Chapter 015: Killing the Chicken
"Pull it out, don't disturb the court here, make noise, and defile the ears of this official!"
Wang Song shook his head and waved his hand. The public stepped forward together and pulled Zhao Shixue out, and the screams rang out.
"Xianggong, everyone else has confessed, but none of them have anything to do with Zhao Gui. Zhao Gui did not do it himself, and he did not admit his guilt, so he could only convict several other Zhao family members who stabbed Wang Biao to death. Now that Li Guohu and Wang Biao have died, there are no witnesses to convict Zhao Gui. As soon as the hour came, the yamen had to release them. ”
Li Shen was helpless, and so was Wang Song. Even if this Zhao Gui confesses the crime, what can he do, and still correct the law on the spot Zhao Kai, the king of Yun? That is the emperor's own brother, this is not the legal society of later generations, there is no public opinion supervision, there is no developed communication network, once the evidence is conclusive, there will be huge public opinion pressure, so that those in power have to make sacrifices.
It's a pity that in this thousand-year-old society, even if the evidence is conclusive and the crime is extremely heinous, it is only a sentence from the emperor, not a law.
However, this Zhao Gui can make so many outlaws shut their mouths, which is really unique. Such wicked people will continue to do evil, and it is the ordinary people who suffer.
Wang Song had made up his mind, straightened up, and said to Li Shen: "Li Shaoyin, do things according to the law, heaven and earth are selfless." As for Zhao Gui, the official went to talk to him. ”
Li Shen was shocked, this young father-in-law, I don't know what new tricks he is going to come up with?
In the cell, the shackles and chains on Zhao Gui's body were untied and thrown aside. He stood up, moved his hands and feet, and said to Zhou Dadao next to him: "Zhou Bantou, isn't it time to put it down, there are still a lot of things to do outside!"
Zhao Gui walked up to Zhou Da and whispered in his ear: "Your two daughters are doing well, after they go out, I will take good care of them!"
Zhao Gui laughed, Zhou Da's face turned red, and he shouted loudly: "Straight mother thief, Lao Tzu killed you brute!"
The public next to him hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Zhou Da to death.
With a "creak", the cell was opened, and the public at the door said loudly: "All go out, leaving only Zhao Gui, Wang Xianggong has something to ask!"
Zhou Da wanted to go out, but the sergeant told him to stay and stand guard outside the cell door, while the rest of the public avoided it.
Zhao Gui was the only one left in the cell, and he walked slowly in the cell with his hands behind his back, leisurely, and his mood seemed quite relaxed.
Wang Song watched at the door of the cell for a moment, and Niu Tong walked in, Niu Tong closed the door, and his sergeants guarded outside.
Seeing Wang Song and the others coming in, Zhao Gui's face remained unchanged, his eyes lingered on the two of them for a moment, and then turned to the side.
Wang Song observed Zhao Gui, and saw that this person was calm and calm, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, under such a simple and even somewhat wooden face, there was such a vicious, tyrannical, and crazy heart.
In the previous interrogation, although the clues reached Zhao Gui, they had disappeared and were taken down by these people under him. From the interrogation of these people, at least hundreds of murders have been discovered, and hundreds of people have been victimized.
There are several hundred victims in these cases alone, and more than 70 people have disappeared from the world without explanation. And the final benefits of the people are all the industries under Zhao Kai, the king of Yun.
Just like the grain store on the outskirts of the city under the name of King Yun, not long ago, he made a lot of money because of hoarding. And Zhang's grain store, which is not far from it, because of its refusal to raise prices, all the old and young people were burned alive.
From the interrogation of the idlers, the person who instructed it was Huang Shanhu and others. Through the final beneficiary, it is not difficult to conclude that Zhao Gui is the mastermind behind the scenes, although Huang Shanhu did not confess him.
"Zhao Gui, do you think you can still go out?"
Wang Song quickly made up his mind and no longer hesitated.
"You are the prince of the king! There is no guilt in the next, the law is strict, and the Kaifeng Mansion will naturally give justice in the next one. ”
Zhao Guisu bowed, with a smile on his face: "Besides, I am the official of the Imperial City Division, and after a while, someone from Dali Temple will naturally come over to ask for someone!" ”
Wang Song nodded and said, "Zhao Gui, you have done so many bad things, aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Zhao Gui was still full of spring breeze, he shook his head lightly and said, "Xianggong said this, he is going out next." A successful person, everyone only sees his success, not what means he uses. is upright and selfless in the bottom of his heart, and he is naturally not afraid of cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, and he is ghostly!"
Niu Tong said loudly and angrily: "You have done so many bad things, you still have words, can you really feel at ease?"
"Peace of mind?"
Zhao Gui smiled lightly: "This brother is still too young!" People are in the world, intrigues, deceit, open guns and hidden arrows, what morality can be spoken? As I said earlier, success is the goal, no one pays attention to the means, and when you mix it up for a few more years, you will slowly understand!"
The cow's face was flushed and he couldn't speak.
Wang Song said: "Zhao Gui, aren't you really afraid that this official will kill you?"
Zhao Gui smiled: "Why did Xianggong do this, it makes no sense at all. Although he is a small villain, he is also an official of the Imperial City Division. Xiang Gong is already admired by all the people, and he is a very popular minister, so why should he tarnish his reputation for the villain and provoke the criticism of the court scholars and doctors!"
Wang Song shook his head and said leisurely: "Zhao Gui, you are too self-righteous!"
Zhao Gui was stunned, not knowing what Wang Song meant.
Wang Song's tone was calm, as if he recalled many things, and said softly: "In the past, this official has done a lot of wrong things, failed to support his mother well, failed to take care of his sister-in-law, lived up to the high expectations of an old man who taught me martial arts, and also led to the unfortunate ...... of dozens of children."
He raised his head, looked at Zhao Gui with a stunned face, and continued: "Therefore, this official once swore that he would not allow himself to do wrong things again, and would not allow evil things to happen in the world, otherwise he would be sorry for himself." The official can't deal with Zhao Kai now, but do you think the official can't deal with a small role like you? ”
Seeing the glint in Wang Song's eyes flickering, Zhao Gui's face immediately turned pale, he looked around and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"Xianggong Wang, what do you want?"
"Zhao Gui, you have a tough mind and do things carefully, but you used it in the wrong place. This official has already given you a chance just now, but you have no remorse, but talk about some kind of thick black way, it is really stubborn and unforgivable! Since the law can't deal with you, the official executed you in his own way, and I believe that the emperor will not blame the official for your big move! ”
"Wang Song, what are you going to do, you are the prime minister of this dynasty, you can't come nonsense!"
Zhao Gui had completely lost his temper and roared loudly.
Niu Tong stepped forward and stabbed Zhao Gui in the back, hitting Zhao Gui in the face, Zhao Gui screamed, half of his face was swollen, and he completely lost his calmness just now.
"This official is the prime minister, and he wants to kill you, just like killing a chicken, I don't know where you got such confidence from!"
Wang Song shook his head, snorted coldly, and walked out, Zhao Gui's face was like ashes, and he fell to the ground and howled loudly: "Wang Song, Wang Xianggong, you can't go!" ”
The sergeant opened the cell and Wang Song walked out. Zhou Da knew this, followed behind Wang Song, and walked out together.
A few sergeants entered, and Zhao Gui's roar came from inside: "Wang Song, you can't treat me like this, you can't ...... Ah, what are you going to do......
There was a sudden silence in the cell, and then the cell was opened, and the sergeant shouted in panic: "Come on, Zhao Gui is crazy, he actually dares to assassinate Wang Xianggong!"
The public ran over, only to see the sergeant walking out with Niu Tong in his arms. Niu Tong groaned and said: "Zhao Gui, this guy, talked well, suddenly grabbed a knife to kill Xianggong, if I hadn't reacted quickly and pushed Xianggong, Xianggong would be in danger!" Still, I was beaten, oops......"
Zhou Da was deliberately taken aback, only to see that Niu Tong's arms were covered with blood. Zhou Da hurriedly apologized again and again, and asked the sergeant to quickly help the ox down to rest.
Wang Song's face turned pale, and he said angrily: "It's really unreasonable! There have been countless battles between this official and Fanzi, and they are not as frightened as they are today! If it weren't for Niu Tong, this official would have died in Huangquan a long time ago, how can this be true!"
Zhou Da hurriedly said: "Don't worry, it's okay now!" Xianggong went out to rest for the time being, suppressed the shock, and allowed the villain to check the scene, so as to report to Shaoyin. ”
Wang Song walked away and said angrily: "What do you say, if the sergeant of this official has any three strengths and two shortcomings, this official will definitely not give up with the Yun Wangfu!"
Zhou Da entered the cell and saw Zhao Gui lying on the ground, his eyes wide open, holding a steel knife in his hand, and there were blood stains on it.
Seeing that Zhao Gui's flesh and blood were blurred and he had died, Zhou Da couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief inexplicably.
"Inform the post-mortem and inform Lord Shaoyin that Zhao Gui is mad and intends to assassinate Wang Xianggong, but he has been killed by the sergeant."
He hesitated for a moment and said: "Zhao Gui burst out and almost injured Wang Xianggong, I witnessed it with my own eyes, but unfortunately I couldn't dissuade it, it's a pity!"
The public next to him nodded, and everyone looked at each other and talked softly.
A few days later, the Kaifeng Prefecture posted a notice to sentence Wang Song in prison and almost assassinated:
The Huangshan Tiger, the Winged Tiger and others involved in the case, as well as the 24 people who were assassinated while in prison, were sentenced to death, and 143 people were each arrested and imprisoned, with sentences ranging from one to another.
Based on the confessions of Huang Shanhu, Winged Tiger and others involved in the case, as well as the complaints of the wronged people, 45 extremely vicious and criminal death row prisoners such as Liu Shuanghu and Zhen Er, and 279 accomplices involved in the case, were arrested. The underground forces of the entire Bianliang City were basically swept away.
26 houses in various parts of the city were also returned to the people. 315 women were rescued, more than 600 people were compensated, and countless illegal gambling stalls and washer were closed......
Countless people knelt in front of the Kaifeng Mansion and thanked the government for upholding justice for them. While Yin Li, the young man of Kaifeng Mansion, was deeply honored, he was also uneasy, I am afraid that this time, he has offended King Yun.
The forces of all parties were stalemate, and the emperor knew about Wang Song's assassination, Long Yan was furious, and ordered a strict investigation and a strict case.
The 128 Praetorian Guard officers of the Imperial City Division involved were imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison. Under the personal pressure of the emperor, the three departments of the Imperial Historical Observatory, the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple were tried, and the 128 Imperial City Guards officers involved were imprisoned, exiled, and beheaded, and the number of the Imperial City Division was reduced by 700 people, and they also began to accept the pickets and impeachments of the Imperial Historical Observatory.
The Yunwang Mansion quieted down, and the security of Bianliang City also improved greatly, gradually getting better.
From beginning to end, Yun Wang Zhao Kai did not come forward, but the grudge between him and Wang Song was already obvious.