Chapter 458: Entanglement
Is there a need for a retrial of this case?
Lord Ji couldn't help but say secretly in his heart.
These two witnesses are more absurd than the other, but if you ignore the strangeness in them, they can actually be regarded as falling into the hands of Lord Ji.
As far as Mr. Ji is concerned, he does not want the case to be too complicated, nor does he want the trial process to be too tortuous. The situation in which the two sides are inseparably equal is the last thing he wants to see.
When Lord Yu invited him to come and listen, he was reluctant to come forward.
If it weren't for the emperor's speech at the end, he would definitely not have come.
As the first assistant of the cabinet, Lord Ji has reached this position, and his views on things are naturally not as superficial as others, and he will inevitably hit the nail on the head and go straight to the essence.
The dispute between the Marquis of Jingyuan and the prince Jiang Xuan is at least related to the title dispute of the Xungui Inner Mansion, and at the largest, it is even related to the balance of power between King Jing's Mansion and the East Palace......
Lord Yu has won the trust of the emperor, of course there is no pressure to try the case, if you want to try it, if you don't want to try it, you will consume it, if the emperor doesn't speak, no one will dare to care about him. Not to mention who has the Sacred Heart more than himself or him, just by virtue of his own name as the head of the cabinet, he is too on the cusp of the storm and is not suitable to be involved in this kind of thing!
Therefore, no one hopes that this case can be concluded quickly than Lord Ji.
At this moment, seeing that Mrs. Wu's side of the two witnesses in succession seemed to be messing around, Lord Ji didn't care about the details, and immediately looked at Lord Wu's side, and the intention of urging was fully revealed.
Lord Yu understands it, but he is not as optimistic as Lord Ji.
After all, he thought he knew Mrs. Wu better, and knew that she would never give up so easily.
I only heard Lord Yu ask, "Mrs. Jingyuan, you also heard it." The testimony of this Cao's mother is completely different from your statement, and there is no other evidence. That official is going to ......."
"Lord Yu!" Mrs. Wu really interrupted him, and first glared fiercely at the place where Wu Qiniang and Cao's mother were kneeling, before explaining: "These two are from Yuyuan, and they must have retracted their confessions in order to protect themselves, and told such a testimony that does not match the facts!" ”
Lord Yu asked unhurriedly: "After all, Mrs. Jingyuan Marquis has not seen it with her own eyes, so how can she be sure. Before the so-called confession, did they tell the truth? ”
Mrs. Wu reacted very quickly: "I watched Shizi grow up, and the side of his temperament that is not known to outsiders. I know better than others! The rumors about his arrogance and willfulness in his early years were by no means groundless! Over the years, because of his outstanding military achievements in Mobei, outsiders have forgotten about it, but they don't know. In the Hou Mansion. He has intensified his efforts, and he doesn't take Hou Ye and me seriously! ”
Lu Qingrong listened from the sidelines, and almost laughed.
Let's not say that these words are all lies, even if they are all true, what does it have to do with this case?
Could it be that Mrs. Wu plans to win the lawsuit by playing tricks?
She's not confused enough yet......
Lu Qingrong always reminded himself that he must not take it lightly.
At this time, An Lebo, who had been sitting next to him, stood up at some point.
Just listen to his mouth with anger: "This." I can prove it! ”
The people here, except for Mrs. Wu. None of them had a good opinion of him.
Even people like Lord Ji, who have never been affiliated with parties and are selfish, because of the nobility of the literati in their hearts, do not look down on the powerful people like them who are knighted by their relatives.
Lord Ji can ignore him, but Lord Yu can't ignore him.
"What can you prove?" Out of nowhere, Master Yu pulled out a folding fan and began to fan it slowly.
An Lebo's resentment has been suppressed for a long time, and every time he thinks that his original title of Marquis Anle was demoted to An Lebo, he always feels that it was all caused by Jiang Xuan's framing, and at this time there is a great sense of revenge:
"The prince is disrespectful to the Marquis of Jingyuan, but the old man saw it with his own eyes! During the New Year's holidays, I don't know how many times I saw him make Jingyuanhou angry and talk nonsense...... I once instructed him to let him pay more attention to Jing Yuanhou's body, and he needed to prescribe the right medicine to get rid of the disease, but he ignored it and still let it go, so that Jing Yuanhou's body deteriorated, and finally reached a situation where there was no cure! In the past, there was a Jiang Ke in the Hou Mansion who could be filial piety in front of the bed, but now that Jiang Ke is on the expedition, I think the prince is even more unscrupulous! In my opinion, whether it was a shock designed by him this time, based on what he has done over the years, it should not be able to get rid of it! ”
The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and at the end he even trembled a little.
It's just that with his thin and withered body and a face with slightly convex cheekbones, no matter how you look at it, it is a little inconsistent with his impassioned posture.
After hearing this, Lu Qingrong didn't even have the motivation to refute.
This is the third person on Mrs. Wu's side to drop the chain......
Her previous impression of An Lebo was only that she was eager for quick success, bitter, and had a poor personal style...... Now it seems that there is one more worrisome IQ.
Sure enough, don't look at what he said very hard, Mrs. Wu also secretly said in her heart that it was not good!
She just trusted An Lebo too much to carefully collude with him.
I didn't expect that this only person who is not a person who has a heart to oppose the water will not be able to say such a word!
He actually used "no cure" to describe the previous condition of Marquis Jing Yuan, and said something "whether this time is a shock designed by Jiang Xuan or not", whether this is a testimony or an excuse for him!
Anlebo is so unbearable!
Mrs. Wu couldn't tell if she was angry with him or herself.
Lord Yu sat on the ebony Taishi chair behind the long case, still fanning his fan, and when he caught a glimpse of a smile on Lord Ji's face, he knew that he didn't need to pay attention to An Lebo anymore.
Lord Yu turned his gaze to the side where Jiang Shenzhi's father and son and Cui Yan were sitting, and said slowly: "Since you mentioned the attitude of the prince towards Jingyuan Hou in the past, there are still a few relevant witnesses in the hall!" ”
Jiang Shenzhi was the first to stand up, and without waiting for Lord Yu to ask, he took the initiative to say: "Regarding the condition of Marquis Jingyuan, the prince is by no means as inactive as An Lebo said. The Marquis of Jingyuan knew that I was organizing the compilation of the "Jingxi Canon", and he personally went to the Hanlin Academy many times to try to find a cure from the medical volumes, so as to restore the health of the Marquis of Jingyuan. Not only me, but also several editors of the Hanlin Academy, as well as Xu Yizheng of the Tai Hospital, can prove it. ”
Speaking of this, Lord Ji seemed to remember something, and nodded at Lord Zhen.
As the editor-in-chief of the "Jingxi Canon", Master Ji occasionally went to the Hanlin Academy and once met Jiang Xuan.
And Jiang Shenzhi had just finished speaking, and Cui Yan, the prince of Wuding, immediately picked up the conversation.
"When we went out to Mobei with the prince of Jingyuan, we also witnessed him always thinking about seeking a miracle for Jingyuanhou along the way." Cui Yan has a closer relationship with the Marquis of Jingyuan's mansion, "And over the years, as I just mentioned those occasions for the New Year's holidays, as long as An Lebo is there, most of them are there." Marquis Jingyuan did have a time when he was delirious, if the reason for this is not to see any inappropriate words and deeds from the prince, but An Lebo and Mrs. Wu inadvertently stimulated more......
Mrs. Wu was shocked when she heard this.
didn't think that the Hou Shizi of Wuding, who has always been gentle and humble on weekdays, said these words without leaving a trace of affection.
Especially since she had to admit that Cui Yan was not lying......
It turns out that this group of seemingly unrelated people is actually waiting for her here!
At the same time, Lu Qingrong was also very surprised.
I didn't expect Lord Yu to know Mrs. Wu so well, and even her indirect accusations were guarded against such a blunt accusation, and she found so many people to wait here.
If this development continues, I am afraid that the people who have prepared in advance will not need to go to court...... Thinking of this, she looked at the door casually, and waved her hand at the green bamboo waiting outside the door.
But Mrs. Wu doesn't think so.
In her mind, they were just a lot of people!
Lord Yu may be biased, but who Lord Ji will believe, it's impossible to say!
As everyone knows, putting aside the impression of Jiang Xuan, just Jiang Shenzhi and Cui Yan against An Lebo, who should be believed and who should not be trusted, in the heart of Lord Ji, there is no need to even think about it.
At this moment, Jiang Ling, who had not spoken out yet, also stepped forward.
Just now, he only nodded when Cui Yan mentioned Mobei, and now he reminded Lord Yu quite boldly: "Whether the prince of Jingyuan Hou Shizi is filial to the Hou Ye, and to what extent, I think it has nothing to do with this case, right?" ”
This is exactly what Lu Qingrong has always wanted to say, and it is obviously more appropriate to say it from Jiang Ling's mouth at this moment than to speak it himself.
At the same time, Jiang Xuan, who was extremely indifferent no matter what he heard before, seemed to raise his eyebrows slightly, and his movements were so subtle that everyone, including Lu Qingrong, did not notice it.
As soon as Jiang Ling's voice fell, Lord Yu made a thoughtful appearance and bowed his head slightly.
Lord Ji couldn't sit still a little, his voice was not lowered, and he said directly to Lord Ji: "In this case, if there is no new human and physical evidence, can the case be closed now?" ”
Lord Yu smiled slightly, and then turned to Mrs. Wu, not bothering to say anything, only casting an inquiring look.
Mrs. Wu took a deep breath hard, straightened her waist in an instant, and said loudly: "There is another person witness!" ”
Everyone in the hall had already been tortured by her several times and lost patience, and no one took her words seriously at this time.
Only Lord Yu had to ask, "Who else?" ”
"Me." Mrs. Wu was unusually determined.
"You?" Lord Yu folded the fan in his hand, convinced that he was not mistaken, "On the day of Marquis Jingyuan's death, didn't you never step into the Yu Courtyard from beginning to end?" ”
"I didn't see them murder with my own eyes, but Hou Ye died in Jingchun Hall, and before Hou Ye closed his eyes, he personally testified to me that the prince deliberately frightened him!"
As soon as this remark came out, it was really a little difficult to do.
The deceased is the greatest, and if you want to question the last words of the deceased, you need to think more carefully.
Lord Yu's face also showed embarrassment.
Lu Qingrong understood that this time, he had to play by himself...... (To be continued.) )