Chapter 167: Old Case
Su Qianqian was mentally prepared and didn't think much of it. Those who could come to the Ministry of Justice to attend the trial were not ordinary people. They were shocked to hear that Madam Shaohua actually had a grievance to appeal.
Even Lu Jun and Zhang Yong were at a loss.
"Silence!" Lord Yin slammed the gavel in his hand and ordered in a deep voice.
The discussions in the hall finally died down.
"Shaohua, the laws of my Great Qi are strict. I cannot promise that all unjust cases can be redressed, but as long as they are under my jurisdiction, if there is an appeal of injustice, I will enforce the law impartially." Although Minister Yin was surprised, he quickly made his attitude clear.
"Thank you, Lord Yin. I did all this not for any other reason but because my family has been wronged and cannot seek redress. I can only resort to this evil method to drag the person who framed my father and mother into the quagmire."
Madam Shaohua turned around and looked at Zhang Yong coldly: "Zhang Yong, do you still remember what you and your father did in Hun'an Prefecture twenty-one years ago?"
Zhang Yong widened his eyes and tried hard to recognize Shao Hua in disbelief.
"Sir Yin, my real name is Gu Yin. My father, Gu Yunqing, was the prefect of Hun'an 21 years ago. That year, the court found a large amount of arsenic that was not on the official register and it leaked out, causing deaths. My father was convicted and imprisoned. My family thought that after finding out the truth, we could clear my father's name, but we were told that my father hanged himself in prison."
When Shaohua talked about the past, his face had a different expression, angry and sad.
At this time, the hall was completely silent. Even Minister Yin tried his best to hide his shock. Zhang Yong's face became even uglier.
"My father was an upright man who cared about his reputation. Before this incident, he had repeatedly offended people who asked him for leniency. How could he privately trade arsenic for profit?
Moreover, he was convicted based on only 10,000 taels of silver hidden in the study. Why would my father have sacrificed his life for 10,000 taels of arsenic? There were so many loopholes, but no one came to redress the injustice for my Gu family. My mother and brother were sentenced to go to the capital as government slaves, and the women were sent to the Imperial Music Bureau. ”
Madam Shaohua calmed down and continued, "Although I was a slave, I was unwilling to see my parents die unjustly. After I was freed from slavery, I have been secretly investigating what happened over the years. Finally, I found out the truth."
Madam Shaohua turned to Zhang Yong and said, "Back then, it was Zhang Yong's father, Zhang Kuinian, the Tongzhi of Hun'an, who colluded with the Hun'an gentry Fu Zhixing to secretly falsely report the amount of arsenic and sold a large amount of arsenic to Jinning, Pingyu and other prefectures to make huge profits.
During that time, he wanted to drag my father into the water, but was reprimanded and warned by my father. After the incident, he secretly bribed the servants of the woman's family, hid the silver bills and the current accounts in my father's study, and then reported to the inspector who went to investigate the case. Later, Zhang Yong, who worked as a prison guard, murdered my father in prison.
At that time, the inspector Mi Ziyong took his favorite concubine to work. Because the concubine was bribed by Fu Zhixing, Mi Ziyong hastily performed an autopsy and reported the case. He also killed several scapegoats who bought drugs and caused deaths. The case of the prefect selling drugs for profit, which caused a sensation in the court at that time, ended like a joke. ”
Madam Shaohua took out a stack of papers from her bosom. All the papers were densely covered with small characters, and some places had fingerprints.
"Master Yin, this is the testimony left by the witness I found. I have been setting up this scheme for ten years just to capture Zhang Yong.
The reason why I falsely accused the Marquis of Wuning's Mansion is because of its great reputation. I am willing to bear all the blame. As long as you can report my grievances to the emperor, I will have no complaints even if I am cut into pieces. ”
Madam Shaohua held the stack of papers high above her head, her eyes firm and resolute.
The jailer in the hall looked at Lord Yin, and only dared to walk over after seeing him nod, and carefully placed the stack of papers on Lord Yin's desk.
Minister Yin picked it up, read two pages, and his expression became more serious.
If this case is really as Madam Shaohua said, it is a major case that shocked the court. A fourth-rank prefect was easily convicted and died unjustly, and his family was broken up and his wife and children were separated. This is unheard of in Da Qi.
However, this case happened a long time ago, so it may not be easy to verify.
Zhang Yong was kneeling in the hall, wearing only a thin prisoner uniform but sweating profusely. He had never thought that Madam Shaohua, with whom he had always had close contacts, was actually the descendant of Gu Yunqing. He just didn't know where his son had gone.
"Sir, I, Liang Xun, come to confess my guilt!" A man's voice suddenly came from the hall.
[As expected, he came.] 】Su Qianqian said in her heart.
"Whoever is making noise in the hall, the Ministry of Justice is not allowed to disrupt the court during the trial." Lord Yin's eyes flickered and he shouted loudly.
"Your Excellency, I am Liang Xun, the son of the criminal Gu Yunqing. My sister, Gu Yin, is Madam Shaohua. Everything she did was coerced by me. I hope you can understand." Eunuch Liang bowed.
Some people outside the hall gasped. Many people may not have seen Eunuch Liang, but his name was well-known. In front of the eldest princess, it was a title that was more effective than that of Duke Xu.
Lu Jun in the lobby had a sinister look as he stared at Eunuch Liang, who was wearing a cloth robe and a wooden hairpin. The knuckles of his fingers, which were gripping the armrests of the chair, had turned white.
"Let's go up to the classroom and talk." Minister Yin signaled the jailer to let Eunuch Liang in.
At this time, Madam Shaohua lost her initial calmness and looked at Eunuch Liang with complicated eyes:
"Eunuch Liang is really nosy. How can anyone force me to do something? Just do your best to serve the master. Why pretend to be a righteous person?
You and I have not recognized each other for so many years. Confessing a crime will only make my crime more serious. You are clearly here to harm me. Why didn't I see you when I entered the Jiaofangsi? Why bother coming here now to put on airs? ”
Eunuch Liang shuddered all over and couldn't help but close his eyes slightly. When he opened them again, he looked at Minister Yin with clear eyes:
"Sir, every word that Gu Yin said about my father's injustice is true, but it was not Gu Yin who found out. I used the name of the eldest princess to provide convenience to find out the truth. How can a woman who has not been in the Jiaofang Bureau have the ability to walk around?
As for the evidence of threatening Gu Yin, it is in the study room in Qingyuan, the backyard of Gu Yin's Xie Fangyuan. The adults can send someone to check and find out. ”
[Alas, both the brother and sister are determined to die, but they both want the other to live. Eunuch Liang had already placed evidence in Qing Garden, but Madam Shaohua didn't know about it. 】
The system sighed and said.
Lord Yin threw down a search warrant, and the bailiffs took it and went to Xie Fangyuan.
“The case of Gu Yunqing happened a long time ago and is of great importance. I will submit the complaint and evidence to the Censorate, and the three judicial departments will jointly report to His Majesty, who will decide whether to conduct a retrial.
If His Majesty orders a retrial, I will request a joint trial by the three courts to ensure that loyal officials are not wronged and that criminals escape punishment. ”
Lord Yin solemnly stated every word.
The Gu brothers and sisters knelt in the hall and kowtowed, thanking Lord Yin for his fair judgment.
"Shaohua, now back to the case. Tell us how you instigated Zhang Yong to frame the Wuning Marquis Mansion again and again and even kill people in the street?" Lord Yin re-examined Zhang Yong's case.
"Sir, I sent a secret letter to Shaohua, asking her to do as I said and arrange for Yanliu and Wang Dalang to play a trick to deceive and frame the Fifth Young Master of Wuning Marquis's Mansion.
The same is true for the case of Xuan Niang, but I never asked Zhang Yong to kill anyone, nor did I let him imprison Xuan Niang privately! ”
Eunuch Liang took all the blame.
"Liang Xun, you are so brave!"
A majestic female voice suddenly sounded, and everyone's eyes turned to the person who walked out from the back hall.
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