Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 37
"Say! Where is that Juyeze bandit named Zhang Ji now? How did you bribe him to kill someone? And Yu Duo, who tricked my son here for you, where is he now? If you don't confess truthfully, Ben The official will be punished again!"

"Sir, please forgive me! Please forgive me! The villain doesn't know, he was really wronged! I don't know Zhang Ji's bandit. There is no one named Yu Duo in my family, and I don't dare to bribe the bandit to kill someone." I’m a coward, I’m a villain, I don’t even dare to kill a chicken, how could I dare to buy a murderer? The villain is wronged!”

"Beat! Beat me hard! Beat him until he confesses honestly!"

Poor Young Master Yu cried and wailed at the top of his lungs, but did not receive any effect. On the contrary, he was beaten more violently. Under the intimidation of the red-eyed Shan Youwei, the magistrate of Ling county rounded his shoulders, making him With all his strength, he slapped the thick bamboo sticks on Mr. Yu Zhiyu's naked back one after another. Poor Mr. Yu's back was beaten to a bloody mess, and he will be beaten again. Of course, the bamboo sticks It was the stick that saw the blood, and the stick hit the flesh, and it made the poor young master Yu howl like ghosts and wolves, tears and tears, and passed out several times from the pain. In the end, his throat was almost broken, and he couldn't make any decent human voice.

"Prepare to be burned!"

Shan Youwei, who had lost his beloved son, refused to give up, and roared to urge the punishment to be increased. The guards he personally brought from Lingxian City did not hesitate, and immediately brought a pot of burning charcoal and put it in the face of Mr. Yu. Only then did You Wei yell: "If you don't make a truthful confession again! I will serve you at the stake!"

"Injustice..., injustice..." Mr. Yu continued to cry for injustice in a weak voice, but in exchange for Shan Youwei's hysterical roar and execution, several guards immediately lifted Mr. Yu and pressed Yu Zhi's chest to the ground. Roasting on the fire, Yu Zhi, who had already lost his voice, let out another miserable cry that was not human.

"I've seen Youwei." A Lingxian officer who came in suddenly shared a little bit of Shan Youwei's anger for Yu Zhi. , It is said that a group of people entered the gate of the Yu family, and that group of people are all from Xiaxiang County, Sishui County, and basically all of them have the surname Xiang."

"It's just in time!" Shan Youwei patted the case in front of him with red eyes, and roared: "I suspect that this matter has something to do with them, so I came just in time, and asked the local chief to keep an eye on them, and wait for the officer to ask for a confession. Arrest them now!"

The guard took the order to leave, and Shan Youwei turned to Yu Zhi who was screaming like a pig, first waved his hand to temporarily suspend the sentence, and then asked Yu Zhi: "Is the person who killed my son the same as the gang of lower ministers?" Is it related to the poor son of Xiang? Did someone from his family do it directly? Tell me! If you tell me, I can save you from death!"

If Yu Zhi was tortured and confessed indiscriminately, then of course the children of the Xiang family would be in some trouble anyway, but fortunately, although Yu Zhi was mediocre and cowardly, he did not bite and moan like a mad dog like Shan Youwei expected. He just shook his head with difficulty, and said in a difficult voice: "The villain doesn't know, the villain really doesn't know anything...."

"Continue to torture! Prepare to be pinched! If you don't confess again, I will be pinched to this officer!"

Young Master Yu, who was naked from the upper body, was placed on the charcoal fire again to be roasted, and the stick used for pinching his fingers was also placed in front of Young Master Yu. Gao Feng, "Oh my God! Oh my God! Who did I offend? Who did I offend?! Who wronged me so much—?!"

The furious Shan Youwei lost his patience, and while continuing to roast Young Master Yu, he roared and ordered to put on the stick, the previous guard ran in again and said to Shan Youwei: "Report to Youwei, Dongxiang County, Xiaxiang County, Sishui County Acting Feng Zhong asked for an interview, saying that there was a robbery and wounding case at the Prime Minister's side, which also involved this Yu Zhi, and asked Mr. Youwei to allow him to participate in the interrogation."

"Is this guy involved in other cases?" Shan Youwei, who was anxious because he refused to confess to Mr. Yu's death, was overjoyed when he heard it, and he agreed to meet him right away, but after the guards went out to pass the news, Shan Youwei suddenly felt in his heart. As soon as he moved, he thought to himself: "Feng Zhong? Why does he seem to have heard this name before?"

Shan Youwei soon knew that he had heard of Feng Zhong's name there, because soon, Feng Zhong, who had once ruined Shan Youwei's good deed, appeared in Shan Youwei with a smile on his face under the guidance of the guards. In front of the right lieutenant.What made Shan Youwei even more unbelievable was that Xiang Kang, who hated his precious son for taking his wife, and a tall son of the Xiang family also walked in with Feng Zhong.Shan Youwei was shocked when he saw it, and blurted out, "Why are you?"

"Brother Xiang, brother Xiang Kang, save me, save me quickly!" Yu Zhi also shouted struggling as if seeing a savior.

Neither Xiang Kang nor Xiang Guan spoke, only Feng Zhong stepped forward, cupped his hands to Shan Youwei, and said, "Xia Li, Sishui County, Xiaxiang County, Dongxiang Deputy, You Yu Feng Zhong, has seen Lord Youwei."

"What are you doing here?" Shan Youwei bristled like a fighting cock, pointing at Xiang Kang and Xiang Guan and shouting: "And they? Why did you bring them here?"

"Reporting to Mr. Youwei, the purpose of this official is to investigate a case of robbery and wounding in Shilingting, Dongxiang County, Xiaxiang County." Feng Zhong, a veteran case handler, was neither humble nor overbearing. Pointing to Xiang Kang and Xiang Guan, he said: "This brother Xiang Kang and Xiang is my soldier, who came to help me. This Mr. Xiang Guan is the victim of the robbery and wounding case. Follow me Come identify the criminal."

"Is he your servant?" Shan Youwei pointed at Xiang Kang and asked suspiciously. After beating Xiang Yan, the unbelievable Wu Xinjun of the Chu Kingdom, he would make Feng Zhong a man with no official status. A small pavilion.

"Reporting to Lord Youwei, that's exactly the case. He is now my subordinate." Feng Zhong nodded frankly—this means that there is no advantage of having a formal establishment. If Feng Zhong said yes, no one could prove otherwise.

"Then what is the specific situation of the robbery and wounding case you mentioned?" Shan Youwei asked vigilantly.

"That's how it happened." Feng Zhong cleared his throat and said, "The day before yesterday, about afternoon, Mr. Xiang Guan, Mr. Xiang, went out to play and met a bandit who claimed to be Zhang Ji in Shiling Pavilion. The bandit said he was The men of Peng Yue, the bandit in Juyeze in Dang County, borrowed travel expenses from Mr. Xiang Guan, but of course Mr. Xiang Guan refused to give it. Jin Zi, and then ran towards Yan Jiting."

"After Mr. Xiang reported the case, I brought him here to track down the fugitive." Feng Zhong continued: "I don't know if I don't investigate. I was shocked by the investigation. Shi Lingting robbed Mr. Xiang of gold, and went to Yanjiting to kill people and rob horses, committing another felony. Later, the officials found out that the bandit named Zhang Ji might have something to do with Mr. I also heard that Mr. Yu has been arrested here for interrogation, so the officials came here to ask for an interview, hoping to participate in the interrogation and track down the whereabouts of that bandit Zhang Ji."

Feng Zhong's nonsense hadn't finished yet, Shan Youwei twisted his nose, pointed at the crown and yelled, "He was robbed of hardware? Look at how poor he is, can he have five ingots on his body?" Gold? Also, look at his body, it's fine if he doesn't rob others, but can others rob him?!"

"That bandit's martial arts skills are too good, I can't beat him." Xiang Guan admitted confidently that he was not as good as a little thief, and said: "As for my gold, it was my brother Kang who asked me to give it to two aunts to support the family. It was stolen by the robber."

"In the blacksmith shop under my name, I did a big deal the day before yesterday. I sold sixty knives to the officials of Peixian County and got fifty gold." As proof, the wooden coupon is now at my house."

"Then what do you guys want to do?" Shan Youwei shouted angrily.

"Of course it is to interrogate this Zhizhi." Feng Zhongyi pointed to Yu Zhi who was roasting on the fire, and said confidently: "I found out that the bandit named Zhang Ji may have a secret connection with this Zhizhi, and I want to ask him who Zhang Ji is. whereabouts."

After all, Feng Zhong, who is still familiar with the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty, pretended to look at Yu Zhi who was being tortured, and said in surprise, "Why is the punishment already used? He changed his confession? punishment?"

Qin law stipulates that if the prisoner refuses to confess, he can only use the punishment of flogging and back, and only by changing the confession repeatedly can he use a heavier punishment.So after hearing Feng Zhong's words, Shan Youwei, who knew the law was breaking the law, could only keep his mouth shut, while Feng Zhong made an inch of it, and turned to the little official who was in charge of recording the confession next to him and asked, "What confession did he change? Show me." "

The petty official didn't dare to answer, so he could only secretly go to see Shan Youwei, who shouted at Feng Zhong: "Don't worry about it! Now I'm the judge of the case, you are a little wanderer from Sishui County, without you Talk!"

"Master Youwei, but this case is also related to me." Feng Zhong smiled wryly, as if he was aggrieved and said: "It stands to reason that I, a photogenic Youjiao, have no right to meddle in Ling County's affairs. But This Yu Zhi is involved in the robbery and wounding case that happened under my rule, and I also want to ask him for a statement, so I have no choice but to take the liberty to participate."

After finishing speaking, Feng Zhong persuaded again with good intentions: "Shan Youwei, it's better to put this Yuzhi off the fire first, otherwise, if the county magistrate and jailer in your county find out, I'm afraid they will think You overstepped your authority."

"Shut up for me!" Shan Youwei roared, "You don't need to worry about my own business!"

"Master Youwei, don't force the officials down." Feng Zhongzhuang boldly said: "Our Great Qin's control over officials is not just ordinary strict."

Shan Youwei glared at Feng Zhong, his eyes were almost spitting fire, Feng Zhong was timid and his eyes were obviously weak, Xiang Kang who was next to him saw something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Master Youwei, if you don't listen to our Feng Youkuo's kind dissuasion, you can Don't blame us for reporting to the officials, Daqin has its own laws, and Mr. Yu's injuries are so serious, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to hide it."

The Qin Dynasty’s management and restraint on officials was far stricter than any other dynasty. Once officials commit crimes, they are often punished more severely than ordinary people. Although this has benefited many people in the Great Qin Dynasty, it has also made it easier for unruly people like Xiang Kang to cheat and commit adultery. .Considering that he was not completely overshadowing the sky in Ling County, and that Xiang Kang would definitely go to the county to accuse him of abusing punishment and avenging his personal revenge, Shan Youwei gritted his teeth and pointed at the guard who was tortured. The guard understood, Quickly let go of Yu Zhi whose chest was almost cooked, Yu Zhi fell to the ground and moaned, crying as hard as he could.

"Thank you, Lord Youwei." Feng Zhong also made a little concession, cupped his hands and said: "If Lord Youwei doesn't mind, please ask the servant to ask him something."

Shan Youwei remained stern and silent, while Feng Zhong asked Xiang Kang to write the record for the time being, and ran to Yu Zhi to pretend to interrogate him, asking Yu Zhi to explain his relationship with the so-called Juyeze bandit Zhang Ji, so as to temporarily escape from the sea of ​​suffering. Of course Yu Zhi denied it, and insisted that he didn't know that Zhang Ji. Feng Zhong asked repeatedly to confirm that the confession had not been changed, and asked Yu Zhi to sign the bamboo slips written by Xiang Kang on behalf of Xiang Kang, and obtained Yu Zhi's original confession. irrefutable evidence.Then Feng Zhongcai turned to Shan Youwei, pretending to be worried and said: "Master Youwei, this matter is troublesome. This Yuzhi insists that he does not know Zhang Ji, and we have not caught that Zhang Ji. What should we do about this matter?"

"What do you want to do?" Shan Youwei asked angrily.

"According to the officials, let's take him to Ling County and imprison him first." Feng Zhong was not polite, and said: "This case is too complicated, involving the three counties of Dongjun, Dangjun and Sishui County. I want to investigate It is definitely not something that can be done in a day or two. Therefore, the officials think that the only way is to take this Zhiyu to Lingxian City for careful interrogation, and at the same time issue the arrest document to arrest the murderous and robbery giant Yeze thief Zhang Ji."

The murderer claimed to be from Dang County. He first robbed and wounded people in Sishui County, and then went to Dong County to kill people. After thinking about it for a long time, he found that the case was really complicated. Shan Youwei reluctantly nodded and shouted: "Here This Zhi Yu changed into ocher clothes (prison clothes), put him in a prison cart, and escorted him into the city to be handed over to the Wu Prisoner! And the servants of the Yu family who were captured, all of them will also be taken away!"

Hearing this, both Xiang Kang and Feng Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, because Qin Chao's prison and the county lieutenant did not belong to the same system, and they could not manage and control each other. Yu Zhi was imprisoned in Ling County Prison, Shan Youwei Of course, relying on human relations to continue to punish Yu Zhi, you can also continue to beat and extract confessions through human relations-but the old Yu family also has the opportunity to buy that Wu prisoner, so that Yu Zhi can live a little more comfortably in the prison, right?
While heaving a sigh of relief, he glanced at the dying Yu Zhi, and Xiang Kang couldn't help having a more vicious thought in his heart, thinking: "My father-in-law is so rich, and his only brother-in-law died tragically in the prison. Logically speaking, this old man's money should be a cheap son-in-law? Should I continue to save my future brother-in-law?"

When a certain vicious son-in-law was secretly planning the rich family property of the future father-in-law, Shan Youwei also looked at Xiang Kang with vicious eyes, and said in his heart: "I must let this little scorpion be buried with my son! Pull this little stick into the water!"

(End of this chapter)