Chapter Seventy-Six: Human Witnesses
Yuan Jing looked at his father and emperor with hope, but he finally forgot that the emperor's heart was the most unpredictable since ancient times.
"Please allow Weichen to bring this person with you."
"Lord Liu, where are you here? Can anyone bring it to the court? ”
Liu Quan didn't bother to pay attention to the person who spoke, because this person was one of the new officials. After the change of Shenghemen, he underwent a purge from top to bottom, and he really would rather kill a thousand mistakes than let go of one.
Any official who did not come on leave that day was either dismissed or transferred out of the capital.
And those who were found to have something to do with His Royal Highness King Kang were all imprisoned.
Emperor Wu once again showed his thunderous methods, but in March, he purged the remnants of King Kang. Many cutting-edge officials have been promoted, most of whom have no teachers and no party affiliation, and Emperor Wu takes a fancy to this.
This group of officials gave themselves the title of "New School", and the former scholars were forced to huddle together by this group of new school officials, and they all pointed the finger to the outside world.
And this time Ming Ruonan's matter is exactly what they want, this is an excellent opportunity for the new school to play against the scholars. Although Ming Ruonan herself didn't know, the two sides had already regarded her as a pawn in the game, and the arrangement was clear.
Liu Quan snorted coldly and said to the newly promoted Hanlin Scholar: "Lord Liang, Your Majesty often says that 'the scholars break the law and the common people are guilty of the same crime'!" If Your Majesty is still so self-reflective, what qualifications can others have to escape justice? Or did you also take bribes from the Ice Pie? ”
"Hugh is nonsense!"
"Have you had enough of arguing?" Emperor Wu was so angry that he threw the fold in his hand out, "Liu Quan, you keep saying that you have evidence, and you keep smearing the crown princess!" I want to see, who are your so-called witnesses? Emperor Wu pointed at Liu Quan and shouted, "Dali Temple to avoid suspicion, Taifu Li, you bring the Imperial Historical Observatory, the Criminal Department, and the Jingzhao Mansion to investigate this matter thoroughly!" Within three days, the crown princess must be innocent! ”
Yuan Jing's heart suddenly pinched, even if Ming Ruonan did this thing without leakage, the people who died were closely related to the Southwest Frontier Army. And these ministers were all arrested and killed unconsciously, and how many people can do this.
It's not that Emperor Wu doesn't know what Ming Ruonan has done, it's just that he can't calm the anger of the people in the southwest, so he doesn't want to care.
But now that the ministers are persecuting, the evidence of Ming Ruonan's crimes is broken one by one, and it is difficult to write, forcing Emperor Wu to solve this matter. What he said was that the crown princess was innocent, but if he really wanted to exonerate her, how could he let Mrs. Li take the three divisions to trial...... Yuan Jing's heart instantly cooled in half.
"Then if you want to invite the crown princess......"
"Do you still need me to help you declare?" Emperor Wu threw up his sleeves and left.
Leaving a group of ministers in the court, at a loss.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's move ......"
As soon as Mrs. Li was about to speak, she heard the big eunuch go and return, pinched her throat and shouted: "Your Majesty's dictation, it will be tried here!"
Everyone was amazed and watched the big eunuch shake off the dust and leave again.
"So guys, let's get started?"
Everyone nodded, and the palace people prepared chairs for several princes. Officials below the second grade could only continue to stand, inevitably complaining in their hearts, but they did not dare to say more.
After a while, the so-called witnesses were brought in.
This person Yuan Jing had never seen it, but when he saw Liu Quan's sworn look, he still didn't dare to relax in his heart.
"Tell me, who are you?"
This person was tied up like a rice dumpling, only his head was exposed, and his face showed some childishness.
"What do you think I should say?"
"I advise you to be honest! Confess who is behind you. ”
"What do I want me to recruit?"
"Who instructed you to murder Lord Luo?"
The man blinked, looking dazed: "Command? Why should I be instructed by others? ”
"Lord Liu, your witness is not very reliable."
The crowd laughed. Liu Quan was so angry that he grabbed this person's collar and asked, "Then you admit that you killed Lord Luo?"
"Corrupt officials. Shouldn't it be killed? ”
"If you really violate the law, you will be sanctioned by Dali Temple and the Criminal Department, how can you be allowed to ...... a child?"
"Hahaha! Joke! The man laughed, "You don't have the ability to please these deserved, but here you are talking about the law around me as an insignificant little person?" Sanction? What is the rationale for this? ”
This person doesn't look very old, but he is neither humble nor arrogant when he speaks, and he is quite a bit of a backbone.
"How old is the little boy this year?"
"Why should Master Taifu talk nonsense with him."
"Huh! Lord Liu, be more patient with young people. Mrs. Li looked at the young man with a smile, "Child, tell Uncle how old he is this year?" ”
"Sixteen."
"It's only sixteen."
"What about sixteen?"
"Lord Luo has been missing for seven days, if it's just you who did it, then you might as well talk about it. How did you capture Lord Luo, how did you take him away, and where did you hide him these days? ”
"I have my own way, why should I tell you?" The young man puffed out his face and glanced at Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li's beard was slightly curled, the corners of his mouth were hooked, and he looked confident.
"Look, everybody! Is this clearly still a juvenile nature? Where can this be done so thoroughly? ”
Liu Quan laughed: "What Master Taifu said is reasonable! There must be someone behind this kid! ”
Liu Quan looked at everyone, expecting someone to pick up his words. But the ministers couldn't figure out the meaning of His Majesty's words just now, so where did they dare to come forward?
Seeing that no one answered, Liu Quan stiffened his neck again and said, "It must be the crown princess!" He's an Ice Guy! ”
"What a strange old man! Why do you say I'm from the Ice Pie? I am alone, I am alone. It's not from any sect! ”
Seeing that he still refused to say much, Mrs. Li said to the Imperial Doctor and the Criminal Department: "Why don't we invite the crown princess to come here?"
"Why do you want to pass on the crown princess, I don't know any crown princess!"
Yuan Jing frowned, this young man was still too immature after all, and he was deceived and exposed.
In the East Palace, Guozi ran to wake up Ming Ruonan in a panic.
Ming Ruonan rubbed her eyes and looked at the fruit in a daze.
"Miss is not good!"
"What's the matter?"
"Yuqiong Hall called you over!"
"Your Majesty's will?"
Guozi shook his head and roughly told Ming Ruonan what happened in the Yuqiong Palace.
Ma Tuan closed the door: "Your Highness said, please prepare in advance, if there is really anything...... Please trust him and don't act rashly. ”
Ming Ruonan looked at herself in the mirror blankly, and said with a smile: "Help me put on makeup, if you want to meet the ministers, you naturally have the dignity of the crown princess."
For some reason, both the fruit and the hemp ball had a bad premonition in their hearts. Especially when I saw the young lady's appearance, I was even more worried.
Ma Tuan accidentally crooked Ming Ruonan's flowers, and she just wanted to wipe off the refill, but Ming Ruonan grabbed her hand and shook her head with a smile: "That's it, maybe this is the will of heaven."
Ming Ruonan got up and straightened out this body. This Zhai is no different from what Ming Ruonan wore when she got married, and it was specially compensated by Emperor Wu and remade for her.
Today, she wore this to the Yuqiong Palace, and she also hoped that the ministers would remember the wedding day and save them desperately.
Although they are now going to unload the mill and kill the donkey, Ming Ruonan is not willing to be this stupid donkey.
She held her head high and walked towards the main hall step by step.