After carefully looking through the confessions in his hand, Sun Tu smiled and looked at Song Jiang and Ju Liang sitting down at the bottom of the city: "So, the culprit of the attack on Xu Shangshu was actually Zhang Hu and Ji Biao mentioned above. As for those children of the official family, were they implicated?"

Song Jiang did not answer, but looked at Ju Liang and signaled to answer. The latter was immediately excited and realized that this was a good opportunity to show his abilities. He owed his lower body and said, "The Taiwei is wise, that's it. Perhaps those young masters of the yamen did want to trouble Mr. Xu, but they did not dare to hurt others after all. But the two ruffians were always bold and arbitrary, and it was reasonable that one could not stop hurting others.

"And so, we can have a satisfactory explanation to everyone. Since there are other people who hurt people, it is difficult to detain those young men who already have official positions. Of course, the punishment they should be given must be. As for those two criminals, if the people are injured, they should be severely punished. Even if they kill them, it is not a serious matter."

"Well, Mr. Ju is an old man who has been in the Ministry of Justice for many years. He sees things more clearly than me. Yes, in this way, all parties have taken into account. No matter whether in the officialdom or the people, they can't make mistakes. Xu Shangshu can even exclaim bad things. Not bad, not bad!" Sun Tu smiled and nodded again, which made Ju Liang even more happy and humble again.

But at this moment, Sun Tu suddenly changed the subject: "But there is a little bit that I still have some doubts. Is this the real truth of the case?"

This question made Ju Liang's smile suddenly froze, and he said in surprise: "What do you say about Taiwei?"

"I just ask you, is this the truth? Is Xu Shangshu really injured by those two rascals?" Sun Tu looked at him and asked word by word.

"This...is naturally. They both confessed their confessions and even wrote a note..."

"The confession may not be accurate. It can be caused by someone instructing or forcing them to do this. But two little people are just like two ants in the officialdom. If they are told, they should not do what they say?" Sun Tu said slowly, but the momentum on his body suddenly pressed up, which made Ju Liang panic and his body tremble slightly.

Before the other party could speak, Sun Tu continued: "I have several questions about this matter. As long as you can give me one by one the answers that satisfy me, I will believe you. First, those playboys have been handed over to the Ministry of Justice for several days, and you have tried for a few days. Why did they suddenly remember this happening until the day before yesterday, instead of asking it early in the morning to excuse themselves?

"Secondly, the situation was so chaotic at that time that the two playboys could see what was Zhang Hu and Ji Biao injured Xu Shangshu. How did they do it? Was it a coincidence, or was there another reason?

"Third and the most critical point. Since Zhang Hu and the other two injured Xu Shangshu, they knew that the court had arrested people strictly, and even those aristocratic families who were many of them were thrown into the heavenly prison, why did they still dare to stay in the capital and wait for you to come to arrest them? These ruffians are always a little clever when they can hang out in Tokyo. If they have caused such a big disaster, shouldn't the first thing they think of is to escape from this place? You can easily catch them. Think about the weirdness of this yourself, are you doubting?"

Three questions were thrown out, and Ju Liang was already speechless and could not explain anything. At the same time, sweat was constantly emerging from his forehead, looking panicked: "Xiaoguan...Xiaoguan..."

It was not until then that Song Jiang spoke: "The Taiwei is indeed clear and the subordinate is impressed. It was only after that I realized that there was something wrong with it, but you immediately grasped the flaw." As he said that, he looked at his subordinate again, and suddenly shouted with a harsh voice: "Say, why did you do this? Did you make a decision after colluding with whom? Do you think that as long as you find two scapegoats, you can get things perfunctorily. Do you really think that the law of the Song Dynasty is a decoration, and will you be confused by the Taiwei?"

As soon as he said this, let alone Ju Liang, even Sun Tu was a little surprised and looked at Song Jiang again: "You..."

"The Taiwei Mingjian, in fact, the officials had already asked the inside story last night. The reason why Zhang Hu and Ji Biao admitted this crime was because they were threatened by someone using their family's lives! Although the other party's identity has not been found, one thing can be guessed that they did this to rescue the suspects and playboys!"

As he said that, he suddenly stared at Ju Liang again and shouted sternly: "Say, who made you do this? If you dare to say something false, even if the Grand Marshal doesn't give you a deception, I will not let you go!"

At this moment, Song Jiang also had a strong murderous intent on his body, and rushed towards Ju Liang. He had led his troops to fight dozens of times, and had also killed many people with his own hands. Now that he was angry, his power was not small, which made Ju Liang feel unprecedented pressure. His body softened, and finally knelt down on the spot: "Low... the lower official was forced to do such a thing in a daze. Please forgive me for your crime..."

At this time, Sun Tu only looked at the pair of superiors and subordinates calmly, and only let Song Jiang perform himself. Song Jiang did not disappoint him. He had already walked forward and stared at the other party with condescending help: "Then let's take the real trick, who colluded with you?"

"Yes... it's Yang Huaixing, the Minister of Rites. He is my relatives and relatives. He has always been intimate with the officials. This time he asked me many times and moved out of the court to suppress them. The officials really had no choice but to accept their proposal. After all, if the case is really investigated, let alone whether the culprit can be found. The father and brother of the suspect's son are not something that we can withstand in just one Ministry of Justice. Maybe you don't know the difficulties in this, but our subordinates and others clearly feel great pressure. We have not slept for many days...

"So the officials had no choice but to... they could only choose to cooperate with them. After all, these young men had learned some lessons, and Xu Shangshu's injuries had long been recovered. It would be better to find a scapegoat to bear all the sins, so as to give everyone an explanation, and then release all the young men with backgrounds. This will benefit everyone and not damage the face of the court. Moreover, those two rascals have done many evil things on weekdays, and it is not a pity to kill them. It is their glory to be able to die because of this."

Although he said something a little stuttered, his expression was very clear, and he obviously believed that his approach was correct and there was no problem. However, this performance made Sun Tu laugh. He was really amused by this person's fallacies and evil sayings: "Okay, well, I am really worthy of being the Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice of the Song Dynasty. He really has the vision of ordinary people! It turns out that in your eyes, justice of the king and law are just bargaining chips that can be traded. As long as it involves the interests of certain noble people, it can be discarded without hesitation! As for the lives of ordinary people, it is even less worth mentioning to you! It is really heartbreaking for a person like you to be a Minister of Justice."

The pressure like a mountain was continuously applied, which made Ju Liang feel soft and sweaty, and he couldn't even speak. Even Song Jiang felt a little frightened and quickly turned around and saluted: "The Grand Marshal is the wise man of the ignorant of the people, so that..."

"It's no wonder you. It's reasonable that you have only been to the Ministry of Justice. Some of his previous words and deeds are blinded by his previous words and deeds. If I really want to blame you, it's hard for me to get rid of it." Sun Tu immediately waved his hand at him and said, "You can see the flaws at the last moment and find out the truth, which can be considered atonement for your sins."

Song Jiang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Sun Tu would take his anger out of him and cause any future troubles.

Sun Tu took a deep breath again and looked at Ju Liang who was still shaking with contempt: "Ju Liang, and Yang Huaixing, the Minister of Rites, all use their power to seek personal gain and interfere with the judiciary. The crime is unforgivable, so I will submit a statement to Your Majesty and dismiss you from exile, and I will not use it again!"

"Taiwei... the Taiwei's subordinates were just forced by the power and were confused for a while. The subordinates would not dare to do so. The Taiwei would be kind to you..." Ju Liang really didn't expect Sun Tu's punishment to be so strict. This time he was really out of his mind and started shouting loudly.

As a person who was able to enter the officialdom for ten years and then after more than ten or twenty years of hard work, Sun Tu took away his official position with just one sentence and added the suffix that never used, it would be even more miserable than killing him. This is a result that no official can accept. Even though Ju Liang was extremely afraid of Sun Tu, he couldn't help but beg for mercy loudly.

But it was too late. After saying this, Sun Tu waved his hand and his personal soldiers in front of the hall came in quickly and dragged the person out directly. Since he had been taken away from all his identities, there was no need for everyone to be polite to him.

It was not until Ju Liang was taken away for a while that the hall was still filled with depression. After a while, Sun Tu said: "From this incident, we can see that those guys will not be obedient, and the case cannot be delayed anymore, otherwise more trouble will be caused."

Song Jiang nodded deeply: "What the Taiwei said is, but how should we judge it? At least so far, they still refuse to admit that they were injured by Shangshu Xu."

Sun Tu sneered: "Since you don't admit it, you will be punished as guilty."

"Ah... this... isn't this also a practice that ignores the law?" Song Jiang said in surprise.
Chapter completed!