Originally there was Peng Qing, a great scholar in the cabinet, who had already suffered enough, but now he has Zhang Yi, as well as the Imperial Censor Zuo Du, not to mention the frightening Jin Yiwei.
He thought quickly in his mind that the direction of the matter was completely out of his control. For the current plan, he could only target Wang Ying.
"Wang Zhixian, I would like to ask you how Liu Sanyi was tried, and why are there so many loopholes?"
Wang Ying looked miserable and said: "When I return to the mansion, Mr. Yin, I will listen to the villagers' testimonies and think..."
"As the magistrate of Changping County, this case involves two lives, but you only listened to some testimonies and did not even conduct the most basic on-site inspection?"
"This, this... Since the eucalyptus occurred a year ago, there is no trace of it..."
"This is ridiculous!"
Wu Zhide became angrier as he talked, and said angrily: "What about a year ago? Two lives were lost like this, and you didn't even care?"
Wang Ying said with a bitter face: "At that time... no one reported it..."
Wu Zhide snorted coldly, and then said: "Zhang Youcai, raise your head, I want to ask you a question."
Lao Zhang raised his head tremblingly, but did not dare to look directly, his eyes kept avoiding.
"Don't panic. This is Shuntian Mansion. No one dares to do anything against you. Now tell the truth about what you know. This is your last chance. We must listen to the truth!"
"Yes, yes..."
Lao Zhangtou hesitated for a moment, and finally told the story exactly as it was. His narrative skills were very poor and his speech was stumbling, but everyone could understand the general meaning.
Wang Ying asked hurriedly: "Zhang Youcai, your current confession is completely different from your original confession. Let me ask you, which one is true and which one is false?"
Lao Zhangtou swallowed and said: "I am guilty. I told lies at the county government office. I, I... gave false evidence!"
Wang Ying asked: "Why did you give false evidence?"
"Because Mr. Wang said that if I don't follow his request, my whole family will be like Liu San's mother and sister, and they will die without knowing how!"
"Are you...serious?"
"Seriously!"
Lao Zhangtou is also willing to go all out. He has always had a bad conscience because he gave false testimony. To this day, he just tells it and feels better.
Wang Ying asked other people, and the answers they received were basically the same. Everyone admitted that they had given false testimony and were coerced by Wang Shichang.
"You are really... hurting me!"
I saw Wang Ying let out a long sigh, and then said: "The lower official was careless. Please ask Mr. Fu Yin to give the lower official a chance to send this case back for retrial!"
Wu Zhide was about to speak when he heard someone say: "I don't think it's necessary!"
He followed the call and found out that the person speaking was Tang Xinggu, the censor of Zuodu.
Tang Xinggu took two steps forward and said: "Wang Zhixian, do you dare to say that the mistake you made was just not careful examination?"
Wu Zhide stopped talking and just stared at Wang Ying closely.
Cold sweat broke out on Wang Ying's forehead again. He tried his best to squeeze out a smile and asked, "I wonder what Mr. Tang means by this?"
Tang Xinggu said expressionlessly: "At this point, does Wangzhi County still want to pretend to be Hutu?"
"I don't understand... I don't understand!"
"Okay, let me make it clear to you and bring it up!"
After finishing speaking, two more captains came to the hall and threw a fat man to the ground.
Wang Ying took a closer look and immediately felt a chill coming from all over her body.
"Wang Shichang personally confessed that it was your instruction to find someone to give false testimony. Don't you still admit it?"
"Impossible, absolutely not possible!"
Wang Ying was shocked and quickly denied it.
Tang Xinggu looked at Zhu Ji, who nodded and took out a confession from his body.
"This is what Wang Shichang personally confessed. There is a seal he drew on it. Please take a look at it, Mr. Wu!"
Before Wu Zhide could read it, he heard Wang Ying shout loudly: "This is a false accusation, sir, you can't believe Wang Shichang's one-sided words!"
Zhu Ji looked at him coldly and asked: "For this deal, Wang Shichang gave you three thousand taels of silver. Is this relevant?"
"No, absolutely not!"
"In this case, Magistrate Wang should explain how your family got the money?"
Wang Ying said in astonishment: "What kind of money does my family have?"
"I found two hundred thousand taels of silver from your home. If you just rely on your salary, I'm afraid you won't be able to save it even if you save it for hundreds of years, right?"
"You...you ransacked my home?"
Wang Ying's face gradually became crazy, and she stared at Zhu Ji, her eyes seeming to burst out of fire.
"Even if your home is ransacked, so what?"
"Jin Yiwei cannot be lawless. Let me ask you, who signed the driving notice when my home was raided?"
Wang Ying is now ready to risk everything. His home was ransacked overnight, so what else can he dare to say?
Zhu Ji's face remained calm, he took out a driving certificate from his arms and said: "I can't tell you, it is a driving certificate signed by the emperor himself!"
After hearing this, Wang Ying felt her knees weaken and she sat down on the ground, her eyes dull and she lost consciousness.
By this time, even fools will understand.
Sure enough, it was a collusion between officials and gentry that killed Liu San.
Wu Zhide reacted quickly and hurriedly said: "Come here, take off the official uniform of the county magistrate Wang Ying and take him to the cell to await trial!"
Immediately afterwards, he said: "Liu San's case in Changping County will be transferred to Shuntian Prefecture from now on. The plaintiff, defendant, witnesses, and all those involved will be summoned immediately. This government will personally try the case!"
Zhu Ji cupped his fists and saluted, and said: "If Mr. Wu needs the cooperation of the Jin Yiwei, just tell him and say goodbye!"
Wu Zhide hurriedly said: "Zhu Qian, please wait a moment. I would like to invite Zhu Qian, as well as Zhang Gong, Peng Gong and Tang Gong to serve as jury members. What do you think?"
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At this time, he finally understood that it was the emperor who was behind this incident. Leaving these people as a jury was a way of expressing his feelings to the emperor.
But Zhu Ji didn't appreciate it and said: "I'm still busy ransacking my house, so I'll say goodbye!"
After saying that, he turned and left, Zhang Yi then said: "Young lady of Shuntian Mansion, I can't overshadow the guest. Let's do this. Tang Yushi will stay as a jury, and Mr. Peng and I will not disturb you."
Originally, the cabinet could not inquire about specific cases. Today's matter is an exception and is a last resort.
Peng Qing was also eager to protect his son. When he saw the truth coming out, he stood up and left with Zhang Yi.
Tang Xinggu stayed on, and it was reasonable for the Metropolitan Procuratorate to serve as a jury or to supervise the trial.
Outside the lobby, more and more people were watching. Everyone was waiting for the trial to continue, and their enthusiasm was high.
However, Zhu Qizhen and Cao Nai quietly exited, got on the carriage, and returned to the palace.
Even if this affair is over, he still has one important thing to do next.
Longsheng Bank, it’s time to show its true colors!