MTL - First Prince of Ming Dynasty-Chapter 722 Ministry of punishment

  Chapter 722 Ministry of Punishments

Going straight to the man who claimed to be Pan Fu, Ma Ze stretched out his hand to press the open wound on his upper body and said with a sneer, "You heard me, that magistrate of yours is used to being pampered and pampered. By then it will be too late for you to say anything.”

   "Ah...adults, little...little ones..."

   "Heh, it's nothing more than my family being manipulated by others, but don't forget, I'm not a vegetarian, it really caused me to do wrong errands, so don't you all come to a good end!"

   "You are a majestic court official, why... how..."

The man was extremely miserable and desperate, and the Pan family threatened and lured him to repay the debt with his life. They also promised to take care of his children. They originally thought about one knife, so that they could change the medicine for the old mother and earn a way out for their son, which was not a loss. up.

   Unexpectedly, this official, who is more prestigious than the county lord, is so ruthless.

An officer took out a red-hot branding iron from the charcoal fire and said viciously, "You don't want to eat a toast, do you? You're a low-born bastard. If Lang Guan asks you, he will give you a way out. He doesn't even want to catch you." , It seems that I really want to see how many eyes Prince Ma has!"

  At this moment, Minister of Criminal Affairs Chen Mingjie frowned and led Zhongshu Provincial Counselor Tu Jie and Official Officials Zuo Shilang Chen Ning into the room. No matter what they were doing, all the officials of the Criminal Department hurriedly stood up to meet them.

  Both of these officials have just been promoted. Before the emperor returned from his northern tour, Hu Weiyong had actually mastered the government for a period of time, so he naturally spared no effort to promote his confidants.

  Of course, this was also approved by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Jianguo. It is impossible for the prime minister to decide the transfer of an official of such grade, but even Hu Weiyong himself was surprised that it went so smoothly...

  Ma Ze is naturally no exception. He is only a fifth-rank official, and he is a second-rank senior official who knows political affairs. However, he does have a strong vigilance in his heart. With such an identity, it is impossible to come here for no reason.

Minister of the Criminal Ministry and Tu Jie didn't speak. Chen Ning glanced around and then said to Ma Ze: "The official punishment will be announced soon, and the government and the public will see and hear it. Why do you still have to torture it? With so many scars, it is inevitable that you will be tortured. Why? Convince the public?"

   "Return to Minister, there are still doubts about this case, so..."

  Tu Jie suddenly smiled at the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment beside him: "This is only a case in one county. If it wasn't for the coincidence that Datian listened to it, it wouldn't be like this. The Prime Minister also repeatedly asked to close the case as soon as possible."

  Chen Mingjie frowned even tighter: "Of course I understand the meaning of Xiangye, but this kind of case that even the Crown Prince already knows about must not only be handled quickly, but also be handled well, so that it cannot be missed."

   "It's natural, but the heads of several cases that Huang Lu sued have all been brought to justice, and he also confessed to what he committed, so what can there be wrong?"

   Ma Ze was very anxious in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face. Tu Jie and Chen Ning are both the prime minister's confidantes.

  There is actually a prime minister behind Liyang...

  Slowly calming down his beating heart, Ma Ze had already made up his mind. If his minister chose to obey the prime minister's orders, instead of continuing to interrogate the criminals, and directly close the case as an iron case, he would report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

  The officialdom is full of dangers, and this case is supervised by him. In the future, as long as there are bad things, he must be pushed out to take the blame. Lord Shangshu has credit, hard work, and room for maneuver, but he doesn't have it.

  If this is the case, the Six Departments of Zhongshu will definitely not be able to get along. You have to ask for His Highness’s grace to enter Dali Temple or the Tongzhengsi.

  Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments pondered for a moment: "It's noisy here, you two might as well move on. I just got a copybook from the Southern Song Dynasty masters, and I'm about to ask Brother Tu to identify the authenticity."

Tu Jie naturally smiled and agreed, Chen Ning looked deeply at Pan Fuqiang, and before leaving, he said to Ma Ze: "Your brother is really fast and resolute in handling errands, brother Yu will definitely mention a few more words in front of the prime minister, the future of my brother Infinite."

   Ma Ze agreed with surprise on his face: "Don't dare to be, dare not be, the servant is too famous."

  Seeing this, Chen Ning smiled in satisfaction, and didn't look at anyone any more, but took a quick look at the still red soldering iron, his eyes full of nostalgia, he was called Chen Branding Iron in the past.

   After everyone left, several criminal officials looked at each other a few times. Naturally, no one would be too stupid to be able to hang out here. They have already noticed the depth of the case.

   "Officer Lang, do you want the younger ones to take the prisoners into custody and make sure there will be no mistakes?"

   Ma Ze turned around with a cold face: "Continue to torture!"

   "Lang Guan, this...Look at this..."

  The executioners faltered, none of them spoke the whole sentence, and none of them obeyed orders as before. The prisoners tied to the torture tools expressed their gratitude.

  But then there is sadness from it, and they will not rescue them even if they have all hands and eyes. Although they escaped the torture, they probably cannot escape the final death penalty.

   Ma Ze’s complexion was pale and angry, and he was ready to make up his mind to leave as soon as he rolled his eyes. The Ministry of Punishment is the place where Lord Shangshu has the final say.

   Fortunately, he still has an extra hand in Liyang, and those few should be able to get some evidence. When it comes to His Highness, it is not empty talk.

   But before Ma Ze could act, another person walked in from outside the door. He was the eighth-rank official of the Ministry of Punishment, and he was not high, but this person was the nephew of Lord Shangshu.

   "What are you waiting for if you don't continue the interrogation!"

   "Hey... this is the beginning."

  Several criminal officials saluted Lord Shangshu’s nephew, and then hurriedly showed a flattering smile to Ma Ze. Zheng Wupinlang said that he was not too big but he was not too small. At least it was easy to suppress these officials.

As a result, he exerted more force on his hands, and in an instant the screams of ghosts and wolves begging for mercy resumed in the room, and the entanglement on their faces became more and more serious. They wanted to vomit everything, but they didn't dare to be the first. But I'm also afraid that someone will be one step behind.

Ma Ze was determined in his heart, knowing that these people would soon be overwhelmed. In fact, it was only a few hours before these people were escorted to Beijing. District and county government officials are not much different from ordinary people. There were ups and downs, and the Ministry of Punishment took turns to execute punishments.

   "My lord, my little one... The little one is willing to..."

   "My lord! Little denunciation, he is not Pan Fu, he is an imposter!"

   "Pan Fu is a fake, the little one knows a lot of things, and he is willing to confess truthfully, please leave a way for the adults to survive, and don't drag the family down!"

"grown ups…"

   Seeing that the matter could not be concealed, the county government officers in the torture room, who had been gritting their teeth, shouted scramblingly, fearing that others would **** their way of life.

At this time, the wailing and screaming in the other room also stopped, and after a while, the criminal came in with a slender whip: "Mr. After several times, I couldn't help but beat him up, and the people below are waiting for him to make a confession."

   "Okay! It seems that Pan Fu is the big fish, and he almost got away from the official's hands by changing his position!"

  When Ma Ze said this, he was unavoidably afraid, but more of it was arrogance. He had already noticed something was wrong, and now it seems that it is true.

  ………

  After appreciating the copybook for a while, Tu Jie finally felt something was wrong, waved away the officials who were waiting for the tea, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Chen, the matter is of great importance, Master Xiang..."

  Chen Mingjie gently put the tea aside: "When this case is settled, I will personally report the details to Prime Minister Hu."

  Chen Ning slapped the table and stood up and said sharply: "You don't pretend to be confused here, you don't know what it means for us to come in person? Don't forget who you are!"

  Chen Mingjie squinted at Chen Ning and said contemptuously: "I am the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment of the Ming Dynasty, and a minister of the Holy One!"

"you!"

  Tu Jie hastily interjected: "Brother Chen is right, we are all officials of the imperial court, ministers of the Holy Majesty."

  The atmosphere was dignified, Tu Jie smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Chen, it's not easy for Xiangye, you can be considerate and considerate, after all, you are one of your own."

Chen Mingjie breathed out: "It's not that I don't care about the friendship of my colleagues, but that this matter is no longer something you and I can suppress. How many heads were chopped off by the pro-military captain's mansion last night, even if I help, I can hide it for a while." I can't live forever."

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  (end of this chapter)