It is impossible to punish adults

Chapter 396

"Oh? You mean, I have wronged you? You have never set foot in Liao Wenbai's yard, why did you set foot in Liao Wenbai's study?" Yuan Mu asked loudly.

Xu Zishi shivered, the expression on his face was full of entanglement, and finally he nodded his head: "My lord, the student has never done anything to offend brother Liao and his wife! I drank a few more glasses that day. On weekdays, the quality of wine is not correct enough, and it is easy to speak out after drinking too much, so the students dare not shirk the fault of speaking out of words.

But if there is something, there is something, and I admit that I did something wrong, but I dare not admit that I did something out of nothing! "

"Bold! Such a mere example, dare to speak up in front of Mr. Xing again, saying that Mr. Xing made something out of nothing?!" Wang Xiu caught this topic and hurriedly scolded him, fearing that he would miss such a good opportunity to perform.

Yuan Mu ignored his overtures, and gave Xu Zishi a sneer smile: "Stop talking about him! Why did you deliberately avoid answering my question? Have you ever set foot in Liao Wenbo's inner courtyard and study that night? ?”

Xu Zishi was asked this question again, his face was livid, and he nodded stiffly, not daring to deny it again: "I did go to brother Liao's study, but that was not my intention! The student drank a few more glasses that day, and was in a hazy state of intoxication. When I felt sleepy, I walked away in a daze, not realizing where I went. When I woke up, I found that I had fallen asleep in Brother Liao's study. Then I thought that the study was next to the wedding room, all in the same yard. Feeling inappropriate, he left in a hurry.

When I got home, my family asked me where my outer robe was. Only then did I find out that my outer robe was missing. I searched all the way, but I couldn’t find it. I didn’t dare to bother me any more, so I hurried home without stopping!

My lord, what the student said is true, there is absolutely no falsehood, please be careful! "

"Oh? You just entered the inner courtyard and went to the study when you were drunk? How dare you say that you didn't intentionally follow Liao Wenbai? Who can prove to Pooh what you said earlier, that you never had any ill intentions towards Liao Wenbai and Tang Wan? !" Yuan Mu didn't buy Xu Zishi's rhetoric, and continued to question.

How could Xu Zishi answer the question? When asked, he pursed his lips tightly and kept silent. He knelt there and swayed, holding back a sentence for a long time: "Students have been familiar with the books of sages since they were young, and they know what to do and what not to do! I did make a mistake, I admit the punishment, but I can't bear the injustice no matter what!"

"Okay, one or two are very upright." Yuan Mu waved his hand, "Come here! Bring me Lu Yingguang again!"

The Yacha got the order and quickly brought Lu Yingguang back to the front of the hall. Xu Zishi did not know Lu Yingguang. Seeing that his hair was messy, his face was haggard, and his crumpled robes were covered with dried blood, he couldn't help being frightened. He jumped, and became even more flustered.

"Master Liao is a virtuous person in the imperial court. Resigning from office and returning to his hometown to open an academy is also an act of great virtuousness. The eldest son of the Liao family is also outstanding in talent and learning.

Now the eldest son of the Liao family and his wife who had just passed through the family died on the night of their marriage. Such evil deeds are unforgivable according to the law and reason!

Since each of you is more upright than the other, and neither of you is willing to confess, there is no other way! "

Yuan Mu stopped, and looked at Xu and Lu who were kneeling in front of the hall with eyes that could not see any emotion: "Today I want to see whether it is the bones of the two of you that are hard, or the water and fire sticks in the yamen! Come on, call me!"

The clerk at the side was stunned for a moment: "My lord, which one to hit?"

"Fight both!" Yuan Mu said, "I'd like to see who is the tougher of you two hard bones!"

The Yacha was stunned for a moment, but he was not ambiguous. Immediately, several people stepped forward and pressed Xu and Lu to the ground, as if they were about to torture them both.

Mrs. Tang could still sit still, but Mrs. Tang couldn't sit still. Before Mu Liuyun said that Lu Yingguang had no reason to kill Liao Wenbai and Tang Wanxin, she also thought it was very reasonable. If Lu Yingguang killed her, Mrs. Tang would inevitably soften her heart a lot towards her nephew.

Not only Mrs. Tang could not sit still, Master Liao looked at Yuan Mu with doubts.

Seeing that the two of them had already been pinned down by the yamen guards, without even a chance to appeal for grievances, and if they waited for a while, the board would really be hit, Mu Liuyun also quickly stood up from his seat: "My lord, no! This board can't be beaten!"

Yuan Mu frowned and looked at her: "Why not?"

"My lord, you want to investigate this case with all your heart, and give an explanation to the Liao and Tang families. I understand, but we have just tried Lu Yingguang's matter, and I still think he wants to sneak into the Liao family. However, killing Liao Wenbo while taking advantage of the chaos is really extremely difficult, almost impossible, not to mention that he had no reason to kill Tang Wanxin.

That being the case, it would be of no use to torture him. Mr. Wang had beaten him before, and if Lu Yingguang was beaten to death, he would rather be beaten to death than admit it!Is it possible that adults can really beat him to death? "

Wang Xiu, whose name was suddenly called out, felt guilty for a while, and was somewhat annoyed at Mu Liuyun's inappropriateness, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only sit there with his eyes downcast, focusing on the wood grain on the case.

Yuan Mu seemed a little hesitant when she said this: "According to what you said, isn't that Xu Zishi more suspicious?"

"Your Excellency! I am wronged! The students are really wronged! Why did I murder Brother Liao and his wife for no reason? I already have a reputation, so there is no reason to ruin my career like this!" Xu Zishi panicked when he heard Yuan Mu's words. Regardless of pretending to be proud, he begged and kowtowed, "Please be aware, my lord! Return the student's innocence!"

Mu Liuyun nodded to Yuan Mu: "My lord, Xu Zishi is right when I think it's true, no matter how you say it, he's an example, he has a reputation, and it's not good to punish him too hastily.

At present, the servants of the Liao family have only confirmed that Xu Zishi's words were innocent that day, he was immoral after drinking, and he did go to the backyard, but it is difficult to determine whether he has committed further evil deeds. Sit down! "

Hearing what she said, Yuan Mu frowned, but at the same time, he raised his hand to signal the servants below not to torture those two people yet.

He looked gloomyly at the two suspects below who didn't dare to show his breath, and then looked at Wang Xiu who was sitting motionless beside him, concentrating on "appreciating" the wood grain on the table. He picked it up, raised his hand and threw it, and smashed it on the table in front of Wang Xiu with great precision.

(End of this chapter)