Early the next morning, Bigan suddenly came to Shouxian Palace to invite the emperor to come to court to discuss urgent matters.
The emperor felt extremely tired due to his hangover, but he could not resist Uncle Wang, who was the Prime Minister, and finally reluctantly came to the Nine Rooms Hall.
When Fang Yan, an official from the Ministry of Rites, saw the emperor, he hurriedly reported the matter: "The officials of Huanghua Post came to report that after returning yesterday, Boyikao, the son of Xibohou, for some unknown reason, got very drunk in the post and became extremely animalistic.
A beautiful woman who was presented as tribute to His Majesty was forcibly raped..."
When all the ministers heard the news, they were immediately in an uproar. Yesterday, the imperial master defeated Boyi Kao with his magical qin skills. Although only a few important ministers were present, it had already spread. Nine out of ten of the Boyi Kao examinations were due to failure in playing the harp.
Later, he used wine to relieve his sorrow. This person has always been known as a virtuous and filial man, but unexpectedly he did such a scandal because of his drunkenness!
This matter is not big or small. Boyikao is the son of Xibohou. In this era, even if he rapes a beautiful woman, it is not a big deal. The problem is that the beauty who was raped by Boyikao was originally a tribute to
The emperor's tribute. Although the emperor returned all the tributes and ordered Boyi Kao to leave Chaoge and return to Xiqi within a certain date, those beauties were nominally tributes to the emperor. If the emperor wanted to punish him for the serious crime of deceiving the emperor, he would also be punished.
Within reason.
As expected, the emperor showed an angry face: "The assassination of Ji Chang is unknown, but his son Boyikao actually committed such a scandal! Those beauties should have been in the harem of the widow, if it weren't for you... Humph, even though they have been withdrawn, they cannot be despised.
, Come here! Capture Boyikao immediately and punish him for the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Fang Si heard that the emperor was extremely dissatisfied with his proposal to return the beauty yesterday, and there was also a hint of anger. He did not dare to say anything at the moment, holding the tooth wat and bowing his head in silence. Some of the ministers who usually opposed Fang Si saw this.
, can’t help but rejoice in others’ misfortunes.
Prime Minister Bi Gan came out and said: "Your Majesty, Boyikao has a reputation for being virtuous and filial. The purpose of coming to court this time is to pay tribute and atone for Ji Chang's sin. Why would you do such a thing rashly? Not only is it impossible to act like this,
It makes Xibo Hou Jichang escape, and also traps himself in it. It is really suspicious, and I hope your majesty will tell you clearly."
There were also many people in the court who were jealous of evil, so Uncle Mei immediately reported: "Although Boyikao has a reputation as a virtuous man, he was defeated miserably yesterday by the Imperial Master playing a harp against a harp in the Xianqing Hall. Your Majesty and the ministers all witnessed it with your own eyes."
, it is not impossible for this Boyi to be demoralized after his defeat in the imperial examination, and commit a beastly act while drunk. Moreover, the beautiful woman was originally a tribute, but now she has been desecrated, which is really a criminal deceiving the emperor, and it must not be tolerated!"
The emperor pondered for a while and asked: "Where are Boyikao and the victimized woman now? You can tell him to go to the palace and confront him face to face."
Fang Xiu replied in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the post office officials came to report that... after the woman lost her body, she seemed to be unable to bear the humiliation. She hanged herself to death in the post house this morning..."
The emperor was furious: "What a boy, Boyikao, but he forced that woman to death! Where is the Ministry of Punishment? Why don't you bring her here?"
Jiang Wenhuan, who was temporarily acting for the Ministry of Punishment, reported: "Your Majesty, Boyikao has been detained by the Ministry of Punishment. However, this person not only refused to plead guilty, but also swore and swore that this matter was definitely not what he said and that someone must have framed him."
Yang Ren, the superior doctor, asked Jiang Wenhuan: "Excuse me, General Jiang, is there any evidence of this matter?"
Jiang Wenhuan shook his head and said: "I personally went to the post house to check. There was no one else present at that time. There was only a broken harp and a white-faced ape. Boyikao smelled of alcohol, and the woman was dead, her clothes were disheveled, and she was lying down.
There were a lot of blood stains on the clothes, and there were obvious rope marks on the neck. When the post office officials arrived at that time, they only saw Boyikao hugging the woman and did not see the murder process. Boyikao insisted that he was unjust.
That’s why the Ministry of Punishment is unable to convict him and asks His Majesty for a holy judgment.”
Yang Ren showed an angry look on his face and said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this matter is simple and clear. It must be Boyikao who killed people and silenced them, and even died without any evidence! This man looks virtuous and filial, but is actually vicious and sinister. He will be sentenced to death in front of the Ministry of Punishment."
Only if you serve will you admit it."
Before the emperor could speak, Fei Zhong hurriedly came out and said: "Xibo Hou Jichang has not been convicted yet, and his son is still a prince. How can he be tortured? Since the woman is dead and there is no evidence, then this matter may also be framed by others.
To.”
Yang Ren said angrily: "The emperor has ordered Boyikao to leave Chaoge, who else will frame him? Doctor Fei, are you deliberately protecting this person?"
All the ministers knew that Fei Zhong was greedy for money. Seeing that he spoke for Boyikao like this, he must have been bribed by Boyikao in advance. Fei Zhong saw that Yang Ren was throwing dirty water on him in front of the emperor, and it was the time to rectify the officialdom. What should Fei Zhong do?
Are you willing to admit it? Then they started arguing with Yang Ren and almost got into a fight.
Seeing the emperor's impatience, Bigan came out and said, "How unbecoming it would be for two great ministers to quarrel in court! Why don't we bring all the evidence from the Boyi test to the palace for the emperor to judge."
The emperor nodded and agreed to Bigan's performance, so Boyikao, together with the female corpse, the broken qin, and the ape, were brought to the nine halls. The female corpse was frightened by the emperor and was parked far away from the entrance of the hall.
When Boyikao saw the emperor, he quickly prostrated himself and shouted "Unjust".
The emperor looked at the female corpse placed at the door of the hall from a distance, with a look of regret on his face, and said angrily: "How brave Boyikao! You claim to be unparalleled in your piano skills, but yesterday you were defeated at the hands of the imperial master. I am so kind.
I did not punish you for the crime of deceiving the emperor, but let you go back to Xiqi, but I didn’t expect you to do such a thing!"
Boyikao hurriedly explained that he had lost to the imperial master in a piano match yesterday. Although he was depressed, he was convinced. After returning to the inn, he did drink a few drinks, but even if he fell asleep, there was absolutely no violence. In the morning
When he got up, he found that the woman had hanged herself on the beam in her room with her clothes disheveled. He was so anxious that he could not save her. When he hurriedly found a table and chairs to save her from the beam, it was too late. The woman had already died.
He died. The post office officials who were alarmed by the movement rushed in, leading to this misunderstanding.
Yang Ren came out and shouted: "Bo Yi Kao! You are talking nonsense. Do you think we are all childish? The evidence is conclusive. It is clear that you were drunk and violent. When you sobered up, you were afraid that the matter would be exposed, so you killed and silenced.
If he hadn't been broken up by the officials of the post house, I'm afraid no one would know about it! Your Majesty, this person looks honest and virtuous on the outside, but on the inside he is extremely evil. His behavior is so bad and his crime is unforgivable. He should be beheaded in public as a warning to the world."
Fei Zhong came out quickly and said that there were still doubts about the case. Besides, the woman was dead and there were no witnesses, which was not enough to convict. Boyikao looked at Fei Zhong gratefully and secretly thought that the generous gift was not in vain. But this time
, Baiguan was even more suspicious of Boyikao, Fei Zhong was a snob, for no reason, how could he be so partial to Boyikao?
Boyikao followed Fei Zhong's words and took the opportunity to say: "I come all the way to forgive my father. How could I commit such a crime? Besides, that woman is a tribute to the emperor. If she violates it, wouldn't she be seeking death?"
The matter must be planned by someone, please make the decision for your Majesty."
Sub-prime minister Jiang Ziya also raised his own question: "How could this white-faced ape appear at the scene of the murder when it was originally in a cage?"
This is indeed a big doubt. As soon as this statement came out, everyone turned their attention to the white ape. The white ape seemed to be very timid. Seeing everyone watching it, they couldn't help but show fear.
Fei Zhong said: "Bo Yi Kao once said that the White Ape has been practicing for thousands of years and is good at singing and dancing. It's a pity that he can't speak, otherwise he should be able to tell the truth. Since the evidence is insufficient, he cannot be rashly convicted."
Boyikao quickly said yes, and Bigan said: "Since this white ape has been cultivating for many years, he must be very spiritual. Your Majesty is the supreme one in the world. Due to his mighty virtue, everyone in the world is convinced. You might as well try this..."
After listening to Bigan's suggestion, the emperor immediately became interested. He walked down Danqi in person, came to White Ape, and asked: "White Ape, since you are a thousand-year-old spiritual being, you must understand human speech. I may ask you, do you know?"
What happened last night?"
Bai Yuan glanced at Boyikao fearfully, nodded, and then shook his head.
The ministers were all amazed when they saw the white ape acting like this. Seeing how timid it was, the emperor said, "As long as you help me find out the truth about what happened last night, I will grant you freedom and return to the mountains and forests."
As expected, the white ape could understand people's words, and he knelt down and worshiped him repeatedly. When Boyikao saw this, hope was ignited in his heart.
I saw the white ape squeaking and gesticulating, as if he wanted to express something, but unfortunately he couldn't express it. Although everyone knew that it was explaining the truth, they were confused.
Seeing that everyone didn't understand, the white ape was very anxious and scratched his head and cheeks. After all, it is a thousand-year-old spiritual creature with extraordinary intelligence. With an idea, it actually expressed what it wanted to say in the usual form of singing and dancing.
The white monkey first looked very annoyed, sang a rough tone, opened the door forcefully, pulled something out of the air, and then pretended to be playing the piano while pouring it into his mouth, as if it was something.
He drank hard, and the object he pulled out was forced to sing and dance in harmony with the sound of the piano. Even if the white ape didn't point to himself later, everyone understood who was being pulled out after the cage was opened. Boyi Kao only
My whole body felt cold and I couldn't believe my eyes.
After Bai Yuan pretended to caress it for a while, he showed a fierce look, his tone suddenly turned high, and he slammed the "qin" in his hand toward the ground.
Soon, it was drunk and hazy again, pulling someone along with unsteady steps. For a moment, it pretended to be struggling with the person being pulled, and made a sad sound.
Immediately afterwards, the white ape showed everyone present what the crime of "rape" is with a crying and realistic singing voice and vivid body language. The worse thing is yet to come. After this beastly act ended, the white ape opened his sleepy eyes.
, as if startled, then he found a rope, gritted his teeth and made a tight gesture, and then hung it in the air.
This series of dances and songs interpreted a "wonderful" process of drunken rape, and then murder and silence. Boyikao looked ashen and dumbfounded. He never expected that this dog has been as docile as a slave for many years.
The white-faced ape would put such a big shit basin on his head.
Seeing the emperor and officials looking at him with disdain, anger, and confusion, Boyikao knew that he had been tricked. He couldn't defend himself for a moment. He was so frightened and angry that he could no longer hold on. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted immediately.
passed.
At this point, the truth has been revealed, and no one can raise any doubts. The obvious fact is that Boyikao got very drunk in the post house yesterday, pulled the white ape out, and forced him to sing, dance and help the piano, but he wanted to fight.
When the piano failed, he became furious, smashed the piano, dragged the beautiful woman out from the room not far from the next door, and raped her under the influence of alcohol. When she woke up the next day, she realized that a big mistake had been made.
This poor woman strangled herself and pretended to hang herself, so that she could die without any evidence. Unexpectedly, the sky net was restored, and the only witness, the white ape, was forgotten. It happened that the white ape was good at singing and dancing, and the whole process was vividly displayed.
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As a result, even Fei Zhong, who "meant" to help Boyikao, did not dare to speak anymore. The fat man was extremely quick-thinking and immediately changed his position. In turn, he scolded Boyikao for having a human face and a beast's heart, which completely embarrassed Xibohou.
He asked the emperor to punish him severely, which made all the ministers look down upon him for a while.
This truth also made the emperor furious. In the name of Boyikao deceiving the emperor, he wanted to order the punishment of cannon. At this time, Prime Minister Bigan came out to plead for mercy, saying that although Boyikao had committed a serious crime, the emperor had already committed what he had done.
The beauty's tribute was returned, and she was ordered to be restricted from leaving. Therefore, among the crimes committed by Boyikao, the most serious crime of "deceiving the emperor" should be reduced as appropriate. Considering the past achievements and reputation of Xibohou Jichang, I specifically requested to stay.
The city will test one's life and impose another punishment.
The emperor seemed to deeply regret the death of the beautiful woman, and resented the hypocrisy of Boyikao's previous excuses. He refused to forgive him. However, he could not resist the request of Bigan and other officials. After hesitating for a long time, he finally agreed. In Bigan
At the suggestion of the emperor, the emperor decreed that the remaining nine beauties and the two treasures should be returned to the harem and the treasury as compensation for the crime. At the same time, the white ape that had done meritorious service should be released into the mountains and forests, and no one could hunt or kill him again.
Yi Kao was sentenced to death by cannon fire, and the specific punishment will be discussed later. He was temporarily detained under the supervision of the Ministry of Punishment, and there was no mistake.
Therefore, the warriors of the main hall dragged the unconscious Boyikao down. After the emperor settled the matter, he lost interest and reluctantly persisted in handling a few current important tasks and announced the dismissal of the court.
After the court ended, Zhang Zixing went straight to the Zhaixing Building. Before he could go upstairs, he finally couldn't help laughing.
The performance of the white-faced ape just now was really wonderful! The white ape first pretended to be unable to speak and was eager to express himself. The appearance was realistic and suspenseful. Everyone could see that it knew the "truth" but could not express it.
Next, Bai Yuan used vivid body language and a singing voice with changing tones to vividly interpret the unnecessary plot of drunkenness, violence, and murder in a short period of time. Although there was only one person, he could
Using rich and changeable expressions and tones, the transformation of each character is perfectly completed, which is n times better than describing it purely in words, making people convinced.
The entire script was created, rehearsed, and actually performed in just three days. It is indeed rare to achieve such an effect. This kind of acting skills even surpassed that of Yuan Hong, who had not had many years of "acting career" when he pretended to be Jiang Huan.
It is impossible to do. Of course, the poor woman Boyikao saw in the morning was not the original person, but was transformed by Yuan Hong. Otherwise, how could she hang herself willingly and "die"?
Zhang Zixing laughed for a while, walked upstairs, pointed at Yuan Hong and Bai Yuan who were waiting in front, and praised sincerely: "Both monkeys are at the level of movie kings!"