I run a newspaper in ancient times

Marquis of Jinxi happened to collide with Zuoxiang and Marquis of Wuning, and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Rivers of the same feather."

The voice was a bit loud and merciless, making Zuo Xiang and Marquis Wu Ning's eyes narrow immediately.

But this was not enough, Jin Xihou looked up at the sky again: "I just watched, whether someone can cover the sky with one hand, is there any justice in this world? If someone is exonerated, a lightning strike will be sent down On the heads of these old thieves!"

"Marquis of Jinxi, this is the court, and the emphasis is on evidence, not just talking. The reason is that you have not passed the pain of bereavement, and I don't care about you. Otherwise, you will be punished for slander!" Yuan Meiqing said.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the sarcasm on Jin Xihou's face intensified: "Are you just jumping around and trembling in your heart? Don't worry, get familiar with this place well, everyone will go there once."

Yuan Meiqing's face was gloomy, and Wu Ninghou smiled: "Jin Xihou, don't bite anyone with you, it's not a dog."

"Who are you scolding? Everyone here is not as realistic as you when it comes to animals. It was not you who bit back at the beginning, but now you are begging for mercy at the old master?"

The Marquis of Jinxi lost his son, so he was not afraid of anything, scolding anyone who caught him.

In the early days, Marquis Wu Ning was the prime minister of the left, but after his daughter became a queen, she took control of the imperial army and had the military power in her hands.

Now that the imperial army is gone, Fan Zhiyuan, who has an army of 30, has also fallen to Li Li. He has lost his greatest support, and he follows the left minister like a lackey as before.

Marquis Jin Xi's words were like poking Marquis Wu Ning's sore spots hard, causing the latter's entire face to change, with those dangerous eyes wishing to stab the old man to death with a sword on the spot.

However, Prime Minister Zuo raised his hand and stopped him, saying: "Hey, since everyone is here, don't block the door and let the common people see a joke, so let's all go in."

As he spoke, he walked into the hall first, with a look of indifference. Naturally, no matter how angry Wu Ninghou and others were in their hearts, they could only follow in.

Jin Xihou looked at Prime Minister Zuo's pretentiousness, and gave a direct pooh.

In the hall, Song Guogong and Zuodu Yushi sat behind the case in the middle, Li Li sat next to Song Guogong, Fan Zhiyuan stood behind, and behind them were Jin Xihou and others.

On the side of Zuodu Yushi are Zuoxiang, Wuninghou, Libu Shangshu and Hubu Shangshu.

On the opposite side, Zuo Xiang, Wu Ninghou and others saw Li Li and raised their hands symbolically as a salute.

Before the court session, Prime Minister Zuo couldn't help laughing and said: "Seeing the radiance of the prince today, it can be seen that he had a good rest last night."

Li Li also returned the gift in a perfunctory way: "Tofu, but looking at Prime Minister Zuo, he doesn't seem to be in good spirits, with big dark circles under his eyes, Prime Minister, it's not my king who said, you have to pay attention to maintenance!"

Zuodu Yushi had just experienced this kind of straightforwardness, and he couldn't help gaining a new understanding of Li Li's arrogance.

However, Zuo Xiang's self-cultivation is obviously much better than that of the censor, and he laughed nonchalantly: "Haha, I'm no better than you young people, with a quick mind and quick and precise strikes. I can't take it anymore, after today's event, I have to take a leave of absence from the emperor and have a good rest for two days."

Li Li slowly opened the fan, covered half of his face, and said slowly, "This... I'm afraid that Xiangye won't be in the mood to go on vacation, so I suggest you cherish the moment."

"Young man, it's better to be humble." Zuo Xiang still smiled, but his eyes were a little cold.

Li Li clicked his tongue, and said in a cold voice: "To be too modest is hypocrisy, Mr. Xiang, your morals are pious, and this king can't learn it."

Prime Minister Zuo smiled coldly: "I think the prince is very good at learning, and he is as good as blue. Don't forget, the white banner of the Minister's Mansion is still hanging."

Li Li rolled his eyes at him directly: "I don't care about people who commit suicide in fear of crime?" After he finished speaking, he turned to the two presiding judges in the hall, as if he couldn't wait and said with confidence, "Is it time for the trial?"

"Crack!" With a slap of the gavel, Song Guogong said, "Today, regarding the prisoner exchange case of the Ministry of Punishment, we will follow the emperor's order, and the second division will interrogate. All observers must not disturb the court. Come, bring the suspect!"

Gao Chi opened the letter with trembling hands. What he entered was the familiar and beautiful font, but there were some spots between the pen and paper, which shows how much grief his wife felt when writing these four lines of verse.

Two more lines were added after the four lines of love, telling him that his son and daughter are all well and that they will never forget their father in the future, so he should take it as a warning and be an upright person.

"Okay, that's good, there's nothing better..." Gao Chi's heart was twisted like a knife, and he couldn't help crying like rain. He held the letter tightly in his palm, feeling overwhelmed with pain, but with a tinge of relief and hope.

Since he took his father as a warning, he should set an example here at the end.

In the courtroom, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, headed by Xiong Ling, knelt at the bottom of the hall, Gao Chi followed him, and the Liang family and his son knelt on the other side.

Under the gavel tree, Song Guogong said coldly: "At the hall, Liang Yanyun, the son of Liang Fang, murdered a scholar of the same class with arsenic three years ago, causing Zhao Rufei, the son of the Marquis of Jinxi, to drink poisoned tea and die. Liang Yanyun was convicted of murder and sentenced to autumn Zhan, do you have any objections to this case, and does Liang Yanyun have anything to say?"

Liang Yanyun flinched and bowed his head in silence.

At that time, there were all witnesses and material evidence, the arguments were indisputable, and the files were clear, so no one objected.

"Then why do you still live in this world, how do you change prisoners, how do you replace them, and who is helping you secretly, tell us the truth!"

The father and son were like frightened birds, and after being so frightened last night, they asked questions and answered nothing.

When he knew that it was not the sour scholar who died, but the son of Marquis of Jinxi, Liang Yanyun realized that he had caused a catastrophe.

He is the only child in the family, and his parents and grandmother have been pampering him since he grew up. When something happened, he was not satisfied, so he told Liang Fang, which frightened Liang Fang.

Criticism and beatings were of no avail, Liang Fang was just a merchant and had nothing to do, so he finally confessed to his cousin Liang Duan and asked to save his son's life.

Liang Duan could not have come to this day without Liang Fang's support. He had just been appreciated by Yuan Meiqing and boarded Prime Minister Zuo's boat. When he was in need of a lot of money, Liang Fang was a big businessman who was not short of money, so he thought of such a prisoner exchange idea.

As long as Liang Yanyun is alive, who will find out if he doesn't return to Beijing?

Before Liang Duan was transferred to the Ministry of Officials, he worked as a servant under Yu Zicheng in the Ministry of Rites. Yu Zicheng has a son like Yu Shihong who is a bad son, and he can run rampant in the capital, which is inseparable from Xiong Ling's friendship.Through negotiation between the two parties, they introduced Liang Fang to Xiong Ling, who gave up most of his net worth and replaced him with a death row prisoner. On the day of execution, Liang Yanyun was sent out of the capital.

Liang Fang honestly replied that Yu Zicheng and his son were dead at this moment, but Liang Duan and Xiong Ling retorted sharply in unison: "You are talking nonsense! My lord, this is a false accusation!"

Liang Duan said: "I have already rejected this matter with righteous words. Since Yan Yun committed such a murderous crime, one life for one life, there is absolutely no other way. It is you who are unwilling to give up and have a relationship with the Ministry of Criminal Justice through Yu Zicheng. I think Yan Yun I'm dead, I didn't expect to be alive."

Liang Duan continued to look at the hall, and said righteously: "My lords, the words of the officials are true, and I really don't know about this matter. Although Yan Yun is my nephew, I never thought of exonerating him."

Xiong Ling also said: "I don't know who Liang Yanyun is, let alone changing prisoners for him. A mere scholar killed the only son of the Marquis of Jinxi. How could I be so stupid and dig my own grave?"

Before Song Guogong could speak, Zuodu Yushi nodded his head: "Indeed, Liang Fang, if you try to bite others, you have to produce evidence."

This is a private transaction, no written evidence will be left anywhere, both Liang Duan and Xiong Ling know this, so they are confident.

However, Liang Fang is a businessman after all, and he has more eyes, he said: "My lord, I have."

what?

Zuodu Yushi directly threatened: "Don't you just talk about it? Providing perjury is a felony!"

Suddenly there was a snort from the side, and Li Li fanned her fan and said: "There are still people who do not want evidence from prisoners these days. I have seen crooked buttocks, but I have never seen such crooked ones. How did you get promoted? The Ministry of Officials Are you all blind?"

Zuodu Censor usually didn't have much opportunity to show off, but now that he was given the important task of Zuoxiang, he wished to show his value immediately. Being ridiculed by Li Li, his face turned red immediately.

It's a pity that Li Li is the prince. In terms of status, he is the tallest. If he taunts you casually, he can't reply.

After all, the eyes here know what he is here for.

Even if you can't even stare, Fan Zhiyuan behind Li Li doesn't speak, but his eyes are horrifying, and he has the momentum to draw a knife to kill you if you don't agree with him.

In the end, he groaned, trying to save a little face: "Please don't disturb the court."

However, Song Guogong didn't give him any face at all, and cast a cold glance: "Master Fang, can I take this position for you?"

The joint trial of the second division also has a distinction between primary and secondary, and Song Guogong, Minister of Dali Temple, is obviously the presiding judge.

"Haha, Song Guogong, there is a dog sitting next to you, so it's hard for you." Jin Xihou was even more merciless, and sneered directly, "Who suggested that the second division, let this kind of dog handle the case, is it because you want to laugh? Kill the suspect once and for all?"

When the Marquis of Jinxi said this, several lords beside him laughed out loud, and they also said sarcastic remarks together: "This method is good, the soldiers will not be bloody, and it is not a violation of the national law."

Zuodu Yushi just slipped his tongue because he was too anxious, but he didn't expect to be caught making fun of him, and his face was ugly.

Those on his side, headed by the left minister, turned their faces away and didn't even look at them. They were so stupid that they were hopelessly stupid. I don't know why it was this person's turn to be in charge of the Inspectorate.

In the end, it was Song Guogong who gave the steps. Under the gavel, he said solemnly: "Everyone be quiet! Liang Fang, since you have evidence, tell me quickly."

Liang Fang said: "If you want to talk about evidence, there is only silver. In order to redeem my son's life, the villain went to Jinghe Bank to withdraw money, a total of 50 taels, 40 vain silver, and [-] silver bills. There is the imprint and stub of the bank, the rest are land deeds and shops, and the default dividends of the villain's property. The silver is a batch of new silver, and the villain specially asks them to put a special stamp. No one else will be the same. You can ask When I asked the head of the bank, the time when the villain asked for this batch of money was not long after the prisoner was changed. But it has only been three years, so it should not be spent yet."

Since he and his son couldn't survive, Liang Fang at this moment, no matter whether he found out with conscience or held the idea that one is the other, he said everything like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

Hearing this, the expressions of Liang Duan and Xiong Ling changed at the same time, revealing shock, their composure disappeared.

Song Guogong immediately said: "Come here, go and check."

Liang Duan stared at Liang Fang with staring eyes, his heart was cold, and he couldn't help sweating on his forehead, and finally squeezed out words from his teeth: "You...well, I'm your cousin, you've been plotting against me like this ?”

Liang Fang smiled coldly and didn't answer.

After the incident, this cousin spared no effort to distance himself from him, and even joined forces with outsiders to assassinate him, he remembered it all.

How could it be that he was the one who set up a bridge back then and asked for such a large sum of money, but now he wants to turn around and deny it, there is no way!

If he didn't believe that Liang Duan had used all of this money to bribe him, he must have left a lot behind.

Sure enough...Looking at Liang Duan's suddenly pale face, Liang Fang couldn't help feeling relieved, as if he was not so afraid of death anymore.

Seeing the expressions of these two people, Yuan Meiqing's heart clicked. As expected, he was right. He shouldn't have left the Liang family father and son behind and let them talk nonsense.

Now it has been verified that Liang Fang has indeed kept a hand!

He couldn't help looking to Prime Minister Left, Liang Duan obviously couldn't keep it, so what about Xiong Ling?

Zuo Xiang's eyes were heavy, and he signaled him not to be impatient.

After all, Liang Duan had not experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom, and he saw money in his eyes, but he didn't think of anything else.

However, Xiongling is different.

How many years has he been sitting in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, he has followed the left prime minister through many storms, and he has endured countless bribes, and he is still standing today, where is he not full of eyes?

He must have processed this kind of silver.

So after being surprised, there was no more expression on his face, unlike Liang Duan's teetering, wishing he could eat his cousin raw, and let people watch a good show of dog biting dog.

This attitude of his made the left ministers and fellow party members who knew him very well settled down.

As long as he is picked out and Gao Chi comes out to take the blame at the right time, Xiong Ling will still sit back and relax. At most, he will be guilty of ignorance of people and lax discipline.

Prime Minister Zuo symbolically proposed to keep his salary and keep his salary, and retain his position as Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment. When the next case in Yunzhou comes, Yuan Meiqing doesn't need to be afraid.

The trial process is boring and lengthy, because there will be various testimonies and evidence to be verified.

Seeing the changes in everyone's expressions, Li Li bent his eyes slightly, and then yawned.

He tends to get sleepy in the afternoon, so he usually chooses to take a nap at this point.

Xiao Fei quietly brought in a cup of tea, and graciously handed it to Li Li, who gave him an approving look, revealing the words "Only the Way" in his eyes.

Xiaofei couldn't take credit for it, he winked at his general, and backed away again.

Li Li held the tea happily, feeling that the drowsiness had disappeared, he drank a couple of sips, handed the teacup back reservedly, and took it with his callused big hand.

Li Li said: "I want to drink later."

"Ah."