The three heroes who came out of the imperial prison went back to reunite with their families, while Xie Ying rushed to the East Factory with evidence and files to end the people in the palace who really wanted their lives.
Eunuch Li, who had changed his performance privately, had already taken over the East Factory, and all the things in the room were called by the East Factory Fanzi. . When Xie Ying arrived, the thousands and hundreds of households who were assigned to the East Factory by Jin Yiwei were gathering around to check things.
Now Luo Xiang, the eunuch of the East Factory, is also waiting for Xie Ying in the second hall.
Eunuch Luo is not as strong as his predecessor, Shang Ming, but he is a low-key person. He felt that this sky-high case was bound to be investigated, and the blood flowed into rivers. He, the eunuch who was handling the case, might not be able to get away with it in the future, and he didn't want to be contaminated. Hearing that Xie Ying was instructed to assist in this matter, he felt a sense of relaxation when he pushed out the problem, and simply handed over the dominance to Xie Ying.
Xie Ying did not shirk, and went to see Zhou Bo and others first, asked Li Gong when he committed the crime and who was on duty, and asked who he usually interacts with. Everyone was taught by Tan and Gao, and they naturally understood what to say and what not to say, and they were scrambling to explain what they knew, the people he knew in the Imperial Horse Supervisor.
Xie Ying made some arrangements in her mind. After the next person checked the stolen goods of unknown origin in her room, she brought the prisoner to court.
He first threw the copied list down the hall, and asked under Eunuch Luo's shoulder, "Prisoner Li Gong is a servant, why are there so many treasures in the room that are not in the books?"
Li Gong looked up at him and said faintly: "Our family is still the eunuch of the Si Lijian and the hall, you are just a foreign minister, how dare you call me a prisoner! Those things in my room may have been freely given by nobles, Or a gift from a friend, not necessarily all in the book, why is there any wonder?"
He knew in his heart that it was a private change of memorials, but he couldn't even mention it at this time, and he didn't dare to show a half-guilt attitude. , I am being slandered and humiliated by foreign ministers at this time, will the nobles in the future not pity me when they hear about it
Eunuch Luo simply did as he wished and lowered his eyelids to ignore him.
Xie Ying narrowed his eyes and looked at him, and said coldly: "My lord? You entered the Wenhua Palace privately and altered the minister's memorial without authorization, which is already a serious crime of beheading Lingchi. What kind of noble person can save you? Could it be that you want to say that you tampered with it? The memorials framed Zhongliang for the sake of the two Wan conductors he was referring to? Are you still trying to slander the imperial concubine with this?"
He became irritated, grabbed the paperweight and slapped the case hard: "Wan Niangniang is the most virtuous person in the palace, and the two Wan adults are also deeply grateful. This is clearly someone who bribed you to do evil behind the scenes and framed the maiden with this, such treacherous words really make this official unbearable to hear!"
His chest was heaving with anger, and he handed over to Luo Xiang: "This person dares to climb up to this point, he is cunning and ruthless, and he is really unexpected by the lower officials. He must be punished before he can tell the truth."
Luo Xiang's heart trembled when he heard the words "Wan Niangniang" in his mouth, as long as he shut up, everything would be fine. He simply didn't even glance down at the hall, and nodded, "I will thank you, Lord. This kind of thief prisoner can't be beaten."
Xie Ying nodded with a smile and called for a full sentence.
The torturers were all seconded from the Beizhen Fusi Division. They were very measured. They carried a stick with a stick and knocked them for a total of five punishments, each with only twenty strokes. Li Gong's whole body was like a blood gourd, but he was still very conscious , fell to the ground and wailed miserably.
Xie Ying said lightly: "This is a thin punishment for you to insult the emperor's concubine. If there is such disrespect in your words after that, it will not be the only punishment."
Luo Xiang was really afraid that he would accidentally find out that Li Gong was the result of the imperial concubine's instigation, so he couldn't help but ask Li Gong who was in the hall: "The emperor already knows about this case, and you are not honestly committing crimes. Who exactly was instigated by you to change your transcripts without authorization, say it immediately, or our family will be punished!"
Li Gong's face was blue and black, his throat was full of blood when he gasped, and he bowed his head silently, as if he was planning to torture himself.
Xie Ying snorted coldly: "How many cases has this officer tried in Beizhen Fusi, then if there is really grievance, he should complain at this time, and he should show evidence that he was not present or committed the crime. Since he can't show any evidence. , and looking at Chang Gong and Xiaguan so gloomily, he must be harboring grievances and hiding a traitor."
Li Gong stared at him so intently that he almost vomited blood.
Luo Xiang looked at him with a bad look, and he was disgusted in his heart, and said impatiently: "The punishment just now is less, and a full sentence will be given, let's see if he will accept it!"
Lux came up with the board and put on another twenty sets of clamps. Xie Ying looked at Li Gong's weak breathing, and stopped for a while: "Gong Zichen has a noble behind his back, but the lower official is afraid that he and the noble will say that he is the one who can't be tortured before accepting it. Make a fuss and smear us in front of the emperor."
But people were arrested and beaten, and those who were supposed to offend the nobles were also offended. If they can't come out, they will not only offend the nobles, but also offend the emperor!
Eunuch Luo gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be afraid, just fight! I don't believe what he said in the East Factory can be spread outside!"
The warriors came up and still charged the five punishments. Xie Ying ordered a witness to come up and confront Li Gong.
Eunuch Zhou also told the emperor to strip the eunuch from the court because of this private change, so he could only start from the beginning, hating Li Gong in his heart, and said every word according to the terrible place. The servants who came to testify had to live under the two eunuchs, and they were all staring at Li Gong's seat, hoping to take this opportunity to step on him, and they all swore to prove that he was private on Xin Chou's day. Entering the Wenhua Hall, there is an opportunity to revise the sparseness.
Li Gong still refused to admit it, and Xie Ying pointed to the confession and questioned him one by one: "After the father-in-law Zhou returned to the room on the ugly day and told you about the affair of the three adults, where did you go? Who is there to testify? Xin? Why did you appear in the Wenhua Hall when Maori was not supposed to serve you?"
Li Gong was already knocked into a dizzy mind at this time, he couldn't keep up with the speed of interrogation and testimony, and he couldn't remember which day Xie Ying was talking about. What excuse could he use to get rid of the crime, he could only shake his head and shout: " Injustice! I didn't!"
Xie Ying sneered and said: "This official asked you who can prove that you never entered the temple or revised the memorial, but you kept saying that you didn't... Since no one can prove that it's not you, Eunuch Zhou, Shaojian Shen and others have proved that it is you. In this case The case has been made clear, what grievances do you have?"
He bowed his hands to Luo Xiang again: "Xiaguan had already suspected that the three adults had committed taboos at the same time in the Zhenfu Division. If things were suspicious, he asked people to look for the calligraphy and painting masters to identify the text on the sparse book, which has proved to be a call for people to add. Change it. Your lord might as well ask someone to check whether the prisoner's words are the same as those in the transcript. In this case, the witnesses and materials are all there, and he himself admitted that there is no evidence of exoneration, so naturally he can't do it any more."
Luo Xiang sighed: "You are so well prepared, no wonder Sheng Shangqin pointed you in to help with this matter. This Li Gongsu is cunning and colluded with others behind his back.
Xie Ying said with a smile: "Xiaguan is just an assistant, or it's the adults who are wise and clear-cut and dignified, so that the sinner confessed to his private actions."
When he went out, he asked the captain of the school to find someone who would appraise the notes. At this time, they had already taken them to the East Factory, and ordered them to pass in to compare the notes in the hall. These fake calligraphy and paintings are also ordinary people. When they enter the East Factory, their legs are weak, and there is a bloody person lying beside them as an example. How can they dare to think more? The strokes are similar, and a guarantee document is written.
There are witnesses and physical evidence, only the prisoner's signature is needed. Luo Xiang looked at Li Gong, who was incapable of shouting and was dying, and squinted his eyes, revealing a bit of murderous intent: "Li Gong's hands are broken and he can't write, so ask him to print a fingerprint."
The two officeholders went down with the court documents, squeezed Li Gong's fingers and dipped them in the fingerprints, before presenting them to the court. Eunuch Luo looked at it from beginning to end, and smiled with satisfaction: "So, it's time to ask who the ambassador behind him is, and what is the purpose of changing the imperial texts without authorization."
To change the minister's memorial, it can also be said that he only wanted to frame the minister, but what happened with the word "imperial" is a major case of conspiracy to usurp the dynasty, no matter how powerful he is.
Xie Ying nodded and replied with a smile: "If this matter is inferred, it is also very obvious - how many times the two censors have made impeachment papers over the years, and how many articles Li Xueshi has published, if the prisoner is with them If there is a personal hatred and revenge by the title, it is bound to not get what it is today. Therefore, it must be the two eunuchs Liang and Wei who were impeached by the three people in this memorial."
Those two are also the emperor's favorite valet, and they have a higher status in the Sacred Heart than him. Now that he has boarded the boat of the Sili Jian, he can only follow to the end. If he can really pull the Liang and Wei party members off their horses, not only can he go a step further, his children and grandchildren will also be able to drink some soup... Luo Xiang's heart was pounding, he leaned over to Xie Ying, and asked in a low voice, "Can this be done comprehensively?"
Xie Ying also answered cautiously: "Liang and Wei have committed serious crimes, and the emperor will make a clear judgment, and they will be punished. Chang Gong just asks the witnesses to come up and confront him."
The eunuchs of the Slijian were brought up again to testify against Li Gong, the adopted son of Eunuch Liang of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and the apprentice of Eunuch Wei. The bureau has seen it and is willing to write a conclusion.
Xie Ying ordered someone to write down the testimony, and handed over to Luo Xiang: "Do you want to bring up someone who has a private meeting with him for interrogation? Please make a decision."
Luo Xiang heard the names of those eunuchs, they were only the adopted sons of Wei and Liang, but even if they were the adopted sons, they did not meet in person. Something related.
He personally copied down the list and ordered Li Gong to be taken into custody. He stopped the court hearing for the time being, and went straight to the palace to ask the emperor to see the emperor.
Emperor Chenghua is also waiting for the result of this trial.
He knew better than anyone who the most suspicious person was, and he was more anxious than anyone to know the result of the trial—he wanted to hear the result that suits him.
When Luo Xiang went in with Wen Shu in his arms and said the two names "Liang Fang and Wei Xing", the emperor's first reaction was to breathe a sigh of relief, and then a monstrous anger gushed out from his heart. He couldn't scold like an ordinary person, so he took out the confession document and slammed it to the ground.
Luo Xiang hit the snake and followed the stick, fell on the ground and kowtowed heavily, crying and said, "Then Li Gong is very bold, and he keeps saying that the nobles in the palace are driving him, and he wants to blame Wan Niangniang, but the slaves and Xie Zhenfu can't bear to listen. These words! Fortunately, Sir Xie is smart and observant, and the palace people have always been deeply grateful for the graciousness and kindness of the Empress, and no one has ever called him wrong by his mad words, and Li Gong has been locked up."
What are you talking about, won't you kill people
Chenghua snorted and looked at Luo Xiang coldly. Eunuch Luo gave a shudder from below, but insisted on asking: "Eunuch Liang and Eunuch Wei's adopted sons and apprentices..."
What adopted son, apprentice! How dare they form a camp in the palace, these eunuchs are simply lawless!
Tian Ziyun waved his hand angrily: "Dongchang to investigate! If you find out, if you are guilty, send it to Nanjing and fill the army!"
Luo Xiang suppressed his joy, knocked his head to the ground, and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes. The servants must do it properly, and the emperor will not bother."
He turned around and went back, and Dongchang Fanzi immediately entered the palace to arrest Liang, Wei, and the famous henchman in the testimony. Luo Xiang also asked for an order to seconded Jinyi Weiti to ride down to the south of the Yangtze River. According to the list, they arrested Liang and Wei Dang people who had sought to guard eunuchs in various places.
Those who were all playing calligraphy and painting with Luo Zhen for the two eunuchs and Concubine Wan were all notorious in the local area, and they were full of evidence. As soon as Jin Yiwei was arrested, there were many wealthy people and local officials who took the initiative to plead, and they were willing to go to Beijing as witnesses without asking the charges.
Some of these eunuchs covet gold and silver to the tune of tens of thousands; some force the treasure owner to death for the heirloom;
The rumors spread everywhere, and the people and officials scrambled to sue, just like in Beijing, they regarded these Jinyiwei as the blue sky.
In the palace, the two eunuchs of the Imperial Majian were in a fit of anger, and batches of internal servants were pulled into the East Factory, which was an unprecedented move. Such a big commotion was spread outside the palace before the Longevity Festival. Xie Ying, who had painstakingly investigated the case since San Gong was imprisoned, has been heard by the ministers for a long time.
Jin Yiwei's repressor was not afraid of the eunuchs in the palace, he justly investigated the case of the three prisoners of the imperial prison, and collected evidence to overturn the case for them - this investigation also revealed a huge movement, and actually turned a group of eunuchs into it!
Jinyiwei has been established for more than 100 years. It has always been controlled by traitors, deceived the emperor, acted recklessly, and brutally persecuted Zhongliang... Now there has really been a Zhan Zhanqingtian like the people in the market sing!
Who was the person who wrote the "Pipa Ji" for him in the first place, and why did he choose Qianhu, who was from a mediocre background and had little legendary experience? Could it be that that person knew the art of prophecy, and could have predicted when he wrote him that Xie Ying, who was an ordinary jinyiwei at the time, would become a loyal and capable minister like Digong of the Tang Dynasty who was good at deciding cases