Chapter 57 Investigation of Adultery and Conspiration to Save Righteousness and Punish the Corrupt Officials Wang Bing was martyred

At that time, Pang Guozhang thought: This bag of black is difficult to hide, he is in the court, and anyone who has any flaws has been exposed by him, which is really terrible. Just thinking about it, Wang Bing brought it, prostrated down the steps and said, "The criminal minister Wang Bing is driving." Jiayou King Long Yan was angry and said: "Bold Wang Bing, there is no difference in treating you with a widow, why don't you read the grace of the king and deceive the law."

I have also repeatedly told me that if this matter is determined, I will naturally know your labor, see your feelings, why is it duplicitous, greedy for treasures, and disappointing my kindness, but it is really a beast! What do you have to say now, but what you say. Wang Bingfu fell down and said: "Your Majesty is gracious, the guilty minister originally made up his own opinion, that is, he was about to explain the matter eighteen years ago, but because he did not agree to listen to the words of others, he did something wrong to the country and deceived the king, and it was too late to regret it." The king said, "Who did you listen to?" Wang Bingdao: "Your Majesty, the ministers are not soft-eared, misheard the words of the minister's wife Ma, and instigated the ministers to serve the Empress Dowager Liu's mother, and the poor women in the kiln have been in the kiln for many years, I don't know if he is the Empress Dowager Li." Or this woman is delusional, and when she can't understand it, she will recruit the two queen mothers to be angry, and the officials can't do it, and they can't live. Mishearing his wife's words, it is really a coma of the criminal minister's ambition, and I hope that my lord and minister have always been correct, and he will be lenient outside the law, and he will forgive the minister's serious crimes, and he will deeply feel the grace of heaven. When the king heard Wang Bing's words, he laughed and said angrily: "You are in the Ministry of Punishment, and you have listened to the words of the woman to do this deceitful and bad law." Your wife is really far from the Yin family. At that time, the king thought, "The woman did not have the courage to do so, perhaps it was Wang Bing's words that were refusal, and there was no basis for it, and he could not be convinced." He ordered Ma to be taken down, handed over to Bao Gong, and interrogated with Guo Huai. When Pang Guozhang said: "The minister has a play, this case must not be interrogated." The king said, "Why is this?" Pang Hong said: "Now that Bao Zheng is a guilty person, how can he be interrogated?" The king said: "What is Bao Qing's crime?" Pang Hong said: "Your Majesty, this Wang Bing is sponsored by Bao Zheng, isn't Bao Zheng guilty of a major crime first?" The king thought about it, but before he could speak, Bao Gong said: "The minister mistakenly recommended Wang Bing, and he was willing to treat the sin, and the minister had a merit, and he could atone for his sins, and he looked up to the dragon's heart." ”

The king said: "What is Bao Qing's great achievement, I can know." Bao Gongdao: "On the eve of the second watch, the minister visited the micro-line, met a person on the road, and saw clearly under the moon, which was an internal supervisor." The minister immediately asked him where he was going, he didn't reply, he fled like flying, Qichen was suspicious, that is, he took him back to the government for interrogation and understanding, only to know that his name was Wang En, and it was the Empress Dowager Liu who bribed him in the criminal department. The bribe is 50 ingots of gold, 300 pearls, this is the evidence of the tanuki changing the owner, the injustice of eighteen years ago can be revealed, His Majesty Fuwei Longxin carefully observed. Guozhang said: "The minister still has a performance, the minister Si Bao Zheng took the inner prison the night before, why not play your majesty yesterday, until today, the inner prison is not seen, but the mouth is unfounded, hoping to exonerate the guilt." Beg my lord to check. ”

At that moment, you said a word, and I said a word, but the king couldn't distinguish clearly, only to see an old virtuous minister in the left class prostrate and played: "The old minister is rich and playing." The king said: "Lao Qing's family, please get up, there is something to say, and share your worries with me." The rich master thanked him and said: "The minister is a loyal and courageous minister, and everyone is virtuous, and everyone is capable." At present, the stakes of this case are very important, not more than idleness, but a serious matter for our lord's inner court, and this matter is based on Bao Zheng, how dare he be selfish and take the crime for himself. His Majesty Wanwang will not listen to the words of the national abbot, if he sends it to another person to investigate, there is already a record of the king's criminal department, it is better to let go of the dragon's heart and send Bao Zheng to understand the injustice of 18 years ago. Now that Wang En has been taken down by him, it seems that it is not a groundless lie, and then send officials to the Ministry of Punishment to arrest Ma's and find out the things that Jinzhu bribed. The Son of Heaven listened to this and nodded: "The words of the old Qing family are very reasonable. He asked Bao Zheng again: "Bao Qing, has the internal supervisor ever been arrested?" Bao Gong said: "The minister has taken down Wang En that night." The king said, "Where are you imprisoned?" Bao Gong said: "I have not been sent to prison, and I am now detained in the minister's office." The king immediately issued an order to Ouyang Xiu, a scholar, to the government to take Wang En to Jinluan, and Ouyang Xiu took the order. He also sent his uncle Pang Zhihu to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs to collect Jinbao and take Ma Shi to arrive. Uncle Pang Guo was about to receive the order, and the old Wen Yanbo hurriedly came out of the class and said: "The old minister has a performance, and now there is no need for the surname Pang in this case, if Your Majesty sends Uncle Guo to search, if there is a line of drawbacks, lies and bribes have not been obtained, it is a big matter, and it is doubtful." The father and son of the Pang family were secretly angry, and they couldn't argue strongly, but Du Yan, the governor of the court, prostrated and said: "Weichen is willing to go, if there is favoritism, he will correct the law with the criminal minister." The king said: "The two Qing families are flat, that is, send Du Qing to go." Wen and Du thanked the lord and left.

The monarchs and ministers in the palace were still discussing, the red sun was already rising, and another Huangmen official said: "Bachelor Ouyang has taken Wang En." The Son of Heaven Xuanjin, Wang En was like a thousand arrows in his heart, trembling and prostrating Jin Luan, and shouted: "Long live Kai Grace!" King Jiayou said: "Wang En, who are you sending today, and why are you in the Bao Zheng Bureau?" One by one, the widow learned. Wang En said: "The Queen Mother sent the slave maid to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and gave the Red Gold King ten ingots, three hundred pearls, and a secret edict. This is the queen mother's decree, how dare the slave and maid disobey and not go, and the two of them went together, handed over the gold beads, the two of them replied to the decree first, only the slave and the maid returned. In the middle of the road, he met Bao Zheng and was taken down by him. "The king was talking, and Du Ye had already brought people to escort the Ma family outside the noon gate, and the Jinbao bribes were carried to the front of the car, and they were explained one by one, and the Son of Heaven felt shameless at that time, and his face turned red. I had to order Wang En to return to the palace quickly, and bring back the gold beads with Yizhi. When Empress Dowager Liu learned about it, she was in a hurry.

Pressing Hugh Ti, he only said that the king of the palace ordered Bao Gong to take the men and women to the trial, which must be strictly investigated and not delayed. The distribution was completed, and with shame and anger, the holy car returned to the palace. The ministers scattered. There was only a decree of Bao Gong to bring the prisoner back to the yamen, and Zhu Li, the prison officer of the Criminal Department, was so frightened that he was so frightened that he was afraid that he would have something to do and was caught in the net.

Zhu Li was frightened, but said that Master Bao turned back to the yazhong, and immediately sat in the hall, the public seats were lined up, and the servants served in two lines, shouting and majestic, it was really true: the law hall is like the Senluo Palace, and the public seat is like a gall platform!

Bao Gong sat down and shouted, "Take the prisoner!" Wang Bing only sighed that yesterday he was an official of the dignified criminal department, and today he became a prisoner, and when he arrived at the Dharma Hall, he was frightened in his heart, and knelt down on his knees when the Holy Decree was placed. Bao Gong said: "Wang Bing, don't you know that you will worry about the king's worries." At the time of receiving the decree, what kind of edict did the Holy Lord, that is, the official also repeatedly entrusted, if the indiscriminate and white are clear, the mother of the country is separated, and the mother and son of the king are reunited, you can also be famous in future generations without grace. Why is it duplicitous and deceitful? If it weren't for the official diligent investigation, wouldn't it be turbid and indistinguishable! The golden bead is a treasure, and the woman's words are followed, what else do you say? When Wang Bing heard this, he lowered his head and complained: "It was a foolish offense, and he listened to the words of his unvirtuous wife, but he had no face, and he only asked for leniency from the adult, which was full of great virtue." "If Wang Bingruo remembers the love of his wife, he does not climb out of the Ma family, but only says that the Empress Dowager Liu offered bribes, and he can also get rid of the crime of the Ma family. However, Wang Bing hated Ma's and thought: I wanted to be a good official, but you made me apostatous and evil by your words, and now I am in such a situation, if I Wang Bing dies, it is an unfinished thing in my life to keep this slut, why don't you die together, wouldn't it be clean! It is to bite the Mars. Bao Gong sneered when he heard this: "You are a dignified punishment department, a seven-foot man, who listens to women." For the people, how can the country be governed if the family is not united? Deceive the king and mislead the country, break the law and embezzle bribes" The national law is strict, how can it be allowed to be abolished for private gain? If you are innocent of death, what kind of extrajudicial leniency do you hope for! Besides, since you are in the criminal department, how can you break the law if you know the law? Wang Bing just kowtowed and begged bitterly: "The criminal official is really faint." "Pleading. Bao Gong ordered Wang Bing to be escorted aside. He also called Ma to the court, knelt down with his head bowed, a pair of charming eyes, and two tears exchanged, Bao Gong asked: "You also told you that you should remember the grace of the king, why don't you keep the woman's way and instigate your husband to do this illegal thing to bully the king?" Today's sins are all due to your unvirtuous troubles, and you know them bluntly with this official. Ma said: "My lord, Hugh has to listen to Wang Bing's words, how dare I instigate men as a woman?" Just because he didn't know what was going on, was bent on bribery, and deceived the saints, the concubine once advised him with good advice, but he didn't follow it, but he was disgusted with too much, and he wanted to punish the concubine. Now that I have seen that the matter has been leaked, I still hold a grudge and really want to be implicated in the case and kill me. Hearing this, Bao Gong sneered and sighed: "What a bewitching woman with sharp teeth!" ”

That is, call Wang Bing to confront him. At that time, the husband and wife were in love, one complained to him for instigating too much, and the other scolded him for being implicated. Bao Gong saw that the confrontation between his husband and wife was unclear, so he ordered Wang Bing to be clamped up, and Ma was picked up, one person was clamped, and one person was picked, where could the husband and wife resist, so they had to confess directly and show their true feelings. Bao Gong ordered someone to loosen the clamp stick, and asked Wang Bingdao: "Is your wife instigating the front, or is the queen mother bribing first?" Be clear, too. Wang Bingdao: "It was really Ma's instigation that was in front, and the Queen Mother was in the back." Bao Gong also reprimanded Ma's, and the confession was average. Bao Gong got a confession and sentenced: "Since Empress Dowager Liu is the respect of the mother of the world, she should not bribe her subordinates, invert her dignity and humility, and lose her courtesy." That is, His Majesty does not know the evils of the inner palace, and he knows the evils of the world, and he will inevitably overlook, and he will judge Guo Huai before deciding.

On the same day, Bao Gong pointed out that the Queen Mother also had disagreements and the reason for negligence. He also impeached Wang Bing, the power of the criminal department, and the position of the secretary, who could not repay the king's kindness, listened to his wife's words, and was greedy for treasures, misleading the country and bullying the king. As a woman, Ma did not abide by the rules of the boudoir, and instigated her husband to bully the king. At that time, the trial was over, and the prisoners were still sent to prison. Even Guo Huai was escorted to the next day, and he was retried the next day. Press not table.

At the beginning of the fifth watch of the next morning, the Son of Heaven was in the court, and the Holy Lord ordered Bao Gong to behead Wang Bing and his wife according to the law of Bao Gong's decision. Everyone in the traitorous party was afraid, Pang Guozhang stuck out his tongue and shook his head: "There are many people who have saved a generation, and even the old man's black yarn can't be saved." On the same day, Bao Gong escorted out the male and female prisoners and tied them up in the court, Wang Bing complained that his unvirtuous wife instigated him, and his life has not escaped so far; There is also an unvirtuous Ma clan, who deeply hates her husband for why he has no conjugal affection, and he is involved. At that time, you resented me, there were idlers watching from afar, filling the streets, and some people said: "Lord Bao returned to the court, and in less than half a month, he beheaded several officials, killed one today, and killed a pair tomorrow. ”

Another humanitarian: "It is wonderful to kill traitors, exterminate traitors, and make loyal ministers rule peace." ”

The people chatted, and said that when the time came, Bao Gong ordered the knife, Wang Bing and his wife were already decided, that is, they ordered their families to prepare a coffin into a burial and transport it back to their homeland, this is Bao Gong's loyalty, the next morning to revert to the decree, missing an official, have their own selection to fill the vacancy, no need to bother to mention, only King Jiayou is unclear because of this case, and the dragon heart is bored.

I don't know which official to send it to for review, and look at the next decomposition.