Early the next morning, Wei Siqian, the imperial historian, sent a messenger to deliver a message, saying that the trial of the case would start today.

Xue Shao already had a bottom in his heart, and the so-called trial was just a formality.

To put it bluntly, the so-called "prince who breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people" is actually just a deceptive nonsense, and the law has always been used only to bind the majority of the people in the world. If he gets into the position of a "great general" like Xue Shao and holds real power in his hands, unless he makes a big mistake in politics and falls, the ordinary law will not cause much damage to him.

The vast majority of the sixteen sins accused by others of Xue Shao were trivial or false. There are only two cases that are slightly troublesome, one is the "crime of adultery" that may damage Xue Shao's reputation, and the other is the matter of the Golden Buddha.

But now, neither of these two sins will be established. Chen Xian'er herself is now in the Taiping Princess's Mansion, the dignified general is the emperor, where is there still a talk of adultery? As for the Golden Buddha, Wu Zetian has already done it.

So Xue Shao calmly waited for the last court to be interrogated by the Yushitai.

As soon as the hour arrived, Wei Siqian and the others came on time.

The lineup of the "judges' group" that interrogated Xue Shao is actually quite strong. Wei Siqian, the head of the supervision agency, Pei Judao, the highest official of the legal system, and Liu Qixian, the chief servant of the administrative review agency, are also one of the prime ministers of the cabinet.

In normal times, one of these three "great gods" would be moved out casually, which would be enough to make most officials in Datang sincerely frightened. But now, three appeared in front of Xue Shao at once.

So Xue Shao couldn't help but want to laugh in his heart, he really looked up to me!

After some established arguments and procedures, the trial began.

Princess Taiping's Mansion is not a real court after all, and Xue Shao just sat upright as usual when the case was being tried. The three great gods sat side by side on the top position, which was really like a mud fetus bodhisattva placed in the temple. The real "presiding judge" is Song Jing, who has just joined Yushitai for less than a month, Xiao Xiami.

When Song Jing came in, Xue Shao looked at him meaningfully and smiled. Song Jing looked like he didn't know Xue Shao, but his eyes inadvertently revealed some complicated meanings.

Xue Shao could almost read the meaning in his eyes, and thought to himself, exposing Wu Chengsi and bringing him down made Song Jing famous, but this "name" may not be what he wants. Because he knew in his heart that it was actually a ploy on my part, and that he was just participating in it. In a sense, he was also used as a gun by me. It doesn't feel very good to be taken advantage of, Song Jing, a strong scholar, must be holding his breath in his heart now, he must be eager to prove himself in front of me!

Song Jing brought out the sixteen crimes one by one and interrogated Xue Shao.

Xue Shao didn't look like a prisoner under the interrogation at all, he always smiled calmly and unhurriedly, and personally replied one by one, the facts were conclusive and clear when he should refute, and he was calm and decisive when he should admit it.

The three great gods were in charge of the hearing, and Song Jing asked Xue Shao to answer, and then the three of them discussed whether the crime was established.

As a result, 14 counts were tried in a row, and 11 counts were not established. There are three other Xue Shao admitted, such as "leading troops across the border", but they are all due to reason and will not be convicted.

After the trial of the fourteen crimes, Song Jing's face was a little pale. He was already clearly aware that the three "great gods" were deliberately treating Xue Shao lightly, and even took the initiative to exonerate him.

Song Jing is upright, but that doesn't mean he's stupid. With his level, he couldn't know so much of the inside story of the "upper echelons", but he could imagine that Xue Shao's case was actually a manifestation of the upper echelons' struggle. Whether Xue Shao will be convicted or not is not up to law enforcement at all, let alone something that his little servant can control.

This made Song Jing extremely depressed - he was thrown out as a gun again, can he not be depressed?

He was found guilty of adultery.

Song Jing picked up the file and glanced at it, and slammed it on the table on the spot, "No trial!" ”

The three great gods were shocked at the same time, "Why don't you judge?" ”

Song Jing said angrily: "As everyone knows, Chen Xian'er did not promise to marry at the beginning, let alone someone else's wife, and now she is Xue Yuma's concubine, where does adultery start?" This is clearly a person with ulterior motives, who wants to ruin Xue Yuma's reputation! - How can the dignified Imperial Observatory be so pedantic as to accept such a frivolous complaint? ”

The three great gods were speechless, some angry and embarrassed.

Xue Shao smiled, "Song Jing, I listen to your tone, do you have to find a crime that can bring me down?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the three great gods changed a little - the word "knock down" is not light!

Song Jing was very calm and replied: "Song doesn't want to bring down anyone, Song just wants to uphold the justice of the law." ”

"Okay." Xue Shao smiled, "There is one last crime, you can try it!" ”

"The Great Golden Buddha." Song Jing took a deep breath, "I have read the file of this case repeatedly, and I have carefully verified it for a long time. There were many people involved in the case, and almost all the officials and generals of the Xiazhou Governor's Mansion could be involved, including the Qincha Wu Yizong who was sent to Suizhou at that time. ”

Xue Shao smiled: "Then have you found out?" ”

"Nope." Song Jing shook his head, "Although many clues and evidence point to it, the Golden Buddha is indeed hidden by you. But unless you find the most important piece of physical evidence, the Golden Buddha, your charges will not be established. ”

Xue Shao laughed, "Then I'll sue you, where is it?" ”

Song Jing was stunned for a moment, and then showed a hint of anger on his face, "Are you going to tease me?" ”

"No teasing, seriously." Xue Shao said, "It's in the ......"

The four of them pricked up their ears together and listened.

Xue Shao sold a little bit of Guan Zi and said with a smile: "Empress Dowager Wu is there!" ”

"What?" The four of them were surprised together.

"If you don't believe it, you can ask Empress Dowager Wu." Xue Shao said: "The whereabouts of the Great Golden Buddha are very tortuous. In short, the result is that I found it and secretly handed it over to the Empress Dowager Wu for disposal. Now, that thing is with the Queen Mother. ”

"That's good......" Song Jing took a deep breath, "I'll enter the palace right away and ask the Empress Dowager Wu for verification!" Unless I see the Golden Buddha with my own eyes, I will definitely investigate this case to the end! ”

"Song Jing, don't mess around!" Imperial Doctor Wei Siqian reprimanded, "You are too ignorant of current affairs, you dare to ask Empress Dowager Wu!" - Such a big thing, does Xue Yuma dare to lie? ”

"It's his business whether he lies or not. The law is just and the evidence is conclusive! Song Jing bumped into each other without giving an inch, and said: "Regardless of whether Xue Juma is guilty or not, as the imperial historian, the lower official must find out the truth of the case!" ”

"You're bold!" Wei Siqian shouted angrily.

"The doctor is angry." Xue Shao smiled, "I'm guilty or not, I have the truth to speak." Let him continue to investigate, it would be best if he could find out clearly. In that case, I will be truly innocent! ”

Wei Siqian took a deep breath, "Then you can check it!" ”

"The next official has gone!"

Song Jing bowed to the three great gods, and really left-went to the palace to ask to see the Empress Dowager Wu.

Xue Shao smiled, what a strong scholar, fortunately I won't bother with him. If it were another person, when I regained my freedom and was reinstated, the first person I would kill would be Song Jing, a guy who didn't know the times. In addition, he even dares to confront his immediate boss in public, and this kind of character is really difficult to eat in officialdom. Song Jing in history, isn't there a few ups and downs?

It's good to stick to your principles, but you also have to pay attention to a little skill! - Song Jing, you still have to teach!

Song Jing went to collect evidence, and the trial had to be suspended and resumed tomorrow.

Xue Shao rested again, and still called Cheng Boxian to drink and chat.

Halfway through the banquet, one of Cheng Boxian's confidants came in and whispered to him, and then left.

Cheng Boxian didn't hide it, and immediately said to Xue Shao: "Young marshal, just now he told me that after Liu Qixian left Princess Taiping's mansion, he went directly to Pei Yan's house by carriage. Could he be going to report to Pei Yan about today's events? ”

"Something that makes sense." Xue Shao said with a smile, "Liu Qixian used to be the waiter of the Yellow Gate, and he was Pei Yan's deputy when he served as a waiter in Menxia Province. Now that Pei Yan has made the Zhongshu order and Liu Qixian has taken over the vacancy left by Pei Yan, the two seem to be on an equal footing, but in fact, Liu Qixian is just a vassal of Pei Yan! ”

"I think it's also ......" Cheng Boxian nodded, looked left and right to see that there was no idle eyes, and whispered: "There are rumors outside that someone impeached you for sixteen crimes this time, but it was actually Pei Yan secretly instructed someone to do it." Since Pei Yan wants to fix you, why didn't Liu Qixian try his best to convict you? On the contrary, he even deliberately gave you a light sentence? - How strange! ”

"Nothing strange." Xue Shao snorted lightly and said, "Because Pei Yan and Liu Qixian both know in their hearts that these charges are not enough to really bring me down." They just want to disgust me once! ”

"Disgusting?" Cheng Boxian was stunned, "Such a big event, how can it be like a child's fight?" ”

Xue Shao smiled, "This is sometimes the case above the court. The more clumsy and childish the tricks, the more people will work hard to perform; The more the truth is understood by everyone or the fact that is quite clear, there will be some people in prominent positions who pretend to be confused and pretend to be innocent. This kind of behavior, I am used to calling it - pretending! ”

"Pretending?" Cheng Boxian was slightly stunned at first, and then gritted his teeth and scolded, "It's really boring!" ”

Xue Shao smiled: "That's right, the people who pretend to be forced are all boring people!" ”

Cheng Wuting smiled bitterly, "Let them pretend, we just drink!" ”

Xue Shao smiled, raised his glass and drank a large glass with him. But I was thinking in my heart, if I wasn't in the same circle, I wouldn't think of going together. In fact, Pei Yan's rectification of me was not just out of "pretending to be forced", he wanted to monopolize the merit of "supporting", and he didn't want me to interfere in his coup d'état, so he pretended to impeach me and made me unable to get away for the time being - he just wanted to be a unique hero from the dragon, further improve his status, and be a powerful minister above ten thousand people under one person!