After Han You left the Imperial Academy, his expression became increasingly gloomy. He roughly guessed what was going on.
The matter of being framed and abused for lynching has nothing to do with the Ministry of Punishment, but 80% to do with the Shangshu Province. It has to do with the Shangshu Province, which means Shen Tu Gang.
However, if Shen Tugang is responsible, it has nothing to do with Wu Mingyue because the timeline is wrong.
Chen Yongzhi was almost certain that Zhang Tongju's torture had nothing to do with Han You or Yidao Wei.
The two of them had different expressions, and they quickly rushed to the Penal Department Prison with Wang Hai and the others.
The Criminal Department was not far away, and Chen Yongzhi originally wanted to come in a sedan, but Han You was too slow and asked Lu Baichuan to take him on horseback.
Chen Yongzhi was a civil servant and found it embarrassing to ride a horse.
Han You told him that it was even more embarrassing for his son to be expelled from school, and then Chen Yongzhi went all the way.
The boss of the Punishment Department is not in the same place as the Yamen Office of the Punishment Department. It is close to the west of the city. It is similar in size to the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen Office. It also has a main hall, prison cells, etc., and a dungeon behind it.
After the five people arrived at the place, Han You turned around and said to Chen Yongzhi: "From now on, you don't want to say a word. I will be the one to communicate."
"Why?"
"Any word you say, maybe one day I will tell His Majesty the truth. If someone digs a hole for me, the emperor's personal army commander, as long as you don't say a word, I can be sure, and His Majesty can be sure. It has nothing to do with you."
Chen Yongzhi, who originally had no good impression of Han You, frowned, nodded, and cupped his hands towards Han You.
Before, Han You was definitely not so "caring", but now he has a new understanding. If he can avoid offending others in the court, he should try not to offend others, not to mention that he is now at odds with Shen Tu Gang, so there is no need to create extraneous matters. .
A supervisor walked out of the squad room and saw five people walking in. Before he could speak, Wang Hai shouted: "The Yidao Guards are investigating the case, go back!"
Without saying a word, the principal not only went back, but also closed the door tightly and locked it from the inside.
A group of yamen servants quickly stood in two rows, a total of twelve people, who were both yamen servants and jailers.
Han You said expressionlessly: "The criminals Zhang Tongju, Hua Qiong and others were taken here in a prison car by Jingzhao Mansion a few days ago. Who is responsible for the handover?"
There was a "pop" sound, and the sound of something falling to the ground appeared in the class room next to it.
Without Han You opening his mouth, Wang Hai walked directly to the steps, kicked open the squad room, and took out Ji Dachang, the head of the seventh rank of the Criminal Department.
Ji Dachang, in his early thirties, looks ordinary, with a pale complexion and sweat on his forehead.
Wang Hai pushed this guy in front of Han You, but Han You didn't even say a word. Jida Chang's legs were weak and his eyes were evasive. It seemed like there was something wrong in his heart.
Officials generally have very good psychological qualities.
However, when they meet people who are in charge of officials and do bad things, they are no different from ordinary people.
Han You had asked clearly on the way here. According to Chen Yongzhi, since Zhang Tongju, Hua Qiong and others were transferred to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, he, the Zuo Shilang, had not visited these people.
After all, you used to be an official in the same palace. If someone comes to you to ask for mercy or something after you leave, should you or should you not?
Take it, the crime is quite serious, and some people are talking about special preferential treatment from the Ministry of Punishments.
No, you're not from the Nine Clans involved. If you don't give me this little face, your relatives will hate you.
Therefore, in situations like this, Chen Yongzhi and other officials from the Ministry of Punishment rarely meet with the criminals. Another reason is that they can avoid suspicion if anything happens in the future.
I haven't seen the person, I've only seen the case file, which is written records such as confessions.
The confession was also about other things, such as the corpse being eaten, and there was no mention of the embezzlement of food and pay for the army in the north.
As for the matter of torture to extract confessions, his subordinates had told him before, saying that Zhang Tongju and others had been tortured to an unnatural state, and they just wanted to die quickly.
Chen Yongzhi and other subordinate officials thought that the Yidao guards tortured him to extract confessions, but they did not mention this matter in court.
One is because Han You is currently popular, with traffic and popularity, and the emperor also values him, so there is no need to offend him. The other is because it is not a big deal. Yidao Wei, how can he be a Yidao Guard without torture to extract confessions? Furthermore, Zhang Tongju and others must be useless, there is no need to feel unfair for them.
Now Chen Yongzhi knew that what Han You said was true as soon as he saw Ji Dachang's bearish appearance. Someone wanted to trick Yida Wei.
Chen Yongzhi, who was not prepared to speak at first, ignored Han You's warning and shook his head.
"Jidachang, tell Commander Han exactly what he wants to know. If the crime is not serious, I will spare your life. But if you are stubborn and try to cover it up, I will hand you over to Yidao Guards. Yidao You know what kind of beast the guards are... and what methods they use, so don't make any mistakes."
With a "plop", Ji Dachang knelt down, taking the initiative even more than Chen Yongan.
"Sir, I know I was wrong, I had no choice but to do it. It was Qi Bai, the minister of the Ministry of Secretariat, Qi Bai, Sir Qi who told me to do this."
Han You did not ask questions immediately, but looked at the government officials on both sides and sneered: "The fact that our commander came here today is not allowed to spread. Once I know that this matter has been spread, I will not investigate. , all twelve of you will die!"
The twelve yamen officials nodded in succession, quite frightened.
Han You looked at Ji Dachang: "First of all, tell Mr. Chen what Zhang Tongju and others looked like when they were escorted over, and whether they were injured."
"I'll take it."
"I'm sorry..."
Han You raised his hand to slap him, and Ji Dachang said quickly: "They are all minor injuries, skin injuries, minor injuries that will heal after a few days of rest, minor injuries."
Chen Yongzhi asked in a deep voice: "Does this mean that the evidence submitted to this official's case, which records that Zhang Tongju and other criminals were all bruised when they were brought in, were all intentionally deceived and framed by you, the prison chief?"
"No, this is not what the official wanted to write, it was Mr. Qi Bai. When Zhang Tongju and others were sent that night, the people from Jingzhao Mansion had just left, Mr. Qi arrived, and then went to the dungeon. It was him...it was Mr. Qi …Torture was used.”
Chen Yongzhi and Han You looked at each other, and the latter asked: "Is there anyone around when the execution is being carried out?"
"No, Mr. Qi asked the official and the jailer to leave the dungeon. When they came out, it was already midnight. He told the official that Zhang Tongju and others were inevitably guilty of death and no one cared about it. However, in order not to leave any evidence, it is better to record the evidence. When he was delivered, he was covered with bruises."
"Ruth rides a horse, Marle Gobi!" Han You's nose turned crooked with anger: "No one cares, so they have to frame me."
"Qi Bai was promoted by Mr. Shentu." Chen Yongzhi looked at Han You and couldn't help but ask, "Have you offended Zaifu?"
Han You looked confused.
Indeed, he offended Zaifu, but he offended him yesterday. Zhang Tongju and others were sent here a few days ago. The guy named Qi Bai also dug a hole for himself a few days ago.
Lu Baichuan also realized that something was wrong and blurted out: "Could it be that Shen Tu Gang had some miraculous plan and thought you were going to steal his daughter-in-law a few days ago?"
Chen Yongzhi, who had already heard what happened yesterday, had a face full of gossip: "It turns out that you have already fallen in love with my daughter-in-law!"
Han You: "..."
