"Can the sinner Zhou Fanggeng be convicted?" Li Sanjian looked at Zhou Fanggeng, who had already removed the torture equipment, and asked with a complicated heart.

It should be said that there was no deep hatred or no personal grudge between Zhou Fanggeng and Li Sanjian before, on the contrary, when Li Sanjian first arrived at the Kaifeng Mansion and took office, Zhou Fanggeng was "official respect" and a tide of words, and he still respected Li Sanjian.

Li Sanjian didn't have a good impression of Zhou Fanggeng at that time, but he didn't have any disgust.

To say that the two began to grudge because of Bi Lin's sister-in-law case, Li Sanjian inquired about the case, but Zhou Fanggeng used means to stop Li Sanjian, so that Li Sanjian could not come to the stage, and at the same time was extremely embarrassed, Li Sanjian was still a little ashamed and angry at that time.

Later, Li Sanjian went to Caizhou to ask Bi Lin about the case in person, but Zhou Fanggeng took the lead in killing people, which made Li Sanjian extremely angry.

Since then, there has been a gritty assassination incident, and at this time, the relationship between the two is incomprehensible, but it is incompatible.

If it is only these things, then Li Sanjian does not really hate Zhou Fanggeng, but what Li Sanjian really hates is that as the case deepens, Zhou Fanggeng's cunning, greed, disregard human life like a mustard, wanton creation of unjust prisons, and treating the people like pigs and dogs and other evil deeds were exposed in front of Li Sanjian's eyes, which made Li Sanjian grit his teeth and hate.

The official who was in charge of the criminal lawsuit for the Kaifeng Mansion of the Great Song Dynasty, as Li Sanjian, who was born in poverty, how could he not grit his teeth and hate such evil deeds?

However, although Li Sanjian hated Zhou Fanggeng, he also understood in his heart that Zhou Fanggeng was just a little minion, and the real evildoers were those who followed, and it could even be said that they were not people, but a kind of thing, which caused the current situation of the Song official mansion, and this situation was only reflected in Zhou Fanggeng at this time.

But although Li Sanjian understands it in his heart, what can he do? It can be said that there is nothing to be done, but having said that, Li Sanjian still does not intend to let Zhou Fanggeng go, and he must be brought to justice, even if he knocks on the mountain and shakes the tiger, he cannot let him go unpunished.

Therefore, Li Sanjian's heart is complicated at this time.

"What is the old man's crime?" Zhou Fanggeng snorted and said.

"Robbership, homicide, yin, embezzlement." Li Sanjian expected that he would not admit his guilt honestly, so he said slowly: "Among the six crimes, you committed four crimes, and you dare not admit your guilt?" According to my Great Song Law, if you confess your guilt and repent, your sin will be reduced by one degree, and those who refuse to admit your guilt will be added to your sin by one degree. ”

"Haha!" Zhou Fanggeng laughed when he heard this: "The old man admits that it was me who pleaded Tong to sue Bi Lin's sister-in-law, you can only convict the old man of false accusations, how can you say that the four major crimes are true?" ”

Zhou Fanggeng said and glared at Tong fiercely.

"I don't think you will honestly admit your guilt." Li Sanjian touched the short beard growing under his chin and ordered, "Let me ask you, how did Bi Lin die?" ”

"Biling?" Zhou Fanggeng sneered when he heard this: "Bi Lin is paired with Caizhou, the person has already been sent to Caizhou, and the old man also heard that Li Tuiguan didn't go to Caizhou to interrogate Bi Lin?" Later, Bi Lin actually died in Caizhou, and the old man still wants to ask you how did Bi Lin die? ”

"Smack!" Li Sanjian slapped the shocked wood on the public desk and shouted: "Bold fanatics, dare to question this official? This official sees that you don't see the coffin and don't shed tears, and you don't give up until you don't see the Yellow River. ”

When Shan Kui and Xu Biao heard this, they gave Xu Shiqing to him

Brought into the lobby.

At this time, Xu Shiqing had long since lost the arrogance of his trip to Caizhou, he was shaking non-stop, and he could hardly walk, so he was carried in by Shankui and Xu Biao, and threw it in the hall with a plop.

"Who is kneeling in the hall?" Li Sanjian asked as usual.

"Humility... Humble... Xu Shiqing, an official in the Yazuo Hall of the Humble Mansion. Xu Shiqing replied tremblingly.

"Xu Shiqing? Generations of Ministers? Li Sanjian said with a smile: "This official sees that you have done your job as an official, if you don't explain honestly, not only will your official position be gone, but your life will also be lost." ”

"Let me ask you, who ordered you to go to Caizhou and Tibilin to return to Beijing?" Li Sanjian then stared at Xu Shiqing and asked.

"Ho... Who... Fate? Xu Shiqing muttered timidly.

Li Sanjian shook his head, took out an official document, walked off the public desk, stood in front of Xu Shiqing, shook the official document in front of him, and asked, "What is this?" ”

"Yes ... It's the order of Judge Lin in the left hall... Li Sanjian had the official document in his hand, and Xu Shiqing had no choice but to admit that he was ordered by Lin Min, the judge of the Left Hall, to go to Caizhou to bring back Bi Lin.

"Yes, it was the official who ordered Xu Dangguan to go to Caizhou and return to Beijing." Lin Min sneered: "Li Tuiguan can go to Caizhou to interrogate the criminal Bi Lin, why can't this official bring him back to the capital?" ”

Kaifeng Mansion Judge, push the second official for the government chief official Zuo Er, the status of the judge is slightly higher than the push official, and the Song Dynasty is respected by the left, so the second person in Kaifeng Mansion should be the left hall judge Lin Min.

"Of course Judge Lin can." Li Sanjian sneered: "But Bi Lin died in the middle of the road, how do you explain it?" ”

Just now, Lin Min also said that Bi Lin's sister-in-law's case has been concluded, and at the same time, the case cannot be retried without the approval of the Criminal Department, but at this time, he said that he ordered Xu Shiqing to bring Bi Lin back to Beijing, which can be described as a contradiction.

Li Sanjian didn't entangle him here, so he asked about Bi Lin's death bluntly.

"This official learned that Bi Lin escaped halfway and finally jumped into the river and drowned, Li Tuiguan, is this explanation possible?" Lin Min then asked Xu Shiqing: "When Xu is an official, is the shape like?" ”

"Yes ... That is true. Xu Shiqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief at this time and replied: "Zhenyang County is also knotted after the corpse is retrieved, and the criminal Bi Lin drowned. ”

"Drowned?" Hearing this, Li Sanjian sneered and instructed Shankui, Xu Biao and others: "Please invite Doctor Gongsun to come to the court." ”

Doctor Gongsun? Everyone in the hall, including Lu Changheng, is the second monk and is confused, when did Kaifeng Mansion drill out of what kind of Gongsun doctor?

Among them, some old officials in the hall faintly guessed one point, that is, there was once a grandson in the Kaifeng Mansion, and his medical skills were also relatively exquisite.

"The people's daughter, Gongsun Rouniang, greets all the masters." After Gongsun Rouniang went to the church, Yingying visited the road.

"Smack!" Before Li Sanjian and Gongsun Rouniang could continue to speak, Lin Min slapped the shocked wood again and shouted: "In the lobby of my mansion, how can a woman talk nonsense here?" ”

"Judge Lin!" Li Sanjian heard the words and said: "I am a great Song law, when did you not allow women to speak?" Besides, how do you know she's talking nonsense? Soft... Gongsun Doctor is a female doctor in Beijing, and her father once worked for my government, and he is also a superb doctor, and at the same time... At the same time, she is also the official's

Scribe. ”

"Scribe?" Lu Changheng couldn't help laughing when he heard this, he had heard of a private scrivener or something, but he had never seen anyone use a woman as a scrivener staff, and she was still such a young and beautiful woman...

Will you do something else when you are senatorial? Lu Changheng thought obscenely.

"Exactly!" Li Sanjian nodded and Lu Changheng said: "This female writer has seen people and has superb medical skills, so this official will introduce her as a scribe, but she is privately hired by the lower officials, Lu Fuzun, is it worthy?" ”

"Deserve it, deserve it, whatever you want." Lu Changheng said with a smile.

If you have to pay for it yourself, who cares about you? Everyone secretly said in their hearts.

Gongsun Rou Niang glanced at Li Sanjian when she heard this, Li Sanjian always wanted to introduce her as a scribe, but she didn't agree, at this time Li Sanjian announced the matter in public, then it was a fait accompli...

"Lu Fuzun..." Lin Min then turned his attention to Lu Changheng for help.

"Hey, Judge Lin, just listen to her." Lu Changheng was quite interested in hearing what Gongsun Rouniang wanted to say.

Lu Changheng actually has little to do with this case, if there is anything involved, that is, Lu Changheng has received a little money, at this time Li Sanjian has handed over the account book to him, then there is no proof of death, if Zhou Fanggeng is talking nonsense at this time, then Lu Changheng must first seal his mouth.

But how to keep his mouth shut? Lu Changheng was secretly thinking about countermeasures in his heart at this time.

"Gongsun... Scribe. Li Sanjian then said to Gongsun Rouniang: "You can tell me the real cause of Bi Lin's death." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen!" Gongsun Rouniang nodded and said: "The folk girl was ordered by Li Tuiguan to check the cause of Bi Lin's death, and the folk girl was examined and found that Bi Lin did not die of drowning, but was covered to death with a silk cloth, suffocated to death, and then thrown into the river. ”

"Huh? How so? Lu Changheng asked suspiciously.

"Sir, please look." Gongsun Rouniang then presented the inspection documents to Lu Changheng and others.

"Sun Tuiguan, what do you think?" Lu Changheng then handed the inspection documents to Sun Deqin, the official of the left hall of Kaifeng Mansion.

"Credible, can be used as evidence for the court." Sun Deqin looked at it carefully and replied.

Sun Deqin, the official of the left hall of Kaifeng Mansion, was not Lin Min and his group, and Pingli was also squeezed out by Lin Min and others.

"The method of cranial irrigation, find out that Bi Lin was harmed by others, and find green silk threads between his teeth, then Bi Lin will be covered to death by green cloth, suffocated to death, and then thrown into the river." Li Sanjian then added.

"Xu Dangguan, what do you have to say about this?" Li Sanjian then asked Xu Shiqing.

"This..." Xu Shiqing heard that the sweat had flowed down: "Humble... job, lowly lead people to chase down people to commit crimes. . . Indeed... He... I fell into the river... ”

At this time, there are many people in the lobby who have been in charge of the prison for many years, and they can be said to be experienced, and if they look at their words and looks, they can know that Xu Shiqing must be lying at this time.

But if you can't produce evidence, it's far from enough to just look at words and looks, unless you confess by torture, but is the torture for Lin Min and others allowed?

"Smack!" Li Sanjian slapped the shocked wood heavily and shouted: "Prisoner Xu, at this time, do you still dare to quibble?" Do you really regard my Great Song Dynasty King Law as nothing? ”