Chapter 1326: The Dust Has Settled

"Cui Li, what else do you have to say now!" Jin Cheng saw Cui Li's eyes were gloomy and his face was as gray as ashes, knowing that his psychological defense line had been completely destroyed, so he glared at him and shouted, looking quite high-spirited.

Since Kim Cheng took charge of the Righteous Forbidden Mansion, every case he has handled has been bloody, and he will use punishment to get those criminals to confess, and he has never been convicted of a criminal on the basis of evidence like today, which makes him feel very happy.

Although the trial of this case was planned by Li Yuntian, and Jin Cheng was just the executor, the outside world did not see it that way, especially the people of the people would think that this case was tried by Jin Cheng on Li Yuntian's orders, and now that so many people will definitely become a good story in the market after the trial.

In fact, Jin Cheng's ability to try the case is good, otherwise the king of Joseon would not have handed over such an important yamen of the Yiban Mansion to him, but Jin Cheng is far from having the same sense of responsibility as Li Yuntian in dealing with the case, and he is too lazy to ponder the facts of the case and find evidence.

Then again, since torture can pry open the mouths of those criminals, how can Jin Cheng waste his energy on finding those evidence?

"Xia Guan was indeed not at home at the time, Xia Guan went to the brothel at that time, stayed in the brothel for one night, and concealed it because he was worried that the matter would hurt his face when it spread." Although the lie was exposed, Cui Li obviously did not want to disarm and surrender, and looked up at Jin Cheng and said.

In fact, the more he struggled to resist, the more people were convicted of his guilt, which was also Li Yuntian's previous strategy, by constantly exposing Choi Li's lies to convict Choi Li, and at the same time making people believe that Choi Li was Li Ji's accomplice, so that the murder of the king of Joseon could end perfectly.

"Okay, you tell the officer, which brothel did you go to, and who should accompany you?" When Jin Cheng heard this, a look of disdain suddenly appeared on his face, and now Cui Li's resistance was undoubtedly futile, and the more he lied, the deeper he fell into the quagmire.

"It's been too long, and the lower officials have forgotten." Cui Li's face changed a few times and then replied, it was obvious that if he said the name of a brothel, Jin Cheng would definitely send someone to investigate, and his lie would be exposed at that time.

"I forgot about it!" Jin Cheng sneered when he heard this, "According to the official, it's not that he has forgotten, but he doesn't know how to make up a lie at all, the situation in the city that night is so chaotic that you will forget which brothel to enjoy yourself in, do you really think that this official and everyone present are three children?" ”

"To tell you the truth, even if you deny it outright, as long as the evidence is conclusive, the judge will judge you the same guilt." Saying that, Jin Cheng sneered and said, since a stubborn person like Cui Li can't use punishment, there is no need to make him confess, as long as there is enough evidence to convict him.

The corners of Cui Li's mouth squirmed when he heard this, and he wanted to say something, but after glancing at Mrs. Cui who was beside him with a sad expression, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and a painful look appeared on his face.

"Lord, after the previous interrogation of the lower officials, Cui Li was not at home when the rebellion broke out, and his words flickered and deliberately concealed it, so the lower officials believed the evidence of General Pu Hui's subordinates before, and he entered the palace with the prince of Shouyang at that time." Seeing that Cui Li was silent there, Jin Cheng turned around and reported to Li Yuntianyu.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate." Li Yuntian bowed slightly when he heard this, and then said to Li Ji and Huang Xi and the others on both sides.

Li Ji, Huang Xi and the others glanced at each other, and then sat there silently, Jin Cheng's interrogation just now was reasonable, well-founded and measured, so that they could not find the slightest fault in it.

"Cui Zhen, the matter has come to this point, why do you have to hold on, killing His Royal Highness the Lord is a crime full of beheadings, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your wife and children." Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Li Ji groaned for a while and then said to Cui Li that he, as the leader of the Korean State, must show his attitude at this time.

"Humph!" Huang Xi couldn't help but snort coldly when he heard this, although it sounded like Li Ji was comforting Cui Li, but considering Li Ji's attitude towards Li Ji, he naturally thought that Li Ji was going to Li Ji when he fell into the well, as long as Li Ji was charged with killing the king of Joseon, he would fall into a place of no return.

Hearing Li Ji mention the words "wife and children", Cui Li couldn't help but look up at Mrs. Cui again, the look on his face was very complicated, and the crime of killing the king of Joseon was not something he could afford.

"Sir!" At this time, Mrs. Cui shouted Cui Li with red eyes, although she didn't say much, but the horror in her heart was completely contained in these two words, and she now understood what kind of thing Cui Li was involved in.

"Alas!" Cui Li stared at Mrs. Cui for a while, and then the Changchang Emperor sighed, and the whole person suddenly became a lot more depressed, and said to Li Yuntian with his head touching the ground, "Lord Wang, the lower official is willing to confess and make meritorious service for his crimes, and the lower official knows that what he has committed is an unforgivable capital crime, but his wife and children do not know about it, and I implore the prince to spare his life outside the law!" ”

"This king has always been good at punishment, and if you have meritorious deeds, this king can reduce the crimes of your wife and children by one degree." Li Yuntian bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and said quietly, this play has met his previous expectations.

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" When Cui Li heard this, he hurriedly kowtowed to Li Yuntian again to thank him, Li Yuntian was the prince of Daming, and he naturally would not regret it when he agreed in public.

"Cui Li, did the rebellion have anything to do with you back then?" Seeing this, Jin Cheng raised his voice and asked in a deep voice.

"Lord Wang, the lower official is guilty, the crime is unforgivable, the Lord of Shouyang expected His Royal Highness to change him to the prince, but although His Royal Highness the Lord talked about this matter in private, he never raised it on a formal occasion, and later the Lord of Shouyang knew that His Royal Highness the Lord thought that he was too close to the Ming Dynasty."

Cui Li hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Li Yuntian, and said with a gloomy expression, "The Lord of Shouyang was very annoyed when he learned of this reason, which meant that he would never be able to ascend the throne, so the lower officials discussed with him and prepared to take the risk to launch a rebellion, and take the opportunity to kill His Royal Highness the Lord and the prince, so that the one who is qualified to inherit the throne in the country is the Lord of Shouyang." ”

"It's a pity that His Royal Highness didn't know how to get the news, so he escaped from Gyeongbokgung Palace in advance and found generals close to him, so that the situation got out of control and caused a scuffle in the city."

As he spoke, Cui Li touched his head to the ground again and said to Li Yuntian, "Lord Wang, what the lower officials said is true, and there is no lie!" ”

"Say, who are the people who conspire with it?" Jin Cheng glanced at Li Yuntian and saw that Li Yuntian didn't say anything, so he asked.

"Because this matter is confidential, in order to prevent the rumors from being leaked, the Shouyang Maharaja and the lower officials dare not let too many people participate, and in addition to the lower officials and the Shouyang Maharaja, there is also General Cui Hui who is stationed in Seoul."

Cui Li didn't get up, his forehead was against the ground and said, "Afterwards, the Lord of Shouyang was worried that General Cui Hui would be in trouble, so he found someone who transferred him to the battlefield from the head to fight with His Royal Highness the Prince, and took advantage of the war to send someone to kill him." ”

Boom, Cui Li's voice lagged behind, and the scene was in an uproar, although everyone had been mentally prepared, but when Cui Li personally told the truth of the facts, they were still taken aback, and the truth of the murder of the king of Korea was finally revealed.

Hearing this, the wife of the Shouyang Maharaja, Yin Shi, suddenly fell to the ground in the dark, and after Cui Li's testimony, it was difficult for Li Yao to get out this time, which meant that the Shouyang Maharaja's Mansion would suffer a catastrophe.

An errand officer from the forbidden mansion hurriedly rushed over, stretched out his hand to probe Yin's nose and pinched her person, and Yin, who had passed out quickly, woke up leisurely.

"Yin, this king asks you, do you know about this?" After Yin Shi woke up, Li Yuntian looked at her with a serious expression and asked.

"Back to the prince, the wife of the inner life doesn't know about it, and the king never talks about political affairs at home." Hearing this, Yin Shi hurriedly shook her head, even if she knew, she didn't dare to admit it, and then kowtowed to Li Yuntian and said, "Lord, the king has committed a heinous crime, and the inner wife is willing to confess everything she knows, and I hope that the prince can forgive the inner woman's guilt." ”

"As long as you can make meritorious contributions, this king will handle it impartially." Li Yuntian glanced at the Yin clan who was kneeling there, and asked in a deep voice, "This king asked you, where was the Lord Shouyang on the night of the rebellion?" ”

"Back to the prince, the prince went out and was not in the house, and he didn't come back until the rebellion was over." Yin didn't dare to take the slightest chance now, and replied honestly, "The inner woman doesn't know where he went, and he never told the inner woman about it." ”

Li Yuntian bowed slightly when he heard this, and this time he confirmed Li Jin's crime, since Li Jin was not in the palace, it was obvious that he followed Park Hui's rebels into the palace, and then killed the king of Joseon.

"Come on, take Shouyang Dajun!" Seeing that Li Yuntian had no intention of continuing to question, Jin Cheng gave an order in a loud voice, and now it doesn't matter if Li Yun doesn't admit it, and it doesn't prevent him from being convicted in the slightest.

Soon, under the gaze of everyone at the scene, Li Yao was brought up by the servants of the Righteous Forbidden Mansion, and when he saw Yin and Cui Li kneeling there, he was slightly stunned, and realized that something was wrong from the gloomy looks of the two, and his face suddenly turned a little green.

"Shouyang Lord, now that this official has the conclusive evidence that you killed His Royal Highness, do you still have to resist?" Jin Cheng stared at Li Yao and asked coldly, now he doesn't need Li Yao's confession to convict him, of course, if Li Jin can take the initiative to confess, it will naturally be the best.

"Maharaja, now that the tide is gone, you are thinking about the children." Without waiting for Li Yao to speak, Yin couldn't help crying, and said to him while crying.

Li Yao was stunned when he heard this, looked around, and saw that the eyes of everyone at the scene looking at him were full of indifference, and even Huang Xi and the others looked very cold, which made his heart feel cold, knowing that he had been completely defeated.

"Lord Wang, the lower official is guilty!" After being silent for a long time, Li Yao sighed and knelt down at Li Yuntian, he knew that no matter how much he denied it, he couldn't change the outcome of today's interrogation, because now he had to think about his wife and children, and he couldn't afford to be charged with beheading.

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth when he heard this, with Li Yao's confession, today's interrogation in the Forbidden Mansion was successfully concluded, meeting his previous expectations, and Li Jin would never have a place to turn over from now on.

With a bang, everyone at the scene commotioned with Li Yao's confession, and both officials and ordinary people were talking in private, and the case of the murder of the king of Joseon, which had been bothering people for a long time, was finally revealed, and the truth was revealed.