Chapter 331 The Worst Sin
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"See the Empress Dowager, see Your Majesty!"
"Zhao Qing doesn't have to be polite, you just returned to Bianjing, the boat and car were tiring, and before you could wash away the dust, I summoned you to come, hard work!" Zhao Mian, known as the iron-faced imperial history, and Bao Zheng, the direct bachelor of Longtu Pavilion, and Tang Jie, the governor of the political affairs who was "angry" to death by Lin Zhao, were all well-known figures in the Great Song Dynasty, and everyone was convinced.
Zhao Jian was also praised by Renzong and Yingzong, so Zhao Jian was very polite, and Renjun's style of caring for his courtiers jumped in front of him. For Zhao Mian's presiding judge, he may be a little unhappy, but he is helpless. After all, Zeng Gongliang had already proposed, and the old grandmother had agreed.
That's it!
Anyway, who is in charge of the trial at this moment has little impact, Zhao Yan's reputation and prestige are here, if he can handle this matter thoroughly and take out himself and Wang Anshi, others will not have gossip, which is also a good thing to some extent. But can it be done? Zhao Ji forced a smile, but in fact, he was confused.
Zhao Yan said respectfully: "Your Majesty's words are serious, this is the honor of the minister, the duty of the minister, please command Your Majesty!" ā
"Hmm!" Zhao Ji nodded and said: "Today, there is a case of treason against the enemy by Lin Zhao, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and the Yushitai and the Criminal Department have been convicted. Those who are innocent are innocent, and those who commit crimes are punished. ā
"Obey the order!"
Cao added: "Zhao Xuan, you have to try it seriously. Those people in the Yushitai and the Criminal Department are careless of people's lives and deceive their superiors and subordinates, which is simply not true. It's your old minister of the three dynasties, and you're Bao Zheng's best friend, you should be as selfless as him and uphold justice......"
There are some secret things that Zhao Yan also knows, and in addition to encouragement, Cao's words are also a little hintive.
Zhao Mian originally asked knowingly, and knew a little about it, and immediately said: "Obey the decree of the Empress Dowager!" ā
Immediately, the first major case in the Xining period began to be heard.
The Empress Dowager and Emperor Zhao Xuan, and the prime ministers observed, and the iron-faced imperial history Zhao Xuan presided over the trial.
"Bring the relevant people, etc.!" Zhao Yan sat in the court, and he had a sense of justice and majesty.
Although Lin Zhao has temporarily recovered his body, he is still guilty. He went to the hall with Zhe Wenxin, Chongshi Dao, Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo.
Seeing Lin Zhao again, Zhao Yan couldn't help but be a little moved. It turned out that the young man who had worked with him for a long time was the son of the first emperor, the child that Brother Xiren had been looking for for many years. The son of the first emperor is already very happy to be alive, and what is even more rare is that he is still so good.
Zhao Yan sighed in his heart, but he controlled his emotions well, as the chief judge, he couldn't be biased in the slightest.
"Lin Zhao, Gyeongju Governor Li Fugui accused you of collaborating with the enemy and treason, can you plead guilty?"
"Don't admit it!" At this moment, Lin Zhao finally had a chance to speak, and he also knew that the exoneration was today.
"Then why did you confess your sin before?"
Lin Zhaolang said: "I have never confessed to my guilt, but the Yushitai and the Criminal Department have never given me a chance to speak." ā
Zhao Ji and Wang Anshi couldn't help frowning, and Li Han and Wang Dongjian were even more trembling, all of them were quite embarrassed.
"Oh? So what is your defense? "Zhao Yan is very cooperative.
"Justification?" Lin Zhao said: "First of all, I want to sue Li Fugui in Gyeongju for concocting an unjust case and killing Pao Ze!" As for the evidence, Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo, the guards of Dashun City, can confirm it. ā
"Your Majesty, please call the shots for the more than 1,000 soldiers who died in vain in Dashun City!" Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo's performances were in place, and they pounced directly and cried bitterly.
The heart-rending sadness moved many people present, and Zhao Ji's expression was slightly unnatural, and he said: "If you have any grievances, you can say that you can talk to Lord Zhao, and he will support justice for you." ā
Zhao Yan took the opportunity to ask, "What do you all know?" ā
"During that time, Dashun City ......" Jing Sili immediately sobbed and said that the situation of defending Dashun City was coming, how difficult the situation was, how Lin Zhao and the Seed Master Dao led people to come to the rescue, inspired the soldiers to stick to the city, and fought hard for a long time. Coupled with Liu Changzuo's supplement and rendering, Lin Zhao, who collaborated with the enemy and treason, became a hero who held the city and resisted foreign enemies.
Jing Sili said: "That day, seeing that the city was about to break, Li Fugui finally brought the troops in time." We thought everything was safe, but the soldiers were exhausted from the many years of hard fighting, and fell asleep after nightfall. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, Li Fugui actually set fire to the camp with his own soldiers, killing all the more than 1,000 surviving soldiers. ā
"The poor soldiers did not die on the battlefield, but they did not die under the enemy's sword, but they were burned alive by the commander, where is the reason?" Liu Changzuo cried bitterly, remembering the tragic situation that night, and fainted.
When the people present heard that Dashun City was in such a situation, they were shocked, and their faces were full of shock.
"And how did you survive?"
Liu Changzuo said: "Thanks to General Jing's compassion for the soldiers and letting the barracks be given to the wounded soldiers to live in, we happened to go out on patrol together again, and we were lucky enough to escape." ā
"Your Majesty, we can see Li Fugui's evil deeds clearly, those more than 1,000 soldiers died very miserably, very unjustly......"
Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo cried together: "We are hiding all the way from Gyeongju to Bianjing, just to avenge the soldiers who died in vain......
Looking at their ragged clothes and emaciated figures, one can imagine how much suffering they endured along the way.
Zhao Ji's face became more and more ugly, and he became more and more annoyed with Li Fugui in his heart. After all, he was the feudal official he entrusted with the important task, but he did such a thing, which made him and the entire Great Song Dynasty lose face......
Seeing this, Zhao Jian asked, "Do you think Li Fugui did this at that time?" ā
Jing Sili shook his head and said: "The last general doesn't know, and guesses that it may have something to do with Lin Shaoqing." At that time, we saw from a distance that Lin Shaoqing was tied up by Li Fugui and had a fierce quarrel......"
"Lin Zhao, what were you arguing about at that time?" Zhao asked in a deep voice.
Lin Zhaodao: "The minister returned from Tubo and was ordered by His Majesty to go to Gyeongju to investigate the defeat of Dashun City. Li Fugui claimed that it was because Chong Yong and others did not obey the dispatch, so that the army was defeated, and the relevant generals were beheaded and imprisoned. Kechen made a secret visit in Gyeongju, and the result was that the Western Xia did not take the initiative to Koubian at all, and it was Li Fugui who took the initiative to fight against the Western Xia people and went deep alone, resulting in the evil consequences.
At that time, the minister was secretly visiting, and was requisitioned into the battalion to fight in Liyuan Fort, and then had to reveal his identity in Dashun City. With no retinue by his side, Li Fugui was afraid that the crime would be revealed, concocted an unjust prison, and framed his ministers for colluding with Western Xia. And all the soldiers of Dashun City, who can prove the innocence of the minister, will be slaughtered and blamed on me. But speaking of which, I did hurt them! ā
When he spoke, he was also tearful and sad.
The people present were very unhappy. Wang Anshi's heart was even colder, is this still the Li Fugui he knows? When did he become so cruel and unkind, so sinful?