Chapter 33: The Court of the Game

The emperor was furious, and a majestic atmosphere hung over the entire Golden Palace. The ministers were terrified, and although they leaned over their heads, they quietly raised their eyebrows angrily, staring at Luo Xiaotian.

Luo Xiaotian didn't care about their reactions, recalling the words of King Bei'an, thinking in his heart. But I can't figure it out, and I can't see any clues.

This atmosphere like frost falling on the main hall was finally broken by the emperor's words, and he said angrily: "Luo Xiaotian, I have shown you a little kindness, but you are so fearless!" ”

Luo Xiaotian did not back down, and said bluntly to the emperor in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military: "Your Majesty! On that day, in the face of the ministers, the emperor personally promised that he would pardon Miss An An. Xiaotian felt that it was the golden mouth of the Son of Heaven, and it should be fulfilled, so that the monarch would be mighty and the world would surrender! ”

Seeing that he didn't give up, the emperor said sharply: "The rules and laws of the court, the assassination case has been handed over to the three divisions for trial, I have no right to interfere, you don't want to get an inch above the court!" ”

As soon as the emperor's words fell, King Ye stood up at this moment and said respectfully: "Father, the son and son have the courage to admonish: Luo Xiaotian is a member of the ordinary people, and he just expressed his views on the world. Erchen felt that it was better to ask the ministers for their opinions first, although the assassination case was serious, the emperor's edict was the way of heaven, and it should also be followed. ”

After the king finished speaking, the prince immediately said: "If the case is unfair, it will make the world laugh, the king is so favoritistic and arbitrary, it is simply insulting to the law of the country, do you usually act like this?" It is impossible for the vassals to agree with you. In my opinion, this Luo Xiaotian deceives the monarch and deserves to be punished. ”

In the face of the prince's ridicule, King Ye smiled and retorted: "Your Royal Highness the prince, this king is not arbitrary. I just want to ask the opinions of the ministers, but the prince is conclusive, is it difficult for His Royal Highness...... If you want to prohibit the official discussion, it will not work! The court is open to speech, but His Majesty has set it! ”

This remark is heart-wrenching, and it is ironic that the prince controls the court and covets the throne.

The emperor couldn't stand it, and stopped the two from continuing to argue, and said in a leisurely but not deterrent tone: "You two ...... Shut up. ”

At this time, Luo Xiaotian seemed to understand the meaning of the King of Bei'an—that is, the way of balance.

He had a flash of inspiration, and immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, Xiaotian knocks on Longen, and I wish to receive the holy order to immediately start investigating the gunpowder explosion case at the East Gate." must do their best to find out the real culprit behind it. ”

After a pause, Luo Xiaotian glanced at the emperor and saw him leaning forward and listening. So, he continued to say loudly: "I hope that the emperor is grateful, my love for Chen An'an is deep, and I am allowed to marry and make a good match." In this way, Your Majesty's prestige will not be lost, and the world will praise kindness! ”

The assassin case is already a small matter, and the emperor will not destroy his elaborate layout for the sake of a small assassin, Luo Xiaotian has already seen it clearly.

The emperor's expression was as usual, and he said with a smile: "You really want to marry that girl?" But as far as I know, that's not what you think in your heart, you...... Won't you regret it? ”

Even though his heart was in turmoil, Luo Xiaotian pretended to be calm at the moment, did not hesitate, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, Xiaotian will not regret it!" ”

The emperor thought for a moment, looked at the courtiers and asked, "Do the ministers have any opinions?" ”

The emperor's attitude was so tough, how could this matter be discussed, and even the crown prince was silent.

And they each have tricks in their hearts, and they don't want to discuss the assassin case at all, and the Dongcheng bombing case is a major case to bring down the opponent. The ministers seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, and no one came forward again, and they all kowtowed and shouted: "The emperor is wise!" Long live our emperor......"

Although the result was as he wished, Luo Xiaotian at this time looked blank, his heart was beating like a dusk drum, the sound of his heartbeat overshadowed the chanting of the ministers, and his mind was blank.

……

Chen An'an, who was dying and had already fainted, was splashed on his body by a soldier carrying a bucket of cold water. The biting chill forced her eyes to open slightly, and then closed them again, only a faint glimmer of light.

Seeing that she had not fully woken up, the three chief officers began to talk softly.

Lin Pingshi said: "I'm afraid that this female anti-thief is difficult to ask for a result, and she hasn't said a word until now, Master Li, do you want to use torture again?" See how long she can last. ”

Li Shangshu sighed, and said a little helplessly: "Let's take the paper and draw it for her first, if she is willing to confess to the mastermind behind the scenes and sign and admit guilt, in my opinion, that's it." ”

"Someone, take this paper and sign it." Lord Sui said.

The official on one side took the paper, handed it to Chen An'an, and then took a brush and put it between her bleeding fingers.

Chen An'an's fingers were weak, the pen was not clamped steadily, and it fell to the ground with a snap.

Seeing this, Lin Ping was furious and shouted loudly: "Come on, serve with a cane!" ”

Lord Sui glanced at him with disdain, snorted coldly, and Li Shangshu shook his head helplessly.

The two officials lifted Chen An'an, who was unconscious, and lay down on the bench. Another officer stood behind her with a torture rod.

Then, with both hands in the air, he slammed down on her.

"Stop!" —A shout came from the door of the court.

The unfallen torture rod stopped in mid-air, and the three chief officers looked at the door of the yatang at the same time.

At this time, at the gate of the yatang, the king of Bei'an was walking inside, his pace was steady and fast, and a majestic and terrifying momentum was approaching.

The three chief officers saw the appearance of the person who came, and hurriedly stepped off the desk and greeted each other respectfully.

"Oops...... Why did the King of Bei'an come? It's bloody and filthy, and if there's something to say, just say it. Li Shangshu said politely.

This kind of officialdom polite words, the king of Bei'an has heard a lot. His sudden appearance made the three of them jealous and did not dare to torture at will.

"This king also happened to be passing by, and seeing that the door was heavily guarded, he knew that he was trying the assassin case, so he wanted to come in and see how the case was going." King Bei'an said with a smile.

and greeted the other two chief officers.

"The king of Bei'an is really dedicated to sharing worries for the court. However, until now, the reason has not been asked, and the subordinates are ashamed. Li Shangshu pointed to the main case and said, "Please also ask the prince to sit down first." ”

"It's good for this king to observe, Lord Li, please take a seat." King Bei'an postponed and said.

In the public court, you still can't come nonsense, and if you sit in the main case, you will be suspected of interfering with the trial.

"Then the subordinate will not push it, lord, you can do it." Li Shangshu said politely.

Several people took their seats, and the trial continued.

Seeing Chen An'an who was unconscious on the ground, King Bei'an frowned slightly, feeling pity.

"Lord Lin, I don't think there is a need for this cane punishment, the suspect faints, wait for her to wake up and ask a few words, how about it?" Li Shangshu peeked at King Bei'an and said to Lin Pingshi.

"But this woman ...... If the suspect never wakes up, will we stay with her all the time? I'm afraid that's not right. If we are blamed by the emperor, we can't afford it. "Naturally, it is impossible for Lin Pingshi to show mercy.

Lord Sui sneered at him: "Heh, this suspect is unconscious, even if Lord Lin uses capital punishment, it will be useless." Unless, like you did with Wei Fuge last time, force him to draw a confession. ”

Several people argued, but the king of Bei'an was anxious in his heart: Luo Xiaotian, I hope you can guess the holy will, persuade the emperor, and come quickly!

At this time, the Lin Commentaries of Dali Temple were already impatient. Holding back his tricks, he wanted to force Chen An'an to say what was behind the scenes, but he was hindered by the king of Bei'an sitting in court.

So, he said to the other two chief officers: "Lord Li, Lord Sui." In my opinion, as the two speculated, there was no mastermind behind the female suspect. The assassination that night, the emperor and the ministers witnessed it with their own eyes, and she also insisted that she was the mastermind. It's better to let her draw and sign, convict and close the case, and leave the court early. ”

The other two chief officers first glanced at Chen An'an, who was unconscious. They looked at each other again, nodded, and agreed to Lin Pingshi's proposal.

With their tacit consent, Lin Pingshi immediately pronounced the verdict: "According to the law of this dynasty, the prisoners in this case will be sentenced to death and punished by the three clans." At noon today, escort to Wuxuanmen and behead the public! Investigate the Three Clans thoroughly! ”

Without a pause, he instructed his subordinates to leave and right, ignoring Chen An'an's coma, and forcibly drew a prisoner to confess.

The official spread out the paper, held Chen An'an's hand, and began to draw the pen.

At this time, the door suddenly beat three drums.

In the yatang, everyone was stunned, stopped moving, and looked towards the door.

Following everyone's line of sight, at the door of the yatang, I saw Luo Xiaotian holding the holy decree in one hand, walking solemnly from outside, with a steady pace and a solemn expression.

Before the person arrived, he shouted loudly: "The emperor's holy purpose is this!" Hugh be presumptuous! ”

Immediately afterwards, a group of heavily armed palace guards appeared behind him—the Tiger Wei Army.

His appearance made the king of Bei'an overjoyed, and he breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes showing relief.

The other three chief officials first looked at each other, and then hurriedly got up to receive the order.

Walking to the public court, Luo Xiaotian put the holy decree in his hand on the desk, and anxiously helped Chen Anan on the ground first.

The chief officers kneeling on the ground looked at the young man in front of them, a little confused, and muttered in their hearts. However, he is afraid of the emperor's Praetorian Guard, and I am afraid that this young man still has a little background.

Luo Xiaotian hugged Chen Anan in front of his arms, first coiled it on her face, messy hair ends, and then took out the champa given by Zhao Susu from his arms, wiping the blood on her mouth.

Seeing that she was unconscious, Luo Xiaotian was furious. The chief officials who were kneeling on the ground with their eyes glared at them, waiting to receive the order, and asked sharply: "Who! Refers to the use of punishment? ”

This roar shocked the three of them with chills down their spines and cold sweats.

At this time, Li Shangshu and Lord Sui lowered their heads and pointed to Lin Pingshi on the side.

"Who is in the dungeon! Lynching? Another roar asked.

Li Shangshu and Lord Sui, once again, invariably pointed to Lin Pingshi on the side.

"Tiger Might!" Luo Xiaotian shouted.

"In-" The Tiger Mighty Army shouted in unison, with a momentum like a rainbow.

Luo Xiaotian ordered: "Take this person down!" ”

The Huwei Army acted immediately, arrested Lin Pingshi who was in place, and waited for his arrival.

"Dare to ask the chief officer of the Criminal Department, what crime should be committed when lynching is used?"

Li Shangshu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly replied: "Use lynching, fifty court rods, if it is a judicial officer, know the law and break the law, then take it to the dungeon and listen to the trial!" ”

Hearing this, Lin Pingshi's whole body trembled, and he was afraid of Luo Xiaotian like a tiger in his heart, and said tremblingly: "I beg my lord to look at the prince's face, be extrajudicial and gracious, and open the net......"

Luo Xiaotian ignored it, ordered Hu Weijun, and said solemnly: "Hold down!" ”

When Hu Weijun heard the order, he immediately dragged Lin Pingshi, who was crying, out of the court.

Soon, there were terrible screams outside the door, and I was afraid that the ghosts and gods would take a detour when they heard it.

Luo Xiaotian hugged Chen An'an, got up and walked towards the outside of the yafu, with indifference in his eyes.

"Xiaotian, the emperor's holy decree ......" King Bei'an saw that he was leaving, and hurriedly reminded.

Luo Xiaotian stopped, turned his back to the king of Bei'an and said, "Please also ask the prince to read it on your behalf, and I will take her home first." ”

After speaking, he continued to walk outside the public court.

The majestic Tiger Army followed, and the iron armor clanged.

After he left, the king of Bei'an picked up the holy decree on the table, looked at it carefully, and suddenly frowned, his eyes showed surprise.

"Fengtian carrier, Emperor Zhao said: I inherit the mandate of heaven with admiration, Luo Xiaotian has meritorious service in saving the driver, and Lingyang has subdued the demons. Remembering that he has both ability and political integrity, and is brave, he is specially awarded the title of scholar and minister, appoints the chief inspector, and gives the right to dispatch the three divisions. And give a good marriage, so that it will be a match made in heaven. Show the world, to show the emperor's grace, admire this! ”