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Chapter 62 Zhang Qingtian settles the case
(PS: Bangzi won the game, and I feel very depressed. I may not be able to guarantee it for the second update today.)
When Wang Huazhen was carried up to the hall again, the tears and snot on her face had already formed one piece, covering half of her pale face, and her buttocks were beaten to a bloody mess. The dark red blood drenched the new white prison clothes. It looks particularly eye-catching, and it is also extremely shocking, too horrible to look at.In fact, Wang Huazhen was lucky. The person who executed the sentence was a servant of the Ministry of Punishment. Although he didn't show mercy, he didn't kill him. It can crush his hip bones when the board goes down, and there is no visible injury on the outer skin!

"Officer Wang Huazhen, did you hear what Xiong Tingbi said just now?" Young Master Zhang slapped the gavel and asked sharply, "On the 23rd day of the first month of the second year of Tianqi, when you fled to Dalinghe Youtun to meet Xiong Tingbi, Did Xiong Tingbi negotiate with you to lead the Liaodong people back to Shanhaiguan? Do you agree with this matter?"

Wang Huazhen, who was lying on the lobby, raised her head with difficulty, first glanced at Young Master Zhang with resentment, then turned her head to look at Xiong Tingbi, an old colleague and old enemy who was kneeling beside him, and then shouted loudly: "No such thing! Xiong Tingbi proposed to lead the people of Liaodong Withdrawing from Shanhaiguan, I firmly opposed it from the beginning to the end. I just insisted on counterattacking Guangning, or sticking to Ningqian. It was Xiong Tingbi who insisted on this order and forced me to retreat! He is the envoy of the Liaodong Economic Strategy, restraining the three parties, and his official position is higher than mine. , I have to retreat!"

"Fart!" Xiong Tingbi was furious, and roared: "Wang Huazhen, you said that I am the Liaodong economic envoy who controls the three parties. Then when you were in Liaodong, when did you hear my order? I ordered you to stick to Guangning and gather The elite restrained the main force of building slaves, but you wanted to take the initiative to attack, and even emptied the troops of more than 40 cities in the Liaodong area, and carried out your bullshit three-month plan to wipe out the slaves. As a result, I don't even have the strength to continue fighting again, so you have the nerve to say that you listen to my restraint?!"

"You're a fart! I proposed to take the initiative to attack and wipe out the slaves in three months. It was approved by the court and Ye Gelong nodded. If you are dissatisfied, you can ask the court and Ye Ge!" He said: "As for my mistaken plan of building slaves and throwing away the elite of Liaodong, I plead guilty! The court cut me, and I admit it! But you proposed to lead the people of Liaodong to retreat to Shanhaiguan, but I did not agree. It was you who ordered me to retreat, and I did so. implemented!"

"Fart!" Xiong Tingbi's beard and beard straightened up with anger, and he roared, "Wang Huazhen, are you really shameless? You propose to counterattack Guangning and stick to Ningqian, but I will analyze these two actions." After the pros and cons, you agree to withdraw to Shanhaiguan."

"Then where is the official document with my signature and seal?" Wang Huazhen continued to cheat, and shouted: "If you show me the official document with my signature and seal, then I will plead guilty. The charge of retreating without authorization! Xiong Tingbi, we are all colleagues, and we will die together. I, Wang Huazhen, are not as lucky as you. I have such a good son-in-law to help you get rid of the crime, but it is not so easy for your son-in-law to plant on me. !"

"The situation was so urgent at that time, and the slave-building army was only forty miles away from Youtun. When did you and I come to draft official documents and sign seals?" Xiong Tingbi was trembling with anger, and shouted: "Also, I, Xiong Tingbi, although I have a daughter, but she still stays in her boudoir, where does a son-in-law come out to help me get rid of the crime? Plant it for you?"

"Haha, Old Xiong, are you pretending to be confused?" Wang Huazhen laughed, and was about to drag the topic away.Seeing that his father-in-law's sophistry was no match for Wang Huazhen, Young Master Zhang hurriedly winked at Song Jin and Zhou Yingqiu, his hard-core allies in the hall. The two understood, and Song Jin stood up and screamed, "Shut up, Wang Huazhen, don't think that If someone helps you to make a false accusation, you can succeed. Yao Zongwen’s housekeeper has already been arrested, and Jin Yiwei, who is going to arrest Yao Zongwen to be interrogated by the Zhenfu Division, is already on his way. If you continue to talk nonsense, our family will hold your mouth!”

"Yao Zongwen has fallen?" Wang Huazhen's face changed, knowing that the situation was not good, so she quickly shut up.Over there, Zhou Yingqiu also shouted: "Wang Huazhen, don't be foolish. In the last three sessions, you admitted that you led the Liaodong army and civilians back to Shanhaiguan after negotiating with Xiong Tingbi. This official also heard it with your own ears. I can help Xiong Tingbi. Testify."

"Master Zhou, why don't I remember that I said such a thing?" Wang Huazhen was confident, and shouted loudly: "Empty words have no proof, since you said that I have admitted this, please show me the signed confession and case files. , then I will plead guilty immediately! If I can’t get it out, then I’m sorry, even if I, Wang Huazhen, are subjected to [-] severe punishments by the governors of the town, I will never be framed and framed!”

Zhou Yingqiu was speechless, while Yang Yuan said with a smile: "So I said, the book office recorded at that time should be killed, and Zou Yuanbiao and Wang Jiwang should be invited to testify, if they are not enough He was the chief assistant at the time, and he knew the details of this case better than anyone else." Speaking of this, Yang Yuan asked Zhang Weixian again: "Mr. , Do you think this makes sense?"

"That's right. If Xiong Tingbi can't come up with conclusive evidence to prove that Wang Huazhen agreed to withdraw to Shanhaiguan at that time, then it will be hard work for Mr. Wang and Mr. Zou to testify in court." Zhang Weixian nodded—at the same time Zhang Weixian also knew very well that Young Master Zhang would count it as a thing of the past. It is useless for Zou Yuanbiao and Wang Jichuan to testify. Those two are the best friends of the Donglin Party. They are inextricably linked with Ye Xianggao and Wang Huazhen. It's too long to remember clearly, so it's already very interesting.

At this point in the interrogation, the case has reached a deadlock. Wang Huazhen categorically denied that she chose to withdraw to Shanhaiguan after negotiating with Xiong Tingbi, but Xiong Tingbi could not produce any evidence to prove this matter due to various reasons. The original evidence of a three-trial joint trial was destroyed intentionally or unintentionally, which completely dragged the case into a quagmire.Faced with such a complicated situation, ordinary people might be helpless, but who is our Young Master Zhang?Young Master Zhang turned his head slightly and winked at Lu Wanling, a dog-headed military strategist of the same type as Wang Huazhen. They all forgot about an important witness, who was in charge of the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment at that time, we called him to ask, wouldn't we know whether Wang Huazhen had said that?"

"I'm going to investigate immediately to find out who the secretary's name is, and pass him up to the court to testify." Li Yangzheng stood up and agreed.Song Jin over there said slowly: "Lord Li, there's no need to check, the book office can no longer issue certificates. It has only been two months since the last three sessions of the joint trial, and the book office got drunk in one night. , fell into his own well and drowned."

"Someone must have murdered someone!" Someone outside the courtroom took the lead in yelling, which immediately aroused a huge response, and countless people in the capital echoed their voices, and their hatred for Wang Huazhen doubled.Wang Huazhen raised her head and said loudly: "So the secretary is dead, and the prisoner was in the prison at that time, I don't know, I don't know."

"Then Xiong Tingbi, who were there when you discussed with Wang Huazhen?" Young Master Zhang didn't give up, and asked Xiong Tingbi again.Xiong Tingbi recalled carefully, and replied: "At that time, I was discussing with Wang Huazhen on the tower. There were six soldiers around me, and Wang Huazhen also brought two soldiers—because those two soldiers had to help him go up the tower. .By the way, Wang Hui from Youtun Qianhu was also present."

"Very good, then do you remember the names of the six soldiers?" Young Master Zhang asked excitedly.Before Xiong Tingbi could answer, Song Jin interrupted lazily: "There's no need to investigate, our family has already sent someone to investigate, and they are all dead."

"Nine people are all dead?" The crowd shouted and asked together.Song Jin nodded, and replied in a sharp voice: "Qianhu Wang Hui died in the second year of Tianqi, and the cause of death was hanging himself. Six of Xiong Tingbi's personal soldiers were later organized into scouts and sent to investigate the movement of the slave army. Once they went out and never came back. When they finally found their bodies, the six of them, together with their four companions, were shot into beehives and lay in the woods beside the Xiaoling River. As for Wang Huazhen's two soldiers, one They were An Wenyuan and Liu Fengming, they were both Wang Huazhen's fellow villagers, after Wang Huazhen was imprisoned, they all returned to their hometown in Zhucheng, Shandong, and within a year, they died inexplicably one after another."

"Woo—!" There were exclamations like landslides and earth cracks inside and outside the courtroom, and the same thought flashed through almost everyone's minds—killing people to silence them!And Yang Yuan and Wang Huazhen were also secretly startled, surprised at the well-informed news from Dongchang and Zhenfusi.Young Master Zhang slumped back on his chair and murmured, "The witnesses are all dead, so how can we confront him?"

"Master Zhang, don't worry." Yang Yuan said with a smile that could not be concealed, "There are also Lord Zou Yuanbiao and Lord Wang Jiwang. You can pass them on as witnesses."

"You bastard, you are in such a hurry to stir up the case, do you think I don't know, Master?" Young Master Zhang glanced at Yang Yuan, knowing that Yang Yuan's move would kill three birds with one stone. Provoking a bigger decisive battle between the Donglin Party and the Wei Party, pushing the Daming Party struggle to the extreme, allowing some people to profit from it.After bowing his head and thinking for a long time, Young Master Zhang raised his head and asked the other chief judges: "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Li, the case is now at an impasse. Based on the evidence we have so far, we cannot judge whether the Liaodong army and civilians have withdrawn to Shanhaiguan. Is it Xiong Tingbi's decision alone, or is it the result of his discussion with Wang Huazhen, so there is no way to continue the trial. Or, let the trial stop here today? Put Wang Huazhen and Xiong Tingbi in prison for now, and we can discuss summoning those witnesses to testify?"

"Master Zhang is right, and I agree with it." Yang Yuan was the first to speak, and his opinion was the same as that of Young Master Zhang for the first time today.Over there Zhang Weixian, Zhou Yingqiu and Li Yangzheng also felt that the case was difficult and could not be retried, so they all nodded in agreement.Only Song Jin smiled and said nothing, neither agreeing nor disapproving.

"Okay, since your lords and Eunuch Song have no objections, then I will announce your resignation." Young Master Zhang raised the gavel and slapped it, and said loudly: "The criminal officials Wang Huazhen and Xiong Tingbi listened to the announcement, and your two confessions are diametrically opposed. Xiong Tingbi, you said that you made the decision to retreat after negotiating with Wang Huazhen, but Wang Huazhen, you said that Xiong Tingbi made the decision alone. After Xiong Tingbi led [-] troops, you led the people of Liaodong to retreat to Shanhaiguan.

"My lord Zhang, you are wrong. It was the criminal officer Wang Huazhen who led the last [-] troops, and Xiong Tingbi led the Liaodong people to retreat back to Shanhaiguan." Wang Huazhen was afraid that Young Master Zhang would give Xiong Tingbi some false military tricks such as "strengthening the queen and making slaves unyielding". Quickly speak out and correct.Young Master Zhang froze for a moment, took the case file and looked through it, and asked casually: "You led five thousand troops, how could it be possible? Xiong Tingbi, as the Liaodong economic envoy, can leave the army for protection, how did you decide?"

"My lord Zhang, you can't be wrong." Wang Huazhen sneered: "The criminal officer discussed with Xiong Tingbi at the time. Liaodong has only the last [-] troops left. If we divide the troops, it will only continue to weaken the strength, so we decided to temporarily organize the militia to protect the people and retreat. , and the last [-] troops were gathered together to break the rear."

"Officer Xiong Tingbi, this is your fault." Young Master Zhang quickly complained, "As the envoy of Liaodong Economic Strategy, you should be the last to withdraw to Shanhaiguan. How can you let the deputy die?"

"At that time, Mr. Xiong proposed to cut off the heir himself." Wang Huazhen said triumphantly: "But I told Mr. Xiong, I am the governor of Liaodong, and the Liaodong army is my direct subordinate. It is easier for me to command, so Mr. Xiong Give me the task after the break..."

"Wang Huazhen!" Yang Yuan, who was sweating profusely, shouted anxiously.After being reminded by Yang Yuan, Wang Huazhen realized that she had been fooled by Young Master Zhang, her face turned ashen, and she wanted to take back her words, but it was too late.Young Master Zhang smiled and asked: "Wang Huazhen, you still don't admit it now, you decided to withdraw to Shanhaiguan after discussing with Xiong Tingbi?"

"Haha, Mr. Zhang, you really have a hand!" Only then did Xiong Tingbi understand the intention of Young Master Zhang's misreading of the case, he laughed happily, and finally believed that Young Master Zhang really came to save him.And Wang Huazhen immediately screamed like a slaughtered pig, "I didn't admit it, I just discussed with Xiong Tingbi how to retreat, I didn't discuss whether I should retreat! It was Xiong Tingbi who ordered the retreat, so I discussed...with him about...what. "Having said that, there were boos everywhere outside the lobby, and Wang Huazhen's face was ashen, sweating profusely, and she knew what she was talking about.

"Wang Huazhen——!" Song Jin, the supervisor and eunuch of the East Factory, suddenly stood up and screamed angrily, "Our family can't stand it any longer! Wang Huazhen, our family was still compassionate and wanted to give you a chance to let you You escaped the cruel punishment of Ling Chi's death, but you continue to argue, so don't blame our family for being ruthless! Wang Huazhen, do you think those nine people were all silenced by your accomplices?"

"Isn't there?" Wang Huazhen, who was dizzy and dizzy, turned pale with shock, and blurted out.Song Jin smiled grimly and said, "Your fellow Anwen Yuan was very fateful. When he was assassinated, he became his younger brother An Wenjin who looked very similar to him. He saw that Liu Fengming was also dead, so he knew you were He is killing people to kill people. So in order to survive and seek revenge on you, he scalded his face with boiling oil, swallowed coals, changed his voice, and escaped from your accomplices to continue to kill! This time Mr. Zhang retried the case, and he went to Dongchang to surrender himself and testify against you!"

"Ah!" Wang Huazhen was completely paralyzed on the ground, trembling and unable to utter a word.Over there, Song Jin waved his hand and shouted, "Bring Wang Huazhen's personal soldier, An Wenyuan, here!"

Amid thunderous cheers, a man in casual clothes with ointment on his face was brought into the lobby of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, knelt down in front of Young Master Zhang, pointed at Wang Huazhen, and said in a hoarse voice: "My lord, the villain can testify. It was discussed with Xiong Tingbi and Mr. Xiong to withdraw to Shanhaiguan, Wang Huazhen agreed, and Mr. Xiong gave the order. The villain is his personal soldier, and he has heard it with his own eyes, so the villain can testify."

"Bang!" Eldest Young Master Zhang slapped the gavel and shouted sharply, "Bold Wang Huazhen, until now, do you plead guilty?"

"I plead guilty." The silenced person suddenly came back to life, and came out to testify against himself. Wang Huazhen's psychological defense finally collapsed, and she collapsed on the ground and cried loudly: "I plead guilty, I plead guilty, I agreed to withdraw to Liaodong, But I also have merit, I alone led [-] troops, protected the people of Liaodong and retreated to Shanhaiguan, I have merit."

"It's fine if you confess your guilt." Young Master Zhang smiled slightly, and first let the secretary on duty go over, let Wang Huazhen sign the statement, and then said with a smile: "Brother Lu Nian, thank you for your hard work, you can get up."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang." The so-called An Wenyuan grinned, stood up and wiped off the yellow-green ointment on his face, revealing his true appearance—it was Lu Wanling, the dog-headed military advisor of Young Master Zhang.Seeing Lu Wanling's flattering and flattering smile, Zhang Weixian, Li Yangzheng, Zhou Yingqiu, Xiong Tingbi and others were all stunned. Yang Yuan, who was already paralyzed on the chair, and Wang Huazhen, who was paralyzed on the ground, jumped up together as if struck by lightning, roaring wildly. "Zhang Haogu, you are so shameless!"

"It's not shameless, it's a clever plan." Young Master Zhang laughed loudly, "Wang Huazhen, in fact, you'll play tricks in the lobby. Brother Lu Nian and I have analyzed and drilled it hundreds of times at home. Brother Lu Nian's knee pads Both kneeled and broke a pair. Your words and deeds in the lobby today were as expected. That's why I wronged Brother Lu Nian to pretend to be your old soldier An Wenyuan, and finally got rid of you, an old fox. The real confession came out of his mouth!"

"Zhang Haogu! Zhang Haogu! Zhang Haogu—!" Wang Huazhen's eyes were red with anger, and she yelled frantically, "Even if I, Wang Huazhen, are a ghost, I can't let you—!"

"Wang Huazhen——!" Young Master Zhang roared even louder, "Do you think that I exposed your true colors today just to clear Xiong Tingbi's name? No! I'm doing it for the 13 innocent souls in Guangning Ask for justice! The 13 elites of the Ming Dynasty can go around the city of Beijing hand in hand. They are all raised by their parents, and most of them have wives and children! It is because of your stupidity and incompetence that they died in the battlefield , their wives and children looked at the door and wept. They were helpless and alone for a lifetime. Even if you died ten thousand times, it would not be enough to atone for your sins! Today, if I don’t seek justice for them, what is the use of me? What face to meet the parents and relatives of all Ming soldiers?! What face to see all the heroes of Ming soldiers who died for the country?!"

"Wang Huazhen, you deserve to die—!" Eldest Young Master Zhang's righteous words snarled three times, echoing endlessly.However, Wang Huazhen couldn't help taking a step back as if being hit hard, sat down on the ground, and slowly lowered her head.Two lines of tears welled up in my eyes...

"Papa, papa, papa!" After a while, thunderous applause rang out simultaneously inside and outside the hall of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Everyone, including the British Duke Zhang Weixian, was full of tears and applauded so loudly that their hands hurt, but they didn't notice it.

(End of this chapter)