The presiding judge's favorite is a suspect like Xu Jing who is "acquainted", which can save a lot of trouble, as long as Xu Jing is opened, the case will not be deadlocked.

Min Gui said: "Then you tell me in detail, how you bribed and stole the exam questions, and how you informed Tang Yin of the exam questions, and who else knew the exam questions in advance?" ”

Xu Jinggang was tortured and interrogated, and his body was in severe pain and he couldn't help himself, but he had to answer quickly, for fear of provoking another beating: "If you go back to adulthood, when the student went to Beijing to take the exam, he heard that Cheng Shilang, a bachelor of Hanlin, was very knowledgeable and admired by a good student. I beg the adults to be kind, the student did not intend to steal the exam questions, it was Cheng Shilang who caused me to harm me......"

Xu Jing burst into tears when he said this, but unfortunately he couldn't get the slightest sympathy from others, because he not only sold Tang Yin, but also blamed Cheng Minzheng for it.

Min Gyu was furious when he heard this.

Because Xu Jing's confession this time is completely different from the content of his previous confession.

In the past, Xu Jing said that he bribed the servants of the Xu family with money, and the servants of the Xu family figured out the content of the exam questions from what Cheng Minzheng read and wrote on weekdays, but now Xu Jing said that it was Cheng Minzheng who directly bribed.

Although they are all confessions, the testimony is inconsistent, and the previous torture of the Xu family's disciples will become useless.

"If you dare to talk nonsense, fight again!"

Min Gui was about to sign out with the red head, when he heard Xu Jing shouting: "What do you want to hear, just say, the student will confess according to this word, and will never dare to make the slightest mistake or omission. ”

As soon as he said this, Min Gyu's face became ugly......

This Xu Jing has no backbone, and according to the meaning of his words, he was tortured into a trick, as long as he doesn't need to be tortured, he can recruit whatever he wants, and then even torture will have no effect, but it will make Emperor Hongzhi feel that the trial of this case is a mess, and he will not be punished.

The officials all gave Wei Yu a list in the matter and said: "You say, do you still leak the topic to others?" ”

A clerk is not qualified to speak on such an occasion, but he openly came out to ask each other, obviously trying to help Hua Yu.

How to say that Hua Yu is also a colleague of Wei Yu in the matter of Hu Ke, seeing that Hua Yu and Cheng Minzheng were speechless, they wanted to find a place for Hua Yu, convicted Cheng Minzheng and exonerated Hua Yu.

Xu Jing didn't understand the meaning of Wei Yu's words, and he didn't think that anyone would have anything to do with this case at this time, so he just shouted loudly: "The student will never leak the exam questions again, those who know, but the student and Tang Yin." ”

Some things are simply not the lips of the donkey and the horse's mouth, he also said before that he and Tang Yin "proposed writing", so that outsiders will know, even if he did not leak it, those who have seen his imitation of the text will naturally know this exam question.

Min Gui glared at Wei Yu viciously, he didn't speak as the chief judge of the emperor's order, but a small official jumped out to ask him about it, which was simply a loss of face.

Wei Yu also realized that he had too much to say, and hurriedly stepped back, but no matter what, it was inevitable that he would be impeached.

Min Gyu no longer paid attention to the congregation's criminals, and turned back to discuss countermeasures with Bai Ang and Wang Shi.

At this time, Shen Xi was watching from the side, but he was secretly glad in his heart that this Xu Jing didn't climb and bite people casually like Du Mu...... Perhaps it was Du Mu's strong disgust when he was involved in biting others in Beizhen Fusi that day, but he didn't find Du Mu, an important witness, which was really unexpected to Shen Xi.

Of course, the biggest possibility is that the culprit behind this case saw that Du Mu was useless, and while promoting him to Jinshi, he didn't plan to involve him in this case again, so as not to say too much and lose it, so as to leak out.

After the person in charge of the three divisions discussed, Min Gui turned around, slapped the stunned wood again, and asked, "Cheng Minzheng, are you guilty?" ”

Cheng Minzheng gritted his teeth and said: "I don't know what crime I committed, the erector child is framed, and it is not enough to be believed!" ”

Min Gui sneered: "The facts are there, it's okay not to admit guilt, come here, and draw a bet with Xu Jinghua!" ”

Someone recorded the content of Xu Jing's confession just now, sent the confession to Xu Jing to draw a detention, and handed it to Min Gui, who picked up the confession and sighed lightly: "It's time to make a decision." ”

Tang Yin didn't speak for a long time, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but raise his head to look at Min Gui, and said in a loud voice: "Is it inappropriate for Min Du Yushi to make such a hasty decision?" ”

Min Gui didn't look at Tang Yin, and with a wave of his hand, someone came over with a bamboo board, grabbed Tang Yin's hair and lifted his head, and the bamboo board hit him in the face again and again, until Tang Yin was beaten so that his nose was blue and his face was swollen and he couldn't speak.

At the same time, Min Gui, Bai Ang and Wang Shi were deliberating on writing the Emperor's recital, and the case was hastily concluded here, leaving for the Hongzhi Emperor Zhu You's sheng to judge the case.

Everyone didn't dare to speak, but Lin Tingyu walked in front of the three presiding judges, although Shen Xi couldn't hear what Lin Tingyu said from a distance, but from the attitude of Min Gui and others, he could probably tell that Lin Tingyu was interceding for the people involved.

Because Lin Tingyu had already played the above table of intercession before, his attitude was very clear, this case involved the dignity and prestige of the imperial court, and in any case, it should be a big matter and a small matter, and it could not continue to be allowed to develop, which would discredit the imperial court.

But Lin Tingyu's request was obviously rejected by Min Gyu.

Shen Xi, Lun Wenxu and Sun Xu, who had been watching from the sidelines, all had ugly faces at this time, and everyone could see that Xu Jing was spineless, what he said just now was a trick, and his confession could not be used as the basis for the verdict at all, but unfortunately Tang Yin just questioned it, and he was beaten speechless, and the three of them had nothing to do with the case so far, if they went out to speak in court, not only would they not have the slightest effect, but they would also cause trouble.

Looking at Tang Yin again, he has been lying there for a long time without moving, and the famous genius of the Ming Dynasty has become a victim of the power struggle.

Min Gui started to write the recital, which was read by Bai Ang and Wang Shi, and after feeling that there was no problem, the three of them signed together, which was equivalent to the joint performance of the three divisions of the yamen, in addition to recording the beginning and end of the case, the three of them also gave the people involved in the case a crime.

Cheng Minzheng was proposed for the crime of "getting rich, not avoiding suspicion, being defiled with Wenheng, and soliciting things all over the place", and Hua Yu was proposed to be guilty of "not checking the facts", and Tang Yin and Xu Jing were the crimes of "seeking progress by fate".

These accusations, no matter how they sound, seem to be "unwarranted", and none of them can find a source in "Da Ming Law".

As for the sentencing, it was Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin, and Xu Jing who suggested that it be a prison sentence, while Hua Yu's crime was lighter and suggested that Emperor Hongzhi should be sentenced to cane punishment.

Min Gyu and the three of them wrote the recital and hurriedly entered the palace to play the tribute to the emperor, and as for the rest, they could only wait for news in front of the noon gate.

It had been more than an hour, and no one had come to spread the word at sunset. On this hot day, Shen Xi stood all day, already tired, and went to the corner on the west side of the noon gate with Lun Wenxu and Sun Xu to squat down and rest.

This is not the time to care about the system, and the people waiting for news outside the noon gate are all crooked at this time, and they don't care too much about a few criminals...... Look at the bleak appearance of you being beaten all over your body and bruised and hanging for half your life, this is the gate of the palace again, can you still escape?

Just when the officials of the Criminal Department were relaxing their vigilance, a figure suddenly "jumped" up from the ground, and the swiftness and vigor of the figure startled the people.

This person was none other than Tang Yin, he got up from the ground, like a leopard, to rush out of the encirclement of the criminal department officials and the Ouchi guards, and rushed out in one go.

It's a pity that Tang Bohu is not a martial arts master after all, just a weak scholar who was almost disabled, and he was pressed to the ground before he could rush out a few steps.

"Uh......h Hmmm......"

The sound was like killing a pig, Tang Yin was still shouting, but unfortunately his mouth was swollen and he couldn't shout at all.

At this time, Min Gui and others came out from the direction of the palace, and when they saw this, they hurriedly beckoned people and brought back Tang Yin, who wanted to break free with a brute force, in order to prevent Tang Yin from "escaping" again, they simply pinned it with a killing stick, and the person could not move even a little when he reached the ground.

"What a boldness, you dare to make a noise in the forbidden place of the palace?" Min Gyu was furious and shouted, "Hit! ”

However, Bai Ang next to him went up to persuade Min Gui to dissipate his anger.

Shen Xi probably guessed that Emperor Hongzhi should have pardoned the guilt of the people involved in the case, since Tang Yin was innocent at this time, it was completely unnecessary to beat him again.

Min Gui saw that there was a large pool of blood in front of Tang Yin, and knew that he might have knocked out his teeth and bleeding from his nose when he was brought back just now, which was enough for a weak scholar to feel good, so he no longer scolded Tang Yin and began to read the edict in his hand.

For the sake of the face of the imperial court, Emperor Hongzhi did not directly pardon the sins of the people involved, but still approved the crimes listed by Min Gui and the three people, but in addition to the punishment, it was "extraordinarily gracious".

Cheng Minzheng, Xu Jing, and Tang Yin directly ransomed the prisoners, that is, they ransomed their sentences with money.

As for Hua Yu's side, it is the ransom rod.

Because Cheng Minzheng insulted the imperial court, the emperor ordered Cheng Minzheng to be a minister, and Hua Yu was transferred to Nanjing Taifu Temple as the chief secretary, as for Tang Yin and Xu Jing, they were sent to the local government to serve as a small official after atonement, and they were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination in the future.

Cheng Minzheng was depressed when he heard the verdict, although he was able to go home safely, but his sins were not forgiven, then he was a criminal minister, which would affect the future career of the Cheng family's descendants.

As for Tang Yin and Hua Yu, they chose to acquiesce to this result, and only Xu Jing was lying there alone, "Xie Huang's grace".

The verdict of the case was over, Shen Xi, Lun Wenxu and Sun Xu had nothing to do with the case, so they could go home, but none of the three had the intention of leaving immediately, Shen Xi saw full of helplessness from the faces of Lun Wenxu and Sun Xu.

The noon gate is right, it can be said that it is the highest standard trial in the Ming Dynasty, but in the end, it ended in this way of playing fifty boards on each side and almost no results, which makes people feel that the trial of the court is simply child's play. Today is Cheng Minzheng, and tomorrow it will be another courtier, or himself.

As soon as Cheng Minzheng was acquitted, someone notified the Cheng family, and soon someone came to carry Cheng Minzheng away.

Shen Xi looked at Cheng Minzheng's complexion, and expected that he would not be able to escape the development of history, and his life would not be long. As for Tang Yin and Xu Jing, they can't leave first and then pay the money like Cheng Minzheng, but they have to pay the money first to atone for their crimes.

Since the Tang family and the Xu family did not know about today's trial, they needed to find someone to notify them and bring the money before they were officially removed from the case.

Shen Xi looked at the busy scene in front of the noon gate and couldn't help but sigh secretly:

The officialdom of the Hongzhi Dynasty is far from being as fair and honest as the world imagines, and as a member of the court officials, he can only rise and fall with the turbidity current, and if he can't take his fate into his own hands, then the next person to be framed and imprisoned is likely to be him.

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PS: Eighth Update!

This chapter is also added to celebrate the creation of the leader of the Alliance, "Brother is me"!

Then the Son of Heaven said a digression, the Son of Heaven looked at the "History of the Ming Dynasty", and also found such a huge loophole, Du Mu is such a major witness, and even the key person in the case, it is really unreasonable that the noon gate does not appear.

Therefore, the Son of Heaven made an inference that the mastermind behind the case may be the result of the comprehensive efforts of Wu Kuan, Fu Han and others, the purpose of which is to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the other is to enter the cabinet.

Let's not talk about the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as soon as Cheng Minzheng fell, Fu Hanshui became the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and about the number of places to enter the cabinet, because after Wu Kuan took charge of the Zhan Mansion and entered the East Cabinet, he already had the hope of entering the cabinet, but Cheng Minzheng was already in charge of the cabinet at this time, and had a first-mover advantage, and only by killing Cheng Minzheng could Wu Kuan enter the cabinet.

In fact, after the death of Cheng Minzheng, Wu Kuan took over the work of the edict, it stands to reason that Wu Kuan's entry into the cabinet has become inevitable, but Emperor Hongzhi just did not let go, until his death, it was only the Ministry of Rites, I have to say that perhaps it was because of the title case that Emperor Hongzhi disliked.

Of course, this is only speculation, there is no way to know what the real history is, we can only deduce the truth of history from a few words, and many of the characters in history who seem to be very positive and upright may also have their dark sides, but they are not known.

The above is just the words of one family, everyone listens to it, and the Son of Heaven continues to ask for subscriptions, rewards, recommended tickets and monthly pass encouragement! (To be continued.) )