On the sixth day of the seventh month of the second year of Xianheng, at six o'clock in the morning, the sky was just brightening, and the disc-shaped sun slowly rose from the horizon. The golden sunshine dispelled the morning fog, rendering the clouds on the horizon as red as blood, and it was busy.
After a night of imprisonment, the prison finally calmed down. Only the ruins of the ruins lay across the scene, and the curls of green smoke floated out from the ruins from time to time, seeming to tell the story of the disaster last night, and the people who should have appeared around the fire scene.
At this time, almost all the inmates gathered at the yamen gate of Dali Temple. They were all talking in low voices with complicated expressions, and cast their eyes to the lobby from time to time, because a public trial that might shake up the overall situation of the court was about to begin.
On the big seat in the middle of the court, Li Xian sat calmly, with a calm demeanor that complemented the solemn atmosphere of the court. As for the two deputy chief judges sitting on the left and right - Liu Yizhi and
Hou Shanye was obviously a little unnatural. Liu Yizhi was a little better. Although his body was stiff, his expression was quite calm. Hou Shanye had a droopy face, as if someone owed him eight million yuan.
It seems that it is not surprising that no matter who has experienced the experience of the two deputy chief judges, I am afraid they will have such tempers - before dawn, the soldiers of the British Prince's Palace had already blocked Liu with general orders.
, the two deputy chief judges were summoned to the lobby of the house by passing military orders without explanation. [..com]
"Your Highness, the time has come. Please make it clear!"
Lin Chengbin, dressed in armor, strode into the courtroom, bowed to Li Xianyi, and reported the report loudly.
"Let's get started!"
Li Xian didn't even look at Hou. Liu and Liu glanced at each other, waved their hands solemnly, and gave a faint order.
"Yes, I will obey the order." Lin Chengbin ignored the surprised looks in the eyes of the two deputy chief judges Liu, bowed and agreed, walked to the entrance of the hall, raised his hand, and shouted loudly: "Bring it up.
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"mighty……"
As soon as Lin Chengbin finished speaking, several palace guards escorted He Lan Minzhi, who was heavily shackled, from outside the lobby. Upon seeing this, a group of palace guards who were standing under the hall as temporary servants immediately shouted in unison.
Although the voices were not as neat and sweet as those of the government officials who often did this, the murderous intent was extremely strong. Not to mention the prisoners watching outside the hall were frightened, even Hou Shanye from the Jiuli Court Hall was shocked.
He was surprised, and a strange color flashed across his eyes quickly, but he soon calmed down, but the eyes looking at Helan Minzhi clearly had a bit more murderous intent.
"Who is kneeling?"
When the royal guards knelt down in the hall with He Lanmin pinned down, Li Xian picked up the gavel tree, patted it lightly, and snorted coldly.
"A certain Duke of Zhou, Wu Minzhi, has been wronged to this extent, and he still asks His Royal Highness the King of England to make the decision for a certain family."
He Lanmin was a pampered person. After living in the prison for the past few days, his complexion was quite bad, but his tone was still that arrogant. When he answered Li Xian's questions, no one was as humble as he should be.
Modesty.
"Yes." Li Xian said noncommittally, and then continued to preach: "The Supervisory Censor Xiao Ming impeached you for the ten major crimes. Can you plead guilty?"
"I dare not admit it!"
He Lanmin shrugged, smiled evilly, and replied nonchalantly.
"A bold maniac who dares to despise the court is guilty of an unforgivable crime. Here he comes, and he will be punished severely!"
Upon hearing He Lan Minzhi's response, Li Xian seemed to be furious. He slapped his hands and drank loudly.
"promise!"
Now that Li Xian had spoken, the royal guards did not dare to neglect him. They rushed forward in a swarm, picked up He Lan Min's stool and dragged him down to the hall.
"Your Highness, please wait."
Seeing Li Xian displaying a posture of torture and extorting a confession, Liu Yizhi and Hou Shanye immediately couldn't sit still. After quickly exchanging glances, Liu Yizhi said something to dissuade him.
"Well, what's the meaning of this in Liu Gei's matter?"
Li Xian pressed his hand to signal the palace guards to slow down, then glared sideways at Liu Yizhi and made a sound of great displeasure.
"Your Highness Haihan, I believe that every time he is wronged, it is not a good way to investigate the case, but a last resort. At the beginning of the investigation, it is really not appropriate to impose a severe punishment. He should be allowed to defend himself. I hope Your Highness will think twice.
"Liu Yizhi received the secret order from Empress Wu and wanted to close the case as soon as possible, but he never wanted to see the case end like Xiao Ming's bullet. When he should be gentle with He Lanmin, he would not let it go.
Afterwards, they began to talk freely and respectfully, as if they were supporting He Lanmin.
"Oh? Master Hou also thinks so, huh?"
Li Xian was not angry because of Liu Yizhi's intervention. He just snorted from his nostrils, ignored Liu Yizhi's courtesy, turned his head and glanced at Hou Shanye, and asked calmly.
"Replying to Your Highness, I believe that what Mr. Liu said is true."
Hou Shanye didn't intend to show up so quickly, but when Li Xian asked a question, he had to answer. He could only bow and answer.
"There must be grievances under three trees? Well, it's well said. You have to listen to the criminal's method of self-defense." Li Xian curled his lips and showed a disdainful sneer, regardless of the expressions of Liu and Hou.
, picked up the gavel and slapped it, and then shouted: "Wu Minzhi, please tell me what you mean by 'don't dare to recognize'. If you can't tell me why, don't blame me."
The crime of contempt of court, say!"
"Your Highness, please calm down. What I said is that I don't dare to admit it, not that I don't admit it."
He Lan Minzhi thought that he would definitely die, so he took it very lightly, not paying any attention to the subtle atmosphere in the hall, and explained with a wicked smile.
"Huh? How do you say this?"
Li Xian frowned, as if he was surprised by He Lan Minzhi's statement. He hesitated for a while, and then asked cautiously.
"I am afraid that someone will use the trial to try to kill someone."
Helan Minzhi gritted his teeth and replied with resentment.
"Bold, are you trying to frame this king, huh?"
As soon as he heard what He Lan Minzhi said, Li Xiandeng became angry, slapped the tree and shouted loudly.
"No, no, how dare I falsely accuse His Highness? Your Highness, don't be impatient, just let me start from the beginning."
He Lan Minzhi was a dead pig and was not afraid of boiling water. No matter how ugly Li Xian's face was, he shook his head and answered.
"speak!"
After Li Xian stared at He Lan Minzhi coldly for a while, he choked out a word through his teeth, his tone was extremely sinister, and it was clear that he had murderous intentions in his heart.
"Since I became an official, I have repeatedly received divine favors and gained favor. I have never refused to do anything I asked for. This is your majesty's love and affection. I will never dare or forget it in my life. But, alas, I was careless and mistakenly
I feel so ashamed to have betrayed His Majesty's high expectations by befriending such a lowly person..." He Lan Minzhi said with a heavy face, as if he was sincerely repenting.
"That's enough, let's get to the point!"
Li Xian seemed to be extremely impatient. Before He Lanmin could finish his confession, he was stunned and interrupted rudely.
"Well, that's all I said. The reason why I ended up like this is because I was instigated by villains, and one of them is the Chief Judge!" He Lan Minzhi smiled coldly and exposed the situation.
A shocking statement.
"You are talking nonsense. When did I instigate you to act so recklessly? Come on, drag me down and give me a hard slap!"
Hou Shanye was originally just listening to the trial with the mentality of watching the excitement, but he never expected that He Lan Minzhi actually pointed the finger at himself. Upon hearing this, he was suddenly shocked and angry, picked up the gavel, and slapped it hard, regardless of
He started shouting without hesitation, but the people standing in the hall were all the guards of the British Royal Palace, so no one paid attention to his order.
"Your Highness, I am the deputy chief judge appointed by the Holy Lord. I am not a prisoner who can lightly insult you. Your Highness please make the decision for me!"
Hou Shanye roared, and when he saw that there was no movement at all, he came to his senses. He had to suppress the anger in his heart, cupped his hands in front of Li Xianyi, and said something with a livid face.
"Master Hou, please be patient and calm. You will be able to judge by yourself." Li Xian raised his brows and said calmly. Then, no matter how ugly Hou Shanye's face was, he narrowed his eyes and said calmly.
He opened his mouth and said: "Wu Minzhi, you know that accusing the presiding officer in court is not a trivial matter. If there is no solid evidence, it will be a serious crime of disturbing the court. If you are punished for several crimes, you will not be able to die well."
"If someone dares to say this, of course there is real evidence. If His Highness doesn't believe it, you can conduct a thorough investigation."
Helan Minzhi shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and responded harshly.
"Oh? Where's the evidence?"
As soon as He Lan Minzhi finished speaking, Li Xian immediately asked a question, and the cooperation was extremely tacit, leaving no room for Liu and Hou to interfere.
"Your Highness clearly knows that a certain person has a hobby of keeping accounts. All heavy gifts sent by others are recorded and can be checked. If your Highness doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the certain house to check it out." He Lan Minzhi laughed eerily.
Moridi replied.
"Very good, Gu Haosheng really wants to check it out, someone is here!"
Li Xian's face was stern, he slapped the gavel and shouted loudly.
"The end is here!"
Lin Chengbin, who had been waiting for a long time in the hall, heard Li Xian's call and did not dare to be negligent at all. He quickly led several guards to the hall and responded loudly.
"Lin Dianjun, Gu Ling'er immediately led his troops to the Duke of Zhou's mansion to find out where the accounting books are!"
Li Xian suddenly stood up, waved his hand, and issued the general order in an unquestionable tone.
"Yes, I will obey your orders!"
Lin Chengbin agreed loudly, then approached Helan Minzhi, and after Helan Minzhi explained the location of the ledger in his ear, he strode down the hall and led a group of palace guards.
The horse roared and rushed towards Duke Zhou's mansion.
"Your Highness, according to the Holy Will, this is the trial of Xiao Ming's impeachment of Wu Min. Isn't it inappropriate to create such complicated details?"
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Liu Yizhi couldn't sit still anymore, stood up hurriedly, bowed to Li Xianyi, and spoke sincerely to advise.
"How can I be a person who doesn't know the seriousness of the case? Now the case will be clear, why are there so many details? It's just unfounded worries about Liu Gei's matter. I have made up my mind, don't mention this matter again!" Li Xian has made up his mind, how can he be caught?
Moved by the threat hidden in Liu Yi's words, he glared and retorted unceremoniously.
"Ah, yes, the lower official made a mistake, the lower official made a mistake." Liu Yi saw that Li Xian's tone was not good, so he did not dare to be more verbose, and hurriedly apologized. Some of them sat down dejectedly, feeling equally distracted.
Ning and Hou Shanye looked at each other and quickly reached a consensus...