Chapter seven hundred and eighty seventh one hundred thousand taels of silver
Xu Jingzong immediately asked, "Shilang Zhang, are you sure that no one else was present at the time?"
"Besides the three of them, who else is there?" Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment sneered and said, "There were many people present yesterday who can be summoned at any time. Master Xu, please be careful what you say."
"Don't think the servants of the Li family are human beings?" Xu Jingzong sneered.
"Members of the Li family, how is this possible? How could they poison their son?" Many people were doubting at that moment.
Why did mere slaves poison their own young master, and who gave them the courage? This is even more unbelievable than the fact that the Luo family's wife is the murderer.
"Xu Jingzong, are you kidding me? This is the Golden Palace, and His Majesty and all your lords are watching." Zhang Shilang from the Criminal Department felt that he had finally found the opponent's flaw, and immediately said sarcastically.
"The murderers are not as stupid as we thought. They often hide very deep. All kinds of evidence indicate that the person who most resembles the murderer is often not the real murderer." Xu Jingzong turned around and bowed deeply to Yang Guang and said: "Your Majesty,
Those who seem to have the least motive to kill, and who seem least likely to be the murderer, are often the most suspect."
"What kind of fallacy is this!" Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of Justice said coldly after being stunned for a moment.
Xu Jingzong's eyes gradually froze, until the Minister of Punishment felt a little nervous, and then he said coldly: "Master Zhang, don't be anxious!"
He took something out of his sleeve again, handed it to the eunuch, and said, "These are the confessions of several servants of the Li family. Your Majesty, please read them."
Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment said quickly: "Your Majesty, the Blue-clothed Guards will definitely torture those servants of the Li family to extract confessions. This testimony cannot be taken lightly!"
Xu Jingzong suddenly turned around and said coldly: "Mr. Zhang, do you think that everyone handles cases like you and cannot try the case without severe punishment? Mr. Zhang has the heart to worry about the authenticity of this testimony, so it is better to worry more.
How are you going to explain the origin of the one hundred thousand taels of silver in the secret room under the bed at home?"
"You, you...are talking nonsense."
Zhang Shilang's face changed drastically, and he turned pale in an instant. He stretched out his hand and pointed at Xu Jingzong tremblingly, and shouted with some sternness, but his reaction was so fierce that he had betrayed him.
"One hundred thousand taels..."
Upon hearing this number, many people in the court changed their colors at the same time.
It would be impossible for a mere minister of the Ministry of Justice to save one hundred thousand taels of silver in his lifetime, excluding daily expenses, based on his monthly salary.
In fact, although the hundreds of officials standing here seem to have infinite glory, except for those who come from aristocratic families, such as Su Wei, Yu Shiji and other ordinary nobles, their monthly salary has to support the whole family.
Can you save one hundred thousand taels of silver?
At the same time, they looked at Wang Junlin and Xu Jingzong, and their eyes gradually became frightened. In less than an hour, the Blue-clothed Guards not only solved the murder case of Li Chengfeng's son, but also found out the case of Zhang Shilang of the Criminal Department.
How did they manage the money under the bed at home?
Some officials who had a large amount of gold, silver and treasures hidden in their homes felt beads of sweat appear on their foreheads when they thought of this.
"Your Majesty, the Blue-shirted Guards Mansion has long received a tip-off that Vice Minister Zhang of the Criminal Department accepted a large amount of bribes, engaged in malpractice for personal gain, muddle-headedly concluded cases, and disregarded human lives. It was not until today that it was discovered that there were more than 100,000 taels of silver, gold and jewelry hidden in the secret room under Mr. Zhang's bed.
Countless jewelry..."
Before Xu Jingzong finished speaking, Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of Justice, who had collapsed on the ground, was shaking like chaff and cried out: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. Someone gave me 50,000 taels of silver early this morning and asked me to kill Mr. Li's son.
The case was settled, he said, and the evidence was conclusive. The Ministry of Punishment would only need to go to the woman's home to find the poison. He said that the bigger the case, the better... The one hundred thousand taels of silver should be placed there.
Under the bed, I, I am so scared that I don’t dare to spend a penny! Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
Yang Guang's face was gloomy and he said in a cold voice: "Tell me who ordered you, otherwise I will kill you!"
Zhang Shilang of the Criminal Department trembled, but he still gritted his teeth and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I, I really don't know, the person they sent is wearing a mask, I, I really don't know who it is!"
At this moment, almost all the courtiers had concerns about this case.
It was indeed a frame-up. The person behind the scenes was really generous. He poisoned and killed the son of the Minister of War, and even bribed the Minister of Punishment. He wanted to escalate the situation. Who did he want to involve?
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at King An of Qin. Did the seven great clans of Guanlong, except the Dugu clan, take revenge so violently and quickly? Or maybe it wasn't the seven great clans of Guanlong, but Qi Wang Yang Xian or Hong.
Nong Yang?
"Take him down!" Yang Guang said in a deep voice: "The case of Zhang Shilang from the Criminal Department will be handed over to the Lanyi Guards. It must be investigated strictly by me!"
"I obey the decree!" Wang Junlin immediately stood up and said.
Yang Guang looked at Xu Jingzong again and asked, "Have you found out? Who is behind the scenes?"
Xu Jingzong shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, those two servants of the Li family only use money to act and don't know anything about other things."
"Check! I want evidence." Yang Guang spoke again, his voice extremely fierce. Although he also guessed that it was the Guanlong clan, this kind of thing requires evidence, otherwise the world will think that the emperor is once again looking for excuses to weaken the nobles.
It caused panic among other wealthy families, and the consequences were unpredictable.
After a series of orders, Yang Guang suddenly asked Xu Jingzong: "How did you get them to confess without using torture?"
Xu Jingzong was stunned for a moment and said: "This method is the method in the case trial regulations of the Blue Guard Mansion set by the Commander-in-Chief. The case of Mr. Li being poisoned is unlikely to be committed by one person. The possibility of complicity is extremely high, and I am also
He just locked the servants in different rooms according to the case trial regulations and told them that no matter who was the principal criminal or the accomplice, the one who confessed first would be spared death. If the other person confessed first, he would not have confessed.
Those who are there will be executed by Lingchi..."
Xu Jingzong said calmly: "Then the accomplice was recruited."
Even though many courtiers are masters of mental tricks, when they heard Xu Jingzong say these words in an understatement and thought about it carefully, they couldn't help but feel a chill coming from their tailbones.
Although this can be regarded as a torture technique, it seems to be a level higher than torture...
And this method is just one of the interrogation regulations of the Blue Guard Mansion. Everyone turned to look at Wang Junlin, who was standing there expressionlessly, thinking that this man is indeed very clever and can be called a monster! But the ministers didn't know this.
It was all the work of Nie Xiaoyu.
The ministers secretly thought that those who were hiding behind the scenes and wanted to take revenge on Wang Junlin probably did not expect that Wang Junlin could easily defeat their tricks, and now they might even get burned.
Because what they will face next is a thorough investigation by the Blue Guards and Dali Temple...