Chapter 44: Convictions
The first day of the first month of March, the first day of the new year.
Emperor Yuan Ziyou issued an edict yesterday, so that at today's court meeting, the case of Yuen Long must be closed.
Pei Guo arrived early, honestly hid at the entrance of the Taiji Palace, and hid behind people silently, looking well-behaved. Erzhu passed by, and when he saw him with sharp eyes, he hated and hated: This bastard, come to sell well again at this time! No, this guy is not muddy at all, and it is wilted. . .
The first half of the court meeting generally passed, and no one was very interested in the people in the palace, and they were anxiously waiting for the big case of Cui Siam Yuen Long. When the lieutenant said "Tingwei is doing things", the big guys cheered up one after another, saying that they couldn't take their eyes off it.
First of all, the Tingwei Mansion said that Cui Xian had not yet confessed. The royal party, including the son of heaven and the son of Yuanzi, all turned dark. The eldest grandson sneered and stepped aside.
In the palace, Shang Shu Hu Sichun picked up, and said that he was tortured repeatedly, and the witness Zhai Miaoer still insisted that he had heard Cui Xian that day that he had drunk and confessed to buying and killing Yuen Long, and there was no false accusation.
Emperor Yuan Ziyou nodded, this time he was quite satisfied.
Then Er Zhu Shilong came out of the ranks, and snorted coldly: "Just based on Zhai Miao'er's words, is it enough to win the trust?" What's more, Zhai Miaoer also said that this is all Cui Xian's drunken words. Perhaps, this was Cui Xian's unintentional mistake after drinking, or perhaps, when the two of them drank high together, Zhai Miaoer couldn't hear it at all, so it was not impossible. ”
There is a bit of truth in this, and all the Erzhu party members echoed it one after another, and there was an uproar in the Taiji Hall. The momentum seems to be about to overturn the statement that Cui Xian is the culprit.
Yuan Yu is the head of the imperial party, and at this critical juncture, he has the responsibility to come out and say loudly: "Why is it noisy? Where is the system? After a moment of silence in the hall, Yuan Yu turned his head and asked Changsun Zhi again: "Tingwei Mansion... Is that all there is to it? ”
"Definitely!" The eldest grandson Zhi came out in response, and said: "Although Cui Sanlang died violently in prison, there is still a big man and a second lang in the family, I have someone to bring it and interrogate it overnight, and sure enough, the clues have been tried!" ”
Er Zhu Shilong's face changed, and he sneered: "Then Cui Sanlang has already admitted that he killed Yuen Long with his own hands, and he has nothing to do with others, what are you doing when you catch Erlang of the Cui family?" Don't you want to be beaten into a trick? Hum! Isn't this innocent? ”
"Gentlemen!" The eldest grandson was childish and relaxed: "The testimony of the eldest Lang Erlang of the Cui family is here, saying that he has seen Cui Xian and Cui Sanlang meet several times in the past year, and the gift of money and silk is not counted, but also inexplicably recognized Cui Sanlang as a nephew, Cui Sanlang is grateful to the bottom of the tears, and often says, 'Cui Xian Cui makes the king a great favor, and he will repay him even if he is broken'." Soon after, on the night of his murder in Yuen Long, Cui Saburo did not return all night, and returned at dawn covered in blood and carrying a bloody knife with him on his body. When the family asked, Cui Saburo looked flustered, and only deduced that he encountered a vicious dog biting him on the road, so he tried his best to kill him. ”
After saying this, the eldest grandson Zhi smiled at Erzhu Shilong and said: "Right now, the eldest Lang Erlang of the Cui family is in the Tingwei Mansion, intact, and there is no way to make a move. ”
Er Zhu Shilong snorted coldly, did not answer, and thought: Even so, you want to condemn Cui Xian for this, hum, I'm afraid it's not enough!
Unexpectedly, Sun Zhi, the head of the carriage over there, opened his mouth again: "Although Yuen Long has been buried, it was recorded in a drawing at that time, and the knife wound is like a knife wound." I have obtained the bloody knife that Cui Saburo carried that day from Cui's house, and the two are the same as the murder weapon! ”
As soon as these words came out, Er Zhu Shilong's face suddenly changed greatly, and he secretly shouted that it was not good.
At the entrance of the Taiji Palace, Pei Guo was secretly happy: Hu Sichun was really delicate, and he actually prepared the so-called murder weapon and threw it at Cui's house. As for the eldest Lang Erlang of the Cui family, needless to say, he must have been coerced and lured by Hu Sichun and had to obey.
This is indeed the case, and it is all arranged by Hu Sichun. The eldest grandson Zhi not only got the confession of the Cui family's eldest man Erlang, but also searched for the bloody sharp knife, which was like a treasure. As for the fact that this knife is not the other knife, it is not a matter--- who can tell it just by making an old picture like a ghost drawing?
In the Taiji Palace, Changsun Zhi's voice was very sharp: "Zhai Miao'er and Cui's eldest Lang Erlang can be witnessed, and the murder weapon has also been seized." Now that the human and material evidence is complete, the case is extremely clear, and it was Cui Xian who instigated Cui Jia Saburo to stab Yuen Long to death! After a pause, his tone suddenly changed to "helpless": "As for why Cui Xian wanted to kill Yuen Long, he refused to confess, and I have no way of knowing." ”
When Pei Guo heard Changsun Zhi say this, he almost laughed out loud: Changsun Zhi is also cunning enough, obviously he couldn't realize Cui Xian's motive for killing, and he pushed Cui Xian himself on the head with a word.
Some Erzhu party members were not convinced, and argued strongly: "Cui Xian has never confessed from beginning to end, if he is convicted just like this, it will be too child's play!" ”
"Child's play?" Pingyang Wang Yuanxiu was furious: "What you say is called child's play!" If all these prisoners in the world die and don't confess, don't they all need to be guilty? ”
Yuan Xiu's voice was like thunder, and it shook the whole hall for a while, and the Erzhu party was so frightened that his face turned pale, where did he dare to reply? The imperial party took advantage of the situation and made a loud noise, and the Erzhu party looked at each other and was speechless.
Even Er Zhu Shilong, at this time, he really couldn't think of anything to say, in a hurry, he turned his head to look at Yuan Tianmu, and saw that Yuan Tianmu first nodded towards the head, and then shook his head gently, his mouth shape was clear, and he was clearly saying the word "just that".
Erzhu Shilong frowned, and couldn't help but look at the head again, and when he saw it, he was startled--- it turned out that on the throne, the Son of Heaven Yuan Ziyou was also looking at him coldly. Look at that look, I'm afraid that as soon as Er Zhu Shilong speaks, Yuan Ziyou will probably slap him back!
It has come to this ... That's it, that's it. Erzhu Shilong sighed, suddenly closed his eyes, and turned out to be an old monk.
Er Zhu Shilong looks like this, Yuan Tianmu has never opened his mouth at all today. Seeing the situation, the Erzhu party knew that "the general trend has gone", and they no longer had the interest to plead for Cui Xian.
Cui Xian was finally convicted, and according to the law, he should be sentenced to "beheaded after the autumn". I didn't want Emperor Yuanzi to be unrelenting, and on the grounds of "killing the clan and lawlessness", Chrysostom opened and changed the sentence to "cut and decide"!
The eldest grandson was fast, and in the afternoon of the same day, Cui Xian was dragged out and cut off his head, abandoned his body in the wilderness, and even destroyed his home. Cui Vicious Dog Quan was arrogant for a while, and no one expected that because of Pei Guo's little man's "nonsense", he ended up dead without a corpse.
The vicious dog ambushed and punished, not only the imperial party celebrated with the crown, but when the news came out, the people were also jubilant, and the ten miles and eight towns applauded, which shows that this vicious dog is doing evil, and it has already caused the people's resentment to boil. This is an afterword, press not table.
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There is no shortage of people in the court, and they have long felt strange: why didn't the king of Shangdang excuse Cui Xian at all? Also, why did the king of Shangdang give a slight signal, and Le Pinggong was willing to let go?
On the second day of the first month of March, the next day the small pilgrimage meeting was held, and there was an answer.
Lu Shang Shushi, Shangdang Wang Yuantian Mu recommended, promoted the military general Sun Teng as the lieutenant of the imperial history, in charge of the imperial history, and expressed the general Liu Gui as the secretary and the imperial history.
Emperor Yuanziyou's face was expressionless, and he was accurate one by one.
When Er Zhurong returned to Jinyang in the north, he left Sima Ziru, Sun Teng, and Liu Gui to listen to them in Luozhong. The three of them combined, and felt that Erzhu Shilong's surname was Erzhu, and his future should be more ambitious, so they took the initiative to join his command and flattered him. Erzhu Shilong was very happy and regarded the three of them as confidants.
Sima Ziru is as literary and talented, and he has long been appointed as a servant of the ministry, while Sun Teng and Liu Gui, two martial artists, have always only had some idleness. This time, one made up for Cui Xian's position, and although the other was a subordinate official of the Imperial Historical Observatory, he had great power, "in charge of the prison, the court meeting was out of time, the rules were violated, the banquet was seen, and the prisoner was informed", and even decided the prison and ruled right and wrong. In other words, Liu Gui, the scholar and the imperial historian, can compete with the court captain of the eldest grandson and the palace of Hu Sichun, and stand on three legs.
Yuan Tianmu arranged like this, Er Zhu Shilong was naturally satisfied, and what he thought at this time: Cui Xian suffered by himself, and if he died, he would die.
As far as Yuan Tianmu is concerned, one is for the overall situation, so as not to harm Er Zhu Shilong, and Yushitai is still firmly in the hands of the party; Second, Yuan Tianmu hated Cui Xian deeply, and although Sun Teng and Liu Gui were in the family of Erzhu Shilong, they knew each other quite well on weekdays, and they would not suffer a loss no matter how they replaced Cui Xian with him.
As for Jinyang, Er Zhurong is as proud as a phoenix, and it is not worth it to die Cui Xian.
The big guys are quite satisfied, but the only one who is depressed is Hu Sichun: I tried my best to kill Cui Xian, but in the end I got nothing, and in exchange for Sun and Liu to get in the way. The move of the king of the party is inevitably chilling...