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Chapter 264 Quickly Closing the Case (2)

Killing chickens to warn monkeys is a good method, but it is only good, probably because this trick is too old-fashioned. All the officials who committed the crime are very familiar with it. They have never eaten pork, and they have always seen pigs run away. Let's go, even though most of the people are already shocked by Hou Shanye's tragic appearance, many officials don't take it seriously. After bluffing through the test, I went to this chapter to fight back against Li Xian. The crime was to act violently and beat him into a trick!It's not just one or two people who have such thoughts, but quite a few. Obviously, if Li Xian doesn't have a strange move next, waiting for Li Xian will definitely not be such a wonderful result.

"Very good, I appreciate Master Hou's frankness very much, come on, let Master Hou sign it."

The minds of the criminal officials below are hidden very deeply, but it is impossible to hide it from Li Xian who has a delicate heart, but Li Xian is too lazy to pay attention to it, with a flat face and no movement After sternly ordering, several officials from the Royal Palace rushed forward, took out pens, ink, paper and inkstones, cinnabar boxes, etc., and pressed Hou Shanye to sign and draw on the statement without mentioning it.

As expected, he was guilty of having a personal relationship with He Lanmin, but this kind of crime is not considered serious. For a few years, Hou Shanye knew that he had a chance to make a comeback. The reason why he refused to plead guilty at the beginning was just a fluke mentality, thinking that Li Xian would not dare to take the risk of beating himself up. What's more, I just hoped that Empress Wu would lend a helping hand, but Hou Shanye didn't want to suffer any more from Li Xian's punishment. Therefore, Hou Shanye cooperated very well when signing the pledge, endured the pain in his body, passed a confession quickly, and immediately signed the pledge, but hated Li Xian to the bone in his heart, secretly He swore that if he got convenience for a day, he would make Li Xian look good.

"Well, that's right. Wouldn't it be good for Master Hou to cooperate obediently? You have to ask for trouble. Originally, if Master Hou admitted the matter as soon as he came up, this king would feel bad for himself. It's a pity Ah, Mr. Hou toasted and didn’t eat fine wine, and he was punished for nothing, and he made me spend so much time. If so, then don’t blame me and you to settle the account. Come, bring witnesses to the court !" Li Xian took the statement from the clerk, flipped through it hastily, put the statement on the copy, and looked at Hou Shanye who was kneeling on the ground crying out for pain with a smile on his face, making fun of it lightly After saying a few words to Hou Shanye, he slapped the gavel hard, raised his voice, and let out a drink.

"what……"

Hou Shanye was originally lucky to have escaped Li Xian's ravages for the time being, but when he heard that the matter was not over yet, he was startled immediately. He didn't care about the pain, so he suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Xian in surprise. As if he was joking, his heart sank involuntarily, and he couldn't help but look back at the entrance of the hall, only to see two old men, one fat and one thin, walked slowly up the hall, escorted by several personal guards of the Prince's Palace. Hou Shanye's eyes showed panic in an instant.

"Grassman Liu Fugui kowtows to His Royal Highness the King of England."

Liu Fugui, who is wide and fat, obviously has some knowledge. As soon as he entered the hall, he knelt down in front of the copywriter and respectfully kowtowed to Li Xian.

"Cao, Caomin Deng Daquan knocks, knocks at Jiandian, Your Highness."

Compared with Liu Fugui's calmness, the thin Deng Daquan obviously hadn't seen much in the market, and his old body trembled for a long time before he barely complied with the etiquette.

"You two old men don't need to be too polite. I just invite the two of you here. I have something to help you. Can you recognize the man kneeling next to me?" Li Xian raised his hand very kindly, indicating The two old men didn't need to be too polite, and then pointed to Hou Shanye who was kneeling aside, and asked in a calm tone.

"If you go back to your highness, the grassroots will know it, even if he turns into ashes, the little old man will recognize it, Hou Shanye, Mr. Hou, you will still be today when you grow up, the sky has eyes, your highness, the little old man begs you to help the little old man Make the decision, my little old man is wronged..." Deng Daquan was obviously more timid, even though he recognized Hou Shanye, he only dared to stare at him with eyes full of anger, but Liu Fugui called out with hatred. A grievance was brought up, and at the end, it was already crying with snot and tears.

"Just tell me what grievances Mr. Liu has, I will definitely make the decision for you!"

Li Xian glanced at Hou Shanye coldly, then eased his expression, and gave Liu Fugui instructions amiably.

"Thank you, Your Highness. The little old man is originally from Liujiazhuang in Chang'an. His family is not bad. There is quite a lot of fertile land. It is considered to be adjacent to Mr. Deng. The two farms are connected. In the past, they were considered friendly, but because of the land deed, there was some small land. The dispute was not a big deal at first, but because of the arrogance of the younger generation of the two families, they fought a few times, which hurt the peace, and then they went to court in the third year of Xianqing. When we arrived at Dali Temple, the presiding judge was Hou Shanye, who deserved a thousand swords. The son and the Deng family were completely defeated, and all the wealth of Wan Guan's family went into Lord Hou's purse. It was too late to regret. The little old man appealed several times, but was intimidated by Hou Shanye who sent people to injure the little old man's second son. My leg broke the waist of Mr. Deng’s eldest son. I, Liu and Deng, are weak and dare not fight any more. I am wronged, and I hope His Highness will make the decision for the little old man!” Liu Fugui is worthy of being from a wealthy family, and he is very eloquent. What he said was full of affection and anger, and in the midst of his words, he seemed to want to fight Hou Shanye desperately.

"Master Deng, is what Mr. Liu said true?"

Li Xian listened to Liu Fugui's statement quietly, and did not express his opinion in a hurry, but asked Deng Daquan a question.

"That's true, I implore Your Highness to be the master of the people."

Deng Daquan was obviously not good at words, so he just kowtowed in response.

"Two old men, don't worry, Gu Duan will not spare such a cowardly and contemptuous person lightly." Li Xian made a promise with a serious face, then picked up the gavel, slapped it suddenly, and said with a loud drink: "Hou Shanye, what else do you want to say?"

"This is purely a framing, and the officials refuse to accept it!"

When Hou Shanye was a low-level official in the early years, his hands and feet were very dirty, but he is not alone. Generally speaking, those small officials in Dali Temple are like this. Which one didn't eat the boss and eat the west, and they all played the same way of extorting bribes, but since he was promoted to a middle-level official by Empress Wu, Hou Shanye has restrained a lot, and rarely does such openly extorting bribes anymore. It's just that his dark activities in the early years have always been a part of his mind that cannot be erased. This matter was exposed by Li Xian, and he was panicked in his heart, but he refused to plead guilty. It's no different from the previous petty crimes of colluding with He Lanmin. Once such a big crime of covetousness is committed, it is not impossible for the lightest one to be taken off the Wusha hat to the end, and even lose his head because of it, especially At this time, the presiding judge is Li Xian, so he can't admit it even if he is beaten to death.

"Aren't you convinced? Very good, come, bring Chen Sui, Jia Xing, and Su Broadband!"

This time Li Xian was not in a hurry to use torture, but gave a loud drink, and several of the palace's personal guards escorted three strong men out of the entrance of the hall, and went straight to the hall.

"Master Hou won't be so forgetful that he doesn't even remember these three, huh?"

After Chen Sui and others knelt down on the ground, Li Xian smiled coldly at Hou Shanye, and asked a serious tone.

Seeing Li Xian passing Chen Sui and others to the hall, the luck in Hou Shanye's heart was completely shattered, and he let out a sigh of relief, but he refused to speak again.

"Chen Sui, Jia Xing, Su Kuan, etc., as servants of the Dali Temple government office, should enforce the law and serve the people, but dare to commit the evil deed of extorting bribes. According to the law, you should be executed. Gu Nian, you and the others are also accomplices. If you can confess frankly, the crime is still high Excuse me, but if not, don't blame me for being ruthless, so hurry up and recruit!" Li Xian ignored Hou Shanye, who was about to collapse, slapped the gavel, and gave a loud shout.

"Your Highness, please forgive me, I'm going to recruit someone, I'm going to recruit someone later."

Chen Sui and the other three had already been taken care of by the guards of the royal residence. Seeing that Hou Shanye was already a mortal man, they had no scruples and kowtowed to confess their guilt. After explaining it in detail, and signing the confession, the case has become an irreversible iron case!

"Hou Shanye, a criminal official, as the minister of Dali Temple, but engaged in greedy and despicable activities, his crime should be punished by exile; according to the law, he should be punished by exile; He will be punished for the crime, dismissed from his post, and exiled as a soldier in the Anxi Army to atone for his crime, come here, and put Hou Shanye in prison!" After Li Xian got the confessions of everyone and others, he passed the verdict without hesitation. Push Hou Shanye to the end.

"promise!"

Now that Li Xian had given the order, all the guards of the palace did not dare to be negligent, and each of them agreed loudly, rushed forward, picked up Hou Shanye who was limp on the ground, and dragged him down the hall.

"The reason why this king invited the dukes here is because the dukes are well aware of it, so I will stop talking nonsense. Come here, and present the gift that the king gave to the dukes!"

The chicken had been killed, so it was naturally the monkey's turn, and Li Xian stopped talking too much. After drinking a sip, two palace officials came up to the hall, each holding a thick stack of files. He bowed to Li Xian, then turned to the officials who committed the crime, and proclaimed loudly: "Listen well, those who have been called, come forward to receive the documents, and those who disobey will be charged with disobedience." Let it go!"

"Written by Lang Zhou Simao!"

"To Miao Chuke in the matter!"

The two clerks of the palace meticulously named the names of the offending officials. Although the officials who were named were unwilling in every possible way, they did not dare to disobey under pressure. They could only go forward to receive the documents honestly, Looking down, all of them changed their faces because of the private matter of their relationship with Wu Min, and there was no mistake in the time, place, and amount of communication.

"Since all of you have received the gifts from the king, please ask the princes to sign and pledge. If not, the king has no choice but to invite the princes and Hou Shanye to accompany you." After all the officials who committed the crime received the documents, Li Xian was indifferent. After dropping a few words, he sat quietly behind the copywriter, oppressing everyone's nerves with extremely sharp eyes.

The crimes committed by a group of officials are naturally more than what is recorded in the document. No one is sure whether Li Xian is really holding his own account in his hands. In addition, with Hou Shanye as an example, the criminals The officials' reluctance to fight to the end has faded a lot. After a long period of silence, someone finally signed the charge. After the leader was found, the matter unfolded like an avalanche...

(End of this chapter)