"Niu Yushi, do you think what Su Langzhong said is framing you?" Li Yuntian had already expected that Niu Fei would resist stubbornly, and after glancing around at the scene, he asked quietly.

"My lord, since he entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the lower officials have been conscientious and conscientious, and have wholeheartedly assisted Lord Zuodu Yushi to rectify the administration of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so he has offended many people."

Niu Fei knew that the crime he had committed would definitely die, and he had no other way but to resist to the end, so he arched his hand at Li Yuntian, pretending to be sad and angry, and said loudly, "If you don't believe it, you can send the uncle of the death row prisoner to confront him and see if he has bribed the lower officials." ”

When Li Yuntian heard this, a subtle sneer suddenly flashed on the corner of his mouth, how could he not know Niu Fei's thoughts, the uncle of the death row prisoner obviously would not admit that he had bribed Niu Fei and Su Zhonghai, because then not only would the death row prisoner definitely die, but he would also die because of this matter.

"My lord, Niu Yushi must have been framed by a villain, please be aware of it."

"My lord, if Niu Yushi is wronged, how will I do it in the future?"

"My lord, Niu Yushi has always been law-abiding, someone must have assassinated him, please give him justice."

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At this time, the imperial historians of the cabinet camp Gu Zuobu outside the hall spoke one after another, and defended Niu Fei with nonsense.

Of course, these imperial histories know that Niu Fei is now being pushed to the cusp of bribery, but Niu Fei is the best in the imperial history of the cabinet camp Gu Zuobu, so they naturally can't watch Niu Fei fall into trouble.

In the face of factional disputes, the rights and wrongs of a matter have long been put aside, and attacking the enemy to preserve oneself has become the primary task.

"Silence!" Seeing this, Li Yuntian couldn't help but pat the stunned wood, and those cabinet camp Gu Sabe Yushi immediately quieted down and looked at him intently.

"Don't be impatient, this case is related to the reputation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and this official will definitely investigate this case." Li Yuntian naturally knew the thoughts of those who supported Niu Fei's imperial history, he glanced at those imperial histories with a stern expression, and said solemnly.

Hearing this, the imperial historians of the cabinet camp Gu Zuobu first glanced at each other, and then bowed to Li Yuntian in unison to show that they would no longer disrupt the trial in the public court.

"Niu Yushi, now the case has reached a deadlock, judging from the current evidence, this official doesn't know whether you are guilty or not, if you are guilty, then this official can give you a chance, as long as you confess truthfully, then this official will be lenient even if you surrender."

Then, Li Yuntian's eyes fell on Niu Fei's body, and he said quietly, "If you think you are innocent, then this official will have to investigate this case in detail, you have to think about it." ”

"My lord, the lower official has been framed, please let the lower official call the shots!" Faced with the preferential treatment given by Li Yuntian, Niu Fei was slightly stunned, and then bowed his hand at Li Yuntian and replied sternly.

As the superintendent of the Ming Dynasty, how could Niu Fei confess his guilt lightly? He didn't want to spend the rest of his life exiled to the frontier to suffer.

Moreover, with Niu Fei's crimes, even if Li Yuntian was willing to treat him leniently, then he would probably not be able to escape death, but the way of death was different, such as changing from hanging to beheading.

Therefore, Niu Fei naturally has to resist to the end, there is still a trace of luck in his heart at this time, as long as Nan Zhili's uncle who is a death row prisoner can withstand the pressure and not confess to him, then there is still room for things to turn around, which is enough to break Su Zhonghe's confession.

"In that case, then you can sign the pledge." Li Yuntian shook his head slightly in his heart, and said in a deep voice, he had already known that this would be the result, how many people could really be indifferent in the face of fame and fortune?

"The two of them are Lord Yushi, due to the complexity of the case, the lower official asked Zhang Gui, a salt merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, and others to come to the capital to inquire about the case!" After Niu Fei signed and detained, Li Yuntian looked at his confession, got up and said to Gu Zuo and Wang Yucheng.

"Do what you say, and be sure to get to the bottom of this matter." Wang Yucheng nodded first when he heard this, and then asked Gu Zuo quietly, "Master Gu, what do you think?" ”

"That's what the official meant." Gu Zuo's face showed a look of embarrassment, of course he didn't want this case to make a big fuss, but now the development of the situation was beyond his control, and after Wang Yucheng expressed his attitude, he could only agree to Li Yuntian's request.

"Since this case involves the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Criminal Department, this official believes that for the sake of fairness, the three legal divisions should conduct a trial." The corners of Wang Yucheng's mouth flashed with an imperceptible smile, and after a deep groan, he said to Gu Zuo, secretly admiring this game laid by Li Yuntian in his heart, which not only took Niu Fei down smoothly, but also quietly involved Zhang Gui.

"That's very good." Gu Zuo bowed his head slightly expressionlessly, and then said to Qin Yue, the left Shaoqing of Dali Temple, "Lord Qin, this case will trouble you Dali Temple." ”

According to the regulations, the officials of the three law divisions should exercise the principle of recusal when they are involved in the cases of the two yamen of each other, because Niu Fei is the supervisor of the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Su Zhonghe is a member of the Huguang Qing Officials of the Criminal Department, so the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Criminal Department can only serve as jurors when the three legal divisions are tried, and the presiding judge will be a member of the Dali Temple.

"Lord Gu, Lord Wang, after the official goes back, he will give the Ming Siqing Lord and properly arrange the trial of this case." Qin Yue replied in a deep voice when he heard this, although he didn't want to get involved in this matter, but judging from the current situation, Dali Temple could no longer be left alone, and the grievances and entanglements between Su Zhonghe and Niu Fei could only be judged by the people of Dali Temple.

Seeing this situation, Niu Fei couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, as long as his case with Su Zhonghe was big, then Zhang Gui and the uncle of the death row prisoner might get the news in advance and then make countermeasures.

Then Niu Fei's brows frowned slightly, he has been in the Metropolitan Procuratorate for more than a year, but he has seen the trial of the three law divisions, and often serves the criminals in the lobby, and the beating is bloody and blurred, I am afraid that he will inevitably suffer from a meal of flesh and skin.

However, Niu Fei would rather suffer this meal than face Li Yuntian, because once he was punished, it meant that the presiding judge did not catch the evidence of his crime, and as long as he gritted his teeth and stood up, he could be acquitted.

Although Li Yuntian has never liked to be tortured, he can find conclusive evidence in the trial, and through strict logical reasoning, the criminal confesses his guilt, so Niu Fei is even more afraid of Li Yuntian.

In the past, Niu Fei had only heard that Li Yuntian's trial was powerful, and he didn't believe it at first, but after experiencing it today, he realized that it really deserved its reputation, and even he didn't know why he ended up in such a daze.

All the people involved in the case who had contact with Li Yuntian, whether it was a peddler and pawn like the thin and tall guy in Xiangyun Teahouse, or an official of the imperial court like Su Zhonghe, seemed to have lost the sense of resistance in front of Li Yuntian, and had no power to resist at all, so they easily disarmed and surrendered, revealing what they knew.

Niu Fei has been up and down in the officialdom for nearly 20 years, but he has never seen this strange situation in front of him before, so he is very jealous of Li Yuntian and does not want to fall into the hands of Li Yuntian, otherwise he will definitely die at that time.

Su Zhonghe was taken to the prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate after signing the painting, and because he had confessed to accepting bribes from the uncle of the Nanzhili death row prisoner, he was now guilty.

Along with Su Zhonghe, there are also the officials involved in the case from the Huguang Qing Officials Division of the Criminal Department, and what awaits them will be the severe punishment of the Ming Dynasty.

After Su Zhonghe and the others were taken away, Niu Fei waited solemnly for Li Yuntian to investigate the third case related to him, that is, the adultery case he sentenced when he was the magistrate.

In Su Zhonghe's opinion, since someone secretly collected information about his bribery and illegal behavior, he would definitely not let go of this adultery case that caused his life, and there were many omissions in this case, not only did someone see that Brother Gongzi robbed the people's daughter, but also that Brother Gongzi was a famous local playboy with a bad reputation.

Li Yuntian has served as the magistrate of Hukou County, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province for three years, and is familiar with the affairs of the local people.

However, Niu Fei was already prepared in his heart, anyway, those witnesses back then were all bribed and threatened by the father's father, and he was not involved in other affairs except for accepting two thousand taels of silver.

Therefore, even if Li Yuntian overturned the case, then Niu Fei was not worried, it was a big deal that he was just guilty of negligence, at most he was reprimanded by his boss, and he got a bad evaluation in the evaluation.

As for the two thousand taels of silver he received, as long as Niu Fei insisted that there would be no such thing, with Li Yuntian's character, he would not be punished lightly.

Niu Fei didn't believe it, two or three years had passed since this incident, and Li Yuntian could still find evidence of his crime.

Not only Niu Fei, but the rest of the people present also thought that Li Yuntian was going to try the adultery case that Niu Fei was sentenced to next, after all, Li Yuntian had previously selected three cases from the letter reporting Niu Fei, and the first two cases had already been tried, so the next third one would not be spared.

In everyone's opinion, the reason why these three cases were selected by Li Yuntian is that the person who wrote this report letter must have been prepared, and he could not guarantee that the relevant people involved in the adultery case had already arrived in the capital at this time.

To everyone's surprise, Li Yuntian did not mention the adultery case after Su Zhonghe and his party were escorted away, but whispered something to Qin Yue and Fan Min beside him in the lobby, which made people wait curiously and wonder what Li Yuntian would do next.

Just when the people at the scene were privately talking to each other and whispering to the progress of the case, there was a sudden noise at the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and I saw that the Jinyi Wei Baihu who had gone to Niu Fei's house to search before walked in surrounded by several Jinyi Wei captains, followed by a group of crying old and young women and children.

Everyone didn't know what was going on, and they all showed shocked looks, not knowing which one of the brocade guards was playing.

Li Yuntian, who was whispering with Qin Yue and Fan Min, was facing the gate of the courtyard, so he saw the situation at the gate of the courtyard at a glance, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but flash a subtle smile, today's case should finally be closed.

When he noticed the old and young women and children crying, Niu Fei was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned pale, large beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and his eyes were full of horror.