Xiao Yunjiao finished reading Cui Jin's confession in the Zichen Palace.

"It seems that Cui Jin is determined to take all the blame on himself." Xiao Yunjiao's tone was light, "He is now in prison, and he can still be well-informed, this Cui family is really hand-eyed." Lord Liu, Lord Zhao, you have made meritorious contributions this time. ”

Dali Siqing and the Criminal Department Shangshu both broke out with a sweat, "The lower officials don't dare to take credit." ”

Xiao Yunjiao said: "It should be Cui Jin's sin, he can't run away, but the rest of the Cui family, don't want to pick it out." You must find out, leave the door of the yamen open, and hand the complaint of any wronged person directly to the two of you. ”

Liu and Zhao glanced at each other, and Liu Qifan opened his mouth, "The princess understands what the princess means, but it's just that the Cui family is flourishing, and the industrial fields are all over Dongsheng, and it is too easy to hide some things." Xia Guan was worried...... The victim's mouth was covered, and no one dared to speak. ”

What Liu Qifan said is the truth, but anyone who is a little powerful will cover up what he has committed, and the best way is to make the victim dare not speak.

Xiao Yunjiao put the confession in his hand in front of them, "Copy this confession for a few minutes and post it, no one dares to speak if you don't believe it in this palace." “

......

It really works.

As soon as they opened the gate of Dali Temple, they saw a person-

"The concubine is willing to be a witness, and she sues her husband He Yinming for killing the concubine's daughter He Lian at the behest of Cui Jin!"

Mrs. He knelt on the ground and presented a letter with both hands, "This is the letter that the concubine found in their correspondence at home, written clearly in black and white, I hope your Excellency will know it." ”

Mrs. He slammed her head on the ground, "If this evidence is not enough to convict them, the concubine is willing to call the shots - open the coffin and perform an autopsy!" ”

With Mrs. He taking the lead, the victims who were deeply victimized by the Cui family came one after another-

"The nephew of the third lady of the Cui family snatched my family's land and begged the adults to call the shots!"

"The third young master of the Cui family's fifth room has occupied my daughter, and now she can't see anyone alive or dead, so I beg the adults to call the shots!"

"The sixth master of the Cui family leveled our family's ancestral grave to build a horse farm, and my husband went to ask for an explanation, but he was beaten to death by them, and my lord is the master for me!"

……

Within a day, dozens of people flocked to the city, finally finding a place where they could turn for help.

These people, without exception, all met a good-looking young man in different places, and he not only arranged their families, but also taught them word by word how to tell their grievances.

Looking at the scribes in the hall struggling to record what they said, and the adults became more and more determined, they thought excitedly-

Fortunately, I believed the man with a smile on his face!

Officials from Dali Temple and the Criminal Department have not gone home to rest for three days.

When the civil officials are tired, they can only lie on the bookcase in front of them for a while, and the guards are even more tired, arresting people, and interrogating people, they can only change shifts and find a random place in a room with few people to lean on and close their eyes slightly.

In order to investigate the old background of Cui's family, Xiao Xunguang ignored the courtiers' obstruction, directly closed the city gate, and was not allowed to enter or leave for three days.

Everyone knows that the Cui family is more auspicious this time.

Concubine Cui in Shou'an Palace smashed the first cup.

"How can there be such a stupid person! Actually went to assassinate Xiao Yunjiao? ”

"It's just a successful assassination, but she saved her life, and now, the entire Cui family has to bury them in five rooms!"

Concubine Cui is angry alone in the huge Shou'an Palace, Mama Cui has been pushed out by her to take the blame, she is like missing an arm. What's more, she is now confined to the palace, and she is powerless to protect her family.

Thinking so, Concubine Cui angrily smashed a porcelain cup.

The moon sets and the sun rises, and the new day will not be delayed because of anyone's mood.

At some point, a wooden platform was erected at the gate of the largest city in the capital.

The officials of Jingzhao Yin's Mansion beat gongs and drums from house to house, and each family, except for the old, weak, sick and disabled, sent at least one person to the city gate to see the triage of the three divisions.

The sun slowly climbed overhead, and Lord Zhao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, sat behind the long table in the middle and opened his mouth.

"Today, the three divisions announced in public the crimes committed by the Cui family, and the people of the whole city testified, if there is a misjudgment or omission, anyone can raise it in public!"

After Lord Zhao finished speaking, the official escorted a series of prisoners in prison clothes to the stage, which occupied most of the stage.

After everyone in the audience saw the prisoner's face clearly, they couldn't help but start talking in a whisper.

"Isn't that Cui Ying from the Cui family's third room? I remember that he opened several restaurants in the city, relying on many people in his family to be officials, bullying and dominating the market all day long, and closing down all the other restaurants in the city. ”

"That one, it's the second master of the Cui family's fifth room, he is an official of the Shaofu Prison, why was he also arrested?"

"See? Cui Ji of the Cui family seems to be their young master, last time I saw him molesting a woman from a good family, and he was kidnapped to make an outer room, and he lived outside the city. ”

……

For a time, there were different opinions, and there were constant whispers at the city gate.

Lord Zhao was shocked, and the crowd gradually quieted down.

The scribe took a thick stack of folds, cleared his throat and began to read aloud—

"In the twelfth year of Qing'an, Cui Ying, in order to occupy the market, instructed his family to privately beat 13 shopkeepers of five restaurants, including Fengyuan Restaurant and Yuelai Restaurant, causing three people to die and four to be disabled, violating Article 49 of the third volume of Dongsheng's law. In the third year of Xinhui, Cui Ying's four restaurants under his name were investigated for tax evasion totaling 106,023 taels, violating Article 11 of the sixth volume of Dongsheng's law. ”

"In the fourteenth year of Qing'an, Cui Jiqiang robbed a woman from a good family as a concubine, killed her husband, and mutilated the fetus in her womb. Violated Article 27 of the third volume of Dongsheng's Law, according to the law, Cui Jizhan is sentenced to 40 years, and he will flow 3,000 li. ”

"In the first year of Xinhui, Cui Yan used his power for personal gain, stole the treasury finances, sold them for an amount of 25,649 taels, and violated Article 14 of the fourth volume of the Dongsheng Law.

……

"In the third year of Xinhui, Cui Yu bribed the killer to assassinate Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and Her Royal Highness King Yu on the street, violating Article 9 of the first volume of the Dongsheng Law. Reading the century-old clan of the Cui family, the eldest princess couldn't bear to implicate the innocent, so she sentenced all the adult men in Cui Yu's five rooms to be in the army, and the women and their children were exiled to the north and were not allowed to return to Beijing for life. Sentence Cui Yu and make a decision! ”

Every time the scribe read out a piece, someone took a person from the stage to face him in public, and when he read this article, the Cui family on the stage was already trembling.

Exile for thousands of miles doesn't seem very cruel, but after some tossing, who knows if there will be a life, these people are used to being pampered, and once they are exiled, it is almost a declaration of their death.

As soon as the decisive decision came out, the executioners on both sides could not be said to pull up Cui Yu who was paralyzed on the stage.

He had lost his soul like an empty skin.

The moment he was pressed on the guillotine, Cui Yu had only one thought in his mind-

I shouldn't have listened to that person's instigation, not only could I not save the head of the family and protect the Cui family, but I also affected my wife and children, and I also lost my name.

With a flash of silver light, Cui Yu's head fell to the ground, and the huge city gate was silent.

Only the Cui family on or off the stage couldn't stand fainting one after another.

The judgment at the gate continued, and one by one those who committed the crime were exiled, or punished with rods, or confiscated their homes, or beheaded.

"In the third year of Xinhui, Cui Jin, the head of the Cui family, assassinated the Northern Xinjiang Proton in a vain attempt to provoke a dispute between the two countries, and violated the first article of the first volume of the Dongsheng Law. According to the law, he was dismissed from his official position and decided. ”

I don't know when, a loud voice came from under the stands - "Good kill!" ”

Then more victims cried out, "Evil is rewarded!" ”

"The people of the Cui family rely on the fact that there is a Cui Xiang in their own family, and they are arrogant and powerful every day, and now it is retribution!"

The verdict lasted two full hours.

By the time the thick indictment was read, the makeshift wooden platform had turned blood-red.

Although the Cui family was not punished by the Nine Clans this time, there were only a few unworthy people left in each room - anyone who broke the law, even the slightest bit, was dug up and punished.

The concubine in the palace fainted after knowing the news, and she hasn't woken up until now, and the Cui family is also in chaos.

In every room, there were officers and soldiers who came to raid the house, and the corpses that were brought back had not yet been buried.

The Cui family completely collapsed.

The impact of the collapse of a century-old family is enormous.

One-third of the shops in the capital were closed, and the guys had to stay at home without knowing who to call the shots.

More than 10 vacancies have been made in the DPRK and China that need to be filled.

The confiscated property farms also need to be taken care of.

……

Xiao Yunjiao expected it.

This time, she disposed of the Cui family at any cost, and she could afford it.

The people who worked in the Cui family's industry were all called up and asked to return to their posts.

Subsequently, Xiao Yunjiao asked the people of Jingzhao Yin's Mansion to go door-to-door to count the vacant positions in the store and make a book. Those who can be promoted from the buddies will be promoted from the guys, and those who can't fill the vacancies will post notices to recruit people.

The vacant positions in the DPRK and China were replaced by subordinates one by one, and she adopted Jiang Yiheng's suggestion and asked Xiao Xunguang to issue a summoning order, and all departments re-elected within a month.

The seized farmland property was handed over to the household department to sort out and make a book, and two teams of soldiers were transferred from the palace camp for Shen Yuzhou to transport to the palace treasury with the inventory.

It can be described as an uproar.

However, the situation is also better than expected.

All the officials of the Yue family are honest and have not caused much trouble.

Xiao Xunguang looked up at Xiao Yunjiao from the folds on the table full of tables in the imperial study, "Sister, do you think the Yue family is too quiet?" ”

Xiao Yunjiao kept the pen in his hand, and said without raising his head, "It's too late for them to be afraid, how dare they make trouble?" Yue, Lu, Wang, Cui Si family, the Lu family and we have some relatives, the heart is also towards the royal family, the Wang family is smart, it has long been out of the court to mix, now the Cui family is down, we did not mention any of the Yue family, if they are smarter, they should know, this is their last chance. ”

"Sister, you are so amazing, you can find out so many things about the Cui family." Xiao Xunguang's eyes brightened up with excitement, and the afterglow swept to the table and a bunch of folds darkened again, "It's just that these messes are too difficult to clean up." ”

"The Cui family has been rooted in the capital for a hundred years, and these family businesses were not created overnight, we have not rushed to exterminate them all, if someone in the Cui family is willing to come out and take over the rest of the industry, settle the tenants, and call on workers, then we can take a breath."

Hearing her say this, Xiao Xunguang's face was full of disbelief, "Where is there anyone in the Cui family now, there is an old lady who is almost eighty left in the big house, and there is an aunt and grandmother who can call the shots Shou'an Palace to recuperate, and there are two children less than three years old left in the second room, and after the master of the third room and the four sides were exiled, their wives took the children and left back to their parents' house, and the five rooms and one door are considered to be empty......"

"There's another person who might be able to help us." Xiao Yun didn't raise his head.

Xiao Xunguang asked, "Who?" ”

Xiao Yunjiao dipped in cinnabar, and wrote the word "quasi" on the fold, "You wait, it won't be long before this person should come by himself." ”