Jingzhao Yamen
Night has fallen, and a bright moon shines on the earth. Fireworks are brilliant in the night sky in the distance, and under the eaves of the corridor, hanging wind lanterns sway in the autumn wind, sometimes making a mute sound.
In the inner hall behind the Yimen, the lights are brightly lit and people are looking forward to it. The servants of Jingzhao Yasi are holding water and fire sticks and are lined up on both sides. Behind an arched table made of nanmu, Jingzhao Yin Xulu is dressed in a scarlet official robe. Wearing a black gauze hat, he sat upright, his face hidden in a cluster of shadows, but his cold eyes flickered from time to time.
"Lai Sheng, how did you collude with the Cuihua Mountain bandits, how did you kidnap women and children, and who was the mastermind behind it? You don't know how to recruit them!" Xu Lu said with a stern look on his face, and he shouted.
Lai Sheng's cheeks were red and swollen at the moment, and the corners of his mouth were blue and purple. He muttered: "I am wronged. I have never colluded with any bandits."
Obviously, Lai Sheng is not stupid. He knows that once the whole thing is revealed and the Ningguo Mansion is implicated, it will be difficult to escape.
"How dare you deny it now!" Xu Lu was stunned and shouted: "The thieves in Cuihua Mountain have now confessed all the murders against you! There are also letters exchanged between the two parties as evidence, and the shopkeeper of Longfu Inn also Testify that you and the Cuihua Mountain thieves have been in frequent contact with each other in the inn in the past few days. You have all the witnesses and physical evidence, and you dare to shirk the blame in every possible way. I really can’t shed tears until I see the coffin!"
The four bandits Xu Luxian interrogated, the Cuihua Mountain bandits naturally had no hidden motives for Jia Zhen of the Ningguo Mansion. The torture instruments were lined up, like beans poured out of bamboo tubes, and they explained all the details.
One thousand taels of silver notes and a letter written by Lai Sheng to the head of Cuihua Mountain were also found in the cloth bag he carried.
It's a pity that there is no Jia Zhen's seal on the letter.
The criminal prosecution procedures of this era still followed the evidence system of statutory evidence. The probative power of physical evidence was not as good as verbal evidence, which naturally gave rise to "confession is king." Therefore, torture and extortion of confessions became the mainstream in interrogation procedures, and there was nothing to exclude illegality. Evidence system of evidence.
Of course, the existing incriminating evidence is more than enough to convict Lai Sheng, but if you want to implicate Jia Zhen, you still need Lai Sheng's testimony.
"Come here, grab the stick!!!" Seeing that Lai Sheng didn't move, Xu Lu slapped the wall on the wall and shouted sharply.
The government officials on both sides took out the clamping sticks and put them on Lai Sheng, who had a pale face. Not long after, screams were heard one after another.
When Jia Heng and Dong Qian escorted Jia Zhen into the inner hall from the corner gate, they heard Lai Sheng's screams and intermittent confessions in the Yamen Hall.
Jia Heng frowned and thought to himself, it's okay to verify the clues for a confession obtained through torture, but it is most easy to retract the confession when it comes to conviction.
Of course, he believed that Xu Lu would not fail to take this into consideration.
Jia Zhen staggered and stood behind the threshold outside the inner hall. She happened to hear how General Lai Sheng was instructed by her to give silver to the bandits. Her face darkened, and her heart burned with anger. She struggled frantically with the rope, saying "Uh-huh" "Non-stop.
In the Yasi, the recorders Kong Mu, who was sitting on both sides, were writing confessions vigorously.
Because the general judge Fushi was a member of Jia's family, Xu Lu did not reveal anything about Jia Zhen's trial tonight to the Yamen in advance. However, Fu Shi had already left the Yamen and went home to celebrate the Reunion Festival with his family.
"Sign and stamp!" Xu Lu winked at Jia Heng and said in a deep voice.
Wait for Lai Sheng to put his stamp on the confession.
"Take Jia Zhen!" Xu Lu was stunned. Jia Heng and Dong Qian escorted Jia Zhen into the main hall of the yamen.
"Ah, Master!" Lai Sheng's whole body trembled, he looked at Jia Zhen in horror, and cried out, he just couldn't bear the punishment, he had already exhausted all the tricks, Master will not take off his skin?
Afraid of what might happen, Lai Sheng raised his eyes and suddenly met a pair of fierce and surly eyes. Lai Sheng's heart skipped a beat and he lowered his head, not daring to look at each other.
Jia Heng suddenly kicked Jia Zhen in the leg. Jia Zhen groaned, bent her knees and fell to the ground. Dong Qian pulled the cloth from her mouth.
"Slave dog, you are clearly colluding with the bandits, yet you dare to... bite him randomly!" Jia Zhen stared at Lai Sheng, her eyes spitting fire, and she cursed angrily.
This dog slave is as stupid as a pig. He should have shouldered the blame just now. How dare you implicate him? !
Lai Sheng turned pale and opened his mouth. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a sneer coming from above and said loudly: "If you collude with bandits and rob women and children, according to my "Han Law", you should be executed by execution and your family members exiled to nine sides." , only by confessing the mastermind and performing meritorious service can there be a chance of atonement! Lai Sheng, think carefully, if you want to resist alone, the master's crime will not be forgiven!"
Lai Sheng's face changed slightly. He remembered that he had been executed and his family members would be exiled. His heart felt cold for no reason. He felt his hands and feet were cold and subconsciously avoided Jia Zhen's gnawing eyes.
"Take the person down, take him to the prison, and keep him under strict supervision!" Xu Lu shouted coldly.
The yamen officer agreed, cut off Lai Sheng's arm and took him to the back yamen jail.
At that time, Jia Zhen's face was sallow and confused because of the jolts on her horse. Her heart was filled with rage, and she stared at Jia Heng with resentful eyes. How could she not know that this was a "trap" for herself?
Looking at the scarlet-robed official with peacock patchwork behind the case, he said angrily: "Sir Xu, I am a third-rank official of the imperial court, the chief of the Jia clan of Ningguo, and a powerful general of the Han Dynasty. You are Jing Zhaoyin, but from now on. Third grade, you have no right to judge me!"
As he spoke, he struggled to get up.
Xu Lu's face was cold and hard, and under his thin brows, he was full of evil spirit. He was startled, but said sternly: "Jia Zhen, I am responsible for the security of Jingsui, the third auxiliary of the capital. You are a powerful general of the third rank of the country, but you are secretly guilty." You colluded with the traitors in Cuihua Mountain to rebel, led the ferocious beasts to the capital, and unleashed their ferocious troops under the emperor's palace. Do you want to rebel!?"
Jia Zhen's face was dull, and she felt a little confused for a moment. Didn't he just find a few thieves to kidnap the Qin family's daughter? When would he rebel?
When I reacted, I felt a chill in my heart, what a Xu Lu! A vicious heart, like a snake or a scorpion, wearing such a big hat? This is to make the entire Jia clan die!
"You are so slanderous! I have a Jia family with two men, how dare you rebel!" Jia Zhen shouted urgently.
Xu Lu sneered and said, "Since you don't dare to rebel, why do you want to collude with the bandits?"
Jia Zhen said angrily: "I did it to steal Jia Heng's wife..."
Jia Heng: "..."
Dong Qian: "..."
After the case was made, Kong Mu's face paused while he was writing down the record, he glanced at Jia Zhen in surprise, and then he wrote down the record truthfully.
Jia Zhen also reacted. Her facial features were distorted, almost ferocious, and her body was trembling. The humiliation of being fooled and the panic of being exposed in public spread in her heart. She looked at Xu Lu, almost vomiting blood, and said angrily: "You... ...Fool me!"
Ordinarily Jia Zhen would not be so careless, but she was slapped in the mouth by Jia Heng so hard that stars appeared in her eyes, and then she bumped on the saddle for more than ten miles. When she was in the government hall, she suddenly heard Lai Sheng's confession, and she couldn't help but lose her mind. , and then Xu Lu slapped his head in the face and threatened him with words, and then chaos broke out.
Xu Lu sneered, slapped the crowd in shock, and shouted: "Since you have admitted to colluding with the bandits, it will be easy to handle. I have now discovered that you, Jia Zhen, are lustful and want to seize the marriage of Jia Heng, a tribesman." , because coercion and inducement failed, he was beaten by Jia Heng. Since then, he has held a grudge, so he colluded with the bandits and took advantage of the wedding day to secretly murder and plunder, yes and no!"
"That's nonsense!" Jia Zhen looked gloomy, snorted coldly, and actually refused to say a word.
As of now, I can only bite my tongue and refuse to admit it. Wait until tomorrow, and someone will come to rescue him.
He didn't believe that Jingzhao Yin Xulu dared to torture him!
He is the third-ranking official of the imperial court, the head of the Ningguo clan, and a duke of the Jia family. He has no decree from the emperor, so Jing Zhaoyin interrogates him if there is any royal law! ?
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "Sir, Jia Zhen met the bandits at Shuiyue Temple. She is accompanied by a young boy from the Jia family as evidence. She is outside the Yamen now, allowing you to interrogate her."
Xu Lu looked gloomy and said in a cold voice: "Take the boy with you!"
Lai Sheng, the governor of Ningguo Mansion, has confessed, and the Cuihua Mountain bandits have also confessed to Jia Zhen. There is also a young boy as evidence. Although there is no testimony from Jia Zhen, this report is reported to the Supreme Court to impeach Jia Zhen for colluding with bandits, disturbing the security of the capital, and plundering. Women and children are enough.
As long as it attracts the emperor's attention, Jin Yiwei will report the specific details through other channels.
Not long after, the young boy was brought up. Unlike Jia Zhen, Xu Lu finally considered that Jia Zhen was a powerful general of the third rank and it was difficult to torture him. If he didn't punish the young boy, he would be punished with severe punishment.
Not long after, under Jia Zhen's angry gaze, the boy signed and stamped his name and was escorted to the cell.
Jia Heng looked at this scene, his eyes flashed, thinking that if this was the case, he might not be able to nail Jia Zhen to death.
The key lies in the memorial to impeach Jia Zhen...
Xu Luchen shouted: "Jia Zhen, now that your evil has been exposed to the world, you still want to deny it?"
Jia Zhen sneered and said, "Master Xu, I have never colluded with any bandits!"
