I became the villain's deceased wife

Kang Wenyong did not pass the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, but he was already a Juren.

When Xie Yunzhe went to work the next day, he asked Yun Haichao for a reward.

Kang Wenyong was recruited as a clerk in the Dali Temple, mainly responsible for clerical management.

Aunt Wen was so happy that she wrote a letter back to Fenglin County, asking Lao Kang, his daughter-in-law and his grandson to come to the capital to settle down.

The first thing Xie Yunzhe did after joining the company was to review the files on his father's crime.

But there are only the case files here, and the specific interrogation and evidence are still kept in the Ministry of Personnel.

Xie Yunzhe gave Kang Wenyong a task.

After all, looking at the entire Dali Temple, they were the only two new faces.

However, Xie Yunzhe was appointed by the emperor as the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, so it was not easy for him to step in and deal with such matters.

Early that morning, Kang Wenyong put on a set of official uniforms that Xie Yunzhe had found from somewhere, and successfully slipped into the Ministry of Personnel when few people were on duty in the morning.

Then he set a fire in the backyard.

Xie Yunzhe "happened" to be nearby with a group of yamen runners, and after receiving the news, he quickly took control of the scene.

In order to check whether there was any major damage, the area was cleared and thoroughly checked for an hour.

Successfully retrieved all the files and information about the crime my father committed!

Yun Haichao was still busy with the human trafficking case and had no time to care about him.

Xie Yunzhe had no choice but to look up the case files himself.

After carefully reading all the information several times, he was able to notice some differences.

Generally, the frame-up person will do a perfect job in recording the evidence, leaving no clues for people who check the evidence later, so as to avoid being caught.

Xie Yunzhe originally did not hold much hope in reviewing the case files; he just wanted to understand the details of the case.

Then investigate the people involved in this case.

Although he had gone through a lot, in fact, only less than three years had passed since Xie Bolan's accident.

Unless the mastermind behind this kills everyone involved.

Otherwise, he would always find a way in.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he read the file, he felt that there was something fishy about the matter.

So I quickly took my things and went to find Yun Haichao.

"You mean, Mr. Xie's verdict was changed?"

The sea of ​​clouds is also a bit incredible.

The reason why he didn't reopen Xie Bolan's case after being in Dali Temple for so long was that he didn't reopen Xie Bolan's case.

On the one hand, this case is likely to involve the powerful people of the time, and if the proper handling of the matter is not done properly, it will bring disaster upon oneself.

On the other hand, I am also afraid that someone will make the file perfect.

He turned over the case without any evidence, but couldn't find any handle, so it was all in vain.

When he heard that Xie Yunzhe had sent people to openly set fire to the Ministry of Personnel, he was really shocked.

What a move to attack the east and the west!

It not only conceals one's purpose very well, but also completes the task without leaving any trace.

It also demonstrates the Dali Temple's quality of loyalty to duty.

Anyway, it’s just – wonderful!

Xie Yunzhe placed the verdict record in front of him.

"The original verdict submitted by the Ministry of Justice was to confiscate the property and exile.

But I don't know who changed it to an immediate execution!"

The embezzlement of five hundred taels of silver was nothing at all for officials in Beijing.

Even the confiscation of property and exile seemed too harsh a punishment.

But that man wanted to sentence my father to immediate execution!

How much hatred is this?

Yun Haichao stroked his chin thoughtfully.

There is no uniform standard for sentencing in Daxia's laws; the presiding official handles the case at his discretion based on the severity of the crime.

Some are established conventions.

But there are some cases where the punishment is obviously too severe, but it is in line with public expectations.

For example, a murderer must pay with his life.

Whether it's murder or manslaughter.

As long as the person who died is a good person in the eyes of the people, the murderer will definitely pay with his life.

But if the person killed is a villain, then the killer is a hero and at most he is sentenced to exile.

Xie Bolan's situation.

Because he had offended many people before because of his uprightness, and the Ministry of Personnel was far away from ordinary people.

Few people stood up to speak up for him.

He picked up the verdict and read it.

The original verdict was written in the regular script of the Ministry of Justice, the same as the rest of the case file.

But someone crossed it out and drew a triangle at the end, then wrote a few words in vigorous cursive: Behead immediately!

"Besides the emperor, the only ones who can change the judgment of the Ministry of Justice are the other two of the Three Departments, the Dali Temple and the Censorate.

Lord Yun, have you ever seen such handwriting?

Who would change my father's verdict when no one has raised any objection?"

Yun Haichao shook his head.

Staring at the verdict in a daze.

He was not surprised that someone would change Xie Bolan's verdict.

After all, he was framed because he offended some powerful people who wanted to kill him.

But he was very interested in the way this person altered the verdict.

When ordinary people make changes, they simply cross out the original text or circle it, and rarely will they add a triangle.

He had previously raided one of their dens while investigating a human trafficking case.

I have seen this kind of change mark on one of the account books.

At that time, I thought it was some secret code they had agreed upon internally.

You can see this kind of triangle mark on this judgment.

He was a little uncertain.

What symbol was this that he didn't know?

Or is it just a writing habit that is unique to some people?

or.

The mastermind of the human trafficking case and the person who framed Mr. Xie are the same person!

Xie Yunzhe was just indignant when he saw that his father's sentence had been changed, and he wanted to complain to Yun Haichao.

I didn't really expect to be able to find out who was behind this just by looking at the handwriting.

"If Lord Yun doesn't have any clues, I will check on the witness named Li Ru."

The file says.

Xie Bolan accepted five hundred taels of silver from Li Ru and promised to help his son get a seventh-rank position in the government.

But he took the money but didn't do anything.

He was reported by a man named Li Ru.

All witnesses and evidence are available!

"Oh, Xie Shaoqing, just go ahead."

Yun Haichao said perfunctorily.

I really didn’t expect that Xie Yunzhe would come up with new ideas for the human trafficking case as soon as he took office.

The person who revised the verdict and wrote it in cursive may be the key to this case.

Moreover, they are high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and their focus is on the third-rank officials and above who have access to criminal justice judgments in the Dali Temple and the Censorate!

The key is how to find this person?

Xie Yunzhe and his men worked for several days but found nothing.

This man named Li Ru seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth, leaving no trace.

The file said that he lived in Cangliu Alley in the south city of Beijing.

But when Xie Yunzhe took people to investigate, they found that it was a brothel.

The people inside are all older women who have retired from brothels.

Live a miserable life and fend for yourself.

Several of them die every year.

No one remembers that a man named Li Ru once lived here.

Xie Yunzhe clenched his fists in anger.

The mastermind behind the scenes had indeed planned it all in advance, and the witness was dealt with completely, making it impossible to do anything about it.

If we want to investigate further, we can only find colleagues in the Ministry of Personnel who had worked with my father.

Or the officials from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice who participated in the review of this case.

It has to attract attention...

Just when he was at a loss, someone suddenly came to him.

This left Xie Yunzhe confused.

"Mr. Lu?

What case do you want to report when you come to the Dali Temple this time?"

He looked at Lu Ruijun who was waiting outside the Dali Temple and was quite surprised.

This is the third time that I have met this young master from the Marquis's Mansion for some unknown reason.

Lu Ruijun smiled, leaned forward and lowered his voice, saying mysteriously:

"During the past few days since Master Xie took office, have you been investigating the false accusation against your father?"

Xie Yunzhe narrowed his eyes alertly:

Is Lu Ruijun investigating him?