After the early dynasty, Wu Baipeng, the secretary of the criminal department, and Weng Ruyan, the waiter, hurried back to the yamen. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info this afternoon, they will have a second trial with Yang Zhen of Jinyiwei on the Xu family's case, and everything must be ready, and there can be no more troubles.

Originally, the trial was scheduled for yesterday, but because the Xu family suddenly brought a letter saying that Xu Ying was in a hurry to come from Jiangnan and tired all the way, coupled with the wind and cold, she actually fell ill, and she had no choice but to delay slightly.

In this regard, Wu Shangshu was originally ready to negotiate with Yang Zhen, but the result was somewhat unexpected for them, Jin Yiwei was very talkative, and agreed to their request in one bite. This is also good, not only can Xu Ying take care of her body, but also give herself more time to prepare. As for whether Jin Yiwei's side had any other ideas, they didn't think about it.

And today, Xu Ying has improved after some diagnosis and treatment by a local famous doctor, in order to prevent a long night of dreams, and also afraid that Jinyiwei will come again, Wu Baipeng completely set the time of the trial, and in the afternoon, the second three-division trial was carried out in the main hall of the Criminal Department.

"Zizhong," after walking into his public hall and taking a seat, Wu Baipeng called Weng Ruyan's words and said: "Today's court trial, you have to be tougher, don't be led by the brocade guard again, but try to put pressure on them." Although it is a little difficult to pull the charge on Yang Zhen's body through this, it is easier for us to exonerate the Xu family by attacking and defending. You must be prepared for this. ”

"Xia Guan understands. Please also rest assured, Lord Shangshu, this time we will never be weaker than him in momentum. And those witnesses have also been explained by us, knowing that there is a glimmer of life in helping the Xu family speak, so naturally they will not cause us any trouble. Weng Ruyan hurriedly bowed down and responded.

"Well, since you know it in your heart, then the official will not say anything more, your ability has always been outstanding, I believe you can handle things properly. If we can help the Xu family this time, we will have many more friends in our careers in the future. It may not be a big deal for me, but you have a great future ahead of you, and this opportunity should not be missed. Speaking of this, Wu Baipeng looked outside again, raised his voice and asked, "Are the adults from Dali Temple and Duchayuan coming?" ”

"Back to my lord, I haven't arrived yet." The cronies outside hurriedly reported it.

"It seems that they will come here because they have to be prepared, so you can go back and rest for a while, it will be a tough battle later."

"Yes, the official will take his leave." After bowing, Weng Ruyan withdrew. But as soon as he went out, and before he had time to cover the door for Lord Shangshu, he saw a ministry official with a panicked expression and hurried straight over, as if something terrible was driving him behind his back.

This appearance made Weng Ruyan's brows furrow, and he said in a low voice: "What's wrong, why are you so flustered?" ”

"Lord Squire......" As soon as the official saw him, he quickly stopped, but he didn't have time to salute, and said in a somewhat hurried voice: "Something happened, someone from the prison just now came to report it, saying that it was ...... Dozens of prisoners died there......"

"What? How could this happen? Weng Ruyan, who originally told the other party to calm down, also changed his expression greatly after hearing this, and his voice was raised.

"What's wrong?" His reaction was heard by Wu Baipeng in the room, and he didn't feel free to ask.

"Let's go inside." After glancing around, Weng Shilang dragged the official into Lord Shangshu's mansion and closed the door.

After hearing their story, Wu Shangshu's whole face suddenly turned white: "How can this be? Can you find out what's going on? Also, what kind of prisoners are the dead? "Although there are always people who are killed in the prison because of the bad environment, it is only one or two cases, and this kind of large-scale death has never been seen before, so that the two adults can easily think of disasters such as plague.

The official was actually frightened, and at this moment he gasped a few times, and swallowed hard before he said in a trembling voice: "I don't know the specific reason why the official is still watching in front." According to him, it was the prisoner who had been escorted from Jiangnan before. ”

"Prisoner from Jiangnan......" Weng Ruyan subconsciously repeated, but then, his two eyes suddenly burst out, and he shouted: "From Jiangnan? But the prisoners handed over by Jinyiwei a few days ago? ”

"Positive...... Precisely! The official was also taken aback when he saw him so panicked, and hurriedly replied.

"My lord, it's not good!" Weng Ruyan's face was completely as white as a piece of paper.

In fact, he didn't need to remind him, Wu Baipeng's face also changed drastically, and even his body trembled a little, and he said after a while: "Hurry up and bring all the people in the prison to this official...... No, the official will go over and check what the hell is going on! So saying, he rose from his seat like a fart, and rushed out with a hurry, ignoring the spirit of a great officer.

And Weng Ruyan also hesitated for a moment, followed the adult and walked out, but at the same time he cried out in his heart: "I originally planned to use their testimony to deal with the Jinyi Wei side, but what should I do if such a big thing happens?" ”

But the reality is moving towards an even more overwhelming situation. When a few of them hurriedly walked out and came to the gate of the Ministry of Punishment, they saw more than a dozen tall horses coming straight away.

As soon as he saw Wu Baipeng and the others anxiously coming out, Yang Zhen's eyes showed a smug smile, and then he pressed lightly on the saddle, and his body turned down lightly, while throwing the reins in his hand to the subordinates behind him, he stepped forward with a smile and said: "This official is really a big face, and he actually let Lord Shangshu and Lord Shilang come out to greet each other, which really makes Yang Zhencheng scared." Although he said that he was afraid, looking at his appearance, there was no such meaning.

Being directly blocked at the door, Wu Baipeng's expressions suddenly became more flustered and nervous, Weng Ruyan hurriedly said: "Yang Zhenfu, please forgive me, we have something to go to the prison, today's trial ......"

"What? Yesterday, I said that I was busy with official business and it was difficult to try the case, and today I came, do you still want me to run this trip empty? What could be more important than the triage of the three divisions ordered by His Majesty? Well? Yang Zhen's complexion suddenly sank, and at the same time, his body turned away and completely blocked the way of the two officials.

When the two officials were told this, their momentum suddenly weakened a little, and after glancing at each other, they finally gritted their teeth and told the truth. With Jinyiwei's ears and eyes now, it is impossible to hide such a big thing from them, so it is better to just say it.

After listening to their words, Yang Zhen's eyebrows were raised: "There is such a coincidence?" Aren't the two adults fooling me? Or did he say that the case was not easy to handle, so he came up with such an excuse. ”

"Such a big event, how dare we make it up at will......" Weng Ruyan said with a bitter face.

"yes, let's go over and have a look." Yang Zhen said solemnly.

So far, neither Wu Shangshu nor Weng Shilang can't say it, after all, Yang Zhen's identity is here, and taking him there can also avoid any conspiracy opinions about it in the future.

Although he is the secretary of the Criminal Department, he is in charge of all the affairs of the Criminal Department, but Wu Baipeng is also the first time to come to the prison.

At this moment, the guards inside and outside the prison were already trembling one by one, and their expressions were extremely nervous. For these subordinates, whether it is Lord Shangshu or Lord Shilang, they all turned a blind eye, and just turned back to the subordinates who followed and said: "Hold on to all the people in this prison, and do not let anyone leave, and interrogate them after they return." ”

"Yes!" The attendants hurriedly agreed, and then armed with knives and guns to gather all the guards of the prison who did not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction.

The two officials and Yang Zhen did not stop for a moment, and directly entered the entrance of the prison.

After struggling to descend the steep stairs to the bottom of the prison, looking at the dark and harsh environment here, the faces of the two adults suddenly showed disgusted expressions. But at this time, they didn't care about their identities, so they rushed to Jiao Laoliu and the other four jailers who were kneeling on the ground and didn't dare to move: "Where are those dead prisoners, take this official over to see." ”

Jiao Lao Liu hesitated for a moment before he stood up, carefully agreed yes, and led the way in front of his head.

Standing in front of the stinking cell, looking at the corpses that had fallen to the ground and died, the two adults forgot to cover their noses with their hands, and even opened their mouths wide and breathed in the foul air, as if if they did not do so, they would faint at any time.

"This, this, this...... What the hell is going on? Why did everyone die? Are the prisoners who were brought in with them still alive? Weng Ruyan, who has always given words, has a little knotted tongue.

Faced with such a situation, Jiao Lao Liu was even more frightened, and said after a while: "Go back to my lordship, the prisoners from Jiangnan are all dead......

Suddenly, the two adults were stunned on the spot like five thunderbolts, and they couldn't say a word. And at this time, Yang Zhen, who had been silent, spoke: "Wu Shangshu, Weng Shilang, what's going on?" Could it be that your criminal department is afraid that I will find out something, and kill them all? There was a chill in his voice, even colder than the bleak autumn wind outside!