kill me?
Yang Baiju's eyes were full of ridicule.
Magistrates have no power to kill.
Regardless of whether you are a county magistrate or a magistrate, even if you participate in politics, you have no right to kill people. You can sentence people to death, but whether or not to kill them still needs to be reported to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple for review. In the end, the emperor can make a decision before beheading.
You are the prefect, not the emperor. Your greatest authority is to make more decisions.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Yang Baiju who was laughing at him, and said slowly: "You forcibly occupied other people's houses, and you have the land deed as evidence first. The evidence is conclusive. What's more, you placed all your wives, concubines, children, and all your servants here, and you will It would be ridiculous to say that the people who used to live in the house were kicked out because they were staying here for rent. Do you still recognize the word 'Yang Mansion' hanging on this mansion? Now, do you admit your guilt?"
Yang Baiju snorted: "This is their filial piety to me, why would they forcefully occupy it?"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Zhang Pei.
Zhang Pei understood, grabbed the butler Yang Wang, and kicked him to the ground.
Yang Wang was trembling with fear.
Gu Zhengchen said in a deep voice: "Forcibly occupying other people's houses is impossible for Yang Baiju to do it himself. He ordered you to do it."
Yang Wang gritted his teeth and said: "It's true that they paid filial piety to Yang Tongpan in this house. It was because Tongpan's house became popular back then, so..."
Gu Zhengchen stopped questioning Zhou Honglai, Huang Er and others, looked at Yang Wang, and said solemnly: "I can tell you now that Yang Baiju will definitely die for the crime he committed. As for you, if you are punished by the truth, I can still forgive you. One or two, if you deliberately deceive, you are an accomplice. Once you are found to be involved, your loyalty can be fulfilled and you can go with him."
Yang Wang looked at Yang Baiju, struggling a little.
Gu Zhengchen took a step forward, stood between Yang Wang and Yang Baiju, and said to Yang Wang: "I don't have much patience, and you only have one chance. If you don't say anything, someone in the Yang family will always open their mouths. When the tree falls and the hozens scatter, they are all greedy and fearful of death. When things get tough, do you still want to act like a hero?"
Yang Wang lowered his head and said nothing.
Seeing this, Gu Zhengchen immediately shouted: "Come here, drag him down and imprison him in the prison cell! Once he is found guilty, I will write to the court to ask the court to refuse to cooperate, and the crime will be increased!"
Yang Wang was pulled by Zhang Pei and was so frightened that he shouted: "I, I said it!"
Yang Baiju shouted sternly: "Yang Wang, I'm the one who supports you. If you dare to say a random word, your whole family will -"
ah!
A scream.
Gu Zhengchen withdrew his foot and looked at Yang Baiju, who was grinning in pain: "Don't open your mouth when it's not your time to speak."
Yang Wang looked at Yang Baiju helplessly, gritted his teeth and said, "Master, I also have a wife and children, and I don't want to go to the prison cell."
Yang Baiju never thought that his housekeeper, who had been with him for seven or eight years, was actually a greedy guy who was afraid of death. He was usually quite ferocious when he bullied people. His face didn't change even when he was holding a snake in his hand. He could still laugh when he saw other people's homes being destroyed. Laughing, but once it is his turn, he is actually a coward!
Yang Wang has no loyalty, he only weighs interests and does whatever is beneficial to him.
If you follow Yang Baiju and do bad things, the result will be money, a house, a woman, and happiness.
But now he has been pinned to the ground by the prefect and manipulated. It is obvious that he is no longer able to survive. If he continues to deal with him, his good days will come to an end.
Yang Wang gritted his teeth and spoke immediately: "It is true that Yang Tongpan ordered me to operate this house and took it from Zhou Honglai, Huang Er and others by various means. Yang Tongpan also has an account book, which records the records of these years. I also have an account book for the benefits I received, and it’s in the house.”
Yang Baiju was almost mad, and shouted with red eyes: "You traitor, don't forget that I gave you everything, and I can take it all back!"
Yang Wang knew clearly that offending Yang Baiju would not lead to a good outcome. Since he had offended him, he would offend him a little more and just go ahead and say, "I still have a letter from Yang Tongxuan ordering the taxation department to unjustly accuse Zhou Honglai."
Gu Zhengchen was stunned. How dare he to leave such evidence as a letter?
Yang Baiju's face was pale. He had indeed written letters. After all, the Taxation Department was not located in the government office. Sometimes it was necessary to write a few words if he wanted to send a message. However, these things had been burned and no records were left. But Who would have thought that this guy would hide it secretly!
Gu Zhengchen ordered Zhang Pei to take Yang Wang to get the physical evidence. After getting it, he looked at the letter instructing the tax department to frame Zhou Honglai. It also contained Yang Baiju's signature and seal. It was so bold that he used the seal of Tongpan. !
The account book was also found, and the content recorded in it was really rich.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Yang Baiju, waved the account books and letters in his hand, pointed at the boxes of money, and said coldly: "Yang Baiju, your crimes are really too numerous to describe. I will clarify the other crimes for you and explain them clearly. ,but--"
Walking to Yang Baiju's side, Gu Zhengchen said softly: "I can only burn these for you. Now I need to borrow your life to tell the people of Quanzhou Prefecture that I am different from you! At the same time, tell the officials of Quanzhou Prefecture that I I’m not afraid of offending local cowards like you, even if you are a general judge, you will still die if you deserve to die!”
Yang Baiju looked at Gu Zhengchen with a grim smile: "Even if you can convict me, you can't kill me. Gu Zhengchen, let's make a bet, let's bet on which one of us will live longer!"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Yang Baiju on the ground with sympathy in his eyes: "Your fate depends on my attitude!"
Yang Baiju disagreed.
Even if there are thousands of crimes, you, Gu Zhengchen, can only submit a letter and let the Ministry of Punishments take a look at the files, and then let the emperor make a decision. It's a long way from Quanzhou Prefecture to Jinling. It takes at least one and a half months to go back and forth to deliver documents at the inn. If the Ministry of Punishments is a bit busy and the delay is delayed, it could be half a year.
kill me?
What are you thinking about?
Gu Zhengchen took two steps back, looked at Zhou Honglai, Huang Er and others, and then at the people who were watching. He clenched his fists and ordered: "Yang Baiju, the magistrate's general judge, seizes other people's houses. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the staff must be under eighty , one month in shackles! Therefore, I am a general judge, in charge of litigation and judicial matters. I should be doing good for the people, but I wantonly bend the law out of greed. Now I am judging, eighty sticks! As for his corruption and robbery of people's property , rape of women and other crimes, please wait for judgment one by one!"
Yang Baiju was horrified. Seeing Gu Zhengchen pull out the prepared sign from his sleeve and throw it out, Zhang Pei and Xiao Cheng couldn't help but start to take off their pants again, and the blood all over their bodies began to turn cold.
Now, Yang Baiju finally knew what Gu Zhengchen meant!
He doesn't have the authority to kill, but he does have the authority to make decisions!
Damn it, I’ve only been beaten with eighty sticks for a few days, and half of my life is already gone. The injury hasn’t even begun to recover yet, so I’m going to get another eighty sticks?
This is not a spanking, this is killing yourself!
Yang Baiju shouted: "Prefect Gu, you can't kill me! Once I die, not only will your official career be gone, but you will also be close to death!"
Gu Zhengchen stared.
Yang Baiju's words were not false.
No one wants to promote a subordinate who can really kill someone, especially since many people in the court have dirty hands. If Gu Zhengchen is promoted, one day Gu Zhengchen will become his commander, and the next one will die very hard. Maybe it’s me!
Beating officials to death was something only Lao Zhu could do. Even Zhu Liangzu, who was not very smart and had many sergeants with him, would beat up a magistrate and punish him without daring to kill anyone. In the end, he had no choice. Or the magistrate who was killed with memorials and with the help of Lao Zhu.
You cannot kill officials, people, or prisoners without permission. Even if his crimes are numerous, unforgivable, and punished by both nature and man, you have to speak out.
It is the emperor's right to kill, to commit suicide without permission, and to overstep the imperial power. This move will not only make the officials jealous and create resentment, but also make the emperor angry. When the emperor is angry, the consequence will naturally be Gu Zhengchen's death.
Yang Baiju was wise and could come up with this trick at a critical moment of life and death.
However, Yang Baiju still underestimated Gu Zhengchen's energy.
Xiao Cheng and Zhang Pei looked at Gu Zhengchen, waiting for orders.
Gu Zhengchen sat down.
The wind swept across with silence, extinguishing all sounds, even the sound of human breathing disappeared.
Countless eyes are watching, and countless people are waiting.
Gu Zhengchen raised his hand, slammed it on the table, and said sternly: "The order has been signed, why don't you start the execution?"
Xiao Cheng and Zhang Pei immediately raised their sticks.
"Wait!"
Tongzhi Wu Kang squeezed out from the crowd, sweating on his forehead.
When Yang Baiju saw Wu Kang, he was like a drowning man grasping for life-saving straws, and shouted desperately: "Wu Tongzhi save-ah!"
boom!
boom!
Stick after stick falls!
Wu Kang looked at Xiao Cheng and Zhang Pei who had already taken action, and shouted sharply: "Stop! I tell you to stop!"
Xiao Cheng and Zhang Pei didn't even raise their heads.
The prefect ordered us to beat people. Who are you? Why do we have to listen to you when we are told to stop?
As long as Magistrate Gu doesn't open his mouth, he will be beaten with eighty sticks!
Yang Baiju had an old injury that had not healed, but now he had a new injury, and the force this time was really too heavy. Yang Baiju had already fainted before he even groaned ten times in pain.
Seeing this, Wu Kang quickly walked up to Gu Zhengchen and said eagerly: "Prefect Gu will beat someone to death! If you still execute him knowing that he will die, it will not be easy to explain to the court!".??m
Gu Zhengchen looked at Wu Kang and asked slowly: "He is in very good health. He should have no problem carrying an eighty stick. But Wu Tongzhi, if you take a break, go home and spend time with your wife and children. Don't run around if you have nothing to do. This Although walking during the day is no more likely to cause accidents than walking at night, after all, if you are not careful and your feet are unstable, you will easily get bumped into someone."
Wu Kang gritted his teeth. Seeing that Yang Baiju had been beaten to death, he said with a gloomy face, "Does Magistrate Gu really want to make things impossible?"
Gu Zhengchen picked up the account book on the table and flipped through a few pages carelessly: "These accounts are clear and vivid. Speaking of which, Yang Tongpan is also an expert in accounting. By the way, Wu Tongzhi, I heard that you used to be a county clerk. Cheng, I have been in charge of grain tax, so I think my accounting skills will not be weaker than Yang Tongpian's. How about letting me see what I can do some other time?"
