The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 398

Wei Donglai's opening was reasonable.

If Yang Qingyuan was in Wei Donglai's position, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to enforce the law impartially.

Only when a person reaches that state, will he know his true heart.

The last resort is to ensure that you always have other options.

Although Wei Donglai is also a master of criminal law, Yang Qingyuan is not in vain!

"Master Wei, you may not know that the case of the poisoning of Gu bacteria caused the bloodlines of several families in Wannian County to be extinct, and a fire on Cuihua Mountain even burned a whole village to death! If such a crime It’s not considered “not to be Taoist”, I really don’t know how to be able to be called “not to be Taoist.”

Although Wei Donglai was conflicted in his heart, after all, he was an old bureaucrat who had been in the officialdom for many years, so he still had a calm expression on his face.

"Your Excellency Yang is indeed a great talent in criminal law, and has a deep understanding of the laws of the Great Zhou. However, according to the Dali Temple file, it can only prove the fact that Zhou Mingsheng killed people in Beijing, and it is still unclear about the matter in Wannian County."

After finishing speaking, Wei Donglai turned to Emperor Zhou and said, "His Majesty, I still have a few questions about the case file. I wonder if I can ask you one or two questions here?"

Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "This case is an important one in this dynasty. It has been missed once before, so it is natural to handle it with caution now! If Wei Qing has any doubts, just ask questions!"

Yang Qingyuan's eyes were as usual, last night he begged Emperor Zhou to leave the palace, so that he could hear Zhou Mingsheng's confession with his own ears.

The case of Zhou Mingsheng is of course problematic. There is basically no physical evidence left in the case of Wannian County, except for the white jade fan pendant, only Zhou Mingsheng's confession remains.

Usually it is reluctant to convict with a confession, but this time it is different, the top decision-maker Zhou Di heard Zhou Mingsheng's confession with his own ears, so things became different.

Yang Qingyuan asked Di Zhiyuan to pull out the footwear that was stuck in Zhou Mingsheng's mouth.

Zhou Mingsheng was so excited that he almost cried, Yang Qingyuan is so inhuman!How dare you humiliate me like this!
Seeing the prince beside him, Zhou Mingsheng couldn't bear it any longer, and couldn't help crying.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness! The villain was tortured in the Dali Temple, and all the confessions were made by this surname Yang's coercion, so the villain pretended to confess in desperation."

Emperor Zhou, who was above the throne, watched Zhou Mingsheng's tearful performance, and couldn't help but praise him in his heart.

If he hadn't heard Zhou Mingsheng's confession last night, Emperor Zhou would have thought that Yang Qingyuan was really about to be tortured.

"Oh?!" The prince who was silent on the side spoke, "Zhou Mingsheng, feel free to tell me. If Lord Yang is unfair, father and all the adults present will naturally decide for you, but if you have half a lie , you must be punished for several crimes, and I will be the first one not to forgive you!"

The words were righteous, and on the surface they were meant for Zhou Mingsheng, but they were actually a warning to Yang Qingyuan.

"Your Majesty, Yang Qingyuan is really a cool official! When he brought the villain into the palace this morning, he was afraid that the villain would tell the truth, so he even blocked the villain's mouth with the foot clothes he wore... Vomit..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Mingsheng retched for a while.

Everyone at the scene covered their noses with their sleeves. Although they said that Zhou Mingsheng was really miserable, but for some reason, they suddenly wanted to laugh. Master Yang was too hurt.

When Zhou Mingsheng said this, Emperor Zhou felt that there was a strange smell in the whole side hall.

After retching for a long time, Zhou Mingsheng didn't vomit anything.

From being caught to now, Yang Qingyuan only gave him a few sips of water to guarantee that he would not die. As for eating?Is this kind of scum worth wasting food? !
After recovering slightly, Zhou Mingsheng continued to cry, "This Yang Qingyuan is really despicable. During the interrogation last night, he threatened the villain to confess his crime. If not, he will set the interrogation room on fire and burn the villain to death! ...That's right! Yang Qingyuan also said that he had this method to execute many prisoners who refused to cooperate!!"

I have to say that Zhou Mingsheng's acting skills are still very good. Although his body is weak, he really acts like this!
Zhou Mingsheng's words aroused the discussion among the officials in the temple. Dali Temple is different from An Liubu.

Although the dark sixth department is not weak in force, in the final analysis it is only the intelligence and violence department of the imperial court, and it is only the sword of the imperial court.

The emperor and the ministers are the ones who hold the sword, so it is still within everyone's psychological acceptance to do something out of the ordinary.

But Dali Temple is different, Dali Temple is the highest political and legal institution of the imperial court!He has the right to convict and judge. If Dali Temple becomes Yang Qingyuan's hall of speech, then the threat to the officials in the court will be too great.

"Master Yang, is there such a thing?!"

The prince asked along the way.

Following the prince's questioning, the rest of the officials were also waiting for Yang Qingyuan's answer.

Yang Qingyuan calmly took out a scroll from his sleeve, and a servant presented it to the emperor.

"Yang Qing, what is this?!"

Yang Qingyuan replied, "Your Majesty, this is Si Xuanwei's records for the past three years, that is, since the Dali Temple was rebuilt. It has recorded all the fires in the Sifang near the Dali Temple in the past three years!"

After a pause, Yang Qingyuan continued, "Since the reconstruction of Dali Temple, there have only been two fires, and there were no casualties. No one has ever died in Dali Temple!"

Dali Temple has no enforcement power, and Yang Qingyuan will not overstep it.

Emperor Zhou nodded in satisfaction. Now it seems that he can rest assured that Yang Qingyuan handles affairs.

After everyone circulated the file, they confirmed that it was correct.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and my lords, this is nothing more than a trick in the interrogation method! Dali Temple must use punishments in the trial of the case! The most important thing is to attack the heart!"

After finishing speaking, Yang Qingyuan nodded towards Wei Donglai and said, "Master Wei, please continue!"

Wei Donglai didn't seem to be affected, and continued to ask.

"Mr. Zhou Mingsheng asks you, it is written on this file that a white jade fan pendant was found in the boudoir of the deceased Liu Xue, with your fingerprints on it! How do you explain this matter?!"

Zhou Mingsheng had carefully considered these matters, and immediately argued, "Your Excellency, you are wronged! That white jade fan pendant did not belong to a villain! The villain has seen that fan pendant before, and it is the fan pendant of Feng Qian, the son of Lord Ying." Feng Qian can prove this!! And those nagging fingerprints might have been fabricated by Yang Qingyuan to frame the villain!"

Before Yang Qingyuan reprimanded him, Cheng Qingsong said coldly, "The method of fingerprinting has existed since ancient times, Master Yang just extracted the fingerprints more clearly!"

Unlike later generations, the method of fingerprinting does not have a solid theoretical basis, but Cheng Qingsong's words can be regarded as a platform for Yang Qingyuan.

The leader of the Great Zhou monitoring system, his status is still higher than the six ministers, and he is on an equal footing with the Grand Scholars.

Wei Donglai didn't make much fuss about the fingerprints of the big guy in front of him, and continued to ask: "Since it's not yours! Why are there fingerprints on it!?"

It seemed to be an interrogation, but Wei Donglai was actually trying to guide Zhou Mingsheng out of crime.

"The villain and Feng Qian are old friends, and they played with that fan pendant before. It is normal for the villain to have fingerprints on it."

Hearing this explanation, Yang Qingyuan felt bad. Wei Donglai was indeed a master of criminal law, and his purpose was to sever the connection between Zhou Mingsheng and this white jade fan pendant.

"Master Wei doesn't know! On this white jade fan pendant, there are only the fingerprints of Zhou Mingsheng and the deceased Liu Xue! And Feng Qian also told the officials that this jade pendant has been lost for several months. Such a long time has passed! Feng Qian's fingerprints have disappeared, why are Zhou Mingsheng's fingerprints still there!?"

"The method of fingerprinting is mysterious and mysterious, and it may vary from person to person. Just a white jade fan pendant can't prove anything. Just relying on this as proof, there may be insufficient evidence."

Wei Donglai looked at Yang Qingyuan and said, "Master Yang once proposed a probability in the criminal trial, called to rule out other reasonable possibilities! Master Yang himself thought that the evidence in Zhou Mingsheng's case could prove this case?!"

"..."

Yang Qingyuan turned his gaze to Emperor Zhou who was seated above.

Last night, Emperor Zhou heard the whole process of Zhou Mingsheng's confession, and even asked Yaya. If Emperor Zhou spoke at this time, all problems would be solved, and Emperor Zhou was the final decision maker of this case.

As long as Emperor Zhou believed it, Ren Weidong's tongue could not change the result.

But Emperor Zhou was on the throne, with a calm expression. When he saw Emperor Zhou's expression, Yang Qingyuan knew that things had changed.

The crown prince must have used some method to keep Emperor Zhou neutral, even favoring him.

No longer counting on Emperor Zhou, although the evidence is slightly insufficient, but Yang Qingyuan still does not intend to give up.

"Wei Shangshu has carefully read the file! In addition to this jade pendant, there are witnesses! The deceased's daughter can testify that Zhou Mingsheng and Li Shou are very similar in appearance, almost identical! And when the crime happened, Zhou Mingsheng happened to be In Wannian County. Although there is no direct evidence to prove Zhou Mingsheng’s murder, there are so many indirect evidence to support it.”

Yang Qingyuan looked directly into Wei Donglai's eyes and said, "Each indirect evidence can indirectly prove some facts of the case from different aspects, and each indirect evidence can corroborate each other and form a complete chain of evidence, and the final result is the truth!"

Wei Donglai shook his head and denied, "Master Yang, the witness you mentioned is just a child. How can such a child's words be proved?!"

"Master Wei's statement is absurd. Why can't a child's statement be used as evidence?! The effectiveness of the testimony should be determined by whether the content of the testimony matches the child's age and recognition ability. If the child's testimony is complicated and cumbersome, it is naturally inappropriate. But now Although the deceased's daughter is young, her father should not admit her mistake!"

Wei Donglai immediately objected, "Master Yang's words are absurd! Although this court has no regulations on this law, there is an analysis in the "Prisoner Law" in the law of the former Qin Dynasty, which says: two people testify, the matter is unknown !The tit-for-tat testimonies of both sides, without the verification of a third person, who is true and who is false, how to verify?!"

"Lord Wei, perhaps the scroll is fragmented and incomplete! The two witnesses testify to each other, so nothing is known! This sentence is originally from the "Pre-Tang Law Discussion". It is only applicable to crimes of treason and treason! To guarantee There will be no mutual false accusations between the two parties, so there is such a phrase. It does not apply to ordinary criminal cases!"

Yang Qingyuan pointed to Zhou Mingsheng and said, "The daughter of the deceased has never directly proved that Zhou Mingsheng is the murderer! Therefore, such testimony should be trusted!"

Wei Donglai didn't change his face, "Your Majesty, at this moment, I have a disagreement with Master Yang! Since we can't convince each other, why don't we leave it to His Majesty to decide!"

Wei Donglai dared to let Emperor Zhou make a decision at such a time, which shows that Emperor Zhou has been persuaded by Wei Donglai and the prince!

For Yang Qingyuan, the situation in the hall is already extremely bad!

After pretending to hesitate for a while, Emperor Zhou said, "Although Yang Qing has a lot of evidence, what Wei Qing said is more reasonable! Li Shou's case is an important case in this dynasty! Its influence is not unprecedented! But it is also It's about the majesty of the court! Since the current evidence is insufficient, let's postpone it for now! Wait until the evidence is sufficient, and then try the case again!"

Although he guessed the result, Yang Qingyuan still couldn't accept it.

However, Zhou Di's words have already sealed the conclusion of Li Shou's case. Based on the current evidence, Li Shou's case cannot be overthrown!

Objection in this case is pointless!
But Yang Qingyuan still made his own protest.

"I beg for the bones!"

Yang Qingyuan knelt on the ground with all manners.

Of course Yang Qingyuan didn't sincerely ask for the gift, and Emperor Zhou would not allow Yang Qingyuan's request, it was just his attitude.

Don't hide the verdict of Emperor Zhou!
Pretend to resign and retreat to advance.

False speech is also a skill that every official must master proficiently, that is, to tell the emperor clearly, I am going to drop the pick!
Although all the ministers present knew this move, the problem was Yang Qingyuan's age.

Yang Qingyuan is only 26 years old now, it's a bit funny to "beg for bones" in front of the imperial court at this age!

I am afraid that there has been no such age record of "begging for bones" since the founding of the former Qin Dynasty.How embarrassing is this for those five or sixty-year-olds in the palace who are still struggling in their official careers? !
Emperor Zhou also knew that what happened this time was because he did not act properly. Last night he heard Zhou Mingsheng's confession with his own ears, and he promised Yang Qingyuan that he would deal with it fairly, but now that it happened like this, anyone would be angry.

Emperor Zhou didn't blame Yang Qingyuan either, instead he rebuked lightly, "I haven't reached my thirties yet, but I'm just a half-year-old boy, how can I learn to beg for bones?! Get up!"

Although the tone sounded like a reprimand, everyone could hear the intimacy in it.

Although the emperor did not support Yang Qingyuan in this matter, the holy family is still there!
Yang Qingyuan didn't really want to resign, but just expressed his dissatisfaction in this way!
After Emperor Zhou reprimanded him, Yang Qingyuan stood up.

Emperor Zhou continued, "There is no need to retrial the case of Li Shou for the time being, but I see that Zhou Mingsheng's crimes are not limited to this! Let's discuss the rest of the crimes!"

Wei Donglai saluted Emperor Zhou, "Your Majesty! I haven't carefully examined the rest of the crimes, so I don't know much about them! Don't dare to speak nonsense!"

After saying that, he returned to his original position!

King Chu, who had been watching coldly, basically understood the situation now.

Whether Zhou Ming is alive or not, neither Wei Qiuguan nor the emperor cares much about it, but Li Shou's case is something that no one is willing to retry.

Zhou Mingsheng can die!But absolutely can't use Li Shou's case to kill!

Seeing this clearly, the King of Chu knew where to measure today!
Although he can't deal with the prince for the time being, it's a good thing to win over Yang Qingyuan!

(End of this chapter)