Chapter 140: Twelve
"However, after all, this case involves many court officials, and if they blindly act recklessly, I am afraid that it will cause a shock in the court, which is not a blessing for the society. So, you still have to pay attention to some strategy."
Duke Jia's words turned sharp, stared at Rong Fei and whispered meaningfully.
"What does the Governor mean?"
Duke A smiled and did not answer, but took out another roster from his sleeve and handed it to Rong Fei.
"After all, this case was arrested and cracked by Xiao Rong, and it is reasonable, public and private, and you should get your approval first. Of course, if Xiao Rong is not satisfied with the way the miscellaneous family handles this case, the miscellaneous family will never force it, and everything will be based on Xiao Rong's arrest."
Rong Fei took the roster and opened it in confusion, the content of the first few pages was no different from the previous one, all of them recorded the property seized from the Yin Cave.
After a few glances, I flipped through this part of the contents, and when I turned to the page that recorded the list of captured officials, I found that the names of sixteen officials were missing.
Rong Fei's brows furrowed slightly, and the Duke A on the side didn't wait for Rong Fei to ask a question when he saw this, and took the lead in explaining.
"Xiao Rongzhuo don't worry, it's just to let them live a few more days, and in the end, none of them will be able to escape."
"Liu Dang?"
Rong Fei seemed to understand what Duke A meant, and asked by pointing to the twenty-six names on the roster.
In the Jinluan Palace, the officials of the two factions who were arguing noticed that Zhu Sheng's expression was wrong, and they all closed their mouths in unison, and the needles in the empty hall could be heard for a while.
The attendant who came to report the news whispered a few words in Zhu Sheng's ear and took out a book from his sleeve.
Zhu Sheng took the book and flipped through the pages one by one, his face gradually turned pale, and there seemed to be anger burning in his eyes.
Syllable!
Zhu Sheng shook his hand and smashed the book on the body of Shan Zhongji, the second assistant of the cabinet, and roared angrily.
"This is the good official under your command of the Shan Pavilion Elder! My good courtier!"
Shan Zhongji was so frightened that he trembled, and he looked even more confused.
What's going on?
Haven't you ever rehearsed?
Holy Lord, you can't add a temporary drama!
Tremblingly, I picked up the book and opened it to look through it, becoming more and more confused.
I can recognize the words, and I can understand the meaning, but I don't know what to do.
"Read!"
Zhu Sheng's roar came from the throne.
"Minister... Obey the order."
Shan Zhongji swallowed dryly, cleared his throat, turned the book back to the first page, and began to read the first word.
"One hundred and twenty-three thousand four hundred twenty-seven taels of silver, three hundred and sixty taels of gold, ten pearls, fifty pieces of silk, one hundred and sixty pieces of silk... Zhan Shifu right good praise Jianglu, the head of the Ministry of Officials Fei Qi, the Ministry of Household to promote the Oriental Italy... Sixty-three women and seventeen children were imprisoned and humiliated... Three hundred and nine bones have been exhumed."
Shan Zhongji closed the book after reading it, and looked up at Zhu Sheng on the throne with anxious eyes.
Most of the civil and military officials in the Jinluan Hall also looked at each other, not knowing what the purpose of these contents that His Majesty asked the second assistant to read.
A small number of officials hung their heads so as not to be noticed by their peers.
Ren Pingsheng, Zhu Shanqi and other Liu Party bigwigs have all changed their complexions.
The twenty-six officials whose names Shan Zhongji read out were all Liu Dang's henchmen.
I don't know what happened, but I already had a bad premonition.
There was silence in the empty Jinluan Palace, and everyone peeked at Zhu Sheng on the throne.
Zhu Sheng also waved his hand towards the inner servant who summoned the arraignment in order to make the civil and military officials wait too long.
"An hour ago, the Immortal Division and the East Investigation Factory jointly seized a Yin cave in Xicheng, and arrested 26 officials from various ministries on the spot..."
Rumble!
Ren Pingsheng, Zhu Shanqi and other Liu Party bigwigs only felt as if there was a thunderbolt hitting the heavenly spirit, shocking their faces bloodless and trembling.
Finished!
It's all over!
Before the waiter finished speaking, Ren Pingsheng's body shook a few times, and he fell down directly.
Seeing that several officials next to him wanted to step forward to help, Zhu Sheng grabbed the inkstone on the imperial case and smashed it, roaring angrily.
"Keep listening, even if you die on the spot!"
Seeing that Zhu Sheng was really angry, several people hurriedly retreated to their original positions tremblingly, and they didn't even dare to take another look at Ren Pingsheng who fainted on the ground.
As soon as the old Shoufu returned from office, there was such a big scandal.
Liu Dang, who has only been in the limelight for less than half a month-is over!
"The bones buried in the bamboo forest of the Yin Cave are still being excavated, and the exact number is unknown. However, according to the guesses of experience, I am afraid that the number will not be less than six hundred."
When the chamberlain finished, he lowered his head and stepped aside.
The civil and military officials were already holding their breath, and they didn't even dare to come out.
All the bigwigs of the Liu Party were already panicked and looked aggrieved.
"Yu Xuanyu."
Zhu Sheng regained his composure at this time, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice.
"The old minister is here."
"Qin Feng."
"The minister is here."
"Yu Wei."
"The minister is here."
With Zhu Sheng's roll call, Yu Xuanyu of Dali Temple, Qin Feng, Yushi of the Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Yu Wei, the secretary of the Criminal Department, walked out of the queue and said yes.
"Check! Strict inspection! Check carefully! Check it out! I want to see how many well-dressed beasts are still hidden in the court."
"Obey, sir."
The three of them agreed in unison, and they didn't care about any more court meetings, so they turned around and walked quickly towards the outside of the hall.
The heads of the three yamen of Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Criminal Department worked together to investigate the case, which was the famous triage of the three legal divisions.
As if it wasn't enough, Zhu Sheng immediately added.
"Spread my word, the Immortal Division, and the East Detective Factory will assist in supervision, and once it is found that there are favoritism, fraudsters, and officials who protect each other, they will not be pardoned!"
The three people who had just walked to the door of the main hall all had bitter expressions on their faces when they heard this.
Regarding the method proposed by Duke A, Rong Fei nodded in agreement after a little thought.
The main thing is that he also has no right to object.
The method proposed by Duke A was obviously more in line with the interests of Emperor Zhu Sheng and helped Zhu Sheng rectify the court.
Although Rong Fei didn't care about the power struggle in the court, he also learned some rumors from the last conversation with Wei Shun.
Although the Yong Party was eliminated, the Liu Party took advantage of the situation.
The situation of one family dominating is intolerable to everyone in power.
However, in exchange, Rong Fei demanded that the East Factory must resettle the rescued women and children. At the same time, Chu Wei and other monks in the Paradise Garden were brought back to the Immortal Division.
Monks who violated the law had the right to arrest and try the immortals, and the other yamen had no right to interrogate.
Back to the Immortal Division, Rong Fei immediately began the interrogation non-stop.
The first person to interrogate was Chu Wei.
Wow!
As soon as he touched the ice water, Chu Wei woke up from a coma with a shiver.
Scanning around, I felt like I was in a prison cell. One of them put down the bucket and sat down on the chair opposite, staring at him coldly.
This person looked a little familiar, and a trace of confusion flashed in Chu Wei's eyes, and it took a while before he gradually sobered up.
This man is... The Immortal Division catches the head of Rong Fei.
At this time, in the cell, there was only himself and Rong Fei, and there was no one else.
"Sakae... Glory catcher..."
Chu Wei remembered that Rong Fei had sworn to save his life before he was knocked unconscious, and since he was still alive at this time, it means that Rong Fei really did it. I was secretly glad in my heart, and I wanted to stand up and express my gratitude.
But then he noticed that his hands and feet were all chained, and he couldn't get up when he sat on the ground, and at the same time, the spiritual power in his body couldn't operate.
"Rong Zhutou, what do you mean by this? Haven't we already agreed?"
Chu Wei struggled to shake his hands and feet that were chained, and shouted dissatisfiedly. Z.br>
"Name."
Rong Fei didn't answer, and asked in a cold voice.
"Rong Catcher, you swore that you couldn't do this to me."
"Tell me about my rules. Ask the same question up to three times, and if you haven't answered it seriously after three times, you will be rewarded with a slap in the face until you are willing to answer it. The rules have been clearly stated, and the specific scale is up to you. The second time I asked you, name."
"Can you let me go first, and then give me some food and drink, I'm hungry."
Chu Wei pleaded.
Rong Fei's figure sitting behind the table suddenly flashed in front of Chu Wei, raised his hand and slapped Chu Wei's unspoken words back.
"You... What are you doing? This... This is not the third time I have been asked."
"Number one, your laughter is annoying."
Rong Fei grabbed Chu Wei's hair and said coldly.
"Second, I just promised that Murong Canghai would not kill you, but I didn't say that others would not kill you. So if you want to save the dog's life, it's best to answer every question I have honestly, otherwise I don't mind ending you up now, to comfort the hundreds of unjust souls in the bamboo forest.
Third, I am in charge of my rules, and you can fight whenever you want, you don't have to choose. Do you understand?"
"Understood... Got it!"
Chu Wei nodded with a frightened face.
"Life."
"Chu Wei, the word Jiantao, number..."
Syllable!
Rong Fei slapped him in the face.
"Don't rush to answer."
After Chu Wei closed his mouth and nodded repeatedly, he continued to ask.
"Age."
"Forty-seven."
"Origin."
"Liucheng in Xuzhou, in the south."
"There are relatives."
"There is an eighty-year-old mother, a pair of children and a wife, and a concubine."
"How long has that business been in the south of the city?"
"More than three years."
"Where did the women and children come from?"
Chu Wei is really afraid of death, the same question has been asked by Rong Fei more than ten times, and he still answers 1510, and he doesn't dare to hide it.
Seeing that he couldn't ask any more useful clues, Rong Fei left the prison.
Gu Fengxiao, who was in charge of interrogating the garden owner next door, had been waiting in the corridor for a long time and handed over the interrogation record in his hand to Rong Fei.
"Let Xiao Lizi and Lao Hou continue to interrogate, and don't let these two beasts sleep."
After the confession, Rong Fei walked out of the underground prison and returned to his office room on the second floor.
After reading the interrogation transcript of the garden owner, Rong Fei let out a long sigh.
Judging from Chu Wei's confession and the owner's transcript, neither of them lied.
The women and children in the garden were all abducted from other places, which means that the garden has nothing to do with the disappearance of the people in Kyoto that is being investigated.
However, Chu Wei and the garden owner both mentioned one person.
A man who is always dressed in black and covers his face with a black cloth.
This man called himself Twelve.