Chapter 1708: Conviction
"You actually know very well in your hearts that I, Yan Shifan, am not a stupid person, and it is impossible for me to do something rebellious! You want to ask Xu Huating for credit, I Yan Shifan don't blame you, but I, Yan Shifan, am not at will. If you want to frame me, then I advise you to think about it, and not to risk being beheaded for the sake of your future! Yan Shifan stood with his hands in his hands, directly pierced their minds and said loudly.
Huang Guangsheng and Zhang Yongming exchanged glances, and the melancholy in their eyes became a little stronger.
They were indeed as Yan Shifan guessed, they wanted to step on Yan Shifan's corpse to please that one, but they didn't dare to frame Yan Shifan.
After all, Yan Shifan is not a cat or a dog, not to mention that his father is the former first assistant who has been in power for 20 years, and there are many bigwigs in this court who have dealings with him.
If they really falsified the evidence of Yan Shifan's rebellion, once they were investigated, not only would their black hats not be guaranteed, but the head of the master would have to be moved.
"I advise you not to wade into this troubled water! It is true that I Yan Shifan deserted from the army, and you should sentence me to exile according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty! Yan Shifan seemed to be fearless.
Huang Guangsheng and Zhang Yongming glanced at each other and found that it seemed that they could only deal with it like this.
Lin Run's impeachment seems to be menacing, but in essence, many things are chasing after the wind, and there is no evidence at all. In the past, Lin Run impeached Shen Kun, the priest of the country, for murder, but it was not a chase for the wind, causing Shen Kun to be tortured to death in prison.
Zhang Yongming thought seriously for a while, and whispered to Huang Guangsheng: "Lord Huang, why don't we convict him of desertion and choose the land of Yunnan to be exiled?" β
Huang Guangsheng's brows furrowed slightly, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while. This is undoubtedly the safest solution and the most fair sentence, but Xu Jie's side is afraid that it will be difficult to explain.
But at this time, Zhang Shouzhi, who had been silent, suddenly said to Yan Shifan: "Yan Shifan, do you remember Yangjiao Mountain?" β
Now that things have reached an impasse, this Dali Siqing suddenly spoke out, and no one will accuse him of being inferior to him.
In essence, Huang Guangsheng wished for this, and immediately cast a grateful and concerned gaze.
"Yangjiao Mountain? I have some impressions, a little person who doesn't have long eyes, but isn't this person already dead? Yan Shifan looked at Huang Guangsheng and Zhang Yongming, who had already wavered, but Zhang Shouzhi stepped in and responded angrily.
Zhang Shouzhi's eyes stared at Yan Shifan, and he said resentfully: "Yes, Yang Jiaoshan is dead, and it is ...... You are framed unto death! β
The so-called Yang Jiaoshan is Yang Jisheng, the former member of the Military Election Division.
Sometimes, the circle of Ming officialdom is actually very small.
Zhang Shouzhi and Yang Jisheng are both from Beizhili, only one year older than Yang Jisheng, and the two passed the test in Shuntian Township in the sixteenth year of Jiajing, and then went to Guozijian to study together.
Although Yang Jisheng soon worshiped the protΓ©gΓ© of Xu Jie, who was the then Guozi Priest, Zhang Shouzhi was a high school jinshi at the age of 23 in Jiajing, and Yang Jisheng was a jinshi in Jiajing's 26th year.
Because the two are officials in the same dynasty, and they are fellow villagers, they inevitably have contacts from time to time.
It's just that Yang Jisheng is too upright, but he has caused a big disaster.
In the first month of the 32nd year of Jiajing, Yang Jisheng, who was then a member of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, impeached Yan Song in "Please Punish the Thief and the Minister", and counted his "five traitors and ten crimes".
This was originally a move to avenge the traitor for the country, but Yan Song's father and son deceived Jiajing, Jiajing not only did not cure Yan Song's crime, but also imprisoned Yang Jisheng in the prison of the Criminal Department.
In October of the 34th year of Jiajing, when Zhao Wenhua sent a statement against Zhang Jing, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and others, Yan Song and his son attached Yang Jisheng's name to this note.
However, the emperor did not notice this detail during the recital, so he hastily agreed to the execution, resulting in Yang Jisheng not only being beheaded, but also suffering injustice.
Although it has been ten years, Zhang Shouzhi has never forgotten this matter, and has always been thinking about redressing the grievances of his former friend Yang Jisheng.
is also the case, although he knew that Yan Shifan did not rebel, he did not intend to let Yan Shifan go, and asked him to pay a heavy price for what he had done in the past.
"Huh...... How did I frame Yang Jiao Mountain? Yan Shifan's eyebrows raised slightly, and he asked with a smile.
Zhang Shouzhi seemed to have been holding back for decades, and said word by word: "Yang Jisheng impeached your father, and you held a grudge against Yang Jisheng, embezzled Weifu, and with the help of Zhang Jing's case, Yang Jisheng's name was added. The emperor didn't notice it for a while, so that your evil deeds succeeded, this is a false act of loyalty! β
Misappropriating Weifu and framing Zhongliang is a felony of killing the head!
When Huang Guangsheng and Zhang Yongming heard this, their eyes couldn't help but light up slightly, and they all turned their heads to look at Yan Shifan.
Although they couldn't charge Yan Shifan with rebellion, if they named him "framing Zhongliang", then they could explain to Xu Jie.
Yan Shifan met the eyes of the three of them, but responded with a slight smile: "Okay, I confess!" β
When Huang Guangsheng and Zhang Yongming heard this, they were immediately overjoyed, and they couldn't believe their eyes and ears.
They never expected that things would turn around and make a major breakthrough here, and they couldn't help but look at Zhang Shouzhi, the junior Dali Temple, with approval.
Zhang Shouzhi still had a straight face, and said in a deep voice to Yan Shifan: "And Shen Chunfu!" β
Shen Chunfu's real name is Shen Lian, a jinshi in Jiajing's seventeenth year, and what happened to Yang Jisheng is very similar.
Because of the impeachment of Yan Song for the "Ten Crimes", he was sentenced to cane punishment by Jiajing, and lived in Baoan Prefecture for the people. Shen Lian was outside the plug, but he still took pleasure in scolding Yan Song's father and son.
In the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing, it coincided with the arrest of Yan Hao, a member of the White Lotus Sect, and others, who confessed to many suspects, so Shen Lian's name was listed, and Shen Lian was finally killed.
"Well, I plead guilty too!" Yan Shifan quickly remembered Shen Lian and responded very happily.
Huang Guangsheng watched Yan Shifan confess his guilt so happily, endured the excitement in his heart, and immediately gave a urging look to the scribe next to him.
The scribe is a very capable person, and after writing the confession, he respectfully sent the confession to Yan Shifan.
Yan Shifan did not go back on his word, and happily signed and drew a charge on it, admitting that he had framed Yang Jisheng and Shen Lian, the two felonies of being killed.
"Let's go, let's go out of the palace together to see Lord Motosuke!"
Huang Guangsheng got Yan Shifan's confession and carefully confirmed it, and after sending Yan Shifan down, he said happily to Zhang Yongming and Zhang Shouzhi.
At this point, the triage of the three legal divisions has reached a satisfactory result. Under the joint pressure of the three of them, Yan Shifan finally pleaded guilty and surrendered to the law.