Chapter 269 A great figure in the past is now a prisoner!

After Weng and his son-in-law went to court, they went straight to the Lin Mansion and celebrated in a low-key manner.

Lin Ruhai also brought Feng Yibo and Daiyu to incense Jia Min's memorial tablet.

It can be regarded as comforting the spirit of the deceased wife in heaven.

Later, because the evidence was solid, Lin Ruhai became involved.

The review work of Lantai Temple also went very smoothly.

It's just that the Zhen family was sentenced to execution and imprisonment, which fell into the category of autumn trial.

After review by Lantai Temple, it will be forwarded to the Ministry of Punishment.

It will then be reported to the Ministry of Punishment and awaits the emperor's approval.

After approval, beheadings can be carried out uniformly after the autumn trial.

Generally, cases involving autumn trials will be divided into four situations during review.

That is to say: postpone the decision, be cautious, keep the heirs, be honest.

This "suspended sentence" is not the current reprieve of death.

Instead, the execution was suspended and the case was retried.

Similar to insufficient evidence, remand for retrial.

Generally, there are still doubts about the circumstances of the case and the offender needs to be temporarily detained.

It will be held until the autumn trial next year for another trial.

During this period, investigations and evidence collection will also be conducted in accordance with procedures.

"Kejin" means that the situation is excusable.

In other words, although the facts of the case are true, there are circumstances that can be forgiven.

In situations such as excessive defense or catching someone in bed, the punishment will be reduced as appropriate.

Under this review, most lives can be spared.

"Retaining heirs" is a product of the society of etiquette and law.

It is similar to the rule that pregnant women are not executed, except that the protagonist is changed from a pregnant woman to a man.

And it needs to meet the conditions of being a widow and an only child.

If the conditions are met, an application must be made by the Ministry of Criminal Affairs.

After obtaining the emperor's approval, certain penalties will be imposed.

In the end, most of them will be spared the death penalty and allowed to be raised.

In the above three situations, it can be said that there is hope for survival.

The Zhen family belongs to the fourth situation.

That is, "truth".

The meaning of "fact" is very obvious, that is, the situation is true and you can proceed to the next step.

The next step is to petition for execution.

It also needs to be transferred by the Ministry of Punishment and wait for the emperor's approval.

Finally, after the autumn trial, they will all be beheaded at Caishikou.

Unfortunately, it's winter now.

Even if the Zhen family is "true", they can survive for another year.

After the Lantai Temple review is completed, the results will be forwarded to the Ministry of Punishment.

On this day, Feng Yibo wandered into the Penal Department Yamen.

He didn't go in directly, he only spoke to the clerk at the door.

After a while, Yang Mingxin came out.

"Ouch! Why did Captain Feng think of my inspection work?"

At the beginning of the year, he was finally promoted to a higher rank.

From being an Attendant of the sixth rank in the Hanlin Academy, he was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment to serve as a member of the fifth rank.

For this reason, Feng Yibo and Liu Zheng blackmailed him into having a drink at Zhuangyuan House.

Listening to his tone at this time, Feng Yibo couldn't help laughing and said:

"Brother Xinmin, your colleagues and subordinates are watching! Are you sure you want to continue chatting here?"

The three of them usually have a close friendship, but they always communicate in private.

This is the first time we meet in the ministry.

Yang Mingxin was used to "laughing and scolding" with the two of them on weekdays.

When I saw Feng Yibo today, I started joking as usual.

But he forgot that this is his office.

"hiss!"

Seeing that the clerks and colleagues were looking here, Yang Mingxin quickly pulled Feng Yibo towards the courtyard.

I arrived at his office in one breath and asked the clerk to serve tea.

When there was no one else in the room, he took a breath and said:

"Yibo, don't you have to work today? Why did you come out so early?"

Feng Yibo came here because he actually wanted to talk to him about something.

But it was hard to talk about it, and he hesitated to speak all the way.

When Yang Mingxin saw his appearance, he frowned slightly and guessed:

"What's wrong? Did something happen? Do you need someone to drink with you?"

After asking three times in a row, without waiting for Feng Yibo to respond, he stood up and replied:

"Wait for me to tell my colleagues, and let's go find Haoran and have a chat at our old place."

The old place he was talking about was, of course, Zhuangyuan Building.

It was not far from Liubu, and the three of them often drank there.

It has become a habit since the imperial examination.

"No need, Brother Xinmin, I'm just here to find you."

Feng Yibo was still hesitating. When he saw Yang Mingxin getting up, he quickly stopped him and said:

"I just came here to ask about the Zhen family, but when I get to the Criminal Department, I naturally have to talk to Brother Xinmin."

When Yang Mingxin heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He sat back in his seat and said:

"The evidence about the Zhen family's affair is conclusive, and everyone in the Zhen family confessed. After the Lantai Temple reviewed the matter, I took another look at it and found that there were basically no problems, so I handed it over to the higher authorities."

The position of Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Justice is directly responsible to the Minister of Justice and the Minister.

The most important responsibility of this position is to be in charge of the annual autumn review.

Yang Mingxin thought that Feng Yibo came to him to confirm this matter.

At this moment, it is difficult to say with a straight face:

"I know that Yibo, who was born in the south of the Yangtze River and participated in the suppression of Japanese invaders, must hate the Zhen family's crimes. But you can rest assured that this matter is irrefutable and there will be no recurrence."

At the court meeting that day, Feng Yibo urged Emperor Jingshun to severely punish the Zhen family.

Although Yang Mingxin did not go to court, he had heard some things.

When I heard him mention this matter today, I thought Feng Yibo was worried.

Come to the Criminal Department to see him and ask about the progress of this matter.

So as not to repeat it again.

"That's good."

He said yes, but there was a twinkle in Feng Yibo's eyes.

But after much deliberation, he still didn't tell Yang Mingxin his true intention, he just said:

"By the way, I wonder if it would be convenient for me to meet Zhen Yingjia?"

His coming to the Ministry of Punishment is indeed related to Zhen Yingjia.

However, it was not that I wanted to see him.
To be continued...