The two eunuchs first opened the account books of Jiaofangsi and quickly flipped through them. After flipping through them, they reported to Xiao Feng.
"Master Xiao, the accounting books of the Jiaofang Division have been checked. The girls who were originally assigned to Baihua Building have been taken back by the Jiaofang Division and allocated separately. There is no record of any transactions being sold out!"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar! Everyone in the back hall looked at each other, Zhang Yuan trembled his lips and muttered to himself.
"Impossible, impossible, it must be fake, it must be fake!"
"Impossible, impossible, it must be fake, it must be you who made the false accounts!" Hua Nu jumped up.
Xiao Feng smiled faintly at her: "I am convinced that you will die today. Come forward and check it yourself!"
Hua Nu stumbled to the front of the koan, and Liu Tai's eyes widened at this time. Although he knows that this matter has little to do with him, everyone is curious!
What's more, Liu Tai is also a little weak in his heart. He is not as perverted as many people, but when a person can do whatever he wants without any scruples, it is inevitable that he will do things that he usually wouldn't dare to do.
Today he cracked the whip and dripped wax. It can be said that he had a great time and was very out of the circle.
He was also really worried that Xiao Feng would not let him go and would bite him again, but it would be uncomfortable enough if he stayed with a good family.
So when Hua Nu was looking through the account books, he was close to the water tower and stretched his neck to help read. Xiao Feng didn't stop him, he just smiled and watched the two of them working there.
It took Hua Nu a long time to flip through the thick account book. She seemed to have been drained of all her strength, and she almost collapsed on the table.
She raised her head and looked at Xiao Feng bitterly: "I want to check the account book of the Supervisor of Ceremonies! The accounts are all consecutive!
In such a short period of time, the Jiaofang Secretary can make false claims, but it would be extremely difficult for the Director of Ceremonies to make the fraud exactly the same as the Jiaofang Secretary’s accounts! "
Xiao Feng nodded: "Since I have brought all the account books, I naturally want to convince you. Let's open them!"
The flower slave tore off the seal of the red book, opened the account book of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and read page by page. Her eyes grew bigger and bigger, almost flying out of their sockets.
Liutai's neck was also stretched even longer than before, almost to the point where he lived longer than Nanshan.
The two account books are closely matched and all details match up. To cheat to this extent in such a short period of time is not only impossible, but also impossible!
After turning the last page, Hua Nu finally collapsed to the ground. Liu Tai glanced at Xiao Feng in horror and quickly moved his chair to the side, as far away from Hua Nu as possible.
"Hua Nu, what else do you have to say?"
Hua Nu had collapsed at this time and just kept mumbling: "This is impossible, this is impossible."
Suddenly, she raised her head and looked at Xiao Feng, her malicious eyes almost bursting with fire.
"You, it's you, you prepared it in advance!"
Xiao Feng said in surprise: "Should I prepare in advance? Do I know that your deed of betrayal will be lost? Or can I guess that you will use your account books to fight back against me?
When you mentioned that there were transaction records between the Jiaofang Secretary and the Ceremony Supervisor, everyone saw it. How surprised I was! "
Hua Nu yelled crazily: "You acted that! That's right, you already knew that you could steal the prostitution contract from me!
You basically know that there are transaction records between the Jiaofang Secretary and the Ceremony Supervisor! You and Chen Hong prepared fake account books in advance. You are so cruel! "
Xiao Feng slapped the alarm and shouted angrily: "Bold slave girl! You forced good girls into prostitution, took human life seriously, killed countless people, and were so insane!
You use human hearts to make wine, you use human lives to entertain guests, you use flesh and blood to make profits, and you use terror to suppress people!
You think you are safe with Dongchang at your back, but you don’t know that no matter how powerful you are, you can’t escape the laws of heaven, and no matter how thick the dark clouds are, you can’t cover the sky!
Today's crime is exposed and the justice is obvious. How dare you fight to the death and talk nonsense. Not only do you roar in the court and frame the official, you also dare to bite the ceremonial supervisor!
You despise the imperial court, despise the law, despise the law of heaven, and despise human relations. Today, I have sentenced you to death, and you have no choice but to refuse to accept it! "
Xiao Feng turned his head and looked at Liu Tai with a smile on his face: "Master Liu, as the left assistant minister of the Criminal Department, you will be the juror throughout the whole process. Please express your opinion. Is there anything wrong with my sentence?"
Um? Uh-huh? When the hell did I become a jury member? Didn't I get humiliated by being dragged on stage by you?
Liu Tai looked at the sincere and warm smile on Xiao Feng's face and instantly understood this guy's intention. He was really shameless.
Human life is at stake, Xiao Feng sentenced Hua Nu to death, and it will ultimately be reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Punishment.
Although this case has become a solid case and it is unlikely that the Ministry of Justice will reverse the case, Xiao Feng still wants to hammer a few more iron nails into Hua Nu's coffin.
As long as Liu Tai expresses his position at this time, it will be equivalent to the two departments of Shuntian Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment reviewing the case at the same time. Then it will be considered approved, and the Ministry of Punishment will not need to go through the review process.
Of course, Liu Tai does not have to express his position at this time, that is, he does not recognize his identity as a co-trial. But in this case, what kind of status does he have sitting on the stage?
Xiao Feng just made it clear and let Liu Tai choose. From the beginning to the end, Xiao Feng never said why Liu Tai came to Shuntian Mansion, and the people could only guess.
Now I've given you steps, but you can't get down. If you declare your position now, you are the left minister of the Ministry of Justice who was invited by me to jointly try this case.
If you don't express your position, then you are a drifter captured by our Shuntian Mansion. Now it has been confirmed that Baihua Tower is full of women from good families. Even if you are not demoted three levels in a row, you will definitely not be able to keep your position as Minister.
All these thoughts flashed through Liu Tai's mind, and he sighed helplessly. Hua Nu is a member of Zhang Yuan, which means he is indirectly a member of the Yan Party. He is also a member of the Yan Party, and they share the same spirit.
If Hua Nu can still be saved, then he will pretend to be crazy and act stupid no matter what. He would rather plead guilty and lose his official position, and then find a way to slowly rise up through the strict party.
But the problem is that this case has become a solid case. Even if the Ministry of Punishment rejects it in the future, it will be meaningless. It will just delay it. It's really not worth losing your official position for someone who is bound to die.
Liutai felt that his reasoning was very clear. Even Yan Shifan could not be unreasonable. A flower slave who was bound to die was not as important as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment.
"Master Xiao has concluded the case and notarized it. The evidence is complete. I agree with the conclusion of this case."
Xiao Feng smiled lightly: "Then please sign the verdict. I have already signed it."
Liu Tai cursed Xiao Feng in his heart and reluctantly signed and stamped his name. This case became an ironclad case jointly recognized by Shuntian Prefecture and the Ministry of Punishment.
Of course, this does not mean that there are absolutely no variables in this case. There are two more levels to follow, Dali Temple and Jiajing.
If Dali Temple suddenly takes a whim and raises questions about the case, it is not impossible to retry it, but Dali Temple has not done this kind of thing for many years.
Not to mention that after Xiao Feng became the Young Minister of Dali Temple, even Xu Hui was obviously leaning towards Xiao Feng. He would never allow Dali Temple to wade in such muddy waters, even if Yan Shifan opened his mouth!
As for Jiajing, how much free time does Jiajing have to take care of such nonsense, save a femme fatale, and risk falling out with his junior brother?
So as soon as Liutai signed, Hua Nu was already dead. The policemen dragged her down like a dead dog, and she no longer had the majesty and charm of the past.
All the drifters in the hall were frightened. They were obviously just looking for a technician to relax, but they were kicked out of the door for no apparent reason and turned into an adulterer of a good family woman. How can they explain this?
So when Xiao Feng slapped the crowd, several shirtless men knelt down and cried loudly.
"Sir, we really don't know!"
"Sir, I am a serious businessman. The one who is accompanying me today is Miss Ergou. Sir, please be careful. I didn't hit or scold you!"
"Puppy girl, you are the one accompanying me today. I did drink two more drinks and slapped you. You pity me and my family. Please give me a nice word!"
"Miss Sanma, I'm not a human being. I shouldn't use candles. Just drop the candle on me. No, no, no, burn me. I'm willing to do it. Please let me go!"
Jiajing frowned when he heard this in the back hall: "Why are the names in Baihualou so vulgar?"
Everyone was silent, Huang Jin thought for a while and whispered: "Long live, I heard from the Imperial Doctor Jing that the girls in Baihua Tower will have their names changed like this as long as they enter.
They are all named after animals, so the guests can be more relaxed and not treat the girls as human beings..."
Jiajing snorted and said nothing. Zhang Yuan's head hung as if his neck was broken, and he didn't dare to breathe out, for fear that Jiajing would suddenly associate him with Baihua Tower.
Zhang Yuan also knows that Hua Nu is dead. His only hope now is that Jiajing can think that these things were all done by Hua Nu alone, and that he was at most a mistake of negligence and connivance.
Yan Shifan knew that Zhang Yuan still had great use, so he had to step forward: "This flower slave is really cruel, cunning, and has evil intentions. No wonder Xiao Feng said she is a talent.
She made up many horrible words to scare the girls, making them completely lose the courage to resist, and forced them to use despicable names.
If this goes on for a long time, under the influence of subtle influences, not to mention the guests, even they themselves will gradually stop treating themselves as human beings. It is indeed a powerful method. "
These few sentences seemed to be explaining the problem for Jiajing, but in fact they put all the blame on Hua Nu and took Zhang Yuan out.
Since those horrible words were made up by the flower slaves to scare the girls, it is natural that the people's hearts are drunk, and there is no evidence that the girls were taken away by Dongchang and tortured to death.
Jiajing closed his eyes, didn't nod or shake his head, didn't say anything, and didn't even know if he listened.
The girls also cried together, not knowing whether it was the joy of surviving the disaster, the shock of grievance, or the sadness for their dead sisters.
Xiao Feng closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and calmed down his emotions. He knew that he could not expand the scope of the attack today and should stop it in moderation.
War must be relaxed. Excited idealism will only do bad things and accomplish nothing.
"Today the main culprit has been executed. Since you and others are all ignorant, let the girls identify them. Anyone involved in the murder case will be imprisoned immediately pending trial.
If there is no one alive, each person should pay a fine of five hundred taels, register and make a list, and distribute the list to various brothels.
If one of these people is violent and hurts another person in the brothel in the future, he will be punished for both crimes, and he will be severely punished! "
When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Except for the two people who were identified as having lives in danger and were caught on the spot, everyone else expressed their acceptance of punishment on the spot.
Five hundred taels of silver may be a huge amount of money that ordinary people cannot save in a lifetime, but for these people who often go to Baihualou to spend money, it is just a pain for a while.
"A fine of two taels of silver was confiscated, and 70% was handed over to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to be used to rectify the brothel's hooks and prevent the Baihualou incident from happening again. The remaining 30% was given to the girls in Baihualou as a means of payment.
You are all free people. If you want to go home, go home. If you don't want to go home, with this money, it will be easy to make a living on your own. "
The girls cried even harder. They all knelt down in front of Xiao Feng and shouted to the sky. Xiao Feng waved his hand modestly.
"The blue sky is not me, but Long Live Taoism is profound. I watch the stars at night and sense that there is resentment in the city.
Long Live immediately reprimanded me: The Ming Dynasty is bright, the sun and moon are bright, and there are grievances in the imperial city. As the acting governor of Shuntian Prefecture, how can you ignore it and ignore it?
Therefore, today's merits are actually the destiny of the Ming Dynasty and the Taoist heart of Long Live. I dare not covet the merits of heaven, I am ashamed and ashamed! "
These words immediately touched the turbulent hearts of the common people of all dynasties, who have always longed for a wise king. The girls took the lead with tears in their eyes, and the people in the street shouted in unison: "Long live long live, long live long live!"
Jiajing raised his eyebrows, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and cursed lightly: "Slick!"
Yan Song knew that this was absolutely not the case, and was just thinking about plotting Xiao Feng's crime of deceiving the emperor, when he heard Jiajing say something calmly.
"I only said that the horoscope was not good, but why did I say it so carefully? And why did I ever reprimand him for being naughty!"
Yan Song was about to rein in the situation and swallowed his words again. Wanzai shamelessly accepted the credit. If he said it again, it would be a slap in Wanzai's face.
Huang Jin was sincerely convinced: "Long Live the Taoism is indeed profound. After taking the elixir a few days ago, I couldn't sleep for a long time. I was still worried. It turned out that I was observing the stars at night and observing the sufferings of the people."
Lu Bing naturally also joined in the fun and said: "Although Xiao Feng's calligraphy skills are profound, he still sticks to one thing and one person. If you don't ask, you can't know for yourself. But Long Live has the world in his heart, which is definitely a level higher."
In fact, Yan Song didn't know that Jiajing was really not shameless. He did tell Xiao Feng that there was something wrong with the stars.
But the problem is that when the two brothers discussed Taoism, it was actually nonsense from heaven and earth. They couldn't remember anything they said, let alone any grievances.
But when Jiajing heard what Xiao Feng said, he naturally made up his mind that his saying that the stars were wrong corresponded to this matter. Who dares to say otherwise? Come out and take a few steps?
What's more, 70% of the fined silver should be turned over to the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Why would the Supervisor of Ceremonies use so much money? Wouldn't it be better for me to keep it safe for the Supervisor of Ceremonies?
Yan Shifan gritted his teeth as he listened to Xiao Feng's shameless words in front of him: You are so ashamed, I didn't even know you had the ability to be ashamed!
Some girls who were sold because their families were poor were temporarily placed in the Tianci Food Store after receiving the money. In the next few days, they will go home on the Tianci Food Line's vehicles traveling to various places.
The remaining women are actually slaves whose homes were confiscated and have no home to return to.
They had worked in brothels, and it was difficult to find their husband's family in the capital. With the money, they all knelt down to Xiao Feng and asked Xiao Feng to make the decision.
Xiao Feng thought for a moment: "If any of you still want to live in a brothel, you can go to Chunyan Tower. Chunyan Tower is going to be expanded and everyone can live in it.
It's just that Ming law prohibits good families from becoming prostitutes. If you want to continue in this business, you will have to sign a contract of sale with Yan Niang. You should think about it carefully.
Those who do not want to continue living in a brothel or get married can enter the world view to practice. The Tao is vast and has its own place for you. "
The girls discussed it and some went to the World Viewpoint, escorted by An Qingyue. Some were willing to enter Chunyan Tower, and they all followed Yan Niang. The two groups parted in tears and agreed to visit often.
The people watching the excitement gradually dispersed, the long street gradually became deserted, and the setting sun pressed down on the green mountains, casting its bloody afterglow on the empty lobby of Shuntian Mansion.
Xiao Feng let out a long breath, stood up tiredly, and walked alone on the cold and empty long street without entering the back hall.
Step by step in the direction of light and home, although it is not fast, it never stops.
Some people died, but not completely...
