Chapter 148 Turning Point
Strictly speaking, the prison in Kaifeng Prefecture should be the detention center that Xu Ping mentioned in his previous life, and the suspects who have not been convicted yet were detained. There are several trial institutions in the mansion, and naturally there are several prisons.
Generally, state prefectures, civil affairs system state courts and supervisors, and military governors system envoys, although their functions are mostly overlapping, prisons are each set up. Each prison has its own management personnel, and they are both together.
Kaifeng Prefecture is different from other prefectures. The left and right officials jointly manage affairs, so the left and right patrols are naturally under the supervision of the right and left officials.
Wu Zun left the imperial city and walked along the Imperial Street to the Kaifeng Prefecture Office.
It was already late at this time, and the gate of the yamen was closed, leaving only the small door on the side for the personnel in the yamen to enter and exit.
When he saw Wu Zunlu, the soldiers guarding the gate hurriedly saluted.
After entering the yamen, Wu Zun went straight to the left and right officials' office and asked the public official on duty: "Can the Ming Promotion Officer be there?"
"The Ming Tui Guan has just left the yamen and can still be recovered at this time. If Shangguan has something important, he will send someone to recover it."
Wu Zunlu waved his hand: "No need, I'm just coming back to see it."
After entering the official hall and flipping through today's official documents, Wu Zunlu found a public official and asked about the situation of the trial of Cui Youde today. Although the prefect Cheng Lin repeatedly urged and the prosecutor Minghao tried his best, he still could not pry off Cui Youde's crime. In the evening, in desperation, he had to put Cui Youde into the left patrol jail.
Wu Zunlu shook his head secretly. Minghao's luck has been so badly over recently. He was on duty when the public officials were making trouble. This time he tried Cui Youde's case. If the three officials finally tried this case, Minghao didn't know what punishment he would be. Minghao was first known to Xue Kui, and later he was Cheng Lin. Now Xue Kui is old and sick, and Cheng Lin is his direct boss. I wonder who can protect him.
It became dark, and the yamen gradually became quiet and there was no noise during the day.
Wu Zunlu left the official hall and asked a public official to lead the way. He came to the prison of the Left Inspection Court where Cui Youde was imprisoned.
After opening the prison door, Wu Zunlu entered the cell and asked the public officials to wait outside.
Cui Youde, with disheveled hair, shrank in the corner of the cell, looked at Wu Zunlu with gloomy eyes, and didn't speak, as if he was a beast that would hurt people at any time.
As a prosecutor, Wu Zunlu tried countless cases, and this kind of scene was already commonplace. He didn't care about Cui Youde's appearance, so he dusted the stool that the public official moved in and sat down calmly.
There is no moonlight tonight, and the prison window is extremely narrow and the room looks gloomy. A light as big as a soybean sways, accompanied by the torches inserted outside the door, outlining a strange atmosphere.
Facing Cui Youde, Wu Zunlu said lightly: "Your case has been committed, do you know?"
Cui Youde sneered: "Today, the Promoter has used all his skills on me during the day and dawn, but it's not in vain. Why did you change to Promoter Wu at night? I didn't beat or scold him, and it turned into intimidation? I didn't break the law, and I'm not afraid of you in front of the saint!"
Jujuan was divided into the department. After the prosecutor's trial was completed, the prosecutor judge found that the applicable laws were applied, and the sentenced officials were punished according to the laws found. In this process, criminals could turn their confessions at any time, but only confessions could not be convicted. If they were in ordinary prefectures, if the prefect was strong enough, they could also suppress the convictions and a number of officials based on confessions. However, the major cases in Kaifeng Prefecture require the Dali Temple and the Criminal Court to review them. The criticism was a move that made the case uneasy for themselves. What's more, if Cui Youde was convicted, it was very likely that the death penalty would be punished, and the emperor would ask again in person. At that time, the case was turned over and the future of the trial officials might be ruined. Therefore, the trial officials in Kaifeng Prefecture were extremely cautious about the punishment of serious cases.
Cui Youde was also killed by this. As long as there is no clear evidence, he is not afraid of any severe torture.
Wu Zunlu looked at the fearless Cui Youde and smiled: "Intimidation? You really look up to yourself. The intrusions you made by yourself have been found out, which one can you hide?"
Cui Youde snorted coldly, turned his head, too lazy to pay attention to Wu Zunlu anymore.
Wu Zunlu was not angry, and took the Danzhou handout from his arms and took it in his hand and said, "This is the handout I copied from the goods service in the afternoon. It is one of the fake handouts you put away when you asked Jinzhou Jinshi to get the goods service. It's ridiculous to say that this handout was triggered from Danzhou, but we checked the official documents. This handout was not sent at all, and there were official documents to deal with the goods service in the goods service. A Shaanxi Road handout that had never appeared on the market was actually received by the Jinzhou Jinshi on Hedong Road, and you could find out that it was fake. Cui Youde, do you think anyone believes you?"
Hearing this, Cui Youde's face was ashamed.
When he was making fake transfers, a fake sticker in Danzhou was just not enough to get along. The official who only served in Danzhou for a short time was transferred to him and changed this one. At that time, he felt that there would be no flaws. It was impossible to check the bottom of the transfer shop from the goods deliberation service to the guaranteed transfer shop at that time. Besides, Jinzhou Jinshi is now dead and has no evidence, and the clues to the investigation have long been cut off. How could he think of a good death and never die? What he made happened to be a transfer that was not officially issued.
"If you do evil, you will be punished. If you don't believe it, look up. Who will the heaven spare?" Wu Zunlu's tone was plain, "Cui Youde, just rely on this interrogation, your crime will be as strong as a mountain! What's the use of not pleading guilty and cunningly discerning? The Kaifeng government office will no longer torture you, but only report this case. How can you still have your life? Now that the Jinshi outside is in a fierce manner, you will not let your head fall to the ground, how can you calm the crowd!"
Speaking of this, Wu Zunlu let out a light breath: "You are dead!"
As a veteran official, Cui Youde knew that Wu Zunlu was not a false statement to scare him this time. The minor officials were very good at using the official seals of the superiors at all. Not to mention a small matter of goods, the prime minister Cai Jing in history was also considered a ruthless person. Every day when he went to the yamen, he would use the balance to hold the official seal box. If the weight was not right, he would not open it. One day after the official seal box was very light, Cai Jing pretended that nothing had happened, and he would not use the official seal for a day. The next day, the title was indeed the right amount. When others asked, Cai Jing made it clear that it must have been a minor official under his command who had used the Prime Minister's seal. If he opened the box and found that the official seal was lost, the prime minister's seal might never be found, and he was also implicated.
As the head of the company, Cui Youde could use all the official seals for the goods service, which could not be dependent on others. However, there was only one Cui Youde who had the ability and motivation to do this, and he was also the one who identified the suicide note of Jinzhou Jinshi.
Wu Zunlu said it was indeed right. This time Cui Youde was dead.
Seeing that Cui Youde was no longer as arrogant as before and no longer had the ruthlessness he had just now, Wu Zunlu said: "Tell me, why do you do this? The Jinshi of Jinzhou has never known you, and has no grudges or grudges. Why do you want to harm him? Not to mention it is for money, as a chief of goods, you don't have to take such a big risk to be greedy for money. Moreover, if these transactions are abolished, you will not get money, so there must be other reasons."
"Why should I say it?" Cui Youde's eyes flashed, and his voice became hoarse.
Wu Zunlu said calmly: "You can protect your home. As long as you work with me honestly, you will be punished by death, but your wife and children at home can be saved. Otherwise, all your property will be confiscated into the official position, and you know what the consequences of your wife and children will be."
The disaster is not as good as the wife and children. In this era, the situation is not conspiring. Not to mention such a case, Wang Ze of Beizhou later rebelled and only sent his family to his family. However, in Kaifeng City, the prices were high, all his property was confiscated, and the penniless young wife and young daughter would fall to a point.
Cui Youde closed his eyes, was silent for a while, and his voice was hoarse: "I was also entrusted by someone, and I was blinded for a while, which made me a big mistake today."
It turned out that Cui Youde had a good brother who was a public official in Jinzhou. He fell in love with the appearance of the wife of the failed Jinshi who was a soldier. He wanted to seize his family property and wrote a letter to ask Cui Youde to do this. The two places joined forces, and they were familiar with the rules of the public, so they ate the Jinshi tightly.
In the eyes of public officials like Cui Youde, this kind of thing that makes others die, is nothing more than trying to make a few pieces of waste paper and spending some effort. As for the consequences, they have long been accustomed to ignoring others' lives and deaths.
Wu Zunlu sighed after hearing this: "You are still helping others plot against your good man's wife, but today, it is someone else plotting against your wife. It's really a reward for you, and you are unhappy in retribution!"
"What do you mean?!" Cui Youde suddenly looked up at Wu Zunlu, his eyes lit up in a frightening light.
Wu Zunluo said: "Do you have a good friend named Song Xiaoyi?"
"Yes, could that beast have evil intentions?"
Under the light, Cui Youde's eyes were as bright as torches, his teeth were so white, as if he wanted to choose a beast to eat.
Wu Zunlu didn't care about him, his tone was still plain: "I don't know if you have a bad intention. Today we sent someone to check at your home. I happened to see him touching your wife in front of your house. Your family didn't follow him, but he didn't drive him away. Who knows what's the point? Alas, speaking of your three or four-year-old daughter is next to you, it's really a big deal."
Speaking of this, Wu Zunlu shook his head repeatedly.
"This beast, he originally agreed that something happened to me and he helped me take care of my wife and daughter. But he didn't expect that he would send the mutton to the wolf's mouth!"
Cui Youde could no longer support him, so he hugged his head and his body tightened into a ball.
The matter is still unclear? The care originally mentioned was that Cui Youde was convicted of taking care of the public officials for causing trouble. Now he is guilty of a death row, and so many failed judges surrounded the Drum Court to ask for an explanation. Many people think he is dead. Song Xiaoyi probably has this idea usually. Now, how can he bear it if he has the opportunity?
After a long time, Cui Youde raised his head and looked at Wu Zunlu with bright eyes: "What do you want me to do? If I can save my wife and daughter and let that beast Song Xiaoyi be punished, I will agree to anything!"
Wu Zunlu said slowly: "What happened when the public officials collided with the Prime Minister and the Censor's Office? Who instructed me, how many people were involved, you can tell them all. As long as you make it clear, you can keep your wife and daughter safe!"
"You little promoter, how can I trust you?"
Wu Zunluolu: "The Marquis of Yongning County and the Deputy Envoy of the Sansi Yan and Iron Institution Xu Ping asked me to ask you what you want. As long as you explain the words clearly, you will leave all your property to your wife and daughter. If you are not at ease, you can also enter the school archiving database and give your daughter a dowry in the future. As long as you explain the matter clearly and prove the person, the Marquis of the County will ensure that your wife and daughter will be safe for the rest of your life!" To be continued.
Chapter completed!