Hearing these words, Zhang Qing's face darkened. "Your Highness, don't listen to their one-sided story. These are all false testimonies. This official didn't drink with them last night. They're clearly in cahoots with Zhang Feng to slander this official! "
At this point, Zhang Qing understood that this was a trap.
Someone wanted to harm him, so they colluded with Zhang Feng to set up this trap. First, they lured him to Yihong Lou and made him fall into a trap. Finally, they framed him.
When Prince Xian heard everyone's testimony, he frowned and said solemnly, "Lord Zhang, I'm sorry, but there are witnesses and evidence. You're the most suspicious now, so Wang has no choice but to detain you and reopen the case. Men, take off Lord Zhang's official robes and put him in jail to await further investigation! "
With Prince Xian's order, Zhang Qing was stripped of his official robes by the yamen runners and thrown into jail.
After being thrown into jail, he refused to confess, so the jailer tortured him. However, no matter how much they tortured him, he refused to confess and would rather die than submit.
After hearing Zhang Qing's narration, Chu Xuanchen's brows furrowed coldly. He said in a low voice, "From this, it can be seen that this is really a trap. Someone used Zhang Feng to set up a trap for Lord Zhang. In Wang's opinion, this matter is related to Zhang Feng, Yun Xiang, and the others. Lord Zhang, don't worry. Wang will definitely find the real culprit and clear your name! "
Moreover, Chu Xuanchen had a premonition that the person who set this trap wanted to get rid of Zhang Qing. He definitely wouldn't let them succeed!
"Many thanks, Your Highness," Zhang Qing said gratefully.
At this time, Yun Ruoyue had already walked forward and handed a few healing ointments to Zhang Qing. "Lord Zhang, use these ointments to treat your injuries. Don't worry, we'll definitely clear your name. "
"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhang Qing gratefully accepted the ointments.
At this time, Prince Xian had already arrived. He stood to the side, his expression cold and solemn. No one could tell what he was thinking.
When Chu Xuanchen saw that Zhang Qing was beaten black and blue, he looked at Prince Xian with a deep gaze. "Prince Xian, as the governor of the capital, how could you allow someone to beat Official Zhang to this extent? Do you know about the abuse of lynching and torture to extort confessions? "
Prince Xian said coldly, "Imperial Brother, it was Lord Zhang who refused to confess, so the jailers interrogated him according to procedure."
Chu Xuanchen said, "Zhang Daren is the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Works, a second-rank official. Since he has not confessed and the case is suspicious, how can you allow the jailers to torture and interrogate him? The Capital Magistrate's office is under your jurisdiction. If Lord Zhang is tortured into confessing or tortured to death, can you bear the responsibility? "
When Prince Xian heard this, his expression became very serious. "Imperial Brother, I just took office and don't come to the prison often. I didn't know that the jailers were so ruthless. Don't worry, from now on, I will send people to watch over him strictly. I won't let this kind of thing happen again. "
"Which jailers beat Official Zhang?" Chu Xuanchen asked coldly, his eyes sharp and threatening.
As soon as he opened his mouth, the two men wearing jailers' uniforms beside him began to tremble.
They hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please calm down. It was us who beat Official Zhang. Because Official Zhang refused to confess, we interrogated him like we did before."
"Like we did before? You mean that as soon as there is a suspect, you don't investigate the case first before you use lynching to extort confessions? " After Chu Xuanchen finished speaking, he looked coldly at Prince Xian. "Prince Xian, so this is the Capital Magistrate's office that you are in charge of. So when a suspect is brought in, they don't follow procedure and interrogate him, but directly torture him. If my Chu Country's magistrate's office is so dark, then my Chu Country is in danger! "
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