Daming King of Punishment

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Hearing this, Song Wuya frowned slightly, and turned to look at him.

"I don't know if Master Zhu has any good suggestions?" Song Wuya was not annoyed, thinking that since you think the sentence is clear, then let you talk about the sentence.

But when Song Wuya asked such a question, Zhu Yuanlong stopped talking.

"I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate. After all, I'm just watching from the sidelines, and Mr. Song is the chief judge. I don't dare to do it for you in front of King Jin!" Zhu Yuanlong said such high-sounding words.

"My lord, I wish you don't have to be so polite! You are also a low-ranking official. In front of you, the low-ranking official is just a junior after all. Naturally, you need to accept your advice." Song Wuya did the opposite, he just didn't get angry Instead, he pulled Zhu Yuanlong and asked him to try the case.

However, Zhu Yuanlong didn't mean that. He talked about it, but he didn't actually do anything.

Song Wuya made several concessions, but Zhu Yuanlong refused them all.

"I just said it casually, Mr. Song don't need to pay attention to it." Zhu Yuanlong once again rejected Song Wuya's concession.

Hearing this, Song Wuya nodded: "Have you all heard? Now that Lord Zhu has interceded for you. Lord Zhu said, it is too cruel for me to sentence your female relatives to be prostitutes in the frontier. People can't bear it. After thinking about it, I think Master Zhu is right, so I won't send them as prostitutes."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhu, thank you, Mr. Zhu."

These laborers kneeling under the hall immediately expressed their gratitude when they heard this, and kowtowed to Zhu Yuanlong in thanks.

Seeing them like this, Song Wuya smiled indifferently: "Since that's the case, then the judge will change the sentence now! In order to prevent your female relatives from receiving such treatment, the judge will change the sentence to Mier and other nine clans."

Originally, he was still grateful to Zhu Yuanlong's laborers, but now hearing Song Wuya's words, the gratitude on his face dissipated in an instant.

This is like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, such a change of sentence is not as good as before.At least their wives and children were involved before, but now even their relatives will suffer.This makes them how to face these relatives!

"Master Song! You are going to drive us all to extinction!" Brother Niu shouted angrily.

And Zhu Yuanlong's expression at the moment was extremely ugly.Originally, what Song Wuya said just now seemed to give Zhu Yuanlong enough face, but in a blink of an eye, he became the enemy of these laborers.

After King Jin heard Song Wuya's words, his face was filled with joy, and he remained silent.

Zhu Yuanlong was out of breath and his face turned red. He took a few deep breaths to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Master Song, didn't you say earlier that you would not pursue them for framing you?"

At this moment, Zhu Yuanlong once again spoke for these people.This kind of thing is extremely rare, and Song Wuya couldn't figure out what Zhu Yuanlong wanted to do, whether he was trying to make things difficult for him, or whether he had other intentions.

Song Wuya really couldn't understand this point, after all, this matter was really too strange.

"My lord, your memory is really good. But you may have misremembered. The official said it, but let's not pursue it for the time being, but I didn't say not to pursue this matter! After all, the official is bestowed by the emperor. Your Excellency the Imperial Envoy, the Daitian Xunhun represents the face of the Holy Majesty, how can you let them do such nonsense?" Song Wuya responded to Zhu Yuanlong with a slight smile.

He didn't say it completely before. After all, it's okay not to pursue this matter, but they can't let them go completely.The purpose is to let them know that there are still many ways to deal with them at this most critical time.

Zhu Yuanlong had nothing to say after listening to Song Wuya's explanation.

"Cultural officials, after revising the confession, let them sign it." Song Wuya said indifferently.

The people kneeling in the hall were crying and mourning one by one. They all looked at Brother Niu, thinking that Song Wuya's begging for mercy was useless, obviously Song Wuya was unwilling to let their family members go.

"It turns out that Mr. Song solves the case like a god, and all of them rely on such means. I really admire it!" Zhu Yuanlong, who had nothing to say, could only ridicule Song Wuya at this moment.

Song Wuya didn't bother to pay attention to his words, there was no need to argue with him here because of this.

"My lord, what you've heard is just rumors after all. I'm just a mortal, so I don't have any other skills. The reason why the rumors are so miraculous is that others don't understand that's all. With the understanding of the official's judgment, I must have a new understanding of this official, right?" Song Wuya smiled slightly: "However, if you say that the official's judgment is like a god, it is not all flattery. Just like this official I came across an old case eight years ago by chance. Through some clues, it has now been discovered, and it is almost known who the murderer is. Not only that, but the old case eight years ago has involved There is a new murder case, and although this murder case was only discovered a few days after it happened, and there are no clues left at the scene, but the officer already has a suspect. I don’t know if Mr. Zhu is interested in this case ? If Lord Zhu is also interested in this case, I will definitely inform Lord Zhu when the case is heard in the future, so that Lord Zhu can have a deeper understanding of the official."

Chapter 657

Chapter 657

宋无涯说出这番话之后，祝元龙的脸色已经难看到了极点。他这话完完全全就是说给祝元龙听的，其目的自然是告诉祝元龙，那桩八年前的案子，他已经调查出来了当年那个凶手。即便是他将那个房东杀了，也一样足以找到凶手是谁。再看祝元龙，他除了脸色铁青之外，是说不出别的话来。而晋王就在旁边，侧目看向他的面庞，瞧着这幅神情，微微点了点头，也不说什么。不管怎么说，这个案子终究是这个结果。祝元龙即便是在旁边说上几句，那也无济于事，毕竟他没办法参与此案，一切的结果都是宋无涯说来算得。宋无涯很是诧异的看向了那省府大人，今天这案子，他作为陪审，竟然自始至终都没有开口说过一句话。这倒是一件很奇怪的事情，毕竟在这之前，他和宋无涯也是唱着反调的。心里琢磨着这一点，宋无涯不由得又重新看向了祝元龙。经过之前的事情，已经足以证明，这省府大人张万良乃是观山酒楼的人，而自从祝元龙来了之后，他便在一旁只作为旁观。“莫非，这祝元龙与他是一道的人？”宋无涯心里突然间有了一个大胆的猜测。不管怎么说，现在对他而言，一切都不重要，重要的就是从这些力工的口中得知他们装运私盐的事情。“退堂！”宋无涯起身，面向众人大声的说道。他这么一说，这个案子就算是如此结束了。而最终的结果，就是堂下的这些人全都株连九族，这可是最重的罪名了。“退堂！”衙役们在一旁跟着大声喊了起来。而在场的这些人，面色各异，也不知道心中是作何感想的。尤其是跪在堂下的那些人，此刻更是懊悔不已。他们谁也没想到，会有今天这样的一番局面。想必他们现在心里早已经把自己骂了个遍，后悔当初不该做这样的事情。此时此刻，一切都已经成为定局，他们除了等死，还要等待着亲戚们的指骂。不过，牛哥心里很清楚，现在他们并非没有挽救的余地，而是还有一个办法，能够和宋无涯交换一下条件。但是即便这样，只怕他们也是免不了一死，只能救了他们的家人。此时此刻，牛哥的心里也是后悔万分。当初在他的面前便有过一次抉择，如果当时他选择站在宋无涯这边的话，恐怕他们连牢狱之灾都不会有，更别说现在要面临着死亡了。“宋大人，留步！”眼看着宋无涯就要走下公案，牛哥心里终于有了结果。想必这一次他应该会做出明智的选择。“这些私盐，乃是我们在进行货运之时，从货物之中扣押下来的。我愿意将一切实情说出，还望宋大人能够放我等家人一条生路！”牛哥突然的一句话，令已经起身的几人怔在了原地。那省府大人以及祝元龙的脸色都很是不好看。而这个时候，宋无涯第一反应便是看向了祝元龙。当他看到祝元龙脸上神情细微的变化之后，也不禁皱起了眉头。“哦？这个时候，你们倒是想起本官先前的问话了。不过，你们不觉得现在说出来有些太晚了吗？本官可不是闲的没事干，有闲工夫在这里和你们耗费时间。我看这话你们还是自己留着吧。”宋无涯这时候竟然不是欣喜的让他们回答，反而直接回绝了那牛哥。他这样的举动，令晋王都很是诧异，不禁为之动容。眼看着晋王都已经坐不住了，而宋无涯却依旧冷静的注意着那祝元龙的神情。此刻的祝元龙，与那位省府大人一般，全都表现出暗自松了口气的样子。虽然他们是松了口气，可是牛哥这些人却慌了。“宋大人！宋大人，方才全都是我们的不是，还请您放过我们的家人！”牛哥等人此刻，高喊着不断地向宋无涯磕头求饶。“多说无益，先前你们既然不愿意说，那现在说出来，也未必都是真话。本官可不相信你们在这里信口雌黄。你以为你们想说的时候就说，不想说的时候就不说吗？”宋无涯看着他们这幅神情，也依旧没有心软，依旧不愿意与他们做这个交换。不管怎么说，现在能够解救他们家人的，也就只有宋无涯了。全凭宋无涯的一句话，他们的家人就能够安然无恙。可现在宋无涯对他们的话完全不感兴趣，这让牛哥等人分外的着急。突然间，牛哥猛地一咬牙道：“宋大人，我们绝非是信口雌黄，我们有证据。”“哦？你们有证据？”宋无涯这才略微显现出一些好奇来，看向那牛哥，不过他并没有坐下。他这话刚说完，牛哥还没有说什么的时候，宋无涯便瞧见刚刚起身的祝元龙和张万良，此刻又缓缓坐了下去。“咦！两位大人怎么又坐下了，方才不是要走吧？”宋无涯看向他们，笑着问了一句。那张万良低着头不说话，祝元龙也都苦着脸。“不着急，原本以为本案要结束，没想到这个时候又有转机。既然案子没有审完，本官便提前离去，实在是太不尊重宋大人了。还是等宋大人审理完了案子之后，咱们一同离开吧。”他倒是会找借口，分明是自己担心这案子的进展。宋无涯微微一笑，也不予理会。毕竟他说着话的目的，无非也就是想要戏弄戏弄这祝元龙罢了。看到宋无涯的目光再次转向自己的时候，牛忠立刻急切到：“宋大人，我们确实有证据。”“那你能证明什么？证明你们装运过私盐吗？”宋无涯看向牛忠，淡然询问道。牛忠摇头：“大人，我们能证明私盐的来处。如果只是证明我们装运过私盐的话，那还不只是能证明我们有罪吗？”他倒是明白这个道理，只是证明他们装运过私盐，但是不知道私盐究竟来自什么地方，那他们的证据可就毫无意义了。宋无涯点了点头：“哦，你明白这一点就好。早这么说不就好了嘛？让本官费了这么大的周折，就连一旁的文吏都让你们给累坏了，这么一会的功夫，供状都已经写了两回了。”宋无涯调侃的说着，随即便不再说什么，只是看向那牛忠。“还望宋大人能够让我回家将证据取来。”牛忠此刻向宋无涯说道。显然证据不在他的身上，而是在他的家里藏着。他说出这件事情之后，祝元龙和省府大人同时紧张了起来。祝元龙更是急忙向一旁晋王说道：“王爷，下官以为，此等贱民反复无常，他所说之话不足为信。下官也曾了解过此地盐运，却见盐运衙门井井有条，年年向为朝廷上缴不少银两，怎么可能还会有私盐泛滥一说呢？”听到这话，晋王微微一笑：“祝大人这就有所不解了，你可知道这位省府大人可是亲自带着人前去码头查私盐的。这不正好碰上了吗？所以此事并非是空穴来风，其中必定有人在暗地里贩运私盐。若是没有的话，那又如何在他们家中查抄出这么多的私盐呢？”祝元龙的表现是越来越奇怪了，先前与宋无涯唱对台戏也就不说了，可是现在竟然直言维护起了贩运私盐的幕后指使。他的表现，如此异常，使得宋无涯也不禁对他产生了浓重的兴趣和怀疑。在场的这些人，心里都清楚，这背后贩运私盐的那就是观山酒楼。而现在祝元龙的话，无异于袒护观山酒楼，他究竟是什么身份，很是值得推敲啊。晋王的话刚刚说完，这省府张万良也立刻起身，轻步来到晋王身旁。“王爷，下官突然有些内急……”张万良一开口，这样的理由，让人还真是无法说什么。晋王怀疑的看着他，可最终还是点了点头：“张大人赶紧去吧，不过可不要太过慌张，免得沾了污秽之物。”张万良毫不犹豫的点了头，随后便匆匆忙忙的向外而去了。晋王跟着那张万良，视线向门外看去，在众人不已察觉之下，向着一名禁卫示意了个眼神。着一个小插曲之下，谁也没有多想，那跪在地上的牛忠，此刻急忙向宋无涯说道：“宋大人，还请您派遣官兵，随我回家将证据取来。”牛忠很是着急，他心里很清楚这位省府大人的身份，想必他现在也能够猜测的到，这位省府大人究竟是去干什么了。宋无涯点点头：“好，本官这次就信你一次。”证据宋无涯自然是想要的，他立刻便招呼门外的禁卫，而晋王此刻也直接起身。“你们立刻以最快的速度赶往牛忠的家里，将那里把守起来，等着我们。”宋无涯避开了所有人的耳目，秘密的通知了这些禁卫，随后他才大声的向周围的衙役们喊道：“所有衙役，立刻将犯人押解，前往城外的牛家村。”当然，只是有衙役们毕竟不行，倘若半路有人截杀，他们根本抵挡不住。一部分的禁卫在这个时候，跟随着他们的队伍。

Chapter 658 Evidence

? Chapter 658 Evidence

The mighty team set off towards Niujia Village outside the city.Under Song Wuya's urging, all the people quickened their pace, and arrived in the village not long after.

"Niu Zhong, where is the evidence?"

The imperial guards had already come here one step ahead and surrounded Niu Zhong's courtyard.

"Master Song, before we arrived, people have already rummaged through this place." Seeing Song Wuya and the others coming, the imperial guard immediately stepped forward to report to Song Wuya.

Hearing this, Song Wuya's face immediately darkened.He turned his head to look at Niu Zhong. If it wasn't for his lack of cooperation earlier, he wouldn't have given these people such ample time.

Seeing Song Wuya's expression, Niu Zhong knew that Song Wuya was annoyed, so he hurriedly said to Song Wuya: "Master Song, the proof is not in my house, they won't be able to find it."

Apparently Niu Zhongsheng was afraid that Song Wuya would directly convict them of crimes in anger, so he hurriedly explained the matter.

What he said instantly made Song Wuya heave a sigh of relief, he didn't expect that Niu Zhong would be so reliable in his work.

"Where is it hidden, quickly take us to find it." Song Wuya said coldly.

"I hid the things at Lao Liu's house, and I'll take you there right away." Niu Zhong nodded hastily.

Pointing to the direction, he led everyone to Niu Liu's house.

Soon, they came to Lao Liu's yard.

Lao Liu's house and Niu Zhong's yard looked the same, but now that the gate was open, Niu Zhong's expression changed immediately.

"Lao Liu, why don't you lock the door!" Niu Zhong asked anxiously.

The sixth child was even more depressed, "Brother Niu, everyone in my family has been arrested by the government, how could the door not be locked?"

The imperial guard had already arrived at the door, and he saw a broken lock thrown on the ground just in front of the courtyard door.

"Master Song, I'm afraid someone came to this yard before us. This lock was broken by someone using external force."

The guard's answer shattered the last hope in Song Wuya's heart.And looking at Niu Zhong's face, the expression was even more nervous.

"Go in and have a look!" Niu Zhong's panic is enough to illustrate the seriousness of the matter. Obviously, in order to ensure the safety of the evidence, he deliberately said that the evidence was hidden in Lao Liu's home, but he did not expect to make a mistake in the end.

A group of people rushed into the courtyard immediately, and following Niu Zhong's guidance, they came to a roof.

After finding the ladder, the guard went up to the eaves, but found nothing.

"Master Song, there was indeed something hidden here, but it has been taken away."

After the inspection by the guards, Niu Zhong slumped on the ground. His face was ashen, obviously all hope was lost.

The other laborers are all waiting for this evidence to save their families, but now there is no hope at all.

"Brother Niu, what can we do!" the sixth child said in mourning.

Hearing this, Niu Zhong still sat on the ground, indifferent.