Han Qi, who was in the imperial history on the side, had already scolded: "Didn't you just order the Soldiers and Horses Division to control the officials of the Criminal Department, and they all searched their bodies, why do you have the opportunity to take poison and commit suicide, there must be something wrong with you!" ”

Zhang Wei's face was red, but he couldn't refute it, the first time he did something for His Royal Highness the Prince, he did it like this, and he was ashamed and embarrassed: "The last general asked for guilt, and it has now been found out that it was Zhou Guanghe, the deputy commander of the Soldiers and Horses Division, who met Qian Zhi, the squire of the Criminal Department, and gave him poison, and this person has also committed suicide." ”

Zhu Biao waved his hand to stop Han Qi, who was about to continue to reprimand, looked at Zhang Wei and said: "Zhou Guanghe is your adjutant, you will not escape the crime of not being strict with the emperor no matter what, after this matter is over, go to the East Palace to receive the eighty court staff." ”

Zhang Wei kowtowed fiercely, and then retreated in a loud voice, the prince's great kindness and great virtue will be difficult to repay, he will personally watch it this time, and he will not let people take advantage of the loophole.

Han Qi was a little dissatisfied, it stands to reason that this person is also a major suspect if he said this kind of thing, at this time, he should take it on the spot if he is not severely punished, and he will make a judgment after the matter is clear, but this is not the responsibility of the imperial history, not to mention that this person is going to the East Palace to receive the board, which means that this person is His Royal Highness's henchman.

Zhu Biao is not very surprised, Zhang Wei has only been transferred for a long time, and he doesn't have that much ability, and it is normal for him to not be able to control the people below, but this is not a reason to be exempted, if he is wrong, he will be punished, otherwise what are the rules.

The criminal department Shangshu on the side knelt down and said: "What His Highness said is that the servant of the criminal department is a subordinate official of the minister, since he committed suicide in fear of crime, he must have done something corrupt and perverted the law, so he will take poison and commit suicide in order not to implicate the family. ”

Zhu Biao smiled: "Knowing people is not a big crime, and the royal majesty is not strict, which is like that, Shangshu is a second-class member of the dynasty, even the palace cannot be detained without edicts, everything is waiting for the will of the saint." ”

Zhu Biao asked people to go back to the palace to report the suicide of the servant of the Criminal Department, and Han Qi in the imperial history on the side looked deeply at the Shangshu of the Criminal Department on the ground: "Someone can actually instruct the deputy commander of the Soldiers and Horses Division to personally take action, where is this suicide in fear of crime, it is clearly murder and extinguishment, Your Highness, it seems that the problem of the Criminal Department is very big." ”

Zhu Biao was noncommittal, and the secretary of the criminal department didn't say much, what if there was a problem, as soon as Qian Zhi died, no one could directly accuse him of corruption and bribery, and the family's silver had already been buried under the outer house.

It can be said that most of this catastrophe has passed, and the big deal is that because His Majesty is not strict and knows people, he was dismissed from office and sent to the locality, and there are six related departments, and he will be able to come back sooner or later, after all, he can be regarded as carrying this wave of wind and waves for many people.

Now there is only the problem of the prison, but it should not be implicated in him, after all, he has not taken bribes himself, and all the clues can only be traced to the place of Qian Zhi, the servant of the Criminal Department.

At this moment, the people from Yushitai came back to report, and seeing that the prince had no intention of speaking, Han Qi bowed to Zhu Biao and then asked, it turned out that the officials of the criminal department who had just been sentenced had all confessed, and they were arrested layer by layer and then tortured, and the ancient case was so simple, rude and efficient.

In fact, if Zhu Biao is willing, he can directly take down the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and he can recognize everything in a few major punishments, they are all delicate and expensive officials, where can he stand such a pain.

But in the end, it is a dignified second-class member, not to mention that his father and emperor have confessed, and they have to be blunt and cut meat to accompany them to play, anyway, the result is the same, and they have to be killed ruthlessly, or these wild monkeys are not afraid of heaven and earth, and they are about to become Monkey King.

The people from the Soldiers and Horses Command Division also came to report that they had just sent people to search the two families and found that their families had left the city a few days ago, leaving only the old, weak, sick and disabled and a cadre of servants in the house, and now they had sent people to hunt them down.

Hearing this, even the criminal department Shangshu who was kneeling on the ground was shocked, he thought that the two families would be wiped out, but he didn't expect to be transferred in advance, what a big deal, the saint only made a move today, and someone actually expected it in advance, but why didn't he inform him in advance, if he had been prepared, he would have taken himself out a long time ago.

Zhu Biao nodded, a little interesting, I don't know if it is Hu Weiyong's handwriting or the means of the Ministry of Justice, it is estimated that he guessed that he was going to attack the Ministry of Punishment through the restoration of Dali Temple, so he arranged it in advance, if he was ruthless, I am afraid that the families of the two families would also be wiped out outside the city.

After all, as long as people are alive, there are too many accidents, as long as they are completely dead, the pro-army Governor's Mansion will waste energy on searching for the dead, and in this era, if you throw them into the mountains and forests, nature will digest them, and no one can find any clues.

Zhu Biao patted Shangshu's shoulder on the side: "Li Shangshu's family is still there, right?" ”

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department immediately replied: "The minister has a clear conscience, how can he let the family escape, if His Royal Highness is not at ease, he can send someone to supervise the family of Wei Chen." ”

Zhu Biao ignored him and walked directly to the lobby where the officials of the Criminal Department were held, the officials inside were pale but they were not too ashamed to cry, after all, they were from the Criminal Department, and they did not do much to others, maybe they just didn't expect that they would suffer like this.

After seeing Zhu Biao come in, they all immediately knelt down and begged: "Your Highness, the ministers are innocent, please also ask Your Highness to know the truth!" ”

"Under the torture, what he said can be used as evidence, in case someone indiscriminately bites and frames Zhongliang, won't he let Weichen be humiliated in vain, and ask His Highness to be gracious."

"His Royal Highness the Prince, he can't be punished by a doctor, and the ministers are all officials of the court, even if there is no merit in the past, there is hard work, why is this? How can that! ”

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Zhu Biao listened silently for a while, and the torture in the courtyard next door continued, the sound of wailing and screaming came and went, Zhang Wei didn't care about offending people now, if the money was killed, then he would continue to fight, and he had to ask other people out, and every once in a while, someone would enter the house and carry people away like a little chicken cub, and the dignity of a scholar was gone.

During this period, there were also soldiers from the Soldiers and Horses Division who came to pick up people with whips, Zhu Biao waved his hand to stop them and let them continue, and the group of people suddenly became more energetic, basically trying to say that what they said under torture was not enough evidence.

When it was almost over, Zhu Biao said softly: "The great enemy of the official is not the poor or the disease, but the treacherous and corrupt, the poor can try to change, the disease can be cured, but the treacherous and the corrupt are incorrigible, what do you think?" ”

The people below didn't dare to reply, and behind Zhu Biao was a person who was put in, covered with whip marks but replied: "Weichen is a criminal department, the minister is innocent but was tortured, if it wasn't for the villain's final confession that he was framed, then the minister deserved to be beaten to death?" ”

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