With the intervention of the crown prince, the case was quickly tried in the criminal department. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe Nine Emperors were appointed by the emperor as a supervisor.

On the day of his ascension, Song Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, beat a drum in his heart. This was a small work-related injury case, but I didn't expect it to make trouble in the Criminal Department, and a Nine Emperor Prince was parachuted to supervise the trial.

This kind of case is the most difficult to handle, and the case that can break the sky is not something he can offend on both sides. If you don't see the direction of the wind, maybe it will have to be a strain. He hasn't sat down enough of the good criminal department book, but he doesn't want to be unlucky. Fortunately, there is a Nine Emperor Prince, and when the sky falls, let him hold on to it.

He made up his mind to hide from right and wrong, so naturally he asked the Nine Emperor Princes for everything.

The Nine Emperor Princes looked at his nested appearance, sneered in his heart, and secretly scolded him for being an old fox again. He said: "Lord Shangshu doesn't have to be polite, this palace is just a trial, and the presiding judge is still Lord Shangshu, you can just call the shots." ”

Song Yan nodded flatteringly, and then sat down in the presiding judge's seat, slapped the front and bottom in shock, and shouted: "Take the plaintiff and the defendant." ”

The order went on. In a short time, a woman with a swollen face and a lame leg who had been beaten came up, and next to him was a man with a stubble beard and a prisoner's suit. Although the man was unkempt, he had not been punished, and his complexion was not bad.

According to the Donghuang law, if the people sue the official, they must first beat fifty boards. The fact that the woman knew that there was such a catastrophe but insisted on suing the official shows that she was really wronged.

The woman came up to the court, first called her lord, and then began to cry: "The little woman Zhang, and her husband Feng Daniu, sued the foreman Wu Youdeke for deducting wages and pension money. My husband has been repairing the embankment with them since the beginning of the spring, and he said that he would pay one tael of silver a month, but since the first month, they have only given a few dollars, saying that the rest of the money will be paid at the same time after the embankment is repaired. Now, four or five months have passed, and they have not made up the money, not to mention, the river embankment has collapsed, and many people have been washed away. My husband was also smashed, but he was able to grab a piece of driftwood and barely save his life. ”

As she spoke, the woman began to weep bitterly.

Song Yan slapped the shocked wood and reprimanded: "Zhang, there is no noise in the lobby, you can continue to talk." ”

Zhang replied a few times, wiped his tears with his broken sleeve, and then continued: "After my husband was rescued, his right leg was broken, not to mention working, and he even had to be supported to go to the ground. Seeing a doctor and taking medicine every day has hollowed out my broken house, and now I can't take out a copper plate. The husband has no money for treatment, so he can only wait for death at home! There are old and young people in my family, and a family of six or seven people is waiting for dinner, and now there is no way to live! ”

That Zhang said, crying uncontrollably.

Song Yan hated this Zhang crying from the bottom of his heart, if he had never been, he would have beaten down the big board a long time ago. Now that the Nine Emperor Princes were sitting on it, he had to continue patiently: "Zhang, you go on. ”

Zhang finally controlled his emotions before continuing: "For the sake of the family, the folk woman had to go to the Wu foreman to ask for wages and pension silver. The woman really had no choice, so she came to sue, just thinking that she could get some money back to support my family. Please make the decision for the people's women! ”

Song Yan nodded, and asked the man again, "Are you Wu Youde?" ”

The man kowtowed and said, "The villain is Wu Youde?" ”

"Can you plead guilty?"

Wu Youde looked aggrieved, kowtowed to the hall and said: "My lord is aware that the money for repairing the river is given to the big guys every month, and there is no deduction." As for the pension money, it is impossible to talk about it. That Feng Da Niu himself fell and injured his leg, but he relied on our heads. If everyone is like that, then where can I afford it! ”

When Zhang heard this, he hurriedly said: "My lord, you must not believe his words, he is spewing blood, my husband was obviously injured when he was repairing the river, and the silver of the river was deducted by them by more than half." ”

Song Yan said: "The two of you insist on your own words, how can this official judge?" Zhang, do you have any witnesses? ”

Zhang said: "The people in my husband's group were washed away by the flood, but there are still many people who repair the river, whether they have deducted our silver, the adults will find out if they find someone." As for my husband's leg, several people who came up that day to save the big cow can testify. ”

When Wu Youde heard this, the thief's eyes flashed, and he also kowtowed: "Even if the adults ask people to ask, those people will definitely be able to return the villain's innocence." ”

Obedient and listening, Song Yanxin said: These cunning foremen must have already bought off other river workers, where is it so easy to ask the truth? It's just that he didn't break it, and said to the following: "Witness." ”

"Witness—"

After a short time, two people dressed as villagers knelt down in the hall and said, "Knock on your lord." ”

Song Yan asked, "Are you willing to testify for the Zhang family?" ”

The two men nodded, saying that they had brought the ox ashore.

Wu Youde said: "Adult, villain has something to say. Seeing Song Yan nodding, he turned to the two witnesses: "When you saw Da Niu, what were his legs like?" ”

One of the witnesses, who was forty miles away, said: "When we saw the big cow, he had been floating in the water for a long time, one leg had been broken, and there was only one breath left. ”

Wu Youde said again: "Have you seen Da Niu's leg smashed with your own eyes?" ”

The two glanced at each other and said helplessly: "I didn't see it." ”

Wu Youde sneered and complained to the court: "My lord, they didn't see Feng Da Niu being injured with their own eyes, how can they prove when Feng Da Niu was injured?" The villains thought their testimony was inadmissible. ”

Song Yan saw that the Zhang clan was gradually at a disadvantage, but he couldn't tell the meaning of the Nine Emperors in his heart, so he said: "Let's stop here today, this official will go to verify the testimony of other river workers, and then be promoted to the court in three days." Exit—"

After the cadres and others were taken down, Song Yancai turned to the Nine Emperors and asked, "Your Highness the Nine, I don't know what bias this official is trying to do?" ”

The Nine Emperors said: "The trial of the Lord is very fair. It's just that there are two more people here in the main palace, who may be helpful in this case. When the palace sends people over, Lord Song will know in the first instance. ”

Song Yan hurriedly said: "Your Highness the Nine, please rest assured, this official will be judged impartially, and he will never dare to be biased." ”

The Nine Emperor Princes nodded, got up with Mu Qing and left the yamen of the Criminal Department.

As soon as the Nine Emperor Princes walked to the door, they saw Mu Nian, who had been waiting for a long time, come over, and asked, "How is the Prime Minister's Mansion?" "Since Jiang Moyan left, the Nine Emperor Princes have sent people to keep an eye on the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he wants to determine whether that Jiang Moyan has anything to do with that Tong Xifeng, the eldest lady of the Tong family.

Mu Nian replied with a somewhat strange expression: "Back to the master, the Tongfu is a little lively. ”

"Oh!" The Nine Emperors were curious, and said as they walked: "Tell me, what's so lively?" ”

Mu Nian said: "The second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion was in her own mansion and was almost given to her by a house slave...... To give...... It's a waste. ”

"Huh?" The Nine Emperor Princes and Mu Qing let out an unexpected sound at the same time, and the Nine Emperor Princes laughed and said, "How could that second lady be ruined in her own family?" This Tong Prime Minister is too lax in governing the family! ”

Mu Nian had no choice but to tell the matter of the Tong Mansion in detail, and then said: "Now the entire Tong Mansion is going to be chaotic, and the Tong Prime Minister is so angry that he beat the house slave to death. It's just that the second young lady is now looking for death, making the Tongfu uneasy. ”

The Nine Emperor Princes nodded and asked again, "What about the eldest lady?" ”

"Miss Tong is calm, she doesn't participate in these things, she lives behind closed doors every day, and there is nothing abnormal." Mu Nian said as he grabbed the reins of the horse and asked the Nine Emperors to get on the horse.

The Nine Emperors didn't ask any more questions, threw the saddle on their horses, and went back to the palace.