Not long after, Lan Cuihua pretended to her orchid fingers, pinched Luo Pa and wrapped it in a fragrant wind like a willow in the wind.

Looking at her appearance, how does it look like her husband has been sentenced to death?

It's like a girl in the yard who comes out to welcome guests in a variety of ways.

"I'm sorry to keep you two waiting."

Lan Cuihua approached and gave a salute to Ying Yingfu, and said a word of pretence.

"It's okay, what we have is time and wait."

Gu Ming replied with a smile.

Lan Cuihua was stunned, then sat down with a sneer, and asked, "I don't know what clue Gongzi said before?" ”

After all, this woman was still weak-hearted, and couldn't help but ask again.

Gu Ming asked rhetorically: "I heard that Mrs. has a godbrother named Lou Ashu, and the relationship between the two of you seems to be a little close?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Lan Cuihua's face couldn't help but stiffen, and then her face sank: "Where did this son hear the gossip?"

The concubine does have such a godbrother, even if she is a little close, she is like a brother and sister, there is nothing strange. ”

"Madame's words are wrong! Don't say that you are not brothers and sisters, even if you are, you are married to another wife, so you should know the truth of avoiding suspicion......"

"Childe, the concubine is physically and mentally tired, and she is really not in the mood to talk to you about these family matters."

"Okay, since Madame said that this is a family matter, then let's not mention it, let's talk about your husband's case.

What do you think of this case? In other words, do you believe that your husband is innocent? Do you want to overturn the case for him? ”

As soon as these words came out, Lan Cuihua's eyes began to change.

She couldn't guess what Gu Ming's origin was, nor could she guess what Gu Ming's purpose was.

In addition, Gu Ming mentioned Lou Ashu when she first arrived, which made her feel a little panicked in her heart.

After being silent for a while, Lan Cuihua replied with a righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor: "This son, the concubine is just a woman's family, and she doesn't know how to handle cases.

Did my father-in-law conspire with that cheap woman to kill Zhu Dazhuang, and the concubine didn't dare to say anything.

In short, the concubine believes that right and wrong have their own judgment. ”

This may sound very aggrieved on the surface, but she did not cry out for her husband, which actually indirectly shows her attitude.

In simple terms, it can be understood as indifference.

Judge it, in short, your government has the final say, and that's roughly what it means.

The important thing is that this woman directly called Bai Ling a cheap woman, which shows that she is very jealous and hateful in her heart.

Even Du Ronghui was a little blind, and said in a sullen tone: "Mrs. Yang, Brother Yang treats you well on weekdays, you know very well what kind of person he is......"

As a result, before he could finish speaking, Lan Cuihua was annoyed.

"Of course the concubine knows that she pretends to be a humble gentleman in front of outsiders, and secretly she is not the same as secretly stealing with that cheap woman?

It's just a matter of giving wages, and the land rent is exempted, when people are blind and can't see it?

The concubine is not a jealous woman, if the woman is not married, the concubine will definitely take the initiative to let the princess take a concubine.

But she is obviously married, but she still does some unscrupulous things with my family, what kind of face does the Yang family have when this is spread?

The concubine has advised the husband many times, but not only did he not listen, but he also ...... He also made a move on the concubine......"

Speaking of this, Lan Cuihua was full of scenes, hiding her face and crying bitterly.

In this way, the sincerity is very vicious.

Not only did he not say good things for his husband, but he also splashed a lot of dirty water, and pretended to be crazy and stupid, obviously he didn't want to communicate too much with Gu Ming, so as not to lose too many words.

It's just that Gu Ming no longer needs to take anything out of this woman's mouth at all, he already knows what he should know.

"In that case, then Ben Gongzi has nothing to ask, Brother Du, let's go."

"Huh? This...... That's it? ”

Du Ronghui looked at Gu Ming with some surprise, not understanding what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

"Well, let's go!"

Gu Ming got up and walked outside.

Du Ronghui had no choice but to leave.

Walking to a place where no one was, Gu Ming said to Du Ronghui: "I already know this case, so let's do it, I'll write you a sealed paper, and you take the paper to the capital to sue the emperor." ”

"What? Sue the royal court? ”

Du Ronghui thought he had misheard.

Sue the royal complaint, but it is talked about by people among the people.

Especially in the dramas, there are many such dramas, which make the people's blood boil when they watch it.

To put it simply, this is also a YY way.

But in reality, there are not no cases of suing the emperor from ancient times to the present, but they are not as many as folklore at all, so smooth.

As the so-called state-owned national law, the complaint is a typical appeal of overstepping the level, and it usually belongs to the civil prosecutor.

As far as the law is concerned, there is a law to follow for suing the royal court.

However, the threshold is quite high, and it is not something that ordinary people can bear.

There are generally three ways to sue the royal court in the capital:

1: The Criminal Department has a drum specially used to sue the emperor, which is called: Dengwen Drum.

If the people have grievances, they can come forward and beat this drum, which means to sue the emperor.

However, it is difficult to beat this drum.

After all, suing the emperor is not a child's play, in order to prevent people from beating the drum, this drum is waiting around the clock.

If you want to beat this drum, it's no problem, whether it's a man or a woman, drag it to the torture hall to strip naked and roll it on a nail board, and hit dozens of big boards, and if you are lucky enough to survive, you will have a chance to hand over the paper.

Two: block the road and sue the royal court.

This is even more dangerous...... First, the emperor rarely leaves the palace, and he can't be seen for most of the year.

Even if you are lucky enough to meet the emperor and leave the palace, how big is the battle?

Once he rushed forward, he was probably hacked to death by the guards when he was far away, not to mention any handover paper.

In short, those who stand in the way and sue the emperor have almost no success.

Three: Go to the palace gate and kneel to complain.

This is actually similar to beating the drum, and the risk factor is higher.

Because the guards outside the palace gate are likely to directly hack the complainant to death as an assassin......

Even if there are guards who are willing to report, they still have to be pulled to the criminal department, whether they are men or women, first strip naked and roll on the nail board, and then hit dozens of boards......

The common people may not know much about this, and they are all the same, but Du Ronghui is a talented person who has read poetry and books, and he naturally knows a lot about the Tao in the middle.

He knows very well that since ancient times, the chances of success are very small.

Even if they win the lawsuit by luck in the end, most of the complainants will not end well, and the general process is to issue or even recruit the army.

Therefore, when he heard Gu Ming say the lawsuit, he was extremely shocked, and he felt a chill.

"That's right, because this case has been closed, Yang Juren and Bai Ling were sentenced to be executed after an autumn, and the only way to overturn the case is to sue the royal court all the way."

"But Gu ...... Master Gu, how can it be so easy to sue the emperor? Even if Du is willing to give up this life, I am afraid that it is unlikely to be approved.

And there are only more than 20 days before Brother Yang was executed, even if he goes to sue the emperor, it will be too late......"

After all, suing the royal court also has to go through a process, I'm afraid that before the emperor sees the pleading, Yang Chongshan and the others have already landed on the ground, what is the point of suing?

Gu Ming smiled, with a confident look.

"Brother Du, don't worry, since I asked you to sue the royal court, I can't let you run in vain, and it is impossible for you to suffer.

As long as you take the paper written by me and go to the capital, then no one will dare to embarrass you. Moreover, they will also hand over the paper to the emperor as quickly as possible......"

Hearing this, Du Ronghui was stunned for a while, and finally had a flash of inspiration: surnamed Gu, Confucian shirt, such a confident tone, could it be ......

"Dare to ask...... Dare to ask the Venerable...... But...... Fellow of Asheng Gu University? ”

Although Gu Ming no longer holds the position of Cabinet Scholar, there are still many people, especially scholars, who are still accustomed to calling him Yasheng University Scholar.

Because for them, the title of scholar can better represent Gu Ming's status in the minds of scholars, which means knowledgeable.

Seeing that Du Ronghui had already guessed his identity, Gu Ming didn't bother to hide it, and nodded with a smile.

It's no wonder that when we first met, we felt extraordinary...... Du Ronghui's face froze, he hurriedly took two steps back, and gave a long salute: "I will go down to meet the scholar of Yasheng University, if there is any rudeness before, I hope that the scholar will not be blamed!" ”

"Okay, you don't have to be polite, speaking of which you are also loyal and courageous, and others avoid things, but you still remember the friendship of classmates and old friends......

Therefore, I have fulfilled your wishes.

At that time, if you go to the capital with the paper and report my name, the guards will not dare to embarrass you. ”

"Thank you Scholar Gu, thank you Scholar Gu!"

Du Ronghui cried with joy and thanked him again.

……

A few days later.

Du Ronghui came to the main gate of the palace with a pinched paper in his hand.

"The forbidden place of the palace, the idle people are waiting to leave quickly!"

The guards outside the palace gate saw Du Ronghui getting closer and closer, and immediately began to drink orders.

"Your Majesty, you have been wronged!"

Du Ronghui has never complained, and he can only shout out a grievance in the way in the play, and then kneel down facing the palace gate.

"Dare to disturb the people, dare to disturb St. Ann!"

Several guards rushed over with swords......

Although it is unlikely that the sound of shouting outside the palace gate will reach the inner palace, but everything is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the pleadings written by the Duke of Shuguo, and this is the pleadings written by the Duke of Shuguo......"

In fact, Du Ronghui was still a little frightened in his heart, after all, he was just a showman, this was the first time he had come to the capital, and how could he not be surprised by these murderous palace guards?

Therefore, they can only hold up the paper and shout loudly.

This is his life talisman.

"What? The pleadings written by the Duke of the Kingdom? ”

"Hugh listened to his nonsense, beheaded!"

One of the leaders shouted angrily.

"Boss, why don't you take a look at the paper first? In case of...... Is it true? ”

One of the guards was calm and whispered to the leader.

"Yes, yes, the handwriting of the Duke of Shu is the best in the world, others can't pretend to be here, you can see it at a glance."

Although the team leader didn't believe it at all, he still took the paper in Du Ronghui's hand with the mentality of giving it a try......

At this look, his face suddenly turned pale.

Although Gu Ming's handwritten calligraphy is not widely circulated in the outside world, there is a lot of handwriting in the books he sells.

Therefore, the team leader knew at a glance that this was indeed like the handwriting of the Duke of Shuguo.

It is important that there is also a seal on the pleading.

I'm afraid this is not fake, all over the world, even if someone dares to pretend to be the Duke of the Kingdom, they will not run to the palace to pretend.

The team leader didn't dare to be careless at this time, and quickly asked, "Where did this paper come from?" ”

"Back to the official's words, this piece of paper was written by the Duke of Shu Guo and handed over to the villain by hand."

"Hand-to-hand it to you? You...... Are you a descendant of the Duke of War? ”

"No, the villain is a talent in Xinping County, because of a coincidence of acquaintance with the Duke of Shuguo, after learning that the villain's old friend was wrongfully imprisoned, he wrote this letter for the villain to come to the capital to sue the royal complaint."

"I see...... A few of you will take this person and wait for him, and I will go into the palace to report it. ”

"Yes!"

This is probably the smoothest ever to sue the Queen.

Not only was he not beaten, but he was taken to the house to sit down and make tea......

After all, the Duke of Shu Guo is willing to write a letter for this person, and it has something to do with it, how dare they slack off?

The leader of the team quickly came to the inner palace with the paper, and handed it to the palace maid after the report, and the palace maid passed it to the imperial eunuch Li Chen.

Li Chen recognized at a glance that this piece of paper was indeed written by Gu Ming himself, and quickly took it and presented it to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Shu Guo wrote a petition for someone, saying that he wanted to sue the royal ......"

"Huh? Gu Aiqing ...... Why didn't he come in person? ”

Emperor Yongping was confused and took the paper.

As soon as he glanced at it, he said, "That's right, this is indeed Gu Aiqing's handwriting......"

Emperor Yongping said as he watched.

Gu Ming wrote this paper in more detail, and wrote the whole story of the case, as well as his own inferences, as well as the secret conversation between Lan Cuihua and Lou Ashu that he visited.

After reading it, Emperor Yongping immediately shouted: "It's simply impossible, pass on my will, and quickly order the Shangshu of the Criminal Department to enter the palace to meet you!" ”

"Yes!"

After that, Emperor Yongping issued an edict ordering the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yushitai to retry the cases of Yang Chongshan and Bai Ling.

The Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yushitai are the three legal divisions of the imperial court, and when encountering serious and important cases, sometimes the three legal divisions need to be tried together, commonly known as the three divisions of the trial, or the three halls of the trial.

The triage of the three divisions can be done in the capital, or they can go to the place where the crime occurred.

Usually, for the convenience of evidence collection, most people still choose to go to the place where the crime occurred for trial.

This time, the trial was selected at the local government office where the case was placed.

After receiving the official document from the imperial court, the prefect in charge of the trial and several other officials involved broke out in a cold sweat on the spot.

It's really weird.

Before, they had heard some news and learned that Du Ronghui had taken people to the Yang Mansion. It's just that it didn't attract enough attention from this group.

After all, the dust of this case has been settled, and the execution will be carried out in more than ten days.

As a result, in such a short period of time, someone actually sued the royal writ, and it was approved?

The crowd was completely confused......

After all, they knew in their hearts that Yang Chongshan and Bai Ling were indeed beaten into tricks, and the murderer was someone else.

In the past, they could cover the sky with one hand and reverse black and white, but now that the three divisions are triaged, they can't be allowed to do anything.

After some urgent secret discussion, a dog-headed military advisor offered a plan: "The matter has come to this point, and there can only be no proof of death!" Give the man surnamed Lou and the woman to ......."

The speaker viciously made a head-killing motion.

This is exactly what everyone wants.

Although this is quite risky, there is still a slight turnaround in the end, and when the time comes, it is completely possible to blame all the faults on the dead people, and there is no proof of death anyway.

So, taking advantage of the dark moon and high windy night, several men in black began to act secretly......

But what they didn't expect was that they were one step late.

Lou Ashu and Lan Cuihua disappeared mysteriously, including several of their henchmen.

……

"The minister is here, the minister is here!"

That morning, a piece of news spread through the city like wings, attracting many people to flock to the government to see the excitement.

After all, for the vast majority of people, the triage of the three divisions is a big scene that can only be seen in the drama.

Of course, even if they go, they can't see it, and the big deal is to stand outside the yamen and talk about it.

"Take the prisoner Yang Chongshan and the prisoner Zhu Bai's."

With a loud shout, Yang Chongshan and Bai Ling, who were tortured and almost unhuman, were carried to the court.

Du Ronghui was also in court as a complainant and witness, and he couldn't help but cry on the spot when he saw Yang Chongshan's dying appearance.

Bai Ling is even more pitiful.

was originally a woman who was smart, but now her appearance looks like a ghost.

Most of his hair was torn off raw, and his head was covered with blood scars.

The whole person can be called skin and bones, covered in wounds, and there is a foul smell......

At the beginning, the appearance of the flower and the moon made people think. Now this is the way it looks, I'm afraid even the beggars on the side of the road will dislike it.

"Ah Ling, Ah Ling...... I'm the one who hurt you, it's me who hurt you......"

Seeing that Bai Ling had actually become like this, Yang Chongshan couldn't help crying bitterly.

Bai Ling looked at Yang Chongshan with a stupid expression, as if he didn't know him......

In the public court, the three officials of the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yushitai, who were in charge of the trial, couldn't help but look at each other and sigh when they saw the appearance of Yang Chongshan and Bai Ling.

They have tried so many prisoners that they know what kind of torture they have endured when they see their appearances.

As for the few local officials, at this time, their faces were like ashes, and they sat on the side in shock, and they didn't dare to take a breath of air.

Until now, the whereabouts of Lou Ashu and Lan Cuihua, even dead and alive, are still a mystery in their hearts.

However, they still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that the dog man and woman had probably heard some rumors, so they ran away in advance.

It's okay that if they can't find anyone, then they can arrange it at will and put all the fault on the dog man and woman.

"Smack~"

Soon after, the presiding judge, who was sitting in the middle, was shocked and announced the official start of the trial.

"Yang Chongshan, according to the results of the trial at the county and government levels, it is determined that you and the criminal wife Zhu Bai's secret money, in order to be together for a long time, they conspired to kill Zhu Bai's husband Zhu Dazhuang.

The human and physical evidence in this case is complete, and the two of you are also convicted and detained, so the government government sentenced the two of you to be executed after the autumn, do you have any objections to this? ”

"My lord, the little people are wronged!"

Yang Chongshan burst into tears and shouted grievances.

"My lord, Xiaomin has read the books of sages since he was a child, and he was promoted in the examination at the age of thirty, and he knows the laws of the imperial court, how can he do something that violates the peace of heaven?

When he was in the county office, Xiaomin wanted to defend himself, but as a result, Wang Xian ordered indiscriminately, regardless of Xiaomin's fame, and even used the punishment privately, wanting to make a trick ......"

As soon as he heard Yang Chongshan mention this matter, the county commander Wang Badan was anxious, and he shouted desperately: "Nonsense, my lord Mingjian, the lower official was ...... at that time."

"Smack!"

The presiding judge slapped the shocked wood and said angrily at Wang Badan: "Lord Wang, you are just listening today, and if you dare to open your mouth to interfere with the official's decision on the case, don't blame the official for turning his face!" ”

"Yes, the lower officials know the mistakes, and the lower officials know the mistakes."

Wang Badan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly confessed his mistake.

"Yang Chongshan, you go on."

"Yes! Ladies and gentlemen, according to the laws of this dynasty, even if Xiaomin was a showman at that time, the county decree was not allowed to use the punishment without authorization, not to mention that Xiaomin was still a dignified man at that time.

At that time, Xiaomin was not satisfied, but Wang Xianling said that he had reported to the imperial court and wanted to abolish Xiaomin's fame.

This move is obviously ignoring the laws of the imperial court, and besides, even if there is evidence to prove that Xiaomin is the murderer, it will have to wait until his fame is abolished before he can be tortured.

As a result, Lord Wang ignored it and tortured the villain on the same day......"

Hearing this, the presiding judge glanced coldly at Wang Badan and asked, "Lord Wang, is there such a thing?" ”

Wang Badan hurriedly stood up, wiped his cold sweat, and squeaked: "This...... This...... At that time, in consideration of the seriousness of the case, the lower officials had to take extraordinary measures as a last resort......"

"You're so daring!" The officials of Dali Temple, who were sitting on the side, couldn't help but shout angrily: "You are a small county order, and you dare to advocate the use of torture against people, doesn't this spread to make the students of the world chill?" His heart can be punished! ”

"Lord Wu, this person is a donor."

The official of the Imperial Historical Observatory said lightly.

"Hehe, sure enough, ......" The presiding judge smiled coldly at Wang Badan, and then slapped the shocked wood: "Someone came, picked up Wang Badan's official robe, and knelt down for trial!" ”

The three officials in charge of the triage today are all scholars, and they have all been promoted from Xiucai, Juren, and Jinshi.

Therefore, in their hearts, they look down on donors very much.

Therefore, when the presiding judge heard that Wang Badan was acting so recklessly, he was naturally furious and dismissed this guy on the spot.

After all, he is a minister of the Qin Mission, and he goes out on patrol on behalf of the Son of Heaven, not to mention dismissing a small prefect, even if he dismisses the prefect's official in the court, it is a matter of one sentence.

"My lord, my lord, the lower officials are wronged, the lower officials are wronged......"

This time, it was finally Wang Badan's turn to cry out for injustice.

But he is not wronged, he knows best in his heart, it is nothing more than a dying struggle.

"Get on your knees!"

Two men dressed in guard uniforms stepped forward and held Wang Badan down, first took off his official robes, and then kicked him to his knees in the hall.

Seeing that Wang Bandan was dismissed in court, the prefect and others were even more frightened and their legs were sore, and their hearts sank......

"Wang Badan, the law of this dynasty does not punish people, you are a small magistrate who ignores the law and wants to be punished in such a hurry, are you instructed by someone?"

"Your Excellency, ...... The villain is not commanded, but only ...... It's just that I want to make a meritorious contribution and want to ...... I want to close the case sooner......"

"Hehe, what a meritorious service. Okay, let's put it aside first, and then try it later.

Yang Chongshan, this official allows you to defend yourself, you can tell me, where is the injustice? ”

Yang Chongshan gritted his teeth, subconsciously glanced at Du Ronghui, and saw that the other party gave a slight inadvertent look, so he began to talk about the reason without reservation.

"My lord, Xiaomin did not kill Zhu Dazhuang, but there are suspicious candidates, but there is no evidence.

All this should start before the young people get married......"

In court, Yang Chongshan endured the humiliation and burden, and talked about his physical problems, home remedies, and the matter of marrying Lan Cuihua, as well as the matter of Lan Cuihua and Lou Ashu.

Then he talked about Bai Ling.

"My lord, Xiaomin and Bai Ling did have an affair, but it was not as unbearable as the case file said, and there was more of a love between the two of us......

Yang Chongshan talked in detail about how he met Bai Ling and the subsequent interaction between the two.

When he was telling, Bai Ling seemed to be touched, and couldn't help but glance over, and after that, his mood fluctuated, and he actually whimpered and cried.

Seeing this, the presiding judge couldn't help but glance over and asked, "Zhu Bai, what do you have to say?" ”

Bai Ling immediately kowtowed: "My lord, the people's girl is wronged, and it is they who forced the people's girl to paint...... If the women don't obey, they will torture them, and even ...... Still...... Woowoo woo ......"

Speaking of this, Bai Ling couldn't help but cry bitterly.

After calming down for a while, she said a heinous thing: in prison, several jailers actually gave her ......

She faintly heard some inside stories in a daze, the reason why these jailers were so bold and did such a desperate act was actually instigated by Wang Badan.

The purpose was to make Bai Ling physically and mentally traumatized and psychologically collapsed......

Sure enough, his goal was achieved, and Bai Ling, who had been tortured inhumanly, really collapsed, and let her confess her guilt, and let her draw a detainment.

In fact, at that time, she was already in a state of unconsciousness, a state of mourning more than death.

"The adult is wronged, this slut is spewing blood, and the villain has no ......"

Wang Badan was so frightened that he shouted out loudly and recklessly.

"Bold, dare to roar in court, come to someone, slap your mouth thirty!"

"Yes, sir!"

The guards who executed were from the capital, so they naturally would not show mercy. In addition, when he heard what happened to Bai Ling just now, his heart was even angrier, and he was ruthless.

The punishment of the palm and mouth is generally not carried out with hands, and the bamboo pieces used in the public court.

And this bamboo piece is soaked in oil, quite strong, and it is called a crisp when fanned.

"Smack, smack, slap......"

With a crisp sound, blood foam began to splatter in all directions, and from time to time a tooth was added.

In less than twenty strokes, Wang Badan had already fainted, and his face was blurred with flesh and blood.

However, the guard still grabbed the guy by the collar and beat him for thirty times before letting go.

As soon as he let go, Wang Badan collapsed to the ground like a dead dog, motionless...... The blood kept leaching out.

"Don't let him die, drag him down and treat him, and then put him in prison and wait for his fate."

"Yes!"

"Go, find out the jailers, and let none of them slip through."

"Yes, sir!"

After some searching, as well as the cell boss's confession, the four jailers were finally found.

As soon as the four of them came to the court, they were so frightened that they peed their pants......

Without waiting for torture, they confessed one by one, admitting that they were instructed by Wang Badan.

"My lord, the villain is wronged, if it weren't for the county order, the villain wouldn't dare to ...... even if he has the courage to do so I don't dare to do something like that......"

"Adult, villain is forced to ......"

One by one, the four guys kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Unfortunately, it is useless for them to beg for mercy.

Since you have done such an act that is inferior to that of a beast, you should be punished as you deserve.

As soon as the presiding judge gave the order, the four jailers were dragged down into the prison on the spot, and in an instant, they changed from guards to prisoners......