The Witty Life of the Three Young Masters

Chapter 2

Xie Zhixuan remembered something: "According to their neighbors, his family has thirteen members, so if that guard is excluded, there is indeed one less person. But how do you know, Your Highness?"

Gu Heng didn't know how to describe it, so he roughly gestured with his hand, "It's just a dream. Yes, I saw it in the dream."

Xie Zhixuan's heart shuddered, this might be true again.

Gu Heng was caught in the memory, he wanted to recall more details, but this dream was different from the previous ones, the memory at this time had begun to blur, and he couldn't remember it for a while.Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and said, "Water! Yes, it's in a place with water!"

Xie Zhixuan hurriedly called a yamen servant over, and told him to go to the courtyard and inform the crowd, asking them to carefully search for places with water.

Sure enough, not long after, the servants over there all came back, and brought back the little boy's body by the way.According to them, it was found in a very secret water tank, probably hidden by his family members, but he was dead when he was found.

was drowned alive.

Gu Heng's heart suddenly felt empty, and there was an unknown emotion inside.

Xie Zhixuan sighed, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Your Highness, you have tried your best."

Gu Heng's expression looked a little sad, and he seemed to be talking softly to himself: "I saw his face."

"Whose face?"

His voice was so low that Xie Zhixuan couldn't hear it clearly for a moment.

Gu Heng raised his head slowly, stared at his eyes, and said seriously, "The murderer's face."

Xie Zhixuan's hand clenched suddenly.

At this time, the gate of Dali Temple suddenly became noisy, but the servants were saying that the murderer of this murder case had come and surrendered himself.

Everyone's thoughts immediately hung up.

I saw a group of yamen servants escorting a young man dressed in black into the courtyard, followed by a group of outraged civilians, who were yelling at the man in front of them, with unbearable words.

But this young man didn't care at all, and greeted the people around him with a smile. Those who didn't know might think that this was some kind of welcome ceremony for him.

Gu Heng's heart fell to the bottom completely, because he saw this person's face clearly.

It was indeed the man in the dream.

"It's him." Gu Heng said softly, "He deserves to die."

Xie Zhixuan replied: "Don't worry, Your Highness, then he will definitely die."

The Minister of Dali Temple, Pei Lun, personally tried the case. The man claimed to be Zhang Shan. According to him, it was because he had a gap with the guard, and came to take revenge after learning that he died in an accident.

Gu Heng asked: "Has the matter of the palace yesterday spread to the Dali Temple?"

Xie Zhixuan shook his head: "No. The case is still under investigation, and there is no word about it. As a guard, it is normal for him not to return home overnight."

Gu Heng understood: "So this person has a big problem."

Pei Lun asked in front of the hall: "I heard that the two of you were acquainted in life, but what is the gap between you two?"

The man laughed and replied: "His wife is pretty, I wanted to sleep with her a long time ago, but he refused."

There are a few ta in these words who don't know the meaning of the reference, but everyone understands it.

Pei Lun scolded angrily, "You bastard!"

The man just continued to laugh, without any guilt at all.

Pei Lun held back his anger and continued to ask: "Killing a family is a heinous crime, and it should be executed immediately. Let me ask you again, are you the murderer? Is there someone else instigated behind the scenes?"

The man smiled and said: "No one instructed, it is my subordinates."

Pei Lun asked suspiciously: "Just because of such a trivial matter, you killed the whole family?"

The man replied: "Exactly."

Then he narrated in the hall how he committed the crime, how many people he killed, and how he killed them.

Hearing it made people burst into anger and feel chills down their spines.

Pei Lun was completely angry, he got up and shouted: "Drag me out and behead him for public display!"

"My lord, wait a moment." The man said.

Pei Lun didn't want to hear any more, so he waved his hand, "Drag on."

At this time, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple spoke up: "My lord, why not wait a little longer, the death penalty must be judged by the emperor after all, we must not cross the line."

Pei Lun was so angry that he slapped the table straight, and said angrily, "Even if I lose this black hat today, I will kill this thief!"

The man spoke again, and said unhurriedly: "So that you know, there are two elderly people in my family who need to be supported. The two elderly people are already in their seventies and eighties, and I am the only male in the family. My death Although they are small, the two old men are afraid that they will follow me, this is a serious crime of unfilial piety."

Pei Lun was furious: "You are so courageous! You are the only one who deserves to keep the foster relatives? Come on, drag me down and behead them!"

"Retaining relatives" is a system that has existed since ancient times.The so-called "retaining and raising relatives" is based on the same principle as the "ten evil crimes", that is, according to the Confucian principle of governing the country with filial piety, if the criminal is the only child in the family, he can also be suspended if he commits the death penalty, and he can also be exempted if he commits the crime of exile. In exile, because his parents need him to support.When he fulfills his filial piety, it will not be too late to subdue the law.

However, there is also a prerequisite for this system to be used, that is, the "ten heinous crimes" cannot be committed, but there will still be a chance for a suspended trial. If you find some connections at this time, it is very likely that you can mediate properly.

Shaoqing hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "My lord, this matter must be reported to the emperor, and it will not be too late to behead him after the emperor makes a decision!"

Pei Lun didn't know what to say anymore. He knew that what Shaoqing said was right. It was indeed out of his hands to deal with matters as important as the death penalty. He only had the right to judge.

Panting heavily, he covered his face and sat down on the chair, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.

Pei Lun sighed, waved his hands and said: "Forget it, temporarily sentenced to prison, the case will be sent to the Ministry of Punishment, and the emperor will decide."

Gu Heng understands the meaning of beheading the prisoner, it means that he will be imprisoned and put in prison, and will be questioned and beheaded after the autumn trial.

The man laughed loudly in the hall, and a group of yamen servants surrounded him and wanted to take him down.

Gu Heng didn't know what kind of mood he was in, he only knew that there was an impulse telling him that he couldn't just let it go.

Well, for whomever.

Gu Heng stepped forward, bowed his hands and said: "Master Pei, this is the end of the matter, I hope you will wait a little longer, and I have something to say to this person."

Pei Lun recognized him and knew that he was the third prince of Prince Jin's Mansion. He stretched out his hand and said, "Your Highness, just say it's okay."

The man was also staring at Gu Heng at this moment, his eyes were full of contempt.

Gu Heng opened his mouth and asked a question.

"you know me?"

(End of this chapter)