Sheng Shi Merciful Light

Because the letter was indeed a forgery, King Qi was naturally angry, jumped up with vigorous movements that did not match his obese figure, rushed to Mu Ci in three or two steps, pointed at his nose and scolded: "Huangkou boy, today you wronged me Son, you have insulted my Prince Qi's mansion with your power, you have deceived others too much, this king must seek justice..."

Before Mou Yu moved, the stern King Han Shan stood up to block Mu Ci.

King Qinghe also stood up, only he was of the same seniority as King Qi, and had high prestige, so he hurriedly stopped him: "Old brother...Old brother calm down, don't get angry and ruin your body."

"Heaven's law is clear, retribution is not good... Mu Ci, you..." King Qi was still yelling.

King Qinghe was afraid of becoming stiff, and King Chu was not easy to get along with even though he was young, so he quickly interrupted: "Hey, calm down, Ah Qian is innocent, brother, we understand that you are angry. It's just that Ah Ci didn't bully others. He pointed out several suspicious points. If not, you have no reason to try to convict Ah Qian of assassinating the vassal king with your eyes closed."

Because Mu Ci has a fief, so he is only called the vassal king.

Everyone nods, isn't it?

Even if Mu Ci sent people to participate in the siege, he had crossed the Ming Road, asked for the order, and asked the Sanfa Division to stand in front of him.Moreover, he found doubtful points and pointed out that he also invited experts to identify the handwriting, and he did not insist on killing Mu Heng.

The King of Chu can be called right and wrong, open and aboveboard.Everyone asked themselves that it was difficult to be as impartial and selfless as him, and they admired the King of Chu even more.

The king of Qi saw that everyone was falling for the king of Chu, and the king of Chu acted impeccably, so that no one could find a single fault. He made a series of accusations in full view, and he seemed to have no position... It was obvious that he was wronged by himself, but he repeatedly scolded You can't scold at all... King Qi choked and rolled his eyes.

Meng Zhi, the representative of the Yushitai in the Three Jurisdictions, said: "Since the king of Pengcheng County is not suspected, he can be released. Don't wrong the good man!"

Mu Ci didn't speak, but Feng Luo smiled gently, waved his hands and said, "No way! Although the letter was not written by the suspect, the identification of the witness is still valid. The case has not yet been finalized, and the suspect is not yet cleared of suspicion. Furthermore Having said that, it was the Loyalty Society that carried out the assassination, and the Loyalty Society was secretly manipulated by the Qi Palace. This is hard evidence. The signifiers made the Loyalty Society masters come out to take such a risk to assassinate a vassal... Who gave them the confidence ? Who gave them weapons? Come to think of it, the king of Pengcheng...even... can't get away from it."

While talking, he also looked at King Qi.

"You..." King Qi was about to die of anger, almost had a cerebral hemorrhage, and asked Mu Ci angrily, "What do you want?"

Mu Ci calmly said: "Don't ask me, the trial has its own rules." After finishing speaking, she glanced at Meng Zhi lightly, although not sharply, but the calm and indifferent gaze revealed absolute contempt.

Mu Ci's plainness is not a lofty indifference, but a kind of arrogance exuded from the bottom of his bones, as if standing at a height beyond all living beings, looking down like a god's mansion, no need to fight, no need to get angry, indifferent It has a huge power...

What's more, Shangmu Ci is unparalleled in wisdom, moderate in behavior, calm and steady, fair and ruthless.

Even Mu Ci's delicate and beautiful face, young and weak, does not make people feel bullied, but only shows a hundred thousand points of holiness and dignity, and she is peerless, making people feel dissatisfied and disrespected.

Meng Zhi was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak indiscriminately, he knew that if King Chu made a note of it, it would be bad.

Lu Bingchen was also stunned, subconsciously looked at Fang Shanwu, saw that Fang Shanwu was insignificant and shook his head lightly, and said: "Whether the suspect is innocent or not is still pending trial, and he cannot be released easily. The trial will start after more witnesses and evidence are collected."

Since the Loyalty Society and Prince Qi’s Mansion are inextricably linked, King Qi couldn’t forcefully take people away, so as not to be considered a guilty conscience, so he threatened a few words and asked Mu Heng to be treated kindly, not to allow lynching and torture, so he flicked his sleeves gone.

Le Shou and Feng Luo escorted Mu Ci back, Mou Yu stayed two steps behind, Fang Shanwu and Lu Bingchen said hard, and said: "I suddenly remembered something, it just so happened that some time ago, one of my subordinates rescued a man who was good at If you imitate the person who wrote it, why not send him to ask, maybe you can get some clues."

Fang and Lu looked at each other, thinking: What a coincidence, it must be Ye Xingwei.Those who can be an official in the capital are all human spirits, and the two of them made such a clever expression on their faces that they readily agreed.

……

It was a coincidence to save people. The person who was good at imitating handwriting was sensitive because of his skills. He had been the key monitoring object of the night guards instructed by Emperor Tianshou before. Coincidentally, the person who was almost silenced was the person who imitated this letter.

Asking, of course, asked some interesting things.

On the second day of the court hearing, Emperor Deguang didn't have time to come, saying that the little princess was not well.Emperor Deguang couldn't get away, and felt uncomfortable, so he only asked Li Hai to supervise the trial on his behalf.Li Hai didn't dare to take the main seat, but stood beside the main seat.

The person who is good at imitating handwriting testified and identified the person who entrusted him to imitate. A vine led out countless melons. Got it under control.Because many of them attempted to silence them, they naturally felt resentment in their hearts when they were almost killed. There was no need for the mastermind to hide it, so the real mastermind was quickly found out.

It wasn't King Qi's fifth son Mu Heng sent, but King Qi's eldest son Mu Heng Guo.

Mu Hengguo was quickly arrested and brought to justice. Facing the solid witness testimony and evidence, Mu Hengguo couldn't resist, and he could be convicted if he didn't.

King Qi was so angry that he couldn't speak, he had to take all precautions, and family thieves were hard to guard against. It turned out that it was Mu Hengguo who brought trouble on the family and tried to frame his brother.

With such an unfilial son, King Qi is very angry...

Facing the evidence, the leader of the Zhongyi Society couldn't bear it and told the truth.

Mu Hengguo had the motive to assassinate the King of Chu.

As the eldest son of a concubine, Gao married the granddaughter of Lin Youde, a veteran of the three dynasties (a prime minister whom Emperor Tianshou relied heavily on).It is not easy for a concubine to marry a first-law wife, and because of his instigation, two uncles embezzled money from Mohe workers. One was exiled after being investigated, and the other died directly in the breach of the flood and the collapsed embankment because of Muci's suggestion to send troops to suppress the chief official. superior.

The most promising of the Lin family are these two grandchildren, now it's all over, no matter what Kenyi, he always wants the pro daughter to make peace with Mu Heng.

Mu Heng was full of sorrow, and when he was drunk, he would confide in the leader of the Loyalty Society.The head of the family was envious of the wealth of the Chu Palace because of the return of the Chu Palace's property back to the palace, but he once proposed to Mu Heng to rob the Chu King, but was rejected.

As the saying goes, "people die for money, birds die for food", the head of the Loyalty Association has never given up on it - what is the internal treasury?That's the total revenue of the national treasury for several years, how much money is there! !

The head of the family and Mu Hengguo conspired together and planned this assassination.They believed that the king of Chu was young, he had not gained a firm foothold just out of the palace, and he could be bullied; he didn't make friends with anyone, and he did many things to offend others, so no one would help him.Prince Ding's mansion is in decline, and he is in a lot of trouble, so he won't help him.

The two felt that if they took the life of the King of Chu, they would applaud, and most people would take advantage of the opportunity to step on it, and no one would seriously pursue it.It is the new emperor, who will definitely pursue them with his mouth, and maybe he will praise them in his heart, and will not vigorously punish them.

In this way, they can take advantage of the chaotic situation, when the trees fall and the monkeys scatter, break into the Chu Palace that has not yet been built, and rob property.

……

The two also thought of a way out, and found someone to forge a letter. When the court came to investigate the case, they pushed the blame to Mu Heng and asked him to bear the crime. An explanation.

In this way, kill three birds with one stone.

Mu Hengguo avenged his revenge, gained a fortune, and besides his only son-in-law, with King Qi's love for him, the title of title would surely fall on him.

Simply a winner in life.

Therefore, Mu Hengguo provided weapons, and Zhongyi sent out elite personnel. Taking advantage of familiarity with the terrain, he inquired about Mu Ci's action route. Taking advantage of Mou Yu's absence, he felt that the time and place were favorable, so he launched an assassination.

……

At this point, the truth is revealed.

There was no trace of emotion on Mu Ci's face, and she watched the confession master and Mu Heng calmly...

Anyone who lies or conceals things cannot escape Mu Ci's eyes.Mu Ci's spiritual power is the best lie detector, so she naturally knew the account of the head, and did not lie to conceal it.

But Mu Hengguo hid many things and refused to talk about them. For example, the standard military weapons used for assassination are prohibited from being exported. As a concubine of the royal family with little real power, no matter how much he is favored, it is impossible to get so many. .

Who provided him with the weapons?

Regardless of Mu Heng's exaggeration, he probably knew that he would not end well, hated him so much, and wanted to let the collaborators who were at large get away with it to avenge him in the future.

But Mu Ci is not ignorant of the world, this matter will come to an end once Mu Heng is caught.It will not be easy to pursue further.

He also has too many enemies, some of which are due to his ruthlessness and ruthlessness; more of them are the legacy of the late Emperor Tianshou, which cannot be completely cleared up in a day and a half.

Mu Ci is full of patience and is the most calm.Moreover, the days without enemies are very lonely.

……

Fang Shanwu and Lu Bingchen agreed that Meng Zhi's protest was invalid, so Mu Hengguo was sentenced to death.

As for implicating the nine clans, because King Qi and the royal family are of the same lineage, it is not easy to implicate, and there is a precedent for King Shou's rebellion, so he does not implicate innocent people at will.King Qi really didn't know, he knew that he would not allow the eldest son to be stupid, so he only convicted King Qi as an adulterer, fined his salary and demoted his rank, and became a first-rank prince from super rank.

Mu Heng saw that his father was not hurt, so he cried and said: "Father, my son doesn't want to die, my son is just confused..."

Prince Qi was moved, and wanted to find a way to exonerate his son, at least not condemn him to death, or exile.Mou Yu sneered, took the transcript of Xingwei's secret file many years ago, and showed it to King Qi.

King Qi saw it, and pointed at the eldest son with trembling fingers: "Second...old three...did you kill him?"

Mu Hengguo naturally refused to admit it.

Mou Yu said: "Your eldest son of the concubine is not secretive. There are still a few witnesses for the accident of the two elder sons. Would you like me to find out for you?"

King Qi's eyes fluttered for a while. The old prince was very alert. He immediately thought that what Mou Yu had done must have been instructed by the heavenly emperor. He knew that his eldest son had killed his two sons. He not only didn't tell him, but helped hide the witnesses. Emperor Tianshou didn't completely trust him, and he didn't even have much kindness...

King Qi was dripping with cold sweat instantly, wondering if the dead Emperor Tianshou stayed and brought him to be punished later, he was trembling and dared not make any more changes.

Moreover, the eldest son of the concubine really deserved to die, so the king of Qi stopped interceding and let the three justices submit the final judgment to the court.

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Emperor Deguang was sad and angry because of the death of the little princess, and had nowhere to vent his anger, so he only changed the execution of the death penalty and ordered it to be "cut by a thousand swords", and the others maintained the original sentence, and did not wantonly implicate him.

King Qi heard that he had no strength to defend himself, so he only cried twice in the mansion, and had to kneel down towards the palace to kowtow for his grace.

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Mu Hengqian was very frightened these two days. Although he was freed from the crime, he felt even more sad-betrayal from a close relative is more lethal than anyone else.At this moment, he was a little disheartened. Seeing that his father was still crying over Mu Heng, thinking about his second brother who died of illness, and the third brother who died tragically, it turned out that his brother... had a bad death, and he just felt sad.

A big man covered his face, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to the king: "My son is not filial, please ask Rong'er to shave his head..."

This home has not been a paradise since I was a child.

King Qi saw that his only son-in-law was like this, and seeing that the palace was already in decline, he couldn't raise his breath, and fainted as soon as his eyes darkened...

Another chaos!

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Mu Ci indifferently watched the news of Qi Wangfu's real ethics drama, and commented lightly: "The disunity between the concubine and the concubine is the source of disaster." Three wives and four concubines are the beginning of disputes.

Because Mu Ci is a gold-lettered signboard for maintaining the system of the eldest son, and even resigned from the throne, when he said this, he was so confident that no one could refute it.

Moreover, the truth is indeed like this, it is not a good thing for a concubine to have a big heart.

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Seeing that the dust had settled, Mu Ci asked Mou Yu, "I suggest increasing the compensation for the victims. What does the court say?"

Compensation for the victims is the right thing to do. Fang Shanwu has already listed them according to the Daxing law and submitted the relevant judgments.But Mu Ci was not satisfied with the amount in the verdict, so he proposed to increase it.

Mou Yu shook his head: "The decision cannot be made, because the amount you requested is too large."

Unmoved, Mu Ci asked Mou Yu to recruit Fang Shanwu.

Fang Shanwu naturally met the King of Chu soon.

Mu Ci never exchanged pleasantries, and went straight to the point: "The quota set in the law was set 60 years ago. Now that the living standard has improved too much, it should have been changed long ago."

Fang Shanwu is an expert in criminal law, and nodded upon hearing the words: "Your Highness is absolutely right, but...the amount you set is too high."

"Is it high? Human life is priceless. I have read the information on the victims. One of them was a son who went to Beijing to prepare for Enke. In the future, he may be a wise prime minister, or he may become a world-shattering Confucianist, but suddenly a catastrophe happened, and he was killed." All hope is killed before it even begins... This is not only a disaster for the victim himself, but also a tragedy for his family, but also a loss for the entire country. Even if the victims are all penniless, who knows whether they will be able to give birth to good offspring , will be praised forever in the future? It's a pity...all of them have been strangled now."

This is the first time Fang Shanwu has heard of this theory. It is like killing a priceless chicken. In the future, this chicken may give birth to golden eggs. Exhaustion is also... It is true that one cannot insist on others, or that the descendants will not be able to produce golden eggs.

But this kind of theory is damn right, even if Fang Shanwu is eloquent, he can't find words to refute it.

Human life is indeed priceless.

Mu Ci said again: "Killing innocent people requires paying for their lives, but it is necessary to pay enough money. One is to let the old father and the children of the family survive, and not let the family suffer the pain of losing their loved ones, and because of this, they must also fall into financial difficulties. Furthermore, The high compensation is also a warning to future generations. If you only pay such a small amount of money, it will be painless and not conducive to learning from past mistakes and avoiding future ones."

Fang Shanwu had to admit that the rumors that the King of Chu had an extremely powerful persuasion ability were indeed true.However, he is more aware that this persuasive ability is based on axiom and justice, which is irrefutable.

Fang Shanwu asked, "What do you think, Your Highness?"

"The compensation benchmark I set is not nonsense. It is based on the total annual income of the region. Then, if you kill a 30-year-old person, you will be compensated for the remaining 70 years, seventy times." Mu Ci-neng Knowing that the total annual income of Tianjing City was not calculated by ad hoc investigation, but that he tossed Lu Dingguo, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the palace, and forced him to calculate all kinds of national data.

Fang Shanwu was stunned and had doubts: "It seems..." He thought that the king of Chu didn't like vague words, so he affirmed: "The fixed amount is also high."

"Indeed, this is only the compensation for the wrongful murderer, but for the intentional killing of innocent people, it will be multiplied five to ten times on this basis. If the compensation cannot be paid by itself, the family will bear it! If the family does not pay, the household registration Take it where you are!"

The Daxing Dynasty was still under the patriarchal system, which was based on the family and the village as a whole. If there were murderers in the family, it was due to the family's poor education and supervision, and of course they had to bear the responsibility.

As for the locality, it is because the criminals cannot pay compensation, and the family members of the victims cannot be left alone, so they can only be borne by the local finances in the spirit of humanity.It is also beneficial to do so, that is, in order not to pay for bankruptcy, all localities will also strengthen education and supervision, and the probability of murderers will be reduced accordingly.

Fang Shanwu instantly understood the intention of the king of Chu to set high compensation, but it was far-sighted and far-sighted, beyond the reach of an ordinary person like him.

Fang Shanwu stood up, bowed and said: "Your Highness loves the world, it is the blessing of our people and our country."

Mu Ci's state of mind is clear, not for anger, nor for praise, her eyes are calm, her voice is neither high nor low, but it is sonorous and powerful, and it is deafening: "I want everyone to know that the cost of crime will be prohibitively high; I want to make all the villains fearful and afraid of the consequences of killing people. From now on, I will be lucky that any villain who is inhumane and dares to harm innocent people at will will make him pay a hundred times and a thousand times the price!"

This sentence, through the real-time report of the case, spread throughout the north and south of the river.The people all praised the King of Chu, which further increased Mu Ci's reputation among the people.