Lu Wenzheng brought Mo Shuiling to see the emperor.
After the emperor learned of Ding Jiwu's evil deeds in Zhongmu, he couldn't help but said angrily: "If Ding Jiwu is really like this, wouldn't he deserve to die, and he has failed to live up to my expectations and trust in him! Manager Feng, please do it right away. Imperial decree, Ding Jiwu will be dismissed from his post, investigated, and escorted back to Beijing for trial by the Ministry of Punishment!"
Feng Chaoying said: "Yes."
Mo Shuiling knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said bleedingly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. As long as I can clear up my sister's grievances, this little girl will never be able to repay His kindness even if I am a slave..."
The emperor glanced at her meaningfully with his deep eyes, and said with a smile: "Girl, you are serious. Why do I want you to be a slave? Isn't this too rude to a beautiful lady? Get married as soon as possible!"
The emperor is capable and decisive in his actions, and the people in the Criminal Department are also vigorous and resolute in their affairs.
Ling Yun, Xu Zhi and others received the imperial edict and led their guards to rush to Zhongmou Mansion overnight to join Yang Zhen and others.
He arrived at Ding Jiwu's residence the next day and read out the imperial edict in court.
Ding Jiwu was struck like thunder. The bad luck that suddenly befell him left him at a loss. Yesterday, he was still immersed in the gentle land, enjoying himself; today, he will be put in cold shackles and thrown into jail! And what awaits him will be a road of no return!
When the wolf-like guards swarmed him and put chains on him, the thought of resisting arrest suddenly flashed through his mind.
But he just had this idea, and his confidant Liu Gang had already taken action one step ahead of him.
Liu Gang performed the "White Rainbow Jingtian" move, his agile body was like a swift and fierce falcon, he rose from the ground, raised his long sword, cut down the two guards who were arresting him, and flew straight to the door with a crane.
Such a fast move caught the people on both sides off guard for a moment.
But just as he flew out of the lobby with this graceful movement, he suddenly made a 180-degree turn, and flew back upside down, in an embarrassing posture of "butt down, falling on the sand like a wild goose", It fell to the ground with a "bang".
Then Ling Yun walked in from outside, his chin slightly raised, his face full of contempt and disdain.
Liu Gang jumped up from the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Who are you?"
Yang Zhen raised his eyebrows and said: "You are so blind that you don't even recognize Commander Ling?"
"Commander Ling?..." Liu Gang's heart twitched unconsciously, "So you are Ling Yun?...I'm in bad luck today!"
He suddenly raised his long sword and put on a fight-to-death stance. He glared angrily and said, "Ling, either you or I will die today. Let's take action!"
Ling Yun glanced at him with a stern look, snorted and said, "Are you worthy?"
Liu Gang was furious, and with a "flying wave" move, the long sword came straight at him.
Ling Yun didn't even pull out his sword. He turned around like a fleeting image, bang bang bang, a few seemingly carefree and casual movements, which made Liu Gang confused and overwhelmed.
Only then did Liu Gang realize what is meant by "there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world"; in the past, he once relied on his own strength, but he turned out to be so vulnerable in the face of a powerful opponent!
Liu Gang relaxed his mind a little and immediately gave Ling Yun an opportunity; he stirred the sword lightly, and with a "flower blooming and falling" gesture, Cheng Gang's sword was rolled away and inserted right into the air. On the ceiling of the hall.
When Liu Gang was panic-stricken, Ling Yun handed over the long sword in his hand, and Leng Sensen's sword blade was already pressed against his neck.
Liu Gang's face turned ashen, his knees weakened, he collapsed on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Commander Ling, please show mercy..."
A sarcastic smile appeared on Ling Yun's stern face; he shook his head in disappointment and said: "I originally thought that although you helped the tyrants and did evil, you were still a tough guy, but I didn't expect you to be such a bad guy!"
He turned his face away and disdained to look at him again, and only ordered left and right to take him down.
Just as the guards on both sides were about to step forward, the sharp sword hanging high on the ceiling suddenly fell down for some unknown reason and was inserted squarely into Liu Gang's back!
The huge penetration force caused the sharp sword to penetrate into the heart, and the dripping blood shot out like a gush of spring water, splashing all over the floor and all over Ding Jiwu's body and face beside him.
Liu Gang screamed in pain, the muscles on his face twitched in pain, his body shivered like a messy dead leaf in the wind, and he fell limply to the ground.
At this time, Liu Gang fell to the ground and was still breathing. On his deathbed, Mo Qiuling's nearly collapsed and cursed words before committing suicide lingered clearly in his ears:
"Liu Gang, you are a helper of evil, if you hadn't been fanning the flames and stirring up trouble, I wouldn't have fallen to this! I only hate that I was born a woman and couldn't kill you - hum, if people don't repay God, there will always be retribution. One day you will be punished by God!..."
Dimly, he seemed to see Mo Qiuling covered in blood, staring at a pair of blood-soaked eyes filled with resentment, forcing her way towards him step by step...
Liu Gang was so horrified that he kept shouting: "It's not me, it's not me... Don't come over, don't come over..."
He murmured in panic, and Thurso's body suddenly twitched painfully, and then stopped moving. The terrifying look on his face before his death left everyone present with lingering fears.
Ling Yun glanced at him coldly, shook his head with some pity and said: "It's true that 'people will not repay God's retribution'!"
At this time, Ding Jiwu's face was pale, his eyebrows were knitted together, and his two empty eyes seemed to have lost focus, staring blankly ahead. Countless terrifying predictions were twisting in his mind, slowly crawling through his mind like a poisonous snake, which only made his hair stand on end and made him feel even more desperate.
From the scene of Liu Gang bleeding all over the floor in front of him, he was reminded of another shocking scene of blood:
It was a night a few days ago. When he broke into the room where Mo Qiuling was imprisoned with evil intentions, what he saw was a horrific, bloody corpse!
For several nights after that, he had the same nightmare. In the dream, he saw Mo Qiuling just looking at him with dull eyes and expressionless face, with an unpredictable and weird smile on her lips, but she didn't say a word...
For the first time in his life, he felt fear that he had never experienced before; especially when he heard Ling Yun on the side coldly say the words "If you don't retaliate, God will repay you", he felt even more palpitated.
He felt his head pounding and his mind went blank...
Beijing. Above the lobby of the Ministry of Justice. Ding Jiwu was dressed in prison clothes, with his eyelids lowered, and he knelt in front of the lobby with a dejected expression.
Kneeling next to him were Mo Shuiling, Wu Er's family - including Wu Er's brother and his parents, as well as several victims and witnesses of Ding Jiwu's alleged corruption, bribery and land grabbing, as well as several people in Ding Jiwu's house. A servant who participated in the persecution of Mo Qiuling.
Lu Wenzheng asked Ding Jiwu to read the blood letter that Mo Qiuling left before his death, and asked other witnesses to confront one of them. Then he was shocked and said, "Ding Jiwu, now that the witnesses and physical evidence are complete, What else can you say?"
Ding Jiwu knew that the situation was over and there was no point in denying it anymore. He couldn't help but feel discouraged and said dejectedly: "I have nothing to say. Before I die, I have a request, and I hope Lord Lu will fulfill it."
"you say."
Ding Jiwu said silently: "I just want to see my father again..."
When a person is about to die, his words are also good. When a bird is about to die, its song is mournful. Lu Wenzheng was quite moved, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded.
Before he finished speaking, Ding Jinzhi stumbled up and hugged his son, crying.
He had just learned from the housekeeper Ding Yurong that his son was being interrogated by the Ministry of Justice. He couldn't help but panic. He hurriedly ordered someone to prepare a sedan and rushed to the lobby of the Ministry of Justice.
But after Ding Jinzhi had finished crying, he stopped his tears. Then he turned to Lu Wenzheng and said in an almost pleading tone: "Master Lu, children are young and ignorant, and it is inevitable for them to make mistakes occasionally; not to mention the one named Mo. The woman committed suicide and died, not the child. Even if the child was at fault, he was not guilty enough to die. For the sake of you and I, who have been in the same court for many years, let him live!"
Although Ding Jinzhi and Lu Wenzheng had been officials in the same court for many years, they had always been on the same side. How could they ever give each other a good look? If his son's life hadn't been at stake today and he himself was so flustered and lost his mind, how could he have begged Lu Wenzheng in a low voice?
Lu Wenzheng said: "Master Ding, in addition to the crime of seizing women and forcing people to die, Ding Jiwu also committed the crime of embezzlement, perverting the law, and seizing people's fields. Every piece of evidence is conclusive. Mr. Xu, bring the testimony to Ding Look, adults.”
Ding Jinzhi took the testimony with trembling hands and reluctantly read it once. He only felt a biting chill from the top of his head to the soles of his feet; his eyes went black for a while, and he almost fainted.
He waited for a long time before he gathered his messy thoughts bit by bit, and said with force, "Mr. Lu, does this kid have to die? - No... no, I want to see the emperor, I want to see the emperor... …”
Lu Wenzheng sneered and said: "Master Ding, our investigation of this case is based on the will of the Holy One. If we forgive Ding Jiwu because of favoritism and pervert the law, we will not only be unfaithful to the Holy Spirit, but also be sorry to the souls of those who died unjustly and the living people." The master of suffering.
"What's more, since Ding Jiwu took office as the prefect of Zhongmou, not only did he not want to serve the court, but he took bribes and perverted the law. The people in the flesh-and-blood village were extremely angry; now he took over the women of the people and caused human lives - these crimes are really heinous and deserve to die! This time this book The government sentenced him to beheading, but it was already a lenient sentence!"
After saying that, his face darkened and he ordered the people around him, "Come here, push Ding Jiwu out and behead him!"
The guards on both sides, who looked like wolves and tigers, rushed up to him. Without any explanation, they lifted Ding Jiwu up and pushed him out.
Ding Jinzhi cried out: "Jiwu! Jiwu!..." He staggered forward as if he was crazy, trying to stop the execution guards.
Seeing this, Ling Yun on the side made a dashing "Flying Cloud" gesture. His light and elegant figure turned several times in the air and stopped in front of Ding Jinzhi. A cold look appeared on his stern face, " Mr. Ding, please don’t hinder the execution of official duties!”
If you care about things that don't concern you, you will be in chaos. Ding Jinzhi was completely confused at this time; at that moment, he thought about going to the emperor to plead for mercy, and he also wanted to go to his sworn brother He Yuting for help, but it was too late.
He suddenly felt helpless and frustrated as never before in his life. His eyes were full of scarlet red and he said incoherently: "No, no... please, please don't kill my son, don't kill my son!..."
