[February 11, 71st year of the Great Qiankang Yuan, Shen Shi, Chang'an County Ya]

The mother followed Wang Xiping into the inner room, and was shocked to see Zhao Xiaogang pull out a short knife and stab Wang Xiping to death. She thought that Zhao Xiaogang was going to commit murder, so she hurriedly ran out screaming and called several arresters from Chang'an County.

Quickly brought Zhao Xiaogang, Yao Zibei, Mama Zhang, and the big man who guarded the door back to Chang'an County. Zhou Shengju, the county governor of Chang'an, is 49 years old this year, and he is already an "old fritter" in the officialdom. He just asked Mama Zhang a little, and he knew the approximately. When he saw that the person involved in the murder was the son of Lord Zhao, the squire of the military department, he suddenly felt a sense of distress in his heart......

Zhou Beiju was born in a serious imperial examination, and some of the Jinshi on the same list have reached the third rank, but he has been in office for more than ten years from the magistrate of the sixth rank in a district. In addition to not wanting to make progress, it is mainly because he is timid and afraid of things and is unwilling to take any risks. He doesn't want to offend people, and he doesn't want to slap people, so if he is an official, the end can be imagined.

Now, Zhou Zhixian is facing the murderer Zhao Xiaogang, whose eyes have been blinded, and he is really hesitant in his heart. While he sent someone to find Lang Zhong to come over to treat Zhao Xiaogang, he personally ran to Jingzhao Mansion and reported urgently to Yin Zhong Xingming of Jingzhao Mansion.

After Zhong Xingming heard the details of the case, he immediately asked Zhou Beiju to escort all the prisoners to the Criminal Department for trial. I didn't want to be that Zhou shoulder, but he hesitated: "Lord Zhong, the deceased Wang Xiping is just a civilian, this case should be tried and closed by this county!"

Zhong Xingming saw that Zhou Shouju was so stubborn, and his heart was suddenly displeased, so he secretly said: "Brother Zhou, you only need to sentence the female prisoner to a beheading prison, according to the rules, the death row prisoner needs to be reviewed and tried by the Criminal Department, and then taken to the court for execution, can't you transfer the case to the Criminal Department in a grand manner?"

Zhou Beiju still shook his head and said: "Lord Zhong, that folk girl has never killed anyone, and if you want to be sentenced to behead, Zhao Xiaogang should also be sentenced!"

Zhong Xingming couldn't help but get angry in his heart, but he thought of the old and senior Zhou Zhixian, but it was inconvenient to have a seizure. After thinking about it, he had to write a letter, saying that the case was widely implicated and complicated, and that the criminal department needed to hear it in person before it could be fairly adjudicated.

With Jing Zhaoyin's words, Zhou Shouju could be handed over to the prisoner in the name of justice. He didn't dare to delay, and that night, he personally led people to bring Zhao Xiaogang, Yao Zibei and other prisoners who had undergone a little debridement and bandaging to the Criminal Department.

After all, the name of this "Little Hades" is too loud. Zhanggu, who was in charge of hearing the case, hurriedly told the principal when he heard the name of "Zhao Xiaogang". The director reported to the magistrate again, and the magistrate found the outsider again.

After Shen Limin, a member of the Criminal Department, learned of the case, he hurriedly went to the court to try a group of criminals. Zhao Xiaogang was sentenced to exile because he was injured to death by mistake and was sentenced to exile because he was awaiting treatment for an eye injury; Yao Zibei was sentenced to exile and border defense because he was blinded by wounding his right eye; Zhang Mama was sentenced to exile for 1,000 miles; as for the big man who guarded the door, because he was a mentally handicapped and dull person, he was only taken in by Wang Xiping to guard the door, so he was found not guilty and released on the spot.

Shen Limin handled affairs competently, and by the afternoon of 12 February, the trial had been concluded. That Jingzhao Yin Zhong Xingming had already informed Zhao Xiaogang's family. After the Zhao Mansion received the summons from the Criminal Department, the chief manager brought people to the Criminal Department to welcome the son back to his home. No, they waited outside the gate of the Criminal Department for an hour, but a servant came out to inform them that the case had changed again. Now, Zhao Xiaogang can no longer be brought out, and his murder case has been tried by Lord Shilang himself.

It turned out that just now, when the newly appointed criminal servant Cheng Kezhong was inspecting the cell as usual, he suddenly heard the female prisoner Yao Zibei shouting injustice, so he transferred the file to take a look at it, and immediately felt suspicious. When he learned that the cell boss was planning to take Zhao Xiaogang out of the prison, he was immediately furious, and ordered his subordinates to re-detain all the prisoners, and he wanted to retry them again......

The chief steward brought the news back to the Zhao Mansion. When Zhao Yong, the squire of the military department, learned about it, he was naturally anxious and angry. This Zhao Xiaogang is his only son, and now the only remaining right eye is blinded by someone again, how can he, as a father, not hate and pity in his heart?

After all, his son killed someone, and now this precious son is still locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department. Cheng Kezhong, the servant of the Criminal Department who tried the case, is known to everyone in the court, and he is an upright person. Zhao Yong was afraid of the branches, so he turned his heart sideways, so he came to the palace of the king of Chu and asked the king of Chu for help.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Li Zhi, the king of Chu, reprimanded Zhao Yong for no reason. At the end, he also said: "The state has national laws, the family has family rules, and the prince is still guilty of the same crime as the common people when he violates the law, not to mention that you Zhao Xiaogang are just a grass citizen! He can sentence him how the criminal department should be sentenced! As a father, not only can you not interfere, but you should avoid suspicion!"

Zhao Yong touched a disgraced face in front of the King of Chu. He had no choice but to withdraw from the palace in a sneering manner, saying in his heart that if you Li Zhi didn't want to save him, it would be just a matter of saying the justice of the national law in front of me, which was really a joke! Is there still less of the illegal deeds that you Li Zhi has done?

Zhao Yong returned to his mansion sullenly, thinking about whether to go to Xiao Yihong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, to ask for personal favors. Although he and Xiao Yihong are both disciples of the King of Chu, among the many cronies of the King of Chu, they are also different in high and low positions. That Xiao Yihong is above the top, and he has no friendship with him, the squire of the military department.

Zhao Yong was anxious, but he waited for worse news. The head of the Zhao Mansion reported to him that Cheng Kezhong, the servant of the Criminal Department, had already made a verdict on the case today. Zhao Xiaogang, the son of his family, was sentenced to a beheaded prison for homicide, while the female prisoner who stabbed the blind son's right eye was acquitted.

When Zhao Yong heard this, he was immediately angry. He scolded Cheng Kezhong for not being a thing, his son was just manslaughter, how could he be killed, and the female prisoner stabbed her son's right eye, how did she become innocent!

However, scolding and scolding, Zhao Yong, as a squire of the military department, although he is ranked among the members of the third rank, he has no right to interfere with the criminal department's judgment of the case in legal matters. At this time, his only way is to come to the door

Ask Xiao Yihong, the high-ranking secretary of the criminal department, for help......

Zhao Yong knew Xiao Yihong's temperament very well, and thought that with his thin face, he would definitely not be able to impress the high-ranking and powerful Lord Xiao. He had to mobilize the whole family to raise silver taels together, and the Zhao Mansion, the wife and concubine, after rummaging through the cabinets, took out the entire family fund, and finally got eight thousand taels of silver.

After nightfall, Zhao Yong dressed lightly and quietly came to Xiao's Mansion. He and Xiao Yihong only spoke a few words, and then put the thick stack of silver tickets, a full eight thousand taels, respectfully on Xiao Yihong's bookcase.

Xiao Yihong's afterglow swept over the silver ticket, and his face suddenly became like a spring breeze. After thinking about it for a while, he gave Zhao Yong such an order, and when he heard it, Zhao Yong's face showed joy, and he nodded frequently and said yes.

In Xiao Yihong's smile stretched like a spring breeze, Zhao Yong quietly withdrew from the door......

In Zhao Yong's heart, he didn't know that his son was stubborn and unsuccessful. However, Zhao Xiaogang is his only son after all, which is the reason why he does not hesitate to spend all his net worth to save people. Although Zhao Xiaogang is blind in both eyes, as long as he can live and inherit the Zhao family for him, it is worth it......

[February 13, 71st year of the Great Qiankang Yuan, Chenshi, the lobby of the Criminal Department]

Today, Lord Shangshu Xiao of the Criminal Department, who is well-known, actually tried an ordinary murder case in person for the first time. The officials in the lobby and the two principal judges of the jury felt strange in their hearts, but they didn't dare to ask more.

At this time, kneeling at the bottom of the hall were two women, one old and the other young. The old woman knelt on the ground trembling, frightened and inexplicable, it was Mama Zhang in the "hoard". The young woman's face was red and swollen, her forehead was injured, her hair was scattered, and her expression was aggrieved, it was Yao Zibei who stabbed Zhao Xiaogang blindly.

Xiao Yihong has been in the Criminal Department for more than ten years, and has tried countless major cases, so dealing with these two women is a piece of cake. I saw him sitting in a precarious position, and his right hand slapped the startled wood hard, and shouted loudly:

"Yao Zibei, a folk girl! You were deceived by Wang Xiping, and you took revenge, and you actually had the intention of murder! You quickly and truthfully summoned the details of how Wang Xiping killed him in order to snatch Wang Xiping's silver taels that day!"

Yao Zibei hurriedly raised his head and said: "My lord, the people's daughter has never killed anyone! It was Zhao Xiaogang who killed Wang Xiping! Yesterday, the people's girl had already told all the adults about it......

"Bold! It's the official who tried you today! You said you didn't kill anyone, but you didn't kill anyone? This official might as well tell you the truth, not only Wang Xiping was killed by you with a knife, but even that Zhao Xiaogang has died under your scissors!"

"Zhao Xiaogang is also dead......? I just stabbed him in the eye!" Yao Zibei couldn't help but ask rhetorically. But she didn't believe it in her heart......

"Hmph, I died in prison last night!" Xiao Yihong snorted coldly and said:

"Zhao Xiaogang has already died because of you, and if you kill one of him, you will commit a capital crime! Do you still want to deny it and refuse to admit that you killed Wang Xiping?"

"I ...... I didn't kill him......! He was stabbed to death by Zhao Xiaogang, I hid under the bed, I could see it clearly, and Mama Zhang also saw it!" Yao Zibei still argued.

Xiao Yihong slapped the shocked wood again, and said angrily: "Okay, you cunning and vicious woman! It's not enough to openly commit murder, but you even put the culprit on a dead person! You can't be a fool to be an official! It seems that ...... If you don't have the means, you won't tell the truth...... Torture her!"

The two officials on the left and right got the order, and immediately took up a set of splint torture instruments, clamped Yao Zibei's legs, and used a slight force at both ends, Yao Zibei felt that her legs were in pain, she tried her best to endure it, and she refused to admit until her head was crooked in pain and she fainted......

"Wake her up, continue to torture!" Xiao Yihong said indifferently. He also picked up a cup of tea on the table, opened the lid of the bowl, and took a few sips, only to feel a slight astringency in the tea, and couldn't help frowning.

"Lord Xiao, I don't know that the adult is personally interrogated today, and I haven't prepared good tea, and my lord forgives my sins......!

At this time, the official had already splashed Yao Zibei with cold water to wake up, and asked Xiao Yihong for instructions: "My lord, the prisoner has been splashed awake, next, what punishment should be used, please show me!"

"Continue to clip, clamp the calf and thigh, clamp the arms, hands, and ten fingers after clamping the thigh, and keep clipping it for me! However, don't clip her!" Xiao Yihong took a sip of Huayu tea and said leisurely. This time, his face finally showed a stretched expression, and the chief next to him finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it.

What Xiao Yihong didn't expect was that Yao Zibei was tortured with a stick, his hands and feet were pinched and his skin was broken and bleeding, and he fainted several times, but he was still unwilling to confess.

Seeing a weak woman so tenacious, Lord Xiao was also amazed in his heart. He waved his hand to suspend the execution of Yao Zibei, but asked the grandmother:

"Mama Zhang, you recruited from the truth, who killed Wang Xiping?"

Mama Zhang saw a few wolf-like servants beside her, and saw that Yao Zibei had been tortured to death several times and fainted, she was already trembling and slurred, and at that moment, she was busy trembling and replied: "Go back...... Go back to your lordship, kill ...... Whoever kills Wang Xiping will ...... It's her!" After saying that, Mama Zhang stretched out her hand and pointed at Yao Zibei.

"Bold Yao Zibei! Now that Mama Zhang has already identified it, and the human and material evidence is there, you still want to deny it! Why don't you quickly bring in the killing of Wang Xiping! lest you suffer from the flesh and skin again!" Xiao Yihong slapped the shocked wood again and said angrily.

"Folk Girl...... The people's girls were wronged! The people's daughters didn't ...... Murder ......" Yao Zibei

Said weakly. After that, she turned her head to look at Mama Zhang beside her, and saw that the old woman had lowered her head in shame, so she stopped looking at her......

"The official still doesn't believe it! Give me a whip and whip her until she thinks so!" Xiao Yihong slapped the wooden case with a "snap" again, and he was really a little angry at this time.

A principal next to him ran to Xiao Yihong's side and whispered a few words to him, Xiao Yihong's face suddenly turned happy, and he ordered again:

"Strip her of her clothes!

When the officials heard that the hall official had given this order, they all immediately turned happy, as if Lord Xiao had given them a great benefit. Two sturdy servants rushed to Yao Zibei, picked up her soft body, untied her collar with their hands, and wanted to remove all the clothes on her body......

"My lord, I'll move, I'll move all!" Yao Zibei suddenly shouted. Her originally pale face had now swelled a trace of purple from fear, shame, and hatred......

Xiao Yihong waved his hand, ordered the officials to retreat, and nodded to the chief who offered him advice, and said in a harmonious manner:

"That's right! You just need to confess truthfully, and the official will not embarrass you. If you kill someone, no matter if you kill one or two, according to my great law, you will have to pay for your life and repay the crime! If you confess earlier, you won't have to suffer so much!"

At the moment, Yao Zibei had to follow Xiao Yihong's guidance, how to stab Zhao Xiaogang blind to death with scissors, and how to hate him because he was deceived, seize wealth and kill him, and take advantage of Wang Xiping's unpreparedness to suddenly stab him to death with a sharp knife to confess one by one, and then draw a seal on the confession.

The scribe on the side presented the confession with Yao Zibei's handprint to Xiao Yihong. Lord Xiao looked at this confession, and couldn't help but look proud.

is worthy of being a scholar who has been running the criminal department for more than ten years, and it only took two hours to completely turn the case over. The original murderer, Zhao Xiaogang, became a victim and was already "killed" in prison. And Yao Zibei, who turned out to be purely in defense, became a murderer who killed two people in a row, and the evidence was conclusive, not only did there be witnesses, circumstantial evidence, and physical evidence, but the murderer himself had already confessed himself......

Next, I heard Xiao Yihong's righteous and stern voice coming high:

"Yao Zibei, the daughter of Xuchangmin, committed homicide, has now confessed, sentenced to beheading, and will be executed in two days!"

......

And almost at the same time, the "corpse" of Zhao Xiaogang, who had died in the prison, was secretly placed on a door panel by two cronies sent by Xiao Yihong, covered with a black cloth, and carried out of the criminal department.

Naturally, outside the gate of the Criminal Department, there was already a carriage waiting in the distance. As soon as Zhao Xiaogang's "corpse" was carried to the side of the carriage and put down, he suddenly stood up, was supported by the Zhao family, and quickly got into the carriage. The head of the Zhao Mansion immediately followed the car, said "go", and the carriage rushed towards the Zhao Mansion......

After the head of the Zhao Mansion brought his son-in-law back to the mansion, Zhao Yong and his wife hurriedly came over to meet each other. Seeing that Zhao Xiaogang was already blind, the two of them were like knives in their hearts. However, after Zhao Xiaogang heard the repeated calls of his parents, he looked indifferent, neither thanked nor admitted his mistake, but blindly forced his father to bring the "little" who was imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department to him. He must take revenge himself.

"Son, so that you can learn that the girl who stabbed you blind has been sentenced by Xiao Shangshu to a summary execution, and two days later, her head will fall to the ground, and my son's revenge will be avenged!" Zhao Yong comforted.

Zhao Xiaogang pondered for a moment, and said with self-hatred: "This little! It's really cheap for her to die like this! No...... She stabbed me blindly, I want to take a pair of tricks from her, otherwise, it will be difficult to solve the hatred in my heart!"

Hearing that Zhao Xiaogang must ask him to send someone to the prison of the Criminal Department to gouge out Yao Zibei's eyes. Zhao Yong refused to agree at first, and reprimanded Zhao Xiaogang a few words, but later heard that this precious son was forced to die, and said that if he didn't dig out the eyes of the "little", he immediately wiped his neck and committed suicide. bluffed that Zhao Shilang had no choice but to agree in a hurry......

And Cheng Kezhong, the servant of the Criminal Department, was angry when he learned about it, and he even looked for Xiao Yihong to theorize. The two argued for a long time, and Xiao Yihong took out the confession, said a lot of high-sounding truths, and finally persuaded Lord Cheng to calm his anger with a pleasant face. Cheng Kezhong looked at the confession drawn by Yao Zibei, and he could only say nothing. He ran to the cell to look for Zhao Xiaogang's "corpse", but listened to the report of the jailer in custody that the "corpse" had been transported back by Zhao's family.

The Chengke Center knew that there must be something strange in this, but there was no evidence, seeing that Yao Zibei had confessed, and Zhao Xiaogang had "disappeared", although he was suspicious and angry in his heart, he was helpless.

......

The so-called murderer Yao Zibei was put in a special cell for death row inmates. She was paralyzed on the ground, her hands and feet were bleeding, her body was in pain, her heart was like ashes, and she was already bent on dying.

But several jailers in the cell still refused to let her go.

That night, after the two jailers had eaten and drunk, they tried to find something to do with it. They saw Yao Zibei lying on death row, although he was covered in scars, he still looked like a full figure. That goose egg face, although it was red, swollen and injured, was still so pretty and good-looking. The two of them suddenly felt a spring in their hearts, opened the cell door and rushed in.

"What are you ......doing! You let go of me!" At this time, Yao Zibei, although she had struggled with all her might, she didn't even have the strength to scream.

"Little lady, you are all dying, so don't waste such a good body......"

The two jailers laughed wildly while pulling Yao Zibei's clothes indiscriminately...... Full Book - Free Full Book Reading Network