Chapter 71: The Case of Li Zhen (16)

On the public hall of Dali Temple, finally ushered in an unprecedented figure, the reason why it is unprecedented, is that in the forty years of the dynasty, I have never heard that the three law divisions can interrogate the commander of Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei is independent of the judicial system!

Even Ji Gang himself felt a little novel, looked around at the minister who was on his back, and said with a smile: "The public is invited-this meeting doesn't look like a trial, but rather a court discussion." You all have chairs to sit on, why don't you give me one?"

Quietly in the lobby, only Xue Junyi patted the shocked wood and said: "Ji Gang, do you still want a chair to sit on? Where do you think this is, is it the back garden of your Jinyi Guard? Open your eyes and see, this is the Dali Temple Public Hall! You are a guilty person awaiting trial! If you don't bring torture instruments, you are already the body of a minister who takes care of you!"

"Okay," Ji Gang slanted at Xue Jun and said with a smile: "If it weren't for Lord Xue's reminder, this seat wouldn't know that this was originally the Dali Temple Court!

Ji Gang came up and made everyone stunned, and Xue Jun reacted and said: "If you dare to mention the three words of "Da Ming Law" again, you will immediately slap your mouth!"

Ji Gang smiled: "Why can't you mention it?"

Xue Jun said: "If you take the 'Da Ming Law' in your eyes, how can you sneak into the prison of Dali Temple and inflict heavy punishment on Li Zhen, the head of the Criminal Department? You are an official of the imperial court, and he is also an official, and you did not abide by the 'Da Ming Law' to him at the beginning, but now what qualifications do you have to ask others to abide by you? Do you think that the laws of the imperial court are all decorations! If you say anything more, this official will ask you to kneel and be tried!"

This is actually a trap of Ji Gang, if Xue Jun said not the above words, but said something like "This case is a case ordered by the prince himself", then Ji Gang can confidently say that Jinyiwei only listens to the emperor. When did Jin Yiwei handle the case, when did he abide by the "Da Ming Law"? However, Ji Gang could not clearly say that he regarded the "Da Ming Law" as nothing, so he had to snort and pause the exchange of words.

Seeing that Ji Gang finally stopped a little, not to mention the ministers, even Xue Jun, who defended him, was relieved.

Immediately, Xue Jun showed the confessions of all the witnesses in the case, and Ji Gang didn't look at them, just stared at Chen Ying, who was silent, showing a look of surprise and suspicion: "Lord Chen, you really surprised me!"

"Don't come unharmed. Chen Ying said.

"Lord Chen," Ji Gang laughed, and said: "I never expected that you would dare to defile me, this case of bribery by the head of the Ministry of War was actually implicated in the end, Lord Chen, what explanation can you give me?"

"What did Master Ji do," Chen Ying said quietly, "Isn't it clear to you?"

"What did I do?" Ji Gang said angrily: "Chen Ying, you dare to say that I asked you to ask for the official document of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and asked you to suspend Li Zhen's imprisonment, you dare to say that! You said that I had looked for you the day before Li Zhen was sentenced, then you should tell me clearly what time and moment it was!

Chen Ying said: "Lord Ji naturally did not look for me in person, but sent his subordinates to come, as for the time, this official is not as well-read as Master Ji, I can only say that it is probably between Shen Shi and Youshi." ”

"Master Ji, this official reminds you again," Xue Jun said: "This is Dali Temple, not your Jinyiwei's own place! You only have the right to confront people, not the right to interrogate or threaten people!"

"You know what a fart! He can't tell the time and place clearly, and there are many suspicions! He is the important suspect in this case!" Ji Gang's eyes were even more angry, and he said hatefully: "Chen Ying, have you taken the wrong medicine, you even dare to pit this seat!"

"Master Ji just said it. Chen Ying still looked back at Ji Gang without changing his face and said: "This time you are cheating on me! You asked me these questions, I am afraid that I have already swept the tail, and I know that I can't find anything on this." ”

"Master Ji," Xue Jun said: "This official knows that you are a talented person in Jinyi, an outlaw, at your disposal, hiding in the rivers and lakes, coming and going without a trace, if this official wants to visit the six people who invaded Dali Temple, it is most likely that he will not find anything, because you naturally have the ability, so that they will not appear for the rest of their lives, and they will not be recognized, so the evidence directly pointing to you is small and small- But you are conceited and capable, but you didn't expect that people are not as good as heaven, that Li Zhen, who should have been tortured to death by you, actually still has a breath left, and after the careful treatment of the Tai Hospital, he has regained his senses, do you dare to confront him in court!"

"Why don't you dare!" Ji Gang said: "I want to see how far you officials who are not afraid of death dare to do this case!"

Ji Gang now has a vague idea, he feels that this case was aimed at him from the beginning! What kind of bribery, everything is the procuratorate, what is the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department, I am afraid that these civil officials have already colluded, taking advantage of the emperor's absence in Nanjing, to take advantage of this matter to overwhelm the Suppression Division, take back the judicial power, and even convict him in a dignified manner, let him die under Miki, and become the first commander of the Jinyi Guard to be punished by the Ming Dynasty - just like the death penalty that this group of civil officials have always flaunted, and the law is correct!

Li Zhen sat on the soft chair, was helped to the lobby by several people, his ankle bone was broken, but fortunately it was not broken, and after careful treatment, he could still stand swaying and leisurely - but Xue Jun looked at his appearance, deeply pity, and allowed him to sit on the chair and reply.

"Li Zhen," Xue Jun said: "What happened that night, you tell the truth, you have your own official to make the decision for you." ”

Li Zhen's face was already pale, and when she heard his words, she suddenly fell into a trembling panic again, and it took a long time to slowly open her mouth and tell what she had experienced that night.

He and the four soap Li were imprisoned into the prison of Dali Temple, at night, the jailer sent the porridge not long after, the cell door was suddenly opened again, this time he obviously heard a lot of footsteps, sure enough, six people came, he vaguely heard the jailer flatteringly called these people "Shangguan", thinking that it was the officials of Dali Temple or the Criminal Department, but these people did not look for him at first, but first looked for the Yushi Qin Heng and Yuan Gang who were imprisoned at the other end of the cell, he faintly suspected that these people might be people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and came to find Yuan, Qin and the two colluded to confess or discuss ways to exonerate themselves.

Soon after, however, the men arrived, carried him and the four soaps into the chamber, and then drove the jailers out and began the brutal torture.

"What are they going to ask from you?" Xue Jun asked, "Do you have any records or confessions?"

"No, they don't want confessions," Li Zhen said: "They will be tortured as soon as they come up, and if they don't say a word during the period, they will use the torture instruments in the prison to create the illusion of torture to extract confessions, and they will torture us to death!"

This finally answered Xue Jun's doubts - whether this case was torture to extract a confession, in order to obtain a confession, but accidentally used excessive torture to death, or to make the illusion of torture to extract a confession, in fact, Li Zhen died and died as torture, and now there is finally an answer.

"So these men want you to die. Xue Jundao: "Why?"