Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 435
Mu Sheng, the magistrate of Jingzhou Mansion, knelt in front of He Liu and Wei Shangxun with an innocent face.

Mu Sheng said: "My lords, the officials are checking the land tax accounts for this season in Jiangling County. I don't know why the Jinyiwei sent me back to the government office all of a sudden?"

He Liu went straight to the point: "Why? Don't you know? Stealing the account books recorded by the prefect of Wei, instructing the postman Zhao Lu to murder the head of the household department, Jin Shousheng. Heh, Mu Tongzhi, you are so clever!"

Mu Sheng shouted: "I'm wronged! I'm on a job! No matter how brave I am, I, Mu Sheng, would not dare to murder the imperial court official! Besides, Jin Shousheng is dead, what good is it for me? Jin Shousheng came to clear the land of King Liao. I, Mu Sheng, also want to overthrow King Liao! Otherwise, I would not take the risk and hand over that account book to you!"

He Liu smiled: "Oh? Then let me ask you, did you organize the account books secretly?"

Wei Shangxun was on the side, glaring at Mu Sheng.

Mu Sheng rolled his eyes and said, "Reporting to the errand. The account book was actually sorted out secretly by the prefect Wei Shangxun! His purpose of sorting out the account book was not to help the court punish the Liao King, but to blackmail and blackmail the Liao King. He will definitely not hand over the account book to you! He even pointed at this account book to beat the autumn wind of Liao King! I stole this account book in desperation for the livelihood of the Li people in Jingzhou and handed it over to you! I'm on your way!"

Wei Shangxun was furious: "Mu Sheng! You are spewing blood!"

He Liudao: "Prefect Wei, don't be angry. This villain is nothing more than a clown no matter how clever his words are. Mu Sheng, let's put aside the matter of the account books. Zhao Lu has already confessed that he killed Jin Shousheng because he was tortured." You instigated it. With the testimony here, do you still have to quibble?"

Mu Sheng said: "Going to work! That's Zhao Lu jumping over the wall in a hurry, spitting blood, and chatting indiscriminately! I am also a sixth-rank housemate, and I didn't know him as a little postman before!"

He Liu sneered: "Oh, I don't have time to talk to you! Come on, give Mu Sheng three sets of punishment first."

After finishing speaking, He Liu stood up and said to Wei Shangxun, "Prefect Wei, Jin Yiwei's severe punishment is too appalling, don't dirty your eyes as a literati. Let's go, let's drink tea in the back office."

He Liu and Wei Shangxun went back to Houya.There are three or four doors between the back office and the lobby.But the sound of Mu Sheng's wailing still spread to the back office.

"Ah! Forgive me, my lords!"

"Woo! Stop hitting! Please stop hitting!"

"Ah! You bastards! Kill me quickly! Give me a good time!"

In the back office, He Liumian was drinking tea without changing his expression.

Wei Shangxun couldn't even drink a sip of tea.Mu Sheng's mournful wailing lingered in his ears, no matter how sweet the tea was, it was tasteless in his mouth.

He Liu squinted his eyes, closed his eyes and rested his mind, and said, "Prefect Wei, Jin Yiwei's three sets of severe punishments have been summoned to Mu Sheng, so I'm not afraid that he won't confess."

After half an hour, He Liu got up: "Let's go, prefect Wei, go to the lobby."

When Wei Shangxun came to the lobby, he finally understood why the officials in the DPRK and China said, "It is better to enter the Palace of the King of Hell than to enter the Zhenfusi".

Half an hour ago, Mu Sheng was still alive and kicking.Half an hour later, Mu Sheng was tortured beyond human form!

He Liudao: "Mu Sheng, Jin Yiwei only gave you three sets of eighteen sets of torture just now. If you don't tell the truth, I will let these warriors use the other fifteen sets of torture on you without hesitation. !"

Mu Sheng is a villain, so naturally he doesn't have the copper skin and iron bones like Yang Lian.He begged for mercy: "On business, please forgive me, or just give me a good time. Whatever you ask, I will tell the truth."

He Liu asked, "Why did you order Zhao Lu, the postman, to kill Jin Shousheng?"

Mu Sheng replied: "Because I want to be promoted!"

He Liu laughed lightly: "Promotion? I don't see how murdering a court official has anything to do with your promotion."

Mu Sheng said: "King Liao is an idiot! He is arrogant and domineering, he resisted the New Deal, and even killed Zhang Shoufu's grandfather before! I expected that King Liao would be severely punished by the court sooner or later! So, I stole the account books of the prefect of Wei and prepared to make trouble. .

Later, the imperial court sent Jin Shousheng to Jingzhou to clear the land of King Liao.Jin Shousheng is just a freshman, he can't beat Liao Wang at all!Even if I gave him the account book, I helped him punish King Liao.He is a small head of the household department, and he has no right to promote me.

So, I decided to make things bigger.Let the imperial court send important figures to Jingzhou. "

He Liudao: "When a big man comes to Jingzhou, you will have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, and you will be promoted to a noble, right?"

Mu Sheng said: "Yes. The most convenient way for me to attract a big shot to Jingzhou is to kill Jin Shousheng. Once he dies, everyone in the world will think that the Liao King is the murderer! At that time, I will hand over the account book to the big shot to help Wouldn’t it be easy for the court to overthrow the Liao king, be promoted to a magistrate, or be directly transferred to the six ministries?”

He Liu sighed: "Mu Sheng, you do have some skills! You also have some courage! It's a pity that your skills and courage are used where they shouldn't be. Now that you have confessed, I won't make it difficult for you anymore. You, I promise, I will give you a happy death. Well, come on, take Mu Sheng down and keep him under strict supervision."

Several warriors pushed Mu Sheng down, He Liu and Wei Shangxun sat quietly in the lobby, and neither of them spoke for a few minutes.

Finally, He Liu broke the silence: "If Mu Sheng's confession is handed over to the court, King Liao has nothing to do with Jin Shousheng's death. Even if the land owned by King Liao is clearly measured, the court will at most order him to withdraw the land. He will still be his vassal king, riding on the heads of the common people and domineering."

Wei Shangxun said: "On a mission. If the King of Liao does not fall, it is not only the people of Jingzhou who suffer! The King of Liao took the lead in resisting the New Deal. Other feudal lords followed suit. If you don't kill everyone, I am afraid that the New Deal will not be implemented at the beginning! It is the people who suffer. People all over the world."

He Liu pondered for a long time: "Prefect Wei, are you willing to deceive the emperor with me?"

Wei Shangxun said: "The meaning of the mission is that if you don't do it, just don't stop, and push Jin Shousheng's death to King Liao?"

He Liu nodded: "First of all, I will ask Zhao Lu, the postman, to write a confession. Let him admit that the murder of Jin Shousheng was instigated by the King of Liao. Anyway, Zhao Lu and the King of Liao have a grudge against his wife. I think he will be happy to do this Do it. Then, I will order people to secretly execute Mu Sheng. Such a despicable person, death is not a pity. In the end, I will report to the Ming court. Jin Shousheng was killed because of the instigation of the King of Liao. The witnesses and evidences are all there. !"

He Liu stood up, stared at Wei Shangxun and said, "My lord, what I did was really deceiving the emperor. If you think it's inappropriate, you can report the truth of the case to the court."

Wei Shangxun said decisively: "As long as we can save the people from the fire and water, let alone bullying the king, even if we go up the mountain of knives, go down the oil pan, or roll the nail plate, I, Wei, will still not blink an eye!"

He Liu bowed respectfully to Wei Shangxun: "Thank you, Prefect Wei!"

(End of this chapter)