my wife is mulan

As the saying goes, walls have ears. When Zhao Junsheng said this, Chang Wei, the county magistrate, happened to pass by the door.

Zhao Junsheng cheated Chang Wei ten gold in Tianxiang Tower that day, and asked him to pay for the money for playing with girls. When did he pay for the flower wine by himself?That expense almost used up all his private money, so he hated Zhao Junsheng deeply, and he naturally remembered Zhao Junsheng's voice clearly.

He immediately went to the door and listened carefully.

"So that's it! This matter...well, well, I didn't expect you to fall into my hands this time, did you? That brat Hua Mulan made me unable to step down in public at Miss Wan's speech meeting last time. You still remember this account book, and it happens that this account will be settled together with Zhao Junsheng's account, hum!"

After Chang Wei came out of Desheng Building, he rushed to the prison immediately.

Hearing the notification that Chang Wei, the son of the county magistrate, came to look for him, the prison chief immediately came out to greet him, and said with a smile: "So it's Mr. Chang, disrespect and disrespect, I don't know why you need the help of a villain when you come here late at night?"

Chapter 30

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Junsheng was receiving raw materials such as hemp, silk, wadding and other fiber spinning materials and dyes, when a Huajiabaoding who stayed in the clothing shop hurried over to report: "My lord, there is a man in the shop." Mr. Jun, also surnamed Zhao, said that he told you to go to the prefect's mansion immediately, and the prefect is back, and he wants to interrogate the young lady for selling horses to merchants from the Southern Dynasty!"

When Zhao Junsheng heard this, he hurriedly said to Baoding: "You stay here and take over the inventory of raw materials, and I will go to the prefect's mansion right away!"

"Yes, uncle!"

After Zhao Junsheng came out of the rented warehouse, he rode his horse and rushed to the prefect's mansion. Just as he dismounted, Zhao Ting came up to him and said, "Why are you here? Come with me, the prefect is about to go to trial!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I rushed over when I received the news!"

Zhao Junsheng followed Zhao Ting into the lobby of the prefect's mansion, just as Wan Dugui went to the main seat and sat down to ask questions, the outside of the lobby was already crowded with onlookers, no less than a few hundred people.

"Xiaosheng Zhao Junsheng pays homage to the general!" Zhao Junsheng bowed to Wan Dugui, because Wan Dugui was wearing armor instead of official uniform, so he called him general.

Wan Dugui looked at Zhao Junsheng and asked, "Why did you come?"

Zhao Junsheng bowed his hands and said, "Xiaosheng heard that the general is going to review the case of Hua Mulan today, and Xiaosheng, as Hua Mulan's friend, is specially here to defend him. Please allow me!"

Wan Dugui waved his hand: "Sure, step aside!"

"Yes, General!"

Wan Dugui picked up the gavel and slapped the desk and shouted, "Bring the principal criminal, Hua Mulan, to court!"

The head of the yamen servants on duty immediately yelled: "My lord has an order to bring the principal criminal, Hua Mulan, to court!"

After a while, Hua Mulan was brought in with shackles on her hands and feet, and the chains rattled on the ground.

She walked to the middle of the hall and knelt on the ground and said, "Hua Jiabao Hua Mulan pays homage to the general!"

Now that the prisoner has revealed his identity, name and place of origin, Wan Dugui stopped talking nonsense and asked, "A few days ago the garrison caught you at Xiejiaji and sold a total of [-] to Tian Langzong, a businessman from the Southern Dynasty. Hundreds of horses, according to the laws of our Great Wei, privately selling horses to the Southern Dynasty will be punished and confiscated all the horses confiscated, can you plead guilty?"

Zhao Junsheng immediately stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Return to the general, my client pleads not guilty!"

Wan Dugui stared, and shouted: "I was going to ask Hua Mulan, but I didn't ask you, why did you come out?"

Zhao Junsheng said in a calm manner: "General, Hua Mulan has entrusted me to defend her during the trial a few days ago! Representing people in litigation has existed since ancient times, and they are called litigators. This is Hua Mulan's litigator. The general asked her I can answer the questions on my behalf, if I don’t know, then the prisoner himself will answer!"

"Legator?" Wan Dugui looked puzzled, and he couldn't help turning his head to look at Zhu Bo who was sitting at the bottom.

It is no wonder that Wan Dugui was puzzled. He was originally a military commander, so he didn't know much about officialdom. Moreover, the Northern Wei Dynasty was established by the Xianbei people. And many of the official systems are not perfect.

Master Bo stood up and bowed his hands and replied: "General, the position of litigator has indeed existed since ancient times! Among the hundreds of schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn and pre-Qin periods, there was a family called 'Famous School', and the founder of this famous school was Zheng Guodafu Deng Deng Xi, who was almost at the same time as Lao Tzu and Confucius, taught the law to the common people, contracted lawsuits, and is known as the originator of lawsuits!"

Wan Dugui saw what Master Bo said, so he said: "Okay! Since you are Hua Mulan's litigator, this general allows you to defend him. Hua Mulan was arrested when she sold [-] horses to Tian Lang, a merchant in the Southern Dynasty. The officers and soldiers of our army were arrested on the spot, and now the other main criminal, Tian Lang, has also been arrested and brought to justice. Since the criminal Hua Mulan has not pleaded guilty, let Tian Lang come here and let the two of you confront each other in court! Someone, bring Tian Lang to court! "

"Bring prisoner Tian Lang to court!"

After a while, Tian Lang was brought up, and Wan Dugui asked, "Tian Lang, tell me your real identity, and tell me about your smuggling between this dynasty and the Southern Dynasty over the years."

Regarding the matter, this general advises you not to quibble here, otherwise this general has plenty of ways to get you to speak up! "

Tian Lang was a bachelor, without any sophistry, and said: "General Hui, the villain was originally from Qiao County in the Southern Dynasty. His real name was Tian Lang. He was engaged in business and trade between the Southern Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty, half of which were legal businesses in both countries. The other half is a smuggling business!"

Wan Dugui carefully asked Tian Lang what specific goods he had smuggled over the years. Tian Lang confessed one by one. After a while of punishment, he can't bear the pain, so he might as well confess honestly.

Wan Dugui and other Bo Wenli recorded Tian Lang's confession and confession, and continued to ask: "A few days ago in the pine forest of Xiejiaji, Hua Mulan from Huajiabao sold you [-] horses. You were caught on the spot, but you took advantage of the chaos to escape, can you plead guilty to this matter?"

Tian Lang sighed: "This is done by villains!"

"Is it Hua Mulan from Huajiabao who sold you the horse?"

"Yes!"

Wan Dugui patted the gavel, and shouted at Hua Mulan: "Hua Mulan, Tian Lang has already confessed, what else do you have to say? Are you still not pleading guilty?"

Zhao Junsheng immediately stood up and took out two paper items and said: "General, the reason why my client pleaded not guilty is because he did not know in advance that the buyer Tian Lang was a merchant from the Southern Dynasty, and the identity certificate he issued to us was from Jizhou. People, my client still has his household registration and road guide rubbings, please take a look at the general!"

A yamen servant came over and took away the household registration and road guide rubbings and sent them to Wan Dugui's desk. Did you issue the Yintuo to Hua Mulan? Did you deceive Hua Mulan with a false identity?"

Tian Lang lowered his head and said, "Yes, General!"

Wan Dugui thought for a while, then looked at Hua Mulan and shouted: "Hua Mulan, although you don't know Tian Lang's real identity in this large horse transaction, it is a fact that you sold the horse to Tian Lang, and the death penalty is a serious crime." Forgiveness, living crime is inevitable..."

Zhao Junsheng was taken aback. He glanced at Zhao Ting, and hurriedly cupped his hands to Wan Dugui and said, "General, I still have a report. My client, Hua Mulan, was framed by someone. Yao Desheng, the shopkeeper of Hengtong Cloth Village Had a quarrel with Hua Mulan, and learned that he was planning to sell the horses, so he deliberately leaked the news to Tian Lang. Tian Lang was eager to buy a horse, so he approached Hua Mulan, and Tian Lang sent someone to inform the government , That's why the government sent troops to arrest Hua Mulan and Tian Lang's deal!"

Wan Dugui frowned and said: "As far as this general knows, Yao Desheng is dead, who can prove this?"

"Return to General, although Yao Desheng is dead, his two attendants, Yao Si and Yao Ping, are well aware of the inside story. Now that these two are imprisoned, please order the interrogation of these two, the general will naturally reveal the truth to the world!"

Wan Dugui immediately said: "Okay! Come on, let Yao Si and Yao Ping be interrogated!"

Yao Si and Yao Ping were quickly brought into the lobby by the yamen servants, Wan Dugui slapped the gavel, the two had already knelt down, but they were trembling with fright.

"Yao Si, Yao Ping, the general asked you, Hua Mulan said that Yao Desheng planned to frame him, and accidentally revealed to Tian Lang that he wanted to sell the horses, and then sent you to inform the government. Is there such a thing?"

Yao Si and Yao Ping rolled their eyes wildly, and shouted at the same time: "The general is wronged, my master is dead, but there are still people who want to slander him, my master has never done such a thing to frame Hua Mulan. General, please pay attention!"

What?Zhao Junsheng was in a daze, what's going on here?Why did these two suddenly withdraw their confession?

Chapter 31

This sudden situation not only caught Zhao Junsheng off guard, but also made the people watching outside the hall talk a lot. Just now Zhao Junsheng clearly said that Yao Desheng's two attendants knew the inside story, but after the two came to the hall, they insisted that there was no such thing at all. What happened, there must be something wrong here, even a fool can see it.

Wan Dugui was also stunned. Liang Peng clearly told him that the two attendants admitted that Yao Desheng had planned this incident and that they were the executors, but now they suddenly changed their minds.

Wan Dugui's face became serious, he looked at Zhao Junsheng and asked, "The criminal lawyer, these two people said that Yao Desheng didn't design to frame Hua Mulan at all, what else do you have to say now?"

Cold sweat broke out on Zhao Junsheng's forehead, his brain was running at high speed, and he said in a hurry: "General, the two of them are the executors of Yao Desheng's frame of Hua Mulan, of course they will not admit it easily, otherwise the two of them will have to sue, they are no better than Tian Lang, Tian Lang's identity has been confirmed, so it's useless to argue, but these two are different!"

Ancient times are not as civilized as the era of law enforcement in later generations. In the era of civilized law enforcement, torture is not allowed. In this era, as long as there is a suspicion, the government can use punishment at any time during interrogation!

Wan Dugui thought for a while, slapped the gavel and shouted loudly: "Come on, let's execute the punishment! Each person will be hit with [-] boards!"

"Yes, General!"