When Wang Lao'er came in tremblingly and holding Niu'er's hand, Hu Desheng had a premonition that the general trend was gone, because the father and son were too honest.

Zheng Xi asked directly: "In the Lion Street case, did you see the murder with your own eyes?" ”

The cow who was kneeling on the ground immediately shook his head like a drum, and Hu Desheng was in a hurry and interjected: "You have to think about it, don't hurt yourself." ”

Xu Hao's eyes turned cold, and he sneered: "Again and again let you justify, really when I am muddy?" Isn't it trying to force me to investigate this case and dig out the mastermind behind the scenes? ”

Xu Hao's gaze turned to Yu Qian, and said coldly: "Don't be embarrassed to be a man." ”

Yu Qian's face flushed when he was immediately scolded, in the end, no matter how noble the purpose is, the means are really shameless, not to mention the speculation of some civil officials, just because Xu Hao is a nobleman, he thinks that he may be a powerful minister who will bring disaster to the country and the people in the future?

Zheng Xi saw that Xu Hao was a little annoyed, and hurriedly said angrily: "What a bastard, look at him left and right, and dare to talk again." ”

The two soap officials who were in charge of the execution walked out in response, standing beside Hu Desheng on the left and right, and the execution was carried out immediately after he opened his mouth again.

Wang Ji understood a little, and contempt rose in his heart, and he used innocent people to attack the minister, this kind of method was too shady, and he disdained to be in the same league with these officials.

Wang Ji said to Niu'er: "If you have anything to say, just rest assured and boldly tell the truth, even if your father and son are guilty, I, Wang Ji, will also exculpate you, the most important thing is not to say a word of falsehood." ”

It may be difficult to let an honest child tell a lie with a clear conscience, but why would you not dare to let a child tell the truth?

Niu Er saw Hu Desheng, who was usually high up, kneeling on the ground like a prisoner, and became more and more bold, and shouted: "When the autopsy was conducted on the street, I ran to see the excitement, and I didn't know what was going on. The night after tomorrow. Master Hu came to my house and told my father that he solved the case, I told him, and I said that he was a liar, and he scared my father.

said that if I retract my confession and don't confess, my father and I don't know anything, even if we can't kill us, they can send us to the border. My father was so scared that he couldn't eat, and while shedding tears, he taught me a confession. ”

Everyone was in an uproar. Zheng Xi asked, "What is the matter with identifying the murderer?" ”

Wang Lao'er cried: "At that time, Xiao'er was afraid that he would not be able to speak, so I secretly squeezed his hand, and actually recognized the right monk, but it was the victim butcher who spoke by himself, saving me from identification." My father and son swore that they did not say a word, but only asked for forgiveness from adults. ”

Zheng Xi sighed: "It's good to be willing to confide in your true feelings, even if you are guilty of an old man who is afraid of things, and a young person who is ignorant, his feelings are pitiful." Exonerated! ”

Hu Desheng screamed: "They were all forced by Xu Hao to collude with each other, and they all wanted to frame me, so that I could not distinguish between the lowly and the wronged." ”

Zheng Xi shouted angrily: "To the third." Where else do you want to go? A slick villain like you, if you don't fight, you won't be able to recruit, and you will be waiting for you with a stick. ”

Hu Desheng hurriedly shouted: "I am famous, and I ask for the grace of the adults." Moreover, it is about the face of the imperial court. ”

Zheng Xi said angrily: "You have a small future, and now you are fighting a lawsuit against the crime, of course your reputation will be cancelled." Is there still a need to ask for dismissal? This official is the secretary of the Criminal Department, and he personally tries the case with the title of Tianxian, needless to say that you are a captain of Shuntianfu, even if it is the Yin of Shuntianfu, I also have the right to move the punishment. There is no need to clamp the stick, and the forty boards are directly responsible. ”

Immediately, the left and right like wolves and tigers responded like thunder, ran over and dragged Hu Desheng to the hall. But he who presses his head presses his head, and he who presses his feet presses his feet, and he who holds his palm, and he who counts his punishments.

Crackling forty boards hit Hu Desheng's body hard, justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, and after such a long time, the right and wrong are already clear at a glance, so the servants acted mercilessly.

The beating made Hu Desheng's skin open and bloody, he was used to being pampered, this board almost killed him, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up, so he could only be carried back by the servants, lying on the ground angrily.

Hu Desheng choked up and said: "I beg my lord to be gracious, I am really wronged by my humble position." ”

Zheng Xi said angrily: "If you don't move, continue to fight, and fight until you do." ”

Xu Hao saw that Hu Desheng had a basis in his heart, so he didn't admit it. And this case alarmed Shang Shu and himself of the Criminal Department, no less than a special investigation and handling, if nothing else, it will soon cause a sensation in the entire capital and become the focus of street discussions.

This case must produce a true confession, otherwise it will not convince the people of the world, so it cannot be tortured, once the person is beaten to death, then it will be a big trouble.

It was Xu Hao who said: "This case will be tried here for the time being." ”

Zheng Xi pondered for a moment and nodded, waved his hand to take Hu Desheng down, and at this time, Sai Qinhuai, who was disheveled, rushed in, knelt down in the hall and shouted, "The sinner woman is wronged." ”

Zheng Xi said curiously: "What are you shouting about injustice?" Say it. ”

Sai Qinhuai has Xu Hao's support, what else is there to be afraid of? So he cried and told how the two forbidden sons collaborated and cheated.

If you want to say that the jailer rapes the adulterous woman, it can be regarded as the most hated by the government, not to mention that the nature itself is too bad, it will arouse public resentment, and the officials are often imprisoned for various reasons, if the family is insulted by the jailer, who can stand it?

Zheng Xi was so angry that he didn't say a word, and threw down all the full sticks, and beat the money addict and the tuberculosis with forty boards each.

The messenger knows that Lord Dao Shangshu is really angry, there is a law in the Da Ming Law called the same crime of favoritism, who dares to show favoritism at this juncture? Moreover, the official was also annoyed that the two of them were lewd, and the Criminal Department had always been at odds with Shuntianfu, and the strength used was much greater than that of beating Hu Desheng.

is only forty boards, and the leprosy and money addiction are already half dead, Zheng Xi doesn't even need to interrogate, and directly asks someone to carry them to the house, and sure enough, the two of them whined and wailed as soon as they arrived home, and at the same time became merry ghosts.

Zhiyun and Xu Meng had to be locked up for a few days, and their expressions completely changed and they became elated. Sai Qinhuai was insulted and removed from prison, and Xu Hao also left.

He allowed Hu Desheng to be imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, and with him paying attention to this case, no one dared to do anything in private, of course, it is better to do tricks and feet, and it is not difficult to find out who is behind the scenes.

The trial of the case was naturally handed over to Zheng Xi, to be honest, it was a bit too much to let a dignified scholar come out in person, but who let him run out by himself?

Wang Ji and Ma Fuyao had nothing to do and were light. Xu Hao thought that it was not advisable to continue to keep a low profile, and after coming out, he sent someone to invite the two to a banquet.

Wang Ji called his friend Zeng Qi (Qi) by the way, this Zeng Qi is a native of Jiangxi, Wang Ji met when he first entered Beijing to take the exam in the second year of Hongxi, when the two were poor and became neighbors in the cheapest inn.

It's not that if you win the lift, you will be rich and wealthy in an instant, but relatively speaking. Many well-known literati in the Ming Dynasty were not greedy for money, and would politely refuse congratulatory gifts from relatives and friends after the promotion, as well as unwilling to accept the people who came to take refuge.

Zeng Qi is known as a genius in Jiangxi, and he is very famous in Shilin. The cursive writing with a strong hand has the demeanor of the Jin people. Who doesn't know that Xu Dudu and the cabinet are cursive lovers? So Wang Ji specially invited his friends to come over.

Xu Hao has heard a lot of Zeng Qi's name, and during the palace test, there is no need to make a draft for 20,000 words, and it can be done in one go. Zhu Gaochi praised him for thinking like a spring, running through the scriptures and history, knowing the heavens and people, and the champion of the second year of Hongxi.

Xie Jin was the first person in Wenyuan Pavilion in the Hongwu period, Zeng Qi can be called the first person in Wenyuan Pavilion in the Hongxi period, and now serves as one of the vice presidents of the compilation of the Hongxi Ceremony.

At the Yuqiao Tower on the bank of the Qinhuai River, Wang Ji explained in advance: "Zeng Qi is good at drinking. It is said that if you are not drunk with a thousand cups, you can recommend him to the Holy Lord to deal with the captivity. ”

"Really?" Xu Hao was suddenly interested.

Ma Fuyao swept away the seriousness in the court, poked his head out of the window with a smile, and shouted, "Brother." You go to the teahouse and call for tea. ”

Looking back, Ma Fuyao smiled and said, "That's my cousin Ma Yu, who is eleven years old this year, and can eat and drink with the governor today." Therefore let him come and see the world. ”

Wang Ji said: "The Ma family has been a scholarly family for generations, and its ancestor is Ma Yuan, the general of Fubo in the Han Dynasty. He is a group that lives in Linqu, Shandong, and is still the leading local county "Fufeng family". The sixth generation was a Confucian, and most of them were teaching. ”

Ma Fuyao said embarrassedly: "I don't dare to hide it from my son, my nephew has been smart and studious since he was a child, and he is much more promising than my uncle. ”

Xu Hao smiled: "This is a good thing. ”

Before the words fell, a person walked in outside, Wang Ji and Ma Fuyao hurriedly got up to greet them, and Xu Hao also stood up.

Zeng Qiren was in his Chinese New Year's Eve, with a medium figure and good facial features, wearing a Tang scarf on his head, a silver-white scribe's robe, a half-new palace silk outer guament, a jade thread tied around his waist, a jade ring on his hand, and a black oiled paper fan with a palm bamboo bone.

After a period of greetings, Zeng Qi has great respect for Xu Hao, who is younger than himself and has a much larger official position, after all, he has been an official for several years, and the edges and corners of the past have been polished a lot, but he still retains a free and bold temperament.

Xu Hao remembered that Yang Shiqi commented on his poems, saying that if the garden is spring, the crowd is full of energy, splendid and splendid, and it can be played and pleasant; The excitement is there, the pen keeps waving, and the work of writing is extremely interesting, but the writing is too fast and lacks pondering.

In other words, this talented person said that he was not angry, but he was born an acute child. This is his advantage, but it is also the biggest disadvantage of being an official, it is estimated that he will be a scholar for a lifetime, in fact, it is not bad, noble and noble is suitable for a great talent like Zeng Qi.

The four of them just sat down, and a child ran in, Xu Hao was very happy when he saw it, he thought that Ma Yu was a young and old talent, but he didn't expect the complete opposite.

Eleven-year-old Ma Yu wore two buns on his head, a big red beard on both sides, and a silver-red silk gown, silk pants of the same color, and barefoot sandals.

Born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, smart eyes, faintly a little wise, at first glance, he is a naughty and smart child.

Ma Yu was followed by two tea-trays, holding a small lacquered tea tray covered with red silk, stepped forward and said a few auspicious words, and put the tea tray on the table of the Eight Immortals.

The teaman stretched out his hand and slowly lifted the silk cloth, and inside was a fine porcelain tea bowl of the same color. The teaman twisted the bottom of the bowl with two fingers, lifted it and put it in the tea tray, and when he lifted it again, a small black gauze hat appeared out of thin air, and Xu Hao suddenly turned out to be a juggler.

Every time he lifted and put it down, the black gauze hat became bigger and bigger, and Ma Fuyao said with a smile: "This is called step by step." ”

The teaman smiled and lifted the tea bowl again, and the black gauze hat turned into a golden seal, and said, "This is called the Six Kingdoms Gift, and the general hangs the seal." (To be continued......)