If something happens to Yang Cong in Liangzhou City, the Yang family will definitely not listen to what others say, but the Yang family will still believe Song Ying's words.
It's not that Shen Qingyun is really afraid that the Yang family will retaliate against him. After all, he is a side branch of the Yang family and has little influence.
But it is of course the best to save trouble. It depends on whether Song Ying knows things or not.
On the other side, Magistrate Zhu took Yang Cong and two of his men back to the government office and immediately held a trial.
Qiao'er was naturally brought to court, and was slightly surprised to see Yang Cong paralyzed and unable to speak.
County Magistrate Zhu pointed at Yang Cong and asked Qiaoer, "Xu Qiaoer, do you think who this person is?"
Qiaoer nodded and replied: "Sir, he is Yang Cong. He bribed the women of the people and made them take the blame for him."
"Yes." Magistrate Zhu nodded, then looked at Yang Cong, "Yang Cong, do you have anything to say."
Yang Cong's eyes widened angrily and his cheeks turned red.
There is something to say, of course there is something to say.
But do you think I can talk now?
Magistrate Zhu frowned and asked Yang Cong's two men, "What's wrong with him?"
The two of them answered hesitantly: "My lord, my young master...my young master was unsteady when he was drunk and fell down."
"Did you fall?" Magistrate Zhu's expression changed slightly and he was quite unhappy.
I just asked a routine question, why are you just telling lies with your eyes open?
Can it fall like this?
"How outrageous!" Magistrate Zhu slapped the crowd in shock and shouted sternly: "How can we tolerate your nonsense in the courtroom!"
The two of them were startled, with a look of fear on their faces. They quickly knelt down on the ground and said repeatedly: "My lord, please spare my life, my lord, please spare your life..."
Magistrate Zhu frowned and hummed: "If you dare to deliberately deceive me, I will not forgive you. Why is your young master so injured, why don't you tell the truth?"
The two of them did not dare to speak when they heard this.
When Magistrate Zhu saw this, he exerted force on his hand again, and the gavel made a loud noise.
"Say!" His tone was very majestic, which shocked people for a moment.
The two of them trembled, their fear became more and more serious, and they kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Sir, please forgive me, we all said..."
"My young master fell from a cliff and became like this."
"Huh?" Magistrate Zhu asked again: "Where is the cliff?"
"Go north to Shangcheng Mountain Road."
"Why are you going to Shangcheng?" Magistrate Zhu asked in a deep voice: "Even if you want to leave Liangzhou, why are you in such a hurry and don't even say goodbye to Mrs. Sinan Bo?"
"Young Master said..." The two hesitated for a moment, then gritted their teeth and said, "Young Master said that he killed someone and wanted to leave Liangzhou and return to Xiping as soon as possible."
Magistrate Zhu frowned, "A few days ago, your young master went to the Zhou Mansion for a banquet. Why didn't he return to the uncle's mansion after the banquet?"
The two looked at each other and replied: "Young men are the young master's followers. The young master went to the banquet, but we were waiting outside the Zhou Mansion. The banquet lasted until midnight, and the young master came out in panic and ordered not to go back to the uncle's mansion until the sky was bright." After leaving the city gate, we went north along the official road. Unexpectedly, heavy snow blocked the road, making it difficult for carriages and horses to move. The young master's feet were unstable, and he lost his footing and fell off the cliff, which is why he ended up like this.
The two of us sought help from the doctor and were delayed for several days. Seeing that we could not go to the mall, we had to come back to find the cousin... uncle and his wife for help. Unexpectedly, we had just arrived at the uncle's house, and the master came to our door. "
County Magistrate Zhu narrowed his eyes when he heard this, "Are you saying that your young master killed Zhou Bing?"
"Yes, when the young master left the Zhou Mansion, he still had a dagger on him."
"Where is the dagger?"
The two men quickly presented the dagger. Seeing this, County Magistrate Zhu looked aside and said, "Go and summon the widower."
"yes."
Not long after, Wu Zuo arrived.
"I've met my lord."
"Look at this dagger, is it the murder weapon that killed Zhou Bing?"
Wuzuo took the dagger and looked at it. After careful inspection, he handed it over and replied: "My lord, this is indeed the murder weapon that killed Zhou Bing.
The wound on Zhou Bing's throat is relatively large, which shows that the murderer used great force, but the wound is not deep, indicating that the murder weapon has a short and sharp blade, but the wound on Zhou Bing's body is long, narrow and shallow. The two wounds are obviously different, not only the weapon Different people inflict wounds. "
Qiao'er's dagger was already tested and found to be consistent with the wounds on Zhou Bing's body.
Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Zhu nodded slightly and already had a conclusion in his mind.
Qiao'er's strength was small, and even though he used a weapon with a longer blade, the wounds he caused were far less fatal than those caused by Yang Cong, a man alone.
This can be regarded as side confirmation of Qiaoer's testimony.
Although County Magistrate Zhu still has some doubts about the words of Yang Cong's two men, the murder weapon is here now, and both witnesses and evidence are available, so it seems that the case can be convicted and closed.
"You two are Yang Cong's personal guards. Do you know why your young master wanted to kill Zhou Bing?"
The two shook their heads. They couldn't make up a reason, so they could only shake their heads.
"Are there any conflicts between Yang Cong and Zhou Bing?"
"I don't know."
Magistrate Zhu hesitated. If Yang Cong and Zhou Bing had a conflict, why did Zhou Bing invite Yang Cong to the banquet?
The two of them seemed to suddenly think of something, and said: "My young master sent some beauties to Mr. Zhou. I accidentally overheard my young master telling Mei Ji to drug Mr. Zhou's wine."
"Drugated?" Magistrate Zhu was stunned. That's right. Didn't Shen Qingyun say that Zhou Bing fainted suddenly?
That must be the effect of the drug.
"Here, go to Zhou's house quickly and bring him here."
On the surface, several beauties were given to Zhou Bing by Yang Cong. Although Zhou Bing died, these people are now certainly the property of the Zhou family, and of course they are still in the Zhou family.
"yes."
The officers followed the order and quickly brought the person back.
Magistrate Zhu looked at the shivering woman kneeling in front of the hall and asked directly without saying anything: "I'm asking you, but did Yang Cong ask you to drug Zhou Bing?"
The woman was extremely frightened and replied tremblingly: "Sir, yes, it was Master Yang's order."
"Do you know why?"
"I don't know."
The drug was administered beforehand, which shows that the murder was not accidental, but premeditated.
Magistrate Zhu shook his head slightly. Although the facts of the case were clear and the evidence was more conclusive, what was the motive?
What was Yang Cong's motive for killing Zhou Bing?
When Magistrate Zhu was frowning and thinking, the officer came to report, "Sir, the prince wants to see you."
"Please quickly."
Shen Qingyun came to the front of the hall, cupped his hands and said, "I have met you, sir."
Magistrate Zhu nodded and returned the greeting, "I wonder if the prince is here, what can I learn from you?"
"I don't dare to teach you anything." Shen Qingyun shook his head, "I got news that Yang Cong is back. I asked my aunt in the house and found out that he was brought back by the master. I guess you will also start the trial of the case, so I just came to listen. Would you mind, sir?"
Magistrate Zhu shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you're welcome. This case has something to do with the Crown Prince, so the Crown Prince can naturally attend."
"Thank you, sir." Shen Qingyun bowed slightly and held his hands.
Shen Qingyun stood aside and asked, "I wonder how far this trial has gone, sir?"
Magistrate Zhu smiled and shook his head, "As for the facts of the case, it is now clear and clear, but there is still one thing that doesn't make sense."
Shen Qingyun asked: "What doesn't make sense? Your Excellency, you might as well tell me and let me check the details for you."
County Magistrate Zhu nodded and said: "The testimonies of many witnesses are consistent, and there is also a murder weapon. The evidence is conclusive. Zhou Bing was indeed killed by Yang Cong."
"Since the evidence is conclusive, why do you hesitate?"
Magistrate Zhu shook his head and said, "I just don't know what Yang Cong's motive was for killing Zhou Bing."
Shen Qingyun smiled and said: "No matter what Yang Cong's purpose was, since it is a fact that he killed Zhou Bing, according to the laws of Dachu, murder is a life-saving measure. As for the motive of the murder, is it important?"
"That's true. I just think this matter is unreasonable."
"If everything in the world must abide by the word 'reasonable', then it will be easy for your Excellency to be an official."
County Magistrate Zhu was stunned when he heard this. Seeing that Shen Qingyun seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he also smiled and said: "Your Majesty is right, even if there are thousands of reasons, killing is killing."
"My lord is wise." Shen Qingyun cupped his hands and smiled.
Although Magistrate Zhu still felt that something was wrong, it was true as Shen Qingyun said, as long as the murder was a fact, it no longer mattered what the motive was.
"Come here and let the witness mark the testimony."
Everyone put their fingerprints on the testimony one after another, and finally took Yang Cong's hand and marked the confession.
Poor Yang Cong, he couldn't say a word, so he became a murderer and was taken to prison.
"Sir, since Yang Cong has surrendered, what about Miss Qiao'er...?"
County Magistrate Zhu frowned and said: "Although Xu Qiaoer was bribed by Yang Cong and did not participate in the killing, he still sneaked into the Zhou Mansion with evil intentions..."
"Your Majesty," Shen Qingyun said loudly: "It was Zhou Bing who captured Qiaoer's father. Qiaoer only made this move and was blackmailed by Yang Cong. Now Qiaoer's father's life and death are unknown. Although Zhou Bing is dead, But he is not a good citizen, so please take the punishment lightly for the sake of Qiaoer's filial piety and good reasons."
"This..." Magistrate Zhu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied: "Your Majesty is right, Chu established a country with military force and governed the world with filial piety. Since Xu Qiaoer is not suspected of murder, I will be outside the law." Have mercy and let Miss Qiaoer go free."
"Thank you, sir." Shen Qingyun was overjoyed when he heard this and bowed to express his thanks.
Yang Cong was imprisoned, and Mei Ji was considered an accomplice and had to be convicted. The two servants were fine and were released on the spot.
Everyone in the hall dispersed, and Wu Zuo stepped forward and whispered to Magistrate Zhu: "Sir, the injuries on Yang Cong's body do not look like they were caused by a fall, but rather like they were beaten."
County Magistrate Zhu hummed softly upon hearing this, and seeing Shen Qingyun's back disappearing from his sight, he said leisurely: "I also feel that there is something fishy about this case, but the prince is right, the evidence is conclusive, if it is still To create extraneous problems would be troublesome."
Wuzuo was stunned for a moment, then silently retreated.
Magistrate Zhu's eyes flashed and he murmured: "I always feel that this matter has something to do with this completely different prince, but the evidence and witnesses are so perfect that even if I have doubts, I can't find any flaws." , if it were not the truth but his careful planning, it would be terrible."
Thinking this, Magistrate Zhu shook his head.
He was able to receive the news of Yang Cong's return to the uncle's house immediately because someone informed him, and this person was probably Shen Qingyun's person.
Shen Qingyun and Yang Cong are involved in conflicts, and things will only become more troublesome.
Since the case can be settled here, Magistrate Zhu doesn't want to cause trouble for himself anymore.
