Chapter 202 Reexamination of an Old Case
There have not been any major cases tried by the three judicial departments in recent years, so since the day of the imperial edict, officials have been discussing the matter quietly. Those who were somewhat implicated in the incident that year also got the news and naturally became uneasy.
Mi Ziyong, the inspector in the Gu Yunqing case, was the first to bear the brunt of the consequences.
Although he has not been convicted and will not be locked up in prison, the Ministry of Justice has sent a notice to him, asking him to wait at home to testify in court at any time.
In addition, Zhang Yong's father Zhang Kuinian, Hun'an wealthy man Fu Zhixing, and the witnesses in the complaint filed by Madam Shaohua were all escorted from Hun'an Prefecture to Xijing. Thirty ox carts were used, and Qin Hanzhang sent his personal troops to escort them all the way.
The ox carts arrived in Xijing just one day before the court session. As instructed by Su Qianqian, the carts were covered with a layer of black cloth, which made the psychological impact on the people even stronger.
Therefore, on the day when the Ministry of Justice opened its court, even if no notice was issued and even if many people were unable to go outside the hall to attend the trial, the outside of the Ministry of Justice was still packed with people.
In addition to discussing this case that happened many years ago, the people naturally also mentioned the murder case that happened two days ago. Some people who knew Fang Youan or Liu Zibo even exaggerated the matter.
"So that means that the prefect Gu might have been wronged. A prefect could die unjustly. Fang Youan is just a businessman, who is nothing? He kills people because he has no other way to make a living. Sigh..."
"Although the case has not been tried, the Gu family siblings have been chasing the murderer for ten years. How could they do it if they didn't have a grudge? Fang Youan's business is also prosperous. If he hadn't been forced to do so and his wife and children were separated, why would he pick up a knife and kill people? It's all because of those powerful people... Alas..."
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Two unrelated cases were linked together in this way, causing public outcry.
Su Qianqian was already in the back hall of the Ministry of Justice. Today, the three courts were holding a joint trial. In addition to the Supreme Court Minister Zhuang Shizhao, the Minister of Justice Yin Heng, there was also the Chief Censor He Liansheng from the Censorate.
He Liansheng was only 38 years old. He came from a large Jiangnan family, the He family. His father was the head of the He family. He Liansheng passed the palace examination at the age of 19 and was the runner-up. He was also a man of extraordinary talent.
[This Chief Censor had a nickname, He Sanyan, and was known for his strictness, rigor and severity. Therefore, five years ago, when he was only 33 years old, he took charge of the Censorate and was highly trusted by Your Majesty. 】
The system introduced Su Qianqian to the cold-faced senior official with a face as white as jade.
[Cute with a contrast, the type of person who is reserved and reserved, you can’t judge a person by his appearance, and the same goes for dogs! The Chief Censor was supposed to be in charge of the emperor's suggestion box. I don't believe that the reporting boxes set up in various places will always be clean! Why didn't he know anything about it? 】
Su Qianqian had doubts in her heart.
In order to make the people's opinions heard by the emperor, the previous emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty did use some methods. Reporting boxes were set up all over the country. People could not only make complaints by beating drums, but also make reports secretly, which would be examined or reported to the emperor by the inspectors from all over the country.
The case of Gu Yunqing was exposed because the victim whose relatives were poisoned to death left a message in the report box.
Therefore, the emperor has always attached great importance to the role of the Censorate. In recent years, the situation has been calm, with fewer and fewer letters of complaint sent from below. The emperor is also deeply gratified that the Great Qi State, which he governs, is peaceful and prosperous.
[He Liansheng is extremely cunning, a well-known cold-faced judge who is impartial and impartial, but he is a completely different person in the inner house, so licentious and shameless that it is outrageous. Last night, on the bed in his dark room, besides him, there were six women and three men sleeping together. The scene was disgusting... About...]
The system made me sick, but fortunately there is no physical object.
What is the Heaven and Earth Couch? 】Su Qianqian asked curiously.
[The tent was spread over the floor, and there was a pavilion with a patio above the dark room. The servants and his wives and concubines lived on the second and third floors. There was a whole bed as soon as one entered the room on the first floor, which could easily accommodate dozens of people. 】
[If we talk about having a lot of fun, the best one is Brother Wenhua. Being knowledgeable is different. Let’s meet…]
Su Qianqian couldn't help but dry heaving. Such a large-scale entertainment scene seemed to have appeared in an ancient foreign movie. That was the imperial palace!
[This is the way the He family educates their children. They are extremely strict with all the children, and only the outstanding ones will be rewarded, which is nothing more than money and women.
His father, the head of the family, encouraged them to use special indulgence to stimulate their desire for struggle. He Liansheng was the best among them. He was extremely self-disciplined and indulged. Among those women were his sister and aunt...】
The system was disgusted and didn't want to say more.
Su Qianqian looked at He Liansheng again and felt that her understanding of ancient civil servants had been overturned and she had become narrow-minded.
The time came, and the three adults took their seats in the hall. The two lawyers and two clerks sat behind a small desk at the bottom. This time there was no screen to block the view for Su Qianqian.
The accuser Liang Xun and Madam Shaohua were brought to the hall. Although the brother and sister looked a little haggard in prison, their eyes were burning with eagerness like fire.
Liang Xun recited his complaint word for word, suing the former Hun'an Tongzhi Zhang Kuinian, Hun'an wealthy businessman Fu Zhixing, and the former Hun'an Prefecture Chief of Police Zhang Yong for privately selling poisons, framing superiors, and murdering people.
He accused the former inspector Mi Ziyong of condoning his relatives in accepting bribes and hastily making a decision without any investigation, thus ruining his career with the help of an innocent soul.
Soon Mi Ziyong, Zhang Kuinian, Zhang Yong and his son, and Fu Zhixing were all brought to the lobby.
Zhang Kuinian felt both distressed and resentful when he saw his son in shackles and chains, looking thin and haggard. He only hated that his son was not careful enough and still left trouble behind.
Old cases from many years ago are often difficult to sort out, but Minister Yin and Zhuang Siqing have discussed a starting point these days and are working through the case step by step with confidence.
"Liang Xun, you said that the evidence found in the prefect's backyard was all framed. Do you have any evidence?"
Minister Yin asked.
"Yes! I have found the servant who put the evidence into my father's study. He is Jingshi, the book boy who served my father."
Liang Xun's expression was gloomy and cold.
Jingshi was brought to the hall and saw Liang Xun visibly flinching, with one hand quietly protecting his other scarred and disabled hand.
[This Jingshi's original name was Zheng Gou'er. Back then, when the prefect Gu heard that Jingshi had many brothers, he took pity on Jingshi's frail body, so he placed him by his side as a book boy, where he did not have to do any work and still received a generous monthly salary.
Unexpectedly, he gradually thought that he was capable and began to complain behind the back about the low monthly salary given by Prefect Gu. However, this was discovered by Zhang Kuinian, who bribed him with small favors.
It was he who told Zhang Kuinian that Prefect Gu would not be bribed by them and wanted to thoroughly investigate the arsenic production and records in Hun'an and report it to the Inspector. Zhang Kuinian then made a plan and promised Zheng Gou'er a huge profit to secretly hide the evidence and frame Gu Yunqing. 】
At this time, Zheng Gou'er knelt on the ground and kowtowed, confessing everything, including how he reported Prefect Gu and how he hid the evidence.
[After Gu Xun knew it was him, he found him and pierced his hand piece by piece with a steel axe. He also told his brothers that if Zheng Gou'er did not tell the truth in the hall in the future, everyone in their family would be pierced to death by the steel axe. Even if he went back, his brothers would not let him go. 】
[Fight violence with violence. Reality distorts kindness into the devil. 】Su Qianqian sighed.
"Zheng Gou'er, you are so bold, but do you know what happens to a servant who falsely accuses a high-ranking official to death?"
He Zhongcheng suddenly shouted.
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