A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 455 I don’t accept the cruel methods used by the court of Da Qian’s loving father

Wang Xin ordered the Tingwei, the patrol censor, and the embroidery envoy to participate in the investigation of the counterfeit silver coin case. With their participation, the investigation of the counterfeit coin case progressed a lot.At the same time, the court caught some people using fake silver coins.

But these people are still just minions, and Wang Xin still has no clues about arresting those who minted silver coins.

However, after extensive interrogation, the court found some clues. One prisoner's confession overlapped with that of several people.After discovering this situation, the embroidered clothes envoy immediately took action and sent people directly to capture all these people.

The one that received the most confessions was a store called 'Chunya Zhang's Grain Shop'.Before the Tingwei, the inspection censor, and the embroidery envoy did not come, this shop had already been confessed, but the officials responsible for the interrogation did not arrest anyone at that time.

Instead, he was let go due to reasons such as the prisoners biting each other and insufficient evidence.

Now after re-interrogation, plus the prisoners arrested these days, a total of more than a dozen people have confessed that it was the 'Chunya Zhang's Grain Shop' that gave them counterfeit silver coins.

Tingwei Mengjie looked at the testimony in his hand, and then said to the previous presiding officer: "Zhao Qing, since so many people have confessed that 'Chunya Zhang's Grain Store' gave them fake silver coins when purchasing, why do you Didn't you go and summon them?"

"Captain Meng, it's not that we haven't summoned him. We have summoned him, but they all deny it and don't admit that these fake silver coins were given by them. We have no evidence. We can't take him down by force just based on his one-sided words." !”

"Haha, a one-sided story?" Meng Jie sneered and said, "Is this a one-sided story? Are the confessions of more than a dozen people also one-sided words?"

"Captain Meng, except for these people, these people have bitten each other before. We can't believe it, so according to the rules, these are not enough to win trust." Zhao Qi said loudly.

"Zhao Qing is indeed proficient in judicial rules. I will report to the court. Zhao Qing will go and talk to His Majesty then!" Meng Jie sneered, and then ordered: "Come here, go and remove everything from the 'Chunya Zhang's Grain Store' Catch them all!"

"Wei!" The Embroidered Clothes Envoy, the officers and soldiers of the Inspection Department and the Luoyang Prefecture officers responded, and then went to arrest him together.

Soon all the people in the 'Chunya Zhang's Grain Store' were arrested, and the store was directly sealed.

Soon Meng Jie came to the palace in person and reported to Wang Xin: "Your Majesty, there has been some news about the case of counterfeit silver coins. Many people identified it as the 'Chun Ya Zhang's Grain Store'. Yesterday, the Inspection Department, the Embroidery Envoy, etc. After taking it down, these people knew that it was a capital crime, so I sent people to separate them for interrogation, and informed them that the first person to confess would be exempted from guilt and would be rewarded."

"The guys at the grain store soon said it all!"

Wang Xin said: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. After the trial, let him be exiled!"

"Wei." Meng Jie continued: "Your Majesty, Zhao Qi, the young minister of Dali Temple."

Mengjie recounted what happened before.Wang Xin sneered, some people are really tired of life, and they are making one-sided remarks. Wang Xin has gone to various departments of the imperial court to observe government affairs before. He knows these tricks, but he is just deliberately taking advantage of the system to let people off.

"What did those people confess?" Wang Xin continued to ask without saying anything about Zhao Qi.

Mengjie said: "Those guys don't know much. After all, they are just guys. They don't know where the fake silver coins are made. They need to go to someone outside the city to hand over the fake silver coins every day. Those people hand over the fake silver coins to them. They then brought fake silver coins into the city in batches."

"The location where they confessed was a manor outside the city. The manor was owned by a businessman from Handan. We sent people to arrest the businessman today, but the businessman has already run away."

Wang Xin asked: "Where is the merchant's hometown? Have you sent someone there?" "We have sent someone there. Your Majesty, after interrogation, we caught two more shops using counterfeit silver coins. We have also arrested them all and are interrogating them. .”

Only three companies that shipped the goods were caught, but the one who actually made the counterfeit silver coins was still not caught. Moreover, the businessman responsible for the intermediary transaction ran away again, and the clues were cut off. It was obvious that these people acted very carefully.

However, even if they act closely, it is impossible for these people to erase all the clues. Since they know that these people are shipping goods, then check their interpersonal relationships, their usual trading partners, and who they interact with. Okay, the relationship is good.

Counterfeit silver coins are not closely related and other people would not dare to get involved. Without enough trust, how could they choose these companies to ship?And nine times out of ten, they are related to Xungui.

Tingwei Prison.

Wang Xin has assigned the case from Luoyang Mansion to Tingwei, and Luoyang Mansion has no jurisdiction.Tingwei Prison is the highest prison in the imperial court, and is also commonly known as the Tianlao among the people.

Not everyone is eligible to live in Tianjian. Only prisoners who have committed crimes committed by officials, prisoners who have caused a lot of trouble in various places, or prisoners who are rebellious are eligible.

Xia Hong is only in his thirties this year and is in his prime. He made a lot of money from the warehouse he originally ran and lived a prosperous life. He has not suffered much. Unfortunately, he has been beaten all over.

Tingwei Mengjie brought the interrogation in person. When he saw his appearance, he frowned slightly and said, "Are you still being tough now? If you insist on not saying anything, do you think someone else will come to save you? Your eldest son is sixteen this year. Just now His legs were broken and he passed out. Your brother bit him randomly, and dozens of nobles and officials from Luoyang bit him."

"Your father was in poor health and was almost tortured but was beaten to death. Fortunately, Your Majesty was merciful and sent an imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him. He was lucky enough to be rescued. Now he is working as a medicine man at the Imperial Medical Office."

Xia Hong's head was lowered. When he heard these words, he raised his head with all his strength and said: "We are all in the sky prison. What else can we say? If we don't say anything, we will die!"

"There are many ways to die!" Meng Jie said: "For example, one knife and a painless death, or torture but no pain to death! The other two families have already confessed, how do you choose to die?"

Xia Hong said weakly: "If I say it, can I let my child go?"

"Your son, father, don't think about it anymore? Your Majesty has ordered that all the men in your family be killed and the direct female family members be brought into the priest's office. If you tell me now, you can let your female family members go."

"The imperial decree stipulates that privately minting bad coins is banishment. How can it be called clan execution? I don't accept it."

"When His Majesty ascended the throne, he added laws, and the principal offenders were punished, and the rest were exiled to the Western Regions, Lingnan, and Liaodong." Meng Jie sneered: "Since you know the laws, why do you dare to violate them?"

"Not convinced? Your Majesty would be merciful without the Yi tribe!"

Before the imperial court, the law only killed the chief criminal and exiled the rest. Therefore, many criminals only killed one person and the rest were exiled to the Western Regions. After these people were exiled to the Western Regions, they had old friends to support them and lived a good life. After all, the Western Regions needed to recruit people to enrich the population. , many times it’s about exile, not killing.

As a result, many people have been holding on to luck, as is the case with this person in front of them.

(End of this chapter)