Chapter 705: Pig's Head
. Chen Ying finished the battle in the court and walked back in a hurry.
He determined that the fire in Dabao'en Temple must have been a farce directed and staged by the princes. However, thanks to his always "good official reputation 1" and the political positions that he and Xia Xun have always opposed, most of the officials, and the most odious thing is that some officials of the second prince's faction also believe that he did the fire in Dabao'en Temple, and the warm eyes that look at him one by one make Chen Ying depressed.
He was really wronged, but who did he explain it to? It's clear that this thing is getting darker and darker.
As a result, before he left the palace gate, the eunuch dog caught up with him and passed on the holy decree, telling him to judge the result no matter what today.
How easy is it to judge an official who is much older than him? In the past, Chen Ying was a whole person, it was a quasi-child, but now it's good, not only is the interrogation process tied, but the emperor also urged him to end the trial immediately, don't you know the truth that the radish is fast and does not wash the mud? Chen Ying is full of prison sao.
The civil and military attachés have gone down to the court, and the officials of this season have few people to carry the sedan chair, and those who go far away take the sedan chair, and go to the closer places in the court, mainly on horseback. As soon as Chen Ying left the imperial city, someone on the side of the road neighed and shouted: "Wronged!" Wronged! ”
Chen Ying was stunned, looked at the side of the road, and saw a young man holding a child in his arms, screaming sadly and rushing towards the avenue. This is the last dynasty, not an official on patrol, there is no need to put up a guard of honor, but there are people around him, who have already stepped forward to stop the woman, and there are two officials next to him, and the accompanying shì guard also stepped forward to prevent the fù person from colliding with the official.
The woman cried out in tears, "The people are wronged! The people are wronged! Lord Chen Ying, Lord Chen Ying, which master is Lord Chen Ying, Chen Qingtian, you have to be the master of the people! The Xianggong of the people is a good citizen, and it is really not the White Lotus Sect! "The officials of the various yamen who have just rushed out of the imperial city heard someone shouting grievances, and they have already paid attention, and then they heard the word "White Lotus Sect", and immediately knew that it must be related to the case of Yang Xu, the prince of the auxiliary state.
"Come on, bring the Hua Fù people forward!"
Chen Ying couldn't help but speak, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty were all watching, just now in the court, he had faintly become the arson mastermind who urged Yang Xu to be guilty, at this time, someone shouted injustice, and it was related to the White Lotus Sect case, he didn't accept the case, isn't this his crime? Besides, whether it is Yang Xu's fall or Ji Gang's downfall, it will be beneficial to him and no harm, and there is really no need for him to sit his ass crookedly in this case.
The fù person was brought to Chen Ying, and Chen Ying took a look: "Yo! Don't look at the cloth skirt, the clothes are vulgar, unkempt, like a beggar, take a closer look, this little appearance is still good-looking! The young man knelt down in front of Chen Ying's horse and cried loudly: "Master, are you Chen Qingtian Master Chen?" The people are wronged, wronged! ”
Chen Ying's nose was sour, and tears almost fell. He was wronged, really wronged! But no one in the Manchu Dynasty believed him, and most of the officials who were the second prince were prejudiced against him, and justice was in the hearts of the people, in front of the Manchu Dynasty and the military, he was kneeled and shouted "Chen Qingtian" Even if he knew that this was a compliment from the small people, Chen Ying was still very pleased.
He coughed and replied solemnly: "This official is Chen Ying of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who is kneeling down, and why is he wronged?" ”
Na Shao said: "Min fù Xu Su, her husband's name is Xu Zeheng, originally from Putai County, Shandong, suddenly one day, several big men with knives broke into the door, claiming to be the imperial court Jinyi guard, first kidnapped Min Fù, and then wanted to arrest Min Fù's husband, because Min Fù's husband called for help to the neighbors, and those people left Min Fù's husband who abducted Min Fù and left.
My lord, although the people are from the countryside, they have also heard of the famous name of Jinyiwei, and the people know that Putai County can't protect the safety of the people, so they hold the child and hide, but the whereabouts of the husband of the people are unknown, and he does not know whether he is alive or dead. The people were helpless, begging all the way to the capital, just thinking that although the Jinyi guard was domineering, the local officials were afraid of him, and there were always people in charge of them in the capital, so the people asked around..............."
Su Xinchen wiped his tears and said: "The people are looking around in Nanjing City, and the surnames all say that since this case has been committed in the hands of Jinyiwei, in the entire Nanjing City, there are still people who dare to uphold justice for the people, only Chen Ying and Chen Qingtian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the people have asked the road of the Qing Dynasty, waiting here for the adults to come out!" My lord, my husband was wronged. Min fù has been married to her husband for several years, and has her own flesh and blood, what kind of person is he, is Min fù still unclear? My lord, my husband is his own surname, he is not a White Lotus demon! ”
Dai Yubin stood in the crowd, and couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard this: "This little lady is not bad, I didn't train her in vain, what I said is very good!" Hearing that only Chen Ying and Chen Qingtian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate dared to confront the arrogant and domineering Jinyi Guard, Chen Ying took it upon himself to take a stand and glanced at the court officials on the left and right with some demonstrativeness, then he looked down at Su Xinchen and said in a deep voice: "Xu Su, do you know that your husband has already confessed to being a White Lotus Sect bandit!" "Impossible, this is impossible, Lord Qingtian, this must be a trick!" Chen Ying's face sank, and Su Qiuchen hurriedly said: "No, no, no, Lord Qingtian, the people don't mean you, the people say that the brocade clothes and guards must be beaten into a move!" It is said in the streets: "When I enter the door of the Jinyi Guard, I enter the mouth of the king of Yama, the living become ghosts, and the ghosts have to shed their skin, and their relatives are taken away in the morning, and they have to be buried in the coffin that night." ”
Chen Ying listened to her scolding Jinyiwei, and clearly transmitted Jinyiwei's arrogance and domineering into the mouths of all the civil and military people present, thinking of the embarrassment and anger of the old opponent Ji Gang after hearing about it, she couldn't help but be happy in her heart, and said: "Xu Sushi, since your husband was handed over to this official's office, this official has already sent people to Shandong Mansion to look for you, you are not only an important suspect, but also an important witness, since I saw you today, I will always take you back for interrogation, do you dare to confront your husband in court?" You can rest assured, this official will investigate the case, and he will never torture you to extract a confession! ”
At this point, Chen Ying had already made up her mind to fall to Yang Xu's side. The case was originally unclear, and there was no more powerful evidence except for Xu Zeheng, an important witness. Originally, if someone complains, they have to investigate, and the evidence can't have been placed there for him to use a long time ago. Just pronounce the verdict.
The evidence was decided after the investigation of the case, and the defendant was guilty or not, he also wanted to take this opportunity to bring down Yang Xu, but the problem was that he didn't know if Yang Xu had already done something, he couldn't get any strong evidence, the only thing that could make Yang Xu suspicious was Xu Zeheng, and now Xu Zeheng's wife actually came to Beijing to complain and sued him in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, he has been squeezed here.
Xu Zeheng and his wife must confront each other, and as long as Xu Zeheng, the only witness, retracts his confession, then Jinyiwei will be in a big trend. After figuring out this joint, the scheming Chen Ying immediately made up his mind, and his muzzle began to face the second target!
Su Xinchen is a poor girl, she has been doing things outside since she was a child, she collects money and does things in the mixed hall, the guests who come in and out laugh a few words, and do things with their hands and feet are commonly used, and she has been practicing for a long time, but she is not a woman who blushes when she says a word, and Dai Yubin continues to train Dai Yubin from time to time to be the chief judge, simulating answers with her, teaching her to deal with all kinds of possible questions and scenes, how can she be flustered.
Hearing this, Su Xinchen raised his face and said firmly: "Lord Qingtian, the people firmly believe that her husband is innocent and wronged, and she is willing to return to the government with Lord Qingtian to clear up my husband's grievances!" ”
Chen Ying smiled deeply and said, "Okay! Come on, bring Xu Su's mother and son and go back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate! ”
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Born at the mouth of the palace, how could he hide it from Jinyiwei? As soon as Chen Ying returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Ji Gang received the news.
Ji Gang's face was terrible, he was not worried about counter-evidence, how could there be no counter-evidence in such a big lawsuit. If there is no counter-evidence, it will be a hell of a case, but if there is counter-evidence, the case will definitely be overturned?
The first thing he instigated was rebellion. This crime has always been the emperor's rebellion, and although it is as close as father and son, it cannot be violated. Yang Xu is already a very popular minister at such a young age, and there are countless contacts in the military and political circles, as long as he has a little bit to do with the rebellion, the emperor will never dare to ignore it.
His second trust is Chen Ying. He didn't believe that Chen Ying would let go of this good opportunity to destroy Yang Xu, he and Chen Ying were two Yanjun-level figures in Jinling City, what he was most afraid of was the cruelty and ferocity of his unscrupulous power and means, and what Chen Ying was afraid of was his clever man-making skills and his scheming.
Ji Gang knows very well that to bring down a heavyweight like Yang Xu, it is not possible to do it by means of yīn alone, but when it comes to criminal prosecution in public cases, he knows that he is far inferior to Chen Ying, since Chen Ying is handling this case, Xia Xun is Chen Ying's opponent who will be put to death, this good opportunity, how can Chen Ying not smile happily?
At the same time, Ji Gang was not idle. Did all of his brocade guards really withdraw to the Jingshi?
No, in Qingzhou and Putai, his secret agents are looking for information everywhere. It's just that he is still acting in secret, he originally acted secretly because he didn't want to startle the snake, and he didn't want to let Yang Xu take precautions before he got the real evidence, so as to prepare for the battle in advance and destroy all the evidence. And now, he is forced by his own sensitive status in this case.
However, the White Lotus Sect has been recognized as an orthodox religion for a short time, and it has been regarded as a cult for a long time, and from the day it was born, it was secretly proselytized under the severe crackdown of the government, and the White Lotus cultists have extremely rich combat experience in this regard.
When Ji Gang heard the news, he immediately realized that this matter was probably going to fail.
He silently looked at Zhu Tu and Chen Yunan standing in front of him, and in a trance, he seemed to see two pig's heads on the incense table......!