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The case of Li Yong's embezzlement of public money was finally brought to trial on 17 April, that is, three days after the investigation envoy arrived, and the case was formally interrogated in court three days after the investigation envoy arrived.

This delay was actually the result of Yang Shenjin's hand-in-hand, and he had to conduct large-scale inquiries at the beginning of his arrival, which was not necessary in the case handling procedures. But Yang Shenjin expected that Wang Yuan did not understand these trial procedures, and in fact, it was exactly the case, which allowed him to complete the layout he wanted and the sorting out of all the evidence of the case in three days.

In the past three days, Wang Yuan did not raise any objections, and he did not even ask about the facts of the case.

But in any case, when Li Yong was really arraigned for trial, Yang Shenjin could not help but invite Wang Yuan to be among them. Not only because Wang Yuan's signature on the final case file is extremely important, but also because Wang Yuan needs to be a witness at the scene of the trial. In the future, if someone raises any objections or nitpicks for this case, with Wang Yuan's witness, it will obviously block many people's mouths.

At the end of the morning, the two investigators took their seats. Yang Shenjin sat in the position of the chief judge, and set up another table on the side to let Wang Yuan sit down. The four clerks in charge of recording sat in a row at the long table next to them, holding the barrel of a pen in their hands and preparing to take notes. The sixteen officials in the hall lined up with their chests folded and their bellies folded, holding a long stick of killing power in their hands, and their momentum was very impressive.

A master held up the list and read a long list of names, Beihai County Don't Drive Liu Ji, Sima Zhao Jian, Changshi Liu Chenggong and other more than ten people went to the hall, knelt down and stood under the hall. After these people brought them, Yang Shenjin said coldly: "Take Li Yong to the court." ”

In the drumming noise of the officials, Li Yong, whose hair was scattered and gray, slowly walked out from the side, followed by two officials. Although Li Yong's face was calm, his pace was obviously not very steady, although he tried his best to control his gait, but when he stepped on the bluestone ground in front of the hall in the eyes of everyone, his steps were vague and he almost fell.

Li Yong slowly knelt down in the hall and saluted, and stood there silently after getting up. Yang Shenjin's face was grim, he raised his hand and patted the hall wood, made a snapping sound, and asked, "Who is the one under the hall?" ”

Wang Yuan secretly scolded in his heart, what kind of bullshit is this Yang Shenjin, who in the hall still wants to ask? As everyone knows, this is the procedure of questioning the case, and asking this sentence is the beginning of the trial, and the question and answer will also be recorded by the clerk in the trial file.

"Guilty officer Li Yong." Li Yong said in a deep voice.

"What is the official residence?"

"Beihai is too guarded." Li Yong replied.

The clerk at the long table next to him took a close note of the conversation.

Yang Shenjin said majestically: "Beihai is too protective of Li Yong, what crime have you committed?" ”

Li Yong's voice became a little quieter, and he replied softly: "The criminal official has a negative grace, is not thrifty, does not respect himself, and embezzles the public money of Beihai County. ”

Yang Shenjin nodded and said, "Li Yong, do you admit that you embezzled more than 3,400 yuan of money with unknown whereabouts in the accounts of Beihai County?" ”

"Admit that it was the criminal officer."

"Where did the money go?"

“…… The guilty officials feasted and drank excessively, and squandered them all. ”

"Did you really squander it all? How to splurge? Please tell me more about it with the official and the deputy envoy of the king. Yang Shenjin asked seemingly aimlessly.

“……”

Li Yong was silent, he naturally knew what Yang Shenjin wanted to say to himself. After last night's conversation, Mr. Li was sent to reunite with his family. In the face of the silent gaze of the whole family, he didn't even dare to look directly into their gaze. And the people in the family are still respectful to themselves, the old son and daughter-in-law are still respectfully kowtowing to serve tea, and the grandchildren are also respectfully standing aside. Li Yong felt guilty, he didn't even have the courage to say a word to them, so he could only take a few young great-grandsons in his arms, watch the moonlight be silent until dawn, and then be taken back to the county office.

Of course, Li Yong understands that Yang Shenjin reunited himself with his family because he wanted to have more affection for his family, so that he could understand that once he did not cooperate, these family members who were ashamed of him would be dragged down by himself. This is clever psychological warfare, and it has indeed worked very well. Before meeting his family last night, Yang Shenjin's words made Li Yong very disgusted, and he even planned to fight to the death; But after seeing his family, Li Yong was shaken. He couldn't watch his family, who was respectful and filial to him, being killed by himself. Thinking of the situation where dozens of members of the family were dragged down by himself and all of them were killed by Zhu Lian, Li Yong's heart was extremely painful, and he wanted to go crazy immediately.

But admitting in his conscience that he has not done something, or even climbing on someone, burning this fire on his friends, and cooperating with the intrigues of some people, is what Li Yong is extremely unwilling to do. He was tormented by a dilemma, and until he arrived in the hall, he did not have a specific answer, and he did not make a real choice.

"Li Yong, didn't you hear what the official asked you clearly? The details of the purpose of the money you have embezzled must be clearly explained in court. Yang Shenjin frowned.

"......" Li Yong was still silent.

Yang Shenjin's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Li Yong, don't try to deny it, you don't say that the official can also find out clearly." Your accounts have been restored, and if you think that silence will fool you through, you are wrong. ”

Li Yong's body was shocked, and he finally spoke softly: "...... The criminal is not denying, the criminal is just old and has a memory loss, and he can't remember where the money was used at all. ”

"Okay, then I'll help you recall your memories and pass on the other officials involved in Beihai County to the court."

The first Beihai official under the hall had already arrived, and when he heard this, he stepped forward and stood around Li Yong and saluted.

Yang Shenjin pointed to everyone: "Say it one by one, who dares to conceal and cover up, and beat him to death in the court." Zhao Jian, you are the first to say. ”

Sima Zhaojian's face was gloomy, and he turned to Li Yong and said: "Li Taishou, you have offended your humble position, and your humble position can't carry these things for you, if Li Taishou wants to blame, blame yourself for making a big mistake." ”

Li Yong was expressionless and silent.

Zhao Jian took a breath and said loudly: "In the hall, Li Taishou embezzled 587 guan of public money through his humble hands, in addition to paying for part of the banquet and drinking banquet singers and red prostitutes, of which 300 guan was brought to the capital by the official on August 27 last year and handed over to Liang Sigui, the steward of Li Zuoxiang's mansion. Because this money is nameless, Mrs. Li obeys the order and humiliates the account with farming machinery......"

Li Yong's face was distorted, this was completely false accusations and fabrications, he had indeed asked Zhao Jian to bring three hundred yuan to the capital and hand it over to Liang Sigui of Zuo Xiangfu. But the money was originally transferred to Li Shizhi to buy the county's machinery, waterwheels, improved seeds, iron tools and other farming tools. It was the public expenditure of Beihai County, but he just wanted to save trouble and took a private path, just to make it convenient, but it became a name in Zhao Jian's mouth.

Zhao Jian opened his head, and it was easier for the people behind him to speak.

"The more than 1,000 guan of money handled by the humble position, in addition to accompanying the Taishou to pay for poetry and wine, there are three of 200 guan, 400 guan and 100 guan are when he went to the capital in the winter of the previous year, Li Taishou ordered the humble post to pay a generous visit to several courtiers in Beijing. Li Zuoxiang and Pei Shangshu both gave gifts. After these accounts came back, they were too obedient and humble to report to the accounts for disaster relief. But until now, these payments have not been written off as relief funds. This is the confession of Changshi Liu Chenggong.

Sihu Jiang Qing's explanation was even more lengthy, because many sums of money were directly allocated from his accounts, and he had to hold a detailed account of the entry and exit to read the book. Among them, there are naturally Li Yong's squandering projects, and it is a detailed record of who is feasting, the price of wine and food, the price of the red prostitute invited, etc., which can be said to be accurate to the extreme. Among them, among the people who feasted, the name of Pei Dunfu, the Taishou of Zichuan, appeared as many as eight times, and it was constantly mentioned. There is also an indication of unknown purpose, that is, the 350 yuan allocated from Li Yong's account when he went to Beijing to participate in the Pear Blossom Poetry Festival in February this year.

Li Yong listened to the endless explanations of these subordinate officials who had been loyal to him, and he knew that Yang Shenjin had already done all the bureaus, and he could not do anything to deny it. Of course, there are real things in the things that these people confess, but most of the real things are mixed with one or two major financial transactions that climb the other person, and the other person can be directly pulled off the horse. All these accusations are aimed at Li Linfu's political enemies such as Li Shizhi, Pei Kuan, Pei Dunfu, and others. It was a premeditated plan, and unfortunately it was I who gave them the opportunity to carry it out.

Yang Shenjin remained calm, although he couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes. These are the preludes, and the more important charges will follow, and he will close the case today, and then he can show his skills.

"Can your testimony be false? Do you dare to draw a charge to testify? Yang Shen shouted.

More than a dozen officials of Beihai County all bowed their hands and said: "The sentences of the inferior rank are true, so they naturally dare to testify." If there is half a falsehood, the court will kill us. ”

Yang Shenjin shouted: "Okay, each of them will draw a charge, and the testimony will be stored in the court." What about Li Yong, do you have any objections to everyone's accusations? ”

Li Yong didn't know how to answer, his conscience told him that he couldn't admit these things, but he couldn't help but admit the situation in front of him. He didn't know what choice he had to make.

"Li Yong, you have disappointed the official. What is the performance of Beihai? Yang Shen said coldly.

Liu Ji, who was standing on the side, was stunned when he heard his name, and hurriedly bowed down to salute.

"Liu Ji, do you have anything else to report on Li Taishou's case?"

Liu Ji turned around and glanced at Li Yong, and said in a low voice: "Back to the court, there is a major hidden report of the lowly position. ”

"Oh?" Yang Shenjin pretended to be surprised and said, "What kind of secret? ”

Liu Ji said: "Although he came to Beihai for a few months, he received a joint report from several leading figures in Beihai City, reporting that Li Yong not only robbed them of them during his tenure, but also committed a great crime of rebellion. ”

"What great treachery?"

"Li Yong and Zichuan Taishou Pei Dunfu have been drunk several times and arrogantly discussed the government and politics, insulted the holy monarch and the concubine, and the words they said were unbearable, and they couldn't say anything about their humble duties."

"What? Is this serious? Yang Shenjin's performance level is perfect, and every expression on the corners of his eyebrows and eyes is like hearing such a thing for the first time.

"Absolutely serious, when I heard that Li Yong was on trial, several leaders of Beihai County specially rushed to the county government to jointly expose it, and they were outside the county office."

"Pass in."

Yang Shenjin's voice fell, and in the shouting of the officials, Shen Qing, the owner of Wanchun Garden, Lu Pingzhang, the owner of Donghu Grange, and Qian Santong of Beihai Restaurant, several leading figures in Beihai County bowed down and quickly came to the court. Qian Santong's face was full of bruises, the swelling was still there, and his gaze inadvertently swept to Wang Yuan's face, but he was at a loss, and he didn't recognize that the bandit that night was the deputy envoy for the investigation who was sitting in front of him.

"The grass people and others knocked to see Yang Shangshuwang's deputy envoy." The trio pouted their butts and saluted.

Yang Shenjin asked the names and origins one by one, and ordered someone to take the paper jointly presented by the three of them in his hand, and after reading it once, he frowned and said silently, and after a while, he feigned anger and said: "Good Li Yong Pei Dunfu, you are simply bold, slandering the monarch like this, and arguing about the important ministers of the court in vain." If the crime of embezzlement is a minor evil, then the great sin of slander and slander is simply unforgivable. ”

Wang Yuan stretched out his hand to ask for the paper, but Yang Shenjin pretended not to see his request and turned a blind eye, but wanted to put the paper into his sleeve, Wang Yuan had to get up and reach out and forcibly grab the paper in his hand. Yang Shen puffed out his eyes and wanted to be angry, but there was no reason, because the deputy envoy obviously had the right to look at this paper.

Wang Yuan only glanced at it briefly and understood why Yang Shenjin was reluctant to let him see it, and what was written on the paper was actually that Pei Dunfu and Li Yong were drunk and actually made fun of the relationship between Xuanzong and the concubine, saying that the father-in-law and daughter-in-law were picking up ashes. also said that the two of them scolded Li Linfu as a giant traitor in the current dynasty, and all kinds of filthy words.

People with a little brain also know that it is okay to scold Li Linfu, and it is not uncommon for some officials to scold him in private, but the relationship between Xuanzong and the concubine is the most taboo topic in the entire Tang Dynasty, who dares to say more in public, let alone such naked ridicule and sarcasm. Even if Li Yong and Pei Dunfu said such things, they couldn't be directly written and presented on the pleadings. It can only be said that this kind of behavior can be described as stupid.

Yang Shenjin was also speechless, this kind of state must not be used as evidence, these things can't be mentioned, Ji Wen is too stupid, let him arrange this matter, he actually used such things to talk about things, this kind of paper can only be used for intimidation, and the matter must be destroyed afterwards, and the parties must also keep silent.

"This paper hall has already been seen, so you will step back for the time being, and draw a record of the record later. That Li Yong, you know the pleadings of this joint report, and the official won't say much, in short, you have committed a big crime. ”

Yang Shenjin didn't have any words, so he could only vaguely bring the matter over. Originally, he planned to scare Li Yong more, but now it seems that he can only use that piece of paper to scare him after he retreats. Fortunately, there is a premise of drunken nonsense, and he can say anything after being drunk, and Li Yong himself is afraid that he can't figure out whether he will say something like that after drinking.

"Liu Ji, do you have anything else to report."

"Yang Shangshu, Deputy Envoy Wang, and there are important hidden secrets. The case of the humble and righteous murder of relatives and the report of his grandfather Du Youlin's misdeeds is well known, and today it is even more necessary to expose the close contacts between Li Yong and his maternal father Du Youlin, who spoke privately and were suspected of complicity. Jiang Qing mentioned a few unknown expenditures earlier, but I know its purpose, that is, to make friends with Du Youlin. As for whether the purpose of the friendship is to cling to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or if there are any other intentions, I asked the court to find out. ”

went around and around, and finally merged the two into one, merging Li Yong's case of embezzlement of public money and Du Youlin's case. Yang Shenjin breathed a sigh of relief, everyone in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, and even Wang Yuan and Li Yong breathed a sigh of relief. The facts are already in front of him, Li Linfu just wants to kill two birds with one stone, not only to lead the fire to the prince, but also to wipe out Li Shizhi and others, the purpose is obvious. Although there had been such speculations before, when the facts were in front of them, it was inevitable that people were still amazed that the appetite of Li Linfu and others was too great.

"Li Yong, have you heard all the above accusations clearly? It has become a fact that you have embezzled public money to pay bribes to court officials, and even if you deny it, it will not help. Now this parish asks you, what do you have to say about the Du Youlin case? This church knows that Du Youlin is the mastermind in this case, you may just be an accomplice, if you can expose Du Youlin, then you can atone for the crime, not involving your family, do you understand the meaning of this official? ”

Yang Shenjin was no longer willing to hide more, what he said was much more direct, he had lost respect for Wang Yuan, in his opinion, Wang Yuan didn't know what was going on at all, why should he have any scruples about him, he just wanted to deal with this matter earlier.

Li Yong stood silently in the hall, his robe fluttering as if he was wearing a wooden man, and he knew that he had to make a choice next. In fact, he doesn't have many choices, and it can even be said that there is only one way to go. Even if he is unwilling to admit the guilt imposed on him, he will not be spared. Even if he doesn't want to falsely accuse Du Youlin, Du Youlin is afraid that he will not be spared. And do you watch your shameful family being dragged by yourself?

At a critical time, Li Yong, who was not a model gentleman who was a model of selfless morality, had already made a choice in his heart, he would carry all the stains by himself, he just wanted to shield his family from the wind and rain. And everything else is meaningless.

"Yang Shangshu, deputy envoy of the king, the criminal officer has no remorse for the crime. Except for the slightest discrepancy in the accusations in court, the criminal officer is willing to admit all his guilt, and the criminal officer is also willing to expose the crime to others, but he begs the court to be merciful and can grant the criminal officer a chance. The offender is willing to cooperate with the investigation to the best of his ability. ”

Yang Shenjin couldn't help but stand up, and said with a long breath: "Okay, he can be regarded as a responsible person, and he is worthy of Li Beihai's name." The official respects you, the official will not embarrass you, as long as you actively cooperate with the official in handling the case, you can say anything. So, come and let him confess his guilt. ”

One clerk held the long paper in his hand and brought it to Li Yong, and the other handed the pen dipped in ink to Li Yong, Li Yong sighed and drew a circle below, with a click, the palm of his hand was weak, the ink pen fell, and the ground was stained with a large piece.

Wang Yuan looked at Li Yong quietly, he wanted to say something to stop him from drawing, but found that it was unwise, things were going in an uncontrollable direction, Wang Yuan frowned and thought hard, his heart was churning.