The whole hall never expected that the witness who was supposed to have the final word would turn his back on Ji Gang at this moment and turn his gun on Ji Gang.
"You dare me?" Of course, the one who found it most difficult to accept was Governor Ji Gangji. He immediately abandoned the composure of an important official in the imperial court and slapped the table heavily: "No one in this world dares to insult me."
A person's name, a tree's shadow, how many people in the Ming Dynasty can withstand the power of Master Ji Gangji? Chen Zhou was so frightened that his face turned pale, but he still held on and said: "Students don't dare, students just tell the truth...
…”
"I'll kill you." Ji Gang was furious and stood up from behind the desk. The fierce look in his eyes looked like he was about to kill someone.
"Lord Ji, calm down, Sir Ji, calm down..." Wu Zhong and Liu Guan quickly stopped him, "If you have something to say, say it well. If you have something to say, say it well."
Ji Gang was also dizzy with anger. Only then did he realize that he was in the lobby of the Criminal Department, not in his Jinyiwei Yamen. He groaned angrily and sat down with a dark face.
Ji Gang was appeased, and the interrogation continued. Wu Shangshu repeatedly cross-examined, and Chen Zhou insisted that he did not buy the test questions. Wu Zhong asked again, why did you write such a confession before?
Chen Zhou was ashamed and cried: "The sage said, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Students are ashamed of the sages' teachings, but they threatened me with the safety of my parents. The students were confused for a while, only caring about their own parents, and forgot
Others also have parents..."
This was said very well, which greatly changed the impression of the two ministers on him. Wuzhong asked again: "If what you said is true, if you change your words now, won't you kill your parents?"
"The students didn't expect so many people to be affected at the time," Chen Zhou said with tears in his eyes: "Only in the past few days have I learned that if I didn't tell the truth, my family would have been destroyed, from the senior minister, the examiner, to the person who was over a hundred years old.
, died a violent death yesterday. My father also learned about this from the neighbors. When he came back, he questioned me severely. When they found out that the student was falsely accusing the same year, they were so ashamed and angry that they scolded me all night, saying that they did not want my filial piety. If
They would rather die now than smear their ancestors if they had to sacrifice so many lives in exchange for their survival. It was because I promised them and told the truth in court today that they did not commit suicide..."
What they said made Wu Zhong and Liu Guan sigh in admiration. They admired the two old men for their profound understanding of justice. However, Ji Gang was furious and said: "It's nonsense. It's nonsense. Such evil people must be punished."
, let’s see if he still dares to talk nonsense.”
"Master Ji, stay calm." At this moment, the balance in Wu Zhong's heart has quietly tilted towards Chen Zhou. In fact, he and Li Guan had already discussed it when they met in private, although these two northern officials usually looked down upon him very much.
The Jiangxi gang is used to controlling the court and acting collusion, but after all, everyone has been officials in the same court for many years, let alone helping Ji Gang to do evil, and we still need to reduce the involvement as much as possible.
Of course, there is no need for the two adults to support the Jiangxi gang. Even if they want to lend a helping hand, it must be under the premise of not harming their own lives. The two of them also felt that there was little hope before, but now they see the key witness on Ji Gang's side.
With the sudden betrayal and the tendency of the case to take twists and turns, Wu Shangshu naturally had to follow the trend. "After all, Chen Zhou is a civil servant, so he cannot be punished."
"Then immediately deprive him of his origin." Ji Gang glared and said, "Don't shirk the need to inform the Ministry of Rites. You, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, can handle this matter." He was also very angry, seeing that Wuzhong's words were quite biased.
, actually started roaring in the hall.
"Lord Ji, please be patient." Although Wu Shangshu had always been careful not to offend Ji Gang, he was still a dignified second-rank Shangshu. Seeing Ji Gang being so disrespectful, Wu Shangshu became really angry and said with a serious look on his face: "By decree
The person asking the question is the lower official, and the lower official has his own sense of proportion."
"Did Eunuch Huang see it? These civil servants are officials protecting each other, and they are colluding together." Ji Gang was angry, but he did not lose his mind. He immediately put a big hat on Wuzhong and said to Huang: "If they are allowed to continue the trial, it is conceivable that this case will
What is the ending? Please tell the emperor truthfully how they reversed right and wrong, so that the emperor can make a holy judgment."
"Lord Ji, calm down..." Huang and King Zhao didn't know clearly. They naturally favored Ji Gang in their hearts, but was Emperor Yongle so easy to fool? He didn't dare to go too far. "I will naturally report the truth to the emperor."
Seeing Huang and Ji Gang standing aside, Li Guan, who didn't want to offend anyone, had no choice but to support Wu Zhongdao: "I will also report the truth to the emperor."
This statement seems to be echoing Huang, but based on his relationship with Wuzhong, everyone knows that he is playing a different role.
"My lords, please have a moment. Since the differences are too big, we might as well put Ji Yan's case aside for now." Wuzhong was also very angry at Ji Gang. Since Emperor Taizu abolished the prime minister and respected the ministers, the six ministers and the governor
Shi was the leader of the civil servants. Although the emperor later established a cabinet and the ministers regarded the chief minister as a prime minister, the cabinet during the Yongle period could not be compared with that of a few decades later. The six ministers and the censor of the capital were the seven ministers.
He was a truly high-ranking civil servant leader who stood at the forefront of the civil service during the court shift. Ji Gang did not take him seriously at all, which made Wu Shangshu really angry. If he refused to show mercy to Ji Gang, he said: "We'd better go first
Let’s talk about what happened in the Gongyuan.”
When Ji Gang heard this, he became even more furious. He stared at Wuzhong and said grimly: "It seems that Wu Shangshu is going to fight with me to the end."
"Why did Mr. Ji say this?" Wu Zhong said expressionlessly: "Since it is a case of corruption in the examination room, can't the lower officials only ask questions outside the examination room, not inside the examination room?"
These words made Ji Gang speechless and almost hurt internally. At this moment, Governor Ji was extremely upset. He never expected that what was originally a sure-fire situation that he had carefully laid out would turn into such a sloppy situation now.
, even shooting oneself in the foot?
Ordinarily, Governor Ji is rarely on the side of justice in this case. Even if he catches a fish to obtain evidence, it is reasonable and no one can fault it. How could it be that from the day it was launched, it was like stepping into a mud pit?
I made myself a mess, is it either shit or shit?
"Master Ji, you are the chief officer. How thorough was the inspection at Longmen?" Seeing that Ji Gang could not object, Wu Zhong asked.
"It's not thorough." Ji Gang muttered. Of course, he couldn't say that Wang Xian's search was thorough, otherwise his motives for searching again would be questionable.
"Not thorough?" Wu Zhong frowned and said: "Why, according to the official's understanding, this inspection is extremely strict, and it can even be said to be the most stringent in the world."
"I admit that for some candidates, the inspection is quite strict." Ji Gang said: "But he treats them differently and is more lenient to those in Zhejiang and Jiangxi."
"What's the evidence for this?" Wu Zhong said.
"I have an informant among the inspecting officers and soldiers." Ji Gang said, "He reported it to me."
"Where is this person?" Wuzhong asked.
"Just wait outside for the summons." Ji Gang said.
"pass"
After a while, the secret agent was called to the court and explained to Wuzhong how he listened to Wang Xian and wanted to spare Zhejiang and Jiangxi's crimes. During the Longmen inspection, he also spared Zhejiang and Jiangxi.
After he finished speaking, Wu Zhong ordered Wang Xian to come to the court.
Although Wang Xian was released by the emperor, it didn't mean that he was fine and had to be questioned at any time. Therefore, he was also present in the court today, but the questions asked at the beginning had nothing to do with him, so he was invited by Wuzhong to be in the side room.
Rest and wait until the Yamen servant comes to invite you, then go to the hall.
Although Wang Xian's status was not as prominent as the people present, he was still a close official of the emperor. Wuzhong ordered someone to move a chair and politely asked him to sit down. Only then did he ask about the spy's report.
"It's very simple for adults to know the truth or falsehood," Wang Xian said calmly: "This is not to expose one or two suspects, but to expose hundreds of suspects in Zhejiang and Jiangxi. All officials involved in the inspection must be informed
, Soldiers can only do this if they work together." He said with a smile and said: "Your Excellency, you might as well summon other people to see if they can obey my instructions. If they all say this, I can't argue. If it's just a few people,
It is said that if the Lord is high in the sky, he will definitely make the decision for the lower officials."
"Yes." Wu Zhongxin said. Wang Xian and Ji Gang were both spy chiefs, but the former was a scholar after all. This sounded much more comfortable. He looked at the other three people and said, "What do you think, sir?"
"That makes sense." Li Guian nodded.
"We only listen but don't talk." Huang didn't want to make a fuss.
"Huh." Even Ji Gang couldn't refute it, but he still had some confidence, because after the incident that day, he personally summoned the officers and soldiers for a training session and ordered them to speak in the same voice, saying, "Because the prosecutor is from Zhejiang Province"
The deputy inspector is from Jiangxi, so he is asked to be open-minded to people from Zhejiang and Jiangxi.
But after Chen Zhou's sudden betrayal, Governor Ji's confidence was not that strong...
Sure enough, when the officers and soldiers who were responsible for the search and inspection mission that day were called to the court one by one, they all denied that Wang Xian had ever said such a thing. Wuzhong and Li Guan were convinced of this. Because they did not believe that Wang Xian would be so crazy.
He requires candidates from other provinces to be stripped and searched, but he covers and condones candidates from Zhejiang and Jiangxi. As a young man under the age of twenty, there is no reason for him to do this.
Ji Gang's face was about to turn into a pig's kidney. If Chen Zhou betrayed him before, he was still confident and just angry. But this time he really framed Wang Xian and was beaten on the spot.
Face... I believe that after today, he will definitely become the laughing stock of both the government and the public in the capital.
By now, Ji Gang has naturally realized that the reason why this good winning situation turned out to be like this is because he was temporarily stupid and wanted to involve Wang Xian in solving the problem together. Ji Gang was also shocked to realize that Wang Xianzhi
So if you can do these things, you must have completely conquered Beizhen Fusi...
At this moment, he finally realized that Wang Xian was not a clown at all, but his nemesis.