In the seventy-fourth round, Zheng Yushi tortured to extort confessions, and Hu Xiancheng fought on the basis of reason

The pen is cold and the lamp is troubled, and there is no one to pay for poverty in the downtown area.

Don't worry about the road ahead with few confidants, and go out to the land like friends.

Last time, Yue Qi visited everywhere and learned that the real murderer of the village woman in Guzhi County was in Linxian Prison, but he did not confess to the murder. Yue Qi successively entrusted his dream to the county order and master, and the county order was afraid, so he hurriedly interrogated the criminal, who was sentenced to more than ten lives and was sentenced to autumn execution, so he confessed it all without punishment. The county order did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly passed the official document to Guzhi County. Guzhi County Cheng was stunned when he saw it, and hurriedly came to Feng Ming, the detention division, to discuss countermeasures. That Feng Ming hurriedly picked up the official document of Linxian County, looked at it again and again, and said: "Please also ask the master to show me, what is the matter mentioned in this official document?" The county Cheng flicked his sleeves and said angrily: "Liangcheng County has finished the trial of Zhao Zhi, and Zhao Zhi confessed to the rape and murder case committed in this county on the tenth day of the first month of last month. The official just asks you, what is the decision now!" Feng Ming was also surprised, and said for a long time: "Don't be angry, master, now, you can send an official document to Naliangcheng, only that there is a case of Zhao Zhi who is arraigned, and the prisoner will be handed over to our county in the county, and the villain will pick it up in person. Hu San was furious: "Bastard, that Zhao Zhi's crime has already been tried in the autumn, and now that you want to kill people, aren't you afraid that the court will track you down and behead you?" Feng Ming was dumbfounded, and then said: "My lord, that Zhao Zhi fell in Liangcheng, it is indeed very risky, and the lowly official wants to bring him over to trial, and then the lowly official has his own way to make him retract his confession." Hu Sandao: "What is the way?" Feng Mingyan said: "In this prison, there is torture to extract confessions, and there is also torture to extort confessions. Hu San thought for a while, and shouted: "Hugh is talking nonsense, this matter is all done by you, why do you interfere with me." This official helps you, but for the sake of his colleagues, he doesn't want you to suffer that torture, you have to be nonsense!" Feng Ming knew that he had lost his words, and hurriedly smiled: "In order to protect against it, I am willing to pay some more silver taels to the Zhao family, then the Zhao family will definitely not dare to speak out, and no one in charge of the insurance will know about it." That Hu San sneered: "You will wipe your dirty cheeks, if it makes the official embarrassed, it will make you look good!" That Feng Ming saw Hu San go away, snorted fiercely, and ordered his subordinates to write official documents, only to say that there was more than one case involving Zhao Zhi here, and Zhao Zhi needed to be escorted to Yunyun County, and then looked for the county Cheng, asked the county order to stamp the official seal, and ordered the two officials to ride fast horses.

On the second day, Zhao Zhi brought it, and Feng Ming personally escorted him to the prison, and asked: "Zhao Zhi, do you know why this official asked you to come!" Zhao Zhi said: "The adults have something to say, but the small ones are dying people, so why are you afraid? When Feng Ming saw it, he was really a reckless character, and said: "In this case, grandpa won't tell you anything false, I just ask you, why do you want to impersonate the case of rape and murder of a village woman on the tenth day of last month? What is the reason for shielding the real murderer?!" That Zhao Zhiyan said: "My lord, the small one has more than ten murders, and one more case is death, and one less case is death, so why bother others to die for me?" Feng Ming smiled cruelly: " You and I don't know, you are such an outlaw, the most fond of money, must be the real murderer spent money, buy it with you, you will bear the guilt with him, if you are truthful, the official will pity you with deep righteousness, free from the pain of your flesh and skin, if you are stubborn, but teach you to taste the methods of the official!" That Zhao Zhi said: "My lord, do you know that 'people are about to die, their words are good, birds are about to die, and their songs are also sad', I am now a person who has half entered the shadows, what else is there to fear?" What punishment does your lord have, just use it, just avenge the souls who lost their lives!" Feng Ming was furious and shouted, "The great punishment is waiting!" The soap officer in the prison had already prepared a rope and leather whip, and Feng Ming personally used the torture, only to beat that Zhao Zhi to death. Feng Mingyan said: "Shaft, this is the Yama Palace, this official is the king of Yama, come here, the official orders you to live, you can live, the official orders you to die, you only have to die, the official makes you live is better than death, you can't survive, you can't die, until now, don't quickly attract the truth, otherwise you will be tortured to death, only to die of illness in prison." Zhao Zhi couldn't bear the pain and confessed: "The adult is angry, and the little one did accept the real murderer's money and hide it for him." When Feng Ming heard this, he ordered the soap official to loosen the rope and said, "I knew this was the case, why bother in the first place." Besides, who did you receive the money?" Zhao Zhi sighed and said, "Please also make it clear to your lordship." Feng Ming smiled: "The children can be taught." On the same day, Hu Yandi, a cloth seller in Guzhi County, committed an unforgivable crime, and promised you a hundred taels of silver, so that you could take the jar for him.

As early as Yue Qi found out that Zhao Zhi was detained in Liangcheng, he had already sent a little ghost to monitor him, and now that he saw Feng Ming's envoy doing such a thing, he hurriedly returned to report to Yue Qi. Yue Qi was surprised when he heard this, and reported Fengyi. Fengyi was very angry, and Yue Qi intimidated Feng Ming and Zhao Zhi, if they conspired to collude, Yin Si would never spare them. Na Yue Qi said: "My lord is angry, although the lower official is the master of the picket, but after all, he has a ghost body, there is no immortal status, the prison cell is heavy and resentful, and the people detained are all violent people, and there are many fierce and cormorants guarding it, and if the lowly rank is close to him, I am afraid that it will be damaged." It is better to send a county order and order it to strictly try the case. Feng Yiyan said: "It is not wise for the whole of Guzhi County to collude and make the county order to decide." That's it, you have done a good job in this matter, you don't have to pay attention to it, this official has his own way. You will lead people to investigate in detail the case of the lost children of Yang Laixi's family in Heyang County, and if there is any news, report to me immediately. Yue Qi took the order and left.

Fengyi ordered people to prepare a gong honor guard, turned into a supervising imperial history, and ordered his subordinates to disguise themselves as errand soldiers, hold high the avoidance and quiet cards, and go to Guzhi County with great fanfare. But see:

There is a gong in front of the road, and there are swords and guns in the back, and the sedan chair is a prestige guard of honor, avoiding the high cards around.

The three feet on the head are shining, and the five constants under the feet are watching, and they are vicious and corrupt, just because the time has not come.

When the Guzhi County Commander heard that the supervision of the imperial history was coming, he hurriedly led the six officials to greet him from afar, came to the imperial history sedan chair, and bowed his hand and said: "Sun Qing, the lowly Guzhi County Commander, led the six divisions to come to greet him." The imperial historian did not lift the sedan curtain, and said: "Guzhi County, this official has been ordered by the imperial history platform, and the business trip is here, so you don't have to greet each other, and go back to the ya." That Sun Qing said: "Shangguan came from afar, all the way to the road, passing through the office, Xiaguan and others are willing to do their best to the friendship of the landlord." The imperial historian said: "Since Lord Sun is so gracious, it is better to be respectful." "It was ordered that the guard of honor came to the county office. After the county office, it was Sun Qing's mansion, and Sun Qing ordered the family to count the number of people in the imperial history and his party, went to the best restaurant in the county, and booked a few tables of banquets.

The imperial history came to the county hall, and Sun Qing said: "Shangguan Che Ma is tired, and the humble post has already set the best banquet in the best Zhuangzi in the county, and washed the dust for the adults. The imperial historian said: "Lord Sun, the lower officials are of the same rank as you, and your lord must not be so polite." That Sun Qing said: "The lord is a Beijing official, and the humble position is just a barbarian minister, how dare he be at the same level as the adult? It's just that I don't know that adults can bring official documents and books on this trip, and they don't ask for advice on the high surname, so that the lowly rank can write books and speak for adults, and the county chronicles will be brilliant. The imperial history smiled and said: "If you don't say it, the lower officials will forget, the official runes and official documents are all in the post house, and they will be sent in a moment." As he spoke, he ordered a servant to go and fetch it. Sun Qing said with a smile: "Don't be suspicious, my lord, the lower officials and others have nothing else to think about." The imperial history suddenly smiled and said: "Lord Sun, Xia Guan has been in the study for a long time, and he has forgotten the number of etiquette, and he invited Lord Haihan." The lower official's surname is Zheng, the double name is axioms, and the word is Youliang. Born in the year of Renshen. That Sun Qing hurriedly flattered: "I don't want adults to do this at a young age, but I am really a young talent, and the lower officials admire it." ”

After the banquet and drinking, Sun Qing invited Zheng Yushi to visit the county border with him, check the folk customs, and unconsciously went to the county office. Zheng Yushi said: "Why don't you go to Lord Sun's mansion to have tea, I don't know if you want to beg for mercy?" Sun Qing greeted again and again, leading everyone to the inner mansion. As he was talking, he only heard someone beating the drum outside the lobby and shouting grievances, and the county order handed over his eyes, and the master had already gone out of the hall, and the drummer repelled the drummer, and said: "Today, the lord has something to do, ignore the lawsuit, and come back tomorrow!" The drumming man said: "The grass people are not asking the county lord to decide the case, but asking the lord Yushi to preside over justice." The master shouted: "Boldly Diao the people, the government has a government office, the county has a county management, if there is any grievance, you can only go to the yamen where you are located to report, and An Neng will go to the higher level to sue." If you don't go, be careful of your crime of disturbing the court. When the drummer saw this, he cried out for injustice, and the master was furious, and ordered the servant to beat him out with a stick. The officials were just about to start, only to see the entourage of the imperial platform shouting: "Stop!" stepped forward and asked: "The person who beats the drum, what is the grievance, go up to the hall and say!" The person who beat the drum hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, and walked a few steps into the hall. The county commander glared angrily at the main book, and the main bookkeeper's face showed a humble color, and he alluded to the imperial history with his hand. Zheng Yushi said: "Lord Sun, this is a matter of your county, please go to the court." That Sun Qing's face showed anger, and he shouted: "Shengtang!" The three classes of officials hurriedly lined up, and the county ordered someone to bring the brocade seat, and asked the imperial history to sit on the right. The man who beat the drum knelt down and saluted, and said: "The grass people are from this county, named Hu Yanming, and today I heard that Lord Yushi came to patrol the press, and he came to ask Lord Yushi to strictly investigate the unjust case of my son Hu Yandi. Then Sun Qing was very embarrassed, and hurriedly motioned to invite Zheng Yushi to sit in the main hall. The imperial history did not refuse, sat down peacefully, and shouted: "The people under the hall, this official is the imperial history Zheng Gongxi, if there is any grievance, just tell me." That Hu Yanming cried: "My lord, the child died unjustly, please call the shots!"

Feng Ming was already startled next to him, and watched that Hu Yanming, who was indeed the father of Hu Yandi, and had seen it in the previous several prison visits, since Hu Yantu was beheaded, Hu Yanming and his wife shouted injustices everywhere, and ordered the two officials to stare secretly, as long as the two of them left the county, they would be escorted back, and they didn't want to happen to bump into the imperial history patrol today, which was really unlucky. The imperial historian said: "Lord Sun, who is in charge of this Hu Yantu case?" Then Sun Qingyan said: "This case is presided over by the county Cheng Hu San, and the charge is handled by Feng Ming. "The Imperial History is humane: "Which one is Feng Zhusi, and report the file!" Then Feng Ming asked someone to prepare the file and handed it over to the Imperial History, and said: "Returning to the Lord, the little one is Feng Ming." That Yushi glanced at Feng Ming, and Feng Ming felt a chill behind him. After Yu Shi checked the case file, he said: "Feng Zhisi, there are many doubts in this case, why did you close the case hastily?" Feng Ming said: "Lord Hui, the deceased in this case was strangled to death, and there was a coarse cloth left at the scene, which was left by the criminal Hu Yandi, and above the file, Hu Yandi admitted to the testimony of committing the crime, which has been signed and charged. Zheng Yushi asked: "Lord Hu, even if it is confirmed that Hu Yantu is guilty, according to the law of our dynasty, it should be reported to the Criminal Department, and he will be executed after the autumn trial, why are you in a hurry to put him to death?" Although the county is in a barbaric place, but under the rule of Lord Sun, the folk customs are more and more simple, although not to the night does not close the door, but there are many roads not to be left behind, now there is this monstrous case, the people are afraid, in order to reassure the people, so it will be corrected. Zheng Yushi asked: "Feng Yusi, have you ever heard that there is a person nicknamed 'Flower Demon' in the market?" Feng Ming said: "Although the little one has been in the market for a long time, I don't know that Hu Yantu still has this name. Zheng Yushi said: "Then do you know that there is a person called Zhao Zhi?" Feng Ming said: "The little one is not in the household division, and I really don't know Zhao Zhi." Then Zheng Yushi said angrily: "Feng Ming, this official has just come from Liangcheng County, and the county has been surveyed, and the official will come to ask you again, is there any Zhao Zhi in your prison?" Then Feng Ming suddenly realized: "The little one is still saying that the adults want to ask how many Zhao Zhi there are in our county, so I don't know ......" Before he finished speaking, Zheng Yushi shouted: "Take Zhao Zhi!" The officials of the Yushitai spread the news one after another, and two officials followed the soap officials to interrogate Zhao Zhi from the prison. That Zhao Zhi had already been tortured, and he had not recovered so far, lying on his stomach in the hall. Zheng Yushi shouted: "The prisoner in the hall is Zhao Zhi?" Zhao Zhi said: "It's the villain." Yu Shi said: "Where do you live? Do you have relatives? Why are you in this prison? In detail, if there is half a lie, this official will punish you." ”

Zhao Zhiyan said: "The villain is from Liangcheng County, and he has parents, wife and children at home. Because of his gambling addiction and inability to repay his debts, he had to go to the mountains to fall into the grass, but his parents were old and unattended, so he often did some stealing and stealing in the night. Yushi asked: "On the night of the tenth day of the first month of last month, the case of rape and murder of a village woman in Guzhi County was not committed by you." Zhao Zhi was silent for a moment and said, "It's not the villain's doing." Zheng Yushi was furious, pulled out a file from his sleeve, threw it under the hall, and shouted: "This is a copy of your file in Liangcheng County, and it seems to you that why do you want to confess this crime in Liangcheng?" Zheng Yushi said angrily: "Boldly Diao Min, when the village woman was killed, Hu Yantu came to report to the official, and was detained that night, how can you be allowed money?" Zhao Zhiyan said: "Adult, the little one is not complete, it's not that Hu Yandi promised me money, but his parents and beloved sons were heartfelt, promised me money, and asked me to save his son." Zhao Zhidao: "He is only fifty or sixty years old, and his appearance is similar to that of Hu Yandi...... "In detail, do you have a beard?" Do you have a disability in your legs? Which hand has a scar? Where is there a mole on your face? One by one, Zhao Zhiyan said: "There is no beard, the right leg is lame, the left hand has a scar, and the right face has a mole." Yu Shi shouted: "If you meet him, have you ever recognized him?" Then Zhao Zhi looked at Feng Ming again, only to see Feng Ming looking flustered, shaking his head secretly, then Zhao Zhi said: "The villain doesn't recognize it." ”

Zheng Yushi said: "Bold fanatics, in front of this official still want to get through the confusion? Do you know that you are implicated, an innocent person here has already been beheaded and died in Huangquan, but there is nowhere to declare it, and the whole family is wronged! For people like you who are inferior to pigs and dogs, why bother to talk about some reasoning! Come on! Serve the great punishment!" The public officials Gao Xuantangwei, then Zhao Zhi was startled, shouted, and said: "My lord, the little one has something to say!" Yu Shi drank and stopped the servants, and only listened to Zhao Zhiyan: "My lord, there are more than ten murders in the villain, which is nothing more than a death, why should you wronged the innocent?" The case of rape and murder of a village woman in Naguzhi County was indeed committed by a villain, and it was only because of this that Feng Zhisi imposed a big punishment on the villain, and the small one did not dare to disobey, so he framed Hu Yandi. Xiao really didn't know Hu Yandu, let alone accept his money and apologize for it, all of which was done by Feng Absi to persecute the villain. ”

When Feng Ming heard this, he hurriedly stood up and said, "My lord, don't listen to the one-sided words of this outlaw, the villain really has nothing to do with him." Zheng Yushi said: "Feng Ming, what is the reason why you interrogated Zhao Zhi across the county?" Feng Ming said: "My lord, Liangcheng sent an official document, saying that there was a case of Zhao Zhi confessing, and the villain was suspected of being committed by Zhao Zhi because of several unjust cases in our county, so he was arraigned for trial." Zheng Yushi said: "And submit your confession to Zhao Zhi for interrogation." Then Feng Ming presented his confession that day, all around the case of Hu Yandi, Zheng Yushi shouted: "Feng Ming, you said that Zhao Zhi was arraigned for his case, why is the testimony all about Hu Yandi's case, and it is very different from the testimony of Liangcheng County, what is the reason?" Feng Ming could not answer. Zheng Yushi shouted: "Feng Ming, you have abused your power and recklessly disregarded people's lives, and at this time, the law is submissive, and the official may pity you for handling the case, so you should be punished lightly." It is not an exaggeration to think that those who commit treacherous crimes all want to get away with their crimes, and use criminal law. But knowing that he killed his beloved by mistake, it is a big crime to hide it for his own selfish interests. Your tricks, this official has already known, if you are wise, you will confess your guilt and surrender to the law, if you are stubborn, who can protect you?" Then Feng Ming only thought about spending countless silver taels, it was not easy to get a charge, if he confessed, he would definitely lose his efforts, and in this trial, he used a lot of deception, Feng Ming naturally knew, so he said: "My lord, the villain is really wronged." Then Zhao Zhi opened his mouth, please Mingjian!" Zheng Yushi said: "Feng Ming, there is a road in heaven, you don't go, and you can't complain about this official." Come on, the big punishment is waiting!" After that, without waiting for the Guzhi County official to make a move, the official of the Yushitai moved the torture instruments on both sides of the hall, and Zheng Yushi said: "Feng Ming, this official will be a Junchen today, and in your way, he will give back to him." The public servants! Use the criminal law used against Hu Yantu on Feng Zhisi!" Then Feng Ming had to shout: "Lord County Cheng save me." Before he finished speaking, he was set up by the messengers, and when Hu San saw it, he hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, now that the case is unclear, how can you torture the public just based on the prisoner's words?" Zheng Yushi said: "Lord Hu, this official is about to come to ask you, you have finished trying the case of Hu Yandi, knowing that torture was extorting confessions, why did you hastily close the case? This matter of arraignment of Zhao Zhi, you know that the case is involved, why don't you try it? Now that you see that Feng Ming is being punished, you have to protect it, have you ever thought about the pain of Hu Yandi's parents? If you are willing to recruit at this time, this official will be spared the pain of your flesh and skin!" When the county Cheng heard this, his face changed, and he said: "Zheng Gongli, don't say that you are a small seven-grade imperial history, even the governor of the state capital can't use the law to punish the imperial court officials." The imperial historian can only impeach officials, but he can't use the punishment privately, I think you are the imperial historian, don't care about you, but you have to inch in, don't forgive, that Feng Ming is just a soap official, I don't know the law of my court, this official is justified in the name of the imperial examination. Today, I will not wait for you to impeach me, I will first impeach you for the crime of lynching!" Precisely:

The outline of the law often shows the emperor's grace, and he is most afraid of tricking the legal person.

Since ancient times, there have been thousands of lawyers, many of them are slippery and few are true.

I don't know what the aftermath is, and let's see the next breakdown.