Beizhen Fusi is in Dongcheng, and the gate is very inconspicuous, but there are two murderous flying fish captains standing at the door, with the faint smell of corpses and bones in the air, the door is full of birds, and it gives people an eerie feeling in the daytime, and it is estimated that no one dares to come at night.

This is the location of the famous Imperial Prison, after entering the gate is a wide school field, the Imperial Prison is underground, there are two doors before and after, most of the prisoners are brought into the underground from the front door, there is no chance to come out of the front door, the corpse is dragged out of the back door, thrown into the wilderness, the putrid smell in the air comes from this.

Zhou was taken out of the edict prison by the captain of Jinyi, put into a wooden fence prison car with the thickness of an adult's arm, and only his head was left outside, and he used two wooden planks with a semicircle in the middle to stick to his neck, and his hands and feet were tied to chains weighing more than 40 catties.

Under such torture instruments, not to mention a weak woman, even a strong man, he can't escape far.

The prisoner car was escorted by a team of lieutenants in brocade clothes to the lobby of the criminal department, where it was already crowded, all of them were waiting to see the lively people.

Today is the first time that the Zhou murder case has been held, and it is said that it will also be the last.

Because the impact of this case was too great, Pan Jitao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, sent a letter to Zhu Yijun and asked for an open trial of the case, and Zhu Yijun agreed to his request and transferred the case that could have been completed by the Fusi of Beizhen to the Criminal Department, which is scheduled to open today.

The presiding judge is naturally none other than Pan Jitao, and the lineup of jurors is also very luxurious, in addition to Luo Sigong, the envoy of Beizhen Fusi, there are also the new Dali Temple Secretary Yang Qiyuan (who is still the Guozi Priest Wine), Wei Yunzhen, the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Zhang You, the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

The three legal divisions gathered, plus the two important members of Jinyiwei, such a lineup, even if it is more than enough to try a feudal official, the discerning people are talking about it, secretly speculating, it seems that even the Long Live Lord attaches great importance to this case.

People guessed correctly, Zhu Yijun was really hidden in the crowd at the moment, pretending to be an ordinary spectator - originally after Luo Sigong explained that the case was a manslaughter, he was no longer interested, and later heard that Zhang You actually had a different opinion, so he became interested again and agreed to Pan Jitao's request for a public trial of the case.

On such an occasion, Li Yan and Cao Aijin naturally did not leave his side, and there were still more than 20 Han generals and Tang Erzhuang and ten Zhang You's guards guarding him, and there was definitely no problem with security.

There are a few benches at the entrance of the lobby, and as usual, there are several strong men with big shoulders and round waists, who hold shiny ghost head knives in their hands, and drink spirits with large bowls, while spraying a sip of wine on the ghost head knife from time to time, and gently wiping it with a red cloth brighter than blood.

Zhu Yijun looked fresh and couldn't help but be curious: "What do they do?" ”

"The young master doesn't know, these people are mainly a deterrent to the prisoners, and in addition, if the court officials sentence a decisive sentence in court, it will be their turn to come in handy."

Li Yan explained that the Ming and Qing dynasties were different from those of the previous dynasties, and they could be carried out immediately without going through the autumn review and the approval of the dynasty.

Although Zhu Yijun is the son of the Holy Tomorrow, this kind of thing is not clear, and when he heard this, he suddenly realized, and asked: "Those officials are holding water and fire sticks in their hands, right?" ”

The so-called water and fire sticks are sticks used by errand servants, shaped like short sticks, half painted red and half black. Red is the color of fire, black is the color of water, and it is not allowed to be selfish, hence the name.

Li Yan nodded and said, "Exactly...... The young master hasn't been out for a long time, but he actually misses a lot of interesting things, and he still comes out more often in the future. ”

Cao Aijin frowned when she heard this, and said in her heart that if the Queen Mother knew about this, why would she be angry, and she often came out, isn't it a long life?

However, he was already silent, and seeing Zhu Yijun's high spirits, he naturally wouldn't say anything else, but only secretly raised his vigilance in case of accidents.

The prisoner car escorting the Zhou family finally arrived, and the people who watched the excitement suddenly pushed and clamoured, and the officers and soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division who maintained law and order shouted again and again, and from time to time shook the static whip in their hands, making a crisp sound of "popping" above people's heads, but it didn't seem to have much effect.

However, soon there was a sound of water and fire sticks hitting the ground in the lobby, and then they shouted in unison: "Mighty--old men ascend to the hall, be quiet!" ”

So, the onlookers really quieted down.

The prison cart was opened, and Zhou was helped out of the car, her skirt was all wrinkled, her hair was scattered, and there was a lot of straw on it, but she was not punished.

She looks dull, her eyes are dull, and she looks overly frightened, but if you look closely, she still has a bit of a posture, and if she dresses up, she has to be charming at the very least.

Zhu Yijun secretly commented, his eyes patrolled, and suddenly found that Shen Shixing was also standing in the crowd in civilian clothes, and he was startled and hurriedly bowed his head.

It was too late, Shen Shixing had already discovered him, frowned, and squeezed through the crowd with difficulty, most of the secret guards knew it, and no one dared to stop it.

"That, what a coincidence, I actually met Mr. here?" Zhu Yijun smiled awkwardly.

"It's quite a coincidence, I didn't expect your majesty...... Young Master Zhu also came to see the excitement, the crowd here is mixed, in case of bumping into it, the old lady is afraid that it will be difficult to explain! ”

"Sir is too worried, there are many people protecting me, it is impossible for something to go wrong, this time, I will not take it as an example, please Mr. must not make a noise."

Zhu Yijun lowered his voice and begged for mercy, Shen Shixing was made angry and funny, and nodded helplessly: "Okay, don't take it as an example, go back quickly after watching the excitement, don't let the old lady worry!" ”

"Thank you, sir, for your magnanimity." Zhu Yijun was overjoyed, and hurriedly agreed, saying in his heart Don't look at Mr. Shen's usual old-fashioned life, isn't this also very easy to talk about!

Putting aside the episode here, all the officials in the hall have already taken their seats, and Zhou's husband Feng Langzhong has also knelt next to her.

"Take off the torture equipment for the suspect Zhou!" Pan Jitao first saluted the jury, and then patted Xingmu and shouted.

Before the words fell, a servant had already stepped forward to help Zhou untie the chains on his hands and feet, and Zhou did not resist during the whole process, just stared blankly at a certain place, no different from a fool.

"Bring someone to witness Zheng Guang to the court."

Soon, a strong man with a big shoulder and a round waist came to the hall and knelt down.

"I heard that you were the first to arrive at the scene of the murder after the crime, but is there such a thing?"

Zheng Guang nodded again and again: "Back to the master, this is indeed the case, the villain and Feng Langzhong are neighbors, that day I heard Mrs. Feng suddenly exclaim, the villain didn't care about etiquette and defense, and hurried over, but in the end it was still a step too late." ”

Pan Jitao nodded, motioned for him to kneel on the side and wait for the hair to fall, and commanded loudly: "Take Beizhen Fusi to be Shen Zhou to the court!" ”

Soon Shen Zhou came to the court, and Pan Jitao asked: "Those dried vegetables, is it highly poisonous?" ”

Shen Zhou glanced at Wei Yunzhen quickly, nodded and said: "Back to the old man's words, guarding the palace is sexually lewd, and its essence is sprinkled on the dried vegetables, and the small one has been verified, and it is indeed a manslaughter." ”

"Really?" Zhang You stood up suddenly