Chapter Seventy-Four: Confrontation
King Tanglin appeared, Sun Xing hurriedly stepped forward, bent down to salute, but secretly complained in his heart, although he had made arrangements, but King Tanglin and He Fengqing came to supervise the case, and it was naturally not so easy to take revenge. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Interrogated Liu Xi in advance, Sun Xing planned to make the case an iron case when the King of Tanglin did not intervene, and kill him to relieve the hatred in his heart.
In this way, even if the palace blames him, he will be punished at most.
But now that he was just about to be tortured, King Tanglin and He Fengqing appeared together, and Sun Xing understood that someone must be paying attention to the case behind his back. And the king of Tanglin came in a hurry after hearing the news, but it confirmed his previous guess, not to mention the emperor's meaning, at least the king of Tanglin deliberately favored this traitor.
Just as Sun Xing was thinking about it, Zhan Fu left directly, and the King of Tanglin shook off the wide sleeves of his reckless clothes and glanced at Liu Xi, whose face was bloodless, "Lord Sun, I am just an inspector with the scholar, and the interrogation is still up to you." ”
As he spoke, the guards behind him brought two wooden chairs from the back hall, and found a small case and added two teas.
He Fengqing made a gesture of please, and King Tanglin sat on the wooden chair, and later said to Sun Xing, who was standing aside, "Lord Sun, you continue to try the case, and only treat the two of us as bystanders." ”
Sun Xing was unhappy in his heart, but he still saluted respectfully, and then returned to his desk under the high hanging plaque of the mirror, and after sitting down, he said to the king of Tanglin, "Lord, and the scholars, the prisoners in the hall have poor character, do many evils, rob women, rob people's property, and brutally kill those who help, it is really not a pity to die, and it is not enough to be angry if you don't kill." ”
His eyes were full of fierce light, Sun Xing slapped the startled wood and shouted, "Liu Xi, the prince and the scholars are here, you don't want to quickly invite the crime, so as not to suffer from those flesh and skin!" ”
Lin Yi, who wanted to step forward to help him, shook his head, Liu Xi stretched out his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said with a sneer, "My lord, there is an old saying, catch a thief and catch a stolen goods, if you want to cure me Liu Xi's crime, please come up with evidence, otherwise, how can you block the mouths of the people in the world?" ”
With the king of Donglin here, Liu Xi understood that it was Li Mengxiao and the Tang Emperor who begged for an invitation, and there was Li Tang's prince sitting in the hall, and Sun Xing must have restrained himself.
Torture, I should not dare to move.
If you want to turn the tables, the current situation can only be reborn by putting it to death, letting Sun Xing show all his back hands and overthrow it in one fell swoop.
Only then will Liu Xi be able to wash away his grievances.
"Bold, when the matter is approaching, you dare to defy the court, come here, punish me, and abolish his hands and feet first!"
Perhaps because he couldn't see Liu Xi's calm appearance, Sun Xing rushed out of his heart angrily, and suddenly forgot that the king of Tanglin was still in the court, roared, and habitually wanted to take the token forward with his hand, but found that a tube of tokens had been thrown to the ground by him.
"Master Sun, don't be angry, think about it carefully, it's the same reason, where can you be convicted without evidence?"
Taking a sip of the tea in the teacup in his hand, King Tanglin said softly, Sun Xing only discovered his gaffe after hearing it, but then he came up with a defense, "Lord Hui, these torture instruments were originally set up for them who were full of evil martial arts cultivators, otherwise how could these people put the laws of my Tang Dynasty in their eyes with their skills that are different from ordinary people?" ”
Putting down the cup in his hand, King Tanglin turned his head and said to Hefeng Qingdao, "Scholar, what do you think?" ”
He Fengqing glanced at Lin Yi, who looked a little uneasy, but with Lin Yi, who couldn't hide his worry, he stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, "Xiaguan is a scholar who only knows a few words, and he is not proficient in investigating and adjudicating cases, but the holy government is benevolent, and the lower officials can't see the bloody scene, so Lord Sun might as well take out the evidence and let him have a hundred words to argue, and directly convict him. ”
"But I don't know that the scholar and this king coincide, Lord Sun, why don't you try the case like this?"
Even though Sun Xing had expected it before, and when he heard the conversation between King Tanglin and He Fengqing, he couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart, but he still nodded on the surface, "What the prince and the scholar said is that the lower official will send someone to bring the certification." ”
As he spoke, he turned his head and snorted with Liu Xi, "If you don't see the coffin, you won't shed tears, this official will tell the world about your crimes today, uncover the true face of your sanctimonious hypocrite, and let them know that the rumors in the market are just nothing!" ”
"Real gold is not afraid of fire, Lord Sun, Liu Xi is standing up straight and doing things without a sense of guilt, you can call that so-called witness to be a face-to-face confronter."
"Okay, then let's confront each other in the hall and distinguish the truth from the false!"
Shocked again, Sun Xing pretended to sneer and said, even if some things were arranged by him, they were fabricated out of nowhere, but in terms of momentum, they couldn't fall in the slightest.
has been an official for many years, Sun Xing understands that many times, people do not lose to their opponents, but they can't cross their own hurdles and lose to themselves.
Even if Liu Xi is a prodigy as rumored, he is not as weak as the crown, how can he be able to defeat him?
Suppressing the slightest worry in his heart, he said to the subordinate officer, "Daniel Zhang, you and bring people to quickly find Chen Shopkeeper of Wen Moxuan on Danfeng Street, Chen Pozi and Xu Mazi in Zhangjia Hutong, and Yuqing, the head card of the Red Mansion." ”
Full of red mansions?
Among the bunch of people Sun Xingdao said, Liu Xi had never heard of it, and he was afraid that it was a move to frame the blame, but in the end, this person made him suddenly shocked in his heart.
That night, there seemed to be a ** fireworks woman, and Liu Xi's subordinates showed mercy and did not take her life.
It is truly a woman's kindness.
scolded with remorse in his heart, his brows subconsciously twisted, this look looked in Sun Xing's eyes, and he suddenly felt that the victory was in his hands, Linlin grabbed the startling wood in his right hand, and the green tendons on the back of his hand appeared, as if he was using all his strength to strangle Liu Xi, who had the revenge of killing his son, to death.
It was only half a pillar of incense, and Daniel Zhang hurried back, his face full of horizontal flesh was gloomy, and he hurried to Sun Xing's side, leaning on him and whispering in his ear.
"Bold, you dare to kill the official's witness!"
This angry shout suddenly sounded out of thin air, startling the Tanglin King, who was leisurely drinking tea, and immediately asked, "Lord Sun, but what happened?" ”
"Back to the prince, this fang is really ruthless, killing people and killing people, but poor Yuqing is just a lonely ** woman."
King Tanglin smacked his lips, a little surprised, and then said to Liu Xi with a straight face, "But what did you do?" ”
"The villain never goes to the place where the fence is ticked on weekdays, this Yuqing is tall or short, fat or thin, or beautiful or ugly, and he has no grievances with her, how can he poison her life? What's more, the villain has been in this prison all the time, and he has never left half a step, and he really doesn't know whether Yuqing is dead or alive. ”
Liu Xi really didn't know who killed the prostitute, if he was asked to guess who did it, then the only possible person was Ma Xiu and others, and only these brothers would run for him to rescue.
Now that the prostitute Yuqing who has seen his face is dead, where does Liu Xi still have scruples, he is very sure in his heart, and he can safely see what kind of conspiracy and tricks Sun Xing plays.
"That's it, Master Sun, since this little lady called Yuqing is dead, there is really no way, or give the other certifications to the people who brought them, if they can do it, they can also cure Liu Xi's crimes."
"The prince is right."
Sun Xing also came back to his senses, and after answering, he glared at Daniel Zhang who was standing beside him, "Don't bring people up yet!" ”
How dare Daniel Zhang, who was only a promise, hesitate, and hurriedly trotted out, and after a while, there were five or six more people in the hall, and one of the old couples supported a crying little lady, and when they saw Liu Xi, the old man in the silk long shirt actually rushed towards him and scolded loudly, "You beast, return my daughter's innocence!" ”
After a few steps, he coughed violently, and the old woman and the little lady with pear blossoms and rain immediately went to help him, and the public hall with many torture instruments instantly turned into a miserable scene.
"The prince, and the scholar, this woman's name is Xiaolian, she is a knowledgeable little lady, who knows that when she was playing one day, she was seen by this thief, and he robbed the people because of his coveted Xiaolian's beauty, and tarnished Xiaolian's innocence."
After Sun Xing's words were finished, the three Xiaolian also knelt down crying, shouting in their mouths begging the adults to call the shots, while the King of Tanglin frowned and was silent.
The women's name festival is very important, and the appearance of the family of three in front of them is not a big traitor, could it be that Liu Xi was confused for a while and did ridiculous things?
Just when the king of Tanglin was guessing, Sun Xing was shocked, and let the people in coarse cloth open their mouths to talk about Liu Xi's evil deeds.
"Adult, villain Liu Laoshi, he has never told a lie in his life, and the villain can testify that it was this person who robbed the little lotus girl of Xu's shopkeeper's house."
"Yes, this person seems to be a talent, but he is evil, the villain is a watchman, I have witnessed him insult several little ladies in the boudoir, for the sake of the capital, the villain and so on dare not speak."
"My lord, you have to be the master of the villain, the villain opened a medicine shop, usually treats people with all his heart, and he can also give medicine and free diagnosis when he meets the poor, but it is he who wants to take away the villain's shop, saying that he is going to open a **, it is really a sin!"
A man dressed in a brown robe said with tears in his eyes, kowtowing to Sun Xing, and said again, "This matter was known by the adult's son, and he wanted to help, but he was victimized by this traitor, it was all the fault of the villain, and the villain dragged down the son......"
Lang Zhong howled and cried as he spoke, and Sun Xing also wept with his eyes drooping, "That's it, the dog is stubborn by nature, but he doesn't want to do chivalrous things before the people do it in the end, but he didn't insult the lintel." ”
As he spoke, he wiped his eyes with his sleeve, turned his head to the white-clothed scribe who had never spoken, and said, "Shopkeeper Xu, what is the situation on your side?" ”
The white-clothed scribe took out the folded rice paper from his sleeve and handed it forward, "My lord, the grass people have tried and failed many times in their lives, but they still have the way of sages in their hearts, so they opened a shop and sold some calligraphy and paintings on weekdays, so that they could continue to recite the scriptures while making a living. Last year, the year was approaching, and the villain wrote these two sentences, which were unintentional, chatting about **, but he didn't want to be stolen out, and he made a lot of money and made a good name. ”
"The snow and frost are a good year, and the moon and breeze are good."
Sun Xing unfolded and read the rice paper sent to him, and later asked people to present it to the Tanglin King and He Fengqing, and after both of them finished reading, he continued to say to the white-clothed scribe, "So, the couplet was created by you, is there any evidence?" ”
"It is precisely because of the unsubstantiated words that the grass people have not dared to go to the court, and today I heard that the adults were going to ask this wicked person for their crimes, so they dared to come and testify against him."
Hearing this, the wrinkled brows of the Tanglin King stretched, he may not understand other things, but the couplet is still very clear, after all, there are still a few couplets written by Liu Xi himself in the palace.
So, when Sun Xing punished Liu Xi with shocking wood, the king of Tanglin coughed lightly, "Liu Xi, what do you have to say?" ”
He Fengqing also nodded, "Xia Guan still remembers the last time at the prince's lantern festival, Liu Xi's song 'The crowd looked for him thousands of times, and suddenly looked back, but the person was in the lamplight' made me very reminiscent, a few days ago, the other poems that flowed out of the market were also one in a million, could it be that they were all stolen from elsewhere?" Xia Guan was eager to hear what Liu Xi would say. ”
"Thank you, scholar."
Liu Xi arched his hand, and then raised his head and said to Sun Xing, "Master Sun, you also said just now, you want to convince Liu Xi, and what they are saying at the moment is just one side, and there are a few words I want to ask them." ”
Sun Xing held the shocking wood in his hand, trying his best to control his impulse to shoot down, he understood that the best way to convict Liu Xi was to let him not have a chance to speak, but now that the king of Tanglin has opened his mouth, how can he disobey?
There was no other way, Sun Xing could only nod happily, "You ask them, this official wants to see what other means you have." ”
Ignoring the disdain in Sun Xing's mouth, Liu Xi turned his head and paced back and forth in front of this group of people who were bullied by him.
The public hall was quiet, only Liu Xi's slight footsteps could be heard, and the Xiaolian family, who was weeping and sobbing lowly, could not hear the crying.
"Beat the watch, you said that I robbed the people's girl?"
"No, that's right!"
The one who beat the shift was a thin man in his thirties, perhaps because he didn't expect Liu Xi to be the first to ask him, so he was a little short of breath in his words.
"Then whose girl did I rob?"
"The Zhang family who sells cakes, the Chen family who sells pawnshops, and the ......"
After saying the two households, it was a little late to call the more, and then another household was revealed, "There is also the old man Zhang's house who sells cloth." ”
"The Zhang family gave birth to a boy."
Liu Xi said slowly.
"That's the Wang ** family who sells wine, you haven't even let go of the lonely ** mother and daughter!"
"Wang ** has a relationship with the ironworker, and her daughter is also married, don't you know?"
"Nonsense, Wang ** is secretly making peace with others, but her daughter is still a yellow-haired child, how can she get married, and who will marry her!"
After saying this, Da Geng's face changed greatly, his legs weakened, and he fell to the ground.
Sun Xing and his identification certificate panicked.
But Liu Xi didn't stop, and walked in front of Na Langzhong, "You said you are Lang Zhong?" ”
"That's right, you thief, the old man's pharmacy is an ancestral heirloom, and it will never be handed over to you, a traitor."
Shaking his head, Liu Xi didn't look at Lang Zhong with a fierce face, but ran to that Xiaolian's side, "You said I once robbed you?" ”
"Boom...... You scoundrel, you have harmed the slave family for a lifetime, and you will definitely be punished in the future. ”
"Then you saw a red birthmark on my left arm and shoulder?"
The crying Xiaolian glared and nodded in response, "I have done that kind of unsightly thing, how can I not know, that's right, it's a red birthmark!" ”
"Good."
Liu Xi said, and then pulled the robe away, his shoulders were smooth and white, not to mention a birthmark, and even the hair was slightly visible.
The woman named Xiaolian immediately exclaimed, her face turned gray.
Without hesitation, Liu Xi walked up to Na Langzhong again and asked again, "Are you Langzhong?" ”
After hesitating for a moment, the latter continued, "Not bad......
"One or two ginseng, add two cups of water, fry to one cup, soak it in well water and take it to cure the cold?"
Na Langzhong immediately broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead, and under Liu Xi's sharp eyes, he involuntarily retreated.
Turning his head and staring coldly at the white-clothed scribe, Liu Xi strode forward, "You mean that the couplet was created by you?" ”
"I ...... I...... I just wrote these two sentences, and I didn't ...... Didn't think it was a couplet......"
As he spoke, the white-clothed scribe turned around and ran out of the court.
Liu Xi raised his head, looked at Sun Xing with a gloomy face, and grinned later, "Lord Wang, scholar, Caomin feels that the case seems to be a little clearer. ”
It was just a few breaths that turned the situation around, looking at Liu Xi who was standing with his head held high, there was a little brightness in the eyes of King Tanglin and He Fengqing.