Prince Chongzhen

Chapter 84 Case
After receiving the assignment that day, Qian Qianyi did not go directly to the Yingtian Prefecture Yamen. Instead, he sent someone to inquire about the case first. He also invited several veteran criminal officials from the Ministry of Justice to help him analyze the case. Only after he had made all the preparations did he ask the Yingtian Prefecture to prepare the case files. He always looked extremely cautious.

But after all this trouble, the conclusion he finally came to was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Although the old man Chen's son was fighting for justice, he was also the first to start the fight, so it was reasonable to consider it as a mutual fight. Moreover, the other party not only paid compensation but also received a beating. No matter from which angle you look at it, the verdict of this case can be considered fair.

In this way, although Qian Qianyi was still somewhat puzzled by the strangeness of all things, with the facts before him he could only sigh that he was a little paranoid.

Afterwards, Mr. Qian summoned all parties to the Yingtian government office, but during the interrogation, some of them changed their confessions and some produced new evidence. By the time Qian Qianyi reacted, not only had the case undergone major changes, but he also clearly understood the reason why Liang Yungou had come to find him.

"Mr. Qian, I heard that you have already solved the case?"

After hearing Zhu Cilang's question, Qian Qianyi had no choice but to walk out of the queue.

At this moment, he felt extremely bitter, but he couldn't help but recall what happened that day in his mind.

That day he felt that he was fully prepared to go to the Yingtian Prefecture Court to interrogate the case, but who would have thought that all the witnesses overturned all their previous confessions before he could even ask a few questions.

In this way, a street fight that resulted in death turned into an incident where the son of old man Chen stepped in to help out a just cause, while the other party continued to beat and kick him for a long time after he lost the ability to resist, eventually causing the son of old man Chen to die.

When things came to this point, Qian Qianyi naturally asked the witness why he changed his testimony, but the testimony he received made him truly understand the whole story.

"After investigation, it was found that all the witnesses were coerced and bribed by others, so they gave false testimony, turning the murder into a street fight."

"Oh? Who is so bold? How dare he threaten a witness? Does he still have the law in his eyes?"

Zhu Cilang was so indignant that Qian Qianyi could not help but criticize him in his heart.

On the day of the interrogation, Qian Qianyi realized something was wrong when he saw that all the witnesses had changed their testimonies. But before he could figure out the whole story, a man named Liu Zhu appeared in the case based on his testimony.

This man was also a famous knight in the city. On the day of the incident, he chased several witnesses to their homes and forced them to give false testimony using silver and fists.

Therefore, there was no mention in the entire case file of the fact that Mr. Chen’s son was beaten for a long time after losing the ability to resist.

Eventually, the killing in the street turned into a street fight resulting in death.

Under normal circumstances, when new circumstances arose, the presiding judge should have withdrawn from the courtroom first and resumed questioning after witnesses and evidence were found. However, Liu Zhu had been waiting outside the courtroom and appeared in front of Qian Qianyi in no time.

What should Qian Qianyi do about this?
Even if he wanted to wait a little longer, he had no choice but to continue the interrogation in front of everyone.

"Your Highness, it's a rogue named Liu Zhu."

"Oh? A knight can have such ability?"

Looking at Zhu Cilang's surprised face, Qian Qianyi suppressed his helplessness and dissatisfaction before saying fiercely: "Liu Zhu naturally doesn't have this ability. The mastermind behind all this is Liang Yungou's son, Liang Yuming!"

"Ah? The son of Minister Liang?" Zhu Cilang once again showed enough shock, and even looked for Liang Yungou among the civil servants, as if he wanted to confirm it from his mouth.

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"Where is Minister Liang?" "Your Highness, I am impeaching the Minister of Rites Qian Qianyi for arbitrarily detaining important officials of the court!"

Zhu Cilang asked a question, but before Qian Qianyi could answer, someone else spoke first.

"Mr. Qian, are you serious?"

"Yes, Your Highness. Please allow me to report in detail."

Qian Qianyi's mind was as clear as a mirror at this time, but as things had come to this point, he had no choice but to finish the play according to the intention of that power.

To be honest, although he and Liang Yungou had occasional disputes, they were all private matters and would never reach the point of life and death.

But when the court session began that day, Liu Zhu immediately pointed out that Liang Yuming was the mastermind behind all of this, and explained the whole story and the detailed evidence clearly.

How should Qian Qianyi deal with this situation?

Does he really dare to cover up someone in public?

In the end, under heavy pressure, Qian Qianyi summoned Liang Yuming to the court, and as Qian Qianyi expected, he denied everything.

As a result, the whole case came to a stalemate, and Qian Qianyi also planned to postpone the case for retrial at the risk of being criticized.

However, no matter how well he planned, how could the power behind him, after spending so much effort, make his wish come true?

Before Mr. Qian could even organize his words, an officer knelt in the hall and said frankly that he had seen Liang Yuming handing a stack of silver bills to the governor of Yingtian who had already escaped.

If only one person testified, it might be a false accusation, but now two people have come forward to testify. Even if Qian Qianyi is the presiding judge of this case, he cannot take it lightly.

Of course, even when things had come to this point, he had not given up the idea of ​​asking Liang Yuming to return, let alone detaining Liang Yungou at home.

But no matter how much Mr. Qian planned, he never expected that after Liang Yungou heard that his son was taken to the Yingtian Prefecture Yamen, he neither communicated with him nor thought of other ways. Instead, he directly led people to break into the Yingtian Prefecture Yamen, claiming that he was retaliating against him in order to please His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

At this point, Qian Qianyi naturally knew that there was no room for maneuver between him and Liang Yungou, so he simply convicted Liang Yuming in accordance with the intention of the power behind the scenes, and then arrested Liang Yungou on the grounds of not educating his son properly and breaking into the court.

Of course, when reporting to Zhu Cilang, he naturally would not say that he was forced into doing so.

"Liang Yungou condoned his son's murder in the street, and even used the power granted by the court to force the prefect of Yingtian to be partial. How can such a scoundrel have the face to stand in the court again!"

It is hard to say whether Liang Yungou condoned the crime, but it is a bit too much to say that Liang Yuming killed people in the street and coerced the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture. However, this case has now evolved from an ordinary criminal case into an irreconcilable feud between him and Liang Yungou. How could Qian Qianyi not try to put him to death?
"Alas, a heartless man may not be a true hero, and a loving man may not be a man." Zhu Cilang sighed, seeming to be extremely sorry for losing Liang Yungou, his loyal minister.

But just when those who were on good terms with Liang Yungou thought that His Royal Highness would show some leniency, he suddenly changed the subject and completely put Liang Yungou down in the dust: "But the country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. I cannot do things that are partial to my own interests. So let's follow what Mr. Qian said."

(End of this chapter)