is the moonlight like at night? Even if they are prepared in advance, they cannot predict everything, and there will eventually be flaws."
Self-righteous! Li Gu secretly thought, do you think I am stupid enough to need you to remind me of this? This really makes Mr. Li feel that he has been underestimated, but since Mr. Cui is eager to perform meritorious deeds, he will not care about him.
In fact, Li Gu is not optimistic about this method. As far as he knows, the residences of the officials of the State Prison are near the State Prison, and they can go back and forth in half an hour. The two people have every chance to complete the case first and then return to their residence.
Eating wine and playing chess, pretending not to be there that night.
But it turns out that Mr. Li is judging others by himself again, and not everyone is shrewd and cautious.
After questioning Zhang and Fang separately, and comparing the two results, they found that there were many loopholes and inconsistencies. These two people actually didn't even do anything, and fabricated a pretense of drinking and playing chess out of thin air.
What a small surprise that saves countless hearts. Mr. Li slapped the table and shouted: "What else can you say to the bold thief! Call me quickly!"
The two men lay on the ground, clenching their teeth and refusing to say anything except shouting their grievances, as if they were determined to fight to the death.
So far, Li Gui has only concluded that they are cheating and lying. There is no witness or material evidence to prove that they committed the crime. It feels a bit impossible to make circumstantial evidence. It is not appropriate to continue to torture them. They have already suffered fifty heavy punishments before. If they are beaten again,
I'm just afraid that if I die at this moment, I won't be able to stop it. It would be too much of a loss.
Judging from the faces of these two people, they probably expected someone to rescue them after they got through this. But what made Li Gui slightly suspicious was that these two people clearly knew that he was following the orders of Empress Dowager Bingzheng of the Ming Dynasty, and they dared to look at the world
Risking your life to defy orders and rescue two humble officials?
Li Gui glanced around the hall and couldn't help but sigh. The torture instruments here are really not complete. It would be great if there were clamps, sticks and the like. They can be used with confidence without worrying about human lives. Should someone be sent nearby?
Shuntian Mansion borrows a set...
Cui Jing suddenly took out a small booklet from his arms, flipped through it a few times, and said in a low voice: "I visited the South Prison yesterday as a classmate of the South Prison. People say that the junior official named Zhang is very keen to make friends with a prison student named Qian...
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His surname is Qian? Li Gu's eyelids jumped a few times when he heard this surname. Empress Dowager Qian's surname is not a popular one, and she has never heard of any other powerful people in the capital with the surname Qian. So at the moment, Qian, who can favor Yin's brother in the capital, is sent to prison to study.
There are only two uncles with the surname of the powerful, so this Qian Jiansheng is probably the nephew of the Empress Dowager Qian.
If this is true, the scope of the matter will develop in a direction that Li Guang does not want to see. Is this the expectation of the two suspects?
Cui Jing catered to Master Li and offered advice: "If you are in trouble for the two people in front of you, why not find another way to start with Qian Jiansheng!"
Li Gui shook his head to stop Cui Jing from continuing. Is this a different approach? He is clearly looking for another way to die! I know it is a good thing to actively inquire about information and take notes, but can you not be so incompetent when coming up with ideas? It seems that I need to reconsider whether to retain you or not.
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Cui Jing felt Master Li's coldness and felt uneasy.
At this time, the jailer who had been taken to the prison before came back. His bruised and swollen face was full of humiliation. It was indeed very degrading to walk around in such a disheveled manner.
Li Gui first put down the two suspects and asked the elementary school where the intruder was detained. He was very disappointed to learn that nothing happened. The prison student sneered and said, "You can't be charged with disobeying the imperial ban."
If you fail to do so, I will charge you with wine as a sacrifice and punish you with prison rules. Before that, I will tie you to the corridor and wait for punishment."
Isn't this equivalent to the prisoner's shackles being paraded in front of the public? It is more humiliating than a wandering prison. The jailer looked furious and was about to speak when he heard Mr. Li say: "I think you are a straightforward person, so you must have been tricked by others."
Huo, asking you to stir up trouble has given him an advantage. Once I have written down the matter clearly, I will let you go and don't do it again."
The supervisor doesn't care if he doesn't make an example next time, but it's better to escape first. The adult in front of him is very difficult to get along with, and he doesn't seem to care about his background. If he continues to humiliate him unscrupulously, how can he stand in the capital in the future?
It is a good man who does not suffer the immediate consequences. Thinking of this, the prison student took the pen and paper and wrote: "Today, I will go home to visit my sick mother. I have received permission from the teacher. Unexpectedly, the prison door was closed tightly. I was so anxious that I mistakenly heard the instigation of my classmate Qian.
The words made me angry for a moment..."
Is it Qian Jiansheng again? When Li Gui saw this name, he immediately frowned and thought deeply. Why did Qian Jiansheng encourage others to break out of the prison? There is only one explanation. He was anxious to get out and worried about attracting attention, so he provoked others to explore the way or
Cover him. Why is Qian Jiansheng anxious to go out without making any announcement? Is it related to the fact that he arrested all the suspects when he investigated the case?
Thinking back to the fact that the suspect surnamed Zhang was said to be very flattering and clinging to Qian Jiansheng, Li Gui drew a picture in his mind: Qian Jiansheng ordered Zhang who was close to the clerk to kill him, and Zhang found the officer of the Shengzhou Hall who directly took action.
Official Fang...,
Is the superficial truth nothing more than this? It's probably not far off but not correct. Li Gui doesn't dare to think about the deeper background and motives for the time being.
Cui Jing saw Mr. Li in a daze and asked cautiously: "Why are you so silent?"
Li Guess pointed at Qian Jiansheng's name, "This person is probably the nephew of the Queen Mother."
Cui Jing gasped and remained silent for a while. He was a bit embarrassed but had no tears. Is it true that as Mr. Li said, whoever he follows will be unlucky?
This matter can only be investigated so far. Two suspects with insufficient evidence are enough! Li Gui made up his mind and wrote: "...It has been found that in the case of the violent death of the prison student on September 6 last year, there was a minor official.
The two of them are very suspicious.
It is speculated that they should be accomplices. Among them, He instigated and Fang committed the crime, and they also made an agreement to keep the report secret. Now it has been found that the two of them have perjured each other, which is enough to prove their guilt. Just imagine how they would feel guilty if they were not robbers..."
He wrote a long article in a eloquent manner, and the whole article was mostly filled with plausible conjectures. In the 21st century, such a closing report would be laughed at.
But it is an appropriate wording at the moment. After all, people rule these days, especially at the top of the temple. Everyone only needs to know many things well, and evidence is sometimes not that important.
Because it is a conjecture, there is a lot of room for maneuver. When the report is brought to the Queen Mother, she can accept it if she wants to, or not if she doesn't want to. It can be dealt with in any way. Perhaps this is the purpose of the Queen Mother sending him to investigate the case.
However, after writing it, Li Gui himself felt that it was a bit unjustifiable. Even if he was chasing rumors and shadows, it couldn't be too fantasy. He had to find some "real evidence", otherwise it would be difficult to cope with the criticism from all sides.
This was not a problem for Mr. Li, who had family history and experience. He told Cui Jingdao, who was still lamenting his own misery, "Go outside and spread the word. Whoever can prove the evidence of these two suspects will be released without charge.
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Cui Jing was stunned for a moment. How many shouts could he collect the evidence? If those people really had any evidence, they would have shown it before they were beaten to death.
"Go quickly!" Li Gui waved his hand impatiently and urged.
Cui Jing went out and stood on the steps, facing more than twenty half-dead human bodies lying on the ground, and relayed Mr. Li's original words in a businesslike manner.
It's of no use, Cui Jing thought, and was about to turn around and go back to the house. He saw the little official who was close to his feet. He was only breathing out but not taking in. Suddenly he rolled like a carp, raised his upper body and shouted: "I want to report this little guy!"
The younger one was also an official in the Shengxing Hall. He had something to do and left late on the night of the murder. However, he saw Mr. Fang coming to the Shengxing Hall Prison. When he asked him, he said that he had misremembered the day of duty and came here by mistake!"
Yes? No? Yes or no? The Cui Jing is like an aphrodisiac initiation, a profound enlightenment.
No wonder I was no match for Mr. Li in the beginning. I was obsessive in my studies and always tried to calculate and act within the rules. No matter how smart I was, how could I be compared to Mr. Li who was unpredictable and unreasonable? Let’s just talk about the person under my feet who violently made accusations.
My enlightenment is much higher than my own...,
Cui Jing, who returned to the Shengsu Hall, was no longer the same Cui Jing as before. He handed several of the confessions to Master Li, but he mustered up the courage to offer advice for the third time: "Have you ever remembered a sentence, the intention of harming others?"
You can’t have it, you can’t be on guard against others!”
Li Gui once again fell into a long exam. When he woke up, he praised Cui Jingdao for the first time: "Not bad! You have made progress!"
Forty-one-year-old Cui Jiansheng was so moved that he wanted to burst into tears after being praised by Mr. Li, who was only half his age.
"Go ahead, I'm optimistic about you!" Li Gui still waved his hand.
Cui Jing bowed his hands respectfully and walked out the door.
Mr. Li only stayed in the Imperial Prison for three days before calling it a day and leaving. This speed was beyond most people's imagination. The next day was the day of the court meeting, and there was still a meeting at Wuying Hall, so Mr. Li took his case notes with him.
