The Criminal Department did not make any announcements, but first checked the files sent by Jingzhao Mansion and found that Yu Wenhao had already beheaded the butcher. In other words, Yu Wenhao had sentenced the wrong case.
The matter was spread in Beijing before it could be reported back to the emperor. The butcher suddenly became a poor victim to everyone. His wife was humiliated for stealing others, and was finally cut off as a murderer.
The Royal Palace of Chu was also really unlucky, causing public anger over and over again. Although the previous incident of the prince's concubine's visit to Jasper Mountain was calmed down, she didn't know what was going on. Because the prince misjudged the case, she is now being brought out again.
Everyone believes that the prince fought in the early years and made military merits. He has a good reputation and has been in charge of Jingzhao Mansion for so long. He has never had an unjust, false or wrong case. Now he has wrongly convicted the butcher and killed the wrong good person. It must be that the prince was contaminated by the Mafeng Mountain. The bad luck caused that the prince is the foundation of the country, and now it has affected the prince, then who will know what will happen next
Therefore, the emperor did not ask the crime, and the people broke out.
Let’s make trouble, but I don’t know what’s going on. Someone has said that Wang Xianneng is the best candidate to inherit the Datong. If it’s just a few rumors, there are still people shouting at Huangcheng Street. Ask the emperor to abolish the prince and canonize King An as the prince.
When Gu Si took the people out to arrest, the clamoring people rushed away. Gu Si only caught one person and took it back for a rigorous interrogation. The person was tortured, but he confessed that someone had given them money and instigated them. Go to Huangcheng Street to make a noise, saying that the emperor and the minister of civil and military affairs can hear the voice of public opinion.
As for the person who gave the money, she was a beautiful woman.
Gu Si naturally reported the Ming Yuan emperor according to it. The Ming Yuan emperor was furious and slapped the table, "Public opinion? Haven't I heard enough public opinion recently?"
Chu Shoufu said next to him: "The emperor calmed down. Recently, there have been several disturbances in the civil society. It seems that someone has been instigating and leading them. Especially when the prince princess went to Jafong Mountain, there was a lot of turmoil among the people. Originally it was called "King Wang Xian Neng, who should make Wang Hing Wang", but now it is said that King An Wang Xian Neng, wanting to make King An, according to the old officials, this person should be deliberately disturbing the Northern Tang Dynasty and shaking the country's foundation. It is necessary to strictly investigate and correct unhealthy trends. Peace of mind."
The emperor of the Ming and Yuan dynasty remained unresolved, "The fifth child is also absurd. Recently, there have been so many cases in Jingzhong, and none of them have been solved. Isn't Jingzhao Mansion all idiots who eat dry food?"
Chu Shoufu said: "One case was solved, but civil disturbances also started as a result. Yesterday the prince executed the murderer of the case. As everyone knows, someone surrendered to the Criminal Ministry and said that he was the real murderer. Before the veterans were in the hands, they were publicized. When the people heard that they had made mistakes, they all yelled for him and condemned the prince. Those rioters who clamored for King An to be the prince were the people who were in trouble. Inside."
Emperor Ming Yuan frowned, "There is such a thing? Has the criminal ministry verified it? Is the person who surrendered the murderer?"
"Still investigating."
Emperor Ming Yuan said angrily: "Why did it pass out since it hasn't been verified? If that person is not the murderer, the people will be suspicious if it passes out. How could the Ministry of Criminal Justice let this case leak out?"
Chu Shoufu bowed and said: "The emperor calms down his anger, the old minister will ask to understand that tomorrow is the morning sun, and the criminal ministry will presumably play this case in the palace."
"Go and stare, be sure to find out the truth." Emperor Ming Yuan said.
"Yes!" The first assistant retired.
After leaving the palace, Shoufu went straight to the Criminal Department and interrogated the suspect who surrendered with the Criminal Department Shangshu.
The suspect was named Rong Guichun, originally from Baixi, who was very burly and vicious.
He confessed to the facts of the crime, saying that his daughter-in-law was a thief who was killed by him. After killing her daughter-in-law, he fled to Beijing and worked incognito as a cook in a restaurant. He rented a house right next to the butcher. Knowing that the butcher’s wife had an affair with the widower, I remembered that my wife had betrayed him. She was so angry that she killed the two of them. After the killing, she was afraid, so she threw the blood-stained murderer, weapons and blood clothes at the butcher’s house. After the illusion of a butcher killing his wife, he fled to escape.
But after he went out, he remembered that he had been kind to the butcher and felt guilty, so he hurriedly returned to Beijing thinking of surrendering, but it was already a step too late. The butcher had already been sentenced to beheading by Jingzhao Mansion.
He can tell the facts and details of the murder clearly and plainly, and he seems to be the murderer.
After the interrogation, Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice asked someone to detain the murderer, and then bowed his hand to Chu Shoufu, "Shoufu, personally participated in the interrogation in this case, according to your opinion, is the prince wrong?"
Sun Shangshu was new to the post for two months. He was originally the deputy envoy of the salt and iron industry. Later, he had to be recommended to the chief criminal ministry and served as the official secretary of the criminal ministry.
He is very resolute and vigorous. Since there have been a few homicides in Beijing, he has tried his best to urge Jingzhao Mansion to solve the case. It is also his order to let Jingzhao Mansion solve the case within a time limit.
Chu Shoufu flipped through the case files several times, and said in a deep voice: "This confession can be matched with the facts of the murder, and the details of the murder are almost the same as the investigation results. It seems that he is the murderer."
Sun Shang said: "If this is the case, then the next official will be the opening ceremony tomorrow. In addition to reporting the case, he has to participate in the prince's book. Should the first assistant participate in the performance jointly with the next official?"
Chu Shoufu looked at Sun Shangshu's quick and quick face, and said, "Master Sun, you can report the case and it will be done. Once you report the case, it doesn't matter if you participate in the case. The emperor has his own decision."
Sun Shangshu said in an awe-inspiring manner: "The lower official thought that the case was returned to the case, and that the case was verified only to put the murderer to justice, but His Royal Highness wrongly convicted the case and killed the innocent person. As Jingzhao Fu Yin, the official of the parents of the people, the prince was so. Shoufu shouldn’t just sit back and watch for life."
Chu Shoufu said: "If you want to go up, you don't have to go up with tomorrow morning. You can go to the cabinet and let the official look at it before submitting it to the emperor, so you can take care of the prince's face."
Sun Shangshu said: "The lower official thought that there was no need to do so. Since the case is to be reported tomorrow, why not directly participate in a copy? And the lower official thinks that the prince's face is important, but it is more important than undeserved life."
The first assistant said indifferently: "Then you can play it. This official is ordered to investigate the case. This official will only inform the emperor about the truth of the facts. As for those who do not participate, Lord Sun will take care of it."
After speaking, he asked someone to make a copy of the case file and left.
He did not report to the palace, but went directly to Jingzhao Mansion to find Yu Wenhao.
Yu Wenhao didn't know the storm was approaching, so he still worked overtime in Jingzhao Mansion to investigate the remaining cases. Seeing the first assistant came, he greeted him inside and waited with tea.
Shoufu threw the case copied from the Criminal Ministry to him, "Let's take a look at the prince, the murderer has confessed."
Yu Wenhao recruited Fu Cheng to come in and read the case file together.
Shoufu gently knocked on the table with the back of his hand, and said: "Tomorrow morning, the prince must be mentally prepared. Sun Shangshu is looking for someone to join you."
Yu Wenhao blinked his eyes, "Is there any way? He looks cute, and many people are always thinking about it."