Case closed

The next day.

In order to avoid long nights and many dreams, the Tingwei Mansion began to interrogate key criminals in the two cases.

Tingwei Mansion has a huge main hall.

Ye Fan sat in the seat of the presiding judge in the main hall.

In the Tingwei Mansion, there are Ling Hong, the chief minister, and Ye Fan, the deputy minister. They are the chief and adjutants of Tingwei.

Ling Hong is a member of the royal family, and he usually presides over cases in the Tingwei Mansion.

But the monarch asked Ye Fan to investigate these two major cases, and the chief prosecutor became Ye Fan.

On both sides of the lobby of Tingwei Mansion, there are as many as hundreds of seats, which are all auditorium seats for the court ministers.

These two heinous cases involve a wide range of matters, and most of the cases will be heard in public.

Various ministries of the imperial court also sent ministers to observe the trial.

Ling Jiaojiao also appeared in the Tingwei Hall to hear the two cases.

Ye Fan said: "Shengtang! The case of poisoning the king and the case of regicide in Jinluan Palace will be tried together. Bring the principal culprit!"

Soon, many criminals were pressed into the lobby of the Tingwei Hall.

"The case of poisoning and murdering the monarch has clear facts, and many evidences such as physical evidence, witness testimony, and oral confessions are conclusive. The second prince Ling Feihui ordered his counselor Su Yang to bribe the palace maid to poison the monarch with dark water. Now, Ling Feihui is sentenced to death by poisoning and drinking wine. , Su Yang was cut in half."

Ye Fan said lightly.

The case of poisoning the monarch involved relatively few people, only a few key people. The Second Prince, Su Yang and others, and perhaps others were also among them.

But Ye Fan had no intention of asking about the case in detail. He cut the knot quickly and directly convicted and eliminated the two most critical figures.

The second prince was escorted to his knees in the hall, with a look of defiance on his face. Hearing that Ye Fan directly sentenced him to death, he couldn't help but sneered, "Ye Fan, this is the first time I have seen you like this. You didn't even ask. Direct conviction! Don't you want to know the true truth of this case? Or are you afraid that this prince will say something? "

"The Second Prince has a great reputation! Do you want to add something besides poisoning and regicide to involve more people in the case? Or do you want me to go to the Second Prince's house and bring more accomplices into the case?" Find the criminal? I defend the Second Prince like this, but the Second Prince still doesn't appreciate it?!"

Ye Fan smiled lightly and his eyes darkened.

The second prince was stunned for a long time and finally did not speak again.

He is definitely going to die, but if the fox beast is also made public, his reputation will be completely ruined after his death.

The king was unwilling to speak even to death, so how could he be willing to do so?

Mark's threat was to shut him up.

If the monarch is angered and gets angry and asks Ye Fan to ransack the second prince's house, the result will make him shudder, which is something he never wants to see.

"My lord...please plead guilty! I instigated Su Yang to do the poisoning and it has nothing to do with anyone else!"

The second prince was completely helpless and softened.

"Since the Second Prince has pleaded guilty, there is nothing to say. The case of poisoning the monarch has been closed. Another arrest document has been issued in Canglan Guohai, seeking to arrest Su Yang who escaped from prison!"

When Ye Fan saw that the second prince had confessed, he immediately closed the case.

All the ministers and officials in the court hall were shocked.

For such a heinous case that poisoned the monarch, it would be difficult for the monarch to be satisfied with every ten or eight days of interrogation time to find out every detail of the case.

Ye Fan's trial was really fast. Before the three sentences were finished, the unruly Second Prince took the initiative to bow his head and confess his crime, thus settling a heinous case that shocked the Canglan Kingdom.

Ye Fan continued, "Next is the case of the Jinluan Palace forcing the Queen to commit regicide. There are many cases involved in this case, but it is in full view of everyone in the Jinluan Palace. Everyone can see it clearly. All those who openly supported the second prince in the hall are involved in this case. Repeat offender!"

"Bring the Eleventh Prince to trial!"

"Bring Rui Liangzhi, Minister of War, to trial!"

"Bring Qin Qing, the princess of Fengwan County, to trial!"

"Interrogation of Li Hao..."

"The interrogation..."

Ye Fan read dozens of names in one breath. These were all done in the Jinluan Palace, taking the initiative to stand up and support the Second Prince. "The above people openly supported the second prince in the Jinluan Palace to force the queen to usurp the throne. I sentence the above royal family members involved in the case to be expelled from their titles, all ministers dismissed from their posts, and sent to the frontier for a hundred years to atone for their serious crime."

Rui Liangzhi was immediately dissatisfied and shouted loudly: "I am not convinced! The queen has been supervising the country for a year and has done nothing. Only then did I support the second prince to shoulder the responsibility of supervising the country and did not participate in forcing the palace to usurp the throne."

"Oh, seventeen officials and generals from the Ministry of War secretly signed documents of allegiance to the second prince, supporting the second prince in forcing the palace to seize the throne in the Jinluan Palace. Among these people, you are the leader. I need to name all of them one by one. , let you confront each other in court?"

Ye Fan said coldly.

He casually wrote down a list of seventeen people, and said to the Tingwei officials who were waiting outside: "According to this list, go to the Ministry of War to arrest people! Since Mr. Rui does not plead guilty, then argue with your subordinates. Let's find out."

"It's my lord!"

The Tingwei officials quickly took over the list and led a large number of imperial guards to arrest the people.

"this..."

Rui Liangzhi was stunned and his expression was dull.

There are seventeen important members of the Ministry of War. On the eve of the palace mutiny, they secretly signed documents and pledged their allegiance to the second prince.

But this matter is extremely secretive and has never been made public.

Even most of them have not been exposed or arrested. How does Ye Fan know so clearly?

The ministers and officials who were listening in the court hall were also stunned, looking at Ye Fan in awe.

There was a mutiny in the palace yesterday, and today Ye Fan brought down the 17 members of the rebel gang who were deeply hidden in the Ministry of War. The efficiency of this investigation is simply appalling.

Ye Fan looked at the prisoners, pondered for a moment, and added: "Li Hao reported in prison last night that he had merit in escaping from prison, and his crime was reduced to one degree. He was sent to the border army for twenty years to atone for his sins."

"Thank you Lord Ye for showing mercy!"

Li Hao was so surprised that he fell to the ground.

He was deeply involved in the case and thought that he would not be able to escape the death penalty. Unexpectedly, he was only sentenced to twenty years of exile in the army, and he simply escaped.

"For the serious crime of treason, it was the custom in the past for the whole family to be executed. However, the monarch was tolerant and pardoned your family. Only you people were questioned about your crimes. You will serve your sentences well at the border and serve your crime well. If you commit another crime, your crime will be increased." First, your family is involved."

Ye Fan warned. The principal criminals in the two cases were interrogated.

In the next month, there were a large number of other accomplices following the Second Prince, many of whom had no clear evidence. As long as they insist on insisting, it will be extremely difficult to find evidence. It is more difficult to convict them, and it is also very difficult to find out whether they are deeply involved in the case.

But this does not trouble Ye Fan.

He can rely on Shang's power to directly check a large amount of information that others cannot see. As long as it falls on the scroll or secret letter, he can see it. Naturally, the search was extremely fast.

Ye Fan used unimaginable speed to convict thousands of accomplices one by one within a month. Poisoned wine, execution, dismissal, reduction of salary, distribution of border troops and so on.

Ling Hong, the chief minister of the court, was extremely impressed, "Brother Ye, I have been the chief minister of the court for more than ten years and have tried many cases, big and small. This is the first time I have seen you solve the case so quickly. If I come to try these two major cases, the shortest one will be one." Older, maybe three to five years, otherwise the case will not be closed. It is unimaginable for me to investigate the case to the bottom in one month."

"Where! Your Majesty doesn't want to delay for too long, so I can only resolve the case quickly. These two cases can only be concluded hastily. There are still many omitted details in the case, and there is no way to investigate in detail."

Ye Fan smiled lightly.

He knows the real reason for closing the case so quickly. The monarch will not live long and does not have so much time to investigate carefully. He should resolve these two major cases as soon as possible and make them public, so that the monarch can feel at ease.

After these two major cases were settled, there were only two major events left in Canglan's country: the palace examination and the appointment of the crown prince.

He will definitely compete for the top spot in the palace examination.

As for who to appoint as the crown prince, it depends on what the monarch thinks.

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royal palace.

Inside the Yangxin Hall.

King Lingrui took the two major case files submitted by Ye Fan and read them carefully from beginning to end.

The facts of the case were very "clear", and he was deeply satisfied with the crimes convicted of the rebels.

The second prince, Ling Feihui, was a prince after all, so he gave him a glass of poisonous wine, which was regarded as keeping his body intact.

There are too many other ministers involved in the case. If they are all executed, Canglan's national strength will be greatly damaged. Being sent to the border to serve as an army was naturally the best way to atone for his sins. On the contrary, it greatly strengthened the border defense of Canglan Country.

The king couldn't help but nodded secretly.

He was not worried that these prisoners would cause trouble after being sent to the frontier. Most of the prisoners are from aristocratic families. If they don't want to harm the family, they can only serve their sentences honestly. Otherwise, the crime will be increased and even the family will be implicated.

Ye Fan is still very sensible in dealing with everyone and understands the king's heart deeply. The only regret is that Su Yang escaped from Tingwei Prison.

"Father, what do you think of Mark's handling of these two cases?"

Ling Jiaojiao asked carefully.

"It is in line with the king's wishes. Jiao'er, you have a good vision. The talents you recommended are indeed the pillars of the Canglan Kingdom. The palace examination will begin soon, so let him prepare for the palace examination with peace of mind! After the palace examination, I will naturally use him. He will judge the case. If he is unusually powerful, let him serve as Tingwei Daqing. Ling Hong is old and it is time for him to retire."

The king said calmly.

Nowadays, a large number of official positions are vacant both inside and outside the imperial court and in the ten major counties. It was necessary to make an exception and promote a group of young Wuhou officials.

"Great, let Ye Fan be in charge of Tingwei. The young men in the country will not dare to act rashly!"

Ling Jiaojiao couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Tingwei Daqing is the highest judicial officer in charge of punishment and prison in the princes and states, and is one of the nine important ministers of the imperial court.

Normally, one needs to be qualified as the leader of the palace examination, and has served in the court for more than ten years, and must be trusted by the monarch. Ye Fan has almost reached the sky in one step, becoming one of the nine most important ministers at the core of the Canglan Kingdom.

The monarch couldn't help but smile when he saw Ling Jiaojiao so happy.

But he still had a headache.

Originally, he was actually very optimistic about his second son, and planned to let his second son take over the throne when he died in forty or fifty years. It's a pity that the second child couldn't bear it and couldn't wait to kill the king and usurp the throne, so he was sentenced to death.

Now there are only the third and fifth sons left. They are quite capable among the princes, but they are only half as good as each other.

Who should the crown prince choose gave him a headache.

"Jiao'er, tell me, your third brother or your fifth brother, which one is better?"

"My child dare not lie. The choice of the Crown Prince is the arbitrary decision of the Father's Sacred Heart! But no matter who the Father chooses, it is best that they don't force the Queen Mother and I into desperation."

"That's natural! I have always doted on the queen and my daughter. If anyone dares to embarrass you, I will take care of them. Father, please think carefully about who will inherit the throne of the crown prince!"