Wang Xin's edict ordered the court lieutenants, the inspectors of the imperial history, and the embroidered envoys to participate in the investigation of the counterfeit silver coin case, and with their participation, the investigation of the counterfeit money case was advanced a lot. At the same time, the imperial court caught some people who used fake silver dollars.

But these people are still just some small minions, and Wang Xin still has no clues to arrest those who minted silver coins.

However, after a large number of interrogations, the court found some clues, and several of the confessions of one prisoner overlapped. After discovering this situation, the embroidery envoy immediately took action and directly sent people to arrest all these people.

The one that has been confessed the most is called 'Chunya Zhang's Grain Shop'. When the court lieutenant and the inspector and the embroidered envoy did not come, the shop had already been confessed, but the officials in charge of the interrogation at that time did not arrest anyone.

Instead, they were let go on the grounds that the prisoners were biting each other and the evidence was insufficient.

Now, after re-interrogation, plus the prisoners arrested these days, a total of more than a dozen people have confessed that the 'Chunya Zhang's Grain Shop' gave them fake silver coins.

Tingwei Meng Jie looked at the testimony in his hand, and then said to the presiding judge before: "Zhao Qing, since so many people confessed that the 'Chunya Zhang's Grain Shop' gave them fake silver dollars when they bought them, why didn't you summon them?" ”

"Captain Meng, if it weren't for us not summoned, we have already summoned, but they all denied it, did not admit that these fake silver dollars were given by them, and we have no evidence, just based on this person's words, we can't forcibly take people down!"

"Hehe, one-sided?" Meng Jie sneered and said, "This is a one-sided statement? The confessions of more than a dozen people are also one-sided? ”

"Captain Meng, except for these people, these people have bitten each other before, and we can't believe it, so according to the rules, these are not enough to be trusted." Zhao Qilang said.

"Zhao Qing is really proficient in judicial rules, I will report to the imperial court, Zhao Qing will go and tell Your Majesty when the time comes!" Meng Jie sneered, and then ordered: "Come on, go and arrest all the people up and down the 'Chunya Zhang's Grain Shop'!" ”

"Yui!" The embroidered envoy, the officers and soldiers of the inspection department and the officials of Luoyang Mansion should go down, and then go to arrest them together.

Soon, all the people in the 'Chunya Zhang's Grain Shop' were arrested, and the shops were directly seized.

Soon Meng Jie came to the palace in person and reported to Wang Xin: "Your Majesty, there has been some news about the case of the fake silver dollar, and many people have identified it as the 'Chunya Zhang's Grain Shop' yesterday, and the inspection department and the embroidered clothes envoy have taken it down, and these people know that this is a capital crime, and the minister sent someone to separate everyone for separate interrogation, and told that the first person to confess can be exonerated and rewarded." ”

"Those guys from the grain store are talking about it quickly!"

Wang Xin said: "Capital crimes can be avoided, living crimes cannot be escaped, exile after the trial!" ”

"Yui." Meng Jie continued: "Your Majesty, Zhao Qi, Shaoqing of Dali Temple."

Meng Jie recounted the previous events. Wang Xin sneered, some people are really tired of being alive, what a one-sided statement, Wang Xin has also been to various departments of the imperial court to observe politics before, and he knows these tricks, but he is just deliberately using the system to release water.

"What did those people confess?" Wang Xin didn't say anything about Zhao Qi and continued to ask.

Meng Jie said: "Those guys don't know much, after all, they are just guys, they don't know where the fake silver dollars are made, who they need to go to outside the city every day to hand them over, those people give the fake silver dollars to them, and they bring the fake silver dollars into the city in batches." ”

"The place where they confessed was a manor outside the city, and the manor was a merchant in Handan on the surface, and we sent someone to arrest the merchant today, and the merchant had already run away."

Wang Xin asked, "Where is the merchant's hometown?" Can you send someone over? ”

"Someone has been sent, Your Majesty, after interrogation, we have arrested two more shops that use fake silver dollars, and they have all been arrested, and they are being interrogated."

Only three shipments were caught, but the one who actually made the fake silver dollar was still not caught, and the merchant in charge of the intermediary transaction ran away again, and the clue was cut off again, so it was obvious that these people were very careful in their actions.

However, even if they act closely, it is impossible for these people to erase all the clues, since they know that these people are shipping, then check their interpersonal relationships, check their usual trading partners, who are good friends with them, and have a good relationship.

This kind of thing is not closely related, and other people don't dare to mix it at all, and they don't have enough trust, how can they choose these companies to ship? And nine times out of ten, it is related to Xungui.

Tingwei Prison.

Wang Xin had already transferred the case from Luoyang Mansion to Tingwei, and Luoyang Mansion had no jurisdiction over it. Tingwei Prison is the highest prison in the imperial court, and it is also commonly known as the heavenly prison in the mouth of the common people.

Not everyone is qualified to live in the prison, only those who have committed crimes by officials, or who have made a lot of trouble in various places, or who have rebelled.

Xia Hong is only in his thirties this year, in the prime of life, the original store he ran made a lot of money, and he lived a rich life, and he didn't suffer anything, but unfortunately, he was beaten all over his body.

Tingwei Meng Jie personally interrogated, and when he saw his appearance, he frowned slightly and said, "Are you still hard-mouthed now?" If you don't say anything, do you think someone else will come to save you? Ling's eldest son is sixteen years old this year, and he just broke two legs and passed out, your brother climbed and bit indiscriminately, and the nobles and officials in Luoyang climbed and bit dozens of people. ”

"Your father is not in good health, he was almost tortured but was beaten to death, fortunately, His Majesty was merciful and sent a doctor to diagnose and treat him, and he was lucky to be saved, and now he is being used as a medicine person by the Department of Medicine."

Xia Hong's head was originally lowered, but when he heard these words, he raised his head with great strength and said: "They are all in the prison, what else is there to say, whether you say it or not, it will be a death!" ”

"There are many ways to die!" Meng Jie said: "For example, if you go down with a knife, you will die without pain, or you will be tortured but you will be hurt to death!" The other two have already confessed, how do you choose to die? ”

Xia Hong said weakly: "What I said, can you let my family go?" ”

"Your son, don't you think about it? Your Majesty ordered that all the men in your family be killed, and the female dependents of the direct family should be filled into the sect. If you say it now, you can let your daughter's family go. ”

"The imperial court decrees, privately minting bad coins is exile, how can it be a clan punishment? I'm not convinced. ”

"When Your Majesty ascended the throne, the law was added, the main offender was punished, and the rest were exiled to the Western Regions, Lingnan, and Liaodong." Meng Jie sneered: "Since you know the decree, why do you dare to commit it?" ”

"Not convinced? Without the three clans, it is already His Majesty's mercy! ”

Before the imperial court, the law only killed the first evil, and the rest were exiled, so many criminals only killed one person, and the rest were exiled to the Western Regions, and after these people were exiled to the Western Regions, they had the help of the old days, and they lived well, after all, the Western Regions needed cadres to enrich the population, and many times they were exiled, not killed.

As a result, many people have been holding on to luck, and this is the case in front of them.

(End of chapter)