Chapter 264: Closing the Case Quickly (Part II)
Killing chickens and monkeys is a good method, but it's just good, because this trick is too old-fashioned, all the officials who committed the crime are very familiar, they have never eaten pork, and they have always seen pigs run away, even though most of the people have been shocked by Hou Shanye's tragic situation, but there are also many officials who do not think so, even if they seem to show the same frightened look on the surface, in fact, they are already thinking about how to get through the fool in their hearts, and after fighting back against Li Xian in this chapter, the crime is to act violently and beat them into tricks! There are not one or two people who have such thoughts, but not a few, obviously, if Li Xian does not have a strange move next, waiting for Li Xian's categorical decision will not be a too wonderful result.
"Very good, Lone appreciates Lord Hou's honesty, come on, let Lord Hou sign and draw."
The thoughts of the officials who committed the crime were hidden very deeply, but it was impossible to hide Li Xian, who had a seven-trick exquisite heart, but Li Xian didn't bother to pay attention to it, with a flat face, he quietly commanded, and several British palace clerks who were responsible for recording rushed forward, took out pen, ink, paper, inkstone, cinnabar boxes and other things, and pressed Hou Shanye to sign and draw on the confession.
Personal friendship with Helan Minzhi is really guilty, but this kind of crime is not big, at most it is just a little implicated because of this, according to the law, it is just a relegation to the place, there will be no worry about life, stay for a few years, since there is a chance to make a comeback, this Hou Shanye knows this, the reason why he refused to admit his guilt at the beginning, just had some luck, thinking that Li Xian did not dare to take the risk of being heavy on himself, and besides, he was also looking forward to the help of the Empress Wu, but he was punished by Li Xian like this, In view of this, when signing the detention, Hou Shanye also cooperated very much, endured the pain in his body, and quickly passed a confession, and then signed the matter happily, but in his heart, he hated Li Xian to the bone marrow, and secretly swore that if he got a day, he would definitely make Li Xian look good.
"Well, that's right, isn't it good for Lord Hou to cooperate obediently? I want to ask for my own hardship, originally, if Lord Hou admits this matter as soon as he comes up, this king is not very happy for himself, but unfortunately, Lord Hou toasts and does not eat and drink, not to mention the punishment in vain, and let this king spend so much effort, even so, then don't blame this king and Er to calculate the general account, come to someone, bring witnesses to the court! Li Xian took the confession from the document, hurriedly flipped through it, casually put the confession on the copy, looked at Hou Shanye who was kneeling on the ground and was crying out with a smile on his face, and teased Hou Shanye a few words in an understatement, and then, he slapped the shocked wood, raised his voice, and broke off.
"Ah......h
Hou Shanye was originally glad that he had temporarily escaped Li Xian's destruction, but when he heard that the matter had not yet been resolved, he was shocked, and he couldn't care about the pain, Huo Ran raised his head and looked at Li Xian suspiciously, seeing that Li Xian didn't look like he was joking, his heart couldn't help but sink, and he couldn't help but look back at the entrance of the hall, but he saw several guards of the British Royal Mansion escorting two old men, one fat and one thin, to walk slowly to the hall, Hou Shanye's eyes instantly revealed horror.
"Grass people Liu Fugui knocked to see His Royal Highness the King of England."
Liu Fugui, who was wide and fat, obviously had some knowledge, and as soon as he entered the hall, he knelt down in front of the copywriter and respectfully kowtowed to Li Xian.
"Grass, grass people, Deng Daquan knocks, knocks to see the palace, Your Highness."
Compared with Liu Fugui's calmness, the thin Deng Daquan obviously hadn't seen much of the market, and his old body trembled for a while before he barely fulfilled the courtesy.
"The two fathers-in-law don't have to be polite, they invite the two of them to come, there is something to help each other, and the person kneeling next to him, can you know it?" Li Xian raised his hand very kindly, signaling that the two old men did not need to be polite, and then pointed to Hou Shanye, who was kneeling beside him, and asked in a calm tone.
"If you go back to Your Highness, the grass people will know it, and he will recognize it even if he has turned into ashes, Hou Shanye, Lord Hou, you will have today, the sky has eyes, Your Highness, the little old man implores you to be the master of the little old man, the little old man is really wronged......" Deng Daquan was obviously more afraid, although he recognized Hou Shanye, he only dared to stare at him with eyes full of anger, but Liu Fugui was full of hatred and called out the injustice, and at the end, he was already crying with a handful of snot and tears.
"Uncle Liu has any grievances, just talk about it, he will definitely make the decision for you!"
Li Xian glanced at Hou Shanye coldly, then softened his face, and instructed Liu Fugui amiably.
"Thank you, Your Highness, the little old man is Chang'an Liujiazhuang, the family is still passable, quite a bit of good land, and Deng Laozhang is adjacent, the two acres are connected, in the past it was also considered kind, but because of the title deed, there were some small disputes, there was no big deal, but then because of the two juniors, a few fights, hurt the harmony, this is in the third year of Xianqing to the court, Jingzhao Mansion is not clear, the little old man is not satisfied, then he went to Dali Temple, the person in charge of the trial is this Hou Shanye who should kill a thousand knives, the case has been delayed for a long time, I also asked for bribes from Xiao Lao'er and Mr. Deng, two years later, the case has not been verified, Xiao Lao'er and the Deng family have been defeated, and all the family wealth has gone into Lord Hou's purse, it is really regretful, Xiao Lao'er has sued several times, but he was deterred by this Hou Shanye, injured the leg of Xiao Lao'er's second son, and damaged the waist of Deng's eldest son. Liu Fugui is worthy of being from a big family, and his eloquence is very good, and his words are affectionate and angry, and he actually has the posture of fighting with Hou Shanye.
"Uncle Deng, is what Uncle Liu said true?"
Li Xian quietly listened to Liu Fugui's statement, and did not rush to express his position, but asked Deng Daquan a word.
"That's true, I implore Your Highness to be the master of the grass people."
Deng Daquan was obviously not good at words, so he just kowtowed and responded.
"The two old men rest assured, Lonely will not spare such a greedy villain." Li Xian made a guarantee with a solemn face, then picked up the shocking wood, slapped it suddenly, and said, "Hou Shanye, what else do you have to say?" ”
"This is purely a frame-up, and the lower officials are not convinced!"
When Hou Shanye was a low-level official in the early years, his hands and feet were very unclean, but this is not his only one, generally speaking, those small officials in Dali Temple are such a faction, when they encounter a lawsuit over property, which one is not eating the east and eating the west, and playing the same bribery methods, but since he was promoted to a middle-level official by the martial arts, Hou Shanye has restrained a lot, and rarely does such blatant bribery anymore, but those dark deeds in his early years have always been his indelible heart disease, This matter was ruthlessly exposed by Li Xian, and he was panicked in his heart, but he refused to admit his guilt, just because this crime was no better than the previous petty crime of colluding with Helan Minzhi, such a greedy crime was released, and the lightest thing was to be taken off the Wusha hat and swept to the end, and even it was not impossible to lose his head because of this, especially the chief judge at this time was Li Xian, who couldn't admit it even if he was killed.
"Not convinced? Very good, come here, Chen Sui, Jia Xing, and Su Broadband will come up! ”
Li Xian didn't rush to torture this time, but broke off his drink, and several palace guards escorted three strong men out of the entrance of the hall and arrived in the hall.
"Lord Hou won't be so forgetful that he can't even remember these three, huh?"
After Chen Sui and the others knelt on the ground, Li Xian smiled coldly at Hou Shanye and asked in a calm tone.
“……”
As soon as he saw Li Xian pass Chen Sui and others to the hall, Hou Shanye's luck in his heart was completely shattered, and his face was disgraced, but he refused to speak again.
"Chen Sui, Jia Xing, Su Kuan, etc., as the servants of Dali Temple, have been enforcing the law for the people, but they dare to do the evil act of asking for bribes, and they should be beheaded according to the law, and Gu Nianer and others are also accomplices, if they can confess, the crime can still be forgiven, otherwise, don't blame the king for being ruthless, and don't invite it quickly!" Li Xian ignored Hou Shanye, who was about to collapse, and was shocked, and broke off.
"Your Highness spares your life, a certain move, a certain move."
Chen Sui and the other three had already been cleaned up by the palace guards, and at this time, seeing that Hou Shanye was already a mortal person, he no longer had any scruples, and they kowtowed and confessed, and within a few moments, they described the case in detail, and signed the confession and drew it, and the case has become an iron case that cannot be reversed!
"The offender Hou Shankarma, as a Dali Temple, but he did greedy deeds, and his crime should be punished according to the law; Privately married Wu Minzhi, plotting against him, his crime is not small, according to the law, he should be punished with the border pass, punished for the two crimes, dismissed, and punished with the Anxi army as a pawn, in order to atone for his crimes, come to someone, and put Hou Shanye in prison! After Li Xian got the confession of everyone, he made a verdict without hesitation and brought Hou Shanye to the bottom.
"No!"
Li Xian had already given the order, and the palace guards did not dare to slack off a little, so they each responded to their promises loudly, hugged up, and dragged Hou Shanye, who was paralyzed on the ground, down the hall.
"The purpose of this king's invitation to the princes is to come to the princes' hearts, so I will stop talking nonsense, come and give the king's gift to the princes!"
The chicken has been killed, and then it is naturally the turn of the monkey, Li Xian is no longer verbose, after drinking a throat, there are two palace clerks each holding a thick stack of files to the court, saluting Li Xian, and then facing a group of criminal officials, loudly proclaimed: "Wait for all to listen, the name, come forward to receive the documents yourself, if there is any disobedience, you will be punished for the crime of disobedience!" ”
"Author Lang Zhou Simao!"
"To Miao Chuke in the matter!"
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The two palace clerks meticulously pointed the names of the offending officials, and although the officials who were named were unwilling, they did not dare to disobey under high pressure, so they could only honestly step forward and receive the documents in turn, and when they came down, they all changed their faces, just because the private affairs of the personal interaction with Wu Minzhi were noted on it, and there was no mistake in the time, place, and amount of money.
"Since you have received the king's gifts, then ask the princes to sign and charge, otherwise, the king has to ask the princes and Hou Shanye to be companions." After all the criminal officials received the documents, Li Xian indifferently dropped the sentence, and then sat behind the copywriting without saying a word, only pressing everyone's nerves with his fierce eyes.
The things committed by the officials are naturally more than what is contained in the documents, and no one is sure whether Li Xian really has his own handle in his hands, and with the example of Hou Shanye, the thoughts of the convicts to resist to the end have faded a lot, and after a long period of silence, someone finally signed the matter with no patience, and after having the leader, things unfolded like an avalanche......