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Chapter 62 Retrial

On December 14th, it is advisable: litigation, climbing high, and rushing to the ground; taboo: traveling far away and marrying. On this day, there was no bitter north wind, and the sun shining brightly in Beijing, and Tang Feng walked into the main hall of Dali Temple again.

Today's Dali Temple main hall was quite different from the first time Tang Feng came here, because in addition to Hui Shiyang, the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate, also sent people to try the case. At the same time, the supervisor of the East Factory, the eunuch of the supervisor of the department, Wei Zhongxian, and the commander of the Beizhen Fushi of the Jinyiwei, Tian Ergeng, also tried the trial. This was not only an ordinary case, but also a head-on confrontation between the two major forces in the North Korea and China.

"Bang!" After the excavator took a photo, Hui Shiyang asked the identities of the people below as usual, and then he said, "Tang Feng, I said before, if you don't have more favorable evidence, it's probably not convincing. The criminals all said that the reason why they confessed to guilt and convicted Wang Dedao was the commander, was because you used a great punishment in the lobby, so they could not bear it. This was clearly a slander, and I couldn't believe what you said. Do you have any other evidence?"

Tang Feng stood up from his stool and bowed to Hui Shiyang in front of him, saying, "The lower officials did not punish them. The injuries on their bodies were also caused by the arrest of them. Everyone in the county government office and all the She County people who listened to Shenghe outside the yamen that day could be proved." Speaking of this, Tang Feng sighed with a pity: "But because She County is too far from the capital, they were unable to arrive in time for a while, so the lower officials were indeed unable to find other evidence that could refute these people."

"There is no credibility. Since you have no other witnesses and evidence, how can I believe you?" At this point, Hui Shiyang looked at the two jury officials beside him and said, "Two sirs, in your opinion, should these people from the Wang family be convicted in this case?"

The two looked at the Wang family members who were kneeling below, thought for a while before saying, "It seems that there is still some unknown point in this case. We must not settle the case in such a hurry. I wonder what Eunuch Wei and Lord Tian think about it?" They obviously did not want to offend either side, so they immediately threw the problem to Wei Zhongxian and the others.

Wei Zhongxian seemed not angry because of this, but said lightly: "We are here just to see if the trial of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice is fair. As long as you follow the rules, our family will not have any objections. So you don't have to ask our opinions." As he said that, he still leisurely picked up the tea bowl at hand and took a sip of fragrant tea.

"Since that's the case, let's wait a few more days before talking about it." Although Hui Shiyang didn't know what the other party was thinking, he still felt that it would be more beneficial to delay the trial now.

But before he finished speaking, Tang Feng heard him say, "Wait, Lord Hui, you seem to have forgotten a case. It is true that this Wang family is injured. Although it is not certain whether Wang Dedao is the mastermind, their crimes should be sentenced in court, right?"

"This... I have not even decided who is the main culprit in this case. How can we cut these people off? They are witnesses in this case!" Hui Shiyang did not expect that Tang Feng suddenly ignored Wang Dedao and turned to Wang Li and others, and his reaction was a little slow.

"The testimony of these people is useless now. What we need to look at is the testimony of people from She County. What should we do if we keep them in prison and bring them to court?" Wei Zhongxian also said lightly, "Mr. Tang has never said that he wants you to accuse Wang Dedao and the others. Do you want to be favored by Hui Shaoqing?"

The pressure came to Hui Shiyang. When he looked at his side and wanted the other two to say something for him, he found that these two had no intention of speaking. Although these two had been instructed by **xing and others, they only knew to keep Wang Dedao and others. As for Wang Li, they were not within their considerations. Moreover, they did not have to offend Wei Zhongxian for such people. Knowing their position, Hui Shiyang cursed in his heart, but at the same time was helpless. After hesitating for a while, he said: "Since that's the case, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, these people committed no light on killing people and robbing people. Should they be punished by Qiu Jue. What do the adults think?"

Naturally, the others would not have any objections, so Wang Li and others were designated for execution after next autumn. When they were taken down, Tang Feng saw resentment in their eyes. Indeed, they had wanted to rescue Wang Dedao and others and rescue themselves, but they did not expect that the current situation was still dead, which made them feel desperate. But they still had a sense of luck now, so they did not immediately turn their confessions.

Wang Dedao also guessed Tang Feng's intention when he saw this, but he was not panicked, because he firmly believed that with his uncle's ability, these people would no longer correct him. Moreover, in the past few days, he also received words from Wang Wenyan, telling him that the people of She County are now controlled by them and the county magistrate who served as Tang Feng again, and they would not be able to come to the capital to prove it, so there is no possibility of losing this case.

Seeing Wang Dedao's confident smile, Tang Feng's mouth curled slightly. Of course, he also knew that it was difficult for the people there to fight against the Wang family as usual after he left She County. The people of the Central Plains have always been used to being submissive, and this is not something he can change. But he had already thought of a countermeasure with Wei Zhongxian and others, and this was just the first step.

When Hui Shiyang saw that the person was taken down, he wanted to announce his withdrawal after a few words. However, Tang Feng spoke again: "Sir, it seems that there is another case that has not been sentenced."

During this period, they all turned their attention to Wang Li and Wang Dedao's case, but they forgot that there was another case in which Wang Dehao broke into the yamen. At this time, he was shocked when he heard Tang Feng say it, but then he recovered and said, "I have also asked about this case that they are just protesting outside the yamen..."

He had expected that he would refuse like this, Tang Feng felt very despised, but he still said calmly: "Sir, this is a bad thing. They broke the county government gate and almost injured the officials. This is a good move. Don't you plan to ask about it? Moreover, there are no scars for torture on them."

Hui Shiyang or **xing and others did not pay much attention to Wang Dehao's invasion of the yamen because they did not believe that Tang Feng would bring up the case and even those who reported to the prefect were mainly murder cases. To be small, this case was small, and to be large, it was a rebellion and was to kill the nine clans. They did not believe that a small county magistrate dared to touch this case.

But Tang Feng raised it in court without any hesitation, and bluntly refuted Hui Shiyang's refutation, which made his heart start to beating, and his face turned gloomy. After a while, he asked, "Why should you condemn them according to your wishes?" His tone was so stern.

"If the magistrate of Tang County did not lie in this case, it would be a big case." Wei Zhongxian spoke at this time, "These people dared to break into the yamen and cause trouble without being ruthless. This is a sign of rebellion. This is not the only three officials who can convict them."

The fear in his heart became even more intense. Hui Shiyang finally understood the intention of Wei Zhongxian and the others to come to court today. They had no intention of bringing out the case of Wang Dedao and others to talk about it today. Their target was the major case of Wang Dehao breaking into the yamen. They were not as simple as killing a Wang Dedao, they wanted to completely eradicate the Wang family!

Before Hui Shiyang could speak, Wei Zhongxian had already continued to speak in his sharp voice: "Since this case is related to rebellion and rebellion, the three departments cannot investigate the case. In our opinion, these people should be sent to the imperial prison of the Jinyiwei, and the Jinyiwei, who specializes in investigating the major rebellion cases, will be concluded by the Jinyiwei, who is specializing in investigating the major rebellion cases. I wonder what the three masters are thinking?"

The hall immediately calmed down, and everyone's eyes fell on Hui Shiyang. After all, he was the presiding judge of this case. If he insisted, at least Wei Zhongxian would not be able to take the person away now. But he also knew one thing, that is, if he did this, once things failed, he would not be able to escape. At this time, a fierce battle had begun in his mind, and he didn't know how to make a decision for a while.

Tang Feng looked at Hui Shiyang above and felt a little conflicted. He has now become a chess piece used by the eunuch party led by Wei Zhongxian to deal with the Donglin party. In the future, history books may write about how he made accomplices for the tiger?

As for the others, they were just watching and did not intend to stand up and say anything on their own.

In fact, Wei Zhongxian was also afraid that Hui Shiyang would be tough to the end, so that his ideas would not be successful. Just as the atmosphere in the hall was getting more and more serious, a sudden sound came from outside: "The imperial edict is here!"

Everyone was so excited that they came to their senses by this shout, and then knelt down at the same time, waiting for the person to read the imperial edict in public. The person who came in was a eunuch in his forties. When he saw this person, Hui Shiyang felt cold, while Wei Zhongxian looked happy, because this person was Wei Zhongxian's biggest arm support in the palace, Wang Tiqian, the eunuch who was the chief seal of the Silijian.

After he arrived at the top, he began to read out the imperial edict of the current emperor. After a few words, Tang Feng knew that he had won, because Tianqi issued an order to hand over the Wang family and the others to the Jinyiwei for supervision and investigation.
Chapter completed!
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