[Chapter 37: Ascending to the Drums, Three Divisions Will Judge]
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James's words made Tu Tianjiao let out a chuckle.
"Hehe, thank you for the compliment, James! How did you end up here, though? ”
James scratched his head, thought about it, and replied, "Because I also believe that Yuan Rangjun is innocent!" ”
"It's not up to you to decide whether he's guilty or not, James." Tu Tianjiao said, "You should know that you have already used the right of audience, and the son of a Roman duke has no other additional privileges in the empire, and if he commits a crime, he will be punished by the law of the Han Dynasty!" ”
Tu Tianjiao's words seemed to mean something else, but James shrugged his shoulders and said casually: "I understand, but this is the Luoyang Mansion, and I was also allowed to come in by Lord Yin...... But you, Colonel Tu, don't seem to have the consent of Lord Fu Yin. According to the official system of your country, Lord Yin is a sixth-grade official, although you have the rank of colonel, should you submit a letter of worship before entering here? ”
Tu Tianjiao's face covered behind the black veil seemed to be unhappy, and this unhappiness was revealed from his tone: "Hmph, boy, don't think that you can make a big deal of nonsense here under the jurisdiction of the first town. Stay here honestly, otherwise even Ling Zun won't be able to protect you! After speaking, he turned to Shangguan Hong, who was glaring at him angrily, and said, "Lord Shangguan, can you take a step?" ”
Shangguan Hong didn't give him a good face at all. This Tu Tianjiao, as soon as he came in, actually talked to James, and didn't take him as a mansion in his eyes, it was too much. Even if Tu Tianjiao is extremely favored now, he can't treat the dignified Luoyang Mansion Yin like this, right?! So he said in a deep voice: "No need, the people here are all close to the official." A certain line sits upright, there is nothing to say to people, Colonel Tu is still here to say it! ”
Tu Tianjiao sighed lowly, and suddenly took out a piece of vermilion cloth from his arms, held it high above the top, and said loudly: "Emperor Han decrees, Shangguan Hong receives the decree!" ”
Everyone was shocked, and then bowed down at the same time, and Shangguan Hong fell to his knees. He said loudly: "Minister, Shangguan Hong takes the order!" ”
When Tu Tianjiao took out the holy decree, Fang Cheng pulled James, and Yan Ruyue took Zhou Hui to the side.
There is no way, the Holy Decree is the Holy Decree. Supreme authority in the Empire! Although the empire did not prostrate and prostrate, the emperor also did not issue holy decrees casually. Once the decree appears, it must be taken on the knees. They are not the ones who receive the order, so they must bow down and retreat.
Tu Tianjiao did not let Shangguan Hong kneel for too long, but handed the holy decree directly into Shangguan Hong's hands, and then helped him up and said, "Lord Shangguan, can you move now?" ”
Even if Shangguan Hong is dissatisfied, he can't vent his anger on the holy decree, after all, Tu Tianjiao hasn't read it yet. He had no choice but to stand up and say to Tang Chen and the others with a calm face: "Look here, without the order of the official, even if the sky falls, these corpses must be guarded!" ”
"Yes, sir!" Tang Chen replied with a bang.
Tang Mo looked at those secret guards with fierce eyes, and the prosecutors were also full of nervousness. But those dark guards were the opposite, they put away their weapons after Tu Tianjiao appeared, and stood there with a straight face, like a javelin. It's doubtful that they would have been able to stand there until they died without a military order......
Zhou Hui looked at Tu Tianjiao with unkind eyes, and whispered to Yan Ruyue: "Sister Yan, what do you think Tu Tianjiao is saying to Uncle Shangguan?" ”
Yan Ruyue frowned slightly: "Godfather is very assertive, no matter what he says, Godfather will not shake his decision." ”
Fang Cheng let out a low "hmm", which was in line with Yan Ruyue's statement.
James leaned over and frowned and said, "How about we make a bet?" I think Shangguan-sama will agree to hand over the body to them. ”
Zhou Hui glanced at him: "Why?" Is it by that decree? Hmph, I don't believe that Your Majesty would interfere in such a trivial matter! ”
"Your Royal Highness, this is not a trivial matter...... We'll see! "James is full of confidence. made Zhou Hui unable to eat.
Sure enough. After whispering in the corner, Shangguan Hong gave an expressionless order, asking Tang Chen and the others to hand over the body to the Yulin secret guard to take away.
Tang Chen and the others were very unwilling, and Tang Mo even called out on the spot: "My lord, why do you want to hand it over to the secret guard?" Humble and disobedient! ”
Shangguan Hong scolded: "This official is Yin of Luoyang Mansion, Tang Gongren, you have to accept it if you don't accept it!" ”
Tu Tianjiao stood aside, silent, just standing. After getting permission, the dark guards approached the corpses, and the gloomy man pulled out a black cloth from his arms, and Tu Tianjiao took it and shook it open, covering these corpses himself.
James said "Huh" and said in a low voice: "Why is it covered with black cloth?" The Yulin Secret Guard is also a soldier, and they died in battle, shouldn't they be covered with the imperial flag of your country? ”
Fang Cheng was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't help but look stupid.
The Holy Ancestor customized, all the corpses of the fallen soldiers can be stamped with the Han Emperor Flag before the burial! Gaihebu will only do this to soldiers who have died in unnatural battles. Could it be that these people violated military law and were secretly executed by the Yulin secret guards?
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The tripartite trial has always been the most concerned method of interrogation. Since the reform of the Holy Ancestor, there have only been sixty-four cases in the entire empire that need to be tried by the three divisions.
The most recent one was twenty-four years ago, a long time ago. According to legend, Shen Mu, who was still the second son of the Marquis of Bohai, was suspected of colluding with Jiangyang thieves to hunt down his brother Shen Chong---, the thirtieth generation of the Marquis of Bohai, in Taiyuan Mansion. This incident caused a sensation throughout the country at that time, and many nobles were involved, and later even involved Liu Ju, who was already the crown prince at that time......
And this time the three divisions of the trial, it has received no less attention than back then, and even surpassed. Because the object of trial this time is the people of the Bohai Hou family!
There are even rumors of good deeds that the Bohai Hou family has been cursed by the descendants of the Yuan family. At that time, it was Shen Ao, the first generation of the head of the Bohai Marquis, who beheaded Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang, causing the Yuan clan to be defeated and finally exterminated by the Holy Ancestor. Before he died, the descendants of the Yuan family cursed Shen Ao's family for being restless, disturbed by the years, and uneasy from generation to generation! Now the curse is beginning to be fulfilled!
Of course, this argument will not be accepted. Because even if Shen Aozhen had not beheaded Yan Liang back then, the defeat of the Yuan family was inevitable. Besides, it was not Shen Ao who issued the order to exterminate the clan, but the Holy Ancestor Emperor! Why didn't the descendants of the Yuan family dare to curse the emperor? Fang Zhen, the first generation of the head of the Huainan Hou, also beheaded Yuan Shao's general Wen Chou, why wasn't he cursed?
However, this statement is very popular in the Bohai Hou countryside. Many civilians like to spread such unfounded rumors. Especially in the past few years, this kind of saying has begun to spread, and even spread to Kyoto!
The mysterious Bohai Hou family suddenly became the object of attention from all directions. The vendors in the alleys and alleys can say a few words casually.
So on the day of the trial of the three divisions, the door of the lobby of the criminal department was full of onlookers before dawn. It was bustling, as lively as a temple fair.
The trial of the three divisions is not an ordinary criminal case, and this trial is about the Bohai Hou family, so ordinary people are not allowed to enter and watch. However, this did not stop their enthusiasm to wait at the door to get first-hand information.
Yan Ruyue and Zhou Hui crowded in the first row of the crowd, nervously looking at the gate of the confined criminal department. Behind them, four men, Fang Cheng, He Kuan, Dou Xian, and James, lined up in a row, protecting the two of them in front and blocking the people behind from squeezing up. Even Zhang Xian, who has always been indifferent to people, was called by James to be a flower messenger.
Xiao Dongni, Zhuge Yun and Ma Gu squeezed over from the other end of the crowd, sweating profusely.
Ma Gu took off the crown of his head, beads of sweat rolled down, he reached out to wipe it away and complained: "Why are so many people, I would have known that I would be waiting for news at school!" It's almost noon, and it's time to get to the hottest hour, alas......"
Zhuge Yun was full of indifference, but he also said with a sweaty face: "This thief is too, it seems that there has been no rain in the whole summer, and I heard that there is a drought in several counties in the northwest......"
Little Tony still had the heart to laugh, gasping and saying to James, "Man, it's much livelier here than the Senate!" When I get back to Rome, I'll have to tell them about the day...... The curiosity of the Han Chinese is not inferior to that of us Romans! ”
James had no intention of laughing, barely glanced at Little Tony, and sighed, "I don't know what's going on inside." ”
"There's nothing to worry about," Little Tony whispered as he whispered next to James, "Don't you see man, Miss Yan's mind isn't on you." One less competitor today isn't necessarily a bad thing for you! ”
James turned to Tony Jr. and said, "No, you're wrong. You and I both know that Shen Yun is innocent, if he will be confirmed, then I can only express my regret to Han Guo! Such a country that can rely on the falsification of criminal evidence to frame others is not worth continuing to study. The day of its demise is approaching! ”
The conversation between the two of them was in Roman, so very little could be understood. Zhang Xian next to him could understand, and looked at Tony and James thoughtfully, with a thoughtful smile on the corner of his mouth.
At this time, Zhou Hui turned his head and glared at James angrily: "Can you be quieter, it's already noisy enough...... Later, if you can't hear the drums, I'll just ask! ”
Little Tony shrunk his neck and said no more. For this unruly princess, Little Tony also has a respectful attitude.
Yan Ruyue held Zhou Hui's little hand and muttered a little nervously, "It should start soon, right?" Why don't you start yet? ”
"Oh, Sister Yan, it hurts me so much when you pinch it!" Zhou Hui let out a low cry of pain, then glanced at her complainingly, and said, "Don't be nervous, didn't Uncle Shangguan say yesterday that Colonel Tu will help Shen Yun...... Hey, I still can't figure it out, why Tu Tianjiao agreed to help Shen Yun? Isn't that the one he captured? Why is it that he has jumped out to be a good person now, hum, the weasel gives the chicken a New Year's greeting, and he may not have any kindness! ”
Fang Cheng said: "Lord Shangguan doesn't mean that Colonel Tu wants to help Shen Yun, but that he really thinks that Shen Yun is not guilty. Look, it should be a result soon......"
At this time, the muffled thunderous drums finally sounded, and the hall of the Criminal Department was about to start the trial of the three divisions!
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"Bold criminal Shen Yun, you have no official title and no official position, why don't you kneel when you see this official!?"
An opening sentence with nothing new in mind. Wang Zhao, who was sitting at the top of the hall, shouted.
The layout of the lobby of the criminal department is almost the same as what Shen Yun saw on TV. The top of the head is a bright plaque, and the shadow wall on the front is a pattern of the rising sun and clouds. On either side stood the officials holding the power of water and fire killing. There were three desks in the hall, and behind each case sat an official wearing a vermilion robe.
In the center was an old man with a white beard, with his eyes slightly closed, sitting there almost asleep. He is the chief judge of this time, the Shangshu Feng of the Criminal Department, sixty-five years old, and he is an old man. has already handed over the letter to Shi Chen, and he is waiting to finish mixing this year and is ready to go back to his hometown in Surabaya to retire.
On the left side of Feng's nationality is a middle-aged man who is nearly fifty years old, sturdy and short, he is a native of Taikang Mansion in Xiangjun, his surname is Ci, and his name is Jiongming. He is now the chief prosecutor of the Dahan Procuratorate. When the court Sikong Wang Xian's right-hand man. On the right side of Feng Ji is Wang Zhao and Wang Yuande, whose eyes breathe fire.
Shen Yun was still wearing handcuffs and leg irons, standing proudly in the hall, bowing after inspecting a circle, and said loudly: "Returning to the three adults, Yun is not guilty!" If you are not guilty, why kneel? Although Yun has no official position, he is also a dignified emperor and the thirty-first generation son of the Marquis of Bohai, and he also has a reason to avoid kneeling, let alone in the here and now? ! If you accept it, you won't admit that you have the heinous crime of buying a murderer and killing your father! Yun Menglang is here, please let the three adults know! ”
Shen Yun has already understood the identities and backgrounds of these three chief judges, and this time he has done enough homework to talk eloquently, and now he is also justified and unyielding.
Wang Zhao's eyebrows tightened, and he glanced at Feng Ji with a blank look, but found that the old man who had become a fine man had closed his eyes slightly and was pretending to sleep, and seemed to be indifferent to Shen Yun's words. I had to turn my eyes to Zuo Ci.
Zuo Ci sighed in secret. This Shen Yun is also dignified, upright, just looking at his appearance, he doesn't seem to be buying a beast that kills his father. It's just that yesterday, how could Lord Sikong send someone to send me such a letter?
It was a "monologue letter" with only one word--- "listen"!
Zuo Ci wanted to break his head, and he didn't understand what Sikong Wang Xian wanted to tell him. Could it be that he asked Zuo Ci to learn from Feng Lao to be a puppet who only listens and doesn't speak? But Feng Lao is about to become a master, but he still has to work here for ten years! Maybe you can go one step higher, why do you have to start "just listening and not talking" so soon?
I don't understand, I really don't understand.
Wang Zhao's eyes were handed over, and Zuo Ci had no choice but to cough, and said with a straight face: "Shen Yun, you don't admit your guilt?" ”
Shen Yun said: "Yun is not guilty!" ”
"Okay, since you plead not guilty, then the official will ask you, have you ever heard of the late Marquis Bohai's dissatisfaction with you?"
"Nope."
"You're lying!" Zuo Ci Zhengse said, "Bring the witness Mu Si, the shopkeeper of Bohai Pharmacy!" ”
Mu Si came out of the side hall, and Shen Yun's gaze swept towards him. Mu Si hurriedly shrunk his neck and walked to the hall, but he was ten steps away from Shen Yun and slammed the three chief judges to the ground.
"Caomin Musi, I've seen three adults!"
"Mu Si, let me ask you, Shen Yunke once said something disrespectful to his father in front of you?" Zuo Ci asked in a deep voice.
Mu Si lowered his head and said, "Yes." A year ago, Shizi ...... Oh no, Shen Yun went home for the New Year, and when he returned to Kyoto at the beginning of the year, he came to the grass people's cabinet to withdraw five hundred gold coins for living expenses. At that time, there was not so much money on the grass people's cabinet, so he asked him to come and get it the next day, but he didn't expect him to speak badly, scolding the grass people for being dog slaves, and kicking and beating the grass people, saying, Shen Mu is dissatisfied with me, do you want to rebel as a dog slave? Be careful, I'll send you both back to the West...... The two doctors in the grass shop can testify to this. ”
"Nonsense!" Shen Yun was furious, stretched out his fingers and scolded: "When did Lao Tzu call his father's name? When did you say such bastard words? Mu Si, if you slander me again, be careful of your dog's head! ”
"Bold! How can you roar above the courtroom! Seeing this, Wang Zhao immediately shouted, but he was sneering in his heart. Shen Yun has no aristocratic etiquette like this, and scolding has become one of the proofs.
Even Feng Ji, who was closing his eyes and pretending to sleep in the hall, shook his head slightly. Zuo Ci was even more convinced that Shen Yun was a reckless and dissolute person, and his first feeling for Shen Yun deteriorated rapidly.
Shen Yun was indeed angry. Although he had already guessed that Mu Si would come to testify, the fact that he had fabricated a lie surprised Shen Yun a little. He had asked Fang Cheng before, Shen Yun was indeed a bastard in the past, but he was definitely very aristocratic and self-disciplined in front of people, otherwise it would be impossible to mingle with so many people. It's even more unlikely that you'll be able to say that kind of asshole thing! Shen Yun didn't know if he thought about it in his heart, but he definitely didn't say it.
Wang Zhao waved his hand and said: "Mu Si, you have signed a guarantee, and you must guarantee that this testimony is true, otherwise you will be punished for contempt of the court!" ”
"Yes, sir!" Mu Si bowed again respectfully, and when he stepped back, he slightly met Shen Yun's angry eyes, with a hint of banter and smugness in his eyes.
Shen Yun forcibly suppressed his anger and secretly sneered in his heart. Damn, I'm going to see who has the last laugh. Today I'm going to see what other hole cards you have! When you find out all your hole cards, Lao Tzu will kill you at once! Shen Yun before would definitely not call himself Lao Tzu! You must remember that I am now a nobleman, a prince! Not a rogue college student from a previous life...... Even if he is a disciple, he is also a high-level aristocratic kind, remember!
Shen Yun told himself over and over again in his heart. Although he also knew that everything had been arranged, and he had carefully planned with Bai Xiaosheng, and every detail had been taken into account, there should be no flaws, but after all, it was the first time to go to court, and he was faced with the three chief judges at once, Shen Yun looked calm on his face, but he was still a little stunned in his heart.
In any era, those who are officials will have a kind of prestige, especially high-ranking officials like Dali Siqing and Shangshu of the Criminal Department. In modern times, they are equivalent to the Supreme Court justices and the Minister of Public Security!
Shen Yun believes that even those nine-grade sesame officials will never be as obscene as those crappy TV series. Therefore, he repeatedly warned himself that he must be calm, no matter who they call to testify in court, he must also face it calmly and never make mistakes again......
But when Wang Zhao called the second witness to the court, Shen Yun still jumped up--- the second person who proved that Shen Yun was accused of buying murder and killing his father turned out to be the old housekeeper Zhongbo in the Du Sai Wine Mansion!!
That uncle with cloudy eyes and an old man? The Zhongbo who was also injured when his father was assassinated, and went to the other courtyard in time to inform Shen San and the others??