Chen Ying works like storms and thunders, and it concerns the auxiliary Duke Yang Xu. He is the mainstay of the Prince Faction, and he is even more attentive.【】
After his careful investigation, he carefully analyzed various strange things that happened in Qingzhou and Putai, and interrogated the only and most critical witness Xu Zeheng multiple times. He felt that although the evidence was thin, Xia Xun
There are indeed many doubts in this case, and they can be used as clues.
The key is, for such favored ministers and powerful ministers, if it were another case, the emperor might turn a blind eye, or even come forward to make peace with it. However, when it comes to the survival of the dynasty and evil intentions, no emperor can take it lightly.
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Although Xia Xun had tried his best to stay out of the matter, and no one could get any evidence that he was present or authorized by him, and the removal of Lin Yuqi was done in Jinyi Weinan Town, which made Ji Gang suffer a loss, but what he wanted to destroy was not
The traces of one person are a huge family, and even involve other forces and organizations. No matter how clever the method is, how can it not reveal any flaws?
Chen Ying secretly had a clue in his heart. He felt that Yang Xu, the auxiliary official, was really unavoidable in this matter. However, for such a big official, there was no ironclad evidence. Even if there were many doubts, it would be impossible to arrest him just like that.
This Duke of Fu was once detained and interrogated. That time, it was not because he did business for personal gain or accepted bribes, but because he had liaisons with foreign vassals and made friends with foreign countries. This fell into the category of counter-trafficking. As expected, Zhu Di reacted quickly and immediately put him in jail.
Cut off all contact with the outside world and conduct an investigation immediately.
But what was the outcome of that case? Several high-ranking officials of the third and fourth grades were killed. Duke Qiu Fu of Qi State was demoted to Beijing. The second prince who had the highest voice finally lost the throne. This may not be the reason why. And this
This time, the crime was more serious than the previous one, and the case was still of the nature of rebellion, but the emperor just placed Xia Xun in a quiet temple, temporarily restricting his freedom, but did not go to jail pending investigation. Obviously, after the second incident
, the emperor no longer easily believed other people's accusations, so Chen Ying was even more cautious.
The position he gave himself was: "The emperor asked me to investigate, and I will go all out to investigate, in order to get real evidence and bring down Xia Xun. But here, I must not do anything. Today's Yang Xu is better than Zhejiang
During the Dong case, the authority was heavier and the prestige was higher, and evidence could not be fabricated. The emperor might personally examine any evidence. I couldn't put myself in it. If Yang Xu couldn't be defeated, then I would turn against the accuser, no matter what.
Whether Ji Gang is doomed or Yang Xu is unlucky, it will be of great benefit to me without any harm."
Witnesses were detained in Beijing. Among the witnesses detained from Po Tai was the troupe leader Wang Chentang, an old woman whose name was never known and everyone only called her mother-in-law. At this time, because of the interrogation of the case, she finally knew
Her surname was: Qiu, in addition to Tang Saier and her daughter. There were more people from the Peng family. In addition to the owner of the village, there were also several of his people who worked as shopkeepers in carriage shops, martial arts schools, inns and other businesses.
brothers, cousins.
Strictly speaking, these people are not criminals, especially Granny Qiu, who is over eighty years old. People who are over seventy are not punished. Even if they are really found guilty, they are rarely punished or imprisoned. What's more, she is only a
The suspects, however, could not be placed alone at this time, so they were all locked up in the pretrial hall of the Criminal Department, where the conditions were better than in prison.
In order to confirm Yang Xu's charges, Chen Ying had to obtain more powerful evidence from the large number of witnesses he detained back to Beijing. However, when the suspects were interrogated, Chen Ying found that it was impossible to pry open the mouths of these people.
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Xia Xun's previous notice had wiped out all evidence, so they were confident. Various forms of reminders and rehearsals had given them sufficient psychological preparation. They knew very well that if they confessed to being the White Lotus Sect, they would only die.
There is still a glimmer of hope for the gums.
On the one hand, the Metropolitan Procuratorate cannot use the kind of torture that scares ghosts and gods, and on the other hand, this case has attracted too many people's attention, so they dare not use severe punishment rashly to avoid being suspected of "beating them into submission". The person to be investigated is:
As a prince, you beat suspects and witnesses into submission. Once this matter cannot be concluded, you will not be able to get away with it.
Chen Ying is now able to have both sides, so how can he sit firmly next to Ji Gang? Therefore, he can only use his meticulous thinking developed over many years of handling cases to repeatedly cross-examine and argue. However, as long as the other party is speechless when asked, the other party will be speechless.
I was really speechless. Other than shouting that I was wronged, I never mentioned anything else. When Chen Ying sent people to arrest the people, their house had been turned upside down. There was no physical evidence to collect, and nothing could be done.
The case has made no progress.
In view of this, Chen Ying was cautious and did not dare to let Xu Zeheng confront a group of witnesses. Xu Zeheng was a commoner in a small county and did not understand the setup of these yamen in Beijing. He was escorted to Beijing by Jin Yiwei, and then ordered
The prison was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he was interrogated again and again. He always thought that he was still under the control of Jin Yiwei, and he did not dare to retract his confession because of the harsh torture of Jin Yiwei. But if he was asked to meet those people, he realized that things had turned around.
, and if you have to retract your confession in front of the court, this matter will be troublesome.
Chen Ying, who has always prided himself on handling cases successfully, finally encountered a case that gave him a headache. From many clues, he clearly smelled that there was something suspicious about the Duke of Fu, but under the secret supervision of the experienced Metal Dragon spy, he responded
All the strong physical evidence has been destroyed. As for the human witnesses, needless to say about the Peng family, even if you use severe torture to force him to death, you may not be able to say a word. The old woman Qiu is almost a sperm, and she can't ask anything.
As for the owner of the theater troupe, not much is known about it, and he is also a White Lotus cultist. His life and death hang on a thread, so it is impossible to tell the truth. He has been the owner of this theater troupe for a long time, he is good at dancing, and his answers are impeccable.
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Originally, Chen Ying thought that the most promising person to be the breakthrough point was Tang Sai'er and her daughter, but the midwife's mouth couldn't be pried open. The little girl looked innocent and innocent, and she couldn't ask any questions from her mouth.
If she asked too many questions about useful things, she would wipe her tears.
Although Chen Ying is a cruel official, the evidence in the cases he handles is solid. Even if someone asks, they can't find anything wrong with it. His case handling style is very different from Jin Yiwei's habit of using torture to extract confessions and using crude means of frame-up.
The person being targeted right now is Yang Xu. The case is in public trial and countless pairs of eyes are watching. He cannot use such methods even if he wants to.
Because of the special status of the defendant and the attention of various forces from the government and the opposition, Chen Ying had many scruples. Taking this difficult case felt a bit like a dog biting a hedgehog. Chen Ying began to feel that if she wanted to bring down Yang Xu, she would be afraid.
It was not easy, and the emperor kept urging him to conclude the case as soon as possible. Chen Ying had no choice but to decide to recruit relevant figures from all parties to conduct the trial.
At this time, he felt that he should make secondary preparations in advance.
The day before the trial of the case started, an imperial envoy from the Metropolitan Procuratorate suddenly took advantage of the situation and impeached Ji Gang. He brought up the case of Chang Yinglin, the prefect of Huzhou, saying that Chang Yinglin was Ji Gang's uncle.
Most of Yinglin's embezzlement money was bribed to Ji Gang. Green weeds have grown on Chang Yinglin's grave now, but now they are talking about the same old story again, and it is an ordinary corruption case, with the collusion of Fu Guogong in the spotlight.
When a major case like the White Lotus Sect is about to go to trial, who will care? This impeachment memorial is like throwing a pebble into the sea, not even a single wave is created.
The case of Yang Xu was jointly tried by three departments.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate is the chief judge, Dali Temple Minister Xue Pin, and the Criminal Ministry Shang Lu Zhen are the side judges. These two side judges are just here to make soy sauce. No shrewd official will get involved in this kind of case.
He, these two people are standard wallflowers. Before the case is clear, they will never add insult to injury to the auxiliary Duke Yang Xu who has been criticized many times but has never recovered. They have hidden the stone and wait and see the outcome.
Xia Xun, as the biggest defendant, was not brought because Chen Ying was worried that his presence would embolden others to testify against the suspect and affect the conclusion of the entire case. Although he had made a lot of preparations before, he did not get direct and powerful evidence.
Although there is no evidence, he still hopes to overthrow Yang Xu. The political interests of overthrowing Duke Fu are obviously greater than overthrowing Ji Gang.
The first witnesses that Chen Ying brought to the court were Zhu Tu and Chen Yunan. Zhu Tutang was seated, but Chen Yunan had a small official position, so he had to stand.
Chen Yunan had already memorized what he needed to say, so he said to the court: "The lower official was ordered by Mr. Zhu Qianhu to inspect local anti-corruption activities. When he arrived in Qingzhou, it happened that the local old lady from Pengjiazhuang passed away. Crowds of condolences gathered from all over the place, and the momentum was very huge.
, there are many people from all walks of life, from three religions and nine schools. The lower official was originally worried that there would be people who committed crimes, so he wanted to sneak in and observe the situation."
Chen Ying interrupted: "Is this Pengjiazhuang the home of Yang Xu's father-in-law?"
Chen Yunan said quickly: "Yes! However, the subordinates did not know about this at that time. If they knew that it was the father-in-law of the auxiliary country, and the funeral ceremony was so grand and the noise was so huge, it would not be surprising."
Chen Ying nodded and said, "Okay, keep talking!"
Chen Yunan said: "Xiaguan pretended to be a condolence guest, took a gift and rushed to Peng's house. Because there were so many mourners from Peng's family, the Zhike didn't know all of them, so he put down his official position and entered the village courtyard. Xiaguan followed everyone's lead.
After paying homage, I saw many people coming and going in the house, and my suspicions became more intense. At this moment, I happened to see a few children talking in a corner of the courtyard..."
Chen Yunan recounted the conversation between Tang Sai'er and the children, especially when it came to Tang Sai'er's transformation into lotus and golden Buddha, he described it in extremely detailed terms, making it seem like a demon. After hearing this, Xue Pin, the minister of Dali Temple,
He picked up the teacup uncomfortably and took a sip.
After hearing this, Chen Ying nodded and said, "Just stand aside!"
He turned to Zhu Tu, smiled politely, and asked, "Master Zhu, what did you do after you learned about Chen Baihu's report?"
: Chapter 700, it’s not easy. It’s been ten months since May last year, so fast! Regardless of the emotion and remembrance, I have to continue writing. Today is the 29th, and it’s really the end of the month.