Shen Xi had the experience of serving the prefect's yamen in Quanzhou City. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoFor this kind of gang crime, the method used is not complicated, that is, to find a breakthrough first.

With the help of the Fujian Metropolitan Division and the Fujian Xingdu Division, the security in the city was taken over, and soon the Yamen of the political envoy and his officials' mansions were raided, and a large amount of dirty silver was released.

An official like Tao Yan, who has many years of experience in raising sentences, interrogated the case, and soon there was a breakthrough in the case, and some officials could not endure the torture and chose to confess.

In the Ming Dynasty, torture abounded in the court, and even the first- and second-class officials in the court would be beaten with a court rod, not to mention the officials in these places.

These people had imposed punishments on merchants from Tingzhou, causing Yin Wen's family to be ruined, and they were not good people, and Shen Xi was not polite to them at all.

Shen Xi was holding a few confessions and was studying the case in detail, Jiang Liwei entered the hall of the prosecutor and asked for instructions: "Lord Shen, now that the case has been solved, it is the best policy to stop it in moderation." Otherwise, the local administration will be thrown into chaos...... Now it's time for summer grain to be put into storage......"

Shen Xi sneered.

Jiang Li can't do anything else, and he has a set of trouble for him. Fortunately, this time, Jiang Liwei did not collude with the people of the local political envoy to harm him, otherwise he would have dealt with Jiang Li's only piece.

"Jiang Zhenfu reminded that this official has this intention, and except for a few first offenders, others do not do much to investigate." Shen Xi gave a signal to the people who were in charge of the envoy and the envoy who commanded the envoy that the case would be closed soon, and that too many people should not be involved along the vines.

It was not only the political envoy who harmed the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, but Shen Xi did not attack the other two, just because the top bosses of the other two yamen were replaced.

Shen Xi changed his words and said: "But if these people are in a nest with Shang Yingkui's snakes and rats, and they refuse to prove Shang Yingkui's crimes, this official will still regard them as the same party and bring them to justice." What does Tao Zhentai think? ”

Tao Yan thought for a while and said, "Just follow Shen Zhongcheng's wishes." ”

In this matter, although Tao Yan is on Shen Xi's side, he is experienced and gives all the disposal rights to Shen Xi, so that no responsibility will be implicated in him afterwards.

Although Tao Yan is talented and has a good official reputation, he still has at least some scheming, thinking that he is a third-grade official, and he has two hundred taels of Yulu every year, as for eating bran vegetables every day? In these years, maintaining a clean and simple lifestyle is mainly to have a good reputation.

Shen Xi handed the confession to Tao Yan and said, "The follow-up interrogation will be handed over to Mr. Tao, and the official will go inside to rest first." ”

During the interrogation, Shen Xi found that his name was too big, and the people in the political envoy were very jealous of him, and he sat in the court, whether it was the interrogator or the suspect, he couldn't let go of his hands and feet. In order to confirm Shang Yingkui's charges as soon as possible, Shen Xi had no choice but to avoid it first and let Tao Yan continue the interrogation.

In less than an hour, six confessions were obtained, pointing out that Shang Yingkui and Zi Qian, the "leader of local bandits," colluded with each other, resulting in the entrenchment of bandits in Fuzhou, the daily life of the people was seriously disrupted, and it was not uncommon to bully and dominate the market, burn, kill, and loot.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, Shen Xi did not wronged Zi Qian and Shang Yingkui, Shen Xi just skillfully classified Zi Qian, a local snake, as a bandit, so that he transferred troops to Fuzhou City to investigate the case of the political envoy.

When it was almost the fifth watch, Shen Xi stood up and stretched, after half a night of busyness, the case was basically finalized, and he could report to the court immediately, but he was not in a hurry.

He had to wait for the dawn.

Yu Niang hurriedly came over and asked, "Lord Shen, what are you going to do with Shang Fantai?" Escort into Beijing, or detain and wait for the imperial court to issue official documents? ”

Shen Xi said with a smile as he walked towards the outer hall: "It seems that the Jade Master is eager to know the result?" ”

Yu Niang thought to herself, can I not be in a hurry?

I have already reminded Shang Yingkui that there are a bunch of court officials and nobles on top of his head, and most of the bribes he received went into the pockets of these people.

As soon as the two of them entered the lobby, a jailer suddenly came in and said, "My lords, it's not good, Shang Fantai is in prison...... Suicide in fear of sin. ”

Yu Niang was stunned on the spot, even Tao Yan and Chang Lan and others didn't expect that Shang Yingkui, who had not pleaded guilty before, would commit suicide in fear of crime?

"How so?"

Shen Xi had a little worry on his face, and ordered, "Quickly, go and check with this official." ”

If it weren't for Shen Xi's solemn expression, Yu Niang would have thought that Shen Xi was looking for someone to do it.

Shen Xi said before that Shang Yingkui will not only be sentenced to dismissal and raiding his home, but the crime will be more serious, and in less than two hours, Shang Yingkui died.

The group arrived in the dungeon of the prison of the Inspectorate under the light of the torches.

The dungeon was gloomy and damp, and there was a pungent and choking smell in the air, but Shen Xi didn't care at all, and took the lead.

When he arrived at the cell where Shang Yingkui was temporarily detained, he saw Shang Yingkui's body lying flat on a straw mat, the clothes on his body had not changed, but his tongue was stuck out of his mouth, and there were more red strangulation marks on his neck.

Shen Xi asked, "What's going on?" ”

"Hui Dufu, Lord Zhentai, we sent people in before, Shang Fantai kept shouting, and then ...... Suddenly there was no sound, the little one didn't pay attention, and waited for more than half an hour to come back, and the person was already ...... Hang yourself. "The head of the cell looked frightened, his body trembled so much, and a court official died under his nose, which is not a small crime.

Shen Xi glanced sideways at Tao Yan and said, "Tao Zhentai, isn't it time for the criminal minister to die?" ”

Tao Yan, as the boss of the Yamen of the Fujian Provincial Prosecutor's Department, broke out in a cold sweat on his head, and the prisoner committed suicide in prison for fear of crime, if he was an ordinary prisoner, he would have been pulled out and buried, but now he is the right-hand political envoy from the second grade, who committed suicide just after being convicted, and died too coincidentally, and he also has to bear the responsibility.

Shen Xi looked around at the people present, and when he saw one, one of them bowed his head, and it was obvious that everyone was afraid of big things at this time.

"That's it!"

Shen Xi said with a gloomy face, "Since the person is dead and the crime has been decided, then everything will be played according to the facts, first convict a crime and then commit suicide in fear of the crime, everyone...... That's right? ”

This time, not only Tao Yan nodded, but even Chang Lan, Ma Ying, Jiang Liwei and others did not have any objections.

Shen Xi waved his hand and said: "This matter will end here, the bandit leader Zi Qian and the others will be executed immediately after dawn!" The political envoys involved in the case, etc., all those who report meritorious service will be dismissed from their posts and left in office to make meritorious contributions, and everything will be decided after the court is played! ”

After speaking, Shen Xi left the dungeon in a huff.

At this point, others don't dare to have any opinions, after all, it is the order of the governor himself, and the case is also handled by Shen Xi, now Shang Yingkui commits suicide in fear of crime, Zi Qian will be executed after dawn, and the political envoy Si Ding proves that Shang Yingkui is guilty of the person will stay in the place after confiscating the property and wait for further instructions from the imperial court......

Shen Xi had minimized the impact of the incident, and even an old minister like Tao Yan felt that Shen Xi had handled it properly.

Yu Niang was full of suspicions about this, and personally entered the cell to see Shang Yingkui's body, it was indeed hanged to death, there was only one strangulation mark on his neck, and Shang Yingkui was hanged with his belt, there was no second strangulation mark, and there were no obvious traces of struggle in the cell, but there were some scratches on the wall under the skylight, which should be caused by the struggle of the hanged person before he died.

All the signs are consistent with the characteristics of hanging death that Yu Niang knew before.

Jiang Liwei walked into the cell from behind and asked, "Do you suspect that Shen Zhongcheng was looking for someone to kill Shang Fantai?" ”

Yu Niang did think so, but she would not admit her suspicions in front of Jiang Liwei, and immediately shook her head: "The cause of death is clear, how dare the slave family question the minister of the Qin Order?" Isn't there an inexplicable speculation in the heart of Master Jiang? ”

"Shang Fantai refuses to admit the crime, and with the support of the senior officials and nobles of the DPRK and the central government, he will never be sentenced to death, why is he in a hurry to commit suicide?" Jiang Liwei said sharply.

"Lord Jiang asked the wrong person, maybe you should ask the dead Shang Fantai. Or, is Shang Fantai trying to maintain the reputation of the court officials and nobles behind him, or is he afraid of being tortured and ruined? Yu Niang came up with a hypothesis.

Wenchen is most afraid of being tortured in prison, and some people will choose to commit suicide in fear of crime in order to die a better death, and at the same time, they can avoid confessing to the mastermind behind the scenes after being tortured. Another point, if he dies a little earlier, the court may not pursue his crimes, and his family can be saved.

Jiang Liwei was about to say something, but Yu Niang didn't pay attention to it anymore and went outside.

When everyone was gone, Jiang Liwei glanced at Shang Yingkui's corpse, and clenched his fists tightly: "Framing people, setting fire to people, killing people and killing people, what a vicious method." I won't let you continue to get away with it! ”

At this time, Shen Xi yawned and went up to the carriage outside the Yamen of the Judge, escorted by the soldiers, and returned to the official post in the north of the city to rest, but before resting, he still had to meet a few people, it was Song Xiaocheng and others who were sent to Fuzhou by him in advance.

Song Xiaocheng set off earlier than Shen Xi and arrived in Fuzhou City about half a month in advance, the specific situation in the city, the current situation of each yamen, and the layout of the two roads in Fuzhou City, the bribery of the people around Zi Qian, and the installation of eyeliner in the Yamen of the Inspectorate, Song Xiaocheng was acting in secret.

What reassures Shen Xi more about Song Xiaocheng than Ma Jiu is that Song Xiaocheng is smart and sleek, although he is ruthless but more than wise, which is the fundamental reason why Shen Xi sent Song Xiaocheng instead of Ma Jiu.

“…… My lord, the little one has already done what you ordered, and set a fire in the Workshop Division last night to make the matter public. Then find someone to take the hall under Zi Qian's name and the store he operates, what should belong to us will eventually return to us! ”

This government took people, and on the other hand, Song Xiaocheng took his brothers to take over Zi Qian's team and territory. The people under Zi Qian's command may not know about others, but they are familiar with the Che Ma Gang, they were the biggest competitors before, and if it weren't for the support of the government, they would not have won the final victory. But after the collapse of the Chema Gang and the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, Fuzhou City entered the Great Depression period, and life plummeted.

Now that the Che Ma Gang followed the new governor Shen Xi back to Fujian, these people had no leader, and they were easily absorbed by Song Xiaocheng.

Most of Zi Qian's business also belonged to Song Xiaocheng, and many of them were the properties of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, which had been seized by the government.

Shen Xi has to give a certain explanation to the government and the imperial court, but the explanation is an explanation, the business is a business, the imperial court sent him to suppress the bandits, but did not give him money and food, if he didn't even have the business to make money, then he was a bare-bones commander, and he could only figure out his own way.

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