The person who was placed on the wooden frame was already bloody and bruised. There were traces of whipping all over his body. His clothes were beaten to pieces. The whip was soaked in salt water and was repeatedly slapped on the wound, which only caused unbearable pain.

There were charcoal burning in the brazier on one side, which was very red. The soldering iron inside was already red, the same color as the burned charcoal.

There were no longer any good pieces of flesh on Xueping's face. His cloudy eyes slowly raised, and it was painful to even breathe.

His body was shivering, both in pain and cold. The execution room of the Dali Temple was filled with gloom and gloom. I had heard earlier that the Dali Temple was like the eighteenth level of hell. Only those who entered after committing crimes would know how harsh it was.

"There is no such thing as a prefect of Bingzhou, he is just a sinner." Xueping felt that the prince would not sit idly by and ignore him. He was just betting whether he would let him die in Dali Temple or rescue him from the prison. It all depended on the prince's thoughts.

He deliberately made it public. The more people know about it, the better. The prince will not be able to get rid of him. If he dies, even if there is no evidence to prove that it was the prince, it will plant a thorn in the emperor's heart!

This world belongs to the emperor. If the prince takes it, he is taking something that belongs to his father. He is greedy, but the prince also takes it!

Xueping chuckled and looked at the young minister of Dali Temple who was famous for his ruthlessness: "Your Excellency must be Mr. Zuo. Mr. Zuo, the sinner has confessed. Please hand over the sinner as soon as possible. He will receive the punishment he deserves."

Just admit it."

Submit, submit to where?

Zuo Pingdao knocked his hands together, his expression did not change at all, but the sinister look in his eyes became more and more intense.

There are three departments in Dongyue, the Criminal Department, the Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Qin Feng has actually studied this point long ago. The judicial system of this dynasty, which has no record in history, is exactly the same as the Ming Dynasty's Tribunal Tribunal.

The Ministry of Punishment is a first-level judicial institution. It is the only institution with judicial power above the six ministries. In modern times, it is equivalent to a court. It can determine the sentence and judge the crime, and ultimately determine whether the person is guilty and what kind of criminal law should be imposed.

Dali Temple is responsible for the trial and review of cases, and the prison is also under the control of Dali Temple.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is an institution that supervises the powers of officials. It has a supervisory censor. The largest official is the second-rank official, who is the left and right censor.

The three departments were originally independent and performed their own duties. The Dali Temple investigated the case, the Criminal Department convicted the case, and then transferred it to the Dali Temple to serve the sentence. The Metropolitan Procuratorate mainly impeached officials and princes.

But there are exceptions to everything. If a major case is encountered and the involvement is too serious, it will be jointly handled by the three judicial departments, the Criminal Department is responsible for the trial, the Dali Temple is responsible for review, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is mainly responsible for supervision.

In the case of a stalemate during the Tribunal Tribunal, the person with the final decision-making power is the Emperor.

Therefore, this seemingly fair three-judge trial will ultimately rely on the divine will to decide.

Zuo Pingdao was a hundred and twenty dissatisfied when he thought about the people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate who were always impeaching officials. Last time he couldn't stand the man named Ding in the Supervision Department, so he went directly to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and read a book named Ding.

The evidence was conclusive, and the man named Ding was successfully brought down.

I just offended the old guys from the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Firstly, they felt that he was overstepping their authority. Secondly, they felt that the Metropolitan Procuratorate's failure to find the person named Ding showed their dereliction of duty and showed how incompetent they were.

After the beating, those old guys looked at him even more unfavorably.

This person named Xue kept saying that he should be submitted to where? The Ministry of Punishment?

Zuo Pingdao couldn't help but laugh. Whoever came into Dali Temple was not shouting injustice and trying to find a way out, but this one was eager to seal the coffin. Zuo Pingdao looked at his confession and couldn't help laughing.

There were three sentences in Xu Ping's confession that were consistent with the name of the prince. He was really generous with his words. Zuo Pingdao's eyes flashed coldly and he said lukewarmly: "Master Xu is instructing me to do things?"

"I don't dare..." Xu Ping squeezed out a smile, but unfortunately there was blood foam on his mouth, and his smile looked particularly miserable: "The sinner has committed a crime and should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for conviction. It's just a pity that it has affected his family."

"Implicated?" Zuo Pingdao put away his confession, and his tone became colder: "Master Xue's family enjoys fine clothes and fine food, and lives like a royal relative in Bingzhou. The money that the daughter of Ling has spent in a month is equivalent to the expenses of the people of Bingzhou in a year.

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"Why didn't I expect today when I was enjoying it? It doesn't matter. The daughter of the Xue family must be delicate and rich. She will be able to be a top official when she joins the Jiaofang Division. Seeing how obedient Mr. Xue is today, I will be the official another day.

I will go and support her."

When Xueping heard this, he was so ashamed that he wanted to die!

So what kind of place is Jiaofangsi? Although it belongs to the Ministry of Etiquette and is nominally responsible for celebrations and welcoming guests, it is actually also an official brothel. The musicians and female musicians are the masters of a red lip that can be tasted by thousands of people. However, the guests they receive are not ordinary people.

, they are all officials of the current dynasty.

Zuo Ping said that this person has always been arrogant and sinister, and his words pierced Xu Ping's heart.

He has one legitimate daughter and two concubines, ranging in age from fourteen to seventeen. The eldest legitimate daughter was already engaged to be married, but the incident came to light before she got married. Now that the marriage has become dirty, her innocence cannot be guaranteed.

Xueping tried his best to bite out the prince, and also wanted to see if the prince could save himself. But if the prince wanted him to die in Dali Temple, there was nothing he could do. Facing Zuo Pingdao who wanted to kill him, Xueping suddenly lowered his voice: "

Sir, have you read the confession?"

There was no smile on Zuo Pingdao's face. He was biting the prince and not letting go. This was making it difficult for him!

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly called Yang Wei and Yang Ping. Yang Wei and Yang Ping were twins with high martial arts skills.

They both worked in Dali Temple and were very loyal to Zuo Pingdao. As soon as they entered the place, Zuo Pingdao said: "Master Xue is a repeat offender. From now on, you are not allowed to be around others, and you are not allowed to eat or drink.

I'll show him to death!"

Seeing Zuo Pingdao about to leave, Xu Ping shouted: "Master Zuo, please escort me to the Criminal Department quickly. All the criminals have been recruited! They have all been recruited!"

The whistle behind him was like a demonic sound, making Zuo Pingdao's hair stand up. He strode out quickly. The subordinate who had just delivered the letter for the prince looked over and trembled after meeting his eyes. Zuo Pingdao grabbed his collar: "

Do you want to live?"

"My lord, I will lower my rank..."

"If what happened to the prince happens, what should the person who sent him the letter to Dali Temple do? If it doesn't happen, the people there will definitely die. What should you do? Do you know what you should do?"

The man's eyelids twitched wildly for a while, and he suddenly realized: "The prince has never asked his subordinates to send messages!"

Not that he was stupid enough to die, Zuo Pingdao pushed him away and rushed out of Dali Temple: "Prepare the car and go to Hu Shangshu's mansion."

Hu Shangshu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice!

On this night when Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment were in chaos, Qin Feng knew nothing, and his mind was filled with the upcoming Imperial Chamber of Commerce the next day.
Chapter completed!