Chapter 263 Speedy Conclusion of the Case

Compared with Li Xian's half-hearted political IQ, Prince Li Hong's political skills are obviously much more sophisticated. After Li Xian's words, he has sent Wang Dequan to secretly send a large pile of tickets to Li Xian overnight. (The transfer order issued by the left and right prime ministers - according to Tang Law, the only needs to transfer from officials below the fourth grade. The prime minister proposed that after handing it over to the political hall for review, the Ministry of officials could issue a transfer order. As for the customs, it is just a report.) Although these proposed documents have not been signed by the imperial review and do not have full legal effect, at least the attitude of cooperation is fully done. Under the soft hands of the people, Li Xian naturally has to fold up and prepare to break the case.

Although He Lanmin is a person who hates ghosts, before his fall, he is the favorite of the queen of martial arts in the eyes of the world. Therefore, I don't know how many flatterers there are. Not to mention the others, there are more than 150 large and small officials involved in the account book he handed in, from the top to the four-grade court, down to The small officials of various departments are not only the backbone of the Wuhou Party, but also many people who are inclined to be attracted to the situation. Their composition can be said to be extremely complicated. Obviously, it is not easy to make it clear one by one. According to conventional means, it is impossible to sort out a clue in a few months. Obviously, Li It is impossible to have such a long time for squandering. In this way, the strange move has become Li Xian's only choice. On July 10, all the people involved in the case received a summons issued by the British Palace and ordered everyone to go to Dali Temple for trial the next day. They are not allowed to be absent. Violators will bear the consequences!

Over the years, Li Xian's fierce methods have been seen a lot of ministers. Since he has issued a subpoena, no one dares not disove. They all rushed to the Dali Temple Yat in the early morning. When they arrived at the place, they found that there seemed to be something wrong - Li Xian himself had not yet appeared, but the lobby was The guards of the British Palace, which were armed to the teeth, were all fierce and murderous. Coupled with the row of gloomy and horrible torture tools in the hall, this situation was really frightening. All the officials summoned were shocked. Obviously, hundreds of people gathered together, but there was no noise. Only the heavy gasps sounded one after another.

After a fake cough, Li Xian, who was dressed in a king's uniform, turned out of the back hall. The guards of the royal palace, who had been standing straight, immediately brushed their legs together and shouted in unison like a tsunami: "See Your Highness!" The sound was so loud that the criminal officials who were frightened at that time were all scared. I don't know how many people's legs were so soft that they trembled.

"To the hall!"

Li Xian didn't pay attention to the frightened officials in the lobby. He walked slowly to the copywriter, sat down, picked up the Jingtangmu, patted heavily, and drank.

"Wei...Wu..."

Under Li Xian's order, the big drum placed at the mouth of the hall rumbled. At the same time, dozens of royal guards shouted in unison, and the inside was full of unconcealed murderous atmosphere. In an instant, the atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became tense.

"Bear the criminal!"

Before the power of drinking, Li Xian had slapped the stunned wood again, roared like thunder. The officers who were already frightened were all shocked and couldn't help but lengthen their necks. They all wanted to see which unlucky guy was the first to pass through the court, and at the same time, I want to see how Li Xian planned to go through this hall. It didn't look tight. Everyone was shocked. It was Hou Shanye, the minister of Dali Temple, who was framed by the two big and round-waisted guards of the British Royal Palace. However, Hou Shanye, who was dressed in prison uniform, was begging and embarrassed. God knows what he has suffered these days. What a sin.

"Gugudu, Gulu..."

The criminal officials gathered in the hall looked at Hou Shanye's unlucky and were stunned. The sound of swallowing sounded from time to time, and all of them were scared. Everyone was in danger. You should know that Hou Shanye is the confidant of the martial arts queen and a member of the court. His status is higher than that of all the criminal officials present. In the case that such an imperial edict has not been clearly punished, it has been turned into such a situation by Li Xian. It can be imagined how the people will be treated.

"Kneel down!"

The two royal guards who escorted Hou Shanye to the court ignored what the criminal officials thought. After Hou Shanye came to the court, they rudely kicked Hou Shanye's legs heavily on the bend of his legs, and kicked him in front of the copywriting, screaming in pain.

"Who is kneeling under the hall?"

Li Xian ignored Hou Shanye's poor call, with a straight face, and asked in a low voice.

"Your Highness, you can't do this. Hou is a member of the court. If there is no imperial edict, you can't..."

Hou Shanye is cruel by nature. Although he has tasted the "kindness" of the royal guard in the past few days, he does not intend to give in to Li Xian. Hearing Li Xian ask questions, he immediately endured the pain of bending his legs, knelt up straight and protested loudly.

"I have the power to judge the case by decree, and I have the right to make arbitrary. Why can't I say it? It seems that I don't want to be a big punishment. I'm going to resist to the end. That's good, I'm going to do it. Come on, and give people a toothpick!" Without waiting for Hou Shanye to finish his words, Li Xian had cut off and drank a voice. He pulled out a stick from the signature on the copy, to the ground, and ordered the execution without mercy.

"No!"

Since Li Xian had issued an order, several royal family guards agreed to go forward. They couldn't help but set up the struggling Hou Shanye, dragged him to the mouth of the hall, and fell in front of a group of criminal officials. The two suppressed Hou Shanye's body, and one forcibly lifted Hou Shanye's left hand and straightened it. Five fingers, a personal guard picked up the toothpick and inserted it into Hou Shanye's nails. Another person tapped the top of the toothpick with a small hammer and kept inserting the toothpick into the depths of the nail.

"Ah, ah, ah..."

Inserting bamboo sticks is one of the tortures in Dali Temple. In the past, Hou Shanye used this punishment to force confessions. This time, it was his turn to enjoy this punishment. Under the heart with ten fingers, he was in pain and howling was extremely fierce. Unfortunately, even if he shouted loudly, it was useless. Those royal guards But they are all characters who rolled out of the sea of blood. There can't be any mercy. Regardless of it, they put all the five fingers of Hou Shanye's left hand with bamboo sticks. The pain made Hou Shanye faint several times and woke up from fainting several times.

"Who is kneeling under the hall?"

After the sentence, Hou Shanye, who had already been exhausted, was left in front of the copywriting again under the help of the two royal guards. Li Xian didn't care how sad he moaned/h, and asked the same question again coldly.

"Your Highness, you can't, you can't, Hou, Hou..."

Hou Shanye deserves to be a long-live public servant. Even if he has reached such a field, he is unwilling to be soft, and he is unwilling to follow the pace of Li Xian.

"Can't? Hey, it seems that you haven't been sentenced enough? Very good, I will accompany you to the end. Come on, drag it down and freshen up!" Li Xian sneered, pulled out a stick again and toss it on the ground.

"No, no, subordinate Hou Shanye, please don't!"

Combling is not a dressing in the ordinary sense. It is to brush off the flesh on the person with an iron brush. This is a more terrible punishment than Ling Chi. Hou Shanye himself rarely dares to use such an inhuman punishment in the trial. At this time, when he heard that Li Xian was going to treat himself with this punishment, he was cowardly and couldn't take care of it. In pain, he shook his hands randomly and begged.

"Uh-huh!" Li Xian waved his hand and said softly, indicating that the guards who had rushed forward should retreat for the time being. After coldly looked at Hou Shanye for a long time, he said slowly, "Hou Shanye, do you know the crime, huh?"

"Your Highness, if you want to deal with the crime of the lower official, you have to let the lower official die?"

Hou Shanye's ability to interrogate is not small, and his ability to counter-examine is naturally not bad. After avoiding the punishment of grooming, his mind immediately became active again, clenched his teeth, and answered lightly to avoid the importance.

"Hey, will you not know the crime you have committed? Well, then I will use the groom to help Er Haosheng recall it. Come on, torture!" As soon as Li Xian heard this, he understood Hou Shanye's plan. How could he give him a chance to fool through? He smiled coldly and broke his voice. Several royal guards rushed forward again, and Hou Shanye was about to drag him down the hall.

"Your Highness, spare your life, the lower official has been recruited, the lower official has been recruited!"

Although Hou Shanye was fierce, when he saw that Li Xian was more ruthless than him, he couldn't stand it immediately. He didn't think that he was guilty of death. How could he be tossed to death by Li Xian and drank it in a hurry.

"Drag back!"

Li Xian asked for a confession and did not intend to take Hou Shanye's life in the public court. Hearing his confession, he got off the donkey on the slope, snorted coldly, raised his hand, and motioned the guards of the royal palace to drag Hou Shanye back to the hall.

"Hou Shanye, I asked you, on the second day of the first month of the third year of Xianqing, you sent a bottle of gold Buddha and Wu Minzhi, which was worth 300 yuan; on the seventh day of the seventh month of the third year of Xianqing, you also sent ten pieces of silk, two pieces of ivory carvings, and two gold bracelets; in the fourth year of Xianqing, you sent 300 pieces of money... In eight years, you have sent more than 8,2, 210 pieces of property with Wu Minzhi, but Is it true? Say it!" Li Xian picked up the account book on the copy and read it according to the text, with a stiff and cold tone.

"It's true."

Hou Shanye, on the one hand, is afraid that Li Xian will be punished again. On the other hand, he also knows that there are Wu Minzhi's confessions and evidence, so it is difficult not to admit this matter. Third, he also knows that even if they admit these rotten accounts, they are not a capital crime. He refused to be killed by Li Xian for nothing, so he simply admits it.

Small sample, why don't you pretend to be confused anymore? At the beginning, you can't help it at the end! Hearing that Hou Shanye admitted, Li Xian bent the corners of his mouth and showed a strange smile that was almost invisible...