Facing the emperor's inquiry, Zhong Qian was speechless. The dagger was Zhong Liang's personal belongings and could be found easily. If he continued to quibble, it would definitely cause the emperor's displeasure.
"Your Majesty, this thing is exactly what my son carries with him. From this point of view, it seems that my son wanted to commit murder first."
Zhong Qian decisively chose to give up his son. After all, his legs were broken. Even curing Yang Xuan's crime would not help, but he was still a little unwilling.
"But Your Majesty, at that time all the servants had been knocked to the ground, and my son had also escaped. Yang Xuan ordered his men to catch up with my son and break his legs. Is this a bit too much of a defense?"
The emperor glanced at Yang Xuan: "Yang Xuan, please explain."
Yang Xuan handed over his hand: "Your Majesty, the behavior of Mr. Zhong's son is probably inseparable from Mr. Zhong's daily words and deeds."
Zhong Qian glared at Yang Xuan, are you saying that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked?
"If I were an ordinary citizen, even if I defeated those servants, Zhong Liang would definitely gather more people to retaliate, or even use public power. Anyway, I will suffer retaliation, so why don't I strike first."
"You are talking nonsense about retaliation and using public power. Yang Xuan, you are just spitting blood."
Yang Xuan spread his hands: "You've all done it, why am I spewing blood on others?"
"First, your old lady sent more than 20 nurses, and she kept saying that she wanted to destroy me. This is what your nurse said personally. What the old lady meant was to give me a chance. I dare to ask Mr. Zhong, what is this situation like?
What should I do?"
"Then there is Mr. Zhong. You are going to question me as soon as you come. Are you using public power?"
Looking at Zhong Qian who was speechless, Yang Xuan raised his hands to the emperor and said: "Besides, as an official of the imperial court, I was attacked by a civilian in the street. In order to protect the image of the imperial court, I cannot be lenient, otherwise I will be an official of the imperial court in the future."
How can our safety be guaranteed?"
Yang Xuan glanced at Zhong Qian and added: "Master Zhong, if it weren't for your sake, Zhong Liang's body would have been cold by now."
"you……"
"Okay, okay." The emperor said, "Although what you said, Yang Xuan, is reasonable, it is too harsh. I will fine you to compensate Zhong Liang one thousand taels of silver. Zhong Aiqing, what do you think?"
Zhong Qian almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. The emperor said he was blaming Yang Xuan, but in fact he was clearly clearing Yang Xuan of responsibility.
One thousand taels of silver, for Yang Xuan, is simply a drop in the bucket. Besides, my Zhong family, are we short of this one thousand taels of silver?
And Yang Xuan didn't hesitate, he took out a wad of banknotes from his pocket, pulled out one worth one thousand taels, and handed it to Zhong Qian.
Seeing Yang Xuan's begging attitude, Zhong Qian almost spit out blood again, but the emperor opened his mouth, how could he dare to object?
Gritting his teeth and taking the banknote, Zhong Qian handed it over to the emperor: "I thank you, your Majesty."
The emperor also waved his hand: "That's all, Zhong Aiqing should go back quickly to see your son."
With that said, the emperor was about to stand up, but Yang Xuan cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is not over yet."
Not finished yet?
The emperor just raised his buttocks and sat back down: "Yang Xuan, what else do you want?"
"Your Majesty, the trial just now was about Zhong Liang's murder case, but there is also an untried case about Mrs. Zhong instigating the nursing home to commit murder."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and felt happy. Does Yang Xuan have any tricks up his sleeve?
interesting.
Zhong Qian is in trouble today.
"Please tell me in detail."
Yang Xuan explained the situation and finally said: "According to the laws of Dasheng, if you instruct your subordinates to commit murder, and the target is a court official, you should be punished with a hundred sticks and travel two thousand miles."
Zhong Qian was so angry that he was shaking all over, his eyes were red, he pointed at Yang Xuan and said: "You are talking nonsense, Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."
"Master Zhong, why am I talking nonsense? The criminals are all here. Not only did I hear him say that he was ordered by the old lady, there were many people present at the time. I can find witnesses at any time. By the way, the guy from the hot pot restaurant can testify.
, or should I go and bring in the witnesses?”
"You...are you bullying others too much?"
Yang Xuan was too lazy to pay attention to him, and directly handed over to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I was not injured originally, so it doesn't matter, but when I think that a commoner can instruct his servants to guard the courtyard and attack the courtiers at will, I feel shuddering.
Ah, is this still the world of the Dasheng Dynasty? Even the safety of officials is not guaranteed, let alone the common people."
"As an official of the imperial court, I am treated as nothing by them. I am afraid that Zhong Liang and his grandmother oppressed countless good people. It doesn't matter that I am wronged. But if this happens, the people's support will no longer be there."
The road is like a dike of thousands of miles bursting in an ant nest. If the emperor does not take precautions before it happens, I am afraid..."
"Okay, okay." The emperor waved his hand. Yang Xuan's hat was on his head. If he continued, the Dasheng Dynasty would be destroyed by Zhong Qian.
"Zhong Qian's old mother is also a fifth-grade imperial concubine, so she can't be considered a commoner. Besides, you weren't injured either."
The emperor said and looked at Zhong Qian again: "Zhong Qian, please tell me how to judge this case."
Zhong Qian was stunned. He had no idea that Yang Xuan could be so capable. If he tried this case, he would at most punish those nursing homes and that would be all.
But now...
Listening obediently, Zhong Qian noticed that the emperor was talking about how to judge the case, rather than how to deal with it. This was equivalent to defining the matter and it was a case.
But my old mother is already over sixty years old. Even if she is given a lighter sentence, she will be slapped twenty or thirty times, so how can she bear it?
So he thought about it and made a decision: "Your Majesty, Weichen's mother should have made this decision out of sheer confusion when she cherished her grandson. I hope the Emperor will remember that Weichen's mother is old.
Open up."
The emperor nodded silently and glanced at Yang Xuan: "Yang Aiqing, what do you think?"
Yang Xuan responded: "What Mr. Zhong said is reasonable. After all, the old lady is so old. If she really wants to be exiled or something, how can she still survive? I will just look at the emperor's face and not pursue it."
When Zhong Qian heard this, his face suddenly showed joy. He didn't expect that Yang Xuan was so easy to talk to and was willing not to pursue the matter.
The emperor was expressionless: "Since Yang Aiqing won't pursue the case, then..."
"Your Majesty, I said I won't pursue the case, but there are still conditions."
"Oh? What's the condition?"
Zhong Qian's heart suddenly became anxious again.
"Your Majesty, although I was not injured, I was still frightened. Four of my subordinates were seriously injured. I think we should pay some compensation."
Yang Xuan looked at Zhong Qian again: "Master Zhong, what do you think?"
Zhong Qian had no other choice: "I will pay compensation."
"Four of my men were seriously injured. Even if they are not as noble as your young master, the compensation of five hundred taels of silver for each of them is not excessive."
"Not too much, not too much."
"Then I'll be frightened. I'll probably have trouble sleeping and eating for a few days. I'll pay a hundred thousand taels in compensation, but that's not too much."
"It's not too much, no... ah?" Zhong Qian's eyes widened like bells: "One hundred thousand taels? Why don't you go and grab it?"
