Jinyi Night Walk

Chen Ying's work is like a storm and thunder. It is related to Yang Xu, the Duke of Fu, who is the mainstay of the prince's faction, and he is even more attentive.

After his meticulous investigation, he carefully analyzed all kinds of strange things that happened in Qingzhou and Putai, and interrogated the only and most critical witness Xu Zeheng many times. He felt that although the evidence was weak, Xia Xun There are indeed many doubts in this case, and it can be a fuss.

The point is, for such favored ministers and power ministers, if it were any other case, the emperor might turn a blind eye and close his eyes, or even come forward to make peace. up.

Although Xia Xun has tried his best to stay out of the matter, people can't hold the evidence of his presence or his instigation, and the matter of getting rid of Lin Yuqi was faked in Jinyiwei Nanzhen, causing Ji Gang to suffer a dumb loss, but what he wants to eliminate is not The trace of a single person is a huge family, and even other forces and organizations are involved. No matter how clever the method is, how can it not reveal the slightest flaw?

Chen Ying secretly had a clue in his heart. He felt that Yang Xu, the assistant Duke of the state, might have something to do with this matter. However, such a big official has no hard evidence. people.This Fu Guogong was detained and interrogated once, and that time was also not because he was doing business for personal gain or accepting bribes, but because he had liaison with foreign vassals and made friends with foreign countries. Cut off all contact with the outside world, and then conduct an investigation.

But what about the outcome of that case?The heads of several officials of the third and fourth ranks fell to the ground, Duke Qi Qiu Fu was relegated to Beijing, and the second prince who was originally the most vocal finally lost the throne, there may not be no reason for this.But this time, the crime was more serious than the previous one, and the case was still of the nature of treason, but the emperor just placed Xia Xun in a quiet temple, temporarily restricting his freedom, but he was not imprisoned pending investigation. After the incident, the emperor no longer believed other people's reports lightly, so Chen Ying was even more cautious.

His position for himself is: "The emperor asked me to investigate, and I will go all out to investigate, so as to obtain real evidence and knock Xia Xun down. But here, I must not do anything. Today's Yang Xu is better than Zhejiang. In the East case, the authority is more powerful and the prestige is higher, and evidence cannot be fabricated. Any evidence, the emperor may personally intervene. I can't put myself in it. If I can't beat Yang Xu, then I will deal with the plaintiff in reverse. Whether it's Ji Gang's death or Yang Xu's unlucky luck, it's both beneficial and harmless to me."

Witnesses have been arrested in Beijing. The witnesses arrested from Putai include Wang Chentang, the troupe owner, and the old woman whose name was never known and everyone only called mother-in-law. She gave her surname: Qiu's, and Tang Saier's mother and daughter.There are more in the Peng family, besides Mr. Peng, there are also several of his brothers and cousins ​​who act as shopkeepers in chariot and horse dealerships, martial arts halls, inns and other industries.

Strictly speaking, these people are not criminals, especially that Granny Qiu is over [-] years old, and people over [-] will not be sentenced to prison. The suspect, but she can't be placed alone at this time, so they are all locked in the waiting room of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the conditions are better than those in prison.

If Yang Xu's charges were to be confirmed, Chen Ying had to obtain some more powerful evidence from the large number of witnesses who were detained by him and brought back to Beijing.But when the suspects were being interrogated, Chen Ying found that they couldn't pry their mouths open.

Previously, Xia Xun's notice had wiped out all the evidence, so they had nothing to worry about. Through various reminders and rehearsals in advance, they had sufficient psychological preparation. They knew very well that if they confessed to being the White Lotus Sect, they would have a dead end. There is still a ray of life in the jaws.

On the one hand, the Metropolitan Procuratorate cannot use Jin Yiwei's torture that scares even ghosts and gods, and on the other hand, this case has already attracted too many people's attention, so they dare not resort to severe punishments, lest they be suspected of "torturing into tricks".The person to be investigated is a state official. If you "beat up and beat" the suspects and witnesses, once this matter cannot be settled, you will not be able to get rid of it.

Now that Chen Ying is able to be on both sides, how could she sit firmly beside Ji Gang?Therefore, he can only use the meticulous thinking he has cultivated in handling cases for many years to cross-examine and refute repeatedly, but as long as the other party is speechless when asked, the other party is really speechless.When Chen Ying sent people to arrest them, they had turned their homes upside down. There was no physical evidence to take, and there was no way to impose a severe sentence. The case made no progress.

In view of this, Chen Ying kept an eye out and didn't dare to let Xu Zeheng meet and confront a group of witnesses. Xu Zeheng is a small county citizen who doesn't know the establishment of these yamen in Beijing. The prison was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and interrogation came and went. He always thought that he was still under Jin Yiwei's control, and he did not dare to retract his confession because of Jin Yiwei's severe torture. , Another confession retraction before the court, this matter will be troublesome.

Chen Ying, who has always prided himself on his proficiency in handling cases, finally encountered a case that gave him a headache.From many clues, he clearly smelled that Duke Fu was suspicious, but under the secret supervision of the experienced Qianlong secret agent, all the strong evidence was destroyed.As for the witnesses, needless to say those of the Peng family, even if you torture him to death, you may not be able to confide a single word.The old lady Qiu was on the verge of becoming mentally ill, and she couldn't ask any questions.As for the troupe owner, I don't know much about it, and he is also a member of the White Lotus Cult. His life and death are on the line, so it is impossible to tell the truth. He has been the manager of this troupe for a long time.

Originally, Chen Ying thought that Tang Saier's mother and daughter were the most promising breakthrough points, but the midwife's mouth couldn't be pried open, and the little girl looked innocent, and she couldn't ask any questions from her mouth. For useful things, once she asked too much, she would wipe away her tears.

Although Chen Ying is a cruel official, all the cases he has handled have conclusive evidence. Even if someone intervenes, he can't find any faults. The person in question is Yang Xu, the case is being tried in public, and countless pairs of eyes are watching, even if he wants to use such a method, he can't use it.

Because of the special status of the defendant, coupled with the attention of various forces in the government and the public, Chen Ying has many scruples. Taking this tricky case, it feels like a dog bites a hedgehog. It was not easy, and the emperor kept urging him to conclude the case as soon as possible. Chen Ying had no choice but to decide to transfer all parties to the trial.

At this time, he felt that he should make second-hand preparations in advance.

The day before the trial of the case began, an imperial envoy from the Metropolitan Procuratorate suddenly had the courage to impeach Ji Gang. He brought up the case of Chang Yinglin, the prefect of Huzhou, and said that Chang Yinglin was Ji Gang's brother-in-law. Most of Yinglin's greedy money was bribed to Ji Gang.Chang Yinglin's grave has grown green weeds now, but now it's an old story, and it's an ordinary corruption case. When the big case of Fu Guogong's collusion with the White Lotus Sect is about to start trial , who would care?This impeachment memorial is like throwing a small stone into the sea, without even a single wave.

In the case of Yang Xu, the three divisions will jointly hear the case.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is the presiding judge, Xue Pin, Minister of Dali Temple, and Lu Zhen, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, are side judges. These two side judges are purely here to make soy sauce.Any shrewd official will not get involved in this kind of case. These two people are standard scumbags. They will never add insult to injury, they put away the stone and wait and see the ending.

Xia Xun, as the biggest defendant, was not brought here because Chen Ying was worried that his presence would embolden others to testify against the suspect and affect the conclusion of the entire case, even though his extensive preparations had not been directly and forcefully supported. However, he still hopes to overthrow Yang Xu. The political interests in overthrowing Duke Fu are obviously greater than overthrowing Ji Gang.

The first witnesses Chen Ying brought to court were Zhu Tu and Chen Yunan.Zhu Tutang watched the seats, but Chen Yunan had a small official position, so he had to stand.

Chen Yunan had already memorized the words that should be said by heart, so he said in the hall: "The official was ordered by Lord Zhu Qianhu to inspect the local anti-corruption. When he arrived in Qingzhou, it happened that the local old lady of Pengjiazhuang passed away. There were many mourners from all over the place, and the momentum was very large. , among them there are many people of various religions and schools, all kinds of people, etc. The lower officials were worried that there would be criminals among them, so they wanted to sneak in to see the situation."

Chen Ying interjected: "This Pengjiazhuang is Yang Xu's father-in-law's home?"

Chen Yunan hurriedly said: "Yes! But at that time, the lower officials didn't know about this matter. If they knew that it was Fuguo's father-in-law, the funeral ceremony was so grand and the momentum was so great, so it wouldn't be surprising."

Chen Ying nodded and said, "Okay, you can continue talking!"

Chen Yunan said: "The lower official pretended to be a condolence guest, took a gift and rushed to Peng's house, because there were so many mourners in the Peng's house, and the knowledgeable guest didn't know all of them, so he put down his official position and entered the manor house, and the lower official followed everyone's routine. After paying homage, I saw many figures coming and going in the mansion, and my suspicions grew. At this moment, the lower official happened to see a few children talking in a corner of the courtyard..."

Chen Yunan recounted the conversation between Tang Saier and those children, especially when Tang Saier transformed into a lotus flower and a golden Buddha, he described it in great detail, exaggerating it like a demon.Upon hearing this, Dali Temple Minister Xue Pin picked up his teacup uncomfortably and took a sip.

After hearing this, Chen Ying nodded and said, "Just stand aside!"

Turning his head, he looked at Zhu Tu again, smiled politely, and asked, "Master Zhu, what did you do after you learned about Chen Baihu's report?"

: Chapter 700, it’s not easy, it’s been ten months since last May, so fast!Regardless of emotion and memory, I have to continue to write, Zhu, today is the 29th, it is really the end of the month, whatever votes you have in hand, cast them all!

To be continued