On May 21, the tenth year of orthodoxy, the sun was shining.

At this moment, in the rear of Ying Tianfu, Hu Jinan received a "summons" from the judge, and was changing clothes and preparing to pass the hall.

He took care of everything in the yamen, and all the officials involved in this matter would insist that it was a normal investigation of the case, and there was no such thing as coercing money.

"Master, according to the judge's people again, you see ......"

Half an hour has passed since the scheduled opening time, but Hu Jin'an has not yet gone out.

"What's the hurry, dry them first!"

That being said, you still have to go after all, otherwise you will despise the judge and the prince's order.

After dragging and delaying for more than ten minutes, Hu Jinan took a small sedan chair and went to the judge unhurriedly.

Today, because it was a trial, the people who were extraordinary, the political envoys and the inspectors of the imperial history had arrived, and some local eunuchs and gentry were invited to observe, and of course the people were allowed to observe.

Hu Jin'an did not arrive after the deadline, and everyone waited in vain for more than half an hour, and there were already whispers at the scene.

As a party, Xue Pan was talking to the lawyer at the moment, and he was very worried that this lawsuit would be settled.

Also as a party, there is also Feng Yuan, who was raised by the judge, at this moment he was covered in bruises and described as withered, obviously suffering inhuman torture for half a month.

But now there was light in his eyes, because he saw the hope of survival.

Of course, his mood was also complicated at the moment, especially when he saw Xue Pan not far away.

This man almost beat him to death, and this man caused him to be unjustly tortured, but he also rescued himself from prison.

What made Feng Yuan feel strange was that Xue Pan not only rescued him, but also risked the world's condemnation to sue Hu Jin'an to the judge.

"Coming, coming......"

The shouting from outside lifted the spirits of the officials sitting in the lobby.

On the main seat is the envoy He Gujin, on the left and right are Zheng Xianlin and Zhao Xuyan, and then down are the deputy envoy of the inspector and the political envoy to participate in politics, as well as Jia Yucun according to the heavens.

It can be said that the high-ranking officials on the ground in Jinling have basically come to come.

Soon, Hu Jin'an entered the yamen, first greeted the squire clan at the door, and then walked into the lobby.

Standing tall and past Xue Pan and the others, Hu Jin'an stood in the lobby with his head held high, and saluted a group of officials.

With a "snap", He Gujin slapped the shocking wood, indicating the official start of the trial.

"Plaintiff Xue Pan, you sued Hu Jin'an for coercing good people and extorting money...... Is there any evidence? He Gu asked solemnly.

"My lord, what evidence is needed for this, look at this scar on Feng Yuan's body, this is not a clear thing?"

After saying this, Xue Pan glanced at Feng Yuan, who immediately answered with his injured body: "My lord, the grass people were imprisoned in Yingtianfu Prison, and they were tortured by Hu Jin'an many times, wanting to extort my family's money!" ”

"Fortunately, the villain would rather die than give in, so he failed to let it succeed!"

Hearing this, the hall was very quiet, and the officials were very calm, but the gentry and people outside were all talking.

Everyone knows what the government is doing, so most people believe that what Xue Pan said is true.

"Hu Jin'an, what do you have to say?" He Gu asked.

"Lord Qiqi, what these two people said just now is all slander and slander!"

"As we all know, it is normal for people to be punished by the heavens and responsible for hearing cases, and it is normal to punish people!"

Turning around, Hu Jin'an looked at Xue Pan and the others with contempt, and said, "If these two are allowed to conspire to frame them, I'm afraid that the government will not be able to judge the case!" ”

In this era, the use of torture to extract confessions was common, so it was impossible to determine the merits of Feng Yuan's injuries alone.

Just as Xue Pan wanted to let the master defend, he saw Hu Jinan take out a document from his sleeve and said: "According to the envoy, the humble position will also be sued today, Xue Pan and Feng Yuan have joined forces to conspire with the intention of defiling the imperial court officials, this is a lowly complaint!" ”

Seeing Hu Jin'an beating upside down, this made Feng Yuan half angry, and he spit out blood directly.

He Gujin got the form and looked at it, Qian Ruiming and Liu Deyan, who were sitting below, looked at each other and smiled, and cast an affirmative look at Hu Jin'an.

In fact, there is nothing to see in the complaint, He Gujin has not spoken, he is thinking about what to do next.

Zhu Jinghong's meaning is very clear, that is, to arrest Hu Jin'an, a typical example, to deter the entire Jinling officialdom.

The trial case is nothing more than human and physical evidence, Feng Yuan's injury is "physical evidence", which can be defended by Hu Jin'an, and there is no proof value at this moment.

Now, the only person who can commit a crime is a witness.

Fortunately, He Gu had a plan in advance.

"Someone, a witness!"

Hearing the witness, Hu Jinan did not panic at all.

The officials involved in this matter were all greeted, and when these people arrived, it would only prove that Xue Feng and the others were defiled, and the case might be closed at that time.

However, after waiting for half an hour, the so-called human witness was brought to the lobby.

To Hu Jin'an's surprise, it was not the officials of the Yazhong who were brought, but a few criminals.

According to Liu Deyan, the judge, he looked at He Gujin and asked, "My lord, isn't it a heirloom to go to court?" How can some people be taken in? ”

Glancing at Liu Deyan, He Gujin asked coldly, "Is it me or you are the judge?" ”

Liu Deyan had no choice but to give up, secretly sighing that he was too anxious.

"Hu Jin'an, do you know these people?"

Looking these criminals up and down, Hu Jinan bowed and said, "Lord Huiyu, it's a little familiar, but I can't remember it for a while!" ”

It was precisely because he couldn't think of it that Hu Jinan was a little nervous at the moment, afraid that these people were really a killer feature.

"Lord Hu is really a noble person who forgets things, these are the prisoners of your Ying Tianfu, how can you not remember?" He Gu Jin asked in a deep voice.

After his reminder, Hu Jinan understood, so he asked: "What the adults said about the witnesses are these people?" ”

At this moment, Hu Jin'an was a little panicked, he only cared about taking care of the servants, but he forgot about these people in prison.

"They have been in prison, and it is naturally clear what happened inside!"

Without waiting for Hu Jinan to speak, He Gujin slapped the shocked wood again, and then asked: "Wait a minute, the officials must answer truthfully, otherwise they will be severely punished!" ”

The interrogation of more than a dozen officials in front of him was really terrifying, and the people present were extremely frightened, how dare they not reply seriously.

"Feng Yuan was tortured, is there any inside story? Is there any extortion of money? ”

"Talk back!" He Gujin accentuated his tone.

A group of people made a mistake, you look at me, I look at you, but no one dared to speak, just because Hu Jin'an was looking at them coldly.

Do they know who Hu Jin'an is, and how dare they identify him if he is a dignified official of the Heavenly Mansion.

"Don't say it yet!" He Gujin was a little angry.

In fact, he also miscalculated, he didn't expect these people to be so cowardly.

It can only be said that he has been an official for a long time, and he has been out of touch with the people at the bottom, and the thinking of the two is completely two worlds.

"Talk back!" He Gu Jin became more and more severe.

However, it was useless, only to frighten the prisoners to beg for mercy and shout that they didn't know anything.

Hu Jin'an smiled, he was not too worried at the moment, he knew that this case could no longer be tried after many years of criminal experience.

Then then it's time for him to fight back.

"Lord He, it seems that the case does not need to be tried anymore, Lord Hu is innocent!" Liu Deyan spoke again.

Qian Ruiming, who was on the side, immediately answered: "I think it's this Feng Yuan who tricked the Xue family to sue, this person is the culprit!" ”

They have already discussed in advance to remove Xue Pan from the case, and all the charges are put on Feng Yuan, so hello, I am good, everyone is good.