Chapter 425: Triage by the Three Divisions
If you talk about the most difficult these days, there is no one more than Tu Xun, the secretary of the Criminal Department. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
His Majesty issued a decree and ordered the Ministry of Punishment and the three divisions of Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to interrogate Jinyi Wei Qianhu Jiang Bin and cabinet minister Jiao Fang for setting fire to Wenyuan Pavilion and framing colleagues.
At first glance, there seems nothing unusual about this matter, as long as it is strictly interrogated, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that His Majesty does not want Jiang Bin to be convicted of a felony.
But if it's just for show, you can't explain it to the cabinet after going through the motions.
Although nominally it is a triage of three divisions, the criminal department is the main body of the interrogation. This is not very reasonable, Siqing and Zuodu Yushi both expressed their belief in the decision of the Criminal Department, and only sent Zuo Erguan to hear the trial, but in the end, the trial became a one-man show of the Criminal Department.
This made Tu Xun indignant. But the matter has come to this point, and the trial can only be started.
Because Jiao Fang and Jiang Bin are ministers and the other is a favorite minister of the Son of Heaven, they still enjoy the special treatment of not worshipping officials before they are formally convicted.
Tu Xun glanced at Jiang Bin and Jiao Fang in the hall, coughed and said, "This official was ordered by the emperor to interrogate you and others, and you need to tell the truth." ”
Although he was already angry with the dantian, his words really didn't sound very imposing. After all, the status of the two of them is not much worse than that of him, the secretary of the criminal department.
Jiao Fang is cabinet minister pressed him, and although Jiang Bin is only a brocade guard, he is one of the few favored ministers who can influence the decision of the Son of Heaven.
In order to prevent Jiao Fang and Jiang Bin from colluding in confessions, the two were detained separately until the court was arraigned.
The moment Jiao Fang and Jiang Bin looked at each other, they were full of remorse. If he hadn't listened to Jiang Bin's nonsense that day, why would he have ended up in such a field today.
Although it was too late to repent, it was better than being at the mercy of others all the time.
Tu Xun cleared his throat and said, "Jiao Fang, this official will ask you first, did you do the arson of Wenyuan Pavilion?" ”
Jiao Fang immediately replied: "Slander, this is all slander." The old man had never done such a thing. ”
As an old fritter in officialdom, Jiao Fang naturally knows what to say and what not to say. Although he hated Jiang Bin to the bone at this moment, the two of them were grasshoppers on a rope, and they would never admit anything about the arson of Wenyuan Pavilion.
Tu Xun knew that Jiao Fang would say this, so he took out a stack of documents and said: "This is the confession written by the scribe who witnessed you entering Wenyuan Pavilion, the time before and after you entered and exited Wenyuan Pavilion is completely consistent with the time of the fire in Wenyuan Pavilion, how do you explain it?" ”
Jiao Fang secretly complained in her heart, but she had to defend herself: "Tu Butang is also an old man in the Criminal Department, how can he be so reckless in judging the case." The old man went to Wenyuan Pavilion to consult the classics, what does it have to do with the fire in Wenyuan Pavilion? Could it be that the old man, as a minister, can't even set foot in Wenyuan Pavilion? ”
"You!"
Tu Xun was choked by Jiao Fang and couldn't speak, snorted, threw down the paperwork and said, "More than one person saw you walking out of Wenyuan Pavilion in a hurry, do you still want to deny it?" ”
"If you want to add sin, there is no excuse! If you want to add sin, there is no excuse! ”
Jiao Fang looked sad and indignant, and said with emotion: "Since Tu Butang wants to condemn the old man, then it is decided, why bother to act here." The old man did his best for the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't expect to end up like this, which is really sad. ”
Tu Xun felt sick in his heart, this old man Jiao's bitter meat trick is really good. is obviously a shameless and shameless villain, and he has to pretend to be a loyal minister, which is really disgusting.
"Hmph, don't remember this sentence!"
Tu Xun glared at the scribe official who was struggling to write, and scolded.
"Jiao Fang, the fans of the West Factory have already recorded the conspiracy between you and Jiang Bin in the mansion, and you still want to deny it!"
Jiang Bin couldn't stand it anymore, he sneered and said, "Old man Tu, what kind of are you." Master Jiao and I are both officials of the Ming Dynasty, which of the Ming laws stipulates that colleagues should not get together in private? Master Jiao and I are just tasting tea and poetry, isn't that okay? ”
"You, you ......"
Tu Xunqi's beard trembled, and his chest rose and fell sharply.
This Jiang Bin is too shameless to dare to roar in court.
"Come on, the offender Jiang Bin roared in court, and he will fight with this official first!"
Jiang Bin was a little panicked now, he didn't expect Tu Xun to really dare to move him, and said hurriedly for a while: "What did I say wrong, you dare to move!" ”
"This is the lobby of the Criminal Department, you can't be presumptuous!"
Tu Xun couldn't bear it anymore, dropped the sign and scolded: "Don't do it yet!" ”
The lord of the ministry had already spoken, and the left and right officials did not dare to slack off, and immediately dragged Jiang Bin to the ground. Someone stepped forward and stepped on Jiang Bin's hands and feet, pulling him away in a big shape.
Although the communication staff used by the criminal department is not thicker than the wooden staff of the court staff, it is by no means comparable to the bamboo slabs used by the local county government.
The left and right officials used all their strength to smash the communication staff towards Jiang Bin's buttocks and legs, and he shouted in pain.
"Old man Tu, you really dare to beat me, believe it or not, I killed you!"
Tu Xun was only a little relieved at this moment, and said while brushing his beard: "Jiang Bin, you dare to roar in court after committing a serious crime, this official sees that you are impatient." These twenty boards can be regarded as a lesson for you, if you don't admit your guilt again, there will be a great punishment to serve! ”
Although the Son of Heaven did not want Jiang Bin to be convicted of a felony, if he was acquitted, neither the cabinet nor the hundred officials would agree. Therefore, the best result was that Jiang Bin pleaded guilty himself, and finally Tu Xun planned to write a disposition result and submit it to the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven commuted his sentence by extrajudicial grace.
But this Jiang Bin was obviously very uninteresting, not only did he not admit his guilt, but he also resisted stubbornly and roared at the court. If Tu Xun doesn't give him some color, where is the official authority of the Criminal Department?
The Shaoqing of Dali Temple, who was sitting at the bottom, and the left deputy imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were like two wax figures, without saying a word, and looked coldly at the officials of the Criminal Department who scolded Jiang Bin.
Before coming to the Criminal Department, they had been clearly told not to force themselves to come forward, and this matter was left to the Criminal Department.
This kind of tricky case, if it is handled well, it is what you should do, and if it is handled poorly, you will cause a commotion, and there is no reason to work hard.
In the lobby of the criminal department, except for the muffled sound of the board hitting Jiang Bin's buttocks and legs, there was no sound, which was suffocating.
Jiao Fang on the side was even more cold in a cold sweat, this Tu Xun was really ruthless. If he said a few more words, he wouldn't have been ordered by Tu Xun to hit the board.
After twenty boards, Jiang Bin fell softly on the court like a puddle of mud, and there was no longer a point of arrogance from before.
Tu Xun rubbed his palms and said with a smile: "Jiang Qianhu, can this interrogation staff of the Criminal Department still satisfy you?" ”
"Tu, Tu old man, you can't die well!"
Jiang Bin raised his head strongly, spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, and shot straight at Tu Xun.
Tu Xun subconsciously got up and took a step back, the thick phlegm fell a few steps in front of the public case, and he said angrily: "It seems that my criminal department is not well entertained, come on, go to the big punishment!" ”
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