travel through the past to be emperor

Chapter 95 Where is the Evidence?
In the main hall of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, there were three people sitting in the lobby. They were the presiding prime minister Qin Hui, the deputy presiding magistrate, Liu Yong, the academician, and Yang Jiajie, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, and the remaining ministers were jurors.

This time, because it was the first time in many years that the Dengwen drum was sounded, and one of the parties involved was Zuo Shilang of Hubu, Zuo Jinzheng, who had a great reputation in the court and the public, the standard of the court trial was very high, basically All the top officials of the court were present, not to mention the emperor Zhao Fei sitting behind the scenes.

Qin Hui looked around, then picked up the gavel, straightened his face, and said, "Lead someone to commit Zuo Jinzheng, and Wang Yuanbao will go to court."

Then a group of yamen servants temporarily seconded from Chang'an Mansion immediately lined up and went to lead people.

"My lords, although I'm the presiding judge today, I don't have any trial experience, and I need the help of my two lords." Qin Hui cupped his hands at Liu Yong and Yang Jiajie.

Liu Yong put down his teacup and said with a chuckle, "Lord Qin, it's easy to talk about. It's just that I don't have much trial experience, so I obey Lord Qin's orders in everything."

"Where is my order, Mr. Liu, don't be so old." Qin Hui smiled wryly, glanced behind him, and then the three adults in the lobby blinked each other knowingly.

Yang Jiajie just smiled and did not speak. He is just a Minister of the Ministry of Punishments. Although he is also a figure who would shake his feet in the court, he is still not good enough in front of Qin Hui and Liu Yong. Both of them are A figure who calls the wind and rain in the court today.

Yang Jiajie is very self-aware, he knows that although he is also sitting here, he is really a juror, and the reason why he is a juror is only because of his status as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

So in the face of the seemingly non-existent verbal confrontation between Qin Hui and Liu Yong, he just apologized.

Soon, the yamen servants brought Zuo Jinzheng and Wang Yuanbao up. We had introduced this Wang Yuanbao before, but this was the first time everyone saw Zuo Jinzheng.

What does this person look like?
But he was a tough old man with a hale and hearty spirit. Despite his age, this old man was still very personable. He was a handsome old man. In fact, Zuo Jinzheng was indeed a heroic figure in Chang'an when he was young.

Such a person is a good person at first glance, especially when he is compared with Wang Yuanbao, who is standing next to him.

However, both of them are very energetic, and it seems that they have not received any unfair treatment. Naturally, the prisoner did not have the guts to touch Zuo Jinzheng, an upright official who can't touch the sand in his eyes, but also because of Wang Yuanbao's huge amount of money offensive He will not embarrass him, the God of Wealth in Chang'an City.

"Grassman Wang Yuanbao greets all the adults." Wang Yuanbao walked into the hall consciously, then knelt down to say hello to all the adults.

On the other hand, Zuo Jinzheng glanced at the three people on the stage, sneered, and said nothing, just stood there without moving.

The three of Qin Hui looked at each other and smiled wryly, thinking that the old man still has such a personality after falling to this point, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. Before Zuo Jinzheng was convicted, he was still a member of the imperial court. Same.

Seeing that everyone in the hall was standing still, Qin Hui looked at the crowded crowd outside, looked at the yamen servant and said, "Maintain the order outside."

Immediately, a few yamen servants ran to maintain order, but how could these few people manage to maintain it, they could only simply hold hands to prevent the raging crowd from rushing in.

I still have to say that Zuo Jinzheng is very famous. He was arrested for two days, which really caused a sensation in Chang'an City. It can be said that nearly [-]% of the people in Chang'an City knew the news of his arrest, and at the same time knew that Zuo Jinzheng was sued. Wang Yuanbao, the richest man in Chang'an.

Since ancient times, people may not necessarily hate officials, but they will certainly hate the rich.

Therefore, as soon as the news spread that Wang Yuanbao sued Zuo Jinzheng, the good man in the hearts of the people, Wang Yuanbao became the character that everyone in Chang'an City called for beating.

Countless people went to block the shops under Wang Yuanbao's name, but they didn't think that Wang Yuanbao had expected it, so he closed all the shops under his name after knocking Dengwen drum money, which made the people very upset.

After a moment of excitement, the common people also found out that Wang Yuanbao's shop was not open, and their life became very inconvenient, and they couldn't help but regret why they had to go to the shop after they had nothing to do.

Today, half of the people surrounding the criminal department came to support Zuo Jinzheng, while the other half came to see when Wang Yuanbao's shop opened.

"People in the hall, report their names and places of origin." Qin Hui knocked on the gavel and shouted.

Wang Yuanbao has dealt with the government all the year round, knowing that this is just a formality, he immediately said, "Wang Yuanbao, a grassroots man, is from Chang'an."

"My official, Zuo Jinzheng, is from Chang'an." Zuo Jinzheng gave Qin Hui a cold look, then snorted coldly, but answered honestly.

Although this Qingliu doesn't work, and pays attention to the so-called "leaves among thousands of flowers that don't touch their bodies", but not doing things doesn't mean they are ignorant, so they also know that this problem is a formality. According to the official saying, it is to check their integrity.

"Wang Yuanbao, do you insist on what you appealed a few days ago?" Qin Hui first looked at Wang Yuanbao.

Wang Yuanbao immediately said: "The grassroots insist on the original lawsuit."

Qin Hui pointed to Zuo Jinzheng and said, "Wang Yuanbao, please check carefully whether the person you are suing is the person in front of you."

Wang Yuanbao took a deep look at Zuo Jinzheng, and said coldly: "Yes, the person the grass-roots told is the person in front of him, and his name is Zuo Jinzheng."

"Well," Qin Hui nodded, then looked at Zuo Jinzheng, pointed at Wang Yuanbao and said, "Zuo Jinzheng, the name of the person under the stage is Wang Yuanbao, do you know him?"

"I know him, but I don't know him." Zuo Jinzheng looked at Wang Yuanbao coldly.

"Huh?" Qin Hui was taken aback and said, "Why?"

Zuo Jinzheng glanced at Qin Hui, and said helplessly: "I know that he is Wang Yuanbao, a well-known profiteer in Chang'an City, but I don't know him, because the relatives and friends I deal with are all people of high moral character. There is a shameless person like him."

"That means we know each other, but not in the usual sense." Qin Hui said lightly, then looked at Zuo Jinzheng and said coldly: "Zuo Jinzheng, Wang Yuanbao sued you for accepting bribes and killing people, do you admit it? "

"My officer..." Zuo Jinzheng looked at Qin Hui indifferently, and said word by word: "I don't admit it."

Qin Hui took a pen and wrote down another note on the document at hand, then looked at Wang Yuanbao and said, "Wang Yuanbao, you sue Zuo Jinzheng for bribery and murder. Is there any evidence?"

"The previous transactions between Cao Min and Zuo Jinzheng were all carried out in the dark when no one was around, and there were only Caomin and Zuo Jinzheng on the left and right, so there was no witness." Wang Yuanbao kowtowed.

"What about the physical evidence?" Qin Hui asked.

"The physical evidence is naturally the money and belongings that the grassroots bribed Mr. Zuo," Wang Yuanbao said, "Your Excellency only needs to go to Zuo Jinzheng's house to check these items."

"En." Qin Hui looked at Zuo Jinzheng and said, "Zuo Jinzheng, do you have any objection to Wang Yuanbao's accusation? Do you agree?

"I have objections, I don't agree. Since I became an official, although I don't say that being an official will benefit one party, but I have two sleeves, and I don't bend my waist for five buckets of rice. Everyone in the government and the public can see it," Zuo Jinzheng looked coldly. Looking at Wang Yuanbao, he sneered and said, "This man is just a small man who seeks profit most of all. Today he falsely accused me because I once disdained to work with him and hindered him in some things. Just revenge."

Faced with Zuo Jinzheng's reprimand, Wang Yuanbao immediately shouted: "Zuo Jinzheng, dare you say that you have never accepted bribes, dare you say that you have never killed anyone."

"Of course I dare!" Zuo Jinzheng sneered, "I know what I have done and what I haven't done. I know very well that what you said is nothing but false accusations!"

"How dare you swear." Wang Yuanbao stared at Zuo Jinzheng with rounded eyes.

"Why don't you dare!" Zuo Jinzheng still sneered.

Just as the two were fighting, Anping walked in behind the curtain, waved at Qin Hui and the others, Qin Hui immediately slapped the gavel, and said loudly, "Everyone be quiet!"

"Mighty..." A row of yamen servants sang along, beating the wooden sticks in their hands at the same time.

Hearing this voice, Zuo Jinzheng and Wang Yuanbao, who had been fighting each other, immediately stopped talking, and just looked at each other coldly.

"I need to be respectful, you two need to calm down for a while." Qin Hui knocked on the hall coldly, then got up and walked to the back hall. Liu Yong and Yang Jiajie looked at each other knowingly, and naturally understood that Qin Hui was by no means real. It's time to go out.

"I wonder what your majesty needs to order?" Qin Hui bowed and said.

Zhao Fei glanced at Qin Hui coldly, and said with a sneer, "The trial has been going on for so long, did these two people say anything substantive?"

"Is this true? Wang Yuanbao insisted on suing Zuo Jinzheng for accepting bribes and killing people, but Zuo Jinzheng refused to admit it." Qin Hui said helplessly: "These two are fighting each other, but their voices are louder than those of the ministers. And Mr. Zuo is well-known in the government and the public, so I can't force him."

"I don't want to listen to your embarrassment. I don't need the process, but the result." Zhao Fei said coldly: "The matter of Wang Yuanbao's Zuo Jinzheng has exhausted the imperial court's energy, and the imperial court must resolve the problems between the two of them as soon as possible. , must not waste time on such matters.”

"I understand." Qin Hui nodded.

"You understand why there is no result yet." Zhao Fei snorted coldly and said, "Didn't Wang Yuanbao accuse Zuo Jinzheng of murder besides suing Zuo Jinzheng for bribery? It’s still a little unclear from receiving gifts, but as long as there is evidence for this murder, then there is nothing to talk about.”

"Your Majesty understands, thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty is wise!" Qin Hui kowtowed and left.

When Qin Hui returned to the hall, Zuo Jinzheng and Wang Yuanbao were still looking at each other coldly. Qin Hui thought about their previous conversation and the information of this case, then looked at Wang Yuanbao and said, "Let's put aside the matter of accepting bribes for the time being." What evidence do you have to sue Zuo Jinzheng for murder?"

(End of this chapter)