Chapter 493: The Battle of the Golden Palace (Part II)

The hall was in an uproar, and the sound of discussion was endless.

The two cases of Hua Chang and Zhang Qian have already been impeached, which is not unusual, but what is strange is that today Zheng Yan said that there is "ironclad evidence" in the two cases, and if what he said is true, today's court meeting will be lively.

With Zheng Yan's resounding "ironclad evidence", the breathing of many ministers suddenly became heavy, and their eyes flashed with extreme excitement.

If Zheng Yan really got the ironclad evidence, the ministers' participation in the impeachment of Qin Kan would not be without a purpose, and if the evidence of the major events of human life was confirmed, wouldn't it be the day to bring down Qin Kan today?

Of course, it doesn't matter how Zheng Yan got the so-called "iron evidence" anymore, a small Ministry of Rites gives the matter, neither the right to investigate nor the right to interrogate, if he can rely on his own ability to get the evidence, kill others and don't believe it, the current master of ceremonies Liu Jin is powerful, half of the courtiers have joined his command to fill his wings, Zheng Yan and Liu Jin have been close to each other and have long been reduced to a eunuch party, this is a well-known thing in the Manchu Dynasty, the so-called evidence, naturally all provided by the West Factory, Liu Jin today instructed this to take the lead in the matter, but also be careful.

It doesn't matter which side Zheng Yan is from, and it doesn't matter how the evidence came from, the important thing is to sit on the evidence and pretend to be a traitor.

Hundreds of eyes in the class looked at Qin Kan together.

Although I am surprised why Qin Kan wants to go to court today, today is obviously not an auspicious day for his zodiac, maybe today is the day of the fall of this traitor of the Zhengde Dynasty and Liu Jin.

Qin Kan stood in the court class with an unchanged expression, calm and calm, as if everything Zheng Yan said just now had nothing to do with him, and there was not the slightest panic on his face. This calm expression suddenly caused many ministers to gnash their teeth.

Zhu Houzhao immediately panicked when he heard Zheng Yan say "such as a mountain of ironclad evidence", the rumors of Jingshi are boiling these days, and the last court meeting was quite unpleasant with the ministers because of the case of Hua Chang's annihilation, whether there is evidence or not, Zhu Houzhao is very sure that these two things are definitely not done by Qin Kan, they have known each other for so long, if they don't even have this trust, how can they be called friends?

Zhu Houzhao's panicked eyes immediately looked at Qin Kan, but when he saw Qin Kan's face as calm as a peaceful lake without the slightest ripple, Zhu Houzhao was a little relieved in his heart. In his heart. Qin Kan has always been omnipotent, and any crisis can be solved, and this time Qin Kan must be able to deal with it.

"Fengtian Temple is the center of state affairs in the world, and it is used to try an inexplicable murder case. Zheng Chang. Don't you think you're going too far? Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. The Golden Palace trial, is it in line with the ceremony? ”

Although he knew that Qin Kan might have a way to deal with it, Zhu Houzhao still wanted to suppress this matter.

Zhang Sheng hasn't come out of class yet. But seeing Qin Kan walking out of the court class with two legs, he bowed down with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, right and wrong, no argument, the bloody case of Hua Chang and Zhang Qian must be avenged, and the grievances suffered by the minister cannot be washed away, the minister asks His Majesty to make an exception, and today he will try the two cases clearly in this golden palace, if Lord Zheng can really come up with a mountain of ironclad evidence to confirm that it is a bloody case committed by the minister, the minister is willing to lead the neck to be killed, and pay for his life with his life, if it turns out that the minister is not the real murderer......"

Qin Kan paused, and looked at Zheng Yan with a smile on his face, but two cold lights as sharp as blades shot out of his eyes.

"If the minister is not the real murderer, and the minister does not make any requests, I have a strict law, and those who make false accusations will be guilty of it, and I believe that His Majesty and the lords in the palace will be the masters of the minister."

The ministers gasped.

As soon as Qin Kan said this, either Zheng Yan's evidence can prove that he is indeed the real murderer, Qin Kan will pay for his life, otherwise it will be Zheng Yan's false accusation, the Ming law does have such a clause, "The person who falsely accuses, his crime sits on it", which means that if he falsely accuses others of any crime, then the punishment that should be borne by the false accuser will be borne by the false accuser, if he falsely accuses others of being a thief, the false accuser should be beaten with forty boards, imprisoned for half a year and then filled into the army, if he falsely accuses others of murder...... Except for the five flowers tied up and beheaded in the court, there is probably no other end.

Qin Kan rarely participates in the court meeting, but today he said amazingly, many ministers looked at each other, no wonder everyone in the Jingshi is a fierce god in the world, killing stars and descending to earth, this statement is really true, this opening is to kill people, such a ruthless young man!

Zheng Yan stood in the hall with a red face, he didn't expect that Qin Kan would have the courage to take the initiative to ask to be the royal judge of the palace, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he forced himself to a dead end, although the evidence he came up with on Liu Jin's orders could confirm that Qin Kan killed someone, but he was not willing to gamble his life for this matter at all.

However, at this time, the arrow was already on the string, and it was difficult to collect the water, and the topic was originally mentioned by him, Zheng Yan was reluctant, how could he show cowardice in front of the emperor and the ministers of the palace?

"Okay, if this official falsely accuses you, I am willing to take the blame!" Zheng Yan gritted his teeth and said.

Zhu Houzhao listened to Qin Kan's calm but determined tone, his mood became more and more relaxed, and he suddenly spoke: "In this way, today's court will not discuss state affairs, and after trying these two cases first, the officials of the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the three divisions of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are all here, and the rights and wrongs will be known in the first trial." ”

Zheng Yan snorted and said: "Your Majesty, although Qin Kan did a clean and neat job of Hua Chang's extermination and did not leave a trace, it is inevitable that there will be a mistake in the hundred secrets, Qin Kan, you didn't expect that although you slaughtered all the doors of Washington that night, you still missed a Washington servant, right?" He escaped by hiding in the well in the mansion that night, and today he is waiting outside the Chengtian Gate, Qin Kan, do you have the courage to confront him in the palace? ”

Qin Kan smiled and said, "Okay, if you confront you, you will confront you." ”

Zhu Houzhao was sure that Qin Kan had a way to deal with it, and he had already let go of his worries, seeing that there was such a fun thing as hearing the case in the palace today, Zhu Houzhao's expression gradually became excited.

"Okay, bring the witnesses into the temple."

After a short time, the Han general brought a young man in his twenties to the palace, the young man was wearing a shabby gray shirt, with an ordinary appearance, a nervous expression, and he looked around timidly and fearfully.

The Han general took him to the palace, and the young man didn't dare to look at the appearance of Zhu Houzhao in the palace, so he hung his head and knelt down in the hall, and knocked his head three times, knocking very solidly, causing the courtiers to chuckle.

"Grass...... Cao Min Xie Si, kowtow to the emperor, give ...... Kowtow to all the adults. ”

Zhu Houzhao frowned and looked at Xie Si, and couldn't help but start to feel apprehensive again, looking at this guy's appearance is rustic and honest, but he really looks like the kind of domestic servant who has never seen the world, could it be that he really has any evidence?

In the hall, Zheng Yan said sharply to Xie Si: "Xie Si, today in front of His Majesty the Ming Emperor and many ministers, every word you say must be the truth, otherwise you will be punished by the nine clans!" ”

Xie Si trembled, and hurriedly kowtowed his head frequently: "Yes, yes, the villain must tell the truth, and he doesn't dare to say a lie." ”

"Okay, let me ask you, who are you?"

"The villain is a handyman in the front yard of Huachang Mansion."

"On the night of May 14 in the second year of Zhengde, what did you see?"

Xie Si's whole body trembled violently, his face turned red and uncertain, and after a long time, he said in a low voice: "...... That night, around that night, more than 50 masters suddenly rushed in, first killed the guards on duty in the front yard, the gatekeeper and other people, and then put a fire in the front yard, and after the fire burned, the inner courtyard of Washington was alarmed, and when the Huada people and their families ran out to check, the group of masters surrounded them and took the opportunity to make trouble, and more than 20 people in the Hua family were all killed......

Zheng Yan glanced at Qin Kan inadvertently, and then said in a deep voice: "Where were you then?" What are you doing? Why did he escape with his life? ”

"When the master rushed into the front yard, the villain was getting up at night, the thatched house in the front yard was in a remote corner on the west side, after hearing the screams in the courtyard, the villain was frightened, and did not dare to go back, so he lay down in the grass under the root of the wall in the front yard, and looked at the courtyard of Washington from afar, the miscellaneous servants, and the maids died one by one under the knife of the group of masters, and then those people killed all the people up and down Washington, and began to search for fish that slipped through the net along the edge of the wall, and the villain hurriedly crawled all the way to an old well, climbed the well rope and hid in the well, and then escaped with his life......"

Zheng Yan's face became more and more cold: "What did you see and hear at that time?" ”

"The villain saw that the group of big men led by the black scarf on his face after killing all the people, the man was about thirty years old, with a black beard, a long face, a long scar on his left cheek, and spoke with a strong Jiangnan accent......"

These words surprised many ministers who were familiar with Qin Kan, and they all looked at Qin Kan strangely.

In his thirties, with a black beard, a long face, a scar on his face, and a Jiangnan accent...... Isn't this Li Er, a confidant and confidant by Marquis Qin's side?

In the class, Yan Song's eyes suddenly became anxious.

He is a person in Qin Kan's circle, he knows more things than others, the night when Washington's house was destroyed, Li Er happened to be not in Beijing, he was ordered by Qin Hou Ye to give Hua Chang a driving post, that is to say, Li Er's suspicion is very big, and people with a heart can find clues with a casual check, since Li Er is suspicious, isn't Qin Hou Ye's suspicion greater? If Li Er didn't follow the order, would he dare to kill Hua Chang's whole family?

Zheng Yan listened to the buzzing of the hall, the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, and then shouted: "In addition to this person's appearance, what else have you seen or heard?" ”

"When the villain was hiding in the well, he also heard the man at the head say, 'Clean it up quickly, Master Hou is still waiting for our news in Jingshi'......"

The ministers in the hall were silent for a moment, and then the discussion became louder and louder.

All the eyes staring at Qin Kan were full of schadenfreude or sympathy, although the words of the witness could not condemn him, but this Xie Si said it clearly, vividly, and it was said above the Golden Palace, so many civil officials in the hall who were bent on seeking fame were ready to move at this moment, even if it was Liu Jin who framed him, how could Qin Kan turn the tables? With human evidence, is it difficult for Xichang to find a few random physical evidence?

If Qin Kan can't come up with evidence to defend himself at this time today, I'm afraid that he will really be planted on this golden palace today......

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PS: There is one more ...... (To be continued......)