Extorting confessions is a consistent method of the government, and they will never confess to those who are traitors without some thunderbolts. However, it has developed into a regular way for the government to handle cases, regardless of whether they are guilty or not, as long as there is a suspicion, they will be beaten first.

But now that it is supervised by the Son of Heaven, the situation of the three sessions of the trial, it stands to reason that only the evidence is conclusive, and after the discussion of the three divisions, can the criminal procedure be entered.

And the current situation is that Nian Yunsheng directly threw down the order and ordered the officials to start fighting, just not to give Ling Ye a chance to defend himself, and these defense submissions will be recorded in the case file, they skipped this step, just to complete the iron case.

Although Ling Ye looked thin and weak, he was still not afraid of being whipped with a cane, and after a severe beating, although he was drenched in blood, he still did not admit his guilt.

"Nian, it's time for a big punishment. Seeing this scene, Fan Tingzheng signaled.

Zuo Shidao opened his mouth at this moment: "According to the procedure, if the prisoner does not admit guilt, he should be tried for the second time, and the punishment can be used only after the examination is clear, so as not to have any grievances." ”

Fan Tingzheng laughed and said: "How can there be any grievances, this case is like an iron case, the bitter master has seen it with his own eyes, and Tianfu can testify to it, this is ironclad evidence, what is the use of the prisoner's defense?"

Zuo Shidao retorted: "Master Fan's words are wrong, how many unjust cases have been unsolved throughout the ages, and the record of unjust cases is in the record, if it is not strictly examined, the real murderer or the main culprit will get away with it, how can you and I want?"

"The real murderer doesn't dare to say, the main culprit is possible, so he must be tortured even more, otherwise this kid is extremely tricky, how can he confess?"

Just as the two were arguing, an announcement suddenly came from outside the hall: "Report to your lordship, the Ziyang King has arrived." ”

Hearing that Zhu Lin was coming, the three chief judges all stood up, walked quickly to the door of the yamen to greet them, and gave the courtesy of their subordinates.

This Ziyang King is now in the limelight, and he is the most relied on prince today, and it can be said that it is the cornerstone of the Son of Heaven to stabilize the situation, coupled with the identity of the lord of Donglin Pavilion, these three adults are naturally very respectful.

You must know that when the royal family was weak, Prince Kang was the only one among the royal family, relying on his seniority, even Cao Jianbing did not dare to bully too much.

But now that Prince Kang is ill because of the loss of his son, and his power is not as good as before, the first person in the royal family has naturally become Zhu Lin, who has been in obscurity for more than ten years.

"Several adults have been trying the case day after day, and it has been very hard. As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Lin clenched his fists and politely addressed the three chief judges, his tone was still gentle and elegant, without a trace of condescending.

"The prince is polite. The three adults hurriedly returned the salute, and then gave up their seats to Zhu Lin.

Zhu Lin excused himself and said: "The three are the chief judges, and they should be seated, this king is just an idle cloud and wild crane, and he is here to observe, so it's not bad here." ”

Saying that, Zhu Lin sat down on the empty seat on the left, and then motioned for the three adults to continue.

Nian Yunsheng cleared his throat and ordered the official to say, "You don't have to be punished?"

When the clamp stick was delivered, Zhu Lin couldn't help frowning, and asked suspiciously, "What about the confession and the two evidences?"

Nian Yunsheng hurriedly replied: "Since this case involves the Guyue family and is more related to Guangling City, the Holy Lord strictly ordered it to be handled quickly and avenge the bitter master, so all procedures are simple and strict. ”

Zhu Lin nodded and said: "That's right, the head of the Guyue family also came to me and begged to deal with the murderer strictly, as for Cai Qianzhou, there was also a song, saying that he wanted to kill the murderer, which is indeed very difficult, not only to do it quickly, but also to be the same." ”

Hearing this, Zuo Shidao hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Back to the prince, your subordinates also think so, once this case is decided, City Lord Cai will definitely come back to check it, but there are so many fewer links in the case file, and the confession is not conclusive, in case City Lord Cai questions it, it will affect major events in the world." ”

Zhu Lin touched his chin and said: "What Lord Zuo said is very true, since this king has come to listen, then you can't go through the motions, let's see if there is any leftover." ”

Since Zhu Lin opened his mouth, Nian Yunsheng naturally didn't dare to insist anymore, and immediately stopped the execution, temporarily detained the prisoner, and presented the case file.

Zhu Lin flipped through it carefully, and when he saw a name, the fox asked, "Miao Dianjing, is that the Tianyan master? Why does Tianfu use the street to handle the case?"

This is the jurisdiction of Zuo Shidao, and he immediately replied: "Miao Dianjing is listed in Tianfu, but he refuses to enjoy the Yulu, so he has the qualification for inspection. If the sufferer is not satisfied with the work of Tianfu, he can choose to list the work, which is also reasonable. ”

Zhu Lin squinted his eyes and asked, "Is this the meaning of the Guyue family, or the meaning of Cai Qianzhou." ”

Zuo Shidao replied: "The city lord Cai is in the identity of the outer city, and he can't enter Beijing without an edict, this is the meaning of the Guyue family master, and Miao Dianjing's inquest, our company has also been reviewed by the three of them, and there is no mistake." ”

"Oh, take the results of the inquest?"

After the survey evidence was brought up, Zhu Lin also checked it, but he was not a professional after all, and he didn't find anything wrong.

"Summoning Miu to put the finishing touch. ”

Following the order of the servant, a man in his forties with a long beard and a black face and a hanging triangular eye hurriedly walked in.

This person's face is not good, especially those eyes, which make people feel extremely uncomfortable, but they have earned him the reputation of the eye of the sky.

"You're Miao's eyeb?" Zhu Lin asked.

"The villain is exactly. Miao nodded and said. According to the rules, he has a meritorious reputation, and he doesn't need to kneel down to worship hundreds of officials, even the prince is no exception.

Zhu Lin continued to ask, "In this inquest result, you said that Gu Yuemi's clan died under the quick knife, and the blood stains of the deceased were also found on Ling Ye's dagger?"

Miao nodded and said: "That's right, and the villain also conducted a scene inquest, found traces and evidence at the scene, and the results of the corpse were the same, so I made a judgment." ”

"And what about the wounds of the other deceased?" Zhu Lin asked as he flipped through the file.

"The guards outside all died under their own swords, presumably because the murderer disdained to use his own weapons, and the footprints left at the scene confirmed this. As for the swordsmen inside, the cause of their death is complicated, but they do have the scars of a quick knife, which is consistent with the murderer's murder weapon. ”

Miao nodded and began to tell the traces of the scene, and corresponded to the conclusions in the case file one by one, and the result made Zhu Lin speechless.

If the evidence is in accordance with the procedure, then if you want to retract the confession, you must start with the motive and testimony, and if there is no doubt about these two points, you can only use a major punishment.

Waving his hand to signal Miao to step back, Zhu Lin began to check the testimony, the testimony was divided into three categories, one was the testimony of the Gu Yue family, including the master and the servant. One is the testimony of the on-site officials and the tolerance, who were also invited by the Gu Yue family after reporting the case. The last category is the testimony of eyewitnesses, including nuns in the nunnery, who confirmed that the young lady Guyue and a noble lady did indeed attend the puja, but in the middle of the night, there was a fight outside, and the incense in the temple was extinguished at the same time, and they fled in panic and saw the bloody scene.

All the testimonies pointed to Ling Ye, and it seemed seamless, even the time of each step was calculated. According to common sense, when you see this testimony, it is indeed time to use torture.

Finally, Zhu Lin checked Ling Ye's confession, and pointed out that a servant covered in blood came to the Zhenkou Division and asked Ling Ye for help. If his confession had been confirmed, the murder would not have been established.

"Ling Ye mentioned that servant and the four counselors, two guards, and a medical officer of the Zhenkou Division, have they all interrogated?"

Regarding Zhu Lin's question, Nian Yunsheng shook his head and said: "Lord Wang, this servant was the first to investigate, and there is no record of this person in the Gu Yue family's book. As for the counselors and guards, they were interrogated by Lord Fan. ”

Fan Tingzheng handed over the testimony he had compiled at this moment, and replied to Zhu Lin: "These counselors and guards were all drawn by Lord Huang, although their confessions are unified, but there are many loopholes, and the procedures are not in line with the rules, Lord Wang, look at these points......."

Zhu Lin looked at the testimony of those counselors, but he was amazed.