Gou Yu asked, "Did Cha Yue confess to me?"
"He didn't say a word from the beginning to the end."
Gou Yu let out a sigh of relief, a faint smile appearing on his face as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. "This student confesses that this student hired the assassins."
When Fang Yun heard this, his expression became slightly grave.
Gou Yu was a scholar and had a civil position. As long as he didn't commit a few major crimes, his sentence would be greatly reduced. Moreover, he had taken the initiative to confess, so his crime was even lighter. Moreover, Ai Weijiang had once harmed Gou Yu, so this could also affect his sentence.
If Gou Yu was only going to be tried for the murder of Ai Weijiang, he would only be sentenced to three years of imprisonment at most. He wouldn't be exiled or banished to the army.
Fang Yun stared at Gou Yu. "Who did you kill?"
Gou Yu was startled, shock flashing across his face. His breathing and heartbeat were clearly abnormal, but he quickly replied, "This student only hired the assassins to kill Ai Weijiang."
Fang Yun slammed the gavel and said sternly, "Then who killed Zhu Yueming, who was sentenced by the previous county magistrate, Ji Zhibai?"
"This student heard that he died on the way to being banished to the army. As for whether he died of illness or was killed by the barbarians, this student doesn't know." The hatred in Gou Yu's eyes disappeared, replaced by vigilance.
Fang Yun's expression became even colder. "Qi Junchu and the others have already confessed that you secretly operated and even had Cha Yue frame the workshop worker, Zhu Yueming. Is this true?"
"Absolutely not!" Gou Yu said firmly.
"Very good. Since you deny this, then this official will invite the previous chief judge, Ji Zhibai, to Ning 'an. This official wants to re-examine this case! "
Gou Yu was startled. He originally thought that his denial was the correct choice because Cha Yue wouldn't betray him. Fang Yun couldn't find any conclusive evidence, but who knew that Fang Yun would make a feint?
Only then did Gou Yu realize that Fang Yun's true target was Ji Zhibai!
He was caught between a rock and a hard place. If Ji Zhibai was implicated, he might lose his only support. But if he took full responsibility for the crime, with Fang Yun's ability and wisdom, he would be able to do so. It was very likely that they would discover the problem and give Fang Yun an excuse to give him a heavier sentence. If by any chance Fang Yun found a big excuse, he would probably use his life to pay for it.
It was only now that Gou Yu realized that Fang Yun was far superior to ordinary people in all aspects. Everything about him had been controlled by Fang Yun.
In the Palace of Wen, Gou Shaowen's talent was rapidly depleted. Finally, he realized that if he harmed Ji Zhibai, he would definitely be retaliated against by the Left Minister's party. But if he did not cooperate with Fang Yun, at most he would be punished more severely, and he would not be retaliated against by Fang Yun.
Gou Yu raised his head abruptly and said, "This student admits his mistake! Just now, the student was scared and confused. In order to find a scapegoat, the student framed Zhu Yueming and forged evidence of the murder. This led to Official Ji's misjudgment. "
A strange smile flashed across Fang Yun's face. It seemed like a sneer, but also like a sneer. He said slowly, "It seems that Gou Tongsheng also colluded with the generals in the army to kill Zhu Yueming. Very good, then you will confess how you killed Zhu Yueming. "
Gou Yu was stunned. He thought to himself, 'It's over. I only participated in framing Zhu Yueming. But after the trial, I don't know the process of killing Zhu Yueming, only the result. '
"This … this student only framed Zhu Yueming. As for the rest, I don't know." Gou Yu sighed inwardly. He could only hope that Ji Zhibai could withstand it. If Ji Zhibai could not withstand it, because he was suspected of concealing the truth, then his so-called confession would be invalid. He could only rely on Tongsheng's literary position to reduce his sentence.
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Very good. Then this official will invite Ji Zhibai to come forward and cooperate with the investigation of this case."
Then, Fang Yun asked Lu Hanlin of the Punishment Hall to be a witness and send a letter to the Three Law Divisions.
When Gou Yu saw this, his heart sank into despair.
With Minister Zuo's control over the capital, he could have completely rejected Fang Yun's request and prevented Ji Zhibai from going to Ning An City. However, Fang Yun had purposely used the Punishment Hall's name to pull Lu Hanlin along and had him sign his name on the letter. Even if Minister Zuo tried to stop him, the Three Law Divisions would not dare to refuse.
After all, the Punishment Hall had recently dug out the relevant officials of the Minister Zuo's faction and was in the limelight. If they refused Lu Hanlin at this time, then the Punishment Hall might just go through all the officials of the Three Law Divisions. They were not traitors, but they definitely could not afford to be investigated. This was the terrifying thing about the Punishment Hall. They were completely unreasonable.
Librarian Yu, Ao Huang, Fang Yingwu, Lu Hanlin, and the others all looked at Fang Yun with strange expressions.
The former county magistrate of Ning An County was going to meet the current county magistrate.
Last year's Jingguo champion was going to meet this year's future Jingguo champion.
The two most outstanding youths of the Minister Zuo's faction and the Empress Dowager's faction were going to fight it out here.
Fang Yun was beginning to counterattack step by step!
Ao Huang muttered in a low voice, "Compared to Fang Yun's methods, Ji Zhibai is like a hooligan brawling on the streets."
Ji Zhibai's actions against Fang Yun were extremely ruthless, but he had lost the strength of a scholar. This caused many scholars of the human race to dislike Ji Zhibai. They would laugh at him for no reason, saying things like "how many Ji Zhibai's are there?" or "a pig-like opponent."
Although Fang Yun was also counterattacking, he was doing it in an upright manner. Whether it was seizing control of Mi Province or forcing Ji Zhibai to come, he had walked the most normal path. Although he was ruthless, he did not lose his bearing.
Soon, the Three Law Divisions swiftly requested that Ji Zhibai immediately head to Ning An County.
The officials of the capital also knew about this matter and were discussing it.
The great scholar of the Chen family, Chen Dingming, was drinking tea with an old friend. When he heard this, he said something that quickly spread through the capital.
"This child has the style of Mount Liu and the bones of Brother He Chuan."
This was equivalent to praising Fang Yun for having both the strong points of the Minister Zuo and the Minister Wen. The evaluation was extremely high and attracted the attention of all scholars in the capital. Having the strength of the Minister Wen Kang Ha-chuan was not a big deal, but having the strength of Mount Liu was a bit too frightening.
If Kang Ha-chuan had encountered this matter, he definitely would not have let Ji Zhibai come. This was because he did not want others to say that he was using his position to avenge a personal grudge. However, Fang Yun dared to let Fang Yun come. Moreover, he used the crooked method that only Mount Liu would use, borrowing the power of the Punishment Court's Hanlin Academy to achieve his goal. However, at the same time, Fang Yun did not force Gou Yu to do anything extreme. He still retained the strength of character that a scholar should have.
Other than the Minister Zuo's faction, almost all scholars in the capital supported Fang Yun. When they heard that the great scholar of the Chen family had praised Fang Yun, they naturally had to do their best to spread the news.
Thus, the nickname "Two Ministers' Strength of Character" fell on Fang Yun's head. Many people believed that this phrase praised a person for scheming but not losing integrity, for being upright but not falling into pedantry.
However, some people also saw the other side. This great scholar of the Chen family clearly believed that Mount Liu's methods were too vicious and not upright. Kang Ha-chuan was too pedantic and unwilling to change.
No one dared to criticize Chen Mingding. Even the vanguard who had previously criticized Fang Yun did not dare to say half a word.
He was the head of the Chen family.
Chen Guanhai was still alive.
It would take several days for Ji Zhibai to get to Ning An County. It would also take a long time to investigate the cause of death of the innocent Zhu Yueming. However, Fang Yun was adept at borrowing power. He told the Punishment Court that this case was typical and had the Punishment Court investigate Zhu Yueming's cause of death with Yu Bachi. This way, the military would not dare to obstruct them too much.
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