During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, both Legalists and Confucians believed that false accusation was a very serious crime. Zengzi believed that "false accusations for personal gain" were a sign of the destruction of the country. Han Feizi also said that "an unreasonable accusation is not a false accusation, and a false accusation will offend an official." All this shows that false accusation is a very unscrupulous thing. It is an act that destroys one's conscience and destroys one's descendants.
In order to prevent such incidents from happening and prevent good people from being unjustly accused, the laws of the Ming Empire stipulated that false accusations should be reversed. It is a crime to falsely accuse someone of capital crime. If the person falsely accused has already been killed, he should sit down and die instead.
The crime for which the defendant Wang Busheng was falsely accused was to injure a Japanese envoy for no reason, and the crime was worthy of beheading. If we follow the laws of the Ming Empire, those who falsely accuse Xie Xiaodong and others will receive the same punishment. Cut off the head and use it as a chamber pot.
Wang Busei's jumping topics soon made the originally warm and peaceful atmosphere of the trial hall become serious again. Poetry, lyrics, romance, why should we fight and kill to see red?
Hearing Wang Busui's words, Xie Xiaodong's attempt to continue laughing at Wang Busui's number poem was suppressed, "Damn it, you heartless Wang Busui are trying to kill me. I'm the one you use to gain experience and improve your skills." Whetstone, when I die, where can you find someone so suitable for me?"
Xie Xiaodong wanted to beg for mercy. After all, his life was at stake, so face was not important. Every death has a touching story. Xie Xiaodong didn't want the drama to end so quickly.
"Sir, I was wronged," Xie Xiaodong begged for mercy.
Liu Wenzheng was a little embarrassed, "I wonder if there is any misunderstanding here."
Although Xie Xiaodong is ugly and unlucky in his work, he is still a brother who has fought together. Although he has no feelings, he has interests. Everyone in the cultural circle knows that Xie Xiaodong is working for the civil service group this time. My ability is limited and things go wrong, but it's still a little early to kill the donkey. After word spreads, who will be willing to do bad things for the civil service group? This will provide less support for the civilian clique to frame Zhongliang in the future.
Zhang Songhe also had the same idea. After all, Xie Xiangrong was also Li Yutang's disciple. He had just given him a hundred thousand taels in silver notes. If Xie Xiaodong was killed today, would Li Yutang be angry?
Kind-hearted people don't care about Xie Xiaodong's life or death. They just want justice and the comfort of good people being rewarded.
Seeing Xie Xiaodong's pleading look, Wang Bushu softened a little, "How about material compensation."
"Wait a minute" came a very abrupt voice,
Without any surprise, everyone's attention was attracted by the sound. Don't look for me when you are choosing between two. How can you back down when you are missing one of the three?
Guess who this person is?
Liquor nose, elephant legs, it is Wu Niaopeng who ruined his family in order to become an employee of the Ming Empire.
Because of his status, Wu Niaopeng has always been a dispensable existence, and has always played small roles. Similar to Xie Xiaodong's dog-licking, he not only gives money, but also gives gifts to his mother. If Xie Xiaodong knew how to be grateful, it would not be too much to give Xie Xiaodong a system.
Although his dream is very lofty, Wu Niaopeng has always been down-to-earth. He does not have the ability to study for the first prize. Wu Niaopeng clings to Xie Xiaodong, who can give him a decent job. Even if you abuse me in every possible way, I will treat you the same. You are still like your first love. Everything Xie Xiaodong wanted, money, women, Wu Niaopeng tried every means to satisfy him.
After giving everything he could, the harvest season was about to begin, but Xie Xiaodong actually lost. Wu Yaopeng couldn't accept it. I love you so much that I didn't even have a chance to be a spare tire.
Love is deep, hate is deep, there is no turning back. Once a person has no way out, even he will do crazy things, such as speaking boldly.
"Sir, I am also a witness. I can prove that Mr. Xie Xiaodong did not lie. Wang Budie beat Kameda Shiba Taro for no reason. I saw it with my own eyes. If I tell a lie, I will not die well. After death Go to the eighteenth level of hell and be tortured by evil spirits day and night."
"Damn, I'm so cruel to myself." Wang Busheng has always looked up to people like this. I just hope that he can still be so arrogant when he gets to the underworld.
"Haha, that's right." Don't abandon or give up. Hearing Wu Niaopeng's righteous words, Xie Xiaodong was very moved. What a good boy. This time, his father will definitely find him a promising job.
After all, he had never experienced such a big scene. Although he was well prepared, Xie Xiaodong was inevitably a little frightened. I forgot that there are so many witnesses here that I can’t count them on five fingers.
"Sir, the villain is wronged. The villain is really blind. He has always regarded Li Jinzhong as his closest friend. I didn't expect that today he would be bribed by Wang Busheng. For the sake of money, he ignored the law and regarded the justice of the world as nothing. The law of heaven is clear. This There are still kind people in the world, and his conscience is priceless."
Looking at Wu Niaopeng, Xie Xiaodong winked and said, "Right, Wu Niaopeng, your kindness is priceless."
"Yes, sir, yesterday the king wanted to bribe me with money to give him perjury and frame the virtuous Mr. Xie Xiaodong." Under Xie Xiaodong's reminder, Wu Niopeng quickly received Xie Xiaodong's signal, and he understood everything and was proficient in deception and abduction.
Wu Niaopeng was not worried at all about the oath he had sworn. He did not tell any lies, because everything he said was a lie.
If you don’t get to the Yellow River, you won’t give up. You’re a little strong smelly cockroach that you can’t kill.
Hao Liande laughed, Qian Duoduo laughed, Zhang Jinghui and other Wang family members also laughed.
"Oh, Wu Niaopeng came forward to answer." Hao Liande changed to a comfortable sitting position and looked at Wu Niaopeng with a smile.
After all, he is the feared leader of the Jinyiwei. Wu Niaopeng is still very afraid of Hao Liande. He doesn't want to move his head without knowing the reason. "Sir, Mr. Liu is the chief judge. I only listen to him."
"Haha" Hao Liande laughed angrily. He had really been docile for too long, and no one dared to reject him. He looked at Wu Niaopeng and then at Liu Wenzheng. Hao Liande's tone was cold, "Master Liu, what a miscellaneous family!" Have the right to ask questions.”
Seeing Hao Liande's cannibalistic gaze, Liu Wenzheng felt that the temperature of the air around him dropped sharply. He was like a poor little white rabbit in a den of wolves. I want to go home, I want to find my mother.
Although Hao Liande was a scholar, he had also been on the battlefield and killed Japanese pirates. It was not like Liu Wenzheng who only knew how to fight in the nest. Those who died in his hands were all the people of the Ming Empire.
Even great thieves have a way of doing things, which poetry and books disdain. Gold is like dung, and liver and gallbladder are as hard as iron. Riding his horse across the cliff, he bent his bow and shot at Hu Yue. Use the human head as a wine cup to drink up all the blood of Qiu.
When drinking wine, the spring scenery floats in the cold jar. Breathing in the sea and hanging rainbows, calling eagles and barking dogs, white feathers picking up carved bows, cunning holes are empty. Happy rush.
Gentleness and elegance are just the surface of Hao Liande. How can a person who only knows how to write and write suppress the gang of brave warriors in Jinyiwei? If you are in awe and have no blood on your hands, why are others afraid of you.
"Hao Lian, father-in-law Hao Lian is the deputy judge appointed by the Holy Spirit to examine the case, so he naturally has the right to ask questions."
Liu Wenzheng really wanted to refuse, but he was worried that if he had offended Hao Liande, Hao Liande would fall out on the spot. He was injured now and he was probably no match for Hao Liande. Those who understand current affairs are heroes, and Liu Wenzheng has always done a good job.
"Uh, okay, Mr. Liu is really an unreliable person." Wu Niaopeng had no choice but to step forward.
"Can Zajia ask you now?" Looking at Wu Niaopeng, Hao Liande's smile was very playful.
Kind-hearted people also have temperament, and they do not sit in such a high position just to allow ordinary people to reject them and trample on their dignity. It's not Hao Liande's chicken intestines. This is the inevitable result of the official position. Based on this, Wu Niaopeng has already registered in the underworld.
"Yes, sir, if you have any questions, feel free to ask."
"I have a few questions for you, and you must answer them right away."
"Yes, sir."
Seeing Hao Liande's pearl of wisdom in hand, Zhang Jinghui understood clearly,
I just heard Hao Liande ask, "How much money does Wang Busheng plan to pay to bribe you?"
"Five thousand, no, fifty thousand taels" was perjury after all. Facing the wise and demon-like leader of Jinyiwei, Wu Niaopeng was still very nervous.
"Whether it's five thousand or fifty thousand, let's decide later."
"Fifty thousand, I'm sure it's fifty thousand, one thousand taels of silver notes, a total of fifty."
"How are you sure it's fifty pieces of one thousand taels?"
"I counted them myself"
"Does the silver count in your hand or in Wang Busui's hand?"
"Yes, it's in Wang Busei's hands to count."
"You were not bribed by Wang Busheng, so why are you counting money?"
"No, I remembered it wrong. Wang Busishu showed it to me."
Hao Liande's quick questions and quick answers were often used in later trials. Ask questions quickly and answer quickly, so that people who want to lie will not have time to think. There will also be mistakes and inconsistencies in the answers.
"Think clearly, who counts, or you?"
After thinking for three seconds, Wu Niaopeng hurriedly replied affirmatively, "Yes, it's Wang Buxu".
"you sure".
"I'm sure." Wu Niaopeng was already sweating profusely, and he didn't know the meaning of Hao Liande asking these questions.
Wu Niaopeng didn't understand, and Xie Xiaodong didn't understand either. Liu Wenzheng, who had been engaged in the criminal justice industry for thirty years, was even more confused by the two-foot-old monk. After all, Mr. Liu's reputation as a god in solving cases was full of water, and he had a lot of credit for the hype. .
"How can one count if the king is not dead?"
"Here, in the backyard of Laifu Inn, the room was too stuffy. I met Wang Busheng when I went out for a walk."
"What time did he say when he saw you?"
"Well, last night, the first thing he said was that you ate it. No, he said, he said you are really good-looking and you are a kind person at first glance." ,
His stomach was churning. If he really said that, Wang Bu would not mind dying to thank the world.
"you sure"
"I am sure".
"Haha, Wu Niaopeng, you dare to say that everything you say is the truth."
"I am sure that every word I say will be used as evidence in court."
The Wang family laughed, and they also laughed because they had a lot of money, and everything was settled.
"I remember correctly, Wang Busheng is the suspect who assaulted the Japanese envoy. He should have been in the Penal Department Prison yesterday. How did he come out of the Penal Department Prison and run to the Laifu Inn to meet you?" Hao Liande asked sharply.
Damn it, they are pig teammates again. Liu Wenzheng and Zhang Songhe covered their faces, and Xie Xiaodong's newly rising confidence was extinguished again.
"Lord Qian, please quickly send someone to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and bring the government servants who were on duty last night." Turning around and looking, Hao Liande's stern expression calmed down and said, "Mr. Liu, in order to save time, can you borrow the official bus of the Ministry of Justice?"
"Um, ah, no problem, but you pay for the gas."
Brother Ming settles the score. Although I am intimidated by your momentum at the moment, everything related to money is a big matter, so I must make it clear.
Because of the four-wheeled transportation tool, the money line moved very quickly, and a familiar person appeared in the trial hall.
"Little Ergou has met all the adults." While he was taking a lunch break, a group of menacing Jin Yiwei broke in and brought him here. Ergou was full of doubts and worries. Could it be that his cashier's work and the delicious food and drinks he entertained Wang Busheng were revealed. The Minister of Punishment Mr. Liu wants to take out the money.
"You were the one on duty last night," Hao Liande said straight to the point without being long-winded.
Ergou didn't know the person who asked the question, but he was sure that the people sitting on it were people he couldn't afford to offend. Ergou answered obediently, "Yes, I was on duty last night."
"Has Wang Busheng, who is imprisoned in the prison of your Criminal Department, ever been out?"
"What the hell!" This kind of thing is more serious than asking yourself to pay for it. Ergou reacted fiercely, "How is this possible? The Penal Department Prison has clear regulations. No one is allowed to leave the Penal Department Prison if the prisoner has not been tried and found not guilty by the Penal Department." , no amount of money will do."
Liu Wenzheng covered his face, "What are you doing with the money?"
Probably realizing his slip of the tongue, Ergou hurriedly made amends: "The small offer of money is just to express the servant's determination. No one in custody can leave without a certificate of innocence issued by Mr. Liu."
"Oh, really, then Wang Busheng was right under your nose last night and didn't sneak out while you were sleeping."
"Ahem, please report back to your lord," Ergou said in a firm tone, "Our prisons in the Ministry of Punishment have always been troubled by financial problems. Many jailers have not received their salary from the court for half a year. In order to make a living, some jailers have to I have no choice but to leave my beloved position and find another job to earn some money and support my family. Therefore, the Prison Department of the Criminal Department is very short of manpower. For this reason, many prison guards are overloaded and work twelve hours a day. In order to ensure the prison of the Criminal Department For safety, there is only one jailer guarding the door of the Penal Department prison at night. For safety, the door is also locked from the outside. It is impossible for Wang Busheng to get out."
"Well, the Za family understands the difficulties of the Ministry of Punishment's prison, and the imperial court is not rich either."
