Luo Yangxing said: "Take Zheng Shangshu away." With a little respect for the elderly, the rope will not be used, and if you are not obedient, use the buckle. ”

The two Jinyi Wei colonels stepped forward and sandwiched Zheng Sanjun in the middle and said, "Zheng Shangshu, please go out with us." If we can not use torture tools, of course it is the best, we don't care, but we are afraid that Zheng Shangshu's face will not look good. ”

Zheng Sanjun's face was pale, but he was helpless, so he had to be escorted out of the room by two small schools. After the group went out of the gate, the colonel helped Zheng Sanjun onto the horse, and then a rider from the front and back surrounded him and went to the court.

When he arrived at the door of the court, Jinyiwei helped Zheng Sanjun off his horse and brought him in. Luo Yangxing arched his hand to Wang Yaliang and said, "Your Excellency, I have already brought the suspect Zheng Sanjun alone. ”

Zheng Sanjun said angrily: "I'm not a suspect, I'm the secretary of the Ming Dynasty, and you are not qualified to try me." ”

Wang Yaliang said with a smile: "Come on, take off Zheng Shangshu's crown." ”

Zheng Sanjun said angrily: "You dare, the emperor has not taken the official from his post, what qualifications do you have to win the old man's crown." ”

Wang Yaliang continued to laugh and said: "Clerk, read the "Da Ming Law" to him, so that he can understand why he took off his crown. ”

The clerk took out a copy of the "Da Ming Law" and read: "...... Whenever an official enters the court to testify or be tried, in order to show justice, the official needs to take off his crown to show that he is in the court, and there is no distinction between officials and the public. ”

Zheng Sanjun muttered: "When did this rule exist, why didn't the old man know?" ”

Wang Yaliang said: "After the revision of the "Da Ming Law", it was published in the newspaper. Maybe Zheng Shangshu was concentrating on state affairs and didn't pay attention to these little things for a while, but there were also some things. ”

Some onlookers have already laughed out loud, Nanjing's six departments are actually left-behind reserve departments, and they have no real power. When Wang Yaliang said this, there was a strong sense of irony. Those who bought it with money felt that with this scene alone, the money would not be spent.

Zheng Sanjun finally took off his hat helplessly, and naturally a bailiff took the hat to the side. Zheng Sanjun's eyes stared directly at the table where the hat was placed, for fear that the hat would suddenly fly away, causing laughter from the people next to him.

The clerk stepped forward and read according to the script: "Zheng Sanjun, you must ensure that what you say is the truth or the whole truth, if you dare to commit perjury, you will be severely punished by the law, and your crime will be increased by one degree." If it is a death sentence, it becomes a death sentence, remember not to make mistakes. ”

Zheng Sanjun was furious again: "How dare you call the old man's name directly, it's so rude." ”

Before Wang Yaliang could speak, the clerk said, "Do you want to read to you the provisions on the title of suspects in the "Da Ming Law" again?" Read the procedure for reading the rules? ”

Zheng Sanjun naturally knew that reading it must be unfavorable to him, so he stopped making a sound. The clerk asked him to take the oath awkwardly, and he awkwardly read it awkwardly.

At this time, Liu Lisi stepped forward to ask, and before asking, he kindly said to Zheng Sanjun: "Zheng Shangshu, this oath is true, if you tell a lie, it is really a crime." ”

Zheng Sanjun said: "What is the old man's crime? If the old man was guilty, the emperor would have taken the old man from his post a long time ago, since he did not take office, it means that the old man is not guilty. ”

Liu Lisi said: "Guilty or not, what you say doesn't count, what I say doesn't count, what the judge says is guilty, then you are guilty, and the emperor will also approve the judge's statement, you have to figure this out." ”

Zheng Sanjun was silent for a long time before saying, "Understood." ”

Liu Lisi said: "Wang Jingxiong, the master of the Zheng family, please beat Shen Si, the person in the line, and lead someone to burn down the witness residence of Jinyiwei, according to his confession, you let him do it, I don't know if you have any objections to this?" ”

Liu Jinyun stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, according to the provisions of the new "Da Ming Law", Lord Shangshu can not answer the questions he is unwilling to answer. ”

Liu Lisi said with a smile: "Judge Liu is just afraid that he didn't see it clearly, the "Da Ming Law" clearly stipulates that the suspect or witness can not answer the questions that he is not willing to answer that have nothing to do with the case, instead of all the questions that he is unwilling to answer, please ask the judge to decide." ”

Wang Yaliang said: "This question must be answered by the suspect. ”

Zheng Sanjun didn't speak for a long time. Liu Lisi was not in a hurry, and looked at him playfully. Liu Jinyun knew that this opening could be the difference between victory and defeat, so he stepped forward and said: "Lord Shangshu, please think carefully before answering, no one can torture to extract a confession." ”

Zheng Sanjun sighed and said, "It was ordered by the old man." ”

There was a loud uproar below, Wang Yaliang slapped the shocking wood fiercely, and the clerk shouted repeatedly: "Be quiet, don't make noise." ”

Zheng Sanjun sighed again and said: "I have studied the sage book for so many years, but when I get old, I am confused, the gentleman does not deceive the dark room, and I have learned the words of the sage for so many years." I am guilty and ask the judge to deal with it. ”

Such a change can make Wang Yaliang and others very surprised. In fact, everyone understands that Wang Jingxiong was of course instructed by Zheng Sanjun, but everyone thought that Zheng Sanjun would not admit it, but they didn't expect Zheng Sanjun to admit it happily.

Wang Yaliang said: "Dare to do and admit it, and be able to repent at the last moment, please allow this judge to express his reverence for the boss." My generation of scholars knows that knowing mistakes can be corrected, and it is very good. The old man was able to recognize his mistakes and set an excellent example for the people of the world. ”

Zheng Sanjun said: "A mistake is a mistake. People are old, nested in Nanjing, a powerless and powerless place, and their ambitions at that time have long been gone. He only thought about finding some things to leave a little wealth for his children. Let's ask any questions, the old man will resign to the emperor on the same day, waiting for the emperor to deal with it. ”

An audience member in the auditorium stood up and said, "Zheng Shangshu, your performance makes Xiao admire. Then he applauded. Most of the people next to him also stood up and applauded together to show their respect for the old man.

Luo Yangxing thought to himself: "This is an old man who has just admitted to committing the crime of instigating murder, and because he told the truth and did not quibble, he came to show him respect. Sure enough, people are more tolerant of people who turn from bad to good, but the emperor said that this is actually not right. ”

Since Zheng Sanjun has already confessed, the other two Shangshu can only confess. Because Zheng Sanjun's confession has actually involved the two of them, no matter how much they quibble at this time, it will be a loss and a loss.

Many people are not optimistic about the lawsuit that the Nanjing court can handle, because Zheng Sanjun's heart is a little clear, and the trial was unexpectedly completed smoothly. In the end, Wang Yaliang ruled that the three Shangshu were unlawful, but Nian was old and did not cause real losses to the murder incident, so he only had to pay the tax evasion within one month according to the facts of the case, and pay the same amount of fines according to the amount of taxes.