Not long after Luo Yangxing went down to Yunlong Mountain, Kong Sizhen, the wife of Fan Wencheng, who had already booked Ling Chi, was escorted up by Chen Yonghua. It was Jin Dongzhu and Ajige who came to Emperor Zhu with red eyes to intercede, and Zhu Cihong also happened to want to ask about Fan Wencheng's situation...... He had already heard that Fan Wencheng was sick, and he didn't know if he could support Bumu Butai to arrive in Xuzhou? So he ordered the people below to escort Kong Sizhen to Yunlong Mountain.

And he was stunned at the first sight of Kong Sizhen...... Because Kong Sizhen was tied up, the five flowers were tied, and the rope was tightened, which brought out Kong Sizhen's good figure! Such a beautiful woman with a good figure bowed to Emperor Zhu Yingying, and called her "criminal woman Kong Sizhen", looking a bit like a Y woman who murdered her husband.

Zhu Cihong recognized that the person holding Kong Sizhen was the "Chief Helmsman Chen", which was a key training object, so he asked: "Chen Yonghua, is this tied by you?" ”

"Your Majesty," Chen Yonghua replied, "it was this woman who wanted to tie it up herself...... She said that her father Kong Youde was guilty of great crimes, and she did not dare to ask for an exoneration, but only asked His Majesty to punish him severely. Xiao Chen felt that she was reasonable, so he found a hemp rope to tie her up. ”

"Really?" Zhu Cihong turned his eyes and looked at Zhu Chunjie, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Ji Kun, the Qing of Dali Temple, - traitors are all reverse cases, of course, Jinyiwei is in charge of the investigation, and Dali Temple is the yamen in charge of the trial.

Fan Wencheng wanted Ling Chi to be tried by Dali Temple according to law, and Emperor Zhu could only finally approve or pardon.

So Zhu Cihong called Zhu Chunjie and Ji Kun to Xuzhou early in the morning, and one of them, Ji Kun, was originally an ambassador in France, but he only returned to China last year, and then went to France with Li Shaoyou. After coming back, Zhu Cihong made him the secretary of Dali Temple, that is, the head of the Supreme Court of Daming.

Zhu Chunjie thought about it and said: "Kong Youde's sins are not forgiven, so naturally he will harm his descendants." But Kong Sizhen is not a descendant, but a daughter, according to the Ming Dynasty's "Chongzhen Law", is not among the Zhulian. However, Kong Sizhen recruited Fan Wencheng to succeed the king of Dingnan after Kong Tingxun was imprisoned...... It seems that it should also be punished. ”

Ji Kun stroked his beard and looked serious: "Your Majesty, according to the law, Kong Sizhen should be punished by the third degree." Kong Youde's crime should be Ling Chi, subtracting one degree is beheading, subtracting two degrees is hanging, and reducing three degrees is exile to the Western Regions, Taiwan or being a slave without an official...... The minister felt that Kong Sizhen had the courage to take responsibility, and she was a chaste woman, so she should reduce the punishment as appropriate, and the minister suggested that Kong Sizhen be punished for entering the palace as a slave. ”

"Zhu Qing and Ji Qing are reasonable." Zhu Cihong looked at Kong Sizhen, "Sizhen, I will punish you like this, do you have an opinion." ”

Kong Sizhen said softly: "The slave maid is at the mercy of His Majesty...... But the slave maid has two more requests. ”

"Say it."

"First, the slave maid wants to send the minister Fan Wencheng on the last journey; The second is that the slave maid has a female Xiaoyu and wants to bring it into the palace to raise ......"

Zhu Cihong nodded: "Yes...... After entering the palace, you will be the palace maid of Ajig. ”

Kong Sizhen bowed to Emperor Zhu: "Slave and maid thank the lord Longen." ”

"I ask you," Zhu Cihong said, "how is Fan Wencheng's condition?" How long will it last? ”

Kong Sizhen said: "The slave's husband is not seriously ill, but a heart disease......

"How is it healed?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"Your Majesty may cause people to say that Fulin has come up to ask for him." Kong Sizhen said, "If the slave and maid serve him well, then the slave and maid will definitely get better......"

"Sure enough, it's a good lady!" Zhu Cihong nodded with emotion, "Fan Wencheng has a wife like this, and he has no regrets when he dies!"

I ask you again, how do you think of the relationship between you and Bumu Butai and Fulin after you have been together for a long time? Will Fulin raise troops in Beijing to rebel regardless of Bumu Butai's safety? ”

"Of course Fulin is a filial son," Kong Sizhen said, "but he will definitely rebel...... Because he can't go to Naturalization City at all, he hopes that His Majesty will prepare early. ”

"Prepare what?" Zhu Cihong asked again.

"Naturally, it is an attack on Beijing's fortified city," Kong Sizhen said, "There is only this fortified city that Fulin can count on, and Your Majesty must not despise Beijing's city defense." ”

Hehe, what a slave!

Zhu Cihong smiled: "Beijing's city defense is like paper paste to me, so I don't have to worry about it!" Sizhen, since you have pleaded guilty to the law, then you must also be willing to confess Fan Wencheng's crimes, right? ”

"This ......" Kong Sizhen hesitated a little, "The slave maid is a wife, how can you say that the husband is not?" However, the slave's husband has the habit of keeping a diary, and he carries several large boxes of diaries with him, and the slave and maid also let people bring Xuzhou together. ”

Black and white, ironclad evidence! The matter of convicting Fan Wencheng is stable!

Zhu Cihong nodded vigorously: "Okay, you are really a good wife, and you are unwilling to expose your husband to reduce your guilt...... When I turn around, I want someone to set up a chastity archway for you. You go back and take good care of Fan Wencheng first. That is, seven or eight days, when Bumu Butai arrives, you should be widowed, and when the time comes, you will be sentenced to the palace to atone for your sins, and serve Ajig well! ”

......

The last seven or eight days of Fan Wencheng's life were full of hope and warmth. First, Luo Yangxing came to see him and told him that Kim Fulin was trying to rescue him. Because Jin Fulin valued his talent in civil governance, he wanted him to rectify Tumochuan and Naturalization City. Then Kong Sizhen dutifully became a good wife and mother for a few days, and served him very well.

On the fifth day of the fourth lunar month, early in the morning, several brocade-clothed guards entered the cell where he lived alone - his good wife Kong Sizhen still didn't let him touch it, so he still lived in a cell alone.

"You, you are ......" Fan Wencheng had an ominous feeling when he saw Jinyiwei's flying fish suit.

"Fan Wencheng, is it?" A little leader of the brocade guard walked in at this time, smiled and said, "That's right, take it away!" ”

"Let's go? Where to? ”

"It's over!" The leader of Jinyiwei said with a smile, "Ji Zhengqing of Dali Temple has come to Xuzhou to try your case." ”

"The case? What case? Fan Wencheng was a little panicked.

"It's nothing, it's the crime of treason and helping the captives to be enemies of the imperial court, the crime of betraying the alliance and plundering land, the crime of slaughtering the city and killing indiscriminately, and the crime of stealing and digging Konglin!"

Is that nothing? Fan Wencheng's whole body trembled, so many crimes must be realized, and Ling Chi must be executed!

"Take it away!" As soon as the little leader waved his hand, two wrestlers leaned in, one on each side, and carried Fan Wencheng out like a chicken.

I didn't go far, I went to the lobby of the Xuzhou Dali Envoy Branch, and the place where Fan Wencheng was held was the cell of the Xuzhou Inspectorate Branch.

The so-called Dali envoy branch is actually a local court. In the past, the local judiciary in the Ming Dynasty was handled by the Inspectorate of Justice. After Zhu Cihong came to power, he carried out reforms and separated the prosecution and trial. Local public security and procuratorial powers are the responsibility of the Prosecutor's Department, which in turn is under the dual jurisdiction of the Criminal Department and the local government.

The Dali Envoy is a subordinate institution of Dali Temple and is responsible for the trial.

The case involved by Fan Wencheng is a reverse case, and of course it cannot be the responsibility of the Prosecutor's Division, but Jinyiwei does not have a cell in Xuzhou, so he is detained in the cell of the Xuzhou Inspector's Division.

And the cell of the Xuzhou Envoy Branch is very close to the lobby of the Xuzhou Dali Envoy Branch, that is, door to door, so it will be there in a while.

The presiding judge, Ji Kun, and several jury officials had already arrived, looking through the evidence—that is, Fan Wencheng's own diary, as well as Jin Yiwei's report.

The evidence is conclusive!

This Fan Wencheng was determined to have committed eight major crimes, including treason, aiding the captive, making enemies, betraying the alliance, plundering, massacre, robbing tombs, and blasphemy, all of which are heinous crimes.

"Get on your knees!"

Fan Wencheng went to the lobby and wanted to be hard, but he kicked his legs twice, and he fell to his knees with a plop, and his knees hurt!

The wrestlers of the two rows of brocade guards shouted, "Wei ...... Wu ......"

It's scary to hear! The murderous aura in the court immediately rose.

Ji Kun picked up a startling wood and smashed it on the public case with a bang, and the inside of the lobby was immediately silent, and even Fan Wencheng didn't dare to squeak.

"This official announced the verdict," Ji Kun was not tried, but he was sentenced directly, "Fan Wencheng, who rebelled against the people of Liaodong, committed eight major crimes such as treason, aiding the captivity, the enemy, betraying the alliance, plundering, massacre, tomb robbery, and blasphemy, the evidence is conclusive, the evil is full of evil, and he does not repent, and the punishment is not severe enough to outrage the people, and he is now sentenced to eight Ling Chi executions, with a total of 8,000 knives!" ”