(Thanks to the bubbling fish for the big tip again, I can't thank you enough.) ）

On the eighth day of August, Li Hongyi's case was tried in the Wuchang Prefecture and was presided over by Xia Xiang, the prefect of Wuchang.

Compared with Li Hongyu's case the day before, today's court trial is far inferior in terms of size and scale, after all, the influence of Mingyue Pavilion's case is far less than that of Linjianglou's case.

Li Hongyu and Li Renhe and other Li family members naturally wanted to be present, and the murdered Xu Tao's family also hurried from Changsha Mansion and glared angrily at the Li family, obviously treating Li Hongyi as a murderer, which made Li Renhe ashamed.

Zhao Xin also followed Li Hongyu to the court trial site, and Liu Mei stood at the door of the court with a slight frown, not optimistic about Li Hongyi's future.

Like Li Hongyu, Zhao Xin didn't believe that Li Hongyi would kill people, but if the government couldn't find the real murderer before the township test, in order to appease the students in Changsha Mansion, Li Hongyi could only be regarded as a murderer, and the human and physical evidence at the scene were very unfavorable to Li Hongyi.

"Brother Li, Brother Zhao." When Li Hongyu was talking to Zhao Xin in a low voice, Fang Yun led several students from Changsha Mansion over and greeted him.

"Brother Fang." Li Hongyu smiled and bowed back to Fang Yun, then asked with a deep sigh, "What do you think of the outcome of today's court trial?" ”

"Killing people to pay for their lives, and paying off debts, this is a matter of course." Fang Yun knew what Li Hongyu meant, so Zhengse said, Li Hongyi had no problem escaping this time.

"Yes, why did my second brother encounter such an unlucky thing." Li Hongyu couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and said seemingly casually, "If you want to blame, you can only blame my second brother for his bad luck and appearing in the wrong place at the wrong time." ”

Fang Yun couldn't help but be slightly stunned, he heard the meaning of Li Hongyu's words, Li Hongyu didn't believe that Li Hongyi was the murderer, but then he was relieved, Li Hongyu's reaction was normal, after all, he and Li Hongyi were cousins, so naturally his elbow turned inward.

Moreover, even if Li Hongyu suspects that the murderer is someone else, it is not easy to find out, and according to what he knows, the government has not found the slightest evidence to prove that there is another murderer in this case.

Li Hongyu glanced at Fang Yun quietly, keenly taking in the subtle changes in Fang Yun's expression just now, a subtle smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth, and after the temptation just now, he found that Fang Yun also seemed to have some suspicions about Li Hongyi being the murderer.

In this way, things will be easy to do, if you can get Fang Yun's help, then it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to Li Hongyi in the future, and you can learn information related to the deceased Xu Tao from him.

Among these students in Wuchang City, Li Hongyu values Fang Yun who was born in a poor family the most, compared with Shen Bocheng, Fang Yun has experienced more tribulations, and he has worked all the way to get to where he is today, so his temperament must be more calm, he can empathize with this, only after experiencing those hardships will he be more perfect and smooth.

At the beginning of the hour, Xia Xiang ascended to the hall, and the two messengers dragged Li Hongyi, who was disheveled and scarred, into the lobby, leaving blood stains all the way on the ground under him.

Because of the handcuffs and leg irons, Li Hongyi made a rattling sound when he was dragged away, which sounded a little eerie.

Li Hongyu's brows furrowed slightly, although he knew that Li Hongyu would suffer some hardships, but he didn't expect to be punished so heavily, presumably Li Hongyi has been gritting his teeth and not admitting his guilt.

Seeing Li Hongyi's miserable appearance, Li Renhe, who was standing not far from Li Hongyu, almost fell down in front of him, you must know that he had the highest expectations for Li Hongyi, but he didn't expect Li Hongyi to become a serious murderer now.

"Big ...... Adult, learn ...... The student was wronged, and he didn't ...... No killings! After Li Hongyi was taken to the lobby and put down, he lay on the ground, tried to raise his head, and looked at Xia Xiang, who was sitting behind the desk, with a blue nose and a swollen face, and shouted complaint, his voice was a little weak.

"Are you wronged by the judge, and say, do you plead guilty or not?" Xia Xiang patted the startled wood in his hand, glared at Li Hongyi and asked in a deep voice.

"My lord, the student is ...... It's framed, admit ...... Admit it! A wry smile flashed at the corner of Li Hongyi's mouth, and he said to Xia Xiang, "Look...... I hope you will see it. ”

"Come on, get physical evidence!" Xia Xiang had long known that Li Hongyi would not admit his guilt, otherwise he would not have been beaten like this, so he shouted in a deep voice.

Soon, an errand officer came over with a tray with a sachet and a short knife, which were important physical evidence in the murder of Xu Tao.

Li Hongyu's memory is very good, so he recognized at a glance that the sachet was worn by Li Hongyi, and his brows immediately wrinkled, this is the most fatal evidence against Li Hongyi in the Mingyue Pavilion case.

"Do you recognize these two things?" Xia Xiang waved his hand, and the messenger brought the tray in front of Li Hongyi and asked expressionlessly.

"Back to ...... Back to my lord, this sachet is ...... It's a student, and this short knife has nothing to do with a student...... Independent. Li Hongyi looked at the items on the tray and replied.

"You tell the officer, how did your sachet get to the deceased?" Xia Xiang pointed to the sachet and asked with a serious expression.

"My lord, the student drank at the time...... I drank too much and didn't remember the sachets. Li Hongyi couldn't help but smile bitterly and replied depressedly.

"Don't remember? Hmph, I don't think you want to say it. Hearing this, Xia Xiang immediately sneered, "Could it be that it grew wings and flew to the body of the deceased?" ”

"Adult, the student really drank too much, no...... I don't remember what happened next. Li Hongyi hurriedly explained that if he knew that something would happen that night, he would not have drunk so much wine.

"You have the impression that this knife was found in your dwelling." Xia Xiang smiled coldly, stared at Li Hongyi and said.

"My lord, when a student goes to drink, how can he take it with him...... With knives! Li Hongyi shook his head and said bitterly, he couldn't understand why the knife was in the place where he lived, he believed that someone else had planted it for him, but there was no evidence.

"Maybe you're using it for self-defense, or maybe you're secretly preparing to commit murder, and the reason for this may be known only to you."

Xia Xiang looked at Li Hongyi coldly, what he needed was not whether Li Hongyi could bring a knife, but whether Li Hongyu could explain why this knife was in the room where he lived.

"Someone, witness!" Xia Xiang did not entangle too much with Li Hongyi on the evidence, and then shouted in a deep voice, as long as the human and physical evidence is conclusive, Li Hongyi can still be convicted.

With Li Hongyi's order, the relevant witnesses of the Mingyue Pavilion incident were brought to the court one after another, including witnesses when Li Hongyi and Xu Tao clashed, as well as personnel related to Xu Tao's death, as well as the officers who went to the scene to handle the case.

Li Hongyu looked at the witnesses who testified in the court with an expressionless face, and listened carefully to their statements, especially Han Tai and Wang Hongyun and other Changsha Mansion students who drank with Xu Tao that night, and Wuchang Mansion students who drank with Li Hongyi, which were the focus of Li Hongyu's attention, and listened to their confessions word for word.

Judging from the confessions provided by those witnesses, Li Hongyu knew that Li Hongyi was finished, because all the confessions were unfavorable to Li Hongyi, and they all proved that he killed Xu Tao, which also made Li Renhe's face more and more pale.

"According to the evidence in this case, Li Hongyi is undoubtedly the murderer of Xu Tao, a candidate for the examination examination in Changsha Prefecture, and according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the crime of killing a student is added by one degree, so this government sentenced Li Hongyi to be hanged!"

After all the witnesses finished their confessions, Xia Xiang glanced around at the scene, slapped the shocked wood hard, and made a verdict coldly.

"Drag it off!" As he spoke, Xia Xiang got up and stretched out his hand to point at Li Hongyi, who was lying in front of the hall, and shouted loudly.

"My lord, the student was wronged, the student didn't kill Xu Tao, please be aware of it!" When the two officers heard this, they immediately stepped forward to set up Li Hongyi and dragged him out of the hall, Li Hongyi struggled and shouted with all his strength.

It's a pity that Xia Xiang turned a deaf ear to Li Hongyi's shouts, turned around and brushed his sleeves away, and went to the back hall from the side door surrounded by officials.

In an uproar, the Changsha Mansion students who stood outside the hall to hear the trial applauded, believing that Xu Tao was killed by Li Hongyi, so Li Hongyi was sentenced to be hanged and deserved.

Li Renhe, who was pale, stumbled, almost fell to the ground, and was firmly supported by the entourage beside him, staring at Li Hongyi who was dragged away with concern, he wanted to save Li Hongyi but could not do anything.

"Dad, I didn't kill anyone, save me, save me!"

Li Hongyi saw Li Renhe in the crowd, as if grasping a life-saving straw, and shouted at Li Renhai, he was still young and didn't want to be hanged like this, and he died so badly that his reputation was ruined.

"Yi'er, don't be afraid, Dad believes in you, he will definitely save you, he will definitely save you." When Li Renhe heard this, he didn't know where the strength came from, so he pushed away the entourage who was supporting him, and took a few steps forward and shouted at Li Hongyi, his concern overflowing.

Looking at Li Renhe, who looked excited, Li Hongyu couldn't help but be slightly stunned, for some reason the image of Li Renhai appeared in his mind, which made him feel mixed feelings in his heart for a while, and felt the long-lost father's love, if he was in a desperate situation, Li Renhai would definitely be so worried and anxious.

Li Hongyu doesn't know what the reason is, his memory seems to be getting better and better, not only remembering a lot of his previous things one after another, but also remembering many things about the "little Li Hongyu", such as Li Renhai's appearance.

It stands to reason that because "Little Li Hongyu" was too young at that time, he should have forgotten Li Renhai's appearance, but now he gradually remembers Li Renhai's appearance, and it is becoming clearer and clearer, and even Li Renhai can remember the scene when he hugged "Little Li Hongyu" when he was a child, which is really a little incomprehensible to him.

According to the memory in Li Hongyu's mind, Li Renhai looks the most similar to Li Renhe, no matter how he says it, he is also a brother of the same mother, but Li Renhe is more handsome and elegant, and he is also very talented, no wonder he was able to capture Zhao's heart back then, so that Zhao followed him regardless of it.

"Son, your revenge has finally been avenged, and you can look at it now." Just when Li Hongyu was a little stunned, there was a burst of crying on the side, only to see Xu Tao's father crying loudly, it is obvious that Xu Tao is also his future and hope, originally hoped that Xu Tao would get ahead in the examination and glorify his ancestors, but he died unexpectedly, and he must be sad.

Immediately, the surrounding Xu family members also cried, and the scene was suddenly shrouded in a miserable cloud.

"Brother Fang, there will be a period later." Li Hongyu glanced at the grieving Xu family members and said goodbye to Fang Yun and the others with a serious expression, and led the people of the Li family and the students of Xiangyang Mansion to leave, he was not surprised by Li Hongyi's verdict.

After returning home, Li Renhe fell ill on the bed, what he said to Li Hongyi before was just to comfort Li Hongyi, there was nothing he could do about Li Hongyi's case, the only thing he could do was to make the money make Li Hongyi's life in prison more comfortable, there was no other way.

Perhaps the only consolation for Li Renhe is that since it is already August, the time for Li Hongyi's death sentence to arrive in the capital has already passed this autumn, which means that Li Hongyi will not be hanged until next year, and he can live for one more year, giving Li Hongyi hope of overturning the case.

However, Li Renhe is not optimistic about the prospect of overturning the case, after all, the verdict of Li Hongyi's case is the intention of the governor, so in his opinion, it is difficult for Li Hongyi's case to be overturned, even if he finds the governor to sue the imperial history, I am afraid it will not help.

The Inspector Yushi is now in Wuchang City, and if he hadn't come forward to challenge the verdict of Li Hongyi's case before, he would definitely not have intervened in this case afterwards.

Moreover, the term of office of the inspector will come in August, which is almost the end of the township test, so even if he wants to overturn the case for Li Hongyi, it will be too late.

Obviously, if the Li family wants to file a lawsuit, they can only wait until the township test is over, and Li Renhe can't afford to disturb the township test.

It is worth mentioning that the emperor does not send an inspection of the imperial history to the various political envoys every year, and the probability of continuous dispatch is very small, so the time of the next Wanli emperor to Huguang to send an inspection of the imperial history is not yet known, which means that it will be difficult for the Li family to appeal the case.

As for going to Beijing to file a complaint with the Three Law Division, not to mention whether the Three Law Division will accept Li Hongyi's case, this move of the Li family is undoubtedly offended by the Huguang Governor Yamen, how could Li Renhe, as the head of the Li family, do such a stupid thing!

Li Hongyu knew that Li Renhe had been hit by a lot of psychology because of Li Hongyi's affairs, but he didn't have any good way now, he didn't know how to comfort Li Renhe, he couldn't tell Li Renhe that he had secretly asked Wang Tieniu to find clues, and would try to overturn Li Hongyi's case after the township test, worried that it would be bad.

In Li Hongyu's opinion, Li Renhe's reaction at this time can undoubtedly confuse the enemy hiding in the shadows, make the other party relax his vigilance, and then reveal his flaws, so it is better for him not to disclose relevant information to Li Renhe, so as not to startle the snake, and it will be even more difficult to overturn the case for Li Hongyi at that time.