King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 39
On May 21 of the orthodox tenth year, the sun was shining brightly.

At this moment, behind Yingtian Mansion, Hu Jin'an received the "subpoena" from the inspector, and was changing clothes and preparing to appear in court.

He has taken care of everything in the yamen, and all the officials involved in this matter will insist that the investigation is normal, and there is absolutely no such thing as threatening money.

"Master, the inspectors are urging you again, look..."

Half an hour has passed since the scheduled opening time, but Hu Jin'an hasn't left the house yet.

"What's the hurry, let them dry first!"

Having said that, I still have to go after all, otherwise I will be despising the inspector and the order of the prince.

After procrastinating and delaying for more than ten minutes, Hu Jin'an took a small sedan chair and went to Yanchasi leisurely.

Today is a joint trial, so there are exceptional people, the chief envoy and the inspector censor, and some local eunuchs and gentry are invited to attend, and of course the common people are also allowed to attend.

Hu Jin'an did not arrive after the deadline, and everyone waited for more than half an hour in vain, and there were already people talking in low voices at the scene.

As the party involved, Xue Pan was talking with the litigator at the moment, and he was very worried that the lawsuit would be settled.

Also as a party involved, there was Feng Yuan who was brought up by the prosecutor. At this moment, he was covered in bruises and described as emaciated, obviously suffering from inhuman torture for half a month.

But at this moment, there was light in his eyes, just because he saw the hope of surviving.

Of course, his mood was very complicated at the moment, especially when he saw Xue Pan not far away.

This person almost beat him to death, this person caused him to be wronged and tortured, but he also rescued himself from the prison.

What made Feng Yuan feel weird was that Xue Pan not only rescued him, but also sued Hu Jin'an to the procuratorate in spite of the world's displeasure.

"I'm coming……"

The yelling from outside revived the spirits of the officials sitting in the lobby.

On the main seat is the procuratorate He Gujin, Zheng Xianlin and Zhao Xuyan are on the left and right, and the deputy envoy of the procuratorate and the chief envoy to participate in politics, and Ying Tianzhi Jia Yucun.

It can be said that all the high-ranking officials on the ground in Jinling basically came if they could.

Soon, Hu Jin'an entered the yamen, first greeted the gentry family at the door, and then walked into the lobby.

He passed Xue Pan and the others with his head held high, and Hu Jinan stood in the lobby with his head held high and his chest held high, and greeted all the officials.

With a "pop", He Gujin slapped the gavel, heralding the official start of the trial.

"Plaintiff Xue Pan, you sue Hu Jin'an for intimidating good people and extorting money...do you have evidence?" He Gujin asked solemnly.

"My lord, what evidence is needed for this? Look at the scars on Feng Yuan's body. Isn't it obvious?"

After saying this, Xue Pan gave Feng Yuan a wink, and the latter responded immediately with his wounded body: "My lord, Cao Min was imprisoned in the prison of Yingtian Mansion, tortured by Hu Jin'an many times, and wanted to blackmail my family's money!"

"Fortunately, the villain would rather die than submit, so I couldn't let him succeed!"

Hearing these words, the hall was very quiet, officials big and small were very calm, but the gentry and ordinary people outside started talking.

Everyone knows what is going on in the government, so most people believe what Xue Pan said is true.

"Hu Jinan, what do you have to say?" He Gujin asked.

"My lord, what these two people said just now is all slander and planting of inferior positions!"

"As we all know, it is normal for a lowly post to be an official of Yingtian, responsible for hearing cases, and punishing criminals!"

Turning around, Hu Jin'an looked at Xue Pan and Xue Pan contemptuously, and said, "If these two are allowed to conspire to frame them, the government may not be able to judge the case!"

In this era, the use of torture to extract confessions is very common, so it is impossible to determine right and wrong based on Feng Yuan's injuries.

Just as Xue Pan wanted the lawyer to defend him, Hu Jinan took out a document from his sleeve and said, "According to Mr. Inspectorate, the humble official will also sue today. complaint!"

Seeing Hu Jin'an beat him up, Feng Yuan was so angry that he vomited blood.

He Gujin got the certificate and was looking at it. Qian Ruiming and Liu Deyan who were sitting below smiled at each other and gave Hu Jinan affirmative glances.

In fact, there was nothing to read about the complaint, and He Gujin couldn't speak because he was thinking about what to do next.

Zhu Jinghong's meaning is very clear, that is, to catch Hu Jin'an as a model to deter the entire Jinling officialdom.

The trial is nothing more than personal and physical evidence, and Feng Yuan's injury is "material evidence", but Hu Jin'an's defense has no probative value at this moment.

So now, the only person who can commit the crime is the witness.

Fortunately, He Gujin had already planned.

"Come on, pass on the witness card!"

Hearing witness testimony, Hu Jin'an didn't panic at all.

All the officials involved in this matter were greeted. When these people arrived, they would only prove that Xue and Feng were defrauded, and the case might be closed by then.

However, after waiting for half an hour, the so-called witnesses were brought into the lobby.

To Hu Jin'an's surprise, it was not the Yazhong officials who were brought in, but several criminals.

Liu Deyan looked at He Gujin and asked, "My lord, didn't you pass the witnesses to the court? How could you bring some people here?"

Glancing at Liu Deyan, He Gujin asked coldly, "Is it my trial or yours?"

Liu Deyan had no choice but to give up, secretly sighing that he was too anxious.

"Hu Jin'an, do you know these people?"

After looking up and down at these criminals, Hu Jin'an leaned forward and said, "My lord, it looks familiar, but I can't remember it for a while!"

Just because he couldn't remember, Hu Jin'an was a little nervous at the moment, fearing that these people were really some kind of trump card.

"Master Hu is really a nobleman who forgets things a lot. These are the prisoners of your Yingtian Mansion. How can you not remember?" He Gujin asked in a deep voice.

After his reminder, Hu Jin'an came to understand, so he asked: "The witnesses mentioned by your lord, do you mean these people?"

At this moment, Hu Jin'an was a little flustered, he only cared about managing the officials, but forgot about these people in the prison.

"They have been in prison all the time, and what happened there is naturally clear!"

Before Hu Jin'an could speak, He Gujin patted the gavel again, and then asked, "Listen well, you must answer truthfully when I ask you, otherwise you will be severely punished!"

More than a dozen officials in front of the interrogation, this kind of posture is really shocking, the prisoners present are naturally terrified, how dare they not answer seriously.

"Feng Yuan was tortured, is there any inside story? Is there any extortion of money?"

"Talk back!" He Gujin emphasized his tone.

A group of people made you look at me and I looked at you, but no one dared to speak, because Hu Jinan was looking at them coldly.

Do they know who Hu Jin'an is, and he is a majestic Yingtian Mansion who promotes officials, so they dare to point them out.

"Hurry up!" He Gujin was a little annoyed.

In fact, he also miscalculated. He didn't expect these people to be so timid.

It can only be said that he has been an official for a long time, and he has lost touch with the people at the bottom. The thinking of the two is completely in two worlds.

"Respond!" He Gujin became more and more stern.

However, it was of no use. It only scared the prisoners to beg for mercy again and again, and shouted that they didn't know anything.

Hu Jin'an showed a smile. At the moment, he was not too worried. With many years of criminal experience, he knew that this case could no longer be tried.

Then, it's time for him to fight back.

"Master He, it seems that there is no need to try the case, Master Hu is innocent!" Liu Deyan spoke again.

Qian Ruiming who was on the side immediately answered: "I think it's Feng Yuan who tricked Mr. Xue's family to sue. This person is the culprit!"

They have already discussed in advance to remove Xue Pan from the case and place all the charges on Feng Yuan, so hello everyone.

(End of this chapter)