The bruises and scabs from the whip marks are still there, which is eye-catching.
Gu Zhengchen felt bitter. These people had spent a lot of money to frame him. They almost bought Zhang Jiujiu's life!
What a painstaking effort!
When Liu Weiqian saw that Gu Zhengchen was silent, he knocked on the table: "Now that the witness is here, what else do you have to say?"
Gu Zhengchen glanced at Liu Weiqian, looked away, looked at Zhang Jiujiu, and asked, "Did I hit you?"
Zhang Jiujiu affirmed: "It's you, I can recognize you even if you turn into ashes!"
"What did I hit you with?"
"Of course it's your riding crop, the riding whip with a red knot!"
Gu Zhengchen stared.
My own riding whip is different from other people's riding whips. It has a red rope on it. Zhang Xiwan knitted it with her own hands and wrapped it around the riding whip. It is not only on the riding whip, but also on the sword tassel.
"Li Shangshu, since he must have been beaten by me with the riding whip, can you send someone to get my riding whip?"
Gu Zhengchen asked.
Li Yan frowned: "Why?"
Gu Zhengchen replied indifferently: "If a horse whips someone, it is of course a physical evidence. Isn't it a normal arrangement to bring physical evidence to court?"
Li Yan was a little impatient and arranged for the Yamen servant to get Gu Zhengchen's riding whip.
The interrogation could not proceed for a while, so Li Yan, Liu Weiqian and others had no choice but to whisper among themselves.
Wang Guangyang and Chen Ning were holding tea bowls there. One had a good show, and the other was watching the show. The difference was that Wang Guangyang watched everyone's show, while Chen Ning watched Gu Zhengchen's show.
Gu Zhengchen really admired the officials of the Sentence Department. He caught himself in the dungeon, but he dared to start a trial without preparing anything. Isn't this a waste of everyone's time? With this free time, it would be good for people to sleep more.
The riding crop finally arrived.
Li Yan looked at Gu Zhengchen's riding whip, and then asked Zhang Jiujiu: "Is this the riding whip that whips you?"
Zhang Jiujiu glanced at it and nodded repeatedly: "That's right!"
Li Yan looked at Gu Zhengchen: "Is this your riding crop?"
Gu Zhengchen said seriously: "Please bring it over and let me examine it carefully."
Li Yan arranged for someone to hand the riding whip to Gu Zhengchen. Gu Zhengchen took it in his hand, looked at the red knot carefully, and nodded heavily: "Yes, this is exactly my riding whip."
Liu Weiqian said quickly: "Since it is yours and it was identified by Zhang Jiujiu, why don't you plead guilty?"
Gu Zhengchen smiled and said: "Everyone, this is my riding whip, but I can be sure that it is only used to beat livestock, not people, and it is not likely to fall on Zhang Jiujiu."
Chen Ning immediately became angry and said, "Oh, you are still making excuses now!"
Gu Zhengchen ignored Chen Ning and said to Li Yan and others: "This whip is indeed mine, but I can prove that it did not hit Zhang Jiujiu."
Li Yan was startled and looked at Chen Ning.
Chen Ning stared at Gu Zhengchen, wondering where his confidence came from, and sneered: "I would like to see, how can you prove that this whip has not hit Zhang Jiujiu, and can it still speak?"
Gu Zhengchen turned his attention to Chen Ning: "All physical evidence can speak for itself. It's just that my method of proof is a bit extreme, so I have to ask for permission from the minister, the imperial censor, etc. It's about my innocence and whether Zhang Jiujiu falsely accused me. , please allow me to act."
Li Yan frowned, ignored the words "excessive" and other words, and said bluntly: "If you can't prove it, then stop making excuses and plead guilty as soon as possible!"
"It's natural."
Gu Zhengchen responded calmly.
Seeing this, Li Yan discussed with Liu Weiqian and others, nodded and said, "Then bring out the evidence and let us see!"
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly, looked at Zhang Jiujiu with the whip in hand, and asked again: "I want to ask you one last time, are you sure it was me who beat you with this whip?"
"I asked you ten thousand times, it's the same thing! It was you who beat me with this riding crop!"
Zhang Jiujiu had no intention of changing his confession.
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly, then walked to Zhang Jiujiu's side. Looking at the whip marks on Zhang Jiujiu's back, his eyes suddenly became cold and stern. With a move of his wrist, the whip was raised high. He looked at Li Yan, Liu Weiqian, Chen Ning, Wang Guangyang and others. Under the shocked eyes, he suddenly fell!
Snapped!
The clear and loud sound of whipping fell on Zhang Jiujiu's back, and Zhang Jiujiu screamed.
"Stop him quickly!"
Li Yan sweated on his forehead, slapped the gavel tree and shouted: "Gu Zhengchen, you are so audacious that you dare to beat the victim in the courtroom. I will report it to the emperor and send lawless people like you to the execution ground!" "
The yamen servant was also shocked by Gu Zhengchen's actions and quickly stepped forward to catch Gu Zhengchen.
After Gu Zhengchen was whipped, he immediately dropped the whip, pointed at Zhang Jiujiu's back and shouted: "Li Shangshu, you allowed me to produce evidence, and this is my evidence!"
The yamen officer caught Gu Zhengchen and didn't know what to do for a moment.
Li Yan and Liu Weiqian stood up and walked down from the hall. Looking at the whip marks on Zhang Jiujiu's body, their expressions suddenly changed.
When Chen Ning saw this scene, he couldn't help but stare.
Wang Guangyang came out, stared at the whip marks on Zhang Jiujiu's body, and smiled: "This evidence is really conclusive, it is clear at a glance. The old whip marks were obviously thinner, and they hurt badly when they hit people, and this new one was added The whip marks are obviously thicker, and it is true that the whip used to hit people and animals is completely different."
Gu Zhengchen broke away from the officer and stared at Zhang Jiujiu: "My riding whip is specially provided by the sergeant of the guard station. Not to mention, my wife has specially wrapped several layers of thin thread on the riding whip. Whether it is for beating people or horses, it can be used for beating people or horses. It can reduce the pain a little bit. The whip used to whip Zhang Jiujiu is obviously a whip used by officials and officials. There is a serious shortage of horses in the guard station. No sergeant would use such a long and slender riding whip to hurt the horse power!"
"Now that the evidence is conclusive, Zhang Jiujiu's false accusation is confirmed. The Ministry of Punishment should arrest him and interrogate him as to who ordered him and why he falsely accused a court county man! There must be a conspiracy behind this!"
Chen Ning gritted his back molars with an angry look on his face.
Damn it, I can’t even handle things well!
In the final analysis, I really can't blame the servant.
Who would have thought that the riding whip Gu Zhengchen held in his hand was a thick riding whip from the guard station, and it was made a little thicker on top of the thick riding whip?
Gu Zhengchen thought of the ten whippings he received in Jurong Guard. Zhang Xiwan was so distressed that he couldn't sleep well for several days. Later, considering his temper, he would be whipped if he tried another cruel trick, so he took away his riding whip and specially whipped him. Off the line.
It is softer and thicker, and the pain on the body will naturally be less than that of a slender whip.
What was once a trivial matter has become a key piece of evidence to prove his innocence.
Li Yan had nothing to say at this time. After all, Zhang Jiujiu insisted again and again that it was the whip, but the scars caused by the whip were obviously not consistent with the scars on his body. This was evidence of whipping and could not be changed.
Wang Guangyang picked up the tea bowl: "Zhang Jiujiu, you falsely accused a man from the imperial court. This crime is much more serious. It can be said that you are dead. If you recruit him honestly, you may be able to preserve some incense for your three clans."
Chen Ning immediately retorted: "Doctor Wang Yushi, are you joking? According to the law, false accusations of permanent exile, how can he implicate the three clans?"
Wang Guangyang took a sip of tea, which was already cool. He raised his brows and looked at Chen Ning: "False accusations against ordinary people are the most serious consequences of permanent exile. But what he falsely accused was a county man, a treasure trove that His Majesty relies on." Vice-President Tiju, a close friend of the Prince of the East Palace! Dr. Chen Yushi, do you really think that His Majesty will still act in accordance with Ming law after falsely accusing such a person?"
Zhang Jiujiu was extremely frightened.
Didn’t I agree that one life would be exchanged for another?
My health is not good, there seems to be something in my stomach, and I don't have many good days left to live. The benefit of risking one's life is that the whole family will be rich for ten years, and the son and wife will not have to worry about food, clothing, and expenses. It's worth it! But why is it now that not only the family members cannot be saved, but also the three clans are implicated?
In order to stabilize Zhang Jiujiu, Chen Ning said sternly: "Your Majesty is a wise master and will not kill innocent people indiscriminately! As officials, we will not let your Majesty involve innocent people."
Wang Guangyang sneered: "It wasn't like this when you were running Suzhou Mansion. You wanted to brand the whole family, even the children! Now you actually want to protect him, Chen Ning, Chen Ning, don't tell me, It's you who are causing trouble behind this."
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Chen Ning stood up immediately.
When Wang Guangyang saw this, he looked up and down and said softly: "If it weren't for you, there would be no need to be so anxious. If it were you, it would be useless to be anxious. Li Shangshu and Zhang Jiujiu falsely accused the county man. They should be arrested and severely interrogated. In addition, I should report to Your Majesty that there must be someone behind this person!"
Li Yan was a little weak, turned around and walked back, staggering a little, sat down and waved: "Come here, please escort Zhang Jiujiu, who falsely accused the county man, to me!"
Wang Guangyang interjected: "You should also be under strict supervision. No one is allowed to come into contact with this person without the presence of officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Yushitai. His food must be carefully inspected to avoid poisoning and sealing. Warn the food delivery jailer that if he is poisoned by food, Die, the jailer deserves to die.”
Li Yan didn't expect Wang Guangyang to be so thoughtful, so he had no choice but to make arrangements according to his words.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Chen Ning and took a step forward: "If you say I am corrupt, the result will be another discussion. If you say I whip the craftsman, the result will be false accusations. What other charges will I be accused of next?"
Li Yan felt that the power in his body was being withdrawn little by little, and he was exhausted both physically and mentally. Gu Zhengchen was really difficult to deal with!
Liu Weiqian put the handkerchief that wiped the cold sweat on his forehead back into his sleeve, and continued to interrogate: "As an official of the imperial court, you actually engage in business and seek personal gain. Isn't this a self-destruction and ruining the reputation of scholars?"
"Are you talking about the Third Courtyard of Jurong?"
Gu Zhengchen asked rhetorically.
"nature!"
Liu Weiqian said quietly.
Gu Zhengchen shook his head slightly: "The establishment of the three courtyards is to explore a way to enrich the people. This matter was established with the approval of His Majesty. If you think it is inappropriate, you can ask His Majesty clearly. What is the next charge?"
Liu Weiqian was depressed.
Li Yan didn't know what to do. How could you judge something that the emperor had approved? Could it be that the emperor was wrong?
The emperor can't make mistakes!
If you insist that Gu Zhengchen is wrong, it is equivalent to proving that Lao Zhu is wrong.
Those who said that Lao Zhu was wrong are basically lying three feet underground, some have sunk to the bottom of the river, and some have been crushed to ashes...
