Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 331

The Ministry of Punishment moved quickly.

Because there is nothing to try at all, the criminal department only has the power to interrogate such a big case, but not to judge.

Therefore, after a few days of interrogation, the Criminal Ministry sent the trial situation and all the evidence to the emperor.

In the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Qiyu sat at the head, and several ministers sat at the bottom, namely Chen Mian, the newly appointed Minister of Dali Temple, Jin Lian, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu, Jiang Yuan, the cabinet scholar, and Lu Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei. .

In addition to these civil servants in charge of judicial affairs, because the matter involved nobles, Feng Guogong Li Xian, and Ningyuan Hou Renli were also impressively listed.

Li Xianneng came because he is the person with the most seniority and the highest title among the nobles.

As for Ren Li, it was because Zhu Qiyu received a joint petition from several honorable mansions.

It was said that the case of Ningyang Hou was of great importance and that some honorable persons were needed to participate in the interrogation, so they pushed Ningyuan Hou Renli to come forward.

In this petition, there are not only nobles from the British family, but also many residences from the Yanwang family and Jiangjiang family.

It should be said that Chen Mao and Guo Sheng were imprisoned, which shocked the relatives a lot.

The honorable circle in the capital is just that big.

Although each has factions, in general, they are all related.

In addition, Xungui is already weak now, Ningyanghou and Cheng'anhou, no matter what you say, they are considered to be one of the few among the Xungui who can still take it.

Therefore, most of the nobles still hope to win for them as much as possible.

In addition, although most of the clans have left Beijing in batches.

But because he was ordered to be in charge of the clan mansion, both King Min and King Xiang also appeared in the palace.

So in fact, although this is just a small judicial collegiate meeting, the lineup is quite strong.

When everyone arrived, Jin Lian, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, who was in charge of the presiding trial, got up and played.

"Your Majesty, the circumstances of this case are now basically clear. The testimonies of King Guangtong and King Yangzong are basically comparable to Xue Xuan's testimony, and the details are also comparable. There is no evidence that they colluded in advance."

"Regarding the identification of King Guangtong, Marquis Ningyang and Marquis Cheng An admitted that they had met King Guangtong in advance, but they insisted that they had never made friends with the clan in private, but they agreed to be the second son of King Guangtong after knowing the truth out of their duties. people avenge their grievances."

"As for those identified by Xue Xuan, they want to use this case to alienate the Tian family and damage the morality, but Ning Yanghou and others firmly deny it."

At this point, Jin Lian paused for a moment, glanced at Ren Li at the side without any trace, and continued to speak.

"In addition, in the testimonies of King Guangtong and others, Xue Heng, the captain-in-law, and Uncle Sun Zhong of Huichang were also mentioned. Wait."

"However, the status of these two people is special, and the Ministry of Punishment dare not preside over it, so we can only ask His Majesty to make a decision himself."

After finishing speaking, Jin Lian kept silent.

This matter has a lot to do with it, and the Ministry of Punishment is only responsible for the trial, and will not say a word about the others.

As for Xue Heng and Sun Zhong, everyone present knew their special identities.

One of them is the son-in-law of Princess Changde, and the other is the mother clan of the Shangsheng Empress Dowager in the palace, but they are not easy to mess with.

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

"Since the facts of the case have been clarified, what do the Qing family think, how should Ning Yanghou and others deal with it?"

Logically speaking, Dali Temple is the most authoritative when it comes to criminal cases.

But in recent days, the chief official of Dali Temple has been changed quite frequently.

Originally, when Yu Shiyue was the secretary of Dali Temple, Xue Xuan was the right minister of Dali Temple, and later Yu Shiyue was promoted to the cabinet.

As a result, within a few months, Xue Xuan went to prison again.

In desperation, the imperial court had no choice but to seize the love and revive the former minister of Dali Temple, Chen Mian, who had returned to his hometown to keep his filial piety because of his mother's death the year before last.

This old Mr. Chen is full of travel and dust. He just rushed back to the capital yesterday to take up his post. At this moment, his face was still a little tired. Hearing the words, he could only speak cautiously.

"Your Majesty, I have just entered the capital, and I don't know much about the case, so I dare not jump to conclusions. However, if the case is true, then Ning Yanghou and others privately made friends with the clan first, and then used the Zhennan King case to slander Shengde, according to the law. When you lose your title, you will be exiled and guarded on the frontier."

The other ministers did not speak, but they did not object either.

It should be said that this was the result of everyone's preparations at the time of the imperial trial.

However, at this time, Hou Renli of Ningyuan who was on the side spoke.

"Your Majesty, this case is of great importance. I have some doubts. I wonder if Your Majesty will allow me to inquire."

Everyone knew that Ren Li was introduced by his relatives, hoping to save Ning Yanghou and others in the end, so they were not surprised.

Zhu Qiyu's complexion didn't change, he nodded slightly, and said.

"allow!"

So Ren Li got up and asked Jin Lian.

"Dare to ask Jin Shangshu, just now said that Xue Heng, the son-in-law captain, and Sun Zhong, the uncle of Huichang, are all involved. Can you elaborate on it?"

Jin Lian didn't expect Ren Li to ask this question, but after hesitating for a while, he turned his gaze to Lu Zhong, the Commander of Jin Yiwei, and said.

"This is stated in the confessions of King Guangtong and King Yangzong. The interrogation of these two was completed by Jin Yiwei. Therefore, let Commander Lu say it."

After being called, Lu Zhong frowned, stepped forward to salute, and said.

"Returning to Marquis Ren, according to the confessions of King Guangtong and others, the two of them were originally deceived by the Su family and firmly believed that the son of the former King Min was wronged, so they had contacted Jingzhong early in order to avenge their mother. "

"They first contacted Uncle Huichang, and bribed Uncle Huichang with gold and silver property, hoping that through Uncle Huichang, the matter could be heard directly by the heavens, but unexpectedly, His Majesty summoned the clan to Beijing, so the two of them decided to sue him personally."

"So, after they entered Beijing, they first visited Uncle Huichang, Sun Zhong, and then Prince Consort Xue Heng. Under the recommendation of the two of them, they found Marquis Ningyang, who was in charge of the clan's affairs. Why, why not OK?"

Ren Li nodded, but didn't show much, but asked further.

"Okay, since that's the case, Ben Hou has a question. You just said that King Guangtong and others bribed Uncle Huichang, so Uncle Huichang helped them connect and found Marquis Ningyang. How dare you ask Commander Lu, Marquis Ningyang and others?" People, why do you try your best to help Guangtong Wang and others? Could it be that they also accepted bribes?"

This……

Lu Zhong was at a loss for words for a while, he never thought that Ren Li would question it from this angle, and after a little thought, he replied.

"In the testimony of Guangtong Wang and others, there was no bribery to Ningyanghou and others, but they made friends in private, and there were both testimonies and witnesses. This cannot be evaded."

Ren Li shook his head, turned around and said.

"Your Majesty, Commander Lu also said just now that the two kings of Guangtong were also deceived by the Su family and did not know the truth."

"So this case was forwarded to Ningyanghou through their mouths, so Ningyanghou and others were naturally deceived. What's more, since Ningyanghou and others did not accept bribes, they just wanted to make the injustice go away out of public interest. Snow."

"It's just that, due to occasional negligence and inadvertently misjudged the case, I think that it can only be regarded as dereliction of duty. They never have the heart to alienate the Tian family."

"As for making friends with the clan in private, I think it is inappropriate. King Guangtong and others once said that before they entered Beijing, they made friends with Uncle Huichang and not Marquis Ningyang."

"After entering Beijing, they only sought Ningyanghou to make a statement under the recommendation of Uncle Huichang. Our court did not prohibit the normal mutual visits between ministers and clans. At that time, Ningyanghou was in charge of the clan's mansion. There is nothing wrong with Hou Chenqing, since no bribery and collusion have been found out, naturally it cannot be regarded as a private clan."

(End of this chapter)